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Evening star., 1927-05-01
A Prodigal People.

In this broad continent of ours are
many varying conditions. So great
is the stretch from East to West and
North to South, so vast the area, so
diverse the circumstances of life that
a Kaleidoscope picture is always pre-
scented. 1t is never intensely hot nor
bitterly cold throughout the entire
range Of the States. No single great
national calamity can affect every por-
tion of the country.
Yet this land may suffer from differ
> ing misfortunes at the same time.
For example, just now the people of
the Southern-CentraIs section are strug-
Cling against flood waters. pouring
down from the tributaries of the Mis-
sissippi and the mighty river itself
into the Gulf Of Mexico Even as they
are being rescued from the inundation,
= as new breaks occur in the levees. as
embankments are destroyed deliberate
ly to food fresh areas to relieve the
pressure, up in New England both
Federal and State aid is being used to
fight forest fires, said to be the worst
in the history of that section of the
country. Great floods and great fires
at the same time! No other land, un-
less perhaps it might be China or
Russia, could present such a spectacle.
in China, however. be it remembered,
floods occur. mighty ones and devas-
tating, as a result of the destruction
of the forests, even as the floods in
this country are due to the wanton
waste of the timber growths. In Rus
sia vast forests still stand to protect
the soil, and. perhaps through national
habits of care, they are not burned.
There is a. certain relation between
the forest fires Of New England and
the floods of the Mississippi Valley,
though not a relation in direct fact
at present. Our forests have not only
been cut away with thoughtless
prodigality, and without replanting,
but they have been wasted by the
flames, due to the carelessness OF man.
And down the denuded hilIsides rush
the waters after heavy rainfalls, scour-
ing the ground and flooding the
streams beyond their capacity. Gone
is the absorbent and restraining in
fiuence OF the trees, and gone also for
ever is a vast wealth in fertile soil,
washed into the beds of the rivers
and eventually out to the sea. And
as these deposits are swept into the
streams their beds are choked and
their capacity to discharge the waters
is lessened. Thus a vicious circle is
get up The trees are cut; the rainfall
flows off directly into the streams
without check; the soil is carried with
1t; the rivers are choked and foods re.
suit.
We are great and progressive peo-
pie in this country, with limitIess op-
portunities for advancement and de-
velopment, but we have failed to learn
the primary lesson of thrift in the
use Of the land given us by bounti-
ful Providence.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

An evidence Of the expectation OF
continued good times" in business
and finance in this country is reported
by recent transactions in Stock Ex-
change seats in New York City. A
few days ago seat was sold at the
then record price Of $4,000. A day
or so later another seat changed hands
at 1892, 600. Closely following came
third sale at $4,000, and yesterday
fourth seat was transferred to a
new member for $195,0OO. Recently
prediction was made that the rate for
Exchange seats would in short time
reach 100000, and this appears to be
in immediate prospect II other seats
are put on the market.
Purchase of q Stock Exchange seat
at these figures means confidence in
activity, and especially in favorable
market. 1t might, OF course, be held
that the sale of a seat indicates, on
the contrary, a lack of such conf
dence. But the motives for selling
usually have no relation to the state
Of the market. Seats are sold at the
death of their holders or on their re.
tirement from active business. In
some cases sales are made because of
the high prices which seats now COM
mand. The buyer of an Exchange
seat is investing at present approx
mately s200.000 for the privilege of
dealing in securities on the floor Of
the Exchange, heavy capital invest
| ment which must earn its return in
active business,
The New York Stock Exchange, the
greatest financIai market in the world.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Lions and the White House.

