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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21
From tho New York World

From tha New York World.
One can well understand the enthu-
siasm with which Vermont welcomed the
first train IN three months to It's most
badly devastated region. Indeed. 10
many OF us this gala trip furnishes tho
first vivid realization. even though be-
lated one. OF what u catastrophe befell
the State when the floods spread over
It last November. At that time we read
the dispatches. looked at the pictures
and mlrmured 10 ourselves that It must
b6 pretty bad. hut just how bad was u
little too much for us To imagine, Now.
however. when we learn that great
area was without railroad service for
three months, aud that 1t was not unltl
Saturday that 4 wheel turned between
1t, Aihans and Montpelier We have tho
situation translated into something that
We can understand. and pretty bad"
heems u mild term for H.
Tho wonder IL that the stricken Sec
ton ever pulled through at all, The
railroad Ii the foundation of our mod
ern distribution system. and without II
many communities, our own among
them. would probably starye. II II \
tribute 10 the pluck 1T the little state IN
tho Green MountatpsA that Il managed
10 carry on somehow Md eventually 10
yet back on In feet, .-...,..... -...
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Lindv Flies the Air Mail.

The air mail route between st. Louis
and Chicago was flown, as usual, last
night by the intrepid aviators Of the
service, who, In fair weather or foul,
make their regular journeys. Yester-
days flight. however, was especially sig
nificant. 1t was made so because of the
fact that a former air mail pilot. after
years absence, returned to make his
old run with the mail. A year ago q
blonde, likable young pilot in the st.
Louis Chicago service was known to his
buddies and friends as Slim" Yester-
day slim" came back, but different
and older Slim" and now known to
the entire civilized world as Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh.
In the year that has elapsed since he
last took the controls Of an air mail
plane for his regular run, the pilot who
came back" last night has achieved a
unique place in the hearts Of mankind.
Conqueror of the heaving Atlantic
wastes. victor over jungle and desert.
and, best of all, master of his own soul.
Slim" who a year ago counted his
friends and admirers by the hundreds.
can now, without exaggeration, count
them by the millions. He has added
luster to the Lindbergh name and In
spiration to the service for which he
labored.
xxy...,. e. ~,,e. o,ro,,nrca thof ripdc
would fly his old route last night, air
mail officials thought that perhaps q
slightly heavier mail than usual would
be the result. But little did they realize
what q magnet year had developed.
More than one hundred thousand pieces
Of air mail were handled by the Lind
bergh caravan of i've planes last night,
the heaviest in the history of the serv-
ice, but, with slim" leading the way in
his old role. 1t was distributed with pre-
cision and promptitude.
It was a particularly gracious act for
Indy to join again his old buddies on
the mail route, and 1t was In typical
Lindbergh manner that he did 1t. No
fanfare of trumpets and no celebration
marked his flight last night. He took
on from st. Louis in the regular course
Of events, made his stops at interme-
date points with the mail, and, on land
ing in Chicago. unostentatiously made
his way to the regular truck which car
ried the pilots from the field. So quiet
~ and so modestly did he make the run
that a huge crowd waiting to greet him
in the Windy City did not know that he
had arrived until he was on his way
from the field. That Is the way Indy
does things. and that Is why he Is an
inspiration to the entire world.
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forester he commanded the highest re-
spect Of the timbering interests. In his
administration Of the service he has
sought to carry out the policy Of the
greatest possible use Of the natural
growths Of the land consistent with the
conservation OF the reproductive powers
Of the soil.
This broad vision, coupled with
marked administrative ability, has made
Col. Greeleys conduct Of the Forestry
Service highly successful. Now he goes
into the work Of utilizing the trees for
the practical needs Of the country. That
he will carry into his new field the
same spirit Of conservation and pro-
ductive restoration Is assured It Is a
misfortune that the compensations of
Government service do not permit the
retention of so able an Official The
United States exacts highly valuable
service from its workers, at inadequate
rewards. The pity is that 1t does not
insure continuity by more commen-
surate scale. but there is satisfaction In
the thought that in this instance the
principles for which the chief forester
has stood in his nearly quarter century
Of official duty and his eight years of
primary responsibility will be carried
into practical effect in the large area
into which his new associations will
take him. And 1t Is furthermore re-
assuring that in the changes incident
to his resignation the principle of pro-
motion is followed. and the place he
leaves vacant is filled by the advance
ment of his first assistant. Maj Stuart
will carry on in full accord with the
policy of the service.
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but his picturesque appeal. the Mye NJ
his personality The value II the h<S,S
rises largely iroV the anthNs strict
adherence 10 the fesorsied facts IN the
ease IT freMant Added a. this Is the
spirit Of fairness that pefsaaeS the
whole This fairness holds both In ~
spect 10 the central charaetet and 20
the pal,tieal CONTROVERSY Mvalsed As
true STORY ut one American man. IL
rises ~ great beauty and becomes aN
absorption 81 It's fortunate reader Az
clear drama wheNe theme Is that M a
def,nite and sMlsertant perl,sa In Aa,sFt-
can history u Ii. Il ranks hiAh,
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Patriots and Pacifsts.

