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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-05
SECRET GROUP
CONTROLS
FATE
Will Choose King and
Queen Of Carnival
Ball

Speculation is ripe as to the iden-
THY Of the King and Queen OF the
Mardi Gras ball to be held on Feb.
.ruary 16 at the Mayflower for the
benefit >of the George Washington
NJ en1orial Fund. Dame Rumor
would have that IT Is to be the dis.
tinguished Mrs But runnor
is vain. for no one knows except
the secret COMMITTEES. And no one
knows the composition Of this
gecret committee, not even the
secret committees wives--or hus,
lands. And not even the secrets
Of the secret committees dreams
may be known by anyone until the
public knows.
The patronesses for the bali are
Mrs. Dawes, Madame de Riano
Baroness de Cartier, Madame de
Pueyrredon, Madame dc MARITIME
Madame Matsudaira, Madame Bryn,
Madame Peter Madame Sze, Madame
de Graeff, Madame ProcInfK
Madame EIizalde, Mrs. Perry Bel.
mont, Mrs. Edward w. Eberle, Mrs,
Charles DENLY. Miss Caroline White,
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Edward
IA. Everett, Mrs John III. Gibbons
Mrs. William walker Smith and
Mrs. George g. Thorpe.
-
DINNER PARTIES
TO PRECEDE DINNER
The third Of the series Of Army
dances will be given this evening
at the Willard. In the receiving
line will be Gen. and Mrs. Main
Craig, Representative and Mrs.
John M. NORM, OF pittsburgh. Pa,
and Mrs. Louis Scherer Colonel
Scherer will make the presentations.
Among those entertaining at din.
ner before the dance are General
and Mrs. Craig, whose guests 81
honor win be Representative NORM
and Representative and Mrs. Dan.
lei r. Anthony, jr.s General and
Mrs. Merritt w. ireland, whose
guests win number 26: General and
Mrs M. Gray zaIinsI5i, who will
entertain company Of IA; and
Col. and Mrs. Howard s. Miller,
who will have q small company.
q. 4 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06

the East, where the next impulse to-
ward war may arise, Is the highest
party Office below the presidency. In
cuimbents of the Office have sometimes
had White House ambitions before
their appointment to Manila. Wood
falling into this class; and they have
never held the Office without develop
ing such an ambition; or II they came
with it, 1t thriVed upon Manila air.
M. Cameron Forbes may be an ex-
ception Taft was not. Harrison had
his name brought before the Demo.
Gratis at San Francisco in 1920; Wood
wanted his brought before the Repub-
licans in Cleveland In 1924. The trou-
BILE is, possibly, that one governor
generals ambitions. Taft's. were real
lied.
Thompson, it Is assumed, may prob
ably succeed Wood at Ma1acanang.
How ambition may set him by the
ears remains to be SEEM but the oiS-
ease seems so malevolent In the gar
dens of the palace grounds that Tor
mer Ambassador Henry Morgenl az
reached the conclusion after q Visit
there that the only safe American TO
be appointed to Manila is one not born
In the United Statesone disqualified
for the White House by constitutional
proviso.
Reward Is Lacking.
II is the purpose Of these three
articles to undertake an independent
review Of the Wood Administrative
first bringing before the people OF
the United States those excellencies
of the administration that comprise,
more or less exclusively, the official
reports upon which national admins
trations justly their work, and next
bringing out the matters that have
been the source of widespread criti-
cism and undoubted loss Of prestige
and esteem.
Who serves q republic abroad sure
ly serves it at his peril. Were Wood,
at 81 years of age, to return to Lon
don from an important post abroad.
he should return to pecuniary and
ritular reward: and he would sit in
Parliament and cabinets surrounded
by the respect due an elder states.
man. But, as he is to return to re-
publican Washington, none OF this
will be true. Even If time justifies
all he has done, it is Usually the
laggard custom Of time to place q
wreath upon the catafalque. rather
than ribbon on the living breast.
Sacrifice Part OF Career.
Woods. career was made when he
accepted the post at Manila. It was
problematical in the extreme whether
anything might be added; 1t was
rather certain that much might be
taken away. This has perhaps oc-
Cured. The immediate sacrifice Wood
made was the headship Of the Uni
yersity Of Pennsylvania, where he
would have gracefully approached
his three score years and ten in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
GEN! WOODS WORK
| TO Be REVIEWED.
Carn1i Thompson's Survey Of
!! Philippines win Be Check
l. / Up on Results.
A kaa 6 e sea sss & e LIZ ,afs s,s,s.
By WALTER j. RoBB.
Of The Star and the Chicago

