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Evening star., 1926-03-24
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLI4M HILE.

home lives, at the luncheon table and
on the golf links. Incidentally, the
controller generals friends describe
him as absolutely Worry-proof. When
the sings and arrows of criticism are
raining upon him the hardest--which
is nearly all the time-McCarl is the
last word in good cheer. He calls
hot water his natural element.
Senator Claude 4. Swanson. Demo.
crat, of Virginia. suggested in the
course Of the Houghton debate In the
Senate on March 22 that recent rev
elations in Washington indicate tina,
Gerinany's aspirations in the League
of Nations, rather than Poland'S,
seem to be favored by American di.
plomacy. Ambassador Houghton FIRE.
quently has been under fire, both in
Europe and in America, for allegt d
partiality to the Fatherland In 1924
according to Democratic authorities
Mr.. Houghton was withdrawn from
his ambassadorial post in Berlin and
brought home to drum up German
American support for Coolidge and
Dawes III regions like Cincinnati, Chi
caso. Milwaukee and st. Louis. An
unsuccessful aspirant for the London
ambassadorship, awarded to Hough.
ton In 1925, asserts that it was his,
reward for the German-American po-
litical services aforementioned.
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William c. Deming of Wyoming.
president Of the United States Civil
Service Commission, tells q good one
on recent applicant for a technical
position in the Department of Agri
culture. The power of the press, -
says Deming, who publishes both Il
daily newspaper and farm journal at
Cheyenne. "manifests itself in various
ways. Not long ago persons eligible
to the job in question were required to
submit an original thesis or discussion
of not more than 5000 words on a
relevant subject. In reviewing the pa
pers. it was found that one of the as
pirants had copied II pages verbatim
from Capper'S Farmer The deadly
parallel did not show the absence or
change of word or comma. When
the applicant was called upon to ex-
plain, he contented himself with the
alibi that he had forgotten to use
quotation marks
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Israel Schapiro of the Near Eastern
division of the Library of Congress,
and who knows all the Oriental Ian.
guages backward and forward, re.
Gently had a call from q former Con
gresham from New Jersey. AS a
token of his residence in Washington.
the ex-statesman desired to present
to the National Museum a costly vase
Of rare antiquity. Before doing so, he
told Schapiro, he was anxious to Sc
cure n translation of a Hebraic in.
scription, which embellished the gem.
Schapiro was obliged to chagrin the
Jerseyman by informing him that the
antique" was a recent product of the
| Bezaleel School of Arts and Crafts at
Jerusalem, which turns out replicas of
ancient pottery OH the mass prodtlc-
ton scale of q Detroit automobile fac
tory.
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, Herr Wilhelm Furtwaengler, the dis
! tinguished. German orchestra leader
who recently conducted a concert in
Washington, was guest of honor at
the German embassy. following the
affair. A near-sighted Washington
society hostess asked him if he had
been at the concert. eyes," said the
courtly musician. land / enjoyed ii
very much.'
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Evening star., 1926-03-24
Press Vigorously Defends
Right to Print Testimony

