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who blocked the southwark Russian ag-
erosion from Alaska, and in that con-
ncction had much to do with the dec
laration of the Monroe Doctrine in 1928
Their interests were among the lures
that led Fremont on his daring expedi-
ton. the elimination of which was the
acquisition of the great coastal empire.
From the very beginnings the China
-rade has enjoyed the special solicita-
lions of our Government. 1t was greatly
stimulated and regularized by the COM
mercial treaty with China of 1874, which
, expanded our trade contracts to five
ports, in addition to Canton. In 1868
= pretentious Chinese delegation visited
Washington and negotiated a new COM
nercial understanding between the two
governments. Then followed a success
sion of various revisions eliminating in
John Hays famous "oDcn door" decla-
ration in 1899, an immediate aftermath
to the ACQUISITION of our foothold in the
Orlent-the Philippine Islands.
The treaty of 1903 came as the logi-
cal sequence to this. and finally we have
the new historic document signed a few
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Filling Hoover's Shoes

the more conservative. He looked no
higher than the governorship. In 1915
Frank StearnS was insisting to the
Massachusetts delegates to the Chicago
convention that Lieut.. Gov. Calvin Cool
idge would make a more formidable
candidate for the presidency than
Charles Evans Hughes.
1t is known that Mr. Whiting stood
Ghoulder to shoulder with William M.
Butler and Arthur Chaplin and other
trusted advisers during the turmoil of
the police strike. The unanimity of
these friends that the governor was
right probably strengthened the hand
that penned the historic lines: You
cannot arbitrate the SOVEREIGNTY of
Massachusetts. = There is no right
to strike against the public safety"
Just after that police strike William
F: Whiting suddenly realized that Frank
Stearns had been a prophet four years
previously. They conferred. and one
January day a new political headquar-
ters opened IN WaShington-"C Coolidge
for Preside t." The offices closed within
the fortnight. Il am not a candidate, .
said the governor.
His devotion carried him further. Dis
carding the rule of a lifetime. he be-
came candidate for Office, as one OF
the delegates from the first district
Pledged to Calvin Coolidge! He kept
| that pledge. On the tenth ballot al
Chicago, with Warren G. Harding al.
ready nominated and States changing
their votes to bring about unanimity 8
single vote was cast for Coolidge. II
came from Whiting. He was disap.
pointed. detected. But within a YER,
few hours he was happy. for the same
Coohdge surprisingly had become Hard.
ing's running mate.
Defeats Precedent. ..
Now there is an unWritten law in thu
first district that man should serve a,
delegate only once. Mr.. Whiting brok,
the tradition in 1924. Coolidge wa.
again a candidate for President. anc
the good friend from Holyoke wished
to be present in the hour of triumph
Mr.. Whiting ran again, was elected anC
proudly cast his vote for Coolidge a
Cleveland.
Then in August of last year, in com
mon with other admirers of the Presi
dent. he was shocked by the messag,
which came from Rapid City. He neve
doubted for moment that Calvin Cool
idge meant what he said, but a
Autumn passed into Winter, and tn
belief arose that demand from tn
party could not be refused, MI
Whiting became leader in the move
ment to draft the President. Earl
in the year he announced that for
third time he would be a candidat
for delegate. This was almost too mucl
for some ambitious gentlemen in tn
first district who had been waitin
around for eight years. But he wa
elected, and he travelled to Kansas City
issuing no statements. but conveyin
to everybody by that set look on hi
face what his course would be.
He arrived the night before the con
vention opened. That was the nigh
1t will be recalled. when Mr.. Butler an
Mr.. Mellon and the other 'drafters
surrendered. They passed out the wor
on which the big delegations from Ne
York. Pennsylvania and Massachuseti
fell in with the great Hoover under
swell. But Mr.. Whiting did not Civ
| up hope on Monday night, or on Tues
day night, or on Wednesday nigh
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Flow of Art Exports
.. ArOuses Italians

The steady flow of Italian furniture,
doorways, windows and even ceilings to
the United States meets with ill-favor
among strongly nationalistic Italians.
