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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16

car builders and racers. It must be
more. 1t is idle to speculate on how
much"
His decision not to try to raise his
own record is wise one" advises the
Roanoke World-News, voicing the be-
lief as to probable future DEVELOPMENTS:
certainly, there can never be q prAc-
tical use for terrific speed on land, par
ticularly on the highways. Traffic de-
velopments already have tended to set
definite limit upon the speed at which
vehicles may safely travel. Automobile
speed will remain In the stunt field,
and those who seek to attain higher
records will merely be risking their lives
for a thrill and the satisfaction of
breaking some one else's mark"
X
1.-THE slow days In human existence
are ended" asserts the Pasadena Star
News. Fifty and so miles an hour d
about the minimum of land travel, even
though nominally in the open country
the legal speed may be 40 or As miles
an hour. In the air the speed becomes
greater and greater, just as 1t will be-
come on land. The boulevards Of the
future will be wide. There will be no
grade crossings. There will be one-Way
traffic on all main highways. The
gates will be open for high speed. And,
at that, traffic will be safer in that
scientific future toward which the world
Is moving than 1t Is today. For traffic
conditions eventually will be arranged
with reference to great speed, so that
fast travelling will not be menace In
itself"
Fifty years ago." records the Column
bus Ohio State Journal, go miles an
hour was considered swift, but today
the freshest freshman will drive so
miles an hour without even Boosting
of it,
Deaths have interrupted other trials
at Daytona," says the Pittsburgh Post
Gazette. These occurrences cannot be
forgotten when equally desperate
chances are taken in the interest Of
breaking . record by a car that Is
frankly freak model and which could
not be adapted to the designs for stock
cars. For all that, there is much that
Is admirable in the courage that ami
mates man like Campbell and in the
skill which he has attained in a dan
gerouS occupation
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@. Is anything being done to preserve
the folklore Of America7-A. D.
A. The American Folklore Society
was founded in 1888 for the study Of
folklore in general and for the collec.
ton and preservation of American folk
lore. 1t has q permanent secretary at
Harvard.
@ When was the Freer Gallery
opened TO the public2-R. N. u.
A. The Freer Gallery, in Washington,
D. c., was opened May 6. 1923.
@. When was the first Christian
church built. j.
A. There is some difference Of opin-
ion as to what year the first Christian
church was actually built. Many hts
torians are OF the opinion that the first
church to be actually built was at
Antioch, probably about AID. 80.
Q. What is the name Of the breed of
dog that is born bobtailed?-F. G.
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
says that no breed of dog is actually
bobtailed at birth. The old English
sheep dogs of the Schipperke breed are
frequently referred to as bobtailed, and
few have been born bobtailed. Usu-
ally the tail is cut so short that Il gives
the appearance OF no tail at all.
@. When was the British nag adopt
ed?-H. w.
A. The Union Jack of Great Britain
is composed of three crosses, represent
ing England, Scotland and Ireland.
The cross of st. George for England is
broad, upright Latin cross, red on
white ground; the cross of ST. Andrew
for Scotland is a satire or X-shaped.
white on blue ground; the cross of
st. Patrick for Ireland is o red satire
on white ground. When the union
OF the two crowns of England and
Scotland took place upon the accession
OF James vi of Scotland to the English
throne as James I, the flags of Eng
land and Scotland were united. This
union flag as 1t is now flown did not
appear until 1901.
Q. Please give a biography of The
present Postmaster General.-B. M.
A. Walter F. Brown, Postmaster Cen
eral, was born at MaSSillon. Ohio, MAJ
81, 1869; educated in Toledo public
schools, Western Reserve Academy. and
Harvard University, receiving ALB. de-
gree at Harvard in 1892; attended
Harvard Law School, 1893-94; practiced
law at Toledo in association with his
father, James M. Brown, 1894-1S05;
member OF the law firm Of Brown, Hahn
AAoNAI AoOc-AOAty
Hafer Of Cincinnati, September 10.
1908; member of Ohio constitutional
convention of 1911-12; chairman of
Congressional Joint Committee on Re-
organization of Executive Departments.
representing the President, 1921 AS
s1stant Secretary of Commerce, Noven1-
Der 2, 1927, to March S, 1929; appoint
ed Postmaster General, March S, 1929.
@. Can starf1sh ,swim?-C. J,
A. The starf1sh has five legs by means
Of which 1t crawls ON the floor of the
sea and on the shore. The starfish can
swim when very young, but cannot
swim after it reaches the size of q dime.
9; What is an "Absey Book"P-
F. o. H.
A. An Absey Book Is an A B G book,
or primer. containing merely the alpha
bet and a few documentary lessons.
Shakespeare uses the term In King
John-"And then comes the answer
like an Absey Book"
Q. When was the play Salvation
Nell'' produced?-S. r.
A. Edward Sheldon's Salvation we'll
was produced in 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16
The Law of FLYING.

