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Evening star., 1923-10-06
Sic Transit Gloria
Of All Wars Heroes

The great lion on the field Of
Waterloo is reported In danger Of
collapse. The base upon which 1t
rests is In ruins. .
The battlefield Of more than GEN.
tury ago has been forgotten by most
people In the rush to the new field
OF glory. Where Napoleon and
wellington contended does not con-
cern the tourists who want to see
where Foch and Hindenburg were
making their fame.
And the lion has lasted much longer
than either the Corsican or the Eng
|iishman, neither Of whom had any
other claim upon the attention Of the
world.
The poet Shelley sang the requiem
|of all the glory Of might in the pic
'ture OF a crumbled statue half-cover-
ed with sand. bearing the inscription:
my name is osymandias. king of
kings;
Look on my works. ye mighty. and
despair:
Nothing beside remains.
Of that colossal wreck. boundiess
The lone and level sends stretch
The lion Of Waterloo. the lion Of
military fame, rests on q foundation
|fhat orum6 6lo0 with time. Why patch
|it upf-Tort worth Star Telegram.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

all met disaster, but later Zeppe1ins
became formidable war engines Of
destruction. There have been built
125 zeppelins. Rival German build
gibles. Great Britain fifteen and
| France one-total, l66. The Zeppelin
principles were secret until ship
| was captured in England and another
In France. in spite of efforts Of their
officers to blow them up.
| In the United States the general
board Of the Navy In 1915 recon-
mended to Congress the construction
OF at least one such ship. Again in
| 1915 and In 1917 this recommendation
was repeated. and. beginning in 1916,
an effort was made to establish a
joint Army and Navy board for air
ship construction. but 1t was year
lator before actual plans were begun
This board is headed by Admiral Tay-
lor and Gen. Squier. A mission was
| sent to Europe, where our allies sup
| piled the investigators with all the
| information In their possession.
About the time our mission arrived
| In England new series of ships was
| being designed. based upon the Zep-
peiin which had fallen in England,
! and our commission was given the
benefit of those designs. In France
| and Italy the same liberal courtesy
was shown to our representatives.
| The success Of our first dirtgible
| built In America, ZR-1 designed by
| the bureau of aernautics and built by
the Navy and Army combined) Is a
| the special aids received from other
nations. While England had the
courage to call her first ship the
'Mayfly," ours, the ZR-1. is to be
known as the Shenandoah, an Indian
name meaning Daughter Of the Stars"
with a capacity Of 100000 cubic feet
| of gas-helium being used because It
| is non-inflammable.
The United States lacked some of
I the metal alloys used, but our invent
ors have supplied acceptable sub
| stitutes. Some Of our materials are
better than any used in Europe. We
have an alloy with a tensile strength
| OF $4,000 pounds per square inch. as
tested at the bureau of standards,
and a three-sided, latticed girder, in
vented at the bureau Of standards,
known.
The twenty-four gas bags in the
are covered with that most imper-
vious material known as "goldbeat-
er's skin" This Is a skin" covering
OF certain parts OF intestines of cat
Tie, ana 1Or Sucn an alrSnlp as Lh-l
| tt requires hundreds OF thousands Of
cattle to produce enough goldbeater's
skin.
There is only one place in America
where helium is produced: IL is Fort
Worth, Tex, which has a productive
capacity of 100000 cubic feet a month,
/ taking four months to fill the Shen-
andoah.
England undertook to build for US
ZR-2. but II exploded on its try-out
Germany Is now building for US ZR-3.
This is not a reparation balloon. but
takes the place OF two allotted to
US but destroyed before delivery by
patriotic Germans. It will be de-
| iivered some time this fall.
| The United States owns some six
J or eight non-rigid or semi-rigid ball
looms, but according to Mr.. Star
| Truscott, engineer designer of the
Navy. they are not in use, for econ
omy reasons" Mr.. Truscott. to whom
| this writer Is indebted for much Of
these data, seems to have faith only
in the rigid. dirigible type Of the
class Of the Shenandoah.
Copyright, 1923, BY p. Y. Collins.}
Evening star., 1923-10-06
The Chosen American Racer.

