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Evening star., 1928-04-22
The Sad Tale of Agent No. l666.7

The cameras clicked, pencils flew
and the colonel ended the interview.
4 #
Then-"He Men of America"
The colonel's interview created quite
sensation. Imagine thatl But he
dropped from sight for a few weeks.
His next appearance was in the form
of a statement to the press which made
known the plans for the formation of
a great organization, The He Men of
America" which took for its motto the
preservation of all American institu-
tionS with the exception of the first,
fourth, fifth and sixth amendments to
the Constitution, which, the literature
Sagely argued, may have been all right
in 1900, but were completely out-of-
date, in view of the Red menace, oppo-
sition to the Navy bill, objections to
American policy in Nicaragua, anti
child labor legislation, mothers pension
acts, the existence OF so many Y. M.
c. A. secretaries and insidious efforts
by various organizations to attain world
peace. spread brotherly love and reach
the millennium in one bound
All such movements. the statement
said. were financed by the Russian
Soviet. do you know how many phySi-
cal directors in Y. M. C.. A. gymnasiulnS
today are in the pay of the Third In
ternatoinale?" asked the statement. DO
YOU know how many mattresses in Y. w.
C. A. cafeteriaS are living on Soviet
gold? Do you know that Mr.. Talkem
who said we didn't need so many cruis-
ers as some say we do. is really cousin
by marriage of Lenins stenographer?'
up and at En-" He Thunders.
up and at em!" thundered the
statement. IF they oppose the Navy
bill throw them out of the countryl Re-
member the poppies that bloom In
Flanders fields. Remember the Maine.
II they don't like the way we are run
ming things in Nicaragua. let them go
to Russia. where they belongs What
right has a man TO make a speech
against the universal draft law? Do
YOU think George Washington would
let a man get away with a thing
like that? II anybody tries it-tar and
feather him! There is man who
poses as a professor at one of our lead
Ing universities today who has written
a pamphlet called How to Attain World
Peace Yet that man is teaching the
youth of America, molding young minds
Deport him. There are men in Amer
lea today who actually question the
right Of injunction as used by some of
Evening star., 1928-04-22
BY WILLIAM RUFUS SCOTT.

How to hold our dominant position in
Latin American trade and better CO.
operation In domestic industry are the
double -baTreled objectives Of American
business men who will meet in the two
leading trade conventions of the year
within the ensuing fortnight.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States will hold its sixteenth
annual convention in Washington be-
ginning May Z. while the fifteenth an
nual meeting Of the National Foreign
Trade Convention win be held In Hous-
ton beginning next Tuesday. The pro-
gram Of the latter convention includes
officials from two departments here as
follows
Assistant Secretary of State William
r. Castle is listed to speak on The
Department of State and American En-
terpriSe Abroad" and Norman F. Titus,
chief of the transportation division OF
the Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic
Commerce OF the Department OF Com
merce, on Fundamentals OF an Ameri-
can Merchant Marine
Senor Don Carlos @. Davila. Ambas-
sador OF Chile TO the United States. also
Is on the program 10 discuss the trade
possibilities for America in Chile Other
speakers include many of the foremost
exporters and importers in the country.
Evening star., 1928-04-22
Cermicide Developed at Hopkins
Kills Bacteria i'm Record Time

