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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
The Leviathan Mystery,

Those who are addicted 10 the read
ing Of so-cailed detective stories--and
uaey are legi0I~-haVe rich field Tor
speculation In the case of the Leyia-
than mail robbery. So far as IL has
been disclosed. the theft appears 70
have been one Of those master mind"
operations In the fictitious commission
and solution Of which the mystery"
writer's are adept.
According 70 the dispatches the mail
bags that were looted yielded some
100000 in treasure In various forms.
There Is some question on the score Of
the amount Naturally. the postal and
police authorities are discreet IN rec
spect 70 the contents OF the sacks that
we're put aboard the Leviathan when
she sailed from New YORK and were
taken out at Southampton and trans
ported ~ London. where the iosg was
discovered. There must nave been
Goocly treasure in this consignment VI
mail, else the thief. or thieves, would
not have taken the trouble 10 60 after IL.
II seems 70 be the present judgment
81 the American authorities that the
sooting Was done on board ship or on
the route from port 70 London. The
British authorities are inclined 10 be-
lieye that it was accomplished while the
mail uas waiting In New York or while
h was being placed on board ship OF on
the ship Itself There is no trace what
ever 10 indicate the manner In wMch
tae bags were reached and opened.
Some Of them bear counterfeit seals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

will have given a refined pleasure 70
and quickened the imagination Of NIL,
lions. They will have made more real
and vivid a mighty source OF American
origins"
The fact that the historic community
will become a shrine Is atteSted By the
Charlotte Observer, Lansing State Jour-
nal. ST. Paul Pioneer Press and Dallas
Journal. Even as it is today accord
ing To the Charleston Daily Mail, Wi
liamsburg but a village. IS an attractive
place. and looks . great deal the cio
colonial town that one would imagine IL
was when some of the most stirring
scenes of early American history were
staged" Recalling that when the Se9E
OF government was moved to Richmond,
shortly after the Revolution. the town
ceased 10 expand" the Baltimore Eve
ming News states that "it IS only II re-
cent years that the automobile has oe-
sun 10 bring visitors to the town on
tours Of exploration and re6ScoVety.
And they have not been disappointed.
concludes that paper.
III has a wealth of tradition, re
marks the Nashville Banner. "bindlng i
TO some of the most famous men SrO
incidents of the early days Of this con-
tineuts settlement BY white men aud
the formation Of the colonies that tIlSi-
~ became the United States Of Amer
lea" The New Orleans TimCs-PiCa-
yune feels that even more important
than her place in government NAV b.
clasSed WilliamSburg's position In edu-
cation for William and Mary COLLEGE
chartered In 1893. Still includes, despite
three CONGREGATIONS, certain walls that
are the oldest In any educational inSti-
tuition in the United States. II Is the
city's collegiate associations that have
given il promise of rehirth and even
more particularly the fact that Phi Beta
Kappa was established there in DSce'n-
har fTrE +"
$50
Famous names among the students o.
the college designed by Sir ChriStcpher
Wren are emphasized by the Reno Eve
ming Gazette and Texarkana Gazette
Worship of the past?' asks the en-
einnati TimeS-Star. With the response
Were it no more than that che past
deserves the memorial, but It happelS--
rs all modern architects will testify
that beauty was better served then than
until near our own time, Gone. or go
Ing. Is the Era OF UglineSs.' The Nor
folk Ledger Dispatch AYERS that here
Is luveliness. well nigh destroyed. 20 be
made wholly lovely again"
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which would indicate careful prepare
ton for the job.
Unless The information OF the postal
authorities Is inaccurate there Is now
languishine in the penitentiary al
Michigan City. Ind. man who, judy
ing from past performances, might
easily have seen the thief Of the Levia-
thans postal cargo. Isadore Rosenberg
On international criminal was sent In
1929 to Atlanta for three years for rob-
bling the mails on the American liner
Mlnnetonka at sea. He mist have got
some time Of for good behavior, for In
1925 he was arrested again and SEN
fenced to ten years In the same peni-
Tertiary for the robbery Of $4,000 IN
bonds from the steamer George wash
ington. He served only two Of these
ten years, being released short time
ago. II Is the present understanding
that he was not long at liberty. having
been arrested in indiana for bank rob-
berry and sentenced to twenty-five years
At Michigan City.
II Rosenberg was At liberty when the
Leviathan sailed he would be 4 most
likely suspect. Perhaps his alibi at
Michigan City will let him out. Mean
while the mystery remains unsolved
The plotters Of detective Action will
have a free hand at guessing as to the
methods employed. and there will be no
lack Of theories until the we'll known
heavy hand Of the law is at last laid
upon the crook who worked this big
deal. Whoever he is. whatever his
mode. he will be pursued With relentless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years AEo To-day

