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achieved with the Spirit Of st. Louis

achieved with the Spirit Of st. Louis
reliability.
Despite their long flying time. which
has been emphasized because the eyes
OF the world arc on the ship constantly.
the plane and engine have not cstab-
lished any unprecedented figures for
duration without major attention. The
engine and plane. when they came to a
stop at ST. Louis Monday night. COM
pleted 484 hours in the air. or we'll over
As 900 miles of flying without major
overhaul, according to the colonel.
The same type aircraft engine as Is
used in the Spirit OF st. Louis has ex-
ceeded this flying time considerably, one
having flown in the naval service for 6l8
hours and 9 minutes without q major
overhaul. And this figure is all the
more remarkable when 1t Is considered
that the engine was in plane used
by aviation students and operated by
a dozen different hands day.
Col Lindbergh takes Off with one
throttle setting and leaves it there UNI
til his heavy load of gasoline is reduced
in weight and then he eases back to
lower revolution per minute, getting
lust the same speed as with full gun"
because his plane is lighter.
Planes in the military service UNDER
so major overhaul every 500 to 500
hours. depending upon the character
of service they have been forced to
give. The fabric is stripped, the metal
parts. joints, fittings, etc, are inspected
With microscopic care and before the
framework is recovered the metal parts
are given another coat of antitrust or
anti-corrosive paint. What has been
said for Col. Lindbcrgh's engine like
wise can be said for the plane. 1t has
not been flown by wide variety Of
both good and bad pilots and 1t has re-
ceived constant good treatment since
early in May, 1927.
Hence it is not ready for the Smith
sonian because of age. However. there
are many who live in constant fear
that some accident may befall 1t
something like the freak destruction OF
General de Pinedo's plane on Roosevelt
Dam last year-and deprive the Nation
of such An historic object. Therefore
it is upon these grounds that the Nation
would like TO see the Spirit Of st. Louis
consigned 70 protection for posterity
as soon as possible.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

