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storm at Bakersfield and Watsonville. Conditions are worse in the extreme Southern part of the State. Mission Valley, North-East of San Diego, is under ten feet of water. The rainfall has been continuous for three days, and in some parts it has reached a depth of six inches. Government engineers want to blast away the Santa Fé railroad bridge across the San Diego River, to prevent water from backing up and breaking into the residential section of the city. When the bridge finally gives way. The Postmaster of San Diego has asked the Navy department, by radio, to send ships
has asked the Navy department, by radio, to send ships to carry families in the flooded districts to San Pedro, 29 miles North. CONTROL OF CANADIAN FIRM CONTINUES TO BE CANADIAN TORONTO, Thursday.—A struggle for the control of the Ainsworth-Harris Company, the chief manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the Dominion, has ended with a victory for Mr. Thomas Bradshaw, the general manager of the company, and Mr. J. H. Gundy, a prominent investment banker in Toronto. It is believed that a group of American investors sought to obtain control of this important Canadian industry. All the stock held by Mr.
this important Canadian industry. All the stock held by Mr. Vincent Ainsworth, the newly-appointed minister in Washington, both Preferred and Common, passed out of his possession. WAVES DAMAGE MAURETANIA NEW YORK, Thursday.—The reconditioned Mauretania, of the Cunard Line, has arrived here from Southampton and Cherbourg with forty feet of the rail on her forward deck carried away by the waves which struck her last Friday. Lifeboats were torn loose and wireless antennae were broken by the storm. The Mauretania was on her first trip across the Atlantic after being overhauled at Southampton. LIGHT WIND CHECKS FIRES IN AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE, Thursday.
at Southampton. LIGHT WIND CHECKS FIRES IN AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE, Thursday. — Light breezes blowing the fires back towards the burned area have effectively stopped the brush fires which threatened large areas with devastation. Reports from many parts of the State of Victoria indicate that the change of wind arrived in the nick of time. Dame Nellie Melba’s Australian home was in the path of the fire, only five miles away, but it escaped without injury. Published every afternoon by THE PARIS TIMES CO. Société Anonyme: Capital 1,000,000fr. Cortlandt F. DisHop, President. Editorial, Advertising and business Office: 53, Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Paris.
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TIMES and its Importance on the Continent of Europe, the Rates are the lowest of any English-language newspaper. Rates will be quoted by the Advertising Manager, 33, rue de basson, Paris. LEAGUE AS DEFENDANT, Disappointment is the conspicuous note in the reaction in Washington to the first reply from abroad regarding the Coolidge proposal. For all its courteous terms, the French Memorandum does not conceal a full intention to stand by the judicial case therein presented against taking the problem of naval armaments limitation out of the hands of the League. So that presumably Mr. Coolidge and his advisers are
League. So that presumably Mr. Coolidge and his advisers are making up their mind to the fact that the other Powers will respond in similar fashion. Japan, though burdened by large naval appropriations, shows no eagerness at this time to engage in another conference to restrict the classes not discussed in Washington five years ago. Japan finds it impossible to disregard the tense situation in the Far East. Even before it developed its present acuteness, Tokyo was dedicated to an ambitious cruiser programme. France will undoubtedly be followed by the smaller nations of Europe in demanding equality of treatment for
smaller nations of Europe in demanding equality of treatment for all in the matter of reducing armaments, despite the anomaly of a possible deciding vote by Bulgaria as to the number of battleships Great Britain may have. Great Britain, in its turn, does not warm to the idea of limitation of cruiser strength because its chief trade routes lie through the Mediterranean. Now France and Italy, the chief rivals of Britain in those waters, are not disposed to submit to a ratio affecting submarines. Italy makes it clear that a programme of naval and other expansion has scarcely begun. France,
programme of naval and other expansion has scarcely begun. France, compelled to divide between two oceans a strength in larger units already limited, depends upon the submarine arm to assure vital communications with a colonial empire. Germany, although again the strongest Power in the Baltic and although not included in the Coolidge call, may be compelled upon to reduce nothing. All the while, the principal argument of Continental Europe against limitation of auxiliaries - submarines and other - is that they are the only types of vessels which a nation not wealthy can afford in quantity. And so far the
not wealthy can afford in quantity. And so far the argument has proved one difficult to answer. What the world is now wondering is whether the United States will now proceed to abandon even the idea of a Three-Power Pact, supposed to be an alternative, and embark on a programme of large-scale building. Of this Mr. Coolidge gives no hint; He does, however, place the League of Nations on the defensive when he recalls that it has accomplished precisely nothing in eight years of effort in this field. It is a curious anomaly that the League was founded almost eight
