Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1925, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. | WASHINGTON. D. C. l ! TUESDAY......October 27. 1925, | THEODORE W. NOYES...Editor per Company and st the Sunday Vil Sindiy oniv. 20 A be sent by mal o) Collection s made by e, 1 Press. this naner and alko ied hercin. Al rights of Smtheh & stru warships the N I that 1 tale formed. of the protec can coa: and Ame rican ¢ f the advancement of | 1 principles of ¥, Justice | with honor in the ports of | d. On the sea. he ' Ally in the air, 2 aditions of the Navy maintained duty well pe n of A commerce, Americ and p il the bher wor under t the bray have been rom the day of John Paul Jones to those of Perry, { Decatur Fa Dews and f b | | Ldfastly ragut, of The Navy grew greatly during the | wrticipation of { e World War the United = At the tates in that ! close of had entere that given i Then building program in a few vears would have a navy | rivaled in power came th nference on limitation und the agreement wa problems of t | costing the miners abou capital shi the the United Stat lead in this effort to halt the n competitive the wrmaments which 1 der agreement a ratio was estah. =th, ti I States und Great Britai and Italy at| fixed for the and v France 17 nit num- § wixiliary eraft, the cruisers, | the ete. | ut the principle was established that | the United States Navy should be equal in strength to any other navy | in the world. It principle that | should not be forgotten « 1 submarines, destroyers is a bandoned. | ree of the | ] Today the forelgn comn Tnited States is greater tl i king into « in the sideration the | prrchasing price imerce he aifference otil the dollar this countr what it was just prior to that e 1 than £t wmerce of Amer- | 1s carried in Amer | Today about ed vessels the foreign cor has increased 2 over e cent he war. 10t more 10 per foreign co i w an merchant per cent flying the Muking the same zl- change in the value | the appropriations r...—! Navy about 17 than they were before These men transy American tag > for the dollar, ric 40 lowa of the the Am. cent hig n per the wppropriations for re erroncously referred to| s the “cost™ of the Nu They are really premiums paid by the American people on a policy of insur- ance, protecting their coasts and their 1t the value war., N sometimes the commerce parent ove: that as. of the has increased much more rapidly than the “premiums” paid for protection. The American Navy is a great in- strument t discourage With the American than ever Hawali, in the in Porto Riec doctrine to b o aggression. flag farther flung in Philippin, Panama and w before i Canal Zone, th the Monroe safeguarded always, the Navy must be strong and efficient In contlict with the elements, wind and the water, the Navy has met with reverses. But never was the morale of the Navy higher than toda: In such conflicts the courage and abil- of officers and men are tested and whetted as on u grindstone. tories have been countles reverse that has bes the The vice s for n sustained every hen he finds himself swith leisure | s hands Caillaux might improve his spare time by making another trip 1o this country to study its customs and institutions. Tn the vicissitudes of nolitics he may again tind himself in a vosition where he cannot know much of such matters. too e — i The Schneider Cup Race. Setting a speed record of 232 miles an hour, Lieut. James Doolittle, United States Army fiyer, added new laurels to American aviation yester- day when he flashed across the line a winner in the famous international Jacques Schneider Cup race at Balti- zore. By its overwhelming victory the TUnited States now has two legs on the trophy, drawing up on even terms with Italy. Although England has also won twice, permanent possession of the cup can only be obtained by three consecutive visturies or three | victorles In five years, and, inasmuch a5 Great Britain's first win was in 914, she now has only one leg of the uecessary three. But for a fine display of sportsman- ship last year the United States would now be in possession of the trophy. With one victory to its credit and the race to be held in this country, all other competing nations were com- pelled to withdraw. Under the terms of (e award America could have been | hard-c {lars { miners THE EVENING declared the victor by default, but with what wa<€ characterized by a British writer as *“the highest degree of sportsmanship” the race was call ed off, It Diritish to bis knowledge of sea craft. £ the that the is ortunate two ish nd men-of. ement was the defe war. entries for e | supre tofe and war fleet, climasing render of th can commander. For thi conquests upon the sew Jones granted the thanks of Congres “hie were unuble start. The which England had hopes, a supermarine to ship on pinned great powered ipier Serapis to the Aweri- was al- nelish 1alify water craft, crashed in tryouis and most completely wrecked. At plane landing in reserve was unable when « roush swashed its pontoons Ttaly tunes, when given o tablet of immortality. s Dissension at Rumors of dissension shars of misfor- best <hip refused to before the 1ace began. 