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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10
EDITORIAL DIGEST

attitude which makes a marriage COM
tract binding upon themselves bat
temporarily oidable by bibulous hus-
bands" Such freedom in the matter
OF divorce as is provided in the new
legislation, the New York Herald
points out. lis already the right of
women in most of the British colonies.
In most European countries and in
the United States"
The bill has not yet passed the
house of lords. and an interesting pos
sibility arises in that connection. to
the effect. as the Nashville Banner
states it. that unfavorable action on
the part of the house of lords may be
construed as final proof that reform is
needed there as we'll as in the divorce
laws, there being strong feeling
already that changes in the upper
house are very much to be desired"
In fact, the Louisville Courier Jour
nal suggests. that "the war on the
house of lords" may be precipitated
by adverse action on the divorce re-
form measure. That measure the
paper says. has the backing of the
legal profession, of women's organi-
cations in England and of the major
ity of the people. The house
of lords now sits under the sword of
Damocles. If it passes the bill 1t is
only a question of time when the
knife will fall and its unwieldy and
inactive membership be cut If it
ueIeats the measure the pruning proc
ess Is likely to follow Immediately
The present reform measure, how
ever. beneficial as it is, leaves un-
touched certain evils in the British
divorce system that many consider
even more serious" according to the
Louisville Post. of all forms of liti-
cation that aimed to secure divorce is
the most expensive in England, and
in fact, 1t costs SO much money to
get a divorce, even where the case is
plain, that poor people do not go into
the divorce courts. But does this
make for morality? The best evil.
dence on the subject is that 1t does
not"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

Falls, Mont. that the principal bank
voluntary liquidation, owing to the
embarrassment of its president, who
was prominent in financing the Inde-
pendenee day fight. He announces that
the bank is solvent, and every dollar
will be paid to depositors, who, never
theless, are now wondering whether
they will not after all be the real back
ers of the fight. At the same time 1t Is
disclosed that Mayor Johnson of
Shelby, who was one of the promoters
This comes to light through transfer
of city property and oil land royalties.
Thus, as the case stands to date, this
fight has cost the personal fortune of
one man and the solvency of the bank
of another. This is pretty high price
to pay for sport These men and
their associates went into the game
doubtless as a financial venture. They
hoped to make big profit. They over.
estimated their resources and the
drawing power OF the fight. True, the
attendance would probably have been
much greater, would perhaps have
been big enough to have paid all the
guarantees and maybe a profit beyond
If there had not been so much uncer-
tainty on the eve of the Fourth. Not
until the day before was 1t actually
assured that there would be a fight.
Consequently the immense arena was
less than quarter filled with paying
spectators.
1t is noteworthy that these real
losers of the Shelby fight have not
whimpered They have taken their
medicine like good sports. They have
played the game on the square and
have been wiped out. They will prob
ably come back" more surely than is
usually the fortune of a once-defeated
champion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

