Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1925, Page 6

~8 THE EVENING STAR]vew ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. ‘WEDNESDAY. . .October 28, 1825 THEODORE W. NOYES. . Editor ening Star Newspaper Company Bustoees Offce: J1th St and Pennsvivania Ave New York Office: 170 East 42nd St. Chicazo Office: Tower Building European Oftice ¢ St.. London. The E The Evenin: g edition tha city at 45 cents per per ‘month, d telanhone Mam & Tion is made by carrier at the end of each month with the Sunday morn- d by carriers within ble in Advance. ) nd Virginia. Dafls and Sun. 1yr. S$40:1mo Daily only 11 $6.00¢ 1 mo. Sunday only 131 240: 1 mo. 700 f0c 20c ! Other States. of all news d t or not otherwise cred- and also the tacal news rights of publication i rved 1. patches cred: fted in this © Dbl Peace Plans for the Balkans. The council of the League of Na thons dealing with the Greco- Bulgar conflict with firmness. From Paris comes the prediction that hos- tilitles will have ceased entirely and the evacuation of allen territory will have begun within a short time. The governments of Greece and Bu'zaria have both notified th that they have issu ply with the first stage of the league's | ultimatum, the withdrawal of troops behind thelr own Never- theless, reports still emanate from the Balkans that fi continues from both the Grecian and Bulgarian troops. The league has made it clear that it to obtain all the information it can relating to the causes for the conflict between the and Bulzars and that it will to look into all S hermore, will net be satisfied with anything short of reports from its own military agents that peace h: been restored in the area of the fighting. The present strif may result in through the League of Nations, to assure Europe further out- breaks in this war-breeding area. In Paris the members of the league council are understood to be dis- cussing a series of security pacts be- tween the Balkgn natlons, and pos- of the powerful countries of Europe, somewhat simi- lar to the Locarno treaties which have been negotiated between France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Bel-| gium, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Treaties of arbitration and perhaps the establishment of some neutral zones, somewhat like the demilitar- ized Rhine zone between France and Germany, are suggested. The Locarno pacts have been negotiated within the league, and the Balkan pacts 10w proposed also would come within the league, and in a measure would be dependent upon the league cove- nant It this plan is followed, there will be set up a series of agreements lo- calizing to a great extent the han- dling of controversies that may arise btween members of the league. Such an arrangement should make possible more prompt and efficient &ction to maintain the peace, with the power of the league itself always be- hind these agreements and ready to act in case of emergency. The great powers of western Europe, it appears are today intent upon enhancing to the fullest extent the prestige and power of the League of Nations. A real effort is being made to make the league the effective agent of peace throughout Europe. The peace of western and central Europe has been made more secure through the nego- tiation of the Locarno pacts. The league council will seek now to make southwestern Europe, which for so many years has been a fertile field for the seeds of war, as peaceful as other parts of the European continent. ———— league council d orders to com- frontiers. council proposes ion e in the Balkans eps heing taken, gains some more a What one Egyptologist deciphered es the name “Moses” is described by another as only a crack in the stone. Evén scientific research may have its moments of vivid imagination. ———— There is enough time between now and Thanksgiving to settle the coal strike and enable the oven to provide & proper reception for the turkey. r——— A Broken Rail. A fast express train the St. Louis nd San F'r: Railroad ras derailed vesterday in Mississippi and, according to latest reports, nine teen persons were killed and sixty were injured. At the top of the bank down which the cars plunged was found a rail, broken into two parts, showing signs of an old fracture and a fresh one. It is concluded that this already weakened rail gave way un- der the pressure of the rapidly speed- ing train. This on isco an accident no ainst which probably precautions could have been effectively taken. The old break in the rail was doubtless unapparent to the eye of a track inspector. It must be presumed that the track was under constant scrutiny. All rail lines are regularly watched for flaws in the roadbed or track. But it is evident that the inspection in this case was not thorough enough. The pressure on the rails over which heavy, speedy trains are run s tre- mendous. As the traffic has increased in volume and weight rails have been made stouter, in head, web and flange. It is, of course, the desire and effort of raiiroad managers to establish a margin of safety on every foot of the line. But from time to time rails break and disasters result. Sometimes the breaks