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Evening star., 1926-05-30

| do you find the pistol satisfactory"
And then the burglar saw. A friendly
smile came over his face.
II didn't know you in your pa.
jamas," he apologized. and laughed.
Vincent held up a warning hand.
Not SO loud" he said. 'My wife
, - He waved toward the ceiling.
The burglars grin became broader.
mo man." he said, should kill him.
self over a woman
Vincent looked at the cloth spread
out in front of the sideboard on which
the family silver was piled. He indi-
Gated a pair of candlesticks on the
| floor beside. the sack Of loot. 'I can't
recommend those" he said. They're
cheap plate, heavily weighted. But
you'd do me a big favor If you'd take
| that fruit bowl over there. 1t is the
awfulest looking fruit bowl I ever saw.
| But / think it's worth quite lot. 50
you may as we'll have it,
The burglar scratched his messy red
hair with the unarmed hand. You're
just as big-hearted as ever. aren't
you?"
"Oh, no." said Vincent. "The in
surance company will have to pay me
for your efforts" He yawned and
stretched. but did not bring his arms
below the level of his shoulders.
well. goodnight. You'll close things
up after you go, won't you?" Still
holding his arms high, Vincent did an
about-face and started from the room.
At the door he turned and bowed
slightly.
"Good.by."
"Good-by." said the burglar.
Thanks"
"Not at ALL" said the victim Of the
robbery. 'Thank you.''
And Vincent walked into the hall
and up the stairs and into the bed
room. He locked the door behind him
and smiled at his wife.
You see, my dear. told you 1t was
your imagination. You probably
dreamed it," He kissed her softly on
the lips. Goodnight" He snapped
off the lights and got into bed.
He stayed awake a good while,
thinking of a number of things. At
length. long after Katherine's regular
respiration told him she was asleep, he
found himself ready to doze. Very
family from downstairs he heard the
rattle of silver.
He smiled.
Copyright. 1e26.)
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Unknown Soldiers in Wars of the Past
Were Very Numerous on the Death Rolls

officer and soldier Of the American
Expeditionary forces to wear about
his neck two identification tags of
aluminium, stamped, in the case Of an
officer, with his name, rank and
regiment, corps or department. On
the tag Of every enlisted man was
Inscribed his name and serial mum.
ber. N
Each tag was the size Of a silver
half dollar. The regulation stipulated
that one tag be suspended from the
neck, and the other, a duplicate. be
attached to the necklace by a short
was killed, one tag was buried with
him, and the other was usually at
tached to the cross which marked his
grave.
A cemetery. was established near
every battlefield. when practicable. A
temporary headboard giving the name
and rank Of the inferred, with the or
ganization to which he belonged,
marked each grave. Further precau.
ton taken, by the War Department
was to make the company officer re-
sponsible for the burial Of his men.
1t was his duty to show the exact To-
cation of each grave with a sketch
map.
When q soldier was killed, this sys.
tenn permitted little chance for his es.
Gaping Identification. It is remark.
able that the number Of unidentified
World War dead is 80 small. consider.
ing the fact that many men were lit.
orally blown to unrecognizable frag-
ments by high explosives.
In the days Of the internecine strife
between the North and South, the
unknown killed made up large pro.
portion Of the total number who lost
their lives in battle. An official list
Of the graves in a few Of the national
cemeteries where Union soldiers who
fell in the Civil War are buried
shows a striking contrast to the mod
ern system.
At the Fredericksburg. Va, GENE.
terry, 1898 graves are marked "un-
known" the known dead amounting
to 2,466. An even greater proportion
Of unidentified graves is the appalling
N. c., where the unknown are 12,168;
known, 133. The graveyard at Flor.
ence, 8. c., has 2,S02 unknown against
only 214 identified burials.
Those who know their American
history recall the furious lighting
along the Rappahannock River. which
Lees army chose as q main line Of
defense. The disproportion Of "un.
known" found in the cemeteries at
Salisbury and fredericksburg proba-
bly, is explained through their being
the burial grounds for those who fell
in the Rappahannock fighting.
There were four great battles in the
course of that fighting, and it has
been said that more men were killed
than in any other part Of the world,
in an equal geographical area, during
any war UP to the time of the World
Evening star., 1926-05-30

