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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
The Story the Week Has Told

River, by treating the Canton strikers
as pirates, have further exacerbated
the relations between Hongkong and
the Cantonese government; that the
latest news) American destroyers on
the Yangtse near Hankow have been
sniped on, two American sailors being
wounded, and finally. and most i'm
portant, that the sundry outrages per-
petrated by all and sundry Chinese
belligerents, irrespective of their do
nestle Affiliations. against the West
ern powers and Japan have aroused
the latter to the point that armed IN
PREVENTION by some of those powers
seems a strong possibility. 1 will not
yet say probability"
United States of America.-Henry
Augustin Beers, author and emeritus
professor of English literature at
Yale, Is dead at the age of 70. He
was not very we'll known outside the
Yale family. but he deserved and de-
serves to be. Indeed, it seems rea-
sonable prediction that his name will
enjoy the immortality achieved by
some few others creators, like him, of
just one or two perfect or nearly per-
feet brief things. For his poem, THE
Dying Pantheist to the Priest Is in
the category Of nearly perfect things;
and almost as much may be said or
delicate psychological prose study
in that little book called "The Ways
Of Yale which will surely be cherish
ed by Yale men, in perpetuum. That
charming man. Beers, the professor,
so learned without pedantry. so
humorous In a quiet way, SO tolerant,
courteous and considerate. peculiarly
endeared himself to 46 classes of Yale
students.
The League of Nations.-On Mon
day the seventh session of, the League
| Assembly opened at Geneva. On
Wednesday the assembly unanimously
voted Germanys admission to the
League, at the same time providing
that she alone should be added to the
permanent membership of the council,
but providing also for creation of
three new "semipermanent" seats of
three.year tenure, the holders Thereof
to be eligible for reelection by a two
thirds vote of the assembly. On Fri
day the Germans took their seats-an
epochal event. Notice of the circum-
stances of that event, of the reasons
for the creation of the semi-per-
nldnonL seats \TeldllNS III CAIeI "
Spain and Poland. and OF sundry
other League matters of great inter-
est and Importance must be post
poned.
X X X
MiscellaneOus.-It is selni-officially
reported that an effort will be made
| toward the end of this month to
stabilize the Belgian franc.
On Friday Georges Michel. baker
of Paris, established a new English
Channel swimming record of IL hours
minutes, beating Herr Nierkotter's
record by an hour and a half and Miss
Ederle's by more than three hours.
The italian government announces
Inauguration of a drastic currency
defiation program. 1t is by no means
the least important Of Mussolini's
! undertakings to date: bold and Of a
genuine, however sober, splendor. in
| contrast to the false glitter of some
of his other enterprises.
I await clearer information concern
ing the details of the proposed ma
chinery Of deflation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
Police Are Disarmed.

Zurich has given a practical demon.
stration in disarmament while the
representatives OF 20 nations have
been trying to agree on a plan for
calling disarmament conference two
years hence. Because the local police
interfered in the carpenters strike.
the Communist Deputies introduced an
order in council stripping the police Of
their sabers.
The chief of the finest. who had the
right of debate, added that sabers
were useless. but that his men should
carry black jacks.
BY a vote of JS to 40 the council
decided that the police should tie
armed with no other weapons than
white gloves and whistle.
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son for adding to this burden the
other which may result from Euro
pean luminosity, accompanied by Eu-
ropean reputation?
War debts are, in my judgment: oau
debts. from which we cannot collect'
but in attempting to collect may get
variety of unpleasant and even GAN
gerous things. However much | may
personally sympathiZe with French
feelings or be moved by British argu-
ments in the controversy, 1t IS not LOT
French or British reasons that adFo-
cate cancellation, but simply anu
wholly for American reasons. ~
might even be arguable that we could
afford to endure European hatred and
hostility if we were going to get the
money. But those who believe we are
going to get the money-that Is, those
among the informed-are precious
few. And there Is no such animal In
Europe.
We are getting signed contracts now
because Europe wishes new loans and
our administration insists that con-
tracts shall precede loans. But along
with the signed contracts we are get
ting a preliminary warning as to now
E,1rope feels, although, apart from
England. no nation is paying us any
thing Of real importance.
We might fairly ask the cancella.
ton Of German reparations. pari
passu, because we are intimately con-
cerned with the German market,
where we sell largely, and quite as
much interested in preventing Ger
MANY, under the pressure OF repara-
tions. from building up an industrial
machine and making combinations
which will further hamper our own
export trade and lead to new inva-
sions of our domestic market. But
more than that we cannot hope to get.
The notion that we can use debts to
enforce disarmament, to obtain all
sorts of political detectives, is merest
moonshine, because the European
debtors do not take the debts serl-
ously enoslgh to be willing to make
these concessions. Perhaps they
ought to, perhaps their whole course
is immoral, perhaps we have law and
Justice and right all on our side-but
none of these things helps. because we
can't get the money and are never
going to be able to get the money,
! while such money as we get on ac-
count will be balanced by lost trade
and overbalanced by international
hatred.
In a word, l do not favor cancella-
ton of debts primarily because can
collation. would be good for Europe,
but because any other course will, in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
ENGLAND ADVISED TO ADOPT
NEW PRODUCTIVE PROCESSES
Use IF Labor.Saving Devices, Maximum Output Per
Man and Pay Corresponding to Work Done
Declared Need of Mother Country.

