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8 THE EVENING STAR' With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. ‘WEDNESDAY. . . THEODORE W. NOYES. ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office o 11th St ani Pennsviy New York Office: 110 Chicago Office: Towe Ruropean Oftice: 14 Rexent England. The Evening Star. with the Sundas morn tng edition Vered hy ecarriers within e city at 60 cents per month: daily only. 46 cents per month‘ Sunday only. cents D by mail or tion is made bY month. nia Ave, t 42nd St. & . London, —Payable in Advance. nin. 00: 1 mo. 00: 1 m 00. 1 mo. All Other States and Canada. ard Sunday.1 yr.$12.00: 1 mo 1VE f&Ront 1 ol unday only |1l11yr. $1.00:1mo: Member of the Assoc: ated Press iy exc Notwi Eng endmie ght visory tandin the X that 8 ser rather thar d law 1d fro; the voted 10 Comm pre A ! ction favorin that inequ. Council cellation of measure. 1t may be nied protes its remov held & ilding on this s was given of the ipon the own- ' one-halt W pavements and re- tion of the northe: b, but now an imme- str mar £ of ne In pai s urban area 1go repaved that used from & wi section > trucks fr rents, ar igns of wear owners Iy it from the owners ‘& enjoyes r have paid wave paid 1 ew pavements distance awa The fc the latter 1all £ omi a the ve the cost inst the District fu This ca the inequ of the i ; as the primary and the injustice y and speciti- rding the ately abutting beneficiary of t improvement essing him of all the people. street pavements as well as be paic out of general and of sp a There was never the least wa; this expedier street lessening the drain npon the general unds. The Borland law was enacted at a time of rigid economy in Dis appropriations. It was n then and it is far less ju that the city has grown greatly and every sectior the District street system Is a part of a whole and should be so treated in all provisions for new paving or for the repair of old riioli} Bt Open the Doors! A subcommittee of the District con mittee of the House is now holding rings on the subject of Commis- sner Ing’s practice as guardian for 1 Contrary to the principles ar play, the subcom. mittee has closed its doors and is con- ducting its inquiry in executive ses- Only such statements of the proceedings as members of the sub- committee to make public are issued. Witnesses are subjected to cross-examinations as to the fairness of which there can be no means of udgmen No can felt in the thoroughness or the equity of such an tnquiry. Tt s desirable that the fu est examination be made of this mat- ter, regardless of the course that may be followed with reference to the im- peachment charges that have been filed against Commissioner Fenning and which are now under considera- ton by the House judiclary commit- tee. The House District committeo should insist upon public proceedings, for the ke of its own understanding the matter, and should so direct the beommittee, 1f that smaller body does miot itself open the doors, so that overy word spoken by witnesses and 5 examiners may be made known to the public. TR Rising temperature is now pre- dicted. Comfortable opportunity for . special “Clean-up” week to get rid of the soft coal soot should soon pre- sent itself, s shou taxatior went not out of raising money for mprovements as a means of he ane D sion. wish confidence be P learings on prohibition enforce- ment are going into deep stuff, ex- tending even as far as the wine tellar, e Washington Symphony Orchestra. \ gratifying and promising begin- ning has been made in the creation of a Washington Symphony Orches- ra. Yesterday's concert, the first performance of the new organization local instrumental musicians, demonstrated that an orchestra of Lilgh merit can be developed in the Capital City. Three elements are es- sential in such a work, musical tal- ent possessed by a sufficient number of performers, capable direction and public support. The talent and the direction are assured. The public support is all that remains needful to assure a Washington Symphony Orchestra that will satisty the musi- cal taste of the public and advance the city’s prestige as a musical center. Numerous efforts have been made iu tbe past to organize such an or- .April 21, 1926 “|ment of the public welfare commis- 1 tor pub! 2 THE EVENING chestra, but without success. The present endeavor, sponsored by pub- lic-spirited people, promises to sur- vive the difficulties that have hereto- fore proved insurmountable. Wash- | ,ington has advanced materially in {this respect during recent years. There are here resident many more competent instrumental musicians than ever before, owing to the in- crease In professional opportunities. mphony hestras from other clties have come here regularly for| some years and have been given sus- tafning patronage at their concerts. The musical taste of this ¢ity has ! been cultivated to a high point by | | these opportunities to hear the best | music. There has now developed a | public competent to judge and to appreciate and, as evidenced by the ! upport glven to the visiting organ- wtions, able to gratify its musical e by attendance at concerts. If there is not enough local pride and patience during the formative verlod to assure the Washington or- chestra a sustaining patronage it cannot survive. It should not be maintained by endowment or the un- derwriting generosity of a few in- dividuals. It should be established | as a local institution supported by | the local music lovers. If that can done Washington will at last have justified its claim as a com- munity of appreciators of music and vatrons of that art. —— et — - Socialist Doctrine. | A socalled mass