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THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY......April 24, 1926 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor — L he Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office: . 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. Few York Office: 110 East 4%ne Chicago Office: Tower Bullding. Tyropean Oftice: 14 Regent St., London, ngland. t. The Evening Star, with the Sunday morn. kg edition. I8 del b ers within ¢ a 5 conts o e ‘month, ¢ EEle/Rone $ain 5000; Collecton is made by carrier at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. aryland and Virginia. r., $12.00: L Mo., § T SK00: 1m unday.1y Y J1yr. $4.00: 1 mo. Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled 0 the use for republication of all news dis- credited to it or not otherwise cred- ted 1 this paper and also the local news ublished heremn. All rights of publication al dispatches herein are also reserved. The Spirit of Resolution. Vice President Dawes, in an address night to the patriotic congress which has been in s jon during the closing week, 1 his speech with the ph ters of the Amert. can R It is ported that he skil diverted his mistake by assertir the Daughters of the iy most resolut. last ase, are the Wor 1 Revol body ric n, in 1 Dawes might well have let his slip of the gue stand in compliment to the spirit which the great organization trpifles and perpetuates, the spirit of resolution which gave the colonies t freedom from British domina tion and their independence as a Na- tion. For throug ir it resolution, carried ment, that made was s of those who began the tight; and of those who assembled at ¥ ia to declare the independence o Western community from Euro- pean rule. It was resolution that es. tublished this Government in the face greatest difficulties, difference of opinion us to mode of organization and of administration. Tn its career this great organization has exemplified that spirit of resclu- tion. It was formed at an opportune time, decades after the great success that led to the establishment of this Union of opportune in the sense that it coincided with the devel- opment of & spirit of laxness in mat- ters pertaining to the Nation. When the Daughters of the American Revo- lution first assembled here in this city aristng there was manifest throughout the country a considerable dissent from the basic principles of this Govern- ment. Those who took part in the organization were perhaps not con- scious of the function they were as- suming. sought to establish a society ed to the perpetuation of E of '76,” to honor the memories of those who ®elves unres dependenc ih in uph save Now the Daughters of can Re great bo olutifon have grown Yy of women who are ith- | > a lding American principles, out partisanship, but with one aim, to make the United States of today worthy of the sacrificial labors of the refathers who u century and a half 50 risked everything for an ideul and it an actuality, mad S0 let the phrase stand as the Vi President uttered it, “Daughters of tho American Resolution,” an honor- able title ificant and suggestive, and expe complimentary to those | Who have carried this remarkable or- gunization to its present size and pros- perity d value to the country [ Bathing Beaches Assured. | Chursday the Senate passed, with | slight amendments, the House hill providing for the construction of two public bathing beaches in the Dis- trict. The bill now goes to c ence, unless the House at once eepts the Senate changes. T no reason to fear a blockading delay | on the score of the final adjustment of the differences between tl two forms of the measure, the chief one rela to a specitic designation of | the uses to which the two beaches will be put us there is a bright prospect th work on the construction of these necessary son to permit some use of them be- the public facilities can started early enough in the sea- fore close > it the Summer, In ured that by the the ‘warm weather of t yeur Washington will have sat- (stactory public bathing beac the of which during the past Sum- mer caused such serious dis: is iing of and which undoubtedly led to nu- merous deaths from drowning. e S furope, once indifferent to United States politics will make a closer study of our electorul system after secing how the igue of Natlons muy intrude itself as a local issue. — e - Mayor Dever of Chicago says that bootle; suburt in the ments gging has been driven into the If this is true, the bellhops »op™ will be seeking engage- as farmhands ———— the District es and has Even though voteless, of Columbix puys her ta her political investigation ———— Joseph Pennell. Joseph Pennell, etcher and lithogra- pher, who died yesterday in Brooklyn, was one of the foremost artists in his special line, not only of this country but of all the world. He will be rated in years to come us one of the great smen of all time. He developed his artistic talents early in life and de- voted himself to their development as- siduously. As an illustrator he gained atstinction promptly. EawIaally he worked into his special field of “black znd white” composition, and has for many now been recognized in Amcrica as the foremost exponent of this art, and by many ecrities in Turope as well. ¥ « 1 | exceptionally fortunate and attractive. ] in 1ite. them- | edly in the tight for in- | | taught and dramatic manner during recent vears to what may be called the indus- trial aspects of American life. Some of his most forceful and significant work was done in picturing in his own individual manner the scenes of action in the centers of production in this country. During the war he rendered a service of great value in thus pre- senting with dramatic Inspiration the tokens of American preparation for the victory