Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1927, Page 6

| THE EVENING STAR With_Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY.......July 30, 1827 THEODORE W, NOYES. ...Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office: _11th St and Pennsv! New York OMce: 110 Chicago Office Tow European Office; 14 Regen England. The Evening Star with the Sunda delivered by carriers with! ts per month: da; onth: Sindava oty ra Ay 1o sent By mAll oF telenhona Main 5000 Collection is made by carrier at end of each month Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. 15T $000 1 mo., LTS8 on: 1 mo, 1 vr. $300: 1 mo., All Other States and Canada. v 50001 510 <800 1 m $4.00: 1 publieh of spe = - Three Big Corporations. An investigation of reported buying of United States Steel stock by mem- | bers of the du Pont family, which con- trols one of the largest industrial or- ganizations in the country, has been ordered by the Federal Trade Commis- sion with a view to whether hip of 18 inimical to du Pont n is already a large holder of t 1 Motors Corporation, rated as one of the world's | greatest concerns. The purpose of t Federal Trade Commission, it would seem, is to ascertain whether there Is in contemplation a merger or amal- gamation or working community of | Interests between three com- panies. The anti-trust laws are designed to | prevent the formation of monopoli that may control prices. They been invoked heretofore to break up combinations that have gained such command of certain lines of produe- tion and marketing as to enable them to determine the rates at which the public may obtain supplies. It has not, however, been possible, under these statutes to prevent the concentration of ownership in single corporations in & few hands. Nor has it been possible to prevent the diversification of in- | vestments by individuals, whether as- sociated or rate. It remains to be seen whether this present movement of stock buying by a family group, al- ready in control of one important and widely diversified line of production and a large holder of the stock of another corporation which is the acknowledged leader in the motor- making fleld, constitutes a breach of the law calling for restraint. General Motors, making not only motor cars of a wide range of style and price but other commodities of general use, is a large user of du Pont products. It is a large user of steel. The United States Steel Corporation is likewise a large user of du Pont prod- ucts, as the du Pont corporation is a large user of the steel company’s prod- ucts. Thus there is undoubtedly a community of interests between these three corporations. It does not neces- sarily follow that a close ownership relationship between the three, how- ever, affects the public welfare. The Federal Trade Commission is about to Inquire into that question. Just how far the law against the formation and maintenance of trusts or monopolies can go to dictate the limits of private investment is in- volved in this inquiry. It is a matter of public record that a large, though not a majority, block of General Mo- tors stock is held by the du Pont cor- poration, not as individuals but as a company holding. Thus there is a sub- sidiary relationship between the two corporations, the business of which is connected, but not competitive, The present buying of steel stock is by du Pont individuals. With the exception P du Pont stock, the voting securi- ties of the corporations involved are widely spread. Control is exercised by groups of holders. If there were a prospect that the du Ponts, already in control of their own corporation, were to gain a group supremacy in steel or motors, or both, there would then be presented a situation bearing the as- pect of trust creation, through the ownership of ail three of the country’'s largest industrial corporations. This case will afford an opportunity | for the Federal Trade Commission, | which is very 2 already in various flelds ofsinve to situation of fean public, which the greater part of the products of all three of these big business concerns. determini steel stoek he public welfare. The horat stock of Gen these have | analyze a consumes Apparent] new line of ambition | has arisen. Aviators who have flown | to altitudinous levels in public atten- tion show no desire for political dis- | tinction, on fand ca |and the decision of other fellow, whereby they were to receive specified portions of the prize money. They allege that before the fight Vicious Vernon devoted twelve hours a day for several months to the task of entering into agreements. And the result is that Vicious Ver- non must pay out a large share of his hard-won fortune in hiring law- who will defend him, and is soon forced unkind necessity to keep the wolf from the door by once 1 climbing th the ropes and fighting another fight. As far as can be remembered, none [of these is But | something ought to be done to pro- tect hard-working prize this annoyance. It that the legal profes taken up matter. S, Nobody to Blame! Indications appear that the Chicago Lsaster in which twenty-seven per- ns were drowned in the ing of an excursion boat will be officially | declared to be “an act of God,” un: avoidable and due to no human cul ability Officials ave re- wted ax declaring that the boat was equipped, seaworthy | od sufficient life preservers, | the e will vers by st ever won. zainst surprising not the capsi or neglect, T ectly was ner’s in- quest, expected, exonerate everybody concerned from any share of blame. Just the same, photographs of the bhoat which capsized are now in evi- dence, showing her to be a small craft, of proportions that it difficult to und nd how sixty-two passen- gers could possibly have been ad- mitted to her. The official capacit: may have been more than the num- ber which she carried, but so0, it Is according to the pictures that havé been published, a dangerous stretch- ing of the limit of safety. Thesa little boats are all right in smooth waters, in