Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1926, Page 8

A THE EVENING STAR]part in the three achtevements just With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY......September 3, 1926 ] THEODORE W. NOYES. . .. Editor | K | The Evening Star Newspaper Company | Business Office 1 o LIth St and Pennsylvania Ave. | New York Offive: 110 East 42nd St. | Chicaxo Office: Tower Building. European Office; 14 Regent St.. London. England. the Sundar morn- | The Evenine Star log edition. ‘s delivered by ecarriers within 18 29 60 o b dayly only. 45 cents per month 4 r month Orders may by mail or lephone Main £000. Collection is made by earrier at eid of each month. 3 Rate by Mail—Payable in Advancel Maryland and Virginia. | 70 afly and £0.00: 1 mo aily only . 00} 1 mo’. B0¢ unday only 00: 1 mo.. 25¢ All Other States and Canada. afly and Sunda; $12.00: 1 mo.. $1,00 aily only K000 1mn o unday only $4.00: 1 mo. Member of the Associated Press. The Associate! Press fs excinsively entitled $o the use fo epnblication of all news d atches core 0 it or not otherwise cred- tad in this p: T oand publishad herein. Al ®f special disnatches herein are a No Market on the Mall! A proposal that the farmers’ mar- | ket, which is to be displaced from ijts | Present site on B street to make room | for the new Internal Revenue Build- | ing, be located temporarily in the Mall ! between Sixth and Seventh streets will not win favor from these who ook for the early solution of the mar- | ket problem. h @ move would be a makeshift, and, in view of the ekperi- | ence already had with other so-called temporary occupations of the Mall in | emergencies, it would be decidedly un- | desirable. | s easy to turn to the public res- Su 1s hard to end such a trespass upon the park space. During the war “tem- porary™ buildings were erected in the parks for Government use and they are still there, in use, though de ing, unsightly and dangerous. If the farmers’ market were put on the | Bixth-Seventh streets section of the Mall to meet the present emergenc it would probably stay there for long time. The urgency of removal | would not he felt. Delay would occur in the solution of the question of its final establishment. Congress, stressed with other matters, would not feel the gneed of immediate action. That tres- a | pass would be tolerated for season after season, until in the course of time it became neces: to remove Center Market from its present site and locate it elsewhere, to mike room for further building improvements. | A question has arisen whether the | removal of the farmers’ market can | be effected without specific’ legislation. | Much doubt prevails as to the legal requirements in this respect. Is the law which authorizes the Commis- sloners to designate a certain space for this use mandatory or only per- missive? it govern as against the authorization given by Congress to the Public Building Commission ta locate Government structur Final | decision on these points has not yet been rendered. Meanwhile comes the | suggestion that instead of pushing the | farmers’ market over on the Mall, to the east of Center Market, the build- | ing work be startea on the western | half of the proposed site, already | owned by the Government, with the farmers’ market allowed to remain on the eastern half of its present site. Such a solution would be much | Doe; more satisfactory than the shift to | the Mall. It would then be compul- | gory for Congress to act promptly in | designation of a new site for the open- air market, to permit the continuation of the building operations. Action on the whole market question would prob- ably follow in &hort orde . Money is something that evervbody understands, so far as individual or family needs arve concerncd. The stery surrounding it lies in the fact that =0 much power should lie in something which in its concrete representation can only be something vegetable, as paper, or animal or me- tallic, as shells for the primitive and gold for the highly civilized. Tt in simple social interchange a cert cate or a token of obligation recog- nized and discharged for useful goods or gervices. The goods and services are the real value. The mere accu- mulation of money without these is but an empty magnificence, as King Tut were ke alive would testify. —_— a————— About the only result so far attained by trips abroad to study conditions in Europe is to confirm the original im- pression that they are about as bad as possible. N —_—t— Farm relief is contemplated with scientific seriousness as a possible method of first ald to the politician. ————— Channel Conquered by the Crawl. While much chagrin is felt in Eng-| land the fact that no British | swimmer has crossed the Channel this | year, praise is given to the methods of | the three swimmers of other nation- | alities who have not only made the crossing, but have e hed new records. W. J. Howvroft, the British Olympic coach, has pointed out that the American woman swimmers, both the two winners and the two who | failed, ave products of modern Instruc- | tional methods and employ modern racing strokes. Whereas in the past almost ail Channel swimmers have | relied on the breast, side and trudgeon stroke, now the crawl stroke has been adopted by all four of the American women, two who have made their goal and two who have nearly succeeded. This stroke requires skillful training, and it is that element which this critic believes has led to the exceptional schievement of Vierkoetter. the | German who made the swim in twelve | hours and forty three minutes, is not an American training product, but he used the crawl stroke which, it may | be stated. had in an Aus tralian inunovation of swimming style. While t pecific modes of training and of stroking in the swim may have been the factors in effecting | such a remarkable success this year | is over its origin m over the Channel, it is to be borne in jor in early mind that study of the currents c(] that great stream has played a large « {up cations for “temporary” use, but it | | chief cause of lawbreaking in | trees are