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metropolis, says Mr.. Fels, and failed, in
asruch as only few old women would
use the reserved sections and vehicles.
He has lately been making a study OF
subway operation in London. Paris and
New York. and he concludes that SO
long as men and women want to get to
the same place at the same time there
will always be crush.
Mr.. Fels is correct in his reasoning,
and his experience is not surprising.
When the time comes for going some
where there are no sex lines. Any OBJ
server in Washington, standing on a
loading platform, will witness repeated
illustrations of this fact. Gallantry and
consideration for women are markedly
lacking on the part of large percent
age of male passengers. And many
woman passengers ignore the rule of
precedence and seek advantage. The
old custom of giving right OF way to
women in such circumstances has large
ly fallen down. The result is a free
for-all scramble for entrance and for
seats.
To set apart certain cars for women
only" on any transportation system
would be resented by many women, who
are proud of their equality in all mat
tiers of life with the so-called sterner
sex. It would result, as in Buenos Aires,
in the running of almost empty coaches
or compartments. 1t would add to the
weight of trains and the cost of service
without yielding any appreciate relief
from the trials of the women who suf-
fer affronts and endorsements IN
crowds.
The best remedy for such conditions,
in which women are treated with i'm
propriety in crowded public vehicles, is
the administration of immediate and
severe punishment upon offenders. Most
women are capable of bringing an an
meyer to book Most men are disposed
to go to their assistance and to tilt
fgurative lance in their behalf when
some scoundrel offends them. A bit of
direct action now and then would make
the path of the women through the
crowded lanes of public travel more
placid and secure.
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George Nj. Cohan
Praised for Conduct
From the Los Angeles Evening Express.

From the Los Angeles Evening Express.
II obedience to the fourth command
ment still finds reward in length of
days, then George M Cohan may count
his mothers testimony as assuring him
green old age. His mother. Helen.
wrote in her will this appreciation of
her sons steadfast affection: What
ever property my beloved husband and
have died possessed of has come from
the unselflsh generosity of my beloved
son, who has earned and enioyed our
everlasting gratitude and affection. i"
Like testimony to the constant love and
generosity OF her daughter was borne
by Mary Pickford's mother.
We can we'll believe that sons ard
daughters who have cared for their
parents in that fashion derive a larger
pleasure and deeper satisfaction from
the recollection of that loving service
than is obtainable from any other
source. To many who are careless, in
different or selfish in their relations
with their parents, regrets come I'M
availingly at time too late to effect
change in conduct. Death closes the
account and there can be no erasures or
alterations then. What is done must
stand, NOR all your tears wash out a
word of it."
1t is not given to all to supply every
parental material need, as did Georee
M. Cohan and Mary Pickford, but they
are poorer in spirit than in purse who,
having themselves been loves bene-
ficiaries during all the years of child
hood and adolescence, cannot there
after give continuing proofs of grateful
remembrance. Crusts become as cake
when love softens and sweetens them.
The sort of filial love that finds it's con-
ventional expression only in a box of
flowers on Mothers day isn't worth the
condemnatory epithet it evokes. A kiss.
hug, q CHEEKY word-what son can't
give his mother that much proof that
he remembers? How many do?
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Porto Rico's Disaster.

In the accounts of the hurricane
which has just swept over Porto Rico
| mention is made of the large number OF
trees that have been destroyed. No
complete survey of the effects of the
disastrous visitation is yet possible, oW-
ing to the disruption of communications
in the island, but it is evident that the
storm was one of the most violent in
the history of Porto Rico, and the as
sumption is that the losses are wide
spread and heavy. The loss of trees IS
a severe blow to the prosperity Of the
people. They rely almost exclusively
upon the agricultural products Of the
land and in the economic equation the
fruit and nut bearing trees are an i'm
portant factor Sugar is the chief crop,
and if the storm was severe enough to
bring down great numbers of trees 1t
must have done widespread injury to
the growing cane, with heavy monetary
losses. The coffee crop is second in i'm
portance, and the loss of the trees Of
this species is certain to have serious
effect upon the welfare of the people.
