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Evening star., 1927-08-15

The parks were full of people,
| mostly sitting on the benches. Where
were the children? In the old days,
| Washington's parks were filled with
| little ones, playing on the grass, rum
| ming along the walks.
Something seems to have happened.
Maybe 1t Is Just vacation time. Or
| else the steady growth OF business
has driven parents and their children
to the suburbs. SO that parks no longer
play the active part they formerly did
| in the daily life of the people.
| Certainly. on this grandly perfect
Summer day. only men and women
were to be seen. They were mostly
engaged in the traditional park occu.
patton Of feeding the pigeons
What fat fellows pigeons are, to he
sure. and how tame they become! They
nuttered down to ones very feet, and
,, stood on the backs of benches, and
| in other ways manifested their interest
In the proceedings.
TO be friendly becomes a man-it is
a shame more men are not SO. But
how did the creatures ever learn any.
thing about kindliness? Yet the dogs
have shamed man in regard to this
quality for centuries. Even the cat,
too often misjudged, purrs it's song Of
peace as 1t sits on ones lap.
When 1t lis taken into consideYat ton
that the animals cannot talk, or read.
and have no abstract ideas of anything
whatsoever, 1t Is nothing short of
another miracle that they really do
manifest affection.
Affection. therefore. Is proved to be
natural, under certain favorable con.
dltions. and not a product of ciyiliza-
tlon as Is generally thought. Ciyiliza.
ton simply furnishes a favorable
medium for the growth of kindness.
X X X
Even on perfect Summer after
noon the east side of Connecticut
avenue IL deserted
save FOR our own honest effort at
pedestrianiSm. and that Of Derhaps
haif a dozen other persons, the whole
sunshiny stretch, from the small park
at the Army and Navy Club to Du-
pont Circle. was tenantless, except
Ior persons coming out Of stores to
set into their automobiles.
Here Is something unique In front
OF the Mayfower--three tree boxes
one there. one there, and one there
|-stalned q pleasant dark green!
As far as we know, these are the
u,
and we commend the effect to any
one interested in the Identification
Of the city.
This city Is not nor will come to be
the worlds most beautiful Capital
simply through the erection of great
buildings. Hundreds of small details
must be taken care of, upon every
street, at every place, before supreme
beauty 10 achieved. The sum total of
such attention. however, probably
would do more to create beauty than
any number Of grand buildings.
II any one doubts this, let him pass
the hotel mentioned, and notice the
erect created by the staining of the
tree boxes. whose hare ugliness is
covered with a pleasing color.
Around the circle we go to the left.
out Massachusetts, avenue to @ street.
at which latter point we have the
pleasure of watching two sand trucks
smack into each other. The drivers
are excited, but no one is hurt.
Across the Buffalo bridge" eke
Dumbarton, thence to Twenty-eighth,
out this to r and along that much,
travelled street to the newly painted
Western building. where we bid our
perfect day and equally perfect
reader goodnight.
Evening star., 1927-08-15
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

Millions Of Londoners yell them
selves hoarse in welcome to a large
contingent of American troops who
parade through London today, es-
corted by all the famous bands of the
guards. Reviewed by Ambassador
Rage and Admiral Sims and afterward
Dy King George at Buckingham
Palace. British cabinet adjourns to
watch parade. Shoot our
traitors at home," is warning of Elihu
Root at welcome in New York City
upon his return from Russia. He as
serts there are men here who should
be shot at sunrise" "Kaiserism
must CO." says Gompers, declaring
that labor cannot indorse the Pope's
terms without this basic principle.
Spanish Ambassador in Ber.
lin is conducting inquiry for this
country to learn IL Germany is forcing
American citizens into it's army
Resolutions are offered in the
Senate to silence pacifists. declaring
such peace talk Is embarrassing to
the President at this time.
Big corporation to control wheat.
Hoover heads sac, ,O0O. 900 Government
concern as chairman and Julius
Barnes as president. Price.fxing
board named to eliminate undue profits
and end speculation. Dutch
predict that United
States embargo on grain will ruin
unless E2lipg y reversed. -
Evening star., 1927-08-15

