Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1926, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. e WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY.......October 25, 1926 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company ‘Business Office: 11th St and Pennaslvanta Ave, ork Office: 110 East 42nd St. Chicago Office: Tower Building. Ruropean omm»’_u' kcflunt St.. London, ngIand. The Eveninz Star. with the Sunday morn & adition, ia delivered by carriers within ® clty at 60 cents per month: dally only. cenis per month: Sundays only. 20 cents fr month_ Orders may_ he eent by mail of lephone Main 6000, Collection is made by carrier at end of cach month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. All Other States and Canada. ity and Sunday..1vr. §1200:1 mo. $1. aily only : Funday only Member of the Assoclated Press. The Associated Press 1s exclusively entitled 0 the use for republication of all news dis- atehes credited 1o it or not otherwise cred. a4 n this paper and also the I news published herein. All rights of publication ©f special dispatches herein are also reserved Bad Driving, Bad Bridges. Two accidents, which solely because of a miraculous turn of the wheel of yate were kept from being tragedies, occurred over the week end on two of Washington’s bridges. In one case & section of the railing was torn out of the Connecticut Avenue Bridge by the Impact of an automobile which hung suspended over the deep valley while the two occupants clambered to safety. In the other, on the Pennsyl- vania Avenue Bridge in Georgetown, " slithered through a flimsy wooden railing and crashed a hun- dred feet below. The driver, much 10 the surprise of the horrified wit- nesses, crawled out of the wreckage only slightly hurt. It does not take these two affalrs to emphasize the need for caution on the part of the motoring public while traversing bridges in the District, but nevertheless they do stress the neces- sity for a prompt and vigorous cam- paign on the part of the police to en- force both speed regulations and cau- tlon regulations on all such structures in the National Capital. Everything is being done by the lacal government to make the bridges foolproof. Heavy wire nettings are being placed on + edges of the cross- walks to prevent cars breaking through. It is a travesty on the mo- toring sanity of Washingtonians that at dangerous places in the roadway, such as any bridge is bound to be, motorists must be caged in like ani- mals to prevent them from falling to their death. In the Georgetown accldent the automobile went through a wooden railing at the entrance to the bridge. This fiimsy railing should, of course, be replaced immediately by a sturdy guard which will serve not only as a moral protection but a physical one as well. The Connecticut Avenue Bridge, however, is a modern struc- ture, one of the finest in the District, and probably nothing can be done to make it any safer than it is at present. Inasmuch as no structure can be mnade strong enough to withstand the tmpact of a heavy automobile, it re- mains only for the motorists them- selves to realize that speed and care- less driving on bridges will result in serious accidents. To those who re- fuse to realize this most obvious fact the police should direct their atten- tion, because this is the class which menaces the life of law-abiding and conscientlous drivers by its willful dis- regard of safety regulations. 1t all automobiles are operated care- fully on the bridges of the District there is no more need for guard rails of great strength than there is on the sidewalks of the streets. At the pres- ‘ent time the railings will repulse the impact of an automobile thrown into them If the car is traveling at a legal rate of speed. But no railing will withstand the impact of a car running twenty or thirty miles an hour which has been turned into missile of deadly power by a collision. Therefore the solution of the prob- lem of the appallingly large number of accidents of this description seems to be the Inauguration of a deter- mined campaign on the part of the police to eliminate speed and reck ness. The potentialities of reckle: ness on bridges are so great that no longer can tlie erring motorist be treated with leniency, and no longer can the menace of such practices be fgnored. The local government has attempted to ke the bridge: afe as possible. With few exceptions the structures have been made as strong as human ingenuity can devise. It is now up to the motorists the; es, and if they do not respond to the call of safety it is up to the police to save them from their own folly. —————————— As a classic dancer, Lole Fuller is & queen. Queen Marie exhibits no in- clination to rival her frlend and ad- viser as a classic dancer. ———s Chicago’'s New Jail. In earlier days municipal pride cen- tered on the city hall, the jail and the cemetery. The community that could boast of a good-looking courthouse with & jail attachment was set up in the world. If it was big enough to have a jail separate from the court- house it was apt to spend a good deal of money to make the establishment impressive as well as strong, though sometimes it was more impressive than strong. But that time has passed in the main.. Cities and towns are not as proud of their jails as former- ly. They are prone to boast rather of the lack of jail accommodations as reflecting a high moral standard in the communit: Cook County, Ill, has reverted to the old mode and is now planning the biggest and best fail in the United States, in connecuon with new criminal court building and a struc- ture for the housing of jurors. The whole establishment will cost $7,500,- 000 and a bond issue of $4,500,000 has been authorized already for the project. Next week an additlonal bond {ssue for the remainder of the amount will be voled en, with 2o op- a a position apparent. The plan calls for a court building seven stories in height, but as tall as an ordinary twelve-story office building. It will