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Evening star., 1927-04-24
The National Anthem.

The National Federation Of Music
Clubs has announced the failure OF its
world wide contest to secure a new
national anthem great enough to take
a place beside ''The Star Spangied
Banner"
Nearly a thousand settings for the
famous poem of Katherine Lee Bates,
America the Beautiful" were con-
sidered by the four judges, nationally
known musicians and critics. They
were instructed not to select a winner
unless the melody showed unmis-
taxable greatness.
After giving careful consideration
to them, we beg to report that al
though some of the settings showed
fine musicianship, no one impressed
us as reaching the high standard
called for, none was fully adequate to
the inspiring text" said the judges.
I'VE therefore recommend that no
award be made"
Perhaps this was what was to have
been expected. Great works OF art
are seldom created as the result Of
prize contests. To sit down and
solemnly tell ones self. NOW I am
about to create something great" is
an inspiration killing attitude for an
artist.
A work of art, to have genius in It,
must be the innate expression Of the
creator. That is why the national
anthem of France possesses the power
to evoke enthusiasm. 1t was not com.
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posed to win . prize az t1.6oe. but
sprang from the burning heart ana
mind of one man who had something
to express, whether he Eot q cent for
1t OF not.
There is no short cut to art crea-
tions. No organization can. by Offering
a prize" inspire, creators to their
best efforts. National periods OF
tremendous enthusiaHms alone evoke
national anthems. They come I'm their
due time, and no man or organization
can hurry them.
The Star Spangled Banner" there.
fore, still remains our national song,
AS a unit. it was born with our crea-
tion as a Nation. and comes down to
us of today with splendid traditions
of mighty men clinging to every note.
Those notes may be hard to sing, but
SO was this Republic a work Of
difficulty. Let the straining OF our
voices. as we sing, remind us always
of the striving of those great heroes
of re.
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Numbers,

One sincere appeal will often OUT
weigh a thousand that are the result
of some other persons ''peppy" deter
mination to impress by sheer force Of
numbers.
President Coolidge recently received
sack full of mail--almost 5000 let
tere--asking him to attend the good
roads convention at Savannah next
June. The letters constituted the
largest number received on any ono
subject by the President with the ex.
ception Of the correspondence on the
McNary- -Haugen farm bill veto.
MFR. Coolidge has given little hope
that he will be able to attend the con-
vention," declared the news note.
Probably the good citizens and
school children OF the Southern city
never had any real idea that he would.
Some enthusiastic go getter" started
the idea. and away It went. Children
labored in great earnest, at the urging
of teachers, in writing epistles to the
President.
Every one had a good time. And
the letters all came to Washington
in a big sack, and the secretary to the
President had them counted, and no
doubt went in afterward and said:
Mr.. President, there are nearly 5000
letters out there asking you to come
to Savannah"
And that is about ali it amounted to.
aside from the excellent training
given some thousands OF children in
writing a letter to the President,
something they will probably never
be called on to do at all after they
are grown up.
If one lonesome child, filled with
yearning to grasp the hand OF the
biggest man in the United States. had
sat down, without prompting, and
written Mr.. Coolidge u letter right
out Of his heart, the President might
have attended that convention. Some
times these modern methods" fall
down so IamentAbly!
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populated; besides with a county hos
pitaI such as is proposed II could be
Good Samaritan to its neighbors in
Fairfax County and other nearby ter
ritory. 1t is for such reasons as these
that the State commissioner Of public
health is heartily in favor OF this
campaign.
A preliminary investigation has
shown that there IL an immediate and
pressing need in the county for a
hospital, and this is the reason why
those who are in the best position to
know the real facts, the physicians,
are actively aiding the drive for
thoroughly modern institution that
they know win be of such tnestimable
value to the community, particularly
since it is having such amazing
growth. consequent in large part to
the stupendous plans Of the Federal
Government for a Greater Washing.
ton, which is rapidly spreading into
suburban Virginia.
he CpuAlIy w al
Hospital movement was started jointly
by the Arlington County Post of the
American Legion and by the Airing.
ton County Monarch Club, composed Of
the business men of the community.
They have invoked the cooperation
of the Arlington County Chamber OF
Commerce, the Arlington County
Medical Society and other organiza-
tions.
With such organized support the
hospital project seems assured, and
the mass meeting tomorrow night
should prove an enthusiastic one.
Such gatherings, much in the nature
of the old town meetings. are of
value in any community for they
engender better acquaintance and
spirit of cooperation between the
business men. the professional men,
the civic leaders and the individual
citizens, without whose support In
public opinion any effort, however
altruistic and meritorious, must fail.
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MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

