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gets hunger and denies himself sleep.
This story DR.. Kinnan told:
"A western farmer developed a
'hankering one day when he noticed
that moths we're crawling into his bee
hives at night. Each night II was
| necessary TO close the hive doors and
open them again next morning.
| "A silly JOB. thought the farmer. be-
| cause IL took him away from other
work and inerfered with his meals
Still. the moths would destroy the hives
/ II they were unhindered.
One event In that barnyard coin
| cided exactly with the farmers Job OF
] closing and opening the hiyes-that
vas the growing Of his prize rooster.
/ The question before the farmer,
! then, vas how 10 make a ROSTERS crow
/ close a beehive al night and open 1t In
/ the morning. To be sure. he stood at
/ the entrance 10 his coop at shutdown,
/ sounded retreat and retired. At dawn
| he ruftied his feathers. emerged from
| the coop, sounded reVei!le and broke
/ fast with worm.
| IT'S easy, the farmer said one day
/ Connect shaft from the coop's door
+ 70 The beehive When the rooster hops
On the platform 10 crow before retiring
he'll t9rn the shaft and close the bee
! hive. When he hops of the platform
! III The morning he'll turn the shaft the
other way and open the hive.
Of c0urhe.' concluded DR.. Kinnan,
we gave him a patent"
! IL face 1f this and countless similar
! conditions, IL seems invention In this
/ country never win become a monopoly
u big business" One Of the simplest
reasons Is that big business never CONES
into direct contact with such common
things as moths IN beehive.
/ The Yankee Instinct for c0ntriVance
! Is something occult and can hardly be
Directed before IL has borne fruit, Big
business may well corner the market 81
trained minds. but the spark of genius
that flashes Ia attics. sheds and barns
remains out III It's reach.
Another element that fayors the free
lance IL that neither size nor com
pleHlty determines the ultimate value
NJ MI invention. Think what profound
eruditlon and prolonged experimental
ton lie Debind a zeppelin. Yet y
simple, humble can~optncr has earned
more royalties and proved more prac'
ticaI iEan all the zeppeIins ever built
Even Yankee women have theil
/ "hankeTings" Hot 80 long ago Flor
!GG woman invented n device for dis
tributiug fertilizer over titled land
OHe I'll her remarks, humorous In IT.
xii proves that "hanksrlngs" are In
tangible impulses. inexDiicabIe even u
] those affected Asked what led her u
invent the distributor, she answered:
"iab2luesk l didn't ike bending my
ba1k hence the distributor"
Now. csn d woman be lazy and invent
al the same timer
Another woman aysrfed her patented
Window TfDtiistor Was the outcome vi
three July weeks In q hospital. Then
knew how badly II was nseded," shs
said, "snd wasted no time IN getting u
Uofk Oh II"
Il ff one reviews the great GALAXY oil
inventions since Morse conceived hi'
j telegraph IN 1885. all the stars 0f mrs
magnitude ere free iancss. Fali0wint
Morse. came G0odyssf's yuleaHjzhs
| rubber. IioWr's sewing machine. yatl'
Z electric locomotive, Et.clspns Monitor
, Cstiihgs machine gun, Westinghouse
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optimist inventors With the aid Of In
vention there is no limit to the man.
Today IS per cent Of Americas
wealth Is based directly or indirectly on
patent rights. OF such things ma
tons wealth Is made: planners that
slice so blocks Of steel as II they were
blubber: excavators that can outdig 400
men: televisioned eye that spans
space; drills that bore 80 holes ut one
operation: steel buckets that swallow
l0o0o-ton cargoes from ships daily !.
travelling cranes that swing 10000
pounds like so many feathers. steel
fists that pouncc OH sheet steel and
leave auto tenders: buildings among
tieecy clouds: tunnels below mighty
rivers and cold light that pierceS steel,
The American Age has fostered "A
new profession. invention. which Is a
branch Of engineering. The profession
has mechanical industry, And accord
ing Ia the European critic. the Ameri-
can Age has mechanical thought, too,
The American answers that between
the mechanigation OF the New World
and the stagnation Of the Old World, he
would choose the former Because. he
adds. It takes far more intelligence TO
run a steam turbine than 10 raise water
with treadmill on the messy banks
OF the 0anges.
