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Evening star., 1923-07-28
The Man Was Competent. It Was
the Machine Which Was Weak.

1t was the machine that failed. not
the man.
This about sums UP the conclusions
of the editors of the country as they
analyze the remarkable flight Of Lieut..
Russell L. Vaughan from New York
to the Rockies between dawn and late
afternoon of a single day. He de-
served better luck, they insist, and
the majority point out carefully what
such a flight would mean to the de-
fense of the twin coast lines in the
event of a war.
1t is something to dazzle the gen.
eral mind" insists the Albany Knick-
erbocker Press, and awe is inspired
by such a feat. What, then, is to be
the limit of the possible when con-
age and the faithfulness of man.
Whether there is another attempt
this year, the Baltimore Sun points
out, the last one conclusively demon.
strated the possibility of success and
1t holds nothing will be lost by max
ing the third trial when the chances
of success are more. instead of less,
favorable" The effort is ito test the
machine, not the man." as the Pitts
burgh Sun sees 1t, and 1t declares
"a public schooled to expect the seem
ingly impossible will remain conf
man for the effort" the Norfolk
Ledger Dispatch points out, inasmuch
"as a member of the air forces In the
world war he shot down five German
planes and showed possession OF tne
fearlessness and cold nerve which
qualify him to drive his plane through
the air at the fearful speed OF nearly
geo miles an hour.
That he has not already succeeded se
is no fault Of his" asserts the n; 81;
Joseph News Press, as he was equai
to the task. 1t was case OF human
endurance proving superior to that
of aluminium and steel. However, the
the trials have been well worth the
time, money and thought bestowed
upon them. They have disclosed Ger
tain flaws and Inventors will be in
spired to renewed efforts by the dis
coyery of these flaws" This is very
much the opinion of the Springheld
state Journal, which also feels 1t
is reasonable to expect that the re-
suit of the two failures will be a
a short time we will read OF the
spanning of the continent In con-
secutive hours Of daylight" He dis
played the true Army spirit" as the
it. in announcing "he will try again
when he Is granted permission" But
IL the flight must be made every
precaution should be taken to prevent
accident, the Geneva Times insists.
as IT "dislikes to see Lieut.. Maughan
risk his life straining to do thing
which can bring no good save to
demonstrate that 1t can be done"
This is along the line OF the opinion
voiced by the Waterbury Republican,
which feels "the successful trans
continental flight, like the trans
oceanic fight, Is still only spec
tacular piece of luck. 1t has little
relation to real achievement in avia-
tion. That now consists in the me-
chanical development that will elimi-
nate the weaknesses that make the
Evening star., 1923-07-28
Up-to-Date Ca Canny."

A persistent endeavor is being made
in certain quarters in the east to
arouse sympathy for the l. w. Ws.
who are being subjected to prosecu-
tion in California and other western,
states. They are represented in pro-
tests and appeals as crusaders against
pernicious systems, as devoted martyrs
to a high cause. as forlorn hope ad-
vance guard Of a great army of indus
trial freedomists. Be that as it may, 1t
it desirable that the people at large
should know more about the purposes
and practices of these men who have
come to be known generally as 'wob-
blies" Some light is thrown upon their
native methods by a bulletin to the
lumber workers of the west recently
printed in a Chicago I. w! w. publica-
ton. Here it Is:
Everybody on the job, but everybody
loaf! The employing class lives on
our labor. 1t has to pay us wages.
everything else we make for it is its
profit on which 1t exists. When we
cut down the profits we starve capt.
talism. That Is the only way 1t could
be hurt. When we strike Off the job
we stop profits. but we stop expenses,
too. Now we must all be on the job.
drawing wages. but making no profit
for the boss. 1t is not necessary to
break any laws to do this. Figure out
Just how little work you can do and
get by. Do that and no more.
This is not a new idea in industrial
warfare. A long time ago in Scotland
the same principle was adopted by
certain class of workmen. 1t was
called the system of Ca Canny,"
which, being literally interpreted,
meant slack the job" This practice
spread from Scotland into England.
The wobblies have simply torn a leaf
out of Charles Reade's Put Yourself
in His Place." which described the Ca
Canny' and other methods then en-
ployed for breaking down" capital
ism.
These wobblies of the west are do
ing frankly and in an extreme degree
what has been the practice in a num-
Der Of trades for long time, Of giving
the least possible return for the great
est possible wage in the shortest pos
sible time. But they are definitely try
ing to break down what they call capt.
talism, while the others. who profess
abhorrence for the I. w. w. and the
principles of their organization are
merely making the most of their jobs
regardless of the employers interest
or the general welfare.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