fussy about lost property. Swim
ming back to the mud flats, plane
swung down low over his head, but,
with wave of the pilots hand,
sped on
Then came the long wait for the
rescue boat. although the home sta
ton was only a short distance away.
Young Mcclellan is O. strong swim
mer, but with all of his flying togs
on 1t would have been difficult for
him to have kept afloat for Is min
utes. The mud flats Of the Potomac.
which had been the graveyard OF
Prof. Langley's famous BuzEard,
saved the life of this intrepid flyer,
who was scarcely more than q babe
in arms when the Buzzard took its
fateful plunge.
A hot shower and a rundown and
the aviator was as good as new and
elated beyond measure. For when he
was tumbling there was this thought
uppermost in his mind: 'Oh. boy,
I'll get the Caterpillar Club insignia
at last" The Caterpillar Club. be ii
known, Is made up Of aviators who
have done a parachute leap and lived
to tell the tale. They say il is called
the Caterpillar Club because para
chutes are made of silk and caterpil-
lars have something to do with max
ing silk Maybe there Is some secret
meaning to the name, but for the
purpose OF this narrative the offcial
explanation will do.
"When the ship broke up" said
Lieut. Mcclellan. 'it seemed precisely
like an explosion, just as il an archie
shell had hit you. One Of the wings
| flew right up in my face. fought II
away and then saw that the other one
was gone, too.
''I was afraid only OF the wind pres
sure. When it hit me, 1t was terrible.
| The flesh Of my face seemed blown
| back to my ears. My mouth felt as if
| 1t was going to split wide open. When
everything is all right aloft. you have
nice little Windshield to protect y6u
/ But let the wind hit you fair and
you are either pinned in your seat for
! the duration or you are out head over
heels. Fortunately. l was out.
The pressure of the wind was so
great found afterward It had ripped
| the cover of the fuselage. Oddly
enough. though, l have no recollection
| Of difficulty I'm breathing. / thought
| clearly all the time. / thought Of the
| Caterpillar Club and OF my engage
| ment for dinner with old friends from
| Hawaii. and I also thought Of having
to pilot a plane to Pittsburgh in the
morning.
But when I got out Of the water
| oh, boy, / was cold as blue monkey
| And / thought then, as all of US think,
| that we should have fast boats avail
| able for rescue at all air stations on
the water. The Government could az
ford that much protection. And was
glad I had the parachute on my back.
Some people have favored the para.
chute placed on the seat beside
you in the plane. I am convinced
/ the seat type of parachute would have
been of no use to me. The back type
should be made compulsory, 1 be
| iieve"
| 1t would seem that the word Of an
aviator who has been through such
an experience should have some
weight with the naval authorities and
| with Congress in providing rescue
boats of high speed at short notice.
Lieut.. Mcclellan suffered a scratch
on the nose and lost the top button
off his vest, He says. however, he did
not lose his appetite. 80
(Conyright. 1927
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Arlington County Hospital.

Aid Of the suffering is probably the
most spontaneous trait Of humankind,
and one Of the greatest corporal works
of mercy is TO care for the sick. This
Is doubtless why the residents OF Ar
Iington County, both in organizations
and individually as citizens. are TAX
ing such enthusiastic interest in the
mass meeting called for tomorrow
night in the Arlington County Court
house to set up permanent organiza-
ton for the establishment OF a World
War Memorial Hospital in the county.
There must be preparedness for the
care of sickness and disease as well
as for war. In these days Of more
congested habitations sanitation and
hygiene are of more vital concern to
all the people than a few years ago,
when people dwelt in the great open
spaces where fresh air and sunshine
and the pure water from hillside
springs were the best panacea for all
ailments. Today there is a greater
ana EFOWmE neSu lOI HoASS AoAN1 "a
health and prevention Of disease. A
hospital in any community is, there
fore, of increasing importance as a
center from which win spread greater
care for preserving health as well as
for properly caring for those who need
medical or surgical attention and ex-
pert nursing.
Arlington County especially needs
hospital, for it is now without one,
except the City Hospital in Alexandria
which. is usually fun and is not con
venlent to the majority Of residents
Ia the county. While the Washington
hospitals are ready at all times TO dc
their best for any cases that are
brought to them from Arlington
County, their facilities are generally
taxed by Washington patients, and
they too are not convenient TO the
majority Of Arlington County resi-
dents.
Arlington County, more than any
other county in the State, needs a
hospital, for It is the most densely
Evening star., 1927-04-24
A Literary Square.