15 other plane, however, wade a good showing and finished third. I the United Stutes race to re Italy, however, will not let fts chance siip by e, and England te up also had it Laurel. which its function just onl; for remains e classic, Robert McDonogh with a speed of 126 miles an hour. wake of yesterday to win A cup. 1 E next tain the be content without will strive desperately the count, that a nered battle even fuiled to post “appearance mone: with the American Automobile Asso- i viution before the race and that drivers have stated that they will not again compete on the Laurel track. Ac cording to the A. A. A. racing code, each driver is entitled to $500 for ap- pearing in a netioned event, exclu of the prize money. This, the drivers claim, they have not received. Speedway officials are said to be in used becuuse the A. A. A. ordered race held on a week day following its por ement Saturday on account They attribute 1 extimuted ut this cause Antom mendously | States, and made by the clals and the out thrilling three-cor in prospect ——o—e A Finish Fight. s developed new the al angl ike sit vhich d sive the the wen unwilling S minous in the expectation of i £ ike. sougi ihe prospe Warrener n the st erowd 15,000 persons, to interviewed Samaucl D, become tre. the United houid b drivers, speedway offl A. A. A. to struighten their differences. The speedwuy preject at Laurel is too big to have it fail at its very inception for any cause., save lack of public intere which Las not been demonstrated. ile racing has popular every 1 in frankly told i the v mediate | Ay ospect proposition at New York | City Tay soft coal It appears that the operators are | all Warrener ther Herry's upon Ceen. il deal k of indorsed the s in a stoe “all set” for a protracted strike, for they are determined to hold out in- definitely in a “finish fight” for two cardinal principles, a wage agreement which they regard as economicaliy | sound and some guaranty that during future wage negotiations the men will continue at work. They are will- demand dadinite part of | this. On | wit that the = | Another Historic Phrase Scrapped. The widow of Gen. Phil Sheridan states that her illustrious husband’s words when he met the stragglers from Creek were not, “Turn hoys, turn; we're golng back.” but other pithy syllables best expresscd by dashes. No one who knew the fa Cavalry leader will her minute. Thus taking phra goes into lim! “The Old Guard dies but renders” sim Cedar permanent the by ing to lessen the for anthracite through adoption of substitutes the public in order to kn regards mous for doubt u another gain , e along with never the other hand, it is uni sh fight sur n his also miner; and ar unnatural expressions. grandiose, About the only one absolutely safe from contra Nathan Hale's brave en “1 only regret that I have but to lose for my country.' * to secure not only a new o but to obtain the company coliection cale of pay check of unior ix dying tence, estima one li a million ¢ - ——— 1t Socialists and the Germany day in lost wages is at a5 Communists are as sertin, selves so aggressively a day | that the crehists may in absolute mon ged ad fixed vither t of the vet bLe suggest that people any historieally thi to a King or an Emperor are off with one, even if it should {be necessary to follow the example Mussolini and support him with a dic | tator. are lein wpidly dimin in deed, it has not already been depleted. According to the reports headq of the miners are becoming restive and anx. ious to return to work. They have al- ready lost heavil forced to | sted in radio that they fell into the draw on their savings. They can see | Pabit of neglecting to resume their oc- small chance of an increase of wages | Cupation after luncheon. It may yet through strike that will | Peeome necesmry to place loud speak yield them a net gain bevond thelr |€rS in the fields and factorfes. losses of the past eight weeks. They | v atiiice pag| desire has been cxpressed ir e ready and, if | Paris for a French Mussclini. A Mus- - is true, eager to get buck into | SOlni is not to be had on short notice mine But they the | merely by publishing @ “Help Want iron-clad rule of obedience to orders. Of course, if their wish to return work becomes dominant they write their own orders Ly voting it their “locals” resumption ¢ negotiations. Meanwhile at the rters perators tl - —e——— Workers in Venezuela grew so inter- .nd are settlement R have had a “holiday.” fi m the union, and a are held by " e Florida may not offer a sure thing for the obscure investor. But there is for a r is making big money. e Women have taken a hand in Turk- izh politics, but have not yet succeed- in traditional customs ting to atrocities. public suffers, in fuel shortage and in high prices for such fuel 2 had. The struggle Letween the two contenders is inter- the = nd ) s can ed reforming economic pensive entertai phenomenon, | | <ting as an but it i ment. A great deal of praiseworthy effort is being directed to the discovery of the point where a “war tax” has out- lived its usefulness. ———— Business s reported excellent branches of activity. Even the traffic fines are increasing in many communi- ties. The Chesapeake Bay remains mous for sudden and terrific storms which airships prove no safer than water craft. Invention has found no means of eliminating the dangers of the sky, the sea and the land. In spite of the great advances in the science | of weather observation disaster in-| creases as voyagers become more nu- merous. H fa. SHOOTING STARS. — BY A Berlin newspaper has charged the former Crown Prince with slander be- cause printed references to his pri- vate life were denounced by him. There i< apparently to be no vestige left of the old idea of lese maleste. —eeor—s. One French method of getting rid of a cabinet official s for all his asso- clates to resign and render him so lonesome that he will not care to re- main, PHILANDER JOHNSON. To Be Continued, In bygone school days we have heard Of Greeks and