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Arizona state miner., 1926-11-13
Lions Stalk the HfrIxuovss

In East Africa the drought has been
SO seVeps that Wild animals have in
vaded the towns and settlements In
searchi OF water. AT Nairobi the In
habitants have only to- stroll a. short
distance. out of towns to, encounter
herds OF buffalo and. rhinos7 andi it is
a frequent occurrence tO'meet all man.
ner- Of big game including. lions, on.
the rOaGs leading from one tOw,ni tO, an
other.
Arizona state miner., 1926-11-13
Source of Vitomfnes

Grapefruit is good source OF at
least two vitamines, those called B and
C, which help to prevent certain So
called deficiency diseases. The pleas
ant aromatic odor of grapefruit also
literally makes the mouth water, or in
other words starts the flow of diges-
tive juices, and the acid that gives the
tart flavor helps the food to move
through the digestive tract in a health
full way.
Arizona state miner., 1926-11-13
THE OWNER

SYNOPSIS-Idly fishing Her
manos creek, in California, Caleb
Warner. civil engineer and a
New Englander, is witness of the
end of a coyote pulled down by
two wolfhounds, urged on by a
girl rider. Admiring the hounds,
he introduces himself, and learns
her name Is Clinton. With west
ern hospitality she invites him to
the ranch to meet her father. At
the Clinton home Warner learns
his new friends name is Betty.
He is welcomed by her father,
Southern Civil war veteran and
owner of Hermanos valley. He
tells them something of his am
billions and his feeling that he Is
destined to be a "Water-Bearer."
In the town of Golden Warner
shares an apartment with his old
Columbia college chum, Ted Bax-
ter, carefree and somewhat dissi-
pated youth, only child of his
widowed mother, who controls
the family fortune. At a club
luncheon Baxter introduces Caleb
to Wilbur Cox. leading business
man and president of the water
company which supplies the
needs of Golden. He gives Cox
an inkling of his ambitions, and
Cox, impressed, invites him to
dinner that night. During dinner
Cox asks Caleb to call at his
Office next day. He does so and
Cox arTanges a meeting between
Caleb and Hinckley, the water
company's chief engineer. Baxter
tells Caleb he is in difficulties
with a girl, Mary Morgan, Cox's
stenographer, who insists he
must marry her. With Hinckley,
Caleb looks over the water COM
panys source of supply, the
Crystal springs, In Hermanos
valley.
Arizona state miner., 1926-11-13

Man Ever Waging Fight ON Disease

Happy legends to the contrary,
there seems no reason to believe that
the world ever has known a golden
age of health. Biologists find diseased
bones which are thought to show that
even great prehistoric lizards, and
after them the early mammals, suf-
fered from tumors which, according
to the advertisers, will claim the
teeth of four out of five of US. Man
probably falls heir to troubles which
other flesh suffered before him.
BY herding in crowds, by giving un
his dover rights of sunlight and
space, he even has added to many Of
those troubles, has created wholly new
Arizona state miner., 1926-11-13
CHAPTER V-Continued

