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Evening star., 1927-05-21
MAGNIFICENT Daring.


When the Light Brigade made
its gallant but futile charge at the
Battle Of BalakIava. Marshal Canrob-
ert Of the French army, looking on at
the tragic spectacle is said to have
exclaimed. "C'est magnihque, mais
&c nest pas Ia Guerre"' That sentence
has become a classical expression for
brave deeds against desperate odds.
cit is magnificent, hut it is not war
It is heroic. hut it is not according to
the rules 1t is courageous. bat it is
foolhai'dy.
The French people, it is reported,
are deeply stirred by the gallant un-
dertaking Of Charles Lindbergh, setting
off alone in a small plane of one motor
to make the flight from New York to
Paris. They are saying with Canrobert,
"It is magnificent. but it is not war;
II is not according to the rules of the
game. Grieved and distressed over
the fate of Nuneesser and Coli. who
have now been given UP as lost. they
face with generosity the possibility
that the lone American may do what
two Frenchmen failed to do.
One-man flying is not unusual The
American air mail pilots fly alone,
making long hops over hazardous
conditions. Lindbergh himself a mail
pilot. has made many flights without
companionship and aid. A few days
before he left on this present flight
two hops.
II is pointed out that Lindbergh 5
greatest risk perhaps is in the danger
that he may fall asleep at the con
trols. That, however, is not likely
in a temperament such as his. His
is sheer nerve. He has demonstrated
often in the past that he is at all
times in control of himself He has
gone many hours without sleep in
previous performances. That he is
certain of his own powers in this re-
spect is shown by the fact that on
the night before he took off for Paris
Almost anybody else would have
rested for longer than the usual period
of repose. 1t is reported. too. that he
ate no breakfast yesterday morning
before going into the cockpit which he
with grim humor Hkened to the death
cell in a penitentiary, with pardon
awaiting him in Paris.
Some men are born to such accom-
plishments as Lindbergh is now on
his way to achieve. They have
peculiar combination of qualities that
make the ideal flyer. They have the
courage. the nervelessness and the
imagination to cause them TO disre-
gard hazards, and yet not heedlessly
to invite them. They are the ones
who do the magnificent things in the
worlds history. even though they
do not always conform to the rigid
rules of war"
Evening star., 1927-05-21

their cheeks. If they win not do if
through one or the other of the nraes
ent major parties, the people will form
themselves .sat to a party OF enforce,
ment and another for repeal. DIR.
Butler is. making the issue clear and
at least is pointing out the line of de-
narration. But it is difficult to be-
aeFe that wet party can Win" The
Manchester Union independent Re
pubucan) holds that ''Of course. no
third party next year could hope to
win, !" and he Huntington Advertiser
Democratic) cannot believe that the
wet and dry issue is potent enough to
rip party lines"
RatheG than a threat" remarks the
Beloit Daily News independent. DIR.
Butler agles a happy hope before
Democrats and Republicans. If a
third party could he formed with
smashing the eighteenth amendment
as it's paramount issue and line uD
all the vets in its ranks, the oortu-
nifty Wo Il 2.afforded to see the true
proportions of this dissatisfied minor
II similar view is expressed by
the Springfield Republican Gndepend-
ent which nominates DR.. Butler as
the one logical candidate for Presi.
dent, and admits that 'if DR.. Butler
should 0oll big enough vote, he
would really do something toward say
Ing the country. as he sees it. as Well
as ending prohibition"
The nevile Times independent
Democratjc) feels that "the doctor 5
tax OF third party cannot fail to be
OF cum4--andinS interest to the Demo
Gratis. and it suggests, 'If DR.. Butler
should find I political events as they
come to pass the opportunity to place
a third ticket in the field. the results
may be as epochaI as the campaign of
1912"
Assuming that Dr. Butler maintains
that the American people were mex
cusably careless in permitting the
eighteenth amendment to get into the
constitution" the Wichita Beacon
independent Republican, states that
as 4 matter of fact, no amendment
has been adopted with more delibera.
ton or with fuller realization of what
II means. DR.. Butler comes out for a
greater liberalism, but nothing is far
Ether from liberalism than the idea
that the rooole of the United States
are restricted or limited in the kind Of
law they may write into their Consti-
tuition"
There is no reason to believe that
a third party would or could solve the
problem" AYERS the Winston-Salem
journal (Democraticl. and the New
York Times independent Democraticl
offers the comment: "Anything that
can be done TO make party manage
ment more alert to changes of senti-
ment. more sympathetic with demands
Tor an intelligent program of action,
ought to be welcomed and encouraged.
But until everything Of this kind has
been tried, till every stimulus within
the party has been a-e-e1ied, the resort
to a third party seems both premature
nd i111T11,nh1ft1A
Evening star., 1927-05-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

