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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 25.-oEficiaI con-
firmation of reports that the navy
seaplane 1873 had been forced down
and sunk 10 miles north of st.
Augustine, Fla, today EeHe made
here tonight by navy officers follow
ing arrival of ten seaplanes in Bis
cayne Bay The plane carried three
occupants, Lieutenant ]. G. Johnson,
A. e. Laporte, aviation pilot and J.
|T. Mclean, aviation machinist mate,
first class, all of whom are be-
lieved to have been rescued by an
other seaplane which was ordered
to stand by.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
Scientist Predicts That Heat
Will be Broadcastedby Radio
Within Period of a FeW Years

consumers via the air, is now the
problem of research men and labor
atory workers, who must discover
instruments to control heat waves,
especially a detector which will pick
them up and hold and amplify them,
says Professor Dibble
Transmission of heat by atmos-
pheric conductivity is essential be-
cause of the gradual exhaustion Of
the elements of fuel, said the pro-
fessor adding "the day is not far
off in my opinion, when we will see
huge centralized heating plants
broadcasting heat to homes, indus
tries and office buildings"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
SMALL MINE
ny pispa,e.l. a. P. wirel

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23.-The broad
casting of heat by radio is only a
matter of years, in the opinion of
Professor S. E. Dibble of Carnegie
Institute of Technology who it be-
came known today, is making a study
of the problem. Mr.. Dibble, president
of the American Society of Heating
and entilating Engineers, and holder
of the Ahrens professorship in
plumbing, heating and ventilating.
believes that ''it is no more improb-
able to broadcast heat waves than
it was to broadcast sound waves"
The problem of sending heat to
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
fBz Dispatch A. P. wifs,

BRUSSELS, Jan. 2S.-Cardinal Mer-
cier, primate of Belgium, died at
o'clock this afternoon and the pass
4Lag of the great patriot and great
Ahurchman was announced by the
billing of bells throughout the land
He died peacefully, with eyes fixed
upon the crucifix and surrounded by
his family. The funeral will take
place at Malines on Thursday and
the body will be transported there
tonight 1t will lie in state in the
archepiscopal residence. The holding
of national funeral services will be
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
Cardinal Mercier, Prin1ate Of
Belgium, Famous Patriot, Dies
In Brussels After Operation

decided upon by the council of min
listers
Half an hour before the end, the
cardinal mind, which had been extra
ordinarily clear and keen, began to
fail. Breathing became difficult and
at exactly o'clock his head fell
forward slightly as he expired.
In the last hours Cardinal Mercier
grasped the hand of Brother Hubert
who had so long and so faithfully
watched over him, and with Hubert's
hand in his, the cardinal breathed
his last A nun held the other hand,
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
Stefansson and Macmillan Do
Not Agree With K. Amundsen
(By Dispatch A. 7. Wire j

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 23.-Vilhjamul
Stefansson, noted Arctic explorer, to-
night took issue with the statement
made in Fort Worth Texas, today by
Roald Amundsen, who declared DIT
Frederick A., Cooks claim to discov-
cry of the Nortl. Pole was as plaus-
ibIe as those of the late Commander
iscl,ert l.. Feary,
If quoted correctly, Amundsen's
statement is most extraordinary
Stofansson said. Il have always dis
agreed with Amundsen-even on i'm
lorant points-hht never more Vio-
len than this
"Peary had a lifetime of integrity
behind him, while Cooks career has
been one of consistent taking, ever
since he faxed the Mount Mckinley
climb when he claimed to have as
cended to the crest and it was later
proved that he never was more than
half way to the top
"His career of taking continued
from that time until it landed him
in the federal prison.
Cooks story reads throughout like
fiction, while Peary's reads like fact.
Amundsen's experience in the Arctic
has been on &hipboard, on land o.
On land-fast polar ice until this last
summer when he experienced moving
ice on his unsuccessful aerial dash
for the pole.
"Amundsen could not have safd
Cooks claims were as plausible as
Perry's if he had any experience
with moving ice."
Stefansson then took out paper
and pencil and drew what he said
was conclusive evidence of Cooks
faking''-evidence based on the only
tangible thing he left to check"
He referred to Cooks statement
regarding an astronomical position
he took in 1908 near Ellssnere Is
land. Here DR.. Cook said he made
sun and star sight and located
himself as 79 1-2 degrees north and
1O1 1-2 east" Stefansson said. He
also said at this sight he looked
to the east and saw Ellsmere Is
land.
"He saw Ellefer Ringnes to the
southwest and Amund Ringnes to
h the southeast This is correct, If he
was there, but, 1 am coninced ne
neer was there; for eight years
afterward-in 1916, on this identi-
cal spot 1 looked to the east and
! saw an island. Hitherto undiscover-
| ed, 1 named it Meighen Island. Ellis
mere Island lies far to the east OF
this and he could not have seen
4 EIlsmere Island from this spot. II
I he had sighted any land to the
| east it would have been Meighen
Island"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24

