Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1926, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR With SII-III’I Mn}'nln: Edition. WABHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. . THEODORE W. NOY. x The Evening Star Newspaper Company sinees O k. ’id Y‘ml Chicago Ofiton Yuropear, O Building. 14 Regent Si.. Londc England. Tha Evening g edition Jelive the ety a1 60 centa par 4% cmnta per month: Sun rdern may ba se n 5000 Cottect ¢ rat ek of cach month \ the Sundas morn- by carriers within ronth: daily only orily. 20 cents v ‘mail or ® made by Rate by Mafl—Payabie in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. sily and Sunds 1yr. $9.60: 1 mo. unday only T, 8300 1 mo. All Oth inday 137§ Bl |45 States and Canada. 12.00: 1 mo.. $1 00 2K 00 1 mo. 60:1 mo fatehes creditad 10 11 or fot ited 0 this paver ar Pablished heratn. A! of apecial diwnatches Peace and Preparedness. In his Armis addre Ardication of the Kansas Cit War memorial President Coolidge has masde peace his tneme, with prepared-{ nesy for dsfense as A means to peace as his domirating ‘hought. The Drasident can ser no conflict betweer an earnest desire to live at peace with a1l the world and ability and will ne d onrselves against ar zrossion when it may He Jisclating any sympathy with compe- {tfon In armaments and anneunces *his Gove negotiations 5 to ver come e for further limita rion, but he secves notice on the world Tat the United States determined 2vd intends to be prepared to maih- 1 rights. “We realize thorough ne say:, “that no one will pro 1 us unless we pi ourselves.” *arhaps the most sigrificant of the sident’s utteran 13 his avowa! ot of that in any future war capita' ustry wili be cor 1, along the fighting men. To expose men to the perils of the battle- while others are left to reap large distress of their coun- with A great many pia profoundly believe that wars w largely engendered by those who uld profit froin them. If there v su ntial found: for this helief the President’s declaration for aiversal conseription ought to male pewerfully for peace. For Mr. ige only zives voice to that w as been In the hearts of the average an and woman since American 1 ug in France and Flanders whila profites: home made merry with their war-got wealth. What the Tresidert sald at Kansas City todoy w1l not be forgotten when war comes wrain The on President is convinced that the 13 maintaining adequately ail s of defense, on land, at sea end in the air. Calling attention to the fact that the Government has re- eently laid out a five-year program for improving its aviation service, he ¢ serts that it is a mistake to suppose that the country is lazging behind in this modern art. In both the excel- lence and speed of its planes it holds | high records. e says, while fn nus ber of miles co ed in commercial and postal aviation it exceeds that of any oth Finally, country. further m: es that the national debt be reduced as rapidly as !t can be done without fmpairment of prosperity, it the financing of a future be anore diffic the last war is then unliquidated. Presi- dent speaks only for the United Stutes, there is nothing to ix s 1 benefitlug fron ans of de- tense, he holding ¢ war wi olliee na his logle. s ———— La Plata of capt rows clai Md., is not o Inte at center its sor- It e e th doubt, repeat the history of ratastropbe and rebnild on a4 gre u than was before deemed p Aeepest sy .. Loie 13 ed as a Kood is i I » renem Stage m c—em Listen or Listen-In on Saturday! \ll Washingt exposi attend he n ot th nization i tizens, ny t the sar Wast who wil ®ant to resentati Congress steral colee, as well the Faderal cousts, the people of this city are familiar. It would, however, ~tinulate their ? the e el ty t Al appreciation as the neces: and the Iisten that Saur, gsrice amcendment whih it permits statements of the made at the City Clut “The ratio “hock-up” w th ) the five are to be ¢ night. has heen almost count this appeal. the port of the coun I be required. Even now the strict’s petition for enf before the national elected by the people who will be lis- (ening in Saturday. Recent tests o Jdic sentiment outside of W. cct has arranged insures ar distribution of the Judgn favors the relief of the I this buraen of votelessness day the case will be brought direct 1v before millions of people. who can- pot fall to appreciate the fact, bare- Jv known by the majorfty of Ameri. cans, that the re keat of government are, criminals, tiovernment-guarded Indiins, denied sny participation in the choice ot el of de as yet v | .November 11, 1828 | ES. ...Editor| ment’s willingness tc enter | clatm g of 1 | enactmen utive, any part in the making of the ) laws under which they live or in the | levying of the taxes they must pay or in the determination of the man- ner in which those taxes are to be i spent. 1t behoo ail Washington that can secure admittance to attend the demonstration at the City Club and all those who cannot be present in | person to turn ou the radio to hear } the speeches. which will teil the story fully and effectively. The City Club is rendering a valuable service to the cause by this assemblage of speakers and arrangement for a general broad- casting. E Armistice Day. Eight years ago the world deliri- ously celebrated cessatlon of hos tilitles, The relief after four years of nstant struggle was enormous. But after the period of immediate re- Joicing the world found that fits wounds were still to heal. A task lay before the individual nations as in way us the mainte- of the great confiict under arms. None escaped entire! In the United States deilation following the war laid its devastating hand on in dustry and agriculture. In Lurope lay the ac 1 battlefields. There was the prime need. The people of America may look back over the last elght years with the knowledge that they and thefr wernment