The answers TO questions printed here
each day are specimens picked from the
mass of inquiries handled by our great
information bureau maintained In
Washington, D. c. This valuable serv-
ice Is for the free use OF the public.
Ask any question Of fact you may want
to know and you will get an immediate
reply. Write plainly. inclose 2 cents In
stamps for return postage, and address
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin. director. Washing
ton, D. c.
@. Who succeeded Steinmetz in the
General Electric OPP. T. B.
A There has been no successor to DR..
StetnmetZ. although some OF his former
work Is being carried on by his as
sistants.
@. Why do Jockeys ride with such
short stirrups?-A. c.
A. A jockey rides In the position he
does so as TO take the weight of the
horses back. He rides on the horses
shoulder so as to give with the horse.
@. How many life-termers are there
at the LeavenTorth Penitentiary?-
A. l.. G.
A. The prison paper. the New Era,
says that on December 81, 1927. there
we're 70 life-termers at Leavenworth.
The total population Of the prison Is
given as 3323. Or. Frederick A. Cook
is the editor Of the New Era.
@. What country has the largest bat
tleships at present?-G. C.
A. The British battleships. the Rod
ney and the Nelson, are the largest Bat
tleships in the world at the present
time.
@. Does a body weigh more at the
North Pole than II does at the Equa-
tore M.
A. Since the polar diameter Of the
earth is 26l2 miles less than the equato-
rial diameter. the earth being a sphere
fattened at both ends. 1t is evident that
the weight of body will vary with lat
i:ude as well as with elevation above
sea level The weight of. body carried
from either Pole toward the Equator is
decreased by the increase in its distance
from the center Weight. it must be
remembered. Is merely the measure of
the mutual attraction that exists be-
tween the earth and that body.
@. When was Hawaii discovered
n. w S.
A. The first white men in Hawaii were
the survivors of the crews Of two Span
ish vessels which were wrecked on the
islands as early. possibly. as 1927. Gae-
tano in 1855 made landfall here. but
Capt James Cook on his third voyage
in the Pacific definitely discovered the
group In i77S. Cook named the group
Sandwich Islands after John Montagu.
the fourth Earl OF Sandwich.
@ Please give some information in
regard to the V!eux Care of New Or
leans.-E. NJ
A. The Vieux Care of New Orleans
is that section of the town whose lin
its correspond with those Of the origi-
nal city as laid out by La Tour and
Panger in 1920 II was destroyed by
fires In 1888 and 1894. and rebuilt
mainly in the Spanish style.
G. What is college, and what Il
a university?-p D.
A. In the United States the college
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Is primarily an institution Of higher
learning having but single faculty
and curriculum. usually leading 10 the
degree OF bachelor Of arts There IS,
however no clear line Of demarcation,
as institutions have retained the name
college" while extending their instruc-
ton to university scope. A university
Is often made up Of number Of col
leges. as In the case OF oxford and
Cambridge Primarily a university Is
an institution organized for teaching
and study in the higher branches 0.
learning and empowered 70 confer de-
grees in special departments.
O. What year before the Civil Wa
did great comet appear that mad
tail reaching from horizon 10 horizon?
M A @.
A. The Naval Observatory says tia:
Donati's comet in 1858 vas very con-
spicuous object with a tail said 10 b
at one time so degrees long. Tebutt's
comet Of 1851 was another grsa.
comet. seen In June Of that year. WITH
tail 100 degrees long.
@. Should the faded flowers Of tulips
and dafYodils be remoyed?-T. H.
A. In tulip culture the removal Of
the flowers as they fade Is necessary.
but in dafiodil culture there is no such
imperative requirement. although there
seems TO be difference OF opinion in
this case.
@. How much Of the butter produced
is creamery butter?-W. S. D.
A. Three-fourtfs Of the butter Is
now made in creameries. They nox
produce about 800. 900 900 POUNDS Of
butter annually. while farm butter
amounts to about 100000. 900 pounds.
@. What is an agonic lne?-C. P T.
A. Il is'one OF several lines on the
eartf's surface on which the direction
Of the magnetic needle is truly nort.
and south. 1t Is line Of no magnetic
declination.
@. What is the best talking parro,
in America?-A. ".
A. The Mexican double yellow head
Is probably the bes: talking bird among
American parrots This Is probably
equal TO the African graz. which <
the Old World favori,e. Parrots mus
be taught to talk while young Oide-
birds learn little and very slowly.
O. Who wrote For ways that a-e
dark and tricks that are vain, th-
heather Chinee is peculiar ?-H. H
A. 1t is from Plain Language from
Truthful James" By Bret Harte.
Q VIVA, kind Of Jewels ara n IN.
crown Of the Cars Of Russia w. J. II.
A. It is composed OF diamonds, to-
falling $500 carats in weight. with tv-o
rows of pearls IN the middle.
Q. When was q steam-propelled veg
sci first tried OF the ocean?-H. z @.
A. The little boat. the Washington,
o. the Potomac Steamboat Co IS said
to have been the first 20 ceronstrese
the power of a steam propelled vesse!
on the ocean. making the trip 70 the
Capital from New YORK City six years
after the sryout OF the Cle-Mont-
O. When Asbury reached America
how many Methodist meeting houses
were there here?-N. A
A. There we're but three. A. the
time OF Bishop Asbury's death there
were about 800
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priation: how many school rooms could
be provided and how many miles CT
fine highways constructed. These sta
tistics mean nothing. but II they are
used on one side. they can be used on
the other side with as much. II not
more. effect.
If the Navy bill is shot to pieces III
committee and comes floating into the
House minus its destroyer leaders. sub
marines and aircraft carriers. what will
1t mean? 1t will leave us with a su-
perior tonnage in destroyers-329.lS3
tons for the United States. 224l50 tons
for the British Empire and 1920 tons
for Japan. But the difference will be
found III the fact that our destroycrs
are already becoming out Of date. and
our destroyer squadrons have no de-
stroyer leaders. while Great Britain has
$1,000 tons and Japan 10000 tons in
this type Of naval craft. In aircraft
carriers We will be left with 78,700 tons
as against Great Britains l07.550 tons
and Japan's $4,000 tons. Counted III
our aircraft carrier tonnage is the
Langley. converted collier and con-
sidered by Navy men as of use for eX-
perimental purposes only. In subma-
r.ncs We will be left With superior ton
uage--e3, 1854 tons for the United States,
67.6ss tons for the British Empire, and
76.4o7 tons for Japan. The thirty-flve
new submarines asked for i'll the Navy
bill are to replace the seventy-five SUBJ
marines now in our possession which
will reach their age limit at the end OF
1888.
Our greatest need probably lies in the
cruisers. If there must be compromise,
it is probably wiser to sink destroyer
leaders, aircraft carriers and sut-
marines and save the cruisers. But
why should there be compromise? Ard
why should there be resort to talk OF
chewing gum and candy. when the only
question under consideration is the
maintenance of an adequate Navy for
the United States?
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President Coolidge's Press Club Speech
Evokes Wide Newspaper Comment

