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The Colnmhia's Wreck

The crash Of Charles Levines famous
transatlantic airplsne Columbia. as
Roger @. Williams and Pietro BoneIli
attempted to take of from New York
to Rome. points again to the unn,is-
taxable fact that the modern flying
machine is often unabls TO bear the
strain that ambitious aviators put upon
II In their desire TO create new records,
Luckily both pilot and navigator es-
capped injury when the Columbia wob-
bling under It's heavy load of gasoline.
sank like a wounded bird to the ground.
but IL it had not been for the presence
Of golf course i'll the vicinity of the
flying field from which the take-off
was made there would have been a
different story to tell.
The Columbia is probably one or the
finest planes ever built and has DEM
cngtrated the correctness of its design
by carrying Clarence Chanberlin and
its owner from New York to Germany
N nonstop fight. Williams is vet
ersn pilot, and is known TO be both
skillful and courageous. So here we
have q fine ship and q fine operator
yet down comes the Columbia. after
the take-off. because she has been
loaded to degree greater that she
could bear.
One Of the greatest hazards. and pos
sibly the greatest. of long distance fiy-
ing is the ascent from the ground
Not only is the tske-ofT dangerous.
but q heavily loaded ship is exceed
tngly unwieldy and awkward to oper-
ate. All distance flyers, in the past
two years, have been confronted with
this peril Even the Incompatible
Lindbergh stared death in the face as
he rose from the Long Island field on
his epochal air voyage. And the per-
centage of failures is far greater than
that of successes, when a plane over
loaded beyond its normal capacity and
straining in every joint is forced into
the air.
Great nrceress has unduestionably
been MADE In flying ana new record:
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have been created, but there Is still 0
definite limit on the time an airplane
can stay aloft, and that limit Is fixed
irrevocsbiy by the amount OF fuel 1t
cen carry. The fight to Europe has
been made several times and the west
ern flight from England. Germany and
France tn the United States hes been
demonstrated to be far beyond the
capacities OF present-day planes. al
though the Bremen succeeded In reach
ing Labrador. But many more have
failed than have succeeded In these
hazardous Journeys. and there can be
no special significance. at this time.
even in susccss. 1t has been done.
and world which is snxiously watch
ing the development Of aviation does
not care to see lives placed In Jeopardy
10 do IT again.
Until a new method of propulsion
or new and lighter type of fuel is
devised. the sirp.sne will have its def
mite distance limits. and II has already
VSIli hNANNd w tlltSS IiIIlltS. NObf1lnR
is to be gained By continuation of
these experiments. especially over water
where the occupants OF the ship have
no chance for their lives should dis
sster overtake 1t. Safety should be
the paramount thought. and safety is
the only formula by which aviation will
be understood and accepted by the
public. Let there be no more OF these
foolish End ill-adVised attempts to win
fame and fortune. not by gain in
the science Of flying. but by throw
of the dice with death. Instead. let
there be progress steadily in a sane and
conservative manner, so that this Won
derful new invention Of man will con-
tribute TO the comfort. peace and pros
perity of all civilized people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
PHILOSOPHERS
RY
GLENN FRANK

