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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-09
SPRING, PERHAPS

1t lis never a safe proposition for a Montana editor to attempt
an essay on a seasonable weather topic, and to write about spring
without a robin or bluebird in sight is little less than extremely
hazardous. However, a brilliant sun and snowbanks turning to
water under soft breezes is reminiscent of spring at least, and
brings forth hope of budding trees and springing grass in the
near future. 1t reminds the farmers that it is time 10 get the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
ssFlivver'' an Educator
One at Public Library Faithful
Part of School System.

VIII, Knows of q humane society Tor
mechanical beasts of burden! IL is
badly needed by the motor .ru.n
which the washington Public Aior~.S
u.ss to deliver books to the schoo's.
This faithful Ford. it was SAID At 'nA'
,,,+,+ution today. has Travelled over
40 900 miles, loaded with 1.ooo POUNDS
~. ,nor, each trip, and though II mas
had all the ailments common 70 folus
and old age, it is gravely staf'ihe VII
on its sixth years round.
Does it suspect in its mechah e.
hsart that nearly $1,000 school chi. chitv
near 1eas' danend upon it for bi-montniy
excha nees Of books, in many cases .ae
oniy reading they get? AS II soeG :, 'u NUT
bering and creaking a!ons -eaiizes that
s OUT the baskets it carries Is per
snenna fhe very book that Will waken
IN moor Toms dull mind or sausty
T;.t.s ouick one or throw the swItcn
thst nav start Harry on his career OF
enormousiy influence his charactsl.
Does pride. because over , 9 hv
million selected s xGtSe' children last
vser a. = result Of his exertions; fur-
yisH q magic fabrication that keeps
hin. Going: or is It his reali!ation OF
the inter- calamity that would nappen1
tn the little people OF washington ~
he should fail them! ,.v. done
.,,.ir best TO allow him to go to his
weII deserved rest. but Congress nes
weda m anpropriation for his sue
n InS an moor Henry" longs for .
humane society that will call ms hte's
work ended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
At the Speed of q Bird.

An extraordinary achievement has
marked the official government test Of
speed planes in the national air races
in Michigan, where various types OF
machines are being tried for the pur-
pose of determining future types to be
developed for the Army and Navy.
Lieut.. r. L. Maughan, an Army pilot,
set a new world speed record by COW
ering a one-kilometer course at the
rate Of 1885 miles an hour. This Is
the fastest rate at which any human
being has ever travelled.
To appreciate this tremendous pace
1t may be stated thus: At the rate
Lieut.. Vaughan flew in the test he
could cover the distance between New
York and Portland, Greg, 3.204 miles.
in less than thirteen hours. He could
hop from Washington to New York In
less than an: hour. or just a little
longer than it takes a. fast railroad
train to reach Baltimore. :, ~
or course. it does not follow that
airplanes can be driven. at the present
state of Development. at such a speed
over long distances, The strain Of a
24s.5-mile gait upon the machine is
severe. The vibration is intense.
Hence, there is risk of.breakage In the
air and consequent dtsasterswhen ma:
chimes are driven ct snch a pace. But
improvements are-being eseeted con-
stantly In the matter Of construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17

trary, Mr.. Hearst led his followers
straightway into the Smith camp. He
pledged the nominee full support.
Did that end the difficulties Of the
democrats? mo. 1t was discovered
after the convention had adjourned
that while Mr.. Hearst had been re-
jected his principles had been accept.
ed. The platform was such as he
could have stood on with ease and
comfort. s.,
Now there is protest from f1any Of
the anti-Hearstites. How did this
come about? Who went to sleep at
the switch? How did It happen that
while Mr.. Hearst was not allowed to
pass. his principles got by with the
greatest Of ease? And II Gov. Smith
wins, what chance will there be Of
standing out under his leadership
against policies alleged to be antago.
nistic to true democracy?
The republicans. Of course, are en-
phasizing all this, and adding to the
gayety Of the situation. That the nom.
ination Of Mr.. Hearst would have
cost the democracy thousands Of votes
is conceded. But how many will balk
on election day at Gov. Smith, with all
his personal popularity, standing on a
Hearst platform?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
The British Election Prospect.

