Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1928, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY......October 23, 1928 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Ofmce: s E 1th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New Work Ofice: 110 East ind st. icago g uilding. spean Ore: 1t Tepent Bi. Londcn, by Carrier Within the City. 45¢ per month nday Star tion made at Orders may be sent Main 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. 00: 1 mo. e “0c 1r. 3l o 1101 Tl 3400 1 mo. nada. .00: 1 mo., $1.00 $8.00: 1 mo., 1 $5.00: 1 mo.. Member of the Associated Press. “The Associated Press is «xclusively entitlea to the use for rapublication of all Iews als- mtches credited to it or not otnerwise cred- Fed in this paper and siso the .ocal rews published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved = fly and Sundsy. iy only - unday only Sunt Confidence. Yesterday in New York City, on the | eve of his appearance at Madison Square Garden for his final Eastern speech of the campaign, Mr. Hoover, talking with press representatives, expressed his com- plete confidence in his election. He said: “I have not the slightest doubt of the outcome of this campaign if we continue our efforts until November 6. The only danger is from overconfi- dence.” ‘That is, of course, the traditional optimism of the candidate, who must at all times, and in all circumstances, turn a face of smiling assurance to the world, | whatever may be his fears and anxie- ties. It is the role of the campaign manager, from the start to the very end of the struggle, to declare abiding be- | Hef in victory. Agreement or disagreement with Mr. Hoover's forecast is chiefly a matter of partisan leaning. But there is one point of his statement upon which all will concur. That relates to the necessity for continued campaign labor. It is true on both sides. No matter how assured the party workers may be, they must keep everlastingly at the business of arousing the voters and, on election day, of getting them to the polls. And it is Just as true of the less-confident side. For no campaign, however gloomy the prospect may be shortly before election, developments may turn the tide. A sin- gle blundering statement may swing sentiment in close States. An awkward news, is likely to transform the situa- ! ‘Whereas in all likelthood few votes are actually positively made by argu- ment in the closing stages of the cam- votes may be held from slip- . The speechmaking is not the In the final fortnight the the party managers is to voters are ready to d, on election day, to the result on election day are not im- portant enough to cause them to take the trouble to go to the polls. It has led to the loss of mecessary margins in precincts, and in districts, and in coun- ties and in States. ‘The statement by Mr. Hoover that'he feels assured of victory, provided the campaign work of the party is con- tinued unabated, should and probably will have the effect of a stimulation of efforts by the Democratic organization. First of all will come expressions of scorn and challenge. They will be for the faint-hearted. Then will come, per- haps simultaneously, claims of States already “in the bag,” enough of them to turn over a margin above the necessary 266 electoral votes. The fight lost? Never! Hoover assured of victory? So is Smith! All over but the pre-election Republican scouting to make sure that the vote is cast? Just so in the Demo- cratic camp! This phenomenon of confidence Is perennial, or, rather, quadrennial. It is a recurrent phase of our politics, and however assured in mien the partisan or even the non-partisan onlooker may appear to be, the approach of election day finds a quickening of the pulse, and election day itself is marked by a slight rise in temperature, not to be abated until the result is definitely known that 1 might, or perhaps a few hours after- ward. —r—————— Complications arising from interna- tional debts tend to strengthen in the minds of expert accountants an impres- sion that Sherman’s definition of war is {correct. —_—————————— Asking Mars About It. All of merry England is palpitating cares a great deal whether the atom is split or not. Coming down to really important is- sues, the first thing that we, in the United States, would want to know is what Mars thinks of Al Smith and Her- bert Hoover? Does Al Smith say what he means and does Herbert Hoover mean what he says? How about Vir- ginia? Doecs Mars think there is any chance of Virginia going Republican this year? And how about prohibition? What have they done on Mars about prohibition? Can Martians take it or leave it alone? And in this connection, how much yeast do the Martians use to fiv2 gallons of home brew? Have they found any way to keep the sediment from collecting in the bottom of the bottles? And by the way, have they learned anything about static on Mars? Does it do any harm to the set to put the loud speaker on it, or should the loud speaker be put on the table? And if it is put on the table, how do the sc | Martians keep the children from knock- ing it off? What sort of weather do they have on Mars, and do they mind the heat or the humidity? Here in the United States, of course, we never mind the heat, it is only the humidity. Has the automobile come to stay on Mars? And if it has, what do Martians do to speakers who always begin thelr speeches by saying, “Gentlemen, the automobile isvhere to stay”"? How about colds? What is the best way to cure a cold? Should one “kesp going” with a cold because “I'm a darn sight better staying up than if I went to bed,” or should one go to bed be- cause “the best way to cure a cold is to go to bed"? My! How many things there are we want to know about Mars! Therefore, at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, our time, try to tune in on a 30,000-meter wave length and keep still to help Dr. Rob- inson. Or, better still, turn off the set and go to bed. That will help us all. R ) A Safe Flying Award. A worthwhile air achievement was recorded with the announcement by the Navy Department yesterday of the award of the 1928 Herbert Schiff Memo- rial Trophy to Lieut. James E. Dyer, U. 8. N, for more than twelve hun- dred and fifty hours in the air without accident to plane or personnel. With nearly four hundred hours more of safe flying than his nearest competitor mn previous years, Lieut. Dyer built up this enviable record while instructing stu- dents at the San Diego station. He will receive the award from the