Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1926, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY . September 20, 1926 THEODORE W. NOYES. . ..Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office 11th St. and Pennsyl . New York Office: 110 East 42nd St. Chicago Office: Tower Buildink. Dean Office. 14 Regent St.. London. England. The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn- Ing adition. in delivered by carriers within the city at 60 cents per month: daily onls. #5 cents per month: Sundays only. =0 cents ‘month. Orders may_ be sent by mail or lephone Main 5000. Collection is made carrier at end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. a 15r.$0.00: 1 mo,, The Datly ang, Sunday... 13- 8500 i mo Sunday only . 157 $3.00; 1 mo. All Other States and Canada. ally and Sunday..1yr.. 2.00: 1 only . Binday only . Member of the Associated Press. The Assoriated Press is excinsively entitled to the use for republication of all news dia- patehes credited 1o it or not otherwiss ered- ted ‘in this paper and also the local news published herein. Al rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved Swift Justice Needed. With the death of Policeman Busch the charge against the young bandits who on Sunday morning engaged in a gun fight in this city becomes one of murder. Report is that one of the young men has admitted the shooting of the officer, Others are more or less directly involved in the crime. All were participants in a lawless affray: all have been associated with other crimes. Now the question in the pub- lic mind is whether they will be given prompt trials. After every shocking crime, espe- clally one in which an officer of the law loses his life, there 1s a demand for immediate action by the court, to “make an example” of the criminal as a deterrent. Speed is promised by the prosecuting officials. Then weeks elapse, although indictments are quickly found, and the usual experi- ence is that it is not until half a year or more has passed that the accused are brought to trial. Then, if convic- tion is had, there are appeals and other delays, and finally the law is executed, solong after the commission of the crime that the case has to be revived in the public mind by recitals of half-forgotten facts. There is no deterrent effect in such delayed, protracted proceedings. The force of example is lost when punish- ments, if any are imposed, are admin istered long after the comm the crimes. Other tragedies have been enacted meanwhile. Other lawbreak- ers have taken their fling at the stat- utes, confident that they will in turn be enabled by the shrewd maneuvers of counsel and the congestion of the court calendars and the liberality of the rules of procedure to postpohe thelr punishments, perhaps to evade them, if they are themselves caught. There would be some degree of pub- nce on the score of the ef- of the laws in the District if this case were speeded. As fair a trial can be had within a week as within two months. This is no mys- terious case. It requires no protracted research. The facts are all well estab- lished. The identities of the men in- volved are assured. Let them be pre- sented for indictment immediately, let the indictments be at once taken to court, let the cases be set for trial, even if others have to be postponed, and let them be pushed through to a verdict in record time. Then there will be some force in the law and the community will be given a measure lic reassurs fectivenes of assurance. Delay in the administration of jus- tice is demoralizing. It is true that the courts are busy. But so are the ecriminals. It is true that the trials are protracted to the point of congest- ing the calendars. But they can be shortened, without injustice to the as- cused and without har upon the judges and jurymen. Barlier meet- ings, longer, sessions, briefer examina- tions. fewer technicalities—these remes dies will produce Its. If they are not applied the criminals will win their battle with the law. R McPherson has a loyal fol- Some of her followers, how- apparently pursued her than has proved agree Ainiee lowing. ever, have more closely abl The New York Campaign. the New York campaign have been joined, candidates been formally named For the next five weeks Republicans and Demo- crats will drive at full speed, seeking s the polls > 2 Republican at Al Smith sociatism and when it to real State zovernment. A comparison o the lessened expenditures and taxa- tion of the Federal Government under Ttepublican control with the increased exy of the New York wov. ernment under Gov, Smith will be made For the Democrats, Gov. Smith and his will charge. the Re- publicans of New York with incom- W with favoritism of b with special privileges ac as against another. and dry i Issues in have ovember ok will s an exponent as a failure economy in it he be against Gov of State comes 1 porters petence inter corded one class So far as the wet concerned the situation in New York presents its complexities, The Dem ocratic candidates for governor and d wets, So are the Republican nominees for those offices. In the matter of platform, howe! the Democrats have been frankly wet, while the Republ have struggled to stand for law en- forcement and at the same time favor the wet and dry referendum, which is to be held November 2. *No matter whom the voters elect governor and senator in November, as between the candidates of the two old parties, the wets win. Smith or Mills, Wagner or \Wadsworth, the victory is to the wets The utmost the drys can accomplish is the de. feat of Senator Wadsworth in the hope of causing his retirement as the Republican leader of the State. For ue is senator are recogr independent Republican candidate for the Senate, State Senator Franklin ‘W. Cristman of Herkimer County, they hope to prevent the election of Wadsworth, even though it means sending a wet Democrat to the United States Senate in his place. Their slogan is: “The Republican party of New York State must be dry!” If they succeed in their present plans, there is likely to be nothing left of the Republican party in New York worth