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6 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY June 12, 1928 THEODORE W. NOYES. ‘Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company 11 st " New York Ofiee Chicazo, Ofic: European Oftice Towe 14 Re England. The Evening Star. with the edition. ix delivered by @ty at’ 60 cents per month: dafly only 5 cents per month: Sunday only. 20 centy ‘mon' may_ be sent by mail or phon: Main Collection 15 mude by currier at the end h month, day morn DM i Rate by Mail—I Maryland Duoily and Sunday Daily only Sunday only . $0.00 $15.00 $3.00: All Other States and Canada. Daily and Sunday £12.00: 1 m Daily only .. L SK00: 1 mos Sunday only . $4.00: 1 mo., Member of the Associated Press. P7cess ju cxclusively e 0 the use for repihlication of all pew atches credited to it or not otherwise cred ted i this paper and also the local news lishad herein. All rights of publication natches herein are aleo reserved. Great Britain Protests. The British government has acted in the matfer of the Russian aid to strik- ers by sending u sharp note to the Moscow Soviet protesting against the dispatch of funds from Russia to Great Britain during the recent general strike. The note dgglares that the transmission could have been made only with the knowledge and consent of the Soviet government, and sug- gests that such an action is not cal- culated to promote friendly relations . resumption of negotiations for better understanding between the two count Great Britain holds t Russia’s action is a breach of the Anglo-Russian agreement, by which loth sides undertook not to indulge in propaganda against the institutions of their respective countries. A second note is contemplated dealing with the money that is being sent from Russia to the striking miners. ian representatives contend that these funds have not been sent by the Soviet government, but by the in- 'nu(fi * and “insani in experts® testi- mon of resident psychiatrists in penal in- stitutions. As to the substitution of treatment for punishment, there will be no gen- eral agreement. Recent tendencies in the modification of penalties in a spir- it of mercy have brought about a pro- found feeling that the law is not suffi- Iciently enforced to safeguard society agains But with regard to the proposal the elimination of the partisan expert and the provision of neutral psychiatrists to answer all questions that may be propounded by both prosecution and defense, there will be little, if any, dissent. Indeed, the idea has been widely prevalent during the years marked by the ap- pearance of contending exparts on the witness stand. Psychiatry has undoubtedly an im- portant part in the determining of the real guilt and culpability of the law- breaker. It has a distinet bearing upon the duty of the court in deter- mining the degree of punishment. As a science it has been discredited by the practice of partisan professional testimony in court, and it is a wel- come sign of an apprectution of this condition and a desire to put the sci- ence right footing that the convention of the psychiatrists has adopted its preseut recommendation. 1L 1s worthy of the mus# serious atten- tion of lawmakers seeking to Increase the efficiency of the judicial system as a safeguard against criminal practices. i Sweetser's Illness. Golfing America—in fact, all Amer- ica—is shocked to learn of the illness of Jesse Sweetser, the sterling New York amateur, who raised the banner of United States golf supremacy in England and won the coveted British amateur championship. From his comrades oA the Walker Cup team come stories of Sweetser’s illness even before the start of play and they at- tribute his final victory to iron nerve and stamina. Immediately at the conclusion of the championship Sweet- ser was put under the care 6f physi- cians and throughout the trip home was constantly attended by the ship’s doctors. On arrival in New York he was taken from the boat at Quaran- rime. for a on its dividual working men of Russia, as an expression of sympathy for the Brit- ish strikers and a contribution to their sustenance. British labor leaders de- nounce the government’s action as de- signed to prevent the receipt of finan- cial support for the miners now on str The incident will undoubtedly intentsify the partisan laborite feeling Rritain and will render less any approach toward a full rec- oznition of the Soviet government by England. A situation of this kind affecting the United States is conceivable. In case of a large strike in this country, if funds received from Russian sourc hatever the exact means of transmission, for the support of the strikers and the continuation of the struggle, there would be a keen resent- ment here. It is well known that agents of the Soviet are planted here to subvert the trade unions of America and, in turn, to subvert the Govern- ment of the United States. Frequent acknowledgments have come from leaders of the Third Internationale at Moscow, which is practically identical with the Soviet government there, that this effort is being made to gain con- trol of the leading lahor organizations in this country. Should funds come, therefore, from Russia for the support ot strikers, especially in vital indus- tries, there would be ground for pro- test by this Government such as that which has just been voiced by the Brit- ish government. ’ It is idle to seek to differentiate between the individuals and the gov- ernment in Russia. They are identi- cal. There is no individual initiative there. The working men of Russia are under the domination of the So- viet. Therefore, when the invitation was sent from the Soviet to the All- Russian Central Council of Trade Unions to send contributions to aid the British strikers it was an’ act of government, a mandate that must be obeved. in ¢ were R Gireat wealth has its handicaps. If Andrew Mellon had been less reward- ed in a pecuniary way for his execu- abilities he would already be prominently mentioned as a presi- dential possibility. ———— ‘e price of meat has gone up. vegetarian has a new offer. The a argument to Psychiat During criminal trials