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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
BY WEARE HOLBRoOK.

NJ R. GALLUP hadn't wanted to
M be an uncle in the first place.
VA II was, he felt, almost as
much Of q responsibility as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
BY JOHN cLAGETT PROCTOR.

w YHERE point is in doubt,
a there is generally more than
NN one way of explaining it,
Y and as the writer seeks
aeeiIracv In the subjects he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21

which in time was sold to the brother
Of Thomas Carbery, mayor Of Washing
ton from 1922 to 1923, who later sold
it to Mr.. Cameron, and this farm now
forms the larger part of the Walter
Reed Hospital grounds. 1t was from a
tree on the Lay farm that a sharp
shooter tried to pick of President Lin
coin during the attempted invasion Of
Washington by Gen. Early in July,
1854, but the sharpshooter missed his
mark and did no further damage than
to wound surgeon standing near Mr..
Lincoln.
Mrs. Osborn told the writer that the
| same sharpShooter was later MORALLY
wounded by another sharpshooter and
was, upon evacuation Of the Confeder-
ate army. brought down the road and
placed on the lawn in front of her old
home, where he soon afterward expired.
The j. Ford Thompson home was
on Piney Branch road, just a short dis
lance east Of Georgia avenue. and here
the great surgeon spent many Sum
mers during his lifetime, The old
dwelling is still standing and appar-
emily in good condition. 1t is probable
that the ground upon which 1t stands
| is also a part of the Beall estate.
| The present thirteenth police precinct
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to Robert Lamar Beall, said to be q
descendant of Ninian Beall, patentee Of
the Rock of Dumbarton. upon which
grant the original part of Georgetown
was laid out before the District of CO.
lumbia was thought Of. Robert Lamar
Beall left this property to his son, VIII
liam Brooke Beall, whose daughter,
Mrs. Annie C. Osborn, in turn inherited
il and who today lives upon the land
owned by her early ancestors.
Robert Lamar Beall had the habit OF
marrying widows. and before his end
finally came had taken unto himself
three. Each of these three. it is said,
not only brought to him issue. but had
issue by him, with the result that quite
family Of children was raised upon
the Beall farm at Brightwood. 1t is
through one Of these widows q Mrs.
Nicholson, formerly a Miss Edmonston,
that Mrs Annie C. Osborn is descended.
The Beall farm, according to Mrs.
Osborn, was made up Of several grants
and is said to have included parts of
Girls Portion, surveyed for Col. Henry
Dulaney in 1888; Support. Widows
Mite, Poor Toms Last Shift and Re-
survey of Partnership.
To the north of the Beall tract fac
ing Georgia avenue was the Lay farm
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Matthew G. Emery and now occupied
by his daughter, the widow Of William
v. Cox. The original part Of this
structure, which faces Georgia avenue,
Is at least 100 years old. Under the
ownership of Mayor Emery it under
went considerable modification and i'm
provement, but the old home still forms
part Of the building as we see it
today.
The writer was told the other day
by Mrs Lydia K. McIlhinney that she
was born in the Emery house several
years before the Civil War. She said
that her father. Albin Schoepf, was
one of those Hungarian patriots who
came to this country in the latter part
Of 1851 with Louis KosSuth, the leader
of the Hungarian revolution of 1883
For while Kossuth was quite lavishly
entertained here prior to returning to
his own country. Schoepf. however, re-
manned in the United States, where his
daughter Mrs. McIlhinney, and other
children were born.
When the Civil War broke out
Schoepf, through the influence of
Judge Advocate General Holt, was made
brigadier general, and served from
September 80. 1851, until January IS,
1865, when he vas mustered out. He
died on May 10, 1885.
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Bitterweed as Foe.