good weather and with calm behavior on the part of their passenge But, as this case shows, calm behavior s not to be de- pended upon. In any emergency that may an excursion party float is likely to be seized with panic and the margin of safety is too slen- der to permit any sudden movement. That the boat could be overturned is tragically proved by the fact that when the people went to one slde it capsized. It must be remembered that the movement of the passengers was to the windward as the boat careened alee, so that she was forced down on that windward side against the pres- sure of the squall. “Official capacity” should be reck- oned ip terms of something more than tonnage and dimensions. It should be reckoned in terms of stability, of bal- last, of keel resistance and in the last analysis of exceptional passenger movement. No boat should ever be permitted to go out of port that can possibly be careened to the danger point by the movement of all on board to one side. That is the test that should be rigidly applied to every boat made available for the use of the public, which, unversed in such matters, must accept tendered accom- modations as dependable. e The President and Geneva. Even a casual study of the Presi- dent’s views on Geneva, as represented by the Rapid City correspondents, shows that what is uppermost in his mind is the fact that if the United States hoped to attain parity with Great Britaln by accepting her pro- posals it would cost a lot of money. The President sees no sinister motives in Great Britain’s contentions for a big navy. Caliber of guns and cruis- ing radius do not worry him. What he does see is that the United States must set to work and build ships if the United States accepts the British proposals and seeks to attain the par- ity outlined by her Geneva spokesmen, and this is just what the President has sought to avoll Great Britain's final proposals in- volve a total tonnage in cruisers, de- stroyers and submarines of 737,500 tons for herself and for the United States. Instead of scrapping any- thing, as the United States did after the Washington conference, Great Britain would have to build up to this great figure herself. As for the United States, equality with Great Britain would necessitate the expendi- ture of more than $400,000,000. And atter this building program the United States would have vessels of a type not best suited to its national needs. In the face of great pressure during the last session of Congress President Coolidge held out against the con- struction of cruisers which naval ex ponents declared were absolutely nec- essary. His expressed reason for this and was his hope that the Geneva onference would invalidate the neces- sity for additional cruisers at this tim As regards the situation today at Ge- make arise |neva, the President feels that Great Britain’s proposals would give the United States a much larger Navy than it necds. He is not concerned over a British navy that the United States might fear. Legal Prize Fights, Prize f i8 a ro modern fihter But ts the good prize according to h of undergoing the knocked mzh nd of er's abfl moment in the being is fortunate courts, [ raised wvictory, @iately answering law suits, the suits confined to t slone. The modern fight is successful, re of being held until at least one suit for injunction is entered nst the #top the fight But the most about the suits ag: as soon a prize fi ack his imme- in of he mus iters never er s int st the fi s the fact that they show what a remarkable number of agreements the fighters have entered into with other perso! Vicious Vernon, eay, lands a lucky one on the jaw of his rival and the morning papers pro- elaim him champlon. Immediately a score of suits are filed. They allege hat Vicious Vernon entered fifio Wesreements with this, that and (ne ting, it must be admitted, | man who can con- | r are promoter to| o iarkey had to go to a hospl- fights are guaranteed to be ly Sharkey Jack Priz ally harmless. Po: | was overcome by the heat. | s et Bus Roadhoggishness. | With the steady increase in the | number of bus lines in the vicinity |of Washington, protests from motor- | ists are mounting regarding the road- | hogglsh tendencies displayed by the | drivers of the big vehicles. This prac |tice is complained of particularly on nt country roads, where the fafl to heed the signals of | overtaking cars and frequently hold up long lines of traflic by consistently hugging the center of the highway. { It should be the desire and aim of [ bus line offictals to keep from offend- |ing the public in any manner. The public which is now complalning of tactics of chauffeurs is the same t sooner or later makes use of the es for transportation. It would n, therefore, a matter of good busi- | ne n the part of the bus lines to have their drivers conduct themselves lin such a manner that patronage would be assured from all classes of commuters, The most important angle of the situation, however, is that road-hog drivers are a menace to traffic and are the brecders of accidents, A bus s o) THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, is a large and cumbersome vehicle at best and is difficult to pass except under perfect conditions. Any failure to mive way for an overtaking auto- mobile is likely to result in a serlous accident. Tt Is perfectly patent, there- fore, that drivers of busses should be | scrupulous in regard to the handling of their vehicles in relation to other users of the road. Assuming that officials of the va- rious lines will do everything in their power to provide a check-up on the conduct of their drivers, motorists themselves can aid by reporting to the companies promptly the license number of every vehicle which Is driven in such a way as to endanger traflic. With these two methods of regulation in force, there appears to be no reason why the situation cannot e immediately improved and a dan rous and annoying practice elimi nated from the highwa R e flown by Thea Rasche “Flamingo.” The names employed in aviation are not always wpropriate. A flamingo is a ¢ bird, but natural historians ord it brilllant success distance flyer. But, as the poet in- qui Vhat's in a name?” If the airship can excel in flight, it makes no difference whether it is called an ostrich or a Rhode Island Red. The world will join in honoring its in- trepid feminine pilot. ——e. is a geous do not 16 long- As his years of business activity bring him to a period when well rned rest prove congenial, Judge Gary has (he satistaction of perceiving that the ‘“gentleman’s agreement” remains one of the most effectual influences in big business. e It is the opinion of Gene Tunney that he will be able to knock Dempsey out with no difficulty. Too much con- fidence may be a mistake. The pur- chasers of ringside seats like a long and uncertain battle —_— e Compensation of prohibition agents is not regarded as very liberal. Most of them, however, appear devoted to their work and free from temptation to go on strike. a may — e, The heauty contest depends on ma- ture rather than on art. Fancy dress balls and masquerades have gone their way. The only costume required in a beauty contest 1s a bathing suit. T e i In times when civilization was less courteous and deferentjal, the question would have been not “How many bat- tleships do you need?” but “How many can you afford?” fadima e B S A naval ratlo discusslon exhibits a hopeful tendency to settle differences by a theoretical comparison of power, instead of actual conflict. on— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, Commercialized Humor. We're yearning, nowadays, for some- thing witty, Which helps to pass the weary hours away, And even for a pun that knows no pity, A price that seems exorbitant we pay, luxury of dearer; Life doesn't seem just what it used to be. I wish that we could somehow bring them nearer— The good old days when real fun was free. The laughter's growing When some one knew a wheeze, he simply told it To any friend who chanced to be in reach. He later made a farce of it and sold it, Collecting seven dollars for a seat. Or else, with ingenuity surprising, He mingled it with practical advice, And deftly turned it into advertising— [} ‘We often sit 1A convocation solemn, And hope some inadvertant wag will say A line which will it in to fill a “col. lum,” Or help to make the jazzy rhyme more gay. But all the topics take a serious seem- ing, And merriment “nice.” laughter fades amid convivial gleaming. The jest worth while is measured by its price, The Original Constitution. ““Are you a constitutional lawyer?” “I am,” answered Senator Sorghum. “I have studied the Constitution from my youth and it seems perfectly clear. My mental confusion arises when the amendments come up for considera- tion."” 18 not considered The Formula. The new detective story The old adventure tells. It starts with murder gory And ends with wedding bells. Jud Tunkins says a man who under- takes to laugh at his troubles should be worth at least a milllon dollars, and even then he may not get away with the idea. Farm Relief. “What are your ideas about farm reliof?"” “It would be all right,” answered Farmer Corntossel, “if the statesmen could compel the Weather Bureau to issue the right kind of reports and then compel the weather to live up to them." Reliability, I like my bathing at the shore, The breeze suits comfort’s plan. 1 like my shower bath vastly more, And my electric fan “A man who has great patlence,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, 'may live to reap benefits which, alas, he is too old to enjo; Unidentified. Although her stockings are the stuff To give a generous glimpse of grace, | She wears a hat quite large enough To hide her doubtless charming face. “A good jazzy band,” sald Uncle | the one | this one translat SATURDAY. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. The year 1884, to most Americans, brings instantly to mind word-pic- tures of the Civil War, but to a few it denotes the date of the origi edition of H. A. J. Munro's trans tion of Lucretiug' great poem, “Of the Natuve of Things.” Is a literary achievement, in the long roll of the years, to be given any less prominence than a military one? In the piping times of peace, surely one may point with no less pride to than to the other. The man Munro was an English seholar, who made himself famous by which taday holds ts place as perhaps the best all- around rendering of a difficult Latin work. Munro lives troduction written by low of Trinity College, ¢ the edition issued by George Sons, London. The translator of “De Rerum Natura” was a residential fellow of Cambridge for the last 40 years of his life. He was wt university cant, Just exactly what a don did or does we do not know. Bvidently he did not teach, during most of this period, hut just added luster to the scholarly atmosphere, Ts it not satisfactory, in these days of fuss of “go-getters” and high-pressure salesmen, to know that one man, at least, in the world's work, took his time about nothing, and did it_excellently well? * Kk ok X There is many a man today, forced into foaming activity by business, who, temperamentally, was cut out to he a college don, but never had the zood fortune to achieve that high estate! Prof. Munro held the first chair of Latin at C; idge, established in 1869, It is Interesting to realize that this famous old university never for- mally taught this subject until the end of our Civil \ “Apparently it was thought that all Cambridge men knew Latin by the light of nature, or that the subject was too simple to admit of formal in- truction,” says Prof. Duff, in his charming_introduction, Munro held the office for two years, lecturing on his favorite Lucretius, on Plautus and on Tacitus. “But he seems to have found this work irk- some,” Duff tells us After two years he resigned his chair and never afterward took any part in univer- ity or college teaching. But he served his college constantly as an examiner