Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1930, Page 8

A8 THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY.........May 27, 1830 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Star N per Company EELY n-finjflmya-;{m Ave. Tients i ake Michist S Budtae. e e ey etk Rate by Carrier Within the City. B Breniog S anans siaitee oo o 4 un‘.% 60c per month it i o pony e g B et i ] of Lt biee Rate by Mail—Payable in Ahlv-net. g mo.. ; 1 mo.. : 1 mo.. Member of the Associated iusively entitied % fNEer S d of all news dis- ‘otflerwise cred- s erein. rig) of publicatio; il Al ettt Bsficause’st The Treaty Session. Oongressional exigencies, especially ‘With reference to the tariff, are making such inroads on the remaining days of the regular session that it has been found expedient to hold & speciel ses- slon of the Senate for consideration of the naval treaty. Republican Senate leaders and President Hoover agree that this has become the most feasible course. The Senate will therefore re- main on the job at Washington next month, leaving House statesmen free to attend to their political fences “back home” without further delay. ‘The treaty session represents a vic- fory for the administration over the ele- ments which are bent upon preventing ratification of the London pact. Their first objective was to delay discussion until next Winter's session of the Sen- ste, in the hope that the interval would give them opportunity to manufacture fresh opposition ammunition. ‘The anti-ratificationists have been thwarted in this initial strategy. Even the big guns they brought up from the ‘General Navy Board did not avsil them. Our able but anxious admirals, who seem to feel that the safety of the Re- public is wrapped up in 30,000 tons of 8-inch cruisers—or materially less than three per cent of the projected 1,200,- 000-ton treaty fleet—have thundered ‘valiantly, and more or less persuasively, diction that, were ratification to come to s vote today, fewer than twenty Senators would oppose it. Indeed, the commonest estimate is that there are not a dozen anti-ratification votes in sight at this time. - ‘The Navy will need all the friends it ean muster when Congress is asked to appropriate the huge funds required to up to British parity. No ecalcula- their total is less than $800,000,- 000. Many reckonings put the gross cost round $1,000,000,000. If admirals are going to keep on talking, as some of been doing on Capitol Hill, & Navy strong enough not only to against Japan, but to attack imagination is required the resentment that would expression if the American people it into their heads that our gallant Sea dogs want a fleet for national of- fense, not national defense. Exhsustive discussion of the London is desirable. It is the Senate's right to indulge in it before constitutional “advice and con- But Americans who love the Navy, venerate its traditions, and admire ts officers and men must hope that the saflors will refrain from torpedoing & they are likely to discover that their range-finding, as far as Congress 4 concerned, leaves much to be desired. Pennsylvania makes it clear that, Whatever incidental issues may arise, the candidate who expects to have a ehance must be in favor of a high tariff. Primary Expenditures. The high cost of senatorial nomina- tlons is thrust again before the Senate and the country. Inquiry into the ex- Penditures of candidates in the recent Senatorial primary in Pennsylvania re- Vealed yesterday the fact that one of the candidates expended $291,000 of his own money and forty-odd thousand @ollars more which were contributed to his campaign fund. As it happens, this particular candidate did not win the momination. The winner in the primary put up something like $10,000 of his own money, though how much was actually expended in the interest of his cam- paign is not yet disclosed. A third con- testant, the wet candidate, spent none of his own money, but was the bene- ficiary, along with his running mates | for governor and lieutenant governor, of B campeign fund amounting to $200,000. ‘Already it has been established that Balf & million dollars was expended in | mick had the backing of the “City Hall" organization in Chicago, just as Secre- tary Davis had the backing of the Phil- adelphia and Pittsburgh organizations in his race. If there is any conclusicn to be drawn from these campaigns it would be that “‘organization” support is even more valuable than the expenditure of large sums of money. The Senate apparently is to have be- fore it again evidence of very large ex- penditures in senatorial primaries in Diinois and Pennsylvania. Because of such expenditures the Senate declined to seat the men elected four years ago in those States. It is true that the circumstances surrounding the 1926 nominations differed, perhaps, in im- portant respects from those surround- ing the recent nominations for the Senate in the two States. Nevertheless, the problem of huge expenditures of money in senatorial campaigns has not yet been solved. There is no law gov- erning these expenditures, except the laws in some of the individual States. Despite the fact that the Senate has attempted to turn its thumbs down on the spending of money in excessive amounts in campaigns for Senate seats, the spending keeps right on. The claim is made by Mrs. McCormick and by Senator Grundy that their money was legitimately spent for advertising and for organizing purposes. In other words, that it was not spent to bribe the voters. If the lid is to remain off, however, and there is to be no limit to cam- palgn expenditures, candidates who have many millions may come to spend- ing & million dollars out of their own pockets, instead of a quarter of a mil- THE KVENING STAR, WASHINGLION vital strategic points. Each side is claiming victory, but the references to place names do not show any material advances. Claims are made of the cap- ture of great numbers of prisoners and the casualty reports go into