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Evening star., 1925-12-04
A Libel on Lincoln.

What would the average citizen,
learned or unlearned, Of pioneer stock
or just off Ellis Island, think of a man
to the Lincoln Memorial and splat-
tered it's portals with double handful
Of mud? Outrageous and swiftly pun
ishable as that act would be, it is only
in the fainteSt degree comparable with
that of him, or her, who finds it in the
heart to besmirch the memory of an
American whose greatness and whose
tenderness are recognized all over the
globe-a memory of which the great
classic marble structure. pride of
every true American, is but the out
ward and visible symbol.
The newly elected president of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
recently told the convention OF that
organization at Spartanburg. S. c.,
that Abraham Lincoln had no thought
of kindness when he signed the eman-
cipation proclamation; that his idea in
freeing the negroes was to have the
latter rise up and attack The women
in Southern homes so that the Con-
federate troops would be compelled to
return for the protection Of their
womankind.
This Southern woman, fortunately
for her sex and her fellow citizens of
the South, does not express the opinion
of that section, nor is she likely thus
to promote the popularity and ef
ficiency of a splendid organization that
has done much good. She may be en-
titled to hold such belief in her
mind, but few, if any, will uphold the
propriety, to say the least, Of voicing
it publicly.
The Civil War ended sixty years
ago. with credit to both sides and to
the leaders on both sides. However
mistaken the adherents OF one cause
may have considered the followers Of
the other to be. they nevertheless
made il a practice then to Sive utmost
credit for the motives Of their OPP
ponents. This practice has grown un-
I'll now the Nation, welded insepa rably
together again. is proud of the fame
and the good name of all the leaders
in that long struggle. At the topmost
pinnacle of that national roll of honor
stands the name of Abraham Lincoln,
the just, the brave, the high-minded
and. above all, the charitable, the nom
malicious.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
Appeal to League Denied.

Denial by officials Of the Chilean
government that Chile had sought in
any way to transfer to the League of
Nations the Tacna-Arica controversy
with Peru will be regarded bv Ameri-
cans generally. and probably by the
league itself, with satisfaction. Early
reports indicated that Chile had filed
with the secretary general of the
league in Geneva what amounted to a
protest regarding the handling of the
proposed plebiscite in the Tacna-
africa district by Gen. Pershing. ap-
pointed to take charge Of that election
in pursuance of the award made by
President Coolidge. 1t is said now
that the document was filed merely as
matter Of information and not as a
protest to the league
An attempt to take the Tacna-Arica
dispute to the League of Nations
after the award by the President Of
the United States could only be re-
Garded in this country as an affront
1t Is inconceivable that the league
itself would countenance such a step
or would act in the matter if 1t were
SO referred. In denying that Chile
had any such purpose. officials Of that
government have indicated, however,
that n further appeal may be made to
President Coolidge himself, on the
ground that Gen. Pershing is not pro-
ceeding with the plebescite. Gen.
Pershing has declared that a fair
plebescite is not possible at the pres
ent time and cannot be so carried out
until the state Of fear and terror in
the minds of the Peruvian electorate
is changed to one Of confidence and
security.
In addition TO the resentment which
would be aroused here II such an at
front were offered to the President Of
the United States would be the feeling
in this country that American affairs
were to be transferred to Europe for
decision; that in some way the Monroe
doctrine had been "scrapped." 1t would
be recalled that when the League
Of Nations covenant was before the
Senate for action a reservation was
offered specifically declaring that the
adherence Of the United States to the
Evening star., 1925-12-04

maps during the time she was on the
sea. it would seem apparent from yes
terday's accident that, caught in a
tropical hurricane, she must have
snapped in half and sunk like plum.
met.
1t is the only logical explanation of
the disappearance of the huge collier
Stripped for war and heavily loaded,
she would stand little chance to sur
vive if structural weakness caused
her back to be broken by heavy seas.
If the Cyclops had been shelled by a
warship, sunk by submarine or cap
tured by a German craft, records
available after the war would have
cleared up the mystery. Even If she
had been dealt a death blow in a gale
and sunk slowly. there would have
been some trace because wreckage,
sooner or later, would be picked up at
sea or on shore.
So it is logical to assume that she met
the same fate that the Orion so mar
rowly escaped. Investigation of this
latest accident will be watched closely
with view to solving the greatest
sea mystery Of modern times.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