President at ! the White House in December. It is an unfortunate fact that the public hears little of these men who go about their daily duties in an unosten- tatious way to promote the progress of aviation. It is only the sensational per- formers, some of whom take hazardous risks to win notice, that the public knows about. Yet it is men of the type of this naval officer who are the real backbone of flying. These are the true heroes of the air, not the kind, perhaps, who attempt suicidal stunts, but the men who sanely and constructively push forward to that Utopia, safety in the skies. More than one hundred students have been taught to fly under Lieut. Dyer, and if they emulate his example of cau- tious skill the small army of aviators in this country will be swelled by the ad- dition of men who will add ptestige to the name of the United States. Safety is the keynote of aviation and, regard- less of all the records garnered by dar- ing fiyers, the men who work for safety are those to whom aviation owes its ad- vancement. It is a distinct pleasure, therefore, to congratulate the naval leutenant for his notable contribution to the progress of safe flying. London’s Backfire of Soot. In the reports of the miniature tor- nado that struck London last evening at the dinner hour reference is made to the quantities of soot that were blown down the chimneys as the wind swirled in gusts. The black deposits from these vents almost smothered the guests in the restaurants and hotels, and prob- ably caused damage and great discom- fort to the dwellers in private homes. For London is largely a city of open- grate heating and of soft coal fueling. It suffers constantly from the “blacks,” as the soot deposits are called. Im- mense volumes of floating Particles are carried out of the chimneys, to be scat- tered by the wind and, in the case of fog, to make the “pea soup” quality that has given London an evil name in the world. It is the combination of soot from soft coal burning and of dampness that gives the British capital its pecul- {ar setting of murky atmosphere. When the wind is strong enough to scour out the chimneys disaster results. Yester- day’s visitation appears to have been of unusual severity. London is not as a rule given to high winds, and it is not prepared against them. Certainly its soot nuisance, bad as it is, becomes es- pecially grave when Boreas does a olt of chimney cleaning with reverse Eng- lish. R Supporters of Herbert Hoover go into Manhattan with confidence in the idea with interest over the outcome of an experiment set for Wednesday, when Dr. Hugh Mansfield Robinson is going to send a message to Mars by the powerful Rugby radio station, and wait half an hour for a reply. The British government, especially, is palpitating with interest, because Dr. Robinson is going to pay for the message, and transmitting rates to Mars are under- stood to be right stiff. Dr. Robinson is confident of success, because he has already been to Mars and held hands with Oonaruru, a Martian woman—that 4s, as the newspapers skeptically put it, Dr. Robinson “says” he has been to Mars and held hands with Oonaruru. Now this communication with Mars holds a lot of food for thought. In the first place, what should one say should one communicate with Mars? Dr. Rob- inson is going to confine his messages to two —“Love to Mars” and “God is Love.” . They are excellent messages, but after them, what? What do the great mass of thinking people want most to know about Mars? Some re- porter sounded out Dr. Robinson on the state of disarmament in Mars. Dr. Robinson dismissed it as a trivial ques- tion, because, he explained, the Mar- tians have learned to split the atom, and when one learns how to split the atom there is nothing more to wcrry that it will prove possible to break the solid democracy of New York. e — One Sheep Shy. A Mexican employed in a New York restaurant went boldly out and pinched one of the flock of sixty sheep which adorn and incidentally benefit the sward of Central Park. It would appear to be a difficult feat to get away with a whole live sheep, albeit a young one, but this Mexican did it, taking his booty, undetected, to a fourth-floor apartment. Not until the professional herder attending the flock numbered his woolly charges next morning did it become apparent that there were but “fifty-and-nine,” and not until the bleating of the captive disturbed the repose of a sick boy in an adjoining apartment was the Mexican's mis- demeanor discovered. There seems to be nothing that is not liable to theft if the right sort of thief comes along. Most New Yorkers would regard the possession of a live sheep with alarm and distaste, but down where this foreijgner comes from a sheep is a highly valuable and a desir- able plece of property to be “rustled” if the chance occurs. What is a “white elephant”—and even they are said to have been stolen—in one locality proves about. That is all right, too, but this business of splitting the atom is over the heads of most of us, and no one » a tempting prize in another. Nothing 1s too bulky; nothing is too unusual to be safe. There is even truth in the i line from the old topical song old iron and red-hot stoves.” ‘Stealing Ignorance as to true values leads | men into performances which at first glance seem strange and senseless. In the days of the Scottish rebellion of 1745, which was to put the Young Pretender ‘ Bonnie Prince Charlie” on the British throne, his uncouth High- landers invaded England as far as Derbyshire. They were industrious loot- ers, but not discriminating ones. They passed up gold watches, jewelry and even gold coins, many of them having never seen such, although familiar with siiver, but burdened themselves with such bric-a-brac as iron kettles, skillets and other similar trifles. These, back in the Highland glens, were hard to obtain and, possibly, hard to keep. Of course, they dropped them all during their retreat northward. Only recently an entire galvanized iron garage was stolen here in the Dis- trict. Not long ago a nurseryman in the Capital's suburbs awoke to find an entire field of plants dug up and gone forever. Even a gravel bank has not been safe from nocturnal and sur- | reptitious wholesale stealings. Almost every one has some weakness which opportunity -turns into irresistible temptation. It is to be hoped that this deluded Mexican will not be too harshly treated by the courts, especially as Father Knickerbocker got his lost sheep back, alive and well. st np Casey's Bat. De