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Evening star., 1925-06-26
PASSPORTS TO HEAVEN.
Old Graves Reveal Unique Burial
Custom-St. Peter Assured.
From the Baltimore sun.

From the Baltimore sun.
Passports for the satisfaction of st.
Teter were given to the departed early
in the nineteenth century throughout
Russia, according TO documents found
recently in old graves near Leningrad.
These documents were issued usu-
ally only to members of rhe wealthy
classes, as records indicate that they
cost lot Of gold. and we're considered
as a reasonable guaranty that The de.
parted person SO honured would be
welcome a. the golden gates.
sample Of the passncrtS reads:
u. Nicholas StObylew. Bishop of s..
Petersburg, do hereby certify that The
person herein mentioned lived as q
good Christian. and although he some
times sinned. vet he confessed his sins
and was forgiven. He Worshiped the
saints. he feasted and begged and was
human. Considering the fact that the
dear departed one has made his pea ce
with Him and confessed all TO his
father ConfessOr. ] gladly certify 10
this passport for presentation to ST
Peter. with the hope thal il will be
duly honored and that our beloved
friend will have due and free access
10 heaven and enjoy all the privileges
therein forever Without any hin
ORANGES.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
MINISTER PEARSON
SHIFTED TO FINLAND
Stetson Now May Go to Warsaw.
Living Costs Held
Reason.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. June Is.
Alfred J. Pearson of Iowa was ap
pointed today by President Coolidge
10 be Minister TO Finland.
John 3. Stetson of Philadelphia
was selected recently for the post.
He has not sailed for Finland, and it
was said here today that he would
'remain in the diplomatic service, al
though the President was not pre-
pared to announce his new assign
ment.
Mr. Pearson resides in Des Moines.
By tn. Associated Press
Alfred T. PearSo whose appoint
menl as Minister TO Finland was an
nounced today at the Summer White
House. is now American Minister to
Pola nd.
His transfer To Finland leaves the
Warsa " lesa ton vacant for the time,
but there are indications that he
will be succeeded by John =. Stetson.
previously named for the post in Fin
land.
The Warsaw legation is one Of the
difficult problems with which Gov
ernment officials have 10 deal. be
cause of high living costs and other
heavy drains upon the finances of
the Minister there. II has been Gus
tomary. where possible. to consider
the financial ability of men under
considera ton for any diplomatic ap-
pointment. and in the absence of any
explan anation at the State Department
of the transfer of Mr.. Pearson TO
Finland it is assumed that this had
something TO do with the change.
The belief that Mr.. Stetson will go
To Warsaw rests upon that assump-
tion.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
MILITARY TOUR BY REISCHWEHR
CHIEFS AS u. s. GUESTS Barred
Mission Sails tter Inspecting Establishments In This
Country T,Co Months Under War Department
Guidance-Studied AuiatiOn Particularly.

The presence in the United States
for The past two months Of mission
OF German Reischwehr officers. during
which they visited the War Depart
ment, the flying fields around Wash
ington and severa military camps.
was revealed today by the news of
their departure yesterday for Ger
many.
During the visit Of these men. VIII
correspond to officers in the American
militia, every courtesy was shown
them by the War Department and
they were given all assistance posi-
BILE in obtaining information on Ameri-
ca aviation.
This was The first German military
mission 10 visit the United States
since the World War, and their re-
Ception Is considered the best evi-
dence of restored good feeling between
the two nations.
Although ostensibly military men,
ii was explained at the War Depart
ment. members OF the mission were
even more interested in the develop
ment of commercial aviation and par
tcularly concerned over the indus
trial methods employed in The Ford
automobile plants. The Ford plant at
Evening star., 1925-06-26

Detroit was the object of special
study.
They were brought to the War De-
partment by the German embassy.
Members Of the mission were: Maj.
Fl. Wilberg. Capt. l.. Vogt. Capt. A.
Baeumker and Capt. F. w. Nagel.
Although the War Department denies
that their mission was at all secret,
the officers themselves evidently tried
to make themselves as inconspicuous
as possible and could not be found on
the America n Hamburg liner Deutsch-
land before IL sailed from New York
yesterday. After the liner left port
they radioed to correspondents who
had made inquiries about them, ex-
pressing their gratitude for the
courtesy shown by the War Depart
ment.
The camps visited were: Boiling
Field. Langley Field, Fort Monroe.
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Edgewood
Arsenal West Point. Fort Renning
Ga: Fort Sam Houston and Kelly
Field. Tex; San Diego Naval Base. the
Preside OF San Francisco, Fort Riley
and Fort Leavenworth. Ksns.: Cha
mute Field. H.: McCook and Wright
Fields, Dayton; Selfridge Field, Mich.
and the Ford plant
Evening star., 1925-06-26
JAZZ AND DANCING HELD
ABOVE SAUVE OVERTURES
Americas "Maligned Inventions
Credited as Agencies in Promot-
ing International Relations.