a curious anomaly that the League was founded almost eight years ago for the primary purpose of removing war from the world, this millennium in our time to be achieved in large part by reduction of armaments. Some armaments have indeed been reduced, but in no case with the League as the agency. The Washington gathering saw the greatest leap towards general limitation of arms, however much the purpose of the parties made there may have been defeated in the event. Out of numerous League conferences, already held and to be held both in Geneva and elsewhere, where has come
be held both in Geneva and elsewhere, where has come literally nothing. If Mr. Kellogg is a prophet, nothing concrete is likely to come within measurable time, assuming that the present method continues to be followed. But, in any case, on the basis of the record so far, the League of Nations has something further to explain. THE "GINGER CLUB", The "Mustard Club" in England - an advertising "stunt" - has spawned a most incongruous progeny, of which no member is more curious than the "Ginger Club" of the Labor Party. The "Ginger Club" is led by none other than
Party. The "Ginger Club" is led by none other than Comrade A. J. Cook, the voluble and violent leader of the Miners’ Federation, who named the new body at a birthday party given by George Lansbury, formerly of the Daily Telegraph. The Ginger Club is made up of "rebels" from the Labor Party who want to form a third force of the trades unions, the Labor Party, and the cooperative movement. They have adopted as their motto "Capitalism cannot be mended; it must be ended," and they intend to carry on a vigorous minority movement within the Labor Party for
on a vigorous minority movement within the Labor Party for the more radical ideas which they advocate. Comrade Cook may be a public menace - as, indeed, is quite demonstrable - and his leadership of the Miners’ Federation may have been catastrophic, but there is something reassuring in that. Even supposing one is killed by stoning, it should not matter. American Comment. The French reply to the Coolidge Memorandum is discussed. "It is of no use to criticize the reply France has made," says the New York World (Democratie). "The Government of the United States should not abandon its plan,
Government of the United States should not abandon its plan, but get all possible good from it even if France is not able to dissociate the naval problem from the lander question of general security. The United States should attempt to secure a naval accord of the three greatest maritime Powers of the World." The French reply is very touching," says the Philadelphia Public Ledger (Republican), "but the French Government is placing itself across the road which should lead to the effective and concrete progress of disarmament." "New England is a slow, backward, unenterprising section which didn't have a single
a slow, backward, unenterprising section which didn't have a single bank failure last year." —Dallas Notes: "The Southern States may stop the teaching of evolution, but considering the present state of man, we hope nothing stops the onward work of evolution itself." —Dallas Independent. "Senator Bruce says that he could put all the personal drys in the Senate into a taxi, but, if they are really personal drys, they ought to be able to get in without his help." —Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Concentration of the population and industry along the coasts, at the expense of the interior, is a policy of
at the expense of the interior, is a policy of the extreme. Our national development, well underway a few years ago, has been checked by the presence of the Panama Canal. If the demands of commerce require the construction of the Nicaragua Canal, it will be because of further concentration along the coasts, at the expense of the interior. The only remedy, as pointed out by Secretary Hoover, is the development of the inland waterways, so that the entire country can have a benefit from the Canal." —Omaha Bee. Canadian Comment "Tourists from the United States spent $190,000,000 in Canada
Comment "Tourists from the United States spent $190,000,000 in Canada last year, the chief engineer of the Canadian National Parks told the Good Roads Association at Edmonton, the other day. The sum is more than five times the value of the output of all the gold mines of the country for the year and is 62 percent greater than the output of all our metal mines. As the tourist business is good business, since it is all done on a cash basis, and the profits are immediate and beyond question, it would be the part of wisdom for Canada to
it would be the part of wisdom for Canada to do what she can to expand it. This can be done in two ways, by inducing more tourists to come and by inducing those who come to remain longer with us." —Vancouver Province. "Criminals must be convinced that crime does not pay. They must be convinced—rather—that the criminal pays. Once society succeeds in suppressing this sporadic and secretive 'rebellion' against its rule, and makes it fairly certain that detection and hard punishment will follow calculated crime, the clever criminal will go into some other business." —Montreal Star. French Comment. French
