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8 THE EVENING STAR| ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY.......January 1, 1920 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company 5 Business Office: 1:th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 110 East s2nd St, Chicago Office: Tower Bullding. European Office; 14 Regent St.. London. England. soarch problems than the masculine brain. There is no field of science in which {women have not made their mark. ‘There is no field in which they have not shown “interest. Fellowship appli- cations made to the association last | vear showed desire to specialize in art, iarcheology, classics, economics, educa- | tion, English literature, mathematics, | music, medicine, philosophy, psychology, | bublic health, sociology and theology. | There were only twelve fellowships to THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THIS AND THAT tion, religion, conservation, science and health advancement. Religion, as is usual, led. Some of the, greater gifts were for specific purposes; others left a great deal to the discretion of the trustees or other agencies which shall handle them. For example, one special trust fund of $26,000,000, set aside by the late Payne Whitney, who, by the way, led all his fellow citizens in the amount he gave—in his case the gifts were bequests—is to be used “principal or income, as the trustees see fit, for TUESDAY, BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. JANUARY 17, 1929, NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM LG M Are you one of those who find it expedient to crook the knce when an | clevator makes an abrupt stop? Some eclevators specialize in making passengers seasick. Most people who indulge in this in- voluntary knee-bending imagine it to | him up on his toes, literally and figura- tively. | The best way to meet the emergency, as untold millions have discovered, 1s |to rise slightly on the toes, and then give at the knees almost simultaneously. Now there is a knack in doing this. It will not do to make a convulsive leap, DON: The Story of a Lion Dog. Zane Grey. Pictured by Kurt Wiese. New York: Harper & Bros. Don't miss “Don.” Mere folks can hardly afford to miss any dog, much less this one. Here is Zane Grey's story of hunting mountain lion and the part played in the adventure by Don. Tense The answers to questions printed here each day are specimens picked |E. from the mass of inquiries handled by our great Information Bureau main- tained in Washington, D. C. This val- uable service is for the free use of the public. Ask any question of fact you may want to know and you will get an immediate reply. Write plainly, in- close 2 cents in coin or'stamps for re- ANSWERS. TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. cording to statistics gathered Prof. . M. East of Harvard iversity 150,000 persons are born every day and 100,000 die. Q. Who was the first worman in America to receive the degree of civil engineer?—K., T. A. 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There were 138 colored regiments The Evening and Sunc r | education, psychology and sociology that | and bequests from the Rockefeller family | ~As a matter of fact, this tribute to e hoth graceful and grateful—graceful |\ man pursuing, the dog aloo! COo0! B varett | In the Civil War. Most of these were (when 5 Sundays) 65¢ per month 5 4 the powers of the up-and-down comes |y £ s to- |appraisal. A lonely creature, lost from | Q. Is it possible to light a cigarette| made up of Southern nej They * The Sunday Star S PH.Mmont | women are taking the lead. Every year | 2nd interests alone to places and to in- POWELS 0 P mes|in the eves of beholders, and grate-| ;mething “So his eyes were always|with steam?—D. S. served 1 Artiite ¥ natural with ninety-nine out of every fy] to the abused stomach and the 3 ? served in the Infantry, Artillery and - Collection made at’the end of cach mouth. Orders may be sent in by mail or telephone Main 5000 Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. | Dally and Sund: ¥r., $1000; 1 mo., 85¢ | Daily only yr.. $6.00: 1 mo. 5oc | Sunday only yr. $4.00: 1 mo.. 40c | a 1 ,the most noteworthy contributions to | creating new professions for themselves their researches are producing many of | these sciences of such incalculable im- portance to human welfare. Women are in these flelds—professions as important and requiring as much specialized stitutions which lie outside the country but in which Americans take a keen and friendly interest, are: twelve millions to the China Medical Board, Incorporated, which holds the funds for the Peking Union Medical College; $1,400,000 to the medical school of the University of one hundred persons, It is a reflex action whereby the human_being_attempts to compensate for sudcen disturbances of his scnse of equilibrium. On 2 very small and limited scale it mnvolves exactly the same principles | which are met in the gigantic art and | scier.ce of fiying. great ganglia or nervous plexus known | as_the solar, However much the little tubes in the ears may have to do with the situation } in which the perturbed elevator passen- ger finds himself, one may well continue to concentrate on the stomach. That is where it hits. Preparedness is the keynofe of the searching far horizons, his nostrils lifted and_twitching at the catch of long- sought fugitive trails, A moment of peril to the man, however, brought the growing friendship of Don into a light- ning ferocity of defense and rescue. And so they becale friends. Maybe you would better stop reading at this point. A gift book exactly fitted to the occa- sional sagging moment when one A. It is possible. This was demon- strated by Dr. Andrade of the Royal Institution of London, who produced high pressure steam hot enough to set fire to a match or a cigarette. The steam which escapes from a teakettle s not really steam. It has ceased to be steam since it has condensed to tiny drops of liquid water. Water steam is invisible gas. Cavalry. There were aiso miscellaneous organizations of various kinds from the | different States. The 54th Colored In- fantry was from Massachusetts. | Q. Please describe the statue com- memorating peace between Argentina | and Chile.