q The two lion cubs sent to President
Coolidge as a gift from the mayor of
Johannesburg have lost their chance
to visit for a few days at the White
House. They arrived yesterday, ex-
,pecting to frolic with the two dogs, an
owl, raccoon and other pets in the
White House menagerie. 1t seems,
however, that in spite of the honor
that was about to be given these erst-
while inhabitants of the South Afri-
can Jungles, they did not take kindly
to the rigors OF an ocean voyage and
were in a generally bad humor. Be
sides that, nature had pursued her in.
evitable course In adding to the height,
weight and ferociousness of the cubs
since leaving for America, and they
are now entirely too big to fool with.
The Zoo, therefore, is to be their per-
manent home.
1t is perhaps just as well that the
President has decided upon this
course. Wilson Jackson, who tends
the pets for the President, was not
looking forward with any particular
pleasure to the arrival of the lion
cubs, no matter how small they might
be, and it is certainty that after
seeing them 1t would be impossible
TO eeSyince him that they were no
full-grown animals. And then agar
these cubs while being inspected By
the President at the White House
might not have thoroughly understood
the American idea of conduct to th'
extent of refraining from scratching
or paving. All in all, the Zoo is th'
place for them, and from all indica
tions that is where they will remain.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
YOUR CHILD
in SCHOOL
BY DR.. Frank ". Ballou,
Superintendent of Schools. Washington.
D. C.,
What Is Your Child Going to Beg

WHAT AS HOur CulLu UOIflg 10 ne!
Education at it's best should be so
closely related to life itself that our
boys and girls. as products of the
schools, may become worthy citizens
and efficient workers in their chosen
fields. 1t should. be borne in mind,
however, that many factors aside from
actual schooling tend to make or mar
ones career. The home, the school
and the environment, with its social
order, all influence the child's develop
ment and play an important part in
determining what kind of an adult he
will be.
The forward look toward what one
is to be in life evolves in an interest
ing way as the child's world expands
and as the horizon of his interests be-
comes more and more extended. The
average boy when very young is quite
prompt in asserting what he wants to
be when he becomes a man, but as the
years come and go he changes his
mind many times.
Nature has endowed the child with
certain instincts which give him an
interest in all that the adults are do
ing about him, In his play he is con-
tinually initiating the activities going
on in or around the home. Curiosity
gives him a strong desire to probe into
things and processes, and he is for"
ever asking questions about what peo'
pie are doing.
Investigations show that at an early
age the child Is interested in all forms
of locomotion. He wants TO be n mo-
torman, chauffeur or an aeronaut.
Next day he may turn to his tool box,
and then he wants to become a car
penter, q blacksmith or bricklayer
Then he resorts to the heroic and
wants to be a policeman. a fireman or
a soldier, Thus his natural instincts
lead him from one exploratory field to
another, and on the basis of these
short-lived tryouts Athere Is a process
of elimination.
In the pre- Ndol1scent period, to .
Evening star., 1927-05-01

Is the manner in which public man
throws a base ball an index to his
character? The films of the opening
day games in the more important cit
les all have been distributed and movie
fans have been able to see the notables
in action tossing out the first ball or
the season.
Heading this list of notables, Of
course, is President Coolidge, who, as
usual. opened the season in Washing
ton. The President goes to the games
several times a season. but it is always
a question with those who watch him
whether or not he really likes the ma
tional game. Certainly he is not of the
dyed-inthe-wool base ball tempera-
ment He is not explosive. No one
would accuse the President of that.
Mrs. Coolidge. on the other hand, eX-
presses her delight at every good play
and appears to know the game great
deal better than her distinguished
spouse.
Mr.. Coolidge tosses out the first
ball in a very tense strained manner.
II is plain he never expected to earn
salary with the "old right wing" His
swing is not the least bit natural and
it is easy to see why he never got any
entertainment out of golf. Mr.. Cool.
idge never played town ball, or old
old cat in his youth. He was too
serious-minded for that. One could
easily guess all this from the way he
makes that once-a-season throw.
Big Bill" Thompson, newly elected
cowboy mayor" of Chicago; big
Bill" of the roaring plains, of the four
gallon hat and the husky build, is just
what you would think-a "southpaw." Fl"
He slams the ball into the diamond
with vim, vigor and vitality, or, as he
himself would say, high, wide and
handsome" He hasn't the grace of a
gaZelle, however. What he lacks in
form he makes up in brute strength.
You can see from the way Bill throws
the pill he is no 'drawing-room
guy" and that he hates King George
and is for America first" Bill would
admit all this himself, so base ball
form" does not lie.
Mayor Jimmie" Walker of New
York, who is rather diminutive along
side big Bilr' and who wears a
smart little derby instead of lid of
sombrero size, is just about the
niftiest city executive who ever
tossed a ball. He is a nifty dresser
having gained much of his sartorial
splendor from long association with
the men and women of the stage
In the theatrical profession they call
the mayors clothes Swell" And by
the same token the mayor is a swell
ball tosser. He has a regular Walter
Johnson wind-up and let's go with a
| graceful swing right from the shoul
der. 1T is easy to see that Mayor
Jimmie" spent a good deal of his
youth on the streets and vacant lots
of Manhattan chasing the sphere
and lining EN- out.
Gov. Alvan 7. Fuller Of Massa
chusetts, who has before him the
pleasant duty of deciding the fate OF
TWO men about whom the world seems
| to be fighting-one Saceo and one
Vanzetti-is what you might call
a wholesome and home loving bal
tosser. He wasn't satisfied up in
Boston with merely singing the bal
| out of the gubernatorial box. He
Evening star., 1927-05-01

