Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1928, Page 6

f1E EVENING STAR ith Sunday Morning Kdition. WASHINGTON, D C EATURDAY.. May 12, 1028 THEODORE W. NOYES. . ditor The Evening Star Newspaper Company vexa il 1ith St ana Pennasivania Ave Ne.. York Officm 110 East dUnd St Chivags Office . Tower Butidi Buropean nmvvr Resent St., London, a rier Within the City 430w per month and Sunday * HOC Lo month Main 3000 Eate by Mai'—Payable in \dvance RERRTI IR ANl Other States Daits and Sumday 1 s I Canada and < Sunlay only Member ot the The Asewr 0 the ase fo i in the fundamer policy in La lar reference to Nica that lifts the debatabie issuce e the foggy misunderstanding that =o often beclouds them. While the United | States recognizes the right of revolu- | tion, said Mr. Hug! ths United S:at(‘.l‘ was confronted, in Nicaragua, with a | choice of being “on the side of blood- shed and disorder as opposed to an offort, even if difficult and at times! unsuccessful, to promote stability.” And ! those who maintain that it is none of | our business how Nicaraguans choost to govern themselves must ask themselves | whether the United States could con- dene,’ for an indefinite period, blood- &*ad and disorder when the opportunity presented itself to assist in the estab- lishment of constitutional government, changes in which would % brought about by legitimate use of the ballot All of this, of course, is in addition to | the fact that our presence in Nicaragua today is in accordance with an agree- ment between warring factions which laid down their arms only upen the guarantee that the United States would supervise the coming elections. Mr. Hughes emphasizes the fact that the people of Latin America resent in- tervention of any sort, of any possible description, anywhere, “They are not disposed to draw distinctions or admit justifications. They treasure their in- dependence as their most precious pos- a ragua, with partieu- m oA wav . “investigation™ T perative that law-enfcreement officers be- clad in distinctive diess 50 as to assuve safety for innocent motorists, In | other kinds of prohibition enforcement “here would appear to be no reason for :unlmrma. but certainly civillan garb is | not the propsr apparel for night-time | work on country highways. State po- | liee who patrol the roads on motor cycles are easily recognizable, and their | eMcteney s not lessened because of this. | The same thing applies with equal force {to othar law-enforcement agencies en- |gA:rd in the same type of work. No fanocent person 12fuses to halt for a | policeman, and no innocent person will refuse to stop for a prohibition agent. {1f that is what his uniform shows him - Cuba and the Senate. Cuba is very much agitated, and not unreasonably so, over a project pend- taz In the United States Senate for of Cuban affairs. consis's of A resolution proposed by nator Shipstsad of Minnesota, farm sols sentinel in the upper While designed spacifically to A the right=ousness, or other- . of an individual American eiti- labor's houss. roparty. the Shipstead resolution com- hencs. in offect, a sweeping Inquiry + Cuban national admin- It is understood that the Senator moved to that end in the be- Lisf thet, under the Platt amendment, he United States is privileged at any time to exercise an investigatory pre- rogative in Cuba. The Senate committee on foreign re- lations is now hearing the claimant in question. in executive sassion. There is as vet no indication that he has made out a ease which would justify the United States in doing anything but urging him to resort to due processes of lew. His grievances have been { brought to the attention of the State Department and the American embassy in Cuba on numerous oocasions in the past. No warrant has hitherto been found for charging the Cuban authori- ties with any violation of the legiti- mate rights of American citizens. These are the bare facts in the exist- ing situation. What is of vastly greater importance is the lengths to which any undue exploitation of them at the Senate’s hands might lead. The United States is at great pains at this particu- lar juncture to cultivate friendly re- lations with Latin America. Distinct progress in that direction was made at the late Havana conference. Thanks ! in high degree to the conciliatory diplo- macy of Mr, Hughes, North American stock undoubtedly stands higher among | the twenty sister republics than it has for a long time. But dt is plain as a pikestaff that if the United States Senate is going to poke its Inquisitorial nose into the affairs of a sovereign republic like Cuba, on the strength of representations evi- T session. * They are intensely national-| genyy far from incontrovertible, Mr. istic” But, on the other hand, there i | yygpes work at Havana last Winter have been upset at the recent declaras tion of & heraldic expert that the esgle on the presidential flag points to the left mstead of to the right, the latter being the heraldie point of honor. Still, he might see something very sinister therein . But if, without being previously tipped off, hs should for the first time {suddenly spy the official banners of [efther the United States Coast Guard or the United States Customs Service, horrible to relate, the red, and white stripes therson run vertically and not horizontally. Shades of Betsy Ross and George Washington! What Mr. Heflin ‘mlnh' see in this is problematical, but it would undoubtedly be something | pretty terrible. How about the swimming fish on the fiags of the Fisheries Service and of its | commissioner? A hoost for the New England fisheries as against the cotton- growers of his own section? How about the United States power boat squadron | flag? Its stripes are not only vertical, | but are blue, while the stars are on a jred field. Did the designers and spon- «ors of Old Glory provide for any such | perversion? And the signal flag which | means “guard and guide.” Oh, horror, |1t bears a close resemblance to the five |of clubs In the “Devil's book of fifty- | two pages There are more which | might distress the Semator unless, as [ bafore suggested, he be made the early { recipient of the valuable little volume which tells all about everything con- | nected with flags and which s war- { ranted to be one of the best bugaboo- | removers to be had for the price. - ] E A Youthful Fiend. | No more crime has ever been recorded, even