Q. When was the battle of Oriskany
fought?-J. A. 7.
A. 1t was fought near Oriskany,
n. Y, on the 9th Of August, 1777,
between British and Indian and Amer
lean forces. The Americans were un-
der Gen. Herkimer. 1t was one of the
most cruel and bloody engagements
of the Revolution. and each side lost
one-third of its number. The Ameri-
cans remained masters of the field, but
Gen. Herkimer was wounded and died
a few days later.
@. Why is mistletoe bad for a tree?
T. A. H.
A. The mistletoe plant fastens
itself upon the tree, penetrates its tis-
sues and draws nourishment from It,
,, deforming it and sapping its vitality.
plant; that is, 1t possesses the pig
ment chlorophyll. which gives the
green color of normal vegetation.
@. Is there an artificial comb
honey?-H. j.
A. Repeated attempts have been
| made to duplicate comb honey, but
they have all been entirely unsuccess.
| full, and such q product has never been
placed on the market.
Q. I am making a small model of
colors to paint ito. S. NJ.
| A. The Leviathan is painted in the
colors of the United States lines, the
| tunnels of which are red. white and
blue, being a blue horizontal stripe at
| the top with q white horizontal stripe
| under II tho same width as the blue.
! The balance of the funnel down TO
| the sea IS red. Tho SuperStructUre is
| white, the hull black, the portion be
| low the water line is red The maSts
! are either buff or some neutral color
| q. What men have been all-Ameri-
| can foot ball players for three and
| for four consecutive years?-J. #.
| a. There have been only three men
who were allAmerican foot ball play
| erS for four consecutive years, and
| only three who have been all-Ameri-
| can foot ball players for three con
| secutive years. They are Brown Of
| Yale, Hare of Pennsylvania and Hef-
| felfinger of Yale
| Q. What colleges had the greatest
enrolment in 1924?-P. L. a.
A. The six colleges and universities
having the highest enrolment of reg
ular full-time students for 1924 are:
| University Of California, 1892; New
| York University. l42s7: University OF
Chicago, 1888; Columbia University,
| IE-%S4. University OF Minnesota. j -
l67; University OF Illinois, l0,085.
Q. Where is the worlds longest
automobile speedway?-J X
A. The worlds longest speedway
| within Its own property limits is the
| Indianapolis Speedway, which is ~
| miles long. However, at Monza
Italy, combining the speedway and
the highway, the automobiles run
| d course of miles.
q. How should a potted palm be
cared for?-H. l.. w.
A. A perfect drainage Of both air and
| water is Of the greatest Importance
to the successful culture Of palms In
order to insure this place at least an
inch of broken pots, bits OF charcoal
or even small stones at the bottom of
the pot or tub. Cover this drainage
material with sod fiber, cocoa fiber or
decayed leaf mold, just enough 10 pre-
vent the soil from sitting through into
the rough material and this will al
| ways insure proper drainage. The best
| soil for the palm consists of two
parts garden loan, one part clay. one
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half part sharp sand and one-half part
powdered sheep manure. The palm can
stand various degrees of temperature,
but it always suffers greatly when
the temperature is below 40 degrees
1t thrives best in 70 degrees during
the day and 60 degrees at night. To
control scale and funGous growth
wash the palm with a sponge with a
solution of fish or whale oil soap IN e.
common bucket, adding three table
Spoonfuls of commercial lime sulphur
Allow the plant TO stand for q day
and then battle with clear water.
Q. When was the first Year Book
Of the Department Of Agriculture
published?-H. T.
A. 1t was published in 1894.
Q. When was Chauncey olcott
born and when did he first appear
under the management Of Aue-S
Pitou?-C. II. Z.
A. Chauncey Olcott was born eaa
July q. 1860. He is therefore sb
years of age. Mr. Olcott first ap-
peared under the management o.
August Pitou in 1892.
Q. What was the ratioa os coal
allowed the people in France during
the World War?-I. n. M.
A. Fuel was so scarce in France
that during the Winter of 1917-l8
the amount OF coal allowed to domes-
tic consumers was approximately ! l
kilos. or "a pounds, per month.
Q. What is the size Of this yasr's
apple crop?-C. A s
a. The Department of Agricul-
| ture SAYS that the total crop this
| year VIII reach $4,000 600 bushels
! compared with $4,000 900 hushcle
! last year. The decrease in total pro-
! duction. however, is partially offse,
! by the fact that the crop is Of un-
| usually fine quality. and less than
! the usual proportion will 90 TO
waste or be used for manufacturing
/ purposes. The portion known as the
! commercial crop will reach 3Ol3<.-
| 600 barrels, compared with Is ,6S7 ,eoQ
| barrels last year.
| Q. Why are more radio prograr2
| broadcast at night? Is II because
radio works better then &C. T. L.
! a. Fine programs are given in
/ daytime, but the most important
! musical programs are broadcast at
( night because at this time II is posi-
! hle for the greatest number of people
| to enjoy them. Also, the electric
I waves travel farther in the dark than
. in the daytime.
| q. How much do etumps in a field
slow up the plowing?-P. L.
A. The Department of Agriculture
| says that in test in South Georgia
under identical conditions except for
/ stumps. nine acres OF cleared field
were plowed in the time required To
/ plOw seven acres of stump field.
| (JHr Government is spending uour
! money 10 find out hO7r to do things.
. The star. through IFS Washington
/ Information Bureau, is ready to ton
/ You arhdt the G0Uernn1 cnt has fouHd
. Out. There is Information a dratldble on
practically eUcrg subject affecting the
dGifU life of the American citizen. FL
peTts Of the highest order are deUoting
} their entire tjrrC and cnerGy to thjs
, great lrOrk Of promoting the public
, tCefGTe. What do BOu UtdHt to knor2
/ What questions can the bureau az
, S1rCr for YouP THIS Scr1,ice IS free
JUSt iuclOse q 2-cent stamp to CouCr
the return postage. Address The Stdr
Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has
kin. director, Washington, D. o.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
Fate of the Cyclops.