separate foraya to hotels here netted
bag of seven men and two women.
They are now in custody, Illuminating
doubtless on the difference between
Winchester and Washington.
This iight-fngered crowd makes a
practice Of attending any large as
semblage. In the hustle and confusion
they reap rich rewards from an un-
suspecting and careless public. The
more prosperous of pickpockets main
tain a regular schedule. II fair is
to be held in Chicago on a certain
date, they weigh their chances Of
profit there against a similar gather
ing in Kalamazoo. Sometimes they
are even compelled to toss one OF their
illegitimately obtained coins to make
the selection. OF course, this is not
necessary when the dates do not con-
ffict, because the train service in all
parts of the country is excellent and
the Pullman seats are most COM
Portable.
Few people realize that picking
pockets is just as much of a profess
sion as any other line of endeavor. 1t
is for this reason that the majority of
pickpockets are able to live without
work-that is, of course, work as re-
spectacle people regard it. If every
person in a large assemblage would
be on the alert and guard carefully
the old wallet and the watch that de-
scended through three generations Of
the family, it is almost certainty
that members of the fraternity would
either have to work or starve. Amer
lea is certainly the land Of oppor'
tunity, but caution will eliminate one
chance to make living without labor.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Heroic Cats.

Three house cats, two living in
Washington and one In New York,
within the past several months have
saved three families from death by
fire and asphyxiation.-
BY clawing upon doors or sleepers,
the cats succeeded in awakening each
household to the danger which
threatened it. The latest of these
heroes, New York tomcat, lost its
own life.
Thus the modern cat seems to be
aiming to usurp, or at least to enter,
the place held so long by the dog as
lovers will insist that the dog acts
through love of man, whereas the cat
only seeks to save itself. ...
Friends Of cats. on the other hand.
will point to the fact that in America
results are what count and that mo-
tives can have little place in an
alyzing the acts of animals.
If a cat saves ones life, the life is
no less saved than had a dog been
the rescuer. To say that the feline
friend did what it did because it
was afraid of getting singed, while
the canine comrade played the hero
out of pure love for man, is begging
the question.
The fact remains that dogs and
cats have been faithful to men
through thousands OF years. Each
has qualities which mankind admires.
Each animal plays it's part today by
the side of humanity. A rescue is a
rescue. The world takes Oft it's hat
to the hero, whether man, dog or cat.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
An Unsatisfactory Reception.

The pickpocket gentry met with .
highly unsatisfactory reception from
its point of view when it descended
upon the National Capital, Fresh
from easy pickin's" at the Win
chester apple blossom festival, sew
eral members of the fraternity de-
s.ided to discover what they could see
and get in this fair city. Warned, how
ever. by the chief Of police OF Win
chester, who wired the local depart
ment that the enfp thing these people
left In the Virginia city before en-
barking for Washington was "a few
Luildings." several detectives were on
hand to greet them as they stepped off
the train. This alertness and q few
Evening star., 1927-05-01
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