in this country, which has been the scene of some despicable atrocities, than that of a lad of seventeen in Kansas, who has just confessed the slaying of seven members of his family, his parents and five brothers and sisters. The tragedy occurred about a fortnight ago. The | vouth had asked to be allowed to use the family automobile, but his father | objected. Then, according to his con- fession, he *“just got mad” with his father and deeided to kill him and all the others of the family. After slaying | the seven he poured kerosene over the | bodies, changed his clothes, threw a | lighted newspaper into the kitchen to 'nrr the house, and left in the motor | car for town. | When questioned later regarding the tragedy he declared that he had been In |town when the fire broke out, but persistently questioned until he finally | confessed. | This crime is not to be accounted for on the basis of ordinary juvenile | delinquency. It was a thoughtfully | planned attack, worked out in detail, to leave the least evidence of guilt. This boy, like many others lured by pleasure, was impatient of parental restraint. The family car was his undoing, as it has been that of others. There seems m! HE _EVENING | what an uproar there might be+—Foar abominable or shocking | suspicion having been aroused he wu,’ “Bon Dieu!" exclaimed Napoleon. “How rare men are!" Bourrienne, his first secretary, giving this remark, adds a few words of his own and others concerning the subject: “ir—those who have seen the world| the truth of Napoleon's. reproach excites little astonishment. In a country whic according to blographies and newsp: pers, abounds with extraordinary men, & woman of much talent (Mme. Roland) sald: ‘What has most surprised me, since the elevation of my husband has| afforded me the opportunity of knowing | {many persons, and particularly those | {employed in important affairs, is the | universal medlocrity which exists, It surpases all that the imagination can conceive, and Is observable in all ranks, from the clerk to the minister. With- out this.experience I never could have l;rllevm my species to be so contempti- “Who does not remember,” continues Bourrienne, “Oxenstiern’s remark to his| #on, who trembled at going so young| to the congress of Munster: ‘Go, my| son. You will see by what sort of men the world is governed.' " LR One does not have to hold exactly such ruthless sentiments to understand Bourrienne, Mme. Ro- {1and and Oxtenstiern meant One today has but to get on a street car, and if it happns to be just the| right car he will see In a twinkling of | an eye exactly what these great per-| sons of old were talking about. Stress must be put upon the right| ear, lest some one accuse us and sundry of being misanthropes. Tt i3 not neces- sary to be a_hater of mankind to hon- estly comprehend the bad and indiffer- ent as well as the good in the human race. | Not every public vehicle, be it stated, | will show up the “universal medioc- rity” spoken of above. Often enough | the spectator, glancing over the car,| finds many faces of distinction. Maybe | it may be nothing more than a peculiar | type of feature, but at least so much sets the person off from the crowd. Some morning, however, our inter- ested spectator of humanity will board | a car which rigidly fulfills specifica-| tions. At first he will not reallze that | anything is different from ordinary, ‘There will be the same crowding, the same jamming, the same pushing and| the same old cry from the motorman, | conductor or driver, “Plenty of room up| front!" There will not be any room at all, of | course, but at least the servant of the public is optimistic. | In the meantime utter strangers will| sit and stand cheek and jowl, putting up with such close proximity in order to get down to work on time. Such hugger-mugger riding is insani- | tary, inconvenient and tiresome. It causes frowns, headaches and colds and depresses even strong men. If one| stands up, especially on a bus, he must | ally stand on his toes all the way downtown, unless he does not mind what shocks are delivered to his spinal column. Yet thousands of persons keep put- ting up with this sort of thing every | day rather than take a vehicle a half hour earlier than usual. “T'll put up with anything,” they seem | to say, “rather than have my routine broken up. I'm a creature of habit, and this sort of riding is part of the habit.” i f STAR. WASHINGTON, a THIS AND THAT ,, | ean concelve, BY CHARLES E. TRACEW ELL. The spectator of humanity as he rides along suddenly realizes that this carload is different.” In the, first place, they all look allke. It is queer fust how 80 men and women of various ages and from all walks of life can possibly look alike, specially facially. One has to puzzle over it. Then he sees that fat is what does 1t. They are all fat-faces Each man and woman here has had more food than they need. There is a universal flabbiness of cheeks that makes for uniformity. The jaws, too, are cevered with fat. There is a like puffiness around the e yes. ‘The next thing one notes is that the complexions are verging on what might be termed (secretly) the grayish, All of these people go to work just #s the sun is beginning to shine in carnest, and they do not come back untl he is almost done shining for the day. * oKk ‘The conversations of our carload are remarkably the same in substance and manner, After listening to them awhile the candld auditor is forced to confess that they sound as much alike as the same tune from the same record. RBefore one party to a conversation asks & question the answer from his companion might be written out. The thing is stereotyped, composed mostly of bromides, truisms, all uttered with tremendous solemnits Yet the observer asks himself, Am 1 to become another Mencken simply be- cause these people are not superficially witty? Must I sneer at them because they are the victims of the same condi- tions? “I must not!" Such, much to his’ credit, is the an- swer of the observer. He knows that back of these appear- ances of universal mediocracy, no mat- ter if they surpass all that imagination stand scores of good qualities. He knows (and Napoleon, etc., might have, too, if they had cared to) that these are honesi, capable men, doing the' work of the world In- a capable | fashion. Because each and every one of them does not attempt to run amuck with an empire is no