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The Washington times., 1926-12-02
7 WOMEN HURT
IN AUTO CRASH

AS a rsult of a collision II Twelfth
and u Streets Northwest Mrs Her
bert sIocum. wife OF Col Herber'
slorum. u. s. retired. Is in Sit
tev Hospital suffering from aeei
ash in the leg. and her mnthe,
Mrs John r Rirketson 1T Dari
month Mass. is in a critical comb
ion In the same hospital from cuts
md bruises.
Mrs Slocum one OF the so~iaiis
nrn,n tuent woneV of the iapi.d
snd her mother were riding II ar
automobile operated ~ Wi;ilam
Murphy. Mrs Rirkeisnn's 'nau;feul
when their "a. was stru by a
street car Their automobile turned
over Mrs Ricketson has seen visit
ing her daughter and had planned
70 leave shortly for Pittsburgh 70,
the holidays.
An alleged 'hit-and.rrIn" driver
last night struck and Knocked dow.f
Susie Taylor col0red. 90. 81 Dix St
N E.. while she was llisllting fro %
a street car at Fourth Street aEfi
New York Avenue Northwest. She
was treated at Casualty Hospital
for a fractured knee.
John Cosey. colored. 6 years old,
il42 Sixteenth st. N. E.. was in
iured about the face and head when
stru,k and knocked down BY an
automobile operated by Clifford
Proctor. Hyattsville. Nd Proctor
took the child to Casualty Hospital
The Washington times., 1926-12-02
LIONS TO ENTERTAIN
ORDERS SUPREME HEAD

The Washington Lions Club Is
preparing strenuous program for
William A. Westfall. international
president of the organization. when
he pays visit to the Capital next
Monday.
a trip to Mt. Vernon viii be made
in the morning by President West
fall, who will lay a wreath on
Washington tomb. and he will be
i luncheon guest OF he Lions at
the Mayflower at 1890 o'clock. The
heads of other luncheon cubs In the
Gil. including Rotary. Kiwanis, and
Civitan. have been invited to be
present.
The afternoon program for the
Lions guest includes vlsit to the
Unknown Soldiers tomb IN Airing
The Washington times., 1926-12-02
SEEKS HOUSE
REALLOTMENT

disappointment OF representation
n the House OF Representatives
hich has remained unchanged since,
The 1919 census despite the rapti
srowth Of population in many States
probably viii. not be accomplished
for AT least SIX years more
Representative E Hart Fem 81
Connecticut chairman OF the HOUSE.
Committee on the census has pre-
pared a bill. which Will be introduce
for passage this winter pravidin
for reappoigionnlent in 1882 On til,
;,asis Of the present membership o
1875 and on the basis Of the 1913,
ensus
There are number OF reapportion
anent bills Of various types. sont
providing for drastic cuts in TIL
House membership and others 70.
continuance Of the present strength
but with a new division Of repre-
sentatiOn among States.
The Fem bill would provide for
division OF the population as shown
by the 1890 census by the figure
4S5 to determine the number of per
sons constituting Congressional
district. This will result in a loss
OF representation In some States and
increases in others.
It Is held to be almost impossible
to secure passage of reapportion
ment bill to become Immediately eff
fective owing to the fact that 1t
would result in the ousting from
the House OF many of the present
membership.
The Washington times., 1926-12-02
ADMIRAL BENSON TALKS
AT JEWISH DRIVE RALLY

Adni: al William s. Benson. chair
man Of the District Christian Fnnn
for Jewish Relief. spoke at thu
luncheon today of the workers in
the $l50.0O0 united Jewish campaign
held at the Jewish Community Ger
ter.
Admiral Benson said that letters
appealing for support of the caus
Of relief in East m : "rnpe are na
ing CANT out to prominent Washi1s
tonians. He spoke encouragingly
of the prosnecfs :or the success OF
the local drive.
More than 100 wo: kcrs attended
the luncheon to report en- the prog
ress of the second days canvass oil
the city.
The Good Fellows do good. They
enjoy THEIR Christmas.
The Washington times., 1926-12-02

sick headache. dulIness. feverish.
ness, sore throat. sneezing, sore
ness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed up Quit blow
ing and snuffling. Ease your throE
bling head! Nothing else In The
world gives such prompt relief as
ssPape's Cold Compound" which
costs only thirty five cents at any
drug store It acts without assis;
ance, tastes nice. causes no in ION
venience. Be sure you get the gen
ufI1e
The Washington times., 1926-12-02

