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Evening star., 1925-09-13
The Story the Week Has Told

China.-There was a violent anti
British demonstration in the interna-
tional settlement of Shanghai Tues
day. A mob estimated at 1000 enter
ed the settlement from the Chinese
city and movedN upon the central
police station. The British police at
tempted to force the mob back with
their sticks, but a policeman having
been knocked down. they fired, hitting
three Chinese and dispensing the rest.
According to a Hongkong dispatch
two English journalists were seized
by Canton strikers the other dey
chained by the neck and kept confined
ln a bamboo cage for II hours. while
a crowd hurled insults at them, being
restrained. however, from violence by
an armed guard. At length the Can
ton higher authorities had them re-
leased and turned over to the British
authorities on Sha Mien Island, with
apologies.
The League Of Nations.-On Sep
tember Paul Painleve, premier of
France, opened the sixth League AS
sembly. Senator Raoul Dandurand
of Canada was elected president.
M. Painleve's opening speech was
very fine performance. He de-
clared that, though the protocol OF
arbitration, security and disarmament
was rejected by the 1924 Assembly,
the spirit of the protocol survives.
and added that negotiations now are
in process toward a British French
-Belgian-German security pact.
He expects to see number of such
regional agreements co-ordinated into
a system under the league. He rec
commended that the council be en-
te
armament conference "as soon as 1t
is considered that satisfactory con-
ditions from the point of view of
security are we'll established"
He declared himself confident that
the ancient enmities of Europe will
cease. and that enduring peace will
be established on the solid basis of
justice. France, he reminded the
assembly, Is willing to submit all In
ternational disputes to- compulsory
arbitration. Seventeen foreign minis
ters are in Geneva.
n r v n
Peace a la Mode.-The twenty
fourth universal peace congress was
held in Paris recently and was at
tended by a German delegation in
cluding Herr Loebe. the Socialist
speaker of the Reichstag. Herr
Loebe made the interesting remark
that the European countries will be
compelled to combine industrially to
protect themselves against increasing
production in the United States.
Alas. the congress ended in an atmos-
phere of utmost bellicosity.
A German spoke fiippantly of the
Geneva protocol. And the champions
of 1t rose in wrath.
Notes.-The outlaw strike Of Brit
ish seamen continues serious in Aus
tralia and South Africa.
A New York company has con
| tracted with the Greek government
to drain a portion of the Salonikt
Plain at a cost of $26, ,000,0 900. An
other American company is to supply
Athens Whose population is now
about a million, as against 125,00C
25 years ago) with water via an aque
duct from Marathon, Is miles away
Evening star., 1925-09-13

1924 was to enable German productive
ness to recover. Opinions differ as to
how far this object has been achieved.
That Germany should experience
painful defiation pangs might seem in
the nature of things, but informed
opinion is. on the whole, and taking
long view, discreetly optimistic.
Austria.-Following, and no doubt
largely in consequence Of, a report by
a commission of experts. under league
auspices. a commercial treaty between
Jugoslavia and Austria has been con-
cluded which really goes far to break
down the absurd economic barriers
previously existing between the two
countries. The commissions report
declares that Austria can achieve pros
perity IL the economic barriers be-
tween her and her neighbors are re-
moved, which statement Is a blow to
the Anschluss advocates.
The league assembly has resolved
that league control of Austrian fiscal
affairs shall end on January /. 1926,
except that, by a plan to be evolved,
league control Is to be retained Of
resources sufficient to secure the in
ternational rehabilitation loan. The
resolution declares that league control
has been a perfect success. The end
Of the last fiscal year showed a re-
spectacle budget surplus.
Bulgaria.-Bulgaria has sent her
foreign minister to Geneva to urge on
the league measures to insure proper
execution of the provisions of the post
war treaties relating to minorities.
with particular reference to Bulgarian
minorities in Macedonia Greek and
Serbian), Thrace (Greecel and the
Dobrudja Rumania).
Premier Tsankoffs says that 500, 900
Bulgarians have emigrated to Bull
garia from Macedonia, Thrace and the
Dobrudja because of persecution in
those districts, and he asserts that his
government, already desperately bur-
dened by costs consequent on the war.
cannot provide adequate relief for the
refugees, whose number Is being
steadily augmented. Proper. treat.
ment of Bulgarian minorities in the
districts above named should. he
points out, halt further emigration
therefrom to Bulgaria.
Russia.-Celebratio of the .200th
anniversary of the founding by Peter
the Great of the Russian Academy
of Science, began at Moscow on Sep
tember 6, and on the tenth was trans
ferred to Moscow. The visiting for
eign pundits are being elaborately
feted. Soviet authorities declare that
the celebration marks complete recon
element of the Soviet government
with Russian leaders of science and
education hitherto estranged. Some
are saying that the cordiality being
shown to foreign scientists by the
Soviet government on this ocassion is
scarcely consistent with the Mosco-
vite intrigue at Urga. which has COM
PEELED lat any rate, such is the bur-
den of our dispatches) the scientific
expedition headed by Roy Chapman
Andrews to cease work and leave
Mongolia.
1t will be recalled that the executive
committee of the Communist party re-
Gently ordered that the technical STATS
of the state industrial and commercial
establishments should be treated as
we'll as other categories of workers.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
JUSTICE MOVING SLOWLY
In SUITS ON OIL LEASES
All Cases in Order, But Can't Get
Through Crowded Courts
Before Many Months. w.

