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Evening star., 1927-10-12

Cracking of whips by carriers in
the early hours of the morning was
what worried the sensitive Arthur
Schopenhauer. philosopher of the
| "will-to-live," more generally known
as the worlds champion pessimist.
The Berlin of his day. however,
with all its vigorous young gentle
men who insisted on cracking their
long whips at dawning, must have
been as quiet as village after 10
o'clock, compared to the racket of any
modern city.
Suppose Arthur had been forced to
listen to the slamming and banging Of
garage doors at all hours! What IL
he had lived in the era of unlimited
personal transportation, honking horns
and SO on?
What would he, with his keen ears,
have done about the milkmen, who,
in the faithful performance of their
duty, manage to make the night more
or less hideous between the hours of
to s am.
To the light sleeper (even If he
likes millx) the disturbance set up
by the visitations of half dozen
competing dairies in the small hours
of the morning Is nothing less than
nuisance.
The sad part of it, from the stand
point of one who both appreciates
the task of the milkman and his own
situation, Is that most of the noise
could be done away with
One would not go so far to suggest
rubber bottoms for the milk bottles,
as some one did several years ago,
nor advocate the merger of the dairies
in any one city, so that one trip. by
one vehicle. would get the whole proc.
ess over and done with for the night,
Simple cooperation, on the part of
dealers. would go far to removing
what today tends to become an intol'
cradle nuisance to all sensitive per-
sons who have worked hard during
the more normal hours of labor and
need the sleep which night is sup.
posed to afford.
The "milkman" is one of the most
faithful servants of the public. He
comes in snowstorms, during down.
pours of rain, when sleet is on the
street, when bitter winds are blow
ing.
He puts the milk on your front
doorstep, or on your back step, as
the case may be, with a faithfulness
which must win him the considera-
tion even OF the man who thinks he
makes more noise than he ought to-!
The miracle of dairy farming and
the modern dairy, through the CO.
operation of which persons living in
the great cities are kept supplied with
that best of foods, pure milk, has no
more ardent booster than many a man
who wakes at am. to curse the
man out there in the street who In
sists on shifting his cases directly
under ones Window
Sensitiveness to noises is a fact,
with those who have keen senses, and
every honest milkpan ought to take
this susceptibility to heart. Every
dairy ought to listen to complaints
OF customers, as TO noises, and really
try to rectify them.
This Is the solution of the whole
problem, it would seem, rather than
those previously mentioned, or the
recourse which poor Schopenhauer
had-namely. either to move to the
country or wait until the jolly noise
makers went out of business through
the march Of progress.
y ~
The following anecdote comes to us
from man who had a machine-gun
blown out of his hands during the
World War Ia devil-may.care Marine,
he was), who today lives just over the
line in Maryland.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
Public Library Progress.

A gratifying record of progress is
outlined in the annual report of the
trustees and librarian of the Public
Library. just made public. The books
taken out for home use from the cen.
trail library and branches totaled
1,407. .499 volumes and the mounted
pictures lent numbered 13S,597. These
figures are increases of s per cent in
the case of books and 13 per cent in
the case of pictures over the previous
years record.
Even more important than growth
in the distribution OF books and pic
tureG were the strengthening and en-
largement of the reference and ad-
visory services of the library, which
indicate that it is more than ever be-
fore a strong factor in the adult edu-
cation movement. This improvement
in the quality of the lbrary's service
comes about in part from the addi-
ton to the library staff of several
highly trained assistants and in part
from the fact that members of the
library staff as a whole are availing
themselves of opportunities for spe-
ciaI training or outside study. and
thus constantly fitting themselves to
meet the demands for a high quality
Of service.
The report records the opening of
gub.branches in rented quarters at
Chevy Chase and in the Eastern High
School, thus slightly strengthening the
thin line of library branches and sta
tions, still altogether inadequate to
satisfy the eager reading appetite of
washington citizens. The library trus-
tees rightly put the main emphasis on
plans for meeting the need for branch
libraries through the enactment at the
next session of Congress Of the pro-
posed five-year building and extension
program legislation for the develop
ment Of the Public Library.
The fve-year school building pro-
gram act has been Of great as
sistance in bringing the public
schools up to better standards. The
Public Library, declared by law to
be a supplement of the public edu-
cational system" is far behind the
schools in its ability to meet the
reasonable demands Of citizens for
library service and much underdevei-
oped and undersupported as COM
pared with the Libraries Of most other
large American cities. The library
program provides q well co-ordinated
plan for the systematic development
of the library by which in Ave years
it may be brought up to the standard
set up in the law now on the statute
books which requires that the library
shall consist Of central library
and such number Of branch libraries
so located and so supported as to
furnish books and other printed mat
ter and information service conven-
lent to the homes and Offices Of all
residents OF the District"
The library trustees have the
hearty support Of the citizens in their
efforts to give effect to the law. To
this end they should have the support
of Commissioners, Budget Bureau
and Congress.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
Over the Atlantic.