ve been of great ma- terial aid to the nations of Eurcpe in their struggle for survival and re- zeneration in the post-war period. More, America has by counsel and meral support helped to bring about a better understandin, a more ear Inest desice for permanent peace among the nations of the world. America took the lead in the frst lgreat conference on limitation armaaments. The peoples of the world thritled : when the message of the 2 conference sped severe ts nee in nearly every -clvilized notion dedicated to peace, finds the world more stabllized and in better {condition to “carry on’ to its ulti- nate destination than at any time the armisties was signed “broad, the association of nations »anded to the league has ad- aitted to membership Germany, their former enemy. The security treaties of Locarno have become effective. The ! finances of many of the nations are in hetter case than they have been 3 1e in lacge part to the unding of the war debts. France s struggling to stabiiize the franc. In the end she wiil be successful. In- dustry is growing throughout the singe far for years, more and more by time. turies of strife and in spite of wars, is safe. although at times it has been threatened with: disintegration The post-war problems of the world are soctal and economic. The com- plexities of modern life, with great centers of population and industry, “all for the soundest and most states- the whole struciure s not to fall be- cause of its own weleht. Today fs chtly dedicated to the memory of the men who fought to bring about an onorable and enduring peace, who made the supreme sacrifice, and in whom America will always glory. But the sacrifices to dutv and to coun- try which lie before the men who must guide America in the paths of peace are no slight thing. The call to duty in peace is imperative and as important to answer as the call in {war. The conflicts of peace lack the glamour of battle. But they take their toll In lives and sweat and labor. The men who answered the call to the colors in 1917 and 1918 and who re- turned today are on the firing line again in the unceasing upward strug- e of the Nation. o ¢ roval family of Ttaly still exer- verior privilege. Its members silk shirts while Mussolini has to keep on his fron vest. cises wear e wee— :s the most exciting feature of :sportation since Rosfkn Schwim- peace ship. R or of Service. i i In Hon those who War under the American flag, For fell in the { lday s dedicated in commemorat of th crifice. For all who went furth to fight, whether they reached he fleld battle or were tn prepa vet 1 recognition of their It is not an arbitrary date, ' anniversary the firing ceased, when the roar of was stilled, when forces lowered their 1918, the con arms. Allied tory fean troops, easing num- ¢ eficiency, they b met the supreme attack of the Ger man lines and had driven them back { The retreat the Central powe desperatelv sustained, was aing o rout. Of the ion (here was no doubt ghting meant the neediess of lives, the most slaughte 14 hud ever Th, became effecti a sween territory | added heavily to the filct without chan terms of settlement. The part plaj.d by the American op! the final ge of the war has been gratefull [the Allies. Whether the war would wave been shortencd, with the samne result, if this country had eniered 1t sooner is a moot point, upon which there can be no agreement. Many who are qualfled (o judge believe that the addition of the American most effective at st the s 11, the in high tide v the in i were smented b Ame ot Fur in ttme into have st of the con- g the ultimate 2y {was i } faotor, and tha {then, as it would not have been {turned earller by them. ain that carries Queen Marie this | ing ultimate | ter- | | lardent in the tribute paid to the idriving. These men—or women too, the praise accorded to the overseas | forces of this country for their | soldlerly qualities, their courage, !thelr adaptability, their determina- tion, their hardihood under the most frightful condition ever endured by human belngs. Armistice day vearly finds the ranks of those who participated under the American flag somewhat thinned. Manv of those who went overseas died in Europe, many more succumbed to wounds und disease after the return. Each year.some more pass away. Their memories are revered today, and as the roll of honor mounts the diminishing re- mainder of those who fought and those who sto0d reedy to fight will join in the ceremontes of observance with increasing devotion. And those who were not privileged to partiet- pate, who were compelied to remain on this side of the sea, doing the prosaic work of administration or of necessary business, are equally heroes who fell. At Arlington rest the remains of one who is nameless, over whose unidentified body have been laid the tributes of moparchs and civilians, of Americans of all pursuits in life and of distinguished representatives of other nations. That simple mau- soleum is the symbol of Armistice day, the token of the honor paid to the men who served, without thought of personality or rank, of statfon fu life, without regard for r duty performed. It is token of the spirit of service, which 1s ir A Just Punishment. Philudelphia does not hesitate fu dealing with hlt-and-run drive October 18, John Nelson of § policeman, decided to take his car out for a spin. He was off di and felt the d of o little relaxation. Scon afterward he was behind the bars charged with being the driver of an automobile which had run down and killed o pedestrian and injured two other walkers. Yesterday he was given six to Lwelve years in the penitentary and the policeman-motorist hitand runner is néw where he can do no mere harm for a long thne. That is exactly the treatment that should be meted out to ever who kilis and flees. No State. no eity, no town, ro village should tolerate for an instant