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Evening star., 1927-04-20
More Chinese Complications.

With the Nationalist government
at Hankow dismissing Chang Kai-
shek as commander.in-chief of the
Cantonese armies, and with Chang
Kai-shek recognizing the Southern
government at Nanking and establish
ing that city as its capital, the break
between the moderate and radical
wings of the Nationalist party in
China becomes complete. That the
Hankow government is Moscow-di-
rected is we'll known. Its naming of
Feng Yu-hsiang as Chang Kai-shek's
successor discloses fully the position
of the so-called Christian general. who
has been for some time holding his
forces in the west without taking any
part in the civil war. He has from
the outset OF the Chinese trouble
played fast and loose and suspicion
of his affiliation with Russia has been
insistent. Now it is clear that he
has thrown his fortunes with the radi.
cal government. He is in no position,
however, to strike effectively against
Chang Kai-shek. so Gen. Tang Seng.
chi. military governor of Honan. has
received orders to meye his trSsps
Evening star., 1927-04-20
The Hoover Rumor Scotched.

Rumors in Washington are lao
mushrooms. Most Of them are n&
half so substantial. They spring up,
however, almost by the hour. Presi-
dent Coolidge has recently been at
pains to correct two such rumors
which. If given continued credence.
might have seriously affected the for
eign relations Of this country. One
was that Secretary Kellogg OF the
State Department was to retire and
that Secretary Hoover of the Depart
ment of Commerce was to succeed
him. The other was that there had
been a split in the Presidents cabinet
over the policy of this country In
China, with Mr.. Hoover the leading
critic Of Mr.. Kellogg's conduct Of ar
fairs there. Both were one hundred
per cent incorrect and misleading.
President Coolidge has laid both
rumors. How long they will stay
in the background, however, remains
to be seen. The ingenuity and imagi-
nation of some persons who are in
tent upon the retirement Of Mr.. kel-
logg because they do not care for the
policy of the Government In Nicaragua
and toward Mexico apparently is url'
limited, particularly by facts.
A statement authorized at the White
House last Friday that Mr.. Kellogg
was not to retire, and that even IL he
did retire because of i'll health, and 1t
would be for no other reason, Mr..
Hoover would not get the State port
folio. Immediately this was seized
upon by the purveyors Of rumor and
gossip to indicate a split between the
President and Mr.. Hoover. A review
of the relations which have existed
between the President and Mr.. Hoover
during Mr.. Coolidge's administration
should have been sufficient to give the
lie to such an interpretation of the
Presidents statement. But it did not.
With avidity the sensation seekers
fell upon the matter. It was twisted
and turned until the public might
nave D6Gn leu 10 UOl1CNO bAio1 IAIA .
was to be complete disruption OF a
cabinet which has worked with par
ticular and almost meticulous har-
mony.
To put stop to this latest canard,
President Coolidge in his conference
with the press yesterday paid to Sec
retary Hoover high tribute. declaring
that he is indispensable in the impor-
tant post he now holds. 1t was a tribute
well deserved. Under Mr.. Hoover's
administration OF the Department OF
Commerce the Government has en-.
couraged the country's business with
tremendous benefit to the American
people.
No man in the cabinet has been
closer to the President than Mr..
Hoover during the entire service OF
Mr.. Coolidge in the White House. The
advice Of the Secretary Of Commerce
has been sought by the President on
many questions and has been given
unfailing consideration and weight.
Evening star., 1927-04-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