"Sureiy. Had to. Still have to. If
you ever build a dam anywhere
along the line of the Great Fault,
don't forget that. Every major quake
runs along the same line, out of the
sea at tangent, nOr'west to sou'east
down the original crack The big
temblor in 1912 that wrecked the Mis-
sions, and the quake in 1906 that
wrecked Golden and Santa Rosa,
moved over an identical trail. And
that trail went clean through my big
dam down there"
The long lake had once been peace
full valley. Hinckley told Caleb, a
stage road winding through it on the
way to the sea, farms, farmhouses and
q hamlet with a famous roadhOuse at
the Crystal Springs for which the val
ley was named. All these had been
razed to prepare the bottom of the
great reservoir, fences taken up, trees
eliminated, the place devastated as the
big dam rose in the great notch that
formed the main outlet to the valley.
Caleb turned the talk to the question
OF Goldens impending shortage.
"Mr Cox" he said, STATED that
there was no more watershed avail
able on the peninsula"
"That is true We own a certain
number of artesian wells around the
lower end of the bay but they are only
q drop in the bucket. The outlook is
not very encouraging"
GLOW about across the bay?" Caleb
put the query with a degree of nervous
ness. He feared that Hinckley was
about to uncover his own precious
theory and demolish it,
The engineers eyes twinkled.
'"They say that water, like gold, is
where you find it. And fndings-keep-
fngs There is water over there that
ethically belongs to Oakville Our
company naturally considers Golden
more important But it is difficult Of
development. Means large expendi-
ture. We should have hard job to
get water rates raised sufficiently to
warrant It, Filtration is the big trOu-
BILE. The work would be elaborate
and expensive. We can't see our way
clear"
Caleb kept his face clear of every
thing but earnest attention. But he
was breathing more easily. His theory
was still virgin.
Hinckley proceeded to go Into the
present filtration system and the lay
out of the conduits that supplied the
hydrants of Golden. Caleb's interest
In Crystal lakes had been satisfied but
he followed the technical talk with
intelligent comment and left the engi-
neer at last on terms that were more
than merely friendly. He reached
Golden after the stores were closed
for the day but, early the next morn
ing he obtained geodetic section maps
Of the quadrangles covering Caliente
valley and the Gabilan range. He put
in most of the day studying these anC
making little drawings to scale in yer
ticaI plane.
It was all in support of a mere
theory but it was his habit to be pains
taking. even in preliminaries, and he
surveyed his sketches with a gOoC
deal Of satisfaction. If the theory
panned out it meant, not merely
money and fame if he handled his dis
covery properly, but it would make
him, Caleb Warner, an actual facto
In pioneering, in city building. HI
quoted to himself what Betty Clinton
had said at Ell Nido.
THAT is what l should prefer. 4
Arizona state miner., 1926-11-13
Apparently this David Evans
is to play an important part in
the story. What does he do?
(TO BE CONTINUED.) }

ways of wracking body and mind. For
a time the balance of life and death
promised doom to cities: they sur
vived only because life was produced
abundantly and cheaply without their
walls, and the best and most adven-
turous were fed into them. The slow
process Of observation and control
which has made 1t safer now to live
in big city than in q village (and
often safer to live in city than in
the open country itself), is the science
VI public health.-Survey Graphic.
OF all European countries, IRELAND
accommodates the feweEt lava
Arizona state miner., 1926-11-13
Not a Shot. Wasted

Alfred Wetson, Scotch hunter,,
killed 81 birds with 81 shots on a,
recent shooting trip.
Arizona state miner., 1926-11-13

An verdure has been stripped from
a seven-acre wood in England by an
invasion of starlings. Millions Of the
birds killed all the small trees
Arizona state miner., 1926-11-13
Add Radio Horrors;

A radio authority says that the time
is not far off when it will be possible.
to see the faces Of radio, announcers.
Evening star., 1926-11-26

OF the weapon. for. In fact, It appears
| that when he was taken he was in
bed, and although he tried to secure
q gun from a nearby place he did not
actually reach 1t.
But 1t is OF no particular moment
whether the sentence that he faces Is
for life or for thirty.three years. The
law now prevailing gives a prospect
of a far more severe penalty than
heretofore would have been the casa.
This statute was enacted in response
10 determined demand for stiren-
ing of the punishments for habitual
and professional criminals. It has
been in operation only II few months.
and already its good effects have
been felt. Yet some opposition to
it is being manifested. Recently
man convicted of stealing n taxicab
was sentenced for life, because Of his
record Of three previous convictions.
This case has started an agitation for
tho amendment OF the law. Police
commissioner @ICA<o u6AAA4A OPPo7Cf' AIA0
modification, for he says that since
its enactment desirable results have
followed in the proportion Of ten to
one"
Excessive sympathy for the law
breaker led TO n ridiculous degree Of
moderation IN sentencing and in the
granting of pardons and paroles. The
chief benetlciaries of this feeling and
practice have been the professional
confirmed criminals. Society has paid
IL heavy price for the reaction Of
mercy In the development Of a.
class OF habitual offenders preying
upon the communities they have in
tested. The remedy adopted in New
York, the Baumes law. is perhaps un-
duly severe, but It is working more
good than harm. It should be tested
further and 1t should be copied else
where, 80 that the Bum" Rodgers
OF every degree will no longer be able
to lead unchecked careers Of crime.
Pity for the offender Is q worthy
sentiment. but there are others to be
considered, the offenders victims,
whom the law supposedly protects
but who are left exposed to assault
and robbery and even death because
Of the laws Ieniency.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Bum" Rodgers and the Law.