Premier Clcmenceau appears uneS"
pectediy upon the American front 10
teiiCitate the American Army unit upon
its capture of Belleau Wood He called
IL meat job" done In way pc
ct,liarly American The
achievements Of the American forces
In this particular sector during the
past three weeks have been 10 help
halt a most determined and dangerous
thrust toward Paris and 60 SMASH nat
the apex of an ugly and not ineonStd-
cradle wedge that the Germans hao
driven into the allied line. Chateau.
Thierry may be called the most sub
Stantial military success OF the Amefi-
can Army TO date A regiment
" troops IN PerShingS forces has been
ordered 90 Italy 10 complete the
unity ON that front Of Italian British,
French and American fighting men,
Thirty CASUALTIES Ia todayS
report, British troops last
night captured a strOng point ON the
iNS salient, east III Haeehgouck. ana
captured prisoners and machine guns,
Reports from several sources
indicate that Won Htadenhurg Is plan
ming another big offensive for August
IN smash the allies. reach Paris, ever
Nhelm the American Army ana torce
5aanMA an fthA Ml1fAn -
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A Museum of Industry.

Fourth Of July sim Ia q few days Of.
There is yet time. before the oratory
and frecfackers start, to ask what may
seem an important question: Have
the American people contributed any
thing worthwhile TO the racial Inherit
ance of humanity
Even II scrupulous analysis should
STOW that they have not. 10 would be
excusable The Nation tim n young. II
ia not yet of its adoiescent diet--the
flesh forming milk Of immigration and
the muscle building meat of pioneering.
We are a young people, and our work
necessarily bears traces Of the imma-
turity OF all adolescent organisms.
We may as well admit that great
deal Of our contribution 10 literature.
art. music, fundamental science and
philosophy amounts 10 very little. A
thousand years hence II may be for
gotten as absolutely as the contribu-
tons Of Carthage In the same fields.
There IL only an occasional trace Of
divine fire" In them We have M
American ShakeSpeares. Raphaels, Bee
thovens, Newtons or Spinozas. II would
be miraculous If we had--considerins
our age as q people.
Nevertheless TO the EinsteiniAn OBJ
server looking back on this past $50
years Of America from the peaks 81
900 years hence It seems certain that
some mountain tops Of achievement
will tut out OF the mists which cover
the distant landscape. Our adoieseen'
mind has displayed signs OF powerful
and original genius IN at least one
possibly two fields.
In one field alone, 1t seems. the
American contribution has been a."
suredly notable and permanent This IA
the field of applied scienee. The United
States has supplied the environment
which has stimulated an ingenuity
amounting 10 frst-eiass genius. com
parable 10 that Of the Renaissance
painters or the EIizsbethan poets. WI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

