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Evening star., 1928-03-26
Uniou.. Novel and Unusual.

Guthrie McCliptic. New York stage
producer. is probably the only American
since prohibition ~ be fned for Snug
Cling" liquor into England Mr Me-
Cilutic's unique experience came about
in she following manner, Believing
that he vas 10 sail for Europe On q
dry ship. his friends got together snd
presented hifa with several bottles Of
Americas 8 best, straight from some un-
defgfound distiliery. Mr. McCllntlc
however, found that the English brand
u goods. served on the ship after the
pilot was dropped vas Of a superior
gTAde 10 that presented by his friends
lie foFgot completely about the gift
untu sn accident Ut the English Gus
bgne barrier caused one III the bot
Ties " bresk with e. ioId snd trouble
making crash. According 10 his story,
he Wak then E1punced upon by sp agent
/ g1th 3 ''mustache like the hsndlebara
/ ~ . bicycle" ana nBed the equivalent
+ ~ eighteen dollars ioF attempting n
nouggle" llquor into England
His experience should be lesson N
Americans vino tske trips O vet c0un-
/ tTiss n is never wise N carry sny ~
the vie sUIn over . border Besides IN.
Evening star., 1928-03-26

A new Zeppelin is under construction
at Friedrichshafen, Germany, that is
not only the largest ever built, but has
a novel feature which marks a very de-
cided advance in the development Of
the lighter-than-air ship. According TO
a dispatch from London. based upon
the statement Of privileged witness"
just returned from Friedrichshafen, this
new Zeppelin, the construction of which
is under the direction Of Dr. Hugo
Eckener, who piloted the Los Angeles
TO America will be mainly driven on
gas drawn from the lifting balloonettes
Of the great envelope. In previous
practice. as gasoline is consumed in the
motors OF the dirigible. lifting gas Is
released 10 maintain the balance. The
new device which is applied to the
giant airship now under construction
feeds this surplus gas into the motors,
where 1t acts as fuel. In consequence
Of this replacement, the sailing radius
Of the new Zeppelin is expected To be
s,250 miles without refueling II will
carry crew OF twenty-six and twenty
passengers and also has capacity for
fifteen tons Of freight. 1t will be 235
meters in length and thirty and half
meters in maximum diameter. These
dimensions. It Is stated. have been lin
tied only b. the size of the construction
she'd So close is the approach TO the
capacity Of the shed that IL is said that
the process OF launching VIII resemble
the extraction Of tight cork from q
bottle. The trials OF the ship will be
held al the end Of May. This new dir
igible was originally intended for char
ter by Spanish state subsidized COM
psny for service between Seville and
Bueuog Aires. but the arrangements
with the Argentine government have
not yet been completed. II that service
Is not decided upon. this new monster
viii probably find q purchaser else
where for regular schedule work
Evening star., 1928-03-26
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day.

American artillery continues to she'll
heavily with gas both towns held by
the Germans and German batteries on
p0aite the Ioul sector, Steady stream
Of shells levels enemy trenches, smashes
dugouts aud snipers' posts and drives
the foe out OF Richecourt, All
day long the German forces have been
pounding hard on the battlefront south
Of the Somme, with comparatively lit
tie activity To the north IIaig reports
british. French and American troops
nghting shoulder To shoulder" and
French reintorcements rapidly coming
up. Germans. by heavy assaults, cap
ture Roye at 1890 IN the morning and
menace Albert Iialg reforms his lines
and holds fast north OF the aomme He
reports the German losses have been
so great that they have been obliged
10 bring up requirements from all parts
of the western front, EveT-fleah masses
Of the enemy troops replace the eK~
hansted front divisions. but the aane
British troops greatly 0utnumhered, oh.
stinateiy oppose the Germans and NOV
them down increasingly, This Is the
sixth day ~ the terrible slaughter,
Evening star., 1928-03-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES y. TRACEWELL.