for scholarships and fellowships, and took a keen interest in his work.” * ok ok Xk Thus, Munro lived the happy life of a scholar, evidently doing about as he pleased, which s excessively i indeed, to men of his disposition. He occupied a_set of rooms in the eat Court, and was very proud of them. One was a library, tha walls covered with hooks from floor to ceil- There large working col- The inner room his _drawing room. Here he had more hooks, in low cases, with busts of the Caesars upon them. Later he got himself another room, which he turned into a dining place. Here he often entertained, at one time being host to a famous cricket eleven. Here is the interesting picture of Munro given us by his friend: “In his habits he was very simple and regu- lar, at least in the later years of his life. He breakfasted early and then in for us in the in- . D. Duff, fel- Bell ‘don.” mbridge, for | t was called, in the | walked across the court to the com- bination room, where he did not like to find his usual chair occupied,.and there he read the Times. “The rest of the morning he spent his library, reading or writing. His handwriting was remarkably clear, -the letters rather large and nd; he used quill pens always. His lunch, like his breakfast, con- sisted of his commo, . e., bread and butter; he was somewhat shocked when he ohserved that a junior fel- low on his staircase was in the habit of eating a hot luncheon. Then he took a walk, generally alone, and generally along the same road,” by ‘Trumpington and chester. Ho wore a tall hat | black coat with a black or white ti [walked very upright with no stick, \ind often kept his hands behind his back as he walked. Afternoon tea was an institution he did not recognize, though he could sometimes be induced hy his juniors to take a cup of that pleasant bev- erage. He dined in Hall and spent the st of the evening in his drawing |room: he might be scen there any evening, looking small in the great room, sitting on a rather high, hard chair on the left of the fireplace, with his slippered feet on a footstool and a hook in his hands. “Then he would talk of the hook he was reading, or of college affairs, or at times of the anclent world—so real a world to him that he lowered his voice to a whisper when he spoke of the scandals at the court of Tiherfus. “He never worked after dinner, but read a book for his pleasure. He great lover of the good old and was often reading in Dante, Goethe and other like heroes of litera- ture. He did not care much for new books or often read them. “He never smoked, though he freely allowed others to smoke in his rooms. He sald he had only once tried a cigar and felt exactly as if he had put his head up the chimney. He never ventured on the further experi- ments which would have proved that his impression was erroneous * X kX This was the man who was to do one thing, and do it so exceedingly well that his name finds its way into type year after 3 to blossom forth in 1927 in a newspaper far across the sea. This is the immortality of print. Those who do great things in litera- ture are never forgotten, but are cherished, it may be in the most un- expected places, to come to life again generation after generation. It is interesting to note that Munro was the unconscious originator of the v.” as translations of the Latin and Greek c s are called, since he included his translation simply as a part of his edition of Lucretius. He even apologized for it. “Such tions are disliked by school- because they save trouble to olboys; but to real students a t useful,” says Duff. There was no need for Munro to apologize for his translation,” he con- tinues. “It is not only a most faithful rendering of the original but a remark- able literary achievement. Clever schoolboys who read it in extracts are apt to think that they could im- prove upon it, but they are mistaken. Munro endeavored to reproduce the effect of the original and succeeded in a remarkable degree.” in a BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL V. COLLINS. It is most refreshing to have a European inform us Yankees how much he dislikes us—and then have him remember that “molasses catches more flies than vinegar”—and see him squirming out of the vinegar into the sweets, “Your wonderful assurance makes it very difficult for Iuropeans to love you,” sounds exactly like onc of those self-assured Nar ses of Europe, who really imagines that Americans mean it literally when he hears them murmur, “We should worry Love us? Don't they borrow money even from Shylock, whom no Christian dog ever did love? And they pay in- terest on it, too—interest which M. Andre Pierre Gabriel Amedee Tardieu ays should never be thought of be- tween friends and allies. Below will be a citation of most “usurious” in- terest pald by America to France- which, according to this person Tar- dieu, ought never to be considered be- tween gentlemen. * ok K K The present writer called upon Mr. Merle Thorpe, editor of the -Nation's Business, in whose magazine, the or- gan of the National Chamber of Com- merce, had appeared the Tardieu de- nunclation of the unlovable Americans —an interview now repudiated by this greatest of all Iuropean repudiators. Mr. Thorpe, the accused, was smil- ingly involved in preparations for his annual vacation—it was perhaps a question of worms or flies which ab- sorbed him—but he replied as to M. Tardieu's repudiation of his veracity and trustworthiness: “It is my first experience in that line. I am convinced that M. Tardieu was forced into that denial, and when I meet him again, he will explain and weep upon my neck. If you seek con- firmation of what he said, just read his bock, ‘France and America,’ and read his sayings about the Americans in his speeches in the Chamber of Deputies.” Now, having already quoted from that book, “France and America,” that is “‘old stuff,” but there is another book which has never been translated into Yankee patois, so it is a fresher sent research. Tt " which in plain