in California. The point at issue was
whether the transfer of authority
from the Navy to the Interior Depart
ment was valid. The District Court
of Southern California under Judge
Sheppard ruled from the bench that
the lease was valid and ordered the
Governments plea dismissed. Appeal
has been taken by the Government to
the Circuit Court of Appeals for the
Ninth District and the case probably
will be tried soon in San Francisco.
4. The United States VS.. Pan,
American Petroleum Co. This in
wolves virtually the same points as
case No. . above, but covers a differ
ent section of the oil reserve. The
court in Los Angeles has indicated a
desire to await the outcome Of the
appeal taken by the defendants in
case No. 2 before permitting trial, as
the decision will be of guidance.
Both case and are being handled
by s. w. Williams, special assistant
to the Attorney General.
5. The United States VS.. Albert
Fall, Edward Doheny, Harry Sinclair
and others. This is a criminal pro-
ceeding under the statutes covering
conspiracy to defraud. Indictments
were quashed on the ground that
member of the Department of Justice
was in the grand jury room.
The Government promptly secured
new indictments and the case Is pend
ing before the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia. An appeal
could be taken to the District Court
of Appeals but this usually is the
court of last resort unless by writ
of certiorari-a rare happening
there is an opportunity to get the
matter before the Supreme Court of
the United States. The docket. of the
District Court here Is crowded and
there is no telling when the criminal
cases will be tried. There is reason
to believe they will come up. how
| ever, before another year passes.
Justice Moves Slowly.
Thus 1t will be seen that the
wheels of justice move very slowly
and there is ample chance for the
publicity attending the cases to
dwindle to nothing. Naturally there
| Is some advantage in this to the
parties because the case then is
argued on it's merits without the
! intervention of public opinion and
| passion.
Very little was said about the cases
during the last presidential campaign
| largely because the public took 1t
| for granted that the Republican ad-
ministration under President Coolidge
was doing all it could to prosecute
them. When the decisions are rend-
cred there may be another campaign
going on-namely the Congressional
elections of 1926-and If the Govern
ment has failed to win its critics may
| make a point of it though victory for
| the Government will tend to help the
Coolidge administration on the
ground that prosecutions were made
of former Republican officeholders
and the acts of a past Republican
administration were fearlessly chal-
| lenged.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
BY SAMUEL CROWTHER.
Noted Authority on Industrial Problems

Once more we have an anthracite
coal strike. 1t is singularly like all
previous strikes in that no one
seems to know quite what 1t is all
about. The operators have a press
bureau working and the strikers
have a press bureau working. The
operators say that they cannot sell
coal excepting at lower prices and
that these lower prices can be gained
only through lower wages. The
miners say that this Is untrue, that
1t Is not wages which make the high
prices and that they must have
higher wages or stop living. AS
usual neither side gives any figures
which can be trusted and, also, as
usual, neither side seemed anxious
feature is that the public cares very
little about the strike and detests
both sides about equally. The coal
operators and the coal miners unions
have about reached the class of pub
lie nuisances.
Welcomed by Both.
This strike is not about anything
in particular and 1t was welcomed
both by the operators and the union
heads. The operators have plenty of
coal on hand which they would like
to sell at an extra margin of profit
and they can get that extra margin
of profit only by a strike. The
mines have not been very busy for
some time past and the unions were
threatened with loss of member
ship. The coal unions are fighting
unions and their members can be
held together only when a fight is on.
The union organization is an extern
sive one with a great number Of Of
ficials who hold the members in q
grip of iron. That grip was loosen
ing and the only way to strengthen
1t was through a strike.
All of this is stone age stuff-most
Of the operators and union officers, IL
they dressed according to their in.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
BOARD CALLED.
CURE FOR ANTHRACITE STRIKE
Coal Tie-Ups Will Pass When Light of Full Publicity
Is Thrown on Cases-Both Parties Wanted
Present Suspension and Welcomed 1t.

