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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
M0SAICS SKETCHED
FOR SHRINE AFFAIRS
Crypt at Immaculate Conception
Structure Near Completion.
New Year Suggestion.

The crypt of the National Shrine
or the Immaculate Conception. under
construction at Catholic University.
is so near completion that sketches
for the mosaic work of Is affairs
nave been received by DR. Bernard
A. Mckenna, national director. and
VIII be submitted to Bishop Thomas
J. Shahan. The Guastavino ceilings
In the triple apse have been finished
the 81 marble columns, from % to
10 tons each. have been installed, and
the ceramic decorations will be under
way beginning with the new year.
As a New Year effort. Dr. McKen-
ma suggests that the generously in
clined may assist in the contraction
of the National Shrine by paying for
10000 square feet of marble wains-
coating at IS the square foot, 10000
square feet of Guastavino ceiling at
IS the square foot, 10000 square feet
of marble floor at 81 the square foot,
small Formosa columns at $50
each, Is stained glass windows at
$500 each, so marble columns at
sl.75o each. Is marble affairs at IS 900
each, marble columns at $4,000
each. marble vestibules at $4,000
each. Is apse chapels, complete, at
$4,000 each. and 8 large apses at
$4,000 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

Did you know that you have at your
finger tips an indelib1e record of tn e
life and character of your ancestors
back, perhaps, to the gray day at civ
ilization's dawn when your primeval
grandma cracked her complaining
helpmeet over the Uranium with a
granite rolling pin, permanently cur
ing his headache?
If you don't. prepare for the worst
and examine your finger prints care
fully. That little line that sweeps
around the end of your index finger
in loop and then comes suddenly to
an end may be natures own story OF
your great great and then some
Srandpas unfortunate demise
AT least, that is the theory ex-
pounded by H. G. Gauss, commercial
engineer, formerly with the Depart
ment OF Justice, who is conducting
an extensive study of finger prints
and methods of identification.
From his studies, Mr.. Gauss be-
lleves that man may read the gen
eral trend of the morals and mental
ity or his whole ancestral line, back
even to the lowly protoplasm that
drifted to the shore OF a Shiny sea
some billions of years ago, grew legs
and developed into the f1appers and
collegians/of today.
THAT Funny Little Line"
See that funny little line with the
peculiar twist on your little fineer?''
Mr.. Gauss explained to a dubious re-
porter. We'll. that may be the story
OF how one of your simian forefathers
losu MS grip on a tree and fell into
the open jaws of a dinosaur or some
thing
Furthermore, I am inclined to be
lieVe that the more loops you have
the slower was the mental develop-
ment of your forbears Here Is how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Funny Little Line" on Finger
Is Tip-Off on Ones ancestors
H. C. Gauss, Studying Digit Markings
Says Loops and Circles indicators of
Progress of Prehistoric Progenitors.

figure 1t out: The finger lines that
form circles, instead of loops indicate
that somebody away back, there some-
where was slow to develop into a
climbing and walking mammal, and
the Balls on the paws consequently
Jagged in forming. See that loop
there? Maybe one of your ancestors
back at the very beginning preferred
wriggling around like a snake to
holding his body up with legs. HE
dilatory tactics have left their mark
you've got five loops and five cir
cles. That doesn't mean you're only
half witted however, because that
one ancestors very laziness may have
so angered his offspring that they de-
cided to make up for lost time, gem
Grafton after generation, thus over
taking and surprising in develop
ment many of the steady plodders."
Studies Mummifed Hands.
Deeply interested in his hobby. Mr..
Gauss has gone so far as to study
finger prints of Egyptian mummies.
mummy hand at the National
Museum. he says, has well-defined
lines below the first joints of the
fingers, but those at the tip have been
obliterated. He has examined avail
able mummy hands at the University
of Pennsylvania MUSEUM, and has been
in communication also with mummy
experts in Europe regarding the
finger-print subject.
II am DESTROYS OF seeing just how
the mummy prints compare with those
of this generation. Foolishly, OF
course, 1 have even hoped sometimes
to find a finger print of that long ago
period that might be the duplicate of
some ones of today. And with this
thought has come the recollection OF
the Egyptian theories of reincarna-
ton.
But I'm still looking, now and then
just for fun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
WORKMAN Is INJURED
WHEN GASOLINE BURNS
Employe at Government Fuel
Station Washing Hands When
Fluid Explodes.