with another Senator. declaring that
he had taken precautions to tell the
! correspondents exactly what had hap.
pened.
Aye. There's the rub. The incident
to which the Senator refers was dealt
with at great length by the Washing
ton correspondents. But it happens
that Senator Glass explanation was
not the only explanation offered. There
was the explanation OF the other man.
for instance, who happened TO be SEN
ator Burton *. Wheeler of Montana.
Most of the correspondents used all of
the explanations. including those Of
eyewitnesses, duly crediting their
sources. In this case the attitude of
the correspondents. as Senator Glass
charges, was one of sensation seeli
ing" And they did not have TO seek
far, The highly respected Senator
from Virginia furnished the sensa-
ton. But Senator Glass. doubtless
student of Dana, being IAN old news
paper man myself" possibly believes
that Dana's definition of news should
have precluded any mention of his
disagreement with Senator Wheeler.
In other words. applying the deflni-
ton. when two Senators fight, that is
not news, but when two Senators do
not fight, that is news.
There is one way to restrict the ac-
tivities of the correspondents. Run
them out of the Capitol! Abolish the
press galleries! And then watch the
Senators, their forensic flights flown
other to get them back,
Evening star., 1927-08-15

I have Just had the privilege OF
looking into the manuscript OF Il. A.
Ross soon-to-be-published book on the
problem of population and the future
Of civilization.
Under the engaging title of "Stand.
ing Room Only" Mr.. Ross has brought
old DR.. Malthus down to date and
given us a vivid and veraeious picture
Of earths swarming millions and all
that their swarming Ia likely to mean
in terms OF health and disease, of hap
piness and despair. for the races.
In it I came upon this interesting
fact that Is worth pondering by the
cocksure modern who thinks that
civilization Is the advance agent OF
health and happiness:
Dirty as a European city might
be 500 Be, eur worst disease never
came to poster It,"
1t will, I suspect, come with some
surprise to the average reader that
many of the diseases with which we
are familiar did not exist in such
cities. Mr.. Ross listing IL interest
ing.
"There was no malaria; an African
disease brought to Europe by way of
Egypt about the fourth century BIC.
Only lately have we realized how ma.
laria sapped the energy and UNDER
mined the civilization Of the classic
peoples.
There was no bubonie plague; it
had not yet crept out Of its lair in
the East. 1t arrived 542 AID, although
1t is possible that the mysterious pesti'
lence which ravaged NEST Of Eurane
between is4 AID. and lss was hNhenie
ii4A&HSs :. A. Sx-sxSsxI
Evening star., 1927-08-15
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

Thirty million dollars has been add.
ed to the annual pay envelope Of the
railway employees during the past IL
months since the advent of the United
States Board of Mediation, created by
Congress to succeed the former Rail.
road Labor Board as an agency for
promoting wage settlements and other
disputes In the realm Of rail trans.
portation. The Meditation Board has
just celebrated its first anniversary.
During its first year there have been
five major wage settlements in which
the mediation and arbitration ma
chinery was called into play. A total
of 25S cases. large and small, were
appealed to the Meditation Board by
one side or the other, oftentimes by
both. Virtually all represented de-
mands for wage increases, but many
involved also matters concerning
working conditions. To date 112 of
these cases have been adjusted and
are now marked Settled" but, most
single strike or lockout.
X X X
Chairman Samuel E. Winslow and
his colleagues Of the Meditation Board
have taken much pride in the caliber
of their nominees for neutral arbiters
when arbitration has been resorted to
and when 1t has devolved upon the
board to name the "neutrals." Edgar
G. Clark, a former chairman Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
William d. Baldwin. president of the
Otis Elevator Co., were the neutral
arbiters in the first major case, that
Of the Eastern conductors and train.
men. Judge Graften Green. chief
justice of the Supreme Court of Ten
nessee, was the neutral arbiter in the
Southeastern firemen's case, and DIR.
William Splawn, president of the Uni.
versity of Texas. and formerly chair
man of the Texas State Railroad Com.
mission, and Everett G. Brown Of Chi
cago, president Of the American Anna.
teur Athletic Association, were the
two neutrals on the arbitration board
In the Western conductors case.
kx X X
The wage increases awarded in all
but one of the big cases so far have
averaged about ~ per cent. This was
the settlement figure in the first im-
portant case-the wage demands Of
the conductors and trainmen Of the
Eastern roads. 1t was a compromise
verdict giving the men something less
than half the increase they sought.
The awards cost the particular rail.
Evening star., 1927-08-15