ac- commodate fourteen courts. No fig- ures are given as to the number of cells or accommodations for prisoners, but it is to be assumed that ample space will be provided for Chicago's criminal population, at least that por- tion of it that is in custody. Recently Chicago has occupied the public eye in an unpleasant role, as one of the chief crime centers of this country. Its hold-up men, its gun- men, its gangsters, its organized boot- leg fraternities, its confldence crews, its yeggmen, have, running true to modern form, supplied thousands of columns of news while its record of arrests and successful prosecutions has been singularly short. Now it would seem that the public conscience has been aroused at least to the ex tent of providing the physical equip- ment for the trial of cases. If those fourteen courts are worked at the proper pace, if the prosecuting officers are diligent and thorough, if the police keep them supplied with cases, this $7,500,000 investment may turn out rich dividends. It may yield heavily enough in a few years, a decade per haps, to relieve Chicago of the re- proach which now rests upon it. e The Chrysler Zoo Collection. A rich addition to the Washington Zoological Park is insured by the suc- cess of the Smithsonian-Chrysler ex. pedition to Africa, which landed yes terday at Boston with a boatload of beasts and birds. These two thousand or more specimens have been collect- ed in their native land and with great difficulty transported to these shores. They will be quarantined for a period, ¢o insure against the development of diseases which might spread here, and will eventually be brought to this city and placed in the Zoo for the instruction and the entertainment of the people. This expedition was made possible by the generosity of Walter P. Chrysler, who, realizing the inade- quacy of the funds for the supply of the “personnel” of the Washington Zoo, proposed a jungle hunt. The party was carefully organized, fully cquipped and was ably conducted by Dr. Willilam M. Mann. Its successful return with practically all the speci- mens alive and well is a triumph of good administration. Washington's Zoo been the growth of many years. It started with a herd of buffalo brought to this city by the Smithsonian Institution in an effort to preserve the species from ex- tinction. The animals were corralled south of the main building, and at- tracted so much attention that from time to time other animals were sent as donations from different parts of the country and from other lands. Makeshift arrangements were made for their accommodation. The Zoo was a rather sorry affair in those da but it was a beginning. When Rock Creek Park was established the southern end was set off for the care of the zoological collection. From time to time appropriations were made for buildings, but at no time has the equipment been fully ade- quate. The collection has been added to through breeding and exchange and by gifts, but comparatively little money has been expended for the pur- chase of rare specimens. "This Chrys- ter collection, as it should be called, is the largest donation ever made and the richest. Much interest was early created by the capture of a young giraffe, inas- much as the V hington collection has never included one of these ani- mals. The little folks of Washington, at the suggestion of The Star, have named this newcomer, the winner of the competition having been an- nounced only yesterday. But, sad to relate, this yvoung “camelopardelis” died in captivity before shipment. Rather than disappoint young Wash- ington, the director of the expedition purchased two specimens from the Sudanese government and brought them over, without mentioning the substitution. While there is some dis- appointment that the original Hi-Boy is not coming to Washington, there is solace in the fact that there will be two glraffes at the Zoo instead of one. has oo A debt is regarded by the individual as something binding and immutable. France has introduced the potent con- sideration of group psychology. — A low tariff is advocated by states- men who generously insist that it is better to be sociable than severe. ——— Sunday on the Road. There may not be quite fifty-two grade-crossing tragedies each year in this country, but certainly the record will closely approximate one every Sunday. There are grade-crossing fa- talities upon other days of the week, but Sunday seems to be the special harvest time of death at the places where the highways and railways in- tersect. Yesterday's contribution to the record of grade-crossing casualties occurred at New Milford, Ohio, where a family of four was killed when their automobile was struck by a railroad train. It would seem that every person starting out on Sunday in a motor would realize the fact that grade crossings are particularly fatal on that day. Why it is no one can tell. Perhaps it is because there are more people on the road, and the larger the number of drivers the greater the chance of some of them being helpless and reckless and incompetent in emer- gencles. In the conditions as they now ob- tain the responsibility for grade- crossing accidents lies upon the high- way user. Although many of the crossings are not protected by gates or watchmen, practically all of them are marked by signs so that it is im- possible to approach the railroad tracks without being aware of them in time to halt. In the daytime there is no excuse whatever for drivers not knowing the conditions. It is true that all the crossings should be protected by gates or watch- men and by more distinet warning signs, visual aud audible, than many THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER of them are today. It is true that most of the crossings in the congested areas should be eliminated by under- pass or overhead works. But the motorist must watch the road in any event, and it is because he does not watch the road in so many cases that these Sunday tragedies are enacted. —_———— KNew York Newsboys. A competent inquiry