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Evening star., 1928-11-18
AIR SCHOOL OF CIVILIANS
HAS rs STUDENT PILOTS
Hoover Field Utilized for Courses
Leading to Commercial Pilots

Licenses.
A new civilian school OF aviation,
with approximately IS student pilots
enrolled, has been established by In
ternational Airways. Incorporated. at
Hoover Field, recently taken over oy
that organization and now being de-
veloped as a model flying field.
Three courses to fit the students for
various types of Department of Com
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minute animal lie with which the
Wa.er ebounds.
Interesting statistics were quoted
relative to the cost CT the perch eggs.
Thirty-five collars thousand are paid
to fishermen for the adult perch from
which are secured the eggs developed
in the hatchery. According to the
number of eggs obtained from these
fish, it was figured that perch egGs
cost from So to $3.50 per million.
AS all of the buildings at the
hatchery are expected to be finished in
q very short time, an active and cue
cessful season is anticipated for the
coming SprinS-tne spawning season
for yellow perch commencing usually
about the end of February or the first
Of March ana that of the shad few
weeks later. the end Of March or The
first part of April
with the exception Of a. small and
ro* narti',,'arlv rctive hatcherv at
Edentcn, N. c.. the Potomac River
hatchery il the only shad and perch
experimental station successfully oper-
ated on the Atlantic Coast.
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There are 1867 landing fields in tn;
country.
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PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN
BY COMFORTER PLAYERS
Seasonal Debut to Be Made Tomor-
row With "Ye Old-Time
Minstrel"

The Comforter Players will make
their seasonal. debut tomorrow and
Tuesday evenings at the Comforter
Auditorium, Fifteenth and East Capitol
streets, in Eye Old Time Minstrel"
An extensive array of talent has been
assembled tor this Offering, including rs
singers coached by Andrew Oehman.
Among the featured players are John
Baldwin and William Kelley. black
face artists. who scored success last
season in ''The Isle of Gazam Tim
Regan and Day Dillon are the end men,
Miss Margaret Stafford will be heard
In soprano numbers. Others on the
program are Miss Anna Mae Clark. toe
dancer; the Hawaiian Melody Boys.
Marcy Crown in Impressions of Pat
Rooney" and irene Lewis and lillian
Mccullough in skit called "A Touch
Of the South"
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Sweden has 5000 motor busses.
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BIBLE READERS LEAGUE
LUNCHEON is ARRANGED
Plans to Distribute 100000 Copies
of Book of Proverbs to
Be Discussed.

Arrangements are being completed
for a luncheon meeting of the District
branch of the Community Bible
Readers League, Inc. at the Mems
City Club November %. when religious
leaders will gather to discuss plans Tor
distribution OF 100000 copies of the
Book of Proverbs in the District.
The league. of which Mrs. Frances
Hewlett Wright is president, is arrang-
ing for this distribution in Connev..ll Il
with a similar distribution of 10000
900 copies of the i'""'- t'"roughout the
Urited States and Canada.
The local league MSS recently es-
tabiished headquarters at suite sol
1903 Vermont avenue.
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ACCUSED MAN, INJURED.
FAINTS TWICE IN COURT
Lawrence Fitzgerald, Colored. Is
Held in Two Gases and
Fine L Imposed.

Apparently suffering from injuries
sustained when he resisted arrest by
Policeman r. T. Conklln Of the Traf-
fic Bureau. Lawrence Fitzgerald, COL
ored 80 years old, Of the 1900 block OF
N street, tainted twice upon arraign-
ment on a series of charges in Police
Court yesterday.
Fitzeerald's battle with the police
man attracted such large number At
Fourteenth end u streets Friday nigh
that Headquarters Detective Howard
Ogle, in the vicinity. was forced TO
draw his revolver to hold back tha
crowd.
Fitzgerald asked for q Jury trial for
assault and destroying privatc proper
ty, but swconed and fell i'll a chair
while his attorney was arranging bond
before Judge Ralph Given. He was
then taken before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt, and while being tried for dis
orderly conduct fell second time. A
fine of $40 was imposed
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81 BOYS QUALIFY
AS MODEL A|RMEN
Aviation Enthusiasts Hold
First Session of League
for Washington.

