Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1927, Page 8

THE EVENING T T e e ———_—— THE EVENING STAR| With Sunday Morning Kdition WASHINGTON, D C. FRIDAY........August 26, 1027/ THEODORE W. NOYES . ..Editor Star Newspaper Company Busines ew Nok Gfite’ 1 “Chicaxa Office: Townr B European Oflice: 14 Regent $t. Enstand The Evening St 3 East 4201 Buill jue London The Evening Star with the Sunduy morm ing edition is delivered by cyr the aily at 60 cents per month 45 cents per month " per ‘month_ Orders mav telephone Main 500 carrier at end of eac Rate by Mal Maryland aily and Sunday. aily only. Sundav only. 1o e by Payable in Advance, and Virginia Ler $900° 1 mo, 1vr $600° 1 mo All Other States and Canada. 1y and St v $1200 1mo §100 Baily & vioSEK00: 1 mo. T 130 Sunday ouly. .l 1vr] $400° 1 wio c Member of the Associated Press. The Assoctated P Iy entit to the use for revi g P patehes credited 10 i Bed in ihis paper and also the local news published hersin. Ail iizits of pub of special disnaiche: o al lea is s The Potomac Power Hearings. | Preliminary hearings have been \wld‘ on the question of granting permits to | is {unknown reason regulations covering with suspicion, while the news of his relense is a signal and an Invitation to his enemies to “get him" again while he s down. | Parole should not be regnrded mere- !ly as an act of mercy. Administered [ sarefully, it is a part of the science of sociolagy. The State should benefit as well as the prisoner by a scientific | procedure. The exactitude and cold efficiency which are earmurks of sl ence best attained without the emotionalism which today runs hand | in hand with the workings of the law. {an emotionatism which too often be- mere maudlin sentimentality. [ Provided those charged with granting do thelr work carefully, both | | the prisoner and the Stato are entitled jto work out their m-nl\:'rlli\v E“[IE!)-‘ jment away from the prying curiosity of an unthinking public, N comes parole Traffic Recommendations. ‘: { Trafic Director William Harland | {has, after considerable study, revised {the entire locai traffic code and has | | submitted his findings to the Commis. |sioners for approval. The director | | makes recommendations for changes it will be in every way beneficial to | the city and the Commissioners should | take favorable action at the first pos- sible moment Principal among the changes in the code is the clarification of the regula- a corporation for damming the Poto- | tion relating to street mac above Washington for the produc- | tion of power. At Harpers Ferry thl; in this city representatives of various | interests, local and national, have ap peared before an engineer officer at-{ tached to the Fede Power Commis- | sion and have given voice to their views for and against the project. | That officer will consider these pleas and protests, and will report to the con ion for consideration by it of the application now pending. In the main two grounds are ad vanced against the granting of the petition for a permit. One that there is no public necessity for the use of the Potomac power, and the other that its development would entail the destruction of the scenic value of a great area of exceptional beauty lying | close to the National Capital and ideally constituted for an unrivaled park. The proponents of the pian deny both pleas, by asserting that the de- velopment of power will give the Capi- tal service that is mueh needed, and that the preject will not cause the de- struction of the potential park. On the score of the public need it remains to be shown that the power obtained from the Potomac waters will be of actual service to the community and the Government through its lower cost of production and distribution. Statistics on that point are lacking. Only generalities have been employed in the argument for the preject, and the public is yet to be persuaded that there will be any material advantage to it in turning over exclusive water- power rights te a private corporation in virtual monopoly if, as is claimed broadly, the current-produced power ‘will be cheaper than that yielded from fuel-operated generation. Denial of the destruetive effect of the creation of high dams and exten- sive lakes in the Potomac gorge above ‘Washingten is mot convineing. It stands to reason that the erection of an immense barrier at Little Falls backing up the waters to Great Falls will flood several thousand acres and drown out scenie features that could never be replaced or reproduced. If the power project is practicable from the engineering point of view, it fol- Jows that the Potomac gorge between the Capital and Great Falls must be filled. The issue on the esthetic ide Congress | has authorized the director to control these vehicies under the general traf- fic plan for the Capital, but for some them have the code, never been written into Washington, therefore, has been faced with the peculiar situation « congressional act placing street cars under traffic control while local | authorities have never assumed that control. Mr. Harland’s plan will re- lieve this condition. In regard to pedestrians the director has rewritten the present regulation so that walkers will be under the same set of rules as motoristy at autematic light or officer-handled intersections. The regulation under which the city is now operating is that pedestrians must not cross a roadway against mov- ing traffic when controlled by an au- tomatic signal. Mr. Harland, however, has changed this to compel pedestrians to obey strictly policemen's signals as well as the lights. This regulation’ will be of no benefit to either walker or motorist if a rad- ical change is not made in enforce- ment, Since the present rule has been in effect there is no record of an ar- rest being made under it and pedes- trians have continued, as of yore, to wend their own sweet way in and out of traffic. The regulation, new or old, should either be enforced or wiped off the books. Mr. Harland has also recommended the very desirable condensation of all traffic regulations. Motarists have complained that the code was too vo- luminous and that they were unable to master it thoroughly. With a short- ened and condensed code there will be no justification for this