this murderous type of for that matter—should be put away in thoe country's jails so that they can mull over their offenses with the ut- most lefsure. There is no place for them on the streets in these days of world as the war sores are healed | congested traffic and even when they Western { finish their “stretch” they should be civilization, buit up through cen-|barred forever from the operation of an automobile. Some small contributions continue to drift into the United States Trea ury, addressed to the nscience fund.” If this fund had all the money properly coming to it, the taxpayers of the Natlon would have little to manlike qualities In government if! worry about for several years. B Furopean nations are still adjusting diplomatic sftuations. It seems re- { grettable that a plain heart-to-heart talk cannot be substituted for the adroit eircumlocutions carried on at the expense of taxpayers. = —tems- A From the mystical Orlent come many visitors bent on telling the peo- ple of this continent how to be good. Missionaries now travel in all direc- tions. e The Ttalian royal family 1s no doubt grateful to Mussolini for setting him- self up as the person to be shot by revolutionists. T e As an orator Aimee McPherson is a great success, but when she attempts silences she finds her embarrassments, r—re—s - De Russey lane has succeeded in be- coming more famous than any of the Atlantic Coast boardwalks. NG SHOOTING STARS. 1Y PHILANDER JORNSON Thanksglivin'. Vaitin' for Thanksgivin Vith a cheerful heart Glad that we are livin' To play a useful part As the days amaze us With wonders far an’ wide Glad when people pralse us, Patient when they chide Weary of the wailin’, Weary of the strife There are joys unfailtn In this mortal life. Weary of the gray day { | i i as arranged | vays liable to d f | | i With reminders rude Waitin' for the play das And honest gratitude i An Immunity. 1 understand you have suffered the great misfortune of losing your voice.” s a misfortune and mayhe whispered Senator Sorghum. “When a man can't talk he's prevent- 4 from saying something he might be orry for. As History Repeats Itself. The world's a fleeting show, we hear, It brings us thrilis so very queer: The same old incidents we view Interpreted by actors new., Jud Tunkins says friendship 18 al- precinte when you try to use il as oo al for a loan. Waiting for the ship. “T am waiting for my ship to come home,” said th~ {maginative person. “Stop talking about it. You will be suspected of being a rum runner.” “A " said Hi Ho, the sage of owledzed by | Chinatow | i n enforce prohibition valuable degree simply by refus. | s 0 buy frow a bootiegg Nothing Unusual. The cold wave wanders on its w In sorrow on it we reflect; “And yet, he North Wind seems to sy, ct what alse could you ex now pect™ ‘All dis life,” sald Uncle Eber, “is like listenin’ to de radio, wif a certain But whatever the conclusion or |amount of bad news allus on ifind to jhetr wwmakers or the Cblel Execi}his point, there 1s mo dissent from represent de static.” L‘-. BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. A lugubrious Santa Claus some- where was mournfully admonishing little kiddles” to be good boy girls if they wanted to be sure of re- ceiving presentg this Christmas. A distinctly third-rate soprano was attempting_to hit high C, 500 miles away, and lailing as lamentably there s here. A band was playing “Kamenno! Os- trow,” and hoped to be through in half an hour. Surely the brave spirit of Rubinstein must moan nightly over the dragging tempo accorded his fine number. Somewhere a gentleman was talking about barn owls, in a voice that re- alled the solemnity of those interest- | ing creatures. These were but a few of the offer- Ings our dlals brought in, as we sat at the radio set In the evening and turned hopefully. . We did not want to hear Santa Claus We do nct helleve In Santa Claus. Our secret belief is that Santa Clause is an impostor, because once we saw him smoking a pipe at the back docr of a department store, and he had his whiskers off, lying on a barrel. We did not want to hear lhe‘no prano slide Into her notes, nd the fail to hit them. When one slides up to notes, one by ail means ousht hit them [0\\'(1' did not want to hear “Xamenno again (or ever). :fl;l:. w 9‘1‘:1(1 no nnr}:!r"ll'-_r d’:, » for knowledge as to barn owls. rere xas some. gort of ducic honking in our allay early this morning, when we wanted to sieep, and that is all the natural history we can stand for one day. * * & * What == want to hear in radio is what we want to hear when we N A the fameus gentleman of the song, “We Want What We Want When We Want It.” Ts it necessary to ndd seldom, if ever, get 1 This may be our faul it is. i Why do we not stey up 10ng enoug to hear Surely, that Is & fair question. ‘We might also ask: Why do only 4 out of §0 famill facing our alley stay up to hear | Fifty-six families, evidently, are our frame of mind. They value sleep more than music Or they go out to the theater, and when they get back they nrobably are goting to bed to turn on the :\nv\')';\'. the great proportion of the homes within our nightly view posi- tively do not listen to radlo after 9 o'clock It thev do, they listen in the dark, and there Is no particular fun in that, despite Roxle and Maj. Bowes So whom do the broadeasting sta- tions reach with their Interminable program, not begun until 7 o'clock, on the average, and lasting until mid night? We wonder. To go on the air is one thing, to be listened to. another. All is Mfe and animation in the broadeasting station. The “peppy’ young fellow , grind out. fo tunes from 1030 to 11:30 or m are earning their living strange as it may clerks and othes that we TUndoubtedly s in Those young gentlemen are not a bit slecpy. They were never wider awake in their none too long lives. The fine young station