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Evening star., 1926-09-19
BARTLETT TO SUCCEED
LATE COMDR. RODGERS
Naval Aviator Will Have Charge
Of Flying Boats Now Under
Construction.

Nv the Associated Press.
comdr Harold T, Bartlett was sc
iected Yesterday to succeed the late
corndr. John Rodgers in command
Of the special squadron Of flying boats
under construction at the naval air
craft factory at Philadelphia.
The squadron when completed will
he flown via the Panama Canal TO
San Diego for experimental work
with the feet in long distance flying.
and after these tests the Navy De-
rartment. will decide whether another
nonstop flight from the California
coast to Hawaii will be attempted.
Condr Bartlett. a pioneer naval
aviator. served with both British and
French air forces during the war. and
was awarded the Navy Cross for
bombing raids against the enemy, He
was appointed to the Naval Academy
from Connecticut. his native State. in
le0s.
Comdr. Bartlett is we'll known in
Washington. having served hunlher
If wears here with the Bureau of
Aeronautics Of the Navy Department
until he was transferred last year 10
the Navy War College at Newport,
T. I.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
KLAN, 3,ODOSTRONG,
At FAIRFAX FAIR
open-Air Ceremony Staged
on Closing Night-S10,000
Made in Four Days.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


FAIRFAX. Va. September ls.--
With an attendance of about 5000
Klansmen and Klanswomen, the thir-
teenth annual Fairfax fair came to a
close tonight. The klan staged a big
opena air ceremony at which a number
Of candidates were initiated. At the
close of the ceremony a fireworks dis
play was given.
r. K. Buckley. secretary of the fair
association. estima ted tonight that the
gross receipts from the four days of
the fair would reach $4,000 More
than $4,000 persons attended, he be
lived.
Several thousand persons yesterday
flocked to see the closing events of
the annual horse show. which for two
days was the leading event of the
fair. Thoroughbreds of the District
of Columbia and northern Virginia.
competed in the show.
The Wardman Park Saddle Club of
Washington and the Riding and Hunt
Club were we'll represented at the
show. with number of prominent
members having entered horses and
carried off many prizes over Virginia S
finest mounts
While riding the hurdles. open to
all classes. Miss Roberta Ayers of Nc
Lean, riding Lady of Mclean. mar
rowly escaped serious injury. She
leaped from her mount as she saw she
was about 10 miss the second hurdle
Miss Ayers. somewhat injured, re-
sumed her riding and carried off third
prize.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
j. s. G|VESLESSON !
IN NP|CK|NC APPLES
Fruit Must Not Be Too Ripe,
and Should Be Put in
Storage at Once.

The American fruit grower may
Fall il he follows UncIe Sans al.
vice. ENperime have heen nada
by the United States Bureau of Plsn
Industry in cooperation with various
State experiment stations. so thai he
farmer may know the best time to
pick his apples and how ~ stora
Them and ha andIe them afterward
The best time To take apples from
the tree is ono of the most importa nj
problems which the fruit grower has
to solve" says Dr. J. r. MaEness,
physioloSisi Of The United States Bl.
reau Of Plant Indrr who was in
charge of the experiments. If the
apples are too green they will wilt
and shrivel in storage. They will
he unattractiVe looking and will lack
in flavor an,, aroma when eaten. But
il is just as important to pick them
before they are too ripe. else they
will spoil and the producer will lose
money.
There are Va'iCus ways by which
ripeness can he told hut the hest
test of all for tho right time for pick
ing is lc ease with which the apple
can he pulled from the tree. Or. Mag.
ness says The amount Of yellow
color in the green skin. the frmness
OF the flesh and the color Of the seeds
are all indications OF ripeness. hut
these differ too much with the "a
riety OF the apple and the CLIMATIC
conditions.
The commercial apple crop in tbs.
United States is kept either in air.
cooled storage houses ventilated by
the fresh outdoor air. or else in cold
storage chilled by mechanical means.
The late ripeninc varieties are suita'-
BILE for keeping in the air-cooled.
houses.
The apples intended for cold storag ge
should be picked when we'll ripened
on the tree and put into storage
just as quickly as possible. When
the weather is warm single days
delay cuts the cold-storage apples.
life by 8 or 10 days. and even in
fairly cool weather one day may.
mean that storage life may he or
days less.
The fruit should he kept At 30 or.
32 degrees Fahrenheit. which 10
about the freezing point of water.
DR.. Magness says. The air should
be SIS per cent saturated with water
TO keep the thin skinned apples from,
shrinking.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
BY Consolidated Press.


