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Evening star., 1923-06-27
Refueling in the Air.

Only little while ago, as time goes
now. crowded as are the days and
months and years with striking inno-
: vations and discoveries and advances,
1t was announced that warships could
be refueled at sea, and amaZement was
F., expressed at this great gain in the
range Of the naval fighting forces. But
parison with that which has just now
been proclaimed, the refueling of an
airplane travelling at the rate of ninety
miles an hour.
This stupendous feat was accom-
3 plished at San Diego. For some time
past it has been rehearsed without the
actual use of gasoline. The feeding
plane has hovered over the receiving
machine. and steel-cased rubber pipe
has been passed down and coupled to
the tank. After constant practice a
way has been found to insure a perfect
connection and to safeguard against
the leakage of even few drops of the
highly volatile fluid, which, falling
upon the hot, pipes Of the engine,
would cause an explosion. Monday the
gasoline was poured through the pipe
without slip, and this long sought ad-
vance in aviation was achieved.
Long nonstop flights may now be
regarded as possible for smaller planes
than that which recently made the
flight across the continent. The range
. OF an airplane. like that of a ship, is
the limit of its fuel-storage capacity.
II planes can be regularly resupplied
:; In the air there is no practical limit
f, to their endurance. The fact that the
81 fuel is taken on with practically no
check in speed is a factor of impor-
i tance.
In practice probably this newly
gained facilityswill be of service chief
ly in case of war. when plane fleets
must be kept in action. 1t cannot
however, be predicted what will come
of the new gain, merely the latest in a
wonderful series of achievements in
aviation.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

sentative and responsible organiza-
tions OF citizens the Commissioners
asked for an opinion from the corpora
tion counsel as to ths course which
might be best for them to take. 1t
was suggested by one of the CONNER
cial bodies that license fee Of $500 a
day be charged these. shows. the un-
derstanding being THAI such a license
fee would be prohibitory. The corpora
tion counsel has advised the Commits
sioners that such an increased license
could not legally be laid against the
shows without authority from Con-
gress. To secure authority from Con-
sress would require time,, and would
mean long delay in dealing with a
situation that has become troublesome.
But he advises the Commissioners that
they have power, under existing law,
to refuse permits for merry-go-rounds
and similar devices. and that their de-
cision on these matters is not subject
to review by the courts.
Prohibition against the merry-go-
round will operate, it is believed, as a
bar against the carnival show, be.
cause it is the central feature of the
travelling carnival. 1t is believed that
a carnival could not carry on it's busi-
ness without the aid Of that noise.
making and money-making device.
Commissioner Oyster has made the an
nouncement that he will exercise the
power pointed out by the corporation
counsel. and that carnival restrictions
will be applied.
Evening star., 1923-06-27
A Ford Party in the Making.

From Detroit comes a special dis
patch to the New York Tribune saying
that convention of all Ford -for-Presi-
dent clubs in Michigan, to be held at
Dearborn, Mr.. Ford's home, is under
serious consideration and regarded as
likely to be held. The aims of the
proposed convention would be the
formation of a third national political
party, and the nomination and election
of Henry Ford as President of the
United States. Dearborn is the home
of the first Ford for President Club. and
its officers report that they are be-
sieged with requests from similar Or
ganizations in many states for leader
ship, instruction and literature about
Mr.. Ford. indicating, to their mird,
that there is spontaneous movement
in his behalf that is of widespread
character.
Secretary Greene of the home club
Is quoted as declaring that there is
no denying the fact that the people
want third party. Letters by the
thousand pour in upon us, each with
the thought set down in black and
white--a third party is wanted and
Mr.. Ford is the only man to be con-
sidered for the nomination" He cited
one instance to corroborate his asser-
ton. letter from the Non Partisan
League Of Akron, Ohio, said TO be
composed of 2,764 republicans and
1886 democrats, 95 per cent of whom.
it was claimed want Mr.. Ford for
President.
If the contemplated convention of
the Ford clubs really is a definite
move in the direction of the creation
Of a third party, ii should attract the
most earnest and serious attention of
politicians in both the old parties as
we'll as the electorate at large. The en-
trance into the field of a third party
would upset the calculations of the
leaders of the old parties and an
nihilate the candidatorial plans of
number of eminent men.
A contest among three parties. with
one of them of the magnitude likely
to be attained by the Ford movement,
would assurediy throw the election of
President into the House of Repre-
sentat tives. That is d thought which
should be carefully pondered by those
backing the suggested undertaking.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

