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The Washington times., 1927-07-15


8. s. New York, SIMPSONS flag
ship.
Maury Hall named after Mat
thew r. Maury. photographer Mu-
scum Ton ground floor contains five
rooms:
q Curator's office: John Paul
Jones' letter book. miniature, and
signal code; original letters of early
officers: Congressional medals
awarded to officers of 1912; Revo-
lutionary War relics; medals given
by Naval Academy classes to Charles
A. Zimmerman, composer OF An
chors Aweigh"; Glass of '97 Cup
diplomas. prints. etc. of old Naval
Academy
Constitution" Relics Here
2. Room A, Old Navy Room: Fine
models of French battleships, bone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
The Bigger, the Harder, Etc.

Interest has been widely manifested
in the seventeen-foot sea elephant, or
elephant seal, which is now in captiv
ity in London and which, in return
for four hundred pounds of fish daily,
performs numerous pleasing tricks.
Inasmuch as he is the largest seal in
captivity and his species runs the
largest of all the seals, even longer
and bullzier than q sea lion, he has
been appropriately named Jumbo"
the press.
Jumbo's kin live along the Pacific,
some Of them as far away as Pata-
gonia and certain barren Antarctic
islands. Yet his family is said to be
rapidly nearing extinction, and the
explanation is that in spite of their
awe-inspiring size these animals are
rather gentle and tractable.
These sea elephants are said to pale
into comparative insignificance, how
ever, if contrasted with a representa-
tive of semi-aquatic animal only re
Gently exterminated-Stelle sea
COW. christened after the naturalist
accompanying Boring on his second
voyage, whose name is also borne by
a species of sea lion. This monster
which averaged from twenty to
twenty five feet In length and which
lnjovcd even more p"QpQrti0nate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10

avoirdupois than does Jumbo, was
first seen by white men in 1741. By
1868 it was practically extinct, slain
for its meat
Like certain we'll known laws. "Rhy-
tina" for that was his scientific title,
had no teeth. In addition to his help
lessness, he was among the most in
nocent and trusting of animals. There
seems to be nothing too large, and
not much that is too small. for man
to tame, from fleas to elephants, and
it is recorded that one of Behring'S sea-
men, a rather tender hearted youth,
actually succeeded in making such a
pet of one of these enormous masses
Of flesh, bone and muscle that it would
come lunging and wriggling toward
him when he hove into view, would fol
low him all the time he spent on shore
and appeared heart broken when duty
called him back to his vessel. Posi-
bly, some day some enterprising sailor
or coastal dWeller will tame a whale.
Rhytina, to sum up. was vast, was
gentle, was rather innocent and, above
all, he had no teeth. SIS not there a
lesson to be borne in mind from his
unhappy history by pacifists and by
parsimonious congressional voters
against a reasonable number of bat
tie cruisers?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
The Human Error Again.