@. What Is the seating capacity of
the Roxy Theater, New York City
B. Mex.
A. 1t has a seating capacity Of
$500.
Q. In Mexico is Winter or Summer
the rainy season?-N. e. $.
A. Summer is the rainy sea son in
Mexico. Little or no rain falls In
the Winter or dry season.
@. What is the weekly attendance al
the movies?-C. Il.
A. 1t is estimated at 130, 900 900,
more than the total population OF the
country.
Q. How much corn Is made into
starch?--J. Il. n.
A. The starch industry Of the United
States consumes somewhat over 10
000,000 bushels Of corn yearly. Over
SOC, 100000 pounds Of commercial
cornstarch are produced annually.
@. How many times has South Da-
kota had a Democratic GOVERNOR
S. F.
A. w. ]. Bulow. elected in Novem-
Der. 1926. IS the first Democratic gov
ernor that South Dakota has had.
@. How many people live on s..
Helena?-W. II.
A. This volcanic island. in ths
South Atlantic, 1900 miles off the
coast OF Africa, has a population Of
3,703. The island was made famous
as the place of exile of Napoleon. and
is now British admiralty coallng
station.
haf al,
W. r.
A. The whale and sturgeon are SO
called because they belong to the
King of England when washed ashore
or caught near the coast.
Q. Is there any difference in the
pronunciation of Jail and "gaol?
| &C. G.
A. They are pronounced alike.
@. What is the Indian name for
"canoe"?-S, A. n.
A. Different tribes had different
names for things. the Dakota word for
canoe being "Canqanzi W'ata"; the
Lenape. "Amochol," and the Cheyenne,
| "Semo."
Q. What was Harry Houdini's name
| before he changed it to Houdini?-
w. 8.
A. His name was Eric Weiss. He
was the son of Rev. DIR. Mayer Samuel
| Weiss, a Jewish rabbi. Houdni went
on the stage as trapeze performer
| when only years old and soon after
began his practice of legerdemain.
@. In what year did the Santa Fe
Railroad cross Arizona?-J. 9.
A. The Atlantic & Pacifis Rail-
road. now the Santa Fe Railroad,
crossed Arizona in 1882 and 1883.
The keynote of the times Is eff
cient serUice. In supplying its readers
1Cith free information bureau in
Washington, The Erenin0 Star is ill.,
ing up to this principle in deed and
fact. We are paying for this seruice
in order that it may be free to the
| public. Submit your queries to the
sta6 OF erperts, achose serUices are
| put at your disposal. Inclose 2 cents
| in stamps to couer the return postage
Address The EUeninO Star Informd-
| tion Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, direc-
tor, Washington, ID. C.
Evening star., 1927-08-15

and the few. with the one demeanor,
the same air of friendly interest He
is what he is whatever the occasion.
wherever he goes and in any sort Of
company. There Is nothing of the
snob in Stanley Baldwin.
The man who can be his own natural
self in highly formal occasions and
before large throngs Of people is to be
envied. and it ranks as a gift of char
acter or the requirement Of wise
man from much experience"
Taking the matter from another
angle. the Utica Observer Dispatch
finds significance in the example that
is offered by the British visitor:
Thus comfort Is pushing its way into
the strongholds of fashion. 1t has al
ready made complete conquest so far
as women are concerned. Loose, light
and comfortable garments are now.
with them. the invariable rule. Some
of them are bit startling. but that Is
to be expected. They were startling
all through the long enslavement to
ironclad corsets, impossible bustles
and quilted petticoats and in the wrong
direction. Also. men have been run
ming more to comfort than when they
wore StiH chOkers, yOluminOuS neck
scarfs. skintight trousers, waist
shaped coats. bellcrowned hats and
red flannel underwear. And now. fol-
lowing the example of the premier Of
Great Britain, If they may discard
their coats and vests at luncheon on
hot days, they have arrived
To the I-ynchburg News Mr.. Bald
wins action simply was an exhibition
of extremely bad manners. When"
says the News, prime Minister Bald
win appeared at public banquet in
his honor in informal dress while his
hosts were dressed properly, and then
took off his coat and vest because Of
the heat. he may have meant no disre.
spect. 1t is inconceivahle that he did,
but he certainly should have known
that he wasn't showing that courtesy
which has regard for the sensibility
OF others. He may not have meant to
imply that his hosts were OVERRIDING
the thing of dressing for the occasion,
and he may not have considered that
by taking off his coat in the presence
OF company in formal morning at
tire he was giving the appearance OF
rebuking them, but he very probably
did both. And il an American am.
bassador in London had done that, if
1t is conceivable that one would do IL,
can you not imagin the chorus that
would arise from the British press
and the Mortified comments in Lon
don bathrooms and provincial cinema
palaces?"
Evening star., 1927-08-15
A Challenge to Decency.

