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Evening star., 1926-05-24
HEL|UM UNDER TEST:
AS BOON TO DIVERS
Prevention of "the Bends"
Among Undersea Workers
Hope of Experiments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Helium, the non-explosive gas used
as a substitute for hydrogen in Navy
dirigibles. is being tested out by the
Navy Department and the Bureau of
Mines as a possible means Of relieving
deep-sea divers Of the dangers of
caisson disease. Experiments thus far
made with animals indicate that
pumping a mixture of oxygen and
helium to submerged divers as a sub
stitute for air may revolutionize
undersea work, due to elimination Of
the nitrogen the air contains.
Caisson disease. or 1.-The bends" the
most prevalent and dangerous allment
of divers or men who work in a COM
pressed air atmosphere, results when
a diver who has been working under
pressure is too quickly brought to the
surface and normal pressures. Nitro
gen in the air goes in and out of solu-
ton in the blood slowly. When pres
sure is too quickly reduced this slow
change causes bubbles in the blood,
and the attacks are frequently fatal.
Enters Blood Quickly.
The experiments show that helium
passes with greater rapidity both into
and out Of solution. If the results
thus far obtained should be confirmed
in projected series of experiments
in the Bureau of Mines laboratory at
Pittsburgh it is estimated that a diver
could be brought safely to the surface
in about one-third Of the time now
required in order that pressure shall
decrease gradually.
Several divers at work on the sunk
en- submarine S-51 off Block Island
have been attacked by caisson dis
Az g.,
emergency order for 10 TASKS of he
base, the gas to be used in restoring
normal circulatory conditions for the
victims. No complete reports on these
experiments has yet reached the Navy
Department.
Tank Will Test Gas.
Chief Gunner c. l.. Tibbals, one of
the Navy's most expert divers. has
been working with the medical and
chemical experts of the Government
in the helium experiments at Pitts
burgh. The Norfolk Navy Yard re-
Gently constructed a tank of 500
pounds air pressure capacity, which
was shipped to Pittsburgh and will
be used in testing the helium-oxygen
mixture with a diver in the tank and
subjected to pressures equivalent to
those he would have to undergo in
deep-sea work.
The S-51, lying at a depth of 1870
feet, is a slow job for the divers 1t
takes about an hour to hoist each
man to the surface in order that the
nitrogen bubbles shall not occur in
his blood and perhaps stop his heart
action. In any event, the bubbles
usually cause a form of paralysis.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
REFORMATORY MATRON
DEGREES RULES METHOD
Tells Florence Crittenton Farley
Girls Are Best Developed by
Moral Suasion.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 24.-Gov-
ernment by moral suasion and not by
rules was stressed as the most sue
cessful method of dealing with delin-
quent girls by Miss M. K. Luther, ma
tron of Trakota Farm Girls Reforma-
tory, Clifton Station. Va, at the open
ing session of the Forty-third National
Florence Crittenton Conference here
today.
Rules take away individuality,
she said. Each girl is different in
spiritual makeup, so that it Is pre-
posterous to expect a cut-and-dried
set of rules to apply to q group"
Miss Luther said three things are
necessary in the development of girls:
Responsibility, opportunity for self
expression and religion.
Prying into girls past was de-
plored by the speaker as unnecessary.
Even when girl voluntarily
wants to reveal her past life. that is
all the more reason why she should
not do SO. because she has her life to
live"
Evening star., 1926-05-24
GOLDEN RULE SUNDAY
INDORSED BY COOLIDGE
December 5 to Be Observed as Day
for Aid of Near East
Relief's Work.