Charles Seniff, IS years. old, of 1909
c street, is in the Providence Hospita
in a critical condition, as the result
of burns he received yesterday after
noon. The Government-owned fuel sta
ton ond garage al So B street southwest
was damaged to the extent of $1,000,
when gasoline which Seniff was using
10 clean his hands exploded. Seniff
was burned in attempting to fight the
blaze which started in the washroom
on the second floor of the two-story
brick wood garage and storehouse.
Physicians said that he had suffered
serious burns on his hands, head and
stomach.
The blaze spread rapidly to the
roof and it was soon mass of flames.
Firemen fought the flames from
three sides and smothered with tons
of water what would have been a
serious loss had the flames reached
the power house, located in the rear
of the fuel station. Three truck s
were partially burned and another
destroyed on the first floor of the
structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
FOOD SHOW OFFERS
HINTS ON ECONOMY
Hard-Pressed Housewife to
Get Many Tips Useful
for Budget.

The budget-paring housewife, who
delves into higher mathematics in
despairing effort to keep the cost Of
living within her husbands income
will find practical suggestions at the
national food show and household
exposition to be staged at Conven-
ton Hall January to II under the
auspices of the Retail Grocers' Pro-
tective Association and the Capital
Retail Grocery Association.
Every exhibit and demonstration
and there will be scores of them, Will
emphasize economy in foodstuns
without sacrificing quality and
quantity. The exposition also is ex-
pected to prove stimulus for the
retail grocers of Washington through
an increased demand for food and
grocery products.
Many Exhibitors.
The list of exhibitors includes a
number of national and international
distributors. in addition to local
erocers. A corps of demonstrators
trained in the art of cookery like
wise will be at the exposition. Each
exhibitor has planned to place before
discriminating Washington mouse
holders the best food products as
we'll as many modern and essential
appliances for the home.
Executive committees OF the asso-
Citations arc confident of the success
of the food show. They nave the
cooperation of Washington's pro-
Eressive retail grocers as well as
other business firms and manufac-
turers in various sections OF the
country.
Special Features.
Augmenting the household eA-
hihits will be several special fea-
lures Among these are musIcal
programs and an exhibit of a full
sized coy cottage. completely fur
nished and equipped.
General sessions of the exposition
will be held afternoon and evening
throughout the two weeks, except on
the first day when the doors will not
open until 80 o'clock. Thereafter,
however, sessions will be held from
to $50 in the afternoon and f:So
to II at night. Partly paid tickets
are being distributed free by Grocers
and at S. kann Sons Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
WOMEN TO ENTERTAIN.

An evening Of art and music will
be presented by the entertainment
committee of the Women's Alliance
of All Souls Unitarian Church In
the Emerson assembly room, FIJI
teenth and Harvard streets, tomor-
row at pm
Among those who will take part
are Mrs. Gertrude Hosmer, Mrs. Ches-
ter Adair. Lewis Atwater, J. Edgar
Gray, Mrs. Bush Brown and others
Following the regular program the
glee club will sing and there will
be dancing until IL o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
"SHE CAN KEEP SECRET"
PREMIER SAYS OF GIRL
That Is Why British Cabinet Chief
Has Miss Edith Watson for
His Secretary.

Correspondence Of the Asaocia ted Press.
LONDON, December 9.-Many men
whose ambition 1t is to be leading
lights in the political world will
doubtless envy Miss Edith Watson,
who, now that Stanley Baldwin is
premier of Great Britain, has return
ed to her old post of secretary to
Britain's prime minister. In the case
of a man the post is looked upon as
stepping stone to high political
honors, but Miss Watson has no am
billions in that respect.
When Mr.. Baldwin was asked re-
Gently why he chose Miss Watson as
his secretary he replied, Because she
can keep secrets" Nearly all her
business career has been connected
with government Offices. Ten years
ago she started to work in the colo
NAL office. Then, becoming the late
Premier Bonar Laws "right-hand
man" when he was secretary to the
colonies, she continued with him as
chancellor of the exchequer and pre-
mier until i'll health forced him to re-
tire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
WIDOW, DESPONDENT,
TAKES LIFE BY GAS
Mrs. Edna M. Price Bereaved
Three Months Ago-Niecc
Discovers Act.