Recently it was noted in these
columns that odds were offered at
Lloyds in London in favor Of Lloyd
Georges retention Of the prime min
istership until the first of the year.
Last week the odds were 2 to
against general election before Janu.
airy I. Yesterday they had swung to
2 to 1 in favor of general cleo
ton. This change Of insurance rates. -
or, more accurately speaking. betting
odds, is due to series of happenings
tending to break up the coalition upon
which the Lloyd George ministry
rests.
Next Thursday meeting Of union
list members OF the house of commons
and the unionist peers who are men,
bers of the government will be held
in London, at which it is expected a
decision will be reached on the score
Of the coalition. If this meeting votes
for continued adherence the min.
istry may be maintained little
longer. Yet such a vote, indicative
of assurance Of further support, may
induce Lloyd George to take advan-
tage of the encouragement to dissolve
parliament and to arrange for an i'm
mediate election. If at the Thursday
conference a vote is cast to withdraw
from the coalition it will be necessary
for unionist members of the cabinet,
notably Austen Chamberlain, Lord
Chancellor Birkenhead and SIR Robert
Horne. the chancellor Of the ex-
chequer, to resign their posts. This
would break up the ministry and force
an election.
Until Thursday, then, the issue is in
suspension. What the decision will
be cannot be forecast. But there is
little chance to avoid a dissolution,
and. as the odds at Lloyds indicate, a
general election before the LIST Of
January Is quite probable. It. may, in
deed, come in November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17

These tests have their value In de-
veloping the planes and also in de-
veloping pilots. -
The strain upon the machine, how
ever, is not the only risk that Is run
In high speed in the air. The pilots
themselves are subjected TO extreme
tension of nerves, and in these tests
in Michigan some of them have col
lapsed in the course" Of their flights.
reaching the ground safely only
through extraordinary good fortune.
But it is to be noted that Lieut..
Vaughan, who lost consciousness in
the course Of a fight in which he
made speed of FOG miles an hour,
showed no weakness during the flight
in which he made the new world rec.
ord of PASS miles. This suggests that
the pilot keeps pace with the, plane.
While these tests are for the pur-
pose Of determining the best types Of
military planes, they are valuable in
their bearing upon the commercial
use OF the heavier-than.air machines.
II planning becomes practicable daily
means of transportation in time Of
peace. speed is Certain to be an i'm
portant factor. At the rate developed
in the Michigan test the airplane for
short flights becomes almost as speedy
as the telephone or telegraph. Thus,
for instance, it would be possible to
make the flight from here to Baltt-
more in less than ten minutes. 1t is.
of course, not conceivable that the
plane will ever be direct competitor
with the phone. telegraph or radio in
transmission of messages, but combin-
ing transport with communication it
will at such speeds as those just
proved practicable undoubtedly be a
most important factor in the future
daily service Of man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
The Virginia Campaign.

The democrats of Virginia are on a
drive to carry the ninth congressional
district-the one district In the state
which, campaign after campaign, has
gone republican. Senator Swanson is
the latest of their big guns to 60 into
action there. Assured of his own re-
election, he is giving his time to ap-
pealing for votes for the democrat
who aspires to succeed Mr.. Slemp in
the House.
Mr.. Slemp, through his own efforts
and the prestige Of his family name,
has long dominated that bailiwick. He
inherited it, so to say. His father be-
fore him had been political and bust
ness force there, and he, coming on,
took the torch from the paternal hand.
He has carried on with much sue.
cess. His grip on affairs has been as
firm as his fathers ever was. He has
met the pick of the district democ-
racy, and vanquished them at the
polls.
This time. partly on account Of bust
mess engagements and partly on &C.
count Of impaired health, Mr.. Slemp
was unable to accept a nomination.
But he pledged his support to the
nominee. and has been redeeming his
pledge. He is exerting himself in be-
half of the man his party selected to
carry the banner. - 49,,
Still. Mr.. Slemp's retirement from
leadership has given the democrats
much hope. They doubt If he can do
for another. what he has often been
able to do for himself. So they are
moving on the republican works in
full force in the hope of making the
thing unanimous" this year, and pre-.
senting in the next House a solid
democratic delegation from the Old
Dominion. .-s'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
Postponing "the Day" in Germany