Designation by the Near East Relief
of December as International Golden
Rule Sunday, on which funds will be
solicited for relief work. has been III
dorsed by President Coolidge in a let
ter to the organization. Last year
the day was observed in about so
countries, with substantial contribu-
tions received from all of them for
the support of war orphans in the
Near East and other destitute areas
Il regard International Golden Rule
Sunday as a movement Of much i'm
portance," President Coolidge said in
his letter OF Endorsement. Begun in
an attempt to care for the orphaned
children of Bible lands. it has extend
ed to other countries.
practical help is the best expires
sion of friendship. The aid we may
give out Of our abundance to those
less fortunately situated than W.
should be of great value in bringing
about the application of the golden
rule to the settlement of misunder-
standings among nations. as well as
among Individuals
Evening star., 1926-05-24
J.. s. HUNTS LEAK"
IN $50 DRY CASES
70 of 200 Indicted in Seattle
Held, Others Fled, Including
High Naval Officer.


SEATTLE, May PA Federal in
vestigatiOn is under way here to de-
termine how 100 persons indicted by
the United States grand jury here
recently obtained advance information
on the action and fled before war
rants could be served.
Seventy of the persons accused in
the 200 indictments, were arrested,
including three captains of small coast
guard vessels. Those arrested in the
Federal service were Boatswains Will
liam Gardner and Marvin Peterson.
and Boatswain Mate Stanford j.
Ensen.
1t was learned that w. ID. Boiling.
chief Of the Seattle department of
justice office had not finished investi-
cation of a rumor that a juror had
been offered $2,500 for information
of developments within the inquisi-
tors chambers.
Statements of Federal officials that
many of the persons indicted had
learned they were accused and had
left the United States before the jury
had completed its work gave sub
stance to a reported leak.
A high Pacific Coast naval officer
in the Aviation Service who left here
for California shortly before the in
dictments were returned is said to be
among the accused liquor smugglers.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Cities of Virginia.
Coolidge Gets Invitations.

President Coolidge today received
two invitations to attend dedication
exercises, one of the Coolidge Dam
in Arizona, and the other for the dedi-
cation of the Liberty Memorial in
Kansas City, Mo. The invitation to
the former was extended by a dele
cation from Arizona. headed by Sena-
tor Cameron, and the latter by a dele
cation headed by Senator Curtis of
Kansas.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
ROSS ENTERS DEATH CELL
North Carolinian Who Killed Cou-
pie Week Ago Convicted Saturday.

RALEIGH, n. c.. May "a @.-
W. l.. Ross occupies one of the mar
row cells in death row. at States
prison here.
1t is a week since he slew Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Odom at their Arcola,
Warren County, home.
Accompanied by officers and SOL
diers, Ross left Warrenton by auto
mobile shortly after his conviction in
Warren Superior Court Saturday
night and arrived at the prison about
2 o'clock yesterday.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Bow Dies of Injuries.

Seventeen-year-old William p. Taylor,
Falls Church, Va.,' whose skull was
fractured the night of January 2,
when his automobile skidded against
a telegraph pole near Fairfax, Va,
died at Georgetown University Hos.
pital yesterday. A girl companion,
who was hurt in the accident, recover.
ed and was discharged from the hos.
pital some time ago.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