stolen are the narcissus, daffodil, ETC.;
the hyacinth, the iris and the peony.
There have even been cases where
high school boys and girls have raided
a flower garden in order to bring spec
linens to school!
No boy in our magic community
took the flowers. We are sure OF that.
Our boys are noisy, and all that, but
they are not thieves. This piece OF
petty thievery was pulled" by out
siders, in all probability.
Usually the way this is done is to
send a "scout" down a street in the
late afternoon. to size up the wards
and "get the lay Of the land" Then,
about dusk, the dirty work begins.
Once the loot is secured. it is an
easy matter to take it around the
block and sell it to unsuspecting
householders who have no flowers OF
their own.
Those who have their doorbells
rung after dark, and find boy stand
ing on the step. offering a big bunch
of bright flowers for low price,
might we'll be suspicious of the bar
gain.
They may be buying stolen goods!
If this sort of work can be nipped
practice in a. given neighborhood, and
may do great deal OF good in the
way of boy training.
Many a boy has been saved from
misery and shame in later life by a
good stiff talking-to by a police officer.
The first step in thievery may lead
on to other crimes.
Especially Is this SO, II the first
"tob' turns out to be a successful
one.
There is magic in success, even If
it is crooked success.
Let a boy "get away" with stealing
flowers, he may increase his scope or
action. There is a duty which the
householder owes to the boy as well
as to himself.
X X *
Such thievery Of flowers gives an
entire neighborhood a black eye, and
discourages paintings which would be
credit to the community and thence
to the entire city. 1t is only by every
community's holding the ideal of
beauty that Washington may be made
the "city beautiful" of which dreamers
dream. The Fine Arts Commission and
other planning boards cannot do it all.
Much must depend upon the individual
householder.
To pay good money for bulbs, and
to spend labor and time in planting
them. only to allow some one else to
come in and reap the harvest, is an
unthinkable combination, and one
that no one will attempt many times.
If it is discovered that the fruits Of
ones time money and work are to
be gathered in by some one else,
flowers simply will not be planted.
that is ALL
This holds true particularly Of the
so-called Dutch bulbs, varieties of
which cost from 35 cents apiece up.
One would be nothing less than a
fool to pay 50 or more for a single
specimen of some grand tulip, for in.
stance, in order that a thief in the
night might sell 1t around the corner
for dime.
One hopeful thing about such
losses, flowers stricken down before
their time by human cutworms, Is
that they tend to decrease as Summer
comes on. When Summer comes, one
may look for safety for his flowers,
and freedom from the sense Of inse-
curity which besets him at this sea-
son.
Evening star., 1927-04-20

Immediately toward Nanking to at.
tack Chang Kai-shek. Nobody knows
how many troops the Hankow army
can put in the field effectively, or, in.
deed, how many electives Chang kai.
shek can oppose to them. He is now
facing the Northern forces along the
Yangtze and il attacked from the
west he will be in a difficult position
unless the Northern generals refrain
from assault, in an effective Il not
avowed alliance against the radical
wing.
Just at present the military situa-
ton in China is most interesting
Chang Kai.shek has reorganized the
Cantonese government. even displac-
ing Soong from the finance minister
ship, an Office in which he has shown
exceptional ability. He has made
a shrewd move in establishing the
capital at Marking, where the maui
soleum of Sun Vat Sen is located, thus
making Nanking the shrine OF Chi
nese Nationalism. This indicates that
he will defend that city to the utmost,
even IL pressed from both sides.
Stranger things have happened in
China than new alignment bringing
the Northern armies into conjunction
with the forces of Chang kai-shek
against the Russian inspired and
guided radicals Of Hankow. Despite
the bitterness of prior hostility be-
tween them the union of these forces
would seem to be the logical outcome
of the definite issue now raised by
Changs breach with the Russians and
their Hankow agents.
Evening star., 1927-04-20

overlooked in the interest of a ball
anced ticket and Republican success.
Mr.. Coolidge has recently held out
the olive branch to Senator McNary
in connection with the Oregonians
further investigation of the farm
relief problem. The President says
he believes McNary's efforts will
prove "helpfuT' and he desires TO
"co- operate with him" Senator
McNary indisputably has strong
aspirations for higher political hon
ors and by the way the tide is turn
ing it looks as If he must run in
double harness with Mr.. Coolidge or
not run at ALL
Russian caviar, the delight of
epicures and long prerogative Of
the rich, is now coming out of bolshe-
vik Russia at so low price that the
Delaware fishermen, who have pro-
vided the sturgeon from which
American caviar has been produced,
are up in arms. They claim their
industry is being ruined because the
Russian product now undersells the
American variety in the New York
market. They have appealed to the
President to exercise his prerogative
under the tariff law and raise the
existing import duty of Russian
caviar so per cent to afford them
greater protection from foreign
competition. Mr.. Coolidge replied in
non.committal fashion that he has
referred their appeal to the Tariff
Commission. Prolonged investiga-
ton by the commission of compara-
tive production costs Of caviar is
therefore now in prospect, with the
possibility of divided verdict on
the subject by the commission a
year or two hence.
Joseph G. Grew. Undersecretary of
State, addressing the d. A. R. conven-
ton here this week, presented an in
teresting picture. with a wealth of
facts, of the American diplomatic
service as it now is constituted, with
appointment and promotion on q merit
basis. He related amusing anecdotes
incident to the examinations for ad-
mission to the foreign service. He
told of one bright young man with
diplomatic aspirations who was asked
the question in the oral examination,
"What can you tell me about nj
trates?" With some hesitation and
bewilderment the answer came. 81
think night rates are usually lower
than day rates"
X X X
Mr.. Coolidge has installed on his
desk at the White House an "air pu-
rif1er" contrivance both elegant and
simple. It is tall and very hand
some amber.colored glass jar with a
dome-shaped glass top. Inside repose
little cubes, which look like lump
sugar, but which are, in fact, cam
phor preparation. AT convenient in
tervals between callers the President
lifts the lid for a few seconds and a
strong trace of camphor quickly per-
vades the atmosphere, sitting other
odors and purifying the air." This
recalls the superstition Of our grand
mothers that bit of camphor in a
black bag suspended around the neck
was sure preventive of grippe.
(Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-04-20
A Mystery Partly Solved.

