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8 t_____——________.___—__——'_ I{THE EVENING STAR | ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. | WASHINGTON, D. C. |SWEDNESDAY...August 21, 1920 I ".I'HEODOBE W. NOYES....Editor i S M-t d Penn: IE\' | European Offic Rate by Cnrrler Within the City. The Evening Sta; 45c per month The Evenng and aunuu Star (when 4 Sundays) -60c per month '.rm Svening “and Sune n 5 Sundays).. 65¢ per month 'rhe sunda Si Sc_per copy Gollection made at'the end of each month. Orders may be sent in by mail or telephone NAtional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland lnd Virginia. Dafly and Sunday $10.00: 1 mo., 83 Daily only £6.00: 1 mo’) 50c Sunday only $4.00; 1 mo., 40c An onm sum mfl Canada. Daily and Sund 2.00: 1 mo. 4100 Ay ony 5 gundl: only l& Dfl. l mo. Member of the Associated Press. The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dis- acehes creriied T6 It oF ROt othervise cred- ted in this paper and also the loval news published herein. Al TIEhts of publication of epecial dispatches herein are also reserved. Delaying Merger Negotiation. Talk of transferring to the Public Utilities Commission or to some other agency the power to ratify a merger agreement—a privilege jealously guard- ed by Congress—is altogether pointless. It promises nothing in the way of prog- ress toward merger. It appears to be & herring drawn across the trail and an attempt to delay, rather than to ex- pedite, the preliminary steps necessary before corporate merger and unified op- eration of the car lines are posshile, In the first place, the process of ex- tracting from Congress the power it holds to approve a merger of the car lines and of persuading Congress to del- egate this authority to some one else would require an endless amount of time and effort. It is extremely doubtful if the effort could be undertaken with any promise of success. Congress reserves | the right to legislate for the District of Columbia. There are no indications that Congress feels inclined to surren- | der a part of this right, especially with reference to such an important subject as merger of the National Capital's street railways. In the second place, if Congress could | be persuaded to delegate its power of approving a merger agreement, it is questionable whether such a procedure would be to the best interests of the people of the District. The flaws in the last merger agreement became apparent under the careful examination of the committees of Congress, especially the Senate committee. Had the former per- sonnel of the Public Utilities Commis- ston possessed the final authority to approve the street railway and bus com- pany merger proposal, there, would prob- ably have been merged operation of the lines today. But subsequent develop- ments showed clearly enough that there were dangers to the public inherent in the original merger proposal, against which there were no adequate safe- guards. ‘Washington is fortunate in having a Public Utllitles Commission now that gives every evidence of being prepared to protect the interests of the public. But this personnel is not permanent. Circumstances might change it over- night. If there were a President in the White House more interested in patronage than in selecting the most | capable men to serve the people of the District, the hazards that would lie in a weak commission with extraordinary powers are readily understood. On the other hand, Congress has out- | lined the procedure toward merger. Pirst the companies, through negotia- tion, may prepare a plan. This plan 1s submitted to the Utilities Commission for its approval and then sent to Con- gress. Last year that process, it is true, resulted in a failure to obtain a merger. ‘The extensive examination of this first | plan and the changes that were made | delayed final consideration in Congress too long, and the merger was lost. But the groundwork, nevertheless, was pre- pared. The new Public Utilities Commission has taken the old agreement, made changes in it that it considers neces- sary, and has asked the companies to state their objection or approval. If negotiation among themselves and the commission results in approval, Con- gress will have a definite plan to con- sider when it meets in December. There 1s every reason to believe that its con- sideration would be favorable. ‘The attitude adopted by the com- panies, that discussion of merger is fu- tile 50 long a3 the Public Utilities Ct¥n mission has no authority of final proval, is unsound and insincere, ne companies have said that merger is de- sirable and that they want to mefge. ‘The Public Utilites Commission ‘has pointed out the sensible way of going about it. It is more direct than any proposal for changed procedure that has come from the companies’ spokes- men, intent now on getting a higher fare, o Aviators are venturesome. Golfers are already apprehensive that a good course will suggest something more or less in the nature of airplane polo. —_——r————————— Welcome to the “Eightieth”! For the first time Washington wel- comes to the heart of the Nation for- mer soldiers of the 80th (Blue Ridge) Division, assembled here Yor their tenth annual reunion. Other fighting divisions of the World “War have held reunions in Washington, and the National Capital has greeted them with pride. It is particularly pleased to hold out its arms in wel- come, for the first time, to the members, its veterans’ association, was & reddznt of this city at the time of his death several years ago. He had served two tours of duty as adjutant general of the District of Columbia Miliita and was regarded as a bona fide Washing- tonian. The division association, at memoflnl services Sunday, paid tribute to his memory by placing a wreath on the massive stone erected, a year ago, over his grave in Arlington, and also a wreath on the tomb of another com- rade, the Unknown Soldier. At the opening business session yesterday, Dis- trict Commissioner Taliaferro paid eloquent