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Evening star., 1925-02-01
ATTEMPT TO SLAY
E|NSTE|N BLOCKED
CraZed Woman Found in Hall
Brandishing Hat Pin at
Noted Scientist.

BY Gable to The Star and New York World.
BERLIN, January 31.-Mrs. Marie
Eugenieva Dickson. the Russian
widow of an American citizen. at
tempted to kill Prof. Albert Einstein,
author of the theory of relativity,
viii long sharp hatpin in his home
here last night. She had insanely
confused him with the former police
chief of the Car.
Mrs. Dickson is the same woman
who recently tried to assasinate Kras-
sin. the soviet trade commissioner.
outside the Russian embassy in Paris.
Taken BY Police.
German policemen hastily sum
moned by Frau Eiustein seized the de-
mented widow in the hall of the Elm
~tein home, where she stood brandish
ing the hatpin at the professor She
was crying: Down with Azeff, per-
secutor of the Russian people," in
broken German. Azeff was the no.
torious head of the Russian okrana
for whom she had evidently mistaken
Einstein.
The would-be murderess was taken
struggling to police headquarters
and placed under observation. Ply
sicians today said she was subject to
insane Authorizations.
Wife Tells of Scene.
The mathematician is in bed recov-
ering from the shock. His wife gave
the World News Service the followin z
description of the scene: For the
past six months my husband has re-
Ceived one or two letters bearing a
Paris postmark with an illegible sig
nature. containing all sorts of threats
against him. The envelopes were ad-
Il - i, hut hf lAft IN
side seemed to be directed to Azeff,
minister of the imperial Russian
police in 1905. The writer had evi-
IDENTIFY decided that Herr Einstein
and Azeff were the same.
Last evening a woman in tattered
clothing called at our apartment and
said she had just come from Paris.
She asked politely enough to see Herr
Einstein about a scientific matter.
Something in the way she talked
made me think of the letters my hus-
band had received. and so l secretly
sent a servant for the police. Just as
two policemen arrived the professor.
who had not learned of the woman's 5
arrival. came out into the hall from
his study. The woman Immediately
asked to talk with him alone. Then
she was placed under arrest"
The police report says she had no
firearms. but that she drew her hat
pin from her hat and clutched it in
her hand.
Einstein is the recipient of numer-
Gus murder threats, which come
chiefly from anti-Semitic sources, so
that he was not especially concerned
about the Paris letters. When she
was arrested in Paris Mrs. Dickson
told the French authorities, she want
ed to kill Leonid krassin. She car
ried a pistol in her muff on that oc-
casion. After she had been kept un-
der observation for a few weeks she
was released.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1925-02-01
Big London Garages Planned

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
LONDON, January S1.-Another con-
templated American innova ton for
slow moving and slow changing old
London is a plan to build numbAr
of supergarages of several stories,
and each accommodating from 200 to
500 motor cars. At present there are
few large garages in London. and
few car oYners drive In ta the city,
Evening star., 1925-02-01
Rx Consolidated Press

