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TAKE-0FF DELAYED.

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y, October
10 P).-Unfavorable weather reports
have caused postponement of the take
off scheduled for today of Roger Q.
Williams and his companions in the
transatlantic monoplane Columbia for
Rome, Williams announced last night.
Williams announced Monday that with
Peter Bonelli and possibly Charles A.
Levine, owner of the plane, he would
take off for Rome this morning. Lee
vine declined yesterday to discuss plans
beyond saying that 1--WE are planning
long flight"
Williams did not set another time for
the fights start.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10

SPECIAL OCTOBER SALE OF CHOICE
apples. Autumn Gold-Best Cider on Earth.
Open daily and Sunday until January 1St.
nric pikn-Hnilr Out
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THE CELEBRATED CIDER BARREL. OPEN
every day until January l. Autumn Gold,
the best cider on earth. Choice varieties OF
apples at half city prices. Hour out Fred
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NORTH BEACH, ND. = TOWN ELECTION.
Polls will be open for the registration OF
Nd on Saturday. october 8. from l to 8
pm, at Pythian Temple, 1912 9Th st. NV,
i3, from / to 9 pm, at the Town Hall,
North Beach, Md. Deed of ownership and
tax receipt must be exhibited. Town treas
taxes.
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NOT IN BUSINESS FOR MY HEALTH, BUT
for the health of your business. Multigraph-
ing, mimeographlng, copy writing, address,
ing. ACE LETTER SHOP. 2O3 Dist. Natl
Bank Bldg. Er 7l43. Open $50 am.
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NOTED EDUCATOR DIES.
Rev. C. w. Leffingwell Was Found
er of st. Mary's School.

PASADENA. Calf, october 10 G).-
educator, clergyman and writer, and for
40 years rector of ST. Marys School for
Girls, which he founded in 1868 at
Knoxville, Ill, died at his home yester-
day. DR.. Leffingwell was 88 years of
age.
Born in Tolland County, Conn, DR..
Leffingwell was graduated from Knox
College, Galesburg ILL.,, and became ac-
tive in Methodist Episcopal Church af-
fairs. After founding st. Mary's and
becoming its rector. he acted also as
assistant rector of st. James Church in
Chicago. 6TS@
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Too Late to Classify.
HELP-MALE.
CANDY Statesmen.

NNND o[NLID VI In.
Candy statesmen wanted for
city trade, to sell from trucks !;
salary, $50 per week and COM
mission; must furnish cash bond
of 5000. Address in own hand
writing, stating age and where
employed during past five years.
VIII consider statesmen who
have sold bread, cakes or may
onnaise. All applications will
be treated strictly confidential.
Address Box 497-A, Star office.
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Volunteers of America
Ask Yule Donations
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The star:
For many years I have been given
the chance, through your columns, of
reaching your readers with plea for
the wives and little children of the
prisoners at Christmas time. This
glorious holiday season that means so
much in happy homes is day of
added loss and sadness to them.
The Volunteer Prison League seeks
to dispel these shadows by sending
such gifts as will not only make it
gala day, but add solid comfort in the
cold Winter months to come. In addi-
ton to Christmas cheer and toys, we
send warm new clothing and shoes for
the little feet that must tramp TO school
through mud and snow and which, but
for our gifts. would be poorly shod.
The prisoners themselves in all our
institutions will be remembered by the
State with Christmas fare and some
kind Of celebration, but their helpless
dependents, who bear the heavier bur-,
den, are often forgotten.
viii the readers of this message help
me send aid to these innocent sufferers?
We try to make every dollar go as far
as possible. I might add that the Vol
unteers of America is a duly incor-
porated organization, that our accounts
are carefully kept and audited and re-
ceipts sent for every gift.
We shall be most grateful for all do
nations of money, clothing and TOYS
They should be sent to Mrs. Ballington
Booth, the Volunteers of America, 80
West TWenty-eighth street, New York
City.
MAUD DARLINGTON BOOTH.
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Four-Year Terms in New York.