AUSTIN, Tex. September Is
Twenty months ago the streets of
Austin rang with the shouts of the
people of the provinces come to ac-
claim Ma" Ferguson at her Inaugural
ton as Governor, knowing full well
that "old jim her husba nd, would
do the governing.
Today the same crowd is crying for
blood and the Legislature has met
its demand to do something drastic"
to the outgoing administration by
voting for an investigation of the
Ferguson regime. Some of the crowd
is even emanding the impeachment
of Ma" herself. knowing full vel!
that by hitting her they are striking
at her husband
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson flung the
gauntlet at the feet Of the Legislature
in her call convoking the special ses-
sion when she stipulated that any de-
partment of the State could be sub
jected to investigation. The Legisla-
ture has answered her by the vote
of the lower house ordering an in
quiry into the highway commission.
the textbook board, the Governor
pardon record and oil and sulphur
compa nies accused of tax evasion.
Meanwhile back stage. so to speak
stalks the familiar figure of James f.
Ferguson. "Old Jim" long stormy
petrol i'm Texas politics and himself
impeached by special session of the
Legislature called in 1917
Ferguson. solitary figure sitting
in the gallery of the lower house.
listens to it's members discuss i'm
Evening star., 1926-09-19

= The bearded and spectacled scien-
fists al the Smithsonian institution
and elsewhere know great deal
about giraffes and when the little
stranger who is coming to Washing
ton from the jungles of East Africa
arrives they will be able to CLASSIFY
every bone in his body and every spot
on his coat.
But this was not always so. Only
a few wears ago scientists knew prac-
tically nothing of the giraffe.
The story goes that six of them got
into violent dispute one day over
this animal Like true men OF sci
ence, they turned to the authorities
to settle the question. To their dis
may. they found that the subject had
never been studied.
Agreed to Study Animal.
They were ashamed that the giraffe,
one of the prettiest creatures of the
jungle, had been so neglected. 1t so
happened that they all We're men Of
means and they decided to spend the
next five years of their lives studying
the animal 1t was agreed that each
should pursue his studies indepen
IDENTIFY and at the end of the five
years publish the results of his re
searches.
With this understanding. they sep
arated. One of the scientists was an
Englishman. the second French
man, the third a German. the fourth
an Irishman. the fifth a Russian and
the sixth An American.
At the end of five years. in accord
ance with the agreement, their books
appeared
2O-VOlume Introduction.
The Englishman published four vol
umes. profusely illustrated. entitled
Hunting the Giraffe"
The Frenchman published two small
Evening star., 1926-09-19
SANITARY COMMISSION
COMPLAINT TO BE HEARD
Fight Against Increased Benefit
Charges Expected to Reach
Court This Week.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, Sep
tember 1S.--Legal points involved in
the complaint of James f. Steele ct
al. VS.. the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission and the de-
murrer filed in reply to the complaint
by the commission are expected to be
argued next week. probably Thurs
day, in the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County here before the full
bench of the seventh judicial circuit.
The Steele complaint in substance
alleges that the increased benefit
charges levied by the commission for
water and sewer against property.
which became effective July !, 1928,
are illegal.
c. l.. Aielio, attorney for Steele.
states that he believes the provision
in the law under which the commits
sion operates exempting owners OF
land in use for agricultural purposes
from payment of front-foot benefit
charges. though the Improvements
about such property, is unconstltu-
tional Aiello contends that value or
this property is enha anged through the
improvements for which other classes
Of property owners must pay. The
increase in benefit charges CT July !,
1925, was put into effect. says Aiello,
without notice to property owners.
The sanitary commission contends,
it is understood. that the Circuit
Court for Prince Georges County
is without jurisdiction In the pro-
ceeding to hear and determine the
legality of the increase in front-foot
benefit charges in question that the
commission has full authority from
the Legislature to determine the ac-
tual benefits u improvements to the
plaintiffs: th1 the complaint sets
forth no facts or figures that would
Justify the court in determining that
the charges or acts of the commits
sion amounted to taking OF private
property without due process of law
or were in violation of any of the
other articles or amendments men.
toned in the complaint. and that no
notice of changes in rates are neces-
nv when made from time to time.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
SIX SCIENTISTS DIFFER WIDELY
AFTER 5-YEAR STUDY OF GIRAFFE
Reports Vary From 2O-Volume Intro
duction' to Typical American Article
Suggestions for Name Pouring In

