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Evening star., 1926-08-23
60 DAYS FOR TIRE THEFT.

Larceny of $40 automobile tire
brought a sentence of 60 days in Jail
for James E. Queen, coiored, in Police
Court today. He pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Macdonald.
Edward Diggs, colored, who, accord.
ing to Policeman Wilson of the ninth
precinct. Is alleged to have admitted
watching out" for Queen during the
commission Of the theft, demanded
a jury hal. pleading not guilty. His
bond - aNsA A& see.
Evening star., 1926-08-23
CHARLES v. ELIOT,
q, DIES IN MAINE
President Emeritus of Har-
ward Was Called "Amer-
iCa'S First Citizen"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORTHEAST HARBOR, Maine,
August 23.-Charles William Eliot,
Harvards grand old man and
"Americas first citizen,' is dead.
The end came yesterday at the age
of 80, to the president emeritus of
Harvard University, who had been
it's president for 40 years prior to
his retirement at the age of IS, and
whose outspoken ideas on public
affairs commanded International at
tention and respect.
He died peacefully at the home
where he had spent the Summer for
years. His son, Rev Samuel A. Eliot
of Cambridge, Mass, was with him
at the end. He had been feeble all
Summer and confined to the house,
though up till few years ago he
used to row a boat exercise at which
he became adept in college days as
a member of the university crew,
and of the first Harvard athletic
team, for which crimson was adopted
as the university color.
Praised Volstead Act.
Until comparatively recently he
had continued a lifelong habit OF
giving views on public questions.
He was in his nineties when he took
issue with DR.. Nicholas Murray But
Ter. president of Columbia university,
on the merits of prohibition. Dr.
Eliot, revealing that he had become
a teetotaller at the age or 80, praised
the Volstead act.
u-l.a la funeral services mere
tomorrow and in Appleton Chapel.
Harvard University, on "Wednesday
Born in Boston in the admin1stra-
ton of Andrew Jackson, he became
president of Harvard at the age OF
as and lived to survive all but two OF
the 2S presidents of the Onlteo
States who were his contemporaries.
His administration was featured
by development of the elective sys-
tenn. which has since been adopted
extensively by other colleges.
Once Condemned Foot Ball.
throughout his life he was an
active participant in discussion OF
public affairs. His views We're
sought on many questions. Otten
his pronouncements made MN TAR
get for bitter personal attack.
His attitudes were characterized by
vieor. but were by no means inelas-
tic as was shown when, after de-
nouncing foot ball in 1906, "as spec
tacle more brutalizing than prize
fighting. cock fighting or bull night
ing" he later saw Harvard play Car
Isle and praised Improvement under
changed rules.
When Harvard was considering race
distinction Of candidates, he declared:
II am opposed to every form of ra-
cia1 discrimination in the universities
of our heterogeneous democracy
In a discussion on religion of the
fut,1re" he said: "The fear of hell has
not proved effective to deter men from
wrongdoing, and heaven has never
been described in terms very attrac-
tive to the average man or woman y
Aroused Labor Circles.
He aroused a storm in labor circles
when he asserted that the "scab is
good type of American hero and
that democracy must profoundly dis
trust the labor unions too frequent
effort to restrict the efficiency and
output of the individual workman"
During the war he maintained The
hone of the world lies in complete CO.
operation between the British empire
and the United States.
Puritans found little favor with
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Evening star., 1926-08-23
MEXICAN SOLDIER KILLED,
3 STUDENTS HURT IN RIOT
Traffic Officer Also Injured When
Pupils Start Free-For-Au
at Athletic Meet.

BY the Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, August 23.--One
federal soldier was killed and three
students and one traffic policeman
were injured when several thousand
students started a riot at interscholas-
tic athletic contests in the Mexico
City Stadium yesterday.
Keen rivalry between the opposing
groups of high school and college
Youths developed into a free-for-al
fight. during which stones were
thrown. Federal troops were called
and fired into the air. This led TO
some of the spectators opening fire
with their pistols. The soldier was
killed by a bullet. One student re-
ceived a bullet wound in one leg.
while others were bruised by stones.
Evening star., 1926-08-23
MISS CANNON TO START.

