Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1926, Page 8

8 ‘THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTOM D. ¢, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1926. —__W—_———————————-————_———_— % Politics at Large THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY.....April 28, 1926 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Tin g Blinese Ofce: St 1 Pennsylvania Av New York Office: 110 East 42nd St. Chicago Ofice . Tower Building European Office: 13 Regent St.. London. England. The Evening tné edition. 8 deliv the city at 60 cents per month: d 45 cents per month: Sunda ver month, - Oniers may, be telephone Mai 0. Collec carrier at the of each month. yable in 4 nd Virginia. .1 yr..$9.00: 1 mo.. 300 1 mo. Daily onl: 00: 1 mo: Sunday ¢ All Other States and Canada. Dally and Sunday.1 yr.. $12.00: 1 mo., only $3.00: 1mo. lay SRS Member of the Associated Press. usively entitled £ news die b the local news All rights of publication so reserved es the Dis- which has been is bil the It $33,900,000 the h st It is mos trict approp agreed upon highly satisfactory. of app 200,000 ure of « house usual that the District bill em from conference increased in total rather than decreased it stands it is only $135,000 under the recommendation of the Bur the Budget, It provisio measure, and which provisions have been made for District development and mainte- nance the community is grateful to those who have had charge of the local budget in its various stages of preparation d adjustment. The lpmp sum provision of §9,000,- 000 of Federal money remains the fundamental feature of the bill, gardl the fact that the sub- stantive still establishes the District tis relationship the 6€0-40 basis. This is about per cent of the total of the bill instead of 40 per cent as the substantive law provides, the Dis- trict supplying $24,900,000., It was hoped that the conference would result in the compléte elim- ination of House provision for a large increase of water rates to pro- vide funds f ital extensions of the water distribution system. The conferces cut »posed increase of rates in h rom 25 per cent to 121 per cent. Thus the principle of paying and other fea- tures of the permanent out of rates 1 of out of the general fund plicd taxes on all prop- erty is to be de- plored. A 1 principle of water : to regu- late the the service a: them irely from the cost > plant. The bill as it stands makes liberal provision for strei provement including a sum of $1.000,000 for re- pairs and resurfacing in addition to a long list of specific streets named for new pavements. In respect to the school needs the bill is not so generous, although as a result of the conference the reduction from the original program of expenditures for il constructicns was lessened to $220,000. this amount $200,000 was cut the allotment for a certain building, which, in the judg- ment of the conferees, could not be effectively expended during the next tiscal year. Taken altogether, with the excep- tion of the retention of the lump sum principle and the adoption of the in- creased water rates to pay for capi- tal improvements and extensions in the water system, the bill as it comes out of confer 1 it will doubtle sat- istying District’s advance annual in the capital lines ‘of its by conferees arries a total or fig- un- more than about lity with re- law “ede on sum e for new mains rined. This Imini cost of er s or from ne be final provi need as gent needs ——to— - Few of the nations now in debt to Uncle Sam are resentful to declure that they will yever again apply to him for loans of any kind. A process of bargaining often in- volves passing incordialitics n pop- ular sentiment. The definite under- standing, which allays them, should be reached as rapidly as possible. e sufliciently When a man is first sent to Con- gress he with enthusiastic contidence in the future and faith in the golden rule. After he ha: fed a few investigations he is likely to retire awhile for meditati on the fact that this is a wicked world. ari v The Traffic in Guns, A clearer fllus tion of the need of a protective luw regulating the sale of deadly weapons in the District could not be had than that furnished by the deplorable shooting affair on Monday when a drink-fuddled youth bought a zun from one dealer and cartridges from another and then shot b driver and dangerously a woman standing near. Had there been such a law as The Star has been urging for yvears it would have been impossible for this young man to obtain a weapon, for which he had no need and which he could acter and responsibility and need. There would be a delay, slight but suf- fclent to Interpose an obstacle between passion and crime, intoxication and homicide. A bill is now pending in Congress to prohibit the sale of weapons through the mails. As the case now stands the Post Office Department is made a | collecting agent for dealers in and manufacturers of pistols ordered by mail and delivered through the post, arges collect. This traffic should be stopped. 