1t is n pretty safe bet that what
one person Of normal Sensibilities
thinks. out of 10 other persons Of
like training and temperament VIII
think,
One is almost tempted to lump
humanity off into price classes. as
manufacturers do with their auto.
mobiles, \ man in certain price
class will think SO and SO. say so
and SO. and act SO and so.
This can only become snobhishness
if too much reliance is placed in it.
lust as the so-called Intelligence
tests in the schools can do. harm
only il the eduCa tors are the slaves
of their system
What would modern school have
done with little Ludwig van
Beethoven. think you, who couldn't
add to save his musical soul, much
less subtract and divide?
What we want to discuss. however,
is not school Intelligence tests" the
use of which seems to be placing a
tremendous faith in comparatively
new science. but the homely PROPOSE
ton OF how most men think alike
If YOU, kind reader, have sneak.
ing suspicion that your neighbours
little boy is nothing more nor less
cheercd hy the sub rosa knowledge
that 9 out of 10 Of your neiehhors
feel exactly the same way about h nj
They really do, although PERHAPS
only | out of that will be brave
enough to admit it, even cOnfidentialIy.
Civilization has worked uD a really
fine restraint in most human beings.
This feeling is, in fact, the foundation
and the hope of civilza ton. Without
it, in its various forms and ramifica-
ti0ns. there could be no social life on
this earth
After all. are not human beings
pretty much alike?
There cannot be any very wide di
vcrgence upon fundamentals.
III breeding is i'll breeding the
world around. among civilized Deo
pies. There may be some differences
staring at women is not held in i'll
repute in some places, but, by and
large, m2n are judged on wha. they
do and say.
What one person thinks, i'm cOnnec.
tion with a given case, is what most
other persons will think.
The same thing holds true in the
wide subject of literature. in The
realm of music, in science even.
There is no judging in matters Of
taste, the old saying has it, out the
taste of most persons is amazingly On
a par,
new book appears.
III one will divest himself Of the
spirit of applauding the renowned
author. and read the book solely on
its merits, he will be able to arrive at
4 correct Judgment of the work. The
oiurb on the jacket will sway him not
at all.
a new singer comes On the concert
stage.
She is heralded as wonder. Sore
one in authority says she IS aren't
Immediately ninety-nine out of a hun
dred listeners applaud her madly and
vow that she is very great.
one sane person, honestly compar-
ing her voice, finds it amazingly thin
on the high notes. and not particu-
larly pleasing on any.
lie says so. The old 9 out of
10 secretly agree with him, but are
afraid to contradict the great Tex.
pert, hence refue e to agree PUB
licly.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Hughes Not a Candidate.

Charles Evans Hughes, former Sec
retary Of State and former associate
justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, has issued a statement
taking himself out of the race for the
Republican nomination for President
in 1928. Mr.. Hughes gives two rea-
sons for his decision. First, that he
is for President Coolidge first, last
and all the time and, second, that
he himself is too old.
The third-term issue, which Presi.
dent Coolidges opponents already are
seeking to raise against his renomi-
nation and reelection, has no terrors
and no significance for Mr.. Hughes
Mr.. Hughes is recognized as one of
the greatest authorities on American
Government. His opinion doubtless
will carry weight with the American
people. Indeed. it viii outweigh by
far in all probability the dictum of
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, another
New Yorker, president of Columbia
University, who persists in his declara-
ton that the nineteen months of
President Hardings term served by
AIR. Coolidge must be considered as
his first term and that conse-
Quently a second elective term would
he third term" for him as Presi.
dent. Dr. Butler is more anxious 10
bring about the nomination Of wet
for President than he is excited over
the so-called third-term issue as il
applies to President Coolidge. His
earnestness for the wet cause may
detract somewhat from the effect OF
his attack upon the reelection OF
President Coolidge.
Mr.. Hughes declaration that he is
''too old to run for President raises
an interesting question. on April II
MIR. Hughes became 65 years old. In
other words. if he were elected Presi
dent next year, at the time of his
Inauguration March 4, 1929, MIR
Hughes would be nearly CT years old
He gives the impression today o
both mental and physical Vigor far be
. yond that of many men years younger
than he is. Yet Mr. Hughes says tina
he is too old" He did make tn
race for President in 1916. more than
a decade ago. He has. therefore,
better idea of what demands presi
Dental campaign makes upon a can
Evening star., 1927-05-21
UNITED STATES
TN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today
MAY Fl, 1917.