mentloning after the elections in November. What they desire is first to tear down and then build up. But the structure may be so under- mined that it will require years to erect another from the ruins. Personalities are to play their part in the campaign. Al Smith, pride of New York City, whose genial smile and rapier-like wit have put him on a pinnacle, is regarded as unbeatable. To overthrow the Smith popularity within a period of five weeks is the herculean task to which Represent- ative Ogden L. Mills has set himself. Already Republican gibes are launched at the Smith smile and personality. The hope of the Republicans, on the other hand, is to win for Wads- worth also on a personality plea. His personal record, his outlook upon things American, his ability and ex- perience will be declared by his sup- porters to place him above the fac- tionalism which has crept into the party over the wet and dry issue. liowever the Democrats of New York may regard the effort of Gov. Smith to succeed himself, many Dem- ocrats outside the confines of the State: would rejoice to see the gov- ernor defeated. Such a defeat, in their opinion, would solve for them the problem of 1928. It might, in- deed, prevent the problem from aris- ing. They are the Democrats who say that Smith shall not be nom- inated for President in the next Dem- ocratic national convention. On the other hand, the Democrats of New York are planning their whole cam- paign today with a view to the nom- inatlon of Gov. Smith as standard bearer of the party two years hence. ——r———————— Nearer the End. A Federal appellate court has re- versed the declsion of a lower Federal court in the celebrated Teapot Dome oil case, remanding the case to the trial court with the instruction that a decree be entered for the cancellation of the Government's lease to a private corporation of one of the naval oil re- serves. This decree, as thus ordered, would enjoin the corporation from trespass upon the Government's lands and compel an accounting for the value of all the ofl that has been taken from the reserve. This decision squares up the Gov- ernment's cases in the ol reserves. A Federal court in California decided against the Doheny lease, while an- other court in Wyoming upheld the Sinclair lease. These two decisions were diametrically opposed, though based upon practically the same series of facts. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision in the Doheny case. Now another appel- late court has reversed tnat in .the Sinclair case. Thus the Government stands as winner in its fight to cancel the leases on the contention that they were made without authority of law. An appeal has been taken in the Do- heny case by the lease-nolding com- pany and will be heard next week by the Supreme Court of the United States. An appeal will doubtless be taken by the defeated corporation in the other case to the same court and will be heard later. Should the Su- preme Court sustain the decision in the Doheny case it is likely to sustain that just rendered in the Sinclair case. An early decision in the former case will probably expedite a final finding in the other, ailthough the circum- stances are not identlcal in detail. In its decision the appellate court says: A trail of deceit, falsehood, subter- fuge, bad faith and corruption, at times indistinct, but nevertheless’ dis- cernible, runs through the transac- tions incident to and surrounding the making of this lease. It should not receive the approval of the court. Our conclusion is that the Govern- ment has sustained its claim that the lease and contracts were procured by fraud and corruption and that they should be canceled. i With this decision one of the sor- riest episodes in the national history draws nearer to its end. ————— Russia is calling benighted tribes into the army In order to educate them. Education for warfare is not precisely in line with modern ideals of a benevolent civilization. —r———— Vice [P'resident Dawes has scored one conspicuous point in demonstrat- ing that the Vice President is not necessarily a self-effacing figure in national affairs. - —————— The Highway Bridge Danger. An electrie car headed into Virginia jumped the track on the Highway Bridge this morning and by the nar- rowest of chances missed going into the river. It struck one of the larger mentbers of the bridge truss and was held fast by it. Had it swung a frac- tion of second sooner or later it would probably have crashed through the comparatively frail structure and gone overboard, with a serious loss of life. As it was, by the good for- tune the collision with a stout steel truss beam, the car was held on the bridge and .no one was hurt. - ccident was caused by a broken rail. The roadbed on the Highway Bridge is in very bad condi- tion. It has been in that condition for some vears. The floor of the bridge is laid upon a series of steel plates, which do not afford a substan- tial foundation. The track is bumpy and the traffic surface is in @ peren- nial condition of disrepair. Despite frequent patching, the roadway Is rough. Not until the bridge is en- tirely remodeled as to its flooring will these conditions be cured. The traffic on this bridge is prob- ably heavier than on any other via- duct in the District. The completion of the Key Bridge has relieved it of | somewhat and the Arlington Memorial Bridge will further relieve it. But as the most direct route to Arlington THE EVENING STAR, traffic and will continue to do so. Should it be closed for a complete re- modeling of the roadbed, ‘street car, bus end individual motor traffic would be seriously inconvenienced. It would be necessary to concentrate the travel on the Key Bridge. ‘Whatever. the difficulties, however, the cure of the dangerous conditions on the Highway Bridge should be undertaken at once. Today's accident, 80 fortunately inexpensive, demon- strates that a full survey of this via- duct should be made by the District government with a view to securing an appropriation for the necessary work. It may be that upon a full consideration of the matter it will be found desirable to increase the height