Dependency following the death of
her husband was given by the police
as the cause for the suicide of Mrs.
Edna NJ. Price. 81, of 1914 East Capt.
toll street, who was found in a gas
filed room there last night by her
niece. Miss Jessie Cornwe1l.
DR.. NJ. II. Price, her husband, for
merly druggist and later a practic-
ing physician, died suddenly from
heart failure three months ago, and
since that time, friends of Mrs. Price
told police, she had been subject to
melancholia.
Miss Cornwell. after finding her
aunt, notified DIR. G. J. Murphy of 1900
East Capitol street, who pronounced
Mrs. Price dead. A certificate Of sui
eide was issued by Acting Coroner
Herbert e. Martyr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

Of bill of indemnity for what the
Fascist government and Fascismo in
general had accomplished since Octo-
Der, 1922. The trial was supe rbly
successful; It showed that the instru-
ment was perfectly adapted to the
object desired.
To-day the situation Is changed
Today the possibility must be offered
to the people to vote not only for
or against the flag, but also for or
against those who fly that flag. which
is of secondary Importance. The
government therefore was guided not
by designs OF exclusive electoral or
der, but by lofty considerations OF
political and moral order"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
POLAR BEAR "MARKET"
BOOMS AS ZOOS BUY
"stocks" Depleted During War
Period and Spitzbergen Hunters
Find Demand for Animals.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
1AMBTRG, Germany. November ?.
There has been an unusual and
nrofita BILE demand for polar bears of
late, owing to the fact that the zoos
of the world neglected their stocks
during the war and now are endeav-
orfng to replace them
Most polar bears come from SpitZ-
bergen. The hunters are sent out by
a local company in the wild animal
business and the bears are brought to
Hamburg. where they are kept until
they get accustomed to civilization.
party of hunters returned recently
with 40 polar bears, all of which had
been ordered in advance, of capture.
Another previous expedition brought
SO bears, most of which by this time
have been scattered to various parts
of the world and taken their places
in the cages which will be their
homes until the end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

this afternoon, but 1t failed to ma
terialize.
Union leaders declare that sentf-
ment among the Underwood employees
showed that the rank and file favored
the resumption of operations. 1t was
reported that 828 miners voted to re-
turn to work and that only eight Cast
their votes in the negative.
Company officials have completed
arrangements for the return Of the
men to their former places. While
they are no longer members of the
United Mine Workers, due to action
taken as result OF their unauthor-
lied strike, steps are expected to be
taken Immediately to restore them to
the union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
HARVARD CLUB MEETS.
Students Are Among
Guests at Luncheon.

The Harvard Club of Washington
held its weekly luncheon yesterday
with many undergraduates and pro
spective students present as guests
Chief Justice Mccoy of the Distric'
Of Columbia Supreme Court presided
AS has been the custom for years
Undergraduates were called on fol
addresses. Those who spoke were
c. p. Pickford, c. p. Light, jr., and
A. Dennison Among those presen1
who are holding scholarships from
the Washington Club were j. NJ
Graves and W. A. Clementsin.
III. w. Reyes, jr., son Of Senator
Keyes, made a short, address, which
closed the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Nelson's Column Is Huge.

The proportions of Nelson's column
in Trafalgar Square, which place in
London is dedicated to the famous
officer, are still considered huge. The
figure Of Nelson alone is IT feet high
and the distance from the heel to the
toe of the foot is three-quarters of a
yard. The total cost was about $780,
900, of which 100000 was raised by
popular subscription and the balance
voted by Parliament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Fish Gives Electric Shock.