A liquid gernieide, known as S,T.sT,
that destroys bacteria so quickly tina,
the time In which the reaction occurs
cannot be accurately measured. has
been developed by DR. Veader Leon
ard. assisted by DR. William A. Feirer,
az the Johns Hopkins School Of Hy-
giene and Public Health.
The new germicide has the Selective
capacity Of killing even the most re-
SiStant bacteria In IS seconds without
injuring the most delicate tissues. The
active agent responsible for this ex-
traordlnary germicidal power is hexyl-
reSorcinol, q synthetic chemical harm
less 10 man but possessing more than
20 times the germ-killing power of pure
carholic acid
HexylreSorcinol was first developed
IN the Hopkins laboratories about
three years ago. Since that time IL
has come into general llSe by the med
ical profession both here and abroad
as an Internal antiSeptic DR. Leonard
has continued his search, however, t.
find way of 'harneSSing" his new
compound So that IL could be put 10
use as a general antiSeptic
After many experiments solvent
consisting Of glyeerin diluted with
water was found that seems 10 answer
all practical purposes DIR Ieonard'S
research has thrown great deal ~
light on the explanation of the great
speed and efficiency OF the hexyl-
resoresn0lS gegmleldai action
"All fluids" he explained, ARE en-
dowed With physical property known
as surface tension This cohesive
force which can be measured aceu.
tateN IN tiny units known rs ayneS,
Is the force which makes a fiuid like
pure water draw itself up into small
separate drops on surfaces such as u
window pane instead OF siowsng eut
over the surface Of the glass I'm
thin Fllm Pure water has a very high
surface tension namely, NJ DIMES
and tor this reason viii not penetrate
into tiny spaces into which nAldS af
low surface tension viii readily Eiow
Now, heSylresarcinol is ~ tneorv
pofated IN solution Sf9G that the
lowest possible surface tension is main.
tanned lit amounts 10 only Sc dNlleS
"a fact from which the name = I ~
IS derived Relns largely tFeed og this
selE~eontraeting Eafee, the solution Is
very penetrating This allows the 81.
lutinn to come into contact With geYnaS
which may be lurking Ia the depths
Evening star., 1928-04-22
Rome tn Have Finest
Horse Cabs i'm Europe

Rome will have Ghs SnappseSs looSme
horse cabs IN Europe IN time for shs
next bis tourist wave, Prince Spa,s.
eoten8lan, Governor at Rene. orsSiaaus
Intended 20 nanlSh horse cabs from the
streets Ae thought the cilaptdated
cabs. their See[sy drivers and torlc. ~
looking nagS unworthy Of modern RcInS,
Protests froM patrons Of the cabs NAe
preferred q ieiSureiy launt sAre0Sa the
parks To the swift moving tsxlcah
moved the g0yernof go teenSe go
horse drawn vehicles HE retaliAted o.
issuing most drastic regulations.
All cab horses must be at tsaS& Sa
inches high he young, well sSS Aad
robust Cab drivers nast have SSSSssa
and Summer unitogmS Speeiaisy pre-
Serteed BY the governor, The SaEantes
eutut = nattS gray ensemble oegln-
nIng Win a cap somewhat like thal
worn ny Anaegican ana EngllSA army
assleegS and completed hy tailored ceai
AMI trousers and black shoes The
Winter costume y dark blue vita hsSksi
buttons and a special black hat on
Mh0Se eeskade appear the cesNFs of
Rome ENNFy detail az the eahA Is
prescribed wlth similar exactltude.
Evening star., 1928-04-22
NEW ZEPPELIN WILL ATTEMPT
TO MAKE TRIP AROUND WORLD
lOO.Passenger Airship, Nearing Completion, Will
Be PilOted by Eckner-United States
Stop Planned.

circumstance of more than passing in
terest 10 the United States, because
the American supply Of helium gas
found mostly In Texas has hitherto
been thought 10 give us virtual mo-
nopoly OF the fuel commonly consumed
for dirigible propulsion. The gas which
the I4Z-l27 will burn viii be carried in
gas cells. which are placed below the
ordinary hydrogen cells. The fuel gas
has about the same specific gravity as
air. This permits long trips TO be made
with little change in the weight OF the
fuel, whereas in the gasoline burning
airships the load Is very heavy at the
start and decreases gradually during
the voyage.
The design of the gas-powered Ger
man Zeppelin has other notable novel;
ties. The type Of girder hitherto stand
ard in Zeppelin construction has been
improved and simplified. While 1t was
perfected too late TO have the whole
ship so equipped. 1t is being used very
generally throughout the frame. The
new girder Is not only stronger. but
much cheaper to produce. The division
Of the interior OF the ship into upper
and lower sections, to accommodate the
hydrogen and fuel gas cells, introduces
new longitudinal girder. which. 1t is
believed. viii add to the stability OF the
ship.
tCopyfight 1921
Evening star., 1928-04-22

