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Evening star., 1926-11-14
52-YEAR CIGAR VIGIL
PRECEDES SMOKING
Man Carries Gift Over Half Gen.
tury and Puffs "10-Center"
on Birthday.
BY the Associated Press.


GREENVILLE, Ohio, November
13.-T. J. Burns, who has just ex-
ceeded by seven years the allotted
three score and ten, smoked his first
cigar on his seventy-seventh birthday
anniversary.
And as he smoked memory pictured
for him in the fragrant blue haze
scene in a little crossroads store at
Gettysburg on his twenty-fifth birth
day anniversary, when the proprietor
presented him with a 'ten-center."
In those days "ten-center" was con-
sidered quite a cigar. Burns decided
to keep it until after supper" After
he decided to save it until he was
older and better able to appreciate it..
And the longer he saved it the more
attached to it he became. He lavished
every kindness on it. He wrapped it
carefully in cotton and moistened it
now and then to keep it from crack
ing.
The day he was " he decided to
smoke the cigar which had furnished
him so much anticipatory cheer dur
ing 81 years.
II was afraid I might not be here
to smoke it next year." he said. ooh,
yes, been smolin' all my life, but
this was my first cigar jest smoked.
Right good one, too"
Evening star., 1926-11-14
ORDER PAPER TO CLOTHE
NUDE ON MOVIE PROGRAM
Portland Censors Demand Picture
on Cover Be Draped When
Theater Is Opened.
BY the Associated Press.


PORTLAND, Greg, November 13.-
The motion picture censorship board
of Portland ruled today that a nude
figure. said to be copied from a statue
in the Cathedral Of Leon, in Spain,
will have to be clothed with a slip of
paper when a program bearing the
picture on the outside cover is used at
the opening Of new Pantages the
ater here.
The theater management, when ad-
vtsed of the boards objection to the
picture. proposed to cover it with a
slip of paper carrying two printed
statements. The board permitted one
Of these statements to remain: AN
exact duplicate of this program cover
was used for the dedication of the new
Pantages Theater, San Francisco"
The other proposed statement was
ruled off. 1t would have read: by
order of the Portland board of motion
picture censors the beautiful and his
toric statue depicted on this cover
page has been condemned"
Evening star., 1926-11-14
DRIVE IS EXTENDED
| BY PRESByTER|ANS
Another Week Is Given
Churches to Complete Quota
of $4,000 for City.

Laymen of the Presbyterian
Churches of the Washington presby-
terry will continue for another week
their campaign for $135, 900, the local
quota of a national budget of $15,-
600, 900 needed to make operative the
new retirement plan of the church. 1t
was announced last night by John
B. Larner, chairman of the Wash
ington laymen's executive committee.
The campaign here thus will close
November % instead of tomorrow eve
ming, and in keeping with this de-
cision, the final report meeting Of
workers has been postponed from to-
morrow until Monday week at $50
pm. at the Franklin Square Hotel.
Churches Needed Time.
The extension Of the period of the
drive, Mr.. Larner stated, was neces.
sary to give more than dozen or
the 80 Presbyterian Churches Of the
local district an opportunity TO get
their solicitation for the fund under
way. Because of numerous individual
church appeals now being made the
retirement budget campaign had TO
be DELAYED in numbers of the churches.
Most Of the churches. however, now
have organized teams, and Will launcn
a concerted effort today with determl-
nation to bring the total pledges here
to s135 900 by next week. The drive
is to open today at the Church OF the
Covenant, Arlington Presbyterian
Church and others in outlying Sec
tionS.
$4,000 Already Raised.
At the report meeting Friday night
a total of approximately $4,000 was
reported raised, doubling the amount
announced at the first report meeting
Monday.
Presbyterian laymen and 'clergymen
of Washington will be given an op.-
portunity Wednesday evening to greet
the moderator of the church when
Rev. DR.. w. o. Thompson, the new
national church head, will be honor
guest at a social gathering to be held
under the auspices of the Presbyterian
Alliance at Rauschers'. Arrange
ments are being perfected by Rev.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor emeritus
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, who is president of the al
lance, and Rev. DR.. John c. Palmer
of the Washington Heights Presby-
terian Church, chairman of the recep-
ton committee.
Evening star., 1926-11-14