American means that he was talking to the French and telling them of his explorations in the wilds of the United States 20 years ago. The only wonder is that so exquisite a gentilhomme should have stayed so long in the tall timbers. Biology is interesting. “Jo demandais un jour a un homme A'Etat Americain—" " Oh, yes, it is to be translated: “I asked one day of a man of the American country who had played a role of the first order in the history of the last 15 years if the Government of the Unfon showed any political preference for any IEuropean * he responded, “our politics as to Europe is a politics of indifference— shaded, if you would that I be frank, with some disdain.” * * * “It is impossible to express more exactly the state of the spirit of po- litical men across the sea concerning the Old World. tional pride ex- plaing, in some part, this sentiment As some one has said, the United States does not keep its eyes fixed on Europe. It does not seck to take it as a model. It submits at times to Euro- pean influence, but it reacts against that influence. * ® * Their politics is paramountly and magnificently self- centered (egoiste).” 1t should not be forgotten that M. Tardieu used to be a professor in Har- vard University, so he knows Ameri- cans from a Boston standpoint. M. Tardleu in his book continuy There is no foreign people who in- terest them more than the English. ‘Blood fs thicker than water.” Ameri- cans remember with pride that Fng- lish blood, well mixed today, ran in the veins of their forefathers. This pride is of a special nature. It has made attachment and revolt; attach- ment to the superiority of the race; revolt, also, for men of the Indepen: Eben, "is a dance compeller dat ought to be able to collect a little - npin’ on de #lde f'uny de chirapodistll:’ dence vanquished England and con- quered their liberties. Most Ameri- cans would say, ig modification of a famous saying: ‘If I were not an American, I would want to be an American.’ But if he could not be that, it is toward England he would look, nmo doubt. 1In the meanwhile the more one observes the private and public relations, the more one is convinced that the Americans don’t like the English. For all people es- tablished across the sea, the most se- vere surroundings where they live are those of the English. For the the United States, incumbered w immigrants everywhere, is an upstart country, where they can't abstain from joshing. They josh (blaguent) the American accent, American styles, American ideas and repeat them fluently, more than do other for- eigners, slow to become acclimated to the territory of the Union.” * ok K X Turning to other foreign nations, M. Tardieu finds: ““As to the Germans, the disposition of the United States is curious for a Frenchman to observe. At the founda- tion, they have historic respect for England, but present respect for (Ger- many” (1906). *Americans don't like the Germans, but they esteem them. They estcem them for their force, to which_victory is consecrated. * * * This Winter, at a university affair, a German professor explained to his American auditors that, with the United States ignorant of it, Provi- | dence had given favor to German les- In coming out from there, an d to me: v truly thinks us more stupid than we are.’ “ e ® ® At the same time, amongst the naturalized, one finds sometimes Teutonic arrogance foolishly persist- ing. ‘T am a German-American,’ says one with pride of the representatives of Germany. Now the Americans be- lieve that once one enters the Union, one cannot invoke his past nationality as a title of honol 'R Summing it all up, M. Tardieu said in 1906—so it is trite for him to repeat it to Mr. Merle Thorpe in 1927—(and then repudiate it): “American patriotism fs lively and proud and self-centered. The Ameri- cans, wherever they are, work for themselves. The cult of their country is, with them, too absorbing for them to horrow international * infatuations or diplomatic_sentimentalities. They are convinced of their superiority. They do not serve others; they serve themselves. Iourope, in whose life they are more and more involved, ap- | pears to them a checkerboard, where it is useful to make a move of certain i But, just the same, in the in- ntions on a ground which is not , they do not lose sight of their own particular end.” So it will bo noted that M. Tardieu's ebullition to Mr. Merle Thorpe about how unlovely are the Americans (and which he repudiates as he advises ance to repudiate everything Amer- ican, is of long standing. He was a professor in Harvard, therefore he knows Amerlca, without visiting Main Street or the Black Hills, He does not like us. His supporters do not like us. Mr. Thorpe prophesies that his friend Tardieu will be President of France some day. He won't vote for any “frog” who does not love us, and who wants to beat us out of the Mellon-Berenger scttlement for those left-over supplies, sold at 20 cents on the dollar, after we won that man's war, and after we donated billions of our dollars—every cent we had ad- vanced on France's “I. 0. U.” during the war, During the Revolution, France was our ally, and advanced to us, in four loans, a total of 35,000,000 livres, and contrary to the ethics of M. Tardieu, France charged us interest on all but the third loan at 5 per cent. The third loan, 10,000,000 livres came in 1782, when we are almost ruined, and France remitted that interest. All those loans and interest were fully paid in stock (like bonds), in 1795, bearing 433 per cent interest, and every bond was redeemed in' gold when due—amounting with the inter- est to $6,352,500, nce was our U copsriabt. 