War. At Marye's Heights alone, ac.
cording to historians, Gen. Burnside
in 1862. literally sacrificed 1900 men.
as the Confederates were so well pre-.
pared that his attempt was hopeless.
Another massacre Of human lives
was staged at the famous Battle of
the Wilderness in that sad conflict.
Here, in region most bitterly fought
over. that extends all the way from
a few miles south Of Washington to
the Rappahannock, the opposing
armies could not see each other, yet
ferociously fought on.
1t is estimated the Wilderness battle
cost 5,597 Union soliers, and the Con-
federate loss was even more.
The real horrors Of the Civil War,
however, seem to be recorded in the
surgical dreadfulness. Often ampu.
/! tation and other major operations had
to be hastily performed in improvised
field hospitals without anesthetics.
Chloroform, considered very danger
Gus, and undoubtedly causing death
In many instances, was the only anes-
thetic available in favorable circum-
stances.
Like flies, men died at the base hos
pitals from infected wounds and epi-
denies Of gangrene, usually spread by
the hands and instruments of the sur.
geons themselves. They were too busy
! with other things even to imagine the
existence Of germs.
Nearly four men died Of disease for
every one killed In battle during the
Civil War, which is a striking contrast
to the record in the great conflict Of
1917, when much less than two for
each man killed in action died Of
disease.
Is 1t any wonder that American
hearts are stirred in observance Of
Memorial day? The human heart Is
deeply affected through honoring the
graves Of loved ones and national
heroes.
OF such import Is Memorial day in
the human scheme Of things that Con-
gress, in 1874, designated May 80 for
its observance, further declaring It to
be q National holiday.
How the observance of Memorial
day came about in the United States
is Interestingly told by q biographer
|.of Gen. John A. Logan, who issued
Fan order on May 5. 1868, while com.
mander.in-chief Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic. The touching ac-
relates:
"Col. Charles Wilson, editor Of the
Chicago Journal, and party Of prom
inent women from Boston and
Chicago came to Washington in Feb
ruary, 1868, and invited Gen. and Mrs.
Logan to go with them to Richmond
to visit the historic ground around
that city. His duties in Congress pre-
vented Gen. Logan from going, but
Mrs. Logan went. and when she re.
turned she told her husband Of the
simple decoration on the Confederate
graves. This touched him deeply. and
Evening star., 1926-05-30
BY LEE POE HART.

n n IXED emotions, as women
M weep audibfy and men kneel
NV in solemn reverence and holy
j prayer, today, while we pay
tribute to our common
buddy" before the tomb of the I'm
known Soldier at Arlington.
Amid chaplets Of laurel and flowers.
the American flag serves as sentinel
over his sarcophagus. The burial of
ber II. 1922, out Of respect to our very
many unknown soldiers, is recalled.
An Army bugler sounding TAPS"
was the only one of US he could hear.
Yet a whole Nation, in thought. If not
in actual presence, stood with bowed
heads and honored the memory Of the
unknown" men who have died that
the Republic might live.
It is Memorial day, a time Of sol.
emn requiem for the dead; particular.
ly the Nations war dead.
Again our buddy" will hear the ia.
miliar sound Of the bugle. Let it be
understood, he is our composite "bud.
dy," for in reality he was only one of
the American soldiers killed "over
there" whose names and personal
histories were unknown.
He is our national hero. He Is espe-
cially the hero and son of each mother
and father Of all the gallant warriors
who still remain unidentified. To each
Of these proud and patriotic though
grief-stricken parents. he is known"
Every one Of us KNOWS" our buddy,
too.
At the time he was given q soldiers
last rites about 1000 were numbered
among the World War unknown dead.
The War Department today reports
only 1862 remain unidentified.
In choosing the body that should
represent this national hero, thanks to
the foresight Of the War Department,
utmost care was taken to pick out
that Of buddy who could not by any
possibility be. identified. Thus the one
| who lies in the sepulcher Of the Un.
known Soldier could never have been
recognized.
Figures at the War Department
show 36.931 Americans were killed in
battle during the World War. With
only 1.6s2 Of that number now re-
| naming Unidentified, the proportion
Of unknown" dead is remarkably
small.
Had It not been for the Intelligent
system Instituted by the War Depart.
ment for the purpose Of identifying
/, men killed in battle, the World War
unknown would have mounted to un-
told thousands. There was no such
system adopted during the Spanish.
| American War. Only within recent
years have civilized nations establish
ed an efficient method Of Identifying
their dead.
Experiences Of the European COM
batar1ts prompted America to devise
a means Of Identification. The War
Department regulations required every
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Novel Landing Lights.
CLAss.covERED parallel trenol