Canada's annual electric and radio
show will be held at Windsor next
Sentemhar
Evening star., 1926-11-14
ROYAL BETROTHAL DENIED

OSLO, Norway, November 13 R).-
Highest court sources today denied
any knowledge of the reported be-
trothal of Crown Prince Olav of Nor
way to Princess Martha, sister Of
Princess Astrid, who recently was
married to Crown Prince Leopold Of
Belgium.
Court circles express pity for
Prince Olav, because he is always
being annoyed with rumors Of his en-
gagement to one princess or another.
The leading newspap pers here refrain
from mentioning the rumor, which
had its origin in Stockholm
Evening star., 1926-11-14
MANLEY SANITY VERDICT
MAY COME TOMORROW
Jury Likely to Get Atlanta Bank
er's Case Observation-Disclosures
Are Pending.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ca, November ia
Jury in Superior Court is expected to
decide Monday whether w. d. Man.
ley, president of the defunct Bankers
Trust Co. of Atlanta, is insane.
Following Introduction of rebuttal
testimony by the defense when the
hearing on a special plea OF insanity
is resumed Monday morning, the case
will be given to the jury.
Attorneys for the former banker
have produced testimony by mental
experts in an effort to prove Manley
insane and thus avoid his prosecution
on 18 indictments growing out of the
failure of the trust company and cor
respondent banks. The State sought
by numerous associates of Manley to
show he was feigning insanity to
escape criminal prosecution.
Evening star., 1926-11-14
KANSAS CITY BANK PUT
IN HANDS OF OFFICIALS
Action by Neighborhood Institu-
tion Follows Closing Of
Trust Company Friday.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, November 1S.-
With q cash reserve of $50. 900 on de-
post In the Federal Trust Co.,
which closed here yesterday, and
already warned to make good $44 900
in questionable paper by the State
banking department, the Terminal
Trust Co, a neighborhood bank, failed
to open its doors today.
A posted notice said the board of
directors had ordered the institution
closed and placed in the hands Of
the State finance department.
The Terminal Trust Co. had total
assets Of $6l7, 1888. The statement
of July 5 last showed 1t had deposits
of $540,7S364. J. S. Mcmahon is
president of the bank.
Evening star., 1926-11-14
AKRON TIRE COMPANIES
TO MEETS PER CENT CUT
Desire to Reduce Surplus Stocks
Believed Basis for
Reduction.
nv the Associated Press

AKRON, Ohio, November 1S.-
Akron tire companies generally pre-
pared to meet the price cut of ap-
proximately Is per cent. effective next
Monday, announced in San Francisco
last night by II. S. Firestone, president
OF the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Few official statements were made,
but the understanding was that "all
manufacturers will make the same
cuts"
The tire market is steady and the
only apparent reason for a reduction
at this time is the desire of hte man.
ufacturers to reduce their surplus
stocks by heavy Spring dating busi-
ness, which started on December /.
Evening star., 1926-11-14
Plans to Nol-Pros Cases.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, November 13
R.-Willard Drake, assistant solici.
tor, said today as the result of the
acquittal last night of Charles r.
Davis Of the murder Of James w.
Knox, convict, that he would recon-
mend nol-prossing indictments against
four others in the case.
Davis was warden Of a convict
farm, where Knox is alleged to have
been killed.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11
Medieual-Day Boxes
Became DoUer Chests

