Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1928, Page 8

8 ITHE EVENING STAR . With Sunday Morning Edition WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY......August 2, 1928 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor — SR E—— The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office 11th Bt and Pennsvivania Ave New York Office: 110 t 42nd St. Chicago Office: Tower Bullding. Furopean Ofice; 14 Regent Si.. Londen. sland. ia 4 Rate by Carrier Within ‘The Evenine Star The !\'tnlng and Sunday Star (when 4 Sundars) The E"m"%n d Sunday Star Sundays) 85 per month y Star ... .5C rer copy made at the end of each month. Orders may bo sent In by mail cr telephone Main 5000 Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Datly and S 1 yr.$10.00; 1 mo.. 8¢ | 1 5r. $600: 1 mo. 80c aily only unday only $4.00: 1 mo.. d0c All Other States and Canada. Daily and Sunday..]l yr. $1200; 1 mo., $1.00 A1 1 £8.00: 1 mo. ;os: the City. 43¢ per month 60¢ per month ¥ $5.00: 1 mo.t Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled fo the use for republication of all . ews dis- Paiehes cradited to it or not owmerwise ered | ted in this paper and also the local news ublished herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. | = A Bid for the West? John J. Raskob, chairman of Pemocratic national committee, is flirt- | ing with the farm belt committee of | ° twenty-two, through its head, George N. Peek. The Democratic chairman is quoted in dispatches as saying he had failed to find the equalization fee plan of the McNary-Haugen bill uneconom- | fcal. The Democrats not unnaturally would like to drive a wedge into the Republican States of the West. ! In their national platform the Demo- | erats at Houston agreed to consider | seriously the principle of the McNary- | Haugen farm aid bill if they are placed in control of the Government. They did not commit themselves finally to the plan, nor were they asked to do so by Mr. Peek and other farm leaders who | had been demanding such a pledge from | the Republican national convention | two weeks earlier. Gov. Smith has| agreed to give the whole farm problem eareful study after he shall have been| elected President, so as to be in & po- | sition to recommend to Congress legis- lative action soon after his inaugura- ton, should he be successtul at the | polls. H Mr. Peek is to confer today with the Governor of New York himself, in an effort to convince him that the princi- ples of the farm relief legislation for which the corn belt committee has la- bored are sound. He hopes for words of encouragement in the Smith speech of acceptance, to be delivered when the governor is formally notified of his nomination on August 23. It is probable that Gov. Smith will seek to give encouragement to the farm-} ers in his speech accepting the nomi- actually committing fee plan there would be a stir not con- fined to the farm States of the West. The farmers of New York State, for ex- through their organization, are record in opposition to the McNary- bill and its equalization fee. the Eastern industrial are unfavorable to a as Government s. President has twice in veto messages de- eclared that the McNary-Haugen bill was unconstitutional, and he has much support for this contention. Nor is the West a unit in favor of the themselves alone could draw a correct e of the situation. Even that might fall to do so, for there are liter- ally thousands of farmers who do not know, beyond the name, what the Mc- 1"ary-Haugen bill and the equalization fee really are. Senator Borah of Idaho, in an able speech before the Republi- can pational convention at Kansas City, ¥ _cured the farmer as little better than the slave of bureaucratic government under the - eration of the equalization tee. More and more the reports roll in from the West that Smith has no chance in that section of the country. 1t is little wonder the Democratic lead- ers are seeking in some way to turn the tide in the great States west of the Al- legheny Mountalns. The Tammany 1 -mbers of the Senate and House voted in most instances for the McNary- Haugen bill at the last Congress. But that was to emuarrass President Cool- dge ani1 Mr. Hoover rather than with any idea the bill eventually would be- come law. It remains to be seen | whether the Tammany nominee for President will declare himself in favor of such legislation. e Modern sutomobile traffic requires 50 many stop signals that the brakes be- come more important than the motor. | Thanks to these signals, many & mo- torist rolls on, serenely unconscious of tihe dangers he has escaped. e “Bootleg” Loans by Corporations. A movement has been started by the New York Clearing House Association the | " lc money, and that only through banking control of the volume of loans and the rates of interest charged can stability be assured. Under the existing condi- tions a fifty per cent increase in the amount of money available for specu- lative operations during a twenty-four- hour period is possible, and likewise an equal diminution of funds is possible with similar suddenness. Furthermore, it is urged that this “bootlegging” of cash, as it has come to be called, tends to create a false situation, in that the | sarnings of corporations are swelled by what are virtually banking operations, the corporations leaving their legiti- mate fields to trespass upon that of the financial institutions. Some days ago about $75,000,000 was called in a single day from borrowers for the purpose of meeting the dividend requirements of the corporations, and the financtal district in New York severely shaken as liquidation was oc- casioned to meet this call. With the stock market in a somewhat uncertain, though at present “high” state, such a disturbance had its dangerous possi- bilties. Just what can be done in the regu- lation of thess corporation loans to borrowers for stock purchase purposes is not indicated. Perhaps there is no mediate remedy. Congressional leg- slation has been suzgested. State leg- tion is similarly pronosed. The mat- | is likaly to be brought to the point | specific recommendations by the g House Association, but wheth- er action will follow is a question. .