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Evening star., 1925-12-26


Of Hamaeuchi. minister of finance.
caused Japan's decision To Withdraw
approximately 1000 troops from
Mukden in the near future. probably
before the first of the year. owing I"
the great expense of maintaining the
troops there. the foreign office stated.
The office added that Japan plans
TO withdraw the remaining 5000
troops as soon as conditions permit.
Has Demanded Investigation.
According TO the foreign ofFice
Chang has not Yet entered Mukden.
hut it is expected he will soon de
mand admission and resume control
there. and Japan will only acCede If
there ia no danger of further fight
ing A Japanese correspondent of
the Toxic Nichi Nichi. named hiZuno.
is reported to have disappeared near
Sinminfu. and Japan has demanded
that Chang investigate, to which he
agreed
The foreign Office is extremely pessi-
mistic regarding the outcome of af-
fairs in Manchuia. although il re-
iterated that Japan has always been
neutral.
The vernaculars generally criticize
the governments attitude toward
Manchuria but all newspapers feel
the situation is virtually settled tenn
porarilv. but some worry is felt for the
future. as II is feared that Chang and
Gen. Fene Yu-hsianc. leader OF the
national peoples army, may continue
hostilities.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Fish Scale Fossil Discovery Extends
World Age Estimate Millions of Years

sity, discoverer OF the plate. said that
il corresponds to the scale of the
present species of fish. 1t was de-
scrihed as being part OF the armor
which probably defended the head
and foretrunk of some hitherto un-
known fish. 1t is said it may throw
light on the origin of the fish as a
genus.
The plate is now in the Princeton
Museum of Paleontology. Prof. How
ell and Prof. Charles SChuchert OF
the department of geology at Yale
found ii last Summer on the final day
of field expedition. which was one
of series extended over 13 years by
Prof. Howell to find chordata in
Cambrian strata.
The fossil was found in shals
which contained trilObites and brachi-
pods which enabled scientists to es-
timate the age OF the strata. and in
dicated that fish might have had
their origin in salt water instead of
fresh, a had been believed.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
CUT IN POPULATION
Of PRISONS SHOWN
Rate of 9o.7 Per 100000
in u. S. in 1923, as Against
121.2 in 1910.
Ry the A..oclated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The American people are showing
increa sed ability in the way Of keep
inc out Of prisons. il was tndica teo
TODAY in Census Bureau figures on
the prison population Of the Nation.
Covering estimates as of January
/. 1928. the latest date on which the
facts were ohtainahle. the bureau
placed the number in prison At l"9.-
6l9. as against l11,49S on January l..
1919.
This would indicate an lmprlSon-
ment rate of 99.7 per 100. 200 of popu-
lation for 1928. whereas in 1910 the rate
was l21.2 per 100000. The bureau
warned. however. that the figures
should not he considered as exact in re
vealinS the relative prevalence ut
crime in general. nor Of specific OIL
fenses," because of the rise OF the pro
baton system. the lenienCN in treating
juvenile delinquency and other changes
had operated To alter the imprisonment
results of court operation.
Drop i'm Drunkenness.
Although omitting comment as to
the effects of prohibition. the report
said that commitments TO penal instr
tutions for drunkenness numbered
al 367 in 1928. and HOIST in 1910. This
was the biggest drop shown in the
comparisons.
The total number of commitments
to penal institutions in 1929 WAS esti-
mated by the bureau To he 351. 1873.
While in 1910 the comparable figures
were 479.7S7. Nearly all types of seri-
Gus crime showed fewer convictions in
the later year. though convictions for
violating the liquor laws. which num-
hered but 7,713 in 1910. rose to $3.50
in 1928.
The male sex was also disclosed To
have an overwhelming proportion of
responsibility in the matter of crime.
On January | 95.2 per cent Of all
prisoners in penal institutions were
men, and only 5,192. or As per cent
of the prison population was feminine.
The figures up to January |. 1928.
did not change materially the proper
tions between men and women pris
oners as compared with 1910. but
additional figures indicated an in
crease of criminality during the first
six months of 1923. when l53.016 men
were committed. as against 1880
women.
Age Of Criminals.
Persons between 25 and "a years
of age made up the largest group of
the prison population. 34.2 per cent
being in this category.
Considering Ceograp phical distrihu-
tion of prison population. the Western
mountain district of the country
showed a commitment rate Of 47.3 per
100000 population during 1923. while
the West South-central division had
44.2, the Pacific division AZ and Middle
Atlantic division but 20.o5, and New
England but q.
Considering the number actually in
prison on January !. 1923. New Hamp-
shire's record appeared TO he the low
est. with 54.6 persons confined TO each
100 900 of population. Nevada, in the
mountain country, was a the other
end of the list. having 353 persons to
each 100. 900 of population in prison.
while the next closest was Arizona.
with figure of 315.6.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December "a fos-
slized fish scale. scarcely larger than
match head. discovered Al st. Al
bans. VT. Is forcing scientists to ex-
tend estimates Of pre-human life back
ward millions Of Years, the New
York Times says today.
"Howell's Dawn fish is the name
that has been given to this deniZen
of the Camhrian age. which. it had
heretofore been supposed. was peo-
pied only by Invertebrates and plants
of lower order. And although there
is no information on which To base IA
description but this fish plate. as il
is called scientists say il is highly
important, because i, proves that
chordata-or primitive vertebrae-ex-
listed in what had been considered Il
"ba ckboneless age" 50.O00.Uu0 to 100
900 900 wears ago at the dawn of life
in its lowest forms.
Prof. 3. r. Howell of the depart
ment of geology at Princeton l'niver-
Evening star., 1925-12-26

