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The Arvada enterprise., 1921-07-21
PROLOGUE

In the meath Of December, 1918,
and % the very day that . Bsitiah
cavalry division marched into Cologne.
with nass AJtng and bands playing
- the cooquerofs Of . beaten nation.
The manager Of the Hotel Rationale
In BeEne received . letter. lts con-
tsots appeared to puzsle him some.
what, for having read II twice he
rang the bell on his desk to summon
Biz secretary. Almost Immediately
the door opened. and . young French
url came Into the room.
"Nonsieur rangr'
Have We ever had staying In the
hotel . man called 10 Comte de 0uyf'
He leaned back In his chair and
looked 1t her through hla pincenez
The secretary thought for q mo-
nsnt and then shook her head. mot
% far % can remember" she said.
DO We know anything about hint
Has he ever fed here, or taken . pri-
vats roomr'
Not that ! know o."
The manager handed her the letter.
and waited In silence until she had
rad II. -~--.->. 49, .-..'-
1T Seems On the face Of II . pecu.
liar request from an unknown man."
be remarked a. shs laid IL down. "A
dinner Of -four Govern: NO expense TO
- spared. wines specified and Il
BET In hotel TO Be obtained. A private
room At halS.past seven sharp. Guests
- ash for room X.
Ths secretary nodded in agreement
ut ean hardly 10 . hoax" she ~
0arks1 after . short silence.
NE" The manager tapped his
teeth with bile psn thoushtfully. "Rut
u b any chance Il vas, Il would
Dreve IN sxpensive one for Us. I
viaD I could think who this Comts de
GO H."
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The Arvada enterprise., 1921-07-21

Between May l and July 4 Of this
year more thnn double the number OF
tourists registered at Spruce Tree
Camp In the Mesa Verde National
Park than during the sumo period 81
last year. according to mn announce
meni by Superintendent Jesse Muslin
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-07-21
Reducing Enlisted Army.

Observation-Disclosures Of the
enlisted strength Of the army to 1SO.-
GOO will he accomplished without
changing the basic orgnnixat ton, and In
II manner which will provide for
rapid expansion In time Of emergency,
II was announced nj the war depart
mcnt.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-07-21
Ester Bulldog Drsnne.d
and Phyllis Beaten.
tro BE coNrINUEp)
Dream A.s varieus M.snIna..

Dream Has Various Meanings.
To dream. Of silver mine denotes
trouble which will he settled by the
courts. A gold mine. successful love
suit. Iron mine. health and happiness.
Copper mine. wealth, health and pros.
peri'y. Lead mine. Improbable en-.
ploymsnt. Tin mine. Islander. Zine
mine, discovery Of . frisnd's trsach.
cry. Coal mine. brilliant future. 0alt
mipa, dishonos.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-07-21
Fire Lees Heavy.

OKLAHOMA CITY.-Fire loss re-
sulting from the Tulsa race riot. May
81 and June I. was placed at 81 800, 900
by the state fire marshal.
Evening star., 1921-03-20
CZECHOSLOVAK MONEY
PRINTED IN THIS COUNTRY
Artistic Designs by Aphonse
Mucha, Whose Canvases Will
Be Shown in This City.

A new Czechoslovak 1O0-crown note
is just off the press of the American
Bank Note Company, and is said by
American critics to be the most artis-
tic piece of work ever done by the
company for a foreign government.
The face Of the note contains at the
left a conventional design with the
figures 100" on either side of the
heraldic Bohemian lion rampant. At
the right is symbolic female figure
representative of the western Slavs,
with a decorative background made
up of linden leaves together with typ
ical peasant ornaments of the Czechs
and Slovaks.
The reverse side is symmetrically
balanced. the center being a splendid
engraving of the famous Charles
Bridge Of Prague, with the thousand
year-old castle of Hradcany and the
carved spires of the Cathedral of St.
Guy (Vit.) looming in the far per-
spective. At either side is typical
Czech or Slovak peasant girl in the
folk costume.
The paintings used for the engrav-
ing are the work Of Alphonse Mucha,
Czechoslovakia's most renowned liy-
ing artist, whose huge nncases, rep
resenting the growth and develop
ment of the Slav nations, have re-
Gently been on exhibition in the
Brooklyn Museum of Art and are soon
to he shown in this city.
Evening star., 1921-03-20
4 French Estimate of Wilson in
Form of a Fare,veH BY
Stephane Lausanne.