II it has taken the city of Mantua,
Italy, some 1000 years to erect a
monument to Virgil, the great poet,
who was born three miles south of
that place. perhaps there is hope that
Washington viii eventually honor the
great poets of the United States with
proper monuments.
The monument to Publius Virgilius
Marc. better known throughout the
world as Virgil, was unveiled last
week at Mantua before representa-
tives of oxford, Cambridge, the Sor-
bonnie, Prague, Stockholm, Heidelberg
and the principal italian universities.
The dispatch did not state whether
Representatives of American seats of
learning were present.
Thus the power of the printed word
Among civilized men once more Is
wtrikingiy demonstrated. Caesar had
his monument long, long ago; he was
a warrior as well as a writer. Virgil,
n man Of peace, had to wait 1900
years-but today his monument
stands.
In washington there are compara-
lively few statues to men who were
prinarily writer's. Our own great lit
erary figures are peculiarly neglected.
There is a monument to Longfellow.
There is one to Franklin, but to the
latter more as a great American than
as a writer. A statue to Dante, an
other great italian poet, graces Merid-
ian Park. Edmund Burke, statesman,
orator. writer, perhaps better known
for the first two accomplishments. Is
represented, and there are several
others.
An in all, however, the great writ
ers Of the world, and especially OF the
United states, cannot be said to be
well represented by outdoor statues
or other monuments in the National
CAPITAL. Yet it would seem peculiarly
incumbent upon Washington, as the
city of all the people, to grace Its
streets with statues Of the men Of the
pen.
TO these streets there come every
year thousands of young persons from
every State in the Union. Their re-
ceptive minds and hearts would be
as thrilled to see statue Of great
writer as OF a great warrior. We do
not need less of the latter, but more
Of the former. This is a young ma
fIon, as nations go. and many things
Nave been neglected. Perhaps Lit
erary Square might be created here,
in which might be grouped the statues
Of the eminent great Of American III
erature, with room reserved for add
tions through the years. Such
square would be a fitting testimonial
20 the belief of this country in the
power of the printed word.
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EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FIREMAN. d. D, LII. D,
Bishop of Washington.

squad, constitutes one of the most bril-
liantly fascinating pages in the his
tory of tEreat war. 1t Is quite evil
dent that we never rise to greater
heights OF lpower and influence than
when we dare to stand unfiinchingly
for the thing we believe. When Vol
taire asssiEad the Christian institutions
in France (snaintaining that they were
senile andtvalueless, and that so years
would see. the end of them, he but
served ,toy spur them into action and
to strengthen them by the power of
his attack.
The, finest page in modern history
Is largely written by those heroic mis-
sionaItes at home and abroad who, in
unattfSctive and sometimes sterile
fields, lin the face of opposition and
physical suffering, have persisted, un-
til at length they have won even the
confldHnce of their enemies, and estab-
lishedl the claims OF Him whom they
gladly serve.
= When Robert Louis Stevenson Wis
fed the island colony to which lepeI III
were consigned he was enthralled ~
the heroic service OF those who m kl.
.sistered ta their unfortunate and Et.
fiictsd comrades I'm graphic tale The
has told the story. Doubtless the ain
spiration he received from this exT Fri.
aasae had a determining effect upon Rnis
0smn life.
1t is becoming Increasingly evi q ent
that the ChFtSEfan forces and the
christian institutions are today Fcon.
fronted with a situation that caT6i for
IA finer and more courag geoas d q mon.
I stratfon OF faith than this gene ar alton
has known. A passive recogni' Ron of
obligations to- Christian teachi htg will
not meet the present need. UrNass we
cam show our faith by our wo Gks and
desds we shall make little neadway
against a ennspiFaey of for Yes that
would impair. if not destroy, Christian
agencies and institutions. Cur youth
especially are examining the k,laims of
the Christian Church and th b agencies
1T has called into being. TEsy are re.
flushing a. denatured or dilut Ell pabulum
and they will not accept Z milk for
babes
Tire heroic Christ is as gIinsome and
appealing as He ever was. His teach
ing is as persuasive antf compelling
now as when He gave it fl men. That
this teaching calls for land demands
obedience to His high cl inns, and a life
that involves sacrifice, clearly obvi.
Gus. The test of loya fly is upon us
and the demand for a ner demonstra.
tton of cur adhefen ID to Christian
principles is called fe n. There can be
no compromise with 10 r concession to
tine forces that cons hi re to impair or
weaken that for wh N:h our Christian
faith stands
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Heroic Faith.

