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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07
GENIUS IN AMERICA.
By E. MERRILL ROOT

By e. MERRILL ROOT
Woodchucks sleep all winter
Sleep and never bulge,
Confidently waiting
Natures nudge.
Wheat in Pharaoh's pyramid,
Coffned with dummy,
Waits a thousand years to sprout-
Unlike the mummy.
I'm the woodchuch in the earth
OF failure and rejection;
Mummy-cofined wheat that waits
Resurrection.
Let the snow be pine tree high 49,.
Mummy never bulge -.
l can chuckle as L wait
Natures nudge.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
MRS. BEACH FINED S100
ON DISOROERLY CHARGE
Woman Notes Appeal and Is Re-
leased on $500 Bond After
Brentwood Hearing.

BRENTWOOD. Md, March So
Mrs. Mary Beach OF near Berwyn
Md. was fined 500 and costs on q;
charge of keeping disOrderly house
by Justice Of the Peace Isaac d. Ar
mold at largely attended hearing
here Yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Beach
noted an appeal to the Prince Georges
County Circuit Court al Upper Marl-
horo and was released on $500 bond.
The charge grew out of visit pa id
the home of Mrs. Beach on the night
OF March l3 by county officers, led
by Constable Guy Robey.
Preliminary hearing was waived by
George Walsh and John Dugan. both
Of Hyattsville. and Otis Cashell of
Silver Spring. Md, all of whom are
charged with assault and battery upon
Constable Robey during the raid. and
the accused were released in $500 bond
each for appearance before the Circuit
Court. Charges of drunkenness and
disorderly conduct against Walsh,
Ducan and Cashell were dismissed, as
were similar charges against IL other
men arrested in the raid.
The hearing yesterday followed ap-
nearance of the defendants before JUS
tice of the Peace Retta D. Morris at
Hyattsville March Is. when the ac.
cused presented affidavits stating
their belief that they could not get a
fair hearing before the woman magis-
trate and asking for q change of
venue.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
PRINCESS VICTORIA
ILL OF PNEUMONIA
Anxiety Felt by Royal House.
hoId-Prince of Wales
Still Improving.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. March 3O.-There had
been no material change this morn
ing in the condition of Princess VIC
toria, sister of King George, who is
suffering at Marlborough House with
influential pneumonia.
The Prince of Wales. who had his
ear drum lanced Monday morning
after an attack OF influenza, was pro
crossing well.
The noon bulletin from Marlborough
tlouse said: THE strength of Princess
Victoria is maintained. There Is no
extension Cf the mischief in the
chest
At York House it was announced
that the Prince of Wales had passed
good night and that his progress
continued satisfactory.
There il some anxiety regarding
Princess Victoria who is 5S years old.
because she is rather frail of physique,
not having enjoyed good health for
some time The death of her mother,
DowaGer Queen Alexandra, affected
her greatly. The princess is under
stood to have a natural tendency to,
ward bronchitis.
The announcement that no further
regular bulletins concerning the con
dition of the Prince Of Wales would
be issued is regarded as q good omen.
His physicians have not given any in
innate details regarding the operation
he underwent or the condition Of his
ear. II is thought, however. that
there is no likelihood his hearing will
be affected 1t is pointed out that the
incision Of the ear drum is not an un-
common operation.
How soon the Prince will he able TO
leave his room will depend on his gen
eral health and the weather. IT is said
that even il he is confined indoors
longer than week it will not neCeS-
sarilY mean that his progress toward
recovery is unsatisfactory.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
NEW WORDS KNOCK EVERY DAY
FOR ENTREE TO DICTIONARY
Here Are 7 of Latest Kind That Swell Total in Eng
lish Language 10 I,25O,OOO, Though Vocabu-
laries Average Between 5000 and 10000.

