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Evening star., 1926-05-25

| Who would want a phonograph
/ that had no records to put on. or
| radio with no dials to turn. or a fur
mace that runs itself?
The answer Is: Everybody would!
This does not alter, but rather
proves. oar proposition today, thai
life is tending to become too easy for
| our own good.
! IL man evolved his thinking through
, the use of his hands, in the formation
! of tools. II still remains best for men
and women 10 have something to 90
does 1t not?
! We often have wondered how very
bored the very rich must be, waited
/ on hand and foot by retinues Of serv
itors. There is a danger line Of In
action in life. over which no one may
sa fely step, It seems to us.
This line in everyday life, often Is
entirely overlooked, but it exists just
The same. whether one sees 1t or not
| II is there, and If we miss 1t, i,
misses us. to our loss.
| 1t is true the tendency In modern
| life is toward labor saving devices
which is all very well, in it's way. un
| less 1t is carried too far i'm the indi
| vidual case. Regarded as a genera
! matter, such progress has out hearti
est sympathy.
Looked upon from the individual
standpoint, however, one has to take
it with q grain OF salt TO prevent IL
from turning life into a do.less. think
less state, where everything becomes
too easy.
"This is too easy"
Some devices before the public today
ought to be required by law to fash
this warning in bright letters. 80 that
the happy purchaser might realize
before It is too late that happiness
does not necessarily come as the re
suit Of being relieved Of work, trouble
or worry.
In 2? ont Of 100 cases the prospec
tive purchaser would buy the thing
just the same. so that II may he seen
no one has any just cause for com
plaint against us in regard to re
straint of trade.
We feel that there IL something In
what we say. Take the case Of Mrs
Jones. AS she lives many miles from
here we can give her lamentable his.
tory without any fear Of her seeing
herself in print.
Not that we would dread any ven.
geance on her part, for we have only
sympathy for Mrs. Jones and sorrow
for her unhappy fate. She Is q. strik
ing instance, that is all. of what may
happen to one when suddenly relieved
of the accustomed routine.
Before the war Mrs. Jones was a
hard working. God fearing woma n
who took in washing for living. She
lived in a. humble cottage down near
the railroad and was generally es-
teemed.
In the city where she lived no one
il looked down upon for any sort of
work they do. jus; SO long as il is
honorable. necessary work. Dan the
barber is just as good as Dan the
bank president. Either Dan would re.
sent a tip" from the other.
In larger cities unfortunate teiy. this
spirit is somewhat checked. for where
so many are utterly unknown one
must of necessity be cautious. Every
one kpows-every one else In the small
place. but this is not true i'm the great
city. The spawn of metropolis often
look quite well. There Is no teilin:
! by looks
X 4 r
Mrs. Jones washed clothes clear
and white. and was esteemed for the
Evening star., 1926-05-25
Maryland Justice.

Richard r. Whittemore. alleged
head of we'll organized and success
fui criminal gang, received quick ac-
ction in Baltimore when he was con.
victed of first degree murder by jury
in little more than an hour. White
more. who was arrested in New York
with number OF his compa Mons. was
shown to have had long criminal
career. Sent To Buffalo TO stand trial
for the murder Of hank guards. he
succeeded in heating The case. Balti
more then claimed him for the killing
of prison keeper in a sensational
escape he made from the Jail there
some years ago. His speedy tria, and
quick conviction show that Maryland
justice will not tolerate DELAY.
In order to Illustrate any attempt
on the part OF Whittemore to make
use of legal technicalities for delay in
carrying out the sentence Of the court,
the States attorney has asked for a
special session of the Supreme Court.
III OlueI tHdl Tue dppedi Oh tHe
bandit may be acted upon at once.
If the session is not held, no action
on the appeal can be had until the
latter part Of June.
1t Is g. matter of vital importance
that this arch.criminai should be made
TO feel the heavy hand of justice as
soon as 1t IS legally possible. Murder.
ers and bandits have too often es-
capped the proper penalties for their
crimes. Delay in the courts has been
the bane Of law enforcement for
many years and has acted. in many
cases. as an encouragement to the
commission Of crime.
Baltimore has set a fine example to
the country in dealing with her Grim
inals. Whittemore received a fair
trial and following action on his ap.
peal should immediately be made to
pay the penalty for his life of wrong
doing. Quick justice and sure justice
will do more than any other one thing
to make those with criminal prociiv.
tiles think twice before they embark
on their illegal undertakings.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
Americanize the Washingtonian