It's a distinctly American vogue 10
invent. Last year In the neighborhood
Of 10000 applications were flled III
Washington. Among letters patent
issued. about one Nth were awarded To
women There Is reason to believe that
with the continued emancipation Of the
fair sex. they will become rs profuse
IN their 'hankesings" AS Yankee men:
Even today women have entered the
field OF professional invention. Miss
Renlah Louise Henry has ~ inventions
To her credit and all are useful
A colored woman In the Middle West
has garnered fortune from her
formula OF a hair tonic for straighten-
ing kinky hair.
The talents Of other women have
been spent on traftlc devices. Ice cream
freesera, reducing garments. glove
snaps, electric fam devices and large
variety Of household articles,
Some say woman made the nrst
invention, u was the basis W all
clothing, merely u simple apron made
Of leaves,
Woman's inventive hent displays Il"
self IN the striking deslgn Of her cloth.
ing, In her headdress and the colofful
blending of dainty tints
but II Is To man she II Indebted for
most at the intsicacies Of her dainty
undergarments," nr, kmnan said, TITS
true. men conceived all those fashlan-
able devices for identifying the fen,s-
nine fisure; they perfected the textiles
and fabrics, they prevented women With
a speeiea at cotton soods that tiashes
like silk,
Men invented the mainstays. guy
ropes and retsiners that keep lemlnlne
garments In shape, Hut the mcst
beneiiesnt man Was the one who de.
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airhrake. Goodyear's welt machine,
Bells telephone. Edison's talking ma
chine and incandescent lamp. Mcrgen-
thaler's linotype. Edison's moving pic
lures, Wright brothers airplane and
Eickemeyer's compound gas engine.
In 1916. TufIord. a cobbler. was
awarded letters patent for modern
rubber heel and his invention returned
him fortune and revolutionizcd the
industry.
DR.. kinnan revels In telling the story
OF Gubclmann, inventor OF human
calculator"
"He appeared at the Patent ONCE
With machine OF marvellous worth"
said DR.. Kinnan, but so intricate and
complex that one had 70 be an engineer
before he could understand what q pow
erfnl mind 1t took 10 conceive such
device. This calculator could add. null
tipiy, subtract. divide and even stop
automatically In case the operator made
a mistake.
"Gubelmann was q free lance. Of
course, and got his patent. II has
| earned him fortune already. although
don't believe the machine has yet
been put on the market"
Another eminent free lance Is w. O..
Kendall. sometimes called the king Of
cosmetics"
All who rouge their cheeks and dab
| their lips are indebted TO Kendall. Even
/ infants owe him debt. for he devised
the sliding tin cap on talcum powder
cans tkAt keeps the containers sanitary.
Ho~eHT. millions Of mothers pitched
IN and presented him $4,000 Tor his
pains. In the realm Of rouge. Kendall
| has invented and perfected milady's
vanity case with all Its accessories
Women also are indebted "a Ives Nc
| 0aftey. free lance Too, for his vacuum
cleaner. The story goes" DIR. Kinnat.
said. That Mc0affey walked into a
patent lawyers Office without saying n
| WORD. He hp.inkled dirt on the rug,
| ran funny looking contriVance over
the surface and cleaned IT, The lawyer
needed no further explanation"
| Fitzgerald was The "hankefing" man
employed al manual labor IN the Chi
csg0 stock yards. lie noticed when the
hams VI porkers were hung ON racks,
The meat juices flowed 10 the bottom
and spoiled the outer surface. which
| had 10 be- cut away, That laundering"
| ham sock" II Ia simple just cloth
that ilts tightly over The ham. but Ia
effective In stopping tho downfiow VI
| juice
Each week We issue from 900 10
| 900 patents" added DIR. ktnnan, hut
slightly more than that number are re-
fused Inventors bring us some OF the
most amazing devices,
Recently Il fellow rushed here from
the other side ot The continent with
something new In the way Of i0e0mo'
ton. II Was u bicycle with The front
| wheel smaller than the rear wheel
lie claimed this bicycle would aiWay'
IAn dowlhili. would transform hlli'
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into level ground and ievei ground into
valleys.