CAPE Girls NEZ. France, August
% LP.-Miss Lillian Cannon. Balti-
more swimmer, planned to start her
latest attempt to conquer the English
Channel between and o'clock this
evening.
Miss Cannon, who hopes to break
the record of ID hours and 81 minutes
set by Gertrude Ederle, recently was
compelled by a storm to abandon
Channel swim after several hours in
the water.
Evening star., 1926-08-23
Chinese Pirates Loot Native Steamer,
kidnapping More Than 100 Passengers

nese master and crew were covered
with revolvers and compelled 20 steer
the ship to Wongchu. where more
than 100 passengers and che members
of the cor1pradore (native steward
staff were kidnapped, besides the ships
eight armed Chinese guards. One of
the guards was stabbed and seriously
injured.
The pirates completely ransacked
the Mansing and carried off the cargo
and the passengers belongings The
captain and crew We're finally released
and took the boat back to Malowchow.
At the latest report the passengers
were still being held.
Evening star., 1926-08-23
STORM RAZES VILLAGE.
Hun ndreds Made Homeless by Ex-
traordinary Hail Damage.

LISBON, Portugal, August % OpD.--
Hundreds of persons have been made
homeless by an unusually severe hail
storm which has razed the village of
Arganil and the district near Coimbra.
Bridges. windmills and many houses
were destroyed and foods swept over
large section of the country, dam.
aging crops. Many persons were res
cued with difficulty.
Hailstones of extraordinary size
were found everywhere.
Evening star., 1926-08-23
THREE BOYS MISSING
IN LAKE HURON STORM
By the Associated Press.

SAITLT STE MARIE, Mich, Au-
gust 23.-Missing three days, George
Pond. Mackinac Island; George Acker-
man. Detroit, and Charles Black, Chi
cago. are thought to have lost their
lives In a storm which enveloped up
per Lake Huron last Friday.
The three were at camp on the
Les Cheneaux Island and started to
cross to Mackinac Island to the home
of Ponds grandmother. Their broken
motor boat. with the engine missing.
was found Saturday, but searching
parties have been unable to locate the
boys. Pond was 1S and the other
boXs about the same aSe.
Evening star., 1926-08-23
FERNALD SLOWLY SINKING
Senator in Coma-Heart Is Failing
and End Believed Near.

WEST POLAND, Me-. August %
LP.-United States Senator F'ernald.
who has been i'll of intestinal poison
ing and heart trouble at his home
here. lapsed into coma early today.
and 1t was believed the end was near.
Attending physicians said his heart
Was gradually failing.
Evening star., 1926-08-23
SAY SHEFFIELD MAY GO.
Mexican Papers Say Envoy Wants
to Give Up Post

MEXICO CITY. August % C4D.--The
newspapers today print prominently
report that James Il. Sheffield. the
American Ambassador. Will return 70
Mexico after his vacation in the United
States. but that he has requested to
be relieved Of his post.
At the American Embassy today it
was said no one there was in a posi-
tion to comment on the statement.
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a I
HONGkONG, August 23.-The Chi
nese river steamer Mansing, en- route
from Malowchow. Chinese maritime
customs station near Macao. to Sun
ming was boarded by 80 pirates at 10
o'clock last night and the passengers
and crew terrorized and kidnapped. II
is believed the passengers We're
wealthy Chinese returning to China
from San Francisco.
The pirates boarded the ship off
kaulan Island, otherwise known as
the pirates fortress" They fired
volley of revolver shots. end the pas
.sengers were panic-su1c FIJI. The Chi
Evening star., 1926-08-23

tuition could save him from the in
fection becoming general. a condition
which usually results in death. They
said that the crisis would be passed
in from 48 to - hours.
Valentino rallied and last Wednes-
day was reported definitely out OF
danger, barring further complica
tions. The physicians ceased the reg
ular issuance of bulletins regarding
his condition. The statement that he
had developed pleurisy followed the
terse report of relapse.
Thousands of messages of SYM
pathy from personal friends of the
actor and from admirers flooded the
hospital throughout his illness. Num-
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WEATHER.

~. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair and slightly warmer tonight;
tomorrow showers; moderate south
winds.
mperatures-Highest, 76. at noon
today: lowest, Sc. at ! am today
Full report on page 2.
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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-07-30

n MODERN home built in the Arctic
~ def1ed the death-dealing cold Of the
Polar Regions and proved an in
valuable aid to Lieutenant Commander
Richard Il. Byrd In his successful flight to
the North Pole which he circled three
times in record breaking flight Of 1,5OO
miles In 15 hours and 80 minutes at an
average speed Of 1915 miles an hour.
1t was at the Spitzbergen base, Kings
Bay, where this first modern house was
constructed amid the snow and Ice of the
Arctic Immediately upon the arrival of
Lieutenant Byrd and his companions, as
permanent home and observation sta
ton for the explorers. The house, which
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-07-30

for all time by Admiral Peary.
Probably no one knows more about
Arctic flying than Commander Byrd. From
the Greenland base of the Macmillan ex-
pedition at Etah last year he flew 5000
miles over the Arctic, studying the be-
havior of oil, motors, compasses, and
other navigation instruments at great
attitudes over the Polar sea.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-07-30

Ito prove that air navi-
cation In the Arctic is feas-
ible and that freight and mes
senger travel over the top Of
the world is certain to come.
2-To hunt for new land
in the unexplored areas of
the Arctic.
3-To conquer the North
Pole from the air as a sport
ing adventure and as a DEM
onstration of what a plane
can do-not a geographical
study, as the Pole was bagged
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Montana Record-HeraId

There is a probability that the present con-
gress will create a new division of federal gov
ernment, department of education headed byI
a secretary of education, who will be new mem
Der of the cabinet, and by that act give the pub
lie and private schools of the United States the
services of new and powerful instrument for
the advancement Of education. The bill was in
trOduced in the senate December by Senator
Curtis of Kansas, Republican floor leader, and
is sponsored in the house by Representative Reed
of New York. chairman of the house committee
on education
The measure, besides creating the department
of education and a secretary of education, takes
the bureau of education from the department Of
the interior and transfers it, the federal board
of vocational education, and all powers duties
and authority of the secretary of the interior and
all other government officers relative to educa-
tional matters, to the new department, along with
all the employees, offices, furniture and other
appurtenances. By this step it combines all the
educational work of the government in the hands
of the new secretary.
The purpose Of creating an educational depart
ment is to advance education in the United States
by means of research and surveys tending to
develop the most economic and effective educa-
] tional means, methods and curricula.
The state and local governments are spending
nearly two billion dollars a year on public edu.
catiOnS and if educational institutions could be
made even one per cent more effective without
additional cost that would save nearly 20 million
: dollars annually.
! The new department viii not mean fedora
control Of schools, not at all. It viii have nt
authority over any public schools. It will no
have anything to do with federal support b
schools, either; that is a separate matter. It vii
} not interfere with or affect in any way eithel
: parOchial or private schools but viii provide in
formation and guidance that will be Of the great
, est service to every kind Of educational institu
J tion, private or public
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29
INCREASE DEMAND
is achieved

Just at present the country is agitated over
the low price of corn. All sorts of remeries have
been offered, and to these the conservative replies
that there is no way to repeal or amend the laws
of supply and demand which govern the price
of the things which the farmer raises.
The farmer feels that he cannot voluntarily
curtail the supply to any considerable degree with.
out further crippling himself, and any diminishing
of the supply will probably have to be attended
to by Dame Nature
It would seem, therefore, that the sensible
thing to do would be to increase the demand for
corn and its products. Already movement has
been started to permit the use of corn sugar in
food products. The promoters of this plan claim
that the making of corn sugar would decrease the
corn supply and make us a little more independent
of Cuban sugar. This may or may not be sound
and feasible plan. But at any rate it looks in the
right direction in that it is seeking way to in
crease the demand for corn. Here is fine chance
for some scientist to be of real benefit to his
country. Think how nice it would be if some in
telligent person were to hit on a way to make
rubber tires out of corn products!
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29
SHOULD KNOW PROBLEMS

