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Evening star., 1928-02-20
Insight in Nursing,

The public health nurse goes into all
soE3 u places and sees sli sof,s of
nganEs The gres1er her ability u rec
osLlze ecnae Of the things she sees, the
greater her value " the community Iii
when sie labors Ons Of the big needs
Of the District 81 Columbia, as of many
other places, u admitted to be D. vel!
organized and properly equipped mental
hygiene clinic. some day Washington
will have such: In The meantime GER
tain agencies ard eenters are doing ttae
kes. along that line that their means
snd facilities permit The public health
or visiting nurse IL tremendously V9lu -
a1ls ss SOFT of ijsiaon officer between
the patient and such ejjfllns AZ there are
al.c ~ there are one day " be. Eut
f. addition. khe has considerable op-
poTt1n1ty for field service.
Organizations Ike the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Eoctety are continually
DnaoveT3ng numerous Eases ~ bodliy
.llr.sss wherein there !s q more or isss
Gees6ed, though often obscure. asnisl
Evening star., 1928-02-20
A Soviet Food Crisis.

A serious shortage Of food supplies Is
reported from Moscow. and the report
is not of nature to admit of question:
ing on the score of anti-Bolshevik
prejudice. which has heretofore often
been cited to discount statements indi-
eating the failure Of the Soviet regime
to maintain the Russian people in COM
fort. Not only is. there a scarcity OF
-four, butter and eggs. but textiles and
soap are lacking. This situation is at
tributed primarily to the shortage Of
grain. Notwithstanding an increased
harvest, there is a lack of some two
million tons Of stored and available
grain, and CommisSar Smyrnoff in
charge of agricultural affairs. has re-
signed In consequence of his failure to
persuade" the farmers to send their
stock to the central points for general
distribution. Joseph Stain. who is the
head of affairs in general. recently went
to Siberia, where he issued instructions
to officials in the hope OF inducing the
peasant farmers to send their grain TO
market. and some slight improvement
resulted. But millions Of the peasants
are boarding their crops. refusing to
send them to the appointed places for
general consumption at the rates fixed
by the Soviet government.
In this emergency there has been
naturally a good deal Of speculation In
foodstuffs. It is against Soviet Law, but
it is nevertheless done More than a
thousand charges OF unlawful specuIa-
ton are pending In the courts at Mos
cow against dealers In butter meat,
eggs and milk. Queues form In front Of
the government commisSaries. and the
people get their small doles of goods at
the established prices. but the supplies
soon run out. although 1t is suspected
that some CT the dealers. licensed under
strict regulations, are secretly selling at
advanced rates to favored ones.
The trouble chiefly comes from the
attitude Of the food producers, the peas
ant farmers. who are unwilling TO sell
under Soviet regulations at the prices
set by the commissars. Despite severe
laws against boarding. they hide their
grain from the inspectors. although
they cannot market 1t openly elsewhere
than at the Soviet centers OF distribu-
ton. They are. In short, on strike.
Military coercion may be resorted to as
means OF uncoyering these boards.
But there is danger In such a course.
The peasants are not In a frame OF
mind TO submit piacidly TO the repeated
yisitations OF the troops.
| Communism may break down In such
strain. The peasant farmers OF Rus
sia are numerically the great majority
Of the people. They are unorganized.
save through the Soviet system, and
they are unarmed But even their pas
siye resistance is a powerful weapon of
| attack upon a regime that deprives
them Of the profits Of their iabors and
turns them into a common pool for the
! benefit of small minority. The
eleventh year Of sogietism may prove to
j be the hardest Of all.
Evening star., 1928-02-20
Speed