plea. How- ever, it remains distinctly up to the Police Department to get behind and rigidly enforee every regulation that the Commissioners approve for the city, Those that are unworkable and unreasonable should be dropped, but those that remain in the code should have the full support of both police and courts to the end that traffic may run safely and smoothly ig the Na- ticnal Capital. —_——— A Generous Couple. Martin Jensen, who won secend prize In the late lamented Dole race, and his wife, who 1is said to manage all of his of the question is between a lake and & rugged valley of unusual attractive- ness that ean with a comparatively small expenditure be made into per- haps the most attractive park in the ‘world. This matter i not being rushed to prematyre decision. The officer who presided at the hearing just held will make his report to the Federal Power Commission, which will then take the application under advisement. Mean- while there is developing an unmis- takably strong ~public sentiment threughout the country adverse to the commercial exploitation of the Poto- mac above Washington, While the matter lies within the jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission, it is quite likely that an expression of con- gressional sentiment will be had at the next sesslon relative to the matter on the strength of the protest of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission, created by Congress to formu- late and execute plans for the develop- ment of the Federal City. —r——————— 1t has been asserted that there are not enough policemen. It isa delicate matter to secure a precisely adequate supply of law enforcement; a supply that will provide co-ordinated compe- tence instead of making officers sa numerous that they get in one an- other’s way. ——r—t— Parole Without Publicity. The theory of parole, as applied to eriminals, is that a man who has been convicted for his first offense against the law and who has served a part of his sentence is entitled to another ¢hance, Having tasted the bitterness of punishment, he is allowed to par- take ggain of the sweetness of free- dom, with the thought that his first experience at the hands of the law, plus a possible moral regeneration, will serve to stay him against future wanderings. The theory is a good one and its many failures to accomplish what it sets out to do should never be used to abolish the practice abuse constitutes its chief danger. s | affairs, are not going to be very pep- ular hengeforth in flying circles. Jen- Ser won ten thousand dollars for fly- ing some twenty-four hundred miles over the ocean from San Francisco to Hawaii. He did not fly alone. He was accompanied and navigated and helped in the flight by Paul Schiuter. Schluter risked his life with Jensen, navigated the plane with unerring precisiog for Jensen, and aided Jensen in every way on the lenely trip. Yet Jensen, out of the kindness of his heart, has just rewarded Schluter with the munificent sum of twenty-five dol- lars and a ticket home to ‘California. And Mrs. Jensen is very angry, pub- licly go, for her husband’s generosity. She has “bawled out” her spouse for giving Schluter even a nickel, No comment is needed on such niggardli- ness. Jensen's backers, however, have relieved the situation somewhat, byt the pilot wiil deserve no thanks from Schluter. They have announced that Schluter will be given twenty-five hundred dollars for. his part in the flight. He deserves all that and more. —————— | The diplomatic world situation is calculated to drive the average citizen looking for mental occupation within his capacity back to the cross-word puzzle, ) The German Flags. Though he is not in any manner im- plicated, the visit of Mayor Walker of New York to Berlin winzs into the international spotlight a situation in | strong enough in Germany to main | tain a propaganda without fear of re: turn to the monarchy are not disposed to precipitate an issue. The mon- archists would welcome any decided aetlon in resentment of the manifesta- tions of anti-republicanism.. Of course, Mayor Walker is treading warily In his course in Germany, to avoid giving affront to either side. He could not himself take issue with the flag that was hoisted or den d the v of the national colors. He paid his respects to the mayor of Berlin and to the President of the republie, who decorated him with a distin guished order in recognition of serv- ices rendered to German children in ow York. He Is too smart to be eaught in any jam of contention. The flag incident may pass without crisis, but the fact vemains, now fully revealed, that the moharchists are prisals by the republican government, and that suffices to indicate that there rend. B Onegllundnd Dollars Reward. A fine civic spirit is shown in the offer of the American Automohbile As sociation to pay one hundred dollars reward to any one giving information which leads to the apprehension and conviction of a hit-and-run automobile driver. In a letter to Commissloner Dougherty the association urges the District to accept its proffer in the be lief that it will put every citizen in the community on his toes to aid in wiping out this despicable type of mo- torist. The A. A. A., which deals exclusive- ly with motoring and its problems, has gone exhaustively into the subject of it-and-run drivers in the National Capital. In deciding to make the award it was guided by the fact that during the past year more than three hundred and fifty arrests were made of those who hit and ran away, but tifat hardly more than fifty per cent Wwere con- victed. It is the belief of the organiza- tion that the one hundred dollar re- ward will enable those to go to court as witnesses who otherwise would be unable to afford repeated absences trom gainful occupation, If there is no legal hitch in the ac- ceptance by the Commissioners of the offer, and there appears to be none, haste should be made to take advan- tage of it. No time should be lost in sweeping the ranks of motordom clean of the craven, the hit-and-runner. He is a blot on the landscape and a dis- grace to mankind and any measure looking to his elimination should be gratefully welcomed. —_—r———————— Most of the murder mysteries sure of being solved at present are those described