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Evening star., 1923-12-03

water. Mercury. too-the ''unfreez-
able" mineral used in thermometers-
can be frozen under a pressure of
10000 pounds to the square inch.
Natures Work Cheaper.
Science has yet to learn, however, to
duplicate the wonders of nature at the
same cost before ii can compete with
her in the commercial world. Mother
Earth can do her work so vastly cheaper
than man that there is no comparison
in that respect. For instance, if you
were determined to have a synthetic
tombstone. science could probably make
you granite one-but 1t would cost
something like a billion dollars. For
tunes spent in research work and past
experiments must, of course, be figured
in "cost production The important
fact. however, is that man can now
make granite.
OF far greater value for the present
are the laboratory's contributions to the
study OF seismoiogy. Its experiments
have resulted in scientists being able
to determine accurately the ffexibility
of the various kinds of rocks and
hence. the speed with which earth
quake waves pass through each kind.
Thus, by timing the passage of an
earthquake wave at different stations
1t is now possible for the experts to
say with assurance of accuracy lust
what kind of rocks lie buried far be-
yond the reach Of man in the respective
areas
Evening star., 1923-12-03
WORLDWIDE SWINDLES
LAID TO kENTUCKlAN
Arrest in New York for $4,000
Florida Confidence Game
Two Years Ago.
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK, December 3.-Alleged
by postal authorities to be a member
Of a group of confidence men, whose
operations have extended all over the
world, r. L. Blackwell of Louisville,
KY, was arrested here. The ar
rest was made on an Indictment re-
turned against Blackwell in Jackson
Vile, Fla charging him with using
the mails in 1921 to defraud H. N
Snyder of $4,000 in Miami, Fla.
Florida tourists and wealthy per-
sons residing temporarily in that
state are alleged to have been de-
frauded of $1,000. 900 during 1921 by
Blackwell and his confederates, who
are alleged to have operated fake
stock promotion deals and racehorse
games The police said Kent
Marshall of Los Angeles. Calf, who
was recently arraigned here on
charge of swindling Frank Reiss out
of 81 5000. at Miami, Fla, was mem
Der of the band.
Blackwell and other members of
the group are alleged not only to
have used the malls to defraud, but to
have swindled tourists in Miami by
posing as personal representatives
of prominent men of finance and
gaining their confidence.
Police said Blackwell was also
known as Ray l.. Brooks and R. "
Bailey and that twenty years ago he
was known in Williamson, w. Va, as
Sidney L. Harris.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
HOLMAN HEADS TEACHERS
IN SCIENTIFIC BRANCHES
Central Association Holds Closing
Meeting at Indianapolis With
Election of Officers.

Ry the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, December B.
Clarence L. Holman of the faculty of
the Walter High School. Chicago,
was elected president of the Central
of Mathematics and
Science Teachers at the closing ses-
sion of the twenty third annual con-
vention here. The convention next
year will be held at the Crane Junior
College. Chicago.
Other officers elected included: T.
d. Kelsey. Cleveland High School, st.
Louis, vice president; w. G. Gingery,
Shortridge High School. Indianapolis,
treasurer, and Katherine Ulrich, Oak
Park High School. Chicago. secretary.
More than 500 high school teachers
from western New York to Iowa at
tended the sessions here.
Evening star., 1923-12-03

but in many instances purer-com-
pietely free from the discoloring i'm
purities that are found in the natural
originals. For instance. the jadeite
made at the geophysical laboratory
OF the Carnegie Institution is light
yellow in color Natural jade is
green. The green coloring, however
is supplied by an impurity, and the
synthetic jade readily could be made
the same shade by including the i'm
purity in its constituents.
Science has gone nature one bet
ter in it's experiments. 1t has dis
covered that by injecting more water
into the rocks II can make them Sus
ceptible to bending-gelatin like. If
still more water IS forced into them
under heat and pressure they are
quite readily reduced to liquid
liquid rock. in fact. But when the
uninitiated visitor to the laboratory
opens his eyes in wonder at such
apectacles. the scientists simply laugh
and, quite lcarnedly, say: why,
there's nothing go remarkable about
that"
Tests with high pressure have also
disproyed some old theories. The
first is that water cannot be COM
pressed. Science has discovered that
water can not only be compressed
but that under a pressure Of 10000
pounds to the square inch It freezes
into a cake Of Ice go thickly con-
densed that 1t sinks like a rock in
Evening star., 1923-12-03
BRENTWOOD.

