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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
Praises Tribute Paid
to Frances S. FARLEY

| To the Editor of The Star:
AS the father of one of her former
pupils, as fellow-worker with her in
the neighborhood's service and as one
of the multitude of those who revere
her memory. may / commend giving
the name of Frances s. Farley to
what has hitherto been called the
Park View School.
Shakespeare wasn't an American.
Had he been, he would not have made
| light Of the significance of name.
| Among original Americans, notably
among the Alaska Eskimo, the word
| for name and the word for soul or
| personal spirit is the same word. To
endow child with the honored name
| of a departed hero or servant of his
| people is not only to give the beloved
dead a renewal and continuance of
life here among men, but also Is to
| assure, or tend to assure, to the child
SO endowed the respect and the self
respect which come of identifying his
spirit with that of the worthy one
whose name he bears.
Whether this Enthusiastically
American practice embodies theoret-
ical or absolute truth, who knows?
At any rate 1t has high practical value
in deepening inspiration to worthy
living.
To endow the school she organized
and led and loved with the name of
Frances Farley would be to give its
pupils, it's teachers and it's community
through the years the present and in
spring ideal of a spirit intensely
eager yet patient. clear-eyed and mat
ter Of fact. yet broadly tolerant and
finely sensitive to emotional values,
jealousy conservative and yet fear
lessly, youthfully unafraid to pioneer
"a saving and advancing educational
ideal.
The name Park View" is, to me,
one of delightful associations. Some
of the happiest years of my life were
spent with my family as a resident
of Park View. / hope that name will
be kept for the community. But,
without the association of Frances
Fairley's radiant spirit with the build.
ing that stands at the neighborhood's
heart, Park View would not continue
To be what it has been. So when
Park Views grand old man. John G.
McGrath. proposes that the citizens
association request the Board of
Education to rename the school 1.-THE
Frances S. Farley School," l unquali-
fiedly indOrse that proposal.
EDWARD j. WARD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
The Dignity of the Law.

The American Automobile Associa-
ton is to be congratulated on the in
tensive fight it Is making to secure
justice for the motorist in the courts.
Three cases of outstanding Importance
| have recently been handled by A. A.
A. lawyers, with success in two and
probable success in the third. In Wal
dorf, Md, the association was vic
torious in compelling a refund to a
motorist who was acquitted Of wrong
| doing. In Potomac, Va. the associa.
ton has protested the magistrate sit
ting in cases in which it Is claimed
he had a pecuniary interest. In River.
dale, Nd, the organization was instru.
mental in bringing to court a con-
stable and his aide for doing the very
things for which they were arresting
motorists.
The Riverdale case. which is the
most recent of the three, shows a
condition of law enforcement which
should be corrected at the earliest
possible date. The constable and his
aide have been making arrests lately
for attractions Of the motor laws. In
stead of the conventional spick-and-
span motor cycle of the State police
man, these jealous officials use what
is described by reporters as a dilapi-
dated and Anticipated automobile not
equipped or operated as the State laws
require. 1t is to be presumed that in
making arrests for violations of the
regulations the officers themselves
should scrupulously observe the rules
that they are enforcing.
But, strange as it may seem, the
constable and his aide have had the
tables turned, and Wednesday night
found themselves facing, under
charges, the very court to which they
regularly bring the hapless motorist
The constable paid a fine Of five dol
lars and costs for driving the pursuit
car" with only one headlight, and his
aide fifteen dollars and costs for driv-
ing without permit and with only
one headlight In convicting these
men the judge stated that he resented
the "unwarranted intrusion" of the
A. A. A., and that hereafter motorists
hailed before him would receive the
maximum fines.
Nothing but contempt for the law
can result when those who are
charged with the duty of enforcement
themselves violate the law. There Is
no such thing as justice in overhaul
ing a motorist who shows only one
headlight IL the pursuit car likewise
is burning only one light, and certain
" to drive an automobile without a
permit lis a serious offense in any
State in the Union.
Law-enforcement officers should
take their duties seriously and in
spire respect for the law. Slip-shod
methods encourage slip-shod motor
ing. The traffic problem has become
SO acute that it behooves enforcement
officers and courts to deal out strict
Justice at all times in manner be-
fitting the dignity of the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01

