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{THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Editio. . WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY.......August 16, 1927 . Editor aper Company THEODORE W. NOYES.. The Evening Star New: Business Offic 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 110 East 42a1 St. Chicago_Office: Tower Buil'ing. 13 Regent St.. London. European Office N England. 45 cents ver month: S 0! Orders ‘m per mon i v telenhone Main 3000, Cnile «arrier at end of each month on is made by Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and_Sund 1vr. $2.00: 1 mo. Daily_onis 1vr. $300: 1 mo, Sundav only.. 1vr. $300° 1 mo. 75¢ Boe 25e All Other States and Canada. Fmv .8 aily on undav Member of the Associated Pres: The Associated Press 1a exclusively e for rep: tion of all news dis: dited 10 it or not ctherwise cred ed in vaper and also the local nes blished herein. All righta of nublieation epecial dispatches herein are also reserve “ Shipminded America. The struggle in America toward shi mindedness has been long. It gi promise of fruition, however. The recent three-power naval conference in Geneva has served to focus atten- tion, not only on the need for an ade- quate naval program, but also on the necessity of the maintenance of an overseas merchant marine flying the American fla To the United States, with its vast @®oast line, its world commerce, a mer- chant marine capable of transporting abroad the products of America farm and factory and bringing home the products of other nations fs a real %ieed. For years, however, the people of America, intent upon the develop- ment of the great Western territory and industry at home, turned their eyes inland from the sea. The carry- Ing trade of America, which had been handled 1n earlier years in swift Yan- kee clippers, passed into the hands of the British, the Dutch, the Scandi- navians and, more recently, of the Ger- mans and the French and Italianas. The American flag left the seven seas, except when it was at the masthead of a naval vessel. The World War jolted Americans fnto an appreciation of the country’s need for a merchant marine. Bottoms could not be had to carry American commerce abroad, and when they were chartered, the prices were exorbitant. Then came America’s entry into the war and feverish ship construction at & cost of more than $3,000,000,000. At the close of the war, the mer- ehant ship tonnage, despite the losses d@ue to submarine warfare of the Ger- mans, far exceeded actual needs. Americans were politely requested hy other maritime powers to give over the carrying trade again to foreign shipping. Unfortunately there were Americans who believed that this was the proper course. Some of them had money invested in foreign shipping. But Uncle Sam has stuck behind his merchant ships, has kept them on the sea, even though for several years the loss ran into many millions. Grad- ually the losses have been curtailed, and the fact has been forced upon Europe and upon Americans them- selves that America can and will main- tain a merchant marine of its own. The naval conference revealed again to Americans the need of a merchant fleet that can be of great aid to the Navy in time of war, and an assistance to American commerce at all times. At the coming session of Congress, without seeking to enter upon a naval building race, the Government is ex- pected to lay down a program of ship construction which ° will include cruisers which the American Navy now lacks. But scarcely less im- portant will be the consideration of what shall be done to aid the Ameri- can merchant marine. The Govern- ment will soon face the necessity of a replacement program for its merchant ficet. Ships do not live forever. Speedier and more effective commerce carriers will be needed. Ships are not built overnight. Plans must be laid and expenditures authorized. For sev- eral yvears Congress has temporized, has allowed the merchant marine prob- lem to slide along. Time for action is at hand. —————— Assertions by Carter Glass that ‘Washington reporters do not always tell the truth call attention to the fact that statesmen do not always tell the truth to the reporters. e Success Through Thoroughness. From farmer boy to magnate—such ‘was the career of Elbert H. Gary, a career not exceptional in this country, and yet in his case notable because of the magnitude of achievement. In every step of the life work of this man merit was the dominant factor. Intensity of purposes guided him in his youth. He prepared himself thor- oughly and diligently. He made the most of his opportunities for educa- tlon against difficulties incident to his environment., He mastered the sub- Ject which he chose as his life spe- cialty—the law. There was in his «ase no half measure of training, but a thorough, consistent pursuit of knowledge, which equipped him un- usually for success, The lives of men who have achieved greatly are held up as lessons to the younger generation and should stimu- late all who follow them to similar en- deavors. One of the difliculties and handicaps of modern youth is the facility of what passes for education, the iety of openings for immediate occupation, and the lack of training for definite careers in lines requiring skill. Elbert H. Gary made for his goal without regard for the pains and sacrifices involved. The consequence that he was re®sgnized early in ble practitioner at the bar, tion for the judiciary was the resul: In the great majority of cases men do not step aside from their chosen lines of endeavor into other fields in iddle life. Judge Gary's departure om the law into finance and indus- trial management came as a conse- uence of his legal equipment. He chance. obtainable and the navigation instru- ments were of modern type. intimate knowledge of corporation finance gained in the course of his practice. There was another quality, however, which won him this distine- tion, and that was a native capacity for detail, and, furthermore, a strict integrity. That Judge Gary's knowledge of the law was, however, his most valu- able asset in his work as head of this ountry’s greatest industrial organi- zation is