Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1926, Page 8

- 8 ; THE EVENING S8TAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0.! TUESDAYE MARCH 9, 1926. THE EVENIT With Sunday Morning Edition WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY. ....March 9, 1926 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Edltori The Evening Star Newspapér Company Business Office : 11th St. and Pennevivania Ave. Naw York Office: 110 q'a‘w-m st Chicago Office: Tower Buflding. Puropean Office: 14 Regens St. London, | ngiand. : The Evening Star. with the Sundar rin g adition 1§ delivered by cairiers within | a- “ty &t 60 cents per month: dajlv only. cants Der month: Runday onir. 20 cenis | MONtN. Orders may ha sent by mail o1 lephomie Main 5000, Collaction is mads by carrier at the end of each month. . 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Complete power In revocation of pe mita and absolute authority over all vehicies nsing the stresix was given to Director Eldridge in the revised measure, s well permission to fssue aperators’ vermits for a period | of thres vears at a cost of $1 a year. | An appeal from his ruling to the Canrt of Appeals is provided in the bill. the permit to remain revoked however, until the appeal Is decided. Authority to revoke permits of unfit drivers has been the kevnote of DI rector Eldridge's fight to make the stréets safer for the law-abiding mo- torist and for pedestrians. Almost | As soon as he took office it was ap parént to him that a great many per- sons were driving automobiles here who had heen arrested for fAagrant violations of the regulations but had never heen brought to trial, and that many who were physically and men- tally incompetent to handle cars in the presentday congested trafic were operating machines. | In earrying out the dictates of Con- | gress in the original wafic code for | the establishment of houlevard and | arterial highways the traffic director has been handicapped by the refusal of the street car companies to obev his rulings on compulsory stops. The | Publie Utilities Commission supported the companies in their stand. Under | the Bill as passed yvesterday by the House Mr. Eldridge is given authority to make all vehicles conform to the general traffic scheme, and street cars will be compelled to respect houlevard stops. Washington will start jts cleaning. up process next July in the issuance of new dr permits. The time for calling in old permits was orig- Inally set for March, but was extend. | @d at the request of the Commission. ers. Once every three vearn after| July every motorist will be required | to demonstrate his fitness to drive an automobile within the confines of the District. H Prompt action by the Senate in' eoncurring with the House on Wash. | ington's trafic code will, therefore, enable Mr. Eldridge to revoke the permits of hundreds and perhaps thousands of undesirable drivers, to weld into a single harmonious unit | the various users of the streets and | to weed out in the check-up and re. issuance of permits in July many who never should have been allowed to operate automobiles. This trafic matter has been one | of the live issues of the present session | of Congress. It has heen conceded on | all sides that the original code must be amended. It is now up to the Sen. | ate to act promptly so that theke needed reforms can be instituted at once, v i — —_— Questio: of candidacy and admit- tance immediately bring up important matters of differences among nations for the league to adjust. r———— The income tax blank has tempora- rilv superseded the cross-word puzsle a8 the prevalent means of brain agi- tation. T —— | Switzerland, once the playground of nations, ‘it now the workshop of di- plomacy. o A man who has woiked as hard as Rriand has cannot be blamed if he shows signs of wanting a rest. Confusion at Geneva. An astute Frenchman once said that the chief function of language was to conceal thought. By the spme par doxical dispensation it would appear that the chief function of the League of Nations is to promote rivalry At all events the present situation at Geneva is calculated to increase inter national asperities rather than sllay them, as the league debatesthe ques tion of seats at the council. As far as can be ascertained this is the stutus: Germany wants a seat at the coun cil table and insists that she be the only nation to get one ai the present mession. Poland wants a seat and cites the promise of Sir Austen Cham- berlain and the support of France. France upholds Poland’s claims and threatens, if Germany blocks Poland, to veto Germany's entry into the league. Great Britain has not yet taken a definite position. British pub- lic opinien is against enlargement of the council, but Chamberiain, the chief British delegate, has partially committed himself to enlargement. Spain demands a council seat simul- taneously with Germany and will ‘withdraw unless the demand is grant- ed. Brazil demands a permanent seat and, supported by Uruguay, Is oppos- ing one for Spain. Chile and the Cen- tral American republics support Spain. Argentina threatens to withdraw if the council is enlarged heyond the in- | | Witnesses, G STAR | oprosed to giving a permanent seat to | deeds” and for the operation and any nation except Germany at this session, even if Germany should agree to an enlargement, and will exercise her veto power to prevent it. Otherwise the situation at Geneva is perfectly plackl. The nations are in beatific harmony on all other ques tions. But just what is to be done with the claims of Germuny, Poland, Spain, Brazil and China s a puzsle. dently Sir Austen Chamberlain, practically casting the vote of Great Britain, is faced with the greatest task of his diplomatic career. 