volumes on 1.-The Love Affairs of the
Giraffe
The Russian also confined his re-
searches to two small volumes of pro
found metaphysics on the subject;
The Giraffe-Does 1t Exist
The German in turn. published 20
heavy. closely printed volumes en-
titled AN Introduction TO the Study
OF the Giraffe"
Typical American Answer.
The Irishmsn MS researches were con
fined to two volumes entitled. What
the Giraffe Thinks of the Irish Ques-
tion.''
But the American printed. as the
results Of his Ave years of labor, only
a small pamphlet printed with large
type. 1t was entitled, Bigger and
Better Giraffes."
Unfortunately. none of these men
gave any attention at all to the sub
ject of appropriate names for pet
giraffe. Even the German. who
thought he had outlined the subject
so thoroughly in his 20 heavy
volumes. never gave a line to this
subject.
Needs Proper Name.
1t means q great deal to the giraffe
and il is up o'the children of Wash
ington to beat out the scientists in
their researches on this subject.
Suggestions continue to pour into
The Star Office with every mail The
Washington schoolboy or schoolgirl
who wins not only will receive
suitable gift from The Star. but will
have his or her name engraved on
a brass plaque containing the giraffes
name 10 be attached to his home.
There will be flock more Of name
suggestions in Mondays paper. so
watch out for them. You may get
an idea to improve on some Of them
little
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Victoria's Bath for Sale.

Queen Victoria's marble bath is for
sale. 1t cost more than $3.50. but will
be sold for 200 guineas. says the West
minister Gazette in recent issue.
When the then prime minister, Sir
Robert Peel. invited Queen Victoria to
stay at Drayton Manor. his mansion
near Tamworth, he went to enormous
expense in making his home fit to re-
ceive his royal guest. The room to
which he devoted most attention was
the bathroom.
He engaged Italian craftsmen to
construct bath cut out of a solid
block of white marble. The bath was
made five feet seven inches long, and
as Queen Victoria's height was gen
orally accepted as being little under
five feet, she had ample room for her
ablutions. No one else has ever used
the bath, which is still in its original
setting
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Bobbed Hair Traced to '76.

Bobbed hair. far from being MOI
ern, had it's origin in the Revolution.
according to an old Continental Army
order unearthed In the Schuylkill Ar
senal by Capt. l.. c. Baird. L. S. A.,
Saturday.
Issued at West Point for the SOL
diers of 1875. it says; "AS the head
of a soldier is one of the hrst and-
necessary ornaments, the captain com
mands the y. c. officers and privates
of the regiment to have their hair tied
behind not to exceed seven inches long
and close to the head. The y. c.
officers and privates of the second reg
iment TO have their hair tied behind
in a bob close to eht head, the whole
to be cut on the top OF the head short
and brushed back
Evening star., 1926-09-19
House Built of Steel.

One of the newest ideas in house
building, according to the Popular
Science Magazine, is that of using
steel exclusively in their construction.
Under this plan 1.-THE framework and
walls are all steel. with wall trim
mines OF concrete to take away the
metal appearance.
Those VINO have so far followed this
idea say that many of the present
disadvantages in building are over
come, the steel construction being fire
proof. lightning proof and weather
proof. Another advantage is the short
time needed for the building.
The plan was htst started by A
farmer in Michigan. John d. Cole. who
needed a new barn and wanted to get
away from the usual wooden affair
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Franz List Servant, 88, Is Dying;
Many Americans Know Pauline APPEL

Pauline's daughter. Frau Geodora
Beck, 63 years old. now conducts visi
tors through the List house. which is
filled with gifts which his simple
tastes found too costly to use. There
are hundred pipes which he never
lighted. though he was an inveterata
cigar smoker; there are dozens. of
hatons of rare woods which. ne
spurned for silver OF pine tha, he
used for so years. and there are
scores of walking sticks which he dis
dained to touch even when Few
months before his death his feet We're
so swollen he could hardly walk. One
stick. knohhed with a four-carat dia
mond was tolen few wears ago and
never recovered
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Boston Bicycling Club to Bury Ashes
Of Sports Father, Forgotten Is Years

America. at which members Of the
club. including Weston, frequently
stopped on their rides around Boston.
Discovery of Weston's ashes was
made yesterday by Fred Stark of Dor
chester. who had been one of Wes-
tons closest friends.
Weston. an architect. came TO the
United States probably in the 70s.
He was the moving spirit in the
founding of the Boston Bicycle Club
and through his activities clubs
sprang up throughout the country
He never lived to see the bicycle
crowded from the highways by the
automobile. Without relatives, so far
as known. he died in a home for the
aged.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
2 Men Crushed
When SilO Bursts:
/ Dead, | Dying

