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Evening star., 1924-09-12
she might be thinking Of lighter and

she might be thinking Of lighter and
happier things.
The jewel robbery now prominent
In the news Is a mystery. All these
robberies are mysteries at first, and
some Of them remain so. In most
cases the mystery is cleared up, and
Is found to have been q very simple
crime and easy to &ommit. A thief
entered the house, was mistaken by
servants for guest and got off with
the Jewels. or a person already in the
house and a member of the house
staff or a guest, seeing the splendid
jewels lying around. took them. What
the detectives will find, If they dis
cover anything, in the case OF this
Long Island robbery is not to be pre-.
dicted, but they say they have clues
and that they will get to the bottom
Of the mystery.
The possession Of fortune in
pearls. diamonds and rubies may exalt
a woman in the eyes of some other
women. but it is fortune which
must cause the owner considerable
care and, besides that, it pays no divi.
dends and is easily lost.
Evening star., 1924-09-12
The Greatest Issue.

Last Saturday at Baltimore Presi.
dent Coolidge directed the attention
Of the country to the menace OF the
movement for the transfer from the
Supreme Court to Congress of the
power of interpreting the Constitu-
ton. Yesterday at Milwaukee, the
very home of the third party candi-
date for President, Gen. Dawes di-
rectly and forcibly attacked the La
Toilette party and candidacy on the
same score of radicalism and menace
to the fundamental American insti-
tutions.
Thus is the Republican attack upon
the Progressive party in this cam.
paign rather than upon the Demo-
cratic party. La Toilette is recog.
nized as the major opponent polit-
ically. The place where Gen. Dawes
made his speech is significant. Mil.
waukee is the center of what is now
called progressivism. While the Presi-
dent at Baltimore did not mention the
party or the candidate, Gen. Dawes
at Milwaukee employed no remoteness
Of reference. He spoke the name Of
both party and candidate without
hesitation.
In this manner does the question
Of the integrity of the Supreme Court
become virtually the major issue Of
the campaign. 1t is not a local ques-
tion affecting the people of one part
of the country more than another.
1t is national in scope and significance.
Nor is it a made-up issue brought
forth for purposes Of camoufage. 1t
is Of most vital importance to all the
people whether the Supreme Court
should be maintained as the final in
terpreter of the laws and Of the Con-
stitution.
If the Progressive party had its will
in this matter, the power Of deter.
mining the constitutionality Of the
law would be left to Congress, the
maker Of the law. There would be no
check against radicalism. Once that
change was made nothing could stand
in the way of swift reversal Of all
the fundamental principles Of govern
ment. From Congress to Congress
changes would be made now toward
sovietism, now back in reaction to.
ward conservatism. Chaotic would be
the consequences Of such alterations
of successive waves Of emotional pop
ular will.
The Government Of the United
States is founded upon the principle
of stability. When once that principle
is assailed the Government itself is
menaced. Beside the question Of con.
stitutional maintenance. all other is
sues become insignificant. In this one
respect the campaign of the Progress
sive party of 1924 is more menacing
to American institutions than was the
Democratic campaign of 1896, based
upon the Chicago platform, with all
it's dangerous radicalism.
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volved the court itself should name a |

volved the court itself should name a
commission Of alienists competent to
conduct a thorough examination and
make an impartial report. Much time
would be saved and great expense
avoided. The opinion of specialists
chosen by the court and charged with
the duty of learning the truth with.
out prejudice would be Of far more
value than that Of the psychiatrists
who hire themselves out to one side
or the other and are pledged by vir-
tue Of their employment to give opin.
ions favorable to the wishes of their
employer.
To make the trial Of man for his
life a means of large profit Is surely
not in accordance with the highest
ethics. OF course, so long as the prac-
tice continues no specialist can be
particularly blamed for accepting op-
portunities for a rich fee, provided he
gives a perfectly honest opinion, un-
affected by the wishes of the side that
hires him. But there is small belief on
the part or the people in the absolute
integrity of the testimony Of those
who are thus hired.
Let the court learn through its own
agencies whether an accused person
is mentally unbalanced to a degree
warranting acquittal or mitigation of
punishment. Neither the defense nor
the prosecution should be permitted to
becloud the issue and confuse the
minds Of jurymen by Offering expert
opinions which are shaped by the
source of the fees.
Evening star., 1924-09-12
The Meaning of Defense Day.