Into the health of New York newsboys gives a good showing for the newsy. He is health- ier than the average of the school- age children of that city. The nerv- ous strain of his calling does not show in extraordinary heart trouble. His heart i3 as good as, or better than, the average. Kxposure to weather has not injured him and perhaps makes hlm more resistant to colds, cough, sore throat, hoarseness and the rest. The lungs, eyes, ears, teeth and tonsils of more than 1,000 news- boys examined were as good as those of the non-newsies in the school popu- lation. The doctors think that his outdoor work does him good. The boys were as well nourished as other boys. There was some malnutrition in the lot, but the average was not below that for boys in general. The newsboys’ possession of pennies and his acquaintance with lunch carts and other restaurants help to keep him well fed. No comparative test seems to have been made of his voice and pronuncia- tion, but it may be believed that his voice 1s as shrill and strong as voices of other boys. It may also be be- lieved that his pronunciation some- times falls below the study-hall stand- ard. No consideration was given the matter of newsboys’ morals, com- pared with the morals of boys who do mot cry papers, but if there are vicious newsies, their wickedness may not be greater than that of many idler boys. Many ex-newsles come to dlstinction and prosperity. Two New York candidates for high office were newsboys—Gov. Smith, candidate for re-election, and Justice Robert F. Wagner, candidate for the United States Senate, versus Senator James ‘W. Wadsworth, jr. The newsboy investigators do not give their subjects a clean bill as to person@ hygiene and nattiness of clothing. The investigators say that many of the bovs were dirty, but were comparatively free from skin discase: The investigators also found that the newsboy was below the classroom average In studies, but could not de- termine whether this was because he s not an academic student by nature or because he is more interested in| business than in scholastic questions. —sons. A desire for American money frank- animates Suzanne Lenglen. Her photographs display athletic grace calculated to make the average “heauty contest” appear tame and inconsequential. The American dollar is a wonderful and wholesome stimu- lant. v ——o—s An earthquake is expertly utilized by the accomplished realtor as a re- minder of natural advantages and the improvements to be reared on the scene of disaster. And the realtors usually make good. ————————— The elephant and the donkey are still heralded as symbols of political influence. The camel, who stores up pure water for his needs, may vet, in an era of prohibition, come into his own. o SHOOTING STARS. BY ZHILANDER JOHNSON. Local Interest. They say that there are people up in Mars And maybe others, in the realms of stars. We wonder if they rail At the laws that prove so frail And avoid the cops who hail Motor cars. We wonder as we gaze from here below It those planets, as they make so free a show, Have a prohibition law, Or folks like G. Bernard Shaw, Or the crime waves, somewhat raw, That we know. As astronomers industriously guess Our people on this orb must confess ‘That the problems right down here Are consistently severe And are picturesquely queer, More or less. Prestige. “Didn't George Washington warn us to beware of forelgn entangle- ments?” “He did,” answered Senator Sor- ghum. “But George's prestige is now limited to the fact that he was able to have his picture printed on a post- age stamp.” Leaves and Fruits. The Autumn leaves are falling Throughout the woodland lot. The prices they are calling For food, alas, are not! Jud Tunkins says a Halloween party is liable to look even worse when the time comes for all the folks to unmask. The Democratic Mummy. Did vou visit King Tut's tomb?"” Yes,”” answered the archeologist. 'And I found the visit most interest- ing. I was able to come into direct contact with a personage of great dis- tinction without the intervention of a stenographer or an office boy “Cosmetics,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “enable a woman to conceal her face to an extent which | makes all other revealment a matter | of the Federal statute. of indifference.” Impressing the Dear Public. The magician’s a wonderful sprite Who forces a card, left or right, And, as we all know, Gets away with the show. To expose him would be impolite. “Some women,” sald Uncle Eben, “regard a good husband simply as a man who is iucky in foolln' wif a hoss race OF & Crap game,” | |large knees of the remainder of the {in Chicago on November THIS AN BY CHARLES E. 7 The place of waffles in music is little ‘understood. Music of the right sort has power to evoke dreams, something that the so-called rhythmic music (the new fancy name for jazz),cannot and does not do. One may admire good dance music (as the writer does) and still be will- ing to say that the only real music is the music of dreams. Classical music is full of such themes, there is no necessity for naming them hete. The necessary ingredients for dreams are: 1. The Mood. . 2. The Music. 3. The Technique. 