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Evening star., 1922-05-26
WARSHIP SHOOTS PLANE
INTO 6O-MILE SPEED
WITHIN TWO SECONDS

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, May 26.-From
the stationary to n speed OF sixty
miles an hour in one and four
fifth seconds was attained by
wo-seated spotting scaplane sue
cessfully launched by the flagship
Maryland's catapult at Yorktown
yesterday.
The catapult is a modification of
the mechanism used by the Navy
since 1911. and requires run of
but sixty feet to impart an initial
speed of. sixty miles an hour.
The test, which was witnessed
by representatives of the Navy
Department.. the Navy's bureau of
aeronautics. the Army air service
and civilian officials from Wash
ington, of the naval air station at
Hampton roads and of the aircraft
carrier ship Langley.
The Vought plane used in the
test was piloted by Lieut.. McFall.
and the observer was Lieut.. Com
mander Ramsey, aviation aide to
the commander-in-ch in chief, and the
he launching was supervised 10y Ad-
miral Hilary p. Jones. fleet COM
mander. and Admiral Long. his
chief of staff.
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pocketknife. The attack occurred as
the deputy. emerged from the county
jail after locking up Frank Hite, a
son of the man.
Witnesses declare that the elder
Hite made lunge at Palmer the
minute he came from the jail. but
that the deputy did not see his as
sailant and proceeded to cross the
street. Hite. it is alleged, muttering
curses and swearing he would kill
Palmer ran after him across the
street near the county courthouse and
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the state ticket, Patrick j. Lynch.
clerk of the supreme court. defeated
Henry A. Roberts of this city. The
convention also accepted and ratified
the official return of the vote cast at
the recent primary nominating Elbert
]. Beveridge as the party's candidate
for United States senator. The nine
unoppOSed nominees for the state
ticket follow:
For secretary of state. Ed. Jack son; {;
state auditor, William G. oliver: state
treasurer. Ora j. Davies; superintend-
ent of public instructions, Benjamin
j. BurriS: supreme court judge, Da-
vid y. Myers; appellate court judges,
Alonzo l.. Nichols, Charles +. Remy,
Solon \. Enloe and w. c. McMahan.
Florida now claims to have more
acres of water adapted to the raising
of oysters than any other state in the
Union.
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again attempted to stab him. Palmer
caught his upraised arm and wrested-
the knife from him. He then locked
his assailant up in Jail with his son.
The son was arrested. according to
county officers, on warrant sworn
out by George Bare. near Church
Vile, charging him with selling some
of Bare's sheep without his knowl-
edge.
Evening star., 1922-05-26
VACATION FOR CURzON,
British Foreign Secretary Ordered
by Doctors to Rest Six Weeks.

LONDON, May 2s.-Marquis Curzon.
secretary for foreign affairs. has been
ordered by his physicians to take a
complete rest for six weeks. The Earl
of Balfour will act as foreign secretary
OrO tenn
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Of William Desmond Taylor motion
picture director. Doran asserted that
he could not remember having told
Herbert Barnhart of Waterbury, Conn,
a chauffeur. who caused his arrest that
he had been implicated in the killing.
County authorities said that the pris-
oner's photograph and finger prints
would be sent to Chicago in an attempt
to check his record.
Evening star., 1922-05-26
DOUBT TAYLOR SUSPECT.
Authorities Question Doran's Con-
nection With Murder.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, May 26.-
County authorities express doubt that
Frank A. (Mac) Doran of Chicago, ar
rested yesterday near Fishkill village.
seventeen miles southeast of this city,
had any connection with the murder
Evening star., 1922-05-26
DEPUTY IS ATTACKED.
Virginia Officer Wrests Knife From
Assailant's Hand.

