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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09

HOLYOKE. August 21.-Holyoke was
thrilled to tears by the news that flashed
idee had selected William F. Whiting as
Herbert Hoover'S successor in the cabinet.
Everybody knows that the Springfield
Republican ever span of 80 years has
specialized in facts. It's reporters are
trained to specialize in facts. If they
are interested in holding their jobs.
Therefore it may be assumed that if
the Holyoke correspondent reported that
his city was thrilled to tears" he was
stating fact.
On that evertful afternoon when
Holyoke could scarcely resist the i'm
pulse to ring every firebell in the city
and declare a general holiday the Re-
publican reporter moved in and out of
the crowded lobby of the Nonotuck Ho-
tel. and because he saw the eyes of old
Mike Bowler c;lC Jens MadSen and John
Shea, and even Democrats like Danny
Martin and Petey Clark, grow moist as
their enthusiasm dubbed. he sat down
that evening and reported nothing but
the facts.
Seen from a distance, William Fair
field Whiting doesn't look like a man
who could thrill stable city to tears.
Straight as ramrod, clad Summer or
Winter in Somber black, he is almost
obCALl. DuU SCO ItP ClOoC w AAAlii, AAolA
a dozen feet away or thereabouts. AS
Holyoke has been doing in the 40 years
of his manhood, and presto! that isn't
the same man at all.
Did you expect eyes of flinty gray?
Wrong. They AZ blue, and at their
corners is smile which has never dis
appeared even in the glooniest hours
of dozen red-hot political campaigns.
Did you expect weather-beaten
countenance, the stern features of a
captain of industry? Wrong again.
And when he speaks the voice is not
crisp sharp; it Is soft, musical and the
enunciation is that of man Of culture.
Delightful Neighbor.
This is the William F. Whiting that
Holyoke has known since he came home
with his Amherst degree, donned over
alls and jumper and began to learn
paper manufacturing in the humblest
Job in his fathers mill. It may take
Washington some time to get the same
view of the picture because cabinet of
ficers are usually seen from distance
But H0lyoke is certain that before the
new Secretary of Commerce Is settled In
his job Washington will learn that here
is man with the attributes of de-
lightful neighbor.
He is, if the idea can be expressed
in single word restful. He Is some
! thing after the order of those restful
hills of his native western Massachu-
setts-the hills which sent quiet Murray
Crane to Washington generation ago,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
Britain Sees Many Changes in Home Life
Since Nation Emerged From World War

members were no longer dependent on
their parents for their pocket money.
The fact that daddy might get angry
had no longer much importance.
The young people earning SIS to $50
week felt independent When the
old folks seemed too rusty" the young
men and girls simply moved into their
own "diggings," and the shocked par
ents could do nothing but protest.
Old Conventions Gone.
This independence and possibility of
making a living at an early age I'M
doubtedly has weakened family ties as
they we're understood in pre-war days.
, Young men and women working side
by side in an Office or a factory have
discarded many of the old-fashioned
conventions.
Mothers in England complain fire.
quently that young folks shun marriage
because they have a much better time
| if they remain single. The question of
getting settled" is one that still worries
old-fashioned parents. Getting married
! is complex question in England.
! First of all, women outnumber men by
| three or four to one; then. the cost of
| living has gone up to such an extent
that young people prefer to remain
! single than suffer hardships in company
of a mate.
Social Barriers Disappear.
The social barriers which in pre-war
days prevented a man or a woman in
higher social class from getting mar
ried to somebody below him have dis
appeared completely. Members of the
aristocracy think nothing of marrying
not only ACTRESS or chorus girls-this
/ occurred frequently in the old days, too
| but ordinary working girls, stenogra-
pliers or barmaids. The fact that a
man or a woman comes from an ole
family with coat of arms and handle
to his name means nothing nowadays
when son of peers are shopwalkers oil
motor car dealers. and daughters OF
dukes and lords are mannekins, keer
millinery shops or are ordinary sales
women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09

