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Evening star., 1925-05-31
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHuANDER JOHNSON.
Conservatism.

Conservatism.
Were a very conservative Nation.
In spite OF the thrills we acquire
From many a strange demonstration
Which we are supposed to admire.
In spite of divorces suggesting
Another new figure in fame,
We pause, and once more are request
ing
The news as to Who Won the Game
In spite Of each protest emphatic
Relating to Science or Laws;
In spite Of elections crratic
Which bid US in caution to pause;
In spite Of Ambitions aspiring
To foster a militant flame,
Most earnest are we when inauirins
As usual, Who Won the Gamer"
Evening star., 1925-05-31
American Aircraft Development.

The aircraft industry of America
Under the fostering care of the admin
1stration, is moving steadily forward
The policy of the administration is to
encourage wherever il can the develop
nent of aviation, so vital TO the ma
tional defense. The policy also has
been that commercial aviation must
nay its own way, and this it has good
prospect of doing.
President Coolidge, in his message
transmitting the budget for the fiscal
year 1926 to Congress last December
referred particularly to the need OF
strengthening the aircraft industry
which he said was equivalent to
strengthening the national defense
lie called attention TO the fact that the
industry was almost entirely depend.
Ent upon the Government business.
Congress appropriated and author.
dzed nearly $20, 1000, 900 for aircraft, air.
craft engines and accessories for the
Army and Navy during the coming
fiscal year. In the opinion of experts
these appropriations will materially
aid in stimulating the industry.
Furthermore, the Government has
aided greatly through the development
of the air mail service. The passage
of the Kelly bill at the last session OF
Congress, giving the Postmaster Gen.
eral power to contract with private
enterprise for the carrying OF the mails
by airplane, gives added impetus not
only to air mail service, but to com.
1nercial aviation.
The Government is watching with
keen interest the experiment of Henry
Ford in the field of aviation. which
includes, not only the construction of
aircraft, but their operation in a reg
ular service between Detroit and Chi
Cago. There is reason to believe that
The service will prove profitable, and
that it be only a forerunner of many
other airplane services for fast freight
0nd passengers between other Ameri-
can cities.
III a memorandum submitted TO the
President by Government experts on
aviation attention is called to the fact
That the United States in matter of
air records for performance has out
distanced both France and England.
LII 1920 the percentages of air records
held by the three countries ran as fol.
lows: France, 73 per cent; England,
Is per cent, and the United States, 9
per cent. But the situation today is
different, the percentages for 1924
ranging as follows: United States, 10:
France, II, and England, 0. There is
eEeery reason to believe, in the opinion
of the experts, that the United States
will increase its percentage Of records
during the year 1925.
The United States has been always
e pioneer in the art of aviation. In
technical development it is still stead
sly forging ahead and, with the devel-
Cpment Of commercial aviation. the
problem, 80 far as it relates to ma.
Tional defense, will largely be solved.
THE helpful attitude of the admins
sration toward the industry clearly is
having its results.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Problems That Agitate Now
Not New, Marshall Asserts