SPRING may be the time when Q
young mans fancy lightly turns.
when the happy birds sing their gay
rondelays, when the shy violet raises It's
pretty head beneath the protecting
cover of some broad leaf and the mead
ows put on their shimmering garments
of green. and so on through the world
of poesy, but when 1t comes right down
to practical things, the dairy farmer in
the South finds out that the vernal sea-
son isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
And If you want to know WHY, its the
bitterweed.
And if you think it's hard on the
dairy farmer, consider the person go
unfortunate as to reach for a glass of
ice-cold milk revealing in the anticlpa-
ton of its sweet, cooling deliciousness.
and find the sweetness turned TO gall
when he drinks it.
Perhaps that's a little exaggerated.
but nevertheless the season is at hand
when dairy owners find themselves hard
put to avoid q loss through the bitter
flavor that Is impaired to milk when
the cows Craze in pasture i'll which the
weed Gbounds.
Bitterweed differs in two respects
from other weeds and feeds that flavor
milk. First its effect is felt through a
longer period, and secondly, while whole
milk and skim are affected, cream Is
free from the flavor.
Several remedies are offered the
farmer. He may avoid the use OF the
pasture so infected and use only those
free from the weed or in which little
of it Is to be found. The cow can't be
blamed for eating the weed. She won't
when better food can be found. Two
or three times year, when the weed
begins to show some signs of developing
seed, moving will prevent reseeding,
and, as third remedy, proper ferttliz-
ing of the soil will help, for the weed
seems to thrieve best in poor soils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21

station is not the first station house In
Brightwood, but it is much the superior
to the little frame shed used GS such
some 40 and more years ago in the rear
of the dwelling then occupied by Officer
Joseph N. Fiefield, just north of the
car barn, and most likely the DAILY
property. Brightwood always was a
peaceful part of the District, and the
station house, such as 1t was, no doubt
answered all the necessary require
ments. In passing. it might be said
that Brightwood still lives UP to its
early reputation, and the genial Capt.
Lord of mo. Is" has little worry from
his neiehbOrs except when they fail
TO show light on their parked cars at
night and have to talk it over with
him the next morning. However. If
Officer Fiefield was as much liked in
his time as Capt. Lord is today, he, in
deed, had reason to be happy police
man. Incidentally. Inspector Louis
Stoll an old resident Of Brightwood, is
another guardian of the peace that his
neighbors in this meek of the woods"
like to swear by.
A VERY old Landmark. briefly here
tofore referred to. stands on the
Emery estate, owned by the late
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shade Of impotence. Listen, Uncle
Ned, who is supposed to be telling this
story, you or rne?"
A FTER that Mr. Gallup had to 80 1t
alone, and it was slow going. The
only encouragement he got from his
nephew was an occasional And then
wliat?" It seemed to take Peter Rabbit
hours to pass o given point. Little
Chester listened attentiveiy, but there
was something critical in his manner
which made his uncle feel unconl-
Portable.
When the end of the story had been
reached Mr.. Gallup heayed sigh OF re-
lief. We'll" he said, patting his nephew
on the back, what do you think OF
Little Chester was silent II think
Peter Rabbit had q mother fiyation, he
said presently.
"A WHAT" gasped Mr.. Gallup.
HE systematically identified Farmer
Brown with his mother, who had made
him eat carrots when he was q baby.
And that was why he couldn't help eat
ing the carrots In Farmer Browns gar
den" little Chester explained You
see, Uncle Ned, he was . paranoic, like
Jack the Giant Killer"
Like Jack the Giant Killer?" echoed
Mr. Gallup feebly.
Eyes. Jack had pronounced psyche
sis. OF course, he didn't really kill those
giants. But his decisions of grandeur
were so powerful that he was able to
convince himself and the entire village
that he had done So"
Mr.. Gallup lifted little Chester from
his lap and set him on the floor. "Ex-
cuse me-" he said grimly. II want to
have q few words with your mother"
When he told his sister what her
small son had said she took 1t calmly.
"Fe probably picked 1t up from the
psychiatrist," she explained. you
know, we are raising him scientifically,
with especial emphasis upon mental
hygiene. The house has been full OF
psychiatrists and child-psycholo
ever since Chester was born. When he
was only IL days old they began Civ
ing him tests-just simple little tests,
such as tickling the soles Of his feet
with feather every half hour, and
flashing colored lights In his eyes"
\ 4 X 4
ssXXTHAT forP" inquired Mr.. Gallup.
w ITO form his life pattern. You
see. all the results of all tests for the
last Ave years have been classified and
summarized and their norm constitutes
Chester's life pattern. BY consulting .
sizatsaA a,tl{ H. . -
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chart We can find out beforehand Just
what he will do in any given eircuIa-
stances. It's q great convenience"
Doesn't he ever fool you and do
something unexpected7" Mr.. Gallup
asked.
Occasionally he does" she admitted.
For instance, the other day he put q
tack on grandpa's chair and grandpa
sat down on it. Now, there Is nothing
in Chester's life pattern about putting
tacks on chairs, and We were very
much slirprised-especially grandpa.
But Chester explained that he was
merely studying grandpas reaction to
t tSe ebi si g Going to be asI psyych Isss
himself when he grows up. Yesterday
caught him pulling off the wings OF
| flies, and doing it so earnestly that 1t
| reminded me of Prof. Ditfenderfer-
Oomplatz Of Vienna"
Cant something be done about it?"
ventured Mr., Gallup arlxiously.
I'VE hate to discourage him, be-
cause it would disarrange his life pat
| tern. But I must warn you not
to cross your legs while Chester Is
. around; the little darling has perfect
F, mania for testing peoples knee-jerks,
| and sometimes he rather overdoes 1t.
lIeSb WEEK, WLltIl tilC 1eCF' NIL NANNASDy
came to call, Chester cracked him
across the shins with base ball bat.
! OF course, Reverend Maulsby was
aWfully sporting about 1t and tried to
! laugh it of; but his laughter was q
| bit hysterical, and I doubt whether he
will ever again feel quite the same
| toward Chester"
After his encounter with his nephew
Mr.. Gallup was sadder, wiser uncle.
He went home and Immediately
launched into q study Of the new psy--
chology. He read Freud and Jung and
| Dorsey and Watson in an effort to UNI
derStand little Chester better. It
seemed to be the only way that he
could establish q mental contact with
the younger generation.
| And the next time little Chester said
Tell me story, Uncle Ned" Mr.. Gall
| lup was able to speak the lads own
language. VERY we'll" he said prompt
| ly, what story?"
Tell me about Red Riding Hood, "
suggested Chester.
| + X \ 4
IS All, yes. Miss H." Mr.. Gallup
n took of HE eyeglasses, frowned
and nodded. A remarkable case OF
scfizOphrenia. Oyefcompensation In the
form of day dreams and persecutery
ideas. i. was the daughter Of . peas;
Aaess s;ssryss - 'e.s.. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
Priceless Gavel.