five figures. If the fighting has been as intense as these claims indicate the war is indeed being conducted on a large scale. The chances, however, are decidedly to the contrary. Figures are after all only metaphorical in the news from China. A sinister report has been made to the Nanking government by a repre- sentative of the foreign ministry, who has just completed a tour of the Yangtze Valley provinces, to the effect that the various “red” armies of China are acting under the Russian Third In- ternationale, which is seeking to em- barrass the Nanking regime. One of the features of the Communist cam- paign is the abduction of foreigners in the interior in the hope of embroiling the Nationalist administration in difi- culties with foreign governments. Fur- thermore, disease # spreading in the bandit-infested areas of the northern and western provinces and government has almost completely broken down in parts of Honan, Hupeh and Shensi. oo One Step Nearer. The public of Washington is one step nearer protection from the reckless and insolvent and judgment-proof motorist by the action of the House yesterday in passing the McLeod safety responsibility measure. Tomorrow in the Senate a | what about D. O, "TUdDAY, . THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. ‘These people y,uu can't depend on— mg snap yow u;ihr.. moment you lve them' an o] Y. nNeve'r once do they fall to criticise. That soft answer which is supposed to turn away wrath is not for them. ‘They love wrath, ire and its asso- clated vices. Far from turning them away, either sideways, obliquely or st: it ahead, by them thzrt‘e states are welcomed with open arms. Every chance to say the mean thing, or take the wrong attitude, is seized immediately, as if it were a precious fmvgrmnm" which, of course, it is—to such persons. o In life there are numerous occasions when one man may take advantage of another. We do not refer to the grand moments, but to ordinary, everyday affairs. Opportunities are coming up con- stantly in which a careless word, a thoughtless word, may be held to rep- resent the lifelong conviction of the speaker. The man you can't depend upon (to be decent), but whom you always can depend upon to seize upon the oppor- tunity to be unfair, pretends that the uttered words, whatever they may be, represent the precious truth of your life. Like an animal upon a smaller one, they pounce with all their vigor upon the careless word, or small group of words, Never afterward do they let go, unless they are forced to, elther hearings will be held on the proposal which is designed to end once and for all the menace of the driver whose recklessness causes accidents for which lion dollars. It will depend upon how greatly they covet a seat in the United States Senate. From the point of view that condones such expenditures, it is only a step to the point of view of the man of wealth who believes that he is entitled to anything—Senate nomina- tion or whatnot—which he buys and pays for. The Senate itself has procrastinated in this matter. It would appear that four years was sufficlent for that body to reach some conclusion regarding the problem of big expenditures. The States of Iilinois and Pennsylvania are equally guilty of avoiding the problem, however. When does the expenditure of money “legitimately” become in fact a meas- ure of corruption? That is a question which needs consideration. Perhaps some day it will receive it. Elep—— They Take to the Cabs. No one knows definitely what pro- proximately 1,700,000 revenue-paying car riders since February 1, when the flat rate thirty-five-cent cabs began to op- erate in large numbers, has been coupled directly with the extensive use of this relatively cheap and convenient form of transportation. Strict regulation of taxicabs in Washington, now lacking, may cut.down the number of cabs and may bring about higher rates. But cheap taxicab service is established. After some fluctuations, the rates will be decided on the basis of ability to compete under given standards. It is probable that hundreds of neighbors have formed the habit of meeting at a given time and place and sharing the expense of a taxicab ride to work. The habit will not be materially affected by later changes in the scale of prices, What are the street car companies going to do about it? ‘They will con- tinue to play the major part in trans- porting the city’s population to and from work. The fact that they carry some 150,000,000 passengers during the year serves to reduce the relative signifi- cance of a loss in passengers that does not amount to 2,000,000. But if the street. car now carries passengers for a charge that is less than what four men must pay when they jointly hire a cab? Will not the resulting loss serve to offset the effects of the ten-cent fare the street car companies now are con- tending for? The taxicab did not be- come popular and in demand because prices were increased. It is only reason- able to believe that the car companies might borrow the taxicab method of popularizing their car rides by making them cheaper. The method hitherto adopted, of figuring on pencil and paper the debt of the car riders to the com- panies to give the latter what they conceive to be an adequate return on investment, and then attempting to col- lect this debt by order of the Public Utilities Commission or the courts, can- not be expected to work when the car riders have other alternatives than to agree. Considered with the fact that the operation of two separate car lines here, unnecessary and duplicated over- head adding to the expense, makes the cost higher than it should be, the busi- ness of trying to make a diminishing number of patrons continue to pay the fiddler becomes a mere expedient, the practicability of which is very doubtful. ———— An enormous crowd awaited the aerial exhibition which bad weather prevented last Saturday. In lieu of en- Jjoyment of the picturesque the public obtained some interesting