| In the great city of Birmingham, that
watches the clock until time for his
masters train to arrive.
| He is never late, according to the
| dispatch land we who love dogs ask
no better authority. Every week the
master journeys to London. and spot
sees him off and then returns home.
Fifteen minutes before train time, 1t
| Is stated, Spot leaves the house OF
his own accord, speeds through the
city streets and into the busy station.
There he slips by the ticket taker
and goes through the train until he
| finds his master.
An interesting dispatch from VIII
mington, n. c., told of the arrest
for larceny Of "nondescript pup
for stealing papers off porches. me
circulation manager of the Whining
ton Star had received reports of miss
ing papers.
Now every one knows how annoying
1t is TO go out to get ones paper
and not find it there. And no circula-
ton manager can know about 1t un.
less the subscriber calls up and tells
him.
Irate subscribers did call up the
manager, and he started an investiga-
ton. He watched the animal remove
four copies of the paper from porches
of subscribers. then he stepped up
and arrested" the offender.
The dispatch did not say so. but
no doubt the circulation manager was
more or less pleased to find the culprit
was dog rather than careless boy
or grown up"
x x X
These doggy" stories appeal be
cause every one knows and loves the
dog. Not to have owned dog at
some time in ones life is to have
missed an experience. The faults of
the dog, especially in a closely crowd
ed city, are attributable mainly to
indifferent owners who are thought
less of the rights of others. Dogs
will bark. just as cats will fight, at
night. In congested districts it is
essential for the peace of nelghbor-
hood that barking dogs be kept in
doors after 10 pm. We believe this
Is the police regulation.
A good dog. properly handled, is
one of the delights of life. We recall
with affection a great white bulldog.
born in fire engine house. His par
ents were pit" dogs. that is, fighting
dogs, bred to battle to the death.
This dog, with such ancestors, was
the gentlest, albeit the most ferocious
looking, fellow in the world. His
neck was % inches around-"believe
it or not"--and veterinarians declared
that they would rather handle a horse.
Yet his record over 10 years was
immaculate. He never bit a human
being, nor ever looked as IL he wanted
to. His chief joy was chasing sticks.
balls and stones. Often he swallowed
the latter, and now and then would
disgofge dozen or more.
At the end of four years. during
which he had not seen the writer.
his recognition was as acute as if
we had parted only the day before.
Unable to express his joy enough by
wagging tail, and bounds of affection.
he began to run up and down the
staircase. He wanted me to know
that he remembered.
This is why the dog must remain.
as he has through the centuries. the
chief friend of man among the
animals. He deserves the title be-
cause he has worked for it and won it.
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THIS AND THAT