by magazine authors, who know in the first chapter precisely what they are talking about. ——e— One of the advantages enjoyed by Mr. Dawes should not be overlooked. His famous “Melody” stamps him as a musician who might easily compose a campaign song with far-reaching consequences. ———————————— Aviation has been the source of the most happy enthusiasms and the most saddening depressions that the present century so far has experi- enced. —————————— Every now and then some lady of social eminence decides that there is more satisfaction in selling tea than in merely pouring it. —r———————— The only genuine “efficiency expert” that human industry has found is Mussolini. ————re— Several motion picture stars would be glad it their films could have as much prominence as their divorces. SHOOTING STARS. is trouble BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Signs of Autumn. ‘When the goldenrod is flaunting And the leaves begin to fade, When the melodies come haunting From the depths of forest shade, As you seek a destination Through a rustic thoroughfare, You observe with new elation Signs of Autumn everywhere. Signs that tell of motor fixtures, Not forgetting gas and oil, Or of dainty breakfast mixtures To give strength for daily toil. Hidden are the trees we cherished, As we view the gay designs. Natire's olden charm has perished As we view the Autumn signs. Shifting Sentiments. “Do you love your enemies?” “I am often obliged to,” answered Senator Sorghum. *“The man who was opposed to you on one issue s very likely to be supporting you enthusias- tically on another.” Literary Disheartenment. The literature the newsstands bring Contains immoral stuff. $o to the classics I shall cling. They're surely good enough. To Shakespeare's pages now I turn. | My state of mind grows queer. | the German capital which has a de- cided significance and which may de- Vvelop inte serious trouble. In honor of the visit of the executive of the largest city in the United States, the Ameri- can flag was hoisted over the hotel where he stayed. It is usual in sueh cases also, of course, to display the na- tional flag of the country. The hotel management, however, raised only the German imperial colors and not those of the republic, the management de- clining to recognize the republican sentiment. The mayor of Berlin, while graclously receiving and welcoming Announcing a new policy of the|the distinguished guest, declined to at- New York State Parole Board yester- day, Dr. Raymond F. C. Kieb, the State’s commissioner of corrections, declared that henceforth there will be no publicity attached to the actions of the board beyond the statement of The parole from prison for another chance in life This is a wise de- The paroled prisoner hereto- the number of men paroled, names of those released by will be withheld. cision. | tend a function in his honor at the hotel, on the ground that the absence of the republican banner was an af- front to the government which he In a degree represented. This episode has brought into view a conflict that menaces the stability of the German government and that while now latent may at any time reach the stage of actual revolt, It is altogether anomalous that any fore has been subjected to needless | large institution in the capltal of a tha publicity at. He is handicap. embarrassment by tached to his release. ped fram the start, for, having been country should refuse to recognize the | national banner and should fly that of | a rival faction, Such taking of eides Beanded in the first place by hig con would in this country, if a similar situ- Xiction, he is branded again by his ation existed, u. quickly to action, Pavole. His friends look upon him But in Germany the opponents of re- Some naughty phrases I discern. ©Oh, dear! Oh, dear! Oh, dear! Jud Tunkins says a lazy man al- ways has to keep fearfully busy look- ing for some kind of a job where he can pretend to be boss. Concentration. “Do you enjoy bridge?” “Very much,” answered Miss Cay- enne. “A bridge game is one occa- sion on which people are expected to keep quiet unless they know exactly what they are talking about.” “It is better,” said Hi Ho, “to rely on the man who whispers what he can do, than to heed one who shouts what he will do.”" 1il-fated Fat Man. “Why does nobody love a fat man?” “Because he is usually trying to re- duce, and, in consequence, is underfed and lll-natured.” Literary Preferences. ‘Most everything he writes I read, This mighty pugilist. I'll frankly say he is indeed My favorite “Kol-um-ist.” “You can't judge by appearances, 1 STAR, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. “Mauny a man who thinks to found a home discovaers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends,” says Norman Douglas. in “®outh Wind.” There 1s a whimsical sentence for you! One might was an old zrouch, midst of walled acres, receive a friend. Yet nothing could be further from the truth the experience of every man proves, Even if one does not maintain a free inn for all his ac- quaintance, he knows of somes one else who does Ilspecially does this hold true of Washington, the cynosure of all eyes of the Nation. Out in they look upon the National Capital with a feeling mixed of awe, antici- pation and dulity. To go to Washington for a visit is an event. All Washingtonians ought to remember. that when they receive the guests from the States, and not fail to answer the door bell, just to please Norman Douglas. So let us admit, once and for all, that often enough it is better to make a tavern out of one’'s home than to allow it to go guestless, * ¥ k% think the writer of ft sitting _in the unwilling to Yet must something be said on the other side! Lvery one knows of some unlucky couple whose home and resources are “made a good thing of” by every chance acquaintance in the home v are forever dining people who mean nothing to them, simply because (we suspect) they do not know how to get out of it, or are not ready enough liars. Social lles, of course, are not really lies. The abstract regard of truth which distinguishes some entirely ethical people is rather a nuisance at times, say such a time as Mrs, Heffington writes that she intends to come camp down on one for “two weeks." Now what one