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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
NEW ESTIMATES RUSHED.
Delay Likely on Building Figures
for Next Year.

With the end of the present session
of Congress rapidly drawing near, the
Bureau of the Budget yesterday
rushed ahead with it's work on the
estimates for next years public build
ing appropriations, but there was no
indication as to when they may be
submitted to Congress in the shape
of a deficiency bill.
The Bureau OF the Budget has had
for several days the extensive reports
from the Treasury and the Post Of
flee Department as to proposed build
ing during the next fiscal year.
The submission to Congress has
been expected momentarily. but late
today 1t was considered likely that
the matter might go over still another
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18

Lighthouse keepers along the coast
of Great Britain are to be presented
wireless receiving sets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
Hymn Sung by Request.

During the broadcasting of the In
terdenominational Church service
from WEAF last Sunday Arthur Bill
lings Hunt. baritone soloist of the
Radio Four, sang an old hymn, Con
fidence," by Holden, which was sent
him by a 90.year-old woman. She
had torn the music from an old
hymnal used in her family about 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
Cobb on Air March s.

Irwin s. Cobb. famous humorist and
author. will play an important part
in special southern program to be
presented in the Everyready Hour of
March g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
TRY NEW TECHNIQUE.
Golfers Weekly Revue Will Broad
cast Story.
TONIGHT.

A new technique in broadcasting
will be attempted during Golfers
Weekly revue, to he heard from WIZ
and the National Broadcasting Com
panys blue network. WBZ, KDkA
and KYW. Sunday night. The story
to be broadcast will be the most recent
work of f. Phillips Oppenheim. 1t
will be a dramatic fiction feature of a
program to include selections by the
Revue Studio Orchestra, vocal solos
and radio novelties.
A patriotic theme will run through
the program in anticipation of Wash
ington's Birthday and a striking COM
mentary on the virtues and failings
of the first President, by William l..
Chenery.
Lighthouse KEEPERS along the cOaS
Evening star., 1927-08-26

turn to the monarchy are not disposed
to precipitate an issue. The mon
archists would welcome any decided
action in resentment of the manifesto
tions of anti-republicanism.,
OF course. Mayor Walker is treading
warily In his course in Germany, to
avoid giving affront to either side. He
could not himself take issue with the
flag that was hoisted or demand the
display of the national colors. He paid
his respects to the mayor Of Berlin
and TO the President of the republic,
who decorated him with a distin'
ruished order in recognition of serv-
ices rendered TO German children in
New York lie is too smart TO De
caught in any jam of contention.
The flag incident may pass without
crisis, but the fact remains, now fuily
revealed. that the moharchists are
strong enough in Germany to main
tain Il propa ganda without fear of re-
prisals by the republican government
and that sufiices to indicate that there
is trouble ahead.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
A Generous Couple.

Martin Jensen, who won second prize
In the late lamented Dole race, and his
wife, who is said to manage all of his
affairs, are not going to be very pop.
ular heneeforth in aying circles. Jen.
sen Won ten thousand dollars for fly.
ing some twenty-four hundred miles
over the ocean from San Francisco
to Hawaii. He did not fly alone. He
was accompanied and navigated and
helped in the flight by Paul SchIuter.
Schluter risked his life with Jensen,
navigated the plane with unerring
precision for Jensen, and aided Jensen
in every way on the lonely trip. Yet
Jensen, out of the kindness of his
heart, has just rewarded Sehluter with
the munificent sum Of twenty-five dol
lars and a ticket home to California.
And Mrs. Jensen is very angry, pub.
iicly SO. for her husbands generosity.
She has "bawled out" her spouse for
giving schluter even a nickel. No
comment is needed on such niggardli.
ness. Jensen's hackers, however. have
relieved the situation somewhat. but
the pilot will deserve no thanks from
Schluter. They have announced that
Schluter will be given twenty-five
hundred dollars for. his part in the
hight. He deserves all that and more.
Evening star., 1927-08-26

with suspicion, while the news OF his
release is a signal and an invitation
to his enemies to get him. again
while he Is down.
Parole should not be regarded mere
ly as an act of mercy. Administered
carefully. 1t is part of the science
of sociology. The State should benefit
as well as the prisoner by a scientific
procedure The eXactitude and cold
efficiency which are earmarks of sci
ence are best attained without the
emotionalism which today runs hand
in hand with the workings Of the law.
an emotionaiism which too often he.
comes mere maudlin sentimentality.
Provided those charged with granting
parole do their work carefully, both
the prisoner and the State are entitled
to work out their cooperative expert
ment away from the prying curiosity
of an unthinking public.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
Traffic Recommendations.

