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Evening star., 1927-11-11
MOTHER!
Look at Child's Tongue if Sick,
Cross, Feverish

Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated, it is a sure sign that your
little ones stomach, liver and bowels
need a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act nat
urally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad, has stomachache, sore
throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give
a teaspoonful of california Fig
Syrup" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste. undigested
food and sour bile gently moves out
of the little bowels without gripping,
and you have a well, playful child
again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless, "fruity laxative;
they love its delicious taste. and it
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
California Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on
the bottle. Beware of counterfeits
Evening star., 1927-11-11

Francis Newcombe - Francis New
combe, esq.
"A rather thin case" smiled the
baronet. What was about to say
when you interrupted me was that, SO
far as can see, all that the world has
been made safe for by the war is the
active expression of the predatory in.
stinct in man. refer to the big in.
terests, the trusts; to the radical out
groupings of certain labor elements;
tO-yes"'-he tapped the newspaper
that lay on the table beside him--"the
simon-pure criminal, such as this mys-
terious gang of desperadoes that has
London at its wits ends and those of
us who have anything to lose In
state of constant apopleXy."
Capt. Francis Newcombe shook his
head.
II Know the Man Who Is Guilty"
II think you're wrong, sir" he said
judicially. 'It isn't the aftermath of
the war or the result of the war. 1t
Is the war. of which the recent strug-
gle was only phase. It's been going
on since the. days of the cave man.
You've only to reduce the nation to
the terms of the individual and ycu
thing which does not belong to it. 1t
proceeds to take it by force. II it
fails it is punished. That is war. The
criminal lusts after something. He
filings down his challenge. If he Is
caught he is punished. That is war.
What is the difference?"
The baronet supped at his Scotch and
soda.
HIN! Which brings us?" he sug.
gested.
"Nowherew said Capt. Francis New.
combe promptly. Its been going on
for ages-itIl go on for all time. AL.
ways the individual predatory. Inevi-
tably, in cycles, the cumulative indi-
vidual running amuck as a nation.
Why, you, sir. yourself, a little while
ago, when somebody here in the room
made remark to the effect that he
believed this particular series of crimes
was directly attributable to the war,
because 1t would seem TIT some one
Of ourselves, some one who had the
entree everywhere, who, through be-
ing contaminated by the filth out
there, had lost poise and was prob.
ably the guilty one, meaning, / take
it, t''at the chap, finding himself in a
hole, wasn't so nice or particular in
his choice of the way out of 1t as he
would have been but for the war
you, Sir Harris, denied this quite EN-.
phatically. It-er-wouldnt you say,
rather bear me out?"
The old baronet smiled grizzly.
"Quite possible" he said. But
must confess that my conclusion was
based on very different prem from
yours. In fact. for the moment, was
denying the theory that the criminal
in question was one of ourselves, quite
apart from any bearing the war might
have had upon the matter"
The ex-captain of territorials select
Evening star., 1927-11-11

| too-no, I'm wrong there. Lord See
| toms valet naturally had inside intor-
, nation"
"Blimy" gasped the first man sud
| denly. "A copper in khaki. That 5
what. A bloody. sneaking swine.'
| 1t was inky black in the 'thicket.
The third mans voice cut into the
blackness like a knife.
you put that gun down! I'll do all
the gun handling there's going to be
done. Drop it"'
A snarl answered him-a snarl and
the rattle of an object falling to the
| ground.
There were three of them" said
ths third man composedly. "The valet,
who hadn't reached his class in the
draft; Frenchman, who spoke mar
velous English, which is, perhaps,
after all, the reason why he had not
yet, at that time, served in France,
and-and some one else"
Monsieur" said the Frenchman
silkily, "you become interesting
1.-The curious part of it is" said the
third man, that each of them in turn
got the swag, and each of them could
have got away with it with hardly
any doing at all, if it hadn't been that
in turn each one chivied the other.
The Erenchman took it from the valet
as the valet, stuffed like. a pouter
pigeon with diamonds and brooches
and pendants and little odds and ends
like that, was on his way to a certain
pinch-faced fence named Konitsky, in
a Shiny bit of neighborhood in the
East End; the Frenchman, who was
an Englishman in France. took the
| swag to a strange little place in a
strange little street not far from the
Bank of the Seine, the place of one
Pere Mouche, place that in times OF
great stress also became the shelter
and home of this same Frenchman
who-shall I say?-I believe is out
standingly entitled to the honor of
having raised his profession to a de-
gree of art unapproached by any OF
his confreres in France today"
II Have Mentioned No Names
"Sacre nomw said the Frenchman,
with q gasp. There is only one Eng.
lishman who knew that, and I thought
he was dead. An Englishman beside
whom the Frenchman you speak of is
not to be compared. You are"
II haven't mentioned any names,
said the third man smoothly. why
should your"
you are rlgnt, Sal0 the Frencn-
man. Perhaps we have already said
. too much. There is a fourth here"
NO" said the third man. Il had
not forgotten him." He toyed with
the rife on his knee. But I had
thought perhaps you would have rec.
ognized the Wallets face
| Strike me pink" muttered the first
man. $50 Frenchy's the blighter that
did me in, was he?"
'It is the uniform and the dirt per
haps and the very poor light" said
the Frenchman apologetically. but
you-pardon, monsieur; / mean the
other of the three-I did not see him
And monsieur will perhaps understand
that am deeply interested in the
rest of the story"
The third man did not answer.
sort of momentary weird and breath
less silence had settled on the thicket
Evening star., 1927-11-11