Ruth Elder, the Florida aviatrix,
and her co-pilot and navigator. George
Haldeman, are OF on the hazardous
transatlantic flight. Gracefully TAX
ing the air from Roosevelt Field, Long
Island, yesterday, as the sun was set
ting on a crisp October day, the third
woman to attempt nonstop ocean
crossing waved good.by from the
cabin of her monoplane as the ship
disappeared on its death-defying voy.
age. lie Bourget Flying Field, near
Paris, is the goal Of the flyers and,
provided that everything goes well,
they should settle down on French
soil some time tomorrow.
The daring Florida girl made her
start against the advice Of friends,
hackers and the section of public opin.
ion which can see no gain in further
risk OF life at a time of the year
which is notoriously bad for overseas
flying. Both Miss Elder anu hor navi-
gator, however. were determined to
be off ever the ocean waste at the
first opportunity, and when weather
reports indicated that the elements
would probably be as kind to the n
last night and today as it was pos
sibls to expect for the rest of the
year, they seized the chance, filled
their gasoline tanks to overfiowing
and started out.
Miss Elder has had two predecessors
In an attempt to be the first woman
TO cross the ocean through the air
Miss Mildred Doran, Michigan schoo
teacher, forfeited her life In the late
lamented Dole race between Sar
Francisco and Honolulu. Her plane
was never seen nor heard from after
she left the Golden Gate behind. Prin
cess Lowenstein- -Wertheim was ths
second woman to seek fame in trans
oceanic flying. With it's navigator
and pilot her single-motored Fokkel
monoplane met an unknown fate IN
the turbulent Atlantic.
Although the odds are greatly
against success, Miss Elder is con
ceded to have reduced the odds al
much as is humanity possible by care
Evening star., 1927-10-12
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

War Department admits it is dis
cussing the question of assembling an.
other 100000 men this year. There Is
a shortage in all camps, and some
cantonments have room for a full
brigade. The prediction that
the exigencies OF the war may force
Government ownership of railroads in
the surprisingly near future" is made
in a statement issued by the
conference COMMITTEES on national pre-.
paredness. Training camps
are enthusiastic for the second Lib
erty loan. Plattsburg subscribes $291,-
900; Camp Upton, $4,000; Camp Dix,
$403, $50, and Camp Devens, 1924, 900,
all in less than two days drive. =
United States Shipping Board inter-
venes to avert threatened tie.up of
shipping through impending strike of
marine workers in New York Harbor.
McAdoo warns Nation against
failure of loan. Says that would be
worse than half a dozen battles lost.
AS a war emergency measure
tEe Shipping Board will requisition all
freight and passenger vessels above
$500 tons next Monday. Soaring
freight charges prqnpt concerted &C.
ton by United Statks and allies.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