That speed and more speed is the
order Of the day is being vividly illus
trsted at Daytona Beach. Fla. where
yesterday Capt. Malcolm Campbell
burned up the sands in establishing a
new world record for automobiles of
fraction less than two hundred and
seven miles an hour for the measured
mile. This record. however. may not
even last the day out, because in this
speediest Of speed carnivals there are
two other cars capable OF bulletlike We
locity over the smooth, hard-packed
sand, and their drivers are anxiously
awaiting the time to answer the chal-
lenge Of the British pilot. Capt. Camp
Dell drove a nine-hundred-h horsepower
monster. The other two cars are J. NJ.
Whites thirty-six-hundred horsepower
creation. and Frank Lockharts tiny
stream-lined four hundred horsepower
racing car. Either or both may better
the new record before the speed show
ends next Wednesday.
Such speed will. of course. never be
practical in everyday life. even were
the manufacturers Of automobiles able
70 put 1t into the ordinary car. But
trials Of this kind are of great scien-
the value, inasInuch as they subject
the various metals used in the con-
suuction OF an automobile to the acid
test OF terrific strain OF the three
cars at Daytona probably the only one
that could be modified for practical
usage is Lockhart's tiny machine. The
body OF this car is only twenty-four
inches wide and it lacks by several
hundred the horsepower Of the others.
but the stream-lining has been SO ef-
1ecave that Immediately after Capt
CanpbeHs thrilling demonstration
Lockhart buzzed up and down the
beach at better than one hundred and
eignsy-one miles an hour.
While two-hundred- mile an hour
speed for the ordinary automobile is
not Within the bounds of reason, remark
able advances In road speed of trafiic
have taken place during the past ten
years. Three factors have been the
greatest contributors to this new era.
Balloon tires. four-wheel brakes and
better and wider highways have boost
ed the safe touring limit from thirty
or thtrty-fiye miles an hour TO forty
or fifty. Manufacturers now stress the
speed OF their products. and it may
well pe that within the next few years
9 mile a minute will be the accepted
pace on properly protected highways.
The civilized world insists on moving
faster on Land. In the air and on the
sea. and the speed trials now being
held at Daytona. regardless Of their
record-breaking aspects. are an augury
Tor safer and speedler motor travel.
Evening star., 1928-02-20
Law Patient hut of Long
Memory.

from the New NoFh Wntld
Col, Thomas w Miller. alien property
custodian under President Harding, Was
brought one step nearer prison recently
by the decision NJ the Federal Gu
cult Court Of Appeals afYirming Judge
Knox's sentence ot 10 months In AT.
lAnta and $4,000 fine. Miller will ap~
peal To the Supreme Court for u writ ot
certiorari, failing cf relief there, moth
ing will he left for HIM hut IL serve his
sentence and pay his flne,
Because of the statute W Limitations
Federal Attorney buekner VAS obliged
to try Miller not for bribery, bat on the
rather roundabout charge Vt eonApsrtnS
to defraud the Government pt his 'un~
biased and mrre iuaiced services" In als
lowing hn Nni.,st rlatm oi the American
Metal Co Judge Manton nf the CitruN
Court writes In the prevailing oesntan
that Milief's convict, "htan,ts HIM rs
unfalihthl ta u trust Imposed utnn him
IN high otiice.''
Out ot the corruption In the palmy
DAYS Ut the Ohio gang. Forhes and Mil
ler are conspicuous a. two men In hign
place who have received prison sentence
tor their misteeds, tethaNs the race ~
Others IL not yet run The law In pa
ticnt. but II has u long MeMaty,
Evening star., 1928-02-20
u. S. Letter Writing Costs
Run From IL to So Gents
To the Editor Of The Star:


Government officials may or may not
agree. personally. with all that Gen.
Lord said during his address at the re-
cent meeting Of the Business Organiza-
ton of the Government. In either event
these officials have a vital interest in
the facts pertaining to the now-famous
'26-cents-letter cost
What he did say In this connection
would appear to acquire added signifi-
cance because OF what he did not say.
What he did say has been fully stated
In the columns of your paper.
What he did not say. and could not
very wen say in general meeting. was
that there are four Government depart
mentS where letters are being written
for ii cents each. and that there are a
number Of other such departments that
write letters that cost So cents each.
The o6-centS-letter cost came from one
Of our most efficiently admin!strated
bureaus.
After department heads have elm
mated much OF the claimed unnecessary
correspondence. there still remains
much 10 be done To reduce the cost of
the necessary letter writing.
The Federal Board of Simplitied
Si1NC TaUStuuIc IN u IAIQ-NufkHiE UuNN
OF earnest men who have the facts that
would make the IL cents cost attain
able in every Government department
and eventually bring even this figure 10
around cents. as II is i'll privately con-
trolled corporations. II has the facts.
but no power except 10 recommend
The United States Bureau of Eff
cheney which. according TO It's title.
should be able 10 function in the
matter, is Handicapped because the Law
under which II operates effectively
closes the door OF entrance 10 depart
ments needing its aid. 1t provides that
only when invited 10 investigate by a
department head the degree Of EN-
cheney In his Office has IL the right 10
interest itself therein
These facts will show the difficulties
that keep the men who could from
functioning more directly
EDWIN r. ROGERS.
Evening star., 1928-02-20
PHILOSOPHERS
BY
GLENN FRANK

