Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1928, Page 8

- THE EVENING STAR * __With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D.C. FRIDAY.......January 13, 1028 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Edito: The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office: 11¢h St.and Pennaylvania Ave. New York Office: 110 East 42nd St Chicago Office: Tower Building. European Office: 14 Resent St.. London, England. Rate by Carrier Within the City. The Evening Star. . ... 43¢ per month The Evening and Sunday Star Cwhen 4 Sundays). .. The Evening and Sunday 55 Sindaya) 63 per month The Sundar Siar A 3¢ per copy on made at the end of each month, Onders mac ba sent 1 by mant or felephone Mam 5000 Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. 60¢ per month ar tion of “legislation for the interest of all, and not for any class or group”— our foreign relations, prohibition, agri- culture, reform of the governmental machinery. economic policy, conserva- tion and development of public natural | resourees. There is, it must be admitted, little of substantial matter on which to build a national platform in this generaliza- tion. Gov. Smith himself realizes that “indecisive declarations of faith get the party nowhere,” and so states. But the | urge to adopt State rights and non-in- terference and legislation for all and not for the interest of any class or group closely approaches the category of indecisiveness. Having stated his views thus, Gov. Smith is in a position to accept nom- tnation on almost any kind of party Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday. ... ¥r Daily only .. Sunday Se | 1y e | v £3.00. 1 ma ANl Other States and Canada. Dalr ani S T er. £1700 7 mo. $1.00 iy 1Er. €R.00: 1 mon fay oniy Tar 40001 mos Member of the Associated Press. The Associatal I 0 the use for renuhicat tel 10 the Pobished of special disy 1 of all new herwise crd it also the fo tohes herein are als 5 On t7 Havana. Accompanied by a delegation of dis- | finguished American citizens and off- €ials. President Coolidge. the Secretary ©of State and the Secretary of the Navy left Wash: ¥ to attend the gixth international conference of American which convenes Mon- day in Havana. They go on a mission actuated by friendship and a desire to participate in a gathering of neighboriy h. following a precedent established twen! ht years ago in Washington. are meeting once again to discuss subjects of interest to them all The spectacular is always attractive. Acrimony and disagreement are usually colorful and readable. and because of eriticism of the United Siates emanat- ing from oracular sources in Europe Latin America and this country. the importance of the Havana conference | has been extraordinarily emphasized. | ‘The Havana conference is important. | t not because of the possible oppor- tunity it may provide for the airing of } political differences of opinion, but be- cause of its proven value and usefulness as a medium for friendly agreement and permanent accomplishment. The United States participates in this gathering on an equal footing with San Salvador. or Panama. or its charming hostess, Cuba The voice of the “Colossus of the North” will be no louder than the voice ©f the tiniest of our sister republics. In | 1o other section of the globe is such a | gathering possible. Nor can other na- tions hope to meet under circumstances ‘which, ration in from eactual demonstr the past, offer so much hope for thz ture. It is interesting to note that the bat- tleship bearing the President of the United States and the delegation ac- companying him will drop her anchor in the harbor at Havana on January 15, 1928. On February 15. 1898. the American battleship Maine went down n this same harbor. and the mine that s2nt her to the bottom sounded a sig- nel that proclaimed the birth of a new republic. Within the short space of thirty years. this new republic has Ppassed through the trials of youth. and today. strong in its own strength. proud #nd independent in its own right. wel- eomez as guests and friends the nations ©f the West. There could be no more fitting gathering place for this confer- | ence than Havana. And the guns of peace that boom their salutes to the erriving visitors are symbols of the promise and hope that lies in pan- Americanism. [ | A death sentence no longer concludes the argument. It is only the beginning ©f a recitation of harrowing details. —— et Gov. Smith’s Policies. Gov. Alfred E. Smitin's contributior, 10 the “harmony dinner” of the Demo- cratic party held in this city last night constitutes his first pronouncement on national questions since he was placed in the position. by his srdent admirer: end advocates, of a possible nominee for the presidency. Declining o attend the dinner, on the score of the pres- sure of officizl business in New York, he sent his proxy in the form of a com- | munication that will be read. ar it was heard last night, with keen intere: with the view of ascertaining his posi tion on matters of moment to the De- mocracy end the country. As a political Corument it was both encouraging and @appointng It prescribed & broad | eourse of party policy, but failed to give anzlyzed. Gov. Bmith’s r‘a'--} ment proves 1o present only two specific | positions© Pirst. thst there should be ion. in advence of the nom- inating eonvention. of a “definite purty | poliey on Lines from which there ean eome Guring the course of the conven- | tion's de ns & platform upon | which our candidztes may present their cause 1 the country”. second. 