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Evening star., 1925-12-30
SAYS SOLAR SYSTEM CAUSED
BY PLANETS COLLIDING In AIR
Engineer.Scientst Unfolds Story of Caaclysms. Ce-
lestial Bombardments and Birth of Sun and
Earth at Kansas City Session.

"A new profession is needed in our
complex ciNiliZa ton. Such
a profession, ! believe. is the true hu
man engineering profession. the
branch of engineering will include
personnel management, business or
eanization. industrial orsa nization.
social oTSa MIA ton. political orsa MIA
ton. including international peace
problems and many others. We have
few men in the world today who
are capable Of directing such work.
All such men should he or
ganized into a society for the pro
motion Of mankind"
Tedious observa tionS. extending
over Ave years A. the Mount Wilson
Observatory in California. have led
To conclusions that may modify the
ia NOUS Einstein theory of relativity.
DR.. Dayton G. Miller, professor OF
physics at the Case School of Applied
Science and president OF the Ameri
can Physical Society. described the
experiments. They indicate. he said.
that the ether drifts with the earth
at the observatory at the rate of ap-
proximatelv 10 kilometers per second.
To account for his ohservation
DR.. Miller declared ii was necessary
TO make two assumptions-first, that
there Is a constant motion of the solar
system with a velocity of 200 klo-
meters per second or more toward the
middle OF the constellation of ORA gon:
second, that in effect the earth drags
the ether.
Ether-Drift Experiments.
Einstein. DR.. Miller said. ba sed some
elements Of his theory on ether-drift
experiments Of Prof. Michaelson and
the late Prof. Edward W. Morley of
Western Reserve University, which
produced a negative result The eX-
periments. which sought to reveal
whether the motion of the earth
through space affected the velocity of
light, was renewed by DR.. Miller at
the Mount Wilson Observatory.
The general acceptance OF the the
DRY that light consists of a wave ac
ton in luminiferous ether" DIR.
MillRS~ explained, made it necessary
to determine the essential properties
of the ether which would enable 1t
10 transmit light and to account for
the optical phenomena in general.
The ether was at first presumed
To fill all space. even that occupied
by material bodies. and vet to allow
all bodies to move through 1t with
apparent freedom. The question of
whether the ether is carried along by
the earth's motion has been consid-
cred from the early days of the QightI
wave theory. Theories of the ether
are intimately associated with the
cries Of the structure Of matter, and
these are among the most fundamen-
tai in the whole domain of physical
science"
AS to adjustments which the speak
er considered might have to he made
in the Einstein theory. DR.. Miller su2-
gested that they would not be more
difficult than IN the old theory Of
sta tionary ether.
Evening star., 1925-12-30

hined with those Of District Attorne,
Buckner, against bootIeegers OF de
natured alcohol assumed the apnear.
ance of sweeping pre- New Year Of.
fensive
The liquor. consisting Of as vet nm.
diluted whiskies. wines. cordiaJs and
liquors. was seized In Two raids in
Manhattan and the Bronx. The a2ents
said 1t was worth Al least half mil
lion. and would have sold for twice
that much after ii had been cut" md
put on the market. Apparatus for
dilutine IT was seized in one of the
ra ids.
Six more men were arrested last
night by Mr.. Buckner's agents. max
ing total OF two women and IA men
taken in two days. Among those ar
rested was Giovanni C,nnistraci IA
ther Of Miss Fra noes rannistraci, who
was arrested yesterday and charac-
terized by police as queen Of the
Illicit alcohol trade
Mr.. Ruckner said the price Of alco.
hol To hootlecsers had almost quad
rupled overnight. jumping from 81 50
to $500 = gallon
Evening star., 1925-12-30
DIPLOMAT MAY GET
PERSH|NC'S PLACE
Generals Patience Exhaust
ed, Refuses Compromise
i. in africa Case.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Cen. John !. Pershing. hero of tho
World War and master Of the many
awkward and embarrassing situations
that developed in the interalhed COM
mand in France. has fallen victim
of the irreconCilahle temperaments OF
Chile and Peru. His patience is eN-
hausted and his sense Of fairness will
not permit him to compromise. Coinci-
dent with his Is his illness.
Under the circumSta nces the mill
tarv man gives way 10 the diplomat.
Cen rershinc may return. there may
he an election 10 determine possession
Of the disputed provinces "f Tacna
and africa, but the chances are that
political accommoda ton will have L"
he applied TO solve the dispute. and
the eminent soldier will watch il all
from distance.
cen rershinc outlined the condi-
tions of what he considered P fair
election Being soldier who believed
in strict discipline and straight from
the.shouulder methods. he framed
plan that would have insured absolute
fairness. But the kind OF an election
he prescribed proba bly, would NOT have
heen accepted in many parts of the
United States.
4 = Situation Similar
The political and human equation
even in the United States doesn't al
WAYS permit of strictly fair elections
in every sense of the word There is
eleCtioneerine and other forms of
persuasion designed TO win voters
Fancy an election in South Carolina
ir which the Democratic party. in
possession of the machinery of gov
ernment. should agree in advance to
Withdraw w its officials from all election
places and permit ANYBODY tn vote
without heinz approached from anv
side ahead of time
chile has been in possession of the
disputed territory for many wears
She finally agreed to withdraw her
military forces Peru insisted that
every form of influence potential or
otherwise he Withdrawn. tirst. Peru
Objected 10 the election then chile
,pnealed from, the conditions laid
6ovp
~. ,o,.ipces ore,., rA.,I,. worth
ca ,,uco ~ eitber country hut ma
tiora1 nride demands victory Ro
II7.ia which needs an outlet to the sea
could nrohe hly make hetter use of
tben, b,,t v.t,iIe chile bas Of tiposS
49,, ;rcIirad 20 coroider e,,cb . sattls
49,, ,nd p.r,, bac bin,sd or tho .an,e
,;. :,l .,,,,,u;.. 49, -, L,a
Evening star., 1925-12-30
CHECK ON COMMUNISM.
Propa ganda in Navy Stopped
Army Under Supervision.

