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THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY. ..July 80, 1926 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office: 11th St and Pennsylvania Ave. New York' Office: 110 East 32nd St. Chicako Office: Tower Building. European Office: 14 Recent St., London, England. ‘The Evening Star, with the Sunday morn- ing edition. is delivered by carriera within ihe city at 60 cents per month: dajly oniy. ":rzflo“"rlronl‘l;nlh’ Sunday ““L't; 20 .Ifi*l\l' per ‘month, - Orders o sent by mail or Telophone Matn 00" "ol tion 1« made by carrier at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunds Daily only ooy All Other States and Canada. Daily and Sunday J yr.$12.00: 1 mo.. $1,00 1 1yrl. 880011 mel The Daily only. o Sunday only $4.00: 1 mo,, 385¢ Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press Is exclusivoly entitled 10 the e for renuhlication f all news di patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cre ited in this paper and also the local new: published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. 15r The Farmers’ Best Bet. Claude R. Porter, Democratic nom- inee for the Senate in Iowa, in a key- note speech at the State Democratic convention, has attacked the Repub- lican protective tariff and urged the farmers to turn their backs on the G. 0. P. Many of the farmers of Iowa, not all by any means, are today dis- gruntled because the Republican ad- ministration in Washington and the Republican-controlled Congress failed to support or to enact the kind of farm-rellef legislation they wanted, the McNary-Haugen bill. Many of them are sore enough to forget party allegiance when the time comes to &0 to the polls, provided they have an- other party to which to turn which offers them what they desire. But do the Democrats make such an offer? They do not. It is well understood that with sufficlent Democratic sup- port the McNary-Haugen bill would have passed the Senate. The Demo- crats also were responsible for the failure of the administration’s farm- relief bill, the Fess bill. They have no constructive record to offer the farm- ers of the West. The only tangible thing the Democrats offer is to tear down the Republican protective tariff, | in the hope that when the tariff is low enough the prices which the farmer pays for some of the things he has to buy will be lower. The American farmer is no fool, even though he has been the butt of many a joke in the comic papers. The domestic market for his crops is of far greater importance to him than a for- eign market In which at best he may hope to sell only a very small per- centage of his entire output. The domestic market depends upon the ability of the consumers to buy, and thelr ability to buy depends upon the condition of industry and business. A lowering of the protective tariff is not likely to stimulate American industry, American manufacture. A lowering of the prices for manufactured articles is not calculated to increase wages, but to reduce them. Then what becomes of the domestic market? Mr. Porter is an amiable and pol- ished gentleman. But he and other Democratic leaders who are seeking to win the Western farmer away from his allegiance to the Republican party must find a better argument. These gentlemen forget that the Iowa farmer and his brothers in Kansas and Illinois and elsewhere are asking for a system to bolster up agriculture, much as the protective tariff has bolstered up American manufacturing industries. ‘While the Democratic party continues to hold its opposition’ to such systems, how can the farmer expect to get from the Democrats what he seeks? ————— Edsel Ford has a wonderful start in life. It is his privilege to point with confidence to what he is going to do. His father can only point to the things he has done and rejoice that he has removed from the pathway of his son such obstacles of ridicule and commercial hostility as confronted him. e Two Crime Mysteries, In Ohlo and in New Jersey are now progressing inquiries into two crimes of a bafling character. The Ohilo crime took place only a short time ago, the killing by a gang of the editor of a local newspaper engaged in a vigorous war against vice and corruption. The New Jersey crime took Place four years ago, the killing of a popular clergyman and a woman member of the choir of his church. After a long lapse of time public in- terest in the New Jersey crime has been revived by the arrest of the widow of the slain man on the strength of newly discovered evidence. Little tangible progress is being made in the solution of the Mellett murder mystery. Several persons have been arrested, but after exam- ination have been released. Four are now held, but without any indication that they are inore likely to be con- nected with the crime than have the others who have been investigated. Ex- traordinary efforts are being made to discover the instigators and per- petrators of this crime, with the gov- ernor of the State urging action and furnishing facilities for investigation. In New Jersey, likewise, the gov- ernor is acting to effect a solution of the murder mystery. It develops that it was upon his initiative that the newly discovered evidence was utilized to cavse the arrest of the widow of the murdered man. In both of these cases there is no question whatever that crime has been committed. In Ohio, Mellett, whose life had been threatened, was shot down from ambush. In New Jer- sey the two victims were found dead with no possibility of suicide. Jeal- ousy was plainly the motive of the crime. Did that jealousy inspire the wife of the dead man or the husband of the dead woman? The latter proved an alibi that stood all tests, and furthermore refused to believe his wite to be guilty of relations with the pastor. Upon the woman, then, centrated suspicion at the time of the crime, and it is she who has now final- ly been arrested. Four years ago a woman resident in the nelghborhood testified that she saw the rector’s wife, in the light of ‘an automobile head- light, standing over an object on the ground, and heard her voice calling to another person. Her testimony was attacked. Now she is again