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Evening star., 1924-08-03

defendants, and there is a fear lest
this condition is typical Of large sec.
ton of the younger generation. par.
ticularly youths of wealth and leisure.
There is a decided impatience with
the fine-spun direrentiations that are
ing the responsibility Of those accused.
In earlier times there was no such
splitting of hairs. A man knew the
penalty of crime and was punished &C.
cordingly, as the, facts were estab-
lished. Today much is tolerated that
would previously have been immedi.
ately punished.
1t is a well known fact that alienists
who are hired by one side present find
ings in accord with the wishes of their
employers. Insanity to a degree ex-
cusing criminal acts ID discovered. On
the other side alienists testify to
soundness of judgment, when they are
engaged on the side of the State. For
tunately in this case there is no jury
to be bcfogged by the technicalities of
Ip OlesSlOItdl anu SCleTllHC WitIlcSSeS.
An experienced jurist alone sits in
judgment. The question arises. Is he
permitting the presentation of this
testimony simply that there may be
no ground for an appeal in case he
concludes to impose the extreme SEN
tence of death?
1t is not in any manner a pre-
judgment of the case to state that the
public hope is that this is the situa.
ton. That fear of further horrors
committed by sophisticated, idle and
overeducated youths, in the absence
of a punishment to the limit of the
law. prompts the belief that despite
the present complex OF hyper. scientific
speculations the fullest and most SOL
emn warning will be given that those
who deliberately take human life must
pay for their crimes with their own
lives.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
The Chicago Case.

When the counsel for the two
youths accused of murder in Chicag go
entered pleas of guilty the public ex.
claimed in relief at the prospect of a
brief procedure. with no jury and a
minimum of evidence, with no array
of experts testifying as to the mental
condition Of the accused. That pros.
pect has not been fully verified. The
case is proceeding almost precisely as
II IL men sat in the jury box and
listened to witnesses. A short cut has,
1t is true, been taken to the point of
judgment, upon the question of the
penalty to be paid by the two young
men for their abominabIe crime. But
the case is dragging through the ia
miliar phases of testimony upon the
question of mental responsibility. The
judge has ruled that this testimony
may be advanced, by the defense. to
determine between the extreme pun.
ishment Of death and that of life i'm
prisonment.
The public reaction to this spectacle
In almost uniformly unfavorable. A
fear is felt lest the issue of criminality
may be obscured by that Of mental un-
balance. The plea of guilty has, it
seems, precluded the entry Of the de.
Tense OF insanity, yet that defense, as
against capital punishment, has been
in effect set up and is being argued
and testified to as though no confes.
sion of guilt had been made.
There is no blood thirst in the hope
that the punishment decreed will be
the extreme prescribed by the law for
the taking Of life. Rather is the pub.
lie mind set upon the preservation Of
the safety of others by the admins
'tration of that ultimate punishment.
For the case, in it's peculiar aspect,
turns upon the utter moral lack of the
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Lucky Charms.

The Post Office Department has is.
sued a fraud order against two firms
selling good luck and happiness
rings" 1t seems also that the rings
have been accompanied by certain
astrological interpretations which
ought to increase the value of the
rings. The Post ONCE Department
says that the firms dealing in the
good luck rings buy them for IS cents
and sell them to good luck seekers, or
good luck suckers, for s2.25. Obviously
there is a large profit to the dealers,
but if the postal authorities are going
after everybody who makes a large
profit they are taking on a big job.
Some persons are willing to pay S2.2h
for good luck and happiness, and il
these rings deliver the goods, the
price is not too high.
Without knowing anything about
the virtue Of these particular rings
it is clear that there is wide belief in
lucky charms and evil omens. There
Evening star., 1924-08-03
MEN AND AFFAIRS
.. BY ROBERT T. SMALL

