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Evening star., 1927-05-02
MussOlini's Charter of Labor
Viewed as Great Experiment

grip on everything in Italy" the Rich
mond News-Leader remarks. his
charter of labor can be enforced. The
moment he falls, it falls with him."
That paper feels that 'the ideal Of q
partnership with labor, which he sets
forth speciously as the cooperation
of the classes. can never be a reality
when labor has no part in shaping the
terms OF the partnership"
n
The Detroit Free Press admits that
perhaps Mussolini. having boldly for
mulated principles which other men in
power may have cherished but have
never dared put forward. is destined to
show the world that the thing can be
DONE" but the Free Press raises the
points. 'If the success Of his system is
to depend wholly upon his own genius.
then what must become of it when he
has let go of the reins?"
Remarkable and we'll worth watch
ing" is the judgment Of the Chicago
Daily News, which describes the char
ter as "a strange compromise between
Socialism and Individualism." The
Binghamton Press finds Mussolini Gin
complete agreement with Marx and
Lenin in asserting that all power
rests with the state" The Memphis
Commercial Appeal utters the chal-
lenge: "If Mussolini can prove that
the agencies of government are supe-
rior to the makers and supporters OF
government. then his experiment will
prove a success. If not-well, then we
shall see"
Upholding constitutional govern
ment, the Omaha World-Herald feels
sure that there is no danger that
either Communism or Fascism will
be able to gain an effective hold upon
the hearts or minds of Americans"
There is little difference between
Mussolini's system and the Soviet
system OF Russia" states the Buffalo
Evening News. while the Lostell
Leader thinks it will amount "prac-
tically to government ownership" The
Duluth Herald makes the forecast:
Both italy and Russia will find that
the more they govern, the more they
will have to govern; that the more
high handed the ruling powers become.
the more high-handed they will have
to be: that sometimes, sooner or later.
the breaking point will come. and
then both will collapse" The Water
town Times also looks for ultimate
trouble. because ''the individual will
allow his cherished right to be taken
from him up to a certain point, then
he rebels"
Evening star., 1927-05-02

! Some time ago we mentally vowed
that we would never write another
article upon any phase of radio. Not
line, we cheerfully told ourself.
We were sick of radio-tired Of bat
teries, loud speakers, tubes, an
nouncers, orchestras. bands ESPECIALLY
! bands). lady singers who could not
sing, gentleman pianists who could
not play, static, speeches, particularly
| talks by ladies,
Yet here we are at it again. as any
reader can see, for two very good rea-
sons, to wit:
/. Radio is intriguing.
.. What are "big mem?
This second reason" may sound 2
trIf1e ambiguous, so we offer an eX-
panation Immediately. Perhaps il
helps explain the first.
Radio bFoadcasting is fascinating
among other reasons, because it CON
tinually offers the mind something 10
think about.
Our curiosity as to big men" was
aroused by the mental antics of a
broadcaster at a banquet.
If he used the term big men" once
he used it so times, and repeated it
each time with such heartfelt fervor
that we felt as if he wanted us to
PROSTATE ourself before the loud
speaker each time he called forth the
name of one of the aforementioned
big men"
II
The biggest men" Of various pro.
fessions were present. he told us with
bated breath, a certain oily quality of
obsequiouSnesS fairly oOZing from our
loud speaker.
We looked around to see if any of
it was dripping down upon our rug.
It is an old friend. and has never been
used as a prayer rug. We did not
know how it. might take such an ac-
ton upon our part.
MIR. Goofritz, the eminent short
story writer, has just come in, -
gurgled the announcer, fairly fab
bergasted, himself, any one could tell
by his close proximity to the cele.
brated Mr.. Goofritz.
Honestly. we believe that If the
speaker had spoken up all that was
in his mind, his speech would have
gone something like this:
"Bow low, ladies and gentlemen,
make a deep obeisance, bend the knee
and touch your lowly foreheads to the
ground--here comes the great Mr..
Goofritz
Think, ladies and gentleman, as
you bend the knee, this baby draws
down 1000 apiece for a single short
story! Think how long you and 1
have to work for that sum!
why, he is actually SO close to me
that l could reach out my unhallowed
hand and touch him, only / do not
dare to soil his coat.
kindly realize that it is a real
privilege for you, off there in your
plebeian living rooms, to be even
hearing about this great man. Two
thousand bucks for a short story!
You have got to hand il to him.!
Well, we do.
Mr.. Goofritz long ago earned our
hearty admiration. He has the proc
ess Of padding a tale down TO the
finest point in the history of the
American short story.
When Poe and Hawthorne received
500 or so for d story, there were few
advertisements, and writer was un-
der no necessity of filling in around
ads for shovels and rouge and other
necessities of that sort
Today, however, a magazine short
story writer has got to extend his plot,
as it were, in order to take care of the
extra pages. The way the experts do
it, without once losing the interest of
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Quality of American
HumOr Takes Plunge
ON the Youngstown DAILY Yindicator.

