Evening star., 1927-06-01

President Coolidge has done the
| handsome thing with respect to Capt.
| Lindbergh just about the time some
criticism was beginning to crystalline
regarding White House Indifference"
Now that it can be told. the unemo-
tional Chief Executive was coming
| under fire, in Washington and else
where, for not keeping step with the
countrys exuberant enthusiasm over
the worlds darling. Kings, queens,
prime ministers, others in exalted
places-governments themselves-were
tumbling over G1e another in doing
honor to the American flying hero.
Where was his own President. amid
the tumult and the shouting?-so ran
the querulous comment that was
mounting up. Mr.. Coolidge has
stepped into the breach and done
what the Nation at large will un.
doubtedly acclaim as dignified and ad-
equate tributes to Lindbergh. The
young Columbus Of the air is to be
the object Of national recognition"
He has been invited to come home on
an American warship, land at Wash
ington and receive an official wei.
come by the head Of the Republic.
Tho President and the First Lady OF
the Land will entertain him at the
White House-here or in the Black
Hills. Upon Lindbergh's gallant
breast his Comm. lder-inChief will
himself pin the Distinguished Flying
Cross and probably on the same &C.
casion formally raise the captains
rank in the air reserve.
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Every once in while Calvin Cool.
idge does things that make people
-. H. L. hn ~
spiration of the opening stanza OF
Rudyard Kiplings If" which be-
gins:
If you can keep your head when all
Are losing snpg' theirs heir
In Hollywood and other movie fac
tories, film directors require screen
actors to register emotion" The taci-
turn Vermonter who now tenants the
| White House would have great diff
| Guilty in qualifying for emotion regis
| tration. 1t goes without saying that
Mr.. Coolidge has been fired with as
| much patriotic fervor over what he
calls Capt. Lindbergh's great accom-
| plisn nent" as any American alive.
Only isn't the Coolidge way to throw
up nlts on such occasions or make
ther the topic of either incessant or
| intemive conversation. While the
| Minnesota daredevil was Winging his
| unchurted way across the Atlantic and
| the world was holding it's breath in
| hope and prayer for him, President
| Coolidge remarked to a group of White
House visitors. Capt. Lindbergh has
my best wishes for his success"
It's probable that there will shortly
be another Charley" Hughes on Of
this time, and not a statesman. Navy
men expect that Admiral Charles f.
| Hughes, commander in chief of the
mighty armada which the President
will review off Hampton Roads on
June 4, will soon be appointed chief
Of operations at the Navy Depart
ment, That is the blue ribbon shore
duty of our sea service. From it, un-
der the regulations, the present in
cumbent, Admiral Edward w. Eberle,
will presently retire after the statu-
tory period of service. Eberle came
to Operations" after comma nding
the United States Fleet. Admiral
Hughes is as typical looking an Amer
ican sea dog as ever bestrode the
quarterback. Birth seems to have or
dained him for q sea career, for he's
native of Bath, Me-, the traditional
and ancient seat Of American ship
building and coastal trade. During
the World War Hughes captained the
battleship New York, which was part
| of the American squadron attached to
the British grand fleet, and assisted
| in taking the surrender of the German
| fleet at Scapa Flow. Hughes fought
with Dewey at Manila and helped take
| Vera Cruz in 1912 and in 1914.
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Dorothy Carlson of Salt Lake City,
| 17-year-old National oratorical cham
pion, already has had tempting offers
to 60 into the movies. Before she left
,Washinaton this week her father tele.