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Evening star., 1927-05-12
Improvement of
Chevy Chase Circle

To the Editor OF The Star:
The recent editorial in The Star
concerning Chevy Chase Circle and
the comment thereon from the editor
of the Chevy Chase News is timely
and should be helpful.
Perhaps 1t is not generally known
that two-thirds of the circle itself lies
within the District Of Columbia and
the title to this land, including the
reservation on the east, rests in the
Federal authorities. Furthermore.
this area is cared for by the director
of Public Buildings and Public Parks.
The streets, sidewalks, tree spaces or
parkings and the small triangle be-
tween the car tracks are in the juris.
diction OF the Commissioners and i'm.
provements in the appearance of these
areas cannot be undertaken too soon.
There Is a very marked contrast for
visitors and automobilists between
coming into and coming out of the
City Of Washington.
In this connection 1t can be said
that steps are under way at the pres
ent time to improve conditions around
the circle, and the following quotation
from recent letter to one Of the
District Commissioners, written pre-
vious to your editorial. may be inter-
esting:
Connecticut avenue is possibly the
most important arterial highway en-.
tering the National Capital, or City
Beautiful and the people Of our area
In Maryland will do everything posi-.
Bile to make this entrance most attrac.
tive r. r. PARKS.
Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Bandstand Memorial
Draws Commentator
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Your front page drawing Of May 2,
1927, taken together with the various
radio pleas and interviews printed
regarding the proposed memorial, all
constitute publicity that arouses even
us-the common people,
Whoever first decided upon band.
stand memorial is a friend and bene-
factor Of this city. We have the three
finest bands in the United States
service here-and not single band
stand for them to play in.
But--let no one build after the ar
tistic conception quoted in your May
2 issue. Let committee of musi.
clans versed in acoustics pass on
plans scientifically drawn and based
on such fine shells as are in Golden
Gate Park, San Francisco, and other
up-to-date cities that could be men,
toned.
And, further. it would be the part
Of wisdom to place the shell in Tor on)
the stage of the Sylvan Theater or
some other favored spot where thou
sands can hear.
Reflect that millions have been
spent in Washington, and that We,
with the finest bands in the United
States. have absolutely no place for
them to play.
Let us reason together and rectify
this shameful condition in a way that
will cause unnumbered thousands of
the future to enjoy a marvellous bless.
ing and remember a glorious host.
PHILIP GRIMES.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEwELL.

Then into the souls Of some hun
dredS OF residents Of Duasuplese came
feelings Of contrition. Most of them
had been brought up to go to church.
In their youth they had gone to Sun.
day school, no doubt,
When they heard the big bass drum
and the clang Of the cymbals and the
loud, strong voice Of the singer up
the block. each and every one felt
guilty.
Perhaps the young minister may
take consolation from that.
Each Duasuplesian, blushing, hon.
estly believed that the Salvation Army
had come to cali him or her to repent.
ance.
What else could it be doing there?
And wouldn't 1t be simply awful
when the faithful band got down in
front of Maj. Hearty's to have the
tenor turn around and look squarely
up at that grand fellow on his ladder
and sing directly at him:
''Do you believe In the Lord,
DO you believe in the Lord?"
with bated breaths Duasuplese hid
behind It's assorted curtains and
unsuspicious Maj. Hearty, calmly
spreading on his second coat, should
be caught at the top Of his ladder
They were coming down the block
now.
A delicious thrill Of uneasiness
spread from house to house.
I'VE really ought to 60 to church,
you know" said Mrs. Dolittle in a
Mortified voice.
"The poor major"
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Maj. Hearty, however, knew 10Th
his grand and his minor tactics.
Seeing the army coming and be.
lieving, as the rest Of Duasuplese did,
that it was coming to call all to re-
suddenly felt that the back of the
house needed painting the worst of all.
The necessity for a coat Of paint at
once upon the rear of the mansion
arose in his mind, and he lost no time
in giving in to the inner urge.
Before the bass drum and the from
bone and the cynibals and the singer
had got to the other end Of the block
the major was gone, ladder, paint
and all.
Duasuplese breathed easier.
The devoted little band, however
undoubtedly had caught sight Of the
painter at his nefarious work, for II
stopped directly In front OF the house,
and the tenor turned squarely about
and sang in his loud but pleasant
voice.
And his voice fioated over the root
and down to the major where he
stood erecting his ladder at the back
Of the house.
And collection was taken, and the
major came to the front door and gave
the largest donation of anybody, and
the whole village was pleased to learn
that the band had not come to reform
them, after all, but simply to raise
the necessary funds.
There was rejoicing in Duasuplese
that morning, as the good people real
ICED that the good men and women
still regarded them as not altogether
lost.
but wouldn't 1t have been awful. u
as Mrs. Dolittle said. eff they had
caught the major at the top Of that
ladderv'
Evening star., 1927-05-12