looking “seedy ber scored. The riddle of the tides, it would seem, has been solved, and that solution is attributed to William Bur- | gess, the trainer of Gertrude Ederle, himself making many swims at dif- ferent periods of the tide last year. He tried every possible combination of time and current conditions for a favorable start upon which, he con- tended, the conquest of the Channel depended. He swam many miles in these testing trips and at last deter- mined upon the most favorable com- bination of starting point and tidal stage. Thus he laid out the “Ederle course.” ‘ Channel swimming has been accom- plished from France to England. The southerly route is a very different Dproposition, for some strange reason. Vierkoetter’s boast that he will next vear make the round trip is not re- | garded seriously, although it is ad- mitted by those familiar with Chan- - nel swimming conditions that he may make good his prediction of a ten- hour swim, e, Crime and the Law. A New York grand jury on the eve of discharge for the term has handed presentment calling for speedy trialy and for extreme sentences for x-convicts found guilly of assaulting or slaying policemen, and urging the authorities to hold lawyers defending criminals to “strict accountability” for unprofessional conduct in del ng trigls. Noting the considerable time which, under existing laws, elapses between conv on and the determination of appeals, the grand jury commends to favorable consid- eration the advisability of amending the laws to conform them to the sys- tem relating to appeals in criminal cases prevailing in England, which in that jurisdiction has served to reduce the time between conviction and the determination of appeal to an aver- age period of two months. Undoubtedly this presentment touch- ! es the root of the evil of legal delay in this country and consequently one of the causes of crime prevalence. In practice, in most of the States, and under the Federal jurisdiction as well, the criminal laws and practice favor the law-breaker rather than the com- munity. Trials are protracted need- 1 Appeals are taken on tech- nicalitles and drag their way through the higher courts. Appellate courts, partly through congestion and partly through habit, are dilatory in render- ing decisions. Counsel for the de- fendants take advantage of every chance to effect delay. It s the theory of the law that lawyers are officers of the court, sworn to promote justice, fact, however, that many of them, especially those engaged in criminal | practice, use the law and the courts to defeat justice. In the large cities of this country are numerous mem- bers of the bar who are practically ries to crime through their atagems of defense, their resort to v and technical expedients to pre- nt the trial or the punishment of those who are undoubtedly guilty of offenses. ne commissions have studied this question and in their conclusions have almost uniformly found that the this country lies in the ineffectiveness of the judicial procedure. This is no new finding that the New York grand jury has just rendered. It has been long recognized, and yet no action is taken. How long will this continue? Are the criminal class and its coadju- tor and accessory, the unethical minal lawyer, forever to dominate and preserve the system of judicial procedure which breeds and fosters crime In America? e A touch of frost at Paul Smiths serves as a reminder that the Sum- mer season has passed. In a few weeks the news correspondents at- tending President Coolidge will be obliged to turn their erudite atten- tion to more serious matters than the day’s catch of fish. —— Russia, having experimented with every possible soclal system, has worked around to the old idea that people insist on being paid for labor and demand as a national right the privilege of buying at a discount and selling at a profit. N The number of people who swim the Channel will not surprise Ger- trude Ederle. She always sald the trick was ea: = ————————— Autumn Sign: Frost has formed in New England. It was light frost and one hopes that there was no crop damage. From the frost report the early Fall prophets will take courage. With a little more frost the hard Winter prophets will ke to give us stories about squir- rels, wild geese and ducks and other “harbingers.” In the woods the black or sour gum tree has flung out its red signal. It is but a single branch, while the rest of the tree is olive green and some- what dusty, but that red branch tells that the tree is making ready for the Autumn style. The sweet gum shows a pale yellow leaf here and there, but several weeks will pass before the tree will put on its pink, crimson and black-purple leaves. Many are beginning to look shabby and there are many fading leaves on the walnut, and on the pignut, mock- ernut, shagbark and the other hick- | The ashes and the box | ory trees. elder, living back from streams, are growing gray and yellow and some of their leaves are falling, but those along lhe.brookl are still in full green foliage, and that foliage ‘‘bears its age” well. Most of the trees, shrubs and small- er plants that gave us flowers a few | weeks ago have gone to seed, and | green, blue, black, purple, waxy white berries are numerous. One may note that many of the street pearance is normal in early Septem- The leaves have nearly finished work. The maples, elms, 3 their sy as they were last Spring Summer. On many of It is the country | red and | " but this ap- | THE the leaves that remain, somewhat de- Jected, on the trees. With the late and rainy Spring the foliage of trees was thick and lustrous in early Summer. The days of ex- treme heat and little rajp in Mid- summer took much of the sheen from the trees. The long rainy season that followed the hot spell did much toward restoring the foliage, but the season had advanced and the trees could not primp themselves with the enthusiasm of Spring. They feel that Fall is not far and they aré making ready for their Winter rest. A Traffic Experiment. In an endeavor to procure a freer flow of traffic at one of Washington's