are fresh, revealing hidden flaws in the metal. Sometimes the breaks result from excessive cold. Again, as probably in the case in Mississipp!, the rail crystallizes under constant pressure and vibration and gives way. The breaking of a rail is directly caused, it is believed, by the “hammer of the compensating balance welghts of the engine's driving wheels, provided to carry the piston rods be- yond the “dead-center point” and insure complete revolution. As these weights reach the track they impart a pressure many times that of the weight of the locomotive or of the ars, momentarily. This hammer blow actually gives the locomotive driving wheels an alternate hitting and lifting pressure on the rails. In the larger types of passenger locomo- tives in present use, with eight and even more driving wheels on each side, this blow is a powerful impact. Herein i a fault of the steam locomotive which is recognized by rallroad engineers. They recognize also that the torsional power of the electric motor is safer, being as well, many hold, more economical. There is “hammer blow” with an electric motor. The pressure is applied even- 1y all times and on all points of the rail. Yet, of course, rails may break n electric service as a result of flaws in the metal or possibly of crystalliza- to constant vibration or to cold. The most dangerous factor of rail injury, the smashing pound of the driving wheel, is, however, ri moved. Substitution of the electric motor for the steam locomotive is therefore considered as a move for safety, as well as for economy of fuel. no tion due e Washington's Musical Festival. Realization of any civic enterprise of whatscever magnitude comes from the definite co-ordinated purpose of the far-visioned, the enthusiastic, the determined. It is extremely fortuna that the officials, mu lovers and s men of Washington who are setting about the task of establish- ing a great May Music Festival Asso- ciation are approaching their monu. mental task not only with vision, but enthusiasm and determination as well. Preliminary organization of the asso- ciation has been effected. Soon it will become permanent, and a new factor and a new force will be felt in the civic consciousness of the cit Unquestionably Washington has not taken its place alomgside other world witals, in a musical sense, largely necause there been lack of co- ordination of splendid resources. Through this association the entire musical life of the Capital will be welded togther in demonstrating to the country that Washington has just claim to recognition alongside of the more generally recognized musical centers. Should the project be successtul it will give added weight to the argu- ments of advocates of a great national conservatory of music in the Capital, an institution where the products of American musical authorship may re- ceive kindly and fair hearing. Truly Washington then will become leader in the establishment of a typically American school of music. The Na- tion has been accused of being non- musical, unappreciative of the finer things. One of the chief reasons for this is the extremely discouraging ob- stacles American composers have had in obtaining a hearing. Foreign in- fluence has been paramount. Amer- ica’s efforts have been flouted. But the establishment here of a great con- servatory, with production facilities, and to which the leading musical au- thorities would be glad to lend their active support, would be a great step in proving once and for all time that repeated charges of the past are un- founded. Like all other matters of civic im- port, the Washington project must breast the tide of skepticism, doubt from the faint-hearted and open as- sault from those who may have in- dividual reasons for oppostion, but if present plans carry the doubters will be made to believe and the super- critical made friendly through accom- plishment. The proposed festival is a great Washington project for the further- ance of things American in the musi- cal world, and as such is destined to take on national characteristics. But only with trowels of belief can permanent stones be laid. Accom- plishment of the desired broad and tremendously important ends never will be achieved by captious negation. oS has [ German philosophers have been very industrious in devoloping ideas along lines of communism. The next intel- lectual task may be to show that they were only indulging in mental exer- cises, not to be taken too seriously. ——.