The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-30
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olnef public educational institutions Is q
splendid thing. said Senator David Sell
bert. OF Hagerstown. Md. a member OF
the board OF trustees OF the Maryland
Agricultural College. at the Raleigh last
night. The Maryland institution re-
ceiyes $500 appropriation from the
United States government for conducting
a station where all sorts OF experiments
are made with plants, seeds. and fruits
which the farmer could never do unless
he had large means These stations are
the greatest possible help to him"
7 have been twenty-one years on the
board Of trustees OF the college," said
the eighty-two-year-old Marylander, who
looks at least twenty years younger than
his real age. and when 1 first was
appointed by Governor Jackson. the in
stltution had an Indebtedness Of about
$1,000. and had only about thirty stu
dents enrolled To-day We have about
seven buildings, each Of which Is worth
from $500 20 5000. all free or debt we
have on the lists more than two hundred
pupils. and the institution is growing
every year In influence and registration"
Senator Seibe-t is an old-fashioned
Of Free Trade and Sailors Rights" and
he does not approve Of tariff legislation
in any shape or form 1T simply means.
he said. that the tariff on some goods
VIII be lowered. while IL VIII be raised
on other goods. Entirely too much
money IS spent on the army and navy.
Why cant We do as we did during the
civil war and other unpleasant expert
ences we experienced in the paste IN
those days Uncle sam simply called for
volunteers. and he got as many as he
needed.
Maryland, by nature, Is a Democratic
State II they don't fool with 1T added
the venerable statesman, but that does
not mean that Bryan would receive Mary
lands vote II he ran again for the Presi-
dency. He has had enough. and he ought
10 withdraw and make room for some
one elsa"
Senator Selbert said that the wheat
crop on his 600-acre farm had been very
good; that he got about 1900 bushels OF
wheat. for which he expected 10 receive
about Sis a bushel
Discussing the lobster industry. Ben.
X Jones. Of New York. who IS interested
in the fish and lobster business, and who
is at the Riggs. said that the greatest
struggle has been 10 preserve the lobster.
''The demand for this class Of food has
been 50 phenomenal for several years
that Il was in danger OF extinction If the
government had not taken the matter IN
hand. Year after year more men were
engaged in obtaining Holsters. and the
prices went soaring. There would not
have been such a scarcity il the eggs Of
the Holsters had not been stripped from
| them BIZ fishermen and thrown away.
/ Now so many stringent laws have been
/ passed there has been stop 70 destroy
! ing Holsters. The Matching Of the lobster
/ eggs in the marine hatcheries has become
great industry. while the fish commits
I sion IS vigiilant TO see that the eggs gath
/ cred by fishermen are forwarded 10
! hatcheries. Experiments have also
proved" added Mr.. Jones. that the dia-
mond back terrapin can be made 20 lay
I eggs in captivity, and that the young can
( be batched and grown 70 edible size
/ The study OF atmospheric electrical
/ phenomena being his main hobby. Dr..
William B. Cairns. OF Chicago. who is
at the Arlington, said recently that al
I
which record the conditions from day 10
day, but little IS being done IN IN expert
mental way
During the last few years" continued
the Chicago scientist, +'the meteorological
department In this city sent Up a numbeg
/ Of balloons with recording devices. and
! fortunately secured about nine-tenths OF
/ them after they had made their flight,
@f,e La Of In
! teresting information. But II we are to
/ get any real valuable knowledge. such
experiments must be carried on a much
larger scale and over a much wider ter
ritory than has been done. 1t can hardly
be doubted that the electrical condition
| OF the air plays an important part Ia
natural phenomena. II must have some
effect upon all animal and vegetable life,
even though this be slight. and IL must
also be a factor IN affecting weather
changes. Here IS a field where those
who are wasting much valuable time and
money in uselessly playing with balloons
might add greatly 70 our scientific knOwl-
edge and perhaps benefit humanity"
''The remarkable development OF inter
est In aerial navigation is the theme OF
universal discussion" said Archibald s
Wamner. OF Cincinnati, Ohio, at the
/ Shoreham. zone successful fight after
/ another brings its message Of hope Aero
planes. dirigible balloons, and other ma
chimes are being constructed, tested. and
improved.
But there is another side 20 the story .
| continued Mr. Wamner. which is being
/ emphasized almost every day. There are
Z ~
( lapses. or the motor ceases 10 work. or
( something else becomes out Of order and
/ steps the machinery OF the airship. There
are many lives lost through balloon ex-
periments. A flight when everything IS
calm is one thing; the experience when
wind blows and storms threaten IS an
other
Until the inventor comes who can con-
( Quer wind and storm. the majority OF
people viii refuse TO be convinced OF the
| practicability OF aerial navigation and
| transportation. The accidents which come
are likely to be frightfgl In the nature 81
the case. But the history Of experiments
ton Is fairly uniform. Every advance is
attended by human sacrifice. The fate Of
one helps another to guard against dan
ger. Relatively, the number OF the killed
is small
AT the same time the distressing de-
tails Of an accident witnessed by thou
sands have a tremendous influence in
creating the feeling OF uncertainty and
doubt about the success in cOnquerinG
the forces Of the air"
George W. Amber. Of Wilmington
Del. who is at the National. speaking OF
highways, said last night that there
are several strong influences at work IL
the United States nowadays favoring
better roads. Some OF them ara practl-
CAL continued Mr. Amber, Others are
more or less aesthetic. The automobile