From the Youngstown Daily vindicator.
Refinement has, perhaps, never
been characteristic of American
humor. Mark Twain in his day had
hard work to get himself accepted by
the critics, and as for Josh Billings
and Bill Nye, refinement was the least
of their worries. But. at any rate,
American humorists of the past were
not given to the telling of questionable
anecdotes; IL they were boisterous they
were not obscene. Today the trend is
in the other direction. When men get
together they seem to feel that they
are called on to tell nasty stories, and
now, along with the general disappear
ance of restraint, the same thing is
spreading to mixed gatherings. A Chi
cago investigator finds that the hot
one" formerly confined to smoking
cars, is trotted out at the best dinner
tables without even causing a gasp.
and the jokesmiths get away with
murder" The quality of American
humor, he says, is getting lower and
lower.
All of which issso true as to require
no comment.
Evening star., 1927-05-02
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

American steamer Rockingham.
with $2.O00,000 cargo, reported sunk
by U-boat Patrols pick up
80 men, with 13 still missing
Whole world faces U-boat peril, cabi-
net officials tell conference of COVER
nors in Washington Sink
400, 900 tons Of shipping in one week
Germany'S output is 1900
U-hoats a year French mis-
sion assured American army will go
to France as soon as vessels can be
procured Secretary McAdoo
offers $4,000, 900, 900 OF first Liberty
Loan Registration plan for
draft bill is ready. requiring eligibles
to report Is days after bill is signed
by President Britafnia war
budget for fiscal year Is $11, ,451, ,906, 900
with daily war expenditures estimated
at $31 ,175,000 Food specu-
lators assailed in Senate. sss4
Evening star., 1927-05-02
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Song and SOrrOwing.

Song and SOrr0wing.
Despite disaster and dismay,
When life is going wrong,
We still must strive for moments gay
And sing the feeting song.
The song will bid US grateful be
That we securely live.
And teach US further ways to see,
To labor and to give.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

Personal popularity is an asset in
politics. Gov. Al Smith enjoys it to
an extraordinary degree. But politics
is politics, and when the game becomes
swift. personal popularity is very like
ly to look like a small white chip.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

Poet Laureate is made an official
title by the West Virginia Legislature.
The salary is only 5000 a year. The
opportunities to set a praiseworthy
pace in a new~literature are unlimited
and permit results that should be their
own best reward.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

Great engineers will allow discus
sions Of literary morals to take care
Of themselves for while and concen-
trate on some method Of censoring
the Mississippi River.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

It should not become a happy-go-
lucky practice TO wait till the trouble
happens and then send for Herbert
Hoover.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

Comets are supposed TO presage war.
Civilization would have been in a sad
state, indeed, if every comet had been
followed by a war.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

The Evening star. with the Sunday morn
snE edition is delivered by carriers, within
9he city at 30 cents per month, daily only.
As cents per month: Sundays only, 20 cents
per month Orders may be sent by mail or
Telephone Main 5000. Collection Is made by
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Evening Concert

Evening Concert.
Insomnia is scheming
With methods very deep.
They sing so much of Dreaming"
l cannot even sleep.
"A rascal" said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, ''is likely to become so
proud of his f1nesse that he exposes
himself by boasting"
"And other things dat calls foh
strengthen up de levees," said Uncle
Eben. lis desc here crime waves
Evening star., 1927-05-02

Democrats in mentioning presiden-
tial candidates point with pride to one
of the worlds finest collections Of dark
horses.
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Rate by MaiI--PayabIe in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to il or not otherwise cred
tied In this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights OF publication
of specal dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

Music week is to be feature of
each year. Much music is bad. One
of the best lines in many program
is, please stand by"
Evening star., 1927-05-02

For practical purposes in Italian
politics bulletproof vest is still re-
garded as more reliable than black
shirt.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

There is oil under the sea. This an
nouncement enhances the possibility
of speculation to an unlimited extent,
Evening star., 1927-05-02

His career so far has pointed to
Mussolini as the worlds greatest ex-
pert in the management Of the pad
lock.
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Indifferent Detail.

