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Evening star., 1926-03-06
Aerial Commuters.

Aerial commuters will soon be com
change Club of New York told his
listeners. A network of aerial taxica b
lines will radiate from the metropolis
Tor distances of one hundred to one
hundred and twenty-five miles into the
suburbs, he said and journeys which
now take from three to four hours by
railroad will be matters of but a few
minutes. Landing fields will be estab-
llshed near the heart of the city, and
this type of commercial aviation will
not only be thoroughly practical but
will spring up overnight.
The speaker is probably correct in
his prophecy. Air travel is in it's in
fancy, even in Europe, where ii has
reached a high degree of favor and
safety. The Paris London hop takes
but little more than two hours. and
is probably the plea sa ntest means of
making the cross-channel trip. Eu.
ropeans think no more of travelling
through the air on this we'll estab.
lished run than.Americans do of a rail
trip from Washington to Philadelphia.
So the time is not far off when
Americans, to whom time means
much, will embrace this new and mod.
ern method of transportation for bust
ness purposes. There is great future
in commercial aviation. When the
idea is sold" to the American public
aerial lines will multiply with in
credible speed and new era will
dawn for fast travel
Evening star., 1926-03-06
Francis A. Richardson.

Francis Asbury Richardson. whose
death at an early hour today saddens
the community of which he had been
an active and valuable member for
more than sixty years. was remark
able figure in American journalism.
He began to write for publication at
the age of sixteen and for more than
six decades he continued his contrihu.
tions. He became an editor at twenty
three. In 1865 he became a Wash.
ington correspondent" the following
Near establishing a connection with
the Baltimore Sun in that capacity.
which he maintained for thirtyfive
years, then voluntarily retiring. But
SO keen was his interest in public af
fairs, so intimate his acquaintance
with men and issues that he continued
for ten years longer his occasional
commentaries on matters of political
moment. During that long period of
his association with the Baltimore sun
his dispatches, bearing the initials
"F :. r" were regarded bv the read
ers of his paper with the greatest re
spect, and were read with avidity and
perfect confidence.
Few men who have served in The
field of Washington journalism have
ever exercised so potent an influence
as did "F A. r." lie was an indie
faticable correspondent scrupulously
faithful to his trust. He held re-
markable record of attendance at the
nominating conventions of the politi-
cal parties, having been present at
every one of those meetings from 1872
to 1900. In the course of political
campaigns he travelled widely and in
addition he made extensive tour
which furnished rich material for fas
pen.
Since 1890 Mr.. Richardson was lien.
tilted with The Evening Star Comp any
In the capacity of director. an aeso-
citation that was highly appreciated
because of the steadfast wisdom +.'sich
ne displayed on all matters and in all
situations during that period of thirty
six years.
Mr.. Richardson's nature was such
as TO win and hold the affections of
those with whom he came in contact.
He was a loyal friend. a charming
companion, gifted with clear judS
ment and vision and with an unusual
facility of expression. The years rest
cd lightly upon him. Though he had
passed the eighty-eighth milestone of
i'fe, he retained his physical spright
liness and his mental viCor unimpair
Cd until within a few days of his
death. when he was taken i'll,
So passes a veteran of journalism,
dearly beloved, highly honored sin
cerely mourned, a. man of sterling in.
tegrity, of rich natural gifts. of rare
personal qualities, to know whom was
p privilege.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
Demand That Federal Hand
Be Kept Away From Schools