tribute to the division and its achievements. ‘Washington, the National Capital, is glad to welcome to its midst, for the first time, the members of a division “that always moved forward.” It hopes they will come again. — Downward Revision. The Senate Republicans of the finance committee have on the whole revised downward the rates of the House tariff bill. This in some measure meets objections raised to the Hawley bill by many persons throughout the country—including a large part of the press—and also the known objections of President Hoover to the House bill. But there is_still a doubt that the Senate committeemen have gone far enough. Indeed, already there are in- dications that the bill as reported to the Senate by the committee will be subject to serious assault, and the probabilities are that many of the rates will be still further lowered. They will have to be so lowered if they are to meet the recommendations of President Hoover, who in his call for a special session of Congress asked for a “limited revision” of the tariff. The attitude of the President toward the tariff bill is largely responsible for the action of the committee of the Senate—the Republican members be it well understood—for the revision down- ward so far effected. The President in the end has the power to veto. Mr. Hoover's close frelends believe he would not hesitate to veto a messure which he considered unjust to American con- sumers and unwise for the country. Doubtless the influence of the Presi- dent for a “limited revision” of the tariff will be still further felt when the bill comes before the Senate for con- sideration. And there is plenty of evi- dence that he will have earnest support in that body. ‘While the Senate committeemen have reduced a number of the rates carried in the House bill, they have failed to make reductions enough to meet the objections raised to the sugar duties of the House, to the House duties on hides, boots and shoes, on cement and a num- ber of other items. On the other hand, the Senate committeemen have taken manganese from the dutiable list and placed it on the free list. This is a commodity used in the manufacture of steel. Placing manganese on the free list is obviously of great advantage to the Stecl Trust and a distinct dis- advantage to the American producers of manganese, who will feel bitterly the competition with Russian producers, it is said. The attitude of the committee on the commodity duty is so utterly at variance with its attitude on hides, boots and shoes and sugar, for example, that it has aroused widespread criticism. The theory of the Republican protective tariff, it is charged, has been utterly thrown overboard for the benefit of the trust, There is in sight a long, hard fight over the tariff bill in the Senate and later in the conference between the representatives of the two houses of Con- gress. Doubtless public opinion will have much to do with the final for- mulation of the bill. After it has been completed by Congress it must go to i President Hoover for his approval and he will have to determine whether it is proper to sign it or not. It is obvious that a Republican President would not care to veto a tariff bill drafted and passed by a Republican Congress. It is just as obvious, therefore, that the ef- forts of the administration will be to bring about a bill which can be signed by the President. Such a bill would still be subject to attack by the Democrats. No one could expect the Democrats of the Senate to give ‘their approval to the tariff measure ‘drafted by the Republican Congress, not even if the rates were no higher than those imposed in the pres- ent tariff law. But the country as a whole, which has prospered under the Fordney-McCumber act, the existing law, might take a different view from that of the Democrats. Judging from the past history, that is what the country is likely to do. R If China desires real warriors she might send over for some of the “Tong” leaders who have terrorized certain metropolitan areas. pEE———— Growth of Physiology. Understanding of the extremely com- plicated phenomenon of life is proceed- ing apace. Notable contributions, both theoretical and practical, may be ex- pected from the deliberations of the 1,000 delegates to the World Physio- logical Congress in session at Harvard University this week. As yet science hardly has scratched the surface of the subject. But Prof. August Krogh of the University of Copenhagen, former Nobel prize win- ner, in addressing the opening meeting of the congress, declared that “it is im- possible for any single human being to bz familiar with physiology in all its branches.” The laboratories of the world have been active during the past two decades. Information has piled up faster than appreciation of its significance. It is not unlikeiy that work already in ex- istence contains clues of revolutionary import concerning the essential nature their relatives and friends, of the 80ih Division Veterans’ Association. The 80th was an outstanding division of the draft. It was not “a Regular Army. di- vislon” nor “a National Guard divi sion.” It was a division of young Amer- “icdns, drafted from the farms of Vir- ginia, the mines of West Virginia and the steel mills of Western Pennsylvania. ‘Yet this division is credited with serv- ing “in the line” as often as any divi- £ion of the A. E. F., was “in the line” ‘when the armistice was signed and ade- quately lived up to its motto, “The Tishtieth mvinon always moves for- ward.” The late Brl. Gen. Lioyd M. Brett, T. S. A, who confmanded with con- ucus gallantry and ability 160th . Inlantry r'I;afls of the ot th2 fihwn and of life- itself—waiting for the proper correlation and interpretation. Some of the most striking advances in human knowledge in the future must be ex- pected in this fleld. Physiology .is concerned with the mechanism of life itsclf and all its manifestations. It declines to beg the question, but proceeds relentlessly to tear away the curtain of mysticism which