Consideration of the Navy bill by the
House naval affairs committee has once
again brought into sharp conflict two
forces that are working, if from OPP
posite ends, for better America. For
want of better classification they are
conveniently set down as patriots" and
"pacitists." those favoring the Navy bill
being the patriots and those opposing
1t being the pacifsts. Unfortunately,
there Is no way Of merging the two
forces, and the erroneous. though very
reasonable. conclusion is reached that
no pacifist can be a patriot and no pa
triot can be a pacifist Thus many
come to believe that there are no pacific
patriots and no patriotic pacifists. The
word patriot" and the word "pacifist"
are both stripped Of their dignity and
left with . meaning that becomes op-
probrious.
In their attacks upon and their de-
Tense of the Navy bill it is difficult to
Judge which side is capable Of doing
the most harm. Both are actuated by
the most laudable of motives, a love Of
country. But neither knows much about
the highly technical business Of main
tanning an adequate national defense.
Instead OF sticking to the common
sense arguments on both sides of the
issue. they wander far afield. The Ma
tional Council for the Prevention of
War resorts. in some Of its profuse
literature, to a lengthy quotation from
Mr.. Haugen about the need for farm
relief. and his measure In particular. as
IN argument against spending money
On the Navy. Some of the representa-
tives Of patriotic organizations testify
In favor Of the bill by bitterly attacking
the personalities Of those opposing 1t.
They reach the dubious conclusion that
any one who does not favor spending
nearly a billion dollars on the Navy
should be investigated to find the high
( ~ questionable source Of his opposition.
They darkly hint that some Of these
characters might be deported.
Why should the Navy bill be the SUBJ
ject for such petty and meaningless
souabbles? The effect Is mischievous.
We are led to believe that the pacifists
are fighting to the last stand against
the Navy bin because its passage means
war. We come to think that If we favor
. strong Navy. We favor war. and thus
are permitted TO place upon our brows
the shining crown Of q patriot. One
conclusion Is as absurd as the other.
But one OF them is inevitable.
The strength Of the Navy has always
been . matter for debate and q differ.
ence OF opinion. But 1t Is unfortunate
that the arguments. pro and con. should
be based on so-calied patriotism or So
called pacihgm. Such arguments are
beside the point. The strength Of the
Navy is not predicated upon such
ethereal and intangible emotions as love
OF peace or love OF country. 1t is fig
ured On the practical demands OF ma
taonal security. Let II be settled on
those points and those alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.
Good Intentions.

