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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21
sITKA SPRUCE COSTLIEST
Nearly Two-Thirds of Logs Used
for Planes Wasted.

The hand-picked Sitka spruce, which
is demanded In the construction of air.
planes, is, perhaps. the costliest lumber
from American forests, A spruce log
which would yield 5000 feet of ordinary
lumber must be sawed so that nearly
two thirds is wasted to obtain the per-
feet lengths required for airplane con-
struction. AS a result the 1000 feet of
fine wood, required for the average
plane costs approximately $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21
SHOW AIR "SlGNB0ARD."

ments Into Sky.
An aerial "signboard." regarded as the
latest aeronautical development, was
demonstrated to executives of the mo-
ton picture industry at banquet ten
dered them in New York recently by
the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
of America.
A big keystone plane. designated
Sign Carrier T. gave a demonstration
of night flying with brilliant Neon tubes
arranged under the lower wing to spell
out various advertising slogans. The
plane, especially designed for the pur-
pose. is powered with three air-cooled
motors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21
Begins Aviation Program.

The Australian government has begun
$1,000.000 aviation development pro-
gram. the Department of Commerce
has been advised A 400-mile chain of
beacons for night flying between Kali
goorlie and Forrest and additional
beacons between Forrest and Adelaide
will be installed. Airports will be i'm
proved at Perth, Sydney and Adelaide
and II emergency landing fields will
be provided.
Germanys 100 air liners are carrying
10000 passengers month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21

The international spirit of COM
petition formerly manifested in
the race to turn out the biggest
and most powerful battleShips.
crippled by treaties, is cropping
out again. apparently. as the ma
tionS vie with each other to pro-
duce the greatest airshipS.
In this field Germany for many
years took the lead without even
a hint of serious opposition. To-
day, however, Germany'S latest
and greatest effort. the Graf Yep
pelin, now basking in the worlds
spotlight, is about to be eclipsed
by yet greater aerial monsters and
the end by no means is in sight.
Great Britain is completing the
R-101, which will dwarf the Graf
Zeppelin in every respect, and has
laid down the keel of a sister ship,
the R-102. The first of these is
expected to leave the ground on
its maiden flight before the snow
flies and the second will join it
in transatlantic passenger and
mail service before another Sum-
mer rolls around
The United States, whose initial
effort in the rigid dirigible race
met with disaster when the U. S. S.
Shenandoah broke in two in a
Zine Squall" over Ohio, is pre-
pairing to forge into world leader
ship by constructing two naval
dirigibleS nearly twice the size of
the German ship and much larger
than the giant British aerial
twins.
While statistics may be dull
they sometimes are necessary to
present true picture and the fol-
lowing figures concerning the
worlds three latest and largest
rigid dirigibles at least are illum-
mating:
u. S. S. Shenandoah.
Type-Military rigid airship,
built by the United States Navy in
this country.
Lifting gas capacity-2,115,OOO
cubic feet.
Length-680 feet.
Diameter-78 feet.
Height overall-96 feet.
Power plant-Five $50 horse
power Packard motors; total, 1880
horsepower.
Speed-60 miles per hour maxi
mum, IS miles per hour cruising.
Cruising range without landing
5000 miles at As miles per hour.
Crew-Nine officers, % men.
PaSSengers-None.
u. S. S. Los Angeles.
Type-Non- military rigid air.
ship, built for the United States
Navy by Germany at the Zeppelin
works, Friederichshafen, Ger
many.
Gas capacity-2,472,OOO cubic
feet.
Length-656 feet inches.
Diameter-90.66 feet.
Height overall-101.68 feet.
Power plant-Five 400 horse
power Maybach Zeppelin motors;
total, 1000 horsepower.
Specific miles per hour maxi
mum, 68 miles per hour cruising.
Cruising range-10,000 miles at
SO miles per hour.
Crew-30 officers and men.
PaSsengers-25.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21

