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Evening star., 1927-10-18
New Interest Demonstrated
By Brokers i'm Foreign Stocks

American investor in foreign securi-
ties has had little enough guidance in
the placing of his surplus funds.
Since the public has for a
long time been interested in exporting
its surplus capital, in response to
economic law, these measures consti.
tute good sense and expediency."
''In issuing it's new rules" declares
the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, ''the ex.
change makes a bid for an enormous
possible increase of business. Ameri-
can capital at the present time, to
judge from it's recent bidding up of
standard domestic shares, greatly ex-
ceeds the placements available for 1t
in profitable, existing enterprises at
home. AS holders, through a course
of events not wholly within our con-
troll, of an inordinate share of the
worlds gold. Americans have the al
tentative Of wasting the creative
power Of that gold in excessive spec
ulation or in unproductive enterprises
at home, or of buying into the enter
prises of countries whose former gold
supply has in large measure come
hither. The move of the exchange
tends to help bring about the latter
course. To that extent it is sound and
well warranted"
Evening star., 1927-10-18

account On -uc1ng surcharged with sn'
phur and other elements; to people
from other places where they have
been afraid to let their children drink
the water; to people from the Far
West, where they are crying to the
Government for irrigation, the ideal
of pure, invigorating and abundant
water supply is especially strong.
Even as it was in the days of the
aborigines and the pioneers when they
sought the water hole"
In every other fundamental require
ment of a residential city Washington
meets the test and invites new citi.
zens. That they respond is shown by
the rapid growth in population. and
that without any industrial pull
in 1900 the Capital had 27S,71S resi-.
dents; in 1910, 331, ,069; in 1920, 437,571,
and on July /, 1925. 52s,00o.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

,y.1gl,.eer OF the aviation section ~
the British war office. and to the end
Of his life was active in airplane con-
struction and development.
Had Manly lost his life in the last
fight of the Langley plane he would
have been the second victim of aviation
development. Lilienthal having per-
ished a few years earlier in the course
Of his important gliding experiments
in Germany. from which undoubtedly
much was learned by later plane
makers In the matter Of the construc-
ton Of wings" 1t was Manly's for
ture, however, to be spared to witness
an astounding advance, only a few
years after his own participation in
actual flying tests. 1t was probably
fortunate that he did not continue as
a pilot, for he survived to contribute
richly to the art with the birth Of
which his name will forever be identi-
fed.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Yet the other man, who had spent
some hours in his youth playing that
very melodic bit, greeted 1t with out
stretched arms, as it were, not only
because he knew every note and turn
in it but because it brought to him
many pleasant memories.
He recalled how, upon hearing the
song in the opera, he, too, could "see
nothing in it," 1t went in one ear
and out the other. To him it was just
so much noise, as so much of an opera
is the first time one hears it, unless
one is unusually gifted in the art of
grasping melodies entire, at one full
swoop.
The next time he heard FRA Dia.
volo," however, he was amazed at
himself how he had failed, at the
previous performance, to realize what
a really fine melody was "On Yonder
Rock Reclining"
He went home with the tune ringing
in his ears. He made special trip
to the music store to secure the music.
For days thereafter he played and
attempted to sing 1t.
ION Yonder Rock Reclining" the
boastful song of the brave but un-
scrupulous Brother Devil" chivalrous
bandit of the mountains. has a certain
inevitableness to 1t that is the heritage
of all worthwhile songs.
Just as one could scarcely change
word in any really great piece Of
writing, without detriment to the
whole, so no change can be made in a
real song, once 1t Is written, without
losing something.
Imagine a committee Of great com.
posers sitting in solemn state over
Victor Herbert's Gypsy Love Song"
Their task, let us suppose, is to
change it for the BETTER" according
to the instructions they have received
from meddlesome legislature, let us
say.
They dissect and wrangle, they
wrangle and rearrange. They vote
and discuss, they discuss and vote
again. Finally, as the Unanimous
choice" Of the committee, "new ver-
sion" Is promulgated. The chances
are million to one that 1t will not be
as good, in any sense, as the one
Herbert wrote.
We would like to see some great
musician try it, keeping 1t unmis-
takably the "Gypsy Love Song" vet
bettering it. IL betterment there may
be, which we believe there cannot be,
IN this case. or any other similar in
stance, of an art work that is once
done and so finished forever.
II + y
Nothing, In music, can take the
place Of acquaintance.
He who has studied Bizet's Carmen"
from the score, note by note, for
all the characters, has precious
knowledge of greatness which is as
tangible a possession as a twenty
dollar note in his pocket.
When such man speaks concern
ing Bizet's masterpiece, he speaks
with some authority, certainly with
more than that Of the man who never
even heard the opera before.
1t Is surprising, however, how few
persons, in the average concert audi
ence, seem willing to admit this simple
proposition, or to refrain from making
monkeys of themselves. Every one
having ears can listen, but the wise
auditor, or simply the honest one,
refrains from giving judgments when
he has no background for rendering
one. II know what I like" Is not
enough.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
An Aviation Pioneer.

