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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05
The Calico Investigation

It looks very much as if another
DR.. Cook had made his appearance.
This time, however, the man who is
being branded as a faker went
straight up instead of straight north.
Lieut.. Jean Calico Of France, holder
of the official world record for air
plane altitude, took his ship into the
air the other day with the announced
intention of setting the record still
higher. When he landed, an hour or
so later, he dramatically shouted
Never again! I have reached the
limit. The record is now forty-six
thousand six hundred and fifty.one
feet, beating my old mark Of forty
thousand feet. That is enough for
earth"
Calico was acclaimed throughout
the world for his feat. He was hailed
as the premier exponent of high fly
ing, the hero who had set mark that
would withstand the determined on
slaughts of all other aviators. In
short, he was the man of the hour in
France and in worldwide aviation cir
cles. But a cloud, however, has Just
appeared in that "insultingly blue
sky" which Calico said he had seen
at his maximum ceiling.
The French Aero Club has conduct
ed an investigation. The aviator will
be asked to appear before an official
commission to explain why a baro-
graph concealed in the wing of the
plane unknown to him registered only
fourteen thousand feet when he
claimed to have risen to more than
forty thousand, and why he is charged
with tampering with the official baro-
graph by inserting into it strip of
paper already marked by invisible ink
which he made visible when out of
sight of the ground. Calico, it is said,
has already admitted reprehensible
acts in connection with the fight, and
it appears that he will have a diff
cult time explaining.
The fact that the French aviator, If
found guilty, will probably be de-
prived of his flying license and the
world record which he now holds, and
that it will revert to Lieut.. c. c.
Champion Of the United States at
something over thirty.eight thousand
feet, which he established in his
startling and death-defying trip over
Washington last July. gives little Joy
to the American public. The pride Of
holding the record Is tempered by the
regret that taking" should make its
appearance in the glorious ledger Of
aviation accomplishment.
Expeditions Of danger are accept.
ed with public confidence, because the
public cannot and will not, until the
contrary is indisputably proved, be-
lieve that a brave man has deceived
it. 1t was so with DR.. Cook, who
braved the rigors of the Far North,
and it is so with Calico, who claims
to have flown higher than a human
ever has before. If the Frenchman is
proved guilty-and appearances and
his admitted acts would seem to
demonstrate that he will bet will
be a pitiful spectacle. A brave man
shown up as faker-a man who had
the world at his feet because the
world believed him a sportsman
branded a common deceiver! It is
pathetic that in these days Of honest
accomplishment Of stirring deeds
man can sink so low in the worlds
estimation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

genarian executives, it is incredible
that men and women in their forties
should be considered too old to be use
full"
"A hint to the old men Of 90 should
come from observing the gentler sex"
advises the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
with the explanation: eff there are
any women Of 40 in New York, the
most careful observation fails to To-
cate them. Neither in looks, dress. be-
havior nor spirit do the wives, sisters
or grandmothers of the 40-year-old
men betray the fact that they consider
themselves out of the running. IL
the women who are supposed to be
dependent on the 40-year-old men man
age to bear up, there should be hope
for the males" The Eagle holds that
a man is as old as he squeals," and
rebukes any discouraged one with the
statement that 'it is the easiest psy-
Geological stunt in the world to i'm
agine that his age is responsible for
his plight
THAT New York is a young mans
| town is the cold, inflexible fact met
by the older job-seekers, admits the
Richmond Times-Dispatch, land what
is true in New York is true else
where" That paper, however, be-
lieves that inability Of the middle
aged applicant to adapt himself to a
new position is without doubt one OF
the reasons behind this unemployment
problem"
1t is pointed out by the Toledo
Blade that, of those who complained
Of the closed door in New York.
only a few admitted having taken
inventory of their own qualifications.
and confessed inadaptability to new
work. These probably told the truth
so far as they themselves were con-
cerned." continues the Blade. "but
the ache and penury of age ought 10
be much longer postponed for most
others, for only pugilists, base ball
players and professional athletes are
deemed old at 40. Unquestiona bly,
some employers discriminate against
middle-aged persons seeking employ
ment, and it is true that there are
fewer opportunities open to those
who have not made the most of OPP
portunit1es opened to them in earlier
years"
The problem of employment appeals
to the Philadelphia Public Ledger as
worthy of very serious attention.
This present economic system" in
the opinion of the Ledger, must do
one of two things-either 1t must
give to the aging worker an oppor-
tunity to support himself or it must
prepare to carry the burden Of an
enormous old-age pension system.
The task and the cost of helping the
worker whose age units him for one
occupation into another place in in
dustry must be assumed, or the other
and greater load of pensions and sub
sides must be carried. In either
case, the weight must rest upon in
dustry; If not in the form of volun-
tary work in training the old worker
for his new job, then it will come In
taxation that in great part must be
paid by industry" -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDERy JOHNSON.
The Gentle Ananias.