announcer, too, is perficiiy wide-awake. He has to be. He gakes his living at it, too. The man Who runs the transmitting set, and the chap who “listens in” to see how it {s “coming over,” he, too, presunably, is alert as a cat afier a mouse. | Where they are placed, each man doing his daily—or should we say | night'y—work, these gentlemen may be forgiven for not realizing that out of 60 families are not listening to their heroic efforts to entertain them. * 8 A And what about all the people on farms and in small iowns? Honestly, now, do the broadcasters really belleve that the farmers and the smail-town people sit up o' nights until midnight. or 11 o'clock, or even 10 o'clock, to listen to radio? The fact is that they do not. When the set is new and the mysterles of ‘adiv just opens sits up until he Is groggy. But that period has passed. as has the acceptance of nvthing in a radio set that would make a noise. With the exception of sume few gay ~uny blades, the average small-town man or woman is safe abed by 10 o'clock. And even if at a distance from the broadeasting station, so that his time is 9 o'clock, there are thousands upon thousands of good ‘olk asleep. And the honest farmer, now, who was up at 4 am., or earlier, and has tofled all day until dark—will he, does he, can he sit up with wide- ;;:\‘ 'ke ears, to listen to Henry and his If a red light went on radio atudio for every receiving set that tuned fn, and—what is more to ihe point—went out when the set own- er left the air, it would perhaps prove a wonderful help to the statlons. It gives a conselentious soul grow- ing pains to think of all that mon and effort being spilled into the clear night air and being picked up by only about one-tenth of the possible cus- tomer To “go on the alr’ with a fanfare of trumpets is one thing. and to be listened to is another, as we have sald if the & | we truly love (w ved stations, which th hard-earned cash), would make their programs earlier and “sign off” at what we fondiy o “a reasonable hour.” every last soul with a set wouid “listen in.” (What an absurd expression—what is the “in" for?) Ag that parkaps about 50 per cent of the people have some sort of rallo set or other, then 30 homes would listen, In our 2 program, if it ran to 10 pm. KDKA, Ives us somet ‘hu' ita habit of | to_mar receptic ve ask is that our particular WRC, come on the air rifer and sign off earlier. We do wi to kear those Anglo | Persians again, long lost to us be | cause of their 10 c'clock position on rosran We are not barn o began at 5 o'clock and es much e | WHAT D. C. GOVERNMEN']‘ NEEDS BY WILL P. KENNEDY oint Committ Leaders in Congress, as well as earnest students of Capital affairs, ap- preciate thut we can never establish the best relations of friendiiness, good feeling and co-operation between Con- gress and the taxpayers of the Dis frict until we have o joint committee of House and Senate, charged not only with passing upon legislation but also passing upon appropriations. legls Iation to bring about this reform is pending, fathered by Representative 1t. Walton Maore of Virginia, to which the special investigating subconmit tee would do well to glve serious con- sideration. et main ohject of a Joint commit- tee plan is to do away with the ¢ volume of criticlsm in Congress that o much time, especially in the House chamber, is taken up with bickering over a multiplicity of relatively trivial and purely municipal matters. This time might much better be devoted to more important matzers of Federal legislation affecting the whole coun- try—really national affairs P joint committee ought, with proper effieiency, to function just once a vear, not only on an appropriation but on a legislative budget program. This budget should be divided into three distinct features-—one showing the actual operating cost of the miu- nicfpality. the other “improvements and betterments” and the third, new egislation. e e proporal has been di the Housa chamber several While many members have their approval of the plan, sooms to pe slight prospec arly adoption unles (‘flflhnw eonsidering the municipal ad- nintstration should advocate such a rolution of one of the very serious les. "or;l:pn.pm-mw Moore has frequent: Iy pointed out to his collengues that many of the most advanced States, including chusetts, employ the joint committee plan quite generall having almost itirely abandoned the old ‘plan. This there of its ERE Attentlon has also been called by Mr. Moore to the fact that there i rowing tendency in Congress to us: foint committees, some of them stand ing committees and some of them spe- cial committees. Should it be urged that what is pro posed would make District business an exception to all other business dealt with by Congress, the answer is that the District situation is itself altogether exceptional. and that what- ever mav be in the direction of facili- tating District legisiation, and thus conserve the time of Congres: {a being more and more presse its other legislatlve duties, is worth adentin It fs easy sions reached by well believe that conclu nd presented for the to constderation of Congress by a joint | would carry such weizht ily to forestail lensthy cussion and dJiminish the uncertain state of 1 ‘n whi Congress find themse] ing on the vecommendations of committee «© House or & commit- tee of the Senate. with the knowledge that there are differences of opinion between the Hou and Senate com mittees, without any attempt having been 1 to reconcile them. The fon of a joint committee would afford an opportunity the definite proportion or t):m lum: sum fiscal scheme prevaiis, for care- ful consideration each vear to see if any injustice is done to elther the District or Federal Government. Such a constderation is now difficult, if not impossible, to insure It wounld ald 'eo in doing away with t committee as