Good Intentions.
One said. some day he'd take q rest
As doctors bid,
And leave behind the feverish zest.
He never did.
Another vowed he'd cease to shirk
The drones amid.
He really meant to 60 TO work.
He never did.
And thus in sunshine or In storm
Our lives 60 through.
We think we're going TO reform.
We never do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

Trotsky Is cropping without his Lenin.
As the photograph advertisements put
it, there is something pathetic In the
reference TO his masters voice."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

The sneak thief was once q promi-
nent figure. A thief at present merely
euuips himself with q gun and says.
loud enough for all the neighbors to
hear, What have you?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

Thoughts OF the ex-Kaiser OF Ger
many are still quoted In spite Of the
fact that no man ever spoke with more
publicity and less authority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

The stock market is frequent re-
nainder OF the mistake that is made In
regarding transient luck as permanent
wisdom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

A hero Is still human. One Of these
days even the patient Lindbergh is
liable to declare that he Is tired OF
chicken salad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

It is refreshing 10 see a man 60 on
the witness stand who makes 1t clear
that he knows absolutely nothing that
he LIS afraid TO tell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21
Eyeryl,Ody's Friends.

From Tho Des Mainss Evening Trlbins,
Telephone operators are the real n0n-
pariisans. They plug for y the can-
dtdatss who uss the line.
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Member OF the Associated Press,

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
90 the use for republication of all news dis.
patches credited 10 it or not otherwise cred.
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published herein All riShts OF publication
OF special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

Uncle Sam puzzles the Old World
because Of q very frank and simple
assertion OF the right to mind his own
business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21
A. Times Change.

A. Times Change.
MANY people say you have reversed
some OF your old opinions"
"Of course. have" replied Senator
Sorghum. otherwise. how would 1t
have been possible for me TO remain In
political action all these years."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

A heartfelt prayer OF thousands Of
persons who believe in the dignity OF
their own individuality was offered up
once and for all by Alexander Pope In
certain lines in his satire addressed to
DR.. Arbuthnot:
"Oh, let me live my own and die so too!
tTo live and die is all have to dob
Maintain a poets dignity and ease.
And see what friends and read what
books please"
Many persons find 1t exceedingly diff
ficult to live their own lives. Their
friends want to tell them what to dc
and how to do it.
WHAT You do not go to the NOV
ies!" says one, astonished. DO you
enjoy life?"
Another thinks that any man Is a
fool who does not care for automobiling
as much as he does A third resents
the fact that friend does not think
exactly as he does.
Very few of these persons are willing
to admit that the other knows himself
better than they do, and thus is able to
plan his own life to suit himself.
AS one goes through his Pope, pencil
in hand. looking for extra good lines to
underline. he comes to the following
characterization of the poet by himself:
Not fortunes worshipper, nor fashions
fool,
Not luere's mailman. nor ambitions
tool,
Not proud. not servile-be one poets
praise.
That. If he pleased, he pleased in manly
ways:
That hatt'ry, even to kings, he held in
shame
And thought lie in verse or prose the
same.
THAT not in fancy's maze he wander
ed long.
But stopped in truth and moralized his
song;
That not for fame. but virtues better
end,
He stood the furious foe, the timid
friend.
The damning critic, half approving wit,
The coxcomb hit. or fearing to be hit
Laughed at the loss Of friend he never
had.
The dull, the proud, the wicked and
the mad.
THE distant threats Of vengeance on
The blow unfelt. the tear he never shed !;
The tale revived. the lie so oft Ger
thrown.
The imputed trash. and dulness not his
own:
The morals blackened when the writ
ings scape,
The libelled person, and the pictured
shape.
Abuse. on all he loved, or loved him,
spread;
A friend in exile, or a father, dead:
The whisper, that to greatness still
too near,
Perhaps. yet vibrates on his sov'reign's
ear
Welcome for thee, fair virtue! all the
past;
For thee. fair virtue! welcome even the
last"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

A merely mercenary person might
be tempted TO regret finding himself
Sophisticated Government clerk in
stead OF susceptible juryman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

But why insult the poor. afIront the
create" Arbuthnot Is made to ask.
"A knave's a knave, to me, In ey'ry
state" exclaims Pope.
The glory Of this poet is precisely. 1t
seems, that he did not content himself
with pretty stories In verse. but stopped,
as he said. and 'moralized hts song"
His greatest poems are the Essay
on Man." the various "Satires" and
the .so-called Moral Essays" These
contain his legacy to mankind, the lines
which are quoted perhaps more often
than those from any other work with
the exception OF the Bible and Shake
speare.
His tour de force. the translation of
the Iliad. while interesting to Pope
fans" and though still used in high
schools. was justly criticized when the
eminent critic Of his day said. 1T Is
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Trouble.

