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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19
This and That
By Charles E. TrdceUeH.

Perhaps naturalist might tell us
what the insect is which we call the
"PhloX" or Sunday hug"
It made its appearance two years
ago, freouenting the hardy PhloX ir
the afternoons, so we gave II the for
mer name.
When we made the discovery that
the creature was visible only on Sun
days. we began calling it the SUNDAY
bug"
It's preference for the Phlox was
fragrance Of this peerless fowe"
offers Involvement to many winged
creature.
All Summer great butterflies some
black with yellow spots. others brown
with sky-blue dots. f1utter. hover and
dip over the pink beauties.
They show good taste.
These insects. however do not die
crinninate against Monday Tuesday.
Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and
Saturday. Any day in the week is
good enough for them.
With the Sunday bug, however. il
is different.
The Sabbath is his day Of labor.
Positively. he has never been seen in
the garden on any. other day.
more leisure on Sunday than on the
so-called week days. therefore is more
likely to spot infrequent visitors to
the border.
We are reasonably sure however.
that the Phlox bug never comes out
on any other day than the Sabbath.
He is strange looking creature.
The Sunday bug" as we call him. is
about > inches long. with a reason
ably fat body as large as your thumb
The main portion Of him seems To
he covered with soft green feathers
while his underpart is of rusty red
Despite the fact that it's back seems
feathercovered. II has distinctl,
metallic appearance. If on. can ao
combine feathers With the sheen Of
metal.
The head portion If the creature IS
creamy white. He has two mandibles
or feeders-sn tennae-which he dips
forward into the heart of each SEP
arate PhloX howeret. He never misses
one.
His wings keep up such an inces
SAINT huzzinC that II is Impossible ~
describe them. He impresses one as
being a cross between Humming
bird and some sort If Moth hut ther.
is more bug to him than bird.
He lives in a deep hole in the Dor
der by the side Of the peerless white
Augusta Victoria rose.
His burrow is an inch across: and
If YOU fill ii up with dirt. in the eve
ming, 1t will he as clean as ever the
next morning
His hum. as he crosses the garden
is fearful TO hear. The roar OF his
motor Is almost terrifying, so loud II
is. and so-well, human.
Even the cat. Jack Spratt, is intim-
dated by the Sunday bug He orig
inally discovered it, going into it's
burrow. but lost all interest In il after
he heard it In flight.
~
AS for it's habits. II seems fearless
We have stood within foot ~ II
watching II feed without any sign on
the part Of the creature that II
recognized our presence
1t would have been easy enough to
capture 1t. and get ii identified. but
why should we9 Here was the rnys
terry of life awning. happy and free.
and We prefer it to stay that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

at hanging UP swimming record Is
that of man who jumped into the
st. Lawrence River at Montreal with
the idea of swimming the English
Channel. His plan, IL he had one
was to swim down the river to the
Gulf Of st. Lawrence and then follow
one OF the steamship lanes over the
Atlantic to Ireland and Engla nd
When pulled out Of the, river the
swimmer said: Il was going to swim
the English Channel"
Swimming across the Atlantic
Ocean would be good practice ana a
fellow who trained by crawling from
Montreal to England. about 5000
miles, ought to have o fair chance of
swimming from Gray Nose Cape to
Folkestone, or he might make a rec
ord by getting across the Channel
where 1t Is wider.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