ordl a definite period of, say. 5 or 10 years. In other words. if Congress insists on a lump-sum policy, the lump sum would be more flexible, to vary from year to vear, acc rding to the facts as observed by the joing committee in such manner as it m determine. the subcommit- | which | whether | ee to Consider Budgets There are thoughtful leaders in Congress who look with favor on the proposed organization of a Joint com- on District legislation, as a forerunner of some general < in advance gress concerning ters of major importance, which admittedly must be dealt with—this ric being handled by joint commit- tees of the Senate and House. The Legislatures of Massachusetts and States have very successfully substituted the joint committee plan for the mora usual procedure of ha ing a standing committee In each house, in control of the same clast ation. emphasize that while this would not be the English system of cabinet submitting most of the which are acted upon by Pa it wonld express the spirit e me resuits as the system by speeding legislation and miaking for shorter session; ¢ who have given dlsinterested mpathetic study to this sug- gestion—men and women who are not now t might be termed Dis- trict advocates. but who have done h work and study for h have given > regarding the municipai administration and its rela- 1o to the parent government—- heart, suppert tais change, X ow K ivise that the joint commit. nate should sit cil of a city on fm- provements and expenditures for the District of Columbia, and suthorize the District Commissioners to go ahead with -taeir budget or program of legislation, under a general policy approved ong s, It is certain thai such a joint com mittee system would relieve Congress from much detafled work on minor matters that never should be given such inordinate discussion, that the legislation for the District would be tremendously expeditcd and the time of both members of Congress and District officals would be saved—all of which pofnt (o cconomy and efi v, without any loss of control by ‘ongress. SR e The Serub Bull. tom (he Omsha World-Herald. With relentless vigor the barnyard eugenists continue to pursue the scrub bull. The Department of Agri- culture Is after him. The State col- ieges of agriculture are after him. Dairy promotion socicties are after { him. Live stock associatlens are after | him. The county agent is after him. { [te apparent except the dirt farmer. who harbors him under the Impression that a bull rdless of ancestry or the him to exist hecause to replace the lowly high-priced aristocrat of 1ce his ances. to the Norman invasion, We Lold no brief for the scrub buil The bull's job on the farm is to make money for the farmer. If his daughters produce large quantities. of vich creamy milk, his is the credit. 1f they don't half the milk pail, ils is the blame. And the scrub's offsprings are usually the kind that ils to produce results in the form quantity, which {8 money. Still {t @s though he might {be turned into beefsteak and sole | leather and horn knife dies and {fertilizer more decently. It iooks very m 1 his persecutors are not only bent on punishing him for being a scrub. but trying to make an example of him as well. In a Wi nsin community he was recentl j put on triai with no more chance than la bootegger. After the trial was jover, he was passed on (o the next community to be tried all over again nd ng- He i | for the same offense. In these days of efficiency it seems it has becoms not merely a misfor- tune to be a scrub, * a crime as weil, 1§ r the full | Among the New Hampshire hius, Just across the river from Windsor, Vt, without even a post office of its own, nestles the little town of Cor- nish. Here, not on a village street but in the midst of a large, beauti- ful estate, is an art museum of unique interest and character, the Saint-Gaudens Memorial. This com- prises not only Saint-Gaudens' two tudios, but his home and his burial place with their picturesque setting among the pines. Here it was that Augustus Saint-Gaudens spent the last 25 vears of his life and that ome of his most famous works were modeled. For those who love beauty, it has become a place of pilgrimage. More than 20,000 persons have signed ster at Aspet in the past e It was back in the eighties, a biographer tells us, that Saint-Gau- dens came here at the suggestion of his friend, Charles C. Heaman. a partner of Willlam M. Evarts. The sculptor was at that time working on the model of his standing Lin- coln of -Chicago. Up in this hil country, Mr. Beaman told him, he would find “plenty of Lincoln-shaped men.” = A century-old brick tavern was remodeled as a home and an old stable became, under the mAgic touch of a gifted architect, the Studio of the Pergola, the sculptor's own workroom. ~As etudents multiplied, & large “New Studio” was built and again rebuilt. These stand today just as Saint-Gaudens used them, and gathered therein are examples of his work. On the walls are to be seen his exquisitely modeled. bas-re- lief porteaits; on pedestals and brackets are portrait busts; elsewhere, suitably placed, are reductions of and studies for his monumental works. In one of the studios the of Victory,” for the Sherman ork, serves as pre- “From Edinburgh and Paris to Chicago and Washington, his creations are far flung. But only in studlo at Aspet may one get a comprehensive view of his art. Hero where many of the works were created one feels sti!l the spirit of the master and is touched and moved and Inspired by the exquisite beauty of his renderings.” * k¥ % it was that Saint-Gaudens worked most happily with his voung of whom were destined ame, and here gradual- ly he drew around him a famous col ts— Herbert Adams, James r, ienry Hering, Frapces Stephen and Maxfield Par- Kenyon Cox, Thomas Dewing and John W. Alexander: among {writers, Winston