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Evening star., 1924-06-05
Derby Wins the Derby.

England's greatest horse race is the
Derby. so-called from the fact that ii
was established long, long ago by the
Stanley family, lords of Derby. One
hundred and thirty-seven years ago a
Derby horse won that race, and not
gain until yesterday did another from
the same stable take the trophy which
is the supreme height Of the ambition
of British turfmen. The Derby entry,
San Sovina, won by six lengths.
Enormous fortunes have been spent
by British horsemen during these
many years in the hope of winning
this highest honor. Some great estates
have been reduced. some have even
been ruined, by the effort to gain this
sporting title.
A racing stable in England is an
expensive luxury. 1t is rarely remu-
nerative. The only ones who profit, as
a rule, are those who win in wagers
on the results Of the big races, and. to
overbalance them. are more who lose.
Great sums change hands on q Derby
race. Betting is universal among the
people.
The Derby itself is an occasion Of
social moment. Royalty attends IN
state, Yesterday the king and. queen.
Evening star., 1924-06-05

live there can be none who does not
hope they will succeed.
Success is differently defined by diff
ferent men, and success is surely Of
different kinds. With many persons
success means fame and wealth. Sue
cess of that kind comes to few, and
many who have achieved it have de.
clared that 1t is not the happiest SIC
cess. Some wise men have told US
that it is a appointment. A COM
petence, home, a merry and anec-
tionate family, good friends, a calm
mind and gentle spirit. years Of health
and perhaps a little garden grown
with roses. constitute what many per-
sons call a very happy success. 1t is
somewhat commonplace and lacks In
luster. but it is quite satisfying. And
generally it is a success that may be
had by those who want il.
A large number of young folk now
robed i'll cap and gown or graduation
dress are highly ambitious. They
have had dreams for years. They
have dreamed OF having vast author
ity with men and using it well. They
have dreamed of mines Of riches and
of spending gold as freely as any char
acter in mythology or history. They
have dreamed Of the worlds applause
and OF being crowned with a chaplet
of bay by unanimous consent. Very
few of these dreams come true. but II
il better to have had fine dreams and
lost them than never tu have dreamed
at all.
I. Nearly all the young persons pass
ing from the schools will find their
proper place in the world. There will
be shifting. confusion and disappoint-
ment. but at length there will be ad-
justment. and in a few years they
will bp travelling along in the world
very much az We are today. Gener.
ally they will be q grca, deal better
for the training they have had than
they would have been without il. and
the school period of life will remain
with them a happy memory.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Bryan Goes to the Party.

William Jennings Bryan's victory
in Florida yesterday in his election
as delegate al large from that state
10 the national Democratic convention
assures The presence at Madison
Square Garden on the 18th OF Il figure
whose absence would be sorely missed
He has been constant attendant at
national conventions for third Of Il
century. IL was present in the Dem
ocratic convention in Chicago in 1896
az u delegate from Nebraska, and as
such he made a speech which won for
him the nomina zion. Since then he
has been constantly u factor in Demo
cratic affairs three times the candi-
date Of the party for the presidency
and always an influence in its coun-
ellis. In 1912 he virtually named the
nominee.
Mr.. Bryan Will go 10 New York in
d situation which will give him an
exceptional chance 10 be a figure of
prominence. The outcome of that
meeting cannot be foreseen. Neither
of the two leading candidates for the
nomination. il is now believed. can
make the two-thirds grade. A dead
lock is in prospect. The opportunity
ia afforded for repetition of the 1896
drama in Chicago. Some one with a
ringing speech may win the prize. as
be Bryan himself. His silver tongue
is not a. persuasive as it was twenty
eight years ago. but he remains easily
the most forceful speaker Of sll of
those who are now prominent in Dem
ocratic parry affairs. His eloQuence
may be employed effectively for an
other.
On one subject Mr.. Bryan will go
to New York with fully defined pur-
pose. He will stand for no camoufiage
or compromise in the platform on
prohibition. He will, it is understood.
demand a bone-dry plank. He will
oppose the nomination Of any candi-
date who does not stand 100 per cent
square with such a plank. He may
not have a following" in the sense
Of a personally-conducte bloc of dele
gates, but he will voice the political
judgment if not the conviction Of a
large percentage of the convention.
He will probably be the spokesman for
that sentiment. Decidedly II is TO be
expected that the voice OF Bryan will
be again heard in the land in the near
future
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Pacific Flight of U. S. Airmen
Wins Praise Throug hout Nation