should do, in such an emergency, is to send a telegram at once: “Am leaving for scashore immedi- ately. Very sorry I will not be home, Or: “Kxtreme illness in family d prives us of pleasure of having you a: guest.” Come to think of it, either of these telegrams would entail much dodg- ing around, for Mrs. Heffington, one well recalls, is a determined lady, espe- cially when checking upon friends. One would not say that she is sus- picious, but—well, you know what one means! Suppose that first telegram were sent, the ene about going to the seashore, ‘The only thing left to do would be to go, or, possibly, to close the house up tight, and sneak in the back way for a couple of weeks. No sooner would Mrs. H. land in ‘Washington than she would take ex- treme pains te walk by the house, in order to catch one at home. Sure she would! In the event the telegram about sickness were dispatched, she would come immediately from the train to the house to express her condolence and also to get the exact facts in the case, the States A jar of homemade jelly would com- plicate the case. Like all of the folks from back home, old Mrs. Heffington has some mighty good points, No, these telegrams would not do-at all. * % ¥ % blime is the innocence of all the home folks, as a matter of fact! They actually seem to think, no mat- how little they know you, that you will be immensely pleased to have them settle down in your home for weeks without number. Now. there are a few persons you would like to see, and to entertain, and you would not be more than nor- mally peeved if they said nothing about leaving after two weeks. Two weeks of any one is eneugh, some experts declare. Grouchy indi- viduals assert that a week is enoug but they probably err in the huma ties. Two weeks is the average *'stay, and the united.sentiment of mankind is that this is suffcient. This, of course, for real home folks, not just & acquaintances. Just because one met Miss Duffer 10 vears ago while at a friend’s house out in Oshkosh is no real reason why Miss Duffer ought to feel free to come direct from Union Station to one’s home and stay there just as long as she pleases. It does, of a truth, save Miss Duffer a great deal of money—but one is not responsible for such things. This is a matter that interests only Miss Duffer, and one is afraid it interests her too much! The worst thing about the Miss Duffers of this world is that they catch one unaware, as it were. They are much more clever than poor old Mrs. Heflington. Mrs. H. gives one falr warning. Miss Duffer, with the shrewdness born of much imposition on friends, sends no telegram. She writes no letter. The first one’ knows of her is when she is at the front door. * k% ¥ If one makes a tavern out of his home, he must institute the oth services that go with such places. He must have & car ready for the use of his guests, to transport them through the highways and byways of beautiful Washington, at all hours of the day and night. No matter how many tim'es he has seen the Monument, he must be will- ing to see it again, to go up in the elevator once more, and to thrill with his guests at the wide expanse of ter- ritory opened to the view from that eminence. At home, all the regular habits of life are to be freely upset. The morn- ing use of the bathroom, always a Joy in the life of a man, must be fore- gone completely or terribly curtailed. We have heard of one gentleman who shaved in the basement for a pefiod of weeks. Now this is an op- eration no man ecan hurry through, unless it be at the expense of a cut chin or lip. How can one shave properly with several guests opening their doors, at intervals, to see it the bathroom deor is closed or open? So’ into the basement for you, John! One may thank guests, however, for one thing: How silent and roomy the house seems when they are gone! Surely this is worth it all. Now one is under no compulsion to sing in his bath. One does not have to wear a collar from morning to night, or he careful what one says. The tavern atmosphere has vanished —this is home, sweet home. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Some of the President's friends have heard that after March 4, 1929, Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge will act on the advice given to prospective Ma- rines and “see the world.” In other words, they're credited with a desire to travel abroad under circumstances more favorable than hitherto at their disposal. Neither the President nor the First Lady has ever set foot on foreign soil except upon the Canadian territory immediately adjacent to their native Vermont. Both are fond of travel, have long wished to go over- seas, and .are said to look forward to a transoceanic expedition with the keenest anticipation. Two predecessors in the presidency tourcd abroad at the end of their White 1. ise terms— Ulysses 8. Grant and The .dore Roose- velt. Whether Calvin Coolidge, who is a modest man, would submit himself to the triumphal experiences which befell Grant and Roosevelt in foreign parts is questionable. * kK K Former Representative W. D. Jamieson, Democrat, of lowa, now a lawyer and publicist at Washington, has raised a suggestive issue in con- nection with radio. In the Window Seat, a sprightly news sheet published weekly by Jamieson, he foreshadows that Congress some day is going to pass laws prohibiting the broadcast of prize fights. He points out that the Federal statutes prevent the ship- ment of prize fight motion pictures across State lines, and asks, “Why should the radio be permitted to carry prize fights everywhere?” Jamieson observes: “I don’t think there should be a censorship for radio, for censor- ship Is a mighty dangerous thing. But one thing is certain—the broadcasting of pugilistic combats in detail will not be permitted a great while. Probably the more generally the Tunney-Demp- sey mill is sent out over the air in September, the quicker a stop will be put to the whole business. It will kill itself.” It is expected that more than 100 stations will be hooked up for the Chicago ehampionship contest — by far the most extensive on record. ¥ ok ok K Political animosities don’t last very long in rock-ribbed Republican Penn- sylvania. William R. Douglas, who was private secretary to former Sen- ator George Wharton Pepper, has now entered the service of Senator- elect William S. Vare in the same ca- pacity. A little more than a year ago Douglas, as a good and faithful Pep- perite, was doing his level best to assist his chief in “throwing ‘Bill’ Vare into the Delaware River” — riparian ambition in which the distin- guished Philadelphia lawyer was thwarted. Douglas is something more than a senatorial secretary. He is, in fact, an astute politician. For many years he wag a factor In the organiza- tion of the late W, Harry Baker, long- time and powerful chairman of the Republican State committee of Penn- sylvania. 