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Evening star., 1922-10-26
The American Navy.

1t is eminently fitting thai Navy
day should be observed t"mor
row. October -. on the anniversary
of the birth of Thccdnrc loose
welt. who was one oc the sianch-
est champions of adequate naval
power yet was a believer in and 4
l2borer for peace, wherever peace was
consistent with national honor. EuoGc-
Welt never ADVOCATED Il Navy for az
gression, but he did support. whole
" heartedly and with convincing clio
quenCe, the doctrine that the Navy
should be sufficiently strong and al
ways prepared To- defend the honor
and the material vel being Of the ma
ton. History taa%ht him, as he said
in one of h.S u.cssaScs TO Congress
that "undef"n,i'' ii wealth invites ag
gresSion." and it was, not in the nature
If Thr, dcrc Roosevelt. nor is /, in the
nature of tj,r Anl"ric;.a people, to
subiaij to aggression.
Heart support given n the naval
limitation trca;ics negotiated al thc
that the peopic ut this country wcrr
ready TO aba ani,cu t|3eir FIRST line ~
defense. Americans believe in Il
strong Navy, and want that Navy
kept in such a state of preparedness
that it always will he ready for battle
But the question of naval strength is
almost wholly one of relatively. Fleets
which give n,iuo' powers inconscGuen-
tial naval strength today would have
made them master of the seas when
the civil war was fought. The "cneesc
box on 4 raft" as the first Monitor
was termed, would have sunk the
Spanish armada and come out uu
scathed.
1t is competition in arnanents
which has advanced naval equipment
from the galeys of ancient Rome TO
the superdreadnaught and the battle
cruisers of today. with rheir twenty
inch guns and their terrific cost for
construction and maintenance. And
it is competition in arnaments which
the American people believe should
cease, and which the Washington
treaties We're designed ~ end. There
never was any proposal in the Wash
inston conference that. this govern
ment was willing ~ take an inferior
place in naval strength. nor would any
such proposal have had support from
the American people. The American
people want to sec competition in
armanlents ended because they know
1t is foolish for all nations and futile
for all nations hut their own. But the!
know. too, that If competition is forced
upon them they can hiild and main
tain incontestably the strongest Navy
In the world. and will feel the burden
far less than it will be felt by any
peoples who permit their governments
hopelessly to compete with us.
Therefore. theSe is nothing incon-
sistent in the celebration of Naval
day" as an expression OF the pride of
the American people in their Navy and
their determine ton that it shall always
be adequate to perform its protective
and peaue-insuring function. Its glori.
Gus history and splendid traditions are
among the proudest of American
heritages. The United States would
not be great .today-it probably would
not be frce-ilad it not. from the in
fancy of the republic to the present
time, had a Navy which commanded
the devotion of Americans and the
sincere respect of all, other men,.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
7 P in the State Department
there are 1 number Of bright
young men. likewise 4 num-

! ~ ber Of them have visited
=, many different parts Of the world. To
them Bagdad is as familiar a place as
! New York. Boston or Philadelphia.
Port Said Is likewise an open book,
the famous barroom in the Astor
House in Shanghai Is = place that
| many have visited, Liege is well
known, they are familiar with all
sections Of Paris and London, they
| are at home In Bombay. In fact. many
of them have travelled very extensive
lS. and during the course Of their
travels they have gathered a collec-
4. tion of stories that are. to say the
least, unique. Here Is one OF them
! that was related to me the other day:
Some time ago / was down in the
! Grand Canyon, Arizona, where l met
; one of the famous old guides who re-
lated to me the story of Il prospector
who had delved among the hills of
Arizona in search of gold, silver or
! other precious metals. Finally he
struck what appeared to be Il vein of
rich ore. and while he figured that ere
+ LONG he would be in the big money
class. he was there alone in the hills,
=! and he dared not leave until he had
i fully completed the work necessary to
! hold his claim. For days and days he
| sat around his fire at night with no
, com panion. One night a little toad
! hopped into the circle Of light thrown
by his campfire. and he tossed the
creature morsel of food. This was
II of fria deb i'm
| and as they would sit each night. he
and the toad would each in his own
way endeavor to thank the other for
! his company. The prospector had
| whitfield out q smooth stick about six
| inches long which he used to clean
out his pipe. When he had finished
with the stick for the evening he
would toss it to one side. One night.
desiring to go TO his tent for a mo-
ment. he left his companion and just
AS he threw the flap he heard the
rattle Of deadly reptile. Dashing
! to the scene he saw that the snake
| Was endeavoring to swallow the toad,
hut the latter having the stick rross-
wis" in its mouth prevented the
.yrnomouS enemy from accomplishing
! his foul purpose. and so each night
, when The rrospcctor would retire he
! would drop the stick by the side Of
! The toad, but as time rolled on ard
| .Le work grew harder he became less
! yigilamt as to the toad's safety. Final
, ly ore night he. uHthinkinSly. tossed
! the stick far into the bushes and re-
| paired TO his tent. An instant later he
! heard the triumphant rattler Dashins
! from his canvas home. he found that
| the snake had swallowed his COM
! parion- The man I" whom the story
; was told. upon his return :" the cast.
! sent to his western friend stickpin.
! The jeweler had fashioned golden
! toad and crosswisc III his mouth was
a stick of platinum-the stor! was
/ worth it.
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audience as he does With, ease upon