Large wardrobe chests Of medieval
days, sometimes called portman-
teaux, were the forerunners Of the
dover chests of later periods. There
were no trunks, such as are in use to-
day, and the big boxes were an i'm
portant part Of the impedimenta car
ried by the mobiles of the Middle ages
on their visits to neighbOring castles,
says Edward Wenham, writing in the
International Studio. Usually they
were made of oak, but sometimes
chestnut was employed. Some of them
were covered with leather, upon
which the coat of arms and other
heraldic signs were emblazoned. In
time they become dover chests, usual
ly containing the store of household
linen that the bride took to her hus-
band. Passing from mother to daugh-
ter, they became heirloOms of great
sentimental value. The chest ap-
pealed to all countries Of Europe and
was brought to America by the first
settlers, and bridal chests were among
the first pieces Of early Colonial furni-
ture constructed.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11
GOSSIP

The outburst from of contributors is timely We
would hesitate to limit gosspng females however, because
experience indicates that the male the species just bad if
not worse offender.
Gossip all harmful thing that gossip which is
started with intention to hurt People, unfortunately
have the nescapabe habit of interpreting all things they want
to em and in the hands of such people, the most harmless
story assume formidable aspects of evil.
Gossip with intent to hurt damnabe thing This the
sort of gossip usually directed and but which
takes it's greatest toll from people in the public eye The Twin
Cities during the past few months has had vertabe epidemic
of this undetermined maGgning of character.
Some of the most prominent figures Twin Cities society
have been the butt of muddy verbal missiles Men whose honor
unqusonaby established to who has the slightest
interest in investigation have beeen assaed by the malicious
bachanded and undercover methods of the Legitimate
and necessary continuance activities the part these
people has been construed to the darkest of vile macna
tons.
is aughabe really, this picking at the workers and the
accompshers by the petty INCIDENTS little sefexamnaton
might help curb this unfouded talk and scrutiny the facts
before repeating them would undoubtedly do We
bamess and modernze old expression hose who live
in glass houses should disrobe in the dark Yea verify
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11
Euid ences of Mound
Builders Far South

Smithsonian ethnologists are always
on the trail of the ancient civilizations
Of America. Now they have enlarged
the territory known to have been held
by the Mound Builders, by discover
Ing on Pecan island, in the southwest
corner of Vermilion parish, in Louisi-
ana, % of the curious earthwOrks
with which the Ohio and Mississippi
valleys are dotted. This extends the
field Of the Mound Builders far south,
says the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Preliminary excavations have
turned up characteristic copper orna
ments, presumably made from copper
taken from the outcroppings worked
by the Mound Builders in the Lake
Superior district, and ornaments
carved from light-colored stone Of
geological nature not to be found in
Louisiana.
Among the early historic occupants
Of the territory were the Atakapas,
dwelling In Texas and western Loui-
sfana, who are known to have been
cannibals, while east of them were
the lands of the Chitimachas. The
expedition sent into the territory
by the Smithsonian institution ex-
pected to find nothing more than sup
Elementary evidences of the low state
Of culture of these tribes and their
primitive fashion of living. But in
stead it found that a superior culture
antedated the occupation of the In
dams. There are stone and wooden
ear-plugs and breast ornaments,
others of galena and hematite, bone
avis and fragments Of pottery, I'M
mistakably of Mound Builders origin.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11
NOSE-IN-THE-AIR
niYersitY of IOWal

editorial reprinted
The snobs of this world of e most pathetic spec
aces They examples of repression fear and
egosm of which make tragedy out of otherwise
successful life.
They have failed to learn the most important all
that living person interesting. Life in it's pure form
means nothing at all to them only class distinction significant
They like to think of themselves the arsocra
too sensitive and fasdous to tolerate mode of living other
than that prescribed by their chosen leaders, In his Portrait
Lady, Henry James that the of the arstocatc
situation Ito be better position for approaching people
than they are for approaching YOU"
And their complete failure grasp this TRUTH the pathetic
snobs lose all chance for realizing their only ambition.
To deliberately ignore part of fe is the most foolish
crime commit To throw away possible experience
to be wastefu with the only truly valuable commodity in the
world.
Remember says Edna Ferber in So Big, mo matter what
happens, good or bad it's just much velvet"
Remember acquaintance rich poor educated in
college educated facorevery acquaintance whom
you appreciate just much velvet the game e
the who throws away possible acquaintance is throwing
away the wealth of life.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11
CONGRATULATIONS

