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masse takes the trip to Europe through
the ether. Either seaplanes or am
phibian planes will be demanded before
ocean flying can be made commercially
profitable.
The islands would be Of no use to
seaplanes except possibly for docking
purposes. If the decks are to be seventy
feet above the water line. the question
of refueling seaplanes and permitting
the passengers to take stretch" will
be another problem that will have to be
solved. Amphibian planes, Of course,
can land either on water or on solid
ground and are the only practical ships
for overwater flying, regardless OF the
distance to be negotiated.
So it would appear that the major
use of the series of islands proposed by
MIR. Armstrong would be for amphibian
planes. In case of accident they could
land on water, and If the four-hun-
dred-mile Jumps" were made without
trouble the islands could be utilized.
Enough fuel could be carried on ships
Of this type, not only to ny the required
distances, but to carry profitable pay
load. And II Mr.. Armstrong; scheme
is practical, it is we'll within the bounds
of reason that within a few years
forty-eight-hour crossing of the At
lantic may be as commonplace as the
forty-eight-hour crossing of the United
States. But before the public can be
expected to welcome overwater flying
it must be provided with ships that are
capable of landing. without mishap. on
the surface of the waves. Whether there
are seadromes or not, there is very little
thrill and great deal of danger in n.y.
ing four hundred or more miles over the
Atlantic waste In land plane, and the
Armstrong invention will add little to
the solution OF the transatlantic prob
lem unless this fact is clearly under
stood.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This newspaper puts at your dis
poSa1 q corps Of trained researchers In
Washington who will answer questions
for you. They have access to the
Government departments, the libraries,
museums, galleries and public build
ings and to the numerous associations
which maintain headquarters in the
Nations Capital If they can be of
assistance 20 you, write your question
plainly and send with cents in coin
or stamps to The Evening Star In
formation Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin,
director, Washington, D. C.
@. Can people cross the Panama
Canal Zone by automobile in comfort?
A. The American Automobile As
ISOLATION says that it is not advisable
to travel through the Panama Canal
Zone In a private car. There are
neither gas nor service stations and
the roads are not good.
@. How is the number Of grizzly bears
found in a State known?-A. H. p.
A. The Forest Service says that In
determining the number Of grizzly bears
found In a State, estimates are taken
by the people living there who have
general knowledge of the animal.
@. What is the meaning of the Indian
words. "Gitchie Manitou"?-C. A. p.
A. They mean Great Spirit.
@. Will persons who entered the
country without permission about six
years ago be deported II they are report
ed?-H. A. M.
A. People who entered the country
illegally before July /, 1924, will not be
deported, though they cannot become
citizens unless they entered before June
3. 1921.
@. What airship was the first to make
a nonstop flight from Europe to North
America?-D. J. B.
A. The Bremen Is the first airship to
make nonstop flight from Europe to
North America. 1t took off from the
airport at Dublin. Ireland. and flew
across the Atlantic to Newfoundland,
and came to forced landing at Green
ly Island, off the coast of Labrador, in
the Strait of Belle Isle, after contin-
uous fight of So hours and IS minutes.
Q. How much money is deposited in
postal savings?-S. D.
A. Postal savings deposits amount to
almost $3.50. 100000.
Q. Is the Army pigeon. President
WboOAl. llfbls IL.
A. The veteran Army pigeon, Presi-
dent Wilson, one of the several famed
hero pigeons" Of the World War, died
recently at the Signal Corps lofts, Fort
Monmouth, N. j. This pigeon, native
Of France, was over II years cid. Early
in 1918 he was used by the Tank Corps
and following the st. Mihiel operation
he was used in the Meuse-Argonne
offensive.
@. When did Hawaii become part
Of the United States?-T. C.
A. The Hawaiian Islands we're for
mally annexed August IL, 1898. On
June Il, 1900, Hawaii was organized
as a Territory and a Territorial gov
ernor was appointed.
@. I have table which have been
told Is teak, but it Is light brown. Is
some teakwood brown and some black?
M. F. D.
A. The natural color Of unfinished
teak is light, golden brown, but when
finished with varnish the color be-
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The North Carolina Trial.