Wolf Hopper, it is reported in New York, has just been presented, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his first appearance on the stage, with the veritable bat with which the mighty Casey once struck out. Hopper has told the tale of Casey and his inglorious performance many, many times. Some one has volunteered the statement that he has recited it on no less than 15,000 occasions. He has told it to at least two generations, and now he has Casey’s bat. He will probably always carry it when he repeats the immortal tale, as it is hoped he will have many more opportunities of doing. But now comes the inevitable skeptic with the remark that this is very in- teresting, if true. Some one is always taking the joy out of life, and this one is trying to do so by suggesting that there never was a Casey of a Mudville team who struck out in an epochal bat- tle on the diamond. But who cares, in truth? There have been Caseys in- numerable, whether known by that par- ticular name or otherwise, who have fanned in the pinches, who have fanned with the bases loaded, who have fanned with the tying or the winning run awaiting the scoring. ‘What are names and what are places, after all, but mere factors of sugges- tion? “Mighty Casey” has become a national figure through iteration and through likelihood. And now his cele- brant has in his hands the actual bat that did not meet the ball at the criti- cal time of Mudville’s classic game, which is more than any patriotic orator can ever claim with respect to the original hatchet of little George Wash- Ington’s historic performance. ——t————— A Zeppelin that can come safely to this side of the Atlantic deserves all possible glory for having accomplished at least one-half of a large enterprise. The return journey is regarded as easier than the initial trip and the’lighter- than-air vehicle seems at last to have been established as a responsible factor in air traffic. Neither Hoover nor Smith is exploited by the magazines as a handsome man. This point of appeal can exercise little influence on the feminine vote. In fact personal appearance has never been strongly considered in the sclection of leadership. e It is easy to understand why Gov. Smith would not desire a “White House spokesman.” The governor has shown a perfect confidence in his ability to do most of the talking. —————————— An irresponsible man with a gun is ablé to shoot up the headlines, regard- less of the profound deliberations that may be claiming space in print. b In a presidential campaign the aver- age citizen is often compelled to suspect that what is wanted is his vote and not his opinion. v SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Reason Enough. I hope the best man wins In the election. My faith its future pins On my selection. ‘When he the steps will mount Beneath a banner, ‘The reasoning doesn’t count 8o much as manner. ‘Though rumors rather grim Sometimes may strike him, I'm going to vote for him— Because I like him. Submerged Interruption. “What is your idea of a great cam- paign orator?” “A speaker,” answered Senator Sor- ghum, “who cen hold the crowd so closely that a heckler seems entirely un- interesting.” Restraining Influence. Religion brings a thought profound To favor what is right. Of it there surely should be found Enough to stop a fight. Jud Turkins says some people go to Europe without bringing much back ex- cept the right to say truthfully that they have been there. Happier. “Are you happier since you have the vote?” “Much happer,” answered Miss Cay- enne. “It seems much more dignified for a group of ladies to be arguing about an election than about bridge whist.” “Flattery,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “is the poppy juice of vain dreams, translated into words.” Comment Restrained. I saw a show with language fraught Devoid of sense or witticism. A lot of naughty words it taught, Too rough to use in criticism. “De man dat shouts de loudest,” said Uncle Eben, “is liable to be found thinkin' de most under cover.” i | \ THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Unlike the reader who lamented that there was no more Dickens to read, we have nine full volumes of Alexandre Dumas yet to go through, with perhaps undiscovered translations on the hori- | zon of the mind. The storles of Dumas still unread comprise “Olympe de Cleves” (2 vol- umes), “Agenor de Mauleon” (2 vol- umes), “Ascanio,” “Sylvandire,” “Tales of the Caucasus,” “Black, the Story of a ” and a volume containing “Chauvelin's Will,” “The Velvet Neck- lace” and “Blanche de Beaulieu.” Mention might be made, too, of the books about “great crimes” which are attributed to Dumas, and which may be by him, as far as the present writer knows. - These may be left out of account for the present, however, simply be- cause they are rather source bOOKs than romances themselves. While Dumas might have made a very good historian out of himself, it is significant that he turned his powers to the his- torical novel. He made a fair success out of play writing, preliminary to engaging in his real life work; the result of this train- ing was that his dialogue in his stories possesses a certain authenticity, a true- ness to life while t]t“the same time hold- ing a literary quality. ile straddles the fence between the colorless type of talk put in the mouths of characters by certain modern writers and the florid conversation used by varlous authors of the old school. Conversation, just plain talk, is used as effectively by Dumas to further the action of a tale as many a less able author uses plain description of actual movements of his*ch:n:urs. * Perhaps the most widely known tales of Dumas are “The Three Musketeers,” and “The Count of Monte Cristo.” Millions of people throughout the world have read them with bated breath, and it is safe to say that as long as man- kind remains in existence they will continue to be read. A good story is always a good story. The translated works of this great master may be roughly déivided into seven groups, including one of rather a miscellaneous character. Under the head of the D'Artagnan ro- mances come “The Three Musketeers,” “Twenty Years After” and “Vicomte de Bragelonne.” This latter is fur- ther subdivided into “Bragelonne.’ “Louise de Valliere” and “The Man in the Iron Mask.” Here the ambitious reader has really one colossal romance, guaranteed to keep him reading at a normal rate for several weeks, or months if he requires space between individual novels. One can scarcely recommend that any reader, no matter how devout an admirer of Dumas, reads this series through at one grand gulp. 1t would be rather too much of ' good thing! The way to tackle this huge achieve- ment is to make up one’s mind to finish the series, no matter how long it takes. By this determination a reader will manage to keep the con- tinuity. of the series. Dumas’ stories are so lifelike that a reader may begin any one of these books (in the D’Artagnan series) and become immediately interested. Dumas is like life in that respect. Life is everywhere interesting. It does not demand of one that he have experienced something or other previously. If one steps through a door and sces before him a rolling expanse of ocean, for the first time in his life, Nature does not draw herself up haughtily, and de- mand, “What seas have you seen be- fore?” The second of the series in interest to most readers is that other monu- mental fictional effort, the Marie An-| toinette romances. Dealing_as these | books do with the French Revolution and subsequent events, they hold pecul- iar interest for American readers, whose own Revolutionary War inspired the downtrodden French people tc take matters into their own hands. This series includes “Memoirs of a Physician,” “The Queen’s Necklace,” “Ange Pitou” (more often called “The Taking of the Bastille”), “Comtesse de Charney” and “Le Chevaller de Maison- Rouge.” Probably no books by Dumas are better known or loved than these particular ones. College professors, young boys, doctors, aviators, soldiers— it makes no difference who or what one may be, he will find hours of delightful reading_here. The Valois romances are but three in number, but form a trio Brobahly as fine in pure interest as any Dumas ever wrote. _In “Marguerite de Valois,” “The Forty-Five” and “La Dame de Mon- soreau” (better known in this country as 'Chicot the Jester”) Dumas is at his best. What more interesting char- acter was ever struck off in fiction than the inimitable Chicot? Where will one find better adventure than the descrip- tions of the brave Bussy's life and heroic death? Where will one meet history more entertainingly told than in the description of the overthrow of an army by the simple expedient of turning the ocean loose upon ihe Low Lands? ; Romances of the reigh of King Henry II are “The Two Dianas,” “The Page of the Duke of Savoy,” “The Horoscope” and "“The Brigand.” While distinctly not up to the standard of those previously discussed, they are still Dumas. * ok Kk K Romances of the regency and the reign of Louis XV include “The Cheva- lier d'Harmental,” “The Regent’s Daughter” and “Olympe de Cleves.” The first of these is one of Dumas’ best novels. Its title is often translated as “The Conspirators,” which is a rather poor title, indeed, since it is too general. “The - Conspirators” might be the title of most of Dumas, since all his char- acters conspire! It is the very breat of life of a Dumas tale. The Napoleon romances are “The Companions of Jehu,” “The Whites and the Blues” and “The She-Wolves of Machecoul.” The first and last of these are what might be called in the vernacular “knockouts.” It has been years since we read “The Companicns of Jehu,” but it makes no difference, we remember it as a grand tale. “The She-Wolves” has been discussed here at length recently. The seventh and miscellaneous sec- tion may be composed of ‘‘Agenor de Mauleon,” ‘“Ascanio,” the Women.” “Sylvandire,” “The Blat Tulip,” “Tales of the Caucasus. “Black,” and last, but far from leust.’ “The Count of Monte Cristo.” Most of these stories can be purchased at $1, although some of them come only in higher priced editions, since the general public seems to recognize only what might be termed the more stand- ard titles. Where, one may ask, can a bigger dollar's worth be found in the reading line than “The Conspirators”? There is a real tale! The heroine of that story is one of the finest women to be met in bookdom. He who does not know her has missed a chance to be- come acquainted with a real girl. The feast of Dumas is one which ap- peals to all tastes, which offers some- thing to satisfy every reading appetite. Among the immortal authors Alexandre Dumas has a place. Naval Agreement Is Discussed As Factor in British Election American interest in the recent dis- cussion of the naval understanding be- tween France and Great Britain ex- |tends to the British present political campaign, in which there is a tendency to blame the Conservative government for secret negotiations at a time when general peace measures are under con- sideration. “The heartening feature of the entire affair,” in the opinion of the Cleveland News, the severe castigation which the Conservative government has suf- fered, not only from the opposition, but also from within its own ranks. Cab- inet leaders have been told that the people of Britain do not want war, nor do they wish their government to be a party to any understanding, secret or open, which may intensify friction between nations. The Liberal Man- chester Guardian speaks for the entire country in asserting that the naval agreement ‘made mockery of disarma- ment, which it was ostensibly designed to promote. It involves a conception of & foreign policy that leads inexorably to war. " “The Tory government is on the de- fensive against the charge of ‘secret diplomacy,’ " says the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which quotes former Premier MacDonald as criticizing the Baldwin government “for diminishing the ef- fectiveness of the pact to outlaw war by its reservations with regard tp regions in which the British government is spe- cially interested” and demanding “more efficient co-operation with the Disarmament Commission of the League of Natfons.” * oK ok K Noting that “the British govern- ment’s foreign policy is the vulnerable spot tcward which the opposition shafts are directed,” the Indianapolis Star observes that “the treaty has been seized as a major campaign issue, al- though the extravagant lengths to which its critics have gone may be sur- prising to Americans.” Mentioning Lloyd George as ‘one of the naval treaty's chief foes,” and quoting his denunciation of the pact as “the most sinister event since the war,” the Star suggests that, “being on the outside looking in, Lloyd George naturally con- fines himself to frantic viewing with alarm, although he has widespread support in attacking the naval arrange- ment. The government admittedly blundered.” The effectiveness of his fight is ques- tioned