Courage cannot harness tornadoes,
but courage can change men: in the
careers of men and the civilizations of
peoples. courage can actually call new
qualities into existence.
Back in the first half of the nine
tenth century. MaZzini was trying to
recruit the yor~-y Italians for a crusade
that would b1SVg to the Italy of his
time independence, unity and new
invigoration of the Italian people.
Analysing various unsuccessful at
tempts they had made toward the rescue
and renewal of italian integrity. MAJ
zini said to his followers, We fell as a
political party, we must rise as a reli-
gious party"
Mazzini was not proposing guerrilla
warfare between heretics and ecclesi-
astics: he was simply telling Young It
ally that until then il had made the
mistake of trusting to a social diagram
without spiritual dynamic that could
put behind II the drive and dedication
of religious impulse.
Why did Mazzini call this thing that
gives point and purpose and passion to
a people religious? Today there are
some very distinguished men who think
that the renewal of our civilization de-
ponds upon the repression rather than
the release of the religious impulse.
"Of all the requisites for the regener-
alton of society,"" says Bertrand Russell,
1.-The decay of religion seems to me to
have the best chance of being realized y
Mr.. Russell thinks he believes this.
but l doubt that he does. for elsewhere
Mr.. Russell defines the good life-and
that is what civilizati ton at Its best is
as life inspired by love and guided by
knowledge; love alone can let the baby
die because it may not know enough to
send for the doctor: knowledge alone
can let the baby ole because 1t may not
care enough to send for the doctor: but
MIR. Russell means more than the init
mate love of the family circle: he knows
that is not sufficient to insure our put
ting all our knowledge at work for the
good of our civilization; he says We must
educate men to be so interested and
sensitive that they can be moved emo
tionally by statistics" able to feel a
need they cannot touch or see
l suggest that the sort of love" the
dynamic civilization needs back of its
knowledge" Is not thing that will
ever spring out Of study of facts,
but only out OF some courageous as
sumption about mankind's worth and
capacity to respond which a genuinely
religious faith Is willing to make even
though common sense and critical sci
ence may say, at the moment, that the
assumption is unsound.
And over and over again in history
such ASSUMPTIONS have created in men
and in civilizations the qualities they
assumed when the facts seemed against
the assumption.
'CopyriEht. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day.

Germany says she accepts President
Wilson'S peace terms and is ready to
evacuate occupied territory to gain an
armistice. Note says the German
chancellor speaks for the German gov
eminent and the German people. :
The communication arouses no enthu-
siaSm in Washington and Is not re-
garded as complete compliance. " =
London sees need of guarantees and Is
opposed to an armistice that will only
give Germany the pause in lighting she
needs. Her weakness is admitted, but
her full acceptance of terms is still
looked upon with suspicion French
troops continue their triumphant ad-
vance in Champagne. Gen. Gouraud's
forces enter Vouziers and hold the
southern slopes of Retourne Valley
The whole countryside is afire as the
Germans wanton destruction surpasscs
all previous records. Seven hun
dred and thirteen casualties on Army
and Marine lists given out today, bring
ing the total to 8,702 thus far for the
United States. Lists include 125 killed
in action. SIS dead from wounds, $50
severely wounded and 90 missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
Raskob and Hanshrough.

An interesting controversy has arisen
between Chairman Rsskob Of the Demo-
cratic national committee and former
Senator Henry c. Hsnsbrough on IN.
subject of the latters speech recenl!y
delivered at Minneapolis In which he
charged that Herbert Hoover Is in
terested in Latin American oil deals
and concessions. Mr. Rsskob has made
public expression Of his deep regret
that Mr.. Hansbrough brought III,
charge. which The chairman says he
knows 10 be unfounded. The chairman
further says that when apprised of the
former Senator's intention to make such
speech he tried to stop him. seeking
by lone-distsnce telephone to reach him
for that purpose and, failing, sending a
telegram. which, however, apparently
did not reach him in time. On being
informed Of Chairman Raskobs state
ment Mr.. Hansbrough expresses his
regret for Mr.. Raskobs "hasty attack"
and declares that the statements and
charges which he made at Minneapolis
are true and are sustained by evidence
Mr.. Raskob. while deploring the Hans
brough speech makes ii plain that the
former Senator is voluntary sup.
porter" Of Gov. Smith. acting without
any direction from the Democratic
national committee. and he is not listed
in the itineraries Of the speakers bureau
of that committee.
Much mischief is being done in this
campaign by voluntary speakers. In the
shifting OF party Affiliations there are
numbers of men and women who are
taking the stump without guidance or
control. The Republicans have some
Of these on their hands as we'll as the
Democrats. It's so in every campaign,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
Cost Of Airline Passage.