1hat this policy thould be in favor of the “great- et degree of iocal self-government by 1he Slates minimum of interfer- ence by the Feberal Government or an Beve with the local habits and o eerns te. legislation for the interest of 21l end not for any class or group non-interference wi ternel aftairs of other nations ence of eonflieting opinion The prescript { pre-convention sgreement upon & broad parly policy i not easy v il By whom is the egreement v be effected, &nd in whint menner? ‘The convention s the only berat 1 the woler- nocsslon on wiich the party assembles i crime has never heen exceeded | Ar n Smith 1 he may he, of for Geliberation and decision prectics] pobtician-—ang Goy ssturedly that. nhowever far Lave pAvanced in stelesmanship course knows thet it s extremely ait- fiult W secure igentical declsrstions from e orgenizations In forty-eigh Greves in sdvance of the Gusdrennisl gathering the chief business of whien 1 select candidetes Home rile tor the State eRtest BpProRCn 0 8 Nk policy whieh Goy Bmith adyocstes Lene It be tie suggestion thal In respect ¥ toregn policy the Democratic party advocsies & course of complele Nor-in- tervention by the United Stlates in Bouth end Centrel Americen aflalis He Goee. It 1x Lrue, proceed in bis Miler 1o therefore s un« Lrge that the perty should “study 600 | snd yet witl Ui fullest opportanity for tieat in the Light of Uiese pringples”— | review snd reconsideration B MRIVGIM Bape Laab L Wil Lave A lasuuer 85 possible” Wik inciuds Ui vers biosd platform that may be drafted and adopted at the convention in June. pro- vided. of course. that it does not go counter to the doctrine of home rule for the States and “legislation for the benefit of all.” a platform that in the light of the record of the party is con- fdentls to be expecica. il o7V Secretary Kellogg's Reply. Secretary Kellogg's reply to the and proposal that the muliilate treaty for perpetual peace, now being ed. shall outlaw only “aggressive wars” has gone forward to the French foreign minister. The toxt, which he made public reveals that its suave diplomatie phraseology boils down to an adamant insistencs that it is war and not merely “ageressive war” thai the proposed treaty shall renounce This is the only an b> m; The enter into tates eanno! treaty h France, as propased by Briand, renouncing all war as between the two nations. for such a course would preclude the possibility of en- foreing our neutral rights sgainst France should that nation ever go to war with another power. The United States cannot. on the other hand, agree to the outlawing of only “aggressive” warfare, owing to the impossibility of satisfactorily defining what shall con- | stitute aggression, and the complement- ary connotation that warfare of anv type other than agy ve is a leg mate and desirable weapon. What United Stotes can do— what the State Depariment is at length secking to achieve—is a com ng of the world powers in a mutnal agre»- | ment that war can no longer be resorted to by civilized nations as a means ot settling international differe An; thing short of such an agreement properly recognizd by this Govern- ment 2s worthless, Oritics of this proposal. at home and abroad. point out the following fa That while we are not members of the League of Nations almost all of the great powers of the world are. Th: the League conception of how war may best be outlawed is a general guarantce on the part of its members to make War upon any nation which aitacks the status quo by force. And that our State Department, in its hope to substitute for this theory one which wouid involve international subscription to the abso- lute abandonment of war for any cause whatsoever, is biting off more than it can chew, The picture as drawn, up to the fina! conclusion, is true in so far as it goes It does not. however, go the whole road. It doss not, for instance, bring into that high light which it deserves the fact that the original “outlawing of war” treaties, which refer all disputes, whatever their causcs or nature, to itration, are of foreign rather than of American origin: that they are ex- tremely popular in South America and cos. Eeandinavia, and thet Italy is a party | | to ten such treaties and France to fiv It does not develop the line of reason- ing which would question why a group of nations committed in the name of by the others to be an “aggressor” could | not properly augment that agreement | by 2 mutual undertaking to submit o arbitration differences of any nature whatsoever which might arise between them It does not make quite clear why, if it is indeed a fact League will fight only to maintain peace, it should not take all possible steps 10 preciude the possibility of its having to fight These factors are some of those which need consideration. If it be found that, after such consideration the American proposal must be re- Jected, the situation will have o be ac- cepted. This country will at least have mace an honest effort to an end de voutly to be desired, and the next war, | fought on the part of the victors ar defensive” and of the losers as “ag- gressive,” will be the responsibility cf those whose vision of enduring peace went no further than the reaching of an agreement as o when they would next fight. P “Lindy" refers w himself and plane 25 “We " If the two were not insepara- | ble more visits might be manzged for the benefit of crowds cager 1o welcome nim. ) Inexorable Justice. On the twentieth of March last, & Iittle less than ten months ago, & man was found dead in his home in sub- urb of New York on Long Island cruelly murdered. Within a few days his wife &nd her paramour were ar- rested and charged with the crime which tiey soon afterward confessed when faced with overwhelming proof of thelr guit. A sordid, shocking story was disclosed, u story of sin and greed and brutality that even in this land o A tria) wi for abomination promptly Lad snd the two were convicted and | sentenced o desth. They appealed, of course, and their case went through the usual procedure of review, but sl every stage they were denied seconsideration and fuially the olher day w executive clemency, On the very eve of the execution & court intervened with &1 order staying the death of the wom prisoner in order thet she might testify o A insurence case I was Auickly demonsirated Lint (s ordey had no velidity of law end it wus re voked Last night the sentence of death was executed This care hns wdvas ed 1L was ® dens cxorabile Justice, marching ed with un.susl nstration of in irevocably I is the r which could | that the | e denied | THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 13. 