1f he sup ports Germuny as the exclusive candi date for a council seat, he offends nce, and, in the eveni of Ge "' success, precipitates the lapse of the Polish government. Al the same time if Spain does not get a along with Germany, out she Whereas if uny other nation than Germany is given a seat, oul soes Argentina. Evidently idealism does not prevail at Geneva. marn seat goes, B Police Court and Jail Reform. Prompt response has been made to the disclosure in The of bad stuations at the Police Court and at the jail. Members of the House Representatives who are charged with responsibility ‘for District lezislation are aroused by the revelation of the shocking conditions, and are planning an early inspecifon with a view to the adoption of remedinl measures at this saasion of Congrenss, Kxplanation of the veasons for these unantisfuctory conditions turns strict I¥ upen the puint of lack of funds. The truth ix that the Police Court and the Jail have increased In patronuge be vond the scope of their accommoda- tions, The jail stands exactly as it has for more than half a century, and the population of the District has in creased vasuy in that period. The Po lice Court has sbout the same cell facilities today thut it had forty veurs Meunwhile Washington hus beter in behavior und the demunds for cell spuce huve increased. are the cell spuces at the Police Court wholly inadequate, but the court itselt long since been outgrown, It is a4 comparatively new building. but it should be enlurged by ai least 100 per cent. There should be better facilities the assemblage of for consultation, for the themselves and especinlly for he housing of prisoners awaiting trial, The judges at the Police Court add their pleas to the demand for better accommodations. The superintendent of the jail points out that there is no money to buy new bedding and urges that fresh paint is needed. He notes that the sharpest economy must be an hus | practiced in the kitchen to keep the expenditures within the budget. A striking fact has been noted with reference to the maintenance of the jail. For the fscal vear ending June 30, 1921, the appropriation for the jail was $59.188, and 3,804 prison ers were cared for there during that period. an average of about $15.50 for each prisoner. For the current fiscal vzar the appropriation is $53,000, and imated that 12,000 prisoners commodated there during the 12 months, making an average ex- pense per prisoner of less than $4.50. There has been a grievous misadjust- ment In this case, the estimates of cost and of requirements being decidedly inadequate. But whether the appro- priation for maintenance should re- main as it is or should be increased. there ix no question that the jail has been outgrown. No amount of money for equipment, or for better food, or for more thorough sanitation can cure the condition in which seven prisoners are compelied to occupy a single cell. — vt Guard at the Unknown's Tomb. A military guard will probably be posted at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemete: sure that visitors at the tomb shall act becomingly. It is reported that Presi- dent Coolidge looks with favor upon the proposal to put a uniformed guard there and that when the detail of this plan is worked out he will approve it officially and put it into effect. The garrison at Fort Myer will probably furnish the guard. From time to time it has come to public notice that some persons 8o conduct themselves at the tomb as to give offense to other vis- itors and that they violate the proprie- ties of the place. 1t is said that some persons use the flat tomb as a seat and that some spread lunches on it. A number of men do not come to at- tention, do not salute or do not remove their hats at the tomb. Some pilgrim parties are too gay, and laughter, con- versation and badinage go unre- strained. A commlittee representing the American Legion called on the President and asked him to support a resolution introduced in the House by Representative Furlow that a chain be put around the tomb as a barrier and that a guard be kept on duty there. 1t is reported that the Presi- dent told the committee that legisla- tlon to give protection to the tomb was not neceasary, as it is within his powers to have appropriate measures taken. It is very likely that the com- nanding officer at Fort Myer will add the tomb of the Unknown Soldier as a post to those already maintained by the garrison and that the presence of & sentry will insure decorum and or- der. — S The Montana prisoner who went crazy when the band played “How Dry L Am!” was evidently without religious influence in his early musical training. Any prohibitionist would welcome the tune with its original words, “Oh, Happy Day e e — The Deeds Office. Yesterday's action in the House re- garding the office of recorder of deeds was a satisfving indication of good will, but little more. It established the financial status of the office on a proper_ basis by providing that here- after the fees shall be paid into the District treasury and that the cost of the office shall be subject to ap- propriations. Then, in conjunction with the provision for this annual support of the establishment, it di- rected that the annual estimates for maintenance of the office. In other words, the bill as it passed the House provides taat the Commissioners may estimate for & new bullding, but it does not give assurance that such a ! bulldiog will be appropriated for or authorizéd, 1t may be deduced from this fram- |1ng of the measure that Congrens, in i the event that it hecomes law, will i1ook favorably upon estimates for the | erection of a new structure for this |olllr-n. the need of which has been |80 often and so emphatically demon |strated. It would have heen more | ['ansuring, however, 1t a definite an thorization for the construction hadi heen written into the meusure. i So frequently has the condition of | the records relating to property titles | in the District of Columbin heen set forth that it s superfinous now to| scress taem. They are familiar to all Wwho have businesx at the office of recorder of deeds und through desc tions to all others who are concerned | about the proper housing of the mu- nicipal offices. The constant prayer of Washingivn s that disaster will overiake this precious collection of fles that hear upon the titles to the real property within the District and the records of incorporations formed here. . The question of a site for the pro- posed new bullding for the recorder's office is not now discussed. It Is to be assumed that it will be indicated In any estimates that may later he submitted. That it will be central, chosen with reference to the con venience of those using the office, Is { likewise to be assumed. The struc ture should