most congested intersections, the po- lice, in co-operation with the traffic office, yesterday removed the 'stan- chions and chains which have deco- rated the corner of Fifteenth street and New York avenue for more than eight years. This move is admittedly an experiment, but if it works suc- cessfully one of the “sore” spots of the traffic map of the Natlonal Capi- tal will have been eliminated for all time. Both police and the traffic office stress the importance of co-operation by both pedestrians and motorists, particularly the former. The opening up of this intersection provides a wide area for supervision of both kinds of traffic and it is essential that no jay walking or jay driving be practiced. There appears to be no reason why this forward-looking experiment should not be a success.. With the chains in place traflic at this intersection was practically paralyzed. A tortuous, narrow d dangerous driveway was all that was ieft for vehicles, and it required expert dodging to avoid col- lision with one of the many street cars which pass and turn at this point. ‘With traffic flowing freely north and south and a small degree of co-opera- tion furnished by pedestrians this dan- ger spot should become a well regu- lated traffic center. The experiment, therefore, will be watched with inter- est by all Washingtonians, and it will be a source of gratification if it proves successful. [, 1t might heighten the pattiotic effect of the Sesquicentennial prizefight if Considerations of health restrain Gov. Al Smith's political activities. He has been perpetually active. Some arrangement should be made to allow statesmen the long periods mystic in the roar of traffic is at 1 disadvantage. He should have tried the surroundings of silent magnifi- cence in the Rockies or the Yellow- stone Park. ————————— Having developed an appetite for publicity, Harry Thaw writes a book rather than risk the possibility ‘of allowing public attention to be di- rected exclusively to the Hall-Mills case. TS Tt may be doubted whether a black- shirted Fascisti movement would have a hope of popularity in this country. American workingmen have become accustomed to wearing silk shirts. ——————————— The country was never more pros- perous; but no degree of prosperity Insures against disappointment for those who guess wrong in the stock market. —.— Many of Newton Baker's critics are prepared to intimate that he is little more of a financier than he was a warrior. B Aquatics are becoming so fashion- able that any girl wearing more than a bathing suit is liable to be regarded as overdressed. —~———————— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Butterfly’ in the Garden. I'm tolling for the butterfly ‘Who lives but for a day. The garden blossoming near by Is only for his play. She loves her tiny offspring well And leaves them there to thrive, ‘Where plants in fragile beauty dwell And struggle to survive. And yet the creature charms the eye. Without regret I say T'm toiling for the butterfly Who lives but for a day. Jud Tunkins says he’ll be sorry when cold weather comes and his gals require regular clothes instead of in- expensive bathing suits. Leagues. I'm studying the scores anew With varying agitations. The base ball league will help me to Forget the League of Natlons. Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, says the motherinlaw is no longer the autocrat of the home. She has to de- | pend on the flapper to teach her the | fashions. Sense of Superiority. “Why don’t you go into politics?” “I am in politics,” answered Miss Cayenne. “I cast a vote every time I have the opportunity “Why don’t you run for office?” “I cling to the idea of feminine superfority. I prefer having a man requesting me to vote for him to being in a position where I would (have to request him to vote for me.” Relief. The farmer says he wants relief. The townsman with a sigh Pays 10 cents for a lettuce leaf And murmurs, “So do 1t 2d pin oaks are not so bright | “De trouble you makes foh some- | body else |liable to turn up in yuh own affairs those trees the leaves are thinning (an’ make you wish you hadn’t made and the tint of yellow is ahowing in '@ good & job of 1t.* ? ' said Uncle Eben, “is allus One day recently we found our friend, Templeton Jones, well known man about town, very much enthused over a momenous discovery which he had just made. “If you will present this to your readers,” he eaid, confidentially, “I am sure it will help them a lot, just as it has me. You have such a high- class group of readers, with such open minds.” Jones’ eyes gleamed with such a philanthropic light, and his kindly “apple sauce” registered so well, that we agreed to do it. Templeton’s great secret has to do with the discovery of a sure and ef- fective mode toward living a happy life. All of us want to do that, no matter how much we may differ in other ways. So Jones said, and we agreed with him. In daily life, he said, one learns to do his work in the easiest, and there- fore the best, possible way. Short cuts are sought In business, and necessarily, although never at the expense of proper methods. In living, Jones believes, there are cortain mental short cuts, as it were, which help a man—or woman, either, for that matter—toward the goal of a happy life. Boiled down, Jones' dis- covery is simply this: Never give advice. “Since I began practicing that,” he said, with great animation, “my wor- ries have been reduced by 50 per cent, and I am living a happier life in every way. When I think of all the trouble and perturbation I formerly caused myself, by giving advice where it was not wanted, and even where it was asked, I kick myself for having been a fool. * koK ok “T find that the secret ambition of most people is to be allowed to live their lives as they please, and they cannot achieve this desire so long as advice is thrust at them from every quarter. “What good does It do,. As far as I can discover, about 90 per cent ol all the good advice so gener- ously +pilt over the world goes in one ear anl out the other, as the saying i “Nowody wants it, in the first