Last Sunday at Kew Gardens, Long
Island, passed from life one who con.
tributed materially to the progress Of
aviation, but whose name has in the
course Of quarter of a century been
crowded out Of public recollection by
the performance Of others. Charles
M. Manly was the chief aide Of Prof.
Samuel P. Langley. secretary Of the
Smithsonian Institution, in the latter's
pioneering work in heavier.than-air
flying. While a senior at Cornell.
where he received the degree OF me.
chanical engineer, he learned that DR..
Langley was seeking the services of a
young man competent to assist him
In his aviation experiments. He sought
and secured the appointment and for
five years. until the close OF the Lang.
ley experiments in 1903. he participated
In all Of the great scientists work,
He constructed the first test plane
and in person manipulated it on its
two tests. On the second occasion
Manly very nearly lost his life when
the plane, due to faulty launching
device. plunged into the Potomac.
The ridicule which greeted Lang
ley's failure, as it was then deemed
caused him to suspend his expert
ments. It Is now recognized that he
had all but solved the problem oi
heavier-than,air flight, that he had in
deed solved it as far as the machine
itself went, though he had failed tc
devise dependable effective method o,
initial propulsion. Shortly afterwart
the Wright brothers, after experimen
tation in the seacoast sandhills o.
North Carolina, worked out a catapul
launching scheme which gave the ma
chine starting impulse sufficient t.
enable 1t to take the air. Years after
ward Langley's original plane, recon
ditioned, was successfully flown.
1t will never be definitely know
just what part in this first expert
mental and important work Charlie,
Manly took, for he was always mod
est regarding his contributions an,
was loyal to the memory of his chief
This association, however, gave him (
keen interest in automotive transpor
tation, and he became in after year
an authority on the subject. Durini
the World War he was q consulting
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Ban Johnson.

The founder Of the American League
and it's only president has resigned.
Ban johnson, the storm center of
base ball during the past sevensyears.
but one of its greatest benefactors
during his twenty-seven years reign
as car, closed up the American
League headquarters in Chicago yes.
terday with smile and announced
that he was glad to be a private citi-
zen again.
The appointment Of Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Landis as high commission
er of base ball in 1920 to clean up the
game after the BLACK Sox" scandal
was the beginning Of the end for the
man who had founded the Junior major
league. Previously to that he had
dominated the national commission
and was in reality the high chief OF
base ball. Johnson was unable to
work harmoniously with Commission
err Lands. He fought him at every
turn until the club owners, who saw
fidence in the game, turned against
him.
The last straw was the Ty Cobb
iris Speaker tempest in the teapot
last Winter, when Johnson publicly
criticized the commissioner for his
handling Of the case. The American
League club owners then deserted
Johnson and requested him to take a
long leave OF absence. His resigna.
ton Is the closing chapter.
johnson throughout his long career
has waged a sturdy fight to put base
ball on q high plane. His discipline
at times has been severe, but he has
worked increasingly to furnish clean
and orderly base ball entertainment
for the millions Of fans. SO that de-
spite the squabbles Of the last seven
years, the American League owes to
its departed president a debt Of graft
tude.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day