slightly afleld, because certain wealthy
West Finders had for the moment
changed their habitat. The journals
at spasmodic intervals printed sum-
mary Of the transactions. In jewels
and plate and cash the figures had
reached an astounding total, not one
penny of which had ever been recov-
cred or traced. Secret wall safes, hid
den repositories of valuables, opened
Evening star., 1927-11-11

ing back several years. had been
were being. perpetrated with IN.
sistent regularity. These crimes had
been confined to the West End of
London. save on few occasions
when the perpetrators had gone
Evening star., 1927-11-11

on all around, on the night, save only
the whining of some oncoming thing
through the air Whine
whine whine! The nerves,
tautened. loosened. were jangling
things. The third man raised his rifle.
Evening star., 1927-11-11

| IL was being. done, you know! Rather!
Only i'm this' case the papers got hold
Of It and, played. it up bit as a Won
derful example. and that's how three
men. none OF, whom had anything to
do with the others, got hold of 1t,
Evening star., 1927-11-11

on. sir? You were saying that you did
not believe these crimes were being
perpetrated by one in the same sphere
of life as those who were being victim.
lied. Why is that, sir? -, theory
seemed rather logical"
Because" said the old baronet
quietly, Il believe 1 know the man
who is guilty."
Evening star., 1927-11-11

Continued in Tomorrow's s.ar)
Evening star., 1927-11-11

Hidden Treasure. Lore,
The Undcr,r0rld Mingle
In This Romance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
NEW MOTOR PLACED
ABOARD SWAN BOAT
Engine Is Three Times Strength of
Former-Third Pontoon
Increases Safety.

The Tidal Basin Swan Boat of the
Child Welfare Society has been re-
modelled and provided with a new mo.
tor three times the strength of the
former engine. it was announced YES
terday.
The new cupboard motor, which has
been attached to the pleasure boat and
proven highly satisfactory on trial
trips, has horsepower, and is capa.
BILE Of developing IL horsepower, suffi-
cient, it was explained by engineers
in charge, to. carry the boat through
any sudden squall which might come
up in the Tidal Basin. Recently a
wind stalled the other motor momen,
tarily, and a few passengers were let
out at the seawall, while one of them
continued back with the captain of
the boat to the Tidal Basin boathouse
wharf.
In addition to the new and stronger
motor, which increases the safety of
the craft, there has been installed be.
meath the boat third pontoon. The
Swan Boat already had been equipped
with two pontoons, one on each side,
but a third one was inserted in the
middle and furnishes much more buoy
ancy and additional security.
The delightful trip about the Tidal
Basin has been taken by an increas-
ing number of persons, it was report
ed by those i'm charge of the boat for
the Child Welfare Society. Proceeds
from operation go to the support Of
the Child Welfare clinic at Children's
Hospital. The Swan Boat makes trips
on the hour and half hour from the
Tidal Basin boathouse, near the foot
of Seventeenth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
AUSTRIANS GATHER
FOR AIRMEN'S COMING
Trains Bringing Crowds to- See
Chambsrlin and Levine
at Vienna.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VIENNA. Austria. June 1s.--Most
of the population of Austria seems to
be gathering here for the scheduled
coming of Clarence D. Chamberlin and
Charles A. Levine tomorrow.
Many thousands are preparing to
spend the night at Aspern Air Field
to get good positions, and Sunday
trains will come every 10 minutes
from various parts of Austria. Many
flyers from Hungary and Jugoslavia
plan to come by plane to Join in the
air parade of the transatlantic flyers
and their aerial escort of German and
Austrian aviators.
Austrians are particularly anxious
to see Mrs. Chamberlin and Mrs.
Levine, and an extensive entertain.
ment program has been planned on
the supposition that the latter are
coming.
Most of the officials of the Austrian
government will receive the Ameri.
can flyers on the landing field, with
the diplomatic corps as support. The
aviators will be guests of the govern
ment at it's suite in the Imperial Ho-
tel. On Monday they will be received
by Chancellor Seipel, then by Presi-
dent Hainisch, and in the evening
by Mayor Seitz. On Tuesday they
will be the guests of the American
legation. A long series of other func-
tons will be sandwiched in between.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
CAPITALS YOUNGEST GRADUATE
TO ENTER COLLEGE NEXT FALL
Erik K. Reed, IL, Will Re-
ceive Diploma at Central
High Wednesday.
Learned to Read at 2 and
Tutored at Home,
Mother Says.