The widespread public interest in
North Cardinals trial of sixteen men,
bers and officials of the National Tex
tile Workers Union, charged with muir
der and conspiracy to kill police
! man. is an interesting commentary or
American justice. This public interest
, does not spring from the crime itself
II Is due to doubt that under the cir
cumstances those accused Of the crime
can expect to receive fair trial, that
their conviction or acquittal will rest
upon evidence of their guilt and not
upon evidence concerning their political
PHILOSOPHERS. But developments now
guarantee that there is to be no rail-
reading" of strikers through the courts
of North Carolina.
On the night Of June last Police
Chief Aderholt of Gastonia, accom-
panied by four other policemen, visited
a tent colony maintained by the union
and the International Workers Relief
for Strikers from the nearby Loray cot
ton mill. There was shooting, and CHIEF
Aderholt was wounded, dying the day
following. The sixteen arrested were
placed in Jail, thirteen Of them being
held without bail on charges of first-de-
gree murder and three Of them, women,
being subsequently released on bail UNI
der charges of second-degree murder.
Feeling was high against the strikers.
In the two months during which the
Loray mill strike had been in progress
before the murder Communists assisting
in the conduct of the strike had made
alleged infiammatory speeches, which
may or may not have melted the dis
orders. Popular feeling, at least, in
dicted communism and its doctrines for
the murder.
Had the trial been held in Gastonia,
this infiamed public opinion against the
strikers might have been willing to hang
them for being Communists and strikers,
using the incidental murder as a con-
venient excuse. Judge M. v. Barnhill
of the CASTOR Superior Court granted
a change of venue, and the CSC is now
being tried in the Mecklenhiis Superior
Court, in Charlotte, with Judge Barn.
hill on the bench. He has begun the
case by a ruling which is interpreted
Immediately as a gain for the strikers,
for he has given notice that evidence
introduced by the State will be limited
to acts and utterances of the defendants
in connection with their alleged con-
spiracy to keep the police away from
their headquarters by force. His order
bans mention Of the infiammatory
speeches alleged to have been made by
the Communists, and it lessons the fear
that the prisoners might be judged for
their theories concerning economics,
politics and religion instead Of upon
their acts on the day of the murder.
North Cardinals sound Judgment, as
indicated by the conduct of Judge Barn
hill, will be applauded by Americans
who believe that every citizen, no mat
ter what his condition \ in life, his
theories or his beliefs, is entitled to and
will receive fair trial in courts that
are his refuge, and not his undoing.
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