place, and peeclous few ever take it, in the secont ““Advlce s something like the nasty medicme which the doctor leaves, with instructfons to swallow a teaspoonful every hour. After the first nauseous dose, the patient with a mind_ of his own promptly pours the evil-smelling lia- uid down the drain. “Advice of all sorts meets with a anyway' v v _ | similar fate, T believe. There are two 3]’::;‘6? n"‘d‘.,T:?"f;‘ cm”ddbe(,ms good reasons for this attitude of d as Washington and Corn- | 5000 wallis. The difficulty lies in the im- | “The first is the man who gives possibility of foreseeing _which | the advice. The second_is the gentle- y man who receives it. should be represented as the de-| ™xo man can look into the mind of feated combatant another. Perhaps it is just as well - that we cannot. As I look over my life, from its present eminence of not giving advice, 1 see what a hoon it has been to me that there are no glass windows in the human brain. Suppose, that time T advised Sam Smith not to allow his collie pups out in the wet gr: 1 had been able for rest and training enjoyed by |to peer into his min pugilists. “No doubt I would have seen Smith K PP secretly saying to himself, ‘Here is that nut, Jones, worrying again Krishnamurti found no spiritual| ahout these pups. Now 1 wonder messeges In Chicago. A gentle | who in the dickens he thinks these dogs belong to, anyway? It's all Atter the lightning strokes which the Coolidge administration suffered when McKinley, Pepper, Stanfield, Cummins and Hanna succumbed in successive senatorial primaries, Short- Vidge’s victory in California is a come breeze in a politically me‘fisshe Summer, Such administrationists as are left in Washington, or as have al- ready returned from vacation ab- cences, believe the worst is over. If Lenroot, arch-World Court protago- nist in the Senate, squeezes Ihrou:‘h‘ln Wisconsin on September 7, the White House will be inclined to feel that the anti-court drive has spent its force, It will in any event be the League of Nations, not the Senate, that will cause America to reverse its action in entering the court. Notwithstand- ing recantations by Senators like Gooding, Republican, and Trammel, Democrat, there’s still a_long, long trail for anti-courters to travel before they can undo 76-to-17 vote by which the Senate approved the protocol in January, 1926. * k X X Coolidge leaders have persistently declined to admit that primary defeats of administration supporters denote that the President is “slipping.” Their argument is that the President “cannot delegate his prestige.” They contend that his strength and his popularity are essentlally his own, and that the factors which give him a hold on public favor are not, and cannot be, affected by either the overthrow or the triumph of congressional candi- dates. These, the Coolidge spokes- men ayer, may come or they may Ko, but the President’s position remains unchanged. Nevertheless, the out- come of the November elections is awaited with ‘undisguised interest, not to say anxiety, by the Republican national management. “Off-year"” results in cotemporary times have proved to be the forerunner of dls- aster for the party in power. Taft's defeat in 1912 followed the loss of one branch of Congress two years previous by the Republican party; and the Democrats lost in 1920, following their catastrophe at the 1918 election, and have been in the wilderness ever since. B Henry Lamar, a strapping young Washington lad, whom some fistic authorities look upon as a future heavyweight champion of the world, is a grandson of a distinguished American statesman and jurist—the late Assoclate Justice L. Q. C. Lamar of the United States Supreme Court. Lamar is now undergoing intensive training, with a view to possible ap- pearance in one of the preliminary contests preceding the Dempse! Tunney function at Philadelphia on September 23. A cousin of young Lamar plays left fleld for the Philadelphia Athletics. The battling descendant of the Georglan-Missis- sippian, who was successively a Con- federate diplomatic officer, member of both House and Senate of the United States, Secretary of the In- terior, and finally a Supreme Court justice, started out to be a lawyer, but forsook the bar for the prize- ring. heavyweight champion boxer of the United States, but has now turned professional. Lamar is under 21, and a giant. * K k% The Turkish government seems not disinclined to use strong-arm tactics {to force the United States Senate to ratify the Lausanne treaty. Our business men at Constantinople main- tain a very active “American Chamber of Commerce,” which is the focal point_of American trade throughout the Near East. Reports recently reached this country that the Turkish authorities had compelled the cham- ber to put up its shutter: appears to be premature. All that | Mustapha Kemel's people at Angora e done is to threaten that the organization would be put out of business if the Senate continues to refuse to see the beauty and useful- v HINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. He was lately amateur light- |’ The news | ‘EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, SEP' THIS AND THAT _BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. bunk about them catching distemper. These pups ain't going to catch dis- temper.” “I would have seen Smith say all that to himself, while at the same time I would have heard him utter, ‘Why, sure, Jones, if you think they ought not to be out, I'll keep them in.’ “At the time, as I recall, I was per- fectly satisfied with the advice I gave, and even preened myself on it. Was I not something of a dog fancier? I knew T was right. All the dog books and magazines said the same thing. I saw, too, that Smith let the dogs out in the wet just the same—but hadn't I given good advice? * ok ok ok “But weren't they Smith’s dogs? They were. That was the side of it I forgot. That was the side all givers of advice forget. We all do. “Well, one day I was just on the point of giving some advice to a per- son who I know would take it. I was prevented, however, by some slight intervention. Afterward I found out that the exactly opposite course to what I would have advised was _the one that succeeded. This gave me pause. I began to see, the more I thought of it, that advice given gratis is accepted by most people as most free things are— as something which does not cost much, and_therefore probably is not worth much. “Finally I declded not to give any advice to anybody, and you would he amazed to know how well it is work- ing out. Folks that formerly thought me a hore, T.now realize, are now pleased to see me. I flatter, rather than advise, them. “I have now gotten to the point when I hesitate to give advice, even when asked to do so. If pressed, I reluctantly give it, knowing that [ am probably making a mistake in so doing. Yet one must take a chance, in the name of humanity. * Do you suppose that any one ever took advice” ) We are very much inclined to agree with Jones in this matter. One can give advice on a multitude of ques- tions, and vet never know prec: whether it did any good or not. It is hard to say, just as it is diffi- cult to assert, when a man smokes, drinks, eats rare meat, pours on con- diments and < out late, that it is solely the tobacco that is hurting hin. Study the advice problem person- ally. Regard it from every angle. Look at it from the outside, looking in, as well as from the inside, looking out. “Then you will probably see that most of us are much too ready to give advice, and that probably 90 per cent of that given is futile, and that of the 90 per cent, at least half is Wwrong. 3 We hear a thing, our opinion im- mediately pops into our head. If we re given to this advice evil, our free ideas are immediately voiced. We do | not wait_a minute for reflection. we | say, “If T were you, I would—' i 1’ I were you! When one once realizes the futility of this sentence, he beging to live the life of the philosophers, in as far as a modern may live such a care-free, havpy existence. If you want to be liked, stop giving advice, Keep your advice to yvourself, and every one will be happy—and | principally yourself. ness of the Lausanne pact. The treaty has had turbulent experiences on Capitol Hill. One of the phenomena in connection with it is that Senator Borah, chairman of the foreign rela- tlons committee, favors ratification. Borah is not habitually a supporter of administration foreign policies. He hopes for favorable action next ‘Winter. s e One of the things prohibitionists have always hoped for at President Coolidge's hands, and never obtained, was a_ringing declaration in favor of the Volstead law undefiled. All that the master of the White House has ever had to say on that subject is that he favors unqualified “law enforcement,” a view that satisfies most people, but not all 100-per-cent drys. Perhaps the latter will get a slant on the President’s real attitude in the following state- ment recently extorted from Senator Butler, in Massachusetts: I favor the enforcement of the Volstead act, and would not amend it, except, if necessary, after fur- ther fair and thorough trial, and then in no way which would tend to break down the principles in- volved in the eighteenth amend- ment. 1 frankly say that I was not in favor of the amendment ‘when adopted, but I am con- vinced that it has brought about a great improvement in living and economic conditlons in this country. that more rabid * ok ok ¥ Mrs. Herbert IHoover, wife of the Secretary of Commerce, is about to join the ranks of professional Wash- ington newswriters. A prominent journalistic syndicate announces that she has signed a contract with it to supply weekly a “Letter of a Cabinet Officer's Wife.” Mrs. Hoover's activ- ities will set in with the beginning of the forthcoming political season at the Capital. It is not her maiden ex- perience with the pen. As a bride she collaborated with Mr. Hoover in the translation of “Agricola de Re Metallica,” a standard metallurgical textbook. Mrs. Hoover has gone in for the practical things of public life, rather than a purely social, career, since she became a cabinet” hostess five years ago. Much of her time s devoted to the Girl Scouts of America, of which she is honorary president. Evidently she intends now following somewhat in the literary footsteps of Mrs. Henry W. Keyes, wife of the Senator from New Hampshire, who has long written for a monthly maga- zine “The Letters of a Senator's Wife.” * ¥ X * It is to an immaculately white White House that the President and Mrs. Coolidge will return some time after the middle of September. The most famous “colonial manor house” in America is just out of the hands of the painters, who have had posses- sion since July 6 and who have given the Executive Mansion a fresh coat of shimmering white from top to bot- tom. It will look almost as good as new when its distinguished tenants resume residence there. Congress appropriates money to repaint the White House about every two years. Only a little inside work was done this Summer. After March 4, 1927, the major repairs contemplated—put- ting on of a new roof and upper works—will be undertaken. Where the presidential family will camp out in the intervening seven or eight months has not yet been considered. * X X % Today is the first anmiversary of the wreck of the naval airship Shen- andoah and the death of Lieut. Comadr. |Zachary Lansdowne and his gailant comrades. The commander and three {of his men—Lawrence, Hancock and are buried close together on v Knoll, the most picturesque spot in Arlington Cemetery) Im- mediately adjacent to Lansdown grave, now marked by a magnificently TEMBER 3, 1926. A Good Word for the Water Front Market To the Editor of The Star: The decision to relocate the farm- ers' and central markets must be made soon, and it is gratifylng to note that those who are charged with the responsibility are weighing very carefully the merits of the various sites proposed. The Northeast site has very few supporters, and perhaps rightfully so, for outside of the fact that it is al- most inaccessible and devold of ample street car facilities for patrons it is