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Evening star., 1925-08-01
Clever Thief Cuts Gobelin Tapestries
In Such Fay That Strips Match
Excised Pieces Of Rare York Can Be Sold as Result
of Artistry of Slasher-Thuringian Diet
aroused by Theft.
corresponding. OF the A.soela,ed Press. :.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
WEIMAR, June 2S-Two valuable
Gobelin tapestries of the Wartburg.
dating from the fifteenth century
have been mutilated by unknown
thieves with the obvious intention Of
selling abroad the excrsed strips as
one piece of tapestry. After the revo-
lution both carpets, which belonged to
the grand ducal house Of Saxony. We're
included in the list of national works
OF art not to be sold abroad" Re-
Gently. in spite Of the protest Of the
Wartburg Foundation. the Lord Cham
berlain Of the grand ducal house sold
the two tapestries TO an art collec-
tor in Cologne. AS they were not be-
ing sold to foreign buyer. the pro.
test of the Wartburg Founda ton
proved futile.
The new owner thereupon sent them
to the Kaiser Friedrich Museum of
Berlin for the purpose of obtaining
DIR. Demmler's expert opinion on their
exact historical significance and value
He decided that both GobeIins were
OF south German workmanship of
about the middle of the fifteenth CEN
tury. Both represent the CONQUEST
Of Loves Castle in sequel and both
are ss centimeters long: one being
2.24 meters In width and the other
1.26 meters. 1t was discovered. how
Evening star., 1925-08-01
MurieI Mccormick {
Studies for Opera
In Studio in Yurd|
Ry 'hn Associated Press.

Ry The Associated Press
CHICAGO. August In back
yard studio, 90 by Is feet, in Lake
Forest. Miss Muriel Mccormick.
granddaughter Of John d. Rocke-
feller. is fostering operate ambi.
tions. emulatinc her stepmother.
Gamma Walska, the Polish singer.
Miss Mccormick Is diligent in
her studies. spending many hours
in daily practice. and is progress
ing fayorably. report her precep-
tors. who include operate stars
appearing here. Over the door Of
the studio, erected in the George
A. McKinlock home in Lake
Forest. IN. where she is spending
the summer. is inscribed. Our
Little Tower of Strength"
Miss Mccormick IS the daugh-
ter OF Harold E. Mccormick, f1ar-
vester magnate. and Mrs. Edith
Rockefeller Mccormick. At one
time she took up dra matte art and
AZ anorher operated a modiste's
shop in partnership.
Evening star., 1925-08-01

ever. that q. strip Of so centimeters in
width had been cut from one Gobelin
while from the other strip so cent?
meters wide was missing.
The thief performed the excision so
Cleverly. however. that both missing
strips can be readily combined TO form
a common design.
The Cologne art collector rescinded
his purchase.
The sequel Of II all Is big stir in
the Thuringian Diet. The Social
Democrats protested that no appro-
pirate steps have been taken by the
government to recover the missing
parts. The lord chamberlain has pub
lished a communique in which he calls
attention to the legitimacy OF the sale
and threatens to prosecute any one in
sinuating that the tapestries were mu.
tilated with the connivance of any
member OF the grand ducal household.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
TakOma Gardeners
Buy 100000 Bulbs
Of Holland Firm

An order for approximately 10e.-
00a bulbs. totalinG $500. has just
been placed with one of the largest
bulb firms in Holland by the Ia
koma Park Horticultural Club.
which includes most of the home
gardeners of that suburb.
The bulbs are expected to arrive
for planting in the lawns and yards
of Takoma Park about September
l. and will be in full blossom early
next Spring.
The order was placed by E. Y.
Morrison. president of the club, in
order 10 obtain the wholesale price
and also because of some prospects
Of q strict embargo on imported
bulbs in the near future.
The bulb order includes croCuses,
hyacinths. daffodils and tulips, be-
sides large variety of smaller
plants.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
ROWE IS DISPUTED
ON LATIN AMERICA
Pan-American Labor Official
BIames Outsiders for "BaI-
ance of Power" Drift.

