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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
America Takes the Air
It,

on a very different basis than in the
United States, as the European govern
ments granted liberal subsidies to en-
courage operators. The budget for this
year in France grants 115,000,000 francs
for premiums and subsidies; the Ger
man national government has appro-
priated 43,8O3, 500 marks for civil avia-
ton, while the local governments spend
nearly as much more; while Great
Britain subsidies Imperial Always
literally on sliding scale which de-
creases until it ends in 1884.
Our Government refused to grant
subsidies, wisely. as it has now been
shown. There was not sufficient reve-
nues at first to permit private operation
without subsidy, and so the Government
began this experiment in air transport
It succeeded remarkably well. Last year
planes carried 1,485 ,280 pounds of mail
When the lines were turned over to
private operators they formed one of
the finest air organizations in the
world, and the pilots were our best.
Difficulties to Overcome.
There were great difficulties to over
come. There were few aids to naviga-
ton and much of the route was danger
Gus, particularly over the PENNSYLVANIA
obstacle to scheduled flying. Many a
pilot lost his way in the early days, and
many OF them were killed. But equip
ment has improved, better and faster
planes are being used, and they carry
through high percentage of Sched-
uled flights. Some of these pilots are
very well paid. Some who are particu-
larly skilled in bad weather navigation
and take the mail through in almost
any kind of weather make more than
$4,000 a year-and earn it.
The governmental operation of the
air mail did much to prove the value
OF air transportation. Then came the
series of long-distance flights that
showed the great possibilities OF the air
plane and made people realize that they
had a remarkably efficient new instru-
ment with which to link commercial
centers. Private operation of the lines
was helped also. and almost Immediate
~ revenue began to increase. There are
10 or more lines now which are making
money flying the mail and passengers,
seemingly impossible few years ago.
But the most interesting result of this
new enthusiasm for aviation was the
demand of the public to fly. In Eu-
rope air passenger lines were established
years ago and are popular, but this
country Jagged behind despite its I'M
usual opportunities for passenger serv-
ice. This is changing rapidly. This
year, for the first time, large planes
capable of holding 10 or IL passengers
are being put in service. Several Of
them are now in operation on the Paci-
fic Coast, others will soon go into oper-
alton along the transcontinental route.
Air transport has arrived in this
country. 1t is on a sound, healthy finan-
cial basis, and believe we shall soon
surpass Europe in passenger carrying
as well as in other forms of commercial
transportation.
(CopyriGht 1920
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American people-business men, farm
ers, industrial workers. and all other
elements of our population alike-are
vitality dependent upon the maintenance
of our foreign trade on sound basis.
In the single year of 1927 our farms
and factories produced nearly five billion
dollars worth of food and merchandise
for the people of the Old World. In
the same year we bought from other
nations products for which we paid
more than four billion dollars Our
total foreign trade, therefore, was in
one year more than nine billion dollars.
The enormity of this sum is beyond
human comprehension, but some idea of
the vastness of our foreign trade can
be cleaned from the fact that the total
value of the products of all American
manufacturing establishments (eliminat-
ing Implications of materials) is esti-
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ues of the spectacular long-diStance
flights for they have given the papers
an opportunity to educate the public
in the rapid strides aviation has made
in recent years. 1t is remarkable the
amount Of space and intelligent interest
which have been devoted in the last year
to the news of flying, and it is hardly
going too far to say that it has adj
Vanced the industry several years.
But the real commercial operation
of airplanes did not begin in this coun-
try until the Government began the
operation of the first branch of the
transcontinental air mail service in
1919. The first step was the service be-
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BY CHARLES A. LINDBERGH.