Two sentences OF q speech delivered
by President Coolidge at the dedicatcr,
OF the National Press Club have been
sharply resented by many Of the news
papers Of the country as unwarranted
and insulting reflections on the
whole press The President. after
sketch!ng the history Of the club and
newspaper work in Washington. turned
10 general remarks on the development
OF the press. its opportunities and ~
spons:hilities. in the course OF which
this statement occurred:
1T Journalism Of the United StateS>
ought 10 undertake 10 recapture the
dominant position /, formerly held a.
distributor Of current information
and director Of public opinion"
Most OF the newspapers did not Ike
at all this implication Of cecadence,
but far more serious cause for offenSs
was found in the following sentence
attitude al the press toward the foreign
relations Of tSe Government:
Whenever any OF the press o! our
country undertake TO exert their in
fiuence in behalf Of foreign interests
the canoor OF the situation woQfd Sc
greatly increased II their foreign con-
nections were publicly disclosed"
Those who defend Mr. Coolidge in
sist that he had in mind certain spe-
ci7c cases and did TO. mean 30 cas-;
4 slur on the press As a whole. Fur
instance. the Oakland Tribune tindc-
penden, Republican, says: The Mica
raguan situation is one In point. To
represent SANDING rs a patriot anu
martyr and charge the United States
with making unwsrransed warfare urosl
him, is 10 put above the word Of Col
Stimson that OF the opponents Of >ar
the agreement which SANDING made
and broke"
Others take quite diffsren, view.
Assuming that Mr. Coolidge means
that there are newspapers IN this
country which are IN the pay Of foreign
interests" the New York World ,in-
dependeutl declares; This is the mos,
against newspaper. ANY NEWSPAPER
which is guilty Of II would DC as faith
less as public Official who accepts a
hrihe, He makes the chavSs
In the form % al tNSinuasioa which d.
reefs suspicion against every newspaper
which haEIcnS 20 differ with she poli-
cieS OF the State Department" TIE
Detroit News ,,ndepenaenn SAYS; VA
less President Coolidge was merely
making general statement, ne had
particular publications III mind II
there are such newspapers in Ameriea.
subsidized IN the interests cs foreign
governments, II IS news. The people
are entitled ~ know which they ARE ="
This criticism Is not all sound" o.
serves the Fargo Forum tEepUelican,
1t lacks the discrimination the preSi.
dent calls for. II IL lust as fgs<,sish IS
the type Of social criticism which de-
ciares tina, all RotarianS are Rabbits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15
Next Presidential Election Day.

Elsewhere in The Star today is re-
printed the b,ack-bordered article Of
last presidential election day. headed
The Day. November 1. 1924.
To the characterized Americans
Of the District a Day Of Humiliation
and Mourning.
To Other Americans a Day of Ma
ticnal Enthusiasm and Patriotic Pride.
II this article ii is said After four
years have passed Americans will again
repeat this day of patriotic pride in
exercising the highest privilege and
power bestowed upon the citizens Of
the worlds greatest Republic. Shall
election Gay in 1928 be permitted, as
today. TO be day of undeserved hu-
initiation 20 the people of the District"
Three Of the four years between
presidential elections have passed. Next
November the people Of the United
States, the citizens of the American
States. will choose their agents to per-
form the executive and legislative func-
tons Of the great representative Re.
public. American sovereignty is not
the possession Of one man or Of
little group Of men. but is distributed
among the whole people. Every Amer
lean is a sovereign in his own right
and on election day he exercises this
sovereignty as he deposits his vote in
the ballot box.
The un-Americanized Americans Of
the District of Columbia alone are de-
MED the opportunity to exercise now
or in the future the sovereignty which
belongs TO them and attaches insepa-
fably to them as Americans.
Not only have not the washingto-
mans the power to participate in the
National Government, but without
constitutional amendment Congress it
self. it is held, cannot grant them that
power.
How is it that District Americans
may not exercise this right and power,
o vital part Of their American heritage?
The Constitution makers unintention-
ally omitted to tx the political status
Of the future residents Of the Ten Miles
Square, constituting the seat Of Govern
rent, and Internationally failed to give
Congress the power analogous to that
which they gave it in relation to the
admission of territories to statehood, OF
granting representation In Congress and
the electoral college TO the population
Of the District when It became at.
Our amendment to the Constitution.
now pending In Congress and under
consideration By the House judiciary
committee, corrects this unintenuonal
omission
withou. making q State Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. and without deprtv-
ing Congress OF an atom Of its const!tu-
tional exclusive legislative control OF
the National Capital, it empowers Con-
syess TO grant TO the people Of the Dis
tr!ct voting representation In Congress
and the electoral college. whenever in
It's Judgment they are At 70 enjoy this
f.gh, and TO exercise the power.
VIII rot every red-blooded American,
whe;her In or out Of Congress. respond
Nth enthusiasm 10 our s o call and
help effectively TO win approval OF our
constitutional amendment and 10 Amer
tcanize the Washingtonian?
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Stuck Without Licking.