by the Providence Journal, which comments: “So far as the Lib- erals are concerned, the attack to be launched on the basis of foreign policy might well be intrusted to other hands than those of Mr. Lloyd George. His own post-war foreign policy, particu- larly that part of it assoclated with the Treaty of Versallles, was never very popular with the British people, as doubtless the Conservative orators will remind the voters from time to time | when the campaign really gets under way.” Feeling that the Conservative gov- ernment has the capacity to handle the affairs of the nation, the Charleston Evenln& Post states: “Great Britain still suffers dreadfully from unemploy- ment and the other industrial ills, but probably not so much as if the Labor government had been continued in power under its old leadership. There 1s wide recognition of the sincerity -and good faith of Baldwin and his capacity for material restoration, and it is ma- terial recovery that Great Britain must have in this period if she is to get lhelld l'n other dlrejctlonl, It is too early, of course, to judge of cam, tendencies, hut it woulfgle be lurp%’grg1 it tnll(: Ea:urvluveh ‘oa‘ernmem were not kepf power by the British, for the time being, at least.” 2 “Again united under David Lloyd George,” remarks the San Antonio Ex- press, “the Liberals probably will put | to numerous candidates in the field during the campaign. Both Liberals and Laborites oppose protective duties, par- - ticula rly on foodstuffs; but the former have no confidence in the Laborite pro- gram. * * * They may campaign on their own account—as in 1923 and 1924—when Premier Baldwin, the Conservative leader, appeals to the country next Summer.” * kK K “premier Baldwin, knowing the peo- ple are free traders, is willing,” in the opinion of the Schencctady Gazette, “to rgk his power on that issue. He pre- fers to emphasize something that will have a greater appeal, even with the opposition divided between Liberals and Labor. The outcome will depend in a great measure on Baldwin's ability to steer clear of the protection shoals.” The Gazette feels that “the Conserva- tives have not had the courage to introduce protection as they would like to do,” but that, “instead, they have placed some duties on a comparatively few articles, and, even at that, disguise their action by calling it ‘safeguard- The Philadelphia Record charges that, “with his own cabinet divided, Mr. Baldwin has attempted to dodge—he promises protection to any industry that can prove need for it, but offers assurance that this special treatment will not be ‘a side door or back door’ for introducing a general tariff, with- out specific authority from the public. | f; So the direct issue before the British voters is straddling by the party in power on vital issues.” A suggestion which comes from the New York Evening Post is that “both Liberals and Laborites may well ponder a recent editorial statement of the Manchester Guardian: ‘Neither on their past performance nor on their program for the future could the Con- servative party hope for a renewed lease of power, but they may obtain it by the gift of their enemies’” The Post advises: “It has been expected that gains by both Labor and the Lib- erals would place the Conservatives in a minority against the combined strength of their rivals. If, however, candidates from all three parties are offered throughout the country, the splitting of the anti-Conservative vote may allow the government to retain a majority.” UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR Ten Years Ago Today. President Wilson's reply to the Ger- man government states that the United States refuses to deal with any but the veritable representatives of the German people angd that if our Government “must deal with the military masters | and the monarchical autocrats of Ger- many now, it must demand, not peace negotiations, but surrender.” * * * 1 The President calls for a dictated peace ' and says no truce is possible that does not destroy her power to renew war. * * * The 1st American Army scored important successes today in severe fighting along the front north of Verdun. On the left they again drove the Germans out of Grand Pre; in the center they again took Bantheville and bettered their positions at several points there; on the right they cleared the Germans out of Brieulles after stub- born resistance. * * * The sky has been filled with American airplanes all day. They drop several tons of bombs on the German positions and the enemy retaliate vigorously after dark. * * * British 3d and 4th smash through strong defensive by a new drive south of Valenciennes, gain three miles and take several thousand prisoners and many guns. * * * More than 2,000,000 Americans are now abroad and on the way, Secretary Baker regom the President. * * * ht hun- dred and seventy-four casualties on list | tion. “The War of | k i of the Buddha. given out today, including 160 killed in action and dead from wounds, 671 wounded and NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM LG M. THE STORY OF ORIENTAL PHI- LOSOPHY. L. Adams Beck. Cos- mopolitan Book Corporation. Without substance, remote and un- useful—so to the majority appear the spun-out theories of the philosopher. Yet, in human life from its primi- tive stages onward, next to man’s im- mediate preoccupation with the ele- mental hungers of food and sex, phi- losophy has been his deepest absorp- Savagery and civilization, each to the measure of its capacity, have never ceased an anxious questioning of life for its meaning, its source, its course, 1ts goal. This urge is universal. And to meet it there rose philosoph the quest for truth, the “love of wi dom,” the basic stem from which have sprung all the philosophies in the world. And what place, pray, can philosophy have in a_ world devoted, body and soul it would seem. to marvels of ma- terial achievement? But this stupe: dous progress is in its own turn sup. ported by the quest for truth, by the scientific spirit, itself insatiable for truth. And this spirit is taking hold, not only of new matters, but of old bodies of thought as well, testing them for their enduring content, reinform- ing them out of the new and rich sig- nificance of modern life. Under these contacts the older learnings are taking on new meanings and new life. Psy- chology is opening upon fresh powers, religion 1s deepening its insight upon the human heart, political science is being revised to a larger pattern, in- dustry is setting up nobler