meeting will ve | held here tonight under the nuspices lof a “citizens’ committee for mothers’ | pensions for the District of Columbia,"” at which it is expected arguments will be made for the addption by Congress of that particular form granting aid to mothers and depend- | ent which has been spon- ured by representatives of a national organization interested in this gen- re. While it may be at-| tended by representatives of local or- | ganizations by Washingtonians interested in sccuring a satistactory mothers' pension law, it is doubtful whether they will voice approval of the particular measure the promo- ion of which is sought. Tor there is {a fundamental difference between the asure which the people of Wash- e and that which is urged | influences. The bLill which the District Commis { sioners sent to Congress at the begin- ning of the session with the indorse or of measure | 3 i children | jeral and by ott sion which they had created to work out a series of legislative propositions are in the District pro | vides for a systemn of aid to dependent mott and children administered by an ulready existing agancy. When the | Lill was framed the public welfare { bourd. creation of which was one of ! the commission’s proposul, had not yet been established. It has since been authorized by an enactment, absorbing yoard of charities and the board children's guardians. Under the issioners’ bill this board would | stem of mothers’ pen- | sions. New York bill,”” as it has been called for identification, differ: | materially in that it provides for the | administration of the system of | mothers’ pensions by a separate body. | There is no occasion whatever for| he establishment of a new agency. especially in view of the fact that the ent trend of law fs for the con- tion of all public welfare agen- | cies. s Objection is raised to the ad- { ministration of the mothers’ aid law by the board of public welfare on the ground that such a dispensing of as- | sistance savors of charity. This is supported by the assertion that the {grant of assistance to dependent Km()lher‘sl and children is not charity, but is a recognition of a natural in- herent right. To this the advocates of the Commissioners’ bill demur. Thus' there is a practical objection to the “New York bill” in that it cre- ates a needless agency, involving addi- tional cost, inescapably leading to con- filets of jyrisdictions and overlapping in administration. There i also an I objection to the principle involved in the measure. It was this principle of the “‘natural right” of the mothers’ pensfon system that undoubtedly led to the following declaration of support when on the §th of February, 1926, the so-called compromise bill, which was simply the New York bill slightly disguised, was under consideration. Mr. Begg of Ohlo was speaking in favor of the Commissioners’ bill. Mr. Berger of Wisconsin interpbsed to say: Mr. Berger—-The Soclalist party will vote for this bill becau Mr. Begg—Because you can't get what you want. Mr. Berger—Because it is in the socialistic direction, but it is & milk- and-water bill. The best we can get, however. Ani that is precisely one of the rea- sons why the people of the District, united on this matter as rarely in the past, are opposed to the New York substitute and ask for the enact- ment of the Commissioners’ bill which the Senate committee on the Distr! has favorably reported as a substitute for that which the House passed. | the of m sol; After the Butler-Willlams episode in California those now willing t in- dorse beer as a safe drink will be in- clined forever to draw the line at cocktails. — e ——o—t——— e The Public Buildings Bill. By slow and difficult stages the Senate is proceeding with the bill to provide for the construction of a large number of public buildings {law before the fall of the g: tion could properly and effectively be spent here to bring the Govern- ment, for the first time in its ex- Istence, up to date in the matter of | housing equipment. But $50,000,000 will go a long way to that end and Wwill make it possible for the de- partments to function with far less congestion and difficulty and waste of time than at present. As a measure of economy this expenditure is decidedly Jjustified The Government is spending about $1,000,000 a year in rentals in Wash- ington alone, and for that large amount fs getting, from the point of view of its needs, inadequate accom- modations. 1In several cases it is tenant at the will of its landlords. It is housing thousands of clerks in bufldings that are unsafe, structures that may at any time collapse or burn, with heavy destruction of ir- replaceable records and possibly even of life Opposition to the factious character. logical argument inst its enact- ment. Lvery consideration of good business prompts its passage. The expenditure proposed is, in relation to the urgent requirements of the Government, moderate. It does not actually carry any appropriations, but authorizes them to be made. It it is passed at this session no funds will be provided in the appropriation bills now being enacted. Recommenda- tions and plans will be made for ap- propriative action at the next session 8o that construction work can start early in the fiscal year of 1927-28. It is therefore urgent, In view of the pressing needs of the public service for housing, that this bill become a Is this bill There is of is no Spring. President Coolidge's reminder to members of the D. A. R. of their duty to vote'in the Nation's elections ma: help to avert any apathy in future campaigns. The proceedings of the organization have often brought to attention a wealth of political energy which cannot fail to assert powerful influence when released for greater public purposes ————— A farmer who hopes the Govern ment will extend him the liber: money accommodations that ave ar- ranged for distant nations is inclined to attach a too literal importance tc the maxim “Charity begins at home.’ — o Friends of Senator Wheeler aggressive in declaring it I Cos a great deal of good money to prove that there was no recessity for bringing Senator Wheeler to t in the first place. are ————— 1t now regarded as impossible to avoid foreign entanglements to the extent of preventing the League of Nations from figuring strongly as o topic in the next presidential campaign. S L As a dictator Mussolini has powers of persuasion as well as of coercion. Nothing could be more alluring to the Italian citizen than his pro- spectus for restoring glories of ancient Rome, e o Paper curren be swmaller, which will enable the size of a bill to correspond in some meas- ure with fts diminution in purchas- ing capacity e Restaurants may be padlocked but there is no way for those interested in Harry Thaw to get his night key away from him. S SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON Refilnement of Crime. We've parted from the stalwart days Of burly buccaneers Who picturesquely met our gaze, Though foremost in our fears. The smugglers who were wont to roam The stormy waters through Have gone; the smuggler now bLrings home Some surreptitious brew. Of miscreant we cannot be rid. Alas, the style is new! Where once we had a “Captain Kid" A “Candy Kid” we view. Without Political Interest. “Do you belleve in evolution? “I don’t take much interest in it,” answered Senator Sorghum. “These ntists are not practical people. They insist on devoting themselves to abstruse discussion instead of*organiz- ing the vote to line up at the poll Hard Workers. The labor problem is no joke. When wages are so steep, The jurors are the only folk ‘Who work both hard and cheap. Jud Tunkins says he likes the films because none of the actors make fun of the town and kick about the hotel accommodations. It Can Be Done. “You can't get something for noth- ing,” said the ready-made philosopher. “I ¢ .n't,” replied the gloomy person. “But the man who sold me oil stock could.” A Farmer’s Stratagem. “Do you feel the need of relief?” “Not in particular,” answered Farm- er Corptossel. “But I dassn't act too both in this city and elsewhere. That measure is now the “unfinished busi- ness” of the Senate, with the Italian debt settlement question interven- ing from time to time and culminat- ing today. It is expected that the public bulldings bill will pass the Senate and this virtually means its enactment at the present session, as it has already passed the House and there would in that case remain only the conference to give it final form. This is practically an “omnibus” bill in that it provides for the erec- tion during a period of years of a large number of buildings through- out the country at a total cost of $163,000,000, of which $50,000,000 will be expended on structures in Wash- ington. As a matter of fact the en- tire amount authorized by the bill for country-wide building construc- L% contented and prosperous for fear the assessor'll come around an’ raise my taxes.” Dry Enforcement. Enforcement may be incomplete Till backed by a majority Where every other man you meet Enjoys police, authority. “Prominence ain't allus desirable,” said Uncle Eben. “In de choir de man dat’s most conspicuous is Zeb Spicer who keeps singin’ off de Key. R Sneezers Ignored. From the Providence Journal. The Kentucky Legislature has mude | STAR, WASHINGTON, Lilac buds are out! This is good news to all who love the common purple variety knolwn throughout the world. Last year, through some freak of Nature, the National Capital missed jits lilacs, scarcely a tree in the city blossoming. The year before, however, Washington was a picture at lilac time. This Spring,” unless something un- toward happens, we will have lilacs again throughout the District of Co- lumbia. Last week the purple panictes in miniature popped forth with a sud- denness that surprised even the en- thusia; In the midst of the cool spell, after the branches had been growing for some weeks, the buds ap- peared. Many until another Hlac to them from their are out!"” was a_scurrying, then, to . following which exclama- tions, of delight filled the air, as later perfumes will waft from the most ex- quisite blossoms. 1t was not first page news, exactly but all of us thought it should have “got in the paper’—and here it 18! The lilac is another of the blossoms that brings back memories, on ac- count of its distinctive fragrance, a* once penetrating but subtle. It has a cool quality, a clean smell, that is a delizht to man, woman and child. We have heard persons say they “do not like the gladiolus,” but we have yet to hear any one declure they disliked the lila * ¥ gardeners overlooked them, an” would call own yard, “Oh, The lilac is an especial favorite in :, where much hybridizing work has been done upon them, with what may properly bhe termed charming results Those who are acquainted only with | Syringa vulgaris, the common llac, may be surprised to know that there are many varieties, named mostly after lades These range in color from white to almost crimson. through the various shades of lavender and lilac, all shades of pury Those who have plenty of ground will find it interesting to purchase some of these named va- rieties, us they are beautiful in them- selves, and lend variety, which is the spice of gardens as well as of 1i Perhaps the majorit tent with the so-called common lila To him who holds communion with Nature