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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

play it just before the elevation Of
the host and she added, TO me your
American national hymn is more
beautiful than the sanctus of Beetho-
VEN
The memory of Nine. Grandpierre
of Busy la Cote will ever remain with
us as the symbol of the friendship
which gripped the hearts of the
French and American peoples during
the days of 1917 and 1918. 1t still
continues. and God grant that no
action of cold -blooded officials of either
government shall ever disturb It.
In contrast with that French appre-
citation Of our national anthem. the
New York press has reported q meet
ing this week Of alleged patriotic
Americans, where the president had
announced that she would not permit
THE Star Spangled Banner to be
sung, but that they would sing in
stead "God Save the King meaning
George II1-hecause If 1t had not been
for his tyranny we should not have
gained freedom; therefore. George III
should now receive American homage.
1t is also reported that the audience.
in defiance of the prohibition OF that
martial song. did sing it, and then
most of the singers left the hall.
Today word comes from France that
the new ministry expects to pay the
debt to the United States. but not the
full $40 0.000.000."
Men who know France say 1t is
the French statesmen who say that
not the masses of her ciuZenry.
The government of France is not In
as close touch with the people as is
that of England. Every four years
the French elect their Deputies and
then the Parliament selects, sustains
or dismieses it's ministry without ref
erence to the people. There is no
dissolution of the Chamber with a
responsive vote of the people to guide
their administrators as to the will OF
the nation as in England. In the last
IL years Aristide BRAND has headed
10 cabinets, which shows that the life
Of the cabinets averages less than two
years and Is subject to the whims OF
the Deputies. Usually the Deputies
are not elected as members of any
party: each selects his party later.
When Pinckney cried out, millions
for defense, but not one cent for trib-
ute." he.was not answering the French
people, but their directory. When we
hear from the French government
threats of reputation of her loan
from us, we may turn to Mime. Grand
pierre and learn the final answer
F'roude tells us that "a nation with
whom sentiment is nothing is on the
way to cease to be a nation at all. y
France has sentiment, and the CON
verse of Froude's maxim therefore is
that France is not ceasing to stand
among self-respecting nations.
Copyright. 1926. by Paul V Collins.)
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Ingrowing Sham.
Prom the Decatur Review


Frequently there seems to be an
outbreak of so.called tragedies OF
love-" where the victims of jealousy
kill other persons and themselves
Strangely, the affairs come in groups.
suggesting a sort of contagion. In
fact, there may be some slight power
of suggestion in these actions to the
weak minded individual who reads OF
them. People whose lives are con
trolled by self-thought, who worry
over their own troubles, who magnify
every molehill until it nears the size
of a mountain, are never happy, nor
are they truly in love.
Men and women who know the
power Of real love demonstrate this
knowledge by trying to give happi'
ness to the one they love, while the
''love murders are the result of in
jured vanity and the desire for
physical ownership. 1t will be noticed
that few of these slayings occur
among husbands and wives who are
intent on making living. or those
who are willing to make sacrifices for
each others happiness.
The wife who has no time apart
from her homework and who does not
brood over the little troubles of her
marriage seldom swerves from the
path of law and honor. And the hus-
band who is sincerely in love with
his wife and who is ever working to
better support her has no time to sub
NIT to the pangs of Jealousy or to
nurse a conceitedness thGt will only
prove his own downfall.
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The Record Breakers.