using Russian idiom which, freely
translated means Step on the gas"
4
He Arrives I'm America.
The ship news reporters who clam
bered over the side of the Leviathan as
she hove to of quarantine had never
heard of Col. B. B. BlustrouS. That
made no particular difference. Think
how many fine people there are who
have never been heard of! But when
they crowded around the colonel for an
interview they were well rewarded, Col.
BluStrous was full Of hot stuff.
Il have just been studying conditions
in Europe" said the colonel.
What do you think Of prohibition >
asked q reporter.
Wait a minute, I'll come to tn i
later. along with what l think Of the
youth of America" said the colonel.
Il find in Eu : today" he Co.,
tinued, "a great fear of the spread oil
communism. Conditions are rotten.
Any day now you may expect to hear
that the red flag has displaced the
Union Jack from. from. from
Westminster Abbey" suggested re-
porter
From Westminster Abbey continued
the colonel. But that is not all.
Everywhere ! went in Europe l was told
that the Soviet has agents working in
America. Over in Europe they asked
me why these agents weren't ferreted
out and deported. had to blush with
shame as / replied that I did not know,
but possibly it was because of such alb
Surd things as our antique bill Of rights.
Many Of these agents are in Washing
ton now opposing the Navy bill, criticiz-
ing the conduct of our relations in Gen.
trail America, and the lowered his voice
10 a whiSperl as a matter Of fact they
are back of the expose of the alleged
oil scandals"
MOI" choruSed the reporters.
Yes" replied Col. BluStrous.
What are we to do?" asked the re-
porters, pale with alarm.
Expose them. Throw them into jail.
Don't let them speak Tar and feather
them Hound them. Regard everybody
with suspicion The very walls have
ears! Don't give up the ship! We
have not yet begun to fightl Don't
fire until you see the whites of their
eyes l regret that have only one life
to give for my cOuntry!"
Evening star., 1928-04-22

our judges! What is America coming
to? Watch your step. Up and at en-
you he-men of America!"
The statement, written on heavy
white stationery which bore at the top
names of the he-men of America, had
a wide effect 1t resulted in establish
ment of headquarters for 1.-The He-Men
of America" with branches in every
city and town and hamlet. 1t led to
the publication of many articles in
leading journals, some of them rnder
the title whittier Are We Heading?"
Gets Confidential Information"
But the society did not content itself
with issuing blistering statements
against those who opposed this and
that. Under the clever leadership OF
Col. Blustrous, far-fiung system Ut
up-to-the minute reports and "contl-
Dental information" was established. No
sooner was 1t announced in the village
of Bing, Mont, that Prof. John Smith,
author of "Companionate Marriage and
Universal Peace" was TO make AN ad-
dress. than headquarters OF the He-Men
of America DISPATCHED code telegram
informing the Bing Chapter. He-Mcn OF
America. that Prof. Smith was dan
sive. Thereupon the Bing Chapter
would hurry to the chief of police. tell
him that Prof, Smith was Bolshevik
and demand that he be denied the right
to speak The chief Of police either
made Prof Smith leave town or else
left the matter TO the he-men.
One of the He-Men, laughinglv de-
scribed their methods with Prof Smith.
This bird was sitting in his hotel
room" he said Il telephoned him
to come down in the lobby. that / was
chairman of the reception committee
and some of us wanted to take him
for a ride We did that We took him
out about 10 miles from town, took of
his shirt. went for him with a black
snake whip and then rubbed salt on
him. Then we told him to give us
his next address and We would for
ward his baggage there. but not tc
come back to Bing. Oh, boy! Didn't
he velll"
What happened in Bing happened in
mary places.
Strike at "Parlor BOlsheviks."
But it was with the "parlor bolshe-
viks." as Col Blustrous used to call
CONTINUED on Third Page)
Evening star., 1928-04-22