Liberty loan total near $1,75O ,OO0,.
900 according to unofficial reports.
Secretary McAdoo declares
foes Of war loan will get laws limit.
Calls on banks for names Of all those
who attempt intimidation. =
Gen. Pershing being ably assisted I'm
purchasing supplies abroad by
civilian advisory council of five or
six American business men.
Matter Of supplying France and needs
Of our armed forces may make it
necessary to commander shipping on
Pacific coast to relieve pressure in
France. American Red Cross
makes million-dollar contribution to
British Red Cross in connection with
big one-day campaign. United
States Shipping Board completes plans
to speed up ship construction by work.
ing shipyards on a 24-hc-lr schedule.
Federal agents capture So
enemy aliens in raid on Hoboken dry
docks. Reported that Government
will revoke thousands Of barred zone
permits. Herbert Hoover
predicts drop in food prices. Warns
retailers that they are charging far
too much for flour and sugar.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
PHILOSOPHERS
BY
GLENN FRANK

want today mildly to question a
moss-grown belief.
In the ancient Talmud I find this
vivid axiom: by the breath Of the
schoolchildren shall the state be
saved"
Here is an ancient putting of be-
lief that has been held by us almost
continuously since the founding of the
American Republic-the belief that,
however faulty our community in par.
ticular or our civilization in general
might be, our children would remold
our society in the light of intelligence
and right If we only sent them to
school consistently while they were
young.
The school as fountain of social
salvation Is one of Americas most
persistently cherished beliefs.
We have based our hopes for the
progressive Improvement of Ameri-
can ideas and institutions on the edu-
cation of the young in our schools.
1t seems almost reasonable to ques-
ton the touching optimism of this
faith. but the brutal fact Is that most
of our children come out of our
schools inf1exibly committed to Amer.
the qualities of the unquestioning de-
fender rather than the questioning
pioneer.
And, although I am a schoolman,
I suggest that it is futile to expect,
save in exceptional cases, that the
graduates of our schools will do much
more than acquiesce in prevailing
ideas. ideals and institutions.
This Is, for the time being, inevi.
table for two reasons, viz:
First, our schools are created, con-
trolled and conducted by adults who
determine the ideas and ideals that
shall be set before our children.
These adults are made and nodded
by the prevailing ideas, ideals and in.
stitutions of the time; IL these adults,
In the main, do not go beyond an un.
critical acquiescence in the prevailing
| order OF things. is 1t to be supposed
that they can invent. or will tolerate
schools that make feEaa continuously
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Old-Age Pension Plan
Obtains i'm Denmark
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The churches, schools and armies Of
the Nation are just waking to the
fact that old-age pensions are a requi-
site necessity and should not be left
to benevolent or paupers' charity
institution to provide.
Very good! Why not extend the
humanity to all. Every man grows
poor and old according to ability to
learn and serve his fellow men in his
strong young manhood. Then why
not organize a system by which all
will be provided for?
There is a system of taxation in
Denmark by which every salary Is
taxed per cent before the salary is
paid. This salary tax, paid from the
business house pay roll, is the fund
from which every laborer, teacher,
doctor. nurse, priest or citizen of any
rank will draw his old-age pension.
We, the richest country In the world,
pauperize our aged citizens. Would
it not be better to provide for each
one from the same fund, at least half
as much as he earned while young and
able to work?
ALBERTO TICHENOR.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Is there a weather station in
Greenland? A. w. s.
A. A station was opened in July.
1t is under the auspices of the Uni.
versity of Michigan and has financial
aid from the Guggenheim Foundation.
AS many OF the storms on the North
| Atlantic come from Greenland, 1t is
believed that Greenland radio reports
OF weather conditions will be of great
help to navigation.
@. What Is deciduous fruit?-J
| A. Fl.
A. Deciduous fruit Is fruit that is
borne on trees that shed their leaves
| in the Fall. They are usually hardy
or semi-hardy and belong to the rose
| family.
| Q. May a woman serve as consul
or vice consul from Belgium?-E. A.
| A. The Belgian embassy says that
there are no specifications as to the
sex of consuls in the rules governing
the Belgian foreign service. There
are no women in the diplomatic or
consular service of that country at
the present time.
@. What is meant by the flash point
of OLD. ].
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that the flash point is the temperature
at which the vapor rising from the
oil will flash when a flame is brought
near the surface of the oil.
@. What is meant by Pittsburgh
plus?-R. E. K.
A. Pittsburgh plus Is term used
in the steel industry. Market prices
Of steel are based on the prices in
Pittsburgh. Any purchaser of steel
products outside of Pittsburgh must
pay the price quoted in Pittsburgh
plus freight to the place of delivery.
For instance, a Chicago purchaser
might get steel from Gary, Ind. but
he would pay the Pittsburgh price
plus freight from Pittsburgh to Chi
cago.
Q. What bugle call is known as
Boots and Saddle"?-M. d. r.
A. Boots and Saddle" is the Cav
airy bugle call for mounted drill. It is
a corruption of the French boute selle,
meaning put on the saddle.
@. Have any places been named for
Nungesser and Coli?-B. c.
A. A lake in Ontario has been
men.
@. Who was the architect for the
National Academy of Sciences?-S. T.
A. B. G.. Goodhue was the archi-
| tect. He died shortly before the build
! ing was dedicated.
Q. What part of the manufactured
products of the country are purchased
| by farmers?-C. B.
A. Those engaged in agriculture and
the business of agriculture purchase
about one-tenth of the country's manu-
factured products.
@. How big was the Coliseum of
Rome?-W. A. E.
A. The Coliseum is said to have ac-
commodated 100000 spectators, of
whom about $1,000 were seated, and
its arena measured 182 feet from side
to side and 285 feet from end to end.
@. What change in temperature is
required to make a cold wave?-G. K.
A. Cold wave is a term commonly
used in the United States to denote
fall Of at least 20 degrees in tenn
perature in "a hours, bringing the
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Disabled Men Being Restored
to Active Places i'm Industry