—J. O. A. The Christ of the Andes is a All Other States and Canada. Brussels; a like amount to be used f s i e cokiasal stat h | knowledge as the old masculine hier- e e amount to be used in| The Eustachian tubes in the ears|gituation. It will be discovered that o "oy qeapont the quality of AN atue on the Andean border Dally and Sunday..1 yr.. $12.00: 1 mo.. $1.00 | 5 stampil t hookwe lari: have something to do with it, but just | s levators and some operators are | 0 Wonder apout the quafity o ; | between Chile and Argentina. The base o 1yr. $800: 1 mo, 75| archy of law, medicine and theology. ping ‘out “hookworm, ‘malaria’ and 4y ‘WAt miny well 6 Ieloto tlml;fc"ueu;fi; addicted to this jouncing of | ShiP. about the quality of himself as a| Q. What kind of uniforms do the|of the statue is of granite and on this Daily only Sunday only 1yr. $5.00: 1 mo.. 50c | Member of the Associated Press. | The Assoclated Press is exclusively (n | to the use for republication of all rawe dis- | atches credited to it or not otherwise cred- | ted in this paper and also the local rews published herein. All riehts of publication of &pecial dispatcaes herein are also reserved i There is every likelihood that woman | scholars will lead the way into the vast, unexplored reaches of human relations. But the scientific domain of woman is not restricted. Members of that sex | rank high among the astronomers, physicists, chemists and blologists of our own times. The name of Mme. yellow fever throughout the world; $2,000,000, personal gift of John D. Rockefeller, jr., to the quarter which houses students in Paris, and $500,000, personal gift of the same man, for the detelopment of Jewish farm settle- ments in Russia. One of the outstanding gifts to the s what interests the average person taking an clevator is that the sudden stop causes a disturbance of the individual system. It must be admitted that to this same average person the inquictu caused seems localized suddenly ¢ omach rather than in the ea That precipitate distress at the pi of the stomach, amounting in some passengers. | One will enter buildings where no ele- vator ever seems to want to stop smoothly at a floor. It must bounce up and down several times for good meas- | ure. ) Thexperienced _operators sometimes will cause the lifts to go through sim- | | ilar gyrations in the vertical plane. One | must also suspect that malicious op- 'THE TREASURE CAVE. | friend. FEp e Edited by Lady Cynthia Asquith. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. Out of the “Cave” they come—some ging, some chanting in a blend of ng and story and some talking them- selves out in just plain words. Fine folks, every one, who more than once college students of South China wear?— cently abolished the imported Western- styled clothing which had been so popular and substituted a semi-military cotton uniform for the boys and black cotton skirts, white blouses, and cotten stockings for the girls. Q. How long does the French re- T A. The Canton government has re- | | a granite sphere weighing 14 tons on which the outlines of the world are sketcked. The figure of Christ is of bronze, 26 feet high, resting on a granite column 22 feet high. The cross sup- ported in the left hand is 5 feet. The work of building the statue was in- trusted to a young Argentine sculptor, Mateo Alonso. and the statue was cast at the arsenal of Buenos Aires from an old cannon taken from the ancient have delighted theie listeners all over the world. Names don’t mean so much— but here they are, the names of a few cases almost to acute nausea—who that | erators sometimes indulge in this merry rides on elevators has not felt it? | prank out of simple meanness to their It begins with a jerk and ends with | kind. cause of education was the $3,000,000 | contribution to the purse of Harvard Equitable Financing. Curie alone should be sufficient to prove ‘There are several reasons why the | this point. Yet the conditions of scien- public demand of male nationals in | fortress outside of the city. It was military training, and what is the pay? | dedicated on March 13, 1904. United States should contribute In| yiae recearch have not been alto University by Edward S. Harkness of : S * ok Kk £ 5 atiloe —R.F. i gether a quirk. It comes in the most unex of those whom Lady Cynthia Asquith s larger percentage to the national proj- | guu vl for women, The American gcw York. With this sum the institu- | pected fashion, bringing ith it YagUe | yiiover the cause of the disturb. |has invited to bring the “treastre of mA;no‘l;R; military training in Fr. ancexigimg.p How deep has gm::g:db%% e & ¥ on E v] ! C] ys, when | b X old stories an FL % 5 4 & . ?— et ot park developement in the NaUonal | ooncsaion of University Women seeks [ s o o comewhat slank | recolleotion of ol Tookod 3 | ance, thie best way to meet it is ioistand | () NTFIE anc sones nho (e bollday ' o\ ontha. The pay ia 25 ooy o Capital than for the maintenance of to make easier the path of other women lines that were once advocated by the the finest of ripened lightly balanced on the toes, all pre- back the old and famous “Battle of American cent a day. | A According to the Sullivan_Ma- 9 tasty as ever for the worst. . i municipal functions that is provided e late Woodrow Wilson at Princeton. s d’s prime. | pared for 3 Poitiers.” Sabatini, in his ow o ey chinery Co. in Johannesburg, South 5 of genius such as Mme. Curie. | apples would look in manhood’s D | ‘0 be caught napping is to suffer the Sabatini, in his own gor: | - 3 her e . B e L i (AR G To be s cous way, tells of * = Did George Washington, when | Africa, a diamond drill bored to the by the District appropriations bill. Other causes and institutions which re. Yet the uneasiness passes as quickly consequences. Smiling sweetly at lhe,gL s way, tells of “The Luck of Capou- first inaugurated President, make his | depth of 6,700 feet, The pending park project is national, not local, in its grand scope and its great expense. No self-supporting, self-governing community weuld under- take it, if, as in Washington's cese, | municipal revenues were Jimited and | unmet municipal needs had accumu-! Jated to the amount of millions in re-| spect to the operation of vital munici- | pal functions, like the public schools, with supplementary branch public libraries, the housing of the District government soon to be ejected by the National Government from its present | home, the necessary extension, repair and improvement of neglected city ! streets, etc., etc. If a local community so situated and under such conditions were about to borrow money to increase the municipal | rev.nues it would naturally devote the | additional dollars to municipal essen- tials, like schools, smooth streets, sew- | ers, etc., before large expenditures were made in the purchase and development of new parks. ‘To commend park purchase as the first need to be met from the proceeds of a loan, the