NEN years ago group Oh nlen SoI
into an airplane at Curtiss Field
on Long Island to fly to Wash
L ington, in the hope OF estab-
fishing an airline. 1t was not
long flight, nor a difficult one, and it
is made frequently now even in bad
weather. But air transport was new
then and cross-country flying was
largely a matter of guesswork.
One of the best pilots in the country
was at the controls Airplane compasses
were rare in those days, and other in
struments now in common use had not
been invented. The plane ran into a
fog and after flying for some time the
pilot found hole and came cut over
city that looked like Washington.
There's the Capitol" he said. And
there are a lot of other buildings that
look like some in Washington. But
where's the Potomac?"
There was some doubt about 1t being
Washington, but the p lane was running
out of gas and the pilot decided to land.
There was not any landing field, but he
finally managed to come down safely
on an empty, smooth place in ceme-
terry. The city turned out to be Harris
burg, Pa.
That was the history of much of
the early cross-country flying in embryo
transport lines. Most of them died in
infancy. The records of many early
routes are followed by the word dis
continued"
Reasons for Failures.
There we're several reasons for these
early failures. AirplaneS were not safe
enough People did not want to fly.
The art of crOSS-country flying had
not been learned at all, and still only
pilots who have made a careful study
of it are able to fly through all kinds
of weather-except low fog-to their
destination.
When people did take to the air it
was for a JOY ride, not because they
believed in using the airplane as a
quick, safe means of conveyance. Some
of the first lines were over the water.
One was started from New York to
Atlantic City, and very often passengers
would get into the plane on the Hudson
for the daring adventure of a flight
down the coast and taxi up and down
the river in vain attempt to get off,
their trip ending up as yachting party.
A line between Seattle and Vancouver
was one of the first organized and is
still in operation.
Air transport did not get very far
in those days and the business use of
airpianes began to develop in other di-
| rections. One of the first commercial
uses of the airplane was by newspapers
to get pictures and transport them
quickly. The newspapers have always
supported aviation generously and the
industry owes much to the efforts by
the newspapers despite their obvious
and amusing mistakes at times) to
| bring to the industry the support of
public opinion.
This has been one Of the great val
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tween Cleveland and Chicago on May
Is, and on July l the route from Cleve-
land to New York was put in operation
The Chicago-Omaha route was added
on May Is, 1920, and on September 8
of the same year the line was extended
to San Francisco.
Europe had begun the operation of
air transport lines at about the same
time, but under very different condi-
tions. Germany started passenger line
in 1919, and the following year began
to carry mail and freight Britain and
France followed, and air lines began
to extend all over the continent.
But their operation was conducted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23

BY SENATOR REED SMOOT.
TN THE West, at the time this is
I written, chief discussion centers
about the problem of improving
Il the economic condition of the
farmers.
In the East the "wet-and-dry issue"
has been most discussed.
Yet East and West, North and South
have a still more vital interest; the
problem of so conducting our foreign
relations during the four years begin
ming March 4, 1929. that we shall be
able to maintain peace, reduce eXpendi-
lures for armament and retain or eX-
pand the foreign market for American
products.
A comparison of mere words Of the
two platforms and candidates may pro-
duce no sharply defined issue involving
our foreign relations. Nevertheless, to
those who are familiar with the de-
tails of our relations with the remain
The Washington times., 1928-11-23
Crowley Remains
As Columbia
Grid Boss

NEW YORK. Nov. 23. While
the Harvard alumni are searching
around for coach to carry on
the Haughton system at the Cam
bridge school, they can skip light.
II past Coach Charlie Crowley,
of Columbia.
Rumors from Boston have the
boss Of the Blue and White
Lions as one Or the favorites
for Coach Arnold Horween's Job.
However, both Crowley and Grad
uate Manager Reynolds henson,
of coIumbfa. deny that there II a
chance Of Turing crowley away.
1t Ia understood that Crowley 3
contract. which has one more
year to run. may be heightened,
thns putting an end to run1ors
tllat he would not be retained
next year,
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Totals. 479 524 4e5
Ralrrsfsa
rotals. 4ss 4ss as7
Tetals sos. 4as sg4l Totals 500 $50 49e
LAHNDR TMEN,s LEAGUE

- 2 bAHftHt
.C. Dornin az so 10s
II. L'ght'r 81 as Il.
Powell 81
e. Ehter So 92 lis
.Dwyer ..1i2 ~ 80
II. Dornin 81 76 "a
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Clark Griffith Speaks
AIT ID. G. Umpires Fete

Clark @. Griffith. president Or he
Washington baseball club. addressed
the District Baseball Uinpires Az.
sociation at their annual banquet
last night III the Hotel Hamilton
Speechmakine and music Was fur.
nished. The election or officers will
be held III the next meeting
Among those present were Bill
Rapp, Cleveland scout: John %.
O'Reflly, Georgetown's track coach
Il. w. Fleister. president Or the
Merchants Baseball League George
WinsIow. secretary of the Eiwafiis
Club; walter Hughes, president "
the n. II. II. ne. @. Al. League: Wi.
liam Handtboe, Joe Handib0e Ed
Handiboe. Jack Haas and the active
members of the association
The Washington times., 1928-11-23
81 STARTING GATE
NISGUES

