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The Washington times., 1928-10-04
WILSON AIDED.
SN| TIL IN 1915

A. decade ago President Wilson
was a supporter of Alfred e. Smith
in his race for the New York gov.
ernorship.
This is the statement of the late
Presidents sister-in-law, Mrs. Rolf
F.. Boiling. who says that she was
asked by Mr.. Wilson whether she
had registered in the campaign and
was working for Democratic success
i in New York State. of which she
was a resident.
She replied in the negative, be;
cause she felt that Tammany Hall
had been lukewarm in its support
of the then President in 1915 and
smith was the candidate of that
organization. The latter, asking
her If that was her only reason
for holding aIoof in regard TO Smith,
and receiving reply that it was
said: Then, if that is all, go to-
morrow and register, and work for
Mr.. Smith and your party's nom
inees."
The Washington times., 1928-10-04

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The Washington times., 1928-10-04
Colored EIks to Seek
Reelection of Wilson

NEW YORK CITY. Oct. 4. - In.
,orsement for reelection as grand
exalted ruler of the colored Elks'
for 1929. at the session OF the
grand lodge slated for Atlantic CITY,
was made last night by Manhaltth
Lodge in rousing reception 10
/ Finley Wilson of Washington
and the new officers here on
tour of inspection.
The action was repeated by lHl
perial Lodge No. 12I, at Ren balm
y 7 Among the "Bills" accom-
nanvins Wilson were: Perry w.
Howard grand legal adviser; VII.
ham F., Hueston. commissioner OF
education; c. c. Vale. grand or.
ganizer: DIR. s. H. George. grand
esteemed lecturing knight. the ne"
secretary, J. E. Kelly, and the
treasurer. J. C. Martin.
The Washington times., 1928-10-04
Man death Chair Was
Made For" Faces Prison

Alleged to have told his es-
tranged wife that the electric chair
was made for him, but that he
would get her first" Albert Banks,
eolored. the 1900 block Fifth st.
n. w, was ordered yesterday 70
give 500 bond or serve 30 days in
Jail, by Judge John +. Mcmahon. of
Police Court.
Mary l.. Banks. his wife. testified
that she left her husband last
February after he stabbed her.
The Washington times., 1928-10-04
GEORGETOWN SMITH CLUB

A meeting of the Georgetown
smith. Robinson Club will be held
in the Potomac Bank at O'Clock
tonight. Mrs. Frank Ready wlll
preside.
Evening star., 1928-09-16
South Seas Jungles
Swallow "Broadwav''

Modernizing the south sea islands to
the extent of endowing them with an
imitation Broadway would be an over
ambitious task. Still it was attempted
some time ago-but. the dream re-
mains in the realm of fancy.
1t was a native chief who was in
spired to effect such a project when
visiting in Japan, he became highly
interested in the brightly lighted main
shopping street of Toxic. the Gina
Returning to his home he announced
. that he was going to duplicate the
e Broadway of the East on his island.
= He caused grand thoroughfare CSC
feet long and about 10 feet wide to be
constructed near the village. Instead
of electric lights, gas lights were in
stalled and they Sputtered with all the
brilliance their imported tanks could
master. The rest of the island took
little interest in the innovation and
few people passed that way.
Other attractions of the Gina could
not be supplied-the chief thought that
the lighting was the only requirement
The island boulevard gradually fell into
disuse, the lights went out for lack oi
fuel and the eternal jungle finally en-
quilted the tropical Broadway.
So when more recently party OF
south sea islanders touring Toxic behelo
the main street they realized the
enormity, if not the monstrosity. ol
their chiefs effort and were the bet
ter qualified to express appreciation Of
what he had tried to do.
Evening star., 1928-09-16
American Center
In Sweden Planned