LONDON. December 30 P).-Com-
munist propa paganda in the navy al
ready having been dealt with by the
authorities. they now are turning to-
ward the breaking up of similar prop
aganda in the army. The army
council has issued letter to all COM
mandins officers calling attention to
a leafiet recently distributed among
the troops throughout the country by
Communists. The letter expresses
confidence that all ranks will resent
the efforts to begule them into dis
loyalty.
Evening star., 1925-12-30
Thieves Strip Church Tree.

ir the Columbia Heights Lutheran
church. Eleventh street and Park
road. last night. Of 81 electric light
bulbs and stole 40 boxes Of candy.
Entry was obtained through rear
window. The tree and candy were
TO be used in Christmas party.
Evening star., 1925-12-30

continued from First PageD
has ceased to represent disinterested
and non-partisan indepe ndence.
4 serious obstacle to the considera-
tion and correction of the commits
Sion's problems is due to the fact that
the public has been denied access to
number of the commissions most
important reports and findings, and
that ii has therefore not been possible
for the public TO be properly Informed
abont the commissions work.
"A congressional investigation of
the Tariff Commission under the fieXi-
bic provisions would appear to he an
indiSpenSa hle forerunner of any legis
lative correction of the present little
understood and resreItable situation
Pending such an investigation. con
tirmation by the Senate of the Unit ed
States of new appointees to the Tariff
commission including Commissioners
Broasard and Ea Ealdwin-should he post
poned
Evening star., 1925-12-30

The average income Of more than
90 per cent of the working population
Of China does not exceed $50 a year.
Peru will pay for the plebiscite in
the Tacna africa affair by means of
tax on sugar consumption and do
meStic mail.
Evening star., 1925-12-30
RAVAGE Of FLOODS
GROWING IN EUROPE
Big Cities Hit Hundreds
Dead-Troops Called Out
as Pi||aging Begins.