Washington's youngest graduate
with full quota of credits of college
certification value will receive his
diploma at the Central High School
graduation Wednesday night.
He is Erik X. Reed, 12-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin C. Reed, who
reside at Clifton Terrace East.
While Erik's- accomplishment, &C.
cording to educational experts. places
him in the infant prodigy class, his
parents make 1t plain they have never
pushed their son, that he never has
taken extra or Summer courses nor
studied more than two or three nights
In his lifetime.
Will Enter College.
Young Reed will be 10 years old
next August, and will enter George
Washington University next Septem-
Der.
Mrs. Reed proudly declared last
night that Erik began to learn to read
at the tender age of 2. She said that
the fact he learned to read so early
largely has been responsible for his
progress.
"We have tutored Erik entirely at
home. and he only entered Central
High School three years ago." Mrs.
Reed declared last night. 1--WE have
always presented his lessons to him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
WOMAN FLYER PLANS
TO TACKLE ATLANTIC
Fair German Pilot Will Visit U. S.
and Fly Back to
Berlin.

By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1927.
BERLIN, June 1S.--Fraulein Thea
Rasche, Germans only woman avia-
tor, has announced her intention of
flying from Roosevelt Field, New York,
to Germany at an early date
The young aviatrix, aged 49, on Fri
day piloted a Udet-Flamingo plane
carrying Charles A. Levine from
Magdeburg to Berlin, after perform.
ing hair-raising stunts like tail spins
above Magdeburg while the crowds
gasped.
Following the flight. Clarence
Chamberlin and Levine, with whom
Thea lunched today, suggested that
she visit the United States and per-
form exhibition flights there. Thea
&C cepted, adding that she would re.
turn to Europe by air, landing at st.
Johns and in Ireland.
Fraulein Rasche has informed the
Lufthansa Air Corporation of her
plans and obtained a promise of full
support for her transatlantic flight.
The -'oung woman is the daughter of
wealthy middle-class family. A year
ago her father presented har with
$4,000, which she promptly spent,
half for an airplane and the remainder
for making exhibition flights around
Germany
Aviation experts consider F'raulein
Rasche one of the cleverest and surest
pilots in the world. She is the only
woman in Germany possessing an air.
plane. She learned flying from the
famous Hanover flyer, Baeumer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19

