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whatsoever shall compel thee to
90 a mile, 90 auith him ttpdin" Mat
theW, p:4fJ.
"Beyond the Average

Most of us are capable of doing the
average few Of us seem to be capable
Of going beyond the average. One rea-
son why there Is plenty OF room at
the top" is because few of us are will
ing to make the effort to climb. That
is fine epitaph that marks the rest
ing place of an unknown Alpine guide
HE died climbing" While making a
steep ascent as he neared the top,
something happened and the end OF
his pilgrimage was reached. 1t may
have been a foolhardy thing the guide
had undertaken, he may have assumed
risks beyond the needs In the case
nevertheless 1t was with his face to the
clouds In the upward ascent that the
end came.
The fight of naval aviator In an
act of heroic service was another ex-
He, too forfeited his life in his attempt
to serve another. but In doing so he
gained immortality.
When we come to study the forward
movements OF life In any sphere, we
inevitably discover that they were
marked by men and women who went
beyond the prescribed definition OF
service. To work by the clock" may
be In the interests Of economy or the
conservation OF energy. but we have
rarely found that man who measured
his service In terms of hours reached
the supreme heights Of attainment. An
outstanding leader In the realm of i'm
dustry said to us not long since, in
speaking of the failure Of men to at
tain success; THE trouble. to my mind
is that few. If any, of us do anything
that we are not compelled TO do We
may follow the precise letter of the
contract and agreement. but when we
have fulfilled that we refuse to do
more"
Standards of duty may be valuable
and indispensable, but II they restrict
us and place limitations upon our vision
and service they prove hindrances rath-
er than helps. Working or studying
overtime may lay tax upon us, but
observation of those who have reached
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Pre.Cambrian Life.

The reported discovery Of great num-
beTs OF perfectly preserved fossils I'm
pre- ~Cambrian rocks In South Australia
comes with especial interest 10 Ameri-
can students OF ancient life at this
time. ....
At this annual meeting of the Ma
t'onai Academy Of Sciences here last
month q medal Was established 10 be
awarded for outstanding work In exact
iy this field.
Hitherto the Cambrian period, rough
iy about 600.oo0,00o years ago, has pre-
sefted almost the first tangible eyi-
dence OF the existence Of living crea-
lures on earth. Here the footprints of
life, growing DINNER and DINNER In
the mud and sands OF the past, ended.
Beyond WAS the swamp Of the I'm
known.
Yet the life forms found In the CAM
brian were highly complex. They oh.
YioIasly did not represent the beginning
An enormous advance lay behind. But
Isie eFioence Was obscure. The progress
could not BIZ traced by the fossils
tismsetyeg, hut only by their efsect on
their environment.
Perhaps ths most notable Of all
workers In this fleId gas the late DR.,
Charles y, Waieott. secretary Of thu
emithsonian Institution, who made
cambfiaa and pre-calabrian life hls
specially. In the Canadian Rockies DR.
Waieott found rich field for studies
oi this sort and passed his summers
there uatil the end VI his life. The
funds for the establishment of the Hs.
tioIlai Academy medal fT continuation
~ wogk In tbis subject we're Drey;dse
| by 1is widow.
The fossils found In the Australian
mountains are said ~ be tlaose Of creh'
ttires allied 10 the sand worms found on
modern beaches ind IN efayfsb.
II III safe " say that IL fths dis
eoyeryj viii open nav epoch In
gssiaEz' PTeL Kilislt knith. the dis
Evening star., 1928-06-17