Special Dispatch to The Star
STAUNTON, Va. May 26.-An at
tack on Deputy Sheriff w. l.. Palmer
of Fordwick, this county, was made
when B. N. Hite Of near Churchville.
attacked him with a frog -sticker"
Evening star., 1922-05-26

The first British navigation act was
passed in 1881.
Evening star., 1922-05-26

Canada possesses nearly half the
water-power Of the world.
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understands tho art OF living and,
In addition, he Possesses a sense OF
social Justice such as lew of the
humanists can boast, He bs-
lisVes in the fullest possible Free
dem of the mind and of the body,
and rebels equally against the
tyrannies imposed by an unjust
law, by a false set of social values
and by a pedaRtio standard of lit,
erAry criticism,
The essays included in the
present veiume are generally per:
suasive, although Mr., NevinseH ia
a quiet capable iesReciast when
ever he sees an instance of cruelty
or injustice. AS a rule, heweVeU,
his criticisms are cast in the form
Of ireny. The essays are uRiferIn
in their excellence, although "Pha
Penalty Of Virtue" sta ads out as u
model Of penetrating humor and
Invested Lives" constitutes an
admirable dissection of the fsllacy
that a moral equivalent" for war
Is necessary or desirable.
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acquaintance OF the versatile
short story genius than for those
who have not. 1t contains
twenty-five of the stories, with a
biographical and critical general
Introduction, and each story is
prefaeed by a keynote" intro
duction
AS far as we are concerned
our first care was to make GER
tain that included in the volume
were The Gift of the Magi"
and "A Municipal Report" Had
these been omitted. by any
chance. the book would have been
an abjeCt failure, to our way Of
thinking, and the guilty editor
would have been heartily damn
ed for his lack Of taste.
No doubt many another o.
Henry fan will seek his favorite,
and less fortunate than we. will
lOOh III NdlIV lOA ~ 40 NaaN AN''A
ion among devotees Of o. Henry
to differ about the merits Of his
stories, and engage in vOciferous
argument in defense Of their
choice. Our own advice TO any
prospective o. Henry reader Ia
to pass this book up and get the
complete works, one volume at
time, beginning with The Heart
OF the West" After he has read
three or four volumes of short
stories. tackle "Cabbages and
Kings" the one long novel of
o. Henry.
BY the time he has finished
the complete collection he will
have his own ideas about the best
stories OF the lot. and then books
like Mr.. Smiths will be useful
as a means for comparing ones
choice with that of the writer.
The Washington times., 1922-05-28

T,HR newest passport and visa
regulations far all countries,
the taxieab tariff In Johannesburg,
the fact that drivers in nansis
charge al much as they can get,
the information that Poland limits
the expectation of precious metal
in the possession Of travellers to
"ene wedding ring, ono watch
with chain ar fob, two ginss and
one pair of saTrings,' may net pe
ef interest to all Americana, but ta
travellers such things are iInper.
taRt. "Aioeheiio content" nay not
be of any particular IAemsnt in
Kansas, but 1t may become a burn
ing question after enc passes the
three-mile limit, That passengers
landing at Valparaiso must bar
gain with the boatman befOr g
leaving their ship, as there is no
way Of enforcing legal tariff, ,"
that passports are not necessary
for landing at Mo1tevideo, al.
though the steamship lines may
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30 many other sons OF Dal
Nippon he has acquired fine
mastery Of English, He states
the predioamont In which Japan
finds herself because of the In
crease Of population and gives her
claim to a place IN the sun,
He understands that sentiment
In the United States is against the
immigration OF his people, but de-
mands that the Japanese Should
nene the less be recognised as
equals. He says that otherwise tine
Japanese will be tempted inte an
alliance with Russia OF Germany,
He concludes his beck by saying;
THE peace of the world pivets
upon a proper recognition by the
United States and ether great
pewers Of the position to which
Japan ia entitled in wsrid affairs"
HENRY w. NEVINSoN, author
Of Essays in Freedom and
Rebellion 'CYsls University Prsss)
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adding nothing dignity utility reappesr regularly as sun
rise and boarding house dishes
simple affair white linen
corded border The aterday handker
silk and linen, bursts forth into imagn
patterned of border patterned all
ntermixures cravat and often to
tally with it,
years back the silk handkerchief like the English fouard
coupled with sports alone and
clothes Today however, silk handkcr
and the white Of Japanes
81 event to be with evening dress.
handkerchiefs which reflect
temporaneous fashion, said be fashion
practical handkerchief The with the triple
linen; that with the diamond design is silk Both
white delicate pastel tints.
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the different contours of the head.
familiar fact those academic folk vered in the
"isms" ooges that though bodies be precisely
alike height breadth and thickness head slightly
in brow and bumps; its hills valleys and plateaus
Therefore, cap, though correctly sized fit unless
is expand contract permitting the tighten
loosen will This does with that binding and whip
saving the brow which used to render acutey
if for any appreciable length Of time.
Ingenious devices used to make adjustable the
head The have expanding center peats the eats
the back shown the accompanying sketch
there be Of buttons buckle and
strap concealed elastic band front which allows adjust
me o any desired
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THEN THE LOVER.
SIGHING LIKE
FURNACE
Which Is a Far Better Descrip-
ton Of Booth Tarkington's
Noble Dill Than We Can
Originate.
By AMES KENDRICK.