Many New Workers are anxious to get
away from the biennial elections of
governors and to elect their chief exec
utives for four-year term. The STUN
bling block has been Republican insist
ence that the election of governors for
a four-year term shall take place CO.
incident with the quadrennial election
of President of the United States. The
Democrats have urged that the election
of the governor be held in "off years"
The latter was the position held by Gov.
Alfred E. Smith, who took the field
against proposed amendment to the
State constitution submitted by Re-
publican Legislature two years ago,
which would have provided for four
year terms, with the election coming
in presidential years. Gov. Smith was
successful and the people voted down
the amendment.
Now, it appears, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
the governor ELECT, is to urge that action
be taken to make the governors term
four-year affair. He, too, like Gov.
Smith, believes that the State election
should not be held in the presidential
election years, but that it is good policy
to separate the State and National cam
paigns, There are arguments on both
sides of this question. But the pro-
ponents Of the plan to elect governors
in off years have the advantage of the
contention there is no rhyme or rea-
son in mixing up State and National
issues, and that these issues should be
considered by the people in separate
campaigns and met In separate elec-
tons.
1t is not difficult to understand the
desire of the Republicans in New York
to hold the gubernatorial elections in
presidential years. The Empire State
is Republicanly inclined in national
elections. New Workers believe in Re-
publican rule of the Federal Govern
ment. This has just been demonstrated
in the victory of Mr.. Hoover, Republi-
can President-elect, over Gov. Smith in
| the latter's home State. However, while
New York is Republicanly inclined when
| it comes to electing Presidents, 1t has
shown itself singularly welded to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-03
Necessary Income
Report Is Criticized
rom the San Bernardino Sun.

From the San Bernardino sun.
What is designated as report made
by experts, but in fact only by COM
mittee for research in social economies
at the University of California, has
declared to the effect that profess
sional man with wife and two chill
dren needs $500 year on which to
live Far more expert than any COM
mittee making such report is the
actual man, with a wife and two chill
dren, who gets along on little more
than half that sum. Too many actually
accomplish that feat and remain en-
tirely respectable personally and So
cially to Justify the conclusion of any
social committee that so much is
actually necessary to a family OF four.
The fundamental error of the report
seems to be in the statement that the
man with an income of $4,000 feels that
he must live in equal style with his
neighbor of $4,000 income. But as
the $4,000 man also feels that he must
keep pace with the man of $4,000 in
come we at once have an endless chain
that def1es any sort of positive state
ment of actual needs. If this commit
tee were merely reporting what they
found many professional men were
trying to do and desire to do, and not
what actual conditions required them
to do, the report might be accepted as
correct
A family Of four which cannot live
in good style on $4,000 a year is merely
suffering from bad management and
the ambition to make showing of
wealth or income of which it Is not
possessed. The trouble does not lie
in economic conditions. but in a false
sense of pride and ambition to appear
to be what they are not. There is too
much of the sideshow spirit in our
social system. There is too much on
the outside for what there is on the in
side. We do too much for show.
Theoretically all are equal, but that
does not mean that we all have the
same earning power and have the same
amount of money to spend. 1t is
grave error for those who undertake tc
live beyond their income merely to
make showing of ability they do not
possess. 1t is also a grave error for
committee on social economics to say
1t is necessary.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

