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Evening star., 1926-10-01
Section of Press Cleans Hope
From Smash of FOnck Plane

keen. SO is that felt by Lieut.. Cur
tin. But the most disappointed per-
son, and perhaps the most pathetic
figure concerned. except the sorrow-
ing survivors of the two dead men, IS
Igor Sikorsky, the Russian who de-
signed and built the big plane. The
triple motored plane for this flight
was his masterpiece. Other aviation
designers and engineers gave it high
praise. Much was expected of IT,
Sikorskys hopes for the future were
centered In it."
1.-THE fearful loss Of life and injury
of limb. and the tragedies of the serv-
ice." which have accompanied much
progress in the science of aviation"
are emphasized by the Charleston Eve
ming Post, which feels that they are
almost as numerous and quite as
shocking as in the earliest ESSAYS at
navigation of the air" The Syracuse
Herald expresses the opinion that
"the names of Charles Clavier,
French navy radio expert, and Jacob
Islamoff, graduate of the Russian
Naval Academy and officer of tho
flames, must be enrolled with the
heroes of the air. Their sacrifice in
the cause of science" adds the
Herald. us as truly heroism as if they
had made it in the war, through
which they passed unscathed."
The Savannah Press points to the
ultimate purpose, which, ''of course.
is the establishment of Il stable and
permanent schedule through the air
between this country and Europe"
and deplores the fact that right now
the airShips never live through the
experimental stages"
"At best, under conditions OF flight
at the present state of development, :"
in the judgment of the Brooklyn Eagle,
"the trip from New York to Paris
without stop lies beyond the limits of
safe flying. 1t can quite conceivahly
be performed. and might we'll have
been performed under slightly differ.
ent conditions of atmosphere at the
take-off in the flight that came so
suddenly to grief. But the uncer.
tainty of the undertaking puts 1t en-
phatically in the class of feats and in.
dicates that we are yet a long way
short Of inauguratiug regular and
safe aerial transit between this city
and the continent of Europe" Tho
Cleveland News is convinced that,
while 1T would be hard to Judge
whether the outcome hurts the cause
of air navigation as much as success
might have helped it," there is reason
to conclude that public confidence in
aircraft Is additionally rcpulsed by
every new disaster" and that "avia-
tons greatest need at present is rep
utation for reliability and safety, but
its eXponentS seem not To bother
themselves about that, even TO the
extent of refraining from attempting
too much"
Evening star., 1926-10-01

News comes from Everett, Mass.
that 1.-The manufacture Of pig iron in
New England was revived by the act
of the President in pressing a button
at washington which set in operation
a blast furnace at the Mystic iron
works here" The dispatch continues;
The blast furnace industry was
started in Massachusetts in l64S by
John Winthrop. jr., son of Governor
Winthrop, but it had not been active
in recent years" 1t has been set
down in history that the first success
ful iron works in the United States
was established on the Saugus River
near Lynn, Mass, in 1643. Iron min
ing and smelling were carried on in
Maryland and Virginia not far from
tury. One of the early Marylanders.
Richard Snowden the Immigrant was
known as "the Iron Master" and 1t is
believed by those who have examined
into the question that Snowden was
mining iron and smelling ii with char
coal on his lands northeast of Wash
tngton in Prince Georges and Anne
Arundel counties. near the Patuxent
River, in 1869.
J. II. Alexander. Typographical en-
gineer of Maryland. in a report TO
Gov. William Grayson in 1s40. listed
the iron works then in operation in
Maryland and enumerated the ruins
of many very old establishments. He
said that iron furnaces were in opera
ton in Maryland and Virginia surely
as early as 171S. for in that year three
tons Of iron bars were exported to
EAgland. and in 1919 an act was pro-
posed in the House OF Lords to pre-
vent the erection OF iron rolling mills
in America. The bill was not passed.
but in 1850 the British Parliament en-
acted a measure having the same
purpose.
Historians write that there was a
furnace on the tract called the Iron
Evening star., 1926-10-01
Hughes and The Hague Tribunal