1928 wholesome effect, that it will deter others from the committal of crime through its demonstration that, with all the latitude which the law now per- mits through the developmeht of senti- mental softening of penaities in various i parts of the country, and the multipli- | cation of means of effecting delay and ] even defeat of justice, there is no suecor ! for those who are caught in crime, whose guilt is proved. and for whom | there are no condoning or extenuating | elrcumstances. | The fact that one of the condemned | people was a woman added greatly to | the sentimental interest of the country at large. Yet that fact did not cause !any wavering in the law or any exten- | sion of clemency. For the woman was shown to have been at least the incit- ing cause of the crime. For her there | was no excuse, no palliation. Had she |been forgiven in any degree. had her |life boen spared. although with sen- | tence of perpetunl imprisonment. the country would have -been shocked. erievous though the spectacle is of tak- inz & woman’s life in the name of the The person who chronically disagrees with every one about everything re- mains something of a mystery. You know exactly what stand he wil take, because it is always the opposite to what you suggest! Just how you can be perpetually wrong, from colors to political que tions. from art to nations, is another myster. It might seem. now. that oceasion- ally you might hit the nail on the head: but the gentleman who never agrees soon sets vou right. Often enough, this person is not a gentleman, but a lady. Perhaps some will say that there are more feminine members of the Never Agrce Club than masculine. ‘This, however, remains to be proved. ok ok ok Suppose you are discussing & recent | building operation containing brick and | stone houses. | You mildly express 7 | the stone cdifices, on!v to have ti | Iady - -this one Is & woman —come back preference for law, This shocking. distressing case ends But it is the hope and prayer of all Americans that it will hav. effcct in deterring weak-minded or evil-minded, greedy or vengeful people | from taking human life in satisfaction | of their own passions and desire | | Houston Buys the Big Meet. In the s:lection of Houston as the meeting place for the next presidential | uominating convention the Democratic | party has departed from precedent. es- tablished since 1860. It has not only gone South, but it has gone far South 1t has gone inio a State the electoral which next November are nted as certainly Democratic There | is. of course. no advantage in this choice from the point of view of the national campaign. as judged by the politicl record of many decades The | primary causs for the selection, there- | fore. is to be sought in another quarter. | It iz not difficult to find. There has been | no concealment of the fact that the | party organization “needs the money. It has a large debt remaining over from the campaign of 1924. and rather than g0 into another campaign with a deficit it liquidat its prinecipal asset, the choice of convention city. After the Madison Square Garden | convention of 1924 it was universallr predicted that the Democratic partv would not select New York again for a mecting place for a long time to come. | That prediction has been verified in the | jump of 1.400 miles to the southwest The party might have made a longer | jump by the accepiance of the bid of | San Prancisco, and at the same time might have secured a little more money. for San Francisco offered $250.000. while | Houston offered only $200.000 and con- | vention expenses. which would make the Texas bid equivalent to about $230.000 | But distance from New York was not the | | only consiceration. That the choice of | | the convention was finally dictated by | the Smith cohorts in the national com- { mittee is asserted. They had divided | their votes in the early ballots between | the two leading contenders. but. it is | said. finally swung to Houston in the | | baliet that to take the convention therc | m.zit go far to “solidify the South” for the Governor of New York if he | siould be the nominee. Such a selection on such grounds has its implications that may cause som: | uncasiness in the Democratic party. If the solid South needs solidifying. next . November may tell a tale of surpassing interest to the Nation. 