To those radio fans who do not like
to listen to speeches, we make the fol-
lowing suggestion:
Induce the broadcasters to set aside
a regular time for all the speeches for
the day.
Let this time be between II pm. and
midnight.
Then few orators would care to
speak. and nobody would listen to them
if they did.
So the whole problem would be
solved!
1t is extremely doubtful if many per-
sons pining to send their voices thrill
ing through the ether would be willing
to sit up until midnight to seize the op-
portunity.
It is a sure bet that thousands of
ardent enthusiasts would be willing to
turn the set off and call it quits for the
night by the time the speakers hour"
came around.
Such a scheme, we submit, would
lump all the oratory into solid sec
ton, where those who enjoy such things
could glut themselves with dulcet
sounds, if they wanted to- or those who
did not care for it might appropriately
turn to other things.
4 x i:
Let it be admitted, not only for the
sake of argument. but also because it
is the truth, that radio fans may be
divided into two large groups, in SO
far as speeches are concerned
/. Those who like 'em.
2. Those who detest EN-.
1t must not be believed that those
who belong in the second class have
anything against speeches, per Sc They
are willing to admit that oratory has
its rightful place in the world, but
they do not believe that the ether lanes
constitute the right place.
They have peculiar way of regard
ing the radio speechifyer. the gentle
man or lady who talks earnestly upon
some subject of the moment. Maybe it
was the campaign that got them into
this frame of mind, but perhaps most
of them come by their dislike for radio
speeches honestly.
They feel that every speech, no mat
ter how well delivered, or how interest
ing its subject, or how deserving the
cause, simply deprives them of so much
music.
A speech, to such persons, is nothing
more nor less than snuffer, sort of
instrument clapping down over good
music, cutting it short in it's prime.
They believe that music is and must
remain the chief business of radio
broadcasting. Although theoretically
they admit the place of speeches in
diversified program, actually they are
willing to forego them.
Wherefore it follows Gas Sonny Boy
usually does "Ten Little Miles from
Town") that they resent the time taken
on any program by speech maker.
Instead of listening to him they
would rather be kicking their heels to
the tum-tum of dance band, or trying
to look soulful when the symphony or
chestra plays the second movement
from Schubert's Unfinished"
X * X X
Somehow the avid listener-in cam
not get over the belief that these people
are right. after all.
The whole genius of broadcasting lies
in music
Who is there who will say that he
did not get terribly fed up on
speeches during the campaign? OF
course, that was an extra special occa-
sion, when there was perhaps super
fiuous amount of speech-making salut-
ing the American public. Yet then
there was an unusual occasion, with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-03
Cotton CertifcatiOn
Facilities Promised

From the Savannah Press.
Adequate facilities for the certifica-
ton of cotton for delivery on futures
contracts will be established at Charles
ton, S. c., and Norfolk, Va, as soon
as deliveries at these points grow in
sufficient volume to necessitate the
action.
Need for such facilities at these
points was brought about by vote of
the New York Cotton Exchange on
November Is permitting optional de-
nver1es on futures contracts at New
York, Norfolk, Charleston, Galveston,
Houston and New Orleans.
AT some OF these points are boards
OF examiners who certify as to the
grade and staple length of the cotton,
as well as supervisors of inspection
Under the old form of contract this
delivery was made in New York. The
Department of Agriculture is going to
have supervisors of inspection in Nor
folk and Charleston, and additional
members of the division may be fur
nished the boards of examiners in Gal
weston, Houston and New Orleans.
Savannah was not included in this
list, because of the existence of an old
law prohibiting operation in cotton
futures in Georgia. South Carolina
had such a law. but repealed 1t at the
last session of the Legislature. Under
the present cotton regulation dealing
in futures is established. 1t is impoS-
sible to get around it.
w. l.. Clayton, in his pamphlet con-
tanning statements to the committee
of agriculture, says the tendency OF
modern trade is to force spinners, ex-
porters, cotton dealers and goods ship
pers to use the cotton future market
more and more to hedge and insure
against loss their operations which are
extending more and more into con-
tracts for the delivery of their goods
at some date in the future.
Should the governor call special
session Of the Legislature, it is hoped
that he will include in the objects
of the call consideration of the cot
ton futures bill If this matter is not
considered at the extra session, cotton
men will have to wait until next Sum
mer. 1t will be a great drawback to
the Georgia cotton trade all through
this Spring. and until satisfactory
law is passed and put into effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-03

Democratic rule at home. That alone
appears as the explanation Of the fact
that Gov. Smith was reelected in 1924
when President Coolidge carried the
State by i:~~a plurality, and that Mr..
Roosevelt was chosen chief executive of
the State while New York was going
against It's idol, Gov. Smith, in the pres
idential race scant few weeks ago.
Many of the States have abandoned the
short terms for their governors and have
turned to four-year elections. Practice
and experience have demonstrated the
advisability of four-year term. Two
years is often too brief period in which
TO carry out a program of legislation,
pledged by the incoming governor and
his party Furthermore, campaigns and
elections are costly these days. And
added to that Is the fact that elections
are disturbing to business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-03
Inadequate Penalties.