- “Move On."” Controlled speed and safety are rap- idly becoming synonymous in this country, according to a survey by the American Automobile Association, which shows that within the last three vears twenty-three States have abol- ished obsolete speed regulations, with the result that these States have con- tributed less to the accident list than those which adhere to the theory that mere speed is responsible for mishaps In two States, Connecticut and Mich- igan, the speed limit has been abol- ished altogether and “proper and care- ful operation at all times"” substituted. while in others the limit has been raised from twenty-five and thirty to forty and forty-five miles an hour. It has long been an accepted traffic theory that congestion breeds acei- dents. Speed dissipates congestion. | That is the reason that legislators in every State in the country are realiz- ing that the modern automobile with balloon tires, four-wheel brakes and sturdy steering gear possesses the requi- sites of safety with controlled speed. Fifteen years ago forty-five miles an hour on the open road would have been regarded as a suicidal pace. To- day, with broad, wide, well-surfaced highways and fine, modern vehicles, forty-five miles an hour is as safe as was twenty-five miles an hour in those days. Acceleration is quicker and de- ceéleration is more rapid. These two factors alone have boosted the sate speed of cars at least twenty miles an hour. It is well within the bounds of rea- son that eventually the majority of States will follow the lead of Con- necticut and Michigan and do away with limits. The reckless-driving charge provides far more of a weapon for the authorities than “fast driving” ever did. A motorist may be just as reckless at fifteen miles an hour as he is at forty-five, yet at fifteen he may not be violating the speed limit. Circum- stances should control in all cases. On a Sunday or holiday on the crowded open road forty-five miles an hour might well be classed as reckless driv- ing, but on a dry day, with no other traffic on the highway, forty-five miles an hour would be safe speed. ‘With the general speeding up of traf- fic throughout the country a’ demand for a mimimum limit, as well as a max- imum, has arisen. Too often conges- tion is bred by a slow-moving motor- ist, who refuses to give way for others to overtake him. Every motorist who has toured in the United States has had this experience, and doubtless rec- ognizes that the slow-moving middle- of-the-road, open-highway driver is al- most as much of a menace to safety as the recklessly inclined operator. ‘This is the era of speed. By steam- ship. by train, by airplane and by auto- mobile the world is “stepping on it.” With all the mechanical facilities for speed being improved, it is up to the human to adapt himself to the new or- der of things. No patience can be wasted on the laggard. If he cannot keep up the pace he must confine him- self to other methods of transporta- tlon. “Move on” is the slogan, and the world moves faster in accordance with it. o4 That Temmany kitten Insists on showing claws and refuses to accept A Marve] of Industry. President Coolidge is now on a visit to one of the most interesting sections of industrial America, the great Mesaba range of northern Minnesota, from which comes a great portion of the 1o seek a remedy for a condition in the financial market of .hat city wh:ch,: in the judgment of the bankers, is| gravely disturbing and possibly dan-| gerous. For some time past, during | the period of intensive stock market | operations, with the :olume of dnly; business done on the exchange mount- ing; o upprecedented figures, there has | been 8 heavy outflow of cash in call| Joans on collateral from the surpluses ' of the large corporations, which, be- tween dividend dates, have considerable sums not immedistely required for either operation or dividend purposes “These loans, often, but not always, made through the banks, have been excep- tionally heavy whenever the interest rate has risen. The money thus loaned was subject w call called frequent and severe fluctuations in the solume of loans and in the interest rates. The other day, when the Clear- ing House Association began its inquiry, 3t was estimated that the volume of these loans made by the corporstions then outstanding, wes more than $1,808,000,000, or bout half of the total ©of money in the hands of borrowers It is contended by the bankers that the corporations, engaged in manufac- turing or public service activity, should and was usually in short periods, thus causing | iron ore used in the making of steel. These mines are marvels of officlal ad- ministration. They are mostly “open,” the ore lying so close to the surface that it is possible to work them with steam shovels The ore is of a friable character, yielding easily to dredge mining end vequiring no blasting for dislodgment. The shovels deposit the ore in cars that are run into the great pits, and when louded, these cars, In long trains, are run down to Duluth and other points nearby, where they are emptied into great hopper plers, from which the ore is discharged into the holds of the lake carriers, to be transported 1o Gary, Ind, or to the various Lake Erie ports from which it is ment to the mills of the Pittsburgh district The operation of these mines 18 & triumph of engincering and organiza- ton. In some cases ore that hes lain i the ground for untold centurles in the Mesaba range 1s in the mills around Pitisburgh in less than ten days from the time 1t has been scooped out by the shovels in one of the great open |mines, ‘The carriers are merely im- | mense powered tanks that make the | highest possible speed golng and com- ng. traveling north with empty holds and south filled to the hatches. In THE EVENING southeast of where the President's Sum- mer camp is located, in the State of Michigan. In these mines the same efficiency has been developed. In one of them in particular ore is holsted from a depth of 2,000 feet below the surface and placed on board ship in a few hours and is in the furnaces at Gary within a week from the blast that has loosened it in the depths of : the earth. These operations which the President is now witnessing are merely examples of the high efficiency with which the great industrial work of America fis being conducted. Immense fortunes have been made by the owners of the lands in the Mesaba range, which some vears ago were considered as of little or no value and when stripped of the surface sofl were found to contain vast bodies of an ore which upon the de- velopment of new furnace methods proved to be the best of materials for the making of steel. Invention, inge- nuity and a genius for organization have thus created incalculable wealth ffom that which was rated only a little while ago as valueless. o SR ‘The Italian language is noted among | musicians as one of