The Commonweal, an admirable
Catholic review Of literature, the arts
and public affairs. carried in q recent
issue two articles that were printed sep
arately although they bore an intimate
relation one to the other.
The first commented on the remark
able story of Col. P. Fl. Fawcett, the
lost Englishman, who refused to be res
cued when discovered in the Brazilian
Jungle near the River OF Doubt. An en-
pineer of the country CHANGED upon
Col. Fawcett after he had been lost to
the world for two years. A lost road
and a long sickness had held him in
the Jungle. Most Of us would have
leaped for Joy at the sight OF white
man who might guide us back to civil
ization. But Col. Fawcetts attitude
was different, and the press OF the world
seized upon the uniqueness OF his salts
faction in his primitive surroundings.
Life is easy there" the press dis
patch said, explaining why Col. Faw-
cett snubbed civilization, with plenty
of water and cattle. Being far from
civilization and the daily struggles and
problems which man must face and
sometimes fight in order not to starve,
the white man easily becomes fascinated
with the primitive life, free from any
limitations"
The Commonweal suggests that the
world at large would be surprised ii
some census of fermits could reveal
the large proportion of human beings
who. under one obscure form or an
other, have made up their minds that
the civilization game is not worth the
civilization candle"
Charles MerZ once found in his desk
file that on the same day Chicago
tailor suddenly pushed his sewing ma
chine through seventh-story WIN
dow. the Saturday sales of a certain
South Sea Island novel broke all rec
ords in Boston book store, and 800
patriots in British India danced around
a blazing pile Of British nightshirts. In
one issue of one newspaper, three re-
volts against cotemporary civilization.
The second article in the Common
veal that bears an intimate relation
to the Col. Fawcett story tells Of the
growing custom among Catholics Of
spiritual stock-taking and self-exami-
places as the retreat houses" at
Mount Manresa. on Staten Island. and
Malvern, near Philadelphia.
There Is no doubt that year by year
the strain of civilization grows greater
and greater: its burdens run neck and
neck with its benefits: the rush and
roar Of modern life sap mems inner
strength. and year by year we take
less and less pains to keep alive the
springs Of our inner strength. with the
result that now and then individuals
crack under the strain and fall in love
with the jungle. kick a sewing machine
out of the window. find imaginative
escape in South Sea romances. and
head revolution.
Most OF us will never solve the prob
lem by permanent retreat from civ
ilization: we may we'll solve it by tenn
porary retreats from the world for
stock-taking and self-examination Of
our inner resources-a custom open
alike to Catholics. Protestants and
men of little faith.
Copyright. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate !,
Evening star., 1928-02-20
Give Lindy's Plane a
Suitable Resting Place

To the Editor OF The Star:
II has been said that Col Charles
A. I!ndbergh will some day presen,
the Smithsonian Institution with his
famous monopiane. the Spirit Of 81,
Louis.
Would II not be disgrace Il! they
should store that wonderful ship down
there In that little metal garage back
OF the old Museum Building now USED
Tor aircraft exhibitions
In every nation or republic VtSite
by the world~iamouS We the human
half Of We" has been Quartcrrd i'll
the best that could he had and nov
that this the Capital OF the greatest
Nation In the world Is looking for
ward to becoming the permanent host
tn the mechanical halt ot We" some
suitable quarters should be- arranged ~
shelter such distinguished conssi-
button and there could bc ND greater
honor rendered Col i.indbcrgh than
To provide al adequate protection for
his wonderful pal of the universal
skies. the Spirit NJ 81, Louis,
EUGENE A. SUMMERS,
Evening star., 1928-02-20
Making an Impression.