| real abandon. They do awful things
to them with smiling faces. as II kick
ing q mans name around on paper
we're the favorite sport OF their declin-
ing years.
They maltreat names with i'm
punity probably on the theory that
their own will be similarly mutilated
tomorrow or next week.
n 4
The motto OF the correspondence
world seems TO be:
"All is fair In love and war and
letters"
This indifference to the necessity for
taking great pains to spell proper names
correctly traces back directly to two
fundamental causes:
!. Human laZinesS.
2. Lack OF research.
Among the ordinary sins which may
be charged to laziness one may place
this of incorrectly writing a mans
name
1t is too much trouble. forsooth. to
do correspondent the simple justice
OF writing his name the way he writes
II himself.
If it requires a bit OF puzzling out,
even that bit is too much like work
tory or the telephone book, that, too,
is regarded as a great bother.
And this lazineSS too often occurs
in great firms, even educational insti-
tutions, where one would think that the
integrity OF any ones name would be
sacredly observed.
X X
Here Is man who is proud Of him
elf He Is a good citizen. His name
is John Middleburg, He is proud Of
his name.
He goes out OF his way to do aerv-
ice to some one. and by next mail
gets letter Of thanks. as he rightly
deserves
When he picks up the envelope, how
ever he feels that 1t does not belong
to him.
His name is not George Middleburgl
1t never was George Middleburg
There is a man OF that name some
thousand miles away. he knows, but
he was never proud OF the connection,
and
Well his name is John MIddleburg
His name means something to hum
dreds of people.
George Middleburg means nothing to
him, nor to those hundreds OF people.
The person who wrote him as
George" however. has developed a
sort Of George complex"
He finds occasion to write another
letter to the kind Mr. Middleburg-and
he addresses him as Mr. George Mid
dleburg."
The outraged Mr. Middleburg writes
back, signing his name correctly, but
by this time the other has got George"
so firmly fixed in his mind that he
calmly sees George" where the word
says John"
John Middleburg. Esq, shudders
when he picks up the envelope. He
refuses to be called by the wrong name
any longer.
He throws the letter into the waste
paper basket unopened
For year after that, however-sirce
his name" is on the mailing list
he continues to receive letters ad-
dressed TO Mr.. George Middleburg."
They are good letters. but they are
worse than wasted-they are like so
many wounds, simply because a care
less, lazy some one persistently re-
fuses TO realize that the only way to
spell a proper name is properly.
Evening star., 1928-03-26
A Ssnssless Stunt.

one child vas killed and fye Sere in
5ureo to a. airpians crash In England,
when woman pilot attempted 70 land
her machine on & field three hundred
yards square. surrounded by an eight
foot wall After several unsuccessful
attempts 10 sllght within the inclosure
ths pilot crashed into the wall, and
although she and her mechanic escaped
lntntHed, several children who had
been brought ~ see the exhibition were
bovls1 over ike enpias. The stunt
- bringing 2 machine 70 earth in
small space had been widely advertised
sn1 several thousand people witnessed
ths usge1y
II Ia such i3~s6yi6s6 exhibitions sS
this that TstsTd the sane and orderly
Development u aviation While there h
some exc1e fpf brave attempts ~ ere
sts new world recofds In long-dlstsnce
nY1Dg there would sDpeaT " ~ NJ ez-
terUating Circumstance FOR deliberately
placing hundreds ~ peoyLe IN danger
ny senSslsss stunts The pilot was
CAesFly incapable ~ setting hsr machine
cgBn within the allotted sDacs, and
cNofhtly nd not eyen gone V the
trolgle " DrsetlciDg u
i sk1Ifu1 susl9T Is able " land With
IN a small Enclosure. Outstanding nyefs
ere agle W eaSe tbfiE ships " . sJgD IN
q remarkably short distance, but en-
eept IN emergencies they ere not likely
" tFy A. Lieut. z. r gcniit ~ the
AaFius CoFpa demonstrated IA Mica
Tsglz saOr time ego wfst a capable
piiog G0iIld N with a modern plane
he isnesd sBa took IN zen timas on
& street three hundred feet long snd
only beEenty-fgs fest Wlds. carrying
wounded Marines FoT ti3ls skiiIfui
end courageous exhibition hs received
tls Congressional Msdsl II Bosof. Jhs
Marine syieggr. hoBsfeT hsd 81 eZ'
oep'ionsl]y powerful ana sturdy plsns
vnich ne vas sbjs N drop upon me
RroVne Vith q cgtkh tnst would prom
Evening star., 1928-03-26
Urges Better Pay
For Retail Clerks