Correspondents & bali. T9e N sssT and the Chicago
MANILA. p. l., May 19.--Gen.
Leonard Wood has been Governor
General of the Philippine Islands
since October 16. 1921. or nearly five
years. It is e longer period than any
other man has held Office except the
period Of eight years Francis Burton
Harrison held it under Woodrow Will
son.
SCarmi Alderman Thompson of Ohio
has now been named by President
Coolidge to survey the situation in
the philippines. apparently for the
basis OF action in Washington in re-
Epect to the islands; so that the sim
liar survey made five years ago by
the Wood-Forbes commission named
iby Harding becomes obsolete without
having been of the slightest practical
use to the Government.
The Wood-Forbes report reviewed
and criticized the Harrison admin
istration. 1t was made, of course, by
men of hostile political party. This
viii not be true of the Thompson re-
port. News even reaches Manila
from Washington that criticism of
tended and indeed any such pro-
cedure would be the national admin
istration criticizing itself But If q
report. is made at all, it must be in
the nature at least in part, of a re-
view of the Wood administration
q task Wood is now engaged upon
himself in Baguio, writing his annual
report to the Secretary of War.
Partisan Politics Expected.
It Is natural that events should ap-
SnrSo 30 Id I'm
and, the Thompson appointment being
political, these glasses will be loaned
him for his own use. It Is to be
expected that both reports will be
logical and convincing. just as it Is
to be expected they will both be par
fisan. The governor generafship Of
the Philippines, out in the heart of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
Ayiators' True Natures Are Laid Bare
At $4,000 Feet and Upward, Tests Show

ana laxative, Mai. r. II. Poole, com
inandant OF the school, said today.
He stressed the Importance to the
future Of aviation OF q better under,
standing OF these personality changes
that make the difference In aviation
between q wonder and 9 wash
out.
.'The aviator must be just q little
BIT more nearly perfect IN every way
than his brother with his feet On the
ground. AS we have learned IN our
experiments in the low pressure
chamber, mans eyes, ears, move,
stand the test De high attitudes and
new conditions And his nervous sys.
TEN may break down and make him
united for service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
LADY KINGSMILL HURT.
Complaint Of stolen Watch Re.
veals Presence II Hospital.

BALTIMORE. July 9 The
presence in Johns Hopkins Hospital
OF Lady Flances Constance Kings-
mill of Ottawa. Canada, became
known yesterday when she asked
police to and a wrist watch, valued at
81 900. Lady Kingsmill. wife Of Adj
miral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill,
former director OF naval service OF
Canada, Is receiving treatment for in
juries received in an automobile acs
cident last month.
The watch. she said. had disappear
ed from the home Of relatives near
Annapolis. She entered Johns Hop
kins June 8, two days after the acci-
dent, in which her back was wrench
ed, and Is expected to remain for the
rest of this month. Her condition Is
not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06

fun enjoyment of honors already won.
The utter tragedy Of the situation
does not escape the influential men
In Manila, who. five years ago, were
so anxious To have Wood become
governor general that they declared
the salvation Of the Territory de-
pended upon II, and now feel that the
Territory's salvation win only be at.
tanned after his retirement.
Copyright. 1925. byChicago Daily News Col
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
WIFE HIT BY BULLET.
Accident When She Helps Capitol
Heights Baili@ with Coat.

Special Dispatch to The star.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Nd. July g.
Mrs. Carrie Campbell. wife Of the
town bailiff. was accidentally shot in
the stomach early yesterday. when
the officers revolver fell of q table
while Mrs. Campbell was helping
him remove his wet coat.
She was taken to Sibley Hospital
and her condition was reported this
morning. following removal of the
bullet, to be not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
Thrown TO Death BY Chain.

CHICAGO, July 8 (AD.--Death was
George Sabastino's reward for trying
to take his dog for 3 walk. The
animal refused to leave his kennel
and Sabastino tried to pull him out
by his chain, but the collar slipped
over the dogs head and his master
fell backward, breaking his neck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
DRESSES
"a Silk Dresses
Formerly Sold From
$20. SO to $500
July Clearance
49,

In this assortment Of better dresses
youwill find styles suitable for almost
every occasion, both in dark and me-
dunn colors. Wonderful quality
crepes, satins, georgettes and combina-
tons, including excellent workman
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
Silk Hosier Special

The lot includes chiffon hose silk from toe dk -
to top, chiffon with isle top and good sery-
ice weight hose with Isle upper Formerly
sold from $l.55 to $15o Many wanted shades.
sizes from 81 to 10 but not every size in each
shade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06

Almost seventy-fve Spring coats
to choose from at the above one price
mostly light shades; also q few
black and navies plain tailored
fur-trimmed braid trimmed en-.
broidered and fancy stitched effects.
Hardly any two styles alike.
Evening star., 1926-08-01
Frigate Constellation
Saved Hawaii for u. S.