Faced with golden opportunity to
teach an impressive lesson Of caution to
law enforcement officers who promiscu-
ously use firearms, the Common Pleas
Court of Efyria, Ohio, has muffed the
chance and set a sorry precedent In the
handling of fragrant case. The facts
with which the court had to deal were
briefly these: Miss Betty Haywood, her
father and some friends were returning
to Lorain, Ohio, after a ride on the
town three men jumped out from side
road and ordered the machine to halt
Fearing 1t was hold-up, the Haywood
party increased the speed of their car,
but before they could get out of range
they were fired upon and Miss Haywood
slumpcd in the seat, shot in the head.
The men, who later turned out to be
members Of dry squad, were arrested
and Friday the officer who had done
the shooting, which placed the life of
the girl in jeopardy and confined her
to the hospital for period of months,
was fined five dollars for his offense.
Jacob Hanson was killed near Mag
ara Falls when he refused to stop at the
command of two ununiformed Coast
Guardsmen. No liquor was found in
his car. Nearly a year has elapsed
since that occurrence and nothing has
yet been done to his assailants. The
other night on the Detroit River a
launch was fired upon and one of its
occupants killed. No liquor or contra
band was found aboard. The men
charged with this offense were not even
arrested, their superiors claiming that
the killing was done in the line of duty
A five-dollar fine in case as serious
and inexcusable as was the wounding
Of the Haywood girl is shocking in Its
inadequAcy It has often been said,
and Just as often demonstrated. that
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Israelite Reference
Of Collins Corrected
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Paul F. Collins, in his article, Back
ground of Events, in The Star of Mo-
vember &c. says: THE story of the
Israelites in Egypt tells how they we're
forced to make bricks without straw"
This Is common error and comes
from a careless reading of the story.
The IsraeliteS were pushed to the limit
of their strength to complete the num-
Der of bricks required for their daily
task. The straw used as a binder for
the mortar had been supplied by the
government, but in order to increase
their labor this supply was cut off and
they were compelled to gather their
own straw wherever they could find it.
This necessarily took a great deal of
time, for they were not permitted to
make bricks without straw. Yet they
were not allowed to reduce the daily
tale of bricks.
This was the final burden which
made them ready to consider the plan
of Moses for departing from Egypt in
a body. Had they been permitted to
make bricks without straw their work
would have been lightened instead of
being made heavier, which was the
avoWed purpose of the withholding of
the straw.
AS to the storehouses and treasure cities
discovered by Psychologists, the bricks
Of which contained no straw, one thing
is certain, they were not built by the
Israelites. for thaY. made no bricks OF
that character. r. s. MOORE.
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Possibilities in Coal Inspire
Visions of Reviving Industry