To the Editor Of The Star:
The writer. clerk in one of Wash
ington's largest retail stores. has been
following with much interest the prog
ress being made in the movement for
an elaborate raise In salary for Gov
ernment clerks. who at present are the
best paid clerks in the country. We
are especially interested in the retail
group behind the Welch bill.
Isn't there some good Representative
who will have time to say few words
for a group Of clerks who work much
longer and for much less than Govern
ment clerkS7
Retail clerks in Washington earn
from $500 10 81 200 year: work 10
hours a day and on Saturday IA hours.
We get one week of a year. instead OF
one or two months, and when we are
too old TO work We are informed that
We are no longer needed-and there Is
no penSionl
II you will make a real investigation
OF these two groups YOU will find that
the Government clerks at present are
In better circumstances than any clerks
JOHN lands.
Evening star., 1928-03-26
RuotinnS in Austria.

An outbreak of civil warfare in Aus
tria is reported, the latest OF serie,
OF disturbances in that unhappy land
Two opposing groups OF defense
forces. one socialistic and the Other
bourgeois, claShed at Feldklrchen, III
Carinthia. and for three hours fought
with guns and knives, with an unde.
termined number OF casualties. The
trouble, 1t would appear. was started
when the bourgeois defense force in.
vaded Socialist meeting and tried tC
expel out-of-town speakers. The gen.
darmes at length intervened, after a
protracted struggle, and restored order
but the situation at latest accounts
was such as to threaten renewed out
breaks at any time.
The situation in Austria is one of
extreme danger. There is a strong So
cialiSt clement seeking to secure control
OF the government Last July savage
rioting occurred and many lives were
lost and much property was destroyed.
Since then sporadic outbreaks have oc-
CURED, all evidencing the intensity OF
the antagoniSm prevailing between the
conservative and the radical forces.
Austria is in a deplorable economic
condition. Bereft OF large territory,
including the area OF the most proflt-
able industries: barred from the sea.
cut down to the status OF minor
state, the once powerful empire is now
one OF the weaklings OF Europe, bank
rupt and incapable OF maintenance
without outside support. 1t suffered
the severest punishment OF all the CEN
tral powers meted out by the Versailles
peace conference. On all sides 1t has
been curtailed On the north 1t has
lost Bohemia. which forms the strong
est part OF the newly created state Of
CzechoSlovakia. On the east 1t has
lost Hungary. which. though strictly
was merely a joint partner Of the en-
pire, was actually politically an integral
part On the south it has lost the area
reaching down to the Adriatic On the
west 1t has lost the Tyrol. Shrunk to
mere vestige OF its former size and
power, 1t is the poor relation" of Eu-
rope.
The efforts Of the Socialists. inspired,
1t is believed, by the Russian bolsheviks,
to gain ascendancy in the affairs OF
the denuded Austria, have ever since
the arnistice caused grave anxiety in
Eurt pc. Thus far they have been held
in control, but they are persistent. and
it is evident that they have moral II
not material support from outside OF
the realm. This Feldkirchen affair may
prove TO be only a furry. but 1t is
Of seriously disturbed con-
ditions.
Evening star., 1928-03-26
Overseas Telephoning.

Telephone rates are coming down
At least that seems to be the trend
for overseas communication. When the
New York-London telephone system was
inaugurated 1t cost seventy-five dollars
for three minutes A short time ago,
however, this figure was reduced to
forty-five dollars, clear saving to the
customer OF ten dollars a minute. And
nov Paris has been added to the list
Of European cities in the transatlantic
chain at a low rate. Today a Wash
ingtonian may pick up his phone and
talk with friend in Paris for the small
sum OF forty-eight dollars and seventy
five cents. which is cheap enough con-
sidering the fact that the voice will be
carried nearly four thousand miles
OF course. this super-long- distance
telephoning will never become as pop
ular as ordinary long-distance commu-
nication or within-the-city calls but It
is comforting to know that Europe is
now only as far away as the telephone.
1t is far more satisfactory than the
cable, inasmuch as a two-way conver-
sation can be held. and 1t is far quicker.
Sudden illness, q big business deal,
change Of plans or any kind of emer.
gency which calls for speedy commu-
nication across the Atlantic will be CO.
gent reasons for using the phone. and
the cost will not be counted. This is
the age Of wonders and the transat-
lantic telephone is just another for
which this generation should be thank
full
Evening star., 1928-03-26
PHILOSOPHERS
EY
GLENN FRANK

