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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
DISTANCES DECREASE.
Air Mail Brings Cities Closer To-
gether in Time.

Air mail has sllrunk the map OF the
United States to the size of Texas when
measured in terms of transportation
time. New York Is more than twice
as near to San Francisco as Washing
ton, d. c., was to Philadelphia when
the Constitution was signed.
A statistician has estimated that In
a l2-aour period the following distances
win be traversed. Team and wagon, 20
miles: pedestrian. IS miles. horseback
rider. IS miles. motor stage, 800 miles:
train. 4so miles, air mail airplane. 1900
miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
AIR FIRM PICKS CHIEFS,
r. E. Funkhouser Named President
of Transport Company.

Vh 1I8111~k VI y
Officers for the United States Air
Transport Co, Inc, recently tncor-
porated In Wilmington. Del, to serve as
the equipment acquisition concern for
the Washington Airport, Inc, the Cap
itol Always. Inc. and the Seaboard
Always Inc, the latter an air line
running between New York and Wash
ington, have been named as follows:
Robert E. Funkhouser, president;
Eugene Smith, vice president. and t.
Howard Duckett, secretary-treasurer.
In addition to the foregoing. Capt. j.
e. Boudin, Air Corps Reserves, Is on
the board OF directors. Those identified
with the United States Air Transport
Co. also are interested In the other
three aernnautical concerns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01

publicans believe they can muster more than the one-third of the membership that would be neces- sary to sustain the disapproval and defeat the bill.
 We are likely to similar finish to the attempt to reduce taxes. The President has intmated that he would veto a tax reduction measure that would cut more than s200, ,000, 900 from the present tax levies The Administration supporters in the Senate agreed, however, to a reduction of $210,O00,0O0 The Democrats and large bloc of Republicans determined to make the reduction not less than $500, GOO, 900. The House has already passed the bill with a cut of S290, 100000 and would probably agree to deeper slash if the Senate insisted. Some of the Senators and Representatives approve of the United States Chamber of Commerce suge es- ton that the taxes be reduced $394 ,000.
 It would be unfortunate if Congress would send measure to the President that he would veto and no reduction result. However if there should be a final failure in tax reduction the surplus could, and doubtless would, be applied to debt reduction and consequent saving of interest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
JUDGE THOMAS MILBURNE REED.

Alaska and the Northwest lost a notable and very worthy citizen and Alaska lost a painstaking and conscientious iurist when Judge Thomas Mill burne Reed passed away last night at the age of Il years Judge Reed a thorough West erner and sprang from one of the best of the good families that made the backbone of the pioneer people of the Pacific Coast. His father West from Kentucky in the early days of Caifornia's golden and located in Placer County, California, where Judge Reed was born January 27, 1857. The Reeds north few years after that to Olympia, then the chief city of Washington Territory. Thomas M Reed Sr., became Territorial Auditor and served in that capacity until Statehood, except for the period of Democratic control during the first Cleveland Administration. He the last Territoial Audi tor and became the first State Auditor For many years he the Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Masons for Washington Territory and Stata.
 Thomas NJ. Reed, the second, followed closely in his fathers footsteps He prominent almost from the beginning-partly account of the prominence of the Reed family but more on account of his own merit and ability. He grad uated from the public schools at olympia and went to Princeton where he given A. B. degree in 1878 after four years attendance. He admitted to the Washington bar in 1881 at Olympia and practiced there until 1889 when he appointed Register of the IT. S. Land
 
 meantime he served in the last Washington Ter ritorial Legislature in 1887 and the first State Legislature in 1889. In 1893 he appointed to membership the State Land Commission by Gov. John II. McGraw. In 1895 Gov. Me- Graw appointed him Superior Court Judge for Thurston County to fill a vacancy. He de- feated for reelection two years later by Judge Charles H. Aver, Democratie-Populist-F Silver Republican fusion nominee by ten majority in election in which the fusoniss swept the State. Shortly thereafter Judge Reed moved to Nome where he served United States Com missioner or practieed law until 1921 when he was appointed United States District Judge of the First Division. He served Secretary of the Territorial Senate in the sessions of 1919 and 1921
 Judge Reed a of excellent ability and of sterling honesty and integrity. First and last he served more than quarter of century in public office, and there the sus- picion of corruption taint of any kind con nected with his name. As citizen and in private life he the soul of honor He bore an honored name and added honor to it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Radio and the Weather.
(New York Times )