equally obnoxious for those who cater to the public, and its only recom- mendation is the nearness of the Bal- timore and Ohfo freight yards. If it is desirable to isolate the farmers’ mar- ket with jts attending unsightliness, as we have known it of late years, this out-of-the-way place deserves consideration. We believe, however, that the new market, when complete, will be in harmony with the .general plans of beautifying the National Capital, and .with that in view we can safely pro- ceed to locate the market where it will serve the best interest of all. The mideity site has some very good arguments in its favor, the prin- cipal one being that it is more nearly at the center of population and has street car facilities over several lines to every part of the city and its sub- urbs. It is regrettable, therefore, that it is isolated from all rail and water facilities, that serve so largely to bring in the produce and market products. To have these: commodities shipped here by rail or water, then un- loaded, reloaded and transported by truck to the center of the through the already overcrowded traffic, avoided. If only for the traffic and parking congestion that will result in the center of the city the advocates for the midcity site should think twice | before advocating that proposition too | strongly. \We want to avoid the p ility of having to move the market again. The Southwest section, or wateir- front site, has everything in its favor, except, perhaps, that it is not at the center of population, but patrons that travel by street car have but a few | blocks farther to travel than at pres- ent—that is, those of the Northwest section. The poorer Southwest sec- tion has the advantage of having the market brought closer to them, and for a good many within walking dis- tance. Rail and water facilities have thelr terminals there, with the excep- tion of the Baltimore and Ohio, and freight cars from that system can be easily diverted to join the others at the water front. Trucks that bring in produce from Maryland and Virginia can avoid the business section of the city, as nearly all of it enters the city through the Southwest section. For patrons that come to the market by auto there is a choice of severa streets leading direct from every part of the city, and with little danger of increasing the traffic difficulties that would result if any of the other two sites should be chosen. The most important argument in | favor of the water-front site would be, perhaps, the fact that the South- | west section needs to be put on the The Southwest section is more or less looked upon as a stepchild, and progress in development is slow ‘With the prospect of having the long- neglected water front cleaned up it needs a project like the proposed mar- ket to make the Northwest realize that the Southwest is part of the Na- tlonal Capital, much as we hate to ad- mit it. Once the new market has been located, other large concerns will seek locations near there and use | their influence to focus the attention of the authorities to the needs of that section. We may even live to see streets and lights sufficlently im- proved to make it safe to venture out there after dark. For a better and more beautiful Washington we ought to make the water-front selection unanimous. KARST HOFMAN. THINK IT OVER Useful Lawyers. By William Mather Lewis, President George Washington University Do lawyers mean much to the com- munity outside of their strictly pro- fessional work? This _question answered in the report of a committee headed by Elihu Root: “The law is a public profession by which, more than by any other profession, the econgmic life and the Government of the country are molded. The pro- portion of lawyers in legislative bodies greatly exceeds the proportion of Jawyers in the whole population. In executive office they are more numerous than are the followers of any other profession or occupation. Of course, all men in judicial office are lawyers. And last, but of great importance, is the influence of lawyers as practicing attorneys in helping to shape the course of judiclal decisions and to draft statutory and constitu- tional provisions which vitally affect the law.” It this statement fairly states the case, and there are few who will question it, then we should exercise great care in admitting men to the bar. They should have broad general education, including a knowledge of history, _economics and political sclence. Few State laws today de- mand _proper educational qualifica- tions for those who are to practice law. The standards are far below those set for men who enter the pro- fession of medicine. And still the lawyers hold our economic and government welfare in their hands, just as truly as the doctors hold our physical welfare. The lawyer who is to serve his community adequately and with lasting personal success must have something more than in- tensive professional training. He must have a background of knowledge which will enable him to attack economic and government problems with sound judgment. (Copyright. 1926.) A Great Opportunity Frcm the Toledo Blade. Some better-homes advocate is going to make a fortune in inventing a porch swing for fivvers. _(?o.l;_Farmers i From the Des Moines Evening Tribune. The only part of agriculture some fellows seem to be in sympathy with {s corn on the cob at meal times. New York Calls It a Day. A bier, A tear, Farewell, “Rudie”! A pier, A cheer, Welcome, “Trudie”! —Ellen Garnett. simple slab erected by his young widow, Col. Willlam Jennings Bryan, U. S. V., sleeps the eternal slumber. No shaft or stone as yet adorns the Commoner’s resting place. Comdr. Lansdowne's grave is strewn with flowers this week, laid there by at the request of admirers * in various parts of the coun- try, who sent money for the purpose and requested that the grave be deco- rated on September 3. e city, | seems illogical and should be | is | Q. Can a pilot whirl his propeller and then get into his plane?’