Senator IS q DISTINGUISHED scientist and
explorer, and has Just, been elected pres
ISOLATION. It was largely through Sen
ator Bingham,s influence that Con
super-dirigibles now under construc-
ton for the Navy In the following ar
tcle the Senator gives his views COP on.
ai"shp and the airplane.
BY DON BROWN.
NEW YORK, October 20-Airsl1ips
are for ocean travel. airplanes fol
flights ever land. Airships should be
developed for the naval forces and air.
planes for the Army.
This is a Summing-up of the opinions
expressed TO the writer by Senator
Hiram Bingham of Connecticut, former
commander of the A. E. F. aviation GEN.
ter at ISsoudon, France, and one of the
foremost--if not the foremost-advo-
Gates of aviation development in Con-
gresS.
Senator Bingham used the flight OF
the Graf Zeppelin to America to illus
trate his beliefs.
THE Zeppelin is too slow for land
travel" he said. Il might prove this by
my experience on the day of its ar
rival. I was in my club at Washington
when l heard it was overhead l was
anxious be on hand at Lakehurst
when it arrived so 1 left the club and
drove in a taxi out to the naval flying
field. The taxi ride took about 30 min
utes. There I changed to my flying
clothes and with naval officer as pilot
took out after the ship.
Comparison of Speeds.
I'VE passed it at Wilmington, Del
and were at Lakehurst before 1t landed
there.
Il am opposed to the use of dirigibles
for the land forces" Senator Bingham
went on. but I am in favor of their
use by the Navy. I,spoke to this end
in Congress in favor of the measure
under which two great dirigibles are
now being constructed for the naval
forces"
Senator Bingham set forth at length
his reasons for believing that airplane
ocean flights are impractical and dan
gerous, while airship crossings are not
THE very fact that an accident oc-
Cured to the Graf Zeppelin in its pas
sage to America proves the greater
safety of that type of ship" the Senator
said. IF the surface had been torn
off the stabilizer of land plane, while
it was out over the ocean like that, it
would have been finished. Little short
of miracle could have saved the occu-
pants.
But the Graf zeppeline was able to
pause in flight while members of her
heroic crew crawled out on the damaged
fin and made what repairs were posi-
bic.
Imagine trying to repair the surface
Of an airplane in the air at the hun
dred miles an hour or so which the craft
must keep speeding in order to fly at all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21
Graf Zeppelin.

Type-Commercial rigid airship,
built at the Zeppelin works, Fried
erichShafen, Germany.
Gas capacity-3,750,000 cubic
feet.
Length-770 feet.
Diameter-100 feet.
Height overall-110 feet.
Power plant-Five $50 horse
power Maybach Zeppelin motors;
total, 2,750 horsepower.
Speed-79.35 miles per hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21
In all the world~-
No Other Car Like This

Anew and Larger Victory Six
By Don6e BRoTHeS
Until you have seen, experienced and passed upon
Victory smarmess and performance, you can't pos
sibly realize what great car the new Victory SIX
is-and why the world is so emphancalfy sold On
its amazing value.
NEW AND EXCLUSIVE Victory SIX construction
sets the highest standard yet known for riding
and reliability.
BODY AND CHASSIS mutually designed for
each other. The body is boltrd directly to the
chassis frame, replacing the usual body sirs and
eliminating body overhang.
RECENT AND VITAL Improvements have been
announced including still greater roomness and
luxury, wider doors and windows greater vision
areas, more generous leg room and still richer In
terror appointments.
BRILLIANT Victory Six Performance is unpar-
aleled for quick pickup, instant acceleraton, speed
and Aexibiliy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21

Lowering the center of gravity
brings the weight of body and
passengers nearer the ground.
You feel that, you are riding
IN the car and not ON il. The
Victory grips the road more
firmly, and is safer and easier
to handle on sharp curves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21

The perfection of Victory
balance benefits ali phases of
performance. Steering is
amazingly easy. acceleration
is faster and smoother, and
hydraulic four-wheel braking
is extraordinarily efficient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21
Three Great Driving Advantages
of Exclusive Victory Construction

Victory riding ease on all
kinds Of roads is nothing less
than marvellous. The strength
and rightly of Victory coach
work contributes to the enjoy
ment Of passengers BY elimi-
mating squeaks and rattles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
Vinegar Rinse Gains Favor
BY JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON

! We all know that sch long baking
OF the hatE mars its life and beauty
and so II was necessary TO the sue.
cess OF the permanent wave that
some rinse be found that would
eliminate this bad feature. Expert
ments proved that the vinegar rinse
did not interfere I'm any way In the
giving OF a satisfactory permanent.
Those OF you who have naturally
curly hair or straight hair may con-
tinue using whatever rinse you pre-.
fer. because the special value OF sub
stituting the vinegar rinse applies
only to the problem of permanent
waving.
The vinegar rinse is made by add
ing n glassful OF cool water TO
three ta~blespoonfuls OF pure cider
vinegar. After rinsing the soap out
OF the hair pour or the vinegar
water. let IL remain on for three or
four minutes. then rinse II out with
clear. cool water. II you wish you
may let the vinegar waite dry into
the hair without fear OF injury in
any way.
The vinegar rinse gives a lovely
lustre TO the hair. brings out hither.
10 hidden reddish and golden lights,
besides cutting any remaining oil or
soap that has not been rlnsed out by
J the clear water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
Some Odd Facts

After avery great war in which
mothers and children have been un-
derfcd there has been ricketts, mons
:he babies.
The Columbia river region may
have been the most thickly settled
Indian center in this country In
early times.
II dams are built along the Congo
river, as planned. ocean steamers
win be able 10 follow the river into
the heart OF Africa
British scientists have succeeded
In mating the hormone OF the thy.
roid gland alphabetically from coal
tar prooucts and iodine.
Until risa found out how TO build
a true arch, about $500 b. c.. the
longest bridge span was about forty
feet.
An Insects eyes are always in its
head. but .ts hearing apparatus may
be in its legs or other parts OF the
body.
Coal tar. from which dyes are
made Is the essence OF the plant
life that flourished millions OF years
ago.
Diamonds are found IN all colors
Of the rainbow: Blue. green. yellow
! and red. the latter the rarest hue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
HOme-M Making Helps
BY WANDA BARTON
Old Days and NeIr Ones.

boards al the sides. The large wares
were slowed under the front seat,
covered by the rubber boot on
stormy days. Those were the good
old days before mail-order firms had
gotten under way. and big city
stores delivered free within a hun
dred miles. No more does the house
wife have TO wait until having.
ploughing. planting or some other
event OF the kind Is over before she
can have the horse TO so to town or
60 visiting. Today she has her car.
ready at a minutes notice. Good
roads have followed the auto and
distances are covered in a short time.
Farms are equipped with work and
time-saving household machinery.
mail orders bring ready-mades TO
save sewing. Household magazines
keep the farm women posted on up
to-date matters. Travelling libraries
are on the nov all Summer and old
home weeks bring excellent speakers.
demonstrators and lecturers to the
residents OF the smallest hamlets.
The new day IL rich in its offerings.
We find farm women taking up GER
tain courses OF reading. or studying
certain subjects they are interested
in. and saving up egg and other
moneys to travel TO the next big
rally or club or settlement workers.
with field speakers from the prin-
cipal magazines who have much to
tell them OF how to better their living
conditions in every way.
The farmer today who rides MS
machinery is not the same man that
laboriously walked behind n In the
old days, worn and old before his
time. He not only washes up" for
meals. but dresses decently for din
ner. the unpleasant odors Of the
stable do no. cling TO him. modern
barns are well-nigh odorless. Sum.
mer boarders are still taken in, and
In some places primitive conditions
are still waiting TO be overcome. but
they do not willingly submit to them
any longer, and are planning always
the new things as fast as they may
Ia afforded
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
Loves Awakening rs s.. s:s. s ~... q =
TUT
Harry Is Certain That Lillian Doesn't Suspect the Ruse
Back of the SchLrdrtzndn Telegram.
,By Adele Garrison

pparture. In ne were going TO lay
his car up. he could not be planning
the drives with Edith Fairfax. the
vision OF which had so tormented me.
You'll probably lay both OF Us up
in a hospital or q morgue.' Mr..
Underwood growled. and Lillian put
another quiet question.
How long Will you be gomez"
Il haven't the slightest idea" her
husband told her. But you may
count on n thing. III sneak time
enough away from Benny 70 get
back here and drive you and Marion
down 10 her school. But I'll talk &c
you about that and about your driv.
ing the new car when I come back.
Come on. Dicky-bird. flap your wings
in the direction OF the car. ! want
TO get down TO that telegraph office
Lillian looked after the ~retreatinR
car with amused but tender eyes
The darling old iiarl" she said
But | love him for II. Madge.'
And there was that In her voice
which set my doubts at rest con
corning the depth OF the affection
Lillian Underwood bore her husband
Continued Tomorrow
! Copyright. 1928. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12