ToEhra-An anagram mtnted on
Turkish coins consisting Of the lei
ters Of the name of the sultan Sellm
III
Pitilacker, brutan. swunk, hruton
helbum anicus-All submitted In a
competition for a new name for one
who is cruel to animals. CPItllacker
was the winning name)
Relatively few of the words get past
the editors. The final acid test usual
" is that of popularity.
The newcomers are Earnered tfom
many sources - newspapers, books,
magazines and technical publications
being larger contributors.
1,250.O00 Words in Language.
Dr Vizetelly estimates that there
are from I .0o0, 900 10 1.25o, 900 words
i'll our language today. But at least
two-fifths of these are scientific terms
and are not to be found in the stand
ard dictionaries.
Experiments show that while the
average voCa bulary of the man with
a limited range is about 5000, the
business man or skilled mechanic can
command between 5000 and 10000
words nd the college graduate about
90 900
Evening star., 1926-03-30
FINED FOR KEEPING
INSANITARY STORE
Harry Goodman, Grocer. Pays $25,
Claiming He Was Too Busy
to Clean Up"

80 Harry Goodman, proprietor of a
grocery store Al l40l Sixth street
charged with conducting an unclean
place Of business. was fined S25 upon
his appearance in Police Court today
before Judge George II. Macdonald.
Evidence disclosed that the floors.
walls. sink. ice box, soda fountain and
chicken COOP were kept in a Condl-
tion contrary 10 the sanitary regu-
lations Of the District.
According 10 Food Inspectors 5, e.
Higgins and j. s. Simms, who made
the arrest. Goodman has been con
yiCted three other times for the same
offensc during the year
The defendants only plea was that
he was too busy to clean IN.
The first days activities YESTERDAY
of the sanitary. inspectors partlcipat
inq in The annual Spring cleanup
campaign of the Dlstflct iealth -
nartment resulted in the discovery
of III nuisances. it was announced
TODAY hv Health officer William {.
Fowler Notices have been served
in each case demanding abatement ol
the nuisanCes within certain peflod
Forty Of the notices were served on
nropertv owners and Il on tenants
The principal nuisances discovered
~ me inspectors consisted of unclean
wards. rubbish Uttered in private al
lcvs and other insa nitary conditions
The inspectors are confininC their ac
tivities to the various alleys through
ont the city and DR.. Fowler has
ordered them to continue until they
are satisfied that conditions are salts
factory.
Besides sa sanitary conditions. the in
snectors also are noting plumbing anC
building defects and potential fire haZ
ards. and will report these to the
proper departments. Thirteen plumb
ing and Is building defects were oh
served the first day, IN addition tc
nine other conditions which haCe been
,enorted to either the Street Cleaning
Water or Police Departments.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
RAIL LOSS CLAIMS DROP.
Damages to Shipments Decline 1917
Per Cent. Compared With 1924.

Loss and damage claims paid by
railroads in 1925 declined 1871 per
cent as compared with the 1924 fig
ure the American Railway Associa
tion announced today, placing last
wears total at t3s.772.n97
The annual figure it said has been
reduced consistently for five years.
and that for 1925 vas 59.9 per cent
lower than for 1921. The association
attributed the progress thus shown
to more careful handling of freight
hy the railroads. cooperation between
employees and shippers in promoting
better packing and safer handling
and prompt delivery. Losses from
rohberies dropped from 1898 1913 in
1924 10 S1.492.45t in 1928.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. March 30.-E;very day
Of the year seven or eight new words
knock for admission into the dictlon
ary.
Within the past two days II new
words have been submitted TO DR.
Frank Fl. Vizetelly, managing editor
OF the New Standard Dictionary.
See if You Recognize Any.
Here they are:
SniG-Somethinc one tries to Oh
tain that one has never seen.
Rrummy-Bo Bogus, phony; as a brum
my check.
Chaffeuse-A woman who resorts
to banter or chaf.
Dinkum Real. genuine as dinkum
oil.
Dener-Sixpence.
Midinia The region of 2 large
French city frequented by midinettes.
SeXtacies-The awakening of sex
appeal.
WoolteX-A synthetic fiber used as
substitute for wool.
Sniafil-A new synthetic fiber.
For Sporting Fans.
Sportascra pana A book of sport
clippings.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
SENATE TO INQUIRE.
Meeting by Foreicn Relations Com
mittee TO be Called.