municipal taxpayer should be tempted by the offer of some sub- | stantial contribution Wy others than himself toward the project, which he would not otherwise place first upon his Ust. To give this thought specific ap- | plication to Washington, it is suggested | that the Nation should contribute to- ward the primarily national project of park development at the Capital on a grand scale a certain percentage of this cost as Nation in addition to its small | percentage of contribution as an equita- ble source of District municipal revenue. In dealing with Maryland and Vir- ginia the Nation offers to contribute one-third to one-half of the total cost. By analogy it should offer to the Dis- trict, in financing as Nation this pri- marily national project, one-third to one-half of the total cost, and con- tribute in addition its small lump-sum payment, as a quasi-municipal taxpayer, to the percentage of total cost paid from District revenues. The United ‘States would thus con- tribute on both sides of the account as | M0t stands to this country's credit i Nation and as national-municipal con- tributor toward National Capital rev- enues, It is to be remembered that the Capital community pays also on both _sides of the account. It pays annually ot only about $30,000,000 in municipal taxes and other local charges, but in the fiscal year 1927-8, it paid over $17,000,000 in national taxes, more than any one of 25 States, and about as much as ten of the States combined, with a per capita of national tax pay- ment by the Washingtonian greater than that of the citizens of 43 of the States. Deprived of representation in Congress, it has not a word to say ef- fectively concerning how much shall be exacted from it in national or local | taxes or for what purposes its tax money shall be spent. « Another reason why the Unhed‘ Btates should make an especially lib- eral percentage of contribution toward | this primarily national project and finance it separately from the municipal - ‘budget of the District appropriations -bill, with its limitation of national-lump sum payment, is found in the fact that a double burden is imposed upon the Jocal taxpayer when his money is used to buy land for new parks. Every such purchase takes land from the tax list and renders it exempt from taxation. ‘Thus, the local taxpayer is required to spend upon & primarily national project | millions of tax money sorely needed for munieipal purposes, and in so doing is compelled to reduce by corresponding millions his tax-raising capacity and to remove forever from taxation the park land which he is forced to purchase. “paking one consideration with an- other,” the United States would fairly pay at least one-half the cost of financ- ing this primarily national project. —————— Generosity of Santa Claus is shown by the fact that after the Christmas tree he leaves so many with enough to pay the cover charges at a New Year eve dinner. ————————— ‘When an Italian volcano erupts and destroys vast vineyard areas, the prob- lem of farm relief becomes genuinely acute. - Fellowships for Women. The American Association of Uni- wersity Women is raising among its own members a million-dollar fellowship fund for the promotion of research ‘work by woman scientists. Even now, despite her magnificent contributions to knowledge spread over the last half century, the woman scholar still is struggling to come into her own. She is not on a parity with men in the manner of securing financial support for her work. She still must take time to answer now and then the often dis- E [ which distinguished the ) I most directly ing it. 5] ) Peace Power. Few New Years in the annals of the United States’ foreign relations hm‘l‘{ et in amid a background of greater | onstructive achievement than twelvemonth ust gone. It is a record of which| Americans have a right to be proud. | t entitles to high rank the statesmen concerned with mak- Frank Billings Kellogg, on the basis of events in 1928, joins honorably the roster of cotemporary Secrstcries of State, Hay, Elihu Root, Philander C. Krox, Robert Lansing and Charles Evans, Hughes. adorned by names like Jchn The Minnesotan will pro- pectively retire from office’ with the advent of the Hoover administraiion. Mr. Kellogg leaves the State Depart- ment distinctly richer in respect of gained objectives than when he be- came its head four years ago. His place in the diplomatic history of his coun- try is secure. The merest tabulation of “closed in- cidents"—to lapse into its swn ver- nacular —reveals the magnitude and the importance of the State Depart- | ment’s 1928 activities. with the sixth Pan-American Confer- ence at Havana, in which President Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg per- sonally participated. From an assem- blage often surcharged with gunpowder, | the United States emerged with colors | flying. ‘They began that | v settled, while Nicaragua, under request- her way to political tranquillity. over Tacna and Arica. Directly at the they agreed to resume diplomatic nego- Deliberations among the American states in Cuba were constantly over- shadowed by the uncertainties of de- | velopments in Mexico and Nicaragua. Yet within a very few weeks of the Havana conference the United States’ relations with both of those countries became normalized. Our long-standing difficulties with Mexico were effectually ed American tutelage, proceeded on Still another 1928 peaceful achieve- Latin America—the ending of the an- clent dispute between Chile and Peru instigation of ' our State Department tiations and take positive steps to ban- ish South America’s Alsace Lorraine to the limbo of the forgotten. It is an open secret that the influence of the United States was not the least con- siderable factor in ironing out the latest controversy between Latin republics— the quarrel which recently threatened war between Bolivia and Paraguay. In the Far East the meteoric rise of Nationalist China, with its imperious warning to Orient and Occident alike that the old days of foreign domination were gone, conjured up grave problems for American diplomacy. Under Secre- tary Kellogg they were tackled with vigor and vision. The United States led the way to recognition of Nanking. Only within the past few weeks have other powers, tardily acknowledging the wisdom of the American initiative, fol- lowed suit. ‘The Kellogg multilateral pact for re- nunciation of war is, of course, the crown jewel in the diadem of present- hour American diplomacy. Before many weeks are past fifty-nine nations will have formally and finally identified themselves with it. It