| fulness of man that have been forth
coming, especially in the last half Gen.
tury."
British and German technicians are
quoted by the New York Evening Post
as stating that 'our future industry
will regard coal not as a fuel but as a
source of the worlds most valuable
chemical by-products," and that 1.-The
chemist can use the product of the
bituminouS operators to make almost
anything, from gunpowder to perfume,
from aniline dyes to soap" The Eve
ming Post concludes: I'VE might as
we'll admit that there is no product
which the chemist, if pushed hard
enough, cannot manufacture in his
laboratories
Use of the cracking process" to meet
the huge demand for gasoline" leads
the Detroit News to speculate on the
subject of "the reduction of coal to its
constituent fuels" and the News queries,
IF the progress of the next 10 years
matches the progress of the last 10
years, who may dare limit the result?"
The Montgomery Advertiser summarizes
the general conclusions of the Pitts
burgh conference with the statement:
"One speaker enumerated some of the
plOQuCCS ulduc rum IOe11 tOuoyS anu
among them were gas, tar, creosote,
moth balls, colors, preservatives, medic
inals, chemicals, toluol, benzol, syn
thetic resins. explosives, plant foods.
motor spirits, methanol and many
others. These are only few OF the
by-productS of coal. In all there are
hundreds of them"
X X
"People who believe that coal is good
only for heating or that the limit has
been reached in development of coal
substitutes will find enlightenment in
the record of the Pittsburgh proceed
ings," declares the South Bend Tribune.
The Columbia Record states as result
chemists emphasize the fact that posi-
bilities for improved efficiency in the
use of coal are not exhausted, and If
pursued with technical skill and finan-
cial courage they may be expected to
meet requirements of any normal ex-
pansion of industry without any in
crease in coal consumption for many
years"
There is no question" in the judg-
ment of the Huntington Advertiser,
that there are more mines and miners
than the fuel-consuming public re-
qulres. Unless some other uses can be
devised for the enormous amount of
coal produced each year, the market
win continue to be glutted. Coal will
have to be sold at less than the cost of
production, which cannot continue long
without bankruptcy for the operator.
The scientist holds the key to the sit
uation. To him the coal producers
must look for increasing uses of their
COAL"
Comment from the Allentown Morn
ing Call Is: THE coal fields have pro-
duced some of Americas most serious
economic and social problems. Saliva
ton may come through this wizardry
of the chemists laboratory. Coal has
needed revolution of some sort to
make 1t more directly adaptable to many
needs. 1t has the necessary element to
perform many wonders for mankind"
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

creased consumption of commercial al
cohol. The idea is to encourage its use
as motor fuel. DR.. Bello, a Cuban
Senator, who is author of the project,
says the scheme would keep in Cuba
the $15,000,000 or $4,000, 900 now spent
annually on imported gasoline, mostly
American. The sugar industry, DR..
Bello thinks, would be similarly advan-
tagged through finding a new outlet for
Its product which has not had wholly
prosperous times during the recent era
OF worldwide overproduction.
x x x x
Former Gov. Clifford pinchot of Penn
sylvania, who spends the Winter at his
ancestral home in Washington, is COM
pleting plans for great scientific pts
catorial voyage to the South Seas. Early
in March with Mrs. Pinchot, their son
Gift" jr., and small party of friends,
the governor will sail away on a three
masted schooner he's just bought and
make for the realm of Robert Louis
Stevenson's fancy. The party will en-
bark at Philadelphia, go through the
Panama Canal, and make first for the
Galapagos Islands, off the coast of
Ecuador. Thence the schooner will
proceed to the Marquesas Islands, 5000
miles to the southwest. and finally to
the Paumotus group and Tahiti. At
Tahiti base will be established for an
indefinite period. Gov. Pinchot says
the expedition is the outcome of a
boyhood dream to do some scientific
exploration. plus deep-sea fishing, in
the romantic South Seas.
Utah politicians, back from the war,
are telling tragi-comic story of a
mysterious secret" political organi-
cation in the commonwealth of the
Mormons. known as THE Sevens."
They are Republicans in hue and ap-
parently confine their dark and devious
devices to internecine strife. At least
Senator William H. King, Democrat,
recently reelected, is said to owe his
Vlctory-apart from his intrinsic
merits-to the rough-riding of 1.-THE
SevenS" within the G. O. P. camp.
The septenary appears to be sort of
an endless chain proposition. 1t has
an all-powerful, but generally un-
known, parsonage at the top. Directly
under him function seven subleaders,
and seven others under each of them.
until Utah becomes honeycomed with
groups OF THE Sevens." According to
the tale now current in Washington
The Sevens" brought down in defeat
on November Ernest Bamberger, Re-
publican national committeeman, who
opposed Senator King.
Copyright, 1928)