5 LY is much interested in the recent election to the mayoralty of the little eity of I dmonton, Md., near Washington, of Kinjiro Matsudaira, an American-born Japa- nese. He received every vote cast, having no opponent. Mayor Matsu- daira is a scion of a noble Nipponese family. His father, Tadaatsu Matsu- daira, was the brother of the late Vis- count Churei Matsudaira. The Ed- monton executive learned of his aris- tocratic origin two years ago through correspondence® with the American em. bassy at Toklo, which investigated it at his request. Matsudaira’s mother was an_American woman whom Ta- daatsu Matsudaira married in the late seventies. Tadaatsu and his brothe) contemplated return to Japan af studying engineering here for seven years, hut when the steamer which was to take them home was about to| sail, Tadaatsu—the younger brother— failed to turn up. He had fallen in love with an American girl and eloped with her. The +late Viscount Matsu- daira returned to Japan alone, and for Japan said Uncle Eben. “Dese knickerbock- ers make gemmen an' ladips look purly much de same, the next 40 years no tidings of his missing brother came to him. Ta- das tgu died in Maryland in 1892, leav- ing a 8-year-old son, now his honor of Edmonton. Mayor Matsudair {s not related to Tsuneo Matsudaira, Jap- anese Ambassador at Washington, . * ok X x “The Borah Pledge” is the title of a card-ballot now being sent broadcast all over the country by Marcus W. Robbins, a lawyer of San Diege, Calif. It reads as follows: “I, the under- signed, belonging to that class of Americans commonly called the com- mon people, and believing that my best intercsts have been many times overlooked by those intrusted with the affairs of government, who have oft- times wandered far afield from the strict path of the Constitution, and further believing that the Hon, Wil- liam E. Borah possesses in the highest degree those qualities of statesman- ship that are necessary for the wise administration of the affairs of the United States, hereby pledge myself to use all honorable means within my power during the coming presidential campaign to promote the candidacy of the said William E. Borah for the of- fice of President of the United States and call upon all other citizens of our country to join in this laudable effort. I make this pledge as a visible re- minder of my political faith.” * ok ok K New Yorkers are angling for the presence of President Coolidge and other dignitaries at the “Surrender day” festivities which will mark the 150th anniversary of the battle of Saratoga on October 17, The Saratoga Historical Society is staging a pageant to represent the Continental Army's defeat of Gen. Burgoyne's invading force, a victory classed by the his- torian Creasy as one of the 16 decisiv battles of all times. Of it Creasy say *“No military event can be said to haye exercised more important influence on the future fortunes of mankind than the complete defeat of Burgoyne's ex- pedition in 1777.” Gov. Smith, Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard, Prof. Dixon Ryan Fox of Columbia, Representative James S. Parker of New York and Gen. James W, Lester, commander of the New York National Guard, will be among the speakers on “Surrender day.” It is desired to focus public attention upon the epachal character of Burgoyne’s surrender and convert its scene into a national shrine, oK ok K Washington’s cloakroom and dinner table gossip, when the tittle-sattle sea- son opens with the arrival of Con- gress, is likely to revolye around a sensational book just qff the press in New York. It deals with the private life of a lately deceased President of the United States along entirely dit- ferent lines than those of a notorious volume which dealt with the same per- sonage last year. It's understood there was some suggestion of barring the new book from the mails, but the postal authorities decided to withhold 80 good an advertisement, (Covyright, 1927.) Study of Astronomy Needed in All Sciences To the Editor of The Star; All colleges and high schbols should require all students to study one year in astronomy, und all mechanics, in- ventors, agriculturists and electricians should study one vear in astronomy, about an hour after working hours. Without the clear understanding of orbit motion, as seen in the solar system, no one can understand clearly chemistry, mechanics, agriculture, plant growth, animal growth, elec- tricity, physiology, geology, mag- netismi, airplanes, the weather, ete. They should know the movements in orbits and changing of orbits that are going on inside of all kinds of matter, The accurate accomplishments, espe- cially in physics, chemistry, machin- ery and agriculture, require a clear understanding of the laws of orbits and their alignments and disalign: ments that produce all the physical phenomena of matter. DA N. GROVE& nsas City, Mo, 'l ' PHILOSOPHIES BY GLENN FRANK Puritan religion and machine pro- duction had something in common in their early stages of development— they both turned their backs on beauty. Protestantism, in its early stages, was plous but plain. Machine production, in its early stages, was profitable but ugly. Protestantiem {s learning that beauty is not the foe but the friend of worship, Machine production is learning that beauty ig not the foe but the friend of utility. i We are beginning to grow hungry for the beauty that the old handi craftsman used to put into the things they made; we are beginning to rebel against the way in which machine pro- duction has sent beauty into exile in the antique shops. 