is not designed to usher in the millennium. But it is a war-weary world’s longest step toward the distant goal of irrevocable peace. The Senate and the people of the United States should not be unmindful of one gleaming fact, as they contem- plate America’s successes in the diplo- matic realm. Behind such accomplish- ments lies power. Power, international- ly, means sea power. Sea power, as used by the United States, is power for peace. The United States Navy needs cruisers if that power is to continue to be utilized as it has been used during the past fruitful year. ———————— ‘The old poet who wrote “Little drops of water” failed to grasp the magnitude of his subject as it now appears in con- nection with Boulder Dam. —econre. Praiseworthy Philanthropies. ‘The United States of America, in 1928, seems to have played the role of Santa Claus not only to itself, but to various parts of the civilized world, ac- cording to estimates emanating from New York. These are to the effeet that this nation’s contributions to the coffers of philanthropy reached the astounding total of $2,330,600,000, millions of which were destined to be used outside our boundaries. This vast sum, which may be taken as a barometer of America’s steadily increasing prosperity, exceeded the record of the previous year by $110,900,000. “Philanthropy,” as used in this case, proved statement that there is some- thing sbout her brain which makes it is a broader term than just “charity, but embraces the latter. It includes ceived vast sums from various public- spirited men and women were the Cor- nell Medical Schocl, the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the historic | town of Willlamsburg, Va.; Yale Uni-| the Cornell Law School, the| divinity school of Chicago University | and public libraries, hospitals and or- | phanages all over the country. It all makes a stirring and a gratifying record—one in which every man and woman in the land may well take pride. Let no one of them, however, on that account sit back in 1929 or do any- thing less than his utmost possible. “And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make one farthing. * * * Verily I say unto you that this poor widow hath cast more in than all they which have cast into the treasury. For they did cast of their abundance, but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.” To cast in all of, one's earthly possessions in these times, so that perhaps later the caster becomes herself a public charge, may be poor economy and even poor charity. But) in casting up the roll of the year's gifts | many an unheralded “mite” holds very high rank indeed. ——————————— ‘When Henry Ford sold shares for a motor factory in England they went up swiftly in value and the purchasers promptly took their profits. Financial impulse is the same whether dealing in dollars and cents or pounds, shillings and pence. oo Plans for “private employment” may not be realized by Alfred Smith in the strict sense of the term. A man of his conspicuous personality will find it dif- ficult to efface himself from public at- tention. ot A supertelescope will bring new worlds to view—with little hope, how- ever, that any of them will be able to convey information as to how to manage this one. - Farmers may not be expert in “guess- ing the market,” but they are managing | to compel astute statesmen to do some guessing on their own account. i ——r———————— Some of the fireworks in celebration of the New Year are slightly delayed. Those. to be provided by Senators Reed and Borah are awaited with interest. ot Details of “preparedness” cause dif- ferences of opinion. No one goes quite so far as to advocate absolute unpre- paredness. ——ra——————— Medical conference on the influenza Will require those present to face the insidious germ in one of the crowds supposed to be especially favorable to it. —oea SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON: The Year’s Journey. We've given New Year greeting fair With feasting and with song. The journey ‘mongst the stars out there Proved not so very long. And once again the zodiac’s round ‘We start with happy zest, In faith so reverent and profound ‘That all is for the best. A smile will conquer every tear. ‘We'll journey on our way, With hope unconquered by a fear, Anew, toward New Year day. Service. “Have you ever regretted entering public life?” “Never,” answered Senator Sorghum, | “I have served my ‘country and it has proved reasonably liberal in tipping the waiter.” Jud Tunkins says many a man is tempted to love dumb animals simply because they can’t talk back. Time Flies. Good Father Time, in pictures met Among our winged friskers— We've seen no aviator yet With such abundant whiskers! Progressive Ideal. “Would you wed a millionaire?” “I might have done so a few years ago,” said Miss Caycnne. “But as times go forward a man for me must have a billion at least.” as the proverbial April shower, and that is one large fault which most people find with 1t. After giving one such a wrench, it shouwid stay a bit longer. What right has any sensation to come and go s0_quickl; all that? Ungrateful sensation, linger awhile, if for no other reason than to permit us to revel in our momentary misery! TR Some systems are more capable of this pretty perturbation than others, where- Tore these self-same others are wont to poke fun at all of us who bend slightly at the knee when the elevator in which we are all riding comes to one of tnose hesitating, disturbing stops. It is the same in all walks of life. Those with unusually sensitive nervous make-ups find themselves misunderstood by those whose ‘natures are tougher in this respect. Whence it follows that the person suffering from what is called, vaguely enough, a nervous breakdown gets little, if any, sympathy, even from the members of his own family. He looks well—why, we don't believe there is anything the matter with him! Let us drag him out to a 3 am. “party” and no doubt he will forget about. his imaginary ills. In the matter of our little elevator unpleasantry there is no doubt in the world about its effect upon most people. When the car comes to a floor, then rises a few inches past it, then stops with a jerk and comes down to the proper point, the resulting -sensation in the interior of the sensitive rider is beyond dispute. It is positive. It snaps beautiful creature who just got on will {not save you. Earnest conversation | with a comrade will avail nothing. | The only sure way to save one’s s?l(l |is to be thinking in advance of the; floor. Preparation must be both physi- cal and mental. In the first