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that the Government should arrest a few financiers for dealing in futures on the exchange market, a transaction which he describes as criminal and “disguised inflation without limits.” M. Téry’s “columnist,” M. de La Foucaudières, pokes fun at the Finance Minister’s explanation of “the inexplicable fall of the franc.” What need have we of explanations, he writes, when we have a certainty—the pound at 160.” M. Stéphane Lauzanne, of the Matin, thinks France ought to get back the gold deposited with the Bank of England as a guarantee for war loans. Nearly two billion francs in gold—one-third of the metal
loans. Nearly two billion francs in gold—one-third of the metal in the country—lies in the vaults of “the country of gentlemen,” while America, “the country of businessmen,” asks for no guarantee whatever. M. Lauzanne is afraid that the English have a secret hope of keeping the French gold. The ultra-Nationalist M. Henri de Kerillis, writing in the Nationalist Echo de Paris, is considerably worked up over M. Darène, the first Socialist ever appointed as a colonial Governor, who began his term in Indo-China by speaking of autonomy to the natives. “M. Briand, recall Darène,” demands this writer, who calls the
“M. Briand, recall Darène,” demands this writer, who calls the Socialist Governor “Sarrail No. 2.” The visit of the Richmond Blues to Paris causes M. Clément Vautel in the Journal to imagine what would happen if a French regiment in uniforms of the Directoire visited America. He “quotes” the Presbyterian Herald, the Quaker Weekly and the New York Guardian commenting on the warlike carnival of such a militaristic people. The Ideal Town GARDEN CITY COMES OF AGE The first garden city in England is twenty-one years old this month. It was in 1905 that a Cheap Cottage Exhibition of timber,
was in 1905 that a Cheap Cottage Exhibition of timber, brick and roughcast cottages and bungalows, organised by Mr. St. Loë Strachey, late editor of the Spectator, showed what could be done in the way of combining beauty with utility in housing architecture at a moderate cost. After the exhibition people remarked that these were just the types of houses they had been looking for; they bought them and gave birth to Letchworth. Some years previously Mr. Ebenezer Howard, a Parliamentary shorthand reporter, had put his dreams of fairer cities and happier communities into cold print. His “Garden Cities of
and happier communities into cold print. His “Garden Cities of To-morrow” brought him many supporters from the ranks of those who thought that cities hitherto had been wrongly constructed, and the Garden Cities and Town Planning Association was formed, which ultimately led to the demonstration cottages being set up at Letchworth, and the first garden city being started in England. The ideal town, in Mr. Howard’s view, is that which is brought into close proximity with the country. In his book he wrote that life holds two magnets for most people—work, which draws them into town; and recreation, which draws
people—work, which draws them into town; and recreation, which draws them to the country. His idea was to unite them both to pull in the same direction. Firms were encouraged to set up their factories at Letchworth, and more cottages had to be provided for the workers. Today, seventy manufacturers have their works there, and there are 3,200 houses for a population of 13,000. Some £2,000,000 has been sunk in houses and factories in the neighbourhood which includes parks, playing fields, beautiful tree-lined avenues, theatre, shops, swimming bath, golf course, tennis courts and every help to healthy living. So successful
tennis courts and every help to healthy living. So successful has the enterprise proved in every way that a similar scheme was started at Welwyn in 1919. Both these towns are today two of the most beautiful, healthy and flourishing towns in England. The anniversary celebrations begin today and last until Saturday. Poor Paramaribo HARD TIMES IN DUTCH COLONY What are the young women of Paramaribo going to do when nearly all the young men of this capital of Dutch Guiana have emigrated to Curaçao and other points along the Northern coast of South America looking for the jobs they
Northern coast of South America looking for the jobs they cannot find, at home? This is the problem placed before the world by spokesmen for the sparsely-populated colony ruled by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands through a Governor-General. Apparently, according to the complaint, the young men of Paramaribo are not even rushing to the gold-mining district up the Suriname River, although they can find nothing to do in the city except to roam the streets in search of cheap amusement. The authorities are being asked to do something to relieve the situation, although no suggestion is offered for reviving the
