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S0 + 34.00: 1 mo.. 40¢ they certainly are not worth preventing. , which many psychologists be- | Bobby, with the British open chempicn- lieve to be the almost inevitable result | ship and the British amateur safely tied of the old-fashioned methods, then |to his already heavily laden belt, will be shooting for the American amateur Custody of bad boys is merely a means | i September. If he wins that, making THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. to an end. It is a serious mistake to consider it the end in itself. The honor | can be little doubt that, alwi 65¢ per month | o SCrer con | system will succeed reasonably well in keeping boys within the confines of the institution. Probably it never will be as effective as the old system. But as a part of the process of correcting the criminal tendencies of these boys there ys bearing in mind differences of individuals, it is infinitely more desirable, ‘The correction of criminal tendencies might be compared with a major surgical operation. It is necessary for the surgeon to confine the patient, to keep him as inert as possible during the procedure. Why does not the operator All Other States and Canada. ity and Sunday..lsr.$ Te100 ails oniy 3 fo. - 3se unday only $5.00: 1 mo.. 50c Member of the Associated Press. | ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for Tepub 5 of all news dis- atches crediied (o it or Dot otherwise cird- ted in this paper and also the local 1ews | Dublished herein. All rights of publication of #pecial dispatches her = 1 are also reserved. Absenteeism. ‘When the Senate met last Monday at the call of President Hoover to consider use such a drug as curare instead of ether? Th's powerful sub:tance, which | Guinea Indians use to poison their ar- rowheads, completely paralyzes all the | striped muscles. The patient could not make the slightest tremor under the knife. But he would feel everything. Curare has no effect on the brain. The pain of this ideal “custody drug” would kill him. So the operator uses ether, which destroys the consciousness of pain, but does not entirely prevent pitching and tossing. Juvenile crimi- the London naval treaty fifty-eight Sen- ators answered the roll call to establish | a quorum. Since then a half dozen or| more Senators have drifted into Wash- | ington and some others have left here. | On the opening day of the thirty-eight Senators were absent, and session nology may take a lesson from surgery. Strict custody is psychological curare. The honor system is ether. Sl b s Historic Virginia. Jamestown Island, Williamsburg and the Yorktown Battlefield, on the Vir- | height four major champlonships at one time, the rest of the golfers of the world may as well begin to look for ways and means to handicap him, because it is quite evident that at twenty-eight ycars he is just reaching his peak, with many more years of sterling golf ahead. Jones did not achieve his latest victory without a struggle, but that simply makes it all the more impressive as it demonstrates a will to win, courage under adversity and skill enough to make up for mistakes. His four rounds were 71, 73, 68 and 75, & total of 287, one more than the 14-year record held by the once master of the links, Chick Evans of Chicago. The short holes on the treacherous Interlachen layout al- most caused Bobby's downfall. Four fives on the the four short par three es ran up his score to disturbing as the pack was close on his heels, but birdies on the difficult par fours enabled him to eke out a victory. On the eighteenth hole, with the vete- ran Macdonald Smith only two strokes behind, Bobby calmly ran home a 40- footer for a birdie three to close the door against &l invaders. Jones has brought fame to Atlanta and to the United States. He is probably the greatest golfer who ever lived. He is a credit to the game and his amateurism can never be ques- tioned. Probably second only to Lind- bergh as a national hero Jones deserves all the encomiums that have been for “Dear Sir: I have been a regular reader of your column ever since you started it, and have enjoyed it very i much, indeed, but your article last night |about boys’ books appealed to me par- ticularly. “1 agree with you that boys should try to keep their books until they are grown. I would like very much to have my library now, because I have a cou- ple of boys coming along who I know would enjoy them. I had a lot of books with the Henty series predominating. ‘The only books I have left are ‘“Tom Sawyer! which my mother gave me when I was 6; ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ and ‘The Prince and the Pauper.’ My boys have read them, and I believe I value those three books more than any I have accumulated since, “What particularly pleased me in your article was your reference to the Henty books. I don't believe there ever has been such an interesting and in- struetive writer of boys' books as G. A. Henty. I think I read every one he ever wrote—at least, if I did not, it was not my fault—and I find that the knowledge of history and campaigns that T absorbed has been very helpful to me since 1 have been grown. “Judging by the books my youngsters have now, the writers of today cannot compare with Henty. I also have read a lot of Kirk Monroe's books, and these were fine. 1 am going to try and get hold of the Henty books and some others and turn them over to my young ones, so that they will know what real adventure stories are like. “There are many others that I know I could go over with you, and am sure that we would find a lot in common, but the time does not permit. I felt that I {had to drop you a line, however, to let | Tirolese campaign, later with Lord Na- | pter- and Lord Wolseley. |" He was in Paris during the siege of |the Commune, after following the | Pranco-Prussian War from its incep- | tion. Later he served as correspondent in the Pyrences, in Asiatic Russia, and in_Turkey. It will be realized that G. A. Henty wrote the things he knew. | * ok % % His subsequent life should prove an inspiration to those who are slow ma. turing, and who feel that unless th begin their life work early they have no_chance to become famous. While, in a sense. Henty's war work laid the foundation for his future career, he was well into middle age be- fore he actually began the writing of the boys' books which were to