Z xLASS-COVEHED parallel trenches
in which neon" light tubes are
installed have been dug across the
British landing field at Croydon to aid
flyers to descend safely in fogs. Tho
reddish glow Of the lamps. It has been
found. penetrates the mist more ef-
fectively than other kinds Of light.
Between the tubes is a leader cable"
which affects q sensitive instrument
in an airplane flying above 1t. Having
been guided to the field by radio, the
pilot. after picfing up the boundaries
Of the area byHneans Of the cable. can
circle around. gauging his attitude
by means Of the action Of the cable on
the instrument until the lights them
selves are visible and the landing can
be made with little or no risk Of acct
dent.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Where Bad Eggs Go.

EGGS that ate worthless 50 far as
food value goes are not wasted
by the large dealers, but are covered
with kerosene after being broken.
treated with boric acid and sold to
tanneries for use in one of the first
processes Of making leather. The
shells are removed by sleeves and the
egg mixture is placed in a revolving
drum with the raw hides to make
them 2iiant.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

n II IXED emotions, as women
nH weep audibfy and men kneel
N in solemn reverence and holy
j prayer, today, while we pay
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
Conservation Named for
New Haven Woman OF 80

New Haven. Jan. s P,--Judge
Gibson in probate court here today
named a conscrvator over the person
and estate of Mrs. Clara L. Adriance,
widow of L. Adriance, for many
years an executive Of the firm of
Henry Hooker and company. 1Trs.
Adrancc, who is in her 90th year
had executed a power of attorney
over all of her affairs to L. Miles
Bradley.
Not being satisfied with manner
in which Bradley conducted her
business, Mrs. Adrance took up tho
matter with her physician, Dr.
George II. Joslin who made a COM
plant to the board of charities. The
board filed in the probate court an
action for the appointment Of Il COIL
seryator.
The court named Chester Cook of
Nalllngford, n kinsman of Mrs
AdrianCc as conserNator after Ques-
tioning the value Of list Of invest
mcnts made by Bradley for Mrs,
AdrlaAce.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
Father Who Killed Own
Child in Auto Is Fined

New Haven, Jan. Pl-Clomenti
Verdi, Of this city charged with
gross negligence in the operation Of
a motor vehicle, was fined $3.50 and
costs and given a suspended term
of one year in jail in criminal court
today.
Verdi, the father of five children.
was held responsible for the death
Of his 12-year-old daughter on De-
cember 10 last when his automobile
overturned.
Charged with five counts of bur
Giary and attempted burglary and as
a second offender Clarence Franklin,
alias Clarence Frank and James
Sayles of no certain address, was
sentenced to from four to six years
IN states prison. The burg1arics,
occurred at homes in Woodbridge,
Hamden and Orange. The man was
not put TO plea on allegations that
he forged The name of John J..
Lane, former director of public
works to five checks.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
CONTEMPLATING PLOT
More Disclosures In Budapest
Brings Other Hungarians Within
shadows Of Prison Walls.

Budapest, Hungary, Jan. 3 P) ---
Today was another ono OF dis
closures In the counterfoiting plot
that has already brought a dozen
prominent Hungarinns within the
shadow OF the prison walls,
While. detectives continued their
raids IN search OF additional evi.
dence, further arrests were made
and the names OF other notahlcs
alleGedly involved We're made pub
lie,
Among those taken into custody
this morning was Baron Sigismund
Perenyi. former minister of tho in.
terror and intimate friend Of the
late premier, Count Tis2a. Count
Szmrccsani, powerful ISlitical
leader, was also arrested, and Il
warrant was issued for Police Pre-
feet Nadossy. who left on n "hur-
rIed vacation" when the raminca-
lions OF the plot were first reveal
Cd
Another development was the
departure for Italy Of one of tho
French detectives who has been
working here TO arrest the Hun
garian fascist leader Clain. who Is
said 10 have fled over the border.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
REFLECTED IN CHESS
Sets Represent Soviet and Anti
Soviet With Characteristic
"Men" In Each.

