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Evening star., 1928-10-18
The Divorce Problem.

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal
Church yesterday received the report
of its Joint commission, appointed thrca
years ago, to study the underlying causes
for divorce today That report con-
tanned much to challenge the attention
of the Nation.
1t made no effort to minimize the
fact that there is annually worldwide
increase in the divorce rate. It offered
no final opinion as to the reasons for
this phenomenon. But it repudiated
certain of the more currently voiced
explanations therefor, and advanced
certain of its own as of more compelling
weight. The drift of population from
the country to the cities, the prevalence
of apartment t-house life, financial ten
sion, and the decrease of the birth rate
bear, in the commissions judgment, no
direct relationship to the increase in
divorces. Sex tension between husband
and wife, on the other hand the gospel
of individualism, today so popular
throughout the world; lack of general
religious interest and individual religious
training for marriage are listed as
established contributing factors to prev
alent divorce.
One factor which has been noted in
other studies of similar nature was
touched upon only by indirection. This
is the steadily broadening social and
economic emancipation of women. There
was reference to the romantic viewpoint
of marriage, applicable to both sexes,
under which happiness becomes the test
of life's value rather than duty. But
to many sufficient emphasis was not
placed upon the fact that today there
exists and f1ourishes in the world a
belief, practically non-existent genera
ton or so back, to the effect that no
woman should be required to bear in
silence the infdelities or more direct
cruelties of her husband. 1t cannot
but seem to many that this belief,
coupled with an economic emancipa-
ton which is self-apparent, has played
a most vital part in the problem OF
divorce.
No action was recommended in the
report looking to a slackening of the
rigid divorce laws of the Episcopal
Church. which recognize adultery as
the only ground for divorce and refuse
to remarry any but the innocent party.
But the establishment of body of CO.
operating social agencies which, over
a period of ten years, with adequate
financial support, would study the mar
riage problem in the light of most ad-
vanced physiological, psychological and
sociological findings, was urged. There
can be no doubt but that such an inves-
tigation, carrying forward the admirable
work already done by the Episcopal
commission, would serve effectively to-
ward the solving of a grave problem
which today confronts the world.
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PHILOSOPHERS
GLENN FRANK

do you think" asks a correspondent,
that within the lifetime of our genera
ton we are likely to see another great
revival of religion?"
l have told this correspondent that
do.
want, however, to qualify this brief
affirmative answer lest it prove mis-
leading.
The next great revival of religion will
not, l suspect, be religious revival in
the accepted sense of that term.
1t will not be likely to express itself
in hectic mass meetings with vast
choirs and vigorous evangeliSts.
The professional preacher may not be
the sole carrier of it's challenge
1t may not be recognized as one
coherent movement either by the men
who live through it or by the men who
lead it.
1t may come upon us silently like a
thief in the night. and come from a
hundred different quarters in hundred
different forms.
Many of its most striking episodes
are likely to take place, neither in the
saWdust aiSles of evangelistic sheds nor
III lllc SuDilC dISlCo VI Dub
laboratories, in schoolrooms, in fac
tories, in editorial Offices, and at politi-
cal headquarters
It's prophets will probably not thrill
the world with any new doctrine
They may do no more than quietly
inspire fresh sense of spiritual values
in the leaderships of the varied fields
of modern life-business, industry, edu-
cation, politics and so on.
The John Wesley of this revival, the
Martin Luther Of this reformation
may not appear in surplice or gown
he may be statesman, captain OF
industry, an educator, a publicist. or
other secular leader
The next revival of religion is likely
to be, not the driving and dramatic at
tempt to impose an alien idealiSm upon
the secular activities of society, but a
subtle recovery of the lost sense of the
spirituality of human affairs.
1t will mean a bringing to the
service of life Of the new ideas, new
ldealisms, and new spiritual values that
have come as by-products of modern
thought, modern science and modern
experience.
1t will be none the less a revival OF
religion because it lacks the earmarks
of a religious revival.
Copyright. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Evening star., 1928-10-18

