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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18

Many 1UGr veterGns tChO
aOere gGssed abroad are going
to get several more doses be-
fore thia political campaign
ends. ARIZONA IKE.
Evening star., 1924-10-08
Radio Convention.

The third annual radio conference
is meeting in Wast.ccton. If one
needed a reminder of the youth of this
science and industry he would have
1t In the fact that this is but the third
annual conference. Radio has been a
fast developing and spreading indus.
try. and takfs highly important
place in the NE Of the American peo.
pie. 1t has spread around the world,
and the voices of men and music of
bands pass from country to country.
AS a means of transmitting news and
other information radio developed
faster than the telegraph, the tele-
phone or wireless telegraphy, and as a
means for carrying instruction and
entertainment into all parts Of the
country its progress has been more
rapid than any other means. The
world did not pause long to discuss
this scientific achievement, but
erasped it and put it to almost i'm.
mediate use.
1t vas many years after its prac.
ticability had been proved that the
telegraph came into general use, and
= vtas so with the telephone. To re-
,,e.vs wireless telegraph messages a
degree of technical knowledge was
ruuApd. Telegraph and telephone serv-
a.sO OTe extended at vast outlay Of
ca1Bn1Gl with radio a. man or boy
<D Sg makes d SELL strings wire
Evening star., 1924-10-08

in the window or on tho root and
hears all that goes on at a ctNAtral sta
ton hundreds of miles away When
an important speech is to be delivered
the radio men sea a microphona on
desk, broadcastihg stations, lend Their
plant and power and the speaker ad'
dresses not only the crowd around
him but thousand crowds in distan I
cities and villages, tens Of thousanda
Of families living miles from any viii
lage and tens of thotsands Of city
families who do not take the trouble
to travel a few szuares..
In the case Of oAse bail millions Of
people in most parts OF the country
hear descriptions Of the games play
by play, and they hear the cheering
in the hall park. With the multiplied
ton of electric scoreboards and the
operation of loud speakers millions
Of people miles away are almost in at
tendance at the game and without
cost.
At the third annual conference the
delegates are.discussing the ALLEGATION
Of wave lengths, and will take up
and probably dispose Of the division Of
the land for broadcasting stations
among the several classes, and they
may perhaps revise the present zon-
ing plan. Many important technical
questions will be taken up during the
conference.
Evening star., 1924-10-08
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.


In spite Of the orations and the sol
emn declarations
That the world is still in danger OF
despair,
The musics lightly playing and the
dancing feet are straying
While the gayety Of youth is every.
where.
Sometimes the politicians tell of des
perate conditions,
Sometimes the good old home team
drops a game.
Sometimes the general rumor shows a
pessimistic humor-
But we manage to keep happy, JUS,
the same.
Humanity. has ever been engaged in
an endeavor
To preserve itself from going to the
bad.
It has sought the path Of duty and re
tained a sense of beauty:
Being good should be the same as
being glad.
So we face the wordy tangle in the
diplomatic wrangle
And sereneiy view the ways OF
wealth and fame.
For young hearts are stoutly beating
We march on without retreat
ing,
And we manage 10 be happy, just
the same.
Evening star., 1924-10-08
Good Judgment by "Goose. >