-
central Europe are increa asins their
ra wages. Every hour brings news OF
additional rivers overhowing their
bs nks.
Ira hslyvania western Ruma MIA and
eastern Hungary are being disas-
rrously affected. The governments OF
Ruma MIA and Hungary are hurriedly
adopting mea sures ta cope with the
situat tion. All avaiiabl sappers. as
weil as other troops. are being rushed
10 affected areas. and call has been
made for volunteer helpers.
TilIaging Beg ins.
Pillaeine has begun and the Ru-
ma Man government has procIa lined
ma rtial law. so that thieves may he
summa rily dealt with. 1t is impossible
from reports thus far received TO esti-
mate more than Approximately the
loss Of life but II undoubt edly exceeds
2oG The material loss is extremely
heavy. In addition 10 da images 10
houses and other buildings thousa nds
"f horses and other stock have been
drowned.
Belgrade is now threatened by water
from the melting snow in the Car
pa hans. which is swelling the Dan
ube The water is beginning to creep
into lower parts Of the city and many
villa ges in the environs of the Serbian
"a pital are under water.
Far to the north. in Pols nd. the
Vistuls is rising. There already Is
flood near Cracow. and Warsaw seems
bound TO he affected.
French Rivers Still Rising.
The French rivers continue to rise
slowly The officials are optimistic as
regards the Paris district. hut when
the mas of water accommodating in the
tributa aries of the Seine comes down
A bout January s. Paris a nd its suburbs
apparently are bound 10 suffer badly.
The water in the Danube At Vienna
has risen 81 feet. At Bucharest many
refugees from Transylvania are ar
irving. They describe the loss Of life
in the valley OF the Sza mos River as
extremely heavy. Bodies. intermin-
gied with debris. are floating through
the town Of Torda.
4 long stretch of theParis Constan-
tinople Railroad track has been
washed out between -Arad and Toeris.
Express trains are being diverted over
4 rounda bout route.
Great Britain Hit.
LONDON. December 40 OP.-Rapid
thawing of the snow and continued
! heavy rains are causing floods in
many parts Of Great Britain. Vast
tracts Of land are submerged. The
! Rivers Wye and Nonnow in Derby
are rapidly rising. The Avon is
seven feet out OF its banks. Much
! tarm land along the Dee. Severn and
he CLYDE is inundated.
Glasgow experienced an unusually
high tide yesterday. The water rose
to within a foot of the top Of the
quay walls, giving the ships the ap-
pearance Of resting at street level
All shipping was suspended as pre-
rautionary measure.
Fierce Gale in Holland.
AMSTERDAM, Holland. December
40 (P).-A fierce gale and torrential
rain over most Of Holland have
caused serious damage. Most of the
rivers have Overf1oWed their banks.
At Tholen. an island in the River
! Scheldt. motor bus was blown into
| the river, six occupants being
drowned.
Evening star., 1925-12-30
D. c. HEADS AMEND
BILL ON P|CKET|NC
BIanton Measure to Prevent
Breaches of Peace For
Warded With Changes.

An amendment to Representative
Rla lanton's bin to prevent breaches Of
the public peace in the District caused
by picketing was proposed by the Dis
trict Commissioners today in report
on the measure sent to Chairman Iihl-
man Of the House District committee
The commissioners pointed ont that
they believe some legislation on the
subject Of picketing Is necessary, but
under the ruling of the courts prose
Cutions cannot be sustained at pres
ent unless in connection therewit h
there is actual disorder or obstruction
of the footway. sidewalk or street.
Police Lack Authority.
Moreover. the Commissioners ex-
planned that tho Police Department
has no effective means for preventing
the display of banners and other de-
vices designed to influence persons To
disorder
The anne endment suggested by the
Commissioners would extend the pro
visions OF the hill to prevent picketing
at the White House. foreign embas-
sizes. public schools offlces or resi-
dences Of foreign officials and officers
of the Federal Government 1t reads:
II snail ne unlh"lul, likewise, 1Oi
any person To do any of the things
st forth in the preceding section for
the purpose of infiuencing any officer
In any official or public matter OF the
United States Government or the Dis
trict of Columbia. ar any foreign Of
ficial. minister or ambassador. Al his
office or official place of business or At
the residence OF such official"
Consolidate Two Sections.
The commissioners also recommend
ed that The present sections 3 nd ! Of
he bill he consolidated into n new
section 10 be known as section 4. TO
read as follows:
That whoever shall violate any
provision Of this act. or who shall di-
rectly or indirectly emploN any other
person 10 violate the same. shall he
punished by a fine of not less than $40.
nor more than 500. or by imprison-
ment for not less than five DAYS nor
more than so DAYS or hy both such
fine and imprisonme Prosecutions
shall be conducted in the Police Court
OF the District OF Columbia ny the
corporal lion counsel. or hN one of his
assistants"
With these amendments the Com
missioners said they would favor MIR
Bla nton's bill
Evening star., 1925-12-30
system Of Park WAYS.

The Fine Arts Commission sees a
future WASHINGTON with masnificent
Parks and parkwaNs on both sides
OF the Potomac River from the Kew
Bridge in Georgetown To the High
way Bridge and possibly below il
The development Of the area between
the Military road to Arlington and
RoSSlyn will bring rhe Virginia side
OF the river in harmony with the Po-
tomac Park development on the
Washington side and carry out the
IDEA or the original meetings Of the
National Park Comission. which he
gan in 1922 to work on a plan for
park Development in the areas out
side of the city iseIf
The plan has the approval of the
American Civic Association. which is
working in the interest of deyelon-
ment OF the outer park areas around
Washington and recently held CON
terence, Al which time such deyeIop
ment was discussed. 1t also was dis
cussed at some length at p luncheon
given by John Barton Payne a yice
president Of the association three
weeks ago. and At that time anproye6
by individual members Of the Ma
tional Capitol Park Commission.
Evening star., 1925-12-30

