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Evening star., 1927-05-29

leprosy existed until the dispersion
Of the Jews in the first century Of
the Christian era. Strangely enough,
in the light of the fact that it was
the Founder Of Christianity who first
healed leper, the plague spread with
the teaching Of that religion until no
country in Europe was free from 1t.
1t Is also said that the returning Cru.
saders spread the disease all over Eu.
rope in the eleventh and twelfth cen.
turies. Between the sixth and the
fifteenth centuries leprosy was the
most dangerous and infectious disease
of which any account has been handed
down.
All the larger towns and cities had
place set aside for their lepers. To
step beyond its boundaries mean
death to leper and unwittingly to
step within them meant life immola.
tion for a healthy person. In the
sparsely settled districts the unfortu-
mates were permitted to roam at large
In the unfrequented forests and waste
lands, but each was required to wind
himself in sheet SO that only his
eyes were exposed and to carry a
bell. which he must ring constantly
In warning Of ffs approach, He, sub
sisted as best be might on berries and
roots, while awaiting a lingering death,
and on occasional offerings Of food
left where he could find them by
charitable persons.
In the twelfth century a military
order of Lazarus was founded, that
established numerous lazarettos for
the lepers in the principal cities of
Europe. For many years the grand
master Of this order was always a
leper. In civil law, in those times, the
leper was treated as<one who had
died. His property was divided among
his heirs, his wife was free to marry
again, and on his departure for the
lazaretto prayers for the dead were
repeated over him, and q shovelful
Of earth was thrown after him to
complete the ceremony.
Leprosy has existed in the United
States since Revolutionary days, but
the aggregate number Of cases has
never been large. It was brought to
Manila from Japan more than 200
years ago and at the time of Ameri-
can occupation there were fully 49,.
900 cases in the Philippines.
One of the most celebrated 1eper
colonies or settlements in the world
Is that on the Island Of Molokai in
Hawaii, about 56 miles from Homo
lulu
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Joy for the Sample Bearers.

Announcement Of a new inven-
tion comes from Cambridge, Mass,
which will be a source Of joy to most
men, certainly to most husbands. It
is stated that hereafter it will be pos.
sible to match tints perfectly by means
Of colorimeter. The technical de.
scription Of the process is complicated,
but 1t all turns on the use of power.
full rays of light effecting illumination
fifty times more intense than full
sunlight and rejecting alternately
from the specimen and a portion Of
magnesium carbonate, the whitest sub.
stance known. BY this means the ex.
act color vibration of the specimen is
recorded, and 1t may be transmitted
by wire to any point. and the precise
tone Of the sample may be reproduced
or matched.
Every man who has ever gone shop
ping for his wife with q bit Of cloth
to be matched realizes the great ad.
vantage Of such d system II 1t will
apply in retail trade. The wise man
on such an errand makes no attempt
to hook up the sample and the goods.
He turns the former over to the sales
person, usually lady person, and let's
nature take it's course. A mismatch.
ing, however, even in such circum.
stances, is not condoned at home. No
excuse about the difference in quality
or material and illumination will suf-
flee. There is no alibi for a failure to
match a piece of goods.
It ts not announced whether the new
device will be available for the retail
trade. Possibly 1t will only apply to
manufacturing. But man will con
tinue to hope for emancipation from
the tyranny Of tints by means Of the
colorimeter and to pray that until the
new scheme is worked out to the ex
tent of retail use all wives will, in de-
spair Of the masculine eye. do their
own matching.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Doolittle's Outside Loop.

The outside loop executed Wed
nesday above Dayton by Lieut.. James
A. Doolittle of the Army Air Corps in
a Curtiss P-1-B pursuit plane Is the
most amazing maneuver ever perform
ed by airman or airplane.
This feat, never before accomplished,
and probably never to be undertaken
again, proved the stamina Of pilot and
plane to emerge victorious from the
most hazardous situation any human
being or device constructed by man
has ever met.
For Lieut.. Doolittle, 1t was like be-
ing tied to a fywheel, which was then
revolved at a tremendous rate OF
speed. All the blood In his body was
forced up into his lungs ard head %
!, ss5 aasrs, ..sssEssss,ssee--ss"
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