the situation, although no suggestion is offered for reviving the commercial activities of the port, at one time a thriving city of 31,000 inhabitants. To add to Paramaribo’s troubles, there is a shortage of water, especially for drinking purposes, as there has not been a good rainfall for more than six months. The port has no water supply system, and this necessity of life has to be brought from the Hills by train. The prolonged drought has made drinkable water scarce even in the more remote districts. Pennies and Nails TWO EXPLANATIONS GIVEN The “penny System” of designating the size
TWO EXPLANATIONS GIVEN The “penny System” of designating the size of nails comes to the English-speaking world by way of England. There are two explanations of its origin. One goes back beyond early Saxon England to Imperial Rome. The Romans had a coin, the denarius, the abbreviation for which was “d.” This abbreviation came into use in Britain for the pound weight. The “d” is also the modern abbreviation for the English penny. Its use in connection with nails is traced through the belief that in early days in Britain one thousand tenpenny nails—that is, nails of a certain size
one thousand tenpenny nails—that is, nails of a certain size — weighed ten pounds. The other explanation is that one hundred nails of a designated size cost sixpence, one hundred of another size tenpence, hence the names sixpenny, tenpenny nails and so on. Population of Japan OSAKA LARGEST CITY CURRENT HISTORY TOLD IN CARTOONS Polish Comment For the first time since Marshal Pilsudski made his march on Warsaw and seized the reins of Government, editorial comment on the coup d’état is available. Says the Liberal Nowy Kurjer Polski: “The recent events are probably unique in history as a demonstration in
events are probably unique in history as a demonstration in the name of honor and virtue to overthrow a Government. The manifestation by the Army under Marshal Pilsudski, which has been involuntarily the cause of casualties, is a spontaneous movement of the best and most creative forces of the nation.” The Kurjer Polski declares that M. Witos, whose Government in 1923 nearly caused a national catastrophe, should have withdrawn before the moral protestation of the chief of the Army, but that he preferred to oppose arms to Marshal Pilsudski’s movement. Three principles should be observed by the men now in
Three principles should be observed by the men now in power according to the Polska Brojna. These are discipline and order, through the domination of self-interest; a strong executive power, and defense of the dignity of the State, both at home and abroad. The population of Japan is on the increase. According to the census that was taken last October the population has grown, during the past five years, at the rate of 750,000 souls each year. The total number of inhabitants is officially fixed at 59,734,704, with an excess of 288,936 in favor of the men. Owing to the
of 288,936 in favor of the men. Owing to the earthquake of 1923, Tokyo, the capital, has taken second place among the large cities. Osaka is now the largest, with a population of 2,114,809. The population of other cities is: Tokyo, 1,995,303; Nagoya, 768,560; Kyoto, 679,976; Kobe, 644,212; Yokohama, 405,888. While representatives of Mohammedan nations are meeting in Cairo to revive the Caliphate, which disappeared when Turkey became a Republic, the last ruling Caliph of Islam, Mehmet VI, ex-Sultan of Turkey, died at his villa at San Remo, on the Italian Riviera. Mehmet, who was sixty-five years of age, was
Italian Riviera. Mehmet, who was sixty-five years of age, was the thirty-seventh Sultan of the House of Osman. He was the second son of Abdul Mejid Khan, who died in 1861, the year his son was born. He succeeded his brother Mehmet V in 1918 and had a short but stormy reign. He was continually at odds with the Young Turks. Although he was a guest of the German Kaiser during the war he showed friendship for Great Britain after the Armistice, and was consequently denounced as a traitor by the National Assembly at Angora. When the Republic was proclaimed
the National Assembly at Angora. When the Republic was proclaimed in November, 1922, the Sultan fled to Malta in a British warship. The British sought to maintain Mehmet VI as Caliph, despite the loss of his temporal power. Their policy in Turkey would thus be unhampered by the feelings of 60,000 Mohammedans in India towards a spiritual Head who was also ruler of the most troublesome nation of Asia Minor. To this end they took Mehmet to Mecca, but the failure of the plan was apparent when the warship bearing the ex-Sultan passed through Port Said. No one but a
the ex-Sultan passed through Port Said. No one but a few Egyptian officials took any notice of the presence of the spiritual head of Islam. The Osman family, not being descended from the Prophet, had no claim to the Caliphate other than being rulers of the most powerful Muslim nation. The Angora Assembly found this out after appointing Abdul-Mejid Effendi, uncle of Mehmet VI, as Caliph without temporal power. When it was discovered that the religious authority of the Ottomans was nonexistent, the Assembly abolished the Caliphate in 1924. "LETTING BYGONES" Bonds of better understanding between the United States and