1t is not proposed to prevent any- body from securing needed weapons for self-protection or defense. With the mail traffic cut off, trade in deadly weapons would be maintained under regulation. Not so many pistols would be sold, but reputable dealers would find the trade concentrat>d in them- selves instead of being as now scat- tered among vendors who have no compunctions whatever about arming potential criminals. Had such a law been in force in tfe i 't as has been urged so often so earnestly the tragedy of Mon- ¢ would not have occurred. As the <tands it is not possible to punish 1e dealer who supplied this gun. Tt to be hoped that this case will be noted in Congress to the effect of a speedy enactment of the pistol regu- tion law and likewise of that which ops the use of the mails for this infamous traffic. - -t The National Arboretum. A bill is now pending in Congress for the establishment of a national arboretum in the District of Columbia, to be under the control of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, for the culture and study of the indigenous larger plant life. A site has been found ex- ceptionally suited to this purpose, the tract known as Mount Hamllton, in the northeastern sector of the District, the soil of which is singularly suited to the growth of practically every form of tree and large shrub that thrives in this country. It is at pres- ent fully available, owing to the lack of suburban development, but it is certain that in a short time, as the city's growth continues, it will fall into the hands of builders, to whom one acreage space is like another space, regardless of soil characteris- ties. It cannot be indefinitely held from “improvement” and therefore early action on the measure now pend- ing s imperative if this project, so important to horticultural sclence, is to be carried into effect. This proposed national arboretum is not to be considered in any sense a reproduction or displacement of the Botanic Garden. Nor is it to be re- garded as an addition to the park sys- tem of the Capital. It is proposed for a specific purpose, the preservatfon, culture and study of the larger plant life of this country, which can be here concentrated for scientific re- search of high practical value. There are doubtless tracts of land elsewhere that would be as suitable in point of soil quality as thfs. But it is urgently important that the arboretum be es- tablished near the Department of Agriculture, of which it will be an out- door laboratory. Were Mount Hamil- ton located in Maryland or in Virginia, and were it the nearest tract of such exceptional suitability, it would be the most desirable site in America for such a purpose. At the national arboretum, when es- tablished, will be conducted experi- ments in planting, in forestation, in tree preservation and culture, The Arnold Arboretum at Boston has yield- ed valuable results in scientific knowl- edge, but it is by no means so in- clusive of American plant life as would be the proposed arboretum at Mount Hamilton; owing to the more northerly latitude. A tree and shrub collection at Mount Hamilton, including the growths already existent there, will be almost completely inclusive of all the larger flora of the United States. Expedition is the essence of this en- terprise in behalf of the Government, and through it the people of the coun- try who are certain to profit from the practical studies of the horticul- turists Unless action is had shortly this tract will be destroyed for any scientific purpose. The trees will be felled, the soil cut away, the natural slopes and vales smoothed and filled and a rare and priceless opportunity will have been lost. Nothing but the early acquisition of this tract for ar- boretum purposes can prevent such a devastation in the name of develop- ment. The growth of the city is now rapid, and is evident in the direction of Mount Hamilton as in other quar- ters. The owners of this property cannot be expected to hold it indefinite- Iy for a patriotic purposc, especially if Congress delays without assurance of action. The bills now pending in Con- gress have been approved by commit- tee and need but brief attention for their passage. They should be made into a law proylding for the definite acquisition of this tract without fail at this session. B e R Some of the proceedings before congressional committees would make interesting features for some energetic broadcaster. ———— The Traffic Report. Traffic Director Eldridge and Chief of Police Hesse have gone over the traffic regulations with a “fine tooth comb” in order that unnecessary rules may be thrown in the discard. This action was taken at the request of the Commissioners of the District who became alarmed at the large number of arrests being made for violations. The net result of this latest investi- use only for a murderous or a suicidal purpose. 2 The statute which has been pro- posed and which has been approved in principle by the District Commis. sioners and urged for enactment would provide that no person shall sell or give a deadly weapon without the production of a permit to buy and possess such a weapon, issued by a designated public official, a judge of court, the chief of police, or some other equally responsible authority. Any person selling or giving a weapon or ammunition to one who has not secured such a permit should suffer 4 severe penalty. Under such a law it would be pos- =ible for any resident of Washington to arm himesif upon proof of char- gation is that several more regula- tions for traffic are proposed, clarifica- tion of certain clauses in the code is accomplished, and the rules governing ‘Washington are increased rather than lessened. All of which goes to show that the large number of arrests is caused not by too many regulations, but by too little obedience on the part of the mo- torists. There is, of course, one more factor in the situation: The police have stressed the violation of petty rules and have made an impressive record for arrests, but in so far as violations of the major regulations are concerned arrests are not increasing at the same rate. 1 The Commissioners have not adopt- ed the six-page report of Director Eld- 'rldge and Maj. Hesse: No actlon was taken