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Evening star., 1928-05-27
AROUND THE CITY
BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

afternoon. The man was spraWled on
the bricks Of public street. and beside
him lay cane that had been unable to
adapt itself to the intricacies of the
grape vine twist-an old, old description
Of a weakness that is ever new
His distorted foot obviously added to
the humor OF the situation, for every
time he tried 10 scramble up and failed,
the people around--decent-loo peo-
pie, men, women and street lads
snickered and egged him on. And when
at last he Whimpcred that he wanted
his wife to come take him home, we'll,
sir, 1t was as good as a show.
But all pleasures pass in this world !:
Just as soon as larger crowd began
TO fringe around the original swarm,
a policeman came up. and pretty soon
after that an ambulance WhiZzed to
the curb
The law is not humorous: The police
man--to quote locker -on-didn't even
crack a smile as he lifted the cripple
to his feet and helped him into the
wagon
He actually treated him as If he were
a human being.
At this tame climax. the men, women
and lads drifted off into individual
units. And in the eyes of each was a
dissatisfied sense of having been cheated
out Of a sensation-So famishad are we.
always and always, for thrills.
she was an oldish, shabby woman
with stiff leg. And it took some
sharp pegging to ovcrtake another Wom-
an who had droppedsa small package in
passing. Before she could return it the
owner shipped out:
Il have nothing to give you. You
ought to be arrested for begging on the
street.
The oldish shabby woman stood
stock still. The humiliation had stun
ned her.
1t is doctrine that We should not hurt
our fellow beings, needlessly. If only for
the reason that we never get away with
1t, seeing that Retribution always fol-
lows after. There are occasions. how
ever, when Retribution shows ND too
late properly to fit the punishment to
the crlme-which is why third wom-
an. plain soul, who had witnessed the
incident, deliberately butted in.
First, she said word or two to the
oldish woman. Then she took the pack
age from her and tossed it into the
grassy inclosure of church that still
keeps its mission in the commercialized
neighborhood.
Then she trailed its owner, a pudgy.
duck-legged mortal in fine clothes, as
long as their way lay together-a mat
ter of five blocks. Then she took turn
at conversation:
You dropped your package. ma dame. .
The pudgy one received the news of
her disaster with gasps and ejacula-
tions, lightened by the hope that the
plain soul had picked 1t up. How per-
pectly sweet of her
Evening star., 1928-05-27

mo, I didn't pick It up, but when
you insulted the kind woman who did.
/ took the package from her and threw
it away"
oh, my mercy. it's my lace and elas-
tic-I wouldn't lose that lace for-I
didn't insult her-I just thought she
was beggar Where is she?"
Il don't know where she L., but II
you will hurry back to where YOU hurt
her, you will find the stuff in the church
grass-if it isn't gone"
1t Is hard lines to have to walk back
five squares behind a duck legged ladv
doing Marathon. just to get a warn
for your pad, but~-one must wear dia-
monds.
Properly speaking. # was only four
squares. for, looking ahead, the plain
soul, who might be called Retribution's
| flrst aid, saw the oldish, shabby woman
standing by the church grass. Keeping
guard
Then she went her way with a light
ened conscience. seeing she had no
right whatever to throw away good lace.
Which shows how our very best vir-
tues may be tarnished by that woman
quality We call by the name of "catty."
A YOUNG woman, with a pink
blanketed baby in her arms, stood,
With deep indrawings Of breath, on the
front steps Of a house that had For
Rent signs plastered over it's front.
As one who suddenly realizes a dream
come true, she gazed up and down the
outlying street-out Mount Pleasant
way-where naples and other trees are
Just in their perfection Of many-col-
ored, tasseled buds: where there are
stretches Of small, emeraldy green
lawns before each small house, and
where.
I'm going to take this house.
Without even one look inside the front
door / am going to take it," She
breathed It out to a passerby I'm
going to take it because Of the trees.
and the green grass, and all the lowell
ness"
The interested. elderly passerby
paused sympathetically to listen in
further
Il am going to take it because-you
see came from farm in Virginia
and ever since my marriage we have
lived in one roOm-on a treeless street
until now We can afford 10 90 70
housekeeping-so you see I Just must
take this particular house because Of
the lovely trees, and the grassland
I'm 50 glad about it must tell soma
body"
This little bubble of happiness Is q
gift TO the column from friend.
Evening star., 1928-05-27