Chief Justice Rugg of the Massa-
chusetts Supreme Court has just handed
down what is said to be the most i'm
portant decision yet made by a high
court on the legal principles involving
ownership of the air. The case at bar
related to thu altitude at which air.
planes may fly, as far as the safety,
comfort and convenience of the owners
of underlying property are concerned.
Plaintiffs were denied an appeal from
findings of a lower court, which de-
termined that they had in fact suffered
no material hurt from aircraft which
crossed their property at high attitudes
In effect. Chief Justice Riggs opinion
sets forth that a plane sailing at 500
feet In no respect violates contiguous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16
Speed Results and Courage
Lauded in CampbelPs Drive

Admiration for Capt. Malcolm Camp
bells new motor speed record, made
over stretch of beach at Daytona, is
expressed generally in American COM
ments. Some newspapers believe that
such performances may lead to changes
IN land transportation. There are
tributes to the skill of the driver
in meeting all emergencies and present.
ing his racing machine in nearly per-
feet condition.
An extraordinary performance such
as Capt. Campbell's," says the Mime
apolis Star, furnishes automotive en-
gineers valuable data to apply to ordi-
nary attempts, just as an endurance
flying feat supplies useful information
concerning the general capabilities of
planes operating under normal condi-
tions." The Rochester Times Union de-
clareS that Capt. Campbell and the
Bluebird have earned their place in the
sun" and that I'VE in this day and age
are all interested in noting how fast
it is possible to travel by land, sea or
air"
IAN Englishman burns a trail across
the Florida sands" remarks the Atlanta
journal, at the preposterous rate of
24524 miles an hour. We applaud Capt.
Campbell. He set a new record, and,
though most of us are unable to dis
eliminate between the old speed of 231
miles an hour the new one, having
no experience with either, we are quite
willing to admit that something daz-
zling has been accomplished. Nerves of
steel and an incredibly perfect per-
Torrance by all the finely synchronized
units of the machine combined to
achieve a truly remarkable result But
We implore automobile drivers to regard
Capt. Campbell's drive as an exploit
apart and not as an example"
THE airplane engine, the, automobile
engine and the marine engine of the
types now used for highest speed" re-
calls the Butte Montana Standard, "all
were originated in the United States,
but It seems that they have been car
ried to higher degree of development
abroad than at home. Just what the
beneficial results are from these bursts
of speed that are so astounding, 1t Is
difficult to tell. 1t cost Capt. Campbelfs
hackers not less than 100000 to see
him flash along the beach at Daytona
at the rate of between four and five
miles a minute. Whether their COM
pe'lsation comes merely in the satisfac-
ton of sportSmen or whether there is
practical benefit and lasting engineering
achievement behind such demonstra-
tons on land, in the water and in the
air, is question"
4 Il
ut takes clear head and nerves of
steel to sit at the wheel under that We
locity, but Campbell Is reported to have
done 260 miles an hour rnofficially,"
states the Rockford Register Republic,
with the comment: "He says there is
nothing to it We disagree with him.
The Cleveland News points out that he
travelled faster than any man has ever
travelled on the EARTH" and adds: THE
question of how great speed can be. at
tanned by land machines, how great a
strain car and driver can sustain be-
fore literall. flying to pieces, is answered
had more in 1t, he said, and, but for the
fog and the uneven race track, would
have shown 1t. Four miles q minute,
then, is not the ultimate goal of living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16
Sound Films or Silent.
From the Pasadena star-News.