@. How much money does the Gen.
eral Land once take in in year,
c. M.
A. The total cash receipts from
sales, leases and other disposition of
public lands for the fiscal year 1926
were SIC, sos, ,056.71. and from sales of
Indian lands $SO5. .9S3.75, a total OF
$11 ,414,eA9.46.
@. what is the salary of the Senate
chaplcin?-M. II. P.
A. He receives 500 per month.
Q. Why is the morse chestnut SO
called?-M. s.
A. The term horse chestnut is used,
since horse in connection with fruits
etc, means large. The horse chestnut
is a larger nut than the chestnut.
@. What cities have Knife and
Fork Clubs?-D. p. s.
A. This organization has clubs In
Lincoln, Nebr.; Sioux City, Iowa; Den
yer, Colo; Portland. OTeg.: and to the
South, Kansas City and Springfield
Mo-; Shreveport, La; Houston and
Dallas. Tex. These clubs are carefully
selected groups of men, who have
associated themselves together in their
community land thr ough the joint re
lationship and affiliation of one club
with another in the Nation) for the
purpose NJ culture, recreation and the
recognition of distinctive service to
society and humanity.
Q. When was Coney Island opened
up as pleasure resort?-L. z. b.
A. Steamboats, first began making
excursions to COney Island in 1910
and it may be said to have been a
pleasure resort since that date.
Q. Who was called the Father oi
Mexican Independence"?- N.
a. This title was given to Miguel
Hidalgo y Castillo, Mexican priest
who lived from 1853 to 1911. He
started 4 movement for independence
later he was extolled as a saint, and
the newborn republic erected a mag
nincent statue to him.
@. When does q thing that has beer
hot become cold?-P. G.
A. Cold Is the relative want of heat
and there are no determinate bounda
ries between cold ana heat. BY a mere
arbitrary distinction the degrees oi
thermometer below the freezing
point are sometimes called degrees ol
cold.
@. What Is call money?-C. C.
A. Call money is money loaned or
condition that the loan be repaid al
any. time the person making 1t calls
for his money.
q. When was the National road
built, and was it intended to be a
transcontinental road?-R. f.
"A. The National road, as originally
planned, was to extend from Cumber
land. Nd, to Jeffei son, Mo-, and its
construction was begun in 1906.
Q. What is the "Comedie Fran
caise," in Paris?-T H. B.
A. The Coincide Franchise is the
official name of the national theatei
OF France, which is supported by pub
lie funds for the purpose of advancing
dramatic art. 1t was long known as
La Maison de Moliere, or Moliere's
Theater.
y. How many monographs are
there is tae United States?-D. N.
A. The number of phonographs in
Evening star., 1927-10-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Mathematics and Morals.
My personal purpose was honest, ]
vow,
When figuring debts and taxation,
Yet often a question comes up as to
how
My course will avoid condemnation.
From nabobs who pay for a retinue
grand
To poets who dwell in their attics,
We drift toward the somewhat intan.
gible line
Where morals become mathematics.
We run down a column of figures
with care,
The answers continue to differ;
We balance the cash 'g&inst the bills
that declare
That prices are still growing sitter
And yet we are threatened with fines
or with Jail
The prospect Is truly pathetic
If we, though well meaning enough
chance to fail
In these various tasks arithmetic.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

full preparation, sturdy equipment and
more than average skill. Her plane,
powered with q Wright air-cooled mo.
tor, the same as that used by Lind.
bergh, Chamberlin, Byrd and others,
is capable of remaining aloft for more
than four thousand miles at a hun.
dred miles an hour. Both she and
her navigator are licensed pilots, and
they selected the only day that ap-
peared to offer hope for success. An
interested world is listening eagerly
for word from the limitless void as
to their progress In the man-made
bird. Godspeed to them both!
Evening star., 1927-10-12
American Foreign Investments,

No more conclusive evidence Of the
wisdom of the New York Stock Elk.
change in opening its board to the
legitimate securities Of foreign coun-
tries could be found than yesterdays
news report of the absorption Of Ger
man bonds in the last four years by
the American public. When one con.
siders that it was but four years ago
that the Dawes plan went into effect
and that since that date an ap.
proximate 81 200, 100000 of American
capital has been subscribed to meet
the requirements of the German ma
tional government, and the state,
municipal, industrial, public utility and
banking needs of that nation, some
idea may be gained of the readi-
ness Of America to play the part the
world has a right to expect of her
in the economic rehabilitation of
Europe. And it should be borne in
mind that the billion dollars under
consideration were supplied for bonds
S-AAtaSANSiy duu uO uOL take INTO
conside Stion vast investments in
GermGk. stocks by private individuals,
hithei 70 under the necessity of dealing
through London or on other foreign
exchange for this type Of security.
A careful scrutiny has hitherto been
made of the various financing projects
in which our banking institutions and
the public have been invited to par
ticipate. Only those loans which are
for productive purposes and not likely
to interfere with the reparations pro-
gram have been indorsed. This in the
case of bonds. 1t Is now to be
anticipated that those responsible for
the New York exchange will function
along similar lines In the matter of
the stock offerings of Germany and
other European nations. In this wise
viii the American investing and
speculating public know that their
purchases in the foreign markets are
Of a quality not inimical to our
national interests or our international
| obligations. Such assurance should
rebound to the benefit of all legitimate.
| ly concerned, while the excellent work
! Of re-estahlishing the industrial pros
perity OF Europe goes forward apace.
l
Evening star., 1927-10-12
An Unheeded Warning.

