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Evening star., 1924-05-18

the boa constructor or the common
kangaroo, when a thought flashed
through my mind calculated to turn
my despair into renewed anticipation.
Six days-so it now suddenly occurred
to me-had elapsed. One more would
make seven. Seven days is a week.
The inexorable logic was complete.
The hoopoo must appear once a week.
The day of her first appearance had
been Sunday. Tomorrow she would
come again.
The reader may imagine in what an
agony of expectation 1 waited till
next day. Spasms went through me
when l thought of what the morrow
might or might not bring. But this
time l was not doomed to disappoint-
ment. Seated on my brick at the
precise hour of 10, and watching the
moving shadow, 1 became suddenly
aware that the hoopo chad appeared
and was moving daintily over the
dusty ground. There was no doubt
of her identity. My eye dwelt with
delight on the beautiful luster of her
carapace and the curvical appearance
of her snortex.
Her antennae gracefully swept the
air before her while the fibulae with
which her feet were shielded traced
a feathery pattern in the dust. Has
tily taking out my stopwatch, 1 timed
her. She was moving at the rate of
the tenth part Of a centimeter in the
twentieth of a second. Her general
direction was north-northwest. But
here entered an astounding particu-
larity which / am as yet unable to
explain. The direction in which the
hoopoo was moving was exactly re-
versed from that of the previous week.
X
T DETERMINED now to test the in
telligence Of the hoopoo. Taking a
small piece Of stick, I placed it di-
rectly across her path: she stepped
over it. 1 now supported the same
piece of stick by elevating it, still
lying in the hoopoo's path, on two
small pebbles: she went under it. I
next placed both sticks and stones
together so as to form what must
have appeared a formidable barrier
directly in her path; she went around
it. I now varied my experiment. With
the blade of my knife I dug, directly
in the path of tho moving animal, a
hole which must have appeared to
her considerable cavity: she jump
ed across it.
I need not, however, recite in de-
tail the series Of experiments which
L carried out on this and the follow
ing Sunday mornings. tested the
hoopoo in accordance with all the
latest intelligence tests of animal
life. And in every test she acquitted
herself not only with credit, but with
distinction. I lifted her up with
blades of grass, carried her to, a dis
tance of fifty yards and set her down
again, to see if she could walk home
(Which she did) and fed her with
minute particles Of farraginous oat-
cake soaked in champagne.
The result of my experiments show
ed her to be right up in the front
class Of animal psychology. along
Evening star., 1924-05-18
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.

ATHENS
.Kings are like stars-they rise and set, they
have
The worship of the world. but no repose."
"HESE words of Shelley fit we'll
the kings of Greece. When
was here six months ago 1
had a talk with George II,
who was then star in the imperial
diadem of Europe. Shortly afterward
he was asked to leave the country,
and while he was in retirement the
national parliament voted to abolish
the royal dynasty and declared Greece
a republic. Meanwhile George is liv-
ing with his great mother-in-law,
Queen Marie of Rumania, at Bu-
charest. The star of George II rose
on September 81, 1922, when he sue
ceeded to the throne on the forced
abdication of his father, Constantine
I. who was elected after the assassi
nation of his father, George I. His
star is now behind the clouds, but
whether it has really set remains for
the politicians to decide. Revolutions
in Greece spring up like mushrooms,
and another turn of Fortunes wheel
NAV give him back his throne.
Greece was a kingdom for almost
100 years. 1t was declared SO at
about the time Andrew Jackson was
serving his first term as President
of the United States. The king was
chosen through the guarantee of the
three then greatest powers-Great
Britain. France and Russia-and the
man selected was Otto, the second
son Of the King OF Bavaria He came
TO the throne at the age of eighteen
and reigned for twenty-nine years,
when he was expelled by the people.
That was when Abraham Lincoln was
President and 'Te were in the midst
~e che civil war.
Then the three powers made an
other selection and guaranteed the
throne to a son Of the royal family
Of Denmark. which has long been
breeding kings and queens for Eu-
rome. The man cs1sen was 'e,'.,,4 =
Evening star., 1924-05-18