have in the absence cf such d court
order, if not more"
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"To claim that publication of test
mony in criminal case" remarks the
Shreveport journal. would make ii
impossible 10 obtain a fair and impair
tial trial in some other case, even
though il be a similar one, is an ex-
aggerated contention. 1t may be
taken as a sort OF reflection on the
general intelligence of the public. All
that is necessary is for jurors 10 pay
attention to the testimony and 10 in
depreciation of the law. and then de
eide whether or not the accused is
guilty. Judge Whites view will not
stand laymen's analysis. to say the
least of it" Taking the same position.
the Flint Daily Journal remarks that
foolish as this court order appears,
it is no more SO than the rule which
bars out any juror who has read news
paper comment on a case in which he
may be called to serve. An ignorant
dolt who cannot or does not read Is
preferred on a jury where issues are
sharp and feeling is high adds the
journal.
''An ideal jury" in the opinion of
tUe JdNlOIld Beach JOuIlldI. Is likely
to be found among men and women
who have read about the case. AL
ideal jury would be composed of the
most intelligent members of the com
munity, and they are bound to be
newspaper readers. And in few. If
any, states is there law to prevent
the judge from seeing that juries are
selected from among such citizens. il
is the court practice. judge-made Gus
tom, that prevents" The Jackson
Citizen Patriot, observing that the
judge has been successfully defied by
the newspapers" offers the comment
"The strict regulation of the contents
Of the press by Government officials
destroys the very purpose of the de
cent American newspaper-to give its
readers fair accounts of all happen
ings of more than individual interest.
The st. Louis Post Dispatch concludes
that "now that the judge who march
ed up the hill has marched down
again, it may be taken as established
that the press of Mississippi is still
free while the Nashville Banner dc
clares "the fault lies with the law pre-
scribing rules of evidence and meth
DDS of jury selection"
Evening star., 1926-03-24

other words, each building Will be sur
ficient for the needs Of its occupants,
commercial and residential. while in
ter.building communication Will be
provided by bridges or causeways hlgh
above the streets and longer-distance
travel will be on the basis Of airplanes,
for which there will be practical ia
cilities.
Recently a competition was conduct
ed in New York for the designing OF
! airplane landing stages Of possible
future construction. Some highly IN
genious designs were submitted. Some
! Of them involved elaborate architec-
tural features. The unit of construc-
ton was in the main an entire city
block One Of them proposed stilt-
like structure with lofty openings be
meath the body. which included accom-
,nodations for offices and apartments,
with broad, fiat roofs for plane land
inga.
It il evident that the airplane is re
garded as certain to figure largely in
the urban life Of the future. The pres
ent project for lofty house-oftlce con-
structions with aerial causeways and
landing stages Is definite step. 1t
is not assured that the newly formed
corporation will proceed Immediately
to this length. but the inspiration OF
It's promoters, who are all men OF
large affairs and resources, is to make
a start toward the city Of the fu'
ture," which will be Il model or con
venience, though Of staggering alti-
tu(ie
Evening star., 1926-03-24
The New Play Contract.

Aroused by the criticism that the
Dramatists' Guild, which is just enter
ing into an agreement with the man.
.gers to produce only plays written
by its members, is seeking to establish
a. "closed shop one of it's foremost
members in explanation states that no
such idea is entertained. 1t is fight
ing, he says, for Il contract which any
body is eligible to sign and which will
standardize the ethics of business be-
tween playwrishts and producers. He
says:
The guild is no ogre which is going
10 cat up dairymaid dramatistS. 1t
doesn't stand for the closed shop in
amy way. 1t has put forward what it
believes to be a fair contract protect
ing every right an author has. Any
body in the wide world, butcher
baker. candlestick maker, can write a
play and sign one of these contracts
frhe author need not be a member OF
our guild. the initiation fee and dues
Of which are So a year for associate
members. But he automatically be
comes a member when he signs this
protecting contract.
This puts a somewhat different light
.pon the question. 1t indicates tina,
playwriting IS not to be established
AS q restricted profession for which
examinations, tests and standards II
addition to membership dues will bt
required. Evidently the professional
authors are not in fear of the dairy
maid dramatists" That will relieve
o. good many minds.
Practically every theatergoer thinks
that he or she can write as good ;
play as that which is presented. Their
are some, even, who believe that the.
Jkan improve on Shakespeare. Judgini
Evening star., 1926-03-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Han9in' Round.

Hangin' Round.
When snowdrifts by the winds we're
stirred
Across the frozen ground,
The sparrow and the mockin' bird
They just kept hangin' round.
The cardinal now comes along;
The bluebird lightly trills.
To balmy moments they belong
And not to wintry ills.
And so frame this greeting word
With an affection true;
Friend Sparrow and Friend Mocking
Bird,
prize such Friends as You
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Geneva Mystery Tightening.

