Show I Fights Microbe I 6 a- a e eThOMAS THOMAS A. A EDISON EDISON N r PASSES AS U Rn t tUrges Urges More Me Attention to Engineers Than Politicians FORT MYERS Fla Feb 1 11 t Associated As As- Press Thomas Thomas A A. A Edison celebrating his his' third birthday birthday birthday birth birth- day here today declared that the biggest thing the American people can accomplish during the next year is to pay more mora ion attention to en engineers en en- than to politicians ns I The aged Inventor In scribbled this with a a. stub of or a a. pencil as ho lie gave gaye his lila written ans' ans answers ers to a a. questionnaire questionnaire question question- from newspapermen who were accorded accorded their annual birthday J In int in- in t Despite that he lie walked walled blithely blithe to his workshop for tho the audience with the tho reporters cr and antl quickly l wrote his answers to the questions Mr Edison declared ho hD felt older olde than ho he really is is How Howald old do you jou ou feel he he was Wag asked Generally about 50 but lat lately h some microbe has hns bothered me and done some somo experimenting with m my Internal machinery and 1 feel about S 55 so years cars Queried as usual on his attitude altitude toward aviation Mr E Edison on said he lie believed more experimenting to Continued on page pase 7 I EDISON PASSES MILESTONE Continued from Crom page ag I I. In Increase safety should be he made be toro ore commercializing too much Do you ou think a a. young roum man graduated grad grad- from rom hl high h school will drle greater benefit by 11 spending four fou our years cars In a a. modern er university ity o oby or orb orby b by entering bU business Immediately he ie was 8 asked ked Tho The wa way things are to today a Mi Mr Edison replied I 1 should hould say cay enter business s. s At Al what age ase do you consider th the electrical development Is tod today childhood adolescence maturity or orold orold orold old Childhood was tho the laconic answer an an- swe r. r What wilt will become of the conman common corn con conI I mon man laborer when the full automatic automat I II I ic Je machine eliminates hand iland handwork work SHY ABOUT ALCOHOL lie He will o own o n a n. homo home and a a. lot hot lotof of or things s. s providing pro alcohol doesn't i Intervene Ii What is your attitude to toward ard commercial 7 aviation lation Do moro morn experimenting to in increase increase in- in cr crease 1 safety ely before commercializing In log ing too much Can you OU toll tell of ot the greatest disappointment disappointment dis dis- appointment you ou encountered In your our work also alto the greatest satis satisfaction a la- la action faction I 1 am ant always dl disappointed until until until- the tho problem Is solved ol Not mor Inor more than one out o of twenty of tho de details details de- de tails work vork n at l first Following tho Ito questionnaIre Mr Edison Edlon went home hont and made ready for or th the th un unveiling of 0 the tho Edison me me- mortal plaque In City park Tark H Us Ite motored to tim tha fC scene e of oC th unveiling unveil In ing where he was as joined by his old friends Henr Henry Ford and Harvey Harv Firestone lon With them theta and their Mr Jr and Mrs Irs Edison walked to seats Immediately Immediate in front of ot the speakers speakers' stand The They were given ghen a n round found o of applause ap- ap b by the crowd which viewed leed thi th tho unveiling LAUDED AS IMMORTAL Edison Edson wa wax characterized as s a i living Immortal by Dr Hamilton Ham Holt 1101 pre president of or Rollins coll college PIl speaking at al the dedication Tho Thin time hue has long loll since passed sed said ald Dr Holt when any man or Institution can add to the tite hono honors honor of ot Thomas Thoma A. A Edison for he lie h has s honored his Ida C fellow men far their power to repay It It is Is' fitting Ill fit tins ting however cr that the lh citizens ot Mr Edison's adopted d city and stats stat te commemorate his third eighty birthday tod today b by tho the unveiling un of or tills plaque |