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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
Fiery Cross Explained
AS Natural Happening
BY E. E. FREE. PHI. d.

What people of earlier centuries un-
doubtedly would have considered q
supernatural portent Of the utmost i'm
portance happened in England on Good
Friday. A fiery, blood-red cross was
seen against the sunset sky. So many
people observed the phenomenon that
there is no doubt of its reality. A COR
respondent of the London Times makes
the interesting suggestion that a SINH
lar sign" in the heavens was probably
what the Emperor Constantine saw and
which led him to devise the motto
which later became that of Christen-
dom, I'm hoe signo vinceS" (By this
sign shalt thou conquer).
Weather science is now able, however,
to provide a natural instead of super
natural explanation of the Good Fri
day spectacle. The shining cross con-
sisted, professional observers agree, of
vertical sun pillar" crossed by part
of an incomplete solar halo, forming
the horizontal bar of the cross. The
upright, brilliant shafts of sun pillars
and the almost equally brilliant, al
though frequently incomplete, circles of
solar halos both are due to reflection
of the suns rays from tiny particles
Of ice or tiny water dropletS floating
in the air.
In some instances a number of such
pillars, bars, circles and other figures
are seen at the same time. Archeolo-
giStS report that the symbol of the cross
is worldwide and far older than Chris
tianity, which religion merely gave 1t a
peculiar historical significance. It is
not impossible, some English observers
Of the Good Friday incident suggest,
that natural appearances of this kind
may have impressed primitive men
everywhere and may originally have
suggested the idea of some mystic sig
nificance in the symbol of the cross.
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sideration Is this: While the House
census committee is not organized in
this extra session, Chairman Fem has
the promise of the House leaders that
he VIII be granted special rule to
bring up both the reapportionment and
census measures If and when they are
passed by the Senate. If the Senate
passes these measures as they passed
the House they can be enacted into law
at this extra session-otherwise, they
will have to start their legislative course
all over again, introduced as new bust
ness in the regular session which meets
in December, and the Senate would
have failed to get through its proposal
for a November enumeration.
This is one Of those times when in
the public interest the Senate and
House leaders should patch up differ
ences in a friendly conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
Religious Peace in Mexico.

There seems no longer any reason to
doubt that religious peace in Mexico is
In sight. President PorteS Oils state
ment, made early this week, affirming
the governments willingness to enter
into negotiations with Archbishop Leo
poldo Ruiz, the nominal head of the
Roman Catholic hierarchy, is held In
Mexico City to be the definite precursor
of q settlement Of difficulties which
have been Smoldering for nearly three
years.
Here in the United States, where we
are not vexed by any questions involv-
ing church and state, we may not fully
realize the import of such problems In
Mexico. Whatever the rights or wrongs
Of them may be, they have kept the
political waters surging south of the Rio
Grande ever since August, 1926, when
the priests were recalled from the tenn
Piles, services were suspended and what
churchmen called "the Gales law" be-
came effective.
Attempts to bring about a reapproche-
ment between the Mexican government
and the Roman Catholic Church have
meantime been incessant and as con-
tinuously futile. Now, thanks to Presi-
dent Portes Oils initiative, opinion
seems unanimous that the prospect of
a solution is at last real and promising.
Senior Gales successor has made no
secret, from the date of his accession to
the presidency at the end of 1928, Of his
desire to arrive at an agreement with
the church. AS an enlightened states
man, Senior Portes Gil appreciates the
profound Importance of religious tran
quillity in Mexico Mexico City dis
patches record the significant fact that
in moving toward peace with the church
he has Senior Gales unqualified sup
port.
Americas interest in an entente cor
dale between church and state in Mex
! leo is confined to the belief that it will
/ work for stability there in all directions.
A Mexico no longer in ferment over re-
ligious strife is Mexico with which in
ternational relations can only rest on a
! sounder basis. If it be true that Am
bassador Morrow's good Offices have
/ been cxerted toward church-state I'M
! Outstanding across our southern border
the energetic envoy Of the United States
has striven for the good not only of the
country to which he is accredited, but
! for tho hapeft of Meyican- American
relations in general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
Japan and Nationalist
Understanding Hailed