parts of America. At his voice the
whole continent had but one mind and
one thought.
do not let US forget, either. that this
voice sounded with Incompatible
eloQuence. Certain of Wilson's words
will always remain beautiful because
they are ever true. These words were
accompanied also with splendid deeds.
Having once accepted war. Mr.. Wilson
did it thoroughly. He put the whole
resources and the whole will of the
nation into it.
But this war was his ruin. He lost
with it his natural timidity and his
usual prudence. His doctrinal vanity
knew no limits. He fancied himself
as the professor Of the whole world.
But there, too, we must not forget
that it was not entirely his fault, and
we must blame ourselves as well.
I'VE must remember" continues the
writer. that when his vanity began
to take him into the clouds we made
no sincere effort to bring him back to
earthly realities. Let us remember
that when in October. 1918, he sub
mitted officially and solemnly his four
teen points for the appreciation Of the
French government he received not
a word of criticism or disapprobation.
We must also remember that when in
Decem ber, 1918. he was for the first
time in Paris with the French repre-
sentatives. the latter did not speak
to him and even boasted of it in the
chamber.
"Mr. Wilson has already partly made
up for his mistakes by the dignity with
which he has borne the moral. and
physical sufferings which they cost
him There q hing Of q
in the tragedy which, for the last
eighteen months, has been taking
place at the White House; a mysteri-
GUS illness has laid him low; his work
Is scarcely thriving; he has fallen very
far from his dreams. But in the midst
of all this he has no bitter words; he
remains perfectly calmi
France" concludes the writer,
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LESS THAN 1900 APPOINTMENTS
AT DISPOSAL OF THE PRESIDENT
He Will Have 1889 More In the Postal
Service # He Revokes Mr.. Wilson,
Executive Order of 1917.

ministration, even il the incumbent Of
every federal Office within the gift Of
the President. aside from postmaster
ships is turned out Of Office. which is
not at all likely.
There seems to be general misun-
derstanding regarding the executive
order referred to. which provides for
examinations for first. second and
third class postmasterships. There is
a prevailing impression that the or
der places postmasters of these classes
within the classified civil service and
somehow protects them under the
civil service law. The law REQUIRES
that such positions shall be filled
for the confirmation of the Senate
and prescribes a four-year term.
Law Prescribes Four-Year Term.
The executive order issued by Presi-
dent Wilson simply and solely pro-
determines his nominee for vacant
Office through open competitive ex-
animation. unless the Post Office De-
partment wishes to fill the vacancy
through the promotion of subordi-
nate upon competitive examina-
tion. The order creates no vacancies;
il has no effect one way or the other
on the term Of office or the require
ment of confirmation by the Senate.
and it does not include postmaster
ships of the first. second and third
classes in the classified civil service
An act of Congress would be needed
TO do that. Postmaster positions at
fourth class Offices, about 10000 in
number. are regularly classified un-
der the civil service law. These are
the small offices in rural commnni
ties.
Awaiting the Presidents Decision.
The decision Of President Harding as
fn vr.L q l.
Mr.. Wilson'S postmas ster order is await
ed anxiously by those who are inter-
ested in the extension OF the merit sys-
tenn in appointments on the one hand
and by the dyed-in- the wool spoilsmen
on the other.
OF late years there has been a grow
ing tendency to regard patronage privi-
leges as Of doubtful value. for a political
appointment usually results in a num-
Der Of disgruntled candidates and one
Evening star., 1921-03-20

Intelligence tests are being en-
ployed extensively in schools and col
leges throughout the country for the
purpose of educational prognosis and
diagnosis. Progressive educators feel
confident that the use Of such tests
already has well justified itself.
1t is pointed out that carefully
constructed and properly admins
tered intelligence test will predict
with a good deal Of accuracy the
probable success of pupil in school,
but it furnishes only limited amount
of information in regard to detailed
aspects of his mentality that in their
sum constitute his total intelligence.
These tests may be used to some ex-
tent, however, for the purpose OF dis
covering an individuals capacities,
and also for the purpose Of giving
him advice in regard to his eouca-
tional and vocational career.
where the Tests Are Valuable.
The intelligence tests. it is said,
have been found particularly valua-
BILE in the following ways:
1. They show, to some extent,
whether a student is suited for pro-
fessional career or for business pur-
suits.
2, They indicate the type of mind
that q student possesses.
8. At times they throw light on his
home environment and his educational
I. They make possible a distinction
between character qualities and men-
tai alertness.
S. They sometimes reveal the pres
ence or lack of scholarly ambitions
and proper educational ideals.
desirable for q student to continue
in college or to withdraw.
Z. The results frequently serve As
an incentive to students to do work
up to the level Of their mental abfli-
ties.
Conparison with Other Data.
For tho purpose Of determining to
what degree q school odhcial may,
through the Intelligence tests, fore
shadow the educational career and
thus throw light on the proper classi.
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MARINE CORPS