at sea and in Europe. Of especial value were the illustra- tions furnished by Mr. Pennell to vol- umes of great literary charm written by his wife. This collaboration was A library of unique material was thus cres™d, which will stand as a memo- wal to tnis great {llustrator, and to his faityful and gitted assoclate in art as In one respect Joscph Pennell was an exceptional man. He is perhaps the only one of high distinction in life who selected his own birthday. He ¢| was born in Philadelphia. The records of the Friends Meeting House which gave the date gf his birth were de- stroyed many years ago by fire, and so he felt free to select his own natal anniversary, and he chose the Fourth of July as “a good American date” and 1860 as his birth year, saying, “there being no apparent reason why I was not born in that year.” Whether the year and the day were correctly estimated, they marked the beginning of a useful life. ————————- Forest Fires and Bootleggers. It is estimated that the damage done by forest fires in nearby Mary- land, which fortunately have now subsided, have caused a loss of near- 1y $100.000 in property of all kinds. Numerous houses and barns have been destroyed and timber tracts have been ruined. Crops have been injured, perhaps destroyed in several places. Fortunately no lives were lost, although there were several narrow escapes from tragedy. The explanation s offered that some of these fires, which occurred too far from railroads to have been originated by sparks tives, were caused by b moonshiners, whose stil cated in the woods and underb: of relatively : would appear to be a reasonabl pothesis. It is known that ther much industry in this illicit line in thut area of Ma east und south of Washingt: stills have been forcement squads Others, however, undoubt been established. The these criminals are not s careful save for their o It is quite posstble that § remote sectior have hods of upulously me n protection. | sone cases the fires were started to destroy evi- dence. If thut was douec, however, the result has been (o remove the tillers In cover under which these d have been at work in ths past one case, it is definitely reporte fleeing bootlegger deliberately set fire to the underbrush, lighting matches ran and throwinz them into inflammable material, to cover flight. It behooves the owners of the lands in this arex not already devastated by the fires to clean up their prop- erty, removing the slashings and tin- as he th der-like materia® that n strews the ground, as a safesuard against future disaster. Had high winds prevailed during the period of this blaze it might casily have been de- | veloped into an inferno of flame, de- | stroyving towns and even menacing cities. Nearby Marylard Lus had a narrow escape from u catastrophe of great magnitude, and this lesson, by the comp: tive mail loss, should be learncd und measures taken to prevent u recurrence. ——o—e—— — - Solving the Traffic Problem. A new method of teaching-motorists the correct formula to extract them- selves from traffic jams has been worked out in Germany. It conslsts merely of rebuilding a large theater, hiring it, teaching a lurge percentage of the police force that they are ac- tors in spite of heing policemen, and then acting a “traffic jam” for the benetit of a crowded house of wildly cheering German motorists. Several cross streets included in the layout, including lamp posts and what-not. Automobiles, mixed with s and wagons, rush this way and \pernumeraries crowd the side and pedestrians dodge acrs the street in violation of regulations. There are the usual be. tween the police and drivers of cars and the scene resembles o bedlam. B, b The perfectly trained | policemen-actors begin to function. The perfectly trained policemen-motor- ists begin doing their stuff and the perfectly trained policemen-pedes- trians fall into line, and the whole thing unravels itself in a jiffy. The audience of imperfectly trained Ges | man motor car drivers applauds vocif- | erously and everybody is happy. The d of the show which is given free six times a day, jostles out of the theattr, climbs into his automobile that he now knows how to operate under any condition, and pro- ceeds to do’ his bit to make matters worse in the first traffic jam that con- fronts him. ——— e | | | | exto! / “Impeachment” threatens to be- come a custom instead of a historic incident. S British Court Censorship. A bill has ju ed its second reading in the British House of Com- mons which may be considered as a possible American measure of law. Tt forbids, under penalty, the publication of salacious details of court trials, being particularly aimed at the printing of indecent par- ticulars in divorce cases. It provides that in such cases only the names and addresses of principals and witnesses, a concise statement of the grounds upon which the case is tried, the sum- ming up, the verdict and the judg- ment, may be printed. 