=
approNimating 2Gn feet in width. run
ming from the west end OF the Airing
ton Bridge to the VALLEY of Virginia
and through the South and Southwest
to the Pacific Coast. The plan of the
Fine Arts Commission would have its
Virginia terminus located several hun
dred feet north of the bridge itself
connecting with il by wide drive
way on Columbia Isia nd.
The present Military road would he
strais htened out to conform with the
rectangular line of the new wall Of
Arlington Cemetery and would he
crossed at A. point much nearer the
river by the new Alsxa ndria Mount
Vernon l2h-foot ROADWAY. 10 tie in
with the present new concrete road
To Alexandra At point south of the
Highway Bridge
Evening star., 1925-12-30

English dye manufa cturers are urg
ing an agreement with Germany to
save the industry.
Evening star., 1925-12-30

A hospital costing about sl.o00.o"o
i 70 be erected in Toxic from funds
contributed by the American Red
Cross.
Evening star., 1925-12-30

Continued from First PaceD
public service. The postponem mt WAS
readily agreed to by representatives
Of the Capital Traction 60.
The action Of the hus compa ny
"a me as distinct surprise To public
utilities experts who regard the move
as another definite step toward
voluntary merger of the bus systems
The undArcurrent of opinion also indi-
Gated a willingness on the part of the
North American Co. new owners Of
the Ira nSit CO.. 10 unity the hus sys-
tenn so that service without harmful
competition could '.e given
Evening star., 1925-12-30

their song. The Land OF the Sky
Blue Water an Indian melody. The
story Of the opera Is described as 4
true Indian tradition and deals with
the Omaha vow Of friendship.
The two leading male characters
fall in love with the same girl. result
ing in the violation of the frie ndship
code. deadly sin in the eyes of the
Indian. Every phase of the opera is
true in Indian tradition, Mr.. Cadman II
declares
Evening star., 1925-12-30
Would Cut Appropriation.

I ntl adequate aSsura noes are Civ
en- that the membership Of the Tariff
Commission will be safeguarded by
law and Will conform 10 the sta nda rds
Of disinterested public service. il is
fair 10 ask that no further appropria
tion for the commissions work he au-
.horized by Congress
e Senator Norris has in recent months
attacked the appointments made by
President Coolidge. to the Tariff
commission, the Federal Trade Com.
mission and the Interstate Commerce
Commission. on the graund that the
administration wss seeking to serve
the interests of big business rather
than to select the men best qualified
70 serve on these commissions in the
interest OF the public
II do not accuse the President Of
dishonesty in this matter. Senator
Norris said today. but ! do charge
That the power to select the personnel
of these commissions is being used 10
subvert the real rea sons for their ere
alton. When YOU put controlling
personnel in office who is opposed 10
the law. you in effect nullify the law
This is what has been done with re-
gard to the Tariff Commission"
Senator Norris said that when the
Tariff Commission was first created he
had had great hopes for it, He said
that the flexible provisions of the tar
if law. if properly administered
should be a benefit But that when
commission that was supposed 10 be
bipartisan continuously used the heX
ible provisions of the law TO increa Sc
rates. and not TO lower them. and de-
cline to lower rates that should he
lowered. then the law had been nulli
fed nd worse
Evening star., 1925-12-30
One Reduction Made.

The Tariff Commission IN the three
wears during which the flexible pro-
visions Of the law have been in effect
has recommended incres ses in a
dozen or more "a ses. and has reduced
the duty in one case. the importa ton
Of quail into this country. The sugar
duty was recommended for reduction
hut by a divided vote and with one
member Of the commission debarred
from taking part.
Thomas .. Marvin of Mass
chusetts. the present chairma n of the
Tariff Commission Senator Norris
said. was recognized a high protec-
tionist The Senator said that he
thought Ii would be an excellent idea
To have the chairman of the Tariff
Commission changed once year. as
in the case with the Federal Trade
Commission. In that way. he said
there would be less control Of the ma
chinery Of administration by any one
man or group. MIR Marvin has heen
chairman for number Of wears.
The Tariff Commission IS by law hi-
partisan. At present the commission
is composed of three Republica ms. Mr.
Marvin. 4. H. Baldwin Of New York
and Edgar B. Brossard Of Utah. A nd
Alfred r. Dennis of Maryland vice
chairman. and Henry n. Classic of
he District of Columbia, Democrats.
and Edward p. Costigan of Colorado,
Progressive.
Vice Chairman Dennis. il is under
stood. is thoroughly out OF sympathy
with the manner in which the COM
mission has conducted its work. He
succeeded William s. Culbertson of
Kansas vice hartman. Mr.. Cui-
bertson. who was appointed United
States Minister to Rumania several
months ago. was also frequently in
conflict with other members Of the
commission over the administration
Of the flexible tariff provisions.
The appointments Of Commission
ers Baldwin and Brossard are still To
be confirmed by the Senate. They
have been serving in recent months
under recess appointments. When
they come up for confirmation some
of the Senators will discuss the en-
tire question of the commission. Sena
tor Norris said today that they should
he considered in open executive ses-
sion.
Evening star., 1925-12-30
CONGRESS MAY AIR
CHARGE THAT TARIFF
Is SERVING POLITICS