One Of the serious weaknesses of many agri-
cultural cO-Operatives is the tendency of members
of boards of directors to shirk responsibility in
the matter of management.
Too frequently the individual member looks
upon his elevation to the office of director merely
as a recognition of his standing in the community
Such an attitude is unfortunate, and until every
director comes to feel that he has accepted a
trusteeship for the successful conduct of the bus
ness, cooperative enterprises will fail of attain
ing the full measure of success they should
achieve.
This trusteeship Obligates every director to
inform himself thoroughly respecting the opera
tons Of the business with which he has become
vitality connected. In addition, he will need to
understand fully the broader principles upon a
thorough working knowledge Of which depends, to
large extent, the degree Of success and progress
Of the business.
If a lack of interest is a weakness, the wrong
kind of interest is equally bad. It is not unusual
to find board interfering instead Of directing
It is the duty Of the board to formulate policies
and to see that these policies are carried out BY
the executives Dictation by the board Of the
petty details Of day-byday operation is not ''for
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29
CAMPAIGN PLANS

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Repub-
lican campaign program for 1925 is
likely to be made public almost any
time. Already Congressman Wood,
heading the congressional committee,
and Senator Phipps, in charge of the
senatorial committee, have begun
their preliminary conferences, and the
general line Of attack and defense
will be decided on shortly.
The retirement of Senator Noses
and the substitution of Senator
Phipps has been commented on by
people who could not exactly under
stand why such a change was made
In explanation it can be said that il
is an invariable rule Of the senatorial
committee that a senator whose cleo
ton is pending is ineligible for the
Craftsmanship. Inasmuch as Senator
Moses is a candidate for reelection
this year, he accordingly retires ant
Senator Phipps, who is not in an!
contest, becomes the chairman.
1t is well understood however, tha
Senator Moses will continue to advis
and assist wherever needed.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29

bers Of the sanate, hut It, does not
appear at the present time as if It.
viii be formally invoked. There is
no denying that within the last :VFO
weeks there has been. q material In
crease, in the propaganda against the
adoption Of the. protocol Of the World
Court, and ths opposition has increas-
cd it's professions Of ccnfidence IN.
It's ability to at least materially in
crease the number Of Teservations-
Under these circumstances, an at
tempt has been made to secure the
participation Of the president in the
movement to directly force the issue:
In view Of his attitude in similar
cases in the past, where he has ruled
that his constitutional privileges
simply allow him to present matters
for the consideration of the senate
but do not allow him to enter into a
campaign to force the adoption of his
program, it is generally believed that
he will let the matter rest exactlE
where it is for the members o. the
principal chamber to settle as trey
think best.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29
RED PROPAGANDA.

WASHINGTON, D. c. - While.
there is a very considerable amouns~
of exaggeration even in the published
stories relative. to the Red propa-
ganda IL the United States, It can
be frankly said that even after the.
element Of exaggeration is eliminated
that the amount Of Soviet propaganda
work which is being carried on in this
country is worthy Of most serious
attention. North, East South and
West the agents Of this organization
are constantly working, and that they
are not making mere headway is sole
ly because Of the sound good sense
Of the American people whom they
are trying to reach. Within the week,
one Of the former Red agents has
made a confession as to his past ac-
tfVities and of the financial support
he was receiving.
In explanation Of all this is is well
to remember that a fundamental OBJ
legation Of the Soviet government in.
Russia is the attack upon the institu-
tiOns Of public government in other
countries. The annual appropriation
which is made for this purpose is Of
quite an extraordinary amount and
even in the selection of diploatic rep
iresentatives their ability to effective
ly use propaganda in many instances
governs their selection. AS long as
we withhold recognition from Soviet
Russia we are able to control these
antagOnistic efforts. Once Russia is
recognized. however, and. its diplO-
matte officers allowed entree to this
country they are clothed with diplO-
matte immunity which makes curtail-
ing Of their activities a vastly differ
ent matter. It would be we'll fOI
those who talk about our loss Of trade
through failure to recognize Sovie'
Russia, to let their minds rest awhile
on the fact that this failure to recOg.
milton operates so that it at least
: stops the uninterrupted flow of Rec
| propaganda. into these United States
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29