keep his name and works alive. “Out_on the Fampas” appeared in 1868. Between this book and his last “With th> Allies to Pekin,” which ap- peared in 1904, he wrote about 80 tales. to say nothing of some eight regular novels. These latter were not only out- | numbered by his books for boys, but | were lost in the fame of the latter. | Among them were “A Woman of the |Commune"' and “Col. Thorndyke's | Secret.” ‘The writer here has read neither, The books for boys were standard during the life of their author. Since his death, in 1902 (his last two books having been published posthumously), the fame of the Henty books has in- sensibly declined. No doubt there ars many boys of to- day who have never heard of them, or at least read but a few. Books, as | Lieutenant Govern JULY 14, 1930. The Political Mill By G. Gould Lincoln. I Three senatorial primaries are set for | July, the first of which takes place to- morrow in Montana. The other two are to be held in Texas and Oklahoma. In the Montana primary Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Democrat and candidate to succeed himself, has no oppasition. On the Republican side Judge Galen of the State Supreme Court and O. H. P.* Shelley, former Republican national committeeman, are contesting for the nomination, with the political leaders all predicting the nomination of Judge Galen. The Republicans insist they “have a chance in Montana"” this year, and at Judge Galen, if he is nomi- nated, will make a strong race against Senator Walsh. Senator Walsh laat ran in 1924, a presidential year, and carried the State, although it went for Calvin Coolidge. ' The Republicans are saying, however, that they have a stronger op- ponent to place in_ the field against Walsh this year Senator Walsh has been an outstanding figure in the Sen- ate for years. He has been an able Senator and a good servant of the pub- lic. The wet and dry question may enter into the coming campaign, with Walsh & dry and Galen reported to be a wet, * ok ¥ * Oklahoma is putting on a three-ring circus in her primaries this year. The Democrats apparently consider that the senatorial nomination of their party this year is worth trying for. Ten Demo- cratic candidates have announced, and one independent Democrat. Three Re- publicans and four Independents also are in the field, making a total of 18 candidates for the Senate. The State also has 17 candidates for Governcr in the coming primaries, and 30 for 1n all tne number of candidates for Stat> oftices total 942, ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. This newspaper puts at your disposal |lanta by comparing it to the wrist of a corps of trained researchers in Wash- | & hand whose fingers reached the five {sists of 1,700 members. ington who will answer questions for | you. They have access to the Govern- | ment departments, the libraries, mu- seums, galleries, and public buiidings, and to the numerous associations which | maintain headquarters in the Nation's | Capital. If they can be of assistance | to you, write your question plainly, and send with 2 cents in coin or stamps to The Evening Star Information Bureau, | Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washing- ton, D. C. Q. Why_does crutch?—8. M. A. Bishop James Cannon, jr., was in- jured in an automobile accident two | years ago. He is not entirely dependent | on a crutch, but uses one, Q. In a radio program an airplane motor is supposed to be heard. Is it really a motor, or is it an electric fan or other device which sounds like an airplane?—K. F. A. In one radio program, it is an electric transcription of an actual air- plane motor’s noise. Bishop Cannon use a J. Q. Is the Seine the longest river in i o France?’—L. G. T. A. The Loire is France's river. Q. What is the area of London?— G longest T. G. A. Greater London has an area of about 693 square miles. Q. Is there an organization of ma- | giclans?—T. J. M. A. The Society of American Magi cians has its headquarters in the Mc Alphin Hotel, New York City. It con- | principal ports of the Gulf and South Atlantic Coasts. Q. Are homing pigeons trained to fiy at night>—F. M. A. The night-flying homing pigeon has been bred and trained by the Army Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth, N, J. Q. How many bridges are there across the Mississippi River>—M. L A. There are about 130. Q. Can bulldlngt be mhde actuslly fireproof?—S. E. F. A. The word fireproof is probably s less appropriate term than fire-resistive. Buildings can be constructed so that they can withstand & complete bu.ml.n? out of contents without any gollapse o structural members. There will, of course, be damage to finish and trim, They can also be constructed to with- stand exposures from fires in adjacent | buildings without communicating fire to the inside of the building, although here again there may be damage to facing material and window glass and shutters. Fire-resistive buildings great- ly decrease the destructiveness of fires in providing less opportunities for fires to start, less likelihood of rapid spread, greater ease of extinguishment, and less hazard to neighboring structures, Q. Are impeachment proceedings in England similar to the same proceed- ings in our Congress?>—L. F. D, A. Quite similar. ‘The House of Commons are the prosecutors ané she House of Lords are the judges. Should the accused be found gullty, judgment follows if the Commons move for it, but not otherwise. The Commons thus retain the power of pardon in their you know that you have struck a very flowers, plays, jewels, have their fash- Quite a number for the voters to ponder | | own hands, and this right they have in ; by several cases e» - probably a similar number are absent | ginia Peninsula, soon will be set aside , years h=aped upon him. responsive chord in_your article last | fons. What e vIvicaneugelf ofers e yay o gl ieyead i There ls o it vl teday | Presumably Senators of the United | States are elected with the understand- | ing that they will attend to the business of the country. Every member of the Senate was on notice weeks before the close of the regular session of Congress that a special session of the Senate would be called. Yet a considerable number of the Senators evidently have deliberately absented themselves from the session of the Senate. It is incon- ceivable that such a large proportion of the Senate membership should be