The cocoanut trees, which, being taller,
are in such conditions most likely to
suffer from the violence of the blast
constitute considerable element in the
prosperity of Porto Rico. Great planta-
lions of them are cultivated, and their
output Of nuts is one of the reliances
of the islanders for income. The citrus
fruits, to an even greater extent, are
exposed to devastation in such storms
The smaller growths, like pineapples
and tobacco. both of which constitute
important items in the export product
list, especially the latter, may not have
suffered as severely, bat so tremendous
disturbance, with winds of hurricane
force and deluge of rain, cannot have
failed to inflict injury upon these plan
tations likewise.
Porto Rico is densely populated, one
of the most crowded areas in the world.
1t is therefore likely that there has
been considerable loss of life and a long
list of injuries in this storm, although
no reports to that effect are yet re-
ceived. The urban structures are most
ly substantial and designed to withstand
violent winds, but the rural habitations
are flimsy and offer a ready mark for
the tornado. 1t is to be feared that
later accounts may reveal sad tale Of
death and suffering.
A rough estimate of loss of $2,000,-
600 is made in the preliminary reports.
This may appear to be moderate fig
ure, in the light of continental disasters
which have taken a far heavier toll of
property. But for Porto Rico, an island
which is in area only about two-thirds
of the size of the State of Connecticut,
it is a shockingly heavy tribute to Ma
ture There will be much distress in
the island in consequence of the storm.
1t would be gracious act for the peo-
pie of the mainland, fellow Americans,
to send assistance to the islanders, if
any intimation is given of urgent need
for the succor of the sufferers from this
savage blast.
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No Separate Cars for Women.

Although travel on the subways of
New York has somewhat decreased since
the two recent accidents in the tubes. it
is evidently still heavy enough to cause
severe congestion at times, and in the
hours of greatest crowding woman pas
sengers have been subjected to rough
treatment and certain indignities which
have given rise to complaints and pro-
tests. Some one proposed as remedy
for this situation that certain cars on
each train be designated "for women
only" and reserved thus for the sup
posedly weaker sex. But along comes
Guillermo Fels, engineer of the subway
system of Buenos Aires, with the OBJ
servation that such an expedient would
not serve, because the woman pas
sengers with few exceptions, would not
use these reserved cars. The special car
n.,thod was tried in the Argentine
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"No Cause for Worry"

Secretary Melons statements on
prosperity may be viewed in the light
of the finance directors report to the
chairman of the board, who has just
returned from vacation and wants to
know the prospects. President Cool
idge, as well as stockholding citizens,
should derive comfort from the Secre-
tary's summing up of the situation with
the words, There is no cause for
worry"
This being a campaign year, the
statement will, no doubt, be greeted
with a blast of whitening sneers from
those whose business it is at this season
to sheer witheringly. The textile in
dustry and the coal fields will be point
ed out with finger of scorn and Sec
rotary Mellon will be sarcastically in
vited to discover signs of prosperity in
mill towns, where the spiders, instead
of the looms, are doing the spinning,
or IN the coal fields, where men and
women are digging in, not for coal, but
for another Winter, without work. The
Secretary anticipates these queries to
some extent. He mentions the textile in
dustry and the coal industry as two weak
spots in the economic fabric, but he be-
lieves both are on the mend. Both
have suffered from an illness contract
ed by continued exposure to unfavor-
able economic conditions. Overproduc-
ton in the coal fields, the real seat OF
the trouble there, is being met by the
voluntary shutting down of scores of
properties and the introduction Of more
efficient methods in mining COAL After
much casting about for artificial stimu-
lants, the coal industry has gone on
sane diet, which should bring it the
needed strength and vigor. The textile
industry in New England, which has
been suffering from an accumulation OF
maladies, may never regain its former
position in the world, and is in an adj
mittedly bad way. But if there is any,
thing to do about it, except to await
the natural readjustments to new con-
ditions, the remedy has not been widely
advertised.
