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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
Bobby Leach's UnherOic End
One of Fate's Queerest Franks

York Post points out. lin seeking new
scenes to risk his life and furnish sen
sational moments for morbid multi
tudes. No exploit was too dangerous
for him, no chance TOO desperate. And
I'm this anti-climaX his end was even
more dra matte and irOnical than he
could have imagined"
There is lesson in this which APP
peals TO the Vancouver STUNT is
the little, neglected things that get
most of us" And the Sun observes:
People protect themselves against
the well known diseases. They resist
the scolree of tuberculosis. guard
their drinking water from the germs
of typhoid. demand isolation Of diph-
liberia patients. and then they bring
about their own deaths BY suffering
themselves with some food Combina-
tiOn apparently rs inu"cu"us as
Ieach's orange skin
There are cellars for cyclones.
toxins for communicable diseases
bombproofs for war remar ks the
New York " Grid in similar vein. hut
nobody can I've forewarned Of all the
little things that kill. We take our
chances" The World also offers the
parallel that men go over the top
in a rain of bullets that make LIVING
seem a miracle. and later some insect
bites them and they die"
Passing from consideration of the
physical realm. in which such deaths
may occur. the Elmira Star Gazette
suggests that in the mental world
also the little crisis stuns." and that
most of us can meet the big tragedy.
the big experience, with poise. hut
lives are wrecked on decisions aud
crisis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEN ELL.

cation made n very favorable impress
sion when read at the association
| meeting and that several parenlS
| were seen TO look guilty. and mat io'-
lowing the gathering, night NOISE III
| the community was n"li"ea"H re-
duced.
This is as IL should be.
There is no reason in the world I"f
| so many persons getting angry ~"
censpd sore" mad. Al odds WIN. III
furiated. so often.
Under civilization (Which IL ih''n
better thing than many give u rre"''
for being) we All are trying I" get ON
Of the supreme GIT al me- ''e "''7
Me legitimatplN can.
.t'O.operatiou" Is the WatchW"ro o'
The day. not only IN business, bht IN
social and civic work. Living :" close
together AZ we do. in cities ana to"hS'
! those who will not cooperate are >"
| many brakes on the wheel of progress
| to.ODeration mea ms. above an, thIhN-
| ing of the other fellow.
He who flies into NJ OF anger 'ne
moment the other fellow dares 10 say
| somethipg he does not agree 10. the
second the other dares voice ms NON
| est opinion. is a relic of barbailsn.
| Most persons are not in the habit OF
| regarding anger in any such serious
| light. Mostly they feel II TO be a
spontaneous reaction which they are
afterward somewhat asha med Of nut
: at worst not a thing I" he eXac'iy
sorry for,
1t requires only little reflection
! however. for any one 10 see 'hh,
anger hurts the one who hoids II
worst Of All and leaves Nefl'aoie
Trail of injury behind 1t, the pe'iec'
antithpsis of civilization.
1t speaks we'll for the tru" tlNl'iHH
tion Of the National capital. there
! for. that the reading of the letter
instancpd aroused only fhN"r"h'e com
ment.
] Those who have had experience u
letter writing. whether of S"ial 81
! business nature. will readily see thai
the gentleman achieved bis happy re
| suit by the possession ANA use 81
! two qua Titles -hrsl. 4 klnd hehTt ah'
second. tact which is it's c"r"l'arN.
|, will be noticed that the writer
first took pains to make himself
child again. and 10 recall that. be
100, once upon . time. did some ven
| ing and screaming at play.
Thus he Immediately took the wine
ouu Of the sails Of those ch"leric indi
!
asdribe old crouch" motives every
body else.
! The second admirable point about
| his letter. it seems 10 MS. is mat. IN
stead of jumping on either boys "I
! parents he took care 4" make MS
/ entire letter a mere plea for better
! ment
lie then gives Instances Of both The
abuse and it's results upon other
members OF the community. whose In
terests the parents Of the offending
| bows had altogether forgotten.
At this point the letter writer
! thought proper Ia hand parents a bi'
of apple sauce" which, If we may
| Judge from the entire tenor Of the
| letter, was sincerely meant IN every
| respect.
The climax of this good letter comes
| when the writer points out that every
| one is in the same boat of property
| ownership, and that undue noise VII
! harm all, not just him. The last para
graph. real gem. we commend t.
all boys and their parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
Michigan Avenue Crossing