1t we cannot do better, we will as- sert our good taste by buying ‘an- tiques, but we would a little rather not feel that we have to sponge .on the artistry of our ancestors; we would like to feel that we can create the beauty we crave. ‘We are in the morning hours of a revival of popular good taste, And the directors of machine production are both responding to this growing good taste and helping to create a wider good taste. I have net, in many moons, read a more exhilarating article than Earnest Elmo Calking’ article on “Beauty, the New Business Tool,” in the August issue of the Atlantic Monthly. ‘alkins has always appealed to me as a forerunner of the best type ¢t business man toward which our ma. chine civilization should breed. There are innumerable American business men who have superb good taste, sen- sitiveness to the beautiful as well as to the profitable, cuitivation and re- finement. But 8o often they use these qualities in their after office hours only. They resign thelr factories to ugliness and utility, and hurry home to their tapestries and their art gal- leries when the day's work is done. Mr. Calkins is focusing all he can muster of taste and sensitiveness and cultivation upon the processes and products of Ameriean business. He does not want beauty the pris- oner of grt galleries. He wants to democratize beauty in the market place. He wants a civilization in whieh beauty shall mark not only the pic- tures in the palaces, but the pof in the kitchens as well. He thinks that we have reached the stage in business development when there is a sound economic argument for beauty; he thinks that, in its sales campaigns, American business must realize that the app-al of efficiency alone is no longer adequate, and that beauty is the natural and logical next atep in American manufacture and salesmanship. 2 His article condescends to details in telling how far beauty has already be- come the concern of the business men of this machine age. It is a hearten- ing story. Read it. (Copyright, 1027.) A Discussion of Various Organ Tunes To the Editor of The Star: Mr. Charles E. Tracewell in his article in The Star of August 25 writes interestingly on music, with a remonstrance, however, of the manner in which organists produce their effacts in broadcasting. He deprecates the subdued effects throygh the use of the softer stops. “We want,” he says, ‘the deep crash, the fine bellow, the intensity without tonal bottom, of the wonder- ful instrument called the organ.” “What is the sense, then,” he asks, “of attempting the pleasing softness of the flute, or the solo violin!" He Roes on to say, “When we listen to the organ, we want to feel we have heard the organ, We want to be bathed in sound. We can listen to the flute or violin some other times.” It may be suggested that Mr. Trace- well {8 right to a degree. Demands, hawever, and progressive organ- building have perfected an ever more sensitive instrument. The tones of the full-organ are noble and uplifting, but to be always used in this way might be tiresome, just as the old- fashioned orator was tiresome with full swing from his pipes all the time. After all, the speaker who lowers his voice at the right moment and is more persuasive than flamboyant often wins, The deepest and profoundest spiritual things are said in a voice nearest to silence. And spirit may even impregnate silence, as when the host is raised in the Roman service— and impressive moment. And so with the organ. It has our interest not only because it can crash with startling sound, but because its stops may be manipulated, and its tonal intensities varied, so as to express the finer and gentler emotions. While the organ is not sa interesting to the musician as the orchestra. it may have, and probably has been, the intention to appreximate orchestral effects. Mr. Tracewell would suggest omission. This would seem retro- gression. ‘To take out the pipes that produce the gentler and subdued effects would reduce the organ to a primitive instrument, with little left hut the rumble of the pedal notes and the hollow quality of the diapasons. This would hardly meet present demands. OTTO TORNEY SIMON. oo Liquor Propaganda | In News Item Charged | To the Editor of The Star: { note in the item from Norfolk, August 23, in re Norwegian rum ship leaving when discouraged by patrol vessels, a concluding paragraph as follows: “Just how much money was spent in fuel for the Government craft while they were chasing, trailing and shadowing the little Norwegian vessel has not yet been itemized.” On inquiry at the Coast Guard of-| fices T learn that there is no reason to | expect information as to such costs, | for it is not compiled or furnished. The paragraph quoted, therefore, is| not news, but an element of propa- ganda on behalf of liquor-for-beverage interests. ‘While I have no affiliation with any organization opposed to the liquor in- terests, I resent the attempt to ex- the unthinking for political results. I may point out that the following might as truthfully have been includ- ed in the item: “Neither has it been estimated how many crimes may have heen prevent- ed by the exclusion of this cargo from | the country. It is a fact. however,| that the cost to the State for the trial of a drunken murderer would prob- ably more than equal the cost of this patrol work.” H. L. WOODWARD. T Second Childhood, Perhaps. | From the EI Paso Herald. The world may be a million years old, as scientists assert. If so, it is pretty jazzy for its age. e | Too Tiring. | From the Louisvills Times, | Some women visit cosmeticians so frequently thgy actually look beau'y- shop worn * T — An Anachronism. From the Detroit Free Press. One of the Detroit-Cleveland husses was wrecked when it hit a horse. What business has a horse on the highway, anyhow? ercise Influence in this way to lead |~ al | The flight to Hawaii | ather conquest by Americans.” events, it may have served some use- | ful purpose.” Q. When did the tradition start that Jewish people should marry within their own race?