Gripping of the U. S. S. Orion when
caught in monster seas yesterday off
Hampton Roads may lead to the solu-
ton of the mysterious disappearance
in 1918 of the u. S. S. Cyclops. with
300 officers and men, which to this day
constitutes one of the most puzzling
sea tragedies in the history Of the
Navy.
Sailing from Norfolk for Melville,
r. l., the Orion was trapped between
two mountainous waves and nearly
snapped in half. She was able to turn
back. despite the buckling of her
plates and the flooding of the fore
peak tank, and is now~safe at her
dock. Both officers and men, how
ever, admit that she is seriously dam
aged.
Similarity in design of the Orion and
the Cyclops leads to the conclusion
that the dreadful fate of the latter
ship may have been caused by the
same sort of accident, especially if the
investigation of the Orion's hull shows
structural defects, which may be pre-
sumed to have been present in the
Cyclops.
Not a vestige of the Cyclops was
ever found. Not a word was ever re-
ceived from any Of the 800 souls
aboard She vanished completely. 1t
was during the strenuous wartime
months of 1918 that the huge collier
set out for a South American port
with a heavy cargo of manganese.
She was the latest development in
Navy ships Of that type.
No anxiety was at first felt when
she was reported overdue, inasmuch
as there was a possibility that she
had been captured by one of the Ger
man sea rovers. But as time went on
and no information Of her where
abouts was received. it became a Ger.
tainty that she had met disaster.
Although no storms Of large proper
tions were shown on Weather Bureau
Evening star., 1925-12-04
Brands Victory.