A plan for the erection of an Amer
ican house in Stockholm Is occupying
various Swedish American organizations
here. The suggestion first came from
the United States, but was eagerly taken
up over here and now seems to be sure
of realization.
Americans visit Sweden in growing
numbers every year and it has been
found desirable to make arrangements
for providing information and sugges.
tions for study and travel to those, par.
ticularly of Swedish descent, who want
to get into closer touch with the life
and culture of Sweden.
The original plan was for a kind oi
travellers home" in the country, pref.
erably in an old manor house in the
central provinces. 1t is now conceded
however. that the American house, If il
is going to be the center of Swedish
American relations that Is hoped of it
will have to be located in Stockholm.
The interest in the undertaking
shown especially by Swedish American.
has been promising and it is expected
that the necessary funds will be readily
forthcoming
Evening star., 1928-09-16

| They do not like the French and
they will never like the French. For
that matter. the French will never like
| the Germans It Is mutual dislike
more founded in national and racial
traits than in the recollection OF past
| indignities or past victories; and except
| in the case of embittered monarchiStS
and politically impotent peasants NUT
| tering plans for revenge as they drink
their beer, it has no political meaning.
They do like and respect the English,
and they adore Americans. When they
fancy you an Englishman (probably on
account of old clothes bought and not
| paid for two years ago in Sayville row.
they want you to tell them all about
the very latest thing in clothes.
When they discover you an American
making yourself nuisance by trying
to find out something of their inten-
| tionS about new war, they offer you
a huge beer, and while you drink they
get all excited about Tom Mix and
| Charlie Chaplin and the latest plays
on Broadway and American architec-
ture and new novels and especially sport
and Jazz.
They would rather have come In Sec
ond in the Olympic games than win an
other war. They'll get all wrought up
about beating the Australians in ten
mis- tas they did, but try and get them
thrilled about new gigantic army and
they give you one disgusted look and go
on singing, "Trink, trink, Bruderlein,
trink, SO ist das Leben Elm Scherz."
C"Drink good beer. little brother, and
find life jest; healthy, happy jest. y
They do not drink and sing to forget
their sorrow They do not treat you
with the most charming hospitality to
send you home with false stories about
their beneficent intentions. while In Sc
| cret they build armies and machinery
Evening star., 1928-09-16
State Held Greatest
Landowner in France

The greatest landowner in France Is
the French state. 1t possesses palaces.
castles, mansions. buildings of all kinds.
and forests-besides roads, ports, rail-
ways. A record of all it's properties, just
drawn up, reveals a total value of So
300 100000. The castle and park OF
Versailles are estimated at $240, 1000 900.
Fontainebleau is much cheaper, $4,280,-
600. and it's wonderful forest is worth
only $2.000,000. Also, the lovely castle
of Azay-le- Rideau, in Touraine, is en-
tered in the inventory for the ridiculous
sum of $4,000. To make up for that,
the Louvre. in Paris with its immense
palace and the Tuileries Garden, comes
up to the sum of 5000 100000.
But the French administration refused
to assign any monetary value to certain
monuments, such as Notre Dame dc
Paris and the Arc r., Triomphe. which
symbolic g,~.iuus past. or to the war
cemeteries in foreign countries, under
the French flag, where lie the children
Of France who sacrificed their lives
for justice and liberty.
Evening star., 1928-09-16

for war. These things they do from
sheer love of life and relaxation from
hard toll, and chiefly from their great
love of music. If you suspect them of
hornsWoggling you with deceptive and
fraudulent parade of pious virtue all
you have to do is to hide in corner
and listen to their talk and keep your
ears wide open. When the band plays
Deutschland, Deutschland, uber Allies"
they do not rise and yell and get red in
the face with the hope of new world
conquest. They do not seem especially
interested. But let the band play a
Strauss waltz and they go round in cir
cles in their chairs. Let the band play
song Of the Rhine wines and the
Rhine madchen and they roar with
appreciation. Steel your heart against
their infectious gayety and distrust
their every word and you come to the
same conclusion: The war is out, down
and out.
People Have Power.
All, you may exclaim, all this doesn't
prove thing. These are the people,
and. except in moments of national eX-
citement, the burghers have never
wanted war. The people may not want
war, but over and over in history the
people have been nurtured for war by
an insidious propaganda. The people
do not want war. but the people have
no real voice in the secret government
and no power in shaping national
policies. To that argument there are
two certain answers; in Germany now
the people have political power; and in
the early years of this century the peo-
pie did give every impression of desiring
war.
Look at the last elections and the tri-
umph Of the Social Democrats. Look at
the conduct of that splendid old man,
Evening star., 1928-09-16
EXcavatOrs on Trail
OF Circus Maximus