reminders of the perils and hardships the aviator the senatorial primary. Senator Grundy, the candidate who xpended $291,000 of his own money in | ¥Ork: There Was more expertness re- tis campaign for the nomination, believes | that Congress should fix no limit on the primary campaign expenditures of senatorial candidates. He told the Sen- ate investigating committee so quite frankly at his hearing before that com- mittee. It is quite clear, however, that money either is an aid in campaigning or it is not. If Mr. Grundy had not be- Meved that large expenditures would #id, whether for advertising or for any purpose, it does not seem conceivable that he would have thrown more than a quarter of & million dollars into his cam- paign. Mr. Grundy lost the nomination by upward of 230,000 votes to his prin- eipal opponent, Secretary James J. Davis, who contributed only $10,000 of his own funds to the campaign. Mr. Davis was & part of the Davis-Brown ticket in the primary, however, and un- @doubtedly the Senate committee will de- Welop the fact that a considerable amount of money was expended for that ticket before it concludes its labore, Six weeks ago Mrs. Ruth Hanna Me- Cormick was nominated for the Senate in a primary contest in Illinois. Since then she has testified that she put something like $250,000 of her own Money into the campaign. Mrs. McCor- | must often study as part of the day's quired than would have been essential to the most complicated sailing in | smooth skies. —————_ | Distressing Conditions in China. | According to a dispatch just received from Shanghal the situation of the Nanking government has become preca- rious owing to the rapid development of militant Communist activities and the depletion of the national finances. T. V. Soong, minister of finance, one of the ablest members of the Nanking administration, has according to this dispatch wired President Chiang Kai- Shek, who is at the front in Honan in command of the government forces, | that a speedy victory in the field is | imperative. Otherwise “grave detri- mental developments within the Nan- king government” are likely. This mes- sage is said to have stated that Nation- he is either unwilling or unable to compensate his victims. Sponsored by the American Automobile Association after its national committee of seventeen had made an intensive two years' study of the entire question, the law has been adopted in whole or in part by twelve States and the Province of Ontario. With such an amazing public reception back of it in a span of less than two years favorable action will probably be forthcoming promptly from the Senate and the National Capital will soon reap the benefits of one of the most desirable pieces of motor legislation ever put on the statute books. .. In early times the temperance lec- turer was a persuasive entertainer, not- able for wit and eloquence, expressed in terms of human sympathy. He would not be effective in the present argu- ment concerning prohibition, which calis for direct uncompromising speech, appealing to physical fear as well as to conscfence. ———— e Some of the modern philosophers are required to show intellectual patience on seeing their books marked down in the chain stores from $5 to almost anything you may care to give. e Skepticism is the dominant influence of the time. Even a man who con- fesses to a murder is required to pro- duce proof. ———. Many commentators volunteer to ex- plain Einstein—an undoubtedly clear- ! thinking personage who should be en- couraged to think for himself. ———— By placing a candidate in the fleld, the old Prohibition party shows that it is still endeavoring to get as far as possible_into politics. —_——————— Homiide mysteries are most mys- terlous in real life. Fiction guaran- tees a satisfactory solution. ———— Oil interests have decided to fight, thereby introducing considerations of geology into international economics, SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Speaking of the Tariff. I undertake to hold my moral’ duty in respect. * It has much greater beauty than the Duty they Collect. Yet when they mention taxes on the 8oods we have to use, I blame them for the time and money that I seem to lose. i Although I go a-golfing and make wagers on a race, The tax I'm called upon to pay my savings will efface. ‘That's why I will Swear if ‘They mention the Tariff. But ever since the nations were divided through the earth, Somebody said the rest must pay for all that they were worth. And here we hang the simple explana- tion of the tale, Relating how our speculative enterprises chanced to fail. It is & grand apology available to all Who sought financially to rise and finished with a fall. That's why I don't Care if They mention the Tariff. Relativities, “I understand you have more money than you know what to do with.” “As a campaign proposition,” said Senator Sorghum, “I must admit the charge. As a matter of domestic econ- omy, Mrs, Sorghum is ready to register an emphatic denial.” Jud Tunkins says one reason why we love children is that they give us an excuse for going to the circus. Political Reversion. When I was but a stripling, I used to dote on Kipling. But poetry is running on the loose. I mention without malice o ‘Wonderland and Dear Old Alice, And even have a heart for Mother Goose. Unemployment. “Are you going to be a contestant in the next beauty contest?” “No,” answered Miss Cayenne. “There are now so many beauty prize winners that the musical shows cannot possibly provide jobs for them all.” “The good in human nature,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “is always through superior mentality or the sense of justice of others. This is shown best in courts of law, where a relentless attorney, after harassing a_ witness into making a statement which every one knows he does not mean, pretends thereafter to believe that he did, indeed, mean just that one thing since time began, and would continue to mean it through all eternity. * ok * % Countless similar opportunities to make’ great capital out of small mat- ters are found in everyday life. The gentleman or gentlewoman refuses to accept them. The other type glories in them, revels in them, and never fails to hurl itself upon them. Their mental eyes are quicker than those of hawks. No sooner is a slight mistake made, either in fact or in sen- timent, or other matter, than these bloodhounds cast themselves forward with gleaming eyes. Here is the very thing they have been waiting for, longing for, )y:nytng for, and you, unfortunately, have given 1t to them. You knew better, of course. Past experience had taught you that it is safer to wave a red flag at a bull than to give these persons the slightest opportunity to misrepresent you or your thoughts, A favorite method with them is to play the ite. In the privi of their own muw to admit certain facts, but they hol that one ‘must live in public differently than in private, and that there are two sets of facts, one for private holding, the other for public exhibition. Do you but dare voice what they a8 a private ‘:p\nlon in public, voice. And the audience—there always is an audience—unfortunately finds itself in the position of taking their side of the matter. This is mob mind in an elemental form. Each member of the crowd might know you to be it, but for the purpose of “saving face” with the indignant one and to prevent him from turning his nastiness his way, he pretends to agree with him, sucl Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands MPARCIAL, Montevideo—Some days back we gave ample space to the dis- cussion of an unparalleled assault and robbery committed against Emilio Santos, night watchman of a bullding in course of construction on| were the Calle Brandzen. Though the story of Santos seemed plausible enough to the public, the police thought they de- tected a pa; in it, which has finally resulted in watchman’s ad- mission that he arranged with some of his friends for the attack and robbery. In this curious manner, by pretending to lose his money and vnh:ab}u. he hoped to evade yment of some dem which he b!lhpv.od his creditors would compromise in consideration of his {ll-fortune. The illusion was suf- ficiently deceiving, in that he received a severe wound at the hands of his “barbarous m:ulnu‘.‘" 9 * Urges Australia To Follow Canada’s Lead. Sydney Bulletin.—It is usual to maki exhibitions of Australian manufa tures the occasion xnrlor'aedwry, :Dfl ]:h; opportunity wasn't neglected on two oggsnlanm A note of dissatisfaction, however, crept into the Sydney jubil tions, introduced by Premier Bavin, who quoted figures to show that the ex- port of Australian manufactures isn't increasing. In fact, it is getting less. Canada, which took a leat out of Uncle Sam’s book and gave her manu- facturing industries high on, borrowing also Uncle Sam's intolerance of go slow, job control and professional strike-mongers, gets on very much bet- ter. She has had a long start of Aus- tralia in the matter of tttml. :21-4 m population is 50 per cent greater, that doesn't explain all the disparities in '.hel industrial condition of the two countries. ‘The average wage of the Canadian factory employe in 1926, the latest year for which comparable res were available, was £225. In Australia it was £202, nearly 10 shillings a week less. But whereas the value added to raw material per employe was £523 in Can- ada, in Australia it was only £347. In Australia industrial turmoil and inadequate protection are the worst handicaps with which manufactures have to deal. The second trouble is easy to dispose of. To eradicate the first we shall have to squelch the idea that the royal road to higher wages and more employment is less work. * oK K K Police Required To Quiet Congregation. Manchester Guardian. — Further scenes have occurred at St. Michael's Church, Lumb-in-Rossendale, where for 15 weeks the vicar, the Rev. T. Caleb, has been in conflict with his choir and co! tion. %f:';mmzmg congregation assem- bled at the bottom of the lane before the service and walked to the church in procession. The service had just start- ed and a section of the congregation at once began to kick the woodwork of the pews, shuffie their feet and cough, and the din was so loud and persistent that the words of the vicar were com- pletely drowned at times. Meanwhile, Mrs. Caleb, who is the vicar's warden, had been walking up and down the aisle in a vain effort to restore order, and during the recital of the psalms she made an appeal for near the chancel true and simple. We invent imaginary devils to make it shine by contrast.” An IM—N wide Communist and bandit ravages, depreciated silver, crop failures and paralyzed Qusiness are combining to constitute the gravest menace the gov- ernment has been called upon to face. No developments at the front have been reported within the past few days to indi definite progress by the Na- tionalist toward control of the I went a-fishing long sgo, And quite successful was my plan. The fish escaped me. Records show t I escaped the camera man. have to call the be quiet and give over kicking the seats.” As there was a loud outburst of is the power of public many matters, is no any other opinion. kN Contrast this character—this nui- sance—with the man or woman who is perfectly fair in his dealing with others. When another, ‘even a stranger, says fomething which offers an opportunity for the righteous expression, he leans over. backward, as the saying has it, to prevent himself from taking an unfair advantage. He know. that no man invariably can say the one correct thing, the one right thing, the ome sentiment which will combine justice, truth and love in such a way as to appeal to every one. He gives the other credit for the same decency of thought which he possesses himself; he is unwilling, just because the other has failed to express himself, | to frflznd that this other has produced & finished luct of thought. Think