Finding of the body Of Capt. Kop-
per, missing for two weeks, partially
solves the mystery of his disappear
ance. There remains to be answered
the question of how he came to drown
in the waters of the Potomac at the
Falls-a question which, however, may
never be answered conclusively. An
examination by physicians co.operat-
ing with the acting coroner. disclosed
the fact that the unfortunate man
was alive when he entered the water,
whether by accident or with suicidal
intent. Friends presented arguments
that served to induce the examiners
to refrain from declaring for self
destruction, and the circumstances
led them further to place question
mark after the word accident"
This case has puzzled the authort.
ties Of Montgomery County, first by
reason of the fact that no trace what
ever was found of the missing man
for several days after his disappear
ance. and then the finding of his coats
carefully placed on the river bank in
a somewhat secluded spot. A false
report that Hopper had been seen on
the street several days after the find
ing of his car near the Falls tempo
rarily confused ths case. Diligent
search failed to yield results, and in
the absence of any conceivable motive
for either willful departure without
explanation or for criminal attack
the mystery deepened until yesterday.
when the body appeared on the sur
face of the water.
The most plausible theory to ac-
count for this mans death is that he
undertook to quench his thirst at the
river side and slipped into the water
| TO drown. Just why he had taken off
bis coats md carefully plsssa them On
Evening star., 1927-04-20

When we wrote yesterday of the
necessity for steeling ones sell
against disappointment If flowers are
stolen from the home garden, We
hardly anticipated that an opportunity
| for putting our own philosophy to a
| test would be offered so shortly.
There are four beds of tulips at the
rear of the baclI yard. Two of them,
the white and yellow, were in full
bloom. The red have vet to blossom.
The pink never will, there being no
buds.
The white bed was a beauty, q
of the two dozen single early tulips
being in bloom, with fairly long stems.
The yellows had done well, but the
stems were not so long, nor were the
blossoms quite so large.
These beds, separated by paths,
form square around foot circle
of grass.
In the rear border and the side
border by the walk are growing so
Darwin tulips, the variety Clara Butt,
which viii bloom some time in May.
These have stems 28 or 80 inches tall,
are pink in color and are generally
held to be among the best of the
family.
The white bed had been blooming
for several days. The light from the
gas lamp in the alley cleaned upon
the flowers, giving them that touch
of novelty. If garden lover wants
to see his flowers in a new light, lit
orally and fguratively, he should play
the headlights OF his car upon them.
The bright light from a car. held
Of .xIa nH mil
bring out their beauty in startling
fashion, making a picture no artist
can paint.
Such was The situation at bedtime
The next morning at s o'clock we
looked out the window, expecting to
see % yellow and 22.white tulips shin
ing in the morning sun.
Every last one of the white was
gone, with a single exception, 1t being
with an unusually short stem!
Mostly the flowers had been torn off
at the ground; but in several In
stances the bulbs and all had been
ruthlessly dragged forth, leaving dark
splotches of freshly turned up earth
in the bed.
We can say here truthfully. to all
who have done us the honor of reading
thus far. that we were in no sense up
set by the sight.
Similar depredations in past years,
with hyacinths and iris as the vic.
Tins, had given US a philosophical
outlook upon such nefarious work.
If we should look out. some morn
ing, and discover the lamp-post stolen
out of the alley, it would not surprise
us a bit.
Somebody got the white tulips, y
was our remark, upon this historic
| occasion. This was all we said, and
all we felt. There was no disappoint.
ment, and certainly no surprise, in our
mind. Buddha could have done little
better, we thought.
In other words, we had not been
taken by surprise. From the moment
the tulips came into bloom, we had
been anticipating their removal by
hand or hands unknown.
There is something about the Spring
blooming bulbs that attracts thieves.
Probably 1t is their bright color. Maybe
1t is their newness, a certain fresh.
ness, after colorless Winter.
The experience OF small towns
proves the same thing. Beginning
with the tulips, the flowers most
Evening star., 1927-04-20
Press Aroused by Violence
Talk i'm Sacco-Vanzetti Case