According to the captain of a great ocean liner radio makes the heave and the winds blow to the greater peril of navigation. "The worst storm in thirty years'-and what monarch of the bridge has not reported it--s due to too much ethereal music, talk and code.
 Let's see. What are radio waves? Light-but light that we cannot see. Whoever heard of light creating tempest? To be sure, the sun is held responsible for some of weather. Com bine all the energy of all our radio stations, null tiply it by thousands, and the sun would still reign as the supreme disturber of the ether. Even if we accept this contribution to meteorology at it's face value the effect of our broadcasting and other radio stations must be negligible in comparison.
 And what of lightning? Whenever it flashes in distant India it sends out waves precisely like those of our great transoceanic stations-waves that sometimes circle half around the earth. They, too, must affect the weather if this new principle is correct According to Brooks, an au- thortative meteorologist, there are 16,000,000 e- ectric storms in year the earth whole. Averaging the number of flashes that occur in a single storm he estimates that there 100 a second Each flash has potential of. 50 ,000, : 900 volts according to calculation once made by Steinmetz. Man never could utilize the ether on this scale.
 Lastly, suspects that if the weather re- would be found that long before Marcon and his followers began to shake the ether there were prolonged periods of stormy weather at sea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01

mary for men to remove theil hats in church and other public places is because nobody gives a darn about looking at three-year old lid, especially on Easter.
 It would be hard to live with out the women-almost as hard in fact, as it is to live with some of them.
 What is needed to make homes happier is movies that show bus. bands so much worse that the wo- men who spend their time at the picture shows will go home tickled to death to have as good ones as they have.
 Four words that a modern wo- man has less use for than her mo- ther did are mending, alarming, baking and scrubbing.
 People don't need much to make them feel superior. Lots of them are stuck up just because they are deeper in debt for their car than you are.
 The unequal distribution that is causing a lot of unhappiness these days is that of the shapely things for displaying expensive silk ho- siery.
 About all equal rights has ac- complished is to teach the men a safety pin can sub for button, and that one can get used to hay ing his toes out of the end of his socks.
 One disappointment no bride ever has is finding her husband so perfect she won't have . chance to do any of the reforming she had all mapped out.
 Anyway when girl gets home from an all-night dance it must be grand not to have to spend a lot of time taking off things be- fore she can get into bed.
 The impression we get from some flappers is that they won't be happy until every inch of their legs is out from under their skirts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
ANOTHER FAVORITE SON.

William A. Ayres, who endorsed Kan sass fayorite son for the Democratic Presidential nomination, is the sole Democrat in the Kansas Congressional delegation. He is serving his sixth term When not in Congress he has been a lead ing lawyer of Wichita where he began practioing In 1893, He achieved or less fame four years ago when he was included with a half dozen or more men, including Prof. Murphree of Florida and Brother Charlie Bryan of Ne braska, suggested by Williams Jennings Bryan as desirable Presidential nominees. He is 61 years of age, and is rated good lawyer and good citizen. His endorsement for the Presidency might be of assistance to him in winning a seventh election to Congress where he has made a cred itable record, from the Wichita District.
 And this suggests that in too many States people play the game of National politics with an eye solely to the effect of their position in local matters. They want to elect a Governor Congressman County Sheriff or City Mayor, and they strike attitude toward the Presidency as gesture they believe might help them toward their main objective without regard to its National aspect.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Anchorage Paper Pays Tribute to Its
 Former Editor.
Anchorage Times. )

In the passing of F.. l.. Bedel, former editor of The Times the newspaper fraternity has lost an outstanding fgure-one whose work in An chorage placed his among the foremost of All aska's editors and whose held much of promise in his field or endeavor He was not a to let diversity hold him long in check He possessed active mind and ag- gressiyeness which could scarcely fail ultimately to win recognition wherever he might choose to carry on his work. There many in Anchorage who have been deeply grieved by his sudden passing-grieved because they have lost friend in whose ability they had abiding faith and be- cause they will not have the opportunity to share with him and his devoted family the qualification and pleasure of ambition real ized. Ted Bedell did much for the upbuilding of this community during the years he resided in Anchorage. He gave liberal support to local enterprises, he active in civic affairs and was first always in the encouragement of athletics of all kinds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Not So Bad in Alaska.
Seward Gateway.)

heavy snow storm in Arizona in April. Blizzards in New England and New York just as the fruit trees should be blossoming A rag ing and paralyzing snow storm in Omaha and other parts of Nebraska on Apr 4, in the home State of Senator Howell who opposed the Alaska Railroad because he thinks have bad weather here.
 Cyclones and floods in Oklahoma. Kansas, Eastern Oregon and California at time when we in Alaska planting our gardens under the returning warmth of our glorious summers!
 Weighing advantages and disadvantages of one section with another, Alaska's climate hold it's head with pride in the just claim that it is free from of the calamitous visitations that annually nfct losses of many millions of dol lars in nearly all the States, and in other parts of the world
 Our winters the kind which build the rich red blood of robust health, and summers are the nectar of youthful joy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
CONGRESS AGAINST ADMINISTRATION