have been featured by ry and Justice. recent years many notable the presence on the witness stand of | so-called experts testifving to the men- tul condition of the accused. Their testimony in almost every case vavied widely. Those summoned for the defense have sought to justify the plea of insanity, entered in the face of roof of actual guilt in fa in or- der that th cused might escape the maximum Those has aquite testified to the mental soundness of the accused, to justify the imposition of the highest punish- ment. regularly This spectacle of divergent views of the same has caused the “rowth of « feeling on the part of the lic that the scientific judgment of these experts was influenced by the of the fee. Consequently, a low estimate of the competence, if not subject source tine and is now confined in a hospital. His personal physician announces that he is suffering from a complica- tion of throat diseases and that it will probably be a year or more before he will be able to wield a golf club. Those who still regard golf as an “old man's game” will have their con- victions rudely shaken by Sweetser’s experience. Although he undoubtedly contracted a cold on the way to Eng- land and probably was unable to give it the proper attention and treatment, it was the grueling struggle which sapped his reserve energy and led to his now serious condition. Champion- ship golf competition is a great strain on both muscles and mind. Thirty-six holes a day under these conditions is an. effort even for the healthiest voung human who ever existed and it is small wonder that there is a severe let-down on the part of all con- testants at the ending of a tourna- ment. Sweetser made a game and gallant fight for victory. He bmought credit to his native country and it is hoped that the physician’s announcement is unduly pessimistic and that he will soon again be able to indulge in the game which has lifted him to the pin- nacle in international competition. —————— President Borno’s Arrival. Unheralded by advance notices and unsaluted by the customary twent; one booms of the big guns in New York Harbor for presidential arrivals, President Louis Borno of Haiti disem- barked vesterday and is now seeing the sights of the United States. Al though the cannon did not go off, and the President was met by a large group of his countrymen, who gave him anything but a welcome reception, Mr. Borno seemed to enjoy it hugely. Catcalls and hisses rent the air, but the Haitian executive bowed gracefully and accepted them as his homage. It is understood that he does not speal®| English. The failure of the presidential sa. lute is explained as due to a mix-up as to the time of Mr. Borno's arrival. The presence of his countrymen at the dock and their attitude toward him are put down as political. These points having been made clear, he is mow free to enjoy his visit as becomes an executive of another nation. Unless there is a misunderstanding «8 to the time his train reaches Union Station in Washington he will be met by a detachment of troops to escort him to a local hotel. Here he plans to study the working of the Govern- ment and gain ideas for use in his native republic. He is expected to ar- rive on Monday, and, with all plans working smoothly, should have a pleas- ant visit in the National Capital. < R American enterprise has not yet pre. vented Muscle Shoals from ranking as one of the world’s most famous unde- veloped resources. s e T R White House Should Be Safe. Repairs to the White House, es. timated to cost $375,000, will be made if Congress appropriates the money. There is no doubt that the sum needed will be voted, as it has been recommended by the Bureau of the Budget and approved by the Pres- ident. There is a wish, entertained by everybody, that the White House the sincerity, of the members of this scientific school, has been formed. The term “mental expert” has become a reproach. Members of the American Psychi- atric Association have been holding & convention in New York and have adopted a report from a committee which deals with the relations of the profession and the courts. ' Following is a summary of its findings and rec- ommendation: The report found science and philos- ophy and law at loggerheads on the question of free will; recommended the substitution of the idea of treat- ment for the idea of punishment; ad- vocated the elimination of expert wit- nesses for defense and prosecution for a neutral psychiatrist appointed by courts from qualified psychiatrists; urged the abandonment of the hypo- thetical question and the terms “lu- shall be made secure. In recent vears disturbing stories have been told on good authority that the build- ing is not safe against storm and not so secure against fire as many mod- ern habitations. Reports to that ef- fect have been made by the officer who is responsible for its upkeep. A year or two ago it was reported that the roof. was not sound and that certain interior walls which bear part of the weight of the roof were not strong. The repairs should have been immediately made, but the changes could not be made while the building was occupied, nor could they be made within the time which the President could give up to his Sum- mer vacation. The appropriation now asked includes $25,000 for temporary living quarters foT the President THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, during the reconstruction. One es- nd suggested the appointment fimate is that six months will be re- quired for making the needed changes, but that is a maximum estimate and perhaps the work can be done in less time. Many of the timbers of the roof are those which were put up when the White House was restored after the woodwork of the building was burned by the British during their brief oc- cupation of the city in August, 1814. Those timbers have deteriorated, and the plan is to ereet steel trusses to support the roof, which will ‘rest on the exterlor walls and on interfor sup- ports of stone or metal. At present part of the roof's weight Is supported by interior walls of wood. The plumbing in the White House is not up to the modern standard and the plan