—F, F. A: The American Hebrew says that the tradition against intermarviage among Jews is traced back to Abra- ham, who ordered his estate manager, Eliezer, to obtain a wife for Isaac from aynong his, Abraham’s, own peo- ple, in Aramea. It should be added that this is only a tradition. It be- eame a practice among Jews at the time they returned from the Babylo nian exile in the fifth century be- fore the common era. Intermarriage, however, has taken place among Jews | at all times. The reason why Jews have clung to the tradition of Abra- ham and the enactment of Ezra lies | ness especially this is welded by the | religious ideai. The belief of the Jews that they are a people chosen by God to disseminate knowledge of Him and His moral and ethical will among the peoples of the world is also a great factor motivated by the desire to hold to its mission in the world and, prob- | riage should weaken the force for car- rying out its mission. Q. Who is the greatest pianoforte composition?— A. Chopin is usually ac place. master of F. rded this Q. Is the heath hen extinet in this country? If not, where can it be found and how many of the species remain?—T. G. T. A. A census in March of 1927 indi- cated the existence of less than 30 heath hens in Marthas Vineyard, the only section of the United States where these birds are found at the present time. Q. Are steam, electricity, airplanes, etc., strictly modern inventions?—A. 8. A. Archeologjcal discoveries reyeal that the principles of the use of steam, hydraulics, smoke screens, concave and convex mirrors, magnet: were known to the ancients ployed by priests in temples to per- form supernatural feats. Steam, for instance, was used in Babylonian tem- ples as early as 1700 B.C. to cause images of gods to move their heads, eyes or arms. Many similar devices may be cited. 4 Q. Where is the manuscript of Frank- lin's autobiography?—B. W. A. The Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, Calif., includes this manuscript in jts collection. Q. How much do the railroads pay for fuel in a year?—T. 1. O. A. In 1926 the fuel bill for the rail- roads wis $473,353.928. They used nearly 25 per cent of the bituminous coal and 43 per cent of the anthracite coal produced in the country. Fuel oil approximated 20 per cent of the out- put! and wood between 15 and 25 per cent. Q. What is the name given to tak- ing a score overlooked by an opponent at cribbage?—D. L. A. The term is muggins. Q. What is the meaning of the word precieuse?—S. D. 3 A. When an adjective it means over precige; excessively nice. The noun re- fers to an affected woman in polite society, particularly one of the literary women of the French salons of the seventeenth century. Q. What is the kind of lacquer ware in the psychology of group conscious- | ably, also by the fear lest intermar- | WASHINGTON, D C! FRIDAY! AUgUST 26! 127 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. called which seems to have a spiin kling of gold in the finish . N. T A. Aventurin lacquer is the lacquer whose cher cteristic is a sprinkling of gold particles, either uniform in char acter or 13 clouding: Q Whv Io we never hear nowadays of people having inflammation of th. brai i A. This 18 an old and unscientifi term which was applied to both cere- britls and meningitis. These terms are now in general use. Q. When was the Birth Control Re first issued?—R. L. It was started in 1917, In the ending June, 1924, there were ished 114,000 coples of this maga Q. What country makes the mos silk. and what one consumes the most L. & A. The United States has hecome the largest and most important silk-many | facturing and silk-consuming countr n the world. It takes aproximatel: | hree-fourths of the world’s production The raw material is all imported. Q What is the difference betwee: facings and linings on military gar ments?—>. T. A. Facings are on the outside of the zarment and are for ornamental pur | Doses. Linings are on the inside to jgive the garment a neat, smooth 8| pearance and cover up canvas, wi ding, ete. of “Cyrano de Ber i D, 3. Edmaind Rostand, dramatist and poet, was born in 1869 and died in 1920, Q. What is the name of the castie at the entrance of the harbor at Vera Cruz, Mexico?—G. T. L. A, It is ®an Juan de Ulua, Q. In what country do the most po- ple carry life insuran A. In the United States the c.o%e of 1924 there was life insurance o itstanding in the entire world that amounted to $90.000.000.000. Of thig amount $63.800,000,000, over twe- thirds, was held by United States com- panies. Q. Are there many pure-blooded ne- groes in the United States?—A. G. 8. A. Among the 8,000,000 enumerated as colored in the census of 1920 the population of pure-blooded Africans is comparatively small. Q. Ts it true that the first use of perfumery was in connection with re- ligious ceremonies?—M. R. D. A. The first mention of the use of perfumery seems to be in the 30th chapter of Exodus, 34th verse, con- taining the formula for the holy anointing oil to be used solely by the priest of the tabernacle of the Jews. This perfume consisted of “sweet spices, stacte, onycha and galbanum.” 'hese were all aromatic herbs or gums, Frederic J. Haskin is employed by ° this paper to handle inquiries of our readers, and you are invited to call upon him as freely and as often as you please. Ask angything that is @ matter of fact, and authority will be quoted you. There is mo charge for this service. Ask what you want, sign your mame and address and in- close 2 cents in stamps for return postage. Address The Evening Ster Information Bureau, Frederic J. Hag- kin, director, Washington, D. C. Opinions as to the outcome of the Dole air race to the Hawalian Islands clash so noticeably as to create a doubt concerning the American view of the effect on the progress of avi- ation. Tragedy to some overshadows other considerations, while it is be- lleved by various editors that major feats should be reserved for experts of the first rank, with all amateurs eliminated, Stating that “what this race will do for aviation remains to be seen,” the Oakland Tribune records that “it has been demonstrated for the third time within a few weeks that the islands are to be considered on the route of aircraft.” The Tribune sug- gests that “hereafter, perhaps, ad- venturing by wings to Hawaii will not be attended by se much of coficern.” The Miami Daily News hails the “splendid achievements” of the win- ners, and concludes that “it has been shown again that the palm of victory is not beyond the