— Just as Detroft society was all agog concerning Henry Ford's plan to re- vive old-fashioned dances, the Charles- ton broke loose. E——V, Money goes far. “Even an automo- bile race cannot always keep up with it. o Another Plaint About the “Blues.” It is said that, notwithstanding the expense that would fall on the shoulders of a certaln percentage of the younger personnel, a fresh cam- paign has started among the officers of the present small Regular Army for a return of its “blues,” as the soldier's “other suit” is familiarly called. In- cluded in the requested remewal of authorization of a change of garments was a departure from choke collar to blouse collar, such as the air force now enjoys, but it is understood that proponents, glad of anything they can get, are willing to waive that change. For every youngster who would have to incur a tailor bill there is an older officer who is lugging around with him or who has in storage a trunkful of durable dress and full dress clothing which he hopes he may some day utilize again. This is a democratic country, priding itself on simplicity and economy. Few would care to see its officers and men clad like tin soldiers or palace guards. In a resumption of a sultable different dress there are involved no such varied, elaborate and expensive cos- tumes as obtain, for example, in the army of Great Britain. That country, nevertheless, appreciative of the large part clothing plays in morale, has, in spite of financlal stringency, reinsti- tuted her pre-war dress uniforms for all units. The former Secretary of War, John W. Weeks, once openly said that on an occasion of ceremony he was ashamed of the appearance of the Army as THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0O, WEDNES]E)KY, OCTOBER 28, 1925. compared with that of the Navy and Marine Corps, both of which have modest, conservative and sightly cloth- ing to be donned for gala occasions. When the United States military at- tache at London attends King George's court he wears garments intended for field use In war. His superior, the Ambassador, mnot to mention his civilian colleagues, do not on such oc- casions wear their golfing suits or fishing clothes, perfect as these may be for their purpose. - The Y. M. C. A. Proposal. The National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association will soon have before it a proposal which may eventually bring the national head- quarters of the association to Wash- ington and result in the erection of impressive buildings which will serve as a model of Y. M. C. A. work| throughout the country. Although the proposal, which is couched in general terms, must go through the hands of a committce be- fore reaching the council, it is report- ed that there is a well defined senti- ment among officials of the associa- tion for the removal fram New York of the headquarters and its location in the National Capital Washington is the establishment of o ztions of Kation-wide scope. Combined this fact is the statement of « of the association that but very few of the present buildings in the District are strictly modern, and that replace- ments are needed. This is particularly | teue of the Walter Reed Hospital branch, and the War Department has \ready requested the fon to replace the temporary structure with 4 permanent modern building. A comprehensive rebuilding pro- gram, as well as a change in national headquarters, would be a big under. taking, but with the activities of the assocfation being constantly enlarged and fts national and International services strengthened, such a program would seem to be logical. If these plans eventuate Washing- ton will welcome into the fold the na- tional headquarters of an organiza- tlon which, since its inception, has provided and sponsored widespread ! benefits for the youth of the Nation. The peace-time and war-time record of the Y. M. C. A. is an enviable one, and the establishment of it headquar ters in the National Capital will re- | celve the support and indorsement of every Washingtonian. The culmina- tion of this plan cannot come too soon, | and it is hoped that prompt action will be taken by the National Council W' n it considers this desirable pro- gram. place for assoc ———— In his Thanksgiving proclamation President Coolidge presents a calm but deeply significant warning of the obligation a prosperous nation must meet i the prosperity is to remain a blessing. “As we have grown and prospered in material things, so also should we progress in moral and spir- itual things.” ———— The coal strike calls attention to the fact that the sclentific gentlemen who proposed to make water power or elec tricity or direct sunshine supply the public with fuel have been oversleep- ing. ——————— Street cleaning becomes a more im- portant matter than ever. It Is im- possible for a driver to get out at each crossing to see whether there is “stop” sign hidden under the leaves. ————. The possibility of more blame than glory makes the French cabinet's re- tired list at present much longer than fts waiting list. v Trotsky s back {n political position. Whether he is back in actual political a | 1 ithe u power remains to be seen. [ Caillaux left Washington smiling, not knowing what was ahead of him in Paris. SHOOTING STARS. &Y PHILANDER JOHNSON History. That History repeats herself We say in accents wise. Yet, when she does, each mortal elf Is filled with great surprise. 