1087, by Petl V. Coltina) JULY .30, 1927 ° THE LIBRARY TABLE By the Booklover. The demand for the practical per- ades all parts of life—religion, edu- cation, art and literature as well as industry. Some authors still write to please themselves, with regard only to what they conceive to be their “art”; others frankly pay some \ttention to the tastes of the book- buying public. It s still possible to find books of travel, well written, with appréciation and imagination, which make no mention of distancy costs, train, boat and motor sched- ules, but are so full of charm and poetry that their descriptions make it almost a mistake to see the real places. Other books, well written, 100, are less idealistic, more stimu- lating to endeavor, more practical. Typical of the former kind of travel book are two of the little volumes, published in the 90’s, of William Win- ter, who was for years dr ritic of the New York Tribun: hrines and Ivy” and “Shakespeare's gland.” In the company of these Jks we may browse and dream in Great Britaln, without thought of time, money, food, beds or fellow hu- man beings. All that matters is that the waves break “into flylng masses ind long wreaths of silver foam” on the cliffs of Cornwall; that the lan- tern tower of Ely rises from the “green and golden plains of Cam- bridgeshire,” the old Saxon fen country; that the “sea-mews sport” over the Moray Firth on the way from Inverness to the battlefield of Culloden Moor; that the “quaint churches and many other moldering relics of “the past in London are haunted with associations that never an perish out of remembrance.” Living people and living problems are forgotten while we sit on the fire- side settle in Anne Hathaway's cot- tage at Shottery, after walking across the fields from Stratford; or cross a “blasted heath” in the Scotch High- lands where Macbeth might have met the weird sisters; or stand on_the beach near Southampton where King Canute gave his command to the unheeding waves; or turn aside from the pathway near the Church of the Inner Temple to look down upon the grave of Oliver Goldsmith; or read Gray's_“Elegy” near his grave in Stoke-Pogis churchyard; or linger in the house in Highgate, London, Where Coleridge used to entertain Charles Lamb and Wordsworth. * ok K K An excellent book of the other type, the practical travel book, is “From Corsair to Riffian,” by Isabel Ander- son (Mrs. Larz Anderson). The au- thor begins her introduction: “We motored two months and longer through Morocco, Algeria and Tu- nisia, traveling rapidly and covering more ground than the average per- son does,”’ and then she tells just how she managed to cover more ground and to do it very comfort- ably. She believes “a party of four with light luggage, two motors and a guide” to be the best way, and made arrangements for the motors and the guide with one of the largest and most reliable tourist companies, Her party traveled about a hundred and fitty miles a day and made many one-night stops; they found beds and food good almost everywhere, though admittedly better in some places than in others. She warns that March and April or else early Autumn months are the best time for North African travel, as rain and cold weather provide Winter discomforts and heat and dust even worse Sum- mer ones. She found a closed car de- sirable at any season, for all the rea- sons which are causing closed cars to displace open cars -everywhere. For trips across stretches of the desert a_six-wheeled desert motor is obtainable, and a drive over shifting sand dunes is a “real adventure.” An appropriate, simple outfit of clothing for a woman is indicated, with especial emphasis on a warm coat and the injunction, “Take little or no Jewelr; Instead of jewelry and many changes of garments, a medi- cine kit should find a place in the motor. In the kit should be quinine, as there is much malaria; aspirin and mustard plasters for colds, iodine and bandages, “because the dust and dirt are so prevalent that infection {s more than likely,” and an eye wash also because of the dust and dirt. Unbofled water and milk and salads should be avoided because of the sus. ceptibility of forelgners to dysenter: Algiers, the only stop for the largc:'é and best steamers, “is quite the pleas. antest place to st: " atestnd ay for any length * ok ok % After this preliminary Vi useful information Mre, “muderey. tells of her trip, which was full of pleasures, many of them unexpected he landed at Algiers, “the lair of the corsair,” which from the steamer resembles a pearl set in emeralds, a white city with snow-tipped moun: tains looming In the distance * * + while the green and cultivated land curves around and forms a huge crescent that dips into the crystal * The motor trip from Alglers to in Morocco, over the “Sultan's ¥, led along palisades high above the sea, through tunnels, past pretty villas perched on rocks or green hill- sides, down into ravines where vine. ards and farms thrive on the alluvial soil, over treeless, rolling, cultivated plains, over grazing country, and gray stretches of desert. At Fez, a “city of old ivory,” she was the guest of Gen. de Chambrun at French Army head- quarters and dined with the grand vizier and visited his harem. From Fez, by way of an ostrich farm and a primeval cork forest, she came to Rabat, to the northeast of which lie the Riff Mountains, home of the re- cently famous Abd-el-Krim. “Beyond the northern mountain line, where it dips down to the Mediterranean, lies Tangiers, nearly opposite Gibraitar.” The interior of Algeria Mrs, Ander- son calls the “Granary of France” and the Saraha, which she crossed, “the land of thirst.” The desert journey was the climax of the trip and amply prepared for and entirely suc- cessful. “Five of us, our chauffeut and all our luggage besides, were piled into the desert motor, which carrie., in addition, spades, matting and a windlass which could be operated by the motor's engine between the dumb irons. These last were to be used in case we got stalled during some sand- storm among the dunes.” * ok x ok At the age of 18, Carl Christian Jensen, after having been a fisherman, a stoker, a worker in a tobacco fac- tory, a stowaway, came to the United States from Denmark. In New York he become a longshoreman and was able to earn a fair wage, to help him accomplish the purpose for which he had