the haste for anyway, Mrs Horse
shoe Crab? Going somewhere"
II won't detain you but just a sec
ond. Mrs. Horseshoe Crab" said
Doris. You see I've eve seer
anything just like you before and
wondered what you were"
Just a common old Horseshos
Crab" replied the water-lady politely
ION my way to lay my eggs in th'
sands"
And you live aroun here some
where?" asked Doris, terribly inter
ested. Haven't you any eyes?"
Certainly. I have eyes" laughed
Mrs. Horseshoe Crab. But they are
50 far under my shield that you car
hardly see them. I can see all
right" she laughed. Yes. i live In
the ocean here; but when II comes
laying time, / try to get UP above
the high-water mark. SO my eggs
won't get washed out TO sea- ! bury
them In the sands and let the sur
warm them into life"
But you haven't any mouth. have
your" asked Doris. She couldn't see
anything that looked like a mouth
on the queer creature.
"Of course, Mrs. Horseshoe Graf
has a mouth" laughed Squeedee
she A. better off than you are
Doris. for Mrs. Horseshoe Crab has
a mouth in the bottom OF every ons
OF her feet. Some folks call hei
'mouth-footed.' Let's see your eggs
Mrs. Horseshoe Crab?''
Mrs. Horseshoe Crab turned over
on the sands and Doris could sec
hundreds and hundreds OF tiny lit
tie eggs
Squeedee helped Mrs. Horseshoe
Crab hack on her feet again and
bidding Doris and the elfin good-day
the friendly water lady hurried oi
up the sands.
Doris and Squeedee watched hes
smooth out a little hollow place IL
the sands and there she laid down
her eggs.
She makes that trip twice each
year" said Squeedee. THE babies
when they hatch out are very tiny,
pale and brown and glossy. They
have no tails then. but have six
pairs OF feet that will carry them on
shore or IN the water just as well.
They take car OF themselves the
second they hatch out"
by this time Mrs. Horseshoe Crab
had entered the sea again and n
great wave carried her out Of sight
'opyriEht. 1928. S~~ssspsr Fss;ur. ss--s-- ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12

BRAZILIAN Aufd1
had another name but Anita
history fails 10 record the fact.
All that can be positive is the
fact that she did exist. that she did
run away from her husband TO Join
Garibaldi and that Anita is not her
right name, but one which Garibaldi
himself gave her.
The story OF Garibaidi's life reads
almost like a melodrama and in spots
taxes TO the utmost the credulity OF
the reader. but IL is a safe conjecture
that Il Is in no way overdrawn.
Garibaldi In far and away the most
picturesque and sllustrious character
OF his time. AT the age OF twenty
four he was exiled from Italy for his
political activities. With the love OF
republicanism born In his heart. II Is
not strange that he sought refuge
In the new born republic OF Rio
Grande. where he was a conspicuous
figure for many years. and later GO
ing TO Uruguay commanded a fleet
OF her ships in her fight for freedom.
II was while Garibaldi was cruis-
ing along the Brazilian coast that he
caught his first glimpse OF the one
who was TO rule his heart until
death. At the time Garibaldi was
thirty-one years Of age, and the OBJ
ject Of his affections. but twenty.
He sought and obtained an intro
| drction 10 Anita" who was already
married. Her husband vas a staunch
royalist. and while Garibaldi was a
! guest at her home. she whispered
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
ROmances Of the Worlds
Great Lovers By cozETTE DOUGLASS
Giuseppe Garibaldi and "Anita."

mat ner husband was plotting his
ruin. and that the wine was poisoned.
Garibaldi made his escape from the
house. and with him went Anita
When she was brought aboard hts
ship. one Of the sailors. at Garibaldi's
command. performed the marriage
ceremony. The fact that the lady
already had a husband. seemingly
threw no obstacle in the way to their
happiness. From that second on
Anita was ever al Garibaldi's side.
Truly they were a well-matched pair,
and IL was more than Fate that sent
Garibaldi an exile from his own
country TO Brazil to claim his bride.
IL Is no idle statement to a that
they lived. loved and fought side by
side. for such va actually the case.
When Garihaldi returned to Italy.
Anita went with him. and II was
during Garibaldi's retreat from the
Austrians and French that Anita re-
ceived the wound that caused her
death. She died in Garibaldi's arms.
but the enemy were 20 closely on his
heels. that he was forced TO flee,
leaving Anita to be buried by a
peasant.
Garibaldi knew the last rest
ing place OF the woman whom he
adored. All he had OF her were hts
memories and a lock OF her hair,
which framed. hung like a shrine
over his bed.
After Anita's death. he married
twice. but his real love was for the
woman who had shared every danger,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12