0ld problems and old fashions, too, From 'neath the cobwebs gray Come bravely prancing into view To make us grave or gay. So money causes folk to fight And beauty does the same; And men as centuries take flight Still play the same old game. When History herself repeats, As she 18 sure to do, An untried audience she meets For whom old jokes are new. Safe Repertory. ““Are you preparing any speeches to be delivered in Congress?” “No,” answered Senator Sorghum. “I don’t propose to add to any dissen- sion. I shall be prepared to say ‘pres- ent’ and ‘aye’ or ‘no’ And if I am called on to filibuster T can read some- thing out of a book.” Sadness of Autumn. The Autumn leaves are falling; The rain descends unbid For a condition calling That makes my flivver skid. Jud Tunkins says he never was so busy and worried. If he goes to a mo- tion picture he’s liable to miss some- thing on the radio. Taking the Count. “When you find yourself growing langry you must count ten.” “I'll have to go further than that. I'm counting the number of dollars my rent has been raised.” Progress Reported. “What wonderful progress we, have made since the early days of evolu- tion.” ““Wonderful!” agreed Miss Cayenne. “Where the chimpanzees laboriously threw cocoanuts at one another we are lightly tossing TNT.” “When a man brags too much 'bout his honesty,” said Uncle Eben, “he sounds to me like one o' dese folks dat has to keep sayin' to hisself ‘Git be- hind, dar, Satan!'" THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. “I could be satisfied with Dickens and Dumas, if I never had another story to read,” she sald. Amid the welter of modern novels, many will be inclined to agree with the girl whose judsment is quoted above. What a world there is, to be sure, in the works of each of these au- thors! Between them they provide enough fine reading for a lifetime. Lovers of good stories often find themselves terribly bewildered by the flow of modern fiction, hot from the presses, as many as the leaves on the trees, and drifting onto the book- stands at this season of the year much as the leaves come down. There i3 a host of recognized novel- ists, and an as yet unrecognized group of those writing their “first novel The juckets of the books speak wonderful praise of eash ¢ one. gamut through in the “blur orthodox list of adjectiv used for successful n for those who stul “Powerful,” in of laud is run There is an that are velists as well 15 hope to be suc- ce “gripping,” “thought- provoking,” “intense,” “clever’—these are but a few of the famitiar encountered in the advertisi re more than the leaves on s ‘n number, and each one ttedly so gre ow are vhere to start reading 1t buy them all? * x kK nd [ we to since not not younz 1 uthoy 1u miliarity here. course of the of the place: m. Fa docs 1 pursue this if he be that for- person who can read und read the same story Some cannot do this. To such, a book once read is read forever. The flavor given by one, and the zest of the most any o he will give between readi Each person this Some can r de a few mon ar, ¢ is all o be must judge of c again require vears 1 ths person matter worth reading svel must be a little must possess quali rse, such a cc manis hat represented there. the so-cailed “st mong them th than Charles Dicke: Dumas, the elder. hors, wide apart in qualities, we find that one great ty is a_“world of Dickens” and a “world of Dumas,” th worlds unite in a cor to story, to hold terest, to m vou live and br nd eat with t characters, to love with them. to suf fer as they suffer, to rejoice with their great rejoicings This is the underlying q has made Dickens hold words wherever These nre not mere the t of these masters—they are life itself! Perhaps the wtest singl er ence between 1 of Dickens and one of the modern stories that struts its little hour and then is gone is that in the one the reader meets the “rea hing,” in the latter, far too often, he ncounters but thin shadc * ox ok x Just how really great writers man- ge to secure the flesh-and-blood feel ing with which we regard their char acters is something that defies analy sis. There have been cold- blooded attempts to put hands upon n ity izain, 4 in over wor ing ¢ seems nd itse e are " and ter I 1ality stories WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC Revived reports of impending rec- ognition of red Russla recur with the presence of Raymond Robins in Washington. The Chicago “social economist” has long been one of the most ardent proponents of relations with the Soviet government. Iis zeal for Russla dates from his ac- tivitles as America’s deputy Red Cross commissioner at Petrograd and Moscow in 1917 and 1918. Robins was a member of the executive com- mittee of the Republican national committee in 1920. At one time was thought that his prominence in the G. O. P. high command might influence the Harding administration to recognize red Russia. But the Hughes-Hoover influence proved the stronger. Mrs. Robins has long been active in International trade union- ism among women. She was the convener of the “third international congress of working women” at Vienna in 1923. Big commercial and financial interests are said to be be- hind the new driv recognition of Soviet Russia. are reckoning without their Kello; * K ok % There is more thin meets the eye in Attorney General Sargent’s O.K of the Federal Trade Commission’s inquiry into the “baking merger. Ever since that giant combination in dough was launched early in the Autumn more than one wise l{l']?ull- lican head has wagged in anxiety over its political effect. Politicians