From the Pasadena Star-News.
The premier showing. in Los Angeles,
of the latest Charles Chaplin film,
CITY Lights" Is a motion picture event
Sae ee al is A. i ssHa "a ,o MI Cap
destiny by holding tenaciously to the ST.
lent picture. And yet, many who have
seen this latest film must have felt that
the picture Is much like the appearance
of a horse and buggy at an automobile
show. Just as the automobile has sup
planted the horse and buggy, so the
sound picture has virtually .supplanted
the silent finn. This is not to say that
silent pictures-particular If made by
such masters of Aim comedy as Charles
Chaplin-will lose vogue altogether.
Unquestionably, this latest Chaplin pic
ture will be a great financial success.
But the question will arise. Would it
not have been a greater financial sue
cess had 1t been a sound picture?
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property rights, although he submits
that flying oyer. land In use for resi-
Dental or cultivation purposes should
not be ct an altitude lower than 100
feet. The lower level is seldom trav-
ersed by aircraft except in order to
reach or leave an airport.
The plaintiff in the Massachusetts
litigation owns 270 acres Of land on
which stand a substantial house, library
and other buildings, but the bulk of the
land Is covered by dense brush and
woods. The residence is situated 5000
feet from the nearest part of an ad-
jacent flying field. The defendant, Wor-
cester Airport, Inc, acquired ninety-two
acres of land adjoining the plaintiff S
property in 1927, developed 1t as a
flying field. built runways and hangers
and spent more than 100000 on it.
Suit against the aircraft corporation
was based mainly on the contention
that 1.-THE air space which Is now Used
or may in the future be used in the de-
velopment of the underlying land is the
private property of the landowner, in
which he is entitled to the exclusive use
and control" Plaintiffs counsel in
sisted that there was flying over his
property in such way as to constitute
a trespass and nuisance. He sought an
injunction against the use of adjoining
property as a flying field.
rhinf Tt,ofina Duno ,,,olrae kLo.a H.
nif1cant illusions to the flying art: I'm
its present state, 1t is impossible to
confine flight to the space above ex-
isting public ways. Aircraft and navi-
cation of the air have become Of great
Importance to the land and naval
forces of the United States, In the
carrying of mails, in forest preservation
and fire prevention, and in commerce
as means of transportation Of persons
and commodities. The law
affords no rigid rule to be used as a
test in all instances of alleged nuisance.
1t is elastic. 1t requires only that
which is fair and reasonable in all the
circumstances. The noise, proximity
and number OF aircraft have not been
such in the case under review as to be
harmful to the health or comfort Of
ordinary people. If, in the in
terest Of aerial navigation, rights Of
flight at such low altitude over lands
of others are of SUFFICIENT public i'm
portance, doubtless the power Of emil
nent domain for acquisition Of rights
of way in air spaces might be au-
thorized"
Boiled down to non-legalistic brass
tacks, what the Supreme Court of
Massachusetts, has just decreed Il that
we are living In an age Of progress, and
that, if 1t is to continue to be such, the
requirements Of the greater number
must prevail over the susceptibilities of
the individual, though, Of course, not
as against his established rights. These,
Chief Justice Rugg lays down, have
their strict limitation, as far as the air
is concerned.
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food may be purchased. 1t looks like a
decided victory for Messrs. Robinson
and Caraway. 1t is victory that the
Democrats Of the Senate might we'll
have claimed credit for, had it not been
for a handful of Senators who under
took to deride Senator Robinson and
Senator Caraway because they had
compromised" with the House and the
President the SIS 10000 fund which
the Senate had voted into the Interior
Department appropriation bill with
which to buy free food and other neces-
saries for the drought-stricken and un-
employed in all parts of the country.
The Arkansas Senators, by the expe-
dent of asking for more than they had
set their hearts upon, finally got what
they were after. But the uproar in
the Senate raised by Democrats them
selves makes it appear that PRESIDENT
Hoover won the fight, not the Demo-
Gratis. The Democrats seem pretty well
able to upset their own apple cart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The UnansweFable.
This world Of ours seems a perpetual
quiz
That keeps US wondering what the
answer Is.
A theory finds support in reasoning
strong,
And then somebody tells us It's all
wrong.
Into the universe our gaze Is set
In quest of greater universes yet.
We subdivide with microscopic skill,
AS what Is small leads on to smaller still.
And forces vast IN earth and sky will
Turk.
We use them; but we don't know how
they work.
To questions so mysterious and many
We find no answer-'cause there isn't
any!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16