so long has obscured many of the reactions to its environment of mat- ter in the living state. There is little likelihood that it can proceed indefinite- ly. Probably there always will remain an element of mysticism in certain aspects of the subject. But the end not yet in sight, and is not apt to be ’“’:;N "M a-mm ‘gate at the congress i5 the i look for better results in illuminating s S R Sy 2 | physiologist Paviov, who will contribute to the proceedings his most recent work on the mechanistic basis of the activ- ‘ty of the cerebral hemispheres, which may stand out to future generations as the most significant scientific advance of the present generation. Already it has resulted in clearing away much mystery and superstition concerning the phenomena of mind—and Paviov has done little more than point the way to those who will come after him. But he bro has furnished a rational explanation or rather the possibility of a rational explanation—of such matters as char- acter and temperament. | ‘The fleld of the physiologist extends all the way from the wriggling of an earthworm to the composition of a sonata. It is not surprising that “it is impossible for any single human being to be familiar with all its branches.” ——————— Machinery is expected to do the work of more men. The economic idealist will foresee more time for reading or for golf, as tastes may incline. There is no likelihood of reversion to the an- nouncement, “So long as we have so much leisure on our hlndl. suppose we start a fight.” ———— e ——————— Great statesmen have found mental relaxation in reading detective stories. There is a slight discouragement in the fact that at present there is an over- supply of “detecknicalities” and not enough convincing documents of state. — —cmte———— Great selling establishments are being reared in places once regarded as “out of town.” A wise merchant under- stands the ease of contact that has been established by the automobile, i More hotels are being built in Wash- ington, D. C. If there is any doubt as to who will occupy them, a glance at :| clear idea of what a “highbrow” is, the dally increasing number of tourist tags will answer the question, —— st Controversies fade from attention. Mr. Scopes is being permitted to pur- sue his studies of evolution without interference by the educational authori- ties of his community. — e ‘When a speculator complains of the evils of gambling it is safe to assume that he happens to be on the wrong side of the market. r——— Airplanes and dirigibles are getting by far the best of the publicity in spite of the elaborate literature of the ocean liners. R Russia and China deny that there is any actual war. This denial appears to be the only point of present agreement. o Civilization progresses and readers gas with less attention to poison gas. ——————— Every story of tariff legislation is likely to carry the line, “To be con- tinued.” —ooms SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Pleasures of Hope. The katydid is singing strong, ‘With promising so gay, That Autumn soon must bring along ‘The brisk and frosty day. And presently an end we'll see To sorrow and unrest, And life's great pleasure seems to be Just hoping for the best! We'll have the mechanisms tamed, Along with the thermom; ‘The motors will no more be blamed ‘While hurrying to or from. We'll look for Santa Claus and snow Still with a youthful zest— The greatest pleasure that we know 1Is hoping for the best! Speaking Politically. “What is your idea of the great need of the country?” “What is yours?” inquired Senator Sorghum. hat has that to do with 1t?” “As a competent politician, I want to agree with you as far as possible.” Jud Tunkins says for a good, big, en- durance fishing story, Jonah had all the real luck. Liquid Refreshment. ‘The bootleg likker flows so freel Plain water's nearly gone! How great, if alcohol could be Of use upon the lawn] Stampeded. “What has become of our star who was so successful in impersonating cow- boys?” asked the film director. “He's miles away by this time. He strayed off the lot and happened to en- counter & real cow.” “A wise man who seeks to avert war,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of China- town, “is too often mistakenly rated as a timid one.” Surviving Ballyhoo. Th: circus has gone on its way; The tarifi’s demonstrations gay Through various episodes have ranged And makes us think we're still short- “I likes de idea of golden sireets in Heaven,” said Uncle Eben, “but I wish dar had been sumpin’ said ’bout plenty o' parkin® space.” They Win in a Trot. Prom the Butte Daily Post. Viennese opera conductors have ad- mitted to protesting stars that they have been raising the pitch from year to year. And from the singers’ stal point they've pitched a no-hit game. Nothing to Worry About. From the Detroit News. i 5 A thing we worry al NOW an then, but not much, is as to whether any stowaways were lost on the trans- oceanic flights that never came through. Four Out of Five Are Out. From the Manchester, N. H., Union. Four out of five of the pianos in B tli mqnnd tion flwlu w‘t“o(m:vee' jut_it’s a four ou of the owners have discovered the sad- dening state’of things. There’s Truth té This. - Tribune. =/THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL, 'nm!lun!flu among lllflumtlndvmnthm. om:u it may occur right in one’s own tunfly be ghbrow 15 one thing, an brow nmon‘ lowbml is another, but It is “too much trouble.” Simple r} 'lth & bit of melody, lnlflmn “M;l;l: ric harmonies, satisfy him in the m\ulc Hne. A great symphony leaves him cold, the loyl.n u. fle wonders “what It is all lbou 2 ther to be a highbrow among lowbrows is | those wh something else again, Note that these terms are given their everyday meanings in a general sense, “highbrow” denotigg one who is audu;us by nature, “lowbrow” one who not. If one chose to carry the definitions further he could run into more con- troversy than Prof. Rogers aroused when he advised young men to be snobs. Every one, however, has