Senate, who Will say that Mr.. Blsase
IL less q Democrat than Senator 30.
raii is a Republican, and that, there.
fore, Senator Blease's preference for
Borah for the Democratic nomination
should have no weight. The South
Carolinian, by his independence. has
caused some Of his colleagues to foam
with rage during his incumbency. At
the close Of the last session Of the
Sixty.ninth Congress there were sug.
gestions that he should be read out Of
the party councils. much as the late
Senators La Toilette and Ladd and
Senators Brookhart and Frazier were
read out Of the Republican party coun-
ellis Of the Senate after the 1924 cam
paign. But the Democrats are not
reading anybody out Of their party at
present. Wiser and cooler heads took
hand when the threats were made
against Blease.
Possibly Senator Blease prefers Sem
ator Borah because he has so often
DCCII ttE bkkO caitlG pOdI Will HIils 1HVy
stood shoulder to shoulder In the fght
against the adherence Of the United
States to the World Court, and in
other senatorial contests. II the Idaho
Senator is ever nominated, or accepts
a nomination, for President, it is an
odds-on bet that 1t will be q rornina.
ton by the Republican party. Sena.
tor Borah. sometimes in his desire for
more progressive measures and ad.
ministration, has permitted himself to
dream Of new party a progressive
party. that would stand for the things
he stands for. But he has never
gone beyond dreams. In 1924. when
Senator Robert M. La Toilette, sr.,
headed progressive movement, Mr..
Borah was found within the, Repub-
lican ranks when the dust of battle
cleared away.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Lauded
as Great Leader and Scholar