of the bridge to give more clearance above high-water level and thereby to lessen the need of draw-opening for the river trafic, which causes long and serious delays in the use of the bridge. This will be an engineer- lrl;s non:lhllity and would probably pay the cost in i terms of greater —————— The new District of Columbia Com- missioner, Mr. Dougherty, is honored by his fellow citizens with a program Including music and addresses on the needs of the city. It is a gentle meth- od of breaking the news that he will be appealed to for various reforms. ————— No reports of fishing prowess are as yet resulting from Mayflower trips down the Potomac. The fishing grounds are numerous and excellent in the historlc river and the catches may yet prove worth recording. - ——r———— By advocating large pay and ghort hours as an economic policy Henry Ford frames one of the most alluring “Help wanted" ads now before the public. ————— Prospects of peace in Europe have brightened immeasurably since France and Germany both signified a willing- ness to refrain from throwing monkey wrenches. ————— A five-day week will give a Detroit man two days in which to get out of the hospital in case he happens to have a week end accident with his flivver. S Dempsey wants to fight again. This desire should serve to allay the sus- picton, which gathered through a num- ber of years, that he was a pacifist. D — Highwaymen used to seek lonely roads. Now they frequent city boule- vards. > eor—s. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON Back to First Principles. Grandpa is an old-time hand. He says new stuff is slow. He starts a game of checkers Turns off the radio. Says he'd rather cogitate On how the board appears Than hear 'em warble or orate In tones that static queers. Maybe Grandpa dear is not A quite mistaken elf. Joy in life depends on what You're doin’ for yourself. Following the Crowd. “‘What is your favorite poem “The Iliad,” answered Senator Sor- ghum. ‘Have you read it all?” ‘No. But I believe in following the crowd. And no other poem appears to stand so well in the opinions of highly respected people, warlike otherwise.” or Silent Drama. The motlon picture gives the heart A thrill, disdaining clamor. The actor plays his speechless part And has no need of grammar. Jud Tunkins says people who want less work are going to have so much loafing time that the effort to keep them entertained will make life a bur- den to somebody. Peace and the Police, A boost we try to give mankind. We say that strife shall cease. And yet we always seem to find A need for more police, The bootleg carries liquid woe. Collisions still increase, And every other hour or so We call for the police. Oh, let us stoutly persevere For universal peace And, starting with reforms right here, Ease off on the police! Danger in the Channel. When are you going to swim the English Channel?” ever,” answered M Cayenne. “It's too dangerous. Swimmers have become 80 numerous that the regular boats that cross with passengers are liable to hit somebos g Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, says if men descended from monkeys, some of them have not descended very far. \ Among Germs. “At least we are independent of wealth,"” said one germ. “You are wrong,” answered other. “Our greatest friend is man who wets his thumb on tongue when he is counting mone: the the his “De man who brings loaded dice into a crap game round here,” said Uncle Eben, “may win de most, but he takes de biggest chances.” An Omen. From the Toveka Daily State Journal. Clarence Darrow has been called by the defense in the Hall-Mills mur- der case of New Jersey. This is the first indication that has appeared that the New Jersey officials really have a case. Pity the Poor Plants. From the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel We hope that, as some of the re- spectable scientists say, plants and vegetables suffer just as animals do, for carrots are usually scraped and spinach, thank goodness, is always boiled before using! In Doubt. From the Indianapolis News. A filling station attendant never WASHINGTON, D. C, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. There is one thing that worrles us about Gene Tunney winning the heavyweight championship—from now on until his crown is knocked oft his head, we will have to listen to people call him Tooney. If his name were Bunney, would any one think of calling him Booney? If Sunney, Sooney? If Funney, Foo- ney? If Lunney, Looney? 1t Gene had come into the world as a Tulley, is there a fan who would call him Tooley? Had he been a Tubbey, would he have been called after a tube, instead of a tub? If Tuffey, Tewfey? 1f Tummey, Toome) If Tuppey, Twopey? If Tuttey, Tootey? We rather imagine not! Yet from now on, despite the cham- plon's statement that his name is pronounced just as it is spelled, every other person will insist on calling him Tooney, invoking “tuna fish" as au- thority, evidently. Normal English pronunciation de- mands that “pule” be pronounced with a long “u,” and that “pull” be given the short. It is evident that the effect of the vowel “e” on the popular imagination is disastrous. Yet division of Tunney into syllables gives Tun-ney plain enough, It is interesting to note, according to Webster's, that the historical value of the letter “u,” and the value which it still retains in most languages other than English, is a pure sound, the same as in “moon,” “food,” ete. “This was the sound that the vowel had in Anglo-Saxon,” says this au- thority, going on to state, however, that in Chaucer's time (middle Fng: lish) the long occurred only French words. ¥ ok kK Thus those of today who feel im- pelled to call the heavyweight cham- pion “Tooney” are either uncon- sciously harking back to Anglo- Saxon days or showing the results of French heredity, or perhaps— Irisn! * The two consonants (nn vowel: prevent the long Gene’s name. There are, in English, seven ways to pronounce this vowel, which linguists hold as one of the most interesting of the sacred five. We have u as in “use,” u “rule” u as in “pul u as in “urn,” u as in French (or our ‘‘unite—not