summon- ed for examination. The change in the case appears to have been due to reve- lations growing out of a matrimonial annulment suit involving one of the former malds in the rector’s house- hold, who, it is said, has revealed knowledge of the events of the night of the crime that casts suspicion again upon the wife. Furthermore, another maid in the household, whose testl- mony was obscured at the former < | hearing, has, it Is reported, given a version of the happenings of that night that strengthens this suspicion. At any rate, there is evidently enough ground in the judgment of the author- itles not only to reopen the inquiry but to cause a specific accusation and the arrest of the wife. She is now in Jail awaiting hearing. Should this New Jersey case be prosecuted to trial it will probably be one of the most interesting and sen- sational hearings of record in this country. The social position of the accused and the extraordinary circum- stances of the crime itself make it a “celebrated case.” It would seem now that a trial is almost certain to be had. Locating the Market Center. Consideration is being given at present to the question of the site for the public market center, which is to be established in replacement of that now located in the heart of the city, bordering on the Mall. Several locations have been proposed, one of them being the area known as the Patterson tract in the northeast sec- tion. In support of this proposal it is urged that a large area is avail- able lying adjacent to tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Against it is urged the consideration that this tract of land Is held in contemplation as a public park of the future. Fur- thermore, the proposed market would adjoin the Columbla Institution for tha Deaf and constitute a nuisance to that establishment. But another and practical consideration has not been particularly noted, and deserves to be weighed. It is doubtful whether the supposed contiguity to the rail- road tricks would be of any value. The land lies to the southeast of the rallroad terminal " The line on that side adjacent to the terminal con- sists of the passenger tracks ‘of the Baltimore and Ohio and the Pennsyl- vania railroads, which are not used for freight. The freight tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio lie beyond the passenger tracks. There is no way short’ of the construction of spurs from far beyond the city for freight cars to be brought into or upon the borders of the proposed’ market cen- ter. If the Patterson tract is ever to be used for a park, and there is reason to believe that it will eventually be so taken, to give that section of the city a recreation space, which it now lacks and needs, it must not be oc- cupled for market purposes. To use it at present as a market center would destroy its value as a future park. It could never be transformed, save into a bare stretch with newly planted foliage, whereas now it pos- sesses natural attractions. The primary consideration in the establishment of a market center is public convenience. At what point will the people who use it be most generally accommodated? Is it de- sirable or necessary that it should be within the business section? The majority of those using a public market such as that centering around Ninth street and Louislana avenue, the area that is mow or soon to be swept clear of all food vending es- tablishments, employ vehicles for the transport of their purchases. Deliver- ies are made by most of the retailers and all the wholebalers, save the farmers, whose market is to be the first to go from its present location. No matter where the location, there will be objections, both from neigh- bors and from users. The pub- lic convenience is mainly to be con- sulted. Considerations of access by farmers, by shippers and by custom- ers are to be of primary importance. But as in the case of the Patterson tract, as already noted, the matter of rail transportation should be most carefully studied, with a view to ex- isting conditions that cannot be al- tered. e The renewal of homicide charges against Mrs. Frances Hall again brings New Jersey forward as a scene of tragedy as well as of boardwalk comedy. et ————— Canadians are forsaking hard liquor for light wines and beer. It is feared that much of the forsaken fluid is dis- posed of by smugglers in the U. 8. A. —— Two Great American Painters. George Inness, jr., is dead at the age of seventy-two. His father, George Inness, died thirty-two years ago. Thus passes a name famous in Amer- jcan art. Two brushes that produced great works are now finally stilled. The second George Inness had no son to carry on his art, as he had carrled on that of his father. Rarely, if ever, has a son followed 8o faithfully and so successfully in his father's line of art as did the son of George Inness. The world has never before witnessed such a long span bf art production in a single name. For seventy-five years these two were at work with paint and canvas, produc- ing landscapes of rare merit. Today the works of the elder Inness are priceless, and those of the son are highly appraised. They will probably in their turn become treasured for their exceptional merit as have his father’s. Te some who hold with the modern- ist conception of art the products of the Inness hrushes are out of mode, old-fashioned. But, happily, these are a minority. They may scoff, but they do not persuade. They are them- selves representative of a passing mood in art. Modernism in the sense of eccentricity and deflance of estab- lished conventions of composition and color may have its influence as a cor- rective of the too sternly conventional style of painting, but it will not be- come established as a fundamental principle. In all the range of art development since man first began to depict scenes with plgments for his own pleasure or for the recording of history, there have been “movements” expressive of individual peculiarities. The history of art iIs full of secessions from stand- ard. Collections and galleries note them with examples, but they remain only as exceptions, as accents of dis- sent, so to speak. The art of the Inness