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Evening star., 1926-06-04
Protest Against John
Ericsson Republicans
10 the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t is astonishing that people can he
found with the ha rdihood TO promul-
gate. in their sober senses. such q
vicious scheme "a the John Ericsson
Republican League Of America" It is
insulting and slap in the face to
every voter of Swedish descent.
John Ericsson was never out for
peif or place and neither did he en-.
tangle himself with leagues or engage
in so.calIed moral uplift work. He
confined his activities entirely to his
profession. and therefore TO associate
his name with politics Ia silly and fan.
tastic. This whole vicious scheme Is
the old time-WOrn planning of the
cheap politician. The little coterie
account that American citizens of
Swedish descent are possessed of ordi-
nary intelligence.
This Ericsson League" proposes to
form natlonalistic blocs in politics.
and the candidate for ONCE IL to be
voted for. not on account of personal
qualification or the merit Of the cause
he espouses. The sole question is to
be, Is he q Swede or of Scandihoovian
descent? OF course. minded people
of other races will not subscribe to
such a procedure. it being wholly un-
American. Supposing other voters
we're to follow suit. anybody but
moron can perceive the disa strous ef-
feet on the country.
That a Representative in Congress
from Illinois should have committed
the faux pas to countenance this
malodorous mess is regrettable.
AXEL DAHLGREN.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
Pittsburgh's Job.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Taking a. three-year look ahead. Ma j.
e. l.. Daley, head Of the United States
Army Engineers for this district, says
the completion of river improvements s
will make Pittsburgh absolutely the
monarch of the steel industry" Mai.
Daley is not a. steel expert, but he is
an authority on engineering problems
not only in their practical but their
economic aspects. He has studied the
relation Of water transportation to
freight rates and knows when river
improvements will yield dividends.
when the Ohio Is completely ca nal.
lied In 1929 he says, mo other city
In the United States and no foreign
country will be able to compete with
Pittsburgh In steel because Of the
lower freight rates the river ira nspor-
tation will afford. The United States
Government and the people are an
nually saved $150,0O0,O0 on freight
rates by the use Of the Monongahela
River alone. Therefore we are out to
make the Monongahela. and the Allie
gheny capable Of bearing still more
traffic."-
Maj. Daley did not say so. because
1t was not part Of his job, but Pitts.
burgh will have to do its share IL It
is to reap the full benefits from the
river improvements. Plenty of bust
ness for the new barge line il assured
Completion OF the work on the water
ways should find Pittsburgh ready
with ample facilities ter accommodat.
'ing the tfadic knocking a. It's doors.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
An Appeal Is Noted"

few days ago New York theatri-
i'm connection with his testimony be.
fore grand jury regarding a sensa
tiohal affair la his theater. Yesterday v
he was sentenced to serve a year and
a day in the penitentiary and to paw
fine of $1,000. His counsel lmme-
diateir gave notice of an appeal to the
Federal Circuit Court. bond being con
tinued upon the stipula ton That the
erence and bring the appeal before
the upper court at the beginning of It's
F'al term. That court will adjourn
this month until October. and IL Ia i'm.
the opening Of the term will permit
argument before November. There ia
then customarily, says one Of the
news reports Of the case "a LAPSE Of
about month between the argument
and the decision Of the court: possibly
a week more would eiapse for the
wind-up Of all legal technica iities. and
1t may be close TO next Christmas be-
fore the case is finally settled"
This is not an extraordinary case.
The matter has. in fact, been handled
with unusual expedition thus far. and
if a final determination of the appeal
fs had by the close Of the current year
1t will be indeed unusually speedy,
only seven months between conviction
and penalty, assuming that the yer.
diet and sentence are affirmed by the
higher court. But seven weeks would
he much more In keeping with the
need for prOmptness Of judicial action.
Technicalities. complexities Of the
law. intricacies Of argument, hair.
splitting ON points OF procedure, short
sessions Of court and long eruplions
OF eloquence all serve to protract the
trials and appeals. In the resear rcb
for modes Of shortening judicial proc.
esses to insure speedier and surer Jus
tice attention has been paid to this
matter Of the appellate jurisdiction.
but little progress has been effected
The right Of appeal should not be
abused to defeat justice. Nor should
the courts by their schedules and their
own modes Of procedure aid In this
defeat. One Of the most urgent needs
today is, IL not curtailment Of the
right Of appeal. at least the shorten
ing OF the process to prevent this con
stantly recurring spectac Gle OF long de-
lays between conviction Ind punish
ment
Evening star., 1926-06-04
The Walker Cup.