mobile come down you are sure the
lava are still in eruption. We scoot
past 20 miles of dirty beauty, can
tanning statues. shrines, McAroni
factories & ancient Roman fire.
escapes In Naples people wash their
clothes by hanging them out of win
dows G. praying for rain.
At lastly, Mr.. Editor, we come to
Pompeii i was so hit in the head by
this dead town that my soul has been
sort Of itching ever since.
There it lays, toothless and foot
less and roofless with nothing to
watch it but a broad Italian sun and
a broad Italian policeman. Smallish
streets on every hands with nothing
on them axept the marks Of chariot
wheels where noble Romans went
bouncing from saloons 10 saloons in
hope of remaining sober for blocks,
thusly beating the record. This were
accomplished only once by yung
patrician name of Ajax Peculiarus
who got 3A blocks and dropt dead.
His statue & a mumument marx the
spot he fell with following Latin in
scription:
DELERIUM TREMENS
PRO BONO PUBLLCO.
After promenading intellectually y
through vacuum streets of that spoil
ed city while looking into doors
sold out of jugs as big as Standard d
Oil Wagons, 1 were filled with sad
ness to think. Those oldish Pom
peiian Bar Rooms had marble coun-
ters with holes in them just like
American Soda Fountain. You could
almost believe that Hon. Bark eep
stand there saying. "Appius laudius
what flavor wilst thou takest? Wine
gin or whiskyT Yet, there they
stand, bursted & dry, just like morn
ing after a Revenue Rade. What a
pathos.
Hon Guido, please" I require from
my guide, who only lived in Stam-
ford, Conn, for 13 yrs, therefore has
not got a very good Italian axent
could you told me why Pompeii were
destroyed"
THE town were so hot that Vesuvic
got jalus," he narrate.
1 make note of that phenomenal.
When I walk further 1 find some
thing more natural. The high-uI
class of Pompeians, I find, did no,
think it was refined to get drunk
in saloons They KEEP their Ticker ir
the parlor, dining room & kitcher
and got very cake-eyed at home, il
presence of wife & children. In this
way they were so like Americans
that it make me wish to cry from
home illness.
In one very grandy house which hai
Evening star., 1924-05-18
Thoughtful Nature Of Animals
Impressive to Stephen Leacock
Mentality of the Hoopoo Scrutinized by Writer

with the ant. the bee and the maras-
chino. Had the hoopoo lived a great
career would have opened up in front
OF her Alas! she did not. An attempt
to see whether the hoopoo could eat
gravel proved disastrous. But she at
least lived long enough to add one
more brilliant page to the growing
literature of insect life.
l cannot but feel sense of per-
sonal loss as sit now in the solitude
OF the sunlit brickyard. listening to
the hum Of the zacataquil and the
drone OF the probiscus and the sharp
staccato note of the jimjam.
Copyright, 1S24)
Evening star., 1924-05-18

applied to the bee, the garden worm
and the Bengal tiger.
My acquaintance with the hoopoo
herself / owe to the fortunate fact
that beside my house is an empty
brickyard devoid of grass, occupied
only with sand, litter and broker
stone-in short, a tempting spot for
the entomologist.
1t was while sitting on a brick in
the empty brickyard. occupied, I fear,
with nothing better than counting the
grains of sand in wagon load that
had been dumped upon the ground,
that | first saw the hoopoo. She
was making her way, in tn eleisurely
fashion that is characteristic of her,
from one tiny pebble to another,
daintily crossing the minute rivulets
and ravines of the broken soil with
that charm which is all hers. The
glorious occasion was not to be lost.
AS hastily as 1 could, 1 made my way
back to the house to bring my note
book. my pencil-without which my
tion-and my lens.
Alas. by the time l had returned
the Hoopoo had disappeared. re-
solved henceforth to be of a greater
prudence. Blaming myself for my
lack of preparedness, 1 took care next
night to sleep with my lens in bed
with me so as to be ready at the
earliest dawn to proceed to the brick
yard.
Thn frc hna of
seated upon the same brick, my lens
ready at hand, my notebook on my
knee and my pencil poised in the air.
But alas, my hopes were destined to
be dashed to the ground. The hoopoo
did not appear.
THE entomologist, however must
be patient. For five successive
mornings 1 found myself seated on
the brick in eager expectation. No
result. But on the sixth morning
there flashed through my mind one of
those CLEANS of inductive reasoning
which make the entomologist what
he is. 1t occurred to me with such
force as to make me wonder why it
had not occurred to me with such
force before, that on the first occasion
1 had seen the Hoopoo at 10 o'clock
in the morning. On all the other oc-
casions I had sat on the brick at 4
in the morning. The inference was
obvious. The hoopoo does not get
up until 10.
To wait until 10 o'clock was the
work of a moment. With renewed
expectation, / found myself seated
on the brick at the very moment
when the shadow thrown by the
morning sun from behind the Chin
ney of nearby factory indicated to
me that it was 10 o'clock. With
beating heart 1 watched the shadow
steal across the ground. Alas! I was
doomed again to failure. Ten o'clock
came and passed and no sign of the
hoopoo greeted my anxious eye. 1
was just about to leave the place in
despair and to select for my re-
searches some animal less erratic
than the hoopoo, such as the horse.
Evening star., 1924-05-18