a pretty Jjust as he has a plain conception of a “lowbrow.” It is when one at- tempts to work out the idea to details m\‘n’f he runs l':to trouble. e ‘e propose to go up no suc! alley. We know whn a highbrow s, how he acts, how he thinks, and ‘so does every reader. We know, tdo, - does .every reader, just what a low- brow‘u Jow he th how he acts. It be possible to discuss these two crou without attempting ex- haustive definitions, which would serve only to befog the issue, which is simply that of the misery entailed upon a highbrow among lowbrows. * ok ok % It is & quiet sort of misery, of course. Perhaps there is no physical pain to it when every one around one ignores the books which one loves. Time, which heals everything, soon builds up a toughened mental fiber, a sort of calloused intellectual epidermis, which serves to withstand the buffets of indifference. It is the indifference of others which hurts. Every one has a right to think as he pleases, to like what he pleases, but the dyed-in-the-wool highbrow cannot understand how others can scorn what he likes. He finds the great books, for instance, of such supreme merit that he could not overlook them if he would. He is not unaware of the fact that his own bent, or disposition, presupposes him in their favor. ‘Their quality, however, is so appar- ent to him, so overwhelming, that he cannot understand how others who can read at all fail to be attracted by them. * ok ok o* He appreciates te decency of the lowbrows, who do not openly criticize him for liking what he does like. lowbrow is not at all what he is pic- tured, in many cases. Often his respect for great literature is painful in the extreme. If he would cry it down, in boorish fashion, he would be easier to bear. Instead of speaking against the book or books, he fails to make any at all. He speaks of the hwst & or comparative cost of tires. One feels as if these things really amounted to something, whereas the book one loves is not to be seriously considered in Eollm society, This is the way he feels, of course, if he per- | mits others to impress themselves too vividly upon him. It i5 the same in relation to music. Here is an art more intangible than literature, one which demands either more intuitive appreciation or greater study, or both. The lawbrow will not care for it, either because he has no appreciation or will not build it up. WASHINGTON ‘The World Court question has been temporarily lost to view in the glut of tariff and disarmament talk, but is none the less a pretentious and conten- tious issue from which the Hoover ad- ministration perceives no escape. It is destined to occupy an important place in the Senate picture coming Winter. It appears certain that the President will be constrained to ask Senate approval of the Elihu Root for: mula for United States adherence to the court. Such approval, if forthcom- ing at all, will only be obtained after long and acrimonious debate. The Sen- | ate “irreconcilables” have already turned thumbs down on the Root substitute | for the Senate reservations. The League of Nations at its annual meeting at Geneva next month will pass on the | formula prepared by Mr. Root and his fellow jurists last Spring. Its !ubmi!-‘ sion to the Senate in December will follow unless Mr. Hoover in the mean- | time can be persuaded to pigeonhole | it. That seems most unlikely. To date | the White House has evinced no out- | ward enthusiasm for the Root plan, | sensing the troubles that lie in the | path of its acceptance, but those who | have discussed the subject with Ml’ Hoover gain the impression that he per- sonally strongly favors American ad- herence to the court, with American rights properly safeguarded, and that he believes the Root formula offers a solution to the im which has ex- isted since the Senate adopted the res- ervations three vears ago, which the other nations refused to accept. * kK % Dr. Herman M. Adler of Chicago is the latest notable to be added to the roster of expert advisers and con- sultants being assembled by the Hoover Law Enforcement Commission, to aid them in their tasks. Dr. Adler is State criminologist of Illinois, and just at present is engaged in a psychiatric study of crime in Boston. His work for the Law Enforcement Commission will include psychiatric phases of the causes of crime and the treatment of criminals. Appointments previously announced in- clude Prof. Sam Warner of New Hampshire, who will serve as an ex- pert in the assembling and analyzing of statistical data; Alfred Bettman of Cin- cinnati, who will investigate criminal prosecutions, and Judge Joseph C. Hutcheson of Houston, Tex., whose par- ticular domain will be a survey of the Federal courts. The expert staff is to be augmented just as rapidly as circum- stances permit. The present appoint- ments are only a starter. * ok k ok Senator Borah is weakening on his anounced intention to try to secure adoption of a sugar bounty phn in sub- stitution for the sugar duties in the tariff bill. He reports that his plan is wholly feasible, and would put more money in the pockets of the dnmemc beet sugar growers and take ever so much less money out of the pockets of the American housewife than the sugar tariff will do. Nevertheless he despairs of the hounty plan finding favor with the Senate. Borah at the moment is pessimistic on the entire tariff outlook. He believes it will be a remarkabl pen n?c‘ar that he does not yet under- e GO ) be in retefledwl&unn“nn the same time sug- Teaded best music is ‘too complicated for him to “understand.” Always he wants to &m}zruund music, rather than to listen ‘The dra; * Kk ok ma is no less a fertile fleld of | bus 'misery for the highbrow whose life is cast among lowbrows. Here he finds Shakespeare let severely alone. “purple pages” of the great poet cast no glamour, and he who is able to find them is just a little odd, if not entirely eer, qu The motion picture, with its swift -v- to the emotions, is nnllmv whnle, bad points with good pol and others must accept it in llmfllr llmll fashion or be regarded with grave sus- picion. Why, didn’t that last filmr cost a l‘r:l!