Inquiry as to prices Of bread and of
milk are more interesting than even
the prohibition probes. Infants, unless
in cases Of unthinkable depravity, are
not at all concerned by the cost OF
bootleg liquor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16

European sentiment toward the United
States Of America Is mixed, combining
envy Of this country because Of its
wealth with sympathy because Of its
prohibition.
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Doctor at Last Oheyed.

He told folks that much more they ate
Than human health could stand.
That was before the drought so great
Wrought havoc in the land.
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Democracy Is in some doubt whether
It will have q brand-new band-wagon
model or consult the Al Smith organi-
zation about a used car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16

Wall Street information is to the ef-
feet that substantial business will go
on as usual. Speculation, having caught
its breath, will probably do the same.
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Shifty Stuff.

From the Richmond News Leader.
What we can't understand is why
alienated affections are worth so much
if they are so easily alienated.
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An Other State. ana Canad,
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred.
tied In this paper and also the ioesi news y;
Special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16
Markers.

From the Flint Daily Journal.
With police stationed at all blind pigs
near schools in Detroit it should be
much easier 10 find them now
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Jud Tunkins says If there should be
next war" there will probably be
another after that. Theaters Of war
will then seem like some OF the much
smaller theaters, where the performance
mentioned with greatest disapproval
manages to get the most encores.
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Judging by Sound.

Judging by Sound.
Your old enemy says you had better
cease your opposition and get on board
his band wagon"
THE fact that it is making a loud
noise" replied Senator Sorghum, does
mt qualify the political vehicle in
which he is riding as a band wagon. It
looks to me more like an ambulance"
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THEODORE w. MOVES. F.. Editor . =
ma Evening Star Newspaper Company

nth 81. and Pennsylvania. Ave.
New York once: 10 East 42nd St.
ChfcaRo once: Lake Michigan Building.
Enropean once: IA Regent st.. London.
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Moratorium On Queries.

From the Albany Evening News.
QuestionnaireS ought to be declared
out Of season until all the income tax
blanks are filled out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16
Nervousness at the Gas Station

Nervousness at the Gas Station.
Are you suffering from mental dis
order?" asked the attendant at the gas
filling station.
Certainly not" answered Mr.. Chug-
gins
IN that case why did you begin
sounding your horn two blocks away?
And when you arrived here why did
you step out with both hands in the
air and assure me you were all by your
self?"
I'm order to avoid all possibility of
misunderstanding. I wanted to let you
know that was a customer and not a
hold-up man.
Vacation Piles Up.
Our Congressman, when they adjourn,
May feel reluctant to return,
Expected TO investigate
So much that must accumulate.
Authority" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, SIS not complete until II
has aroused enough defiance to enable
IL to demonstrate its power"
GlOrleS.
We tell Of glories passed away
And yet we find abiding cheer,
AS we perceive, from day to day,
The greater glories that draw near
Book learnln'," said Uncle Eben, sis
no help If 1t Encourages a man to think
it intitles him to do nufan' 'cept look
wise and oct naughty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16