father and son is the art that survives, to which the attention of later generations turns with approval. In carrying on his father's work in his father’s spirit the younger Inness showed fidelity not only as pupll but as a devotee of the highest principles of the art. ————————— Closed Streets. Lieut. Col. J. Franklin Bell, Engi- neer Commissioner of the District of Columbia, is unquestionably right in his declared belief that there is more street repair going on in Washington at the present time than ever before. Motorists in a body will back him up in that statement. And they will fur- ther add that never before has there been such a jump in the amount of gasolfne used in detouring around these closed streets and never such a spectacle of terpers lost as within the past month or so. Just a few of the main arteries of travel which are partially closed are Connecticut avenue, Seven- teenth street in two places, Thir- teenth street, Columbia road, Elev- enth street, E street, F street. Be- sides these there are many others. Motorists, even those with unusually even tempers, have been fretting and fuming at the delays and ‘detours. Customary. routes downtown and up- town have been constantly revised in a vain effort to find clear thoroughfares. ‘The motoring class, however, will benefit most when the improvements are effected. Wider streets, smoother streets and better streets will be the outcome of all of this work, which is now well on its way to completion. Motorists should adjust themselves to the temporary disadvantages of closed streets with the thought that they will soon be able to enjoy broad high- ways free from obstructions. . mome e Disputes between sclence and reli- glon are regarded by philosophers as intellectually respectable when con- ducted with sincerity and regulated with a reasonable amount of cour- tesy. The attitude of Mexico toward churches is regarded as both irreli- glous and unscientific. A s, References to “U. S.” as standing for “Uncle Shylock.” give support to a gathering impression that the Brit- ish sense of humor is deteriorating. . ——— Mussolini is a dictator not only by title but in fact. His enemies believe that the superdictator is, in course of time, sure to arrive. r—os “Nobody loves a fat man” is an ac- cepted aphorism. “Nobody loves a creditor” is rapidly becoming an int ternational axiom. ettt SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JQHNSON. Why Wonder at Crime? The crime that made us grimly gasp With feelings very queer, Ere long Is dropped from memory's grasp As other crimes appear. A safe is robbed. A gun man kills. Absconders go their way. Why do such old events bring thrills? They happen every day! They tell us life's a fleeting show. The crooks bad actors are, Who struggle for the spotlight glow. Each wants to be a star. The same old scenes they play, as when The heathen first did rage, It's old material by new men On life’s eternal stage.. Enforcement. “We must enforce the Constitu- tion,” exclaimed the patriotic citizen. “We must, indeed,” answered Sen- ator 'Sorghum. ‘“‘And furthermore we must find some way to prevent our revered Constitution from being ! i should T know the reality of pleasure, even harder to enforce than the traffic regulations.” Drawing the Draperies. In longer skirts the girls will go. New fashions claim renown. We've had a quite sufficient show— So, ring the curtain down. Jud Tunkins says & man is natural- 1y selfish and mebbe more in earnest when he prays for rain than when he prays for forgiveness. The Great Feminine Study. “Your wife is a very intellectual “She is,” agreed Mr. Meekton. “What is her favorite study?” “Buy-ology."” New Educational Ideas. “A knowledge of French used to be regarded as necessary to a polite edu- cation.” “It is not so now,” replied Miss Cayenne. “When you go abroad you are better off if you can’t understand what the people around you are say- ing about American tourists.” Ethereal Speculation. ‘When every man can fly alone And have an air fllv of his own, Where shall we park the landed bunch ‘When they're at work or out to lunch? | Perhaps, In time, we all may heed The poet’s fine and lifty creed While journeying through the clouds afar, . And hitch our wagon to a star, “Dey tells me,” said Uncle Eben, “dat 'most everybody’s gineter beable to fly. When dat day comes I'll still be right down here carryin’ an extra strong umbrella.” THIS AND THA BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. “Let no one envy, but rather pity us, for in the following manner does the literary man differ from his fel- low creatures,” says Guy de Maupas- sant, in the third chapter of his book, “En Mere,” translated into English under the title “Afloat.” ‘What follows constitutes perhaps the most outspoken revelation on the part of a writer of the way a writer feels in the whole history of the world’s literature, and is of interest to every reader as well as writer, for there is not much difference between readers and writers, after all—ex- cept- ‘Well, the exception comes in the way pointed out by the brilliant, un- happy French writer, whose short stories are perfect, in their way, much more so than those of our own gifted 0. Henry or E. A. Poe. De Maupassant was aboard his yacht, the Bel-Ami, unable to go to sleep. Not a motion, not a sound, he says, could be heard, near or far; nothing but the breathing of the two sailors through the thin bulkhead. Suddenly something grated — and the tone—tender, plaintive and mourn- ful—of the sound sent a thrill through him. Through 99 out out of a hundred persons it would have sent no thrill. It would not even have been noticed. This sensitive man, however, felt as if “‘a jagged blade were sawing at his heart.” It was a cruel though familiar voice, a voice expected, and full of desperation. “It had power to awake the horrible distress which lies slumbering in the inmost heart of every living man,” continues de Mau- passant. What was it? * ok ok K The French genius, who labored long and faithfully to make words do his bidding, answered no further than to say, “It was the voice ringimg with reproaches which torture our soul, clamoring