| Recently a nice controversy ap.
peared on this page in regard to the
merits of the dog in the city. After
all Is said and done, the faults of a
oog are rather the faults of his
| master
| The merits of the dog are entirely
| his own.
| Aside from his ability as watcher
and defender, the dog makes his great
appeal to us through his real like for
us and all our ways.
! Who is there, owning dog, can
resist that wagging tail. those gleam-
ing eyes. those leaps and bounds, all
! displayed with tremendous animation
| at the homecoming?
This is the thing that makes the
| dog the most popular of animals. A
man may properly be said to own a
dog, but no one owns cat. The cat
is his own master. He displays affec-
| ton in his way. but at all times man
| kind must comply with his rules. He
does not pay much attention to ours.
The dog. however, is different. A
| man never owns anything. not even
| a machine, quite SO completely as he
! does a good dog.
The old car may get cranky. and
absolutely refuse to bulge unless
prodded by expensive mechanicians,
but a mans dog will move along with
him If he can drag one foot after
another.
The most expensive radio will get
the studs" and absolutely refuse to
work just as the big fight returns
start coming in; but mans dog runs
and leaps at command. follows in his
steps. always tries to please.
More often sinned against than sin
ming, the dog is faithful always, and
asks nothing more than to do what
his master does. He is faithful to
the ancient covenants. When man
would huddle within doors, the dog
remembers their outdoor sport to-
gether, and banks, Lets go out. Let's
go out and run. Let's pretend some
thing is after us. Let's have high
old time. Let's co.
So the dog loves nothing more than
to ride in our automobiles. There is
no taking like for this riding. We
have yet to see dog that was not
perfectly insane upon the idea.
He likes to sit in the front seat
and let the air whiz by his big ears.
His eyes are agog with excitement
This is living. He will sit for hours,
or stand on the running board. He
will ride atop the top, If necessary
1t makes no difference to him, just
SO he is on his way. This riding
thing, he seems to say, is what the
Old Man does, and IL it is good enough
for him, 1t Is good enough for me.
The dog, as Maeterlinck said, has
taken on strange and absurd shapes
to please his master. Man. If he is
wanted to course the plains, he be-
comes thin and acquires the speed of
the wind.
II he Is requested to become toy
for lady's lap, he accommodates by
turning hiWself into fluffy creature
with silky hair and big eyes. He may
lose some of his brains, in the process,
but he does the best he can. One
cannot have everything-in one dog.
" y
Dogs everywhere this Spring demon
strate their aptitude for tricks that
endear them to mankind.
Word comes from England of a dog
named Spot, owned by manufactures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
"Shipminded."

Senator Copeland of New York.
speaking in Chicago. urges the Amer
lean people to become "shipminded. -
Ills hope is that If the people will take
real interest in an adequate over.
seas American merchant marine Con
gress will follow suit. Year after year
Congress has neglected to deal with
the merchant marine problem. AS
senator Copeland pointed out. unless
definite shipping policy is adopted
by the Government and steps are
taken for the replacement of the mer
chant ships now owned by the Gov
eminent, the overseas American mer
chant marine win soon vanish from,
the seven seas. In his annual mes
Eages to Congress President Coolidg.
has repeatedly urged that a Der
manent policy with regard to the
merchant marine be adopted. Blu;
nothing has been done.
Today about twenty five per cent Of
American exports and imports are
carried under the American flag. TIL.
rest is handled in foreign bottoms
British, French, Dutch. German, Jap
anese, etc. The danger is that if some
thing is not quickly done we will soor
be carrying less than twenty-five Del
cent Of the American foreign trade
The value of an American merchan
marine has been called to the atten
ton of the public many times. 1t wa.
exemplified after the World Wa
broke out. Bottoms could not b,
found TO handle American products I,
foreign countries. Freight rate
scared. And when the United STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01

British critic has thrived under his
agnosticism, and so to a degree have
his American disciples" Commenting
on the Toronto case, the Record-Tele-
gram continues: Now comes q man
in Canada with no literary connec-
tions but those of a local newspaper,
who drew sentence for blasphemy'
OF 80 days in Jail, to be followed by
deportation. If the sentence is carried
out In all It's severity, he may either
go to England, where he will have the
shelter of Bernard Shaw's declara-
tons, or come to America and fore
gather with our Mr.. Lewises and
their bevies of satellites. All of which
IS important from two viewpoints.
The first is the Importance the Shaws,
Menkens and Lewises put upon their
own utterances, and the second is that
which communities, courts and various
individuals put upon those of some
person who hasn't an audience large
enough to give him the percentage of
safety In numbers" The Texas paper
asks: IF one concluded that the de-
PENDANT was guilty of blasShemy.
wouldn't it occur to any fair-minded
juror that any punishment in the
courts power would be superf1uous?"
X X x
THE Canadian method is likely to
make a martyr out of extremely poor
material" suggests the indianapolis
News, which argues: 1.-The episode is
a timely reminder that a great many
persons are deeply offended by face
tious remarks directed at the person
ality of God. and, if the truth be
known. probably far from pleased by
the jocular familiarities INDUCED In
by some evangeliStS. The law in this
case is not often invoked. for there is
not often so fragrant and offensive a
violation. Common respect for man.
kind and for biblical literature, if not
for Deity. forbids such attacks as that
INDUCED in by Sterry. In this country
probably we should feel that silent
contempt would be wiser treatment for
such an offense than court action"
willie the House of Commons in
Eng land considers bill to abolish
as a crime" it is pointed
out by the New Orleans Item, IAN
Ontario jury. up in Canada, convicts
a man of blasphemy. His offense con-
sisted in remarking that the Lord of
the Bible preferred the savory smell
of roast outlets to the odor of boiled
reference to the Old Tesla
ment burnt offerings of flesh meat
The prosecution was based on an an
cient British statute These two cir
in segmentS of the empire
fronting each other on opposite sides
Of the ocean are fair index of the
that make so many
little whirlpools in the somewhat mud
died age in which we live
1.-THE issue is of growing interest
for all the religionists of Angle-Saxon-
DOM" declares the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle, whilesthe Omaha World Herald
criticizes the position of the Province
Of Ontario. which Twill not permit a
man to speak his honest opinion of
scriptural revelation, even though that
may be a perverted opinion and
couched in satirical phrases -"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