BRENTWOOD. Md. December 3
(SpeciaD-Robbers broke into Max
Hoffman's store Wednesday night.
Aroused by the crash of broken glass.
Mr.. Rocker, a nearby resident, rushed
to the scene and frightened two un-
identified men away by several pistol
shots.
The timely arrival Of Mr. Rocker
prevented any further loss than the
contents of the show window, though
the robbers succeeded in making
away with practically everything in
the window.
The mayor and council meet next
Wednesday at the Office Of Mr.. Meyers.
Announcement OF a new health officer
is expected to be made at that meet
ing.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
KILLS WOMAN, WOUNDS
BABY AND SHOOTS SELF
Slayer Had Followed Her All Day,
She Told Friends Be-
fore Death.

PITTSBURGH. December 3.-Burst-
ing into the home OF Martin Born. at
Rankin, q suburb. Peter lamar Zamara Is shot
ty-six, slightly wounded Josephine Born,
four, and turned the weapon upon him.
self after struggle with Born, shot
entering his abdomen, according to a
report made to the police. Mrs. Gus
ton had taken refuge in the Rorn
home after having been followed all
afternoon by Zemara, she Is said to
have told the Born family before the
shooting. Her young son, Joseph
Custom, witnessed the shooting and
the mothers last act was an attempt
to clasp the child to her breast. Ze-
mara was taken to a hospital where
his condition was said to be critical.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
ASKS NEW YORK PRIMARY,

NEW YORK. December 3-Arthur
B. Murtha. organizer Of the Hiram
Johnson for President Club, an
nounced yesterday he had sent to H.
Edmund Macnoid. speaker q the New
his support in giving New York a
preferential presidential primary law
The enactment of preferential
primary law by the legislature will
revitalize the republican party in
New York." Mr.. Murtha said. "Give
the people the primary, then we can
place the name of johnson and any
other candidates for the nomination
before the republicans Of New York."
Evening star., 1923-12-03
TRIPS OVER CAT, LOSES
MIND, WINS DAMAGES
Woman Awarded $4,6o4 in Suit.
Confined to Asylum as Re-
suit of Accident.
Rv the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, December "trip
ping over cat caused woman TO fall
downstairs and become insane as a re-
suit, it was alleged here in a case
before Compensation Referee Herman
III. Mattmann, who made an award of
s4,604 in favor of the woman, Miss
Mary MacEwin, now confined to an
asylum.
Miss MacEwen was employed as 4
chocolate coater by a Philadelphia firm.
In May she tripped over a cat and fell
downstairs at her employers place of
business. Evidence was introduced to
the effect that she suffered injuries to
her spine and her head at the base of
the brain. Referee Mattmann ruled to-
day that the condition which led to
her being committed to the asylum was
due to the shock Of the accident.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
70-H0UR WORKING DAY
GAINS RUHR SUPPORT
Unions Show Signs of Dropping
Fight to Keep 8-Hour Sched-
ule Effective.
BY the Associated Press.

DUSSELDORF, December s.
Large numbers Of workmen in sew
eral of the Ruhr factories have con-
tracted to work ten hours a day, and
some OF the unions are abandoning
port OF the eight hour day, leaving
the workers free to do as they choose
The German metal workers unions,
however, decided yesterday to fight
to the last for the eight-hour day.
The French authorities here an
nounced today that contracts by the
occupation regime with the Ruhr in
duStrialists are continuing to be
signed under the same terms as those
of the group agreement recently
brought about and that IS per cent
Of the Ruhr mines are now in con-
tractual relations with the Franco
Belgian economic authorities.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
ENDS LIFE IN COURT.
German Had Just Been Sentenced
to peuiteutiarv.

BREMEN, December 3.-Upon hear
ing himself sentenced to twenty
months in the penitentiary for re-
ceiving stolen property, the manager
of a cotton company shot himself
dead before the court.
He was one of a number of per-
sons upon whom sentences were pro-
nounced in connection with a big
cotton robbery case. In all thirty
FIVE persons were involved.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
MISS MACBETH HAS TWO
OPERA ROLES IN DAY
By the Associated Press.