is to install an up-to-date plumbing system and do away with the fron piping. which is rusty and worn to the point, it is said, that full water pressure cannot be turned on. That the White House is in this con- dition will surprise many persons. The general belief is that its interior is on a par with the fine, new homes of the city. The electric wiring follows an old system and contributes to the fire danger. This danger will be removed. When the improvements have been made there will be no change in the external and internal appearance of the structure. ——————————— When meeting the advanced cost of motor fuel, the ultimate consumer must take into account the increase of handsome gasoline stations which decorate the highways. The U. C. did not request them, but they must be paid for, just the same. —————t—— Many a Pennsylvania politician s tempted to ask whether elections were not more orderly when the late Boise Penrose was able to say without hesi. tation exactly who was boss. —————— There is so much controversy con- cerning front seats in the League of Nations that steps may have to be taken to keep the enterprise out of | the hands of ticket speculators. RS Assertion that in some parts of Pittsburgh they weigh ballots instead of troubling to count them gives new force to the old phrase, “the weight of public opinion.” —— Idaho is so far from New York that the Albany politicians regard any interference by Senator Borah al- 'most as a forelgn entanglement. ——————— No matter who gets the worst of a prize fight, the person with an aver. sion to pugilism may indulge the sen- timent that it served him right. While Italy {s talking of restoring the ancient splendor of Rome, France will be satisfied to bring the frang up to its normal valuation. v | The old roof garden proved dis- |astrous to Harry Thaw and Evelyn | Nesbit. They may have better luck with the night club. v France may be compelled to econ- omize, but will naturally refrain from {encouraging the American tourist to do likewise. ————————— 1f pugilism gains further prestige in parliamentary proceedings, it may be necessary to equip diplomats with box- tion it adheres to tradition and spares no expense in showing the public a good time, ————— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON Joy of Survival. And still we're here! The motor car In wild career Dashed near and far. Their threats of woe, The horns repeat Each time we go Across the street. Though fortune be Exceeding small, ! Though love may flec Our pleading call, We shall be gay In spite of fear. I beg to say i We still are here! Willing to Oblige. “Your constituents are saying vou don’t know where you stand on this great public question.” “It's their fault,” answered Senator Sorghum. “Their votes have been 8o erratic, T don't know where they stand.” o Physical Culture. f= My hopes shall not be Of an improving race; One pugilist has smashed Another in the face. dashed Jud Tunkins says the average city garden doesn’'t do much more than reconcile a man to paying any old price the market dealer asks for veg- etables. Consideration “You jilted Mr. Wiggins: “No, no!” protested Miss Cayenne. “He says you refused to marry him.” “So I did. 1'd rather have Wiggie's gratitude in years to come than his resentment in a divorce court.” Out Al Night. “Children, -obey your parents!” “We're willing to,” answered the offspring of a jazzy household. “But where are we going to find them?” “De ireasures of dat tomb,” said Uncle Eben, “make it look to me like King Tut must have been de cham- plon crag shooter of Egypt.” ——— Time Arguments. From the Hamilton Spectator. Daylight time or standard time, the toplc seems to be good for an argu- ment any old time. The Profiteer. From the Fort Worth Record Telegram. Talk is cheap except when money talks. Then somebody makes a hand- some profit, but it isn’t always the one who had the money in th:e be- S'uning. vania holds an elec. | l ATURDAY, . THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Outgrowing the Henty stage, our friend rapidly developed his various book enthuslasms as his contacts with life became more varied. As a young man he became inter- ested in the royal game of chess, and nothing would do him'but to go in for the coliection of booxs upon the sub- Ject. Rapidly he denuded Washington bookstores of those days of their chess publications, buying one here and an- other there, until not a volume was left. These hooks constituted his first real enthusiasm, in the sense that they were collected in response to an outer urge that had nothing particu- larly to do with literature, per se. The gentleman made the momen- tous discovery that there is no topic in the world but what has its books, in the sense of the advertisers who beseech the public to send for their “literature.” He found out something that has stood him in good stead over sinc that to read about any subject is to make a_hobby one’s own, to reinforce your own liking by the knowledge that thousands of others have loved the same thing. To take up the game of chess is one thing; to realize that it is older than recorded history is still airother. Read the story of Philidor, first of the old chess masters, and then take a new interest in the game. * ok ok ok In the speclal case devoted to the array of the book enthusiams of his life, our friend had many interesting chess books, including a. curious tabular presentation of the games of Philidor. Philidor is slightly out-of-date today, but his pawn’ play is still worthy of study by ambitious Whether the study of chess is worth while for the average player is an- other matter entirely Certainly there is something about this game, however, that impels the serlous to play it the best he can. Those who piay ‘“slapstick” chess ought not to play it. This much, we believe, will be generally agreed to. Our friend’s curious Philidor is just & hundred vears old, having been printed in Philadelphia, where most of out old books came from, if one | may judge from the table of the sec- | ond-hand stores. The book contains a pictorial rep- resentation of Philidor's games, play by play, each move