Trojans bold. Our great, great Grandsires, too, were stirred By those flerce deeds of old. Men slashed and slew, and tricked. No doubt, they said in Greece, When once get those Trojans lcked, We'll have unending peace Men planned we e John Paul Jones. It was appropriate that on the eve of the celebration of Navy day, the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the introduction in Congress of & bill for the creation of the American Navy, John Paul Jones, who has been styled the “father of the Navy, elected to the Hall of Fame of New York University, which has become the national Valhalla of renown. That election was accomplished yesterday when the votes of the 107 electors, comprising university and college presidents, professors of history and literature, scientisis, authors, editors, artists and men and women of af- fairs, were opened and counted. The name of Edwin Booth, the actor, headed the list with 85 votes. John Paul Jones was second with 65. Only these two of twenty-seven nominees were elevated to the highest honor of inclusion in the roster of the American immortals, 65 ballots being necessary for a cholce. John Paul Jones was born a Scotch- man, July 6, 1747, and dled in Paris July 18, 1792. But he is regarded by the people of this country as an American. His settlement in Vir- ginia shortly hefore the Revolu- tionary War gave him a distinct American status. On the opening of hostilities he enthusfastically volun- teered his services in behalf of his adopted country. The value of those services cannot be measured. When Alas, how often all in vain Our mortal hopes are set. The Trojans ages since were slain. The Greeks are fighting vet. Homelike. “Do you lay down the law in your house?” “Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum. “But home isn't so different from Con- gress. After you've laid down a law the problem of enforcing it arises.” Good Advice, “Drink to me only with thine eyes So ran Ben Jonson's lay. His counsel now proves still more wise, The Volstead agents say. Jud Tunkins says everybody ought to think before he speaks, and in many cases keep right on thinkin’". A Disarmament, “We no longer hear of bobbed-hair bandits."” “Naturally,” rejoined Miss Cayenne. “Flapper costumes have become too scant to conceal a gat.” Wider Distribution. To Florida we turn again With hopes forever sunny. They's got far past the old days when Hotels took all the money. “Talkin' ‘bout prosperity,” said TUncle Eben, “look at de money dat kin be made jes by plunkin’ on de old banjor™ N carborough of w British convoy in the sur- and other was . Now, 133 years after his death, he has been may doom automobile racing on the newly erected track near Laurel are follow- speed which was won by youthful 1t is reported that speedway officials tion | no doubt that somebody down there | BTAR, WASHINGTO Congress voted to proceed with the beginnings of an American Navy Jones wus chosen as adviser, owing He was & scourge upon the seas for Brit- Tis There was much discus secret of success at the little table in the Old Bar. th, who was looked upon 3 for he had turned down an offer of a $10,000 job, was expounding the law. “The real secret of success,” he told the three others ut the table, “is to be astingly and eternally at it. You can’t succeed unless you work.'” I believe I have heard that before, ed,” smiled Templeton Jones, suave, immaculate in his light gray suit, idly Playing with his fork. “Yes,” returned the portly Forsooth. “I imagine Benjamin Franklin said something to that effect, ax well as his well remembered admonitions to save the pennies. “But the fact remains that it is im- possible to achieve real success in this duy and age unless you can put in a lot of time at it. Of course, I am leaving out the flukes. There are al- ways some of them around. “You can no more account for a freak success than you can for a freak land boom. They just are, and that is all there is to it. For the vast majority of men, however, success does not come so easy. H “Most of us have to work for it, and | work hard. Take my friend. Bobbie Doolittle. Some of you know him. He | has no particular gift, aside from | plenty of good horse sense, but he has vigor plus. sion of the | once | | D. ©, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. somewhat obnoxlous own though we may decry him, the re- |sults of his efforts are everywhere lin the land. KEven the churches are going {n for publicity. “I submit that proper publicity is one of the sure ways to success. There is even a little book published to Get Your Name Into Print’ The are many legitimate ways, too, all know. “The proposltion is, that if you do anything worth while, you might as well let others know about it ax not People don’t hide their lights under | bushels any more. Electricity costs too much.” e Tom Elliott, the fourth who looked for all the world like a diplo- mat, refused to be drawn into the dis- cussion. ‘How do 1 know the secr cess?” he asked. “I am no s Jones, it's your turn.’ Templeton Jones sipy ‘You fellows are t ng to pin it down too elc " he sald at last. I don't believe there is any one univer- sal rule of succeks, at least not fn America. We have such a diversity of , and such a complex civilization at applies to oue sort in one » will not go at all for another man in another sftuation “I have often thought about this matter, and long ago camne 1o i four 1 his coffee, “He uses his brawn to get triple | expenditure from his brain, and with very good results. He can do mor work than the average two men, and | therefore he is getting some 1 e | is w worker.” | | Sam Pemt {trating eves, fore he launched conversation. “Ned, vou talk like ment orator.” he smiled hat's the sort of stuff they hand the school children at the end of the year. A man of achievement is called upon to deliver the commencement ora- tlon. He asks himself, 'Now, what on earth shall [ tell them? He muses over this at odd moments, but, no matter how much he thinks about it or who he is, he will end up by ari ing on the platform und declaring “The sceret of success, my dear chil dren, is to work hard!’ Then he will | string out 4 list of eminent men who | succeeded and who did work hard.” | made no reply, but away. Jones, und ian at the table at Sum. The at his cizarette | ok te man of pene- | lighted u cigarette be-| bimself into the L commence- ooth Placidly the for encon latter puffed then went o 5 secret summed up sily. many men plugging away regard themselves s and no o o th Aging away of success is Lere wh not | wre \ never I'he e of success It plays its is no doubt en a man is is 1o as just pari, there about that, espectally w no genius “It you can one else pos univer to work do some can do, or « or elaborate novel, that compels people to read it, yo defiunce of all the r ing ubout the aver. believe. “Every city u g9 into can show you hundreds of men, grouped now in luncheon clubs, who are rated sue- | cesses, both by themselves and by those who know them We are not into an exhaustive discussion what it is, and how yon {can attain it, but our idea was, as 1 |remember, to try to figure out how {the average man secures it. Isn't that right? The other three nodded “Weil, then, T hold up proper pub. |licity as one of the great secrets You can't get anywhere in this mod- ern day and age without proper puh- licity. "The press agent has come into | ng that n write a real veal sure-fire ibiishers and in succeed in are talk i of men no 1 | diately { thing in what fold conclusion. You see, T am not as sure about it as you are, Ned think hard work i< all ther r do T think publicity thing either v “I have seen ness without get alous is to it is the whole har work, and ¢ splendidly without any pub licity L. No. you never can tell. T have studied prominent me in & walke of life, and, if T can judge, there are four main rules to success Forsooth grinned broadly The others leaned forward. all knew “Let's sooth. “Well,” went on Templeton Jones. “The secrets of success are four in number, and follow in this order, as far as my observatl goes: Lock import Glare haughtily when spoken to. Speak angrily Find fault . don’t laugh, gentlem. a great has been built that quartet of actions. 1 « you more than one eminent acts according to this list nd is a cular wow, they =iy, when it mes 10 this success business “Take my first point, to look impo tant. Most people are taken more or s at their own vadua It they their heads up and DUt on un important people will think instantly must amount to something, begin to! My second rule for cuccess upon the keels of the first. 1If 3 once induce others to think 3 somet v, the best wa o keep t thirking so is not to let them get closer. “*So the isi They led For- Many upon show en. sucecess ne todo to fi all familarity Keep ‘em tance. Familiarity breeds You Know. There never thing sid than tha “If you have to speak. u. tone of voice. This is sure fire of the finest men [ ever thia rule with great profit. He was so tender-hearted ‘that he would been badly imposed on if his associat had realized how sweet fn position he was. “And when You do speak, you must find fault, If you want to be a real success in this world. By finding fault vou distract the faultfinders from yourself. Now what do you think of my rules for success _The other three men laughed; then Forsoct there is ‘some. To which all a contempt, was o agreed. Ralston Won Dis tinction As Politician Without Foes of Senator Samuel M. n of Indfana has been made the ion for public expressions of re. | gard for one who was both a leader of the Democratic party and i public man without enemies among his po- | litical opponents. As governor and | ( Senator. he was rated as a “stutesman | of the old school and his qualifica- | i tions for the presidency, a post for which his friends supported him, | are recognized. “Senator Ralston Indianapolis Star, “will be remem- bered by those outside of Indiana as a presidential possibility and as a val- {uable member of the Senate. He will o down in local history as one of the best governors and most dependable Senators the State ever had. He will live in the memories of thousands of | Indianians as one of the mo: al of | | Hoosiers, & courteous gentleman and | {a true-blue friend whose place in their lives and In that of the communtty no other can fill." P— rccording to the A tribute to the Senator as one who | s a good governor” and was| promoted to the Senate” is pald by the Yakima Republic, which says of his experlence in the upper branch of Congress that he was “not of the lo- quacious type of statesman that pre- dominates in that body.” As one of | the candidates for the presidency | considered by the last Democratic convention, the Republic recalls that “at one time in the course of the pro- ceedings he seemed a possible winner ot the honor.” The general belief, however, that he “never really cared | for political office” is recognized by | the Jackson Citizen-Patriot, which states that he ood for the best things in politics and his life was one of useful public service.” “He takes his place in history with such great Democrats of the Middle West as