Who resent the disappearance of any,
thing indicative of Italian achieve
n1ent. Forty art collectors In Trieste
have formed syndicate to safeguard
ltaly's artistic patrinony and prevent
its expectation abroad" Similar syn
dicates are to be founded In other
cities. The removal of ceilings of ia
nous old Italian homes to some Ameri-
can plutocrats mansion amazes the
Italians. The italian practice of plac-
ing decorated ceiling on a false
framework over the face of the actual
ceiling makes 1t possible to remove the
decorated one without destroying the
building. Ceilings bring a good price.
but they will stay where they were put
by medieval craftsmen If the patriots
have their way. Perhaps a COM
promise will be found by developing
craftsmen capable of reproducing
ancient ceilings as ancient furniture
is now reproduced with striking faith
tulness and skill.
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Almost to the very hour when the presi-
Dental ballot began he was still in
neXlble IN his intention to end his third
convention by voting for the same man
as at his first. In the end, however, his
loyalty to the President and to the Re-
publican party, and his deep respect
Tor Secretary Hoover conquered his
stuoborness, He yielded and the Presi-
dents State went solidly for the man
VINO was regarded as the Presidents
real choice
Summoned TO BruIe.
Mr. Whiting sailed away for E1,ropo
not long after that. The end of tn,
Coolidge era was in sight. and that to
him meant the end of active politics
Many times in the past he had refused
offers OF important Office in the Gov
eminent. He had no authorization that
any other offers would be Forthcoming.
But when he landed in New York ir
mid August. he learned the Summer
White House had sent an imperative
message. Mr.. Whiting responded On
the banks OF the Brule he was asked to
bring his business experience, the quail
flcations which have made him one nf
the most successful manufacturers III
New England. to the most important
business job in the whole Government.
And because he was interested" he &C.
cepted.
The country is going to watch this
man who has stepped into one of the
biggest pairs of shoes In Washington
But the best guarantee that none of
the great accomplishments of seven
years will be nullif1ed is contained in
Secretary Writings own words
Il though l was familiar with Mr.
Hoover's work" he said in his first
press conference. Now, after only A
few hours, l marvel at the things that
man has done" And those other sig
fiificant words: MY policies will BE-
Mr.. Hoover's policies
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Congress as consul in Canton-our first
official bid for trade in that far-off
area.
From that time On through the epic
sea years Of our national history at
the opening of the nineteenth century
before the great westward march OF
our civilization had been launched in
volume across the continent, through
each successive stage of our economic
advance. that trade has mounted
steadily and surely and always with
| he atmosphere of picturesque fantasy
| 1t figured as one OF iIe major rea-
sons for the vigorous defense of our
merchant marine rights in the War
Of 1912. 1t had large part in the
building up Of such famous fortunes as
those of Stephen Cirard of Philadel-
phia, Elias Derby of Salem ana many
other merchant princes of that golden
age of the clipper ship. 1t was partly
accountable for those way-station sup
ply posts, the scattered settlements of
Americans on the coast of California in
! the early Spanish and Mexican days.
They were the venturesome pioneers
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"Propity''
BY BRUCE BARTON.

can simply cannot comprehend
that anybody should want to do
anything except fer more money.
Il is an old fault with US.
Humphrey Marshall, that talent
ed Southerner, visited Glasgow,
KY. years ago and delivered
brilliant grafton. A merchant of
the community, hearing Mar
shall. registered his contemptu-
Gus dissent.
"lf he is such a smart man."
the merchant asked. "where is
his money!
At about that same period a
local passenger train, bearing
two Vermont farmers, stopped
at Concord, Mass. Looking out
Of the window and seeing the
sign on the station. one of them
remarked lsziIy: :" hear Mr..
Emerson lives in this town.
"Ya-as," drawled the other,
land understand that in spite
Of his odd notions he is man
Of con-sid err able propity."
The Emerson who could write
great books, deliver stimulating
lectures and set two continents
to thinking was uninpressive.
But ths Emerson who had
accumulated 'con-sid er able
propity" was entitled to respect.
like money. hope to have
more Of it. But the common
habit Of measuring men by IL. as
though there were NJ other
standard, makes me very weary.
Some day when America has
grown a bit more mature the
question, whats he worth? ?"
will not be answered entirely in
terms of "propity."