selves strongly in opposition to large
expenditures for primary and general
elections to the Senate face, however.
a dilemma. While they r1ay be con-
WINGED that Senator Davis was chosen
without large expenditures on his own
part and without excessive expenditures
made by others for his nomination and
election, they are yet confronted with the
fact, that the Pennsylvania election, for
the side which won, was million dol
lar affair. If they do not express their
diSapproval in the case of Senator
Davis. they fear that their failure will
be taken as lifting the lid and per-
hitting large expenditures in all other
senatorial elections. Thera seems to
be no way of segregating successfully
the senatorial elections from the State
as Pennsylvania for example, where
large sums are put into the. State cam
paigns. The only solution would ap-
pear to be stringent State laws limit
ing the amounts of money which may
be expended in primary and general
elections.
Where does the row over the relief
fund for the drought-stricken area
leave Senator Joe" Robinson of Ar
kansas, the Democratic leader of the
Senate? Very much on top of the
heap, 1t appears, despite the criticisms
launched against the Arkansas Senator
by Senator Glass and several other
Democrats. When the Congress as
sembled last December Senator Robin
son and his colleague, Senator Caraway,
were insistent that steps be taken with
out delay to aid the drought-stricken
area. Their own State had been ter
rifically hard hit. They insisted that
Federal loans be made with which food
could be purchased. Secretary Hyde
of the Department of Agriculture OPP
posed such loans and that was the at
titude of the administration. In the
legislation now passed and approved by
the President, $20000,000 Is provided
for loans to the farmers in the drought
stricken areas and out Of those loans
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@. Who authorized the first excava-
tons In Pompen2-A. L.
A. King Charles III authorized the
first excavation at Pompeii, 1748.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-13
Big Seven Act Vaudeville Stage Show to Open Four Day En-
 gagemcnt at Strand

Warner Brothers Strand has done it again! Starting tomorrow Jubilee Week" will be formally ushered in and a mammoth seyen- act stage show will hold the spot as the outstanding entertainment treat in Waterbury for the ensu- ing three days.
 In an effort to provide local theatergoers with the best in stage and screen entertainment, Manager Julia M. Smith has booked seven of the finest and highest salaried acts on the circuit.
 Heading these is Mel Klee, blackface assassin of gloom. Mel has been here before and has a legion of friends. His new act Sell ing Smiles" is a peach and tnci- dentally he will act as master of ceremonies and can he do that ? And how. The Gaits brothers have an excellent act entitled "Imperson- ating Celebrities". This act was a sensation during a recent engage ment at the R. K. O. theater in Boston. Ada Gordon and company have a laugh packed skit in "The Alimonv Club" and the Rubino sisters, gymnastic and acrobatic marvels offer new routine of seemingly impossible feats.
 Bert and Josie Waldon present . new idea in "The Line Is Busy and Lester Kreiger, "A Bad Boy From a Good Family" has new line of stories and comedy that flows in machine-gun. precision. Germaine G Rosen close the bill with their famous skit "It's On the Next Bus"
 The feature picture is the screen adaptation of the sensational Broadway stage success of thepast year "The Up and Up". The cast is an excellent one with Mae Clark. lovely heroine of Waterloo Bridge" and Norman Foster in the leading roles.
 "Jubilee Week" will usher in a number of pleasant surprises at the Strand but the main thing IS to make 1t a point to see this splen- did vaudeville show. It Is easily one of the best of the season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-13
JOHN BARRYMORE WIT Fl MARIAN MARSH IN 1.-THE MAD GENIUS" CLOSING TODAY AT WARMERS STATE

John Barrymore's latest Warner Brothers picture. "The Mad Gen. ius," In which he plays the part of Tsarakov, the tyrannic master of the Russian Imperial Ballet. closes its local engagement tonight at the Warner Brothers State.
 "The Mad Genius," which was adapted from a play by Martin Brown, was directed by Michael Curtiz. The supporting cast in- cludes Marian Marsh as leading lady = Charles Butterworth, Don. ald Cook, Luis Alberni. Carmel Myers and others of equal import ance.
 John Barrymore considers. "rhe Mad Genius" his most dramatic vehicle. Based in some respects upon the life and work of Serge Diaghileff. world famous master Of tho Russian Ballet, the character is, nevertheless. q fictitious crea' tion.
 The brief ballet scenes. against which the powerful drama of "The Mad Genius" unfoids. were in charge of Adoiph Bolm, one ol inc greatest ballet masters and dancers of modern times.
 The surrounding program 10 ex- cellent also and adds tQ the su' prone entertainment of thls splen' diA show.