Army recruiting sets new records
with 40,25S enlistments in month of
April Highest single days
record is 2,556 House rushes
work on huge war budget
Senate thrown into tumult of en-,
thusiasm by visit of Viviani and Joffre
Wage increases granted
throughout country Fight
opens TO prevent grains from going
into making OF liquor, with slogan
Save 100000 loaves a day!"
Conscription bill sent 10 conference
committee with all amendments re-
ected Wire censorship. cover
ing submarine cables and Mexican
border telegraph and telephone lines.
put into effect France and
Italy get temporary loans OF $780,.
000, 900 each Belgium makes
formal application for loan OF Si5O..
100000 one o'clock closing
clamps lid on Broo dway's night life
Russia 20 aaand squarely by
Allies; no separate peace considered.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

As result of failure on the part Of
the European powers to secure. from
Russia Wors Turkey better treat
ment of her Christian
on Turkey. provinces, now known
as the Balkan States.
Russia. in January, 1887, issued
an ultimatum to the government
at Constantinople declaring herself TO
be the defender and protector of those
provinces. War was declared on the
21st of April, 1877. The Star of those
dates 90 years ago carries the news OF
the Russian onset, which was recog-
ntzed as a serious disturbance of the
balance of power" in Europe. Amer
lean markets were affected, for fears
were entertained lest the Russo-Turk-
ish War might involve other nations.
This apprehension, however. was not
justified, as the Russian success
throughout the campaign. was such
that Turkey was compelled to accent
terms and in March. 1878. the treaty
OF San Stefano was effected, which,
as modified by the treaty of Berlin in
July, 1879, gave independence to
Montenegro, Rumania and Serbia.
The seeds of the great war OF 1914
were thus sown half century ago.
X
President and Mrs. Hayes were not
only "teetotalers" and by reason Of
White House stIsna TINS attitude dIiIS s banned
Simplicity. White House during
Mr.. Hayes administra-
ton, but Mrs. Hayes was a plain and
simple dresser. In The Star of ApriI
"a, 1877, is reprinted an extract from
Miss Grundy" in the Graphic of this
city reciting the fear of Pennsylvania
avenue merchants that Mrs. HAYES
economical dressing would set an ex-
ample to Washington society which
would prove costly to them. The Star
thus comments:
I'VE do not believe the merchants
OF Washington entertain any such ap-
prehension as Is here attributed TO
them, and If they do we feel sure
there Is no good ground for it. AL.
though occupying an official position
somewhat similar in some respects.
the Presidents wife does not set or
dictate the fashions of ladies' dress in
this country as Queen Victoria does
in England or as the Empress Eugenie
did IN France. There are hundreds
of ladies in Washington who, save
in temporary official position, are in
every sense the peers OF Mrs. Hayes,
and they will be very apt to dress &C.
cording to their own various means,
tastes and inclinations. quite ire
spective OF what that lady may or
may not wear. They may and doubt
less will, as all sensible people do, re-
spect her for having the courage to
carry out her own convictions inarela-
ton TO any given subject, hut her
course is not likely to influence their
Judgment or ways of living in the
least"
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Tinle-Saving.

do you agree that the Senate
ought to have new rules?"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum.
IAN I'm afraid of is that we will lose
more valuable time trying to get the
new rules than we would by working
under the old ones"
Evening star., 1927-05-01

Aimee Mcpherson hnds her congre.
cation divided. Peace and good Will
are easier to proclaim than to attain
in practical relationships.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

Chinese warriors have had some
serious reminders that foreign devils
should not be irritated to a. point that
might prompt them to raise Hades. F"
Evening star., 1927-05-01

younger generation, was of a eat who
objected to noises. The cooks baby
was crying in it's crib longer than the
cat could quietly stand, so it rose
from its nap beside the open fire,
jumped into the crib and boxed the
jaws. left and right. An
other time, using the same method. IL
checked the whistling Of q boy in the
family. Yours truly, !. NJ"
Evening star., 1927-05-01

Airplanes represent speed. 1t Is not
only question of how fast they can
travel, but, in an emergency. of how
fast they can be built.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

When questions OF available funds
arise, it appears to be, in frequent in.
stances, the melancholy duty of Con.
troIler McCarl to convey the bad news.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
20 the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication
Of snec al dlspatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1927-05-01

Vesuvius has many dwellers on the
mountain sides in fear Of an eruption.
yet trustful in the future.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