II requires no great stretch Of III" inn
agination to visualize the not-distan'
day when feet of airships will have
replaced the lcne Graf Zeppelin nov
over the Atlantic and headed for these
shores, carrying mail and passengers
Like prophecies have long since been
relegated 10 the realm of painfully trite
and commonplace utterances. But the
maiden voyage Of the Graf Zeppelin
brings the whole business OF predicting
basis. The Graf Zeppelin is carrying
seventy thousand pieces of mail. its
owners deriving therefrom revenue
Ct $4,000. Twenty cabin passengers
are paying rates of from two to three
thousand dollars for the passage. Real
tiles now permit the man in the street
to examine his bank balance and debate
the question of whether he can afford
to book a passage over the sea through
the air
As a matter Of fact. however. the
discussion of how much 1t will cost to
travel by air liner is still premature
The news tells us that the fare charged
on the Graf Zeppelin runs from two to
three thousand dollars. But that is
relatively cheap. and such rates must be
q nominal charge arrived at merely to
help meet the extraordinarily heavy ex-
pense Of this experimental voyage. 1t is
understood that the mail and passen-
ger revenue from this trip is only a
drop in the bucket. More revenue is
coming from the sale Of news and
Photographic rights. Such rights will
have no monetary value If the voyages
of the Graf Zeppelin become matters of
routine. But even including them. on
this first voyage. the operating ex-
penses of the Graf Zeppelin are expect
ed to exceed the revenue from all
sources.
Compared to the prices charged on
q big ocean liner today. the fares on the
Graf Zeppelin are rather low. In the
rush season the maximum fare on the
Leviathan, for Instance. is $A.7S0. And
while this entities the passenger to a
suite of three rooms. three baths, par
lor and trunk room. the cost for four
persons is the same as the cost for one.
1t is interesting to no that on the
Graf zeppelins first voyage passengers
are paying no more for de luxe service
than many passengers pay for de luxe
service on the Leviathan. A more
practical basis for comparison. how
ever. is the minimum rate on the Levia-
than and ships Of her class, which is
s272.S0. IT is still far cheaper and
much more economical to stick to the
old-fashioned facilities II one is con-
tenplating a trip abroad
For many years to come rates on air
liners will be figured as luxury. with
a good stir fee thrown In to cover the
cost Of novelty But there will be many
willing to pay for both. One does not
pay So for few minutes trip in an
atrplane If the purpose of the trip is
merely to see Washington. The same ter
ritory can be covered more cheaply in
an automobile. One pays the SO to ride
in the airplane. Those who cross the
ocean by air will gladly pay whatever
the passage costs them. but they will
not be paying it merely to cross the
ocean.
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Poincare's Preparations Talk
Finds Little Sympathy Here

her welfare. or that whatever benefits
it may be expected to produce are Of
less value to her than what. by any
possible scheme. she would be required
to contribute. we would not quarrel
with her statesmen for manfully re-
stating 1t. But to expect America 10
make all the sacrifice or the chief
sacrifice Is either an astonishing ex-
ample Of French logic or a very clear
revelation OF faith in American guilt
bility."
With similar spirit. the Flint Daily
Journal suggests that 'one might be
tempted to believe that France is of the
opinion that we lost the war and were
paving the penalty for IT," That paper
points out that lin the last analysis.
some one must pay this debt which
France owes us" and inquiries: IF
France does not. who does9" The
Journal emphasizes the point that "the
United States borrowed the money from
and holds that President Coolidge Is
right In declaring the incident closed"
The advocates of reduction of the
French debts have advanced MANY
arguments. some of which have their
points" remarks the Oakland Tribune,
but the most jealous of those advo-
Gates in this country do not ask, as
would Poincare. that the United States
seek to bring about PREPARATIONS re-
adjustment among European nations
by Slicing of large part of the debt
owed by France II the French govern
ment's position is that indicated by
Premier Poincare. repaTations discus
Sions will get nowhere" The ST Inuis
Globe Democrat calls the debt s1rc~-
ments "eminently fair" and ia con-
WINGED that ''it is hardly conceivsh'-
that any constructive purpose could y
served by reopening them"
Showing more favorable attitude
toward the French position. the Rocheg-
ter Times Union states: mo amo:~t
OF argument, no number OF repeated
assurances will convince French pub
lie opinion that there Is not a connec-
ton between their payments to us and
German payments to them. In this
respect they have logic on their side.
And while 1t may not be desirable 10
recognize their relationship in a formal
engagement, 1t would advance the Iioui.
oatlon OF both problems to admit quite
canoidly that the relationship exists"
Time may come. we have ALWAYS
oeneved that 1t will" comedies the
bangor Dally Commercial. when the
united states viii take action mate
LAZY 70 lessen the debt owed us by
france. by process Of cancellation.
But such action" adds the Commercial.
will depend on the generosity OF the
United States and its people rather
than upon any foreign movement de-
signed to compel or force such action"
AS to the present situation. the Bangor
paper agrees that "the statement Of
Mr. Coolidge should be effective In per-
suaoing the French government that
It's suggestions II treating the two mat
ters Of Freneh debt to the United
States and Of German debt TO France.
ass interlocking, fall on deaf ears In
this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