audience as he does with, ease upon
an American one.
But how about Lloyd George?
Would he be likely to leave an Ameri.
can audience cold? Take him In the
form and humor he exhibited at Man.
chester the other day. Would an
American audience fail to rise to him
as that English audience did?
We have been 'at 1t" several
months. The English will be 'at it,
only few weeks. but long enough to
show their quality, and on this side
of the big water their performances
will be watched with much interest.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
English and American Stumpins

We are closing a campaign for the
election ef . new Congress. 1t has
not been uniformly exciting. although
the Importance Of what is involved
should have made 1t a hummer every
where in every particular. But In
some sections 1t has been found i'm
possible, even with the aid OF the
best campaign oratory. to get the
voters on their toes.
The English are, Just beginning a
campaign for the. election Of q new
parliament. VIII 1t prove to be a
hummer? Enough is at stake to
make it so. Both foreign and do
nestle affairs are decay unsettled and
the new parliament will have business
to transact affecting the fortunaa Of
the British empire profoundly, and
probably for years to come.
American stumping and English
stumping are considered quite unlike
The rousing American stumper, we
are told, would be frost in England,
and the English stumper equally 4
frost in America. For an instance. It
u doubled & ", Bryan IL ais heet
form could play upon an English
Evening star., 1922-10-26
Deplores Spiritual Persecution.

Finally. on the excuse that certain
conjurors could with appliances and
under their own conditions produce
a clumsy imitation Of these psychic
effects, the matter was shelved. the
public mind was doped, and every
one returned TO the old material
dreams from which this sudden IT.
trusion of outside force had tenn
porarrily aroused them; In vain an
e"cellent clergyman, DR.. Ferguson.
described how he had travelled for
six months with the mediums and
seen an uninterrupted series of mir
acles. In vain men of position testi-
fed that what they did was utterly
different TO anything which Macke-
lyme or any other conjuror could
deep a s.oth to rise TO the new pos
si.y lities and the matter was disposed
Of by talking henteforth OF the
Davenport swindlsrs. and the Daven-
port rope trick" The time is COM
ing; however. when tardy Justice
to the poor Fox girls. Home. Slade
and all the other prosecuted ex-
ponents of the humble hu: necessary
physical signs. Ira Davenport died
recently in his American home. while
his brother Williams grave is al
mere luc udNS
renovated his tomb.
The chair was taken from ME at
Buffalo by local lawyer. MIR. E. Z.
Randall. whose book. The Dead
Have Never Died." is familiar to
most spiritualists. Mr.. Randall found
most of the information in this re-
markable book upon his experiences
with Mrs Emily French. wonderful
voice medium. who passed away re-
Gently at the age of eighty-one. In
her old age. when she was SO frail
that she could hardly rise from her
chair. and her normal voice was
mere whisper. the accents of her
control. RedjAcket. would resound
through the house Mr.. Funk. a most
careful observer. and at that time a
non-spiritualist. has recorded in his
Psychic Riddle" how he tested and
confirmed these observations. speak
ing of the' laughter of one spirit.
Mr. Funk says: 'It is as easy to
think of a rabbit barking like bull
dog Or believing like bull as to
think of one physically made up as
Mrs. F. producing such laugh" Who.
then, produced Il? How long can tie
world continue 10 ignore such evil
dence as that?7
Copyright. 1922. by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
for the United States and Great RritainD
rrc ~ g., SSur
Evening star., 1922-10-26