Seventy-eight boy aviation enthusi-
asts qualified for membership in the
District Model Aircraft League ct it7
first meeting yesterday afternoon Al
Macfarland Community Center. A flight
Of 5 seconds with any type of model
plane is the qualification requirement
Members of the league are classified
according to the performances Of ti1ei;
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Cold Valley Donning Red,

Residents in the Torne River Valley
of Northern Sweden are busy painting
their farmhousas red. The activity is
the result of an anonymous gift ot
81, 500 worth of red paint to the Lapland
Geographical Society with the upecifica-
ton that it be used in the valley, so that
the color-dotted Landscape may set an
example to the drcary Finland homer
across the border.
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planes. There are six classes. Glass A
requires flight Of minutes, and only
one boy, Lloyd Fish, qualified for this
group at the initial meeting.
The Judges were Carl F, Scherey,
Walter Hinton and Paul Edward CARRIER.
The leagues advisory board is composed
IF Mai. Gen. Mason M. Patrick. Carl
F. Schory. Walter Hinton. Lieut.. Co!
C. DEF. Chandler. Clayton z. Fish, Paul
e. CARRIER and Starr Troscott.
Club Applications.
Several model aero clubs have ap-
piled TO the advisory board for recog-
nition for the purpose of conducting
official contests in their respective. COM
munities. Three OF them already have
been recogni2cd-the Capital Model
Aero Club. the Chevy Chase Aero CLUB
and the Chevy Chase Aircraft Club
For recognition. a club must show q
majority of its members making flying
models and qualify At least f1ve OF 1ts
members for admission
There are 1867 landing fields In tn;
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n,erce pilots licenses have been esta5-
l5hed, each including fun ground
courses. One is 5o-hour flying course.
required for limited commercial
pilots license; one 2s-hour course
and one l0-hour course.
The staff of instructors includes
Lieut.. Douglas Powell. Navy Reserve
force; Lieut.. Thomas Durfee, Navy Re-
serves, and Eieut. j. Hall McKenny.
Army Corps Reserves.
Three types of training planes are
being used to familiarize the students
with the various types most often en-
countered at commercial fields and each
student is required to handle all three
types proficiently before graduating.
Sweden has 900 motor h,1sSeS
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For more than five years Thetford
England, has been without serious
crime. and recently. for the twenty-firSt
consecutive time court was opened and
closed without any business being trans
acted.
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New railways are being constructed in
Manchuria.
Evening star., 1928-03-25

au!re of you whether I am the editor
10 whom you alluded, and. II so. 10 ask
the explanation which the character OF
your remarks renders necessary"
And II was here that william j
Graves entered the controversy, for II
was he who delivered the note 10
Cilley, who declined TO receive IL, giving
rs his reason that he chose 10 BE-
drawn into no controversy with him
meaning Webb
The reasons for declining In receive
Webbs note did not suit Graves, who
considered II peTHonHl affront and
substantially because Cilley would not
fctract his statement or apologize TO
webb, Graves took MP the cause Of the
editor and challenged Cilley TO a duel.
the note which follows being delivered
TO The latter at his boarding house by
Representative Wise;
As you have declined accepting n
communication which / bore To you
from Col Webb, and aa. by your note
OF yesterday. you have refused 10 de-
cline Oh grounds which would exoner-
ate me from all responsibility growing
out OF the affair. ] am left To no other
alternative but 10 ask that satisfaction
which Ia recognized among gentlemen
MY friend, Hon. Henry A. Wlss, Ii auv
lhoflzed by me 10 make the arrange
n1ents suitable TO the occasion"
incidentally. and of peculiar interest
~ the fact that this old dwelling
where Jonathan Ciiley made his home
during his brief stay IN Washington
made historic by that fact, aud as well
because Of other prominent men such
as Pfesident Franklin Pierce. James M
Mason and Robert O. Winthrop who
resided there while members OF Con-
grees, is stll standing, II Is at aia
Third street northwest, and IL Aeem.
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an institution IN this country. and aft
eFWard was said TO have received tacili-
ties 10 the amount oi some Sb2,0 900 from
the same institution. and gave II his
hearty support. he did not think the
charges we're entitled 10 much credit
IN an American Congress.
Let IL be distinctly made against an In
diyiduai, under the s0lemnity OF an oath.
and then there would be a proper time
for considering and acting upon II.
Every President of The United States
has successfully been personally attack
ed IN The papers Of the day washing
ton. Jefferson. Madison and the two
AdhmAeE. but tbs country, the psople.
had made up It's verdict as 20 those
charges for itself, he concluded.
rILLEY had spoken advisedly and
~ though harsh his words may seem
without investigating them. yet they
we're supported by report of com"
ralttee of the House, appointed March
H. 1892. for the purpose of inspecting
the books and examining the proceed
ings of the Bank of the United States,
This report disclosed that for is months
thf New York Courier and Enquirer WAS
energeticsily opposed 10 the Bank Of the
United States, but. however, on March
70. 1881 and within less than nine
months thereafter the bank made three
loans amounting 10 sb2,DT5
The editor ot the Courier and En-
qiilTer turned out 10 he James Watson
Webb who arriving IN Washington nine
days after Cilley's speech IN the House,
Immediately addressed note from
0adEby's Hotei 10 the latter, the lsAt
paragraph Of which said Il deem II
my duty To spprihe you, sir. that ! am
The editor of The paper IN which the
letter from The Spy In Washington
charging o member of Congress With
corruption VAS first published snd this
obiss1 Vi lhls communication IL 10 la,
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INEXHAUSTIBLE FISHERIES.