termination Of the extent Of the reha-
bilitation problem, If the Legislatures
are to be expected to make adequate
appropriations"
Massachusetts was the first State to
pass legislation for rehabilitation work.
This was in 1918, or two years before
passage of a Federal act providing
financial assistance for the States en-.
gagged in this work. The Federal act
has now been accepted by Al States,
including Massachusetts.
Most of the persons for whom reha.
bilitation is or ought to be available
suffer from major physical disabilities
and about rs per cent of them from in
juries which have cost the use Of arms
or legs.
The Federal board estimated that
the general average cost to the public
of rehabilitating q disabled person so
that he may again be wage Garner
is $235.
"The cost is insignificant" observed
the board, when it Is realized that in
most of the States it costs from $500
to $500 a year to maintain a person
who Is unable to work for a living in
poorhouse or custodial institution"
\ \ 4
The Federal and State rehabilitation
laws PROVIDED Ior VOcatlonaI ana not
physical rehabilitation, but often the
latter is necessary before the former
can be given. Some States have not
the funds to provide the physical aids
essential, and this is sometimes done
by private agencies. Other States
meet this need by means of other
State laws, and several have put into
effect what the Federal board de-
scribed as a 'sound provision"-legis-
lation providing financial maintenance
for the disabled while they are being
rehabilitated.
"There is need in the States" de.
clared the Federal Board, "fOr a COM
plete restoration system as a compile
mentary service to vocational rehabili-
tation."
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Our Model Filtration Plant.