Nine of the bodies were ldehtl-
fled They were:
Alexander Troup, Boardman, Clear
field county, Pa.
William Shananhan, Ventnor, N. ].
James McKeever, Allentown.
James M. Wells, Allentown.
Mrs. Anna Novotnak, Beaver Mea-
dow.
George Levan, Allentown.
John Pelchan, Allentown.
Mrs. Ida Hansen, Schnecksville.
Thirteen persons are in hospitals.
The cause of the blaze was still
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
THREE COLORADO
MINERS KILLED
In EXPLOSION
(By Dispatch A. ,. u1re1


RIFLE, Colo, Jan. 23.-The body
of Ernest Often, trapped in the Har-
vey Gap mine 16 miles northeast OF
here by an explosion this morning
was found by workers late. today
bringing the death toll of the blast
to three.
often, rescue workers said, was
literally roasted to death by the heat
from the blast.
The two other victims of the ex-
rlositon today were Dan Bracken
lease holder and operator of the mine
and William Cook, six year old sor
of Frank Cook, a miner.
Bracken was pushing car of coal
out of the mine when the blast oc-
Cured and his body and fragments
of the car were blown 800 feet out
side.
The boy was killed in the mine Of
flee when fragments of the car were
hurled through the walls of the
building.
The boys father was at work about
cne hundred feet hack from the
mouth Of the tunnel and was knock
cd down and severely injured. His
shoulder and nose were fractured ano
he suffered internal iayurjes.
Ottens body was .oand by miners
who came from t;lenwood Springs. II
was lying near where the blast Is
believed to have occurred, about two
hundred yards from the mouth OF
the mine.
The rescue workers sain the acci-
daOt was arl,arpntIY 3uaed by what
is known MS a windy shot" an over
chargr which fails to move materia
fir which it IS :r-enceG but fires
back into the air.
SMALL NINE
GRAND JUNCTION, COLO, jan %
The mine is but a small one ant
supplies only arnches of the immedi
Continued on Page Three)
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Lewis REQUESTS new
CONFERENCE IN HOPE
OF CLOSING STRIKE
lBy Dispatch A. P. Wirel

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-Anthracite miners and
operators will meet again in joint conference in few
days for another battle to end the long coal strike The
meeting will be held at the request of John L. Lewis,
president Of the United Mine Workers. but the operators
call for further conference is based is fundamentally
unsound and does afford satisfactory basis for
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
THREE BOYS DROWN
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

LADURA, Sonora, Mexico Jan. 2S
Three young boys disregardin2
warnings of mining company Off
cials here, recently lost their lives
when cable ferry across the river
Slipped dumping them into the flood
ed stream. Two of the boys sank
almost Immediately, but the third
floated down stream some distance
before disappearing below the sur
face.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
IL DEAD, 5 MISSING.
AS FIRE DESTROYS A.
Pennsylvania HOTEL
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