An early meeting Of the Senate for
! aign relations committee will be called
| by Cha irman BOrah to inquire into re-
ports that the Mexican government
| has made q grant of 100000 acres
of land on MaSdalena Bay. Lower
| California, Ia MeXican-JapaneSe
syndicate. At the same time that this
move was made in the Senate yester-
/ dsv state Department officials dis
! cussed the subject, and il is probable
| that Amba ssador Sheffield. Al Mexico
| CITY. will be asked to make Informal
! inquiries at the Mexican foreign ofhCe
Don Manuel {. Tellez. the Mexican
ambassador branded as absolutely
! absurd" any report that his govern
ment had made land grant conces-
! sion 10 a Japanese syndicate. Japanese
embassy officials later said they had
no information on the subject.
Senator Borah promised to call an
early meeting of the foreign relations
committee at the request Of senator
Johnson. Republican, California. In
an effort to obtain leads on which the
| committee might work. the committee
| chairman later dispatched telegrams
to several points in California
No Official Advices.
! Previously Senator Borah had
| Department. but was informed thai it
| was without official advices.
/ Ambassador TellcZs statement was
made after he had visited Secretary
! kellogg at the State Department, but
| thorc was no indication whether the
| land grant report had been discussed
Announcement of land grant was
made at San Diego Saturday by Ro
herto Farfan. former officeholder in
the government of Lower California.
He said the grant was TO Col. NasqueZ
of the Mexican army and a Japanese
syndicate headed by Dr. OsaW Of san
Pedro. Calf. The announced purpose
was the production of rubber and veg
etable dyes.
Adverting 10 this announcement in
, the Senate. Senator Johnson said it
would he premature for him 10 com
ment on the published account of tho
announcement. but he added that II
came with all the verisimilitude nf
! truth and dealt with "a sufficiently
grave and important situation that
, we ought to know exactly the facts. ="
Recalls Early Incident.
! Senator Johnson rac"l'cd the Incl
! dent Of a number Of E,,.rs ago, when
an American concern holding a con-
| cession on Magdalena Bay sought
! The privilege Of selling a 35 per cent
! interest to n Japanese syndicate.
| This request led TO q resolution in
/ the Senate by Senator Lodge of Mas.
( sachusetts and declara ton of pol
! icy by then Secretary Of State Knox.
! The Secretary's declaration was that
, such transfer would be quite Ger.
4 tain 10 he interpreted in some quar-.
/ tcrs in such a manner to cause a
/ great outcry. end that such a result
would he so obviously . cause of
regret TO .fhe Government of the
t United States that ii would appear
| unnecessary. further 10 comment
upon the dispositions Of the Federal
! Government in the premises"
Evening star., 1926-03-30
EIGHT HURT IN WRECK.
Passenger and Freight Trains Meet
Head-Cn in Georgia.

COLUMBUS, Ga. March 80 (Pl -
Eight persons were injured. one seri-
ousv. when an eastbound Central
of Georgia passenger train and A
freight train colided head.on near
junction City, Ca, 36 miles from
here. Yesterday.
Rev. J. q. j. TAYLOR Of Waverly
Hall. Ga, was brought to hospital
here suffering a slight concussion of
the brain in addition to other injuries.
His condition is serious.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
AMARLYYlS SHOW DRAWS
THRONG OF SOCIETY FOLK
Mrs. Jardine. Wife of Secretary.
Gives Company of Friends View
of Rare Exhibit.