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r 7 MIL a few weeks ago a
friend Of mine held an
important executive po-
sition in one Of the Iarg-
est Industries. Having pushed
up from the bottom and being
only az, he was regarded as the
natural successor to the prcsi-
dent.
To the surprise of his asso-
ciates, he resigned his position
and accepted a ,professorship in
the college from which he was
graduated just 20 years ago. He
took this step because he likes
young men and believes he can
make his life count for a great
deal among them-also because
he prefers to raise his own sons
in the wholesome atmosphere Of
a college town rather than in
New York.
Men who know my friendship
for him have called up to make
the following excited Inquiries:
whats the matter with Joe?
thought he had a good thing
with the Smitherton people,
Heard about Joe? Did the
Srithertons let him out? He
surely wouldn't be so crazy as
to give up big salary
whats Joe thinking about,
anyway? There's no future in
the teaching business. Hew
does he figure he's lettering
HIMSELF"
More discerning friends have
appreciated his motives and con-
graduated him, sometimes with
a touch OF envy. But the general
run of comment is diseouraaine.
Apparently the average Ameri-
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Assembly with the speechmaking of the
7th: but I take it that those speeches
though of considerable rhetorical vigor
we're not practically of great impor-
lance. Chancellor Mueller's speech
might seem TO have been confected for
German consumption.
4 y g
Notes.-The bicycle is the fsvorite' We
hicle in Holland. There Is one bicycle
to every two and one-half persons.
On September /. at the little town of
Campigny on the Mouse. Premier Poin-
care of France gave luncheon to his
cabinet colleagues to celebrate the Sec
ond anniversary of the induction into
Office of his government of national
union. On the day following this
pleasant affair Maurice Bokanowski,
the very distinguished French minister
Of commerce and aviation, was killed in
an airplane crash.
Wearing of the turban in Persia has
been abolished by decree. The PersianS
are going in for tweed caps This
Anglo-American jury system will be in
stituted in Japan this Fall.
On August 81 the cable ship Dominic
of the Telegraph Construction & Main
tenance Co. of London, at the end of
six days work, completed the laying OF
the new Western Union cable between
Bay Roberts. Newfoundland, and
Horta, Fayalisland; one of the Azores
The cable is the finest ever laid and will
carry four messages simultaneously in
each direction.
All doubt of mortal disaster to Capt.
Gilband. Capt. Amundsen and their
four planemates. while en- route from
Tromsoe, Norway. in the seaplane
Latham to the aid of the Italia's
castaways, has been dissipated by the
discovery at Tromsoe of one of the
Latham's pontoons, which had evidently
bsen violently wrenched away from the
plane body. Apparently the Latham
was on July Is forced down somewhere
between Tromsoe and Bear Island
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Continued from First Page. J

tCou1nueQ from FlrSt Page.)
selected Chaplin as its candidate for
State treasurer. It was a great honor
end 1t paved the way for successful
banking career in Boston.
However. this left the Whiting or
eanization without a candidate Almost
everybody in the city thought he should
run himself, but he thought otherwise.
1t was not medesty nor bashfulness
which induced Mr.. Whiting to refuse to
run for Office. He simply was not lin
terested." Running the paper mill was
a great game to him. but sitting in a
State Legislature or even in Congress
never appealed.
About the time that Mr.. Whiting. so
emphatically as to convey finslity. re-
fused to run for Congress. he again
crossed the path of fellow alumnus
from Amherst who was beginning to
amount to something in the sister city
Of Northampton Calvin Coolidge en-
tered Amherst five wears after w. F.
Whiting had received his degree. But
Whiting had never lost touch with Us
alma mater and he first met the sandy
haired Vermonter on the campus when
the latter was an undergraduate. Cool
1dge had been admitted to the bar had
served in the city council and had gone
70 the legislature. Then he went home
end got himself elected mayor.
Had But Two Hobbies.