on it at the last meeting of the Board of Commissioners. One feature of the whole traffic mud- dle stands out clearly no matter what action is taken. If the suggestion that parking be liberalized in the I downtown section, contained in the re- port, is carried into effect, there will be just as many arrests for infractions as there were previously, provided the police keep up their present ac- tivity. If the three additional streets in Georgetown are made one-way there will be just as many arrests and just as much protest from the residents in the vicinity as now In other sections of the city. Traffic vialations will occur as long as there art wgulations to violate. The theory that veulations should be eliminat.d because *hev are not obey- ed is lallacious. Coeparation between Cousgress, the Commissioners, the di- téctor of traffic, the police and the {courts in the enforcement of wise reg- ulations is the only means of traffic betterment in the Districi r———t—— e — Scout Executives Meet. Ways and means of advanoing and bettering the Boy Scout rnovement In America are being discussed at the reglonal executive conference of the organization which is being held in this city. Heads of ths movement from all sections of thé country are represented at the meeting and not only is past work being reviewed but future efforts are being planned with a vlew of extending the beneflcial ac- tivitles of the body into a larger fleld. The three-day conference, which ends tomorrow, is preliminary to the annual convention of the national Scout couneil to be held on Friday and Saturday. Dan Beard, natfonal Scout commissioner, and Sir Robert Baden- Powell, “chief Scout of the world,” are due to arrive here in time for the convention. Sir Baden-Powell's pres- ence in America will be celebrated by a Scout fleld day at the Ellipse on Friday. That the boys of the world will reap the benefits of the conference and conventioh is a certainty. The Boy Scout movement, and, for that matter, the Girl Scout organization, have grown to huge proportions and have attained a place in the hearts of not only parents, but sons and daughters who participate in the activities. Character building 1s a paramount ob- ject in the upbringing of tomorrow's citizenry and the Boy Scout move- ment does more than its part to in- culcate this desirable and necessary attribute in the youth of the country. e Broadway is beginning to regard Harry Thaw merely as one of those old-timers who make sorrowing searches for places that closed years ago. ETRDRRREY ~ e It may be doubted whether a war may be considered absolutely over until all the war taxes are removed and all the investigations to which it leads in one way or another are concluded —— e Before attempting “blue laws” our soclal system will probably be con- tent to devote its energies to the task, less exalted perhaps in moral \dealism, but of immediate impor- tance, of controlling the evils of drugs, drink and gun carrying. Bayerbniy A governmental control over radio cannot be expected to g0 So far as to prevent a dull talker from park- ing overtime at the microphone. — vt It seems a little difficult to econ- omize all along the line when statis- ticlans are busily engaged in pointing out the high cost of investigation. —————— e SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Passing the Same Old Points. Years and years and years ago ‘We supposed that teachers wise Had arranged for earth to go Heavenward, straight beyond the skles. But the same old faults appear, And the same old follies, too. Still we hope from year to year, Vast reforms we start anew. But as Sclence scans the sky ‘We are glad to hold our ground. Earth can't travel straight on high. It keeps going 'round and 'round. ‘Guided by Conscience. “What originally led you to go into politics?” “My high-minded honesty,” answer- ed Senator Sorghum. “I wanted to pay my debts, and couldn’t get a job any other way.” Contented Fisherman. Goin’ fishin'! Never yet Made a catch that seemed worth ‘while; Yet again my heart is set On the river's radlant smile In the sparkle of the sun— At my longing who ghall scoff? This is all 1 need for fun; Sittin’ still an’ looking off! Jud Tunkins says it's about time to start a controversy over Exodus so’s 1to prevent people from limiting their studies to the first book of the Bible. Press Agenting Crime. Of Bobbed Hair Bandits we are told, Of Candy Klds and Tiger Dames. A Master Mind with methods bold Our wondering attention claims. Your youthful criminal's a rube Who takes a reckless moron chance. Why “glorify” the piteous boob Into a hero of romance? Among Scientists. “What is that distinguished-looking man’s business?” “Grave robber,” Cayenne. “How horrible!” “Not at all. He confines himself ex- clusively to Xgyptian tombs.” answered Miss “When a talker uses big words,” sald Uncle Eben, “I wonder whether he's instructin’ me or trying to keep me guessin’.” 