According to a report of the annual
meeting of the Ladies' Mount Vernon
Association printed in
Mount Vernon The Star of May 2s,
c+eomar 1877. there was con-
siderable rivalry on
the part of steamboat companies for
the privilege Of making exclusive land
ings at the home of George Washing
ton. The Star says:
1.-THE morning and afternoon sessions
were taken up by the consideration Of
several propositions from steamboat
companies who are competing to fur
nish the boat that will take pilgrims
to Mount Vernon after the contract
with the steamer Arrow ,ires in
April next. The consideration took
place with closed doors. It was
learned that there are six distinct
propositions and from as many per.
sons. The steamer Mary Washington
agrees, it is understood, to pay the
Mount Vernon Association so cents for
each passenger landed there. Capt.
Frank Hollingshead. who commands
the steamer Arrow, which has per-
formed this service for the past seven
years, makes a similar proposition.
and further agrees that the present
charge of 81 for transportation will
noC Do increased. A representative or
another steamboat, thought to be the
John w. Thompson, agrees to give the
association 56 cents for every passen-
ger landed. A Washington company
agrees to furnish q new iron steamer
and will contract to make trips every
day in the year except Sundays, as the
boat they purchase IS to be SO power
full that, it is claimed, 1t can cut
through the ice during the Winter
season. Under Capt. Hollingshead's
present contract, 25 cents is paid for
every passenger landed. During last
Summer. when from 500 to 1,40e per-
sons per day visited Mount Vernon,
this income netted quite large sum,
increasing the fund during the year,
it is said, about $4,000, of which
SIT 900 was used In paying bills, fx.
ing up the grounds and mansion,
making Improvements, ETC., the re-
$4,000 being invested in Gov.
ernment securities
1t is to be remembered that 50 years
ago there was practically no other
way to reach Mount Vernon than by
steamer
Evening star., 1927-05-29
YOUR CHILD
in SCHOOL
By Dr.. Frank v. Ballou,
Superintendent Of Schools. Washington.
D. G.
Times Have Changed.

We often hear it said that what Is
being done today in various lines or
endeavor is vastly different from the
methods Of several decades ago. This
is said concerning much that Is be-
ing done in the professional industrial
and commercial life about us.
When persons make this statement
they frequently do so in a critical
mood. They usually take occasion to
point out that what is being done to-
day is inferior to the practices of for
mer years. Often they apply their
criticism to education, asserting that
the result of the training given our
youths some years ago was superior
to that Of today.
Eevery one knows that many educa-
tional methods have changed. That
is inevitable. It would be indicative
Of stagnation in the teaching. pro.
fession If the modification had not
been marked. Fundamentals of educa-
tion, however, are much the same to-
days as heretofore. Those who protest
against the changes that teaching
methods have undergone apparently
lose sight Of the fact that those in
use today are necessitated by new
knowledge of the teaching process, and
are the result Of increased dema nds
Of the schools.
Education has progressed and Is
progressing continuously. It's meth
DDS have become productive Of more
satisfactory results. This is inevitable
il educational practice Is not to re.
main stagnant. Educational practice
cannot remain static and serve a
changing and progressing civilization.
American life differs today from the
life of the American people a half CEN
tury ago. Means of communication
have been so thoroughly developed
through science and its application
to human needs and activities that
not only are there no frontiers today
in American life, but continents have
become neighbors. Automobiles and
good roads have. to all intents and
purposes, reduced distances between
communities.
Radio has brought the human fam
lily into an intimate personal communi-
cation undreamed of a few generations
ago. Television promises an interest
ing development in extension in this
direction.
School activities today are as com.
prehensiye in scope 80 are human In
Wks5Ess1&;kx $50 "a it~ 4 h~A~ss@-'
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Lindbergh's Farewell to France.