credited to an ancient Greek. | be-
came convinced that save for the ha-
biliments of modesty or glory in
which we clothe ourselves, we are not
much different in our thoughts from
| men of other days.
I got TO thinking along this line
after reading the argument in the
United States Supreme Court touch
ing the status of former post
master of Portland, Greg. In this
cause the court is called upon TO
determine whether the President of
the United States can remove an
official whose appointment was con-
firmed by the Senate without the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate.
/ would explain at the outset that
have no intention of expressing an
opinion as to what the decision
should be. That is a matter exclu
sively for the court, and from my
viewpoint II is improper for a citizen
to express an opinion prior to the
decision. I refer to the case merely
by way of illustration. Many per-
sons seem to think that 1t presents
new question in the conduct of
Government. 1t does nothing of the
kind. To the contrary, II discloses in
the Senate of today the same state
of mind that was to be found in that
body at the very beginning of the
Republic. Persons who now are com
planning about the dilatory practices
of the Senate, and about its spleen
and malice, should realize that none
of this Is new. From the foundations
of the Government, 1t has been very
much the same.
AS there are now, so in the first
- ys<,,a
to eXalt the President as to be willing
to be Influenced by his every nod
smile or frown. They constituted
what was called the Court party
Then, too, as now, there were Sena
tors who felt that the Senate was a
coordinate branch Of the Government
which, within its constitutional rights
was of Importance equal to that OF
the Office of President.
In the first session of the Congress
the very questions now involved in
the case of Postmaster Myers were
the subjects of raging discussion. A
bill was up, containing this clause
Whenever the said principal officer
shall be removed from office by the
President of the United States" etc
From the moment of the reading OF
this clause the fight was on. Mem
bers Of the so-called Court party con,
tended that officials. nominated by the
President and confirmed by the Sen
ate, ought to- be subject to removal
by the President, who was response
BILE for an efficient administration
Opponents maintained that If the
Presidents appointments were TO be
| made by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, Impeachment
| was the only process by which an
official could be detached from his
Office. The discussion ragged for days
and now, 135 years later. the questions
involved in that discussion arise sc
garbed as to present a brand new ap
pearance.
I cite this to point out that, while
the American people seem to feel that
the Senate now contains men who
are impeding the progress of affairs
| by not yielding TO the wishes of the
Chief Executive, other persons ir
other years have thought similarly OF
other Senates. 1t has been so from
the beginning.
Copyright, 1926. by c1st Century Press)
Evening star., 1925-05-31
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

| legislation in the upper branch at
Will.
Gen. Dawes has argued himself into
the position of advocating actual rule
by a one-fifth minority over a four.
fifths maJority-provided one suU
thinks of American citizens as being
born free and equal.
| X
The White House hobby horse hae
come to the fore again. Presiden'
Coolidge's slight attack of indigestion
last week was followed by word from
the executive chambers that the Pres
| ident is really quite fit. even If he
does look a bit fatigued, and 1t waS
revealed that, despite the fun made
over the first disclosure of the pres
ence Of the electric steed in the White
| House attic, MIR. Coolidge still rides
! the nag and finds much benefit there
, from.
All of which has resulted in
renewal of the alluring propaga nda
which has been urging all men Of
means to step forward and pay 500
or $500 for one of the static steed-
| The President did not pay that sum
however, for his horse is the gift "C
an old New York friend and school
mate, now many times a millionaire
and an international banker.
|
cent description OF the President s
new-fangled horse. which show just
the kind of exercise Mr.. Coolidge t.
getting:
do you prefer the gait of q well
trained Kentucky single -footer? Do
| you enjoy a sharp trot, or the broader
swing of a gallop? Do you want the
gentle gait Of a Shetland pony. o.
the long, smooth rhythm of a loper
Each of these gaits is exactly dupli
Gated by the mechanical horse. III
gives, not only the up and down mo.
tion, but, in addition, the fitting
| forward backward motion which YOU
get when astride the living animal
1t is a tribute to the perfection If
the gait that many riding academic,
use this remarkable invention as .
definite help in instruction.
| Even the veteran horseman can
enjoy a daily trot or gallop astride
| the genuine russet leather saddle The
mechanism is silent and certain in
operation, easily controlled by an eleD-
| trio switch located in front OF the
| saddle. 1t operates from any electrtc
light socket and occupies very little
space. While the cost of this perfect
mechanism is almost the same as the
cost Of a good saddle horse, it brings
all the advantages Of a saddle horse
TO the city-bound and business bound
business man, with virtually no
maintenance cost"
President Coolidge, however. must
be known as what is CALLED a hard
rider, for his horse broke down re
Gently and had 10 go TO the navy yard
for repairs. That is how the secret
first leaked out.
(CopyriEht 1897
Evening star., 1925-05-31