his pet monkey in the palace grounds
when the animal bit him, and within
a few days he died of blood poison
ing. 1t was that monkey-bite that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
MIND TEST SYSTEM
FOR CADETS ASKED
Princeton Psychology Asso-
Ciate Sees, Value to
West Point.

Lieut. Carl G. Brigham, Officers
Reserve Corps of the Army, associate
professor of psychology at Princeton
University, has made a report to the
War Department on psychological In
telligence tests recently conducted at
that institution, and his report has
been sent to the superintendent Of
the West Point Military Academy for
investigation and report.
Lieut.. Brighams experiments were
conducted with the personnel of the
Reserve Officers Training Corps
units and convinced him that intel
ligence tests would predict the
standing a student would make in his
work in military science quite as
well as would the students own
grades and general school record and
even his record in previous courses
in military science" If that conclu-
sion can be more completely verified,
he said, 1t might be OF tremendous
Importance in connection with the
selection of commissioned personnel
In order to make certain the eff
fectiveness of these tests in the Sc
lection of officers, DR.. Brigham has
recommended to the War Depart
ment that all incoming students at
West Point be given all available
intelligence tests suitable to their
age and training; that records of
these successive tests be kept over
a period of many years; and that the
West Point standing and later pro-
fessional ability of the persons tested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
BISHOP BRENT DENIES
OPIUM FIGHT FAILED
Treaty Proposed Declared Disgrace
full and Big Powers Did Not
Sign, He Says.
Nv the .As1o~Iated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N V. December 81
Bishop Charles IT. Brent OF the Epfsco-
pal diocese of Buffalo. speaking al a
luncheon today rendered him by the
city in recognition of his recent work
in connection with the international
opium conference at Geneva. reiterated
that lie did not consider the conference
a failure and that he had not left it
in disgust.
He described the events which pre-
coded his withdrawal from the con
ference and tho treaty prepared by the
a week before it was to be signed and
which he said the American delegates
At once decided to assail as a dis
graceful and ridiculous document"
At this stage. he said. he felt that
his services were needed in work at
home and departed, but stopped in
France and England.
Il visited the French minister" said
the bishop. and showed him copy
Of the treaty and told him that France
could not afford to sign such ridicu
louS document. Two days later came
word that the French delegation was
hidden by it's government to withhold
its signature
Then ] went to the British head
quarters. I gave the foreign Office
copy of the treaty and of our criticism.
told them to study it. Later as l
was Informed by radio. when the day
tor signing arrived. Great Britain and
France said they were not in position
to sign. The upshot of it was that
nobody signed and India held the
document In it's hand which it alone
had signed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
PRESIDENT TO HEAR
PORTO RICO PLANT
New Head of A. F. of |. to
Make Statement Bearing
+, on Recent Elections.