in her various forms, the ordi- n lilac has u fascination which none of the fancy varieties can pos- sess, for the former is indissolubly linked with vears that are gone, and memories that are as sweet as the lilac odor itself. In literature the lilac hus a high i place, mnotably through Walt Whit | man’s powerful *When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom'd." This thren ody, used as President Li hymn, is one of the few compositions of Whitman which have been ad- mitted universally as masterpieces Although its theme is death, and its mood one of sadness, the poem chants in unmistakable tones the glory of res- u ction, typified by “ever-returning Spring,” and is a triumphant affirma- die, shall he live again? * % ok loor yard ar early in the “When lilacs last in the bloom’d, and the great ‘droop'd in the western | | owen D. Young Dawes plan—is now ta likely Democratic opponent ator James W sworth, public: theoming New | York senatorfal campaign. Washing- | ton politicians hear that pressure to | that end is being brought upon Young. {but it 1s not vet known whether he has decided to desert business for politics. The brainy chairman of the board of the General Llectric Co. and the Radlo Corporation of America has all the “up-State” qualifications | the Democrats require to match Wa tworth. Not only Is Young a nativ of the New York provinces, but graduate of an “‘up-State” university (St. Lawrence, at Canton). Another aspect of s eligibility is the far ! flung network of contacts he enjo in virtually every town and hamlet of New York State through the Gen- eral Electric's ramifications. The world of b Young of the ed about as a of Sen- jr., Re- Young even gualifies as a dirt farmer, as his home is on ancestral heath at Vanhornesville, where he spends a good deal of time with an aged { mother. Republicans concede that from every standpoint he \\'Olll(} be a formidable antagonist for Wads- worth. i * Somebody, somewhere, in the souve- nir-snatching United States is wearing the Annapolis class ring of Capt. Zachary Lansdowne, commander of the airship Shenandoah, with which he crashed to his doom in Ohio last all. As the result of thoroughgoing detective work, in which the ederal authorities took a hand, nearly all of Capt. Lansdowne's personal belong- ings were found. In several cases they were retrieved from persons who accumulated them by mistake.” But the class ring, which our Army and Navy men always cherish as the proudest heritage of the days at their Tespective service academles, could never be located. Mrs. Lansdowne is mainly interested nowadays in legis- lation designed to confer u little more generous treatment upon the de- bendents of the sailormen who lost their lives in the Shenandoah. _hhe confidently hopes that some time, <omehow, “Zach’s” ring will turn up and be worn by his son. * % k ¥ Andrew W. Mellon's batting aver- age as a speechmaker is far and away the lowest in the administration. When the Secretary of the Treasury is prevailed upon to make remarks, especially on festive occasions, they are the last word in tabloid. The Union League of Philadelphia recently celebrated ~ Mellon's seventy-second birthday anniversary. He was deeply affected by the rousing cheers that were volleyed at him, for Mellon is modest, as well as taciturn. Former Gov. Sproul of Pennsylvania recalled i Union Leaguer for 38 years. were the good old days,” said Mellon. _used to come here and sit unnoticed in a corner. I wasn't a public figure then, and my obscurity had its ad- vantages. It gave me a splendid op- portunity to observe how prominent Philadelphians behaved themselves, Yes, those were the good old days. But these are glorious days, too—even though we do have prohibition.” * ok kK As Maine goes, so goes the country —not always, but usually. It also goes first; i.e, votes in September, while the rest of the country does.not march to the polls until November. So the Republican party is making early preparation to take the fleld in the Pine Tree State and lay well the foundation of victory at the 1926 con- gressional elections. Four members of the House of Representatives, a gov- ernor and full State ticket are to be elected. Those offices are all in Re- publican hands at present, but Maine chosen the goldenrod as the State's | sometimes has a habit of leaving the officlal flower. Apparently the hay- fever vots is considered negligible. ¢ reservation in off years, and the G. O. P. purposes running no chancesin will be con- | ln's burial | tive to the old, old question, “If a man : siness and finance would, | of course, find him wholly acceptable. { that the Treasury chief has been u “Those | D. ¢, WEDNESDAY, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. night, I mourn'd—and yet shall mourn with ever-returning Spring,” begins this great poem (printed here in prose, in which form it will be more accept- able to the average reader). It is interesting to note, in passing, that Whitman, in this poem, as in all_his others, steadily violated one of Edgar Allan Poe's principles, enun- clated in “The Rationale of Verse.” In that essay on verse forms, Mr. Poe declared that every word ought to be spelled out correctly, instead of using such forms as ‘“bloom'd,” “droop’d,” “mourn’d,” as in the above. He undoubtedly was right. Espe- cially was there no excuse in the rid for Whitman using such eli- sions, since the rambling nature of his poems (which many will not agree to call poems at all) allowed him room to use the full form. Such usage merely confuses the reader, and tends to give a choppy ap- pearance to one's verse. This idea might be kept in mind by all ambitious writers of