Washington society again fOCked
to the thirteenth annual amaryllis
show of the Department Of Agricul-
ture today when Mrs. William NJ.
Jardine, wife Of the Secretary. enter
tanned more than 100 friends in the
greenhouses at Fourteenth and +
streets.
Dr.. William a. TaNlor. chief of the
Bureau of Plant industry. conducted
about - visiting florists and CONNER
cial growers about the exhibition.
Members of the pan.American dip
lon1atiC corps held a reception for
several hundl ed Of their friends,
More than 400 Capital beauties
from girls schools. colleges. aCade-
mics aud semnaries in the District
and others from Maryland and Nir-
ginia are attending the show today.
Members of Congress from ! States
have brought high school parties
who are seeing the sights of the Capt.
tai To the department greenhouses
where the botanical specialists gave
them an instructive talk on the work
Of the department in helping flower
lovers throughout the States.
Walter Reed Hospital inmates are
To have right Of way at the amarEllis
show tomorrow. Volunteer motorists Z
have promised to bring 10 the green
houses as many Of the service men
as desire TO see the show.
Dr.. Taylor said today il is the hope
Of the department that as many in
mates of District institution as pos
sibe will he afforded an opportunity
To see this show He especially de-
sires that the children from orpha n
ages he permitted to get glimpse at
he bright blooms
The show will he open until .
O'Clock tonight and all day tomorrow
from am. TO pm
Evening star., 1926-03-30
SALE TO JAPANESE
OF LAND CONCESSION
DENIED IN MEXICO
Continued from First PageD

year period If the terms of the CON
cession are not carried out.
Both grants specify that article lS3
of the Mexican constitution, stipulat-
ing that 30 per cent of the labor EN-
ployed on the concessions must he
Mexican, shall be rigidly adhered to.
The other so per cent of the labor may
be OF any nationality.
The grants 10 Col NasGueZ were
dated December 81 1925.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
COAL 'PROFITEERING' UP.
Representative Fish Introduces
Resolution Asking Information.

Tho Secretary Of Commerce would
he called upon, under a resolution in
troduced by Representative Fish Re
publican, New York. To inform the
House as to the authenticity Of pub
lished reports tha- anthrac mine
operators are profteerjng at the ex.
pense Of the public to the extent Of
t25n, 600 day
The SeCretary also would he re
nueste1 to answer 1S other questions
relating to the anthracite situation,
among them 4 query as ~ what steps,
if any. me Commerce Department
has taken to recommend coal leGIs
latlon 70 Congress and If il had
drawn up a bill 70 carry out recon-
mendations of President Coolidge on
tho subject
Evening star., 1926-03-30
Canal Closing Delayed

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
BALTIMORE. March so In re.
sponse to protests by local shipping
comnanies using the canal. closing
Of the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal has been postponed from to-
morrow until May Il by Col Earl
l. Brown.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
TENAS STORM KILLS TWO.
Damage May Run to Several Hundred
Thousand Dollars
By the Associated Press.