sons. The police total in 1919 was
452, ,428. according to Sergt. Edwards,
chief co-ordinator of statistics in the
Office Of Maj. Hesse.
Sergt. Edwards does not believe that
a police census today would show
population of 100000. He does not
wish to discredit the Census Bureau,
but his respect for his own depart
ment leads him to the conclusion that
perhaps the Census Bureau included
some suburbs in it's estimate which
the police survey missed.
Embraces Whole District.
At the Census Bureau today it was
stated that the estimate for Washing
ton embraced all Of the District Of Co
lumbia, but no outlying territory.
The city Of Washington and the Dis
trict are synonymous to the bureau.
it was explained. It was declared
that the figure given is believed to
be very close approximation" to
the actual population within the Dis
trict limits.
Officials stated that the population
figures obtained in the local police
census of last Fall were not taken
into consideration in making the Fed
eral estimate because of q fear that
the police results were mot accurate"
Attention of officials has been called
to the fact that d number of houses
were skipped" by the police can
vassers, it was added.
Regret was expressed that a gen.
eral population census was not taken
in connection with the school census
condcuted here. Such a census would
have produced fairly accurate results
it was asserted. with little additional
trouble
Made i'm Other Cities.
The bureau today announced SINH
lar population estimates for all cities
in the United States which had a.
population of more than 10000 in
1920. The estimates. it was an
nounced. are based in most cases on
the assumption that the annual in
crease of population since 1920 has
been the same as the average annual
increase between 1910 and 1920.
The population of New York City is
given as 5,924,000. Other estimates
are: Chicago, 3.04S,000; Philadelphia,
2 zoos, 900: Detroit, 100000: Cleveland,
100000 ST. Louis, 100000; Baltimore,
S08.000: Boston. 7S7, 900; Pittsburgh,
637 900: San Francisco, $4,000: Buff
falo, $4,000, and Milwaukee, $4,000
An estimate for Los Angeles, which
had a population of 576,673 in 1920,
was not made, due to exceptional con-
ditions of growth.
Cities of Virginia.
Estimates of the population of Vir-
ginia cities below the 100000 class fol-
lows:
Lynchburg, 30,500, against 30.070;
Newport News. $4,000. against 1886;
Petersburg, 36.400, against 31,012;
Portsmouth. $4,000. against 54,387;
Roanoke, 1900, against 50.842.
Estimates for North Carolina cities:
Charlotte, $4,000, against 46,33S;
Durham, 43,900, against 42,25S:
Greensboro, 48,7O0. against 43,525; viii
mington, 37.700. against 1882; Win
ston-Salem. 71,S00, against 1895.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Home Is Bombed.

GARFIELD, N. j., May "a R).-
Explosion of a. bomb on the porch of
the home of a textile worker who re-
fused to join the 1S-week strike was
reported to police today. Aside from
the breaking of several windows, no
damage resulted.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
UNITARIANS OBSERVE
CENTURY OF ACTIVITY
First Week in Second Marked by
Daily Programs at Boston.
New Building Begun.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, May 24.-The Unitarian
Church yesterday began the celebra-
ton here of the first week Of it's Sec
ond century as an organized force in
American religious life. Sixteen CO.
operating denominational agencies
will participate in a program that will
continue until Saturday.
On Tuesday the corner stone of the
new building of the American Uni
tartan Association will be laid at eXer
cises presided over by Rev. DIR.
Samuel A. Eliot. president of the asso-
citation since 1900.
Yesterdays observance was featured
by an anniversary service at which
Rev. Preston Bradley. minister Of the
Peoples Church in Chicago, preached
the sermon: DR.. Eliot conducted the
service assisted by Rev. Bradford
Leavitt Of Pasadena. Calf.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Catches 500 Crows at a Time.

AS means of eradicating crows,
Jack Miner, internationally known for
his feats in attracting wild geese and
ducks to his Kingsville. Ontario,
home, has invented a crow trap by
which he has caught r,o~e
crows at one time. "All that was
necessary was to know nlufu ~.-..n e.4~e
crows do," Mr.. Miner explained. His
efforts were directed to the crow trap
after trip through Western Canada,
where he saw the ineffective methods
of the farmers there to combat the
birds.
Alaska's first women'S club was
started ten years ago.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
MEXICAN UPRISINGS END.
Followers Of Whales Brothers in
State of Guerrero Dispersed.

