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Evening star., 1926-02-04
The Psychological Test.

The District aIienist. DR.. Percy -.
llickliug, whose ability is widely
recognized. believes that overemphasis
is given certain mental tests applied
to school children with the aim Of
ascertauuing their capacity Of mind i'll
advance If common practical tests.
Or. HickinE's opinion Is shared by a
large number of persons and perhaps
by large majority of those who have
thought on this subject. There are
extremists who undertake to settle
what a child or adult is fit for by the
answers he makes to questions which
seem to have little in them that is
practical. The enthusiasm of these
extremists had led number of
educators and employers of labor to
logical tests.
PSYCHOLOGICAL questions may be of
considerable value in proving how a
persons mind works. but to advance
test or to ticket a child as backward
on the strength of the test is going
too far. The practical test of a back
ward school child is that he falls be
low the average in his school work.
The determination of the reason may
involve several factors. One may be
simple laziness. 1t may be a belief
that learning book lessons is of no
2rcOlnr nff
fellow leaves school. The backward
child needs more than PSYCHOLOGICAL
questions. The health of the child
must be looked to and If physical ills
hold him back in school work these
must be corrected if possible. The
conditions under which a child lives ar
home should be inquired into and If
those conditions are bad perhaps the
parents may be converted to a better
plan of living. Perhaps also, in addi
ton to the physician of the body. the
psychiatrist, or physician of the mind
may be needed
DR.. Hickling believes that in look.
ing out for school children who have
proved to be backward in their school
tasks by the working tests. there
should be a board, consisting of a
psychiatrist, social worker and
psychologist. In this way it ought to
be possible to determine what ails
the child and If there is a remedy for
his condition it could be applied. Most
persons have the feeling that the
psychological test idea has been car.
rled too far. 1t commonly happens
that when theory or a medicine is
proved to have some good in it there
come to the front persons who insist
thai il cOptaipc oJI poo5
Evening star., 1926-02-04
Rules of the Air.

TraIfic rules for air travel have
been announced. Following five years
intensive investigation and study. the
standard aeronautic safety code for
use In the United States has been
drafted and approved. The new reg
ulations cover traffic rules, signals.
qualifications for pilots and design of
planes, manufacture, testing and oper-
alton Of all types of aircraft and equip
ment.
Balloons have the right of way over
all other ships of the air. Dirigibles
planes. Airplanes passing each other
head-on must drive to the right" and
in overtaking must pass to the right
Fifteen hundred feet is considered
dangerous proximity for two fast-trav-
cling airplanes and caution must be
observed.
Air traffic directors in the large
cities, yet to be appointed, will doubt
less find less trouble enforcing these
new regulations than the struggling
surface traffic directors of the present
time. While it is perfectly possible
for a reckless and criminally careless
automobile driver to shatter regula-
tions at will and still live to tell about
it, airplane pilots will never know
what hit them" if they try the same
tactics. Consequently, cooperation,
and hearty cooperation at that. is ex-
pected to be the rule in heavily con-
gested air travel of the future
And then, again, the airplane pilot
has fewer regulations to remember.
He Is not bound by any speed limit
and he cannot park, so two of the most
easily broken rules do not occupy his
attention.
All In all it would seem that anv
regulation of air travel was vel
vet inasmuch as non-observance in
most cases will mean that the offender
will not offend again. 1t really is too
bad that the same structure does not
apply to many of the reckless automo-
bile drivers in the large cities through.
out the country.
Evening star., 1926-02-04
The C. & 0. Canal.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
which extends from Cumberland to
Georgetown. may not be used again
Its future IS in doubt. This was given
out q few days ago: "AlI breaks in
the historic and picturesque canal
made during the freshet several years
ago have been entirely repaired and
the waterway is ready for use on
snort notice should business develop
which would warrant its opening"
A great many Washington people
think of the canal with affection. 1t
has been a factor i'll our scenery and
Life since the oldest men We're young,
The tOwpath has been a romantic
Salkway through delightful scenes
The locks and their keepers, the boats
and the mules, and the boatmen,
their wives and children have given
pleasure. The photographs and
sketches OF scenes on the canal can
not be numbered. Picnic parties.
walking parties and strollers, single
and pairs, have used the towpath for a
century. There can be no record of
naturaliStS who have used the canal
and its borders as a study ground.
CanoeiStS came to think of the canal
as pleasure-way. Some of the lock-
houses and their housekeepers became
famous for meals for Sunday trippers.
1t would be sad were the old canal to
pass.
ManV new NNaShiDptOniaps rio not
know how old the canal is and how
important it was. On Thirty-second
street where it crosses the canal is a
monument which tells that 1t was
commenced at Georgetown July 4,
1928. and completed to Cumberland
October 10, 1850. The Potomac I'm
provement Company, chartered in
1874 through efforts of George Wash
1ngton, opened navigation between
tidewater and Cumberland by cutting
short canals around Great and Little
Falls and Blasting channels through
rocks at Seneca and Harpers Ferry.
The company did not pay, and in 1919
on applying for relief to the Virginia
Board of Public Works that board di-
rected its chief engineer, Thomas
Moore, to make Il survey to determine
the cost and feasibility of a canal
from tideWater to the Allegheny
Mountains. This plan had been dis
cussed in the Virginia Assembly In
1916. Moore's report was made in
1870 end bio estimate R1 ooHt XAa
Evening star., 1926-02-04
The CITY Planning Bill.