1 THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “for gardening” (as he did not say, but well might have, especially had he lived in Washington, D. C., in the Spring of 1926). i Now {s the accepted time, according to all signs, reliable and otherwise, for issuing forth into the back yard with packets of seed, bulbs and trowel. It is true that many have “got a jump” on the season, in some cases of as much as a month, by prior planting, but probably their ad- vantage I8 more in retrospect than prospect. We mean that Nature grows things better in May than in April or March and that seeds planted now will come to flower almost as early as, and per- haps better than, those put into the ground in the earlier months. Gardening is, above all, an occupa- tion in which one learns divine pa- tience. “Walt patiently on Him, an He will give thee thy heart's desire. These words, in Mendelssohn's beau- tiful version, may be sung as rever- ently in a garden as in a church. , In our life outside the garden, most f us jump at every passing fire en- wine. ‘The siren blows and. we rush to the window. We are at the mercy of time and chance, and cannot bhe sufl to possess either our bodies or souls in peace. But in the garden we may lay aside, for the time being, the beckonings of the day and become as part of-all growing things, one with the clouds, the sunshine and the moist earth. We feed upon sunbeam: Dr. Austin H. Clark told us, reading over radio an address by Prof. Harlow Shapley of the Harvard Observatory. The thought is particularly true in relation to man'’s life in the garden. * kK K So we begin gardening this Spring by taking our time about planting. Why should we hurry? What are a few weeks, more or less, to us, when Nature requires from 48 to 90 and more days to bring our gladlolus bulbs to_flower? Let us try to be as patient as these very clods, which we turn over with the spade. And if we cannot alto- gether attain thelr impassivity, we will not worry, for we remember thi the gladiolus bulbs were impatient grow, sending up their stalks in storage, eager for the touch of earth and water. In the maln, however, we will do best to take our time. The garden is one place, in truth, where one has all the time there is. If a job can- not be completed by nightfall it can be done tomorrow. It makes no par- ticular difference. If the roses arrived a month too early they could have been ‘heeled in” by covering them all with earth, where they would have reposed in safety, ready to be taken out and planted at this time. There is no timeclock in the-door- yard, except that leisurely one of the seasons themselves, making its slow revolution through the grand di- vislons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. In passing we may say that the new vear, in our opinion, ought to begin in Spring, not with January 1. In similar feeling, we have always re- garded Monday as the first day in the week. That we are not singular in these beliefs is attested by the bulk of the race, which tacitly assume Easter as the beginning of the Chris- tian year and Monday as the first day of the workaday week. So, to many, Spring is a particular- Iy happy time, because it means the real new year of hope, aspiration and endeavor. * %k kX This Spring clearly marks a revival of interest in gurdening in Washing- ton, no doubt partly due to the work of the garden clubs, garden magazines and newspapers In this happy result the writer of this column feels that he has played a part, having written consistently for the past two years upon the various phases of home gardening, including lawns, with particular stress upon the mental side of gardening, if one may term it so. Although his returns in reader re- sponse (in the form of letters) has been the smallest from garden articles of any of his various sorts of essays, he feels that they are words put out to good interest, in much the saine way that “good will” advertising is not expected to bear any immediate returns, Every one who writes or talks about gardems—indeed, every one who plants a garden or has so much as a flower in & pot—is an apostie of this wonder ful occupation, ““for which no man is too high or t0o low There will be more plantings of gladiolus in the National Capital this year than ever before, if one may judge from certain groups of back yards, where last year but a few planted them. This season every one is going to have “glads.” Certainly there can be no more beautiful or interesting flower to set out, especially in the hands of children. Good bulbs are comparatively cheap, many of the best varieties being grown in such huge numbers that the price has fallen, ac- cording to the laws of supply and de- mand. One need not, to enjoy this flower, buy the expensive varieties, but will find much of beauty in the ch bulbs. Nor need they be nared v rietiss. “Many of the mixtures con- tain wonderful flowers. * ¥ Xk ¥ The gladiolus is as near di as a plant can possibly be, grow almost anywhere, with a mini- mum of attention. This makes it particularly suitable for child often enough st at en- thusiasm, but end by forgetting about their flowers altogether, just as they cannot be trusted to feed pets after the novelty worn off. One of the features of the gladiolus, however, as a children’s flower, is its ower to attract the hummingbir ‘here are thousands like birds in and around W and nothing will bring them as surely as a gladiolus in bloom. | A hummingbird find a gladiolus, the minuge insects which the craves. Perhaps it would be more poetic to be able to tell the little ¢ that the bird is “getting honey the fact is that it eats insects. A cording to authorit the | color of the “glads" the hummingbird, the creature know- ing, through generations of instin thought (if we may all it) that where it finds such c it will dis- cover its favorite food. To watch a hummingbird put on the brakes, as it were, and poise mc less in the air, as it dips its I into an opened gladiolus flow sight never to be forgotten | adult or child. The bird's go wings beat the air with such raj that they are almost invisible, being but a slight blur in the air. i Plant gladiolus this Spring, if you | plant nothing else, and reap a two- | will fly mil its flowers fold harvest of beauty in bird and | flower. i WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. John Hays