and Los Angeles. The fare between
the two cities is SIS or $3.50 a round
trip. Rapid air transportation to the
west coast also will be available to
all New England, as the Colonial Air
Transport now operates a scheduled
mail and passenger airway from Bos-
ton to New York, at which latter city
connections could be made with the
planes flying to Cleveland and
Chicago.
Other passenger air routes now
running with scheduled air mail regu-
larity are: Colorado Always, Inc.
between Cheyenne and Pueblo. Colo.
$i5 d round trip; the Pacific Air
Transport from Seattle to Los
Angeles. 1913 miles for $132 one way:
the Stout Air Services, between De.
troit and Grand Rapids, the only COM
pany issuing Communication books Of
10 trips at $3.50 a book. There are
numerous other contract air mail
routes already in existence that do not
now carry passengers, bat have plans
for doing so in the future Several
other contract lines will be opened up
before the Summer. is over including
the New York.Atlanta route, on which
Washington Is relay point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
Lindbergh Briefs.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. June 18.--Bleacherites
at Sportsman's Park We're made
"grandstanders" when Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh went afield to raise the
Cardinals world championship and
National League pennants. Small
boys I'm the outer stands called their
approval Of the attraction that made
their seats the choicest.
The Spirit of St. Louis. silent
partner in the firm of I'VE" will be
placed on display tomorrow on Art
Hill in Forest Park, under a heavy
guard.
Sims" heels click and he smiles
and bows yhen he administers the
grip" His welcomers say he has
mutual handshake.
In the parade today Mrs. L.ndbergh
wore black and white crepe de chine
dress. black satin coat with white fur
trimming and large black milan
picture hat.
The scramble for foul balls in
Sportsman Park was more zestful
than usual today. Souvenir hunters
stopped just short of fist fights in
some cases In quest Of memento Of
the occasion.
A fancy roadster, designed as a gift
to Lindbergh from a St. Louis dealer,
was delivered to Slim" Asked how
lie liked it, Lindbergh replied: II
haven't taken it yet" Aren't YOU
going to-" II don't think | will" he
rejoined. IF you need anything YOU
can buy it. then it's all yours"
First requests for Lindbergh air
mail stamps, placed on sale in st.
Louis, Washington, Little Falls. Mimi.
and Detroit-past and present home
towns Of the colonel--were two tele.
graphed orders for $65 and 500 worth.
st. Louis 100000 allotment will soon
be exhausted, the post office saws.
Rear.end collisions of automobiles
were frequent Friday as ST. Louis
motorists relaxed vigilance in peering
at the sky for the Lindbergh fleet.
st. Louis newspapers not only de.
vote their news columns to Lindberrh.
but also have turned editorial PAGES
into word pictures and Fluctuations Of
the transatlantic fight and the hero.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
LINDBERGH GIVEN TREMENDOUS
OVATION BY ST. LOUIS TFIRONGS

clared at the dinner given in honor
of the intrepid flyer here tonight.
IF civilization is to advance, there
must be the lone pioneer" said Sec.
rotary Davis, in paying glowing
tribute to what he termed our daunt.
less viking of the air, our unofficial
ambassador Of good will, who has
come home"
Like the great explorers Of old, he
has, undaunted by perils, conquered
space and distance. But unlike them,
this youthful David has vanquished
the giant Time as we'll
Like the early explorers, Col. Lind.
bergh was not lured by hope OF gain.
He has shown the world that romance
is not dead-that the spirit of adj
venture, which has carved the ma
lions from the wilderness, still lives.
And with 1t ALL he has shown that
quality. which marks true greatness,
self-effacing modesty. His whole char.
acter, his every action, has been in.
spiration and an example to the youth
of the whole world.
Praised by Governor.
at will be some time before air
routes connect America with Europe
as do the sea routes of today, but
when that day comes, as surely II will,
the name of Charles Lindbergh will
be linked inevitably with those who
have traversed the unknown sea, who
have found their way through the
wilderness to open new worlds to man.
who have brought the elements under
mans control-men who have dared,
and in the daring have won imperish
able fame.
That this most conspicuousiy dar-
ing act of time will have an immediate
and practical effect upon the develop.
ment OF aviation Is so apparent that 1
shall not enlarge upon it. May It
hasten the day of everlasting peace. f"
Col. Lindbergh's feat of spanning
the Atlantic by plane has shown
clearly the possibilities of commercial
aviation, Gov. Sam A.. Baker of
Missouri declared in his address of
welcome to the famous Missourian.
Our Missouri boy" said Gov.
Baker, by his wonderful flight from
New York to Paris has made history
and shown to the world that America
mas taken first rank in the matter of
aviation. He has shown the world
another means of transportation. and
transportation is one Of the greatest
FACTORS In the development of civiliza-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
ARMY HOP TO HAWAII
CONFIRMED IN WEST
Maitland and Hagenberger Get
Announcement From Washing
ton About Program.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. June 49,
Definite announcement that Lieuts.
Lester J. Maitland and Albert F..
Hegenberger of Boiling Field. Wash
ington. will attempt to fly their three
motored Fokker monoplane from. San
Francisco to Hawaii SONS time before
July il was made here today.
Confirma ton of the contemplated
fight was received by the two pilots
from Washington.
The pilots plan to take off from
Kelly Field on their flight to the coast
tomorrow. stopping at Ell Paso and
Tucson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19

