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Evening star., 1925-12-31
AUTO FUEL ONE OF LEAST
VALUED OIL PRODUCTS
Johns Hopkins Expert Says Other
By-Products Are of More
Worth to Producer.
BY the Associated Press.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, December 81.
The principal problems in refining
petroleum have changed from how
many gallons Of gasoline the producer
can obtain and how many miles to
the gallon the consumer can make, to
how valuable a product may be de-
rived, DR.. E. Emmett Reid of Johns
Hopkins University toId the First Ma
tional Symposium on Organic Chem
istry here yesterday.
DR.. Reid described processes where
ny he has found IL possible to derive
from the petroleum through oxydation
with air under both high and low
pressure, virtually all the organic
chemical compounds. and he declared
that the motor fuels produced from
petroleum probably are among the
less valuable products that may be
obtained.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
CHURCH GIVES FETE.
Recitations, Songs and Playlet
Features at Thrifton Village.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
THRIFTON VILLAGE, Va, Decem.
ber 31.-A Christmas entertainment
of juvenile songs, reCitations and a
playlet was given last evening by the
Grace Episcopal Church Of Thrifton
Village. Va, in commemoration of
Holy InnoCents day"
The exercises We're conducted under
direction of Supt. Lawrence Mankin
of the Sunday school and his corps of
teachers.
The Night Before Christmas" was
recited by Mrs. Catherine Harrison,
one of the senior teachers, with scenes
of children in bed and the arrival of
Santa Claus. THE Christmas Rooster
and His Tragic End" was recited by
Miss Evelyn Bowers.
The playlet. What Is Forgotten
Christmas Eve" in which Miss Helen
Gardner represented the average dis
penSer Of Christmas presents, was
given. Presents were distributed.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
AMBROSE KINDS DIES ON EVE
OF lOlst BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
Picturesque Figure Gave
Rum and Tobacco
Credit for His Years.
His Annual Prediction of
Death Is Borne Out
at Last.

Within less than three weeks from
the time he would have celebrated
his 101st birthday, Ambrose Kinds.
picturesque and robust character
familiar to many downtown business
men. and who about d year ago at
tributed his longevity to the use of
good rum and tobacco. died early to-
day in the arms OF his son in their
rooms at 1900 h street.
Mr.. HindS would have completed
his first year beyond the century
mark January 10. In accordance
with custom he adopted nearly 10
years ago of predicting his death be-
fore another birthday rolled around.
he repeated this several days ago with
the same sincerity Of former times.
The death of Mr.. Kinds removes a
close love and relationship between
father and son which has been evil
dent to hundreds of persons in the
downtown restaurant district for the
past seven years. The son, Fred G.
Kinds. SO years old, a restaurant
counter man Of wide acquaintance,
was true pal to his father, and the
father displayed the same attitude
toward him. Rarely were they ever
seen on the streets except In each
others company.
Mr.. Kinds was born in Portland.
Me, In 1879 ana lived the lie OIL a
seafaring man in his youth, plying in
coastal trade between Boston and
Maine ports. His parents, considered
in those days to be well off, planned
a college education for their son, but
he rebelled. He also fought off the
proposition that he follow the trade OF
a tailor. preferring To live a carefree,
happy life. When the Civil War broke
out, he, following the footsteps of his
father, a Revolutionary war veteran,
applied for enlistment. but was re-
fused due to a physical disability at
that time.
At the age of 40 he married and his
wife died about 80 years ago. Thre
Evening star., 1925-12-31
OBJECTS TO BRANDING.
Initiation to Buddhist Priesthood
Too Much for Boy.