A statekinan's talents may be small.
II he IA way can md
T0 keep ON stating. after all.
lie may get ON your mind.
Wise words one patriot viii Say.
Another, good and kind,
WIN chatter on from day t0 day.
Aud just keep on your mind.
~s~~@s1qS-
'Dis evolution theory" said UnGls
Eben. Looks 70 me liks . bum apology
fob 4 hssp O. ~. count mon" A&
Evening star., 1928-02-20
Took Too Much.

ftam the Topeka tapltal
Two men who stole u ttuckload " AS
pirin In New York have been sentenced
ta 30 years In the uen,tentiary, serves
them riahtl The doctors for years have
been warning people against taking too
much aspirin. ........-.......,
Evening star., 1928-02-20

When the Prince OF Wales shook
hands with butler by mistake the
prince enjoyed the experience and the
butler was embarrassed. Aristocracy is
forced on those who have had the
proper kind of hereditary publicity.
Evening star., 1928-02-20
Getting in Kick Early.

From the Cia,eiand News
Maybe It's none too early to start try
Ing to outlaw war between the ARMY
and Navy Academies over the foot ball
eligibility rules.
Evening star., 1928-02-20

Efforts TO interest John d. Rookie
feller, ir.. In current litigation are like
attempts to gather old magazines from
the attic and revive interest In an old
time continued story.
Evening star., 1928-02-20

Wall Street fluctuations seldom have
much tn do with quotations of retail
price 10 tho small consumer
Evening star., 1928-02-20

There Is an element OF luck In q
presidential campaign. To be thor
oughly beloved, a man must be a good
sport.
Evening star., 1928-02-20

A gesture in the stock market Is
something like the announcement Of
the car conductor, Here's where you
get Off"
Evening star., 1928-02-20
Gas Stations as CITY Scenics.

From the New Yo,k iiersit Ti,huna,
This country will never De really ar
tislie IN the public buildings are az
"spitfy" as the gasoiine stations,
Evening star., 1928-02-20

Crime is no longer picturesque The
honest police reporter has left the
underworld romancer without moral or
artistic support.
Evening star., 1928-02-20

AZ merger proceedings advance
many & street car passenger viii he
tefnp,ed 10 tender bright silver dime
ard say, "Keep the two cents change"
Evening star., 1928-02-20
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OF special Dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1928-02-20

Anything within the gift OF nations Is
at Lindbergh's disposal-except q rest.
Evening star., 1928-02-20
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Evening star., 1928-02-20

Goodness.
He Is q good playwright"
No"
He Is very successful"
His success shows that he Ii not good,
but wicked
s~----+-~-
We bow. in obedience 70 all kinds OF
authority" said III Ho. the sage OF
Chinatown. But no power on earth
can prevent us from laughing In our
sleeves"
Evening star., 1928-02-20
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Evening star., 1928-02-20
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Evening star., 1928-02-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHuASDER JOHNSON.

February.
On htstory's page
OF great events We learn
To simpler things We turn
Which will engage
Our thoughts. smile 10 earn.
Resplendent dates
The calendar will show
Yet 1t Is good TO know
A blossom waits
Beneath the drift Of snow.
Evening star., 1928-02-20
Putting the sap" In "sapieney."

Jud Tunkins says q man who hangs
onto q crouch is like feller that hates
regular money because he's got Cana
da quarter that he can't pass.
Evening star., 1928-02-20
Remembrance.