BY PAUL Y. COLLINS

I methods of farming followed. One
farmer understood dry farming: the
| other had come from the east and
| ing conditions in that section.
The dry farmer plowed deep-nf-
teen inches. or perhaps eighteen.
Then he ran subsurface' packer
through the plowed land. packing
the lower depth of the loosened goil
and leaving a dust blanket on top.
Result: Capillary attraction In the
the depths all through the season.
as loose soil, having no capillarity,
could not do. AS the moisture rose
to, near the surface It came against
the dust-blaDket on top, which had
could not reach the surface, there TO
be evaporated by the hot winds: II
remained trapped about the roots of
the grain and there was continuous
drawing up OF water from the depths.
through the subsurface packing:
Should the farmer who suffered
from drought" be paid insurance.
while the one who knew how to. con-
quer the drought was not even a
claimant as drought sufferer? That
is one of the many typical problems pc
*k**
The Department of Agriculture, in
Its bulletin discussing this insurance
project, touches upon the ever-pres-
ment ought to be the farm insurance
company for the whole country. In
| answer to that 1t says:
There are considerations which
would work against the success of
! a government agency. Among the
difficulties would be that of fixing
equitable rates which would be ae-
ceptable. as such, as between differ
ent localities, and different farms.
Great diversity in rates Is unavoida-
bic, on account of difference in the
hazards from climate, plant diseases,
insect pests and other factors. The
| meet with bitter criticism as to the
fairness of the rates charged"
The chief cause of the bitter criti-
cism" would arise out of the farm
ers' own lack of using known scien-
tific methods adapted to local condi-
tions. Farming Is far from being a
| uniform method for wet and dry re-
| giona or for ninety-day growing
| season, and ib0-day seasons.
When farm insurance becomes prac-
ticabie:. say department experts, 1t
must be adjusted to compare lively
| restricted territory. and include in
| spection and approved methods OF
crop handling; otherwise, 1t is play
Ing In the dark. County mutual in
| surance associations are recommends
ed by SEINE farm economists as most
| likely to meet the hazards intelli-
] gently and safely. for they would
! know local conditions, and would
| watch for defective practices The
| insurance policies would be condi-
tional upon correct farm methods.
-
The American. Sentinels is a new
Organization of boys of sixteen years
and elder--the dangerous age. Presi-
/ dent Harding is it's honorary chief
and Rear Admiral william A. Moffat
the active head. Admiral Moffat ex-
| plains that too often boys approach
! ing manhood are allowed 10 drift, and
! they take a resentful or cynical view
| of society as a result. 1t Is for the
! purpose of interesting these difficult
young men-too old to be Boy Scouts
! that the society of American Sem
tinels has been launched In Chicago.
| 1t probably will spread over abe
country: look out for 1t.
Copyright, 1923. by p. v. CUlIins.D
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A Wonderful Failure. :"

Lieut.. Maughan's failure to fly from
New York to San Francisco between
dawn and dusk was due directly to a
clog in his gas feed, which caused his
engine to go dead and his plane to
drop into a pasture, damaging the
landing gear. This happened at St
Joseph, Mo-, 1880 miles from the start
ing point. That was remarkable
flight for nine hours, an average OF
nearly $50 miles an hour.
II was something for Lieut.. Maui
CHAN to have flown so far. His flight
is rated as failure because he did no,
accomplish what he set out to do. But
think Of flight of 1880 miles in nine
hours being called a failure. An avia
tor who can fail like that has done
something of which he may we'll be
proud.
Just as surely as Orville Wright
once flew from Fort Myer to Alexan
dria and astonished the world by that
LONG distance" air trip. so cross
continent flying will be a comparative
commonplace in a very short time. 1t
is only a question of machine dependa
bility, OF skillful pilotage. Of providing
proper landing fields at the right inter.
walls. Indeed. in view Of the Kelly.
MaeReady flight. landing. fields may
not be essential for cross-continent
flying.
Aviation success is a matter of per.
lection of enginery. Long ago it was
urged. when heavier than-air flying
was in the first stages, that il the ma
chine were once perfected the men to
use it would be at hand. There are
many skilled pilots now, the processes
of training are well developed and
standardized. The qualities essential
to plane control are known, and means
are available to develop them in as.
pirants for the flying service. Failures
in the air are due to mechanical de-
fects rather than human faults. The
plane of today is far and away more
dependable than those of q few years
ago. And yet accidents happen, as in
the Vaughan flight. These trials and
experimental flights are valuable
in testing out the planes and develop.
ing weaknesses to the end of correct.
ing them, so that the plane of tomor-
row will be reliable for any service.
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The Convention of Photographers

1t is estimated that 1000 photogra-
piers will attend the forty-first annual
convention of the Photographic Asso-
citation of America which will open
here in a few days. 1t has been TWEEN
ty-three years since this picturesque
organization met in Washington, and
one of the events of that convention
was the dedication Of the Daguerre
memorial which stands In the Smith
sonian grounds.
There is something particularly At
ting that the Photographic, Association
should assemble here. Washington
might be called the Photographic CAPT.
tai of America. 1t Is not a great center
for the manufacture of Photographic
supplies. 1t is not in the same class
with Hollywood. But it is, perhaps.
the most photographed of cities. Its
monuments, public buildings and
vistas are under fire from cameras
from sunrise till nightfall, and even
then ambitious photographers are out
for views. Residents and strangers,
amateurs and professionals, seem al.
ways to be choosing a subject. setting
up tripod, focusing camera, click.
ing the shutter or slipping in a slide,
and all that. So much of public in
terest goes on in Washington that the
movie men are always on the move
getting pictures for the enlightenment
of the people of the country.
There are a great many phetosra-
piers in Washington. Nearly every,
body owns camera and la interested
In taking pictures OF course. wise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