The Gentle Ananias.
On Labor day no more we'll tell
OF distant climes we loved so we'll,
Nor of the fish we boldly sought;
The little ones we really caught,
And also, in our passing play,
The fish immense that got away.
What wondrous golf! What tennis,
too!
What scenes unfolding to the view!
What customs quaint! What startling
thrills,
AS we went hurrying through the
hillsi
Wen mention these on Labor day.
No listener will say US nay.
The last fond fling we'll gayly take
At fancies that we must forsake;
Resolving, as we say farewell,
Henceforth the simple truth to tell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05
Men and Women Beyond Forty
Still in Heyday of Modern Youth

Forty may be a somewhat advanced
age in New York City, but elsewhere
in the country there is a feeling thar
men and women nowadays are just
about starting their stride in life
when the fortieth birthday is passed.
The question is raised in discussion
of the recent formation in the metrop-
oils of an organization to obtain and
protect jobs for aged persons OF 40 or
over.
thought eXclaims the Lowell Eve
ming Leader. "Yet it is true enough
that employers who are thoughtless
NAV consider any one 40 or over as
less suitable for job than the alleged
youth. This New York gentleman
who starts his age limitations with 40
is starting it altogether too low for
the peace of mind Of many of us who
will never see 40 again except via re-
incarnation, for we do not agree that
in most lines of employment is man
of 40 passe or even approaching that
state of uselessness. AS usual, much
depends on the person himself or her.
self. In employments where extreme
phvsical activity and strength are re-
ouired, one may believe that at 40
the human being begins to go
stale But even in these
specialties of employment and sport
there are exceptions to the rule of
40. In mental employment, the man
of 40 is likely to be at his best and
stay at his best, even getting better
sometimes, until so. We won't let
a man be President of the United
states at less than 80 and ii iS Il
usual habit to choose men Of far
greater age than 40. The fifties are
the heyday of modern youth. One
investigator even went so far as to
announce that flaming youth is from
35 to 50.'"
MANY Of those over 40" according
to the st. Paul Dispatch, may blame
themselves for falling into the delu-
sion that, having learned a trade, they
had nothing more to learn and could
live the rest of their days on the little
that they had learned, as a kind OF
capital. Those who realize that there
is always something to learn in any
occupation, and keep their minds re-
ceptive and their self-conceit in sub
lection. are less likely to crzaplain that
they are not wanted"
During the past decade man
years of useful activity have been per-
ceptibly extended" says the San
Francisco Bulletin, land it seems
strange that such an organization
should be necessary. Forty is called
the dangerous age. 1t is a turning
point-when men and women not
solidly established in life sometimes
lose confidence in themselves. This
attitude. rather than the years they
have lived, often prejudices employers
against them, and 1t is this mistake,
within their own consciousness rather
than in the worlds attitude, which
they should strive to rectify." The
Bulletin also remarks that Gin this
day eS jgEzipg gran AEspsr @nd octo'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

ibid you enjoy your Summer"
Every much" answered Senator
Sorghum. TITS a relief now and then
to get away from home and send pic
ture cards instead 70 campaign inter
views
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

One Of the things demonstrated by
Lindbergh is that a man who really
has something to offer the public does
not have to go into vaudeville or the
movies in order to command a large
salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

It Is freely admitted that prize
fight requires press agents. A sport
loving public will insist that the
outcome of an encounter must never
be left to the discretion Of a stage
manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

It appears negligent on the part OF
Mussolini to have no likely young
man in training to take his place
when he becomes due for retirement
and a pension.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05
Patient Printer.