reach of any good fiyer equipped with a good plane and having a good navigator to direct his course.” “Further stimulus to long-distance, non-stop flying” is the judgment of the Scranton Times, while the New- ark Evening News sees resulting prospects of “longer flights above the wide Pacific waters, recognized as an idea] place -for the development of aviation and the conquest of the air,” and the Birmingham News says that “countless others must follow the paths they blazed.” The Milwaukee Journal credits the contestants with having added “a new triumph to the most remarkable year this or any other mnation has had in aviation.” The Providence Journal holds that certainly the success of half the planes engaged in the contest dem- onstrates progress and points the way ta further development.” The San Bernardino Sun welcomes further in- formation as to how far present ef- ficiency goes, “whether it Is more or less general or confined to a very limited number of planes and men,” * ok ok The result, in the opinion of the Chicago Daily News, “must be regard- ed as another advance step in long- distance aviation,” but that paper adds that “‘consideration of the race as a whole reveals, as did the recent daring Atlantic flights, that before air travel over oceans can be made avail able to and safe for the public there must bhe vast improvements in the planes and their equipment, and the | men who pilot them must learn much ! more about the navigation of the air than the great majorit The Salt Lake Deseret News is convinced that ‘‘the service they render redounds to the blessing of hu- in time to come.” Although the air literally is fuil ships plying between continents,” s the Flint Daily Journal. “the h: rds of transoceanic flying still are! great.” The Journal states that the future step “must be that of making planes big enough and stable enough to carry fuel for the long flights and to withstand the storms on the ocean which force the smal craft down. is another link in the chain which is binding the con- tinents together; to all the courageous venturers who sailed forth on it the greatest credit is due.” The Apn Ar- bor Times-News prediets that “history will regard the Honolulu hop as am-| the adverse opiniony are those of the Syracuse Herald that "the Dole air derby has hindered rather than helped the cause of aviation™: the Lynchburg Advance, that such catgstrophes “will weaken the pub- lic’'s confidence in the safety of air- planes'; the Chattanooga Times, that “tournaments of this kind discredit aviation,” and the Lincoln Star, that if 1t “seryes as a deteprent to similar | Among American Opinion in Doubt Over Results of Dole Flight }is all very well, byt it is being over- done. “It is a healthy condition,” remarks the Fort Worth Record-Telegram, “when flights such as the Lindbergh, Chamberlin and Levine and the Byrd adventures are financed by those in & position to lend the proper aid to the new profession. But it is not cne when ‘derbles’ are organized for flignts that have no other value than to finish ‘inside the money.”” The Richmond News-Leader, recognizing that “many of the most fundamental problems are still unsolved,” contends that “this is work for the Lindberghs and th Byrds, not for amateurs,” and adds that “true research in any sphere is always retarded when it becumes the play of sensation seekers." ‘““Tao brief preparation, planes not fitted for such an adventure, and rash- ness in undertaking it” is the verdict of the New York Times, and the Louis- ville Times avers that the race has done “‘more to impress on the popular mind the extreme hazard that still at- tends long flights than to convince any one that transoceanic travel by alr is yet practical, ?'on as a sporting proposition.” The Indianapolis News emphasizes the fact that “misfortune has cast an element of gloom over the entire race.” * ok Kk transocean flight,” as viewed by the Kansas City Journal, “whether a sweepstakes event or a solo under- taking, is not as yet something to be accomplished by just any one or by competent aviators in just any air- plane”; and, the Philadeiphia Evening Bulletin, while declaring that “these flights across the seas are Inspiring. and that “they justify the hope of reg- ular and routine performance,” warns that “in the excitement of the hour there is likely to be a tendency to for- get that such flights are still extraor- dinary undertakings, for which only he staunches and best are competent., An incidental lesson of the tlight, to the Worcester Evening Gazette, is that lost flyers “may demonstrate the tre mendous importance of carrying strong and dependable radiv equip- ment.” Socrates’ Philosophy On Safety of Society To the Editor of The Star: In connection with the the Sacco-Vanzetti case, the to be a strange dearth of comment which goes to the real heart of the problem of eivilization in maintainin law and order as a substitute for pi vate feuds. Muych as we may shrink from t! horrible necessity of having to human beings. to death, yet unles organized society does dischurge th unpleasant duty, the eventual resu: of aggrieved and fnjured persons wi be to private vengeanct. and th state or society under such a cond tion would be so horrible thut the con parative inhumanity of having socie execute convieted criminals would pal into insignificance. However, atlon v secmns suggestio Fou noy is that the time is particularly oppoi tune to publish the dialogue of Soc es on the occasion when he wasx bout to drink the cup of hemlock, '~ replying to the suggestion of his pupils and friends that they should reses him from his fate. His discourse on the importance et maintaining law and order as com- pared with .ie presevation of the life of a single individual is, of course, & classic, and at this time it seems to :ne that it is so apropos as to really have a distinct news value. MOULTRIE HITT. * ok w ¥ “The publi¢ craze for long-distance fiving,” according to the Charleston Hvening Post, “is being carried to an|for a “wild man” who'ri automobile. “'""’.\':Iufilnd there shi to sense Of some modificatign of it. Stunt ying thousand of these without o] 1d b6 pe. B Plenty of Them. From the Albany News, . New Jersoy is said o be searching ¥or] '.l:‘:mlc:uils 4 Y & few glad