great beauty. It is one of the few languages that have been able to formulate three success- ful cheers for Nobile. S When a candidate refuses to kiss a baby, the understanding is usually sat- | isfactory to everybody, baby. including the ) — Congress has so much unfinished business to take care of that a tempo- rary inability of Thomas Blanton to introduce new perplexities may bring a sense of relief. —————————— Chicago still appears a trifle undecided whether to regard politics as an ex- pression of statesmanlike {deals or only It seems vaguely possible that Gene Tunney may regret the day when he passed from the attentions of the first, page sport reporters to those of the literary reviewers. ———— It is even predicted by students of woman's modern influence that Mrs Mabel Willebrandt will become as much a force in politics as Helen Wills is in tennis. ] —— There will be no “muck-raking.” Roosevelt left behind a number of phrases that prove out of date as new social exigencies arise. ————— Newspapers remain the reliable car- riers of information. What may hap- pen to be crowded out of the radio will still have its chance on the printed page. s Night clubs are raided just often enough to retain the stimulation in the shopworn comedy which stages a pre- tended descent by police agents. Every little misadventure can be turned to account in some manner by your true publicity artists. T e — SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Welcome Task. “Do you never grow tired of the labor Which you must perform, day by day?” Is the question oft asked by some neighbor Who works in a different way. Do I ever get tired of the cottage And the things that the toil can pro- duce; Of the bread and the beef and the pottage And the fliv, that is giving good use? And so, every day I'm resuming This old occupation of mine, Each task is a garden that's blooming With Hopes that the Fruits will be Fine. The Big Stake. “Which would you rather be, a pro- moter in pugilism or politics?” “I'd prefer politics,” answered Sena- tor Sorghum, “where a man puts up his money liberally and lavishly with- out nervous expectations of winning anything except the grateful apprecia- tion of posterity.” ¢ Killjoy. I talk about the Autumn chill, And still I think that I remember ‘The month that brought of all the year Most fear Of hot waves September. Jud Tunkins says a man who never changes his mind is probably unmar- ried. Not to Be Expected. “Is your boy Josh interested in the classics?” “Some,” answered Farmer Corntos- sel. “But he’ll never take as much in- terest in Olympian myths as he takes in Olymplan games.” “There is more wisdom In silence,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatowr, “than in fine eloquence. It is the lis- tener who learns.” Story In Two Short Chapters. Here s a story that is true, And one unusually gay: ‘They all went out in a canoe They came home safe, the self-same day. “If some men was as good as dey pertends to be,” said Uncle Eben, “dey wouldn’ be men at all. = Dey'd be angels” . —oe Manana. From the Nushville Banner. A condemned man esca) west Tennessee jail and d from a left a note, | saying, “Back in the morning,” but fall- hich morning. ing to specity wi A AR Faogs Biological Note, Prom the Birmingham News, Nature produces rabbits faster than llons because of thel. greater hazards, but it’s yet too ear)’ for the pedes- wrian class to show result = E— Ask Raskob. From the Toledo Blade. There 15 talk of reviving the full din- ner pail as campaign slogan. Why not the full automobile? From the Portiand Oresonian not enter the banking field, that it '1.\4& fgction of Uk bengs W q‘u eddition o the open mines are many deep mines, some of them lying to the Perhaps that mummified man who was found in Alaska 15 one of e missing Sinclalr witnesses. STAR, WASHINGTON, He was dreaming of Emily. When he saw her last she was 6 years old, and that was a long, long time ago. No doubt she married years ago and had little daughters of her own. He hoped they were as beautiful as she was then. In his memory Emily stood out as perfect, the forerunner of the modern bathing girl, for she wore a one-piece bathing suit of white wool in a day when such costumes for the feminine portion of mankind were cumbersome and unlnvel{. ‘When Emily stepped out on the beach that Summer she won the hearts of all, and specially the susceptible heart of Henry Gearshift. As he dreamed of her, in one of those flashes that pass through the minds and hearts of even the most staid citi- zens at times, he recalled above every- thing else the way she looked in that white bathing suit. What is more lovely, more innocent, than a girl child at the age of 67 No flower in the garden is so sweet, no wind so pure, as was Emily that Summer at the seashore. * ok oK K Gearshift was a young fellow then {who might have been expected to pay | his attentions to the older girls. | there were none too many men at the { hotel, his advent was acceptable He was one more to take part in the bathing, boating, outings, marshmallow roasts and the other activities which go o make up the days and evenings of the happy idlers at a Summer resort |any Summer resort, but especially | those along the New Jersey and Mary- {land coast line. |~ Gearshift, however, lamentably falled | to meet expectations. And for this the mothers of eligible girls made him pay. The trouble was that he fell in love { with a 6-year-old! The thing was unthinkable. The elderly ladies who sat in groups in the rocking chairs on the side of the porch out of the wind rocked away indig- nantly. Why did he want to make a fool of himself over a baby? Gearshift himself could not have an- swered that question. Had it been put to him, no doubt he would have done the best he could by replying, “Be- cause she is the best and the prettiest girl here!” As he dreamed back over those days he still believed that she had been the best, as she was the prettiest, girl there. Not only was sh> perfect paysically, as a happy child has a right to be, but grace and charm which a child m-y have—and they may have many, as every one knows. Her eyes were brown, her skin tanned, | pet and her mother's adoration—and Henry Gearshift's pal One look at her and one look at hix and they were friends. It happencd just as simply as that. “Why, hello;” he had said as he came out on the porch and saw the child. “Hello!" she had replied Her mother was busy registering at the desk. They had just come down from the big city. Her father had re- mained there and would