A4SSSAA NhO ulA1 Va ABOoN'A
Tarkington's Gentle Julia"
Doubleday, Page and Com.
pany) is invested with all the
sraces OF adolescent femininity
which Mr. Harrington knows so
well how to portray. her $ was not
the role OF most interest to US.
Rather did we prefer the moon
struck Noble Dill, most unworthy
and persistent OF suitors for the
hand Of the gentle Julia, and the
rea son therefor is that we are not
90 aged that we cannot, in no
ments Of retrospection, recall to
mind certain memorable events
connected with our adora ton Of a
Erocer's daughter, then resident in
that portion of this city rejoicing
In tho euphonious title of Pipe.
town.
If Mr.. Harrington has Noble
Dill walk around Julia's house so
often that he resembled a merry
so-round, he has not. thing on
US at the time Of our first visit TO
tho Pipetown siren, AS it occurs
to US now that we Teconnoitered
tho gals abode for a good hour
before summoning up enough cour-
age to make entry in such man.
ner as obtains in our best tami-
lies. And several other incidents
In the career Of Noble, set forth
at length and with much humor
by Mr.. Harrington, recall to mind
other events Of the pas: which
tend to indicate that We were just
about such a lovesick ass as Noble.
There is not so much Of n story
in the book, it merely relating a
number Of incidents n connection
with Julia's too-tender treatment
Of her numerous train of suitors,
and her final choice of him who
was, apparently, the least worthy
OF the collection. Then there arc
Florence, Julia's young niece;
Herbert, a cousin. and Henry
Rooter, henchman Of Herbert.
These youngsters, all OF the same
general disposition AMI ability as
the Penrod of an earliec Tarking-
ton story, hang about the TANKS
of ,Julia's army OF su.tors much
after the fashion Of the Parthian
horsemen Of Roman history, SO
that il is sometimes n matter OF
difficulty to tell whether the siege
Of the slitors furnishes the ex-
cuse for the exploits Of the
Juvenile msrcenaries or the other
way around.
Florence. especially, displays
ardent interest in all the pha ses
OF Julis's existence. although her
conceptions Of what were worth
while and what negligible meet
with no answering enthusiasm
from her harasscd aunt. In fact,
Julia often indicates in unmistak-
ably plain terms that she can well
dispense with any assistance from
Florence in the matter OF her al.
faires de coeur. but then, Florence
is one not readily discouraged.
She Is easily second 10 Noble Dill
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require passengers to have pass.
parts vised by UrgusyaR Cunsh
in the country where the Journey
begins, that the rieksNsw fare IN
CeyloR is rs cents URdtan) for
shart distance, that in Shanghai
1t is 10 cents Mex for the first
mile or less, and in Bangkok, fifty
satangs per hour. have degree
ef interest far anybody whe knows
the thrill sf JeurReying to distant
lands,
These are seIae few facts oulled
from the new or third edition Of
Ocean Records, a handbook for
travellers, just published Gy World
Traveller magazine.
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collar things the shadow quality the
declare good clothes
simply launching for something else.
the accompanying sketch Is the twogarmen two
sack suit the having the atheway roll
the lap and front when unfaened into
right down the hem This coat has side
pockets patch pocket The collar peaked the
shoulders natural and the sleeves
carry the single button.
the hat with the coored ribbon the semi
collar; the pondend bowknot tie; the nhwdh belt
peepng the breast pocket the silk, skandnen
linen handkerchief with a brightly spotted border.
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misanthrope (Which the high brow for plain
"grouch affected cheerful coos he and
color only be procured in the braidsan
white black and white and the kebu also in the silk
grosgran which vaousy striped and barred hor
zontally OIL vertically
College, club regmental and fraternity colors only cor
guard Of the regiment Of crs which be chosen
straw reproduced alongside carries vivid vertical stripes
evenly spaced upon dark background The cravst
soft collar shows horizontal stripes 10 match in
color, yet TO contrast in alignment,
with slghtly beed skeched Is Of the
spruce which youngsters ndulsont this
Smart tho flexible brimmed hsts and the stiff thick
brmed strsws all modelled IN the sailor yacht boate shape
with either brosdish narrowish brns
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comfortable than if they cooler.
Of light flannel soft cashmere like the
affair illustrated here gaining for howeather
wear They than Others be but they look
cooler has often been said comfort is state of mind
we'll q condition of body.
Besides the light wool astcoas for summer usage there are
still Shanung urah and silk we'll
popn su to include nen cotton doeskn suede
and other fabrics for town field,
The the bottom of the wsscoat reproduced
ia an old the horseback rider who unfasten
the last button the saddle and relieve the strain
idea frankly picturesque than practical
but Il does confer agreeable sporting touch.
NOTE0usons Correct Dress for Men c BE-
sSsred Stephen Bryaa dddrssed TO kn IN Of this
q stamped eaUaps be sacossd
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Bell-Crown, Bold-Band Straw

