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you CdA w dOOuI AV' 4VS ~
unfair"
Dispositions
Are Acquired
Guess again, stranger. That
was the old theory Of dispo-
sitions. Now we know there's
nothing to it. Once we thought
that Jimmy, with his SulkS
and tempers, took after"
Grandpa Brown and that
gay friendly little Jenny 'in-
herited her disposition from
her mothers side Of the fam
lily" New science has shown
that Jimmy and Jenny don't
and can't-"take after" any
one. They didn't arrive on this
scene with ready-made tenn
peraments. They acquired
them after they got here.
What's a disposition?
IT'S YOUR ANSWER TO
THE WORLD AROUND YOU.
WE WEREN'T BORN WITH
OUR DISPO SITIONS. WE
MAKE THEM ACCUMU-
LATE THEM .. HAVE THEM
HUNG UPON US.
From the instant q child Is
born he begins to watch, listen,
and react. II the things he sees
and hears are happy things
kindly, safe thingS-hiS impress
SionS and reactions are happy.
If, on the other side. he is sur.
rounded by pickering and VIC
lence, uncertainty and diShon-
esty, he reflects that confusion
in his own uniformed mind-be-
comes frightened. violent and
uncertain himself.
SITIONS BEGIN
WITH OUR FIRST CON-
SERIOUSNESS AND USUALLY
ARE set FOR KEEPS" By
THE TINE WE'RE SIX.
During that brief time our out
look on life, for better or worse,
is largely determined. A mighty
serious job? Yes. And who's re-
Sponsible for it.
OUR PARENTS.
In nearly every case, the
parent fixed the disposition
which will either make or break
the child during those first,
plastic years.
Some Extremely
Pointed Questions
Frederick K. Stamm nails it
home in the July issue Of Good
Housekeeping" In an article en-
titled DISPOSITION" he ad-
viSes parents to ask themselves
some extremely pointed queS-
lions. Here are some Of them:
"How often haze / been irri.
tGted at the office or factory,
or In the kitchen, and taken 1t
out on my children?
"When / refuse my children
some request or pleasure, Is the
refusal based upon my interest
in their good. or is 1t due to my
DUN personal tDhinl?
"HoD many times haze I
said, Don't bother me- or Get
out of the OGy,' or I'm busy
1Uhen / really tbGsn't seriously
occupied, but lazy or uninter.
eSted in my children'S problem?
HOW FREQUENTLY HAVE
I DEMANDED GOOD CON.
DUCT AND RESPECT AND
THANKFULNESS WHEN MY
OWN ATTITUDE WAS SUCH
AS NOT TO INSPIRE THESE
VIRTUES IN MY CHILDREN?
"DO I KEEP UP MENTALLY
WITH MY CHILDREN? CAN
/ ANSWER THEIR MANY
QUESTIONS ON RELIGION
AND THE OTHER THINGS
ABOUT WHICH THEY WANT
TO KNOW?
How'S a bad disposition made?
That's how. Twenty years
from now YOUR youngster may
be in a bad jam. viii you re.
member the lie you told over
the telephone, the promise you
broke, the surly answer you
gave him TODAY?
(CopyriEht. 1897, by King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
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people of the country are be-
hind him Solidly. Precedents
mean nothing when popularity
is the judge"
Jack Stamler, Shell gas sta.
ton attendant:
"Sure, President Roosevelt
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The Inquiring.
photographer
The Washington Times in.
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Do you think President Roose-
welt shoul l seek a third term in
the 1910 presidential elections?
TIT ANSWERS
John De SAINTS, barber shop
proprietor at 1881 H st. N. E.:
mo, I don't think Mr.. RooSe-
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ficult situation quite as well as
he managed to do. For that par
ticular reason, he should be
allowed to test his strength at
the polls again in 1940."
Mrs. R. Mcdonald, cashier at
a parking lot establishment in
the 1900 block H st. N. w.:
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the country wants him, why
then I say let's have him. prece-
dent or no precedent"
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Traffic Toll

The mounting list Of traffic
victims in the District of Co
lumbia since January /, 1887,
Is graphically shown by the
death watch"
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get into the White House and
run things for a WHILE"
Marjorie Lowell, 1900 Cali
fornia st. N. w., student at st.
Joseph'S College in EmmettS-
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Voice of the People

