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Long i'm I.imelie ut.

For "a years Evelyn has been almost
as much in the public eye as her for
ner husband, Harry Thaw. Her mar
riage to Thaw in Pittsburgh in April
1905. followed a three-year courtship,
during which the gay actions of the
couple frequently got them into print
She was then about 20
But it was IA months later that she
became the center of world-wid noto-
riety when Thaw shot White on the
old Madison Square Roof Garden. in
June, 1906.
Her confessions to her husband of
relations with White prior to their
marriage We're repeated on the witness
stand when Thaw was tried for the
plurder.
During the long period of Thaw's
incarcerationS, trials and other legal
difficulties Evelyn lived quietly, Thaws
family supplying her with funds on
condition that she keep out of the
news columns.
Thaw eventually divorced her, and
Evelyn went to Europe to continue
her art studies. She returned in 1912
with baby, whom she called Russell
*. Thaw, but after long litigation she
failed to secure support for him from
the ThaW fortune. She lavished on
the child all possible tenderness and
care and fought to the limit to estab-
lish him as the Thaw heir.
Returned to Stage.
She then returned to the stage and
rose to fame as dancer, her partner
being Jack Clifford. Returning from a
European success, she filed a petition
in bankruptcy and her theatrical pop
ularity slumped. A return to Europe
was likewise unsuccessful. She mar
ried Clifford, but they were soon sepa-
rated.
In 1920 Evelyn opened a tearoom
in New York, but soon the rent col
Iectors and court officers wound up
that venture by evicting her Broken
in spirit, she tried to commit suicide
by taking poison, but recovered. Later
she gave a party to celebrate a report
that she had committed suicide by
jumping into the Potomac River at
Washington.
Finally she turned to cabaret work
beginning as an entertainer in Allan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

Evelyn Thaw Favorite Four Years
at Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. January
) P).-Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was a
familiar figure in the night life in
the boardwalk jazz palaces Of this re-
sort for nearly four years
She came here from New York
after her unsuccessful attempt to
conduct a tearoom there. She sang
and danced in a cafe. but soon be
came involved in litigation with the
proprietors of the establishment for
breach of contract. Later she con
Quoted a cafe Of her own on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
LEAGUE SEEKS RUSSIANS
FOR ECONOMICS BOARD
Decision Follows Invitation to So
Wet to Take Part in Dis
armament Farley.
By the Associated Press

By tho Associated Press.
GENEVA, January 5.-The League
Of Nations is unofficially sounding
Moscow s to whether the Soviet will
approve the appointment of two Rus
sian economic experts to sit on the
preparatory commission for an inter.
national economic conference
The decision of the League to in
vite Russia to participate in the pre-.
paratory economic commission fol.
lowed closely upon the invitation tc
The Soviet to have a part in the spe-
Cial commission to arrange for a
world disarmament conference Rus
STA has made it known that she viii
accept the invitations.
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BY WEBSTER.

board walk. but this venture met
with financial reverses
During her career in this city she
was once arrested on a charge of as
Sault and battery. spending the night
in the city Jail. The charge later
Vas dropped.
Two years ago her name was men,
toned in connection with a number
Of letters seized by Federal narcotic
agents in New York. She denied
that she had written them and said
she was the victim of a ''frame-up.' -
She left this city last Spring to try
her fortune in Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
S4,OOO,OOO in Stock
Given to Employees
BY Company's Head

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON. January o Stock
worth $4,000 900 in the Crane Co.,
manufacturers of steam plumbing
supplies. has been distributed to
more than $500 employees under
the terms of a Christmas gift just
announced by r. T. Crane, jr..
president of the company. The
present market value of the stock
IS SEQ a share.
The largest single block of the
stock went TO James y. Wrath of
Chicago. a collector for the com
pany for So years.
The distribution was made from
the personal stockholdings of Mr..
Crane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
VOODOO POWDERS FAIL.
Alleged Doctor" Goes to Jail on
Two Charges.

