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Evening star., 1926-10-14
NAMED TO SHIP BOARD.
r. K. Smith Appointed by Presi-
dent to Succeed Walsh.

r. X. Smith of New Orleans was ap.
pointed by President Coolidge today a
member of the Shipping Board to sue
Deed J. H. Walsh, resigned.
Both Smith and Walsh are Demo
Gratis.
The new commissioner was received
bv the President last week and his
appointment was subsequently dis
cussed with Senator Broussard, Demo
crat, OF Louisiana. and others.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
FIRE ENCIRCLES CITY.

LONDON, October IA R.-Evening
News dispatches from Sydney, N. S.
W., say disastrous bush fires are rag
ing along the coast north Of that city.
Much of the country from Lismore to
Port Macquarie. a distance of hun
dred miles, Is ablaze.
Communications are interrupted
and details are scarce. .... j..
Dispatches from Brisbane say fierce
bush fires encircle that city, with prac-
tically every hill within a 50-mile ra-
dius ablaZe.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
"RED" MEETINGS BANNED
Berlin Police Refuse to Allow Open.
Air ProteStations.

BERLIN, October ID @.-On
ground that public security would be
endangered, the police issued an order
this morning forbidding open-air dem
onstrations planned by the Commun.
lists for this afternoon against pro
posed compromise property settlement
with the Hohenzollerns.
The Communists, notified Of the DO
lice order, hired eight halls in various
sections of the city IN which to stage
their protest meetings.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
Chinese Bandits
Free Missionaries
Without Ransom

BY the Associated Press.
PEKING, October 14.-Three
American missionaries captured by
bandits at Miliwan, Western
Human Province, have been re-
18 days. No ransom was paid.
They were freed Monday.
The missionaries released are
Miss Minerva We'll and Karl H.
Beck of the Reformed Mission and
Miss Lydia koebbe of the Evan
gelical Mission.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
.SCR|VENER SLAYER
BOY, A WOMAN OR
TH|N-NECKED MAN
Length of Necktie Reveals
That Wearer Wore Small
sized Collar.
POLICE LACK ANY REAL
MOTIVE FOR SHOOTING
Nngerprints on Gun Of Fine
Texture Bearing on Possibility
of Shooting by Woman.

The Evening Star today posted
a reward of $1,000 with Maj.
Edwin Ii. Hesse, superintendent
of police, to supplement- the 5000
reward cf the Police Depart
ment, for the capture of the
murderer of Detective Scrivener
or for information leading to
such capture given exclusively
to the proper police authorities.
Mai. Hesse was empowered fully
to administer this reward and to
determine to whom it shall be
paid.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
G. E. AKERSON GETS POST.
Washington Correspondent Made
an Assistant to Hoover.

George E Akerson, Washington cor
respondent Of the Minneapolis Trib-
une. has been made an assistant to
Secretary Hoover in the Commerce
Department.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
"From Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
WEATHER,

tU. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair tonight and tomorrow; not
much change in temperature.
Temperature-Highes 20, at 3 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 55, at $50 am.
today.
Full report on page 8.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
BY Her Majesty, Marie,
Queen of Rumania

The only paper in Washington to have the aItic
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1926-10-14

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New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
TODAY'S BUILDERS
 GREATER THAN OLD
Minnesota Engineer Thinks
 MOdernS SurpaSs

Minneapolis, Minn,, Jan. :5 R)-- Pharaoh and his slaves have had too much press.agenting as general con- tractors extraordinary, In tho opin- ion Of W. 0, Winston, of Mlnneapo- lis, who has just retired after fifty years of railroad and other construc- tion work.
 Today's builder Of buildings is the peer of all time, the Egyptian pyra- mids notwithstanding. Mir. Winston believes, He cites the fact that modern ingenuity enables the build CT to accomplish in short space Of time what the ancient kings and their armies of slaves required a lifetime to complete.
 In 1886, when the steam shovel was thing unheard of and the wheel scraper was the contractors main dependence, Mir. Winston supervised a construction job in which 64S miles of railroad were built and three times as much mate- Ildl dS NSul lulO uHc ul lllC great pyramids was eXcayated. all in a period of seven months--onc of the outstanding achievements Of rail- roading.
 For the extension of the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba railroad from Minot. N. D., to Great Falls, Mont. the Winston firm used S,650 men and S,225 teams in the laying of 64S miles of track across the prairie, the grading of 800 miles of roadhed and the building of bridges and other structures.
 The contractors organized their forces like an army to haul every nall, every piece of timber and all supplies across the plains.
 One expense itcm included 59o, ,OoO bushels of oats for tha aNinals. The track layers rcacIr .' r....] uf eight miles a day, cu1 rat" even at prescn',
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
City Items