8w grave has been the offense to public decency by the pubiication of ! negative declared that his opposition was based on the bellef that every would-be offender would be gratified by the removal of the right to give publicity to the details of trials, It is questionable whether the sweep- ing prohibition proposed in the British bill is altogether desirable. And yet if any limitation is to be put upon the publication of trial details, where will the line be drawn? The British bill proposes that in certain cases involv- ing “moral turpitude” ofly the barest outline of the proceedings may be published. Against such a narrow lim- itation of publicity there will be wide- spread protest in this country, not- withstanding the fact that the major- ity sentiment here undoubtedly favors restrictions of some sort to prevent the spreading forth of all the nauseat- ing particulars of court actions. In a recent case in New York State certaln passages of testimony were actually barred from publication by order of the court. These detalls gain- ed some surreptitious circulation after- ward. The Post Office Department let it be known that newspapers contain- ing them would be barred from the malls, which is equivalent to an effec- tive censorship. ear sir: Your article of a few weeks ago describing a fire, which you said turned out to be ‘only an old shed,’ seemed to me to be a trifle as you did not take into consideration that the shed was in the rear of frame houscs, Which are the homes of quite a few people, as each house contains two families and there are three houses in the W, “Also another resident of one of these homes thought he would be homeiess and came meow-ing to the gate, where his mistress stood, as if to ask, ‘What makes the vard S0 light at night and why are 8o many people about outside of homes in- stead of Inside? He 41d not run away, but stayed close to his friends and home, “His little mistress (nine years old) gathered her furry pet in her arms and eased her fright by sooth- ing him by créoning to him. Tommy was the only object she thought of trying to save from the ruins. She felt sure the place would be burned to the ground. RBut thanks to our vallant firefighters, who were swift in getting to the tire, only one house felt the lick of the tongues of flame, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. So we, too, felt gt the fire in question, There was no intention in our minds, either at the time or afterwards, in writing about it, of being indifferent. We merely acted and felt, and so afterwards wrote, as all persons act and feel under similar circumstances. * Kk ¥ K Having now removed from our un- doubtedly honest cheeks the blush .of shame which mounted to them upon reading Mrs, H.s good letter, we take up in earnest the really important idea she suggests. ‘Why do we not, all of "us, try to look at the other fellow's side of things a great deal more than we do? (The “we” used now Is no:. a poor substitute for “L” but the genuine, inclusive personal plural pronoun.) Life would be much better, hap- pler for all of us, if each one of us could look at matters from the other fellow's viewpoint, instead of always confining our view to our own side of things. Each one of us s the center of the world——for himself—a center from which he looks out, as the splder does from his web, and sees 1926. THE LIBRARY TABLE By the Booklover. Knut Hamsun is perhaps the Nor- weglan writer of today best known in the United States, but the works of another Norweglan novelist now being translated and ‘published in this coun- try rival those of Knut Hamsun in thelr accurate yet dramatic pictures of Norweglan iife of the past and present. Sigrid Undset, daughter of one of the foremost archeologists of Norway, has vividly reconstructed Norweglan life of the fourteenth cen- tury in her Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy—*“The Bridal Wreath,” “The Mistress of Husaby' and “Explation.” Only the first two volumes have &s yet appeared in translation, but the third is announced for publication in 1926 and is eagerly awalted by read- ers of the earlier volumes. There is a difference between this trilogy and most other historical novels. Though Sigrid Undset tells us on the first page that the events related took place from 1306 on to a little past the middle of the century, we promptly orget her dates and have the illusion that we are reading the life story of people of our own day. In fact Kris- tin and her father, Lavrans; her mother, Ragnfrid; her husband, Erl- ehd; her numerous, rapidly arriving little sons, and all the family connec- Q. What is the melting point of plat- {num?—P, F. A. Its melting point is 1,710 degrees centigrade. Q. Can a woodchuck climb a tree?— C. P. A. A. The Biological Survey says that the woodchuck or ground hog will} climb a short distance up trees. Q. What is the difference between an octopus and a devilfish? How large does each grow?—B. O. F. A. The Bureau of Fisheries says that there s no difference between the devilfish and the octopus. In some parts of the country where the d fish {s abundant, {t ranges from 7 to 9 feet and weighs from 50 to 60 pounds. Q. Should Orfental rugs be warhed in water’—P. L. K. A. Genuine Orlental rugs are im- proved by such washing. An expert says that lack of washing causes a dry rot which wears out the rug. Q. Which takes up the most i tin, wood or paper—in the ice bo: 2 ‘A. The Bureau of Standards says wood {8 the best insulator for ic However, it 1s as impossible to keep which enveloped a large maple tree and seemed about to consume it. “I follow your articles with inter- est and felt sure the article men- tioned ‘our fire! Forgive this letter if it wasn't. “Tommy envies Jack Spratt his veal chop, but cats on our street are happy to get a dinner of liver. “I am watching the column for ad- vice us to when to start gardening. Yours truly, Mrs. I5. G. H.” o As this is the first time in our life that we have ever been called “cal- lous,” we rather enjoyed the above letter, especially Iking the first-hand picture of how it feels to be at one’s own fire. . ‘We hasten to take this occasion of assuring Mrs, H. that we are not cal- lous, only timid. We always have had a horror of being shoved around by policemen, large gentlemen much glven to such tactics. Even when guarded by a police pass, one is very likely to get pushed Just what constitutes salacity is somewhat a matter of judgment. Yet there are certain things that should not be spread broadcast in print and should not be permitted to go on the public records of trials in a way to admit everybody to knowledge. Per- haps the American custom of leaving