An eel, capable of giving an electric
shock up to 40 volts, is on exhibition
in the Geological Gardens in London
and is attracting much attention. 1t
is over four feet long and four inches
in diameter. 1t was brought from
South America and is allied to the
catfish. When handled or even
touched 1t gives off a series of cleo
trio shocks in quick succession, the
faculty probably being a natural pro
lection against other fish and to aid
it in killing it's own prey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
PREMIER EXPLAINS
ELECTION REFORM
MussoIini Says Changed Con-
ditions Make New Laws
Necessary.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME. December 27.-The bill for
the reform of the electoral law, which
has been distributed to the depu-
ties. is preceded. by a report from
Premier Mussoljni, in which, after
enumerating the chief changes pro-
vided for by the measure, the premier
says:
The electoral system applied to
the elections last April had it's legiti-
mate origin in the special circum-
stances of the moment It aimed at
having the votes Of the electors con-
verge not on individuals. but on an
entire party, thus representing a kind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
KOREANS USE TELEGRAPH
LINES ON LARGER SCALE
Natives Who Once Failed to Take
Advantage of System Sending
Many Messages.
Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associa ted Press.
+ SEOUL, Korea, November 20.-A1-
though the telegraph system of Korea
is still used chiefly by the Japanese
officials and residents of the country,
the natives are making an Increasing
use of the telegraphs and in their
own language, according to statis-
tics published by the communications
bureau of the Korean government
general
] Ten years ago kilograms delivered
to Koreans were only IL per cent of
the total, and of these practically
hone were in the Korean language.
During the present year 81 per cent
Of kilograms delivered, are for Ko-
feans, and of these more>t than half
are written in Korean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
DESERT|ONS SEEN
in STRIKERS RANKS
Union Leaders Base Predic
ton on Vote by 1900
Miners to Return.

By the Associated Press.
WILKES BARRE, Pa, December 81.
Wholesale desertion from the ranks
Of the 1900 employees Of the Penn
sylvania Coal Co. who walked out on
an unauthorized strike more than a
month ago was predicted by union
leaders here tonight after 1900 Of the
men who left the Underwood colliery
Of the company voted to return to
work Monday morning. Tho decision
was reached late today at a secret
meeting.
Employees of colliery No II. at
Pittston, planned a similar meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

A committee of which Mrs Oden
B. Gray is chairman. from Friend
ship Temple, No. Q, Phythian Sisters.
will servo a turkey dinner to the
inmates at the Alexandria Almshouse
today. Arrangements have also been
made for religious service at 3
pm, to be conducted by Rev. John
a. Davis of the Christian Church,
Republic, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

After a SOW at Kent. England, had
eaten a setting of eggs the hen took
charge of the pigs litter of seven
and is raising them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

Australia's new aircraft factory is
expected to turn out $50 airplanes the
first year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-02
Throwing 1t Back Into The Teeth of LaFolIette

His only positive language is the
bitter words against the Commun-
lists for daring to participate in the
Farmer-Labor movement.
Following the panic Of 1907 and
the tremendous strides made by the
trusts in consolidating their strength
much discomfort arose in the presi-
Dental campaign Of 1912, when trust
busting was the common slogan In
that contest at the primaries three
Republican candidates made the
race: Taft, Roosevelt and LaFol-
lette. In Wisconsin and North
Dakota LaFollette won the nominal
ton. The Republican voters Of
North Dakota gave majority of
$4,000 to LaFollette. A total of
$4,000 votes were cast and the real
contest was between Roosevelt, the
trust buster" and LaFollette, the
"trust regulator" Taft succeeded
in getting only 1000 votes.
And on the eve Of the 1912 Repub-
lican national convention LaFollette
said: 1.-THE Republican party is fac
ing crisis in it's history. The rank
and file of the party, organized to
restore human rights and preserve
free institutions, will tolerate no
further temporizing with existing
conditions. /. For twenty years l
have pursued an uncompromising
course whose goal was liberty and
equality; an even chance for every
man, woman and child-the right to
buy, the right to sell our labor and
the products of our labor in a free,
open American market =. do not
now abandon that course, and today
as well as at the Chicago conven
ton, and always shall struggle for
those practical reforms which as
see it, will achieve social justice
and human welfare"
The language in the foregoing
statement clearly shows LaFol-
lette's middle class theology, and
his program which he introduced
with a flourish at the subse-
quent convention was filed with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-02