The Good Fellows do good. They
enjoy THEIR Christmas.
The Washington times., 1926-12-02
TRANS U. S. MAIL SERVICE
WILL BE REDUCED / DAY

Loss or only one business day foE
mall In transit between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts Ii the immediate
goal OF the air mail service. Tha,
feat will be achieved when the en-
tire franscontfnentaI route is lighted
Postmaster General New announced
yesterday.
The airway now ID lighted from
New York 10 Salt Lake City. Con.
gress Is expected 10 provide funds
for completion Of the last Lex at the
forthcoming session
The Washington times., 1926-12-02
STOPS ANY
COLD IN A
FEW HOURS
''Pape's Cold COMPOUND"
opens Clogged nose and
head ends grippe
Relief comes

Relief comes
instantly.
"A dose taken
every two hours
until three doses
are taken wi.
end grippe mis-
cry and break III,
a severe cold
either in me
head chest BODY
or limbs.
1t no m p t ~
opens G logged II
nostrils and air
passa ges in the
head. stops nasty
discharge or nose
rIInnfns Wniinxtf,c
The Washington times., 1926-12-02

Nothing else leans. sWeetens and
refreshes the entire system like
pleasant. harmless candy like .'Casca
,rets. They never grippe. overact. 1r
sicken. Directions for men. women
children on each box drug stores.
The Washington times., 1926-12-02

lyn early today blackjacked and
gagged her and escaped with lew
elry and cash totaling $4,000
Some time later Mrs Cohen
worked loose from her bonds and
notified the police.
The Washington times., 1926-12-02
FresIlen Up!
|. incest Laxative,
"Cascarets lOc

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achy. bilious. con
slip ated sick
Take one or two
"Cascarets' an y
time TO midi v
stimulate 20 VI
liver an ID starr
your bowels Thei
you will feel fine
your head becomes
clear st o m a { h
sweet tongue link
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The Washington times., 1926-12-02

Let as help you locate your next
rental object The Classified Ads Of
The Times and Herald offers many
solutions to rental difficulties.
The Washington times., 1926-12-02
MEN GAG WOMAN
GET AWAY WITH So, 200

NEW YORK. Dec. -Four men
forced their way into the apartment
Of Mrs May Cohen, rs, In Brook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
BY HIROSI SAITO,
Consul General of Japan

Japan's chief concern now and in
the future is to effect her cultural ad-
vancement with fair measure Of eco
nomic prosperity. And it Is the con-
viction of the people that they can do
it and can do it only in peace.
There are, indeed, sporadic talks of
war between Japan and the United
States. But they are either born Of
idle dreams of professional chauvin-
lists having their own axes to grind,
or inspired by the" unwarranted fear
on the part of the unth1nking portion
Of both nations that one is actually
planning to prance upon the other
with armed forces at the slightest
provocation. A study of acts will
readily disclose that there are no seri
Gus clashes Of interests between the
two countries, either across the Pa
ciffc or on the continent of Asia; in
the question of immigration we are
not disagreeing in the principle Of
reasonable restrictions, and with
China and other Asiatic countries we
trade mostly in different classes Of
commodities. Much less is there any
menace Of national safety or existence
cumstances wars do not prosper, and
if only from the point of view of the
economic Interpretation of diplomacy,
the traditional friendship between our
two nations bids fair Oot only to be
maintained, but to be greatly
strengthened in the years to come.
Mental Disarmament" Shown.
AT the time of the Washington con-
ference of 1922 the phrase mental
disarmament" was frequently used.
fyxto NffaroI ooc 1fn
plete mental disarmament against
each other in the conviction Of the
| thinking portion of the people. The
American attitude was well demon
strated by the calling Of the Wash
ington conference itself. Japan, for
her part, was very happy to come In
| as soon as the real intentions of the
United States were made clear. 1t
was only before the American invi-
tation came in definite terms that
there was a cry heard in Japan, "A
| national calamity has GOMEZ" Simple
minded patriots acted as though the
United States were taking measures
! to Illustrate Japan's legitimate aspira-
tons.
Now Japan can forget war. No
| longer Western warships hover menac-
ingly in Japanese waters, practicing
| occasional commandments, as in the
| opening years of her foreign inter
course. No longer China or Russia
| descends upon Korea bent upon GOD
bling up that peninsula, often likened
| to "a dagger pointed at the heart of
| Japan" The situation created by the
| intervention of Germany, Russia and
| France at the end of the Chino
| Japanese War, partially multiplying the
result of Japan's victory, has been set
Alright through the Russo-Ja
War and the World War.
Having reached this stage, Japan
reposes confidence in her national
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
UNCURBED PRIMARY EXPENSES
DECLARED PERIL TO COUNTRY
Roosevelt Condemns Pennsylvania and Illinois Ex-
penditures-Bar Seen to Men of Moderate
Means i'm Politics.