I
Seven days ahead Of the record held
by John Henry Mears for circling
the globe, Edward s. Evans and Lin.
ton Wells are due to arrive in Yoke.
hama at ESQ tonight with twenty min
utes' leeway to catch the Empress of
Asia sailing for America. The big
liner will speed them across the Pa
cific Ocean in nine days to connect
with special airplanes already char.
tered to make a twO-day transconti.
| mental trip to New York. The tired
travellers now have high hopes Of set
ting new record of twentyseven or
twenty-eight days for a complete cir
cult of the earth, as compared to
Mears' mark of approximately thirty
five days.
Evans and Wells, have already
broken all records from New York
east to Yokohama. BY train, airplane
and boat. and with but little rest. they
have covered about ~, 900 miles in
seventeen days. Mears arrived In
Yokohama from New York in twenty.
four days, so that the new record
holders have a very comfortable lead
In the long race.
A mix-up in arrangements at Har-
bin nearly ruined their chances of
arriving in New York together. The
Manchurian war;lord, Chang Tso Lin,
understood that Wells was the only
man on the trip, so when he dispatch
ed one of his airplanes to Hardin for
the 42O-mile flight to Mukden he pick
ed his fastest ship, but it was single
scatter. 1t was found impossible to
carry both travellers in the small air
plane, and so, after thirty minutes of
feverish discussion, Evans jumped
into the plane. The Chinese Eastern
Railroad, however, came to the rescue
of Wells and made up a special train
so that the globe circlers had Joy.
full reunion at Mukden.
1t Is almost certain now that a new
mark will be set. Plans were so care
fully worked out and the cooperation
from the various governments was SO
perfect that Evans and Wells have
covered the most dangerous part Of
their tour exactly on schedule. Min
utes only have been allowed at some
of the terminal points, but since the
travellers left Berlin there has not
been the slightest hitch.
OF course, there are still obstacles
to surmount. A two-day airplane
flight across the United States Is no
child's play, but considering what
they have already been through in the
way of long and dangerous jumps
across Europe their chances appear
exceedingly bright for a new record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

planned Of the noise. Some way may
be found to silence the boys. but it
has been observed that when boys
splash and fiounder'in pools they al.
ways whoop.
Another sign that the MIDSUMMER
forecast has hit the rocks Is that
many excellent citizens are saying: II
like Winter better than Summer.
January is my favorite month"
You'll never hear me complain about
cold weather again" etc.
One of the Summer signs is that
Congress is leaving town. Many of
the members are leaving Washington
not for vacation. but to enter on
time of considerable exertion. They
are going back to those who sent
them here to render an account Of
what they have done here. The paths
of some will lie in pleasant places,
while stones and thorns will strew the
paths Of others.
The President is going to the Ad.
lFOnQdCkS ICF Il CIlduSS "a SCcHc diAu
climate. He has had a hard year and
his friends hope that he will have a
calm and restful time at White Pines
Camp. 1t is three miles from rail-
road station, but such a trifie will not
balk men who want to consult the
President in their own interests. 1t is
said that plans are made to discour-
age the coming of too many patriotic
guests, and Americans as a whole
hope that the President will be able
to eat his meals in peace and take
afternoon maps on the piazza and be
lulled by the wind singing in the
pines.
Meanwhile a large part of the half
million Of Washington are already
boarding and camping by the side of
the Potomac. Chesa peake and Atlantic
or in mountain hamlets within an
hour or two Of Washington. Hosts of
them are finding happiness in cot
tages and hotels that neither look
across the sea nor from mountain
tops, but which are in some vale or
field, or copse of pine or oak.
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Independence Day Illumination.