evident. He was the Steel Corporation’s most dependable legal counsel. His administrative success, therefore, was due in great measure to his early diligence and study and his application as a young legal prac- titioner., An artisan who learns his trade in every detail loses nothing when he de- parts from that line of work into other activity. What he has done for himself in mastering a given subject becomes capital when he changes. His v for mastery of his craft is a factor of infinite value in any other pursuit. This is illustrated defl- nitely in the case of Elbert H. Gary, and his life should be an inspiration to all young Americans, to cause them to devote themselves assiduously to a chosen work, to understand every principle and every detail, regardless of what the future may hold in de- velopment and advancement. Speclal- ism is not limiting. It does not re- strict opportunities, but often leads to greater ones than those which the specialty itself may presen-. —_— e A Lesson in Failure. first attempt to span the Atlantic from east to west has ended in failure. Following elabo- rate preparations two Junkers planes took off successfully within five minutes of each other. One, how- ever, landed within two hundred miles of Dessau, the starting point, while the other, after a twenty-two- hour battle with the elements, re- turned to that ecity. Inclement weather was the cause of the failure. The Europa was also troubled by the imperfect perfor- mance of its motor. The crew of this ship, Edzard and Risticz, after their forced landing at Bremen, about two hundred and fifty miles from Dessau, said that it would have been fool- hardy to continue the flight. When the Europa was reported down the hopes of Germany centered in her sister ship, the Bremen, which soon afterward was reported over Ireland. Piloted by two of the most capable flyers in the Father- land, the Bremen was apparently making good headway in its long flight to the United States. But when an anxious world was listening for word from the vast stretches ‘of the Atlantic the ship settled gently on her ‘home fleld, vanquished by the fury of the elements. Although Germany has not suc- ceeded she has failed with a thor- ough demonstration of the qualities that ga to make up great airmanship. Her pilots were eager for the trip. They had waited months for the Their ships were the finest Germany's Prepa- rations had been intensive and noth- ing had been overlooked. Yet when the eleinents rofused to fit themselves into the thorough man-made plans, the pilots showed that they were not foolhardy sensation seekers but men capable of realizing that the odds against success were too ggreat. In the Dole race to Hawail which starts today it is to be hoped that the Americans will show the same degree of prudence. Probably none of the nine entrants has taken the same amount of thought and care that the Germans did for the trip which is now chalked up as a failure. Some of the machines are probably not in as good condition as were the Junkers ships and some of the pilots are not as competent as those who sought to bring the Europa and the Bremen to America. If this is so, it will be much more to their credit to drop out of com- petition than to fly over the Pacific to a needless death. The world is watching keenly the development of aviation; it desires and applauds ac- complishment, but it does not want the toll of death and injury to mount because of the lack of careful prepa- ration and careful and prudent execution. o A reckless pursuer may find a “presidential bee” turning out to be a hornet. —e A Bus-Color Contest. A new idea in civic artistry Is projected in the contest that has just been arranged by the Washington Rapid Transit Company for the best color scheme for the painting of the new coaches ordered for use on its lines and on such units of the old fleet as may remain in service. Invitations have been issued to the artists and decorators of Washington to submit by next Saturday designs for the deco- ration of these vehicles. Though the time Is short—necessarily so because of the exigencies of the service—it is to be hoped that there will be a large response to this invitation and that many competitors will present thelr color schemes. It is desirable that there should be a distinctive color for the busses of a particular line or service, though it is impossible to give an individual color to the vehicles that run on spe- cific routes. It is also desirable that this color lay-out should be artistic. City life Is drab as a rule and should be brightened, but not to the point of garishness. It is possible to decorate the public vehicles harmonlously and distinctively without offending the eye. The rules of the contest are simple and practicable. A color light enough to be visible at night is desired. The upper part of the bus should be suffi- clently distinctive to be seen and iden- tified for some distance when operat- ing in the midst of other traffic, and vet the color should minimize rather than magnify the appearance of the e and height of the vehicle. Colors | should be ayoided that are now used by the street railway companies. The point is stressed that the psychological effect of certain colors should be recog- nized, and those should be chosen which create a cheerful reaction, but which are not so glaring as to tire | | | selected for the work of reorgan- Jzing the steel industry because of his . THE EVENING public taste and of the artistic in- genuity of those entering it. Compe- tent judges have been chosen for the award of the prizes, and the result will be awaited by the public with in- terest, regardless of the question of patronage of the vehicles that are to be thus decorated in accordance with the best judgment of the community. This is a commendable project. —————rat— A Situation Painful. What this country needs is a Inrge ssortment of new adjectives. Some- thing ought to™ he done about it. There should be a law. Estimates have been made that if the drain on the Nation's supply of raw adjectives continues at the present rate for the next five years America will have ex- hausted what once was looked upon as a great national sset. The