orient; they have explored new routes
through places little known: they
have made a place for others 10 fol-
low"
Hands across the sea was once a
fgurative phrase which implied in
ternational friendship and peace
the Lansing State Journal asserts. but
today there is reality in the close
connection between widely separated
lands" The Detroit Free Press con-
cludes the American aviators beat
ing their way up through Alaskan
wilds and across the Pacific by the
Aieutian and Kurile Islands have
been flying under most adverse condi-
tions. The discoura gements they
have met were grueling. The have
shown that the complete conquest of
the air is far from an accomplished
fact. But they have revealed above
all else, possibilities that point TO ul-
innate mastery OF the upper spaces"
The Huntington Advertiser applauds
their feat of daring and endurance
"and is glad that the heroes of the
adventure, the first to complete an air
voyage across the Pacific. are citi-
zens of the United States" While
the Jersey Journal finds that ION
each hop Of the long flight the in
trepid flyers are adding another chap
ter to the remarkable romance of the
air,
Evening star., 1924-06-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILASDER JOHNSON
Daylight Saving.

II am strong for daylight saving" "
said Theocritus MacBean.
Although I've never quite made out
just what the figures mean
That show how tinkering with the
clock (which takes i heap Of
nervel
Will indicate a method precious mo-
ments to preserve.
Id like to keep bit of shining sky
upon the shelf.
Corked up in readiness TO help a
friend enjoy himself
Id like to bottle 5reeZes and the per
fume of the fiowrs
And liberate them when we meet the
dark and dreary hours.
II made a little garden" said Theo-
critus Mac Bean.
1T wasn't something great. designed
to glorify the scene.
1t was filled with homely blossoms, in
whose petals now are drawn
The splendors of the twilight and the
softness of the dawn.
And here and there a yellow bloom
which withers all too soon
With joyous ostentation brings the
radiance of the noon.
It's an unpretentious garden. but it
is a cherished spot.
As near to daylight saving that. as
yet, I've ever got"
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Democratic Convention Tickets.

Tickets emitting their holders to
seats at the national Democratic con-
vention in Madison Square Garden are
on sale in New York at 500 each.
These seats are some that have been
turned back from the quotas OF those
who contributed TO the fund which
won the convention for New York.
They will be good for all sessions Of
the convention.
This is high price from one point
Of view and a low price from another.
If the convention were n mere formal
ity. as will be that in Cleveland, 800
a seat would be a stiff rate. But this
New York show Ia going to last a
number of days and will be interest
ing from start to finish. Beginning
on the cath. it is quite possible that
il may continue for a fortnight. Ac-
cording TO present expectations there
will he at least ten days Of action,
That will be at the rate OF so a day,
not high price. in fact, for a per.
fortilance that may stand as one of
the Iiveliest and most interesting in
the history of The American political
parties.
Indeed. the purchaser Of u 500 ad-
mission ticket will have something
that he can probably sell for higher
price So far as known, there is no
"scalping" in admission tickets. Prob
ably spectators would be delighted to
get hold of so or 100 seats and mar
ket them at top rates. But the party
organization is keeping the paste
boards strictly in it's own hands. If
there is to be any profiteering il will
do it.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Commencement.

We are in the commencement sea
" tson and graduating exercises are all
about us. Some Of the District uni.
/. 4, sersities and schools have distributed
diplomas with the customary oratory
and flowers. Many others are making
ready to honor with impressive cere-
monial those students who have earn
cd that precious bit of paper. appro-
priately engraved. which some persons
still call sheepskin. 1t is a momen-
,xtous time with many young. folk. and
a highly important period with their
srelatives and. friends.
The stream Of graduates passing
through the mills Of learning is larger
- every year, and more and more do
people found their hope on education
for = happy and successful life. For
the Young people who are soon to try
fr their wings. or heads, in the rather
sxac4ing world wherein Older ,pecple
Evening star., 1924-06-05
s'See America First
Bloom Says Washington Should
Be First Seen.
by REPRESENTATIyE SOL BLOOM
of New York.