reason why they should be branded as “‘contemptible.” No sensible—and would do o, even though he were well aware of their peculiarities. He knows that such wholesale .condemnations are as unintelligent as they are fetching. It is because those who indulge in these carpings at humanity do not get down to particulars that they gre able to get away with it. Tt s too much trouble, forsooth, to follow a man into his home and see there how well he loves his wife and children. It is easler to carp. The sort of men that Napoleon found rare are indecd rare. Perhaps the world ought to thank Heaven for that. There is enough to admire in Napoleon and his carcer without paying tribute at the wrong shrine. ‘What a world this would be if street carloads of Napoleons went to work every morning! Let us thank God mediocrity. for universal have been trouble between him and his | honest—person | no disposition on the part of the United States to forego the right to protect its nationals when their lives and prop- is destined to be undone. ‘The important newspaper, El Mundo, A stanch supporter of the Machada 2 administration, discussing the Ship- W“E‘“‘- “" ::(“ American ::’:‘;‘nud resolution, sternly reminds the dent deliberately withheld protect! United Statés Senate that “Cuba is not our nlfl::-"um “"‘""’u"’":“ :::iwmucul." That should be warning Mr. Hughes, h:m woul condemncd | enough to statesmen on Cepitol Hill that throughout the . | they should watch their step, if they erty are imperiled by the failure of ‘These have always been the horns of the dilemma, upon which Uncle Sam | finds himself whenever there is a ques- | tion of intervening. How may they be | escaped? They cannot be, altogether, | said Mr. Hughes, but “it is manifest that we should make clear precisely | what we propose to do and what we | propose not to do. 1t should be evident | that our policy is one of Mn-ln!tr-f wention; that we limit our interposition | 1o 8 pressing exigency well established; that we are not seeking control of the people of other lands or to interfere with the governments they desire; that our purposes are reasonable and can | readily be justified to governments that accept the principles of international | Jaw and perform their admitted Inter- | national obligations.” i 1t the United States pursues this| formuls, as simple as it is, there will | always be ample refutation of the; charges of imperialism and interven- | tion for conquest. The history of our | intervention in the past is a very good | guarantee that the formula wil be; preserved, | —— O e The song “Sidewalks of New York” has not yet sounded loud enough to drown out the Ritchie Glee Club's ren- | dition of “My Maryland!” .- i Small suggestions may atiain impor- | 9 tant significance, Huenefeld will score #n influential point if he can popuiarize | the monocle in America, e Put Them in Uniforms! The shooting of 8 prominent fesident, of Niagsra Palls by Coast Guardsmen en & ionely country rosd because he refused o s'op a4 the command of & supposed bandit has aroused eountry- ‘ wide indignetion. The victim of the uncalied-for asssult was driving alone t» bis home. Some miles out of the eity he was hailed by a rough-appear- ing charscter who held a pistol in his hand. Believing that he was about to be held up by & bandit, he increased his speed, only o be shot in the head further on by the second of the two Guardsmen, who were patrolling the 1088 in search of Nquor runners. 1f the vietim recnvers, he will be blind for Jife, but at latest yeports he was sink- ing fast and is not expoied to live Citizens of the Biate of New York are much aroused over the occurrence, Al- yeady the echoes of it have reached the nslle of Congress, and members of | body have vigorously denounced poth the shooling end the &ittude of the Government in refusing 1o 1urn the mey, over o il suthorities for trisl Thie & & particularly unfortunate case. The vietim of the outrsge aid as eny other man would have aone undry the ciroumstances. No sene person st night will, st the order of un- uniformed man, siop his car and sub mit tamely 0 assault 8nd robbery. As Jong ar his csr & in motion he con ceives that he holds the whip hand and many & bold-up hus been fotled in this wey 1t would appesr that if the Govern- ment i& gong to allow Jis sgen's such wide latitude in enforce ment, it ehould # least clothe thep with widorme The prevelence of hold ups end outreges of verious kinds on s Joeds ol Lbe ounUy makes It un- " probioitin, accredit to amicable relations among the twenty-one Americas that value on which ever and anon they are so given to waxing eloquent. Delayed Justice. Philip Jackson, who committed one ! of the most atrocious crimes in the his- tory of the National Capital, has been permitted another stay of execution. Scheduled to die on May 15, the court | yesterday pushed ahead the execution date to May 29. Jackson, who was con- vieted of criminally attacking a woman in the Capitol grounds, has made use {of every loophole in eriminal law to escape justice, and the ease with which he succeeds in getting postponements is arousing indignation. The latest plea on which the stay was granted was that a letter had been written to Presi- dent Coolidge asking that the sentence be changed from death to life imprison- ment. The condemned man s arrested after & most extensive man hunt, His guiit was established beyond question. Yet it seems impossible for society to enact fustice. It shocks the average citizen’s confidence in the law to find that a convieted criminal of the worst type s apparently successful, for a time at least, in foiling the law’s man- te. ‘The sooner Jackson is electro- cuted the better it will please Washing- tonians who remember his frightful deed. Japan has apparently decided that China’s disorderly state necds the bene. fit of a little police protection o 3 A Much-Needed Special Education. Judging by his reeent outhurst on the topic of “Old Glory,” some public- spirited citizen might well spend one of his hard-earned doliars and present Benator Heflin with & copy of “Flags of the World.” issued by the National Geo- graphic Bociely and compiled by Mec- Candless and Grosvenor. The gentle- man from Alabama, who saw In the simple chaplain’s pennant fiying from a United Btates warship a “Roman Catho- lic fag.” and who first shuddered and Inter thundered, might peruse its pages with