Public reaction to the years world
series base ball games between the New
York American and st. Louis National
League teams center largely around the
permanent records of the sport. AL
though history has accepted the SUI
premacy Of the old Baltimore Orioles,
an aggregation of brilliant stars, and
all merit has been measured relative to
the performances of that team, a new
era and new leadership are now recog-
nized Babe Ruth. Gehrig, Manager
Higgins and their Associates step into
the all-time leadership class, and in the
estimates of the press becomes the
measures of future excellence.
Beyond any question OF cavn or
doubt" declares the New York Sun.
New Yorks Yankees are the base ball
champions of the world. A strong brief
could be submitted to support the con-
tention that they are the base ball
champions of all time Like Crom-
wells soldiery. they have not only de-
feated every opponent but have COM
pletely smashed and demolished every
opponent"
The Grand Rapids Press suggests
that 1.-The shades of the grand old Balti-
more Orioles. including such gods of
base balls Valhaua as Hanlon, Comis-
key, Hughey Jennings and Muggsy
McGraw, may as well turn over in their
beds or their graves, whichever they
now inhabit, and resign themselves to
fate"
"The apparent weakness Of the New
York team" in the opinion of the New
Orleans Times-Picayune. was appear
ance only, as the four-game series has
aI,1 IN
tentional? Were the Yanks stalling?
We can scarcely believe It. Rather it
is that the unconquerable spirit of the
greatest ball outfit of all time came -
the rescue and sent the players upon
the field with an absolute determina-
ton to face no failure. Ruth
has been endowed by nature. first of
all. with an eye of perfect perception
and a nerve and eye coordination OF
unrivaled completeness. Add to these
the muscles of a Hercules and OF a
Mercury combined-both strength and
speed-and you can begin to under
stand what it was that enabled the
great player to triumph"
Base ball supremacy comes TO that
group of players that can hit the ball
most surely, hardest and oftenest,"
affirms the ST Louis Times. THE rea-
son the New York Yankees are the best
base ball team in the world is because
they can hit the ball. They don't have
to have invincible pitchers. About all
they need to win a game IS to get one
of their batters on second base. The
other sluggers will see to 1t that he
crosses the home plate. The bat of a
Goliath of our national game Is worth
more than an army of supernumeraries.
X X X
The Topeka Daily Capital points out
that no other team ever had both a
Ruth and Gehrig in its lineup.
Either one is capable of breaking no
any world series ever played, and both
together, when going well. are too much
for the nerves of any opposing team"
The Pasadena Star-News concludes that
as a matter of fact "the Yankees proved
to be the better team in practically
every phase and feature of the game"
''Ruth Is the life of the team" says
the Columbus (Ohio) State Journal,
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worse as the schools population grows
The Business High School is val
liable branch of the system. 1t had its
origin in a c'9tinct course in the old
high school established in 1883 on o
street. In the course of few years
that branch of the educational work had
so increased as to warrant the estab-
lishment of a distinct unit when the
high school was divided into regional
and subject branches. A mistake was
made in the emplacement of the school
at its present location on lot rigidly
restricted in size and consequently in
capable of expansion. The replace
ment of this institution should have
been effected several years ago. Now
that plans are definitely provided and
site has been secured, every dollar that
can be economically and effectively en-
pended in the construction should be
made available annually until the build
ing is finished within the least possible
time,
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Saws Voters Need
to Study Issues
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Although not a politician in any
sense of the word, would like to make
comment on what the Democratic can
didate calls the "evasive stand of Hoo
yer" on various issues, Muscle Shoals,
farm relief and so on. Smith claims
that Hoover fails to meet issues in
Language that could be understood by
the voters" BY this he must refer to
the masses of the voters.
But the point is, how many of the
average voters could understand the
highly technical questions of water
power and farm relief. even if ex-
planned? The writer happens to have
the advantage. in case of both these sub
jects, of knowing just enough to realize
what she does not know. and to be
aware that understanding is possible
only after an amount of study which
the average person is not willing to
give. And there's the rub. The masses
expect to sit back comfortably and let
some expert explain in an hour what it
has taken him years to learn. But
there is no royal road to any kind of
learning. So it would be impossible for
each voter to acquaint himself with the
highly technical and complicated de-
tails of such problems-even if in
clined for the mental exertion. And
how many are SO inclined? If in
doubt on the last query, just listen to
the average line Of talk of the average
group Of persons anywhere, and note the
subjects that occupy their minds.
The best answer to such argument
is the advice given by some public man
to farmers at the time when the Pop
ullstS were trying to "bolsheviSe" this
country:
Raise more hogs and less hell"
HINDA BURKE.
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specifications for sewer contracts in
such way that only single bidder
could possibly secure them. The sewer
work was to cost $14,000,000. The
favored contractor during three years,
the testimony at this trial showed, re-
ceived at least s3,OO0000 more than the
work was worth. This contractor was
also indicted with Connolly and Seely
but died suddenly in Atlantic City on
the eve of the trial. There was another
death in this case that was regarded
with suspicion, that of material wit
ness, and the charge of murder was
made. But the trial continued to the
end Of yesterdays conviction. which,
it is estimated cost the city $250,00o.
And the outcome is a sentence of one
year in Jail and fine of $500. Such Is
the proportion of penalty to crime II
matters municipal in Greater New
York.
1t would seem as though in a mu-
nicpal organization that has had five
presidents in twenty-five years. of whom
four have gone wrong in one way or
another, new dispensation would come
about through the arousal of the public
conscience. 1t remains to be seen, how
ever, whether this will occur in Queens.
Nobody knows how many millions have
been squandered and squeezed in that
smallest borough of the great organiza-
ton. Perhaps some day a full revela-
ton will be made, but by then Other
affairs will have arisen to concern the
people to make such a disclosure mere
ly matter of interesting but unim-
portant history.
Evening star., 1928-10-18
Eclipse of Famous Old Orioles
Credited to New York Yankees