matter Of fact, there has been no
true Communism in Russia in the
sense of completely free participation
by all the people in administration.
Government has been concentrated in
the hands of a few men who have
jealousy protected their positions Of
authority. The sham of universal and
equal sharing in responsibility for the
conduct of the state has been pretty
thoroughly exposed to the world at
large and has proba bly, been revealed
to the Russian people themselves to a
great extent.
Under the hated capitalist system
the. Russian industries throve fairly
well, though not so we'll as they would
have thriven under a more liberal
government and a more honest eco
nomic organiza ton than then prevail
ed. But under Communism. or Soviet
ism. by whichever name bolshevism is
best known, the industrial organization
of Russia has been weakened to the
point of inefficiency, Incompetence.
extravaganza and secret graft.
1t may well be questioned whether
a mere procla ma ton such as that is
sued by kuybusheff will effect any
improvement. Coercion may be ap
piled by the commissars to drive
the lazy workmen to faster PAGES or to
inspire Indifferent and lax managers
to better methods of administration.
But the fundamental fault is not to
be reached by any such stimulation
by administrative orders. Not until
industry Is on its own. on competi-
tive basis. with every man capable of
advancement in relation to his merits
and efficiency and skill, not until then
will the cost Of production be lowered
and the value of products be in
creased. In short. not until then will
Russia recover industrial health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

system. Bank credit supplied by
the Federal Banks in July of this
year amounted to $1.1e6,564 900 This
compares with 81 O65, 2o2 900 in July
Of 1928. Thus it will be seen that
the increase in proportion to the huge
total is practically negligible. And
this credit is being extended by the
Federal Reserve Banks at a uniform
rate Of 4 per cent in every one of the
10 Federal Reserve districts.
individuals More Aff1uent.
People have more money in their
possession than they had last year.
The circulation statement issued by
the Treasury states that on August l,
1925, the per capita circulation In the
United States was $41.31. This year
it Is given as $42.01 The people are
spending their money. keeping open
the avenues of trade and providing
themselves with necessities and lux
ufies. In July Of 1925 the public
spent $47O16.264000, while in July
Of this year they spent $47,996, 706,0o0,
or nearly a billion dollars more. In
point of fact. if the fact were ascer'
tainable, 1t would he found that a
far greater sum was spent because
these figures reveal only what passes
through member banks of the Federal
Reserve system in 141 selected typi-
cal cities The task of obtaining
complete data from all the banks of
the country has not yet been solved.
Further. these expenditures include
only what ia spent by check. but
something like 95 per cent of the
American peoples expenditures are
so paid.
Investment in securities has been
large during the first half of 1926,
and promises to be sustained or bet
tered during the second six-month
period During the first six months
the public bought three and one half
billion dollars in various kinds OF sc
curities. This is half billion more
than the figure for the preceding SIX
months.
American, corporations obtained the
lions share Of these funds. three bill
lions having been poured into the
stocks and bonds Of domestic enter
prises. The other half billion was
lent abroad, but of that more than
half STAYED on this side Of the Allan
tic. Europe obtained only 100000
900. while Canada and South Ameri-
can interests obtained $300.00Q,000.
Public utilities were the favorite
objects of investment in the domestic
field. some 1881 100000 having been
invested in them. Investments in
lands and buildings amounted to S341.-
900 900 for the first half of 1925, and
railroads borrowed $1S0000.000. The
oil stock selling game seems still to
be fairly good. as the public invested
S159 900 900 in that industry in the
, first half Of the year. The heavy
industries such as iron. steel. copper
coal, etc. obtained $137. 900, 900. while
the automobile industry was the OBJ
iect of but S97 100000 in investments.
There seems to be little doubt that
this prosperous condition will con-
tinue for some time-an indefinite
time-lnless some cataclysm takes
place in the world to upset economic
conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