Then there was the man who
brought metal locator. His contrap-
ton was best suited 10 detect the pres.
enee OF gold underground. he said, lie
proved u 70 us by inserting u gold coin
under the rug and passed his instru-
insnt above, Sure enough. the indiea-
Tor pointed down over the spot, In tho
meantime he was engaged IN conversa-
ton and kufreptitiouk examiner
moved the coin 10 another part OF the
rug. The invantoT tried again, but the
indicator modeatiy refuaed 10 per-
form"
The spirit Of inventian ID the lett
motif of military science war, Both
are beilgernnt One IL the science 0l
war while the other Ia a war against
tie completely OF nature, A victory Tor
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the inventor Ia Il secret WreAted from
nature.
TIVE Inventors hall Of fame IN Uttered
with the eorpses OF those who con-
Quered. achieved, then hit n brutal hull
wafk, Mortality among inventors IL
high. because they are such eongenitai
optlmiats. They viii spend endless days
ana nights pursuing phantams, visions
and Authorizations: will come ont of the
ordeal with the sensation their nerves
have been wound on drum and heat
en- nervelesS. Their optimism nvertiaws,
Kills homnolenoy and thwarts hunger,
unlil u seems these lines speak truth!
'oriimis, Inventors shoua remember, u
they paA,
Though The insttum4n, he perfect, there are
limits "a the man
There Ia no truth Ia that. say the
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heel. slim al the purse. the
free lance" inventor continues
~ 70 De the nlairstay and glory
Of traditional Yankee ingenu-
tty and industrial expansion.
Hurled po!nt-biank al a growing
mountain Of opinion 10 the contrary.
this thought hangs on no slender
thread Of crecullty for II comes from
ore Of the highest potentates in the
realms Of applied invention, DR. william
A. Kinnan, FIRST assistant commissioner
Of the United States Patent once.
Notwithstanding the intent Of IN
cuE.risi Col!aths 70 seize, bind and
control the countrys inventive talent.
the shed mechanic. printers devil
housewife and snIaI!-togn cobbler have
yielded almost ali the basic inventions
Of the last Is years.
The great corporations have erected
marvellous laboratories equipped with
Costly apparatus" said Or. Kinnan
They have fine -cou1bed tie country
for the services 81 recognized talent,
accumulated Libraries, trained assistants
and organized legal STATS. but It's
selconn. indeed. that they come out
with one Of those startling coutriv-
a8ceg that Leave us speilbound.
The Ed;sons. Pupsns, Wr.ghts and
Eeils Still are with us Their names
are not Haunted IN print. nor do they
!ssue accounts ~ their researches
They're washing dishes. choppln2 wood
hoeing corn. pelting riVets and dream
Ing
The belief is row xicesprea6 that
the olc-fsahionec ways II itgYenli0n are
soz1e~~repiaced by the me Iab9rao.ies
Of the corf>ofstions. But ! don't think
~. OF course We cant Deiittie the
scientifically trained men einployed Lg
those gigantic firms. They are doing
remarkable WORK. bit little vi Il is y.
the basic KIND They seek mostly VI
refine cEuce cs,rtrlVsnces. " devise e!f
Gent Baflf4odk Of manufacture and
st&nosr1ize hAsing VI materials Their
work Ia one u elaboration. 10 evolve
new ubks Tor basic Inventions"
Among Iatikses5 Invention Is All III.
session. y 3s one u the amazing Won.
deTs III American life now obscure
people. without wealth and frequently
without ecQcsla2D, can transform Aid
oi,l-Iike dreams into DractlDal con-
tE7VaEces.