by Consolidated Press-
PRINCETON, n. j.. January 81
There's just one thing that prevents
Joseph Prendergast of Evanston. Ill.
Richard Safer of Columbus, Ohio, and
Lawrence Hunt OF Forest Hills. \. Y.
the three Princeton students whom
President Coolidge yanked into fame
by their metaphorical galluses-from
embarking in business as proprietors
of Ye Snappy Suspender Shoppe.
They've got the suspenders. Dozens
OF pairs OF every shade and design.
including several pairs done In the
Tigers orange and black. have been
showered on them in the last few
days by sympathetic manufacturers.
And they've certainly got the ad-
vertisInG. What purveyor could ask
a better slogan than this:
where are your suspenders, boys?'
Calvin Coolidge.
Leaves Old Nassau Cold.
The one reason the firm of Prender-
gasL Safer and Hunt is not embarked
on lucrative suspenders-for-stu-
dents selling campaign is-that the
students at Princeton aren't wearing
suspenders. The presidential sugges-
tion has left Old Nassau cold. 1t is
questionable whether even a presi-
Dental ukase could turn the trick.
If it were a question now OF pur-
chasing the Prendergast-Sater-H Hunt
trousers that piqued the Presidents
curiosity as to how they could be
kept up, there would be plenty of
customers. Those much photo
graphed and filmed trousers would
be dear to the heart of any Prince
tonian. But they aren't for sale.
Messrs. Prendergast, Safer and Hunt
are still wearing thenl-and, so far
as the eye can tell, still without
'suspenders
The three heroes of the presid ntial
style conference-for they are the
heroes in Princeton, even if more
conservative stylists incline to give
the honors to the President-have
had little time for mere studies since
their return from Washington. where
they went to invite Mr. Coolidge to
speak before the American Whig
Society next month.
Fellow Students Curious.
Their quarters are swamped with
fellow students eager to get exact
measurements on the famous baggy
pants and to learn exactly what the
President said to the boys and vice
versa The story they are getting
runs something like this:
The President seemed abstracted
while the student spokesman was de-
livering his speech of invitation and
his eyes kept rowing from the ankles
Evening star., 1925-02-01
FLYERS FIRE AT SHADOWS
Target Practice Taken From Planes
With Machine Guns.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 81. -
Army sviators from Crissy Field, at
the Preside of San Francisco, are en-
gagiug in combat practice by firing
at shadows of planes in the bay.
Two planes are used in the instruc-
tion. They fly at varying attitudes,
and the aerial machine gunner in one
fires at the moving shadow of the
other. The splash of the bullets shows
plainly how well the gunners are
shooting. Lewis machine guns. firing
rate of 400 to 500 minute, are used.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
U. S. GIFT REACHES HAGUE
Statue of Justice Is Placed Under
Dome in Peace Palace.
idence Of The Associated Press

Correspondence OF The Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, January 31.-A statue
of Justice, the gift of the United
States Government, has been received
at the Peace Palace and has been
placed under the dome over the
grand staircase.
The statue Is the work of Andrew
O'Connor of Paxton, Mass. A formal
presentation is to be made shortly
by Richard M Tobin, American
Minister to the Netherlands
Evening star., 1925-02-01
CLASS GIVEN SURPRISE.
Parent-Teacher Body Entertains
Phyllis Wheatley Group.

The midyear graduating class of
Phyllis Wheatley School was given
surprise party by the Parent
Teacher Association of the school
last week. Miss Austin, principal OF
the school. made the farewell speech
to the graduates and Mrs. George
Foreman, president of the associa-
ton, in a brief talk made clear the
aim of the association towards a
better understanding between parents
and teachers for the good of each.
\ musical program was given by the
class. The members of the committee
were: Mrs. Smelling, Mrs. Wallet.
Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Vanderschaf, Mrs.
Roach Mrs. Jognson, Mrs. Miller and
Mrs. Victor Kissal. The next meeting
Of the association will be held
Thursday at 2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
ADVICE Is WANTED.
By the Associated Press.

BY the AssOc1ated Press
SPRINGFIELD, H., January 81
Adjt. Gen. Carlos E. Black announced
tonight after the receipt of tele-
gram from Sheriff George Galligan
and A. NJ. Walker, chief of police at
Herrin, in which they asked that
martial law be. declared there, that
he had detailed three. National Guard
officers from Carbondale to go to Her
rim and investigate the situation there
and then report to him..
He also said he has asked Sheriff
Galligan to come to Springfield for a
conference.
Il can't act on anything with no
more Information than is contained in
the telegram I Ihavsf.tsaldGens Black,
Evening star., 1925-02-01
Y. W. C. A. Elects Board

The Young Women's Christian As
sociation elected nine members to the
board of directors last night at the
annual meeting held at headquarters,
614 Z street. Those elected were:
Mrs. Thomas Z. Brown, Miss Frances
f. Chickering, Mrs. Herbert L. Day,
Miss A1ys Downing, Miss Estelle Fos-
ter. Miss Margaret r. Fox. Mrs. John
DENLY Hird. Miss Elsa Peterson and
Mrs. John r. Schaaff.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
Temperamental Horse.

From the Girls Circle.
You remember that you sold me
horse last week." said cabman an
griIy to the horse dealer.
YES. What about him?"
HE fell dead yesterday
We'll. L never" said the dealer
II told you he had some funny little
ways, but upon my word never
knew him to -do-tha before,
Evening star., 1925-02-01
CROWDS SEE LIQUOR RAID
Winchester, Va, Baker and White
Whisky Taken in by Police.
Special Dispatch to Tho Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va. Janutry 81
Main Street" had a thrill this after
noon when police carried through the
shopping crowds jugs and jars Of
moonshine from an upstairs apart
ment occupied by Robert Worra, a
baker.
Ten gallons of white whisky were
loaded into a patrol automobile and
taken 10 police headquarters along
with Worra, who was held In $500
bond for the grand jury. Worra was
said to have implicated others In
liquor deals. II was the first day
light raid police had conducted in
months, and excited the curiosity of
an immense crowd which gathered.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
Zero Weather Due in Chicago.

