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Telephone 2121. Private exchange connecting all departments. EDITORIAL COMMENT WEDNESDAY, MAT 15, 1929 PAGE 24 A POOR TIME FOR THE AGENT TO CALL O.O. Mclntyre at til a a. W.

To Teach What Is a Mountain Fire Germany Wants Colonies Back NEW YORK DAY BY DAY" NEW YORK, May K-No mystery tale writer has ever pic sister, 86, she shares a $10,000,000 estate. The fortune was accumu- tured a more gloomy, forbidding lated by the original Wendel who and mysterious house than the fa mous Wendel mansion on Fifth would buy but never sell real estate. Cities close to the San Bernardino mountains, and the interests in the mountains themselves, will applaud the There is strong agitation in Germany for regaining possession of her colonies, taken from her by the Versailles treaty. Especially are those in Southwest Africa avenue at Thirty-ninth street. The stranger passing it for the first the majority of New York ers, Miss Wendel is merely appeal of the forest sen-ice that news time usually draws up short with a suggestion of a shudder at its papers better inform themselves regard' rack and ruin.

another "aged eccentric." And yet in the roar of motor madness and the millions rushing no ing fires particularly mountain fires. Flanked on all sides with tower A brush fire, the damage by which cannot be measured in dollars but only in terms of destruction of watershed, i3 frequently referred to as a "forest fire" sweeping through the "virgin timber. ing minarets, its shabby brown brick and scrofulous exterior has the sear of an autumn leaf. It is an Incongruous touch in the avenue's magnificence. The windows are screend by dilapidated shutters that frequently flap ghostlly In high winds.

Among the euperstltltions Is the belief it is haunted. The single occupant is Miss Ella B. Wendel, aged 76. Rarely is there a show We do not know why but there is a far greater inaccuracy in news accounts 115 I -xsm what win. iw 3S rJ DEVICE WKICHU jjj 4 INCREASE YOUj and East Africa wanted, while those in the Pacific, like the Carolines and other islands are not so eagerly desired.

Their chief value is as naval stations and Germany can have no large navy until she gets strong enough to defy the Versailles treaty. That she will do so some day can not be doubted. No large, powerful, proud military nation will submit to the dictation of her neighbors an hour longer than she is compelled to do so. The history of the world and common knowledge of human nature should convince diplomats that the efforts to keep Germany under subjection is certain to culminate in war. As for restoring her colonies, that is of mountain fires than in any other branch of news.

The foresty.department has set out to correct the situation, not only by calling the attention of editors, press associa tions and news writers to the errors of where there is a calm and striking serenity in not only the Wendel mansion but its lonely occupant Certainly there is a pronounced and admirable quality about one who can live so detached and aloof from the surrounding hub-bub. In short one person at least Is able successfully to resist New York's over-exploited "appeal." THE recluse is not unusual in Manhattan. A fifth avenue club has a member who comes to the smoking room for an hour each evening, goes for a short walk after dark twice a week, and spends the rest of the time In his room. Greenwich Village has twin brothers, past SO, who have not been outside of their home or father's bakery adjoining In 10 years. There was also "The Hermit of the Hollenden," forced to move when that hotel was dismantled.

He had lived there since it was opened and never dined outside of its dining rooms or slept outside his quarters. He was a rich bachelor who found the hotel provided sufficient amuse the past but by posting a statement as to where accurate information can be secured from Federal officials. The com munication explains in detail the various another matter. She would probably not go to war solely to get them back again, much as she thinks she needs them for economic reasons. The German attitude classifications of fires.

The state forester, the chief forester toward her colonies was frankly one of of the national park service and the dis exploitation, bhe held them and used trict forester of the United States forest them for what she could get out of them. join in the appeal, which follows: and small consideration was given to either the natural rights or welfare of A most serious situation exists today in Cali fornia In the publication of misleading accounts their native inhabitants. The contrast of fires. We have no Intent to censor or con between the German colonial policy and demn anyone in this regard, but because of the of light at night, save for the feeble blob In the vast gas-llt hall near the street. About it all Is an eerie and lachrymose sentimentality, tho melancholy of rain drops through a cottage roof.