Our discussions OF nationalism usu-
ally sink into stsrility and do little more
than to stir up bad blood because by
the end of the first hour we stop think
ing and begin calling names.
One group calls the other pacinst
and the other shouts militarist and
argument ends in assault.
Can we not effect an armiStice be-
tween these name-Calling groups and
get sensible appraisal OF national!sm?
Let me try my hand at stating the
problem of natioralism in the form II
seems To me we should consider It,
1t is sheer folly to dream of day
when the world Will be ironed out into
a samenesS In which men will not feel
a thrill OF emotion when their national
flag Is unfurled IL is sheer folly 10
dream OF day when mankind Will not
be grouped into nations that have cor
porate unity end something OF COM
mon mind And IL would be am irrep-
arabic loss. II IL were possible OF
achievement 90 rob the world OF the
distinctive colorS and cultures that the
various nations have given to the world
Nationalsm. like science. is neither
moral nor immoral: II is immoral, wait =
Ing to be used for high ends or low by
the will of the user
! dissent from the contention that
nationalism is an unmiXed evil 10 be
destroyed, suggest rather that ma
tionaliSm Is creative force that must
be put to creative human use
NatonaliSm may easily become our
master We must master nationaiiSm,
and here are some Of the questions
think we should be considering
How can we develop nationaiism
without letting II make us narrow. eN-
elusive, SNUG and svashbucklingp
How can We develop natlonaliSm nS
an expression of our culture rather than
a threat OF our powers
How can we develop nationalism
With0I. Standerdlzlng the mind and
motives OF our people9
How can we develop natinnaliSm
So that individuals classes. races and
religions within our borders will be free
To make their distinctive contributions
To our common lifef
How can We develop nationalism
without killing the spirit ot continuous
Seif-critieism In our peopleP
How can we develop natianallSm SO
that Cltigena will be critical Of our ma
tional ideals and tendencies and loyal
To our national interests at one and
the same ttmeq
How uan we develop natlonalism So
llht III thia imperfect world We shall he
adequately prepared To defend our Ma
ton against iawiess aggreSsora without
exaltlng the ideals Of war and war
maklngF We can develop an adequate
police force without poisoning the mind
Of the people with war-maklng pas
slons Il 1t impossible 10 do che same
with the necessary protection ot the
nation rs a wholep
II we could for 10 wears Stap calling
each other paelflst aud militariSl and
approach the issue 1T nationaiism In
the spirit af the scientist and engineer,
We might set somewhere
tCapfF1ht, Mcclure Nsw spansr syndieAts
Evening star., 1928-03-26
As 10 Smaller Battleshins.