in- capacitated because of ill health to at- tend upon the sessions of the Senate. It is about time that something hap- pened to make the absentees understand that traveling in Europe or sojourning for the Summer at seaside or mountain resorts is not exactly what they were elected to do by the people they repre- sent. ‘The London naval treaty is a matter of great importance, and not one light- 1y to be brushed aside. It requires the attention of all the members of the Senate. Involved in the treaty are the foreign relations of the country and the interests of world peace. In some quarters it has been charged that the treaty accomplishes little. It is quite certain, however, that if the treaty is defeated, the results will be such as will arouse the people of the country. Furthermore, if because of the desire of certain Senators to attend to their per- sonal affairs, it becomes impossible to maintain & quorum in Washington and thus act on the treaty, the delay in dealing with the naval pact will be a distinct setback to the cause of limita- tion and disarmament. ‘The debate on the treaty has by no means run to a point where it has become a mere matter of delay. The Benate is entitled to consider the treaty thoroughly. But for such con- sideration, the membership of the Sen- ate should be present. If necessary, the Senators in Washington should provide the remedy. They have it in their power to issue warrants for the arrest of absentee members so that they may be brought to Washington to at- tend to their duties here. A drastic remedy, to be sure. But occasionally drastic measures @re necessary. Sen- ators who place themselves in a posi- tion where they must be arrested to make them do their obvious duty are not likely to be the subjects of sym- pathy on the part of the rest of the people who do not happen to have the honor to be United States Senators. ————————— Difficulty in securing a quorum is something of a reflection on the ora- torical talent now available. Assur- rance of a genuinely big speech is cer- tain to bring a large audience on the floor as well as in the galleries. e Clues are scattered in such bewilder- ing profusion that police officers feel naturally entitled to ask for more pay. o The Honor System. An honor system was inaugurated a few days ago at the National Training Bchool for Boys, following an agitation over methods of punishment employed there which resulted in a change of superintendents. The system was violated almost im- mediately by two boys who escaped at the first opportunity afforded by re- Iaxed vigilance. To some it will seem that such incidents constitute an un- assailable argument in favar of the old gystem of training = school . discipline under which misbehavior and escape were prevented by the simple expedient of giving the youthful charges no op- portunity to misbehave or run away. It will-seem that the honor system is self evidently a fallure. Jt has been violated with disconcerting frequency tn schools and colleges where cream of American youth has been trusted in examinations without the surveillance of teachers. What then is to be expected among boys who al- ready have shown serious ecriminal tendencies? It probably will be admitted that *“putting boys on their honor” is by no means as efficient a method of keeping | them in custody as is rigid confinement } and severe punishment. Neither is it as efficient as watchfulness in preventing students from cheating in examinations. “Thus far the advocates of the old sys- tem are right, for the time being at least, while the transition from the old to the new is in progress. But there is another side to be con- sidered. Is the custody of boys—that is, the preventing of escapes—the sole function or even a very iniportant func- tion of an institution such #s the Na- tional Training School? Is the preven- tion of cheating in examinations a very important function of a college? Few in this day will answer in the affirma- tive. the | as a national monument, under the jurisdiction of the National Park Serv- ice, “for the permanent benefit and enjoyment of the peoplé.” " Passage by Congress of the Cramton bill authorizing the establishment of this national monument by the Presi- dent may be an even more significant event than it appears on the surface. It is significant of the general interest in the American past which quite re- cently has reached such proportions as seriously to concern the Federal Gov- ernment. This development was sensed three years.ago by John D. Rockefeller, . whose magnificent project for the restoration of ol Williamsburg at the cost of millions is rapidly reaching its fruition. The Government is following in Mr. Rockefelier's footsteps. It may be expected. to do much more along the same line in the future. ‘The fact is that America is becoming more and more conscious of its past. It is emerging from the inferiority com- plex of an adolescent Nation. It no longer is turning to Mother Europe so trustfully for glorious age. Hitherto all things American have seemed new and transitory. The Nation, living in an unsatisfactory present, has transferred its ideals into the future. Now it is beginning to transfer some of them into the past—a very substantial. past, after all, since it extends backward for nearly three hundred years. ‘The sacred ground of American his- tory embraced by the Virginia Peninsu- la will be increasingly a place of pil- grimages and. of .inspiring reverie. Its associations are not entirely mor pri- marily with martial exploits. It was a All hail to the “Emperor of Golf.” ) Onions and Anemia. A heavy onion diet produces a strange effect in the blood of dogs very similar to certain forms of anemia. This acci- dental discovery at the National Health Institute—the. old Hygienic Laboratory with its. glorious history of triumphs over obscure maladies is henceforth to be known by this name—may have far- reaching implications. Apparently there is some mysterious chemical substance concealed in this humble vegetable which is harmless in such amounts as ordinarily’ would be taken into the stomach, but possibly quite the reverse when abnormal amounts are eaten. Offhand it might seem that the scien- uists are on the trail of something like a reverse vitamin. It opens up fascinat- Ing paths for chemical and physiological exploration. But it must be remembered that the blood changes, so far as is