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tectives Arlington and Carroll and Po-
licemen Davis and Howsley.
After Harris was examined by physi-
clans at Emergency Hospital, and
found not to he i'll, he was held all
night in the witness room Of the sta
tion house His brother, George Har-
ris. of 3171 Eighteenth street. visited
him today and endeavored to console
him.
While they were in converse ton. the
father. Trueman Compton Harris, of
the Eighteenth street address, enter
ed and when father and son faced
each other both broke into tears.
Members of the Harris family today
were communicating with relatives of
Mrs Boyer in Schenectady and other
persons connected with both families.
Mrs. Harris was q years old. and
her husband Is 10 years her senior.
The entire family has lived in Wash.
ington about two years, coming here
from near Warrenton, Va. MIR. Har-
ris, senior, is a contractor and his
SON. a carpetner divided his time be-
tween working for his father and on
contracts of his own.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
3I9 Planes on Hand. Patrick's
Report to Department Reveals

lated as consisting Of 81 training 1877
observation. 95 bomba rdment and 26
pursuit planes. There were no attack
or transport types in the list
second grouping of "airpla mes
contracted for or scheduled .or pur.
chase but not yet delivered" included
l65 training. 80 observation, 40 bonn
bardment, IS pursuit, no attack and
10 transport types. making total on
hand or in early prospect OF 1877
machines OF all types.
Under shortage" of airplan anes, Gen.
Patrick said this 737 figure repre-
sented a deficiency Of $50 planes under
present peacetime requirements" and
Of 2.1S0 under the Lassiter board prof.
ect for the Air Service approved by
the department. He placed the cost
Of making up the shortage to present
requirements at SIS 1903 900 and to the
Lassiter board schedule at $45. .429. 900.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A new and official array Of figures
on how many service airplanes the
Army really has-a question that has
been banded about in Air Service in
vestigational circles for the last year
with as much confusion of answers
as the old catch How old is ANN
is furnished in the report to Secretary
Davis by Maj. Gen. Mason M. Pat
rick Air Service chief.
/ Speaking as Of June 80. Gen. Pat
rick said there were 3l9 service air
planes on hand, an attached note
adding:
Does not include wartime equip
ment and experimental types. War
time equipment is unsuited for active
service and has deteriorated to the ex-
tent Of needing immediate replace
ment."
These planes 'on hand were tabu-
Evening star., 1925-12-26
DELAYED AIRMAN SAFE.

LIE BOURGET, France, December
26 CR-Chief Pilot Hirscliffe of the
Imperial Airways, flying an English
plan from Marseille, arrived here
early this afternoon. setting at rest
apprehensions for his safety. From
noon yesterday. when he passed over
Lyon, no. word had been received
from Hirscliffe until his arrival today
He was forced to land at Chalons-sur-
Saone In 3 fog last night and resumed
his journey this morning.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
GIFTS FOR LIGHTHOUSES.
Twelve Radio Sets Sent by Rich
Woman to Baltimore.

SPECIAL Dispatch TO The star.
BALTIMORE. December 26.-Light-
houses in the Chesapeake Bay sec
ton will shortly he able 10 tune in
with the rest Of the world. "A wealthy
woman of New York having sent -
large radio sets to Harold ID. King.
superintendent of the Baltimore
lighthouse district. for distribution
among lighthouse tenders light yes
sells and shore sta tons
The sets will he distributed Mr.
King said. to the tenders Mayfower
Holly Laurel and Juniper: the repair
barge Vine and the lighthouse sta :
tions Al Sandy Point. Hoopers Is.
land, Smiths Point, Wolf Trap
Thimble Shoal Bluff Shoal and
Brandt Island Shoal
Evening star., 1925-12-26
FOREHEADS SEEN AGAIN.
Women's Ears Must Still Remain
Covered. However.

