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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
"No man is the absolute lord of his
life," said Owen Meredith.

"No man is the absolute lord of his
life," said owen Meredith.
"Owen Meredith" by the way, was
the pen-name of Edward Robert
Bulwer-Lytton, only son of the great
novelist, Bulwer-Lytton.
The poetic son had a relation to
Washington, which the father never
had for the former came here in 1349
as an attache of the British embassy
when his uncle, Henry Bueller, was
Minister.
In the line quoted above, Edward
Robert Bulwer-Lytton took issue with
what another poet, Henley, was to
say, when the latter wrote, II am the
master of my fate, am the captain
of my soul"
From two standpoints the men
looked at life. One held aloft the
power of self.reliance; the other, more
of philosopher, saw that behind that
self.reliance lies a Power of which
man is only one of the manifestations.
Not long ago we had occasion tC
give a small cat mot quite a KITTEN
to a neighbor. The little fellow was
picked up and carried away, and put
down in a new place. He had nothing
to say in the proceedings, but was
moved by a force greater than him
self.
The thought came:
Suppose. we, although we know il
not, are carried around in the same
way by forces we recognize but
vaguely?
Maybe man is but kitten, in the
hands of immortal powers, carried
hither and yon, as they will mot
my will. but Thy will, Q Lord" is the
saying of mankind, in recognition.
In the mad pride of intellectually,
as Poe put 1t, we fondly imagine that
we are masters of ourselves, only to
see the truth now and then, in peeps
at reality.
mo man Is the absolute lord of his
life
Our days are taken up with such
rushing around that we feel our
selves to be wholly master, in this
sphere; but the truth is that we are
tied to our work, to our city, to Il
thousand and one things and circum-
stances.
Take the very matter of the COB"
very rev men can say tnat Lney
selected their own life work. Chance
plays too big a part. One has only
to think back over his own life and
over the lives of his friends to realize
this.
There are, of course, many excep-
tions, wherein certain men have
seemed to pick and choose. But most
of these cases may be traced, if one
cares to do it, to other forces exerting
influence upon the man.
A young man voluntarily. you say.
selects the life of an Army officer.
But does he? Does he not choose to
go to the Military Academy because
his father went there before him? And
there might be jolly bit of a row,
too. if he dared to consider entering
business.
Take the base ball player AS
boy he did what most boys do-went
out on lot and played ball with his
mates. He excelled at 1t. Far dis
tant factors made for accuracy in his
throwing, and surety in his catching,
Or, perhaps, he could slam 'em out
better than his comrades.
So he kept on playing ball. He be-
comes professional ball player-but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
Off at Last!

With Clarence d. Chamberin at the
controls and Charles A. Levine as
passenger, the much discussed Wright.
Bellanca monoplane took off this
morning for an unnamed destination
in Europe. Ready to make the Paris
dash before Lindbergh left San Diego
on the start of his long flight from
there to the French capital, the Bel
lanca ship, holder of the worlds dura-
ton record of fifty-one hours in the
air, has been held on the ground by
dissension in its crew. It seems now,
however, that Levine, owner of the
plane. and his pilot, Chamberlin, have
decided to do or die in an endeavor
to surpass Lindbergh's record of
spanning the ocean between New
York and Paris.
Berlin or Rome is supposed to be
the ultimate destination of Chamber.
lin and Levine. Their plane is equip
ped with the same kind of motor that
Lindbergh used, and although he had
considerable gasoline left when he
reached Paris it is difficult to under
stand how, with the weight of an ad-
ditional man, the Bellanca can pene.
trate much farther into continental
Europe. If they succeed, however, all
the enthusiasm has not been spent on
the first aviator to span the Atlantic,
and there Is still plenty left to greet
heroic deeds on their accomplishment
Chamberlin and Levine, therefore,
may expect a tumultuous welcome
even If they should only reach the
English coast, and an anxious world
is scanning eagerly the bulletins of
their progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
The Program for Next Saturday.