173 When rum is our’foe. in comparison with the present prohibition warriors | Carrie Nation looms in recollection as a mild and motherly old soul. { | - | Jackson could never have forescen | that a discussion of prohibition wouid votes of cov | Deace to make war upon any one of | be featured at a dinner in his honor. that group which should be pronounced | —_ [EPIUEPEE— It requires a shrewd politiclan to avoid obscurity without sacrificing the | strategic advantage of a dark horse. | e Presidential candidates are marking time. Pubiic affairs have demonstrated | the value of knowing when not to talk - ..o - SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, | Dives and Delicatessens. | A wondrous dainty is made known; A cracker or a new sardine, A soup 50 rich, A salad which Burpasses anything yet seen, And here comes Bings whose wealth is shown 8o vast that none will dare to snub— A butterfly Who flutters by, Developed lately from The Grub, Bad Audiener “I understand you intend to make a talk over the radio.” “Lhave given up the idea,” said Ben- | ator Borghum. “I've heard some of | those radio talks. Just when & speaker | thought he was making a hit, the audience at our house was going Into a doze” | | | | i | i i Artiticlal Sadness. | |1 visited the matinee I heard grief-stricken persons moan; | And then 1 said, “I'll go my wa g For 1 have troubles of my own | Jud Tunkins says George Washing- | ton was the only lad in history who | nonestly enjoyed chopping wood The Wandering Boy. | “An sviator 1t held In the highest esteem. | “Yes,” sald Miss Cayenne. “But 1 should never marry one. There's no use sking an ace when he will be | home. You're hicky if he ever gels home at all” | . “We reverence statgsmen who lived conturies ago.” said HI Ho, the sage of Chinstown They may not help us, |t at lewst they can't hurt us” Inguiry at the Night Club. A frst T thought it was a dirg: | That gave my feet & curious urge. It st folks dancing o had news It was the latest of the "Bl " | 1 ank the leader of the band | “Why does such music hold commana?” “In ‘lues’ there's glee, hecause,” sayr he, “Uhe Vs sllent, don't you see?” its good | | artistic | row," and ‘pajam | might be put on the Hava | honor. at you with the following ‘Oh. you do? Wiy, I thin ones are much the more art very much more so0.” The joke of it is that you know she | would have taken just the opposite stand if you had come out in favor of brick houses first. “What!" she would have exclaimed. You prefer the brick houses? Oh, 1 *he brick | ic, oh, think the stone ones are so much the | istic. One sces 5o many brick ou know.” The manner in which this pronounce- ment is delivered is meant to be. and, believe me, it usually is. crushing When any one uses the phrase. “so it immediately puts the ques- 1 in dispute out of the running. for as the ancient maxim said. ‘The queer part of it is that the chronic disputr always sets himself wor_hersell) up as the criterion. The way he socaks. the wav in which he loot:. these combine fo set the matter outside of all argument. * % ® * How happy one must féel to know it all! If one were to search around for something to give a human being com- pleta satisfaction. surelv he could find nothing better than this attitude of mind. No matter with whom speaking. or on what subject. the man who sets himeelf up in chronic opposition to every one and everything knows it all He is in the happy position of being s the banker on banking as full of knowledge of tactics as the soldier as filled with nautical information as the man on the bridge. If it comes to a question of history. he knows more than the men who made it. When architecture is under discussion, he is able to tell the faults of all periods. with their probable mathods of correction Whrt a happy man he must be! oo Artistic matters, of course. allow this m oul his full scope. Nowhere there is | no disputing about matters of taste. | BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELLL. does he shine to more advantage than in_a discussion of color values Take flowers. If you innocently de- clare that vou )lllllp, she (In this case usually it is a | she) openly informs you that your | taste is crude, and that the connoi: seur prefers the dull orchid tints, the bronzes, 1f, on the contrary, you had spoke up. in the first place, in favor of the delicate tulip Painted Lady, she would have come out flat-footed for some bright color, such as Clara Butt | She possesses an uncanny ability to | make her hearers feel that their tastes | | are crude, even savage, in character, | while she alone, of all created morta il sses A taste combining both deli- cacy and boldne * ok ok I it is a play or » movie that is in question, the verdict depends utterly upon which side of the question you dare espouse. the World *1 like that YOu say. | Very crude,” he replics. (In this | case it is a heo “It is not half as good a film as ‘Pickled Beets' at the Marvel- ous.” You know perfectly well that if yon | had said. y. that ‘Pickled Beets® is a swell show.” he would have smiled in 1 | superior fashion. and have replied “You should see ‘Winds of the World’ ! at the Foli! So it goe: ject under discussion. Always the speaker of the first part feels that the other's opinion is based simply upon op position to his own. said the thing the other way ‘round in the first place. he would have re- ceived his ow mouth of another ® nds of » this ought to be re- Such a person garded huinorou: one ts is impossible. The cool effronte; able man or woman is what irks soul. If he only would not be so posi- tive about what he says! His impudence is eq; nis contrarinest, the latter of which was possessed in no more degree even by that sterling young lady. Mistress Mary. whose flow grew in rows in her garden. i Our person who chronically disagrees with cvery one about everything de- serves a niche in the hall of fame, not only because he is so supremely happy knowing evervthing. but also because he has the courage to dicagree. In our modern world with iis com- ties and perplexities. it is not person who has the courage to ¢ icsue with every one else about everything. ‘There are many, indeed. who are un- willing to stick up for themselves o their opinions, even when they kno they are