by tne AsbOciuteu TEees.
CHICAGO, December 3.-Miss Flor
ence Macbeth. cOlorature soprano with
the Chicago Civic Opera, Saturday did
what historians at the Auditorium
Theater said was without precedent. at
least, in recent years. She sang an
important role in the production of two
different operas.
Forgetting this afternoon that she Is
an American girl. she became for few
hours the daughter of an admiral in
the days when Vasco De Cana. an
explorer, was winning renown in Portu-
gal, and tonight, laying aside the after
Moons role in Meyerbeer's opera.
'L'Africana." she became Gilda, the
daughter of Rigoletto, the hunchback
jester at the menage OF the Duke Of
Mantua, in Verdis opera, 'Rigoletto."
'It is rather difficult was Miss Mac
beth's comment on her achievement,
but, after all. there would have been
difficulties in changing the schedule
Evening star., 1923-12-03
CAPITOL HEIGHTS.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. December
3 (SpeciaD.-Forthe purpose of pay
entertainment will be held, under he
auspices of the ladies' auxiliary Of .he
department in Odd Fellows Hall De-
cember 10.
A bazaar is to be held the evenings
of December 4 and 5. beginning at Z
o'clock. by the Baptist Church There
will be a fine display of handiwork
and other attractions.
Capitol Heights handsome new
bridge at 61st street and Chewton
avenue will be opened Saturday, De-
cember Is. It Is hoped. In connection
Evening star., 1923-12-03
CULPEPER.

CIyLPEPER, Va, December (Spe-
ciaD.-Mrs. George Scott Shackleford
has issued invitations for the mar
riage of her daughter. Margaret Will
son Shackelford. to Frank Strlngfel-
low Walker OF Woodberry Forest.
Madison county: The ceremony VIII
take Mace Wednesday evening, De-
cember 5, in st. Thomas Episcopal
Church in Orange and will be fol-
lowed by a reception at Greenock.
The bride to-be is the youngest
daughter of Mrs Shackelford and the
late Judge George 5. Shackeiford ano
a. lineal descendant of Thomas Jetfer-
son.
chardfst of the Syria section, has the
distinction of winning almost every
prize given on apples at the recent
frsts for the best box of Wine saps,
for the finest basket of Winesaps and
for the best barrel of the same va
riety. He also won first prize for
the best barrel of York 1mperfals.
hest barrel Of Albemarle Pippins and
Ben Davis, and seconds on the pest
plate of Fallowater and several other
varieties.
A scholarship to the University of
Virginia is being offered by Paul
Goodloe McIntire of Charlottesvllle
to the most capable boy in the grad :
uatlng classes Ol kllC GLE a. n~Ci Soi SSN
high schools of Albemarle county.
The exact basis Of the competition
nv which the ablest graduate Will be
determined will be worked out by the
school authorities, with the assist
ance of the department OF psychology
of the university.
An interesting historical program
was given at the meeting Of the Gull
neuer Minute Men Chapter Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, held
Monday at the home of Mrs. w. w.
Chelf on East street A sketch OF
Gen. Lafayette, together with an ac-
count of his visit to Culpeper and en-
tertainment here in 1925, was read by
Miss Kate Flint Perry. An original
letter written by Maj. John Roberts
of the Continental Army in 1880 to
his father living then in Culpeper,
was read by Mrs. ]. ]. Roberts, who
also read an account of the last days
of Bette Washington Lewis, which
were spent with relatives in Cul-
peper county.
At the marriage Of Miss Virginia
Mansfield Boxley to N. De Witt
Farrar, which took place last week
in the Presbyterian Church of Orange,
Mrs William Give Boxley, the
mother of the bride, was matron of
honor. There were a number of
other attendants, and Mr.. Angus
Nichols of the University of Vir-
ginia was best man. A reception
followed at Red Bud, the Boxley home
near Orange.
Many Hunting Licenses.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
WOoDMONT MEETING.

The woodmont Citizens Associa-
tion will meet Tuesday evening, De-
cember 4, in the schoolhouse. An in
vitation Is extended to every citizen.
The aim Of this organization Is to en-
courage and promote the general -.
yancement of the community.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
Many Hunting Licenses.

Six hundred and seventeen hunting
licenses were issued in the county
clerks office for hunting in Culpeper
county, eighty-eight for hunting in
the state, and a number Of others
Evening star., 1923-12-03

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The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-06
NOTICE.

Some days ago we read from the
pages of the Denver Star of Dec. 23,
1922, an account of a MOCK TRIAL
with farcical judgment rendered by II
faction of former members of Prince
Hall Grand Chapter, o. f. s., of Kan
sas. The humor of the whole affair is
too obvious for sober and direct reply
and would be passed over with a smile
We're it not for the motive.
1t is puzzling to conceive why some
of our people in this enlightened land
of ours and progressive age should be
so egregiously blind.
When we see those protesting to be
guided by the ennobling principles of
an order that stands above petty Jeal-
ousies and whose spirit and tendencies
are purely benevolent and promotive
of harmony and concord, yet showing
such uncharitable disposition, we are
prompted to defend the sisters men
toned
The sisters are members In regular
standing in the Jurisdiction of Kansas
and are unaffected by any such mock
tribunal.
The Jurisdiction of Kansas will, as
it has always done, take care of its
members.
(SeaD MARY SOANES,
Grand Matron.
Prince Hall Grand Chapter of Kansas.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-06
C. M. E. CHURCH NOTES.
C. e. Chapman, Minister; Residence
1926 Glenarm Place; Phone,
Champa 4879-W.