A 10-year archaeological excavation
project. which scholars believe will
throw important light on early Roman
history and perhaps uncover great
treasures of antiquity, was begun in
Rome April 81. traditional birthday Of
this immemorial city.
The project concerns the site Of the
Circus Maximus. which was regarded
as the foremost structure of the ancient
world. Here were held those sump-
tuous games and spectacles with which
emperurs amused the populace and
themselves. The structure is said to
have been 1000 feet long and 600 feet
wide and to have been capable Of hold
ing no less than 250,000 people-per-
haps 100000. After years of legal
processes the owners of the gas works,
shops and shacks which formerly oc-
cupied the site of the circus have been
dispossessed and excavations are being
made under the leadership of Italys
greatest archeologists. such as Senator
Corrado Ricci and Director General OF
Antiquities Antonio Munoz.
Evening star., 1928-09-16
BY DONALD DOUGLAS.

n
4 to any German about another
4 U war or the need of another
~ war and see how far you get
They have just one answer:
Der Krieg ist aus!"
That doesn't so much mean that the
war is over as that the war is out. The
war is an old and forgotten memory
The war is something you read about
in books as you read about the Thirty
Years War or some other war equally
archaic. The war is paSse. You NO
more talk about the war or dream of a
new war any more than you sing the
hit from last years musical comedy.
OF course, there is the problem of the
Rhine Valley, but that, too, is present
problem, to be settled on its own merits
and the. terms of the treaty. It has
nothing to do with planned revenge in
the future.
Even the foreign colonies lost in the
war seem no occasion for bitterness. for
the Germans plan to ask for no reSti-
tuition of districts lost in the political
divisions following the treaty. And
what the Germans plan for the future
must be born IN the future. So far as
one can learn, they plan nothing except
new commerce and new finance and
new uses Ol machinery dLu dll AlOucIIl
ways for making their land healthy and
wealthy and wise.
If you talk about the past war or the
chance for a new war, they find you a
terrible bore and go on drinking beer
and listening to Strauss waltzes or
singing the latest musical comedy. To
work hard and play hard and be let
alone so that they can bring about
peace and prosperity is their most ex-
pressed desire.
Evening star., 1928-09-16
German Mobiles Cast
Lots in Reichswehr

Although Germany is a republic and
the national reichswehr, or defensD
army. is supposed to be recruited fror
all classes of citizens. there is evidences
that in fact former mobiles still hold tbs
dominant positions and exercise a pre-
ponderant influence.
Twenty per cent of all the officers are
of noble birth. OF the l8 cavalry
regiments As per cent of the officers are
blue blooded and In the 7th Cavalry 1s
many as 70 per cent. In the 4th Cav
airy 81 per cent of the officers claim
nobility.
Fifty-five per cent of all generals. 80
per cent OF the colonies and lieutenant
colonels. % per cent of the majors. II
per cent of the captains and about 20
per cent of the lieutenants are feudal
relics.
Evening star., 1928-09-16

and now the most ardent advocate Of
the republic and the most ardent advo-
cate of peace. Look at the trouble Won
Huenefeld got himself into by paying a
visit to the Kaiser. He had to make
open reparation to the workingmen and
the Social Democrats. Read even the
most violent newspapers. They do want
what they call political justice on the
Rhine, but you cannot find anything
about new war. Even in their private
unpublished talk you'll find nothing
doing. With every appearance of sim
certify they tell you over and over again:
by winning the war the Americans
broke up the PruSsian monarchy, de-
stroyed the soldier education of the men
we had to spend all our time saluting,
gave us chance to discover the rotten
ness of military glory. gave us freedom
to do what at heart we always wanted
to do-listen to good music, work very
hard. play in the evening and be our
selves.
Gain knowledge Of Souls.
"At one time We were dazzled with a
glitter of bayonets that took light from
the imperial sun. We never saw the
blood on the bayonetS, or knew that the
bayonets pierced our own hearts as
much as they pierced the hearts OF the
enemy. We were beaten and humili-
ated and so came into knowledge of our
souls. Only the conquered can learn
from war. We have learned; and at
this distance of time we know just
how much we have learned.
Better still, we have power, political
power over our own desires. Right now
we have little voice in the councils of
the world We have to take whatever
we are given; but we do not eat our
bread with tears or dream of revenge
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1928-09-16
Aviation as Future Career