ALLENTOWN, Pa. Jan. %. = Eleven bodies had
been recovered tonight from the ruins Of the Lafayette
hotel the ctys oldest hosey which was destroyed by
fire early today Five or more persons were still un-
accounted for and were thought to be in the ruins The
walls still standing will be dynamited tomorrow to make
the task of the searchers less dangerous.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
RESCUED
FROM j. S. NAVY
SEAPLANE l-S-3
fRv Disnatcn a. P. Wirel

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, JAN "a
Little the worse, for their experience
the three men composing the crew
of the naval seaplane 1S-3 which
sank today in the Atlantic ocean IL
miles north of here, are receiving
medical attention in local hospital
tOOioht
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
READY FoR RIVER coNFAB

PHOENIX, Jan. 2S. - The Arizona
Colorado river committee is ready to
resume negotiations with the Califor-
mia and Nevada committees any time
during February but desires. several
days notice before a meeting, is held.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-24
SIPPORTs PEARY,s CLAIM

ROCKFORD, Ills, Jan. 23.-Com-
mander Donald B. Macmillan said to-
day he stood with the Eskimos of
DR.. Frederick A. Cook on the spot
"where Cook raised his flag and
called it the North Pole" and it was
500 miles from the North Pole. This
was the reply of Commander Mac
Milan one of three white survivors
of Commander r. E. Peary's expedi-
ton, to Captain Roald Amundsen's s
assertions that Cooks claims to hav-
ing discovered the pole were as
sound as Pearys.
'"There is no doubt at all" said
Commander Macmillan, ''in the mind
of every man that went with Peary
that Peary reached the North Pole.
There is doubt in the mind of prac-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-22

later a cabinet list was in his hands
with the assure nee that it would have
the support of a sustaining majority
in the Reichstas.
When IIindenburg was elected Pres
ident of Germany fears were express
ed lest he was merely the stalking
horse for the monarchy. He has,
how ever. conducted himself with strict
fidelity 10 Republican principles. His
sincere concern is for the naainte nance
Of government This latest action In
virtually debating the formation Of 4
ministry with the alternative of die
I'd torship Is the charact eristic move OF
the military commander, and Yet IL
COMFORTS with the principles which
the German President aVowed when
he took Office and which he has con
sistentIy followed since his accession.
In his speech TO the Reichstag lead
srs yesterday at Berlin Won linden
burg Is reported as saying: These
SORRY exhibitions of perennial gov
eminent crisis must cease. The con
clifton of the f4therland more than
ever now dema nds constructive work
Il would be well if this sentiment were
EXPRESSED in France, where there il
even greater need of coherent, con
slructive government orga niZation'
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Save the Old Forts.

Effort is being made 10 insure the
preserva ton OF Forts Washington
and Hunt. near this city. from sale al
auction, together with number Of
other military reserva tons that are
10 be abandoned and put on the mar
ket. Tie other day The Secretary OF
War eHpr- ed such wish, and now
he director OF The National Park
Service has asked the delegates TO
conference on outdoor recreation 10
get behind a project authorizing the
transfer of abandoned military reser-
vations throughout the country and
their establishment as State parks
Washington is directly interested in
the preservation Of Forts Washington
and Hunt. They are landma rks. They
are OF no military value. of course.
but they are suitable for use as pub
lie reservations. 1t would be a pity
to destroy the ancient structure at
Fort Washington. one OF the few re-
naming examples of masonry mill
AIRY works in this country.
In the city of Chester, England. is
Z notable example of preservation Of
old, useless military works. The an
cient city walls that formerly bounded
Chester and gave It security against
attack have been retained and are
cherished as priceless monument.
The city, of course, has long since far
outgrown its limitations. Buildings
now traverses the heart of the new
Chester. The top OF the wall is a
geritable park. a pleasure ground. a
safe promenade. 1t is one of the
chief attractions to tourists. 1t is
scrupulous-y preserved from decay
and Is cherished dearly by the people
In other cities in England and on the
continent OF Europe these ancient
military works are kept with jealous
care, and woe betide any iconoclastic
hand that Is laid upon them in spirit
of progress or economy.
Fort Washington is not a beautiful
work OF architecture. not histori
cally significant military structure.
But it has it's meaning as a memorial
of the past. The land around it would
make a delightful recreation ground.
1t should not be sold, to be RACED and
lost irrevocably.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