The count is tied-two games
apiece. Parking a ball in the right
field stands with two men on base
yesterday was an act of good judg-
ment by the eminent Goose" Goslin,
for it insured lead that was never
overtaken; in fact, was never re-
duced. That home run settled the
contest, giving the Nationals renewed
confidence and checking the rising
spirit Of confidence ON the part OF
the Giants
Now it is assured that Washington
will witness at least one more Of the
big games, for whoever wins today
must win another game, and that
sixth game will be played here. Per
haps a seventh game will be played,
and it may be on these grounds, ac-
cording as the toss Of a coin decides.
But here is hoping that a seventh
game will not be needed, that today
and tomorrow will witness the Ma
tionals' triumph, making three in u
row and the world championship.
Yesterday George Mogridge, vet
eran strategist of the pitching rub
Der, confounded all the critics who
had averred that he could never stand
up against t<ae onslaught of the slug
gers Of Coogans Bluff. But he did.
He was a bit wild in the first and
again in the eighth inning, and he
had then to be relieved by the useful
nIarberry But he had checked the
crack batsmen Of the National
League and held the enemy while the
Nationals We're getting their comfort
able and, as it proved. sufficient
lead. dc might have finished out un-
aide< IN good shape. But too much
wss at stake to take a chance. He
retired with high honor.
After that four-base bunt Of the
versatile Goose in the third inning
the game was devoid Of SENSATIONAL
ism. 1t was just a case Of holding
them and getting q few more runs
now and then TO make the margin
more secure. And in that process the
hitting together ability of the home
team. which brought it to the front
in the American League, was in evi.
dence. Yesterday the hitting combi-
nation that told most heavily was
McSeely, Goslin and Bluege. Today
it may be another combination, per-
haps Harris, Rice and Judge. Maybe
it will be all six.
But there is an obstacle in the path
to the supreme honor, in the person
of the willy Arthur Nehf, who is due to
pitch again today for the foe. lie won
his game last Saturday. By the same
token Walter johnson lost his game
then. Now it Is expected that the
veteran will have another chance to
win a world series game. That he will
pitch the best ball that his arm will
yield is assured. Doubtless even New
Workers. are hoping that hswill win.
1t would be a sad spectacle. indeed,
for Walter johnson TO lose his final
chance in q world series. For this
may, indeed, be his last opportunity
to score,
Evening star., 1924-10-08

When opponents OF the League OF
Nations desired to make that world
federation ridiculous they asked
whether it were right that HedJaz
cone of tho recognized nations OF the
leaEue) should rank with the great
nations OF the world. Hedjaz is lit
tie region situated upon the shore Of
the Red Sea, at the edge Of the great
Ara bian Desert.
A few months since the news that
Hussein, King Of Hedjas Claiming
to be a direct descendant from the
prophet Mohammed. through his
daughter Fatima), had declared HIM
self the new caliph OF the Moslem
world. after the former caliph, Sui
tan Abdul Medjid Of Turkey, has been
deposed by the New Turks. bore as
much weight in the minds of the gem
eral American reader as the entry OF
the Grand Poo-Bah upon the stage
Of opera comique. Now King Hussein
has been driven to abdicate his
throne in favor OF his son, Emir Ali.
The young king. however. declines
the oaliphate. The Moslem world,
therefore, is today without pope
faithful for the purpose Of electing
true descendant of Mohammed to
head the faith.
Behind these events OF the last
fortnight there lies more romance
and more Of a. world movement than
could be found in any other single
development during or since tho war
To grasp the 1argeness of this ro-
nance let 1t be known that the On
tire Arabian peninsula is the field,
and that the peninsula is larger than
the British Isles, the Netherlands,
France and Spain combine ed; also that.
although q desert as barren as the
Great Sahara. ii is peopled with co.
000. 900 inhabitants. With the eXeAp-
ton Of Palestine, tho King Of Hedjas
and his sons rule over all this region
not merely over what the maps
designate as Hedjas. The people
under this jurisdiction comprise many
wild, nomadic Bedouin tribes Of the
desert. Prior to their united rebel
lion against the Turks, during the
world War encouraged by the al
lies and brought to victory by the
march of Gen. Alienby to the capture
OF Jerusalem). these tribes had been
for centuries in bitter feuds, tribe
against tribe.
How many readers have ever heard
of the young 1rishman. Thomas Ed.
ward Ilawrence-Oxford graduate and
archeologist?
For seven years previous to the
war he had been delving with en-
tbusiasm into the sands of Arabia
and had unearthed a city called Car
en- emish--the connecting link be.
tween the civilizations Of Nineveh and
Babylon-at least 5000 years before
Christ. He had also trailed Moses
through the wilderness Of Sinai, and
had written book on the pre-Mosaic
Siniatic civilization.
He was not yet 80 years old when
the war began, and feeling the urge
Of patriotism. he left his desert sands
and hastened to Cairo for the pur-
nose Of volunteering in the British
army as a private. The examining
hoard looked upon the slender youth,
scarcely more than 5 feet inches tall,
and rejected him.
Through his long residence in
Arabia. Lawrence had learned several
Arabian dialects. and, likewise, the
HABITS and prejudices Of the tribes. Be.
cause of this knowledge he was given
a commission as second lieutenant and
attached to the intelligence bureau
at Cairo.
soon he asked for two-week
leave. aud in that vacation he entered
Evening star., 1924-10-08
EleA ton Betting and Straw Votes