A favorable report 10y III" t.uuse
District COMMITTEES on the bill 10 en-
large the National CupitaI Parks Com
mission and 10 iurruSt 10 il the duties
Of a city planning board should insure
the passage of the measure a the first
opportunity when local legislation is
under consideration in the House
This bill proposes 4 means of co-ordi-
mating effectively III" agencies for con-
structive aud broad visioned Capital
development.
Amendments adopted by the House
committee reduce the membership of
this commission from g 70 9. and
to the end of obtaining the maxi
mtfm cooperation and correlation of
efforts between the departments, bu-
reauS and commissions of the Federal
and District governments direct that
all plans and records are to be made
available To the commission and stinu-
late that it Is the duty OF each mem
Der To adhere in principle TO the Off
cial plan which it may adopt. These
changes are calculated TO make it an
effective organization. The member
ship will consist Of the Engineer Com
missioner Of the District. the Director
OF the National Park Service, the Di
rector of Public Buildings and Public
Parks, the chairmen OF the House and
Senate District committees and four
citizens well qualified and expert
enced in city planning" 10 be chosen
by the President of the United States
1t Is evident from recent occur
rences that a co-ordinating, construc-
tive advisory body specifically charged
with the preparation and promotion of
plans for Improvement of the CAPITAL
and it's enyirons, is necessary. Other
agencies have essayed either to pro-
pose or to revise projects of this char
6cter, only to the end of causing con
fusion and delay. Meanwhile condi-
lions are changing. In some lines
promptness of action is most desir-
able. 1t is essential that advantage be
taken of present opportunities to
create and 10 execute a comprehen-
sive plan. and this end will be defeat
ed by the virtual confusion of ad-
rfsory counsel now prevailing.
The urgency of this legislation is
recognized by the House committee in
its present action of approval of the
principle of the bill. and it is to be
hoped that this same spirit will pre-
vail in the House and that the meas
Ure, which is designed to assure
promptly a constructive, comprehen-
sive plan of development, will become
a law ere long.
Evening star., 1926-02-04
The Legislative Flood.

WITHIN two months, since the open.
Ing Of Congress on the 7th OF De.
cember, 11,737 bills have been intro.
duced in the two houses and onlv
three OF them have become laws, All
OF these are measures authorizing the
construction Of bridges across nayi.
gable streams. A joint resolution an.
propriating $4,000 to defray the ex-
penses Of American participation at
the Geneva arms, conference has like
wise received presidential approval.
OF these 11.734 bills-deducting the
three that have passed-which remain
On the calendars of the committees and,
so far as committees have reported, on
the chamber calendars. only a very
small fraction will be passed. OF
course. the appropriation bills will be-
come laws, the tax bill will be enacted
and a few other important measures
will get through the mill. But ap-
proximately some 10000 legislative
proposals. some of which are dupli-
Gates in the two houses, will remain
in committee or on the calendars when
the gavel falls at the end Of the ses-
sion. A few of them will perhaps re-
ceive assent at the next session,
though their chances will be smaller
then than they are now, with Con-
gress working under the constitutional
time limit.
There Is no way to lessen the num-
Der Of bills introduced. Members have
a right and It is their duty to prepare
or to present offerings on every pos.
sible subject. Most OF them know
that the introduction Of these bills is
in the great majority Of cases merely
gesture, sometimes Of accommoda-
ton, sometimes of sincere faith in the
virtues of the propositions. The
facility with which the desires Of con-
stituents for the Offering Of legisla-
tive measures are gratified imposes q
heavy burden pDon tha printing e@Qas
Evening star., 1926-02-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
Q. Does coke smoke when burning?