Woodrow Wilson would be the
greatest chautauqua turn" in the
country If he could be cajoled into
the big brown tents, according to
Henry T. Harrison of Chicago, pro-
prietor of one Of the Redpath chau-
tauquas. Offers to address the pro-
letariat from chautauqua platforms
reach the sage of S street inces-
sanity. Mr.. Wilson could probably
| dictate his own terms-which is
more than certain lesser statesmen,
now in the Congress of the United
States, have been able to do. 1t Is
of record that republican senator
of renown, who was wanted for chau-
tauqua work this summer, demanded
$500 a day for his oratorical services.
AS it was about five times their
assessed worth, no engagement re-
suited. A dozen or more members
qua circuit at the rate of $500 to S400
a week, plus railroad expenses. For
mer cabinet officers command about
the same rate.
X x x X
When S. P. Gilbert, jr.. now acting
Secretary Of the Treasury, retires
from the undersecretaryship in the
autumn. a pesky thorn will be re-
moved from the side of Senator Key
Pittman of Nevada They have been
at daggers drawn for months over
enforcement of certain provisions Of
the Pittman act. That wartime
measure, enacted to help Great
Britain preserve her silver rupee cur
rency in India, provided for the coin
of
American silver coinage. At the in
stigation of Mr.. Gilbert, in whose
capacity Secretary Mellon reposes
great confidence, the Treasury de-
1t was claimed that the government
thereby saved a round $4,000, 900, owing
to the fluctuations in silver prices
and for other technical reasons. Pitt
man, voicing the united and nd voGit- .;it
| ing at Gilbert without mercy--also
without result. The senator ahrms
that Gilbert has f1outed mandatory
provision of his act, the passage OF
which resulted in Pittman's trium-
phant reelection in 1922.
* n X X
The Leviathan might we'll be named
S. S. Melting Pot. 1t was recondi-
toned and commissioned under a
Shipping Board chairman and vice
chairman who, respectively, are a
Jew and an Irish Catholic. Its chief
engineer is an Australian. Its chief
electrician is German. Three hun
dred of it's well trained stewards and
stewardesses are English. Scotch or
Welsh Its linen comes exclusively
from Ireland. And the queen of the
seas herself was made in Germany.
Practically every state in the Union
is represented in her reconstructed
equipment. Shipwrights from Dixie
land rebuilt her Woodworkers in
Massachusetts turned out her oak
deck chairs WOODEN mill hands in
Minneapolis doomed her snow-white
blankets. The Leviathan was remade
in Virginia, refitted at Boston and her
home port is New York.
Calvin Coolidge celebrates his birth
days on the same date as Uncle Sam
Evening star., 1923-06-27
Restriction on Carnivals.

The carnival situation is to be
brought under control. and there is a
feeling of satisfaction in the neighbor-
hoods where these travelling shows
have been In the habit Of pitching
their tents and setting up their merry
go-rorndc and other features. There
is general satisfaction that a remedy
Is to be applied to an evil that has
been complained against by citizens
associations, other civic organizations
and trade bodies. A visitation now and
then by one Of the so-called carnivals
would not have aroused widespread
protest, but the shows have multiplied
until it became fair to classify them
as nuisances. The noise and clamor
Of the shows increased, and their
moral tone seemed to become danger
easfy low.
IN View OF the protests BY repre-.
Evening star., 1923-06-27
Open Letter.

Op6u ActtcE.
Sim Sorghum, Washington, d. c..
Dear Sem: have wrote you several
times about my boy Josh. and you
wrote back that as soon as you found
some work for him you would let me
know. If that is the way you misap-
prehend things don't wonder some
of the fellers around here are begin
ming to hint, in defiance OF my efforts
to stand up for you, that you are not
the man for the place. Josh don't
need work. He's got to have one Of
those optical illusion jobs, and you
mustn't let him talk much, for when
you come right down to 1t tspeaking
confidentiaD Josh is that green I've
been afraid he might initiate q bear
that chews his paws, and some day
when he gets hungry eat hisself for q
salad. Feeling very good-natured and
obliging myself, and hoping you are
the same, remain,
TIMOTHY CORNTOsSEL.
Evening star., 1923-06-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Hnskin