partner- ships—and all of these in their basic theories are of the essence of philoso- phy. And because philosophy is de- claring itself to be of such vital sub- stance it is stepping out from the study into the street for the thought ful consideration of the common every- man. * ok K w A few months ago Will Durant’s “The Story of Philosophy” came to the open hands of that very important person, “the general reader.” As cur- rent in its effect—in its spirit and mode of approach—did it promptly prove to be as any other of the ac- tual happenings of the times. From Plato to John Dewey the story ran, proving, first, that philosophy is not a pure abstraction spun from the meta- physical niche of the human mind. But that it is. rather, a body of thought drawn off primarily from the imme- diate concerns of human life. And again the story proves that philosophy is a development, a pliant thing shap- ing itself to *he changes of time and circumstance. Under two such vital disclosures the story became much more than an interesting adventure for the intelligent reader, more than an ad: mirable review for the use of the stu- dent tribe. It ive to the average reader a means of making comparisons and contrasts between the underlying causes that shaped the past and those that are shaping the present. It open- ed up for this'everyman, besides, soi shut and neglected volumes on psy- chology, religi‘an. politics, industry, as these are projected and pursued at the present moment. P And here is the other half of the story. This, the story of philosophy in the "Orlent, bits of which are drifting into the West from learned, and not entirely learned, Orientals, who, in either case, are bringing matters of in- terest to many a man and woman on this side of the world. This new story moves from the be- ginnings of Indian philosophy out toward the effects of that -philosophy .on the thought and art of China and ‘Japan. Between these two points there Is a survey of the ancient systems of education in the East, of the impor- tance of an even more ancient culture as this is embodied and preserved in a store of parables and crystallized pre- cepts of wisdom. Here are the life of the Buddha, and the death, with the path to the “way of power” laid down as the fundamental idea in the work “‘Concentration and Its Powers,” “Concentration and Its Attainments,” are the two chapters that, to personal investigators seeking definite assistance, will prove to be high points in this study of Oriental belief and practice. Modern psychology among us is now bent upon much that is here revealed and, for this reason, these chaplers are of practical moment, quite nr-n from the historical significance of the entire work. Life after death is the supreme con- cern of the Oriental. The theory of this consummation as it is held in Tibet, as well as in India, is given to show the de‘)th and the spread of the Eastern belief in respect to it. The story moves into China, with an account of the life and work and influence of Confuclus and his disciples. The great doctrines taught by him are given in their differ- ences from the older belief of Indla, in their likenesses as well. And out of this recital there come many of the ancient heroes of China and the social quality of the country. The study of China culminates in a deeply beautiful ap- preciation of Lao Tsu, the great mystic of that country. Interesting to notice that in this Eastern philosophy its fol- lowers place vital stress upon bodily passivity for the sake of concentration of the mental and spiritual powers. This act goes back, too, to the fact that the philosophy of a people is drawn from the people themselves in the region wherein they are found. Possible, there- fore, that a part of this ?uslvlty‘ in its origin at least, is climatic, that it is a ntaneous and natural gesture toward the gods of the weather in the particu- lar quarter where this spiritual power was developed. However—that is quite out of key with the story as a whole. I apologize. For it is a fine story of uplifted spirit on the part of the writer, as well as an authentic history of the philosophy of the East. Intense study has gone into it—study throughout India, China, Tibet and Japan for all possible sources of in- formation for the testing and proving of historical material. A story that appears to have neglected no authority, either documentary or personal, to round its substance to definitive sub- stance. But there is more here—much more than mere acquisition of facts, no matter how vital or revealing these, in sum, may be. There is more than the mere scholar here. Here, clearly, is a writer who has fallen in love with her theme. Something that every serious writer should do, but that almost no writer_does do. I don't know how long Mrs. Beck has lived in India, or the rest of the Orient. She is in Ceylon now, or was only a short time ago. But that bare fact of more or less temporary residence does not account for the friendship, the love, the intimacy, the familiarity with customs and people that sustain, in high enthusiasm, every | Sikhs. chapter and page of this study. Scholar- ly research and a fine unity with the theme are, therefore, outstanding char- acteristics of the But there is more here than these essentials of every considerable work. Mrs. Beck tells her story with the ease that comes from training, in the sympathy that open minds are wont to feel. She tells it with a beauty and charm that enable readers to have a partaking part in the adventure which turns out to be an adventure in life as well as in learning. A few months ago Katherine Mayo wrote a_book about Indi The book swept the country as a prairie fire scours the plains. It told of rank abuses in the common life of India. No doubt the book was true. It brought protests from the people of that coun- try, who declared that any country would make & bad showing if only its weakness and wickedness were e: 3 And that's true, too. Mrs. Beck, refer- ring indirectly to that book, intimates gently that her work may serve amol its more direct purposes that of giving the other side of the case presented in the earlier survey. The word “gentle” gives a lovely warmth to the powers and graces of this writer. who, if her. picture counts, is as beautiful to look at as she is emi- nently worth reading and study, ANSWERS TO The answers to questions printed here each day are specimens picked from the mass of inquiries hnnafld by our great Information Bureau main- tained in Washington, D. C. This valuable service is for the free use of the public. 