DALLAS. Tex, March 3O-The
claws Of the tigerlike March today
sank deep into this State. which a
few days ago was warming under a
lamb-lke Spring.
The commissions of the diving month
wrecked vengeance in = storm which
cut through Houston. Beaumont. Lib
erty and surrounding towns. causing
~ least two deaths, brought Amarillo
its greatest snow in is wears and
played freakieh pranke throughout
the State.
The Western pains were covered
under deep snow and sush. while
Galveston. along the culf. hasked in
balmy sunshine. fearful lest it's
turn would come next
Storm Damage Mounting.
The storm about Houston and
Beaumont caused damage which NAV
mount To several hundred thousand
dollars and, it is fe"red. may have
resulted in several deaths
Two employees Of an oil company
Al Liberty, TEX. were killed and
third was injured dangerously about
o'clock this morning when n wind
storm swept a path about half a mile
through the South Liberty oil field
The storm. striking without warning
demolished virtually evcry derrick and
building in its path
The home of j.. &. Hi@hnp. on tho
edge of the oil field WIS wrecked. and
II Is reported that thor -unsts q Nv
and Mrs. Hurst. were in frI-pd. Re.
ports from Houston sand the Same
storm tore through q residence section
Of the civ hetwecN : and 4 O'Clock
Street car transportation was ham.
pered by fallen trees and broken
power wires. and the residence sec.
tion was without lights for many
hours.
Amarillo is Hard Hit
The smile OF the face Of Spring
turned 10 a freallish scowl for kmaril.
10 and the PanhaNllc last night when
the mercury went down to l6 degrees
above zero and made that supposedly
Southern city the coldest in the entire
country. The city today aWoke TO find
itself almost snowhound.
Work Of clearing streets and high.
ways was under way, and only 4 few
motor cars ventured out. where last
SUNDAY picnic uartics were gayIv
travelling in all directions Scores OF
automobiles were stalled At roadsdes.
At StalH, near Houston. report :
state. homes We're blown from their
foundations and many lightly con
structed buildings Wero demolished
Metal roofs were rirped from score
of garages.
Even Brownsville. nesting in the
Rio Grande Valley, 700 miles south Of
Amarillo heard the roar of the beast
reporting the lowest barometer in 2
year. % degrees at ) am. at sea level
which means approaching storm. The
temperature was falling.
The tail Of the windstorm swisheo
rbout San Antonio. the Spring breezes
turning into a wind of 37.mile an hour
velocity. Hail fell for five minutes
last night and the temperature went
down to As accompanied by heavy
rain
Abilene. in West Texas, reported
p blanket of ice and snow covering
that section. The mercury At Lub
hook sank TO 20 degrees, establishing
2 new March record and damaging
the fruit crop in that vicinity
The strange kickba of Winter
was explained by weather officials tc
he due TO unusual conditions prevail
SnS in the United States and Canada
Evening star., 1926-03-30
SENATOR PLAYED
ON OLD BALL TEAM
Picture of Waynesburg, Pa,
"Grecian Benders" Shows
Cummins as CenterfieIder.

One of the sufferings undergone by
a man with a public career is to eX-
pect at any time the eXhumation of
some deed performed in his carefree
youth and have it Haunted before the
public for edification or political pur-
poses.
Senator A. 4. Cummins OF Iowa,
able chairman of the judiciary com
mittee and efficient exponent of rail-
road legislation. need not gasp at this
latest expose of a public mans earlier
life. In fact. it is quite a tribute,
For it seems that the Senator at
the age of Is was a professional and
collegiate base ball star in the sun
garden of the varsity nine Of the
Grecian Benders-a term meaning
nothing to the present generation
but conducive of "reminiscences among
he older folks This team operated
from WaynesburG. Pa. Just across
the State line from Hagerstown, Md.
Picture Found in 1906.
A photograph Of the team was
excavated from an old photograph gal
lery at Waynesburg in 1906 by Fred
High, now of Chicago, but who 1t that
time was looking for pictures with
which to illustrate a souvenir book
entitled "WaynesburC: Prosperous and
Beautiful" which he published for
a group of business men of that city,
And MIR. High was able to identify
the handsome, modest little man in
the lower right hand corner as "A.
r. Cummns
Although representative Of the city
of Waynesburg and tho college bear
ing that name. the team PLAYED under
., Is, ,,l
wore the initials &C. f." on their
uniforms About the time the photo
graph was taken by James Wallace
in 1868 the "Grecian Bend" and the
"Benders' were shocking that sedate
period with this advance in feminine
styles.
Played Center Field.
Senator CumminS glOriied the Gre
clan Benders" by playing center field
fact also proved by the fast he car.
ried the initials of his position &C. F..
on the front of his shirt along with
he g. &" Another fact which dis
'tinCuished him was that he was Gus
todian of the other bat which the club
| owned and this is testified To in the
photogra which shows him grip
ping it tenaciOusly.
IN 1919. says MI. 11iEH III IN P&
! planatory article aCcompan nyinC the
photogra ph. The Grecian Benders
were some pumpkins when they
played in Iniontown. Brownsville
California. CannonshurG. Washington
and Taylorstown. all in Pennsylvania
and within less than so miles Of home
When they journeyed over the State
line and played the West Virginia
Mountaineers at MorCantown. they
were looked upon (by some( as world
trotters. And when the Pitt sburgh
papers published their pictures, in =
group. the GreCian Benders and Al
| their friends thought thar fame and
| fortune had decided TO make their par
manent abiding place at Waynes
| burg"
A short time after he carved the
| first niche in his public career. a. B
! Cummins" went to Iowa.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
r. II 4 r RIS g co.
What matters whether
YOU plan to spend fifty
dollars or FIVE thousand
for your diamondo