OF tiny microscopic creviceS and which
would otherwise escape destruction.
Contact with the bacteria having
been made by means of this psnesxat-
tng property, the same factor, low
surface tension. now operates in tWC
WAYS 20 speed up the destruction q
the germ. In the first place. chenai-
Gals like heXylrsSoreinol, which lower
the surface tension of their solutions
very powerfully, are known to coGcea~
trate themselves very RAPIDLY On the
surface or any tiny Gen-cryStalliae
particles with which the solution cOFnes
IN contact, This phenomenon IS known
10 the physicists as mechanical aS-
Scsnito0, and hSNylgeSorcsnel shows L
IN high degree, Now It 81 happens thar
germs are non n-cryStalls0e particles. and
when oroUght IN contact with S.Tsy
the heNylresoreinol immediately BE-
comes concentrated On the surface o5
these germs. The agent which DESTROYS
them actually seeks them oNt ans
ponneeS' on them, 50 u SPEAK
Evening star., 1928-04-22
Just Picking On Each Other
BY BRUCE BARTON.

TN one weeks reading OF the
daily newspapers ! gained
the following information;
That rs per cent OF the
newspaper men OF this country
are inhdels and hence antaGonis-
TIC TO the ehurehes--from the
speech OF Southern preacher.
That this would be a far bet.
ter country IL every irishman
would kill negro and be
hanged for it-from the speech
OF a violent anti-lrish agltator.
That America presents q spee'
taele OF "braupart insolenes
staggering unchecked through
wastes OF mendaeity," and will
be "England's Next Enemy
from an article written by a
member OF the English Parlia'
nent.
That our college professors are
pitiful failures and our colleges
mere breeding grounds for 50.
cialism~~from q diseruntled ss.
college president.
could fill this issue Of the
paper with similar quotations;
they make up n considerable
percentage Of the daily news,
intensifyine the shortage OF
white paper.
Every such item means that
somebody's feelings are hurt,
that the faith Of folks IN each
other 10 weakened just . little
more. And what good service
is performed by any OF thsn'
Why can't we foolish children
pretend we're grown up for just
a little while and quit this sense
less habit of picking or each
other2
It's a habit that has soilsd
every page Of history, Every
chapter Ia pitlful record OF
good men breaking each others
hearts, OF honest man branding
each other az liars, and pa
triotic man accusing each other
Of treason.
And the net result IN progress
10 zero,
have two firm convictions
that | would like to pass on ia
all public speakers and writer's
who feel burning moral ohli'
cation to dsnounea,
Fir1f~sl am sursr avery day
that human nature does not
change. Our visinn Of II changes,
40 our mental atmesphsrs 10 ena
ltlanK4a
Evening star., 1928-04-22