CofreSrondence Of tho Associated Press.
ROME June 6.-Those ma ligned
American inventions-jazz music and
da ancins-constitute far more potent
AGENCIES in the cause of international
understa ndins between America and
the nations of the Old World than
suave diplomatic oVertures and
lengthy and fiowery after dinner
speeches.
Such is the opinion OF number Of
thoughtful Italians who. after visits
of VARYING length in the United States,
have attempted TO explain TO their
Countrymen the Importance of under
standing American notifications OF
cultural and social conventions of
Europe.
The dance floors of the large tourist
hotels of Europe. it is asserted, far
from heing the scene of undesirable
meetings of young people. now are
places where young American girls
properly chaperoned meet young
Europeans of the better classes. In
the meetings of these young people. in
their conversations and discussions
there is being brought 10 Europe the
spirit and mea ming Of America.
Evening star., 1925-06-26

ing. despite their small popula ton, i'm
medlately after the United States.
Their athletes, among whom may be
mentioned kohlemainen, Hyrra, Nur-
mi. Niklander. Ritola. hold 10 world
records. and athleticism in Finla nd is
growing very popular. Association
foot ball and nest ball" a vsria ton
or ha Sc ball. are much PLAYED. The
sporting clubs and societies have
1000 members. Field meets are held
by the civic guard or militia and
part OF the regular army drill is ski
ing. shot-putting. high jumping. the
l0O-yard swim, the 100 and 800 yard
runs, while gymnastics are now com
pusory in the schools
Generally speaking, Finnish athletes
do not train. The hardy, simple out
door life and the institution of the
steam bath. described in previous
article. take the place of training in
Finla nd
Copyright. 1925. by Chicago Daily News Co. :,
Evening star., 1925-06-26

be judge or a pastor or a high gov
ernment official. bat in practically all
other respects there Is equality Of the
sexes. Blond, dignified, efficient wom
en- may be seen working everywhere.
The conductor Of the dining car is
usually neat. pink-cheeked young
woman in blue uniform. Women
are conductors on passenger steam
ers. They are teachers, professors,
doctors. dentists. They take the high
est university degrees. They are
gymnasts and agricultural experts.
Several are engineers. and there are
more than 80 woman architects. while
very many women hold minor but re
sponsible sovernmeL, positions.
Advancing Women's Interests.
A typical Finnish women's organ
izarion is the Martha Association
with $4,000 members. Founded in
1899 to fan the rising flame of ma
tionalism and SO raise the cultural
level of women as to increase their
patriotic worth. il devotes itself. now
that independence is achieved, TO
more material ends-notably. the
raising OF the standard of living in
country districts BY means of the
revival of home industries-garden
ing. poultry farming, doll making.
beekeeping. cooking, vegetable dry
ing, spinning, weaving. needle work
home hygiene, the care of children.
The association publishes TWO
magazines, gives prizes 10 expert
mothers. holds exhibits of domestic
economy. orga nizes monthly meet
inGs with lectures and choral singing
and conducts a sales cooperative for
marketing the surplus products of all
home Industries. Its numerous teach
x.tsE 4l
cottage to cottage. over frozen lakes
and through snowy woods in Winter,
in boats and peasant carts in Sum-
mer. giving advice TO the homes.
holding courses and lectures, guiding
and stimulating" 1t receives a sub
sidy from the government and the
results of its long. patient, able ef
forts are described as truly remark
BILE
In addition. the government itself
conducts domestic science normal
school, sends ambulant schools all
through the country and aims ulti
mately TO maintain domestic sci
ence expert in every locality.
Women's Military Organization.
, Another interesting orsaniza tion is
the "I.otta Svards" With $4,000 mem
bers, divided into 81 districts and 400
sections. TnlS is praCtlcdl1y
womens militia. 1t teaches military
nursing and field cooking. and in
Summer holds regular rolling kitchen
maneuvers. In 1917-iS, in the wars
OF revolution and independence, many
Finnish women We're cited for acts of
heroism. particularly the rivictualing
of troops and transporting wounded
under fire. Finnish women are
proud OF this tradition and mean TO
maintain II.
Prohibition was also 4 factor in the
Finnish nationalist struggle against
Russia. 1t was adopted by the Diet
in 1907. but the car refused 10 allow
it TO take effect. In 1919 it was gain
voted by large ma ajority, bur it was
made void by the proximity of alco-
hoi-producinE countries and the Nir
tual impossibility Of stopping SNUG
Cling among the myriad islands Of the
coast and partly to peculiar local con
ditions.
Before prohibition there We're no
saloons in country districts. Farmers
occasionally went to town TO drink
and that was all. Now there are boot
Evening star., 1925-06-26
D. c. TAX RETURNS TOTAL
$4,000 900 ABOVE 1924
$22. $50, ,56S Has Been Collected.
Against $18.S57 ,4O3 for
Last Year.