‘l:on gol}ul to make? not alone in regard to the arts, however, that the highbrow is ill at ease. The mass effects of standardiza- tion of the American mind bear heavily down upon him. He finds that his lowbrow friends believe almost all that | they read, or hear, or are told, so long as it coincides with the great mass trends or pubnc thinking. tempt on his part to think for hlmnelf 1s regarded as ‘“visionary.” (Twenty years ago he would have been called a “Socialist,” but the term means little any more.) He finds that high living and straight thinking are held to be little better than “putting on airs.” * * ok % ‘The best protection of the highbrow among lowbrows is that which comes from his own personality. If he sticks firmly to his own conviction and pref- erences he will find in the long run that others respect him for it. Often the lowbrows will admit, among themselves, that he has good taste, although the chances are that they will never tell him as much. One or two of them may go so far as to envy him his happiness with his great ac- quaintances. They call him “finicky,” when the truth u that he appreciates the small niceties of life and living which go to- gether to make up civilization. Outside | ini civilization there is another code, and in A | its workings & man may stumble across greater misery, but it is questionable whether he will meet a larger amount of ordinary, everyday sorrow than is the lot of the honest highbrow among low- brows in civilization. His only salvation is to solid front to the attacks made against him. These mass aggressions often will cause him to wonder, to believe thn! hc would be happier if he gave in and be: came as those around him. His fate is otherwise. He is as he is, just as they are as they are. Their happiness consists largely in being themselves, his must consist entirely of being himself. His last sadness is that he cannot find his likes, although he knows them to exist. Often when he meets them, he does not care for them, and goes back sadly to his old play- m,a'zs. making the best of their hon- and straightforwardness, estimable flumm, after all, in the business of ife. sent a OBSERVATIONS “shortly” retire from the Supreme Court. Such a report has recurred an- nually for the past dozen years with faithful regularity and without the slightest effect. Sooner or later it will prove true. Certainly whether the date be near or far it is nearer now than it ever was before. Meantime Justice Holmes, now in his eighty-eighth year, carries on with apparently undimin- ished physical and mental vigor, the marvel of the age. During the Coolidge administration Chief Justice Rugg of | the Massachusetts Supreme Court was | just such a division. usually “mentioned” as the probable successor to Justice Holmes. Now Washington gossips with the name of Curtis D. Wilbur, who left the Coolidge cabinet to take a place on the Federal bench in California, as Mr. Hoover's likely selection for the Supreme Cou:t, and when Justice Holmes presents his resignation. ok x % According to Walter Winchell, Broad- way columnist, Mabel Walker Wille- | brandt received $30,000 for her syndi- cated series of articles on prohibition | enforcement. Her veracity is called into question by James Francis Burke of Pittsburgh, legal counsel of the Republican national committee. She is denounced by F. Scott McBride of the Anti-Saloon League, and a former prohibition officer in St. Louis now threatens a mmlnn-dolllr libel suit. ‘Too bad the la is not al to say to Mabel, Pmemy bully! At any rate, there is ample indication that her story is proving tremendously interesting to the country, and this observer opines that the lady barrister take: deep satisfaction in her handi- work. No time is being lost in carrying forward the erection of the “annex” to the House Office Building on ciplml Hill, which Congress authorized for itself last February. The “annex” is to cover two city b|ock.s and will nearly triple the existing office accommoda- tions and committee room facilities of the lower branch of Congress. Even though I:o‘n'xiguglo&:w ahead at top speed, years, and per- haps three, before the new building is ready. Its cost Tun around $10,000,000. Demolition of the tempo- rary war-time’ buildings between the Capitol and the Union B'-ltion Plaza is progressing rapidly. The new home for the Supreme Court is at last approach- ing reality. By the time another pres- idential uumnmm rolls around, Cap- itol Hill will t greatly enhanced architectural magnificence. (Copyright, 1929.) Frankly Admits Life Secrets Unsolved From the Toledo Blade. Ad ical Association d. Oreg., Dr Morris Fishbein, emlntn physician, fessor of medicine, editor and au~ or, made this cor nfession: “The that mysteriou unknown living force which causes man to survive for three score years and ten, , has been the from D | been sugges the oblect, of o e be- AUGUST . 21, 19295 Politics at Large By G. Gould Lincoln. The Republican party in Massachu- setts today apparently is badly in need of leadership. To say the least, things are at sixes and sevens, with former Gov. Alvan T. Fuller urging that Sen- ator Gillett and Louls K. Liggett, the Republican national committeeman, “walk ihe political plank,” while Mr. Liggett in public statements has cora- mitted himself, if not the Republican Bons “'nfi" """u"}g:i‘.,“’""’"’ ‘«’.