Santiago Iglesias. Spanish language
secretary of the Pan-American Fedora
tion of Labor. in a statement today
took issue with recent remarks by DIR.
Leo s. Rowe. director of the Pan
American Union, on the position
Great Britain should take in the af-
fairs of Latin American nations.
Specifically, Mr.. Iglesias described
as "a most amazing declaration" DR..
Rowe's statement last Monday before
the Institute of Politics at Williams
town. Mass, that lit is essential that
Great Britain. with her possessions in
this hemisphere, be given a voice in
the determination of Pan-American
policies
"Dr. Rowe declared Mr.. Jglesias
said, that Latin America. Is drifting
toward the balance-of- power system Of
pre-war Europe and urged that the
Monroe Doctrine be made continental
Sees Two Reasons.
'If il is true" Mr.. Iglesias CON
tinued that South America is drift
ing toward a. balance-of. power system.
it is because of two principal factors:
First, American investments in
every Latin American Nation, placing
those nations under heavy obligations
ana sometimes placing even their
customhouses and internal revenues
under supervision of American of
ficials.
Second. 10 European political prop.
aganda which is working toward a
European political and social leader.
ship in Latin America. and which Is
well known to those who observe care
fully what is taking place in interna.
tional affairs.
When nations drift toward the
formation of groups. suspicious of
each other. it is because certain
forces are at work creating suspicion.
American finance is undoubtedly the
greatest force on this continent for
the creation of suspicious sentiments
between nations. DR.. Rowe must be
fully aware Of the extent of this
menace ',i
Evening star., 1925-08-01
PLAN SCHOOL EXHIBIT.
fredericksburg Fair Management
Promises Number of Awards.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, August
1.-The management OF the F'reder-
icksburg fair is planning to give a
separate department 10 school sctivi-
ties this year and will offer 8 number
OF awards. This department will be
open to all pupils in attendance dur.
ing 1924-25 of the public elementary
nd high schools of Spotsylvania
Caroline. Stafford and King George
counties, and the city of F'redericks-
burg. The various classes will en-
brace all phases of school work, OF
special interest is the Devore cup,
provided by the interest and generos-
ity of Col. md Mrs. d. B. Devore of
Chatham near this city, for the ele-
mentary school having the best ex-
hibit. The cup will be offered annual
l1 snh will become the property OF the
school winning it three times.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
Petroleum Known 1000 Years.

Although little or no use was made
of it for centuries. petroleum was
known 10 the ancients. Scientists
have figured that it was known at
least 1000 years ago. 1t is only within
the last century. however that It's use
was developed. and many sdys nces in
mocha MICS and chemistry are laid
directly and indirectly to petroleum.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
Quebec Has Radio Boom.

The Province of Quebec Ia having a
radio boom, stimulated by the govern
mcnt's action in fixing the nominal
fee of 81 a year on radio receiving H.
censes. A report to the Department
ot Commerce SAYS lively price-cut-
ting war between Canadian and United
States manufacturers is in progrsss.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
DlSSE TRIAL AUGUST II.
Richmond Youth Charged With
Murder Of Three.
Special Dispatch 10 The stal

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
RICHMOND, Va, August 1.-Ru
dolph E. Disse will face trial here Au
gust u. Judge Frederick W. Cole
man decided yesterday, for the mur-
der OF Mrs. Vivian Peers. Detective !.
Harvey Burke and Henry G.. Carter.
He is also charged with woundinS Z
Willis Britt.
J. c. Page and Willis n. Miller.
counsel for Disse. made a vigorous
protest against being forced into the
case this month. holding that the
would require at least so DAYS
which 10 arrange and study the
fense. They said they had not BET
able TO see their client until yestai
day.
Judge Coleman said the welfare and
interest Of the accused would be prop
erly safeguarded. but that he belle cd
prompt trial would be for the best
Of all concerned. He was opposed 70
unnecessary delays.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
Good Sleep Is Essential
for Children

many fine delicate blood yes
sells or capiliarics. as they are
called II IL thru these eapIi-
lariep that all the blood in your
body ia pumped In less than
minute and half
For every breath Krown.up
draws. baby breathcs from
ono and n half to iwo times
The requirements Of tho baby.
therefore. arc relatively much
greater than the requirements
Of tho Rrown-up.
As a child grows older he
should be taught tho value Of
regular hours for sleep. lie
should BE- taught that the quail
i,y Of sleep Is just as i'm
portant as the amount OF sleep.
II sicrplsssnesa ia due 10
lumpy mattress this iH easily
corrected, II siesplessncss il due
10 late meal or TO unwhole-
some food. that can bc easily
Fcnedicd. However. IL sleep
lcssnoss is due TO Eo.caIled
nervousness" tho cause may
frequently DO much more diff
cult 20 got at This is es-
pccially true In tho case OF
children, inusmuch as children
seldom understand the causes
Of sleeplessness, or II they do
understand them, they wish TO
conceal them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
Is on Isn't2

