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Evening star., 1928-02-24
Another Fatal Hotel Fire.

A hotel weS burned carly Yesterday
morning at Shelby. N. c.. three persons
losing thar lives. There we're sixty-five
| guests i'll it when the blaze was dis
covered, and but for the herosm cf
Henry Kerr, the clerk, many of them
would doubtless have perish.d, He ran
| through the building from door TO door
srous.ng the guests and conducting
hem to safety When trapped himself
by the flames he Jumped from third
story window and was fatally injured
Most of The guests made their escape
by converting sheets into ropes, by fire
escapes and by leaping.
] No description of the building is car
ried in the news accounts save that the
structure occupied the entire block. a
/ portion of the lower floor being used by
business establishments. The loss is
cc:ima,ed at s5oo,oo0 1t is evident
however, from the rapid spread OF the
fire and the difficulty experienced by
the occupants in escaping. that it was
not even of FIRE resisting" character.
Yet it was not apparently one Of the
old fl:msy shells that are so frequently
! 70 be found in small cities and. indeed
| in some large ones. that are still con-
tinued in use for public accommodation,
These hotel fires occur 50 frequently.
and with such disastrous results. that
| they constitute very grave public
menace. In practically every city there
are some of these buildings. many of
them mere roo.eries. that have been
! tolerated for many years. licensed as
/ hotels and largely patronizcd because
Ct their comparatively cheap rates.
They so on from decade to decade
without change. save perhaps in some
cases the addition of metal fire escapes
on the outside. But these fire escapes
! arc OF small value in the case of a
structure that is comprised of wooden
floors and partitions and stai-ways. with
complex passages and with veritable
ehimneys at the stair and elevator
wells.
A drastic change is needed In respect
! to these establishments. No place Of
public accommodation should be per-
mitted to continue in service that is no.
constructed On a fireproof basis. Tens
OF thousands OF people are sleeping
every night in this country in hotels
and rooming houses that are veritable
firetraps, and while the losses of life
from this cause are grievously heavy
the wonder is that they are not greater
Evening star., 1928-02-24

and It's erstwhile leaders have attempted.
eve: and anon, TO make their sway State
wide. But the party satraps-all the
way from Simon Cameron, Matt Quay
and Boies PcnroSe down to the present
day--alwayS resisted the effort Of the
Philadelphia machine to be paramount
from the Delaware to the Allcghenies
Now the issue is'to be fought out anew
with Andrew ". Mellon and David A.
Reed-acknowledgcd State bosses--re-
pelling the onslaught OF Ware. the big
city boss.
WaShineton's birthday this year pro-
duccd a brand-ncw contribution to the
presidential thtrd-term proposition. I;
cmnates from DR.. William Mather
Lewis. president of Lafayette College at
Easton, Pa Or Lewis denied in o pub
lie address on February 80 that Presi-
dent Washington had renounced a third
term because he feared any detrimental
effects upon our governmental system.
1T might be we'll for Senators who 50
recently quoted Washington on the
third-term subject" said DR.. Lewis.
TO realize that he was thinking In
purely personal terms He was no,
thinking IN terms OF Government well
fare III making his declaration. He eX-
pressed no fear that three terms would
be prejudicial 10 our Fedora! admins
tration. He was simply a tired man
seeking surcease from the cares n.
office. His words might as truly be
taken as warning against a secont.
term"
New York City has a surgeon -poli,i-
clan In the House Of Representatives
this term IN the person of DR. William
Irving Slrovich. Democrat. He was
born and brought up. like Al Smith, on
the sidewalks Of the East Side Of Man.
haitian Island In addition TO being an
eminent medical man. Or. Sirovich is n
playwright. Between congressional duties
IN Washington this Winter he Is nut .
ting the finishing touches on his third
play 1t is called Thieves Paradise y
It's scene Is not laid In the District OF
Columbia Representative Sirovich told
the House about his dramatic activities
and invited the entire membership 10 be
his guests at the opening performance
OF the latest product Of hts muse.
ttnnyFtuht
Evening star., 1928-02-24
One Who Came Back.