Take advantage Of this free service
If you are one of the thousands who
have patronized the bureau, write US
again. II you have never used the
service, begin now. II Is maintained
for your benefit. BE sure 10 send your
name and address with your question,
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Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin. director, Washington, d. G.
@. Does the term business hours"
include only those hours during which
business is transacted?-C. II. p.
A. This term Is said to include legally
the entire day from sunrise to sunset.
O. How much older was Paul Dresser
than his brother, Theodore Dreiser?-
B. M.
A. Paul Dresser, the famous song
writer, was IS years Older than his
brother, Theodore Dresser.
O. What does the word "sault' In
"Sault ste. Marie" mean?--N. P.
Al The name is French and is trans
lated Fails Of st. Mary "Sault' is
the same word that appears in "somer-
sault," meaning leap" The word
should by right be pronounced so.
but custom has given 1t the pronuncia-
ton "Soo."
@. What is the feminine gender of
the title. Earl?-P. o. E.
A. The feminine title corresponding
to Earl Is Countess.
@. Who was Vesta?-M. K.
A. Vesta was the goddess of the
home and fire. and her temple was the
oldest in Rome. 1t contained no image
of the goddess, but had fire which
was rekindled by friction on the
Roman new year and attended con-
stafltly by the yestal virgins.
@. How did the Volta Bureau get
its name?-T. 3.
A. Volta was famous French
electrician. The Volta prize, created
by Napoleon. was conferred by France
upon DR.. Alexander Graham Bell for
the invention of the telephone. DR..
Bell took this money, $4,000 francs,
added to it a large sum received from
other electrical experiments. and
founded the Volta Bureau, for the in
crease and diffusion of knowledge re-
lating to the deaf" This bureau prints
and distributes every year hundreds
of leaflets containing helpful informa-
ton for the hard of hearing, or for
the parents of deaf children.
@. What is the Morris dance?-R. I. N.
A. This is an old English dance of
Moorish origin. When danced in May
day celebrations 1t was an elaborate
costume dance. There were several
variations of this dance, the two most
popular being the sword dance and
the ribbon dance.
@. What kind of architecture is the
portico at Arlington?-W. d.
A. This portiCo Is Grecian. being
modelled after the Temple of Theseus at
Athens.
@. What is the word that describes
the feeling most people have had that
the same circumstances have occurred
before when such could not have been
the case?-N. E.
A. The term for this is ''param-
nesia"
@. What is batik?--H T. S.
A. Batik is the name applied to the
wax-dyed fabrics that have lately be-
come popular in America. Wax dyeing
rs q process of dyeing fabrics By hand
after a pattern is formed by covering q
part of the cloth with wax so that II
resists the action of the dye. For ex-
ample. take for your pattern a yellow
butterfly sitting on a green leaf. Use
yellow cloth and with a paint brush
diDned in hot beeswaX draw the butter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
THIS AND THAT
ny CHARLES r. fRACEHELL.

Just as June IL the month Of wrd.
dings, 50 II Is the month OF ami
| vefsaries
These celebrations, whether OF the
| first. the eleventh. the tWenty-Arth 81
the fiftieth anniversary give the lie
happily to fiiouthings and propaganda
| 81 divorce.
TO listen to the alarmista, one might
think that there is no such thing In
the United States as a happy marriage
yet this country In 40 chuck -ftill OF them
that never day goes by without see
ing an Anniversary somewhere.
One Of the features Of this very
newspaper to the discerning eye, Is the
repeated stories Of golden wedding an
niversaries which crop out In Its pages
d,irihg the year
Usually there Ia picture OF the
elderly couple, with more or less the
same account beside 1t, how MIR and
Mrs. Su-ard-So today are celebrating
their flftieth anniversary, how friends
will gather at the festive board. and
so on.
Sophisticated persons may smile. but
these are happy stories, Of the sort
which Robert Burns summed up SO
well In verse when he sang
JOHN anueTSOn. my 10 JONI,
When we we're first acquent
Your locks were like the raven,
Your bonnie brow was brent;
But now your brow Is beld. John,
Your locks are like the snow;
But blessings on your frosty pow,
John Anderson, my 10.
John Anderson, my 10 John,
We clamb the hill thegither;
And mony q canty day. John,
We've had wi ane anither;
Now we maun totter down, John,
And hand In hand we'll go,
And sleep thegither at the foot,
John Anderson, my 10.
Remembering the anniversary Is one
of the happy perplexities. Every mar
ried ma knows how easy 1t Is to for
get it, and every woman, too. although
there Is popular impression that a
woman never forgets.
This we believe Is one Of those cur
rent beliefs that mankind prefers to
believe. although there is no particular
amount OF truth In 1t. According as
there ar. many more diversified tasks
In the daily life OF woman, so there
are just that many more opportunities
for forgetting the great day.
1t is true, of course. that women cher
ish the day for weeks In advance and
scrupulously refrain from giving hubby
single hint, In the hope, one might
suppose. that he will forget 1t, which.
Of course. he does.
Then. IL the comic stories can be be-
lieved wife goes into tears and berates
poor hubby for having forgotten such a
f1iumentUus anniversary Whereupon---
still according TO this popular version
he tries to make amends by sending
flowers
The truth Is that husbands go to 20
end OF trouble to remember the day
just because they realize that it Is so
easy TO forget 1t, and because they know
that tier is an unwritten law among
wives that they shall give no sign, no
help whatever, in the remembering
thereof.
To tip husband off to the anniver-
sary evidently wo Id be to spoil the
whole thing They want their husbands
to remember out of their own minds and
hearts, and no doubt they are abso-
lutely right about it.
Yet there has come to our ears the
following happy story. showing how both
husband and wife may forget the day
with the best will In the world.
He made heroic endeavors to remem-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