MEXICO CITY, May "a @.-
Secretary Of War Amaro, who has
returned from the State Of Guerrero,
where there have ben uprisings, re-
ported that order has been restored.
He says the followers of the Whales
brothers. leaders Of the movement.
have been dispersed.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

Never call q man a fool. If he is
one he won't believe you. If he isn't
you are one yourself.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

Another trouble about the new styles
is that men can no longer hide behind
their wives skirts, says the Office
Evening star., 1926-05-24

While the sun Is in eclipse the Chi
nese play on many weird instruments
to scare away the evil spirits they be-
lieve to be devouring the sun.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
CAPITALS POPULATION
528, 900 BY JULY, SAYS
U. S. CENSUS BUREAU

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-06-04
By Loxi, Tracy
SYNOPSIS,

NJ Moose e.iss nss. HUGE. :ssa, s's sa..,Ssb:a
"o%inn s " msrrisa. M "n Of AP.ssr s sDsHssr Psnton
to Eileen Grant and referring to the prospec;
Ssn Sbo.. =: the heir opn
ton. disappeared some ye>rs ago ana whose
death is about to be presumed by law psrks 70
Esss.a dEscsdss to leave Moose Lake ana 20 'a'N 70
Arrived at Edmonton ~. tel's NJ IsiAl,s A.x
Maple. "i Leslie. ns d:%s%..r %% symn.tSsiie
y y: m:sn.%s Eis:a, Gran, !: %s.fisS ~; ;s;S
q s!1 'nSs" sss tsr.oas 70 A:sr r.. ssn. sSss
psnton 10 alive and 10 mis- way 70 Eng
4: a:d .as, e e'i% pd g Se.n sos" s A%
Tells Eileen that his 500 mad been dismissed
from the arms for ,S~ardee %nns6 %s6,. ne re
iorsise him: Eileen zoe. Of to Inverochtls
with Alistair - pIanned. but she tells els h. hin
until the matter about Joun is settled to her
rv.s :an -Esss%Ssan'dH Essa ss srse ss s't ..r Of
Inrodac,ts% Nj hs.s r%e r6,esfes s.-s
invite invite him to stay with tn.m and he scceots
their hospitality. Shortly afterward Maple
while walking through the streets OF
london John meets an . o,d amy % friend r Sir
Of hia men on the fatal day he refused to
lead his men out Of the trenches.
John imDarts this hit Of Information to
Mr.. 1.esIie and the latt-:. calls meeting
Il his house OF InsDec,Or winter OF scotland
Yard his aS.istant Furnraux Mr.. Mount
ford Judge OF the Probate Court. and Fren-
sham.
Eileen reads letters winch come from John
to his father and TO. Aiisiair. and she 10
She ouarrels bitterly with Alistair.
John decides to 20 off on an automoblle
trim accOmnanied only Dy hts dog Mr.. Les
lie forwards to one nf hiS st0DDins places
q letter from Eileen asking him to come to
InverlOchtie. He decides TO go.
Continued from Yesterdays Star.)
Evening star., 1926-06-04

.you they would be at the far end OF
the train. Mademoiselle Celeste was
once in a bad railway smash In
France, and insists now on travelling
in the last coach. She doesn't believe
me when l assure her-oh, Is that it?'
For John had dropped both bags.
stuffed the lighted pipe into pocket
with sublime Indifference to the near.
ness of a box of matches. and clasped
Eileen's faltering hand in both of his.
"You dear girl!' he cried. How
good Of you to meet me! And, oh, how
good it Is to see you"
Poor Eileen said nothing. Her eyes
filled with tears. The mere touch of
him flooded her with happiness. 1t
was not the sort Of greeting she had
planned, but the station was mOfnen.
tarily thronged, and more than half
the people present knew both John
and herself. Somehow, too. she felt
that he would understand. How big.
and strong, and confident he looked
Here was q man whose soul shone
through his worshiping gaze. Could
she really have doubted him? Well
thank Heaven, that phase had passed
forever!
She murmured his name and Lady
Lansings brokenly. Her friend, OF
course, showed perfect tact. +
II am so glad to have met you al
last, Mr. Panton," she purred delight
edly. "Forgive me if l rush away fOr
d minute. My three chicks are here
and ! see that their gOverness Is de
ma nding what she calls their petites
valises from the rear van, while, as
YOU know, the luggage IS put in the
front one as being vastly more con
venient."
In those few words she had inferred
| eyerything--comple knowledge. ful
| sympathy. unstinted welcome.
| Eileen was finding her tongue al
| last when Spot growled 1t was his
Way of saving:
Evening star., 1926-06-04
PRIZE ORAT0R|CAL
. CONTEST BY WCAP
Nations Best High School
,,Speakers to Be Heard.
Early Music Program.