go into some other business." —Montreal Star. French Comment. French editors today discuss family topics, such as Mr. Coolidge’s Memorandum and the relative policies of French Radicals and Socialists. The discussion follows family lines. More interesting perhaps is the change of editors of the Conservative Figaro. The name of M. Lucien Romier disappears as political editor and no name replaces it. M. Romier's articles on economic subjects, frequently quoted in this column, have been a feature of the Figaro. Japanese Comment "Only three months have passed since the enforcement of military training for young men, yet it is said that
military training for young men, yet it is said that its future is not promising. In the beginning, the attendance was fair, owing to the effect of propaganda, but the number was diminished nearly by half. In some localities, the training has but a few in attendance." —Osaka Mainichi. Urban Siberia A new city, Aldansk, has sprung up in the wilds of Siberia as a result of the recent development of the Aldan gold mines. Aldansk now boasts a branch of the Soviet State Bank, a library and five schools. Caravans of camels plod through the Siberian wastes to bring
Caravans of camels plod through the Siberian wastes to bring food to the 17,000 workers who inhabit the mushroom city, which has no railroad communication with the outside world. It is not altogether isolated, however, for the Aldan Gold Trust has installed a radio station. Soviet Comment: Editorial alarm in Moscow is shown over the campaign being waged in London, for a break in relations between England and Russia. Several newspapers, including Izvestia, have adopted a most conciliatory tone and for the first time in months expressions of good will are being addressed to the British Government. Efforts are being
are being addressed to the British Government. Efforts are being made by the press to obtain a reconciliation and light explanations have been given as assurance that Soviet Russia has never had the intention of intervening in the internal affairs of the British Empire. PARIS TIMES LETTER BOX Trouble With Customs. Paris, February 16, 1927. To the Editor of The Paris Times:— Europe talks a lot about the treatment ignorant foreigners receive at Ellis Island and how they are cheated when they arrive in New York. Listen to this: I entered France at Cherbourg a few days ago. Speaking French
entered France at Cherbourg a few days ago. Speaking French and having been here several times, I was able to take care of myself when a Customs inspector tried to assess me for a portable typewriter. I carried it. I had bought it in Paris three years before. It was plainly stamped with the name of a Paris firm. I had to argue the point for five minutes before he let me enter without paying duty. On the train another passenger told me what had happened to him. He had a box of cigars. He understood just enough French to
a box of cigars. He understood just enough French to understand when the inspector asked if he had any tobacco. He pointed to the box. The inspector made a fuss about them, almost snatched from his hand all the francs he had—about 806, I believe—and gave him a receipt for about 200 francs. When the man objected in his being Fréchet, the inspector and porters made such a fuss that the fellow let them have the money. A. E. R. Great Teacher Honored Today One hundred years ago today, a queer-looking little man died in a farm in Switzerland. He
queer-looking little man died in a farm in Switzerland. He was well-known in every part of the country, and he had been almost popular for a time. But two years before his death, he was driven from the institution to which he had devoted his life for twenty years. Attacks from jealous persons made his life better. Today educators are gathered in Zurich, where he was born, to take part in a celebration of the centenary of his death. He is recognized everywhere as one of the pioneers of modern psychological education. Schenley, for the extension of educational advantages for
psychological education. Schenley, for the extension of educational advantages for orphans and children of destitute parents, are being carried out in his memory. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was essentially an originator who lacked the executive ability to carry out his ideas amid practical complexities. Wherever business ability was needed, he proved himself a failure. But his successive failures constituted an experiment from which were evolved theories of teaching still in use. He took his central idea from Rousseau, the philosopher, of natural inherent qualities. Accepting Rousseau’s idea of inherent natural capabilities, he concluded that education should be the intelligent and ordered
he concluded that education should be the intelligent and ordered development of these qualities. These ideas required years to develop and to mature. After studying law and theology, Pestalozzi settled upon a farm. Here his own children were taught by him, and he modified his theory of teaching as he found factors which were more successful than others. The farm was a failure, but he founded an orphanage, gathering together waifs from the streets and attempting to give them the sort of home life which he believed essential to their development. After six years, poverty forced him to abandon the
development. After six years, poverty forced him to abandon the work. In the meantime, he had published books, and his theories were becoming known and accepted. In 1798, the Swiss Government asked him to found an orphanage for children whose parents had been killed in European wars. Here he was again frustrated, further fighting forcing him to abandon the work after five months. Five years later, he was given a château at Yverdon and adequate financial support. There, he taught for twenty years, developing a system of manual education. Children were made to do things with their hands; they were