A clalm against the city for dam. ages resulting from q fall at Com lnercial and Center streets, has been filed by Catherine Curran Of 90 Pearl street. who was injured Jan 22.
 Andrew A, Petuskis has been granted a perWt to build a three tenement house on Chestnut street, at an estimated cost of s14,000.
 The following have had their operators licenses suspended by the state motor vehicle commits sioner; Sebastian Coccomo, lS2 High street; Stanley Borowski. 90 Broad street.
 Daughters were born al the New Britain General 'hospital to Mir. and Mrs. Louis Bryan, II Madison street, and Mir and Mrs Henry McKen- ney, l77 Winfred strect~
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
IS WAR TIME RELIC
Custom First Found Favor in
 186l-lS64

Washington, Jan. 29.-rhe col lection and distribution of news is one of the most ancient of occu- pations. but one phase of news gathering. the interview, is of com- paratively modern American origin.
 Interviewing, in the form in which it is known today appears to have originated in Washington about thr time of the Civil war, whom there was a great demand for news bearing on the internal situa- ton.
 The reading public, always with a ready appetite for personalities, re- ccivcd appetite for personalities, re- ccivcd this style of reporting with so much favor that q few years later President Andrew Johnson was credited with expressing a prefer cnco to giving an interview 10 send ing q message to congress. for "evcrybody seemed 10 read the in taryicw and nobody seemed to read the messages
 One of the earliest of these inter viewers was "Mack," the correspon- dent for the Cincinnati Commercial, says Harpers Magazine, January, 1S14, His first interview was with Alexander H. Stephens. and was the result of a two-days' visit at the latters residence in Georgia during the summer of 1867.
 During the ensuing winter the i'm peachmrnt project was reviewed in Washingt oh. and Mack" applied tho interviewing process to Andrew Johnson.
 The matter discussed was nearly always the pending impeachmont; the manner was that of a quiet talk zach party asking and answering questions in turn. Neither pencil nor to-booll was introduced dur ing the conversation, but Mack" always asked the president if hr was willing that the result of the conversation should go into print and if there was anything he de- sired to have omitted, The presi- dents desires in this connection were always scrupulOusly regarded.
 More than once the chief executive sent his secretary to request Mack" 10 meet him, proferring this to sending q message to congress.
 Dr. Russell. of the London Times in a book covering his visit to the United States, gives tho following account of one of the early attempts at interviewing, under date Of Wash ington, March 2S, 1861:
 "On returning 10 Wilard's hotel was accosted by a gentleman who came out from the crowd in front of the office. Sir h" sad. you have been dining with our president tonight l bowed. Was it an agreeable party? soil be; 'and what do you think of Nr. Lincoln" May I ask 10 whom have the honor of speakingc' My name is Mr. -----. and l am inc corrrspon- lent Of the Now York - Then. sir replied. it gives me aatisfac- ton to tell you that | think q good deal of Mir. Lincoln, and that l am equally pleased with the dinner | nave tho honor 10 wish you good evening.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
To Ask Jap Students
 To Study in America

Philadelphia. Jan. 29 LP)-- Under plans launched by the American Friends Service committee q selectcd
 group of Japanese students will be invited to come 10 the United States IneHt autumn to study in colleges and Iunirersities as the guests of Amori- cans,
 The Friends Service committee 'said that a nationwide appeal would be made for cooperation in carrying out their plans A num- Der Of colleges already have volun- lteercd.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
NO DOGS ARE ID
 BE USED ON TRIP
SledSeS Also Abandoned in
 Wilkins Flight