profit to himself and to those who are compelied 16 listen to him It was thought that every one knew that when the officers and crew of a naval vessel were worshiping the High- | { ext of All Powers an exeeption war made | #hat may make you seem more like a | 1 the invariahie rule that no other bhan- ner must e placed sbove ar 10 the right of the Btars and Biripes, and that the emblem of the cross for & short period of time occupied the place of honor 1 don't care whether it s & church pennant or not!” cried the fiery but - nformed Alabemsn when his mind had een disabused by fellow Benators of the | notion that the design signified the Church of Rome. "It hss no business fiying above the United States fag Don'e talk 1o me about hauling down Old Glory when we worship God!” As a metter of fact, no one had talked about bauling down Old Glory. ‘The two, emblemstic of God and of what we concelve 1o he the earthly right inspired of God. iy ingether from the same stafl or mept. Ol Glory 18 glorified, not iarniched, by the eontact, However [ marvers of fact on occaston appenl 1L te 4o the gentiemen from Alahams, Bepalor Mefin would probably not ‘ | father for some time, and the quarrel jover the use of the machine brought | matters 10 a climax. Such fiendishness is perhaps prompted by the example of other crimes. It is the more important, therefore, that punishment should be administered to the full to demonstrate that the perpetrator of such an abomination must pay the utmost penalty. Merciful Jjudgment, condonation on the ground of youth, the defense of insanity, the claim of {irresponsibility shouid not apply, lest other youths, misled by love of indulgence, take this course of vengeance and release thinking to escape responsibility. ——ate— Money advanced by this country may, in some instances, fail to be repaid. Uncle Sam is expected to show the customary American cheerful disposi- tion in saying “Keep the change R There is a great deal to be sald In favor of “big business” as distinguished | from small work. N The present Republican movement Appears to contemplate “drafting” Her- bert Hoover. PSR Policles of Prince Carol tend to test {out the aphorism that a wise man knows when to change his mind. B To Attract Talk of a third party which would, seek to appeal to dissatisfied b- licans and Democrats fails to strike a responsive chord in any section of the | press. From the Southern papers comes fally commendation of the action of phus Daniels, who promptly de- clined when asked to become a nominee for office on an independent ticket. “A third party, such as is proposed, says the Charleston Evening Post (in- dermflenl Democratic), “would draw only disgruntled Democrats. It would make Republican victory virtually cer- tain. Democrats who throw confusion into the party councils at this time by discussing or threatening a bolt are un- worthy to be regarded as members of the party, and any such expressions should be promptly condemned and re- pudiated.” The Columbus (Ohlo) State Journal (Republican) points out that “even the magnetic and thrilling leadership of a Roosevelt was insufficient to place his| party on a permanent foundation,” and | advises that “this year and thus far there is lacking in both parties leader- ship of commanding importance or questions with national appeal to bring out & third party.” The 8t. Paul Dispatch (independent). assuming that “if any such movement is in progress its successful conclusions certainly belong to the future holds that “an immense difficulty confronts such a movement at the outset. is there an available candidate of nu@: clent stature to assume leadership?” asks this Minnesota daily. “A Demo- | | ! | | display Where | gets crat s wanted for whom the West would vote or a Republican who could carry the Bouth, Taken all in all, South and West are not likely to unite this cam- paign, but the farmer dissatistaction, if not appeased, ¢ * * will be fought out between the two old parties.” Mr. Daniels’ statement is hailed by the Birmingham News (Democratic) with the statement that iL is “as nearly perfect a retort as loyalty to party and SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JORNSON, True Hollday. Talk about your Christmas time, An’ your New Year, too, Now the sun begins to climb, Lazy day is due. uld “have made Talk about the birthday chime, With its merriest lay— What seems really sublime Is that Lazy day! Billowing fields sweet rhythm show, Wind swept in unrest, Of the holidays we know, Lazy day's the best. | | | Autharitative Advice. “Do you seek your wife's advice?” “Without hesitation,” answered Sena- tor Sorghum. “Her relations are ex- ceedingly numerous and she tells them all how to vote.” Extremes. In business scant progress he would show, He was too slow, He climbed Into & motor ear at last, { And went 00 fast. Jud Tunkins says you have (o be dis- {ereet In doing honest favors In a way | ereditor than a friend Longing for Excitement. “The elreus no longer gives a street de.” “I'm sorry ahout thst” commented Mr. Chuggins. "1 can't avold wishing 1 could see an argument to & finish hetween & traffic cop and an elephant,” who homsts of wealth" sald the sage of Chinatown, “is for- indeed, If he can also hoast of Industry in sitaining it [ | M1 Ho, | tunate | patient Peach 1 ventured on the street so gey, Where besuty hurries on dispiay, Where is that dolt who sald 1o me, “Ihis year, the Peach Orop 18 N, G.1" “Pohgive yoh enemy” said Uncle Epen, “hut don’t encourage de idea dat you's g'ineter be easy foh another wel- lop.” devotion to country col L. That paper also offers the opinion a8 to Its Pgfl‘l: “In North Carolina it burns out whatsoever spirit of fanati- eism and factionalism may have flared up there. It reassures Virginia and South Carolina, Georgla and Florida, and Alabama, Mlnlulng!. and Texas. Its stiffens the ¢ line—everywhere, It goes g way toward insuring a united front against a common enemy. It is instinet with the accents of authority-— authority that reflects a people’s will." “Mr, Daniels may be sald to speak for the Southern Democracy,” states the Albany Evening News (independent Republican), “and the Southern Democ- racy will support the Democratic nomi- nee, That nominee will be Al Bmith, without doubt. And there will be no rift about prohibition enforcement, The Democratic party is going to be united with a powerful candidate.” The Asheville