their pious mission, which meant walk
through beautiful greenery OF the cap
itol grounds until they came to red
brick church at the foot, where the
tracks run around, and with the Gar
field statue for neighbor.
with the confidence of one who Is
entirely at home. the Representative es-
corted his wife through the entrance
and into the edifice, which was Flled
by a colored congregation engaged IN
fervent prayer.
What that inscrutable Being we know
as God thought OF that church and
its worshipers would make story
beautiful enough to be bound in olue
and gold. but
The remarks of Mrs. Representative.
once they were outside, were Of a quail
ity most prudently described as Some
thing yet again.
And, as the comment Of that other
a1thoritv-the Great Recorder who
keeps tab on our doings as we travel
the great road until we are tumbled
off of It: a shining mark for virtues and
a black mark for crimes-He doubtless
smiled, knowing In his wisdom, that
man is but a child-and passed the
small deception by.
You NAV have noticed that 1t is only
our fellow travellers on the road who
criticize our small sins-regardless of
the fact that they do worse things
themselves.
DEOPLE seldom mean harm. They
l. only do (which is the only excuse
10 be made for one human hive that
sWarned around a man. the other
Evening star., 1928-05-27

crossbar of a window in one Of the rail-
way depot waiting rooms. A farewell
letter to his wife and spiritualistic
friends told that he had committed the
act to bring a report from the other
side" to their next seance. He begged
his wife and seven children not to
mourn over his departure, as they
would see him again. Police prohibited
the seance at which Schauperls spirit
was expected
Evening star., 1928-05-27
Railway Men Await Shirt.

While police have broken up some Of
the spiritualistic meetings at Marburg
on the .Austrian-Jugoslav frontier, rail-
way men who were most fervid are still
expecting the reapDearance of the lead
er who committed suicide to prove that
he could return to earth. He was Jo-
hann Schauperi, ticket collector. and
his body was found hanging from a
Evening star., 1928-05-27

good wife feels
when she makes
the. surprising dis
covery that her
husband Is wear
ing a halo, for on
the first Sunday
after reaching the
city she suggested
that he take her
to the church he
had been attend
ing.
This request
somewhat stagger-
cd the gentleman
seing that he had
be en- Fl b b ! n g
straight through,
but, anyhow:
-.
Evening star., 1928-05-27
An InVitatiOn

to the colorful and dynamic
exhibition OF the students
work at the National School
OF Fine and Applied Art.
Felix Mahony Art School.
17+7 Rhode Island Avenue,
Conn. Ave. and NJ. SUNDAY,
May y to 81, from 10 am. to
10 pm.
Evening star., 1928-05-27
War on Child Marriage.

An All-China child-Marriage Aboli-
tion League has been started by the
RAM of Mandt. The goal to be attained
is Is years as the minimum age of mar
riage for girls and 10 years for boys.
Evening star., 1928-05-27

quently of his experiences and opinions
of life at the Capital. not failing to
emphasize the mention that he went to
church on Sundays.
This statement must have been ac-
cepted with the loving trust that every
Evening star., 1928-05-27

NEWLY ELECTED member Of
Congress from the West came
to Washington two weeks before
the arrival of his wife. During
that time he wrote to her fire.
Evening star., 1928-03-07

A new kind of glass that resists sud-
den changes in temperature is being
used for bobbins in silk mills.
Evening star., 1928-03-07
Jury COMPLETED
FOR TRIAL OF WISE
Slight Delay Marks Opening
of D. c. Mans Case in
MartinSburg.
Special Dispatch to The star.

MARTINSBURG. w. Va. March T.
Selection of jury from venire Of %
was completed this morning In the case
of Spencer Wise of Washington
charged with the killing of Leo A,
I.ivers. local business man, November
II last.
Delay marked selection of the venire.
because of the lateness of witnesses.
1t was necessary to draw an addi-
tional eight men. after the venirc had
been exhausted. before the jury was
completed. During selection of the jury
the state offered no objection to those
preiudiced against capital punishment
indicating the extreme penalty would
not be asked.
Four days after the death OF Livers
from a skull fracture, said to have been
sustained In a fight following an alleged
game of dice, coroner's Jury laid the
blame to Wise. with whom Livers had
been engaged in a row and a grand jury
indictment was returned. In the cOrri-
dor of a hotel here the fight between
the two men was staged. and the frac-
ture was reported TO have been Sus-
tanned by Iivers falling against a stair
case after being struck by Wise. bare
fiSted. Livers was engaged in business
here and Wise is business man In the
Capital City.
Clarence F. Martin. local counsel for
Wise. In his statement said he was sure
the jury would find that the blow struck
in the fight was not responsible for
Lvers' death The taking Of evidence
was Immediately begun.
Evening star., 1928-03-07
.FAVORS COMMITTEE
IN WRIGHT DISPUTE
McSWain Would Name Five
Disinterested Citizens
on Board.