From the Providence Journal
Representative Hoffman OF New
jersey wants the Government 70 ISSUE
IL special series OF stampa In COM
memoration Of the battle OF Monmouth.
at which Molly Pitcher won undying
fame, Well. there's one thing 10 he
said about Molly that can't be said
about some OF our present day stamps
abe stuck.
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Houston Posting Up.

From the Houston Post Dispatch
Publications of the Democratic party
have been received by the public
library.
The material Is available for inme-
dIate use and includes Democratic
Book OF Facts" for candidates and
speakers for the campaign Of 1926,
democratic Text Books for 1920 and
1924" and "OfIlcial Reports OF the Pro-
ceedings OF the Democratic National
Convention for 1920 and 1914"
Some publications OF the Republican
national committee also have been re-
Ceived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15

A motion picture star has her ap-
pendix removed with great publicity,
despite the .act that such an expert
ence represents neither comedy nor
romance
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Weather foyecasters are encouraged
70 undertake an optimistic attitude in
view Of the fact that next March does
&c, call for the traditional Inauguration
weather.
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Rate by Mail-rayahle I'm Advance
Maryland and Virginia.
Member Of tie Associated Press.

The Associate,1 Press rs exclusively entitled
70 the Use for republication Of sil news DIS
Patches CrtAtIle5i III u or not otherwise cred.
ite'i Nv this psptr and also the local hews
pghnshei herein All rights OF publication
Of special dispatches herein are siso reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15

The early candidate exposes himself
as a frank and sincere subject for the
practical political process Of elimina-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15

Housing all the gifts showered on
"Lindy" becomes problem. And yet
there are persons who say there Is no
Santa Claus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15

Having gone fishing. Herbert Hoover
leaves his reputation for truth and We
racity as to details Of craftsmanship in
the hands OF his friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15

Oil Is a lubricant which may provide
some OF the slippery spots on which
the iniquitous proverbially stand.
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Sometimes a GETAWAY.

From the FirsInian Pilot
American hnld-up men seem II get
about everything except what IA coming
10 them,
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Change Ut Subject.

With people getting In a rage
About the Constitution,
I'd like 10 turn back historys page
And talk OF evolution,
Though tEe gorilla has a way
That's altogether charmiess,
lie Is, In frankneas We may say,
Politically harmless,
"A man who has heap O. money"
said Uncle Ehen, rs highly respected
unless he falls under suspicion of beln'
q bool!eggef.'' .......-.---..... ..-.-......
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILASDER JOHNSON.