SHANGHAI By MaiD.-Because of
the manner Of his objection to the
initiation ceremony 1t was necessary
for him to undergo to become a
Buddhist priest, Tsz Fab, a 15-year-
old boy was taken before the inter-
national mixed court to answer to q
charge of attempting murder. The
abbot of q Shanghai temple took the
boy into court but changed his mind
about pressing the case and asked
the foreign assessor to explain to the
accused the seriousness of the charge
against him. He further asked the
court to expel the youth from the in
ternational settlement When Tsz
managed to get in a word of his own
defense he explained that he thought
the initiation ritual q trif1e too Sc
we're. 1t was the necessity of being
branded on the head. he explained,
that goaded him to desperation and
led him to attack the abbot with a
knife. He was sentenced to a year
in Jail and ordered expelled from the
settlement for five years following the
completion of his term.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
WOULD BAR MAILS
AGAINST FIREARMS
Expert Tells Scientists Easy
Sales Methods Increase
Number of Murders.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, December 3l-In
view OF conditions which he said make
neither life nor property safe through
out the land, DR. Frederick l.. Hotf-
man. BahSon Institute. Babson Park.
Mass. urged here today that q federal
law be enacted to prevent sending
pistols through the mails and 10
eliminate the in8etevm!uIle sentence.
The indeteImiuate sentence he
said. in addressing tn Il American As
Sociation for the Advancement of
Science lis uuquestionably an evil,
regardless of occasional instances III
which its imposition is obviously juSti-
fled. Punishment should be primarily
a question OF speed and certainty. 1t
Is much less a question of severity.
But speed in this country is slow and
severity is rare.
Murder Trade"
The speaker asserted as "the bitter
truth" that murder in the United
States is a trade. encouraged by profit
making interests and condoned by an
apathetic public
Murder in America" he said is
essentially done by shooting. OF the
H. 600 murder deaths in the United
States during 1924 about 10 per cent
'Ntk lIIf ItNlill - Sril'ib' iiiSS \ t-Ni' ~
law against sending pistols through
The mails would uuquestionably DE-
crease homicide materially.
Efforts 10 enact such legislation
IN fhC past have been defeated by
powerful lobby representing the
manufacturers Of pistols and other
firearms, also shady mail order
houses.
Asks for Investigation
lie asked for IAN intelligent fact
finding investiga ton" by State and
Federal Government of the extent OF
crime and its punishment.
The economic position of the great
majority Of intellectual workers Is
appreciahly worse today than 1t was
before the World War, if the cost
Of living is taken rs q standard. DR.
William Macdonald. prominent his
torian and author Of New York. de-
clared.
For the vast majority of intel
lectual workers in this country. he
said, the money reward is extremely
low. The increase in salaries during
the past two decades has been very
much less than the increase in wages
accorded to both skilled and unskilled
manual workers.
DIR. Macdonald defined Intellectual
work as that ''in which physical effort
or time is incidental to the demon
stration Of intellectual ability and
training
Evening star., 1925-12-31
Sun Spots Visible
To the Naked Eye
With Smoked Glass
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 3l.-Spots
on the sun, one group about 112,-
900 miles long and the other about
IS 900. were yesterday visible 20 the
naked eye, through a smoked glass.
Prof. Edwin B. Frost, director Of
the Yerkes Observatory Of the Uni
versity Of Chicago, reports. The
same groups were visiable around
Thanksgiving time. the sun having
made one rotation in the mean
time.
The phenomenon was accom-
panied by the northern lights,
flashes from the aurora having
been observed at the Yerkes OBJ
servatory.
Daily appearances of the north
ern lights in the early morning
were reported by Prof. Frost. He
said that there have been more and
larger sun spots in the last two
months than have been expected.
as it is only two years since the
minimum, when they were scarce
and small No appreciable effect
on the weather has yet been recog-
niZed with definiteness at the OBJ
SerEatOry.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
RIGC|ASH REGISTER
FIRM SALE IS NEAR
Dillon, Read & Co. Reported
Planning Financial
Coup.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December Dillon,
Read & CO.. bankers, who startled the
financial world with the purchase of
the Dodge Brothers motor interests
over the bid of J p. Morgan, are now
reported to have arranged another
financial coup, in the purchase of
large interest in the National Cash
Register Co.
Clarence Dillon, 3S-year- old head OF
the firm. who has come into promi-
nenCe only In the last decade, has
been conducting Investigations, in
volving s60.000000 and $4,000. 600 Of
securities, and the deal is expected to
be consummated this week.
Purchase of the cash register inter
ests have been sought by many bank
ers since the death in 1922 of John
II. Patterson, its founder.
Named in Oil Merger.
The name Of Dillon, Read & Co. also
plays a prominent part in Wall street
reports that the General Petroleum
Co. and the Union Oil Co. of California
will merge into an organization hav-
ing 1921 900 600 assets. The banking
company now holds the Union Oil Co.
a. L. We'll, vice president of the
General Petroleum Co, however, de-
MED last night, al San Francisco, that
a merger was contemplated. There
is absolutely no foundation for the
report" he said.
1t is unde stood that the National
Cash Register deal involves the sale
OF stock held by inactive family in
tereStS. No change in management
is contemplated. Frederick b. Patter-
son, who has acted as president and
chairman since the death of his father.
being expected to continue In charge.
Although Mr.. Dillon has been known
chiefly for the Dodge deal, which in
volved s146 900 O00. he has handled
many financial deals noted for their
holiness, and is one of the youngest
bankers in New York.
Born in Texas, he was a salaried
employe in Chicago 10 years ago.
Consider Stock Issue.
In passing on their interest in the
National Cash Register Co. to the
public, Dillon. Read x Co. today
We're considering the offering of the
entire amount-involvlng between
$50 900, 900 and $4,000, ,000-in COM
mon stock. The issue probably Will
be placed on the market early next
week and is expected TO mark the
first important financing of the New
Year.
Such a transaction would represent
one of the largest common stock fio-
tations since the war, even exceeding
in this respect the public financing
arranged for Dodge Bros. by the
same bankers early this year. AL
though SS5, 100000 in Dodge stock
was offered to the public, the major
portion was in the form of prefer
ence shares, which carried a bonus
of common stock.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
Singing of "Marseil,aise.
N the Adventure Magazine