@. Did former President Wilson
sign the volstead act?-L c.
A. The volstead act was vetoed by
President Wilson October ~, 1913.
It was passed over his veto OCTOBER
2s, 1919.
Q. As forests are cut, is the land
all turned over to agricultural pur-
poses?--J. P. c.
A. The forest service says that the
United States contains some 465.00o,Ooo
acres of forest land, timbered, cut
over and burned; and that most or
this will always be forest land. lts
area Is ample to grow all the Wood
needed for domestic demands ana ex-
port. If 1t is kept at work growing
trees.
Q. In what year did BENJAMIN
Franklin become a Mason?-H. A. D.
A. In the winter Of 1857.
Q. How large should a kitchen be?
C. l. NJ.
A. Convenience is more important
than size. One hundred and twenty
square feet Of space Is plenty Tor
preparing food and washing dishes
for family of average size.
o. Is the use Of peyote among the
Indians injurious to themE-J. }.
A. Peyote Is a drug taken frona,
plant related to the rnescal OF
Mexico. 1t affects the nerves In
somewhat the same fashion as opium
or cocaine Opinions differ as to its
effect upon the Indians as a race.
While some men become shiftless and
debauched as result OF Its use,
other individuals and tribes have
used it for many years with no signs
of decadence.
Q. What is an aquarell paint
A. Aauarell means q drawing In
water colors. The word is from the
italian acquarello. which. in turn, Is
adapted from the italian word aqua"
meaning water. This word has suf-
fered no change from the Latin OF
the classics.
! O. Can bowlegs be Strengthened?
A. Bowlegs may be remedied in
| many cases by appropriate orthopedic
appliances or by means Of a surgical
operation In the latter case the
outer condyle of the femur Is cut off
in a slanting line. and the limb
aligned. after which the condyle is
allowed to knit to the femur in its
new position; or the shaft of the bone
may be broken. the leg Strengthened
and bandaged in proper position un-
til healing is complete.
(Questions of fact are answered di-
rect to the inquirers Only a few
selected ones of general interest are
printed.)
Evening star., 1923-06-27

Q. Where Is the local Y. w. c. A.
going to move?-A. c. T.
A. fhe general secretary Of the
Y. w. c. A. will have her office at the
614 e street branch OF the association.
The educational department, Miss
Marion Miller, director. and the de-
partment Of religious instruction,
Mrs. Elaine Rising, director, are es-
tablished in the McKim building. ad-
joining Epiphany Church on G street.
cafeteria will be opened on the
first floor Of this building in July.
Q. How many feet in diameter are
the clocks in the tower Of the Post
Office building on Pennsylvania ave-
nue?-E. M. L.
A. The Post Office Department says
that the. clocks are fifteen feet in
diameter
Q. Does a President bring his own
furniture to the White House,. K.
A. The furniture in the White
House is owned by the nation. The
new President brings only such per-
sonal belongings as he may care to
have with him during his term OF
office, and removes the same when his
successor is inaugurated.
Q. Has the patent office ever been
burned?-F. C.
A. The building in which the mod
els Of patents were kept was de-
stroyed by fire in 1886. Again, in
1877. a part Of the building was
burned.
Q. Is there anything that can be
put in water that will make cut
flowers keep longer?-A. G. l.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that nothing is better than fresh
cold water for flowers. The water
should be changed daily and the
stems Of the flowers clipped. In the
case of roses, a piece Of ice in the
vase will keep the buds from open
ing so rapidly.
9. What lines of business were
followed by the four men who started
the Rotary Cubic. c. H.
A. Three were business men-one
coal dealer, one a merchant tailor
and one a mining operator. The
other was a professional mana law
yer The first club was in Chicago.
Q. What is meant by a button ca T
on a dog?-C. w.
A. This is a name applied to an
cealing the inside. as in fox terriers
Evening star., 1923-06-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM EILE