with the tribute to that player: "He
in the field. And with 1t all he has a
kindly spirit and a jolly way that keep
his teammates keyed up to doing their
own by no means poor best" The
Asbury Park Press is impressed by the
fact that Ruth receives more money
for playing base ball than the President
of the United States is paid for con-
Quoting the affairs of this great land.
But the Yankee management believes
he is worth it, and his salary is likely
to increase"
Perhaps, suggests the Hartford Times,
Congress should strike a medal in honor
OF Babe Ruth as the king of American
batSmen for his day" The Times feels
that "the design of the medal should
show a beautiful bambino tree with the
mighty Babe resting beneath its shade. "
That paper also predicts that Ruth,
Gehrig and Meusel will be remembered
when grandchildren are learning from
their grandparents about the wonderful
base ball in those days"
"
can institution" is the Worcester
Telegram'S expression Of admiration for
Ruth. with the comment: He is al
AAAOct NlSSSA bAldAt bliC SdAAiC AtcCtA, ONb
not quite Nobody would get much of
r thrill watching him hit his 1nomers
if they never had an effect on the
score. on league pennant race or on a
world championship. One person can
play golf alone or bowl alone. But base
ball is a team game, even when one
PLAYER overshadows all the others.
There probably never will be another
Ruth. His Yankee contract runs for
another year. But it would be a happy
thing for base ball if he could be placed
on some other team for a change"
IF Western team meets the Yanks
next year. granted that the latter gain
another victory, 1t will prepare to strive
for the pennant by hard playing in the
ball field rather than trusting too much
to the logic and suggestion Of the dope
sheet" advises the Akron Beacon Jour
nal. while the St Louis Post-Dispatch
suggests Meanwhile, we have revenge
TO live for. We were beaten, humbled,
trampled upon, Shamed by Babe Ruth
and company, who lived for two wears
to revenge themselves upon us for the
good beating We gave them in 1926"
II X y
Miller Higgins, manager of the New
York Americans, as a Cincinnatian. is
viewed by the Cincinnati Times-Star
as one whose career lis a triumph of
the big mind over small matter" and
that paper reviews his record of Ameri-
can League and world championships
with the further statement: True, he
has had Babe Ruth to help him, but
Bambino has at times been liability
in teamwork and morale. Prima donnas
are harder to manage than mediocre
ties; Only diplomat and a disciple
marian could bring order out of the
chaos of temperaments among the YAM
KEGS. Higgins has succeeded where
others doubtless would have failed"
The Scranton Times also holds that
"he has demonstrated his ability as a
manager" and that there is none
greater In base ball"
Belief that the decisive character Of
the series demonstrated the integrity
of base ball and clinched public conf
dence is emphasized by such papers as
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Waterloo
Tribune and Charleston Daily Mail.
Evening star., 1928-10-18
Queensborough Graft,