Following the example Of the Cen
trail Labor Union the Maryland State
and District of Columbia Fedora lion
of Labor at its recent meeting in.
dorsed without a dissenting voice the
resolution proposing by constitutional
amendment voting representation for
the District in Congress and the cleo
toral college. The new president Of
this federation. John r. Dickman. is
we'll known and public spirited
washinStonian and chairman of the
subcommittee on cooperation with
labor organizations of our citizens
toint committee on District Of Colum
hia national representation. TO his
vigorous advocacy of the constitu-
tional amendment the renewed help
full interest of the local labor orsani-
zations in District national represe nta-
ton is largely due.
Every day it is more clearly and
more generally recognized that ma
tfonal representation for the District
will inf1ict no injury upon either Ma
ton or Capital to counteract its
obvious benefits, and that there is no
resident of the Capital who in enliSht-
ened self.interest should not heartily
favor It.
We do not seek in our movement
for national representation either to
break down or to protect the form of
municipal government which Con.
gress, representing the Nation. has
given us. Congress has now the power
by majority vote to set up here any
municipal government it pleases, with
any degree of sef-government which
does not involve a delegation by Con-
gress Of it's power of general legisfa.
tion. 1t will have precisely the same
power, no more and no less, when the
constitutional amendment empowering
Congress to grant District national
representation has been adopted.
Some of us favor the retention of
the present form of municipal govern.
nent; some. of us favor its change by
Congress in the direction of larger
measure of local self government. We
all come together and cooperate
heartily in seeking representation in
the National Government and the
honor, the privilege and the power of
national representative citizenship
We are not so foolish as to drop out
of a campaign for something that we
all earnestly want and absolutely need
in order to quarrel without result over
the entirely distinct question Of local
self government.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. What is the size Of the Liberty
of the SesquiceDtennial Exposition
grounds?-S. A. B..
A. The bell will weigh AZ tons. 1t
will be suspended from supports 20
feet high, with a road clearance Of 20
feet 8 inches.
@. Do the birds that migrate to the
South nest there?--T. =.
A. They do not. While the native
birds Of the South are nesting. the
visitors are taking vacation.
@. Will wheat grow wiid?-H. Y. =.
A. There is no evidence. authori-
ties state. for believing that wheat
will grow wild.
O. How many United States avia-
tors and airpla nes were lost in the
World War?-H. j.. l..
A. The number of aviators killed
in the American ExpeditioDary Forces
was 49S: deaths by hattie. 234: deaths
by accident. 264. In the American n
Expeditionary Forces 2s9 United
states airpla nes were destroyed and
As balloons.
a.. w nat CduSSS dIN WHY
are the rays OF light upright?-C.
d. r.
A. Sundogs are caused by the bend
I ing of light from the sun as it passes
through snow crystals in a particular
position. This bending is Of such ma
ture as to make the light brightes,
at a certain distance from the sun
The sundog is colored because the
different colOrs in the sunlight are
unequally bent-the red least OF al
a nd the blue most. The sundogs are
upright-that is, longer up and down
than ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the snow
CRYSTALS that produce them. while
roughly in the same position, tin
more or less from side to side in every
direction.
@. What Is considered the greatest
single feat Of the Civil War;
6. A. r..
A. This is. Of course. a matter OF
opinion. One Of the outsta nding in
divId,,aI feats was the rally Of the
Union troops by Sheridan when they
had been beaten and disorga nized by
the Southern troops with Early in
command.
O. Who said. "Mauve is just pink
trying to he purple"?-C. r. IT.
A. This saying Is credited to
Whistler.
@. What is the temperature Of the
mid. Atlantic at the surface and at
depth of several miles?-W. A. G. L
A. The Weather Bureau says thai
the surface temperature at latitude
40 degrees N and longitude 40 de
grees w. varies from about so de
grees f. In February 10 some u
degrees F. in August. At grea'
depths the temperature is constant
md not above 35 degrees +. or 3S
degrees F.
O. How do safety matches dlnei
from friction matches?-J. e.
A. Safety matches are made in a
Evening star., 1926-05-25
Not for NJ. Hughes.