Persons in the know at Washing
ton are wondering IL some one. has
not been 'spoofing' Senator La Fol-
fette about sugar In any event, his
demand for. An Immediate reduction
in the tariff on sugar is precisely the
same attitude that has been taken by
the big sugar interests" which the
La Toilette statement seeks to de-
nounee. .,.
As a matter Of fact, the present in
vestigation of the sugar tariff was
started not on the demand of Presi-
dent Harding, as has been supposed,
but on the petition of the United
States Sugar Association, composed
of the big Eastern refiners and the
owners of sugar lands in Cuba.
The so-called sugar trust long
has fought for the abolition of the
tariff on sugar. This is because the
trust's' plantations are in Cuba and
the trust would like to getSits raw
sugar into the United States without
the payment of any duty whatsoever
The trust" is said to control about
four -fifths of all the sugar consumed
in the United States, The domestic
producers of sugar say that with a
material reduction in the tariff the
trust could Kill off all competition
ana control all of the sugar brought
to this country for consumption.
Mr. La Foflette's statement. made 1t
appear that the sugar trust" has
about $4,000, 100000 invested in Gu
ban sugar lands and mills and that
tho trust was among the interests
seeking TO delay or wholly block a
revision OF the tariff The trust :"
as matter Of record, has spent mil
lions Of dollars. trying to get the
tarn taken off completely. The
trusts" representatives in Wash
ingten must have smiled grimly at
the La Toilette attack"
The interests" fighting to maintain
the existing tariff on sugar are large
ly' the American farmers or persons
claiming to represent them, and the
owners OF beet sugar factories. Two
national farm organizations have
gone on record as opposing any re-
ductien on the ground that it would
be .rutnous to the one crop-sugar
beets-which virtually is guaranteed
by the sugar factories and the de-
veiopment of which has been urged
,y the Government.
There are thousands of acres plant
ed to sugar beets in Mr.. La Follette's
own State, and some four or five
sugar factories operating there.
The old-iine politicians always have
contendsd that it is impossible to
merge farmer and labor interests. and
are citing the present sugar contro-
versy as further proof of their claims
The farmers say they must have the
tariff: labor is fighting to have it re-
pealed.
All of which reveals that politics is
a strange animal.
II y \
1T Is odd how one moving picture
star can set an entire Summer colony
by the ears. Spring Lake. on the
jersey shore. has just been going
through the paroxysm. The movie
hierarchy may mean nothing in the
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Reparation Plan Success.

After delay which at times has
seemed likely to lead to complete
blockade, the conference of allied gov
ernments at London has reached
agreement upon the method of putting
into effect the Dawes plan for repara,
tions. At the last stage of the confer.
ence the allied premiers and the
American Ambassador worked com
promise settlement which was ac-
ceptable to all the powers, and which
ii is expected will lead to an early ex-
ecution Of the plan. As the first step
an invitation has been sent to Ger
many to send representatives to the
London conference, and Foreign Min
lister Stresemann and his colleagues of
the delegation will probably reach
London tomorrow night.
This is d triumph Of reason, and is
to be hailed as an achievement in
diplomacy. The position of the French
premier al this conference has been
one of. difficulty. He was confronted
with the embarrassment of a possible
reaction at home in case he consented
To a program which involved with.
drawal of the French forces from Ger
many. France naturally seeks an early
execution Of the reparations plan.
but it has in mind also the need of
guarantees. The policy of France
heretofore has been to provide guar
enteeS through occupation. But oc-
cumtion has failed. The Dawes pla n
was proposed as an economic solution
of the problem. Its chief feature was
a large foreign loan. The security for
that loan would be the industries of
Germany. The bankers from whom
the funds would be supplied for this
loan were loath to undertake it's flota-
ton if military occupation continued
with its menace OF bankruptcy for
Germany.
This was the problem. 10 satisfy the
French apprehension on the score of
a faithful discharge Of reparation
obligations, and to secure assurances
from banking interests that funds
would be forthcoming. France must
yield the point of independent power
Of action. The other allied govern
ments must be brought into line to ac-
cept reparation plan with considera-
ton for the peculiar requirements of
France.
That has been accomplished. 1t has
taken days of diligent search for solu.
tion. 1t has required the most delicate
adjustment. Now it is announced the
question of guarantees has been an
swered SATISFACTORY to France and
the other powers and to the banking
interests.
The presence of German representa-
tives at the conference is necessary to
put the reparation plan into effect.
Probably next week will see the con-
summation of this project. which will
deliver Europe from the menace of
conflict, and after several years Of
friction and costly delay set up the
machinery of peaceful settlement.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

