Evening star., 1926-05-28

Herbert Hoover, Curtis ID. Wilbur,
Admiral Sims. Admiral Eberle and
Senator IIenroot contribute to the
{ Ericsson number Of the American
Sea ndina Wan Review tributes to the
designer uf the Monitor, whom wash
ington will honor tomorrow. oecre-
tary Hoover points out: Our interior
waterway development, with It's IIany
pressing issues, has "a fine link Ut
sentiment with the name OF John
Ericsson. Every schoolboy knows the
part the Monitor played at the critical
period Of the Civil War. What every
schoolboy does not know is the long
list of inventions and engineering
works which Ericsson contributed in
peaceful pursuits over so years and
their profound effect upon the whole
development of the economic life of
our country and the world. l need
mention no other than the invention
Of the screw propeller, which made
modern water.borne traffic possible"
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Admiral Sims. American com
mander in World War waters. writes
that 1.-The modern 'dreadnought' Is a
elcrified Monitor" Admiral Eberle
chief Of naval operations. says. The
American Navy. more than any other.
benefited from Ericssons genius ano
must always hold his memory In
highest respect ana esteem" Secre-
tsry Wilbur thinks that the passing
Of time has justified rather than
diminished the high reputation aud
confidence which this brilliant scien-
tist enjoyed with his contemporaries.
Senator Ienroot, himself Of Scandi-
usyian ancestry, records that John
Ericsson's genius and patriotism help
ed to preserve the Union In one of
it's darkest hours, and his name will
be remembered and revered through
all the years to come.
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No tribute to Ericsson can rival
the sentiment expressed by himself
when, in answer to President Linz
coins anxious call to the engineer
ing brains of the Nation for iron
clad steam batteries" he sent the
following letter to the White House:
The writer, having introduced
the present system Of naval pro
pulsion and constructed the frst
screw ship Of war. now offers to
construct a vessel for the destruc-
ton OF the rebel fleet at Norfolk
s*~ seek no private advantage
Or emolument OF any kind.
Attachment to the Union alone i'm.
pels me to offer my services ut this
fearful crisis.
The Corcoran Gallery Of Art has
| Just been asked to supply cata :
| logue Of John Sargent's works. That
| isn't an extraordinary request Dut
| what lies behind 1t is bit weird
| Miss Louise owen. an English wom-
| an, who, when Lord Nothcliffe was
on earth, WAS associated with him
| in confidential capacity, sends
word to Washington that through her
| spiritualistic contact with North
cliffe she has just been brought into
| touch with the great American por-
| trait painter. Sargent, she says,
| has chosen her ito carry on his
| work." He has also communicated
| to her his desire for a permanent
| building in which aspiring young
artists may exhibit their work. Miss
! Owen has already gone about the
regular production of Sargents
| which, she avows and AYERS, she Is
executing in every detail. at his per-
| sonal direction.
You'd hardly expect the spokesman
Of q throbbing industrial constituency
like Rochester, n. Y, which makes
clothing and cameras by the trainload
to be an authority on Ia rm relief. But
by general consent. the ablest speech
| on the agricultural situation made
during the recent House debate on the
Haugen bill came from Representative
Meyer JarObstein Of Rochester. With
| the aid of graphic charts. he held his
| colleagues spellbound. not only fc'
| the regular time allotted him. but fos
three or four extensions granted will
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