moving picture industry, the automo- bile industry and the real estate busi- ness are largely to blame, but the de- velopment of the radio constitutes a serious menace, Already these in- dustries are adopting a method of con- servation that may prove to be a sys- tem beneficial. Instead of placing the adjective befors the noun, they are following the noun with the adjective. A few years ago the real estate busi- ness contented {itself with such ex- pressions as “beautiful home,” “mag- nificent lot” or “superb view.” Forced by a threatened shortage to adopt ex- treme measures, the up-to-date firms are now their hooks with ‘home beautiful,” “lot magnificent” and “view superb.” The moving pie- ture industry has foflowed suit. Long since having exhausted the market by rofligate use of such superlatives as “most tremendous,” “most amazing,” “most amazingly tremendous” and “most amazingly, tremendously stu- pendous,” the industry is turning to “a pleture amazing,” “a production stupendous,” “a sight magnificent” and “entertainment enjoyable.” Such expedients, however, are only temporary. It i9 conservation superfl- clal, and not, as it should be, con- servation fundamental. Cub reporters on newspapers are not allowed to use adjectives without special permission. The moving picture industry, the au- tomobile industry, the real estate busi- ness and the radio manufacturers should similarly curb their expert adjectarians. If something is not done there will be a shortage dangerous, to be met only by steps drastic. ————— It is reported that Henry Ford thor- oughly enjoyed his air trip with Lind- bergh. There was no chance of his being bumped off the road by a reck- less motorist. —_—————— A “hunger strike” is no argument. It is never undertaken under circum- stances which even afford a sugges- tion for meeting the high cost of liv- ing. — e The pipe which Vice President Dawes smokes on public occasions is not unreservedly accepted by political observers as a pipe of peace. —————— For a country that strives to attend strictly to its own business, America figures with remarkable frequency in the European news dispatches. ———e—— Some of the joke.s a. which he is supposed to laugh indicate that the Prince of Wales is a polite listener and an easy audience. Mmoo Memoirs of Jack Johnson leave it to be inferred that a knockout which is not registered “p. d. q." may be ac- cepted “c. o. d.” —_— e SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. . Precoclous Decision. “Some day you may be President,” Said good old Uncle Josh. The liftle boy withheld consent As he exclaimed, ““Oh, gosh! I would not ride a pony wild, Nor wear a cowboy hat, Nor try to meet in accents mild Rough diplomatic chat. “I would not undertake to be An umpire in a game ‘Where the conditions that we see Are never twice the same. ‘When politics affords a way To startle and amuse, The only thing I have to say Is this, ‘I do not choose! " Domestic Hindrance. “Are you a presidential candidate?"” “No,” answered Senator Sorghum, “I tried on a cowboy suit and my wife wouldn't let me wear it.” Nothing to Throw. Fear not, O jazzy band, Though frequently at you we've railed; The news is now at hand That the tomato crop has failed, Beneficiaries. “Prohibition laws keep many men from drinking.” “They do,” answered Uncle Bill Bot- tletop. “But the laws have got so complicated I'm afraid only the expert lawyers who can understand em are getting the benefit of total absti- nence.” Jud Tunkins says too many farm- ers are idly waiting for the realtors to come along and subdivide the dear old place, Surreptitious Hostilities. The gunman is a sorry elf, In woe he should observe himself; ‘The nation, too, blame cannot skip ‘That builds a secret battleship. “Those who do not love animals,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “are to be suspected as having no sym- pathy with the helpless.” Fearful Seriousness. “Do you play bridge?” “No,” answered Miss Cayenne. “Life Is serious enough without shuddering in fear that you will have an expert partner and make a misplay.” The Duty at Hand. The universe up in the sky Will be secure as years go by, So, let us strive, for all we're worth, For order on this little earth. “Looks like dar was mo’ compet!i- tion,” sald Uncle Eben, *’bout bein’ toastmaster at a Lindbergh reception ‘the eye when used on a large vehicle. This contest will be a test of the dan dar is 'bout bein’ a candidate for President > STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1927. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. The need for simplicity in diet dur- ing Summer was never more strik- ingly shown than this year, when thousands of Washingtonians are go ing around sneezing with August colds. Colds in Summer! In the old days, when you and 1 were young, no one ever had a cold in August. What, never? Well, hardly ever, As a matter of cold fact, coryza (the fancy name for the common cold) was no way near o prevalent then as now. Nearer to the ploneer days it was, of course—nearer to the h men and women who thought nothing at all of plunging over mountains into the wilderness. We heard the other dy who, moving ame so homesick that she final walked back to New Vork through the wilderness all by herself. And the wilde meant some- thing in those da One didn’t hop into the latest model of the greatest car In the world (if you listened to the manufacturer) and take Negro Moun- tain on high. What this doughty lady did was ‘o hoof it all the way from the Middle West (it wasn't so central then) to New York, and back again. And she probably didn’t suffer from a ‘“cold,” elther, v of a_pioneer Ohio or Indiana, ly * o ok ox No, In the old days there were plen of “chills and fever,” which may or may not have been the fore- runner of the modern cold, but there was no such widespread epidemic of sniffles as today engulfs the American people, Take this present August. It is a poor morning on the public vehicle that at least half a dozen persons do not sneeze vigorously into the air. Never into their handkerchief, of course, The other morning a group of young people had a lot of fun out of an eld- erly party with a large mustache