exactly nite,” but with an “e” bined), and u as in “husy. rsons with a “feel all Mr. Tunney amed after measure of coal, a®ton. Evidently his blows didn't measure up to that weight. We have felt ever since the fight that if we ourselves had been able to hit Jack that many times in the head we ought to have been able to knock him for a goal. On that account we have not heen able to work up much enthusiasm about Tunney as a _world's heavy- weight champion. Of course, our opinion doesn’t count. We bet on Dem (But so did a lot of them.) Nevertheless, it we had a chance to see the erstwhile “killer” go into the ring against Perssons, or Tunney | for words vthing other the vs. Perssons, we would prefer to see the former match every time, and we believe that three out of four would follow us to the Dempsey go. * K * x We have never met Dempsey, and never expect to, but there must be something likable about the chap personally, probably a reflex from his huge health. A perfectly healthy creature, whethér man or animal, attracts. The reason for Dempsey’s appeal, as we see it, is that he did what he set out to do. He fought. He did that in the recent bout, to the best of his ability. His ability was not there, that was all. ‘We might as well get down to rock- bottom on this prize fighting business. People—all of us—like to see 'em soak v | the other fellow, just as we prefer to see Babe Ruth knock out a home run. Those who tell you they would rather see a pitchers’ battle than a really good bat-fest are fooling them- selves. The “fine points of the game" are one thing, but the hit-and-run stuff is the true essence of Jbase ball. Similarly, in the ring, we like to see the boys paste each ‘other with all they have. When the mill gets fast and furious, and the blows sound like taps on a kettledrum, the spec- tators are happy. ~ “Boxing" is one thing, and fighting is another. At his best, Dempsey was a fighter. He could hit and take. He could soak ‘em and be souked in return. They couldn't hurt him, much, Tunney couldn't knock Not in 10 rounds, anyway. * ok ok ok Now that is the sort of heavyweight champlon the people like. When we et to the king of the heavies we want a chap who impersonates brute force. Sure we do! Who would have it otherwise? _Physical force does exist, and we like to see prize specimens of it in action. When men set out in the gentle art of mauling, we like to see them maul. It was because Dempsey did this to the king's taste that he was the most popular champlon, despite the constant campaign against him. Dempsey stirred the imagination. He had something most of us would like to have—the ability to haul off and knock the tar out 6f the other fellow. Eloodthirsty? Not a bit of it—just human. 1If yoi think this instinct is not h\m\nn.ll}\fllnl what was it the gentle Jesus worked against? What did He fight? We, the people, would not willingly go around with a chip on our shoul- der, but we would very much like to be in a position to defend ourselves it somebody knocked it off. Dempsey typified this longing in the male human heart. He could knock the stuffings out of the other fellow. and he generally did. ' If there is a return fight between Jack and the new champion, who richly deserves his title, Dempsey will still be the drawing card. We'd walk a mile to see Jack Dempeey fight, PR b him out. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS The homeward trek of American diplomats from their foreign posts, which somehow or other occurs with great regularity every two years on the eve of an election, is now in full swing. Myron T. Herrick, American Ambassador to Paris, is in the States. So are James R. Sheflield, Ambass to Mexico, and Henry P. Fletcher, our at Rome, likewise Ogden Ham- mond, Ambassador to Spain. Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, Ambassador to Germany, arrived last week, and Wil- lam Phillips, Ambassador to Belgium, a day or two later. Dr. William Mil- ler Collier, Ambassador to Peru, is en route. Among the lesser diplomatic lights now here are Arthur H. Gels- ler. Minister to Guatemala, and Charles C. Eberhard, Minister to Nicaragus. A fine array of speak- ing material for the aid and comfort of the managers of the Republican campaign now busily engaged in plans for presenting the issues to the voters. In a Washington bookstore a mid dle-aged, neatly dressed man tendered the proprietor a Bible. “It is a St. James version,” sald the stranger, “a and cost $7. T get at least $2 for it.” “I guess you must have bet on Dempsey,” said the shopkeeper, jovially and jestingly, as he fingered the familiar volume. *I ainly did,” replied the stranger in adly earnest. “and I landed back from Philadelphia without a dime. I turned to the Bible to help me out.” % %k The President has issued an appeal to the votel of his home State to reelect his friend and chief lieu- tenant, Senator William M. Butler. Such an appeal has been long antie- ipated and eagerly awaited, but So adroitly did Mr. Coolidge arrange it and phrase it that it has not vet re- ceived any notice outside the Bay State, and scant attention there. Yet, it bids fair to become an outstanding feature of the campaign. Buried deep in the lengthy accounts appear- ing in the Massachusetts papers of the Republican State convention in Boston last Saturday appeared the text of a telegram of ‘“greetings” to? the delogates from the White Touse. ! In it Mr. Coolidge regretted his un- ! avoidable absence from a ‘‘notable zathering.’ He said it was an oc casion he “cannot fail to observe.” He sent his best wishes and con- cluded: “Extend to my old associates, to my neighbors and friends my deep appre fon for the continuance of their encouraging confidence and sup~ port and assure them of my constant faith and trust in the people of | Massachusetts. It is one of the sat- isfactions of my life to remember that they have never falled me.” The | RButler battle cry from now on will be “Do not fail the President!" * ok % ok Plans for the new British embassy soon to be erected in Washington, | prepared by Sir Edwin L. Lutyens, the famous Engtish architect, are now complete, but a date for the com- mencement of building operations, is still indefinite. Local union labor leaders continue to evidence great concern lest non-union labor be em- ployed in the construction work. No ! objection will be interposed should | the British government import Eng- lish materials and Enclish workmen for the job, but if American work- men are emploved they must hold union cards. To do otherwise would place Great Britain in the position of | breaking down the ideals for which the American Federation of Labor | stands in respect to American work- men. Such, at least, is the message which has been conveyed to Sir Esme Howard, the British Ambassa- dor, and to the General Council of Trade Union Conference in England by the Washington Central- Labor Union. * X * % The Plymouth Notch Dance Orches- tra, whose tunes had President Cool- idge tapping time with his foot as he gust, may tour the country this Win- ter as a vaudeville u'ouxll-? The \‘\nixnu from Vermont is that it has all been arranged with a New York booking office. Three relatives of the Presi- 4'12;1:‘ur(;‘§f|‘(;luded in the troupe—Uncle Joh der, oct 2 L togenarian fiddler of his own nter; Clarence rd, town moderator and the larinet virtuoso, and Herbert J. M founder of the Home Town Coolidge Club and veteran spellbinder of the Coolidge-Dawes transcontinen- tal caravan in 1924. Moore will play the role of director and announcer. dle to his name. Henceforth it will be courteous when mentioning him in the public prints—a frequent privi lege-~to describe him as D Wheel An_lhonorary degree of LL. D. was conferred upon him by Oberlin College, Ohio, back in 1919 a. a mark of esteem for hix able lead ship in the prohibition battle. After a lapse of seven years the statements emanating from’ his office now for the first time employ his title, Wash- ington correspondents are privilege to read that “Dr. Wheeler points out this and that, and “Dr. Wheeler shows™ ‘thus and so. * K ok % Gov. Albert Ritchie of Maryland has added another notable painting to the collection of colonial historical pictures which hang in the Senate chamber of the statehouse at Am- napolis. It is the third acquisition hought by the governor within the past year for the collection. It is three-quarter-length life size portrait of Lady Anne Arundel, wife of Ce- cllius Calvert, the second Lord Balti- more. The i done in oil and is more than vears old. It w executed by Michale Dahl, a Swi artist who enjoyed the patronage of the court of the period. Gov. Ritchie secured it in London. The other two recent additions are a likeness of Queen Henrietta Maria, by Mytens, court painter preceding Van a portrait of King Charles I by one of Van Dyke's pupils. * ok ok K A sidelight on the farm situation is furnished by the Treasury announce- ment that farmer borrowers from Federal land banks have purchased ail of the stock held by the Treasury in & of the 12 banks throughout the country. Originally the Treasury fur- nished much of the capital for the land banks by investment in the banks' stock. This investment has shrunk from nearly nine million dol- lars to a single million. Farmers may acquire stock in blagks equal in value to 5 per cent of their borrowings. At the present rate before another year passes the Treasury investment in all 12 banks will be entirely closed out. Evidegtly some farmers are partici- pating a little bit at least in the heavily advertised prosperity and ac- cumulating a little cash surplus for investment. (Cooyright. 1 ——— Mellon’s Poise Abroad Declared Good Example From the Erie Dispatch-Herald Americans cannot help admire the poise and dignity with which Secre- v Mellon proceeded with his jour- ney through the countries of Europe. Col. House himself never moved with lighter and less ostentatious tread. In the first place, the Secretary de- clined to permit anybody, prince or peasant, tiger or diplomat, to spoil his holiday, or to butt in with grudges, petitions, ceremonies or unpointed business. Nor does he weary his countrymen back home with rhap- sodies and discourses on what they oyght to do to complete the task of saving civilization, which, of course, is Europe. As a tourist also he deported him- self in a way which invites neither re- proaches nor brickbats from folks who would like to have other folks pay their debts Incurred in wars which should never have been start- ed. A few more such ideal visitors to Europe from America would raise the this the ultra drys, forgetting the \County and Alexandria and to Mount | knows any more whether to throw up| listened to its dance music during his | republic to better estate in the opin- ties of party, are striving. With andyernon it carries the bulk of the ®is hands or ask how many ghilons. vacation trip to his birthplace in Au- ion of its neighbors. i WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1926. Politics at Large By G. Gould Lincoln. The wets in New York, headed by Senator Wadsworth, are having a hard time lining up the Republican party of the State for the wet cause. The simple fact of the matter is there is a preponderance of drys among the Republican voters in the Empire State—some say that ihe drys are as high as 70 per cent of the total Republican vote. Representative Hamilton Fish, Jr.. is “the fair-haired champion” of the dry Republicans, who wish to re- main dry and regular, as distinct from the Cristman dry Republicans, who are prepared to support Crist- man as an independent candidate for the Senate against Wadsworth this Fall. Mr. Fish is the only outstand- ing Republican who threw down the gauntlet openly to_the Wadsworth leadership at the Republican State convention which has just been con- cluded. * % X ¥ This defiant attitude of Mr. Fish may be an important factor in get- ting him the Republican nomination. as a dry, for the Senate against Sen- ator Copeland, Democrat, who comes up for re-election in 1928. It is well understood that Representative Og- den L. Mills, who has just been nomi- nated for governor by the Republic- ans, would like to have the senator! 