New England shoe industry which
in eight years has lowered the
amount Of work required to make a
pair of shoes from 1902 minutes to 81
minutes, it is as if every worker in
that single industry had been taught
in this time to produce two pairs Of
shoes where he produced one pair be.
fore in the same time.
We know inevitably that under the
free flow of competition through the
process of fairly controlled industry,
the worker will get more: the invest
ment Of capital in the facility will
get more, and the consumer will have
a lower price on that product. That
is the charmed method by which liv-
ing standards are advanced.
(Copvriqh1 1925
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

TIME District Commissioners.
who for a number Of years
have had to split their time
Il among the duties of three dis
tinct boards, will be able to
concentrate more closely on purely
municipal affairs after the proposed
separate Public Utilities Commission
is created, probably during the coming
Winter.
The bill 10 create a separate utilities
board passed both House and Senate
at the last session. but the conference
agreement on amendments was not
reached until a few hours before ad-
iournment and the enrolment clerks
did not have time to prepare the meas
ire for submission TO the President
before Congress adjourned. The bill
does not lose it's status. however. and
viii bc enrolled as soon AS Congress
meets in December. after which it will
go to tho President for signature
Prior To 1918 there existed only the
BOARD of District commissioners. per
forming the ordinary functions of a
InaYor and city council. In that year
Congress enacted tho public utilities
act and stipulated that the city fathers
should at the same time constitute
themselves into Il Public Utilities Com
mission.
ZoninS Duties Added.
Later. as the idea of orderly city
planning began to grow, the legisla-
tors in 1920. gave the National Capital
a. Coming commission and again pro
vided that the District Commissioners
should also serve ON that agency.
Thus, for the past six years the city
heads have filed the three sided role
of mayors of the municipality, ex-
pertS on the intricate problems of util-
fly regulation and authorities on zon-
ing,
While the esta blishment of a. Sepa-
rate utilities board will leave the Com
miSSiOnerS with coming as an added
task, the requirements in that direc-
ton do not cut in on their work as
heads of the municipal government to
anything like the extent. of the Utili-
ties Commission.
Zoning changes are taken up only
once ii month and in that capacity
the Commissioners do not shoulder
the full responsibility, as in the case
of utility matters.
On the ZOning Commission the city
heads have associated with them the
architect of the Capitol. David Lynn,
and the director of public buildings
and public parks. Maj. L. 5. Grant,
Sd Then there is the newly created
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, which will delve into the
broader aspects of city planning.
Bell as Co-OrtlinatOr.
While il is true that Engineer Com
missioner Bell will remain on the new
Utilities Commission. with two civilian
members to be appointed by the Presi,
dent. his duties will not be as exact
ing if that bill becomes law as they
are at present. Now he is chairman
Of the utilities board and presiding
officer of the Zoning Commission in
addition to running the score of
engineering branches of the District
government.
The thought in the minds Of the
senate District committee IN amend
ing the new utilities measure 10 keep
the engineer Commissioner on the new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
Likes Jazz Music.