Yesterday in the House of Commons
Sir Austen Chamberlain, foreign MIN
istrr and chief delegate from Great
Britain TO The League Of Nations.
was sustained in his course at the
recent Geneva meeting by a supstan'
fial majority, 325 to 1856. This vote
,ysS taken on a motion, made by
David Lloyd George. 70 reduce the
estimates for the foreign office. which
was tantamount TO a motion TO reduce
The salary of the foreign minister
In substance, it was a "no-confldence
challenge, which caused the govern
r1ent ranks to be arrayed solioIy
against the opposition. The prime
minister definitely made it plain to
the house that the course OF Sir
Austen at Geneva had the full ap-
uroval of the cabinet. and this meant
:hat the adoption of the Lloyd George
motion would involve change OF
ministry. In the circumstances
ministerial victory was assured, With
our reaching the real issue.
IN the course Of the debate on the
J.Iovd George motion reference was
made to the position of Brazil, whose
delegates demand for permanent
seat on the league council blocked
the move for the admission OF Ger
nanny. This is a delicate question
about which there has been much
speculation and but little explanation.
Many have felt that Brazil's role at
Geneva was not adopted independent
", but was the inspiration OF other
powers. Capt. Ashmead- Bartlett let
:, little light into this matter when he
declared in the debate in the House OF
Commons that it was absurd to put
all the blame for the fiasco for
throwing Il monkey wrench into the
business when it was we'll known on
the Continent that 'the real voice
behind it all was the voice of Musso-
lini" lie proceeded to declare that
every Italian on the Continent was
boasting that it was his country that
stopped the Chamberlain sentiment.
It is significant that this remark
elected no demurrer from the prime
minister or the foreign minister. 1t
was allowed to stand unchallenged.
No disposition was evinced TO clear
Brazil of responsibility or to place
the blame for the collapse Of the ses.
sion upon another power.
It has heretofore been noted as
significant that in the alignment of
the powers at Geneva during the re-
cent futile meeting the position of
Italy was not defined. Practically
every other power-member had taken
a stand relative to the election of
Germany TO a council seat, some pow.
ers asking for perna nent seats for
themselves, some espousing the Ger
man cause, some that of Poland. But
italy, as far as the world knows,
FstOod mute" Which was not ex.
pected and was not in general accord
with the Italian disposition.
Capt. Ashmead- Bartlett's statement
will probably not go unheeded alto
cether. 1t will be noted at Rome as
well as at Rio de Janeiro and in other
cussion and perhaps elicit some state
lnent from the Italian dictator him.
self or from n representative. He
usually, however, employs no proxy.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Those who have read their Mollerc
will recall the newly rich gentleman
who discovered that he had been talk.
ing prose all his life"
, Many OF us. III similar fashion, sud
denly realize that we are living our
| lives right row, when oil the time we
/ thought we would put that of until
next year!
Next year" we had said. I'VE will
get that car We had promised our
selves. and do that job OF house paint.
ing and attend to a few odds and ends
OF personal Improvement
why. next year, after we get all
! these matters cleared up. we win real
~ begin To live. just wait until next
yaar!'
IN the meantime. what about right
| now?
What are We doing today"
Why. living, Of course.
We are living our lives. and do not
know 1t! We are making the most of
ourselves we ever can, In all prob
ability. and are not willing TO admit it..
Our day dreams are well enough,
but our day by day living is something.
/ too. The so-called castles in Spain"
which we build for ourselves are pleas
ant in outline, but somewhat lacking
in substance; the happy pictures we
~
fieeting AS the rainbow
We discover. some day. that we are
living life right now as much as We
ever shall. and that ii is well for us
If we realize il.
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In the first place. such realization
will make us value the here and now
moro. not the past and future less.
After all, the now is all we actually
have, in the strict sense. for the past
Is gone. and the future is not here yet.
We need this corrective realization
because ordinarily we minimize, we
look down upon. the present. the pre-.
cious here and now, in which we live
and move and have our being.
To realize more fully that we are
actually living our lives now will give
US more respect for ourselves, our
tendency on our part TO sneer.
If these imperfect beings-includ!ng
ourselves-are as they are, and prob
ably will be no different next year,
next decade, shall we not have more
charity more patience, more tolera-
ton?
If we continue to talk only Of the
future. to picture the perfect perfec-
ton, we will grow impatient Of the
faults OF others. harsh toward all
ugliness and weakness. intolerant OF
lesser ability and brains.
And yet all these creatures, men,
women, dogs, cats, cows. horses.
ducks, insects, are children OF the
Most High God all of them on u per-
petual and endless Journey toward an
unknown destiny which contains our
highest hopes.
We sometimes forget that the ami
NAL rage has given place in most
civilized beings to "a refined sneer; that
the lunge Of paws has been replaced
by the intolerant mind; that the gap
ing mouth Is now among us, a harsh
word OF impatient criticism.
These more subtle. but no less keen,
Instruments bear down their burden
OF prey daily-and this comes about,
partly at least. because men and wom-
en- fail to realize that they are living
in the present. that every one Is
doing his stuff to the best OF his
ability.
Further. to realize that we are liv.
ing now as much, in all probability.
as we ever will ought to result in
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Doubts must linger, for u while al
least, as TO the political efficiency "l
the Russians. There can be no qucs-
ton up to the present time about their
being the greatest showmen on earth.
Were Barnum alive today he would
meet the situation and change his
name to Barnumovitch.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Assertions that science has been a
negligible factor in the progress of
America recalls TO memory the fact
that the style of machinery promoted
by Henry Ford was originally regard
ed by engineering experts as about
the most unscientific that could have
been invented.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Apparently the former Kaiser Is
willing to remain silent on matters of
international organization and be con
tent II he can reclaim enough prop
erty to give him influential standing
In an association of realtors.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Mississippi contemplates an "evo-
luton trial. similar to that held In
Tennessee. 1t will again become nee
essary to exercise patient and sym
pathetic philosophy in an effort to dis
criminate between humor and pathos.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Submitting police officers to psyche
analytic tests may bring up interest
ing data relative to whether a youth
full copper is controlled by the law.
enforcing impulse or the man-hunting
complex
Evening star., 1926-03-24