Premier Poincare's latest speech urg-
ing a connection between the German
reparations problem and Frances debt
to the United States struck a more
sympathetic chord among American
newspapers generally than it did in Of
fetal circles at Washington.
AS suggested by the Toledo Blade
mention of her debt to the United
States seems always to give France an
acute feeling of extreme poverty, usual
ly followed by a diSinclination to pay.
The Blade sees no merit in the effort
Ito complicate the debt with German
reparations," and remarks that the OBJ
legation already has been whitfield
down to the point of doing an injustice
to the American taxpayer" That paper
observes that 1.-The suggestion does not
appeal to President Coolidge" that he
is losing patience" and advises that
France will have to think up some
other scheme to avoid the pain of pay
ment"
Bitter. solemn. Incorporating
speeches, bolstering up war hates" by
RAYMOND Poincare in 1922 and 1929,
are recalled by the Buffalo Evening
News. which adds that lin the latest of
his Sunday outbursts he showed that
he had made little progress since the
DAYS of the Ruhr." The News thinks
that. with respect to the PREPARATIONS
problem and the problem of the debts,
Poincare Is entitled to his point OF
view. but it is not acceptable in the
United States; and that, "aS to the
Rhineland, the refusal to evacuate that
district gives point to the charge that
France puts little stock In the Locarno
pact, the Kellogg treaty or the League
of Nations"
''Washingtons reaction To Poincares
latest declaration on the subject VIII
comfort those who feel that no further
concessions should be made. SAYS tne
South Bend Tribune The present ao-
ministration has spoken plainly on TINS
and other occasions. since the
entire war-debts problem is closely IN
tertwined with domestic fnanclal al
fairs, it Is peculiar that SO niue mas
been said about 1t by either party uur"
ing the current campaign.
The Manchester Union states in SIM
liar vein: In his concise way President
Coolidge has summarized his view or
this proposal German reparationS
shall not be saddled on the American
taxpayers. This summary is logical and
sair The American Government has
already reduced Frances obligation to
the amount of her postwar borrow
incs. This would return to the Amer
lean taxpayer approximately so cents
for every dollar France received. In
view of the concession already made. 1t
IS utterly unfair that America should
be expected to assume still greater
proportion of the burden of the Ger
man or the French taxpayer"
There has never been In history" in
the opinion of the Chicago Daily Tri-
bune, "a more grotesque conception of
responsibility than is revealed or i'm
pliad in the French attitude toward
American loans and toward our rela-
ton to reparations reduction. Vi France
thinks this reduction Is inimical to
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON,
Amplified Arithmetic.

Amplifled Arithmetic.
/ studied In the days Of yore.
Twice One are Two: Twice Two are
Four"
I priced the thought. but never knew
What 1t was going to lead me to.
hear of millions multiplied
Till billions rise in splendid pride
l strive In vain to get command
OF figures / can't understand.
A problem here, a problem there,
Till there are problems everywhere!
l wish could recite once more,
Twice One are Two; Twice Two are
Four"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

indeed, but more so in this campaign.
In which to greater extent than for
many years. certainly since 1895, party
lines have broken in every quarter. 1t
is an old saying that the convert Is
more ardent in his new-found faith
than any other. and there is nothing
that the experienced political manager
fears more than the enterprise Of re-
cruits who have crossed the lines from
the enemy's camp Mr.. Raskob himself
has given some evidence of indiscreet
zeal in his new allegiance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
WiIe's Emphasis On
Shipstead Is Cited

To the Editor Of The Star:
Mr.. Frederic William Vile in his
broadcast on Wednesday evening gave
decided emphasis to the fact that SEN
etor ShipStead "a Progressive) Is op-
posed to Mr.. Hoovers election.
He failed. however, to mention the
wonderful tribute paid him by Mr.. Rob-
bins OF Chicago during the previous
week, also Progressive. who said he
would vote for Mr.. Hoover.
MARIA w. CARTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
Poison and Prohibition.