CHICAGO, January 31.-Zero weather
will follow the SpringIike fair and
warmer wave that visited Chicago
and the Middle West today, according
to local forecasters A cold wave
from Alaska will overspread the dis
trict, accompanied by some snow, they
aaiA>
Evening star., 1925-02-01
OLD NASSAU COLD TO UKASE
ON WEARING OF SUSPENDER,S
Committeeman Flooded 18th Many STYLES as Result
ofCoolidge Talk, But Forget Result Of Main
Mission to " hite House.

OF one TO the ankles Of another of
his visitors.
Young gentlemen" he said as the
invitation trailed away into nothing
ness, perhaps because of embarrass-
ment-although the committeeman in
question absolutely refuses to admit
this-"are the trousers you are wear
ing cut according TO the prevailin g
collegiate style?"
Yes. sir; they are all pretty much
the same"
The President smiled, as though
with relief.
That explains it then" he said.
You see, my son came home from
Amherst the other day and his
ankles that 1 thought they were not
properly supported. So / advised him
to go out and buy a pair of sus-
penders. Now / gather that they
must have been supported according
to the style"
Yes sir" affirmed the delegation.
"he was quite in style"
Then you have to wear them?"
asked the President
IF we want TO be in style we do"
And 1 suppose" smiled the Presi-
dent, that that is necessary"
1t was, agreed the delegation, quite
necessary.
Mr.. Coolidge thereupon opened q
| discussion as to the practical value
of such foppy trousers. when his sec
retary appeared in the doorway to
notify the President that an appoint
ment with a large committee of wom-
| en- was overdue.
Glad to Have Trousers.
1t may have been, thinks the COM
mitteeman who vouchsafed to your
| correspondent the details of the presi-
| Dental interview. that Mr.. Coolidge
was glad to be confronted by trousers
! of whatever sort in view of what
| awaited him out in the anteroom.
At all events he prolonged the dis
| cussion until Mr.. Slemp again ap-
peared.
The committeeman thereupon re-
| ceived their dismissal, and when they
| got outside they discovered that in
| the midst OF the sartorial discussion
| the invitation for the President to
| speak in Princeton had been forgot
| ten. There seems to be uncertainty
whether Mr.. Coolidge accepted or de-
| clined.
Maybe, if the President will deign
| to visit Princeton and display his
| own idea of the proper thing, he may
make little dent in the floppy pants
vogue, and provide aid and comfort
| for the struggling suspender indus
| try. But in the meantime. Princeton
is wearing them tioppier than ever.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
MAY SHOW HOBBIES
AT D. c. EXPOSITION
Schools viii Have Numerous
Products in Industrial
Exhibit of District.

A hobby exhibit" containing arr
ticIes made by pupils in the District
public schools outside of school
hours, will be one of the features Of
the public school display at the
Chamber OF Commerce Industrial exs
Auditorium the week OF March 21, fE
the ideas Of Stephen z. Kramer,
first assistant superintendent Of
schools, are carried out by tho COM
mittee of school officers Arranging
the exhibit.
Mr.. Kramer pointed out yesterday
afternoon that many Of the school
children, especially those in the high
schools. devote a considerable portion
of their time after school hours maxi
ing articles In which they are espe-
cially interested. An exhibit of these
things, he believes, would be espe-
cially interesting to the visitors az
the chambers industrial exposition.
Asks Cooperation.
Arrangements for the public school
exhibit have been left to Mrs Cecil
Norton Sisson, general director Of
the community center department Of
the public schools. She has asked
for the cooperation of a number OF
other school officers and community
center officials, with the hope Of
making the school exhibit one of the
most interesting at the Industrial
show.
The school exhibit will be made up
of furniture basketry. lamp shadeg
and other work turned out by this
Industrial arts classes in the schools
and the community centers. The
hobby exhibit proposed by Mr.
Kramer probably also Will be in
cluded ;
Alfred L. Stern, director Of the
chambers exposition, has planned to
set aside a large portion of the space
in the auditorium for the public
school exhibit.
Besides exhibiting. the school
children also will be invited to visit
the exposition in order to study the
varied industries of Washin gtou as
depicted in the numerous exhibits 70
be placed by manufacturers. James
T Lloyd, president of the chamber
and also president of the Board OF
Education. has asked that the schoo!
children be allowed to see the ex-
position.
Children to Take Notes.
Mr.. Stern has promised to do every-
thing in his power to make the eX-
hibits so instructive that the school
| children will take notes and make
| themselves valuable compendium OF
| information.
washington school children, il has
| been pointed out, have been kept ig-
norant of the industrial activities of
| their own city through the failure Of
| Congress to appropriate funds to fur
nish them with adequately compiled
| information.
! Charles j. Stockman. chairman Of
| the general exposition committees. de-
| clares that though the study Of
| typical Industries is a part of the
| grade school curriculum and the in
| dustries of virtually every other Sec
| tion of the country are taught, Wash
| ingtons private industries are either
not taught at all or only lightly
| touched on. The average school child,
! in his opinion. believes that virtually
| the only industries within the Dis
trict are the Government industries.
Evening star., 1925-02-01