come to the Western Hefisphere ——namely, an education. He entered Cooper Union, went to night schools and studied in every spare moment. He married his landlady's daughter and took her to Chicago, where there was more work and more study. Then the couple went farther West, as pioncers in search of education. He entered a university, working his way through in varlous 'ways, and in his senior year became an American citizen. In an autobiography called “An American Saga,” Carl Jensen has told his story. * ok ok % Edmund Clarence Stedman’s “Com- plete Pocket Guide to Europe,” which has accompanied many a_traveler to Europe during the past 25 years, has been enlarged and entirely revised to meet new conditions, by Thomas L. Stedman, and is now ready to serve the large numbers of persons making the general tour for the first or the dozenth time. There are many maps in the book, but jeapecially usecul i o large separate map of Kurope, Whicl shows &l the Bew boundaries. Q. When should dozen ba used as the plural of dozen, and when dozens? —G. ¢ A. Dozen is used when a number precedes it, as ten dozen, while doz ens is used with other adject as many dozens. Q. Has Alaska a A. The Alas and School of land-grant colleges, September, 1922, Th | ings are focated in | Falrbanks. Q. What river in the world has the greatest amount of comm r—D. W | The tonnage passing | Detroit River exceeds in passing through any o the world. 1t Q. Why Is it that glasses with rims seldom break when droppe H. A. The semi-flexible frames absorb the shock of the fall and practicall | eliminate the possibility of breaking or cracking the lenses. Q. What are “tonnage men”? A. Th the steel industry whe are paid on a piece-work are known as tonnage men. Q. What did the Russians Emperor of Russia? I have h “Czar” was Incorrect.—X. T. A. Since the time of Peter the Great the term “Tsar” has not hee pplied by Russians to their r They called their emperor “Gosudar Imperator,” using either or both words. 11 the Which way to drive oA 1 driven on a down slant better than driven straight. hold or a mail straight does it Q. Where did Guy de Maupassant die?—E. F. A. De Maupassant died in an asy- lum for the insane at Passy, France, in 1902. As early as 1887 traces of in- sanity appeared in his writing and caused a practical suspension of his literary work in 1890. Q. What kind of an airplane was Quentin Roosevelt flying when he was killed”—P. T. A. The mac 28 with 150-horsepower Gnome engine The plane’s number was 14, and it bore the insignia of the 95th Aero ‘Squadron—a bucking broncho. Q. Of just what do “belles-lettres" consist?—C. W. A. Formerly the expression was rather vaguely to literary works of style, taste and imagination—in other words, “polite literature. The term has no recorded use in English before 1710, when it was used by Swift in “The Tatler.” Great Bear Lake in Canada compare with Erie and Ontario in size?— N. G. C. ‘A. Great Bear Lake is larger than Lake Erie or Lake Ontario, very irregular in shape. Lake Winne- peg is larger than Ontarlo, but smaller than Erfe. Q. What instruments are included in the term Wood-winds?—T. S. A. They include the piccolo, flute, In Indiana Newspapers of both political parties are included among those which see prospects of a new deal in Indiana politics. The admitted activities of the Klan leader, Stephensgon, now in prison, have con- the existence of ‘“something rotten” in the Hoosler State. Calling attention to the large con- tributions made by Stephenson to the Republican campaign funds, especially in 1924, the Indianapolis News (inde- pendent) asks two questions: € what was the consideration for the ad- vances? Second, was that considera- tion ever received? The questions are important and they fairly clamor for in answer,” declares the News, which says further of Stephenson: “This man was no sentimentalist, either in politics or bBusines: he always wanted some- thing, and what he wanted he went after, and as a rule got.” As the St. Louis Post Dispatch (independent) phrases it, “The Nation knows that for some months after the inaugura- tion of the present administration in Indiana, the former grand dragon was the Mussolini of that commonwealth in which corruption was prevalent.” Says the Nashville Banner (independ ent): “He was very czar-like and ruled with a strong hand. He named can- didates, and political conventions and primaries of his party merely indorsed them.” How he obtained this power is ex- plained by the Evansville Press (inde- pendent), in discussing the Ku Klux Klan: “Such organizations sometimes show power for a time, but they sel- dom show intelligence, In their very nature they cannot direct themselves. They can only be used. Clean men keep their hands off. The unclean take control. D. C. Stephenson took control in Indiana. Indiana at last is coming to see what Ku Kluxism means, and Indiana will be a better State for hav- ing learned,” avers the Press. * ok kK The Lansing State Journal (inde- pendent), however, is inclined to think that “the present situation in Indian is not wholly attributable to the Kian, but is due to the fact “that bad politics have been played in Indiana for years.” The Baltimore Sun (in- dependent Democratic), declaiing that “nothing more humiliating has hap- pened in American politics than the dominating_positi tained by the Ku Klux Klan” in the heyday of its power, believes “every decent Amer- ican will welcome developments which will give opportunity to express righteous if belated indignation at proven affiliation with it of h placed officials.” Of the questionable- ness of such affillations the Louisville Courler-Tournal (independent) say “Any one who had anything to do with D. C. Stephenson is besmirched.” Laying some of the blame for con- ditions at the door of the citizenry of the State, the Lynchburg News (Demo- | cratic) declares: “Political debauchery, | such as has disgraced Indiana, under | Ku Klux Klan rule, is possible only by the indifference or