life OF the southern California. beaches.
but when Tom Moore steps out on the
strand at Spring Lake every day
pdtnlns practically ceases The men
would like to keep on bathing. Tom
means little in their young lives. But
let EN-. They want 'em to stop and
admire the movie man. The men
protest that If a Mack Sennett troupe
| OF bathing beauties were to come
along they might register interest.
put notninG doing over the male of
the species
Feminine hearts. however, have
been all a-futter a Spring Lake for
more than week, and as feminine
nearts make up most of the heart
population at summer resort Mr..
moore may be said with some de-
gree OF authority to have been the
cynosure OF all eyes, the disturber OF
all feminine repose. AS becomes a
movie star. the gentleman in aues-
tton takes all the looks" and all the
Whispered comment in good part. one
might almost say casually He has a
number of close personal friends in
his parties. and his interest appears
to, lie all with them.
x X X
American travellers returning from
Europe say that the people in this
country haye no conception of the
! development of commercial aviation
in the Old World. Flying is taken over
there as matter of course and many
travellers are as casual about stepping
into an air cruiser as most Americans
are about boarding a pullman. Cabin
airplanes are being constantly i'm
proved and enlarged. Journeys which
formerly required something like Il
hours by train are being accomplished
in hours through the air.
Tourists who went to Europe this
spring said they carried with then, the
vague impression that one could fly
from London to Paris if one desired,
but that was about ali. Instead they
found air routes available in virtually
all directions-even into Poland and
Russia and Turkey.
FLYING in the United States still is re-
garded az more or less of stunt. The
people still get real thrill over letter
which arrives by air post. Europeans
marvel that with the magnificent dis
tanceS here no attempt has been made
TO commemorative flying Perhaps, after
all. it is tribute to the efficiency OF
American railroads.
Frank w. Mondell of Wyoming. who
was permanent chairman of the Repub-
lican convention at Cleveland, is to have
the pleasure of notifying President
Coolidge that he is the Republican nom
inee. Mr. Mondell will be ably support
ed by some % ladies and gentlemen OF
the committee appointed by the conven-
tfon. Mr.. Mondell. who is a director of
the Governments War Finance Corpora
ton, says his part in the proceedings of
August IA is to be short and snappy
He has an idea that the country is really
awaiting to hear from Mr.. Coolidge and
not from him. He will, however say a
few things abou: Mr. Coolidge as a man
and as a President which Mr.. Coolidge
could not, with Oecoming modesty, say
about himself.
iCopElsht, 1921
Evening star., 1924-08-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANpER JOHNSON.

PsychoanAlysis.
I'd fain make men appreciate
My humble art vocational.
But all the plaudits up to date
Are turned to things sensational.
In views Of modern methods queer
nov announce with gravity
I'm contemplating a career
OF unrestrained depravity.
I'll ask the alienistS to call
And say that am capable
OF any crime, immense or small,
Whose blame is unacceptable.
All moral discipline I'll show
To be quite Intellectual
And by these tokens men will know
I'm awful intellectual!
Advice.
Don't you think we ought to go to
the assistance Of Europe?"
"Of course" answered Senator Sor-
shum. 1.-THE only difficulty Is that no
matter how good your advice may be
nations, like individuals, assume that
they are doing you . great favor to
listen to it,
Paradox.
No doubt the world will find release
From this strange situation,
Where every time you mention peace
You start an alteration.
Jud Tunkins says Solomon was the
wisest man, but with SO many wives
he bets he never had the nerve to
brag about it.
An ImmutabAity.
The fashions change without a doubt
In dress and in orations,
Except with folks who talk about
That good old league Of nations"
Proverb Questioned.
"A way to a mans heart Is through
his stomach quoted the reader of
French PHILOSOPHERS.
"And yet" mused Miss Cayenne,
I'VE girls always expect the men to
bring US confectionery and take US
out to dinner"
A Compliments Declined.
I'm the course of time" remarked
the affable visitor, Crimson Gulch
may grow up to be as great and IA
nous town as. Chicago"
Don't mention any such possibility
in public whispered Cactus Joe.
Our enterprisin' little village has got
tough enough reputation a. it is
Happiness" said Uncle Eben, lis
mostly whut everybody 'magines he'd
have it he was In somebody else's
place"
Evening star., 1924-08-03