@. Does coke smoke when burning?
w. A. L.
A. It does not smoke.
Q. Can fish hear?-J. r. NJ.
A. Fish have no external or middle
ears, but only inner ones. Various ex-
periments point to the conclusion that
the ear in fish is merely an organ OF
equilibrium.
@. Is the blackbird q songster?-
b. T..
A. The Biological Survey says that
the blackbird which Is native to the
United States does not have good
song, but is best in March or April,
when the bird first comes North. In
Europe the name is given to a differ
ent bird, the merle, a thrush, which Is
a fine singer.
@. What is the food value Of beer?-
T. r.
A. Beer contains about per cent Of
nutritive material. Flour. for sake Of
comparison, has about SO per cent.
Q. What is the average size of a
family in the United States?-M. e. r.
A. The Bureau OF Census report
shows the average number of persons
to family is 4.5-that is, if all peo-
pie were put into families of equal size
| it would be necessary to compose half
the families of four persons and half
of five persons.
Q. Are the natives Of Haiti black?-
L. b.
A. Negroes compose about 80 per
cent of the population.
@. How long have hats been worn
by men?--A. II. NJ.
A. 1t is difficult to state Just when
hats were first worn, and there is no
record as to where or when the first
hat was made. The first modern hat,
as we know this article of mems wear,
WAS made in Paris in 14o4 by Il Swiss
manufacturer, but it was not until ~
years thereafter that the French
adopted any sort Of d head covering.
q. OF what materials We're the
homes of the Romans made that
made them so durable?-J. A. n.
A. The homes of the Romans were
imperishable because they We're erect
ed in climate wherein there was
practically no freezing and thawing
The same mortars used in our climate
have not been at all successful. Fur
thermore. the same stones used by
the Romans give a comparatively
short life in our country. The NOR
tar mostly used by the Romans was
mixture of lime and sand. To this
was added some natural occurring
ground volcanic rock. This CORE
spends to what is known as puZ-
zolana, which, as indicated. has not
been found satisfactory here.
Q. Why is a knot so called?-E. NJ
A. Knot is an abbreviation for
nautical mile.
Q. Why did Caruso often attend
services in synagogues?-C. f. S.
A. Caruso is quoted as saying: Il
have discovered that the Jewish
chanters employ a peculiar method O.
intonation and vocalization in their
Evening star., 1926-02-04

and by local school children were
placed on view in a dealers gallery
simultaneously. Beneath each exhibit
was a label, for inStance-"Nude, by
Rodin," "Landscape-Gauguin," Aft
er the Bath-Minna Schultz" Our
Garden-John Brown" The office boy
inadvertently opened the window;
there was a scattering of sketches
on the f1oor-which was which? Dis
cussion followed discussion. Shortly
after rearrangement and rehanging,
a wealthy citizen purchased the Nude,
by Rodin." Despite it's label and be-
ing ticketed "Sold." a school child
identified 1t as her work 1t, had
brought $4,000. Her fond parent
brought suit, SO also did the pur-
chaser. The Office boy lost his job!
Again the moral-Beware Of IabelsI
Evening star., 1926-02-04