herrings. All this represents many
thousand barrels Of herrings.
The question has been asked; How
do these armies OF fish get their food?
One naturalist has figured that II
one of a countless number Of varying
minute organisms were allowed perfect
development without any counteracting
destruction for one month, the product
would be a mass Of protoplasm many
times larger than the sun. One tiny
plant multiplies itself by breaking In
two about five times day, and be-
comes mature in three hours.
The fish is provided with an auto
matte straining apparatus Of the
utmost finenesS. The result Is that as
this fish breathes the water through
its gills it unconsciously Sits out its
caily food. The wonder. then. is not
how this teeming life gets It's living
but how the astonishing multiplicity
OF marine life can possibly be kept
under, even by the innumerable hsh
that throng the ocean.
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given to reflection will find much TO
feed upon. He will look down upon
the little island that the average Wash
ingtonian knows less about than the
islands OF the far Pacific.
In the early part Of the sixteenth
century Spanish Jesuit missionaries In
exploring this country stopped on Ana
lostan Island as guests in the village OF
the Analostian Indians. They won the
friendship and confidence Of the settle
ment and made it their headquarters.
The .Jesuits named the river Rio Spir-
ito SantoARiver Of the Holy Water
and wandered up and down with an
Indian guide exploring the country for
miles about. Alas, this Indian was
tempted by a bargain the enemy tribe.
the Manahoacs, drove with him and
the Jesuit missionaries were betrayed.
The guide delivered them TO the Mana
hoacs in a wild, secluded spot near
Great Falls. where they were murdered
AS the white man advanced the In
dian settlement on Analostan Island
gave way to the new order and became
the center of q brilliant social life.
George Mason, the author OF the Vlr-
ginia Bill Of Rights. whom Madison de-
scribed as the master builder OF the
Virginia Constitution. bought the island
and built upon it a stately mansion,
which became the rendezvous for the
leading statesmen and the loveliest
women of the young republic.
Today this little island is not only
neglected but seems to be bone oi
contention. Many schemes arc ad-
vanced but none materialiZe.
/ The Mason mansion is a picturesque
/ ruin inhabited by owls, bats, birds anc
/ insects. There is no trace Of the rec
/ mans residence and the River OF tbs
Holy Spirit goes its way. indifferent tc
/ transition.
| The old Chesapeake and Ohio cana
/ which parallels the river from George.
| town up to and beyond Little Fall:
gave way to the iron horse. The tow
| path once known to plodding mules i:
the scene Of human footsteps. tn,
rich verdure bordering the path make;
a picturesque trail for those who still
use the ankle express" and so tn
canal serves another purpose. Bird
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THE great curtain nets, as we'll as
the Seines. used BY the fishermen
who take the vast quantities Of her.
ring Oft the north Atlantic coast, must
be constructed OF the very stoutest ma
teria.s or they would be tas they some
times arel inevitably smashed by the
dead weight OF the catch.
II one need evidence Of the immense
numbers of these FISH he has but to
stroll upon the beach OF one Of the
coast counties of New Brunswick after
a heavy gale in the spawning time.
Then the eggs OF the herring fall
through the water and attach them
selves in sticky clusters to rocks and
stones at the bottom. Each Of these
is about a quarter of an inch in size.
protected by a sort of gelatinous shell.
Sometimes these are thrown out by
heavy gales and lie upon the shore,
knee deep.
Yet. despite the vast quantities of
spawn thus destroyed by the gales, the
shoals OF herring are never. 1t Is said,
appreciabiy smaller. 1t has been call
culated that one herring will produce
about 10000 eggs each season.
Thousands OF barrels of mature her
rings are taken every year. The lob
ster fishery alone employs 10000 bar
rels for bait. the cod fishery many
times that number. Immense num-
bers also go to the making OF herring
oil Only the very best fish are bar
relied for sale.
Then. too. on the Pacific Coast the
fish are numerous. even more So some
aver, than on the Atlantic shores. In
one year alone a Pacific company ship
ped something like 10000 gallons OF
herring oil and 200 barrels OF choice
Evening star., 1928-03-25
RY LILY tosErnINE LEVER.