After six months Of continuous ses-
sion Of Congress I am more sold than
ever on the idea of seeing America
first and to my fellow towns smen
and women who crash the booking
offices OF the transatlantic liners 10
get choice accomm odations TO Europe
during the rush period may l suggest
that. if they have not done it here
tofore. they ought to give some at
tention to sightseeing at home-and
Washington should top the list OF
places to be visited
/ have done my share OF European
travelling. and l hope to do more. but
not until the last few months did I
realize just how much there was to
see within six hours OF New York
Washington is a liberal education in
arts. in science. in human nature and
in the glories of our own country.
am not in the real estate business in
Washington, neither have | anything
to sell here: therefore if i read like
a Washington Babbitt it is because
want the folks to see the Main Street
of our nation.
When Gene Buck was in town re-
Gently he presided at two authors
nights at the National Press club
Every time he would present Irving
Berlin, Earl Carroll, Sousa or some
other music writing notable he used
this expression:-"I want you fellows
to meet and get acquainted with"
etc. That is the way l feel about
Washington. Some day I am going Ia
try to work out scheme whereby
ways and means can be provided 10
run large excursion parties or poor
boys and girls from all ct our New
York schools to the Capital In order
that those fellows can meet and
Il means of making better Americans
out of the younger generation ot New
Workers. I know of nothing better
Sights are not all to be seen around
Washington; there are neSahies ga
lore, but the average notable here
attracts about as much attention a.
a prominent actor, for example. at
tracts around tho Iamhs' Club. Con-
gressmen ann senator's wander around
the Capitol corridors unmolested. and
it is only on extremely rare occasions
that the Capitol guides do any Of us
sentative Fuller Bunkum" We are
just plain folks in Washington.
The fact that there are Democrats
and Republicans in washington does
and Republicans arc bitter enemies,
personally as well as politically. To
the contrary. some Of the warmest
friendships in the Capital are be-
tween men Of opposite political par
ties. An aisle divides the political
faith of the members of both
branches OF Congress- but it takes
more than an aisle to cause men to
overlook the good qualities, personal.
mental and political of the fellow
who sits on the other side and throws
a monkey wrench into the machinery
of your pet hobby just when sue
cess is in sight.
.lReprinted frsn ths New. YA< Tsisyrsn sx6
Evening MALL
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Misinformation.

There is probably more misinforma-
tion regarding District finances in
Congress than on any other question
despite the fact that this subject has
been constantly under discussion for
years and accurate informa ton has
feen given to the local legisla tors.
- For an example. yesterday in the Sen
ate. when the conference report on
the District appropriation bill was un-
der discussion, member of that body,
raising the question whether the Sen
ale conferees should continue to con-
ktend for the preservation Of the sixty
forty ratio of District-federal contribu-
ton. remarked:
:. | do not see how any man can say
that the people out in the west. for in
stance. where | believe il is said that 40
10 80 per cent of the farmers are going
!nto bankruptcy, should be compelled to
pay the taxes of the people OF the Dis
trtct of Columbia, who pay only 30 cents
on the 800.
- IL that senator's information re-
garding the financial condition of the
farmers of the west is no more accu-
rate than his reference 10 a 50-cent
tax rate here in Washington his re-
mark was altogether unworthy Of at
tention. The District tax rate is far
more than 30 cents on 500. 1t has
never been as low as that. 1t is at
present Sl.20 on 500. And that 500
Is a ,dIl valuation assessment not. as
ir. many states-in fact. in most of
them-a much lower ratio Of yalua.
ton.
To understate the Districts tax rate
thus is neither effective as argument
nor convincing as to sincerity of de
sire TO deal justly by the Capital com
.frunity. The western farmers may be
in bad way but they are in no worse
condition than would be the Distric,
taxpayers il the whole burden OF Capi
ital maintenance were thrown upon
them. as is the purpose of those who
mare now fighting the retention of the
uskxed ratio principle.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Germany's Paramount Issue.