Invading the birthplace Of golf and
the sacred precincts Of the Royal
and Ancient Golf Club at st. An
drews, Scotland. the American ama-
teur team has again demOnstra ted
It's superiority over its British oppO-
nens. having succeeded yesterday in
chaiking up It's fourth consecutive
win Of the Walker Cup, the emblem
OF amateur internationa team su-
premacy. Combined with Jesse Sweet
sers victory In the British amateur
championship. scored just before the,
Walker matches began, the invasion
of the American golfers has met with
complete success and the entire coun-
try is proud of its representatives,
who journeyed overseas to demon
strate their prowess.
All credit goes TO Sweetser, Won
Finn, Jones, Gum. Gardner. Macken-
zie Ouimet and Guilford. members Of
the American team, who contributed
their hit to the victory which added
new lHurels to American golf, and to
their British opponents, who fought
with dosged determine ton nd upheld
the finest ideals of sport sma nship.
Sweetsers feat In winning the anna
teur championship was particularly
meritorious. 1t was the first time
that this historic battle had ever
been won by a native born American
The Walker Cup matches were hard
fought throughout and were settled
in favor OF the United States by
the close score OF 6la 10 5i2.
America. therefore, is proud Of
the accomplishments Of the little
ba nd that sailed away only a short
time ego to try conclusions with
the cream OF British linksmen and
is confident that in matches in the
wears to come the American team
will give good account of itself. re.
sarCiieSs of whether IL wins or loses.
To win is gratifying, but, after all,
the game is the thing.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ing is done when the bamboo joints
are green. Afterward they are dried
q nd thus preserved indefinitely.
@. Ia there a train crossing Can
ada from the east to the west cosstI
C. NJ. s.
A. The Trans.Canada Limited Of
the Canadian Pacific Railway re-
sumed its 1925 service on May 1S and
will remain in operation until the
latter part OF September. It offers
through service between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts in both directions.
This train has a fast schedule. From
Montreal it makes the run to Van
couver-2,8S5 mlles--in 80 hours Is
minutes, and from Toronto to Van
couver in IS hours.
Q. What is osmotic pressurs?--
ID. h. Z.
A. Osmotic pressure In the unbsl-
anced pressure which causes osnoeis
that is. the diffusion Of weaker
solution into p more concentrated one,
There Is no other a0ency In ths
,cOrid that can 0as1oer as rtdf,y Ie0st'-
mate Questions as our free tnJOrmn-
ton bureau ia Washington. ID. V.
This hiohly organized institution hd'
been bpiit mp and is nnder me per
sonoi direction of Frederic j. Hdsktn
BIZ keeping in Constant touch ''*th
Federal bureaus and other edMco-
tionol enterprises IL IL in position
20 pass on to you authoritative IN
formation Of the highest order. Sun
nit your queries TO the stag NJ 'T-
pertS mhose services are put at pour
free disposal There is no charge er-
cent 2 cents ia stamps for return
hostage address The ECen'nC Stor
Information Bureou. Frederic J. Nos
kin. director. Washington. D. e.
Evening star., 1926-06-04

pitiful part of the whole thing was
that the couple were to be married
today, and both thought that tho In
nocent ppearing package was we'd
ding present.
In sentencing Bartlett to life I'M
prisonment the judge deplored the
fact that the State law did not allow
CA pital punishment for what he char.
acterized as dasta rdly crime. IL
life Imprisonment Is to mean literally
what It should mean. Incarceration
for the entire lifetime OF the criminal.
well and good, but II 1t merely means
few years in jail with a parole at
the end OF that time by a sentimental
boar rd, the entire effect Of the quick
and just punishment will have been
lost. 1t Is to be hoped that Asa Bart
lett will spend the rest Of his life
behind prison bars and that no SYM
pathy can be aroused among the
people Of Michigan for this slayer OF
three innocent people.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
Trucks Are Cause of
Georgetown Vibrations