Announcement is made that next
week a certain former motion picture
performer will appear lin person" at
one Of the local theaters as an attrac
tion on the stage. This man was made
notorious a few years ago by his in
tragedy in California, the circum-
stances of which were such as to cause
a profound revulsion of feeling toward
him. although for some time he had
been a favorite of the watching
public. He was barred from further
participation in motion-pioture max
ing. Recently it has been indicated
that he has been seeking to return to
the stage. He has been booked for
personal appearance in a number of
cities in a chain Of theaters, and
Washington's turn comes next week
for view Of this notorious character.
The understanding is that If there is
no pronounced public reaction against
him he will later be permitted to par
ticipate in picture making and will
again be exploited as one of the lead
ing screen comedians of America.
There are several ways in which
the public can demonstrate its disap-
proval of this attempted restoration of
discredited performer to tolerance
and possibly to favor. 1t can ignore
hn bot &c
the week, refusing to attend the show
on the ground of the affront to de.
cency involved in the presence Of
man who has been implicated in a
most shocking effense. 1t can, in an
ticipation Of the appearance of the
notorious person, write to the manage
ment in protest. 1t can attend the
performance and manifest disapproval
vecally.
1t is surprising that this experiment
in public patience should have been
tried. There was no mistaking the
feeling of the country at the time Of
the serdid happening. Time has not
softened that feeling. The presence Of
this man In public place OF exhibi.
tion is challenge to the sense Of de-
cency. which should be met with en-
phatic rebuke and condemnation. The
motion-picture business should not be.
smirsh itself with such elements. Even
if there is a "public" that is tolerant
Of such abuses and is willing to go,
out of debased motives of prurient
curiosity, to see a notorious person,
then indeed is the great Aim industry
in sad straits that 1t must resort to
such methods to maintain attendance
at its offerings.
Evening star., 1927-08-15
Jardine's Farm-Aid Plan.

Secretary Jardine of the Department
OF Agriculture believes in the estab-
lishment of Federal farm board 10
aid the farmer in dealing with surplus
crops. But in his opinion this will be
OF comparatively little value unless
the farmer orga nizes to help himself
Writing in the Farm Journal, MI.
Jardine SAYS that his plan for Fed
price fixing. which has been charged
against the McNary Haugen bill, but
that it does contemplate facilities
which will enable the farmers them
selves to prevent the bottom from fall
ing out of the market for farm
products, Surpluses would be so ham
died as to prevent glutting the mar
ket seasonally. When occasion de-
manded surpluses could be carried
over until the following year.
The Jardine plan would not inter-
fere with the regular functions of the
cooperative marketing organizations.
1t would merely supplement them.
Farmers themselves must be willing
TO act together" says the Secretary;
leaders of local organizations must
be able to work together for q COM
mon purpose. The Government can
DO a great deal to help the farmers"
Mr.. Jardine, however, does not be-
&la< - tu xr,isA fao oaih q
Government to attempt to legislate
prosperity to the farm group, or to
any other group. In the final analysis.
the farmer. as every one else, must
take steps to help himself. This is
sound. 1t is what the farmers them
selves, who have studied their own
problem, believe. There is no govern
mental panacea for farmers ills.
There is no machinery which can
make all farmers prosperous, any
more than there is machinery that
can make all lawyers or manufac-
turers prosperous. There are legiti-
mate aids, however. which may be
wisely adopted by the Government to
help the farmer help himself. That
is the burden Of the argument ad.
vanced by the Secretary Of Agricul.
ture.
Many Of those who support the Me-
Eary-Haugen bill take much the same
view Of the farm problem as does Mr..
Jardine. The differences come over
details Of legislative action. The Nc
Eary-Haugenites favor the so-called
equalization principle, with the farm
ers themselves to pay for any losses
which may arise from withholding
from the open market surpluses which
might reduce prices. 1t has been the
opinion of Mr.. Jardine. as it has been
the opinion Of President Coolidge. that
such a plan Is unavoidable and uncon.
stitutional.
Congress is to tackle the farm prob.
lem again when it meets in December.
That problem has been the foot ball
OF politics and politicians too long. It
Is time that sane legislation, to which
the farmer is entitled, be enacted,
much as was the Federal Reserve sys-
tenn to protect the bankers and the
banking public.
Evening star., 1927-08-15
Car watchers" to Be Curbed.