Chancellor Marx. who has been re-
commissioned to head the German
ministry after a failure TO effect d ma.
1ionalist coalition in the Reichstag. has
boldly faced the cha mher with d pro
posal for adoption of the Dawes repara-
t!on plan. lie met the howls and jeers OF
The communists without wavering and
insisted that the German government
should work with the utmost yigor for
just solution OF the question. Ger.
tain conditions. however, he indicates
will be insisted upon by Germany. par.
ticularly the release of the Ruhr pris-
oners Of the occupying powers and
the return to their homes of those
driven out by the occupying forces.
one sentence of the chancellor's
speech signifies the new position on
the part OF those responsible at Ber-
lin:
The dominant question in international
politics is IN" attitude OF the nations
Concerned toward the experts report on
!. parationS. the German government is
convinced that this is Il matter of life
and death for Germany.
In the course of his talk the voice
of one communist was raised in
shout: Foreign countries don't in
terest US In rcjoinder 10 this the
chancellor said: The government il
convinced that all internal questions.
TO matter how important. must yield
precedence to matters of foreign pol
icy. which are important alike to Ger
man unity and German economic life"
This is a wholesome sign Of "a
changed condition in Germany. in at
least the responsible quarter. Chan
cellor Marx may have a hard time
getting the necessary votes in the
HciChstag to ratify the agreement
based upon the reparations report.
But if that agreement is not effected
new election must be held The
chancellor has fixed the issue def.
niteiy in terms that cannot be mis-.
understood. The foreign rela tons
question is paramount. The repara-
1ions plan is the first item on the
program. 1t is the best plan that can
le secured from the German point Of
view. IF Ii is rejected "a more severe
one will be proposed. If another cleo
tion is held on that issue it is difficult
II conceive Germany as voting other
wise than TO accept that which is Of
fered rather than risk other measures.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

der the classification "Yeomfn tF), :"
they were known as "yeomanettes,"
and. in the marines, as 'marionettes."
McGahan is n bachelor. but may
rimonial eligibility.
When the tens jof millions II Fadio
fans throughout the country gre tgG-
ing in on the national conventions,
their benefactor-in-chief viii be
Jim" Preston. superintendent of the
press galleries OF Congress. "Jim,"
the guide. philosopher ana friend Of
generation OF Washington coFfe-
nouncing at Cleveland and New York,
but he will be the eyes and ears and
brains OF the expert radiocaster at
the microphone, who viii send the
stun onto the illimitabla ether.
consequence In every political party
or the land. He has forgotten more
about national conventions than most
politicians ever Will know II there's
story worth putting on the air from
either great conclaye. Preston will
know Il and will Tip" the radio man
with accuracy and dispatch.
When the name OF John ". Davis
Is mentioned as the Democratic dark
horse, it's the former ambarsadors 4
Wall street law connections that are
always trotted out az his only handi-
cap. Robert Lansing, who was Sec
retary Of state when President Will
son sent Davis to tho Court or 81
Il fn
not only was Grover Cleveland "A
member of the same law firm tStet-
son, Jennings, g. Russell New York)
to which Davis now belongs, when
Cleveland was elected President the
second time, but that Davis today oc-
cupies the identical desk which
Cleveland used. Somebody was re-
lating that coincidence in Washing
ton the other day. when il was mar
rated that Charles Evans Hughes last
public address, before being nomi-
mated for President in 1916. was a
commencement talk at the Gunston Hall
| in Washington. One of the Democrats
| dark horses, Huston Thompson. was
commencement orator at the same
school q week or two ago.
- X
When Masanao Hanihara, japanese
ambassador to the United States.
leaves Washington soon the capital
will lose one of its expert bridge
players. Another gilt-edged bridge
player is DR.. Alfred SEE, the Chinese
minister. Hanihara and SEE are fire.
Quently at each others card table,
with American friends making up a
foursome. To watch them, often as
partners. one would never think that
Japan and China were anything but
inscparable cronies.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-06-05