being actually depicted. Thus a page is given to each move. As far as we know, no ambitious publisher ever attempted to duplicate the feat. Among the other volumes are several by Staunton, a bound copy of “The Chess Chronicle,” the games of Paul Morphy, in the reddest cover in thi world, and the “Minor Tactic “Major Tactics” and “Grand Tactic by Franklin Young. Our friend gave up playing chess many years ago, but his face lit with enthusiasm when he took up the Minor Tactics,” a small book in green. x X “This is the true gospel of chess, he_declared. i Next came a row of ancient authors. Horace was there, and Plato (or should it be Socrat and Lucretius, who sang of atoms, and Plutarch, amiable gossip of the foibles of the great, and Caesar, who became the symbol of kingship. He had there, neatly cased, the spir: enthusiasts. | itual remains of Cicero, who can be duplicated today in any American city, and he had there Seneca, torn between the purest philosophy and the crassest greed, and he had there, oo, no less a light unto all men than Epictetus, who made no compromise with wrong. Perhaps it is significant that he had, in this section, his copy of the Bible, together with various commentaries upon it. On the shelf above our host pointed out a startling array of health books, 28 he preferred to call them, disliking the name “medical works.” Ile had first taken an interest in the subject, he said, when a young man, having read in one of his ancient authors that ‘a man is either his own physician or a fool by the age of 30.” and cat books, works by various hands, including many worthy gentle- men who cannot write, but who do know a great deal about pets, esp clally dogs. Our host wa his earlier yea adopted by a come , but since he tomcat has be- upon the neral. His subject includes House” and “The * two that ought to be in the !ibrary of all friends of cats. A | We have omitted to mention the shelf devoted to the works of Charles Dickens. These stories were an en- | thusiasm of earlier days which is still full of fire. At any time the owner can go to his Dickens shelf and re- vive old memories at will, finding an inexhaustible source of happiness in { cloth. Dickens, to him, is rather a world |than an author. Iis creations have the smack of authenticity presented by those of the Supreme Creator. A character fn Dickens, to our friend, hing, living human being, a great deal more alive than many of the uninteresting, uninterested per- sons he meets daily. & “Is not this the greatest crime in the world”’ he sald, indignantly, touching briefly upon this theme, “to |1ive in this beautiful world, so full of interesting things—and to remain un- interested! “To go through life with only one | interest, when there are a thousand | clamoring for attention—that is the { great crime, it seems to me. Yet take | the friends you know—It is a waste of time to try to talk to them about any subject except their job or their automobile. They listen ‘to you po {litely, and then forget that You had ever spoken. S gleam above their | heads, and they talk about balloon |tires only, What can you do such a fellow Our friend’s book enthusiasms are | by no means e | which we have outiine |umn today and vesterday. | many more, but we have | enough to show how such | widen one’s life, and give it new and vet lasting sources of intere: His latest hobby is gardenin ing up this fascinating subject at advanced age, he may often be s wagging his white whiskers over & book on some horticultural subject. It is inspiring to see him display as much enthusiasm_over these books as he did over his beloved “Henty bouks” | at many years ago. BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL ¥ On its faco the contest as to whether Brazil shall be given a permanent seat in the Council of the Ieague of Nations appears to be a mater of national ambition affecting but one nation, but the issue broadens w hen | it is noted that Brazil has held her place in the council continuously ever since the league was organized and has received assurances from Euro- pean powers that her re-election next September is foreordained. Yet Bra- zil is not satisfled, and there is con- jecture as to whether her unres is use she feels able to make her fffc?mn permanent by taking advan- tage of the diplomatic situation or whether the protest against her mo- nopolizing the honor, ‘which protest cas filed by Venezuela last year, may :nw jeopardize her hold of the posl- | tion. * ok ok K At the sixth assembly of the league the following resolution was adopted i on a motion by Venezuela | permanent member: | this re-election to be that it is | election of 1926 by applic: lated the following noting that the non- of the council at been re-elected the meaning of subject part of the as from the ation of the “The assemb! present in office have for a year, considers to the non-permanent council being renewed tion."” embly further reiter- recommendation, .nimou y the as- bt 1923 and 192 principle of rota The sixth 4 adopted semblies of 1 “It is desir i e the six non.permanent members of the council, should make its choice with due consideration for the main geographical divisions of the world, the great ethnical groups, the different |‘9Hgioufl_\|‘ad‘!lnns. the various types of civilization and the chief sources of wealth. A Says an perienced diplomat: “With all those points upon the scorecard of the qualification for a seat on the council, it becomes diffi- cult for the league to overlook the necessity of putting on the, (:(HHIC.X] vepresentation of the Western Hemisphere, hence the other nations of South America see that if lhe-_\ can oust Brazil the honor still must stay in this half of the world, to comply with the fixed rule of feon: sideration for the main geographica divisions of the world.” They look for the vacancy as theirs to fill—if they -an shove Brazil aside.’ O Argentina, as well as Venezuela, is taking actlve part in urging rota- tion in the honor, but Argentina is not in as safe a position herself to {ake too prominent initiative, since she has refused to send representa- tives to the assembly for five years, although keeping up her dues. She has contended that the league was not what it claimed to be. so long as all nations were not represented. * x ¥ ¥ September the assembly elect- edl‘atk;:e fon-permanent members of the council for the current yeir Forty-nine states voted and the members eleqted, together with their respective votes, were as follows: Brazil, 43; Uruguay, 40; Czecho- slovakia, 35; Spain, 33; Sweden, 34, um, 32. an’ghlfilel‘slouth ‘America holds two seats in the council, one by a nation of 32,000,000 population and the other by o nation_of less than 2,000,000. Since the United States is not a member of the league, the Western Hemisphere is now chiefly represent- ed on the council by the nation next in population in “the great ethnical groups” _in this half of the world. Being Portuguese, however, it is outnumbered by the peoples of 'all other Latin American nations com- bined which are of Spanish blood. Thus it is pointed out that Vene- zuela and Argentina are working to- gether, both being Spanish in descent (Mexico is not a member) and that ble that the assembly, | ’. COLLI, there may be formed a coalition of the Spanish nations against Portu- guese Brazil. e There has never been but American issue presented to the league for arbitration, and that one was refused consideration. It was ithe appeal of Bolivia for a corridor |across Tacna-Arica to the ocean, on the ground that it had been wrested | from her by war and was an inher- {ent right, being vital to her life as a nation. The council rejected the ap- peal as beyond its jurisdiction. Bra- zil_supported the appeal. The rejection was in accordance with the league's recognition that it is not a supergovernment with un- limited powers over the nations. This limitation is expressed officially in the | following resolution: “There are matters referred to the covenant which are not within the competence of the assembly or council, but require the concurrence and action of the governments concerned, in the |form of international conventions.” * ok ok ok The present Brazil and the ¥ ntroversy between Suropean natfons as to permanent membership in the council, alongside of the permanent members _originally instituted—Great Britain, France, Italy centers around Germany into the league as manent member of the council. is vetoed by Brazil, unless simultaneousiy becomes a per: |member. The council acts only by | unanimous votes, hence one vote bars Germany from both the council and | the league. since Germany refuses to {enter the league without being given {the same status as the great powers. There is also Spain, demanding a permanent seat in the council, not on the ground of her present power, but Spain_has been a candidate for the council since 1921, when England and rance supported her claim. Her pop- ulation now is less than 20,000,000, Now comes Poland with a popula- tion nearly 80 per cent greater than that of Spain and nearly large as that of Brazil. Poland. too. wants |a seat in the council alongside of France and Ttaly and Great Britain— emphatically demands a seat if her neighbor and former enemy, Ger- many, is given such power. | * X % % Last March 10 Mr. Mellé Franco, the representative of Brazil in the league, notified. the council in un- | equivocal language that unless she were given a permanent seat in the council she would not only refuse re-election to a non-permanent seat, but would withdraw from the league. Spain_has fssued a similar threat. Poland {8 not quite so outspoken, but is insistent. Yesterday Brazil actually tendered her resignation to the council. which the council refused to consider, on the ground that since the election had been made by the assembly, and not by the council; the assembly (which meets next September) is the only body which can receive and con- sider the resignation. Nevertheless, the fact that Brazil had even gone so far as to file a resignation is taken by the members as serious. M. Boncour, representing France, plainly warned his fellow members that unless this matter could be adjusted it marked the breaking up of the league. British observers claim that they see indications that France has been pulling wires to offset the advantage which Germany holds in the support of Sweden, although Sweden's power to veto Brazil's election is neu- tralized by Brazil's power to prevent unanimity in the council as to Ger- many. Poland, while keeping up her demand for a permanent seat in the council, is reported confidentially as being well satisfied with the com: promise promise of a non-permanent seat, - The non-permapent members The shelt above is devoted to dog | a bulldog fancier inj the thirty-some volumes bound in red | with | hausted in the number | in this col- hobbies | | Browning one | { himself to {has illusions, because of her glories of the past. | | taught 2 JUNE 12, 1926. THE LIBRARY TABLE By the Booklover. “A first walk in any new country is one of the things which makes life on this planet worth being grateful for.” William Beebe has taken many a first wild walk, sometimes on all fours, through various tropical Jungles. It was In connection with his expedition to the Galapagos Archi- pelago that he wrote this sentence in one of his most delightful hooks, ‘Galapagos—World’s End.” In the ring of 1923 he went with a group of scientists, as director, on a cruise to the Galapagos Islands, lying in the Pacific, about 500 miles off the coast of Feuador. Less than 100 hours were actually spent on the islands, | vet, becauss of the sclentific knowl- edge of the party and their complete | equipment for observation and coilec tion, a remarkable number of speci- mens, photographs, drawings and paintings were brought back and many sclentific papers were after- ward written about discoveries made during the trip. * o ok x The chapter of Mr. Beebe's hook de- seribing that first walk on the large | wa i when island of Indefatigable, though con- taining no thrilling adventures, is full of the delight of the naturalist to whom all the smail happenings in animal and vegetable life are signifi- cant. Landing from the yacht Noma, with his mind full of Darwin's visit to