the Chicago Tribune asserts The
tendency of bureaucracy is to produce
a subservient or dependent citizen
ship" The Baltimore Sun protests
lions of children a burea aucratic sys
tenn repressive and oppressive in it's
effect upon local heritaees, local
aspirations, local enterprise, local
genius" the Yakima Morning Herald
says bureaucracy kills instead of
stimulating and ene~gizing initia-
tive" The Winston-Salem Journal
advises, Let us make haste slowly" >"
and says that opponents of the bill
fear intellectual slavery"
The Canton Daily News thus sum
marizes the opposition: Progress of
education and the Nations welfare
demand that there shall he no inter
ference by the Federal Government
with the rights of States and com.
munltleS to formulate their own pei.
lc1es. AS to the need of local self.
government the Louisville Courier
journal asks: Us it conceivable that
the fathers and mothers in America,
in Kentucky. in any State. will con.
slider surrendering a local control that
gives them, as now. q voice in their
schools The further conclusion
that is drawn by the Buffalo Evening
News is that under present condi
tions the plan must he regarded as
decidedly unAmerican.''
The objection that the measure
VIII put education into politics
whether designed to do so or not" is
raised by the Portland Evening Elk
press while the Oklahoma Citv DaiIv
Oklahoman argues: There is NOT
single department of Government TO.
day that fails to covet more mower
and more money to spend. A depart
ment OF education would be no ex
ception. 1t would know no rest until
IL snouid nave brought all the schools
OF the Nation under it's power and
control And 1t would be to the in
tefest OF congressman to grant these
extensions of authority, since II would
De recruiting project for the Con.
gressmans personal machine" Fur
tnermore, according to the Saginaw
NeWsCour1er. the heads of the new
department, If it is created. will as
sufeaiN he selected by political MS.
"hlie the selection will be governed
largely by political considerations.
coming TO the defense Of the meas
ure against overwhelming sentiment
In opposition. the San Antonio Ex-
press says: The act would not ex.
tend the Federal Governments au-
thority over public education. It 10 a
purely administrative scheme for
grouping and co-ordinating, under
central control and direction. the va
iious educational and research activ-
tiles now scattered through different
departments or operating independ
emily. 1t merely involves applying to
government functions such organiza
tlon methods as any up-to-date busi-
ness would employ" And the Ora nd
Rapids Press holds that the measure
deserves public approval IL care is
taken to avoid the error of last ses-
sion's BILL" with a teachers subsidy
fund Ito be ladled out"
Evening star., 1926-03-06
The Tourist Camp.

Urging favorable action on the reso
luton delaying the construction of a
permanent field building at the tourist
camp in East Potomac Park. Mai
L. S. Grant, Sd, director OF public
buildings and parks, in a letter to a
House committee, recommends that
provisions be made now for the estab.
lishment of the camp at another point.
The reasons which he advances for
such change are impressive. In the
first place. the site for the camp is not
well located for present purposes. 1t
is convenient only to those who enter
the city from the South and incon-
venient for those who enter II from
other directions. II is conspfcuously
! in evidence to all who enter or leave
the city by train on the Southern
lines, a disfgurement 10 the park. 1t
encroaches upon the space needed Tor
public recreational use. and that en-.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
powerful and eficient intertribal or.

powerful and efficient intertribal or.
ganization composed of Wyandots.
Senecas. Delawares, Shawnees. Ojib-
ways and other Algonquin tribes in
the eighteenth century. 1t was form.
Ell for no good end and was destroyed.
/ Tecumseh, the Shawnee, enlisted the
Greeks and other Southern tribes un-
der his banner. William Henry Harri-
son attended to him and his minions
nicely. Going far back into American
history one finds King Philip with his
Wampa noags. Nipmucks and Nara
cansetts. Both he and Tecumseh were
treacherously slain by men of their
own blood. When Abraham Lincoln
was young man he took the field
against Black Hawk and his Sacs and
Foxes. Little Turtle. the Miami, with
his allies defeated both Harmar and
st. Clair before he was brought finally
to book. Within the memory of many
living occurred the great alliance of
Sioux. Cheyennes and Arapahoes un-
der Sitting Bull, which met first with
etStdtlC NlClorN, nut later WIN ue-
structive defeat.
What might American history not
have been had the redskins of those
bygone DAYS been able TO appreciate
and to perfect nationwide orga MIA
ton? The outcome would probably
have been the same. but the progress
Of civilization slower and far more
bloody and expensive. Political proph-
cts foretell a United States of Europe
in which tribal differences and ami
moSities shall be forGOtten. whose
principle will be "One for all and all
for one" Should it occur before it is
TOO late II could rule the world. But
such oraa MIA tions usually do not
come into being until It is too late un
Ill the centuries of bickerinc have
done their work and the components
are but bravely struggling, by means
warlike and otherwise. to prevent
their being pushed further and fur
ther into the shade.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
The National Council of Indians.

