Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1927, Page 8

‘THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C FRIDAY.......Scptember 9, 1627 THEODORE W. NOYES. ... Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office: % Do Pennarivania Ave. S SRR b N ox. Towar Ruildin Turopess Ofce: 14 Reront St.. London. England. ar with the Sunday morm ivered by carriera within : daily ouly Sundays only. 20 ents he aant by mail o ollsetion 1 made by month. The Evening 43 cents per month: * month Orders m; Foiephons Main S000. earrier at end of eac Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryiand and Virginia. 4 1 vr. $9.00: 1 o iy e e undas oniv. ¥r 83001 1 mo ANl Other States and Canada. and Sunday.l vr. $12.00: 1 mo. $1.00 5 1yrl &800°1 mol &R 00! $400:1mo. 3dc 1 a socinted Prass {s exclusiv iy e titled he ‘s for repudlication of all news dis- tches credited 1o 1t OF not otherwise cred- Rt U5 ihls oaper and aiso ihe local ews publishad Rarsin. All rients of publication ©f special dispatches herein are also reserved The Hughes Interpretation. Mr. Hughes' clearcut statement thut | he does not believe that President Cool- | fdge has finally eliminated himself | from the presidential race next year gives the country something to think about. The former associate justice of the Supreme Court and Secretary of State, according Mr. Coolidge credit for entire sincerity, still con- siders that Mr. Coolidge is subject to draft for the Republican nomination and that he should be drafted. When it comes to the analysis of language, Mr. Hughes is regarded in this country as one of the ablest in- terpreters. He insists that the Presi- dent’s announcement that he does not “choose” to run for President means that and nothing more. It does mot, to his way of thinking, mean that un- der no circumstances will the Presi- dent run. Mr. Hughes' interpretation of the President’s announcement has served to focus attention again on the posi- tion of Mr. Coolidge. Many other members of the Republican party have tal#w the same view as that taken by Mt. riughes. Many will con- tinue to hold the same view unless the President clears away all clouds by a further statement regarding himself and the presidential election in 1928. If President Coolidge adds to his ten-word Black Hills announcement #t doubtless will be to say finally that he will not under any -circumstances make the race for President in 1928. It seems scarcely likely that he will way that while he does not “choose” to rTun for President, nevertheless he eould be persuaded to do so. But if he makes no addition at all to his Black Hills pronouncement thousands of _people the country over will interpret his silence as giving consent to the epinion expressed by Judge Hughes. President Coolidge is to return to ‘Washington the first of next week. It may be that he will consider the moment auspicious for making his position more clear to the country. It may be that he considers he has al- ready said all he should say. Unless, however, he gives some definite indi- eation that he is not subject to draft, . the movement for hLis renomination doybtless will continue. : The ambiguity surrounding the President’s position in the minds of many Republicans is likely to arouse again the opposition of the La Fol- lettes, the Norrises and other pro- gressives in the party who oppose the reelection of Mr. Coolidge. Already they have attacked the renomination ‘of the President on the ground that it would be a violation of the third- term tradition. Senator La Follette will reintroduce his resolution express- ing it as the sense of the Senate that no man should serve more than eight years, or two terms, in the White House. A similar resolution is likely also to appear in the House. A Second Warning. Hotels evidently have not been tak- ftng heed of the protests of rotorists ontering Washington that they are being irritated, confused and injured by the practice of stationing men and boys on the roads to throw circulars advertising their wares into passing automobiles. Yesterday at Hyatts- wville, Bladensburg and Cottage City the hotel emissaries were busy sail- ing sheets of paper and cardboard into moving machines, thus annoying mo- torists and making accidents possible and gaining nothing whatsoever by it. It would seem, if this practice is not abolished immediately, that it might be a good idea for one of the recipients of these unwelcome circu- lars to take the matter up with the police of these towns. Certainly there are enough hazards to motoring at present without adding such as these. There must be some regulation which, 1t enforced strictly, would serve to di courage the practice even if the ho- tel proprietors refused to heed a united publie protest. ——————— “Safe and sane” is a phrase that should be impressed on aviators as ‘well as on motorists. et Better One-Man Cars Ordered. Following its refusal to allow an in- erease in the number of one-man cars on the lines of the Washington Rail- way & Electric Co., the Public Util- ities Commission has gone a step far- ther and ordered improvements of equipment on the lins which is now merved by this type of vehicle. Within a reasonable time the company must discontinue the operation on the Ana- costia line of one-man cars not equipped with rear exits and double gront doors to permit simultaneous entrance and exit. To this end in car- rying out the order cars of the type now in use on Wisconsin avenue may be installed in replacement or the com- pany may remodel the cars now in use or may replace the present one-man cars by standard two-man cars. This 1s accompanied by the general opin- fon that ome-man cars not equipped for simultaneous entrance and exit do | ciated order has suffered from inadequate equipment for a number of years. It deserves better service. The citizens of the reglon covered by it recently con- sented reluctantly to ask for more one- man cars of a better type, though feel- ing that they should have the benefit of as efMdcient and comfortable an | equipment as other sections of the Dis- trict, The commission's present ac- tion fs calculated to relteve conditions and perhaps to lead ultimately to the elimination of