1 nomination against Copeland two years hence. But Mills is now re- garded as _almost as wet as Wads worth. Furthermore, Mr. Mills stands a very good chance of being defeated by Gov. Al Smith in Novem- ber and thereby being retired to pri vate life, at least temporarily. And suppose Senator Wadsworth himself is defeated for the Semate? If s will be begause the dry Republi declined to support him. This would leave the fleld pretty well open to a dry Republican te run for the Senate in 1928. and why not Mr. Fish? Mr. Fish has been in the House during three Congresses and part of another. He is nearly 38 s old. He comes from “up-State.” as distinct from New York City. He graduated from Harvard, completing the course in three instead of four years, and captained the Harvard foot ball team While he was on his way throush that institution, He served with dis- tinction in the World War as captain and major, and was decorated with the crolx de guerre in connection with the capture of a village on the other side, Ile promises to be o power in New York politics who must be reckoned with. ‘hile the leadership in New York e ryin: to make the Republi- can party wet, or at least q\lnl"||1:!!.~(. tha Teverse has been happening in Tllinois nd Massachusetts, where the Democrats have openly espoused ‘he wet cause. In the Prairie State. Col. Frank L. Smith, Republican hominee for the Senate, has ap- parently satisfied the drys by decl ing himself for Jaw enforcement, in- tlading the dry law. This joins the wet and dry issue with George 1. Brennan, Demaocratic senatorial nom- inee who has made modification of the Volstead act hi whole campaign. !{» i trie that Col. Smith's statement i o worded that he might be in a D¢ tion later to vote wet if the people of the State should by a r(‘{F!'(r-nllum. declare against prohibition as it now oxists, But his statement has been generally interpreted as where Senator In Massachusett william M. Butler, chairman of the Republican national _committee, i battling to succeed himself in the Sen- ate azainst former Senator David I. W the Republicans have the dr: enc the stick, too. Col. Willi Gaston, ic nominee fo governor, already has dec red him- Lelf flatly in favor of modification of the dry laws and in favor of the sys: tem of Government regulation and sale of Hquor a actical in parts of Canada. Walsh last night also him- self in on the of his running mate. been no referendum on question in Massachusetts it is held by many Bay Staters that the preponderance of sentiment there is wet. But this is somethini of a guess. The Republicans have declared for law enforcement and let it go at that. Senator Butler is reported to believe he will he elected in November pro- vided the Republican voters turn out and go to the polls. What is feared by the Republicans is that too many of the voters will remain away from the polls and Senator Walsh will slip in ahead. Consequently Senator But- ler and his campaign committee are bending their energies to perfecting an organization throughout the State get out the vote. There opinion that Ish's candi Aped consid erably by having € 1ston on the et. who is well liked in Ma setts and who gave the late Lodge a close race the last time Sen- ator Lodge was up for election. The Democratic party in v States is lining up on the wet & of the prohibition question. In Mary- land, in Illinois, in New York. the leadership is strongly in the hands the wets. The Republican the other hand, in none of its State or even through its ieaders, as s 1 openly for modi- fication of the Volstead act, with the exception of Wadsworth in New York and Vare in Penns . In Penn- sylvania, while the Republicans were nominating William 'S. Vare, a wet, for the Senate, they w me time nominating John governor, and Fisher v date for the dr * k kX s fon for the Republicans in Connecticut this Fall seems én- favorable. Senator Binghs who is up for re-election, it is ¢ fidently expected, will defeat Democratic opponent, Judge Rollin U Tyler. Some of the Republicans are still sore with Mr. Bingham becau after he had been nominated elected governor and before he taken his seat, he sought and ob- tained the nomination for Senator to fill the vacancy created by the death of the late Senator Brandegee. But this soreness is not sufficient to give Judge Tyler a chance in a State so strongly Republican. So far as the five members of the House are con- cerned, all Republicans, the outlook for the party is declared to be excel- lent. Representative John Q. Tilson, majority leader of the House, is sure, it is said, to be re-elected by a ma- jority of 5,000 or more, which is about normal Republican majority in district, although he was elected v 27,000 votes over his Democratic opponent in 1924, when the Coolidge landslide was on. It must be remem- bered, however, that back in 1916 and 1918 his majority was only 500 and 1,500 respectively, and in 1922 it was 4300. Connecticut is expected to re- turn a solid Republican delegation tu Congress. Indeed, the Republican leaders re rd the outlook throughout New ngland as entirely favorable in the senatorial and _congressional cam- paigns, except, perhaps, in Massachu- setts, where the Butler-Walsh contest is a real fight. * ¥ % % The Anti-Saloon League has lost its fight in Wisconsin to prevent by -t court injunction the _referendum which is to be held there Election day on a proposal that the Volstead act should be 8o modified s to permit the manufacture and sale of 2.75 per cent Ibeer. The State Supreme Court, in denying the injui has upheld a nator declared wet ms vi ANSWERS' TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. Is there any difference in the amount of nourishment of a loaf of hand-kneaded bread and one which has been machine-beaten?—J. 8. M. A. There is no difference in the nourishment content of one loaf of hand-kneaded bread and one loaf of machine-beaten bread. The hand- molded loat will remain fresh longer. Q. If a veteran of the ‘World War died before the passage of the ad- justed compensation act, is any one in his family entitled to his bonus?