known, apply oniy to dogs. There are important differences between the blood of dogs and human beings. Thus the National Health Institute, with true scientific caution, is very guarded in its statements. The onion is an important food article. In any reasonable amounts, certainly, it is one of the most healthful of vege- tables. The discovery does not change its status in this respect. It is probable “hat not enough onions are eaten, rather than too many. It would be unfortunate if a public misunderstanding “tended to cast a stigma on- the onion. This would result in hampering the thoroughly objective search for the solution of the curious cradle of American institutions and Ameriean civilization—of religion, gov- ernment, education, medicine, invention. Here propetly the history of American institutions started. It is well that this locality should be the first to be pre- served in this newly augmented ap- preciation of the native tradition. It may well prove the nucleus of an ever greater and more embracing system of national monuments extending over the East and eventually, as history ages in time, over the whole Nation. | — e A Bit of Rain. While pleasure-seekers may be in-| clined to rail at the rain which visited the District of Columbia and suburbs today, the grass of the city and the crops of the outlying sections will bless the bit of moisture. : Rain has been a scare commodity hereabouts for. several .months. Day after day, and week after week, the sun has poured down its rays in an almost unvaralleled stretch of fair weather. Nature seemed reluctant to rain, as if somehow this necessary action had been given a countermandate in the eternal scheme of things. Birds were forced to | seek their drink at the brink of the countless bird baths which adorn gar- dens. Picnics did a thriving business. All outdoor sports thrived under the ab- sence of downpours. The selfish inter- ests of human beings which depended upon lack of rain went forward to their accomplishment. But the growing things of gardens, parks and farms soon showed their need taking on a parched, shriveled ap- | pearance. Just what the effect of the dry weather has been upon crops throughout the country it is too early to say definitely, but surely the lack of water has done them no good. Whoever that weather prophet was | who predicted a long, dry spell this Summer, he did a very fine job of it: to date his prophecy has come true in all parts of the United States. It is to be hoped that he was wrong, in part, and_ that from now on the country will receive its normal supply of moisture from the clouds. A bit of rain is needed, not only by the growing things of the fields, but also by human beings. Cloudy da: have their place in the scheme of things as well as bright ones. Night clubs are making their way into exclusive residential areas. Conservative | aristocracy proves helpless when the | racketeer and the realtor combine. —————————— ‘The horse is still man’s most noble friend; especially if the man happens to own a consistent winner like Gallant Fox. The World's Greatest Golfer. Well, it looks as if the professionals cannot stop him. In fact, it has been pretty conclusively shown that nobody can stop him. Of course, the person referred to is none other than Robert T. Jones of Atlanta, Ga., affectionately known to an admiring world as “Bobby.” For this famous Southerner has just won his second successive open golf chemical phenomenon observed among the experimental animals. ——— ‘Wheat has a basic value. If Senator Capper can persuade the United States Government to buy enough of it to re- lieve the farmer the Treasury may ac- quire a surplus showing a splendid suf- ficiency of tangible assets. B — If Conan Doyle succeeds in communi- { cating freely with his earthly admirers, it is to be hoped that his efforts will not, as has Happened with many mes- sages of the kind, disclose an entire change of literary style. —_———. A few addjtional items of campaign | Kep expense are mentioned by Ruth Hanna McCormick. The politician who ex- pects service makes it known that there :’ is no inclination to hold out on gratui- ties. —————— Communists can get into so much difficulty in various parts of the world that they must relinguish hope of a communism sufficiently responsible in organization to bring them relief, ———— 2 SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Ownership. I tolled to make a flower bloom Upon a swinging vine, A humming bird announced, “Make room! That blossoming is mine.” The ancient king acquires a tomb Where gems and gold are shown. An owner steps into the gloom Unto that king unknown. And in the future men must do Their best, as in the past, And neyer be quite certain who Will benefit at last No Prophetic Assumption. “We're going to hold a mass meeting and ask you to tell ue all about how the tariff is going to work.” “Don't do that!" protested Senator Sprghum. “Iam a hard working states- man; not & fortune teller." Jud Tunkins says a man sometimes has to take a vacation in order to keep | up his bluff about working hard, The Surpassing Golfer, The golfer pauses oft to grieve And say in humble tones, “I've done my best. I gue: T leave The game to Bobby Jones Imitation Ceases. “Do you give much attention to liter- ature?” “No,” answered Miss Cayenne. “I can't get up any ambition to look or talk like the heroine of the average magazine story.” “Power.” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “becomes foolish when it seeks to destroy what it cannot rebuild.” The Permissible Boast. 