The selection of Charles Evans
Hughes as an American member of
the Permanent Court of Arbitration
at The Hague is entirely fitting. Mr..
Hughes experience and ability place
him at the head of any list Of Ameri.
cans who might be considered for
such appointment. Former associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, at one
iurist is qualified both through his
legal knowledge and his familiarity
with international law and foreign af.
fairs. His service in the cause of in
ternational peace when he led the
Washington conference on limitation
Of ornaments and the problems of
the Pacific was Of the highest order.
In the more recent discussions Of
the World Court and the League of
Nations, the Permanent Court of
Arbitration at The Hague has been
sometimes lost to sight and memory.
The Hague tribunal, as 1t is more IA
miliarly known, however, is still a go
ing concern and capable of rendering
valuable service. 1t sprang into
existence as a result of the Interna-
tional Peace Conference held at The
Hague in 1899, more than quarter
OF a century ago. This conference
was called by the late Gar of Russia,
Nicholas II, and The Hague tribunal
was the crowning work Of the confer
ence. At the second peace conference,
held in 1907, the provisions made for
the tribunal were somewhat modified
to meet the needs which experience
had demonstrated.
During it's life The Hague tribunal
has handled with satisfaction a con-
siderable number of important mat
ters which threatened serious trouble
between the nations involved. The
first countries to seek it's good offices
were the United States and Mexico
when the Pious-fund claim between
those countries was settled in 1902.
A year later the differences between
Venezuela and the United States and
Venezuela and some of the European
nations were handled by the tribunal.
Mr.. Hughes takes the place in the
United States panel of The Hague
tribunal held by the late Judge George
Gray of Delaware, at one time a
United States Senator and held in
high regard as a jurist. Each of the
nations adhering to the tribunal is
empowered to select q panel of five
jurists. When two or more nations
agree to submit q question to the
tribunal for arbitration they decide
upon the jurists who are to make up
the court, picking three, five or what
ever number they deem best. The
other members of the American panel
are Elihu Root and John Bassett
Moore. A vacancy caused by the
death of Oscar Strauss is still to be
filed.
The Hague tribunal was considered
at the time of it's creation a long step
in the direction of international peace.
It functions as an arbitral body rather
than as a court of law, thereby differ
ing from the Permanent Court of In
ternational Justice, the World Court
Evening star., 1926-10-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

Q. Is the crappie fish known by
any other name, and where are they
found?-N. j.
A. The crappie is commonly called
bachelor, camp-bellite. new light, sac
a-lalt, tinmOuth, crapet and chenqua-
pin. Its range is from New York and
Vermont westward through the Great
Lakes region and the Mississippi Val
ley to the Dakotas and south to Texas.
Q. How many train accidents have
there been this year?-T. NJ. o.
A. The latest figures to date are
for the five months ending May, 1926.
These show the total number of acci-
dents to be S.424-110 killed and ,4S5
persons injured.
Q. In an ancient history which
have there is the statement that the
story of Cinderella was written ex-
pressly for the amusement of the
small son Of Rameses IL. Is this
true, and, If SO, can you give me the
story from the original Egyptian?-
B. b.
A. An authority says that the story
of Cinderella is founded on fact, and
that she lived 1000 years before the
Christian era, being known in history
as the Rosy Checked Queen. The
story runs as 1OlIOWS. On0 Qdy
lady named Rhodopis was bathing in
the Nile and the wind carried one of
her sandals and laid it at the feet of
the King of Egypt, who was holding
| q court of justice in the open. His
curiosity was excited by the singu-
larity of the event and the elegance
Of the sandal and he offered a reward
for the discovery of the owner. Rho
dopis claimed 1t, and the sandal was
found to fit her exactly. The King
married her"
Q. Is the number of motor busses
in the United States increasing
M. A. r.
A. An estimated analysis of busses
| in use in this country On January /,
1925, and on January I. 1926, showed
an increase. In 1925 there were
52.925 and in 1925 69,426. This mum.
ber includes motor busses of all kinds.
Q. For a number of years my hus.
band has been receiving a pension
| from the British government. He is
| now thinking of becoming q natural
/ iZed American citizen. Will the Brit
ish government continue to pay his
pension?-F. II.
/ A. We are informed that a British
| subject does not forfeit his pension
| upon becoming an American citizen.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