Detroit, Jan. 29 Pl-The conten- ton Of Captain Donald MacMillan that the dog still is king of the Are tic," is one of the things Captain George II. Wilkins, aviator explorer and photographer, expects to dis prove when he takes off in March from Point Barrow, Alaska, on an aerial dash into the unexplored re- gions of the Arctic Basin.
 Confidence in his ability to Hive off the ice" IS responsible for Captain Wilkins decision 10 make the eXpe- dition the lightest equipped that ever cssayed journey into the Arctic Basin. Where others have taken sledges, dogs, huge food supplies and other paraphornalia, the Wilkins party will carry gasoline, the latest navigation instruments, sun compass, rifles ammunition, supply of food and q "ngsik.'
 The last named instrument Is closely related to the food supply, for it is the means of retrieving seal shot 10 replcnish the Polar larder. Literally 1t is a set of hooks at the end of a rope. Living off the ice" in Captain Wilkins estimation is q simple procedure, so simple, that his supply of concentrated food will be sufficient for less than a week.
 What he hopes 10 prove is the existence of land in the vast unex- plorcd area from Siberia and Alaska toward the "top Of the world"
 A point 500 miles distant fin a straight line win be the first obiec- tive of the expedition when the members in two Fokker monoplanes hop off from Point Barrow. It is here, at S3.50 north and 1G0 negroes vest, that science has established the location of the so-called ice pole or pole Of relative inaCcessibility.
 The second objective point in the flight will be the landing. home ward bound at Spit2borgcn, 2,10o miles from tho takc-oft at Point Barrow. This will take the cXrcdi- ton as its flight has been mapped, across the geographical pole.
 should land be sighted on the dash from Point Barrow to the Ice Pole Captain Wilkins proposes not 10 land, hut 10 turn about and re- j,rn 10 his Alaskan base. there re- port his discovery and with a second nlaNe go back to the discovered land. Claiming it for tho United States, Captain Wilkins and his party will explore and chart the new land and then proceed to Spitzbor- gen.
 Failing 10 sight land on the initial dash, Captain Wilkins will essay a @,1oo milo nonstop flight over the Geographical Pole to Spitzbergen.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
Study Textiles to
 Learn of Laundering

Chicago, Jan, 20 Ps-From the drudgcry Of kitchen washtubs to an organized utility doing an annual
 business in the United States of more than a half billion dollars, conner cial laundering is entering related fields of public service.
 Microscopic and chemical tests are being conducted at the Joliet, H., laboratory ot the American In Sti'ute of Laundering to determine what share of the blame the textile manufacturer must assume for gar mont failures In washing processes
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
SPECIALT|ES ARE
 IN GOOD DEMAND
Market Continues Upward Trend
 During Day

New York, Jan. 29 tPl -- Re sumption or inc upward movement in today's stock market was fca- ured by bullish demonstrations in q number O, good spocialties, and revival Of speculative interest in the rails, Persistent rumors that negotiations were In progress for n merger Of the California Packing and Pos,um Cereal companies stimulated 'hc demand for inc for mcr stock, which scared 13 points 10 d now record high at 1Io l-2. General Electric was bid up 3 points i'll apparent anticipation Of another favorable dividend dislri- button and Famous Players jump ed . l2 points. Oils maintained a strong undortone of the declaration of an extra dividend on pure oil and expectations Of higher crude prices. The rails made belated re- sponse to the publication of fav. orable December earnings state ments, Chesapeake & Ohio. Della ware X Hudson, Reading, Lehgh Valley Southern railway. Katy" preferred and Illinois Central all selling q point or so higher Other strong spots included Durham Hosiery New York Gamers. Ma tional Biscuit Coco Cola and Inter- national Harvester all Of which ad- ranced points or more above yes. terday's final quotations.
 Stock prices moved irreguarly al the opening Of today's market with pool operations again in eyidence in a number of specialUos. Heavy buying Of Sinclair, which opened point higher, Was one of the early features. Gains of point or more also were recorded by General Motors, Allied Chemical. Sears RoebuclS and General Electric.
 Rumors Of impending food mer- sors stimulated the buying of those shares California Packing soaring t 1-2 points to 164 before the end of the first half hour, and Loose Wiles Biscuit and Postum Cereal each advancing point. General Electric, Case Thrrshing Machine and Third Avenue railway each ex- tended their early gains to at least thrco points, buying Of the last named being stimulated by reports of new bus franchises. Easy money rates were again a big factor in tho advance, the weekly statement of the federal reserve bank showing another sharp decrease in loans and discounts. Among the many issues 70 S"I, a point or more higher were Union lag and Paper. Gulf State, S'"ei, American Can, Southern railway aHd Missouri Pacific pre- tcrn |. i'orign exchanges opened steady demand sterling rulins around $AN5 7-S and French trancs around &.7G cents.
 Expected advance in crude. the increase in the Pure oil dividend and rumors of new combinations. attended the active buying of tho oil shares, Sinclair touching 23 7-N. With general business good and pools successful in putting up vari. ons stocks in striking manner traders were more inclined to buy tho shares which were responding to constructive efforts. Burns Bros. A jumped points, Bccclmut Pack ing and American Brake Shoe and Foundry 5 1-@, postum Cereal 4 S-l and Manhattan modified guaranteed A l-2. Call loans were unchanged at 4 per cont.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
Horn Rimmed Glasses
 Disguise Chamberlain