There is a good year in prospect for
the farmer, Mr.. Mellon argues, and he
sagely comments on the fact that some
farmers always make money and others
always lose money! fact that is ire
futable. AS whole, the Secretary OF
the Treasury Believes that the coun-
try's business, industry and agriculture
remain on a sound foundation that in
dictates continuation, as far as the eye
can see, of present prosperity. His
statement is valuable, even at time
when the extremes of optimism and
pessimism are apt to be regarded for
what they are worth politically.
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PHILOSOPHERS
BY
GLENN FRANK

The record of humanity's treatment
of its pioneers is a sordid but sug-
gestive tale.
It is an easy matter to assemble an
impressive gallery of the incompatible
spirits that have been trampled upon by
the mob. and it seems that the higher
the purpose of the pioneer the lower
the estimate the mob has put upon him.
Socrates waged war against supersti
ton, asserting that conduct should be
guided by conscience and creediS die
tated by reason-and the mod put him
to death.
Jesus Of Nazareth, mystic missioner
of forgiveness and mercy and equality.
was the gentlest of men, bringing ten
derness into a world of triumphant
force-and the mob put him to death,
applauding with a kind OF grim glee
his painful crucifixion.
Calico invented the telescope and,
after looking through 1t. administered
a healthy antidote to the egotism of
the race by showing 1t what tiny
place it's planet holds in the universe
and the mob made him spend his last
sightless days in prison.
Gutenberg invented printing; Jenner
discovered vaccine: Harvey laid the
foundation for experimental physiology
and the mob prosecuted and ridicluled
them and kept them in poverty.
Savonarola and John Huss preached
pure morality to corrupt age-and
the mob sent them to the stake.
Laviosier was the founder of chem
istry and physiology-and the mob
guillotincd him in the market place
of Paris.
Descartes asserted the rights Of hui
man reason-and the mob drove him
from his fatherland to die abroad. .
Victor Hugo preached mercy and
justice and peace through the medium
of his art--and the mob kept him in
exile for 20 years.
The pioneer must make up his mind
to get along without applause.
The late Bert Lesion Taylor once
said Some martyrs have had raw
deal, but most martyrs got what was
coming to them"
The inimitable B. l.. T. was here
suggesting. in his whimsical fashion.
that many pioneers have an irritating
technique that arolses unnecessary re-
sentiment. This is true. No servant
of the race stands in greater need of
tact and diplomacy than the pioneer.
But. it MIST be remembered. real pio-
neers do more than criticize the ideas
of the mob: they undermine many of
its vested interests
A smooth, diplomatic manner will
often succeed in putting over ideas if
the ideas conflict with mems beliefs
only, but when your ideas conflict with
mems interests it is different story.
The prophet and pioneer. If he deals
with reality. cannot have his cake and
eat it; he must be scornful of cruci-
fixions or he will end his days in a
sorry compromise.
Copyright, 1928. Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicatel
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Maryland's Marring Road Signs.

Action is proposed by the Montgom-
cry County Civic Federation that will,
If, effective through ordinance or stat
ute. lessen and perhaps eliminate the
billboard nuisance along the highways
Of Maryland. There is already in force
law, the constitutionality of d sec
ton of which remains in some doubt
for the present, which permits county
commissioners to impose taxes upon
such roadside signboards, even to the
extent of causing their removal. The
present effort of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Federation is to hasten decision upon
this question, so as to proceed, if the
way is cleared, with the drive against
the nuiSances.
At present the roads leading into
Washington are disfigured and in places
rendered hideous by great structures
proclaiming the qualities and virtues
Of commodities and places Of public
refreshment and accommodation. The
natural beauties of the country are
hidden and in sections the driveways
are lined with confusing and offending
placards and signs. However neatly
structured and artistically decorated
these signs may be, they are an offense
to the eye.
Keen competition for strategic posi-
lions for these obnoxious proclana-
lions has resulted in their placement
at the most conspicuous situations. AS
the better places are occupied they
stretch out for long distances. On
some roads they fill, with their brief
intervening spaces, fully a quarter OF
the distance between villages.