come down at the week end. * ko % From that hour forth Henry Gear- shift deserted the older girls for his small love. As for Emily, her first thought in the morning was of her older friend, A few days ago a quiet, unassuming man, wearing the black skullcap and gold spectacles of the European scholar, cil table in the Bureau Politic at Athens and called a meeting of the cabinet to order. For the fifth time in his eventful career, Eleutherios Venl- zelos became prime minister of Greece, an event of more than usual signifi- cance, for Venizelos is the first of the war premiers repudiated by their own people after the signature of the peace treaties to stage a “comeback.” Will his government be sustained by the new elections to Parliament next August 19? ‘The son of a small merchant of Crete, educated for the bar, Venizelos early in life forsook the prosaic career of a small-town lawyer for the more active and advepturous role of a revolutionary politiclar’, Crete, in common with much of the Near East, was in the closing days of the last century still under the domination of the Turks. In 1010 Venizelos was called to Greece, and became for the first time its prime minister. From that time untlr his defeat in the elections of 1920 his history is the history of Greece, for his hand guided that country through the vicissitudes of the Balkan wars of 1912 and 1913 and finally steered it into the allied camp during the Great War. At the peace council table in Paris Venizelos wielded an influence vastly greater than the size and importance of his_country warranted, and was gen- erally conceded to be one of the master minds of that assemblage of great and near-great. President Wilson esteemed Venizelos highly, and is quoted as hav- ing pronounced him the greatest single figure produced by the war. Certainly he secured for Greece all that country had a right to expect, and even more; for he obtained in the ill-fated treaty of Sevres control of all territory where the Greek race predominated. * kb Two years spent away from Greece, however, in those peace negotlations, had weakened Venizelos at home, and during his absence the followers of King Constantine, who was driven from the throne and exiled in 1917 by the allied powers, had undermined Venizelos' standing with the people. In this they were greatly alded by the maladminis- tration of some of the ministers whom Venizelos had left in charge during his two years' absence, Prior to the Great War, Greece had fought two wars in the Balka and many of her soldiers had been under arms continuously for nearly 10 years Venizelos returned to Athens in Mid- summer, 1920, to receive the acclaim of the populace. A great celebration was arranged in the stadium, where, in the presence of 100,000 people, Ventzelos sat side Alexander, the boy King, second son of Constantine, who had be placed upon the throne after the latter's exile in 1917, ok ow After the celebration ctions were proclaimed, Venlzelos desiring to have the approval of the people for his pol- jey. But for a tragic event there ls lttle doubt the elections would have resulted in a favorable majority for the war premier, in spite of the opposition o his policy caused by the continued mobilization of the army King Alexander, a man of charming but retiring {;enunnllly, had gradually won the hearts of a large portion of the people, and his co-operation with Veni- zelos kept the dynastic question out of the campaign. Unfortunately, after the elections had been proclaimed King Alexander was bitten by a pet monks and died u few days later from septic! polsoning. This brought the dynastic uestion to the fore, and the supporters of King Constantine were quick to seize upon the opportunity to make their campalgn not only one for the defeat of Venizelos, but for the return of the King driven from the country three years before by the allies, Constantine brother-in-law to the Kalser, and pnsidered to be pro-German in consequence. It was obvious that King Constantine could nol have been alled without losing for Cireece that allled support }which was neceasary to the successful jenforcement of the Sevres treaty. If an understanding with King Constan- tne could not have been effecled, the iny As | she was at once a compound of every | her hair brown. She was her father’s | seated himself at the head of the coun- | D. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1928. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. who, although he regarded himself as tremendously anclent in those days, in reality was hugely and almost unreme- diably young. Nothing but life and love ‘would make him older—nothing, alas! except Time. He was only 17 years old, was the Henry Gearshift of that day, when Emily came into his life for a few brief weeks. He was her faithful escort at breakfast, dinner and supper. They went in bathing together, she in her one-piece white sult, which was the “hit” of the beach. They came out of the water together. In the evening they went to the merry-go-round to- gether. Emily loved the carrousel better than anything. Supported by the arm of her friend, one Henry Gearshift, Emily smiled her brightest smile as the horse on which she sat moved up and down and around. There was many a “ring” speared by the two as they rode miles and miles every evening to the tune of “Bedelia” and a few other popular songs of the day. Those old popular songs—how fine they seemed at the time! Emily and Henry thought them won- derful. Even a 6-year-old might stay up late at the beach, such is the in- formality of Summertime. They used to like to watch the life- saving drill put on by the life guards which a kindly Covernment had sta- tioned at this point for the protection of adventurous mariners. ‘The bronzed old fellows looked every ! morning for Emily and Henry, passed many an hour sitting in the lookout listening to the tales of the men who nightly patrolled the long streich of narrow beach. K | The happiest time of the day was | just before the evening meal, when Emily would come downstairs in her fresh white dress, looking like a tanned angel in a merry mood. Emily was a cheerful soul. She liked nothing better than a joke. To suddenly jump out of a second-story window into one’s arms was regarded by her as exceedingly humorous. | " After she had been caught, of course, the proceeding struck every one as ex- | cruciating, but during that brief mo- ment Emily was en route and one’s heart stood still, one wondered if Emily | had very much of a sense of humor, | after all. | When she sat in one's lap, however, with the salt wind blowing her bobbed hair into her bright eyes, there was no doubt in any one's mind that she was angelic. Had one been gifted with poetic prophecy he might have sung, as a real poet later daid, “Bless this little heart. this white soul, that has won the kiss of Heaven for our earth!