1 do not blame my fellow men For pride which pauser praise to beg. championship of the United States after If occasional violations of the honor £ystem, occasional escapes, can be pre- venteggonly at the price of the festering hlm the constantly thwarfeq. de- velopment of individuality, the patho- & hot fight with the cream of the pro- fessionals and amateurs of the world, to make himself the only man in the his- tory of the game to hold Even the meek and modest hen ‘Wil cackle when she lays an egg. “Every man misses opportunities,” said Uncle Eben. “If I had, trusted my hoss sense, I would have {sut one bet after night. I hope you will continue writing such interesting articles as those on books, lawns, gardens, etc., and wish you continued success with them. Very truly yours, “G. E. R” ) George Alfred Aonty was not the man to sit back in his easy chair and write about lands he had never visited or describe actions he had never seen. His active life as a war correspond- ent, which led him into some of the most stirring events in European his- tory, gave him the actual background for' his vivid tales, which at all times have real history in their making. At one time there was a tendency to belittle Henty on the ground that his historical facts were inaccurate. His description of the battle of Water- loo, in particular, was criticized. We can recall that as a child we personally compared his figures, details of combatants and =0 on, with those given in Bourienne and other historians of the time, and came to the conclu- sion that Henty was perhaps as correct as any of them. ‘We believe that this is the judgment of most persons today. It is realized that in the vast scope covered by some 80 novels there could be no such thing as_absolute and universal accuracy. ‘The difficulties of the historian are many. Henty made no claim to be an historian merely, but a teller of tales for boys; in this most worthy endeavor there are many to feel, almost 30 after his death, that he succeeded be- yond expectation. Born in 1832, he had a good educa- department (quartermaster) during the famous Crimean War. Returning to England, he became a reporter for the London Standard. In those days men were not assigned as war correspondents, but volunteered for the service. Henty's restless spirit sent him as a special correspondent through the Austro-Italian War of 1866. He served with Garibaldi in the BY FREDERIC Nearly all Senators being base ball fans, nothing seems more appropriate than a “box score” of quorum calls during the first week of the fight for ratification of the naval treaty. There were 12 roll calls for quorum-establish- ing purposes in the five days the Senate was in session. The “box score” here- with presented indicates individus Senators’ attendance “batting averages otal Attendance Senators. roll calls. Present. batting ave. Allen " (R, ... 1 (D. Goldsh Hale (R, 33383338 3 Sheppard (D) . Shortridge ( Swanson (D). Thomas ‘R. Trammell Vandenber 333383333333333333 Watson ( Black BAETELET) soesens 8228280820880 Sullivan ‘ownsen Walcott ( L El 55555353335505555000955000-uuEEELaRaaaansEeeee 55555 550 LS L S SRS NN SN NN NSRRI E RS n i hipstead (F.L.J D S| Simmons teck (D. dings Wagner Waterman (R.) Wheeler (D.).. RN S NS S N B N R D R S S R R D B R R B R BB R S R R R R R B R S S S S N RN NS B R R IS S NN RS SRR R R RSS! * * * * An analysis of the “box score” shows: Answered all quorum calls. Republicans Democrats ‘Total Answered no Republicans Democrats quorum calls: How precarious has been the quo- rum situation—it's the nub of the whole business from the standpoint both of administration forces and of the opposition—is shown by the fol- lowing tabulation of roll call Necessary for quorum. Roll call No. 1, 59 60 52 5% 59 Roll 53 Rn}l 1 Rell 52 Roll Roll Roll Roll o ) 51 tion, and enlisted in the purveyors'| 000 | tent. 00 | worked for an enduring peace, as essen- is overlook~d by anofher. In the end the good things of life | have a strange habit of ecoming back | It will be so with the “Henty book: | When revolutions of reading taste are |over and readers get a chance to think over the confusion, the good old books will come into their own again. * ok ok % ‘The very names of Henty's stories carry happiness to those familiar with them from childhood. They are good titles, too. “In Times of Peril” is a tale of India, that same country now so largely in the news. “Under Drake's Flag,” “The Lion of the North” “With Lee in Virginia,” “By Pike and Dyke,” “In the Irish Brigade.” “The Cat of Bubastes"—here are titles to conjure | with, as good today as when written. The fact that each story deals with a period now gone will prevent them from growing old-fashioned. The boys of today who like history), can read Henty with the same degree of pleasure their fathers did. Good higtorical narrative 1s time- less. Muck the same may be said of any good story, such as “Treasure Is- land,” but in a peculiar sense of the historical tale. History is a branch of human learning which makes a par- ticular appeal to thousands of per- sons, partly because it is, indeed, a story, partly because it is a true story. G. A. Henty, coming to his life work at an age of discretion, made a pro- fession out of combining history and fiction, both solidly based on the facts of history and the facts of human living. The boys of his stories were such boys as live at all times and in all countries. Henty ~wrote universally | long before the international way of looking at things began to come into its own. Now that most Americans have some smattering. at least, of the international viewpoint, we should not forget the name of a man who helped us get it. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS WILLIAM WILE. So far the administration leaders | have managed to get and keep a quo- rum, but the danger of a broken quo- {rum is a constant nightmare. It is | within the power of the anti-treaty cohorts practically at any moment to | desert the chamber and make the ttansaction of business impossible. There are treaty supporters who are ready to invoke the .drastic powers | conferred by the Senate rules, whereby, | after passage of a requisite resolution, the sergeant-at-arms may be ordered |to “arrest” absentees and bring them n. ! * o % % | __Provided a quorum crises doesn't | precipitate sudden adjournment in the | meantime, it is foreshadowed that Fri- day, July' 25, may see a vote and the end of the long fight. If the Norris reservation hadn't ensued and caused further delay, there seemed to be a prospect that this week might wit- ness the wind-up. Though White House spokesmen profess a serene con- fidence that victory will eventually perch on their banners, they make no concealment whatever of their quorum fears. It is a quorum fight now, not a ratification contest, they say. (Copyright, 1930.) ————— Honor Paid Stresemann As Rivaling Bismarck From the Kansas City Times. Dr. Gustav Stresemann did not live to see the sale of the first German reparation bonds to private investors, the withdrawal of the foreign agent general and his staff from Berlin or the beginning of the evacuation of the last zone occupied by allied troops to assure compliance with the peace