right. Such have been called by one cartoonist “Timid Souls.” This perpetually correct man in doubt about anything. espociall himself. His opinion is always the onl ie one. Let the rest of us. who not alwavs so sure. take off our hats to him. And then—kick him down stairs! WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC Defying all the laws of superstition President Coolidge is off for Havana. on | this Priday. the 13th_bent upon a mic- sion which he fondly hopes may be- come the hallmark of his administra- tion If he can leave office. with pan- American friendship an accomplished fact. instead of & pious aspiration. Mr. Coolidge feels his niche in the hall of presidential fame will be securely filled That is why he decided to go to Cuba for the conference of American states That explains why he 1s sending there one of the strongest and most distin- | quished delegations that ever repre- sented the United States. The Presi- dent is taking the First Lady of the Land to Havana. Thatll be no mean nsset for the United Sta too. The sunshine of Mrs. Coolidge's smile has made thousands of friends for her hus- band Isn't it within the range of pos- <ibilities that it may win a half-h°mi- «phere of good will for her country 2. Our delegation at the pan-American canclave was exclusively of the Presi- dent's own choosing. Mr. Hughes was the Coolidge first and last choice for chairmanship. The former Secretary of State specialized in pan-American- lsm during his four years us foreign minister He visited South America Guring his term of office. His farewell act at the State Department, on March 41 was to officiate at the signing of Colombian-Peruvian-Brazilian treaty ich patched up. under his auspices. & long-smoldering three-cor- nered boundary dispute. Hughes prob- takes less pride in his Tacna- Arica diplomacy. 1t was his initiative that induced Chile and Peru to accept the good offices of the United States in that mess, and it was Hughes who wrote the subsequent arbitral award decrecing the plebiscite which has never been held. He may be depended upon to leave no stone unturned to re- move Laiin American mistrust of the United States. done, that s the question at Havana. .o * Just about half of the Yankee dele- gation to the pan-American love feast Ypeak Spanish, which is & high average in the case of men the United States is accustomed to send to international conferences. Ambassador Fletcher, Dr. Leo 8 Rowe. Dr. James Brown Scott. Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur and Col. Noble B, Judah, our newly appointed Ambas- | sador to Cuba, all command the Span- 1sh language This observer wonders whether ary of the official American women who are going to Havana will repeat the famous malapropism attrib- | uted to a Washington hostess — 8he was entestaining & group of Latin Amer can women who were here for a con- ference. “Senora” she remarked to the charming Argentinian who was first to come down the receiving line orry 1 do not speak your b language. I know only two words of Spanish -'manana,’ meaning ‘tomor meaning ‘tonight." " e Once npon & time {1 was thought that Senator Hiram Bingham, Republican, delegation as a representative of Congreas Per- haps 1t was one of the Connecticut yankee's early lterary indiscretions “The Monroe Doctrine, an Obsolete Bhibholet! that deprived him of the Bingham has been a student of Latin American affairs for 20 years He has toured every country south of the isthmus, and written books and ar- tieles galore about Bouth American his- tory. ecanomics. polities, topography and what not. Bingham produced his wnti-Monroe Doctrine boak in 1913, fol- lowing & prouscted solourn in Argen tni, Chile and Peru — Ahout four years ago he unqualifiedly renounced his earlicr views. ‘Today Monroeism has no stauncher supporter than the tall elin trom Yale CEEE Orders Lo the orchestin leader at the Jackson day ding luat night weie to the effect that no “controversial” mu sie should be played 1U was deorved, I particular should under no clicumatances be ren- dered (hr “The Bidewalks of New Yok (1) “The Bowery," many,” (4 “Eweet Nellie O'Grady” and B “Annie Haoney " 1L wil) be vemen | bered by all survivors of the Demo- | Cratic national dinsension of 1824 that these musical classios were the ofcinl Al Bmith melodies in Madison Square Gurden Every tme the band sarted Playing It wan the signal for o Lnew and prolonged demonstration for Munhatian s prexidential idol. “Bome folks' idea of fun " sald Uncle I ¥ben, "8 o he foolish 1 as public & S ———" . hee If Nicarsgus and the Havana . devence weren't monopolislig ihe When all is said and | that the following numbers | WILLIAM WILE. light, proceedings before House elec- tions committee No. 2 would command national attention. They concern James Montgomery Beck's ht to retain his seat from the first (Philadelphia) Penn- sylvania district. The Democral mi- nority charges that Beck is incligibl on tne ground that he is not a re dent. within the meaning of the Con- stitution, of the State from which he ms 10 come Representative Everett Kent. one of the two lone Democrats in the Peansylvania delegation. is mak- ing a reputation by his aggiessive con- duct of the case. The minority leader. Finis J. Garrett of Tennessce. appoint- ed him special counsel for the prosecu- tion. Kent considers that a far-reach- ing precedent may be set if Beck is al- lowed to remain in Congress. He s it will eventually lead to the British pocket borough” sysitem, which per- mits & district* to’ send anybody it pleases to the House of Commons, irte- ive of his readiness PR The United Stat bhrring a certain in who. Recording to President Coolidge “has a perfect record for opposing