he more than a mere storage house. It should be large enough to accommodate present files, with convenlences for working and with opportunity for enlargement in the years to come. et The once famous New York theatri cal lawyer, “Abe” Hummel, was sup. posed to be living in London with & fortune n{l At least a million and a quarter. His estate fisures up to leas than six thousund. Evidently he lived in & world that was even more “make believe” than that which he had often been called upon to represent in legal matters. - ————— A uniformed guard becomes needful at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, possibly not hecause of intentional sacrilege, but hecause of the percent- age of Ignorance and moronism that persists in every promiscuous human group. s0 r——— As a secluded agriculturist, Harry Thaw refrains from much effort to participate in discussions pertaining to marketing. When he wants “farm re lief”" he goes back to New York. eoe—s The United Statex Senate has had %0 many investigations to present that it has not been easy to keep the spot- light of popular interest on the s subject long at a time. —eees e Relief for the farmer may enable him to acquire enough economic In- fluence to help relieve the citizen who has to purchase farm products at re- il rates, e Wilhelm Hohenzollern has adjusted himself to new conditions and Ands an outlet for his energies by appearing as one of Germany's most energetic real- tors. S A certain amount of diplomatic un- rest in Mexico is regarded as neces. sary to ass the people that national customs are not being neglected. et ‘Washington a lar and wealthy city now stages a noveity in the way of a big diamond robbery with no pos- sible theatrical publicity Involved. R In the affairs of Mussolini the time is apparently at hand when a states- man, however powerful, needs a little genuine popular ——oo—s Congratulations have been extended to Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes on not only how long he has lived, but how well. i SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Journey. We're seeking the land of the May Day, Where the skies are clear and kind, Swinging along toward the play day Through the land of Never Mind. Patient through hours regretful That leave us no heart for song; Patient through days all fretful, ‘When the storm beats fierce and long. And when we're no longer lonely And our griefs are left behind, We'll remember the shadows only As the Jand of Never Mind. Twpromptu Demands. “What are you going to talk about in your coming speech?” “Can’t say,” answered Senator Sor- ghum. ““T'here’s no telling, "these days, what Kkind of an investigation is coming up next.” i tu Imitatiol The mocking bird is sweeter than the rest Of alt the feathered host. That poet is 'mongst singers far the best Who underatands the most. Jud Tunkins says one of the most remarkable things about old-fashioned fiddlers is that they don't put on airs and insist on beimg called violinists. Violent Remedy. “Where's Mesa Bill?" “Laid up,” answered Cactus Joe. “Bill got thirsty and dug up 2 rattle- snake. It was kind o’ sluggish. But after teasin’ it for an hour or so Bill got it to reach out and bite him. ‘Whereupon it was our duty, of course, to put all the whisky in camp at Bill's disposal.” “Is he cured?” “The doc says he was over the snake bite in ten minutes, but he'll have to spend three weeks in a hos. pital to recover from the liquor.” “I never yet saw a loafer,”” sald clusion of Germany. China wants a [the government of the District for|Uncle Eben, “who didn’t imagine he seat. de gD pan does not oppose China's Qeeat Rritain. Sweden i the fiscal year 1 and thereafter bulldjng for the recorder of was intitled to some kind of reward N her representative awaiting a | shall include estimatefitor “a suitable | for' heautifyin’ de earth by his THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Mary Roque had often been cen- sured by her friends for) carrying huge sums of money around with her. 'Some day you are going to lose it,” she was told. “1 guess not,” Mary always replied, with her well known’ smile. Carrying a well stuffed wallet had become a habit with Mary, There was no particular reason for her person- ally escorting large quantities of specie, but it gave her pleasure to do {80, and #he indulged herself in it. This is one of the secrets of a happy ife to do what one wants to do, within certain limits, necessarily, such {as those imposed by good taste, the state of civilization und the dictates of morali Undue restraint, such ax inflicts mAny-—-one is almost Inclined to say mosi—is A form of monomania for which civilization pays dear. Unhappy women, disgruntled men, unstable children are some of the human products of the hampering restraints of civilization which stultity tanhood and womanhood and bring in their train nervousne: apriclous- ness and many forms of unhappiness and il will, To live a free life, always within the bounds of the goiden mean—this I8 to be A true man or woman, and at the same time to exemplity all that the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence mean. * ok ook So we see that carrying a padded pockethook was not just a form of stubbornness with Mary Roque. It was an aseertion of independence differing In outward aspects only from the famous ride of Paul Reve The spirit_behind both actions was much the same. It was, indeed, a tremendous wad of ready money which Mary carried with her that afternoon as she strolled down Cemetery walk What and where is Cemetery walk? Can it be, dear readers. that vou do not know Cemetery walk? The | I8 vours. It runs alongside a beau tiful reating place of the dead, where man has tried, with some success, to blot out the shadow and leave be- hind the reality of resurrection. Here, for several blocks. one ma walk along « shaded thoroughta beside the high iron fence, with great thick bar uprights, and leok into the peaceful hollows. over the rolling hills, beneath the high trees, every acre dotted thickly with white stones. monuments and other testimonials those who have gone hefore. Those who o rabbits’ feet in their pockets are very much inclined to pass along here hurriedly, or to £o by some other sireet altogether but those in whom intelligénce has given some peace of mind and heart will walk this way willingly. In life we are in the midst of death.” The birds are chattering in the (rees: a gray squirrel runs across the well kept horders: there is a chipmunk, Its little bright eves shin- ing across & mound covered with faded flowers. So the converse is true. In death we are in the midst of life. “If a man dle. shall he live again?’ Ah, mighty question of Jobh, here is your answer, here along Cemetery walk! * o ox ok There was $970 in Mary's pocket- book as she strode along the walk that bright Winter afternoon. Mot of the sum was In erisp $20 bills. Mary had no need of the money, and could have given no justification «f her carelessness to her friends. is generally carried by the male sex, or to the money therein, or to the possibllity of losing container or con- tents, Light a feather, stylish as the lady at the style show, Mary Roque whirled along Cemetery waik as if no cloud could possibly darken her gleaming sky, or any wind blow up a atorm. A bright light came into her blue eyes as she recognized Olga O, the «irt with the shortest last name in the world. Mary rushed forward to greet her. “Olga O!" wshe cried. ““Where are you going, Mary? ed the dark-haired flapper, who wors a hlack hat, and a coat of the shade called “lpatick red,” trimmed with black fu Just taking a little walk.” “Kmcorting your big pocketbook?"” “As usual’” grinned Mary., Olga always worried about that pocket- hook. . “Have you got it, Mar: Why, certainly, OIg “You are going to lose it some da if vou aren't careful. You worry me.” “Lose my pocketbook?" replied care. lens Mary, reaching a gloved hand into her pocket. “I haven't got much-in it today, anyway, only $900 or so—-"" A startied look came into her eyes. Wi why—" She looked around, “1 believe I have lost Lost all that mon roaned Olga 0. “Let us go back and look for it. * % % % The dark-haired girl was terribly upset by the loss, but the golden- haired one, who, after all. had lost the money, smiled brightly and com- forted her companion when the two were unable to find a trace of the pocketbook, Don’t worry, Olga,” smiled Mary, T'll get it back again.” “Frusting child,” scolded Olga vill get it back again—my ey with this disrespectful remark she be- gan to berate Mary roundly for carry- ing %0 much money. The gist of it all was, as it so often is, “1 told vou 80, I tell vou T will get it back.” Mary waid, looking calmly across the rolling viata of grass, trees, white stones. | “Your confidence in human good | nexs and honesty 1s refreshing.” | ary only amiled. ‘'ome to my office tomorrow morn- ing. and If 1 haven't got my pocket book hack I'll blow to & lunch.” “I'm eating luncheon right 8o the two girls | Promptly at noon the next day Olga presented herself before Mary Roque in the latter's small but re. markably complete office in the Essary Building. Take me “Poor Mary! iladly,” “smiled Miss Roque. “I have $970 here. Do you think that will be enough?” She displaved a plump billfold. Mary!” screamed Olga. seizing the precious pocketbook. “Who was the h nemt mant - e § to lunch!" " she cried. honest, my dear—he was afr And Mary pointed to a neatly printed card which ahe had ted in her pocketbook months be. Olga read: Notice—These bills are counter- feit and are the property of the United States Government. Return to the Treasurer of the United States, Treas As a matter of fact, she gave no thought whatever to her pocketbook, which was a simple bilifold, such as BACKGROUND OF ury Department, Washington, D. C. on penalty of $10,000 fine, 10 years in Jait, or both.” EVENTS ! BY PAUL V. COLLINS, There are today as many American boys and girls actively engaged in a certain undertaking of great moment as there were men in the Americar Expeditiona; Forces who hed across the “bridge of ships” ake the world safe for democracy. Two millione of high school stu- dents are preparing speeches to be delivered in local elimination tests, looking toward the great Natlonal Oratorical Contest to he held June 4 in the Auditorium of the Nation's Capital. There, the F ident of the United States, the justices of the Supreme Court, cabinet officials and 6.000 citizens will listen to the victors of State contests. The speakers will discuss that unemotional subfect.” the United States Constitution, and the young. but gallant, knights of eloquence will thrill the thousands before them and the millions throughout the land listening in by radio. Without thrills there is no oratory, and two previous contests have proved that oratory- long mourned as dead—still lives. That Is & momentous renaissance. For half a century, old-time ora- tory has been out of favor There are two professions of high require- ments which no man today without prejudice _dare claim to have achieved. What newspaper man will set up for_himself the title of “jou nalist”? Veteran newspaper men cannot explain why one who follows the work of journalism is not a jour- nalist, as one who practices law is a lawyer, or one who speaks from a pulpit_Is a preacher. The title is given freelv to the “other newspaper writer,” but not arrogated to one’s self. he title of “orator” is seldom ap- plied even to a speaker, except in flowery introductions by toastmas- ters. Oratory*has sufferea atrophy through disuse. Critles say that 1t has lived on in the halls of radicalism and revolutionary unrest, hefore au- diences who do little reading and less thinking., but how seldom does it appear in Congress or even in pul- pits or courts, in the guise of the old-time pomposity and dramatic fervor of the ‘spread-eagle speaker who rent the alr, tore the language to tatters, split the ears and drowned the eves with tears of tragedy or thos! w’l‘he Civil War brought public de- mand for full telegraphic news. This created the modern newspuper, which, with its fullness of information, sup- planted the old-time slow methods of the orators. There developed %per- sonal journalism,” with much of the characteristics of the orator’s seif-as- sertion and pomposity. The editor used not only the logic and erudition of the orator, but also often his ve- hement denunciation of opponents coupled with every resource of vitu- perative language. ‘While “personal journalism” ha