which continued the tradition with the
silent Calvin Coolidge, and which now
produce third in the series of silent
statesmen. For Secretary Whiting
doesn't talk much. Like Crane and
Coolidge before him, his chief joy comes
in listening
His taciturnity has already justified
itself. An ordinary politician-a de-
feated candidate for something or other
for whom the party must find solace-
would have dubbed over with words
if selected to fill the shoes of Herbert
Hoover. Secretary Whiting did not have
to resist the impulse to talk. He be-
haved naturally. AS a business man
he was thoroughly familiar with the
amazing accomplishments of the De-
partment of Commerce in its seven
years under Hoover. AS Republican
he realized that his party's best asset
was the character and ability of its
presidential nominee.
Follows Hoover Policies.
When President Coolidge asked him
If he would accept the appointment he
said YES" When Holyoke asked him
why he had broken his lifelong rule
not to hold public office he said: Be
cause was Interested" When the
Washington newspaper men asked him
what his policies" would be he said
they would be Mr.. Hoovers policies
To demonstrate that he meant what he
said he did not bring single assistant
or secretary to Washington with him.
and he intends to carry on with the
men and women who executed Mr..
Hoover's orders. Successful in every
thing he has ever undertaken, Secretary
Whiting is big enough man to know
that his party is not looking for i'm
provements on the Hoover policies.
AS the man selected to succeed
Hoover, Secretary Whiting became a
subject of national interest the moment
President Coolidge presented him to the
news-hungry correspondents in northern
Wisconsin. For several weeks Holyoke
has been SUPPLYING all necessary infor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
BY COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH.


FEW Hcople in the United
" States have recently seen an
"A airplane which seems almost to
4 4 hover in the air With its mo-
tor wide open and its nose poked
up toward the sky at an angle which
would have meant an instant fall and
probable spin toward the earth IN any
other ship, 1t settled gently instead OF
careening downward to disaster.
The pilot then cut his motor and the
plane, instead of falling off on one side
and crashing, dropped its nose, gathered
speed and then swung up into its Curl
GUS lowering position again. 1t repeated
this maneuvcr several times, while those
on the ground who had not seen it be-
fore wondered audibly at its per-
Torrance.
The plane was fitted with the new
automatic wing slots which give control
of plane at an angle and slow speed
at which ordinarily plane gets out OF
control. The slots SO act upon the air
which flows over the surface of the
wing that the lift of the wing is MAIN
tanned far beyond its normal stalling
position. the position at which the lift
on the wing of the plane usually ends
abruptly because Of the eddies set up.
An Interesting Device.
This is one of the latest and most
interesting of the devices that have been
recently perfected to add to the safety
of flying, and more has been done in
this respect in the last few years than
in all the 20 years preceding. The
plane has become such an Efficient in
Strument that the attention of design
ers has been diverted more and more
to the important problems of safety and
,, control, preferably automatic control.
The average plane, even without slots
or other devices, is far safer vehicle
of transportation now. because of care
full design and engineering, than 1t was
five years ago.
There are various ways of approach
ing the safety problem. Airplane en-
| gineerS are themselves divided as to
| the best way to maintain control beyond
stalling speed. Some contend that the
| slot, or a similar device, such as the
| autogyro, is the proper method, while
others say that by careful design of
I the wing and the other parts of the
| plane and by obtaining better balance
, the same results may be reached,
| Whichever group may be right. and
only time can settle that question, the
| present experiments are among the
most interesting ever undertaken and
the only original work In this respect
since the airplane was born.
There was little demand for such new
! inventions while the majority of the
planes built we're for military purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
Airplanes Now Much Safer
i'm

oe serious. In England recently a
plane with slotted wing was allowed
TO settle from height of several hum
dfed feet. The plane landed at slow
speed, and although the landing gear
Wnlch had not been designed for such
strain. gave way, and the fuselage
cracked in two, the pilot was not hurt
Built With Great Care.
Planes are also being built with much
greater care than was the case a few
years ago. There has been marked i'm
proVement even IN the last year. and
IL Is one of the most encouraging things
ABOUT aviation that several light planes
winch had weaknesses due to improper
engineering have been strengthened and
made structurally safe. The almost
universal use of the steel fuselage has
also helped to make planes safer In a
miner crash the steel fuSelage gives
much greater protection to the pilot and
passengers than was the case with the
lighter wooden framework
There Is still marked room for i'm
proVement in the construction of some
planes. largely due to the fact that a
rev builders did not seem to realize the
value of analysing the stresses on the
various parts of their planes, and there
were few engineers in the industry who
were able to work out a stress analysis.
The result was that planes we're turned
out which were not only aerodynami-
cally unsafe, but which we're also weak
structurally.
Condition Overcome.
This condition is being gradually
overcome, owing partly to the realiza-
ton OF the manufacturers themselves
that they were not doing their work
properly, and to the Department of
Commerce. which has been inspecting
| types of planes and insisting on bet
ter design This Is difficult and deli
cate task, for 1t is sometimes hard to
convince manufacturer doing a good
business In light planes that he should
stop his work, improve his design, and
Slow up production and profits. But It
must be done, and is being done.
The Department of Commerce started
this work slowly because criticism and
MISUNDERSTANDING of IL efforts were
certain to follow, and the department
did not wish to put itself in the position
to checking an industry which had lust
got going after years of meager sup
port and little profit. Now, however.
the effort is under way in earnest. No
airplane can be manufactured for COM
mercial use unless 1t has an approved
type certificate granted by the depart
ment, and the requirements for OBJ.
tanning such certificates are much more
rigid than they were last year. AS a
result planes are becoming much safer.
tCoryrisht, 1882
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09