Such is not now the case, and never
was.
To educate Is. properly. to devel-
op. but that development must come
from within. The teachers work is
fruitless without the co-opera ton Of
the pupil. There must be willing
ness to learn on the part of the pupil
or the lesson must remain unlearned
This must be the true starting point
for all educational theory and prac-
tice. Those who have had experience
with children outside the classroom
will readily understand this basic fact.
all education is self -development.
All teachers know that a child must
be interested in a subject or topic
before he can be successfully in
structed in it. If the childs in
terest cannot be aroused directly. it
must be obtained indirectly. At.
tempts to arouse the interest of
children in their school tasks have
led some to feel that school tasks
were being made too easy" As a.
rule, however, we are more interested
in difficult tasks than easy ones. In
terest Is not synonymous with degree
of difficulty.
Educational methods always have
been the subject of study. Changes
in methods have been made from time
to time. as our knowledge Of the way
children learn has increased. Never
theless. the master who gathered A
small group Of disciples around him
in A Greek garden had much the same
task as the teacher Of our own day.
The problem Of education remains
essentially unchanged because the
central object of education is the
same-the child. However much
educators in different ages have dis.
agreed on details of educational
theory and practice, they have had
pretty much the same type of indi-
vidual to deal with. Though sur
rounded with a vastly greater num-
Der of opportunities for self-advance-
ment than the child of few centuries
ago, the boy or girl of today must be
led through much the same intellec-
tual development as the youth of past
centuries.
The subject matter of education to-
day, as always. must be adapted to
the natural endowments OF the pupil.
Attention and interest must be Sc
cured. otherwise teaching is fruitless.
This is an old principle that is not
modified
Educators always have agreed that
education is essentially a human
process. the problems of which are
intensely human in their every phase.
To find a satisfactory solution to those
problems is the task of the teacher
of our boys and girls in city or ham
let. To our teachers America looks
for the upbuilding and training of a
citizenry that will comprise not think
ing machines but reasoning men and
women who may be depended upon
to carry our country another genera
ton toward further national great
meas.
tcopyriTht 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19
PRECEPT AND PRACTICE.
"Nn Man Iiyefh To Himself"

Proud isolation is impossible to a
normally minded man or woman. We
are so constituted that we naturally
seek companionship. There have
been isolated cases recorded where
men for the purpose of higher intel
lectual or spiritual development have
withdrawn themselves from intimate
association with their fellows. Simon
Stylites is about as striking an en-
ample of this as can be found. In his
theory of spiritual development he be-
took himself to the top of a pillar.
thinking thereby to grow in favor
with God and man. In our conception
of life his ideal is utterly contrary, not
only to normal habits of living, but
to the whole theory of Christian teach
ing. Where self-development is based
upon the assumption that contacts
with human concerns must be dis
pensed with it inevitably issues in
self1shness and an impaired outlook
upon life. Now and again we meet
men and women in whom the idea Of
individualism is so strong. that they
disclose no interest in or sense of
responsibility for their obligations to
their fellows. Their idea of independ
ence Is grossly selfish and their search
for personal freedom in the matter of
and disregard all law that is designed
for the good of society AS whole.
They might as well be withdrawn
into some remote monastery behind
whose walls they could live their
clustered life. They are useless to
every one saving themselves. Such
a conception of life In it's arrogant
conceit is utterly repellent and tends
not only to abnormal self-centered-
ness. but to their impairment of the
social order itself On one OCCASION
in relating an incident of this type
Jesus spoke of one who said concern
ing his treasure. May not do what
| will with mine own"
II there is any one thing that He
emphatically stated again and again
1t was mans obligation to serve with
all consistency his fellows. ANY ex-
preston of Christianity that disre-
CARDS this does violence to one of it's
fundamental and essential principles
The social implications Of the Gospel
are conspicuously emphasized on
every page. 1t seems to he reserved
for our generation 10 make this moe
effective. The old idea that accepted
Christia nifty as the means Of saving
ones soul has been abandoned and
today we are more and more empha
sizing the fact so finely expressed by
Christ in one of His greater utter
ances, He that loseth his life shall
find it," What He evidently meant
was that the highest and noblest
form of spiritual development logi
cally follows unselfish and whole
hearted service. Wherever the church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