Almost every night it has been my custom for years to walk past the house late while airing a dog. One night I heard the sullen Jangle of a door bell in the Inner depths of the depressing pile. Someone a messenger, I believe was at the front door. There was the muffled unbolting of locks. The door suddenly opened and there was a fleeting glimpse of a shriveled and cadaverous figure in night dress.

One hand held a candle, and another claw-like hand fairly snatched something from the messenger's hand. Never before or since have I seen the slightest show of life In the house. Next door Is the famous "million dollar yard" with the high board fence. Real estate brokers have tried vainly to buy it, but according to tradition is is preserved solely as a playground for a venerable and toothless French poodle. Miss Wendel Is reputed never to have visited a theater.

She leaves her home only at long Intervals for a short drive In a closed cab to the park. The rest of the time is spent largely piously contemplating life in a musty library. With a married that of the United States is revealed in ment In the sunset of life. tremendous damage done by such exaggerated reports to tourist travel, resort trade and timber dazzling light when her conduct in Africa and ours in the Philippines are Investments it Is believed mat mis is a mauer deserving your very earnest consideration and A GROUP of young matrons were leaving a hotel elevator at dusk after an afternoon at bridge "Many a husband will compared. It is needless to go into de tails.

The change for the better we have cooperation. In 1928, for example, a "forest fire" said to cover 65.000 acres proved to be a range and brush fire of 4.000 acres; a reported 4.500-acre wrought in 30 years and the absence of any such change German colonies have cold tinned salmon this night" sighed the elevator operator. And a hat was lifted in silent tribute to the brass-but over a far longer period is eloquent. "virgin timber fire" burned less than 30 acres of small second-growth trees; a brush fire of 100 acres, which was promptly controlled, was featured as a conflagration that caused many thousands of dollars of damage; a fire that was lhe colonial society is the or toned sage. ganization which is pressing the matter.

It alleges that it is the purpose of the miles from a national park was pictured as fTIHE morning mall brings a lct-J- ter from a gentleman whose stationery proclaims him as a nations which took mandates over her threatening the park, the big trees and the safety colonies to annex them, the mandate be "Microscopist, Technologist and of vacationists. A number or otner line exaggerations could be cited many of which were published in eastern papers to the detriment of ing but temporary. That is not a new Scientist." He asks for assist discovery. It was well understood when ance in hunting a Job. And him California, these mandates were given, that they with a microscope! On the other hand, there should be no "gag (Copyright, 1929.) were taken for the benefit of the takers rule" to withhold accurate news of fires, and the state division of forestry, the national park and not for the people of the regions rvira and the United States forest service mandated, here the people most need stand ready to supply all agencies, at all times, with authentic data on fires that occur on lands ed a mandatory for their own good.

LITTLE STORIES OF THE GREAT Borrowed Talk Armenia, an effort was made to get the under their respective Jurisdiction. By GERALD MILLER- United States to take it. We wisely de But all fires are not "forest nor do they all "raze" or "sweep" over land with the same cided to start the "North Ameri -By John Blake- clined. HMftJnir effect although these are the tra can Review War Weekly," which ditional and familiar terms used In reporting fires. But it is such generic terms, so univer- Detroit manufacturers say there is no appeared In January, 1918.

It was a regular rib-busting journal dedicated to the whole truth! Its r11v used, that tend to associate the fire evil automobile saturation, unless it be among only with mature forests, and confirm public the drivers. motto was, "To hell with the disregard of the Importance of safeguarding GEORGE HARVEY has been credited with making Wood-row Wilson President of the United States. He as least started the band wagon rolling in that direction by a careful manipulation of political strings for Harvey was, at that time, editor of Harper's Weekly, and he knew how to make news. It was, of course, a bit of a disappointment when Woodrow Wilson later asked Harvey to take his editorial hands off his cam censors and bureaucrats." Need areas of valuable young-growth timber, brush It was a wise lad who said that there covered watersheds, grain fields and grass less to say, its popularity was in stantaneous: lands. is no escape from death and taxis.