Moscow, Jan. Pl-The revolution
has affected chess. the most cosmo-
politan of all games and a pastime
SO ancient that its origin is lost in
antiquity. The recent international
tournament held here has stimulated
the game and "bolshevik" chcssmen
are being manufactured In large
quantities.
The new sets are red and white,
thus representing the forces of revo-
luton and counter-revolution. In the
white set the conventional and time
honorcd figures of king, queen,
knight, bishop and castle are re-
tanned, but in the opposing set the
king is replaced by a worker, the
queen by a peasant woman, the
knights by rcd army soldiers, the
bishops by bolshevik commissars, the
castles by factories and the pawns
by young pioneers who are the
Boy scouts Of the land of soviets.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
BY JOHN W. OLEARY
President United States Chamber Of
Commerce

One hears and reads so much
these days Of good business condi-
tons over the United States and of
the very large measure of prosperi-
ty evidenced, he begins to ask for
the facts that give rise to such opti-
mistic reports.
' AS president Of the Chamber OF
Commerce Of the United States ]
have recently had an opportunity to
study at first hand the conditions
in many parts of the country and
glad to express my conviction that
business Is in sound condition and
that the signs fQS the future are en-
conragns.
The stories told of an improve
ment in agriculture are founded on
fact; crops are better balanced, and
average prices are higher, The CO.
operative marketing movement is
growing until today two billion, five
hundred million dollars worth of
farm products are being sold under
that method. Altogether the situa-
ton is very hopeful and agriculture
gives promise of approaching a
stable condition which will place il
on a level with the other great pro-
ducing industries.
The improved agricultural Condi-
ton is n source Of satisfaction to
business. Business men know how
dependent our national prosperity is
on conditions in our farming areas.
Record Is Broken
Car loadings, recognized as busi-
ness barometer show that since July
Is loadings have averaged more
than the former record Of a million
week. which once amazed US.
In every part Of the country lner-
chandlse inventories are satisfactory
not too much goods and not too
little. Everyone that overlook us in
1920 and 1921 because of errors Of
Judgment in merchandise stocks.
Ruilding records disclose that dur
ing ten months Of 1925 we exceeded
any previous full years building rec
ord with total OF new construction
which approached five billion dollars
in value.
Inquiry reveals the fact that ere
dit conditions in all the large cities
are good and that there is ample
credit available for all legitimate
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
ELM CITY men IN
ANTI-KLAN MOVE
Ex.MemberS Vigorous in Con-
demninS lis Activities

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 3 Up
Charging that the Ku Klux Khan "at
this time Is n national menace"
which "can never be redeemed"
Arthur ]. Mann, former Kligraph
tsecretary) OF disbanded provisional
Nlan No. of Now Haven has an
upunced the dissolution OF the local
chapter OF the hooded order. In two
letters, made public yesterday, one
of which was addressed to the press
and the other TO Walter f. Bossert
imperial klalilf (vice-presidenO
knights OF the X. X. X, of Georgia,
Inc. Indianapolis, Mann critlci2es
the aims and purposes OF the organi.
cation, and sets forth reasons for the
disbandlng.
About six hundred members were
affected by the decision TO disband
which was reached at council OF
the local klansmen held on Decem-
Der %, when 1t was agreed that the
objects Of the order were such that
New Haveners who We're self-re-
specting Protestants and good citi-
zen5 OF the United States could no
longer maintain"
In the letter 10 the press, Mann
charges that the khan is entirely in
the hands Of one man"
Standardized after his type" he
says, at (the klan) has become
moronic. It's psychology is bad, and
1t has become not only n-American,
but anti-American."
mo American worthy of the name
can longer affiliate with an organi-
zation such as the knights Of the
X. X. X. of Georgia, Inc, now is
and maintain his self-respcct," Mann
says in his letter 10 Bossert, ITO
day under the leadership of Mr..
Hiram Wesley Evans and yourself,
1t has degenerated into nothing less
than an organization of greed x
IT. has become, under degenerate
management, without question the
greatest menace facing American
people today. For every good man
severing his connection with II, ten
men are taken in that would shame
Il ward leader of Tammany Hail.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
PIGGLY WIGGLY WAR IS
NOW APPARENTLY OVER
Both saunders and His Creditors
Arc Claiming Victory