not fail to note the spread OF the
fashion OF having public men accom-
panied by their wives on all their
tours and travels. Such fashion was
unheard OF in the Roosevelt era OF .
decade ago. The furore occasioned by
Woodrow wilson's decision to take Mrs.
Wilson with him to Paris in 1919. is
ever, 1t is so customary as to pass with
out comment. Even British conserva-
tism Yields to this fashion. The close
companionship and the invariable &C
commandment of Lloyd George by his
daughter, Megan, is one case in
point. Now we are told that the charm
ing daughter of Premier Ramsay Mac
Donald is to come to America with her
father in his journey to talk over dis
armament with President Hoover.
Senator Clarence (Radio) Dill OF
Washington has not abandoned hope
of securing a radio census as feature
of the regular 1880 decennial census
taking. A provision for tabulation
of radio sets owned and operated
throughout the land was knocked out
of the census bill when Congress finally
passed it last Spring. Senator Dill will
offer Senate legislation for this purpose
early in the new session. He hnds
much backing for his contention that
accurate information as to the distribu-
ton Of radio receivers now in use, and
whether crystal or tube sets, and early
or late models, will be Of inestimable
value. not only to the radio industry
and the broadcasters, but to the Federal
Radio Commission as well. The latter
will then have concrete figures to aid
in its determination Of the relative
density and range of the radio audience
of different zones and areas.
X u X X
Another member of the famous Long
worth family of whom Washington does
not so often hear is Alice Longworth's
sister Jaw, Cara Longworth de
Chambrun, married to French gen.
eral who commands the garrison in
French Morocco. At the moment Sis
ter Clara is visiting the Longworth
family homestead at Cincinnati, and the
old established New York publishing
house of Appleton is bringing out her
new novel, "Fiis Wife's Romance" in
which the scenes are divided between
Paris and Morocco. Mime. de Cham
br1un has assured her friends that
though her personal experiences and
wide acquaintance. supplied the ma
terial for her story, none OF the char
acters are actual persons-but rather
composite creations Of her own pen.
(Copyright, 1921
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governor and the Democracy OF the
State, which has its factional troubles,
would be to appoint the widow Of Sem
ator Tyson. The Senate has never had
a woman in its ranks except for few
hours, when the honor was conferred
upon a Georgia woman by former Gov.
Hardwick. Senator George was elected
to I'LL the vacancy. AS O. matter OF
courtesy she was permitted to sit In
the Senate for q few hours.
There looms a real battle by woman
for senatorial honors next year, when
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick, widow Of
Senator Medill Mccormick, may enter
the primary In Illinois against Senator
Deneen, who defeated her husband five
years ago. Mrs. Mccormick Is at pres
emit Representative at large from I'LL
nois, serving her first term In the House.
II she were content to hold on to her
present office doubtless she could be
renominated and reelected. II she
goes into the senatorial race, however,
there Is grave doubt whether she will
prove stronger against Senator Deneen
than did her husband In 1924.
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comes somewhat richer and darker "a
medium to dark, golden brown. IN
finished teak exposed to the weather
for some time will take on light or
| ashy gray appearance, but II the sur
face is dressed of, the wood Immediately
below the surface has the same light,
golden-brown appearance as 1t would
have had without the exposure. There
seems to be a popular conception that
teak Is dark or a black wood and
manufacturers of furniture and nov
cities seem to find 1t desirable to play
up to this popular idea. In fact, there
is a certain amount of reason for this.
Neither in grain nor In color is teak
a particularly beautiful wood, but it Is
one of the principal species in COM
merce because of certain properties
which make 1t particularly suited for
certain purposes.
@. What is meant by an astronomical
unit?-M. A.
A. The astromical unit is 92,s00,000
miles, or the mean distance from the
earth to the sun. 1t Is used In as
tronomy as a measurement Of distance.
@. Why did the seed-sower Of the
ancient Greeks leap into the air as
he sowed?-E. r.
A. 1t is said that the early Greeks
D6IeVeQ LIldL Illus tkiC ACA6AiV Va sA4~
grain could be Influenced.
@. Who was the last survivor of the
Boston Tea Party?-M. C.
A. George Robert Twelves Hewes.
@. What is the Catholic Boys Bri-
gaue?-G. Z.
A. The Catholic Boys Brigade of
the United States Is Nationwide
union of individual branches guided
by national and regional headquarters
in doing preventive work among all
types OF boys by means of organized
recreation and modern social work.
It's organization is Semi-military, but
not militaristic. Its recreational and
social meetings are not religious and
are open to all boys without dlstlnc-
ton as to creed or color. Although
operated by Catholics, according to its
own principles, it is not sectarian in
its social work.
@. Are more people reading books
than there we're a few years ago.
A. B. l..
A. The National Association of
Book Publishers says that Americans
are becoming more book-consclous.
Many libraries report great increases
in the circulation of their books; the
totals of new titles and new editions
rose ITOII1 c,lot III 1o1U W oJooo IA
1927: new bookshops rose from 81 In
1919 TO 206 in 1927.
@. Has tapioca any value other than
as a foods. A. L.
A. The dextrin made from tapioca is
used in the better grade of glue. The
Government specifications require that
this dextrin be the base of the sticking
fluid used on postage stamps.
@. How many hours sleep o day
should a child Of 2 years have?-
c. E. 2.
A. A folder from the Children's Bu-
reau says that children from to 5
years of age should have at least IA
hours sleep out Of the "a hours.
@. How many prisoners are there at
Leavenworth?-N. E.
A. On July 81, there we-e 3,777.
What with arrivals, discharges and
paroles, the number Is ever-changtng.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Here and There.
Were Here today"
We gayly say:
Tomorrow we'll be There!"
Across the sky
A flight we'll try,
Without a thought or care!
Yet, after all,
We must recall
The good d-fashioned pow'r.
Which to the "fliv"
A speed would give
OF Twenty Miles per Hcur!"
II made the cop
His dreaming stop
And jump upon his bike
AS he gave heed
To such a speed
As that old fliv would strike!
But now in mirth,
Around the earth
For journeying we prepare,
And gayly say,
"We're Here today
Tomorrow wen be There"
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Up to Mr., Ware.