been- in turn largely supplanted b; systematic and enlarged news gathe, ing and by specialized editorial re. search, room has been restored for the development of the “lost art” of vocal eloquence in direct, fervent and forceful appeal both to reason and emotion. Some twenty-five or thirty metro- politan journals, of. which The Star is one (each in its own circulation field), have combined in an effort to revive and popularize oratory and at the same time to inspire patriotic in- terest in the fundamentals of Amer- ican Government. LI Educators recognize the tremendous importance of this growing move. ment upon public understanding of American ideals and patriotic appre.. ciation of the significance of the United States fundamental law-—the Constitution. The “finalg” last vejr were judged by three mémbers of the Supreme Court: this year the judges, not yet announced, will also be most emi- to |nent. ‘The rules require the speec (0" he rated B0 per cont mpon worm position and logic and 50 per cent on delivery—a somewhat different test trom that of Demosthenes, who, when asked the three most impo tant requisites of oratory, answered, “Delivery, delivery, delivery Yet the printed rules of thir conteat almost poach upon .Demosthenes in saving to the candidates: “If you | believe in it strongly enough, you can bring your audience to your viewpoint. One is always a majority in orat provided that one is per- suasive enough.” ERE In spite of the emphasis upon de- livery, the ealy criticism which has appeared has been upon the charac- ter of the arguments—not the argu- ments presented in the speeches of the students, but In the text matter supposed to be supplied to the con- testants, to influence the nature of their speeches edless to cite the tact that the 2.000.000 candidates do not receive their data from the con- test headquarters. but they gather it from the local libraries and from articles on American history pub- lished in the 1,100 newspapers and magazines interested in the move. ment. According there appes to the management, no foundation for the efforts of opagandists of radical- ism to charge that the oratory I8 directed toward the Constitution as originally adopted, before amend- ments were added. It is recognized th: the amendments are as much part of our “fundamental law" as was the original document, for the original Constitution supplied the methods by which the voters could keep the instrument a living soul of our Government, always in touch with popular needs. instead of a petri- fied relic of & dead past. According to Mr. Randolph Leigh, the originator and manager of the movement, the Constitution insures a “republican” or representative torm of government, not a pure de- mocracy in which all. voters par. ticipate in passing judgment at the polls upon all probléms of state. Mr. Leigh, in his book, The Citadel of Freedom,” argues that when the peo- ple exercise the right of direct ballot through the initiative and referendum, they “bust” representative govern- ment. ‘The United States Supreme Court decides that that is a political question, and the court has -refused to interfere with its freedom in the 22 States where it exists. The book ot Mr. Leigh s useful to the embryo orators, as a source-book of historical data, but they are not bound to agree with' the author in his chaptés de- nouncing “Constitution busting” by the daring Rooseveltian and other ogres, who have persuaded 22 States to adopt the democratic doctrine of “initiative, referendum and recall of judges.” No pressure is brought upon the views of the orators, and certainly the contest judges are not influenced from any standard of ad- judgment except the logic, forcetul- ness and delivery of the contesting orator, whatever his viewpoint. The movement, which started as a State contest, grew quickly into & national affalr, and this vear it is to be supplemented with an interna. tional contest, to be held next Oc- tober, also in Washington. Mexico has already held one contest modelad after this one, and next October the winners of similar contests in Euro. pean countries will come to Wash- ington, each to speak in his own language, upholding the principles of the government, of his own coun- try. This is not at all a moyement of pacifist internationalism, but it cannot fail to enhance cordial feelings between . nationals the several countries. - (Copyright. 1036, by ¥. Collins.) NEW._ BOOKS " AT RANDOM LG M. “YES, LADY SAHEB." Grace Thomp: son Seton. Harper & Bros. The 1id at last completely off, women are now dally popping out into roles that for them but a little while ago would have beén incon- ceivable, impossible. A striking mark of this new freedom for women ia the Joyous ease with which so many of them are sweeping into the bin of dis- carded things their sole exclusive possession, the cherished home-keep- ing trddition. Going along with thix geature of dismissal is an eager sally- ing,out in & clear thrall to that wa derlust which Is the true inktinct ol lite, regardless of accidental ecquisi- tions, such as sex, for instance. Nowadays it is a common thing (o hear treble feminine voices joining lustily in the masculine basto and baritone responses to the call of the Red Gods— We must fo—go—go away from hi On {ha ofher Side ‘ot the world w ‘Send $he 1oad is clear befors you when the old "Spring-frat comes o'ér Fou. And the Red Gods call for you'! And so—we have lady globe trot- ters and. explorers, woman mountain climbers and desert trallers, hunters and gdventurers. As & matter of fact, they are all advanturers. This, in the sense that they are not in an ex- clusive pursuit of knowledge as such. Nor are they absorbed primarily in adding to the world's stock of useful information. They are not on busi neas am business ia generally under- stood. No, they are just stretching their legs in a blessed release from the cramp of age-old restrictions, from an endless pitter-pattering around the kitchen—stove to table and bsck again, world without end. ‘hey are hunting their dreams. They are chas- ing their rainbows. They are mak- ing their long dreams come true. They are feeling the pride of living as, farin€ out by themselves, they force lite to hand over the rewards of courage and independence and indi- vidual attack. Just adventurern, these women, no matter how ponderous and impressive their labels may be. But men are adventurers, t0o. 8o, in fact, is everyhod: For surely it is noth- ing less than a high emprise to chal- lenge at any poini, however small, a thing 50 unknown as the great wor' in; a thing mo terrifying as all life So. as well as our natural jealous: wiil permit. 