A Washingtonian old enough to re-
member happenings fifty years ago,
and perhaps longer. reminds The Star
of the exposition at Philadelphia in
commemoration OF the centennial of
the Declaration of Independence, the
people of this city in response to a re.
quest to illuminate their homes light.
ed the gas burners in their houses.
The Stars correspondent notes that
his father did so and that his own
nome was thus "lit up" in honor Of
the occasion. He is living today in
the same house that was occupied in
1876 and he and his family are plan
ming 10 let their light shine forth on
the 150th anniversary as on the Tooth.
1t will be easier and safer to illu-
inmate the homes of Washington on
the 4th of July, 1926, than 1t was on
the same date in 1876. Electricity has
replaced gas almost universally. In
stead of the open flames of gas jets in
ca ndescent bulbs will glow in greater
security and with greater brilliancy
than half a century ago. Washington
can be made into a jewel of brightness
if every bulb in town should be light
ed on the night of the Fourth, or. II
| the day Of actual celebration is OBJ
served, on the night of the Fifth.
When the Declaration of Independ-
ence was signed on the Fourth OF
July, 1875, the people rejoiced as the
word spread from Philadelphia. They
minated their homes. But they had no
electric lights, nor gas. nor even
lamps. They Illuminated with can
dies, waxen or tallow, according to the
means. In every window stood a
taper Pickering in the breeze. dancing
as with joy. There was just as much
jubilation on that occasion by means
Of this feeble flame of candles as
could possibly be expressed by the
brighter lights that invention was to
permit in after years. Indeed, those
tallow dips were perhaps more sin.
cere than are their successors.
No one would suggest a return to
the olden method Of illumination on
patriotic occasion and the use of can
dies, for the sake Of reproducing the
atmosphere of that period when the
Declaration was signed. 1t would be
too dangerous. in the first place. And
again many people would not care to
have their premises daubed with the
grease of candle drippings. But sup
pose all the electricity were suddenly
to be cut of and the gas were to
cease flowing. There would be but
few homes equipped with lamps to
replace these means Of illumination.
And there would be a great scurrying
about for candles. Probably the stock
available would be inadequate to meet
the demand.
So while the Washingtonians Of to-.
day are planning their independence
day illumination in response to the
suggestion of the elc1>' WasbIngto-
| MAN who has written to The Star, it
may be we'll to recall the past Such
| recollection may evoke appreciation
of the benefits Of invention and prog.
ress during the past fifty years, and
especially during the past century and
a half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

The British women are particularly
protesting the discrimination In the
voting age. Men are permitted to
vote at twenty-one. Women must
wait until they are thirty before they
can exercise the franchise. This point
will probably be carried. The women
of Great Britain have a good cause
an unanswerable argument, and they
should win. There is no justification
whatever for maintaining two age
standards for voting citizenship. The
United States admitted women to the
ballot without any such difference,
and Great Britain should now amend
its law to put the sexes upon even
terms In this regard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.


Paradox.
l wonder why the faults persist
While all combine to cfide.
Strange fashions never yet have
missed
A chance to f1aunt in pride
And while disapprobation clings
To each audacious move,
We somehow seem to like the things
OF which we disapprove.
We fear the military show,
Yet love the big parade.
We scorn the jazz; and yet we 60
In glee to hear it made.
We fout rough drama; yet it brings
The crowds. It doth behoove
Us all, somehow, to like the things
OF which we disapprove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

