Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23

summated would seem incorrect; mere
ly Rome is very optimistic of such
conSummation.
Among the minor luminarieS centen-
nially commemorated this year is Mic
cola Piccini who was born January 16
1928, and died in 1900. He produced
over 80 operas, many of which were
great successes in his lifetime, but he
Is chiefly remembered today through
the references by contemporary writers
(Diderot in particularly to the fantastic
war carried on in Paris over many years
between the Checklists and PicciniSts
the admirers of Gluck and Piccini, re-
spectively. The better part of his ma.
ture life was spent in Paris.
China.-The remnant Of the An.
kuochun Northern Alliance Army
numbering some 10000, retreating
through eastern Chilli Province before
the Nationalist, under the command OF
Gen. Pal Chung Chi, found a Man.
churian Army barring their entrance
into Manchuria. They engaged 1t, but
were finally forced to surrender, though
on good conditions; pay long owing
down on the nail, Manchurian farm
Of three acres without membranes for
each soldier, transportation to the new
homes, food, fuel and money for the
Winter. There was, we are told con-
siderable mutinous sentiment among
the Manchurian troops through resent
ment at being required to fight against
their old comrades Of the Ankuochun.
The Marking government has pro-
claimed Is annual national humili-
alton days" to keep green the memory
Of certain alleged injuries or insults
from foreign countries. This Is not re-
assuring as to the degree of common
sense prevailing at Marking. There
are only about 1000 American Ma
rines left at Tientsin.
United States Of America-Happily
the loss Of life at Rockford, ILL.,, from
the tornado which struck that town on
September IA was only instead
of the SO or more announced by the
first dispatches.
"Once more, o We laurels," as Milton
would say. Robert Jones of Atlanta
again wins the national golf champion
ship in the final match, T. Phillip Per-
kins, British amateur champion, being
overwhelmed IL up and 10 to play
Jones now has four national amateur
championships to his credit, equaling
the record of Travers. or, rather, beating
it, for Travers won four championships
in seven years, whereas Jones has won
four in five.
The Frenchman, Cochet, most ex-
quiSite Of tennis artists, won our ma
tional singles tennis championship, de-
feating Hunter in the final match by
three sets to two. Hunter won great
admiration by playing beyond himself
throughout the tournament. This Is
the third season In succession that a
Frenchman has won this event, LacoSte
having won 1t In 1926 and 1927.
It Is estimated that the 1928 output
of the standard airplane factories in the
United States will exceed $500 planes
representing business of over $780,
100000. The 1927 output of airplanes
of all types in this country was about
2,000 1t is interesting and significant
to note In this connection that In the
United States during 1927 only about
700 steam locomotives and 800 Pullman
cars were turned out. Wichita, Kans.
has become a considerable aviation
center. In that city and in its vicinity
there are IL factories turning out air
planes. airplane motors, etc. In the
New York area one finds the Chance
Vought Corporation at Long Islanc
City, which specialiZeS in standard Navy
planes: the Fairchild Aviation Corpora.
| ton at Farmingdale, Long Island; the
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co. at