parks and flower beds at the intersec-
tions Of the broad avenues bright with
flowers. This week Uncle Sam Is
showing the people how they should
prepare for spring by putting out
$4,000 pansy plants and $4,000 tulip
bulbs and large quantities of narcis.
sus and crOcus bulbs.
This work is under the direction Of
Lieut.. Col. Sheriff.. engineer officer
in charge of public buildings aud
grounds. ard the plants and bulbs are
being SCI out under the personal SUI
pervision Of the White House gar
deners.
In the parks about tho Capital city
Darwin tulips will be used principally.
although other varieties will be plant.
ed also. These bulb beds will he set
out north, south. east and west, scat.
tered in all sections IF the city. so
that all the people may easily enjoy
them in the early days Of spring.
From her sick bed Mrs. Harding has
personally planned the planting Of the
y
She has directed that Il large bed OF
white hya:intlis he planted about the
fountain on the north front. In the
colonial gardens on TIE south front
display Of Darwin tulips. narcissus,
crocus aud lilies Of the valley in pro-
fusion.
Mrs. Harding wants. as far as pos
these first blooms of spring as much
as she herself does.
Lieut.. Col. Sheriff. is anxious that
the individual! home. owucrs through
out tine District If Coiumbia-ard
throughout the country-supplemcn
the work of Uncle Sam in planting
spring flower beds broadcast through
the city. He believes that every front
yard and every back. yard should have
gardens. no matter how humble the
locality.
Charles Henlock. the Presidents
gardener, advises the home gardeners
as follows: Crocus as the first flowers Of
spring. They should be planted about
three inches apart. because it is in
mass display that they arc most ef
fccliyc. Mixed colors should, prefer
ably, be used.
The general rule for planting bulbs
is to put them underground tHicc
their own diameter. Following crocus
the bulbs blcom in this or,lcr--tya-
cirthS, tulips and narcissus. Single
tulips will bloom earlier than double
tulips, and this is valuable iniurnia ion
for those who wish TO lcngtnca the
life of their spring garden. ityacinths.
tulips and narcissus should he planted
nine inches apart.
The Presidents Slrdcr. cr advises that
people who have only a small garden
plot should plant pansy plants be
tween the tulips or ether hiibS. Tie
ransy pant gives good undcr-
growth. and when the tulips have
passed then the pansies Will be com
ing into bloom and continue until very
hot weather.
Most people 90 not rcalize that now
Is the best time to SET out pansy
plants, much better than III the spring.
Every one may Well join the first
lady CT the land in setting out gar
den now that will brighten each home
and each neighborhood in the spring.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

Arsenal and he agreed such was the
case" The description of the terrible
cries and howls that come from the
theological laboratory and of the ap-
pearance of the tortured animals is
appalling.
we cannot believe that the CON-
mander-in-chief or the chief of staff
of the United States Army are cogni-
zant of these barbario practices. and
we believe that they should he told
about these reports. Ap investiga
ton should be made and IL condi-
tions are found. to be as reported some
drastic mans should be taken to stop
this torture Of helpless animals
ET.nAssnR NJ HoI'GH
Evening star., 1922-10-26
The Woman Who Earns,

The old. old line of the old, old
! problem plays, TITS the woman who
! pays" hasn't very much value any
! more. even as a funny line. It's the
more to the point. But. to be right
up to date. ITS the woman who earns
and earns" There is scarcely any
| worthwhile field OF gainful occupa.
! ton in which bright and Capable
women are not now engaged. The
place in this respect ia greater than
most Of US realize. because it is prob
ably only the beginning Of greater de.
velopments and because memories are
short. and we forget how different
the situation was only a few years
ago.
In one of his later books William
Dean Howells wrote something to the
effect that woman who had to sun.
port herself was q "pitiable thing" in
that one phrase dating himself mora
completely than he could ever real.
10 nothing pitiful today abou,
most, triumphant being and her
greatest trouble at the outsef ~ her
career is to decide which Of the many
things open to her she will choose.
Only the old-timers can realize how
great tne change has been In one
generation.-ohio State Journal
Another woman has tried to drown
her troubles by pushing him into the
rivsr!-Poea City News.
Everybody must notice how cloth
has come down. 1t skirts the ground. si.
Detroit Free preks: ''
A mans definition Of living wage
depends on whether he ii getting 1t
or giving it---Indianapolts Star.
4 sAtpe may not 81 work. I dime,
but 1t adds about B cents to the prfce
of an annie rp3~-r.--h-r1 NIr--
Evening star., 1922-10-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Selfish Consideration.