BYGONES" Bonds of better understanding between the United States and the Republics of South America were forged through the recent visit of Latin-American journalists to Washington and other cities in North America. It was the first organized event of the kind. The good results hoped for are represented thus by the "Times-Union," of Rochester, New York. The Nicholas Gallery WATCHED FOR TODAY A custom, founded on a legend of the Middle Ages, of watching from the cliffs of Brighton, Sussex for the "Nicholas Gallery" is still observed by many of the old inhabitants on May 17 each year. Consequently, the
the old inhabitants on May 17 each year. Consequently, the legend is recalled today. It runs that many centuries ago a feud raged between the families of the Lord of Pevensey and the Earl de Warrene, Lord of Lewes. One day the troops of the rival Lords met on the slopes below Lewes Castle, and an anguished spectator of the battle was the beautiful Lady de Warrene, who held her infant son in her arms. Lord Pevensey, mounted on a white steed, was beating back his rival's troops, and would have slain de Warrene, had not his wife in the
have slain de Warrene, had not his wife in the moment of danger prayed to St. Nicholas, vowing that, should her husband's life be saved, her son should not wed until he had placed the Holy Belt of St. Nicholas, phœbe to the Tomb of the Virgin Byzantium. The Saint heard her prayer, and Lord Pevensey, failing to kill de Warrene, was slain by his adversary. Twenty years later, while the anniversary of the victory was being celebrated in the presence of Lord Manfred, the infant son now grown to manhood, and his future wife, Lady Edona, daughter of the
manhood, and his future wife, Lady Edona, daughter of the Earl of Bramley, the Earl de Warrene was reminded of the vow to St. Nicholas by a startling manifestation. In the month of May his son set sail from Brighton (Brighton) in the "Nicholas Gallery" to fulfill his mother's vow. A year later the ship was sighted, but, as she was making the shore, she struck the "Shoreham Rock," heeled over, and sank. Lady Edona, who was among the company waiting to receive Lord Manfred, dropped dead and was buried where she fell. The actual spot in St. Nicholas Churchyard
where she fell. The actual spot in St. Nicholas Churchyard is marked to this day. The "Nicholas Gallery," it is said, appears every year off Worthing and sinks in the same place. She is also said to appear before a storm. THE MAN OF THE DAY A Sale on Anticosti The timbered section of the Island of Anticosti has been sold to a Canadian wood-pulp company by the owner of this island, Senator Gaston Menier, of France. He is head of the famous chocolate manufacturing company. The price paid is said to have been $6,000,000. The pulp company will exploit
said to have been $6,000,000. The pulp company will exploit some 3,000 square miles of timberland. The Island of Anticosti has belonged to the Menier family since 1895, the present owner having inherited it from his brother. The St. Lawrence is divided by it into two channels, not far from the mouth of the great river. The island is low-lying and sterile, although there are considerable salmon, trout, and herring fisheries and seal and bear hunting. Its 140 miles of length and thirty of breadth were purchased from the Canadian Government and stocked by the Menier family as a game
Government and stocked by the Menier family as a game preserve. Eggs in Estonia The Government of Estonia has reached the conclusion that poultry husbandry offers the most immediate opportunity for its small landholders, farmers for generations, but only recently economically independent, to get on their feet. PARIS TIMES LETTER BOX The American Troops in Paris, Paris, Sunday. To the Editor of The Paris Times:— It will be interesting to know just what goes on in the minds of the average Frenchman when he or she watches the contingent of American honorary soldiery marching up the Champs-Élysées. I have an
American honorary soldiery marching up the Champs-Élysées. I have an idea that the historic regiments will be taken for a select part of the United States Standing Army and that the picturesque and rather impressive uniforms will be considered as the regulation equipment of every enlisted American soldier. This is going to give the French an exalted opinion of American military strength which might be surprising to those who are shouting the loudest for disarmament, and who look with horror at anything like the glitter and spangle of the parade uniform, because it may mean another war. The Book of
uniform, because it may mean another war. The Book of the Day NEW COBB STORIES MR. WILLIAM S. VARE The State of Pennsylvania is on the eve of a primary election upon which are turned the eyes of the United States because President Coolidge, through the agency of Mr. Andrew Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, has declared himself for one of the three candidates, Senator George Wharton Pepper, who seeks to succeed himself. Neither of the other candidates, Representative William S. Vare and Governor Gifford Pinchot, is an anti-Administration man, but since the Administration has declared itself for Senator Pepper,