Britannia. who is supposed to have
renounced her rule of the waves when
she agreed 10 SIS naval parity with
Columbia at Washington in 1922. is to
the fore with a scheme TO maintain
that parity on curtailed lines. In the
closing hours OF the preparatory dis
armament committee meeting at Geneva
on Saturday the British delegate re-
vealed the contents of proposals TO the
United States. Japan and France
which are designed to affect the future
ot battleShips, John Bull would reduce
these capital" craft from $4,000 10
10000 tons, and their maximum arma-
ment from I6-inch guns TO guns of
l5ia inches, while extending the life"
Of existing battleships from twenty to
twenty-six years.
UnmiStakably with an eye 10 stimu-
lsting American interest in them. the
proposals were described as marking a
great step toward disarmament and in
vo'ving great economy" Disarmament
ana economy being two OF the cleaning
gems in the diadem of the Coolidge ad-
nlinistration, our British friends. adept
and expert in international psychology.
have obviously attuned their latest
naval lullaby to the key which. they
think, pitches policy at Washington
nowadays.
Americas attitude to London's dis
armament-economy project is a mat
ter Of knowledge The United States
was called upon to disclose it at last
years abortiye limitation conference
In Geneva, and under identical provoca-
tion. At that time the British came
forward with practically the same sug-
gestions proclaimed there day before
yesterday.
Britain's plan did not meet with
American approval then. and it is hard
ly likely to do so now. Ambassador
Gibson and Admiral Long, speaking for
the United States. notified Mr.. Bridge
man and Lord Robert Cecil, spokesmen
Of Great Britain, that this country
found the British proposals unaccepta-
ble. They would result. we declared. in
q definite weakening Of the strategic
value Of the American feet
II Is the matter Of naval bases upon
which the American contention rests.
Britannia has naval stations. nowadays
mainly valuable as fueling bases.
throughout the seven seas. America
has relatively few Britain can do WITH
smaller capital ships Of corresponding
~ shorter cruising radius because their
coal or oil bunkers can be readily re-
filed a. intermediate stations. In the
Pacific. for example. Uncle Sam can
not refuel except at vast distances, such
as those which separate the California
mainland from Hawaii, Hawaii from
Guam and Guam from Manila.
Il is precisely such considerations
that caused the United States at
Geneva In 1927 TO reject British pro-
posals 70 whittle down the size Of light
cruisers from 10000 to 1900 tons. II
needs bigger oattleships and bigger
cruisers TO give it bigger cruising radius
between It's handful Of far-nung supply
bases.
Evening star., 1928-03-26
Senate Decision on Shoals
Stirs U. S. Ownership Issue

Now that the United States Senate
has voted in favor Of Government pro-
duction OF fertilizer and power on eX-
perimental scale at Muscle Shoals. pub
lie attention CenterS upon the probable
action OF the House with opinions dif-
fering sharply as they always have diff
fered since disposition or operation by
the Government OF the great wartime
project on the Tennessee River became
an iSSue
Can Government operation BE- rea-
sonablv etficientF" asks the Chicago
Daily News. That is the question to
be faced and decided by the House. now
that the Senate has passed the NorT s
resolution, Whether any bureaucratic
agency can operate properly a great
modern hydroclectrtc plant is a question
upon which opinions differ widely
Muscle Shoals legislation has not re-
Ceived from business bodies and indus
trial research organizations the atten-
tton II merits. The House. II may be
assumed. would be glad to have the ad-
vice Of such organizations.
THAT the House will agree With the
Senate NAV be doubted TN the opinion
of the Milwaukee journal. which offers
the opinion that lit seems 10 be mixed
and muddled House, and Is likely Still
to Nc diverted by the idea that Muscle
Shoals Is fertilizer rather than
power proposition. While Gov
ernment operation Is not especially
loved by many" the journal continues
there Is condition here as we'll as
theory The tirSt part ot the condition
Is that Muscle Shoals has lain idle for
years. The second part Is that the Gov
crnment 'hateyer may be said of its
occasional ventures In business has an
unSaVory record for disposal VI public
resources
The resolution Is not revolutionary"
aFtlrmS the Nashville Banner nor does
Il propose new policy. The tact Is
often overlooked that the original act
under which the enterprise was pr0~
iected contained this provision The
plant or plants provided for under this
act shall he constructed and operated
solely nv the Government and not in
conjunction with any other enterprise
carried ON by private capital The
power interests OF the Southeast. of
course, much preferred a lease To one
of their number, and the fact that the
upper branch Of Congress a. deutSiveiN
declared against this policy Is striking
evidence ot an awakened sentiment on
this question"
'The difieultles at Government own-
ershlp." according to the Ashevtle
Times. ARE SD manifest that Il Should
he accepted As a last resort. but Ia
Muscle Shoals the Congress aud the
people face conditions IN large measure
exceptional For six wears Congress has
waited for reasonable Otter based upAn
private operation. hat II has waited IN
vain "
Something should be done to reclaim
The millions ALREADY invested hy the
Nation IN the opinion ~ the Detroit
News which advises that The House
should face the Norris resolution
Evening star., 1928-03-26

ably have wrecked any other type ship
and, besides. he Is considered one Of
the finest pilots In the service.
The public is keenly interested in
aviation and It's development and Ia
anxious to acclaim notable achieve
mentS, but Senseless and dangerous
stunts for commercial gain find no
favor. Man must use his new-found
ability TO ny In a conservative way or
aviation will forever remain in It's
Swaddling clothes.