these schools all over the country, and
they have done a great deal of harm.
So little is known about aviation that
the man or boy who wants to fly or
build airplaueS does not know where to
start and is easily flimflammed out of
his money.
Cost Of Instruction.
Many of these schools offer to teach
one to fly In 10 hours at cost OF
around $l00. Nobody can learn to be a
pilot in 10 hours of flying. and the good
schools that give instruction enough to
obtain a license charge much more
than $l00. 1t should cost at least $500
to obtain the flying instructions that
will enable man to get his license, and
then he is only started. He must keep
on flying until he has piled up an ex-
perience which will permit an operator
to intrust to him piece of machinery
worth thousands of dollars which can
be wrecked in fraction of, second.
The average transport operator re-
quires his pilots to have at least 500
hours Of flying experience, and the ex-
perienced transport pilots have much
more than that That is the reason
most of the recruits to commercial
transport flying come from the Army
or Navy, where they get rigid train
ing extending over several hundred
hours before they are graduated from
the military flying school.
Even If young man has money
enough to get his license, he must
either be able 10 hire an airplane. which
is expensive, to continue his flying or
buy one of his own. Many men have
entered aviation by working as me-
chanics. gaining valuable technical
knowledge and finally learning to fly
through the friendship of pilot who
will teach them for nothing.
Great Opportunities in Flying.
It must not be thought that it is so
difficult to enter aviation that it is
hardly worth while to try. There are
g:eat opportunities in flying. The new
aeronautical schools in the universities
offer the best opportunity to obtain the
technical knowledge now necessary to
move upward in aviation. These schools
are we'll organized and equipped to
teach man the science OF aerOnauticS,
and the manufacturing companies are
looking to the technical schools for the
men who must be found to work out the
intricate problems of aircraft design
and manufacture.
The time Is coming also when the
flying schools will have to increase their
equipment and extend instruction of
their pupils so that they will not only
learn the elements of flying, but how
to fly cross-country, fly blind" by in
struments and learn to deal with the
emergencies which arise on such flights.
It will cost the pupil more. but it will
be worth it's weight in gold to him many
times. And also it is now, with more
closely organized industry. an industry
with very high requirements. quite re-
moved fir )m the haphazard flying of a
few years ago, absolutely essential In
success.
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Evening star., 1928-09-16
Japan May Have
Own ''Teapot Dome

The Minseito, chief opposition party
to the Seiyukai government in Japan,
believes it has uncovered a govern
mental scandal which will rival the
Teapot Dome case in the United
States. An investigation commission
of the party has been at work for
some time upon the alleged graft and
has now come out with the charge
that the Seiyukai has been undertak-
ing shadowy transactions with state
forest preserves The charges are TO
be aired in court soon. The commission
recently gave out a statement that It
had proof the Seiyukai had sought to
transfer state forest preserves either to
local governments for party gain or
private individuals through nominally
semi-official agencies. The commission
cited a half dozen or more deals into
which It is proposed that the ministry
Of justice order full investigation.
Evening star., 1928-09-16
BY COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH.

A Walton has no difficulty now
~ in gaining recruits. Young
"A men are turning to 1t all over
4 A the country as a new Oppor-
tunity in an industry that is
developing with amazing rapidity. One
of the most common inquiries addressed
to any one who has anything to do
with flying is from the boy or young
man who asks, How can / get into
aViatiOn?"
The difficulty is that few Of them
have the necessary qualification or the
time to acquire the skill essential either
in an engineer or pilot in commercial
flying. Aircraft engineering is one of
the most exact!ng branches of the pro-
feSSion, and no pilot is acceptable to
commercial transport company until he
has several hundred hours of expert
ence in the air. A transport pilot must
have at least 200 hours of solo flying
before he can get his license.
There is little wonder, however, that
they are attracted by the future of avia-
ton. leaving aside the natural desire of
youth to take to the air. 1t Is one of
the few remaining fields of constant
adventure. But its practical business
side is just as fascinating to the man
looking for new field Of endeavor
and in which, given the proper qualifi-
cations, there is great opportunity.
Growth as Business.
Figures are sometimes interesting. I
think, and this should be one of those
times. There are few people who real
| ize the extent to which aviation has
grown as a business. More than 600, 900
paying passengers were carried by all
| of IN nd IN
the number was greatly increased. Pas
sengerS flew on trips that ranged any
| where from a few minutes to many
| hours.
There were 81 air transport COM
| panieS operating in 1927, l9 of which
reported an Investment totaling $7,053,-
| $50. Seventeen of these companies re-
| ported total revenue from mail, pas
sengerS and express of $2,20l ,150 with
expenses OF $2,1l5 $40. How much was
taken in by the operators on short
| flights can only be imagined, but it must
have been huge sum. That Is quite
| a contrast to six years ago, when
started to fly, and the only commercial
| flying that amounted TO anything was
| done by the transformers who took up
passengers at $40 a hop. That was
where l got my first flying experience
| And while the transformers did not
make much money they had an inter-
esting time and did lot to keep avia-
| ton alive.
Twenty air transport companies in
1927 used l30 planes, having a value
of $l.838,462. There were 462 persons
employed on these routes, of which 107
were pilots. This year these figures will
increase tremendously. Eight of the
transport companies made money and
operated at cost of SAT cents a mile.
There are now % air mail routes and
II non-mail routes in operation. There
Evening star., 1928-09-16
Warns Against Study of Law.

