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Evening star., 1925-08-16
The Story the Week Has Told

Bonn professor, in which he congratu-
lated the German youth on having
escaped "Americanized life and Asiat-
icized thought" That was a good
one, professor.
Syria.-It would seem that the de-
tachment of 200 French troops be-
sieged in the citadel of Suweda, Jebel
Hauran. Syria, Is still holding out
against the Druses despite desperate
insufhciency of food and water.
The dispatches do not make clear
what steps have been taken during
the past week for dealing with the
insurgent Hauran Druses beyond the
bombing of villages by airplanes with
inf1iction Of perhaps few score of
casualties, including those of women
and children. I mentioned last week
the disasters to two French columns
sent to the relief of Suweda and
cited a report which gave their total
casualties as 200 dead and 500 wound
ed. These figures are shown by later
reports to be approximately accurate,
but our information Is still imperfect.
The f1rst column consisted of ITO, Of
ncers and men, apparently French
men. Of these 70 escaped.
The second column consisted of
5000. including 900 French officers
and men and 2,100 Syrians and others,
conveying a mixed supply and muni-
tfons train. The Syrians and other
non-French behaved badly and fed.
The French fought their wav back
to their base against terrible odds.
The Druses captured the train COM
plete.
All sorts of rumors are afioat re-
porting propagandist influence from
abroad fomenting the insurrection, as
that agents of King Faisal of Irak,
that bitter enemy of the French, have
been at work. Whatever the truth or
falsity of these reports, no doubt the
insurrection gives pleasure to most
Arabs, whether OF Syria, Palestine,
Irak or Arabia proper: no doubt the
Bedouins are cooperating more or less
with the Druses, and no doubt the
Syrian troops under the French
colors are not to be trusted for the
work of suppressing the insurrection.
The French mandate of Syria has
brought the French little but toll and
trouble. but French prestige will not
allow of chucking It.
y
Mosul.-The report of the League
of Nations commission on the Mosul
area in dispute between Turkey on
the one part and Irak and Great
Britain on the other, is a somewhat
curious document. 1t offers three
solutions without stating a prefer
ence, but I think it a proper inference
that it esteems the solutions in the
order shown below, which is their
order in the report:
Solution 1.-The disputed area to be
incorporated with the Kingdom of
Irak and on condition that Irak con-
tinue under British mandate for 20 or
25 years longer. CBy the treaty of
1928 between Britain and Irak the
mandate status OF Irak was to terrni.
nate four years after consummation
Of the treaty. In this case a con.
siderable measure Of autonomy
should. says the report. be bestowed
on the Kurdish district in the north.
east.
Solution 1.-THE reversion of the
disputed area Except as stated below
to Turkey. For some time to come a
completely autonomous Irak would, in
the commissions opinion, be far less
Evening star., 1925-08-16
BY STGMUND sPAETH,

Radio, outside Of it's obvious utility
as a purveyor of news and publicity
there's a difference), seems to have
attained It's chief significance In the
field Of music. Broadca sting stations
all over the country recognize the i'm.
perative need Of good musical features,
and in most cases their greatest prob
lem is to achieve the proper balance
between the popular and so-called
classical numbers.
When an international convention
was broadcast recently a group of
musicians was kept on hand at the
local studio, ready to leap into the
breach with a CLOSE harmony" quar-.
tet or a group Of solos whenever the
speeches and committee reports might
begin to weary the invisible audience.
Every speaker or specialist at the
microphone knows that his chances of
success are greatly increased II he
can break UP his act" with little
music.
Must Have Effect.
This aerial flood Of melody and har.
mony must be having some effect on
Americas taste in music, and its
most encoura ging feature lies in the
possibility Of thus developing an
esthetic honesty hitherto almost un.
known. It has been customary in the
past to treat music and matters of art
in general with something akin to
hypocrisy, or at best with a feeling
Of high-minded duty rather than the
frank enjoyment Of sincere and di-
rect pleasure.
Today, however. the radio auto
matically dismisses all pretense and
gets right down to the hard facts of
individual preference, The wearer of
the earphones, or even the devotee of
the loud speaker, need consult no one's g
opinion but his own. He has no duty
to consider. no esthetic pose to pre-.
serve, no critical snobbery or tradi.
tional prejudice to fear.
Listening to music for itself alone
not knowing or caring who is singing
or playing (and in concert and oper.
attic circles this has always been far
more important than what was being
sung or played, he has a chance tC
make up his mind in straightforward
uncompromising fashion, without even
worrying about the possibility OF
changing it later.
knowing that a mere twist of a
knob will Immediately remove the par,
ticular performance to which he is lis
tening, the radio fan necessarily lends
his ears with a more open spirit than
If he were chained to a seat. in a re.
cital hall, unable to move till the last
encore has subsided, and fearful of any
manifestation of personal taste beyond
the conventional applause.
II he likes piece, he welcomes It's
Evening star., 1925-08-16