the same island 5§ years Lefore, Mr. Beebe had, he says, a feeling of hopelessness, because he knew that i sit must be measured by days, almost by hours. The little crescent beach, extending between two great, dead, bleached, straggly bushes, was exactly his mental picture of a buc- caneers and shipwrecked mariners’ beach; and, as he later learned, had been the scene of the casting away of 10 satlors from a > orweglan vessel. From the beach he walked up over a ndy ridge and found himself in “a wholly new land" - land of cinders and lava, for the fsland is volcanie. egetation was sparse, springing from and crev in the lava. step must be tested, else a 4- foot sheet of sliding clinker, clanging like solid metal, would precipitate one into a cactus or other equally thorny plant. A careless scrape of a shoe and the sharp lava edges cut through the leather like razors.” In spite of this difficult going, Mr. Beebe managed to walk or clamber inland and upward for 5 miles. Sea and land birds of many varfetfes, brilliantly colored liz. ards and rare insects accompanied and delaved his walk. When he re- turned to the yacht the swift, tropical night was settling down and, he says, “I now knew something about that beach and the life on lava and leaves. [ had seen and heard and smelled it, and I begrudged my night of sleep.” * ¥ ¥ x In a recent letter Floyd Dell objects to the Booklover that in his book, “In teliectual bondage.” he says “a few patronizing words” of Browning, and is contemptuous of the Victorians generally. He writes: “Before it gets ny further I shé like to deny the rumor that I have been holding the great Victorians up to contempt in_ my book, ‘Inteliectual Vaga- bondage.’ vour Senators would say, 1 yield to none in my admiration for the great Victorfans. The idea that I “have heen ‘“patronizing’ Browning is particularly painful for me to hear of myself, for 1 dote on ng and always have. It is interesting to learn of a modern who dotes on Browning. Perhaps there are others. but how few Browning societies there are today! Mr. Dell goes on to say that his book is in- tended to describe “the attitude of young people generally toward the literature of the pust.” He is un. doubtedly correct in his diagnosis. The moderns prefer the moderns. * X % ¥ All readers of ““Madame Claire,” by Susan Ertz, fell in love with the gra- cious, sane woman of the world, who, in gro Almost to the same degree are we at- tracted to Charles Lester, in “After his’ wife, who Noon.” Deserted by leaves behind twin babies, girls, 24 in an un- Charles finds himself at usual situation. A chartered account- ant, spending his days in the city and his evenings in a boarding house tak ing care of his fat twin girls, who are to The Star, comment by idolls is almost as old as man. ing old, had not lost her youth. | his now, “his t6 keep forever,” he re. flects that “to be the father, at 24, of motherless twin girls is not the lot of many young men.” But the twin girls grow up with startling rapidity. Charles becomes moderately prosper- ous, and as the years pass he dis- covers that he is perfectly happy in the companionship of his daughters. Then the inevitable happens and both Caroline and Venetia fall in love and { insist on marrying. From a contented, motherly father, Charles becomes a desperately lonely man. Of course, Caroline and Venetia are not the only women in the story: if they were what ‘would become of poor Charles? There is also Lydia, a charming American widow, of just the right age, appear- | ance and temperament to be congenial with Charles. His unfortunate de- termination never again to expose the risks of matrimony makes things different between him and Lydia. He is the most delightful and courteous of cynics, butstill he isa nic. Lydia is super-sensitive and still though her own mar- riage has not been especially happy When Charles lightly, but feelingly, speaks of the “terribie permanence’ and the “appalling difficulties” of marriage, or exclaims “My God, why do people marry and bring these trou- bles on themselves?” Lydia develops a “complex” over the whole matter. Because Susan Ertz is a kindly, cheer- ful philosopher, one does not believe that only the tragic is realistic, the ““complex" is strajghtened out and the wisdom of middle age helps an ad- justment. - kR E “The Test of the Genteel” is the title of a very interesting article by Cor- nelia James Cannon in the June Har- pers. Its theme is the enormous widen- ing of the numbers who may claim to be cultivated. The author quotes a trade union officlal as saving that unionists do not want their children trades. ‘“We want them to learn to see what. You see in a museum, and to enjoy a Symphony concert, and to like to read books the way you do.” She says that “our peo- ple as a whole are vearning to share in the world of ideas” and instances as proof the crowding of schaols, the thousands visiting fnuseums and the immense circulation of books from our public libraries. The author says thata “small city whose public library is compelled to buy 12 copies of ‘The Education of Henry Adams’ to supply the demand, is far nearer the ideal of the city beautiful than one in which 12 individuals are able to own and read the same book. A genteel 12 in such. a city are no longer the ex. clusive possessors of literary tast The author concludes that “‘genteel” is not a hereditary caste, but that “it represents those in any generation with gentle tastes. They may have horny hands, they may Tive in tene- ments and wear rough clothes, but if they are interested in the things of the heart and mind, if they deal kindly and justly with their fellows, if they use their leisure to acquire the refine- ments of life and to cultivate the arts, they may be more truly classed as well bred than those born to the purple.” have the same voting power as the permanent members, except that it lasts only one year, unless re-elected. Hence Uruguay, with a population of 1,900,000, while holding a non-per- anent seat, equals Great Britain or France. (Copyright. 1688, by Paul V. Collins.) ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. How many Chin there in this countr A. The Bureau —G. V. of that there were 7.748 Chinese women in the United States in 1920, Q. A says that umbers are vege- tables of recent development B con- lelflls ;:l(‘)‘ are mentioned in the Bible. A. In Numbers, chapter 11, verse 5, Revised Version of the Protestant Bible, there is reference to cucum- bers, melons, leeks, ions and garlic. Q. Where do we get the expression “cold shoulder”?’—B. P. In medieval days in France it customary to serve hot roasts entertaining guests. If the | guests outstayed their welcome, a | “cold shoulder”” was served instead of | hot meat. Q. What is the story shout the | Sepoy Rebelllon being caused by the | Sepoys being forced to eat meat’— | A. Sepoy Qian soldiers. In religion they are the most part Mohammedan and Brah man. One considers the cow sacred, the other is not permitted to eat pork The Enfleld rifles which were put in the hands of the Sepoy had car- tridges greased with tallow and lard. It was necessary for the soldiers to bite these cartridges with their teeth. On May 10, 1857, the Sepoys mutinied in Meerut, when native troops rose and liberated some of their comrades who had been imprisoned for refusing to handle the English cartridges. Q. In cribbage, what is meant by his nobs and his heels”—F. M. R. A. If the card cut for a starter in cribbage is a Jack, the dealer imme- diately pegs two points “‘for his heels,” and the Jack held in hand or erib which 1s of the same suit as the card turned for starter counts one and is | referred to as “his nobs." | Q. What is a “balk” in a coal mine? —D. G. T. A. When a bed of coal suddenly thins out, it is termed a “balk.” Q. TIsit true that there is an instru- ment that will measure the heat of a candle five miles away?—B. C. B. A. The Bureau of Standards says the statement concerning the ther- mometer that measure the heat of a candle five miles away is correct. There is in the bureau an instrument o measure the heat of a single st which i sponsive to the heat of 2 eral hundred miles aw Q. If a ma plated, where should procured’—A. B. S. A. The captain of any ship has the right to perform a marriage ceremony. No license is required for such a cere- mony to be performed. Q. How long have toys been known and made?—B. T. P A. The custom of plaving \"\1_1;111 development of the manufacture of toys was very slow. KEven 180 years ago toys were few and simple in con- struction. Children’s toys of ages past still survive. Metal, wood, stone, por- celain, earthenware, leather and papyrus were employed in making them. The fact that rattles, balls and tops are still popular shows how few changes have occurred in the popu- larity of toys. Q. Woodrow Wilson was said to candle sev- riage at sea is contem- made so delicate that it is re- | the license be | Census says | declare war against !in the Bible |also s in the 1 are the native British Tn- | ° i have been elected President in 1916 because he “kept us out of war.” Was a President ever elected who was pledged to get us into war?—S. M. A. Madison was renominated by e women are ; the Republican or Democratic party in 1812 on his express agreement to reat Britain. Q. How many birds are mentioned 8. A. A. In the authori version of the Bible there are 38 different kinds of birds mentioned ics of Patrick Q. Are there any r 3 Museum o Henry in the elsewhere in W -D. D In the National Museum in Washington, D. ¢, there is a money scale once owned by Patrick Henr: In the rauseum.of the . A. R. Me morfal Continental Hall there are the c articles which belonged to A hair comb, purse manuscripts and a autographed signatu seum handkerchief, Bible, His Q. How much sweeter than suga is saccharine”—T. L. & 0 times as sweet finish m: of rad surface Q. Does difference tion from E. 0. D. A. A brightly polished s radlate far less heat pe: surface than will a dull sur a dark color much more light color. color and in the amount a radiating o w unit of e and than the automobiles witl Q. Why do a big lette Florida licenses have " on them?—T. A. The lette: auto license tag that it was issued for in the passenger ca Florida license tags ¥ ters, such as ing the motor vehicle on which is placed as a passenger car, tru motor ¢ Q. Is it true that Un postage stumps used to be: marks >—M. F A. The Pos Departmen: says that all United States pos stamps were issued on water marke paper until 1916. The water-mark consisted of the letters “U. S. P. § The earlier water marks consisted of double line letters, which wer later changed to single line. ed State- r wate: Q. ¥ow much does it cost to bring up a child?—C. M. S A. The Metropolitan Life Insur- ance Co. estimates that a child cost £6,150. This includes birth and ex pense until he is 18 years old. This total reached by adding to the initial “cost of being born” esti- mated £ the sums of $2.7 for food, $£1.620 for rent. reckon the share of the child as one-sixth of the total so expended; $300 for fuel and light, $351 for furniture and household maintenance, $144 for first cost of installation of the home. and for clothing $912 for a boyv and $1,002 for a girl. Government statistics bring out the fact that the uneducated man has only one chance in 800 to attain dis- tinction. There is no reason why any one should live under such a handi- cap in these days of free schools and free information. This paper supports in Washington, D. C.. the largest free information bureaw in_existence. It will procure for you the answer to any ‘question you may ask. Avail yourself of its facilities for your self- improvement. Inclose a 2-cent stamp for return postage. Address The Eve- ning Star Information Bureau, Fred- eric J. Haskién, director, Washington, D.cC. Strength of Lloyd Gebrge Conceded in Liberal Fight The action of certain leaders of the British Liberal party in reading Lloyd |a genu! George out of the organization has impressed many Americans as un- wise as well as unjust treatment of the wartime premier. The action against him was based on his re- fusing to follow the party policy in | maintains that “there will have to be ine reconciliation between Lord Jloyd George before the becomes a real Oxford and 1 Liberal renaissance it; * ok ok ¥ The situation appears to the Chat tanooga News to have parallels else- support of the government in the | yere’ for it states, “Divisions and general strike. 