All of last Sundays services were in
keeping with the spirit of yuletide and
the new year. The hour in the Sun
day school was enlightening and in
spring. Sunday being the last Sunday
of 1922, a review was given of the
achievements of the Sunday School in
1922, and program was launched to
carry on to higher heights in 1923.
At the morning hour of worship the
Rev. S. NJ. Trimble of Oklahoma, de-
livered the message to very appreci-
atitve audience. AT the evening hour
the Rev. G. Z. Chapman, minister in
charge, delivered special message on
"Glancing Backward and Looking For
ward.'
Next Sunday there will be Sunday
School at 8 :45 a. m; praise service
and general class at II a. m; praise
service and evening worship at Z 80 p.
m. Rev. G. e. Chapman will deliver "A
special New Year message at Z 80 p.
m., subject, "The New Year"
The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-06
GIVEN RACE BY
TWENTY-FOURTH COLORADO
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Following the precedent of two
years ago the Republican majority in
the Twenty-fourth Colorado General
Assembly gave substantial recognition
TO the Negro voters of the state for
the loyalty displayed at the last cleo
tion. The appointments assigned us to
date are as follows:
Assistant sergeant-at-arms, Jos. ID.
ID. Rivers.
Attendant coat room, a. r. Harris.
Matron Senate gallery, Mrs. Lillian
Burton.
Mr.. l. III. Haines was recommended
for place as clerk in the House, but
has not been definitely appointed as
yet. We are informed that he will be
appointed, however, mt an early date.
Too much credit cannot be given
Hon. Geo H. Shaw and Hon. Jos. ].
Wick Roy, chairmen of the state and
county central committees, for the
earnnestness and loyalty with which
they urged our cause.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-06

George W. Gross, for four years
messenger to Governor Shoup, will not
leave the service of the state with the
passing of the Shoup administration.
Recently he took an examination for
the place of messenger and special
clerk in the office of the state high
way engineer. He passed first; yester
day he was certified by the State Civ
il Service Commission and Tuesday he
will take up his new duties.
During his four years in the gov
ernor's office Gross has obtained a
knowledge of state affairs and an ac
quaintance with the politicians of both
parties which are probably more eX-
tensive than those of any other man
of his race in the state.
Gross came to Colorado thirty years
ago following his graduation from the
University of Kansas, where he was a
classmate of Herbert S. Hadley of
Boulder, and John A. Rush, former dis
trict attorney of Denver. He settled
near Colorado Springs and for many
years cultivated fruit farm. When
John Il. Ramer, now minister to Mica
ragua, was elected secretary of state
in 1914 he selected Gross as his mes
senger During Ramer's incumbency
Gross moved to Denver.
During Ramer's term of office Gross
took an active part in the organization
of the Denver Branch of the National
Association for the Advancement of
the Colored People, was elected its
first president, and has served cOntin-
uously as president since. During his
administration the Denver Branch has
become one of the first twelve in the
nation in the percentage of member
ship based on colored population, and
is noted nationally for the strength of
it's white membership. Governor
Shoup, Senator Lawrence c. Phipps
and Senator Samuel D. Nicholson are
among those who have joined the or
ganization since the election of Gross
as president., Rocky Mountain
News, Dec. 81.
The COLORADO STATESMAN
warmly adds it's word of approval to
the above splendid article from the
Rocky Mountain News of last Sunday.
Since coming to Denver something
more than eight years ago, Mr.. Gross
has been actively identified with near
ly every move looking to the progress
and upbuilding of the race. Only re-
Gently he was elected chairman of the
board of directors of the powerful Den
yer Colored Civic Association.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-06

sir. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Curtis of
2521 Clarkson street were host to
beautiful dinner party last Thursday
evening when the happy recipients of
such a delightful feast proclaimed
them among the leading social enter
tainers of our city. The following
guests shared the enjoyment of their
hospitality: Mesdames Don Reeves,
Joseph Rivers, Bud Turner, A. Jones,
Chas. Britton, Miss Arula Cole and
Messrs. Reeves, Turner, James, Brit
ton, Rivers. The table decorations
were of special order, the center
piece consisting of carnations and
sweet peas, and after a real old So
cial enjoyment the guests departed
with honors for their host.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-06
NEWSPAPER LAW.