likely than Turnkey to provide stable
and just government. Under this
solution the district including the
head waters of the Diala and its
northern tributaries should go to
Irak as important to the latters'
cotton irrigation system.
Solution III. The disputed area to
be partitioned between Turkey and
Irak as shown in detail in the report
Turkey to get about two-thirds. in.
cluding the Oil region, and same re-
marks as above as to the Diala head
waters). The commissioners state ex-
cept for the Kurdish district there is
too much racial confusion to allow
of giving weight to clinical con-
siderations. They remark that Irak,
though still very unstable. has made
great progress under the British man
date and think that continuance of
the mandate for 20 or 25 years might
securely stabilize the country.
China.-Shanghai agitators have
created a serious situation at Tientsin.
On August strike riot was started
on fiimsy pretext in an American
owned mill, whence the American
manager and his family had to fee
for their lives. The Chinese author
tiles sent police and soldiers to pro.
tect the mill, which the latter succeed
ed in doing against a stone-rhrowing
and frenzied mob, without, apparently
any casualties. The strikes followed in
other foreign-owned mills. and the
British-American Tobacco Co. factory
was seriously threatened.
On the 18th inferno broke loose for
! fair The Chinese authorities pro-
ceeded to station police and soldiers at
. y,1n ut ~
caused damage estimated at 100000
/ to a Japanese mill not so guarded and
several Japanese at sundry places
were assaulted. At one mill the
guards fired at the legs of the mob,
wounding several. On the 18th vast
mob tried to rush a guarded plant and
| the guards, finding their rife butts
| ineffective. fired, killing and wound
| ing many. 1t will be recalled that
when the anti-foreign outbreaks began
some weeks ago. Chang Tsolin dis
| patched a carefully selected body Of
Manchurians to Tientsin.
All of the Chinese employees of the
British legation at Peking, numbering
about two hundred, are on strike.
Tuan Chi Jul. the provisional presi-
| dent, appealed to, while processing a
desire to bring back the strikers. pro-
tested his helplessness, the strike, he
| observed, being an expression of a
nationwide patriotic movement. 1t Is
reported that Chinese educational as
| sociations in the provinces OF Che
| Kiang. Kiang Su and Hupeh have
| published a manifesto denouncing
| foreign missionary schools as poison
| ous.'' as suppressing freedom OF
| thought, as inimical to Chinese ideals.
| etc.
United States of America.-In con-
sequence of the weeks developments,
an anthracite strike on September !
seems trifle more likely than it did q
week ago.
An airways corporation has been
organized, headed by John Hays Ham
mond, jr.; Herbert Satterle and Gen.
Clarence B. Edwards. 1t contemplates
and airship service, at first between
New York and Chicago only. II this
should prove successful, to link up
| other important cities of the country;
Evening star., 1925-08-16
HOW A s'BAD" BOY IN GEORGIA
is HELPING MAKE BOYS GOOD
Remarkable Story of ''Bill' Ireland, Who Was an
Inmate and Now Is Superintendent of
State Reform School.