| simply that radio is a tit-for-tat propo-
| Sition. What is sour sauce, unfortu'
| nately, for a radio listener may IN
! time turn out to have bitter taste Tor
a broadcaster.
The big fly in the radio ointment to-
| day, as we see it, is simply that OF
| annoyance.
Perfected radio sets are likely to
| become a public nuisance.
| The present tendency of stations is
| to broadcast late at night until mid
night or later, making the welkin ring
with dance music at late hours.
| Now, the new sets are powerful
so powerful indeed, that one or two
! In a neighborhood can keep whole
community awake.
! Thus. unsuspectingly, there have
been introduced into quiet residence
sections instruments Of torture to all
those who believe with Ben Franklin
| that "early to bed, early to rise, makes
a man healthy, wealthy tperhaps) and
wise (maybe)."
One of these big radio babies can
| be heard over an entire neighborhood.
John Jones, proud possessor. is mt as
| a fiddle and loves the jazz dance
music. So he opens the windows,
, 'er rip until midnight.
| Absolutely, the effect of dance
orchestra in the neighborhood Is
given by this radio set 1t is not a
radio merely; it is an orchestra, 1t is
a piano, it is a band, it is whatever
or whoever is broadcasting.
| The voice of the announcer booms
forth with the power Of six men. he
is positively uncanny. He permeates
the very atmosphere, gets right down
into your ears, trickles through your
| BRAIN All the will-power in the world
will not help you.
| He cannot be blOtted out.
X X x X
He has behind him 1000 watts-or
| is it 5000? He has new and perfected
tubes, the last one carrying l35 VOLTS
at q minimum-Or maybe 24O or more.
So radio threatens the long-suffer'
ing public with perhaps the greatest
nuisance ever developed in the land
Of piano players, monographs ana
automobiles.
Whereas one might conceivably play
a new piano player one night week
until midnight and run the phono'
graph similarly late until the novelty
wears off, the radio is always new!
| One does not have to pump radio
or hop up every four minutes to put
on a new record. One pull Of the
switch-the radio operates hour after
hour without one seconds attention.
This ease Of operation tends tC
amount to a vice, something similar
to the cigarette habit. We know an
estimable gentleman who turns his
set on at 6:55 pm, or whenever the
station begins, takes his seat in his
favorite chair, and listens until he
goes to sleep. AS long as the music
runs he sleeps; when it stops he
| wakes up.
This is nice for the gentleman, but
how about his poor neighbors?
| Now, we are we'll aware that radio
men in general will laugh at this plea
Of ours for earlier broadcaSting and
some sort of curfew arrangement fol-
city use of powerful receiving sets.
| Yet we have to our credit several
fulfllments of predictions along this
line, and we say, here and now, that
unless something is done about this
cities are threatened with one of the
| greatest nuisanceS that ever added tC
the ever-increasing noise of America
| the greatest and noisiest land in the
world. And public nuisance is not
q good seller in the long run.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

@. How do the total internal reve-
nue. collections for 1926 compare with
those of 1925?--A. E. NJ.
A. According to a statement Just
issued by the collector of internal
revenue. the total collections of in
ternal revenue from all sources for
the fiscal year ended June 80. 1928.
were $2.S95 .999 .S92.19. The collections
for the fiscal year 1925 amounted TO
s.. .5S4. .140 ,26S.24.
Q. Do stage people still put bella.
donna in their eyes?-H. w. L.
A. Present-day actors and actresses
usually put makeup around their
eyes instead of using beliadonna and
similar things in the eyes.
Q. Please advise me why the city
Of Chicago is so named.-J. s. NJ.
A. Chicago" is an Angltcized
form of the Indian word "shegahg."
ordinarily meaning skunk, but whose
uses were intended SO as to make it a
synonym for strong" ''pungent,"
mighty" 1t was applied to the Wild
onion, to a line Of Indian chiefs, 10
thunder. and among other rivers. TO
that which runs through the present
city of Chicago. In this case the
name was not meant as 81 tribute TO
the magnitude OF the stream. but
merely Commemorated the tradition
that one Of the ShegahG chiefs had at
some remote period been drowned in
its waters.
Q. What is the largest steer Of
which there IS any record?--E. b. NJ.
A. The Department OF Agriculture
says that the record appears TO he
held by Il shorthorn steer that weighed
$3.50 pounds. He belonged TO "a man
named Harris Of Champaign. III,
about 40 years ago.
Gen. Robert T.. Lee said: "THc thor
ouOh education of people is the most
cficdC jOuS means Of promoting the
prosperity Of the NGti0n." These
lcOrds of the distinguished Southern
general are none the less true nOjc
than qchcn he spoke them. Our WGSh-
in0ton Information Bureau is one Of
the greatest agencies for the diStribK-
ton Of free information and edHCd-
tiOndI data in the 1COrId It's services
are free to rCdIierS Of this paper. An
DOu need to do is to send in DOUr
query. together tCith 2 cents in STAN ps
for return postage. Address The Ere
ming star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. HGSktn, Director, Washington.
| ID. G.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