No fewer than l2.3oo students are
studying law in Prussia today as COM
pared with only 5000, or less than half
in 1913 The number of aspirants for
the position of judges or public prose-
cutors is estimated at 5000. and there
is little likelihood that all of them will
find employment.
Many therefore, are becoming bar
risters, with the result that this profess
sion, too, is rapidly becoming over
crowded. Under these circumstances a
warning has been issued by the authori-
ties against studying law, says the
Christian Science Monitor.
Evening star., 1928-09-16
Rome Cats Continue
To Live Amid Ruins

Cats are not sacred in Rome, but
they have for many years enjoyed a
prescriptive right to inhabit some of
the ancient monuments of Roman times
such as the Forum of Trajan and the
small inclosure around the Pantheon.
Here those that have been discarded
by their owners or have reverted 10
wildness have long been allowed to live
privileged life in imposing arche-
illogical surroundings. receiving food and
water from kindly tenants of nearby
houses.
Recently, a municipal edict ordered
the destruction of these archaeological
cats, but protests by the public and let
ters in the newspapers have brought
about revocation of the stern decree,
and the felines are to be permitted TO
live as before in classical solitude and
peace,
Evening star., 1928-09-16

are also mail routes under contract
but not operating, and 3 additional
routes for which mail bids have been
asked. There are ,433 licensed planes
in the country and 1896 identified
planes. There are 2,423 licensed pilots
and 2,75l licensed mechanics. In 1927
there were 2,1ll planes manufactured,
and these figures will be doubled this
year The airplane manufacturers have
increased from 80 last year to l25 this
year. The total value of airplanes In
this country has increased from $3,466,-
452 in 1919 to $12.024. OBS in 1927.
That shows an industry rapidly grow
Evening star., 1928-09-16

ing and explains why it is attracting so
many men. Most of them, however.
have misconception of what is needed
to succeed in aviation, either as an en-
gineer, mechanic or pilot. 1t is an
industry in which nothing can be taken
for granted, because of the hazards in
volved, and it demands the highest
ability.
It is unfortunate that the attractions
of aviation should have been used by
unscrupulouS persons to obtain money
by offering quick and easy courses that
1t Is claimed lead to good positions as
pilots or engineers. There are many Of
Evening star., 1928-09-16

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-02-09

meet population needs. it seems
that Washington dairymen have a
splendid outlook where conditions
are suitable for dairying.
Sheep-Both lambs and wool
were somewhat higher in Decem-
Der than for the same month in
1926 for the average of the U. S.
Sheep and wool have enjoyed fav-
orable positions as farm products
for the past six years and numbers
of sheep in the country have in
creased, Any further increases in
numbers will largely come in farm
flocks as most of the good range
is already utilized.
There is room for considerable
expansion in farm flocks of sheep
in Washington, where farmers
grow into this type of stock grad
ually. Reports from sixteen farm
flock owners in western Washing.
ton this winter show an average
net profit per eve of $4.84 for the
wear after interest at 6 per cent
depreciation of So per head. and
other expenses had been deducted
The average wool clip per head
was 8.8 pounds and an average
price of 1928 cents was received pei
pound. Il ~ rs 500