TO the Editor OF The Star:
A news paragraph in The Star OF
June ! hints that the vibra ton OF
buildings in Georgetown west Wash
ington) and the cracking OF plaster.
while auto trucks are passing. are due
10 the poor condition of the roadways.
Maybe and maybe not.
But 1t looks as IL the desire was for
a new roadway or the continuance OF
the use OF superheavy trucks. Brief
ly, to "whitewash" the nuisa nee.
have lived here a half century. We
had bad roads but no motor trucks
when l was a boy, and even the nre
engines didn't crack the plaster.
Recently lived for four years on
street with q bra nd-neW concrete pave
ment, only one year old when l moved
there. The pavement was in perfect
condition. The street beca me popular
and the heavy trucks shook the build
ings ell along the street and brought
down the plaster.
| have lived since on quiet"
street, i.e., quiet before coal and dirt
trucks made a habit of tearing down
hill at am. and uphill at pm,
shaking the buildings. substa ntial as
they are. and occa sionally stopping
the parlOr clock a trick OF earth
quakes.
Oh. no. Don't let us be fooled into
believing 1t is the roadways and not
the trucks. The truck makers and
users will continue to increase the
size. IL they can make or save few
dollars for themselves. no matter how
many thousa nds Of dollars 1t costs the
houseowners. 1t isn't the new-fang
plaster. nor the way II is put on. nor
the condition of the streets. although
that may contribute to a minor de-
gree. but the size. weight and opera
ton Of the trucks that do the DANA &c.
We can't rebuild our homes with con
crete and steel. but we can stop the
speeding of heavy trucks, When q
man has paid out his good money for
repairs he doesn't need to 'investi-
gate" or theoriZe. He knows. What
we want is to be permitted to live de-
Gently and safely in our homes. not
annoyed by artificially produced earth
Quakes. W. F. ALLEN.
Evening star., 1926-06-04

@. Give some brief information on
the agricultural industry.-B. B.
A. The National Industrial Con-
ference Board. In its report on THE
Agricultural Problem in the United
States" published last month, says:
''rhe agricultural industry exercises
normally purchasing power of
nearly $4,000, ,000, 900 annually for
goods and services produced by 9th
ers. 1T purchases about $4,000 900 600
worth OF manufactured products an
nially, or about a tenth of the value
Of the manufactured goods produced.
1t supplies ma terials upon which de-
pend Industries giving employment to
over half of our Industrial workers.
1t pays indirectly at least two and
half billion dollars of the wages of
urban employees. 1t supplies about
an eighth OF the total tonnage of
freight carried by our railroad sys-
tenn. Its products constitute nearly
half Of the value OF our exports. 1t
pays In taxes about one-hfth OF the
total cost Of Government. Our farms
and farm property represent nearly
One-fifth Of our tangible national
wealth. and agriculture has con-
tributed In recent years about one
sixth of the national income"
Q. Is ii true that the folklore OF
certain people is preserved on joints
Of bamboo X. &.
A. Prof. II. II. Bartlett OF the Uni
versity of Michigan spent year
studying rubber producing plants in
Sumatra and became interested in
the folk lore of The Malays. and par
ticularly in their custom of writing 1t
on joints of bamboo. These manu-
scripts contain their faiths and
legends, descriptions OF magical and
medicinal uses OF plants. The writ
Evening star., 1926-06-04
A Light Penalty.