Up to now, woman has been the en-
Wed and man has been the envying,
because My Ladye Fayre pre-empted
all the bold color in dress. She could
rob the sunset, the rainbow, the kalei-
doscope, the mosaic, the stained-glass
window and the mandarfn's robe. When
nature was bankrupted for color, art
capitalized new tints.
Today, mans clothes are borrowing
some Of the crisp and oolorful charm
of woman's, from hats to hosiery and
from suits 70 boots. Summer will be
a gaY season, and. after all, even the
The Washington times., 1922-05-28
Your Summer Handkerchief

Do you know why, though
noses are round, handkerchiefs
are square? Neither do l, but,
as necessity is the mother Of
pretention, III give a random
guess that the square handker-
chief may be slyly meant as an
exemplar to those who carry it.
One Of the mad, bad Louis Of
France commanded that hand
kerchiefs at court be square, i'll
stead of oblong, and the custom
has clung, like the buttons upon
our cost-sleeve, which, though
The Washington times., 1922-05-28
The Adjustable Cap

Perhaps you recall the day
when a cap almost stamped the
wearer as very rich or very
poor; as a jehu, a jockey, or
first-class second-story man in
the "fillums." Then, the cap
was a crude contraption which
enveloped but did not embellish,
and which kept one tugging,
self-consciously, at the peak.
The fault Of the old-time cap
was that, though cut in different
sizes, it made no allowance for
The Washington times., 1922-05-28
A Check on Your Stomach