Hopes of New York Republicans
that they may this year regain con.
troll of their State government are
considerably dampened by the positive
and apparently irrevocahle announce.
rnent of Charles Evans Hughes that
under no circumstance viii he be n
candidate for the nomination for gov
ernor and that he would not accept
the nomination even were il rendered
him. The New York publican man
ayers have regarded Mr.. Hughes as
their one best bet to pit against the
Smith democracy, and now that they
finally realize that they must look else
where for gubernatorial candidate
they are all up in the air and more or
less in a state Of CONSERVATION.
That Mr.. Hughes should decline to
he considered as a candidate for the
governorship Is not an occasion for
surprise. On the contrary. ii would
have been surprising had he permit.
ted himself to be drafted. The COVER.
norship, even if assured OF election.
could hardly prove an attraction to a
man who already has served two
terms in that Office. who has served as
an Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court. been his party 's'
candidate for the presidency, miss
ing the White House by only the
narrowest of margins, and rounded
out distinguished public career by
serving as Secretary of State in two
administrations. Only the presidency
itself could add luster to the honors
that already have come to him.
The thing of real interest in the
New York situation is not that Mr..
Hughes declines to run for governor.
but that there should have been such
unanimity of desire that he make the
race. Pessimists would have us be-
lieve that the standards of public life
have declined and that real ability no
longer counts in the hurly-burly Of
politics. Mr.. Hughes is living refu-
tation of that indictment. In nore of
the various capacities in which he has
served the public has he truckled 10
the professional politicians or consent
ed to play their game unless the game
Evening star., 1926-05-25
The U. s. and the League.

Developments of the last few days
at Geneva tend to allay two sets of
fears which had to do with the United
States and the League of Nations.
One set of these fears. having root in
American soil. held that this country
could have no contacts or relations
with the league without the practical
certainty Of perilous involvement in
| war-breeding European affairs. The
other set, rooted in Europe. held that
America could play no helpful part in
adjustment of world problems unless 1T
now America is playing a highly use
full part in the Swiss city which is the
seat OF the league. and is managing
| with admirable skill 10 avoid involve.
ment in European quarreIs.
Al Yesterdays session Of the pre-
liminarv disarmament conference.
Hugh s.. Gibson. heading the Ameri-
can delegation. announced that the
United States would interpose no oh
+; lection to the discussion of proposals
looking to some sort of league control
over the armaments of nations which
enter into limitation agreements under
! league auspices. II was possible for
Mr. Gibson to assume this position of
friendly neutrality because the Ameri-
can contention that such agreements
should be regional rather than univer-
sal had met with general acceptance
by the powers represented at Geneva.
The meaning of this, of course. is that
il the nations Of Western Europe. say.
want to enter into compact for the
limitation of ornaments accompa MED
by mutual security pledges and wish
to intrust supervision Of their accord
to the League Of Nations, the. United
states not only will have no objec-
tions, but will wish them well. The
same would be true of the center OF
Europe nations or the Balkan states
or any other group Of powers. The
Evening star., 1926-05-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEWELL.