William Green, new president of the
American Federation of Labor, 1t was
announced here yesterday by Caye
tano Coll Cuchf, member of the dele
cation from Porto Rico, will prepare
u statement on the recent elections
in that island and present it person
ally to President Coolidge in a day
or so.
The American Federation of Labor
at its Ell Paso convention a short
time ago, Mr.. Cuchi recalled, directed
that this action be taken, after Sena
tor Santiago Iglesias, delegate from
Porto Rico. had called the matter to
its attention.
Comment by ISlesias.
In letter written to Chairman
Fairfield of the House insular COM
mittee, under date of December "a.
with copies forwarded to each of his
committee colleagues, and made pub
lilo yesterday, Senator Iglesias said of
the elections:
Two of the political parties, rep
reSenting not less than so per cent
of the local voters of Porto Rico, are
accusing the local administration, and
particularly some officials of the De-
partment of Justice, of conniving
with the political party in power and
with certain big industrial interests
to commit innumerable frauds, vio
1enceS and corruptions in the said
elections, with the result that the
people have been robbed at the polls
of their legitimate suffrage rights.
Senators Rarcelo and Tous Soto
and others accompanying them do
not represent any more the people
of Porto Rico as a whole, but solely
a political party.
Action by A. +. OF l..
The American Federation of Labor
has withdrawn its support to any
Porto Rican legislation until the cleo
tions are investigated" Senator lyle
sas declared in giving notice of his
withdrawal of support of bill that
would authorize election of the Porto
Rican Governor by popular vote.
Chairman Fairfield said yesterday
that he. questions seriously whether
his committee has jurisdiction over
the alleged election frauds, but in
dics ted that should any considerable
number of the committee petition for
= hearing he would comply with their
requests.
should Appeal to Courts.
TT seems to me that the proper
place to bring a matter of this kind
would be before the courts in Porto
Rico Mr.. Fairfield asserted. II can
not believe that the administration
there. including the courts, arc venal
and would in any way lend them
selves to claim against honesty in cleo
TONS
GOV. Towner If Porto Rico is Now
on his way to Washington and is OK
pccted to reach here next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Whisky Shortage
In British Isles
Charged to U. S.
american Demands Cause
DistiHers to Export
Rd,U Liquor.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, December 27.-Home con-
sumers are threatened with a famine in
whisky because OF the great demand
emanating from the West Indies, the
bahamas and Mexico, whence the sup
plies pass to the United States, say
prominent distillers in Scotland
In the face of diminishing supplies of
matured WHISTLES, it is asserted, the de-
mand from across the Atlantic Is very
large. Heavy premiums are paid for
whiskies sent to these countries by the
older firms.
The dwindling supply of matured
stock is being met to some extent by the
small distillers. who are bottling almost
of their stillS and sending out liquor
only two or three weeks old
Whisky for use in this country must
be matured three years. and the same
stipulation applies for export to Aus
tralia- The accelerated demand of recent
months is accounted for by the reported
exhaustion of secret supplies in America
and stoppage of the rye distilleries In
the dry areas of Canada
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
ELEVATION OF HUMOR
AIM OF FRENCH GROUP
Academy Offers Prize for Best Ex.
ample of It as Distinguished
From Wit.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 27.-The Acaden-~
of French Humor is not yet as famous
as the French Academy or any of the
other four academies forming the In
sttute Of France. But nevertheless. it
exists with the avowed purpose of fos-
tering humor, distinct from wit, in
France. It's principal step in this direc-
ton thus far has been the foundation
OF a 5000 franc prize for the book show
ing the highest form of humor during
the year.
There are only 20 "academicians,"
and they lay no claim to being sim
n1ortals" and wear no uniform or
sword like their more illustrious broth
ers Of the recognized Academy. Maurice
de Kobra, one of those who founded the
now academy, explains its workings as
follows:
1.-THE members meet the first Thurs
day Of each month at o'clock in the
afternoon. II any member speaks more
than five minutes little red lamp
shines in warning. From o'clock until
4 o'clock the members observe gloomy
solemnity.
Eat minutes past 4 o'clock the per-
petual secretary rings bell and an ap-
prentice humorist, who at other times
is the Office boy in the publishing Arm
where the academy meets, brings in
ingredients for cocktails. The men,
bers then turn their faces westward
and drink to their unfortunate broth
ers in dry America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
OHIO EMBARGO MODIFIED
ON FOWLS TO BE KILLED
Ban on Poultry Intended to Pro-
tect Flocks, But Slaughter
Houses Made Appeal.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, December a.
The States embargo on live poultry
was modified today by the Depart
ment of Agriculture to permit the
shipment into the State of fowls in
tended for slaughter. providing the
fowls show no symptoms of the Eu-
ropean fowl pest or other similar
contagious poultry diseases and have
not been exposed to such diseases.
The embargo was modified, accord
ing to DR. Fred A. thinner, State
veterinarian, to give relief to poultry
slaughter houses, representing in
vestments of about $50, 900. 900, which
have been virtually closed by the
original embargo issued Wednesday
Both State and Federal officials
join in declaring that no ground
exists for any public fear of endan'
gering human health by using poul-
try which might be infected. The
embargoes, they assert, are primarily
to protect poultry fiocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Wasting His Time.
From the Pa thfinder.