August and September have ample
time for those who do not find a third
party satisfactory as q substitute for
either Of the two old ones to organize
fourth.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

AS the guest of Americas most
clever society artist, Mr.. John w.
Davis can hardly fail to see force in
COL Bryan's protest against Oar.
winian theories. 1t is impossible to
assume any save an angelic ancestry
for a Gibson girl.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

If Leopold and Loeb are intellectual
wonders, as described, they ought to
say or do something to prove it. They
have the complete attention Of the
public, and If supermentality is to be
exploited as an apology for crime they
might at least dazzle the public by
undertaking to explain the fourth di-
mension or the Einstein theory.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

Quarrels of organized managers and
organized actors are contributing to
the prospects of American drama
neither wit, humor nor pathos.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

England ought to be thankful to
America for giving her the justly
esteemed Lady Astor instead Of hand
ing her Peggy Hopkins.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

unfound. Whether he was murdered
by his abductors or spirited ava
and his identity destroyed was neyel
known. Years later men proclaimed
themselves from, time. to time to Id
the 'lost CharlieA Ross" but tbei
claims were not established. The ali |
ducton remained one Of America d
unsolved mysteries
Evening star., 1924-08-03

The man on horseback" does not
figure in this Nations AFFAIRS. although
the man on the fiivver appears con-
stantly in Michigan politics.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

Statements that Henry Ford con.
templates senatorial race draw at
tention to him as a man who is willing
to try anything twice.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

Prosperity is confidently announced
by the few who are enabled to hold
commodities at advanced prices which
the many cannot afford to pay.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

A number of the dark horses men
toned during conventions are now
absolutely invisible.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

1t is odd how one moving picture
star can set an entire Summer colony
by the ears. Spring Lake. on the
Jersey shore. has just been going
through the paroxysm The movie
hierarchy may mean nothing in the
Evening star., 1924-08-03
A Compliment Declined .

Happiness. said Uncle Eben, 'is
mostly whut everybody 'magines he'd
have 1t he was In somebody else's
place"
Evening star., 1924-08-03

Dwight's custody. For example, re-
garding the boundary between the
United States and Canada, which de-
pends chiefly on the Treaty Of Client,
after the War of 1912.
Under that and other treaties boun-
dary commissions were set up to mark
off and exactly define boundaries. So
the collection Of manuscripts contains
the reports of boundary commissions,
maps and related papers.
In the same way there nave been
purchase of Louisiana, Florida, Alas
ka and all papers relating to early
boundaries in the South:
One curious fact which Mr.. Dwight
recently discovered Is that no one
knew what the exact western boun-
was not settled until 1882, when 1t
was drawn between the United States
and the then Republic Of Texas.
There are many interesting old doc
uments covering the frequent changes
made by Texas in getting it's political
entity settled.
k* ~
Mr.. Dwight has also the originals OF
the old Indian treaties, various early
territorial papers and those regarding
the great West when 1t was young.
+* k~*
Browsing around among these man.
uscripts makes one realize, as few OF
US do, that the State Department is
not merely an institution to prevent
obstreperous foreigners from stepping
on our toes, or to keep on the trail
of international intrigues, or to see
that we get a square deal in the mar
kets of the world, or TO guide our
tourists Alright at the crossroads OF
the world.
duty toward all of US stay -homes.
for 1t is custodian Of the laws passed
to protect US in our Fundamental
rights to life. liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness, and to keep us from
trespassing the equal rights - eur
fellow citizens.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

While waiting for further develop
ments regarding the so-caIled White
Evening star., 1924-08-03

The abduction of Charlie Ross 81
years ago this Summer shocked the
Evening star., 1924-08-03

Copyright, 1921
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12
New Screen Version OF
est. Elmo" AT Empire