™ ol But the wicked old ladies who forever had nothing better to do than gossip as they sat on the side porch falled to understand. They were not poets. There had | never been a poet in their families, and | they resented keenly a love affair be- | tween Seventeen and Six. | So they said that it was disgraceful | for that man to hold that child on his {lap In the swing every evening, tha. | her mother ought to stop it; that there | were plenty of older girls— Henry Gearshift smiled as he remem- | bered. Poor old ladles, he felt sorry | for them over all the years! Sweet little Emily! He hoped you ! had not grown up to be a wicked old | lady at last! BACKGROUND OF EV BY PAUL V. COLLINS. next move might have been a declara- tion of a republic, thus anticipating by | only four years—short and bitter years —what actually took place in 1924. At the elections of November 14 1920, Venizelos was overwhelmingly de- | | feated, his party electing less than one- | third of the members of the new Par- | llament, * k% % King Constantine returned, but with ! his return Greece was deserted by her |allies, who refused further support. | Constantine, brought back on the pledge |of his supporters to “get the boys out of the trenches,” found himself unable to do so, just as Wilson, elected in 1916 | “to keep us out of wi found he had | to lead us into it. The Turks, armed, equipped and | financed by Russia and former allies of | Greece, drove back the Greek army in Asia Minor and compelled its evacua- tion. This was followed by the tragic flight of the Greek population of Asia Minor Into Greece and the reign of | chaos which brought about the abdi- cation of King Constantine in favor of his oldest son, Prince George, and the establishment of a virtual military dic- tatorship. In 1924 the kingdom ended with the exile of King George and the proclamation of a republic. | Unfortunately, Greece under the re- | public has produced no one man with sufficient strength and foresight to lead her out of the morass into which her own political folly flung her. The re- sult has been a succession of ministries of mediocrity, each one of which has proposed a different panacea for the woes following upon so many years of warfare, internal strife, and, most of all, the necessity of absorbing 1,500,000 refugees forced into Greece after the ill-fated Smyrna adventure. During this period Venizelos himself had remained away from Greece, with the exception of a few brief weeks in 1924, wheh he returned there at the behest of his friends, but found him- self unable to stand the strain of active political life. He has, however, served the country in various diplomatic capacities, always being called upon when some particularly intricate prob- lem was to be solved. Outwardly he has abstained from politics, but to say he had lost interest in them would be as foolish as to say that Roosevelt lost interest in American politics after his retirement from the presidency. | Now again the “Old Master” is at the | helm. Parllament has been dissolved |and again elections are to be held. It |remains to be seen whether or not the | Greek people will reverse the result of Ithe clections of 1920 and thus decide to retain the services of the one master {mind produced by modern Greece. ‘The newspapers today often refer to ithe “aged Cretan” or the “venerable | statesman” when mentioning Venizelos. )| As o matter of fact, he 1s 64 years old, but by reason of the whiteness of his | beard and hair has for many years looked older than he really is. When one notes the fire of his eyes or the decisive manner of his speech, there s no thought of years (Copvright 1928 by Paul V, Colline.) Weather as It Seemed. From the Moston Transcript Our cheerful friend, the weather man, assures us that June was really not a gloomy month. It only seemed so. - Fv— Geography Repeals. | From the Plorence (Ala.) Herald Since the war the creation of new countries and the re| ning of old cities have served to repeal about all the geography we learned In school. - A Depressant. [ Prom (he Springfeld (Ohio) Sun It isn't doing the real estate business good to have all our presidential andidates born In such humble homes. Finda Everything, Prom the Port Wayne News-Sentinel. A needle may be hard to find in & haystack, but we think any ordinary nmower could plelR) & needle in | a shaggy yard. who | Bishop Cannon Corrects Campaign Statement To the Editor of The Star: Since the conference held at Ashe- ville by the anti-Smith Democrats there have appeared statements that the lead- ers of the anti-Smith Democrats ex- pected the movement to be financed by the Republican national committee; indeed, that Bishop Cannon expressed & willingness to accept campaign con- tributions from the Republican na- tional committee to help out the cause, Although probably not intentionally so, these statements are incorrect. They doubtless originated from a remark which I made, quite incidentally, in a conversation with Mr. J. F. Essary, correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, while I was standing at the cashier's window paying my hotel bill at Ashe- ville. Mr. Essary asked if the head- quarters committee which had been appointed would be willing to recetve contributions from Republicans. I re- plied: “I have not considered that, but I certainly do not expect to in- vestigate every contribution which is made, whether it is made by a Repub- lican or a Democrat. Even in the old days I willingly received contributions from conscience-stricken saloonkeepers who wished to aid families which had been ruined by their saloons. The conference adopted no policy regarding acceptance of money from Republicans, and I know of no reason why contri~ butions should not be accepted from any source without putting them under the microscope to determine whether they were from Republicans or Demo- crats. They will be used to preserve Southern Democracy by the defeat of the ‘wet’ Tammany Gov. Smith.” I did not at any time refer to the Republican national committee, nor did I understand Mr. Essary’s question to refer to that committee, but to indi- vidual Republicans. He may have un- derstood me to include the Republican national