continued from First PageJ
Evening star., 1925-12-30
ARLINGTON FARM
PROPOSED AS PARK
BY FINE ARTS BODY

Continued from First Page
Evening star., 1925-12-30
Great Britain Hit.

AMSTERDAM, Holla nd December
40 P.-A fierce gale and torrentiaI |
rain over most Of Holland have
caused serious damage Most of the
rivers have Over1oWed their banks.
At Tholen. an island in the River
Scheldt. a motor bus was blown into
the river, six occupants being
drowned
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-21
ENROLMENT BEGINS
At JUNIOR COLLEGE

Students of the University Junior
College, and teachers attending the
Teachers Extension Courses, both un.
der the auspices of the University of
Texas, were enrolled at Main Avenue
High School Monday afternoon. DIR.
Max Fitchenbaum, of the registrar
office and DR.. d. A. Pcnick, of the
faculty. of the University of Texas,
assisted the local faculty in the en-
rollmcnt.
The convocation Of the faculty and
students which was to have been held
Tuesday evening has been changed to
Wednesday s p. m. at Main High
School auditorium, DR.. J. f. Nelson
announces. President W. NJ. SplHwn
and Dean T. II. Shelby, of the Uni
vcrsity of Texas will address the
students at the cOnvOcation on junior
college work and its relations to the
university.
For the first time in the teachers
extension courses an English COURSE
English Drama From 1000 to the
Present Time" will be given this year
Two other courses, sophomore
course in botany, under the direction
Of Miss Ellen Schulz, supervisor OF
science in the public schools. and O
course in public speaking, under the
direction of Miss Jeston Dickey will
be given.
The public is invited to attend the
convocation ut Main Avenue auditor
ium Wednesday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-21
Norma Talmadge
on Palace Bill

Vibrating with action and interest,
"Graustark, one Of George Barr Nc
Cutcheon's most popular stories, fea-
turing Norma Talmadge, is at the Pal
ace Theater this week.
Apparently McCutcheon had just
such a girl as Miss Talmadgc in mind
when he wrote of the young and beau
tiful princess who falls in love with an
adventurous American while travelling
incognito in this country.
The scene shifts from America 10
a small turbulent kingdom nestled in
the mountains of Southern Europe
where the American follows, uncon-
scious of the girls station in life.
Thrilling adventure is encountered
by the American when he comes in
contact with band Of royal conspira-
tors employed by noblemnn to whom
the princess has been pledged.
Supporting Miss Talmadge are Eu'
gene O'Brien. Marc MacDermott. Allen
Gran, Wanda Hawley, Frank Curricr
and a number Of other names promin-
cnt in filmdom. The picture is nc
companied by brilliant musical score
arranged by Don Felice.
Miss Donna Lee, leading soloist at
the Capitol Thcater of New York, ap'
pears in beautiful stage setting as an
interlude. Her stage compoSure and
grace reflect her metropolitan appear.
ance.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-21
"The Lost World"
Returns to Rialto

BY special Arrangements of the
Rialto management, The Lost
World" has returned to that play.
house and indications point to full
week run, judging from the great
crowds of Sunday.
MastodonS and prehistoric animals
shown in their native hauntS and
realistic duels between the monsters
make the picture on tho. the most
startling Of the season.
The story is wound around a band
Of intrepid explorers, one a young girl
in search Of her father, who invade
the uncharted wilderness of the ANA
zon. Travelling miles in the wild re-
gions, the band finds a plateau in
habited by the huge beasts, experience
n volcanic eruption and succeed in
capturing one Of the monsters, return
ing 1t to London. 1t escapes there
and causes a short reign of terror that
is thrilling and gripping. A beautiful
romance threaded throughout the pic
turc helps to make the production one
Of much praise.
Prepared especially for the picture,
the musical score which accompanied
the picture during its original show.
ing is being played with effect by
Don Felice ST., and his Rialto or
,hcstra.