OF nearly 50.000,000 automobile
tires made in this country last year,
100000 were balloon or balloon
types.
Evening star., 1925-06-12
Manhole Explosions.

Another manhole explosion occur
red in this city last evening, the
latest of a series of accidents of this
character. A man was severely
burned. In one of the earlier eX-
plosions boy was badly injured.
These explosions are due to the
accumulation of gas in conduits and
sewers. the result. of leaks from
mains. Sometimes the detonation Is
caused by sparks from short cir
cuited wires. Again, as last evening,
they are due to the lighting or
matches. This latest case resulted
from an investigation of sewer
trap which was thought to be a men
ace to a nearby garage.
1t Is evident that there are many
leaks from the gas mains into the
sewers and conduits, else these ex-
plosions would not be so frequent.
1t is surely the duty of District au-
thorities to make a thorough exam
ination of all these places Of possible
mishap. A complete survey of the
conduits, sewers and other under
ground ducts should be conducted to
determine points Of danger, and
to correct them by repairs. Otherwise
lives will be sacrificed.
Evening star., 1925-06-12

the country's postal receipts. Their
returns show q decrease of over
$4,000 a day as compared with
March, when the old rates were in
effect.
1t is rather difficult to believe that
the change In the postal rates would
cause such shrinkage in the volume
of business. The main difference af-
fecting the large body of postal users
Is that of the addition Of a penny to
the charge of carrying privately print
ed and picture post cards. The Ameri-
can people are not penny squeeZers
az rule. and the post card habit is
pretty firmly fixed. 1t Is still possible
to send a Government-printed card at
the one-cent rate. Possibly tourists
and travellers are abstaining from card
sending because of the change of from
l to 2 cents for the souvenir variety.
If so a decidedly interesting pheno-
menon has occurred. Later figures
will probably develop the situation
and perhaps will demonstrate whether,
as now appears. the postal users are
economizing because of this new scale.
If they are and the process continues,
Congress will have to consider anew
the question of financing the salary in
crease.
Evening star., 1925-06-12

or aircraft" The Los Angeles Times
suggests that the latest rail syndi-
cate has a charter elastic enough to
permit anything in the heavens
above or the earth beneath"
A boycotting experiment, adopted
originally by Topeka, and looked
upon with interest elsewhere, fails
to arouse the enthusiasm of the To-
peka State Journal. THE action of
the Topeka Merchants Association
in resolving to boycott the trucks in
an effort TO solve a problem of Nation
wide extent is in itself a mere drop
in the bucket" says the State Jour
nal. What might be accomplished
should cities throughout the country
follow Topeka's lead is open to con-
lecture"
The busses are playing havoc with
with railroad transportation" de-
clares the Huntington Advertiser.
The Boston and Maine Railroad re-
Gently asked Public Service Commits
sions of several New England States
for permission to abandon several
hundred miles of its lines because
they could not be operated profitably
IN the face of strong competition
from the busses. Everything being
equal, the people take the bus in
preference to the railroad coach"
Public complaint against such aban-
donment is rebuked by the Hartford
N1meS with the comment: with in
creased use of improved highways,
railroads seem to have a good argu-
ment in saying the situation created
Is an abandonment of the railroad by
the public rather than an abandon
ment OF the public by the railroad"
Evening star., 1925-06-12