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June i6.-The
wisest crack Of the convention was
made by Bascom Slemp of Virginia
delegate at large, national committee
man, and now we'll on his way to being
the Republican partys great philosophi-
cal political oracle. A perfect epigram
Is q profound truth served up with q
sauce OF fiippancy. Mr.. Slemp's latest
u the following:
THE whole difference between q
statesman and politician Is the differ
ence between knowledge and judg-
ment."
Truel There was many statesman
here with plenty OF knowledge who did
human beings. The great decisions Of
the convention were efieetuated by
politicians who understood human
beings and had Judgment.
A certain man passed about through
the Hobbies of the hotels here during
the convention, and hardly anybody
paid any attention TO him at all. The
one great world idea In the platform
adopted here by the convention was
the idea Of the outlawry Of war. In
connection with that idea there was
prominence for the name Of Borah and
for the name Of Coolidge and. for the
name Of Kellogg. There was no pronii-
nence whatsoever for the man who
was passing through the lobbies with
out attention, without applause. He
was Mr.. s. o. Leytrson OF Chicago, a
distinguished and q wealthy lawyer
and the one sole living authentic origi-
nator and primary promoter OF the
outlawry Of war idea. He and the late
Senator Philander G. Knox Of Pennsyl.
vania thought u out and organized II
for presentation TO the thought OF man
kind in 1919, The propagation Of Il
into worldwide political acceptance Il
essentially and fundamentally due to-
day to Levinson. Present history Is
seeming 10 obscure him. Future history
will enshrine him.
Raymond Robins was here In the in
terest of prohibition. He has a speech
on the enforcement Of the Constitution
which barely mentions prohibition or
the demon rum. It La all about constitu-
tional government and orderly. lawful
self governing society. It brings hard
cned chambers Of commerce to tears
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Frequent Baths Drain
Britain's Water Supply
BY Z. e. FREE, PHI. ID.

That parts of England will be con-
fronted ut no distant date by serious
shortages Of water supply due to the
increasing habit Of taking baths Is the
opinion expressed at recent conference
OF chemical engineers In London, by
Lord Desbcrough. chairman Of the
Ihames Oonservancy Board. the on
ciai body charged with observing and
controlling the use Of the waters OF that
important river. Records Of water sup
ply companies and Of city water de-
partmenta show. the nohleman reported.
large increases In per capita consump-
tion OF water In recent years. Many new
houses are being built. each with It's
bathroom this being part Of the effort
OF the present British government 10
decrease overcrowding and improve the
housing or the people. Streams or
mountain watersheds available for do
mestic water supply are none too pien-
ufuL Lord peshorough believes that
dtmcuities may be encountered In meet
Ing the expected increases OF demand.
Although Englishmea have won world
wide reputation for devotion 10 bathing.
u Is only very recently that household
bathrooms have become as common
there as IN America. whore so many fea-
lures OF this modern convenience erigi-
mated that Europeans stili speak Of
american plumbing"
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tinguished British paleontologist,
quoted as saying.


quoted as saying.
Australia has furnished to science
many surprising survivals 20 throw
light on the past. Here we're found
human beings living In conditions very
similar to those In which the race lived
In the rough stone age.
Here still survive the most primitive
Of warm -blooded creatures, the curious
platypus and echidna that seem to be
In the process of evolving from reptiles
and uncertain whether to become birds
or mammals, for they still lay eggs.
In nearby New Zealand the most
ancient of land animals still leads q
precarious existence in burrows among
the shore rocks. This is that strange
lizard the tuatara, which has survived
from the Triassic period and whose
existence probably predates the extinct
giant saurians.
All these open new pages in the story
Of life~-but the new fossil discoveries
may eclipse them all In scientific i'm
portancc II they are authenticated by
further investigation.
Evening star., 1928-06-17
Independence Day Fireworks.