Thurman, Benton, Douglas and Marshall,” in the judgment of the Reno Gazette, while the New York Herald-Tribune, placing him with Thomas R. Marshall as “‘admirable survivals in the Hoosler State of a Democratic _tradition departing els where in the Eastern Democracy. adds that “they were landmarks of a Jeftersonian order which may never return.” Mr. Ralston’s record, as re- viewed by the New York World, was that “of the old-fashioned public serv- ant who acted conscientiously on the theory that public office is a public trust.” * k% “Ralston’s entire life,” declares the Evansville Courier, ‘reflected the sturdy characteristics of the men who laid the foundations for this great Nation. He was a plain, democratic man who loved his fellow men and un- derstood them. Nothing could have changed him, not even the presi- dency.” His place as a ‘'statesman of the old schgol” is emphasized also by the Akron Beacon-Journal. Senator Ralston was “‘more than a Democrat,” remarks the Memphis News-Scimitar, “in the estimation of the Indianians, who make. their State a battleground in every campaign. He held the esteem of all parties and all factions, and was easily the most popular individual in the State.” Asa man among men wherever he went, he 1s_praised by the Shreveport Times, which points to his “ability to go out among the people and gain friends through his sincerity.” and cites his settlement of the street car strike in * | made and held.” | Roanoke Times. As an old-li Indianapolis in 1913 known and one of the best loved of Indiana’s public men™” is the tribute of the Lafayette Journal and C f the * % ¥ “Democracy with him,” says pringfield Dafly News, “was a faith s deep as his religion, and he was never swerved from doing what he deemed right. He had no enemies even in politics, and that is going far in In- diana. His public service aside, he will be remembered best for the friends he And the whole coun- try, as observed by the Altoona Mir- ror, “joins Indiana in mourning the death of her distinguished son.” “Mr. Ralston was able and forceful in the presentation of political argu- ment,” ‘the Hartford Times states, and his conduct in public office sug. gests that he was big enough and courageous enough to administer the presidential office had he been chosen to it.” In his di also, the Rock Island Argus believes, “the Demo- cratic party nationally has lost a wi counselor and a firm party leader." The Charleston Daily Mail adds that “as President he would have been one to respect; as a citizen he was of the highest type. * ok ko “He was a true and loyal Democrat always, whose ability and honesty were not open to question,” says the ne Demo- crat “he held to his party's funda. mental principles with tenacity,” in the view of the Elkhart Truth, and the Knoxville Sentinel suggests that “he was well and widely respected regard. less of party, and exerted an influence which perhaps will not be. exactly duplicated by any one of his late col- of strong as estimated by Democrat, and a “fine old Hoosler squire,” as suggested by the Fort Wayne News-Sentinal, he is declared by the Indtanapolis News to have been “a good man, a true and loyal friend, kindly in his thoughts and deeds, a scorner of trickery, unpretentious and humble in the fine and Christian sense of the word.” The Baltimore Sun con- cludes that “soundness and sanity characterized him in the practice of his profession and as governor and Senator moral convic- the Davenport Soft Coal Recommended. To the Editor of The Star: Prejudice against “soft coal” is suf- ficlent to cause many to refuse to try it. And so I think this letter is called for, especlally as hard coal is now getting scarce. I have now used soft coal “Poco- hontas,” for three years with best re- sults. No smoke, no clinkers. It burns to dust, and is easlly ignited. I have no wood, but newspapers suffice. And the cost is naturally less than hard coal. If the doubting reader will once experiment with this soft coal 1 am convinced he or she will thanlk The Star for publishing this suggestion. W. C. KENT. Modernized. From the Boston Transcript. Most ot the farmhouses in this coun- try now have modern improvements, including the mortgage foreclosure notice by radio. A (P by a big New York publisher, ‘How | Idon't | hers ! n who ! dis- | st | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1925. NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM lan Company { With “London tainly than in bhand there is ¢ no happier way for the reader to follow the method of dney Dark himself in the making of the book. And this leads one, as it led the author also, along the way of Joseph Pennell’s mellow and illuminating art. Assembled here are more than half a hundred of the high points of Pen- nell’s London. Westminster Abbey, the Clock Tower, St. James' Palace, Trafalgar Charing Cross, the Strand, . St. Paul’s, White. chapel, Plecadil Lincoln's Inn and many another high light from a long, eventful past shining out perpetually through the settled mists and fogs of the gray old town. h of these pie- tures is merely matte and white and interme But what blacks and whites and grays are these! S0 disposed and blended and directed by the craft of the artist, so informed by the spirit and feeling of history, so lifted on the wings of im agination and poetry that each picture stands upon its page an alive and evocative presence from which in fluid [ of entrance and exit great events and famous men seem to gather and move 1 fade away imperceptibly | into another and still another as-| semblage wnd disappearance. i In the close