Just to emphasize the fact that
delay is dangerous, in the installa-
ton of automatic safety devices on
the railroads as in all other matters
affecting public security, it is in
order to note the collision between
two sections of a flyer express on
the New York Central line near
Syracuse, y. Y, yesterday morning,
in which one engineer was killed
and several passengers suffered in
juries. The fourth section of the
train ran into the third section in
a fog. An immediate investigation
indicates that the flagman Of the
third section. had given the proper
warning signals and that the engi-
neer of the fourth section had failed
to obey them as we'll as the caution"
and stop" indications of the auto
matte signal system.
This again proves the fallibility of
the visual signal method of con-
trolling trains. Nothing short of an
automatic stop, which cuts off the
steam and applies the brakes of a
train intruding upon an occupied
block, will surely prevent collisions.
The visual signals may be obscured
by fog as in this instance. They
may be misunderstood. In a fog
lights show in different colors than
in clear weather. Engineers are
sometimes inattentive to them. It
is usually the case that the engineer
in error is an old and experienced
operative. Rarely does a green hand
figure in an accident. This very ex
perience and long habit of train con-
troll lead to catastrophe.
The human error in railroading has
cost many thousands of lives. 1t has
erty. The way to check 1t, to elimi-
nate it from the transportation
equation, has been available for some
years and has not been adopted. The
railroads have been reluctant to
change their methods. Slowly they
are coming to that point, and mean
while they are paying the price of
their tardiness-a heavy price in
which the public shares. Every one
of these rear end collisions. no mat
ter what the cause, is a reproach to
American railroad management and
it should be means of Fastening
the final equipment of all lines with
a system that eliminates the human
error and guarantees the travelling
public security against incompetence
or inattention or misunderstanding
and death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
Sees Parking Ruling
As Business Hardship
TO the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
1t seems to me that if Mr.. Eldridge
has the authority through the crea-
ton of his office as traffic director
and his appointment to that office to
regulate traffic on Sixteenth street
and other arter-ial avenues by pro-
hibiting the use of such arteries to
solid-tired and horse drawn vehicles,
then he certainly has the right to
designate no parking space to mer-
chants for shipping purposes. 1t
seems to me that we have as many
opinions as we have judges; that we
are always in u state of turmoil.
Business, absolutely necessary to the
well being of any community, should
he as little hampered as possible.
Those in business know the great
struggle to conduct a successful bust
ness against all it's enemies. Not the
least are these judicial decisions.
1t is absolutely necessary for the
merchants to have shipping facilities.
They must get their goods in and out.
The whole burden of government Is
on the business man. He must pay
taxes, serve jury duty. be subject to
countless annYances of traffic regu-
lations and fines, constantly be impor-
tuned for donations to charitable OBJ
jects, and should be treated fairly.
- j. w HUNT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
Would Include Taxis
In Traffic Campaign
To the Editor Of The Star;

To the Editor of The Star:
I have followed with much interest
the articles and editorials pertaining
to the reckless driving of delivery
wagons in our city. I am botfA a
pedestrian and driver of an automobile
and am naturally interested in safety
for both classes of our citizens.
May I inquire why the taxicab re-
mains immune and why this class Of
commercial vehicles should not receive
your attention just as much as the
delivery trucks? My personal expert
ence has been that the taxicab is just
as much a menace to the safety of
the driver and the pedestrian as is the
delivery truck. The taxis are appar
emily more numerous and are certainly
increasing at a more rapid rate than
the delivery wagons. Whenever one
drives at the legal rate one is passed
by more cabs exceeding the speed
limit than by trucks or delivery
wagons. Where the light signal is
Jumped" it is more likely to be the
taxi than the delivery wagon. Where
the right of way is usurped, where the
timid driver is crowded, again 1 find
the taxi the more frequent offender.
Why is the taxi allowed to pursue
his charmed existence?
Fl. E. HOWE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10

Of that reputation which the corps had
earned on the field of battle-a reputa-
ton that had, in fact, existed long be-
fore the European conflict and had
been justified by many deeds of valor.
So far as known Jiggs never fought
a battle. But he was capable of hold
ing his own if occasion should ever
arise. In that he typified the Marine
Corps. Always ready, always efficient,
missioners of peace, but capable of
the most effective combat, the most
self-sacrificing steadfastness in any
condition regardless of danger, these
men have wonderfully maintained a
standard of which the whole country
is proud.
The motto of the Marine Corps is
"Semper Fidelis." In Jiggs, the EN-
bodiment of trustworthiness and
loyalty, of devotion to duty, it has had
a fitting exemplar. Those words will
doubtless be craven on the stone that
marks the grave Of this humble, home
ly creature that is today mourned by
not only every Marine, but every
admirer of that branch of
the defense service of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
A JERSEY Swamp.