Traffic Director William HarlanG
has, after considerable study. revised
the entire local traffic code and has
submitted his findings to the Commits
sloners for approval. The director
makes recommendations for changes
that will be in every way beneficial to
the city and the Commissioners should
take favorable action at the first pos.
| sible moment
Principal among the changes in the
code is the ciarification of the regula.
ton relating to street cars. Congress
has authorized the director to control
these vehicles under the general traf.
fic plan for the Capital, but for some
unknown reason regulations covering
them have never been written into
the code. Washington, therefore, has
been faced with the peculiar situation
of a congressional act placing street
cars under traffic control While local
authorities have never assumed that
control. Mr.. Harland's plan will re-
lieve this condition.
In regard to pedestrians the director
has rewritten the present regulation
so that walkers will be under the same
set of rules as motorists at automatic
light or officer-handled intersections.
The regulation under which the city
is now operating is that pedestrians
must not cross roadway against NOV.
Ing traffic when controlled by an au-
tomato signal. Mr.. Harland, however,
has changed this to compel pedestrians
to obey strictly policemens signals
as we'll as the lights.
This regulation will be of no benefit
to either walker or motorist If a rad.
ical change is not made in enforce
ment Since the present rule has been
in effect there is no record Of an ar.
rest being made under it and pedes.
trians have continued, as Of yore, to
wend their own sweet way in and out
of traffic. The regulation, new or old,
should either be enforced or wiped
off the books.
Mr.. Harland has also reeomme nded
the very desirable condensatio of all
traffic regulations. Motorists have
complained that the code was too vo-
luminous and that they were unable
to master it thoroughly. With short
ened and condensed code there will be
no justification for this plea. How.
ever, it remains distinctly up to the
Police Department to get behind and
rigidly enforce every regulation that
the Commissioners approve for the
city. Those that are unavoidable and
unreasonable should be dropped. but
those that remain in the code should
have the full support of both police
and courts to the end that traffic may
run safely and smoothly in the Ma
ticnal Capital.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
Socrates Philosophy
On Safety of Society
To the Editor Of The Star:

In connection with the agitation IN
the Sacco- -Eanzetti case, there seems
to be strange dearth of comment
which goes TO the real heart of th'
problem of civilization in maintainin.
law and order as a substitute for pr;
vate feuds.
Much as we may shrink from IL
horrible necessity of having TO pu
human beings. to death. yet unles
organized society does discharge tn
unpleasant duty. the eventual resoi
OF aggrieved and injured persons WI
be TO private vengeance. and tn
state or society under such a cond
ton would be so horrible that the con
pdrative inhumanity OF having snciet
execute convicted criminals would pal
into insignificance,
However, the specific suggestion
which / have to advance to you nov
Is that the time is particularly oppoi
tune TO publish the dialogue Of Soc
rates on the occasion when he was
about TO drink the cup of hemlock, :"
replying to the suggestion of his pupils
and friends that they should resn".
him from his fate.
His discourse on the importance or
maintaining law and order as COM
pared with lie preservation of the life
OF single individual Is, of course, a
classic, and at this time it seems to
me that it Is so apropos as to really
have distinct news value.
MOULTRIE HIT.
Evening star., 1927-08-26