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. Septem-
ber 1S.-A silo burst on the farm
of Eber Wingert. near here. today.
crushing Wingert and Frank Rotz.
his helper, beneath it, Wingert is
dead and Rotz is probably fatally
injured.
The men were working on top of
the silo when the excessive weight
of the contents caused the bottom
to burst. The entire mass col
lapsed, and they were caught under
the falling debris. Wingert was
almost instantly killed. and Rotz
is in a critical condition with a
fractured skull
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Judge Gambling at French Resort
Beaten by Man He Released on Bail

bank" droned the croupier. who some
weeks ago had been handling millions
in q bored manner
"Banco." cried some one excitedly
approaching the table
Nine" turned up for the PLAYER
and he pocketed the money TO the evi-
dent disappointment Of the banker.
who became slightly pale as he
watched the money disappear.
Then the eyes Of the banker and
player met. The former, q judge IN
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Easter Island Romantic.

Easter Island in the middle of the
Pacific Ocean is a romantic land for
the historian and the archeoloeiSt
chiefly because II is thought to have
been the last vestage of continent
that sank beneath the waves This
belief is based on its rock work which
scientists believe could have been car
ried out only by a well organized
popula ton
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Ring Lost IS Years in Pack.

A gold ring. lost 36 years ago, has
just been found in a shipment of
tobacco in Belfast, Ireland, and re-
turned to the owner at Springfield
KY, it became known today.
Nearly {" wears ago c. c. Bell.
tobacco dealer Of Springfield, was
presented with the ring by his wife.
Bell lost the ring and offered a re-
ward. About wear aeo several
hogsheads Of Robertson County tobac-
co were shipped from w. H. Sim
mons Co. at Springfield to Europe
being later sold to leaf manufaC
turer In Ireland. In the tobacco the
Bell ring was found. A Mr.. Cum
mings of the Belfast firm came to
Springfield and in person delivered
the ring to Bells relatives
Evening star., 1926-09-19
American Child Adaptable, European
Better hammered, Says u. S. Expert

IF we wanted merely to have child
zen well behaved" she said land did
not count the cost the task would
be easy enough. TO get them to be
we'll hammered without being over
repressed or subservient is different
problem
From her observation of $50 French
children playing together on beach
with mo papers strewn about. no
signs Of wantonness. no undue noises
or other disregard for the rights of
others" Mrs, Gutenberg. concluded
however. that lit seems quite pos
sible to have children be busy and
happy without being rude
Evening star., 1926-09-19

BY SHE Associated Press.
BOSTON. September 1S.-After ly-
ing forgotten for Is years in the un-
dertaking parlors of a Dorchester
funeral director, the ashes of Fra nix
" Weston. known as 'the father of
bicycling in America - are to be buried
with appropriate ceremony. Old
friends. members of the Boston Bicy-
Gle Club, which Weston, an English
man. founded half a century ago, will
conduct the services.
Burial will take place next Friday
at dusk beneath tree that the club
members planted on 1.-The Fairbanks
estate in Dedham 10 years ago. The
grave will be near what is reputed to
be the oldest wooden dwelling in
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Visitor VictimiZed
To Extent of $40
Matching Pennies

The penny-matchers have made
their appearance around Union
Station again. and as result.
Thomas DCrkin of Pittsburgh Is
$l40 poorer. he reported TO the po-
lice yesterday afternoon.
Durkip said he met a man at
the station in the morning and
they walked to North Capitol and
n streets where another man was
encountered.
The matching game started. and
the finish was customary.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

the Paris criminal courts, recognized
in his successful adversary a man ac-
cused of huge swindling scheme
whom he had let out on bail few
days previous.
The trial is scheduled for October
Friends Of the 'banker-judge" say he
win suggest to the minister Of Justice
that sssaa. ether Judge sit on-the eaaA
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Woman Inspector Honored.