4. The Interpretation. One cannot, as Fritz Kreisler has said, do his best in music if he is hungry. Tales of starving genius in the garret have their place, but it is not a good place, and never has been, and has been accountable for much bunk. The hungry artist is not in the best position to do his best as to technique, the fundamental ability without which proper interpretation cannot exist, nor can the hungry au- ditor do much with what he hears, from either a practical or an ethical standpoint. If one of the greatest violinists that ever lived can put himself on record as favoring a good meal before a con- cert, it can scarcely be regarded as musical heresy for one to recommend a bite to eat before attending one. * ok ok ok Some of Washington’s most avid concert-goers invariably drop into a restaurant just before a_performance, and there, by means of waffles and coffee, put the Inner man at ease. The expansion of spirit which we have called “dreaming” comes about not only through satisfaction of the ear and the cultivation of those high- er qualities known as. spiritual, but also in a moré humble, but none the | less real, attention to the physical| needs. one need not he ashamed. there- fore, if he eat solid food hefore put- ting himself in a position to listen to a feast of reason and a flow of soul. It must not be forgotten, when one goes to the concert, that he puts him- self in a position, also, from which he cannot extricate himself without | much ado about nothing. Plainly put, it is easier to remain where one is than to climb over the unnecessarily persons in the row. This is the hest reason we know for eating enough before one goes to | the concert. The grandest si the world cannot still one single hun- | ger qualm from the inter'or. Bee-| thoven hath no power over the stom- | ach. His province is the soul, not the | alimentary tract. Waffles and coffee, on the other hand, are entirely at home there. They render first aid just when need- | ed. Most of our afternoon concerts begin, during ths normal concert sea- son, at 4:30 o'clock. Now most of us eat dinner around 6 p.m. And the concert will not be over until that time or later. Then one faces the prospect of getting home WASHINGTON The President has given clear inti- mation that he does not intend to make any speeches or any stops on his journey to Kansas City and re- turn on Armistice day, November 11. Scores of cities along the route have sent urgent invitations, but all are being declined. Mr. Coolidze goes to Kansas City at the invitation of the Liberty Memorial Association to un- veil a memorial to the American World War soldier dead. It is in the form of a single shaft of the cenotaph type, designed by Van Buren_McGonigle of New York. inception dates from the Legion convention in K several years ago when Foch was the guest of homor. President will deliver an address ap- propriate to the occasion, which means that a discussion of farm relief or tariff is not to be expected. His ac- ceptance of the Kansas City invitation right on the heels of his announce- ment that he would be unable to attend the Army-Navy foot ball game 23, came as a surprise. But the date, the place and the occasion all accord well with Mr. Coolidge’s plans and pref- erences. It is after election and not too_near the convening of Congress in December; not too far from Wash- ington, but far enough to take him to the borders of the West and a long way from Massachusetts, from Wall Street and La Salle street, and an occasion dignified, impressive and wholly devoid of political implications and, lastly, not susceptible of co mercial exploitation. This last is added without meaning any disrespectd to our distinguished present visitor from foreign shores. - Another of Secretary Hoover's “bright young men” has graduated from the Commerce Department to a high-salaried post in private business. It is announced that Paul S. Clapp, who has been an “assistant to Mr. Hoover,” resigns, to succecd M. H. Aylesworth as managing director of the National Electric Light Associa- tion, Mr. Clapp is a_ Westerner, product of a Western university, and was an aide to Secretary Hoover in war rellef work. LT The Federal corrupt practice act of 1925, which requires candidates for Congress and their campaign commit- tees to file with the clerk of the House | or Senate sworn itemized statements of campaign receipts and expendi- tures, is proving in practice to be a farce. Willlam S. Vare of slush fund fame, the Republican senatorial noni- inee in Pennsylvania, solemnly re- ports that he has received nothins, promised nothing, and spent only $53 in his campaign to date. This item covers incidental personal expenses. Col. Frank L. Smith, the Illinois Re- publican Senate candidate, likewise of unenviable notoriety for his expensive primary contest financed by Samuel| Insull, the Chicago millionaire public | utility magnate, officially reports that in his election campaign so far he has received nothing, spent nothing, prom- | jsed nothing. Senator Willlam M. | Butler of Massachusetts, of large pri- | vate wealth, in the midst of the most | intensive campalgn the Bay State has ever seen, reports that his only cam- paign expenditure is his contribution of $1,000 to the Republican State com- mittee. And so it goes. These re- ports are literally true. The explana- tion is that thousands and hun.lreds of thousands of dollars are beinz spent in behalf of the varlous candidates, but the receipts and disbursements are largely handled by State commit- tees in conducting State campalgns for all candidates on the State tickets —quite_bevond the reach or control | * kK K The resignation last week of El- liot H. Goodwin, for many years res- ident "vice president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, caused a considerable stir at the Capital, where he was widely known and long regarded as pretty much of a “fix- ture.” John W. O'Leary of Chicago, president of the chamber, in announc- ing the resignation, said it was be- cause Mr. Goodwin desired to be free to engage in larger activities. Mr. Goodwin said nothing, except to deny | & rumor that he was glated 10 succeed . TRACEWELL. zer in |z | moved OBSERVATIONS | I fighting no 25, 1926. D THAT and getting dinner, or going to dinner downtown. It makes a long walt, indeed. * ok kK A light repast, such as waffles and coffee, say, just fills the bill. Always allow yourself plenty of time. Those unfortynates who must run §rom their place of employment to the concert hall will have to do the best they can. The proper method of eating waffles before a concert calls for plenty of time. On the other hand, too much time is a handicap. It allows one to eat too much. This is a delicate question. Between eating enough and too much there is no fine line, not even a hair crack; every one will have to discover it for