Strlw votes preceding elections
have not always proved to be infalli.
bic iudi ices of subsequent election re.
turns, but they never fail to interest.
Election betting figures are supposed
to be moae reliable prophecies of com
ing evenh'. presumably on the basis
that men who are stalking their money
possess. better sources Of information
as to conditions to those who are
merely backing their enthusiasm.
When the tkend of the betting odds
and the straw votes cointide they are
, calculated to attract more attention
and such is the case now. For the
hour, betting on the election is rather
overshadowed by, betting on the world
series, but it is being carried on al
that. The odds usually are stabilized
by New York brokers'. with whom the
larger sums are posted.
Yesterdays quotations in New York
showed offers of 3 to l that Presids nj
Coolidge will he elected the next Pnesi-
dent of the United States. Odds OF
s to l were offered that Senator La
Toilette will not be elected President.
Odds Of to [ were quoted that the
election will not be thrown into the
House.
Gov. Smith continues to be prime
favorite in the New York guberna'
torial contest, at to that he Will be
reelected Governor Of New York. A
curious psychological effect Of the
straw voting is reported by the poai'
ticians. 1t is claimed that the strength
displayed by La Toilette is causing
Democrats to abandon John W. Davis
and play for safety by turning to
President Coolidge.
Evening star., 1924-10-08
The Shenandoah.

When the naval dirigibie Shenan-
doah passed over Washington yester
day afternoon the citizens were too
busy to give the ship and crew the
recognition they deserve. a good
many thousand heard the hum Of her
propellers and turned to look at her;
but an airship has been seen by
Washin gtonians before, while a world
series with Washington as part of it
is a novelty.
The cruise Of the Shenandoah is to
take her from the Atlantic coast to
the Pacific and back. She is to skirt
three sides Of the United States and
travel about 5000 miles. II she makes
the trip it will be an unprecedented
event in air navigation, and the
chances are that in this adventure
the Shenandoah will come through.
Rear Admiral W. A. Moffett, in charge
Of Navy aeronautics. who is on
board, said as the chip sailed from
Lakehurst: "I consider this the most
severe test that an airship has ever
been called on to make" 1t is a great
test, and it will be a great voyage
II completed. Day and night this ship
OF the air goes on at heights varying
from a quarter to half mile above
the earth, and in crossing the plains
of the West and the Rocky Noun.
tains she will sail at levels between
mile and two miles higher than
the sea. The good wishes Of all are
with her, and we will look at the
news items which tell Of her progress.
Already. messages came from towns
in the South that the Shenandoah
uassed oyec al such-andsuch time.
Evening star., 1924-10-08
Court Ban on La Toilette
Is Condemned Generally