the question of publicity of certain de- tails to the discretion of the court s preferable to a sweeping denial of the right of publication by law. ——ee—e France indicates a friendly attitude toward Italy. Mussolini has an effec- tive air of persuasion which asserts it- self internationally as well as nation- ally. oo The motion picture industry is ri ognized as one of the largest in the rorld. Efforts to censor it recall the O, O G e 1o dovise o | Dither and yon. The people must be fable of the mice who me £ Kt BAZk; ot GoliFas na it b1 €0 meahs of putting a bell on the cat. the police to do it, leaving the fire e b fighters to attend strictly to thelr icit liquor fugitives are regarded paramount duty et Hauor e farest fire In|, SO the night we attended Mrs. H. St st % fire—because she is correct in her sur- Prince Georges County. A modern|mise—we respectfully stood about & significance uttaches itselt to the old | half block away from the blaze, and Indian term, * only got our precious toes trod on by 2 3 49 boys and approximately 101 assort- g < ed adults. Enormous figures relating to War| Under such circumstances, as every debt bring the world face to face with | one knows, it is very easy to look at the question of whether civilization | & fire from a purely personal angle. cun afford “another war.” - If we grow to be a 1,000 years old, we will never be able to forget the ‘‘side show" attitude umed by hundreds at the terrible Knickerbocker disaster. At many fires we have seen men and boys joking and laughing, as if the whole thing were some sort of comlc festival. This is a fundamental trait in human nature, and must not be regarded with undue severity. A saflor on the shore (sald Lucre- tius) while ching another tofling in a boat against the storm, feels a pleasurable sensation, not in rejoicing over the other's misery, but simply ! that he himself is not confronted with such dangers. Rudio defies limitations of space ex- cepting when it counts the minutes in dvertising s ot SHOOTING STARS. terms o . rumors now flying Of wickedness great Keep good people sighing Concerning the state Of deep dereliction Through which we have passed— But the weather prediction Is cheerful at last! This week marks the centennial of the peak of the War of Independence of Greece from Turkey. Yesterday was the unniversary of the fall of the heroic city of Missolonghl, after a prolonged and bloody siege in which two-thirds of the 7,500 population had died. There was a desperate gortie of the last 1,500 effective fighters cut- ting their way out through the Turk- ish army of 25,000 and eaving hun- dreds of women and children fleeing with them. Back in the doomed city remained 1,000 old or disabled men with their women and children.. As the triumphant Turks entered, these assembled in the powder house, and when that was attacked they blew themselves up, together with hun- dreds of the jubilant enemies. * ok K ¥ ’ What counection has that herolc event with America? Or with our Anglo-Saxon race? It was the Sn'eek' Alamo—more desperate than Cortez’ Noche Triste, when the Spanish in- vaders fled before Guatomotzin out of Mexico. It was never exceeded in desperation nor in heroic devotion, but it remains to be adequately sung in r prose. poleénvgaspin Missolonghi that Byron served the Greeks so herofcally that he died there, five day hegore the tragic fall of the city ‘When, in later vears, the body of the British poe: was taken to England the grate- ful Greeks begged that his heart might remain where it had been so freely sacrificed. It i8 sald that in the confusion of the prolonged atrug.gles the hearts has been lost, but, what- ever has been the fate of the physical relic, there is no uncertainty as to the eternal resting place of his spirit- ual heart in the cause of liberty and nity. huintlo!:r tie with our own history is the record of an American patriot who gave his services to (xrcece‘at Missolonghi — Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, husband of our renowned Julia we. W:{;lv:;o by the writings of Lord Byron in behalf of struggiing Greece, Dr. Howe went to thm"coumry l't\ 1824, when he was but 23 years oOf age, having been graduated frn;-n Brown University and but \‘e(,:ell;lti' qualified to practice medicine. { e}x; he found the lndedlcald waosrka ovol:me unorganized, and, - lu:l:‘:ymadmlgl officer, he developed t:: service am. bullt hospitals and form¢ ambulanes corps. Soon he bem;n; ‘more thas a surgeon, for he ar‘re a gun ané marched with the sold er;: sharing, *{thout pay, all their ha;' 12 ships. Ise sent appeals to America for supplies, and, when realmnu: came, distdbuted the food and clot‘ - ing. Once he had to 1ie concealed hn the field for several days while the Turks made special search for hlm!. Later, he became surgeon general of fleet. the Greek o S * r the fall of Missolonghi; Drl. ‘}vl?v‘fre‘,"‘:hn had left that city, wrote from Napoli, in which he said: “You may talk to me of national policy, and the necessity of neutrality, 'Mid doubting and orrow We're trudging along. We hope from the morrow A smile and a song. Let's all get together, Forgetting the storm. The word from the weather Is “Fairer and warm!” Dignity of Pace. “I have composed a march in your honor,” said the musical genius. “Thanks!” exclaimed Senator Sor- ghum. “So long as it's a march I can step to it. If it had been a Charles- ton, I'd have been sunk.” Fternal Feminine. When Ive put on the figleaf small She lost her happy smile And said, “T wonder, after all, If it is quite in style!” Intimating, as it does, the survival of certain primal instincts, the theory of evolution helps to account for “jazz” and the “Charleston.” Jud Tunkins says many men never know exactly what thelr woman folks look like till after they've entered beauty