Washington will celebrate indie
pendence day. That Is assured There
will be neighborhood celebrations, or
ganization observances and general
community ceremonial. Plans for these
various rituals of patriotism are now
being made. One Of the items in
separately associated with the Fourth
of July is a display Of fireworks A
pyrotechnic exhibition on a large scale
cannot be provided without funds.
Therefore the committee of citizens In
charge of this program are asking that
the people contribute the wherewithal
to provide the fireworks at the Monu-
nent on the night of Independence
day.
Last year, it Is estimated. fully $4,000
people attended the fireworks show on
the night Of the Fourth of July. They
were thrilled and delighted by the
spectacle. which for all but o. mere
handful was wholly free. A few
hundred only had subscribed to the
funds. II every one present had given
ten cents enough money would have
been In hand to care for the fireworks
item Of the Independence day program
for several years. At one cent apiece
the pyrotechnics bill would have been
fully met, with q margin.
Surely there Is enough public spirit
on the part OF the people of Washington
TO make sure Of q good fireworks dis
play on the Fourth. This fund should
be assured In advance. For the order
for the spectacle must be given ahead
OF time 80 that the materials can be
sent here and the experts for their
handing assembled,
The committee on Independence day
arrangements appointed by the District
Commissioners has issued an appeal t1
all those who desire an exhibition ct
fireworks on the Fourth to send 81 each
TO the fund, In care OF the Community
Center Department, Franklin School
The sum Of 81 900 Is stated as requisite
TO insure proper exhibition. That al
the rate Of 81 apiece viii mean SUBJ
scription from only one fiye- -hundredths
Of the Capitals population.
A little less than ten days remains
for this preparation. for the order mus,
be given by the 25th Of June to be
effective. The burden Of this RESPONSE
biiity should not rest upon the citizens
who are giving their time and energy
TO the work Of providing Washington
with celebration. They should be
assured In ample season Of the funds
necessary TO enable Washington TO hold
Its own with other American cities In
the matter OF properly and traditionaiIy
observing the national birthday.
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in older sections. where farm units are
smaller.
More than 100000 cattle passed
into tho Kansas City yards, which have
q, area OF 23s acres, last year. besides
1900 900 sheep and $4,000 horses and
mules. About half of these cattle we're
shipped or driven out as stoekers or
feeders: that Is, cattle In such condi-
tion they were purchased from tho
commission men by farmers who put
them out on grass or fed them grain
In q fattening process before finally
marketing them for beef.
Cattlemen of the Middle West are In
creaSingfy interested In improving the
breed OF their stock. This was the
subject second In importance In the dis
cuSsions overheard here this week. The
American Hereford Cattle Breeders AS
aociation has its headquarters In n
building which would do credit 10 any
organization In architectural beauty and
appointments. The HerAtords are the
kings OF the beef cattle. n this head
quarters. toward which more than
$4,000 owners OF pure-bred stock look
for information, are maintained the
pedlgrees OF untold thousands OF the
Heref0rda, r.. J. Kinser. secretary OF
the association. confirms that the breed
OF stock Is being given more close at
tention than ever before.
Az an example OF what Ia happening
I'm the cattle market, there are records
of 40 much as s4S having been paid
this Spring for calves for later dcliv-
cry, when only three years ago cows
were selling for only s26 to $40.
The latest general farm price index
OF the Department OF Agriculture was
the highest In three years, and for May
alone was the highest sss.ee 1920. an
Improvement In which live stock has
played an important part. 90 II Ia well
for consumers to prepare for conAid-
erabie period Of relatively high prices
for their meats.
tCopyrishs. tsas.S -
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A Revolving Reconciliation.

An astounding sentimental perform
aace Il recorded from Chicago. FRANK
and Nay Brown of South Sioux City.
asebr., the only married coupis entered
In the marathon dance which began Ia
the Windy CITY on June .. we're ess
tranged when tlle contest began, Ss1ks
inc their personal feelings In fayor of
their undeDiabie skill sud endurance On
the polished Eoor, they entered and dao
not drop out untn tfaey had rolled np q
credit of IA hours ~ ehufuing around
t9getieT,
Jnexe1GAm ~ IL may sosaEA- tkaA Tired
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Good at Bait Digging.
d the Pathlinder Maxaaine

From the Pathfinder Magazine.
Mr.. daddis was playing golf alone,
A strange boy kept following him
around the course. At the seventh
hole he became impatient and turned
to the boy. saying: "Son, you1l never
learn to play by watching me-"
I'm not watching YOU" the boy
replied. I'm going fishing ~ soon as
YOU dig up some more woEms."
Evening star., 1928-06-17

Wall Street allowed the market to
sag suddenly. A steady recovery is ex-
pected on the theory that the Nations
real business has little 10 do with tenn
peramental finance.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

A convention was brilliantly STAN
peded" by William Jennings Bryan
The result was not permanent and a
similar effort has never been made
since.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

No campaign glee club Is expected TO
include any Of those good old songs
about the Happy Farmer In its reper-
tory. The agricultural musical trend at
present is toward grand opera and the
anvil chorus"
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHtLAkDER JOHNSON.
Interrunfed Effort

Interrupted Effort.
The farmer rises with the sun
When birds are singing gay
His work he vows is never done
Until the twilight gray.
The toll he brayely should begin
With dawn's inspiring glow
He interrupts while listening In
Upon the Radio.
And 30 we sadly note as how
1ates play nncanny tricks
The farmer must neglect his piow
While talking politics.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

Suspicion may be cast on school books
to degree that viii confer some moral
advantage ON the boy who hides a
harmless detective story between the
covers Of his history.
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In Terrible Shape.

