Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1926, Page 8

-8 T R, W ) THE EVENING With Sunday Morning WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. .. .January 28, 1926 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Of 11th St a: v York O Chicagn O 1 ropean Office 14 Reaent St Englan, morn- The Evenine Stor. S nz edition. s delive city at 60 conts 1 onth e por month v n the 45 ¢ ¥ per ant by mn wtion is e by Member of the Associated Press. is excstvely The World Court Decision. The United Sts 1=, to all ntents purpose of the World Court. It requires only the » member nations to thej nd conditions lald down + in its resolution advi nting to the signature United States to the World | today and erber the st The earth has pot turned upside down, astonishing appear in view of the prophecies of dire happenings should | the United States take this step. Nor is thing likely to oceur. The step taken by the United States e, and the President, who urged action, s a step ettle shines. as this antoward upon the Senate th of the judicial ment of international dispute: tep toward penceful adjustments of differences hetween nations and a step aw from war. IEntry of the United States into the World Court yields no the ependence of this country. On the other hand, it does rot mean the end of ail or danger <e this step has been n for serapping in the directi a ot o« of war. Jecaus taken is no good ¢ the Army or the Navy, though doubt- Jess some of b see in the court a panacen for all international s wiil demand it. The es > of opposition to Amer- fean entry i he World Court has Teen the parentage of the court. The coven f the cue of Nations made provision for the establishment of such a court. To some of those who opposed Anierican entry into the Jeague, nothing emanating in any way from the l¢ and all s bad, varying degree of | badness. teservation conditions lald down in the res cation maintain the right of independent ac- tion the United States. No case| involving the United States may be taken without the con sent of No advisory opinion m of the court in any matter in the United States has or e an in- terest. The traditional policy of the United tes to refrain from forelzn | entanglements is reasserted. There | is to be no relinquishment of the Mon- And above all there is asibility to the wing out of the into the tions and other na the court, timorous o good in e only s and ution of raf by the court {his country. asked which be ims to rine no le roe Doc 10 Le League of Nations entrs the United court. th conditic tions which are m it appe that souls should be satistied. What is this World Court which we now prof ) join? 1t consists of | eleven fiud ated by the pan- els of The I Tribunal in the vari- ous countries and elected by the council and assemily of the League of IMereafter the United States rticipate in the election of th n equality with the other Hereafter the United its share of the ex- Already the represented on the *h itsclf in the per- Moore, an emi- itherity on interna- law and f counselor of tment of State. His election ourt was the act of the for- The first panel 'n in 19 nd began to handed cal T ates resery: 1 to by th With ahers of rs the most will p judges on member na States will penses of United s Vorld Court son of John I nent American tions. pay the is be court. ett er eign nations voting, of the the o urt soon function in Geneva. It has down nearly a score of decisions and advisory nd decrees have been honé hout to arms to enforce the The court has two kinds of jurisdic- d voluntary. Com- ations have as- of makes no ents of the court son for the United | oof that the power back of the court, would be enforced | the court would peace. Ko far » opinion has been -ement of the de- | hat power which urt rely when court an agency of opinions, its recourse tion, compulsor pulsory only in sented to that cha tion. The United such assent have urged States of the len that 10te Jurisdic Orpo s decision arms, and that lead to wur ins the power of pul effective in the enfo crees, and it is upe the frie they procl pe m the is made that an in- ternational court whouse decrees are to be enforced by pow nd arms must inevitably lead to war, and that the a s called upon to aid in enfurcinz the decrees. Back of every court in the United States stands ut first the force of public opinion, but back of every court stands also the power, force, call it what vou will, of the Government of the United he arsument es will be The entry of the United States into the World Court is In line with the century-old effurts of leading Amer- jcans to bring about judicial and peaceful settlement of international disputes. The vote taken in the Sen- it, when the pairs of those absent are | taken into account, indicates the over- whelming sentiment in favor of this course. The Cardinal Courageous. Today the tears ard the pravers of | the Belgian nation follow to his last resting place in Malines all that is mortal of Desiree Cardinal Mercier. There was not much of that at the end, for painful disease wasted his {rame, disease borne as bravely as was linvasion. Immortality is his, not only | the immortality of soul in which most | of us believe, hut immortality of repu | tation as well ‘The sympathy of the United States of America has gone out to Belgium, our late ally. In her hour of lows. A like sympathy felt around the world. It transcends all bounds of rationalisni, of sectavianism. The tall and serene cardinal's memory 18 hon- 1 wherever in this world goodness, v, devoilon, self-sacrifice and are revered, be it court or mining camp, in Christian or pagan territory. Once since the war he was here and was kind enough to