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Evening star., 1923-12-16

three-quarter pounds are prespired
water water and a Quarter OF a pound body
whether a man - walking. sitting still
In u chair or even lying In bed. With
good modern scales an adult may be
weighed to within a third Of an ounce.
Fifty, men in l4s experiments
when quiet in bed. of forty grams per
hour, or one and Il third ounces. After
eight hours In bed the average adult
weighs ten ounces less.
Double Tests Made.
The experiments have been made
with the subjects both nude and
been learned that the body loses es-
sentiRlly the same weight under
either condition. A "life-guard," who
was examined in both conditions was
found TO have lost twenty-four grams
an hour clothed, the loss occurring
both from the skin and the lungs, but
chiefly from the latter. &
On Friday evening, during the re-
ception OF the president and board
OF trustees of the Carnegie 'Institu-
ton. human subject was caused to
sit in the scales for an hour and fif-
teen minutes. In that time he lost
ninety grams. or about three ounces,
while sitting perfectly quiet and at
ease.
This being an unusual amount Of
loss, inquiry ELECTED the informa-
tion that the subject started for the
reception late, ran the last two or
three blocks to make up for lost
time and set in motion an unusual
amount of evaporation.
Thus 1t will be seen that the body,
without our being in thes1east man
ner conscious of it, Is wearing slowly
away hour by hour and then re-
creating itself through the absorp-
ton of oxygen, food and other mat
ters. So accurately does the system
adjust the amount of air that is
breathed that 1t comedies identicalIy
with the production of carbon diox-
ide in the tissues. which, in turn, is
determined by the heat production
of the body.
This study in nutrition will be
kept as part of the exhibition 70.
morrow. Tuesday and "wednesday.
when the general public may view IL
The hours will be from O'clock ia
the afternoon until $50 o'clock. and
scientists will be on hand to explain
the exhibits
Evening star., 1923-12-16
COAL DEALERS DISCUSS
PROPOSED FUEL YARD BAN
Association Also Adopts Resolution
1ndorsing Mellon Plan for
u. S. Tax Reduction

n proposal submitted to Secretary
or the Interior Work Friday by the
National Retail Coal Association and
representatives of local coal dealers
for abolition Of the government fuel
yard was discussed yesterday at
meeting of the board of directors
OF the local coal association at the
Shoreham Hotel.
The association adopted a resolu-
tion endorsing the Mellon plan for
tax REDUCTION and recommended it's
early adoption by Congress.
president Crowell addressed tba
meeting on the proposed coal tnsti.
tute. and short addresses were made
ny Hoderick Stephens and by .JoaenS
r. ~ .UIoole. resident vice president
senator King of Utah addressed IL.
association Friday night, relatIng tne tn
s,uen,s s,,,en,su OF his trip to Russia last
nomic situation in that country ..
compared with the United STATE.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
RUNAWAY GIRL, GIVEN
ADVICE, GOES H0ME|
Travelers' Aid Society Has Numer.
ous Cases Of Children Who
Leave Home.

Arthur c. Moses. president OF the
Travellers Aid Society, has announced
some Of tho latest experiences OF
the workers at the Union station,
who handle many cassB weekly Of
runaway children. stranded adults
and others who find themselves In
unfortunate circumstances upon ar
riving in Washington.
One Of our most recent cases"
said Mr.. Moses, twas that OF q boy
brought to US for help. Upon ques-
tioning, we found the lad had run
away from his home In North Caro-
lima. and we got In touch with his
father. who turned out to be a dep
uty sheriff.
In another case q young Jewish
girl from Baltimore, who had tired
OF living with q blind father and q
hard-working mother, Ftarted out to
see the world but she got no fnr-
ther than Washington, where she
fell into the hands OF the Travellers
Aid. and she was mighty glad TO ac-
cept the help of that society in re-
turning to her people. whom. she
concluded. were pretty good folks.
even IL they were poor
Two Washington children. one
eight years old and the other eleven,
decided that they would play truant
Evening star., 1923-12-16
SINGLE STANDARD URGED