The boy who rides on roller skates
We want him to enjoy
A life all free from hurtful fates;
Because we need the boy.
The motorist his brakes must grind
And every means employ 49,
For safety. It's not him we mind.
But oh, we. need the boy.
were due to shield each merry eli
From all that may annoy.
But teach him to protect himself.
The country needs the hoy.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

The problems close al hand are most
difficult. II is easier for q scientist TO
discover Il new sun in unfathomable
space than il is for Il hard-workiag ex-
piorer to discover the north pole and
get full credit for ii.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

His manner of discussing the Ten
Commandments has caused 0fr. George
Harvey to offend many women. Two
things an ambassador should speak
of with great caution: politics and
religion. Mr.. Harvey has been mad
vertent in both fields.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

Sovietists are now wondering how
what started as such a free and easy
form Of government should have de.
veloped so strict a system Of mill
tarism.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

New Jersey candidates are in dan.
ger Of losing their share Of front mage
space unless they relax their political
efforts momentarily and dig up a few
murder mystery clewS.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

Numerous German actors and pro-
ducers are coming to this country,
but American spectators need enter
tain no hopes Of getting rid of their
paper marks at the box Office.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

In referring to the policy Of Great
Britain, Lloyd George uses the words.
"peaee-loving, but unafraid." 1t is a
noble slogan; one that might easily
liare been inspired by America during
the World war.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

Berlin statesmen who want their
government to go into bankruptcy dis.
play lack Of originality as well as
of business punctilio.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

New Brunswick has found testi.
mony remarkably slow in connection
with murder committed apparently
in so public manner.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

Russia is to issue new money in
January, In spite Of the fact that the
supply of currency is already su-
perabunddnt.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

An opera singer sails for Europe to
marry the same woman for the third
time. Might as well keep the adver.
Using in the family.
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No Real Advantage,

do you favor the use of money in
a campaign"
Certainly not" replied Senator
Sorghum. whats the good Of spend.
ing a fortune to get elected merely
to find you are compelled to spend
your entire term OF Office making
apologies?" e..
Evening star., 1922-10-26

One Of the most irritating charae.
teristics OF the I. W. w. is their, habit
of boastinS about what they ought to
be ashamed Of
Evening star., 1922-10-26

having a better audience than in But
falo, so alert and sympathetic. 1t should
be so. since 1t was the nearest point to
Hydesville at which l spoke. Large
the heading Of the report in one paper.
"Sr Arthur Deeply Moves Audience"
was the other. As each gave me
three-column report, and as the papers
reach hundred for every one who can
hear my voice. there 10 no doubt that this
message Of truth and Of happiness which
alters life and does away with death Is
finding its way to the people II is
curious how in this country the old petty
disputes as TO whether this medium is
genuine or this other is fake have died
out. They take the broader view. and
admit the position that SO long as any
phenomena are genuine tand no one but
an Ignorant fool could deny that) then
the general case may be lifted at once
to a broader and higher level.
FOR some reason unknown, this cor
ner Of the word was u scene of great
psychic activity in the middle OF the last
century. If The experiences of the Foxes
had not established spirituafism in
Rochester in lsiS. those of the Daven-
ports would have done so in Buffalo,
only ninety miles away. in 1851. Indeed,
phenomena had appeared in the Daven-
port household as early as 1s46, taking
the usual forms of raps and kpockngs
In this case the centers Of activity were
two boys. Ira and William Davenport.
whose ages cnrresponded very Closely to
those of the Fox girls
Le,:tatioa Phenomena.
Any theory that the phenomena
were caused by mischievous children
becomes untenable when measured
by the actual facts as given in detail
in Dr.. Nich"rs biography OF the Dav-
exports. The father was an official
on the Buffalo police force. a solid
great pressure to retract his accounts
of what he had seen and experienced
Levitat!on was a common phenome-
non in the household and hundreds
OF nsighbors were ready to testify to
having Seen the boys in the air and
even to the :aet that Ira was raised
with such force that his head broke
the plaster of the ceiling. it was
found that no ropes could confine the
two lads and eventually this remark
able fact was made the subject of 4
stage Performance and was exhibited
all around the world, reaching Eng
land in 1874. where they caused
great sensation and the truth of the
phenomena was tested and supported
by many men of eminence, working
in their own drawing rooms and un-
der their own conditions.
Among these inquirerS were Lord
Bury, Charles Reade. Admiral Ingle-
field Chambers, the publisher; Car.
ter Hall. William Howitt ard DION
B0ucicault, who all agreed tha, after
the closest inspection there was Il"
evidence of tr!ckery or coliusion. The
instant solution of ali bindings was
ACCOMPANIED with s.gns of outside in
telilSence. voices. musical perform
arces and concerted movements. These
phenomena We're Shown in various
public places in England. but a dis
graceful clamor arose. founded upon
ignorance and prejudice. and the
young men were chased from the
stage. II was found that in practice
thu was at that time greater re-
liGiouS freedom in the wild western
towns of America than in such old
centers as Liverpool.
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0ld.Fashioned Xays.