least IS per cent of the population 1t
Is scarcely noticea BILE. One-thil'd would
be liberal estimate, about one-fourth
being nearer the mark. Fully one-h half
are full -blooded Indian, one-fourth
show slight traces Of Spanish an
cestry and the other fourth more pro-
nounced Indications"
Q. What was meant by Training
Cay-a custom which prevailed about
1830?-H. II. NJ.
A. Training day was the legally ap-
pointed day for the drilling of militia
and volunteer forces during the Black
Hawk wars.
O. Is there record kept OF the
pardons granted by the President?
Il. Il.
A. The Department Of Justice says
that record is kept OF all pardons
which are granted by the President
and that information may be obtained
on any particular case.
@. What are the dimensions Of the
home plate on d base ball diamond
O. ID. +.
A. The home plate on a base ha.M
diamond is one foot square. with the
corners filled in on the portion facing
inches across.
@. What IS a civil list?-H. y. +.
A. In this country the civil list sig.
nifes % list of the entire expenses
of the Government; (2) the revenue
appropriated TO support civil govern.
ment 49, the officers of the civil gov
eminent. who are paid from the pub
lie treasury.
O. Is there any way to prevent the
forming of scum when jelly Is boiling?
j. b. X.
4. The Bureau Of Home Economics
says there is no way Of preventing
this. 1t should be removed while the
jelly is cooking.
Q. Why is the sand of the Pactolus
River yellow as gold? Where is
this river?-R. A. NJ.
A. The sands of the Pactolus River
were yellow as gold" because OF the
gold which was in the sand The
Pactolus was an ancient brook In
Lydia, an aff1uent of the Hermes. The
brook was famed for the gold washed
down by it's sands. It's productive
ness ended before the beginning of the
Christian era. The modern name Is
Sarabat.
@. Is it cruel to keep a dog muzzied?
A. d.
y. The Bureau of Animal Industry
say VS. that it is no more severe to muz-
gle a dog than TO use a horse with
steel bit in It's mouth. MuzZling dogs
through the Summer causes an I'M
mediate decline in the number Of
cases of rabies.
n . nsfs AHy .
cadet at West Point?-F. S.
A. The War Department estimates
the cost Of putting a cadet through
the United States Military Academy
TO be $4,000.
@. When will the oregon Trail
coins be struck?-G. NJ.
been accepted yet.
A la reader can get the dns-cer to
dngAuestion BIZ 1cr1ting the Erentng
StdMInfOrmdti0n Bureau, Frederic J.
Hds fe. Director. Washington ID. c.
ThiSxpFer applies strictly to infOrmd-
ton Rdshe Bureau cannot Gire Gdrice
on bal, medical and financial mat
tiers 1t does not attempt to settle
domcyic troubles. nor undertake err
hduStfre resedrGh on any subject.
Write your quesNAp plainly and brtet-
H. Gire fun nd2e and address and
inclOse ttrO cents In stamps for return
postage. TIx9eply is sent direct to
the inquirers Address the Erentnp
star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin, Director, Washington. d. e.
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General Demand.

What kind of relief do you farmers
want?"
Same as everybody else," answered
Farmer Corntossel; LESS work, more
pay and a chance of parking space
when we 90 down town."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

The attitude of the Italian dictator
warrants a change of name such as
Roman custom has sanctioned in cases
of individual distinction. He should
be ca lied "Muzzle- mi"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

1t is to be hoped that Mussolini's
selfish as to prevent Italy from send
ing some of the worlds greatest opera
singers occasionally to this country
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Tags and TOggery,

His brandneW suit displayed a lot
OF style; and yet we scott
And smile with glee, for he forgot
To take the price tag off.
A Senatorial toga fine
Has brought him only pain.
A jeering public stands in line.
The price tag shows too plain.
Tain often" said Uncle Eben, "dat
any fisherman is as lucky as de man
dat got cash fob sellin' him de bait
an tackle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

1t seems paradoxical for a lady who
finds it as easy as Mrs. Mcpherson
does to collect large sums to be com
PEELED to worry about two-cent post.
age stamp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

A member of Congress welcomes
as anybody. From year to year he
has been obliged to work for increas-
ingly hard audiences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

Much faith Is still manifested in the
use of aerial explosives to produce
rain. The Fourth of July is likely to
take credit for breaking the drought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

The police are still able to regulate
styles in bathing suits for small boys
who take a splash in the park foun-
tains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

The demon Rum" has long since
lost confidence in his ability to go into
a fight with the largest war chest.
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Custom.

Investigation is sometimes a diff
ficult duty"
More than that" declared Senator
Sorghum. Its becoming a national
custom"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

Jud Tunkins says people are now
more careful than years ago and
July the Fourth has ceased to be a
day when Fireman, Save My Child"
sounded like a national anthem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

@. What IS a civil list ?-H. ~ +.
A. In this country the civil list sig.
nifes % n list of the entire expenses
of the Government; t2) the revenue
appropriated TO support civil govern.
ment; 49, the officers of the civil gov
eminent. who are paid from the pub
lie treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

q. Is there any way TO prevent the
forming of scum when jelly Is boiling?
j. h. X.
4. The Bureau of Home Economics
says there is no way Of preventing
this. 1t should be removed while the
jelly is cooking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