Mixing red, green and white pow
ders failed to bring the happiness
and wealth to Frances Miller and
Thomas Crews. both colored, conse-
quently John c. White. colored, self
styled voodOo doctor, was brought to
Police Court today by Precinct Detec-
tive n. Thayer of No. , precinct and
charged with two cases of larceny.
White pleaded guilty to extracting
by his various promises by means of
the powders s. from one and IS from
the other. whereupon Judge Gus A
Schuldt imposed sentences of 80 and
90 days, respectively.
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tic City. While there she met Sander
Dewindt, a Hungarian baron. whom
she declared she was going to marry
when she gained her freedom from
Jack Clifford
The divorce and the third mar
iage never occurred. AS a cabaret
attraction. Evelyn regained some of
her former popularity and Travelled
all over the country filling engage
ments. which We're said to have been
offered in greater numbers than she
she could fill
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Cardinal MERCER Better.

BRUSSELS, January Cp).-The
condition of Cardinal MERCER, who is
recovering from an operation. again
showed steady Improvement today,
and 1t was announced that no further
medical bulletins would he iSS,1ad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
CITIZENS OPEN WAR. :,
ON UNDERTAKEN
Dupont Circle Residents in
Arms Over Proposed
Establishment.

| A fight on what was described as a
potential "undertakers' row" in the
vicinity was launched last night by
| the Dupont Circle Citizens Associa-
ton. After spirited discussion Of the
| reported intention of an undertaking
| company to alter 1923 Connecticut ave.
nue. into an undertaking establish.
| ment. the association unanimously
passed a resolution authorizing - com
| mittee not only to appeal TO the Zon .
| ing Commission and the District Com.
| missioners, but to employ counsel and
| take the matter TO the courts.
| The resolution roundly scored per-
! sons who had participated in the pro
| posed establishment of the under
| takers on Connecticut avenue. con
| demning in most unqualified and
| emphatic terms the action of each
| and every person Of the body Corp0"'
| ate" in connection with making the
| lease.
Committee Named.
A committee of five. r. Franklin
| Ellis, s. Duncan Bradley. Capt. A. J.
Gore. DR.. J. y. Baker and Mrs. Ar
chibald Hopkins, was appointed and
authorized to carry the fight through.
| with the financial backing of the asso-
! citation.
S. Duncan Bradley predicted that
should the company he permitted to
establish itself there a virtual "un-
dertakers' row" would soon spring
! up.
The company was reported by Vic
tor Cahill as having been given 4.
! lease for 10 years on the property. \
/ difference Of opinion over the ques
! ton of whether the esta Adjustment
/ should he permitted 10 locate there
| was said by Mr.. Cahill to exist be
| tween Commissioner Fenning and
| Mai. Edwin T. Hesse. superintendent
| Of police, but a permit had been
granted.
| Officers for the following year We're
| named as follows: President, Rear
| Admiral William II. Rodgers: first
vice president. Mrs. Richard Vain
! wright; second vice president. Gen.
/ George p. Scriven; secretary, Mrs.
! William 3. Ridgely: financial score
| tary, Maj. Emig; treasurer, l.. L.
| Schreiner; assistant treasurer Ralph
| EndicOtt; delegates TO the Federation
of Citizens Associations, Snowder
Ashford and Maj. Emig.
The proposal to change the time Of
meeting from 4:45 to another hour.
either noon luncheon or evening ses-
! sion, went over to the February meet
| ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
COL. DICKSON AT HEAD.
Retired Chaplain President D. C
Branch 1st Division, A. T. F.

Col Thomas J. Dickson, retired
chaplain. was elected president of the
District of Columbia branch, Society
of the LIST Division, A. E. F., at
meeting last night at Walter Reed
Hospital for the election of officers
for 1926.
Other officers elected We're: Maj. P.
w. Evans, Signal Corps, L. S. A,
first vice president; Maj. Cortlandt
Parker, general staff. L. S. A., second
vice president; Frank Lozupone third
vice president, and David Frieseil,
secretary and treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

Mrs. Anne Nicholson IIird a
graduate of Syracuse University, i
the only woman member of the
American Institute Of Mining En-
eineerS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
VIRGINIA AUT0|STS
GET MONTH GRACE
D. c. Police Embarrassed by
Quick Change in Orders
on Licenses.

