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Evening star., 1927-09-18
Levine Foiled Again.

Perhaps Charles Levine will ny
somewhere eventually. Perhaps not,
He is assuredly having his troubles
with pilots and winds. weights and
runways. First he broke with
Chamberlin when he was not induced
TO remain overseas for westward
fight to complete the transatlantic
hop. Then he had all kinds Of diff
culties with French pilots. eliminating
in his final breach with Drouhin, who
had been bound by contract for the
flight to America. Next he hoped
of on his own and few to England.
arriving in an eccentric manner and
escaping disaster by narrow margin.
After negotiations he succeeded In in
ducing Capt. Walter Hinchciine, an
accomplished British ace. to navigate
the Columbia in a westward flight,
But after several attempts to span
the ocean In this direction had failed,
with disaster, Levine decided that the
risk was too great and he concluded
to make an eastward flight across
Europe. following the trail OF BROCK
and Schlee. Yesterday morning con-
ditions seemed right. but the ground
Evening star., 1927-09-18

The hazards of driving an automo.
bile in Washington will be increased
tomorrow morning when some $4,000
children. many of them racing anx-
iously to their first day at school, will
dash heedlessly across the streets.
oblivious to everything but the
parental caution not to be late. The
steps taken by the school officials and
the heads of the Police Department
to safeguard these children are not
enough. The automobile driver must
enlist himself In the cause. A
thoughtless moment at the steering
wheel. an impatient squirt forward,
may end in tragedy. Every school
year takes a toll of young lives. 1t is
not a question Of where the fault lies
or who Is to blame. Children do not
live by writ or rule, but by impulse.
The sad knowledge that modern con.
ditions make it almost inevitable that
the lives of one or more children will
be snuffed out on the streets this year
should serve to make every autOmo-
bile driver careful in the extreme. The
lapse of a second may mean poignant
grief, which will not be assuaged by
all the good resolutions in the world
afterward.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
The Glory of Living.

"We all. icith open face beholdin1
as In glass the glory of the Lord,
are changed into the same image,
from glory to glory Corin-'
thidns, ills.
Rightly conceived, life is an unbro.
ken revelation of Gods glory. From
days Of childhood on to old age, we
have perpetual and ever-changing
disclosure of the majesty and might of
the Creator. When I consider the
what is man that Thou art mindful
of him." This was the declaration of
the great poet of the Hebrews. Be
wildered and enriched by beholding the
glory of God in His creations, he
could not conceive that man was wor-
thy of divine condescension and favor.
1t has ever been true that. as man
has risen in intelligence to under
stand. even in part, the glory Of God
as disclosed in nature. he has been
compelled to reverence and worship.
Through nature to God" was the
way John Fiske expressed 1t in his de.
lightful little book. He was brought
to his knees by what he witnessed
in the world around him. 1t does not
seem credible that we can year by
year catch glimpSeS OF Gods glory
without feeling that it is all designed
to give us a deeper understanding of
His will and purpose concerning us.
AS Addison beheld these myriad works
and splendors Of God, he wrote:
What. What though ,Sa;A no real voice NOR sound
In reasons ear they all rejoice.
And utter forth a glorious voice:
Forever singing as they shine
The hand that made us is divine
That in some way we are taking on
something of the splendor Of all these
glowing things Is the conviction of
the Apostle Paul. He cannot conceive
that men and women living In such
a world Of beauty can pass through
it without rejecting In their lives it's
glory. We must be changed by that
which we behold. There Is that which
is contagious about beauty, even as
there is that which is contagious about
ugliness. Those Of us who are seek
Ing the one or the other will come
at length to reflect in our persons that
which we behold. That God has in
tended that we should from our con-
tact with His world grow and develop
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Does He Mean Smith. Too?