zev, the Sinclair colt, Is the selec-
ton Of the Jockey Club committee to
carry the American colors in the IN
ternational race October 20. His selec-
tion had been confidently predicted in
spite Of protests that there should be
n fair trial to decide between Zev and
Ny Own, Admiral Grayson's unbeaten
thsee-yeaT-old, before the Jockey Club
choice was announced.
The ofiicial announcement Of the
selection Of zev contains the follow.
ins: '"The definite choice Of Zev sets
as rest any speculation as to the
chances Of Ny Own outranking him
Tor the honor, and puts an end to the
controversy which has been raging for
the past two weeks"
Apparently the Jookvy Club bslieves
in that old adase, "ths king can Do no
wrotg." and expects the American
pablic to hold the same belief, no mat
1br what the facts are In the case. It
may discover that an aud has not been
put 70 the controversy over the re-
spsoktve merits oe Zev and Ny Own.
1As troasis about the entire matter
Evening star., 1923-10-06
rings. Mourning earrings Of Jet hay'

rings. Mourning earrings Of Jet have
a large sale.
Q. How long does it take to call
the roll of the House of Represents
| tiyeS?-N, NJ.
A. The reading clerk of the House
| says that he can make roll call IN
] twenty-five minutes. There are 43b
members of the House. and on each
roll call these names have to be called
three times, with clerks checking Off
| on printed lists as the members an
! swer to their names.
| @. Did Woodrow Wilson pay in
come tax while he was President7
| "A. B.
A. The President of the United
F.! States was exempt from paying in
come tax under the revenue act OF
1917. Under the revenue acts of 1913
\ and 1921 he was not exempt from the
payment Of income tax He is taxed
| on his income from outside sources
as we'll as on his salary.
Q. Where is the largest natural gas
| field in the world?-O. S. S.
| A. The bureau of mines saws that
the present indications show that the
Amarillo. Tex, gas field Is the largest
| In the world.
Q. Why does the government bor-
| row money-why not make IL as fast
| as It Is needed?-F. H..
A. The government could not coin
| money continually without exhaust
| ing the supply of gold, without the
| security Of which paper money would
be worthless. All gold offered is pur-
chased and forms the basis of the
monetary system of the UnitedoSta
SILVER and minor, coins are marely.
: token coins. Silver bullion is bought
IN the open market on competitive
BIDS, In the same way that any COM
| modify is bought and sold. =.
Q. Have any English .barristers
been asked to sit on the American
Supreme Court bench?-D. NJ b.
A. Only twice. in the history of the
court asked a foreign representative
to SIT on the bench with the JUSTICES,
and In both cases IL was a lord chief
Justice of England-Lord Coleriege
and Lord Redding being so honorsd.
Q. What countries are included In
the near Caste. NJ. e.
A. The countries included are
Greece, Jugoslavia. Rumania. Egypt,
Bulgaria. Persia. Albania. Turkey.
ghanistan, Hejaz, Syria, Mesopotan1ia,
Q. What state is credited with hav-
tuS the HiS nest per cent OF 0raIteQ
men who passed the physical exam
tnation for service in the world war?
e P. l.
A. Wyoming Is said to have had
the highest per cent of physically
| at drafted men during the world war.
The percentage was S7.2. -.
| Q. Where. Will the sclipse Of the
sun In 1926 be totaI?-A p.
A. The Naval Observatory says the
eclipse Of January Ia, 1928. with be
total In equatorial Africa, In the In
dian ocean and in the East Indies.
| Q. How many postmen2a are there In
| New York city, H. w.
A. There are 3.o53 city carriers,
5.s77 clerks and 1852 special clerks
in the post office of New York city.
| fTf yot hare q question you lodnt
GnsUered, send it to The Star In
! formation Bureau, Frederic j. Has
| kin, director. 1890 North Capitol
street. IncIose cents In stamps for
return postdge.)
Evening star., 1923-10-06

The strike Of the New York news
paper pressmen, which deprived the
Pc eople Of that municipality of their
daily papers for couple Of days and
forced curtailrpent Of the size when
sharply denounced BY editors. who
found a lesson In contract enforce.
ment In the action taken by George
Berry, president Of the Internal tionaI
union. The, lesson SHOULD be brought
home to all citizens" the Boston
Transcript holds. because no mere
obstfuctionists and outlaws should
have the power to paralyze even mo-
mentariiy an important section of
the American press. The sober Sec
ond thought of American skilled
labor is against the exercise of the
brute power OF labor-union gunmen.
Measurably the thought and day-to-
Of the great city were atrophied and
silent.s
Agitators who had no personal in
terest "misled" the strikers, the Bing-
hamton Sun feels. and this strik,
when the public itself takes to strik
ing back. Then 1t will not be so one
sided" It likewise Is obvious" tn
Springfield Union holds, that nothing
Is so seriously at stake as the prin-
ciple of collective bargaining insisted
upon by leading labor officials. If the
principle has any value for either en-
ployer or employed 1t lies in the
process of mutual negotiation, mutual
agreement and mutual contract and
mutual adherence thereto. This prin-
ciple was violated by its most ardent
defenders in defiance of superior Of
foials. and thus in defiance of the
principles on which labor unionism
Is based. Capital is not unwilling to
accept the principle Of collective bar.
gaining, but the prin cipie becomes Of
no use to either side when either
breaks it's pledges" This opinion re-
ceives the Endorsement Of the Albany
Knickerbocker Press, which feels II is
appalling to be brought face to face
with the fact that the summary stop
ping OF agencies of information can
be enforced by one of the subdivisions
Of the industry. 1t Is a situation
which cannot long be tolerated."
AS the Cincinnati Commercial-Trib-
une sees the episode. 'the New York
newspaper strike teaches a lesson, but
1t is hard lesson. 1t is that without
the press the people perish. Because
without the newspaper business stag
mates, human intercourse Is suspended.
Industries cannot function. Quietly
employment ceases for thousands, and
these and many other thousands lose
Evening star., 1923-10-06
Helping the Farmer.