Whether in consequence Of the an.
nouncement'that Won Hindenburg is a
candidate for the German presidency.
or the outbreak Of communism in Ber-
lin that resulted on Sunday in fatal.
ties. a movement is under way to
avoid the holding of presidential cleo.
tions in that country. which were
tentatively scheduled to occur a few
weeks hence. 1t is now proposed that
the reichstag pass a, bill altering the
constitution, which will permit the
extension of President Ebert's tenure
of office for four years. or until 1926.
Ebert was elected Professionally in
1919 by the general national assembly
held at Weimar. He was to hold the
Office only until regular elections could
be held, the constitution stating the
term at seven years. Since then the
conditions in the country have been
so disturbed that elections have been
inadvisable. Now it Is proposed to
give Ebert the constitutional seven.
year term, despite the fact that he
holds only an indeterminate commits.
s:on.
Such a proposal is certain to evoke
immediate protest. and perhaps pre-.
cipitate a conflict. Both the mon
archists and the radicals want an
early election, although for widely
divergent reasons. The government is
thus put in a still more difficult posi-
ton than before. Postponement Of the
election for four years may prevent
an early turmoil. but. on the other
hand, it may precipitate conflict
which many believe to be inevitable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
I Don't Want a Light.

Every American is born with the
inalienable right to light his own
cigar or cigarette
Some bumptious fool made 1t good
form to offer light to the other
fellow when two are lighting stimuli
taneously. This custom is a nuisanca
to both lighter and lightee.
Lighting from the other fellows
match. one has to puff hurriediy.
in time.
To refuse the proffered light would
be ungraciouA
But some day some man is going
to have the courage to say mo" when
tho other fellow proffers iieht
This brave soul viii then haul out
his own match, light it leisurely.
ignite his cigarette in his own way.
and discard the match only when he
gets the proper and Satisfactory
glow.
Who will be tho first to break tina
chains OF custom?-worcester Ga
zette. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
Indian Citizenship.

The Indian Fellowship League,
which recently held it's fourth an
nual convention in Chicago, closed
Its session with q resolution calling
upon the President and Congress- to
enact legislation giving the Indian
full citizenship rights. The resolu-
ton noted especially that the In
dams are the only race living amid
civilization without a flag or without
q country"
The red man. even at this late
date. probably will have. a struggle
to attain full citizenship. Yet It is
hard to believe that. en- masse. he is
not just ao much entitled to it as any
other racial group in this country.
There are not Indians enough to
wreck the government il the ballot
were put into their hands. even il
they had the inclination. so they
hardly loom as menace. On the
other hand there are many individ-
uals among them far better qualified
for the itelligent exercise OF citizen-
ship than many persons who already
enjoy it as 9 birthright To give
them citizenship as a race might
prove just the stimulus they need to
spur them on, to self-improvement-
Elmira Star-Gazette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
Here and There inWashington
BY THE MAJOR"

/ Upon little raised platform. in front
Of a seemingly endless number Of
! electric switches, sits the wizard Of
the lights.
The performance hour has arrived
a slight buzz and all Is ready Tap.
tap, tits the conductors baton. the
overture and then at signal the ten
ton steel front. or fire curtain. oper-
ated automatically. as are the heavy
carpets and props, ascends slowly
and silently. Director Thompson gives
the signal and the curtain rises and
the show IL on. The first act is in
full stage" the performers have pre-
scented their Offering and retired per-
spiringly but happy; it's hard spot
on the bill. but they have gotten
| across" A drop descends. tits a street
scene. for the next act works in what
No sooner has the drop reached the
stage floor than the skillful stage
hands have stuck the scenery" az IL
( BY magic. The woods that you viewed
. moment before have been whisk ed
away. the stage is bare. In another
twinkling Of the eye a sack" has
i been dropped into place. tables and
! chairs placed In position. spot lights
/ placed at proper points and perform
ers stand in the wings. waiting until
the other team has finished. So on
1t goes until the final curtain. There
is one unwritten rule that the pro-
fessionals religiously observe, which
! is to keep quiet and not get in the
way OF the stages hands. for ones
conversation may spoil the act which
the public is viewing or listening to-
! q whisper in the "tormentor" carries
far. and II you are in the way and q
! big chunk Of scenery is being whisk-
, ed to one side you are not only liable
to lose your composure. but maybe
I toe or two. Contrary to the gen.
! eral belief, managers Of acts do not
rush madly around while their part
Of the bill is being presented-that
is. unless they are just breaking into
! the business. They generally COM
municate with the stage manager by
| signs and mods. The quarters for the
smaller animals have baths and
f, stoves SO that they may be washed
and their food served to them by
their trainers at the proper intervals.
These non-talking performers are
very quiet while waiting for their
turn-they seem to sense that their
"cue" is silence.
Back stage in a modern day vaude-
Vile theater emphasizes the fact that
success in life is obtained by con-
scientious effort. order and cleauli-
ness. and 1t might not be bad idea,
during graduation week. to have the
| members Of the departing class taken
through theater in order that they
may observe just how much earnest
| effort can accomplish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
= LACE-Keith's. Time-'Change
dov" sapoa meanfu~ MonAov