Please give ta and address and comns letters
to 200 words.
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Listen
World!
By Elsie Robinson

ct UCKY fellow, that Bill
~ Smith! No wonder he lands
all the fat jobs. That dispo-
sition of his is worth a million
dollars"
Ethel White? Isn't she
marvellous! You couldn't call
her pretty and she can't afford
smart clotheS-but she has
such a heavenly disposition
everyone adores her"
How often you've said some
thing like that yourself, as you
enviously watched some pop.
ular favorite. Disposition.
no doubt about it, is the
greatest asset q human can
have.
YES" you're probably
thinking, that's all true. But
what Of 1t? No one can help
his own disposition. DISPOSE.
lions are something you're
born with, like the color Of
your eyes. And there's nothing
you can do about it. It's so
unfair"
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repeatedly has advocated development
Of that location, Is expected to cham.
Dion the hattie

repeatedly has advocated development
OF that location, Is expected to cham.
pion the battle.
Edwin Hege, chairman Of the Avia-
ton Committee Of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations, said that II the
Camp Springs site were developed as
Federal airport, with Federal funds,
ton. but that the committee is in
favor Of Gravelly Point for a municipal
airport and would oppose expenditure
OF District funds on a site as far out
as Camp Springs.
The Aero Club of Washington, chap.
ter Of the National Aeronautic Asso-
ciation also has advocated the Gravel
ly Point site The club believes Wash
ington should be terminal for trans
Atlantic flying boat operations, as
well as for land planes, according to
Allan Smythe, secretary.
The Camp Springs site is on the
Southern Maryland road between Good
Hope and T. B., Md, The ground is
comparatively level and would require
little grading or expensive drainage
work, it is said
David L. Behncke, president Of the
National Air Line Pilots Association
which is leading the fight against
Washington Airport hazards to the
operation Of big transport planes, few
over the Camp Springs area yesterday
and reported. from the standpoint OF
the pilot, the site seems to be satis-
factory 1t is in open country, free
from surrounding distractions, anc
capable of development to necessary
size TO care for any operations which
now can be foreseen, he reported.
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4
from the National Resources Com
mittee dealing with the problems of
the Nation arising from the major in
ventions, particularly as they affect
social life, unemployment, industry
and business.
The other reports read by the Presi-
dent dealt with slum conditions in
rural areas. employment and deStitu-
ton, and power development and the
ara River
The President today conferred brief
ly with Josephus Daniels American
Ambassador to Mexico, who will sail
from New York in a few days for
France; Ambassador Hugh Gibson,
who sails shortly to take up his new
post as Ambassador to Belgium; Rep
resentatives Maloney of Indiana,
Boren of Oklahoma, Duncan OF Mis-
souri, and Thompson OF Illinois. Dur
ing the forenoon he received Rob-
ert w. Woolley, who was chair
man of the Medal Committee for the
Presidents last Inauguration. The
President received brief call from
Nine. Georges Bonnet, wife of the
French Minister of Finance. Nine.
Bonnet had never met the President
during her stay in Washington and
wanted to do so before returning TO
her native land.
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pared and enacted authorizing the
project; that the necessary funds be
appropriated at the earliest possible
moment to carry into effect the rec
concentrations of the commission. 49,
"* That conclusive action be
not delayed as the continued use Of
the present airport is, in the frank
opinion of the members, inviting
disaster.
that in preparing the bill au-
thorizing and appropriating for the
project, that provision be made for the
construction of suitable express
highway from the airport to the bridge
over the Anacostia River.
There was testimony before the
commission to the effect that in addi-
ton to an airport such as was con-
templated by the act creating the
commission. an auxiliary airport would
prove advantageous.
Towers, Floods. Fog.
"Washington-H Hoover at best" said
the report, "if the land now belonging
to the Department of Agriculture's
experimental farms and the Ill in the
boundary channel were included could
not exceed 2l9l2 acres. In addition
it lies at the bottom Of a hill and on
the southeast is an industrial area.
To the west also are the Arlington ra-
dlo towers, the tops of which are 800
feet above the field. Not far to the
&c 70 oSh rrtO H4or,,
ment. The field has been flooded
under periods Of unusual high water
and is subject to river fogs. To over