This has imposed much greater
responsibility upon the designers and
builders of aircraft, and has brought
rapidly to the fore the ingenious de-
vices for securing such safety. The
greatest number of accidents occur
when plane is either taking off or
landing, and they frequently occur to
the new pilot. who because of his lack
Of experience gets into a tight place
without realizing it. If the motor of
plane cuts out on the take-off or
soon after the plane gets into the air
and before 1t has attained safe alti-
tude, even experienced pilots are often
unable to find suitable place to land
The slotted wings are designed to mini
mi2e the danger of serious crash
under such conditions.
A plane with a slotted wing will
settle to the ground at a reasonably
safe speed although it Is possible for
new pilot to get into a position even
with the slots in which he will have
bad smash. But the Slots when in
stalled properly, give amazing control
of the plane at speeds below the stalling
point, and II the engine quits on the
take-off the result would be less apt to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09

she lost out. w. F." experienced deep
chagrin. On his way home that eve
ming he dropped in for a moment at
Balls drug store and voiced his opinion.
Say" spoke up one of the listeners,
you wasted an awful lot of time run
ming around interviewing those fellows
Do you know Mike Bowler?"
wv. F." admitted he had a speaking
acquaintance with the man who was
| then boss of the citys politics.
Well go see Mike. You'll save time
and you'll get more action"
Then Gets Results.
wv. F." saw" Mike, and undoubtedly
Mike saw" the school committeeman
When the next vacancy occurred, the
young woman in whom wv. F." had in
terested himself was the unanimous
choice of the board. The incident taught
young Whiting several things-the need
of honest young men to take part in
practical politics, that there was a sort
of personal thrill in being able to do a
constructive job for the public without
selfish interest, and that Mike Bowler
was charming gentleman. A friend
ship began that day which has endured
the v1cissitudes of more than 80 years.
In 80 years, however, these bosom
friends have transposed parts. First
Bowler was the teacher and Whiting the
pupil. But many years ago Bowler be-
gan to realize that the other was more
surely destined for leadership. He grad
Tally yielded his place to his younger
il1end. Whiting was already the political
dictator OF the community, as far as the
Republican party was concerned, when
his fathers death made him also Hol-
yoke's leading business man.
The first campaign which William F
Whiting tackled was in 1885, Holyoke
was Democratic city, and 1t regularly
elected Democratic mayors. But the
| margin OF victory was never large, ane
1t was generally superior organization
which carried the Democrats to success
In 1898 Writings brother-in-law, Ar
thur B. Chaplin, agreed to stand as the
Republican candidate for mayor, and
Bowler and Whiting decided to build an
organization from thc ground up.
Scorned Old System.
They scorned the old system of trust
! ing everything to the ward committees
If the ward chairman was lazy the vote
didn't come out. If the ward chairman
was peeved there we're costly defections
| Whiting, Chaplin and Bowler procured a
full set of ward maps and they cut each
ward into man. portions. For each tiny
subdivision they selected captain and
it was his j;b to interview every voter
and to submit report in writing. The
plan worked to perfection. Chaplin was
elected and served. in all, six terms as
mayor.
Then the State organization, its
attention attracted by a man who could
upset Democratic majorities so regular
ly, reached into Hampden County and
Continued on Third Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
Hot Oil Vanquishes
Panama Mosquitoes