Old Georgetown. rich in history and
legendry. is 10 have new birth Of
beauty. This section Of the National
Capjtal. crowned By the cruciaX-toppeo
tower OF the university has been al
lowed TO decline. Islands Of Squslor
and uslinsSS have formed III the midst
Of grand old mansions with boN-hor-
dered gardens. But it only had ded Its
time.
over the Potomac was the first step
toward a new Georgetown. psars FOR
which now arc on file in The Office o.
the municipal architect.
Imagine the difference in the impress
sion made upon the traveller when en-
terins Washington through such a per
lei as is indicated i'll the proposed de-
veloprent and that of the present.
He would enter the front door instead
et the back door. In the Key Bridge
Congress provided for enc of the most
beautiful bridges III the world. but there
wss not Sufficient money III the ap-
rrcpristioa 70 provide for adequate
treatment of the approaches,
The most tenacious cave dweller
should rejoice IN this plan to transform
NJ street, which is rich in pioneer as
Soeistions that are but memories nov.
The Francis Scott Key mansion was
wiped out and on its site rests the north
end OF the Key Memorial Bridge. Suffers
Tavern. once located on the east side
az what is now Wisconsin avenue below
NJ street where George Washington met
the group Of land owners who ceded
the land for the Capital City. has dis
appeared,
The Union Hotel or popularly known
as the Union Tavern. only q part Of
which Is Still standing at the northeast
corner Ct ThiTticth snd NJ. was fa-
nous stopping place for members Of
Congress who rode daily to the Capitol
IN large stage coach called the Royal
Georse.
Union Tavern enjoyed international
distinction in that Ii was the residence
for notsbleS from abroad. Here Muir
ray. the frst British Minister 10 the
new republic. lived. and Talieyrand.
Louis phillipps. Count Volney. Baron
vor Rumbolt. Jerome Bonaparte and
cur own Washington Irving resided,
There is but one building on this street
that deserves preservation. When the
area is developed the small stone house
At 3049 which was used by Washington
n i7si as his headquarters when
overseeing the survey Of the city, could
be removed 10 another spot.
The drawings in the municipal archi-
tect'S Office are as follows:
A-Plan OF the Francis Scott Key
Parkway.
B-Bird's-eye Perspective View Of the
Francis Scott Key Parkway.
C-Perspectjve View Of the concourse
and Entrance 10 the Key Bridge
These sketches show scheme 10 i'm
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georgetown Will Have New Birth Of Beauty and Dignity