Resumption of recruiting is e1-
fectiye Immediately. The minimum
tcrm is three years for re-enlistment
and four years for enlistment. Ihe
physical and moral standard for ap-
nlicants has been raised. No recruit
will be considered under twenty years
of age, under Nxty-five inches in
height, and not less than 130 pounds.
Waivers for slight physical defects.
ctc will not be granted. except where
applicants have had prior. service in
the Marine Corps. Original enlist
ments or -enlistments for the Army
or Navy will be accepted provided
these men are as near physically per-
feet as possible and are mentally and
morally desirable. No applicants at
present will be received for the avia-
tion section or apprentices. The corps
has now in excess of its allotted
number of field musicians.
Evening star., 1921-03-20
COAST GUARD

The commissions of two district su-
perintendents and nine ensigns were
confirmed by the Senate before ad-
journment of Congress. These COM
missions were confirmed because they
were original commissions and fall
ure to confirm them might have re-
suited in the separation of the eleven
persons concerned from the service.
The confirmation of other officers was
not acted upon by the Senate.
March s the commandant recon-
mended to the Secretary of the Treas
ury division of appointments) the
following permanent promotions in
the coast guard: Three to be COM
manders, eight lieutenant command
ers. six first lieutenants. eight lieu
tenants Gunior grade). one lieutenant
commander (engineering). five first
iieutenants (junior grade) tensineer-
ing).
Evening star., 1921-03-20
BY HERBERT f. MORGAN.

With a change of administration. a
thought prominent in the minds OF
republicans or democrats. as the case
may be, who regard themselves as
deserving of reward for services per-
formed is the plentifulness ana
Iusciousness of the plums ripe for
pIucking. or, in orthodox Ensisn'
the number of positions carrying at
tractive salaries within the gift OF
the President.
The fact is that the number of po-
sitions which may be filled through
nomination by the President for the
confirmation of the Senate is not
nearly so great as some evidently
believe. Judging by recent press re-
ports. OF the entire federal civil force
Of approximately $40, officials and
subordinates. fewer than $4,000 are
"presidentiar' appointments. OF these.
1889 are postmasters at offices OF
the first. second and third classes; 400
are consular officials. $50 are in the
diplomatic service. and approximately
loo are cIassed as miscellaneous. and
include secretaries OF departments.
assistant secretaries or departments.
assistant attorneys general, chiefs of
many of the bureaus OF the depart
ments. members OF the majority of
: the independent commissions and
boards, collectors, appraisers. naval
officers and surveyors OF customs: su-
perintendents of mints. collectors of
Internal revenue. United states at
torneys United states marshals. com
missioners of immigration, registers
of the land office. receivers of the
land office and some others. The
number of the federal judges is 191.
Mr.. Wilson's Executive Order.
Under an executive order issued by
President Wilson March 81. 1917. va i
cancies in postmasterships at first.
second and third class Offices are filled
through examinations held by the
Civil Service Commission. Therefore.
unless President Harding sees At to
revoke the order affecting postmaster
positions. there will be fewer than
1000 Jobs ts be filed by the new ad-
Evening star., 1921-03-20
INTELLIGENCE TESTS APPLIED IN
MANY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Information Obtained in Short Time Re-
garding the Capacities of Pupils With
Marked Degree of Precision.