say that he thought of America much as Americans, Catholic, Protestant, Jew and Gentile, thought of him. For deeds no braver, for a life far lass of an example to mankind, men were canonized back in the Middle and Dark Ages. The world has ad- mired his devotion to the flock given into his charge by the head of the at church he served so long and so 1, his patriotism, his faith, his un- | faltering Christian courage, which en- abled him, alone, unarmed save with spiritual weapons, to face with confl- dence a ruthless and seemingly suc- ul fnvader. aw contrast between two looming figures of the world conflict. One was a “war lord,”” with mailed fist, rat- tling saber and unbridled tongue, an avalanche of armed might, ready at his nod to advance and destroy; the other, & churchman, a man of peace, little known and lightly regarded by the strength of the Invader. Yet that strength dashed itself in vain against the rock of his sublime faith, his in- The quondam war in ignominious exile, roved to lack not only moral cour- age, hut even the physical courage of recruits. The man of the people he loved, rved and inspired, and the laurels corded heroes rest on no more he- ‘offin than hi rawest e rwte— Col. Mitchell's Resignation. Col. Mitchell's resignation from the Army, coming promptly after the ac- tion of the President in approving, with modification, the findings of the court-martial, is no surprise, Indeed, in all the circumstances it would have been surprising had the officer elected to remain in the service under sen- tence of suspension and partial loss of pay. It is probable that the resig- | nation will be accepted, perhaps in terms that will be unsatisfactory to the officer and his friend: 1t is indicated that Col. Mitchell will now devote himself to agitation of the question of air defense reform. Being free of the service, a private citizen, he will be under no restriction and can say and do what he likes without re- gard for regulation or disciplinary re- straint. But it 18 a question whether his agitation will be as effective in the present circumstances as he expects. For he has had two “g at the sub- it is doubtful whether he use the same degree of public ind response on the third es- Des ject, and can feeling say. It is the general opinion that Col. Mitchell made a mistake when he un- dertook to criticize the course of the War and Departments in re- spect to aviation while still & member of the military service. Had he re- signed then and taken the field as eritic and protagonist he would have been a free agent, beyond the range of discipline for insubordination. But when he pressed his case while still in the service he occupied an untenable position with a division of isues. In- terest was not centered upon what he sald, but mainly upon what he did, for which the Government could not do otherwise than submit him to court martial A second tactical mistake was made when Col. Mitchell undertook to set up a defense of fact at his trial, the court obligingly permitting him to present testimony to show the truth of his criticisms, though the facts re- lating to military and naval aviation had nothing to do with the question before it. Thus the recital of the al- leged shortcomings of our military and naval aviation became a twice- told tale, with consequent diminution of public interest. Now it is to be- come, it would seem, a thrice-told tale, and Col. Mitchell will find, as others have found before, that it is hard, if not impossible, to arouse the public in- terest a third time in a question that has been thrashed out in detall twice before. Certain changes in the aviation or- inization will probably come about, bly in consequence of the advo- wy and agitation of this officer and his supporters in Congress. Perhaps the incident will eventually bear fruit of value. The pity is that Col Mitchell did not respect the rules of discipline at the outset, and by leaving the service first and criticizing after- {ward demonstrate his willingness to sacrifice his official status for the good of the service, which he had honored and in which he had gained eminent distinction. e Anthracite miners and operators are now regarded as doing fairly well to remain so long on speaking terms. ————— The Great Sea Storm.’ The crew of the British freighter Antinoe have been rescued by the United States liner President Roose- velt. The American ship answered the English freighter’s SOS and stood by her for four days in mid-Atlantic in one of the severest storms of history. Numerous attempts failed to rescue men from the stricken and apparently doomed freight ship. Two of the crew df the President Roosevelt lost their lives. Half the lifeboats of the Ameri- ate yesterday, which showed 78 Sen- ators favoring the entry of this coun- try iato the court and only 18 agalnst can ship were smashed. But at inter- vals men were got off the freighter and brought on board the big passen- ) HE EVENING STA ger ship, and the Assoclated Press says today: At midnight last night, under a; bright moon that Iit the sea, thirteen remaining members of the crew of twenty-five were rescued from the wallowing treighter, whose doom seemed imminent. Twelve men had been rescued late yesterday after the President Roosevelt had stood by the freighter for more than seventy-two hours in one of the most savage storms ever encountered on the At- lantic. 