Inc Ponce Department discovered
| itself confronted with rather en-
barrassing situation today as a result
or the sudden change of opinion of
Motor Vehicle Commissioner of Vir-
ginia James NJ. Hayes. jr.
Acting on the advice of Commits
sioner Hayes, the Police Department
| started a roundup OF all Virginia mo-
| florists who came into Washington
| today with 1925 identification tags on
| their cars. The police had only been
at work Il few hours, however. when
another message was received from
the commissioner requesting that the
District continue to honor last years
TAGS until midnight, January 81.
Requests Recognition
Writing to Col. I. c. Moller. assist
ant director of traffic, Commissioner
! Hayes said: "Since writing to you
| Saturday l find it will be absolutely
| impossible to have the law enforced
m reference TO 1926 licenses prior to
February l. l am. therefore. request
ing that Virginia 1925 tags be recog-
1iZed in the District of Columbia until
! that time"
The Police Department acquiesced
Immediately to Mr.. Hayes request.
and Virginia motorists with 1928 tags
Will not be molested until February
/. Maj. Edwin B. IIeSse superin-
tendent of police. has instructed Off
Gers. however, to arrest District,
Maryland and Pennsylvania motor
lists using last years tags.
All NmSinianS arrested today had
their cases nolie pressed in Police
Court. No excuses were received for
| the motorists from the District of Co
lumbia. Judge Hit ruled that
plenty of notice had been given in
the local papers.
Few Brought TO Court.
However, for the first day the
number of persons who failed 10 have
was very light. much lighter than
in any previous year. John w. BraX
ton. colored, of 1914 Eleventh street
was the first offender brought into
court. Although he had his new tags
under his seat, Judge Hit imposed
fine of So.
Samuel r. Clark of 1852 c street
southeast was the second offende.'-
He likewise was ordered to pay Il
fine OF 49, The cast Of Edward J.
Thomas. colored, of AGA NJ street,
charged with not having an OPP
orators permit and certificate, be
side not having the new tags, was
continued for investigation. Clark
claimed that he had left his permit
at home. but the policemen told the
court that his permit had been re
voked.
Policemen G.. w Ward. D. NJ
Nardver and J. T.. Leach We're the
arresting policemen in the first cases
to come TO court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

In 1914 the per capita debt of the
United States was $11S3. In 1919 the
war had sent it up to 1904 O9 It has
since been reduced to S179.92.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

Pence. Mr.. Edward Andrews and Mr..
Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs O. II. Perry Johnson
had with them DR.. and Mrs. Cary ID.
Langhorne. Mr.. and Mr.. Walter VIII
cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson.
Mai. Gen and Mrs. John a. Hull en-
lertained at dinner last evening IN
compliment to Miss Francesca Mcken-
ney. later taking their guests 10 their
box at the ball.
Mr.. William Mcclellan Ritter gave
his box TO the misses Patten, VINO had
among their guests the Ambassador
of Brazil. Senior 5. Gurgel do Amaral
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ball Sweeney
entertained at dinner last evening in
compliment to Miss Frances Mckee,
later taking their guests TO their box
at the ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hight and Mr..
and Mrs Victor Kaufman shared d
box, having with them Il party OF
Young people whom Mr.. and Mrs.
Hight entertained at dinner for their
daughter, Miss Barbara. Hight.
Mr. and Mrs John w. Davidge had
a small company dining with them
and took their guests later to the box
they shared with Capt. and Mrs. Elm
DRY S Land. Capt and Mrs. Land 5
guests were Mrs. Dwight Chester and
Col. w. Garland Fay.
Mrs William Corcoran Eustis box
was occupied by her daughter. Miss
Margaret Eiustis. and party Of young
people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall LanShorne
We're hosts in their box to Col. and
Mrs. Spencer Cosby, DR.. and Mrs.
Louis Lehr. Col. Blanton Winship and
Mrs, Claude 3. Mayo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

The per capita consumption of SUI
gar In the United States has reached
107 pounds. This includes sugar used
in canning, etc.
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EVELYN THAW FAILS
IN SECOND EFFORT
TO COMMIT SUICIDE

Continued from First Page
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Mr.. aud Mrs. HOughton Entertain.

Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Amory Hough-
ton entertained in their box several
of those who were guests of Mrs.
Davis Ireland at dinner before the
ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond's
box was occupied by Miss Natalie
Hammond who entertained Admiral
ami Mrs. T. p. Magruder, Mr.. and
Mrs j. Butler Wright, the naval at
tache of the Italian embassy and
Contessa Sommati di Mombello, Mr.
Alexander Kirke and Mr.. Frederick
Bugher.
Mr.. William Phelps Eno's guests in.
Guided Mrs. John Allan Dougherty
Miss Mary Morgan and Miss Harriet
Allen.
Nine. Hauge was hostess to a com
pany of young people for Miss Violet
Spencer.
Mrs. Walter Stilson Hutchins wa
hostess at dinner preceding the ball,
her guests occupying her box later.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett was hostess
to small company at dinner an6
took her guests later to her bov at the
ball.
Mrs. Davis Ireland entertained al
dinner preceding the ball. her guests
being Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Amory
Houghton, Mr.. and Mrs Godfrey
Lowell Cabot, Canon and Mrs. Arson
Phelps Stokes, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
George Barnett, Mrs. Cresson New.
bold, Mrs. Price Whitaker, DIR. Charles
Moore, Mr.. Edmund \. Carpenter and
former Senator Blair Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Juan Mayer were
hosts at dinner last evening. their
honor guests being the Ambassador of
Spain and Sonora de Riano. Others
IN the company were Admiral Andrew
T. Long, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Dlerks, Mr.. and Mrs. William Doeller.
MIR. and Mrs. A. B. Dick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Mayer of New York
Mrs. Frederick Nelson, Miss Caroline
Story and DR.. Won Selzam of the Ger.
man embassy staff. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mayer later took their guests to their
box at the ball.
Others at the ball were the Minister
OF the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, DR..
Ante Tresich Pavichich; the Minister
OF Egypt, Mahmoud Samy Pasha. Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur w. Hubbard. Mr.. r.
Nj. Kaufman, Mr.. Philip c.. Kauff-
mann, Mr.. E. Pendleton Turner, Mrs
Henry D. Flood, Mr.. and Mrs. George
t. Summerlin, jr.; Miss Nancy Reed.
Mr.. David Yulee Reed, Mr. Paul Nc
Gahan, Comdr. Theodore Jewell, Mr.
Beverley Harris. Mr.. Robert Douglas
Pearson, Mr.. Burton F. Miller, Mr..
Louis Dent, Miss Betty Byrne, Miss
Bessie McKeldin, Miss Mary BOYD
Maj. Alvin Sandeford, Senator Roberto
Mendes Goncalves of the Brazilian
embassy and DR.. and Mrs. Philander
D. Poston.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Hosts.

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Never If
entertained at dinner before the ball
their guests including Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Edward T. Sanford, Mrs. Fred.
eric A. Keep, Viscomte de Landsheere
and Mr.. Robert Low Bacon.
Capt. and Mrs. Hayne Ellis had a
company of young people dining with
them and took them later to their box
at the ball. In the party We're Miss
Faith Adams, Miss Muriel Bliss Miss
Martha Lamar Ellis, Lieut.. George
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-07
HAVE THE ENGLISH
BEEN CHEWING OUR
BREAKFAST FOODS?
tspeeIaI to rhe raIIy wOrkerl

Especial to The Daily Worker)
LONDON, March s. Human evo-
luton is gradually changing the
shape of the face, according to Miss
Vivian George. Miss George is chief
assistant to Sir Arthur Keith, one Of
the most eminent English anthro-
biologists.
Detailed Investigations lasting
over a period Of many years has
shown, she says, that the face is
becoming longer and narrower. She
aseribes the change to the differ
ence between the modern way Of
living and the ancient. ain the old
days the jaws Of man had to be
so much stronger because eating
was then a great physical effort.
AS a result the facial muscles were
better developed then than now.
This has had its effect upon the gen.
eraI bone construction Of the skull"
she explains.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-07