MAY Fl. 1917.
Secretary Daniels favors prohibi-
ton for the Navy. - War De-
partment announces it's plan for in
creasing strength of the National
Guard to 409,100 men. 9 Fed
eral Trade Commission asks the
Government TO fix coal prices to pre-
vent further profiteering,
Russia to seek treaty revision from
her allies: wants to know exactly
what peace without annexations"
means. Brass from liner
MongOlia's she'll kills two nurses and
wounds another. and ship returns to
port. Hoover suggests a
S10,000,000 appropriation for the pur-
chase of foods by Government it con-
tingency arises, House re-
jeCts tax on4ootton with South solidly
against the amendment.
Paris pays a dollar a pound for beef
as "Meatless day is inaugurated.
German casualties in April
put at 42,S3S. withMp.979 killed.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Unrest.

Unrest.
The locomotive whistle
Was once a voice so free,
Which seemed to tell us, This II
A joyous journey be-
No more we heed the roaring
Of an approaching train.
The skies we are exploring
TO glimpse an aeroplane.
No matter what we're gaining
In our endeavors new,
There's something still remaining
To bid us Hope and DO.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Second Childhood Period.

From the Detroit News.
A high New England authority says
industries there are suffering from lin
dustrial maturity" Gee whiz! the
Fordney schedules have been treat
ing them like Peter Pan, who never
grew up.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Cutting down trees is an easy mat
ter. Restoring them in case they
should be needed is a difficult PROPOSE
ton. Deforestation is not SO impor-
tant a consideration in a city as in the
woodlands. where it affects the run-off
when heavy rains occur Yet even
in the town a tree is something
not to be sacrificed without careful
thought
Evening star., 1927-05-21
But He Knows the Games

From The Columbus Ohio State journal.
President Coolidge does not look
especially happy when he throws out
the first ball at the opening Of the
base ball season, but we suppose he
is glad he isn't expected to make the
first tackle at the opening of the foot
ball season.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

! Let the brave man he calm Th-
will come around, in time, to his way
of thinking.
In other words, a person of average
| intelligence, who has mixed around
| "A bit and who tries honestly to see
! the world and see it whole, may be
| reasonably sure Of his Judgment
A person really ought to put more
| faith in his own Judgment than most
of us do Some of the egotistical
! young gentlemen are a fine object les
/ son to those wlEe doubt their own
| ability as Judges. ~,
| 1t IS a"fnuch more satisfactory feel
| ing ITO feel that one is right thar
| to believe that one is an old crouch,
| Yet many persons are So imposing
upon themselves, when all the time
most of their acquaintanCes feel eX-
aCtly the same way they do about
/ things in general and about some
| things in particular, SO that the
/ former person lad better trust To his
own opinion and believe in the sane
| titf of his own soul more.
The unanimity Of Q persons out
| Of 10 upon a given matter is sur
! priSins thing, proved 10y chance re-
marks now and then. AS stated, few
persons are airing these opinions
If there is some sort of nuisance
! harbored in your nciehborhood, be
sure If the fact that most Of your
! neighbors feel exactly the same way
! that YOU do about il. Iou are not
unique.
Approach one Of them however.
with a direct question, he or she will
| declare, with a great show of sur
| prise. oh, no, it doesn't bother me
at, all"
One day, however. at chance
meeting his real opinion viii pop out.
/ and then you win see that all the
| time he has been feeling exactly the
! same way about the thing that you
\ nave.
! This wholesome restraint is what
saves the dear bratlet and his parents
| from many deserved "baWling out. -
| When the brattock, without any
! proYocation whatever, calmly rakes
| his tinger-nails through the right
| cheek of your own small son, causing
scars that may last forever. but
which you hope. will not. he needs a
good spanking, and his parents a Sc
we're lecture
| But do you administer either?
| No, to civilizations credit tperhaps),
| you ITO not. You put on severe
| mein, and gather your cloak about
| you and sally forth and set forth
| your views. and the brat stands snick-
ering behind the curtain, and you
know that nothing, absolutely
nothing, will be done about it.
Gou are, in the last analysis, just
another ''timid SOUL the product of
| a generation that put much hope and
faith in manners and etiquette and
all that sort of.thing.
a good barrel stave applied to the
seat of the brat's pants would do him
more good than all the etiquette books
ever written,
In private, you so express yourself.
Nine of your good neighbors. wit
Messing the accident, feel exactly the
same way about it--but does a one of
them speak up bravely in public?
No, not one of them does
IN private, of course, they express
Wholesome normal sentiments about
the latest caprice of 'the brat" but
When they meet the parents of the
same young hopeful, how beautifully
they gloss over the whole matter,
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Good Listener.