mere man, manacled to a custom, dis
play his serfdom as women never do.
There is an old decree ut fashion, or
of the hat makers, that straw hats
shall not he worn by men on or after
September Is in the effete East. On
September Ia there were million
straw hats on the sidewalks of New
York. On September Is IT was Just
as easy to find a needle In haystack.
1t is the same way in the Spring.
Men hesitate and hesitate to don the
straw headgear regardless of the
weather. Each man has horror "f
being the first to appear in Summer
bonnet All are waiting to see what
the other fellow will do. This IL where
they differ completely from woman
Every woman has the ambition TO be
the first to wear something new.
Every man has the ambition to avoid
just that thing. They are peculiar
folk, these humans.
Edward Prince of Wales has just
returned to his home in st. James
Palace London, after a holiday on
the continent. and those perturhed
souls who are alarmed as to the fu-
ture of the empire will set to work
once more to try to get the attrac-
tive young heir to the throne to set
tie down and choose for himself
bride and for meirie old England q
future Queen. Apparently that Is
Just about the last thing the versatile
and life-lOving young Prince wants
to door intends to do. He does not
see in the mere fact that he is well
past 30 any reason for hurrying 10
the altar. He is free now to roam
as he pleases. and the more he roams
the less he seems inclined to the set =
thing down process for which all
Britain ia waiting.
The non-marryinE attitude of the
Prince is having a serious erect IN
other directions than a mere threat
at the reig'ning dynasty. His young
err brothers seem to he doing their
bits very nicely in that direction. Hut
the Prince is setting fashion In re
manning single. which the eligible
young men of the United Kingdom
are taking up with an enthusiasm
that sends cold chills down the spines
Of mothers and fathers Of England $
budding young womanhood.
1t is said in England that the 81
igible bachelors seem to prefer 10
spend their time with the married
set, showering their attention upon
wives rather than upon sweethearts.
The Prince Is blamed for this. too.
beca use he always selects his dancing
partners from among the attractive
married set. He does not dare dance
with an eligible girl--certaInly not
more than once. for fear of starting
new marriage rumor.
England is not alone in rs worries
about it's bachelors. The Young men
are said to he doing the same thing
| in this country. Social life Is wit
Messing many changes.
CCopvrieht 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

Federal Judge Mack. who is trying
the Harry NJ. Daugherty case in New
York. has shown consideration for
the jurors summoned to a long and
arduous duty which ought to be
emulated by courts everywhere and
should result in obtaining higher class
men for jury service. The jury In the
Daugherty case is a splendid-appear-
ing one. 1t was realized this trial
called for mentalitieS far above the
average and every effort was made to
obtain jury which would he intelli-
gent as well as fair.
Judge Mack has permitted the
jurors to fix the daily court hours
and also allowed them to say whether
sessions should be held on Saturday
or not. The jury promptly voted
against the Saturday session. This
release from duty. they said, would
give them some relaxation and also
an opportunity to keep a finger on
their business affairs.
Even when opposing counsel ask
for brief recess during morning or
afternoon sessions. Judge Mack refers
the question to the jurors. and II they
nod assent the recess is granted. II
they show any hesitation, the request
is denied.
All too often juries in criminal
cases are treated little. If any, better
than the defendants. They are given
to understand that jury duty Is a
stern service, and that, once you are
shared" your rights are few and far
between. Judge Mack has taken an
exactly opposite course. The effect
of his example may he far-reaching.
Women often have been chided by
mere man as being the slaves of fash
ion. 1t has been said that a woman
would follow the latest style even If
it led her out of fifth-story window.
Without regard to personal becoming
ness women have been charged with
wearing big hats and small hats,
skirts long and skirts short. All OF
which may have been. and may still
he, more or less true. Yet woman has
been asserting her individuality of
late She has been modifying the
fashions to SUIT her own likes and dig
likes. In the same window you can
see small and large hats right along
side each other. Woman may choose
The style experts from time to time
during the past Ave years have tried
their best to lower women's skirts
They have met with no success
Woman has rehelled. Once accustom-
ed to the freedom of the short skirt
she will not permit herself to he led
back into the long ones. OF course.
there are extremes to which some
women will not go. The skirts that
actually disclose the knees az the
wearer walks along probably never
will he in the majority.
But what is to be said Of mere man
He is fashion slave or ia he not? He
is. 1t was only necessary to he In
New York on September Is to watch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19
The Costly British Strike.