~ ROPAGANDA AGENT No
1861. who was known to his
comrades Of the Russian revolu-
tion simply as Boris Bunkovy
Seewithalarmovitch clicked MS
heels smartly together ana Saluteo the
members of the Supreme Councll OF
Propaganda of the Russian Soviet VINO
were gathered about table covered
with a red cloth
Il am to understand, then, he said
in Russian. that my mission is TO go
TO America and to bore from within" "
Right YOU are" replied his chieftain.
You have received general instructions.
A shipload of Soviet gold has been
placed at your disposal and a checking
account opened in the name OF Col
B. B. Blustrous, New York City. That
is the name you will assume in Amer
lea. If the gold runs out we will re-
plenish it with another shipload. There
is plenty more where the first came
from and we still have a lot of old
crown Jewels out of hook, Money is nc
consideration,
Have you any detailed orders or
how am to proceed?"
ONLY this" replied the chieftain
handing him slip Of paper. Read
il aloud
Clears His Throat and Reads.
Propaganda Agent No. 1867. who
was student OF American history,
recognized the words as a quotation
from Thomas jefferson. He cleared
his throat and read as follows.
Let us reflect that. having baniShed
from our land that religious intolerance
under which man so long bled and suf-
fered, we have yet gained little If We
countenance political intolerance as
despotic, as wicked, and capable OF as
bitter and bloody prosecutions.
If there be any among us who wish 10
dissolve this Union or TO change its
Republican form. let them stand undiS-
turbed as monuments OF the safety with
which error Of opinion may be tolerated
when reason is left free to combat it,
do you understand what you are &c
do?" asked the chieftain.
II suppose / am to tear down those
monuments which Mr.. jefferson men
toned" replied Boris.
And If you do not, do you know the
penaltv?"
THE penalty, Of course. is death. ]
understand. comrades"
Then beat it," replied the chieftain
Evening star., 1928-04-22

Of sunshine or fog. Ny babies
are perfect angels one day and
little demons the next. Actually,
Of course, they are the same 10y.
loving, mischief making young.
sters. Only one day am rested
and laugh at THAR pranks; and
the next day am tired and
scoid. get caught in a crowd
and am pushed about; either
smile or am angry. And the
crowd becomes a "good natured
crowd" or "boorish crowd"
according 10 my mood. We get
from people what we give; we
find in them what we bring;
and the changes are not
changes in them so much as
changes in ourselves.
Second--the division OF folks
into good and bad is an utterly
senseless division. We have
such strange preludlees in this
matter. We think OF all doctors
as self sacrificing and OF all
lawyers as sharp; we picture
tremen as heroes. but police
men always as crooks. We as.
sume that all farmers are hon.
est and all Wall Street bankers
are thieves.
have lived or a farm and
lived in New York; | have had
all kinds Of friends. And my be.
lief 10 that IL you could put any
given million men into a ealdron
and boil the virtue out of them.
IL would weigh to an ounce eN'
actly as much as the virtue dis
titled from any other million,
We're all good and bad, all
self sacrificing and means and
almost any man, given . decent
chance, would rather be honest
than not.
When Lincoln delivered his
frat inaugural address, eK- Prssi1
dent Tyler wrote letter TO
Francis Liebsr. praisina the
high sentiment and fine ideal
ism OF the speeoh2 Not at all.
He criticized Lineoln's grammar,
In that petty spirit we waste
so many OF our days, plars'
uardino the splendid note in the
lives Of our fellow msn and
eritieiEina thsif arammsFl Blind
to their SACRIFICES, Irritable TN
der their little shortcomings.
making the game harder all the
way iust by picking on each
ntherl
iuaN
Evening star., 1928-04-22
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