who is doing more than anybody else
in the State to show delinquent
youths that bucking the world and
its codes and regulations will get
them nowhere, except into trouble,
and that obedience TO law is neces-
sary to success and happiness.
Understands Bad Boys.
He is doing this through SYM
pathy. He was a bad boy himself and
he knows that you can't beat" re-
form into that type. You've got to
understand the boy, see his problems,
pat him on the back and help him.
After all, there aren't any bad
boys in our school, says Bill.
They're just fellows who have been
neglected and misunderstood. There
is plenty Of fine material in them all
right. The thing is to get their con-
fidence, make them know you're a
real friend. then find out what's been
the trouble with them.
Most Of these fellows never had
chance. They grew up in neglect with
the hand Of the world seemingly
against them. When we get them
here. clothe them right, feed them.
teach them and give them the sort OF
employment that makes them hale
and hearty they change in an anaZ-
ing fashion,
None has changed more than Billy
Ireland himself. He was sent to the
institution by a court at Valdosta, Ga,
and 1t seems that from the minute he
set foot within its doors he swore to
make good. The reason was that
Mrs. Manson, then superintendent,
put the situation to him in the right
light, showed him where he was head
ed and asked him to be a man instead
of bad boy.
In little while Bill was 'trusty,"
in a little bit more Mrs. Manson put
him in charge of the farm at the
school, and it was not long after that
that he was her secretary and her first
lieutenant. When she died the logical
thing was to make Bill Ireland super
intendent in her place. The trustees
weren't actuated by sentiment in
choosing Bill. They made the one
time bad boy generally superintend-
ent because he was the man for the
job.
Believes i'm Teaching Trades.
He Is working Is hours a day now
to make the training school the best
of it's sort in the country. One of the
things he is after is more equipment
for vocational training. He wants
more shops built so that every boy
who goes out will be equipped to earn
an honest living.
''The strongest weapon you can
have in this battle Of life is an honest,
respectable trade" says Bill. That's
what want to give them"
The Georgia Training School now
has Is boys Of all types, big and little.
town boys and country boys. There Is
a 450-acre farm attached to the school,
and the boys work there after school
hours. They also work in the black
smith and carpenter shops, and have
built a canning factory where they
will put up some of their Summer.
grown products for use in the Winter.
Copyright. 1e25.l
Evening star., 1925-08-16

ing, Pasadena will have added an.
other department to her scientific re.
search work. Located on Mount WI.
son. in Pasadena, is the great Mount
Wilson Solar Observatory, housing the
most powerful telescope in the world
The observatory domes and towers
contain seven telescopes in all, three
refracting and four rejecting, the
largest of which is a 100.inch reflec.
tor, costing approximately $500, 900
The disk of this huge telescope was
cast by the st. Gobain Glass Co. of
Paris, and required four years to con-
struct. Here. it is reported. Prof.
Einstein, propounder of the theory of
relatively and winner of the Nobel
prize in physics in 1922. is planning
to continue his work on the quantum
theory this Winter.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
To Construct and Destroy Great Dam
In Solution of Engineering Problems

More than $4,000 has been raised
by special committee of the Engi-
neering Foundation, which, to settle
science problems centuries old, will
erect and destroy an arch dam 100
feet high on Stevenson Creek. a trib-
utary of the San Joaquin River, about
60 miles east of Fresno, Calf
Engineers of America and Europe
are aiding the plan, which is attract
ing world interest among engineers.
Testing to destruction" an actual
structure, it was said, is new to en-
gineering effort About 100000 will
be spent to determine by this method
the principles of concrete arch design.
The arch dam investigation is being
made by members of the American
Society of Civil Engineers in cooper
alton with the United States Bureau
of Reclamation, the States of Califor
Evening star., 1925-08-16
By MILLARD FERGUSON.

Five years ago "Bill' Ireland was
convicted in one OF the Juvenile courts
OF Georgia Of being a bad boy gen.
orally" and committed for an indefi-
mite period to the Georgia Training
School for Boys at Milledgeville,
which is another way Of saying that
he was sent to the State reformatory,
for that is what the school is.
Today Bill Ireland is superintend-
ent of the school. having just been
appointed to succeed Mrs. Orian Man
son, deceased. who held that job, and
with Bill's assistance as her first. lieu
tenant did IT well, even If she was
woman dealing with delinquent
youths.
Bill Ireland. bad boy generally"
has changed In Ave years to William
E. Ireland, quiet. business-like man,
Evening star., 1925-08-16
BY HOWARD s. BRAUCHER,
Secretary Playground and Recrea
tion Association of America