William G. McAdoos declination to
enter the race for the Democratic
nomination for President in the 1928
campaign is interpretable as a sugges-
ton that Gov. Smith likewise leave
the field, in the interest of Democratic
harmony. In one passage In his letter
to his Chattanooga friend expressing
his determination not to run for the
nomination, after stating the prin-
ciples which he declares to be the
basis of Democratic doctrine, he says:
Perhaps I can do more to advance
these objects as a private citizen than
as a candidate for the presidency. 1
prefer to stand aside in order that the
field may be left clear, so far as can
clear it. for the development Of
leadership that can more effectively
gain these ends
The phrase 80 far as I can clear
it" is pregnant with significance. Mr..
McAdoo does not call upon his prin.
cipal rival Of 1924 to follow his ex.
ample. He states his premise in
terms Of Democratic principles and
yields the field for the sake Of 'the
development of a leadership that can
more effectively gain these ends"
1t is inconceivable that Mr.. McAdoo
should rate Gov. Smith as meeting
the requirements Of such leadership.
Apart from the feelings that may
have been engendered at Madison
Square Garden three years ago there
Is definite antagonism between these
two. To yield now to Smith
ascendency would be to belle the
endeavor of 1924 to prevent the
nomination of Smith. On the question
of qualification" as Mr.. McAdoo
styles it, there ia the deepest and
widest difference. Mr.. McAdoo IL dry
and Gov. Smith is wet. There can
be no coalition between them.
OF course, Gov. Smith will not take
the hint given by Mr.. McAdoo in his
letter Of declination. He or his spokes-
men will doubtless declare that in all
respects cited by Mr.. McAdoo as to
fundamental Democratic doctrine Gov.
Smith Is sound. though there may be
differentiation as to the precise
meaning Of 'nullifcation." The Smith
propagandists. who just at present
are very active. will probably say that
Mr., McAdoo himself fails to qualify
in the essentials.
Nevertheless the implication is
strong that Mr.. McAdoo holds 1t to
be the duty Of Gov. Smith. who may
be charged with equal responsibility
for the Madison Square deadlock. to
eliminate himself from the equation
even as he has done for the sake of
harmony and party morale and vic
tory. But the unspoken invitation to
join the II do not choose" club will
not be accepted.
Evening star., 1927-09-18

was soft after q heavy rain. Levine
was reluctant to undertake the fight.
but Hinchcliffe was eager to do so.
An argument ensued which caused
delay and by the time decision was
reached to make the attempt the wind
had veered to another quarter and
the heavily laden Columbia could not
make an ascent. So another post
ponement was occasioned.
Levine's performances have not
been altogether satisfying to observers
on this side Of the Atlantic. He has
been engaged in numerous quarrels
and his general attitude has been
rather disappointing, But his most
severe critics grant him at least
courage and perseverance, and what.
ever his motive may be. whether 1t is
pure sportsmanship or publicity seek.
ing, he Is to be accredited with nerve
IL not the best Of judgment. II
persistence amounts to anything it
will carry Levine through
Evening star., 1927-09-18
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, IL. D,
Bishop Of Washington.

character Is quite obvious. In nne,
we are put here to grow a soul. 1t
seems inconceivable that surrounded
as we are with the splendors OF a
glowing universe of wonders we
should not be made the richer and
the nobler One of the greatest of
modern scientists, Prof. Michael
Pupin, in a recent article declares
that the deeper he has delved into the
wonders Of the universe the stronger
has become his conviction that he is
catching fresh glimpses of the glory
and majesty of God. Every new dis.
covery but further reveals to his con-
seriousness a glory that speaks of
Gods goodness and amazing provi.
sion for his children. Says he: Sci
ence instead of taking God out of the
world, as some have feared, brings
men into a closer spiritual relation.
ship with Him. Science leads us
straight to a belief in God. and this
Is the foundation of all religion. If
science does not assist me to give N.Y.
self and others better religion, a bet
ter understanding Of the Creator and
a closer personal relationship with
Him, then am a failure as scien-
tist. Science has made me a better
Christian" Significant words these,
from one of the worlds foremost
physicists. The more he has disclosed
to his vision the deep and hidden
mysteries the greater has grown his
reverence. He holds that all that his
mother in their peasant home in Serbia
taught him he has proved to be true,
only on a larger and grander scale.
To his mind the high purpose Of life
is to grow and enrich the soul. What
a different end and purpose life has
with this conception of it; what no.
bility it lends to 1t! Every new morn
ing with its glowing sunrise. every.
thing we touch and see. every tree
and flower, every evening with it's
stiffness and beauty, every night with
it's splendid heavens. all are designed
to give us such revelations of our
Fathers majesty and glory that we
come at length in our poor lives to
be changed into like glory. The very
intelligence and sense of wonder He
has given us enable us to reproduce in
some small way the glory of the
world in which we live. This Is the
kind Of living the great Master de-
signed us to have-that Is. the kind
of abundant life" that transforms
and makes US heirs of God and joint
heirs with Christ.
Evening star., 1927-09-18