The third National Oratorical Con
test at the Washington auditorium
tonight will he broadcast by WCAP
and other stations In the chain OF
the American Broadcasting Co. The
best seven high school orators In the
United Ststes will compete for the
national championship and the prizes
which go with 1t.
Broadcasting of this event will start
at 8 O'Clock. The preliminary cere-
monies include Introductory remarks
by John Hays Hammond and talk
hy Vice President Charles q. Dawes.
The United States Navy Band Or.
chestra, under the direction of Lieut..
Charles Benter, will play.
WCAP will open its program at 6:2a
o'clock with an announcement of the
major league base ball results. Fol
lowing there will be the weekly
Kinney Club" story by Blanche Eliza
beth Wade. market summaries. seiec-
tions by the Hawaiian Melody Boys
and the Hood Quartet and recital
by Ethel Holtsclaw Gawler. soprano.
The quartet will be composed of
Gretchen Hood. soprano: Hazel Arth.
contraIto; Robert OIOne, tenor. and
William Cross. bass. The weekly pro
gram of "Whittall's Anglo Persians"
also Is scheduled.
The late afternoon program OF WRC
will be broadcast from s to & O'Clock.
Among the attractions are House
keepers Chat" by Dorothy Town.
send: a recital by George r. Ross.
pianist. and book reviews by Alice
Hutchins Drake.
Evening star., 1926-06-04

sential fact that they were vastly
safer In a crowded city than In the
remote corners of the earth they
would escape more frequently. In
London every ma n Is a stranger once
he leaves his own door. In Fort VIII
liam. 80 In this insta nee, collision. a
dog fght. and the return OF the heir
10 Inverlochtie. all bound up together.
would cross the county from sea to
sea before nightfall.
That persistent policeman thought
il his duty to see John a nd Spot safely
of the premises. so he atrolled into
the station q few minutes before the
train departed. He observed that the
two were travelling first class. and was
passing along the platform toward the
exit when some one hailed him from
a third ella 81 carriage.
Isn't that man with the dog the
Honorable John Panton?" came the
muttered dema nd.
Yes" said the policeman.
II thought so. He's the blighter
who was dismissed from the army In
1918 for cowardice In front of the en-
envy. II he hadn't good pull some
where he would have been shot.
Now, the Fort William consta bulary
may be inquisitive. but they are loyal.
and their representative in the rail.
way station that morning thought
that the dissipa ed looking person who
made these disparaging remarks
should not be encouraged.
"Aiblins we're mista EN-. mister. ne
aaid.
And aiblins I'm not" retorted the
other, Il can't imagine how he dare
show his nose here. but he'll be about
a. popular at Inver;ochtie As mad
Evening star., 1926-06-04