Psychoanalysis combines with iuris-
prudence to impress the idea that
most murders are perpetrated by
fnorons.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

went out on the diamond. borrowed
Nick AltroCk's cap and pitched "A
couple Of times TO a batter. The vow
ernor didn't have much on the uall
for he couldn't throw it by the bat
ter. But he had control and a fair
amount OF speed. The governor plays
every good afternoon with his BOYS
You could tell at a glance that he
loved the game, though he Is new
England business man who has
fought his way from poverty 10 mill
lions. Being governor is just
pastime to him and YOU could tell
he cared for pastimes by the way
he threw.
Maybe there is nothing I'm this
theory after all, but it is interesting
to watch the notables in action just
the same.
Some rather important. If true. new
data on the wreck of the sChooper
Hesperus have emerged from the liter
ary files of 'TaCks" Waldron of Homo
lulu. now in school in England When
'Tacks" was a lad of 2 in his Hawai-
ian home, il seems he was called upon
TO write an essay on the Hesperus.
| "Tacks' had digested the Longfellow
version of the sea-tragedy and. like
the captains daughter, it had left
him rather cold. He had his own
ideas and thus he set them down:
THE schooner Hesperus.
THE schooner was a ship and she
was going for the open seq. An old
sailor had worned the captain that
they would have a storm and they
did. The ship struck where the
waves looked very soft and sunk and
Ill the falt of the the dan fool captain.
The end A good ship lost"
In the consideration OF reforms IN
/ legal procedure some thought should
! be given 10 the exclusion of men and
women summoned for jury duty from
the courtroom while the examination
| of the prospective jurors is in prog
ress. Such a rule is generally ap-
| piled against witness in an impor-
/ tant trial, and there is no doubt it
would speed the selection of juries in
/ big murder cases
/ Where it is apparent trial is to
| last a month or more it is only natura
| that there should be reluctance to
serve on the jury. When all who
have been summoned for duty are per
mitted to remain in the room they
soon learn the ropes from listening
to examinations by court and counsel
and they know just what excuses will
get them off. This was particularly
apparent in the Snyder trial in New
York City. Men who had been in the
courtroom couple of days were quick
to get out Of serving
| Their conscientious scrtples against
capital punishment grew by leaps and
bounds. Their opinions gained from
reading the reports of the murder
were so fixed it would take reams and
reams of the testimony to change
them. Prospective jurors are placed
upon their oaths during examination.
out 1t is easy for them to convince
themselves they are telling the truth.
If so many men had not listened to
others getting or they could not have
been so glib and confident in their
answers.
fCopvright 1871
Evening star., 1927-05-01

The Mississippi River is demanding
sacrifice on the principle Of 1.-THE
greatest good for the greatest num-
her"
Evening star., 1927-05-01
SubdIvidIng the Clouds.

The airship leaves the earth behind
And Fancy, growing bold,
Says castles in the air" we'll find
BY agents bought and sold.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

The TvenIng Star. with the Sunday morn
ing edition. is delivered by carriers. within
fhe city at so cents per month; daily only,
AZ cents per month: Sundays only 20 cents
per month Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000 Collection is made by
carrier al end of each month.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Amid the jazz.

His talk is dull as dull can be.
My gratitude is deep.
As a relief he comes to me
And sends me off to sleep.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Inevitable Fate.

you say you were never arrested?"
Never"
Evidently you do not drive your
own car
Evening star., 1927-05-01

"A loud voice. said Uncle Eben,
'nnds folks appreciatin' quRiity of
sound regardless of quality ofFsdea."
Evening star., 1927-05-01
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Evening star., 1927-05-01

Economy" said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, "is something we are
taught to admire in public and to re-
sent in private life."
Evening star., 1927-05-01

Jud Tunkins says he likes to walk
through a cemetery. During life peo-
pie make ugly remarks, but every
thing you read on a tombstone is
complimentary.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
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Apropos of Forest week and con-
servation arguments, and the inn
portance Of trees to the life Of man.
the experts Of the Department OF
after a careful survey,
tell us that there are S62 species OF
American forest trees. and that If the
different varieties and hybrids are
counted in there would be q total OF
1,177 different forms of forest trees
The last check-up was made % years
ago. when only 604 varieties Of trees
ware recopniZpd