Andre Messenger, famous French
composer, loves American jazz. ANY
real musician must" he declares. ut
brings us new rhythms, new har-
monies, new Instrumentation and
awakens new sensations in us. l
adore Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner.
But this does not prevent me from
liking jazz. too. It IL really soma
thing original"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
BY BLANCH FENTON SCHADER
Author and Student Of French Affairs.

Among many discouraging fea-
lures, many disheartening events in
the relations Of our country and
France, there is one that stands out
as a beacon. Could we see and know
personally the French boys who are
now, and have been since the 18th Of
July, on all expedition of discovery
and acquaintance in our country we
should feel more at ease and know
that, with the future in the hands of
well.
These boys, With a group Of Ameri-
can boys Of their own age, the high
school age, have gone into our great
West as part and, no doubt, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

cheese, which material they. there
fore. have continued to add to their
solutions. The increased hardness OF
the copper allows a considerable saw
ing, because more records can be
stamped in molten wax from the
harder disks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

Records show that 90 years ago in
England So per cent of the working
girls were anemic, while today per
FCent are. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

HE following is a brief sum-
mary Of the most important
news of the, world for the
seven days ended September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

THE District Commissioners.
who for a number Of years
have had TO split their time
Il among the duties of three dis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Canadian Trainmen
Win Wage Boost
After Strike Threat

Montreal, Dec. S-P1-The wage
dispute in which $4,000 Canadian
trainmen had voted to strike unless
they were given an increase was
settled today.
S. N. Berry, senior vice president
of the Order of Railway Conductors
and W. j. Babe, vice president of the
Brotherhood of Trainmen. announced
the settlement was peaceful and that
the men had been granted varying
wage increases. They had been in
conference, for several days with
railway officials in an effort to pre-
vent a walkout. A strike had already
been voted.
The men had demanded a six per
cent increase to lift their wages to a
level with those of American train
men and conductors.
Although, the men did not get all
they wanted, Berry said, they had
considered the offers of the railways
preferable to throwing the country
into turmoil by railroad strike.
E. w. Beatty, president of the
Canadian Pacific Railway and Sir
Henry Thornton, president Of the
Canadian National Railways, were
negotiants for the railways. The re-
opening of negotiations followed
mediatory measures proposed by the
government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Mrs. Chaplin Seeks
Separation, Not
Divorce from Charlie

Los Angeles, Dec. 3.-(P)-Ihe hes'
conference between attorneys Ioi
Charlie Chaplin, film comedian, ana MS
estranged wife, Lita Grey Chaplin re-
suited in draw" the legal repre-
sentatives of the separated pair an
nounced at the close of their meeting
today.
Lloyd Wright, the comedians coun-
eel in whose office the session was heio'
and Attorney George Beebe, repre-
senting Mrs. Chaplin, told questloners
thew would have nothing further 10
say until the first of the week, IL tnen;
Earlier in the day Mrs, Chaplain hau
indicated that she will not seek a.
vorce. but will open proceedings LOT
separate maintenance.
The two small sons of the ChapiihS'
meanwhile, felt the pinch of an appre-
waited wardrobe. For while they are
in the home of their great-granopa-
rents with their mother, Chaplin, ac-
cording to his wife, is holding all their
clothes at his Beverly Hills mansion
and will not surrender them. Inc
Youngsters. Charles Spencer Chapilll,
Jr.. and sydney Earle, are. manasins
to get along with the sweaters anu
other garments they had on Wheh 'ieS
left with their mother.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Miss Caldwell Is
Quizzed in Suit
For S5O0.O0O Damage