but since the Administration has declared itself for Senator Pepper, his defeat or victory will be shared by the Administration. There is another reason why the American nation watches the primary tomorrow in Pennsylvania. Of the three candidates, only Mr. Vare is a Wet. When the battle-lines for the Republican primary were laid in Pennsylvania, Senator Pepper and Governor Pinchot failed to take into consideration one William Scott Vare, more popularly known as Bill Vare, Member of Congress from the First Pennsylvania District. He is a self-made man with virtually no education and he has raised himself from nothing to
no education and he has raised himself from nothing to power in Pennsylvania politics. He is one of the three Vare brothers, George, “Ed,” and “Bill,” who have made a fortune in the street-cleaning and contracting business. George and “Ed” succeeded in being elected to the State Senate and “Bill” went one better by being elected to the House of Representatives in Washington. Mr. Vare is no ordinary. He does not look like a Senator and he has none of the erudition of his opponents, but he has a political genius which may cause their defeat. He has individuality and
genius which may cause their defeat. He has individuality and if he is elected Senator, an event which is not improbable according to political prophets in Washington, he will furnish newspaper correspondents with plenty of good copy. Senator Pepper and Governor Pinchot have conducted their battle so bitterly that much of the unpledged vote which should go to one or the other may go to Mr. Vare. At least, that is what he figures. Both say that Mr. Vare stands for the brewery interests, but this accusation does not worry Mr. Vare. He is more interested in the fact that
Mr. Vare. He is more interested in the fact that Governor Pinchot says that both the Wets and Drys are “suspect” of Pepper, while Senator Pepper retorts that Governor Pinchot represents the “lunatic fringe.” Both Senator Pepper and Governor Pinchot are men of more social dignity than Mr. Vare, who derives much pleasure and no small profit from the fight of his opponents, while he lies low and says nothing. O.V A ISLAND THAT COST $24. (By Irving S. Cobb, George H. Doran Company, New York. $2.50). Mr. Cobb unquestionably has an assured place among the writers of the day,
has an assured place among the writers of the day, but his large following may be ranked as the class of readers that takes his special enjoyment from those literary cakes and pies to be found in the innumerable magazines. Yet even the jaded reader of magazines will find these ten short stories “interesting reading” and will agree that, almost without exception, they reach his standard of “good stuff.” Each of the ten tales is conceived in the authentic O. Henry tradition. But none of them is touched with the humor that has come to be associated with the name
humor that has come to be associated with the name of Cobb; or the “horror” which raised some of his earlier tales into the ranks of literature. They are either epic nor Manhattan, as the jacket boasts, but readable and entertaining yarns for easy-minded readers. Mr. Cobb knows how to command interest from the start. There is no beginning one of these stories without pushing through to the end. And the end invariably terminates in the classic trick of the O. Henry formula. To a discriminating taste these stories are irritating trifles which never come within the compass of the
irritating trifles which never come within the compass of the author’s best work. Endowed with an understanding sympathy for his fellow-mortals, backed by an obvious talent of no mean kind, Mr. Cobb here, as elsewhere, betrays a weakness for tailor-made themes and a carelessness of execution which may be traced to his newspaper days. Two of the stories—“A Coyote in Central Park” and “The Power of the Press”—are so honeycombed with sentimentality that it seems that some unkind fate is constantly making sure that these things turn out as they do. They had to be ordered. The best story in
do. They had to be ordered. The best story in the book—“A Letter to a Relative”—makes one wish Mr. Cobb were a more conscientious craftsman, considering his material more carefully before his hand begins to apply skill and tools. Odd Wedding Arch An arch of swords for the soldier and his bride to march under after the wedding ceremony is as old as the hills. England goes in for a new wrinkle. At the wedding of the secretary of a golf club recently, the bride and groom marched under an arch of drivers, brassies, cleeks, putters, and mallets. America on
arch of drivers, brassies, cleeks, putters, and mallets. America on the Sea More than half the gross commercial ship tonnage under the American flag, was privately owned on April 1, 1926. Thirty-one additional ships passed from Government ownership into private hands during the first quarter of the year, their tonnage being 131,512. These transfers brought the tonnage of the privately-owned merchant marine to 5,622,470, of which more than 92 percent was in active operation on April 1. The Government-owned fleet on April 1 was 1,062 ships, aggregating 6,306,215 tons as compared to 1,118 ships totalling 5,506,670 tons on January 1.