@. How does Rock Creek Park rank
with other large parks of the world!
ID. l..
A. Rock Creek Park covers an area
of 1,775 acres. Paramount Park, In
Philadelphia. the largest city park In
the world, comprises 2.s%S acres;
Forest. Park, st. Louis. 1872 acres,
and Central Park, New York city, $40
acres. Abroad. the largest is proba-
bly, the Bois de Boulogne, Paris. coy
erfng 2,2s8 acres, followed by the
Prater, Vienna, of 1000 acres. Hyde
Park, London. covers only 400 acres
and the Thtergarten. Berlin, $50 acres
Q. What Presidents were not in
augurated on March AT. A., f.. -
A. George Washington, April 30,
1889; Monroe (second term) March S,
1921; Tyler, April 6, 1841: Taylor,
March 8, 1s49; Fillmore, July 8, 1850;
5, 1877; Arthur, September 20, 1881.
Q. What is the membership of the
Norwegian Lutheran Church of
America?-L. c..
A. The Norwegian Lutheran Church
of America was organized in 1917 by
a union of three former church bodies.
500, 900; confirmed members, 2s3,675.
Q. What kind of weather will greet
the presidential party In Alaska?-
C. r.
A. The weather bureau says that 1t
is likely to be as hot In Alaska as
1t is here. While the temperature
averages about so degrees for the
month of July, the coastal district,
which the President will visit, has had
July day when the thermometer
stood at SO. The interior district,
part of which lies within the arctic
zone, has had a maximum tempera-
ture OF So degrees.
Q. How much paint does it take to
cover the dome of the Capitol?-A. G.
A. Fortythree thousand pounds of
paint are mixed when 1t Is painted.
1t takes thirty five men about three
months to complete the task.
@. Where and how large are the
proposed new Botanic Garden?-M F. T.
A. They are adjacent to the Ana
costa river. The whole gardens would
comprise 500 acres, and with nearby
government lands along the Anacostia
and Potomac rivers would form con-
tinuous open tract of about 1000 acres.
@. Does sound travel faster by radio
than IL does naturally?-C. F. T.
A. Sound travels about 1,100 feet per
second. When sent by wireless, II
takes the speed of electric waves, 1885,
900 miles per second.
O. Where is the shortest distance
across the United States?-G. z. F.
A The shortest distance from the
Atlantic to the Pacific across tht
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persons will understand that the pos
session of camera does not make the
owner really and truly photographer
in the broad and artistic sense. Some
engaged in making snapshots are not
to be considered as eminent and highly
respectable photographers, but let 1t
be said that the camera owners are
all members Of the grand body photo
graphic.
Great men are not numerous in any
art, and even in this Photographic
convention it may be that there are
some who can recall that in days long
ago they overexposed plate or under
timed it. or committed the sin of un'
der developing it or the indiscretion Of
developing it too much. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

On the Fourth of July two men met
in prize ring at Shelby, Mont, and
fought for fifteen rounds. One of them
was awarded the decision on points"
He also walked off with rich guaran-
tee. The other chap got nothing but
q meager bit of training expense
money, outside of the prestige of hav-
ing virtually fought the champion to a
draw. Both Of them won something.
The real losers Of the fight were the
packers. The reckoning ts now In
progress. 1t LIS announced fYem Great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