One of the most remarkable coin
cidences of the late war, a dual re-
semblance by which a returning vet
eran is mistaken for one of his bud
dies who has gone "west," furnishes
the situation upon which are founded
the stirring developments in "Son-
n.y. the third First National attract
ion starring Richard Barthelmess
which will be shown at the Empire
Theatre next Monday and Tuesday.
The feature attraction of the week
will be the William Fox offering, "St
Elmo" starring John Gilbert, sup
ported by such an excellent cast as
Barbara La Mari, Bessie Love, War
ner Baxter, Nigel De Bruillier and
Lydia Knott.
est. Elmo," which will be shown or
Wednesday and Thursday, was adapt
ed by Jules Furthman from Augusta
J. Evans we'll known novel of that
name. This book perhaps has been
read by more people than any othe,
romance published.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12
COUNTY TEACHERS REVIEW
RECENT TESTS AT STOCKTON
Meeting Of Last Friday Very SuccessfuE C. Fontaine
Presents Review Of English Tests In High Schools

that pupils do not know how to use
properly the punctuation points, that
they use poor paragraphing, and that
they are poor spoilers. 1t is not fair
to put the blame all on the elemen-
tary schools, for evidence seems to be
against that. In Is schools the tests
were given to ninth grade pupils and
in IL of these schools the eighth
grades scored So while the ninth
grades scored only a..
That High schools ought not to send
pupils from the school until they have
mastered the fundamentals Of correct
spoken and written English, is the be-
lief Of the Supervisor. High school
faculties ought to agree on certain
minimum ESSENTIALS that should be
known by graduates of elementary
schools, such as, the use Of the pro-
noun, comma, period, question mark.
capitalization, and the 100 Spelling
demons. English teachers should not
be kept solely to the task of teaching
English, but the teachers Of all othe,
branches should see that good English
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12

A very successful meeting Of the
Worcester County High School Teach
ers' Association was held at Stockton,
on Friday, January d: The usual or
der of giving a demonstration lesson
in some high school subject was not
followed. Instead of this Prof. E.
Clarke Fontaine presented to the
teachers review and discussion of
the recent tests that were given to the
eighth grade pupils of all of the
schools Throughout the State. The tests
are known as the Briggs tests in En-
glish and were given in order to de-
terrnine the cause, and, if possible, to
find the remedy for the poor English
that high school graduates use in
their spoken and written communica-
tions.
In his discussion Mr.. Fontaine said
in substance: "That in the last analy-
sis our schools are judged, by parents
and business men, by the ability OF
the pupils to speak, read and write
correct English and by their ability to
ssfigger.n The criticism of business
men and others has some point to il
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12

A meeting, which looks like move
that will result in something practi-
cal, took place in the School superin-
tendent's office, Court House, Snow
Hill last Wednesday,.
At this time and place, representa-
tive citizens from Stockton, Pocomoke
City, Berlin, and Snow Hill gathered
to discuss ways and means of bring
ing about Improvements in the High
school building conditions in the towns
above mentioned.
The meeting was remarkable for
the absolute unanimity of thought and
feeling as to the necessity for new
high school houses in Worcester coun-
ty. Those now in use are inadequate
in size to accommodate the numbers.
Besides this, they are far behind mod
ern ideas in school house construction,
and are so planned as to defy any re-
duction to the latter day standardized
buildings.
After thorough dicussion, it was
decided to appoint two committees
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12
27O,OOO People Own
A. T. And T. Stock

Approximately 1900 of the 340O
employees of the Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Company in the
State of Maryland are buying through
tire Company shares of stock of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
The average number of shares sub
scribed for by each employee is four
All employees who have been in the
service for six months or longer are
entitled to subscribe for the stock
This plan of permitting Bell System
employees to purchase the stock thru
tie Associate Companies is in effect
thu oughout the country.
The American Telephone and Tele'
graph Company has it's shares dis
tributed more widely than any Other
institution in the United States
More than 100000 people, living ii
every state in the Union land consti
tuting a representative cross section
of American citizenship own it's stock
The average individual holding is bu
twenty-six shares.