the Fourth of July. The Vice Pres-
dent will be fifty-one years old on his
approaching anniversary. He shares
the honor of Fourth of July birth
day with a certain discredited young
Prussian named Wilhelm Friedrich
Hohenzollern, eldest son Of the exiled
and ex-German crown prince. That
ill-starred youth was born at Pots
dam on July 4, 1906. Germans Of
those halcyon days looked upon 1t as
an omen of sentimental relations
with the United States in the era
over which he would reign as the
fourth emperor of his name.
Washington has just had a visit
from a Japanese editor, Masazumi
Ando, who renounced the Buddhis;
priesthood for journalistic career
He now directs the activities of the
Asahi, great newspaper published
simultaneously in Toxic and Osaka
AS side line, Mr. Ando is a prom
inent member of the Buddhist party.
in the Japanese parliament His
branch of that faith, the Shin sect,
permits its priests to marry. The
daughter of the Kubutsu Shonin, or
archbishop, of the Shin Buddhists-
Count Otani-is attending the Episco-
pal Cathedral School in Washington.
She is Miss Motto Otani, Her brother
is shortly to marry the sister 81
Princess Nagoko, fancee of the Japa-
nese crown prince.
x -
William Livingston, veteran Detroit
banker, who is as close to Henry Ford
as any man in the world, tells this
observer that if the motor magnate
makes up his mind to be nominated
for the presidency nothing will stop
him." 1t is said to be the Ford way,
Whether the determination has been
reached-"there's the rub" saws Liy-
ingston. Also, he ayers, the man"
with the most influence over Henry is
woman-Mrs. Ford. Virtually every
thing is thought to depend on her.
up" intellectually far beyond the
history -is-bunk" and peaceship days
by intensive reading, and can now be
ranked well posted man.
George Marshall, a Washington
theater manager. is resorting 20 the
novel recourse of advertising that O
good show now at his playhouse 'is
not doing business" and wants to
know why. Marshall must have been
digging into Lord NorthcIiffe's canny
ways. Northcliffe once published
book called Our German Cousins"
which achieved only small sale. II
was a clarion call to the British to
wake up and acquaint themselves
with their aggressive rivals and
neighbors across the North sea- One
day Northcliffe's Daily Mail blossomed
out in steamer headlines" reading:
A Daily Mail Failure
The Book That VIII Not Sell.
why Aren't More People Reading
Our German Cousins?"
Then Northcliffe offered a prize OF
five pounds for the best answer 10
the question. Within a week a
quarter of million gullible Britons
bought y .'Our German Cousins" In
order to qualify for the competition.
Evening star., 1923-06-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHII.ANDER JOHNSON

Watering Places.
A tiny child so pallid,
Upon a summer day,
Drew near a house Of blossoms
To watch the garden spray.
She came sometimes at twilight,
Sometimes at early dawn,
ITO see the wiggle water
Sprinkle, sprinkle on the lawn"
Some seek the ocean billow,
Some seek the mountain stream,
When summer days grow weary
And bid us rest and dream.
And some who live uncherished
In patient joy are drawn,
Just "to see the wiggle water
Sprinkle, sprinkle on the lawn"
Evening star., 1923-06-27

Every time Chicago announces fig
ures ,on a grand opera deficit ultimate
consumers around the country begin
to wonder whether it has anything to
do with an occasional boost in the
price Of meat.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

Sweden has succeeded in manufac-
turing an artificial wood by mixing a
small amount of sawdust with chemi-
cals.t This will enable wood to be
ranked as fuel along with the coal
which is largely slate.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

AS much interest is being shown in
the personal letters Of the late Sarah
Bernhardt as if she were still engaged
in her perpetual, and sometimes dis
couraging, art struggle, and were
being persuaded to take publicity at
any price.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

The difference between three-mile
and twelve.mile limit may be as
much as three-quarters Of an hour.
with a slow boat.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

No wonder the old poets are failing
of appreciation. Nobody is going to
feel any sympathy, for instance, with
a youth bearing an Excelsior" motto
amid snow and ice, when the one
slogan of the season is Fair and
warmer"
Evening star., 1923-06-27

Having tasted betimes at what is
called AN American bar" in London,
several eminent Europeans are not in
clined to regard total abstinence in the
u. S. A. as any great deprivation.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

Lenin is sick and Trotsky is, of
course. worried about him. These facts
leave them free to let others take the
responsibility for the way sovietism is
or is not working out.
Evening star., 1923-06-27
In the Air.