himsell. Perhaps waflles and coffee are the universal solution, at least we ad vance this meal as ideal for the pur poses in hand. Remember—we want our music to arouse dreams, not nightmar A steaming cup of coffee, with plenty of cream and just the right amount of sugar, goes splendidly with hot waffles, for which there is plenty of butter. Why will ing places st on giving one a superfluity of sirup and a minimum of butter? ‘It ought to be the other way around. It will be, in the restaurants of Heaven; this much we are sure. Calm insistence, then, 1 the place of celestial order. Watfle eaters want plenty of butter. They need it for the present good of their souls. must_take * %k ¥ ok Properly fortified by good waffles and coffee, one may listen 1o Mozart with success. Otherwise, he may bore one. "This 1s an individual matter—Mozart may never lLore you, even if you were starving. We hope not. Many of u; however, find music more pleasing when it enters well fed ear Our two little drink _in cords of sweet sound much when properly nourished. E; fering from evidences of ma ought to be taken to the waflle clinic. Upon the firm foundation of physi- cal well-being induced by warmth and aliment and aided by a warm hall wvay with those memories of freez ing theaters, when we t with over- i€ s drawn up around the neck and listened to the great orchestra play a tone poem supposed to represent the Sahara desert!), w may t at peace with the world and the musician. It is very important for the musi- cian that we be at peace with him not realize it, but a hungr; is ofien respons:h! for K Come to think of it, tists wonld do better to meet their hearers before and not after a con- cert. They could serve waffles and be sure of success, In the proper mood the audience i to dreams, stra dream such as no man can tell that of his neighbor and not often his own. But the urge to do great things is there. On wings of song we are lifted to emotional heights not often foungd in real life, despite the movies, the stories and the plays True mu s dream music. Let us dream. con- A. Lawrence Lowell as president of He University. Mr. Goodwin hails from Boston, is a Har- vard graduate and a nephew of the late Charles W. Eliot, President Low- ell's predecessor. The severing-of Mr. Goodwin’s connection w ber has been “in:the wind"” ever sinc the authority which he had exercised for so man- years in shaping the pol- icies was transferred to an executive committee six months ago. President O'Leary also announced that the cant post would not be filled at pres ent. This i3 interpreted as a diplo- matic move to forestall a rush of ap- plicants for a_fob that pays $20,000 a year. The fact is that a successor to” Mr. Goodwin has been sought ever since he intimated his intention resigning. Several big names have been under consideration. One, according to credible report, is Jere- miah Smith, the Boston banker, who reorganized Tungary's finantes with great s and then earned sudden fame by declining a $50,000 fee from Hungary for his services. 3 x ok K K choicest sites in the City of nzton when it was first laid out in 1791 sold at the rate of $212 an acre, according to ancient records, which have recently come to light. To- day the same land sells from $20 nare foot upward. But the Wash- | ington realtors claim it is not yet too late to buy, and that present prices will look cheap long before another century pa The When William F. Zumbrunn, for- mer Kansas City lawyer, now vrac- ticing in Washington, appeared in the Senate chamber last June at the ar- ralgnment of Judse English in the impeachment proceedings as one of the judge’s retinue of lawyers, it was whispered about the galleries that Zumbrunn was legal adviser of the <lan and a close assoclate of Imperi: Wizard Evans. The Indiana Klan re’ clations now in progress have adve tised to the world just. where Zum- brunn stands in the Klan, and he “stands in” 100 per cent. It remains to be seen just how helpful he will be able to be in hehalf of Judge English. * ok ok 3k Senator John W. Harreld of Okla- homa, whoss re-clection, all political observers agree, is in grave jeopardy, enjoys the doubtful distinction of less than seven rivals, Eizht names will appear on the O} homa ballot in the United Stafes sen- atorial column. Four of the cardi- tes are labeled “Independent,” ons “Socialist” and one “Farmer-lahor. The race, of course, is between Har- reld and Elmer Thomas, the Demo- cratic nominee. In Pennsylvania, be- sides Vare and Wilson, there is a pro- hibition candidate and a Socialist. The latter is a woman, Cora M. Bixler. There are 14 women in all in the race for Congress. In most cases they ap- pear to be battling against tremendous odds. Four only seem likely win- ners—the three present woman mem- bers of the House and Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky. (Copyright. 1926.) vtone. Ford’s New Regime A Matter of Earning From the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. An English manufacturer says Brit- ish industry never could emulate the example of Henry Ford in establis ing a five-day week for his workers because they “haven't got enough money to pay the wages that Ford can.”” This man misses the point. A good many American commentators have done likewise, Tt is assumed that the Ford workers will be made a present of a day’s pay, all getting six days' pay for five days work. Not even Ford could afford that. He has explained that he has satisfied himself that the current six-day out- put can be produced in five days. The employes who Increase their daily output in this proportion will receive as much as they have been getting. It is all a question of earning. The men will earn as much in five days as they have earned in six if they in- crease their daily production. It is not a matter of money on hand. Tt's a matter of the time consumed | ports of the islands, and I have had i1 producing a unit of mangfacture. British industry can do as Ford has THINK IT OVER Conslder the, Bicycle. By William