Another motorist has been slugged
and beaten and his car stolen because
he failed to heed the warning recently
issued by the American Automobile
Association anent the practice of pick
ing up the road loafer for free ride
1t is unfortunate that the good nature
and kindness of the average American
who drives his car il so often re-
warded with an attack by the recipient
of his courtesy, but 1t is a condition
and not a theory that must be faced.
Every motorist who allows the road
Evening star., 1927-10-12

A prohibition agent should be man
Of superior Intelligence and morals,
capable Of a devotion to duty which
will render him Indifferent to the ques-
ton OF adequate compensation. 1t is
a large cider.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

Throngs who rally to the measures
of Sidewalks of New York" are bound
to admit that Gov. AL Smith functions
firely in humble as well as brilliant
capacities. He is not only a compe.
tent Official but a most able song
plugger."
Evening star., 1927-10-12

Mussolini has given Italy the assur'
ance that anybody who is dissatisfied
with the government will be gra'
ciously permitted to think as he
pleases so long as he INDUCES in no
comment.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

There are sources Of oil supply the
world over. Teapot Dome, though
not the most productive, is most ia
nous. Which illustrates notoriety's
eccentriclty.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

One Of the important days in Charles
Lindbergh's eventful career will be
that on which he fnds himself able at
last to take a needed "a hours rest.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
An Easier Job.

From the Seattle Times.
Turkey will take its first complete
census this month. The task has been
greatly simplified by massacring the
Armenians, driving out all the Greeks
and ceding a lot of territory.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

The return Of Mayor Walker de-
prives Europe Of the tangible re-
minder that there is still such thing
as the gayety of nations.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

Presidential candidates are modest.
There Is still traditional impression
that old vox populi ought to do the
real choosing.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

Asking a police officer to take note
Of feminine fashions is merely bring
ing temptation to take his mind off
more important responsibilities.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication OF all news dig
patches credited to II or not otherwise cred
ited in this paner and also the local news
puhIished herein All rights OF publication
Of special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1927-10-12
One Certain Fact.

From the Detroit News.
While 1t still is debated whether
men ever lived In trees. II Is pretty
certain that some Of the maple sirup
now In circulation never did.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
Achievement.

what do you regard as the really
great achievement Of your career?"
Getting back into the United States
Capitol for the coming session." an.
swered Senator sorphum.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
COMPLIMENTARY custom.

What though erratic be my way,
And at my record folk may chaf,
or me know they'll speak some day
With kindness in my epitaph.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

If our ancestors was monkeys" /"
said Uncle Eben, "dey didn't set no
very polite examples foh deir chillun. "
Evening star., 1927-10-12
The True Fan.

From the Santa Barbara News.
It 10 easy to pick out the true fan.
He Is against any ball team that Is
too far ahead.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
Singing the Old Songs.

RbH'b 5NN0 VIZ RSUN18Ws
cannot sing old song so sad,
Which sometimes I rehearss.
My own attempts are pretty bad,
But the radios are worse,
Evening star., 1927-10-12

From the Watertown Times.
Maybe Trotsky win start . third
party IN Moscow.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

Jud runkins says an inferiority
complex IL what rakes q man lay
down the winning hand in a poker
game.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
A Welcoming Gesture.

From the Wichita Beacon.
Possibly that little affair down in
: Mexico Ia just a charivari for AInbas.
sador Morrow.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

At some moments George Remus
may have felt like saying, The world
is mine" But it was the underworld
Evening star., 1927-10-12
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Evening star., 1927-10-12
ReaIlns oh Puhllcity.

Realms OF Publicity.
why old you refuse the counts
proposal cf marriage?"
Il didn't like the idea," said Miss
Cayenne, "of having my photograph
published adjacent to pictures Of hom.
icide heroines."
HE who thinks before he speaks" I"
said Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown.
will say but little He who speaks
before ne thinks must exhaust him
self on volumes Of explanation"
Evening star., 1927-10-12

Q. What is Marseille soap? Is It
obtainable in this country?-K. d. w.
A. In Europe CASTLE soap Is called
Marseille soap because the chief mod
ern place of manufacture of CASTLE
soap is Marseille.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

@. What Is Dalton's law?-G. N.
A. This refers to principle Cliscov-
cred by the English physicist, John
Dalton, that in n mixture of gases
which do not unite chemically the
pressure Is equal to the sum of the
pressures CT all the gases in the mix
ture.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

Q. Is Ford car made in England?
e. E. r.
A. The Ford Motor Co. Of England,
Ltd, Trafford Park. Manchester. Eng
land, manufactures and assemblies
Ford automobiles in England.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

fCopyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-10-12
IIle evening Star NeWspape
Business ONCE:

New York Once: no East And SC.
Chicago once: Tower Building.
European Office: - Regent ST.. London.
Evening star., 1927-11-05

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Evening star., 1927-11-05
SAl.E-HOUSES.

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Evening star., 1927-11-05
916 18th st.

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w. G. IRWIN OWNER AND BUILDER
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Evening star., 1927-11-05
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SALE-SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

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Evening star., 1927-11-05
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Evening star., 1927-11-05
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WANTED-I.OTS.

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size and lowest cash price. Address Box
iS5-H. Star office