From Tho Columbian Grew
Friend Visiting hospital patient) -.
DO You know. old man, that's 4 SWELL
looking nurse you've got?
patlent~-I hadn't noticed.
Friend--uood Lord, ! had no Idea
YOU were 50 stckl
Evening star., 1928-06-17

number Of dark horses" were en-
titled 10 say 'This is 80 sudden" the
remark applying to the rapidity with
which they were shifted out Of the
picture.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

1t Is always wrong to gamble,
although any one who had an oppor-
tunity TO place wager on Hoover might
be excused for exercising what seemed
plain business.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

In view ~ the prominent prelininaries
the DARK Horse" may ss well be dis
missed from consideration In public af~
fairs.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

The last vestige of doubt has been
swept away as TO whether Calvin Cool
idge Is invariably and absolutely posi-
tive when he utters a negative.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

The Republican elephant lis still In
competition with the Democratic
donkey. who knows how TO perform a
few well rehearsed tricks.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

One OF the leaders who help to make
convention patiently interesting Is
overlooked In current comment--the
bandmaster.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

One Of the valuable results of the
convention was the development of q
large amount of talent from which to
select vice presidential candidate.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

A convention does not necessarily
make history, but often puts on display
readymade material that has been
months In preparation.
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Evening star., 1928-06-17

Threats OF third party turn students
OF political geometry from the square
deal 10 the eternal triangle.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

Farmers In convention found it EN-
pedieGt 70 heed the sdnonitten. Please
stand by."
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Proud Satisfaction.

Proud SatIsfactIOns
slave any Of your ambitions been
realized2"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum.
After several experiments, my wife
succeeded In presenting me with o cigar
lighter that works every time"
Evening star., 1928-06-17
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THEODORE W. MOVES. :. Editor

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
iith g. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: ITO East 42nd Sc.
Chicago once Tower BuildtnG.
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Evening star., 1928-06-17
Flights of Orat0ry.


Flights Of Orat0ry.
10 craftsmanship we stili concede
In life the ioftisst place.
With cheers candidate we heed
Al II he were an lace"
jud Tunkina says man who has
nothing 10 say for himself becomes a
nuisance In talking about other people,
Selfish Consideration.
Your wife has become great poll
ticisn,"
"Ghe has" answered Mr., Meekton
proudly, Il hope she viii yet succeed
In bringing up mn issue that win pre-
vent handmaidens from serving hard
boiled eggs for breakfast"
'"rhe world goes on" said III Ho, the
sage of Chinatown I'VE reverence our
ancestors, but their dignity Ia forgotten
~ We fear our creditors"
The Camera Measures Dignity.
The pictures first caught him unwary
And left an uncertain impression.
His photographs now show very
Serene and uplifting discretion,
"Don't gamble" said Uncle Ebsn,
But don't be NO careful bout n sure
! thing dat you gifts mixed np In game
whexs dry stacks dc cafaA."
Evening star., 1928-06-17

Jud Tunkins says man who has
nothing 10 ray for himself becomes a
nuisance In talking about other people,
Evening star., 1928-06-17
Schedule for Gifts.