chant Of the fifth century. originated
the idea, a n extract from one IF 10
00oor more rolls of Mss. beinG ae iol-
lows: Libraries I have given by the
score. ! have scattered them over
all the land. that the light Of learn
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The grateful NAV do honor IL n,"m
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and the light will ne Uith mo forever.
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forisl contest standing over his Van.
quished rival, looking toward tho sr~r-
tatorE for their verdict They are rrp-
resented with thumbs down Ghe lattrr.
! neinE the meaning ~ the words Po1ljra
Verso which signal meant death 10
the defeated. y vel knoWn philolo-
Sist has passed he opinion thai "the
/ thumb symboIized the short Roman
sword, and the gesture which meant
I the death of The V5nnui-hed gladiator
was given by turning tho hand over.
/ into an unnatural position. with Inc
thumb tsword) pointing p the defeated
ma n.
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( put IN a dye bath2-L. <
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/ upon goods. Shrinkaee is due 10 he
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sudden change from hot 10 cold or
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A. Cucumbers, lettuce and tomat toes
have always been the most important
vege bic forcing crops produced in
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states. This has largely beer INN
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vegetables.
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come from -. NJ
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Another Graduate From
The School of Anthracite

To the Editor OF The Star
! have Just read in The Star The
letter OF T.. H. Heald relative to the
coal strike situa ton. and I most heart
lily agree with him from my personal
experience. both with anthracite and
bituminous coal. I used anthracite
for several wears. In my two furnaces
| always had the trouble he speaks
about. that when banking the furnace
fires for the night and then trying to
get UP heat in the early morning I
could not set heating FOR two or three
hours, and then in removing the
ashes and cinders and stone and
clinkers each morning ] filled two 10
three cans from each furnace. whereas
in using the low volatile hituminous
coal in the same furnaces. by banking
the furnaces at night in the same
way they did not consume nearly as
coal and when shaking the crates in
the morning as ] did with the anthra-
cite | obtained the heating results in
less than one.fourtb Of the time that
| did from anthracite, which Is very
n necessary on cold morning 10 warm
the house Besides this. | did not
have more than one can OF ashes and
no stone or cinders or clinkers. moth
ing but plain. fine ashes. which Is a
great saving of labor, as well as having
had the additional heat from the coal
instead Of taking 1t out from the fur
naces in stone and cIinkers. | have
used this bituminous coal for three
years and more, and I have saved in
expense for heating the same period
more than 5000 a year in cost of fuel
and considerable labor and time in
handling same. So that ] have no de-
sire or inclination to return to the
unsa tisfactory cost and results Of
using anthracite coal.
So far as 7 am concerned. let the
strike continue indefinitely
.. f. HOORNBEEk.
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Intrusive Legislation.