The greatest Industrial gambler in
the world is the farmer. He has no
possible means Of knowing when he
sows his crop what the harvest or
the price. will be, He runs a game
Of chance which would daunt many a
poker player or lottery investor.
The Department of Agriculture is
interested In crop insurance. Against
what chances can a farmer be in
sured? Shall an insurance company
undertake to guarantee profits to all
farmersf IL SO, then. why not also
guarantee profits to merchants and to
manufacturers, insuring them uni
mand for their goods? Can bad
judgment be insured of success,
either for manufacturer or farmer?
Many efforts have been made, espe-
crops SO that the farmer would be
guaranteed profit on every acre. In
all such cases the companies have
lost money. Some have lost even
when the crop was good. because
they had guaranteed net profit. and
ment points out that that Is not
legitimate insurance. as il simply
transfers uncomfortable hazards from
the farmer to the insurance COM
based upon statistical averages.
The Department of Agriculture has
issued a statement to the effect that
scientific farm insurance Is feasible,
when 1t is confined to scientific lines
and covers only actual damages by
natural causes. emitting all efforts TO
insure against expected profits. The
department favors' policy which
will cover all the principal hazards,
including damage from excessive or
deficient moisture. plant pests. storms
and drought. frost. hail and hot
winds--every cause of damage except
the farmers own negligence.
II is argued by the department that
no insurance should undertake to
cover price -fiuctuation. That, being
subject TO world conditions, cannot
company or a farm association. The
sanest means of controlling the mar
ket price Is the wholesale storage or
surplus stocks, as recommended last
week by the bureau of farm fedora
tions. which proposed storing ZOO
e00. 600 bushels of wheat, under gov
eminent inspection and control, and
letting that storage out upon the
market according TO world demands.
Similar storage can be applied to
! other crops.
~
To undertake to insure against
drought Involves careful discernment
to indicate whether the drought dam
age is not due directly to the farmers
negligence. The writer recalls two
farms in North Dakota having
identically the same soil; they were
located on opposite sides of a road.
Upon one field the soil was so dry,
even to a depth of two feet. that 1t
was mere dust. Across the road the
soil. even within three inches OF the
surface. was 30 moist that IL could
be squeezed In the hand into firm
ball On the moist Soil bounteous
crop fiourished: though the years
rainfall was about twenty-five inches.
across the road the crop was total
failure.
How would an insurance company
handle the drought loss under such
circumstances? Did not the rain fall
alike upon the just and the unjust?
Yes. but 1t was not conserved alike.
81
The difference between the two
fields was wholly attributable to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
In the Land of Never Mind.

In the Land Of Never Mind.
In the land of Never Mind
We will leave all care behind.
So we journey with smile
On the road of After While"
AS we travel day by day.
Wearisome becomes the way.
And we linger to inquire
OF the land that we desire. ,- .-
There no sorrowing We'll hear.
Only songs will greet the ear,
AS we Danish all distress
To a glad forgetfulness. =:
No one finds this realm of rest;
Yet each Journeys in the quest, :
Hoping sweet relief to find
In that dreamland, Never Mind. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS


United States is between points near
Charleston, S. c.. and San Diego
Calf, and is 2,152 miles.
Q. Are the automobiles used in Eu.
rope about the same as the ones seen
In America "A. IT. A.
A. For the most part smaller, lighter
cars are used abroad, since gasoline is
much more expensive. The high-pricee
cars are often larger, heavier and
handsomer than the ones seen in
America.
Q. What wood is used for telephone
poles?-J. L. W.
"A. Chestnut is most commonly used:
next comes northern white cedar,
southern white cedar and western red
cedar.
Q. Where is the highest tide in the
A. The highest tide is in the Bay If
Fundy, Canada, where there Is rise
of fffty-three feet.
Q. What kind OF whales attain the
greatest size ?-F. 1. b.
A. Fin-back whales are the largest,
The length of the longest one cap
tured was 100 feet.
Q. At what period did the so-called
cavemen Iive?-T. c. NJ.
A. The cayeman lived between the
third and fourth ice ages, along with
the cave bear, cave lion, cave hyena,
wholly rhinocerous, Irish elk and
other mammals now extinct. which
some scientists say was from 10000
to $4,000 years ago.
O. What is the greatest depth a
submarine has ever reached?-O. O.
A. The Navy Department says that
the greatest depth United states
submarine ever submerged was 29s
feet. This record was made during
the war, off the coast of Ireland.
O. Are there many people in this
country who have reached the age OF
100?-I NJ. c.
A. There are $500 persons in the
United States who are more than 100
years of age.
O. What are the swifest and SLOW.
est speeds known?-A. NJ. P.
A. The swiftest speed known is that
iss, 900 miles a second. The slowest
Is perhaps that of the human thumb
NAH, which grows 2I,000,00o.Oo0ths Of
yard a second.
Editors note.--Stdr readers are re-
qsLested to gtCe their fifu names and dd-
dresses 1Uhe7s HTitin0 to Mr.. HdSkth for
information. This is necessary because
he replies direct 10 all inquiries. Only q
fen selected aastCers Of general interest
are printed IN the paper. Address your
letter to The Star Information Bureau.
Frederic J. Haskin, director, 1920 hortk
C1nitoI Sfraet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