When the House of Representatives passed the Senate Mississippi River Flood Control bill it again demonstrated that the Administration has not a majority in either branch of Congress
 President Coolidge has intimated. and his leaders in Congress have positively asserted, that the flood bill will be vetoed if it reaches the Execu- tive. Yet, after futile efforts on the part of Administration supporters in the House 10 effect a compromise with Western Republican Con- gressmen in shaping bill that would please the President, the Senate bill passed by a vote of 254 to s0 more than four score Congressmen not voting. It is announced, however, that should fhe President veto the measure the regular Re
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01

Those California drys that following Me- Adoo in fight against Gov. Smith and who are asking for prohibition votes in the name of Woodrow Wilson have short memories. Wilson Prohibtionist and he vetoed the Vostead Act which passed his veto. Woodrow Wilson may have had faults but he accurate historian and was not foolish. He knew that Prohibition could not be enforced and he believed that force not the way to make people temperate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
She Knew Men

q can't tell a lie," said the sweet young thing.
 "Then you'd better learn to tell one," butted in the old married woman, "or the man you marry will always be putting something over on you"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Worst Is Yet to Come

We met a mother who isn't wasting much sympathy on the mothers who now spend their nights worrying until their daugh- ters get home. For" said she, when my girls, who are not y0t in their teens, grow up, I'll be spending my nights scanning the heavens and waiting to see them drop out of an airplane." tla
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
The Ananias Club

You'll have to step on the gas. son." said father to his son, who was at the wheel Jogging along at 25 miles an hour on an open highway like this, we are likely to get bumped in the rear"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Political Pre- ediction

All lot of these great states men will get out of throwing their hats in the ring will be cold in the head from going bareheaded so long.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Adds to It's Attractiveness

Blinks-Im looking forward to June with more pleasure than us- ual this year.
 Jinks-How come?
 Blinks-I haven't single young friend who is slated to graduate this year and don't know a soul who is going to be married
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
ALONG LIFE'S
 DETOUR
By SAM HILL

Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
 What has become of the old. fashioned girl who needed at least three good'sized drawers of the dresser to hold all the white things she wore underneath?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Vail of the Hopeless

Said Herb to Al,
 The way the others cuss, Looks like they feel Dead sure it will be us."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Zero in Information

If Sir Walter Raleigh hadn't in troduced smoking among the civ ilized people, we wouldn't now be getting bawled out for dropping ashes on the rug.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Rival for Old Sol

Pa said Clarence, "does any thing shine more brightly than the sun?"
 Yes" growled his dad, the seat of my one and only pair of trousers"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Interesting information

Georges Digges, in charge of the marriage license desk in Ashe- vile, has issued license to Olive Graves.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
His Method of Committing Suicide

That he was simply tired of life To me he did confide; And so," he said. I'm going to i Chicago to reside" l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01

Fada Radio Sets and accessor- les, Columbia Monographs and records. Radio Electric Co.,. Mar tin Lynch. Phone 429. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01

It is said that Mussolini is having the records searched for the purpose of trying to locate a noble family tree Is this additional evidence that he has taken Napoleon for his model?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
More or Less True

It will be easier for doctors to interest the girls in outdoor exer- cises if they will quit putting up that schoolgirl complexion in cute little jars.
 Probably the reason it is custo-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Ouch l!

He-Whass matter, grille, shoes too small?
 She-No, my feet are too big, that's all. 8
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01

There lot of broadminded people in our church who are perfectly willing to have the Democrats nominate any good dry Catholic who doesn't stand any chance of election.-(Ohi State Journal)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01

If the bin is passed" predicted the optimis- tic lawmaker some years back. "it will remove the whole liquor question from politics forever" So the bill was passed.-t Newark, Ohio, Adyo- cate.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Modern Proverh

The car that goes to the filling station too often will break the owner
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01

That landslide in Brazil was little prema- ture. II wasn't due until November and was slated to in the United States (Atlanta Constitutions
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01
Headlines Is Headlines

USE LESS BEEF."-Headline in a Kansas City paper.
 And how lot of the dear la dies wish they could have less, too!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01

Our opinion is that Borah is in the Senate representing his own state of mind.-(P (Philade- phia Inquirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-01

ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARcEF
 THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION
, 1928-07-05

graphers should be very efficient men.
If this man has been performing this
du'y without n complaint cannot see
why he shOut1 receive Francs 1850 less
than the man he succeeded. | am sorry
the Despatching Secretary cannot give
me the information, because | would like
to compare salaries as | go along.
Bird Appointed Member (AbrGm1son):
Mr.. Chairman: sitting on the spot on a
Jury Commission meeting | saw terrible
mistakes made by the Stenographer Of
the Court who was receiving the big sa-
larry; and | have seen the present incum-
bent at work and performing his duty
very we'll. | have never heard any COM
plant where the present Stenographer is
concerned. l have said it before and it
is true that the man who is doing the
work is poorly paid and the one wh0 is
having a good time is paid a big salary
for that. That's the way things are
working in St. Croix.
, 1928-07-05
TELEGRAM Ms
ST. 0 STATION.