Constellation, the old frigate repre-
senting Hawaii at the Susquicen-
tennial Exposition in Philadelphia, has
a noteworthy history. On July Z. 1S4S,
the sister ship of the famous Constitu-
ton, commanded by,a sturdy seaman
and doughty fighting man. Commodore
Kearney. arrived in Honolulu Harbor.
Kearney found the island monarchy
bent under a crushing blow. A blus.
tering British naval officer, Admiral
Lord George Paulet, had seized the
island in February.
Paulet pulled down the Kings Ha-
waiian flag and ordered all Hawaiian
flags destroyed. When the Constella-
ton arrived there were no Hawaiian
flags to be found, and Paulet was
ruling the island oStensibly for the
British government. Kearney sizeC
up the situation and on July II found
way effectively to protest against
Paulet's act without openly clashing
with him.
He had made a Hawaiian flag, invited
King Kamehameha Ill.,, TO hts ship
and as the King came aboard Kearney
raised the Hawaiian flag andMgave It
a salute Of 81 guns. This was sum
cient notice that Uncle Sans naval
representative did not recognize the
British occupation.
Evening star., 1926-08-01
Hawaiians Unafraid
OF Man-Eating Sharks

The question whether man-eating
sharks really exist has been brought
forward in Honolulu by the finding In
the stomach of q shark the recogniz-
able remains of a human being and
a mans bathing trunks. Through a
number on the trunks the remains
were identified as those Of a soldier Of
the Army forces on Oahu, the island
on which Honolulu is situated. This
man had gone swimming in the surf
several miles from where the shark
was caught. He was seen to cry out
and wave his arms as II for help. Then
he disappeared under the waves and
search for his body was fruitlsss.
So far, as known locally, there has
been no authenticated instance Of q
sharks attacking a living person in
this part of the Pacific. Modern
Hawaiians who have acquired some
of the lore Of their fisherman an.
cestors say that sharks will attack
and eat the body of a drowned per-
son, but are easily frightened by a
living person in the water. At any
rate, no alarm Is felt by bathers in
Hawaii, as virtually all the beaches
are inclosed by barrier reef Of coral
which prevents any large fish from
getting into the shallow waters.
Evening star., 1926-08-01
Many Narcotic Addicts
In Alexandria, Egypt

Alexandra, Egypt. the clearing
house between East and West, has an
enormous trafio in narcotics. The po. 20
lice have done everything possible to
stamp It out and an English commits
sion is discussing It.. influential citi. 6
zens call dope their civic disgrace. Yet :.
the trafiic continues, though It is
ameliorating. On April 21, 1925, thes'
police were given q law with teeth in -
1t, and the tranlc has since been slow.
ly. little by little. got under control,
But 1t In St1l q major problem. Some
indication of the extent Of the mar
cotic business in Alexandria may be
had when one learns no fewer than
5,56S people were arrested and prose
cuted in relation to the narcotic ''busi.z
ness" in 1925. It is a lucrative busi.,
ness. The wholesale price Of cocaine
in Alexandra is about $3.50 a pound,
heroin, $500. The retail price, accord!
ing to the current market, is $2405
heroin, $640. Thus the traffic pays.
And as old Offenders are arrested and
rooted out new ones spring up to take
their places. Most of the dope run
ners are Egyptian, and a few Euro.
peans.
Evening star., 1926-08-01
REVIVAL OF GERMAN BUSINESS
NOW ATTRACTING u. S. CAPITAL
Variety of Industries Locating Plants Abroad
Stocks of Better Known Kind Finding American
Buyers-Commercial Attaches Work Is Praised