place, bal- | ance lightly on the toes, with the heels raised ever so slightly. Above all, think of what is going to | | happen, for with the correct stance and the proper mental attitude the dip may be encountered with sublime certitude. Watch the operator’s face as he comes to a landing, and if you detect a crafty smile on his jowls, raise your- self a bit more on the toes. He will then shoot the car 3 inches too high. This is the critical point. Success of the maneuver de- pends entirely upon what you do at | this juncture, and how well you do it. As the car is halted suddenly, do you |rise even higher on the toes and dip | gracefully, bending some few inches at | the knees. ‘Then, no matter what sort of shimmy [the car puts on, you will find that | stomach and ear tubes are in complete | accord. | They laugh at elevator men, oper- | ators and laws of stability. The duck- ing process has enabled them to weath- er the gymnastics. When this knee- bending exercise is done correctly there | will be absolutely no trace of nausea felt by the performer. Even when it is done only half-way successfully it is a great boon to the traveler in this weery world of ups and downs. First Prize Dry By Rather General Skepticism Announcement of first and second prize winners in the Durant $25,000 contest for a scheme to produce better dry law enforcement is followed by rather general skepticism toward the plan of the winner of first award, Maj. Chester P. Mills, former prohibition ad- ministrator in New York, and sugges- tions from some observers that Malcolm D. Almack, the Palo Alto, Calif., school- boy, who took second prize, really de- served the first. “The_California boy showed a better comprehension of the general problem than did the former New York adminis- trator,” says the Columbus Ohio State Journal, which credits him with a knowledge of “the fact that eludes some older persons that the success of a law is primarily dependent upon the volume of public sentiment supporting it.” Similarly the Springfield Union con- tends that “plainly the honors do not go to Mr. Mills,” but that “they should go | where the $5,000 prize went for the best essay by a high school student.” Young Almack’s “suggestion of edu- cation and ‘moral suasion’ in behalf of temperance presents the only possible cure for the malady,” declares the Chat- tanooga Times, while the Uniontown Herald accords greater merit to the boy’s scheme on the ground that “it recog- nizes essentials of co-operation.” The Detroit Free Press agrees that he “ap- pears to have come nearer the mark than has the ex-enforcement official,” and the Little Rock Arkansas Democrat offers the judgment that his idea is “more fitted to put a stop to liquor consumption, though the process may be longer and more painful.” The Cin- cinnati Times-Star concludes: “The real remedy is to persuade citizens of the United States not to drink. It may be impossible, but there is no other remedy for the present situation.” * ok ok ok “One conclusion is certainly obvious,” according to the Indianapolis News, dis- cussing the Mills award, “and that is that there could be no easier way to earn $25,000 in so short a time. So we agree that Maj. Mills is to be congratulated and felicitated. With this money in hand he will find it much easier to pay his Christmas bills.” The Savannah Morning News remarks thag “there is nothing new in the prize- winning schemes for making prohibition prohibit”; that “if the public willed it, a law and a great army of enforcement officers would not be necessary.” ‘The Louisville Times calls it “a power- full indictment of failure to enforce,” and adds that it should recommend itself to the consideration of President- elect Hoover.” The Mills plan is viewed by the Waterloo Tribune as “the best sub- mitted,” but that paper continues “After all, the public must solve thi problem. It must indorse prohibition. It must agree to uphold the law.” The St. Louis Times similarly states: “The difficulty in enforcement lies in the re- sentment felt by a majority of the American people, who look upon it as a fraudulently obtained invasion of their natural rights.” A more favorable attitude is taken by several newspapers. The Philadel- phia Evening Bulletin suggests: “The ‘moonshiner’ or individual still operator probably never can be entirely elimi- nated. But if the Federal Government can continue to repress rum-running over the boundaries, and can largely shut down on the illegal diversion of aleohol—almost entirely through the de- naturing privilege—it will have closed the two major sources of illegal supply and will have taken a long step toward reasonably complete prohibition enforce- ment.” T kR “It may be that, under an admin- “Disappointed hopes,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “often avert an unsuspected danger. In every sorrow there may be a latent joy.” Peace Paradox. The Congress will ere long release An eloquent delight, For. every time you mention “peace” You start a verbal fight. “Happy New Year!” said Uncle Eben. an’ try to go ahead foh de next 365 £sherenls, dosk able (o cape Witk Jer gonuiutions o ibe cANses ©f educar- Gays Wifout Spoilin’ dhY. istration devoted to the purest white- ribbon principles, obstacles to enforce- ment_will melt away,” says the Hart- ford Times. “The sardonic cynics will have to be shown.” The Jersey City Journal expects Mr. Hoover to “do his part,” and concludes on that point: “Industries that use alcohol in their business honestly will have nothing to fear, for as a business engineer Mr. Hoover may be expected to establish a check system that will assure industries the amount of alcohol really needed in their business and check the diversion of alcohol to bootleggers that is now being perpetrated.” “One thing Maj. Mills does not sug- il [ L1 ~0p) ton ~9f Plan Greeted money, regardless of the amount, to actually enforce the law,” asserts the New York Evening World, with the added comment that “his is a poli- tician’s plan, after all.” The Hunting- ton Advertiser thinks that “if the poli- ticians would keep their hands off, im- provement in enforcement within a year would gratify and astound the most ardent advocates of prohibition.” The Charlotte Observer avers that “Mills is encouraged by the opinion of Senator | Capper that he is ‘dead right’ on that idea,” and holds that his proposal as to politics “is the only joint in his ar- mor that does not «crack under the storm of criticism.” The judgment expressed by the New York Sun is that “the forces of Maj. Mills as prohibition administrator re- garded as sinister still hold the