1t is to be hoped that way VIII De
found to render the present law OF
Maryland effective and that 1t Will
then be enforced to the end OF clear
ing up the roads of these blots on the
landscape. At the present rate OF de-
velopment there will soon be a con-
tinuous line of them for many miles
outside of the District. There is hearty
sympathy in Washington for the efforts
of the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton to find the line Of corrective
action.
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The Nonstop Race.

Never has the difference between
West-to-East and East-to-West trans
continental flying been more empha-
sized than in the nonstop race which
climaxed the series of competitions for
civilians in the United States air derby.
Nine planes started from New York on
Wednesday and none was able to fight
through to the Pacific Coast without a
stop. Although all nine were forced
down at one time or another, consola-
ton is to be gained from the fact that
there was only one near approach to
tragedy. Col William Thaw, surviv-
ing member of the famed Lafayette
Escadrille, and Capt. John Morris, his
pilot, crashed at midnight in their
powerful ship and both were seriously
injured, but are expected to recover.
Art Goebel, winner of the Dole race and
holder of the transcontinental record
from West to East, few the greatest
distance toward his goal before being
forced down at Prescott, Ariz., to re-
plenish mis- fuel supply. Goebel, whose
skillful flying has won for him interna-
tional renown, continued on to Los
Angeles and arrived there twenty-four
hours after leaving New York.
When Goebel, flying West to East a
few weeks ago, lowered by more than
seven hours the East-to-West trans
continental record of McReady and
Kelly, which had stood since 1923
it was believed by many thai
the difference in elapsed time indicated
the development of the airplane over 9
span of five years. But the same plans
which flashed across the country in les:
than nineteen hours from West to Eas'
not only ran out of gas on the East-to'
West trip, but was nearly four hours
slower, after deducting the period uset
for refueling. Besides that, both Goebe
and his passenger hacker, Harry Tuck
er, agreed that, considering the stiff
head wind and the storms they wer'
compelled to fight, they were extremely
lucky to get as far as they did.
Aspirants for transatlantic honor
have from the beginning realized thu
difficulties of crossing from Europe tt
the United States, and from the re-
suits of the transcontinental contest i
would appear that the same problem
confronts the aviator overland when h
Is flying toward the setting sun. I'm
questionably the contestants in the al
\ derby were forced to combat unusus
wind and storm conditions. but evel
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gress with the responsibility for the
increase in the price of wheat and
flour during the war?
X X X X
Two tales that obtained currency dur
ing Hoover's pre-convention campaign
concerned his early engineering career
In China. One was that the records
OF the British law courts disclose that
he played highly discreditable role in
connection with the financial affairs of
an Anglo-Chinese mining corporation.
The story meantime has been blown
up as a wholly groundless fiction. Last
Winter ''confidentiap' information
service at Washington broadcast to its
clients throughout the country ridicu-
lous rumor, said to have been brought
to America by newspaper man just
home from the Far East. This yarn
was to the effect that Hoover laid the
foundation of his private fortune dur
ing the Boxer rebellion in China by
trahicking In loot from the imperial
palace at Picking! Hoover's British
citizenship"-even his English birth;
his "heavy European investments; his
marriage by Catholic priest, and, most
recent whisper of all, his addiction to
drink" are few, but not ALL of the
sings and arrows which the Republi-
can chieftain has suffered.
The American window glass industry
is telling a tale of woe to the United
States Tariff Commission this month.
The industry seeks an increase in tariff
duties to equalize conditions in this
country and in Belgium. Tariff Com
mission investigators have reported that
the average cost per pound of window
glass produced in Belgium in 1926
varied from $205 to 1929, while the
average cost in the United States for
the same period was $4.33 a pound. A
spokesman of the American Window
Glass Co. of Pittsburgh, told the COM
mission that the American industry is
carrying on at financial loss merely to
prevent foreign competitors from gain
ing control of our market. The greatest
competition from abroad is along the
Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. Inland,
Yankee manufacturers are holding their
own. The Tariff Commission is urged
to increase import duties 80 as to in
sure proper wages to American work.
ers." The latter are said to earn $45
a week, as compared with $28 wage
paid in Belgium.