The next war will be fought up in
the air.
Perhaps" replied Miss Cayenne;
anyhow, some Of the diplomats are
already selecting that locality for
their discussions"
Evening star., 1923-06-27

An eminent writer demonstrates
that psychology is not necessarily
close to philology when in explaining
the Oedipus complex he gently tautol-
ogizes and refers to King Oedipus
Rex"
Evening star., 1923-06-27

1t is just as well to invite the ladies
to political conferences. They will be
there anyhow-or else the men will
stay, home.
Evening star., 1923-06-27
Pints and Pounds.

- pint's a pound the world round"
mot in Europe" answered Mr..
Dustin Stax. 1T would tasrs more
paper marks than Germany could jam
into {, pint measure to look like .
pound sterling in England. -
Evening star., 1923-06-27

A statesman visiting Europe for
economic information may easily find
himself at times so busy answering
questions that he has no time to- ask
any.
Evening star., 1923-06-27
A General Policy.
When summers persistences
Leave no one exempt,
A passive resistance.
Is all I'd attempt.

Some day. said Uncle Eben. II
may feel dat it's up to me to go on
one o. desc here hunger strikes. If 1t
ever happens it'll have to be at de time
Of year when it's too late foh spring
chicken an too early foh watermelon.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

Hometown boosters should not be
permitted to overlook the fact that
Washington, D. c., is a home town
for every senator or representative.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

The debtor. whether individual, al
ways finds it easier to forget than the
creditor finds it to forgive.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

Lynchings decreased in 1923. Come
again, DR.. Coue.
Evening star., 1923-06-27
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Evening star., 1923-06-27

The Evening star. with the Sunday morning
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Evening star., 1923-06-27

Tammany Hall, the political organ
isation of which Gov. Smith is a men,
ber, has the reputation of taking keen
interest in presidential elections from
the viewpoint of patronage. OF
course, Tammany's chief concern is
in municipal elections; for it Is in the
dispensatfon of the thousands of city
offices that 1t finds its richest pick
ings, but there are nice federal po-
sitions in the disposal of patronage
by President to which Tammany
likes to have a string attached. Tam
many often supports a candidate for
nomination for TRADING purposes
only, and when the opposition party
wins in state or national elections
has not been averse in the past to
making deals 70 It's own advantage in
the city. 81 .s.as--s !
Evening star., 1923-06-27

Questions of fact are answered di-
rect to the inquirers. Only a few
selected ones of general interest are
printed)
Evening star., 1923-06-27

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Evening star., 1923-06-27

Q. What is meant by a button-ear
on a dog?-C. w.
A. This is a name applied to an
ear which falls over in front, con-
cealing the inside. as in fox terriers.
Evening star., 1923-06-27

Friends close to Gov. Smith declare
that the public would be surprised to
know the number Of letters from
received urging and encouraging him
to announce his candidacy for the
nomination. It is said they are not
all from 'wet'' admirers, either, and
that many are from influential demo-
Gratis.
One suggestion which is heard in
connection with his candidacy Is that
even If he should feel the chances
to be against his nomination. his can
didacy would buttress him with sup
port which would give him the bal
ance of power in the choice OF q
candidate and make him a leading
factor in democratic politics Of the
nation.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-10
AUTO Law VIOLA70RS
HERDED in BY POLICE
Campaign Against Drivers
Who Ignored Statutes
and Ordinances

Policemen, Clarence Lanpher and
Thomas Feeney today conducted a
rigid campaign against violators OF
Section AZ of the motor vehicle law
which compels automobile truck own
ers and operators to have the capacity
and weight of the truck painted or
marked on two sides Of the machine.
They will be arraigned in police court
tomorrow morning.
Arthur Roderick of ~ Cherry
street was the first violator to be
placed under arrest by Officer Lam
pher this morning. Michael Katow-
ski of Orange street. Albert Eckert Of
Ncwington, Samuel Rimicoff of 21
Olive street and William Anderson of
Hartford were the others arrested by
Officer Lanpher. Officer Feeney
brought in Martin Rebisz of 166
Broad street, Lewis Notaro Of 495
South Main street and Herbert An
dres of Al Warlock street.
Five New Britain men were arrest
ed this morning for violating the city
ordinance in reference to parking
their automobiles in restricted terri
tory, and all paid their fines OF 81 to
Captain George Kelly.
Policeman William Hayes arrested
Emil Nyquist of As City avenue for
over crowding a jitney bus which he
was driving.