Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-05

~ ALLY MAIL, LONDONDERRY girls
get a straight deal from a
woman, especially If that
~ woman Is a mother. Mary Is
my right hand" says the
mother. And that means that Mary is
the bond slave, obeying the tyrannical
demands OF the maternal instinct.
Just to illustrate-if not to prove-my
theory. let me quote the case of Joyce,
an attractive, If sullep, brunette, aged
IT, who was charged by her parents at
Clerkenwell Police Court recently with
stealing IS from the family mantel-
piece. On the shelf was IS cd and
Joyce took Is.
Mr. Pope, the magistrate. although q
bachelor, is q wise man OF the world
Said he to Joyce: why don't you make
q chum of your father? know lots Of
girls Of your age and all Of them look
on their father as their best pal. I
know a girl just your age who accom-
panies her father to the station every
morning and meets him at the station
every night"
II would like to do that" whimpered
Joyce.
"Your parents have charged you with
stealing money without realizing what
the charge means. A conviction means
social ostracism."
Il am sorry" pleaded Joyce.
mo, you are not" said Mr.. Pope.
Last week you said. I've got the old
man on my side The old man meant
me, and l think you were premature.
am not on your side. want you TO
be on my side. You are at the age that
energies from the child to the woman
You have had six situations and lost
four Of them because Of insubordina-
ton, which. I take 1t, means cheek.
You resent authority and you give back
answers, don't you?"
Yes perhaps 1 do" admitted Joyce
We'll, new we understand each
other" said Mr.. Pope. Il don't think
you are thief. The charge against you
ought not to have been made"
Il think she has had her lesson"
said q man from the back OF the court.
Il am her father" he explained.
You are the man I want" said Mr..
Pope. why don't you treat your
daughter like a chum?" Why bring her
to the Police Court and make me sort
of father confesSor? Try to understand
her; make allowances. Give her affec-
ton and she will respond. Daughters
cling to their fathers and II they don't
1t is usually the fathers fault
Il wish to withdraw the charge" said
the father.
That is what have been trying to
make you do" replied Mr.. PoDe.
Clever men, these metropolitan mag
istrates!
Argentina Needs More
Accurate Weather Forecasts.
La Nacion, Buenos Aires-The de-
fects of our meteorological service are
we'll known, but just how to correct
them is not apparent. Changes in the
administration Of the department have
helped somewhat. since September s,
1890 when men actually trained in the
wea Their science have replaced some not
equally qualified The fact remains
however, that, despite improvement In
the requisite capacity Of the personnel
and the installation Of the latest appa-
ratus in place of antiquated forecasting
equipment, the necessary and expected
benefits have not followed. In a coun-
try like ours. where the principal eco
nomic jeopardieS pertain to the crops,
1t is fundamentally essential that the
probabilities announced for atmospheric
phenomena be fairly reliable, and not
generally in error, as they, unfortu-
nately. are found to be.
1t merely adds to the woes Of the
agricuTturist to behold fair" ensign
flying from the staff of a meteorolog-
ical station In some rural area while at
the same moment he Is saturated with
a veritable deluge of Jupiter Pluvius
So obsessed do some OF these prophets
appear to be with notions Of their in
fallible divination that they do not adj
NIT. or even recognize. their mistakes
and cheerfully continue to display
fair-weather flag on successive days OF
downpour.
To be of service to our people, the
predictions must be accurate, for the
better protection Of agricultural inter-
ests When storms are coming, we
should be apprised sufficiently In adj
vance, 20 that grain. and other produce