LONDON. December 26 Lp).-Fore-
heads have again become fashionable,
hut womenS ears must still he COW
cred up and are useful only as ap-
pendaces from which great earrings
NAV dangle.
The London hairdressers have
come to the rescue Of women whose
heads and faces lack the highly
classical lines necessary to make the
slicked down hair becoming. The
hair is now swept straight ok from
the forehead and some of the second
dainty waves cause dainty loops To
fall over the ears. merely indica ting
the shape of the head without ac-
centuatine any unattractive lines.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
TWINS SEE 93D YULETIDE.
Sisters Pass Day Quietly in Fair
field. Conn. Home

FAIRFIELD. Conn, December 26
R.-Mary Sophia Dowd and Sarah
Maria Seymour. believed to he the
oldest twins in the United States
passed their ninetY-third Christmas at
their home here quietly yesterday, as
neighbors and friends visited them to
extend the seasons greetings.
Born January 9. 1888, the twins
were 40 alike in looks that when they
went to school one had TO wear a
string on her finger to identify her
from the other.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
PRODUCTION INCREASES.
Department of Commerce Shows
Gains in Many Lines.

Increase in production of MANY
commodities was recorded during No
vember, the Commerce Department re
ported today. while building contracts
awarded in 36 states also grew In
compa rison with the same month q
year ago. Sales of new life insuf-
ance We're greater than in November
last year.
Increases occurred in compa rison
with October. 1925. IN production of
silver and cottonseed oil and in book
inGs of steel plate. while output OF
automobiles. lead. steel sheets, lum
Der, news print paper and several
other commodities decreased, due. the
department said. to the shorter
month.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
SHOOTING EXCITES TOWN.
Man Is Wounded Near Where
Three Were Murdered.

AURORA. H., December 26 RD.-
Citizens of Batavia. near here. We're
thrown into excitement last night
when Frank Cross. Il. farmland,
was wounded by an unidentified as
sailant three miles from the point
where two weeks ago Henry Jeske.
bank clerk. his wife and son were
murdered in the doorway Of their
farm home near Bata via.
Cross was shot in the arm as he
stood in the yard 1t the Moosehea TT
farm Neither he nor j. A. Redore.
manager of the farm, could give 4
clue to the aSSailant.
Sheriff Nierke of Batavia who was
summoned declared the circum-
stances Of the shooting are similar to
that of the Jeskes.
Citizens We're aroused by the
thought that the killer of the Jeskes
may still be at large In the neighbor-
hood.
II YOU want work, read the wa mt
columns of The Star.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
YALE OFFERING TONIGHT
Mem bers of Dramatic Associa ion
to Present "Out O. Luck"

The Yale University Dramatic As
sociation. which is on it's annual
Christmas tour. viii present out O.
Luck" war comedy ey Tom Cush-
ing, at the Wardman Park Theater
tonight.
Although not a. musical comedy
the play is enlivened by several SOL
dier songs, written by Cole Porter.
13 II is being presented under the
direction of Edgar NJ Woolley of the
class of 1911. Eight cities are on the
orsa MIA tions itinerary this year.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

Dawes, had 2 below, drops of more
than score degrees in "a hours The
cold and Christmas celebrations caused
10 fires in Chicago.
Reports from San Diego, Calf, said
that city had the hottest Christmas in
the history of its weather bureau, SO 3
degrees. Many went in bathing.
At Minot, n. Dak., the Federal
Weather Bureau thermometer regis.
tered % below at s am.
Weather predictions for the Chicago
area said that the temperature would
go to 10 below tonight.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
BECKETT is REWARDED.
Jelleff, Inc; Insurance Company
and Others Make Presents

Inc exploit of Andrew Beckett. col
ored emploNe of Frank r. Jelleff. Inc.
In saving $4,000 pay roll last week
when attacked by hold-up men. was
rewarded in special Christmas re-
membrance from his employer ves
terday- He also received gifts from
the insurance company which he pro-
tected In his courageous repulse Of the
robbers. single handed. and from sew
eral merchants of the CITY.
Beckett also has received the hand
clasp OF President Coolidge since his
exploit. going to the White Uouse and
being received in the line with otbars
during the visitors hour. He also
was extended appreciation by coiorea
Elks through j. Finley Wilson. grand
exalted ruler
Evening star., 1925-12-26
FIVE PERSONS DROWN.
Two Men Lose Lives Trying tt
Rescue Attorney.