BALTIMORE. Md. Nov. 2s. For
the first time since they were placed
In operation at the Bowie track last.
Friday, the stall starting getes
yesterday failed to give better satis-
faction than the older method 81
starting. This occurred III the Old
Dominion Handicap, when one horse.
Penalo. was left standing all the
post, and Mi Vida raped his leg
badly
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')OlIlC
| NlIIIEI

District League - Convention
Hall vs. Curb Cafe.
Ladies' District League Meyer
Davis VS.. Terminal Ice.
Georgetown Recreation League
Potomac Savings vs.. wv. r..
Weaver ard Sons
Southern Diaries LeagueAu
ditors vs. Sales; Engineers VS.. Re
timing shipping Department VS..
Maintenance: Frigidaire VS.. Spe-
ciaI Route Statesmen: Accounting
vs. Route Statesmen.
Athletic Club League-Penn OIL
vs. Webb PrRssmen
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pUckpN SlCRE
Wan DEPARTMENT LEAGUE
Totals 452 477 434

constructions
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cent wronr On the HndgeFs, 10
the neloctiOn Of Minnesota Ilils
dOubfells viii Be bt Nreeted by
tremendous ovation IN MIL
walI<ee, Madison nllG the State
ln general, The cIlib says +
likes NfiKlne00tas8 MOw@r par
tlemTaraw 6li top M tl . bflilBer
Wisconsin had with Iowa last
week.
Ths nomination of Carnegie
couldn't miss after what this team
did ~ Notre DameI has beeu piay-
Ing tough ones for 1 month. 1t may
Be taking ! tougher one tomorrow
and it may be due to fall away from
its best. But only the hunch player
could string with M NJ As FOR
Nebraska, that long trek East after
the Pitt game should Be just enough
to dull lis edge sufficiently to give
Army the advantage
Stanford Is selected because II
generally II presumed To be the best
team On the coast regardless Uf ltG
defeat by Southern California. liz the
bears abide BY the clubs decision
and graelOusly lose, Southern Calf
f0rnia can win the coast title by
beating Idaho. The club haa ordained
that II will beat Idaho. going away
Also that Oregon viii win fFgm Mon.
tana In much the same way.
The Washington times., 1928-11-23

Ful many a. Dali game WILL
clamor for national interest else
where with that halloWed lnstitu.
tion, Harvard versus Yale. BY no
means IN the background hut Car
ncgie Tech and New York Univer.
sity. the Amy and Nebras ska, wis.
consin and Minnesota and California
and Stanford must and viii claim
majors attention.
Traditional rivalry Is the thing
that pays Off the mortgage. But
overnight rivalry. engendered by the
p1omentary promineRice Of the prin.
cipals involved this time takes tho
play away from mere tradition In
at least two cases.
Carnegie ana N. &. u. haven't
been rivals for too many years.
but II Carnegie wins It viii
fan heir To as sound cIaIlm
on the national title A. ever
team had Likewise. West
Point and Nebraska are meet.
ing for the first time. but vic
tory will be prize rich IA the
gift Of its consequences.
Minnesota and wisconsin and
Stanford and California are and
ever will be arch.rivaIs, 80 the
fact that sectional title Ii tho
stake In each instance draws the
moose of necessity Just that much
tighter.
The 9g per cent wrong club hal
just concluded its weekly meeting
The club would rather be rignl
than be president but IL doesn'l
look as though ii eyer ID going q
be either. Tlle club, according Il
It's custom, has gone about arrang
Ing things for the week end, mol
wishing to leave anything II
chance. In fact, about every Ella
ment of chance for the winners
nominated Was eliminated when the
club arranged the following results
Carnegie Tech beats M. y. IL.
Army beats Nebraska, Yale beats
Harvard, Stanford beats California
and Minnesota beats Wisconsin,
The club has averaged more than
90 per sent on major games for
three straight saturdays, thereby
surprising itself among others, ont
ii has more than lived up 10 its
name with Wisconsin.
II has been exactly 100 per
The Washington times., 1928-11-23
Football World Focuses
On -Four Bic Games

Pittsburgh Pa; West Point NJ ~ Madison Mis- and
Berkeley Calf will be the four points of the football
pass tomorrow the quadranguar focus of nation k1es
The Washington times., 1928-11-23