From the Los Angeles Evening Express
Chinas civil wars likely will recur
indefinitely. Until there has arisen a
leader OF national vision with person.
atty OF that magnetic power that at
tracts to him other strong men as it
does the multitude, one whose unselflSh
devotion to the cause of a united China
under rule of law inspires confidence
in himself and kindles in the hearts
of the millions of Chinese the spark of
faith and patriotic devotion to the in
situations of their country-until then
such leaders as Chang TSung- chang,
whose Attila-like raid through Shan
tung left the province bled white, will
be able to raise armies by holding out
to the poverty-distreSSed the promise
OF loot. OF such brigandage are the
civil wars about which we read. Until
the great leader arises, there likely will
be civil wars, so called in China. That
is the affair of the Marking government.
The outside world can do nothing about
it, so need not be unduly concerned.
But other things besides civil war are
happening in China, and in which,
whether or not We are aware, we have
an interest.
One such event is the recent under
standing reached between Japan and
the Nationalist government of China in
the Tsinanfu affair, resulting in the
agreement of Japan to withdraw her
troops from Shantung, and of the
Chinese to bring to an end the boycott
throughout China of japanese mer-
chants and goods. The boycott has
cost Japan hundreds of millions of yen.
Before this ban was put on Japanese
made goods, in retaliation for the
'Tsinanfu massacre last Spring and the
military occupation of Shantung, more
than 60 per cent of Japan's exports
were to China.
The merits of the Tsinanfu affair,
whether Chinese or Japanese fired
the shot that began the eight-day
massacre, is controversial. Its impor-
lance disappears with the declaration
of both governments that they de
plore extremely" the occurrence. But
the fact that China and Japan Official
~ are friends again is important, to
them and to all of us. It may with
out exaggeration be regarded as a long
step toward restoration of political
order throughout the Orient, a4ad that
interests all states of the Pacific area.
To the business men of America and
Europe it means the return of a strong
competitor for the rich Chinese market.
Japanese manufacturers, with COMPARE
lively cheap labor and the advantage in
distance, saving freight charges, can
and do underSel others in China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

It is being organized in order that alum
nj may keep in touch with the general
intellectual progress of the day and Sc
cure direction from their alma mater
in their special fields of interest. 1t is
proposed to have the college in seS-
sion throughout the week following
alumni day-in other words to send
"old boys" back to school for six or
seven days, instead of assembling them
merely for reminiscent reveries-and so
forth. DR.. Lewis scheme has already
attracted attention overseas. The Lon
don Times printed the details OF the
scheme and English educators are look
ing into 1t.
There was luncheon party in Wash
ington yesterday at which the identity
OF the next governor general OF the
Philippines must have been the theme
of lively discussion. The hosts were
Seniors RoxaS and Osmena of the spe-
cial Philippine mission, now in this
country, and the guest of honor was
James w. Good, Secretary of War. It is
expected that President Hoover will
name the new American viceroy at
Manila some time next month. Current
report has it that he is to be a civilian,
like Henry L. Stimson, rather than a
professional soldier, like the late Gen.
Leonard Wood Former United States
Senator James w. Wadsworth, jr., of
New York, is persistently mentioned for
the post.
To this writer comes a quotation from
a recent speech by Premier Baldwin OF
Great Britain, emblematic of the role
he assigns to radio as a factor for
world peace. Here it is:
"One Sunday morning at ChequerS
Official week end residence of the Brit
ish prime minister near London) came
down a few minutes before my break
fast was ready, went to the radio re-
ceiving set and tried all round Eu-
rope, to see If anything was coming
through at 9 o'clock am. BY chance
struck some exquisite music in Berlin
and heard shortly the singing of a
hymn. I thought Immediately that
when the day comes when nearly every
cottage in Great Britain can switch on
to any station in Europe and hear the
peoples Of Europe at their music, their
dancing, hymn-singing and prayers,
what a bond that will be throughout the
world! War, under such circumstances,
will present very different aspect"
X X X
If anybody wants to know what the
proposed new sugar tariff means, here's
a bit of terse congressional English, of
which Representative James A. Frear,
Republican. of Wisconsin is the author:
"A so per cent sugar duty Is a useless
sop to few sugar companies that will
lay last straw on the back Of 30,000,-
600 farm sugar consumers, give futile
protection to an army of beet field
Mexican and child labor, fatten the
enormous profits of handful of wealthy
companies in the islands, in Colorado
and Utah, and bring eventual but speedy
disaster to the domestic sugar business"
Copyright, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
Reapportionment Wrangling.

Reapportionment of seats in the
House among the several States to give
equal representation to all the people,
which has been delayed nine years
In violation Of the Constitution,
still faces disagreement between the
House and Senate.
Chairman Fem of the House census
committee, who, after years Of effort,
finally steered a reapportionment bill
through the troubled waves Of selfish
State interests in the House, now finds
serious opposition to two particular
changes made by the Senate. One OF
these joins the reapportionment and
census legislation into a single measure
and the other is that the Senate has
changed the date for taking the 1890
census from May /, 1880, as passed by
the House, to November /, 1929. The
Senate also recommends a census OF
unemployment, which the House chair
man feels will be expensive, adding
materially to the cost Of the census
which Is now -eckoned at something
under $40,ooo,ooo.
The House members felt strongly thai
reapportionment and census legislation
should be considered separately because
different considerations are involved
They considered carefully the differ
ences in a Spring and Fall enumeration
and decided to follow precedent anc
the common interests of the larges
number In ordering that the enumera
ton be made in the Spring. The Senat'
committee favors the Fall enumeration
as a concession to the farmers.
Another and very important con
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10