Hammond of Washing- ton, who Is to be honored at a national dinner gaihering of his friends in New York on May 5, is just back from Europe. Asked for his outstanding im- pression of men and matters there, he summarizes it with one word, “Mus- solinl.” The Italian dictator received the famous American mining engineer in private audience at the Palazzo Chigi. Having the habit of checking up in advance on everybody admitted to his autocratic presence, Mussolini greeted Hammond cheerily with the observation, “Well, both of us hav been in jail in our time, haven't we That was a reminder of Hammond’s sojourn in durance vile at Pretoria, South Africa, 30 years ago, when “Oom Paul” Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, locked up the en- gineer and a score of other “Jameson Raiders” for many months, while they were under sentence of death. Musso- lini told Hammond that, in the dicta- tor's judgment, jail and its depriva- tion of men'’s liberty are the cruelest form of punishment. Mussolini said he had been in prison, during socialistic da; on three different occasions. He presented Hammond with a life-size autographed photograph for the engi- neer's celebrated collection of notable portraits, and sent a duplicate, by him, to Miss Janet Richards, widely known lecturer on world events. * ok k% Herbert Hoover was in Boston the other day on private business and was honor guest at a dinner given by his former private secretary, Christian A. Herter, now editor of the Inde- pendent. A score of the Hub's in- telligentsia and leading captains of commerce were invited to meet Hoover. There was no speechmaking, but, amid the coffee and the cigars, the host turned the evening into a round table, with Hoover submitting endlessly to an informal questionnaire. For three hours he was bombarded with powers on about every subject under the political, commercial, humanitarian and international suns. He had in- formative answers to all of them. Names, dates, figures, comparisons and plain theories were uttered with a readiness and apparent authority that left the Bostonians gasping. * Kk * Mrs. Coolidge has an incorrigible habit of doing some of the little things of life that account for her universal popularity. She patronizes a fashion- able hairdressing “parlor” in Wash- ington’s “Fifth avenue” section. When the First Lady began going there for ‘‘treatment,” the pro- prietress thought she’d make an enor- mous hit by assigning as her regular attendant the young woman who ranks as the “parlor’s” champion op- erative. But Mrs. Coolidge announced that she'd much prefer to be waited on in turn by all of the ten or a dozen girls employed in the place, because she doesn't believe in playing favorites. * ok Kk Sixteen - men who comprise the United States Board of Tax Appeals will be guests of honor at a dinner in ‘Washington on May 26. Secretary Mellon, Senators Simmons, Smoot and Reed (Pennsylvania) of the Senate finance committee, Representatives Green and Garner of the House ways and means committee and Undersec- retary Winston and Assistant Secre- tary Moss of the Treasury Depart- ment will be among the guests. So will the big chiefs of the tax division of the Government, David H. Blair, commissioner of internal revenue, and A. W. Gregg, solicitor of internal rev- enue. The purpose of the dinner is to manifest some form of public ap- proval of the work of the appeals board by the lawyers and accountants who have had occasion to appear be- fore it. The terms of the of the board expire June 2, 1 No announcement concerning new ap- pointments authorized under the 1926 revenue act has yet been made. The average amount involved in tax ap- peals was recently computed at §15 894.93. There have been more than 13,000 appeals altogether, involving some $200,000,000. LR Miss Ethel Christensen, a State De- partment clerk in the Division of Far Eastern Affairs, is serving her coun- try efficiently in Peking. She tached to the American commi which has been struggling for the past few months with ways and means for disentangling China's cus- toms tariff affairs. under the pro- visions of the Washington conference l_)l 1921- stensen has been in the State Department for more than 15 years. During most of that time she has been in the “Far East” and served at the elbow of John \ A. MacMurray, until that distinguish- ed young diplomat was appointed American Minister to China a year ago. * X x % Representative George Holden Tink- ham, who seems to have a mortgage on the eleventh Massachusetts con- gressional district, was informed the other day that there is an ambitious young man living in Jamaica Plain, par Bacon, member of the Massi- chusetts Senate, son of the late Rob- ert Bacon, an Ambassador and Secretary of State in the regime of President Theodore Roosevelt, who would like to succeed him. “I usually take ham and eggs for breakfast.” remarked Tinkham, “bit I would not object to switching to Bacon and eggs for a change.” * Kk X ¥ Lieut. Gen. Sir Robert Baden- Powell, who will be in Washington this week for the sixteenth annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of Amer- ica, has the distinction of adding word to the King's Engl It is the verb “to maffick,” derived from the town of Mafeking, in British South Africa. Gen. Baden-Powell command- ed the forlorn hope of a British gar- rison which withstood the Boer siege of that little stronghold for many months. When the siege was lifted in the Spring of 1900, after a long and gallant defense by Baden-Powell's men, London and the whole British empire went deliriously mad with joy. This writer, then a cub reporter, happened to