way she did what she did. She did not
play bridge, OF course. nor often at,
tend the none too. frequent evenings OF
grand opera.
She had son by the name of Jim
a big fellow who had a hard time
holding his job, so that he was not
bothered about giving it UP when the
war came along.
He went to France, and was the
first man killed from his town: The
folks back home were not satisfied to
merely build a gigantic memorial
they wanted to do the thing right.
Their big hearts got busy. so busy
in fact. that their brains had no Op.
portunity to function. Nothing would
do hut a campaign TO build Mrs. Jones
a new home.
1t went over big. Every patriotic
person gave, so that soon the commit
tee had 50 much money II did not
know what to do with IL.
They bought fine lot at the edge
OF the city park and built thereon
bes utiful home, in the very latest
style. with painted walls. hardwood
floors and an electric washer.
And in that beautiful mansion they
installed the poor woman whose hands
were red with honest toll, and who
was never to feel "at home" again
They put her down, bag and baggage
amid elaborate Persian rugs and
velvet window drapes. and the com
mittee came in all its splendor, and
the whole town came, and they told
Mrs. Jones in many and varied ways
how much they esteemed her son ano
her.
She was very happy. although
somewhat frightened. She thanked
the grand committee as best she could
and every one cheered. and then al
departed to leave Mrs. Jones alone
with her splendor.
She sits now "ali dressed up. as q
sort of exhibit on the edge OF the
park. You will find an elaborate hoot
covering there. In which is woven the
Battle>of the Marnc and the name of
her hoy. OF course she is proud. Ger
tainly she Is grateful.
But those who know her best say
sh. is not happy there. Poor woman
how could she he? Life has been
tired. hut happy.
Now she Is rested-and bored.
x ~ Xxx
Perhaps more Of US than are willing
to admit it are in some danger Of be-
ing placed, all unwittingly. In the
position OF Mrs. Jones. II not exactly
a sort Of "side show" bored by sight
seers," at least as an ill-at-ease wit.
ness of our own attempts to abstract
happiness out Of a curious thing call
ed Life.
We love progress az much as any
md welcome each new invention. each
improvement on an old one. with such
opening Of the pockethOOk as our
financial status warrants.
Even as we do 80. however. our In
flexible conscience tells us that If this
thing does not cease soon we will be
in danger of becoming sort of Nogi
or sonnet ming.
We will never have to hop up and
put a record on the phonogra ph any
more--our new one plays itself. All
We have to do In look at the radio, and
il brings in kGO. A mere volition on
our parts turns on the furnace. II
we crook the left little finger our
house uniformly registers 6S degrees
| while if we twirl the right one the
| temperature goes to 20 degrees and
stays put'-just as we are in danger
! Of becoming.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
Formidable Support Behind
Fight on Two-Thirds Rule

the advantage of the Democratic
party, but there may AZ we'll he times
when ii will work 10 The party's dis
advantage. Besides. the rule is not
Democratic or just" The Savannah
Press Democratic) agrees that under
the new agitation the two-thirds rule
seems to have no friends: all the can
didates are against It," The Greens.
borO Daily Record independent Demo
cratic also favors "abrogation of the
old. impractical rule
THE twO-thirds rule is playing into
Republican ha nds. contends the Dur.
ham Sun independently. While ap-
preciating the fact that the fight TO
abolish the two.thirds rule is little
more than well begun and that it is
entirely possible the move will meet
with defeat in 1928. in the event Of
future success for the step. we should
still doubt the South will he much
disturbed over the threatened loss of
the so-called veto power. At best, the
veto power Is a negative ADVANTAGE,
and the South. as much as any other
section. feels the pressing need for
some positive force for the party in
its entirety
by and large" the Newark Eve.
ming News Gndepe ndenU points out.
1T has been the history of Democracy
that any man who could get actual
ajOrity in the conventions became
the nominee. The Wilson experience
undoubtedly will be cited rs an ar
sument in favor of retaining the rule.
which still has many strong SUPPORT
ers. But it is unwieldv. provocative
of long delays and hard feelings and
not in keeping with the true spirit of
modern Democracy" The Waterloo
Tribune independently believes that
the two-thirds rule makes for disor.
ganization and dissatisfaction: the
Saginaw News Courier Gndependent)
that lit is a detriment rather than an
asset" and the Portland Oregon Jour.
nal independently that "it has brought
numerous disasters to the party"
The Rochester Times.Union Gnde
penden) reviews the matter and con.
cludes: If the rule is judged prac.
tically and not theoretically. it cannot
be said in general to have worked III,
IN sense it might actually work for
good. 1t may compel the nomination
of man who can harmonic the con.
tending groups"
Evening star., 1926-05-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Polar Privacy.