Representative McSwain of South
Carolina, a minority member OF the
House military affairs committee. has
O resolution pending before that group
which would provide appointment OF
commission of five distinguished, disin-
terested citizens, to serve without pay.
to report whether the Wright brothers
or Prof Langley, in their judgment. was
the first person successfully to fly a
heavier -than-air machine. The meas
ure will be taken up as soon as opinion
is received from the War Department.
where it has been referred for comment.
The purpose of the McSwain resolu-
ton is to record an important histori-
cal fact. The report of the commission
would be filed with the Smithsonian
Institution, leaving that institution free
to revise It's labels or not. as may seem
fit. but 1t Is believed the Smithsonian
would follow the committee report. No
reason is known for which the War
Department will not report favorably,
as the measure carries no authorize
ton for appropriation.
When hearings are held. the regents
and other officers of the Smithsonian
Institution will be given an opportunity
to make as full statement as tney
wish Orville Wright will also be in
he desires.
AS another solution Of the controversy.
Representative Warren. Democrat,
North Carolina. has requested Wright
to place the machine at the scene OF
the first flight at Kitty Hawk. N. c.
Warren is co-author with Senator
Bingham. Republican. Connecticut. OF
bill proposing a national memorial to
the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk and
he proposes now that the plane be
placed in the memorial. He expressed
the view that the large majority OF the
American people were "solidly behind
Wright in his controversy with the
Smithsonian.
An offer was made last Saturday by
c. G.. Abbot. secretary OF the Smithso-
nian. to change the label on the Lang
ley plane IN accordance with Mr.
Wright's request. in an effort to keep
the Wright plane from gong to 'he
British National Museum. This offer
Wright refused.
Evening star., 1928-03-07

ser1sSkssAAC0 sfDUa EsE EhEFrt
en e.ght-page telegram outlining the
nlstf4oc 70 he followed In order 10 de-
Ee@s the administration program rela-
1.ye ~ disposal u the Shipping Board
me The 1eiegranas coyrr various
pilases u tile Shipping Board affairs
arc al O! That which IL being III
sek'lgateo ~ the grand jury apparently
agtn tiae t+rsor q! the petition.
IN August. 1927. Eley wired Ewayne
- 9AH FFaIAlto, discussing Shipping
i|,asc matters generally in 4 long teie-
gram and closing With reference ~ "A
41aG. AZ a pftAJ!laI and family friend
!le sac, fit cOuiG Sse no reason wny he
coQlo DOT make the loan and have u
reported ~ G~ayne. but said Swayne
Sp4G have " guarantee him
There was Elo Indication " show ~
bsaoD3 Eley was ~ make tie loan.
Former Commissioner IIilI feEigned
'go1n tfle board after disclosing that
iiae Department of Justice had lnvehtl-
FatTc circumstances surrounding II loan
o' slaooo mace ~ him by Eley PTesi-
cent Co9iioge previously had failed u,
feJa0a!Da1e him
fsa ahd Commissioner Teller had
heade1 cecjdec movement IN the
iS3afc 10 Clo<,k the sale of Pacific Coast
lines DnceT 4 tye~yeaf guaranteed
operation i>erl13f, insisting thai Tie
0sDetatjDE EAafaHJre ite Tor 10 years
Eafy Haa uaf WaaisiDzDsi4 FeDieafTiis~ -
i3s ri fs"ayflr and IiDyi. Si4tg8e con-
ttaI !0f tl4E operation u! GiiF at li.s
IUYsFAnifht iIaies nas taIdelkf fOllGar
ing tDf O!@' iGs4uk& GynGess.!Ak Ile byaG.
b. t3l!i
Evening star., 1928-03-07

to exercise a preference In the matter
of form of government aS We do as a
county of the whole,
If the county wins in the annexation
suit their chances of going into Alex
andria arc entirely eliminated. Now 1t
Is proposed that we withdraw the bill,
and later on. while the people of JET
ferson district are not looking, put it
over. This. ! think. is manifestly un-
fair. and / for one will not be party
to such plan We should not recede
one step from our position taken about
a year ago. To do SO would be diSas-
trouS. Both of our representatives in
the Legislature are pledged to put the
bill through. and now is the time to
get it If men have not departed from
living up to their word"
Headed by President l.. G. McNemar.
a delegation of about 20 members of the
federation left for Richmond early
this morning to appear at the hearing
to be held on the measure before the
committee on cities. towns and coun-
ties this afternoon. They will present
the resolution adopted last night.
Evening star., 1928-03-07
MAYOR WALKER KEEPS
PRESIDENT AND THREE
SECRETARIES WAITING