Incomplete tax collections already re-
ceived from local taxpayers have ex-
ceeded by $4,000. 900 the total Of $1s.,
857, ,403 collected during the whole of
the last fiscal year, it was announced
today by Collector Of Taxes Chatha m
Towers.
The total collected so far this year
Is $22 1852 ,568. he said. The increa Sc
this year Is due to the incres sed tax
rate and the $4,000 gasoline tax, it
was exlained.
When the total for this year is com
plete tho figures will be turned over TO
Auditor Daniel i. Donoyan for compu-
tation Of the tax rate for the next As
cal year. 1t is expected the rate he
will recommend will approximate 81 10
"A hundred dollars worth OF taxable
real estate.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
Just a Family Trait.

From London Answsrs
suburban housewife recently en-.
gagged maid whose personal appear
ance and manners gave her every sat
isfaction.
After she had shown the girl over
the house. told here her duties and
fixed up the question Of salary, she
concluded:
Now. my last maid Mary. was tar
too friendly with the policeman about
here. ] hope | can trust you in this
respecI -
Indeed. ma am. YOU can, replied
the girl. | can't stand policemen. In
fact. ma am. was brought up 10 hate
The very sight Of them. You see. my
poor old father was burglar"
Evening star., 1925-06-26

lessers everywhere. For a few cents
man can buy quart of alcohol,
which, diluted with water makes two
and half quarts of 40 per cent
drink OF the worst quality.
Accordingly, drunkenness a nd crimes
due 10 drunkenness have increased.
official statistics show Nearly half
the crimes committed in Finland in
1923 were committed under the in.
fuence OF drink. Even the consump-
tion of strong drink is estimated TO
have Increased 1000 900 quarts in
1913. Of which third WAS wine or
beer; 5000 900 quarts in 1923, all alco-
hol. The law is violated openly,
despite many convictions and confis-
cations. and there is strong and
growing sentiment for a return TO q
regulated licensed regime. The So
cialists oppose this. arguing that I'M
der prohibition the workmen. after
all, are saving money and that their
families are happier.
Finnish Boom in Athletics.
! will conclude this article with a
remark on Finnish athletes and ath-
letics. Until quite recently the Firms
We're a hardy outdoor people, but did
not so in for gymnastics or track
events. They hunted, skilled, skat ed
swan. rowed. wrestled and shot
rapids in canoes or even on logs. But
the spirit Of Individual competition en-
tered keenly into their play and their
work-they competed even at reap
ing in harvest time.
Al the Athens and London olympic
games the Firms made no particular
showing. Then they beSan TO special J.
iae with the result that in the glori-
ous davs Of Stockholm. Antwerp and
Paris" they took second place. arriN.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
MONKEY ATTACKS CHILD.
Bites Would-Be Playfellow and Is
Taken to Dog Pound.