WHEN the presiding officer Of the
w Chicago Association Of Commerce
raps for order at future meetings, he
will rap with a renewed authority. 1t
is no common gavel that calls the mem
bers to attention for it helped literally
to keep the roof over the heads OF
20 Presidents of the United States.
The gavel was carved from one Ct
the main wooden roof truses of the White
House when the repairs to the roof
were made, during the Coolidge ad-
ministration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
Plank Road in Brightwood Was Historic Much Trave

Of Some Landmark nd Early Hone
Station House Remembe y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
EIGHT YOUNG DEER
FLY TO new HOME
Animals Not Affected by Ride at
$4,000 Feet, Says Air
way Official.

Eighty very young mule-tail deer
were flown in a tri-motored transport
plane recently from their birthplace in
Kaibab Forest, Ariz., across the Grand
Canyon to a new home on the south
rim in Grand Canyon National Park.
The little animals were not affected
by the ride at $4,000 feet altitude, ac-
cording to word received here, from
Maj. A. D. Smith, operations manager
Of Scenic Always, which operated the
plane.
The transfer of the deer, part Of
the Governments restocking project,
would have required three days of trav-
Ell by any other method and would
have been a serious hardship for the
young animals.
The deer we're In personal charge Of
Chief Ranger j. P. Brooks and G. e.
Lenhart Of the United States Park
Service. The pilots were Capt. H. H
George, Army Air Corps, and Eddie
Newman. The plane made the trip on
regular schedule, being operated be-
tween airports on the north and south
rims of the canyon, connecting the
sante Fe and Union Pacific Railroads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
new AIR TUTOR USED
Z BY WEST POINT MEN
Recently Developed Device 0per-
ated for Glass In.
struction.