Overnight. al industry Is created
Almost overnight Inventors exchanged
sesnj~s1ft opliAr fof "a ceol $S,9oo 900
Eeiieye II 81 not, b4t su Investigation
Of why POM DGheard-ot Americans
take ~ jDVentIf4g GiScIoaeS thai IN more
than 90 per cent of the cases IT WEE
not for financial gam.
Conditions arise In American life
which make invention "A neces<y, Or
IA the words III tbs adsge. Necessity
IL the mother VI invention
DUr even more common tilan 20
- called neceAsity is yesfning. trans
lated into Hn huasFirsfli8fn. b bunker
ing" EspefieIce relates that when (
Yankee hsg "haiIkeTing" for SATISFY
INK his Deatibg Imagination. he mus
throw Oh tiae pressure on bis Hain II
tne manner d sperm whale hDqlts ehi
ysteF after emerging from the oceai
depths 10 hin, inyeD'ing Is aD ob
feSsion that must be sat3siaed, Else ~
ssilI be drowned III his own dreams slls
fint 10 sbyEmsi depths CoaGed Oh b.
tals contsgi0n, II IL ~ WONDER IL IN
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Canary wills Thank YOU

4 piece II lettuce ~ amp eays Ia
NagVve Magazine. MI ~ a,,sseS.a5s,,
~ ~ SAaass essSs ~ tWsse wse&.
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sort or another. few years ago" &C
cording 10 Miss Charlotte Chatfield. de-
partment specialist In foods and nutri-
ton. were the only persons who cared
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Those Who Make Good Are Washing Dishes Chop Wood Ho
DreamineSpk Genius Flashes in Att Sheds Barn-Women
Become More in his Remuneratve Field
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served with some food rich in protein
such as cauliflower or potatoes scalloped |
with cheese. Spinach with hard-boiled /,
egg or sweet corn pudding made with /
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milk and eggs also answer this purpose.
The addition OF cream sauce TO a vege-
table increases the amount OF protein.
Doctors. dietitians and experts OF one
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If one reviews the great GALAXY OF
inventions since Morse conceived his
telegraph IN 1885. all the stars u flEsi
magnitude ere free iancfs. Following
Morse, came G0Gdysaf'k yuleaHjzfd
rubber. IioWre sewing machine. Vale
electric locomotive. E,tcEs9n'g Monitor, -
CatiipgA machine gun, Westinghouse 3
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A SEXTET OF Government off,
~ Gals were chewing roast beef at
"A huge table. They chewed de-
4 4 liberately. Some of them frown-
I'd DC they cheund. nflnnrS nc.
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- UT at the elbow. down at the
heel. slim at the purse. the
free lance" inventor continues
= 70 De the maiylstay and glory
of traditional Yankee ingenI-
The Washington times., 1928-05-22

Thousands of horseless horse
men of the land were disappoint-
ed, yea, almost respondent, when
Victorian, winner of the Pimlico
Preakness by a breath, was
withdrawn from the Kentucky
Derby. The racing world had
had it's heart set on seeing the
great Eastern three-year-olG
match fetlocks with the pride
of the West and ultimate winner
of the Derby, Reign Count.
But those low-spirited souls
who had looked forward to the
intersectional turf struggle, only
to learn that Harry Payne Whit
ney decided suddenly not to send
Victorian to Kentucky for last
Saturdays mud bath, may take
new hope, for Victorian and
Reign Count have been entered
in the Belmont Stakes at the
Westchester Country Club. come
June 9.
Thus the three-year-old
supremacy of the land is to be
definitely decided within a very
few weeks, and let US hope un-
der better ground conditions
than they would have met had
they both appeared at Churchill
Downs last Saturday.
To the sensitive racing mind,
probably no event in the coun-
try since the famous Papyrus-
Zev competition, holds such
significance as does the Vic
torian- Reign Count announce
ment and the Belmont Stake,
a noteworthy event at worst,
will almost take on the signifi-
canoe of a Preakness or a
Derby, now that the winners
of the most recent chapters of
those hardy ANIMALS, have been
entered in one race.