ignorance of it on the part of the electorate, In dianians realize that, and Indianians are preparing to wipe from their slate the disgrace that has been placed upon it by political adventurers. The Na- tion hopes for their success. and the South joins in that hope.” The Evans- ville Courler (independent) sees no rea- son “why immediate legal steps should not be taken to clear up for all time the ‘Stephenson regime’ in the State of Indiana, letting the chips fall where they may.” The Lexington Leader (Republican), scoring groups in In- diana who would like to clamp the 1id down on further revelations, adds: “If all that Stephenson asserts, or even half of it, is in harmony with the truth, it should be revealed to the last scintilla of evidence. Indiana should clean house from cellar to garret, and the people should do penance for their | | through the | ard that | ine was a Nieuport | sometimes used as the equivalent to| the humanities, but it is now applied | Q. How do Lake Winnepeg and| but is| former Grand Dragon | vinced a large section of the press of | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. boe, I rinet, bass cls t bassoon, which in her child. Aley |..Q s the list Kansas k | not true. to mark the ¥ voleano i loftiest. Q. Wh ployed in A. The arch first architec —A. T. ch is of great antiquit The Eg) s knew the round ar but relegated it to works of e and private architec eame is true of the Greek tabylonians and Assyrians knew s d both the pointed and semi-cire r arch in their palaces, tombs and temples. The Romans were the first to develop the arch as a_dominating ;ature of external as well as internal ign, especially in secular buildings. The Persians and Mohammedans in the sixth and seventh centuries used a variety of forms. Triumphal arches seem to have originated with the Romans. Nearly 150 such Roman ‘ches remain in whole or in part, of | which about 60 are in North Africa. The earliest arches were of stone, but later they were crowned with figures |in bronze. The number of openings varied from one to four. When in doubt ask Haskin. He offers himself as a target for the questions of our readers. He agrees to furnish facts for all who ask. This is a large contract—one that has never been filled before. It would be possible only in Washington and oniy |to one who has spent a lifetime in locating sources of information. Has- kin does not know all the things that prople ask him, but he knows people who do know. Try him. State your question briefly, write plainly and in- |close 2 cents in stamps for return |postage. Address Frederic J. Haskin, lirector, The Evening Star Informas tion Bureau, Washington, D. C. em- Press Anticipates New Deal Political Probe | weaklings to continue in office and run State affairs?” _The Roanoke | Times (independent Democratic) ex- presses the helief that Stephenson's disclosures “promise to make a new deal in Republican ecircles mot onls advisable but absolutely imperativ e “It is plainly a miserable position* according to the New York World (in- dependent), “that some Indiana poll- ticians occupy while this is going on. For the public interest it is to be hoped that Stephenson will bring out every ounce of evidence he has. That would end the melodrama with & punch.” Replying to a statement by Senator that “the Klan in Indiana is less potential tha was a few years ago” and that people as a whole don’t put mu stock in the charges, anyhow,’ South Bend Tribune (independent publican) says that “many can found to differ with him. In th: tion of the State, at least the Tribune, “judging from public ¢ cussion, the charges have moved pub- lic opinion to a considerable extent and have strengthened the fecling mong Republicans that the Republi- n party in the State should pursa If of those persons who appear to ve been closely allied with Stephen- son. Judging from the Republican press of Indiana, the same feeling ex- ists elsewhere Speaking for the who “are at a loss h the common pe in hand and frequeni which gain curren are greatly exagge: “alls Tribune (Demox conclusion: “Self-respec: are d to be highly incens litical organization which would pros titute itself in the manner the Repub- lean leaders did in Indiana, and there may be a housecleaning there next ye If that housecleaning mean voting for Democrats, the national Re: publican ticket may find Ku-Kluxery of the Stephenson-Jackson sort pensive baggage. But the yne Journal-Gazette (Democrat speaking for its own State, declar Fort ), reached a point from which Ind can be lifted up and Indiana cit ship r: from shame to self-re . Will this be done? We hope and be- lieve s UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR Ten Years Ago Today Attorney General issues order to round up all slackers, and issues in- tructions for their registration well as prosccution. * * ¢ Congress petitioned for selective draft for doc | tors on ground that volunteer recruit- |ing of them is a faflur * s s Secre- of Federal Council of Allied War Charities discloses loss of five able shipments of relief supplies three weeks by U-boat sinkings. * * Senate poll indicates that the Sheppard resolution for a constitu- tional amendment on nation-wide pro- hibition would be adopted, 66 to 27. Senator Underwood sees in such an amendment n encroachment on State rights. * * * United States Am- bassador to call Mexico's attention to activities of German spies. * ¢ # Washington believes that “peace in- terviews” of German chancellor and Austrian minister are merely an at- tempt to split_allies and incite the pacifists. * * * President wins bat- tle to make Herbert Hoover sole food controller when Senate conferces re- cede on amendment for a commission of three members. Fear of veto apathy and neglect of the dutles of citizenship.” lo e rnal pul n), will Indianians "fl-u the Kian-fayored factor. * * & President to deprive Germany of fats through drastic em- bargo. Germans now paying more than a pound for them according 0" Foou hdimimariation's.adsi