III It's all right for and girls In the cities
TO smoke cigarcts la hotels cabarcts in theaer rcs
rooms and In public why Is 4 wrong for ~ to chew
tobacco WOMAN SUBSCRIBER,
THIS paper has had the above question
i poked at il in dozen varieties, and
il is cheaper TO answer than dodge IT,
In this life it has come to be that the
matter of right or wrong in many I'M
stances, depends upon the personal taste
or personal conscience. IL becomes increas-
ingly difficult for one person, including
the editor, to draw the line ms TO the null
titude. when differentiation between the
sexes is becoming so weak and uncertain.
The use of tobacco is probably one OF
the wasteful habits and there is more on
less wrong in any waste, but the vast
majority are using tobacco and little of
sin or lawlessness is chargeable against its
use. Civilization puts up with, even II II
does not condone the habit, and 1t GER
tainly is growing in the female portion of
perfectly good homes. In other words,
custom is taking the social wrong out
of it.
The only difference between chewing
and smoking is that the one is n bit more
offensive to the really refined taste than
the other As to the right or wrong Of
it. there seems TO be no argument that
will let in the smoking and bar out the
chewing; that is. If woman smokes, she
may chew. or do both. without further
strain of her conscience.
The publicity of the thing doesn't seem
to count much. The public is destined to
put up with woman's smoking and would
very likely take it easy should she decide
to take to chewing.
AT least that's the way we look Mt il.
How do you?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
Mr.. Fdr1t of The Star
Undertakes Here TO Remedy Your Troubles, They
Are of Public Interest

enough change 70 aooommo-
date customers ieho hate large
biiist find u diiacui to oct
euen a fire changed at ny gro
GERS. aud often he Is not very
pleasant about n geems 70
fhiak should hate fhe right
change. E. G.
There is no way 10 compel
this being done. 4 live mer-
chant would do IL without slg-
gesiion, Too much change
around a grocery store Is a
temptation 10 the numerous
hold-up men. but any merchant
should be willing 10 take a
chance on limited amount Of
change.
Mr.. Fixif: hate Hred ir
one house for nearly three
years, paying JsT per month.
Some time ago The place changed
hands asked tbs Heto land
lord n / could keep the house
a. the same rate. He sold there
tcoaid be no change. Noic he
talks Of 80 month Can I
hold him 10 The rerbai con-
tracff READER.
II your verbal contract was
any specific time and you have
witness. you can hold the
landlord TO It. II there was no
time indicated that you could
have It at the old price. it is
doubtful IL you could.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
So, Boss!

uENRl FORD, having stood 1926 mod
i i ell Durham COW alongside 1926 model
flivver. decides that from the standpoint
of efficiency the flivver is q better bit of
engineering than the COW, And having
done his part in the substitution of the
flivver for that Anticipated machine called
the horse, he is now asking that some
body do as much in the matter of the
COW. He believes II is possible TO devise
machine that will produce synthetic
milk to take the place of cows milk.
Don't laugh at Henry when he says
this. Remember that your grandfather
laughed at the idea of mechanical horses
and that you now laugh at your grand
father in a way you wouldn't want your
grandchildren to laugh Mt you. Can't you
foreSee the day when Dayton. Tenn. will
be arguing the question of whether milk
machines descended from cows, with the
court solemnly announcing that it couldn't
be true because cows had tails?
Ford seems to have picture of farm
life and the farming industry entirely diff
ferent from that which remains in most
of our minds. Farm life as he sees il,
is one thing; the farming industry is an
other. The farming industry, composed
largely of back-hreaking drudgery, as he
sees it, takes most of the JOY out of
farm life. At the same time it is waste
full and uneconomic. He'd get greater
results out of less labor and allow the
farm folks time to live. Which would
not be bad result.
Time was when farmers life was
pretty we'll encompassed within the
fences that separated him from his neigh
bors Inside those fences he and his wife
toiled from 4 a. m. until p, m. and their
ambition was to get enough ahead to en-
able them to send their sons off to school
TO become doctors and lawyers and editors
anything but farmers. Better trans
portation, the mail, telegraph, telephone
and radio have drawn the farmer into the
complex industrial and commercial scheme
of the present, but he is still anything
but woodworking cog in the machine
Ford wants to correct this condition for
the sake of the farmer himself, as well
rs society as a whole.
Mechanical cows may be step in that
direction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29