Just as there are meticulous
minds, which feel that they do
not keep up appearances and
ahem!-other things, unless
they wear suspenders, so some
precisians feel only half dressed
if they go waistcoatless, even
when it is one degree hotter
than Dante's pit.
Moreover, such men prefer
the sense of snugness and well
put togetherness" which a
waistcoat undoubtedly bestows.
Contradictory as it seems, they
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Books i'm. Demand

FICTION.
The Secret Places of the
Heart, II. G. Wells.
One Man in His Time, Ellen
Glasgow.
The Making of a Saint, w.
Somerset Vaughan.
The Love Story OF Ailette
Brunton, Gilbert Frankau.
Aaron's Rod, D. II. Lawrence.
Souls for Sale, Rupert Hughes.
NON-FICTION.
Opinions OF Anatole France,
Paul Gsell.
Revolt Against Civilization,
Lothrop Stoddard,
Outline of Science, ]. s. Thom-
son.
Peacemaker, Ida Tarbell.
NY Memories Of Eighty Years,
Chauncey Depew.
Public Opinion, Walter Lipp-
mann.
The Washington times., 1922-05-28
For Waistcoatless Days

NEW YORK, May 27.
m IME was, and not SO long ago,
when you could almost date
your letters by the shape Of
some mems collars. This notion Of
keeping abreast of every step OF
fashion has been dismissed by most
Of us as half foolish and wholly fu'
tile. Styles otter wear out long be-
fore clothes wear out. To affect the
lawfully swagger" and to have on
"the latest thing seems unworthy
ambitions in country where the
arms-in-the coat count more than
coats-of. arms.
The true development Of the fine
art of dress sprang from an appre-
citation of quality Of material, pre-
cision of fit and thoroughness Of han
diwork, rather than from the mere
Law of a lapel, the set Of a sleeve Or
The Washington times., 1922-05-28
BOOKS i'm BRIEF REVIEW
'DR.REINSCH TELLS
CH|NA'S TANGLED
HISTORY
American Diplomat Shows un-
ceasing Efforts Of Japan to
Control Destinies of Her
Asiatic Neighbor.

I'm 1913. instead OF the usual
retired business man. an
eminent scholar and man Of
affairs already well known as an
authority on Far Eastern affairs
was sent to the difficult diplomatic
post Of China. For years the most
seething center of international
intrigue, now with it's despotism
overthrown and the country pass
ing through the throes OF its re-
birth as a modern republic, China
presented problems that needed
the wisdom and skill Of an able
man.
AN American Diplomat In
China" Doubleday. Page & Coz ts
the story OF the six years spent
in that international maelstrom.
given here with the candor and
sincerity, the trained knowledge
and understan nding, and the literary
power to be expected from a man
OF DR.. Paul 8. Reinsch's attain
ments.
In sheer narrative interest the
story Of the dramatic rise and fall
of Yuan Shi-Kai who had just be-
come president when Ambassador
Reinsch arrived, the return OF
Prince Pu Lun, the entanglements
of Russian and japanese i'm
perialism. and the role entrusted
to America, will hold any reader
absorbed.
Out Of the involved coil Of
Chinese internal politics and its
international affairs that DR..
Reinsch untangles and sets down
into a smoothly consecutive record
two leading elements emerge.
These are the unceasing efforts OF
japan to gain control OF the
destinies OF her neighbor and the
nonpolitical attitude OF the United
States toward the new Oriental
Republic, an attitude that usually
resulted In Japan getting rather
the worst OF II in her attempts to
pick this or that crumb off the
Chinese table.
In DR.. Reinsch's time In China
our governments attitude was to
let our bankers, business interests
or the American Red Cross do the
actual work OF helping China
Yet at the same time the Gov.
ernment would give little support
to any OF these forces, rather
hampering them by its indiffer-
ence.
II is the opinion Of DIR. Reinsch
that American prestige and ad.
vancement in China suffers
through the attitude OF Ameri.
can bankers and their lack of
ability TO engage in and carry
through large enterprises in for.
eign lands as do the British bank.
ers. But our bankers may retort
to this, and with excellent grounds
for their opinion. that it would no,
appear a very wise thing for them
to go into a foreign country and
make investments OF millions wher
their own government will not
back them up.
In the description OF colorfu
Chinese life with the survivals OF
bsrbarism in its renewing civiliEa
ton, the influence of foreigners
the growth Of national feeling, the
hopes and ideals Of young China
the diplomatic battle-ground OF
the world is brought near to us
and it's problems made clear and
significant.
OF recent history. the achieve
ments OF Wellington Koo. the
Peace Conference, the Constit,l.
ton and it's effects, Mr.. Reinsch
gives discussion. making the book
as valuable to students OF Far
Eastern affairs as It Is interesting q
and informing TO the general
reader.
NWHAT Japan Thinks" IL re
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in our estimation of the characters
in the book
Anyway. though the book is q
vastly different affair from alice
Adams" there is much in it to
keep one amused, with occasional
opportunities for hearty laughter.
and we hazard the guess that
others beside ourself will toler.
antly admit that they, too, can
claim spiritual kinship with poor
Noble Dill.
USELECTED Short Stories From
o. Henry" Edited by c.
Alphonso Smith Doubleday, Page
and Company is more valuable
for those who have made the
The Washington times., 1922-05-28