‘u . & _success pol ot and one who iA the pas hl! done emllent work for the Ee- publican party—principally through his ‘The | success in raising campalgn funds— has many of the Repuhllun politicians up in the air here today, not to mention about 65 per cent of the rank and file who are in favor of prohibition and the efforts of President Hoover to enforce it. n was only a few years ago that the 'publicans in Massachusetts were on uu top of the wave. Senator Glllett was Speaker of the House, the late John W. Weeks was Secretary of War and other eminent citizens of the old Bay State were in important political and official positions of the Republican na- tional committee. But this situation has materially changed. Mr. Coolidge is out of the White Houn Mr. Gillett no longer rules over proceedings of the House. Mr. Weeh 15’ dead and Willlam M. Butler is back again at his private business, and Massachusetts last year went for Al Smith and re-elected Senator David I. Walsh, a Democrat, over his ub- lican opponent. The question today is whether Massachusetts is to become permanently a Democratic State, or at least a State in which the Democrats have .as good a chance to win in na- tional elections as the Republicans. It is a question which is agitating the Re- publican leaders not only of this State but also of the Nation, just as the Democratic leaders are wondering whether they are to be able to reclaim Virgin| Florida, Texas and North Carolina, which strayed from their old political allegiance in 1928. When President Hoover selected his cabinet he | picked a Massachusetts man to be his Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Adams, It was in a measure recognition of éthe Bay State. But Mr. Adams had not been particularly prominent in politics and was charged in some quarters with ha in the past had Democratic lean- gs. Whatever the criticism leveled at William M. Butler, former Republican | national committeeman and ehairman, as Massachusetts’ representative in the G. O. P’s national organization, he had political sense enough to keep his mmth shut. He may have learned | something of this wisdom from his| chief in the White House, Mr. Coolldge But it is reasonable to credit him with hard, common sense, and he gave the party a good businesslike administra. tion of its affairs both during cam- paigns and in the interim. But Mr. Liggett, being personally a wet, has deciared he believes it right for a man to take a drink whenever he gets the chance. Mr. Liggett, perhaps, did not get the | significance of the last national elec- | tion. It is possible that he was more impressed with the fact that Massa- chusetts gave its electoral votes to the Democratic wet candidate for Presi- | dent and re-elected Senator David I. Walsh, a wet, too. If his recent state- ments ‘mean anything, they mean that | under Mr. Liggett's luderlhlp the Re- | publican party of Massachusetts is to | be given a wet tinge. This would nul,l the party in Massachusetts at direct | BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. special department devoted to the handling of inquiries. You have at your disposal an extensive organiza- tion in Washington to serve you in any capacity that relates to information. Write your question, your name and your address clearly and inclose 2 cents in coin or stamps for reply. Send to The Evening Star Information Bureau, Predgu:é J. Haskin, director, Washing- ton, D. Q. What clties have the largest air- ports in the United States?—D. E. M. A. The four largest in the United States are located at Oakland, Calif.; El Paso, Tex.; Houston, Fex., and Co- lumbus, Ohio. Q. In what States of the Union are oranges grown?—W. M. A. Oranges are raised in the south- ern part of California, Florida, Ala- bama, Mississippl, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. They are too delicate to e{lolv farther north than the 32d par- allel, Q. Do swallows carry bedbugs?—J. W. A. Swallows do not carry bedbu However, they have their own parasif which resemble bedbugs. Q. When was the Woolworth Building built>—H. H. A. The foundations of the Woolworth Building were laid on November 15, 1911, and the tower was completed in July, 1912. The estimated cost of the building was $12,000,000. Q. Please give some information about Valdez, Alaska—E. H. A. Valdez, Alaska, is a town on Prince William Sound. It is the most north- erly port open during the Winter and is on the great interior Alaskan stage | route. The junction of the cable and | land lines is made here. ulation of 500. Q. Is it true that land cannot be bougm in the city of Baltimore?— in the city of Baltimore is owned by the city. house, but must pay rent on the ground. Q. Why was the type of architecture termed Gothic given that name?—C. T. A. Originally the term was applied in contempt by adherents of the classical school which accepted the Romanesq style. considered the pointed arch barbarous and grotesque, therefore Gothic. It soon made a place for it- self and was widely employed through- out Europe in the construction of ca- thedrals, churches and abbeys. 1t has a pop- Q. Were annuities known before life B. insurance was issued?—M. A. Annuities are much older. Pos- £ibly they were known to the Assyrians and Babylonians. The first record of an annuity 1s in Rome in 40 B.C. Q. When was the first orgln!.uunn to promote peace started?—T. A. Willlam Allen and Juaeph Price ized a peace society in London in 1816, and the first peace society on the Euro] continent was established in Geneva in 1830. Q. Who designed the Indian tree pat- 'ern that appears on mfi. dishes?— A. It was th. of & fl:znua e%m u e Ilm pot 3 e changed lmm the Rose the Indian tree pattern. s, Q. “Are American childres of m as gnvu they were a generation u’g“— A." The Public Health Seryice sa: that, as a whole, American children Z; today are pl‘oblbly a little taller than children of the same age were one gen- eration back because of improved sani- tary conditions and health habits. Q. Hasa sml:ht flush always beaten four aces?—T. T. A. The earliest editions of Hoyle which include this game state that a straight flush is & better hand than xwr aces. The ranking of the hands is arranged according to the probability of holding the combinations. odds against holdlnE a straight flush are 64, PB‘"!O 1. against four acesare 4,164 to 1. Q. How does the number of mercan- tile firms in the United States now compare with the number at the time of tlu.- Civil War?