who through faith subdued
Kingdoms; 1croU0ht righteousness,
obtained promises, ont Of acedk-
ness acre made strong, 4cGEed
pdliaHt IN fight, tarned to flight the
druties of the aliens. ."-Hebreps,
Et33-34.
The most virile and productive Pc
RODS in the church's history have
been those OF stern opposition. Its
strength and power have been most
manifest where 1t has faced insuper'
able trials and difficulties. 1t has lit.
orally thrived under persecution. Its
weakest periods, when 1t has languish.
ed and its influence waned, have been
those where there has been no de.
mand Tor the display of heroism and
saegiflce. 1t is unquestionably true
That pursuing the line of least resist.
'nnce is not conducive to the develop.
ment of the finest and the best in our
matt. }.
The outstanding periods of growth
where faith has manifested itself in
deeds of daring and heroic service
have invariably been those where the
soldiers Of the cross have met and re-
sisted the sternest opposition. This
is more notably true of those days
when, in its inception. the band of
faithful men and women who had ac-
cepted the leadership OF Christ dared
to Withstand the opposition OF the
great and the powerful. There iS
something in the demonstration of heE
roic faith that is irresistibly fascinat.
ing. The man or the woman who will
sacrifice everything in His defense
may for the while suffer 1.-The slings
and arrows of outrageous fortune =
but they come ultimately to win there's,
spect and admiration even of those
who oppose them. The deeds of these
noble men and women constitute the
most appealing annal in the church. q
history. Francis of Assist welcomed
poverty and persecution, and, dying,
called for the stigma, the evida9Icee
of his gladly accepted crucifixion
Savonarola stood quite alone In FHora
ence resisting the iniquitous practfcsa
Of a dissofute age. inveighing fear1ess,
ly against the licentious habits fofa the
ruling classes. When called ITO the
bedside of the dying Lorenzo the
Magnificent he refused him absehItion
True, he came at length to be burned
at the stake in the piazza, hut the
influence of his noble life Is tlIeI proud
est record in the history of the beauti,
ful city in which he lived and worked.
Edith Cavell accepted ma9tyrdons
rather than betray her TRUST and the
story of her last night, swell as the
fortitude with which she faced firing
Evening star., 1927-04-24
This and That
By Charles 3. TraceUeIl.