were made to do things with their hands; they were made to use their eyes in conscious observation; they were given tasks involving the training of their ears. Theory and practice were combined in every subject. From this idea, as old as Aristotle, but first developed into a system of pedagogy by Pestalozzi, have come modern kindergartens and technical schools. The house in which Pestalozzi was born on January 12, 1746, is still preserved in Zurich, which now has a small museum known as the “Pestalozzianum,” containing personal belongings retrieved many years after his death, and a library including his
many years after his death, and a library including his own books and the scores of volumes that have been written on his methods. Ex-Slaves at School in Abyssinian Capital A school for poor children and freed slaves is being established in Addis Ababa, the capital of Abyssinia, and the Anti-Slavery Society of London is raising funds to provide for upkeep. The scheme originated with a Dr. Martin, who is an Abyssinian educated by British missionaries. His object is to teach poor children and freed slaves to work, cultivate the soil, and so on, and thus eventually enable them to
soil, and so on, and thus eventually enable them to earn their own living. The scheme has the approval of the Regent, Ras Tafari, and both he and the Press have contributed to the fund for the establishment of the school. The Anti-Slavery Society of London was approached by the British Foreign Office last summer in this connection and expressed willingness to endeavor to raise an initial gift and an annual subscription. CURRENT HISTORY TOLD IN CARTOONS Arms for HAVE STRONG FLAVOR OF SEA IN THE WILDS OF NICARAGUA One reason for American intervention in Nicaragua, as explained by the
reason for American intervention in Nicaragua, as explained by the State Department in Washington, was Bolshevik activity there liable to injure American interests. The suggestion that this was possible in a backward, undeveloped Central American Republic is scouted in this fashion by the St. Louis “Post-Dispatch.” THE MAN OF THE DAY MAYOR HENRY WISSEL Fat, hearty Bank Wissel has been the mayor and political boss of Edgewater, New Jersey, for thirty-five years. For a third of a century, he remembered his friends when political plums were ripe, or when circuses came to town and there were passes. He remembered his
came to town and there were passes. He remembered his friends last spring when he took 485 cases of Scotch, rye, and champagne as part of the $5,000 which he accepted to allow the rum-running steamer Eker to land at the Edgewater docks. $2,000 of liquor from the Bahamas. Are Bank Wissel's friends going to forget him now? Certainly they are not. Mayor Wissel has been sentenced to a year and a day in the Atlanta Penitentiary—not for violation of the Prohibition Law, but for conspiring against the Customs Acts—but a good two-thirds of Edgewater, from children in the street
a good two-thirds of Edgewater, from children in the street to the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, say that Bank Wissel is still Mayor of Edgewater and that he can run the town just as well from Atlanta as he can from his office in the City Building. Edgewater would not be Edgewater without Mayor Wissel—although it will have to do without his corporate presence, for a year and a day. In unofficial life, he is Chief Engineer of the Edgewater power station of the Public Service Corporation. As such, he controls a yearly expenditure of $50,000—just about the
such, he controls a yearly expenditure of $50,000—just about the sum he received for allowing the liquor to be landed. Nobody ever charged him with dishonesty in his power company work. And Edgewater does not consider handling contraband liquor to be much of a crime. Mayor Wissel simply showed poor judgment in allowing himself to be caught. He had tried to guard against that, “Listen—you fellows are taking too much time unloading that liquor; it’s getting too much publicity,” he had warned the captain of the rum-runner. “We’d have been unloaded a week ago if you hadn’t hindered us by
unloaded a week ago if you hadn’t hindered us by sending trucks around every few days for your share,” the captain retorted. He was more or less right. The Mayor sent the power-house truck to the docks to take two hundred cases of Scotch, twenty-five cases of rye, twenty-five of champagne, and five of alcohol. Later, he called for twenty-five more cases of Scotch. Then he tried to get 150 more. He complained that “everybody in town knew about the liquor being unloaded.” They could scarcely help it. Fifty negroes worked at night—$1.50 a night—unloading cases over the side of
worked at night—$1.50 a night—unloading cases over the side of the Eker, and through a hole cut in her side. The Chief of Police, dockside policemen, who men, and waterfront detectives had been gracious hosts. Mayor Wissel himself was liberal with the bottles of Scotch which he sent to his Democratic friends. When the owners of the Eker were caught and involved him, Mayor Wissel contributed $5,000 of his own money, and projected $50,000 from the rum syndicate fund, to retain a lawyer for the defense. But he had to stand trial. All through the proceedings, he sat stolidly in