Pittsburgh, Dec. 3-(P-Cross-ex -
animation of Miss Anne Caldwell
musical comedy actress, was contin-
ued in Federal court today in the
trial of her 100000 breach of promise
suit against John w. Hubbard, veal
thy Pittsburgh manufacturer. Judge
w. II. S. Thomson occupied the
bench, together with Federal Judge
Davis of New Jersey, visiting jur-
list, who has been hearing cases here
The early examination of the plain
tiff conferred about the different plac-
es she lived during the time she
claims she was engaged to Hubbard.
She named a number of Atlantic City
and New York apartments and no.
tells she resided in, and, replying to
defense question, said the rent was
paid by Hubbard.
Asked if she had entered or made
an attempt to enter the Atlantic City
beauty pageant in 1921, Miss Cald-
well replied in the negative. She
said she became engaged to Hub
bard in Atlantic City early in 1922.
Questioned about a party given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Conley in February,
1922 Miss Caldwell said she was
present. There was some drinking
and the party lasted two days, she
testified.
The defense counsel then question
ed the plaintiff about her experience
in the "follies." She claimed she was
"let OUT by Mr.. Zeigfield because she
knew Hubbard.
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Pleasant Supper
Session Industrial
Girls Club at "Y"

The girls of the Edward Manufac-
turing Company were the guests Oh
the girls of the Crossett Shoe Com
pany on Friday evening at a supper
session held at the Y. M. C. A. as
sembly hall. These girls are MEM
herssof the recently formed Industrial
Girls Club which is sponsored by the
Women and Girls Department of the
local "Y." and they greatly enjoyed
the entire affair.
The supper which was served by
Miss Garside and Mrs. Bertha Over
lock was very delicious 1t was fol-
lowed by an interesting program, one
of the features being an address Or
work" by Miss Marion B. Dibblee,
director of the personnel department
of the Lewis A. Crossett Company,
She spoke of great women OF the
present day and pointed out that the
Industrial girls are filling an import
ant place in the life of the country.
Miss Ethelle Garside, secretary of the
Women and Girls department of the
Augusta Y. NJ. C. A. spoke briefly.
welcoming the girls to the building
and urging them to make use OF all
the facilities regularly. Miss Hazel
Strout, the girls swimming instructor
also talked along this line, inviting
them to join her swimming classes
and to enjoy the freedom of the poor.
A fine program of vocal and In
strumental music with solo dances
and dances for all then followed. Mrs.
Irene Simms, Mrs. Audrey Good
heart Miss Eva Vachon and Miss
Arlene Garant sang. Miss Rose Dos
tie danced and special instrumental
music was furnished. Old fashioned
dances were enjoyed.
There were about 40 present at
this affair and all were enthusiastic
over the fine program which had
been arranged under the direction of
the president, Miss Sadie Garan,,
who presided at the meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Dreamed Daughter
Dead Long Before
Her Body Was Found

Pra1r1e due CHEN, Wis, Dec. 3.-(P)
The sinister dream of Christ Olson
that his daughter Clara was dead has
! become reality.
I've seen Clara" the tobacco plant
er had declared long before the body
of the pretty 22-year-old girl was
found in a shallow grave on Battle
Ridge, near Rising Sun, quarter of
mile from the home Of Erdman Oh
son, who has been charged with the
Staying.
i've seen her in dream" Christ
told neighbors. 81 know she is dead;
1 saw her buried on her face on a
hill near Rising Sum-
That dream of tragedy and death
which came true to the letter, fortify-
ing his suspicion of his daughters
fate. led Christ Olson to swear out a
murder warrant for young Olson
upon information and beliefs" sew
eral days ago, although there was then
no direct evidence that the girl was
dead.
That evidence was supplied yester-
day when searching party, combing
the picturesque kickapoo valley,
stumbled upon a barely filled grave in
which the missing girl was lying
face downward.
Today the body lay in morgue
awaiting an autopsy and coroner's in
quest, to determine how death came
to the girl. who was an expectant
mother A superficial examination
revealed no bullet wound or bruise
from blow, with officials discussing
a poison theory as a possibility.
Meanwhile search was pushed for
the girls 1Syear-old sweetheart, Erd-
man Olson, Gale College student, who
disappeared September 81, II days
after Clara left her home in the eve
ming "to get a breath of fresh air"
and never returned. Sheriff Sherwood
of Crawford county planned to go to
Dwight. ILL.,, today, to interview
youth held there answering the de-
scription of Erdman. The suspect
gave his name as Walter NJ. Christen-
son, %, and his home as Porter, Mimi,
and maintained that he knew nothing
of the case.
Erdman Is a son of Albert Olson.
unrelated to Christ He left college
a day after Christ had visited him
and demanded the return of his
daughter A letter the youth wrote
his parents at the time of his dis
appearance was made public last
night. In the missive he told Of the
visit of Christ Olson and said. Il am
leaving for some place where no
one knows. You will never see me
again unless it is in coffin.
These people Christ Olson cannot
prove anything definite"
II have failed as son." he wrote
in closing, "but no one will ever
know me by that name (Olson)
again."
Reward of $500 has been posted
for word of the youths whereabouts
and his description has been broad
cast to police. Chicago police were
searching for the youth spurred by
a report he had been seen in res
taurant.
1t was learned today that young
Erdman was exonerated several
years ago of the death of young
boy with whom he was playing
"Wild West" He shot the boy ac-
cidentally with a revolver.
Clara, one of a family of eight
children, lived on the farm home of
her parents near Seneca. Thirteen
miles north at Rising Sun, the high
est point in this region, lived Albert
Olson with his wife and two sons,
Erdman and Orvid.
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Importance of Tungsten