party organizations are always IN need
of funds. They cannot depend upon
small contributions. but must have
money in large blocks.
Must Appeal to Wealthy.
In order to get it they must GO
to very wealthy individuals or to
corporations. Neither candidates
nor parties can count on getting this
money at all times from disinterested
parties. Human nature is the same
the world over. Those who give
large sums to a candidate or a part y
naturally feel they should have an
influence on the actions Of that can
d1date or that party. The larger the
sums the greater they feel that In
fiuence should be. Do you suppose
for one instant that those who con-
tributed funds in Pennsylvania and
Illinois did not expect to have a say
in the policies of both candidates and
parties in those States?
The United States Senate must not
be permitted TO degenerate into a
board of directors Of public utilities
or any other business. In the States
laws should regulate and strictly
limit expenditures in both primaries
and elections. In the Nation the
same should be true In presidential
campaigns.
We do not believe in State church
We hold that mans religion r. his
personal affair and must not be re
fiected in his government. BY the
same token. we do not believe IN a
money-controlled government, and
we intend TO see that orgies Of ex-
penditures such as those in Pennsyl-
vania and Illinois do not occur again.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
Political Prisoners
Numerous in Europe

Probably 1000 Central Europeans
are being held in jails for political
reasons in other countries than their
own. Little is heard Of these unlucky
individuals. Often the fact of their
imprisonment is not known until a
laconic exchange of notes announces
their release or exchange. Most Of
the political prisoners are held in
Russia. Poland and Lithuania. Rus
STA holds a large number of Poles,
Rumanians, Hungarians and citizens
Of the Slav border states. Lithuania
has imprisoned a number of Poles, and
Poland is holding some Russians and
Lithuanians. In the Balkans there
are many political prisopers. And
even the West European states are
holding in prison some Of the citi-
zens of their neighbors. Poland and
Russia have agreements for exchang-
ing political prisoners. Hungary and
Jugoslavia have just carried out an
exchange. Poland and Lithuania often
have discussed an exchange, but do
not seem to be in a hurry about it,
Germany has just sentenced a Czech
TO two years and six months in prison
for supposed spying, The net result
of all these imprisonments is to re.
tard the return TO normal conditions
and TO work injustice on private in
dividuak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