cupants of the structures erected In
such circumstances. pay the bill. in
higher purchase prices and higher
rents. The working men themselves
lose pay during the period of the
strikes. ?.
An intelligent understanding should
long ago have been reached between
these branches of organized labor, to
avoid internecine strife that weakens
the cause of unionism before the peo.
pie. 1t is the height of folly for the
members of any trade to prevent con-
struction because of a failure Of that
trade to find a way Of settling juris-
dictional disputes. There Is work
enough for all branches of the con-
struotion industry. If the unions
cannot agree upon who shall do par
ticular branches of the work, the en-
ployers cannot be blamed for securing
any labor they can find to put their
jobs through to completion.
These jurisdictional quarrels of the
unions are calculated to advance the
open-shop program that Is just now
in evidence. Contractors cannot be
expected to settle them by giving way
to one contestant or the other and
signing agreements that favor a par
tisan. II they go out into the open
market for their labor. when organized
labor cannot determine the lines of
trade prerogative, they are fully justi-
fled. 1t is this that causes the juris-
dictional dispute so seriously to weak
en- trade unionism; and the leaders of
the trade should seek a way definitely
to end these quarrels and to enforce
agreements that leave no points Of
doubt as to the kind Of work any ar
tisan may perform.
Evening star., 1925-06-12

their stupendous entirety. He said
tnat II the British Museum. where
John Bulls newspaper archives are
kept, ever began filing our Sunday
papers, there'd soon be no room on the
Island for the overflow.
1t is the intention of John v. "A
MacMurray, our new Minister to cha.
otic China, who is now en- route IN
Shanghai to leave his steamer at w.
konama and tarry for day at TOXIC
en- route to Peking. Mr.. MacMurra, :,
desires to pay his respects to Mr.. Ran.
croft United States Ambassador to
Japan, and to Baron Shidehara. lana.
nese foreign minister. MacMurrav
ana Shfdehara were warm friends in
washington and particularly during
.- one armament conference in 1929.
Ineres more, however, than persona
signincance In the formers call upon
baron Shidehara. The United States
recognizes that cooperation with Ni,.
pom in China is as important as sn,,
single phase of Japanese-American n re-.
iations. 1t Is not so long ago tha,
American diplomacy in China consid.
ered 1tself bound on principle to on.
pose Japan at every stage. Our vipi.
lance is not likely to be relaxed hI,,
probably will be tinged henceforward
WITH d little less suspicion
X X X X
senator Oscar W. Underwood's MIA n
Is to launch a campaign for a non.
partisan tax measure ito take the iron
heel on the breast of American busi.
ness That is the keynote of the
democratic leaders speech at Mont.
gomery, Ala. Secretary Mellon is
known TO be In full accord with the
nrnRrQ q
will be thoroughly acceptable to busi.
ness, to finance, to agriculture and to
labor. Underwood's friends claim thai
canvass of Democratic Represents.
tfves and Senators reveals a general
dissatisfaction among them with tho
tax law which they forced upon the
Republican majority a year ago. His
brother Democrats now are cited as
agreeing with him that a sharp reduc
ton of the surtax will obtain from
wealth a larger aggregate proportion
of the cost of government. Under.
wood holds that methods of TAXATION
are paramount and that the volume of
revenue is a secondary matter. That
the country is impressed with the eco.
nomfc unsoundness of the existing law
is the Alabaman's firm conviction.
Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of State.
will place the hallmark of Coolidge
administration approval upon the
twenty-third conference Of the Inter.
parliamentary Union at Washington in
October by giving a dinner in honor of
the distinguished foreign delegates.
These will number 200 or more. The
conference will be held in the House
of Representatives at the invitation of
the President.
Copyright, 1e25.)
Evening star., 1925-06-12
Trade Jurisdictions.

A jurisdictional dispute between the
plasterers and the bricklayers has re-
suited in Strike" of the former, af-
fecting not only Washington. but all
other cities in the country where con-
struction work is done by union labor.
The plasterers contend that the brick.
layers are invading their working ter
ritory by doing plastering and refuse
to work for contractors and builders
who will not sign agreements which
forbid the bricklayers from perform
ing such Jobs.
These quarrels between unions are
costly to them and to employers. They
occur frequently and add heavily to
the expense of construction. The con-
sumers, the eventual owners and oc-