seats |of power,” and that paper asks: “Are they likely to take his $25,000 prescrip- tion to their bosoms?” The Manchester Union argues: “The suggestion that the enforcement agencies be taken out of politics is sound, but there is doubt that Congress would sit by quietly while this was being attempted.” Lack of new principles in the Mills suggestions is found by the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Chicago Daily News and Omaha World-Herald. The Buffalo Evening News advises: “Prohibition still is a problem to be solved, a problem that requires time and patience, It is far more intricate than Maj. Mills represents.” The Lowell Evening Leader denies that “legislation alone will solve the problem. “Hooch, not industrial alcohol,” in the opinion of the South Bend Tribune, “is the foundation of the bootlegging in- dustry. It comes from illicit stills, not from warehouses. ~Any enforcement plan must recognize this fact.” P Soviet Leaders Attacked By Mysterious Disease BY E. E. FREE, PH. D. A new and mysterious disease be- lieved to be attacking many leaders of the Russian Communist government is reported by no less an authority than the Soviet Commissar for Health, Comrade Semashko. Ivan Zalkand, a prominent Com- munist recently dead, is seen victim. Another was Stepanoff S‘év:r!:s zoff. Even Trotsky, whose health has been failing rapidly, may have been attacked. The usual symptoms, Commissar Semashko reports, are nervousness, in- somnia, progressive general debility, hardening of the arteries and finally death by bodily exhaustion. Nearly all of the active workers in the Cen- tral Communist party suffer in some degree, the commissar believes, from this insidious malady which he names “Soviet degeneration.” Its causes are to be sought, he imagines, in the over- active and overexcited life which leaders of the Russian revolution and of the Communist group have been following for years. The first danger sign, he believes, is excessive enthusiasm, leading the victim to overwork and to gradi |- ily damage. In the interest of con- tinued brains in the Soviet regime it is essential, Semashko urges in a re- cent. {)ubllc appeal, to devise ways of restraining this destructive overactiv- ity of the Communist chiefs without F;s;fsnymg their enthusiasm for Soviet eals. ) It’s Not Customary. From the Muncie Sunday Star. Mr. Hoover wants a plain inaugura- tion, but if he attempts to walk up to the Capitol to take the oath, he may find the streets slightly crowded. ————e Who Is the Sage? From the Ottawa Jouruzl. It has been very sagely observed that for every woman who makes a fool out a man out a fool. v The Duke Tells Us. From the Nashville Banner. Grand Duke Alexander Michaelo- vitch says prohibition is all right if it doesn’t come too suddenly. Our American _brand s just perfeclly -6plendid,= taehes. of a man there is another who makes | books. lade.” You will love Arthur Machen'’s “Johnny Double.” Quite specially in- teresting at the moment is “The Crook- ed Christmas Tree,” by the daughter of Eden Phillpotts. There are many other tales here, many others, all chosen with good care, as they should be, to sup- port the precious promise of the title of the book. The pictures are as good as the songs and stories are. Here is a holiday book that quite lives up to the promise of its title. And that is a real something to do. * kK K SPARROW HOUSE. N. J. Givago- Grishina. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co. You will believe it after having read “Sparrow House,” however plain your doubts beforehand may be. You will believe in fairies, the helpful kind, and in animals that talk sociably on every sort of interesting topic. And you will believe, actually believe, in all-around friendly people besides. These live in and around Sparrow House. Three peo- ple live inside the house—two men and a dog. And just at one of its corners is the tree in which the sparrows have made their home and roundabout which they carry on the sparrow business of being alive and making a living. And there is the fairy—just the best kind ever. All you have to do is to put your hand in her pocket and take out anything that you want. You can see at the start that this is a busy story. It is. From the first word and the first picture there is such a beautiful to-do that leaving it, even for dinner or lunch, is quite out of the question. I love this book. You will, too. LR NUMBER SIX JOY STREET. A Medley of Prose and Verse for Boys :‘m::cGirls. New York: D. Appleton If last year along about this time, or the year before, even, you chanced to find yourself in Joy Street—why, there is nothing more to say, except that here is another opportunity to repeat the good adventure. And while in the street this time be sure to look up Lord Dunsany. He has a song to sing for you. At this very moment, too, Comp- ton Mackenzle, sitting in the sunroom of Number Six, is telling of two chairs that went off on the strangest advénture imaginable. Think of it! Everything seems to be going on today in Joy Street—interesting folks all over the house, each busy with some exciting business, story, song, pictures. Hustle around and get as much of it as you can, for it is all tremendously enjoy- able. Aren’t the pictures the gayest, most talkative ones that you ever ex- pect to see? Surely they are. * ok k% MAGIC JOURNEYS. Mary Graham Bonner. Tlustrated by Luxor Price. New York: The Macauley Co. A glorified geography. Now if lessons could be like the ones in this book the children would cry to go to school. Not lessons at all. Magic journeys instead, as the title of the book promised. Maps that talk and wink and glow, inviting- ly, rush the reader from place to place. Places behave as places should— speaking words of welcome to their visitors, London actually singing a friendly song. The wind acts as pilot and guide. Now could anything be more interesting than to have such di- rection and urge! The countries swing into a pageant—a great and glorious procsesion of place and people and year upon year of events that are brilliant beyond the telling. If any proof of tk: quality of this magic book were needed it lies in the fact that it was made specially for children by the mother of a family of youngsters who knew what they wanted as soon as it was provided for them. Besides, this lady has writ- ten and books for small readers, 5o she clearly knows how to do t. * ok Kk ok WILLY POGANY'S MOTHER GOOSE. New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Artists, genuine artists, are now- adays giving the best of their work to books for children. Not in