sale of Government ships”—is systematical- Iy carrying out plans to rescue Uncl Sam from the sh.pping adventure. The board ix encouraging the so-callod community group” plan. whereby given trade area—say, Baltimore. o: Mobile, or Galveston— unitedly backs & ship service bascd on its own port In these “community groups” are local shipowners, banks. manufacturers. mer- chants and exporters. who are develop- INg_overseas commerce, harbor and dock factlitics, and in other ways build- g up & “ship-minded” sentiment with In their own territory, It is to groups eventually that the Shipping Board wants to sell Government vesscls and services, It is felt that to “com- munity £roups” rather than to some big. powerful *indwidual corporaty centered i New York. or any o | one point. the Government merchant | marine one day should be handed over “aoee | The National Gallery. in the Smith- | sonlan Insttution, i once sgain host | to a forei ruist, Bernhard Oesterman ‘(\l the Ro Swedish Academy of Arts, | who is exhibiting a distinguished col | lection of portraits. American connois- | seurs rank Oesterman as the peer of any painier of the period. His latest P spect portriut was recently finished in Wash- | | } ington -that of M. Bostrom. the suave Swedish Minister to the United States and former Scandinavian tennis st Two of Oesterman’s works which at- tract particular attention are his por- | tratts ¢f Bishop Lund, famous Swedish churchman, and Herr von Stubenrauch. | | late police president | Prussian bure { one from out of Oesterman’s vivid can vas By an amusing typographical mix-up in the exhibition catalogue. the German police chief’'s portrait is labeled “A French Poet!” of Berlin, The UNITED STATES WORLD WAR Ten Years Ago T Everything 18 now readiness for the “American Invasion” which beging thia afternoon, when the advance guard of officers and men of the Lines ot Communication Department leave Part: for the headquarters of the American Army in Central France Problems ot ranged Beven Americans ve- celve the French Wit eross for heroism under fie. * ¢ Hureau of Navy Ordnance has equipped more than 1,100 vessels since the war began and the bureau’s expenses have increased from $3,000.000 to more than 5460,000,000 &3 The Lewls muchine gun, re Joeted by the War Depaitment, passed the teat conducted by the Navy's ordpance department. and they ordered large quantities of them The second detachinent of Marines now in Franee 15 entirely outfitted with Lewls guns © e Unexpecied ProKIess on equisi- toned ships will make it poaible to rl-.p A1 cargo veasels nid (anks, with Iater (han March | v - | That Ow of From the Clovetant News BUlL A sanity on the part of e BrARAPAIONIA EXOIABS @ Wil murdering :::r hushand. perhinpe w Uit A9 whout sueh Prevention, prefer a bright red | . no matter what the sub- | If he could have 1 real opinton from the | led only by ucTal almost speaks to | housing the men are provisionally ay- | otal tonnage of 327152 0 service not | On “Divining Rods.” Writer Tells of Witnessing Power of “Water Witch.” To the ¥ditor of The Star: The power and effects of the thing we term electricity are well known. though the nature of this torce has not been ascertained even by its closest in- vestigators, But whatever the nature of eclectricity may be, it seems to be clearly established that it is not a spir- itual. but a physical force. that the: is nothing uncanny or occult about it | and that it has no relation with any unseen world of unseen powers There is anoth which does not seem to be whol physical in its nature, though as it | appears to manifest itself for a benef- icent purpose it cannot be termed ma- lignant, weird or uncanny, even thoug its manifestations are occult and mysterious in the extreme. |1 refer to that strange portent ex- hibited by the op ons of the divin- ing rod. The divining rod. as well in- is a_small. forked some siip, the dictionary 5 “ . of witch hazol, yew or | other wood. by means of which certain persons who have the 2 | find underground water aries an encyclopedias + concerning the existence of this po for the Standard Dictionary defi: divining rod 2s ed in the pretended 1 deposats, springs of 5 o forked twig | tipS. and the large end is bend tovard the earth when tae spring or deposit is reached” And the International Encyclopedia sa the heading “Witch Hazel” lish name is der; vir rod.” Dict always fo sound as the derive from actual exper | particular of the di | able to t save aetuslly a dowser. o So marvelous ght that 1 vith the med x to ng to mind Shal ‘There are more thing th, Horatio. than are dre our philosophy.” Some vears ago I spent a week on a mall wheat ranch in a rather re part of tate of Oregon ranche; gd. ma man, w 2 seemeq perfe ception that there appeared to certain_ spiritial or psychical about him. This quality wa obvious. and pcrnaps 1 only light of later develop- scovery of min- water. oil held supposed to In this od. 1 al because 1 b close hand on the Wwa th two or thr Iy n be a iality ne day he and ms up one of yons iar weird and awe iy he said to me water witch He cut a small. forked branch tree—he said this wood thougir he could not find the wood wan'ed—grasped a fc | &n to bend and cf moie, until man’s hand ng so powerfu hat he had to give ove { water here.” he the gift. or power, i wes not a “watel was this my e in the man, or some them to cort ing whi entists low are more than are dre ophy Women’s Democratie League Independent greater power of some beneficent CHARLES HOOPER. e Democratic arowed- ganization. wo poses indicated by its na is abso- licies and rganization crigic:ze it The two founded this e last ye her, an hem toge admirable women anization w nacquamtad knowing