The patient printer hits the keys.
He does not lead life Of ease.
Though you and I may skip the junk.
He has to read each line Of punk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

National convention rules are under
discussion. They may prove almost
as perplexing a source Of controversy
as Senate rules themselves.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

An illusion to the effect that SNUG
glers had effected a one-way route from
Canada to the u. S. A. has been alb.
ruptly dispelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

Many Of next seasons plays will
come from London. They will have
the advantage Of a discreet censorship
by the lord chamberlain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

Even in international relationships
that old war horse among political
issues, the tariff, looms up as ire
nendous influence in the betting odds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

The Evening Star with the Sunday morn
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

What aviation evidently needs for
the present is some reliable system
for the conservation Of energy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

Eminent New Workers who go
abroad are frank in intimating that
the Lido compares favorably with
Coney Island itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05
Home AnxietieS.

Home Anxieties.
"Would you marry an aviator?"
mo" answered Miss Cayenne. SIT
would be bad enough to wonder
whether a man had been delayed for
dinner by fiat tire without scanning
the heavens and wondering whether
anything has happened to the para.
chute"
"If no one talked Of what he does
not understand" said Hi Ho, the sage
Of Chinatown, "the silence would be-
come unbearable."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

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ry to help himself to other peoples
property.
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Estimates Of Success.

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-14

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-14
MOON ECLIPSE
ONLY PARTIA

Washingtonians who are suf-
ficiently interested in celestial
phenomena to miss little sleep
win have an opportunity to see a
partial eclipse of the moon early to.
morrow morning.
The earth's shadow will begin
sliding across the face Of the moon
at 3:131k a. m. tomorrow. The
eclipse viii reach its maximum at
about 3:21 u and viii end at 1856
q. m.
Only a small portion Of the moon
Is to be obscured but, as 1t win be
full at the time, the eclipse may be
seen to the best possible advantage
from neutrality-suspicious. the sky
is clear.
Last Eclipse in February, 1925
Washington last glimpse of an
eclipse of the moon was more than
two years ago, when a partial
eclipse occurred in February, 1925.
Astronomers at the Naval Observa-
tory today refused to be more than
mildly interested in the coming
celestial event. So scant was their
interest that they had not even
looked up the records and had to
consult their charts when inquiry
was made today.
Eclipses of the moon mean but
little to the astronomer except in
certain technical aspects, it was
stated. At Mt. Wilson Observatory,
Calf. a study is to be made of the
amount of heat the moon loses dur
ing the course of an eclipse.
Science Waits For June 90
Scientists are far more interested
In a total eclipse of the sun, which
Is to be visible in England. Europe
and Asia during the morning of
June 20.
On June 81, the Pons winnecke
comet will be only 100000 miles
from the earth, closer than any other
comet of which there is any record.
The comet, now visible to the
naked eye, is rushing toward the
earth at tremendous speed and will
increase in brilliance until June II,
after which it will again fade away.
Washington boasts Of thousands of
beautiful homes, many Of which are
listed in ClasslficatiOns 81 and SO,
Classified Ad Pages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-14
League Heads Predict
New Domestic Crisis

Corrupt control of political af-
fairs in the State as we'll as national
affairs can only exist as long as
the women and the churches con.
sent to it." Mrs. Jesse W. Nichol.
son, president of the National Won.
ans Democratic Law Enforcement
League told the spring meeting of
the Montgomery County Anti-Saloon
LEAGUE at Rockville, today.
''We are facing the greatest do
nestle crisis since the Civil War"
she continued. THE liquor interests
of America are attempting to nulli-
fy the Eighteenth Amendment and
thereby destroy what it took the
women and the churches fifty years
to accomplish"
Urging the women to disregard
wet propaganda, she stated, AL
though somet of our workers have
been bought away. with little jobs
o. tavors from the bosses, we are
not discouraged and will continue
our work undaunted until we shall
have reached our goal"
Kalamazoo. Mich, is the Celery
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-14