Almost universally unfavorable
comment marks, discussion in the
press of the California Supreme
Courts decision barring La Toilette
electors from the presidential ballot
in that State. Many editors suggest
that the action makes a martyr of the
Wisconsin Senator and strengthens
his cause.
The Los Angeles Express (Repub-
lican) regrets that the law of Cali
fornia is such that an independent
candidate for President cannot be
voted for in the same way as regular
party nominees. Explaining that un-
less candidates for elector are put
up by party organization formed at
least 10 days before the state pri-
mary election they may not appear
on the ballot. the Express adds: "It
is in way a denial of the American
theory of political liberty, which
holds that the citizen may and by
right should be permitted to vote for
whomsoever he pleases. In the in
terest Of fairness the Law must be
changed, SO that any citizen may
freely express his presidential pref
people OF California the San Ber-
nardino Sun is sure. would have
much preferred, for the cause of pub
lie policy. that the La Toilette cleo
tors go in an independent column.
but four members of the Supreme
Court could not find authority under
the law to make this possible
Therefore. tho fault is not with the
court but with the law, according
TO the San Francisco Bulletin dn-
dependenO, which says. lit was put
on the statute book by a popular
movement that lacked the character
to sustain itself. Despite tho fact
that It Is widely condemned, it re-
mains on the statute book, a distinct
IL deteriorating influence in the po-
litical life of the State" and nov.
curiously enough, has brought special
vexation to the political faction that
originally put 1t over and which has
since exercised its power to sustain
it."
The New York World independent
Democratic) feels "the protest made
by President Coolidge voices the feel
ing of all right-thinking men of
every party. For the barring of Ia
Toilette electors from the ballot is
more than a question of fair play.
It ia a denial of fundamental rights
that are held sacred by Americans"
The Ogden Standard Examiner be-
Heyes mo possible harm could have
come from a liberal Interpretation of
the law as indicated by three of the
Judges" The fact that three justices
dissented, the Portland Ore, journal
independently, contends. @"shows that
the majority opinion is Questionable,
and that probably narrow PARTISAN
ship moro than law controlled the
decision"
II there is "a legitimate pathway
bv which the La Toilette electors
could have been allowed access to
the ticket" declares the Philadelphia
Bulletin independently, then the
California court has blundered by
failing to appreciate the essential
Importance OF free and equal bal
lot" The Columbus, Ohio. State
Journal (Republicafi) comedies "the
California decision may be In strict
accordance with the letter of the law y
hut adds: "If so, the law represents
bad political morals and bad polit-
icaI Judgment. A man like Senator
IA Toilette could ask no better luck
at this stage in a campaign than to
he made martyr Of
The Milwaukee journal tindeDend.
Evening star., 1924-10-08

eno regards the result as unfortu
nate, because depriving the people OF
the right TO vote for La Toilette "is
not fair and square campaigning, and
1t isn't way to beat the La Toilette
movement" Senator La Follette
might devote an entire year to cam
paigning against judicial tyranny
and judicial usurpation'," continues
the Omaha World Herald Gndepend-
ent. and yet 'never do one-half as
much to prejudice the popular mind
against the courts as do just such
decisions as this. There are millions
of voters who do not live in Cali
fornia. who have no slightest inten-
ton to vote for La Toilette, who will
resent this decision
The decision has had the effect of
smoking out even the silent Hiram
Johnson, notes the Newark News Gn.
depe ndenD. which agrees with him
that it most emphatically is contrary
to public policy. The News goes on
to say: ut cannot fail to be of
harmful consequences by giving
weight to the claim that one man on
the bench can and frequently does
sway decisions adverse to human lib
ertles. III the Impression is permitted
TO get abroad that anywhere in the
campaign cards arc being stacked
against the freest expression Of their
Will by the Ia Toilette supporters
the effect will be to make a martyr of
the candidate and send over to his
side good many lovers of fair play
who. in other circumstances, would
not be With him.
While the Springfield Union (Re-
publican) regards the decision as a
matter OF law and not OF politics, u
feels "the Republicans would doubt
less have been better satisfied If the
decision could have been different
They have nothing to gain BY it and
In view Of the use La Toilette is dis
posed to make Of 1t. may have some-
thing to lose Thus an occurrence
which upon first glance might have
appeared to have assured the cleo
toral vote, of California for Coolidge
beyond reasonable doubt" the Lynch
burg News Oemocratic) declares, as
likely to secure it's registration in
either the La Toilette or Davis
column
Evening star., 1924-10-08
Asks Error in Home
Marker Be Corrected

10 the Editor Of The star:
A large plane tree at the right of
the front entrance to the Pan-Ameri-
can building bears this legend:
"16
Pan n-Amerfcan Union
In the early days
Here was located
David Burns cottage
And the Van Ness Mansion
Unless David Burnes' cottage and the
Van Ness mansion were one and the
same dwelling, a grammatical error is
evident on this market.
Two or more subjects connected by
the co-ordinating conjunction "and'
require the verb to be in the plural
number.
If the cottage and the mansion were
one and the same, the present form
is correct. If they were two separate
dwellings, the legend should read
Here were located, etc.
If this is an error 1t is sufficiently
serious to require correction.
j. c. GRAY.
Evening star., 1924-10-08