Inc first time the "MarseilIalse
was heard on the streets of Paris !,
was sung by more than 500 reyolu
tlonists from Marseille, more than
1873 years ago, July %, 1892. Fired
oy the spirit OF the song, they plum
dered the municipal magazine of ) 900
rounds of ammunition, and on Angus
~ they took part in the massac ere
OF some 500 Swiss guards of the
Tuileries, officials and servants, mark
ing the first day of the reign OF
terror.
For time the original words OF
the French national anthem were
lost, but the song has lately been
retored to the original words and
music.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
Relieved From TOXIC Post.

Maj. William c. Crane, jr., Field
Artillery, has been relieved from duty
as student in the Japanese language
at Toxic and assigned to the 1st Field
Artillery at Fort Sill, Okla On his
way to his new post he will report to
the assistant chief Of STAFF, War De-
partment, for temporary duty in his
office.
Second Lieut.. Robert NJ. Burklin.
Quarter1naster Corps Reserve of this
city, has been assigned to active duty
in training at the general inter.
mediate depot, this city
Evening star., 1925-12-31

children survive, Fred, Weston, Mas
sachusetts farmer, and Miss Clara G,
Boston school teacher. Miss Hinds
will arrive in Washington tonight.
The senior Kinds visited his son
frequently in Washington during the
past Is years and years ago decided
to make his home here permanently.
He had resided up until that time
and since he retired from active life
20 wears ago, with his daughter.
Funeral arrangements will be com
pleted after the arrival of Miss Kinds.
The day before his Tooth birthday
anniversary last year Mr.. Hinds
granted an interview to several news
paper men. At that time he declared
his long and healthy life was due TO
good rum and tobacco. When asked
for his political affiliations. he EN-
phatically replied he was a Demo
crat. and I'd rather be shot before
I'd vote the Republican ticket
Evening star., 1925-12-31
SWISS FILE PROTEST.
Declare Vorovsky Assassination
Has no Soviet-League Connection.

GENEVA. December 81 CP-The
difficulties between Switzerland and
Soviet Russia growing out of the
assassination of Faslav EorovSkv in
1928 took a new angle today when
the Swiss government sent a COM
munication TO the League of Nations,
declaring that the question should in
nowise affect the problem of Russia s
attitude toward the league and her
participation in the forthcoming dis
armament conference.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
Attitude
Toward Russia
To Be UNCHANGED
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, December 31.-Advices
from Berne. the capital, to the
Geneva newspapers say that the
Swiss federal government is dis
inclined to change its attitude to-
ward Soviet Russia in consequence
OF the initiative Of the Geneva
state council, which fears the
Soviet refusal to attend League of
Nations conferences held in Swift
zerland may cause the removal CT
the league to some other country.
The authorities, however, are de-
Scr1bed as ready to accord every
police protection to delegates Of
countries. wishing TO participate in
meetings held under league aus
pioes.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
Etchings of Lee
And Jackson Are
Bought by Museum

EtchinEs of Gems. Robert l.. Lee
and Stonewall jackson. included in
a special exhibition of etchings and
drawings at the Corcoran Art Gal
lery here by Emil Fuchs. Austrian
ardst aEd sculptor, have been pur-
cha sed by the Confederate Museum
of Richmond.
The etchinCs. made from photo
graphs loaned the artist by Edward
B. Valentine of Richmond. are said
to be the finest likenesses of the
Confederate generals on record.
They viii be placed in the Alu-
aeum's Virginia room.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
FRANCE YIELDS HOLD,

WIESBADEN. Rhineland, Germany.
December 80 CP.-The occupationaI
authority in the Wiesbaden zone, fol-
lowing the evacuation of Cologne, was
turned over by the French to the
British today at a simple military
ceremony on the Schlossplatz, outside
the French general headquarters.
The tri-color was loweded and the
union jack hoisted. after which the
troops marched in review.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
Escaped Prisoner Returned.