itself in the luxury of electing two
United States Senators, for Dave"
Reed must face the music then, if he
desires to succeed himself.
# X X
Not long ago a Washington school
boy, aged about IL, rushed breathlessly
into his house to break to his mother
the thrilling news that he'd just seen
Rob Roy, the White House collie, GO
ing into a neighbours home with a
man who was leading the Nations
| most famous canine pet. who was
with the dog?" asked the lads mother.
oh" he replied, II guess it was
President COOLIDGE" So it was. The
| Chief Executive happened to be call.
ing on the specialist who now and
then sprays the presidential throat.
If Sunday, night time and holiday
confabs between the Secretaries of
State, of War and Of the Navy be-
come necessary in these-days of crises
in China. Mexico, Nicaragua ct al,
Messrs. Kellogg, Wilbur and Davis
haven't far to go to reach one an
| other. kellogg and Wilbur live exact,
ly across the street from each other
in Nineteenth street and Davis WAR,
is just around the corner in Twentieth
street. Several assistant secretaries
in estate, War and Navy" live in the
vicinity, too.
| Members Of the American Associ.
alton of University Women in conven-
| ton at Washington this week recalled
with pride that two college-bred
American women have been First
Ladies of the Land during the present
| generation. 1t happens that they are
the White House mistresses commonly
said to have been most like each
other, and each, too, enjoyed unusual
| popularity because of her sparkling
spirits and vivacious charm. The first
| coed" to grace the Executive Man
| sion was Frances Folsom Cleveland
| who married Grover Cleveland while
he was President of the United States.
/ Mrs. Preston-as she now isis an
| alumna of Wells College. at Aurora,
| n, Y. The other college girl destined
to be the wife of a President is Grace
Goodhue Coolidge. who Is graduate
of the University of Vermont.
Mick" Longworth's presidential
| boom has been launched--in England.
| Its sponsor is "TayPay" O'Connor,
veteran Irish NJ. r. and journalist.
| Writing the other day in the Sunday
Times of London, O'COnnor said: II
see they're having fisticuffs in Con-
gress at Washington. The present
Speaker of the House may be relied
on to keep order. Nick Longworth
should make an ideal man for his
,, job. He has been transformed by
circumstances from a man of fashion
into a serious statesman. He remains
the best-dressed person in Congress.
He has the cold, almost detached, de-
pertinent of man of the world. But
he has the iron hand under the glove
He made a very brilliant marriage
when he took the daughter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. i have met the lady
and found her very able politician.
Like her husband. Princess Alice is
detached and independent, and has a
very keen sense of humor. She would
make an ideal Presidents wife"
, tCopyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
The Soft Coal Strike.