ing a 3-year-old son, now his honor
of Edmonton. Mayor Matsudair is
not related to TsuneO Matsudaira, Jan.
anese Ambassador at Washington.
The Borah Pledge" is the title of a
card-ballot now being sent broadcas st
al over the country by Marcus w.
robbins, lawyer of San Diego, Calf.
1t reads as follows: II, the under.
signed, belonging to that class of
Americans commonly called the com.
mon people, and believing that nv
best interests have been many times
overlooked by those intrusted with the
aHalrs of government, who have oft.
times wandered far afield from the
strict path of the Constitution. and
further believing that the Hon. VIII.
nam h. BOrah possesses in the highest
degree those qualities of statesman.
snip that are necessary for the wise
administration of the affairs of the
United States, hereby pledge myself to
use all honorable means within INV
power during the coming presidential
campaign to promote the candidacy of
the said William K. Borah for the Of
hce of President of the United States
and call upon all other citizens of our
country to join in this laudable effort
l make this pledge as a visible re-
mlnder OF my political faith"
New Workers are angling for the
presence of President Coolidge and
other dlgnitaries at the "Surrender
day festivities which will mark the
ioOth anniversary of the battle of
Saratoga on October II. The Saratoga
Historical Society is staging a pageant
to represent the Continental Army's
defeat of Gen. Burgoyne's invading
force, victory classed by the his.
torlan Greasy as one Of the Is decisive
battles of all times. OF it Greasy says:
NO military event can be said to have
exercised more important influence on
the future fortunes of mankind than
the complete defeat of Burgoyne's ex.
pedltlon In 1777." Gov. Smith, Prof.
Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard,
Prof. Dixon Ryan Fox Of Columbia.
Representative James S. Parker of
New York and Gen. James w. Lester.
commander of the New York National
Guard. will be among the speakers on
surrender day." 1t is desired to focus
public attention upon the epochal
character of Burgoynes surrender and
convert its scene into national
shrine.
X X X
Washington's eloakroom and dinner
table gossip, when the little -sattle sea.
son opens with the arrival of Con.
gress, is likely to revolve around
sensational book just off the press in
New York. 1t deals with the private
life of lately deceased President Of
the United States along entirely diff
ferent lines than those Of notorious
volume which dealt with the same per.
sonage last year. It's understood
there was some suggestion of barring
the new book from the mails. but the
postal authorities decided to withhold
so good an advertisement.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-08-26
Parole Without Publicity.

The theory of parole, as applied 10
nr;,ninals. is that a man who has been
convicted for his first offense against
the law and who has served a part
~ his sentence is entitled to another
chance. Having tasted the bitterness
of punishment, he is allowed to par
take again Of the sweetness OF tree'
dom with the thought that his frst
exnerienee at the hands Of the law,
plus a possible moral regeneration
will serve to stay him against future
wanderings. The theory is good one
and its many failures to accomplish
what it sets out to do should never
he used to abolish the practice. It's
abuse constitutes its chief danger.
Announcing a new policy Of the
eysw York State Parole Board yester-
day. DIR. Raymond f. c. Kieb, the
States commissioner Of corrections,
declared that henceforth there will be
no publicity attached to the actions
of the board beyond the statement of
the number of men paroled. The
names of those released by parole
from prison for another chance in life
will be withheld. This is a wise de.
cision. The paroled prisoner hereto.
fore has been subjected to needless
embarrassment by the publicity at.
tached to his release. He is handicap.
psd from the start, for. having been
branded in the first place by his con
6tction, he is branded again by his
eAwole. His friends look upon him
Evening star., 1927-08-26
THIS AND THAT