—R. S. A. He cannot whirl his propeller and have time to get in his seat to run the plane. It is necessary that some one start him. No standard types of alr- planes are equipped with self-starters. Self-starters have been used in experi- ments. Q. When is Yellowstone Park closed to campers?—T. V. T. A. The National Park Service says that the Yellowstone is closed Septem- ber 19 to campers. However, it is open to tourists until October 15. Therefore, any one visiting the park between these dates by =utomobile is allowed to tour through, but not to camp. Q. By whose authority are dates in the Bible explained in terms of B.C. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. and A.D.7—N. N. A. The approximate dates of the happenings recorded in the Bible were fixed after long and careful study by historians and scientists. The letters B.C. mean before the Christian Era, and the letters A.D. signify Anno Domini, meaning the beginning of the Christlan Era. There are plenty of evidences that these dates are ap- proximately correct. Q. Where was John Cabot born and where did he die>—B. R. D. A. This navigator, who discovered the continent of North America, is consldered a Venetian. He was an Italian navigator in the employ of the English King, Henry VII, but the time and place of his birth and death are not known: Q. It a rotary press stamp as valu- | able as regular stamps to a collector? I—R.E. L | A. Rotary press stamps are made |by a printing process; other stamps |are engraved. The value to collectors depends upon the rarity of the stamp and new - issues, whether manufac- tured by rotary process or engraving process. Q. How are the checks sent back to the banks on which they are drawn?—C. McN. A. All checks which are drawn on | & bank other than the one in which it is cashed go through a clearing house. A clearing house is a central office where the representatives of the banks of the assoclation meet every day and settle their accounts with one another and make settle- ments of debit or credit gross balances. Before the clearing house was estab- lished it was customary for banks to | settle with one another directly by | sending their messengers to every | bank in the city against whicl it had checks or drafts and collecting the money from each individual institu- tion. This required a great deal of time and expense, and where in those | days it required several messengers ‘(he entire day to settle accounts, it | now requires but 45 minutes and but | two messengers through the clearing house, & | Q. What 1s the derivation of “cock- | ney"?—W. E. A. A cockney is a native of Lon- | don or one born within the sound of “Bow Bells.' Originally it meant a | spolled or effeminate boy. It is d rived from the word “cockering, | meaning foolishly petting a person. Halliwell states that some writers trace the word to the fmaginary land of Cockaygne, the lubber land of | olden times. | Q Who was the Iz | —A. s, A. Nero was the last of the im- | perial family, but thereafter Caesar it of the Caesars? became a title of dignity. From the {name were derived the German “Kalser” and Russian “Tsar.” | Q. Wnhat are Fallon turkeys?—J. R. A. These birds are gaining an envi- able reputation as a table delicacy. | Grown in the vicinity of the New- | lands project in Nevada, the turkeys are put on full feed consisting large- Iy of skimmed milk when a month old. The milk is augmented by a grain ration during the latter part of the fattening period. | | _Q. How far is Bermuda from New York?—A. C. B. A. The Bermuda Islands are about 675 miles southeast of New York. The climate is pleasant without ex- tremes of heat and cold. Q. Is there such a thing as sludge acid?>—M. W. E. A. The Bureau of Soils says that | there is. Sulphuric acid when used in the petroleum industry to remove impurities becomes Sludge acid. This sludge acid is then used with phos- phate rock to make acid phosphate. Q. ‘Who invented the jinrikisha? —L T. M. A. The Rev. Jonathan Goble, an American Baptist missio; . invented it in 1871. He was in Yokohama at the time and devised it as a vehicle in which his invalld wife might take the air. Q. What was the first farm_ papef published in this country”—S. R. A. Agricultural journalism in the United States is usually dated from the establishment of the American Farmer in timore. This eight-page weekly was started in 1819, Q. Who discovered that the friction of phosphorus and fron would make fire?—B. C. A. The discovery was made and first applied commercially by Godfrey Hankivitz in the latter part of the seventeenth century, but his method was so crude and costly that the match was not a success. The frie- tion match was invented aifd success- fully marketed more than a century later. Q. Are often pointed? A. They are often reappointed. Dur- ing the last session of Congress, in 82 per cent: of the vacancies in presiden- tial postmasterships, reappointment was made when possible. postmasters reap- Q. Please give ranks of British po- Heo force.—D. A. A. At the head of the British police force is a commissioner superin- tendent, with an advising committee. The runks under the commissioner are chief of police, pta lieuten- ants, sergeants, roundsmen and patrols men. Q. Please give a Dri ory of Lon Chane; career R. A. lon Chaney was born in Colo- rado Springs, Colo. lie made his debut on the stage as a comedian in a play produced by his brother and himself. His screen career began in as a slapstick comedian in @ sal production. ' many manus centuries ago n France, but it facture became a lost art. D were first used in England and introduced into th Jn 1835 by John Johnston, handmade_tile on his fa in United States d who us: near ¢ nev Y. The first drain tile ma- chin s imported into this country in 1843, What is the temperature of the P. M. val Observs temperature of the me to vary from about 200 degr wrenheit, in the daytime to 00 below at night, the lurge n being due to absence of atmosphere and to the great length of the lunar days and nights. Q. Who wa the first America to receive the gree of doctor of lette s K A. George Washington University bestowed this degree upon Julia Mar. lowe, the first actress to receive it In this ‘country. Q. How much do mosquitoes cost this country?