plan is under way for retaining
noted New Jersey swamp. Swamp
reclamation projects are often heard
of from Florida and Louisiana and
there has been talk that such Vir-
GINA and Maryland swamps as Chap
pawamsic and Zakiah might be re-
Claimed-that is. drained or filled.
Some will marvel that New Jersey
has a swamp problem. Many have
seen the changes made at and near
Atlantic City by pumping sand and
making lots on the northwest side
Of Absecom Island and along the
coast marshes of Atlantic County
More travellers have seen the marshes,
sometimes called meadows" that lie
between Newark and Jersey City
than have seen the Everglades. which
this Jersey swamp resembles in sum
mer Around Newark Bay and along
the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers
there are about 80 900 acres of marsh.
Part of this is within the Port of
New York district. The marsh if
made into disable land would be val
uable. but whether its value would
equal the cost of making is ques
tion.
More than fifty-perhaps it was
nundred-years ago men spoke and
wrote of filing the Hackensack
Meadows. Some filling has been done.
Steam and trolley roads have built up
their rights Of way and roads for
general traffic have been built over
the meadows. The reclamation
subject is again question of the
day. A year ago the New Jersey
Legislature authorized the Board of
Commerce and Navigation to study
and report on reclamation, but made
no appropriation. Efforts are making
TO obtain public funds to carry out
the inquiry. The National Govern
ment, two States, several counties
and municipalities have interests in
the matter and the swamp is owned
by citizens and public service com
panies. For turning this swamp into
high, dry land, friends of the plan
are using many of the arguments
Washington people used when they
were seeking to have filled and deep
ened the marshes of the Potomac and
the Eastern Branch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

coffee for his breakfast, whereas Mer-
cedes consumed the same fare. with
the exception of the baked apple
Apples, in any form. were anathema
to MERGE, as her mother used to call
her. but as no one called her any more.
She worked for an oculist, who was
very formal.
1t was always Miss Mercedes, "
now.
Mercedes thought. as she draped
her furtcollared coat over the back of
her chair, and deftly sat down, that
she COULD even come to like baked
apples. if necessary.
Certainly no baked apple in the
world should stand between her and
happiness
This morning he was drinking tea!
"A mans drink" recalled Mer-
tedes. for she was an avid reader of
the street car ads, and knew just
what Tom Mix said about it.
If the dashing Mix favored tea, sure
~ her new friend might, be allowed to
imbibe it. Still she rather hoped he
would go back to coffee.
* x x X
Mercedes noticed, too. that he
smoked a pipe. "Pick a pipe-smoking
man every time" Gilda Gray had said.
Mercedes thought she had never
seen a nicer looking pipe.
Should she-ah, would she?
Should she drop her handkerchief,
as she went out?
Now Mercedes was not in the habit
of doing such things, so the idea tenn
porarily shocked her Yet something
evidently had to be done, because all
he did was to sit and look.
Mercedes thought a little handker-
chief dropping, under the circum-
stances, might be forgiven, especially
if it worked.
The trouble was, 1t didn't work
Mercedes gave him plenty of time
to spring up and pick up her hand
kerchief, but he neither sprang nor
picked
lie just sat
X X X :.
The next morning Mercedes decided
upon a bolder campaign.
There was no doubt in her mind
that he was interested in her, else
why did he look so much? Oh, not
rude, or anything like that, but-well
ERA girl couldn't mistake those
eyes. He had blue eyes and light
curly hair, just the sort she liked.
Yes, he was drinking tea this morn
ing. Mercedes saw it was To- be no
easy campaign. When he drank tea
he didn't seem to pay as much atten-
ton to her as when he consumed cot
fee. She liked the coffee mornings
the best.
Her frayed black leather handbag
almost fell to the floor, and as she
caught it she caught an idea, too.
The big idea was this big: She would
leave her handbag behind her on the
table, and he couldn't help seeing it.
1t only had a handkerchief in it, so
she left it behind without a. qualm,
and walked out the restaurant door.
She slowed her pace-then started
He walked past her without a
glance.
Poor thing, he's near-sightedw for
gave Mercedes, walking back into the
restaurant for her handbag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
Semper Fidelis.