After q coal strike has been settled
1he ultimate consumer ventures to
hope that in addition TO n Federal tax
reduction there will be liberal
uimirution i'll the cost Of fuel. It is
The era Of optimism.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Germany cannot be convinced that
she should not have new friends in
the League of Nations. as we'll as old
enemies.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Setting the Snare.

ri understand Crimson Gulcll is
working UP n real estate boonl.'
That's the big idea at present."
answered Cactus Joe.
"In that case, why don't you influ.
entail citizens spruce up and look
more enterprising?'
"We're layin' low and tryin' to pro-
innocent and unworthy as possible
SOS some O. them smart realty experts
will think that here's chance to step
in and take advantage Of n bunch of
unsophisticated villagers"
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Washington is big town now, and
entitled. In the opinion of several
statesmen, to the distinction Of a few
municipal Investigations. like any
other metropolis.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Rate by Nail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associatcd Press is cxclusiT9Iy entitatea - q
=, the Use for republication OF all news on
y,atthes credited 10 it or not otherwise cred.
Ted in this paper and also me InSlicaton l05Sali
OF special dispatches herein ara also reserVed'
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Those who say prohibition will not
work" are compelled to admit without
reservation that its promoters will do
so most indefatigably.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

The settlement of the Stillman case
makes 1t look as if this years valen
tine season had been one of the most
successful on record.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Walter S. Dickey of Kansas City and
L. e. McJimsey of Springfield are said
to be other potential candidates for
the Republican senatorial nomination,
though it is said to be doubtful either
viii enter the race in view of Kiel's
Joining Senator Williams campaign
forces "a
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Slightly MOrOse.