Jack Spratt. convalescent, spends
most of his time sagely watching life
as it passes.
Reposing with his paws beneath him,
he looks like furry duck resting on
the green waters of the grass of the
back yard.
Here he sits, wrinkling his white
nose at passing breezes and looking
around with his green eyes. II is
difflcult for the friend of cats not to
feel that these creatures are medita
tive to a great degree.
Any. one who has watched cat al
fireside will be inclined to believe
that the animal muses. upon what II
sees. Something Of this same feeling
may be held in regard to other crea'
lures, it is true, but in most cases il
is merely a reflex from the dignity OF
the beast.
There is something else in the atti.
tude of the cat, an almost psychic
influence, that has persisted through
the centuries, and accounts for much
of the persecution which has followed
the house cat. The popular supersti-
ton Of few hundred years ago, that
witches turned themselves into black
cats. was a back-handed compliment TO
the feline race.
Widely spread legends of the cat,
such as "Puss in Boots" and the story
of Dick Whittington's cat, testify to
the universal feeling of mankind that
the cat is no buffer, no back-slapping
individual. but a deep fellow, with
brains enough to think and dream.
y *%
Jacks hind legs are still wobbly.
Many illnesses of the cat have this
effect, leaving the hind legs OF the
creature very unstable, causing a
lurch in the walk and an inability to
jump.
back yard.
In the house he is unable to jump
IN on a sofa. The only way he can
get I'D is to stand up. place his fore
paws on the cushion, and then drag
himself up until he can get a grip
with his hind legs.
II he Jumps of a chair, he lands
securely enough on his forepaws, but
when his hind legs hit the floor they
skid out from under him.
His amblings after the catnip mouse
on a string lack their old dash. In
fact, he is not much interested in
playing.
He takes his sickness very philo.
sophically. He never complains, and
purrs appreciatively whenever a hand
is placed on his head.
Occasionally he will offer vigorous
"Naw when picked up. This is Jacks
form of negation. One would swear he
were a German cat. 1t Is interesting
to speculate upon what influence the
nations have had upon cats.
Would a cat born and bred in Ger
many be just the same sort of cat as
one raised in this country?
Since cats have scorned to change
themselves to suit mems whims, there
is every probability that felines every
where are practically the same, with
the same habits. ways Of thinking
and ways of acting.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
Learn Your Washington |!

Our Spring tide of student visitors
and other tourists is ebbing and flow
ing about the countless points of in
terest in the National Capital
They are seeing" our city, which is
equally their city, but it is only a
rushed. Kaleidoscope glimpse that
they get Their general impression is
one of beauty and culture, with con-
cept of the volume and variety of
work transacted here in hte world g
largest industrial establishment, Uncle
Sans workshop. But little registers
of lasting knowledge. It is beautiful
picture that flashes before the eye and
through the brain.
Their tour is hurried; they come at
a time with so many other excur-
sionists, trying to do so much in such
a few days. They are rushed. crowd.
ed and tired. They carry away with
them mostly timetables and souvenirs
that soon tarnish.
What they should carry away
with them is determination to study
and learn more about Washington and
to come to know what it stands for,
and about their Government. which
has its headquarters here; to carry
away with them authoritative books
about Washington, Government publ
cations that will give them amazing
information about the many ramifica-
tions of the Governments service for
every individual man, woman and
child in the country.
This Spring trip to Washington.
especially for the high school classes,
is like a new book with an attractive
cover. which discIoses interesting pic
lures as the pages flip through their
fingers. But it is a book that must be
studied before its real worth is appre-
ciated. The Book of Washington
should be one of the most popular
books in every school library, and
should be on the library table in every
home. The people OF the United
States should awaken to greater
and a more general understanding that
Il is their city beautiful, and should
be well informed about it. They viii
find this a most gratifying study.
The Washington Board OF Trade
now has on the presses a new BOOK
of Washington" elaborately illus
trated with most up-to-date pictures
and with the various chapters written
by experts, which should be given the
widest possible circulation and be gen
orally studied.
It tells not only of historic Washing
ton of the past. Of the peerless Wash
ington today that is spreading Its
benefcent influence over all the land,
but 1t tells also of the stupendous
projects under way for the greater
Washington of the future. 1t win give
all the people of the United States
better understanding of legislation in
Congress for the Nations Capital,
which the people of Washington are
advocating not for themselves alone,
but for all who know and love our In
stitutions and ideals of government
that have set new standards in human
society and the worlds advancement
Evening star., 1927-04-24

use Is binder n washable paints for
wallis and wood sork.
Cheese whey IL another agricultural
waste to- which 1.-THE scientists ar. now
directing their ( attention. 1t is esti.
mated that so sle three billion pounds
of whey goes 10 waste each wear, ana
at the same t 'kne 1t presents a serious
problem to tps manufacturers In eff
fectfrics san ary disposal of IT. Now
1t IS suggested d that organic solvents,
such as buEI alcohol, acetone and
Tactic acid, can be made from the
whey.
All this kutilization of agricultural
wastes ma I not offer immediate bene-
mt to the Individual farmer, but it is
all working out to the ultimate ad.
vantage ~ the agricultural industry.
And Their Is one waste that is rapidly
being elD slinated with immediate prof.
lts-the waste Of labor through un.
sclentin'5 and inefficient farming
method