While America and the world are
acclaiming the gallant feat of the
German all-metal monoplane Bremen
in negotiating the dangerous northern
Atlantic passage To the new world,
Germany is preparing TO send q giant
new lighter-than-ai l00-passenger
duraluminum flying ship around the
world. She is the LZ-l2T and is now
being rushed to completion at the zep-
pelin Airship Construction Works at
FriedrichShafen.
DR.. Hugo Eckner. head Of the. works
and constructor In chief OF II. S. s.
Los Angeles. which was built at Fried
richShaten, plans TO bring the LZ-i27
all the way from Germany in a nom
stop flight to San Diego. Calf. Then
the dtrigible will head across the Pacific
Ocean TO Viadivostok on the Siberian
coast The next long leg of the dirigi-
bles journey viii be overland TO Europe
and TO her home port on the German
coast OF Lake Constance Eventually
the fZ~i2T is TO be put In service be-
tsRceE Europe and South America. The
globe -girdling cruise. which may start
before the close Of Spring is scheduled
70 nave only three stages--Friedrich
shafen-San Diego: San Diego -Vladivos-
tok. and Vladivostok- -Friedrichshafen.
Navy Plans for New Ships,
News OF the LZ-i27 comedies with the
announcement by the United States
Navy that ii is now ready to receive
bids for the two great rigid dirigible
airHhips which Congress has author
ized They are TO cost about $4,000. 600
apiece. TO be 787 feet long and 1872
feet In diameter. Each vessel will carry
ssf s~fFl A
sides a squadrilla Of five airplanes. The
dirigibles will have a cruising radius
Of II 200 miles. The volume capacity
viii b. 5000 900 cubic feet. or about
three times as large as that OF the Los
Angeles
The latest German achievement In
Zeppelin building Is expected by Rear
Admiral William A. Moffett, chief OF
the Bureau OF Aeronautics, and other
air authorities In the Navy to revive
international recognition Of the inn
portance of lighter-than- craft The
spectacular triumphs OF Lindbergh.
Byrd. Maitland. Chamberlain and other
American ayiators during the past year
have, tended TO diminish popular belief
In dirigibles. In speech In the Sem
ate recently Senator Hiram Bing-
ham Republican. Of Connecticut--the
VihAblGdi OI
craft in COngresg-~~Warmly defended
the effectiveness Of the Zeppelin type OF
airship.
Senator Bingham pointed out that
both for war and for commercial pur-
poses each class OF aircraft has its In
dispensable usefulness. Not until they
are employed Jointly In harmony"
Senator Bingham declared. can we feel
that aircraft ig making It's full potential
contribution TO our national defense
He told the Senate that In Great Brit
ain, Italy and Japan, as well as In
Germany the validity Of these con-
clusionf Is receiving general aeknoWl-
edgment" and that their governments
are developing the airship and the air
plane side by side
Zeppelin Innovation.
The new Zeppelin dirigible has an
innovation that may change the whole
trend of airship design The fuel used
VIII be a gas not greatly different from
ordinary illuminating gas. That Ii a
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son can occupy "A diplomatic position.
The situation IL today not as bad as IL
used 10 be when Harvard clique con-
tr0lled an open road for immature Har-
ward graduates who we're catapulted 10
world capitals 10 represent the great
est government IN the world, and who
were absolutely devoid of experience
This WAS unfair 10 these boys 10 put
them tn such positions for which they
were not al all qualified, and IL was
disastrous 10 the Government,
The big purpose of the Porter Dill
IN 10 make the positions Of UnderBecre~
tafy and Assistant Secretary of State nj
such dignity and Importance that the
President can select the best minds Ia
the republic tor these positions and Ia
put the appointments and promotions
ln the hands Of an absolutely impartial
beatd 80 that men IN the service ard
those who enter hereafter viii do 80
with the assurance that merit alone vail
control ihelf future,
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Nav Ash Aasles

Ia the provision that the Secretary
A,,,avsf tnYit4 the counsel u lesdefs Ia
f.aneYess on International shalfs and
foreign relations, the wofo may y
s5eed IL safeguard against interference
ii IL. legislative hraDcA ia tiae e@ec4~
Evening star., 1928-04-22
Delegates to Attend Hath,

Because many American producers
now sell bath TO domestic and foreign
buyers the two conventions will attract
a number of the same delegates After
the Houston convention business men
henefit af counsel ON home trade after
HAVING stacked nn on Information about
foreign trade.
Evening star., 1928-04-22
BY BEN MckELWAY.

~ PROPAGANDA AGENT NO.
1861. who was known to his
comrades of the Russian revolu-
tion simply as Boris Bunkovy
<o,,,.s+l a In ,,,ovftrh clicked his
Evening star., 1928-04-22

trend of airship design The fuel used
VIII be a gas not greatly different from
ordinary illuminating gas. That Ii
Evening star., 1928-04-22

Y IENNA-In the ancient capital
of the Hapsburgs one at last
" comes in contact with the Eu-
rope which remains, almost 10