The old saying that they never come
back" is being effectively contradicted
by man who spent nearly a quarter
of century in a penitentiary for
murder. at one time within the shadow
of the gallows. but who used his prison
life to good advantage in educating
himself and who is now. slightly more
than year after his release. a respect
ed business man and the owner Of a
thriving enterprise. Lifetime Jake"
Pensendorfer was sentenced to hang
for the murder of his father-in-law in
1901. Two days before the execution
was scheduled the sentence was COM
muted to life imprisonment Just be-
fore Christmas Of 1925 he was re-
leased. He is now the head of wood
working end cabinet factory at West
Berlin. n. j.. a trade that he learned
in prison. and the majority Of his en-
ployes are cx-convicts to whom he has
given the opportunity to go straight
with him.
Lifetime Jake" should be an inspira-
ton for the man who Is down. but not
out. He has only two rules for his
employees. They are Follow the straight
PATH" and QUIT booze entirely!" Dur
ing his prison term he learned one of
the greatest and most important at
tributes of the human race--tolerance.
Ec will Give eye-v man ehanpe In,
his factory and asks only that they
measure up to the standards OF re-
spectacle life Congratulations to Life
time Jake" and hope that he will
live long enough to reclaim others who
have trod in the path OF crime!
Evening star., 1928-02-24
PHILOSOPHERS
BY
GLENN FRANK

The stress anc strain OF modern life
render 1t increasingly difficult to make
the home more than a lunch counter
and dormitory.
The division Of labor employed In
making our motors Is used In molding
the minds Of Our sons and daughters.
We hand their spirits over to the
priest
We hand their minds over to the
teacher.
We hand their bodies over to the
physical director.
All this In face of the increasing
recognition by church and school that
inspiring priests can do little to Offset
the influence Of ineffective parents,
that good school Is poor antidote
for bad home.
We need to hear again warning
sounded by the luminous minded Fred
eric Harrison in 1891:
"The normal and noble education can
only be given in families, and not in
barracks.
THE moral, religious and social slim
ulus Of education ought to rise mainly
there. and Its groundwork should come
from the parents. That the parents
as 1t is, are unfit. unworthy. unwilling
to do it. absorbed as they arc in the
struggle for existence and the race for
gain, is the shame and grief OF our ma
terialist habits, for 1t docs not release
the parents from their duty.
The groundwork OF education must
be laid at home. and the essentials OF
education must come from the learner
himself.
The guidance. the inspiration. the
higher organization of education be-
long, no doubt, to superior and special
teachers. But only the rare superior
spirit is worth much. The rank and
file of hack teachers do more harm,
than good. except, 1t may be. in the
mechanical rudiments OF learning
which are hardly needed after the age
of Is.
From about that time of life it is
guidance and inspiration that is need
ed, no hammering, cramming and pun
ishment
Education may help a man to form
his mind; it cannot make it for him
though 1t may twist it or crush It. Ana
that education will be best which hon
estly acknowledges how little it can dc
outside the home"
The modern home has given us it:
lob as collaboration OF the school, anc
has become critic of the school.
do not say that the modern schoo
docs not merit much of the criticism
made by the modern home; but I sug'
gest that some of the criticism woulc
disappear if the modern home stoppec
asking the impossible OF the moderr
school asking the school to dc
some things that only the home can do
.CopyrSht Mcclure Newspap~r Syndicate.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Economical Flying.