II
- day." same meaning Monday.
when the new acts appear on
L the bill. Great mass of trunks,
scenery and other trappings. one
jumbled mass. heaped on the stage.
Twenty or thirty human performers
waiting to be allotted their dressing
rooms. Elephants, horses. monkeys.
lions and other animal actors await
ing to be assigned to quarters. Man
ager Roland Robbins. Art Director
and General Stage Manager Thomp-
son. Assistant Taylor and other mem
bers of the back-stage STAFF. Timid-
ly peeking from behind the corner Of
the stars wardrobe trunk. your hum
BILE scribe An hour passes-properly
placed is each performer. Deposited In
exactly the right spot Is each bit OF
scenery, members Of the animal king
dom await contentedly the opening 81
the new show. All congestion has
been dissipated. calm order prevails.
Robbins, guide, philosopher and
friend, takes me on tour Of inspec-
ton. Businesslike Office near the
stage entrance, then a reception room,
their friends: then down to the lower
tier dressing rooms; these, like their
companions above, are beautifully
furnished and contain every conven-
fence. most marked contrast to the
old-time dressing rooms. where the
flaring gas Jet with It's protective
wire netting vitiated the close at
mosphere which reeked with the odor
OF grease paint. Dozens and dozens OF
hooks. easy chairs. a well appointed,
In every sense. home for the thespian.
Underneath the stage. then to the
tailor shop. then to the Office Of As
sistant Manager Chevalier; to the
place where the electrician keeps
many thingamabobs with which they
produce the beautiful color effects;
the carpenters kingdom, where he
fashions, at moments notice. this,
that or the other thing needed big
room. Then comes the drying room,
where moist or wet garments may be
dried. Back OF this is a well lighted,
pleasantly furnished room, where the
orchestra has its headquarters; room
for male ushers. compartment for
the girls who perform similar service.
Retracing steps once more, back on
the stage with a firmly fixed i'm
preston of absolute cleanliness in
every nook and corner. In back of
the stage a great lattice work sys-
tenn of radiators which can, in a min
ute's time. bring the temperature from
that OF zero up TO balmy spring or
midsummer
thin pieces OF scenery. heavy veive: or
plush carpets and other things hang
in orderly array: to the side of the
stage are the long pieces Of canvas
which compose the sides of the sets"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
:: New York Politics.

When it comes to politics-the real
article-the genuine stun-her sister
states must hand it" to, New York.
Take the present campaign,
When the democrats met in conven'
ton at Syracuse the excitement waa
over the contest for the gubernatorial
nomination.. Hearst? or Smith? That
the decision would cause a, split In the
party was regarded as almost a Ger.
tainty. The Hearstites, it was de
.clared. would not accept Smith. and te
the Smithites Hearst was anathema.
Smith It proved to BE-. But the
Hearstites did not bolt On the con.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
Gulf Stream Gone Mad
Liner Captain Reports Current Ha,
Moved Far to Eastward.