ordinances affecting corporations char.
tered in States other than the one
where such regulations were at.
tempted. Just how 1t can be hoped
to attain these objectives through
congressional action does not appear
entirely clear at the moment, but the
embattled independent merchants evi.
IDENTIFY believe some constitutional
method may be found.
There are more than $4,000 units
of chain stores operating in the
United States. There are hundreds Of
mail order firms and scores of con-
Germs which send unsolicited merchan,
disc through the mails. a business
whose magnitude only recently has
become apparent. There are numer.
GUS powerful manufacturers who do
not distribute their goods through re-
tail merchants at all, but depend upon
direct sales from their own agents,
who 60 from house to mouse; Others
sell both through retailers and
through solicitors.
And in the impending battles there
will be found some merchants first
approving one Of the laws to be
sought, then opposing another. For
instance. the National Retail Dry
Goods Association, which Is composed
of department stores and speciality
shops, Is the outstanding opponent Of
the resale price maintenance bill; yet
its membership Is divided in its atti-
tude toward chain stores and divided
on mail order selling. but most of Its
might be supposed to be
against house-to-h house canvassing and
the unsolicited merchandise system.
The Chicago conference Of Midwest
ern merchants and others plan to at
tack some of their trade competitors
as uneconomic to the consumers and
their operations as failing to con.
tribute to the upbuilding of local
because they do not pay
taxes, rent property or otherwise
prove helpful. Others will proceed
on different grounds.
Whatever Congress may do or fall
TO do about 1t. the consumer at least
will get lots Df conflicting advice
about his welfare.
lCopyright 1877 - -z1s.s-
Evening star., 1927-09-18
CROWDED AMERICAN COLLEGES
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

an effort to ascertain what to do
about the overcrowded conditions in
our colleges and universities and
what to do about students who are
just a little deficient In ambition,
gray matter and application.
Before the survey starts. it may
be said that it will not be considered
as helpful for any one to advise the
council that II we have too many
students we should have more or
larger schools, if classrooms are
overcrowded they should be enlarged,
and II campuses are overrun with
morons the way to get rid Of them
is to funk them and send them
home. That general answer to the
problem has received due considera-
ton. and IL it were conclusive or
satisfactory educational leaders would
not have projected this survey.
1t may be regarded as an amazing
development that the time should
come or be at hand when higher
education may be limited to those
who are especially fitted to benefit
by it. One Of the big ideas of the
founders Of this country was that
education should be free, and later
1t became a national principle that
education should be compulsory up
to a certain age level, with college
courses open to all who had parents
to finance them or who had the will
and the ability to work their way
through.
1t is pointed out, however, that
until recent years q sort of process
Of natural selection kept the unfit
out Of the upper schools. With rela-
lively rare exceptions. money wasn't
wasted In trying to cram learning
into heads that 1t would do no good,
and boys and girls who couldn't make
the grade went to work as matter
OF course. Modern youth must be
sent to college whether or no, and
work Is the thing he's leastest Of
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Lindbergh's Royalties.

II is gratifying to learn that Col.
Charles Lindbergh's book. I'VE" in
which he tells his story simply and
modestly, is on its way to make him
q fortune. The publishers announce
that already his royalties on the sale
of this work have reached the sum
Of ss5,000 and that the sales OF the
book will pass the mark OF 10000
copies over the week end. I'VE" has
not been rated as a remarkable literary
achievement. If it were not for tho
fame of the author. 1t would probably
attract but little attention. But 1t IL
the story of a man who won and held
the notice and admiration OF the
world by an unprecedented feat and
uAy hia simplicity Of demeanor In CIR
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Battles for Buyers to
Be Carried to Congress
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