Resentinc the friendly advances of
Charles Harris, years old. colored
4 monkey. left alone in house al
3241 Prospect avenue. bit the boy on
his lee and hand yesterday after
noon.
The boy was taken TO Georgetown
Hospital for treatment and the mon
key. according to the police. will he
sent TO the District pound for exam
ination.
that the monkey resented the over
ture of the boy. The animal is the
property of Williams Walker Of 1895
Thirty-third street. Walker, accord
ing 70 the police. uses the rear of
the Prospect avenue house where the
biting occurred as q stable for horses
and allows the monkey privileges Of
the interior.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
Some Wise Birds.

Prom the Philadelphia Bulletin.
certain fancier was about to send
out some carrier pigeons when he was
approached by passerby. who re-
marked: Excuse me, but how far do
your pigeons fly AS a rule"
oh. thousands Of miles sometimes. =
replied the man.
And don't any of them ever get
lost?' asked the stranger.
We'll, replied the man, you see.
used to lose one now and then, but
I've done away with that now I've
had EN- crossed with parrots. so tha t
when they get lost they can ask the
road home
Evening star., 1925-06-26
CONDUCTOR WITH GOUT
is CARRIED TO HIS SEAT
Of the AssocIated Press

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
BERLIN. June 4.-Patrons Of the
Berliner Theater have witnessed night
ly the odd spectacle of the conductor.
Herr Schmidt Gentner. being carried
by two stalwart men into the pit and
gently placed in his seal.
The conductor was injured by a
fall and the first doctor who examined
him diagnosed his injury as frac
tured leg. The member was placed in
a plaster cast. but as the intense pains
continued a second doctor made an
Nray examination, but found no trace
Of fracture. Instead, Herr Schmidt
Gentner was suffering from gout, but
he insisted upon fulfilling his contract
with the theater
Evening star., 1925-06-26
Leading Man, Just the Same.

From the Kansas City Star.
Critic-You say you are your wife $
leading man. ] didn't see your name
in the program.
The Stars Husbs nd-No. I am
not in the cast. but ] am her leading
man. nevertheless. That is 10 say, !
lead her dog out for exercise.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
Paying for the Name.

From the Detroit News.
In We olde days slice of bread WAS
an inch thick, but in Ye Olde Tea
Rooms Of our time you can read
through the sandwich.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02
WHAT HURTS THE UNION?

What hurts the union hurts you,
for this reason you are deeply con-
cerned in all things that affect your
labor organization one way or the
other.
Did it ever occur to you that there
is nothing which Injuries the union so
much as the failure Of members to at
tend meetings?
Stop and consider what it means if
you are one Of those union members
who never attend the meetings.
Suppose all other members did what
you are doing, what then? 1t would
mean that nobody would be at the
meetings, and before many moons
passed there would be no union.
The reason that a union exists at
all is due almost wholly to those who
attend the meetings.
If you are not attending you are
doing that which would kill your
union if all other members followed
your example.
The more members who stay away
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02
Outlook Is Good
For Building Craft

Washington, D. C.-Building work
ers have had a good year and the
coming twelve months promise to be
equally as prosperous in this indus
try, according to official reports com
piled at Washington.
Total building operations in the
United States for 1924 were approx
mately $5,750,000,000, shown by sta
tistics gathered in $50 cities and
towns of 10000 population or over.
1t has been the largest building year
in the history of the country, being
three-quarters of billion dollars
greater than 1923.
The same authority states that not
withstanding this great building rec
ord, the year closes with building
shortage in the $50 cities and towns
reporting in excess of $4,000,000, be-
sides large apparent shortage in
places of less than 10000 population.
In addition it is estimated that
about three-quarters of a billion dol
lars is to be expended during the
next two years for churches, hospit-
also charitable and educational insti-
tutiOns.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02
THE PSALM OF LABOR

For centuries | have served man
kind. For ages | have borne the bur
dens of the world
| have stirred the earth. | have
made it bring forth increase.
| have caused the desert to bloom
and changed the wilderness into a
garden.
l have ganered the grain. l have
gathered the fruit.
l have fed the world. | have pro-
vided food for all the people,
| have tanned wild beasts and made
them the servants of man.
| have woven fibers into cloth and
fashioned garments. l have clothed
the people.
| have hewn down mountains and
transformed the rock into human
habitation.
| have felled the giants of the for
est and made them furnish comfort
and protection to man.
| have gone down into the bowels
of the earth and forced her to give up
her treasure.
| have enriched the nations. | have
produced the wealth of the world.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02
Would Starve Miners
Into Accepting Cut