Mr.. Fritz Is there a school
Ia SEATTLE tehcre architecture Is
tauOhtY JG
The University Of Washington
has a complete course In archi-
lecture.
Mr. Fisii: Would u no. be
better 10 SeH ice cream ~
pciohfr I have three boys and
,ce buy a lot Of ice cream bv
The quart. and often tee do not
oct a zen quart. Some OF me
dealers scem 10 hare freak
arm aud do rot 0ire good
measure. pressed doi0n II. c.
A man who viii not Give good
measure would not give good
weight, He would claim that
Il melted on the way home IL
sou think you are not getting
full measure. look up another
dealer.
nT, Firif. Property ofrners
along 18th ate ". signed pc
fition for street pairing seperni
months ego. but tor h1rc been
unable 70 obtain Information as
70 'ol,en fhts uiii Be done. Can
you assist US X. LIZ
A paving contract on 18th
ave, n, from eard TO s5th SITS.
wns let July 20. Should be
completed in 40 days
Mr.. Fizif: Can you induce
the suburban groocrs 10 carry
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
It Comes Back

A MERICA has always tried to do the
"A right thing by the tiny republic of
Liberia.
And now this bread cast upon the waters
seems to be coming back hundredfold.
For Harvey Firestone, tire manufacturer
Of Akron, is arranging for concession
with the Liberian government which will
enable him to set out a rubber plantation
of 100000 acres.
This will enable America to beat the
British rubber gouge, which has sent the
price of crude rubber up from 20 cents to
s1.20 pound during recent months If
America had not treated Liberia kindly
the chances are that the negro republic
would have been reluctant to give the con-
cession to an American.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
? ANSWERS to Your Questions ?

Q. What Is the total apple
production In the United States
and which OF the states leads
In this industry
A. In 1921 practically one
ont Of three apples DroicH COM
rserciqliv In The United States
came from the Northeastern
states Of Washington. oregon.
idaho and Montana. The total
commercial apple production Of
the United States In 1872. tras
2s.70f 300 barrels--thc approx
innate equivalent Of S5,I05 900
bores. The states mentioned
furnished 27,55s,0o0 5ores f5g
per cent, Washington alone
producing approximately 1880
900 bores or 20 per cent
Q. How old is Ben Lyon, the
movie actor: Is he married and
what Is his address,
Is. He Is 81 years Of age, not
married. His address Is Bio
graph Stitdtos. sol East fTjtb
At, New York CITY
Q. What is meant by the
buoyancy and the displacement
Of a ship?
a. The toei1ht Of rcsscl Is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
Letters SIX sFqR Readers
Al letters TO The Star Mast Hare Name and Addrc.,

and naked of those wonderful
dark green forests. before wo
strike, or should We not better
arise as one man and strike a
blow ut once that viii put an
end for all time. TO this wan.
ton destruction OF our timber
We owe Il to ourselves, TO
put a stop to this abomlnable
smoke screen which is thrown
down upon us each summer, TO
smother and choke us.
After our tourist friends have
paid good money and time. to
como here 10 SEQ some of the
most beautiful scenery on earth,
we arc cheating them by throw.
ing n smoke blanket over every.
thing?
And last. but not least. we
owe It TO the coming genera.
lions TO preserve our forests,
Why not n nation. wide cam
paign TO that end7
G, +, WILEY,
65l Banner Place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
WIZ Not Observe?

T TNCLE SAM is likely to be confined to
" his own exclusive set. MS evidenced
by Washington's turning up its nose at
the Anglo-French proposal for an inter-
national conference on war debts.
As the matter is one likely to promote
bitterness. 1t might be well to suggest
that Washington could be represented at
such conference by an '"offical observ-
err in the person of Mr.. Morgan, Mr..
Lamont, Mr.. Kuhn, Mr.. Guggenheim, or
some other reliable observer of the al
mighty dollar. AT any rate, something
should be done to prevent Uncle being
shunted into class all by himself. where
he will be very lonesome.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
An Interview With President Gales

AIENIco CITY. Aug. Is -
Nl What 10 MrAlroa most
pressing internal nred7
put this question 20 rrssl'
den, Pluiarcho Gales, The an
swer was unexpected
Financial rehabilitation
II was not Gales. the teacher,
nor Gales. the social ldraiist.
who answered, bat Cailcr. tho
hard headed business man and
rsailai
Alenco'a most pressing 10
mand b tho financial frhabiliia.
tlan of the cJunuy he said
Mexico mus, FscbnHtrUei her
finances SO that her own 70,
sources viii cover her national
needs and the execution nt ls-
ultimate obligations abroad
~rhs policy at riad economy
and administrative liberalization
tina, tho government has nd,
hrrcd TO. oil the measures
taken and those that will 10
taken In the future to develop
Industries and other sources ~
national wealth. and the cntab.
iiahmsnt Of The Single Bank Of
Issue (ilanco unlco de EuiIslonl
--ihcHe measures viii produce.
u is reasonable to hope. the
speedy economic reconstruction
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
TaOo Homes