flt of a suit Of clothes may be thought
more important in New York than in
the North Carolina mountains, and
how this suit made by the ladies of
the mountains will At the mayor of
New York Is doubtful. 1t is not likely
that Mayor Walker dropped into the
ladies' homes for frequent fittings and
had the coat taken in here and let out
there. had the buttons set back or for
ward and the collar raised or lowered.
1t may be that those mountain girls
are better tailors than city men, and
that they know how to fit a man
without taking his measure and CIV
ing him frequent try-ons.
Mayor Walker is dressy man. His
collars fit as collars fit in an Adver-
tisement, and his neckties are color
full and natty. His pictures indicate
that he has several neckties. His
coat fits like those in the pictures
that hang in tailor shops, and his
trousers are pressed and creased,
sprung" to the foot, and have the
elegant little "break" at the instep.
How the mayor will get along in his
homemade suit Of homespun is ques-
ton. Some of his New York friends
may make comments.
If the mayor of New York were in
politics in North Carolina, he could
make votes with that suit. He could
wear it every day for seven years and
snap off the buttons with pride at
having a suit made by the fair hands
Of the beautiful women of this noble
State" Walker is a snappy dresser
Evening star., 1926-10-01

The question whether the disaster
to Capt. FOnck's plane, which under
took the flight from New York to
Paris, will affect other attempts in the
Immediate future IS discussed by the
press of the country. There are many
who feel that the sacrifice of two lives
will endow such undertakings with
new vigor, but some do not disguise
their fear that this failure will halt
our progress in the air, for a time
at least.
1.-TWO brave and efficient aviators
have lost their lives" says the
Wichita Beacon, "but if their spirits
could be visualiZed, no doubt they
would be seen flying on ahead through
space, reckoning on the living toward
greater triumphs. The deaths and dis
asters are but a part of the bitter
price that is paid for advancement.
The flight from New York to Paris
will be made. Out of that flight will
come new discoveries and new inn
provements. The world will move on.
The air and it's battling mysteries will
| be conquered"
The Seattle Daily Times also. while
doubtful of another attempt this year,
quotes Capt. Fonck as asserting that
he will make another attempt, and re-
|
ending in the death of the mechanic
and the radio operator would have dis
couraged less resolute man"
THE disaster, costly and unfortu-
nate as it was" declares the Fargo
Forum, will teach it's lesson, as
always, and the next time the avia-
| tors hop off they will be better pre-
pared for the flight" The New York
Evening Post takes notice of the
| fact that "the conquest of the air
| drives steadily on past all obstacles,
while it also finds renewed evidence
of the full acceptance of flying as a
| commonplace factor in modern life"
Remarking that France and Ameri-
ca had much in common in this pro-
posed flight, because it was to be
commanded by a Frenchman and an
| American" the Ann Arbor Times
| News states that "a successful flight
might have strengthened the friend
! ship between the two nations" and
| also makes the prediction: "The de-
| struction of two planes and the loss
| of two lives will not prevent a repe-
tition, many repetitionS of the expert
ment. That is fortunate fact. else
| the world would have stood still long
ago. Nothing has been accomplished
| without sacrifices from men,"
France is deeply disappointed over
| this tragic failure" recognizes the
| New Orleans Item, for "a successful
! non stop flight would have been a
national honor Capt. Fonck's per-
| sonal disappointment naturally also is
Evening star., 1926-10-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
In the Reauty Contast

In the Beauty Contest
Autumn day, lovely lass
Came strayin' through the lane;
The folks all stopped to see her pass
In beauty through the lane.
The blue reflected from the skies
Is something fair to see,
The flowers turn in glad surprise
And whisper, who is she?"
She has a wonderful bouquet
OF gorgeous golden rod,
The toiler. ploddipg on his way.
Is grateful for a nod.
And as you grace the land anew
With color's finest trick,
Fair Autumn day we christen YOU
Miss Pohick on the Crick."
Evening star., 1926-10-01
The Migrate
A Reply to KtpNn0's Thank1ess Rhyme
By Anthony j. Griffin, NJ. c., y. Y.