tellects, would wear bearskins and
carry flint hatchets. But that being
granted, what of It? These men own
and work the mines in the small an
thracite fields, and a good part of the
East. and especially the large cities,
are dependent on them for fuel-al-
though many former coal users have
turned to oil or gas heating. These
men are in control. Shall they be left
in control? And IL not. what control
can be substituted? Is coal affected
with public use?
The ready answer Is Government
ownership. Let the Government take
and run the mines. But how would
that be brought about? The Govern
ment would have to buy the mines at
high price and then the trouble
would start. We saw enough Of Gov
ernment ownership of railroads dur
ing the war to know that If the Gov
ernment took the mines we should
have the labor troubles given a po-
litical tinge and that, with a mass Of
bureaucrats surging over the mines,
we should get coal only by accident,
and that II 1t were cheap in price we
should pay the difference in taxes.
Supervision Opposed.
Government supervision, as through
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
does not offer anything unless one be-
heves that the supervision of the rail-
ways is a success-against the fact
that railway rates have steadily gone
up and profits down since the Inter-
state Commerce Commission was Gre
ated.
The real remedy seems to be In the
recommendation of the Coal Commits
sion which, under John Hays Ham
mond. made such a thorough investi-
cation two years ago. That commits
sion suggested the setting up Of con-
tinuous fact-finding body, so that
when strike did threaten the public
could know the real facts and not be
dependent on publicity agents. This
coal strike would cease If only the
public knew the facts. For public
opinion can force anything.
Copyright. 1925.)
Evening star., 1925-09-13

fulness of 'habitual criminal" laws
and more frequent use of the same
6. A recognition of the fact that the
the so-called homer system" in treat
ing criminals has not worked. Several
life-term prisoners have walked away
from the honor-system farm of I'LL
nois recently, and a lawyer of Wash.
ington has just recovered large dam
ages from the District of Columbia be-
cause the escaping prisoners from the
District workhouse, near which he had
a farm, were in such numbers as to
keep his family in terror and finally
to force him to move).
Chain Gang Urged.
z. Revival of the chain gang, with
its accompanying manual labor in lieu
of movies and radio entertainments for
law.breakers.
s. The creation Of a bail commits
sion" and the enactment Of legislation
prohibiting the release upon bail of an
offender already out on bail upon a
previous charge, except when such
bail commission, after a hearing, is
sued a certificate Of possible doubt of
the guilt Of the accused.
8. A revision of the rules of evil
dence. AS the matter stands now, the
law functions much more effectually
as a protection to society. There
should not be so many technical rea-
sons why the truth may not be brought
before a jury. Furthermore, the mere
fact that evidence has not been pro-
cured in strict accordance with Hoyle
should not be reason for refusing to
consider 1t. If officers get evidence by
improper methods they should be dis
missed or otherwise punished, but the
criminal should not be permitted to
profit by the situation.
10. The enactment of law render
ing testimony of alleged expert alien
lists inadmissable in criminal cases and
providing, where plea ofinsanity was
offered, for an examination by the prop
er medical officer of the State. whose
finding should be accepted as conclu-
sive and whose salary should be paid
by the State. Experience has conclu-
sively shown that alleged experts COM
manding fees of from 500 to $500 dol
lars per day can be hired to testify
either way, according to whether the
State or the defendant hires them.
The foregoing may be drastic meas
ures, but desperate diseases need des-
perate remedies" 1t goes without say
ing that mere rnisdemeanors should
not be punished by the rigorous treat
ment suggested, but felonies should be
punished with such severity as to
make the criminal realize that organ
ized society is still supreme.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
By PROF. CHARLES HODGES,