neighborhood of each ..r} 1 these pictures of Pennell's London Sidney Dark takes his stand * % ark e London is | the city | wor how verybody's clf every man c whose roots, back wor 5 from English « and language do not fail. | To this interest in perpetuity Shake- speare with his band of poets and playmen contributed mightily. i ens und Thackeray brought to it re. freshment. The recent hatching of Michael Arlens and Thomas Burkes is carrying on with it one brood from Mayfair with Thackeray. the other with Dickens from the Isle of Dogs. And events themselves have set Lon- don deep in the hearts of Englishmen evervwhere. Kings and queens, too, in their living flesh, have given deep appeal by way of this town of London. Good queens and futile queens, to say nothing of a host of kings' mistresses. And lords and commoners, and high | events, and the riff-raff of the streets, and the alien swarms of the tene- ments—all of these together have fur il Bic D ew of strong human re, a new story of London, or a new wav of telling the is sure to draw u deeply in ng around story tell In this case there two of them—Joseph Pennell telling it one way, Sidney Dark in an; * koK ok { book Among the many | here, let's take that of that | “street of uaventur Philip Gibbs has named it, newspaper W. Fleet street. In the Pennell ture of it, gray-towered St. Dun- an's dominating, is flanked by rows {of buildings that. somehow. lAhn' effect of t iendous activity—a fever of news set agoing, no doubt when that apprentic of Caxton him. self set up u printing press in Fleet in the very ye when Co. wasx sailing toward w New With Sidney 1x Side here and there in ider this person and that foeu: f interest, the movement of picture takes on definite intelligibil. ity. That low building not far from St. Dunstan’s is the I il Tavern and the man just entering the little door is Ben Jonson on the way to meet his And now, many years later, two whom you see foregathering at the old inn are Ad- dison and Swift. This one. later, again, is the greatest of all the Fleet street “worthies.” Dr. Johnson mov- | ing grandly in upc this daily ren dezvous. That tavern over the way, on the north side of the street, is the Cock, and the gay philanderer, : ’lad,\ on his arm, wending his way lthither, is Pepys, the amorous play boy of his period, who would stay out o' nights “till near midnight,” even | though certain that this outrageous | hour would bring upon him chastise | ment at the hands of the alert and | suspicious missus Here is the Ch ch offered ng into | as Sir ibiis World stir i the hire Cheese, goal of every American tourist, to whom London offers no greater privilege than that of sitting at table in this hostelry in the very chalr occupied in days of yore, so it is sald, by the | great’ Dr. Johnson himself. At the elbow of the great man Oliver Gold smith chatters away just as Garrick ald he did: “Wrote like but talked like poor Poll."” Goldsmith schoolboy, son, * an angel, | Lovable that idle orehard-robhing | according to Austin Dob + lounging, loftering, fair- haunting, flute-playing Irish ‘buck- een.’ He had tried both law and di- vinity and crossed the threshold of neither. He had started for London and stopped at Dublin: he had set out for America and arrived at Cork, Judged by ordinary standards, he had Wantonly wasted his time. And yet, as_things fell out— " In Fleet street, right in that house, in this time of Elizabeth, Izank Wal. ton lives and so continues to lve, through to the day of Charles II. An old man whom we honor nowadays for his famous “Compleat Angler” and his blessing upon the whole tribe of gentle fishermen. Many, many famous men walk here before us in this street of adventure—Milton and Pope and Byron and the author of Clarissa Har. lowe and Sir Walter Scott and hos of others whom we know. Sidney Dark himself says, “I have seen many strange sights in~ Fleet streot, but none stranger or more memorable than Mr. Chesterton one evening read. ing the proof of his Dally News ar- ticle under a Fleet streci lamp-post and chortling with glee at his own jokes. 1t is good, indeed, that the.mod- ern Fleet street should be as in one’s mind with Mr. Chesterton, since of all the Fleet Street ghosts, one thinks most often of Dr. Johnson, walking from his house in Gough square.” ® K ox ok 1 This is Trafalgar Square that Mr. Pennell has profected in a_maze of lovely halflights out of which lifts | the Nelson Column, the oterlord of the square itself. “Curious”—Sidney Dark talking—"that In _erecting a monument to the greatest of its heroes, England should have placed his effigy 0 high in the sky that mo man can possibly see it except from an aeroplane. Nelson was intensely human. = Few great fighting men have been less aloof. He was, as Mr. Bernard Shaw has pointed out, the supreme sentimentalist. And there he Is left alone, a secular Simon Stylites, no man ever less resembling that, saint.” And here comes W. E. Henley paying tribute, beside these other two, to Trafalgar Square: s (The fouataing vollesing golden glaze) Gleams like an angel market. High aloft Over Bis colichant lions In 8 hize Shimmering aod bland and soft, A dust of chrysoprase, Bur Gy ker Wha gplden guze Of the saluting sun, and flames superb QL e e %00 Bis" ocean vound. A beautiful “London” into whose making {wo artists of power and feel- ing have given of their best. And out of this best London again makes {ts irresistible appeal as o grand and begulling city of the great vorld it- self. fellow | Roosevelt {another s Belated Assurance. From the Chattanooga News. That there is no such thing as pto- maine poisoning is grateful intelli- gence. But it came too late for & good many reasons. . ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. How n cross the Mississippi F A. There ny bridges ver?—O0. L. IT 119 bridges across the Mississippl River as follows: 76 above St. Paul, Minn.; 41 between St. Paul and Ohlo River; two helow Ohio Ry A few of the largest ones are located as follows: Two at Memphis, Tenn. 228 miles below the Ohio River; one at Thebes, 1ll.—34 miles above Ohlo River; four at St. Louis, Mo.—191 miles ubove the Ohlo River. Q. How can alligator pears be served, except in salads?—J. E. McD. A. Aside from salads, the sliced fruft is sometimes used as a garnish for meat dishes; pears may also be peeled, sliced and fried, or the mashed pulp used for sandwiches, with lemon Jjuice, pepper and salt Q. How many immigrants have entered this country in one year? When was the greatest number ad mitted?—J. ¢ A. The greatest number of fmmi- grants in one year was, 1,285,347 in 1907. The total number of fmmigran! since 1820 is Q. When was the first Christian execution for heresy?—F. L. W. A. The first Christfan to death for his belief at the Christians said to be th pantard Priscillian, who was execut ed at Treves in 385 A. D. by order of the usurping Maximus What ech anism the entire causes change change of motlon tically synon: term w Herbart s attempt to vegard universe as a closed svstem ind effects in which fs ultimately reduced In this fense ous with mater first given cur. o w Q. What will clean a yellow slfcker? —G. A A. The hest way to clean a yellow ofied slicker is to wash it with soap and water. Q. Where born?—W. A. Thomas Meighan was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., April, 18’ war rish Thomas Melghan Q. Do payments o ance cease upon the marria, soldier’s widow E. G. A. If the widow of a soldler remar- ried she will continue to receive the benefits of his war risk insurance until the full 240 payments have been made. Her compensation, however, will cease at the date of remarriage. Q. Was the celebr Christ mas ever forbidde this country? —A. D. T, A. Robert Haven Schauffler, called “Christraas” says itanism brought over with it favflower the anti-Christmas feeling to New England. In 1659 the General rt of Massachusetts enacted “that who is found observing, ce from labor, feasting other way, any such day Christmas day shall for every s offense be fined 5 shillings.” Q. Will you navigation by M. G T in nis that n th in ¥ 1 kindly info steam by I toma A. Tt says that has of tomac Q. Is the manufacture « under Government _inspe regulation’—G. T. K A. Sausage, as well us all other meat food products prepared in ahout 900 establishments engaged in inter state or foreign commerce, receives ent of Commer record that fgation the earliest na 1825, st Po. am was in on isages ot and suffer | hands of | the ! it 45 careful inspeetion under meat inspection servic sage does not recefy spection. the Federal Other sau- Government ir Q. Has H. G. Wells such an educa tion that his opinion on _evolution should be of weight”—A. R. D. A. Before he devoted his entire at | tention to writing, J1. G. Wells was a | Professor of biology. fore, a scientific basis for his opinior Q. What kind of fruit is the Antibes Winter Green Fleshed Meion%-- H. E. P. A. This is a name given honeydew melon in Pars. Q. How high is Capulin Mountain —W. W. N. A. Tt rises to an altitude feet above sea level, standing feet above the general level of its sur rounding plain. This mountain is an extinet voleano, Q.-Who and w —T. V. 8. A. They are a distinct race of ple iving in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. They are about the colo of mulattoes, but have straight hair They are supposed to be descendant of some ancient Phoenicians, who re Carthage and settied »m Morocco antic a Fron ok Cor to tra 1,500 at are Melungeons” ettled crossed the South Carol they moved 1o Hane elungeons and engaged in farmir A , Tenr siderable he me still settling dowr A. In 100 vears the | ed nearly a foot to it is now a little more than of plumb. Early 1925 the Italia government appoj commissio to take measures%o insure its safet Q. How many characters are the {now in the Rabb! tures?—S. A. A. A. The artist informs us that the are about 20. tion 14 feet ou tower Mr ted Q. What hymn does as the greatest ever written A. In Maj. Butts' letter remaris that Kipling so r Battle Hymn of the Rey Jd is computed that between and 20 million st earth's mosphere rike the Where Grounds?—C Beach, Va J. He n i the nam- 1ho answers more ques any other person in {1 is employed by this paps nquiries of our rea to call upc as often as ng that is.a mat autkority 1wl is no char what you d address @ stamps for retu The star Informa J. Haski and C D. C (Prederic of the mar than e o the jou world. to hand ers and him as ter be quated sign your full name inclose 2 cents postage. Address tion Burcau, Frederic } rector, Twenty-first northicest, Washington anyth and 15k iou BACKGROUND OF EVENT BY PAUL V. COLLINS. The American Navy and Thecdore have the same birthdas This is the day we celebrate for the Navy und its greatest friend. At the conclusion of the famo world crulse of the Navy institut hy President Roosevelt ihere was un incident characteristic of the leader who had had the vision of world pres. tige for the United States to be gained by the crui had_ordered. The President had gone to Hampton Roads to_welcome home the fleet. In the cabi ) he toasted the their success saying. “Not until some American fleet returns