Cooperation Of all nations in de-
veloping a single standard of morals
is urged by Grace Abbott, chief Of
the children's bureau, in her report
as unofficial representative Of the
United States on the advisory COM
mittee on the traffic of women and
children of the league of nations.
Miss Abbott was appointed by the
Secretary OF State early in 1928, to
represent the United States in an un-
official and consultative capacity on
this committee. She reports that as
the result of a resolution adopted by
the advisory committee. the council
of the league has appointed a COM
mission of experts to investigate the
international traffic in women and
children.
Other important resolutions adopt
ed by the advisory committee and
approved by the council are that the
council draw the attention of all gov
ernments to the desirability of ratify-
ing the convention OF 1921 with re-
gard to the prosecutions OF persons
engaged In such traffic.
Evening star., 1923-12-16

from the public sohools. and they
concsived the idea Of making tho
Union station thsig headquarters and
lettering place. But their plan. did
not work. as they were quickly pick
ana tho teachers aBd parents arrived
simultaneously to take charge of the
youngsters
In still another oaAs n woman Of
middle age. who refused to leave her
raiiroAd train at her dsstlnation, WAS
lnduoed tg get on NJ Washington.
The Travellers Aid workers. n0on dis
covered that IL WIS u oHsp OF mental
arrangement and located her M q re-
cent inmate OF II hospital ut Golun-
bia, 4. q,
Of our help" observed Mr.. Moses.
VINO added that "wo have hundreds
OF cases where we render assistance
In the course Of u single month"
Evening star., 1923-12-16
UNION OFFICERS CHOSEN
6ookbinders Here Elect Head. f,,
Coming Year.

pos me International Brotherhood -,
Sookoinders, Local Union No. DO. OF
eomiee eoie9 the following officers for the the
resident, Harry F, OehIer ,,,,.
carSia cpeSSiiaent. William A. Dempsey: re rec
Ssuruihg secretary, Ben A. SpeiIbr,rs.
nnancial secretary, Edward = Ha.as:
sn .,easurer' Joseph 81 F1tzpatrick: I'm.
GeorS' GSpeG.or' Edward Fuhrmann: guide.
arms. Leon c. Massey Se@nt'at-
Members Of the finance Commits.
and Tii1am W = Ryan, G. 2. Shepperd.
Inc executive committee In cor,.
gHseo SIs OF !. wv, Broskey. q. A. Strudiey.
Snansy Howell, Joseph Mitcheil' f,tSn
w; Hermann. George Furmage ana
connos UeIesgates to allied printing trades
A. Dempsey and James Graham,
delegates to Central Labor Union
are Joseph d. Mitchell, Harry r
Oehler, James Graham, Edward flan.
nagan and George B. Hedges.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
LEADERS OF NEGRO
RACE TO MEET HERE
Writers and Scholars of American
Academy to Gather This
Month.

The American Negro Academy will
hold its twenty-seventh annual meet
ing in this city Thursday and Fri
day, December 27 and 2s. at the
Cleveland community center.
This organization is composed of
fifty negro writer's, authors and
scholars. Among its members Is
Prof. Alain Leroy Locke of Howard
University. who was present at
Luxor. Egypt. during the recent re-
opening of the tomb of King Tut
ankahmen and who will report on
his observations at the tomb.
The program for the sessions of
the academy. to which the public is
invited, follows: Thursday-7:30
pm, annual address of the presi-
dent, Arthur A. Schomburg, subject.
Racial Outlook From a World Point
OF View" Paper, BLACK Folk as
They Have Been Portrayed in Repre-
sentative American Art. Sculpture
and Painting" Freeman II. NJ. Muir
ray. ILLUSTRATED by lantern slides.)
Friday-7:30 pm, paper. THE Mill
tary Career of Col. Charles Young,
Capt. Frank r. Steward. Communica-
tion, notes made at Luxor, Egypt,
Alain Leroy Locke.
The business sessions Of the
academy will be held each day in the
Evening star., 1923-12-16
PATENT AID GIVEN JAPAN.

All Its hiss OF patents destroyed by
the earthquake. which ruined a new
patent office, the Japanese govern
ment has requested the United States
for q new set of records.
sadamasa Toki, secretary OF the de-
partment OF agriculture and COM
merce at Toxic, called at the patent
office. seeking copies OF the laws,
rules and regulations of the United
States patent Office. with which he
was furnished. Arrangements are
being made by the patent office to
furnish the Japanese government a
complete set Of the official gazette.
which has been issued weekly since
1879, and an effort will be made to
furnish the Japanese patent office
with copies OF printed United States
patents
Evening star., 1923-12-16

library Of the Musolit Club, 1927 r
street northwest, at IL o'clock.
dent, Arthur A. Schomburg, Brooklyn,
n. Y; vice presidents. ]. r. Clifford.
Charles d. Martin. L. z. Johnson.
Joseph J. France; recording secretary.
Thomas NJ Dent; librarian. T. Mont
gomery Gregory; treasurer. Lafayette
M. Hershaw; executive committee,
John w. Cromwell. Kelly Miller. Alain
Leroy Locke, F. H NJ Murray, John
e. Bruce, and corresponding secre-
tary. Robert A. Pelham. Washington,
Evening star., 1923-12-16