England has been generous in the
matter OF literature. Her poets, phi.
losophers and satirists have been most
liberal contributors to American needs.
When it comes to practical question
OF rubber, the relationship becomes
one of commercial adjustment con-
forming to rigid rules of supply and
demand. One page in the ledger car.
ries more influence than volumes of
elegant composition,
Evening star., 1926-02-04

service. They are uneXcelled in the
art of shifting the melody, of picking
up a new key or modulating their
ritual chant and of overcoming vocal
d1thculties that may occur in tho
words rather than III the melody il
sell. For this reason ! visit Jewish
synagogues whenever L have the OPP
portuntty."
y. What is the difference between
white gold and green goId2-I. D.
"A White gold Is usually an alloy
or gold, silver and palladium or gold !.
nickel and zinc. Green gold is an
alloy of gold and silver.
q. Does the President of Germany
nave as much authority as the Presi-
oent of the United States"-AI T.. II.
A. The head OF the German state IS
not. ike our President, the chief ex-
ecutiVe. This position is held bv the
chancellor, who. like the British and
french premiers, gets his support
IRON the majority Of the governing
body. rms in Germany IS the Reichs-
tag. Ihe President is the commanders
in-chief of the military and naval
forces, can dissolve the Reichstag and,
can refuse to approve laws that are
passed, submitting them to q popular
referendum.
c. NJ. - '''-' '' "so''oftAeu =
a. If the cigar box is made from
Spanish cedar. as the good ones are
supposed to be made, IL would be
rather difficult TO deOdoriZe it com.
pletely, since the odor Is due to a resin
in the wood which is fairly well dts
trfbuted throughout the wood struc-
ture. If the box Is made from some
other wood which does not have much
natural odor, but which may have
taken up some odor from the tobacco.
IL might be that Il thorough airing o.
perhaps washing with gasoline would
remove the odOr. The CdOr Of Span
ish cedar Is due To Il volatile oil in the
resin, and this oil can be removed a.
least from the surface Of the wood by
steaminG. Since, however, Il very lit
tie steaming might warp the box o..
discolor 1t, or soften the glue, this
method Is not practical. Probably long
continued exposure to air and sun
light Is the most practical method.
Q. Is Ethel NJ. Dell q nom de plume
"A. c. =.
A. This is the maiden name of Mrs.
Gerald Savage. Miss Dell was MAJ
ried in London on June Z. 1922.
There is no other agency in the
7corLd thdt can GHs1Cer rs 1nduy Iegitt-
mate questions as our IN Formation bu-
.'edu IN Washington, u. e. This high
~ organized Institution haS tceR butlt
up and IS under the personal direction
OF Frederic j. HGSkiH. By kccgfnG IN
constant touch 1cith Federal bureaus
ana other educational enterprises Il is
IN q position 10 pass on to YOu Cu-
thoritdttUe inf0rmdtioH Of the highest
order Submit your queries to the
staff of experts 1cRoSe services ar,
put at your free disposal There Is no
charge except 2 cents in stamps for
return postage. Address The EUening
Star Information bureau. Frederic J.
Hdstin, director, Washington, D. G..
Evening star., 1926-02-04

Belgium desires the distinction of
being the place where the League of
Nations meets. Having had experience
with mere scraps of paper" the brave
ties that really amount to something.
Evening star., 1926-02-04

The judge in London who asked
what Is a saxophone?" showed an
answering sense of duty in inter.
rupting a state where ignorance is
bliss.
Evening star., 1926-02-04
An Altruisnl.

What do you think of the League
of Nations?'
IF it can do all that's expected of
It," rejoined Senator Sorghum. some
body was mighty careless for not hav.
ing 1t copyrighted"
Evening star., 1926-02-04

The Chinese language, already bur-
dened with more symbols than it
knows what to do with, has been
obliged to invent another word mean.
ing "sovietism."
Evening star., 1926-02-04

In addition to being the playground
or Europe, Switzerland, with a few
more conferences at Geneva, will be
warranted in regarding itself as the
continents political center.
Evening star., 1926-02-04

Motion picture stars are in some
instances compelled to work hard in
order to be as well known for their
art as for their divorces.
Evening star., 1926-02-04

Vice President Dawes was not
obliged to resort to incantations men.
tioning Helen Maria" in order to per.
suade the Senate to limit debate.
Evening star., 1926-02-04
An OverwOrked Symbol.

George Washington was incapable
Of falsehood."
THAT doesn't mean he was ready to
guarantee the truthfulness of every.
thing sent through the mails with his
picture on a postage stamp"
Evening star., 1926-02-04

The anthracite strike is an endur.
ance test, with the public paying for
demonstration that presents very
little sporting interest.
Evening star., 1926-02-04

Hesitation about Selling the mines
may be justified on the theory that
the Government has problems enough.
Evening star., 1926-02-04
Futile.