The paper manufacturer from Holyoke
had already developed one hobby-the
Improvement Of the breed of white Leg
horn chickens. But he soon found
enough spare time for another hobby
Calvin Coolidge. The hobbies were
properly introduced to each other. fol
the Whiting farm was on the Northamp-
Ton road. and they often met there, II
Is recorded that at one of those meet.
ings the wealthy manufacturer shocked
his young friend
Mr.. Whiting experimental with white
Leghorns not to make money, for the,
cost him hundreds of dollars a wear. apC
not for the blue ribbons which he regu.
larry brought home from the poultr,
shows. He liked them because they wer'
beautiful TO look at. Although he ha.
looked upon the scenic wonders of thu
New World and the Old. there is moth
Ing more beautiful to him than white
Leghorn cockerel arching his graceful
neck to the morning sun. He was ex
planning this to Coolidge one day.
That bird there" he said. pointing
See the lines. Note that strut. Ism
he worth $500?"
''What?" said the shocked Coolidge
with memories of the chickens on tn
rocky farm at Plymouth.
She cost $500" said the prou'
owner.
First time" remarked Coolidge, I"
ever knew chicken was worth NOR
than so cents"
The friendship between the two mel
oeepened as the years went by. and tn
mayor OF Northampton went back u
the Statehouse to sit in the Senat
and get his feet firmly planted on tn
Republican escalator. Just how mucl
Whltlne helped HIM in those years vii
probably never be known.
Whiting and Stearns.
The records disclose that Whiting wa
working for Coolidge long before Fran
stearns knew that a certain state Sen
etcr knew the words and music of "Lor
JEFFREY Amherst" But Mr. Whiting wa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
BY HENRY w. BUM.
tn HE following is brief summary
of the most important news of
the world for the seven days
/ ended Septembe-' 8:

GAACo ACPbCHA1C W
X X X X
The British Empire.-We are assured
that Ramsay Macdonald has fairly re-
covered his old-time influence in the
counsels of labor, for time seriously
threatened. oxford and Cambridge are
to have an air meet in the Spring OF
1929. One expects aerial competitions
between British and American uni
versities ere many years.
Sir Alfred Mond, an English Jew.
head of Imperial Chemicals. Ltd, one
of the most notable of the worlds
captains of business, has been created
Lord Melchett.
OF late there has been recrudescence
of dakoity in British India, and the
British and native authorities have been
aroused to determined cooperative
effort to rid out at last the unspeakable
| curse. --..-.a..
X k*.*
Germany.-On September /. the first
standard Dawes year" began, the fifth
year since institution of the Dawes
plan. It will be recalled that the plan
presented schedule of annuities grad
uated through four years up to q
standard" annuity of 2,500,000.0 00
marks, or approximately the equivalent
OF o1O,UUU,UUU. payable pV the German
government into the hands of the allied
agent general for PREPARATIONS. This
standard annuity Is to continue through
out the life of the plan; half 1912 500,
000) to be contributed by the ordinary
budget, $l65. 100000 by the railways as
| interest and sinking fund payments on
railway bonds, $75,000OO0 by miscel-
laneous industry as interest and sinking
fund DaVmentS on industrial dehentIlreS
| and $72,500,000 by transport tax.
The Dawes plan was ingeniously con-
| trived to furnish test of German
capacity to pay" lie. reparations)
| the expression capacity to pay" en-
bracing German ability to find the
marks payable to the agent general
without dislocation to the German
domestic economy. and embracing as
well German ability to furnish to tbs
agent general, without jeopardy to ths
German currency, the foreign exchange
required by him for his transfer
operations.
Hitherto German capacity to pa,
has proved adequate under both heads
and as to German ability to find thu
marks for the larger Standard an.
nuity there can be no question. Almost
since institution OF the Dawes plan tn,
yield OF revenues earmarked for repa.
ratlons has very remarkably exceeded
the standard" annuity. But raven.
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From painting by Lucille Douglsss).
weeks ago, which opens way to tariff
autonomy for the new regime. This
comes as fitting climax to the II years
Of vast mctamorphosis which has been
stirring that ancient land to its very
foundations. It would seem as though,
in the words of one of Chinas leaders,
the period of military activity was end
ing and the phase of reconstruction
had definitely begun.