In the death of Sergeant Major
Jiggs, the Marine Corps loses a mas
cot greatly beloved by every member
OF that corps and esteemed by the
public as symbol of that splendid
service. The sentiment for this wrin-
kled-visaged bulldog, perfect speci-
men Of his breed, has become a tradi.
ton. The dog himself had no ex-
traordinary qualities, save those that
are common TO his kind. He had the
protruding jaw. the receding nose, the
furrowed brow, the parenthetic legs,
The solid body, the crumpled tail, the
amiable disposition and the tremen-
dous reserve power for emergency
possessed by all of his species. This
particular dog, eight years of age, had
had a wonderful career. He had tray
eled over 900 miles in journeys
with the Marine Corps, serving as Of
fetal mascot at games and drills. He
bore an official rank and wore the
Semblance of the uniform of the corps.
jig WOE all IilSlIluLlOIi. Tie was Il
news item" on all occasions. He was
known by name to millions of people.
During the Great War the members
Of the Marine Corps became known in
France as devil dogs" They rejoiced
In this title, unpleasant as 1t sounded
because 1t was an expression of their
tenacity of purpose and courage and
their emblem. When later Jiggs ap
ueared he was hailed as the sylnboI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
Frank L. Stanton.

After two-thirds of a century OF
singing. for the sake of song and with
little apparent thought of self-advan-
tage, the late Frank l.. Stanton leaves
behind him multitude of gentle mem
cries. Always transformations when
first placed in print as a part usually
of the days work, he will long be re-
called, if not always by name, by his
word and thought. wherever rhythms
both in speech and music are beloved.
His name belongs to a group asso-
ciated with the South and especially
with Georgia. The quaint moods Of
negro life he wove into verse which
had almost as wide an appeal as the
delightful fables of Joel Chandler Har-
ris. He affected no scholarship which
might assume rivalry with the pol
ished expression of a Sidney Lanier.
Nor had he the gift of human analysis
that SO drolly distinguishes the swing
ing stanZas of Irwin Russell, his pred
ecessor, who won warm compliment
from Joel Chandler Harris. Among
men who cherished gifts of rhetoric
eloouence he won his way to universal
affection and admiration simply by be-
ing himself and singing from the
heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
Financial World Is Dazzled
By 40 Per Cent Steel Melon

| provide dividends. the giant concern.
| by reducing the prices of iron and
| steel products. would serve to better
purpose humanity in this industrial
| age"
| 1--WE are not inclined to regard
Judge Gary as the Rollo boy of the
| steel business that Miss Ida Tarbeli
| made him out in her official biogra-
| ply" declares the Cincinnati Times
Star. His attitude toward immigra
| ton has not been enlightened, and tn"
f! great prosperity of the Steel Corpora
| ton was achieved after its abandon
ment of the 12-hour day and despite
Judge Gary's doleful predictions. But
in many ways his administration has
been wise and, above all, it has been
honest. In a strictly industrial sense.
his business policies have triumphant
ly been indicated"
The Providence Journal says: How
far the action in respect to the stock
dividend may have beer influenced hl
the threat contained in the revenue
act of 1926 to confiscate so per cent o.
the surplus of corporation whenever
the Government decides that too much
of the net earnings are diverted TO the
surplus account is difficult TO deter
mine" That paper. however, credits
the directors with faith that the i'm
mediate future prospects OF the ia
dustry justify their action
X x 4 =
"Of all sad words of tongue or pei.
the saddest are it might have been.
quotes the Lansing state Journal. with
the statement that the poet was
probably remembering when he could
have bought Steel common under go
The Louisville Courier-Journal gives
these statistics: There are $4,000
stockholders and 10000 employees OF
the Steel Corporation. 1t is reported
IN wall Street that employees own
900 shares of Steel common. They
will get S22,000,000 of the 5000, 900 90"
worth of new stock. The value o,
their original purchase is increased
40 per cent. The additional dividends
VIII help materially in paying for It.
Inc Iopeka Capital thinks the Steel
corporation is rather hard featured.
but comedies to it's credit that cit
started employe ownership many
years ago and has encouraged and
promoted 1T by liberal aid to the en-
ploye in his payments"
me story of this gigantic organize
uon from its beginnings to it's present
Is more like fiction than fact" say
the Portland Oregon Journal In this
edle OF now the organiza ton. with
S40O'O $1,000 worth OF property and
sooO'Oo0,00O of fiction, paid it's profits
on billion and made its fiction as
good as actual property YOU have "a
view of the American corporation"
Inc journal. however. is impressed
by the fact that the small merchant.
the farmer or mechanic is unable 10
40 1t. The farmers land, live stock
and implements are his plant. He
cannot overcapitalize them. The meT-
cnants store cannot be overcapital-
ized: There can be no fiction in the
mechanics shop and tools and ma
cnlnery. These groups are at dis
advantage" The New York Times
also directs attention to the fact that
the action of the United States Steel
directors is too spectacular to fail oil
emphasizing the contrasts on which
the farm constituency insists"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Bootleg Blues.