Representative Fiorello H. La Guardia,
Republican, of New York, a wet sup
porter of Hoover, is just back from
Europe with the following observation
about his touring compatriots: Amer
leans abroad, when there's a bar in
sight, are combination of foot ball
scrimmage. Times Square subway
jam and three-alarm fire. Many who
lean their feet on rail over there are
known at home for their activity in
prohibition"
tCopyricht, 1929
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under normal circumstances allowance
must be made for prevailing winds,
which are generally against the west
ward flyer.
So while the race was failure In
that none was able to complete the
course without stop. it has served the
purpose of stressing the necessity for a
larger fuel supply on the Western trip
than on the Eastern, to insure greater
degree of safety. Such knowledge, en-
phasized again, cannot fail to rebound
to the benefit of aviation.
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High Rank Among the Bravest
Given Amundsen by Americans

A place in the highest rank among
brave explorers and adventures of all
time is accorded by the American press
to Roald AmundSen, whose death in the
Arctic is accepted as fact since the
finding of wreckage from the plane in
which he started to the rescue of the
Mobile expedition.
"A brave ending" says the Savannah
Morning News. such men do not care
lot about dying in their beds. To tall
gloriously from the Arctic sky when on
a rescue mission and to end quickly
amid the sort of scenes he had learned
to love, as we'll as to respect for their
terror, such was not an uniting end
for this explorer" The youngstown
indicator adds that 'he faced death
as he faced life and unknown waters,
and is one more of the worlds great
company that gave their lives to dis
covery that is often made only through
courage, privation and suffering
Few men," according to the Louis
vile Courier journal, know the wilder
ness OF the North and South as he, and
none was more at home in the Arctic
waste. The veteran explorer loved ad-
venture and thrived on hardship. AS a
boy IN his teens he began the career
that led to the discovery of the South
Pole and several visits to the top of the
world" The Bay City Daily Times be-
l1eves that "AmundSen in death will be
far greater figure than Amundsen in
life, and 1t IS certain that his name
Will occupy a most prominent place in
history" That paper also says that 'it
seemed that he loved the frozen wastes
and that he desired to spend his last
moments there"
Greatest of explorers, hero in death
as he was in life," is the tribute of the
Passaic' Daily Herald, as it visions "a
gallant company of high-hearted adven-
turers with whom he has place in the
Valhalla of the Vikings-Sir John
Franklin, Admiral Robert Peary, Gen.
A. w. Greedy, Capt. Robert Francis
Scott and those other brave souls who
sought the North and South Poles.
is one that is greater than hep" asks
the Herald.
1T was heroic undertaking in which
Amundsen and his men in the seaplane
with him were engaged" declares the
Chattanooga Times, land the circum-
stances under which they died-on
mission of mercy-lend glory to their
deaths. For Amundsen the end was
particularly fitting, since 1t came while
he was engaged in trying to rescue one
with whom he had quarreled." And the
Butte Miner remarks: IF the multi
tude of men never profit by the dis
coveries and researches of Amundsen,
they still will benefit immeasurably
from the common knowledge of his
character. which was one of generosity
even unto death, of fearleSsness and
determination that recognized no OBJ
stacle or hardship too great to be over
come"
THE embodiment of Morse hardi-
ness" says the New York Sun, sleeps
forever in the Arctic. The conqueror
of the South Pole and the Northwest
Passage had won his place in Valhalla.
This last adventure Is the splendid cap
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Whispering.
It Is easy to refrain
From a Whispering Campaign,
Which all the Rules of Candor must
deplore.
If you listen every day,
You will be impelled to say,
Nobody ever whispers any more"
The Radio draws nigh
Loud Speakers to supply
With words and music, till they make
us balk.
Policemen in the dark,
Pull Guns that loudly Bark,
And even Motion Pictures learn to
Talk.
Once secretly inclined,
Lovemaking you will find
Is now conducted in the Trafic's Roar.
You must, with Spirit Proud,
Be heard above the Crowd.
Nobody ever whispers any more.