The motor cop who arrested Gov.
Ritehie for going thirty-six miles an
hour failed to make allowances for
the fast running a man who attains
the distinction of being Governor of
Maryland may have gotten into the
habit of doing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

A California geyser is being made to
supply natural steam fer commercial
use. Italy should persuade science to
devise a means of Harvesting Vesuvius
and power.
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Privilege of a Prospectus.

Aren't your ideas of government a
trif1e Utopian?'' .=z. -
Perhaps replied the sovfetist.
But when you are writing prospec-
tus you're naturally expected to make
it as alluring possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

Three Philadelphia boys went to Jer-
sey City in their bathing suits. 1t has
been warm summer, and more com.
fert may reasonably be demanded in
masculine as we'll as in feminine at
tire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

Devastating fire at Goldf1eid, New,
is said to have started In an Illicit
still. The kind of fire water that is
being manufactured may yet cause
the insurance interests to add their
efforts to those of the prohibition au.
thOrities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

All the immigrants now coming to
this country say they are looking for
work. Some of the arrivals in days
gone by behaved a little as if they
were only looking for trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

Airships will deliver mail to Presi-
dent Harding. 1t is the kind of useful
service on which Mr.. Harding doubt
less hopes the airships Of the future
will. concentrate. war prophets to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

The growing popularity of serious
public sees all the musical comedy
costumes it cares about on the sea.
shore during the summer months.
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LLOYD GEORGE.

AS source of: innocent merriment
the teaching of evolution might be a
good thing, as there is nothing so
funny as Darwinism. BY the same
logic men and women could be
cousins of the housefy, the horse
leech and the bedbug.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

Many working people will regard
Judge Gary's effort to abolish the
twelve-hour working day as one of the
politest forms Of gentlemen's agree
ment he ever undertook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

The next time two distinguished Of
ficials abroad decide to have a duel
they might secure liberal funds for pa
triotic use by employing q press agent
and selling tickets.
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A Large Order.

do you mean to say you don't read
what 1 write about you?' sadly in
CURED the press agent.
mot any more" replied Mr.. Storm
ington Barns. IF l kept reminding
myself of the superhuman talent I'm
expected to display I'd get stage fright
before every performance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

There cannot by any. chance be
enough parties to accommodate all the
now possible new candidates.
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All Other States,
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
70 the use Cor republica ton Of all news dis
patches credited to Ii or not otherwise credited
In this paper and also the Drai news pub
iished herein. All rights of publication o.
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

Financial obligation between nations
makes a certain amount of foreign en-
tanglement inevitable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

Germany can hardly hope to get her
dye industry back in as good order as
1t was when she recklessiy mislaid 1t.
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In a Few Words.

America has retired into pros
porous seelusion. occasionally look
ing down through barred windows at
Europe sitting in the mire of war
trampled fields. =
- LLOYD GEORGE
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A Rlissful Dream,

/ hope that we'll gain further leisure
for play
And husband laborious pow'rs, =
Until we can reckon a full working
day .,+a.. -: ),
Ry minutes instead of by hours