being named for each club and listed in
order according to their adjudged value
with the first choices counting eight
points, the second seven and so on
down to one point for the last man In
the ranking.
A tabulation of the total points re-
vealed the consensus as to the most val
liable player and an embossed me-
mento and one thousand dollars were
presented to the honored individual,
who, in addition, naturally received
much attention in the sports columns
Of the newspapers.
Considerable contention between
player and club was attendant upon
this publicity. It manifested itself prin-
cipally in higher salary demands, as in
the case of Mickey Cochrane, last years
winner, who was "holdout" for many
weeks. Unquestionably this was the
chief influencing factor in the action OF
the club owners.
Despite criticism on this and other
points, however, the general feeling
among base ball men is that the draw
backs of the plan are outweighed by its
advantages. These include incentive to
harder work by the players themselves,
in addition to the interest aroused
among followers of the paStime in what
has come to represent "hall of fame"
for the major league stars, and it is
believed the National League owners
have chosen wisely in deciding to retain
the award for their circuit instead of
following the action Of the younger
loop, which instituted it in 1922.
Incidentally, the decision Of the
American League magnates to discard
the award sounds the death knell for
the monument to base BALI which it
was planned to erect in this city.
Byron Bancroft Johnson, president of
the circuit since its inception until near
the close of the 1927 season, when he
resigned, was the originator of this plan
which called for the presentation to the
National Capital of shaft on which
would be carved the name of the out
standing player of each succeeding sea-
son. To defray the cost an appropri-
alton of 100000 was made by the
league Inability to have site desig-
mated delayed the fruition of this
scheme, and now that the most valu-
able player" contest has been strapped
the monument idea undoubtedly will be
abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Precedence.
What do care for cake or pie
Served neatly from the shelf?
First in the Dairy Lunch am I,
And there I serve myself.
Those who come later on may grieve
To view my pride so great,
AS my hungerings relieve,
While others have to wait.
Here the first conner smiles and feels
Elation so intense
Even my Dairy Lunch reveals
A Social Precedence.
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The Base Ball Award.

Followers of base ball in general prob
ably will disapprove the action Of the
League in discarding the an
nual most valuable player" contest.
For several years it has been the Gus
tom to have a committee composed of
writer from each of the eight cities in
the circuit select the performer Of
greatest worth to his team, one man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10

progress transformation Of American
youth, and 1t is not possible for any but
the most extraordinary older men, by
the most extraordinary effort, to have
kept pace with what has been and IS
going on, and to understand adequately
the motives, ideals and ambitions that
move boys and girls of college age
today"
The personal equation must be taken
into account in this as in many other
instances. the Boston Transcript de-
clareS, saying: 1T all depends upon
Robert NJ. Hutchins and upon the issue
whether it be true that his capacities
are really SO exceptional that they en-
title him to be judged, not by the
funded standards of history, but in the
light of hiStory'S exceptions. If he
prove indeed another Charles w. Eliot,
Boston will be the first to accord him
grateful acclaim"
The Columbus Ohio State Journal
calls to mind the fact "his classmates
at Yale voted him the most likely man
in the class" to succeed. THE pre-
diction was pretty well justified con-
Cludes this paper. Looking at his COL
his capacities, the Springfield Republic
can recalls that lin spite of the fact
that he was entirely self-supporting,
for time working eight hours a day in
a factory, he not only quickly estab-
lished himself as a brilliant student
but, what is much more unusual for a
transfer from Oberlin), entering mid
way in the course. he also established
himself in few months as a popular
and conspicuous figure in the student
body. winning coveted honorS in the
senior society elections"
X X X
Commenting on this struggle for an
education, the Kansas City Journal-Post
says: There was nothing of the hot
house methods in the education of Mr..
HutchinS, although he comes from q
college family. His father, who is only
So, is president of Berea College. in
Kentucky. His mother is a college
graduate. Two brothers are in college
work and another heads an academy"
Paying tribute to the father of this
family, DR.. William James Hutchins,
the Louisville Courier-Journal says:
'Modesty may shun notoriety. but it
cannot confine the radiant energy Of
personality and character" which has
reached out through another genera
ton to impress itself upon great seats
of learning in this country and the
Orient" The Detroit News feels that
"a man like Dean Hutchins has not
lived long enough to forget the vivid
impressions of his own student days,
while at the same time he has won his
place as a scholar and an adminiStra-
tor" The New Orleans TimeS-Pica-
yune recognizes that 1.-The university's
thsory is that most may be accom-
plished by continuity Of purpose, and
hope is entertained for a long incum-
bcncy of Office by the now youthful
executive"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10