Mather Lewis, >resident George Washington University The automobile appears to be an unpopular educational adjunct. At teast, several colleges and universi- ties now rule that their students shall leave their cars at home. The rea- sons given for this embargo are that joy-riding Is detrimental to studying and that it has a bad moral influenc Still another indictment might be brought against the well-nigh univer- sal practice, in college and out, of using the automobile to go even short distances, and that is the physical one. It has been prophesied that it this practice is persisted in, mankind will be a race without legs in the course of a few thousand years. Be that as it may, the student who walks to the classroom and the bus ness man who walks to the office will probably be healthier and keener mentally than those who must needs be hauled everywhere they go. Traffic and parking problems are worrying city officials _everywhere. What if every person living within two miles of their places of occupa- tion would walk down in the morning and_back in the evening? That would mean an hour of wholesome exercise instead of a period of frenzy devoted to creeping through traffic and_locating parking places. What if those who live from two to four out would come down on les? That would further reduce > congestion, both of the human body and the city street. Of course, vou are now thinking that we will never return to pedestrianism gnd bicycling. Not so fast. Many wom- en’s colleges now have bicycle clubs. that at Smith College boasts nearly 50 members. Many other collegos and community organizations have hiking clubs. No one can tell what we will do This Summer every one who puld borrow a bathing suit tried to swim across the English Channel. Next Summer you may read this in a Chicago paper: “Miss Mary Smith | broke the walking record from Fif- tieth street to the corner of State and | Madison, covering the distance n one | hour and five minutes. Miss Smith who is a stenographer, will now try for the bicycle record over the Wil mette course.” Once m seli-pro pulsion is popular and many of our modern problems will evaporate. (Covyrizht. 1 ———— Defends Sally Fairfax. Descendant Takes Issue Wi!b; Hughes on Life of Washington. To the Editor of The Stw Referring to an article in svening Star of October 14, Just which along with George W ington, does Rupert Hughes, in his new book, | “George \Washington, the Human ng and the Hero try to put in ugly light? The older Sally (Sarah) married Col. William Fair- just nine years before George on was born, and the ah) was a child of also George Wil- i airfax. Young Sally, single and beautiful, flirted with George Wash. | ington, but, declining his offer of | marriage, became the wife of Mr. arlyle of Alexandria, Va. Her brother, Georze William Fairfax, | married Miss Cary The one who w ton's “best friend,” him his first start as a surveyor, S n old helor—namely, Thomas, | Lord Fair of Greenway Court, Clark County, Va. 1f Rupert Hughes has been correct- : quoted, he has not looked up his as family and legal George Washing- | and who gave and of George W gton. GWENDOLIND FAIRFAX MONCURE. Many Mangosl;c—ns In Philippine Islands To the Editor of Th I read in L star: cent issue of your valuable paper an article on’ the ungosteen.” This wonderful and re fruit has been the subject of much inquiry, but in no account of the Mangosteen have I ever heard the eredit of its production given to our own beautiful, beloved Philippine Islands. In the southern ports at Jolo, in the “Sulu Archipelago,” the Mangosteen is found in sufficient quantities to enable the shipping of it to Mindanao, Manila and other delicate fruit on my own table Fortunate, indeed, Moro and Filipino who gather this fruit to thewr hearts’ content, the fruit for which queens have offered a ransom. The Mangosteen is only one of many luxuries that abound in abundance in these Gardens of the God the Philippine Islands. ME ANDRES LOPEZ is the native Growth of Textile Industries Noted From the Atlanta Journal. lapid as Dixie's growth in textile industries has been, it is not of a mushroom nature,, but springs from dsep and fertile s Such is the gist of a survey made by two distinguish- ed authorities of Boston, Mass., and presented at yesterday's session of the American Society of Mechanical i s, convened in Richmond, Va. It seems but yesterday that the Northeast was the center, almost ex- clusively so, of cotton manufacturing in Ameri Now the spindles North and South are approximately equal in | number. But whereas Southern spin- dles run each an average of thirty-one hundred hours a year, those in the North make only about nineteen hun- dred hours. “This shows,” says the Boston survey, “that the South has the bulk of the business so far as pounds go; and the result of all the factors is that when tne country is not consuming the product of all the mills, at full capacity, the South will get what is termed in power plant parlance the ‘base or steady load,” while the North wiil get the ‘peak: Every one knows that periodical and peak loads are not profitable to carry.” This does not imply, however, that Northern and Southern mills must be pitted each against the other in de- structive competition. Rather, it sug- gests thelr mutual opportunity for profitable co-operation. New England, by specializing on products which it s particularly well fitted to turn out, will continue to prosper. The South, in making the most of its own nat- ural resources and economic advan- tages, will score achievements from which the common country wi§l bene- fit. Certainly, there are general prob- lems that bear al on the textile in- terests of both regions, and for the so- lution of these there should be clear understanding and cordial co-work- ing. Touching the dangers of over- production, the report to which we Lave referred remarks: ‘“The sec- tions cannot afford to go along inde- pendently of each other until they are checked by meeting in a glutted mar- | ket.” The true prospect, as seen from our own point of the compass, is that through a greater textile South we shall have a greater textile Nation. decided to do if British workers will speed up. This Is against their nature, contrary to their ecopomic philos- ophy. That's why British industry will | ool emulate Ford. | general in the bri ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. How long has Gertrude Ederle been classed as a professional?