FJrREkA. Calf. December IS H).-
Five nersons drowned here yesterday,
two sacrificing their lives in An at
TEMPT to save A friend.
Or. Clarence Graham, aged 30, and
Edwin Morrison, 26, died trying to pull
George Howe, an attorney. from a
strong ocean current. Howe was
finally rescued, being dragged into a
rowboat by Herbert King.
Three children were drowned in a
slough.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Dream Comes True Quickly.

Albert Lord, an English magistrate,
was dreaming that his Office in Lon
don was being robbed. In the midst
OF his dream he was awakened by the
telephone bell and informed that q
burglar in his office had been caught.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Dowager Queen Reported Better

BORDIGHERA. Italy. December 26
P).-The condition of Dowager Queen
MarShertfa has considerably i'm
proved. The bulletin issued by the
attending physicians says the pleurisy
from which she has been suffering has
"Sensibly ameliorated.'
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Former Merchant Ends Life.

SHREVEPORT, La, December %
fP1-Isaac Sorcan, 81. former mer-
chant. died here yesterday from 4
bullet wound through the head 1t
was his ffty-irst birthday. Coroner
Willis p Butler declared 1t case OF
suicide. Dependency over hnances
,,-ss .aiA by friends to have been the
Evening star., 1925-12-26
ONLY Cheerful News Printed

BOSTON, December 26 P).-The
Boston Herald observed Christmas
day yesterday by putting out a cheer
full front page. All news Of disagree
able or distressing nature was placed
on inside pages.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
FEW BURNED HARDING LETTERS
WRITTEN DURING PRESIDENCY
Action of Widow Not Surprising to Friendships.
ties Often Very Confidential and Never Intended
for Publication, Intimates Declare.

was learned she had willed the Hard
ing letter file and all her memora nda
10 the Harding Memorial Associa ton.
Almost lmme ediately there came to the
associa ton applications from various
sources for authorize ton to write the
Harding biography. Some of these
applications were from persons who
had been so CLOSELY associated with
Mr. Harding that the contest for the
biogra phical privilege was embarra 50
ing to the trustees to say the lea St
1t was after a fun conSidera tion Of
the situation thus created that the
trustees decided II would he best for
all concerned to close the Harding
file for all time and to release none of
the letters for puhlicatio or public
display.
In the sense that Theodore Roose
welt wrote letters. and Woodrow Will
son wrote them. Mr.. Harding was not
a letter-writing President. He did not
use the letter system OF publicity and
purpose. If he wanted to make a pub
lie utterance he made a speech. Let
tcrs he regarded as personal viz
tually always. 1t was for this rea son
that he wrote 80 frankly and inti-
matelH.
Had Many Condolences.
President Harding had the faculty
also of inviting intimate condolences
or of having them thrust upon him.
He was warm hearted and always
sympathetic. The trustees of the
Harding Memorial Associate
mostly the surviving members OF his
ca binet. have felt il would not he
fair to the writer's of the confidential
letters to make them public. nor TO
print the Harding replies. The flo
in the possession of the .associa tion
nevertheless is heavy one. 1t in
cludes among other things consider
able correspondence with respect TO
the formation of the Harding cabi-
-pre-inauguratio ton letters which
Mrs. Harding did not burn.
The present disposition of the
Harding trustees ia to keep all these
letters sealed. Maybe some time soon
they. too. will be destroyed.
ICouyright. 1927
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Man in Taxi Slain,

COLUMBUS. Ga, December 2S L4o).
An unidentified man, firing on a
party. returning to Columbus from A
family reunion, killed Glenn Darnell
81, and wounded Dave Mundah. a
taxi driver. in the foot here last night.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
MARINES LEAVE MANILA.
Purpose OF Movement Not Made
Known to Officials.