4 man known to the criminal world
& nd to the police of Greater New York
ec Bum Rodgers was captured yes
terday in that city after Il hunt OF
;a'eyen months. lie was q fugitive
from justice, having escaped with
tno companions last December while
ehev were being taken back TO prison
after testifyinS IN court. lie has
wecord OF Law breaking stretching
hack Fcr twenty-four years. starting
with q charge Of Juvenile delinquency
At the age OF nine and including va
.riois forms of assault and robbery. In
addition 70 the offenses definitely at
t-ihlta,i 10 him il Is believed that he
has committed many other crimes.
He has had a remarkable experience
ss Il raroled prisoner, being hailed
hack TO prison for parole violations
until he has accumulated a long
..+re.ch of unserved time" AT
ona reckoning under the new Bauues
Mw in force in New York State
ne now may be sentenced to
prtsou for thirty.three years. II he
AN he convicted OF possession" OF
,veapon he faces & possible life SEN
tnuce. But thc:c is douh+ an the score"
Evening star., 1926-11-26

nant at the three-hour wait which
caused them to miss Thanksgiving
dinners, the plane was taken in tow
by a tug and arrived at the Battery,
ingloriously. half an hour after the
ship had docked.
In spite Of his failure Sir Alan
was warmly greeted when he first
stepped foot onto the United States.
the country he characterizes as the
only worthwhile part of the world
that have never seen" He admits
that he is an air propaganda and
believes that the small plane will
be the means of popularizing air
transport. Sir Alan will doubtless
have an enjoyable time while he is
here. and If his scheme to fly from
ship to shore is criterion, Ameri-
cans may see some novel exploits
before the noted British visitors
depart
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Defective Brakes.

In view Of the fact that the truck
which struck and killed @ man on
Wednesday night had defective
brakes q campaign will be started at
once by the traffic office and the po-
lice to eliminate this most prolific
cause Of street accidents. Tests con-
Quoted by the police on this vehicle
Immediately after the accident have
disclosed that it required a space Of
two hundred feet to stop at q speed
Of twelve miles an hour with the
service brake, and seyenty-f3ve feet
at the same speed with the hand
brake. The regulations provide that
at a speed Of twenty miles an hour a
vehicle shall be stopped within fifty
feet with the foot brake and within
seventy.five feet with the hand brake.
Any person driving a motor car
with brakes which do not measure
up to the official specifications is
courting serious trouble. A car can
never be under control with detective
brakes. Such O. vehicle is @ menace
to other traffic ard should be sum-
marily barred from the streets.
The unfortunate part OF the prob
lem IS that police are unable, except
In isolated cases. to ascertain what
cars are possessed of proper brakes
unless an accident occurs, when an
immediate test is made. This is
something like closing the door after
the horse Is stolen, but 1t is the best
that can be done under the circum-
stances.
The maximum penalty for an Of
fense Of this kind is a $500 fine or
ten days in jail. Every driver con-
victed OF having defective brakes
should be given the full dose. In
this way q lesson may be taught to
that large class OF drivers who are
daily on the streets without the
slightest conception of the rules and
regulations for safety and who, fur
therrnore, do not care and have
adopted a defiant attitude toward
the authorities.
A high degree Of co operation be-
tween the traffic Office, the police and
the courts may bring about a reduc-
ton in the number Of cars of this
type, but IL will likewise require CO.
operation on the part Of the intelli-
gent motoring public to end the
menace to traffic OF the brakeless
and uncomfortable car.
Evening star., 1926-11-26