the Stock Exchange. A recent feature
of the stock market has been the
higher prices commanded by stocks in
this country in comparison with stocks
not known In the United States.
Sales Of American goods to Ger
many continue to lead all other Inn
ports. Last year Germany pur-
chased American goods valued at @.
561, 100000 marks, while selling to the
United States goods valued at 603.-
100000 marks. Imports from the
United States were 1914 per cent of
total German imports or about two
and one-half times as much as from
any other country. Germany is the
third most important buyer for
American merchandise. Tourists and
travellers from the United States are
now visiting Germany in increasing
numbers.
The value in dollars and cents Of
the foreign Offices of the Department
OF Commerce is shown impressively in
the German trade situation. The de.
partment has a commercial attache
in Berlin. and his office has been yery
active In promoting American exports
in the present fiscal year. This Office
Is credited with having brought about
the sale of at least $40 ZOO, 900 worth
OF american goods to GERMANY I'M
port licenses covering more than ST..
100000 worth of this total were OBJ
tained by the Intervention of the offlce.
Work Is Improving.
Some of the achievements of this
Office are reported as follows:
Acting in obtaining abolition of i'm.
port restrictions on American auto
mobiles. helped bring about sale of
American door-closing equipment for
Berlin subway and elevated cars, all
of which will be so equipped at a
total cost of more than $4,000;
was responsible for the sale of six
canning plants for peas to a German
firm; has found new lines Of business
in Germany for American companies
--one German Arm, for example, now
imports 100000 zinc cups q month
for electric batteries, while another
has developed into an important
purchaser of American leather hat
bands--and located 240 responsible
German firms desirous of making ad-
ditional purchases Of American goods
Of many kinds.
Evening star., 1926-08-01
European Financial Debacle Is Seen
Unless u. S. Intervenes, as I'm 1917

ceded the French Revolution. Eu-
rope is in a condition of unrest and
unstable equilibrium which make any
explosion in any considerable country
almost sure TO have grave repercus-
,sions elsewhere.
We are coming perilously near TO
occupying the position which we held
In 1916 and 1917 before we entered
the wal. .eAvhen the decision OF the war
itself rested with us and, because we
could not make up our minds and
our Government was unwilling to face
the facts, we were hated from one end
Of Europe to the other and on either
side Of the battle fronts. Today we
are in the presence of the possible
collapse Of the whole European sys-
tenn; If the collapse comes we shall
feel the economic and financial con-
sequences for many years to come,
even II we escape the political.
In the end. then, our choice is like
ly TO be between holding to a rigid IN
sistence upon debt settlements which
have already ceased to have even
theoretical vitality and facing the facts
as they are being disclosed now day
by day. To speak broadly. the fate
Of Europe Is again in our hands.
(Copyr1Eht ip261
Evening star., 1926-08-01
The Story the Week Has Told

Abdul Wahhab died 1791) preached
return to the primitive form OF Islam;
Back to the Koran was land Isl the
slogan Of the Wahhabis. He de-
nounced the pilgrimage to the "sa-
cred places" as idolatry.
He likewise prohibited every sort
of luxury, including wine, tobacco and
finery in dress. Pursuant to his In
functions, the pilgrim.caravans wore
attacked and the hajis (pilgrims)
murdered, and the tombs of the Saints
were destroyed and their treasures
made booty of, In 1910 the tomb of
Mahomet himself was desecrated. All
of Islam cried out in protest with the
result noted.
But 1t seems that the apprehen-
sions Of Islam upon the account OF the
Hal when the Wahhabis broke loose
again from their oases the other day
were not justified. Quite the con-
trary. The Wahhabite attitude
toward the haj has changed. One of
the chief reasons given by the present
Sultan of NeJd fer his invasion of the
Hejaz was the failure Of King Hussein
to furnish security to Wahhabite pill
grims to Mecca. The Wahhabites are
now as jealous for the Mecca pilgrim.
age as any other Moslems; they do
not consider 1t duty to visit the other
sacred places, but they consider 1t the
duty of the ruler of the Hejaz to pro-
tect the pilgrims to all the sacred
places. There is no doubt that old
Hussein, despite professions of utmost
piety, egregiously failed to perform
that duty.
Old Abdul Wahhab was, to be sure,
a pestilent fanatic, but he had, one
may say, the virtues of his defects.
He enjoined settled government and
strict administration of justice. The
new sultan is obeying this injunc-
ton. A genuine spirit of Arabian
nationality notably developed under
the first Wahhablte ascendancy. II
the new movement should maintain
and consolidate itself that spirit
vigor than before. That previous
movement, a far ruder affair, with
out the Intelligent organization of the
present one, had mighty puritanical
repurcussions in North Africa, in
India, throughout the world Of Islam.
No doubt the new movement will
ultimately subside, but ere it's sub
sidence it may have produced mighty
effects. That was a shrewd stroke
OF the Sultan of Nejd to proclaim
himself champion of the haj, the
chief binding force of Islam.
+ 4 X ~
MexicO.-Th extremely interesting
conflict between state and church in
Mexico challenges world attention
The church's partial interdict" went
into effect at midnight Friday, this
being the Roman Catholic Church's
answer to the governments regula-
tions respecting the church. pursuant
to the constitution of 1917, which be-
came effective at the same moment.
The interdict suspends church serv-
ices. The League for Defense of
Religious Liberty is attempting TO
bring the government to its knees by
an economic boycott"
The Associated Press summarizes
the government regulations as fol.
lows:
No foreign ministers of any re-
ligion may function in Mexico.
Church ownership of property Is
forbidden and all such property re-
verts to the state.
Religious instruction in schools is
forbidden.
Religious orders. converts and
are forbidden.
Priests and ministers are forbidden
to participate in politics. to criticize
Evening star., 1926-08-01
Curious Church Part
Of South London Depot