ceaselessly, obscure, pain- ful, harassing: a voice, unappeasable and mysterious, which will not be ig- nored, ferocious in its reproaches for what we have done, as well as what we have left undone; the voice of re- morse and useless regrets for the days gone by—— “It spoke to me in that short whis- per—of all I would have loved, of all that I had vaguely desired, expected, dreamed of; all that I would have longed Yto see, to understand, to know, to taste; all that my insatiable, poor and weak spirit bas touched upon with a useless hope, all that teward which it had been tempted to soar, without being able to tear asunder the chains of ignorance that held it. “From whence, therefore, arises this anguish at living, since to the generality of men it only brings sat- isfaction? Wherefore this unknown torture which preys upon me? Why expectation and possession?” Certalnly, there is a valid question, If a man ever put one. From one standpoint there is not much differ- ence, after all, between readers and writers, but from another—s— ‘There's the question! One writes, nine understand, and one utterly fails to grasp what the writer was aiming at. If the nine fail to inform him of their pleasure, and the one “says it with brickbats what is the sensitive writer to think? “Why should I not know the real- ity of pleasure, expectation and pos- session?” asked de Maupassant, and goes on to answer it himseif, since one can always answer his own ques- tions best. * x % % “It.is because I carry within me that second sight, which is at the same time the power and despair of writers,” he says, putting into words the creed of all writers, if their secret heart were bared as he bares his. “I write because I understand and suffer from all that is, because I know it too well, and, above all, be- cause without being able to enjoy it, 1 contemplate it inwardly in the mir- ror of my own thoughts. > “Let no one envy, but rather pity us, for in following manner does the literary man differ from his fellow creatures, “For him no simple feeling any longer exists. All he sees, his joys, his pleasures, his sufferings, his despair, all instantaneously become subjects of observation. “In spite of all, in spite of himself, he analyzes everything, hearts, faces, gestures, intonations. As soon as he_has seen, whatever it raay be, he must know the wherefore. He has not a spark of enthusiasm, not a cry, not a’ kiss that is spontaneous, not one instantaneous action done merely because it must be done, uncon- sclously, without reflection, without understanding, -without noting it down afterward. “It he suffers, he notes down his suffering, and classes it in his mem- ory; he says to himself as he leaves the cemetery, where he has left the being he has loved most in the world: ‘It is curious what I felt; it was like an intoxication of pain, etc. * He has seen all, noticed all, ramembered all, in spite of himself, because he is above all a literary man, and his intellect is constructed in such a manner that the reverberation in him is much more vivid, more natural, so to speak, than the first shock, the echo more sonorous than the original sound. “He seems to have two souls, one that notes, erplains, comments each sensation of its neighbor, the nat ural soul common to all men, and he lives condemned to be the mere reflection of himself or others, con- demned to look on and see himself feel, act, love, think, suffer and never be free like the rest of man- kind, simply, genially, frankly, with- out analyzing his own soul after every joy and every agony. “If he converses his words often wear the air of slander, and that only because his thoughts are clear- sighted, and that he cannot refrain from investigating the secret springs which regulate the feelings and actions of others. “If he writes he cannot refrain from throwing into his books all that he has seen, all that he has gathered, all he knows; he makes no exceptjon in favor of friends and relations, but he pitilessly lays bare the hearts of those he loves or has loved, with a cruel impartiality— exaggerating even to make the ef- fect more powerful—wholly absorbed by his work, and in no wise by his affections. “Actor and spectator of himself and of others, he is never solely an actor, like the good folk who take life easily. Everything around him becomes transparent, hearts, deeds, cret intention, and he suffers from a strange malady, a kind of duality of the mind, that makes of him a terribly vibrating and complicated plece of machinery, fatiguing even to himself.” Amateur and professional -writers have in the above a standard by which they may judge themelves. If, after reading, one feels most of it to be untrue, then he may set it down for a fact that he is not a writer and never will be one. The nearer he is able to agree with de Maupassant, the nearer he is himself to being a writer, and if he totally agrees with him, then he may some day write a masterpiece, or several of them, if he is not afraid. Some allowance must be made, of course, for the peculiar genius of Guy de Maupassant, his life and characters, but, when all is said and done, his picture of the. ‘“literary man” remains very true. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS Even before the President had caught that first fish on his first day at White Pine Camp, social and po- litical Washington gossip was busy with the topic of the Coolidge Sum- mer plans of next vear. Opinion is pretty unanimous that the country will see and hear more of Mr. Cool- idge a year from now. Perhaps not a swing around the circle after the man- ner of his recent predecessors, but considerable traveling and speech making back and forth from the Cap- ital. Nineteen twenty-seven will be an “off” year politically. There will be no ‘“delicate” State situations which Mr, Coolidge, by secluding him- self in the Adirondacks this year, is prudently avoiding. * ok ok ¥ It is a fact that the pros amnd cons of a cross-country trip by the Presi- dent this Summer were carefully can- vassed by his close political adyisers early in the Spring. The conclusion was reached that there were too many places where the Republicans were in- volved in sharp factional