Rival armies Of merchants are
planning to carry their battles for the
consumers dollar into the halls of
Congress next Winter with vigor
which promises to crowd previous
skirmishes out of business history be-
cause of comparative insignifcance.
Two distinct lines Of combat are
and against maintenance of resale
prices; whether 1t shall be made legal
for manufacturer to contract with
distributor of his goods to sell them
only at certain uniform price, thus
eliminating cut-price sales. The
other is directed at mail order. house
toulouse selling and unsolicited mer-
chandise, and this objective naturally
will be defended stoutly.
Although the Federal Trade Com
mission in July ordered an inquiry
into the entire subject Of resale price
maintenance for the information OF
Congress, it is unlikely that data suf-
ficient to be conclusive will be gather
ed by the commission before Congress
adjourns, owing to the magnitude of
such an investigation. But 1t Is ex-
pected that one of the first bills to be
thrown into the hopper Of the House
will be one to legalize contracts fixing
retail prices.
X
Striking at chain stores, direct SELL
ers, mail order firms and those con-
Germs which send unsolicited mer-
chandise through the mails, group
of manufacturers, retailers, bankers
and newspaper publishers of the
Middle West has called a conference
to be held in Chicago next month. 1t
Is said that 1000 are expected to at
nd Iowa
Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota and
Wisconsin.
Efforts will be made later to join
forces with similar groups in other
sections. Previous efforts have been
made to secure national legislation on
the subject of price maintenance and
on that of sending merchandise
through the mails without an order
from the recipient, in the hope that
after examination he will return
check. But both have failed. Added
impetus is to be put behind these
movements next Winter.
Thus far legislative blows at chain
stores and house-to-house solicitors
have been confined to State Assemblies
or city governments. At least three
State Legislatures in the last six
months have had before them bills de-
signed to tax chain stores more heaV.
lily than establishments of Individual
merchants. The warfare between the
independent merchants and the chain
stores ID growing increasingly bitter
with the rapid extension Of the latter
system of merchandising. The hope
Of the opponents of the chains has
been to have them taxed out OF ex'
ietence; 80 far II has been impossible
to discover method of accomplishing
this result without doing violence to
constitutional rights.
~
BY taxation or police regulation. or
both, various municipalities have at
tempted during the last several years
to control house'to-heuse selling OF
merchandise. BY control Is meant
forcing some solicitors from the city
and permitting others to operate.
Twice the United States Supreme
Court has~ declared unconstitutional,
as violatiye Of tbs commerce clause.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Fifty Years Ago
i'm the Star

In expectation that Congress would
seriously and definitely consider the
question of District
Memorial to reorganization at the
rocrras. 1S777S session, the
Oo"sA9'' following memorial,
printed in The Star of September 10,
1877. was prepared for submission:
The faith of the Government was,
by act of Congress June 20. 1874,
pledged to proportional appropriations
toward the expenses of this Districts
such proportion has not yet been de-
termined or appropriations made, al
though three committees of Congress
have reported on the subject-one
that the proportion should be fairly
fixed at 80 per cent; a second COM
mittee reported in favor of the Gov
ernment's paying the entire expense
of the District and reimbursing itself
to the extent of a moderate tax on
the property of the citizens thereof
the last committee reported a bill in
volving the payment by the general
Government of 40 per cent of the ex-
penses. In view of the fact that the
streets and avenues are the property
OF the United States (see decision Of
the Supreme Court in the case Of Van.
Ness); of the exemption from taxation.
VI dh G1NCIIlIlSIl pTOPCIlyS OL tHO
large expense entailed upon our tax
payers In providing public school ac'
commodations for the children Of non
residents and non-taxpayers, and OF
the exhaustion we are now labortng
under from our efforts to improve and
heautify the National Capital. we ven.
ture to ask that the Governments
proportion Of the expenses be fixed at
so per cent, and necessary legislation
provided therefor.
''The condition Of the Potomac
River. we humbly represent, now re-
quires immediate attention, both for
the preservation of commerce ana
the health of the resident population,
in which view the question becomes
a national one, depending thereupon
the health of officers of the United
States and representatives Of foreign
governments stationed here.
THE rule adopted by the Govern
ment of distributing Federal patron
age through the several States has
resulted in bringing to this city large
numbers Of persons, male and female,
for employment In the different de-
the frequent changes
therein and frequent recent reductions
in force have left a large number Of
these persons in our city without
means of support or OF returning to
their respective homes. who have be-
come dependent upon the charity or,
this community, which at this time
is scarcely. If at all. able to take care
of its resident poor. We beg to urge
this as a strong reason for liberal ap-
propriations in behalf OF our charita-
Bile institutions.
in conclusion your petitioners
would refer to their record in the past
as law.abiding and taxpaying com
munity. and express an earnest desire
10 cooperate with the representatives
,f the general Government in making
this the worthy Capital Of a great
Nation"
Evening star., 1927-09-18