one-man car service, which, whatever the type of vehicle, is not up to the standard that should prevail throughout the Capital Pulling Teeth. unusually conservative Asso Press candidly describes Po- Iand’s proposal to the League of Na a declaration outlawing war meant something.” But when the doacla ame under the scrutiny of the jurists of the great powers who sat throughout the night studying it, they insisted that the word “war” should be modified into the phrase “war of aggression.” Thus at one mighty tug the teeth are pulled from the Polish proposal. It no longer “meant something.” To outlaw war, all war, by a treaty which provides at the same time an international police force to back up its provisions is at least a sound theory, evidencing a sincere desire to avoid resort to force in the settlement of disputes. But to outlaw “aggressive war" is mere twad- dle. No nation will ever admit that it goes to war 4n a spirit of aggression. There is always a sacred point of na- tional honor invalved; there is always a “necessi A pation never wages war as an aggressor, but as a guard- fan of its territory, a defender of its principles. Germany looked upon her violation of Belgian neutrality as an act of necessity, but the world saw in it aggression, and Britain rushed to arms. It is easy to criticize the flounder- ing attempts of nations to reach the Utopia where there will be no war, It is easy to sneer away their wordy ex- changes by the safe assumption that as long as man is human he will fight. But as long as nations gather together to outlaw war and insist, at the same time, upon their right to wage war under conditions, they will not escape the snipers, and the skeptics will not be downed. When nations meet to re- nounce war and at the same time re- nounce their instruments of warfare; when they beat their swords into plow- shares and their soldiers follow the furrows; when their declarations to outlaw war are hedged about no longer with the “ifs” and “buts” and “how- evers” of diplomacy, then their efforts will ean something.” Until that time the most' generous view to assume toward Geneva is that Rome was not bullt in a day. The tions as * that rea! Hopeless 0dds. ‘With agitation growing over the loss of lite in overseas flying, it begins to look as if it might be the wise plan on the part of Edward Schlee and Wil liam Brock to abandon their round-the- world flight when they reach Japan, particularly as it appears that it is about a one-to-fifty chance that they will be able to span the Pacific, as they had decided to do, by way of the Mid- way Islands. Persons who have lived on these islands, which lie between Japan and Hawalii, are of the opinion that it will be impossible for the adventurous aviators to land and take off from them. They say that the coral sand is soft and ylelding, and that as soon as the plane touched the beach it would be mired. They also point out that the islands rise only forty-three feet above the sea at the highest point and are a mere dot on the ocean. Midway Islands are twenty-four hundred miles from Tokio and fourteen hundred miles from Honolulu. An ocean flight of this distance is hazard- ous at best, but when it is considered that only the most expert navigation can possibly bring the aviators to the islands, and that even when they reach them they will be unable to do any- thing but take a chance on crashing when they land, the venture seems hopeless. Schlee and Brock have established a fine record in fast airplane travel. If they reach Tokio on schedule, they will have created a mew world mark. They have proved themselves skillful and daring, an asset to aviation and a credit to American ingenuity. But they should ponder deeply before they risk their lives at almost hopeless odds in the dash across the Pacific wastes. If they go through with their plan and succeed, they will be hailed as conquerors. But is it worth while? ———— —o— Some of the men who have met with disaster in airships were not explorers in the real sense of the word, but, tempted by the spirit of courageous adventure, were just going for the pleasure of the ride. More Insurance Against Crime. ‘Washington’s needs for protection and law enforcement are set forth strongly by Maj., Hesse, superintend- ent of police, in his annual report. His recommendations are comprehen- sive. They ask for a material increase of the force, more facilities for rapid transportation, for armored and semi- armored cars equipped with machine guns and tear-gas bombs. These re- quirements are urgent if Washington is to be afforded the degree of security which it should have against the forces of crime and disorder, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D. O, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1927. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. with equipment sufficient to maintain several plain-clothes squads for a con- ‘stant motor patrol of the business and important residential sections of the city in an effort te reduce to a mini- mum such crimes as housebreaking and robbery. This is In accord with recent suggestions by The Star of a special patrol at night of the area within which valuables are concen- trateds At present the authorized strength of the police force is 1,284 men, ex- clusive of those assigned to duty as special street railway crossing police- men. Maj. Hesse urges legislation to provide for a maximum force of 1,500 patrolmen, an increase of 216 men in effective force. This is not a heavy addition in view of the conditions which the Police Department is now required to meet, A liberal policy in dealing with the police needs of the District is re- quired. The additional expense should be regarded simply as the cost of ad- ditional insurance. It is fairly certain that if these recommendations of the superintendent for more men and for effective equipment are adopted the community will have profited in terms of greater security and smaller losses. — e The report that President Coolidge would like to remain longer in the Black Hills {8 an assurance that his vacation has been a success. Possibly when he comes to appreciate the at- tractions of Washington, D. C. he may when. in the course