0oCA41A0 was IOA Nn1AAN NC
one, for buggy vendors and
peddlers were OF daily occur.
renee. Sewing machine and light
ming rod statesmen were specially &C
tive. and the tin peddler was gener.
ally a welcome visitor. He bought
the family rags. giving In exchange
a pot or a pan. he brought merchan-
disc In stock and on order: he did
many errands in the city" for Gus
toners for a small advance On the
store price for his trouble. And
above all things. he brought an ear
full OF gossip from farm to farm that
broke the tedium OF the day
This r~esourcefuI man knew VINO
was going to the pound party" ano
what they were going TO take TO The
minister. sometimes wen what the
girls OF the families were going to
wear. didn't I bring the dancing
slippers from town this morning.
What more direct than that7 Some
times he dealt IN crayon portraits.
h "A ~. he had a friend who would
come with him. when he got enough
orders. to make real speaking por-
traits. and needless to say. nearly all
the walls had one or more Of the
denominations as special treasures.
The peddler sold the frames as his
part OF the transaction.
A pound party was a LOT OF fun
everywhere but at the ministers
house. where. owing to his small
salary. II took on the nature OF a
donation party-all the packages
containing necessities. The games
also were the sort no one cared
much about playing. Elsewhere,
however. the party was a wild enter.
tainment-so-called down at the vii.
lage store. The hawkers and
walkers were I'm a class all by them.
selves. and have almost entirely dis
appeared with the old red wagons
that had swinging kettles under.
meath, big rag bags on the real and
an almost unbelievable mount OF
goods stored in the many little cup.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12

- SAW Harry Underwood glance
sharply IT his wife as she told
him Of the telegraph messen-
gers apparent stupidity. ] knew
that there was but one question
sounding insistently IN his brain.
Had he succeeded IN making the
telegram plausible. or did Lillian sus-
pect the ruse he had employed 10
leave Marion and herself together
during the remainder OF the young
girls vacation?
He knew-no n better-the Keen
u-erceptions and res~ourcefulness or
his wife. He also knew her power
OF Discrimination. and ! guessed that
AZ was a bad quarter or a minute
instead OF an hour he was putting
in. as he stood frowning down al the
telegram in his hand.
Anything ! can do. DC man.!
Dicky stuck IN. In apparent lSno-
rance OF the whole episode. But |
vas sure that the telegram and its
replv had been c%oncocted while the
two men were absent upon their u
~ the village in the forenoon.
.No. thank you." Mr.. Underwood
replied. "unless you want 10 come
down and stand by me while | wreck
that telegraph Office. That other
tslerram sent was an important
one-Government business. Lii. ne
tossed the words casually In dis
vyife's dlrection-"and suppose
they've got the answer confused
with this. and think they've de
,,vered tre right one. The devil only
Knows what they'll do with the other
nsver which will be in code. -
He was a magnificent Ananias, !
told myself, but a trifle weak IN MS
explanation OF the procedure In teie-
graph offices. However nooouy
cared. n only he U % convlncso
That Lillian believed his fiction
..rhen you'd better go down and
check I'D on II Immediately" Lillian
said calmly. TELL me first. Is this
.sIs1ram from Schwartzman as I'm
nerative as II soundsf Must Q &c
into the city and stay awhile
81 surely must" he told ner' arc
saw that against his cooler ludg'
ment he was believing Wnat Us
-,rted 70 believe-that Lillian was
accepting the telegram witnout cues
.When do you have TO start?"
sr ought 10 get out tomorrow
.rount me in on that. my cab
.gs" Dicky struck in. Il ought e
s, ~ town tomorrow for a week
snvway. I'll drive you up in my Ok
S,s I want to lay II UP in ths
ssrvice station for a general over
hauling" 49,
--nneter suddenly rose from the zer'
n,srk 40 which II had dropped a
rSs~xy's announcement Of his de