Premier Brands victory yesterday
in the French Chamber Of Deputies
was a triumph of personal prestige IN
an hour of extreme national crisis.
Having formed his ministry as an
emergency administration. he staked
everything upon an appeal to the
lower branch of the French Parlia-
ment. and by his eloquence he won
five successive votes of confidence, re-
sulting in the ultimate passage OF the
fiscal bill by margin of twenty-eight.
Though slender, this majority sufficed
to send the measure to the Senate,
where, today's reports indicate, 1t will
be adopted, though subjected to criti-
cism and perhaps heavy attack.
The bill passed yesterday by the
Chamber of Deputies was an imitation
measure frankly and explicitly, an
emergency means Of preventing treas
ury bankruptcy upon the maturing OF
certain obligations which are due in
few days Seven and one-half billion
of francs were added to the currency
as "A means of temporary relief. This,
Of course, is not constructive fiscal
legislation. If not accompanied by
other measures it is destructive. 1t
will, however, be followed by finan-
cial reform bill providing for the re-
demption of the floating debt and
changes in the tax levies in SubStitu-
ton for the temporary changes which
fn,- to- tn nrc
just now in course of adoption. 1t Is
significant that despite the passage Of
the imitation bill yesterday the price OF
the franc in New York rose slightly
over the day previous, the demand
quotation being 3.7Sa. cents as against
81 on Wednesday. This compared
with 5.51 Z year ago. Brands sue
cess in securing the approval of the
Chamber of Deputies may prove to be.
as this quotation suggests, the turning
point in French financial difficulties.
Heavy additional taxation will un
doubtedly be necessary to rehabilitate
French finances. The French people
do not relish taxation. Indeed. nobody
relishes it. The French, however, are
in no position to pay steeply. Yet they
must pay if their fiscal system is to
be rescued from its bankruptcy invit
ing condition. The extreme Socialists
and the Communists are demanding
ca apital tax levy. 1t was on that rock
that the Painleve ministry foundered.
Brands plan, which is really the plan
of Loucheur, the minister of finance,
has avoided that obstruction.
There is occasion for rejoicing in
the apparent emergence of France
from this dangerous shoal of fiscal
naviga ton. BRAND has put the matter
in the most forcible terms in an
ultimatum to the effect that if the
bill is not adopted in principle as it
stands no government is possible in
France. The alternative between this
legislation and political chaos admits
of no hesitation, even though on the
last ballot in the Deputies yester-
day the margin for the government
was only twenty-eight, with eighty
eight members abStaining.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.
Myth Power.

When you're tired an out O breath,
Worried very near to death
Seekin' profit or applause,
Long comes old friend Santa Claus.
He's relentless and severe,
Calling for your toll sincere.
Human might you may disdain,
Pausing as you seek for gain
But Ina aginations elf
Is the reflex Of yourself.
There's no pow'r we're dealing with
So exacting as Myth!
Evening star., 1925-12-04

Works feat as unique because it was
accomplished in two Government de-
partments which required prac-
tically no demobilization of World
War activities. Among economies in
the Interior Department was reduc-
ton of the number Of permanent en-
ployes by uero than 5000.
(CopyriSht. 1891
Evening star., 1925-12-04

Mussolini having appointed his sue
cessor is in a slightly better position
than a king who is compelled to trust
the security OF his prestige to the
accidental manifestations Of heredity
Evening star., 1925-12-04

Morocco is not a very large coun-
try. 1t is represented as desiring
peace in spite of the fact that the
small nation has little chance of loss
and much hope of gain in an indis-
criminate melee.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

The reading world hopes that Rud-
yard Kipling may enjoy a speedy re-
covery and get into his old stride at
time when there are so many i'm
portant and interesting things to be
written about
Evening star., 1925-12-04

Geography has become one of the
most complicated studies in the
schools, especially where such consid-
erations arise as those occupying the
attention of Chile and Peru.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
Preparing Il Pose.

What are you going to say when
you make your next speech?''
Il don't know answered Senator
Sorghum. Il may be able to arrange
matters so that I won't have to make
any speech, and so take credit for
being some sort Of a sphinx"
Evening star., 1925-12-04

Washington has become so large a
enjoyed as a distinction, is expected
to register no very perceptible in.
crease in the population.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

The Associated Press IL exclusively entitled
TO the Use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to II or not otherwise cred
ited in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication
OF special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

Prohibition enforcement is not easy
A law is hard to enforce unless some
means can be found to make its infrac-
ton Improbable.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

The aside" speech has long since
been regarded with disfavor in the
theater. 1t is even more deprecated
as an incident in a court martial.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

China may yet succeed in making
her war sufficiently important to be
regarded as an international affair in
stead of a local disturbance.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

The name Senator La Toilette"
sounds familiar. Whether it will re-
tain the influential significance of by.
gone years remains to be seen.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

The automobile might not have made
such rapid progress if it had been
obliged to meet investigation as often
as the airplane does.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

Vice President Dawes. undeterred
by the experience of Cen. Smedley
Butler, will undertake the speedy re-
form of the United States Senate.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
The wages of sin are death, says |