A Valentine.
had q little valentine
Across the radio.
Twas from AN old sweetheart OF
A song OF long ago.
Its thought in simple rhythm told.
Breathed sentiment so true.
AS memory pictured scenes of old
Mid splcndors OF the newt
loved you so. my little song.
From affectation free,
And feared that through the years SO
long
You had forgotten me.
I listened on from first TO last.
To every echoing line
That brought reminder OF the past
Ny cherished valentine.
Wisdom In Oratory.
which OF your speeches do you re-
gard az showing most ~isdom?"
Several" answered Senator Sor.
ghum, that was tempted TO make
and didn't"
Perils Of Hero.
He was a hero, Courage stout and
grim
Has made us hold our breath.
His lot was easy till we tempted him
10 eat himself 10 death.
Jud Tunkins says one OF the draw
backs 10 human progress Is the idea In
the minds Of 10 many people that the
only way 10 have fun Is 10 get foolish
Smiles.
"A man should always show smil-
Ing face
Not alxayA," answered Mr., GroWcher
You can't do It when dentist has
both hands in your mouth"
The departure Of friend tn The
next life." said III lilo, the sage OF
Chinatown, "effaces alteration. Our
affections are sincere. Our hatreds are
imaginary"
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Rate nv Carrier Within the City.
The Evening Star ...... 4Sc per month
The Evenins AMI Sunday Star
tWheu SUNDAYS ..... 6oc per month
The Evening au,i sunday Star
when : SnndAysl .-.... SIC per month
The SUNDAY Star $500, &c per copy
Cuiiattion made at the end OF each month
oriers n,sy ne sent IN hv mail or telephone
Nam 5000.
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THEoDoRE W. MOVES. . . Editor F"
The Evening Star Newspaper Conlpsn,

llth ~ and pennsy wanna Ave
New York Otlice: ITO East And St.
th,~sSo Office Tower Eniidlne
European Once "a Regent ST. London.
ENGLAND
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@. What Is an agonic line?-C. P. T.
A. Il is.one OF several lines On the
earth's surface on which the direction
Of the magnetic needle Is truly north
and south. Il Is a line Of no magnetic
declinatiOn.
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The Senate did The expected and put
through the La Toilette anti-th,rd-tefm
resolution. Whether II will have any
effect on the draft Cooliige" move
ment. now under way In New York and
other States. remains Ia he seen, But
IL Is quite clear that most Of the Re
publican leaders are convinced thai,
President Coolidge meant exactly what
he said when he told the Republican
national committee he had eliminated
himself and II was time for them 10
pick another candidate. In the Senate
vote. II was noticeable that All amend
ment TO limit the resolution 20 two
elective" terms was defeated over
whelmingly
The old wet and dry night among the
Republicans VI New York state lo>,nss
again. The drys are protesting against
the selection Of former Senator WadS-
worth IA Il delegate IL the Republican,
national convention, senator Wads~
worth was defeated for reelection IN
1870 by the opposition Of Republican
drys, some Of whom voted for an indie
pendent Republican. Cristman. and a
less number ot whom did not vote, Nr
EuHat u NlChuIAshas hSsNCiatc GtAte SUI
perintendent OF the Anti~Saloan League
has written to Republican state Chair
man George T., Morris opposing not
only the selection OF Senator Wadsxorth
as delegate. hut also the selection of
Mira Charles II, Saeln and Miss Flor
ence WardWeii Mira, Sahin Is Repue~
liean national eemmittecwoMan from
New York The drys insist that u Vet
delegates are sent 10 the convention,
they may cause the same kind at ueu.
hie for the national party ~ they did
for the party IN the state In ieae.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15

@. How much Of the butter produced
is creamery butter?-W. S. D.
A. Three-fourths Of the butter Is
now made in creamer!es. They nox
produce about 800 900 900 pounds Of
butter annually. while farm butter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15

O. Who wrote For ways that a-s
dark and tricks that are vain. th-
heather Chinee is peculiar "?-H. H
A. It is from Plain Language from
Truthful James by Bret Harte.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15

@ What kind Of jewels ara Il ths
crown OF the Cars Of Russia w. j. II.
A. It is composed OF diamonds, to-
falling $500 .carats in weight. with tv-o
rows of pearls IN the middle.
The Kusko times., 1928-01-14
MANY MEN AT WORK IN FORD
 COMPANY PLANT, DETROIT

DETROIT.-The number of men employed by the Ford Motor Com pany at the Detroit plant is growing daily as production is expanded, and it is expected that fully 75,000 men will soon be on the payrolls. This number, officials of the company say, will be greatly increased before ca- pacity production schedule is at tained early in. 1898. The branch plantts in the States and abroad also are taking on their full complements of men as rapidly as work for them develops, and it is predicted that the year 1928 will see the biggest payroll in the history of the Ford -organiza- tion.
 The company has 33.branch-assem- bling plants throughout the United States.
 The bodies of the new model are of steeel construction, the. only wood used being strips for attaching the in- terior trim and in the soft roofing of the closed cars.
 The motor, designed by Henry Ford, is described as the most re- markable engineering achievement of the car.