rivalries to risk it. The President could better preserve ‘neutrality” by staying out. Whatever enhancement of personal prestige might result from such a trip, whatever aid and comfort his coming might bring to some loyal and desperately beleaguered candidate would be more than offset by alienat- ing those who would be slighted by belng left off the reception comuittees or not admitted to the grandstand. The misfortune which befell Hughes in California in 1916 and cost him the presidency Is still vivid in the minds of the Republican strategists. * ok kX Next year politics will be adjourned. Mr. Coolidge will not be traveling to aid any candidate nor participating in any contest. Not making any cam- paign speeches—merely appearing as the President of the United States to discuss great public issues. But if such a program materializes, Wash- ington observers may take occasion to recall to Mr. Coolidge—lest by any chance It escaped his notice—that when next Summer comes, national conventions will be “just around the corner” and a presidential election only a year away. -The inference will be inescapable that his real objective is another term in the White House. * * kK A trip through the South figures in the present picture of next year's pro- gram. The President has frequently evinced a desire to see the South, which he has never visited. And the South would not lack in its warmth | of greeting to the President and in paying its respects to the office, as the White House spokesman so frequent- Iy puts it. It would ésteem the better its honor and privilege in receiving and entertaining so distinguished a guest, because such visits from Re- publican Presidents in the past have been so few and far between. Re- publican electoral votes in the South are not yet visible to the naked eye; nevertheless there is an unmistakable trend that way as the South advances industrially and becomes more and more a capitalistic region. Mr. Cool- idge might prove an effective Re- publican missionary. ~Besides, what | better way to rob a speechmaking | tour of its political implications than to make it through solid Democratic territory? And in this age of radio and “national” newspapers a Cool- idge speech in Atlanta, Ga., would get just as wide publicity in, New York and Chicago as if delivered in either of those cities. o * Senator Borah, whose speechmak- ing tour this year has been interpret- as evidence that he, too, has an eve on the presidency, started his {tinerary with a trip to Augusta, Ga., and other Southern cities last month. This is just a straw which shows the way the wind is blowing. Republican veterans when they take a long-dis- tance squint at the country and the political horizon no longer neglect the possibilities of the South. Z e Discussion of prospective traveling by Mr. Coolidge always recalls the significant remark which the Presi- dent is reported as having made way back in August, 1923, a few weeks after he assumed the presidency. A friend asked him whether he contem- plated as President making any ex- tended speechmaking trips. ““Well, not for a while at any rate,” he is quoted as saying. But he added: “T conceive that one of the duties of a President is to afford to the American people the opportunity to see him, and at some time during my term of office I expect to perform that duty.” So assuming that, in the light of events in the 1924 campaign when the President stuck close to the White House, he will follow a like policy in 1928, Washington political forecasters say if Mr. Coolidge is going to make a long trip it must be in 1927 or never. * ok %k ¥ Another factor In the Coolidge plans for 1927 is this question of the new roof for the White House. Congress will certainly appropriate the $375,000 which the Budget Bureau has ap- proved for the repairs. Army and civilian engineers unite in agreeing that present conditions are a real menace to the President’s safety, and that the rebuilding must not be longer delayed. Mr. Coolidge has reluctantly consented to temporarily vacate the ‘White House soon after adjournment of Congress next March. It was dis- covered that the 'White House con- stfuction was peculiar. Instead of resting the floors on the foun- dations they were suspended on bridge work, which goes up over to make the roof, so when the roof is taken off there is, nothing to support the floors and they have to come down, too. This upset the Presi- dent’s original intention of remaining in the White House while the new roof was being installed. Deprived of his home and forced into temporary ake-shift quarters nearby, which will uite likely be a hotel suite, the Presi- dent has an added incentive to go on a tour. EE The last time the White House un- derwent extensive repairs, and the only other time in the last hundred years that a President was forced"to take temporary refuge elsewhere, was in 1902, during the Roosevelt admin- istration. The entire building was re- modeled then and the two wings add- ed, including the President's office, also new .furnishings throughout, at a total cost of about $650,000. (Covyright, 1926.) Motorists Cautioned To Look for Children To the Editor of The Star: Permit me, through your columns, to invite attention to the habit o some automobiles speeding close to the curb past groups of children playing on the sidewalk. Recently observing several little tots playing together on the pavement, I paused to note if passing autoists’ pald any attention to the children. Nine cars passed as I watched, all seemingly at speed limit, three so close to the curb that I warned the little ones not to P % THINK IT OVER Automobiles or Children First? By William Mather Lewis, President Georre Washington University. The purchase of an automobile is a matter to which the family gives serious and intelligent attention. The merits of the various makes are dis- cussed, agencies are visited, drives are taken, owners are consulted. * How helpful it would be if we gave similar consideration to the choice of a college or university for our children? Usually the son goes where father went, or where the largest number of his own friends are going. Neither of these reasons fs