A desire on the part of John j. Raskoh
to teach everybody to save money may
result in some wise restraint in study
ing the racing program and the crap
game, not to mention the stock market
ticker,
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Praise for Chicago's Choice
AS University Picks Hutchins

While little learning may still be
looked upon as a dangerous commodity
the country seems to agree with the
University of Chicago that lack of years
in college presidents contains no dyna-
mite. The appointment of Robert
HutchinS, with a brilliant academic and
preceptorial record, with but only three
decades behind him, as president of the
great institution on the Midway meets
with the approval of the press.
Perhaps it was the memory of VIII
liam Rainey Harper, Chicago's first
president, who, as the Richmond Times
Dispatch points out, was just "a when
he assumed Office and soon became one
of Americas greatest executives" which
prompted the selection of the boy
dean" of Yale, or the splendid record OF
Glenn Frank in Wisconsin, who left
journalism for the presidency of the
State University at 35.
It is mo rash or radical adventure, -
in the opinion of the Roanoke Times,
since it is leadership" which Chicago
ms has already amply demonstrated
he is able to supply"
kx So
Young as he is, Robert Hutchlns
work has attracted attention among
educators and those in high places, "
says the Schenectady Gazette, which
prophesies that 1.-The career of this
youngest president will be worth watch
ing" So also the Worcester Evening
Gazette, which states: THE young
man must be possessed of super-ability.
His work at Chicago will be given wide
spread attention" Indeed. it is limited,
attention probably so strongly focused
may be hard to bear. for the Hartford
Daily Times points out that "a fierce
light will beat upon DR.. HutchinS as
president, merely because of the fact of
his youth. Yet his whole experience,
the manner in which he has borne re-
sponsibility and justified confidence re-
posed indicates that the Chicago trus-
tees have chosen with perspicacity"
upon Mr.. HutchinS' youthful Shoul-
ders will rest responsibility which few
men of his age are called upon to bear"
remarks the New York Evening Post,
with the compensation. it adds, that
so much the greater will be the reward
of the success which we hope will be
his"
Does not youth lean to youth2" is a
question mooted by some. The Mil
Waukee Journal believes that "a young
man at the head of a university will
not necessarily appeal more to youth, as
experience shows. Maturity tends to be
broader in its sympathies, and if not
less sure of itself and the verities of
life, at least less sure of its omniscence
in directing other lives"
X x x
On the other hand, the Nashville
Banner is inclined to believe that it is
well enough to put youth into positions
4,
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Social precedence has become ques-
ton of far greater import than it was
when it related only to the ill-favored
boarder who always got the piece of
smoked fish with the eye in it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10

Experts are waiting to see whether
debentures will serve to relieve the
farmer or only involve him in new
problems relating to negotiable paper.
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A square mile Is estimated as neces-
sary for an air field. Earth and sky
unite in questions to be considered by
realtor and aviator.
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Correctly Labeled.

From the Saginaw Daily News.
Speaking of optimists there is an I'LL
nois State Senator who has seriously
taken on the job Of driving smoke out
of Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10

Uncle Sam is now expected to interest
himself In the question of who is going
to take hold and run the World Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10

Very few persons take good photo
graphs. There is more excuse than
may be popularity understood for those
who become camera shy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10

AS a statesman and a philosopher
Senator Borah does not insist on being
perfectly satisfied with everything that
goes on in public affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10

It may be that Calvin Coolidge, when
he passed along presidential privileges,
regarded the veto power as no especial
prerogative.
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Crime waves cause the innocent by
stander to wonder why he should be
compelled to figure in glorious but I'M
deserved martyrCiom.
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Yes? No?

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Bolivia and Paraguay apparently gave
up their war because they couldn't get
anybody to attend the performance.
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TJph! But It's Pretty Good!

From the Norfolk LedEer-Dispatch.
Correspondent desires a title Tor
poem on his first ocean voyage. How
would sick Transit" do?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10

Dollar bills will soon be smaller. But
the metal required for street car ride
will weigh just as much as usual.
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Why Bring This Up?

From the Munce Morning Star.
Formerly the people used to pledge
themselves to support the Government,
but now they want the Government to
support them.
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Midnight Reminder.

"Your speech reminded me of mid
night toll"
WAS it so profound?" inquired Sen
ator Sorghum.
Partly that. But what I had in
mind was that it seemed to make every
body kind o. sleepy"
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Is 1t Walking?
the Hamilton Spectator.

From the Hamilton Spectator
One of mans little idiosyncrasies is to
wait 10 minutes for street car to take
him to the golf course where he will
thrill to the joys Of walking in the great
outdoors.
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or STATES and Canada
M.mber Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights Of publication CT
special dispatches herein are also reserved
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"You never really loses friend" said
Uncle Eben. "a man who goes back on
YOU wasn't friend in de fust place"