Yesterday jury at Long Island City.
N. Y. rendered verdict of guilty in a
case that has attracted national atten-
ton. The former president Of the
borough Of Queens of Greater New
York was, along with one who was at
one time chief designer of the sewer
bureau of that borough, convicted OF
conspiracy to plumber the city's treas
ury through the manipulation of sewer
construction contracts. This verdict
was only reached after twenty-five
hours Of deliberation. The former
borough president was at once SEN
fenced to spend a year in Jail and t.
pay a fine of $500, the maximum pen
atty under the law His associates SER
tence was withheld.
This conviction of Maurice Connolly
is the latest Of a series in which the
presiding officers Of the borough OF
Quenes have figured badly. There have
been five of them. The first, serving
only short time, had no power and
no opportunities for peculative opera
tions. His successor, "Curley Joe" Cas-
sidy, began the sequence of borough
presidential performances and was re-
moved from Office and subsequently
served a term in Sing Sing for selling
judgeships for $4,000 apiece. Then
came Joseph Bermel who grew careless
in his operations involving the purchase
of park lands for the borough. His re-
moval was sought in a petition to Gov.
Hughes; then a grand jury issued a
subpoena for him in an investigation
and he suddenly resigned and sailed
for Europe. Next came Lawrence
Gresser, who was removed by Gov. Dix
for Incompetence after charges of cor
ruption in connection with the approval
of false claims against the city by a
contractor had missed fire Then caml
Connolly, who was elected in 1911 and
has served since then as borough presi
dent and during whose regime it has
been asserted many millions of dollar;
have gone into the pockets of CRATER!
as excess charges for public works.
The particular offense charged
against Connolly and his former sub
& ordinate Seely was the preparation o.
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Gov. Smiths Dilemma.

Secretary Melons statement regard
ing Gov. Smiths charge that the Re-
publican claims in this campaign that
the Federal expenses have been eco
nomicaIly administered is unfounded is
calculated to check further assertions
on this score. unless the governor
wishes TO engage in an unequal contest
in which the odds are decidedly against
him. For the head of the Treasury
Department has all the advantage OF
the situation. He i1as the figures at his
fingers tips and he has an intimate
knowledge of the conditions. And.
Furthermore, Gov. Smith put himself
into a dangerous position when in his
speech at Sedala he, in effect. as Mi.
Mellon says, accused the financial Of
ficers of the Government of carrying
on "a deliberate campaign of misrepre-
sentation intended to conceal the true
picture of the Nations finances"
If the accounts of Government f.
nancing during the past few years,
which have been officially rendered
from time to time, have been, as Gov.
Smith declares in effect in his Sedalia
speech, misleading. confusing and thus
inaccurate, there has been presented an
astonishing spectacle of persistent mis-
representation without detection by
that most critical of bodies, the Con-
gress of the United States. Every
figure relating to the fiscal affairs OF
the Government has gone before that
body and has been subjected to the
closest scrutiny and the sharpejt
analysis. Several times the Treasury
has recommended the revision of the
tax scale On each occasion this rec
ommendation has been subjected to
partisan discussion. No phase Of the
Treasury's activities has been neglected
in this scrutiny and analysis Some OF
Secretary Melons figures have been
challenged, but never effectively or to
the point of conclusion that he has
misstated the situation.
A reading of the Congressional Record
covering those periods of tax revision
and of the printed hearings before
the committees of House and Senate
handling these successive tax bills would
have saved Gov. Smith from his un-
fortunate nisadventure with Federal
statistics. 1t would have saved him
from being subjected to this rejoinder
by the Secretary of the Treasury:
Before a responsible man makes sucn
a charge he should have a thorough
and intimate knowledge of all the facts
and be able to support it with clear
and convincing proof. Now, perhaps
the most accurate statement in Gov.
Smiths entire speech is the one III
which he said that the fiscal reports
of the Federal finances were a Chinese
puzzle to him. His whole address eX-
hibits the most superficial knowledge
of what has actually taken place. and
in citing figures he has been guilty of
what even the most charitably minded
would have to describe as 'inac-
curacies."
Gov. Smith now finds himself in the
difficult position of having either to
acknowledge that Secretary. Mellon
knows more about the Governments
finances than he does or of challenging
the Secretary's analysis and uhdertak-
ing to refute it. This presents dilem-.
ma, either horn of which is to be
grasped with painful effect.
Evening star., 1928-10-18
Business High School.