—T. M. A. Miss Ederle says she has been a professional for two years. . Do many large cities employ speclal teachers for backward or non- progressive children’—P. L. J. A. At least 43 cities of more than 100,000 population employ such teachers. Q. How can paper be made to ad- here to aluminum?—B. F. R. A. Casein glue has been found to be a satisfactory adhesive for alu- minum. Q. Can a sailboat sail faster than the wind?—E. H. S. A. The Rudder says that a sailing boat cannot sail faster than the wind which 1s blowing directly from astern. In fact, the speed of the boat will be less than that of the wind. When the boat is sailing across the direction of | the moving air the conditions are hanged and it is quite possible for a light, racing boat to sail much faster than’ the wind which is blowing at right angles, or approximately so, to her course. The relative speed of ind and boat depends upon the de- sign and handling of the craft, but theoretically a racing yacht sailing with the wind blowing just a little ahead of a point directly abeam can sail at a speed of several tiMes the velocity of the wind. In actual pi tice boats sometimes sail under such conditions_about 50 per cent faster than the breeze. Iceboats have been known to sail twice as fast as the wind. Q. Where is the ocean the bluest? —J. 0. G. A. Authorities on oceanography say that the purest and deepest blue of the ocean is found in the Sarsasso| Sea, in_the South Atlantic, Dhilian and Pacific Oceans. It has been found that these parts of the ocean contain! very little plankton presence minimizes the 1 of the| water and ma The Gulf arer the land it becomes green or gray. Within the thirtieth parallels | north and south of the Equator the color is a brilliant ultramarine, and south of latitude 30 degrees it chang to deep indigo, which continues as far as the Antarctic Circle, where it changes to an olive green. The blue color is attributed to the rays of light being_unequally the wa- ter. Variations also be due to materials in su on or solution. Q. What is the pay of a leutenant h Army?—H. C. A. It ranges from a minimum of | 740 pounds to a maximum of 1,200 pounds per annum. Q. Please give a description of the robes worn by the Pope?—E. G, A. The Pope’ vestments include: | Amice, alb cincture, manipee, stole, | tunicle dalmatic, chasuble, surplice, cape, sandals, stockings (or buskins), #loves miter, pallium, suceinctorium and fanon. Q. How does the new capital in- vested in foreign securities at the present time compare with that in- vested in 19227—B. S. C. A. For the calendar vear 1922, it amounted to $394.000,000; 1923, $877,000,000; 1924, $877.000.000; 1925 (nike months), $655.000,000. Q. Is the guayule shrub destroyed in_order to produce rubber from it? —B. E. B. A. To obtain rubber plant is dried and tracted from bark patented processes. Q. What does mean?—G. O. A. It means that a patent has been applied for and that the application | is being considered by the United | States Patent Office. Q. Is town United States which Is entirel and lighted by electricity >—H. § A. The Electrical World says that ds no record of any town ex- lighted and heated by elec- ¢ in the United States. There the entire the rubber ex- and wood by Patent pending” | in he: the ted tries. is, however, a so-called chimneyles: town on the lines of the Montan: Power Co. It is also known that the City of Tacoma, Wash, has n very large residence heat load. Q. What was the leaven spoken ! the Bible?—J. A. S. A. The leaven spoken of in the Bible used the Jews is a simple form of ye: probably made from the wild yeast common in hot coun- It is in no way different in its action from the commercial yeast of toda; Q N. B. J. A. The Bureau of American Eth nology says that the name “Keoka means “abounding in pines.’ Q. Do the big trees acquire rings of growth - M. 8. A. The Bureau of Plant Industry says that o tree never gets so large that it does not put on rings of srowth, so long as it stays green. Q. What did Gene in trainin, J. B, A. Gene Tunney statement t in tra bouts he prefers the for two meals a day tion of egs for me: to the diet lis , who alw the last weel in “"hfll does “Keoka'" mean? unney eat while s made the ining for boxing putine that nd the substitu This is con owed by s include of their it during rining. Q. Why is the statue of Freedon on the dome of the Capitol called an Indian?—M. D. A. Crawford's Freedom times mistaken for of the arrows which the headdress of the figure. is some it Britain publish 'w bhooks as the United Sta s would latest av In thi shed 6 ary with the years ilable figures are for vear the United State 50 new books, while Gri shed over 12,000, Fewer 19 e st few vears than there were while 1924 was a record ain. 15 ve Q. In what part of the v1‘1| the most people commit oun nicide iC A. The West Coast cities lead in suicides in proportion to_population. Diego is first with 45.2 per 100.- San’ Francisco has 37.8; Los An kland, Seattle, 28; The hizh rate may be attributed to the fact that many of the inhabitants actually belong else- where and have g We health or business failed ba Q. What i A. It is 2 common tr: by DBritish manufacture or contem ed for use by them. The letters B C M are understood to represent the name British Commercial Monomark. Q. used D. M. A. Prior to 1838 in every there were two umpires, one by each club, and a referee. As the umpires in a_majority of cases decided in favor of their clubs, the deci- s 1 ultimately to.be left to the At a convention of the clubs t when k home. At one time v for one match re two umpires in base ball?