According TO all the published re-
ports of his recent speech at Bir-
mingham. Ala, Vice President Dawes
made a faux pas which his oppon-
ents In the night over the Senate rules
the not likely soon TO forget. II be-
gins TO look AS IL every time the
fighting general gets TO going good
In his campaign something comes
along to trip him up.
Gen. Dawes is fighting for majority
rule in the Senate. He says ii is
ridiculous, utterly beyond his COM
prehension, how the country could
have stood these last hundred years
and more for the doctrine of minority
rule in the upper House OF the Con-
gress. The rules must be so changed
that II 40 Senators wish to accom-
plish a certain piece of legislation the
other AZ must stand out of the way.
There must be quick and effective
cloture. Debate must be shut off at
a given time. The opportunity for
a minority OF the Senators 10 fill
buster must be denied.
1t has been pointed out by Senator
Moses and Senator Wadsworth and
other standpatters on the Senate
rules that the condition which Gen
Dawes advocates would have resulted
in the adoption of the League of Ma
tions by this country, the passage of
force bills and various other sup
posedly undesirable measures.
BE that as 1t may, Gen. Dawes be
lieves In majority rule. But here
comes the Birmingham faux pas. II
the very speech in which he advo
Gated majority rule, the general pro
ceeded to denounce in characteristic
style the system OF which States hav-
ing less than one-fifth OF the popula
ton of the United States are per
mitted to have a majority of repre-
sentation in the Senate. In other
words Gen. Dawes finds himself argu
ing that IL his amendments to the
Senate rules are adopted IL will be
possible for the representatives of less
than one-ffth of the people of the
United States to dictate legislation tc
the remaining four-fifths.
That is majority rule with reverse
English on the ball. The Vice Presi
dents criticism of the system which
gives to the n 900 citizens Of the State
of Nevada the same voting power ir
the United States Senate as the more
than 100000 citizens OF New York
may be good and valid, but il is not
likely ever TO be changed
What Gen. Dawes does not seem tc
realize Is that the Senate rules as they
exist today were designed in part tc
counteract the inequality of repre-
sentation of which he bitterly com
plains.
More than often a small minority
OF Senators actually represent a ma
jority Of the people of the United
States. Yet, under the Dawes plar
of rules revision their right to stant
out would BE- denied them and the so
called minority States could SWAY
Evening star., 1925-05-31
BY THOMAS II. MARSHALL,
Former Vice President Of the United
States


! Writers of books, especially au-
thors IN romance. continue to re-
plow old fields. Thousands of books
of fiction may be classified together
as to their general character. Only
a few are distinctive. The skeletons
of most OF them virtually are the
same. In fact, a survey of fiction
reveals that In romance little is new
except the language in which II is
clothed.
Biography and history reveal sim
| liar characteristics, to a lesser de-
gree. perhaps.
The difference in biographies is not
SO much a difference in the anatomy
of men as in the clothing they wore.
AS to history, the more we read of
II the more we are impressed with
the recurrence of moot questions
which we supposed had been perma-
nently settled. All of which leads
me TO wonder whether mankind Is
as smart as 1t believes itself to be.
We have more tools and appliances
in the form of dictionaries and lex
icons. more ways of expressing our
selves, greater facilities of produc-
tion and distribution. but what of
our thoughts. emotions, purposes?
Are they better or much different in
this age than In the ages before US ?
Personally. I am inclined to feel that
today's distinction comes from the
clothing which we use to hide from
the gaze of the public the skeletons
Of the past.
To realize how old ideas and
thoughts constantly may bob up In
| new garbs, one needs only to attempt
TO figure out how many different
ha Ia Of he
10 digits. or how many words may
be formed out of the 26 letters of the
alphabet. The coinage even yet has
not ceased, nor will 1t cease so long
as usage dignif1es the introduction of
slang into the English language.
He would be a courageous soul, in
deed, who would assert that the
same grade Of mind, under similar
circumstances. today would function
differently from the way 1t func-
toned 1000 years ago. l recall an
incident which convinced me that
under like circumstances Il grade OF
| mind will produce the same thoughts
from age to age. 1t illustrates how
q person, gutltless of plagiarism,
might use language which long be-
fore his time had been reduced to
print. We were in court IN the city
of Fort Wayne. The baiuff of the
court was an Irishman. fresh from
overseas. smart but wholly devoid of
academic training.
Look" he said to a group Of us
who were enjoying a smoke during a
recess of the court. He pointed out
OF the window TO a lawyer we all
knew. one who has gained the repu-
tation of being extremely acquisitive
and not altogether ethical in his pro-
fession.
What of him?" asked one of the
group.
Cant you see?" countered the
Irish bailiff. Look at him. He has
his hand in his own pocket"
y y
We took this as an instance of
native Irish wit. AS for myself I had
not the slightest doubt that il was
such. Yet that very night upon pick
ing up volume of wit and humor, !
read that indentical joke which was
Evening star., 1925-05-31