contests und got their pictures in the paper. Psychoanalysis brings the assurance that while the fruit crop may be a failurc the “nut” crop never s, E Tmprovement. “Has your boy Josh learned to play the suxophone?” “Pretty well,” unswered Farmer Corntossel, “The nelghbors have quit callin’ up on the telephone to ask whether there was murder goin’ on.” Defeated Heckler. The ra-di-o brings one regret To those who patience lack. You've got to take just what you get. Largely Dispensed With. “Women are fond of clothes.” “If you'd take u walk along F' street some sunny day, you wouldn’t think it.” “Religlon is a great comfort,” said Uncle Eben, “until it starts an argu- ‘ment dat makes men git to hatin’ in- stid o' lovin' one another.” A_Run on Padlocks. From the Sioyx Falls Argus Leader. If dry agents continue their present activities in New York they are likely to run out of padlocks. ety P—ic_!ures and Crime. BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL V. COLLINS. lines running in all directions, but each one terminating solely in him- self. If we would only try to look at those wires of activity, of likes and dislikes, veritable lifelines, from the other end, instead of our own -end, we might find life more glorfous and make it so for others. Yet, what do we do? Well, we do what I did at the fire. (Permit me one “I”" kind read- ers.) We stand on the curb of life and watch the other fellow's fire. We find it interesting, finally de- clare, “Shucks, it's ouly an old shed,” and go away satisfled. But we miss seeing the thild with the cat in her arms. We fail to discover Tommy meowing out his question, “What makes the yard so lght " * % ok ok Probably those who do not care for cats will assert that Tommy did not put the above question. We, on the other hand, believ with our correspondent, that Tom did veritably ask what made the yard so light, and also what so many persons were doing around there. We know cats who would ask that very question, with such insistence in their green eyes that no one, not even a policeman, would dare give them “No"” for an answer. Those who fail to hear their ques- tions are simply those who sit solidly at the center of their web and regard life from the inside, look- ing out, rather than from the out- side looking in. The latter attitude, in its entirety is manifestly an impossibility in this life, but each one of us can make some strides toward its attainment. If we write an article about fires, for instance, and fail to give the other fellow viewpoint, we may make amends by writing another article and giving it. 1f, at times, we are constrained by others or by ourselves, to be jealou critical in an unsym, mean, we may correct these attitudes in some measure simply by thinkin or at least trying to think, from the other fellow's standpoint. ed the first school for the blind, the Perkins School of Boston, becoming its director. There he taught Laura Bridgeman, who, like Helen Keller in more recent years, had lost speech, sight, hearing, smell and taste. der his care she became able to speak and read raised letters—a help he had invented for the blind. Dr. Howe, with his famous wife, Julia Howe, also founded a hospltal for idiots. It was unquestionably under the in- spiration and ald of such an intense character as this champion of the unfortunate that Julia Howe wrote her immortal “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Together they raised in America more than $60,000 for the re- lease of Greece in the later war of 1866 against Turkish oppression. Was this voluntary aid from American friends of Greece not a reply to Byron's challenge? 'Well has thou said, Athena’s wisest son! ‘Who would be free, himself must strike the blow; By your own arm the battle must be won; Can Gaul or Muscovite relieve you? N * ok ok K History tells how, when Athens had fallen in 1827, and despair had settled upon the desperate Greeks—when even the memory of ) 0 Bozzaris and his heroic 500, who had defeated 10,000 Turks in 1823, could no longer stir their hopes—the “Gaul and the Muscovite,” together with the Anglo- Saxon, did at last come to their re- lief and compelled the Turkish horde to bite the dust. A new czar, Nicholas, had come to the throne of Russia, a new prime minister, George Canning, had suc- ceeded Lord Liverpool in England, and a new public indignation had swept over France because of Turkish atrocities in the massacre of the Jani- zaries in Constantinople. The three powers combined annihilated. the Turkish fleet and redeemed Greece. But before the governments could be stirred to action there was the hero- ism of the KEnglish poet and the American surgeon, as individuals championing the cause which seemed so hopeless. * ok k% Now, on the very day when Greece and her friends are celebrating the fall of Missolonghi, they are also celebrating the dedication of a great gift to America, of the greatest classic Greek Mbrary in the world—the gift from Dr. Johannes Gennadius, for which the Carnegle Foundation has erected a magnificent marble building, at Athens. The library of 50,000 items of great value fs given to the American School of Classical Studies. (Copyright, 1926, by Paul V. Collins.) oo Emotional Steck. From the Asbury Park Press. ‘When stocks the other day hit a new bottom for the year, an fllu- minating thing happened. Banks, in- surance companies and other conserv- TUn-| an ice box cold without melting the ice as it would be to keep a stove hot without burning coal. Of course, an ice box should be so constructed as to prevent the heat from the outside get- ting into the interfor of the box. Q. Did Julius Caesar build a road in England?—0. W. A. There {s a famous Roman road in England, now known as Watling street, which was bullt by Julius Cae- sar during the Roman occupation. Q. Who was the father of the mod- ern art of fortification?