t Lifications for the e doing Rev on-defiance in office—and Belis Kearney of the first n Voier, tssued two clarien call to serv ton, 1 e that she have an ¢ Nicholson with a work ew to entering This she at and do not who honor and value the inesti blessings of our constitutional ment. the violators of our Const and laws are the only ongs wha are pased to discredit the work en’s Nattonal Democ ment League. whose methods abave ay here w Mos not say for herself work for the true prnciples of d racy and cnie rghteousnes aas been conducted without money and without price. but for membership fees and | voluntary contributions of the mem- { bers. her own service has been entirely gratuitous, and she has becn the larg- est J\\Il‘.bllhl‘ to the expenses of (he 1 would organization he reports o | from ocean to ocean and from the Lakes to the Qult. read at its st ¢ 8 | after only AL months exis | that 1t has met an immed responss | from dependent and patriotic women ;and men throughout the Nation, who seemed (0 be ready for just such leader- | ship, and ave ng enthusiastic sup- port. 1t is predicied that its positive and courageous stand on law enforce- ment and the ehimination of corruption | I office 18 destined to wield & powers ! ful mfuence for the weliare of the Nation Thanking vou for v iting me the opportunity his statement 1 am KATHARINE M DABNEY - low Driver “Menace™ Protested by Motorist To the Bitor ot The 1have road and heard a great de I recent vears about the we the slow deiver. and many thieats have been made o bar him fom main thotoughiates 1 have deiven & ehine for several vears. and | have no doubt that T oam i that class Permit me to suggest that 1t is about time for us to get at the facts. the | fact with vegard to mysel? 15 that o OBSEIVE The mANImum speed regula Gons. and when 1 (hink it safe o do 501 diive at the manimum speed. bt do nat exee Hut 1 oseldam dvive Wy car that © BOINE 1y dlertion does nol pass e and when Yy one does not st of them doe Last Bunday eventing 1 Ieit the Distret Bne about 3 40 and follawed Cleargia avonue ws far ws Coliabia toad L drove A Whe manimum apeed when § show courtesy in 10 make ot power in the world | re able to . a rod of witch hazel. | the league's activities, | ANSWERS TO ‘There is no other agency in the world | that can answer as many legitima | uestions as our free Information Bureau in Washington, D. C. This| | highly organized institution has been | built up and is under the personal di- | | rection of Frederic J. Haskin. By keep- |ing in constant touch with Federal | bureaus and other educational enter- | prises it i3 in a position to pass on to you authoritative information highe:s order. Submit your queries to the stafl of experts whose services are | put at your free disposal. There is no | charge except 2 cents in stamps for re- ‘turn postage. Address The Evening | Star Information Bureau. Frederic J. | Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. | Q. Is there more or less traffic on the Mussissippl and Ohio Rivers than there was in the old river days?—J. A. P. A. The Army Engineer Corps says that there is more traffic on the Mis- , sissippi and Ohio Rivers now than there ever was. Q. How many dicks does a big duck farm raise®>-T. P. D. A. One of the biggest farms in the country sold 70,000 ducks last yrar. Q. Will a flame surrounded by fine wire screen ignite or explode gasoline fumes in the room?—D. McD. A. The Bureau of Standards says that if a flame is entirely surrounded by a fine wire gauze screen, at such | a distance that the wire | not become red hot. the flame iznite or explode mixtures of a zacoline vapor ouiside tne screen. Q. What is th~ best way to keep candwiches fresh?—W. A. P A. For the the use satisfactor are 10 be of time thev a cloth wrung The round ones are Iy made. form of natation more quickly and ea: Q Should yeast be kept in a sealed jer?—O. B. N. A The Bureax < that yeast of Home Economics ch is kept from time to time for leavening purposes should not be placed in an air-tight container is all right to put the yeast jar and put the cover on loosely. the fastenings should not be se- © Who was in command st Foi t the time “The Star Span- written? —G. S Armictead was M-Honrv in Septem- time when Franeis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangied Banner.” Q Should a woman whose husband physician refer to him as Dr. or C. M wife of & man whose title is may refer to him as such. or. ! she prefers. she may speak of hm Mr" when it is neccssary to give iar husband a Utle Many peoplc regard the latter as being in oetter Of course. when a woman 1 egual she uses " She given name. | Q_Please des G TP A. The ground rat or ground pig is 2 tl.ze rodent of South and . It is 2 feet long and has harsh. bristly hair. flattened nd brown In color It is a the spiny rodents of trop‘cal America. such as the coypu. hutia. and others of the family Oc- i todontidae. ! Q Why in Paris A Pa ground rat?— are skyscrapers prohibited d London’—B. O and London. as well as other = very defl- nite regulations concerming the height BY FREDERIC of the | ¢ ——m—————————— s e -, THIS AND THAT QUESTIONS 1. HASKIN. of their buildings. This is due to the fact that buildings must conform with the city pian. Q What are the chief causes of home aceidents? —P. T. A. The four principal causes of home fatalities are: Falls, burns and scalds. asphyxiation and suffocation, and ons. To these may be added twn uzes of importance of non-fatal ace:- dents: Cuts of various kinds and striking against objec Q When was the first execution of a eriminal performed in 7 Columbia?—C. G, R, © e Dustriet of A. James McGurk was the first erimi- nal executed. He was hanged in tober. 