IL IL suggested that members or
groups contribute listed amounts which
VIII enable them 10 name certain por~
tions OF the structure. A window may
be named tor III 900; eandeiabra, Hvi-
IDENTIFY from the prizes more elaborate
even than the silver ones at Mount
Vernon, tor $4,000. Judging by size.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will make their
home in this city.
Mrs. Paul Finks entertained at a
kitchen shower the evening of Novem-
Der "a in honor of her sister, Miss Eliz-
abeth Boswell, whose marriage to Mr..
James Cheyney will occur during the
present month.
Mr. Jack Crouch of Augusta, Ca,
was the guest last week of Mr.. Ralph
Scrivener on Prince street and left
Tuesday for Balboa, Canal Zone, to
spend the Winter.
Mr.. Lewis N. Bayne of Atlanta has
gone to his home after a visit to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bayne,
on North Alfred street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Eddington have
had as their guests during the past
week Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Eddington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Eddington of
fredericksburg, Md, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles T. Banning of Milford, Del,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrisett and Mr..
E. R. Powell of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Lewis en-
tertained at luncheon Wednesday when
their guests were Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Linz
erick.
Mrs. H. A. Petty is the guest of her
)dTenIS, MI. anu 1NIo. IA u. M1VCAACAA,
in Culpeper.
Mrs. Anna Urbanske of Jersey City,
N. j., is visiting her niece, Miss Helen
UrbanSke.
Mrs. Paul Chaplin has left for her
home in Asheville, N. c., after a visit
to her sister, Mrs. Gincie Davis.
Mrs. S. c. Clarke of Minnieville, Va,
is the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs B. F. Kidwell.
Mrs. John Powell of Danville, Va. is
the guest of her niece, Mrs. Paul White.
Mrs. c. N Amos entertained at
bridge Wednesday afternoon. The
prizes were won by Mrs. Arthur M.
King, Mrs. George K. Picket and Miss
Elizabeth Schneider.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Brown, Miss Edna
Brown and Miss Edith Brown spent
the past week end with relatives in
Raccoon Ford, Va.
Miss Carrie Lupton has left for her
home in Winchester after visit to her
brother and Sister-in-law Mr.. and Mrs.
James r. Lupton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert U. Baker have
returned from visits to friends in Bay
onne and Elizabeth, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. owen Keys and Mr..
A. L. Kinchloe are at home after a
visit to MFR. and Mrs. Briggs in Smith
field, Va.
Miss Mary Glenn has returned to her
home in Hoadley, Va, after visit to
relatives in Alexandria.
Mrs Walter S. Nicklin is the guest of
relatives in Winchester
Invitations have been received here
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John F. wilkins, Mrs. James F. Mitchell,
Mrs. David Lawrence. Mrs. Albert NJ
Gilbert, Mrs Victor Kaufman, Mrs.
j. Harry Covington, Mrs Hampson
Gary, Mrs. B. Frank Cheathan. Mrs
Joseph E. Davis, Mrs. G. Thomas
Dunlop, Mrs. Charles A. McKenney,
Mrs. Edward Clifford, Mrs. Andrew
Duval, Mrs. John D. fitzpatrick, Mrs
Cortland Nixon, Mrs. Malcolm S. Nc
Connie, Mrs. r. H. A. Carter. Mrs. AL
fred P. Dennis, Mrs. Franklin p Fort.
Mrs Charles C. Crescent, Mrs. David
Potter, Mrs. William j. Father, jr.;
Mrs Charles Russell Train, Mrs. Law
renee Baker, Mrs. Frederic w. Vile.
Mrs w. K Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Francois
B. Moran, Mrs. H. G. Mcfarland,
Mrs. George B. Mcclellan, Mrs John
W. Childress, Mrs. Lynn R. Rutter.
Mrs. Blair Lee, Mrs. E. Brooke Lee.
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Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, Mrs Ennals
Waggaman, Mrs. Mark Sullivan, Mrs
David w. Taylor, Mrs. Charles ".
Wheeler, Mrs. Randall H Hagner, Mrs
Breckenridge Long, Mrs. Sidney c.
Graves, Mrs. Walter Chappell, Mrs
Littlehales, Mrs Samuel H. Kaufman,
Mrs. Emmons Smith. Mrs. John J.
Whelan, Mrs. Elonzo Tyner, Mrs. Clar-
ence L. Parker, jr. Mrs. James H.
Lemon, Mrs. Edmond Rheem, Mrs E.
Lester Jones and Mrs. w. B. Wolfe.
A number of parties are being plan
ned in honor of the members of the
club.
The Princeton Alumni Association
will entertain the members of the club
at a luncheon at the Racquet Club, and
later in the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
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Prominent Envoy Heads
Luncheon Honor Guests

The Ambassador of Italy and Nobil
Donna Antoinetta de MARITIME will be
ranking guests at luncheon arranged
by Col. and Mrs. John Philip Hill at the
Beach and Tennis Club at Annapolis
roads tomorrow, Sunday. December g.
at 80 o'clock.
Among those who have accepted in
vitations for the luncheon are the AUS
trian Minister and Nine. Prochnik and
Miss Loranda Prochnik, Dr. Shuller.
assistant Secretary of State of Austria;
Senior Don Mariana de Amoedo y Gal
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Prominent Patronesses
Listed for Club Comedy

Keen interest is being taken in the
presentation by the Princeton Triangle,
Club of its new musical comedy
"Zuider Zee," which will take place
at Polls Theater instead of the
Belasco, as was previously announced,
the evening of December 20 at $3.50
o'clock.
The distinguished list of patronesses
include Mrs Dwight F. Davis, wife of
Secretary of War; Mrs. William H. Jar
dine, wife of Secretary of Agriculture;
Mrs. James j. Davis, wife of Secretary
of Labor; Mrs. David A. Reed. wife of
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania; Mrs.
A. A. Jones, Mrs. F T.rubee Dawson,
wife of Assistant Secretary of War; Mrs.