From the PathfDder.
II have called, sir" said the bashful
young man, ito request the hand of
your daughter in maria ge."
"Oh! Has she accepted you?" in
quired the busy father.
Yes, sir"
Then what do you want to come
round and bother me with your
troubles for?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

be checked against the records of
the tests. DIR. Brigham is of the
opinion that such procedure would
enable the authorities to eliminate
all tests which do not give good evil
dence as to military ability, and
should show conclusively the value
of such tests as evidence; also that
the tests finally found effective
would aid in the selection OF West
Point candidates as well as in the
selection of future emergency Off
GERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
WILL. HOLD ANNIVERSARY.

A celebration of the Emancipation
Proclamation anniversary will be held
by the National Race Congress. New
Year day at 1 pm. at the Bethel
Baptist Church, 9Th and streets, Of
which Rev. W. D. Jarvis is pastor.
The principal address will be de-
fivsred by Bishop j. N. Ross, of the
Arkansas diocese of the A. M. K.
Church. Rev. DR.. W. II. Jernagin,
president of the congress, and others
will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

Air transportation in Europe is ia
vored because airplane passengers do
not have the expense and bother of
passport formalities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
FIRE
STARTS ON PAGE 1
'treci RallwayB David Henderron.

Street Railways David Henderson.
Seeking closer supervision and re-.
sirietion Of traffic during fire alarm
emergencies. Fire Marshal Robert l..
Laing Friday asked sergt. Frank PNn.
qua. pollce traffic chief for tho Co
operation Of the police.
Thursday nights collision between
a fire truck and street car at Sow.
cnth ave. and Pine 81. was cited by
Marshal Laing In support OF his
plea.
Street ears and autos arc con.
aiautiy running past the flro soma.
phorrs and street EonEs when they
arc sounding danger signals. and the
sirens Of the fire trucks arc also
given no regard. said LaiuE. The
ordinance requiring all traffic 10 stop
while the fire trucks are responding
10 alarms must be enforced riEidly.
Disregard OF fire signals puts
lives and property in danger every
day. We want the police to start
making arrests for these offcnsos and
particularly for motorists who drive
their cars 40 close 10 a fire that the
fire trucks are unable to approach.
Just the other day crowd OF
autos damned around fire so tight.
~ that tho firemcn couldn't get In
until grea; damage had been done
10 the building Seattle must follow
Portland's example and star, a clean.
up drive on such people"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
New Firm to Get
Part of City Road

The city q Seattle will give the
Pacific Ammonia 4 Chemical Co. the
vacated portion Of Baglsy a.. on the
north side Of lake Union. regardless
Of where the firm buys its electric
power
This decision was reached BY the
city conucll streets and sewers com.
miitee Thursday afternoon after a
long hearing on Councilman W, 7.
Camplell's bill Campbell said he
understood the street had been va
Gated with the understanding that the
firm would purchase city power 20
operate It's plant. Instead. II signed
contract with the Puget Sound
Power a Light Co.
John r. Carroll said he dld not un,
derstand that 20 he the agreement.
and John G. Higgins. counsel for the
eompeny said a 100000 plant with
80 employees. would have 10 move 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20
PROBING DEATH
OF STEINDACH
eIlllng OF Waterman Up for
Jury'S Decision

The coroner's inquest into the
death 81 4. r. Stcinbach. TOycar
old waichman. fatally injured sun.
DAY In the warehouse OF w. r.
jain g Co. l5i7 Marginal way. was
n H1 d. ilN morning.
The Inquest adjourned Friday
ne'.-. 'o n, restartcd Monday morn.
ing,
Testimony q three policemen
and city hospital physicians and a
friend ~ the dead man. pointed 20
the theory that stcinhach was muir,
kercd.
= The body OF tho old man was
fouid az s.s0 p, m. Sunday. in the
warehouse. lie was unconscious
and died later in the city hospital
from skull fracture.
Detectives r G.. Montgomery
Ernest Noris and Lieut. william n,
Kent told the jury that the ap.
pearance o. the stairway near the
body showed indications that the
agcd man had fallen down the
steps and that the cash drawer
tn the office had been broken into.
leading 20 the belief that Stein.
bach was killed BY burglars,
Stelnbach was supposed 20 have
his pay check and iarEe amount
81 his own money on his person.
II was never found
Blood was also found consider
able distance from the body on the
floor.