With the general outline of the
week from today established, there
remain now only the details of the
ceremony on that occasion to be ar
ranged. The plan contemplates that
the Memphis with its distinguished
young passenger will reach the navy
yard at noon. Lindbergh will be
escorted ashore and there will pro-
coed by way of Eighth street and
Pennsylvania avenue to the Monu-
ment grounds, accompanied by mill
tary bodies and the reception commit
tee. At the base of the great shaft
he will be received by the President,
who will pin upon his breast the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross, the first of
that order to be bestowed upon an
American airman. The President
will then take his young compatriot
to the temporary White House, where
he will remain as guest throughout
his stay in Washington. His mother
will also be the guest of Mrs. Coolidge.
On Saturday night a state banquet
will be rendered in honor of this cou-
rageous youth, attended by members
Of the cabinet and other distinguished
people. Receptions by the Minnesota
Society and by the National Press
Club will follow, and thus will end the
first day. Other ceremonies and OBJ
servances will follow on Sunday.
Monday will be Lindbergh's own day.
filled with appointments and prepare
tons for his flight in the Spirit of St.
Louis to New York on Tuesday.
Present indications are that there
will be great assemblage here on
Saturday to witness the return of
Lindbergh. Despite all other arrange
ments and perhaps more elaborate
ceremonials elsewhere. this will be the
official acknowledgment of Lindbergh's
contribution to the history of aviation.
Merely to catch a glimpse of this
young man whose name has become
famous throughout the world, thou
sands will, it is believed; come here to
participate in the welcome.
Washington has been the scene of
many important gatherings of people,
inaugurations, national ceremonies,
the return Of great soldiers. This one
will be unique in its simplicity and its
significance. A youth without official
rank, representative of America in the
air, has performed the greatest feat
in aviation the world has yet known.
He is coming home after receiving
the plaudits of kings and foreign ma
tions. He is coming to the Capital,
once his home. He is coming here at
the invitation of the President of the
United States to receive the highest
token of distinction that can now be
bestowed upon him. 1t is no wonder
that interest is aroused to the extent
Of promising the presence Of multi
tude Of his fellow Americans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
A Tennis Comeback,

The worlds best tennis player has
come back. Big Bill Tilden, master
OF the tennis armament for six sue
cessive years, but who last year show
ed q discouraging reversal of form
ana lost his national singles champion
ship, has again arrived at the top of
his game in which he has no superior.
At st. Cloud, France, yesterday Tilden
walked from the courts after accom-
plishing what he had set out to do.
He had beaten each one of the three
famous stars who invaded America
last year, and carried away with them
Americas tennis titles over his then
PROSTATE body. Revenge, indeed, but
revenge with the greatest kind of
craftsmanship!
TiIden's comeback can well be
studied. 1t is an example of deter
mination and concentration. Labeled
as through by students of tennis after
his ignominious defeats last year, but
offered fabulous sums to turn pro.
fessional, Big Bill steadfastly fought
to win back his lost prestige on the
amateur courts. That he has been
successful over the men before whom
he crumpled only a short time ago
BODIES we'll for American tennis in the
year 1927 with William T. Tilden as
its ranking star. With Big Bill at
his best there is every reason to be-
lieve that the trophies which were
carried overseas will soon rest secure
ly again on American soil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
Happy Motorists.

Washington motorists are still en-
joying the inevitable results of gaso-
line price war between the large COM
panies. War is generally an unpleas-
ant sort of thing for all concerned,
but this particular kind Of war brings
joy to a large number of people. Gaso-
line prices and the reason for them
are an enigma to motorists. They
fiuctuate seemingly without rhyme or
reason. And the motorist customers
pay and pay and pay. q
1t is little wonder, therefore, that
smiles are prevalent these days when
the automobile driver pulls up before
gasoline tank and jauntily gives a
"fill-'er-up" order. In fact, the happy
tidings have spread to nearby Virginia
and Maryland. where the gas tax Is
high and gasoline is even higher in
consequence of the impost. Enterpris-
ing motorists of those States are flock
ing to the District to buy it's cheaper
fuel.
May the war go on forever!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
Seven Kisses!

A man at Los Angeles has been
given an uncontested divorce because
his wife gave him only seven kisses a
year. The Judge summed up his YER
dict as follows:
Seven kisses a year can well be too
few, and yet they may be too many.
Temperamental people demand more
affection than complacent people,
youth more than age. The plaintln
in this case is man in his twenties,
possessed of normal inclinations. To
allow him only seven kisses year
would seem an injustice under the
law, and I shall not keep him bound
to the defendant.
This is a wise Judge, indeed! when
are too few kisses too many?" he
asks, in effect, and answers his own
question easily, when he is a young
man" The kiss, therefore, long the
subject Of poets and others, has been
given legal status.
Not to kiss your husband, ladies'. Is
IAN injustice under the law" and the
law Is just. The law aims to render
justice. Even so slight a matter as a
kiss is not incompatible with Justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04