come flooding would require consider
able fill. Five-thousand-foot runways
are not possible in all directions. Ger
tainly, Washington-H Hoover Airport
does not fulfill any of the basic re-
quirements except in its proximity to
the city and as the commission has
previously stated, the safety factor
should be stressed at the expense of the
convenience factor.
In the case of Gravelly Point. 1t
is proposed to develop a site by fill
ing in The commission is Of the opin-
ion that general experience and SINH
lar deVelopments are an excellent in
dication of what may be expected in
the present instance
Any fill. unless built up with care
! fully selected materials, at a very
high cost, requires years to settle suffi-
| GENTLY to provide a good base for the
purpose intended. Thus, it believes
that construction could not be started
until at least two years after the fill
at Gravelly Point is completed. Fur
ther, similar objections raised with
reference to Westinghouse Hoover have
application here, except that the avail
able area would consist of 500 acres.
In harmony with the opinions of
the experts who gave the commission
the benefits of their experience, the
commission found that \ the site at
Camp Springs, Md. most nearly met
the requirements for site for A mod
ern airport for the District Of Colum-
bia."
Washington civic interests for years
have advocated development Of an air.
port at the Gravelly Point site.
The Aviation Committee of the
Washington Board of Trade, which
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now only SO per cent of the quantity
required during the five pre-war years.
1910 to 1914. The greatly increased
debt-paying capacity indicated in the
foregoing figures is borne out by the
record Of actual payments on Federal
land bank loans. Approximately IS
per cent Of all loans of the Federal
land banks were in good standing at
the end Of 1896, as opposed to ap-
proximately so per cent delinquency
when the emergency legislation was
first passed
Gift to Borrowers.
The reduction Of the rates OF interest
on Federal Land Bank loans to 3,2
per cent for the fiscal year 1888 and
to per cent for the fiscal year 1899.
as required by the bill for loans made
through national farm loan associa-
tions would, it is estimated, neceSsi-
tate payments from the Treasury in
the amount Of approximately s3l, ,70O,-
600 for the former year and S2l ,200,-
600 for the latter, total of $50 300 900
The effect Of such an arrangement is
that part of the individual borrower S
interest is paid for him by the United
States. In other words, it constitutes
a gift to individual borrowers from the
Federal Treasury.
AS indicated by me In my letter
of June 8, 1887, addressed to the
committees Of Congress then consider
ing this legislation, the whole question
involves the rate of interest charged
by Government agencies and relate,
not only to farm loans. but also tC
| moneys lent by the Home Owners
Loan Corp, the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp, the Public Works Admin
istration and other agencies.
The foregoing considerations hav.
led me to the conclusion that further
reductions in the interest rates payabl,
on Federal Land Bank loans are no
justified.
Per Cent Not Excessive.
Section 2-Land Bank commissioner
loans:
The farm loans made by the Lane
Bank commissioner on behalf OF tn,
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
bear an interest rate OF per cent pei
annum. In view Of the circumstance.
under which these loans are made, il
cannot reasonably be said that a
per cent rate Of interest is excessive
Comparison with Federal Land Bani
loans may serve to illustrate this point
A majority Of the loans made by tn,
Land Bank commissioner are securet
by second mortgages Federal Lane
Bank loans may only be granted or
nrst mortgage security. A Land Banl
commissioner loan may be made for ar
amount which, taking into accoun,
any prior liens, equals IS per cent O.
the value OF the property. includint
| both land and buildings A Fedora
Land Bank loan is restricted by Law
to sum not exceeding so per cent O.
the value Of the land and 20 per CEN
OF the value Of the improvements.
Land bank commissioner loans ar,
frequently granted upon farms which
+ because OF some physical or economic
hazard. would not qualify as security
for a Federal Land Bank loan Finally
land bank commissioner loans lacl
the element Of co-operative respon.
sibility through stock ownership BY
borrowers Of their national farm loar
associations upon which the Fedora
Land Bank system is built. In view
OF the added factors OF risk present
in the average land bank commission.
er loan, feel that the per cent
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LIONS CLUB WANTS
AIRPORT RETAINED
Arlington C. OF c. Urges to
Prevent Removal of Field
From Site.
By . Stan Correspondent OF The Star.