Trouble.
You're gettin' into trouble.
II leaves you feelin' sore.
And even when you're gettin' out.
You're gettin' into more.
Jud Tunkins says q man ought to
stand UP for his rights: yet It's = mis-
take TO waste two dollars worth OF time
arguing about two cents change.
Cookery.
The housewife bought q cake Of yeast.
The bread went wrong anew.
The agent said. "This work must cease,
II smells just like home brew"
Unfair Question.
what kind OF an automobile are you
driying3"
why ask me q question like that"
protested Mr.. Chuggins. when ] have
just spent a lot OF money for new
radiator cap. In the hope OF disguis-
ing ~"
There is no complete idleness." said
III Ho. the sage OF Chinatown. "uniess
u man should become strangely willing
to remain unwashed and unkempt."
|
Why No?
We give our sympathy TO those
Caught up In illustrated crime.
When Charity a-pleading goes
We hesitate 10 give a dimei
~ hard hearted man." said Uncle
Eben. loses friends 50 fast dat purity
soon he can't fnd nobody 20 get intn
conversation bout how hard hearted
he Is"
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THEODORE W. MOVES. . Editor

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business Office:
nth St. and pennsylvani Ave.
New York ONCE: Ito East 42nd 81
Chicago once: Tower Building.
European once: IA Resent St.. London.
England.
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Why Sol

We give our sympathy 10 those
Caught up In illustrated crime.
When Charity a-pleading goes
We hesitate 10 give a dimel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

In the sharpest possible lines W adVo~
cacy. on the one hand. and reputation.
on the other. Yet the man at the
center Is the most quiet. the most COM
posed Of the figures In the nationwide
contest,
This story is eminently worth while
TO the student OF national politics JUST
at the point where the campaign TOT
Fremont begins and rises To Such
amazing heights and then falls away
into defeat. Its value lies III the Tact
that 1t Il the exact essence OF the po"
litical campaign today. The methodS
are the same The bitter spirit has not
sweetened With the passage OF time,
Accusations of fraud and false counts
might have been those ot last year. III
similar are &hey, II II. however, the
picturesque quality of the candidate. III
Fremont, that moves the campaign
WILDLY into tho present, giving II All
interest. and therefore value. that
does not invariably helong tn these
periodic political activities
On the whole. II Ii pathetic story,
The boy. the man, both passing into
high places of responsibility ana uaet,,
for some fe..Snn, moving down INTO
such obscurity ~ poverty always brings.
and then OH into sickness and death
H. somehow. hard to find, An honest
man, always. so far ~ one can mud,
A genial and friendly one. with a quiet
courtesy and dignity about him. Vet
no reused the country In flaming al"
tagoniam between men ot htsh fepute
All sorts Of reasons appear In exnlana-
ton of this curious tact small reasons
they seem TO he, when one reflects upon
the really high quality Of John &, FIVE
mont. hut, then II Is said that the
world itaelf II small Maybe that II IT,
Adventure, romance, history combine
here To produce biography Of rare
charm and high value, Al matter al
fact. this story. sa vide In It's impns~
iant samifacatians. hardly counts ~
biography. Rather. true history IL II,
oentering, A history sometimes does
upon few outstanding characters No,
the strength VI Fremont counts here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

Unfair Question.

"Thrre is no complete idleness." said
III Ho. the sage OF Chinatown. "uniess
u man should become strangely willing
10 remain unwashed and unkempt."
Evening star., 1928-04-16