— L. D. N. A. If the veteran {s deceased, his dependents in the following order of preference may file application for his adjusted compensation prior to Janu- ary 1, 1928: A widow or widower, if unmarried; children, if under 18 at the time of his death; mother, it de- pendent at the time of his death; or the father, if dependent at the time of the veteran's death. . Who was the oldest President of the United States and who was the Ve st?—B. E. K. o oldest President when in- augurated was Willlam H. Harrison, 68 and the youngest, Theodore Roose- velt, 4 “that ity Q. It Is sald that static electricits Is produced by combing the hair with & Tibber comb. s there any danger . Vdoing this during an electric storm?—G. 1. M. . S ™ There is no danger in combing (he hair with a rubber comb during an electrical storm. Q. Ts it known what causes an f casional clover to grow four leaves, and, if could it be done artificially? —T. W A. S the cau: sional four-] four-leaf st apparently with but little success. Q e Will you please tell me how real fvory may be cleaned?—M.G.J. A. To keep old ivor: - in good con- dition we would suggest that you apply salt and lemon juice and polish Witk whiting. Apply the last-named with a moist cloth and rub with chamots. . What is meant by *Jap mink’ (ufi and how well does 1t wear when made up into a coat?—A. J. W. . An authority says that Japanese mink comes from Japan. It is a dyed fur, and naturally will not wear well as fur that has not been dyed. In many cases, however, people who have had coats made from a good grade of this fur have been well tisfied with its wearing qualities. Before being dyed it is a pale yellow- ish color. * Q. When was Vanderbilt Univer- established, and did the ‘Vander- sity bilt family furnish any part of the endowment ?—\W\. T. I A. On March , 1873, Cornelius nderbilt of New York donated 00,000 to’ establish Vanderbilt Uni- versity at Nashville, Tenn. This subsequently increased until the en- tire donation amounted to $1,000,000. From time to time a_number of gifts have been made to the university by members of the Vanderbilt family. In 1926 the productive fund amounted to §8.773.000. The income for the same r from this fund was $422,943.17. The increase in one vear from private | benefactions amounted to more than $3,000,000. Q. Will you Kkindly advise me which of the following is correct: “This firm has 50 acres of land which ntists do not understand of the formation of an ncca- o f clover. nts of the n have been bred, but are not being used.” “This firm has 50 acres of land which is not belng used. A. In thg above sentence the speaker uses the plural form “are” it he wishes to emphasize the number of acres involved. If he regards the 50 acres as a unit, the singular form is used. Q. Who M. M. A. He was a French baker, who was also talented as a_poet. He was born in 1796, and lived in the south ern part of France. It is sald that, although his poems attracted much attention and he was lionized in Paris on his occasional visits, he never gave up his work as a baker. He once sald to Alexandre Dumas that from : o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon he was the baker. and from 5 o'clock in the evening until midnight he was the poet. Q. What year did Dazzy Vance pitcher for the Brooklyn Nationals, have his greatest number of strike- outs?—A. S. A. Vance had his greatest number of strikeouts in the year 1924, when his record was 262. In 1925 he had 221 strikeouts. Q. Which of the antique Oriental rugs is the most valuable?—A. J. K. A. An Ispahan of the sixteenth century brought recently $78,000. which fs sald to be the highest price paid for a rug in the United States and probably in the world. The six teenth century was the high period of Persian rug weavin Q. was Jean Reboul?—1 the from revenue does annually ar 1926 the nd tobaceo man 4,282.90 was How much Government receive taxes on tobacco?—F A. During the fis taxes on tobacco factures amounted to $36¢ In 1925 t amount collected $344,121,296 Q. What kind of gre: or oil ix used on iron or plaster of Paris molds used in making fancy concrete cast ngs?>—S. N. A. The Bureau of Standards savs in order to prevent concrete castings from adhering to iron or plaster of Paris molds a soap solution, made by dissolving as much soap as possible in hot water, or paraffin dissolved in gasoline, is employed. Q. T understand there is to be held a poultry congress in Canada mest vear. Can you tell me anything of thi: A. L. G. A. The World's is to be held next Summer Ontario. Already countries accepted invitations to send delegates, and the United States has agreed to send 1,000 automobiles to take part in the tour which is being arranged from points on the United States border to Ottawa. The United States will also have an exhibit. Poultry Congress Government statistics bring out the fact that the wneducated man has only one chance in 800 to attain dis- tinction. There is no reason why any- one should live under such a handi- cap in these days of free schools and free information. This paper sup- ports in Washington, D. C., the largest free information bureau in existencc. It will procure for you the ansiwer (o any question yow may ask. Avadl wourself of its facilities for your seif- improvement. Inclose a 2-cent stamp for return postage. Address The Eve- ning Star Information Bureau, Fred- eric J. Haskin, Dircctor, Washington. D. C. There is much difference of opinion among the newspapers of the country over the suggestion made by Senator Simmons of North Carolina and taken up by other public men as to the proper action in view of the surplus that has developed in the national revenye. The Senator calls for an fmmediate tax reduction and condemns the attempt to hasten the liquidation of the national debt. Charges of playing politics are made by members of hoth political parties, but as to the merits of the question, those who op- pose the tax reduction hold that it is advantageous to apply the surplus to the national debt. “The minority enjoys a freedom that is denied the administration apd suggests the Louisville ourier-Journal (Democratic). “The minority is not responsible for Gov- ernment finances