compared to 1,118 ships totalling 5,506,670 tons on January 1. About one-third of the Shipping Board fleet is in active service. PEPPER AND SALT A CASE OF LAWINESS We often hear of persons who are busy themselves by codifying laws for us to read; Who gather musty law-books from the aged and dusty shelves, And pore through them in avaricious greed. But we’ve too many laws! that is a fact you won’t dispute Unless you are a lawyer; even so, The lawyers often cannot find the law that will just suit The case, when into court they have to go.
suit The case, when into court they have to go. If all the busy persons who would codify the laws Desire that they will be popular will be By publishing a book designed to keep us free from flaws, I suggest that they do take a tip from me. And search the mossy archives—where they are I do not know— For all unwritten laws that people quote, We might then know what we’re doing, in so far as statutes go— But I fear the book would be too big to tote. James G. Confess. A long-haired girl for a leading
tote. James G. Confess. A long-haired girl for a leading part, the Gazetteonders whether he wanted the long-haired star—a cornet?—more than he wanted the publicity. "In principle," remarks this paper, "one must be suspicious of American stories even when they are true." MAY FAITH, What can this be? Two little shoes, companions underneath the sycamore tree. And oh! the grass is emerald green, And oh! the troubadours are sweet; But where is the fruit, she will return To cover up her feet! Let be, This sorcery; the world would say That blossoming lay Beneath the Hawthorn tree! And oh! her
That blossoming lay Beneath the Hawthorn tree! And oh! her feet are far and swift And white beneath the moon; But where is her avenue? She comes again To find her little shoes! —Margaret Thorpe Fitzgerald. A FAMOUS CARTOON IN THE MAKING Homer Davenport was one of the most celebrated cartoonists in the United States during the late 19th Century and the early 20th. Century. The power of his pencil, always sharp, had struck fear into many a political campaigner. It had struck fear into Mark Hanna, the great boss, when Davenport fitted the Ohio dictator into a suit covered
when Davenport fitted the Ohio dictator into a suit covered with dollar marks and pictured President McKinley toddling along in the wake of the money power which Hanna represented. That was regarded as Davenport’s finest piece of work until Theodore Roosevelt waged his campaign for the Presidency in 1904. At that time, the cartoonist renounced the Democratic Party and decided to back the Progressive candidate. He signed a $25,000 contract with the Evening Mail in New York, and then went out to visit Roosevelt at his Long Island home. The Rough Rider was glad to see him. He invited him
Rough Rider was glad to see him. He invited him to fell some trees on the estate, to box a round or two, to run a race, and finally to top off the afternoon with a five-mile walk. All the while Roosevelt was talking about this and that. When Davenport left, he admitted frankly to William Loeb, Jr., Roosevelt’s secretary, that he had never been so impressed by a man in his life. "I wish he would talk to the people the way he talked to me," remarked the cartoonist. "He will and the people will listen," answered the secretary,