About two months ago d bill was
passed by the Senate providing for
the cure Of the grade crossing at
Michigan avenue, in Brookland. 1t
had been pressed for enactment into
law at the instance Of the Commission
ers. backed by the residents OF the
region affected, II has since been
lying before a subcommittee Of the
House District committee, without at.
tentton, and now II is in order to urge
that it be given prompt considera ton
50 that it may be finally passed al
the present session.
This bill aims at the correction NJ
one of the few remaining grade cross
ipgs in the District. The crossing at
MICHIGAN avenue is one of the most
freuuented of all in this vicinity.
Michigan avenue carries large and
steadily increasing traffic. and is. in
fact, one Of the arterial highways of
the Capital, though not yet so desiS-
mated by formal order. 1t shares with
Rhode Island avenue the bulk of the
traffic between Washington and Balti-
more Plans for its improvement, to
permit it to bear more effectively and
safely the portion of the travel which
naturally falls to it. cannot be advanced
until this danger point at the railroad
crossing is corrected.
A daily count of vehicles passing
over the tracks at grade at this point
shows that the percentage of risk
there is very high. Manv trains are
under Roadway over the railroad line.
Frail barrier gates constitute the only
protection. The view of the tracks is
masked from the view of drivers. A
short distance TO the south another
street has been carried over the tracks
for the accommodation of trolley
line. 1t is too narrow 10 serve the
vehicular traffic. The only possible
way TO prevent p disaster such as AT
any time-neshsps tcmcrrcw-msy &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

Fate's queer pranks are source @
never-ending surprise. When word
came from New Zealand that Bobby
each was dead from slipping on an
orange Deel. all the world took notice
because this was the same Bobby
Leach. daredevil parachute jumper
who went over Niagara Fails In
barrel.
What a prosaic ending, eNclalms
the Providence Journal. for HE
marked by so audaciouS an adventure
as the plunge al Niagara. Yet history
is full of similar anti-climaxes. was
il not the chief engineer of the flag
shin of the American batIIeship feet
that acknowledged the world in the
presidency of Theodore Roosevelt,
who. having arrived home safely. was
killed nv n hammer that fell out OF
ship's rigging? And now. rs If by
an unnecessary perversity of fortune.
Leach has fallen victim Ia bit OF
orange peel like the least adventurous
of his fellow-mortals and been brought
to an undra matte end"
But il is ''only the tale that inSur-
ance companies and their veraciOus
figures tell again and again. accord
ing to the MuskoGee Times Democrat.
which recalls that occupations of
risk" even plain dare devil pursuits.
Kill so few persons compared with the
can opener. the stairstep. the kitchen
stepladder and the rusty tack. Death
waits for an orange PEEL continues
the Times Democrat, but only twirls
its thumbs as a man, desperation i'll
his ewes, feels the barrel in which he
crouches lifted by giant hands and
flung into rock space.
&k*
Referring to his feat al Niagara
Falls and to the many times Leach
had jumped from balloon In para
chute. the WATERFOWL Daily Times
SAYS: IAN his life he had laughed at
death. he had taken desperate chances
and had missed death by inches. lie
must have felt that he bore charmed
life. But death was waiting for him
inst around the corner. If they had
nicked IN Bobbys manGled body from
the whirlDools of Niagara. or if his
nara chute had failed TO open. il would
have been different. But to slip on
an orange peel Why. that is some
thing that might have happened TO
the most spineless creature in the
world, the man who never took n
chance"
"Whymper. one Of The three men
ont of seven who survived climb
of the MatterhOrn." recalls the Daven-
port Democrat, was badly injured
later when lecturing on the climb. as
he made a misstep and fell off the
lecture platform. If we knew where
death urked, there would be no
accidents"
Fate steals along with silent tread
Found oftenest in what least we dread;
Frowns in the storm with angry brow
But in the sunshine strikes the blow.
quotes the San Francisco Bulletin
from Cowper, as it remarks: There Is
an old saying that he who is born to
be hanged will ne'er be drowned, and
it is said that many a storm tossed
ma riner has found some comfort in
the thought. Fate spared Bobby
Leach at Niagara Falls, only to meet
him years later in simple fall of NO
more than his own height" The Co,
lumba Missourian concludes that
Leach must have been protected By
the stars from both hanging and
drowning and that there's story
to make fataIists."
''Ie travelled far aud wide" the New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY NDER JOHNSON
The Circus

The Circus.
! wish that could see once more
The circus that | viewed Of wore.
Where gilded creatures lightly sped
In graceful feats far overhead:
Where superhuman skill held sway
And life forgot the workaday.
But now I see the weary face
Beneath the smile Of studied grace.
I hear the music playing loud
And so concealing from the crowd
The fact that breath is growing sea nj
'Mongst acrobats, who puff and pant
Beneath the makeup of the clown
see the teardrop OF the frown.
Alas, we gaze in wiser days
Beyond the superficial phase.
] wish that 7 could see once more
The circus that | viewed Of wore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