—J. A. A. R. G. Dun & Co. says that in 1866 there were about 160,000 firms in busi- ness. The number has increased each year, with the exception of a few years of trade depression, until in 1921 it was 1,929,304, Q. What is the difference between ale and beer?—W. T. K. A. Ale seems to have been the gen- eral name in England for malt liquor before the use of hops was introduced from Germany in 1524. Thereafter the English equiyalent, beer, was used for German bier made from hops. Nowa- days ale signifies a kind of top fermen- tation beer containing more or less hops and a high percentage of alcohol. Q. What French liner has s drug store aboard and also a physician who clalizes in the reliel of seasickness?— One may own a |P. S. A. The chief surgeon of the Ile de France, Dr. Joseph Bohec, i5 widely known as a_specialist in seasickness. He won the Blache prize for the most useful discovery and the best work in medical therapeutics done by & French navy or merchant physician by his treatise on “Mal de Mer.” The Ile de France carries a ~class drug store. Q. Is tennis a game that is popular in many countries>—W. O. C. A. It is sufficiently POD“II! in 25 countries to be entered in internation- al competitions. Q. How long is the James River Bridge and what did it cost>—R. H. A. It is 5)2 miles long and cost $7,000,000. Q. Who is called the Father of Tree Surgery?>—A. F. G. A. The late John Davey is thus des- ignated. This Kent, Ohio, horticultur- ist, who diled in 1923, advanced and proved the theory that trees that had been injured or had become diseased mnl: be treated or operated upon and saved. Popular Imagination Stirred By Efforts to Save Olympia Efforts backed by patriotic organiza- tions to make a onal shrine of the | 4y From the decks of the Olymbll." SIYI the Rock Island Ary ‘Admiral guS. variance with the party nationally, | Olympia, famous flagship of Admiral K gave the command, ‘You may flre when which, whether some of its members wish it or not, is now recognized as a ! dry party. Mr. Liggett seeks to convey the lmprenlon that prohibition should not be in politics. But this is an idle suggestion. It is in politics and has been for years, and it divided the Demoeratic party last year and -four years earlier in such & lnhton that the Democrats have never yet been able to | get mt!ther again. Mr. Liggett doubt- less does not to see his own party | %0 divided, but he has taken a course | which, if pushed. may well bring about | Former Gov. Fuller is not the unly Republican in Massachusetts who is out after the scalp of Mr. Liggett. There are others Whn believe he should retire from the national committee w\lhuut further delay. In a speech at Fall River Mr. Liggett is quoted as saying, “We have a right legally to take a drink, in my opinion, and I am say- ing this not as being a Republican doctrine, but as my own political view.” ~ Mr. gett may not have realized that as me representative of the Republican party in Massachusetts anything he said would be chalked up to the Republicans. He may not have | realized that a man in his position can- | not speak “personally” on polltlcll is- sues md subjects, any more than the President of the United States can discuss “personally” public questions. It can't be done. ‘What will be the upshot of the rum- pus in Republican circles is not yet | quite clear. But one thing is dis- tlnc'-ly certain and that is, if the State is not to be lost to the mpublicam for several years to come, there must be a new deal. Next year Massachusetts will elect a governor and a United States Senator, | not to mention its entire delegation in Congress and its other State officers. Gov. Fuller, in the opinion of many observers, will be a candidate for the chubllun nomination for the Senate. He has intimated as. much, and his re- cent declaration that Senator Gillett, as well as Mr. Liggett, should step aside for the sake of the party in Massa- chusetts was taken as another indica- tion he will go after the nomination, no matter what Sepator Gillett may de- cide to do about seeking to succeed himself. There has been an opinion here that Mr. Fuller could defeat any Republican for the senatorial nomina- tion, including Senator Gillett, except former President Coolidge. Mr. Cool- idge's name has been mentioned many times as a possible candidate for the Senate. But Mr. Coolidce following his usual practice, is saying nothing. Some of his friends insist, however, that he will not be candidate for the Dewey at the battle of Manila Bay, ap- peal strongly to the popular imagina- tion. "As Admiral Dewey's flagship at Manila her historical value was estab- lished for future generations,” says the Charleston Daily Mail. “Again, many years later. to her was -assigned a task of special honor, and she brought from Europe_the body of the Unknown Sol- dier. Shortly afterward the old vessel was placed in retirement at the Phila- | delphia Navy Yard alongside other war vessels whose days of active service are | ended.” Referring to efforts which will be made in Congress to preserve the vessel, the Daily Mail continues: “The United Spanish War Veterans are ex- pected to join in the movement and othcr patriotic organizations probably will volunteer support and assistance. * & & The Olympia should be pr served, and it is not likely that she :m be allowed to go on the scrap eap.” “Our citizens, especially our children, need such visual reminders of can bravery,” in_the opinion of the Alba which recalls | n many ways Americans re- ceived more real thrills out of the | Spanish-American War than they did The Charles- ton Observer believes that the ship “should be given place beside Old Iron. sides in the heroic traditions of Amer- jca” and finds confirmation of that | view in the fact that “Senators and Representativeg in Congress are being flooded with telegrams and letters from military and other organizations every- where, demanding that something be done quickly to prevent the sacrilege | of its being scrapped or sold by the Government.” * ok ok ok “It is almost shocking to learn,” de- clares the