The illness of William IS. Ware, SEN
ator-elect from Pennsylvania, a per-
sonal disadvantage, regretted by friend
and foe alike, at the same time has
been temporary political advantage.
Few, II any, doubt that had Mr.. Ware
retained his health his case would long
since have been disposed Of by the Sem
ate and that he would have been de-
MED his seat in the Upper House. A
decision Of the Senate adverse to the
Philadelphia boss doubtless would have
reacted seriously against him In his
home town. But there is a disinclina-
ton to hit a sick man, a feeling that
1t, Is not quite sportsmanlike or the fair
thing to do. So the case of Mr.. Ware
has been permitted to run along with
out final action by the Senate for more
than two years. He has been seriously
i'll for year, being stricken at a time
when the Reed slush fund committee
of the Senate was ready to proceed
finally against him. And If there has
been an inclination in Philadelphia to
turn down the boss" and desire on
the part of men formerly content to be
his lieutenants to lsurp the power Of
the boss it has so far been checked
largely by the same feeling that public
opinion would not tolerate blow aimed
at q sick man.
More recent reports indicate change
in the situation, SO far as 1t applies to
Mr.. Ware. First came the word that
Mr.. Ware had so far recovered his
health that he planned to come to
washington to appear in his own de-
tense in the Senate; and now it appears
that in some quarters in Philadelphia
the belief is growing 1t Is time for q
showdown. The Ware ticket must be
framed for the Philadelphia primary
next month. when city officers are NOM
mated for election In November. Harry
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had fair opportunity In six years OF
actual experience to determine what
the city-manager plan Is like, finds 1t
satisfactory and continues to show q
majority for it. Presumably the oppo-
nents of the plan are skilled in the
ways and means Of getting out the vote
and the maximum result OF their ef-
forts is In itself credential for the
new system"
1.-THE significant thing was that most
of the independent element, while con-
ceding faults in the operation Of the
plan, were not ready to give 1t up"
according to the Pittsburgh Post-Ga-
zette, while the youngstown Vindicator
holds that "tfe result ought to make
an end of partisan movements for con-
troll of the city and direct the attention
of all to the big problems ahead which
should be wisely solved" The Trenton
Evening Times AYERS that the victory
means that voters who have had a
good sample of decency and honesty In
the administration of local affairs are
not likely to smile upon the discredited
political influences which have been the
bane of municipal government In
America
Apparently Cleveland is still weigh
ing the city-manager plan in the bal
duCS. anu, pdSG years. ID
inclined to continue the trial, rather
than return to- the mayor and-large-
council organization, concludes the De-
troit News. The Scranton Times points
out that again women were leaders
in the fight" and records that IAN
attempt had been made to use the fact
that during the past year several mem
bers Of the council had been arrested
and jailed, against the city-manager
government, although nothing was de-
vcloped to show that the city manager
was In any way involved, or the form
of government responsible
X X
ut appears" according to the Toledo
Blade, that the real strength Of the
Cleveland charter is its city.manager
provision, and that its most lamentable
weakness is its complication with pro-
portional representation, under which
the good people Of some parts Of the
city have been so crininally miSreEre-
sented." The New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune notes that supporters of the new
regime charge that the troubles which
its foes have exploited in their efforts
to abolish the new system are due
chiefly to the 'hang-overs' from the
former regime"
I'm the long run, the citizens make
their own government" says the Butte
Daily Post, adding that good govern
ment depends on good citizens" The
Newark Evening News agrees that sit
Is men that count" and the Kansas
City Times thinks that 1T Is clear that
Cleveland believes it has an instrument
of government that can be turned to
effective account in the interests of the
people,"
Although the Cleveland Plain Dealer
supported the charter in the campaign,
it comedies that it has defects, adding,
Nor can any one be Indifferent TO
signs Of public dissatisfaction with some
OF its provisions" That paper adds that
the next effort in the direction Of
amendment should come from friends
Of the plan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28