—S. C. A. Statisticians say that last year the national mosquito-bite bill was $100,000,000. Every man, woman and child paid, on the average, the sum of 91 cents just for the privilege of heing bitten. This sum represents the dal variati act 101 age done by 1 L mosquitoes in bringing on s 000,000 cases of chills and fever Q. What kind of paper was used for Confederate money ?—B. A. A. ‘The paper on which Confederate currency was printed was not distly tive paper. It was comparativel gzood quality paper with a grayish tint and was printed on both sides. Have we had the pleasurc of serv- ing you through our Washington In- formation Bureau? Can't we be of some help to you in your daily prob- Our business is to furnish you and Tems? with authoritative information, we invite you to ask ws any. que of fact in which you are inte Send your inquiry to The Evening Ktar Information Burcau, Frederic J. Haskin, Dircctor, Washington, D. C. Inclose 2 cents in stamps for return postage. The fading of Rudolph Valentino from the silver screen of life has re- vealed how intimately he was known to his public, even though the vast majority had never seen him in real life. Regret at his passing has about it a particularly close and personal quality and this quality is reflected in much of the newspaper comment. “So far as there is any aristocracy of the screen, Valentino belonged to it. He was not only a leader, but he showed the way,” says the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, as declaring that Valentino's “productions were con- stantly better and more artistic”; it expresses sincere regret that “he could not have been spared to show what he really could do for the perfection of a great industry that admittedly is still in_its infancy, artistically at least.” Balanced hgainst this opinion is that of the Fargo Forum, which contends that “Valentino was not a great actor. He was not an espectally good one. His talent for pantomime | was mediocre, but he had a ‘screen persanality’ that was potent and direc- tors were quick to recognize it.” But the Duluth Herald says, “Val- entino had physical beauty, to be sure, but he had brilliancy and that neces sary, elusive element of charm called personality.” And the Brooklyn Daily Eagle quotes David Belasco as credit- ing Valentino with a “radiant per- sonalit; Continuing, the KEagle's opinion that “he gained his suc- cess, above all, because in appearance and in manner of action he was the part he played. He could make the emotions and passions of youth vivid to millions of persons, who lived these emotions vicariously through him.” * ok K K ‘The secret of his success the Charleston Evening Post finds in “the particular character of the roles he filled, to the romance and imagina- tiom and unattalnableness of the situ- ations he so realistically represented.” The Davenport Democrat and Leader calls him the “greatest lover of the film world,” while the Baltimore Sun pictures him as having been “the fairy prince of other days. He did not need to hold the mirror up to life,” declares the Sun; “he had the job of reflecting life as the incurably roman- tic want it to be, and his reward was a tribute of cash and adoration be- yond the requirements of any man. He won because he played up super- excellently to the yearnings of America. Reflecting upon Valentino's ing, the San “Contras | tal, | thoi ance gives better direction and fe It doesn’t last e the roughnes ity, but it helps a little while it does last. And it 1s sad to think,” concludes the Bul letin, “that the great romantic actor of the screen will make no more pic- tures for us.” Francisco Bulletin remarks: | 'Public Taste for iiomance ~ Seen in Valentino Worship Referring to his romantic roles con- trasted with his lonely death, the Postsmouth Star points out that “it seems the jrony of fate that the ‘great lover' should have passed on without even the touch of a feminine hand to assuage and bless his last moments. A dashing, romantic figure on the screen of shadowl; from the screen life after all.” And yet outside of his actual kroom thousands all over the country, through the medium of the press, watched with anxisty his ul, he faded quietly, alone, struggle with disease and grieved when he lost the brave fight. e As the Bellingham Herald not “The sheik’s death b us to keen realization that literally millions know the screen stars as they know their own nelghbors, in all respects but the flesh. It is a newspaper axiom that a man’'s news value is in proportion as he is known. Thus from the news viewpoint, Valentino was ‘bigger’ than a Senator. The public knows the outstanding movinz picture star as well as it knows a President,” concludes the Herald. To the South Bend Tribunc of Valentino's going * he was not deficient in ittes. He knew his great says the Tribune: “at the last knew he was drifting off into the un known. But he simply faded out gracefully, a little wistfully, saying nothing, leaving the audience to guess what the next chapter might be. e played his part well.” As to the real Valentin danger. ., the Water- bury Republican belicves that “most of the judgment Valentino's per- sonality which got Into print while he was actively before the public prob- ably aligned him grossly. Persons who made his acquaintance hen he was beyond the public's gaze.” this paper explair declared that Valentino was a natural, unassuming, likable young man. e was am’ bitious “and regarded the ‘movies’ as something akin to art and certainly something far different from stuff be- ing turned out in Hollywood boller factorfes at so much a d,"” say the Reno Evening zette, as it re. cords that Valentino “refused to be cast in made-toorder, machinecut performances before the camera. He declined to be placed before the pub- lic as a ‘pink powder puff’ actor and resented deeply a newsy that applied the term te In its comment on \ Norfolk Ledger-Dispate at the time of h improving, still a figure of grace ness in thi which he had ¢ his death the m lost ing-pic an appealing, popular