The latest song has neither rhyme
Nor tune to set the pace,
Yet you may hear it any time
And almost every place.
You get it from the motor horn
And read it in the news.
At noon, at night, at early morn,
You meet those Bootleg Blues.
1t is wild, discordant blare
That cannot be forgot.
Collision crashes fill the air.
Sometimes there sounds a shot.
Though strait and narrow be the path
A citizen pursues.
He can't escape the hymn of wrath
Sung by the Bootleg Blues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10

Mercedes ate peas with her knife.
but she was a nice girl.
She also had what is known in the
vernacular as 1.-THE locks"
This helped her a great deal. 1t got
her a good job when she couldn't
spell and made men turn around on
the street to look ut her when they
had no business to.
The vogue for Thin stockings and
short skirts found no more ardent
devotee than this same Mercedes
Her general costume was black
dress with a collar that fitted close
and high at the neck. n Wrap-around
cloth cloak of harmoniZing hue and
a small black hat.
Mercedes folks had lived in America
ever since the Revolution. but the
girl had a distinctly foreign air,
caused in part by her large dark eyes
and white skin.
Those who guessed at her extrac-
ton usually put it down as French
or Spanish, she had such an exotic
air, so much dash and verve, such a
piquant smile, SO trim an ensemble
In justice to the young lady, it ought
to be stated that she seldom smiled.
She was as solemn rs an owl most of
the time. AS a matter of fact, she
had never been known to smile at any
gentleman more than twice.
Flirty young men who fondly imag-
med themselves "shciks" came to let
Mercedes strictly alone after one or
two slances from those seemingly
unromantic. cool eyes.
4 x 4 X
The joke of it was, however, that
Mercedes was intensely romantic.
The sad part of it was that she had
no teller"
To find ones self pretty, attractive
and a good dresser at the very age
when these things count the most. and
still not be able to draw to ones pretty
self suitable sutton of some means
and standardized habits
What is more intolerable than this?
Mercedes had her favorite restaurant
downtown, where she ate her break
fast just 10 minutes before she was
due to report for duty.
Strange girl. type of her kind. a
martyr to harsh business. In the
depth of her elusive soul she had a
sort of instinct that she was a failure
as woman, and not much of n sue
cess as a business man, but what
could a girl do?
All the eligible young men. she told
herself. We're married
The rest didn't count.
But lately things had been picking
up. Every morning. when Mercedes
ate breakfast. she had noticed a Young
man looking rather intently at her.
Some way or other she liked him
from the start. Mercedes imagined she
could grow very fond of him.
She wondered why she hadn't no.
ticed him before. Not that she was in
the habit of noticing young gentlemen
in restaurants-oh, no, but
X x X
He was such a nice-Iooking young
man, too-at least that was the way
he struck Mercedes, who. like her
type. got struck pretty hard when the
striking was good.
He ate two slices of toast, a baked
apple. two poached eggs and n cup of