of political events, the time for departure arrives feel a tinge of regret. ————————— Many admirers who have personally disregarded his advice are testifying to the high qualities of the late Wayne B. Wheeler. The world has always made a distinction between practice and publicity. —_—————— Friends of President Coolidge do not believe that it is within the power of grammar to prevent a man who “does not choose" to prevent himself from being chosen. ——r———— ‘Wise statesmen all know that a sure way to scare off a presidential boom is to show too much eagerness in reaching for it and trying to make a pet of it. ———————— Mussolini is a severe man, but he has attained the art of looking pleas- ant when being so frequently photo- graphed. A successful autocrat must incidentally be a diplomat. ———r————————— Anybody who doubts that an Ameri- can citizen can find a welcome and have a good time in Europe should write to Mayor Walker of New York. —————e—— Every now and then Paris ““decrees” longer skirts, only to make it clear that as an autocrat of fashion Paris has lost much of her influence. Geneva has accumulated one of the finest collections of unsettled questions of any city in Europe. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON., —— P » ‘Waiting for Congress. Waiting for Congress to greet us— The Summertime city was gay With visitors happy to meet us, And pass pleasant moments away. But the words from the wise have been wanting. We miss the rhetorical thrill. Though war bonnets bravely are flaunting, ‘We wait for the whoop from the Hill. Waliting for Congress to show us The reasons for all kinds of thought, From regions above or below us, ‘While striving to live as we ought. We'll maybe be wiser or sadder, ‘When next your brave vigils you keep. ‘Will the town be more merry and madder, Or will you just lull us to sleep? Insidious Attack. “What will you do about these charges that you have used vast sums of money in order to be re-elected?"” “I shall lift my voice in protest,” answered Senator Sorghum. “Such charges of extravagance are evidently designed to get me in bad with the economy program of the administra- tion.” Something Ludwig Spared Us. 8o, here’s to old Beethoven! What praise can we refuse? Music he knew all through and through, Yet never wrote a “Blooze!” Jud Tunkins says the fruit crop fail- an annual source of anxiety. It missed its chance for human benefit by failing to show up in the Garden of Eden. “A monkey never talks,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. “If the evolution idea is correct, some of us might well imitate the silences of our apcestors.” Constant Reader. “Are you interested in pugilism?” “Yes,"” answered Miss Cayenne. “It is one of my favorite forms of litera- ture.” Cultivating the Soil. “Some day your land will be worth a great deal of money.” “I hope 50,” answered Farmer Corn- tossel. “I'm beginning to feel like most of the agriculturists around here, who are real estate speculators in dis- guise.” It seems an anomaly that in pres- ent times of supposedly high civiliza- tion a veritable military defense should be provided to protect citizens against banditry and a state of war waged by a criminal class. But pride in the advanced state of soclety should not cause a closing of the eyes to conditions. Practically every Amer- ican city is infested with thieves working in gangs and individually. They are armed. They do not hesi- tate to kill when molested in their nefarious activities. They are highly skilled In the ways of robbery and their loot mounts into millions. ‘Washington has suffered severely from the depredations of the thieves in recent years. The police force is efficient, but is not large enough to afford adequate protection. In his ot and cannot give satisfactory serv- ‘Z3e for Washington. i recommendations the superintendent \ The particular line affected b:fihh urges that the department be provided -many an idie fellow Refining Influence. The coal man sends his literature, ‘With wit and beauty all intense. ‘We may be chilly, but we're sure ‘We'll gain in our artistic sense. “A real fisherman,” said Uncle Eben, “is never disappointed by his luck, 80 long as he has had a good, long loafin’ day.” ——— et One More Way to Cross. From the Indianapolis Star. Australia_has automoblles equipped to run on rallway ralls, which is one tway of beating a locomotive over a crossing. P HEIENRE, An ambitious bug was attempting to negotiate the passage from the northwest to the northeast corner of Eleventh and F streets. The time was 2 o'clock on the afternoon of a wonderful September day, with a bright sun in the sky and a cool breeze blowing. A wonderful time and place—but could a -worse situation be imagined for a bug? Here was a fellow about the size of a quarter, the proud possessor of & black body, & quantity of legs, and a vivid yellow head, who had under- taken a journey that sometimes dis- mays intelligent beings. When first seen he was about half- way across the thoroughfare, proced- ing with the customary insect calm- ness in the direct path of traffic. His speed was about 10 miles an hour, as well as it could be estimated. His manner of progress was what is aptly termed ‘“scurrying.” * ok ok K As he scurried along, feet shod with leather shot at him from every angle. Men’s hoofs, size No. 9, approached to brain him. Dainty footwear of sweet ladies, size 614, hurled themselves at him. Shoes size 3, too small for this ath- letic age, unconsciously prepared to trod him into oblivion. He eluded them all. With bug-like acumen, he sped for- ward as the No. 9s fanned his whisk- ers, missing him by a quarter of an inch. Miss F street—she of the 6'3—did a trifle better, falling only by an eighth of an inch. The lady with the little feet fell short by half a foot. “Har! Har! laughed Mr. “Try again you saps!” Xk K K By this time a little crowd had stop- ped on the curb, attracted by the downcast gaze of the gentleman who had first spied the adventuro! “What are you looking at?” each one seemed to ask, in turn, and, fol- lowing the direction of the gaze, be- came interested himself. No one said anything. It was not time for talk. Would the bug make it, or would he