all the woe, unhappiness, disaster, which have been produced in the world through the pretense—and it is nothing more than nse—that what 18 once delivered by speech or writing is fixed, final, immutable. Perhaps this attitude is necessary, one ld not say it is not, to prevent even worse unhappiness, instances, known to every one, great injustice has been caused by it. This attitude is based upon the false assumption that the mind of every man is a perfect intellectual mechan- ism, incapable of producing anything but the truth of his thoughts. The fact is that the finest char- acters can be worked upon by ange: or other emotion, to say things which they by no means mean. Or such in. terpretations can be put upon their thoughts and deeds that they can be placed in an unenviable light. A clas- sic example of this is to be found, in fiction form, in Guy de Maupassant's story, “The Piece of Strin a habit of An old man who mad picking up bits of string wherever he found was falsely accused of picking up a pocketbook, . Wwas no more to it than this, The open and covered accusations of his neighbors finally so worked on mind that he became “cracked” on the subject, and spent the rest of his life fending himself. “Just a plece of & plece of string!” he would story, but a true one. The world is full of clever, unscrupulous persons who delight in turning an in- nocent action into a wrong, pretending that deed which they themselves would be glad to perform some way has something wrong in it when done by another, Such persons are mental scoundrels, thieves of reputations, mischief makers, wherever they go or whereve: they are 1 . The proper defense against them—and it will work only in minor cases—is to laugh at them. Here, a8 in many situations in life, a sense of humor is & priceless thing. It prevents one from tal both himself and others too serlously. It makes sure that the victim does not play directly into the hands of the meddler by adding fuel which the villain 6f our piece is '.rytn&nfluumnuny 10 blow into a flame. Indifferency as a policy is the next best remedy. It is possibie to be indif- ferent in many cases, and thus take the sting out of the worst efforts of the l.ndeynn ;’x"}'x of this wm;li e , Which takes great personal vigor, that of the counter-attack. It is to be recommended .according to tempera- ment, age and the case. Avoidance as much as possible of the nasty ones is another remedy, which fails, un- fortunately, when such persons have in. minds, as they so often have, the fist, applied to or n::o o'?'"ug ‘ender. opinion which, in mfl:munn string, continued to sing as they walked slowly down the aisle, shepherded by the po- lice and the vicar. Afterward the vicar went on with the communion service, at which six Mr. Caleb insists upon his benefice as a matter of * ok xR 8 Not to Light S Windows. Gazette—The Guild Tradesmen and Merchants has decided in a meeting of all its members to in- augurate great economies in the use of electricity furnished by the eity for bat inks efeck by ‘he Sity lighting come. puf y the city com- mission and to offset this increase no less than 40,000 shopkeepers have agreed that they will not illuminate their show windows nor their electric advertising n‘m:. It appears that this move will defeat, for the present at least, the extra earn- ings hoped for by the ) : al:” i ped 'by‘ municipal power - % Antiquated Gift Of No Use to Firefighters, El Dictamen, Vera Cruz—The cor of firemen of this flauwen pleasurab excited reeelmz at . ofller of a !}re municipal authorities of the g&y of Mexico. But the engine has arrived and it is of the vintage of 1873. In fact, it is so old that it is useless to the firemen of Vera Cruz. It is unkind to raise the hopes of our firemen with a promise of serviceable equipment, which would have been weicomed, and then to de- molish these hopes. They could carry water to a fire faster than u'llg anti- 3u-ud engine could pump it. e only lepot for it is our Museum of Science. principle. ) Unhealthy New York Tenement Is Going Piom the Roanoke World-Ne Census returns from three assembly districts in New York City show a con- tinuing drift of lation from what ‘was heretofore thr’u cm'g-ud lower East | Side of Manhattan to the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn sections of Greater New York. It may be regarded as one of the m:;;r mass migrations of history. lere are 150,962 fewer mle living in those three assembly icts than there were when the census of 1920 was taken. Limitation of European immi- gration is having an effect. The higher standards of living are causing the abandonment of old-law tenement; houses of the more unhealthy and ding sort. And the encroachment of ad- e ng away the polyglot poj ulation that two decades ago made ufi lower East Side of New York notorious for its overcrowding and insanitary conditions of living. It is now predicted that within com- paratively a few years this vast slum section will have disappeared. The lower East Side will hepuken over by ess. Better housing and more healthful conditions are demanded, even by &x;eu of comparatively recent immi- build tunnels and subways fast enough to keep up with the dnift. Amnhn: hase otp the pulpit and went outside for the po- | in lice. He came back with a police ser- g‘n} .:'.nd'th'o eonlhbls'l and told t&m k2 e rof n. e e Tl s P on ymn “Pight the Good Fight,” which they trolled New York through t s G- ek i assert potent If the outlying boroughs but in many | g best:| gort, of business. hin | Deen a sort of sacrosanct object, left to MAY 27, 1930, TOWARD CIVILIZATION. Edited by Charles A. Beard. New York: Long- mans, Green & Co. Civilization, Mk period. substance and quality? What of bulk e up:ronu va 1 "u:"):n:t any s vance from - past cave life to the far future of his reach the stars themselves? What in the long transit has fallen away, useless? What has sprung into L'x'fi 0“7' of new and demanding con- ons “Toward Olvilization” has called