With delicate scale SO finally bal
anced that II accurately records the
amount of perspiration a human be-
ing evaporates every few minutes,
scientists may now determine Just
how much weight a person loses or
gains under almost any given condi-
tion.
A demonstration Of this latest
achievement IL part Of the annual
exhibition Of tho Carnegie Institution
OF Washington, 18th and streets
northwest. which will be opened to
the public at 2 o'clock tomorrow
concerning body gains and losses
have been obtained.
1t has always been known. Of
course, that q human being gains
weight whenever food is taken or
has only recently been perfected is
that the body loses weight contin-
uously and imperceptibly through
the lungs and the pores of the skin
Scientists have termed this inces-
SAINT drop "insensible perspiration,"
although 1t is not altogether CAUSED
by evaporation of water.
Weight Changes often.
rests nave SHOWN that the weight
of an average man will fluctuate al
most every hour of the day. When
he rises, for example, he may weigh
half a pound less than normal Aft
er breakfast. however. he has gained
several ounces, but after walking to
work he finds he has lost all of that
and will not regain 1t until he
drinks a glass of water or eats his
lunch. He steadily loses. however.
while he Is sleeping.
Although man or woman will lose
considerable weight while exercising
1t has been learned that the vast ma
jority of the loss is nothing more or
less than water evaporated through
the lungs and pores. a comparatively
small loss being body tissue. Tests
showed that foot ball player will
fose fourteen pounds in an hour and ten
minutes, a marathon runner eight and
half pounds in three hours and a
varsity oarsman more than five pounds
in twenty-five minutes.
OF the fourteen pounds the foot ball
player may lose. however, thirteen and
Evening star., 1923-12-16
GERMAN COURTS
FACING CLOSURE
Lack of Funds Blamed by
Minister of Justice for
Conditions.
By Cable to The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1923

By Cable to The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1923.
BERLIN, December I5.-Minister
@nf Justice Emminger announces that
1t may be necessary very. soon. to
iciose the courts and open the prisons
as the department OF justice n with
out FUNDS. to pay witness, jury and
other fees. or feed the prisoners
Inc treasury promises at best only
enough to run a skeleton judicial
system. sfmplified to the bono during
the coming year. The cabinet, there-
'3ore. is preparing an emergency edict
eliminating until April l Jury trials
sna ,E,e the coadjutator judges who sit
with the presiding Judge in many
German courts. The verdict and SEN
renee Will be rendered by a single
2udse unassisted. The system may
5e continued indefinitely for economy
df the reichstag assents to reonIar
law simplifying the system on the
foregoing lines until German financas
are adjusted
Stirred by Ruling.
The distillers and agrarians are nm
AN arms against the ruling of the
supply disttllers with no exchange
to purchase corn for the nanufaco
!ture of alcohol. The commissioner
rs not Volstead partisan, but his
1o.hS, "Hich IS packed by the cabt-
net, has the double purpose OF saw
ans foreign credits for food pur-
chases and also of forcing the farm
ers to market cattle and hogs, which
are largely wintered on distillery
Many big land owners maintain
nlstillertes on their estates, turning
potatoes and corn into alcohol and
making big profits both ways. These
Iunkers have lined up the National
Farmers League in a vehement pro-
Evening star., 1923-12-16
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TODAY,

The Red Triangle Outing Club will
meet at Rosslyn, Va, at 2:a0 O'Clock,
in stead of 36th and NJ streets, rs orig
inally scheduled. Buy round trip
ticket to Great Falls. Hike starts
from Spring Hill station. Campfire
party If desired. Visitors invited.
Bill Richardson, leader.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
STEAMERS IN COLLISION.

