Evening star., 1928-04-13

New York Republicans have hitherto
thought that Coolidge or Hughes Is the
only man in the party who could carry
the Empire State against Al Smith.
They have Just added Nicholas Murray
Butter to the list. There may therefore
be more than meets the eye In the an
nouncement that DR.. Butler. as men,
Der OF the New York delegation at Kan
sas City. viii present to the convention
the resolution adopted by the National
Republican Club favoring repeal OF the
eighteenth amendment. Running on q
platform with that kind Of plank, But
Ter boosters boast that he would give
Gov. Smith q fast race In New YORK
state. The president OF Columbia Uni
yersity has Just blossomed out as iarm
relief man, which ought TO insure MIN
favorable consideration In the corn-peit
In a speech the other night DR.. Butter
declared that New York wiz be the ae,
Gliding factor in the 1928 presidential
election. He said this Is particularly
tr,Ie asirce Massachusetts,, Rhode Is
land. New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware
and Ohio are likely TO go as New YORK
goes"
Emile Berliner, washington inventor,
disu,ites the right Of Congress TO con-
fer a gold medal OF honor upon Thomas
A. Edison, as proposed in OIL lust
introduced by Representative Perkins,
Republican, OF New Jersey. chairman OF
the House committee on coinage. weights
and measures. Letters have been ad-
dressed to Chairman Perkins and 10
members of the Senate "reSpectiully
and solemnly protesting" against the
award TO the Wizard Of Menlo PARK. IL
is stated on Berliner's behalf tnat tnIee
of his inventions-~the nlicrophone: tne
continuous current transformer ana Lne
gramophone-"were claimed, eitner u,-
Tectly or indirectly, to have been mace
hv Thomas A. Edison" Members OF
Congress- are urged to withhold such
an honor from any man who Is not
nossessed OF a strict ethical moraIity.
hut who. on the contrary, has ouiit up
his prestige partly on Important IN.
yentions made and patented py otheis'
Ruth Hanna Mccormick. Republican
nominee for Representative at largc
from Illinois. has achieved two,tnitus
of the distinction enjoyed by only TWO
American women--Mrs. Eugene Hale
of Maine and Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins OF
West virginia. Each OF these grand
DANES had q United States Senator iof
a father, a husband and SON MIh.
McCormick's father was In the Senate
and her late husband, too' sne has u
sor, who ought TO grow up Win scna-
toriaI ambitions, although her friends
exnect Mrs. Mccormick TO wind up her
own political career In the upper mouse.
Jili ghinapo OF Toxic. Japan's leading
newsnaner. ia now calling the attention
Of American papers TO the round"the- =
world fiyinR race soon TO be started
under It's auspices II is planned 10
have the chosen contestants, VINO were
selected from among many applicants,
hop of during the present cherry hloa-
som season In Nippon. Tie acheuuleu
route Is Toxic, Moscow Berlin, Paris,
london. New York and Toxic. Ihe
Jiii's expedition is not n speed stunt.
It's purpose rather Is 10 demonhtrate
the uracticability OF the air for ordinary
travel. One OF the japanese avlatoFs
win take of toward the east ana the
other toward the west he VINO Wings
his way home 10 Toxic nrst VIII wm
the JiIi's cash prize. The compeu-
Tors are Ryukichi Matsui and Toiehiro
Araki. Araki was educated IN tne
United States. lie was sent mere IN
1910 by the Japanese ministry OF hgfi"
culture and commerce ana studied at
lhe University OF Akron, Matsui went
to college In Australia. Both OF them
are educators by profession. The Jap
anege lay stress on details, even In
flyine. One of the conditions imposed
by the jill Hhimpo IL that nontehtants
shall wear blue serge suits ana feit
hats.
At recent state Department pFesa
| conference there was discusaton ot the
araKnaed Bum a Ialar Inan in the IlnIlAd