—Ii. A. B. A. John Ziska, a. famous leader of the Hussite party in Bohemia, gained this title. In 1420 he took up & strong position near Prague on an eminence since known as Ziskaberg, and held it with a few thousand men against an army of 30,000. Q. What are the average earnings of lawyers?—L. §. A. Data on which to compute ex- actly are not available, but an interest- ing light on the subject is shown in the report of the secretary of the class of 1905 of the Harvard Law School. At the end of 20 years he finds that 34 men practicing alone have an an- nual income averaging $10,178; in tnership, 42 men averaging $29,.- on_salary, 10 men averaging Three of the class earn $100,- 000 or more, while there are four at the foot earning $2,500 or less. tion far and wide seem to us more real, more modern, than many per- sons whom we know. * ok There are two centers of locality in the trilogy: One the manor of Jorund- gaard, home of Lavrans Bjorgulfson, in the south; the other the manor of Husaby, property of Erlend Nikulaus- son, near the town of Nidaros, in the north. The first i3 the home of Kris- tin’s girlhood, the second the home of vomanhood. Jorundgaard, under the careful management of Lavrans, is a prosperous estate. He is a large landowner and a ‘“good and helpful landlord to his tenants.” He and his family keep much to themselves, live plainly, and work hard at all the proc- esses of farming and household indus- try. Lavrans and his wife are ‘“‘more than commonly plous and God-fearing folk, diligent in church-going, and always pleased to give harbor to God's servants, to messengers sent on the church's errands, or to pilgrims on their way up the valley to Nidaros.” Husaby, on the other hand, is a badly neglected estate, because of the years of careless and loose living of its master, Erlend. When Kristin comes there as a homesick bride she longs daily for her father's well ordered home which she has left. But she is & housewife indeed and immediately sets herself to “guide and order all things in her house,” with the help of Ulf Haldorsson, the hench- man, to manage the estate also, since she sees that Erlend has little under- standing or taste for such matters. She finds all too much that is in need of change. erywhere she sees “ill husbandry.” Barns, storehouses and corn bins are hearly empty, yet there are many horses and cattle to be kept through the coming Winter. Of leaf fodder there is not enough even for the sheep and goats. There is a loft half full of rotting flax and a storehouse full of “old unwashed and stinking wool,” allve with maggots and moths. The cattle are “wretched, lean, galled and scabby; and never had she seen so many aged beasts together in one place.” She is obliged to organize a thorough house- cleaning, including the baking of all the bedding, fur rugs and tapestries in the bath-house, for she 'finds at Husaby filth such as she has never dreamed could exist in a manor of the well-born. Her bridal bed “was spread above with silken pillows, with sheets of linen and the bravest rugs and but beneath was dirty, moldy v, and there were lice in the bed- clothes and in the splendid black bear- skin that was spread over all. . . . Behind the costly tapestry hangings, the unwashed walls were black with dirt and soot.” But Kristin is the daughter of . thrifty, order- parents s besldes a domi- nant ch; - of her own, so she kes of making over ster. As regards Q. Are there more Mongolians or Caucasians in the world?—W. A. A. A recent survey of the world's population estimates the total at 1, 843,500,000 Caucasians are estimated at 725,000,000; Mongolians, 680,000,000 negroes, 210,000,000; Semitic peoples, 100,000,000; Malays, 104,500,000; Red Indlans, 36,000,000 Q. Should one say t began to thun- or “lighten”!— is correct. Q. What woman was given permis- sion by Congress to weur male at- tire?—W, E. 8. A. Dr. Mary Walker had this privi- lege. She was the first woman to be an assistant Army surgeon—the post she held during the Civil War. Q. Should a young man buy an en- gagement ring before proposing to 2 girl, so that he could present it at once?—H. J. K. - A. It i{s in doubtful taste for a man to prepare for acceptance before- hand. A ring is provided before the announcement of the engagement. Q. Does a fat man or a thin man swim easier and better’>—A. B. C. A. A swimming authority savs tha the thin man, although having nega- tive buoyancy on account of his lesser bulk, expends more energy, but can make more progress than the stout man. The stout man has buoyanc: and does not have to expend as much energy to keep up in the water, but the estate, she is fairly successful and after 13 years of marriage she has made it into a good Inheritance for il. | then through Keat i { up a hotel and ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. in order to advance he has to wor harder on account. Q. If a lobster lo one grow in its place renewed, growings : f his greater b Is also true of the crayfish. Q. trip made by Charles A. On July 3, 1871, How long ago was the Hall” Char Hall sailed from New Lond. Polaris in command of an expe he Polari X: to the North Pole. through Smith ¢ Th Chan 30, 1 to the Polar 1, reached latt tude a leg will @ ney —A. R, A. An antenna. or leg is grad very molt. itior d Auzuet 1 N. the highest point then attained by any vessel. The expedition went into Winter quarters ut Thank God ar bor, Greenland. tober 1 sledge died of apoplexy Q. What St of the Mississipp! 1 be to Cape Brevoort, ar November §, 1571. the lar 3 F. & A. Georgla is the largest, with an area of 59,26 second, with 58,656 Michigan third, with & Q. How fast can run?