to- gether a group of actively wise men for light on comm “Whither?” for mankind, upon the gen- eral interest of man in his own des. tiny. All forward-looking writers, these, engaged in 3:”” probings into one or another of the current phases of this astonishing age of science and of the effects of science allied with invention for the more perfect utilization of a boundlessly lific world. Here is, therefore, & k of expert testimony whose sum of evidence is that the world is stepping off into & new phase of ex- istence. In other words, that we of to- lay and those of the days to come are moving with incredible rapidity toward 2 new civilization. The domain of pure philosophic thought, with its mist, - ories of existence, and the destiny of man, with its vain moralizings on in- substantial foundations—this domain is growing weaker, less potential. Science and invention are contributing to & new world, if not actually crea world. It is this transition, ceivably {nlt drama of progress that is causing the world a deal of troubled thought. The humanist, clinging to his classic masters in philosophy and art, cries aloud against the materialism of the new day. The wizard of science, | use the genius of invention, in turn, point to a thousand ameliorations that have come to the lot of the common man un- der the partnership set up by these two inspired nts, inspired by knowledge :r‘:‘dd its use for benefit of man- ‘Within the book men of action, of ex- perience, of achievement in this new age, this new civilization talk to the reader, each e’lvin& coupled wit A the world is doing today for the benefit of mankind. man talks about the spirit of invention in this industrial era, picturing new avenues of life opened, new utilities brought forward, innumer- ll-bll: xvenlencfl introduced ‘:‘% odld : d rious processes, time-savi levices that shorten hours of work and lengthen those of play, with no diminution in the bulk of industrial output itself. Another mn talks of the wiza m”of. dueolvm‘- unsu: powers y 8o long in the natural resources of the earth— running water set to work, steam cut short in its vague cloud-play and given job that reacts in innumerable profits easemen ustry is no longer s makeshift con- lomeration of vague futilities. Busine 8 profession, concelved as such, veloped as such, managed as such. Read about it here, for the sake of gathering Jour ‘half-formed notibns on the subject ito a compact budget of common sense, which is “expert Another rem- | ¥ this. conc men is “agriculture,” a ich, lieved of extraneous political stuff, comes & ncwnmnnz jected concep- tion of b'.l?lil: land, of its powers, of its susceptibility to enormous uction under the spell of modern mlm plant under plain business treatment that is applied to every other ‘The farm has I the of the weather and chance for the increase. Not any more. A theme ith sheer c of the modern is “communication”—roads, radio, , telephone, ships and airships. The world becomes a neighbor- hood both in fact and, ultimatel thinks, in feeling. Getting agreements and accommodal ), relief, for succor, for inspiration—these an ever-increasing part of the civili- zation toward which the world is to- day indubitably moving. Not arrived yet. Not yet. There will be still more inti- mate contacts by way of the genius of scientist and inventor. By acceptances that, in th of time, will have so greatly transformed the world as to create something like the “new heaven” of which we have so often read. I know—there are many who deplore this new day—this ‘selfish, cruel, mechanistic day”—its & mere combination of wheels and gear responding to nothing more than a natural resource turned into action. Nevertheless and notwithstanding—well, read these sclentists, these truth seekers, | STO' these sane men working through the mysteries of the earth and its laws out toward the amelioration of mankind as & whole. Read Michael Pupin's “Ma- chine Industry and Idealism.” Read “Art in the Market Place,” whole of this book, this body of high intellectualism and expert training and practical outlook, this book of substan- tial fact and deep sanity on the general theme of a world advancing toward a r and deeper and more potential civilization. We—the average and gen- eral—are in deep debt for such com- fire | municable discussions of vital and deep- ly significant matters. * kK x YOU AND YOUR JOB. James J. Davis and John C. Wright. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. A cabinet officer and the head of the Bureau of Vocational Education are engaged here in talking over that which may be called every man’s busi- ness, his job. And, since both of these high officials captured “jobs” almost in their infancy, certainly there could be | m! no captious claim, so frequently brought forward in innumerable connections, “they don’t know what they're talking about.” Clearly these two do know. And so they sit down, inviting you to have a seat. At first they review the things that they have just been doing— the 1:“ things m; tr;e whole count : is interested in having rm wel turned out, as national bc."" Only natural, then, for the pair to move backward for reminiscent partakings in the earlier jobs that came their way. Just why do we work at all? This is a good starting place. Maybe the answer is of biblical authority, Maybe it is not. At any rate, it is a close-by answer that we can easily lift over into our own private notions of why folks work. More important, however, is the choice of work. Here is sound talk on a deeply serious point that is not, however, treated as as it should be by the parents of children, by the schools, by every other im- mediate influence. This, indeed, is the base of the whole life development, the choice of work. Once settled, however, these men of wide and varied experi- ence speak, informally and simply, of that which one can put into his job to make it widen out into what is broadly called “service” and, at the same time, to strike in, to the nth(;!cuona of the w'z::nro !hhuel! - reaching here, no - glee." ts open informality, its free e??.nf.