For Eood old.fashioned ways we yearn.
Yet life we would deplore
If those queer whiskers should return
That our grandfathers wore. i
Evening star., 1922-10-26
Plausible Influence.

What do you think Of that young
woman who talks radical polities?"
81 think" said Miss Cayenne, that
she ID probably not much help to her
mother. A parlor. socialist is usually
4 bad performer in the kitchenette.' 81
Evening star., 1922-10-26

Sooner or later, son." said Uncle
Eben. "yoa's liable to. have chillun Of
yoh' ewn an be wonderin' why dey
doa' tAiA yoh adx,oe. .sano. - ,you
>didn' take yoh hather's."
Evening star., 1922-10-26

Jud Tunkins says one Of the things
that make the monograph so popu'
lar in his home is the way his daugh.
ter plays the piano.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
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Evening star., 1922-10-26

X1Ol- have often heard of collectors
j of coins. postage stamps, old fur
niture. walking sticks and other
things. but a friend OF mine the other
lay told me Of Il chap he knows who
has IA perfect mania for collecting
.oweis from different hotels through
out the section of country that he
visits 1t appears that the collector OF
towels. although quite wealthy, has a
most active conscience and does not
pursue the usual plan and purloin the
bath requisite. but just before leaving
he seeks out the manager of the hos
telry and explains to him that he
would like to take one of their
towels with him, but that ne wants
to pay for it. The manager, as a
rulc, is amused and also gratitied. be-
cause here appears to he an honest
individual. SO the collector gets his
tow els and receipted bill. To say
the least. IL Is a most unusual idea
Evening star., 1922-10-26
Here and There in Washington
+ EARNED and distinguished scten-
st.s. Asy> Aiscnvered numerous
BY THE MAJOR"

T EARNED and distinguished scten-
l. lists have discovered numerous
alibis for those who are devoted TO
many of the popular outdoor sports
We have been told by savants about
the tennis elbow. orthopedic surgeons
have come forward with the automo-
bile foot, base ball arms have been
discussed for many moons, but all
through the dark vista Of defeat or
through alibi alley. all through the
summer sports, has not come the
slightest. fnkling why we miss SO
many shots in golf. To the man or
woman who can find Il suitable alibi
for this we will award a wreath of
laurel. The great majority OF those
who play. at golf would welcome a
good alibi.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

THE automobile is perhaps re-
sponsible for the advance made
in mechanics by thousands of citizens
of this country. IBcfore the advent
of these "go devils the majority Of
males knew little or nothing about
machinery, but as the automobile has
come into almost universal usage
there are literally thousands of men,
women and boys in the country who
can make at least minor repairs to
their motors while scooting around
the country young man and his
bride, who were enjoying their
honeymoon via a tour In his road
ster, were hung up near Conowingo.
A hurried examination disclosed the
fact that there was Il leak in the
vacuum tank and. not being provid-
ed with the tools with which to re-
pair the damage. they were at their
wits end until finally the young wife
suggested that he place a piece Of
chewing gum over the leak and tie
the bit. Of chicle in place with a
strip torn from his handkerchief
The device worked admirably and
they were able to continue on their
trip. Score one for the bride.