Cities Of the South have made re-
markable progress in public recrea-
ton since the war.
In 1919 not more than half a dozen
cities in the South had year-round
recreation programs for their people.
Today there are 35 with all-year recre-
alton under leadership, besides many
others which furnish organized play
a part of the year. The sunny South,
which has steadfastly preserved its
rich tradition of leisure since colonial
times, is today building on that ira
dition by enthusiastically organizing
recreation opportunities for the great
body Of its citizenry.
Memphis Spends $15,0o0,0 900.
In Memphis, to cite one example,
SIS, ,0oo, 900 have been expended in
parks, Fairgrounds, swimming pools,
a museum and other facilities. To
maintain this great system for the en-
joyment and betterment of the people,
a mandatory tax of 15 cents on the
500 is levied and yields an annual
revenue Of $337,5o0. When critics
protested what they called throwing
away the peoples money for foolish
ness" the mayor replied: THE money
was expended for the purpose of max.
ing better city in which to live" In
Fort Worth Mayor Cockrell recently
stated: "I have had the opportunity
of observing Fort Worth when 1t had
no program of play and I now see it
as it has an active program in actual
operation. The result leads me to
this firm conviction: That town or
city without a recreation program is
unfortunate. Swimming pools. golf
courses, base ball diamonds, basket
ball courts, croquet grounds and Nall
the rest of the activities are tre-
mendously important assets to a city
when under the inspiration and lead
ership of trained men and women"
The great progress made in Jack
sonville, Asheville, Houston, Dallas.
New Orleans. Richmond and a score
Of other cities might also be cited. 1t
is in recognition Of this advance that
the Recreation Congress will meet in
a Southern city. Asheville, in October,
bringing together 500 or 100 recrea-
ton leaders from the United States
and Canada
The South has contributed to the
growth Of the national movement in
recreation, not only in what it's cities
have accomplished. but also in the
Evening star., 1925-08-16

mia and Oregon, the city of San
Francisco, Los Angeles County, power
companies, irrigation districts, uni
versities and individual engineers.
During the Summer the foundation
for the dam is being prepared and
other initial steps taken in construc-
ton work. A large number of spe-
ciaI instruments for measuring
stresses. taking temperatures and OBJ
serving the slight movements of the
dam during it's construction and test
ing will be made. These instruments
will be carefully tested at the Bureau
of Standards in Washington before
being put into the. dam.
The tests, it is said, will be useful in
designing and building other concrete
structures. particularly other types
Of dams and arches for other pur-
poses.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
SOUTH MAKING RAPID STRIDES
IN PROVIDING FOR RECREATION
Thirty-fve Cities Have Year-Round Playground Ac-
tivities Under Leadershi hip-Others Furnish
Part-Time Programs

services Of such leading citizens as
Robert Lassiter Of Charlotte, n. c..
and Mrs. Arthur G. GUNNER of Jack
sonville. Fla, on the directorate Of the
Playground and Recreation Associa-
ton of America Former Gov Nor
rison and Senator Lee Overman of
North Carolina, Judge W. S. Criswe1l
Of Jacksonville, F. r. McNinch. for.
mer mayor Of Charlotte, and many
other leaders join in praising organ
lied recreation because It is enriching
individual and community life.
Everywhere the conviction is
steadily growing that George Eliot
was everlastingly right when she
wrote: Important as it is to organize
and direct the industry Of the world
it Is more important to organize and
direct the leisure time Of the world -
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Filipinos Bread Eaters.

Filipinos, prospering under Ameri-
can sovereignty, are becoming bread
eaters. This may be an explanation
of why they are able to win the Far
Eastern Olympic games. Last year
they bought about $S,o00,o 900 worth of
flour from the United States. Prior to
the American regime -four for the
Philippines came chiefly from Au-
stra1ia. In 1899 only $4,000 worth
was bought from the United States.
Now. with hundreds Of bakeries in
Manila. baking. machinery is also
bought On America
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Alliance as First Step
TO World Power Thought Aim of Berlin

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-08-16

TIME position of women in Eng.
land might well seem to the
casual observer to haXe i'm.
L proved but little during the
Evening star., 1925-08-16

. HE following is a brief sum.
mary of the most important
news of the world for the
L seven days ended August Is:
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Reform in u. S. Taxes Is Congress-
Great Objective In Coming Session

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1925-08-16
BY HENRY L. SWEINHART.