fication Of the children in the public
schools, the writer has experimental
upon data obtained through the Hag.
gerty intelligence tests, in comparison
mates of the teacher in the case OF
group Of pupils in the elementary
grades of the public schools.
The tests were given to 1,078 chill
dren distributed as follows: Primary
grades, 6o2 pupils. and intermediate
grades. 476 pupils. All teachers hav-
ing to do with the instruction OF the
children gave their rating as to tho
intelligence Of the pupils at the time
when the tests were made. The judg.
class grades made during the year
and upon their general estimate OF
intelligence. This rating by the teach-
er represents the average of the com
bined estimates of several instructors
in the case Of each pupil.
Rank Given by the Teacher.
The intelligence rank as given by
point scale: Very superior pupils
were placed in rank one; superiors in
rank two: average pupils in rank
three: interiors in rank four, and very
interiors in rank five. The rating by
the intelligence tests was arranged on
a similar scale and was based on the
intelligence Quotfents obtained in the
usual way Chat is. by dividing the
mental age by tho chronological age),
rank one in the intelligence rating
representing all pupils whose INTEL
ligence Quotients is 40 or above:
rank two. all with an Intelligence quo
tient from 10 to 11s: rank three. all
with an intelligence Quotient from 80
to 109; rank four. with an intelligence
Quotient from 80 to 80, and rank hve,
all with an intelligence quotient be.
low 80.
Result Of q short Test.
The outcome OF this study would
seem to indicate, first, that 1t is possi-
BILE in q forty-minute mental test to
discover in the main the capacities OF
the pupils with almost as much pre-
cision as 10 possible for the teacher
who deals with tho children in the
classroom q whole year; and, second
ly. the mental test reveals such man,
tai qualities among children as are
essential along with the grades end
estimates OF teachers in Determining
the. grading and promotion Of pupils
Evening star., 1921-03-20
DECREASE OF employees.
Survey of Thirteen Industries Made
During February.

There were decreases in the number
of persons employed in all industries
of thirteen surveyed by the Depart
ment of Labor during February. the
department has announced. The Iarg-
est decreases are 44.2 per cent in
hosiery and underwear, Alb per cent
in automobiles. 36.3 per cent in leath-
er and 35.1 per cent in wooden. The
smallest decreases are per cent in
soft coal mining and OIL per cent in
cotton manufacturing.
AS compared with February, 1920,
the amount of the pay roll in Febru-
Ary. 1921, shows decreases in all in
1ustries. The greatest decrease, 74.4
ger cent. is shown in the automobile
Industry. Decreases of 51.3 per cent,
45.S per cent and 44.3 per cent ap-
pear. respectively. in the hosiery and
underwear, woolen and leather in
dustries.
In ten industries there were in
creases in the number of persons on
the pay roll in February. 1921, as
compared with January, 1921. The
largest increase. AZ per cent. is shown
in the woolen industry. When COM
pairing February. 1921. with January,
1921, eight industries show an in
crease in the amount of money paid
to employees and six show decrease.
Evening star., 1921-03-20

Stephane Lauzanne, editor of the
Paris Matin and formerly French off,
cial press representative in the United
States, endeavors as President Wilson
retires to private life to give just
estimate of his work. He won the
war but nearly lost the peace" is one
of Iauzanne's, striking ideas. The ar
ticle follows:
after eight years Of wise and alb
solute government Mr.. Woodrow Will
son has abandoned the Presidency of
the United States.
1--WE must always try to be just.
Being a victim must not prevent us
from being just. Let US try. then, to
remain just toward this man, who is
leaving his supreme power. certainly
with dignity, though perhaps without
glory.
I'VE must not forget tfat history
will say of President Wilson, more
than of any other man. If he lost the
peace he at least won the war We
must not forget what America was
in the spring Of 1917 when she was
thrown into the battle. She was far
from being unanimous in wanting
war. She was divided into three
parts: The Atlantic. which alone trem-
bled with rage at the German out
RACES: the middle west. with Chica-
go, st. Louis. Cincinnati. Milwaukee,
crowded with Germans, or people of
German descent. and then the Pacific,
which, as far as exterior danger is
concerned. only knows the japanese
peril. and who heard of the sinking Of
the Lusitania just as under the palm
trees at Sorrento the news is received
of a snow avalanche in Norway. To
Mr. Wilson will remain the lasting
merit of having solidified the three
Evening star., 1921-03-20

ly. Personally I have known the
great value of the pony since the
South African campaign, and ] made
every effort in this war to get my
squadron mounted On small animals
of the pony type. because I knew
that they could carry the weight and
would thrive on the rations, which
were not always sufficient for big
horse. So well has the pony come
to his own in the estimation of cav
airy officers that I believe that the
height of remounts will be reduced
and that 14.2 will soon be the lowest
standard instead of 1872. The only
objection which the chief remount
buyer had to ponies when l discussed
their value with him. was that he
did not know where he could obtain
the ponies"
Evening star., 1921-03-20
THE NAVY