To the music student a keynote" is
represented BY an unobtrusive tuning
fork or reticent pitch pipe. 1t re.
NAMED for the temporary chairman at
Houston to make It the big noise in the
band wagon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

"A hot time in Houston" was borne
with patient good nature. Leaders OF
the party insist that they are not ell
mate clasers any more than they are
rainbow chasers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

The fact that President Coolidge had
to paddle his canoe around In circles Is
referred to Is Ill luck. A man nnfan1iI-
lar with canoe must be regarded IS
fortunate IL he can keep it afioat UNI
der all circumstances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

The influence OF women in politics Ia
shown by the convention speakers
opening sentence, Ladies and Gentie-
men," instead Of Friends and Fellow
Citizens"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
Paving the protlder.

Frem the san Francisco Chronicle.
Another thing the ultimate consumer
pays without realizing II Is the salary
OF the bill collector,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

Moments arise in q convention when
ordinary forms of applause do not sur
fee. 1t is necessary to organize a pa
rade.
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R.ta hr Mail--parahle h, Advarice.
All Other states and Canada.
,.nnns. =, ,hs Associated, Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
81 the nsr for reconsideration az all news dis
PATCHES credited 10 Il ar lct othet wise CRED
;,ed In shis rscer aud also the trcai news
'rvki,sheS herein All ri~hts az n"Nlieatton IT
sneeial dispatches herein are Also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

Young men who engaged in the ora
torical contest will no doubt look for
ward to an effort which will equal that
Of Claude Bowers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

From the Hoston Transcript,
All this talk about trial marriages
seems 40 superfluous~ --cousidering that
marriage has always been q trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
There'll Re No Difference

From the Atlanta Constitution.
No matter what Ia written In the
platforms about the eighteenth amend
ment, no one will notioe any difference
In llae resuits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

A presiding oficer calls the conven-
ton to order. and then takes pride in
powers Of eloquefoe that recall 1t 10
disorder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
Anv Door. for That Matter.

From the Detroit News
A decathlon Is any combination Of 10
athletic events, such as putting up
screen door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

A popular song has enabled Al Smith
70 substitute the hand organ for the
steam roller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

Melancholy Mike.
That stolid microphone we see.
Through discourse dire 1t holds Its
place
II 1t could answer back. you'd be
Afraid TO look 1t In the face.
Jud Tunkins says the farmer Is get
ting 30 iervy he thinks hoe Ia entitled
To almost as much respect as a golf
club.
Aiiaying Envy.
Why do you write post cards back
home referring 10 this climate as dis
agreeable?"
Because OF my kind heart" an
swered Miss Cayenne. Il want my
friends who are compelled TO stay a.
home TO feel that maybe they aren't
missing much -
Ancient inscriptions giorify personal
splendors," said HI Ho. the sage of
Chinatown The art ii ad writing
was another OF the early discoveries Of
my august native land"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

IAN election Ia q relief TO De voice. =
said Uncle Eben. Nobody kin Pit any
farcs jazz Ia three chseTa.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
Old standby.