There will be general and earnest
sympathy in this community with the
endeavor of the alumni of the Business
High School to assure an appropriation
at the next session of Congress Ct
100000, which is sought by the school
board for the structural beginning of a
new home for that school. This item,
it develops, has been dropped from the
regular school estimates and included
in the supplementary estimates" n
which category it is in precarious sit
uation. Should it turn out, however.
that owing to budgetary considerations
form as supplementary" it should re-
ceive as sympathetic consideration as
though it were in the regular estimates
for school development.
There is no possible question of the
urgent need Of the replacement of the
Business High School by a new and
more commodious building The pres
ent structure has long been outgrown.
It cannot be extended. 1t now affords
totally inadequate service to this i'm
portant and growing branch of the high
school system. Glasses are now forced
to meet in the corridors. The assembly
hall serves the double purpose of 4
study room and music practice hall at
the same time. 1t is impossible to do
good work in such conditions. There
are no facilities for non-academic
student activities. The lunchroom ac-
commodations are insufficient
This present building, designed and
built in 1906 for capacity of 900
students, is now accommodating"
1,275. Every part of the building is
congested and before the proposed new
structure can be completed, even with
adequate annual appropriations and the
most diligent prosecution of the work,
the situation will have become even
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in servitude, because, in the absence of
independent peasant property they are
compelled to toll for starvation wages
on the ;atifundia of the petty
kings.
''The people OF Hungary, muzzled
oy a bloody class rule, without a serious
parliament, without free press, with
out a jury. under the yoke of COR
rupt administration and Judiciary.
awaits silently the return OF KosSuth's
spirit.
mot only the people OF Hungary.
but the whole basin of the Danube
awaits the fulfillment of his political
testament. Because the only possibility
for peace. for the protection of the
prosecuted nationalities, lies in the way
indicated by Kossuth: in the formation
of a Confederation OF Free Republics
on the ruins of the dynasties and feu-
dalism."
downright. 1928. by Paul v. Collins1
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Worst Yet to Come.
A great philosopher will trace
Mans history from the first,
And then exclaim. with cynic grace,
you haven't heard the worst!"
Though Evolution mirth provokes,
In doubt we are immersed,
Mankind proceeds to further jokes
You haven't heard the worst.
So, in political array,
Where theories are nursed,
The Orators arise to say,
You haven't heard the worst"
Throughout Contentious mighty thrill
Great hopes are still rehearsed.
We never get the Best until
We bravely face the Worst.
Evening star., 1928-10-18

Each of AL Smiths speeches ends
with reference to November 6. Even
the small item of chronology is not
overlooked in an exhaustive survey of
political economies.
Evening star., 1928-10-18

A dirigible's record is not complete
without two splendid welcomes-one
when it arrives over here and one when
it gets back home.
Evening star., 1928-10-18

The habit of centuries cannot be
overcome. Despite new controversies,
the tariff still asserts itself as the con-
spicuous subject of discussion.
Evening star., 1928-10-18

The public turns with greatest interest
to the speeches of the party standard
bearers. No campaign manager can
hope to be greater than his candidate.
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Base ball, foot ball and aviation cam
not combine to detract from political
speech-making as the truly great Amer
lean sport.
Evening star., 1928-10-18

No election forecasters show much
confidence in a system of calculation
which depends on counting up the
campaign buttons.