London, Jan. G9 P'-Horn- rim med spcctaclcs are a complete dis euise for Sir Austen Chamberlain, He usually wears q monocle in his right eye. But for writing and read ing h" dpns the b)inkcrs which give him the appearance of an American college professor.
 At the signing of the Locarno Treaty he put on his spcCtaCles be- fore attaching his name to this his toric documents and the moving pie ture camera caught him wearing the heavy rims which English comedians always wear when they are portray ing an American character, Mir Harvey always wore horn-rimmc6 spoCtaclcs and Mr. Houghton also wears them.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
WEATHER KILLS TWO

Frolidonce, l.. l.. Jan. @9 CP-- \ man and woman arc dead as q re- auiI of tho cold weather in this city, Temperatures w,nt IS low as fi'" below in this statn while the official temperature here was three above, The wind reached q velocity of GG miles an hour at 3;3N o'clock this morning and thousands of dollars worth of plate glass windows werr shattered.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
Editor of World Cited
 On Contempt Charges

New York, Jan, 99-IIRrold Stan. ley Pollard, editor of tho New York Evening World was ordered yester- day to appear before supreme court Justice Levy this afternoon 10 show cause why he should not be punish ed for criminal contempt Of court,
 Justice Levy's order grew out Of charges in editorials appearing last September and October in which su. preme court justices were criticized for reducing bail Of criminals held by judges Of county courts, The edi. torials cited specific cases of ball re- ductlon by Justice Levy.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
Actors of More Than 30
 Years Form Own Club

Hollywood, CaI. Jam. 70 R-A club in which membership can bc obtained only with thirty or more years of service on the stage has been organized here.
 Money cannot buy a membership in The Strollers," The primary qualification for membership is long experience before the footlights or as theater manager.
 Among those enrolled are William H. Crane, dean of Inc American stage, with a record of sixty-threc years as an actor and Charles l.. Stevenson and Frank Norcross. each with fifty-thrce years 10 their credit.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
Quick Opening Parachute
 Is Tested bv Army FIier

San Diego Calf. Jan. @9 P-- What observers said were emncntly satisfactory tests were made al North Island yesterday Of a. new parachute invented by J. M. Russell ,ormerly Of the army air service engineering station at Dayton. Ohio, now at San Diego. The parachute is novel in that it can be used sue. r'ssfully from as low an altitude as 100 feet. No skilled hands are re- ouired 10 pack it and it makes no difference if the lines are tangled [, Sts showed.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
Deaths
Mrs. William Thompson

Mrs. William Thompson, former resident of this city, died today at her home in Northampton. Mass, after an illness of pneumonia. She was the niece of the late ". L. na- mon and lived with him in this city for several years,
 Mrs, Thompson was well known here, being prominent in several of it's foremost social circles. Shc is survived by sister and brother in Northampton.
 Funeral services will he Sunday at o'clock al the home on Massa- soft street, Northampton. Burial will be in that city.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
RADIO THREATENING

Sew York, Jan. % lFl-Eadio is gradually triumphing over all obsta- cl,s PoWcl Crosley, Cincinnati chairman of tho radio week commit ter, said today after studying tho re- suits of the third international broadcasling tests in which AmcT- cau and European stations suffered n"ch interference with their ctfoMS (" exchange programs.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
LILLIAN ROSINE
 VERY MOTHERLY
Screen Star Befriended Girls
 in Movies
N York. Jan. 29 LP,-A woman