Prom England 10 Australia. rlgnt
Of Twelve thousand miles. At cDst 81
soo;: TWO cents a mile Ii the economy
Yecoyd .o. sirp!anes jut: established by
EeYt HinkleY II E1ncsberg. Australia.
rinkifrs remarkable flight D,ok '1frefi
esys. He few machine costing thirty
re nlgc!ec collars with motor which
oeyeiopec Jess than eighty horsepower.
Inelucing toof, fuel and sccornmoda-
i;oKs his expenses from Cfoycon air
e,oule, outsice q! LoDdon, " his home
town fed IN Australia we're two nun
6yed arc 2t,y dollars.
This trip, coUDled with the nine hun
eyee-rn!le fight u the Fosd fiVYef
pare oE. ftty~tYo gallons u gaa3!iDe
eeno.lStraHs that a:fplane eost ard
maintenance IL rapidly beng developed
" et,r.fcfna VI TIE average pocketsy,ok
S2nk q t.enc viii automatically opeA
up sn entirely new fel6 for aviation
Potential flyers all over the world vii
prick 1p their ears when J. IL brought
home t6 tien2 That fyins jk being n3ads
g. cheap as motoring IL naA Long beer
the dream ut manufacturers u pro
64cs Il small, safe. economical machine
and sucn exhibitions sG have been giytf
by EiDkleT IN Australia sHc Brooks II
America LEAD ~ the conclusion that tn
time Ii not IA the D,o distant future
t4sIity
When tEis plane Is finally prosiees
Oh = comprehensive scale every 6eYic.
for Esfsty should be installed The si
tro is 10 Eeriouh danger of scetden
bEf before Es beeones an Accomplish
Evening star., 1928-02-24
On human actions reason though you

On human actions reason though you
can,
It may be reason. but 1t is not man:
His principle of action once explore,
That instant. It's his principle no more
Like following life through creatures you
You lose it In the moment you detect"
Not always actions show the man; We
Who docs kindness is not therefore
kind:
Perhaps prosperity becalmed his breast
Perhaps the wind just shifted from
the cast:
Not therefore humble he who seeks re-
treat.
Pride guides his steps, and bids him
shun the great;
Who conbats bravely Is not therefore
He breads dcath-bed like the meanest
slave:
Who reasons wisely is not therefore
wise,
His pride in reasoning, not In acting
lies"
IT'S education forms the common
mind,
Just as the tWig Is bent the trees in
clined."
Search then the ruling passion; there
alone,
The wild are constant, and the cunning
known"
X II
Nothing SO true as what you once let
fall.
Most women have no characters at all.
Matter too soft lasting mark to bear.
And best distinguished by black, brown
or fair"
| Whether the charmcr sinner IL. or
saint 1t,
II folly grow romantic. must paint 1t.
Come, then. the colors and the ground
prepare!
Dip In the rainbow. trick her of In air
Choose firm cloud. before 1t fall. and
in 1t
Catch. ere she change. the Cynthia Of
this minute
*M X *
Ladies. like variegated tulips. show
''ris to their changes half their charms
We owe"
4
JUu putSIthSt pam WieAi tiihl JoS
can give.
And die Of nothing but rage to live"
II X i; u
Women and fools are two hard things
to hit,
For true no-mcaning puzzles more than
wit"
Men. some to business. some TO pleasure
take:
But every woman is at heart a rake"
" #
Pleasures the sex, as children birds.
pursue
And yet. believe me. good as we'll as III.
Wonan's at bes; contradiction STILL
y =
Who shall decide, when doctors dis
agree?"
Who builds church to God, and not
10 fame.
Will never mark the marble with his
name.
Go. search 1t there, whefe to be born
and die
OF rich and poor makes all the history:
Enough. that virtue fills the space be-
tween
Proved, BY the ends of being. to have
been.'
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Hcover's Rerlv TO Borah.