verse, especially at this time of the year, when Spring does strange things to the poetic urge. “O ever-returning Spring, trinity sure to me you bring, lilac blooming perennial, and drooping star in the west, and thought of him I love.” So the Good Gray Poet went on. “O powerful, western, fallen star! O shades of night, O moody, tearful night! O great star disappear'd, O the black murk that hides the star, O cruel hands that hold me powerless, O helpless soul of me, O harsh sur- rounding cloud that will not free my soul!” * & ok Xk Then comes an unforgettable de- seription of the lilac as most of us know it, in its simple, beautiful set- ting: “In the door-yard fronting an old | tarmhou near the white-wash'd | palings, stands the lilac bush, tall | growing, with heart-shaped leaves of rich green, with many a pointed blossom, rising, delicate, with the pe | fume strong I love, with every leaf a miracle—and from this bush in the ! doo with delicate-color'd blos- | soms, and heart-shaped leaves of rich | green, a sprig, with its flowers, 1 | break | The poet knows of a shy and hi den bird warbling a song in the | swamp, the thrush warbling its song | in a hidden recess. | The poet thinl cesslon, as the gre | in the glory of a V time, goes back to his last sad home | while all along the way great crowds of silent, corrowful people watch him as he goes. “Here, coffin that slowly glve you my sprig of llac,” reverent the poet. Then he thinks « In the day, in the might, to ooner or later, delicate A serene fuith in death he “Dark Mother, always gliding . with soft feet, have none chant | ed for thee a chant of fullest welcome? Then I ¢ it for thee—I1 glorify thee above all; 1 bring thee a song that when thou must indeed come, { come unfalteringly.” In the end he keeps lilac and bird, twined with | chant, “for the sweetest, of all my days and lands Thus the lilac brings us today, with | other recollections, the memory of a great man. Think of him, for a second, when you smell vour first lilac, and know again that he did not die in vain. of the sad pro Lincoln, slain ashington Spring- | passes, T | savs death: and star the strange wisest soul WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILL. | this pivotal campalgn. Representativ | John Q. Tilson of Connecticut, Repub- {lican leader in the House, will be in general charge, especially with regard to Speakers rmer Hepresentative {James H. MacLafferty of Californi {who now sits at the right hand of Herbert Hoover in the Department of | Commerce, plans to spend his mer vavation on | He is & seasoned politician and spea jer, and is strong in fraternal circles. ' * { Prince Tokugawa, who headed the | Japanese delegation at the Washing | ton armament conference, recently de- {livered a public address on Abraham Lincoln in Tokio. It revealed an ex- traordinarily intimate acquaintance with the life, times and character of the Great Emancipator. In token of his scholarly discourse, Prince Toku- gawa was presented by the American Ambassador, Charles MacVeagh, with a Lincoln campaign button, used when the rail-splitter first ran for the presidency in 186 Undoubtedly the World War {s over. Baron Maltzan, the German Ambassa- dor in Washington, has just given a dinner in honor of Senator Berenger, the French Ambassador. It is 12 years since the envoy of France in ‘Washington has deigned to cross the doorstep of his German colleague, and vice versa. The two countries that face each other across the Rhine made peace in 1919, but Franco-Ger- man soclal amenities have only grad- ually been restored. They were never re-established in Washington until the recent: festivity at the German em- | bassy. A dinner, which is always significant in diplomacy, becomes a demonstration—or what the diplomats call a “demarche”—under the circum- stances that marked the Maltzan- Berenger function. * ok ok ok Many people are wondering it Maj. Roy A. Haynes, the Federal prohibi- tion commissioner who bore the brunt lof enforcement for four strenuous ¢ vears, will take the stand in the senatorial hearings. There are few who know the inslde of the prohibi- tion story as Haynes knows it, and he could unquestionably spill a lot of beans if he ever started in. Since Gen. Andrews took supreme charge of enforcement last year, Haynes has devoted himself exclusively to co- ordination of so-called fleld activities in the dry realm. A convincing speechmaker, he continues to be in lively demand for public addresses, and never fails to maké a strong case for prohibition. Ohio Republicans continue to prod Haynes to run for governor next Fall, but some of his | friends think it {8 too much of a | Democratic-Donahey year to fustify | him in tempting fate. (Cobyright, 1926.) Double Meaning. From the Charleston Dally Mail. If we lived at Herrin, Ill., we wouldn't very long, which remark may be construed in at least two ways. Naps Permissible. From the Los Angeles Express. One advantage in having the ser- mon over the radio is that the preacher can't spot you if you go to sleep. Self-Knowers. From the Pocatello Tribune. People who are really acquainted with themselves aren’t found in the self-satisfled class. A Continuous Shindy. From the Detroit News. It seems that when the polls are closed in Iowa the election has only just begun. t | rule, practic the Maine stump. | APRIL 21, 192 Politics at Large By G. Gould Lincoln There seems to be just about as much chance of modifying the eigh- teenth amendment of the Volstead act as there is of enforcing the dry law. TI s is the impression obtained after two weeks and more of “wet” and “dry” hearings before the Senate ju- diciary subcommittee. With the pres- ent strength