of all hues recognize that the slogan of a “bread trust” in the hands of a party looking for an issue might be turned to deadly account. Democratic members of the Federal Trade Com- mission have already indicated that they measure at its full value the “bread trust” issue. Republican progressives of the Norris brand are known to be taking notice of it, too. The farm organizations, fearing pos- sible domination of the price of bak- ing flour, are also sitting up. Lead- ers concerned for Republican success in the 1926 congressional elections make no secret of their desire that the “bread trust” as a political issue shall be scotched as soon as possible. They are certain it has dynamite in it. 5. * k ¥ X Are these republican and democratic United States of ours breeding “ruling families,” like Great Britain, which long ago handed over government to the Chamberlains, the Balfours, the Churchills, the Cecils, et al.? Here we are with two Davises in the cabinet and two in the House; two Robinsons in the Senate and one in the louse; two Joneses in the Senate and one in the House; two Reeds in the Senate and three in the House, and the Browns, Johnsons, Smiths and 0'Con- nors splitting up a dozen or more places among them in the two branches of Congress. * Xk kX E. BE. Davis, an officer in the Quar- termasters’ Reserve Corps of the United States Army, has launched a movement to have the Stars and Stripes flown every day in all ceme- teries. He says it is probable that soldier, sailor or marine dead are bur- ied in nearly every cemetery in the country, but that the flag is flown con- tinuously in few of them, except the pational cemeteries malntained by the words | of the | {books that clamor for our attention at sure It | that S it | It, but the secret remains secure. Perhaps as much as can be said, from the critical standpoint, is that Dickens, for instance, secured his re- ality of character through bullding up, point by point, with infinite de- tail, the very appearance and char- acters of his people. Capt. Cuttle, wonderful old fellow in “Dombey and Son,” is more rcal to me than many of the folk 1 meet every d This same applies to the whole gallery of Dickens’ character I am sure if I should see Capt. Cuttle walking down F street tomor- row, I would rush forward to greet the old fellow and to see how he man- 1ged his hook, which took the place of a hand, you remember. As for Florence Dombey, the ple- ture of her, as child and maiden, re mains with me after many real girls lare forgotten. Some say that Dick. eas never managed to draw a t gentlewoman, but it seems to me he did it in Floren I am sure that I will never be too old to feel the genuine pathos of the ending of that first chapter: “Thus, clinging fast to that slight spar with. in her arms, the mother drifted out upon the dark and unknown sea that rolls round all the world.” That is great writing, gentlemen. Time cannot wither it, or make it than it w Every novel of Dickens | shows much the “same qu 1t | was a rousing, full-bloode Dicikens unrolled for us, and Bng hearty, filled with crudities and eruel ties, yet at the same time possessing the fine qualities of heart and rd that have made the English ple what they are toda; ns.” what a great k House,” “Nicholas Mutual ¥ “The Christ stories & worthy . Dickens, in many ways, as Dumas was like him gift of story telling to tell, and to set it down on paper, is one thing. To make | the reader feel it, see it, move in it love with it, b e t 1gh {t—this is the gift only of the master story teller. Dickens secured his effects one way Dur nother: the point is that each secured them. When we turn from the | world 1 the world I Dumas it is as if we left the r | portions of England for the emooth. | tallor-made walks of the gardens Versailles, | What with Di eNs W g | s was practi ens described as lumps off As unlike d possibly be ¢ thing, the have a story \ | 1y nothi page after appearance | His characters talk. Lord! how th Kk No other writer ev oving conver n as Du He action ti 21k alone. He moved whol He had his « o8 into si ne reads in r had the gift page of there 1" vet so justed, hered, that the is in no ¢ at o ter story te Three Mu: impossible to as Dickens, in its way. . but will have to | lity of Dumas, too Antoinette seri Balsamo,” n’” “The e alogue Dumas vhich not a delicate vastly This read would be not as fin ¥ pr admit the fine vit Take the Marie which inclu “Joseph “Me es Physic Queen's Nec | tile,” “The Countess de C | “Chevalier de Maison-Rouge | There is romance there, as contrast- | | life in Dicken: is one | ng, romance is another. Did Dickens ! anage to put romance into life, was | >umas able to put life into his r mance I think both succeeded. ‘Taking the Bas- anrli S WILLIAM WILE. Federal Government. “It wouldn't cost much to equip each cemetery so | the flag could fly over it every day in the vear,” Mr. Davis argues. “To have it waving from sunrise to sunset would be a graceful tribute to vice dead and a patriotic inspi tion to the living. In most Instance probably, it would only be necessa to bring the idea to the attention local cemetery managements. Eventu {ally the custom fiying the flag would become established.” Mr. Davis calls attention to the “pitiful and be- drageled” appearance of the small flags placed over soldier graves on re- curring Memorial days after they have withstood the elements for a | spell. * ok o % Henry C. McLean, the commercial | attache of the American embassy in Ttaly, has been recalled from Rome to co-operate with the Debt Funding Commission on the Italian debt settle- ment. There’s hardly any Italian who knows financial conditions in Musso- lini’s realm more thoroughly than Mr. | McLean. In the course of his profes. fonal sojourn in Italy he has person- ally visited practically every industrial center in the country. Commanding | the Ttalian language freely, Mr. Mc- Lean has been able to zet beneath the surface of things economic. He fs in position to check up for Secretary Mellon’s benefit on all the faets and figures set up by Italy In the nine vol umes of data she has submitted to the United States in connection with next week’s funding pow-wow. ok __Over at the War Department there is quiet chuckling and undisguised satisfaction over the moment chosen by Lieut. James H. Doolittle, Army pilot, to establish the world's record for seaplane speed. The intrepid voung flver's epochmaking achieve- ment was accomplished on the eve of the Mitchell court-martial. What the Army people are saying is that nelther Doolittle nor his great speed stunt t happened. They were the re- sult of systematic development and training. They establish, the Army contends, that American military avi- ation has not gone to the dogs, as Mitchell has claimed. They maintain, on the contrary, that despite his name | Doolittle has shown that Army avia- tion is doing much. : ¥k 4ok Washington s filling up more rap- idly from day to day with members of the Sixty-ninth Congress. New mem- bers are conspicuous among the early arrivals. They come to feel their way about and learn unfamiliar ropes. The tax hearings have brought an unuspal- Iy large crop of old members to town, { many of them as chaperons of delega tions with axes to grind before Chair- man Green's ways and means com- mittee. Expectation of a lively and exciting session are general. The “mud batteries” will be in action al- most from the outset. (Copyright. 1025.) | Debts and Doctrine. From the Pocatello Tribune. Some of our foreign debtors seem to bear out Mr. Voliva, to the extent that some parts of the world are flat. Pomological Gravitation. From the Miam! Daily News. | a1 no the | . Politics at Large By G. Gould Lincoln A new political picture puzzle—how Attorney General Sargent may be taken from the cabinet frame and | placed in the Senate setting —has re- cetved some attention in recent weeks. Up to date, however, there has been no solution announcd. It was first reported that the Attorney General, a | strong supporter of the President, would make the race for the Repub- | lican nomination for Senator against Senator Dale of Vermont, who has belonged to the progressive wing of the party in New England. Then it was suggested that Senator Fi ane of Vermont would re make it possible for the Republican governor to appoint the Attorney General to the Senate. There has been 8o far no coniirmation of the ! first report and the second report is utterly without foundation. Greene is at present in is in much improved ph tion, following a long sea trip, and while he has made no suteraent— and there is no reason for him to make a tement-regarding the rumor of his resignation friends here insist there is no truth in it. In Vermont politics there is the mountain r " a kind of unwritten w, which gives to the people on one | side of the « ains dividing | the from north to south a & tor nd the same ess to the people_on The governor of the Sta v elect- | od from the west side and then from | the east e of the mountains, At from the east side. is st congres- nd the east is essional district. * nitto! t 1 the « Sargent side, and 3 150 comes from the east side. Attorney General set out to en the Senat ss the mou ain ru is to be upset, he would scarcely seek to plant Senator Greene. The | west side will want to have a repre 8¢ ive foll ator Greene, d he retire. Senator Greene's term of office does not expl il March 3, 1929. It 1oes not m likely t Attorney | Genera would start am- | for Reput | A1 nomin ite th At present ed in the one man, This good rent will Pres gent. seem a particu- e that Mr. | rabi to the n: another New En ‘ted for the pos some of Mr. likes V comprehensiv though, S 1shin ery Gene ay en . death 1ston of India a Dem- | appointment’ in_ his an, Arthur D. Rob- | Greene worked | his party in the He e, and any efforts to lodge him would be frowned upon o R 1 howes will be led u to fight to re ntrol | in t¥ 1926 cal n nd every seat v be closely to th Sarcent can for support is fact h n that ter ulati per would ¢ the next vear. red t tn onr the on some legislative them the sold more than are rated “regu porters of the * ise <pe admini measures. bl among * and strong dministration. * * £ se for Congr vear The com the elections zovernor next by some of the Democr: bring