China has recognised Russia, but
it Is a question how long China will
be able to recognize itself.-San
Francisco Bulletin.
Walk ten miles a day is the ad-
vice of . health expert. With the
average parking facilities most mo-
torists have 30 do it,--Louisville
Courier Journal =
Evening star., 1924-10-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Has q ''one term" plank ever
been incorporated in the platform of
the Republican or Democratic party?
p. d. r.
A. In 1919 the Democratic platform
contained the following plank: I'VE
favor . single presidential term, and
to that end urge the adoption OF an
amendment TO the Constitution max
ing the President OF the United States
ineligible for reelection. and we
tion to this principle"
Q. How many grapes does it take
TO make ton OF raisins?-E. V. r.
A About four tons of grapes hav-
Ing "a per cent sugar will make one
ton OF raisins. properly cured.
@. What steps does the Govern
ment take TO prevent theft of timber =
from the National forests?-w. S. d.
A. Outright theft Of timber is rare
In the National forests. Each year
there are sorno cases OF timber tres
pass, but usually these trespasses
happen through no criminal intent.
They are frequently due to imperfect
title records on tho part Of private
operators. The Government main
NoAAS - NSAb0 VI oA6 anu lOTc6l
guards on tho National forests, who
in the course Of their daily work are
constantly travelling through the
forest areas under their jurisdiction.
This patrol prevents deliberate theft
and discovers and corrects uninten-
tional trespass. The penalty for de-
iberate trespass is severe and is ap-
piled vigorously.
a IA tn Igl- vi Oh; Il
established III. $. Y.
a. The contract for Hog Island
shipyard was signed on September 13,
1917.
@. What is the average cost per
acre Of calcium arsenate dusting
method Of boil weevil controleM. b ".
A The Department Of Agriculture
says that 1t costs 81 per acre on
1,o0e experimental plats ..-st year.
Q. When was the principle OF the
gas engine disoovered?-F. e. c.
A In 1878 the Able Charlottesville
invented an engine for employing the
explosive power Of gunpowder to
drive q piston working in a cylinder
This was the prototype OF the mod
ern gas engine.
Q. What is the origin Of the name
calvados, a department of France
f. y.
A. The department derives its name
from ledge or rock which stretches
along the coast between the mouths
of two rivers, Orne and Wire. The
ledge is called Calvados from the
circumstance that the Salvador OF the
Spanish Armada was wrecked on it.
Salvador was corrupted into Calva-
dos.
@. Was Crawford's Freedom"
raised to the top of the Capitol dome
as a completed figure?-C. D. W.
A. No; the parts Of the statue were
raised to the high point occupied by
the statue and assembled there.
Q. Are farms and farmers improv-
ing their methods of farming to any
great extent?-G. NJ. II.
A. More farmers adopted improved
practices in marketing their products
in 1929 than in any other single
phase of farm activity. The Depart
ment Of Agriculture says that $685.
290 farmers adopted improved mar
keting methods through the influence
of extension work. .
Q. What is the total water power
capacity Of Quebec, Canada?-A. 2. H.
A. The amount Of power available
Is estimated at over 100000 horse
power, of which 100000 has been
deyeloped TO date. Therefore. over
0.oo0,0 0oo horsepower is still un-
developed.
Q. Which was built first. the Great
Evening star., 1924-10-08

People here and elsewhere wi. nave
chance to read these short ,>Jflorts
between the games az New fork and
Washington.
The Shenandoah crossed Washing
ton yesterday afternoon at a tense
moment. NcNeely and Harris we're
on third and second on Rice's infield
out and Goslin was at bat. What
Goslin did is history. When the
Washington crowds returned to san.
1ty the, Shenandoah had passed. The
h,st wishes of Washington are with
hdr.