pursued pasme rsthss than polite
tice.
riding cuaway acceptable prescribing
ceremonous accessories the treebutton sack for the
saddle often after the Of cuaway portrayed in
sketch From the waist down. the skirts
sharply terminating rounded effect at the SIDES The
collar notched; the lapes high and peaked.
Though felt cloth hat be the simple shown,
its broad spread and deep flexible visor still the ia
vorite of many old stagers.
white stock with without gold pin, is dis
nctvey engagngy saddle fashion, that it well be
taned in a kit of such frank infornaty
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6WELEDRESSED MAN
5eyALFRED STEPHEN BRYAN
Beau Nash
O.
What To Wear And When And Where To Wear 1t
The Well-Dressed Equestrian

Ran the rollicking old English song:
"A stiede, a steede, of matchlesse
speede; a sworde of metal keene; all
else to noble hearts is drosse; all else
on earth is meane." Whilst we are
not commonly supposed to lead in the
development Of horseback, we have
cantered ahead during the last three
years until today thousands of US
look upon the saddle as co-equal with
golf and the gymnasium To "set one
up"
There can be as much formality in
clothes amount as in clothing afoot,
for there are riding cutaways, frocks
and evening coats having colorful fac
ings and decorative hunt club but
tons. Such things, however, while
often met in England, are seldom
seen in this country, where horse
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"WHAT Japan Thinks" Is a re.
freshing and instructive vol.
une complied by Prof. X. X. Ka.
wakirna CMacmillan). It comprises
. collection Of essays, written by
Japanese students OF affairs, besr.
ing upon national and information.
al problems affecting their peoris.
The volume should appeal 70 all
interested IN the meeting OF the
Disarmament Conference at Wash
inRton. The contributors are; Isoh
YAmasata, Prot. Rikitsro Fujisa.
wa, r, oda, Yukio osaki, ssisu 10
Yoshino. Vice Admiral Tetsutsro
sato, Henry gstoh, the late Pre-,
rlIar rakashI Hara, Prof, Masa-
haru Anesaki, Marquis OkumR,
Baron shimpsi Cote snd II, zu,
mote,
Prof, Anesaki Velees the prevail
Ing Japanese opinion when he says,
The instincts of self-preserVatien
and the perpetuatien of the race
are not base and mean in them
selves, but can be, and ought to be,
SO refined and enlarged as to MARE
them the foundation of harmonious
life fer individuals and nations"
YasHI 8, KUNo, author 81
What Japan Wants" Themas
Y. Crsweil Coz is a professor At the
University Of Califernia, Lk'