Memphis, Tenn, Jan, R -
Peace roigns today between the
PIGGY Wigsly corporation and
Clarence Saunders, who for the
past two years have waged a legal
war In many courts, state and fed
cral, and both sides are claiming
victory.
In the settlement, announced by
attorneys for both sides, Clarence
Saunders, former head Of the Pig
ely Wiggly corporation and who led
tho famouss fight against shorts"
in Piggy Wiggly stock in Wall
street, is to pay the corporation
Sl50,o00 within two years. The
corporation viii waive all claims
against Mr.. Saunders and he
In turn will drop litigation
against the corporation. Tho terms
Of the agreement call for n $685.
600 payment by Mr., saunders with
in 30 days and other payments
VIII be made at stated intervals.
In the settlement, Saunders
saves the difference between $780,
600 and the $201,OOO allowed the
corporation against Saunders in n
recent federal court ruling.
Suit filed by L. A. Gullfoyle,
stakeholder in the Piggy Wiggly
corporation, against the directors
OF the corporation. asking $500
600 from them on the ground that
they were liable with Saunders for
losses alleged to have been incurred
in Wall street transactions was dis.
missed yesterday in chancery court
under consent decree. This was
regarded as a victory for the cor
poration, as the decree will serve
as a bar against similar suits in
the future.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
Worcester Trolley Survey
Committee Is to Meet

Worcester, Mass. Jan. 5 Pt-The
first meeting of the commission re-
Gently appointed by Mayor Michael
j. O'Hara and Col. Robert A. Whip
pie, president of the Chamber OF
Commerce, to study the needs of the
Worcester Cons. Street Railway with
a view to its rehabilitation, is called
for January l.. The Worcester CON-
mission, which is similar to the body
in Springfield, was formed when The
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad asked tohave such a com.
mittee TO assist it in improving the
value and service of the trolley com.
rany.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
Senator Borah Attacks
Flexible Tariff Law

Washington, Jan. R0}-The tar!f
act was fired on from a new source
today, when Senator Berth ques-
toned the constltutionality of the
flexible provision Of the law.
Discussing the resolution of Chair
man Smoot, OF the finance commit
tee, for investigation of the tariff
commission, Senator Borah suggest
ed that the inquiry embrace the
question of constitutionality.
The flexible provision permits the
president TO raise or lower tariff
rates by fifty per cent upon recon-
mendation of the tariff commission.
Representative Hull, democrat, Ten
nessee, has proposed its repeal.
Senator Norris, Nebraska, prom
ised the senate some facts, which
will shock the conscience Of the
American people" in regard to the
tariff administration.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
Should Go Forward

The most hopeful sign for the
future Of American business is the
new public attitude towards nation
al business enterprise, There has
come about new public under
standing Of the purpose of business
and of the requirements Of COM
merce and industry.
This feeling has been reflected In
those operations Of our government
which touch business and In our
national policies as expressed in
legislation. So long as this healthy
condition continues, business in
America should go forward in Its
functions Of providing for the needs
Of our population.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
Child Steps From Curb,
Runs in Front of Car

While driving north on Fairvicw
street at lis o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon, Carl Carlson, AZ Judd ave-
nuc, struck Richard Dunn. age c, Of
II Fairview street, injuring the child
only slightly.
According TO report Carlson
made at police headquarters, he was
driving along Fairview street and
when he was five feet from Richard
the child stepped from the curb and
ran in front of the car. Carlson
says he attempted to stop the ma
chine, but it slliided and hit the boy,
knocking him to the ground. Carl
son stopped his machine and took
the boyho me, where a doctor was
summoned.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
TWO WILLS FILED TODAY

Two wills and an inventory were
filed today in probate court.
Antanas Kardokas left his entire
estate TO his wife, Agatha, with the
provision that ii should be divided
among surviving heirs al her death,
in a will drawn May ., 1925.
Elizabeth JuengSt divided her es-
tate among children and grandchil.
dren.
The estate Of f. H. Robinson was
shown to value $s,056.lS. in an in
ventory filed by Nathan Google and
Israel levin, appraisers.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-05
Bridgeport Murder Victim
Buried in POtter's Field

bridgeport, Jan. Pl-The body
Of Mrs. Sarah l.. Lussicr, II. who
was murdered in a fight at 81 Evitts
Lane December &c, was taken to
Park cemetery this afternoon for
burial by the undertaken who has
The contract for city pauper hurials.
No friend or relative claimed the
hody at the morgue. Two women,
who did not reveal their identity.
listed the funeral parlors last night
and said they would try to secure
funds today to save the woman from
a pauper's grave. but up TO noon to-
day they had not returned.