forth not only the Issues ndidate for the next pr n The Demc some of the h like the others it nothing and relied upon fe leader: sidential reen b has dw tinues to flou 2 tree, although in dled to little lem of the Democrats bring ahout a cohes whole, working in unity. The est need of the party today, it isl frankly admitted by men who have| the interest of the Democrats at heart, is an outstanding lender, about whom | all factions may rally. Such a leader | they hope to find within the next two vears. i * k%X X a has e, €o-0 The Senate when it meets will pro- ceed to the election of two of important officers, owing to v due to deaths during the present cess of Congress. A new secretary must be chosen to fill the place late George W. Sanderson of I who occupied t office since publicans regained control of Sy ate in 1919. The death of Thomas W Keller, who held the most important office in the Senate allotted to the Democrats since they have been in | the minority, makes necessary a choice | for the place, too. The names which have been men- tioned most prominently so far in con- nection wtih the office of secretary of the Senate are those of Col. Ed Thayer of Indiana, who has so often been sergeant-at-arms of national con- wventions of the Republican party; for- mer Senator Ball of Delaware. \\hn’ retired from the Senate la March, | and Mercer Vernon, who has been con- nected with the Republican national committee. The selection of a secre- tary will be made at a conference of the Republican Senators shortly before the session opens, expected, and the nomination thus made will be rati. fled later by the Senate itself. There is said to be an unwritten law against the election of a former Senator to fill this post, which may affect the candi- dacy of Senator Ball. The important Democratic office un- til recently held by Mr. Keller will be filled, it is confidently expected, by the election of Col. E. A. Halsey of Vir- ginfa, who has heen a trusted em- ploye of the Senate for years and who was the Democratic nominee for sec- retary of the Senate when that office was balloted for at the beginning of the last Congre: PV Gen. San Martin. To the Editor of The Star In view of the dedication day of the monument to the tinguished Argentine patriot, San Martin, it may interest some of the readers of The Star to recall certain outstanding traits of personality and character that dominated the man and influenced his career. San Martin was a stole, silent, austere, selfless. It was said of him that he vas not a person, but a mission, and if he was possessed of any secret personal ambition it was as inscrutable as it was grim and resolute. The emancipation of the southern half of the Anfbrican continent was conceived by him and was achieved by him and Bolivar in equal meas- ure. No page in history is more remantic, none more elusive than ‘The tighter apples are packed in the barrel the greater seems the tendency that which sets forth the completion of the Immortal task of these two for the larger ones to work to the top, * great men, whe for one or two hours, 4 | knots, LR | ope from the | : { acti at-| o ! w | with | from ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. How much mafl plane carry?—D. A. G, A. The Post Office Dej that planes in the Alr Malil ¢ carry between 300 and 400 pounds ¢ mail matter. The quantity vari however, with the time of flight, much lighter loads are carried night because of the additional equ ment necessary for night fl does a mail | Q. What are some of the purposes served by the elephant's trunk?—V. | 8. T. 1 A.The elephant breathes and smells | by means of his trunk; with it he puts | food and drink into his mouth, throws dirt or hay on his back to protect | it from fues, pulls down trees, lifts | heavy burdens or safely picks up the most delicate, fragile things. It serves | the purposa of a hand, having a sen- | sitive touch which enables 1t to untie open doors, or give ftself a r bath. show . Q. How World W wnce?—D. K. D. A. The numb carried this matel 4,584,000, wwarded to 1,567 of thoss | Government insurance b 1 permanent total disability. | veterans of the | ar risk insur-| many carried of men who have nee % approxi- ims have been Q. What s a balanced aquarium?— A. It consists of green pond weed, either floating or rooted, a few sn: tiny animals known water and fish, wals eat the pl and give off organic waste from wh plants make their food. The nts give off oxygen to the ani and the mals_give carbon to the bl Thus the bal: tlens r as the s fon water wer ible that the soils it might be of salt flooding thorough exs ition of co with under Q. I have some letters and records over 100 years old. The fnk led until the writing is very hard to rez has 2 hing s has bec n frequently in parchment is u ure but fresh a sary on ordina the paper unpen it Br camel h: ation of n the writing will immec in and readable. eript ev suly whe pear | Where can I find the guotation “There is a divinity that shapes our ?7—W. C. F. There is a div ends, izh-hew ' is from “Ham 10. inity that shapes how w scene were elemer discov B ). When ered?