perfect selflessness, not for the “good of the child” exclusively—a churlish thought to write out in words, isn't it? How- ever, the children get the benefit, and so do the rest of us. As a matter of fact no other theme so inspires the poet-artist as does the rhyme made for children. Here is adventure without any of the strings of consistency to tie it to the dull ground. Here the artist can let himself go. He has let himself g0. More and more each year does he court freedom by way of books for chil- dren. And year by year these books grow in the beauty of fine artistry. “Willy Pogany’s Mother Goose” is a charming case in point. This ambi- tious artist, not content with the gay and beautiful pictures of which he is so clearly a master, here tries his hand at being Mother Goose herself, as many a writer since the day of the real Mother Goose has done by adding to the original 150 rhymes made by this beloved friend of the bables. It is all right. At any rate it has been going on ever since the established popularity of Mother Goose became a fact. In this delightful volume the artist puts the poet into eclipse, but no matter. ‘These pictures, so abundant and so in- spired with both beauty and the whim- sical gayety of childhood, could sup- port much worse poetry than runs to cover here. “Pogany's Mother Goose” is a sheer delight, bound to be a joy for, ©Oh, nobody knows how long! Just_a word here about little books for children that have been issued this year by both Thomas Nelson & Sons and by the Macmillan Co. These are of the size that fit the hand of small folks, that fit the ive sense also. They are beautiful to look at. They embody the best of reading for chil- dren—for the littlest and then for those of larger growth. I can think of nothing better calculated to bring to young cnes a real pleasure than these . And if the start is not made early it is likely not to be made at all. Beyond a Doubt. From the Fort Worth Record-Telegram. The nose eclevation on the back seat of a limousine is not bounded by race, color or previous condition of servi- tude, either, and therefore is entirely “eeustitutioash address from the balcony of Federal Hall, where he took the oath of office?. 30, 1789, upon the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, was proclaimed | President of the United States, and was given a salute of 13 guns. He then retired fo the Senate chamber and gave his House and Senate. lars in gold weigh?—T. C. A. It weighs 53.75 troy ounces, which is the equivalent of 3.68 pounds avoirdupois. Q. What species of rubber tree are the ones grown in tubs for decorative urposes?—T. 8. S. PO Fhey are a variety of the Ficus elastica, or India rubber tree. . How much does the world birth rate exceed the death rate?—H. A, W. A.' Both are merely estimated. Ac~ Shall we not all wish India a happy New Year? There is a prospect that she will need our sympathy in that di- rection before 1929 passes. There is much unrest there, not wholly attrib- utable to the British rule, but rather to the internal tribal and racial jealous- fes, and the unripe ambition of agita- tors to achieve independence when they are not capable of exercising the re- sponsibilities of government, and are divided racially and religiously. There is no such a country as India, as a unit, any more than Europe is a unit. In Europe, different races are recognized as having varying ideals and states of culture; there is no political European unity. India is as large as all Europe except Russia. Of the total population in India, amounting to 320,- 000,000, all are Hindu except 70,000,000 Moslems. If independence were achieved, it would mean that in place of British rule - there would be Hindu government, and that means a government which despises its 70,000,000 Moslems. To set up a rule over 70,000,000, bound to- gether by race and religion so filled with fanaticism and with hatred of the majority, would be to inaugurate a period of terror and bloodshed. Not ordinate a minority equal to more than half the population of the United States, without confusion and terror. * kK * 1t is often overlooked that more than a third of the provinces of India are under the rule of native princes, whose decrees are local laws; they have “home government” quite independent of the British in all things except relations with other provinces and with foreign states. They cannot go to war except with the sanction of the British. Dur- ing the World War, the Indians fought so loyally on the side of their British rulers that, in a spirit of martial ap- preciation and gratitude, the British Minister for India made a visit to that far-off land to show the spirit of good will, and while there he gave promises of home rule “as soon as possible.’ Such promises, though given under stress of peril of the empire, now come to haunt the government and to stim- ulate the native agitators. In the year following the armistice, a new constitu- tion, reforming the Indian plan of gov- ernment, wasl mx}teg] Th(xs :n‘l:rgfig the participation of e native: govexl')n‘ment and granted them the right to commissions in the British Army sta- tioned in their country. It opened many eppointments in the civil service to In- dians, and created what is termed a “dyarchy,” or dual form of government, whose overlapping, and sometimes con- flicting, functions have added to the unrest, where ::a :vns hoped they would ase the ors. Bpgg' the terrllg of the 1919 constitution, it was provided that after the first 10 years of its operation there should be appointed a commission to work out thy methods of a “progressive realization of responsible government in British India &s an integral part of the British em- pire"—not as a native government en- tirely independent of the British em- pire. But the growing unrest and reached such a stage that the commis- sion of investigation was appointed in 1927—two years ahead of the set time. * kK ok It would be supererogation to ques- tion Great Britain's original right in India, achieved through the trade in- vasion by the East India Co. more thar a century and a half ago. She is there and cannot get out, even with the best of intentions, without the responsibility of whatever conditions she would leave behind. The world has developed many changes since 1765, and the ethics of today were not in existence when the East India Co. began its trading there, when it fought the French claimi rights in rivalry there, and when it gradually gained such a foothold that the rights of commerce were super- seded by the responsibilities of empire. * kK K The East India Co. lost its trading charter in 1833, after 70 years of ex- pansion of its sovereignty. Throughout the 70 years the native dynasties were —N. R. A. He took the oath of office April| address_before members of the | Q.. How much does one thousand dol- |* BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL V. COLLINS. b even a quarter billion Hindus can sub-} | @ What fair is to be held in Barce- Iona this year?