Defense day is test of the readi.
ness of the people of this country to
align themselves for the protection Of
the Nation from aggression. It is
demonstration of the degree of de.
Votion of the citizens of the United
States to the flag and the principles
of American Government.
1nasmuch as this is a pacific coun-
try, with no designs of oppression or
acquisition, it needs no large organ
lied military force. 1t must rely for
its defense upon the spontaneous
readiness of it's people. 1t is unlikely
that the United States will ever main
tain great armies in times of peace.
Defense day is in line with the
traditions of American history. It is
a means to the end of peace, a formal
showing, for the benefit of every other
power, that the citiZenry of the United
States is available as a resource of
protection if any of them should at
tack.
Yet this is not a full and complete
showing of the potential reserves of
American man power. Hunureua of
thousands of men who would in the
event of emergency volunteer their
services in the Nations cause are alb
sent from the ranks of those who
march today. They are busy with
their tasks, or they cannot overcome
the natural feeling of hesitancy which
affects great many who cannot con-
ceive the possibility of a national
menace.
There are some who are opposed to
war, who would not lift a hand even
in defense, who regard this day as an
invitation to strife, who are willing,
If the Nation should be attacked, that
it should suffer defeat. To them De-
fense day is anathema. They are lack
ing in the essentials of true pa
triotism. They claim a virtue in their
default of that quality.
To the pacifist Defense day appears
as challenge. 1t savors Of defiance,
Of a desire for war. That is because
to the one obsessed with the thought
OF non-resistance in all things there is
no virtue in taking precautions
against disaster. The paciflst, if
strictly logical, would refuse to lock
the doors of his home against possible
marauders. But the pacifist is not
logical to that extent. He remains a
strictly individual self. pr otector, while
denying any responsibility to the
State Of which he is a member and
the benefits Of which he enjoys.
The measure of the country's readi.
ness to defend itself is not strictly
that of the numbers of today's demon
strations throughout the country. For
every man who marches there will be
many times as many who are at heart
sound in their citizenship, and who
would if need arises take their places
in the ranks Of the protectors Of the
Nation. Those who march today are
the nucleus Of a potential army Of de-
fense.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

spring in Alaska, caused the crash
OF MAJ. Martins plane against a
mountain, SO ending his world flight.
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Ihe next expedition was to the
saw-toothed Pelee Mountain, in the
Island of Martinique. This was in
I9o!-Just a year before the volcano
exploded Snd wiped out the city of
ST. Pierre, killing its 10000 inhabit
ants and destroying II ships at an
chor in the harbor.
several other explorations followed
They were valuable, especially. in
stimulating scientific study of vol
canoes, which, up to that time. had
been almost unstudied These vol
canic Investigations reached their
climax in an expedition to Mount
hatmal, on the Alaska peninsula,
where, following a wisp of sky-hune
smoke, the explorer discovered the
now famous valley Of Ten Thousand
Smokes"
An expedition now in prorres. IN
Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, is putin q
life into history. This section is he-
lieved to have been once the most
| densely populated part of North
America. The explorers have built a
small railroad with which to haul
away the debris from Pueblo Bonito-
the beautiful village"-so that they
may discover minute evidence how
| these long-lost people worked, liyed
loved and worshiped their gods.
In Peru an expedition has un-
earthed the buried city of Machu
Picchu, once an Inca metropolis, near
| which was discovered the origin of
the potato and corn.
Other achievements to the credit of
| the Geographic Society are the un-
covering of an American Pompeif at
Cuicilco, near Mexico City; the pene-
tration OF the unrivaled subterranean
beauties and vast chambers of amax-
| ing magnificence near Carlsbad, N M:
| the discovery of aboriginal peoples in
China of pre-Buddhist religions, and
the finding of a river gorge in China
| twice as deep as the Grand Canyon of
Colorado.
Nowhere else in the world is there
| a scientific organization which is
more active and so popularity sue
cessful in advancing knowledge of our
globe than is the National Geographic
| Society of Washington. When the
| president Of the society and the edi-
| tor of its magazine, DR.. Gilbert
Grosvenor, arrived in tWashinHton in
1893 to direct the affairs of the society
| he was ushered into half q room II,
the old Corcoran Building. given part
| time of a clerk and informed that the
| society had a debt of several thou
sand dollars. Today-about a quarter
Of q century later-the society has
| $4,000 members, occupies its own
commodious quarters and employs
more than 500 people. It is said that
| it's official organ, the National Geo.
| graphic Magazine, goes to every
American community where there are
| SO or more persons; to every country
which has postal system, and is car
ried to some members by dogs, cam
els, curious canoes and coolie porters
Next to Government institutions the
society is the largest patron of the
| Washington post office.
! President Grosvenor was q pioneer
in the conception that geography
should not teach photography only,
but should present the science in re-
lAtton 70 mAnklnd's welfare and h.
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The Home Stretch.