Look outi There's some one here
who Is not a friend"
In the conditions John was hardly
to he blamed If he paid no heed to the
warning. He was in Scotland. not in
northern Alberta. Moreover, was he
not glowering at Eileen? So Spot
growled again.
Whats gone wrong with you?" de-
manded his master amusedly. Eileen.
l do believe my pal here Is Jealous.
Spot, you rascal, shake ID paw"
Spot almost sighed. But 1t was too
late now. That obvious bad man
he had met the other evening was lost
already in the crowd of passengers.
SO he looked up at Eileen, smiled
(every dog lover knows that dog can
smile) and was properly introduced.
because Eileen stopped to pat him
and passed the orthodox remarks:
What a darling! What kind of dog
Is he?"
Your devoted slave and most trust
worthy protector from this moment
henceforth," said John. spot! You
see this lady? Put your hand on your
heart and vow you'll be true to her
forever
Copyright. 1925 by Louis Tracy
Continued tomorrow)
Evening star., 1926-06-04
The Law of the Talon Z
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jackal, which is what his ID dog
looks like"
'Ay, mebbe. 1 dinna ken much
aboot they tackals. Hae they twa
legs. or four?"
-Four, like a jackass.
The policeman stuck his head
through the open window, and affected
surprise at discovering that Panton's
scathing critic was a biped. 1t was
neat bit of comedy. In reality ne
wanted to find out exactly how de-
ponent was dressed, and make a note
Of him, because, speaking candidly, ne
didn't like his haggard face and star
ing eyes.
mae doot ye1l hae met Mr.. Panton
T. .Canada?" he said.
NO. l met him in hell, and wish
he had stopped there"
The train moved on. Out came the
notebook. and the whole conversation
went into 1t.
John caught distant glimpse Of his
birthplace as the train wound it's way
through the tumbled hills. Although
lnverlochtie was fully 10 miles from
Mallaig, the railway at the watershed
pa ssed within 3 miles. but the lie of
the land and the head of broad sea
water lOch made communication from
that point almost impractlcable. On
the lake he saw "a smart steam launch,
an innovation eloquent of the new
money Leslie had spoken OF. It's pres
ence induced memories of his army
career. The family Was so poor then
that his private allowance was negli
sible. During his brief periods of leave
from the front he had to consider
carefully such items Of expenditure as
railway fares and hotel bills.
Perhaps he was acting precipitately.
Would 1t not have been more prudent
had he accepted k,ileen's own alterna-
tive. and ARA nged to meet her In Lon
don? Well. here was Mallaig. He had
crossed the Rubicon. Having no boats
to burn he filled his pipe, grabbed his
Kit. and was marching down the plat
form when he came face TO face with
Eileen herself.
They recognized each other insta Mt
ly, and both were greatly startled.
John stood stock still, a good-sized
bag in his left hand, a smaller one and
Spots leash in his right, and the pipe
clenched hard between his teeth. The
color fled from the girls cheeks. She
Evening star., 1926-06-04
EXECUTIVE MANSION
WILL BE REPAINTED
Two Coats of White to Be Applied
This Summer-New Elevators
to Be Installed.

The White House and the executive
offices again are to be repainted. the
work to commence before the Presi-
dent leaves Washington for his Sum-
mer alton.
w. F. Andrews of this city has been
awarded the contract for the painting
job, which will cost Sc. 400. This calls
for the application of two coats of
white paint an,I the completion Of the
work within two months.
The White House and offices were
painted in 1924 and in 1922. and, ac-
cording to those In charge of the
physical care of these properties,
there seems to be little likelihood of
going for longer period than two
years before the buildings seed re-
painting. There will be other i'm
provement work done within the
White House while the President is
away, which will include the installa
tion of a new elevator and the re-
touching Of some of the walls. Be
tween SIS, 900 and $50, 900 will be spent
in the construction of a new road
way leading to and from the front
entrance Of the White House. The
contract for this work has not been
let. nasmuch as 1t has not been de-
termned what material should he
used.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
TONIGHT.

Musical program by the
Hawaiian Melody Boys,
WCAP, 6:S5 to 7:lS o'clock.
Organ recital. WAHG, J to
s O'Clock.
Musica! comedy. "A Musical
Mixture" with WGYs Min
strels, WGY, 7:lS to e:3O
o'clock.
Third annual National Ora
torial Contest, presenting the
seven champion high school
orators of the United States.
from 8 to 9 and $50 to 1880
o'clock.
Teaberry time, kDkA, 9
O'Clock.
Edgewor,h Party Night,
WRNA, $50 pm. to y 80 am.