Representative Martin L. Darey OF
Ohio raises q new point in the case
ck the farmers load of woes. He
describes the farmer as the only
man who pays the freight both ways,
and contends that this is so because
the freight Is deducted from the sell
ing price Of his products and Is added
TO the cost of everything he buys.
Every one else, the Ohioan asserts,
who has anything to sell includes the
freight in his costs and collects 1t
from the buyer.
Representative Davey, in q letter
to President Coolidge, maintains that
high freight rates really now stand as
the greatest blight on the agricultural
industry OF the country, and he urges
Il reduction Of at least 25 per cent in
rates, to be made through the Inter
suggestion Of the Chief Executive. II
the railroads find they cannot stand
such g. material reduction he would
hsve- the commission make UP the
loss IN revenue by increasing the rates
on fuxuries.
What ought to be done and what
can be done to relieve the farmer Is
engaging the best thought Of the coun.
try, but no one has thus far hit upon
q method OF economic relief which Is
not open to criticism from some point
a. view. President Coolidge is under
stood to be giving his major attention
TO, the subject. and soon; Congress will
have 1t on its hands. In the mean.
time, with hogs and corn and cotton,
indeed, almost everything the farmer
raises but wheat, commanding good
prices, the question Of relief may solve
itself.
Evening star., 1923-10-06
Lloyd Georges Reception.

David Lloyd Georges reception yes
terday In New York was an ovation.
While nlarred by a little heckling and
some impudent intrusion by few hos
tile persons, the welcome was an i'm
pressive exhibition Of sympathetic
American interest in the man who
contributed so greatly to the victory
Of the allies in the great war.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges impressions Of
America were, of course, Immediately
sought by his interviewers. and were
given with frankness and wit. Though
never here before, he expressed him
self freely and most delightfully."- about
ffattery. but with sincerity Of ad.
miration. There has, in fact. been
nothing In all this remarkable mans
career that has shown a disposition to
criticize or belittle American qualities
and performances. Indeed, in speech
at a luncheon rendered him In New
York yesterday he declared that Eng.
hshmen contend that George Wash
tngton was the real founder of the
British empire, and that America by
the lesson of its revolution has taught
England how to govern free peoples.
The rise Of this man to power, the
highest power in the British empire
for long period, is an Illustration Of
the real democracy Of the British sys-
TEN. The son Of an humble Welsh
cobbler. David Lloyd George advanced
himself to the first rank. We often
say on this side that America Is op-
portunity, and are prone to boast Of
the fact that our Presidents usually
come from humble origin. while our
highest offices have been held and our
most responsible duties discharged by
those who Were generally known as
"self.made men," Mr.. Lloyd Georges
career shows that this may happen
and does happen in Great Britain as
we'll. 1t is. perhaps. this fact that
makes the former premier SO highly
appreciative Of the United States.
His tour, which begins in Canada,
will bring Mr.. Lloyd George before
great number Of American people. He
Will address directly an immense audi
ence. He will, Of course. be inter-
viewed wherever he goes. and judging
from yesterdays happenings will re-
spond freely and frankly. That he will
interest his hearers and those who
read what is printed about him Is as
sured. For he is easily the most in
teresting man who has come to the
United States for many years.
Evening star., 1923-10-06
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL V.COLLINS
A few days ago thousands OF Wash.