George Brennan and Charles Boe-
schenstein of Illinois. Homer Cum
mings of Connecticut. Norman Z.
Mack OF New York, George White OF
Ohio. Bruce Kremer Of Montana and
Isidore B. Dockweiler OF California
were among the king-pin Democrats
who foregathered In Washington this
week on national convention affairs.
Representing widely divergent sec
tions of the country. they radiated a
common confidence in Democratic vic
tory in November. They were OF one
mind on another score. Opinion among
them was unanimous that the outcome
OF the contest for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination is as uncertain and
incalculable as It was six months
ago. Leaders have their hopes and
their preferences. but confess. in their
candid moments. that they are re-
duced to mere guesswork as far as
prophecy is concerned.
4
John L. Lewis OF Indiana, president
OF the United Mine Workers OF
America, has bounded into the
among ng-those-mentioned class for the
Republican vice presidential nomina-
ton. Lewis qualities geographically,
for he is an lowan by birth and a
Hoosier by residence. His available
ity is underscored on another and
more important account-the belief
that as Coolidge's running mate he
might placate organized labor, which
Is notoriousiy in unfriendly mood
toward the g. q. y. With the ex-
co nf no
Oconnor. chairman OF the Shipping
Board, il is said that virtually every
national labor leader OF quality is
either for the Democrats or for the
La Toilette ticket this year. When
asked what particularly rankles in
publicans are concerned, leaders us
ualiy say: The Daugherty railway
labor Injunction of 1892" John l..
Lewis is young - forty four - and
looks enough like Senator Borah to
be the Idahoan's brother.
Twelve thousand patriotic young
American women are ready to strew
roses in the path OF a Washington
newspaper man, Paul J. McGahan, de-
partment commander OF the Ameri-
can Legion in the District o. Column
bia. Senator Smoot has publicly re-
corded that ii WAS solely due TO the
brief Mci2han filed with the Senate
finance committee at the eleventh
hour that put into the bonus bill the
women who voluntarily enlisted for
service in the Navy and Marine Corps
in 1917 and 1918. The House bill had
eft the girls out in the cold Now
they'll enjoy every bonus privilege
soldiers. sailors and marines get. In
the Navy Department. where the
women rendered excellent service un-
Evening star., 1924-06-05
COURAGE
II am the moster Of my fate,
I am the captain OF my soul"
--HENLEY.

Striving from boyhood to make an
airplane. Orville Wright, with his
brother Wilbur. reached the thresh
old OF success-then was jeerod and
snubbed. and when the two tried :"
do the big patriotic thing they wcr'
insulted.
Born in Dayton. Ohio. sons Of d
bishop they were inspired by to-
"heliocopter' and vaiuly tried e
make a flying machine. They wen
through college. invented a safet>
brake for bicycles and began III"
manufacture OF "wheels"-but they
did not forget the airplaue idea.
Studying and experimenting for
four years more. they made ma
chine that would fly but would nor
carry any one. Two years later the5
could make grasshopper-like flight
in it, and in another year. Wilbur. on
December II. 1908, few for fifty-nin"
seconds at Kitty Hawk. \. c.
Returning home. they tried TO CIV
an exhibition. There was not SUI
ficient wind the first day, the motor
went wrong the second. and tn"
crowds smiled dsparsginEly. Another
wear Of effort and the machine few
twelve miles carrying an operator
The bicycle business had dwindlcd
and funds were low. Father sold his
farm and Sister Katherine gave all
her savings to help. Patriotism cat
ed, and the boys offered the invcn-
ton as a gift to the United states
government Their letter was not
answered. They wrote again-and
were told that the War Department
had no time to send any one TO IN
vestigate the claims OF "a couple o.
Charles r Flint OF New York, loan
ed them $4,000. Wilbur went TO
France. The French called him the
Yankee Buffer" saw him n.y. then
named him the bird man. and NJ
sold the French rights to the macnint
for 100000. The Italian rish'S
brought 100000.
The United States Wanteu tNo
messenger machine Orville perfected
one In the trial fight the propeller
| faile<f to operate properly ana Inc
passenger was kiIleo anu Ofrho III
jured in the crash
The United states became inter est
cd the brothers began TO make air
ninnes and won international f2me
Then Wilbur died and Orville had to
LAST pecembcr II Orvilie was
nnnnraa An a nation -wido celebration
| conmemoraiiuE tho twentieth an
niyarstty Of tho trst flight OF the
Wright airpianc.
tosrpr,sAt- iasAo
Evening star., 1924-06-05

escorted the Queen of Rumania. On
Derby day Great Britain takes a re-
cess, and the millions who cannot wit
ness the race follow it from distance.
All business is. suspended until the
result is announced. Yesterday the
success Of the Derby coiors must have
given a thrill to the tradition-loving
Englishman.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
The Word Screen.

Words were given us to conceal
thoughts" remarked the ready made
philosopher.
Occasionally" added Senator Sor-
ghum. we have to try and make them
go even further. in an effort to con-
ceal the fact that there are no
thoughts"