"What are you going TO say about
this important question:
mot a great deal" answered Sena-
tor Sorghum. II will listen to the
promiscuous opinions. A statesman
used to be the responsible speaker.
Now he's the audience"
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Auto Dangerous Weapon,

From the Buffalo Courier.
From the stories Of automobile acei
dents that appear to be more common
than usual this Spring. one gets the
idea that 1t must he about time for
the public to realize that the auto
mobile in the hands Of reckless
driver is a dangerous weapon.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

A japanese scientist. who performs
the highly important work of isoiating
a germ, tells his story in half an hour.
His method of expression, in addition
to it's scientific value, should serve as
a model to those who undertake TO
discuss public affairs of any kind.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Filipinos desire lfgOvernment.
The only question. apparently, Is that
of organizing a f-government which
will be. complete and reliable. Such
an undertaking necessarily takes time.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Promotion of a learned man to n
chair in a college cannot at present
command the publicity attached to the
condemnation of some hapless person
to the electric chair.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Rate by MaiI-I'ayab'e in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia
An Other States and Canada.
NIpmber of the Associated Press

Tho Associated Press IS exclusively eutited
10 the use for republication Of All news dis
patches credited to It OF not otherwise cred
ited in this paper amt also the iucai news
publshea herein All rights Of publication
Of spenal dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1927-05-21

to $50, ,O0O. 900 acres of forest land,
@. What is the charge for going
through Lick Observatory y. ;.
A. No charge is made for the tour
through this California observatory.
Visitors are admitted from am. TO
) pm. daily.
O. What is meant by model !
engine IN Ford carl. Il. ID.
4. The model T Ford signifies that
this type of Ford engine is standard
and has been used since 1909. Prac-
ticallv all automobile manufacturers
use the alphabet i'm designating their
types of engine. The engineers OF thf
Ford Motor Co. used numerous letters
OF the alphabet down to 7. At this
point they felt that the engine was
perfected and since 1909 the model T
x considered standard.
Q. What are parentteacher asSo-
Citations for?-S. G.
A. The purpose of parent-teacher
aSsocia tious is TO interest parents In
the work of the school and in matters
pertaining to the proper care Of chill
dren. 1t is the practice in most places
10 give exhibitions or receptions 10
which parents are invited. and as a
part of the program educational top
| les are discussed FROM reports re
ceived it is evident that the meetings
| have been successful = in fntorinin@
parents regarding new developments
in school work and in securing sup.
port from the community in regard
to the extension of educational ad-
vantages. such as the establishment
of gymnaSiums, the Improvement or
nf FttEliH GfhnnlG
curing Of Fairgrounds for children.
| and the like
O. What does the following motto
mean: "Heras non numero ntsi sere-
nas?"-S. \.
| A. This Latin quotation is seen fre-
| quently on sundials- II IS translated,
II count none but the happy hours.
| @ How many men are employed IN
| the Santa Fe shops in Los Angeles?
| S. r.
A. The Santa Fe Railroad shops at
Los Angeles are valued at 100000
| and are the largest west of Topeka
| These shops Of the Santa Fe Railroad
| employ $500 men.
| Find out qchatcrfr you acdnt to
| knotc. There is no room for ignorance
/ in this busy 1rOFId. IHe person uhO
/ loses out is the one 1chO gueSSCs. The
| person 3chO gets on is dlrGUs the one
! 1ch0 acts upOn reliable information
| This paper en- pi0DS Frederic j. Has
| Kin to conduct an information bureau
/ in Washington for the free Uso Of the
| public There is no charge except
| cents in stamps for return postage
/ Write to him today for any facts l'ou
| desire. Address The EreHinO star In
| formation bureau. Frederic J. HGSkiH,
! director. Washington, ID. e.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