Secretary hoover replied TO Senator
Scrah's question regarding prohibition
In the terms that il was expected he
would employ, and the upSilot of tn.
matter is merely 10 confirm his position
as CRY. Perhaps il was with the full
expectation Of that result that the ques-
ton was asked. Thus far Mr.. Borah
has put the same query 10 three candi-
dates for the Republican nomination
for President, Mr. Willis. Mr.. Curtis and
Mr.. Hoover and from them he has re-
ceived virtually identical responses,
They are all for the prohibition amend
nent ard for its enforcement.
In his reply to the Borah question
Mr., Hoover denurs generally to ques-
tlonnaires as an unsatisfactory and
often confusing method of deciding
public questions. and says that replies
ito the scores OF such inquiries on many
questions are impossible" This may b.
intended to head of certain inquiries
which, ii is reported. Senator Willis has
1t in r.!nd to put to Mr.. Hoover before
the Ohio primaries occur. Thus it Is
possible that If such queries are put the
Californian may decline to respond to
the Ohloan's quiz
Specifically, Mr. Hoover says that he
does not favor the repeal Of the eight
eenth amendment. He stands. of
course for the efficient, vigorous and
sincere enforcement of the laws enacted
under il. Whoever is chosen President
has under his oath the solemn duty 70
pursue this course" There is no mis-
taxing that declaration. In the next.
and concluding paragraph Of the let
ter. however, there is Just suggestion
os uncertainty Mr.. Hoover declares
that ''our country has deliberately un-
dertaken a great social and economic
experiment, noble In motive and far
reaching in purpose. II must be worked
out constructively."
The word experiment" may give
some comfort to the vets who want 20
support Mr. Hoover. especially in Ohio.
The letter as whole is an appeal for
the support Of the drys Of that State
who hare been claimed by Mr. Willis as
his special partisans. As far as they are
concerned, there Is nothing in Mr..
Hoover's letter which will cause then,
any stress Of mind save in the neces-
s!ty TO choose between ''favorite son"
ard a resident of another State. But
the question arises whether the sugges-
ton that the eighteenth amendment /:
after all merely an experiment" will
cause a favorable reaction on the part
Of the vets of the State. By whose aid
Mr. Hoover may be enabled to carry
certain districts in the primaries. II
they accept the implication the dele,
CATION may be divided. In any case.
they hare nowhere else 10 60, in their
opos!tion 10 Mr. Willis, than TO the
Californian.
II may no; be taken for granted that
Mr. Hoover has IN this response had the
Ohio situation in mind when he piYsscd
his letter It must, however, be read
With that in view. and the outcome Of
TIE whole matter Is that as result o.
TIE question and the answer Mr. Hoover
is not weakened. and Is probably
strengthened, in h:s pre-conTention
campaign. Despite MS demurrer 10 tne
ouessionnz:re as method Of el.cstsng
views, he must feel esr1eTi1at grateful
to gr. Eo.sh for having g."en him an
opportunity
Evening star., 1928-02-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Perhaps the most consoling lines in
the worlds poetry for many persons
are those written by Alexander Pope
in one Of his satires:
What is't to me "a passenger God wot)
Whether my vessel be first-rate or not?
The ship itself may make better figure,
But that sail am neither less nor bigger
I neither strut with cv'ry favoring breath
Nor strive with all the tempest in my
teeth.
In power. wit, figure, virtue. fortune
placed
Behind the foremost and before the last" "
These arc lines for everyday conso-
lation. not for those moments of life
when words offer little II any comfort
at all and only seem striving to do
something which words cannot do.
The consolation of every day pre-
supposes the iealousics. heartaches. lit
tie miscrics Of life which tend to pull
down and thwart. yet which often
enough have no name in the hetero-
gcneity of living.
To feel that the real "I' Is something
superior to the body. that one Is a
passenger. as it were. riding In q vessel
over the waves of life. is better than
to believe that the vessel itself is the
important thing.
But I that sail am neither less nor
bigger!"
One who believes in this wise will
not strut simply because he is better
of this year than last, nor will he be
llnduly depressed when the tempests
blow.
Tc the great bulk of humanity 1t Is
consoline, indeed. to. feel. with Pope,
that one is:
In power poweT wit figure virtue fortune
Behind the foremost, and before the
last"
This is the golden mean of which
the ancients sang the temperate life,
which lacks something. no doubt. at
one end, but which also fails Of the
misery at the other. so everything comes
out about even in the long run. This is
something which men are likely to for
get. unless reminded of 1t occasionally
by poet or a preacher.
The moral essays of Pope are eX-
actly like the satires. poems after the
fashion of THE Essay on Man." il,
which the poet set forth more or less
clearly his honest ideas on certain SUBJ
jects.
There are OF these We content our
selves with quoting from them some of
the things we flnd underlined With PEN
Gil. done long ago. but which today S
Judgment would not change.
Yes. you dcspise the man to books
confined.
Who from his study rails at human
kind"
And yet the fate OF all extremes is
such,
Men may be read, as we'll as books. too
much.
To observations which ourselves We
make,
We grow more partial for the observers
sake
THAT each from other differs. first con-
Next, that he varies from himself no
less;
Add natures. customs. reasons, pas
sion's strife.
And all opinions colors cast on life
Our depths. who fathoms, or our shall
lows finds.
Quick whirls. and shifting eddies. Of
our minds?
Evening star., 1928-02-24