The establishment of an organiza
hon here last week by repre-.
sentatives of nine important tribes
Of American Indians for the ad-
vancement of the welfare of the race.
the protection of their property and
the advancement among them of the
benefits of civilization is reminiscent
Of Indian organizations of other years.
all of which failed, where this one is
likely, in a measure, to succeed
The organizers, some thirty in num-
hsr. who came here to urge the wishes
cf their tribes upon Congress, repre-.
rented the following nations: Grow,
Chippewa, Assiniboine. Sioux. Wich.
ia- Usage, klamath. Pima and Ponca
They adopted the title National
Council of American Indians with
the slogan Equal rights for all In.
dams. This council is the first ever
formed that is representative of the
Red Men as whole No one can
nrophesv the chances for success of
this organization, for it frankly dis
agrees with the Bureau Of Indian AZ
fairs on manv counts None the less
the bare fact that it has come into be-
Ina and that 1t is fully representative
seems a step in the right direction.
The Indians were alwavs rather
good organizers and confederates, but
their confederation, even if successful.
never lasted. The example that comes
most readily to mind is the Six Ma.
tions of the lroouois. the People of
the Long House" as they styled them.
selves-Mohawks, Senecas. Oneidas,
Onandagas, Cayugas and Tuscaroras
This was a permanent organization.
not merely a temporary warlike al.
lance, and its success and persistence
seem to have been almost as depend.
ent on Its political and economic as.
poets as on its military strength. II
lasted the longest of auv and was the
most difficult of disnteSration. ANY
one group of settlers in Colonial
America hesitated to embark on trou.
Aie with any one of these tribal
groups lest it have all six about the
ears like hornets
Pontiac, chist Of the ottowas, had q
Evening star., 1926-03-06

| rs this good set?" asked a young
man wearing eyeglasses.
II think it is about the best three
tube set on the market" remarked
Mary, with the ready comradeship OF
one radio fan" talking to another.
| Not at ALL not at ALL" said the old
man, evidently much put out. This
set can't hold candle to the three
tube Bloopadyne."
| The young man looked confused
| why" said Mary. gently. Il like
this Whoopadyne set the best.
| And t. said the old man, belliger
emily. like this Bloopadyne the best
/ got one, and | get everything, every.
thing. on it.
Il had two but / sold the second
one he went on, and he produced a
bill of sale. as proof positive.
| Mary allowed gentle sneer to curl
| her mouth, as silent rebuttal of the
praise of the Bloopadyne. 1t was
much as II she had said. Really, my
dear sir. how any one can prefer the
Bloopadyne to the Whoopadyne is
much beyond me, but if you do, of
course, there is nothing more to be
sa i'd"
| The pale young man behind the eve.
| glasses looked more confused than
| ever.
IF YOU don't know anything about
radio" Mary advised him, you had
| better go away from here and not
| take a chance on any of this stuff. -
X Y
The sale began
Mary exchanged smile with Ann
| Todd, whom she recognized in the
| only other woman in the room. Now
uyhof &c chn 1oino IL
| herself. She soon found out for the
very first set put up for sale was the
| three-tube Whoopadyne. the set in the
| fancy bnet.
What am bid for this beautiful
| Woopadyne?" asked the auctioneer.
his voice vibrant. This is the latest
| model, gents, three tubes detector
socket suspended, all the latest i'm
| prOveme ntS-"
Five dollars chirped up Ann Todd.
"Ffve dollars | am bid. five dollars
] am bid, | am bid five dollars. ladies
and gentleman. for this Woopadyne
three-tube set-Who1l make it ten.
who'll make 1t ten? Who will make
1t ten dollars, ladies and gentle
Ten" said Mary, from across the
room.
Ten dollars ! am bid, ten dollars !
am bid. ten dollars | am bid who'll
make 1t fifteen"
Fifteen" called Ann Todd.
Il am bid fifteen dollars. | am bid
fifteen dollars" triumphed the auc-
tioneer. "TWenty--'
Twenty dollars mildly interjected
Mary Rogue.
'Ah, | am bid twenty dollars. ladies
and gentlemen. twenty dollars for this
bea utiful Whoopadyne---"
'Twenty.ive." snapped Ann Todd.
"Thirty," broke in Mary. quickly.
This was the retail price of the set
she knew-but she also knew Ann
Todd Ann was not the girl to think
of that when she wanted to beat Mary.
II am offered thirty dollars" fairly
eXuded the auctiOneer
you're offered thirtyfive dollars, "
shrilled Ann Todd.
Forty" Mary said. She wondered
how high she dared 60 The whole
room of men was watching the battle
between the two ladies.
"Forty-five." cried Ann. When there
came no additional bid the auctioneer
knocked the set down to Ann Todd,
who smiled triumpha ntly on Mary
Rogue.
Where YOU going. Nary" inquired
Ann, sweetly.
II am going down the street and
buy a new one for thirty dollars, "
Grinned Mary.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