the gardsn of learning, the other
firmly intrenched in the busy thor.
oughfares OF the outside world, make
ideal college presidents. But human
iimita ati0ns keep such colossi few and
far between. Administration and schoi-
arship are functions which seem to
diverge steadily as our educational In
stitutions grow in size and complexity
And there are few peers Of the late
Benjamin 1de Wheeler to make US
question the inevitability Of the.
trend"
$50 great was his energy, so effec.
tive his organization. that long before
he turned over the helm Of U. C. to
his successor in 1919 it was estab-
lished among the great institutions Of
learning, with an attendance Of more
than 10000" says the San Francisco
Bulletin. and the Oakland Tribune re.
marks that ''his was the triumph and
privilege Of being the directing force
of the University of California during
those years when 1t departed from the
traditional ways OF the college for the
few and offered it's message and aid
to all of the citizens Of the State"
The Hartford Times affirms that "the
country had few ADLER educators" and
that ''the record Of his service for his
university is an enviable one"
n r Il
$50 great was his success in build.
ing up that institution" according to
the New York Sun, that for years
his name was mentioned in connection
with each vacant presidency OF one
after another. But he was
satisfied with Berkeley, and there he.
stayed, unaffected by the lure Of other
places or other careers. Energetic
being fussy, a business man
and an all.around scholar, outSnoken
rudeness. the head of the
of California won and re-
tanned the respectful admiration of
those under his guidance"
An interesting point in connection
with DIR. Wheeler's success Is brought
put by the Pittsburgh Sun: His abil-
lty as an organizer and executive,
upon which his future reputation will
rest" says the Sun. twas hardly sua-
pected until he was called from the
chair of Greek at Cornell In 1899 TO
head the new university on the coast.
1t has been said of DIR. Wheeler tha7
1ad he chosen a business career h
would have become one of the .eps
If American industry"
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Ben w. Murch's Work
Is Given High Tribute
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Ben w. Murch. one Of the city's
oldest supervising principals Of the
public schools, in point Of service, has
passed on to his reward. For over
80 years he has labored faithfully,
patiently. and with high degree OF
intelligence. to instruct and. guide the
youth OF the Nations Capital. II his
reward In the life hereafter shall be
measured by the character of serv-
ice he gave to lis while living. his cup
will indeed run over. Many grown
men and women of this community,
as we'll as the present school children,
are saddened to learn of the passing
Of this good and loyal and patient man.
How we'll knew him. and how well
I respected and loved him! l went to
school to him in my youth and my
four children have all known him
since, as the supervising principal who
often visited their classrooms. Always
patient and kindly disposed. he fire.
.quently met me in after years with
q bright smile and a warm clasp OF
the hand. We always stopped for
chat: he was always glad to see me
and 1 was more than glad to see him.
He never reminded me that / had
been one OF his unruly boys ana an
indifferent student, who made his
work harder than 1t should have been.
1t was quite the reverse; he always
tried to make me feel that I had been
one Of his good boys.
Those who knew him we'll will feel
genuine sorrow at his passing, for he
was a good and true man and loyal
friend. He should long be renem-
bered as a faithful public servant who
gave a full measure Of devotion to
the public schools Of Washington.
Loving friends; be wise and dry
Straightway every weeping eye
What ye lift upon the bier
Is not worth wistful tear.
'Tis an empty sea.shell---one
Out Of which the pearl is gone;
The shell is broken. 1t lies there;
The pearl, the all. the soul. is here.
'Tis an earthen jar, whose lid
Allah sealed, the while it hid
| That treasure Of his treasury,
| A mind that loved him; let it lie;
Let the shard be earth's once more,
Since the gold shines in his store"
ENOCH A. CHASE.
Evening star., 1927-05-12

''It must be goddess community"
said the young minister with a sigh.
AS q matter of fact, the village OF
Duasuplese 10 not without either re.
ligion or salvation of sort.
It's hymn, II may be said, is the
old favorite:
Work, for the night is coming,
When man shall work no MORE"
Sunday, the day set aside for wor-
ship and rest, according to the usage
Of Christian communities, In Qua su-
plese becomes O. day Of necessary toll,
when the accumulated odd jobs Of the
week are taken in hand.
Despite the fervor OF activity which
occurs, running the gamut from auto
mobile repairs to house painting. Duas-
uplese cannot be truthfully said to be
godlessr-only thoughtless.
And thoughtless only. IT one Is to
hold fast to the old ways Of living,
when to do so much as darn a sock
on Sunday was to put the offender in
the ranks Of the heathens.
Today, for better or worse, accord
ing as one happens to feel about It,
men mend automobiles and women
sew ruthlessly on Sunday, especially
in Duasuplese.
So the good young minister OF the
little church on the hill continues to
shake his head In sorrow and the
Duasuplesians continue to do as they
please, of course.
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The high moment in the history Of
Duasuplese came when the Salvation
Army came near catching Maj Hearty
at the top Of the ladder when he was
painting the front Of his house.
Now, Maj. Hearty was a conscien.
tious man, with a sweet wife and two
fine children. The only time he had
to paint his house was on Sundays.
That gave plenty Of time for the paint
to dry between coats.
Some painting contractors want to
sling on the second coat before the
first Is dry. and will do it, too, IL the
householder Is not on to his job.
When one decides to paint his own
house, then his troubles begin, he
finds out.
Envision Mai. Hearty, clad in an
overall garment Of khaki, mounting
the long ladder in his front, yard at
10 o'clock. that bright Sunday morn
ing.
Il is the spirit Of Duasupless. if you
please.
Nobody-only few, anyway--thinks
anything of It to cut the lawn. or re.
pair the back gate, or dig in the gar.
den. When a man or woman works
all day, six days week, when Is he
or she to find time except on Sunday?
Mai. Hearty was singing fine
brush that morning. The cream-col-
ored paint in his bucket was Rowing
limpidly from the big brush.
The paint was supposed to be
cream colored.
AS matter Of cold. scientific fact,
there was bit Of pink In 1t. 1t takes
professional painter to mix colors.
and even he seldom secures just the
exact shade the lady Of the house had
in mind.
Mai. Hearty's paint was pink.
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Came then the boom Of drums, as
the movie titles grandiloquently de-
clare. with unnecessary inversion.
The Salvation Army was UP the
street,
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Red Cross Official
Thanks Those Who Aided