ed pilot. and with, the world taking TO
the air because of the inexpensiveness
and speed Of this new kind Of trans
pcrtaticn 1t will behoovc the manu-
facturers to prepare for all eventuali.
ties. If crashes occur. due to a COM
b.nation Of pilot inexperience and the
lack of modern safety devices. such as
the wing slot and others. the new in
dustry will be stultifled at Its inception
Prospective pilots, therefore. must be
we'll trained and their small ships equip
ped with every known factor of safety
Evening star., 1928-02-24

In 1912 she started from Charleston In
the pilot boat Patriot for New York, bfit
the vessel was caught I'm storm and
possibly wrecked. although Its fate was
never definitely assigned There Is a
tradition to the effect that the Patriot
was taken by pirates and those on
board put TO death.
O. What State has the largest per-
centage Of citizens enrolled as members
OF the Red Cross?-E. s.
A. The Red Cross honor flag has
just been awarded TO California In rec
ognition Of the States having the larg-
est Red Cross membership In proper
ton to population--23S,35 which is
more than per cent OF the popula-
ton. 1t will be hung in the Capitol
during the year 1923.
@. Which Is the LARGEST state in
area east Of the Mississippi?-T. B. C..
A. Georgia. with 1886 square miles
OF territory. It Is twentieth in rank
among the 4s States.
O. Does one sip coffee from a .poon
or drink 1t from the cup?-G. c.
A. When tea or coffee is served,
first one sips little from q spoon, later
one drinks from the cup.
O. What is the difference between
warm-blooded and cold -blooded AMI
mals?-C. w. c.
A. In warm-biooded animals the
temperature Of the body Is Kept ap-
proximately at fixed point. generally
higher than that Of the surrounding
medium. In animals which are called
"cold-blooded. the blood has no Hxsd
temperature, but varies with the ter1-
perature Of the medium in which the
animal lives.
o. What Is the name Of the PENN.
sula between the Chesapeake and Della
ware Bays?-E. W. J.
A 1t is sometimes called the Del
marva Peninsula" from parts o. the
names Of the three States having turis-
diction over the area.
@. Can a veteran make a second
loan on his adjusted service certificate?
| &C. c.
| A. A veteran cannot make a second
/ loan on his adjusted certificate Until he
| has paid back his first loan with inter
/ est.
@. Why is the Chinese and japanese
dragon such an unusual-looking c,ea-
ture?-E. A. r.
A. Maud Rex Allen says: "As known
In Japan. the conception is uncoub,-
edly derived from the products of the
imagination of the early Chinese. who
were especially fond Of evolving super
natural forms by combining parts Of
various animals. II is essentially a ser
pent, with horns OF a deer. the head
Of horse. eyes like devil. neck ike
a snake, belly like that OF red worm.
scales like those OF carp. ears like q
/ COW. paws like a tiger and claws Ike
an eagle II has Hamelike appendices
on shoulders and hips On either foo.
are three. four or five clavs-the in
perial dragon OF China has fve. tia.
Of Japan three"
Q. What proportion Of the diet Of
Americans IS furnished by eggs?-A. D.
A. In the average OF several hun
dred dietary studies in American .arii-
lies. eggs furnished > per cen, c! the
total foods. 4 per cent OF the total pro-
tein and per cent Of the total fat
used per man per day.
@. How many dry-cleaning estab-
/ lishments are there in the. United
] Sta.esF-A- I.
| A. There are over 1000 power
! cleaning establishments, employing
about $4,000 persons.
Evening star., 1928-02-24