''The men no longer object TO bobbed
hair"
Present garb makes conservative
gentleman afraid to look twice at a
lady," rejoined Miss Cayenne. He
won't have a chance to notice how
she wears her hair"
Evening star., 1927-05-02

MY daughter won the prize in the
beauty contest"
Are you proud?"
mot very. Her mother is still com
peting for honorable mention in the
dishwashing contest"
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Safe Argument. .

Are you in favor. of daylight saw
ing?"
ut has its advantages" answered
Senator Sorghum. 1T gives people
something to argue about that in
wolves no possible mutual insinuations
as to moral character"
Jud Tunkins says a singer in for
eigh language has a great advantage.
II you don't understand the words
they sometimes don't sound SO fool
ish.
Evening star., 1927-05-02
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

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England.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

@. How much money is invested in
China by Americans?-N. S. n.
a. Commercial, $40 900, 900; mission
ary. $4,000 900.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

Some inside, close.ups OF the China
situation have just been supplied to
the White House and the State De-
partment by Charles MacVeagh,
American Ambassador to Japan, re-
Gently arrived in the United States
on leave. AS the principal power
nearest to the trouble area, Japan is
peculiarly well informed on conditions
and developments In China. and Mr..
Evening star., 1927-05-02

Q. Has the United States Bureau OF
Education compiled many statistics
regarding educational matters?-A. C.
A. 1t has compiled the largest Ii
brary of educational statistics in the
world
Evening star., 1927-05-02

q. What is the surname Of the
Prince Of Wales? Which of his Chris
tian names is he called by his fam.
ily?-M. n.
A. His surname is Windsor. II is
stated that he is usually called David
or Davy in the family circle.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

a. How are the fundations laid I'm
Venice so that houses are not washed
aWay?-A. b.
A. The city of Venice is almost en-
tirely built upon mud flats. and the
foundations OF the buildings secured
by piling.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
CORPUS CHRISTI
 FEAST IN SPAIN
ProcSsions Being Held in Every
 Village and Hamlet

Madrid, June 16 (UP)-The Corpus Christi" celebrations took place today throughout Spain. This festival in honor of the Consecrated Host, was one of the most impor tant and solemn feats of the year here.
 In every town. the population, anxious of demonstrating religious iovs and devotion, formed proces- sions which. from the point of view of their ingenuity. richness and di- versity. presented an unforsetable spectacle, especially in the roman tio and historical cities of Castillo and Andalucia.
 The processions with their bands. their sculptured and decorated fig urss, were followed by . multitude whose faith always impresses even Catholic foreigners.
 During the defiles through veal thy and poor quarters, wide and narrow streets, fell tho usual show CT of flowers. mostly roses and strongly perfumed pinks. thrown from all balconies. by Spanish fem inine beauties dressed in their typi- cal costume.
 This year again. the Corpus Christi" processions will be remem- bered as beautiful feasts, especially in Madrid. Barcelona, Seville, Cor doba and Toledo. which possess the most valuable "custodias."
 Some of these "custodias," which play such an important part in the processions, are unforgetable Reli- gious relics, often taking the form of . star, sustained by a stem and base. made of gold and silver. as a symbol of pureness, they are con- sidsred sacred objects by the fer vent Catholics, who prostrate them- selves in their presence: in the pro- sessions, they are always surround ed by representatives of the church. and cautiously guarded. although no one would dare touch them, fearing the Holy punishment.
 One of the features of the Cor pus Christ" in Granada this year. was the representation of the autos sacramentales," dramatic plays in honor of the Holy Sacrament. in the fashion of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Some were staged on carriages, similar to those used at the time.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
Route No 13a