The United States Government is
studying plans for insurance and more
liberal policy as to annual vacations and
sick leave. The Government service Of
fers a favorable field for experiment IN
economic policies now advocated regard
ing fewer working hours and better
compensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28
Difference in Quality.

From the Louisville Times.
If you have a really good voice you
may become q radio announcer. If the
voice isn't SO good you may hope to be
a radio singer or speaker.
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The real triumph of the Zeppelin
consists in the faith 1t has established
that, after one trip, it will be able to
take an encore.
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American women use tons Of cosmet-
les. There are no more homely women
and the improvement OF the promenade
scenery is worth the expense.
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Chinese may be justified in wonder
ing why Soviets, after having so much
trouble Of their own, should be DESTROYS
of bringing trouble to others.
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Make Penalty Fit Crime.

From the San Antonio Evening News. -
Chicago ice cream makers take the
hottest day Of Summer to go on strike.
To let the punishment At the crime,
put 'em in the cooler.
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Speaks From Experience.
From the Florence (Ala.) Herald.
An expert asserts that one may be.
come intoxicated on water. Outside the
12-nile limit?
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Bees Supersede Courts.

From the Butte Daily Post.
Many motor wrecks are now ascribed
to bees flying In clustering the driver.
All Of which saves time, since the mo-
torist doesn't have to be hailed into
court to be stlng.
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More airfields are demanded. The
parking problem has expanded to I'M
expected dimensions.
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Jerusalem has not progressed as n
commercial city. But it continues to
make history.
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eff I goes up in an airplane," said
Uncle Eben. "I'll be thankful to git
back where started from. So what's
de usea Here Is right now"
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Arist0cracy.

An aFISJOcTaCy Oh UId1IIo
Asserts itself as earth complains;
For Science brings so much that's new,
They who can tell it are but few!
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No Fear Of ORense.

"Are you still interested in evolution?"
every much,"' answered Senator Sor-
ghuin. Evolution is a good topic for
a speech at a time when economic
issues are hard to manage. A monkey
is always entertaining. but his family
and friends have no votes"
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Prorreas Of Refinement.

TIUkKCbS Va 41ChAuCAAhOAA"
"What has become Of Crimson
Gulch?"
1.-THE old settlement got to be spe-
cial spot for pictures Of cowboy life,
said Cactus Joe. We've got SO artistic
and refined that we changed the name
Of the place to Pink Granny"
1.-THE wisdom Of our ancestors" said
Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, 'is, after
a generation or two, only something to
make schoolboys yawn."
Words Instead Of Blows.
A bit of controversy should
Assist in problems great.
A little quarrel may be good,
But fighting's out Of date.
0Tf noes nm in an airnlaneo said
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Jud 'Tunkihs says he went fishin', but
the best he got was special good sta
ton on the clubhouse radio.
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when the political history. Of our
times Is written, the chroniclers VIII