—>M. J. A. The modern express passenge locomotive can run I on a straight, heavy engine is ballasted b, Q. W, soldi y . T. A. He enlisted United States A gerved two year discharged. in 1530, but Q. What is furniture we b — A. 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With Erlend she has had less success. * ok E The star that presided over the meeting of Kristin Lavransdatter and Erlend n must have been & stormy one; for their courtship is first secret, then thwarted by Kristin's father and Erlend's former mistress: their marriage is too long delayed and their life together is so troubled that tragedy constantly threatens. Kris tin’s long-nourished remorce for sin and her absorption in family cares irk her husband, while his irresponsible, pleasure-loving character fails to hold her respect and makes her irritable beyond control. Yet love persists be- tween them. In “The Mistress of Husaby” Erlend's rashness and un- governed impulses cause a long sepa- ration from his family and nearly cost him his life. In “Expiation” we are sure, from the title, that Kristin and Lrlend are going to be called “poxn to pay the reckoning for the past. Henry Miller, actor, producer and exponent of the best in his profession, was fortunate enough to be appre- clated in life by his assoclates and the public. Since his recent death he has been proclaimed everywhere as one of the truly great figures in stage history. In the death of Henry Miller,” says the New York Evening World, “the stage has lost one of the most consummate and _conscientious of actors. He entered upon his career under the inspiration of the art of Henry Irving, with ideals of the high- est, and all through the years he never faltered in his fldelity to them. Clinging to the flnest traditions of his profession, sacrificing none of them to a momentary triumph or a monetary consideration, he richly de- served the regard of all who love the stage. He had been associated with many notable roles, and, previods to his stardom, as well as since, with many of the most distinguished play- ers, but he was more generally thought of throughout the country as an artist with ideals. e will be long remembered with admiration znd affection.” With a similar tribute to Miller" ness as an actor, the Fargo Torum states that “in some of his plays he was a blending of the old and the new schools, but he was al- ways abreast of the times. As man- ager he brought much to the theater, continues the Forum. His produc- tion of ‘The Great Divide' was a sign post to the other managers. It paved the way for the coming of such seri- ous dramatists as Eugene O'Neill and others of the younger school.” ¥k ok On the other hand, the Watertown Daily Times points out, Miller had little patience “with some of the dramatic offerings of the present day, offerings which go as far as they dare and which depend upon police interference for advertising. He represented & far higher type in his profession, a profession which can be high or low exactly as one makes it.” Of the range of his work, the Dally Times recalls that “he bridged in his artistic life the distance be- tween Shakespeare’s ‘Cymbeline,’ in * % ok ¥ Tt is often said that the age of faith is in the past and that we are now living in an age of science, of definite- ascertained knowledge But here omes a writer, John Langdon-Davies, with a book entitled “The New Age of Faith,” whose thesis is that this age of ours takes more on faith than any other age has done. What is more, the author claims that it is often a quack science that enlists ms{ln s faith—a science misused inthe cause of prejudice. Mr. Langdon-Da- vies very definitely and deliberately takes issue with what Madison Grant, Lothrop Stoddard and A. E. Wiggam have written on the subjects of races, ples and heredity. He denies the alidity of their science, ridicules thefr psychology and derides their fears. Characterizing them as “race fiends' and “heredity fiends” he lumps them with the fundamentalists like W. J. Bryan under the general classification of “false prophets” and he does it all in a rich, rare and racy style, without a dull page, but with much good hu- mor. Having performed this service, the author sums up briefly and effec- tively what science has really taught us about evolution, heredity and race. * ok ok X Nine books of 1925 have a fair chance of surviving for some genera- tions, according to the staff of the Newark Public Library, which has prepared the list. The books are as follows: “The Professor's House,” by Willa_ Cather; clair Lewis; Stern; “The Peasants,” by Ladis Reymont; “The Perennial Bachelor,’ by Anne Parrish; “Suspended,” | never s his later life appe: earlier tradition in w crificed f the modern type York which - satisfying.’ English comedy, aft was his masterly extraordinary adaptiveness. ardstic fame American actor of Mr. Miller" Western pla; are hailed by the Ne clares the Times, seen the Christ-like ‘el he ‘“‘was steadfas never for the purpose of i office receipts. tinues the Journal, Joseph Conrad; “One Increasin, which he first appeared in New York, ¥rom the Birmingham News. but 1 say, & curse upon such policy! ative institutions holding large sums and ‘The Famous Mrs. Fair,’ a drama Perhaps it would help to use fewer to Christianity and Diotuifes ot (e riminake Victirs T | ety 115 for investment began to put in large orders. Evidently they had been wait which he directed.” His contribution to the success of by Francis Brett humanity, it is a disgrace to our age, ing for a chance to buy standard se- others i{s emphasized by the Provi- more pictures of the hanging. that milllons of ‘Christians should be Young. The selection seems an odd left to the saber and yoke of the ‘Turk. Pardon me! Perhaps my: language is too strong; but when I think of the protracted sufferings of her inhabit- ants, many of whom I knew, I cannot restrain my