who began to rneeze. “Ker-choo!" he bellowed, holding his hand solemnly in front of his face, about a foot out, so that the total effect of his maneuver was to afford a splendid deflector or spreader for the 1,999.876,643 germs exhaled. “Ker-choo!” Away went another one. Three is the traditional number, of course, 80 no one thought anything of it when the elderly party let loose with another. ‘When he bellowed forth a fourth sneeze, however, interest became rife. A fifth was followed by a sixth, then a seventh in rapid succession. The boys began to bet on him. “Here comes another on Then, when it did come, a guffaw of laugh- ter went up. “Bet you on another.” “Ker-choo!" Having disseminated 46,999,876,543,- 234 cold germs, at a conservative estimate, the gentleman calmly got off the bus at the next corner. * ok ok X It is this sort of carelessness and indifference that spreads colds through- out a large city. Any one who has been exposed to such sneezing and has taken cold within 24 hours, wiil not doubt that the common cold is a germ- spread disease. There are other factors ontering the *ase, however—factors of such moment that they play an equal part with the germs in the causation of this dis- ecase. BACKGROUND BY PAUL V. War in a new place and between unexpected enemies is reported from Bolivia, wherein 80,000 Indians are said to have revoited against the whites and gone on a wild rald of slaughter and destruction. The details are meager and perhaps the report is grossly exaggerated, but the possibil- ities of serious results cannot be denied. It is intimated that the trou- ble which started in_Eastern Bolivia may spread to La Paz, the capital, and involve other tribes numbering hundreds of thousands of Indians. It is questioned whether the govern- ment’s army will remain loyal to the state, or join the fellow tribesmen al- ready on revolt, for the army is com- posed largely of Indians, with a few white officers. There were. two upris- ings in 1920 without serious conse- quences. There are authorities who have lived in Bolivia who differ from each other as to what conditions there may have led to this outbreak. In the absence of explanations by telegraph, it seems to be anybody's guess, but here are some of the suggestions as to the causes—none of which is guaranteed: 1. “The revolt is another manifest: tion of sympathy with Sacco-Vanzetti, the condemned Itallan murderers and Communists.” How could the fate of two Italians in Massachusetts cause 80,000 Indians to rebel against their South American government? 2. “It is due to Soviet propaganda arousing the Indians to revolt against their rulers.” Yet the Indians of Bo- livia, as of other countries of South America, are organized in tribes ruled arbitrarily by their own chiefs, heredi- tary or elected by the members of the tribes. There is no conception among them of a rule of the pro- letariat, and, in their illiteracy, they could not comprehend a Soviet con- sideration of government. If the Com munists have had anything to do with the uprising, it is simply as general troublemakers, according to other au- thorities, 3. “Even before the conquest by Pizarro the Incas owned land in separate holdings, and the present generation holds the same individual tracts by inheritance through the cen-y turies. ~They recognize only their | tribal relations and so refuse to pay taxes on_ their land to the govern- ment.” But, in fact, they do pay taxes to the government, though the matter of taxation is a real point of friction, and it is contradicted that | there were such individual holdings | prior to the Spaniards. 4. “The danger of the revolt is aug- mented by fear of the loyaity of the government forces, for the soldiers are themselves Indfans—but the gov- | ernment will use only the mestizos (half-breeds) against the full-bloods, for the half-breeds, being part white in origin, look down on the full-blooded Indians and will fight them, i All agree that the revolt is not an ordinary South American revolution of the political “outs” against the | “ins.” It {9 more serious, if the press reports are to be trusted. * K ok ok ‘Who are these revolters? They are not Incas, as the press calls them, but are mainly Quichuas—*peaceful agri-| culturists.” The Incas were of an- other tribe which had conquered the Quichuas and was ruling them when all were conquered by the Spaniards under Plzarro. The small tribe of Incas is now extinct; only a few indi- viduals survive and the purity of their race is questioned. Still more nu-| merous are the Aymaras, a tribe largely devoted to peddling and mer- chandizing. All the Indians are:described naturally docile and with well d veloped “Inferiority complexes,” which the white masters take pains to culti- vate—“pains” in a literal sense, for their treatment by the whites is said | to be cruel and overbearing, yet| seldom resented unless the Indian chances to have indulged too freely | in alcohol. 'He does not drink mere | whisky or brandy, but pure alcohol with a little water. He chews cocoa | leaves continually, with a narcotic effect. He is unbathed and infected | with vermin and disease germs, so that personal contact with bim is . TRACEWELL. One of these is the resistance of the iystem. Resistance is an intangible, but none the less real thing. Some ms throw off diseases better than They. may a cold, but not make them very ill. Such persons never understanid why others are floored by colds. ctor is the condition of the nasal passages. Colds seem to ket thelr Inception, in most cases, in these passages causing a moist condi- tion, which, allowed to go on, results in the disa; eable symptoms known to every one. The use of electric lamps and the violet ray to dry up these sages at the beginning of a cold, and so end the breeding of the germs and restore the 15es to normal condition, promises to be one of the best mcthods of at- tack on the colds of today. Another factor must be modern liv. ing conditions, under which head may be included modern eating. Men and women of today undoubtedly take, in thousands of cases, less exercise than is good for them and live in too hot houses. The diet, however, probably is to be looked