Tomorrow the Washington base ball
club begins its final invasion of the
West. 1t will play three games sue
cessively in Detroit, Cleveland, St.
Louis and Chicago while it's nearest
competitor for the American League
pennant is playing in the same cities
an equal number of games in different
order. On their return East each team
will play four final games, Washing
ton against Boston and New York
against Philadelphia. Upon these 16
games for each club will depend the
championship. Only one game now
separates the two teams. To win from
Washington, New York must win two
more games than Washington wins
as. for example, it must win 10 while
losing 6, Washington meanwhile win
ming only and losing 8. Should New
York win one more game than Wash.
1ngton. the result would be a tie and
the championship would be decided by
a piay-off series, perha ps of three games,
between the two clubs. On one occa.
sion only in the past has a tie oc-
CURED. and it was decided by a sin.
gle game added to the schedule.
The hopes of the Capital City go
West with the team. Washington, de.
MED the honor Of a base ball cham
pionship in all the years Of it's par
ticipation and representation in the
game, is now within reach of that
coveted piece Of bunting called the
pennant. Every game will be Of i'm
portance, every play will have a bear
ing upon the result. Truly, base ball
has the call upon the attention Of the
Capital public now as never before
in the history of the sport.
Evening star., 1924-09-12
Intelligence Tests
in the Schools
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
I wish to express diSapprovaI of the
Intelligence tests" given in the pub
lie schools. So far these tests are an
experiment in Washington. 1 do not
want my children used for expert
ments. Experiments on rats and
guinea pigs for scientific purposes
periments on children are danger
Gus, especially trying to push them
ahead in school. A child cannot skip"
grammar, geography, history or arith-
metic and know those subjects. He
does not ALREADY know" what he has
not learned. The idea of promoting
a 5B child to 7B, or IA child to
high school is as unreasonable as it
is ridiculous. Immature children pro-
NOTED to high school by these tests
are at a disadvantage in many ways.
They have nothing in common with
children Of regular high school age.
The older minds dominate.
The expense of these tests is paid
not by the City of Washington-ex-
cept for $2o0-but by clubs. associa-
tions and private contribution. We
do not want charity. Under the law
there is no appropriation for psyche
logical expert to give these tests.
The psychologist employed occupies
the position of supervisor of the divi-
sion in which the tests are given. If
this new test system were highly
commendable or very desirable. Con-
gress would not hesitate to appro-
pirate the necessary funds.
We already have an adequate sys-
tenn of education except for the back
ward child. BY these tests children
are grouped as rapid" average" and
slow" The idea of promoting one
group more rapidly than another is
un-American. 1t gives advantage to
the rapid" child. The rapid chill
dren who skip" are given help outside
by their own or coaching teachers to
make up the subjects they miss between
the grades. The teachers must see that
the rapid" children make good" else
their failure reflects on their teaching.
On this account rapid" children get
moro attention than SLOW children.
Giving every child an equal chance is
the true and tried American way.
Rapid" children are endowed at birth
with advantage enough. The help, If
any, should go to unfortunate children
who have been absent on account OF
sickness or quarantine.
Many times children doing poor
GLASS work pass high on these tests,
and on tho other hand children doing
rood class work make a poor show
ing. The teachers are at a loss to
explain the variation between the
marks on the report cards and the
marks on the tests, because they do
not give their tests No report is
made to the parents. A parent cannot
get q statement OF his child's mental
standing from any teacher. The
teachers are not supplied with rec
ords showing the Intelligence quo
tient" obtained by the tests. Now in
q public school there should not be
30 much secrecy about the children's
marks. Why give the tests unless
prepared to state and discuss the re-
suits?
The children who get the high
averages on their report cards are
the ones who should go ahead. The
depressing effect on the children who
are left behind Is marked. They see
the injustice. What the parents want
10 not Psychology, but ethics.
Tai4 test systsun 70 work perfectly
Evening star., 1924-09-12
Policeman Leisinger,
A Peace-Time Hero