@. What per cent Of Spanish blood
has the average Mexican?-V. W. X.
A The Mexican News Bureau says:
The blood of the old Conquistadores
of 300 to 400 years ago has been di-
luted 10 such an extent that in at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

Lafcadio Hearn," collected and edited
by Sanki Ichikawa, Is interesting for
many reasons. among them because of
the devotion revealed for his Japanese
wife He married when he was past
40. in the province Of Izumo, the
daughter of a samurai named Settsu.
Hearn assumed his wife's family
name, Koizuni, and later exchanged
his own Christian name for the Japa-
nese name Yakumo. He refused on one
occasion a good journalistic offer in
the United States because he would
not be separated from his wife and
children. Eventually he became a
Japanese citizen In order to protect
his wife's national rights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

q. What was meant by Training
Cay-a custom which prevailed about
1830?-H. H. NJ
A. Training day was the legally APP
pointed day for the drilling of militia
and volunteer forces during the Black
Hawk wars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

O. What are the dimensions Of the
home plate on d base ball diamond?-
o. ID. f..
a. The home plate on a base baM
diamond is one foot square. with the
corners filled in on the portion facing
the pitcher, where it will measure II
inches across.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-08-15

money they needed, Ketchikan Creek is today BARREN of fish.
 The regular Republicans fa- vor reorganization of the Territorial Fish Commission so that the membership shall be representative. Tn mmbership of this commission represents but one idea because dominat- ed by only one man who un- derstands anything about fish, and this one man has stated many times that the Lorlng Hatchery, where he was for so long a superintendent, Is a complete failure.
 INDEPENDENTS SHOULD
 ANNOUNCE THEIR
 PLATFORM
 The Independents CD are afraid to announce their real platform, but 1t is we'll under stood.
 They will favor the repeal of the direct Primary Election laws and throw politics once more into the convention sys- tenn.
 They would repeal the Alas ka Bone Dry Act, altho they know full we'll that this law, passed by Congress, cannot be repealed by our Legislature. The repeal is merely intended to confuse the court and to aid guilty clients of influential Juneau lawyers.
 They favor catching all the fish with traps and care noth- ing about our resident fisher men.
 They will support the pres ent workmen's compensation act which protects only the employer and contains no guar antee whatever that the injur, ed employee or his family will get the money which the law provides.
 They would reduce the tax on cannery products and thus throw the load on the already overburdened resident.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-08-15
LETTER FROM YUKON
 PASSENGER
Ketchikan Woman Answers
 "SIanderers" of Ketchikan

Extract from a letter receiv- ed recently by the editor. We publish it in view of the many complaints of Alaska and her moral conditions that certain daily papers are inserting con- tinually,
 "* * I wonder if you observed the exhibition that was given by a drunken woman on the dock at Ketchikan when the Yukon was pulling out. Some of the leading business men of the town as we'll as the Chief of Police were on-look- CTS. It was an edifying spec tacle for the tourists on the Yukon. Some of the business men who stood on the dock are strong defenders of the fair name of the Territory. * *"
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-08-15
NEW FOX LEASES AID
 INDUSTRY

On the third of July the United States Senate passed the House bill authorizing the leasing of Alaska islands for fox farming. The limit of time an island is leased was raised to ten years and an area of 30 square miles will be al- lowed under the lease. Many large islands heretofore un- available under the existing laws are or will soon be open to entry.
 The fox ranchers may bene- fit by this new law but it ap- pears to us that the repeating of some of the several taxes will be of more immediate benefit to an over-tax burden ed infant industry. It is to be hoped that between the Federal Game Commission and the Territorial legislature reme- dial measure will be secured whereby considerable of the burdens now imposed on men of little capital will be per- mitted to get a good foothold for their business in the Ter ritory.
 That it is to the benefit of the Chambers of Commerce to aid this industry is self-evid- ent.-The Alaskan.