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Show This Week by Arthur Brisbane The Dirigible Experiment Questions for Boys Meden Agan, and Ederle What's Wrong With Us? The R-100 trip proves British determination to rule the new ocean of air, and make safe her islands that are real islands no longer. It is a lesson to this country, too much given to watchful watch-ful waiting in aviation. The difficulties of R-100, drifting drift-ing with a damaged fin, in a storm that heavier than air ships might easily conquer, indicate that the dirigible of light fabric, with power unequal to its difficulties, is only an mm h mm smmm mm i b m interesting experiment, thus far ; Future Zeppelins, of light metal j strong as steel, obviating dangei from lightning, with engines pow- , erful enough to defy storms, may J compete with heavier than air planes. The present dirigible is like a i big ship on the sea of feeble con- ( struction, equipped with an en- J gine too weak to control the waves. It is like a whale, with the tail j of a cat fish. J .forty-nine boys, competing in j the Edison "Most Intelligent Boy in America Test" had before them thirty-four questions of which they must answer thirty-one. They were asked to give the value of ten acres of farming land in a j good section of Iowa. Not even ! the Governor of Iowa could answer ( that with certainty. J The boys were asked to tell by ' what facts they will determine whether they have succeeded or failed, as they lie on their death bed. Answers to that question will be interesting. On his death bed a man doesn't look back over his life, praising or blaming himself. He is too worn and weary. He asks for a handkerchief, hand-kerchief, or like Goethe, for "More light" his failing eyes making him think the room is dark. The thirty-four questions are deep and interesting. The boy reading them might well say to Mr. Edison, "If I could answer your questions, I wouldn't need your scholarship, I'd be too wise already." Every little while something reminds re-minds you of two words that the ' wise Greeks wrote above theii temple doors, "Meden Agan," meaning "Shun Excess." Aristotle put it almost as briefly brief-ly "Not too much, not too little." This time the "Meden Agan" reminder comes from Gertrude Ederle, who swam the English Channel, amazing the world four years ago. She has become almost entirely deaf, as the result of the fourteen hours in the cold English Channel. She had a wonderful triumph. The President and Governor Smith congratulated her. New York gave her wonderful receptions. She refused re-fused vaudeville offers that would have made her a fortune. But, says she: 'Tt wasn't worth it." "Meden Agan." The "outboard motor" idea, used for years on little boats, is successfully suc-cessfully applied to the air. Myrten Johnson, from Oakland's field in a glider with a thirty-horse-power engine attached, went up 14,600 feet. Boys and young men will want to experiment with that. John MacDonald, year's ago, swore that Tom Mooney and Billings Bill-ings were responsible for a bomb that destroyed many lives. Now he swears his original testimony was perjury. If he is telling the truth this time, Mooney and Billings, Bill-ings, will, of course, be set free. How are the seven justices ol California's Supreme Court to know whether MacDonald was lying then, or is lving now? Knowledge oi human' nature may help. One thing is certain, MacDonald committed com-mitted perjury, then or now. The governor and the judges might well hesitate to keep men in jail, on his testimony. It is wise and interesting after each Sunday to review the sayings of the distinguished clergy, for in- StfLQCG I The Reverend Dr. Wagner says too many are chained to the wheels of money. That's our tipuble. Canon J. Forbes Mitchell of Scotland says youth should live more intensely. His advice is something like that of Dante, "Work as Nature works in fury." Professor Haughton of the schoo. cf theology says earth's various faiths will merge. That would at least stop religious quarrels. Rabbi Morris Lichenstein says too much pleasure is "the foe cf our life." Bishop Abbott of the Kentucky Protestant Episcopal Church says he used to think woman ran the United States, but knows now that the children run it. He has confidence con-fidence in the children. Among other things including lowest wheat and cotton pricp, Jlfl and a general uncertainty 0,,? lllWV Nation is "enjoying" the Wo,Ui P drought in its record. Washington officials says the dr, fl. Ja spell is unparalleled in record IfQlP reaching back fifty years. 3 mIv Perhaps the drought will mean higher prices for some farm an . garden Products Unfortunately K o as usual the higher prices will h :' d 0 due to the fact that farmers havMv? Kpiis' ihe goods to sell. nt f .- - . . eerie |