There NAV be some kink in the laws
Of Philadelphia to justify the light
sentence imposed In that city upon
Frederick B. Sta niey, whose real name
Is supposed to be Herman Kruger
and who has long string Of other
aliases, when after pleading guilty to
embezzling $1,000 worth OF jewelry
from a confiding woman he was com
mitted to jail for one year. This man
has for some years been swindling
women out Of large sums. His favor
ite alias was i'Lord Beaverbrook. ;"
and 1t was as British nobleman
that he mainly posed in his bigamous
nd swindIing operations. Indictments $
are pending against him in various
cities. but the Philadelphia case is
the first In which he has been brought
TO trial. Ii he were given year on
each Of the charges on which he
may be arraigned in Philadelphia md
elsewhere he would spend the greater
part OF his remaining life In prison.
But that does not lessen the poign-
ancy of the question OF why for a
crime of embeZ1lement involving the
amount Of s., 900 he should have been
given a shorter term than is usually
administered 20 the thief OF a suit
of clothes. 1t seems strange that in
these days of widely prevalent crime
in this country, when the nadequacy
OF penalties in proved cases Is rated
as an assured cause OF widespread
should have given 30 light a sentence
to one who has caused untold misery
through one OF the mea nest fra auds Of
which man Is capable.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
Congressional Medal
Not for Pole FLYERS
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Your issue of June carries on
page 5, at the top Of column 8, an
Associated Press release which l
quote in part as follows:
Secretary Wilbur has advised Con-
gress of his approval Of the proposal
to confer congressional medals Of
honor on Lieut. Comdr. Richard r.
Byrd and Floyd Bennett for their air.
plane flight to the North Pole"
What q traVesty such an award
would be on the high purpose for
which this splendid decoration was
originally conceived! TO soldiers,
sailors and marines alike, TO any full
bl0oded American, there can be no
possession so sacred as the congress
sional medal Of honor. In the past,
with a minimum Of lamentable excep-
ti0ns, 1t has been awarded only for
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
above and beyond the call of duty in
actual conflict with an enemy. 1t Is
a medal to which the march Of time
and tho glorious history Of our coun-
try have attached an unusual rerer-
ence. IL IL nor in any sense anala-
gous to the decorations bestowed upon
members Of the French Legion d'Hon-
neur. No precedent exists for the
award of this coveted emblem in ap-
probation for simply "distins uished"
services. The medal of honor sta nds
for a life risked or lost; for burning
cause, in the defense Of comrade,
home and country.
In the hall Of such fame there is
no place for flight TO the North
Pole. Daring as was the conception,
courageous and brilliant the execu-
ton, honored as may ever be the
names of Richard Byrd and Floyd
Bennett, their achievement yet lacks
that supreme patriotism OF motive
and necessity for which chosen few
now wear the medal OF honor
Are we to tear down in a moment
OF hasty enthusiasm the sacred ira
ditions OF a century: Have we neither
stability nor sense OF proportion in
such vital concerns? Is there within
us as q people no such thing az dis
crimina ton and enduring respect?
When Gen. Pershing prepared in
1919 the final report of the American
ExpeditiOnary Force his estimate Of
the part the United states had
played in winning the war was inter
preted by a London pa per. in fla ming
headlines, az Americas Insult to
British Dead" However unjust this
implication, let us bear 1t In mind.
Let us be guilty Of no such similar
affront to the memory Of our own
heroes. II. r. HARMON,
Major, Air Service, U S. Army.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
The Dependent Childrens Bill.