not? ‘That was the question, which all the time the bug was doing his best to answer in the affirmative, while rev- eral hundred human beings were un- consciously attempting to register a positive “No!” e This was what made the thing rath- er pathetic. One felt as it he should hail the traffic cop, and loudly say, “Hey! Keep these people back until this fel- low gets across the street. He doesn’t know where he is going, but he is on his way." Bug. * ok kX The bug didn't know the danger existed, and the people didn’t know the bug .existed. The bug didn't care, and neither did the people, with the cxception of the few there on the curb, watching his mad race against time and space and 400 human feet, more or less. Imaginative spectators saw {n the bug an insect Lindbergh, a hero of e race and variety, bent on making the great passage, which no bug cver before had made. ‘What business had he in the street, when he might have lurked happily in the dark cellar from which he came? It was the light! It called to him, it thrilled him, for once in his curious life, with the im- mortal call for adventure. “Try it, try it!" something whisper- ed to him. “You can make it! Be the first bug across F' street in the height of traffic, “A thousand monstrous automoblle wheels will threaten to flatten you into nothing. Millions of feot, 10,000 times as large as you, will hurl them- selves against you. “But the spirit of Bugdom will pre- vail! “You are the captain of your soul. You are the master of your fate. Faint heart never won fair bug. There is glory for you on the eastern side of the street. “Forward, brave bug, and God be with you!” * K kX He was within one foot of the curb now. Soon he would be directly against the stone, where the hurrying, thoughtless feet of pedestrians would step gayly over him, without danger of crushing his bright head. Six inches now separated him from comparative safety. Five inches—and then a great foot shot down. The crowd on the curb groaned. Some closed their eves in pity—and when they opened them again, they saw the bug had gone into a tail- spin and had come out of it somehow, for there he was, racing along in safety, vainly trying to climb the steep surface of the curb. A cheer went up. * ok kX The shadow of a discarded paste- board box called to the bug, after his exciting race with death, Getting snugly behind it, he seemed settled for the afternoon. Patiently the crowd waited. Such a bug would not be contented with a spurious safety., They knew he would go on! During the progress of the race, the crowd had been increased at the rate of about one person for every 20 who crossed. The other 19, seeing absolutely nothing, wondered if the world had gone mad, concluded that a portion of it had, and proceded. Now, with absolutely nothing in sight, 20 out of 20 went on, wonder- ing what made the stationary ones stand there intently gazing at an old box next to the curb. They could see nothing in it. * ok kX “He’s off! As this ciy rang out, the bug was seen to emerge from the box and head due north, lured by the grand shadow of a parked automobile. He was moving easily, confidently, his yellow head pointed for the rear of the right forward tire, one of the balloon variety. . Directly beneath the huge curfe he stopped. Then he went on again, losing himself from human sight be- neath the car. The crowd broke up. After all, it was only a bug. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Uncle Sam has just “annexed” 40 acres of Nicaragua. Its peaceful con- quest was accomplished through deed of purchase by Representative Stephen G. Porter of Pennsylvania, chairman of the foreign affairs com- mittee of the House. Mr. Porter spent several weeks during the Sum- mer in Central America in his capac- ity as chairman of the joint Cabinet- Congressional Commission on Foreign Buildings. His purpose was to look into the housing needs of American diplomatic and consular officers in Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua and Mexico. Except in Salvador and Mexico, the United States owns no official prop- erty in Central America. Congress has appropriated funds for the pur- chase of land and construction of buildings. At Managua, capital of Nicaragua, Representative Porter picked out a picturesque knoll, select- ed because of its altitude and corre- sponding freedom from mosquitoes and other pests indigenous to the re- glon. Upon it soon will rise the finest building in Nicaragua. * K K ¥ Mrs, Coolidge is bringing back to ‘Washington & new plece of slang she picked up at Rapid City the other day. The First Lady was guest of honor at a big tea party given by the club- women of the Black Hills metropolis. One of the women, apologizing for being late, explained to Mrs. Coolidge that her car had been stuck in the “gumbo” just outside of town, “I never heard mud called gumbo be- fore,” the mistress of the White House said. ‘“In the East gumbo is what we put in soup.” The South Dakota lady rejoined: “Well, gumbo is what puts us Western automo- bilists in the soup when it rains.” * kK K Wayne B. Wheeler stories are likely to be told for many a day. Friends of the fallen prohibition generalissimo in Washington recall how Mark Hanna, once in the late 90s, tried to discour- age Wheeler from thinking America could ever be put on the water wagon. “Young man,” the Ohio G. O. P. boss sald, “‘your kind of people are all right at a prayer meeting, but they're no good at a caucul Quoth Wheeler: “Well, sir, we'll see.” A few weeks later the Hanna candidate for the Ohio State Senate was defeated through the efforts of the Anti-8aloon League. Harking back to the episode many years later, Wheeler said: “From that time on we lleVel'"hM any trouble with Senator Hanna. * kK K Transfer of the headquarters of the 3 Army Corps from Baltimore to Philadelphia s under consideration at the War Department. No decision has been reached, but the removal may be ordered before many months are past. The Army is camping out upon rented premises in Baltimore, and economy reasons have suggested a Philadelphia headquarters for the 3d Area, because the War Department has spare space in its establishments on the Delaware. It the corps’ offices are pitched in Philadelphia, there'll go with them one of lge city’s famous soclety beau- ties, Mrs. Douglas Macarthur, wife of the brilliant young major general, who commands the 3d Area. She is the former Washington hostess and belle, Mrs, Cromwell Brooks, daughter of Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury. * ok K K Four prominent Government offl- clals— Dwight F. Davis, Secretary of War; Admiral E. W. Eberle, chief of naval operations; J. Butler Wright, Minister to Hungary, and Nelson A. Crawford, director of information at the Department of Agriculture—are asgociate authors (among others) of “An Outline of Careers.” Edited by Edward L. Bernays, well known au- thority on public relations, the book constitutes “a_ practical guide to achlevement” for young men and women perturbed over choice of a An Unwelcome Advance. From the Portland Oregonian. Report that science is winning hookworm battle will be !ilO ® to' farming. John Hays Hammond eulo- @ises engineering, which he has ee career. Messrs. Davis, Eberle, Wright and Crawford paint graphic pictures of the opportunities, respectively, of the Army, Navy, foreign service and long adorned; Mary Roberts Rinehart boosts literature; Dr. Vernon B. Kel- logg acclaims science and research; Roy W. Howardispeaks up for journal- ism, and George H. Doran portrays publishing, * ok ok % Just before going to Chicago for the Vare-Wilson Pennsylvania sen- atorial contest hearing on Septem- ber 7 Senator “Ilm” Reed opened his pre-convention campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. He chose historic ground for the purpose—Osawatomie, Kans, It was in that town that John Brown abandoned his crusading activities on the eve of the Civil War. In Osawatomie, too, Theodore Roose- velt, in September, 1911, launched his first thunderbolts against the Old Guard, followed a year later by the Bull Moose revolt. Reed fired the enthusiasms of 7,000 men and women at the annual picnic of the Kansas Farmers' Union. He paid his re- spects to his anclent foe, Herbert Hoover, with some familiar refer- ences to the latter's treatment of the farmers during the war, but the Missourian forgot himself _ long enough to bestow praise upon Wood- row Wilson. Reed acclaimed the war President’s services in connec- tion with the Federal Reserve act. * ok X % Another bring-out-the-vote move- ment has been launched. It's spos- sored by the National Association of Manufacturers. The president of the organization, John \E. Edgerton, esti- mates that 60,000,000 men and women will be qualified to vote for Presi- dent in 1928. It is the ambition of the association to induce at least 60 per cent of that number to go to the polls next year. If they do—36,000,000 of them—the total will be 6,000,000 more than voted in ‘the 1924 presidential election, when only 30,000,000 of the qualified electorate of 57,000,000 pre- ferred their suffrage duty to golf, bridge and fishing. A portrait of the late A. A. Adee, veteran State Department official, now has a place of honor in the diplomatic room there alongside paintings of the Natfon’s distinguished Secretaries of State. Adee was Second Assistant Sec- retary of State from 1886 to 1934, but he was “Secretary of State ad in- terim” in 1898 and thus qualifies for the eminent gallery in which his can- ‘vas now hangs. (Covyright. 1027.) Amendment Offered to Dr. Marvin’s Calendar To the Editor of The Star: A revision of the calendar with 13 months, as stated by Dr. Marvin, sounds good, except as to the odd days which he proposes to make in common. This would break up the continuity of the weeks, which should be avolded for Biblical and historical reasons. ‘Would it not be better to add the 0dd day or days (in case of leap year) always to the fast month, December, and commence ‘each year with the following day of the ‘week? For in- stance, if January, 1927, came in on Saturday, January, 1928, would begin on Sunday and January, 1929, would fall on Tuesday. Each year could be designated by the day of the week on which January 1 came and the hand of the dial could be adjusted to con- form therewith. Under the above outlined plan, July 4, which is the 185th day of the year, numerically, would fall on the 17th of the new month. Likewise Febru- ary 22 would fall on the 25th of the new month. C. E. WAGER. e More Laws, More Breaking. From the Norfolk Ledger-Despatch. People are becoming more and more lawbreakers, says a cotemporary. But just think of the increasing sup- ply of laws. — Pessimism. From the Sacramento Union. Another definition for a pessimist has been quoted recently a man who puts out a lig! see how dark 4t veally ds 1 R S ENGLAND’S QUEEN RULES HER FAMILY LONDON.~—Queen Mary, & mother- indaw more than five years, rules the domestic affairs of her two married children almost as completely as she rules those of her own home. A recent Incident {llustrates her au- thority over the Duke and Duche: of York. Not long before their re- turn to England an article in a Lon- don paper gave a description of their new London house. The article angered the Queen and she ed that no press representatives view the house again. The Duke and Duchess were willing to allow accredited press representa- tives to sea the house, and the Duch- ess was especlally anxlous to have a descriptive article written on the nurseries of the Princess Elizabeth, in which she takes much pride. Queen Is Adamant. But Queen Mary was adamant, and the Duke and Duchess did not dare to dispute her. They had already commissioned photographers to photograph the principal rooms, but the commission had to be cancelled. The Duke could not even have photographs of the rooms taken for his own private use and distribution to friends. The little Duchess is not rebellious, otherwise an incident of the other day might have made her question the authority of her royal mother-in- law. Queen Mary was visiting her. The Duchess’ mother, Lady Strathmore, called the same afternoon to see her daughter. It is an old rule of court etiquette that when a queen is visiting any one, no person, except one of royal rank, shall be shown into the queen’s presence without the consent of her majesty. In pre-war days that