80 far in the accounts of the Presi- dent Roosevelt-Antinoe drama the names of two men stand out, Capt. George Fried and First Officer Miller, who commanded the lifeboat which took off the last of the Antinoe’s crew. Of course, there were many brave men in the rescue efforts. But there is matter for reflection. This American captain of an American ship stood by for four days making attempts to do what seemed hopeless. There was never a thought of moving on and leaving the freighter to her fate. There was no thought of carrying on the mafl, if there was mall on the Roosevelt, and it is assumed that the passengers made no protest against rising and falling in stupendous waves Wwhile the-e was a chance to save lives of men. It was a creditable adven- ture and has ended happily. Another sea drama which has been watched for several days cloged in tragedy. The British freight ship Laristan broke under the battering of the sea and twenty-five of her men were drowned. Two or three nights ago the SOS of the Laristan was an- swered by the liner Bremen. That ship stood by, saved’ mix men from the freighter, but could save no more. The men of the Bremen did what was hu manly possible to save the Laristan's crew. They were gallant, but unsuc- cessful. There are brave deeds ut sea today. Some men will tulk of the de- cadence of the human race, but men of heroic treits come into the news every day. — e Constituents who urged Senator Moses of New Hampshire to support the World Court In the bellef that it will prevent future wars have his earnest and dfacreet assurance that he Will make it do so as far as possible. Should 1t permit future belligerencies, he will at least be in a position to as- sure his friends at home that they are due to circumstances over which he had no control. Memoirs of Col. House will not Le permitted to include some of ths let- ters of the late President Wilson. To a certain extent Col. House must still preserve his distinguished role of si- lent observer. —_————— A prohibition agent will necessarily be hindered in his task if he is com- pelled in every pursuit to pause and consider fine points related to inter- pretation of the Constitution. ———— e The great song of the war was “Over There.” The musiclans of Con- gress have not found a way of intro- ducing it as an influence in forelgn re- lations. N — When a horse racing man engages in rum running he goes after higher stakes with corresponding increase of difficulty with the hurdles. s w— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, Keeping Cool. It's nearly February, An’ then it's almost March, ‘When Springtime so con-tra-ry ‘Wil smile from heaven's arch. The radiance of Summer Is next upon the list-— That hot wave Is a hummer! Too bad it can't be missed! It's February nearly. Who wants that Summer glow? Let's give our thanks eincerely For February snow. Questions. “Why does this great public ques- tion become &0 compiicated?” “For the usual reason,” answered Senator Sorghum. “When a question comes up in Congress there are al- ways too many askers and not enough answerers.” New Member. Into the League of Nations hasten me With hope—still apprehensive— That the initiation will not be Too rough or too expensive. Jud Tunkins says if George Wash- ington used strong language, the post- age stamp proves he was a marvel at controlling his factal expression. “There are only two things about the League of Nations that I don't understand,” remarked the man with white eyebrows; “why some of us wanted to go in and why some of us wanted to keep out.” Mediocre Opinion. “Who was it that sald a contented married man is either & fool or & philosopher?" “I don't know.” said Mr. Meekton. “I suspect it was some bachelor who lacked enough positive quality to be either.” Inferior Talent. “Is marriage a failure?" “Not necessarily,” answered Miss Cayenne. “But there is no reason why so many people who make fail- ures of everything else should imagine they can make a success of mar- riage.’ Overparking. “A Congressman can't be arrested for parking overtime." “Not under local regulations. But his constituents can have a word to say about when he has lingered too long." Pandora On the Air. Pandora’s box was full of snuff, Which caused great consternation. Its prophecies were once enough To startle all creation. Pandora’s ancient box has met The doom of patient quiet. She's got herself a radio set To start & modern riot. “De world owes me a livin’ Uncle Eben, “but dat fact ain’ no license to loaf. Collectin® a debt dese days s llable to require a heap of en- ASHINGTON, D. ©. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. 7 Did you ever wonder what happens in_your radio receiving set? Those of us who are not technical- ly inclined have been “fed up,” as the saying s, on all sorts of “ex- planations™ that explain precious lit- tle, it would seem. Between articles that are too tech- nical and the so-called “A, B, C" type of explanations we find our be- fuddled heads in a maze. Tt Is, therefore, with real pleasure that the writer of this column cal the attention of all radio ‘“fan whether expert or not, to a_short article in Popular Radio for Febru- ary, entitled “How a Crystal Radio Receiver Works,” by J. W. Goostree. His delineation of what goes on in your simple receiver is certainly pic- turesque, and is essentially correct. He says: “When some broadeasting station is sending those _ high-frequency waves that fly around everywhere at the speed of light until some of them run info one of the thousands of antennas that are almost as conspicu- ous today as telephone lines, they in- duce in the antenna the electric im- pulses that flow down the lead-in wire. “They come to the primary of the loose coupler and rush through its windings. This causes a sympathetic electric wave motion through the sec- ondary civeult, but in this case the impulses are caught like rats in a trap. Then, here they go along the -vinding and over the other wires toward the detector. ‘hen they start through