18t us lift our glasses- of water—high to these enviably dar- ing and independent women. o oA x ‘A Woman's Adventurings With Mysterious India” is, in substance, the title of Grace Thompson Seton’s travel book. Its more colloquial nam- ing. “Yes, Lady Saheb,’ is the writers tribute to Hakim, the indispensable turbaned bearer of bedding, procurer of food, magic master of smooth transportation, préparer of the bath watch dog sleeping on a mat outside the door of his amazing employer. who was always going somewhers, always on the move. An astonith- ment, this, to the static nature of the passive Hindu. This is the place to say that Hakim in his various ac tivities as well as in his unvaryving helpfulness provides a permanently pleu{n. picture not only of himseif. but in a truly representative sense of much of the Indian nature as a whole. And Hakim was right about the fitting habit of his emplover. First Bombay, then north to Delhi and Gwalior and Jaipur and Mysore. A sudden swoop southward to Madras and Ceylon, then a flight to the northe:again. This free lance of trav- elers appears to flaunt her whimsi- cality of procedure in the facer of sober and systematic travelers. But erratic in seeming, it served the good purpose of laying out the whole man to the leader at the start. It spreade the entire picture of the East Indian peninsula and then picks out here in high light this point of history. that center of special activity. this city of famous industry, this monument or temple. this palace and government house of one native prince or anothei A handmade country where carving in marble and ivory rear théemselves in palace and temple, where fabrics in silver and gold bespeak a time that is endless and unfailing millions of patient hands to carry the stupendous tasks forward. * ok x % The adventurings of Mre. Seton in India partake of the glamour of the fairy tale. Frequently alluding to herself as Cinderella, ahe too feels this fairy element. Here are waiting coaches and shining outriders of re- moved and mysterious princes. Pre- pared programs for her visit are o sequiously submjtted for the approval of this American woman. Days pass in the glamour of a life that is a world away from that of any American eit- jzen. Talking calmily, but with ob- vious delight, the goods that these easiern gods and potentates provide, the traveler makes the most of them —jots them down in her mind and her notehook for vour later enjoyment and mine. Amusing incidents crop out in the midst of this elaborate ritual of princely living. For instance, the lady in her strolling about the town comes upon a cow. Now this in Amer- fca would signify nething more than a right of w But in India a cow is quite another matter—sacred the cow. with the possibilities of international complications tied up in a careless be- havior toward divine implications. 8hot throughout with lightness and brightness is this competent record of the facts of India ax these transiate themselves to the Western mind. Out of the pleasurings and goings about in 80 buovant a spirit Mrs. Seton gath- ers many of the obvious facts of an- clent India facing upon a modern world. The restless and protesting millions under enlightened and kindly British rule, the lack of co-operation, the population broken into bits of na- tive principalities, the progreas in ed- ucation and the common ways of life, the advance of the women, their ef: forts toward a common welfare—ali of. this is gathered up in the large by this animated and intelligent woman traveling de luxe through India, ad- venturing gayly and returning compe- tently with a fine outlook upon the country as a whole in its common as- pects. And this outlook is at your hand in “Yes, Lady. Saheb.” * K ko THE LITTLE WORLD. Stella Ben- son. The Macmillan Company. Another woman gone to India—gone all around the world, for that matter, in a brisk sight-seeing that is filled with ‘both wit and wisdom. A pointed, pithy series of sketches backed by high intelligence, keen observation, mastery of the contrasts that register effects, and & wit that sparkles into laughter at every turn. Let's quote Stella Bensor ere’s nothing else to do with her: “Cows in India occu- Py the same position In society as ‘women did in England before they got the vote. Woman was revered but not encouraged. Her life was one long obstacle race owing to the anxiety of man to put pedestals under her feet. ¢ ¢ * The cow in India finds her position equally lofty and tiresome. You practically never see a happy cow in India * * She must know that she holds half Indla’s politics in the hollow of her hoof; like ‘our mothers, she must have been constantly told how incalculable is her indirect influ- ence on her country's destiny—vet she js humiliated and unsatisfied. Just a touch of Stella Benson, who wraps the facts of her own travels in ‘XM web of an Irrcslnltlbh wit and a et4 rommonsense intelligence. A book whaose 10 &8 real as if = were et TO ANSWERS QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. Please give some information about Blind Tom?--W. H. O. A. Blind Tom was the name given to Thomas Greene Bethun He was born blind and a slave, near Colum. bus, Ga., on May 25, 1849. He exhib- ited unusual musical talent before he wal 2 years old, and played the piano when he was 4. He was able to imitate birds, rain, thunder, étc., and | could immediately play any selection after hearing it once. He appeared in his first concert when he was & years old, and traveled extensively through A’r'l’\:rk'l and Europe. He died July 8, 1908. Q. What is an automatic telephone? -J. P. C. A. An automatic telephone is a tele. phone forming a unit of a aystem in which the connections are not made | by operators, but by electro-mechan- ical devices at a central station, whose operation is initiated by the calling subscriber, Q. What Is sujuk?