There recently came into our hands
copy of letter which we regard
as such Il model OF epistOIary TACT that
we take pleasure in presenting IL IN
our readers, who are interested In all
writings.
The letter IL addressed to the presi-
dent of n we'll known citizens nsso-
citation and therefore will have par
ticuiar appeal 10 those who work ton
the civic bettermeni of Washington.
u reads:
Dear Sir: MaN | call 10 your atten-
ti0n. az president of the -------- ttti'
Zens Association. The subject "f
screaming ana yelling at night ny Ger
tain boys?
AS one of the Youngest household,
ers in -. have sympathy with
all boys, having been in the yelling
stage not 81 long ago myself 10 that
what ! say here is DOT against the
boys bat solely a plea tn parents VINO
permit them to annoy others.
ON some nights the screaming has
kept up TO ~ late as / 80 o'clock, and
then only adjourned to resume a
block farthes on. The noise Is so loud
that persons trying 10 do mentai
work, read or sleep are absolutely
prevented.
II have talked to several families,
the members of which have expressed
the feeling that they Will be 1orced 10
sell their homes in - uhless 'he
night cIamor ceases. Many of these
are women who work in Once, ana
who need peace and quiet when they
| come home.
These persons. like the writer, are
fond OF BOYS and especially "
bows, who, as whole and lndlNluu
ally, are mostly fine youngsters we
can all be proud Of them.
In closely huilt.up blocks such rs
prevail in . however it l.
| incumbent on every householder u
! think Of others. and 10 restrain hndut
| axubera nee at times when others ma
! he desiring to work, or rest
Nothing destroys residence cor"
| munity quicker OF more surely th"'
noise AT night This is. therefore
much more than mere question ~
personal likes and dislikes, but rather
an &C, of preservation on the paf'
| Of an propertN holders in our So"'
community.
IF this matter might he hroush'
before the ass0Cia Iion as reminder
as hint from an old boy WIN
/! young heart. hut slightly traZHeo
nerves. believe the condition mieh'
he corrected. Very truly yours. enc
Those acquainted with ihe ahtleh'
! a nd honorable art of letter Wfi''h-
will recognize In the above epist'e' we
believe. very fine example "t the
| letter courteous.
| The writer thereof had something
on his mind. evidently. Yet reahzeo
| ina, he was dealing with wha' u
| commonly termed 'ticknsh SUD
iect. 1t is generally known that par
en,s. as class. will NOT 'olefstt
| criticism. however we'll merited. o.
their offspring.
! Such criticism, Of course. Is raihei
of the parents than of the chiloreh
! and usually is heartily taken In Una
verv way, the parent rising |" tht
defense of his Tor her, child with com
mendable vigor.
! II is plea SAINT to see. in the mlsslVe
how well the gentleman VINO penneo
! il realized this quirk of human ma
ure. and how tactfully he managed
10 say his say without waving
red flag in the face of parents.
We understand that the eommunl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

are. Further more. the more humid
our skins and our clothing. the better
conductors they are OF heat. AND the
dryer they are the better they 1nsu-
late. Clearly. then. when the air Is
very dry the interiors OF our podles
are comparatively insulated from loss
of heat: and when the air ~ camp,
reIatlNeiy exposed 10 stch ioss' II
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
British Labor's Defeat.

definite restoration of pre-stlike
conditions in Great Britain by Monday
IL indicated by the latest dispatches
from London. which tell of the re-
sumption of almost normal transporta'
lion and the return of workers 10 their
jobs in increasing numbers. In only
the mines, il is now likely viii there
he iileness ut the beginning of next
week
Rut an important change will nave
taken place. The union workers viii
go back to their Jobs on different
basis from that which prevailed he
fore the general strike order WAS is
sued. In manv of the trades new ar
rangements will have been made
which will materially modify the
power of the union for the disoca-
ton of industry.
From several sources DURING the
strike came opinions that the general
strike was illegal. Eminent iurists de
clared that the trade union council
had no authority or right 10 call out
he members of the trades who had
no grievances against their employers,
who had presented NO demands for
changes of condition and had not been
in negotiation with their principals.
In other words. the opinion from au-
thoritative quarters was that the SYM
pathetic strike had no status in the
law. These declarations had much to
do with the breakdown of the strike.
Now it is suggested. according To the
dispatches today. that the men who
struck in obedience to the general
order issued by the council and who
lost wages or who have lost positions
in consequence-msny men will he out
of work for some time even when in
dustry has been restored to normai-
NAV sue their union leaders for dam
ages Whether any Of them will go
Ia court with such claims remains TO
he seen. but it is significant that the
suggestion is being discussed as pos
sihility.
Furthermore. there is evident a feel
miners against the trade union council
for having first called the general
strike and then calling il off without
securing any definite assurance of an
abatement OF their grievances. The
miners now feel that they have been
betrayed by their fellow unionists.
Organized labor in Great Britain has
received a severe blow. Ii has chal
len2ed the people and has found them
faithful TO the principles Of orderly
government II has made losing
move. and that is always costly in
prestige. No matter on what terms
the workers may be taken back to
their jobs. they will feel that they
have been misled and misrepresented
by their organization.
Thus it would seem that the brief
lockout which followed the stopping
Of the general strike. and which for a
few hours appeared to threaten re.
newsl of the trouble. was. in fact.
benefit TO the people of Great Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
Ancestor Worship,