Along about this time Will H. For some reason many people seem to Hayes of Indiana, who had just been elected chairman of the Re know little about mountain fires. In fact there was an inquiry last year during publican national committee, made a speech extolling the vir Mexican Labor Victor Valley News-Herald other, for want of an acquaintance with the language. I never would object to a strong, striking slang phrase, if it were used only where It was needed. But to hear the same people say again and again the same things most of them inane and utterly inexpressive grows wearisome very soon.

IF you want people to listen to you, first learn something thoroughly and then learn how to talk about it But don't try to interlard your speech with, words you have bor rowed from others when you can think of more useful words. And above all do not think that people will be amused by expressions, which because they have come Into popular use, they have heard hundreds and hundreds of times. til hie San Bernardino mountain lire as tues of his party. It rankled to why the "watershed" isn't built of rpHERE can be no objection to A slang if It is expressive and original. Much of the slang of today will be in the language tomorrow.

The day after tomorrow it will be in the dictionary. But people get weary of the same kind of expressions, used over and over again by the same people. If you have fallen Into the habit of borrowing your talk, cure yourself of it. Knowing how to read, and unable to help listening to others, you have no excuse for not thinking for yourself, and talking for yourself. SLANG Is not exclusively used by the Ignorant or uneducated.

In the locker room of a golf club I have heard educated men of affairs employ over and over again phrases which have already gone stale with too much use. I have heard even clergymen, Harvey's patriotism. He couldn't An attempt was made In the legislature to oro- ln order to reach them mentally employ utterly meaningless expressions. That sort of thing is merely an indication of laziness. When you can make your meaning clearer by using a slang word, or even add piquancy to it that way, don't be afraid to do it But do not recite parrot-like all the things that are in the mouths of every one, merely because you fancy it makes your talk sound informal and colloquial.

The English vocabulary Is abundant You will probably never in your life employ more than a fraction of it But by reading and listening, and above all by looking up unfamiliar words and learning exactly what shade of meaning they convey, you will soon enable yourself to speak interestingly and convincingly on any subject with which you happen to be familiar. That Is far better than using the words which the butcher boy and the cab driver use to each' iron so it will not burn. understand how anyone, at so perilous an hour, could boost a The movement DV me ioresiry umuaia tlon. aimed largely at Mexicans, but Is was voted political party. He ended a sting is timelv ana the protest against me mis- uwn Dy a smaii majority.

Many newspapers and some Interests fought ing editorial rrith: "As for Mr. Hays, with his In understandings that develop from mountain fires is justifiable. the proposed law on the ground that It might sufferable claptrap about absolute unity as a blanket under make public work cost the taxpayer much more. There was no thought apparently of the extra which to gather votes while the very existence of the nation is threatened more ominously than paign. Harvey became a man without a party.

After a while he became a Republican, and eventually served President Harding as ambassador to the Court of St James, England. Mr. Harvey Immediately made his presence felt by taking a crack at practically everything In his maiden speech as premiere ambassador a thing which worried President Warren G. Harding and Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes considerably. It greately pleased the ambassador that Washington should feel concerned.