—8. T. A. Sujuk is a Turkish preparation sometimes called rajik and is made by atringing walnuts on pieces of stout twine about one vard long and im- mersing them in a mixture of grepe molasses and flour. After receiving & coating of about one-fourth inch, they are withdrawn and hung up te dry. It is said to be an excellent article of food and palatable. Q. From what is the term “rayon” derived?—K. L. A. The term “rayon.” as a generic name to be applied to all artificial silka, has recently come into quite general use, having been indorsed by many trade associations, and being ap- plied by different producers to their products. The word is French, one of its meanings heing a ray, as of light, and the thought in the minds of cer- tain of those who sponsored it was that, being a_term unknown to most of the English-speaking public, it would permit of no .confusion in its use. It was belleved that it could not be mistaken for anything else, and would still be applicable to the | tion per capi buflt. We are also advised by him that the Hohenzollern was a cruiser. but the Emperor used her as his yacht. Q. What is the grade that a former service man must make to pa -/mn service examination?—J. H. C. A. A former service man furnish an honorable discharge ana takes a civil service examination re- ceiving 65 per cent passes the exami- nation, while a civilian must make 70 per cent 10 pass. Q. How much mutton and lamh are consumed in the United States in com- parison to beef and pork?—A. A. N. A. The total annual meat consump- in the United States i® 1487 pounde. Of t 75.8 pounds ir pork. 67.7 pounds beef and veal, 5.4 pounds lamh '“d mutton. Mardi Q. Why_is Gras" 80 called?—A. H. E. From the French practice of parading a fat ox (boeuf grae) during the celebration of the day. The name means fat Tuesday, “Mardi" béing the French for Tuesda 1t is the last day of carnival, the Jatter comprising the last three days before Lent, the feast or season of rejoicing ohserved with public merriment, revelry and feasts, ‘Q. How should the word be spelled—frankfurter. frankfurt, frank- forter, or frankfort?—I. H. A. The correct name for the meat to which vou refer ie efther frank- furter or frankforter. Q. When was the organization, the Wooderaft Indiank. combined with the Poy Scouts?—D. N. J. A. Tn 1910 these organizations ware combined under the title of the Boy Scouts of America. A charter waw granted under the laws of the Distriet of Columbia on February %, 1910, Any reader can get the answcer to any question by iwriting The Evening Star Information Bureau. Frederic J. product as expressing its outstanding characteristic of luster. Q. Why is a spider's web called a cobweh?—J. W. H. A. The old Dutch word for spider was cop, 80 with a slight it has become cob in English. Q. Which yacht is the most expen- sive ever bullt? 0. . A. The secretary of the New York Yacht Club says that he is under the impression that the Hohenzollern is perhaps the most costly yachi ever BEATING THE Uncle Sam Says BY WALTER ARTICLE 1L The Government's trail to the in- come tax dodger's door frequently be- gins in a clue that seems trivial. A clue that appears to be insignificant in itseif may uncover wholesale tax frauds. Every clue is run down, even it some seem futile. Large cases of tax evasion are de- tected in investigations ~which had their origin_in mysterious “tips reaching the Internal Revenue Bureau from anonymous sources. Some of them have ought millions of dollars into the Treasury from defiant tax- payers. Highly important “tips” have ied -intelligence agents into under- ground workings of amazing conspira- cies between large taxpayers and con- niving- Government employes. Honest taxpavers have come to the Treasury Department with informa- tion that certain individuals sought to involve them in conspiracies to “fix Government employes, and alter Gov- ernment records as a method of escap- ing income tax liability. Offers to Juggle. A New York taxpayer of large means and important banking connec- tions came to Washington not long ago and told the Treasury of an at- tempt to involve him in a conspiracy to cheat the Government out of the amount of income tax he owed. A member of a tax-accounting firm previously visited the New Yorker and told him that, for a large fee, he would juggle the account of the taxpaver, and moreover that he could bribe an employe of the revenue .fer\‘h‘e who had charge of the New York return. Agents of the Intelligence Unit broke up the conspiracy. Had the New Yorker accepted the proffered aid, he might by this illegal conspiracy have saved a substantial part of the very large sum he actually paid in income tax. but the odds were against him. The Bureau of Internal Revenue received a ‘“‘tip” one day that a cer- tain group of New York manufac- turers, acting in concert with a rev. | enue inspector, were robbing the Gov- ernment out of a million of dollars or more in taxes. ‘The manufacturers were required to file monthly returns and pay tax on total monthly sales. The revenue auditors noticed there was a sharp falling off in the income taxes paid by the manufacturers. Fifty officers were concentrated upon this job. They found that the revenue inspector made uke of a special rub- ber stamp and blank forms stolen from revenue headquarters. By agree. ment with the manufacturers he would be paid half of the taxes ac- tually due, and then stemp the tax returns to show the full amount had | been paid. Intelligence agents found Iho manufacturers had thousands of bogus receipts. The revenue inspec. tor who engineered the plot was live ing in luxury and getting rich. He and the manufacturers in the con- spiracy were rounded up, and the Gov- ernment collected $2,000,000 in back taxes and penalties Changing Dates Fail. A group of men, high in the soclal and business life of a large Western city, were caught recently by the Intelligence Unit in a scheme that unscrupulous business concerns vainly sought to use to deceive the Government. These men directed the affairs of a large manufacturing concern. Their scheme involved the changing of dates of old Invoices, the charging of fake purchases on the company books, the fssuance of checks in favor of the firms whose invoices were used, the forging of their indorsements, and deposits of the checks In the company's bank. The Invoices used covered purchases made in earlier yvears of goods osten. wibly obtained for use in the manu facture of the company's product. The old invoioes had been inserted in the company's records to show an increase in expenditures of the: busi- ness in the years in which taxes were payable. Undetected, this would have reduced the net income on which the Government tax would be computed. Government agents charged the com- pany’s officers with falsification of their accounts. The suspects admitted their books were jammed with fraud- ulent entries. They produced all of their books, and described fully the scheme they concocted. The firm de. frauded the Government out of $156,.