of the “dry” vote in both houses. of Congress, however, the Vol- stead act may be amended in certain particulars designed to strengthen en- forcement. There is a vast determina- tion on the part of many millions of the people never again to legal- ize- the sale of beverage liguor or beer and wine, or even to make Uncle Sam a dispenser of al- coholic beverages, similar to the gov- ernments in some of the Canadian provinces. On the other hand, the huge propertions of the fllfeit liquor business in this country and the amount of fllicit distilling, brewing and fermenting for home consumption dis- closed at the hearings are staggering when considered in the aggregate. A human ideal is brought squarely up against a human appetite. The strate- gle position is at present with the ideal fn the matter of legislation. ok kK This does not mean there will not be victories in the coming congres- sional and senatorial elections for both “wets” and “drys,” according to the localities in which the elections are held. There is one section of the country, however, in which the “drys” are so strongly Intrenched there seems hance whatever of any new gains y the wets—the South. The people of the Southern States are bound up to prohibition, it appears. Today there are one or two Senators from the! States of the South who are “wet” and vote wet, but no more. One is Senator Broussard of Louisiana, and he is engaged at present in a contest | for renomination with a reputed | “dry,” former Representative J. ers. A Southern Senator, prob- | )iy the most popular man in politics | today fn his own State, told me since these hearings began before the judi ciary committee that if he should vote | | am_on the prohibition | i 1, or even for a modification of | Volstead act which might permit 1 wines and beer, or just hee { alone, he would not receive 1 vote in | 25 cast when he comes up for re-el tion again. And he was entirely sin- cere-in his statement, * % With such a dry sentiment in the! South, there seems little chance of an avowedly wet candidate receiving the | | Democratic nomination for President, | { particularly as long as the two-thirds| rule in the Democratic national con- | vention continues in existence. Ior | the South, because of this two-thirds 1y holds the veto power when it comes to presidential nomina- tions in the Democratic national con- vention. | > nator Smith W. Brook-| allowing the grass to grow under his feet in his effort to be re { turned to the Serate. No sooner did ne reach Towa, after being ousted from the Senate a little more than a week ugo, than he launched into a cam paign for the Republican senatorial nomination against Senator Cummins, | and from all reports the fight is tof be waged without gloves. He hus! returned to his home State somewhat in the guise of a martyr—claiming | that the election laws of his State have becn disregarded by the Senate. He is making the most of the nti- World Court sentiment which exists in s State as well as in the other States | the Middle West. And he is making | the most, too, of the discontent among | the farmers because of the failure of | Congress so far to deal with the sur | plus crop problem. These are his main issues, and on them he is seeking to rally to his support the so-called pro- gressive sentiment in the West. Sone Western Kepublicans in the Senate jare frankly disgusted with the action of the Senate which eliminated Sena- tor Brookhart and placed in the seat Le has occupled a Democrat, Senator | Daniel F. Steck. It was noticeable on the roll cali which threw out Brook- hart and seated Steck that only two| Republicans the Mississippi voted against art — Senators rren of Wyoming and Phipps of | Colorado. There is no le interest hLere to learn whether members of the an World Court group in the Sena will go into Jowa to work for Senator Brookhart's nomination as they did in Illinois for Col. Frank L. Smith against Senator McKinley, and have been doing in Wisconsin against Senator Lenroot. There is always the chance that attempts to use out- siders in a State primary may not react against those who seek such influence. But there are some of the anti- court Senators who continue to insist they will “go through” with thein opposition to Senators who support- ed the World Court in the Senate vote last January, no matter who may be hurt by their efforts. among these are Senator Idaho and Senator Reed of Missouri. % . A situation might arise, it is said, in Massachusetts which would prove particularly embarrassing to the ad ministration. If former Senator David 1. Walsh should undertake to make his campaign for the Senate against Senator Willlam M. Butler, chair | committee, on the World Court issue, would Senator Borah, for example, undertake to speak in the State against the World Court, which Sen- ator Butler supported? The Massachusetts situation differs regard to the candidacy of Senator McKinley. At present there seems no likelihood whatever of there being Republican ~ opposition to Senator Butler in the primaries. If the lits co | all animals n of the Republican national | from that which existed in Iilinois in | ears to the Q. Where is the fastest race track in the country?—lJ. C. A. The hardest race tracks are the | tracks on which the fastest time can 1 be made by a horse. A sandy track | such as Bowle, Md., is a slower track Belmont Park, N. Y., ig a hard dirt| track and is one of the fastest in the | country. Q. How long has the Post Office De- | partment carried packages?