The shutdown of union bituminous
mines in the central field. with $50 .00(
men out of work. must be reckoned a
serious industrial disturbance. II
would be far more serious If the stop
page Of production of coal threatened
fuel famine the country over. But a
survey of the situation by Govern
ment agencies is reassuring in this re
spect. With the coal already on the
surface and the non-union mines and
some of the union mines in which
temporary agreements have been
made between operator and worker
producing up to their capacity. there
Is every promise that the industries
Of the country and the railroads will
continue to be supplied
The effort of the union to maintain
wages and working conditions under
the Jacksonville agreement, entered
into three years ago, has in a meas
ure been the undoing of both the mine
workers and the mine operates. II
was not long after the agreement was
entered into that large consumers
seeking to purchase coal at the lowest
price, turned from union mines to
non-union mines, where labor costs
were less and where prices were
scaled down accordingly One mans
poison was another mans food. The
non-union mines and the non.union
miners have thriven at the expense OF
the union mines and the union miners
The shutdown of coal mines on a
large scale in the past has been ex.
tremely costly for the general pub.
lie. And in the end the public has
had to pay the bill for these differ.
ences between the mine operators and
the mine workers. Increases in wages
have been passed along to the con.
~n'~r Shortage of fuel has sent
prices of coal skyward. Today, how.
ever, the shutdown of the union mines
comes at a season when the demand
for coal is, and will be for months to
come, at the low ebb. Furthermore.
there is to be no coal famine, due to
the production of the non-union mines.
Of all labor. the miner is entitled to
fair return for his work. which is
arduous and dangerous. The failure
to place the coal-mining industry on
an economic basis in this country is
largely responsible for the conditions
which now exist. The seasonal de.
mand for coal and the fact there are
too many mines usually in operation
have played hob with the orderly de.
velopment of the industry. Both the
mine workers and the mine owners
and operators have suffered thereby.
Both the operators and the miners
nave looked askance at legislation
proposed in Congress particularly for
the protection of the consuming pub.
lie. Yet this same legislation IL placed
on the statute books, might now have
operated to prevent or mitigate the
situation which has arisen. Too often
In the past the conflicting parties have
thought only of their own interests
and not of the public.
Even though the public may not
suffer generally to the extent ii has
In the past during coal strikes, it is to
be devoutly hoped that agreements
will be entered into soon which will
make possible the resumption of work
In the union mines on terms that are
fair TO both the miners and the oper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Serious Nonsense.

Serious Nonsense.
"A little nonsense, now and then,
Is relished by the best OF men,
That's when it's merely idle chaf,
And only meant TO cause laugh.
But other nonsense which they teach
AS for new theories they reach,
Oft seems to VOW in phrases strong
That wrong is right and right il
wrong.
Our nonsense should be truly priced,
Until it is commercialiZed,
Or else displayed as argument
The nonsense that brings discomfort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01

Washington. d. c.. has expanded to
an extent that demands recognition Of
adjacent areas in Montgomery County,
Md. as suburban territory. The
fathers of the country were wise in
many respects, but they had no con-
eeption Of the growth and importance
which the Capital OF the Nation would
eventually demonstrate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01

Scientists claim to be able to secure
heat from the sun and power from
sea waves. Scientists can harness the
forces of nature, but they show no
skill in Harvesting the forces of CAPT
tai in way to make their ideas prac.
teal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
Corridors of Time,

why don't you make speech that
will echo down the corridors OF timer
THE trick" answered Senator Sor-
ghum, lis to interest the present pub
lie. People dwelling in the distant
corridors of time can't be counted on
to deliver votes soon enough to be
useful"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
Kate by MaiI-Payable i'm Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia,
All Other States and Canada


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Regarded Unjust.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
Why should the drys object to
vaudeville performers making prohibi.
ton ridiculous when the dry law en-
fOrcement officers are doing it with
impunity?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
Superlatively Religious.

From the Topeka Capital.
Wars are part of heavens design"
says Brig. Gen. Edward Baird. Now
we know how milftarists get that way.
They are superlatiyely religious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01

Many economists contend that a ma
tons wealth should be expressed in
terms of airplanes as well as dollars
and cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
Not Enough Money for Jack.

From the St Louis Post Dispatch.
If they are going TO settle things
with fists, why wouldn't seat in Con-
gress offer Jack Dempsey a brilliant
post-career?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01

Predictions of fruit crop failure can
not be evaded. When the weather
let's go, the bugs will take hold.