treaty. But his spiritual presence has brooded over all these events of the last few weeks. For it was Dr. Stresemann's leadership which turned the new Ger- man republic away from passive resist- ance to a policy of international co- operation, embodied in the Locarno pacts and the Young plan. It is particularly fitting, therefore, that Dr. Stresemann's name should be associated with the project to establish an “academy of peace” in Germany. The late German foreign minister was no pacifist or internationalist in a sentimental sense. His policy was based upon an_enlightened national interest | He was convinced that Germany could | not afford to pursue a policy of revenge, which was urged by the Teactionaries He saw that the only way for his coun- try to regain its position in the world was by conciliating its former enemies and proving to them its honorable in- By every token he believed in and tial for the welfare of the republic. Dr. Stresemann is commonly regarded today as the greatest German states- man since Bismarck. His life was short. He deliberately risked it to fight for the ratification of the Young plan last Fall, after his physicians had ordered a com- plete rest, He lost, but the plan car- ried. If Germany continues to follow his foreign policies and -profits from 2 | them as now seems likely, it may well that finally Dr. Stresemann will out- | rank the Iron Ohancellor. G veorad S SURNE Hearses as Common Carriers, | From " the Dayton Daily News: | _ Chicago is going to spend $200,000,000 | on its transportation facilities, of which | sum we imagine a considerabia pertion | will be expended upon hearses e | Movie Prize Fights Satisfy. | Prom the Muncie Morning Star, Some day the sporting public will on] g0 to movie prize fights, where the wory man always wins. Where Law Does Not Hold. From the Louisville Geurier-Journal, Possession 15 nine®points of ? unless it's the Volstead law, . ¢ A% \ ting Scnator Pine, Republican, is the sit- enator from Oklahoma for whose seaL S0 many enterprising aspirants have come forward. Senator Pine, it is expected, will be renominated aithough he has two Republican opponents for the nomination, J. J. Bebout of King- fisher and Charles J. Benson of Shaw- nee. On the Democratic side, two former Governors are seeking the nomi- nation, Henry S. Johnston and J. B. A. Robertson. Former Senator Gore, the bli.d Senator, has cast his hat in the ring, too, running as a wet. Robertson also is rated wet. One woman, MIs. Kathryn Van Leuven, a former assistant attorney general, is ‘seeking the sena- torial nomination of the Democrats, t0o. Others 4n the Democratic_contest are Lee Cruce of Ardmore, Woodson E. Norvell of Tulsa, Charles W. Harris ~of Boswell, C. J. Wrightsman of Tulsa and W. L. McCann of Oklahoma City. H RO Among the four candidates who pro- pose to run as independents is “Jack” Walton, former Governor and Demo- crat, who was a storm center in the State and who was finally ousted by the Legislature. 1f Walton arouses any considerable portion of his old follow- ers to support him in the November election, he may split the Democratic vote in'a way which would be helpful to Pine. * * ¥ % The Democrats tiuns they have a good chance to win a_senatorial seat in Massachusetts. But they are having a terrible time getting together on a candidate. The crop of those who de- sire the Democratic senatorial nomina- tion continues to increase. One of the latest candidates to announce is Thomas C. O'Brien, formerly district attorney for Suffolk County. Other announced candidates are Marcus A. Coolidge of Fitchburg, former Representative Jo- seph F. O'Connell of Boston and Rev. Roland D. Sawyer, a Congregational minister and a_wet.- According to re- ports received here, a number of the Democratic leaders in the State are fa- voring the nomination of Marcus Cool- idge, on theory that it would be good policy to place a “Yankee” on the ticket, and_particularly one bearing the name of Coolidge, at this time. Furthermore, Mr. Coolicge is expected to be of as- sistance in raising the necessary funds | for the coming campaign. It seems to be a foregorie conclusion that the Dem- crats will nominate for Governor this year a man of Irish-American extrac- tion, probably “Honey Fitz,” former mayor of Boston. ey * ok % Mr. Sawyer has declared his willing- ness to withdraw in the interest of soms other Democrat who could beat Wil- liam M. Butler, who appears to have the edge ‘in the Republican primary for the Senate nomination. Mr. Sawyer, however, expressed the opinion that Butler would probably be iominated and also that he would be able to defeat either Marcus A. Coolidge or former Representative O’Connell if one of them happened to be nominated on the Dem- ocratic ticket. Whether Mr. Butler, who is a dry, can win over Coolidge or O'Conneil or not, the impression seems to be growing in Massachusetts that Mr. Butler, if he is nominated, will have much more of a show of winning than was believed possible several months ago. Mr. Butler is opposed for the Re- publican nomination by Eben S. Draper, a State Senator and a wet. But the odds appear to be decidedly in Mr. But- ler's favor today, despite the wet and dry question, in the coming senatorial primary. It is said that Mr. Butler is waging a much more effective cam- paign than he did when he ran several vears ago against Senator David I Walsh. Butler is a leading business man and mill owner. He was chairman ! of the Republican National Committee during the Coolidge administration and served in the Senate under appointment following the death of Senator Henry Cabot Todge. If Butler is elected this Fall the drys will claim a distinct vic- mr‘y iu a State which is rated strongly wet. * ok % ok The last day for filing for the Massa- chusetts primary is August 12, and the primary ‘itself takes place September 16, leaving a comparatively short tme | for the general election campaign. Mr. Butler 15 not lesting the grass grow un- | der his feet this vear, but is making plans now for going ahead with the campaign after the primary. If Mr. Butler can stage 2 mmrback‘. politically, | and win the seat now occupied by Sena- tor Gillett, it will be no mean ac- complishment this year, when the Democrats are supposed to have the Republicans on the run. The fact that the State was carried in 1928 by Al Smith in the presidential race has been taken to