To the Editor of The Star:
May request that publicity be
given to the following letter Of
thanks?
Officers of all banks and places Of
business who allowed us to put work
ers in their places of bushes for
the collection Of funds for the Miss
issippi relief:
"As chairman of the District Chap.
ter Of the American Red Cross, /
wish to take this opportunity of pub.
licly thanking each and every one
of the business concerns of Wash.
ington who so ably assisted us in
the collection Of funds for the Mis-
sissippi Relief by allowing us to put
workers In their places of business.
The response has been quite remark.
able and very materially added to
the funds so badly needed for relief.
We, of the District Chapter, most
thoroughly appreciate the kindness OF
each and every one Of the business
men Of Washington who so kindly
assisted u.s.
GEORGE BARNETT.
Chairman District Chapter,
American Red Cross.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Mutiny Complete.
Dame Fashion tells us that the girls
Must let their hair grow long,
Again revealing flowing curls
Described in ancient song.
There was a time when such word
Obedience would bring,
But now, in horror we have heard
1t doesn't mean a thing.
That boyish haircut still is there,
The girl asserts her sway,
And doesn't even seem to care
What Fashion has to say!
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Garry. On.

While three nations are concen-
trating their energies in an intensive
search for the two gallant French
aviators who failed in their attempt to
span the ocean between Paris and
New York, plans to carry on" are
being made by the hackers of the
Wright -Bellanca flight between the
two cities. This is as it should be.
Regrettable and unfortunate as was
the tragic nishap to the ambitious
attempt of Nungesser and Coli, there
should be no lessening of endeavor in
this country or in France to succeed
where they have failed.
Advances in science, whether in the
air, on the ground, or beneath the
earth, have never been made with
out a sacrifice on the part Of the
human race. Pioneers have given
their lives that civilization might
progress. AS a matter of fact. Amer
ica has already paid heavily for its
burning desire to conquer the Atlantic
in a single hop. Davis and Wooster,
two of the finest airmen in the Navy,
suffered an untimely death; Floyd
Bennett Of North Pole fame lies to.
day crippled in hospital from the
effects of an accident to Con1dr. Byrd's
transatlantic plane, and the pilot of
the Wright-Bellanca ship only re-
Gently saved himself from death by
landing on one wing and one wheel.
So that there can be no conceivable
quarrel on this side Of the ocean or
the other with the plan Of Chamber
lin and Bertaud in their Bellanca
plane to start on the lonely and dam
gerous sea trail next Saturday. And if
they should fail there is no apparent
reason why Capt. Charles Lindbergh,
who yesterday established a remark
able record in covering the fifteen
hundred and fifty miles between San
Diego and st. Louis in a single flight
Of fourteen hours, should not set out
alone, as he has planned to do, for
the French capital.
Next to the North Pole fight Of
Byrd and Bennett, which will go down
in history az one of the most thrilling
air accomplishments, the New York
Paris hop Is the most hazardous.
Planes must be loaded almost to the
breaking point to carry enough gaso-
line to make the trip. The pilot must
sit continuously at the controls for a
matter of some thirty-five hours. En-
tire dependence must be placed on
what in it's present development can
only be termed an unreliable gasoline
motor. And last. but not least, IL the
ship comes down there is no conceiv-
able way of providing safety for the
occupants in the turbulent and wind
| lashed waves.
It is no child's play, therefore, to
attempt this feat, and all honor is due
to those who try and fail and to those
who try and succeed. The pitiful part
of the whole thing is that the sacri'
fee of lives seems inevitably asso.
ciated with undertakings OF this kind.
Let US all hope that fate has already
taken Its toll in the Paris fight, that
Nungesser and Coli will be found alive
and well, and that the next attempt
will be the one that succeeds.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
The Metric System in Trade.