Like an ocean explorer who must
chart his own course. William p.
MacCracken, the recently appointed
assistant secretary of Commerce in
charge of aviation. tackles a new job
in the Federal service, and is one Of
the busiest men in the Capital. He
has no precedents to guide him. no
predecessors to coach him, and only
the limits of the general law enacted
by Congress at the last session to
steer by.
For the time being Secretary Mac
Cracker is devotins the principal
part of his energy to working out
the lighting system for the contract
air mail routes. one of which is the
line from Boston to New York. The
experience of the Post Office Depart
ment in operating the transconti-
mental route proved the importance
of adequate lighting facilities if the
air men were to travel across coun-
try safely, efficiently and speedily.
Lighting Need Is Urgent.
The present plans of the depart
ment call for the lighting of the con-
tract air mail routes within 80 days.
This is as quick it is believed. as it
is possible to do this, for the reason
that the equipment is not on hand
and has to be ordered from various
contra ctors The need is all the
more urgent on account of the ap-
proach of Winter. when the hours
Of daylight are fewer and the hours
of darkness longer The Lighthouse
Bureau will have general charge of
the care of these lights and the men
to do this work will be assigned
from the land offices of the bureau
The policy, of course, will be laid
down by Secretary MacCracken.
Another activity that has been en-
eaging the Assistant Secretary S
attention is the preparation OF
air maps This work will be
given to the Coast and Geo
detic Survey, which funtions as part
of the Department of Commerce
Maps and air charts are highly i'm
portant for civil as we'll as military
and naval aviation, and the Coast
and Geodetic Survey has the men
and the equipment to enable it to dc
this piece of work in a manner that
ought TO be satisfactory to all airmen
Radio Beacon Perfected.
Another similar activity is connect
ed with the work of the Bureau OF
Standards. which is responsible fol-
all the tests that the Department
of Commerce must make under the
law. Experts of the Government
have recently perfected radio bea
con. which it is hoped will help air
planes TO keep their direction and 10
cate themselves in all sorts OF
weather. This radio beacon will soon
receive its practical test. and If every
thing proves satisfactory the Depart
ment of Commerce will put these bea
cons on the ground at various pivotal
points.
Secretary MacCracken has also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
By THEODORE ROOSEVELT,

Former Assistant Secretary or the Navy.
Great sums of money must not be
used to control an election. The YER
lest child can see that such action
not only subvertS the principles of
the primaries. but strikes at the very
root of republican institutions. The
Pennsylvania and the Illinois pri-
maries this Spring were a burning
disgrace.
The primaries were designed to give
the people who had part in them the
opportunity to express their views in
a more direct fashion than was permit
ted in the convention system. They
had as another aim the opening OF the
field so that any man should be able
to appeal to the voters direct. BY the
employment of such vast sums their
use has been entirely subverted. In
stead of contributing to the widening
Of the field they have narrowed it. AS
things stand, a poor man has no
chance in them whatsoever.
There are those who callously main
tain that the primaries per Sc make
such expeditures necessary. and do not
in any way consider to blame the
men who spend the money. That Is
an old and very evil fallacy, which
is based on the theory that nothing is
immoral that Is legal, and that what
the other man does justifies your &C
TONS.
High Cost of Elections.
The primaries, however, are but one
instance of the trouble that confronts
us now. Not only has money flooded
! our prediction party machinery in
ever-increa sing amounts, but election
costs are steadily mounting. In the
United States in presidential year,
$40 900, 900 or more are spent in the
primaries and the elections. Even in
what is known as an offyear there is
close to 10 millions spent.
When money in such quantities is
used, the evils are manifest. To be-
gin with, in spite of all that is said to
the contrary, technical corrupttons
, must exist. Then, regardless of
whether there is corruption that can
be proved as such before a court of
law, there is the equally pernicious
influencing of votes by lavish expendi-
ture Where an unusually large num-
Der of party watchers at the polls are
hired, it may be legal, but there Is
moral corruption.
In many States no man of moderate
means can possibly personally defray
, his expenses if running for an impOr-
tant office, Not only that. but he can,
not defray them by small contribu-
lions. That means that no man of
limited wealth can hope for success
unless he gets outside backing of con
siderable amounts. In addition, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