W York, Jan. 29 LP(--A woman "uo can play-off screen mother to actresses Is one Of the many ncces- sitics around tho movie studios. and so lt might be said of Lillian RosIno that she makes a profession of mo- thorhood
 In place Of the "Nhy, mother why's" with which children often tax the explanatory abilities Of mothers, Miss Rosine Is asked such questions as Do you think I'll photograph well?" and Would you wear your hair away from your ears or over them?' and Don't you think this dress makes me look too fat 9"
 Miss Rosine answers them hun dred times day. for she is president vice president and office boy of the "ono woman department" listed on the payroll of tho Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Studios as "Matron.
 Her position i. unique in that it consists, among other things, of 'itNliiS hp dilA Stlltl ally lltpdIIUs oXtra girls and stars for screen tests. It is her duty to see that the make mp of every woman appearing in the rompanys pictures is correct and Sho attends 10 the details on all costumes from the appearance point of view.
 Before scene Is filmed. shc mounts a platform and picks out the flaws in costuming or make-up which tho director and others might have overlooked.
 But what she regards as her really important work Is that of playing mother ConfossOr and adviser 10 nearly all Of the girls at inc studios, from stars to extras. She chidas. Cajoles, reprimands and upbrai1s and generally mothers those who need or come to her for guidance.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
PRINCES TUMBLE
 HIS OWN FAULT
Tried tO Force Tired Horse
 Over Jumps

London, Jan, 20 --"Just an ordi- nary tumble. and not my neck this time" said the Prince of Wales, laughingly, to a friend who met him last night on his arrival in London from Leicestershire, where he broke his collarbone yesterday when he came cropper while riding to the hounds.
 It was the 18th hunting accident that the prince had met with since 1920. In 1924 Wales suffered n broken collarbonc by tumbing off hunter he was training over the jumps,
 All reports agree that the hurt the prince received yesterday is In no way serious. In hunting such falls are of common occurrence and are regarded as part Of the days sport. It Is only when the rider who comes a cropper happens 10 be the heir 10 the throne of Great Britain or some other prominent parsonage that the public takes mo- tice of an accident.
 Whether or not the prince Is a good horseman seems 10 be matter of opinion, but lack of skill in sad Gle Is not alleged against him by the sporting writers, although some times he has been accused of over daring. It Is considered likely that yesterdays tumble was due to ovareagerncss or lack of judgment,
 T. was at the end of two miles of fast running that the accident oc- cured. The princess horse, |ilI" the others in the chase, was fired when 1t came to 8 high post and rail fence. with q double ditch and a threp-foot drop on the far side. Lord st. Albridge, huntmastcr, and Maior Wcrnher, who were riding with the prince, did rot ondeavor to negotiate the jump, Wales, how ever, put his horse 10 the barrier. The animal gallantlv responded and cleared the fence and ditchos but foll on the far side in the drop.
 Companions of the prime" say that but for the drop th" accident would not have occurred. They would not say, however, whether tnoy thought # was reckless of Wales to attempt tho jump with tired horse under him.
 Major Wernh"r is quoted by the rai'y Express as saying it w9s a nasty fence and that he ho'Iovod everybody in the fold except the prince refused to try fl, Lord St. AIhridge said 10 the same news rarer: "Tho prince rode hard throughou' the run. Fo is a grand rider to thc hounds and full Of haart"
 Whom 'ho princes animal foll, the rrinco plunged over the animaFS head. landing on his left shoulder. Fellow riders in the hunt took him to T nearby cottage. whoro his arm and shoulder wore strapped up; later ho left for London. Tho fr9c- trro WIS shown hy an N-raT pic'rr" 'u ha 2 simple ono and moi likely tc intcrfero with his love for riding.
 Although f Is asserted Chat inc arotlnnt ~ill moi compel tho prince to rorc@o engagements he has made, it is not likely that Inc will bo ahIc tn attend The state opening of Par. ltunont next Tuesday. as he proh7. h'y will bn unable 10 WoGr his uni" fern and participate in the c'abo- rate ceremony.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
MIEks NOT NATIsTn.n

Los Angeles. Jan. 29 tPl-Johu W. Weeks. former secretary of war who. with Mrs. Weeks and party arrived here today cn route to Honolulu, de Clarcd that Col William Mitchell, who was permitted today to resign from the army, had not been suffi- ciently punished by the army court martial which tried him.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
NNN.NI. AIR PLANS

Washington. Jan. % tPN~- Navy plans for expenditure of $1hQ00,- ruQ over frc-ycar period for lighter than aircraft development were discussed today by Rear Ad- nliral William A, Mof'ctt. inc naval air chief, before the house naval committee,
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
PROBE ELM CITY FIRE

New Haven. Jan. % lP-Firo Marshal Martin ]. Fleming started an investigation today into the origin of a fire which damaged tho gro- cory store of Manzc Ahastracco at o42 Wooster street. carly this morn ing. The firemcn found a window open at the rear of the store.