Sixty-two recent West Point grad
yates who have reported to the primary
flying school of the Air Corps at Brooks
Field, San Antonio, Tex, have been
given preliminary flight training on the
newly developed flight tutor just re-
ceived from the Air Corps materiel d.
vision, Wright Field. This is the first
time the tutor ever has been used for
class instruction.
The new device differs considerably
from the Ruggles ORIGINATOR formerly
used. When further perfected 1t Is
hoped that the tutor may be used for
the students first two hours Of flight
training. ~
The body of the machine is suspend
ed in framework similar to that used
in the Ruggles machine, but is higher
being about IL feet from the ground
This increased elevation permits the
student to become familiar with the
aspect of . horizon, so essential IL
flight instruction.
The machine Is powered with Is
horsepower electric motor, driving q
small standard type propeller at 1,750
revolutions per minute. Control sur
faces similar to those on an airplane
are placed in the propeller blast and
permit the student to perform typical
flying maneuvers. The advantage from
the Institutional point of view Is that
the machine must be flown" at al
times just as would an airplane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
AIR LINES ARE HELD
FOREST FIRE MENACE
Authorities Report Passengers
Throw Lighted Cigars and Cigar
cites Overheard From Planes.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Air passenger lines crossing the
country provide a new forest fire
menace, according to the Department
Of Agriculture Forest Service.
Belief that some fires had been
caused by cigars or cigarettes dropped
from planes led to an investigation by
the forest patrol at Spokane, Wash.
Lighted cigars and cigarettes were
dropped from a forest patrol plane at
attitudes varying from 500 to 1000
feet. OF six cigarettes recovered, four
still were burning, and all of the five
cigars dropped and found still were
lighted. The height from which the
smokes" were dropped appeared to
make little difference.
The tests prove conclusively, the
forest service said, that q large per-
centage of cigars and cigarettes dropped
from planes still will be burning when
they reach the ground, and, under the
right conditions, may cause forest or
grass fires.
With the growth Of air transportation,
the forest service said, 1t may become
desirable to adopt measures for pro-
vision of receptacles aboard planes and
to prevent cigar and cigarette butts
from being thrown overheard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
TR|-MOTOR SPEED
RAISED IN TESTS
Low Wind-Resisting Cows of
SingIe-Engine Plane
Adapted.
BY ALLEN QUINN.
,iation Editor, Associated Press Feature
Service.

S'AeNASN SNASSAb 1890
With greater aviation speeds con-
stantly sought, method OF adapting
low undressing cowling to the en-
gines of tri-motored transport planes
has been developed.
Application of the method, involving
the placing of cupboard engine nacelles
partly within the wing, is expected to
result in increases in speed in multi
motored planes comparable to that In
single-engined craft using the advisory
committees cowling, says the national
advisory committee for aeronautics.
Great Development.
Announcement a year ago of the
perfection ofthe low-resiStance cowling
In the adv 95ry committees laboratory
at Langley Field Va, was hailed as
one of tn greatest of recent develop
mentS ~ aeronautics.
The cowling, appearing like huge
bowl over the cylinders of an air
cooled radial engine, brought speed in
creases of from 10 to 90 miles an hour
In single-engined planes. When applied
to tri-motored planes, however, the re-
suit was nil. Then laboratory experts
set out to determine why.
1t was discovered in wind-tunnel
tests that interference between the
nullifed the advantage, experiments
showing that the entire power of the
engine in question would be required
to overcome the interference and re-
sistance at 1855 miles an hour.
Combinations Tested.
Then various combinations of wing
and nacelle were tested. 1t was de-
termined that placing the nacelle part
ly within the wing, in combination with
the advisory committee cowling, re-
duced air resistance to Is pounds at
100 miles an hour as compared with
152 pounds for the uncovered engine
below the wing.
Previously, the national advisory
committees report said, it had not been
considered desirable to inclose part Of
the nacelle within the wing because of
the disturbing effect of the projecting
cylinders on the flow of air over the
wing. Through use of cowling similar
to the N. A. G. A. cowling, however,
the report said, this objection is largely
removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
AIRCRAFT BOMBS
TO Be IMPROVED
Army Ordnance Department
Tries Out New Type
of Gun Fuse.

Improvement Of aircraft bombs Of all
types and of shells and fuses for anti
aircraft guns Is expected to result from
research work now being conducted by
the Army Ordnance Department.
Production of a new block work me-
chanical fuse for anti-aircraft shells is
proceeding satisfactorily, the War De-
partment has announced. Several hun
dred of the fuses have been fired this
year in anti-aircraft guns, and the
records show an accuracy in timing
never before obtained. One thousand
fuses have been furnished, and are being
fred in the anti-aircraft exercises at
various posts.
This is the first extended test, and
it is considered that with this fuse the
accuracy of anti-aircraft fire has been
measurably improved" Maj. Gen. C. C.
Williams, chief of ordnance, stated.
A satisfactory low-altitude fragmen-
tation bomb Of Is pounds weight and
with 5-second delay primer detonator
has been developed, chiefly for use by
the attack plane squadrons. Five hun
dred of these bombs now are being
manufactured for service test.
Due to the failure of airplane bombs
with welded joints, the Ordnance De-
partment has developed demolition
bombs of one-piece construction, the
nose and tail being integral with the
bomb body. Due to recent improve
been an experimental return to welded
construction, and number of 100
pound welded bombs for high explosive
and chemical filling are being manu-
featured. Studies are being made with
a view to manufacturing experimental
lots of the larger size demolition bombs
by welding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
|JUNKERS PLAN
BIG FLYING WINGS"
Forty-Ton AII-MetaI Craft Is
to Be Built at German
Factory.
BY the Associated Press.