as if they were play instead of
work.
Recently examined by Prot. Moss
of George Washington University. the
noted psychologist, young Reed was
rated with the highest tenth of those
who have been given hts mental alert
ness test and above the average In
his social intelligence test.
Erik can speak four languages.
French, Spanish. Latin and Esperan-
to. His favorite subjects are chemis-
try and history.
Both the boys father. who is an
attorney, and his mother hold college
degrees, and admit their own AGA.
demic learning has been Of great help
to them in the tutelage of their pre-
cocious son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LITTLE FALLS, Mimi, June 18.-
An early morning race between two
brothers from their home to the post
Office brought to 14.year-old Yale For
tier the honor Of being the first pur-
chaser Of the Lindbergh air.maif
stamps in the old home town of the
monarch of the air.
Quite out of breath. Yale dashed
into the post Office at am, and a few
seconds later, Clarence. his 10-year-old
brother. bit chagrined. romped into
second place at the stamp window.
Two hours later. when Yale passed
$3.50 through the window for Is
stamps, 100 persons were in line. More
than $4,000 of the stamps were sold
before noon.
The boys are sons of DIR. S. r. For
tier of Little Falls.
From as far away as Texas had
come requests for the stamps. while
one Minneapolis firm telephoned an or.
der for 5000. The reply was wait.
see If we have enough"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
PLANE TO SC0UR AREA
IN NUNGESSER SEARCH
Check-up on "Flares" Disproves
Theory Lights Came From
Power Plant.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
QUEBEC, June 1S.-A hydro.air-
plane owned by the Fairchild Air
Service arrived in Chicoutimi today
to fly over the district following the
most recent check-up Of the flares"
seen in that neighborhood and
thought by some to have been sent up
by the missing French aviators. Nun
gesser and Coli.
The latest explanation of the lights
that they were made by the Great
Power Plant at Chute aux Galets,
east Of Chicoutimi-was proved in
correct by tests made last night.
The lights, it Is said. were reported
In the opposite direction from the
power plant and dam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
Seeks $4,000 Damages.

William Richards. jr.. 3540 Tenth
street northwest, filed suit in the Dis
trict Supreme Court yesterday through
his father, asking damages of $50, 900
against Maurice Weinberg, SIS G
street northwest. telling the court he
was injured by Weinberg's automobile
at Tenth street and Spring road on
February IS. The suit was filed by
Attorney Harry P. McKenna.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
Boy, Ia, Beats Brother In Race to Buy
First Indy Stamp in Hero Home Town

Local residents purchased more
than 1000 during the forenoon. the re-
mainder going out to interested pur-
chasers in various parts Of the State
and country. Postmaster F. M. La.
fond expected the supply of 10000 to
be depleted.
From r. II. M. Falls of Toledo,
Ohio, came big order. He said he
was particularly interested in Little
Falls because he has two little Falls
at home, one and the other 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
WILL EXPAND AIR MAIL,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 1s.-Circulars
broadcast by the post Office today ask
for proposals for the transportation
Of air mail from Albany, by way of
Schenectady, Syracuse. Rochester and
Buffalo, N. Y. to Cleveland and no
turn; Dallas to Houston and Calves.
ton, Tex. and return; Cleveland VIA
Akron. Columbus. Dayton and Gin.
cinnati, to Louisville. KY, and return:
Dallas to Waco, Austin. San Antonio
and Laredo. Tex. and return; Key
West to Havana. .~.-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
BELLANCA GETS CHARTER.
Million-Dollar Aircraft Company
Launched at Albany.

ALBANY, N. Y, June IS CP.-In.
corporation papers have been granted
to the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation
OF America. capitalized at $1,000, 900.
to deal In airships. dirigibles and
aircraft OF every kind" it was learned
at the secretary of states Office today.
The directors named in the papers
are Andrew Bellanca, Nina Z. Sidel
and David o. Decker, all of New York
City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
Original Yankee Doodle"

correspondence of the Associated Press.
HARTFORD, Conn.-Dr. George C.
F. Williams OF this city. president of
the Connecticut Historical Society. has
presented the society with the original
copy or Yankee Doodle" beginning
with the words, Father and I went
down to camp" The manuscript is
among 225 documents of Revolution.
airy days which DR.. Williams has
given to the society