ARLINGTON, Va, July l2-The
Arlington County Chamber of Com
nerce has been asked by the Arlington
Lions Club to take any measure neces-
sary and proper to prevent removal of
the Washington Airport from the
county.
In letter to C. F. Winchester, busi-
ness manager Of the chamber, George
P. Grove, secretary of the Lions Club,
announced the Board of Directors had
gone on record in favor of retention
of the airport on the present site. and
offered to assist the chamber in the
project, believing that the present site
is admirably situated for the con-
venienCe of the public and is an asset
to the county which will be conducive
to development and expansion of this
section Of the State
The action of the club is opposed
to that of the County Board, which
has steadfastly refused to agree to clos
ing of Military road, which runs
through the airport, because of the
heavy traffic load it carries during the
rush hours. Completion of Lee boule-
ward, scheduled for this Fall, however,
Is expected to relieve traffic conges-
ton on roads leading into Washington.
The request of the Lions Club will
be considered by the board of direc-
tors Of the chamber at its regular
meeting tonight, according to VIM
chester. The board will meet to draw
up a program for the coming year
and to adopt budget for carrying
1t out, he said.
A membership campaign will be
launched the latter part of the week
on the basis of the program drawn up.
The result of opinions solicited in
a questlonnare will be announced at
the chamber board meeting tonight,
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that budget. To this end, I have
called upon the heads of all Govern
ment departments, establishments and
agencies to set up reserves of not less
than 10 per cent of all funds avail
able for the fiscal year 1898, except
such funds as are not susceptible to
such treatment. Approval by me Of
the bill under consideration, involving
as it does an additional draft upon
the Treasury in excess Of 100000 ,OOO
during the fiscal year 1898 would be
totally inconsistent with my purpose
to bring about a balancing of the
budget for that year.
For all these reasons I am con-
strained to withhold my approval OF
the bill, H. r. 6763.
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interest rate charged on these loans
compares favorably with the present
per cent rate of the Federal Land
Banks. have been unable to find
any system in which second mortgage
loans have been made available to
farmers generally on basis as low
As the present per cent land bank
commissioner loan rate.
Income Would Re Cut.
The contemplated reduction in in
terest rates on commissioner loans
from per cent to per cent under
the bill would reduce the annual in
come Of the Federal Farm Mortgage
Corp, which owns these loans. by an
amount Of approximately S8,3500 900.
No provision is made for a correspond
ing reimbursement of this sum by the
Treasury to the corporation. Losses
suffered by the Federal Farm Mort
gage Corp. ultimately fall upon the
United States as the sole holder of
the Corporations capital stock. More
than this, the payment of principal
and interest on all bonds issued by
the corporation Is guaranteed by the
United States
Any reduction in the interest rate
on commissioner loans will place the
Federal Farm Mortgage Corp. in such
q position that there is a definite pos
sibility that it may not be able to
meet its obligations from its own in
come.
The passage Of this bill was not
contemplated in the preparation OF
the budget for the fiscal year 1898
AS the Congress is well aware, I am
definitely seeking the balancing OF
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principles to cover its procedure and
considered schedule for accomplish
ment. In outlining these principles ii
took cognizance of the tremendous
growth Of commercial aviation in re-
cent years and particularly the tre-
mendous strides in engineering de-
velopment
The great strides in technical de-
velopnent which forecast the opera
ton of commercial and military planes
under conditions of weather which
today keep airplanes grounded, was
discussed in its relation to the prob
lem presented. These ramihcations
Of the problem crystallized the minds
Of the members of the commission or
the paramount issue of safety OF
operation under all conditions at the
expense of other requirements.
Every interested party was given
consideration, either in person or by
the medium of correspondence, OF
passed testimony on this subject
Every site suggested was investigated
1T Immediately became apparent
that engineering development of air
craft was rapidly outdistancins
ground facilities-that is to say, tht
distance required for take-of and
landing of our largest planes and the
angle of ascent and glide had become
of such an order as to preclude the use
of airports that but few years age
were considered ample for any con-
tingency. And the end is not yet in
sight, for even now airplanes are being
projected that are more than twice
the size of the present aircraft.
In most cases the early proponents
of municipal airports attempted to To-
cate them as close to the cities which
they served as was possible With
older, slower type ships and no at
tempt to maintain schedules in bad
weather, and with generally poor road
communications, this was indubitably
the ideal situation. But for the same
reason that the small airport is out
moded the airport at the gates of a
city has become dangerous.
Fears for Appalling Accident.
THE commission is well aware that
scheduled air transport operations are
being conducted from this type of field
with only minor accidents, but they
are convinced that no serious. impair
tial student of the situation will con-
tend that the danger of an appalling
accident IS not imminent.
With these thoughts in mind the
subcommittee laid down the follow
ing requirements for modern air.
port:
Il. That runWays at least 5000
feet long on the major points of the
compass with provision Of blind land
ing runWays and unopstructed ap-
proach 2 miles long, parallel to the
direction of bad weather winds for
blind landings).
q. That it be located in an area
which permits of expansion.
%. That it be free from obstruc-
tions, positively from buildings. tow
ers, stacks and similar types of con-
structlon, and as much as possible
from natural hazards
Dry. Flat Site Necessary.
-. That the land selected should
be relatively fat with firm soil, good
drainage and preferably high.
IS. That the cost of the land and
It's preparation be neither exorbitant
or unreasonable
g. That it be convenient to the
City Of Washington which it is to
serve, and that suitable express
highway connecting the two be con-
sidered in the cost of the entire
project.
81. That it be as free from the dis
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advantages Of local area fog preva-
lence as other circumstances will per-