Reply to KtpNn0,s Thonkless Rhyme
BY Anthony j. Griffin, NJ. c., N. Y.
"At the eleventh hour he came.
But his wages the same"
That the scripture code, indeed
Goodwill was equal to the deed.
eat the eleventh hour he came,
But his wages the same
But in these degenerate days
The master such wages pays
AT the eleventh hour came
With generous and unsefsh aim.
When their backs 'gainst the wall
At the eleventh hour
With not thought of praise or blame
We grudged them neither gold blood
AS by their side our Iegions stood
At the eleventh hour
And saved the Allied Cause from shame.
Though some may squr1n there is doubt
We helped the jaded Allies out
At the eleventh hour we came,
Nor thought of profit from the game
We didn't get a rood of soil
While others gobbled all the spoil
At the eleventh hour came,
But pay not the
We asked for naught and naught got
And service is forgot.
"At the eleventh hour he came.
But his wages the same"
So it was in ancient times
Ere the age Of ingrate's rhymes.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

There is said to be fashionable
fad for nudity in central Europe. Sad
stories about people suffering for lack
Of clothing may have to be examined
to ascertain whether exposures to the
bitter blasts are due to misfortune or
vanity.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

Harsh words are used in legal ref
ences to the Teapot Dome case.
However, it seems impossible to get
the thrill from unsparing denuncia-
ton that is present in some of the
proceedings Of the United States Sen
ate. When indignant Senators get
through with an acrimonious incident
it sounds forever after like an old
story.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

There are symptoms Of resentment
concerning the manner in which,
though far from the madding crowds
ignoble strife. Aimee McPnerson man.
aged to keep the contribution plate
passing.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

One Of the most remarkable fea.
lures of Hindenburg as a statesman
Is his sustained ability to remain in
easy reach Of the spotlight without
once making grab for it.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

The former Kaiser of Germany was
a painter and poet, with some aspi-
rations as a statesman. His success
In retaining extensive properties
marks him. first of all, as a financier.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

Washington police will take target
nractice in order to shoot accurately
at bandits. This will not remove all
danger to innocent bystanders. but
the neril will be considerably lessened.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

It is evidently Mussolinis praise
worthy intention to secure for his
country the prosperity of modern bust.
ness before devoting himself to a re-
vival Of the glories Of ancient Rome.
Evening star., 1926-10-01
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Evening star., 1926-10-01

The general leisure planned by
Henry Ford means additional toll in
certain lines of industry There will
have to be greater radio programs
and more movies.
Evening star., 1926-10-01
Efectual Suppression.

Enectual suppression.
mo politician now goes into an e6i-
torial sanctum for the purpose of
chastising the editor"
Certainly not" answered Senator
Sorghum. my method now is to or.
ganize a company Of friends and buy
the paper"
Evening star., 1926-10-01
Real Test to Come.

From the Sioux City Daily Tribune.
Registration Is heavy at all of the
principal colleges of the country, in
cluding State institutions, but the line
bucking ability of the students is yet
to be determined.
Evening star., 1926-10-01
New Women.

From the Eureka Humboldt Times.
Woman's place used to be in the
home; then 1t was at the club and in
politics: this Summer&it seems to be
in the English Channsi.
Evening star., 1926-10-01
Would Sound Better.

From the Bangor Daily Commercial.
Many man would have better
appreciation Of his home wea q real
estate salesman to write an syertise.
nenf Offering Il for sale.
Evening star., 1926-10-01
Channel Swimming.

Channel Swimming.
The sunshine of Summer Is dimmine
New feats with great fame will be
fraught;
The Senate rules soon will be swim.
ming
Through perilous channels or
thought.
Evening star., 1926-10-01
Right on the Job.

From the Worcester Telegram.
The English Channel, whether vic
tor or vanQuished, Is always ready for
a return bout Immediately.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

French and German diplomats
shake hands, and wait to see whether
the people at home will shake their
heads.
Evening star., 1926-10-01
Go Up. Young Man.

From the Worcester Evening Post.
The young fellow who studies avia
ton is the one who is bound to rise
to the occasion.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

The world series will soon be giving
the people something to think about.
Ia is soon over. Next comes Congress.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

Jud Tunhns says he's going to or.
ganize a spelling bee and give prizes
to the people who can spell the most
radio stations.
Evening star., 1926-10-01
The Ace.

From the Savannah Press.
Hornsby is certainly the winning
Card.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

Power" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, 'is dangerous when it en-
ables a man to make a wrong decision
and then stick to it,"