"I shall tell the people when 1 get
home what you have done for me-"
Thus wrote Charles Lindbergh, the
worlds ace, in a message of farewell
to France, which he gave to the Paris
press with a request for distribution.
Lindbergh's naivete, already manifest
ed in many ways since his arrival in
France a week ago yesterday, is in
this expression clearly shown. The
idea that 1t will be needful to tell
America what France has done in
reclamation and applause and appre-
citation Of his wonderful exploit is like
that which inspired him to ask a
friend in America for letter Of In.
PRODUCTION to a resident in Paris so
that upon landing there, IL he should
arrive, he would have some one to
show him around.
Lindbergh is probably quite unaware
of the tremendous furore that he has
occasioned by his ''hop" across the
sea. He has been feted as never
before was an unofficial parsonage in
history. He has been decorated by
the French government, received
ceremonially by the French Parlia.
ment, been entertained as guest OF
honor by the highest dignitaries, ac-
claimed by hundreds of thousands in
the streets. And yet, seemingly un-
conscious that every word Of what
has been said and almost every word
written about him and every episode
Of his wonderful reception has been
cabled to the American press and
printed in a volume of matter scarcely
paralleled since the days Of fast print
ing presses and big newspapers. he
proposes to tell the people" Of this
country what has been done for him
in France. .-... ~-e
America well knows what has been
done for Lindbergh by France and
keenly appreciates the manifestations
Of praise and rejoicing by that country.
It regards him as an ambassador OF
good will and to its tribute to his
courage and skill it adds an even
greater tribute to his tact and simple
sincerity In meeting perhaps the most
extraordinary situation ever faced by
any young. American. Would that
there were another Lindbergh here to
Ay over and tell tharpeepie sof France
how the people OF fAaaetlca orejoiced
at their treatment Of this young
Viking of the. air, their recognition
In him of the spirit Of the Western
world, and the expression OF Ameri.
can admiration for France.
Lindbergh will sail for home about
the 18th of June on a ship Of the
United States Navy, thus returning as
veritably the guest Of the Government.
He will be received here with the
warmest welcome. Cities are clamoring
for him to visit them, preparations are
already under way in New York to
greet him on his arrival, and In
Washington to attest to the affection
with which he Is held by those with
whom he lived in his boyhood.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
The Prohibition Party Again.

Revival Of the National Prohibition
party, with an effort to make 1t
fighting force in every State OF the
Union, is the proposal Of D. Leigh Col.
n yin, chairman of the party. Mr.. Col:
win believes that the present attacks
upon prohibition make such move
10 essential, in order. to rally the drys
for the 1928 campaign. !
,,sfoIn b measure the proposal Of Mr..
in Cofvln. is out Of line with the cam
tspadgn which is to be staged by the
sdArnerican AntiSaloon League. al.
= though both Mr.. Colvin and the legis.
Il elative committee Of the league have
III the same end in view. the preservation
g Of the eighteenth amendment and the
volstead act. The Anti.Saloon League
= has sought for years to control within
the major political parties rather than
2 to establish a separate national party
This, 1t is expected, will be the policy
14cf the league In the campaign of 1928,
which already is developing. The
league will seek to have both the
Democrats and the Republicans nomi
n nate candidates for President and Vice
? President and for membership in Sen
ate and House. who are favorable to
prohibition.
~ The National Prohibition party hal
been in existence for many years. al
though It slumped off to marked de
gree after the prohibition amendment
to the Constitution was ratified and
became effective. In the campaign ol
1924 the Prohibition party's nominee
for President. Faris. polled total o.
$3.50 votes. Back in 1892 Bidwell
the party's candidate, polled 271,05s
and in 1918 Hanly received 220,50'
votes. The Prohibition party has beer
essentially a party Of protest agains
I liquor drinking and the influence o
the so-called liquor interests in poll
tics and government.
To Mr.. Colvin, according to New
York dispatches, President Coolidge !
not acceptable as a candidate for re
election. He holds the President t
be q ''etraddler" on the wet and DIR,
, problem. Here again Mr.. Colvin l
not running parallel to the Anti-ss
loon League, which has declared ~
r. ssSsesU : 'sss' - '.-s:e =
Evening star., 1927-05-29
This and That
By Charles E. TracetveH.