Hot fuel oil, sprayed along the shores
of the lakes in the Canal Zone, Is a
most efficacious weapon against malaria
laden mosquitoes. This oil, big factor
in the fight which is eliminating in
certain abolition of the insect, has de-
Stroyed breeding places in the Pedro
Miguel and Gatun Lakes.
The method used to spray the oil
necessitates the use of a rowboat car
rying a tank containing $50 gallons of
oil, and crew of three men, One man
rows, one works hand pump and the
other handles the spray nozzle. The
hot oil is sprayed on the shore line as
fast as the boat can be propelled. This
surface filming has been found positive
and complete.
Wind action and wavelets carry the
oil into every nook and Granny, even
to considerable distance rrum the
point of application. rigid inspec-
ton follows every oiling to determine
II 1t has been done thoroughly.
Elsewhere than in the lake areas.
mosquito breeding is controlled chiefly
by training of streams and by draining
and filling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Correspondent of The Star and Chicago Daily
News in England.

Correspondent of The Star and Chicago Daily
News in England.
|HERE are few countries in the
world which since the war have
undergone greater social changes
i than England. There are, here
and there, few who try to
uphold the old tradition of family and
home life. But the hectic four years
from 1914 to 1913 when men and
women had as a slogan, Lets enjoy
ourselves the most we can today, Tor
we don't know what tomorrow VIII
bring" has materially changed that
home life so characteristic OF the Eng
lish people during the last century ana
the beginning of the present one.
As III other European countries. war
has brought proverty to many families.
with the father and the sons at the
front. the mother had to begin work
5nc 10 make both ends meet. But
mother. in most cases, was brought up
to be able to look after her family
sew. cook and rear the children. When
the allowance paid her by the gov
eminent did not suffice, and she ner-
self was unable to make living. Sne
allowed her youngsters to take up some
work at an age which in the OLD days
would have been considered a disgrace
Women Turn to Labor.
with the men fighting there we're
cienty Of opportunities for any one tc
find a Job. The governmental ofnces
demanded assistance, business houses
needed clerks regardless of inexperl'
suce, ammunition and arms factories
-.2nted WORKERS. so there was plenty
of employment for verybody-younf
o. old. When the war was over thu
young people who had learned to APP
preciate. earning a living for themselves
could not get used again TO the ole
way of living and continued to worl
whenever possible. Girls OF good FAM
lies found home and social life dull
and in spite of the objection of thei
parents, went on working when the,
could have enjoyed quiet at home
ThH naturally had a serious effect upo1
the unity of family life. The junior
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mation-little forgotten incidents in the
life of its most distinguished citizen,
his habits, his hobbies, his methods.
incidentally, there has come new flood
of Coolidge anecdotes, for this new
cabinet officer happens to be the only
rival of Frank w. Stearns for the honor
Of having been the original Coolidge
man."
Was Born to Politics.
Secretary Whiting virtually was born
to be in politics. His father. the first
William Whiting, began to hold public
office when his elder son was toddling
and went to Congress the same year that
young William rode up the river to enter
the freshman class at Amherst. In later
years, therefore, it seemed only natural
that the younger man, then become
Nv. F." to all Holyoke, should assume
the leadership of the Republican organi-
cation of his city and as he reached his
full maturity should play major part
in the political development of that
child of destiny--Calvin Coolidge.
Yet Holyoke insists that neither hered-
ity nor environment really brought w. F.
Whiting into politics. but that a simple
incident shaped his course in that drec-
ton He always voted and he was a
regular Republican. but when a young
man is working long hours in a paper
mill he is disinclined in the evening to
fraternize in the drug stores and the
clubs with those of his own age AND!
so he did not learn that there is prac-
teal side to politics.
There was vacancy in the teaching
system Of Holyoke. One of the men in
the mill had daughter who was eager
to obtain the place. wv F." offered to
help. He knew some of the members of
the school committee and all of them
knew who he was. Therefore he inter-
viewed all of them in the interest of
his friends daughter. Each committee
man promised to give the matter "seri-
Gus consideration" wv. F." reported to
his friend that the young woman UNI
questionably would get the Job. But
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09

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gether by means of carefully
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09

Continued on Third Page.)
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The prolonged rate war between rail-
ways OF Adriatic Austria, Italy, Jugo-
slavia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and
Poland and German North Sea ports
has been settled.
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