committee, but I did not so g{nyde[ru}tlnx‘;d llm qluesllon. and in my re- ad in mind conts S individual Republicans. e o “Leaders of the bolters” do not ex- pect to be financed by the Republican national committee, but they expect that money to finance the work of the anti-Smith Democrats will be raised by the same general methods which have been employed successfully in car- rying on the prohibition work for the | past 30 years. "Cards have been printed | pledging the signers to vote and to Emanuel Smith for the presidency, and the signer is asked to make a contribu- tion to aid in carrying on the work. From five to ten million of these cards will be circulated within the next 30 days, and the “leaders of the bolters” expect the signers of these cards will subscribe a sufficient amount to finance the work which will be carried on by the headquarters committee of the anti- Smith Democrats. to organize and to sufficient number of voters to preserve the ideals, self-respect and unity of Southern Democracy by the defeat of the “wet” Tammany governor for the oresidency, and by the election of “dry” Democratic senatorial, congressional and State nominees. I do not think it is incumbent upon us to pry into the political affiliations of each and every contribution to this movement. We do not believe any one will contribute for sordid reasons and all contributions will be gratefully ac- cepted, efficiently administered and legally accounted for. JAMES CANNON, ) ties to Aid. JR. Opportuni | To_the Editor of The Star others suffering more than we. let | suggest that helping some one or some- | thing in distress takes one's mind ef- | fectively off one's own discomfort. I { was reminded of this recently during the heat spell when, dreading to face | another sweltering day, I was provi- dentially led to take a different route to office, and, having gone only a block, saw a half-grown kitten, thin as a rail, tarved and flea-bitten. Dirty, yes, but took it immediately to the Animal Rescue League and yet arrived at office in time, mussed up a bit, 'tis true, but feeling a good deal less irritable than at first. Of course, we all suffer in hot weather, | at least a part of the energy he is tempted to spend endeavoring to es- cape the heat in planning to help those who have to endure it. For in- stance, one might plan an outing given personally, or through contribution to a local charity, to some bereft old folks or city-bound children, or render help to the emergency Summer fund of the Animal Rescue League. As the charities for poor persons are better known, perhaps, than those for animals, let me emphasize the Animal Rescue League's ministries to thousands of deserted, homeless small animals and many horses suffering in our Capital's alleys and streets. Summer calls not only tax to capacity both ambulances, but often necessitate taxi service for as many as 6 to 10 emergency calls a day to rescue creatures in acute distress. This is an especially heavy drain on the league's slender resources, and, as it serves not only the animals humanely, but the public, in a sanitary way, it behooves the city's citizens to support it. Pennies laid aside accumulate sur- prisingly. soon amounting to dollars that can be utilized charitably without one’s especially missing them. I have a group of girls formed into a Band of Mercy who are selling candy, bought at wholesale, making 40 to 50 cents on the box. They have worked earnestly, jand already have sent about $4 to the | taxt fund, besides buying supplies for 0 If they keep on. they may well be proud of the sum they will have turned in by Fall. This might interest boys and girls who would like to do something worth while in their playtime—indulging their sweet tooth and also helping the un- fortunate of the animals in which they are generally interested. Any group of boys and girls can form a band and plan many little things, and I wil gladly help any one interested. We older folks also indulge our sweet tooth by eating candy or “snowballs” for a worthy cause And, of course, in addition, let not any one pass by any creature in dis- tress, in so much evidence at this sea- son, but do his best to rescue it per- sonally VIRGINIA W. SARGENT. ) Pacific Southwest I sick boy. From the Pasadena Star-News. With the formal dedication of the site of the Pacific Southwest Exposition with a huge parade and pageant and an ad- dress by Gov. Young of Gaelfornia, Long Beach launches an enterprise that romises to be of tremendous impor- ance to the whole Southwest. It is an ambitious enterprise, and Long Beach has earned the admiration and deserves che fullest co-operation of its sister cities of this State and of surrounding es. The growsh and development of Long Beach have been phenomenal. The spirit_of enterprise, courage and con- structive progress which has been ex- emplified so splendidly there is typical of the spirit of the Southwest. And so 1t 1s fitting that an exposition be held at Long Beach to bring vividly before this section, the Nation and the world the amazing and romantic story of progress in this great section—progress in mate- rial things and advancement in cul- ture, refinement and the arts which de- note a high-minded, lofty-spirited people. ‘The Pacific Southwest Exposition will n its gates to the world on July 27 ere will be many notable exhibits and the exhibits will be not only al but international in scope. ‘The development and remarkable rowth of the Southwest in population, roduction and .sll m:t|v':ulk|rs ) plal«lu:: ppy, progressive and thriving w ?ung nr{ strikingly tn the exhibits n this exposition, work against the election of Alfred | deliver at the polls on election day a | Unfortunate Animals Lest we forget that there are always © ‘World Lauds Globe-Circlers; ! but I feel sure one can benefit by using : their meetings and sending fruit to a| Launches Exposition! There is no other agency in the world that can answer as many legitimate questions as our free Information Bu- reau in Washington, D. C. This highly organized institution has been built up and is under the personal direction of Frederic J. Haskin. By keeping in con- stant touch with Federal bureaus and other educational enterprises it Is in a position to pass on to you authoritative information of the highest order. Sub- mit your queries to the staff of experts whose services are put at your free disposal. There is no charge except 2 cents in coin or stamps for return post- age. Address The Evening Star Infor- mation Bureau, director, Washington, D. C. Q. Why does Bert Hassell, the Rock- ford (Ill.) aviator, advocate a trans- atlantic route so far North?