- 000 over a perjod of four years. A disgtuntled workman, who imagined he had been given a raw deal by that firm, gave the tip that put the Gov. ernment on their trail. Women furnish many “tipa” on tax dodgers. One such tip recently in- volved the head of a family socially prominent in a large Middle Western city. His wife ended a society af- fair.. 1t - brou out all the town motables. The &(ite, proud of heér rat- change | Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. | This offer applies strictly to informa- ! tion. The bureau cannot give advice | on Tegal. medical and financial mat- | ters. It does not attempt to settle do- mestic troubles nor undertake rz- naustive research on any subject. | Write your question plainly and | briefly. Give full name and address | and inclose 2 cents in_stamps for re- | turn postage. The reply is sent direct | to the inquirer. Address The Evening | Star Information Bureau. Frederie J. | Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. INCOME TAX It Can’t Be Done. H. ATKINS |ing in the social register of that par- deular State, grew very loquacious {about her husband's financial success | and especially about several big deals | he had put over. netting a clean-up in | profits of nearly $500,000. Some | friends of the wife chided her with | suggestions that her husband couldn't | pocket all of the “velvet” in those |large deals. She rather resented that | suggestion and confided to them that her husband “knew how' to beat the Government, for he had been doing that identical thing for vears, she boasted. Some woman, an interested listener to this conversation, evidently jealous of the social and finanel standing of the all-too-confident narra- tor of the story, tipped off the Inter- al Revenue Bureau. Pays $100,000 Back Taxes. What foilowed when intelligence agents got on the trail 24 hours later provided one of the spiciest chapters for gossip that particular town had had for many ye Soctal scepters changed hands and great bitternese was engendered in the aftermath and | hubbub of scandal. The man in- | volved. confronted with evidence eol- |lected by intellizence agents. had to {admit shamefacedly that he had | cheated the Government. He paid $100,000 in back taxes and penalties. A society woman in the role of “in- former” upset the normal placidity of a fashionable New Kngland resort short while ago. This place is the | mecca for people of wealth and dis- tinction from all parts of the country, In the home of one of the colonists a ball was given one night that drew the elite of the town. Wine flowed freely. Chatter among the merry- makers was free and unrestrained. A certain woman, bearing the name of a family known ali over the country, indulged as freely as the rest at the bowl of a thousand kicks. She re- lated somewhat in a confidential tone to a small group of women standing near that her husband had reaped a profit of more than $1,000,000 in a real estate deal. Here jsalousy bobbed up again with fatal result for the talkative woman. Her husband was suspected of tax evasion because -of his relatively low tax' payvments to the Government as shown by pub- lished returns a year ago. It was fine fuel for the society woman. She dropped a neatly placed tip with the Treasury Department. Her tip was intended to be anonymous, but in some way tax authorities traced the | sender of the messaga and thereby got the groundwork for a case that un. earthed . deliberate and willful tax dodging, by the prominent man in- volved and ‘brought several hundred thousand dollars In back taxes into the Treasury. The stunt of the =o. ciety woman who provided the essen- tial tip has:been duplicated in other cases with €qually fruitful results' for the United States Treasury. Marked by Government. A money-mad capitalist wears the tax-dodger label in the Treasury rec- ords today because of an insatiable ambition to become richer by the method of “double-crossing” his cli- énits and defrauding the Government. This man, now facing criminal pros- ‘¢cution in the criminal branch of a Tederal court in one of the largest Eastern cities, had, up to the time of his apprehension, a national repu- tation as a negotiator In city property deals, involving millions of dollars. Large firms considered as final his judgment in the appraisal of property values.. His scheme was to overap- praise property, take the owner into his scheme, obtain extra money through excessive valuation, which he would divide with the owner. Giving a certain piece of real estate an me- tual valuation of $1,000,000, acting in connivance with the owner, he would report to his client, a large buying corporation, a valuation of $2,000,000. He and the bwner would divide $500. 000 each. The Government caught the man at the trick and levied an assessment of $442,000 additional tax and penalties. These are a few samples of fax frauds that are engaging the daily attention of the corps of men di- rected by Chief Elmer L. Irey, Intel- ligence Unit, Bureau of Internal Rev- enue. They are iypical of hundreds that intelligénce @en have encoun- tered, both ad to tRe scope of opera- tions of the fraudulently inclined and the ingenuity employed to beat the Government. They stand out con- spictiously, the intelligence chief as-* serts, because they reveal how some. men, noted- for business acumen and <agacity, crumplé up piteously in blundering efforts to cover up crooked trails that ndr:e:; ‘zlnlnlyl r;\nrked‘:: treachery, tion, perjury frand toward. the Govérnment.’ (Conyrisht, 1926.) A