1802. The aceount of the sx i encer follows was executed James MeG enced to death for murdering ‘he Bank of Englard founded i ATt finance Willia; Q. What i seating capacity an the type of ar ure of the new Pos Theater in Detroit>—P. T. P A The new Fox Theater will sear 6.000 persons and will have the largeet baicony span in the world The are tectural pian i3 along toe lines of a Hindu temple. Q How do stu of the funds tion?—I. B A The foundation lends money d: rectly to colleges which make arrang: mente with the students T. N. ras established nd M; 1894 s avall themselvee the Harmon Founda- the colleges co-operating mon Foundaton about 20 colleges 1 tnis foundation. leges of good standing are eligible. More college have applied to this founda have been accepted. The mor baci by the st at 6 per cent as silk first woven? When worm first brought to this co-operaling wi 1 filament produced by the silkworm was irst successfully woven by Si-Ling-Chi. mpress of China, in 2700 B. C. It was not until the n century that the of making silk was introduced in Europe. In 1609 James I brought the siliworm and the ae phia was part_in Harrison io: the fi and came 3 % uguration of Ge 1S an insec Orthoptera. Iis titude it as- g A prayer book Among the 1 t Greeks the Praying Mantis wa: used in soothsaying. It was re- vered by In southern ttentots regard its ligh ess and an omen of good Sentiment Strong for Ending “Lame Duck” Congress Sessions uck™ Congresses have few Sentument throughout the eflected by the press seems n ly n favor of the Norrie ' resolution proposing an amendement to the Constiiution under which the Gov- would organire in January he November elections. This on has passed the Senate and “ by the Houve which thr e past has defeated su r s been & source of some mystifi- says the St. Paul Pioneer Press. why such A reasonable proposal has ot made better progress. Congress- clected in 1935 are scarcely seated before they are into another primary ampaign for renominaton. And while ¥ cooling their heels back among i tituents. preparatory to tak- office. men who may have been dis- ted by voters are making laws Washington during the so-callad Yame duck’ session that intervenes be- tween election and March 4" The Roanoke World-News recalls that “doth political partae change. in their platforms.’ that “it is high tme that redeeming that pledge.” e the Providence Bulleu: hy orris resolution should be passed ana the amendment su S ional Le lke basis i 10 do that should be en couraged e A suggestion. however may be said for the o adelph he statement wn 12 months after & congressional election before the new Congress has been salutary reason for ¢ mare vital than the ea difficuliies of transporiation 1f ALON TequiTes 1t the President may call special session on the 4ih of March. and opponents of the proposal fathered by Senator Norris have had the plea that March 4 was quite soon enough for a new Congress T at work. It there were a radical pohitioal | change I the congressional election such & delay would be wholly destradle A3 8 conling-off periad. oF as time which business and the country at lnge could adiust ttself to whatever new | policies were to came The proposition has been & matter that people have | | considered it safe to do st an honest SOOI MO Lo be i the way of others. | And m the distance of about three miles | | Al other automobiles going in my divee- tion passed me -1 should say &t least 100 cars 1t appeared (0w thas was (he onty ane who abaervet, o b e slghtest vegard o regulation, and 1 am swe that same of e others were going 33 wiles an hour or more The game scemed 10 be to s the other fellow. K aay one doubis what T say as (o the conditions, Tet him Gyt hiwsedt { 1 oweive the speed regulations be ! cause they are made for the gond of | Al voncerned and shoult be adseryed | and because 1 am not didding tor the | !lufl\r Comtt R L happen o be W a | | ey 1renmind myselt that | can make Kreater spead by gaing directly to my | destimation within (e mavinum spoed | | I TR e via the hasutal w the Wallic Al ab ke evpene \ 1o e e soscaliod “SKaw driver the Loapl (0 WIeh he s entithed B3 WRIGHTSMAN, | ader ana l\\ ¥ at a glance onlv to plete advantage pev direction. Whatever such abstract reasoning T account of the st uence of & Senate whose elected for six yea: veta. ¢ S s that any indiy the House of AT s far 10 dave deen staried Ot the Rado Commswon WIthON! salaries or money ¢ d organiEaton, would not dave deen Pasible” The importance of dong Away with Aldusters s smphasred ale by he Maniato Free Press No dasie gow nental doctrine i mvalved merely 1s propased o ada dan A procedure desgned 0 stageooach das” sy the San Antonio Bavess and the lLynehdurg News offers the opnian . “The argument for the amend- MeRt I8 W strong and thase agamnst it . weak '.‘L;‘ the thing & certay come same day. 1t i 10 de hoped tha day will not now de very S v o ey much nger The Amer clares the WP the ame Mt ihe Seny Y 1 opposition DloRad i the R st of Spealer Speaker has VOO eplainad why he OIS A WO IEALON of he Coastie tatton '\ The Great Mallh Trdune - st that the | ahoul . pasied By ‘(s ‘oo " oo S feared (ha T Do A viatement that the PIRLIOUS (Rhites were due 1o the “s@oeds AL the Howw argancation” and con Clidan CThis I aqunalent 1 A siaie Went Al anvutence of the Rowse has deen prevented By Nichols Laog WOrih, formerly the Repudlican o W ihe Speaker "o Whing to Take the Lang Chawee ot (e Baskan Thads by Flgurvn cotleviat Provichace show ai I Javwalke W givaiee peut he Pedectian wha clawas b Al AN appoiniad place. bt 1he Y WAlKer B oW e Shoh o Wik g whe aat, Asoeaton, ™ de- ment, which has e Lmes withoct Bt has Been e through the oppe- Longwaeth W