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-14
PROBE Of PLANE
CRASH STARTS

LANGLEY FIELD, Va, June IA.
An army board of inquiry was APP
pointed here today to investigate the
fatal airplane crash that killed Lieut..
F. B. Mcconnell, of Nashville, Tenn,
and Lieut.. Cornelius Anderson, of
LaCanter, KY.
Their machine fell 200 feet and
burst into flames as it struck the
ground. Both men were officers in
the Tennessee National Guard and
were here on machine gun practice.
Observers were at loss to explain the
reason for the crash.
"Shackled Souls" a story more
powerful and fearless than
"Chickie," starts Monday, June
20, in The Washington Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-14

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Kalamazoo. Mich, is the Celery
city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-17
Each Quintet Has One Game
Carded Friday, One
Saturday.

All of the five indianapolis high
school basketball teams are slated
to see action over the weekend, each
school having one game scheduled
on Friday and one on Saturday.
Friday, the acknowledgement
clash at Logansport tops the card.
The Berries, one Of the strongest
squads in the State, will play host
to the locals in the new Berry Bowl.
Two Friday Trays Here
Manual will be at Brazil and Broad
Ripple at Carmel. Shortridge and
Cathedral will perform at home, the
north siders meeting Mooresville on
the Shortridge floor, and the Irish
playing host to louisville at K. of C.
hall.
Saturday Technical will again oc-
cupy the limelight, returning home
to meet Vincennes at the new Ar
mory. The Alices, always big draw
ing card, have a flashy team and
the locals may have their hands full.
Wiley at GreencastIe
Shortridge will be at Greencastle
and Cathedral at Beech Grove. while
Manual will play Wiley at Terre
Haute at the Manual gym and Broad
Ripple will play Brownsburg at the
Ripple gym.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-17
s WIN MARK
Dick Howell Sets New
Worlds PIunging Record.

BU United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.--Dick Howell,
former Northwestern University
swimming star, established a new
worlds plunging record for sixty.
foot pools when he covered the
length Of the tank in IA 2-5 seconds.
a full second better than the old rec
ord.
Howell's mark will stand for all
time, insofar as A. A. u. competition
is concerned. 1t was agreed at the
last convention of the National A. A.
u. to abolish this event. The record
formerly was held by Guernsey Of
Yale, who made it in 1898.
In the relay race the Chicago and
Northwestern teams were forced to
swim twice when Chicago was dis
qualified in the 16O.yard event. Coach
Tim Robinson OF Northwestern re-
fused to accept the race under those
conditions. Then he saw his team
go down to defeat in the rerunning
of it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-17
Of the sss IS. NORMAN ss
Blackboard lSAAos

loft" against many a poor team and
"on" when 1t came to the top notch
ers.
IL all the people who claim they
are going to see the Logansp0rt-
MartinsVilIe first round clash at the
State tourney on Friday evening.
March 10, go out 70 the Playground
good night! 1t win be necessary
to call out the militia, fire and police
departments.
Received a letter from Los An.
geles this morning. The writer, III.
j." an ex-Hoosier and an old Man.
ual grad, has this to say: Although
Manual has had disastrous season
I'm still picking them for the sec.
tional championship"
Boy! Page Mr.. Barnum, please!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-17
Walker to Fight
in London

BIZ United Press
LONDON, Feb. 17.-Mickey Walker
and Tommy Milligan have been
signed by Promoter c. B. Cochran to
fight for the worlds niddleweight
championship in London next June,
the United Press was reliably in
formed today.
The largest purse ever offered In
Great Britain's pugilistic history was
said to have induced the. fighters to
sign the contracts.
The Walker Milligan match would
be the first world championship
bout held in England in thirteen
years. The last occasion was the
battle at London, on July Z, 1914,
just before the world war, between
Freddy Welsh and Willie Richie.