rule was strictly observed. But the English court is the only one in Europe where it is still insisted om, and it seems odd this should be #0, since a son and daughter of the sovereign have married outside royal rank. Tactful but Resolute. Queen Mary, however, believes the very fact of two of her children hav- ing married outside royal rank makes it all the more advisable to insist on the observance of the rule. When Lady Strathmore called she was not shown into the drawing room where her daughter sat with the Queen, but into the boudoir, where she waited a quarter of an hour be- fore the duchess took her into her mother-in-law’s presence. In the exercise of her authority as mother-in-law Queen Mary can be tact- ful enough, but she is resolute. When Lord Lascelles married the Princess Mary there were people in the racing set Lord Lascelles mixed with who Queen Mary was resolved should never meet her daughter. She never ordered her son-in-law to separate himself from a set distasteful to her. She simply asked him not to allow the princess to meet those peo- ple. But behind the request was all the tremendous influence the Queen could bring on her son-inlaw to en- force her wishes. It could not have been pleasant for Lord Lascelles to have ]rought into contact with his wife people whom soclety in general knew the Queen would refuse to meet. King Follows Queen. Lord Lascelles may have lost some sporting acqualntances, but a bigger loss would have been the loss of the good will of the Queen.. As a mother-in-law Queen Mary has been described by one who has known her for many years in the following words: “Her majesty believes it is a solemn duty lald by God on her son-in-law and daughter-in-law, who are not of royal rank, to recognize herself and the Kipg as the supreme earthly authority in the ordaining of the’ conduct of their lives and that at all times they should pay her and the King the respect properly due to the head of the royal family and his Queen.” Of King George, it is sufficient to say that in all such matters it has been his habit to make the views of his wife his own since his early mar- ried days and that he really has no cause to regret it. Copyright, 1027, § 11 countries by North Anierican’ Newspaper Alliance. ol were to Appeals for Funds for The Speed Boat Regatta To the Editor of The Star: Your editorial, published Septem- ber 7, regarding the finances of the President’s Cup regatta committee was so fine and comprehensive that it leaves very little to be said. How- ever, T would like to say this “very little,” if you will be so good as to publish this. Any one who has ever been charged with getting up an affair knows how very hard it is, especially to arrange the financing. While it is manifestly unjust, it is a fact that the man who gives of his time and labor to arrange anything is gener- ally the one who also sells tickets and buys plenty himself to help pay for the affair. The fellow who does nothing but buys a ticket generally feels virtuously inclined toward him- self as having done his part. In a regatta of this sort it is obviously impossible to charge an admission to defray the expenses. Last year, it is said, 100,000 people saw the regatta, and I know they en- joyed it tremendously. I know I did. The host boat club faced a deficit at the end, which it has been in honor bound to pay. Now, with the regatta only a week off this same boat club faces an- other deficit. This situation cannot continue, and the answer is, unless it be financially supported, Washington will probably not have another oppor- tunity to see this regatta, as the club cannot indefinitely continue to face a deficit. It is not in the field to make a profit. & The point of this is an appeal to the sport-loving people, whose name is legion in Washington, to send a check for a reasonable admission price to Mr. W. A. Rogers, Wood- ward Building, Washington, D. C. Then you can be sure to enjoy the events this year and next, much more, as you sit on the seawall and watch these beautifully molded and sleek boats “streak it” through and over the water and feel that you, personally, have helped to perpetu- ate this event for Washington. Don't delay, and don’t wait for the other fellow. If there is a surplus the Corinthian Boat Club, host club, can be trusted to apply it to liquidation of proper debts, and as a nest egg for next year's event. Allow me to add that I have not been asked to write this appeal. I am not even a member of the Corin- thian Boat Club and have no possi- ble way of personal profit from the regatta, either direct or indirect. Except in only one way, the same way that you can profit, Mr. John R. Public. And that {s through the enjoyment that I will get, as you will get it, as we sit on the seawall side by side and watch the races. I am taking my own advice in the matter and have already mailed a small check, . E. CAMP, Meg]\h;r of the Washington Canoe ul R — Takes All and Sundry. From the Beloit News. 01d Neptune is no respecter of per. sons. A flying princess is just as fair game for him as a flying school teacher. —e——————— ANSWERS TO BY FREDERIC Q. How many rounds is the Demp-| sey-Tunney fight booked for?—C. E. L. | A. The fight, to be held in Chicago | in September, is scheduled for 10| rounds. Q. How close to the wind can a yacht sall?>—C. W, A. Due to the shape of the under- body of a salling boat, it can sail very well up to the point where the wind is blowing upon the bow at an angle sharper than 45 degrees. Some boats can sall closer and others have to have the wind at a wider angle, but most yachts will hold a 45-degree course, Q. What part of the flooded area of the Mississippl is being reclaimed? | —E. C. H. A. The Department of Comm-rcfl! says that reconstruction has begun in practically the whole Mississippi flood area. Q. Please give some data about the Dawes Hotels.