Although the agenda of the Second
pan-American Standardization Confer.
encs which has been in session in this
city during the past three days con.
ftained no reference to the subject of
weights and measures, the conference
did not close without definite action
I'm advancement Of the proposal to ap-
ply the metric system to trade be-
tween the United States and the Latin
American countries to the south. 1t
was a matter of some surprise when
the program for the conference was
announced that no provision was
made in It for discussion OF this sub
ject, and especially for the receipt of
the report from committee to which
the subject had been intrusted for
study by the first Standardization con.
ference held at Lima, Peru, in Decem-
Der, 1924. and January. 1925. Deter
mined, however, that it should not be
permitted to lapse from attention, ad-
vocates of the adoption of the metric
system in international trade were
successful in bringing the subject be.
fore the conference in series Of res.
olutions, the most significant Of which
was to the effect Of suggesting to the
principal manufacturers and export
associations in the United States the
convenience and saving Of time that
the gradual adoption of the decimal
metric system in exports to Latin
America would make. 1t was further.
more recommended that that system
be used together with the system
now prevalent in the United States in
tbQis OF iading and shipping documents
Evening star., 1927-05-12
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

First contingent of $500 Officers
Reserve Corps students arrives at
Plattsburg Camp. President
appointments Of 1000 ad.
ditional Reserve officers -
Drastic changes ordered in present
lifeboat regulations to further reduce
submarine risks. Senate
votes, 50 to 3s. to strike from espion.
age bill all reference TO censorship.
= 80 Government planning one
board to buy supplies for allies, In or
der to make our billions of loans suf.
ficient to the last cent. -
House of Representatives, by vote OF
2l5 to Its, sends the Army draft bill
back to conference, with instructions
to include an amendment that would
permit Col. Roosevelt to raisa divi.
sion Of volunteers. $50 Provi-
sions of proposed wartime taxation
bill are attacked by Nations industrial
leaders before Senate committee -
threatening the life Of many irduE
triess
Evening star., 1927-05-12


dependent engines, 80 that if several
engines get out of order che others
win continue to carry on The
speed Of such ship, carrying more
passengers than the largest dirigible
airship, 10 1875 miles an hour, which
Is nearly double the speed of
dirigible.
In the face of such development of
aviation. the spokesman of the White
House has not indicated any likeli-
hood that this Nation, which now
endurance, speed and in circumnavi-
cation of the world and of South
America, and possesses the best mill
tary planes in the world. is going to
suspend aviation development. We
are ahead Of the wprld in all except
commercial aviatiolE
tcopyright. 1927. U Paul v. Collins,
Evening star., 1927-05-12

Prospects of a Greater Washington
imply further greatness for adjacent
sections of Virginia and Maryland.
Original boundaries of the District of
Columbia were established with no
ideas Of motor vehicles or even Of troll.
ley cars. They may prove as restrict
ed, comparatively, as those of the
"City Of London" are to the bound.
aries Of the real British metropolis.