| has some mighty good points. No,
these kilograms would not do at all.
y i y y
| How sublime is the innocence OF all
| the home folks, as a matter OF fact!
| They actually seem to think, no mat
tes' how little they know you, that you
will be immensely pleased to have
them settle down in your home for
| weeks without number.
Now, there are a few persons you
| would like to see, and to entertain,
and you would not be more than nor
mally peeved If they said nothing
about leaving after tive weeks.
| Two weeks of any one Is enough,
some experts declare. Grouchy indi-
: viduals assert that week Is enough,
but they probably err I'm the huma nj
ties. Two weeks is the average 'stay,"
and the united. sentiment Of mankind
| is that this is sufficient. This, of
course. for real home folks, not just
| casual acquaintance.
Just because one met Miss Duffer 10
years ago while at a friends house out
in Oshkosh ia no real reason why Miss
| Duffer ought to feel free to come direct
from Union Station to ones home and
| stay there just as long as she pieases.
|
a great deal Of money-but one is not
responsible for such things. This is a
matter that interests only Miss Duffer,
| and one Is afraid 1t interests her too
much!
The worst thing about the Miss
buffers Of this world is that they
catch one unaware, as 1t were. They
are much more clever than poor old
Mrs. HeffingtOn. Mrs. II. gives one
fair warning.
Miss Duffer, with the shrewdness
born Of much imposition on friends.
sends no telegram. She writes no
letter. The first one knows Of her is
when she is at the front door.
y \ x y
If one makes a tavern out of his
home, he must institute the other
services that go with such places.
lie must have a car ready for the
use of his guests. to transport them
through the highways and byways Of
beautiful Washington, at all hours
of the day and night
No matter how many times he has
seen the Monument, he must be will.
ing to see 1t again, to go up in the
elevator once more, and to thrill with
his guests at the wide expanse of ter.
ritory opened to the view from that
eminence.
At home, all the regular habits of
life are to be freely upset. The morn.
ing use of the bathroom, always a
joy in the life of man, must be fore.
gone completely or terribly curtailed
We have heard of one gentleman
who shaved in the basement for a
period of weeks. Now this Is an op-
GRAFTON no man can hurry through,
unless it be at the expense of a cut
chin or lip.
How can one shave properly with
several guests opening their doors, at
intervals, to see il the bathroom door
is closed or open?
SO into the basement for you, John!
One may thank guests, however, for
one thing: How silent and roomy the
house seems when they are gone!
Surely this is worth it all.
Now one Is under no compulsion to
sing in his bath. One does not have
to wear a collar from morning to
night, or be careful what one says.
The tavern atmosphere has vanished
this ts home, sweet home.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
The German Flags.

Though he is not in any manner i'm.
piicated, the visit of Mayor Walker
or New York to Berlin brings into the
international spotlight a situation in
the German capital which has a de-
eided significance and which may de-
velop into serious trouble. In honor of
the visit of the executive of the largest
city in the United States. the Ameri.
can flag was hoisted over the hotel
where he stayed. 1t is usual in such
cases also, Of course, to display the ma
tional flag of the country. The hotel
management. however, raised only the
German imperial eolors and not those
OF the republic, the management de-
Ginning to recognize the republican
sentiment. The mayor of Berlin, while
graciously receiving and welcoming
the distinguished guest, declined to at.
tend a function in his honor at the
hotel, on the ground that the absence
Of the republican banner was an af.
front to the government which he In a
degree represented. This episode has
brought into view conflict that
menaees the stability Of the German
government and that while now latent
may at any time reach the stage of
actual revolt.
1t is altogether anomalous that any
large institution in the capital of a
country should refuse to recognize the
national banner and should fly that OF
rival faction. Such taking OF sides
would in this country, If similar stu
alton existed, lei quickly to action
But In Garmanx the nnnoneuta of ra.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
A Discussion of
Various Organ Tunes

To the Editor OF The Star:
Mr.. Charles E. Tracewell in his
article In The Star Of August Is
writes interestingly on music, with
remonstrance, however, Of the
manner in which organists produce
their effects in broadcasting. He
deprecates the subdued effects
through the use of the softer stops.
1--WE want" he says, ''the deep
crash, the fine below, the intensity
without tonal bottom. of the wonder.
full instrument called the organ"
What is the sense, them" he asks,
"of attempting the pleasing softness
Of the flute, or the solo violin!' He
goes on to say, when we listen to
the organ, we want to feel we have
heard the organ. We want to be
bathed in sound. We can listen to
the flute or violin some other times. "
1t may be suggested that Mr.. Trace.
we'll Is right to degree. Demands,
however. and progressive organ
building have perfected an ever more
sensitive instrument. The tones of
the full-organ are noble and uplifting,
but to be always used in this way
might be tiresome. just as the old
fashioned orator was tiresome with
iuh SWihS HUN plpCo TIC tlItC.
After all. the speaker who lowers his
voice at the right moment and is more
persuasive than fiamboyant often
wins. The deepest and profoundest
spiritual things are said in a voice
nearest to silence. And spirit may
even impregnate silence, as when the
host Is raised in the Roman service
and impressive moment. And so
with the organ. 1t has our interest
not only because it can crash with
startling sound. but because its stops
may be manipulated. and it's tonal
intensities varied, so as to express the
finer and gentler emotions. While
the organ is not so interesting to the
musician as the orchestra. it may
have, and probably has been, the
intention to approximate orchestral
effects. Mr.. Tracewell would suggest
omission. This would seem retro
gression. To take out the pipes that
produce the gentler and subdued
effects would reduce the organ to
primitive instrument. with little left
hut the rumble Of the pedal notes and
the hollow quality of the diapasons.
This would hardly meet present
demands. OTTO TORNEY SIMON.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
PHILOSOPHERS
DY
GLENN FRANK