Remembrancex.
You have said many things worthy
10 be remembered"
Yes" said Senator Sorghum. And
many more that wish could be for
gotten
Evening star., 1928-02-20

Q. What kind of animals bear the fur
known as "kolinSsy IL. W.
a Ko!insky fur comes from animals
Of the weasel family. natives % Siberia
and China. The under hair IS short
Evening star., 1928-02-20

@. When vas the English pound ths
lowest after the War?-E. z.
A. The lowest quotation on the Eng
lish pound was on February 4. 1920
1929.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
ROAD DSOONOPEN
IN ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va, Dec.
21.-Robert /. Mount, resident
State engineer, announced that
Lee Highway, closed since July, so
it could be widened from Cherry
dale to Rosslyn, would be open
Sunday morning If good weather
continues, and the Arlington county
chamber of Commerce road commit
tee met-iast night to arrange for
celebration to mark the formal
opening Saturday, December 20.
Invitations have been extended to
Gov. Harry f. Byrd, members of
the State highway commission, and
Washington officials to attend. The
committee in charge of the ar
rangements is William P. Ames,
chairman; Leon Arnold. c. w.
Fitch, j O. Burke, f. NJ. Shreve
and Fred Windridge.
Until the board of supervisors
make needed appropriations, moth
ing further can be done by the
zoning commission, John r. Hard.
ing chairman, declared last night.
The public schools close today for
the holidays until January 2, Super
intendent Fletcher Kemp announced.
More than $50 persons attended
the benefit card party for the
wounded soldiers last night, at the
Naval Hospital, Hampton, Va.
given by the auxiliary to Airing
ton Post, 139, American Legion.
Suit for $4,000 damages against
the Washington, Virginia. Maryland
Coach Co., was filed yesterday by
Joseph Fl. DeIlinger, through At
torney Amos c. Crounse. He al
leges his AUTOMOBILES was struck
and he was injured by bus,
The annexation suit against Ar
1ington county by the city of Alex
andria will adjourn today until
Wednesday January %. 1t is ex-
pected that the city will complete
it's case before adjournment.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
'EEL" BELIEVED
MUL LT|-TH|EF

With the arrest of "Jim the
Eel" police believed today that they
had halted the activities of the
most elusive thief who has oper.
ated In Washington in years.
"The EEL charged with more
than two-score daring robberies.
gave his name as James Jones.
The 24-year-old colored man has an
alias-James Ramsey.
The only burglaries to which 'the
EEL has confessed are in the
Thirteenth precinct. A check.up
was being made today, however. to
determine whether his activities
have been more widespread.
Nineteen charges of housebreak.
ing have been made against Jones.
Additional charges include pocket.
book snatching, petty larceny and
attempted housebreaking. A total
of % cases already have been
placed against him.
Jones was identified by Mrs.
Mariah Hunter, of the 4100 block
Seventh ST. N. W.. as the man who
accosted her in an alley and snatched
her purse containing SIS and bunch
of keys. THE Eel" was said to have
corroborated the woman.
f. L. S. Mason originally arrested
Jones with the intention of holding
him for vagrancy. His identity was
established by Charles E. Cannon,
T. c. Bragg and ]. o. Patton, other
members of the Thirteenth prencint
force.
THE Eel'' told police most Of his
loot was cash and jewelry.
Maryland authorities also are ex-
pected to question him in an ef-
fort to learn if he is the man who
attacked white woman in Prince
Georges county some time ago. The
woman was assaulted on road
leading from Cheverly to Landover,
Nd. THE Eel" said he formerly
lived in Landover.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
c { 7 s
TWO YEARS

Two years in Jail is the prospect
faced by William L. Warden. BOZ
ling Field soldier, as a result OF a
stroll he took while drunk.
Warden procured a blackjack
somewhere, and for an unknown
reason. wandered into Kann's De
partment Store and struck John
Scott night watchman, over the
head. police say.
Leaving Scott in dreamland, the
soldier walked out of Kann's and
started down the street, Jaunt1ly
twirling the blackjack.
Didn't Remember
Police Thomas Woodson and f.
Monett. of the First precinct, saw
him. Later, after they had ar
rested him, they received the re-
port from Scott, who had regained
consciousness. that someone had
struck him with a blackjack. The
officers put two and two together
and charged Warden. The defend
ant. brought into Police Court yes.
terday before Judge Robert E. Mat
tingly, said he didn't remember
anv events of the night before.
Scott appeared with a bandaged
head, however, and identified War
den as his assailant. Judge Mat
tingly said "two years" on charges
of assault and carrying a concealed
weapon,
Warden was also sentenced for
intoxication and disorderIy conduct
by Judge Isaac r. Hit, receiving
30 days straight on one count and
$25 or 80 days on the other.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
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