Route No 132
 Bridgsport-Newtown road. steam shovel grading is under way. No de- tour necessary.
 Route No. l15
 Roxbury- Depot Bridge, work on the new bridge foundation under way. No detours necessary.
 Route No. 12o
 Norwalk-Danbury road. Concrete completed from Norwalk to Wilton where by taking the State Aid road through Ridgefield the steam shovel grading in Wilton and concrete con- struction with one-way traffic north of Branchville are avoided.
 Route No. 133
 Hartland. East Hartland Mount ain road is under construction. Present road is open to travel. No detours.
 Route No. Al
 Scotland. Canterbury road is un- der construction. Open for travel. very rough.
 Route No. 142
 Woodstock Mass. line. Road is un- der construction. Impossible. Putnam Woodstock, little River Bridge is under construction. No de- tours.
 No Route Numbers
 Burlington Station. Burlington Center Road is under construction. Open to traffic. No detours. Bolton, Bolton Center Road is under construction. but open to traffic.
 Pennington, Scott Swamp Road is under construction. Pennington end of the road Is closed.
 Harwinton- Burlington road is un- under construction. No detours. ord-Newington road is under construction, but open to traffic. Newington. Newington-New Brit ain road is under construction. Road is open to traffic.
 Newington and West Hartford, Willard street and Newington roads are nder construction. but is open to traffic.
 Newington-Clayton road is under construction. open to traffic. Old Saybrook- Essex cut off. Road is under construction. Detour over saybrook Junction road. routes l and 10.
 Plymouth. Bull Head Road. bridges are under construction. Short detour around bridges. Holland, Holland Vernon road is under construction. Short detour. West Woodstock-South Woodstock road is under construction. Open to traffic.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
,onstructsd. Qpen to traffic.

constructed. Open to traffic. Fairfield Mill River Bridge is un- dor construction. No delay to traf- fic.
 Greenwich Boston Post Road. Cos Cob and Puts Hill under construc- tion. No delay to traffic.
 New Canaan Poundridge road is under construction. No delay to trafic.
 Norwalk- West section of Boston Post Road under construction. No delay to traffic. Bridge. work on approach span. No delay to traffic.
 Westport and Fairfield Boston Post Road. Blacksmith and Bulkley section under construction. No de- lay to traffic.
 Route No. 2
 Berlin. Bekley Crossing is under construction. Short detour, no de- lay to traffic.
 Enfield, Enfield street is under construction but road is open to one way traffic.
 Newington avenue is under con- struction. but open to traflic.
 Route No. 8
 Stratford Shelton road is under construction. No delay to traffic. Thomaston. approaches to Rey- holds Bridge are under construction. No detour.
 Route No. 10 Middletown-Haddam road. grad ing completed. No delay to traffic.
 Route No. 12 Norwich-New London road in towns of Waterford and Montville is under construction. Open to traf- fife. Through traffic will avoid this work by using the Norwich Groton road on the esat side of the Thames River.
 Route No. II
 Norfolk, Norfolk-West Norfolk road Is under construction. No de- tours, one-way traffic.
 Route No. 10S
 Somers- East Longmeadow road is under construction, but open to traf- flc.
 Rockville-Somers road is under construction. Detour posted.
 Route No. no From Bloomfield Center road north is under construction. Detour posted.
 Windsor and Windsor Locks. Hartford-Springfield road Is under construction. Through traffic from Hartford to Springfield detour at Windsor going through Poquonock and Su.held.
 Route No. Ill Marlboro-Hebron, six miles under construction. Bridge construction re- quires detour of about three miles. Through traffic advised to detour via Colchester and Amston. Meriden-M -Middletown road. Grad ing is under way. Short one-way traffic. Through traffic advised to detour via routes 346 and 319 through East Berlin.
 Route No. IA Durham -Northford road is under construction. No delay to traffic.
 Route No. 118
 -Alsop's Corner to Country Club, road is closed. De- tour posted.
 Route No. 121
 Salisbury. Lakeville Millerton road is under construction. Road pen to travel. No detours.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
Road Conditions
 Tn Connecticut

Road conditions and detours in tho state of Connecticut made neces- sary by highway construction and repairs, announced by the state highway department as of June 15, are as follows:
 Route No.
 Branford- East Haven road Is un- der construction. No delay to traffic. East Lyme on tbe Post Road, bridge near Golden Spur is being re-
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17

Ask the first man you meet on the street what he thinks of the Herald Classified Ads.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
MANY GROUPSPA
HOMAGE At TOMB
Wreath for Unknown Soldier
Comes Prom Paris Post
of v. F. W.