Continued from First Page)
In his suite at the Carlton Hotel. The
Secretary was at his desk waiting and
promptly at the appointed time At
torney General Sergeant arrived. ac-
companied by Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Marshall Five minutes later came
Postmaster General New and Assistant
Postmaster General Bartlett These
and Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Schuneman and James A. Wet
more. acting supervising architect. sat
in Mr. Melons Office cooling their heels
while a small crowd of Treasury De-
partment workers waited in the hall
outside.
AT IL o'clock the mayor arrived with
his two companions on the trip from
New York. Paul Block and Joseph john
son. commissioner OF public works for
Manhattan.
The mayor left his derby and over
coat in an anteroom and strode down
the hall toward the Secretary'S Office.
apparently in something of hurry. AS
he caught sight of the crowd In the
hall his worried look gave place to a
grin. and he remarked: This looks like
the city hall; nobody works"
Wagner Waits TO Introduce Him.
The mayor remained in the confer
ence until many minutes after his en-
eagement with President Coolidge. at
noon When he left the Treasury for
the White House at 1890 his face be-
trayed unusual concern. He fastened
to the White House TO find the Prcsi-
dent busily engaged In his regular
routine of shaking hands with callers
and had TO wait for moment before
he was given his audience.
Senator Wagner Of New York, who
had been waiting at the White House
since noon. accompanied the mayor into
the Presidents Office After the White
House visit the mayor prepared TO have
lunch and return 10 New York this
afternoon
The mayors breakfast was inter-
rupted this morning BY group Of
newspaper men and one newspaper
woman The executive although fully
dressed from the ankles up was wear
ing a pair of bedroom slippers. When
he saw that his chambers had been
invaded by a member of the opposite
sex he hastily excused himself and re-
tired TO his bedroom. returning in a
moment with his shoes on. He posed
few minutes for photographers and
Evening star., 1928-03-07

told them that would be all for today.
Slipping coffee unconcernedly, he re-
marked that Secretary Mellon had tele-
phoned him personally and told him
he would expect him at his Office with
in Is minutes. and that. he added. was
five minutes ago. After another sip he
remarked casually: THAT Is one rea-
son why am always happy. / am
always satisfied where / am and with
whom ! am"
Not Mere Trade of Sites.
While explaining his proposition to
the newspaper men The mayor insisted
that 1t was not merely q trade Of sites.
This is a proposition" he said. IF I
wanted to trade wouldn't come to
Washington TO do it"
The mayor was with the President
for not more than two or three min
utes. and when he came out he said
he had enjoyed meeting him because
1t was the first time he had ever seen
the Executive in the flesh. When asked
II he had explained why he was late.
he said, If I explained every time l
was late l would spend my life making
explanations"
OF his interview with the cabinet Of
ficers, the mayor said that nothing has
been done as yet. but he hoped the
conference would lead ito something
we both desire" He said he expected
10 hear from Secretary Mellon after
the Secretary had further conference
with MIR. New and Mr.. Sargent.
He expressed great admiration for
Mr., Melons personality, remarking.
Il wish We could settle this between
ourselves"
Mayor Walker arranged TO visit the
Senate at $50 O'Clock this afternoon
and was scheduled to leave at a:30 for
New York. Reiterating that his visit
has no political significance. he closed
the interview with the statement. ANY
body who knows as little about poll
tics as should not attempt to discuss
them"
Everybody laughed and the mayor
went outside and shook hands with the
entire crowd
Evening star., 1928-03-07
SUCCESSOR NAMED
FOR COMDR. ELLYSON
Comdr. N. H. White, Jr., in Charge
of Airplane Carrier, Replacing
Officer Who Was Drowned.

by the Associated Press.
Having given up all hope of rescue
for Comdr. r. G. Ellyson, who disap-
peared in a plane on February u, the
Navy Department today appointed
Comdr. Newton II. White. jr., OF Wales
Tenn, to succeed him as executive off,
Ger of the airplane carrier Lexington.
Comdr. Ellyson, accompanied by Lieut.
Comdr. Hugo Schmidt and Lieut.
Rogers Ranscnhousen. took of for An
napolis from Hampton Roads. Va, be-
fore dawn on February 81. Nothing
has been heard from them since al
though parts of the plane were found
ago.
Comdr White graduated from the
Evening star., 1928-03-07
EARL S. HASKELL RETURNS
Director General in Persian Mission
Is Back in Capital.