—R. D riven I from 1 ments, was firs were to By known their conc owever alchemists, on was not cl Q. How warm the Winter A In ur 1d a house be in Rere th n in The te people emperat rooms should be r sedentar wise edito of Dwi ment but | the rew of all pol | agree that the e a h seldom t avy eminent observes the Journal _ (Republi These positions, like the Pos Generalship, and often other cabinet offices, are generally bestowed as re- rds for political services.” But in this case the Ohio State Journal feels the New (Repub- lican) that “Mr, selection proof of the de the Pre to furnish nistrato Federa the! ical though Da appens to co Missouri, and to represent section of the country which hz representation in the cabi pointment is not so much as it is efficient.” ¥ the place,” io State master ihle qualifications. was g av “The country fortunate in having flable for the secretarvship of the Department of War one so qualified. and commonly conceded to he qualified, as Dwight F. Davis,” remarks the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times (Republican), and_the New York Times (independent Dem- ocratic) believes that “President Cool- idge could not have made a better ap- pointment.” The Times comments further: “The President has thought only of the interests of the War De partment and the public welfare. As acting secretary, Mr. Davis has meas- ured up to his responsibiliti more than one emergency he has the right thing when he might eas ve blundered.” The Binghamton Press (Repub) believes that Presi- dent Coolidgs “rewards an efficient a ministrator, recognizes a man who has stood for the administration’s policy of economy and incidentally avoids any friction with politicians who have | had candidates for the job.” “Probably the greatest service ren- dered by the new cabinet member during the period in which he served —_—e met on the arch of the Equator and separated forever. The interview was brief, but it long enough to change the his- tory of nation nd at the banquet proposed the toast: the two greatest men of South ica—Gen. San Martin and my and That memorable meeting 1s_still one of the enigmas of history. From it no syllable has yet come to a lis- tening world, and when San Martin took his departure he placed the mantle of victory on Bolivar, himself passing into the shadow of retire- ment and_exile. “There is not room for both_Bolivar and myself.” he is sald to have whispered to his aide- de-camp, Guilo, and again he said: “It shall not be San Martin who will sive a_day of delight to the enemy.” Thus he fulfilled his immortal mis sion to posterity under the guidance of the principle that directed his life: “Thou shalt be that which thou oughtest to be; if not thou shalt be_nothing.” And South America was forever free, PAULINE G, BWALAL, Bl lish u | exceptidnally | that followed Bolivar lifted his glass | 68 degreo and T in preferen degree temperature to 72 degrees. Proj is the Wher located th: ers A. A new n Claremont, Calif., is being esta lished which will be patterned Oxford and Cambridge and group of colleges rather than lege. Pomona at Claremont will be the the new of learning tinet from on the Cl school will have its ¢ the entire gwup will be unde neral supervision of nine directo ¢ of whom will retire each year. to B university T is patterned after 1es?—G. A. ( education: " institutior nu of Other coll the other, w hont Q. What 1s the amount of Florida indebtedress?”—W. 1. D. The mnet indebtedness debt less sinking fund Florida on Dece $8,908,030, or §7.26 per ally all of tre outst i ported was ipdurred for dr poses. Q. How education —0. 5. T A. One of the Repu (funded m by of name pleces of eight puzzles youf r of our He ion Burcau Information I s northwest, amps for re- E but “It ca | assumes creased fav Do have ver, tr esident been The publi Wheeli an) is of tary has : n and pe the the the hard job t | to sts who t He wil enth | everything have to pla for | funds to rur will hav | ency.” suys has | rose “he d zood President “Almost everything fdge docs these days is set down {o political fore , or to action sup posed to indicate political foresight in the opinion of the Altoona Mirr (independent), which comments that the appointment of Dwight J. Davis is said by some of the newspaper cor respondents to have been bit of political work.” Alon, lines the Elmira Star-Gazette pendent) takes note the f | “Mr. Davis comes Missouri State that has not represente |in the cabinet for sey " and the Albany ws (independent publican) points out that “the dent was fortunate in his choice, | was not only good politics but it was good business to name Mr. Davis The West will be pleased with the appointment and it is now very weil represented In the cabinet, with six of the ten members from west of the | Mississippi.” f the Coolidge boom for a third term grows,” remarks the Peoria Transcript (independent), “and the President feels he needs support, Sec retary Davis of War will be the man to see. As a veteran with fighting expericnce he ought to be able to mabilize the veterans behind the Pres ident and as a resident of the Mid- west he will draw voles from thig glction of the country, esident Cool from been