tt Is a. matter of journalistic regret
That the remarks of Mr.. Otto Kahn at
p private luncheon in Paris, with ref
erence to debt settlement, should have
be his privilege to print in every news
paper an authenticated copy of pre-
Sisely what he did say; for his position
in the money world is important and
no has the right to be protected from
any misconstruction of his utteranccs.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

as If to say. Back out of this. Young
fellow, while there is yet time
Came instantly a peculiarly curdliuc
scream from Spratt: You can't bluff
me, you big hunk of fat. Yee-ow,'
Slience-then a series of spittings
yowlings, howlings, growlings, end
ing abruptly, as If the combatants had
silenced each other forever.
The battle was over, Capt. Kidd
had defeated Jack Sprett as us,1aI
we thought. sleepiIy
Hearty meowings at o'clock com
PEELED us to lean out the window
There, on the porch, sat Jack, proud
confident, without cut or scratch
on him. He had licked Capt. Kidd
at last.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Wasting No Elaffery.

What is your opinion of evolution 90
There's no reason why I should
favor the idea" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. "A chimpanzee has no political
influence whatever
Evening star., 1925-05-31

AS firm and experienced discipline.
sion to restrain the Hohenzollern fam.
lily from reckless dash for the spot
light.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

Soviet Russia may be inclined to
make life easy for Trotsky IL he can
refrain from writing political essays
and devote his penmanship to signing
the pay roll.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

American tourists still visit Europe,
but not yet In sufficient numbers to
solve financial difficulty by rendering
United States money available in an
indirect way.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

Whenever there is storm at sea
rum runners succeed in landing a few
cases Of whisky and several thousand
bales Of genuine Scotch" labels.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

In many respects Col. W. J. Bryan
is a lucky man. The need of his elo-
quence as a foe Of the evolution theory
came just at the time when there is a
Iull in the Florida real estate market.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Heaven,

Celestial streets with gold are paved.
What's more, If we with righteous
grace
Live on, we'll find there has been
saved
For each a proper parking space.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
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Evening star., 1925-05-31

Madison Square Garden has been
torn down, and some of the intellectual
lights that made the Democratic con-
vention memorable will move down to
Dayton. Tenn.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

The only sure money involved in the
Doheny Oil leases appears to be the
one hundred thousand alleged to have
been passed along to Albert Fall.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

There is q little pacifist sentiment in
the u. S. A. but not enough to pro-
vide a grand Welcome Home" demon
stration for Grover Bersdol1.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

Sc far a discovery OF the North Pole
has served chiefly to create interest in
the prospect OF it's rediscovery
Evening star., 1925-05-31
These Troublesome Parents.

From the Toledo Blade
Parents are 50 set in their waysi
At times the children simply can't
do anything with thems
Evening star., 1925-05-31
A Consistent Theorist

why don't you mend the holes in
your trousers?"
"Is economizin'," answered Uncle
Ebeu. "Holes is cheaper dan patches"
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Has a Broad Meaning.

From the Lexington Leader.
The poor foreigner learning Ameri.
can can't tell whether dirt" refers
to oil, politics or literature
Evening star., 1925-05-31

Jud Tunkins says he can't expect
much service from a. workman who
works eight hours a day and puts In
the other 16 bootlegging.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
A Disbursement. .