—W. C. A. Primarily because this route elimi- nates long flights over water. There are three water jumps, the longest be- ing one of about 550 miles. The route crosses Canada, Greenland and Iceland, landing in Sweden. Mr. Hassell feels that this route is not too far North to be practicable, since there are five air- plane bases north of it, from all of which airplanes operate. Q. How do the salaries of college men compare with those that have not had university training?—E. M. A. In a recent report of the Bureau of Education figures show that earning power is based on educational qualifica- tions. Untrained persons average from $400 to $1,200 a year; those with com: mon school education, $600 to $1,500; high school, $850 to $2,450, and college, $1,400 to $5,000. What letters of the alphabet are not used in Itallan?—K. C. A. The letters “},” “k, v"" and “y" are used only in foreign words. The letter “h"” is not now used in Italian except in three instances. Q. How is vinegar used to prevent or relieve sunburn?—A. S. A. Vinegar is patted on the skin, the relieve sunburn. Persons using vinegar, however, usually tan. Q. How long do the contracts at the |gan’;_edle Francaise in Paris run?—S. | A An artist who becomes a member |of the national theater of France is !obhgnlefl to remain a member for 20 | years. Q. Are lobsters weighing 18 or 20 pounds of any commercial value?>—R. G. A. These enormous lobsters have no commercial value. They are usually mounted as museum specimens. One lately caught weighed 18 pounds, vas 38 inches long. the large claw being 1134 inches in length and 6 inches in width. of Wales equipped with electricity?—C. E. L. "A. The E. P. Ranch has two large | electric plants, which furnish power for | all the buildings and pump the water. Q. What kind of a plank is best for a springboard for diving?—K. W. K. A. The proper dimensions of | to be used as a springboard are 12 feet long, 22 inches wide and 2 inches thick. | The best wood to use in hickory, oak and gum. Q. What were bluegowns?—P. N. A. This was a name given to the beadsmen of the Scottish kings. In | ancient times a beadsman was a person cmployed to pray for another. In Scot- nd they were given a small royal 1 bounty, but they degenerated into a ass of authorized beggars. On the Frederic J. Haskin, | face and the neck to prevent and to| Q. Is the ranch owned by the Prince | f a plank | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY PREDERIC J. HASKIN. King's birthday anniversary each beads- man received a blue gown, a loat of bread, a bottle of ale and a purse con- taining a penny for h year of the | King's life. Each lsman wore & |large pewter badge, bearing his name and the inscription “Pass and repass.” | The practice of appointing beadsmen | was discontinued in 1833. | @ 1s the Bible printed in every | known language in the world?—D. M. | _A. The American Bible Soclety says that there are stiu many aiaiects into | which the Scriptures have not been translated, but they have been trans- |lated into more than 450 languages and | many thousands of dialects. Q. When was the last battle of the Civil War fought?—C. C. A. The last fight of the war took place at Palo Pinto, Tex., a Federal force under Col. Barrett being defeated | by the Confederates under Gen. Slaugh- ter on May 13, 1865. Q. What is the River Styx?—N. C. B. A. According to Greek mythology, | this river separates the Land of the Living from the Land of the Dead, and it is_necessary for every one to cross the River Styx in order to reach the Realm of Death. Why was the thistle adopted as the flower of Scotland?—S. 8. A. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland, and was adopted during | the reign of Malcolm, in 1010. tory runs that at that time the coun- | try was invaded by the Danes, who at- | tempted to storm one of the largest |and most powerful fortresses. The en- |emy advanced stealthily at night, and upon reaching the castle removed their {shoes and plunged into the moat, ex- | pecting to swim across. The moat was |{dry, however, and filled with a growth of this ‘The cries of the enemy arouse inmates of the castle, So Scotland W saved. Q. Is much mutton eaten in Amer- ica?—A. G. A. t;‘l‘he]Bure}:u of H?me Economics says that lamb has practically r.eplaced mitton to the American dlet Q. Who named catalpa trees.—B. G. A. The New York Botanica! Garden | says that it is thought that the name “catalpa” in some way originated in connection with the Catawba Indians, a small tribe of Sioux that lived 200 years or more ago in the western part of the Carolinas and neighboring re- gions, where some of these trees grew wild and were first heard of by Euro- peans. In that territory these trees are frequently known as “catawba,” though this name, undoubtedly of the same origin, has been applied to a certain ' kind of grape. Q. Please tell me how Wallace Nut- vBng started to make his pictures?— A. Wallace Nutting was a minister, and became interested in photographic work while taking a Summer vacation on a farm. He was so successful in tak- ing artistic pictures, which he after- ward tinted, that he has made this work a profession. Q. Is an orchard a good place for growing chickens?—F. U. L. A. It is an excellent range for pul- lets. A field where grain has been re- moved is also good. Q. What is & major and minor ten- ace?—D. P. A. These are terms used in auction bridge. A major tenace is composed of the ace and queen of the same suit, :nd & minor tenace is the king and knave. | . Wonders What’s Next in Speed | Almost satiated with speed in an age | of speed, the world applauds the feat of John Henry Mears and Capt. Charles B. D. Collyer, who circled the earth by airplane and steamships in 23 days, 15 hours, 21 minutes and 3 seconds—and | wonders how long this record will stand. “It is not an exciting story,” suggest: | the Newark Evening News, which, nev. | ertheless, feels that “there is inspira- tion in the thought ol the sturdy air- | craft carrying its passepgers without | faltering across those vast stretches of wilderness, mountains and desert, where t' finger of civilization has only begun to scratch. Here was no stunt,” con- tinues the News, “but a job deliberately planned and finished on schedule— something to be admired and remarked today, but a commonplace of tomor- TOW. ‘The Indianapolis News, however, thinks “the Mears-Collyer expedition will gain a permanent place in the an- nals