Secretary Hoover will make a hunt
ing trip through the Far West. No
doubt he will meet many friendly In.
dians, who will want to give him war
bonnets. There is no predicting the
extent to which war bonnets will be-
come fashionable and the center Of
new ideas for costume may shift from
Paris to west of the Mississippi.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
UncOnnmercial.


UncOmmercial.
Let dogs delight
To bark and bite.
1t Is their natural bent.
Their style of fray
Provokes dismay.
It's unintelligent.
If doggie's brain
Knew how to gain
I A profit fair and right.
He'd surely own
Full many a bone
Before he staged a fight.
Evening star., 1927-09-18

: Reckless aviation has become one
of the new social perils. In spite of
frequent sad examples many persons
are inclined to take a lunch basket
and hop off as il they were merely
going for an outing. 1t has been fre.
quently pointed out that there Is an
important distinction between courage
and audacity.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Natures Sameness.

DO you think we ought to under
take legislation against French fash.
ions?"
I'm not prepared to express an
opinion" answered Senator Sorghum.
IAN beauty parades are beginning to
look alike to me-
Evening star., 1927-09-18
This and That
By Charles E. Tracepeu.

The harsh, grating noise made By
the dog, commonly known as its bark
| would not be tolerated by society If the
thing were suddenly foisted upon us
Suppose no human being had heard
| a dog bark.
Imagine that no dog had ever been
seen by man: that horses, sheep. cats
chickens, ducks and so on were old
| friends, but that the dog was unknown
and as yet it's cry had not been heard
in the land.
Then turn q dog loose in a civilized
eommunity--well. what would happen?
The first thing, of course, would be
the dogs bark. The slaughter would
follow Immediately.
The creature might wait all of 1b
seconds before beginning it, but the
chances are that he would commence
about or 10 seconds after being re-
leased.
"Arf, arf. arfr' as the gentlemen
who draw comics insist on represent
ing IL in print.
But the bark of our friend the dog
cannot be adequately presented in
print.
"Qudck does well enough Tor the
duck.
MOO" does justice to the COW.
Meow" gives some idea, at least,
Of the cry of the cat.
"Bowwow," however, the time-hon.
ored combination of letters for the
bark of the dog, Is grossly unfair to
the language.
"Bow.wow" is a misuse, pure and
simple, of vowels.
AS far as we have been able to tell
the average dog uses consonants only.
His everyday language would have
to be represented merely by conso-
nants, so that. truthfully put on paper,
it would look for the world like a
much'consonanted foreign language.
one of the sort that appears all Ks ana
rs to an English-speaking person.
"Arf' has an A in 1t. "woof has
two Os. which is just two too many,
and "bow-wow" is similarly handi-
capped.
Contrasted with the harsh, un-
pleasant voice of the dog, no matter
Of what variety. the soft voice of the
house cat Is music in the ears of
sensitive persons.
The world, Of course, may be rough.
ly divided into sensitive and insensi-
tive persons. To the former all
sounds are either noises or music.
To these beings the bark of the dog,
except at certain times and places,
Is distinctly disturbing, no matter
how much they love dogs-and many
of them love them very much.
The cry of the hunting dog, heard
at a distance. has some elements of
music In it. 1t is appropriate for its
time and place and usage.
The bark of the unframed dog,
however, Is distinctly another thing.
Such dogs are banes of urban life,
along with unframed children, unre-
strained radios. tinny monographs,
piano players, thought,
less garbage men. to mention only a
few.
The voice of the cat Is musical,
not only In itself. by reason of the
large use of vewels, but also because
II Ii intensely appropriate to time and |
place and constantly varied.
The dog is forever barking. |
whether he has anything to bark
about or rot. but cat. with artistic
Evening star., 1927-09-18

Indiana is demonstrating that a
political career may be less satisfac.
tory than one limited to letters. The
authors in the "Hoosier State" are at
present happier than the politicians.