Read this law and then get busy.
Few readers of newspapers fully un-
derstand the laws governing subscrip-
tions.
Below is the law as handed down by
the United States Supreme Court:
Subscribers who do not give eX-
press notice to the contrary, are CON
sidered as wishing to renew their sub
scriptions.
If subscribers order n discontinuance
of their papers, the publisher may con-
tinue to send the paper until the bill is
paid.
If n subscriber continues to take the
paper from the pOstOffice to which
they are directed. he is responsible un-
til he settles his bill and orders the pa
per discontinued sent to his address.
If a subscriber moves to another
place without informing the publisher
and the paper is sent to the former ad-
dress, the subscriber is held response
BILE"
Ile COURTS nave Helu llldl iSluSlhS
to take the paper from the pOstOffice
or removing and leaving them uncalled
for, is prima facia evidence of inten-
tiOn to defraud.
If subscribers pay in advance they
are in duty bound to give notice at the
end of the time, if they don't wish to
continue taking ii, otherwise the pub
Usher is authorized to send it and the
subscriber will be held responsible un-
til express notice and payment of all
arrearances is sent to the publisher.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-06
Y. M. c. A. NOTES.

Another year has gone! Another
years work has begun. We wish to
thank all our members, friends and
well-wishers for the comfort and sup
port they have rendered us during the
wear lust one. 1t was, without doubt,
the hardest year we have had during
the entire period of our work. In
fact we have had nothing which even
approached it. To begin with, the
wear found many people out of EN-
ployment, who were willing to lend
aid but could not. In addition to that
condition, a large number OF our 1of-
mer friends and members, dlsap-
pointed mt our failure or inability to
begin a new branch building, fell
away from us, declaring they would
have nothing more to do with the
work until some definite movement
towards a building was made. This,
of course. was a mistaken position,
but they were sincere in it, believing
that that was the surest way to force
some sort of action, which was very
sad mistake, the very opposite being
the case. since our committee of man
acement could not force the board OF
directors to take action until theS
saw the way clearly before then. III
the face of all these facts we all the
more sincerely thank all those who
have still believed in us and stood by
us, and without whose support we
could not have gotten by. 1t Is ans"
good to know that all those VINO nave
temporarily fallen away from us are
ready to come back to us as soon as
conditions, in their judgment, are met.
DIR. ID. Il. over of Zion Baptist
Church, was our speaker last sunday
afternoon, and while the address was
not set or prepared one, it is sui
true that seldom has he been hearu 10
better advantage. Referring to our
sixty years of emancipation, ne de-
clared that while there are many
hindrances and drawbacks to our pros
nerity and progress, and many short
comings on the part of our country
vet 1 had rather be a citizen OF TINS
country than of any other country on
the globe, for our people fare petter
here, and are further advanced along
all lines than they are in any other
country in the world" Mr. over
pointed out, however, that we should
not let these things blind our eyes to
MANY of the glaring ills that we sui
fer and against which we must con
tinue to do battle until they are
righted, even though it takes us n
thousand years.
The Rev. Ralph NJ. Gilbert of De
troit, field secretary of the Negro
Baptist Educational Society, Will be
the speaker at the meeting tomorrow
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Gilbert
whose father was one of the great
Baptist preachers and educators of
the South and East, is himself one of
the ablest young ministers of his de-
nomination. 1t is our hope that all
our men and young men will come out
and hear him. The meeting will be-
gin at o'clock.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-06
MRS. JAMslE POPE FAIRBANKS S
PASSES AWAY.
Gloom Cast over City by Death of
Popular Matron.

After a lingering illness of several
weeks during which her life was des-
paired of many times, Mrs. Jamsie
Fairbanks, bride of little more than
a year, was compelled to give up the
fight to the grim reaper last Sunday
morning. Mrs Fairbanks was the
wife Of c. Victor Fairbanks, and their
marriage brought together two of the
most prominent and highly respected
families in the West. Her death,
though expected, has cast Il gloom
over the entire city. She leaves de-
voted, sorrowing husband, faithful
father and mother, the Rev. and Mrs.
II. l.. Pope, and whole host If
admiring friends, who knew her as
one of the sweetest Christian char
acters and loveable girls that ever
lived in Denver. THE COLORADO
STATESMAN extends its earnest
sympathies to all.