Churehtil, | MacKaye, Witter By liam Vaughn i few vea nner and Wil- Moody: and among musiclans, Arthur Whiting, Mma Louise Homer and others. Tt was these happy comrades w plannad and celebrated in June, 19 lat Aspet the now | of “The Gods and the Golden Bow {commemorating the twentieth anni | versary of the founding of the Cornish colon: TUnder a alssance canopy arr-toned Vermont marble, designed | by William M. Kendall of the firm of MeKim, Mead & White, is a Roman sacrifiefal altar, a reproduction of one modeled by Saint-Gaudens' studio ast {sistant, Henry Hering, for the cere- {monial finale of this masque. Here jrests all that is mortal of the great sculptor. o amous masqus | | After Mr. 0w, pt the house : open to visitors. ler son, Homer alnt-Gaudens, now dircetor of fin arts at the Carnegie istitute, Pitts. burgh, who has had his Summe ho Rarberry House, nearby, has joined with his mother in dedicating the entlre place to his father's mem- ry. That it might be a perpetual monument to Augustus Saint-Gaudens the whole was incorporated in 1919 and chartered by the State of New | Hampshire. It was understood that as i s Mrs. Saint-Gaudens lived she he use of the home. Mrs, nt-Gaudens’ death his rd to self-interest, s the studios the trustees to over the responsibility which, un- til her death, Mrs. Saint-Gaudens per- sonally assumed. One hundred thou- sand dollars 1s required for a main- tenance fund, and this the trustees are now seeking-—little enough, it wonld seem, as compared to the value of the memorial to the people of Amer- ica. The hope is that the sum will be 1 through many small gifts be- ing wldespread interest. Not only will it mean much to pre- this place as it now stands be- c of its associations, hut as a wit- to art in its full nificance. Ref- e was made in this column last week to Mr. Hergesheimer's professed weariness of art. None could visit Aspet und retain such an attitude. In an age such this—an age which is said to be entire! ‘on wheels"—it is peculiarly desirable that such a place as Aspet should be preserved. . ok % ‘We have here in Washington one of Saint-Gaudens’ masterpleces, perhaps his greatest masterpiece—the Adams monument in Rock Creek Cemetery. If one wants to know how this came into existence and what Saint-Gaudens himself had in mind when he modeled it, one need only read the “Blography and Letters” of the sculptor, edited by his son. This statue gives us in Washington special reason for remem- bering Augustus Saint-Gaudens and tor gratitude to him. Not only does it memorialize the one in whose mem- ory it was erected, but forever does it answer such doubts as those of Mr. Hergesheimer's kind who question the immutabllity of art. As a well known writer and lecturer on the drama has said, this statue is so supremely quiet it lifts one out of the commonplace, out of the everyday world. L Saint-Gaudens spent quite a_little time in Washington and it should not be forgotten that he was a member of that now famous commission ap- pointed by the Senate to replan Wash- ington, the Burnham Park Commis. sion, which recommended a return to the chief features of the L'Enfant plan, long since forgotten, and whose recommendations (which for years, because of a hostile Congress, had to be “elipped in at one time and slipped lon at another,” as our great Chief {Justice once said) have gradually been put into effect and thus contributed to the permanent beautification of our Capital City. | * k¥ % Mr. Saint-Gaudens also «t one time had a_studio here, executing a num- ber of portrait commissions, among others a large doubie portraft plague of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh. The studlo he occupied was a lower roem in the old Art Students’ League Building, 808 Seventeenth street, and when a visitor tiraldly knocked he opened the door himself and quickly dispelled all shyness by his gentle courtesy. No one who ever saw Saint- Dbrow, the light in his eyes. No one of | sensibility who ever visits Aspet will precious experlence. Of course, there are those who en |ing sensibiiity, miss key (o the whole. Such a group was discovered England city, a genuine art lover. Feeling that these chance visitors rance, she kindly constituted herseif for the moment mentor and guide. Gaudens will forget the beauty of his look back upon It as other than 2 !t«r here led by curiosity, and, lac by a lady from an adjacent New were missing much through Igno- ZFhe beautifu! “Caritas,” owned by the Percy | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. While in Cahors, France, I saw ; « large cross on a mountain overlook- ing the town. What bullding is it on? —W. E. H. ‘A, It is on the cathedral. a vast medieval building with two cupolas. Q. Where are meetings of the So- clety of Friends located?—H. T. T. A. They are mostly in the United States and England. Smaller groups are In about 15 other countries. Q. Has asparagus been used very long as a vegetable?—E. P, A. It is said that asparagus was a vegetable of the anclent Romans. ‘While in the United States only the spears are eaten, in other parts of the world the seeds were largely used for coffee and are still recommended for that purpose in some parts of Europe. A fermented epirit is also made from the berries. Q. Who was the first woman in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad?—L. T. A. Mrs. Clara Pollock of Storrs, Ohio, i3 the first woman employe of the raflroad. She entered the service in 1884, Q. How many miles of book shelves are in the (leveland Public Library?—F. S, A. The linear shelving totals about 250,000 feet, or over 47 miles of book shelves. Q. What makes the holes in Swiss cheese?