Norway's woman factory inspector
Betby kjelsberg. has been given a
signal honor in Manchester Engla nd
where the educational council has
named school house for her. Nor
way is obviously pleased by this rec
ognition of its onlr woman inspector.
who has done outsta ndlng work.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

WELMAR, Thuringia. September
ls.-Pauline APPEL. one of the few liv-
ing associates Of Franz List. is dying.
lightweight years old. she now has.
physicians say. only few months to
live.
Thousands of German as we'll as
American pilgrims to Weimar know
her. the caretaker of the pie mist s old
home. preserved just AS he left 1t be
fore he died at Bayreuth. in 1885. For
80 years Pauline APPEL was liszt :
servant and secretary. She knew him
as did few others. and among these
few is his daughter Cosima Wagner,
also SIS. whose life is ebbing AT Bay
reuth.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Windowless Blocks Talked.

Because windows are costly to IN
clude in Office buildings and especially
where they look out on inclosed courts
prominent building architects are con
sidering the proposal TO build such
buildings without windows on a pla n
for providing ventilation and light by
modern means.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Australian Women Jury-Shy.

In Australia. of 209,070 women on
the rolls eligible for jury service only
% appeared to sign as willing to
serve. Two of these, when called
asked to be excused, and as yet no
woman has served on a jury in
Queensland. according to latest re.
ports.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Few Spaniards Nationalized.

Although more than - per cent Of
Germans and Welchmen who come to
the United States become naturaliZed
only about 10 per cent of the Span
iards do. Fewer Spaniards take up
American citizenship than any other
race Of foreigners. Less than II per
cent of the Greeks become citizens.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. September Is
European children have better man
ners than those in America. but
American children have more initia-
tive and adaptability in the opinion
Of Mrs Sidonie NJ Gutenberg, direc
tor of the Child Study Association of
America. Inc.
Mrs Gutenberg. recently returned
from a study of conditions relating TO
the child in European countries. ex-
pressed the belief that manners
might sometimes be attained only AT
the price Of harm to the child.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. September 1s.-In the gam
ing rooms at Deauville during the
closing days OF the season. hundred
franc notes were more numerous than
thousands and the play quiet. One
'of the last evenings. a DISTINGUISHED
man. evidently playing for the first
time grew purple with suppressed
emotion as his hand passed seven
times
Eight thousand franco lp the
Evening star., 1926-09-19
COURT ASSIGNMENTS
DISTRICT SUPREME COURT.
Circuit Division 1-Justice Stafford.

CIRCUIT DlSlslOn t-OuStlce StdHOTu.
Motions for Monday, September 20:
settle VS.. Settle: attorneys. Board
man. Smith-Lynch.
2-Iglehar vs.. Haussener: attor-
neys. Esher. Gru6d Grant.
3-In re B. Jean Raleigh ct al: at
torneys, Lewis. Smith. Bennett. Free
man.
4-Fred Drew Co VS. Tule Realty
Corp, ct al: attorney. Barker.
5-Hill VS.. Lalegar: attorneys,
Easily Smith, Pine-Whiteford, Clark.
Circuit Division ?-Justice Hitz.
Motions for Monday, September 20:
Miller VS.. Miller: attorneys
Downing-Lambert Yeatman.
2-Rodbord vs.. Rodbord: attorneys.
Cusa ck-Ga llecher.
3-T;itchie VS.. Ri;chie; attorney.
Goldstein.
Tender VS.. Tender; attorneys,
Shspsxs. ehs6AsmAn%1aclasens
Evening star., 1926-09-19

Capt. w. S. C. Stephens, a former
airman. recently arrived in Nova
Scotia from England to be ordained a
priest.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

Tho telephone sysicr's in the Etrce
cities of Southern Italy and Sicily are
being modernized at cost of &2b,-
eoe, 600,
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Late African Queen Rich.

Nabo Tsibendi. the late queen mother
of Swaziland. Africa. who played big
role in tribal affairs for thirty years.
died with great riches unrevealed. &C
cording to some Of the tribesmen. She
was supplanted a few years ago after
having held power since 1889. and in
resentment and disappointment she
lived secluded life and hid her riches.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

Sweden's largest hotel. we'll known
to all visitors to Stockholm. ahso-
lutely prohibits tipping.
The Washington times., 1926-10-13

Every loaf of Rice'S bread carries the seal
and guarantee of the CITY Baking Institute,
which means that skilled experts hare selected
and tested each loaf before it goes to yOU
The Washington times., 1926-10-13

You want bread that you can depend upon-day
after day-year IN and year out Bread that is so
delicious flavor that you never tire of 1T Bread
that cuts we'll tOasts we'll keeps welI-that makes
dainty paper thin sandwiches for the luncheon or
tea table cuts INTO substantial satisfying wedges
of nourlshlnq goodness for the lunch box Bread
whose WholesomenesS and food value you can take
Tor granted