HAMBURG. pecsmber ik-rAa
Hamburg-American steamship Wssf
Comac, outward bound, collided in th~
Elbe Estury today with the Swedish
steamship Lisa. The West Comac
WAS Obliged TO abandon her voyage.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
Stirred by Ruling.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Fatrmont Property Ovnern,
association will meet Tuesday, 8 p.Yn.,
at 1851 Fairmont street Educationai
features will be brought out in an
illustrated lecture, which gives up-
.to-date color scheme, furnishing and
equipment of most livable apartment
homes. All interested in community
betterments invited
Evening star., 1923-12-16

though she Is only sixteen years
!pf age, Mollie p. Downes Of London.
England, has had her first nnveI sac-
AoAutsd by the puhltsherA
Evening star., 1923-12-16

The wanderlusters' hike will start
from Connecticut avenue and Porter
street at 2:30 o'clock. Mr.. Kemmerer
will lead.
Evening star., 1923-12-16

Judge Ben Lindsay Of the Juvenile
court Of Denver. Col. will lecture in
Columbia Hall, Washington Mission
ary College, Takorna Park. at s.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
The Washington Chapter OF HaAas.
sah Will meet Tuesday, s Pm, at the
Adas Israel Synagogue.

Senator William b. Mckinley ani
Representative Thomas s. Williams
Will address the Illinois State Society
"Wednesday evening at the Washing.
Ton Club, 1910 18th street northwest
gram, dancing. cards and refresh.
xnents. This meeting has been desig-
mated Congressional night" and it
as expected that a majority OF the Illi-
nois congressional delegation will be
present.
The free l0by concert at the Y, NJ. C.
"A, 1895 G street northwest, will begin
tomorrow evening at 1880 O'Clock, and
will include on the program Mrs. Eva
Clebithes. soprano; Mrs. c. e. Flem-
ing. reader; C. A. Pendleton, bari
tone, and Miss Marjorie G. Davis,
accompanist.
Evening star., 1923-12-16

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to mention here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-25
WOMEN NEED SWAMP-ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DIR.
Kllmer's Swamp-Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Advertiseme
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-25
TO PREVENT AIRPLANE FIRES
on Aeronautics Invent Fireproof
Gasoline Tank.

Having lost his right leg and suf-
fered severe injuries caused by a
burning airplane in the World war,
John Henry Gose of Washington, D.
c., q member Of the American Lee
gion's national committee on aero
nautics, with other aviators, who had
received similar injuries, set to work
to devise system to eliminate for
others the dangers that caused their
own injuries.
The result was the invention Of
fireproof gasoline tank, containing
Eire-resisting chemical which extin-
cuisines any fire that may start from
leak in the gasoline tank system.
Another flask containing acid Is in
stalled over the engine Of the airplane.
This flask releases it's acid as soon as
certain temperature has been
reached. The invention Is built in
much the same manner as a thermos
flask is constructed.
Mr., Gose entered the service at Fort
Myer, Virginia. He served for a time
in battery Of field artillery until he
obtained a transfer to the aviation
service. He received training with the
Canadian Royal Flying corps at To
ronto, and completed his course at
Hicks, Tex. Commissioned first lieu
tenant, he went overseas with the
Twenty-second aero squadron. Later
he was detached for service with the
British Royal Flying corps. 1t was
while he was with the British that he
uttered the accident.
Flying at an altitude of between 300
and 600 feet, a sheet of flame shot
from underneath the front gasoline
tank of his plane. Lieutenant Gose
Immediately put the machine into
gideslip to put the flames out, and also
to make a landing. The plane crashed
on one wing and the pilot was pinned
In the burning wreckage. Struggling
to get free from the blazing plane, he
broke both legs in the attempt. Mean
while the fire was burning around his
legs and body. Eventually, comrades,
risking their lives, succeeded In pull
ing the lieutenant from the plane.
What was left Of his right leg had to
be amputated.
aMy one thought during the 10
months I was in the hospital was TO
find a fire-prevention equipment that
would save other flyers from my own
experience" Lieutenant Gose stated.
An organizer of the American Le-
gion post at Bristol, Va. Lieutenant
Gose has been connected with the ex
service organization since the early
6ays of its existence.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-25
HIS IDENTITY IS IN DOUBT
eoio'er Patient In Toledo (ohio) Hos
pital May Be Martin Lyons
or Bert Jordan.