and nature lovers have taken the place
Of commercial activities. Canoeists and
mixers replace arks laden with wheat,
corn, oats, hay and other produce.
From the crest OF one Of the highest
hills lying 10 the west Of Georgetown
rises the central building Of one Of the
oldest universities Of the country.
Father John Carol founded the acad-
emy before Congress selected the banks
OF the Potomac as site for the Ma
tion's Capital.
The academy has become a univer-
sity that has won international stand
ing In the field of science and Ia the
distinguished men who have found nigh
posts II has been the setting for stir
ring events. When Gen. Lafayette
paid a ceremoniouS visit ne vas es-
corted by regiment of cavalry. Presi-
dent Monroe attended commencement
exercise which included an original
tWo-act drama in imitation OF Shake
speare's Julius Caesar" an grafton in
Greek. several poems in Latin and
French soliloquy President Lincoln
reviewed 1,400 men stationed on the
grounds in 1851 Today there are 81
trees as living memorials 70 the men
who lost their lives in the great World
War.
1t is possible that the apartment
dWellers and the families in the vi
cinity may be induced to wander down
the stairway leading from Georgetown
Terrace to the lower park boulevard.
Here they may stroll under the arcades,
where every kind OF shop will intrigue
the dullest, or find cool retreat within
the sound Of splashing waters from the
beautiful playing fountain. In the eve
ningS a promenade upon terraced roofs
may be reached by the tower elevators,
where removed from the thronss one
may revel in the flowing river, the
sparkling lights and tree tops.
The drawing c is a perspective o.!
the entrance TO the bridge showing the
colonnade OF the concourSe or great
circle. This will be approximately -
feet high. The diameter Of the great
circle is 500 feet and contains a mag
nificent fountain. 300 feet wide, which
acts as a rejecting pool when the
fountain is not playing.
Motorists coming in from the Lee
Highway will be impressed by the tow
ers nanking either side. making gate
way that is developed in an exalted
architectural tone recalling the treat
ment of the bridge and tying 1t with
the concourSe.
When the Virginia side develops q
similar scheme the Francis Scott Key
Bridge will link the shores in an ele-
gance and dignity worthy Of the ear
nest founders.
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Fire-~one. two, three. four Neither
party shall FIRE before the word Are,
nor after the word four The posi-
tions Of the parties at the ends ot the
line 10 be determined by lot The See'
ond OF the party losing the position
shall have the giving OF the word, The
dress to be ordinary Winter clothing
and subject to the examination ot both
parties, Each party may have on the
ground, beside his second surgeon
and two other friends, The seconds
for execution of their respective trusts
are allowed to have pair of pistols
each, on the ground, but no other per-
son shall have any weapon, The rifeS
to be loaded In the presence ot the
seconds should Mr., Graves not b.
able to procure \ rine by the time
that purpose
Graves had some dificulty In finding
an acceptable rife, but fnaliy secured
.a4-caliber piece, one made by Henry
Deringer IN 1880 for John g, Rives,
owner and editor OF the Glove, David
Crockett had used II for target practice,
and It's accuracy was vouched for
Ctlleys rife was not so large piece,
ttS length being only 50 inches. or Q
inches shorter than the RiveS piece,
while the calther was only 80, II was
OF Tyron make,
The duel Was not al Cilley's seeking,
and, indeed, he did everything honor
able Ia avoid IT, but the sentiment Of
the period In favor of settling disputes
and difticulties this way, made II I'M,
possible for him to avoid the conflict
without heing branded coward, and
this he surely Was not,
Jonathan Cticy'S grandfather Gen,
InSeph CilleS WAS one Of the party
that slixmantled the fort At Portsmouth
IN DeHsmhsV iffA, and, immediately
after the battle Of Lexington he lAlaed
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architecture. with sloping roof and
our early Washington homes
To the lover OF the past, the pictur-
eSque old doorway stands out In all the
splendor OF It's architectural beauty, A
real dream. as compared to some Of
the slapped-up work we have To view
today. Silently It stands AS a reminder
OF the early days of the Republic,
when Washington, as we'll as the Ma
ton. Was In Its infancy
When / saw II day or two ago, II
reminded me of some venerable people
We occasionally meet. who take pride In
flxing up and In trying Ia look youth
ful, for Il seemed 10 have been but
lately painted, and were It's age not
known, n might even pass for a mod
ern dwelling today,
CuLEY did not delay his reply to
~ Graves challenge, but through
George w Jones. the delegate from
wisconsin forwarded his reply that
same day. II was short and % the
point, and said Your note OF this
morning has bsen received. My friend
Gen. Jones, will make the arrange
merlts suitable 10 the occasion"
Accordingly, Mr., Zones submitted the
following propositions 10 Mr., Wise, un~
der date OF February 20. la3B;
"flirv~Mr, Ciiley proposes to meet
MIR, Graves al hufh place as may he
agreed upon between us tomorrow al
"a o'cioek noon The weapons TO be
used on the occasion shall be rifles,
tha parties placed aide by side al 30
Yards distance from each either; to
hold The rifles horizontally at arms
length. downwards, the rifles 10 he
ancked and triggers set the words To
he, Gentlemen, are YOU readyp' After
which neither answering Mo- the
words shall be, IN regular succession,