All morning. as guard paced back
and forth before the Tomb OF tn,
Unknown Soldier at Arlington. organ
fZation after organization came t
present their tributes.
Led by the President. the process
sion continued from $50 O'Clock thi:
morning through the early part O
the afternoon.
Organizations laying wrcaths on the
tomb included the knights of Colum
nus, represented by Charles W. DaTr
State deputy Of the Organization
Richmond Post. No. 1l9 of the Amer
ic3n Legion of Richmond IIil! Long
Island, Represented by Arthur Duffy
commander of the Post.
One wreath came from Paris. from
the Benjamin Franklin Post. No. COS
OF the Veterans of Foreign Wars. ii
was placed on the grave by Victor G.
GIllermainC. commander of the Front
Line Post Of this city.
Other organizations giving wreaths
with their respective representatives
were: The Philadelphia and Washing
ton branches of Toe H. by E,vlc l..
Jackson: the Disabled Veterans Of the
World War, by Can't. Fred knchli,
commander of the State Department
of the ID. A. V: the French embassy.
by Nal. Georges The, ,<ult, military
attache. and Lieut.. engineer Paul
Duban. assistant laval attache; the
King Smith Studio School. by Miss
Jane McDoueal the colored high
school cadet officers and non-cOmmis
stoned officers of grades | and >. by
Cadet capt. Lincoln W. Hawkins and
Charles :. Weir: the Mexican embassy.
hy NJ Callis: ne Siamese location. by
Gen. Phya NiiitanonGS. and the Junior
Red Cross by John E'irmin of Powell
Junior High School.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
WAR MOTHERS HOIST
FLAG At CAPITOL
Service Banner Is Raised on Same
Pole With Stars and Stripes
in Ceremonies.

The service flag of the Amer lean
War Mothers. designed TO commemo.
rate all who served in the World
War, especially, those who gave their
lives, was hoistcd with the stars and
Stripes over the east entrance of the
CAPITOL at an impressive ceremony
under the auspices of the District OF
Columbia Chapter of the American
War Mothers today. The hour was
II o'clock. the time at which hosliii-
tics ceased nine years ago today.
Mrs. William +. Shanahan, presi
dent Cf the District of Columbia Chap
ter. American War Mothers, presided
1T the exercises, assisted hy M's.
Martha G. O'Neill. national custodian
IF records. a hugler from the Ma
rine Eand sounded Taps" at the cen.
,.,,lsi0n Of the ceremony.
The ceremony was arranged through
he cooperation of David Lynn, archi-
toct of the Capitol. who aided in Sc
cl,rin. permission of Vice President
Dawes and Speaker LongWorth to
permit the hoistnc of the service flag
with the flag of the United States. L.
was pointed out today that the SerN-
Evening star., 1927-11-11
v. M. |. ALUMNI TO MARK
ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT
Graduates Will Celebrate Insti-
tut2's Birthday With Armistice
Day Program.

Local alumni Of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute will observe Arm'Stic,'
day tonight and also celebrate the
eighth eighth anniversary Of the
founding of the college by smoker
ut s o'clock at the ARM and Navy
club. Gen. William II. Cooke. super.
intendent of V. VI. L., VIII be the guest
of honor.
The history of tho institute thai
once housed "StoncWall" Jackson and
whose cadets made history in the I::tt.
tie of New Market will ne reviewed.
Col. AriStides Moreno, president Of
the Washington Chapter. will preside.
Stuart II. Marshall is ch9itman n of the
committee on ARRANGEMENTS
Evening star., 1927-11-11
COURT OBSERVES SILENCE
Chief Justice Mccoy Halts Trial to
Permit Brief Tribute.

The justice, jurors. prisoners and
spectators in Criminal Division to.
day took cognizance of Armistice day
AS the hour of IL approached. Chief
Justice Walter |. Mccoy arose and
suggested that President Coolidge hal
advised that everybody hesitate in
their daily avocations for a few min
utes to recall the great struggle that
ended nine wears ago today.
Let us all stand" said the chief
Justice. ''and think about it fer a few
minutes"
After two minutes had elapsed. the
court resumel the trial of tho pending
case. Chief Justice Mccoy lost a son
in the conflict