Slightly MOrOSe.
What do you think we had better
do to prevent fights in the future?"
I'm not sure" answered Senator
Sorghum, that some fights can be
absolutely prevented. It's a triumph
of diplomacy If you succeed in post
poning 'em for a reasonable length Of
time"
Evening star., 1926-03-24

It may not be exactly wrong to
teach evolution to people who refuse
to try to understand it, but it Is Ger.
tainly useless.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Dress and Drama.

From the Lansing State Journal.
Church and theater are reported to
have Joined for the uplift of the
drama. That's right; get it some
clothes and begin.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

The World Court has been early in
developing . collection of dissenting
opinions.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
From Coast to Coast.

From the Saginaw News-Courier.
Gen. Butler seems to have as much
trouble cleaning up San Diego as he
had at Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Furnishings.

King Tut, poor youth, could seldom
laugh
Nor even dance in measures light.
His tomb reveals no phonograph;
There is no saXophone in sight.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Speed.

Economy gives folks lit
II long they persevere.
But Fortune brings q speedy gift
To them as proflteer.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
rom the Rutland Herald.

From the Rutland Herald.
You can say one thing for love at
first sight: 1t makes life easy tor
divorce lawyers.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Jud Tunkins says O man who makes
trouble mustn't be surprised if he has
invested in 4 line of manufacture for
which there is no lucrative demand.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

"When O man disagrees with YOU"
said Uncle Eben, don't let it hurt
yoh feelin's. He's got de same right
to favor de ideas most beneficial to his
business dat you has"
Evening star., 1926-03-26
DAUGHTERS OF TODAY
By HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

that Natalie did much of that kind ot
thing. There was something too fine
about her for that. something bravely
self-reliant that gave her that proud
little lift of the head.
The more he thought about II. the
more incensed he became, and yet he
made himself believe that his feeling
toward Natalie was merely altruistic.
He wanted to protect her from her
own folly. nothing more.
Since that evening at the theater,
he had seen nothing of Martha nor
had he made any attempt to get in
touch with her. He had made UP his
mind to avoid her for a time. and
until he had reached this conclusion
he had not realized Just how many
habits he had forged upon himself.
For one thing he had telephoned
Martha every morning. Not for any
particular desire to do so. but merely
because it had grown into habit and
because he felt that Martha might
expect it.
Perry was no more conceited than
any normal man, but he felt that
Martha did expect him TO call. This
was probably because he had once
failed to do so and she had mentioned
the fact. Lightly. of course. but with
a seriousness behind her light tone
that Perry could not fail to perceive.
After that his morning telephone call
had lost its spontaneity and become
habit.
continued in Tomorrow's starr
Evening star., 1926-03-26
$50 YEARS AGO
The Origin Of the U. S. A.

which still remains with a few, not
withsta nding the receipt here on the
21st of a copy Of the English law Of
December 81. which labels the Amer
leans as rebels and proposes to sweep
their commerce from the seas.
This mornings Provincial Congress
became late this AFTERNOON the new
General Assembly. membership in the
two bodies being identical. The Gen.
eral Assembly Immediately elected the
Legislative Council Of 13 members
and then these two branches Of the
new regime elected the president and
comma nder-in chief and the vice pres
ident. John Rutledge and Henry
Laurens were elected to these Offices
on the second ballot.
President Rutledge's speech of ac-
ceptance well expresses the spirit of
the days proceedings. The being
called by the free suffrages Of brave
and generous people to preside over
their welfare" he said. IFS, in my
opinion, the highest honor any man
can receive. In SO perilous season as
the present, l will not withhold my
best services. I assure myself of re-
ceiving the support and assistance
of every good man in the Colony;
and my most fervent prayer to the
Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe is
that under His gracious Providence
the liberties of America may be for
ever preserved"
fCopyright. 1926.)