upon as the one great cause of the modern susceptibility to “tak- ing_cold.” Every one catches colds—and what clse does every single living soul do, if it Is not eat? This is tLe one thing that every man alive does. We all eat three square, rectangular meals a Jay, and many persons indulge in round meals, oval meals, triangular rceals, too! k L I There is bit of empiricism, of course, In baldly declaring one's belief that the prevalence of colds 13 some- how connected closely with modern eating habits, The present writer for many months was thoroughly convinced that sugar in the diet was the real criminal. At- tempts to prove it, however, have resulted in little. The study of diet is_something to be undertaken in a laboratory, not in life itself. Latest researches seem to put the emphasis not on any one element in gll:’ot F:Xl;‘h as sugar or starch, but n e general pro = kalinity of the hlogd. e The stomach, therefore, must be regarded as the center of attack upon (}m prevailing respirational - diseases. Something is wrong with our eating habits. We eat too much and too many things. We would seem to need a return to the old idea of “commons,” or a few foods for the many, instead of a great variety of foods and con- fections, Recently we quoted a eriter in this column who told of a famous FEnglish scholar who never ate anything for breakfast or lunch except bread and butter. In other words, the modern stomach, in a prosperous country such as the United States, is sated with food. Our meals are anything but common. We guzzle cold drinks and weighty foods at all hours of the day and night. Our blood becomes acid. Now the germs love to operate in such a me- diym. The siightest lowering of the temperature in Summer sets a whole city to sneezing and snuffling, not because of the lowered temperature, but because the slightest congestion combines with acid blood and cold germs %o give us all colds. This may not be very scientific, but we be- lieve it is common sense. OF EVENTS . COLLINS. loathsome to a white man. Hence it is customary for a white man when walking on the streets through crowds of Indians to “treat-‘em rough™ by beating about with his cane and ordering them to clear the way— which they do submissively. These Indians are more truly in slavery than are the Mexican peons. They live for succeeding generations upon the same hacienda and accept the slavery imposed upon them by the land owners. In Mexico the peon the- oretically is held—or was held, prior to the recent overturning of the gov- ernment—by the law which forbade a peon from leaving a hacienda if he were in debt to the owner, who, in practice, saw to it that the peon re- mained in debt, for the owner kept the accounts. But in Bolivia no such subterfuge was ever resorted to; the Indian “belonged” to the land and stayed where he was born. Many live in villages where there are no white men; they, however, are equally en- slaved by their tyrannical chiefs. The Indians constitute 70 per cent of the 3,000,000 population of Bolivia. * K kK At the age of 19, all males are forced to serve six months in the Bo- livian army, and at the end of the six months the chosen ones of acceptable physical and mental fitness, are re- drafted for two years' service. Dur- ing that two years, they are given in- tensive training and schooling, and it is reported that this very often arouses in them ambition to go on with education, so that they demand schools. There is at La Paz an Amer- n Institute for higher education, hich has had support from the Bo- livian government and from friends of education outside of Bolivia—from the United States and Brazil. Since the World War, the Bolivian finances have been restricted, so that govern- ment support of the institute has been suspended. * ok ok K The marvelous skill of the pre- conquest period when the Incas ruled the vast territory, including what Is now Bolivia and Peru, has not come down to the present degenerated In- dians. They have no knowledge of stone carving, as did the Incas, vet they are apt students of modern ma- chinery, including electric machinery for mining, but that is not at all re- lated to the skill of their ancestors. Senator Hiram Bingham, who has traveled extensively through South America, describes In his book, “Inca Land,” how he had been warned of the dangers of meeting certain “sav- age and ferocious Indians,” who, when he ventured among them, proved to be harmless and very cordial. The degree of progress made in agriculture by these natives is indi- cated by Senator Bingham in the fol- lowing paragraph from his book: “We found that it was difficult to get Indians to use any except the im- plements of their ancestors. The process of plowing this fleld was un- doubtedly one that had been used for centurics. The men, working in uni- son and in a long row, each armed with a primitive spade or foot plow, to the handles of which footholds were lashed, would, at a signal, leap for- ward with a shout and plunge their spades Into the turf. Facing each pair of men was a girl or woman whose duty it was to turn the clods over by hand. The men had taken off their ponchos to secure greater free- dom of action, but the women were full clothed as usual, modesty seeming to require them to Keep heavy shawls over thelr shoulders. Although the work was hard and painful, the toll Wi lightened by the joyous contact of community activit * X ok X So far as concerns the Indian life there is no national boundary between Bolivia and her nelghbors. Peru, therefore, is on the alert lest the pres- ent uprising in Bolivia should spread, and Peru s massing a large force along her border to guard against In- dian invasion. (Covyrisht. 