advantages of local area fog preva
lence as other circumstances will per-
nit
In all, 49 sites were investigated
Each site was inspected from the air
and on the ground.
The greater ma jority were limited
in size and not subject to expansion,
terrain. In some the cost Of grading
and filling would have made the de-
velopment of an airport prohibitively
expensive.
After reviewing the work of the
subcommittee (appointed to inspect
the sites) the commission selected
nine sites as most nearly meeting the
requirements, including acreage and
cost of development, as follows:
Washington Hoover Airport, Va,
2l9i2 acres, s4,672 900.
Gravelly Point. Va, approximately
500 acres. $4,746OO0.
Hybla Valley, Va, 1000 acres, $3,-
396250.
Fort Hunt, Va, 1900 acres, 1885,
$50.
suitland, Md, 1000 acres, $685.
125.
Forestville, Nd, 1000 acres, S.
1872 900
Oakland, Md, 1000 acres, $685.
875
Silver Hill, Md, 1900 acres, s5,04s,-
l25.
Camp Springs, Md, 1900 acres, So
286,25O.
From these nine the commission
narrowed the choice down to the fol-
lowing three sites: Washington Hoover
Airport, Gravelly Point and Camp
Springs.
Camp Springs Ground High.
Camp Springs is on some of the
highest ground in the vicinity, thus
it offers excellent drainage as we'll as
being free from river fogs. 1t is the
largest extent of level high ground
within miles of Washington, thus re-
ducing to minimum the grading and
filling necessary in the development of
the airport, and as a consequence the
ultimate cost.
The surrounding territory is free
OF industrial and residential develop
ment as we'll as natural hazards, more
so than any other site inspected, thus
making its safety factor for blind
landings very high The land is rela-
lively undeveloped consisting for the
most part OF scrub timber or young
growth, thus reducing the cost below
surrounding land that is now under
cultivation. 1t is accessible to the city
on good roads and within 1912 miles
OF the Willard Hotel. All facilities are
available or can be made available
without undue cost except railroad
connections which latter the commits
sion does not believe to be essential
Options have been secured on most
OF the parcels of land comprising the
site. Included in the area is a small
tract of land owned by the Bureau
of Standards which would be acquired
in the development of the site.
The commission recommends that
the site at Camp Springs be selected
as the location for the District OF Co.
lumbia airport and that bill be pre-
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Glass Silver Pierces Heart.

STANDPOINT, Idaho, July IL tPJ.-
A silver Of glass which pierced his
heart was blamed today for the death
of Tommy Best, 8. The boy was de-
livering milk. when he fell while run
ming across the railroad tracks. The
bottle hit rail and splinter was
driven into his heart.
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NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL
MAY SEEK TRADE PACT
Walter Nash, Finance Minister,
to Confer at State De-
partment.


BY the Associated Press.
Walter Nash, finance minister OF
New Zealand, came here today for a
series OF conferences with State De-
partment officials that may bear on
negotiations Of reciprocal trade
agreement.
Conclusion of such pact, American
officials said. would do much toward
smoothing the way for eventual ne
gotiation of trade agreement between
the United States and Great Britain
While here Nash will talk with Sec
retary Hull and Undersecretary Welles
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New York Rabbi Dies.

NEW YORK, July IL prev.
Samuel Greenfield, 81, rabbi of Isaiah
Temple, here, who formerly held
pulpits in Peoria, Ill. and Pittsburgh,
died yesterday at his home of injuries
suffered IN an automobile accident on