Congressrnan named johnson a man
named Jones who spelled 1t with a
"z." It was an accident, not Jonez,
that nearly prevented Johnson's re-
turn to Washington. A few weeks
before election, while inspecting q
new mechanical plant at his news
paper property III Hoquiam, Wash,
the Representative tumbled headlong
into a 12-foot pit, scaping miracu-
lously with minor injuries.
u X = o.
Secretaries Kellogg, Mellon and
Hoover and the other members Of the
American Debt Commission are graft
fed that NJ. Berenger, retiring French
Ambassador at Washington, Is going
to devote himself to securing ratiflca'
ton of the FrancoAmerican pact in
his home Parliament. Berenger'S in
tiuence in that particular direction is
enormous. No man either in his own
branch of Parliament, the Senate. or
in the Chamber of Deputies Yields
anything like his power, especially in
tho realm of finance. In thar field
Berenger is without a peer. An ac-
knowledged expert and authority, his
Judgment is seldom challenged. lie
commonly commands a majority in
the Senate for any project he sup
ports.
William Green, president of the
American Federation OF Labor, takes
strong issue with tho London Times
on the alleged "pitiful weakness Of
organized labor" in the United States.
The Thunderer calls British labor's at
tentton to that weakness" and
warns it to beware of patterning
American methods. 1.-The recent au-
thracite strike" says Green, (which
lasted six months, hardly indicates
any weakness among American
miners. Our printing trades, skilled
railro workers and many other de-
partments of industry are strongly or
ganized. Among the metal trades and
In the automobile industry 1t is true
there is little organization. But even
In those fields the existence Of strong
labor organizations in adjacent de.
partments of industry is very potent.
abot leaders in America, unlike those
of Britain, don't become political lead
crs. Neither, as rule, do our EN-
ployers. Both groups prefer to deal
together on tho strict basis of eco
nomics, appealing to the Government
when necessary, for its good Offices
and cooperation"
u & u
Judge Milton COPYRIGHT Elliott
witty Virginia Democrat, former coun
sci Of the Federal Reserve Board, and
now q member of the District of Co
lumbia bar, has scheme for taking
, prohibition out of politics In 1928
He has evolved planks for both par
ties, which ought. in his judgment, to
meet all the exigencies of the wet and
dry situation. Let the Republicans
adopt a plank" says Elliott, read
| ing: 'Everybody's got all he wants, sc
why kick?' Let the Democrats have
a. plank to this effect: Improve the
grade and reduce the price,"
tCopyright. 1926.l
Evening star., 1926-11-26

Is 1t true that normal man loves
dogs and normal man abom'
mates CATS?
Albert Payson Terhune, eminent
friend OF dogs, says that 1t Is. In an
article entitled Men Hate Cats
Why?" in a recent issue of Liberty,
Mr.. Terhune lays it down as his
basic proposition that there Is some
thing about a cat that rouses an &C
tive distaste in the average man.
Surely, there Is something infinite
ly satisfying to the the average man
in being able to call others "abnor-
NAL" When q man Of the high cali
ber of the world famous dog fancier
and writer succumbs to the lure, the
thing Is proved.
It reminds one Of the fashion Of
writer's in a high-priced magazine OF
destructive criticism in branding every
one as a moron" who does not agree
with them.
It is to be noted that Mr.. Terhune
does not say "a normal man, but
leaves the article out because, II he
had, how would he explain the photo
graph OF the late Mark Twain, as
normal a man as ever lived, showing
him with u big cigar in his mouth
and small kitten on his lap?
How would he account for Il colonel
in the World War who held kitten
on his lap for an hour rather than
disturb it's slumber? !.
No, Mr.. Terhune's normal man,
speaking Of mankind, is a rather
primitive creature by whom a story
of cruelty to cats lis regaroed a.
funny" as the dog apologist admits.
The average child, on the other
a. s-c%t~N<{xyn fnQTG i'm.
deed) loves the cat, almost without
exception, whereas every one knows
children who are "deathly" afraid. as
the expression has it, Of dogs. and Will
run screaming at the sight OF one.
= * X y
After carefully reading Mr.. Ter
hune's Interesting and provocative
article, one cannot help the suspicion
that he has a sneaking fondness for
cats. but Is led by his position as pre-
mier "dog writer" to launch an at
tack on them.
He does, truly, spoil his case" by
his praise of his own cats. for un..
doubtedly Mr.. Terhune is a normal
man." and no one in this wide world
can say he does not love dogs. so his
damning must be taken as faint
hearted, indeed.
HOW COulU h ITleIu oA dAAAAA"Io' ouSA
as Albert Payson Terhune, really hate
cats?
1t is a formidable case he makes out
against the cat, one which will give
infinite pleasure to all those who
either detest or think they detest the
tiger in the house"
It is q plea, however, which Will
scarcely "hold water" for there are
too many domestic cats in the United
States to Justify the statement that
there is something about a cat that
rouses an active distaste in the az
erage man."
The very existence Of millions OF
house cats shows, we believe, the fal-
lacy of the statement. II this wonder
full, average man" C'normal man:)
really disliked the cat, there would be
no cats.
Even the preference Of women for
cats. as Mr.. Terhune says, would not
explain their presence among us,
Even the dominant sex In the land
where womar--normal woman -~ Is
queen could not keep them here If
men really feared them.
Il II n 4
Dogs are forever masculine and
cats forever feminine in the speech
Of human beings" says our writer.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Children of COnvicts
Under Unfair Stigma
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Your editorial In The Star of No
vember %, Juvenile Criminals" was.
/ think, the most sensible editorial
YOU have ever published concerning
crime. I have for years advocated a
system Of identification. Every man
should be in possession of some docu.
ment that would show who he is and
how he makes a living. Idleness is
the root of evil. OF this there Is no
doubt.
We have also found that many OF
the boys. young fellows from Is to 20
years old, are children Of convictS--
neglected children.
We are now trying to solve a part
Of this problem by establishing a
home for dependents of convictS,
where we can give training to the
children and guide them Alright. The
children Of convicts are burdened with
the stigma They meet 1t in school
and on the streets. Everywhere they
turn it Is the same story and 1t makes
them hate society. They grow up
with the feeling Of resentment in their
hearts We see it every day. 1t has
come TO a point in my life that
dream of poverty--every day my
heart aches for these children who
have felons for parents.
Society must master this problem
some day. When we send q man off
to prison, we win have to take over
his family and keep them in shape
till he returns and is in a position to
care for them.
feel this smart myself. have four
grown-up children who have to battle
with the fact that / am an ex-convict
1t is my only grief. If I could,
would in some way relieve them of the
sorrow and disadvantage. They meet
it going and coming.
E E. BUDDING,
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Market Site Considerations.