Albany, N. Y. July End. Governor
Smith has reiterated his intention of COM
pleting his term in the state capital, des-
pite rumours that he might resign after
the formal notification hat he had been
nominated as the Democratic candidate
for the presidency. IN be right at my
job as Governor until the midnight of the
last day of my term, he said. If he re.
signs. he would relinQuish the right to a
life pension of $500 dollars a year.
Washington, July 20d. As Democrats
were j%ourneying homeWard from the Ma
tional Convention they were confronted
with an appeal to the irreconciIable dry
element of the party to organise at once
for the defeat of the partys presidential
nom nee Governor Smith. The sponsors
of the call directed particularly to South
erners were Bishop James Canon Jr. of
the Methodist Episcopal lhufch South
who appeared before the Resolutions com
mitfee Of the Convention to urge that a
bone dry plank be inserted in the plat
form and Arthur j. Barton of Atlanta,
chairman OF the Board of Temperance of
the Baptist Convention. Readily as
serting that they acted on their own per-
sOnal responsibility they called for a meet.
ing at Asbeville, NC. on July 18th to
take steps to insure the election Of dry
Democratic senators, Congressional and
State nominees for public offices and for
the defeat 0 the West candidate for pre-.
sidency Governor Smith.
Nashville, Tenn. July End Tennessee
and Kentucky to lay showed that at least
sixty persons had been killed and millions
of dollars damage caused by torreutial
rcinS and wind storms that Swanr tho
two states on Friday. The breaking of
falling water river, sent a huge wall of
water down the narrow valley towards
stages. Normally a small stream, the
falling water river had backed up for
, 1928-07-05

uG6p OVER tue concrete lam Wnen IC col"
lapsed. The greatest wind damage was
at Alexandria. Tennessee, where twenty
three residences were DESTROYED and
many other buildings damaged,
Detroit, Mich. July nd.--Premier Bal
IOonists of seven nationals lined up for
the start of the Gordon Bennett I%nterna-
tional race. The lighter than air craft
classic, drew IL entries this year. Three
o. the b%allonS, all of which are 60, 600 Gu
bic feet gas capacity, represented the
United States, three Germany and two
France, while Denmark, Switzerland,
Argentina, and Belgium have one each,
The balloon travelling the greatest dis
lance from Detroit in any direction will
be awarded the race.
Horta, Azores, July 2nd.-With repairs
almost completed, Captain Courtney,
Transatlantic flyer, plans to leave Horto
for Halifax, providing the weather re.
ports from Newfoundland and Nova Sco-
tia are favorable.
London, July 2cd.-An EXCHANGE tele-
graph despatch from Copenhagen said
that fog rendered futile the efforts of Ar
tic 8earchers to find any trace of Amund
sen and his companions. Three vessels
were circling about Bear Island and re-
ported that fog was hampering their
effort and that they had seen nothing of
the missing airmen.
Boston, Mass, July End. Gus Son
nenberg, former Dartmouth football star
and victor in 400 consecutive heavy
weight wrestling matches, vas uncon-
scious in a private hospital, with concus-
sion Of the brain as the aftermath of a
sensational bout with Ed. Stranger
Lewis, in which the Stranger came with
in a fraction of FORGETTING his title.
~Sonnenberg had won the first fall. The
men returned to the ring and the former
cOIlegian attempted to negotiate his ia
nous flying tackle hold on the champion.
Lewis side stopped him and S%onnenberg
literally flew through the ropes to land
on his head beyond the row of news
paper men. When in fifteen minutes he
was unable to continue, Lewis was
awarded the fall and the match, and
physicians ordered S%onnenberg rushed
to a hospital. Nearly ten thousand per
sons saw the spectacular climax to the
match which must have ended in the
GROWING Of a new champion.
New York, July 2nd.-With final in
spection completed four staunch little
sch0oners awaited the gun to start them
on d 3 ,055 mile trans Atlantic voyage to
Spain for the Queen Victoria Cup, do.
mated by the Spanish ruler. They include
the Mohawk OF Boston, the Nina of New
York, the Pinta Of New York and the
Isabella Of Pelham Manor, New York.