free and need not serve the prison
sentence. Crouch laughed outright at
his jailers and told them that they
could not buy him and that he would
rather serve his sentence in Jail rath-
er than renounce his beliefs.
When asked about conditions in
Hawaii, Trumbull explained that the
condition Of the Filipino worker in
Hawaii is just as bad as that of the
American Negro in the south. The
Filipinos make up a great percentage
Of the Hawaii and work on the large
sugar plantations in a state Of semi
feudalism getting about. 81 a day.
The highly skilled workers-those
that handle the tractors receive the
.ow wage of $3.50 day.
He then went on to point out that
before any Filipino is allowed to enter
the island he must bring a mate with
him. If he lacks a mate, the sugar
trust takes it upon itself to provide
him with one. When the Filipino ar
rives in Hawaii and has worked there
short time, he finds that tho he has
been issued a marriage certificate in
Manila, that is not worth anything
and that he is not really married. If
his wife is pretty, the plantation
bosses merely take her and do as
they please. If the Filipino protests
against the liberties taken with his
supposed wife, they point out that his
certificate is of no value whatever is
Illegal and If the Filipino still persists
in protesting he is given a taste of
colonial Justice"
The plantation owners do all they
can to SOW discord among the work
ers so as to keep them divided and
from organizing into unions to force
better conditions.
When asked as to the conditions of
the soldiers he declared: 'Tf the sold
iers in the army were treated in the
United States the same as they are
treated in Hawaii. the army would
desert to man." He pointed. out that
conditions were so bad in Che island
that soldiers committed petty crimes
in order to be sent away from the
island
Trumbull has had enthusiastic meet
ings in San Francisco, Los Angeles,
st. Louis, Kansas City, Denver and
was given most cheering reception
at the Union Station, Chicago by
about 500 workers, who had gathered
to greet Trumbull.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-07
BUILDING TRADES
WORKERS STRIKE
CLEVELAND JOBS
Employers A. S k Police
For Protection
Especial to The Daily Worker,

CLEVELAND, March 4.--The build
trades employers Of this city have ap-
piled to the safety director of the
city for protection IA case of violence
in the strike of painters and labor
ers which is now on. Altho the
strike has just started and there is
not the slightest sign of any violence
on the part of the men, the employ
ers already want the city to protect
their interests.
This is not at all new. A few
weeks ago one of the open shoppers,
Mr.. Long, lost his house by fire. and
intimated that it was the act of an
incendiary in the employ of the build
ing workers. He said the union had
an agent near the place a short time
before the fire and suggested that the
question of unionization was what led
to the act.
5000 laborers are on strike. de-
manding an increase of wages from
SIN cents to 81 an hour. They con
end, quite justly, that as they can
york only 200 days year their wages
must be such as to make it possible
for them to live. The bosses maintain
that there is plenty Of unskilled labor
and that the laborers have no right
to demand more, since that would
raise the cost Of building all around.
The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce.
as a matter of course, has come out
against the increase in wages.
The painters are demanding $1.37k
an hour and the five-day week. Two
hundred and fifty OF the independent
contractors have signed up with the
Painters Union, but 60 independents
and 40 in the Master Painters
Association have refused to grant the
union demands.
All building work is at a standstill
since the bricklayers win not work
with scab labor. The demand by the
bosses for protection indicates that
they will try to import laborers, but
the bricklayers will not work with
any scabs. If union men are imported
from other towns there is every like
lihood that the bricklayers will lay
down their tools also.
The Cleveland building trades work
ers are determined to put thru their
demands. II they wish to make them
really effective turnout the industry,
the entire building trades must come
out on a sympathetic strike. in spite
of the fact that they have allowed
themselves to be entrapped into MAX
Ing agreements terminating at differ
ent times. Either this. or the bosses
Will take advantage Of the recedlng
building prosperity to drive down the
conditions generally.
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Passaic Strikers
Win Battle Against
Terrorism of Police
CONTINUED from Page II

Continued from Page u
cameras belonging to newspapermen
who have come to tell the truth about
the textile strike proves conclusively
that disorders in this strike have
been instigated entirely by police.
In the city of Garfield where picket
lines 500 strong are permitted daily
by police to picket the mills, not a
single clubbing has taken place, nor
a single arrest for disorder occurred
during the strike.
Our pickets will continue to be
firm. We will not be provoked into
violence. But we must protect our
selves. Tomorrow a picket line of
strikers who are ex-service men will
march under gas masks and helmets.
Our picket lines will be increased in
size and will be firmer than ever.
I'VE think that the Americans who
fought in the world war and who will
picket tomorrow as ex-service men
certainly will realize that they did
not win in the war when today Amer
lean police help the kaiser-loving own
ers of the textile mills to take the
last bite Of bread out Of the mouths
Of the workers thru the wage reduc-
tons"