It isn't difficult to see the
splendid showmanship of Mr..
Whitney in arranging this appe-
thing menu for June 8. In
fact it isn't hard to imagine
that Whitney had the likeli-
hood of such proposition far
back in his head when he ere
fused to risk" Victorian in a
trip to Kentucky so soon after
his Pimlico ride, preferring to
keep him home for the famous
Withers.
Even without Victorian. the
Derby was bound to be a
classic. 1t had enough assured
entries to make it go over with
a bang. Why not then, keep
The Washington times., 1928-05-22
Potomac Park A. A. Ring
Sh0M Is Listed June 5

The Potomac Park Athletic Asso-
citation will hold a boxing show on
June at the Arcadia. Only mem
bers of the association will be per-
naitted to see the bouts. Col. HAL
mar Erickson, of the Army War Col
lege, will referee the feature bouts.
The feature event will involve
Marty Gallagher and Chef Thomas.
Raw Bowen and Johnny Bowen are
also booked for matches. The list Of
bouts is as follows:
Douglas Sweatman VS.. Humphries
De Cola: Layton Miner VS.. frankie
Weinert; Jack Deschard VS.. Billy
Green: Martin Lunsford W. Harry
Schaffer; Billy Edwards vs.. Young
White; Jack Cafoni W.. Johnny
Bowen; Ray Bowen vs.. Jessie Belt;
Jack Turner Va. Tim Charles; Marty
Gallagher VIZ. Chef Thomas.
The Washington times., 1928-05-22
SQUAD
DEPLETED

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May a.
With Sam West dragging his right
leg, the Griffmen are starting a
months tour of the league with a
first sacker in left field and no
reserves at hand.
1t is possible that West will be
OF no further use to the Washing
ton Club. He pulled a tendon in
his left thigh while running the
bases in st. Louis last summer and
had to go to the bench. Last win
ter he visited Washington for treat.
ment and went to his home in
Texas thinking himself completely
cured.
This spring he was a bit back
ward about testing the leg, but
eventually did so, experiencing 40
i'll results. In yesterdays first
game here he tore the tendon
loose while trying to beat out a
bunt against Jack Quinn in the
fourth inning and had to give way
to George Sisler.
West is extremely disheart-
ened. he has been battling all
sorts of odds ever since beCOm-
in q member of the Washington
club, and now he is threatened
with total distinction. No de-
cisiOn has yet been made as to
the action to be taken in. his
case, but he went back to Wash
ingtOn for treatment last night.
Without West, the Griffs now
have Rice and Barnes in good
condition for outfield duty and
Goose Gosiin with a dead arm.
SisIer, a first baseman by trade
has been sent to left field, where
he is doing his best. Criticism OF
his work would be manifestiy UNI
fair. He makes no pretense of be
ing an outfielder.
President Griffith is expected To
find an outfielder somewhere, prob
ably in Birmingham, to join the
team az reserve strength If any one
of the present trio il hurt, the one
armed Goslin would have to fill in
giving the already crippled team a
severe handicap.
The Washington times., 1928-05-22
SROR7VRIAL
BY Kirk Miller

Victorian behind with which to
tempt a three-year-old cham
pionship which could be staged
for Little Old New York itself?
IL such coup was in Mr..
Whitney's mind, it worked
beautifully, and June 9 will find
racing fans thronging to Bel
mont in such numbers as this
brilliant stake event has seldom
drawn before.
Because of the showmanship
of a number of rivals, the Bel
mont has not been basking in
the limelight as when such
stars as The Finn, Man O. War,
Sweep, Tanya, Delhi, Africander,
Commander Hastings, SPEND
thrift, Duke of Navarro, Joe
Daniels, Harry Bassett, King
Fisher and Ruthless were Win
ming the rich prize.
However, Mr.. whitney,
through the co operation of
Mrs. John D. Hertz, owner of
Reign Count, intends to make
this year an exception, by put
ting the Belmont Stakes back
where it belongs.