arrive in England the night John Bull lost his complacency and phlegm on that historic occasion. Mafeking thenceforward became a synonymn for gefieral and unrestrict- ed public rollicking, and “to maffick” in Britain ever since has meant to give one’s self over to fun, frolic and Jubilation unrestrained. Gen. Baden- Powell, who is chief Scout of the world and founder of the movement in Britain, lists as his recreation “pig sticking.” He's written a book about it. * K Kok Somebody named Heinrich Charles of New York wants to submit to the congressional committees on educa- tion the result of his researches as to how America got her name. He is prepared to blow up the theory that Amerigo Vespucci filched the credit due to Columbus and foisted his own name on the New World. Mr. Charles says it was not Vespucel who named this continent, “but a genial Alsatian poet by the name of Mathias Ring- mann, who coined the word -America and induced his friend, the great car- tographer, Martin Waldseemueller, to put it on the map. How it all happened is the strangest and most romantic episode in American Ao (Copyright. 1926.) b n, who | of these ye | bird | | - | governor. what attracts ' . By G. Gould Lincoln Opponents of the administration are seeking desperately to make, is- sues of the settiements of the United States with its foreign debtors and of the situation which has developed in Congress over farm relief legislation. The debt settlements with Italy, Bel- gium and half 4 dozen smaller nations re practically accomplished facts. The bills have passed both houses and, it is expected, will be signed by the President at an carly date. Those who oppuse these settlements characterize them as “gifts” amounting to billions of dollars of the American taxpayers money to foreigners, because of the favorable terms accorded the debtors. The approval of these terms has given rise 1o charges In Congress that the boasted economy of the administra- tion is ci, the pennywise and pound foolish variety. Senator Reed of Mis- souri, Democrat, referring to the re- duction in the salary of a Senate cmn- ploye, who has been on the rolls for years, at the very time the Senate was ugreeing to the foreign debt settlements, declared that the admin- istration was “wasting at the bung- hole and saving at the spigo only is the money pouring out of the bunghole of the easury cask, he said, but both heads of the cask have been smashed in. R ‘ hand, insists that it has treated its foreign debtors in a common-sense, business way, and generously in those instances which warranted generosity to former allies in the war. Half a loaf is better than none, Is the burden of the arguments made with reference o the the debtors, and the argument is ad- that to push a debtor beyond 1pacity to pay is as silly for the creditor as it is harraful for the debtor. settlemonts is hopeful that American can farrcor, who has been hard hit in recent years and is still not altogether out of the woods, will regard these settlements with distavor. They will doubtless be used as talking points | against some of the candidates for the I Senate and the House in the election | campaigns this Fall. There has not boen solid Demoeratic opposition to these settlements, by any means, in either house of ess, however, ‘luhl. furthermore, they were negoti- ated by a bi-partisan American debt {commission which reported them unanimeusly A ) | Representative Harry B. Haw | Democrat, “nting the eleventh congressional district of Missouri, has burned his bridges behind him. He is out for the Democratic nomination for the Senate and for election to the Sen e to fill the seat once occupled by the late Senator Spencer, Republican, and now held by Senator Williams, | Republican, under appointment of the Mr. Hawes has resigned as a member of the House, effective next “all. K The Missouri primaries take place | August 3. It is confidently predicted, {although ™ other candidates for the ominations are in the field, that Senator Williams and Mr. Hawes will be opponents at the election Novem- ber 2 d Mr. Hawes win, he takes his seat in the Senate as soon s that body meets after the eléction, ince the governor’s authority to fill cancies in the Senate temporarily nly until time an election is 1 Spencer's term would have expired March 3, 1927, and he would have been a candidate for re- tion this Fall. Mr. Hawes and nator Williams, therefore, will con- test not only for the unexpired short term, but ) for the long term, which begins March 4, 1927, and runs for the succeeding six years. Senator Williams is one of those Republicans who opposed day in and day cut Amer- ican adherence to the World Court. His supporters insist today that his position on the World Court will be a lar tor in the election campaign. | The World Court, they | popular in Missouri & y | was in Tllinois, when Senator McKin- ley, who voted for the court, went down to defeat in the primaries on | April 13. Mr. Hawes, unlike Senator | Reed of Missouri, has not been a strong opponent of the court. * kX ¥ The Democrats in Iowh claim they oceupy a strategic position which wiil prove much in their favor in the senatorial election there this year. While Senator Cummins and former Senator Brookhart, not to mention Howard Clark, a prominent Des Moines attorney, are striving for the Republican nomination, the Demo- crats are trying to make up their | minds whether to put forward, as their nominee for Senator, Claude R. Porter of Des Moines, former as- neral under the administration and _former counsel for the Federal Trade Com- mission, or Ray Files of Fort Dodge, who has been prominent in Demo- cratic