Puritan religion and machine pro.
duction had something in common in
their early stages of development
they both turned their backs on
beauty.
Professionalism, in it's early stages.
was pious but plain.
Machine production, in its early
stages, was profitable but ugly.
Professionalism is learning that
beauty is not the foe but the friend of
worship.
Machine production is learning that
beauty is not the foe but the friend OF
utility.
We are beginning to grow hungry
for the beauty that the old handi-
craftsman used to put into the things
they made; we are beginning to rebel
against the way In which machine pro-
duction has sent beauty into exile in
the antique shops.
IL we cannot do better, we will as.
sert our good taste by buying an
tiques. but we would a little rather
not feel that we have to sponge .On
the artistry of our ancestors; we would
like to feel that we can create the
beauty we crave.
We are in the morning hours of a
revival Of popular good taste. And
the directors Of machine production
are both responding to this growing
good taste and helping to create a
wider good taste.
/ have not. in many moons. read a
more exhilarating article than Earnest
Elmo Calkins' article on Beauty, the
New Business Tool" in the August
issue Of the Atlantic Monthly.
Mr.. Calkins has always appealed to
me as a fOrerunner of the best type Ct
business man toward which our ma.
chine civilization should breed. There
are innumerable American business
men who have superb good taste. SEN
to the profitable, cultivation and re-
qualities in their after Office hours
only. They resign their factories to
uginess and utility, and hurry home
to their tapestries and their art gal
leries when the days work is done.
Mr.. Calkins Is focusing all he can
muster Of taste and sensitiveness and
cultivation upon the processes and
products of American business.
He does not want beauty the pris-
oner Of art galleries.
He wants to demecratize beauty In
the market place.
He wants civilization I'm which
beauty shall mark not only tbs pic.
lures in the palaces, but the pots and
kettles in the Kitchens as well.
He thinks that we have reached the
stage in business development when
there Is sound economic argument
for beauty; he thinks that, in It's sales
campaigns, American business must
realize that the appeal of efficiency
alone is ne longer adequate, and that
beauty is the natural and logical next
step In American manufacture and
salesmanship.
His article condescends to details in
telling how far beauty has already be.
come the concern Of the business men
of this machine age. 1t is a hearten.
ing story. Read it.
tCopyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-08-26
Liquor Propaganda
In News Item Charged
m +ba Editor ~ The Ctor.

To the Editor of The Star:
note in the item from Norfolk
August 23, in re Norwegian rum ship
leaving when discouraged by patrol
vessels, a concluding paragraph as
follows:
"Just how much money was spent
in fuel for the Government craft
while they were chasing. trailing and
shadowing the little Norwegian vessel
has no. yet been itemized"
On inquiry at the Coast Guard Of
fees learn that there is no reason to
expect information as to such costs.
for it is not compiled or furnished.
The paragraph quoted, therefore, is
not news, but an element of propa-
ganda on behalf of liquor-for- beverage
interests.
While have no affiliation with any
orga anization opposed to the liquor in
terests, / resent the attempt to eX-
ercise influence in this way to lead
the unthinking for political results.
may point out that the following
might as truthfully have been includ-
ed in the item:
Neither has it been estimated how
many crimes may have been prevent
ed by the exclusion Of this cargo from
the country. 1t is a fact. however
that the cost to the State for the trial
of a drunken murderer would prob
ably more than equal the cost Of this
patrol work" II. l.. WOODWARD.