“im““"r”‘“‘ as the open door k of ex] two men who, beyond doubt, have con- tributed to the world’s work by way of world. 1 -hearted devol each B e gll:p under the treatment accorded by | knowing colloguin’ pair. of high officials N - tes. Not a little .dv."n‘dfi- accrue from Stlll] of tariet perience given out by | ru: ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ‘What do you need to know? Is there life that puszles you someining you want to know without| bmit your question to Fred- | eric J. Haskin, director of the Washing- ton Information Bureau. He is employed to help you. Address your inquiry to| The Evening Star Information Bureau,| Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washing- | ton, D. C., and inclose 2 cents in coin| or stamps for return postage. Q. How many girls who go to Holly- wood succeed in getting in the movies? Are many extras employed now?— . F. M. A. Contrary to popular impression, | there are not as many movie-mad girls| as formerly. It is estimated that less| than 20 per cent of the young women | ‘who go to Hollywood do so with the idea of entering the movies. Of this number less than 1 per cent succeed in obtain-| ing even . a nn,le screen engagement, Less than one-fourth of 1 per cent of those eventually engaged is ever seen in pictures. There are said to be 17,541 extras registered at the central casting bureau. Of these an average of 840 work every day. Q. How much did Frank L. Smith, who was refused the seat in the Senate from Illinols, to which he had been elected, spend in his campaign?— T. H. A. He spent $458,702. For what purpose 't to Yale to be pi ne was given is the Paul ut?—T. G. N, | hundred thousand dollars Mr. Block, prominent newspaper lisher, for a program of studies in the fleld of journalism lead- ing to the co-ordination of the news- paper function with courses in eco- nomics and the social sciences. Q. H_rm;lmmyklnd‘ofumem!n ?—T. F. A. Sixty-three kinds of standard time are being used in the world. The ma~ Jority of the world's population uses 1 of the 24 scientific systems. India, New Zealand and several South Ameri- can countries use a half-hour separa- tion, while some small countries use strictly local time. Q. Is there a slot machine for selling insurance?—A. T. C. A. In Germany there is such a de- vice. A traveler may insure himself for one or two days for from 2% to 12 cents. When he receives his accident policy, in the form of a card, the ap- ';:n recelves an imprint of his umb. These machines have been in- stalled in a number of railway stations, and will be placed in many more, ac-| cording to popular demand. Q. Was Sing Sing Prison always called by that name?—H. F. A. Sing Sing Prison, when first bullt, in 1825, was known as Mount Pleasant Prison at Sing Sing. Later it took the Changed 1ts name, Now it ing St cha: name. Now ng Sing Prison at Ossining. Bl?c.k A, . When was the Hawallan guitar h’glllht to this country?—O. Queen_Liliuokalani, ex-Queen of Hawall, in 1896-98. . Please give the sf & likening Georzewrvyv of Franklin's T ‘ashington to conclusion of English r and the the war|is J. HASKIN. III, who, like the sun in its meri ads a luster throughout and en- lightens the world.” The French Mine ister followed: “The illustrious Louis XVI, who, like the moon, sheds mild and benignant rays upon and influences he globe.” Franklin then followed: “George Washington, commander of the American armies, who, like Joshua of old, commanded the sun and moon stand still—and they obeyed him.” Q. What is the name of the buildi in Cincinnati that has a _garage, hot shops and office space?—S. A. M. A. The Carew Tower is doubtiess the bullding to which you refer. When completed it will mark an innovation in bullding construction, as it houses numerous activities, each of which usy= ally occupies a separate bullding. It will have a hotel of 732 rooms, large / department stores, an auto hotel and & number of specialty shops. An entire city block is ocoupled the tower, which at its gre: height is 46 stories, q, Can water_ buffalo survive en- tirely on land?—B. B. A. Although it is true that the water buffalo is very fond of water and re- mains near it as much as possible, it can live_quite easily without being in water. It must have water to drink, like all other animals, but lying in ‘water is a matter of comfort and not of sustaining life. Q What s mean by sea level datum? A, 1t15 the mean low-water mark of all tides, assumed as a basis of reckon= ’tst' but not admitting a rigorous scien- c determination. g. dDo optewle u:l:: are ‘umduuud and do not use their eyes for reading and close application have better eye- ?—D. 8. A. When savages or other illiterates are observed, it is found that they have the same eye troubles found amos people who use their eyes for study close work. % Q. What causes pa: n:sh which has followed ‘the drinking of Jamaica gine ger?—F. D. A. So far the polson it has not been discovered. e Q. Is the Duke of Wellington in the British cabinet?—C. 8. A. The Duke of We who 1s Arthur Charles Wellesley, born 1848, has a seat in the British House of Lords, He is not in the cabinet. He is what is known as an Irish peer. Q. What was the first thing recorded on a phonograph record?—8. M. A. It was “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Q. What name is given to the woman who lives in a girls’ sorority house or men’s fraternity house and acts as chaperon?—L. A, C. A. Sometimes the word “chaperon” l:n’ uugl.‘ »muet.lau "ho.w{l; but h:lll- e own as the “house mother.” Q. Please chestra?