19S klS SASeOSSaICo SAS@@'
Construction Of O Acton au-metAl
flying wing" is planned by the Junkers
airplane factory at Dessau, Germany,
reports K. S. Patton, consul at Leipzig.
The huge plane, in which the fuse
lage would be eliminated, would house
engines, passengers and cargo within
the wing, reducing air resistance to o
minimum and making possible the re-
pair of engines while in flight.
The wing would be of great thick
ness. Junkers engineers contemplating
a cabin of more than feet from floor
to ceiling, which would provide sum-
cient room for placing of engines, stor-
ing of cargo and seating passengers in
comfort.
JunkerS engineers say their plans
provide excellent visibility for the pilot,
but say passengers would be at q dis
advantage in this respect. This factor.
however, is considered unimportant, e.
the plane would be used primarily for
long distance night flying
The huge plane is but one Of the tns
novations planned by the Junkers Co.
after a steady advance In airplsne
building over period OF 20 years, Pat
ton reports.
In an effort to populariZe flying and
extend the market for airplanes the
all-metal two-seater plane powered with
15-horsepower engine and equipped
with dual controls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
l. w. ROGERS QUALITIES
AS COMMERCIAL PILOT
Head Of Aero Trade Division Of
Commerce Department Gets
Limited Rating.

Leighton w. Rogers head Of the
aeronautical trade division Of the De-
partment Of Commerce, was one Of nine
Parks Air College graduates who quail
fed few days ago at st. Louis as lin
tied commercial pilots.
Mr.. Rogers, who has been on leave
from the National Capital, went to st.
Louis IS flying student three months
ago. He has completed a nine-weeks
ground course and so hours Of flying
instruction since that time.
During the World War Mr.. Rogers
served overseas as an infantry officer in
the Seventh Division. He later was
transferred to the Air Corps Reserve, in
which he holds commission as a
major.
He has joined william P. Mac
Cracker, jr., former Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Aeronautics, at Chi
cago and the two will begin an aerial
tour Of the transcontinental mail line
and the Pacific Coast mail routes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
ANYWAYS STRIP MAPS
WILL BE Distributed
Will Be Made Available to Pilots
in Every City Of U. s. by Com
merce Department.

Always strip maps will be made
available to pilots in every city in the
country under distribution arrange
ment just completed by the aeronautics
branch of the Department Of Com
merce, it was announced this week by
Mai. Clarence M. Young, Assistant Sec
rotary of Commerce for Aeronautics.
The maps are to be distributed at air
ports, through clubs affiliated with the
American Automobile Association and
at the various local chapters of the
National Aeronautic Association. The
maps will be sent out by the Coast
and Geodetic Survey. Aviation charts
by the Navy photographic office now
are obtainable in 48 American cities.
Off1cial airway strip maps are pub
lished on the uniform scale of about
eight miles to the inch, each covering
a strip 80 miles wide and from 200
to 400 miles in length. Each sheet is
IL inches wide and "a to AZ inches long,
folded SO as to be most conveniently
handled by the pilot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
AIR STRENGTHENING GRID
CUTS SLIPSTREAM WHlRL
Engine Company Builds Device to
Help Test Motors Running
on Tongue Stand.

An air Strengthening grid to eliminate
Whirling of the slipstream from air-
plane motors undergoing tests on the
torque stand, has been devised and in
stalled by the Comet Engine Corpora
ton, at Madison. Wis, according to
word received here.
Twisting or whirling slipstreams tend
to counterfeit the torque Of the engine,
1t is explained, so that correction must
be made in the observed horsepower
reading. Such corrections are difficult
10 make, involving computations dealing
with the pitch of the propeller blades,
the amount of the blade tip cut off for
ground running, and the type Of engine.
With the Strengthening grid, no CAL
culations involving uncertain quantities
are required, 1t is claimed. The grid Is
a mesh of sheet iron strips forming a
honeycomb of little wind tunnels about
I inches long by 2 inches square. It
is mounted between the propeller and
the engine.