! conviction that they are powerful
enough by the weapons of intimidar
ton to stay the hand of Justice"
y
The Spokane Spokesman-Reyie di,
rects attention to the 'ironicaI ASPECT"
or protests which have come from
Great Britain, where all classes of citi-
zens boast Of 'the efficiency of the
British courts and the speedy course
of Justice
Criticism of their courts is the pre-
rogative and precious possession of a
free people. Intimidation Of those
courts would inevitably result in
anarchy" declares the Worcester
Gazette. and the Independent News
holds that ''the question is not, as
many may seem to think, whether
Massachusetts, will dare to do one
thing or the other, but whether she
VIII do what seems to- her to be
right. The Ann Arbor Times-News
asks: Who is to decide their guilt or
innocence if not the courts? Surely
not the State Department, against
Wnlch demonstrations are feared. This
SIMPLY can't be made an issue in for
elgn relations. 1t was a case for the
courts at the start, and it ren..ns So"
"A tendency to defy, set aside and
otherwise interfere with the action OF
the courts" is deplored by the South
bend Tribune, and the Chattanooga
News raises the point that 'if efforts
to discredit the honesty of the court
which tried Sacco and Vanzetti are
successful, the prestige Of the whole
Judicial system of America will suffer
as consequence, both in this country
and abroad" The Fort Wayne News
Sentinel believes that attempts to
correct every verdist which somebody
thinks Is unjust would quickly de-
stroy our judicial institutions"
x X
On the other hand, executive inter-
vention appeals to the Baltimore Sun,
not as an act of clemency, but as an
integral part Of the system of justice
which recognizes the possibility OF
error" The Roanoke Times describes
tie principle at stake as one "of
vital consequence" which Massachu-
setts cannot afford to ignore" The
Erie Dispatch-Herald holds the opin-
ion that this jury was swept off It's
feet by the clamor of the moment at
a time when the feeling against the
Reds was running high on account of
the horrible crime that had been COM
mltted," and declares cit would have
a depressing effect upon q great many
citizens of this country to suspect that
two innocent men were executed most
ly because of their political opinions.
The demands of justice have been
satisfied" in the opinion of the
Charleston Evening Post. "and it will
not profit the State of Massachusetts,
to take their lives. CommutationS
have been granted in cases in which
there was far less feeling of doubt
as to the guilt OF the condemned men,"
The Canton Daily News takes q SINH
lar position. and the Akron Beacon
Journal advises, Let them live"
Referring to the evidence as indicat-
Ing the innocence of the defendants,
the Des Moines Tribune Capital makes
the comment, "It Is reassuring to
Ind in this day hundreds of citizens
,f the type of Felix Frankfurter OF
he Harvard Law School and William
8. Thompson, wealthy lawyer, who
has spent thousands OF dollars TO 80
hat Justice shall be done, who care
enough to engage I'm the battle Hof
las been Magsd .fQEs hes. RAnn
Evening star., 1927-04-20