A company of American Marines is
en- route TO China from Manila. hut
whether the movement has special
significance in view Of the Chinese
cival warfare has not been made
known by officials here.
Lacking official explanatory ad
vices it was believed the developments
in China during the last two days
have been watched closely by Wash
ington authorities.
These included the reported capture
on Thursday of Tientsin by the ma
tional peoples army and the killing
yesterday of Gen. Kuo Smuggling and
his wife by soldiers of Chang Tso Lin,
Manchurian war loard. In the cap
ture Of Tientsin. the peoples army was
said to have defeated troops of Gen.
Ii Ching Ling. former governor Of
Chihli province.
Met Rebels Death.
Gen. kuo and his wife. captured in
a cellar. where they hid after kuns
army was defeated Thursday by that
OF Marshal Chang, met a rebels
| death. Gen. kuo once commanded
! troops under Marshal Chang, but re
/ volted and made war upon the Man
churian.
After capturing Kuo and his wife,
!
| legs and the woman's arms, then shot
! both Later their heads were sew
| cred. and at the command of Gen.
! Chang We're placed on the grave Of
/ one OF Changs favorite generals, who
! had been killed by Kuo.
/ Probably Going to Picking.
! Picking it is thought. may he the
destination of the Marines sailing from
| a would
| be needed at Tientsin. where the
army has charge of American mill
| tary activities. Admiral Clarence s.
| Williams, commander Of the AsiattC
| feet. recently informed the Navy De-
! partment that he planned to send de-
| stroyers to Shanghai as relief units.
and possibly the Marines will relieve
others at Peking.
Another development of more pa
cfic nature was reported to the State
! Department last night by Minister
| MacMurray, at Peking. The message
related that fighting around Tientsin
had lapsed to an extent of permitting
resumption OF international train
service between that city and Peking
! and that commercial service also had
| resumed.
MANILA. December 26 LP).-Six
destroyers of the Add Division departed
from here for China today, carrying
company OF Marines. Another
compery of Marins will leave for
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Will Respect Others.

I'VE do not wish TO quarrel with
Christians on theology and we will not
quarrel with them, because we respect
their beliefs. But we do wish to speak
to our own Jewish people. and to them
we must say we cannot and must not
accept Jesus for ourselves, because it
will mean the disappearance of our re-
ligion and our people.
No intelligent Christian hates us
for our religion and no Christian asks
us to give up our religion. Why shall
a rabbi and Jewish leader ask us to
do 50? Because we are minority?
Are Christians who live among Mo
hammedans expected to accept Mo
hammed? Do the Christians living
among the Buddhists say: Let us ac-
cept Buddha?
'As for Christian morality and
Jesus code of ethics these are the
same for Christians and Jews because
their origin is Jewish and we need
not epeak of accepting them"
Rabbi Schwefel quoted the famous
Christian historian Renan: The ori
and one cannot understand Jesus with
out going back $50 years in Jewish
history"
"On this day when the Gentiles are
celebrating their Christmas we speak
with all reverence of their religion and
their first teacher. but we realize that
all liberal Christians ask the Jews not
for uniformity with them, but unity
with them. and this we are ready to
live up to-"
Evening star., 1925-12-26
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

The letters Of the late reside mt
Harding burned by his widow shortly
before her own death were very
largely those written and received by
Mr.. Harding prior to his Inaugural
ton.
Most Of the letters received by Mr..
Harding as President. and copies Of
letters written by him during his all.
tool brief reign AT the White House.
were turned over by Mrs. Harding
10 the trustees Of the Harding Me
mortal Association.
The ASSOCIATE sometime ago voted
TO seal the entire Harding letter file
and il was said today to he unlikely
that ii will reconsider this action.
even At the request Of officials Of the
Library Of Congress who are de
sirous OF adding to the collection OF
presidential correspondence already
in the congressional archives.
Burning No Surprise.
The disclosure of the burning of
the early Harding letters did not come
as surprise to all Of Washington,
for those who were in the confidence
of President Harding knew that his
letters to friends and associates were
personal and intimate that publication
Of them was the farthest thing from
his mind.
1t is also reca He'd that after the late
Presidents death Mrs. Harding spent
many days going over his personal
and official letter files. passing her
own final judgment on the corre-
spondence that was to he saved or
DESTROYED.
Mrs. Harding had in mind the writ
ing of an intimate biogra ply of her
distinguished husband and il was as
sumed she would use certain of his
letters in this work. Her own failing
health after the President had passed
away made It impossible for her even
to begin the task she had set before
herself in the same brave spirit which
had animated her all her life.
At Mrs. HardiEg's death in Marion il
Evening star., 1925-12-26
IA ABOVE FORECAST
FOR D. c. TONIGHT.
COLD SNAP TO LAST

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-12-26

Don't Get Very Far.
From the Colorado Springs Gazette
Folks who go with the crowd ars
always part of the crowd.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

MANILA. December 26 R-Six
destroyers of the AID Division departed
from here for China today, CARRYING
company OF Marines. Another
company of Marins will leave for
China tomorrow on the TRANSPORT
Chaumont.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
CHANG TO EXECUTE
ALL FOE LEADERS.
JAPANESE BELIEVE

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