politics in the State for some time. The Democrats figure an advantage to their candidate from the Republi- can dissensfons in the State whichever the Republican primaries go. If Senator Cummins be nominated then the Democrats hope to win with | the votes of disgrunted Brookhart followers. On the other hand, if Brookhart be nominated, the Demo crats look to win with the aid of stalwart Republican votes—the same votes which made it possible for Sen- ator Daniel F. Steck, Democrat, to be elected in 1924. Towa, by the way, is the center of the so-called farm revolt against the policies of the administration. The extent of this so-called farm revolt is of no inconsiderable impor- tance to the administration. Some say it is extensive; some say it isn't. The revolters are backing the Haugen bill, now pending in the House, and the ad- ministration forces are lining up back of the Tincher bill. The Haugen bill {provides $375,000,000 out of the Fed- eral Treasury to handle the export surplus corps, with a proposal that the operation of the “equalization fee” h is to lay an excise tax on the to make up to the Govern- ment the amount taken from the Treasury to finance the export surplus crops—be postponed for two years. In other words, Mr. Tincher of Kan- sas insists in his opposition to the Haugen bill that the $375,000,000 is to be a subsidy to the farmers pure and simple. The Tincher bill, on the other hand, provides a fund of $100,000,000 which is to be. loaned by the Gov- ernment to farm co-operative asso- ciations to aid_in the export of the surplus crops. The administration has stretched a point to get behind the Tincher bill. Earlier in the year it stood merely for the creation of an advisory commission under the De- partment of Agriculture to help the farmers help themselves in the mat- ter of handling the surplus crops. But the administration, it is declared, will not stand for the Haugen bill. So, with both bills before the House, not to mention the so-called Curtis-Aswell bill, establishing a National Farm Mar- keting Association, a showdown ap- pears imminent, with the administra- tion and its opponents both girding for the fray. * % K K The supporters of the Haugen bill have joined with them the Democrats from the cotton States. They have spe- cially included in the bill a provision that $100,000,000 is to go to the cot- ton farmers to handle their expcrtable surplus properly. There is tempora- rily, at least, @ union between the farmers of the corn belt of the Middle West and the farmers of the cotton belt of the South. The wheat growers, who weré the most vociferous in de- R S ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. Do any countries have daylight- saving laws?—J. W. S. A. Permanent daylightsaving law have begn adopted in various K pean countries, particularly in Great Britain, France and Belgium. | Q. What was the name of Patrick Henry's home?—A. H. G A. Red Hill was the name of the estate where Patrick Henry lived and (\!’iml. It is located in Charlotte County, a. 1)Qi;' Who are the River Brethren?— A. 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Gur Wash- | ington Information Burcan of the greatest agencies for t stribu- tion of free informat ecduca- | tional data in the wor crrices are free to readers of this paper. All | wou need to do is to send in your query together u s in stamps for return postage. Address The F ning Star Information Bureau, Fred- eric J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. The thor- maost the ane Director’s Lesson in Manners Applauded by Music Lovers Music lovers and theatergoers every- where whose tempers have been tried by the person who arrives late and leaves early are rejoicing over the les- son in manners given an audience re- cently by Leopold Stokowski, director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Sto- kowski presented special first and last numbers in which the musiclans ar- rived one by one at the opening and departed in the same way at the clc “Behavior such as Stokowski ob- jects to, the Columbus Evening Dispatch, “seems to be an inevitable incident to public gatherings every- where. A concert or a foot ball game may be scheduled months in advance, not only as to date, but the-exact hour, and some people who plan from the first announcement to go mvariably are late. They crowd past those who had the decency to come on time, dis- rupt their view of what Is going on. distract the attention of others and spoil the effect for which the mus cians, the actors or the speakers ha been striving. They are the bane of every public occasion. A little plan- ning and a real consideration for others would go a long way toward eliminating this practice, much to the delight of every one else.” * Kk X X These sentiments are indorsed by the Wichita Beacon, which exclaims, “Hooray for Mr. Stokowski’” and declares that the symphony director ““did the right thing; the only regret is that he didn’t go farther in realism. He should have had a few husky per- formers,” continues the Beacon, “break into a delicate violin passage with an occasional loud ‘Chowiff,’ in imitation of the chronic coughers in the audience. Then there should be a few program rattlers and individuals making audible remarks.” The Wich- ita paper records the fact that “about forty members of the audience became angry and left the hall,” but adds that “at any rate, Mr. Stokowski deserves the thanks of music lovers every- where; he is a real benefactor and his courage should not go unrewarded.” “The lesson undoubtedly went home,” in the opinion of the Morgan- ——— There are many members of the House who do not come