of world girdling by reason of the fact that it proved the success of travel without the use of motor cars or trains.” Perhaps these two globe-trotters will }m age to retain their supremacy by beating their own record.” says the Kalamazoo Gazette, which believes that “it is not easy to see why anv one, except for re: ns of sporting competi- tion, should care to hurry around the world, but chievements like that of ling and probably serve the practical purpose of encouraging transportation progress.” The Oklahoma City Times holds that “swifter transportation. if reasonably safe, is of tremendous service to mankind,” and “its development is encouraged by exploits such as that of these latest globe-trotters.” * ow o ow “Of course, the limit must be reached eventually, but it is still in the future.” in the opinion of the Altoona Mirror, which suggests that “things that were place ~events, bring: us a new record.” “These gentlemen undertook their fact that their record, if they actually established one. would be ultimately knocked into the time-honored head- plece—the cocked hat. They know now pleted will not go down to immortality ibut will be embalmed shortly in alma-| future | nacs to serve as evidence for generations which seek to establish the sluggard ways of 1928. Some day ! - Mears and Mr. Collyer, the hares of to- day's news, will find themselves the tortoises; and that, of course, is where |an expansive sense of humor becomes necessary.” “Mears beat his own record of 15 years ago by more than 12 days” states the St. Louls Globe-Democral world speeds on. With better and speedier airplanes, larger and mor powerful ships and more eMcient ra way trains and automobiles, this last record may not be expected to stand very long." The Pasadena Star-News advises that “the fact may as well be recognized that speed is the slogan .: Faster, faster, and ever faster, is the demand of the modern man.” “It is evident from the experience of Mears and Collyer,” the Kansas City Journal coneludes, “that a much shorter time is theoretically possible.” and it will not be surpriting to see the record conquest of the air is one of the great- est of miracles.” The Columbus Eve- ning Dispatch remarks as to the future “The most Interesting speculation con- nected with the feat is that concerning the ultimate possibilities when planes are so constructed that ocean crossing will become safe and certain. Even at present-day speed, flying these oceans would have cut at least elght days from their time." e “A round-the-world flight by alr- plane, clipping more days from the rec- ord. may be expected almost any time." hinks Roghestor Democrat and g Ny { Mears and Collver are always interest- | that the trip which they have just com- | So the | this age, especially speed in Il‘ll\spol‘l.' soon eclipped to three weeks. Man's| | Chronicle. The Chicago Daily News looks forward to a mark of less than & fortnight, and the Detroit News dulges in the reflection: lar round-the-world service in four or five days is within the bounds of specula- |non. and a really progressive mind, ine | formed upon philosophy as far as Du- ant and science as far as Einst | will scarcely stop at four or five d For is there not the theory that time is merely a concept, an idea invented by men for pu of measurement? ‘This predicate established, we may some |day find our speediest travelers going faround the world in no time at all.” | _“Yet we are not as enthused,” admits the New York Evening Post, “as we | were when our Trudy swam the English | Channel. The truth is we are satiated | with wonders of speed and transporta- | tion. Television, the télephone, the | talking movie, color transmission by | radio and all their accompanying mar- ivels have made us blase. We con- | gratulate Messrs. Mears and Collyer. | and wonder amiably how soon they will | break their own record to smithereens | by making it ‘all the way' by air.” The | Springfield Sun observes that the turn- |ing of great experiments into every- }d-y occurrences “means that the far- |away corners of the world are rapidly being moved into our back yards."” The Hartford Times sees the “excel- | stor thrill of all great adventures in the narration.” which is more enjoy- able “by as much. oftentimes. | per cent. The pictures of Collyer and Mears.” continues the Times, “show {them to be exuberant. They are suf- | fused with good nature and gleeful {emotion and having a splendid time. with justice. for they did perform & marvelous exploit.” As to the matter of adventure, the San Antonio Express points out that “mechanical about mastered time and di not chance. So adventure's lure re- mains.” incredible in the earlier days of this| TED STATES IN WORLD WAR go Today. spectacular journey.” says the Minne- apolis Tribune, “fully cognizant of the | Ten Years Violent and bloody fighting north of the Ourcq continues between the Amer- icans and picked German divisions, with the German command tryig desperately to prevent the American advance. * * ¢ Meanwhile the Amer- icans continue to advance. and in the past 24 hours, with French and Brit- | ish co-operation on their right and lett, |have gained 3 to 5 miles on the whole Marne salient. * * * The cap- ture of Meunieres Wood is our most im- portant victory since the Americans i forced the Ourcq River passage. The | Americans charged six (imes against { the German positions at the southern end of the woods and six times were beaten back. The bravery of our men was unmatched as they went against the enemy machine guns, in trees. in { holes and behind sandbags, one nest | to every 60 yards against our men charging up an open slope. Lumber- Jacks, farmer boys and Indlans, they | fought gallantly, but nightfall found | them about where they started. * * * | At midnight scores of American guns | were trained on the southern end of the woods and thousands of high ex- ) Plosive shells were sent over. At 3:30 jo'clock the charge started, the Amer- icans- moving stealthily with fixed bayonets, until they got Into the edge {of the woods and atop the machine | gunners, then with yells that could be Vheard & mile away they went at the | Germans. No quarter was given and none asked. For six hours they fought (he Germans through these woods and | licked them, * * ¥ Perhaps the most 'mwlumm fncident of the fight was when about 200 Germans got around behind our men. They were chased fnto a clearing whera the Americans went at them from all sides with the bayonet, and it was reported that 3 &r.lnxn were all that were left of