—G. M. M. A. It is a band of performers on various instruments, including clally those of the viol class, adapted for ren- dering the larger kinds of concerted music, as symphonies, overtures, etc., and the accompaniments of operas, ora= torios, masses, and the like, or for playe ing the slighter concerted music for theatrical performances, dances, etc. It commonly distinguished from the give a definition of an or- M. M. French Minister were dining together, | wind and a toast from each was uested. ‘The British Minister began: “George solo musc = Proposed Division of Texas Subject of Spirited Debate tative Garner’s suggestion division of Texas into five States in accordance with the resolution passed when the Lone Star State was admitted eimotions, Drompisd by Siate pride, 65 promp , on s P e economic needs and political desires, on the other, “The result would be an addition of eight seats in the Senate with an in- crease in electoral votes for the South,” News points out, but this paper Mr. Garner’s idea as not related solely to politics. “He contends that the economic an industrial development of the South 'hum:eeg retarded by the sectionalism of eviden ot S ‘lh.mm b W Star-Tel says: pro- Ecussed with more or less interest ot ith more or less or Sacy o4 interest which has lually more notice- able divergence of basic interests among the various rapidly developing sections of the State. In later years,” continues this paper, “it has been said that eco- nomic tendencies have been toward division of the State, with only the powerful cement of sentiment, of tra- dition, exerting influence to hold the State together in the form of the Re- public. No Texan probably would care to- venture an opinion as to how long this state of affairs will continue to exist,” concludes the Star-Telegram. * ok kX The Dallas Journal holds the idea that “the desire for economic justice may prompt a division of the State against which patriotic sentiment has long stood like adamant” as “a possi- bility that few Texans have ever recog- nized,” but goes on to say that most Texans would be of the belief that “the glory of Texas history could not be divided and that n&d move for physical ivision could succeed.” 5 “The weakening of the South as a litical unit has been responsible for f Representative Journal as it “‘other South- he T, Speculs party Star remarks: Lu:.knen for granted, however, that the new States would always vote as Mr. Garner would have them, for, with the growth of industry in that section of the country, the separative measure might eventuate as did the Kansas- N:gnlh act, and put the new com- monwealths in the Republican party. So also the Worcester Evening Gazette, which exclaims: “Before attempting to split up the territory of Texas, Mr. Gai ner should give some thought to the J possibility of splitting ulp the Democratic party of the Sout! [t would hardly profit him to make 10 Senators sprout where only 2 grow Ml{. if the 10 turned out to be Re- publicans.” * ok ok X 3 As to the area and population of Texas, the Little Rock Arkansas Gazette says: “Texas has an area of 265393 square miles and an estimated popula- tion of 5,600,000 people. If the five States were made apg‘rmmluly equal, each of them would be larger than 23 fortheastern group’ of States, | with framing Garner," | the power this far populations, as Mr. Garner shows, 13 of the present States.” It is this very size thaf be the stumbling block in division, according to some papers, be- are proud to have “the in the Union.” # the Houston Chronicle states: ‘Big Texas has appealed to the im- agination of the rest of the country. It still does. Split into fragments, the Lone Star Commonwealth would at once lose the attraction which mere size al has. That, perhaps, would T cause Texans 1 State d | not n'i::"me advantage of the L4 : “The decision is the Texas Legislature and we have no bellef that body would consent to an action that would reduce Texas from its present very important standing in the Union to a minor position.” The Same theory is held by the Springficld Union, and, with similar convictions, the Roanoke Times and New York World say “Texas will never consent.” * ok ok ok On the question of New England’s power in Congress, the Hartford Daily Times contends: “New England can- not rule the United States Senate, Neither could the Garner Texases, should they be created. What New England wants to have done is fre- quently overruled in the Senate by one Senator from Idaho, or by the Senator from Nebraska; occasionally by a Sen- ator from Colorado or California. Un- der the seniority rule,” the Times cone tinues, “Senators from States of rela- tively small population, west of the Mississippl, have most of the chairman- ships of the important committees in the Senate, and if any group of Sen- ators may be said to command the Senate, and govern the national des- tinies through the leverage, they do.” On the other hand, the Charlotte Ob~ server claims that “the economic and industrial progress of the South and West has been retarded by the section- alism of fthe Northeastern group, and p has exercised over the political policies of the Nation. In the Hawley-Smoot bill practically every industry of the North Atlantic area has been granted special privil ploit Southern and Western producers of raw materials,” this paper asserts. * ok ok % The dissatisfaction of the West with many of the policies of the East is voiced by the St. Paul Ploneer Press, Tkey' p‘m?ec””‘”i of wresting ‘the tonteol e control of the East than the splitting of Texas. It consists of a pooling of strength of those States that are ham- by itical domination of the . If Western itlon rises to & point commensurate with Eastern of- fenses, the sacrifice of Texas will not be necessary. As far as the Northwest is concerned, it cannot afford to wait until Texas is split up. There is hope in Representative ‘Garne: , but 1t hope too much defc the Pioneer Press. The Worcester Telegram directs ate tention to the fact that Congress would have to approve the division, quoting mslzh:b Cumt:'ucln the words, “gg new shall lormed or erect within the jurisdiction of of the present States in area and have | State e ——————— ._ What the to me and what I do to it, rocal nal ser. you after all ith