Porters and clerks at Denpnark Hill
railway station, South London, often
work to the accompaniment of hymns
sung Justify by a congregation in a
disused waiting room next to the book
ing office. The Mystical Church Of
the Comforter is one Of London's 3 most
curious churches. Babies are bap-
tized In room that was once only
used by impatient travellers waiting
for their trains; funeral services are
read In 1t and marriage has been
solemnized. This church has been in
existence for about six years. One
end Of the former waiting room has
been transformed by an altar painted
white and surrounded by the seven
colors Of the rainbow Seven steps
lead UP to the altar, and at the side
are two pillars representing beauty
and strength. Everything is done by
symbols in this remarkable church,
and the badge worn by members is a
dove standing In q circle with a
seyen-leafed branch in its beak. The
leader and founder Of the church is a
woman named Mrs. Elizabeth Mary
Eagle Skinner, with the oficfal title
of messenger
Evening star., 1926-08-01
MORE FRIENDLY INTEREST URGED
TO UNDERSTAND LATIN AMERICANS
Cultural Origins Varied Traits and Potentiaties Up.
held in Plea Against Our Prejudice for 20
Southern Republics.

willing and cooperative acceptance by
these countries of the policy on which
we base our relations with them.
Prudence at least counsels on our
part the largest measure of intellt-
gent friendly interest and better un-
derstanding of the Latin American.
And to understand the Latin Ameri-
can 1t will be necessary that more of
us. particularly our men of the for
eign service, our foreign traders, our
molders of public opinion, enjoy In
fact those sources from which proceed
his culture.
The task will not be easy. AS one
of the English-speailng nations we
really have never understood, there
fore. naturally never enjoyed, Iberian
arts and letters. The marvellous
poetry and matchless prose of the
Peninsula have never moved our peo-
pie. It's wonderful Catholic art has
had no profound popular appeal to
our Protestant mind.
That does not mean that we are not
to make the attempt of understand
ing. AS a nation we have never been
better prepared. Whereas only 10
years ago less than one-half of / per
cent of our secondary school students
were studying Spanish, over 20 per
cent are today engaged in Its study.
1t may be necessary, it is true, to
modify somewhat the present purpose
of this study, but consciously directed
our nation has in this ever-increas-
ing body of students an Incompatible
army for private and public service,
capable Of finer and more permanent
contacts in Latin America through
more intelligent understanding of its
cultural traditions. Nor perhaps was
the need ever greater; at least appar-
ent need. For IL Pan-Americanism
means the tacit and willing accep-
tance of United States leadership in
matters of paramount Pan-American
interest, leadership for the admit
tedly common good of the Western
Hemisphere, then Pan.American ac-
cord based on this leadership is not
as spontaneous, not as dependable, as
it has been in the past.
(Copyriaht 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-08-01

Continued from First Page.l
fact that little or no effort has been
made by Washington to explain the
facts of the European situation TO
the country.
Appeal for Private Leans.
Perhaps before this article is printed
a direct appeal will be made to the
United States Government to permit
private capital to go TO the aid Of the
French government. This request
may be made by a government repre-
senting all responsible parties and ele-
ments in the French republic, but un-
able to obtain the necessary support
to put through the debt settlement.
If we meet it with a refusal, we shall
certainly be held responsible from one
end of Europe to the other for what
then occurs. And IL the possible evils
do become realities. we shall not get
any part Of our loans back, and per-
haps only a small portion OF our post
war investments.
In any event, one must perceive that
the whole problem is changing
and widening. France is on the edge
of a collapse which has many points
of resemblance with that which pre-