Jack Spratt, valetudinarian, awoke
reluctantly, after good nights sleep.
Insomnia Is not one of his troubles.
No matter how i'll he is, he always
sleeps we'll.
/ Jack yawned vigorously, accom-.
panying this action with a tremen-
dous stretching of his forelegs. after
which he put his somewhat stiff
hind legs through similar ceremony.
He was ready to get up.
With a grace which cats alone pos.
sess, Spratt rolled over until his snow
white stomach was concealed by the
dark green sweater upon which he
had slept all night.
His bright eyes look directly at one.
There is not the slightest evasion in
them. He can look so for minutes at
a time, IL he desires to, especially
when he is being spoken to.
Measured by the best terms Of hu-
man courtesy, Jack spratt, former
alley cat, Is completely and uncon-
sciously courteous. He does not put
anything on, as the saying is.
Jack easily arose on his hind legs,
following his preliminary stretch.
Generally cat gets on its feet before
stretching, which action 1t INDUCES
in by first yawning, then bending the
back, stretching the forepaws, then
the hind legs, even the tail.
Jack, however, having some diffl-
Guilty with his hind legs, finds it easier
to stretch lying down. The stretch
ing Of the stiff hind legs Is done in two
movements, q curling one, then a
stretching one. The white feet and
legs, somewhat resembling those Of
a rabbit. are drawn in, then pushed
out to their greatest length.
Stretching Is an unconscious move
ment on the part Of cats. never omit
ted after sleep. It is the cats
seem to be able to keep In the best of
health with no more exercise than
this.
Human beings have long recognized
the value of stretching, especially
after awakening from sleep, but very
few persons indulge in it. Yet there
must be much value in the practice,
else Nature would not prompt the ami
mails to stretch so much.
Cats have it down to sort Of
system. The big fellows in the lion
and tiger cages at the Zoo often may
be seen stretching, which is about all
the exercise they get, aside from some
restless pacing around their quarters.
Jack Spratt, "the tiger in the
house." seems in the most excellent
health he has ever enjoyed, except
for those hind legs. His coat is in
perfect condition, his eyes bright, his
breath pleasant, his temper perfect.
His appetite is fine.
He purrs upon demand. as 1t were.
At the slightest touch OF hand he
begins to purr, in his rusty pump
fashion, peculiar to himself. He toll
crates any amount Of petting without
a meow in protest.
Yet his rear legs remain stiff, al.
though not so much 80 as month
ago. Two veterinarians viewed him,
one pronouncing his trouble toxic
poisoning. the other an infection of
the spine.
We threw his physic to the dogs
and have put him under the care of
old DIR. Nature, the best friend of cats
and dogs. Jack is getting large doses
Of sunshine and fresh air in equal
parts.
The bird family. too, Is helping take
the stiffness out Of his hind legs.
Their smpudsas chatter 20 'aasrsasss As
Evening star., 1927-05-29

terest. Public schools not only under
take to prepare for complete living,
but they are so organized as to rep
resent the various phases and activ-
tiles Of life itself. Any less compre.
hensive educational program will fall
short of meeting the present demands
made upon the public schools.
Demands on the public schools are
constantly increasing. The responsi.
bilities assumed by the public schools
never have been greater. The faith
Of the American people in the public
schools never was so great nor so
we'll founded as 1t is today. The sober.
sane judgment Of all thinking people
is and will continue to be that the
public schools are the most potent,
most powerful, and most promising
single agency making for the unifica.
tion,' stability ana progress Of our
American institutions.
.E tcsayyasaA 1sa7.l Ax3N
Evening star., 1927-05-29

Spratt that he lies In wait for them
all day long. creeping up after them.
He must have crept miles, by this
time, in all. He has not caught q
bird. however, and we hardly think
he will. His procedure Is wrong.
X
Jack seems to have the idea that
he can charm them with his eagle
eye. So, instead of springing when
they come within easy distance, he
waits for them to turn around and
look at him.
This, however, they do not 90, but
calmly walk away. They are furnish
ing Jack with much exercise and are
keeping him Interested We are
thinking of buying few dozen mice
and turning one loose now and then.
Even fellow with bum legs ought
to be able to do some grand leaping
after q mouse--if one, were . cat, Of
-
Evening star., 1927-05-29
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Evening star., 1927-05-29

The circus is an example Of big bust.
ness combination. There is a stupen.
dous aggregation Of entertainment Of.
fered, and the supply is limited to
once year.
Evening star., 1927-05-29

Sovietists remain confident Of con-
Quoting the affairs Of any other coun-
try better than they have conducted
the business Of their own.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHMANDER JOHNSON.
no,nestic WeAuOna,