the erystul detector, it becomes ‘peeved,’ and throws a ‘caloric fit.' ““The detector, in its refusal to allow these impulses to flow through in one direction, totally forgets about the im- Dpulses from the opposite direction, and they alip past the unsuspecting crystal. “One-hulf of these impulses "then dash into the condenser, llke fiddler crabs into the sand, “And blam! before they dikcover they can’t get through the dielectri the microfaruds Kick them out, heels over head. “So, Into the windings of the re- ceiver they go, pelimell, and wmad as hornets because the microfarads kicked them out of the condenser. They hit the ohms in the receiver coils like Yale's eleven hitting Harvard's defense line in a foot ball champion- ship game. “The ohms do their best to stop the millfamperes’ mad onslanght, but they find it impossible. The milllamperes overcome the ohms' resistance, and on they go through the very heart of the (elfi#hmw colls. “This turmoil goi the cores of the o nervous and shaky. This attracts the attention of the telephone receiver's diaphragm, and it vibrates in sym pathy with the cores, but in s never shirks its own duty, wh! the changing of the electric impulses into sound waves. “That is the drama that goes on in- side a staple radio circuit.” Az on all makes them * writer has nursery tale method to rac doubt some will arise to brand nature faker.,” and to de- e and thought to d to the various parts of a receive > much The picture of the im becom- s horne use the microfarads K them ¢ mark a new style in radio writing f general public ie impul | wround Why, indeed, should this wonder art and science be dished up to us in mathematical ratios, diagrams and blue prints solely? Those are all well enough for the person with that sort of mind, but all of us who pride ourselves upon hav- ing poetical souls, and all that sort of thing, are very much put out when we are told: From equation (2) we find that E(m) equals minus 120,000 times .00086 or 32 volts. From figure 5, curve A, which is for this type tube, we find that R(p) is approximately 34.- 500 ohms when E(v) is 32 volts. We have sald that r(p) is approximately Rip) over 2, so it will be about 17.250 ohms in this case. Substituting these values in (3), A equals 10 times 120,000 over 17,250 plus 120,000, which equals 8.74 or €74 per cent of the mu of the tube.” . The latter type of radio writing may be absolutely nccurate, but it also is least to us who are iniclans. Such writing «t confined to guch o League. perly say, perhaps, f teral radio of the Radio Re Yet one may pr that many readers o magazines are prefectly well equipped to handle the ratios, and to under- stand any article whatsoever on the variations in the filament to plate re- sistance. We wonder. Mayhe that is true. All this s the necessary groundwork that has made possible the non-technical man's inter- est and appreciation of radio broad- tinz. Our hats are off, and will be forever, to the workers of all nations, the scientists, the tech nicians, the electric and experts in acoustics, The poin ing to m open for writ some imagin radio. The wonder still remains Whether one consid velously simpla i ent, the cry recelver, or that peak of modern reception, the superheterodyne, will_be enthralled by the wonder of it all. A peep into a modern broad station will enhance the fecling of wonder over the whole sclence and art, for radio is both of these, as it always has been. Long before popu- lur broadcasting was on th N ritors were recefving ystal sets that brought of miles aw I am laboriously attempt n is that a wide field is rs who really can put tion into writing about that tralned t the Elory?) “ption can actuall (s transmissic re may or w faxhion in radio st it has the merit and, as stated, may not set a r writing, but at le of being attrac being essentially correct 1t is a safe bet that no one who reads it will ever forget that picture of the impulses going pellmell, mad us hornets, into the receiver, after being kicked out hy the microf My non-technical persons induced thereby to look up the word “‘microfarad and maybe the 1 find out what it is, and mavbe they will not, Maybe it is radio nature faking Perhaps it is just like the tales con- carning littie Johnny Bear, and what happens when he meets Danny Mea- dow Mouse. At any rate, it is inte picturesque, two migh! qualities in any writing. esting, and des Comment on “Eat More Corn” Both Facetio discussion involving ns and at- has been During the countr, o of the farmer’s prol proposed price-control pli tacks on the tariff, ther much comment—facetious and serious —on the sl “Eat more corn and help Tow ’p in lowa, ‘where the tall grows.’ the corn furmers are ra Cain about the low price of corn,” Tulsa Tribune exnlin brlieves “sound eco- permanently solve a of production, keting,” it points out that “anvthing fs worth trying when vou're in a terrible dilemma Moreover, folks in the corn belt can hold up their morzle and conserve their sense of humor by such inter- esting diversions as a hunt for new corn dishes To the Wichita Beacon it s some. what startling to see “the State of Towa, the greatest corn State of the Unfon, lamenting bitterly over its big corn crop.” The Beacon believes “the reason ix that has gotten away from th idea that food is the main concern,” and agrees that “if corn is an excellent article of food, as the corn interests claim, there ought to be an increase in con- sumption.” 