OLD standby,
When politics Is going strong
To oil ths wondering world with
doubt
That good old Tariff comes along
As something safe 10 talk about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

A Radiologist Restrained.
why don't you speak over the
radio7"
THE same sentiment doesn't suit all
communities" answered Senator Sor-
ghuni you have to study your diff
ferent audiences. II seems kind o.
risky to 90 positively on record before
the public all at once"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Everybody Happy.
Everybody Happy
When the big convention starts,
Smilin' very s1Appy.
While they're speakin' from THEFT
hearts
Everybody's waitin'
For Election 10 draw near.
For there's glory In debatin'
An you feel that Heavens here.
Everybody Joyous
Az the mighty words resound.
Nothin' TO annoy us
As the promises abound.
There are feelings of detection.
But we listen In an say.
we need just one more Election
To make everything O. r."
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Claude Bowers was golden with ST.
lence on the subject OF prohibition,
Somebody IN the press gallery asked
Charles Nicholson oi the New York
World a colleague OF nowers why the
omission?" Because he's keynoter
and not lrnuhinmaker, said Mike, "
sCopxriaht. laas,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

Vice presidential nominations are
slipuery things. until they are actually
made, At the Chicago convention OF
the Republicans In 1870 the leaders who
had succeeded In nominating MIR. Hard
Ing for President were ready to n0mi-
nate az his running mate former SEM
ator Irvine L. Ienroot OF wisconsin,
The word had been passed around, But
before this could be accomplished the
convention got up on Its hind legs and
nominated Calvin Coolidge OF Massa.
chusetts Only few weeks ago there
was widespread talk at Kansas City
about the probable nomination Of Vice
President Dawes on the ticket with
Hoover But the Dawes boom ehbed
rather quickly TO give place to that of
T'tisnn OF Connecticut and later To that
of Charming Cox OF MaSss chusetts A
vice presidential nomination In the
hand Is worth several In the bush.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06

enteenth century. Being the power
behind the throne, Cardinal Richie
lieu was jealous of the influence eX-
erted by the queen. In order TO dis
credit the queen, the cardinal con
spired 10 involve her in an affair
with the Duke Of buckingham, prime
minister Of England.
Every role in this feature is ideal
IN filled. Marguerite De La Notes
work in the part Of Constance, the
little seamstress who was the
queens closest companion, and who
was also in love with the intrepid
and resourceful D'Artagnan, is one
Of the most naive interpretations
this clever little girl has ever given
u.s..
Every other part is srlendidly
cast. Most notable among the play
eres are Adolphe Menjou as King
Louis XIII( Mary MacLarcn as
Queen Anne, Nigel de Brulier as
Cardinal Richelieu, Thomas Holding
as the Duke of Buckingham, Barbara
La MARI as Milady de Winted, Boyd
Irwin as Rochefort, Lon Poff rs the
gaunt, spectral monk, Father Jo-
seph; Willis Robards as De Treville.
captain Of the Kings M~usketeers.
and Leon Barry. George Sicgmann
and Eugene Palette as the three
Musketecrs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
Arcadia Picture
Is AL Johnson
First In Films

The most expensive scene ever
filmed for n motion picture is one
in Warner Bros production show
ing al Jolson in "The Jazz Singer"
which comes to the new Arcadia the
alter in Harlingen today. No one on
seeing this particular scene, how
ever, would suspect that any extra
ordinary cost was attached TO il. The
scene, in fact, looks quite ordinary,
being that Of the interior Of Coffee
Dams celebrated cabaret in San Fran
cisco. What made the scene so ex-
p~ensive was the curiosity of several
hundred movie people at work in
the Warner studios.
Once cameras began clicking on
"The Jazz Singer" every actor and
actress, rs we'll as every employee
in the studios, was interested. Ev-
eryone wanted 10 see Jolson do his
stuff before the cameras. II leaked
out one morning that the "Coffee
m" scene was about TO go on. The
people all knew that Jolson was to
sing for Vitaphone in this scene and
az few OF them had had opportunity
70 hear the comedians voice they
were all anxious to do so.
The excitement ran from stage to
stage and something had to be done.
IL was Their that Jack Warner. the