The wages of sin are death, says
the Bible.
But before death comes sorrow.
This Is the lesson to be derived
from 'Mont-Oriol," one of the great
est OF the novels of Guy de Maupas-
SAINT, who di6 not deal in lessons.
He tells his story. and you can
make what you please out of it. What
people did and what they said-these
are his sole materials.
When he adorned a tale he scorned
to point a moral.
The average American reader, how
ever, will leave this novel with some
such thought as expressed above. al
though he may not put it into so
many words.
In reviewing (viewing aeain) this
tale, il is difficult TO avoid giving the
reader the impression that Maupas-
SAINT intended to present the inside
story" Of what happens to woman
who breaks her marriage vow and
betrays her husbands faith in her.
He had no such intention in mind.
let me say again. He simply painted
moving picture. one where the
reader utterly forgets he is reading
black type on white paper and lives
for the time being with the people
portrayed.
novelist. Until he achieves 1t, a nov
elist is only practicing.
MaupasSant makes Christiane, and
her husband, William Andermatt. and
her lover, Paul Bretigny, live for us
as we read.
That he supplied living exemplifi-
cations of the biblical warning. the
French writer would have Indignantly
denied.
Despite himself and his art, he did
that very thing.
i: X 4
The wages Of sin are death, but be-
fore death there is sorrow.
Lively little Christiane. selfish. self
centered, is made to suffer at last only
the torments that such a selfish per-
son can know.
On arising from this novel. one
brought up on Anglo-Saxon traditions
will be astonished at himself for not
being offended with 1t.
Yet he will feel that Maupassant,
although handling what is commonly
termed daring theme" has used
great deal more delicacy in telling his
story than any number or modern
novelists would. and this despite the
reputation the French author has Sc
cured for being perhaps too realistic.
His scenes are painted with ShCH
cold precision that one almost I'M
agines he is at some sort or clinic
where an interesting demonstration is
being given, which in this place and
at this time, before such an audience,
is perfectly proper.
This is antiseptic prose.
There is here none of the half-suG-
eestive, morbid stuff too often en-
countered in some of the gay young
writer's of our own day and country,
who are forgetful of the great English
tradition of decency in life, thought
and writing.
Those thousands who were not OF
Tended with Sinclair Lewis Main
Street" Rabbit" and "Arrowsmith'
Will not be with Guy de Maupassant's
"Mont-Oriol | have never seen IL
stated. but | lima gine that Lewis has
read his Maupassant long and often.
as Joseph Conrad did. and other great
noVelists.
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II is interesting TO admirers OF
Rabbit" (Which the writer of this
column feels to be the nearest ap-
proach TO the so-called great Ameri-
can novel" which We havel TO know
that in "Mont-Oriol. published in
1887, Guy de Maupassant viVidly
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Turkey as a trouble hunter may
yet succeed in acquiring a supply of
the article beyond her fondest dreams.
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Canantry.

From the Shreveport Journal.
Los Angeles swain willed $4,000 to
the girl who tilted him. thereby show.
ing in most substantial manner his ap.
preciation of favors extended.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
The Corn Burners,

The farmer has a lot of corn.
Perhaps it ought to bring delight.
Because, as sure as you are born,
It's worth as much as anthracite.
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Food Values.

Food Values.
what has become of the song
about bananas?"
who cares about a shortage in the
banana crop" rejoined Farmer Corn
tossel, when the market reports
show an oversupply of corn?"
Evening star., 1925-12-04

Jud Tunkins says an investigation
is like the average continued story.
The first few chapters are the most in
teresting.
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Reflections of a Reception Committee.

Reflections OF q Reception Committee.
When Congress comes to town Wen
cheer
Once more, and say, THE Gangs All
Here
And then we'll wait awhile to see
If it's a Gang" intent on glee
Or If it's Gang so tough
Whose aim it is to treat us rough.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

Sorrow" said Uncle Eben, lis what
we feels when we finds dat It's too
late to do somethin' dat might have
made somebody a little happier"
Evening star., 1925-12-04

II is interesting TO admirers OF
Rabbit" (Which the writer of TINS
column feels to be the nearest ap-
proach to the so-called great Ameri-
can novel" which We havel TO know
that in Mont -Oriol.' published in
1887, Guy de Maupassant vividly