the determination Of him who proffers
the chaste salute may lead to the most
painful OF consequences -- sometimes
physical. sometimes pecuniary and
sometimes both. After all, 1t is a
mental rather than physical mani
fcstation.
Evening star., 1928-02-24

II the western hemisphere can con.
t!nue in relationship which permits
intelligent and dispass.onate discussion
II Will set world example OF the great
cat value.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Member nt tie Associated Press.

Fhs A>>frfattes Pfp>S - eNVt3sl, Ely eutittet:
60 the use for rrruhlIratfnn ot MI news dis
pstttrs ';s'tll'S3 Iu 1t of t'ut otherwise cttsi
tie! in th's plVsr ana: also the hnsi news
pNflstiei hef-n Al rIchts nf puhIcattuu
Of s.>"Ha. dispatches h~ren are a'sn reservai
Evening star., 1928-02-24

Even a great government In studying
commercial interchange may be moved
to consider the advantage Henry Ford
found in owning his own transporta-
ton facilities
Evening star., 1928-02-24

After !1oaoring the father cf Their
country many citizens conduct them
selves lie grandchildren aho enjoy TIE
Inheritance nut pay no attention 70
tire a6Y.ce.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
MFaste,l Talent.

from the Roanoke World News
Many a man fails because he Is ahead
OF his times. Think what n press asen,
Ananias would have made,
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Traffic Problems l,yer,whcre.

ftun the NeW fath ilc' st' tIls'3ev
Transit would not he so bad III New
York City II ITS 6,nna 900 population
didn't all try 10 set into the same
Evening star., 1928-02-24

dIolnM that municipal Wastes are mo
sood' Tor farm purn.ses Ii subject ~
doubt, and an investigation ON the hasiS
of newly discovered evidence seems
amply Warranted. Ii, E, GAUSS,
Evening star., 1928-02-24

Eosiet craftsmanship continues N
address Itself chiefly TO the types OF
humanity who ore willing To try any
thing once.
Evening star., 1928-02-24

Sandino appears 10 be relic OF the
old days when all that was needed to
start a so-cal.ed revolution was a few
si,otguns and publicity man.
Evening star., 1928-02-24

Even to this day the influence Of
George Washington asserts itself to
identify him as the best booster the
fine old city, Alexandria, Va, ever had
Evening star., 1928-02-24

Iindbersh plainly prefers his old
companions to the reception commit
tees Evidently there Is an ar.stocracy
OF the air.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Rut do They =

trau the fhitaiatehia Eventns mAstm
II doctors average the longest lives ~
II because they take their own medicine,
or Whats
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Rate hy Carrier Within the City.

The Evenine Star iSc pst month
The Evenlhs ami Snn'ay Star
when St,t6aNSi soc pFt nh'hth
The Eventns Sni Sunday Star
swhsn ) SH'aiaNsl HSt lst month
The SsinJav Star ~ I'ef copy
t>>iies'f}nu made at the end ~ ra,h rnnth
Oriels atav ts sent hv alaii or Telephone
Man Snnn
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Sclf,Nla,lr.

From the sTnu< N1ts seusna,,
The young fellow who forged his way
across the continent and into the peni-
tent!ary was the arhiter OF his own mts-
fortune,