The greater or the less
or sum - and all the
amounts that lie be
tween-should be spent
with prudence and dis
Cretlon.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

brisk wind accompanied the storm.
Chilling temperature and fresh
winds have prevailed the past few
da VS.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

Miss Gordon Holmes cnly woman
member Of a bond house in England,
now on visit to this country. was
greatly surprised to find So many
Evening star., 1926-03-30

Your choice Of the dia-
mond merchant with
whom YOU do business
is all-important.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
SOUTHWEST AREA
HIDDEN BY. HEAVY
BLANKET OF SNOW

Continued from First Page.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
ACCUSED MAN, 93,
WAS ADVENTURER
Charged With Horse Theft,
He Recalls DueIs, Intrigue
and Many War Campaigns.

BY the Associated Press
ASBURY PARK, y. J.. March Sc
1ntrigues and adventures, including
two fatal duels over woman and Il
false stephrother, have been revealed
from the past Of DR. Edwin T. T. r.
osha ideston. who NJ % sta nds accused
Of a horse theft +5 years ago.
The Crimean war victorian. still Wig,
or"us and fun of fight, .today was
grateful for tho promise of Gov.
Moore that New Jersey will not honor
efforts to extradite him to Bingham.
ton, \. y, to face the charge
That's the only sensible thing to
DO" he said, "the whole things a
Joke
Seeks to Prove Ability.
There. is nothing funny about it,
however, 10 Deputy Sheriff :. Foster
Black. The 91-year.old Binghamton
law officer says:
II don't care if this man never
serves a day, | want 10 show people
around here that Foster Black never
misses his man"
Or. Osbaldeston says he is the son
Of the Fart of OnSloW by a mOrga-
natic marriage. He claims to have
SOldiered at Aldershot and fought
In many wars.
Last night as he sat in his tiny
home amidst scattered papers and
documents he admitted participation
IN several events credited 10 Or. Ed.
win T. Osbaldestor. Il half brother
He insists. however. that this half
brother died years ago after many
esCa nadeS
Evening star., 1926-03-30

"a young woman secretary had
shout 30 Years ago" ne said. was
enCa ged to A German cuardsmar. He
was in this counuy and she stole for
him.
AT Malone. y. Y, she was accused
Of stealing from store. | defended
her. My camp was searched and all
the stolen goods iounn. I was i'm
pllcated. ! recall that bail was fur.
nished and | forfeited.
She made her escape. took SIS 900
If my money and sailed for Germany
] was notified by friends of hers that
n ] appeared there ! would be killed
il was in the nature of a challenge
So in 1902 I went over. met my chal.
lenger and killed him and his second
In pistol duels.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

Here. in this store. we
have been dealing in
fine, perfect diamonds
for we'll over half a
century.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
r. Fl 4 x RIS g co.
Six Sherbets

Sterling Silver Holders
and beautifully engraved
Glass Cups.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

The ssing of every
wear finds US more
strongly entrenched in
the enjoyment of the
largest diamond bust
ness in Washington.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

To buy diamonds with
safety proceed just as
YOU would in buying Sc
curlties or realty.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

The buying of a dia-
mond calls for the same
care-taklng competence
and caution.