The Senate on reconsideration hav.
ing adopted the District committees 3
amendment to the House bill prOvid-
ing home care for dependent children
In Washington and pa ssed the bill in
that form. il now goes hack TO the
House in the shape that the people of
The Capital prefer. with provision for
administration Of this bounty by the
hoard of public welfare rather than
separate orsa nization. The earnest
hope of Washington is that the Sen
ate amendment will be accepted by
the House.
Yesterdays action in the Senate
was vindication Of the District com
nittee. whose chairman. Senator Cap
per has been painst a king and indie
fatieable in the study Of this question.
Confronted hy an opposition aroused
by sentimental misundersta ndins of
the situation. Senator Capper has hN
faithful. persistent endeavor succeed.
cd in securing subSta ntial ma jority
for that draft of the mea sure which
reflects the local sentiment and which
most surely meets the local needs. He
has earned the sincere tina nks Of
Wa shinSton by this service. i'm which
he has been ably and faithfully sup
ported by the members of the District
committee. who have been a unit in
advocacy OF the single hoard plan.
District people earnestly wish the
establishment Of this beneficence.
which is designed to maintain chill
dren under maternal care. Washing
toms own money will he expended in
meeting the needs of these depe nde nj
little ones and their mothers. This
10 its problem and il prefers to deal
with IL in The manner that has been
lately prescribed as the most desila ble
method Of ha ndline local charities
which is by a unified administrations.
II now appeals to the members of
the House of Representatives to
accept the bin as it has been fra med
by the Senate so as to insure home
care for these unfortunate little ones
without delay. without complica ton.
without conflict Of jurisdiction and
for their welfare AL nd their sensibilities
Evening star., 1926-06-04
A Literary Hoax.

Memory Of man runneth not to the
contrary, a. the law books say, when
literary hoaxes have not been perpe-
trated. They have been foisted or on
a suiieless public for centuries. There
have been literary forgeries by the
score, some Of them successful for a
long time. There have been some
very clever and successful limitations
OF style that have made good until
some chance has revealed their true
origin. Juvenile precocity has been
initiated cleverly and effectively. In.
deed. so many Of these young author
effusiOns have been revealed as adult
productions that the reading public
has in late years become q bit skepti-
cal about every adoIescent literary
Offering.
A short time ago the reading world
was titillated by the appearance Of a
volume styled '"rhe Diary of a Young
Lady Of Fashicr In the Year 17sl.eS.
by Cieone Knox, Edited by Her kins.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
Quick Justice.

A refreshing example of quick
Justice is furnished in the case of
Asa h. Bartlett. a township con.
stable In Michigan. VINO week ago
Thursday mailed a bomb to politicai
enemy which resulted in the death Of
three. and who less than one week
later was sentenced to life imprison
ment, the ma ximum punishment un.
der the State law. After the tedious
delays that are generally encountered
in the prosecution of criminals, this
conviction and the beginning of SEN
tence In such short time offers an ex.
ample which could be well copied by
every other city and State In the
country.
;, Bsrtlett's crime was atrocious. The
bomb. constructed by degrees over q
period Of two years, was made be-
cause Il thought ! might have use
for IT," according to the prisoners
own story Mailed to the man who
had defeated him in the Ia st election
and unwrapped in the presence Of his
daughter and her rance. death was
aln,cststastantansous to al three. The
Evening star., 1926-06-04
THINK 1T OVER
What We Owe the State To-day.
By William Mafher Lewis.
President, George Washington University

II. G.. Wells has defined education a.
"the preparation Of the individual for
willing and intelligent participation
In the affairs Of the world" A state
or city which provides opportunities
for the education OF Its youth has n
right to expect such participation IN
it's affairs: has a right to expect re-
turns on it's investment in the form OF
intelligent and devoted citizenship.
1t is the shame of a. Nation dedi-
Gated to the principle of universal SUI.
frage that we lead the world in stay.
at-home voters. Reliable statistics
show that at the last two national
elections only so per. cent of the Amer
lean voters expressed their choice for
President at the polls, while in Great
Britain. at about the same time. rs
per cent Of the electorate voted, and
In France 20 per cent voted. The citt
Zens of Ca NADIA exercise the right 6s
suffrag ge much more generally than do
We. And i'm the United States the
largest proportion Of nOn-voters n
found in the hest edu~ated group.
II the republican form OF govern
ment is still an experiment. II is In
great measure due TO the fact that
those who can best understa nd it's DOE
sibilities and dangers take no interest
in it's proper functionlng. II is be-
cause we refuse to think In political
terms.
We have stressed the thought Of
what higher education offers the indi.
vidual.. What the educated individual
offers the community which has made
his opportunities possible Is quite az
important.
An enduring republic cannot be
erected on the r,ire Of indifference.
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