victorious from a great sea fight will there ever be ch homecoming as th When he was taking his departu rom the ship the sailors cheered him enthusiastically, and at the gangway Mr. Roosevelt turned and said to them: “If there was enough of me, I would cheer for you.” The whole of Ameri ates that characterist sentiment, for if there Americanism in our 110, lation, there i day for the there is “gloxy enough for x* % o When Col. Roosevelt returned Lome from his vear In Africa he was re- celved with a great naval demonstra tion in the harbor of New York. Ever: vessel in the harbor was dressed in his honer, and both naval and mer- chant vessels contributed to the dea ening din of welcome, while the shore at Battery Park was black with thou- sands of people. As the vessel on whose deck stood the ‘“conquering hero” fresh from his adventurous and triumphal hunt in the wilds of Africa and still more triumphal march amidst the courts of Europe steamed proud- 1y through the lanes of the harbor, the present writer stood within & feet of the colonel, where he watched his at- titude under such tremendous ap plause. At first there was the exulta- tion of triumph and of pride, natural to human nature however used to “glory,” but in a moment all that was swept away and the countenance ful voyage, reiter- veltian is 0,000 popu- vy, in whose history all” took on a look of great soberness, and | finally tears were coursing down his cheeks unabashed and unrestrained. * K Kk K Col. Roosevelt said that it was the greatest disappointment of his life that he was not permitted to lead a division In the World War. Early in August, 1917, he frankly expressed to an officer who was to safl for France the next day his sincere envy of the uniform and active service orders. The officer replied: “Why, celonel, you are needed far more here at home than you are at the front. Don't you realize that your pen is mightier than your sword, and that you are a division, in yourself, to arouse America?” Came the reply: “Do you think that? That is very comforting.” His tone and manner were so simple and un- affected that it seemed as if he were discovering some wonderful truth. President Roosevelt's chiefest in- terest was always in the Navy. At the age of 24 he wrote a history of the Navy in our War of 1812, which re- mains today standard among Amer fcan histories. No man ever knew naval history, and none (without ac tual academy training and sea ex- perfence) knew the details of naval ef ficiency more intimately than did the Acting Secretary of the Navy, Theo- dore Roosevelt, s’ Yet, when the uban War came, his first act was to | resign the office to take up the fight- ing in the fleld, recognizing that in actual combat the Navy required tech- nical training, rather than untrained enthusiasm. Technical efficlency has ever been the cutstanding characteristic of our Navy, enough | a Nation-wide cheer to- | r You may fire whe was scarcely out of miral Dewey when in Manila Bay to Santiago the 2 unrea When our ships reac our entrance into W ities, the British admir iously how soon they for service, and I that the answer cam “We are ready n Mayo Admiral whole Nav: (s 80 T When we boast iness for duty it has had all the backing dispensable for utmost but that it has made the m . opportunities and equipment. Ther are good citizens who forzet that sprine to ove &ht,” but that it takes vears to buil a battleship and months to man it ¢ fently. ‘here are differences among experts. & should sail opinic to whethe the heavens ahove, the earth beneath and the wi | ters under the earth,” or confine activitles to Neptune's realm. * % % ox A na »eech: * officer stated In a recen Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war”™ “Tha solemn truth,” said the speaker, “ap plies to no branch of the Governme: more emphatically than it does to the Navy and the Air Force. The aviators are ‘today carrving the mils acro the continent in a third of the tims they could be transported by ste on the surface of the earth, and the are learning national defense at the sume time fodern business competition makes |an efficient Navy a ‘condition prece ient’ of a prosperous foreign co merce, and the functions of & Navy ir time of peace are fully as Jmportant as Indispensable—as in wuar. With out the presence of maval vessels iu foreign ports our exporters and in porters would find commercial rivalr. of foreign nationals preventing fair treatment and an open door to our enterprises. Without a merchant ma rine of our own carrying at I per cent of our foreign commerce cannot hope to maintain our part the world trade. We do not today reach that 50 per cent, but we have hopes of doing so. The world cruise of the Navy under Roosevelt was the greatest event of the present genera tion in opening the ports of all ma tions to the commerce of this hitherto underestimated country. This pres tige inures to the profit of both the manufacturers and farmers of every State—inland as well as upon the coasts, for by the continued power of the Navy, our markets and prestige are upheld and our surpluses sold This is not by force, but through the ablquitous evidence that we know our rights and are ready to protect them * % * Is the the intended stundard? The Secretary of the D |bur, in | can, say: . | “The standing of the United States relatively to Great Britain and Japan in unarmored ships, is not satisfac tory; * * © the submarine situation, it must be admitted, is far from sat isfactory; ® * * in the matter of light or scout cruisers we are relatively o A (Copyright. 1935, by Paul . Cu Navy up to B