Shortly after America entered the World war, this tall, slender editor became disgusted with the Journalism of his country, especially the passive patriotism which he believed marked the reports from the front He de taxes paid for educating foreigners, of handling the criminal cases originating with them and of caring for many of them from the public welfare funds. Bar Association Rebukes Attorneys for Stand anybody west of the Allcghanles or in Washington, for that matter seems to realize, the Aliens who do not intend to become citizens seldom build homes and are not an asset to the country. If they replace American labor, the There is nobody more wearisome than the person who continually speaks a Jargon that is already worn out by over-use. (Copyright, 1929) sooner he goes home and takes his damned party with him, tho better It will be for all creation." who believed that they had to talk down to their congregations The American Bar association has issued a rebuke to those more or less nrnminant attnrn-S rVllpflvftf '(W country will suffer and there will be little public work to be done. If the work is to be given to Mexicans, they will increase in numbers, here, Washington was astonished! But not so Hays.

He went right ir rtnnA AfA replacing wnue ewzens, ana eventual tn coun- York, who hive offered to defend free try be Jn a condItlon almllap whch over to see Mr. Harvey, where upon they became the greatest every man wno win violate me pruiuui- exigts in Mexico. Explorer and Scientist friends. It Is said that the aliens are necessary and that they will do work which an American cannot be By Glenn Frank Induced to do. This may be true to some extent, but on the other hand it is asserted that thou I Thank You by K.C.

B. sands of Americans are looking for Jobs because tion law with the Jones act penalties. The executive committee of the association has refused the requests of five organizations to join in such a movement. The committeemen express the opinion that all statutes on the books should be enforced, and that it is unbecoming for a lawyer to advocate non-enforcement of the places cave been filled by foreigners who will never become citizens, and who are not fit to absume the responsibilities of citizenship In this country. To show how far this has gone in the way of expense to tne taxpayers, it Is stated that as much any laws.

It is indeed unbecoming for lawyers to I DON'T know. IF he goes to church. OR ever belonged. TO the Band of Hope. OR If he read.

MR. Hoover's speech. TO the publishers. the explorer," he says, "there Is a more primitive and complex quality than- scientific enthusiasm. The Unknown for him must be tho lyiowable glamoured by wonder.

He Is no passionless scientist, content to dredge and bottle and label kindred algae. He demands drama and wonder on a heroic scale." There are in the explorer's mind, Mr. Mitchell suggests, qualities that may not be found In the mind of any save the superlative geniuses of science, such qualities as: A half-unreasoning as 40 per cent of the children in the schools in many localities are Mexicans, and that a larger 'I I HAVE pleaded in season and out of season that we strive to achieve the mind of the scientist But there Is another kind of mind our age needs as well, and that is the mind of the explorer. Scientist and explorer are alike In that they both are native sons of the Land of the Unknown. The future beckons them.

The present is, for them, a point of departure. But there are differences between these two men who are, in most matters, so much alike. J. Leslie Mitchell, In his Hanno or the Future of Exploration, hints at these differences. "In the mental equipment of An aching wonder.

A nameless urge. That Is to say, the explorer is an eager scientist with a touch of Don Quixote about him. I suggest that our age, liable as It Is to be blase and cynical, needs a toucR of this brave madness of adventure for far goals that marks the explorer. An age of science might peter out in the hands of men who did no more than fiddle with facts. In the explorer-genius the best of the scientific mind is touched into light and warmth, and made an urge to achlvement.

(Copyright, 1929) advocate non-enforcement, but it ia far worse than unbecoming to urge violation and offer free defense to violators. Such per cent of tne county charity work Is for thsm. No statistics are available as to Jail Inmates and criminals, but it In believed they are In about the same percentage an In the schools and in welfare conduct has in it the very spirit of trea work. son and It is no wonder that Educating the Mexican children Is the least of we have a spirit of anarchy abroad in the burden and we do not begrudge this so much as the others mentioned. No matter how charit the United States, when lawyers of nrnminence.

semi-official members of able we may be, however, toward the more or less unfortunate who come here, it Is our first duty to support tax paying American citizens. AND there ought to be something. DONE about It AND anyway. AS I have said. HE owns a store.

AND the other day. I HAPPENED In. TO buy a shirt OR whatever It was. AND In the department WHERE they were displayed. THE garments essential.