from agricul- tural communities at all, and the ad- ministration, it is expected, will re- ceive their support in a considerable degree in its opposition to the Haugen bill. On the other hand, a union of the Demiocrats generally with the Haugenites of the West might make serious difficulty for the administra- tion, might even result in the passage of the bill, and if it could be put through the Senate it would place the President in a position where he would be called upon to veto the measure or to approve it. A veto,'administration opponents figure, would be a serious step on the eve of the congressional elections and might have its serious consequences in 1928. Owing to the warring factions, there is no little doubt as to whether any one of the three agricultural relief bills can come to passage before the close of the present session. In the event of no legislation, however, the regular Republicans will be subject to attack in the farm States. * kK K Down in sunny Florida, Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owens, daughter of the late Col. Willlam Jennings Bryan, is a candidate for the Democratic nomina- tion for Representative from the fourth Florida congressional district against Representative William Joseph Sears, who has, represented that dis- trict in the House for the last ‘10 or 12 years. The fourth district of Florida takes in the east coast of the State, into which there has been a great influx of population in the last few years. The daughter of the “Commoner” is offering herself as a candidate who will work for the in- terests of Florida. But Mr. Sears re- torts that he has been working for Florida for a long time. Mr. Sears is reputed a good campaigner and an excellent stump speaker. Mrs. Owen has her work cut out for her in this campaign. Had Col. Bryan lived, he would have been a candidate for the Senate this year against Senator Fletcher. The Florida primaries are to take place June 8. town New Dominion general disregard by essence of courtesy theatrical performers. have been notorious for their pre.con- sion rush for exits, though, be it aid to their credit. they hava heen more considerate of al artists. Why so man; ncert hall rons feel thes zet an early. start for the exits will remain one. of the myster haps it use they have thelr discourteot effectively as Dire ceeded in doing it ¥ The Waterbury Democr applause of the director statement, “We should witnessed the spe can audience being soundl and thrashed before v ey Nothing on any stage in the cougtry has ever approached in the richness of satire this effect to educate the American public to do something that seems hopeless. Now, if some enter- prising theatrical manager or pro- ducer could only perpetrate a similar effect in his playhouse how happy those of us who pride ourselves on getting to entertainments bhefore the curtain rises would be! There isn't a nation in the civilized world that so flagrantly offends the performing artists on the s the American. ‘Whether it is New York or Podunk Hollow, it is the same. The Decatur Review thinks are two sides to the question. At testing that the con s feelings and wishes all who stalk in late and out earl could have even more done to them the Revlew adds: “We are glad to know how the mus ns feel and have often wondered if they had any thoughts on the subject of inattention and disturbanc Our musings have been prompted by the ill behavior of musicians themselves. It is not un- usual for paid singers to whisper an grin and, with a pretense of reserve, arrange a_program while the mini ter is reading. They might &t least try to be a satisfactory part of the scenery.” There is very sdiences of the to mus at Philadelphia.” t adds its with the like to have of an Ameri; thera * X X % The New York World admits that Stokowski's stunt ‘“was magnificent, as a piece of acting,” but ks: “As a lesson in manners? One cannot help thinking of the courtly old gen- tleman who lived alone on his huge estates and who, regrettably enough, sometimes associated with low com panions. One Sunday morning call- ers came upon him in his dining room, brandishing a plece of kindling wood over the prostrate form of a “What's the matter” he was ‘What's the matte he bel- ‘He ate with his knife, that's what's the matter. Tll teach him to eat with his knife! I'll teach the drunken swine table manner “But where the conductor played his little joke,” it is pointed out by the Newark Evening News, “was in the fact that the opening and clos- ing numbers were written by their composers for that very treatment, Mr. Stokowski knew that, but a large proportion of his audience obviously did not. Even the commentators on matters musical apparently did not, as only one of them noted the fact. The others who attended the concert fell into the trap. Which must make the job of conducting a Philadelphia orchestra a pleasant employment for a man with a bit of subtlety in hi§ humorous perceptions.” * ok ok % Mr. Stokowski's effort “to enlarse his field as pedagogue” is recognized by the Springfield Union, which says “he undertook, successfully, we have no doubt, to give a lesson in mane ners,” and describes it as “directed first at that intolerably large grou to be found in any community thae makes a- virtue of tardiness.”” The Union records that “amusement, bas flement and chagrin companioned the audfence leaving”; that “some were angry, but many more, perhaps, were chastened,” and it continues: “It may be that Mr. Stokowskli ruined one / afternoon of music in Philadelph If he daid so, however, it was for t| gaod of other musical afternoons. The Mum Lobably will not have to be ’ v