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$500 for fuel aaG li9h., sal fc$ furr1.
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fer hr% COS. q. iaNsnateG o. ihs
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and S1,00e for a g;.;
Q. How many varieties OF golden.
rod are there:-H B D.
a. There are SAID 20 re 80 or more
species and all but ,hres or FOUR be-
long TO North America.
@. Was Joseph Israeis. the we'll
known Dutch painter, a Jew?-A.
P. p.
A Israels was Dutch Jewish
painter known for his genre paintings.
@. Are most ships now equipped
with oil burners? DO Navy vessels
have both coal and oil?-J. J.. V.
A. The majority Of modern ships
are equipped with oil burners,
although some coal burners still exist.
In the United States Navy there are
about eight cruisers which are coal
burners. There are no ships in the
Navy equipped with both oil and coal
burners.
@. What is meant by "Kanaka >
l. w. II.
A. This term was first used by the
white sailors and traders to desig-
nate the natives of the Hawaiian
Islands. "Canacque" is used COLO
quially in the French Pacific posses
sions to designate all the islanders.
regardless of race. Kanaka IN Ha-
waiian means man"
@. Do birds and bees have a sense
of color?-N. c.
A. 1t is generally believed that
birds do not distinguish between
colors. Bees and many other insects
have this power.
Q. Who was Buffalo Jones"?--
B. Z. T.
A. Col. Charles J. Jones. an Amer
lean plainsman, was so called. He.
with other American cowboys, went
to Africa in 1910 and demonstrated
his prowess with the lasso by roping
some Of the fleetest and most dan
gerous of wild animals.
@. Is water pressure depended
upon to explode deep-sea bombs?-
v. E. II.
A. A depth bomb contains a small
diaphragm which the pressure Of the
water at a certain depth exerts force
upon and causes the bomb to explode.
There Is no other agency In the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
World Awaits With Interest
Uncovering of Buried City

transparent" 1t comedies that Gin
leading him to promote classical
archaeology they serve a good pur-
pose" The World is convinced that
students of classical antiquity the
world over will applaud the efforts of
Fascist engineers to conquer a city
which for 16 centuries has resisted
assault"
The Providence Bulletin remarks
that "at any rate, King Victor En-
manuel, marching along with his shin
ing cuirassiers, is given a chance to
keep his royal name before the pub
lic." The Bulletin observes, too, that
this polite use of archaeology only
emphasizes another difference between
our American ways of government
and the astonishing mysteries of fas-
cism.'
ITO remove more than 100 feet of
lava and water-hardened ashes will be
a bigger job than to dismantle the
Pyramids with a mason's trowel," de-
clares the Syracuse Herald, which
recognizes that "Mussolini has a facul-
ty of finishing what he starts" and
that although the physical energy de-
manded by the undertaking will be
enormous, science looks forward final
ly to unearthing the secrets of the
distant past The Pittsburgh Gazette
Times sees difficulties in the way, for
removal of the covering without de-
stroying what is beneath will require
great care" and the Manchester
Union declares that "if Mussolini can
unearth Herculaneum he will add an
other achievement to the already pre-
tentious list which he has to his
credit"
''As the inheritor Of great past"
concludes the Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
lit is only fitting that Italy should
conceive it as her duty to reveal the
riches OF that past to a world that
is altogether too ready to assume that
all good belongs to the present"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

O.. Is the word thoroughbred" ap-
pied to a human being?--W. r. $.
A. ColloquialIy il Is so used. Such
descriptive words are frequently
adapted and add color to the language.
q. Why does the salmon float or
swim downstream tail foremost after
spaWning?-N. c.
"A. The Bureau of Fisheries SAYS
that practically all fish swim or drift
downstream tail first. They face the
current in order to hold their position
Q. Is it possible to make a perfectly
straight edge?--L. r. n.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that it is not possible.
Q. What are French gymnastics
r. j.
A. French gymnastics are to make
the body flexible and to free it from
habits Of muscular tension, and relax
ing exercises are used. These con-
sist in making absolutely limp one
part of the body after another, and
finally the whole at once by removing
all tension from the articulation.
These exercises are followed by
series of energizing or vital1zing
movements, slow and rhythmic.
@. What is the Maelstrom?-N. A. p.
A. The Maelstrom is a rapid cur
rent or tidal whirlpool off the north
west coast of Norway. 1t runs with
the tide alternately six hours from
north to south and six from south to
north producing immense Wh1rls.
When the wind is northwest and OPP
posed to the reflux of waves, it at
tains it's greatest fury, but in ordinary
circumstances it can be traVersed
without difficulty.
O. How heavy are the shells used
by the largest Navy guns?-M. w. II.
A.. The Navy Department says that
it's largest guns are 16-inch. and
the weight of the shells used by them
is approximately 1850 pounds.
@. What is the difference in the
usage of the words practical and
"practicable"?-J. +. F.
A. The words practicable" and
practical are sometimes confused in
usage. practicable" is that which is
capable of being accomplished. while
practical refers to that which can
actually be turned to account. For
instance, aerial navigation Is ''practi-
cable" on a small scale; it is not yet a
practical" means of ordinary COM
munication.
@. How long do pearl divers stay
under water?-H. T. N.
A. 1t is said that the pearl divers of
the Indian Ocean stay under water
between 60 and 20 seconds. although
cases have been known in which a
diver has remained below for nearly
two minutes.
@. What does it cost to rear a
child?-W. w. w.
A. The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. estimates that child costs $3.50.
This includes birth and expense until
he is IS years old. This total is
reached by adding to the initial ''cost
of being born" estimated at $3.50, the
sums of $4,000 for food, $1,620 for
rent (reckoning the share of the child
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
The Law and Women.