OVER in Eastern Washington sits q
" tiny home There is no other house
in sight. In fact, there isn't another house
within radius of 20 miles. In the two
small rooms of the snack, with its lean
to- kitchen, lives a family Of six.
What terrible place to live" says
the auto tourist as he passes by.
But is 1t any worse or as bad as the
crowded tenement sections OF Eastern
cities. where large families are crowded
into one or two rooms?
The West at least has fresh air. and
plenty of ii.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29

fohabiliinlc tho Mexican masses.
The presidents reply showed
that Il atiil rankles in his heart.
In order 20 help tho Mexican
government IA its work Of recon
struciion and eocial renovation.
thu government Of tho United
States could Do enough by re-
stfaininR impationce and by is-
noriug tho biakfd suggestions "
some Americans who only scek
their personal benefit without
paying heed 10 political. ce0-
uomic and social conditions q
the country where they have
built or arr trying 10 build a
fortune
While some American journal
Isia forcnrs revolt Rceihing in
side Of Mexico. President Gales
Hess little danger TO his program
and his government inside OF
Mexico or from the outside.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
Would Preserve Forests
Editor The star:

Edltnr The star:
a wide valley Lending back
for 100 miles TO the heart
OF the Cascades, densely pop.
ulatcd on every hand by the
giants OF the forest. Great
trunks towering for 100 feet
without limb. This In 1900.
From tho tree tops came
low signing hum as countless
multitudes OF boughs swaycd
gently IN tho summer breeze.
And MS tho car became ntuncd
TO higher degree, ono could
hear the singing. as OF some
mighty PARKWAY celestial choir
az tho sound OF their voices,
scarcely reached this earth of
ours.
And as ono listened. he was
struck with the sadness OF their
song For song II was.
The Fir trees, singing their
own funeral dirgc.
From n certain railroad town
IN Western Washington. the
writer made his way thru this
same valley In tho above men.
toned ycnr, travelling by wa
gon, over n dirt and corduroy
road.
In 1926, tho same route is
taken, but tho old road has
gone. In It's place, n paved
highway runs for miles upon
miles In n straight limo, and
3O.minutc ride brings us TO tho
stream by which we formerly
cnmpcd for the MONDAY lunch.
But, whereas, the former trip
was made in the pleasant shade
OF tho forest trees todny's trip
Is made thru the open, and the
rays Of n hot August sun
bcnts numerically down on tho
blackencd remains of ono.time
mighty forest.
Shall we walt, until tho last
OF our beautiful hills and val.
leys have Keen stripped bnro
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
By Mar Stern

that l have called Mexieo's
creates, need"
To develop McAieo'H resources
and put her economic house in
order Mexico mus, have capital
from outside This development.
President Gales explained. need
not ba prcdieAtsd. al ia tho
past. on the exploitation aud
degradation u Mexican citizens.
Good profits. he said. can 30
made In Mexico whuc the poems
ard WORKERS are climbing 10 a
status Of living comparable 20
to that n the workers in the
United states
General Caiies aud his cabl.
net Gait tho Kellogg note "a
''clnsed incident" but when
asked what the government and
the people Of the United States
can DO 10 help his government
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29

70 orerteork. her ias, op-
pearaUce irns iR "Thr Dental"
q Who FIRST used tho oxprsa.
sion. Millions for defense but
not ono cent for tribute"7
a. This saying Is attributed
10 Charles G. Pinckncy, uhcn
he irus the American am bas.
sador 10 France. bat II has
been denied bB him. II IL
also attributed 10 robert Good
Toe Harper Of South Carolina,
q. Where did the name
Brooklyn" originate and what
does tho word mean7
a. "Brooklvn" Is a corruption
OF The carly Dutch name
''BrcHctclcn" from village IN
the propincc Of Utrecht. Hoi-
land. The name signifies
broken up land" or "marshy
land"
Q. What are some synonyms
for the word Intellectual?
a. Vain, useless. uHauaHin1.
frmtlcss.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-29
On Darn Pleasures"

Editor The STAR
| learned thru The Star that
Mrs Coolidge darns the presi.
dents socks, but the article only
stated the economical or plea.
sure values OF this humble oc.
cupatlon.
! want TO point out that there
Is Il far greater value to the
Girl who darns socks.
am an old man, so I'll give
this secret away to aid tho flap.
pcr type.
When sec pretty Girl darn.
ing socks I'm thrilled, Tho oc.
cupn,lon seems to add TO her
charm and sweetness. | shy TO
myself that IL wasn't such an
old duffor I'd dare propose TO
that maid.
Her feet are still on the
ground. III, A, POSTIE,
Everett.