1937, by Faul V. Collinad NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM LG M. SONGS OF THE SANCTUM. Legends and Lyrics of Newspaperdom. By James C. McNally. The Stratford Co. There is evidence, ample in bulk and valid in quality, that an appreciable share of the good poetry of the hour issues straight from one or another quarter of the great world of news- paperdom. Now, as in any other age, good poetry is that which steps off in tune with the spirit of its time— sweeping and_ flying or halting and limping according to the pace set by the time spirit. Field, Riley, Marquis, Preston, Adams and a host of other men of the press substantiate the claim of the “Fourth Estate” to high poetic honors. And here is James McNally, one of the tribe, with a bhook of verse drawn from the mani- fold interests of the “sanctum.” Most of these poems have already appeared in New York papers. They are valued in part because of their loyal tributes to the profession of journalism and in larger part by their own essential worth as poetry of unusual merit in form as well as in spirit. Among these “Songs of the Sanctum” is one that the brotherhood will appreciate—"The Sleuth”: “His zest unflagging and his zeal aflame, He travels to and fro the city wide; News hunter, keen of nose and eager- eyed, Alert pursuer in life's greatest, game; Eavesdropper, he, power maim, ‘Where ruthless lust and gentle love abide, Where faith and folly flourish side by side, At holy altar and in haunt of shame. And still his heart keeps sweet amid where pelf and the maze. Of tragedy and crime and cynic wrong, ‘Where blooms the goodness hell can never blight Where duty lifts its load in quiet ways ‘Where hope, nestled in sorrow, sings its song, ‘Where toiling hands are grimed, but honor bright.” And another on ‘At ninety-one his zest is still the same, ‘Who seven decades ago a cub began; A host of eager scribes have passed the pale Since first he scented scoops by road and rail— Since first he trod the writer's path to fame, The grind is good today; age cannot tame me His native enterprise, not quench the flame That keeps him tracking Truth o'er hill and dale— At ninety-one! The Nestor of his craft, his city's name Is linked with his renown, and few can claim A landmark thus defying life's long gale— A son like this one, happy, hearty, hale; sanctum devotes, who loves the game— At ninety-one!” L GREENWICH VILLAGE BLUES. Clement Wood. Henry Harrison. Not poetry, not even jingles—only jangles instead. Interesting, though, as a sample of the many crimes that in the name of Greenwich Village are perpetrated against—no, not against art, against common sense instead. Yet, once in a long time the clownish posturing here gives way to a moment of real grace. Smart Aleck takes a back seat, while a slim youth sees the— “White glory of the almost blossomed True moon, B Poul:lng its yellow radiance from the s At this its holy hour of silver noon, While the gray miles of beauty flick- ered by! White shimmer of the softer stars Lil;esme‘ ting unenvious fa N ces from their Dark mansions! Like a narrowed heaven tide. Beauty swept down upon the tired e o n;'th. tting her silver A“&" od. Ty mantle brush the nd her soft silver: mirth Y undertone of Lie like a blessing on the solitude! Out of his unseen path the golden sun Sent his far glimmering word, and S0 embued With distant glory every living one.” * Kk ok SONGS FROM THE HEART OF A BOY. Jesse L. Lasky, jr. Boni & Liveright. The refreshment of youth meets one at the door of this thin little vol- ume of verse. Just a boy of 16— very much in earnest as he patiently works his feelings and thoughts on many themes, sometimes into free verse and again into rhyming ca- dences. Curiously free from play and laugther is this- boy's work. Not a single rollicking note nor a frisky caper, such as voung things can hardly resist, is 'in evidence here. This is obviously a serious world whose setting out by a budding poet is no matter for mad and boisterous glee. It may be that Lasky, jr., gambols now and then, somewhere, but not in this demesne of the poetic muse. By and by when he has learned to laugh, a little, at the amazing game we are all driven into playing, he will, if he still holds to the actual work that he puts out in this book, be a poet of light touch as well as one of substantial purpose. “Old Trails” is a vivid and realistic picture—mature in conception and vigorous in tone: “We are riding the old trails again. Here ten thousand head of cattle spent the night, Here the lonely watchers rode silent horses round and round the great herd. And the stars were like dust in the sky, And the smell of the sage hung on the warm breeze of the desert. The men in the tarp breathe softly, They each have watched before. They know the stir of the great herd, They have felt the loneliness and the awful silence. Now they are part of the morning. It's chilly. this damned mist, and My lass rope is stiff as hell, Voices of the morning, And the song of dawn. Now the same wind through the hollows Of an old cowskull. Ten thousand hoofprints give echo, And I'sce a cowboy roping clouds.” whistles DAWN STARS. Lucia Trent. Henry Harrison. In Lucia Trent personal experience and feeling have widened to reach world experience ‘and feeling. A hand, as delicate as it is firm and friendly, reaches out here to_bind the two into'a common life of innumerable homely contacts. Lucia Trent fin these songs thinks with our thoughts, looks out through our eyes and gathers our own emotlons up into the web of her own singing. Listen to this. She calls it “Experience”: “Once I laughed into the eyes of the stars With the Spring wind warm against my lips; Then sorrow came and touched me With her finger tips. I have no tears for sad things any ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN. Q. What_type of building activity leads?—N. F. A. The Normal Instructor says that new school buildings lead; office bulld- ings are second; apartments, third; ho- tels, fourth; industrials, fifth. How many people attended the \‘\"OI'BI'S Poultry Congress in Ottawa?— A. Almost 10,000 delegates attended the congress. About 5,000 came from various parts of the Dominion, 4,000 from the United States, and the rest were scattered among about 40 na- tions. Q. Please give a translation of the Latin under the mosaic Minerva in the Library of Congress.—J. W. B. A. The inscription in the Library of Congress to which you refer—*Nil invita Minerva quae monumentum aere perennius exegit”—may be trans- lated as follows: “Minerva who erects a monument more lasting than brass,” Q. How many miles can the av- erage person walk an hour?