First prize will be at least fifty
berries and probably more. There
viii be four cash awards besides q
medal or trophy emblematic Of the
r.llampionship. The money will be
split SO per cent To the winner, ~
per cent to the runner-up. l5 per
cent to third place winner and 1O
per cent to girl finishing fourth.
The sweepstakes will be made an
ANNUAL event and there Ii every
Likelihood that it will become as i'm.
portant to the girls as the classic
Howard Campbell Sweepstakes Is TO
men.
Among the eatrants are two
Hyattsville stars. Mrs. George Il
Isenann and Mrs. Frances Rushe
McNamara. Mrs Isenann All one
time was 4 leading duckpin shooter
of Washington. If memory serves
she was member OF the famous
original Five. She won the singles
championships Of the womer.s sec.
ton of the Atlantic Coast Bowling
Association tournament held IN
1915. Mrs Men axlara has the high
average III the Prince Georges
County League.
Another conspicuous eHtrant is
Lorraine Gull whom some aver IS
the greatest girl duckpinner In the
country.
The Washington times., 1928-11-23

No atheT Investment offers Rreatsy
seeuFity than that offered bs washing
t0n real estate. Many attractive hays
are Heted In today'a Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1928-11-23
BY u. D. Thomas

The Meyer Davis Sweep
stakes for girls today as
suned the proportions of a
major bowling event. Its
opening three-game set will be
rolled tomorrow night at the
King Pin No. 2.
. Two weeks ago there was con.
aI6erabIe doubt that the girls would
hack the idea put forth by j.. w.
Wood. general manager of the three
biu Davis bowling establishments at
which the games will be rolled.
..If you get more than IS entries
it1l be surprising, was the comment
Wood received from the pessimists.
The Washington times., 1928-11-23
Indian
Totals.447 4s4 4sz 2
Tntals 42747R 4a7
Times.geratd


Duijn r. Martin
Boyer lis 1903 It3
Andre go 102 30
Cooley 50 SS i05
v. WilS'u102 1906 I0i
II. wils'n 9s 124 125
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a list ~ assured participants
follows: Mabel Williams, Lille
Russel. Pauline Ford. Lucille
PreElle. Margaret NfiltneF. Louise
Foberti. Jennie Malcolm. Bessie
AcIxnan, Mabel kellngg, Esther
Burton, CeceIia Stansfield. Mar.
iorie Bradt, Elaine Palmer. Fay
MOrgensfeiT, Lorraine Gull,
Mrs. Limeric, Florence RelnlDOld,
Regina RembOId. Effie Moore.
Anna BurIzhalter, Miss Cox.
Mrs. Isensann, Mrs. Mcnamara,
Mrs. Quigley, Edith BrOwn aud
Irene MisclIon, the National
Duclpia Bowling Congress- all
events champion.
The Washington times., 1928-11-23

He checked mp today and
found 27 entries with many more
promised before the lists closes
81 o'clock tomorrow night. IL
no more enter the prize fund
would be $0I. There viii be no
cost for games and each girls
entry fee Af s. will be turned
into the fund.
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Totals $50 5i2 47a
Totals 4s2 52g ~
Totals. 4a9 4a9 ~

Hobbies
Aieten I'll lDa 100
Rich'r5a 81 lis 80.
Fr'kIin .IU9 ~ i2g1
Murreii Isl III ssI
schott ..i2s 1913 96.
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Several other stars expressed re-
gret that for various reasons they
could not participate
Miss GuIli Is champion of the
first series OF the District Ladies
League. according 10 figures an.
nounced today The Arcadia ace
has an average Of 1853 for 21
garnes. Two points behind her is
Marjorie Bradt, Of the Never Davis
team. Rena Levy, Of the Recrea-
tions. has 1926 and Marie Frere.
III Meyer Davis. has 1O0-16. The
Recreation team ii far ia the van,
having a margin OF five games over
its nearest rival. the Arcadia qtlin-
tet.
Tonight comes hot battle in the
mems District League. Curb Cafe
loaded for bear. will take on the
'-ading Convention Hall team. ut
he Hall.
Convention Hall will be without
its leading star, Glenn Wolsteu.
hoinae due to the recent death of
lis wife. His place probably will
Ne taken by George Isemann.
On the other hand, Curb Cafe
1aa strengthened It's lineup with
he addition of Henry Hiser, OF
Hyattsville. who finished third last
season in the Campbell Sweep.
stakes.
The Washington times., 1928-11-23
Totals sos 513 40.
LADIES TRANS.
Totals. SIG 523 535
BLDG. LEAGUE
Totals. .a7s A1N ss1
Totals 3ss s7s ss7
Totals 403 40l AL
RroWHiaa
Totals. .43o 422 AZ
nHRa{.