ade- quate. . There are approximately 600 colleges and universities of ~high standing in the United States, to which 600,000 young people will go thig Fall. There is the right insti- tution for each youth; the institu- tion where the environment and the curriculum and the instruction suit his needs. But it will not be found with- out careful search. Discuss around the dinner table some eveniig the following ques- tions: Is it wiser to attend college in the home city, if opportunities for higher education are provided there, or in some other locality? If in another locality, should the East- ern youths go West and the Western vouths go Kast in order to broaden their outlook on life? Is the tem- pergment and character of the youth such that he would benefit most in the atmosphere of a small college or a large university? Is a co-edu tional or a non-coeducational insti- tution preferable? Having settled these and other im- portant questions, visit some of the institutions which in a general way measure up to your requirements, meet the officials, inspect the living accommodations, observe the sur- roundings, gather first-hand informa- tion as to the type of student which attends. Find out what interest is taken in the physical and social and spiritual life of the undergraduates. All the above will take time, but it well may mean the difference be- tween success and failure for your child in his educational development, and in his after life as well. Cer- tainly our children mean more to us than do our automobiles. (Cooyright. 192€.) B Trade Clearing House. Washington Called Natural Cen- ter for Such World Agency. To the Editor of The Star In your issue of the 26th instant an idea was set forth in a New York dis- patch that is worthy of more than passing attention. It was the sugges- tion of Rodman Wanamaker that a national reserve bank of commerce established by the United States as a clearing house for the world’s busi- ness could do more toward clearing up the financial chaos in Europe than the League of Nations. . An idea similar to this has been set forth at various times in your columns by the writer, who, although making | no pretense of being a financial au- | thority, has felt that such a business center is a_necessity, and that Wash- ington is the only logical location for | such a center. The great cities, with | their local influences, waves of specu- lation and selfish interests, are not fitted to house the clearing house of the world’s commerce. Right here, under the eyes of th American Government, which is s deeply concerned in all such an insti- tution may imply, is its proper site. In your issue of March 24, 1907, near- ly 20 years ago, the writer outlined a permanent international exposition for | Washington to be established in con- junction with States’ buildings, and used the following words: his means the commerce of ‘the world with its heart beating in the Capital of the greatest of all nations, and, with the growth of trade, a s of the ties of harmony with all men.” Again in your issue of January sions, the writer set forth in detail plans for a clearing house, for the world's commerce in conjunction with ) a permanent international exposition at Washington. ‘We cannot, if we would, escape the International duties imposed upon us by our supreme wealth and resources, the results of the World War and the growing means of communication and transportation among nations. We will not seek to control the personal affairs of any nation, nor submit our- | selves to their control, but just so | sure as we have loaned them meoney and given them other help in their need, we will have to keep it up for the sake of our own interests as well as _theirs. There will be no dictation nor med- dling on either side, but we will help | them and ourselves by putting in op- eration a scientific, effective means of intercommunication which will do for all what the telephone switchboard does for business, or as a brain func- | tions in animals. There is well de- | veloped opposition here and elsewhere to a League of Nations, and the World Court idea does not have plain sailing, But the United States of America, as an elder sister among republics, with a wealth and generosity that ‘dis- count, and ignore the envy and in- engthening | | 3, | 1910, and on many subsequent occa- | ANSWE}RS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. How much sumed annually R. ice cream is con- in this country? A. The country leads the world In its consumption of ice cream. It is estimated that 322,729,000 gallons were eaten last yeéar. Q. How many chains of hotels are there in the United States?—M. D. A. There are about 130 hotel chains, but about 100 of these con- sist of but two hotels. Most of the Q’Ihers range from three to five or six. Q. Is it true that Moslems face Easi prayer or do they lace Mecca? L. E. S. A. Capt. Achmed Abdullah says that Moslems at prayer face Mecca; it is only seldom that through ignor- ance, thinking Mecca In an easterly direction, they face the East. Q. How do the following cities rank in steel production: Gary, Pitts burgh, Birmingham, and Young: town?—J. C. F. A. The Iron Age says: “Putting Birmingham at 1, one may regard Youngstown as producing 4 times as much, Chicago about 6% times, and Pittsburgh 11. Putting way, when Birmingham produce: 750,000 tons of rolled products, Youngstown would produce 3,000,000, ete.” Q. What is the average age of a gas well ‘when the wells are drilied about 700 feet apart? How far can a well draw from angther, the rock preseure being about 1250 pounds? —H. H. A. The average life of a gas well s about five years. The common practice is to place one gas well te each 10 acres, and with as high s rock pressure as indicated it woul sible to put one to possibly 40 acres. e weight in the settled hay depends upon the number of it has stood. For ack stand- less than 30 da cubic feet per ton is the standard of welght. For a stack standing 30 and 60 days 580 cubic feet per ton is the standard and for hay standing over 75 days the weight 1s 515 cubic feet per ton. Q. How many acres are there in Arlington?