Times (Independent Democratic) presents its conelusions as to the party and the prohibition lssue “Mr. Danlels expects the Houston con~ vention to ‘declare without equivoca~ tlon’ for the enforcement of prohibitlon and all other Jaws. He does not belleve ‘any men it will nominate will be as indifferent and as inefMcient’ in enforce- ment ax Mellon has been under the Harding and Coolldge administrations ¢ ¢« My Daniels’ reply Is worthy of the careful study of those Demoorats who are alarmed over what Gov. Smith might do to break down prohibition " Iling Mr, I els “a Democrat who m hitched, 2 Dallas Journal (in- pendent Democratic) declares that “ha pointed the wiser course for Democrats of the dry persuasion, when he added his opinlon that wrest- Inf the Government from the hands of rivilege and corruption is the biggest ue of the ho ' he gave the cue for battle to all wings of his party, * * * With such & call to duty before him, it seems inexplicable that any Democrat should consider bolting his party 1f its nominees are not wholly to his lking.” After crediting the third party sug- stion (nvolving Reod or Borah) to he manager of Jim Reed's primary eampnign,” the Worecester Gaselte (In- dependenty remarks: “Mr, Daniels hi decling Senator Reed has repudiated | the fdea and Benator Borah can safely | be counted oul. Thus the initinl tremor subsides. The Reed manager's sugges- tion s singularly umfair. I he 11-:1 made it hefore entering the primary cqmpalgn, or even belors the prinary Third rP;arAty i’roposal F ails Support Anywhere was held, there would be little or no unfairness about it. But to make it after sustaining a crushing defeat is to rare strablsmic view of sports- manship.” | “Recollection of the Republican dis- | aster has caused Democratic opponents | of Al Smith to hold back from third arty proposals” according to the g?lltl! Dlnoyn'flmu (independent Re- | publican). “The best that such a move- | ment could hope to accomplish would | be to hand the election to the Repub- | lican party without a struggle. To ad- vocate a third party as a herding place for malcontents is to preach the doc- trine of despair. In all probability the movement will not get beyond the stage | of angry talk.” The Providence Journal | (independent) advises that, “on the whole, American political history teaches that third parties very seldom equal the anticipations of their pro- moters.” “Mr, Daniels knows" asserts the Lynchburg News (Democratic) “that the success of prohibition, in which he is so vitally Interested, is not wholly de- pendent upon the election or defeat of any man. He knows that prohibition is not the only issue, nor even the chief issue. He knows what is the issue, and he knows it is corruption.” ‘The Kansas City Journal (Republi- can) concludes: “All the Southern States proper will support Smith if he the nomination. * * * The third party idean makes no appeal to the South.” State, War and Navy Building. UST cold gray granite, growing to gray walls, Great block on block, beneath the hands of men, Till, roofed, soul entered you, because since then, Till each day fades before each night's dusk palls, In you are many souls: and when fame calls Its roll, engraved with honor’s pen, . well known, are clearly heard again, Of those who walked your own and glory's halls! ‘They answer from beyond far Monterey; From Shiloh’s, Chattanooga's flelds of fame: Gettysburg, Appomattox; San Mihlel; the warm Carib Sea; Manlla Bay; Captains of land and sea, of glorlous name “Ah, yes," you proudly own, “they knew me well." R. J. QUINN, From UNITED STATES N WORLD WAR 0 Ten Years Ago Today German guns are pgi the allied lnes at many points fro ders to the Somme. Thought to presage other hig attack. Long-! e gUNS Are firing Into towns and villages behind the lines. * * * Allled forces, mean- while, await In confidence the enemy's imminent attacl Focl's strategy bes ginning to tell. To the sledgehammer use of masses of men by the enemy the allles are opposing the strategy of meet- ing the blow with the smallest number of men capable of standing up to the shook, while keeping the strongest re- serve possible, Such tactics have near- Iy exhausted Clermany's reserves and left them tactically exposed in two dan- gerous aalients on water-logged ground French belleve the Cermans hope to vln the moral effect of eapturing the pres sallent. * ¢ * ‘Twalve com- missloned ofMoers are on the casuaity st reported by Cien, Pershing today, his own I‘P‘Illlw heing among the wounded. * * Mother's day today a day of praver. Every soldier In France, even in the (renches, lakes time to write a lettse home, and white flowers bedeck the khakl of 800,000 doughboys overaeas, | | | | | | D. (. SATURDAY. MAY 12, /1928, THE LIBRARY TABLE . By the Booklover The recent presentation of a set of the “Oxford English Dictionary” to President Coolidge made the matter one of international importance and brought this great work, momentarily at least, to the attention of the world. And it does deserve attention because of its extent, its intrinsic value and its inter- esting history. Once called by Arnold Bennett “the longest sensational serial ever written,” it justifies that descrip- tion, as 44 years have elapsed since the publication - f the first part. Although the final part, completing 12 large vol- umes, has now been published, a sequel is promised in the form of a supple- mentary volume to cover words thal have come into use since those parts of the alphabet to which they belong were originally published. But the real his- tory of “A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles”—to give it the name appearing on its title pages—goes back for 70 years, for it was late in 1857 that Dean Richard C. Trench laid the foundation of this dictionary by calling the attention of the Philological Society to the Inadequacies of all existing dic- tionaries, especially that they did not| give the histories of words and their| meanings when they were first used, | when last used (if obsolete) and how the meanings of words developed. From | first to last the dictionary has had six | editors in chief, the most noted of whom have been Frederick J. Furnivall, Sir James Murray, Henry Bradley and Wil- liam A. Cragie. Besides the pald edito there have always been a host of volu: teer workers, scholars who have f:o]lr(‘~| tively read a multitude of books, old and | new, not omitting magazines and news- | papers, and made notes for the editors. | Thus a reader from a single work ex- tracted thousands of quotations, copying them on slips for use as examples under the various definitions of a given word The quotations so collected ran into the milifons. The dictionary is therefore a record, a rich storehouse of the Enzush; tains and keeps a record of the pedi- | language from the eighth century to the | grees of horses in the United States, And 17.700.000 barrels of fuel ofl burned present. * ok E X ‘The statistics of the “Oxford Diction- | ary” show its extent and variety, It is said to contain 15488 pages, closely! printed in triple columns: 178 miles of | type, 50,000,000 words, 500,000 defini-| tions and nearly 2,000,000 quotations.