From the Muncie Morning Star
The average strike remedy accom-
plishes about as much as another per-
sons cold cure.
Evening star., 1926-02-04
Bolshevist Hara.Kiri.

From the Wall Street Journal.
Report that Soviet is imposing
death for dishonesty in government
|SnNnda Nka SalicidA
Evening star., 1926-02-04
EntanglenentS.

Entanglements we must avoid
And seek a state seraphic,
Where we will never be annoyed
By mix-ups in the traffic.
Evening star., 1926-02-04

"A weekday sinner" said Uncle
Eben. dat thinks he kin square his
self by goin' to church on Sunday, is
figurin' on heaven against odds Of six
to one"
Evening star., 1926-02-04

Jud Tunkins says the first robin is
like many a soloist-admired more
for his nerve than for his music,
Evening star., 1926-02-04
Rhythns.

who are the great poets of the
present timer"
The motor manufacturers" an
swered Miss Cayenne. I'VE don't care
about faults In versification, but when
the rhythm of the old machine goes
wrong. We stop and get busy with a
monkey-wrench."
Evening star., 1926-02-04

You seem devoid of sympathetic sense,
And yet turn to you in penitence
For sins ancestral and forgotten woe.
My radio! My radio!
Evening star., 1926-02-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHHANDER JOHNSON
Bit of Static

Bit of Static.
You often play the tunes 1 do not like.
A ragtime pace necessarily you strike.
And still 1 twist the knob and say,
Let's gov'
My radio! My radio!
Evening star., 1926-02-04
Weather Report

A bootleg artist wandered by
To tell the mournful news.
What now I need" we heard him
sigh,
Amt boots, but overshoes."
Evening star., 1926-02-04

The Evening Star. with the sunday morn
Ing edition. is delivered nv carriers wltNin
The city At so cents per month: daily only.
AS GENTS pcr mouth: sunday only. 90 cents
per month Orders NAV he sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000 Collection is made by
carrier at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-02-04
Q. What is the food value Of beer?-

i. II.
A. Beer contains about per cent Of
nutritive material. Flour. for sake of
comparison, has about SO per cent.
Evening star., 1926-02-04
The Eyening Star Newspaper Company

business oIl't'
11th ST. and Pennsylv vanla Ave;
New York Office: llo East 12nd 81.
Chicago Gtiics. Tnwer building
European Office. IA Regent St. London.
England.
Evening star., 1926-02-04

q. What is the difference between
white gold and green gold2-I. ID.
A. White gold IS usually an alloy
or gold, silver and palladium or gold !.
nickel and zinc. Green gold is an
alloy of gold and silver
Evening star., 1926-02-04

Q. Is Ethel NJ. Dell a nom de plume -?
"A. c. p.
A. This is the maiden name of Mrs.
Gerald Savage. Miss Dell was Inal .
ried in London on June Z. 1922.
Evening star., 1926-02-04

A good story, apropos of Modern
istic art, is told in the contributors
columns Of the current number of the
framed slsetphea hX famous Modaruists
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-04
River Gorged

Tuesday afternoon the river was
stopped here by an ice gorge, which
is a rather unusual thing for this
place. 1t was level over the dam,
and it was learned that no ice had
passed over the Stockport dam Tues
day, the river being gorged dis
tance above Stockport. However
there were several open places be-
tween here and Stockport. After
stopping here the gorge began ex-
tending up the river, and Wednesday
it was gorged to Eagleport, until the
river at Eagleport was level over
the dam. In the meantime the
gorge has given way up the river
about Eagleport and the river is
clear down to the Jenkins place.
Below the bridge the river is clear
for a distance, but the gorge was
still holding, down the river, when
we went to press, and is still on the
level at the dam here. This morn
ing the water shows about 8 feet
higher at the lock than it was last
night, however conditions at present
do not indicate any danger.
Our riverman here Capt. Irven
Travis informs us that an unusual
thing in connection with the ice
breaking up is that it started when
the river was at an unusually low
stage of water, the river having
risen but very little, when the ice
started.