There attention copy of the fortysecond ami
versary issue of The Philadelphia Tribune sxteenpage cooed
weekly which boasts for this ISSUE eightpage rotoavure
section about Negroes
The story is told how the Tribune started in the handb
stage and grew slowly by stages the present point where
produces sixteen week. There record of
There achievement There goal at which other Negro
journalistic well business enterprises well AIM
In recoutng the history of the paper and the exceptional
of the who had first struggled with the enterprise due
credit and honor Clipped off the Twin Cities with the hon
orabe mention Thomas Morgan the early writers for
the paper Mr. Morgan resident of St. Paul. has continued
his journalistic and for here
the publisher of The Helper He printing the church
for st. James A. NJ E. church.
In form the Tribune resembles large metropolitan daily
Its makeup excellent and it's features interesting Con-
sentative and prudent both and Tone deserves the
success which it has achieved.
From it's owy chronological background of year and
few weeks The St. Paul Echo extends The Philadelphia Tribune
hearest good continuance successful
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11
PROFESSIONAL GOSSIPERS
Minneapolis, Mini
Editor The st. Paul Echo,

Minneapolis, MINI.
Editor The St. Paul Echo,
Dear SIR
The female sex has the assumed
distinction Of being universal gossip
ers. Recently, this line of work has
been professionalism, making all fe-
males eligible, including babies.
If three women meet and get their
heads together, no matter if two of
them are block-heads, the other one
usually has received her M. A. de-
gree in this line of work, and can
give the needed instructions to the
other two.
Babies in their embryonic stage
have thirsting desire to become gos-
sipers, and they become developed
amateurs in "gossipism" before leav-
ing the cradle.
These tale carriers do their bit in
exposing our vices. Wouldn't it be
nice if we had some one to advertise
our virtues?
HERBERT HOWELL.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11

of Aiken declared themselves "in no
uncertain terms" it is ten dollars to
peanut Browns letter would not
have been written. A lawyer pledg-
ed to the support of the law would
not have dared to ignore the law or
consent to its being held in contempt
protest. Had the people of the town
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11
Mcleod DOING NOTHING
ABOUT AIKEN LYNCH1NG
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and courteous" citizens in the town
of Aiken. We think they have been
grossly misrepresented, but up to this
writing they have made no sign of
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11

Carolina, declaring that in the two
years preceding the lynching num-
Der of Negroes had been whipped in
that locality and there were even ru-.
mors that Negroes had been killed
and buried. The letter also says the
local Negroes ridiculed the Khan pa
rade on Thanksgiving night.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11

home.
Further developments in the AK
en- lynching situation, include receipt
by any passion-ruled mob had he
sensed an honest public opinion near
of letter by the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People, from a white citizen of South
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11

Love is the medicine of all moral
evil. By it the world is to be cured
of sin.-Henry Ward Beecher.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11
The Safety Valve

Signed contributions not over
three hundred words in length will
be printed in this column. The
Echo will not be responsible for
any Of the opinions which may ap-
pear in the column.
The Editor,
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS

great made up of lot of little The
who fills position of honor and trust has filled smaller posi-
tons of trust The who has charge ten thousand
had charge of small squads and before he had charge of
small squad he first had charge of himself.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-11