Detective Dennis Cullinane TODAY
returned from Detroit with Harry Nc
Wicker, SO, who escaped Thanksgiving
day from Occoquan. where he was
serving a sentence for hotel room
thefts. McVicker was arrested in
Detroit as he was leaving q hotel
room and was turned over to local
authorities as a fugitive from this
jurisdiction
Evening star., 1925-12-31
SUES FOR RETURN
TO BUREAU lob
Stenographer Hit by Econ
omy Says Removal Violates
Civil Service Law.

Mrs. Annette +. Gudger of Rich
mond, recently discharged In a reduc-
ton of force at the Richmond regional
office of the United States Veterans
Bureau, today applied to the District
Supreme Court for writ Of man
damus against Frank r. Hines, di.
rector OF the bureau, and II. w. Long
fellow, chief personnel officer, to com
pei her reinstatement Mrs Gudger
was a stenographer and received Motif
cation November 80 that she would be
dropped from the rolls of the burear
December 3.
Points to Her Record
The petitioner declares her remove
from Office violates the civil service
law
She declares she secured a prefe,
ence by reason OF her military status.
which entities her to be held in EN-
ployment. She enrolled in the Nav
September 4, 1918, at Portsmouth
y. H, and was on active duty as a
Stenographer. She was honorably dis
charged from United States Naval Re.
serves March 16, 1920, as a "yeomaI.
first class" but continued in the en-
ploy of the Navy Department unrjj
June, 1920. when she obtained a better
position with the Interior Department
which she relinquished AT the birth
OF her son in February. 1921. She re
entered the civil service In May, 1925
Heard No Complaints.
Through Attorney ID. c. O'Flaber-t-.
OF Richmond and Rosa T. Downiu..
or the local bar, Mrs. Gudger saws he
record IN the civil service was goo3
and she heard no complain Of it unit
after she began to take steps 10 have
the order of dismissal vacated.
Chief Justice Walter /. Mccoy signe.
RUE on Director Hines and Person
4eI ol1cer Longfellow TO show cause
January % why Mrs, Gudger sbo,IIr
not be restored 10 her position.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
BOOK DEMAND INCREASED
Half People Do Not Have Access
to Libraries, Says Association Head

CHICAGO. December 81 CP.-The
demand for books has considerably in
creased since the war but half the
people of the United States do not
have access to public libraries. libra
Tisns attending the American Library
Association convention here were told
yesterday by President Charles F.
Bolden, of Boston.
Wartime reading by service men
stimulated interest in all subjects,
President Bolden said. "Today's libra
rian is more than a mere book tender.
Now he not only must act as an ad-
visor to the reading public, but must
know literature"
Evening star., 1925-12-31
CRAB INDUSTRY DROPS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 31-The
crab industry Of the Chesapeake Bay
has declined so per cent in the last
ten years, according to a report Of
the State Conservation Commission.
The report is based on a survey
made by the Federal Bureau of Fish
cries.
The Federal report declared that a
total of 50,300.00o pounds Of crabs
were caught in the Chesapeake Bay
in 1915. In 1924 the catch had fallen
to 24,S00,000 pounds.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
HYLAN ENDS REGIME.
Gotham Mayor and Police Com
missioner Enright Retire.

NEW YORK, December 81 CP.-
The eight-year regime of John F.
Hylan as mayor of New York City
has ended.
At midnight last ninght, one full
day before his term was to have come
to it's conclusion, Mr.. Hylan stepped
out of office, having resigned in order
to protect his pension rights as a
public officer. With him resigned also
Richard E. Enright, police commits
sioner.
Mr. Hylan is eligible to retire on
a pension Of s4,205 a year and Mr.
Enright on $4,000
Evening star., 1925-12-31
PLAYERS MEET COOLIDGE.
Members Of Michigan University
Troupe Taken to White House.