Vigorous appla use was evoked yes
terdaN when, at = ling Of the
District committee Of The House, Rep.
sets. referring indirectly TO the bill
for mothers pensions. which was re
Gently reported. declared that the
committee should give more intensive
considera ton to what the people OF the
District are most interested in nd in
Weighed against those outside of this
community who are seeking TO use the
District as an experiment ground for
their own special projects OF social
reform a hope prevails that this
View OF the matter will be taken by
the House and Senate when the bill
in que ton is brought up for consii
GRAFTON
\ disposition to use the District a
forcing bed for legislative veGeta.
ton has been apparent for some
years. All sorts of schemes have been
proposed for adoption. With the people
OF Washington as the elements OF the
forms OF social legislation some Of
whom have failed in their own States
10 secure adoption there, have sought
TO try out their plans here.
In the case in point. that of the
mothers pension system a bill which
met the views and wishes OF the Dis.
trict people was prepared under the
auspices of the District Commissions
ers by commission named by them
and guided by an expert. whose serv-
ices We're secured for that purpose. II
was a satisfactory measure. Yet al
the last moment, when il was under
consideration in the House District
committee, another bill was substi
tuted at the instance OF social reform
ers from elsewhere. who gained the
support of members from their State
The preference shown for this substi
tute measure was a rebuke to the Dis
trlct people. and it is gratifying now
to find member of the House com
mittee voicing his dissent from the
disposition which has been made OF
this measure invoking the rejection
for the present OF bill which is per
! tectly adapted to the local conditions
which meets the views of the CON,
munity. and which is a specific re
Spouse TO the often expressed wish OF
legislators for concurrence OF loca
! sentiment upon measures affecting
! the public welfare of the Capital.
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Oui in the front yard the narclssi
are up fully an inch. What IS going
to happen to them when Winter really
comes?
Covered over with a layer Of maple
leaves. the bulbs found conditions TO
their liking, and took advantage Of
recent warm days to shoot into the
light
The only thing 10 do with them now
is to keep them well covered, in the
hope that colder conditions will hold
them in check until their normal
blooming time. several months hence.
Washington's snowfall only served
as warm blanket for the narcissi.
As soon az the few days OF almost
SDrin clike w~a her succeeded. the
bulbs thrived as If II we're Spring In
deed
Several rose bushes still have buds
showing plenty Of color. although they
VIII never unfold, of course. As 1t
was. we had roses from April to No
Nemher-eight months.
If it had not been for the advent
of cold snap in December. there
would have been fully blcomed roses
at Christmas. AS IT was. there were
real roses al Tha sgivins.
What is one TO do with these nomads
of the garden. which insist on grow
ing in Winter?
They must be accepted as facts. nd
let go at that You cannot argue
with a narcissus. II IL finds condi.
stalk despite you.
Flowers are living things. vet yoL
cannot talk To them. They are
lumber than the so-called dumi
brutes. They neither read books MOI
listen 10 speeches. yet they grow, iusI
the same. and blossom in their sea
sur-and sometimes out of it..
II they come up 100 soon and are
niEped by the frost there is no lamen
tation among them. sorrow is left
for the human gardener, who fusses
around with them and probably takes
| a great deal more credit TO himself
than he deserves.
Aft'r all, II Is little enough thai We
can do for the flowers. You place 2
| bulb in a bowl of pebbles. with
some wafer, and IN couple e months
YOU have foliage and flowers.
Toward this triumph OF nature voI
1 point with pre-. Friends congratu
late YOU upon them. What bsauri
ful flowers YOU grew. they So,
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| flowers.
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| 81 sew here.
| SO good gardeners. amateur or pro
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| growing conditions arc fulfilled. Thi
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! They tart out in April or May witt
! the best intentions in he world. The,
| dig. and plant, and cultirate-fo
! awhile.
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! in late July and August their coo'
! intentions melt in the summer sun
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! today And when evening come
! there 10 some other task to perform.
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| perhaps other inimical conditions
most Of our common garden friend
! will do the best they can for Us.
/ Front lawns were left in fende
/ condition by The recent rains. which
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other astronomical triumph. Now
comes this present discovery, identify
ing as a universe a vague patch in
the heavens which was first observed
by the late Prof. f. Z. Barnard in
1854, that seen from this earth is but
The faiutest blur.
Quadrillions of miles separated from
the earth = great system, doubtless
far larger than that of which this
planet is q minor member. is an or.
sanisnn held in space by the same in,.
mutable laws that maintain this uni
verse and held furthermore in a rels
tionship with this. Yet the question
is ever present. does this universe
exist today: That il had it's entity
700 900 light years ago is deduced
from the present astronomical calcu-
la,ion. 1t ma. have ceased to be q
yerltahly uncounlable length Of time
before the development Of life on this
planet