indicate that the State manently Democratic. Former Gov. Smith, it s now announced, has promised to campaign in the State this | Fall for the Democratic ticket. If he does, he will likely have considerable ef- | fect on the vote. Massachusetts turned in for him when his own State went for Hoover. is per- | Claudius H. Huston, chairman of the Republican_ National Committee, ac- | cording to Republican leaders, generally, | is “on the way out." They have been saying that about Mr. Huston for a long time. Perhaps they are right this time, and Mr. Huston, “when the Senate ad- journs,” will say the word that takes him out of the political picture. If he doesn’t there will be a lot of Repub- licans frothing at the mouth. The truth of the matter seems to be that Mr. Huston has most of them guessing, including_some of those who profess strongly to know that he is going to announce his resignation. I ‘The rumor still strongl; rsists that Senator Fess,of Ohlo is ty be oheiroes: of the National Committee in place of Mr. Huston. There is no suggestion | that Senator Fess would have to leave the Senate to take this office. Other Senators have served as chairman of the Republican National Committee, one of them from Ohio, too, the late Sen- ator Mark Hanna, whose daughter is now threatening to come into the Sen- ate from Illinois. The last Senator to hold & national chairmanship of the | or not war is just.” | pretty good citizen. thunder be observed?—H. S. A. Lightning, under favorable cir- cumstances, may be seen at least 100 miles. Thunder seldom is heard more than 20 miles, and usually not over 10 to 15 miles. Q. Why is the world “Free” used with Masonry?—A. W. J. F A. The term’ Free ‘Masonry is of ‘an- cient origin and was applied to bodies Europe. The term free applied to their being in no particular guild or juris- diction. Q. Is there any objection to creo- soting the wood used in airplanes?— R.J.C. A. There is no necessity for this, It is ‘done only when the wood is in con- tact with the ground or actually placed in the ground. The objection to using creosote on wood used for airplanes is that it prevents the satisfactory appli- cation of paint and also adds unneces- serily to the weight of the machine. Q. Why are the clocks in the foretops |of ~battleships in formation always pointing to the hour of 12 when pictures of them are taken?—J. F. T. A. The device is not a clock, but & fire control instrument. 1t is set at the hour of 12 because it is not in use. ‘This is used only during target practice. Q. What green vegetable is most productive?>—J. D. R. A. Common cabbage 1s said to be the most productive, for it 15 believed that an acre of ground will yield a greater weight of green vegetable matter in the shape of cabbage than in that of any other vegetable whatever. Q. What_city has been termed the “wrist of the South?"—G. W. S. A. Gen. Sherman frequently ~de- scribed . the strategic position of At- of masons who traveled throughout|p lution. There is no such provision in connection with impeachment proceed- ings in Congress. | Q How long is the frieze in the rotunda of the Capitol?—J, K. A{Th’fl rotunda is 300 feet in eir- cumference at the heignt of the frieze, 65 feet above the floor. Q. Can an octopus be kept for dis- play purposes in the Middle West?—B. A. It is very difficult to transport live octopi even’ from place to place on the sea coast, and this difficulty becomes almost insurmountable to a spot far in- land. Octopi must be kept in running | sea water of equable temperature, and the feeding presents a difficult problem | since octopi relish small fish and mol- | lusks, which should be alive. There is no way to prevent an octopus from dis- charging the black fluid which it em- |ploys as a protection, and the water becomes clear after such a discharge only when the discolored water is all | run out. Q. Can you tell me whether Roy L. McCardell “is a magazine editor?— G. F. R. | A, Mr. McCardell writes for various | publications and is associate editor of the Tower Magazines, Inc., the Wool- worth group. given this name?—D. H. A. It had been called the Flavian Amphitheater, but came to be known as the Colosseum from the colossal statue of the Emperor Nero, which was near, ‘The statue of gilded bronze was 117 feet in height. Q. How many United States soldiers saw actual fighting in the World War? |—T.R. " A About 1,390,000. 1 Q. Why was the Colosseum in Rome Reversal of the decision of a lower court on the applications for natural- ization by Dr. Douglas Clyde Macin- tosh, protessor of theology in the Yale Divinity School, and Miss Marie Averill Bland, a war nurse, is warmly debated | throughout the country. Both are Ca- ‘| nadians, and the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New York approves their citizenship, notwithstanding tha ilhl‘x refused to pledge themselves ua. qualifiedly to the, detense of the couu. that the Supreme Court should consider the matter. “The Circuit Court has erased a mis- chievous technicality from the processes | of naturalization,” ‘declares the Phila- | delphia Evening Bulletin, indorsing the statement of the court that “the rights of cbnsclence are inalienable rights which the citizen need not surrender and which the Government or society cannot take away.” The Bulletin adds, “The expectation that aliens desiring to become citizens shall forfeit the rights recognized as belonging to eiti- zens born in the country—that they | shall incur liabilities to which the na- | tive is immune—is unreasonable.” A different position is taken by the “A greater exercise of conscience on the part of an alien unwilling to accept full eitizenship responsibility would be to forego the privileges of citizenship. If they are highly desirable, it would be a conscientious act not to seek them when unwilling or conscientiously un- able to meet the terms necessary for their possession and enjoyment. The principle underlying these attempts at evasion of responsibility is one of anti- nationality. The purpose is to break down the ideal of country and patriot- ism by subordinating it to other and de- structive doctrines.” x % x % “There are conscientious objectors who have something worth while to give to this country,” agrees the Youngs- town Vindicator, “and for barring whom we should be poorer. Judge Martin J. Manton’s decision admits them. It may prove to be too broad and the