Domestic weapons.
Alas, that lady's out Of date,
No more can she attention win.
Who with her husband grew irate
And hit him with q rolling.pin,
Or. maybe, when his ways produced
A surplus Of indignant gloom,
Would in her proper wrath turn loose
And, for a cudgel, use the broom!
She now performs with polished
"gats"
When in a fierce, vindictive mood,
Or, maybe, buys some rough.on.rats
And puts 1t in his breakfast food.
Men, as more civilized we grow.
Sigh for the simpler forms OF sin,
And wish that they again might know
The old broom and the rolling-pin.
Evening star., 1927-05-29

A mummy taken from an ancient
tomb probably enjoys more public i'm.
portance today than he was permitted
to assert when alive.
Evening star., 1927-05-29

Russian politicians advocate "com-
munism." but draw salaries to the
limit, regardless Of the persons who
feel pecuniarily slighted.
Evening star., 1927-05-29

Question Of q third term" no
longer agitates Coolidge supporters
nearly 80 much as the hope of a first
term animates Democratic aspirants.
Evening star., 1927-05-29

Paris did not realize how whole.
heartedly gay 1t could be until Lind.
bergh arrived.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Marines Equal to ANYTHING.

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
If travel broadens ones viewpoint,
there must he Marines In Nicaragua
capable Of seeing the Liberal side Of
the argument.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Above Such Matters.

Above Such Matters.
"Did you ever use money in an elec.
tion?"
mo-" replied Senator Sorghum. II
have always had campaign managers
quite competent to handle the minor
considerations Of pecuniary detail"
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Earth Worm.

An ofYice building. thirty stories tall,
Contents my aspiration, sadly small.
The elevator hurries toward the sky
And goes as high as shall ever fly.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Innocent IJtterance.

Innocent Utterance.
I like the orchestra whose jazz
IL perduced so handy.
At least, no one kin tell me as
How it's propagandy.
"Mere differences Of opinion" said
Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, "are
what make horse races-and revolu.
tions."
Jud Tunkins says good neighbor
is one who is willing to go ahead with
his own work instead Of telling you
how to do yours.
Evening star., 1927-05-29

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn.
ing edition, Is delivered by carriers within
tho city at 80 cents per month; daily only
per month Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection Is made by
carrier at end Of each month.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Tho Mint Patch.

"Where Is your mint patch?"
IT tore it out" answered Uncle Bill
Bottletop. "I couldn't expect people
in this prohibition community to be.
lieve was going to eat enough Spring
lamb to take care Of it."
Evening star., 1927-05-29

"When you talks to a friend bout
his mistakes" said Uncle Eben. "you
aim bringin' him any comfort nor tell.
in hin thing he didn't know" A.sk
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-01-27
Sisters Wed Brothers;
Two Pastors for Service

New York; Cupid worked over
time at his modifying job at six
o'clock I'm Essex Fells, n. ]. In st.
Peters church two clergymen ST.
multaneously married two daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Lee
Stuart to two sons of Mrs. William
Sayre, all Of Essex Fells. Every
thing about the weddings was in
duplicate; there were two sets of
bridesmaids, two best men, two
maids Of honor and two tables at
the postnuptfal supper.
The brides, the Misses Anne Nor
son and Lee Stuart, are daughters
of Francis Lee Stuart. formerly
chief engineer of the Hudson river
bridge. The Stuarts are Southern
ers by descent, but have lived in
Essex Fells many years. The Sayre
family have been close friends of
the Stuarts many years. William
Sayre, the grandfather of the bride
gr0oms, was president of the Lee
high Valley railroad.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-01-27


Rev. and Mrs. John B. Pennell,
Mrs. R. @. Macmahon, Mrs. C. A.
Crawford and Miss Dorothy Fish
er went to Spokane Saturday to
attend the convocation of the
Episcopal church held there this
week.
The Kennewick chapter, PEG.
met Tuesday evening with Mrs. H.
P. Cramner. Mrs. j. H. Siegfried
had charge of the program, which
was followed by a social hour dur
ing which refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostess.
The Boy Scouts of Troop Two,
had blowout" at their meeting
last Monday night. Re-registration
cards were given out and new
members added to the troop. Pies
sandwiches and drinks were en-
Joyed by. the Fl present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Linn gave
a dinner party Thursday the
guests being Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Hill of Prosser, Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
cy Combelic and Mr.. and Mrs F.
f. Beste. Later in the evening all
attended the Masonic dance.