1 slogan. W this is not in nomic move to serious problem sumption and m: x ¥ Journal is in b mony with the “Eat more corn” cam- pagn, and urges: “Go to it, gentle men of the corn belt, farmers, bank- ers, politiclans, and every one else interested. and broaden the use of corn! You need not fear that you will ever be able to exl Providence never me merely to fatten hos: The Grand Rapids Press. after oh. serving that “the Nation is advised that it must ‘eat more corn,' " points out that “eat more corn” means ‘‘eat less wheat and beet 3 and bran " “unless the country ovel stuffs itself to please everybody. And, continuing, the Pr declares the “only way to bring corn bac will be to revive old-fashioned family habits among American housewives whe have learned to rely upon the delicatessen and the can-opener in- stead of the baking oven and the broomstraw.” The Chicago Tribune also fears for the old-fashioned cooking. *“What, in- deed.” asks the Tribune, “has become of the tasty dishes made of the golden corn that used to appear on the table a decade or two ago? Have they gone the way of the open grate fire?”” The Athens Messenger insists the tasty dishes are still to be‘had for the mak- ing. “Try corn bread, hot or cold, the Georgla paper suggests. “Try corn dodgers, corn muffins, corn pone, corn fritters, spoon bread and hoe cake. Try ‘em consecutively or all together." This, according to the Messenger, will “help the farmer of a dozen States to get rid of the bumper crop. Create a demand that will raise the price. The cause is as worthy as the victuals. ‘Why should hogs get all the corn?" * K K Kk “Plans to ald the corn farmer range all the way from eating more corn mush and corn bread and hominy to putting your hand in the other fel- low's pocket and giving the farmer whatever cash he needs,” remarks the Milwaukee Journal, but “if everybody substitutes hominy for wheat cereals and corn bread for wheat bread, what is going to happen to wheat farmers?"” The Journal presses the opinion, however, that “you can no more force canners to use corn sugar if they pre- fer cane sugar than you can compel the general public to ‘eat a corn sugar lollipop a day.'” On the same thought the Peoria Transcript declares *“nobody will ‘eat more corn’ to help the farm- or,” and “nobody will invest in a wob- The Wall Stre con- | us and Serious |t 1 interest to ‘help the town,' " becnuse “this.is a realistic world in which people are in the habit of help- ing only themselves. The Lincoln other paper wi much of the Journal does mot think more corn” cam- paign, and it mai; : “For enter- talnment and whatever else it may he { worth, this ‘Eat more corn’ movement i 4 enough. but as a remedy for ultural de jon it eannot ser} count. Whoever eats more of the corn fa nroduct must eat less of some ¢ rm product.” ms to Le about time for xome Pharaoh’s daughter to rescis a Moses from the bulrushes and get him grow- ing up £o that he may be able to solve the agricnltural problems of the Mid- western States without nibbiing at the end of the col r and 2 1t vl U Janesville more corn | i« an intern and help Iow *Japper Flapper;"’ Hit By Press of Tokio In the shooting of an Italian beach comber by a girl of the cluss known these days as “Japper flappers,’ Tokio newspapers have found i text for ser. nons on “the dangerous immor: residents in Japan.”” “Foreign are held up as a menace to all Japunese women, while even foreign { women did not go uns fire of th> editorial batt papers writen for foreizners picked the challenge in defense of their nationals. “Indignant.” “A Foreigne “Insulted” and other foreigners write length! to their favorite papers polnting out all the nasty spots in Tokio and snifing at the smells which scribe vividly. ipanese, arimasu” and other natives write deprecatingly of the Piccadillies nnd the Broadways. The chief of police of Tokio calls it all a tempest in a teapot and erts that “foreigners are no better and no worse than the Japanese.” All of which Tokio knew before. French Travel Urged. That Frenchmen do not enough outside their own countr been recognized as a serfous national drawback. Mr. Gerard, formerly French Ambassador to Japan, knew from personal experience the value of travel as a means of broadening intellience and understanding ana resolved, when making his will, to set aside part of his estate for the en- couragement of travel by _properly qualified Trench students. He has be- queathed 250,000 francs, to be divided Into 10 travel scholarships of 25,000 francs each, to he awarded by the rector of the University of Paris to former pupils of the Ecole Normale or of the School'of Political Science. on condition that the money be used to pay for journeys around tha world. Should Be travel Immune. From the Wichita Beacon. Bandits shot a man at a poker game in Lexington, Ky. It ought to be against the law to rob a poker game. The Really Helpful Thaw. From the Albany Evening News. A January thaw is encouraging, but a thaw in the attitude of operators and miners would help more. Accomplishment and Effort. From the Los Angeles Times. ‘The Chinese begin their new year by paying all their debts, The Amer- icans only try to. b THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1926. THE NORTH WINDOW By Leila Mechlin. “Are all these pictures painted from nature?” sald the old-fashioned lady in the old-fashioned skirt while visiting the combined exhibition of the New York and American Water Color So- cletles, according to the secretury of the former. When told they were, her comment was: “Well, I'm not sur- prised; they are not nearly aa clear as If they were copled from prints.” Faus- ing before a picture of roses, she said: “1 suppose these are meant for roses, but T would hardly know they were flowers. When I was a girl I did bet- ter ones from prints, but fashions have changed. Now my daughter goes out sketching with a real artist, and my goodness gracious! I can't