AsOA- SAAfAsA<ASo AAoASoAScB
Department of Government. New York Uni
versity.
Speaking through the modern ma
tional state, the sixth assembly of the
League of Nations is the way our
times broadcasts the world interests of
civilization that runs back to the
outlook of an ancient city market
place. Today's news carries the story
Of mankind's latest development of
the wholesome habit of talking things
over in common council. Starting at
the crossroads of community life, the
Greek agora. the Roman forum, the
Old World parlement were literally
talking places" They represented
the Grecian. Roman and European
way of giving voice to the citizens
of the community. Now So sovereign
states, the new citizens of the world
community with it's postwar organ
ization of common life. mark the
opening of a vaster horizon to all
humanity as they speak out in meet
ing.
This crossroads of world life we call
the League of Nations brings the gov
ernments Of the earth-barring our
selves. Russia, Germany and five lesser
states-to the heart Of Europe for the
annual accounting Of this business of
international existence. The Septem-
Evening star., 1925-09-13
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

w Y HAT has become of the
NJ Teapot Dome and Sinclair
wv OIL cases. the indictments
against Doheny. Fall and
the others who figured so
sensationally In the headlines of near
ly two years ago? Has the statute
Of limitations begun to run or have
the cases been dropped?
It's a curious sidelight on modern
prosecutions that none of these things
has happened, yet the cases have
dropped out of sight, so to speak.
Inquiry at the Department of JUS
tice reveals the fact that the Govern
ment is absolutely confident of win
ming virtually all its cases and that
decisions in nearly all of the suits
pending are expected by next Spring
at the latest. Also the statute of limi-
tations will not enable any offender
to escape, as the suits were all
brought within the time limit, and
therefore the delays of litigation
itself do not count.
Status Of Cases.
Here is the status of the various
cases TO date:
/. The United States VS.. Nam
moth Oil Co. (Sinclair) is the case
involving Teapot Dome leases. 1t
was tried in the lower court at
Cheyenne and won by the defendants.
The Government was unable to pro-
duce the witnesses to support charges
Of fraud, as the witnesses were in
Canada and it was not possible to
get the dispositions in time. The Gov
ernment has appealed the case and
it will be tried in the eighth circuit,
either at Denver or st. Paul or st.
Louis, within the next few months.
2. The United States VS.. Pam
American Petroleum Co. was tried be-
fore the Federal Court in Los Angeles
and won by the Government. The
defendants have appealed and the
case will be tried in a higher court
in San Francisco shortly. This case
involves an effort to cancel leases in
California which were made originally
In pursuance of a transfer from the
Navy Department to the Department
of the Interior. The Government
now alleges there was no authority for
the President to make the transfer
1t also was alleged that the leases
were granted without requesting pro
posals, without advertisement and
without competitive bidding. There
also was allegation that the leases
were fraudulent in that they were
made without adequate consideration
and that this was not demanded be
cause E. L. Doheny, prior thereto
had paid Secretary of the interior
Fall for the latter's sole use and bene
fit a sum of 500. 900, which payment
was supposed to have been made tc
influence Secretary Fall in the leasing
of naval petroleum reserves and pub
lie lands. Both this and the foregoing
case were prosecuted by special coun
sel-former Senator Atlee Pomerene
and Owen j. Roberts.
8. The United States VS.. Bel
ridge OIL Co. This was an effort to
cancel a lease for naval reserve No.
Evening star., 1925-09-13

thyroid. When NJ. Zavadovski graft
ed thyroid gland from a dog under
the wing or on some other part of the
fowl, white feathers grew at the site
Of the operation. but moulting did not
occur.
Evening star., 1925-09-13

. HE following is a brief sum-
mary Of the most important
news of the world for the
i seven days ended September
Evening star., 1925-09-13
Lines Clearly Drawn in Aircraft Row
Stirred Up Anew by Mitchell Attack

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-09-13
Law Proved Impotent.