''Why don't you go into politics?"
I've been in politics." answered
Farmer Corntossel. 81 once got elect.
ed to the Legislature. And 1 found the
Legislature was just as hard to i'm.
prove as the farm"
Evening star., 1925-05-31

A Market Martyr.
The Bull and Bear
Cause me no care.
My coin has gone
To Bull and Con.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

Among the lively bids for the SUE.
cess Of the centennial. saws The g..
Evening star., 1925-05-31


the pilgrimage from the National Can
ital to the birthplace of this Oldest
and educationally most exclusive of
all the Greek letter fraternities. which
is the first of a series OF pilgrfma res
from all parts of the country.
X X X X
Uncle Sam has just signed up the
king of all base ball pitchers the
grand old man of the iron arm. who
smoke-balled his team to the world q
championship last season. The re-
doubtable Walter johnson is starring
in an official Government movie" as
| a perfect example OF what the milk
pitcher does for the base ball pitcher.
He was filmed at the American League
Park, Washington.
In his toast to milk. Walter John
son said to Miss Jessie M. Hoover.
of the Bureau of Dairying: "I am a
native of Kansas; was born on a
farm between lola and Humboldt. NV
real home is Coffeyville, Kans. When
I was growing up we had lots of
COWS on our farm and we all drank
milk. / drink 1t now when I can get
1t good and clean. 1t is good for base
ball players, especially in the morn
ing and evening. I never take it be-
fore going onto the field, but 1t is
fine after the game. OF course, we
never eat food just before taking
violent exercise. That is the reason
we don't take milk-for milk is a
food. I have four children and they
all drink milk-Mrs. Johnson sees
to that. My Oldest is a boy of g."
I'VE all noticed said Miss Hoover
his fine, strong, straight teeth; his
clear blue eyes, his healthy skin and
the strong straight posture of his
muscular body"
Now isn't that distinction to arouse
the ambition and admiration of the
American boy to fever heat world
hero of the diamond, and hero of the
movies. Whe wouldn't drink milk.
Evening star., 1925-09-15
The Tongs Kill a Rooster.

Having failed to stop the tong war
fare by holding the leaders of the Chi
nese organizations responsible for
killings. the New York authorities are
turning to the immigration service for
relief and asking for the deportation
of Celestials who are suspected of com
plicity in the conflict. Five Cinnamon
have already been ordered sent out Of
the country, and fifty-one more are to
be given hearings today.
Perhaps it is the deportation threat
rather than the prosecution threat.
but at any rate the tongs are really
showing signs Of peace since the first
squad was sent to Ellis Island. 1t is
rumored that the warning tongs have
killed a rooster, and sworn on his
blood to live harponiously. A roos ter S
blood Is regarded as especially bind
ing. The expiring squawk Of the
fowl, however, has not caused a remis
sion OF police activity, and Cinnamon
are being rounded up both on sus-
picion of completely in the recent kill
ings and for dispatch to Ellis Island.
These sons Of the East apparently
have no fear Of the American criminal
law, but they have very wholesome
regard for their status as soJourners
here.
Evening star., 1925-09-15
Maine Approves a Power Project

BY an overwhelming vote, approx
mately 10 to /, the people of Maine
have in a referendum approved the
project for harnessing the tidal waters
Of the Bay of Fundy on the boundary
between Maine and New Brunswick.
The vote was in reference to an act Of
the Legislature Incorporating a COM
pany on terms which included permits
sion for the sale of power developed
within the State to consumers out
side.
This is one of the greatest engineer
ing projects of the period. 1t involves
the impounding Of the waters of the
Bay of Fundy and also of Passama-
auoddy Bay by means of dams across
inlets and outlets, the rising Of the tide
filing these great natural reservoirs
for discharge through penstocks at the
power-producing points. Electric power
sufficient to supply the needs Of the
entire State of Maine with large
surplus for sale to other users will, it
is expected. be developed on a cost
basis which insures cheap current and
good profit.
As these are international waters
permission Of the Canadian govern.