crime, but the news reports indicate
that this kind Of crime is increasing
here ~ elsewhere. Individual owners
and companies operating apartment
houses should use extraordinary care
In selecting employees. and apartment
tenants should take all precautions
possible. One item Of heavy loss is
jewelry. 1t Is thoughtless for person
to go out, and leave valuable jewelry
in the fiat. II 1ewelry is not to be worn
it should be put in a safe deposit box.
n Is clear that money should not be
left in the apartment. II the sum is
too large to be safely carried in the
pocketbook dt should be banked.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
Superiority of Race
Not Matter of Color
To the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star.
You published in Mondays Star
what were alleged to be my views
on certain great principles which I
cannot allow to go without correc-
ton, as 1 do not want to be repre-
sented as rejecting on a worthy peo-
ple. On the race subject I said: THE
white race has been dominant in a
great many years of history, and nat
urally feels IL is superior. But su-
periority does not consist in being
born with a white face. And IL the
white race is to make good it's boast
ed superiority 1t must be superior in
Industry. intelligence, helpfulness and
morality" That statement contains
no reflection on any race. but corrects
wrong ideas. of what makes for supe-
riority In many minds.
F. w. JOHNSON,
Pastor, Grace Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
BY THE MARaUIsE DE FoNTENoY.

BY THE MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
John Cecil, the newly appointed
first secretary Of the British embassy
at Washington, is entitled to the pre-
fix Of honorable to his name as the
son of the late Lady Amherst OF
Hackney, who was a peeress in her
own right, and is in the line Of sue
cession not only to her own rela.
lively modern barony, now held by
his thirteen -year-old nephew. but
also, through his father, Col. Lord
William Cecil. to the much older
marquisate of Exeter and to the
Burghley House estate In North
Hamptonshire. which has been rem
dered famous through Lord Tenny-
sons ballad, THE Lord of Burleigh."
The barony of Amherst OF Hackney
was created by Queen Victoria in ia
vor of william Tyssen Amherst, NJ. p.
for West Norfolkshire. who. through
the marriage OF his grandfather, a
County Mayo squire Of the name of
Mcdaniel, to Amelia Tyssen Amherst.
became, with the sanction OF the
|, crown, lord Of the manor of Hackney.
Hackney is now a densely populated
district of the metropolis. and, as
much of Hackney was leasehold prop
erty, the first Lord Amherst OF Hack
new derived great wealth from this
real estate as one Of the great ground
landlords Of London.
AS Lord Amherst had no sons, but
seven daughters, Queen Victoria, who
held him in high regard, gave orders
that the patent Of his peerage should
be made out. with remainder to his
%
Lord william Cecil. and to her de-
scendants in the male line. She sue
ceeded, in due course, to his peerage
and had four sons, the eldest OF
whom. william, a., captain Of tn the
very early stages Of the great war.
leaving a widow and two little boys.
Lady Amherst of Hackney survived
her eldest son until 1919, and. when
she died, 1t was her little grandson
Hackney peerage as its third holder.
King George, as a special act Of
grace. authorised the lads widowed
mother to assume the title and rank
Of Lady Amherst OF Hackney and the
rank Of peeress as II her @ nusSand asSan.a
honors. John Cecil was one OF the
late Baroness Amherst Of Hackney's
younger sons.
Perhaps the very finest Gobelin
tapestries lnaI nave ever pCCh Va
TO America, at q cost Of over a mil
lion dollars, originally hung In the
ancestral Norfolkshire home OF John
Cecil, now at Washington. For his
grandfather, the first Lord Amherst
Of Hackney. in the closing years OF
his life, met with overwhelming mis-
fortunes, through no fault of his own.
4
English noblemen, territorial mag
mates and representatives Of old
county families were, and to great
extent still are, in the habit OF in
trusting the administration and con-
troll of all OF their investments, their
securities. mortgages. etc, and OF
everything save the actual manage
ment of their landed property to their
family lawyers. whose firm generally
has been looking after the interests
for generations.
Every now and again one OF these
firms goes to the wall, owing to the
Evening star., 1923-07-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haski,.