| Some of the simplest words in the Eng- | lish language, the commonest nouns, | adjectjves and verbs, required the mos exacting labor, the closest discrimina- | tlon in the preparation of definitions | and in the selection of appropriate {llustrative quotations. For ~example, Dr. Willlam A. Cragle, latest editor, in an article in_a recent number of the Saturday Review of Literature, states that the verb “get” occupies 22 columns in the dictionary and is divided into 73 senses, many of which have numerous subdivisions; that “give" covers 25 col- umns; “go,” 35 columns: but that these are dwarfed by the verb “set.” which extends to 55 columns, with 154 num- bered and a much larger number of sub- divided sections. 1In the preparation of these numerous columns of close print often twice as much material had to be worked through before the articles could be prepared. Dr. George Philip Krapp, professor of English at Columbia Uni- versity and a recognized authority on the history of the English language, in reviewing the “Oxford Dictionary” In the Saturday Review of Literature, pro- nounces it “as the most satisfying mon- ument of scholarship ever reared in the | English language.” He points out that 1 | ( | one constantly finds words in common | 8ccording to the parallaxes adopted in | use not recorded in the dictionary; this | not through oversight, but because they | were not in existence in the language | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS™ BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. ‘There 15 no other agency in the world that can answer as many legitimate questions as our free information bureau in Washington, D. C. This highly or- ganized Institution has been built up and is under the personal direction of Frederlc J. Haskin. By keeping in con- stant touch with Federal bureaus and other educational enterprises it is in a rfl!lllon to pass on to you authoritative information of the highest order. Sub- mit your queries to the staff of experts whos» services are put at your free dis- posal. There is no charge except 2 cents in_stamps for return postage. Address The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin director, Washington, D. C. Q. Please state what law schools the graduated from.—T. B. B. A. The members of the Supreme Court, are_graduates of the following law schools: Willlam H. Taft, Chief Justice, Cincinnatl Law School: Justice Justice McReynolds, University of Vi ginia, law department; Justice Brandeis, Harvard Law School and several Euro- pean colleges: Justice Sutherland, Uni- versity of Michigan Law School: Justice Butler studied law after graduating from | Suppiies the best feather, but ot Carleton College, Northfield, Minn; Jus- tice Sanford, Harvard Law School, and Justice Stone, Columbia and Yale. Many of the justices have also honorary degrees from several other colleges of | top of the arrow law. Q. How existed?—F. N. A. It was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York on Feb- | purposes | | | ruary 8, 1894. The first annual meeting | was held December 31, 1894. | has_jurisdiction over ali the flat racing| in the State of New York. It also ascer- No horse can start in a race at a recog- nized meeting unless it has been regis- tered and named. Q. What_kind of airplane did the Richtofen Circus use?’—W. W. D. A. These Gel tross biplanes. Q. butter be made from goats’ milk?- . D, A. Good butter can be made from goats' milk. Q. Are there people in the United States who are clay eaters>-—H. D. R. A. The Public Health' Scrvice says that one of the symptoms ascribed to Can hookworn disease is a perversion of the | Persons affected with hook- | appetite. worn disease have been known to eat white clay or dirt. At one time the habit was fairly common in certain areas. In hookworm infected areas of | the South th> disease is now much less | common tham formerly, although it is| possible thai the practice persists in isolated instances. Q. Are there more women than mens| in Turkey?—A. H. N. A. The first general census of Turkey was taken October 28, 1927. At that time there was an excess of women over men of approximately 500,000 out of a total population of 13,647,810. Q. How far apart are the two lowest stars in the Big Dipper?—W. M. A. The Naval Observatory says that, our latest star catalogues, the distance between the two stars forming the bot- tom of the bowl of the Dipper in Ursa rman fiyers used Alba-. perimental plantations are being set out 1t now for heating. | { | i | members of the Supreme Court were | G the Mississippl Dell ment Station. The name is due to its similarity to both the grain and saccha rine sorghums. The heads resemble heads of the black-hulled white kafir. The stalk is sweet and averages from 4% to 6 feet in height. Q_ What is mortgage insurance?—T. W T. A. Mortgage insurance is that insur- ance given by the mortgagor to the mortgagee to cover the amount of the mortgage in case of death, so that the property involved would revert in the event of death to the mortgagor to his estate free of encumbrance. Q. Please state of what arrowa aho:ldobe made for archery practice?