To the Editor of The Star:
KILLED in discharge of his duty:
We expected nothing less. The police
mans uniform and badge of authori-
ty are trappings of heroism. Single
handed he quells riots and scatters
mobs. An army of one, without drum
beat or trumpet-blare, he upholds
liberty and law, peace and civiliza-
ton, against an underworld which is
cowed at his coming. He doesn't
count the odds against him when
duty calls. He means to get his man.
When, as sometimes happens, he dies
at his post we write his name on the
long honor roll starred with gold
where are listed the policemen who,
as heroes unknown to fame, have
died in the discharge of duty" They
have been faithful even unto death.
OF these, Raymond Leisinger, shot to
death at the Nations Capital recently
by auto bandits who are believed to
be bootleggers, is the latest. These
were true to the traditions of the
force which doesn't know how to
surrender.
The policeman is a soldier in a
war that never ends, Any street or
alley may be front line trench. Any
hour he is ready to mobilize in bat
talions or to- go alone against the
enemy. We assume his bravery
against odds that would make g.
paladin. pale. We expect from him the
sagacity of a Sherlock Holmes, the
strategy of Foch, the courtesy OF
a Chesterfield and the diplomacy OF
a Talleyrand. We have even created
a phrase for shifting responsibility
and we say ''Tell your troubles to a
policeman" It is our battles he fights
against criminals, who prey upon so
ciety. He has a right to expect ourl
help. Our highest court has held that
we have a duty to give him any in
formation we may have concerning
the lawless. We often fail in that
duty, but he does not fail. Because
he is loyal we are safe, even in our1
disloyalty to him. But when they die
in the discharge of duty suitable
pensions for surviving dependents OF
such heroes should be provided. Until
this is done volunteer gifts should
testify our appreciation.
Who killed Raymond Leisinger andl
many of others like him? Who's.
agent was the bootlegger who shot
him? To what home of law-mockers
were these bandits fastening or from
what home had they come? Whd
bought this officers life in the pricj
paid for a case of liquor? How strong
is the kick that comes from a drink
laced with the blood of a police
man? Whose careless words abou
personal liberty heartened the ban
dts in their rum-running car?
Cleopatra only mingled costly pearls
with her wine. The patron d
the bootlegger today mixes his drinl$
with the lifeblood OF our bravesL
w. B. WHEELER. /
Evening star., 1924-09-12
IN TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