Members of the Mines, the Univer-
sity of Michigan musical comedy or
ganizaton, who came to Washington
for a New Year eve performance,
We're presented today to President
Coolidge. They were ACCOMPANIED to
the White House by Senator Ferris
and members of the Michigan delega-
tion in the House.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
YOKOHAMA REBUILDING,
Construction Following Quak,
Causes Many to Return.
ndence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
TOXIC, November 30.-The destruc-
ton of Yokohama by the 1923 earth
quake drove many foreigners from
that port. There were but few hun.
dred left after the catastrophe. The
progress of construction work, how
ever, caused many to return, and at
the end of October 1t was estimated
there were more than $500 foreigners
living in Yokohama. This is less than
one half of the number who resided
there at the time of the earthquake.
Evening star., 1925-12-31
Compulsory Education.
from the Boston Transcript

From the Boston Iranscript.
An old Alabama cook said to her
employer: Law. missile, what makes
yo' pay money to send de chile to
school? 1 got one smaht boy named
Moses an I larns him myself"
But, Aunt Maria," said her mis-
tress. "how can you teach your child
when you don't know one letter from
another?"
How teach him? I jest make him
take de book an set down on de flo an
den 1 say. Moses. you take yo' eye
from dat book. much less leggo him,
an skius you alive"
Evening star., 1925-12-31
Just Admirable.

From the London Mall.
Norman admires everything about
ne-my voice, my eyes, my figure.
my hair"
And what do you admire most
about him."
His good taste
Evening star., 1925-12-31

itO1lllnuen from tlTSt faRet
as their deep-throated voices boom
out across the joyous city. one by one
other bells will take up the cry from
their towering belfrys. The shouts
of men and women, the rattles and
walls of mechanical noise producers,
and even the crash of fire crackers.
will join in the reeling chorus as the
Federal City extends it's hand to little
1926.
And tomorrow. carrying on with
what will probably be the greatest
New Year program Of all times. the
people of Washington and America
will hear the chimes of another land
and another hemisphere as the radio
brings to waiting thousands on this
side of the Atlantic the song of the
famous chimes in Westminster Cathe-
draI, London. Later. America will
reciprocate by flashing across the At
lantic concert by two OF its most dis
artists.
Evening star., 1925-12-31

One test of prosperity is when you
can always get credit enough to live
hA1ond your means.
Evening star., 1925-12-31

Between Fourteenth and East Capt.
tol streets and Thirty-sixth street.
Between Dupont Circle and Mount
Pleasant Between Treasury and Fif-
teenth and II streets northeast. Co
lumbia line). Between Steamboat
Wharves and Brightwood. Between
North Capitol street and Michigan
avenue and North Capitol street and
Massachusetts avenue.
All division superintendent have
been directed to keep IN touch with
traffic conditions on their respective
lines, in order that adequate service
Will be furnished.
Special attention will be given thea
ters and churches.
Later cars will be operated on vari-
Gus lines. than indicated on this sched-
ule, by supervisory force, if condition
iustifies.
Evening star., 1925-12-31

President Harding was anything but
puny and his hands were large and
strong. Mrs Harding wore out three
pair of white kid gloves on that oc-
casion. President Coolidge showed no
Ill effects after his two receptions. He
admitted, though that he knew he
had been using his hand
In Good Condition.
Maj. Coupal, the Presidents per
sonal physician who calls at the White
House 10 look the former over every
morning, said today after his call that
the President was in splendid ply
steal condition.
With no engagements confronting
him the President did not come 10 his
office as early as usual. After reading
thoroughly several morning newSpa-
peys he gave his attention to the large
stack of routine papers and later be
came absorbed in some OF the more
important matters that are awaiting
his decision. One of these is the
question OF developing commercial
aircraft in this country.
The President has made II plain
that he is anxious for some legislation
at this session of Congress that Will
make this possible and which, at the
same lllIlSt W III lcIIu " lV6dI -
william aeronautics. He conferred with
Secretary of Commerce Hoover on
this subject yesterday afternoon and
today took the matter up with Secre-
tary of War Davis.
Secretary Davis said afterward that
an administration bill is to be pre-
pared which will embody practically
all of the major features and recon-
mendations of the report OF the air
craft inquiry committee headed by
Dwight Morrow and which report has
been forwarded TO Congress by the
President.
The President also received Charles
C. McChord of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, who recently ten
dered his resignation to President
Coolidge. 1t was agreed that Mr..
McChord will continue to serve until
his successor qualities.