@. Has Washington the most tele-
phones per capita.-J. T.
A. The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company says that Wash
ingtoR is thirteenth in the list. At
lantic City is first. with 1877 tele-
phones to every 100 Inhabitants.
Washington has 2e.s to every 100.
Q. Was the shriners' convention at
Washington Q923) the largest con-
vention held by them, representing
the largest number of temples?-
A. The Almas Temple says that
while 1t is known to have been the
largest convention. with the most
temples represented, the actual fg-
ures are not yet available.
Q. Who Is the writer whose arti-
cles appear in The Evening Star un-
der the name "Marquise de Fonte-
noy" ?-R. A. NJ
A. The column is written by (Phil-
ip) Frederick Cunliffe-Owen. He was
born in London, England. in 1855; one
OF the editors of the New York Tri-
bune since 1889; vice president Of
Pilgrims Society of America; director
st. Georges Society, New York; holds
nigh offices in many foreign orders.
noy, Veteran Diplomat-series of let
ters, and contributor to Nineteenth
century, Fortnightly, Contemporary,
North American Review.
Q. Where was the duel between
John Randolph and Henry Clay
fought?-F. c. l..
A. In Virginia near the western
end OF Chain bridge, on April s, 1926.
O. How many greenhouses are
there in this country?-C. c. H.
A. There are about 1900 estab-
iishments using some type of forcing
structure for the production of
plants. flowers and vegetables. An
with glass and IL takes from $50 to
500 tons of coal to heat each acre.
Q. How many countries have wom-
EN- as rulers?-J. NJ. b.
A. There are three woman rulers
in their own right in the world
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands:
Charlotte, Grand Duchess OF Luxem-
burg. and Waizeru Zauditu, Empress of
Abyssinia.
Q. How large are cameras made e?-
L. j. f.
A. Whit is believed to be the larg-
ment building, in Washington. 1t is
used by the Geological Survey to pho
tograph maps and charts. 1t weighs
three and half tons and makes pic
lures one yard square.
Q. Why is the word "mush" applied
to driving dog teams?-B. F. c.
A. "Mush" Is the short form of
"mush on" which is a corruption of
the French word 'marchons" Qet
us march). This was the cry of
voyageurs and coureurs de bois to
their dogs.
Q. What Is the maximum rangs of
the largest guns on United States
battleships?-C. NJ.
A. The maximum range of the 16-
inch guns is $4,000 yards.
@. How many motion picture COM
panies are there in the United
States?-F. J. NJ.
A. In 1921, the latest year for which
figures are available here, there were
127 establishments in the United
States engaged primarily in the pro-
duction of motion pictures, eighty
three being classified as producers
Evening star., 1923-07-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Knights.

Knights.
A gallant knight. in armor clad,
Went forth unto the fray,
And many lusty fight he had
While faring on his way.
A mighty valiant man was he
Who claimed full many a prize;
Yet not so brave as knights must be
Should battles now arise.
He did not climb into a tank
And ride mid shot and shell,
He did not breathe the gases rank
Which science makes SO well.
He did not ride beneath the wave
Or hurry through the sky
A knight today must be more brave
Than knights Of days gone by.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
John Cecil, Newly Named Secretary
OF British Embassy, of Ancient Line