DO you regard the theory of evolu-
ton as antagonistic to religion?"
mot at ALL" answered Hi Ho. the
Chinese philosopher. Evolution rep
resents ancestor worship in it's most
devout and interesting form
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

A Spring drought calls for farm re.
lief which even the extraordinary
powers Of Government cannot be ex.
pected to supply immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

Rum runners continue To defy tho
law. The crime wave" attracting no.
tfce in large cities is compa IA lively in.
consequential compared to the storm
at sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

From the Oklahoma City Daily os'sh"m'"-
Another ancient temple has heen
found buried in Yucatan. hui the good
old Rock Island station still is able
- hear rs haah above the q Ses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

MussoIini has 80 far as his indjvid.
ual case Is concerned fully demon.
strated the force of the old line TO be
8 Roman was greater than King"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

Ensland's so.called civil war has
been relieved as promptly ss possible
OF temptations to uncivil &emonstra-
tons.
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No influence.

Are you fond of music"
No" answered Senator Sorghum.
"A brass band helps along the en-.
thusis SIN after victory. but ! never
heard of II really doing much Ia elect
anybody 10 office"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

The affairs of the Distric, of Comm.
Ola require an occasional inspection.
No well ordered esta blishment should
be deprived of The benefit Of Spring
houSectea nins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
RESERVATIONS

OFT In official life are found
Hints Of that old refrain:
He walked right in and turned around
And walked right out again"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

When first the Charleston | observed
II left me terribly unnerved.
! thought that ] must cross-eyed he.
Or else the girl had housemaid's knee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

Oars politics everywhere. said
Uncle Eben. Some men gifts big
reputation simply by prayin foh rain
an preteWdin' t. special influence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
Detectives Disband.

Another drama Of civilizations on
ward march was enacted in court
at White Plains. y. y. yesterday,
when Justice Morschauser agreed to
lei the jefferson Valley Horse Thief
Detective Associa ton disba md because
there were no more thieves of this ilk
to chase. Formed twenty years ago
members of the association made life
miserable for horse thieves through
out that section of New York but with
the advent. and, in fact. the monopoly,
of the automobile in present day trans
portation, the association found itself
with little or nothing TO do. and de-
cided 10 close up the books and dis
band.
Apparently there was no suggestion
from any Of the members to turn the
attention of the organization to the
automobile thief. He, evidently, is too
prosaic q character to be within the
scope of the roma ntic activities of such
an association. At any event. the JEFF.
ferson Valley Horse Thief Detective
Association is no more. and horse
thieves in New York. if there are any
left. are again free to pursue their H.
legal occupation, safe from the vigi-
lance of the determined detectives Of
vestervesr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

So far the civil war" announced by
Great Britain has proved admirable
for its civility. Perhaps Dr.. Coue was
right. The world is growing better
and willing TO permit fairness of mind
Ia assert itself as check I" arbitrary
violence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

Jud Tunkins says children should
obey their parents and parents should
show proper interest in learning TO
give the right kind of instructions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

In y letter from Secretary Of Labor
James j. Davis to Representative Al
bert johnson. chairman of the immi
lgration committee. the Secretary indi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

Americans are said 10 he unpopular
in Paris. Just for that a large mum.
her of tourists are likely TO go back 10
New York and encourage home indus
try by patronizins the night clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

The rediscovery of the North PoIe
will remain d project of peril until the
route is better equipped with gasoline
stations and repair shops.
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Q. why doesn't dry air at very
low temperature feel as cold as humld
air al n higher temperature?-N. \.
\. How cold the air. or anything
else. feels. is determined by the rate
at which we lose heat TO II. Now. the
more humid the air the more humid.
I'm general. our clothing and our skins.
nd the driver the sir the dryer they