Wv Y ITH practically 800 dele
n gates present from the
NM parliaments of 35 nations,
and with many topics of
ir,ta i,,ra
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06
Joseph Kennedy

Joseph Kennedy. the 19-year- old
nephew of Mrs. Susan Penney. was
found dead in bed Thursday morning
at Mrs. Penney's home on School
street. The young man was a
freshman at Oakland High school
and had been unable to attend school
for the past two weeks and had been
under the care of a physician al
though he had been about the house
and his condition had not been con-
sidered serious. On Wednesday he
had been feeling much better and re-
tired as usual Wednesday night and
when Mrs. Penney visited his room
Thursday morning about o'clock
she found that he had passed away
during the night.
lie was born in Allston. Mass.
Dec. 16, 1905. son of John and
Blanche Kennedy. His parents died
when he was small boy and he had
always passed the greater part of the
time with his aunt. Mrs. Penney.
making his permanent home there
for the past five years. Beside his
aunt. Mrs. Penney. he is survived by
two aunts, Mrs. Wendall Cabot of
Pasadena, Calf. and Mrs. Robert
Brown of Radondo Beach, Cal. a sis
ter. Dorothy, who resides with her
aunt, Mrs. Penney. brother. John.
and half-brother. Frederick. and a
ha If sister. Eleanor. of California.
Funeral services will be held at the
Penney residence on School street
Saturday and Rev. FIR. Curran of
Sacred Heart church will officiate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06

slides by c. M. Wsshburn. both Of
Augusta. Remarks were made by {.
NJ. Washburn Of Augusta and wal
lace Hafey Master of Wesseru: TT
Grange, Cornville.. The lecture was
of practical value and was listened
to with much interest by all pres
ent. The musical, numbers on the
program we're: Piano duet, played
by Mrs. Grace Tuston and Mrs. Ef-
tie Currie and vocal duet, sung by
Marshall G.. Viles and Elmer T.. Har-
ris. The committee incharge were
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Sanford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles c. Cleveland. and Mr..
and Mrs. Willie Pellier. The next
meeting will occur February the -.
when it will be Anniversary Night
with a supper served by Section ii.
Thesubject will be Review of Our
Grange and The Outlook for its
Future" and the program will be
directed by Mr.. and Mrs. c. w:
Goodrich. MFR. and Mrs. f. B. Roweli
and Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Patten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06
NORTH ANSQN

A regular meeting of Emerald Re-
bekah Lodge, No. 65. was held in
Fraternity hall. Wednesday evening,
Jan. 2S. with Helen isbell, the new
Noble Grand, presiding. For the next
three months there will be contest
between the "Pinl<s' and the Greens"
Laura Boswell is Captain Of the
Pinks and Lula Clark the Captain of
the Greens.-At a regular meeting Of
Mt. B!gelow Chapter, y. L. S, held in
Fraternity hall. Monday evening
the following officers were installed
by Miss Mary Porter. assisted by
Flora Waite as Marshal; Carrie
Wing. Worthy Matron. Wilbur Eaton,
Worthy Patron: Harriet Scott, Asso-
ciate Matron; Laura Murray. Con-
ductress; Rachel Marshall Associate
Conductress; Nellie Wing, Secretary;
Annabelle Pullen. Treasurer; Kate
Robinson, Organist: Ada Scott, Chap
lain: Addie Hodgdon, Ada. Beatrice
Emery, Ruth: Stella Ellis. Esther;
Evelyn Fla, Martha; Minnie Man.
tor, Electa; Evelyn Spear, Marshal;
Nancy Rogers, Warder; Elmer Ster-
ling. Sentinel At the close of the
meeting a supper was served by the
hostesses, who were Harriet Scott,
Beatrice Emery. and Stella Ellis.
Orlando Hooper, who Is passing the
winter at Togus, is home on a fur
Tough.