inability Of its younger partners to
realize the obligations of an honored
and trusted man, and to their de-
velopment Of expensive tastes entire
ly foreign to the notions and princi-
pies of their fathers and grandfathers.
As general rule, there Is little or
no warning of the wreck and the people
who have confided their affairs to their
family lawyers awake to find them
selves ruined
So when Charles Cheston, the head
Lord Amherst of Hackney, died very
suddenly, 1t was found that he not
only left no money of his own, but
that all the bonds and securities con-
fided to him by his clients, first and
foremost among them Lord Amherst,
Ing to show what had become of
them. Nor was this all. Lord Am
herst had been persuaded, very re-
luctantly, to become one of the trus-
tees of the widow and son of his old
friend and Norfolkshire neighbor, An
drew Fountaine. Lord Amherst had
directed his family lawyer to attend
to his obligations as trustee, which,
he was given to understand, were of
a more or less nominal character.
and the discovery of his embezzle-
ment of all Lord Amhersts securi-
ties and tangible assets, brought to
light the fact that he had, in the
same way, done away with all the
large Fountaine estate. OF the three
trustees, one had died, and the sec
ond one was man of no assets, and
SO the entire burden of the loss fell
upon Lord Amherst, and may be said
to have completed his ruin. necessi-
-
treasures, including his Gobelin tap
estries illustrative of the military
glories of Louis XIV, which after
adorning the walls of Darlington
Hall. the Amherst home in Norfolk
s shTe sSr TO sbs ord foInd xm
herst insisted upon all the debts
against his estate, incurred through
the dishonesty of his lawyer, being
paid up in full, without any question
of compromise.)
They included an extraordinary col
lection of treasures thus sold by or
der of Lord Amherst of Hackney.
Egyptian antiquities obtained from
excavations carried out in his behalf,
and at his expense, at Tel-el-Amarna,
in 1892, by Howard Carter (later on
the associate of poor Lord Carnarvon)
and by Prof. Petrie, on the site of
that remarkable city built by the her
etic Pharaoh, Amenhopis Nv, about
couple Of thousand years before
Christ. Many of these treasures, and
especially the contents of the Won
derful library at Didlington Park,
came to America and are to be found
in the collections of J. Pierpont Nor
gan and Of Henry Huntington.
While this dishonesty of the law
yer, Cheston, almost ruined old Lord
Amherst Of Hackney. 1t. neverthe-
less. left his eldest daughter and sue
cessor in fairly affiuent circumstances:
through the metropolitan holdings of
Hackney, which formed part of the
entailed estate, and could not, there
fore, be alienated. Moreover, as it Is
leasehoid property and the leases are
constantly falling in and calling for
either renewal or surrender with all
the buildings erected on the land, 1t
means that young Lord Amherst of
Hackney, when he grows up and at
tains his majority, will find himself,
as one of the big ground landlords Of
London, q very rich man.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
of motion pictures and forty-four as
producers OF projection films.

of motion pictures and forty-four as
producers OF projection films.
@. How many dope fends are there
in this country?-G. L. c.
A. 1t is estimated that in Nav.
1922, there were in the United States
! approximately 100000 confirmed
drug addicts and 4,O0O,0o0,000 Sub
jected to addiction"
Q. Is former Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger living?-R. c. T.
A. Richard A. Ba1linger former
Secretary of the Interior, died June
6, 1922, at Seattle.
Q. Where is New Caledonia?-
| A. New Caledonia, is the suthern-
most island of the Malanesian group
and a colony of France, about $50
miles from the coast of Australia.
1t has an area of 1850 square miles
and population of 52.71S. 1t was
formerly a penal settlement, but no
! convtcts have been sent there since
1890.
Q. What coloring matter has the
greatest strength?-M. p. ID.
! A. Comparative figures on that sub
/ ject that would be comprehensive are
not available. 1t is said, however,
| that scientists have demonstrated
that single grain of indigo Will
color a ton of water
O. What is the unmined supply Of
| anthracite coal in this country
j. c.
A. Engineers estimate that there
remains a little less than 100000,
| 600 tons of anthracite in the Penn
sylvania fields. The total anthracite
| reserve of the world is 542,103, ,000,0 900
| tons. of which 427, ,o00, 100000 tons are
in China.
@. When We're public employment
agencies first established?-H. G.
| A. The first governmental employ
ment bureau originated in France.
In 1S4S one such bureau was estab-
lished in each of the mairies OF
Paris. The first agency of the kind
| the first in this country in Ohio FIVE
years later.
Q. Do have to get a passport 70
go to Canada? ID. NJ
A. A passport is unnecessary
Q. What is meant by black ice and
blue ice? NJ. d. 3.
A. Mountaineers distinguish be
| tween ice formed by the freezing Of
pools and streams-calling this
"black"-and the granular blue" ice
@. Is the water at the top or the
bottom of the ocean purer? T. P.
A. There Is little difference. The
water at the bottom contains little
more carbon dioxide.
@. Where is the largest swimming
pool in the world? c. Q.
A. Madison Square Garden. New
York city, claims the distinction of
having the largest pool in the world.
Q. What is meant by a church ale?
K. c. c.
A. This was the predecessor of the
| church or village fair. 1t was a fes-
tival held upon some anniversary or
annually. In England. the gathering
was in the churchyard or near the
church. and the beverage served was
ale.
(Let The Star dnStCer your questions.
] Address your inquiry 10 The StGr IntoT-
nation Bureau, Frederic J. HGskin,
Director, 1920 North Capitol street
There is no charge ercept cents in
stamps for return poStdge.)
Evening star., 1923-07-28