— A.” Authorities on archery state that the most usual forms of arrows are made of deal, the best being footed with hardwood at the point, or fille end. ‘There are three different shapes of arrows, the straight being the steadiest and stiffest, though not quite so fast as some of the other t; ‘These arrows are the same size {from end to end, only slightly reduced at the feath- ers. ‘The feathers should not be t5o large, and should be placed back as far as possible. The wing of the peacock ta Brancn Experi- the turkey and the gray goose are very well adapted. The weight of the arrow should be proportioned to the bow. The is made of leather, which should not be too thick, and should be rubbed with vaseline in orde. long has the Jockey Club | to keep it supple. Q. Is ,cni‘de"ol; burned for heating Crude oil is not burned as a fuel Fuel oll, or distillate, is used in domestic furnaces. In 1926 there were 8.800.000 barrels of fuel ofl, gas ofl and distillates burned in homes A in the heating of buildings. Q. What is pochote?—C. E. D. A. It is a fiber similar to kapok. is the product of a Mexican tree, and lends itself «» well to the stufing of life preservers and mattresses that ex- in Porto Rico. Q. How many of the troops at the battle of Yorktown were French and how many American?—J. P. McG. A. Lossing's History says: “To sc- complish this great victory the Prench had provided 37 ships of the line and 7.000 men. and the Americans nished 9.000 troops, of which 5,500 were regulars.” Q. Why are sea gulls protected by law in Utah?—E. D. : A. In the early days of Utah's settle- ment crickets threatened to destroy the first crop of the Mormon settlers. Sea- gulls came in great numbers and voured the crickets. This was believed to be direct aid of Providence, and gulls have been protected ever since. Q. How many yards of cotton are manufactured in the United States in a year?>—D. W. E. A. More than eight billion yards of cotton goods are manufactured and used in this country annually. Q. Iz New Zealand spinach eaten as other spinach is>—R. G. B. A. It differs in that only the tips of t1# leaves are eaten Instead of the whole plant. Q. Did Prance receive as much dam- age as Bel ?—J. V. B. when their appropriate places in the Major is about 650 trillion miles. This dictionary were made up. Thus to- ing, as is “aerial” a| a person who hus‘ hrought down a certain number of air-| planes; likewise “jazz” and “fox-trot,” | at least to describe a dance. Such ex- | amples but show that English (includ- | ing American) is a living language. | The promised supplementary volume of | the “Oxford Dictionary” will bring it up to date, but the languare will not stay put. Aithough there is go present plan | to publish an entirely new edition of | the “Oxford Dictionary,” there is and| long will be a place—and a big place— | for such s historical dictionary. It does not, however, take the place of the | up-to-date, ordinary dictionaries that| most of us habitually use. | ok | Several English books published in| the 30s, 40s and 50s were almost| handbooks of morals and etiquette for Victorian women, Extracts from them when read today might be mistaken for humor. Mrs. Ellis wrote in “The Daugh- | ters of England” (1842): “As women,| the first thing of Importance is to be| should be regarded as only a rough approximation. Q. Is the pearl a stone?—J. A. were de. Belgium. A. The pear] is not a stone. It is a| cighty-nine thousand nacreous shellfish. and is carbonate of lime. Q. What is sagrain?>—K. D. W. mostly of A. This new crop was developed at'pounds. formation found in certain | Stro: t houses . yed, 400,000 damaged, 2,000,000 hec- tares of land were devastated, and more than 6,000 factories were out of com- mi . The - umhdnmandnhdmm BACKGROUND OF EVENTS- BY PAUL V. COLLINS. Tomorrow will be “Mother's dar.” her: “Mothe come home Every dutiful son and daughter will|spend ."mri:{nh,'x - then honor their mothers, and express | you. 1 want to go back o the old days, their love and appreciation with out- | and be just vour boy » yard show of affection, or at least with | He her to owers or other tokens. If the mother | Bible s about Jose, has died, then her Iast resting piace will | David and ‘Daniel and pgu':l: E‘;amme" be_honored. | Baby that was born in a stable, and This beautiful practice is distinctively | the Wise Men, and how the Baby grew content to be inferlor to men—inferior| American; the idea originated with Miss | up and went about doing good., untf in mental power, in the same proportion | In (1839) wrote: her dependence. She is conscious of in- | feriority, and therefore grateful for sup- port.” "Mrs. A. G. Penny wrote in “The Afternoon of Unmarried Life” (1858): | “On the ground of self-preservation, it| behooves every unmarried woman to find some harmless mode of doing active service. * * * There is always some | unrelished occupation that may amnve} upon a willing coadjutor; in default of every other, lgn dullest branch of fam- | fly correspondence will often be gladly | conceded.” Mrs. Ellis, In “The Wives “Woman" Anna Jarvis of Philadel] nized by Congress adopted on May 10, 1913, to observe Mother's day by Congress and the executive departments of the Govern- ment. In the same year; Nebraska made it a State flag day in expression of the patriotism of that State's homes. In 1914, Congress permanently authorized the President to designate by annual proclamation the second Sunday of May as Mother's dgy, and to request the dis- lay of on public and private omes. Thus Mother is linked with pa- of England” (1843), thus warns married | triotism, from the beginning. How women that “a man's a man for a'|well will flags testify tomorrow that that": “It is unquestionably the in-| Washingtonians honor their mothers? allenable right of all men, whether ill| " In a feeble w or well, rich or poor, wise or foolish, to! ed in the honoring of Mother, and it is be treated with deference and made desired that all children show special iphia, and by her men crucified Him, that you are inferior in bodily strength.” | was so developed that, in 1910, Kywu‘ Heaven and ? Mrs. Sanford| taken up and observed in many cities a good boy.” “A really sensible woman feels| throughout the country. It was recog- | in a resolution | and He went up to wants you, my son, to be And the grown-up G knelt his mother's knees nlnd%kdm"uo.'r I lay me down to sleep.” and his old mother to him, “I think when | I read that story of old." | Patrick Henry's at Wi | could not ., Father is also includ- | much of in their own houses.” The sar-|{ kindness and “toleration” of both par- | casm Is certainly unconscious in “The|ents on that one day. To “say it with Women of England,” by Mrs. Ellis, when | figwers,.” it is not only an act of no- ¥ 1S 8 | but wear a wi carnal - that it should not be necessary for her | out the day. > to talk much, even on