—T. P. g A. Bacterial action is the cause of the holes n Swiss cheese. The great- er the bacterial action the greater the number of holes in any cheese. nany men fought in the . D. K. A. 1t is estimated that 395,853 men enrolled in the Continental Army and Colonial Militia at the time of the Revolution, but a number of military records have been lost. Q. Please give some information about Thrift week—FH. J. R. A. National Thrift week IS observed annually beginning January 17. The anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birthday is National Thrift day. The week was established as a result of co-operation of varlous business and professional interests with the Y. M. C. A. The week comprises the follow. ing days: Share With Others day, Natfonal ‘Life Insurance day, Own Your Own Home day {day, Thrift in Indusiry day, Famil | Budget day and Pay Your Bills day Q. Are the citizens of Porto Rico citizens of the United States?—M. A. Porto Rico is not incorporated Into the United States, but its inhabit- y ht vears ago today, silence! The roar of guns, the bursting of hombs, of | the clamor of battle over the longest | those front of war the world had ever ! known, ceased, and the most awir silence that had ever deafened the ears of the soul rolled over the battle- fields of civilization. This morning that major event which had marked the saving of the world from universal destruction was celebrated—celebrated by two minutes of quiet—except where it was forgot. Armistice day is not a national holiday. Congress 1s the only power apable of making it a_holiday even jin the District of Columbia—and Con- gress has refused to do There are many hundred veterans of the ‘World War now employed in Govern- ment offices, and such as celebrated Armistice day Jost their pay, or had the day charged against their annual leave allowance. It is clalmed that Congress has no power to institute any nationa! holi- day. In about half of the States, the legislatures have made Armistice day a State holiday, but the nearest that Congress has me to it, even as affecting the District of Columbia or the Government employes, is a con- current resolution passed last Winter authorizing the President, at his dis- cretion, to proclaim its observance in Government offices, and the President ordered the two-minute silence. * ok ok K At Keith's Theater this noon there was a meeting in commemoration, where speeches were made and appro- priate music rendered; at the grave of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington this afternoon the American Legion and other military organizations rendered homage to the cause. But nowhere has there been observance such as is given anpually on Memo-. rial day to the graves of the Civil War veterans, under the initiative of the veterans' organizations, North and South. i i * ok ok ok 'The war {s over!” Monuments adorn many a public square com- memorating it, but “The war is over!” and it is hoped there will never be another war. Soldiers who have seen war’s horrors all lead in that hope. “The war is over!” In the hospltals of the Veterans' Bureau—including contract hospitals—there lie today- not eight years ago—today—25,563 broken soldiers, suffering, dying or struggling back toward partial re- covery—after eight years! Approximately half of those vet- erans are suffering from mental shock. Modern doctors give It a long sclentific name — neuropsy- chiatry—but it means, in plain Eng- lish, insanity. The number of men- tal cases i increasing at a net rate of 1,000 a year. There are 8,000 more today than there were on Armistice day. Who will tell the friends of those 12,300 victims that “The war is over?” Next year they will number 13,500 net, aside from all who re~ over or die. * % x % There are so-called “experts” who | declare that there is no such thing as shell shock—that victims of “shell shock” were already weak mentally, or else they were simply “yellow™ and became scared in battle. A modern medical dictionary de- fines “deferred shock” as follows: “That curious condition in which the manifestations of shock, due, not to severe bodily injury, but to purely mental causes, develop after the lapse of some time from the occur- rence. This varlety of shock may be even more profound than that produced by bodlly injury.” It is that phase of the war's aftermath which is keeping up the totals of patients in the hospitals in spite of gradual betterment in other diseases. Tuberculosis shows im- provement, as do general diseases, but not fast enough to overcome the 1.000-a-year Increase of ‘“deferred bt A e French government; the .Shaw Me- morial, the Sherman “Victory.” the head of Farragut, were pointed out, each of which was listlessly observed. Then by chance the portrait bust of John Hay came under observation. Instantly all were alert and one ex- claimed: “You don't mean to say so! Well, I have always wanted to see what that moving picture man looked like!” Such, oftentimes, is the fate of those who would lead the blind. other rulers who jump into power with one leap, he appears to be on the verxe gy allowing his ambitien Make a Wi | ants, save for less than 200, are citl- zens of the United States, Q. What kind of crocodiles are found in the delta of the Ganges River?—('. McC. A. The delta of the (Ganges River Is cultivated. In the southern part of the deita Lordering the sea s a dismal network of swamp land known as the Sundarbans. This swamp land is in- fested with crocodiles, tigers and other wild animals. Three distinct species of crocodlles are found in the Ganges —the fresh-water, long-snouted gavial the man-eating koomiah and the mug: gar. Q. What five cities with & popula- tion of 65,000 or more, having strest car systems, have the smallest mile- age?—E. E. 8. A. The American Rallway Assocla- tion says that probably the citles would be Tulsa, Okla.; Miami, Fla.; Rockford, Ill; Charleston, S. C., and El Paso, Tex. In choosing citles with the least amount of track, cases where several cities were served by one com- pany were omitted, since the com- pany is apt to report total trackage without allocating it. Q. What is “Nesselrode?"