final word may have to come from the Supreme Court, yet a principle has been asserted which should not be lost.” The Lowell Evening Leader points out that “if the decision leads to any complica- tion in the future, it will be because it apparently establishes the right of the individual to decide for himself whether ‘That paper con- cludes that “the trouble is that it is difficult to make a rule that will cover all cases without working a seeming hardship in some.” “It would seem that a man brave and honest and conscientious enough thus to “avow his convictions before the naturalization judge might make a if our laws permit him to become such,” in the opinion of the Rochester Times-Union. while the Madison Wisconsin State Journal com- ments: “Permitting its citizens to voice their honest convictions will never be a danger to any naticn. Governments are improved by criticism, even if at | times that criticism seems unjust. We | du not believe that this Nation will ever | need to fear that it will lack defenders | in case of war. Even people who might | before the beginning of a struggle op- pose the conflict would stand by their Nation when the final crisis came.” “We, are at a Joss to know,” declares the St. Louis® Globe-Demacrat, “where the court gets the idea that consclen- | tiou; soruples relieve any citizen. from | the obligation to bear arms if called upon. hat idea generally applied in case of war might make it dificult to levy the forces required for the:emer- | gency. * * * We cannot_believe the | manship, however, might not be_ pleas- | ing tc Senator Moses of New Hamp- | shire, the chairman of the Republican Senatorial Committee, it is said. Mr. | Moses has been responsible, it is charged | in some quarters, 1:; the failure of Mr. Republican party was William M. But- ler of Massachusetts, who is now seek- ing to be returned to the Senate. Both these Republican Senators gave good ccounts of themselves as party man- agers When they were chairmen. The election of Mr. Fess to the chair- latter ge TOoW goes. Huston to take himself out of the chair- manship before this. According to re- ports, Mr. Moses wants to be sure that & chairm: isfactory to himself will be elected ace of Huston before the t of office. And so the try. Critics of the new decision believe | 'Decision on Naturalization Stirs Conflicting Opinions Supreme Court will approve a principle s0_destructive to the requirements of national defense.” | " “What s to become of conscription? | asks the Columbia State, stating that | “it is the consensus of expert military opinion that in major wars conscription will continue quite necessary.” The Oklahoma City Oklahoman remarks: “The' United States will not be left de~ fenseless in the presence of its enemies by the conferring of citizenship rights upon these two souls of tender con= | science. But it is easy to see how de= fenseless our country would be if all Americans should at some time or other | accept the views of those who have just been made citizens of that republic. Immediately the country would become the possible prey of any rapacious power however weak or strong.” | “With the precedent of the Rosika Schwimmer case, in which the Supreme Court divided against the appellant, what would that court say concerning Dr. MacIntosh and Miss Bland?" asks the Asheville Times. That paper con- tinues: “In Judge Manton's opinion, there is here no parallel. Mrs. Schwim< | 'mer is an ‘absolute atheist.” an uncom- | promising pacifist, and, which probabiy | Chicago Daily Tribune, which argues as| counted most against her as a poten- { to the case before the Court of Appeals | tial citizen, she manifested no ‘sense | of nationalism’ except a ‘cosmic' rela- | tion to the human family. Dr. Mac- | Intosh and Miss Bland, on the other hand, exprested a lively sense of re- | sponsibility to any - government under which they might enjoy eitizenship. | The Times prophesies that the country | at large will acclaim Judge Manton for his capacity to cut a clear path through a labyrinth of legal technicalities and find a conclusion supported alike by law, religion and common sense.” This issue impresses the Hartford | Times in that the court fiflds that “the religious consclence is inseparably | wrought into the Constitution and laws | of our country. Judge Manton points | to no prior decision of any court in the | United States supporting this view,” | continues the Times, “which, fine as wi may consider it and from an individual | viewpoint do consider it, nevertheless is, § as a principle of American jurisprus dence, quite newly proclaimed. Cer- tainly few of us had believed hithertq | that there could be under the Constis tution a distinction between the cone sclence of one who Is religious and one who is not. Yet this appears to be the § | Manton thought.” 4 “If, under the Constitution, no res liglous test can bx required as & quals § ification for publlc office or trust” | argues the Detroit Free Press, “how can it be required as a qualification for citis § zenship? It wouldn't hurt a bit if the Supreme Court should pase on Manton's ruling.’ Judge vt Mortality Decrease Is Laid to Plumbing From the Racine Journal-News When told that the mortality rate u' falling, lengthening the average span | of life, many persons suppose that bef ter doctors, improved living conditio; and the natural course of evolution are responsible, but few associate with it an institution to which probably more than anything else man is indebted for the extra years on earth granted this f;nernuon. That institution is plumb‘ ] H 2. Plumbing is not what could be called a “sanitary” word, although it is the first word in sanitation. Perhaps it is denied its due credit because the word is associated with grimy workmen and § apoplectic bills. But one need only to compare this country’s death rate with that of those countries which have lit tle or no plumbing to find the reason for the lengthening span of life. So recent is it that many can recall he time when the small communities of this country were sewerless and run- ning hot water and bathtubs were a rarity. The adoption of plumbing has en_amazing in its rapidity, and not less rapid have been improvements in the methods and fixtures of plumbing. Twenty vears ago plumbing was left fo little better than unskilled laborers, plumi has been raised to a, is the ounce of pre vaative. o