The request OF the District Commits
sioners that the Public Building Com
mission in its draft Of legislation pro
viding for the immediate purchase OF
I the Mall-Avenue triangle include pro.
vision for the purchase Of q site for
the farmers produce market is alto
gcther reasonable and should be grant
ed. For even though the appropria
ton for this purchase should not be
obtained at the coming session
though it is urgently desirable that
it should be, in order that the work OF
laying out the building plan may be
carried through promptly and har'
noniously-the loss Of the present
outdoor market is inevitable, and an
other must be provided speedily. This
area has been pre-eInpted FOR the loca
ton of the Internal Revenue Build
ing, and unless provision is made at
once to place the market elsewhere
there will be lapse OF time during
which no facilities will be available
for this useful establishment.
In their request the Commissioners
suggest q price limit Of 100000 for
the site, refraining from mentioning
the location which they have in mind
and which, It is evident, has been de
termined upon with reference to the
general market question. They are
{{0rf{fSna t{nyN 0%
the area which they deem best suited
for the open-air market location. An
nouncement of its selection would
cause an advance in the price Of the
land. Of course, the time must come
when the situation will be identified.
This transaction cannot be conducted
with secrecy. Meanwhile 1t is well to
proceed with caution.
In this connection It is TO be borne
in mind that II the commissions pro-
posal is approved by Congress not
only the farmers market but the Cen
ter Market must go to another loca
ton. It is taken for granted that the
two establishments will be related In
the new arrangement. A site for the
Center Market must eventually be
chosen, and the same conditions OBJ
tain as to its selection and announce
lnent. Presumably the Center Market
will be built. If q new building is re
ouired, as a municipal establishment,
with the Federal Government and the
District sharing in the cost accord
ing to the existing arrangement as to
division Of expense. Thus ii is OF I'm
portance to the District to secure
some early definition of the matter, as
IN all likelihood it will have to bear
the heaviest portion Of the burden.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
The Moth Fails to Fly.

Sir Alan Gotham, the noted English
flyer, who was to make a novel en-
trance into the United States on his
first visit yesterday. succeeded IN
reaching the Battery, but not in the
way that he intended. Before he and
Lady Gotham left England he an
nounced that he would disembark
from the Homeric somewhere outside
of New York and fly a tiny seaplane,
named the Moth, TO shore. This. he
thought, would relieve the boredom
Of himself and his wife on the long
ocean trip and besides would dem
onstrate a new method Of expe6iting
the transatlantic mails by cutting
off time when ships near shore.
Everything seeIneu 10 be all right
yesterday for the attempt. The
Homeric was stopped outside Of the
harbor and the Moth was assembled
on the deck. With Sir Alan and
Lady Gotham in it the sropes grad
ually let II down into the water.
Two officers OF the ship stood on
the pontoons as it was lowered. And
this was where the trouble started.
When one OF tho officers was taken
of his precaricus perch no way
could be found to get the other one
off after he had cranked the motor.
The delay in trying to solve this
problem, which incidentally was
never solved, resulted IN Father
Neptune getting impatient and he
kicked up such a ground swell that
It was decided to abandon the at
tempt.
So. TO the politely concealed Jeers
.or +be Messengers who were indig-