This new agreement, which is to be
effective on January l. or four months
after ratification. means that for the
first time since China entered into for
nal relations with foreign nation. she
shall have TIE right. enjoyed by all SOW
elgn peoples, of levying such customs
duties as she chooses upon her incoming
and outgoing trade. 1t should be made
clear al the outset. however. that this
document in no way sacrifices any
American trade perogatives as against
our competitors in the China trade
The spectacular leadership which our
Government has taken in this matter
may in time be rated in the history of
Continued on Fourth Page.)
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B1 JULIUS KLEIN,
Director OF the Bureau OF Foreign and
Domestic Commerce of the Department of
Commerce.
Jew, if any aspects of our entire
- commercial history have been
more picturesque, more strik-
L ingly fantastic than our inter-
changes with far Cathay."
The romance of it seems to be peren-
NAL. Indeed, Its often dramatic quail
ties were never more clearly empha-
sized than in the episode so conspicu-
ously featured in the press short time
ego, when with one sudden stroke our
Government through a tariff agree
ment. in effect extended de facto recog-
milton to the new nationalistic regime
in China
Our China trade is as old as our re-
public. In fact. it seems to have had
its definite beginnings with the very
birth of our Nation. In 1888 our first
trading vessel visited Canton the one
Chinese port then open to foreign YES
sells. Mai. Shaw. IFS supercargo. helI
commission from the Continental
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The records disclose that Whiting was
working for Coolidge long before Frank
stearns knew that a certain state SEN
ator knew the words and music of al ord
Jeffrey Amherst" But MIR. Whiting was
Evening star., 1928-06-28
THE GARDEN
BY MARY POTTER DAVIS.

with the revival of learning after the
Dark Ages horticulture took on new
life. Most of the Italian gardens which
are the delight OF artists and tourists
date from that time. Landscape gar
dening was encouraged by Medici. ana
men who were artists in that line did
some of their finest work during the as
tendency of this Florentine family. The
italian villa has the charm OF terraceu
walks, box hedges, marble seats, beauti-
full marble statuary and fountains, rows
of lick and cypress trees and peoS OF
flowers The orangery is provided 10
shelter the orange and lemon trees and
the more delicate plants from cola
weather. When these gardens were IN
their early glory. peacockS strutted In
lordly beauty over the velvety grass.
Even in neglect, which Is the present
condition of many of them, there Is
still much beauty to delight the eye be-
cause of the care and thought given to
their arrangement and to their setting
in the landscape. The Villa d'ESte, at
Tivoli. was designed about 1540 by q
famous landscape gardener for Cardinal
Ippolito d'Este. 1t is famous for the
beauty of its numberleSS fountains and
cascades. The names of many noted
italian gardenS--the Villa Medici, villa
Orsini, villa Colonna-bring back to
mind the prominent families of Rome
and Tuscany during the Renaissance.
When one speaks of Spanish gardens
the mind reverts to the lovely gardens
Of Granada, the legacy from the Moorish
rulers of the country. One OF these, the
Generalife. or lofty garden" Summer
home of the Moorish kings, is entrane-
ingly lovely. The beauty OF the ap-
hat
clipped expresses prepares one for the
charm of the patios, the little box-in-
closed hooks, the terraces with their
box-bordered beds of flowers and the
music of running water.
Fortunately. after Ferdinand and Isa-
bella conquered Boabdil and took up
their residence at the Alhambra. they
seem to have appreciated the beauty OF
the gardens. and this work of the Moors
in Spain was preserved
A public garden Of modern Spain has
a charming association with the itera-
ture of the country, for at the Maria
Luisa Park in Seville we And the unique
CervanteS fountain. A tiled octagonal
platform has, on four of its sides, seats
with majoiica tiles set In showing l80
scenes in the story of Don Quixote." In
the center is a graceful fountain, with
slender pedestal and basin, also OF ma
jolica. On one side, between the seats,
is statue of Don Quixote on his good
steed, while opposite him rides Sancho
Panza. Looking at the pedestals, We
find the unusual feature of the foun-
tain, for they are not solid, but open
bookcases containing copies Of Don
Quixote" and other masterpieces OF lit
erature Thus the visitor may sit on
one of the benches, read copy of Don
Quixote" from a pedestal bookcase and
follow the story in the tiles, all to the
tinkling music of the fountain.