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Turtles live a good deal on land and some varieties can live entirely out of water, but as a rule they will not thrive unless they have free access to | water. | Q How many Whit: House brides have there been?—M. P. A. There have been 15. The first was Lucy Payne Washington, who mar- ried Thomas Todd in 1811, and the last. Eleanor Wilson, who was married to Willlam G. McAdoo in 1314. @, What is the "Ruggles Orientator?— A. The Ruggles Orientator is a me- chanical device operated by controls similar to an airplane, and, during the last fiscal year, adopted by the training department of the Army Air Corps as a means of estimating potential ability. Q. Will you please give me some in- formation regarding Jemima Wilkinson, the so-called religious impostor, who died about 1819?—A. A. D. A. Jemima Wilkinson was born in Cumberland, R. I, in 1753. She was educated among the Society of Friends. When 20 years old she suffered severe fever. and, after an apparent suspension of life, asserted that she had been raised from the dead. and professed to work miracles. She had a few follow= BY FREDERIC QUESTION J. HASKIN. ground birds have tiny 5-1:0@:5 or reflectors, which enable them tfo ob- serve the approach of enemies from behind. Q. Why a referred to as A. The origin of the term “naval stores,” which commercially is applied 1o the great turpentine and rosin indus- try of the Southern United States, is ancertain, but it is probable that it is derived from the fact that these and other materials broadly included in this _designation were at one time chiefly used by shipping. The Forest Service says that the term “naval stores” in olden times referred to pitch alone which was carried on the old shipping vessels for use in calking the seams of the boat. This now includes tar, tur- pentine, pitch, rosin, etc. The term. no doubt, was applied to supplies which were stored on shipping vesse™ and in this way.were called stores.” Q. Can you give me the names of the noted prisoners confined on the old British prison ship Success?—E. B. 8. A. Some of the well known prisoners transported on the Success were Owen Henry Suffolk, Capt. Melville, Frank McCallum, Daniel Morgan, Charles An- derson and Gipsy Smith. Probably the best known were the six men of Dorset, who in 1834 were sentenced to seven years’ penal servitude for asking united- ly for an increase in wages. This was treated as a conspiracy. George Loveless was one of these six men. turpentine and rosin aval stores”?—G. val Q. What is the estimated output of airplanes in the United States fac- tories for 1928?—B. L. A. It is estimated that the output will exceed 3,500 planes, representing a business of over $100,000,000. The 1927 output of airplanes of all types in this country was about 2,000. A significant comparison may be made between these figures and those of the locomotive in- dustry. During 1927 only about 700 steam locomotives and 300 Pullman cars were turned out. Wichita, Kans., has become an aviation center. In that city and its vicinity there are 12 fac- tories turning out airplanes, airplane motors, ete. Q. How many pounds of coke will one ton of gas coal produce and how much gas is made from one ton of gas coal>—G. B. L. A. One ton of gas coal will praduce from 1,000 to 1,400 pounds of mer- ers, who. with her, built in Yates County, New York, a village named Jerusalem, in 1789. She enjoyed cel- ibacy, and the religious exercises which she instituted had some resemblance to those of Shakers. She died in 1819, and at her death the sect was broken up. Q. Is migration from farms to the cities increasing or decreasing?— . J. C. A. It is said to be slowing up. In 1925, 1,020,000 persons were estimated to have left the farm. In 1026, there were 834,000 and last year the number had decreased to 604,000. Q. Is it true that birds can see ob- jects behind them?—R. chantable coke and from 8,500 to 11,500 cubic feet of gas, depending on the coal and on the gas plant. | Q. Are many more children attend- ing schools in the United States than formerly?—D. T. A. Over 4 per cent more children go to grade school now than went seven years ago; a million and a quarter more go to high school and more than three hundred thousand more go to college than went seven years ago. Q. What was the cost of the stadium at the University of Tem?—li .ll. A. Approximately $500,000 has n spent to date on this immense 1c- Next Saturday morning, Field Mar- shal Lord Allenby, the British general who conquered ~Palestine ‘from the Turks in the World War—the “Last of the Crusaders”—will arrive in Wash- ington, and he will be here over Sun- day. Tt is especially timely, therefore, that Palestine should be a topic of thought this week, ‘and that timeliness is enhanced by the fact that represent- atives of all Jews last Sunday came together in New York City to form one supreme organization for ‘the develop- ment of that sacred land. R Hitherto the Jews have been divided into two parties, differing in opinion as to their pmz: relation to Zion. The plan of the Zionists has been to lead the children of Israel back to the “Land flowing with milk and honey,” as did Moses, and there to rebuild Judaism as a political state. The country is under a mandate from the League of Nations, giving Great Britain political control, and, as the British were favor- able to the movement, the Zionists hnv? been working with great enthus for the last five years. The United States has supplied much of the capital required to purchase and develop the land, and to finance the migration. America has been called upon for some $5,000,000 a year for that fund, and the non-Zionists have protested that other calls for funds made that Zionist plan a great burden. )?o:l;fiy is needeg :g home for the ut? of poor an e encouragement of land settlement in America. The non-Zionists are no less attached to the sacred traditions of the Holy Land, but they look upon it as a reli- glous, and not a political nor a coloniza~ tion, relation. The meeting of some 400 representa- tive Jews from all parts of the United States and Canada was held at the Biltmore Hotel for conference on what should be done, confirming previous action in London. ~Washington Jews were represented by Rabbi Abram Simon, who took a prominent part, from the standpoint of the non- Zionists. The outcome of the conference is a joint agreement to unite in a world agency to be controlled by 150 mem- bers, of