—B. L. | A. Parcels have been carried by it since its establishment. Prior to 1912 | the limit of weight a8 4 pounds, The parcel post law was enacted Au gust 24, 1912, and this act provided for the extension of limits of weights of parcels and provided zone'rate: It also contained provisions for the estat lishment of C. O. D. and insured serv- ices. Q. What per cent of the people in Hamtrack, Mich., are Polish?—H. L. I* A. The last census showed that in a total population of 48,615 Poles num- bered 15,496. Q. Does the United States export to Europe more oranges or apples?—T- D. A. In 1925 the United States export- ed to Europe of apples, valued at §1 916 b rels of apples, valued Oranges were exported in 19, rate of 1,980,680 boxes, valued 687,097, Q. Has the temperature ever been cold enough in the United States to | freeze alcohol” C A. The Weather Bureau sa the lowest temperature ever recorde in the United States is 65 degrees be low zero, at Miles Mont., Janu- ary, 1888. As alcohol free: at about 180 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, ng known actual temperature sufficiently low to freeze pure alcohol has occurred n the United States or elsewhere E. at he cost in Great Brit- iic of the foot- Q. What ain of the recent epide: and-mouth disease” A. This epidemic, { the middle of September. 1926, ha nuary, ] The drastic nimal, The number killed ; sheep, 9, pigs, 2,35 he gross compensa tion to owners paid by the government 1s $1,100,000. Q. What pressure is exerted by the wind when it is traveling 90 miles an -L. M. R ien wind is trave 100 miles per hour. ranges from 5.6 to 40 square 1oot. Q. Is United § A. China could not be the the pressure pounds per Chin: {of the United States, since both co tries are in the North Heris The antipodes of the United would be located approximately south Indfan Ocean to the west Australia. Yor instance. the latitude of Wash rees 53 min- utes_north 0 degrees 1 minute . Its a fore, would lie approx: tude 38 degrees 53 minut 102 degrees 59 minutes east lon Q. Who first sald a stage” M. A. This saying ! in lat- h and “All the world's is gener at- | tributed to Shakespeare, but A. J. But ler gives of an old G ladius of Ale Shakespeare a th woe. Q. D.A A. The average weight is about inces, of which 10 per cent is she The net weight of a dozen would be 6 ounces. the following translation em written by Pal a centuries before “All the world's a stage, learn thy part with al hieart or bear the burden of th How much does an egg weigh’ Q. Does | demics of A. that it attache: outbreaks of They occu measles oce | epidemies 1 | complete | ve serious R. A. A Amerfean Union savs no fmportance to the vellow fever in Brazi outbreaks in this count ret out of h ur hospital equipment | Please name some memorials « jother projects to which school child |of the Tnited States have contributed | mone B. A. Amor {0t 01d Tro |of Lincol | Monume Park, W {comb R | Eugen | New 1 | Preservatior | @ What con lights in! | the Ai |, Ak il s eq 15,000,000-candlepower elec ! cons. | e | Bethl, | A wdlepower are dled for night cet—T1. ( The Naval Ol | star has been cer | the Star of Bethle belief among | was a supernatur Which of the polygamous A Bie polygarmous birds are th birds, such as the Q Did you ¢ eric J. Haskin? question of fact in a personal I | educational idea | Tives,of the most intel American | ers. It is a part of ¢ of a newspaper—sery 7 charge except 2 cents in st | return postage. | Haskin, director. Th [ Information Bureau, . . the answe reis a grea duced into th it people 1 aper rea hest purpos- am : g Eta Washingto Burb;mk Honored in Death As Benefactor of the Race “Peace to his ashes and honor to pame! Lven as he combi e tendencies of various pl blended them into one, may his own iife be hlended with that infinite t never knew a beginning and sha never know an end: is th benediction of the Oklahoma Cit Daily Oklshoman on the pass sther Burbank—a benediction ec in countless tribute on the pages ¢ the press. “The world will mourn for Luther Burbank. It has said good-bye kings and rulers and battle com- manders with less regret for their passing, less sense of benefits con- ferred,” says the San Francisco ‘Bul- Jetin. *Luther Burban service to his fellows democratic—it was of the earth. And all peoples of the earth will sorrow for his death.” Seattle Daily Times, declaring th Burbank, by his genius, skill and pa- tience, was able to improve on mna- ture's work, believes “the genius of Burbank will be long remembered by his fellow men. He left little in the way of writing about himself or his work, yet the fruits and the flowe which bear the imprint of wizardry will be his monument.” * x * The Oakland Tribune gentle man, in _old clothes, W His work w ing says r in a garden made a whole world stop | fence and see what | wood Citi- | to look over the he was doing.” The Holly zen pays this tribute: “Not what he could take out of life for himself, but what he could glve to life for the benefit of mankind—this was the goal of Burbank—this is the goal of every truly great man.” The Tex- arkana Gazette, enumerates some of the plant wizard's achievements: Burbank took from the cactus i pines so that cattle might eat the of; he changed the potato so that the vine became more productive and fts fruit more nourishing; he made corn grow to an unusual height. with more I; he took the seed from oranges and grapes and the stones from plums; he enlarged the |size of the leaves of the mulberry | tree that there might be more food for the worm and # greater produ tion of silk: he changed the color of World Court issue is raised in the itself. who feel that the anti-World Court ax should be swung against those Senators who supported the court, let the chips fall where they will rthermore, it is understood that Senator Borah is not inclined to be guided