woman condemned to the electric
chair is deprived of hair bleach. In
such a desperate situation it makes
little difference whether gentlemen
prefer blondes.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Ancient Egyptians knew how to
control and utilize the overflow Of the
Nile. We still have something to
learn from the oldtimers.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Feminine RESPONSIBILITIES.

"Will YOU be my wife,
mo-" answered Miss Cayenne. II
don't believe l could support you in
the style TO which you have been ac-
customed."
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Where President Coolidge passes
his Summer vacation is one of those
matters that have compelled the exer-
else of a number of Vetoes
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Physicians insist on their right to
regard alcohol as a medicine and not
merely as popular poison.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Particular About Things.

From the ClevelandsNews.
Canada may lie wet, but she has her
scruples Swimmers entering To-
ronto's $4,000 water marathon must
wear bathing slits.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

So far as the Mississippi River is
concerned, large amount of rivers
ana harbors discussion has apparently
been wasted.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Overlooked Opportunity.

The Sphinx is silent. We revere
The record long and still.
0 Sphinx, what would we pay to hear
Your voice in vaudeville!
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Jud Tunkins says dentist is one
Of those friends who feel in duty
bound to tell you the bad news.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

eve must trust our fellow men" i"
said Uncle Eben, but jes' de same I'd
rather have two bits in bright silver
cash dan a tip on a hoss race"
Evening star., 1927-05-21
ArtifciaIities.

Into an ancient tomb they go,
And the results in. awe we scan--
A golden soup bowl made for show;
A diamond studded frying pan!
Evening star., 1927-05-21

The Evening Star with the Sunday morn
ing edition is delivered bY carriers within
the city at 80 cents yer month da!H ,i,s .,,iH
per month Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000 Collections Is niade by
carrier at end of each month
Evening star., 1927-05-21
THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
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Evening star., 1927-05-21

to $50 900 900 acres of forest iand.
@. What is the charge for COINS
through Lick Observatory?~D. ~ >.
A. No charge is made for the tour
through this California observatory
Visitors are admitted from am. 10
) pm. daily.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Q. How many men are employed IN
the Santa Fe shops in Los Angeles?
$. r.
A. The Santa Fe Railroad shops at
Los Angeles are valued at Si0,0OO,OO0
and are the largest west of Topeka
These shops of the Santa Fe Railroad
employ $500 men.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

@. What does the following motto
mean: "Heras non numero nisi sere-
naS?"-S. \.
A. This Latin quotation is seen fre-
quently on sundials- II IS translated.
II count none but the happy hours
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
Bishopville

The Ladies Aid Society met at the
home of Mrs. John G. Shockley on
Friday evening. All reported a fine
time.
Miss Bernice Bolden of Perryville,
Md, after having spent sometime
with her friend, Miss Harriet Hearn,
has returned home.
Walter Shockley Of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his family
here.
Miss Hilda Ryan was tie dinner
guest of Miss Rodah Lynch on Sun
day.
Bill Hudson of WestoVer, Nd, has
been spending sometime with Will
liam Morris and Tilghman Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Long of Days
boro spent the weekend with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Shockley.
Miss Virginia Ringler of Bethany
Beach spent a week with friends
here.
Miss Doris Lynch of Roxana spent
the weekend with her cousin, Miss
Rodah Lynch.
Mrs. James Law is not much i'm
proved at this writing.
Miss Marguerite Ringler of Reth-
any Beach spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Ringler.
Our community was suddenly
shocked to hear of the death of Will