—R. B. McK. A. There are 40814 acres in Arling- ton Cemetery. Japanese Doll s. 1t comes each year on the third day of the third month (March). Each family brings out and places on view the dolls of all ancestors. Often a doll is added to the collection upon this occasion. Q. How m to Canada at Nia, A. In June 546,930 visitors crossed to Canada at this point. tourists go across “alls? 2. Q. How many students are thers at the University of Michigan?— D. Un. C A. The enrollment for 1924-25 igan was 10,432, with 1,982 non ite students in the Summ :;sslon. making a grand total of 1 4 r Q Am 1 an American citizen? until 1 was 21. Both my parents be- came naturalized, American citizens before 1 became of age. . B. D. A. The Naturalization Bureau says | that in order for the son of an alien to derive citizenship from his father's naturalization he must take up his permanent residence in the United States before attaining the age of 21 yvears. You are, therefore, not an American citizen, since you not come to this country before you reached the age of majority. the H. J to 1845 the territory now included in the city limits of Lawrence was an unimportant sec- tion of two old historic towns, An- dover and Methuen. In 1846, a group of manufacturers, financiers and merchants of M chusetts associ- ated themselves together and pro- cured an act of incorporation under the name of Essex Company, char- tered for the purpose of developing and controlling water power and establishing factories and workshops there. This company rapidly de- veloped and the section became im- portant as an industrial center. In 1847 it was organized as a_separate town, taking the name of Lawrence in honor of an eminent merchant of that name who was so deeply interested in establishing the ecity. is man was Mr. Abbot Lawrence f Boston. Q. What clock is it the motions of the sun vears and some histor Q. How old rence, Ma A. Previous city of Law- that shows marks the al events” A. The clock to which you refer is probably ohe which completed by Felix New York in 1580 after 10 years' work and experiment- ing. It showed local time, the hours, minutes, seconds, the days of the week and months, the: seasons. the it another | at 3l was born in Europe and lived there | | r signs of the zodiae, the revolution of the earth around the sun and on its own axis, the movements of the planets around the sun and the phases of the moon. It showed the difference in time at Wa Mel nstantinople. Peking, Lon- Berlin, Vienna and St (Leningrad). A child quarter hour, a youth tha half hour and an old man the three- quarter and death the hour; while Washington rises from his seat and xtending his right hand, presents the Declaration of Independence, « servant opens the door and all the Presidents of the United States enter and salute Washington and pass out through another door. incorrect word “kind” is singular. If modified, the demonstrative pro noun “this” or “that” must be used and not “these” or “those.” The lat ter two are the plurals of “this “that. to say “these author use extracts hook by giving credit V. z Q. Can an from another to the sourc: gt R A. The National Association Book Publishers says that any book or printed matter which has been properly copryrighted can not be awn upon for excerpts, pictures, rams, et cetera, without written permission of the owner of the copy- right Q. How many women accompanied ."Ursula on her celebrated voyage” Ursula, 10 maidens of the ty and 10,000 virgins cruised during” the period of three yvears during which Ursula delayed her marriage. Q. How long does it take to get | a letter to a person in Chile from one J. H.| in Texas?—M. B. A. The Post Office Department sa: it takes about 20 days: some parts of South America are reached in 12 day Q. How long has it been since some one has succeeded in swimming the English Channel?>—J. H. A. No one has succeeded st the Summer of 1923, when three men ne- gotiated the difficult crossing. Prior to that time only two men had ac- complished the feat. It remains for a woman to conquer for the first time. Q. Are there more men than women among the Government clerks in Washington?’—C. B. A. On December 3], 1925, there were 36,657 men and 24,852 women under Federal executive civil service. Q. How many cigars and cigarettes may I take to England when going for a three-month visit?—G. F. L. A. The Department of Commerce no specific quantity of tobacco be taken into England. Any onable amount will be admitted free of duty If taken in with your baggage. Q. How is sheet mica found in native form?—L. H. G. A. The deposits from which sheet mica are obtained are found in 2 coarse granite called pegmatite. The c after being hoisted from the are freed from adhering rock by means of wedges After this the mica es suitable for the n pound packages. or heavy kniv is cut up into market, usual Q. Since all water contains bar teria, what may be called pure drink ing water’—H. T. G. A. The Bureau of Mines says that pure drinking water may be defined as that which does not contain any substance injurious to the health. Q. Has the term fait accompli any special significance in diplomatic language? E. R A. Fait accompli, an accomplished fact, denotes in diplomacy an evi that has happened and must be ac cepted or recognized as definite, how ever disagreeable. Q. Who was “the Duke of Exeter's daughter” ?