—J. A. M. A. There are three Dawes Hotels. | The first was opened January 1, 1914, at 12 South Peoria street, Chicago, IlL, as a lodging house for men. The second men’s hotel was opened on January 7, 1916, in Boston. Mr. Dawes opened in Chicago on Febru- ary 17, 1917, the Mary Dawes Hotel for Women. In the men’s hotel the guest may occupy a bed in the dor- mitory for 12 cents, and for 25 cents have a room of his own on the top floor. - In the Mary Dawes Hotel rooms range from $1 to $2.50 per week. The Rufus Dawes Hotel for Men, in Boston, has a capacity of 105, | and the Mary Dawes Hotel for Wom- en has a capacity of 265. Q. Is the taking of astronomical observations and making of calcula- tions hard on the eyes?>—J. N. H. A. On the whole, astronomical work is apt to overstrain the eye; (a) from excessive light of the sun, when it is an object of study; (b) from the ex- treme faintness of some stellar ob- Jects, and (c) from the danger of too much use of the microscope in meas- uring astronomical photographs. Q. When walking on a country road, should pedestrians walk with the traffic or facing it?—M. L. A. The American Automobile Asso- ciation says that it is best and proper for pedestrians to walk on the left- hand side of the road, so that they may be facing the oncoming traffic. Although there is no uniform regula- tion to this effect, this is the method the association is advocating. Q. Is the night hawk beneficial in any way?—A. M. B. A. The bird is beneficial, as it feeds entirelv upon insects, large numbers of wmich are likely to be mosquitoes. Q. Do any materials expand in the dz\_ytlmo and contact at night?—W. A. Th> Bureau of Standards say: that liget, which is radiant energy, causes materials which absorb it to expend. Q. What kind of water is found at Carlsbad'—M. A. L. A. The warm springs of Carlsbad belong to the class of alkaline-saline waters and have all the same chemical composition, varying only in degree of temperature. The chemical com- position of the Sprudel (the oldest, the best known and most copious spring QUESTION J. HASKIN, e water, is: 2.405 sulphate of soda, 1.208 bicarbonate of soda, 0.13% sulphus uf potash, 0.166 bicarbonate of magnesia 0.012 bicarbonate of lithium, and 0. carbonic acid gas. They contain also , traces of arsenic, antimony, selenium rubidium and organic substances. The water is colorless and odoriess, with a_slightly acidulated and salt | taste. The waters are used bot r drinking and bathing. 43 How old 18 George Gershwin?— M. . Gershwin, who is probably best Kknown as the composer of the “Rhap- sody in Blue,” is now 28 years old, Q. T am a British subject receiving a military pension. WIII it be discon- tinued if I become an American citl- P. J. W. A. A British pension for services rendered would not be discontinued aven though the person receiving it became an American citizen. Q. When was Jerusalem captured last before the World War?—L. N. A. In 1187 the city was captured by Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, after a desperate battle fought at Hittin. The city remained in Mo- hammedan possession until taken pos- session of by British troops for the allies in 1917, t Q. Please give some method for re- moving brown spots from steel en- gravings—B. C. B. A. Brown and gray spots on steel engravings and etchings are caused usually by mildew from dampness, however slight. If the print is val- uable, it should be sent to a reputable dealer for cleaning. Otherwise pro- ceed as follows: Remove engraving from frame or mat, and immerse for | five minutes ina tray of the following lution: Water, 10 ounces; javelle ater, 1 ounce. Take out, drain, and expose on a clean surface in sunlight until dry. Repeat until spots disap- pear. Prints on silk or thin Japan paper should not be treated in this manner, but require expert attention. Q. Is there a city named Carcas- sone, or is the poem about it en- tirely fanciful?>—C. C. A. Carcassone is an actual city, situnted on the canal of the Midi in southern France. The Midl is one of the most beautiful of the water- ways of France, over 100 miles be- ing lined with magnificent trees. Carcassone boasts a fortress which has stood for 15 centuries. Q. Is there a reproduction of the Mayflower over a store in London? S. F. A. On the north side of the three- storied bridge connecting the two buiMings of Liberty & Co., on Regent street, is a weather vane of gilded copper as faithful a representation as can be made of the Mayflower. Al- though it appears small from the ground the vane is 4 feet high and weighs over a hundredweight. What do you need to know? Is there some point about your business or personal life that puzzles you? .ls there something you iwant to know without delay? ~Submit your question to Frederic J. Haskin, director of our Washington Information Bureau. He is employed to help you. Address your inquiry to The Evening Star Infor- mation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. and en- close two cents in stamps for return there), taken to a thousand parts of A marked division of opinion as to the wisdom of the parole granted to former Gov. Warren T. McCray of Indiana appears in the press. He had served three years and four months of a 10-year sentence for un- lawful use of the mails and other illegal acts in a private financial crisis. Those who upheld the parole contend that consideration of the character of his offense and his con- duct in prison fully warranted giving the former governor the benefit of such leniency as the law allows. Others insist that public officials who betray trust should suffer the full penalty of the law. “McCray’s offense was untainted by political corruption,” explains _the Birmingham News (Democratic). “Not a dollar of public funds was lost by reason of his financial undertakings. The worst that might be said of him on this score is that he did use his office as governor to induce friends of his to extend him credit that was not justly his. * ¢ * Unhappily for McCray, his illegalities came to light in Indiana at a time when the oil scandals and Veterans’ Bureau scan- dals at Washington were in the public eye. * * * It is his avowed pur- pose to retrieve his lost fortune and to repay every cent of his obliga- tions. In this resolution of his is manifest the man of honesty and of honor that McCray's real friends still believe him to be. He deserves the good wishes of good men in the new life he now le:l :ut to live.” “He took his punishment like a man, and his record in prison has been exemplary,” according