Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

Bert II. Eaney, Democratic MEMBER
of the United States Shipping Board,
| who declined to resign last August
when President Coolidge requested
him 70 80 so, resigned last week of
| his own accord. Mr. Haney, in his
| letter of resignation, which is to be
| effective today, stated that he thought
he could properly end his service now,
as President Coolidge has stated he
| would not reappoint him, and be-
| cause the Shipping Board has re
asserted its power" over the Govern
ment merchant marine by it's dis
| misSal of President Palmer of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. When
Mr.. Coolidge requested the resigna-
ton of Haney. he did so charging
| that Mr.. Haney was guilty of d
breach of faith. Mr.. Haney denied
the charge and declined to resign on
the grounds that his resignation
would imply that Mr.. Coolidges
charges were true.
A Face the Facts" conference,
meeting for one day here last week.
attacked prohibition today as "des-
pfcable mackery." ''demoralizing
influence" dangerous legislative
| octopus. Immoral and indefensibly
stupid and one of the causes of the
younger generations greatest social
evil today" A committee was APP
pointed to coordinate the work of
those who wish Congress to take up
| the question of modifying the prohi-
bltion law. A feature of the banquet
in connection with the conference
was the reading of a beer recipe,
written by George Washington, de-
spite interpretations Of the prohibition
laws which declare such recipes
cannot be made public.
Beniamino Gigii, leading tenor of
the Metropolitan Opera Company, fled
from Detroit last week after can
ceiling an engagement to sing when
he learned of the receipt of a letter
by the Detroit chief of police threat
ening his life. The letter accused
Ciigli of being an unpatriotic Italian,
and threatened to get him." Gigli
remained in New York until he came
here for an appearance Friday after
noon. His appearance here was
marked by nothing unusual
Magnificent celebrations are at
tending the ceremony of the accession
of the young prince, Sir Harry Singh;
to the throne of kashmir, in India.
The government alone has spent APP
proXimately 81 600. 900 on the Cere-
mony for the festivities of Inaugural
ton, public work, food for the poor
and entertainment while the kashmir
nabobS are spending great amounts
to make the ceremonies rival in
grandeur those of the Arabian
Nights" For the formal functions
the princes all wear robes of state,
many woven from threads of gold and
silver. while the display of gems and
precious stones probably rivals that of
any IN the world.
French jewelers. outbid those of
other Notwithstanding Amer
ica-for the purchase of a number of
the crown jewels of Russia when they
were placed on sale after competitive
bidding in Moscow last week. Dia-
monds. emeralds and sapphires weigh
ing about 10000 caratS We're bought
by merchants from France for $2,924,-
$50. Americans bid $2,7SS,750.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. for 80
years a prominent leader in the cause
of advancement for women, is retiring
at the age of 81 after reaching the
conclusion, she says, that 1t is time
for her to let younger persons carry
on the work She withdraws from the
field, however, without seeing the
realization of one of her dreams
world peace. II shall not live to see
world peace come to pass, nor Will
YOU" said Mrs. Gait. Il am an old
hand in the business OF helping peo-
ole to change their minds. have been
at 1t for 40 years. The process is
slow. Many foolish mistakes are
made. Slowly, but surely, these great
world changes come about. And this.
like woman suffrage and abolition OF
&c, >tsain N
The worlds largest industrial en-
terprise, the United States Steel Cor
poraticn. celebrated its tWenty-nfth
birt hdav last week. Since its crea-
ton in 1901, with incorporation OF 90
subsidiary companies, the corpora,
tion's advance has been steady ana
it's expansion regular. In the 20 years
~ it's history its total business has
reached more than $4,000, 900, 600
which is greater than the national
debt or the Interstate Commerce COM
missions valuation OF the country S
railroads.
An attempt to conquer the frozen
North by the use of SNOW motors
has ended in apparent failure. After
irving to carry gasoline from a point
near Fairbanks, Alaska, to Point Bar
row the snow motors were aDle 10
negotiate only 20 miles Of the I0O-mlle
trim in two weeks. The snow motors,
made in Detroit and taken to Alaska
TO help carry supplies for the wilkins
transpolar expedition, were used
largely as an experiment. Repeated
hoo l., downs made them useless Tor