New York Evening World, “that the ship associated with an event of such enormous significance has been looked upon as so much steel and iron. Albeit, we, as a people, are considered sentimentalists, there are times when we seem sadly lacking in the historical imagination. * * * We have never been the same since Dewey won his victory. There is no probability that we shall ever retrace our steps. For befter or for worse, we haye our colonies, our posses- slons and our subjects, and these all date back to the time when the thunder of Dewey's guns set the Nation to shouting. The Olympia is more than a ship—it is a symbol. But were it no more than a ship, its association with Dewey’s - triumph should be enough to save it from the scrap heap of old iron.” It is recorded by the Ithaca Journal- Senate, but that he is watching closely to see if there is a chance for him o be a candidate for President again in | 1932. e Democrats are canvassing the sltunlon. looking for a candidate for the Senate. A number of men hl\'e ted, including former Mayor Honey™" Fitsgerald of Boston, tnd former Mayor and former Representa- tive Peters. Peters would have a won( following if he would make the Indeed, it is believed he might well "be the Democrats’ best bet for that ffice, or for governor, if he preferred to try for that office. He is a “Yankee” and would have the support of many nf the so-called upper crust in husetts soci Mr. Fuller has taken ides In & quar- rel over prices of gas in Boston, and men the sma of the small consumers. he is to be a candidate for the Sen- | lte next year, his interest in this mat- ter may prove no small help to him. or has never been * iblican News that “the Navy League on last vy day pointed out that the Unlwd sunes has had only four fleet actions and in each captured or destroyed every enemy ship. is is & prideful mord e continues. that paper, “and undoubtedly indicates that the deadly efficiency of the United States Navy is the best reason why it has so seldom been called upon to defend itself.” The Willlams- port Sun states: “That fateful day in the closing years of the last century marked an epoch in human history. It occasioned the downfall ot the naval power of a n-uon which once domi- nated the seas of the world, It endod the power of Spain on ‘Wesf Hemls{lhere. which it had done so much to settle and devel It resulted in the freedom of the Philippine Isllnds and Cuba’from what had been virt slavery. The thunder of the olympila guns also made additional hluwry. was the symbol of the new position that nu United States was to assume in 1t was another milestone pected, | _*The Nation could d a lot of according 'm Savannah g News, “on & murhx ‘which be half as efleeuve as this When he !ml ht a '.yplcl{ly % fight, munfln: no odds, gof into the heart of an enemy strongl the l'and. back victo Ameri- | It | sparingly used, but with | you are ready, Gridley.’ Such a ship with such associations should not be scrapped. * * * It should be pre- served as long as its component parts will hold together at some port—Phila- delphia, perhaps, or New York. Too many of our ships with precious ant inspiring associations have been junked. Linking the Olympia with the Oregon, the Columbus Ohio State Journal holds that “it is worth a great deal to a nation to have the hearts of the people stirred as these ships stirred them.” “There is need for an Oliver Wendell Holmes,” in the opinion of the San Antonio Evening News, “to write a sti ring ode to save another ‘Old Ironside: To be sure, other historic vessels ha been lost or have gone to the junkman. But let us save what battle relics we have.” The Birmingham News advises, “The circumstances are a direct appeal to sentiment and to the traditional in the heart of every proud American. The Grand Rapids Press suggests that “if the Olympia is to be preserved, the probable best location for tytnl it up would be in the Philippine Reviewing the anempts m save the Constitution, the New York Sun, howe ‘ ever, concludes: “Under the circum | stances it might be & good idea for those desirous of saving the Olympia to wait until the Constitution is out of danger. If sentiment must be served in this material way, it should at least be | served chronologicall o sU. S. Power Held Due To Political Unity From the Atianta Journal. | The world power of the United States today is usually ascribed to economic conditions, many of which hl‘! d!- | veloped since the Great V {natural resources, physical uflvlnug!u |and a fortunate geographic situation. But Norman Angell, writing in the London Spectator, advances a different reason. The supremacy of the United States he attributes primarily to a po litical pact, which has given rise to an economic order. Thus: “The States have political unity; Eu- rope has not. If the course of histori. cal development in North America had been more like that in South Ameri so0 that English-speaking America h: been as much divided as Spanish- speaking America; if, i what is now the United States, there existed not one nation but a dozen rival nations—we should not be talking about American power and its dominance in the world. North America would figure for very little more in such terms than does South America.” Police Head Puts Two Horns on Family Car From the San Prancisco Chronicle. Po]la Commissioner Pierce of Los geles seems to have started some- tmng by fitting his automobile with two hv;;-ns, one for himself and one for his wife. 1If this were only a device to co-ordi- nate the man at the wheel with the back seat _driver, it would be important enough. But it strikes us as having the germ of even.a Jlrger idea. We look u? police officials especially for lppucluan to We have long felt that sirens are too one siren to a car too much should not be ex- Commissioner Pierce, however, ves the cue. Let e sirenized car ge eqnivped not m with a siren . each- for the driver and his fl(e but vwx a Mren for each of the children Has Its Virtues. From the Utica Observer-Dispatch.