leader Of the Republican party. But
his present attempt to shirk the
responsibility that goes with gen.
uine popular progressive-of becom-
ing the popular leader Of the great
est and most basic political revolt
that America has yet witnessed, is
a betrayal even Of that mild tho
high-sounding progressiyism Of
which he claims to be the champion.
LaFollette on the contrary now
denounces the very men who have
gone forth not against mere threats,
but actual savage persecution by the
government that LaFollette in his
vascillating wall admits is controlled
by the money power"
In the name of the Federated
Farmer-Labor party to which LaFol-
lette refers, we throw his false
words back in his teeth. We do
stand for and propose political ac-
ton in this crisis that faces the
workers and farmers OF America. We
are attempting to unite the workers
and farmers on the basis of COM
mon economic issues. We have
succeeded beyond the reach of La
Toilette or his Washington adj
mirers.
The June II convention is not
called to form party based upon
the philosophy or political ambi-
tons Of any single individual. 1t
arises from the economic chaos and
misery that Expresses the working
aud farming masses. It's program
will be q real foundation on which
to build class FarmerI.abor party
that will serve the rank and file
rather than the political cxpediency
OF some presidential candidate who
is more anxious to win tan help the
struggling masses to found an or
ganjzation that will hasten the day
when we shall have in America the
only remedy for the increasing
misery--a workers and farmers
government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-02

the same kind Of stuff. It met
with short shrift and was tabled by
the old guard in control. The
hard boiled attitude Of the old
guard led to the bolt by Roosevelt.
His program tho not any more adj
vanced than that Of LaFollette, at
least, was backed up with all kinds
Of buster and positive statements,
which If confused. were nevertheless
framed in radical language and con-
sequently made a wide appeal.
Roosevelt conducted a spectacular
campaign as the nominee Of the
Progressive party, rolled up a vote
of four millions, while LaFollette
remained regular" within the Re
publican party cheek by jowl with
the old guard he so often denounced.
The progressive movement went to
smash because of its weak and
meaningless program. But even that
meaningless movement was too ira
dical for LaFollette.
The hue and cry by the kept press
against LaFollette gained its height
in 1917. He made a speech before
the Nonpartisan League, at st. Paul
on Sept. 20, 1917. The Associated
Press in reporting the speech
quoted him as having said: 1--WE
have no grievances" against Ger
many. This sentence was published
in all capitalist paper thruout the
country, leading to much indignation
on the part of Chambers of Com
merce and other capitalist organiza-
tions. Resolutions were passed de-
manding the expulsion of LaFollette
from the senate. But he was quick
to disprove the Associated Press
story, his claim being that he said:
I'VE had serious grievances"
against Germany. The Associated
Press retracted their first report
and LaFollette was freed from the
charge Of "disloyalty." And COM
menting upon the A. P. "retraction"
LaFollettes paper said: "The fight
Senator LaFollette was making was
for a fairer system of taxation to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-02
Standpat Senator'S
Sabotaging Action
On Railroad Bill
lsy IL Federated Pressl

WASHINGTON, June L. Seven
old guard Republicans and Under
wood are boycotting the meetings Of
the Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee, thereby preventing the secur-
ing OF a vote on the Howell-Barkley
railroad labor bill, which has been re-
ported by a subcommittee with many
amendments. Cummins attends the
meetings and opposes the amendment
designed to enable the president to
prevent a long-drawn-out rail strike.
1t authorizes the president to name
receiver for the struck road, this re-
ceiver to be independent of the en-
ploy or ownership Of the stock of the
company. Rail labor spokesman are
doubtful Of the effect Of the plan, but
pro-labor senators believe it will be
useful to labor.
In case any railroad labor bin
should be enacted at this session
which Is now considered unlikely
Coolidge will veto it, in the opinion of
Senator Dill. He favors early adjourn
ment Tor that reason. Senator Wheel
er thinks Congress should stay here
and fight it out.