Recently several deaths have occurred
! in and around New York City from
poison liquor. At least twenty-five per-
! sons persisted within three days from
drinking beverages which contained
| wood alcohol. dispute hes now arisen
as TO the responsibility of prosecution
OF the cases arising from these deaths.
! providing the vendors OF the poison can
! be identified and caught Yesterday
1 the Federal grand jury of the southern
! district of New York in a presentment
to the United States court declared
that this responsibility rests upon the
State rather than upon the Federal
authorities. The grand jury said:
Inasmuch as wood alcohol is not a
beverage, but a recognized poison.
/ analogous to prussic acid or iodine. and
/ its use and sale is not regulated by any
of the Federal laws. we respectfully re-
port that In these particular instances
/ the subject matter Is for the considera-
ton of the State authorities rather
than the Federal authorities. The State
laws regulate the sale of poisons and
provide for punishment for their i'm
proper use end sale.
This is not prohibition" question.
1t is true that the sale of poison liquor
/ is attributed to the Federal prohibition
laws and the prevalence of this traffic
is often cited by opponents of prohibit
ton as an argument against it. But
the fact cannot be- ignored that, what
ever may be the mediation or induce
ment leading to the vending of poison
Gus beverages growing out of the
restrictions placed upon the traffic in
alcoholic drinks by the FEDERAL Con-
stitution and the enforcement act, the
dispensing of these poisonous liquors is,
AS the grand jury in New York has
declared, matter of State jurisdiction
and proper subject for State action.
Prohibition enforcement is admittedly
| difficuIt It's difficulties indeed are such
as to cause many people to hold that
it is impossible and to lead to a de-
mand as expressed In the present
Democratic campaign for modification
The occasional appearance of wood
alcohol beverages with the consequence
of numerous deaths undoubtedly
stimulates this demand. Nevertheless,
when such deaths occur 1t is for the
States which take no part in prohibi-
ton enforcement to prosecute vigorous
ly and sincerely all who may be de-
tected In the distribution of these
poisons. A State cannot logically or
properly sidestep this responsibility
under the claim that it has no prohibi-
| ton enforcement function or ma
chinery On the other hand, there is
no avoidance of clear duty on the part
of the United States Government when
it refers these matters to the States as
lying within their jurisdiction and as
demanding their action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

Another evidence of prosperity is the
extraordinary encouragement at present
for the manufacturers of campaign
buttons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

A Zeppelin on the way from Germany
proves the disappearance Of wsr-time
hatreds. Not a few years ago it was
impossible for a man who wished to
keep his temper to say zeppelin"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

No campaign orator should WORRY
about his pronunciation The modern
best seller dictionary obligingly sane
tons almost every form of speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

Transportation grows more rapid. Yet
towns become so much alike that in
ducement lessons to make the trip from
one to the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

The theatrical situation resolves itself
into a question of whether worse morals
can be made to take the place of better
plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
They're Not So Good at IT,

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Considering the number Of prison es-
capeS, 1t would Seen, as If some of our
prison cf1icials were taking the blind
fold test
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
Don't We Know III?

From the Arkansas Democrat.
It's the husbands car when the gas
oline tank Is empty and new set of
tires is needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

1t remained for Byrd to give tn.
North Pole little rest in popular dis
cussion while he turned attention to the
other end of the earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

Crowds who gather to salute AL Smith
are evidently DESTROYS Of showing that
New York is not the only town with
Sidewalks"
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Rat. by mall-PayabIe in Advance.
Menhar nf the AssnciateA rress.

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70 the use for republication Of all ews ois-
patches credited to II or not otherwise cred
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published herein. All rierts ~ publication Of
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