feelings. “Greece 18 my idol, and the suffer- ings and privations I have endured in her cause have rendered her fate Still Seraping. From the Columbia Missourian. ‘Wonder what has become of the Violinists since the “old fiddlers” have tuken the stage? curities at bargain prices. Such institutions ought to know & good thing when they see it. Their investments are dictated by shrewd, far-sighted men who resist the mob psychology of the moment and buy or sell with their brains, not their emotions. Most speculators and investors, es- dence Bulletin. “Mr. H. D. Warner, since of the movies, owed his signal success to Mr. Miller's acumen,” says the Bulletin, “and there were others indebted to the stage sensibilities of this gifted man. He will be always remembered as a spirited gentleman, keenly interested in his exacting vo- cation and as an addition and an mixture. What the enduring qualities of Hutchinson's “One Increasing Pu; " are, for example, would be in- teresting to discuss. If the two books of Conrad and H. G. Wells endure, it will probably be because of reputa- tlons won through other books. “The Matriarch” is almost a great mnovel. It the Booklover were to make a Make It Snappy. ¥rom the Paterson Morning Call, One way to get the boys back to the farm is to convert it into a country and her future to me more interesting. % % * I had many friends in humble I can say sincerely that I found it the Greeks kindly, affectionate, truth- pecially the little fellows, follow the crowd. Thus they buy when stocks are near the top and sell when they are near the bottom and due for a rise. prophecy, however, it would be that the only one of the list great enough to survive long is “The Peasants,” by Reymont. adornment to the American stage. ¢ e o ¢ ]t was with ‘The Great Divide,” with Charles Rann Kennedy's ‘Servant in the House,’' with ‘The Famous Mrs. Fair' (in original and in club. ful, grateful, and honest. is unpleasant and suggestive details of court proceedings in Great Britain that a general demand has been voiced for this prohibition. It was evidenced by the vote on the bill"in question, 222 x, Pennoll gave expression inyivid ' fo 3, One ef $he three voting in thelown noun! spark left of the spirit of anclent TR G o Greece which 400 years of alu\"lery had o not been able to put out, the same Everybody Auto, love of learning, of liberty and of thelr native land.” Dr. Howe remained in Greece until Trom the Tulsa World. Anybody can own one, but mighty few can support ‘em. Supply your Successful purchasers buy low and sell high. And when big, level-headed, self-controlled people buy largely, it is a pretty good sign that the market has reached bed-rock. The big ups and downs represent emotional extremes and true values are likely to be found somewhere near middle of these big revival) and with ‘La Tendresse’ that he bullt the foundations of a secure fame.” Courageous. From, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Admiral Fiske declares that women are the real cause of war, thereby demonstrating bravery enot to Justity * ¥ ¥ ¥ “His test effort: in the nuin-l ton of the Dayton Daily News, ‘‘were as producer, though not so well ac- clalmed a9 his acting, Throughout 1830, when he returned to the United States, Three years later he found- X his being more than an of the stage.” evidence of his genius. g his discernment of high quality is moré th likely that two of the most admirable dramas of his time would never have the footlights—The Great vide' and ‘The Servant in the House —or that, having been produced, they would have failed for lack of proy casting and stage management. His long ¢ “‘constitutes legacy and upholds the best traditions ‘The Albany Evening Henry Miller Appreciated As Truly Great Stage Figure hic - realistic The theater in Ne his n monument to the tradition of er drama, elegant and decorut ‘The News also re that he “first achieved popularity in brief ¢ in the then vanishing Shakespearean tradition in which he had su er a “In his long list roles, two stand out pre-emi the memory of theater lover: ularly in the ‘provincial’ cre imper Sydney Carton in ‘The On @ powerful version of Dickens' “Tale of runge of M These, with a dozen o1 more of his undertaking: * % ‘it rvant,” nere: sound lism w effect ame s e old e and i reer ported One Two Cit In the other he por trayed the he: esperado of Willlam Vaughn Moody's Western play, ‘The Great Divide.! The two characters thus interpreted presented strange extremes of contrast, and for that reu son they supplied a measure of the Mil gave his a foundation which in amplitude and variety, and in its evi dences of sincerity and high-minded ness, was unsurpassed Ly any other t time.” achievement Di As Manson Walter Hampden first revealed the personality and the artistic tion that have raised him to the forc tront of Shakespearean actors.” The Kansas City Journal adds that in_hi to cleanness in stage productions and leaned toward t distin herence News offers the tribute that “he was a true artist, a true interpreter, great actor, and had the respect and love of two generations.” * ok K X There is local pride In the state ment from the Salt News: Lake Deseret “Mr. Miller had a fondness of the old Salt Lake Theater, and never failed upon his visits here to express his love and admiration for the historic old playhouse. pressive curtain speech when In an jm- here last time he made reference to the rumor that the theater was-about to be torn down. tested against this its_preservation. and as a friend he was held this esteem in. Vigorously proposed act It would be a desecration. the dest {tion of a great theatrical shrine. | promised, should it be desired, to give « series of engagements ite to the theater and to rais¢ money fgr Both as an artikt he pro- ay He L tribu in bigl