washington is again held up as a
model for other communities, with
special reference to the new water
supply filtration plant, which has Just
been completed at a cost Of approx.
imately $9,000,000. in the October
number Of the Concrete Highway and
Public Improvements Magazine.
City boomers invariably gloat about
an excellent water supply when en-.
deavoring to "sell" their city. In this
respect Washington is advertised as
a superior residential city by its ad.
miring friends, for here we have one
OF the greatest essentials-pure water
and an adequate. even, abundant SUD.
ply. AS a matter of fact, it now has
a filtration plant Of sufficient capacity
TO meet the needs of the CAPITAL CITY
until the end Of the present century,
even though approximately one-half
OF the volume goes to meet the re-
quirements of the largest industrial
plant in all the world, Uncle Sans
workshop. and even though it is also
supplying many residential suburbs
In Maryland and Virginia
The source Of supply is the Potomac
River, with watershed area Of II, ,0OO
square miles and an average dis
charge Of 10000 cubic feet per second
The old water system, on which con
struction work started seventy years
ago, with brick aqueduct clever
miles long, a tunnel four miles lone
under the city. three large settling
reservoirs and two high service res
ervoirs. has a slow sand filtration
plant with a capacity of 10000, 900 gal
Ions a day and a steam.operatet
pumping station. The new rapid sanC
filtration plant, co-ordinated with the
old one into single efficient system
was built during the last six years
with a carrying capacity Of 110 900 ,00(
gallons a day. 1t is an unusually com
pact and artistic layout, with all tho
buildings under one roof, making Il
an important architectural as well al
utilitarian asset to that Residential
section.
To people who have recently beer
, In cities where the water Is unpal
satable and even injurious to some OF
s& ys4s.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
temperature below the freezing point

temperature below the freezing point.
Q. How long has the word "hello'
been In the English language?-A. 3.
A. 1t Is variation OF "hollo," which
had been in use since 1905 at least.
Hello" gradually took its place and
came into literary use about 1880.
Q. How does an approaching tor
nado look?-H. w. 3.
A. The chief visible feature Of a
tornado is long, whirling cloud, ex-
tending to or toward the earth. AS
the storm travels along, at about the
speed of an express train in the aver
age case, and in a direction that in
most cases is approximately from
southwest to northeast. the zone of
| destruction is little If any wider than
the track swept by this cloud. The
width of the zone may be only a few
rods and is seldom as great as half
mile. It's length averages some-
thing like 25 miles. but is not always
continuous, as these storms have a
way of jumping over places along
their paths and leaving them un.
harmed.
Q. In the last three years how
many failures Of building and loan as.
sociations have there been?-A. A. 3,
A. In 1924 there were 1884 asso-
Citations, with 1S failures; in 1925,
12,403 association and 26 failures, and
in 1926, 1886 associations and IL
failures.
Q. When were the first fundamental
theories of grammar expounded?-
G.. A. M.
A. The first general notions of gram
| mar are generally attributed to
Yaska's Vedic glossary in Sanskrit.
@. What is the percentage of water
in whole milk?-A. b.
a. Whole milk is 13 per cent solids
and 81 per cent water.
Q. Who were the White Breth.
ren?-G. w.
A. A sect which caused considerable
commotion in Europe about the year
140O. They were followers of a priest
who announced himself as the prophet
Elias and asserted he had come back
from Heaven to give notice of the
coming destruction of the world. His
thousands of followers dressed in
white and carried large crucifxes as
| they marched about in southern GEN.
trail Europe. Their leader was burned
as an impostor, after which the White
Brethren dispersed.
Q. Is % too old to join the Girl
| Scouts?-L. w. p.
A. The Girl Scouts organization in
Washington informs us that % years
of age is not too old for person de-
string to join.
There is no other agency in the
| tcorld that can dnSlCer as n,dny Ie0iti.
mate questions as our free Informd-
| ton Bureau in Washington, ID. O.. This
highly organized institution has been
| built up and is under the personal di-
rection of Frederic j. HdSEin. By
keeping in constant touch Nth Fed
erdI bureaus and other educational
enterprises it is in q position to pass
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