VI of my newspaper articles for
4 a statement of my own
views as to allied debts.
Particularly the question has been
asked: do you believe in cancella
tom" In view of these various in.
terrogations, l have thought it per
haps worth while to set down here
the opinion which is the result of
fairly close following of the subject
since the war itself.
believe 1t would be the policy of
wisdom and craftsmanship to cancel
the allied debts as detail in the
concomitant cancellation of repara-
tions. in the main as has been pro-
posed by my friend Col. Buna- Vanilla,
for the following reasons:
In the first place, / do not regard as
exact the attempted analogy between
debts which were incurred during q
war in which we were Co-belllgerent
and the debts of ordinary commercial
life. The money which we advanced
to our associates during that war
would have been lost had Germany
won the war. 1t was not an invest
ment in the proper sense OF the word
il was rather a speculation. so TAR as
ii had any commercial aspect. 1t en-
titled us, not to the return OF our
money, but to proportionate snare
in the fruits of victory.
x X X
But at Paris, following the victory
we proclaimed that we did not desire
any share in German Preparations. we
thus resigned deliberately our share
in what were the real fruits or VIC
tory, save as we took the German
ships which had been in our harbors
and were seized at the outbreak OF our
own hostilities.
In place Of any material return loi
orr investments, our representatives
at Paris demanded certain DEFINITE
things. the first and most consider
able of which was the creation of the
League of Nations and the comblna
ton of the provisions of the league
with the balance of the terms of peace
At the same time we demanded the
right to regulate according to our oWr
notions certain purely European issues
of which the Franco German frontier
was one We insisted that France
should have neither the left bank OF
the Rhine nor permanent title to the
Sarre Basin. In a word. we demanded
a variety of concessions from our as
sociateS which, we insisted, should
come to us since we had not taken
reparationS or territory.
We were entitled think this is
clear-to our share in the proceeds OF
victory, not to the return of our
money: because. as the event proved
the war was a losing investment for
everybody. victor and VanquiShed
alike But we refused this share with
a very grand gesture, just as. when
we were lending the money, our repre-.
sentatives in Congress, our press and
our public opinion described this money
as our contribution pending the ar
arrival of our troops.
X X X
The collection of the war debts was
an afteIthought when Mr.. Wilson's
policies, his league and his treaty of
peace had been rejected by the Senate
and by public opinion. 1t was a
result Of a profound reaction of public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
JAPANESE PEOPLE SEEK PEACE
AS MEANS TO ATTAIN PROSPERITY
Consul General Says Antagonism Between America
and Empire Is Engendered by Political
Jingoists and Ignorant Classes.

ecurity. She is ready still further
to reduce her naval strength.
Many signs are also visible in her
changing military institutions; Of the
growing emphasis the people are plac-
ing upon peaceful and cultural pur-
suits. To give only one recent exam
pie, the war Office has at last con1
coded to the department of education
military training of boys Of the school
age. They will thus be privileged
later to a shortened term of service
as cOnScriptS. Such changes of policy
in military instruction would not even
be thought Of till a few years ago.
1t was effected byq a law that came
into force in April, 1925.
Economic Future Safe.
Japans economic future. we are
confident, is assured. The paucity of
natural resources there is great
drawback. indeed; but it has not pre-
vented Japan from achieving the re-
markable industrial successes of the
past 80 or 40 years. She bought more
raw materials and sold more manu-
featured goods as years went by. Her
wellbeing has come to be more and
more bound up with the wellbeing
Of the countries from which she buys
raw materials and to which she sells
her goods. And this mechanism works
only when she is at peace with those
selling and buying countries. Japan's
traditional friendship with the United
States thus receives encouragement
and foundation in economic facts.
Copyright. 1926
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
COnquerOr's Remains
May Go to New Grave

fernando Cortez. according to a
recent report in an Italian news
paper. has been buried and reburied
six times. Now the dust of the great
Spanish conqueror of Mexico rests
In fact in a secret crypt in a remote
town In Mexico. But il Is uneasy
dust. COrtez is to be reinterred
again. The Spanish government has
requested the Mexican government
10 return the remains for burial IN
Spain. But Prince Valerie Pigna
tell. an Italian. and lineal descend
ant of COl'teZ. asks that the remains
be brought 10 Italy. There is con
siderable movement on foot in Italy
to see that this is done. The buria |
spot chosen is near Gueruavaca. for
many generations the ancestral home
ref the Cortez clan.