Moved Far to Eastward.
The gulf stream has gone mad
again. I'VE were In it until within
one lays steaming of England" said
Capt. Howarth Of the White Star
liner Homeric to q reporter for the
London Daily Express.
Il have never known a voyage in
which the hot waters OF the gulf
stream have carried so far north or
east.
"rhe temperature Of the water was
7S degrees until we were more than
1900 miles east of New York, and
was still u degrees at the end of the
week.
1.-THE Sargasso seaweed, too. waa
spread In great patches across our
! path for 1--WE days. its drift extending
far north Of the Grand Banks Of New.
foundland.
Varieties Of marine life rarely
seen except in tropical seas abounded
and We sighted whales. porpoises and
swarms Of flying hsh."
Alteration in the course of the gull
stream was blamed for the abnormal.
ly hot and dry weather which pre-
vailed In England three months ago
when 1t WAS stated that the current
had been diverted from Its usual
course BY the building Of the Sea
railway" from the tip end Of Florida
to Key West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
Favorable Press Comment.

Again / can only gauge my effect
from the kind messages in letters and
from the splendid notices in the press.
Said the Globe:
Calmly. forcefully and impressive
IT,, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle delivered
his message to the American people.
facing an audience Of $500 that COM
pletely filled Carnegie Hall. the new
est exponent of spiritualism told in
simple. direct language OF his expert
ence in the realm of the psychic. No
cult ever had a more engaging pro-
ponent. In a clear manner. Sir Ar
thur told about conditions after death.
He never argued. he never preached.
he never shouted. he never con-
demned. He simply said I saw and
The audience followed him with the
most assiduous attention"
The Evening Mail said: mo such
convincing evidence on this subject
has ever been presented to New
York audience" Said the Tribune:
An audience that packed Sarnesis
enthusiastically when Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle said at the conclusion
Of his lecture I hope to have con-
WINGED you that there is method in my
madness and that there is reason
underlying all this which nave
shown you"
Those at a distance might sneer.
but was able to convince those who
listened to me that the thing was true.
because I was personally convinced
that It was true from my own expert
ence. So strong is the argument from
the agreement of witnesses. from the
checking furnished by our own ter
restrial experience. and from the In
nate reasonableness Of the whole
scheme when soberly stated that I
have often wondered whether the time
is not coming when we may abandon
the phenomena altogether as an argu-
ment and take our stand entirely
upon the splendidly clear and definite
explanation of the universe furnished
by our new revelation.
(To be continued in tomorrow's Stay
Copyright, 1922. BY Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Ia Yptt rat nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17

remote Himalayas a tribe Of magnifi-
cent physique. preserving until late
in life the characteristics OF youth
unusually fertile, with stable nerves.
Their food Is milk and eggs. grains,
fruits and leafy vegetables. Their
bodies are vigorously exercised in a
clean. cool. open air and bathed in
sunlight. Among these Is no dys-
pepsia or neurasthenia. no gastric or
duodenal ulcers, no appendicitis or
mucous colitis. little or no cancer.
They live so long that to prevent
over population the old ones have to
be killed off. The old custom was
for the son to carry his aged parents
in a basket to the top Of a rock and
cast them down.
The lecturer also pointed out that
those who work in the clean open
air of the fields live longest. despite
the fact that townsmen have the ad-
vantaEes Of better drainage and bet
ter water supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17
EDITORIAL DIGEST

lean territory makes a foreign ship
foreign territory" while the New
York Evening World insists that
after the bigots. fools and slaves
have had their say there still remains
an impressive body OF level-headed
Americans whom no President or At
torney General can afford to leave out
of account-even where the issue is
prohibition. We are coming to the
''As a victory for the dry forces in
this country the twin rulings could have
offered nothing more complete" the
Adrian Telegraph holds. and the Boston
Herald IL convinced that the drift of
law and legislation. Of statute and Of
interpretation. continues heavily with
the drys." The Brooklyn Eagle thinks
that the ruling actually extends pro-
hibition": the st. Louis Globe. Dsnio-
crat that 1T will not promote friendli-
ness between US and other nations do
ing shipping business. and the injury
to US In this and other ways is likely to
be considerable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17

Motion pictures can make any pub
lie man look absurd, merely by speed
ing up a film portrayins his delivery
of an Grafton. The trick is not good
craftsmanship. but it Is being played
on the rather doubtful theory that an;
t.
is fair in politics. -'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17

Hunters in the Adirondacks wear
red caps so as not to be mistaken for
deer. A hunting party should resem-
BILE gathering of the Mobiles Of the
Mystic Shrine sufficiently to insure
good cheer, regardless of the killing Of
game.