make head or tall of her pictures—blobs of color, splashes—and you have no idea what rough water color paper she uses! Daughter says I should try and see broud, and she says cubism is the highest form of art. Maybe that's why most skyscrapers are square, for she siys the skyscraper is America’s most original contribution to art.” Finally, having got the point of view, this ficti- tious old lady decided that the roses did look well at a distance and would look well on her parlor walls, therefore she purchased them. “Did you say the picture cost just $5007 That's cheap, roses being so high-priced these days; hut the picture is one of the dearest here, so I reckon you think it the best—T'Il take it, I like the crackle on the jar." Thus the New York Water Color ¥ has its little dig at the public and the prevalent disposition of ex- hibiton visitors to judge works of art first subjectively and second by the price list. Now the initiated know that a great t can make any subject interest- beautiful, and that the joy of a rk of art rests much less In its sub- ject than its treatment, but the masses hive always and probably will adway: find chief interest in subject. Mentall the titude toward a w of art {s “What is it all about?” rather than well or how skillfully has the his theme? Perhaps this is one n why artists delight in setting forth ugly subjects, hec: they are tempted to try their abili interest in spite of subject, or per- chance it may be bravado or exasperi tion in w * oy The clever dircctor of the print department of the New York Public cary, recognizing the common tend- - to be interested in subject, uses a means of drawing the publict sxhibitions of prints. “You simpl nnot get away.” he says, “entirely and abgolutely from the element of subject, even when natural facts have [ pure to desizn. The mind ever recurs facts, thoush rendered the prism of the emotions’ through the alemble of s ¥, or 'seen through a soul’ or whichever of the many definitions one may find most expressive. Senti- nent inevitably turns 1o those aspects of life and experience which strike 4 responsive chord to refurbish a phrase worn smooth by use. Thus, a portrait by Rembrandt, a Venetlan scenie by Whistler, a Paris bullding by Meryon, a landscape by Ruysdael or Haden, a genre plece by Ostade, w child subject by Cassatt, even though we hive never seen the person or scene depicted. In the life, will arouse in us emotions and interests In ad- dition to the primary delight in the disclosure of the artist's personality and viewpoint expressed in tech- nigue.” With this fact In mind the print division of the New York Public has lately arranged in the print gallery an exhibition of subject prints. As Mr. Weitenkampt shrewdly : “To a few collectors and amateurs there miay be something a Vit disquisting in the anpouncement, ainly a fear that such an exhibi- n may have an effect rather spotty, of a'motley array.” But the fact is, this exhibition is literally “a mix- ture of * Every print shown was chosen primarily because of its artistic quality. The greatest etchers are represented in the exhli- Lition, and those who are drawn to It because of au interest in the sub-. Ject are bound to o away with a higher standard established through wuaintance with the works of master tists. lor instance, Rembrandt. Whistier, Nanteufl, Legros and Hol. in rulr shoulders in the sectlon of alture: Bonington, Cameron, on, Pennell and Whistler ara umong those who fllustrate the clty and architecture; Barye, Benson, Bracquemond, Delacroix, Jacque and Steinlen ave among the delineators of four-footed animals and of birds. It is an excellent plan and one which is bound to create interest and to serve educationally at the same time. me time ago I showed my own picture gallery to my German barber,” said Mr. Robert de Forest, president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in a radio talk on “Art fn Everyday deast 10 s ago from i ducted wnder an Federa- “He said as he came in, before he had looked t picture, Mr. De Fores Here was the price list standa And how did Mr. De Forest reply? Thus: “What picture pleases you most: what pleture you most like to live with?"” fortunate,” he contlnued, and, indeed, around, ‘Wh cost you mos lable to have some costl have me that cost little. an Is photographs prints from which I find the same joyment as from my most cost paintings. and to which T give equal honor. The test of good art for you in your own home is not cost, it is enjoyment. It m: be that you do not now enjoy what art critics have pronounced ‘as the highest art. Get for vourself what vou do enfoy and after a time You may come fo enjoy most that to which the art critics glve hizhest acclaim."” This is sound and good advice, and it would be well if those who can spend largely, as well as those of re- stricted means, would take it to heart. * K * % Perhaps some would like to know what are the inexpensive works of art which Mr. De Forest has in his own kome and enj; Before he com- pleted his radio talk he told the lis- teners-in. I am quite ready,” he said, “to be specific. Among the re- productions I have on my walls is a plaster cast of Della Robbia's “'Singing Angels,' and on a table I have a bronze reproduction in reduced size of the ‘Victory of Samothrace.” Of colored prints I have reproductions of Inness’ ‘Home of the Heron,’ the original of which is in the Chicago Art Institute, and of a Vermee: ‘Young Woman Opening a_Casemen which is in our own Metropolitan Museum. I think I lock at these quite as often as I do at my original Van Dyck and my original oil paintings by Inness.” ‘The enormous sum left to_the Met- ropolitan Museum of Art by Mr. Mun- sey has attracted attention to all museums of art and has been vari- ously commented upon by those who approve and those who do not. From a purely publicity standpoint it ought to do good, for it will help to acquaint many with the great educational work that these institutions are doing. * ok %k % And, apropos of art museums, it is interesting to mote that the great museums of the Old World are in most instances not called by this name. For instance, the Louvre, the Luxembourg, the Pinakothek, the Hermitage, the Uffizi, the Pitti, the ft:;x;gell‘lo. It lsupoull;la that in this es a portion of their appeal? Despiie the fact that we know the ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. What is the direct cause pneumonia?