The local practice Of volunteer car
watchers at places Of large public as
semblage, such as the base ball
games, Is to be broken up, If the
police can effect that reform. This
business Of small boys, and sometimes
grown men, offering to safeguard ma
chimes as they are parked at curbs
near the ball park. the circus grounds
and other places where many people
gather for sport or entertainment has
been in vogue here for a number Of
years. The fees are various. running
from a nickel to quarter, according
to the generosity of the donors. There
has been no fixed scale. Most motor
lists have regarded the system with
tolerant amusement, feeling that per-
haps there was some degree Of secu-
rity in the presence nearby Of q lad
who would keep an eye" on the cars
in the absence of the owners. But it
now appears that in cases where serv.
ice has been rejected and cars have
been parked as their owners have de-
sired. reprisals' for the rejection of
the profered attention have been suf.
fered. Grease has been smeared on
the door handles and in some cases
air has been let out of tires.
There is. OF course, no warrant
whatever for the charging Of fees for
car guardianship in the public streets.
The spaces are free to all. and a ma
chine that Is temporarily placed
against the curb is supposedly as safe
in a crowd as anywhere else. Every
body knows that the boys or men who
constitute the self-appointed squad OF
guardians render practically no serv'
ice. Their pointing out of available
parking space is superfluous, for the
driver can see an opening as readily
as the boy can indicate it.
The commission Of nuisances or in
juries is serious matter, and 1t is de
sirahle to put stop to this practice
of demanding Or suggesting fees as
! the best means. of preventing thess
.reprisals. 1t isNeesy to see that II not
Evening star., 1927-08-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. When is the Fair of the Iron
Horse" to be held?-R. X.
A. This name has been given to
an exhibition of old and modern We
hicles that is to be held in Baltimore,
Nd. from September "a to October 8.
Q. How much has the area of the
Dominion of Canada increased during
the last so or 90 years?-G. I.
A. The Dominion of Canada came
into existence in 1867. The original
provinces covered 350,188 square miles
of land and inland waters. Today the
land and water area of Canada is
3.G97,123 square miles.
@. Why is there so much opposi-
ton to high school fraternities and
sororities when such college organiza.
tions are allowed?-E. n.
A. 1t is believed that because of
the immature judgment of secondary
school students nigh school fraterni-
ties and sororities develop snobbish-
ness and thus defeat the spirit Of
democracy that should prevail.
@. Is the sun ball OF fire?-L. P.
A. The Naval Observatory says the
sun is a ball of incandescent gas.
@. How high above sea level are
Pixies Peak and Mount Whitney,
w. NJ. B.
A. Pixies Peak is 14.110 feet above
sea level. Mount Whitney-14.501
feet--is the highest point in the United
States.
Q. Do Lillian and Dorothy Gish
have middle names?-A. w.
A. Their middle names are Diana
and Elizabeth, respectively.
Q. Is 1t safe to eat ham and bacon
found to be attacked with mold?-
H. E. NJ.
A. This mold does no harm if re.
moved with a cloth dampened with
lard or sweet oil.
@. How old was President Garfield
at the time of his death?-O. w.
A. President Garfield died in his
fiftieth year, six and One-half months
after his inauguration.
Q. What is the leading commodity
carried by boats on the Ohio River?-
s. S.
A. Coal is the most important. The
total weight of cargoes carried on the
Ohio River system in 1895 was 49,,
000,0 900 tons.
@. What are binnacle nghts?-P.
B. S.
A. A pinnacle Is stand which con-
tains a ships compass and it's cor.
rectors. Its cover Is fitted with lights
in order that the compass may be seen
at night.
q. What becomes of dew in the
Winter time?-E. NJ. y.
A. The frost corresponds to the dew
Of Summer.
@. In what form Is 'The Divine
Comedy" written?-M. r. c..
A. "The Divine Comedy" by Dante,
Is written in the form of epic poetry.
A long narrative poem is thus classi-
fed.
Q. What Is sneeze?-E. M.
A. A sneeze is a sudden, violent and
spasmodic exhalation Of breath, Who'll
ly or partly through the nose. A sneeze
is caused by irritation Of the nasal
branches Of the fifth pair of cranial
nerves.