A pound of Tungsten, worth perhaps
81, saves the users of electric light in
the United States $4,000 each year.
Last year the American public spent
about $S00,00O,000 for electric light.
furnished principally by incandescent
lamps using flament composed of
tungsten metal If the same amount
of light were furnished by lamps, fit
ted with old style carbon filaments.
the cost in 1925 would have been 49,
900,000,000 more.
The electric lamp, although not
complicated thing, is formed of in
gradients from different corners of
the earth. For the bulb and the base
of this magic light of the ages come
silica and clay from deposits in North
America; for the wires and socket,
copper is sent from the high attitudes
of South America; for the delicate
filaments comes tungsten from the
mines of China. Tungsten, after all, is
one Of the most essential ingredients:
without it sustained incandescence
would be well nigh impossible.
This metal is mined and concentrat-
ed in China and when it reaches Amer
lea it contains from 25 to 40 per cent
impurities, and from this q pure
tungsten oxide is extracted. By a
process of heating in hydrogen, that
utilizes specially designed gas fur
naces, operating at temperature of
400 degrees. the oxygen is then
driven off and practically 100 per
cent pure tungsten metal is thus OBJ
tanned.
Only few years ago tungsten was
considered rare metal and was pro-
duced only in the chemical laboratory.
Today this metal is produced by tia
ton.
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State Prosecutor
Admits Defeat
Silent on Procedure

Jersey City. N. j., Dec. 4-(P-
Senator Alexander Simpson, acknow-
LEGGED the states defeat in the Hall
Mills case here tonight, although he
was still strong in his belief that full
credit was not given the evidence
whlch the state introduced. He
would make no comment on any fur
Their procedure relative to the indict-
ments which were still pending
against the defendants for the muir
der of the Rev. Edward w. Hall. al
though he was told that Attorney
General Edward l.. Katzenbach had
ruled earlier In the afternoon that the
other indictments would be dropped
If an acquittal were returned under
the indictments for killing Mrs. Mills
IL was said by doctor at the hos
pital where Mrs. Jane Gibson is I'M
der treatment that she would not be
told immediately of the result Of the
trial for fear that the excitement
might undermine her condition, which
is still grave.
Governor A. Harry Moore would
not be reached here tonight to give
his personal comment on the outcome
OF the Hail. Mills trial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Maine COLLEGE
COACHES MEET AT
AUGUSTA HOUSE

The regular meeting of the State
of Maine Intercollegiate Association
was held at the Augusta House iast
evening with representatives from
every college present. This group
meets at regular intervals to settle
conflicts in dates, to arrange dates
for Jnterscholastic and Intercollegiate
meets and to promote good Ieellns
and friendship among the coileses.
The meeting last evening was
n,,relv routine affair and routine
business was transacted. The fol-
lowing coaches and managers We're
present: Bowdoin, Coaches Gates,
Morrell and Houser; Maine, Manager
Kent; Colby, Physical Director larry
Edwards, and Bates, Coach CUTS
and Manager Jenkins.