A news report from London printed
in The Star yesterday states that
desperate efforts are being made now
to settle the strike of the coal miners,
which has lasted several months and
has cost the country to date more
than two billion dollars. Prime Min
lister Baldwin has returned from his
vacation with plan for national
arhitra ton tribunal to he set up by
act of Parliament provided there is
first general resumption Of work.
There is no assurance that the miners
will accept such a scheme on this
basis. They are hoping for the ma
tionalization of the mines. There is,
however no general support in the
country for such move. Failure of
MIR. Baldwin's effort means the CON
tinuation of one of the most costly
industrial struggles which England
or any other country has ever suf-
fered.
Adjustment OF the British mine
trouble Is made difficult by two
factors. One Of these is the wide diff
ference between the working condi-
tions in the mines Of the southwes-
tern part Of the country, including
Wales. and those of the northern
part of England. The former are
easily worked and the operatives can
make fairly good wages. The north
ern mines are hard to work, the
seams or veins of coal are thin, the
headings are restricted and good
wages are Impossible without some
aid in the form of a subsidy or a diff
ferential. The second factor of diff
Guilty is the tenacity with which the
people cling to their accustomed
localities. refusing to move to other
parts to take advantage of better
conditions. The miners in the region
Of Improbable mining remain there
despite All their sufferings and pr-
vations.
With the approach OF Winter the
conditions in England will grow
worse il the mine strike Is not settled.
The cost of the strike, which has
risen above two billions Of dollars.
will increase. Industry has already
been affected seriously by lack Of
fuel. This has retarded the indus
trial recovery of Great Britain and
added to the general unemployment.
A national crisis is at hand.
The general strike in May in sym
pathy with the coal miners failed to
effect any change Of government
policy. 1t in itself was an expensive
experiment in coercion by the work
ing people. Expectation that the
miners would return to work upon
the failure Of the general strike was
disappointed. The men remained
out and. with the exception Of a few
surrenders here and there, they have
persisted in idleness.
meeting Of the executives Of the
miners federation is to he held Mon.
day at which the prime minister's
plan will he considered. Should it then
he rejected there will he no basis
for any further action. But when Par
Lament meets. as it will shortly, the
subject must inevitably he deha ted
and vote adverse to the government
Ia within the range of possibility.
precipitati ting general election in
which the naturalization issue will
he paramount In that event the
new alignment in British politics that
has been In the making for some
time past through coalition of the
lahcrtes and faction Of the liberals
is likely to develop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19
Russ;a's Torpid Industries.

A warning has been issued by Nladi.
mir KuyhusheH. head Of the supreme
economic council of Russia, that the
country's mechanical equipment is
nearing exhaustion. seriously threat
.rirr the national economy. In the
absence Of new machinery from
abroad drastic steps must be taken
10 conserve the present dilapidated
equipment and the everincreasing cost
cf production. now assuming menac'
ing proportions. must be comhated
with the utmost energy. In the fol
lowing passage of his statement M.
Kuvhusheff perhaps unconsciously
reveals. the fundamental weakness OF
sovietissm or Ccmmunism:
The increase In the cost Of produc-
ton 10 due largely to the irrational
MANAGEMENT Of the national economy,
a fall in labor discipline, lack OF
proper organization in the entire
realm Of industry and feeble execu-
ton Of the campaign of economy.
The government demands are for
far more radical lowering Of the cost
of production and overhead expenses
than has heretofore been achieved
we must conduct an unrelenting
struggle against laZiness. indifference
and lax management. and must raise
the qualifications Of our workers and
technical STATS.
Under the bolshevik regime in Rus
sia, which IL Communism. all initia-
tive has been destroyed. initiative for
industrial enterprise and for competi-
tive cooperation on the part OF both
employers and workers. The dead
leveling under system ~ soscalled
pnutuaiity Of interests. which is the
basis Of Communism. directly tends
70 fneflciency, 20 lasiness. 10 indiffer-
ence, to extravaganza. OF course. as