Nature in "a hours snuffs out of ex-
lstence more persons than all the muir
derers that the law could spare in 10
generations, with this difference. that
some of those whom Nature removes
are without fault upon their part,
while those whom courts and jurtes
frequently spare have been worse
Evening star., 1925-09-13

w Y HAT has become of the
Teapot Dome and Sinclair
wv oil cases. the indictments
against Doheny, Fall and
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2. The enactment of legislation
prohibiting the Communication of SEN
tence or the paroling or the pardoning
Of the offender in any crime involving
robbery by violence.
3. The restoration of the whipping
post in both adult and Juvenile
cases. Uet doubters read the speech
of Representative Franklin Brockson
in the United States Congress defend
ing Delaware's use of the lash and
quoting police officials of nationwide
prominence as to its efficacy.)
4. A gentleman's agreement among
newspaper owners and editors to
stop giving so much publicity to
notorious criminals and particularly
to put stop to the activities of those
reporters who have a tendency to cast
such criminals in heroic mold.
5. A recognition Of the great use
Evening star., 1925-09-13
HARSH MEASURES URGED
TO HALT TIDE OF CRIME
Desperate Remedies Held Only Way to
Make Life Safe Where Violence Reigns
Supreme and Desperadoes Go Free.
BY f. G. CAMPBELL.

r N the wave of crime sweeping
the United States we are paying
the penalty for quarter of
Il century of wallowing in maudlin
sentiment
Evening star., 1925-09-01
MRS. GARDENERS WILL
is PUT INTO EFFECT
Brain of Civil Service Commission
Member to Be Inspected at
Cornell University.

The terms of the Will of Mrs. Helen
II. Gardener. late member of the
Civil Service Commission. decreeing
that her brain be given over to
science for the purpose of a com
parative examination with the brains
of men, finally has been carried out.
according to statement made yes
terday by the executors.
The statement, made public by
Joshua Evans and Guy Moffett, was
as follows: Under the direction of
the authorities at Walter Reed Hos
pital. the brain of Mrs. Gardener was
forwarded Saturday TO DIR. James
Papez, Cornell University, in com
pliance with Mrs. Gardeners wishes
as expressed in her will
ag Mrs. Gardener, who died about a
month ago, was of the belief that in
studies of brains made heretofore
women of inferior mentality had been
selected and consequently the women
had not been treated fairly in com
parative conclusions arrived at with
the studies of brains of men. Mrs.
Gardener held one of the highest
posts in the Federal Government
ever bestowed on woman. wrote
many scientific books and was con-
sidered to have a highly developed
mind
Evening star., 1925-09-01
HERESY IS CHARGED
TO DR.. |. H. HOUGH
Detroit Pastor, Former Head
of Northwestern University,
Accused With Editor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, September Formal
charges of heresy were filed yester-
day against DIR. Lynn Harold HouGh,
pastor of the Central Methodist
Church here. and DIR. William II,
Phelps, editor of the Michigan Chris
tiau Advocate, by DR.. Levi Bird of
Port Sanilac, Mich. Twenty seven
separate charges. some of them
couched in such terms that they are
unsuitable for publication, were filed
The charges against DR.. Hough are
based on a sermon delivered June 2l,
entitled Charles Darwin. Evolution
and the Christian Religion The
charges accuse the minister of put
ting Jesus Christ and Charles Darwin
on an equality" and rating "science
and the Christian religion of equal
value"
Editor Sued
The charges against the editor of
the Advocate are based on editorial
comment and on the reprinting of
DR.. Hough's sermon. One of the edi-
tortals said. in part
"A Methodist. therefore. who is
fearful about science needs both the
courage and wisdom of Wesley We
are not compelled to accept evolu-
-tion, but the principles of our founder
forbid raving against it,
DR.. Hough is in France. He eX-
poets to return to Detroit Septem-
ber 10.
Was President OF Northwestern.
CHICAGO. September l CP)-Dr.
Lynn Harold Hough. against whom
heresy charges were filed yesterday
in Detroit, was president of North =
western University. at Evanston, dur
ing 1919 and 1920.
Northwestern is the largest uni
versity in the Middlewest under the
jurisdiction of the Methodist Epis-
Copal Church. in which DR.. Hough
was ordaine
He formerly held a pastorate in
London. He is a clergyman of in
terna tional repute.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
Bears Raiding Virginia Farms
pecial Dispatch to The star.

SpeclaI Dispatch Go The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, September L.
Bears in the Dismal Swamp section
are invading the cattle pens and the
pig stys and carrying off animals to
the recesses of the swamps. Farmers
are getting together and buying huge
traps for the purpose of capturing
the bears. The animals are in good
condition at this time. and bear meat
is considered quite a delicacy by
some.