—H D. A. When the rack as an instru ment of torture was introduced into England in 1447 by John Holland Duke of Exeter, who was at that | time constable of the Tower of Lor don, it speedily became know “the Duke of Exeter’'s daughter. Q. When a freight car is spoken g - is that its weight A 50-ton car {8 one with a freight capacity of that amount. Ona of the 40-foot box car type will itself weigh about 24 tons. Frederic J. Haskin is employed by this paper to handle the inquiries of our readers, and you_are invited to call upon him as freely and as often as you please. Ask anything that is a matter of fact and the authority will be quoted you. There is no charge for this service. Ask what you want | sign your mame and address. and in close 2 cents in stamps for return postage. Address The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has- kin, Director, Washington, D. C. gratitude of other nations, must sup- ply the coming world center at Wash- ington. It will do géod to all and harm none, and operate to prevent in- ternational _strife as nothing dise can do. . LINDSAY S. PERKINS. e Suggests Market Site. Southwest Area Held Feasible for Relocation Project. To the Editor of The Star: 1 note in Sunday's Star, July 25, 1926, that a relocation of Center Mar- ket is under consideration, and 1 suggest, if I may, a site bounded on the north by a line straight with B street southwest, on the east by Third street southwest, on the west by Seventh street southwest, and on the south by Virginia avenue. This section has ample street car service nearby to all parts of the city, and, if necessary, tracks could be re- located to suit new conditions. The main lines of the railroads are con- venient and the old James Canal could be opened up as near to the market as desired, thus making the location accessible by both rail and water. The fact that the railroad tracks are pro- vided with under passes at all street crossings in this section should not be overlooked. Sites for storage houses and what not could be had at reasonable prices. T doubt that there is another equal- ly suitable, convenient and accessible location, everything considered, for a “big united market” in or around ‘Washington, which could be had for as little money as the one I have -uxgest‘efl, and, besides, the develop- ment, If made in keeping with other city improvements, together with the extension of the Botanic Gardens, now under way, would be a good start toward a permanent exposition, the market exhibiting perishable products, day by day—would wipe out a part of the “eyesore” which abuts right up against the Nation's Capitol. G. W. KERNODLE, M. D. R leave the sidewalk while laying. Autoists passing Phitaran groups of children 'playing on the walkway should slow up and swerve toward the middle of the street, Precaution is.an| accident preventative. F. 8. HODGSON. WORLD TRADE RECOVERS:- By Julius Klein Director, Bureau of Foreign and mestic Commerce. The most important cause of the | recovery ‘in total world trade is the marked improvement in _economic conditions in Europe. This is far from meaning that the great bulk of the total addition to world trade has been in the trade of Europe itseif. In- creased trade of Europe has meant, of course, more trade for other con- tinents with Europe. There has also been a marked advance in the trade of the other continents with one an- other—for example, in our own trade with all parts of the world. But un- less the rest of the world were selling more to Europe and buying more from her its aggregate trade could not have gained nearly so much. As a matter of fact, no very great differ- ence appears among the several con- tinents in the rate of growth of trade in recent years. Europe’s total foreign _trade—ex- ports plug imports—in 1926 was about half again as big as in 1921. Between 1922, when our exports struck bot- tom, and 1925 there was a gain of 28 per cent in the sales of the United States to the outside world. As com- pared with 1921, the low point in our imports, the increase in our purchases from other countries was 68 per cent. It is by no means a matter of regret that Europe's exports during this pe- riod increased faster than our own. If they had not done So, our exports would have grown more slowly. Eu- rope’s trade had been tremendously cut down by the war. Ours suffered far less. Recovery in Europe was es- sential to the greatest progress of all other countries in trade. As it Is, our own exports in 1925, allowing for price changes, were about 37 per cent great- er/than in 1913, while Europe’s ex- ports still are considerably below pre- war figures. * ok x Gradual recovery in Europe's trade was, of course, to be expected. It would have been an unthinkable dis- aster to Europe and to the entire world if the blow struck by the war lof 1 | power ‘and capital still remained ta permit a start forward. had proved so completely deadening as to leave her productive capacity in- definitely at the extremely low levels Enough of brain power, man The many handicaps—destruction of _property and life, external and internal politi- cal friction, curremcy demoralization. labor difficulties—are gradually being overcome. The United States has helped in Eu- ropean recovery in many ways. It sent vast quantities of relief stpplies in the immediate post-armistice pe- riod. It postponed almost completely, until the present time, the collection of obligations of European govern ments to our own Government, and it has cut down greatly the future payments to be made on those obli- gations. It has loaned and invested in Europe great quantities of capital. Our statesmen and expérts have aided in composing the political and finan- cial differences among the European countries. e e While Europe has thus gradually been getting back toward its prewar productive capacity and volume of trade, our own country and many oth- ers have been able to carry theirs materially beyond pre-war limits There was hardly a country of the world, certainly not our own, in which economic progress was not slowed up or altogether stopped by the war. But after this temporary check, the ad- vance characteristic of the period pre- ceding the war was almost every- where resumed. Our own manuf: turing industries, for example, are turning out at least 60 per cent more than 10 or 12 years ago. Canada and most of the countries of Latin Amer- jca, the Orient, Australasia and Af- rica are all producing more today than ever before. The normal thing in modern economic life is progress— increase in production and in stand- ards of living. Discovery, invention, education, scientific research and in- vestment of capital work their bene- fits not only in America but in all countries. Moreover, international trade tends to grow faster even than world production. For many decades before the war total world trade had shown an- almost unbroken upward trend. If peace can be malintained. there is every reason to expect that this history will repeat itself in the decades to come. (Copyright. 1998.) ¢