— match chosen adopted "the system of one umpire. Q. How long is the longest subway in the world G. A. The longest in the world is the new tube connecting North and South London, which extends 16% miles. It was opened on September 13, 1926, Take advantage of this free service. If vou are not ene of the thousands who have patronized the burcaw sin its establishment. we want you to start now. This is a service maintained for the benefit of the readers of The Eve- ning Star and we want you to get wour share of the benelit from it. Send nour questions to ws 2 cents in stamns for return p Address The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederice, Haskin, Director, Wash- ington, D. C. “Home-Rule” Daylight Saving Topic for Press Discussion Home rule on daylight saving, up- held by the Supreme Court of the ed’ States in a decision confirm- | the right of M achusetts to establish the practice within its bor- ders, seems to have the approval of | the public without any apparent effect on the differences of opinion over the desirability of changing the cloc The popular belief that “the Fed- eral Supreme Court’s decision is sound and just” is voiced by the Providence Journal, which also declares that “the wholesome _benefits of the daylight- saving schéme will continue to be joved wherever experience has con- vinced the people of the common sense of the plan and the added pleas ure and convenience which it possible. The irreconcilabl tinue to fight the idea as principle,’ * adds that paper, “but the prospect of an ultimate triumph slight that they muy as well subside. il a “The decislon indicates,” according | to the New York Herald Tribune,“tha a State may adjust its hours to suit itself, barring interference with agen- cies under Federal control. It vindication of home rule in the ter of clocks. Massachusetts c its point that the Federal time law is limited to interst i ederal oficials and 4 aects performed 4 statutes and re With these exceptions, the Massachu- | setts law governs within the borders | of the State. It is not a c conflict of laws, but of sepa of jurisdictions. Had the Supreme | Court upset the Massachusetts la the prospect of further davlight sav-, ing anywhere In the country would be_dubious.” | “Taking it by and large,” contends i the Worcester Telegram, “more Mas. sachuseotts people are benefited and! made happy by davlight saving than ! are damaged by it. Majority rule is not necessarily a sacred thing, but it! has been found a safe prineiple | for American Government. It is good to know that the majority saving is legal.” While adm “the farmer opposition h nest”; that “there is much to be sald in connection with the inconvenience which _daylight agriculturists, 2 “Still one cannot help feeling—that i one of those city dwellers who see the twilight base ball and tennis strictly amateur gardening—cannot help feeling that the farmer could | make his methods fit in with daylight saving rather more easily than th majority urban population could get | along without it.” * Kk k k “With every season of daylight sav- Ing,” remarks the Newark Evening News, “the method has gained friegds in urban communities. People who | are confined within doors for long hours want to get out in the sun and play or work. Others who are in the sun all day think they have had enough of sunlight. It is too much to hope that all those holding these differing views can be brought to agreement, but the passage of time, bringing realization of the benefits of daylight saving and extending its practice, will lessen the opposition.” x rried | ndard- ; | confusion | going | amount of Old rse, that will not end the ind complaint,” says the Times, t it blocks one of » avenues by which an uns: minority may seek to embars the Connecticut » by which the public display of time is made compulsory on cities and tcwns in the Summer. We St it i=n't too much to hope even that may he 1 in time, when it comes to bo more generally recog nized that requiring the double sys tem is no weapon at all against the daylizht ing and merely causes ind annoyvance wking of the situation in its own innati Times-S just as much d ©, but an effc ribute it so that the f persons shall he be fits far outweligh Cincinnati is merely its period of nhe, The whacks. n benefited the dr; tion, incor many porar that the maximum it and heat.” Id holds that enience should the few receivi » Omaha ision of the United pr Court that the M daylightesaving law is constitutional seems to ictory for light against darknes Wor * % e other side of the arcument Observer emphatically mmon consent the law s more of 4 ( fit, because of it gmentary application. The Ob ver confesses to some degree ‘mpathy with the attitude of reb lion t by the Massachusetts te G »and t Erotherhood of gineers and Firemen These organizations made att the law on the ground that it was in violation of the Constitution. On that contention they lost; they might try it again on plain indictrent as « public nui It might be in order for travelers from st ites who have missed tr aylight-saving States or who been subjected to othe sravating circumstances to bring suit on the nd of mental anguish.” sion adverse to davlight ex- observes the Chicago Daily would have wiped off the one ke, all the statutes s providing for such ex tensi 2 are many—especially mon nd railrond employes —who would have rejoiced in such a consummation. However, the Su preme Court having sustained those statutes and ordin: , the question becomes local. A cer- tain amount of irritating confusion Iy is made inevitable. This ce is the price of local au- o wnd _home rule ‘Outside of the spe volved,” the Philadelphia Bulletin points out, “the dee of interest as falling in the large class in which the highest al tribunal is sedulous to confine Federal author ity to cases in which it is clearly be- stowed by the Constitution, and not to limit the States in the exercise of their original powers not expressly given up the Chs it fr: ten New: book tonomy