few days ago thousands OF Wash
ingtonians looked into the sky, and ii
they had the imagination and prophetic
vision Of Tennyson. they
Saw the heavens fill with commerce,
Pilots sosiss os -. OF 1rn5 magic ,I,,. sails ..
ping down with costly bales:
Heard the heavens fill with shouting,
ana there rained a ghastly dew
from the nations airy navies, Grap-
ping In the central blue"
Without any power to dip into the
ruture; they saw soaring over the
Eap,sat tra !, a., a monster greater than q
as an eagle above its certain prey.
since that visitation. sailing
through the air has been accom-
Of gasoline per mile. c. Compare a s .iat
with the two or three tons of coal
per mile required by a steamship to
crowd its way through water!
An air-sai GROUND the world can
Of gasoline. at the retail price at
which it Is sold in Texas. the ship
carrying fifty passengers and forty
three officers and crew. Sailing con-
tinuously, at the rate which is. easy
over plains. mountains and oceans,
II would require sixteen days twelve
hours and forty minutes to circum-
navigate the $4,000 miles OF the great
The expense OF the fifty passengers
cannot now be figured closely, but
official estimaes of the annual cost
of operating such a ship Is $4,000,
trips q year around the world.
Enthusiasts predict that such a ship
may travel with the sun, around the
world In twenty-four hours. but that
would be at a speed exceeding 1000
miles an hour. apd experts say that at
a velocity Of 500 miles the heat pro-
duced by friction with the air would
burn up the airship. Falling meteors.
with which the earth is pelted con.
tinuously. are usually burned to
harmless ashes while passing through
the air. Otherwise. humanity and all
be annihilated by the bombardment.
y y
The American Airship Association
is planning to put into passenger
service. In 1924. dirigible ships for
transcontinental voyages, and soon
thereafter will establish around-the-
world circuit tours. The Post once
Department will use the airships. next
summer and thereafter. for a two-day
mail service to England, and also for
South America. The use OF such ships
in time Of war as scouts Ia SO obvious
that 1t needs no discussion. A half
dozen could patrol the mid-Atlantic
and discover the approach OF any
threatening fleet, reporting by wire
less its locality to the Navy defend
ing our shores. Exploration voyages
to the poles and other "impenetrable"
regions are clearly visaged.
~ y
The gas-bag non-rigid balloon was
invented In the reign of Charlemagne
(742-S14 A. d., but the early bal
loonists were executed as sorcerers.
The first practical balloons were
made in France in 1888. In 1851
France had a dirigible. with three
horsepower steam engine. but It could
not exceed a speed OF six or eight
miles an hour-useless In war or
peace. In 1884 France produced a
dirigible operated with a storage bat
terry, fourteen miles an hour. In
1898 Santos Dumont Of France made
the first gasoline-propelled dirigible.
About the same time Count Won
Zeppelin Of Germany was building his
first great airship. His earliest ships
Evening star., 1923-10-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

.. Where was the Bible opened
when President Coolidge was inaug-
urateds-N. o.
A. Upon that occasion the Bible
was opened without regard for book,
chapter or verse. and, apparently. no
account was taken Of the exact place.
@. What cities sell the most Pull
man tickets?-T. L. w.
A. The Pullman company says that
based on receipts for the months Of
January and July, the cities, in or
der, are Chicago, New York, Los
Angeles, st. Louis and San Fran
cisco.
@. Why is there no longer Spanish
olive oil on the markets. E. e.
A. The Department Of Commerce
says that there Is some Spanish oil
on the market. but much less than
there was during the war. Then,
they exported. almost no oil. and
Spain seized the market. So much
oil was exported that the Spanish
people were deprived to a great ex-
tent and the Spanish government put
an an embargo on the exportation Of oil.
been admitted to export. but with
France and Italy in the market again
sivs,s the quantity smaty Of Spanish oil is rela-
Q. What is the proper name Of the
rain crow?-H. B. G.
A. The native Brazilian name of
the rain crow" Is the ami. The anis
inhabit the warmer parts Of America
and are related to the cuckoo. They
are of medium size, about one foot
in length, and have black lustrous
a 1ta ,1 tnla
tions. The tall contains only eight
feathers, the smallest number cred
tied to any living bird.
ancient regime" cover their hairy
A. II. D.
A Mohammed commanded them to
do 50. lest their hair be a temptation
to men.
buried for long time?-P. ".
A. Glass would slowly disintegrate
II buried in moist soil. The action on
the glass would be due primarily to
water and alkalf. The disintegrating
action would vary with the compost
tion or character Of the glass and the
conditions that obtained In the soil.
This action would probably be ex-
tremely slow with any glass and it
would probably be centuries before
some glasses would be completely
disintegrated.
@. How are the amounts determined
that are paid on the winning tickets
In the pari-mutuel system OF betting?
&C. L. w.
A. Each horse In a race Is repre-
sented by numbered ticket. AS each
ticket Is taken from the machine 1t
registers automatically at the top of
the machine. showing at all times
just how many tickets are sold on
each horse. The bettor can therefore
figure just what amount is In the pool
and after deducting the 5 per cent
(the clubs commission) and dividing
by the number Of tickets sold on his
horse he will know just how much he
stands to win II his horse comes in
first.
Q. Is IL true that jewelry Is worn
as a sign Of mourning In South
America?-J. D. H.
A. Jeweiry Is so worn in most OF
the South American countries. par
ticularly in Chile and Peru. Mourning
jewelry consists of bar pins. neck
chains, studs, link buttons and ear
Evening star., 1923-10-06