—R. F. M. A. The definition given for this is— “containing chestnuts, named after a Russian statesman and epicure. Q. I have heard that the English word “gentleman” has been put into the French language. Is this true?— W. R. M. A. Within the last few years the French Academy has officlally re- celved the word “gentleman” into the French language and incorporated it into the. famous dictlonary of that institutfon. An interesting feature of this is the definition given, since there has always been more or less discussion as to just what consti- tutes a gentleman. In this diction- ary he is defilned as “ona in whom are combined a certain elevation of character with a certain elegance of manners.” This Is belleved by many authorities to be a most apt de- | seription Gen. Robert Lee said, “The | thorough education of people is the | most cficacious means of promoting | the prosperity of the Nation.” These {words of the distingulshed Southern general are noae the icss true mow than when he spoke them. Our Washington information bureau s one of the greatcst agencies for the ! distribution of free information and educational date in the world. Its |services are free to readers of this | paper. All you nced to do is to send | in your query togrther with 2 cents {in stamps for return postaoe. Address | The Evening Ktar information Bu- \reau, Prederic J. Haskin, director | Washington, D. . BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL V. COLLINS. ,shock” or breaking down of mentai powers, whose roots of breaking tap enes and experfences prior to Armistice d: 1918. XA ok At the late national meeting of t American Legion, in Philadelphia, it avas decided that the program for tho next year's activitles in legislation must be concentrated upon a bill to increase the number of beds in Vet erans’ Bureau hospitals all over the country by 2,500. That will requir an appropriation by Congress of $10 000,600. No other legislation will he askod for by the Legion until those needed beds ave provided. Of the 12, 300 neuropsychiatric cases, there are now about 3,000 held in “contract hos pitals” or State insane asylums (now called hospitals), where they are most ly getting no curative treatment, but are held in confinement without hope It is felt that many of such could be benefited if put under modern sei- entific care i Veterans' Bureau hos. pitais, and the proposed enlargement of capacity is intended to make that possible. As thelr support is pald for now by the Government, there will be economy in having them in Govern ment institutions, as well as humane- ness in giving them all a fighting chance for recovery. * o o It will be recalled that during the war there were more than 2,000,000 of our soldiers in Europe, and an equal number in training in the American camps. Many claims for compensation come from men who ‘were not across the sea, but who & * fered from dis e in camps. It 1s not, therefore, a great proportion of overseas veterans who figure in the statistics of compensation payments. At a luncneon in Cincinvatl today, Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans’ Bureau, in a speech made the following statement: “It has been stated that about one out of every flve men who served had made claim under the death and dis- abuity ciause of the Veterans' Bureau act, and about one-half of the claims had been awarded, with payments now being made each month to some 230,000 disabled veterans, and on some 80,000 death claims, to a total of $13,- 000,000 (@ year). For this type of re- ilef alone $934,000,000 has been dis- bursed. Yet, if half of “one out of every five” claims were allowed—i out of every ten men who served— that would be, not 230,000 allowed claims, but one-tenth of about 4,500, 000, to wit, 450,000. “In addition to this,” added Gen. Hines, “in the Government'’s rehabill- tation program, 179,000 veterans have been entered into some form of train- ing, '127,000 have been rehabilitated and over $643,000,000 have been dis- bursed.” These are all a part of the 230,000 clalms for compensation—not in addition thereto. Gen. Hines spoke of the liberaliza- tion of the law, by the last Congress, whereby the hospitals of the Vet erans’ Bureau, all over the country, are avalilable to all soldiers of any war. He stated that some 5,000 vet- erans of the Spanish and Civil Wars have taken advantage of this pr'v' lege. That does not mean that of the 25,665 patients now in the hospitals 5,000 are not veterans of the World War, for the 5,000 includes all w! have been hospitalized even for a few days and are not now in hospitals. Indicating the volume of “turn over” of the hospitals, Gen. Hines states that since 1919 there have been over half a million admissions of bureau beneficiaries to hospitals; 134 000 of these were made in 1922, when many came to the bureau from State hospitals. The gross number includes many “repeat” admissions of the same patient, discharged and readmitted. * ok kK One of the most commendable enter prises of the American Legion is the raising of a fund with which to care for the orphans or halforphans of soldiers of the World War. This was begun under the administration of Gen. James Drain of Washington, when he was national commander of the Legion, two years ago. It was proposed that a fund of $5,000,000 should be solicited from the public, which would provide an annual in- come sufficlent to establish and main- tain homes for the orphans, and give partlal support to their care in the hoines of suitable relutives or surviv. ing parents. It is now reported that the net fund :ctually raised, above all administra- ve expenses is $6,000,000. This will be safely invested and only its income used, in the care and education of the children. (Genwricht. 1026. by Paul V. Collinmd |