y. When do the cherry trees in
washington bloom?-T. l.. j.
A. The single towering varieties
! OF the cherry trees. which are planted
| mostly around the Tidal Basin and
West Potomac Park, begin to bloom
usually about the middle of April and
last about 10 days. The double flower
Fling varieties. which are mostly in the
East Potomac Park, begin to bloom
about the first of May, and last about
10 days. If the weather Is very warm
and there is an early Spring they come
out much earlier.
Q. What per cent of the names in
Who's Who are those of people whose
fathers were clergymen?-B. e. r.
A. According TO survey by the pub
I fishers of Who's Who in 1923, III per
| cent of the persons listed in that book
were children or grandchildren Of min
listers or preachers.
Q. Please name the prime ministers
of England, France and Germany.-B
c. c.
A. The prime minister of England
is Stanley Baldwin. The prime min
lister of France is Aristide BRAND, and
the chancellor of Germany is DR..
Hans Luther.
O. What is the difference between a
prune and a plum?-.J. n.
A. A prune is simply plum which
dries sweet without removing the pit.
In most varieties of plums there Oc-
ours fermentation around the pit
in the process of drying. Varieties OF
plums or prupes that dry without fer
mentation are! California Bene, Agen,
cnldon nrnn (xio n
Imperial. Epinense. Pond, Sugar.
Ira gedy and Yellow Egg.
q. Can gum logs be hoated down
stream to market?-L. G.
A. The Forest Service says that or
dinarily gum does not float. In trans
porting gum logs by floating, very
heavy loss of sinkers prevails. Gum
logs may be foated by tying each
log TO a pine log; however. this would
not he a very satisfactory or economi-
al plan.
@. Does the heating of buildings
in cities in the Winter time raise the
outdoor temperature?-F. l.. G.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
it is believed that the average tenn
perature of a large city Is increa sed
degrees Fahrenheit by the burning OF
fuel, especially during the stillest and
coldest weather. This condition lasts
as long as the fuel is being burned
in considera BILE amount
O. Is Luther Burbank conducting
any experiments at presently. :.
A. 1t Is said that he now has more
than 5000 extension experiments un-
der way and he is now growing
more than 5000 distinct botany speci.
mems from all parts Of the world.
O. What is the rate of descent of
the Hudson River between Troy and
New York City?-W. f.. NJ.
A In the l45 miles down from
Troy. there is only fall of five feet
in the river. In fact. the river here
occupies drowned valley.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

In the old days at Atlantic City
there We're many little shops along
the Boardwalk where auctions were
held frequently. Maybe they are there
yet.
Auction Sale This Day" was the
sign, along with the usual red flag
Whether the flag was there to warn
passersby to beware" or merely as
the ancient herald of the auctioneer
must remain in doubt.
1t was a fact, however, that thou
sands of persons got a kick" out OF
buying Chinese vases and jars in
this manner. Many of them. no doubt
paid fancy prices. under the impress
sion that they were getting bargains.
An auction allows one to have the
happy feeling that he is going to get
something for nothing. which, despite
the often-uttered maxim that it can.
not be done. thousands steadfastly re.
fuse to believe.
The latest thing in auctions Is the
sale, under the red banner. OF radio
sets and accessories. Recently radio
store went bankrupt, and the auc-
tloneer took charge.
This was the sale attended by Mary
Rogue, when a memorable passage at
arms took place between her and Ann
Todd. Miss Todd had a way about
her that Mary did not like.
To be quite frank about it. Mary
thoroughly detested Ann. There was
nothing that Annie could do or say
that pleased Mary. bright-eyed Mary.
Mary sometimes wondered just why
this was so.
was passablv pretty and almost
reason why Mary Rogue should not
like her but the fact remained that
she did not. There is no explaining
these antipathies. They help the world
go round, however.
The store was crowded to the doors.
Mary sauntered by indifferently
enough, but the throng attracted her,
despite her best intentions of passing.
A crowd contains more human nature,
per square foot that any other or
ganiZa ton in the world.
Mary sidled up to the door. peering
in over the shoulders Of men in gray
overcoats, black oVercoats, brown
overcoats. One woman was across the
room. which was completely filled.
The radio fans" intent on getting
something for nothing, surged back
and forth, examining the sets. etc, ar
ranged around the walls on tables.
Mary inserted dainty shoulder.
and wedged herself through the door.
Once inside, the going was better, and
she had no difficulty in getting across
the shop to set that took her fancy.
1t was a Whoopadyne, a three-tube
set that Mary had always fancied,
partly on account of its pretty Cabi-
net. Mary knew perfectly well that
beauty is as beauty does" in radio,
but still that cabinet fascinated her.
1t was in two tones Of walnut. a
really pretty piece of cabinetmaking.
II she could pick up the set for song
it might not be a bad purchase.
She turned one OF the condenser
dials and found it loose. The dial
turned in her hand. but the plates Of
the condenser did not bulge.
IT'S broken" said Mary.
You can tighten that up with a
screwdriver." declared a small, gray
moustached man, standing hardly.
Mary Immediately recognized him as
fellow fan" She pretended much
Ignorance of radio, in way she had.
Yes" said the old fellow. with
much enthusiasm. THAT is nothing
at all. See that little hole? Well, put
your screwdriver in there. and give
it turn and that dial will he as
good as new"
Evening star., 1926-03-06