3 “The excommunica by the Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Lord Grey and a little group of politi- cal dilettantes is absurd,” in the opin jon of the Kansas City Post. “It is as if the Pharaohs rose from their tombs | Sgypt and said to John Bull, ‘Scat! L’nggg mBank into the sea with you! There is reason to doubt as to }h" reality of the Liberal party in Ens- land, reason to believe it only a mummy or skeleton. But if it is real, and not simply a supject for dull- day discussions in the London news papers, Lioyd George i its eves, ear ose, taste buds and brain.” The Brooklyn Eagle also holds that while “the Liberal party may not have a great future, it certainly has a mag- Rificent past and Lloyd George has been one of liberalism's outstanding figures. B “For some time." remarks the Jer- City Journal, the ;::L_v have been leaning further and further apart, and thé genera} Strike apparently 'brought about i situation that caused a definite brea between the two groups, the one typi- fled and led by Liloyd George and the other by Lord Oxford. The fact is that Lloyd George still has a s(‘r(mg. personal following. le may l”l?Al flght with Lord Oxford for the leader- ship of the Liberal party, with some chance of success, or l|_F may try !‘0 Swing his Liberal following to.a sepa- rate group of more Hherql tlm_dflnrws and, perhaps, openly allied with the Tabor party. Whichever way it goes, Tloyd George can be depended on to make it interesting.” The hprmEflPld Republican finds it significant “that Lloyd George is being upheld not only by the Manchester Guardian, the most influential of Liberal newspapers, but by the London Spectator, which in the past has criticized him bitterly, but considers thig latest attack upen ustifiable.” M lH‘LI‘:x')"-::I George is mot the kind of man,” according to the Louisville Courier Journal, “to submit tamely. He will, no doubt, fight. He will, no doubt, take his case to the rank and file of the party. He will resort to that powerful political weapon of his, oratory, which is still effective among even those who hate him, and which went a far way in rallying the forces of England in the most critical times of the war. He will challenge the right of the leaders of his party to deny him his leadership in the House of Commons.” P The Watertown Daily Times looks upon Lloyd George as “a far more adroit politician than his opponent,’ and declares he “has a stronger hold on the rank and file of the part; while it explains that “Asquith has never forgiven Lloyd George for oust- ing him from the premiership in 1916 and is taking this opportunity to dis- credit him,” but is likely “to find his hands full.” The St. Paul Dispatch remarks that “quiet submission to party discipline is not characteristic of the wartime prime minister,” and the New Haven Register sees in the battle a condition in which “the cold machine is tryiag to fasten the death clasp on' the mouth of Lloyd George.” The Butte Daily Post predicts that “starting at once, the Liberals will be in two blocs in the Parliament at Lon- don,” and the Providence Journal £ e tion of David | Lioyd George from the Liberal party | the two factions of | | disorganization among Liberal forces resulted disastrously almost where in recent years. Reaction sentiment has profited immensely consequence. That has been no- itably true in Great Britain, German: Italy and even this country. If lib sm_cannot_unite, it is destined to " The New York World, how ever, declares that “liberal tenets were never stronger, but the Liberal organ ization seems doomed.” It holds that “there is really no place for a third party midway between the Laborites and Conservatives.” The Newark Evening News thinks it is a “quarrel between elder states men,” and that “they do not repre sent the present political alignment of the British people. Liberalism is pro gressive,” continues the News, “and must be adapting itself constantly to the advance of the times. Other men must rise up to speak for Liberal Britain and find for her the way out of her difficulties.” That Lloyd George's following now small is the declaration of the Roanoke Times, which declares, “the general belief is that he will wind up in the Labor party,” and that “the Liberal party is apparently in its death throes,” while the Worcester Tele gram, criticizing the war premier, re marks that “mind-changing is not to be condemned in general, but a leade must have a degree of stability.” THINK IT OVER Poor Publicity By William Mather Lewis. President George Waehington Universits talph Waldo Emerson once said, cannot hear what you say you are, be cause what you are speaks so loudly." A city may carry on a VIgorous can: paign to secure new industries and new residents, but if it fails to recog nize its real publicity features, littie will be accomplished. The city’s show window is the land along the rafiroad right of way. Thou sands of people are carried through this district dafly and receive vivid and lasting impressions from what is usually the most unsightly section of dingy factories, it repels rather than attracts. But there are cities in America. where well kept grass plots line the rallroad tracks; where factories invite inspection; where one is likely to ex 3 “I would like to live in this Thousands of automobile tourisis pass through the city annually. Are the thoroughfares they use in good re- pair? Are the principal streets and routes well marked at important cor- ners? These are some of the things by which the city is judged. It is obvious that, other conditions being equal, that city will attract the greatest quantity and highest quality of business which provides the best housing, the most pleasant public parks, the best school facilities, the most efficient city government; in brief, which maintains at the highe: level what we like to call the Ameri- can standard of living. It pays to clean up the front yard. (Copyright. 1926.)