The Washington times., 1928-05-22
NH. NINE CLOSES
TOMORROW

Coach Burton shipley's Maryland
University basebalfers close their
1928 campaign against Western
Maryland in the Byrd Stadium to-
morrow afternoon. The Terrapins
did not fare 80 wen on the diamond
this year. but this has been at
tributed to the fact that the nine
was hard hit by graduations.
81 Mostly ali of the teams players
are soplaomores and 1t Ii thought
the 1879 nine will be exceptionally
strong.
Three college events are I'm.
portant to District fans this week.
These are the annual intercolleg iate
field and track Arnpionships this
Friday and Saturday at Harvard;
the Marylard.Joh Hopkins lacrosse
fray at Baltimore and the Quad
rangular track meet Saturday In
the C. II. Stadium between Catholic
University, George Washington, Gal.
laudet and Johns Hopkins.
MARYLAND Ii the only unbeaten
college lacrosse IL and plans to
emerge from the Hopkins clash
with its record unscafhed. The
Old Liners would then be In .
line for Olympic representation
though final say i'm this rests
with the Olympic lacrosse COM
mittee.
Georgetown's chances for the col
IeRe track title are slender, as Coach
John ID. O'Reilly il taking a limited
number OF entrants. The Hilltop
pers will do well to score Is points.
The Washington times., 1928-05-22
Dreadnaughts Engage
Bus TOSSers on Sunday

Championship aSpirantS for
Northern Virginia baseball hcnors
meet Sunday in Alexandria where
the Dreadnaughts play hosts to
their great rivals, the A. B. & W.
Busn1en at p. m. in what prom.
Uses action galore.
A large delegation is planning
to travel to Alexandra to support
the Bus boys in this fray. FIuV
or Laycock, pitching aces of the
Busmen. are expected to give the
Big DIS a hard game and from
their showing in recent games
stand an even chance of being re-
turned winners.
The Dreadnaughts will use the
big fast ball pitcher jeff Smith or
the sensational southpaw Bob Lyon
on the mound with Fee Colliere on
the receiving end.
The Washington times., 1928-05-22
Bud TaylOr's Victory
Over Lucas One-sided

CHICAGO, May 22.-Bud Taylor,
the Terre Haute bantamweight, DEM
onstrated before four thousand fans
at White City last night thac
his dethronement as bantamweight
champion by the national boxing
association has not depressed him
to the point where he can no
longer fight.
Frrisky as young colt, the
Indiana terrier" climbed into the
ring with Joe Lucas of Detroit,
and administered such a sound wal
Looping on the Michigan boy as to
make the match appear grossly
one sided. Taylor had a wide mar
gin in nine Of the ten rounds.
Lucas weighed 124 pounds against
Taylor's 125.
The Washington times., 1928-05-22
MAT BOUTS
ATTRACTIVE

Wrestling fans are promised a
keen evening at the Arcadia Thurs
day night as two classy bouts are
programmed. Joe Turner ana
Rough House" Nelson are to col
Tide in the headline event ana
Bull" Martin, Nelson's training
partner, is to engage Freddy Meyers
in the secondary tilt.
Spectators who have seen Nelson
at the Arcadia this season know he
usually tries to claw and hack an
opponent and Is expected to not be
meek when he enters the ring
Thursday night.
Turner has nurSed a bitter
hatred for Nelson ever since the
night the latter tossed the vet
eran twice. 1t was the first
and only defeat for the durable
grappler and Joe has ached for
atOnement.
The broken rib that Joe received
several weeks ago has about
mended. but for precaution, he will
probably have the wounded spot
strapped with adhesive tape.
The Washington times., 1928-05-22
Joe Dundee to Attend
CITY Club Show Friday

Joe Dundee, world welterweight
boxing champion, 10 to attend the
boxing bouts at the City Club Friday
night, City Club officials have an
nounced. Dundee, City Club heads
hope, will referee one Of the bouts.
Olympic and national amateur ring
talent will appear on the card,
headed by Tommy Lown, of New
York. captain of the Olympic ring
squad.