—/4. T. M. of American Expeditionary Forces as ob- A. The Public Health Service says | this disease is caused by an infection | of the lung tissue with a micro- scopic vegetable germ known as the prneumococeus. Q. What is the origin of the term “pucking industry S. N. A. From the beginning pork was salted down and packed In barrel hence arose the name now given th meat industry. misnomer today because it applies in a greater degree to the industries of fruit and vegetable canning where packing in containers is an important feature, Q. When clay is stirred up with water and allowed to stand sometimes some of it will remaln In suspension for months. As it Is heavier than the water, why doesn’t it sink?—C. M. S. A. The Bureau of Standards says that the clay particles which stay in suspension in water for indefinite pe- riods are colloidal in dimension. They do not eettle, partly because of slight convection currents in the water which would keep them up very much the same as slight air currents will keep up very minute dust particles, and probably partly because of Brownian movement. Q. When did Dudley Buck die?— J. W. G. A. The composer, Dudley Buck, died in 1909. How Sandow?—C. strong . It is difficult to compare strong men. Iach has his own spe- cfal tests, at which he is the rest. A recent new stated that unquestionably the s est man of modern times wa Cyr of Canada, who was considerably ronger than Sandow. Breitbart, who died in October, 1925, is said to have come nearer to em dow than any of the latte imitators. ndow - e ance, Arthur S cas the best lifter of Weights ever produced. Stein- ach, Inch, Ashton, 5 »w and Lurich each had s usual performance to his credi Q. When addre: widow, should her late husband's initials be nused?— N. Following her husband's death, known socially by the ch she used during her hus. band's lifetime. Mrs. John Jones con- tinues to be known as Mrs. John Jones. Q. How many service in the war and how many were killed’—H. J. . The Marine Corps says that it does not have figures giving the exact number of marines In actual comb: during the World W The number which served overseas during the war was 950 officers, 27 enlisted men The Marine Corps deaths in the D. I arti Yor g a letter to o It fs more or less a|fro ines saw actual | making a total 4. From April to Sept ber 10, 1915, there were 3.620 Marine Corps deaths from ail causes. 871 enlisted e » meaning of &kl or y are often found as end lan names.—H. P. A. Skl are patronymic meaning " 18 distingulshed the matronymic ovna, meanine “daughter of.”” The termin is found in many Polish surn Q. Was the Chevy Chase ear constructed by the Capita Company?—P. D. G. A. The line the Rock Creek which In 1895 char the Capital Traction Company. Q. Has George V ing descendar 5 A. George W dren, and ther ants, vitch? ings of R K. ton had no ch no lineal descend h painter in ntroduce maps Q. Did dition to Verm, used Vermeer's day who made artistic u: Hooch and Jerhu in Dutch homes Other Duteh paint e of the fact ur e a list of modern Amer: >—A. O. L. deservin; in such a e the air brak loid, telept chine, ele There s This great un | that there must be a reo sthing that 1 the roall th construc on or caus: 1t for eve e s pla the knows that certain th | he dors not underst | 0. This s | formati ashington which will answer any question of fart | wou may wish to ask hencver you | are in doubt ahout anything irrite { our bureauw. Th carty co {of its caperts in ar queries i ured. Inciose 2 ceats stamps to cover the return posta Address The Evening Star Informe tion Burcau, Frederi Hask | Director, Washington, D. . averao s He are sc paper n " bhurcau o] BACKGROUND OF EVENT BY PAUL V. COLLINS. Is enforcement of the Volstead law a failure? A report is published in a New York daily that Gen. Andrews, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in charge of the enforcement of the pro hibition law, said a few days ago, in a speech before the Metropolitan Soci- ety of Preachers in New York “The Volstead act could not possibly e enforced under the existing Gov- ernment policy, and there was no in dication of such radical changes would be mevessary to make enfore ment a possibility. * % A request that the quotati commented upon by the weneral ught reference to Mr. R. A. ce is the depart might be tlure of the x ment of statistic 3 measured the success or enforcement. Mr. Haynes sent out a note saying Manifestly, it would be an impropr ety for me to comment upon the al lezed statement of Gen. Andrew ke is in the city and amply modify, verify or repudiate it Further fnquiry at the office of the chief brought the statement from his the newspaper state- eral and he savs he ‘did not say it." He has said nothing further. The trouble arvse from a gpeech by Mr. Buckner, United States district attorney, who told of the dif- ficulties of getting cases to trial, be- cause of the crowded condition o courts. He gets only one-third of the time of one Judge, and there is no use in piling up cases which cannot be brought to trial.” It is contended by adherents of the cighteenth amendment and the Fed- eral legislation in support of it that the practicability of the law cannot be judged Ly the success of the short term of enforcement under the pres- ent regime. The eftuation In New York City is said to be worse than anywhere else, and the State authori- ties, following the cue of Gov. Emith's veto of the State law for State en- forcement, are not supporting the Federa] thorities to the full extent that they might under earnest ex- amples from the statehouse. x % ¥ No statistics from the Prolfbition Bureau were access under the policies in force by the bureau, but considerable light is thrown upon the situation from the office of Mr. Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League. Mr. Wheeler ap- peared before Gov. Smith at the time the State law was awaiting action of the governor—which action proved to be a veto. He argued that it is just_as truly the sworn obligation of all State officials to support and en- force Federal laws and uphold the United States Constitution as it is to enforce State laws. Every judge and every officeholder takes cath to that effect. Mr. Wheeler dictated the following statement: “There is mo place in the United States where the law cannot be fairly well enforced, if the officers will use all the power that they have un- der the existing law. We do need additional machinery, especially in New York City, but this is no reason why the Federal judges should no* the full power of the law, no why State equity courts should nc enforce the injunction provisions c the Volstead act. These provision apply not only to the place where th liquor is sold, but to the individua bootlegger." Mr. Wheeler stated that the glut ting of the courts is not wholly du: to prohibition cases. Only one-sixt} of commitments to Federal peniten tiarfes are due to liquor law viola tions. District Attorney Buckner wants Congress to establish Federa' police courts to handle minor cases Another plan proposed is to give juris diction to court commissioners, bu: the objection is raised that that would modern museum to be to the con trary, there is a lingering impressior in the mind of the average person that museums are cold storage plants containing aggregations of curiosities rather than live institutions—treas uries of art providing a great feas' of beauty for those who hunger. If one will look up the word in the Standard Dictionary one will find that originally it was a temple or sanctu ary to the Muses, hence later a place dedicated to the work of the Muses. How much more alluring is that idea than the yrevn.len}‘. one! for court o the cost, A onsti would e adding uip them with greatl them wh needed from time to time. lan is to appoint in the cus ¥ cuch additional judges » the progress has really been ce the beginninz of the ‘olstead law? Mr. Wheeler is auth for follow: igures: “The records show that prior top hibition we consumed of pure alcohol ann 000,000 gallons of pure pure alc “Und d pectally denatured a ed to b .000 gailons of consumed in smit shine and hon than 10 sumption.” The gu pure be confused with th lons of liguor— from 1 Whee of dey aleohol n > number of u leohol used in @ biles for anti ing mixture ““The increased consumpti pletely denatured Wheeler, “has kept pace with the creased registration of moter ve er capita gallon 000,00 ule 1 an_unveri muggled plies ‘or moonshine sources, w give each of the old-time drinkers 5 quarts per year in place of the 108 gallons. 1f, on the other hand, there are remaining today only 2.500,( drinkers, occasional as well as stead there would be 10 gallons apiece f. them each year, or a little over & pi and a half & week, * * % % When Gen. Andrews took over t enforcement he authorized distr managers to add to their forces and the total sleuth force was quickly in- creased from 2,000 to about 3,000 Controller McCarl has warned that tho expense fs exceading the appro- priation, and at present there is in process a clearing out of about 1,000 of the least efficient men. Mr. Buckner, New York district attorney, challenges the Prohibition Rureau {0 make known the “stupen dous cost’ of enforcement of the Vo! stead law. Unde secrecy of t bureau the statistic: 6 not available from official sources, but Mr. Wheeler presents the followine “The f{otal expenditure throush the prohibition unit last year was $9.- 203,384.45 “The to the 20, w diverted 1 income from fines and orfeitures under the Federal act was °5,769,001.16. The total of fines im- wsed was approximately §8,000,000; ore of this will be collected. “In many States 80 to 90 per cent )i the cases wero tried in State ~ourts and fines collected thers, even hough the cases were brought by “ederal agents. he maintenance of the Coast ‘uard last vear was $7,642,100, and his covered prohibition, marcotics alien smuggling. Of course, the st Guard would have to be kept whether we had prohibition or wt. The additional cost in the De 'artment of Justice was provided for “v a special appropriation of $150.- 900, but this was not all used. “In the States with prohibition en- forcement codes we ‘est of cost. In Ohlo, State enforce- ment cost $105,702; the fines and ‘orfeitures amounted to $2,202,- 764, Mr. Wheeler adds: “Even if it cost £50,000,000 a year, it would be a good investment to have this part of the Constitution, adopted by the largest majority of any part of that instrument, fully enforced. It now pays back billions in increased effi- clency and productivity, and this would be still further increased if the law were better enforced.” (Copsright. 1926, by Paul V. Colllas.)