—B. A. . good walker makes about 4 miles an hour if he or she is in er miscellaneous occupations, making a total of nearly one-half million chil- dren in manufacturing, mechanical or industrial occupation: Q. Was King Albert of Belgium the first reigning sovereign to visit this country?—G. A. B. A. Many newspaper -and periodical accounts of the visit of King Albert of Belgium to the United States in October, 1919, make the statement that this was the first time that a reigning sovereign had ever visited the United States. However, Dom Pedro 11, Emperor of Prazil, attended the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. Although he came as a private individual, he was still Emperor at that time, as he did not abdicate until 1889. Q. Does a halo_around the sun forecast rain?—S. J. G. A. Since halos occur in high thin clouds of small ice crystals, and since such clouds occur on the forward side of a widespread storm, or cyclone, it follows that rain or snow usually oe- curs within a day or two after a halo is seen. good health and is accustomed to walking. A hiker makes about 5 or 6 miles, but this pace cannot be sustained over a long period of time. Q. What is the aim of the Gug- genhelm Aeronautic Foundation?—A. 8. G. A. The general purpose of the Dan- jel Guggenheim Fund for the Pro- motion of Aeronautics, Inc., may be broadly defined as follo To promote aeronautical education, both academic and general; to assist in the extension of fundamental aeronautical science; to assist in the development of com- mercial aircraft and aircraft equip- ment; to further the application of air- craft in business, industry and other economic and social activities of the Nation. Q. What Industries employ the most children?—M. L. W. A._The Organizations Associated for Ratification of the Child Labor Amendment say: “The textile industry employs more children than any other, namely, 65,000 children 10 to 15 years of age, according to the census of 1920. The census shows besides the textile in- dustry nearly 13,000 children between 10 and 16 years old in the steel mills: almost 12,000 in clothing factories and shirt shops; 10,500 in lumber mills and turniture factories; 7,500 in shoe fac- tories and 5,800 in coal mines. There were child servants and waitresses re- ported to the number of 41,500; mes- sengers, bundle wrappers, office boys and girls number 48,000; sales boys and sales girls in stores, 30,000; other child clerks, 22,500; insurance boys, 20,700; and there were 162,700 children in oth- Rare unanimity is disclosed in ap- preciations of Leonard Wood, soldier and administrator, who died in the service of the country in whose life he had held high place since he and Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders in Cuba nearly 30 years ago. “America's great proconsul has laid down his office,” says the New York ‘Times, reviewing Gen. Wood's final service as Governor General of the Philippines. “He had refused to let physical disabilities, long separation from friends, merciless climatic con- ditions, fierce opposition in front of him and ignorant or partisan vilifica- tion behind him deflect him from his considered course or turn him from the task which he undertook from a sense of patriotic duty. He fought a good fight to the end and now lies dead as one carried from the field.” “In the death of Maj. Gen. Leonard ‘Wood the country loses one of its out. standing national figures, and to the list of martyrs to public duty another name is added,” is the tribute of the Charleston Daily Mail, while the Bangor Daily Commercial declares the country is “inexpressibly shocked” to learn of the death of this “outstand- ing American soldier, administrator and patriot.” In the opinion of the Detroit Free Press, ‘neither the United States nor the world at large could spare Gen. Leonard Wood,” whom this paper characterizes as “‘one of the enlightened colonial administra- tors of modern times.” Says the Bos- ton Evening Transcript, “It is easier to say today than yesterday that no great man lives.” . * K ok K The Manchester Leader proclaims that “New Hampshire will hold in imperishable memory the son whom she gave to so valiant, illustrious and worthy a service for the country.” The Kansas City Journal states that “American history shines more brightly because of the life and serv- ice of Leonard Wood, the faithful,” and the Albany Evening News' esti- mate is that “he has an eminent plage in the history of America; his counti® owes him a debt of gratitude.” That Wood was “of the stuff from which came the pioneers of covered- wagon days” is the judgment of the Newark Evening News. Filipinos “in future years will look back with rev- erence upon his memory,” in the opinion of the Helena Montana Record- Herald. S Gen. Wood's extraordinary qualities are lauded by the press generally. In its eulogy, the Atlanta Journal say: “Gen. Leonard Wood, whose deat! all America_mourns, was of dramatic instinet and heroic fiber. Born for action, he chose the lofty ways. Heart- whole and courageous, giving of self where duty called or glory heckoned, intense concern over the doing of a good day’s work, zest for hard, keen adventure—these were glowing traits of his, and no man better exampled Roosevelt's philosophy of life, ‘Fear God and take your part.’ " stimation of the Asheville ‘a cleaner American never while the New Orleans Morn- ing Tribune credits him with having possessed “a rare quality of personal magnetism.” His enemies respected him, as the Raleigh News and Observ- er points out, saying, “Even those who opposed him most in his policies believed in his sincerity, respected his courage and frankness, and felt the admiration that a man of ability and outspokenness is sure to command.” As the South Bend Tribune phrases the thought, “his was a heart of oak, and it carried him through situations that man.” The Pasadena Star-News re- cords that “seldom has this country presented such an example of pro- tracted and useful public service.” PR Wood’s Cduntry In Lauding His would have broken a weaker|s Q. Why is the 1st of April known as April Fool's daj K. A. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase that as March 25 ear day, April Ist was its octave when its festivities cul- minated.and ended. “It may be a relic of the Roman ‘Cerealia’ held at the beginning of April. The tale is that Proserpina . was sporting in _the Elysian meadows and had just filled her lap with daffodils, when Pluto carried her off to the Lower World. Her mother, Ceres, heard the echo of her screams, and went in search of ‘the voice’; but her search was a fool's errand; it was hunting the gowk, or looking for the echo of a scream. Q. Ts there a good grape crop this year?—D. C. A. This season's total grape crop of some 2,500,000 tons will be at least 8 cent heavier than last year's, and about 20 per cent above the average production for the past five vears. Ahout 90 per cent of the crop is grown in California. Take advantage of this free service. 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Haskin, Di rector, Washington, D, men Unanimous Unusual Career Republican national ¢onvention of 1920.” But in spite of these events, “he had not been soured, outwardly at least,” continues the Times, but “took obvious delight in doing the work at hand and doing it the best he knew how."” Whatever he thought of the de- cisions made against his ambition to serve in certain high capacities, “he never disappointed the Government or people that placed trust in him,™ ac- cording to the Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman, and the Indianapolis News declares: “His high sense of duty marked him as a man of extraordinary patriof . He set an example which, if followed generally by public officials throughout the country, would re- sult in a high plane of governmental service.” B The length of his service to his country is emphasized. The Balti- more Sun observes: “Many Americans made their mark in the subjugation of the Western frontier. Others have won their fame in building the empire which the United States has now be- come. But Gen. Wood remains unique as one who led in hoth phases of na- tional development.” That he reflect- ed in his career “in kaleidoscopic pan- orama,” the story of a nation's growth, from the days when he served as a medical officer in the Indian wars to the present hour,” is sug- gested by the Fort Wayne News- Sentinel. * ok ko ‘The Cleveland News predicts: “Maj. Gen. Wood will not be forgotten. His labors were too vast, and his results have been upon so enormous a scale that neither time nor its unpredictable whims will erase them.” The Santa Barbara News also feels that “his- tory will do justice to him.” Among the achievements recalled with praise is the following mentioned by the Chicago Daily News: “It was the sympathetic encouragement and sup- port of Gov. Gen. Wood during his extraordinarily successful administra- tion of Cuba that enabled Army doc- tors to discover the cause of yellow fever and develop successful methods of combating it.” Recognition is given to the big part played by Gen. Wood in preparing the country for the World War. “Some day,” says the Milwaukee Journal, “there should be a monument to him at Plattsburg,” for he has ‘“written something into the life of this Nation that it did not have before he organ- ized his_first group of civilian young men at Plattsburg.” Although Gen. Wood had been chief of staff of the United States Army and for a generation one of the country's foremost military figures, the Cincin- nati Times-Star feels that “his most substantial work was accomplished in Cuba and in the Philippines.” His experience in command of the Depart- ment of the Southeast in the World War is recalled by the Charleston Eve- ning Post, with the statment that “a memorial of his association with Charleston exists in ‘Lenwood street,’ which was named after him The conclusion of the Tulsa World it that “he was among the most valu- able men of his time, and he was not generally appreciated in his lifetime.” “Challenge to Decency” Editorial Approved To the Editor of The Star: You are to be congratulated for your excellent editorial in yesterday eve- ning’s issue relative to the attempts being made to return a certain screen avior. Evidently a move is being made to get this actor ba One of the lacal theaters this week is displaying a film For though honors came to Gen. Wood, disappointments, and keen ones, came also, as is recalled by a number of papers, among them the Louisville Times, which says, “Among his dis- appointments may be listed, as major items, the selection of an officer con- siderably his junior. for the supreme command of American troops in the World War, the subsequent failure of President iVilson to send him to France, and the collapse, under un- fortunate circumstances, of the presi- dential boom in his behalf prior to the i And here. This is “Solace”: “I hold them to the sunlight of my mind, Those shining phrases I have heard you say, As I would hold a string of crystal eads in which he appears, a comedy on Car- is advertising itself as a medium to bring back the best of the former films, but it certainly is an affront to cleanminded and decency loving people to have this film brought back, and certainly no theater that lends itself to the plan can be con- sidered a proper place for persons with high ideals. A great deal of criticism is being handed about as to the behavior of the youth of today. Who should make the world safe for youth if not older peo ple, and how can they do it in a better way than by refusing to permit ob jectionable moving pictures? It is high time that our elders awoke to their responsibility in such, matters, and it is to be hoped that the people of Washington who care what happens to youth will rise up in their might and say, “This thing shall not be done!” To watch their colors play. And when I am oppressed and grieved more, For dreams that drift like petals, one by one, [ I want to weep when children Are playing in the sun.” at heart Oh, what a tender solace they can How very lovingly I finger them As a young nun her patient rosary.” - Nothing could be more insulting to Washington people than to have this persdh appear personally at one of our theaters. Let us begin now to make Washing- ton a safe and decent city, an example to all the country, - J. C. GRAY.