Ay the Associated Press.
NRANKIE FRTSCH. Cardinals sec
- ord baseman who vas the field
tag sensation In the major
i leagues last season. threatens 10
distract some of the batting iau-
rels from Mesars Ruth. Gehrig. ct al. In
the present pennant races.
Away 10 a vigorous start, the former
Giants star hit his third home run
yesterday which aided IN the st. Louis
victory over the Cubs by 4 20 3. Frtsch
also cracked q triple With one aboard
In the seventh which produced what
proved 20 be the deciding run.
In the four games played thus far
FTish has 81 safely times In IL trips
70 the plate. scored Z runs himself and
Daited In runs Pitcher 5herdel stop
ped the Cubs with six hits. one Of which
was homer BY Gabby HaTlnett. Sher~
del also contributed circuit smash,
Pittsburgh broke into the winning
ranks for the first time in the 1924
campaign, the Reds falling victims by
5 10 z. Cincinnati made SIX safetiee
on the combined efforts of Pitehers
Dawson and HIlI In the ninth, Gran
tham doubled OF JahlonowAki. who had
relieved Luqus 20 drive Wright across
with the needed margin
Al New York the Giants raped three
Philadelphia twiFlers for Ia hits 10 hang
up an a-to-i decision Prank O'Doul
had . big day with the Mc0rawmen,
blazing elt with a pair ri doubles and
homer Andy Cohen and Jackson
belted for the route es well
Brooklyn dropped Rogers HornsbY
and the Braves By 10 2. S9uthpaw
Evening star., 1928-04-16
HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
ON MOVE TOMORROW

With four balls games carded along
with one tennis match local scholastic
athletes will be busy tomorrow.
In the diamond tits Eastern and
Alexandria High will come together III
the Lincoln ParkeTs' stadium st. john S
will stack up against Catholic Unlver-
sity Freshmen at Brookland and Emer-
son and st. Adams will try conclu-
sions on the iatter's field.
Coach Lynn Woodwork will take his
Business High toSserS 10 Gettysburg,
Fa.. to encounter the high school nine
there in the cnly oat-of-town clash
booked Western Is carded 10 engage
University of Maryland Freshmen at
tennis at College Park in the opening
match for both teams,
Central was to entertain Emerson in
Wilson Stadium in the lone diamond
game today. Dewitt and Friends were
10 meet on the latter's courts in the
opening game Of the Prep School Ten
nts League.
HeaTtened by its sweeping Al tri-
umph over Episcopal High Saturday al
Alexandria. Emerson Institutes tennis
team. the first net combination ever &c
represent that school. is hopeful Of
achieving further laurels and firmly eS-
iahliShing itself in the court paStime.
Members Of the team are Donald
Dean. who played with the strong 1927
Emerson foot ball eleven: William
Seidel, William KolipinSki and Louis
Fitzgerald Harry Wolfe and couple
others also viii strive for berths.
Thus far only two matches have been
arranged those with St Adams. at St
Adams, Nav 9. and Friends at Friends
May IL. EngagementS with Central
Western and Dewitt may be added. how.
ever, along with others.
Evening star., 1928-04-16
BY ALAN J. GOULD,

n YEW YORK. April 16.--The bear
ish movement in Chicago Cub
v stock that s followed lowe. ,tl3;. the injury sI
been checked by the sensation
al return to left-handed pitching form
Of Arthur Nehf
II the veteran southpaw'S exhibition
In blanking Cincinnati is any criterion
Of what may be expected from him this
season. the Cubs won't have many
pitching worries. They already have a
sharpshooting corps of right-handers,
led by Charley Root.
Nehi was a big factor in McGraw's
pennant triumphs with the Giants
few years ago after he had been pur-
chased from the Boston Braves for
around $500 The TerTe Haute
twirler was particularly handy to have
around when the Pirates were threat
ening. He usually had the we'll known
Indian sign on the Bucs.
Three years ago Arts arm went back
on him and he was shipped TO Cincin-
natl in 1926. He didn't help the Reds
a bit and was Internationally released
last year. The Cubs, desperately in
need Of pitching help. signed the vet
eran last September. His record for
the last two years shows grand total
of only four victiroes and seven defeats.
Ever since they sold Alexander down
the river" the Cubs have been badly In
need Of an old pitching hand or two
for rough pennant weather. Nehf will
fill the gap nicely If ne keeps on coming
back.
POrtsiderS Grow Scarce.
Since such stars as Rube MarquaTd.
Nap Rueker. Wilbur Cooper, Jim
Vaughn. Hooks Wiltse. Nehf and Rixey
have either passed out Of the picture