Naval aviation. being concerned
with the sea, is exposed to the haz-
ards of the sea. Consequently the
types of aircraft suited to the opera
tfon of naval aviation must be de-
signed to cope with the natural prob
lens of the sea, in addition to those
imposed by an enemy. Even the
fabric and material entering into the
construction of naval aircraft must
be composed of material to Withstand
the riEors> of seacoast climate, storms,
fog and the ever-preSent moisture
laden air of the ocean. 1t has been
stated frequently. by writers that,
while the Army is concerned with
with operations on the sea, aviation
is concerned with operations in the
air, which extends over both. There
fore, these writer's argue. aviation ls
as important in itself as either the
Army or the Navy. and that a sepa-
rate air force should be organized,
thus doing away with duplication,
and be able to concentrate wherever
needed a huge air force under sepa-
rate control and without reference to
the Army and the Navy.
While it is undeniably true that
aircraft may fly over land or over
water. it is also true that they must,
perforce, sooner Or later, come to the
surface, and even the novice can un-
derstand that a plane designed pri-
marily to land on the surface of the
ground would be a lost plane should
it come down at sea. And. vice versa,
a seaplane with a boat hull, obliged
to come down on an Army landing
field, would be crashed to a complete
wreck. Hence, separate air force,
using planes designed primarily for
land aviation, would be denied by
inherent disabilities in design from
operating over the ocean. except in
the case of limited distances. And
this would be equally true of a sepa-
rate air force equipped with naval
aircraft designed primarily to land
on the water. Operations over ex-
tended areas back of the shore line
would be impossible. Seaplanes. not
being able to come to rest on the
surface of the ground. must always
be in gliding distance of open water.
The foregoing being the facts in
the case, it would be necessary to di-
vide the contemplated separate air
force into two parts-that operating
over land equipped with one type of
aircraft, and that operating over wa
ter, equipped with a different type.
"Based on this reduction ad absur-
dum,r remarked a naval officer. you
are right back where you started
with land aviation and naval avia-
ton. Then why not leave them as
they are%
Evening star., 1921-03-20

migrate. Also, purely on grounds of
economy and efficiency, appointments
for political reasons are more and more
coming into disfavor by those who may
claim the title Of statesman. for it is
realized that the proper training Of an
administrative officer of the government
up to the point where he may have a
vigorous grasp and accurate knowledge
of his duties is very costly. and that
once a federal official becomes thor
oughly trained in his work the govern
ment suffers a loss IL he Ia removed to
make room for an appointee whose
claim to the Office rests principally upon
his service to the party in power.
Evening star., 1921-03-20
SWEDISH ENVOY ARRIVES,

The latest addition to the local
diplomatic corps is Axel F. Wallen-
berg. minister plenipotentiary from
Sweden. who has just arrived here
from Europe. Mr. Wallenburg is
trained soldier and was retired as a
captain of cavalry in the Swedish
army a few years ago. Since then
he has been engaged in the direction
of large saw mills and iron factories
and other industries. He is ac-
companied by Mrs. Wallenberg,
member of one of the Oldest. families
of SwNdish nobility.
Evening star., 1921-03-20

which he helped to save and which
he afterward nearly lost. will always
esteem him. But she will always re-
gret that she is only able to put
plaster cast of a philosopher on the
pedestal that she had prepared in
stead of the heavy marble that she
would have liked to erect to a man
of Justice"
Evening star., 1921-03-20
Training for Reservixts.

The following plan for the active
training of reservists residing in vari-
Gus naval districts is proposed for the
summer. providing there is no short
age in pay and mileage appropriations
and the itineraries of fleets do not in
terfere. 1t is designed to give line
commissioned officers. who are naval
aviators fifteen days active training
at Rockaway Beach. l.. L.; Hampton
Roads, Va; Pensacola. Fla, and Great
Lakes, Ill. No orders involving mile
age will be issued to reservists for
active training when the distance ex-
ceeds 200 miles.
AS the four-year enrolment period
of thousands of reserve officers is ex-