whom 40 per cent will come from the United States, since about that proportion of the funds and other sup- port are American. The active work will be in the hands of an executive committee of 20 members representing both parties. i * o x What is the project and what has been its progress up to date? Palestine is not a large country— about the size of Delaware. Some en- thusiasts estimate that it is capable of sustaining 3,000,000 or 4,000,000 popu- lation, but more conservative estimates put the maximum at half a million Jews. There are 15,000,000 Jews in the world today. .Of course, it is ut- |terly " impracticable for all ‘the Jews, however devout, to find an actual home in Palestine. There are great Jewish colonies in Siberia with better economi- cal prospects. Palestine in 1922 contained a popu- lation estimated at 757,182 persons, of which population 500,000 were Moham- medans, 83,794 Jews and 73,024 Chris- tians, the rest being Druses, Samari- tans, Bahaias, Metawilchs, Hindus and The latest estimate of population in- dicates that since 1922 the Jews have increased to 148,000, the Christians to A. It is believed that the eyes of | seats 42, ture. ngo part already completed BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL V. COLLINS. the Moslem inbabitants and the Jews are very cordial, except as to a viglent dispute over the “Wailing Wall” of the Jews, where it is their practice to weep over the fall of Jerusalem and_ the dispersal of Jewry. That wall is clalmed by the Moslems as a part of the Mo- hammedan mosque, and the Moslems object to the wailing against their mosque. ERWE Agricult not. attracted a large permm of the immigrants, despite the fact that the greatest effort ing and stock raisme. Tt I recogaized g and st ra ] e d that Jews, as a class, do not seek farm- g as as do commerce. According to the official census of 1922, 51.4 per cent of Palestinians were living in rural , but while the totel farm population was 389,534, only 15,172 farmers were Jews. “That is not surprising,” comments Rabbi Simon. “It's the fault of the Christians. After the dispersal of, the Jews, when Rome conquered and de- stroyed Jerusalem, they were forbidden to own land, forbidden to live on farms and were crowded in ghettoes, where they were forced to rely on peddling a few wares for a living. The influsnces of centuries leave their mark. Yet how could they have been other than farm- ers and have wi‘ten ‘the Lord is m7 shepherd'? Could they have been steel manufacturers and have written about turning the swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks? The influ- ence of centuries has made them forget that originally they wers shepherds and farmers and owners of cattle upon the hills. But in recent years many Jews in America have gone back to farming. We have many Jews employed right here in the Department of Agriculture.” Palestine contains 1,517,000 acres, of which about a fourth is tillable. Of that area of tillable land all but 120,000 acres requires irrigation. Palestine ex- {nm more than $6.444.000 of agricul- ural products 2nd $5,000,000 of fruits, especially orang=s. * % W% The great.drawback’to development of Palestine lles iIn its heavy taxation. especially upon agriculture. Even for laborers the per capita tax amounts to from $20 to $30 a year, which is higher than in so wealthy and developed a country as the United States. It re- quires an investment of from $5.000 to $7,000 to establish a Zionist upon a farm, equipped with a home and, with live stock and 3 b According_to an official “Report of the Joint Palestine Survey Commis- sion,” made by experts who have studied the situation for the last year, Palestine agriculture has its drawbacks: “There are weighty social and politi- cal reasons for. reducing the farm unit in Palestine to the lowest. economic limit. The smaller the farm the larger the. number of settlers who could be iven colony. The result size of the to keep farm units req them occupled or to earn a living. This is shown in the demand for more land. in the practice of renting outside land and in the practice of working for wages & part of the time." * % x Before the World War Palestine har no industries except the making soap and wine. Under Zionist capita’i zation it now has invested in texti’ manufactures about $1,000,000; in leather working, $350,000; in woodwork ing, $500,000; in building materials, §: 78,000 and the Moslems to 554,000. The net increase of Jews by immigration the last five years has been 74,100 and by births 16,100—total, 90,200—while the non-Jewish population has increas- ed 94,300. The Jews in 1919 constituted only 9.5 l‘aer cent of the total popula- tion, while within the last year the proportion has reached 18.8 per cent. Palestine, under Zionistic promotion, | has a strict immigration restriction law; it is not possible for a Jew to enter without a visa and a classification by the Zionist officials showing whether | he comes with any capital or is to be dependent on help for a start. The year 1927 showed a great decline {in_ immigration—only 2,788 being ad- mitted, as against 5,073 emigrated. The high mark was in 1925, when 35801 entered and only 2,151 departed. Doubt- | less the more recent decline in the flow | of immigration has had large influence, culminating in the present combination of forces of all Jewry. ted efforts to force immigration will prob- ably suspend. ik enhanced the price of land. 1t is re- ported that pwnt relations between run uneconomical, Since the Zionist movement greatly |is habitual throughout 000,000; in making, $600,600: in | ehemicals, 3 o mfl"» in metals, $360,000: 000,000, and in 1- Iancous industrics, $200,000-a torat - vested in industries of more than $10, 000,000, giving employment to some 6,000 w' earners. Egyp! ports from Palestine anpu- :'Illky' umuz &?mm oll woolens and : Iraq takes an equal amount. and Eeyfl:;e:‘ls‘.‘m.mh., Th:fi is l.sald to evel - bilities in the Dnd”gu. TR 8 Wages, both upon farms and in in- dustries, are low, as compared with wages in America, although the Jews, being more efficient workers than the Arabs, receive higher wages than the average. The average wage for a farm laborer is 3 shillings 6 pence a daye— about 87 cents—and ll'| industry 4 to shillings a 3 of 1i Is Mcial l’!m‘ a’n':otvmdue:hn prue“f o R nt very cost: ly. Purther, the high cost of lving is affected by the general, and in the long use of credit, which the Jewish com- munity for retail transactions.” ] (Covyrizht. 1028. by, Paul Ve Collins.)