Totals $50 s22 asa Totals $50 ass ss1
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Totals. so7 $50 5o5

Totals. sos SIS 49,.
RTMENT LEAGUE
Survey No. 2
Gland 100 11O 80
Schleith SO IS 10S
Morris .107 10 96
Reed -. so SO sS
Bischoff 81 los 100
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MASONIC LEAGrE
Totals IA 5as )
H4 Irl-S
Totsls 4s7 4s7 s0j7

King David
solen g4fOs 105
Nv est s10a III IF
K.ause siI9 so 80
Phillips Va i0f s1st
stocking % ss III
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Summaries of Olympic Tests

Time minutes ass seconds. P. L. Little.
Seoo meter fei ranW S'Sn BY Leo Lermond
Boston !. "A; third. David Abbott uni-
Penn College. Iowa Time. II minutes sass
seconds Raymond 7; Hall Louisville. KY.
Niblaek, University Of oklahoma; chesley
pnrn hn. Los Angles C. Henry Lnney
James j. Connolly, New YORK 4, G, also
ioeoo- meter run Won by Joie W. Ray,
Illinois A. c. second. John Romis, Meadow
brock Clab; rhiladelphia; third, Verne
john Sa" zois chieaeo A. Ns~ Tm as Al i0" ma
ntes 28as seconds tnew American record,
PpszeT Unysrssy Ss e.
", Dawson. Central State Teachers Collese;
W Lermond. u. s Military Academy. and
Frank Titterton, Millrose A. A, New York,
also ran,
d RsnTs high iu%pTs for mrs. between
e, McGinnis, Chicago A. A. at feet 5
q ss H ses SnnSs n%D illinois, for rs
9 feet I inches fourth, Ben Hedges. IT,.
New York A, C.. 8 feet inches
Running broad jump by Edward b.
Hamm, Georgia Tech. distance as feet liza
inches tnew world record; second. Alfred
Il, Bates, Penn state, ~ feet ~ inches
third pehart Hubbard, Cincinnati % feet
Iowa city. Iowa. 2s feet 6aa inches Charles
W Arson, Ohio State University. also com
RUNNING hon step and iump--Won by Levi
Casey. Los Angeles 4; G.. distance %s feet
m mon La 81 feet !. men in HT bob Kss
ley. San Francisco. a. feet l0s4 inches;
fourth. Lloyd Il Bourson' New Orleans; a
University also competed and Jumped 46
feet as inches
:, Hammer throw Won BY Edmund BLACK.
second, Kenneth caskey. Newark A. G, la2
feet 81. inches third. Donald 3, Gwinn,
InGs c. 1871 es "a inches fourth
Matthew J, McGrath. New York A G.. also
connected and threw iSs feet o. INCHES;
man Brx University Of Washington. dis.
lance so feet iis4 inches tnew national
e CHI record second Harlow e
John Kuck. Los Angeles A C., 40 feet
=. inches; fourth, Eric, Krenz. stanford,
Illinois 4, c. also competed and threw 10
feet 0 inches
ThrowlnE the iavelin--won by Creth p.
inches; second Charles Harlow, Los An.
i iaSr " ,o ssssr, boston aS,.' 2SS les ~
Eueene Il. s.. Oregon. also competed. throw
ing 1876 feet ga inches
ud Discus ahr:% ss.S BY Clarence Clarence i
feet 6H4 inches (breaking Olympic record,
second, Frederick y, Weicker, New York A,
San Francisco, i46 feet ga inches fourth,
John + Anderson, Cornell. las feet z inches,
also competed and threw i4S feet i inch.
Pole yauit~~Three tied for nrst. Lee
Barnes, Stanford William III. Droegemullef,
Northwestern University, and Sahin Carr,
Vale, at - feet inches, barnes won Jump
of for nrSt. Droegemuller was conceded
second by Carr Charles w. Mc0innis
chieago A. A., and Jack Williams. Los An
aeles A O.. were tied at ~ feet inehes
Mc1innis winning lump-oft for fourth place
Frank II, Wirsig, H. 4 Marine earns
Harry l. Devoe, Boston A, A, ", n. OnelL
Clemson Colleeei Tom Marnr Northwestern
also competed (Edmonds, Opell and Wiz
ais cleared IA feet,b