various state eenteTs. Enthused and
encouraged by the work which has
been done in Washington in reducing
the total Of federal expenditures, the
governors in various states have
themselves taken over the task of
carrying on a similarly meritOrious
work with regard to their own COM
mOnwealths. The inaugural and open
ing messages Of practically all the
new governors stressed the necessity
Of economy and happily in this case
the effort is not being confined
merely to pithy sentences but the ac-
tual facts are being set forth before
the voters.
The total cost Of government in
1924 of the fOrty-eight state govern
ments amounted to $1,513,628,O21
The operation and maintenance of
general departments Of state govern
ment represented 66.2 per cent of al
costs Of the states. Z The other pay
ments were for the operation and
maintenance Of public service enter
prises, interest on debt, permanent
improvements and education.
The revenue receipts of the states
from all sources in 1924, amounted TX
81, ,37O, ,O66,OOO. The per capita re-
ceipts were 1921.
In 1915 the revenue receipts Of al
the states amounted to a per capits
Of $4.66 as against 1921 for 1924.
Governmental cost payments hav,
practically doubled per capita sine,
1919, when they amounted to S5.lS
while in 1924 they were 1910.
The net per capita debt has a bi
more than doubled in the same period
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29
By National Press Service
DEMOS STILL LlAGGTTG.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Although
the Democratic senator's quickly ran
to heel when their leaders and their
principal newspaper organs advised
them that their anti-tax bill program
would make for annihilation Of their
party, they are still inclined to lag in
the traces. AS matters stand, it is
frankly admitted on the hill that the
tax-bill could be put over and enacted
with very little further delay. At the
present time, the possibility which
bulked large a while ago, that Demo
cratic activities might operate to de-
lay the enactment Of the bill beyond
March /, tax day, has practically dis
appeared, and in the event that the
people get relief in their first tax
bill, the disposition will be to forgive
everybody and rejoice generally.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29
WORLD COURT VOTE.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The senate
vote on the World Court proposition
as proposed by President Coolidge
may come tomorrow or may not be
held until some time in February
Once or twice during the week there
have been indications that a filibustel
might be started with the idea OF
preventing, or at least delaying the
vote, and as a result an agitation
started for the adoption Of a cIoturt
rule which would automatically com.
pei the taking of a vote at a certain
fixed time. The use cf the cloturt
for such a purpose, namely to stop Z
fiibuster is still open to the mem
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29

mulating policies" It is interference. Such in
terference can result only in unstable and un-
satisfactory management.
Probably the most frequent cause Of unwise
management is a lack Of essential facts or if
these be at hand, an unwillingness to face the
facts. To the extent that the board Of directors
makes real effort to understand the demand for
its products, and to formulate price and merchan-
dising policies on the basis of all the facts rather
than on the basis Of mere opinion, will it's activ
ties contribute to whatever measure Of success
is achieved.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-01-29
OUR NATIONAL DEBT.

WASHINGTON, D. C,-Secretary
Mellon and his experts in the treas
ury department are sincerely dis
tressed over the disposition, because
Of our general prosperity, to regard
our national debt as a mere incident
in our national life. Mr.. Mellon ac-
cordingly deserves all commendatiOn
for his efforts to impress upon the
people at large the fact that a ma
tional debt amounting TO twenty and
q quarter billion dollars is too large
for comfort and safety, and that eff
forts TO reduce that debt should be
encouraged almost before everything
else.
The secretary agrees that our ma
tional wealth Is increasing, that our
national income is increasing, but a
twenty billion dollar debt is a burden
even for q rich country. In 1856 our
national debt was slightly under three
billions Of dollars. The contrast is
self-svident. It Is well, also, % re
member that our gross debt, nineteen
billion nine hundred thousand, is in
terest bearing. The payments from
the foreign debtor countries Of course
can be applied directly to the reduc-
tiSn Of this debt, but L win be well
If our taxpayers do not bank too en-
Enthusiastically upon these payments
In Short there Is economic wisdom as
we'll as good horse sense Ia Mr.. Mel.
Ions enunciation Of the old adage II
regard 20 the payment Of our foreign
debts, 70 wit, that short credits make
long friends.