Senator Hiram johnson Is one of
the men who can do a great deal of
reading and travelling without chang
ing their minds. There is no intel
lectual good fortune greater than to
find that experience and observation
confirm a position instead Of modify
ing it.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

English lecturers who resent Ameri-
can criticism may feel easier in mind
after reading the comments recorded
by eminent visitors to the United
States. Uncle Sam has never shown
spoken opinion prompted by a differ
ent viewpoint.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

European markets for American
products form a matter of solicitude.
The currency systems which contem.
plate the exchange Of a bale of paper
money for a bale Of hay do not help
to solve the situation.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

The splendid glaciers in Alaska do
not render the G. o. P. impervious to
the fact that symptoms OF a political
avalanche In Minnesota are well worth
inspecting.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

Chicago business men are having
difficulty in getting working girls to
wear sleeves. Loss OF valuable time in
an effort to regulate costumes may be-
come another element of increased
cost to the ultimate consumer.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

Lenin and Trotsky are apparently
Indifferent to what changes go on in
the soviet government SO long as they
do not provide for a complete system
of 'fotatio in Office.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

Judge Gary is at work on what may
prove to be a satisfactory plan in the
nature Of gentleman's agreement as
to the length Of working hours.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

In listing it's available men for presi-
Dental nomination the democracy
should not overlook the opportunities
for educational observation enjoyed by
former Vice President Marshall.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
Dilemma.

did you see your wife in her new
bathing suit?"
YES" replied Mr.. Meekton. But
when Henrietta makes up her mind
to anything I generally keep still. 1t
was the same old story. didn't know
whether to laugh or get mad"
Evening star., 1923-07-28

New York requires Gov. Smith TO
give attention to the regular passenger
busses as we'll as the water wagons.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

Declarations were made a while ago
that the league of nations was dead.
Mr.. Box, however, is not Offering a
prize for any obituary.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

The coal emergency, once a winter
now lasts the year round.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

A statesman is not always as IA
nous after he arrives in the United
States Senate as he is en- route.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

After his conspicuous career with
the movies, serving as campaign
manager might seem to Mr.. Hays al
most like retiring to private life.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

There arc sixty nations in the
world and thirty of them are poten-
tial enemies of this country. The
whole world fears that it is about to
power.
MRS. CARRIE CHAPMAN Gait.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
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Evening star., 1923-07-28
A Musical Preference.

do you like modern music?"
NO." answered the gentle grand
mother. "I liked the old square piano.
1t was so handy to put the patterns on
when you were cutting out dress"
Evening star., 1923-07-28
In a Few Words.

1 cannot imagine a more awful
thing than a club that discusses pro-
hibition and the league of nations.
LORD ROBERT CECIL
Evening star., 1923-07-28

There may be some consolation in
knowing that nothing we can say or
do, eat or drink, will alter OUR svo-
lutionary destiny.
SIR ARTHUR KEITH.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

The Russian peasant is the, bull
wark of the present Moscow govern
ment and he has made more prog
ress IN five years of sovietfsm than
under one thousand years of czars.
.tz SENATOR BROOKHART.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

"a busy man." said Uncle Eben, ''is
liable to be unpopular, because every
loafer regards him as settin' q bad
example,
Evening star., 1923-07-28
An Evil SuMciency.

Bootleg liquor Is responsible for a
great deal of crime"
1.-THE bootleg liquor I've met" COM
mented Uncle Bill Bottletop, was a
crime all to ITSELF"
Evening star., 1923-07-28

The Englishman is probably more
jealous of the rights of the individual
SENATOR A. o. STANLEY (Ken.).
Evening star., 1923-07-28

The General Generosity.
Every one his care redoubles,
AS he speaks in lofty tone,
Winding other peoples troubles
When he can't correct his own.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
Optical Illusions.

why do you write laughter or 'ap-
plause' in your speeches before you de,
liver them?"
II don't always" replied Senator
Sorghum. II only make those notes
in speeches that are to be printed in
stead Of being delivered before an audi
ence."
Evening star., 1923-07-28

Jud Tunkins says a man has to be
smart to tell you things, but the man
who knows enough to listen and learn
is still smarter.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

@. How many motion picture COM
panies are there in the United
States?-F. J. NJ.
A. In 1921, the latest year for which
figures are available here, there were
127 establishments in the United
States engaged primarily in the pro-
duction of motion pictures, eighty
three being classified as producers