Let every dawn of morning be you the beginning of life
and setting be to its cose then let of
these short lives leave its record of kindly thing
for Others goody strength knowledge gained for
self.-John Ruskin
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
TROOPS HOLD MOB
in CHECK AT TRIAL
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were arrested, but they were later
released without pressing any
charge against them.
Verdict Quieted Mob
When it became known that the
jury sitting on the case had brought
in a verdict OF guilty" and that the
negro had been sentenced to death,
the crowd voiced its approval in a
vehement manner. All talk of lynch
ing stopped at once, and within a
very few minutes after the doomed
man had heard his sentence pro-
nounced he was led from the build
ing by State Highway Police and
taken through the crowd to a wait
ing automobile, in which he started
at once for the New Castle County
The fact that the negro
is to hang appeased the mob, and
within very short time most of the
crowd had dispersed and gone to
their homes.
Soldiers Leave Georgetown
Immediately after the trial and |
sentence of Butler the soldiers start
ed to tear down their wire barriers
and to dismantle their machine |
guns. These they loaded on motor |
Iorries and embarked for Milford.
They camped Monday night in the
Building in this town,
setting up their cots in the gymnas-
um of the building. On Tuesday they
proceeded to their homes.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
NUPTLALS
FRICK-MARKER

A very pretty wedding was solom-
nized on Saturday afternoon at o.
clok, February 6, 1926, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert ]. Marker,
1884 Jackson street, Philadelphia,
when Miss Elizabeth Mae Marker
became the bride of Frederick Focht
F'rick, Of Ardmore, Pa, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Frick. The ce1e-
mony was performed by the Rev.
Alfred S. Dingee, D. D., of st. Lukes
M. e. Church at Broad and jackson
streets, Philadelphia. The wedding
march was rendered by Miss Joseph
inc Dingee. The bride was given in
marriage by her father, and wore a
gown of powder blue georgette made
on simple lines with circular skirt,
and carried a shower bouquet with
lilies of the valley, sweet peas and
orchids. The matron of honor, Mrs.
Catherine Rafesneider, q sister of
the groom, wore very elaborate tan
colored georgette dress, carried a
bouquet Of pink roses. William Rafe-
sneider served as best man, a bro
ther-in-law Of the bridegroom. I'm
mediately after the ceremony a din
ner was served. The bride and groom
left for Washington and other points
Of interest. Upon their return after
March 1st they will reside in their
home at 21 South Wyoming avenue,
Ardmore, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
OYSTERMEN WANT
GROUNDS PROTECTED
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opinion from him or from Attorney
General Switzerland as to Della
wares jurisdiction in the Delaware
Bay and its oyster beds. Some con-
tend Delaware has authority from
the middle of the bay to the Della
ware shore while others claim from
the middle of the channel to shore.
The claim is made that the natur-
al rock included in Delaware's part
of the oyster land is most valuable
and that the New Jersey authorities
are trying to lay claim to some of
those natural beds.
1t appears from charts in the Ar
chives Department at Dover as well
as other information available that
the Delaware jurisdiction line has
long been established and that the
New Jersey authorities have no leg
al right to the territory they are
said to be claiming in Delaware wa
ters.
About a year ago some Delaware
oystermen began working the natur-
al rocks now in controversy and
were warned by the New Jersey au-
thorities to cease their operations,
under threat Of arrest when they
should set foot on New Jersey soil.
Some of the men appealing to the
attorney general for an opinion were
among those who worked on the
rocks in question and refused to be
bluffed by the New Jersey authori-
ties. Some of them went so far as to
put themselves on New Jersey land
and made known to members of the
New Jersey Commission that they
were in New Jersey and that if any
action was to be taken for them to
proceed legally. This the New Jer-
sey authorities did not do and the
same oystermen returned to their
task in the bay on the disputed
lands and were unmolested during
the remaining season.
Notice, however, being given by
the New Jersey authorities Of their
contemplated action this year, has
stirred the Delaware oystermen to a
high pitch and they are demanding
that the New Jersey authorities be
not allowed to infringe on the oys-
ter beds of Delaware and asking
that the dispute be settled before the
work on the natural rocks begins
by either State.