Up there
The freezing air
Invites the weary mind
From human kind. Up there
The polar bear
Cares naught for vets on drys
Nor for the beauty prize
Nor for the moral wrath
Reused by champagne bath.
He parks where he may choose
Nor heeds the hectic news
OF dictatorial sway
Asserted far away
Where men proclaiming peace
The means Of war increase.
This human lot grows sad.
It might not seem half bad
TO be polar bear
Tn there.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

The champagne bath adv. has been
worked to the verge of desperation. 1t
only remains for its promoters to give
a fairly entertaining show in order to
reap a liberal pecuniary harvest.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Sovietism complains that women
are, under new conditions, negiecting
the home. Possibly too many of the
housewives have wearied of domestic
cares and decided to become Russian
ballet dancers.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

The fact that President Coolidge is
not sensitive to senatorial criticism
that by this time 1t should create little
surprise. Yet the eloquent expression
Of amaZement never fails to mate
rialize.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

The achievement of Mr.. Ware In
Pennsylvania and the attitude Of Cal
combine to prevent Gen. Smedley But.
ler from feeling that his sense of duty
has been the means of augmenting his
personal popularity. s..,
Evening star., 1926-05-25

4 safe and sane Fourth Of July does
not necessarily preclude the display of
few traditional fireworks that will
add sentimental zest to Philadelphia 3
sesquicentennial celebration.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
influential Economies,

How do you manage to make both
ends meet on your salary"
by careful management" an
swered Senator Sorghum. Il practice
personal economies with so much con.
spicuousness that they serve as valu-
able campaign material
Evening star., 1926-05-25

II has been assumed in connection
with prohibition enforcement that the
privilege of wearing an extra badge
would be regarded in some rural dis.
tricts as worth the difference between
a dollar year and a regular salary.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Limitation Of arma ments is sub
iect that revives the skeptical COM
ment Of the hick vaudeville performer
on the boastful declarations of a pro.
fessional associate, IT'S a good trick
IL YOU can do it,
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Washington, D. c., has become a
very large city. The days are pa st
when an extra session enabled Con.
gress to regard it's membership as a
preponderant element of the Summer
popula ton.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

1t must he candidiy noted that the
General Daugherty are not attracting
nearly the dramatic interest attached
TO some of the inquiries he instituted.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Folks is not as easy impressed as
dey used to be- said Uncle Ehen. de
time has long passed when a mar
could git hisseIf reputation foh great
wisdom simply BY wearin' long
whiskers."
Evening star., 1926-05-25
Paris OutdOne,

Are you going to Paris this YEAR,"
YES answered Miss Cayenne. Il
want to show those Parisians a few
of the latest American fashions
Evening star., 1926-05-25

An explorer with financial magma.
ton may yet succeed in establishing
An enterprise to make the North Pole
the ice plant OF the world
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Rightly does this author summarize
the mana statesman in the field Of
industry. A book to be read IN Joy
because Of Its high value in fact and
because OF Its flavor Of romance.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
Usual Finish, ,

Usual Finish.
Investigation as it moves
Our nerves Is testing;
Yet in the end 1t always proves
Uninteresting.
.Jud Tunkins says the farmer is al
ways lookin' for some kind O. relief
but who isn't?
Evening star., 1926-05-25
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DiscretiOiss.

The secret which
Success may bring
Is KNOWN when
To say a thing.
Another secret
None should lack
IL KNOWN when
TO take it back.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
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