Q. What was Bryan's favorite
stanza of poetry?-G. r. X.
A. He who from zone to zone
guides thro' the boundless sky thy
| certain flight, in the long way that
! must tread alone will lead my steps
Alright" tW. C. Bryant.
Q. How are the round BIB shot for
air rifles made?-C. X.
A. BIB shot have been generally
made by dropping molten lead or An
| alloy through sieves from a high
| tower into water. but by recent
process they are nodded. the hot
| metal being run into q trough and
dropped through little holes into
molds which discard the shot as soon
as formed and drop them into bed
of graphite.
Q. Who was the first woman ex-
ecuted by electricity in the state Of
New York?-E. n. s.
A. The warden of Sing Sing says
| that the first woman to be executed
in that institution by electricity was
Mrs. Martha Place, on March 20.
1899. However. Mrs. Farmer was the
| first woman executed in the State by
electricity. The execution was at Au-
burn prison, Auburn, n. Y.
O. When did the cubit cease to be
| a unit of measure?-J. l..
A. The cubit was superseded by
modern forms of measurement be
cause it was extremely cumbersome
and it varied in different countries.
From the earliest civilized times Of
Babylon and Egypt until after the
middle ages in Europe there was lit
tie progress in arithmetic. notation
~ In
numerals were introduced in the fif.
teenth century. No real progress wa $
made until the beginning of the sew
enteenth century. when Napier intro
| duCed lOgarithmS and Briggs intro
duCed the decimal notation for frac-
tions. Until that time most persons
adhered to the notation of the an
clients. In 1893 La Grange. presluent
of the Commission for Reforms Of
| Weights and Measures. in Paris, pro
posed the decimal system. which Ted
to the introduction Of the present
metrical system now in use in Euror,e
and the absolute departure from an
eient tradition.
Q. Did the Indians practice any
acrcbatics before the white man came
such as somersaults and hand
springs?-R. II. n.
A. The Bureau of American Ethncp
ogy says that while instances of aero
ba tic practice are known since the
coming of white man, it has no knowl-
edge Of such practice before the COM
ing of the white man.
Frederic j. HGSHiH is employed bu
The ErrHin0 star TO handle the in
Quiries of our readers. and DOu are
jO1ited to call u non him as fTcCIU aud
as often as UOu please. Ask anything
that is matter Of fact and the dH
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inOton. u. T..
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The Cathcart Case.

a way out of the absurd situation
Countess Cathcart from the United
States has been found by a judicial
decision that the confessed offense
which was cited as cause of her eXclu-
sion was not crime" under the law
of South Africa, where it had been
committed This decision did not in
volve an inter oretation of moral tur-
pitude." 1t Mas perhaps deliberately
evaded. AND II is probably just as
well that this is so. For the Cathcart
case has been calculated to make
ridiculous the enforcement Of the inn
migration act. which is designed to
protect this country from undesirables
Of wholly different character.
With the escape of the Earl of Cra-
ven from this Jurisdiction, the Cath
cart case turned exclusively upon an
Interpretation Of statutes. The 'dou
BILE standard issue was not involved.
Had the Government persisted it
might have won a decision, but such a
winning would have been embarrass
ing, for it had become evident that the
initial order of exclusion was viewed
with scornful amusement both in this
country and abroad.
The sole result of the blunder at
Ellis Island has been to give country.
wide publicity to a woman who has
plainly sought to be conspicuous. She
has secured notoriety that has al
ready been given commercial valua-
ton. 1t remains now TO be seen
whether there are enough foolish peo-
pie willing to pay the price of admis-
sion to see and hear her to make her
visit to the United States CONNER
ciallV profitable