>—W. C. A. i A. An international exhibition of fine arts, industry, agriculture and sports is to be held in Barcelona, Spain. in 1929. This city now has an area |of 8,000 hectares and a population of about a million. Q. How hard is duraluminum?— M.S. M. A. Duraluminum is comparable in strength and hardness to soft steel. It consists of 95.5 parts of aluminum to 3 parts copper, 1 part manganese and :5 parts magnesium. Duraluminum is a trade mark name. Q. Is Canada larger than continental United States?>—T. C. S. A. It is larger by about 500,000 square miles, The land area of th> Dominion of Canada is 3,547,230 squarc miles, and of continental United States 3,026,789 square miles. her male population capable of reading or writing even their names, and 1 per cent of her women who are in the least degree literate—a total average of 6 per cent. Consequently, a grant of gen- eral franchise is impossible. The illit- erates, and even 90 per cent of the lit- erates, would know nothing of what they were to vote upon, but would be controlled wholly by religious fanatici-m and race prejudice. R This second period included the effort made in 1833 with the charter act, | which organized the provinces, consoli- dated the legislative powers of the Brit- ish-Indian government efficiently and progressively, with the aim of impress- ing Britich ideals of law, education, sanitation and administrative methods upon the natives. It was a tremendous undertaking, as characterized by Ma- caulay. The “second period” spanned from 1833 to 1880. The third stage of administration be- gan in 1880, under Lord 's vice royalty and under the ice of Prime Minister Gladstone’s liberalism. This tendency toward greater home rule was stimulated by British recogni- tion of the aid of Indian troops in fighting Egypt. So the idea of greater | freedom for India was encouraged, a | National Congress was formed there in 1885, and representative Indians were | added to the councils of the viceroy. Each year thereafter brought increased demands of the encouraged Indians for further recognition, until their eductaed leaders—Hindus—came out in the open with the doctrine that “the blessings of liberty could never be grafted on the tree of despotism,” and they cried for independence. * K k% ‘The increased unrest, where tranquil approval had been hoped for, culmi- nated in 1909 in a revolution. Its in- citing cause was attributed to the view of Japan's victory over Russia. The East had met the West and conquered; why not repeat Japan's example? ‘The British remedy worked out for that unrest was the Morley-Minto coun- | cils, taking the place of old legislative councils which had held but a few Indian gentlemen with power to read to each other their written es, but not to vote laws. Yet all that the Morley-Minto councils did was to per- mit the Indian officials to lnuawllte the government—to ask questions— which meant that they were being edu- cated in the secrets of legislation and administration. The Indians gradually realized how little actual g:ver had | been given them, with all their acqui- | escence, while they observed the greater gains toward home rule by the agitators n Ireland. Then in 1916, while the World War imperiled the British empire, the In- dian Nationalists (Hindu) and the Mos- lem League—traditional enemies—met together in council to devise means of profiting by the war situation. The re- | sult was a definite pledge from the | British government, in 1917, of the | gradual establishment of a “fovernnznt of the people, by the people- - al;i\;."as they should demonstrate their ability. Oul of that pledge grew the 1919 con- stitution and out of that constitution came, in 1927, the 10-year reopening of the question of greater national partici- pation in government, two years ahead of the pledged time therefor, and now a present eagerness for its conclusions. . * K %k It must not i+ assumed that the sit- uation is so simple as w find all Indiaas on one side and all British on the other. The Indian parties are divided, some calling for self-government and domin- ion status, like that of Canada or Aus- tralia or South Africa—a status carry- ing | ing with it not only independent home rule, but also the right to the empire at will. Some want merely home rule, leaving the British in charge of foreign relations. In the midst of all the cofifusion, there are grave suspicions of activity of Soviet Russia, s g up dissatisfaction for the sake of weaken- ing the empire and fomenting anarchy. What the 1919 constitution provided was that, about the end of 1929, there' recognized for local, provincial govern- |would be appointed a commission to in- ment, and native codes and native re- | quire into the working of the new sys- ligions were respected. tem of government, the growth of edu- Twenty years before that change of | cation and the development of repre- the form of administration—namely. in !sentative institutions in British India, 1813—Christian_missionaries began work | and how they should be extended. This among the Indian Hindus and Mcn-! lems, and the British government made its first appropriation for public educa- ! action in commission’s report, next year (1930), would be the basis for parliamentary London. But now the agi- tion, although it was “microscopic,” | tators of the N“W’ want all being only $50,000 a year toward the |power over India I schooling of three times the popuh_:‘h’;g as it is in the British of the United States of today. In a course of lectures by Sir Court- was the beginning of what Macaulay | ney Ilbert and Right Hon. Lord Weston, the historian, described pendous process of reconstruction of a | tion was summed up decomposed soclety.” as the “stu-|at the University of London, the situa- in pointing to the illiteracy of 94 per cent of the people ‘That was the ‘second period” of Brit-!and the necessity of education which ish rule in India, beginning schools and missionagies in 1813. Yet, today, more than a century since this “stupendous process” was undertaken, o S with ) will require a generation of hard work, before the danger of setting up an oli- gar:a}:! in place of a democracy can be ave! 3 4CopTiishsy 1929, b3 Paul-Ve Collipsd