and its members are inhibited by no fear of the conse- quences from going their full length in defense of the overburdened tax- paye: Yet that is one of the proper functions of a vigilant minority. It has a duty to perform in forcing the majority, to the utmost extent of its power, to grant relief.” * * Kk k “The Democrats are not alone in urging further reduction in taxes.' ‘s the Lynchburg Advance (Derm- ocratic). “There are some Republi adyocating a tax cut, though the: doing so at the risk of losing their influence at the White Hous ats have been responsible for small tax- WO ye: and the must again look to the Dem- s if the burden is to be further relieved The Charlotte Observer (Democratic) contends that “it i niflcant that Secret. lon declines to commit himself to expre the particular point as to whether the condition of the Treasury ‘warrants’ the proposed reduction, further than to declare belief that it is not wise to pare too closely dministra- tion leaders are racterizing the a political play, and maybe it is that very thing, to s extent, but it seems to be creating a popular expec- tation, all the same. “Both sides will pl the situation,” in the opinion of the Hartford Times (independent Demo- cratic), “and since he stands to profit in any event, the taxpayer can afford to view it with equanimity.” AS to the merits of the situation, the Times states: “The fact seems to be that there will be a considerable surplus. Whether taxes should be cut further, or whether this surplus should he ap- plied to debt reduction which will re- duce interest charges and in the long run lower the overhead cost of gov ernment, is a question which has two sides and presents opportunity for a diversity of opinion.” * Kk * ok “The demand for lower taxes and the reduction of the prevailing high living costs will play a part in the campaign now being waged for con- trol of Congress,” predicts the Greens- oro Daily Record (Democratic), while the Oklahoma City Times (Democrat- fc) declares that “the last lowering of the income tax rate, with additional xemptions and the elimination of cer- tain nuisance taxes, actually was little or no reduction of actual revenue': politics with the contention of Attorney General Herman L. Ekern, who sustained the constitutionality of the referendum. As the referendum is said to be satis- factory both to the supporters of Gov. Blaine, a candidate for the Sen- ate on the Republican ticket, and to the wets who supported in some num- ber his opponent in the primaries, Senator Lenroot, it is belleved that the wets will win out in the referen- dum vote. P dasy [ e | with the added contention that * Tax Cut vs. Debt Reduction Becomes Important Issue that “Indeed, by the time the last pay- ments are in, it may be that the Gov- ernment will have collected more than under the former law.” The Ki 200 Gazette (independent) says of the situation: “If Congress should vote an- other tax cut in December the mew rate would be applied to the revenue collections made next March. On the hasis- of present knowledge that m seem @ little soon to make furthe reductions in rates which have al- ready been greatly reduced. 1t is pos- sible, hbwever, that information fully justifying such action may he forth: coming between mow and the date of the short session's adjournment. A perusal of revenue reports the first of the year may convince even the ad- ministration that downward revision can be effected without danger of a Treasury deficlt or serious Income shortage.’ * * * Reduction, in the opinion of the Wil- liamsport Sun (independent), “is pretty certain to have the backing of nearly all Democratic members of the House and Senate, and, with the expected support of some of the Republican members, there is a possibility that the administration program will be up- The Durham Sun (ndependent) he Federal Govern- ment can reduce taxes and is just about the only source from which m be expected materfal tax reduct * ny pply to all classes." reduction must ournal_(financial) The Wall Street . argues that “Secretary Mellon has proved by his surpluses that the m he reduces income tax, above a reason- able minimum, the better his collec: tions are. This is only another way of caying that great individual incom are only a small percentage, relatively, of the total income. Our tax exemp: tions are more liheral than those of any country in the world, so that it Is mainly the middle class incomes Which provide revenue. They can af- ford to do =o in view of the reasonable character of the levy.” The Journal adds that “Secretary Mellon has F no need to manipulate his reductions * K x ¥ The Racine Journal-News (Repub lican) points out that “if the minorit were responsible for the management of the national finances, it Is safe to say it would r attempts of the Re publican leaders to force tax reduc tion before, in its judgment, it was prudent to do so.’ The position of the Portland Oregon ournal (Independent) s that “it is not sound policy to continue to pay interest on money borrowed to pay £500,000,000 2 year in interest on the debt. That increases taxes instead of reducing them. FEvery time the na- tional debt Is reduced, taxes are re- duced. Every time the interest on the debt i3 reduced, taxes are reduced. ‘And that is the way that taxes should be reduced for the present.” The New York Herald Tribune (Republican), ad- mitting that “‘conditions may be high- |y favorable for another tax reduction in 1928, states that “if so, the country will want it; but it will not want it then or any other time in the near fu- | ture if the money to meet it could be more advantageously applied to the liquidation of debt.’ The Roanoke World News (Democratic) belleves that steady, consistent policy of tax reduction as the debt is reduced and as the war-time costs of Government are reduced is one thing and tax re- duction merely because it is popular is another; both the war and the bonus are still largely to be paid for.” * t is within the bounds of possibil- ity,” suggests the Seattle Daily Times" (independent Republicans), “that the country will have other wars and will