TO the smart young man. IF ho'd be well dressed. THERE were scattered around. TO lend it tone. A SMALL assortment.

OF silver flasks. AND cocktail shakers. AND other utensils. THAT go with gin. OR what have you.

the courts, openly advocate and offer to abet violation of the law. Theoretically a lawyer admitted to practice is an of Howe About Everythinj Flying the Pacific ficer of the court, charged in common with the judges with the duty of seeing -By Ed Howe, the Sage of Potato Hill- About Japan BAD luck is Inevitable; it is always trying to get everyone was talking lately with a woman who had once been a nurse In an Insane asylum. She had In her charge a girl who could only be- that justice is done. Perhaps not until we revise our code of legal ethics and no longer hold in good standif at the bar the lawyer who devotes his genius and learning to an effort to prevent justice instead of promoting it may we hope to see the right attitude towards the law. BUT I do know.

HE owns a big store. WITH many employes. AND most of them. ARE nice young men. AND besides his store.

AND his Interest In It AND the hours he spends. BEHIND his desk. HE still has time. TO devote himself, TO those affairs. THAT have to do.

WITH the choice of men. FOR public office. AND with the conduct. OF city work. AND improvement plans.

AND all such things. AND once In a while. AT a dinner or something. HE makes a speech, AND deplores the fact. THERE Is so much crime.

A non-stop trans-Pacific flight by Japanese civilians lit again contemplated. Last summer plans for such flights were abandoned because the available plans and engines were believed to be Inadequate. It is the hope of those promoting the project that the trip will be undertaken in a plane built in Japan and powered with an engine made in Japan. Baron Y. Sakatanl, president of the Imperial Aviation society, is hopeful that the summer of 1930 will mark a succesxful flight.

Designers of planes are again at work and it is expected that aviators will be able to try out the planes by the first of next year. August and September are considered the best LATELY there are no "booms" in town lots and lands. A smart man I know says there will not be until people get sick of the present love of the stock market Quiet people do not realize how generally the stock market is being "played." OLD SILERIUS, the Roman, says in his memoirs, that while it was often said of him after a battle1 that he was absolutely fearless, he was afraid of his wife, a shrinking little woman people generally said was perfectly lovely. controlled by giving her a whipping. This treatment had the sanction of the superintendent and medical board.

Properly regulated, the girl was easy to get' along with. If the Insane can understand punishment, the sane can understand it better. All of us are better off if promptly punished for palpable wrong. aown. Keai greatness is not to let It I believe that In eight cases out of ten one may circumvent the Bad Luck Wolf always at his door.

But to do it he must work hard and behave. It's a man's Job to chase the Bad Luck Wolf a considerable distance from his door. MANY men able to invent Interesting tales are wretched writers; many instances could be named. Other good writers are lame at inventing plots. It is only once in a century that man Is born who can not only write well, but think out great stories, as Dickens was able to do.

THERE Is only one power that will control people; force. I AND it's none of my business. The Hungarian government has declared loud speakers on radio receivers in stores and along sidewalks are a nuisance. It ought to go a step farther and offer a prize for soft pedals. months for trans-Pacific flights In the northern OR anything.

AND I don't aim. TO crab about it region. The flying distance from Japan to Seattle Is approximately five thousand miles, so a plane I SOMETIMES think women do' not actually care much I DO not believe I shall ever be able to acquire the knnck of BUT It scorns to THERE'S something the matter. must be capable of bearing heavy fuel loads. The aviullon bureau of the Japanese government licenses sll planes and It is reported In the Japan Advertiser that the bureau will not pass any plane for the proposed trip that It does not consider mechanically capable of making the flight.

A rich man may not have much chance of geting to heaven, but he can sometimes get a room in a Paris hotel during the summer. about love affairs, except as they offer opportunities to make fools of men. applying experience and knowledge. (Copyright, 1929.) I THANK you. I (Copyright, 199) 7.