indianapolis, Ind.-Freezing and
starving the miners employed by the
Bethlehem Mines Corporation Of Bar
racksville, w. Va, is the plan appar-
emily now in force to compel the men
to accept reduction in wages, ac-
cording to advices received by the
United Mine Workers here.
After signing a contract with the
United Mine Workers, the Bethlehem
company worked a short period un-
der it and then closed down the work
ings. A few months later a notice
was posted to the effect that the
mines would resume work on the open
shop plan and at the 1917 wage scale.
After beating the bushes for scab
workmen few reported The con-
Germ built gates at all the>roads lead
ing to the camp not allowing any one
to enter, even relatives of the men.
The non-union workmen were enclos-
ed in a barricade guarded by 40 arm
ed guards.
Meanwhile the union miners are
sticking. The company refuses to sell
them coal or permit any to be brought
in from the outside. They lack cloth
ing and many of the ordinary things
of life, but they declare they intend
to stick until the finish, freeze or
starve. The International Union is
giving what assistance it can and
such as is permitted oy injunctions
and court rulings.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02
Resort to Schemes
To Break Into Jail
BY Federated Pressl


Vancouver, B. C.-Jobless men in
Vancouver are resorting to all sorts
of schemes to break into the city Jail
to be sure of meals and a warm place
to sleep. Last week eight young men,
unemployed and penniless, entered a
number of restaurants and ordered
food without paying for it. At their
trial they admitted that their object
was to get into the city basile. Scores
Of youths about the city who have
been unemployed for several months
have committed petty crimes in order
to be sent to Jail for the winter.
A delegation Of the jobless of Vic
toria waited on the provincial legisla-
ture and demanded thai the solons
take up their plight. The demonstra-
tions became so enthusiastic that the
speaker of the house ordered the gal
leries cleared.
"We demand help now" declared
the spokesman.
Another shouted Don't play poll
tics with hungry menu
The premier then announced that
several relief work schemes would be
put into effect at an early date to re-
lieve the distress in the metropolitan
districts Of the province.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02

the harder it makes it for the few
who do attend. They have to bear the
brunt of the struggle. No matter
how hard they try they are weaken
ed by your absence, just as an army
would be weakened if most of the
soldiers in the ranks went into hiding
on the days when there were battles
TO fight.
You want results from the union,
don't you?
Then by the eternal laws that un-
derlie all human progress you must
help get those results.
Nothing hurts your union SO much
as the indifference of the members.
No attack from the outside can
possibly do so much harm as this in
eXcusable Stacking on the inside.
1t is this shirking Of duty that does
more injury to union than anything
else.
A real union man never permits
anything but extraordinary causes to
keep him away from his union meet
ings.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02
FOOling the Farmers
Is UnderWOOd's Plan

Washington, D. C.-Underwood is
making an effort to fool the farmers
of the South by the plea that his bill
provides that Muscle Shoals shall be
devoted to the manufacture of fertili-
ger, and on this theory he has sue
ceeding in inducing a number of
southern Senators to stand by him.
The fact is, as Norris has pointed
out, the extraction of nitrogen from
the air is still in an experimental
stage. If the government retains
Muscle Shoals the necessary expert
ments can be prosecuted on a large
scale and the results can be made
available for the benefit of all.
If private interests get Muscle
Shoals, development of power will be
the principal consideration. If fer
tilizer is manufactured, no attempt
will be made to break the grip of the
fertilizer trust.
On the contrary, there is every rea-
son to believe that the power trust
and the fertilizer trust would join
forces to exploit the farmers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02
MAGIC MEDICINE

There's a heap O. consolation
In the handclasp O. friend;
1t can wipe out des olation,
An bring heartaches to an end;
1t can soothe a troubled spirit
Like no magic in the land;
Heaven? You are pretty near it
When good friend grips your
hand!
there's a heap O. satisfaction
In friendly shoulder pat;
KS a simple little action
But mighty one, at that!
When firm fingers grip your should
er,
When you sort O. need a brace,
Makes you stronger, braver, bolder,
An more fit to run the race!
When you're frll O. worry pizen,
An the world is lookin' drear,
There's heap o. energizin'
In little pill O cheer!
When some little frets distress you,
They put nectar in your cup
Little phrases like "God bless you'll"
An that other one, "Cheer up"
Forbes Magazine On. W