by party lines in his fight against the World Court, that he feels some of the Republican regulars party lines in the vote on the Brook- hart case in the Senate and had no compunction in cutting off one-tenth of the Republican majority in the Senate and turning it over to the opposition. Several months ago Senator Walsh was quoted in Massachusetts news- papers as saying that he favored entry of the United States into the World Court with reservations. But the reservations adopted by the Sen- ate may not prove to have been satis- factory to him. In other words, the gate has not been closed against his taking the World Court as an issue. * ok k% The date upon which official declara- tions of candidacy for the senatorial ' nominations must be filed has come and gone in Oregon and the contests for Republican and Democratic sena- torial nominations in that State are now pretty well defined. On the Re- publican side Senator Stanfleld, Fred- erick E. Stelwer, Alfred E. Clark, John J. Crossley and A. L. Shumway are announced candidates. On the Demo- cratic side Bert E. Haney, former Shipping Board commissioner, and former Representative Elton Watkins Bay State it will be in the election | many Senator Borah is one of those | duced the C: varieties of flowers and pr fornia gladiolus in limitless muitiple of shades.” The Evansville Courier adds that “one of his first plant creations, the Burbank potato, alone is said to have exerted a greater influence upon the food supply of humanity than any other single food plant.” EEE Marveling at the magnitude of his In the Senate paid no attention to|njeavors, the Erie Dispatch Herald notes that “at one time 38,000 experi- ments were in process and 5,000 bo- tanical specimens assembled from all parts of the globe were under obser- vation,” while the Youngstown Vin- dicator recalls that “he raised an- nually 1,000,000 plants for testing purposes.” As to the qualities of mind and tem- perament that made Burbank's achievements possible, the St. Paul Pioneer Press this to say: “It was his rare privilege to be not only scientist, but an artist as well. He had the artist's sympathy with na- e e e e Steiwer, with Alfred E. Clark ‘“‘com- ing up. The last is said to be gain- ing considerable strength. For the Democrats it is expected that Haney will be the standard bearer in the senatorial election next November. Hugh McLean, who had been urged to run for the Democratic nomination as a “wet,” has withdrawn from the | contest, and it is understood that much of his strength will go to Mr. Haney. Under ordinary conditions Oregon is a Republican State. But a lively fight is expected there over are the principal candidates. The race for the Republican nomination today 1 muuhrly between Sen- and ator Frederick - B. the Senate seat this vear and some of the Democrats believe they have a chance to win. The Oregon pri- maries take place May 21 n life was a | for all the people | © delight in so the patie 1e scie Whig Journs ture a nd the a ! it | “even more n | mitting | him to get | from his g us was the unre h enable, of service | Schen wizarc one reason stances, The | | Gazette, forgotten, the memor The De | his modesty |any arrog: an's work, alws at while h d operate. nothing but the stupendous virility of nature could heal the wounds he made or give life_to the new he dreamed.” | And he was wil for na ture's fi 1 verdict 1S experiments as the Champaign News Gazette points {out in its comme Many of the | Burbank improv ts were of great | economic value none | public untii the | testing, lastin proved its practical Apropos of the rel that embittered the last great lover of nature and that i to have hastened his end, the Passii Daily Herald epitomizes the opinions of many in the words, “Not for what he believed but for what he achieved will Luther Burbank be remembered.” * E % The Milwatukee Journal sa he explained w clear that Luthe “When it he believed, it was Bu 1k Was a most plous infidel. fe recognized a great rsal power, but he could not mprehend what the power wa In this he was not different from many good men,” adds the Journal “harlotte Observe lares, Burbank_disbe 1 or believed dild not dispute the existence of and his faith in the handiwork of God was firmly founded.” As to his t there was no after life, the Observer savs: “Through many yeurs of ms he had seen his pla things and his loved companions, tie plants and flowers, wither and die The idea may have gradually come over him, and finally held fast grip on him, that if things so beautiful as ai: these were doomed to die, mere man must be destined for the same fate.” Though Burbank recognized ‘great universal power, a creative spirlt,” ever active in’ the world. through whose workings his achievr ments in the plant world were made possible, still, as the New Orl Tribune records, “At the end, with his experience and knowledge, he cot not analyze ordefine this ‘power ‘creative spirit,’ with which he work humbly and patiently the “Tribune, continuin “Neither can we. We names for it. But we know it not. * ok ok & r to these problems according to the Dulutl Herald, which is “sure that no har fate awaits a man who gave his whole life in loving service." The Birming ham News likes to picture him w ing in “new gardens somewhere,” fo jit thinks “it would be a drab and I hopeless thing to say that Burba {has quit gardening, or that newer chances do not await him somewhere and the Ann Arbor Times News, in similar vein, says, “Let us hope he i a living personality today in some spiritual world, always lighted by the sunshine of truth, as he remains u rersonsll!y in a matefial world that is Muminated from the’'same source.” “Wha