Talk of violence by foreign radicals
against State Department officials and
American diplomatic officers in con.
nection with demands for clemency
in the Sacco-Vanzetti murder case
arouses the ire of a large section of
the press. Many editors feel that in
reference with the action Of the
courts in such case would establish
a dangerous precedent. Others con-
tend, as expressed by the Chicago
Daily News. that because there has
been no review of the evidence on
which the jury convicted the prison
ers, the cause of justice and reason
prompts q study of the case by an
unprejudiced commission"
THE protests of the revolutionary
Communists may be disregarded, the
Chicago paper adds. especially their
wild talk about '~lutocrats railroading
the defendants to the electric chair.
The sole question at issue is whether
the condemned men are actually guilty
of the crime of which they have been
convicted"
The course taken by friends of the
convicted men is described by the
Nashville Banner as lone of the most
remarkable demonstrations this coun-
try mas ever witnessed or the poSSl-
bilities for delay that are inherent in
the methods of criminal procedure in
vogue here" Denying that ''any
sanely humane person desires that
Sacco and Vanzetti should get any
thing more or less than fair and i'm
partial treatment in the courts" the
Banner holds that their death in the
chair will be striking example of
the fact that money is unable to
sway or divert the hand OF justice"
That foreign radicals. confessedly
interested in the overthrow of the
United States Government, are not en-
titled to special consideration when
they unite in a demand for the pardon
of persons found guilty by a court
of the crime of murder" is the conten-
ton of the Rock Island Argus, and
the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch protests
against the influence eXerted ''by
popular clamor, no matter how loud
or long sustained, unless there is
besides sentimentality be-
hind it, The Ogden Standard Elk
aminer feels it would be better to
have a dozen Saccos and Vanzettis
put to death than give the Reds the
Evening star., 1927-04-20

sion Of the Tammany Society beyond
the borders of New York.
X Il X
Senator Royal S. Copeland of New
York is likely to be the Democratic
nominee for Senator to succeed him.
self next year, Notwithstanding the
fact he is disliked in Tammany circles.
In 1922 Senator Copeland was elected
over former Senator Calder, Repub-
lican and a wet. DR.. Copeland then
had not declared himself a. "wet," as
he did in the last session OF Congress.
He was supposed to be dry, or at
least not a militant wet, and upstate
he ran well and ahead of Gov. Smith
in a dozen counties. Some of the
Tammany Democrats would much
prefer to have Franklin d. Roosevelt
as their candidate for the Senate, but
Senator Copeland gives every indica-
tion of seeking to succeed himself. Al
breach with him next year might af
feet seriously the Democratic chances
in the Empire State, both In the presi-
Dental and Senatorial elections. -.
Evening star., 1927-04-20

the ground 10 an element OF uncer.
tainty. That he died from drowning,
and not from violence, however, Is ap.
parently established. and the true ex-
PLANTATION of the circumstances may
never come. In any event the solution
OF the case to this point is a relief
and removes the matter from the
realm OF suspicion.
Evening star., 1927-04-20
UNITED STATES
In WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today
APRIL 20, 1917.

APRIL 20, 1917.
All Britain celebrates America
day" and our advent into war, with
ceremonies Stars and
Stripes flown with Union Jack over
Houses of Parliament, first time in
history that any flag other than the
British has been hoisted there
Secretary McAdoo announces plan for
selling Treasury certificates to meet
pressing needs West Point
graduates its class of 139 new officers
into active war service, weeks ahead of
time Another Belgian relief ship
sunk inside so-called safety zone =
Secretary of Agriculture submits to
Senate comprehensive plan for stim-
ulating food production Recon-
mends that $25, ,000, 900 be appropriated
for use of Department Of Agricul-
turs - = AaA ..S .z.lsg s.iss
Evening star., 1927-04-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BIT PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Lofty Obscurity.

Lofty Obscurity.
The statesman now is mentioned
On the sixth or seventh page.
His efforts, well intentioned,
Scant publicity engage.
I overheard him saying,
"Oblivion I endure.
Where once the bands were playing
My lot is quite obscure.
II never killed lady.
I have never robbed car.
Into divorces shady
l never ventured far.
My motor they've invested
With privileges sublime.
I never get arrested
For parking overtime.
II never smashed f1ivver.
/ never wrote an ad
For pills to cure a liver,
That might be going bad.
While all the world is mourning
To hear the heather rage,
Neglected I'm adorning
The sixth or seventh pager
Evening star., 1927-04-20

Communists have been beheaded by
the Chinese. The problem is reduced
TO the proposition that at the finish
''six feet of earth" is all that any man
can expect to occupy without dispute.
And as building improvements ad-
vance, even the cemetery does not
assure unchallenged repose.
Evening star., 1927-04-20

Grand juries reveal the fact that
there are terrible people in the world.
No sane explanation is given Of why
they should "monopolize the spot.
light"
Evening star., 1927-04-20

objection to a more or less third
term" for a United States President
appears offhand to imply discrimina-
ton against a man who has con-
scientiously improved opportunity to
"learn his job"
Evening star., 1927-04-20

Bandits all over the country are
working in broad daylight. This is
carrying daylight saving" to an abb
surdity.