to the South Bend Tribune (independent Re- publican), and the Indianapolis News (independent), points out that he has not been pardoned, “so that justice is in no way compromised by the action of the Government.” The News believes “he has paid the penalty.” To those who think he “was dealt with too - leniently,” the Roanoke Marked Difference of O;);nion On Wisdom of Paroling McCray postage. Cray was convicted and sentenced he should have been,” and suggests that “that in itselt i3 a warning to other public officials who are tempted to take advantage of their positions to engage in criminal activities.” LR The Altoona Mirror (independent) however voices the feeling of many papers with the declaration that “a public official who betrays the confi- dence of his constituents deserves little sympathy.” The Détroit News (inde- pendent) adds: “Perhaps a day will come when no lenlency will be shown to public officers who go wrong. Then, maybe, we shall get ideal govern- ment.” The Kansas City Post (inde- pendent) also argues: ‘“Politics will never be made honest until those who misuse publi¢ office are made to pay the full penalty for their wrongdoing. If punishment is necessary as a de- terrent to bandits, it is necessary as & deterrent to those who bertay a trust placed in them by the voters. The Charleston Daily Mail (independ- ent Republican) avers that “the effect as a whole of the parole (irrespective of the merits of the case) will be to strengthen the belief of the politicians that it will be difficult to convict them ot wrongdoing, and still more difficult to keep them in jail after they get there.” “The lasting and unpunished wrong is that he betrayed the confidence of the people of Indiana,” observes the Lansing State Journal (independent), with the added comment: “The be- trayal did a general moral harm, not a specific money harm.” The San An- tonio Express (independent Demo- crltl'c) asks: “Would the Indiana vot- ers ‘vindicate’ McCray as other elee- lorfltsu have done in similar situa- tions? That is hardly thinkable, but recent revelations concerning the moral condition of the Hoosier State's politics do not warrant dismissing the ld;le a:!\ too absurd” he New Orleans Item (Democra ct.)_m‘lu.(‘ies its discussion ‘of the c;lsce) with: “We do not know Mr. McCray's plans or whether he intends to try to engage actively in politics again. But Times @ndcpendent Democratic), ad- he word! 'Let it pass. The man has sinned, but he has been punished in a way that must have been galling to his pride.” “Whether McCray can, as he hopes, ‘come back,’ " states the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel (Republican), “we have no way of knowing. But we do be- lieve, th: grave as were his faults, he has suffered enough.” The Buf- falo Evening News (Republican), argues: “The claim that his frauds were the result of temporary busi- ness reverses which he intended and would have been able to make good does not improve the ethical side of his case, but it strengthens the plea for mercy; and parole is not pardon, but merely an act of generosity on the part of the Government.” * ok ok K “There is no reason why Mr. Mc- Cray should be treated more harshly than any one else would be under the same circumstances,” contends the Indianapolis Star, with the explana- tion that under the conditions “any prisoner is entitled to parole, provided his record is good,” while the Fort ‘Wayne Journal-Gazette (Democratic) says: “We trust he may find the way, as he has declared his purpose to be, that his fortune may be recovered and what he had wrongtully taken may be restored. We belleve he will try to do that. No generous mind can wish : fate will deal ungenerously by him.” The circumstances under which Mec- Cray returns are emphasized by the Baltimore Evening Sun (independent Democratic), which states: “He has been away three years, but he finds In- diana politicians still being charged with high crimes and mi¢demeanors, still being investigated by grand juries, stifl in danger of going to jail. Per- haps he will hardly be able to believe that he has been away, for nothing is Not Limitless. From the Montana Record-Herald. A Californian has figured that orie can live on 51.1 cents a day, but he doesn’t guarantes that one can live on and om _Y, e e b changed.” ‘While recognizing the peculiar status of the publc official who violates the law he has sworn to uphold, the|by fishermen 500 miles off shore. Schenectady - Gazette Democratic) interest. the example of Mr. Ferguson of Texas may encourage him. ‘Farmer Jim,’ though barred from holding any State office, did pretty well for a few years." ——— Leveling the Walls. Rrom the New York World. Another indication that the Euro- pean trade barriers are crumbling appears in the steps now being taken by the Spanish government to lib- eralize its tariff law. Many people, perhaps, will recall a tariff map of Europe published some 10 months ago, which showed the countries sur- rounded by walls of varying height. ‘The higher the wall around any coun- try the higher its tariff. The wall around Spain was one of the highest in Europe, being topped only by that around Russfa. The Spanish wall was six times as high as the British and nearly twice as high as the German. Preparations to lower this conspleu- ously high wall thus have a special The Spanish government is reported to be planning special reduc- tions on goods whose importation will tend to stimulate domestic business. Provision is also to be made for ex- tending a schedule of minimum duties to the products of countries executing reciprocal Spain. ing the negotiation of new commer- cial treaties between Germany and France and Germany and Japan which call for mutual tariff conces- sions, supplies further evidence that Europe is turning from its restrictive trade policies of the post-war period and is beginning to see that co-opera- tion is more conducive to national welfare than exclusiveness, trade’ agreements with This announcement, follow- ————— ,{ Far Floater. From the San Bernardino Sun. A $5 bill was picked up in the ocean And (independent | yet there are people who t! the fact that “Mc- | dollar doesn't go as faras it u;::n.h' s