Is Martin Lyons, a patient in the
Toledo (O.) hospital for the insane.
soldier of the United States army
prior to 1917, or is he the man whose
identity he has at times claimed-Bert
Jordan, World war veteran?
This is the question which has puz-
Zled authorities Of the American Lee.
gion and other agencies for the relief
Oh the ex-service man since the man
was found wandering about the streets
OF Toledo two years ago.
AS Lyons, he has been identified by
the War department as having served
In the army in 1915. Finger prints
aided in the establishment of this iden-
LITIGATION.
When discovered in Toledo he gave
the authorities the name of Bert Jor-
dan, said by War department officials
to have been an officer of the World
war. Cards and letters in the mans
clothing bore this name. Since then
he has become paralyzed and lost use
OF voice and hands, but has indicated
that his correct pane was Martin
Lyons. He once claimed California
as his home state, and when found
carried a photograph Of a Salt Lake
City (Utah) restaurant in his pocket.
Through the agency of the Red Cross
1t has been determined that such a
man was a patient in a Stockton
(Calif) hospital, but was discharged
or escaped. He is then thought to
have enlisted in the United States army
at Alameda, Calf, in 1915, but was
dropped two months later as "men-
tally deficient"
He is now hopelessly bedridden, due
to the paralytic affection, and is in
the Toledo institution, the ward of the
women of the American Legion Aux
Hilary, who believe that he is a World
war veteran. The injury which caused
his illness is due to depression of
the left side Of the skull, but his arm
from wrist to elbow shows signs Of
skin grating. The man claims this
resulted from service in France.
About six feet in height, the man is
OF splendid physique, weighing in the
neighborhood of 100 pounds. He has
sandy hair, blue eyes and strong, re-
fined features. When found he stated
that he was thirty-three years Of age,
and indicated since that he has two
brothers and two sisters. Any infor-
nation as to the mans identity or as
to his family should be sent to Mrs.
F. G. Conrad, 1907 East Broadway,
Toledo, o., chairman Of the hospital
committee of the Ohio department Of
the American Legion Auxiliary.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-25
POST ADOPTS SCOUT TROOP
New Jersey Boys, Aided by Ex-Service
Mems Organization, Enjoy
Field Day Program.

A boy scout troop, composed of
newsboys of Trenton, N. j., was for
mally adopted by the Elkins Oiiphant
post of the American Legion. The
boys took great interest in their scout
work and were particularly intent on
Joining in the annual scout field day,
which was to be held on an island in
the river.
But if the boys left their posts
throughout the day, 1t meant consider
able financial loss to them, so they
turned to the Legion men for help.
The Legionnaires solved the problem
in very happy way for all concerned.
Enlisting the aid of local newspaper,
a special Legion edition was arranged
on the day Of the meet, and the post
members took over the boys routes
and corners. The lads we're promised
the full amount of their regular earn
ings, with the understanding that any
money over would go to the scout fund
to purchase uniforms for the troop.
Citizens of Trenton supported the edi-
ton and $500 was earned for the fund.
In the meantime the boys were down
on the river passing scout tests and
otherwise enjoying themselves.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-25
VETERAN HAS LOST MEMORY
american Legion Is seekino Friend.
OF Man Supposed to Be
Howard Grimes"

physically and mentally normal
with the one exception of amnesia
OF memory loss, Howard Crimes q
veteran of the World war, is endeay-
orlng to recall his past history.
Grlmes" is patient in the Charity
hoSpltal of New Orleans while his
comrades of the American Legion are
searching for relatives or friends.
suddenly attacked at q motion mic.
lure theater with commissions. the
missing man was taken to the hos
pitai. In his pockets were found
business cards with the name, 'How-
ard Crimes" and the title, estate
distributor for the Alec Rim Tool
company, P. 0. Box 4457, Jacksonville
Fla." Communications to that adj
uress resulted in the discovery that
the box had been closed and that no
one In Jacksonville knew of such a
company.
In his clouded memory there are
nashes OF the vision of a tropical land.
OF men in big straw hats and white
clothes, and unshaven faces. The
Woolworth building Of New \ ork looms
u nus memory. In diary he keeps
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-25
His Identity.

- posse of my children had fight
yesterday afternoon stated Gap John
son of Rumpus Ridge, land was the
refugee"
"You mean referee don't you"
asked Zeke Yawkey
"Nope! They were fighting me till l
shook 'em off and tore out for the tim
Der. l clumb tree, and they kept
trying to climb it and pull me down
But I kicked 'em loose till they got
sorter tired and quit. But l shore was
the refugee till l wore 'em out."-Kah-
sas City Star.