On what a slender strand does the
fate Of an explorer hang!
Twenty thousand radio amateurs,
besides hundreds Of professional ex-
perts, were listening-in upon instru-
ments of all degrees of delicacy.
Only one-William ]. Zeidlick of East
Grand Forks, Minn.-caught the far
plorer, Capt. Donald B. Macmillan of
the ship Bowdoin.
For five months that voice from the
frozen North had been silent At last,
an inland amateurs instrument had
caught the pulsating waves which
told civilization that though the ex-
plorer's ship had been frozen fast in
the polar ice for 800 days, and that
through the five months of summer
when the sun never set, the Arctic
light had damped down the radio
messages and stopped all communica-
tion, the stars were again shining,
and out of the grip of the merciless
ice the lost explorers were returning
home.
The Bowdoin arrived in Battle
Harbor. Labrador, last Tuesday, and
Capt. Mcmillan reports by radio that
she will sail for Wiscasset, Me-. to-
day (Frtday). 1t was from Wiscas-
set that the expedition set out, June
%, 1928. From recent radio mes
sages 1t was learned that the ship
missed the relief ship sent out few
days ago by Canada. Between
Labrador and Newfoundland the re-
turning explorers will cross the path
of the triumphant world-fyers. who
have demonstrated q future method
Of conquering the frozen regions,
more safely and expeditiously than
on the waves.
X %*
In that first message from Capt.
Macmillan he told OF having placed a
National Geographic Society bronze
tablet at Cape Sabine, Ellesmere
Land, in memory OF the 16 men of
Greely's heroic band who died in 1882
That bronze, set in rock more than
500 miles north Of the Arctic circle
the then "farthest north"--is one of
the most northern monuments in the
world. Only seven of the Greedy
party of % survived the terrible or
deal of an Arctic winter; without fuel
and food, they had no strength to
continue their journey southwark. OF
that seven, two are living in Wash
ington, Maj. Gen. A w. Greedy (re-
tired) and Brig. Gen. David L. Brai-
In Shakespeare's words: LET them
tell the tale. Your hearts will throb.''
\ \ X X
There have been many far-nung
explorations of the world-famous Ma
tional Geographic Society, whose
headquarters are here in Washington.
The records of these explorations Of
high adventure and important scien-
: tiflc knowledge form its most endur-
ing memorials. Its expeditions have
penetrated humid jungles, explored
the trackless Arctic, and traversed
desert and mesa for traces Of pre-
historic peoples.
Its first expedition was 25 years
ago, when scientists ascended Mount
St. Elias, Alaska. They crossed the
glaciers which had narrowed the
earth after volcanoes had plowed it
Beyond the ice. they emerged into
valleys which were veritAble para
discs of flowers, over which noated
|<mirakea such q those which Last
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requires a separate teacher for eaclt
group of rapid, average and slow
children. We know that this is i'm
possible unless several schools could
be brought together in one large
building. Before the tests were given
the teachers had full rooms-but one
class to a room. Now the teachers
not only have the same full rooms,
but two or three classes in a room.
Why start this psychological stufYr'
and make a worse tumble and buns1s
Of the schoolA G. GREENWAn
Evening star., 1924-09-12

A wise man knows when to change
his mind. The Defense day demon.
strations will offer valuable sugges.
tions to statesmen who have had their
doubts about preparedness. A move
ment so popular is worthy the re-
spectful consideration of any discreet
and discerning campaigner.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

A distinguished visitor from Europe
needs to be patient and discriminate
ing observer to overcome the super.
fetal impression that the two great
ideas in this country are base ball and
beauty culture. Defense day helps to
correct misapprehension in this con.
nection.
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man activities; also that photography
teaches more vividly than mere words.
Among the most notable contribu-
tors to the magazine have been Chief
Justice Taft, President Theodore
Roosevelt, President Coolidge, Wis.,
count James Bryce, Ambassador JUS
serand, the Marquis Curzon of ked-
lesion, Sir Ernest Shackelton, Sir
Ross Smith and numerous explorers
foremost in their fields. It's Officers
and trustees include men Of the high
est standing In the nation.
SceoEdta& IN b Eaul Z oaphsA
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A state Of irritation caused by the
prosecuting officer led Judge Caverly
to state that certain remarks were
calculated to incite riots. While he
had not then made up his mind, the
court evidently had an inkling that
his ultimate decision was liable to
create a sensation.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

The Broadway musical comedian
has often been represented as a very
temperamental and difficult per.
sonage. The Prince of Wales nc
doubt is pleased at finding him a
thoroughly affable and democratic
person.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

AS soon as Judge Caverly delivers
the concluding remarks in the famous
trial over which he has presided the
public may hope to relinquish the
study Of psychoanalysis and give its
attention to plain politics.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

The majority Of Germans may be
expected to avoid allowing discussion
Of the responsibility for the war to
divert their attention from the de.
STABILITY Of preparing for the worlds
Christmas toy market.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

Hay-pitching contests among states
men would be an economic benefit if
it could persuade ablebodied talent
generally to regard farm work as an
outdoor sport.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

Facilities have been courteously af-
forded one of Chicagos leading
ornithologists for the study of Jail.
birds.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

Assertion that Imprisonment for
life is worse than death is fallacious.
While there is life there is hope, and
the term is often Modified into a
benign technicality.