Turkey viii proclaim itself repub-
lie, and nassacres will probably be
less frequent. A man who has a vote
is in a position to supplement his ap-
peais for mercy with a little political
pull. ~ ass-.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

Reminders that Mr.. Magnus John.
son looks little like Theodore Roose.
welt will not be a great help to the
new senator. from Minnesota The
suggestion Of comparison is likely TO
make criticism exacting rather than
generous.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

Lloyd George will not speak pub.
iicly in New York city until after he
has been heard in other parts Of the
continent. So practiced and popular
an actor on the world stage need not
have followed the custom Of out-of.
town appearances preceding n metro
politan premier.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

Feminine influence IN matters Of
public concern has not operated to dis
courage pugilism. On the contrary, It
has brought up a new point OF
etiquette as to whether a true gentle
man is under obligations to give up
his seat to lady at a prize fight.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

Having opened the mines. Gov.
P1nchot is now closing the saloons.
The ultimate consumer will at least
be Immediately protected from the
insidious attentions of John Barley
corn.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

In planning to make Germany one
huge factory, Hugo SHINES reveals
the fact that he Is not content to be
q captain Of industry, but proposes to
be a commander.in.chief.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

Denunciation by Mr.. Gompers is
likely to make little impression on
Mussolini. who probably does not
know much more about the American
Federation Of Labor than he does
about the league Of nations.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

If he has been q Newspaper reader
President Coolidge has in advance
a fairly good idea Of what Gov Smith
intends to say to him about the Vol
stead law.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

Germany has issued so many paper
marks that it Is liable to take a work.
man longer to count his pay than It
takes to do the work.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

Elections were devised as q means
Of soothing discomfort and averting
threats Of violence. The idea appears
to be working out In Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1923-10-06
Contradicting . Proverb.

Contfadtct1ng Pr0vefb.
you can't get something for moth.
ing," remarked the ready.rnade philos.
opher.
Maybe not" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax; but III say the man who took
nv good money In exchange for forged
masterpieces came very near IT,,
Evening star., 1923-10-06

@. How many postmen are there In
New York city?-W. H. w.
A. There are 3.053 city carriers,
5.s77 clerks and 1852 special clerks
in the post office of New York city.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

fTf you hare question you lodnt
Gnst1ered, send IL to The Star In
formation Bureau, Frederic j. Has
kin, director, 1890 North CAPITOL
street. IncIose cents In stdnpS for
return DOStd6sl
Evening star., 1923-10-06
Wanted: A Boss.

With political bosses we're through
No longer the masses will heed 'em
But In Europe few
Some business might do
In lands where they now seem te
need EN-.
Evening star., 1923-10-06

Q. Where will the sclipse OF the
sun In 1926 be totaI?-A p.
A. The Naval Observatory says the
eclipse Of January Ia, 1928, will be
total In equatorial Africa, In the In
dian ocean and In the East Indies.
Evening star., 1923-10-06
Rate by Mail-Payable In Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
All Other States

Daily and Sunday. ! yr.. $1,000: mo-, s5c
Daily only........1 yr, $500: mo-, soc
Sunday only. yr., $500; mo-, 25c
Evening star., 1923-10-06
Tact

isn't It against the law to play
poker in Crimson Gulch?''
1T Is, kind o." replied Cactus Joe.
Sometimes rough party from Snake
Ridge sits In and gets suspiciously
lucky. We had tp fix up some kind of
q police regulation SOS ws could break
up the, game without hurtin' any
body's feelings"
''6oms O. desfsrs politicians does
vase a heap O. tiine." said Uncle
Eben. "oue o. dem stopped an lee
tilred 70 me foh two hours. same a. II
i had to b persuaded =. vsts - re-
puh1icAn f5ekGG.