his favourite | toples, in order to obtain his favour. An | attentive listener is generally all that he requires.” Charlotte Yonge saw dangers in the most sedate amusements when, in “Womankind,” she cautioned that “even choir practice and singing of hymns is often a snare, both in irrever- once, conceit and levity of demeanor. Amegeur and village concerts are in like maigner often innocent delights, but needng great circumspection and in- stinctive modesty on the lady perform- ers’ part to keep all as it should be.” These four woman writers would be bewildered ghosts if they could look in upon an England which is about to admit flappers to the vote, D Archeology, anthropology, medicine and love are mingled In efully de- clded bx‘rumnmns in the latest novel of Francis Brett Young, "The Key of Life” Beginning In Dr. Brett Young's favorite Shropshire, the story moves to Egypt, where one of the chief charac- ters, Hugh Bredon, s engaged i exca vations At Thebes. An English Ruth Morgan, and a South Afric Rhy- fan and ‘anthropologist, Besuldet out, are the other fmportant chara ters, The African loeal color rel; this novel ta Dr. Brett Young's e books, such as “Woodsmoke” and “The Crescent Moon,” and the study of per- sonalities in thelr clash with eireum- stances relates it to his novel of last| year, “Love Is Enough.” DR Varlous phases of l‘m\-Alll"h‘rll\lel\" are discussed by Prof. J. Fred Rippy in his book “Latin America in World Poli- | Ues: An Outline rvey.” ‘The Pan-| Hispanie movement Is, he says, a factor for the United States w reckon with in its relations with South and Central| Ameriean countrles, The difference in the immigration policies of the United Statea end the tries I8 & possible source of growin trouble. Above all, the politioal and economic power of the United States Is W oause of jealouay. Prof. Rippy's con- clustons are very general. We must, he| says, “Tenounce our economio imperial- | sm and Pan-Americanise the Monroe | Doctrine," 1 v———— An Ahsentee Voter, From the Porthand Oresonian The first thing Gen. Sandinn knows they will go ahead and hold that elecs ton without him, | made 1t aatin-Amerlcan coun- | oo Modern soclety has drifted far away | from solemn_obscrvances of any me- morial day. Time was when the Fourth of July was a great rallying day of patriotism: speeches were made by orators, great and small; firecrackers and cannons explosively demonstrated how boisterously men and boys loved thelr country. Horses shied and thou- sands of men and boys wel illed or injured in the exuberance of the dem- onstrations. All that has passed Memorial day was a solemn occasion. when oratory again led the programs. | and the patriots marched to cemeteries | to stand before the “bivouaes of the | dead." Scarcely & trace of former solemnity of that day remains, either North or South, except among the vet- s or thelr immediate relatives, In lace of Inspiring olidays are occasions thelr purpose is Ignored. R But all the decadence of abstract pa- triotism might be condoned, rather than let the day now set apart for honoring mothers become neglected. When we forget sentiment we lose the finer spivit of life. William 1 of sport, and Ridgeway relates a story One week—two weeks—passed, w! Henry remained beside his mother, flc’ he got the inspiration of her godir simplicity again. And there he got the power of earnestness and elo- quence, which put his speech in New York with Lincoln's at Gettysburg an¢ lliamstown. 3 . He it without his % v Abraham Lincoln sald to his law partner, “God bless my mother: all that I'am or ever hope to be, 1 awe to her!™ It is superfluous to quote such ex- pressions of appreciation of sons for their mothers. since the same sentiment must exist in the hearts of every normal man or woman, ‘Isn't she wonderful! See the dear face In the old-fashioned picture that hangs in its place. Look at the lips. they are rounded and sweet, With tint of the roses that brush her soft cheek. Oh what a picture! The have done mothe® g How wondrous to know beauty of Mother's face long, long ago. What a rich heritage mine. to enjoy Her presence. altho she has long beer away!™ (Mrs. Jack Burton.) % 0 Of course, we Americans belleve we alone know the full wonderfulness of mothers. Yet mother love is universal To them. no matter how the years have | dealt with their boys or girls. the child triotlsm now the remains their mot) hearts. g To the present writer there comes NOW & memary of & man condemned to the child of | be hanged that morning within a Cin- that is almost typical of what grown-up | men calloused apparently by the rough contacts with the world, feel more often than confess, In heart-hunger for the | mother touch. He declares that in the history of America three greal orations, One was by Pats viek Henry, who oried for liberty or death; the socond was Lincoln's Qet- tyshurg address, and the third was by Henry W. Grady, at New York. But the publie little knew what had pre- ceded CGrady's moving eloquence and nasible. Mr. Cirady had attended a convention of the Young Men's Christian Associa- Atlanta, Ga. and of the service of praise was in forming & of hand-clasp whi all sang Be the Tie that Binds" The wrged the fl“‘“ editor to join them, but he declined, saving: “You fellows have 14\“\'!("“\! that T do not have T used to have it years ago, back home with my mother. 1 fear it has ot away from me; T want it back" R Then he said at his office, g AWAY know where 1 am " He went to his aged mother and told A, [ there have been | “1 am | tomorrow we and 1 don't want any one | veverence and Vhien wi “'"l:um | States, clnnat! jall. The writer was thea s cub reporter, assigned to the death watch within the jail all night, As e fogry dawn approached a haggard old woman with head wrapped in her shaw! shufffed uncannily into the fail office and stood silent, oply to be shaved out by the failer, sympathetie but rough of speech. A few minutes later we heard a blood-freesing call from that mother. perchad high upon a lumber Nlfi opposite the window of the death ool b \ other—go 3 back fram the Mfldfll\:flhh‘m‘y’. 2 ‘Oh, Willie—my Willle'!" Washingtonians remember how, w A. Qarfleld taken the oat! he N::old and et mother, in fall view President Garfel lovh again her sassin had shot her was always & confidence and love of the the lave and trust ivifi 3 ¢ 4 : gz T ggiEs worthiness has h 1Conyraht. 1028 by P