Superior Judge Hebel at Chicago
has taken under advisement a peti.
ton penitentiae, said to be the first
of it's kind in the history of Illinois
Jurisprudence, seeking cancellation of
an order for separate maintenance"
in favor of a wife.
The decision of the court will be
awaited with interest. In recent years
there has been a growing conviction
in this country that though the law
may not have treated women any too
we'll, in general, it has treated some
women much too leniently.
The 'gold-digger," the woman who
marries a man for his money, has
received many setbacks in recent
months. The arguments of Miss Ma.
thilda Fenberg, the attorney in the
present case, ought to deliver another
blow to the tottering digger.
"She." says the petition, referring
to the Wife is contributing nothing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
The Donahey Boom.

| A Qpnnlto uflNo TO pUpulctl lHe ehS
Gov. Donahey for President" idea is
| under way. Senator Heflin of Ala
bama, violently anti-Smith and bone
dry, started the ball rolling weeks age
when he declared that Donahey oil
| Ohio was good enough for him and for
the rest of the country. Now Senator
Thomas of Oklahoma, who has recent
| ly been elevated from the House to
| the Senate, is out with an apprecia
ton Of Gov. A. Vic Donahey, in
printed form. which is being sent
through the mails. apparently in an
effort to arouse sentiment for the gov
ernor.
1t may be that Democratic oppo.
nents of Gov. Smith of New York
have reached the conclusion the time
has come to center on some man to
stop Smith at the Democratic ma
tional convention next year. The New
Yorker is a long way out in front to-
day in the race for the Democratic
presidential nomination. He is max
ing all the running. A veritable
chorus Of approval, with Smith,
Smith, Smith" as it's refrain, Is going
up through politicians, the newspapers
and other avenues of publicity.
Four years ago it was William Gibbs
McAdoo, former Secretary of the
Treasury and son-in-law of the late
President Woodrow Wilson, who was
out in front for the Democratic nomi-
nation. His opponents were casting
around for the proper man to halt
McAdoo, and finally picked Gov.
Smith. History is repeating itself
with the reverse English.
After recounting the various accom-
plishments and qualities of Gov. Dona-
hey, Senator Thomas in his letter con-
cludes on the following high note:
Gov. Donahey is not a candidate, and
will do nothing to secure the nomina-
tion." What a familiar ring it has!
Gov. Smith and his lieutenant, Judge
George Olvany, Tammany chieftain,
sing the same song. Gov. Smith is
doing nothing to obtain delegates. He
is in albany looking after the govern
ment of the Empire State. Not a
nickel, according to Judge Olvany, has
been authorized to be expended to ad-
vance the cause OF the nomination of
Smith.
Gov. Donahey has carried Republi-
can Ohio three times for the Demo
Gratis in the gubernatorial elections
On the other hand, Gov. Smith has
carried New York four times, which
in national elections has gone Republi-
can for years, except in 1912, during
the Bull Moose split in the G. o. p.
Gov. Donahey is a Protestant and a
teetotaler," as Senator Thomas points
out, which tells the whole story of
the present split in the Democratic
ranks.
The unavailability of Gov. Donahey
has been stressed by some Democrats
who do not take the governor serious
iy, although they do not care for
Smith. From this time forward, how
ever, IT will be strange If the dry and
Protestant wing of the party does not
rally more strongly to Donahey. Hope.
fully, Senator Thomas writes, Donahey
lis supported by all religious groups.
He is supported by the drys, and yet
is not opposed by the VETS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
Farmers Are Warned
To Fight Corn Borer
From the Springfield Daily News.

From the Springfield Daily News.
Much as if it were an invading
army comes the corn borer. Much as
II they were an army of defense, the
agencies for stopping the advance are
throwing themselves across the
porer's path. When armies invade a
country, the defending forces take
possession of such land as they need
Tor Entertainments and battlefields.
The owners of damaged property may
put in their bills against the Govern
ment later on. The owner who re-
sisted the use of his property for mill
tary, purposes would be squelched
without argument.
The only defense against the invad-
ing corn borer is to clear up the
farms in it's path. The corn fields and
all places where corn borers luck and
breed must be gathered together and
burned. Where farmers do this work
for themselves they are to be paid
something for their trouble. Where
they fail to do it, the army" out to
fight the advance q, the borer will go
on their land and 40 1t for them. In