Earl S. Haskell. who for about two
years was with the American Financial
Mission in Teheran. as director gener-
al of agriculture of the public domain
Of Persia. has returned to Washington
with his family.
Mr.. Haskell has had wide experience
in agricultural work In various parts
of the world. having been in the Phil
lippine Islands, Mexico. South America.
and recently Persia. He has held
several important assignments with the
Department Of Agriculture. which made
the recommendation for his appoint
ment TO the Persian post.
Leaving Washington in MAY. 1926. Mr..
Haskell and family went by way of
Egypt and the southern route. to Persia
They returned through Russia. Poland.
Germany. France and England. They
reside at 1922 T street
Evening star., 1928-03-07
TELEGRAMS HELD
IN SHIPPING PROBE
UNDER COURT ORDER

Continued from FIRST Page f.,
Evening star., 1928-03-07
Biology Enters
Hearing ON Mexican
immigration Bill

The field OF biological research
was entered by the House immigra-
ton committee today as 1t continued
It's hearings on the Box bill to
restrict immigration from Western
Hemisphere countries.
DR.. Harry II. Laughlin, biologist.
with the Carnegie Institute, outlined
to the committee the results of
biological studies of the possible
effect OF continued unrestricted
Mexican immigration upon the
country.
Representative Timberlake, Re-
publican. Colorado. presented the
opposition of beet sugar growers and
manufacturers Of his section to the
measure. Mexican labor. he said.
was necessary for the production OF
beets.
Evening star., 1928-03-07
Mrs. Attelia S. Jones Dies.

SPECIAL Dispatch 10 The star.
HERWYN. Md. March Mrs. At
telia Sarah Jones. 81 years old, wife OF
Charles Jones. carpenter. OF near Ber-
wyn. died Monday night at Providence
Hospital. Washington. of heart trouble
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at $50 o'clock at Holy
Redeemer Catholic Church here. In
tcrmcnt will be In Ammendale.
Evening star., 1928-03-07

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1928-03-07
HALTED BY DEATH PROBE.
AirpIane Carriers Trip to West Awaits
Plane Crash Inquiry.

Departure of the Lexington for San
Pedro. Calf, was delayed pending filing
Of the report of the naval board Of in
quiry investigating the death Of Comdr
EllySon, It's executive officer: Lieut..
Comdr. Hugo Schmidt and Lieut.. Rogers
Ramsenhousen, who were lost a week
ago In plane crash
The cruise was to begin March q
and the vessel was to arrive at San
Pedro April l3 to join the Pacific feet
for maneuvers.
The court of inquiry vas convened
by Rear Admiral Robert z. CoontZ,
commandant Of the 5th Naval Dis
trict, at Norfolk.
Evening star., 1928-03-07

Naval Academy In 1907 and entered the
Aviation Service in 1918.
Additional wreckage of the plane has
been found on the Eastern Shore of
Virginia near Cape Charles City, the
airplane carrier Lexington reported to-
day To the Navy Department.
The wreckage consisted OF section OF
the outer end of the forward spar of the
right lower wing. II was washed up on
the beach, the dispatch said.
Evening star., 1928-03-07

AHth0Tlty 80 Pfesident aud War
Secretary in Fixing Eerviee.
The senate yesterday passed snd sent
- the House q hiji gl}iug the Presi.
teta and th| war Department more
ctDefet)ouaTy paSer III carrying out the
military rule requiring Amy officers ~
ssfst ryefy fitth seaf HItli tI.s0sJ> Under
tiAe b5lj iIe 5'fckIdeHt tsglid exeiGpl tgill
aere from LriHg tFaTsAfeIr.d " tf1pp
ouly after Tgui Yeas IT, Ia iIls judge
Laef4t tie heal Interests ~ Lt4r esIYils
AL fDI a4Cis sGtiDll
Although Tie III! Las general appli-
satlon oiiieials SAID II could he ntililsd
b. igaf taAe ~ ~ pfflGeF serving Bf Eue
ne"t Commissioner II tie Diaiglcl nf
@3feftor of pJb!lc buildings aHd