The Washington times., 1922-03-21
Today
Mr.. Astor Will Fly.
Wanted, a Candhi Miracle.
cIeveland's Birthday.
Mr.. Bryan's S Fingers.
ARTHUR BRISBANE.
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Mr.. Vincent Astor, who has am
bition, in spite Of a large fortune,
has bought a fast English fly
ing boat. From his place at
Southampton to his place at
Newport the boat will carry him
and four friends in twenty-five
minutes. 1t takes several hours
on his yacht, "Nourmahal." While
1t makes no real difference
to him or anybody on earth, how
long it takes Mr.. Astor to go
from Newport to Southampton,
the news is important.
Young Mr.. Vanderbilt helped
the automobile industry when
he flew around aimlessly in
his white ghost" The mobiles Of
France helped Parmentier and
the King to introduce potato eat
ing among the common people
when they wore potato blossoms
in their buttonholes. Mr.. Astor
will help the flying machine in
dustry and hasten the day of the
flying flivver, as Roman Emper-
ors helped along cheap porcelain
baths for small flats when they
thought they were only self-in-
dulgent. The fad of the rlch man
today is the necessity Of the poor
man tomorrow.
Flying machines eventually
will be cheaper than the cheapest
automobile, and upkeep far
cheaper, with no friction en-
tires. The day is coming when a
man will 20 to California in his
own flying machine, with his
whole family, for five dollars or
less-and between rising and set
ting Of the sun. What a crowd
In Los Angeles then.
Read what Commander Zach
ary Lansdowne. of the United
States navy. writes in "U. S.
Air Service about the wonder
full helium. and you realize how
cost can be reduced.
First they found the ele-
mental gas in the spectroscopc.
Then got a little of it, at great
expense, and found that it
would not burn-making it safe
for balloons.
Helium cost at first $1,750
per cubic foot. Nov it costs
10 cents, and it will be cheaper.
When more able men initiate
Ford. striving to produce cheap
ly, instead of striving to get
the highest price. world condi-
tions will improve.
Gandhi is in jail--and the
great Indian revolution has not
yet come. England understands
running big sections of the
earth. Gandhi praises the Jus
tice of his trial. after confessing
attempts to overthrow English
rule. II he had confessed 49,
such an attempt againstfa ma
tive rajah, in olden days, an
elephant would have been led
out to step on his chest and
flatten his aspirations literally.
The natives are looking for
a miracle-three-Quarter5 Of
them are sunk in superstition
and paganis worshiping
small stones. painted red. and
all sorts of demons. They cir
culate a picture showing Gan
dhi holding up the Hin alayan
mountain range on his finger
tip, with words of scorn for the
English that could not climb Mt.
Everest. But the English will
climb that mountain. and Gan
dhi will NOT crafty his fol-
lowers by walking out Of prison.
balancing the Himalayas on his
in-pointing finger.
The first revolution needed in
India is one to clear superstition
from the Indian brain. You
cannot judge the 300,00O,00O by
q few sophisticated swamish,
cultivating the credulity Of
feeble-minded occidental women.
Last Saturday was Grover
Cleveland's birthday. Did you
notice any fuss about 1T any
where? There was none.
Every President has his
chance to make his name re-
membered. but Of all the lot,
only three have a real place in
mems minds-Washinaton. JEFF
ferson, and Lincoln. Roosevelt
deserves gratitude for mis- ener-
gy in putting through the Pan
anna canal. taking the land nee
essary for the Job. But he will
slip out Of mind. And in an
other generation it will still be
Washington, jefferson, ard Lin
coln-unless someone comes up,
meanwhile. Time Sits them out.
plays no favorites, buries no.
nenitities, remorselessly.
Sunday was the birthday Of
William Jennings Bryan. sim
cere, useful soul. He celebrated
with a speech denouncing evolu-
ton. AS he spoke, Just at the
bottom of his waistcoat. on the