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Evening star., 1926-10-10
COPPER SMELTED
IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Scientist Advances Theory Man
Brought Ore and Metal To-
gether Accidentally.

BY Science Service.
LONDON, October 9-The most an
cient copper used by man early in the
dawn Of civilization may have been
smelted by the heat of petroleum, one
of the most modern Of fuels. This Is
the novel theory advanced by Percy
F.. Speilma mn in a communication to
the British scientific journal. Nature.
1t was nature rather than man him.
self. who arranged the smelling. Sir
Flinders Petrie. the Egyptian arche-
ologist. recently discovered a remark.
able simila rity between the description
of the Egyptian paradise described in
the Book of the Dead and a region
along the rivers OF the Ior8 and kura
in the Caucasus. This is supposed to
have been the original home of the
Egyptians. where they learned the
working of metals. agriculture and the
writing of language.
In this area petroleum seepages.
forming lakes in some cases. exist in
close proximity to copper ore, and the
theory is that the oil. accidentally
fired. smelted the ore so that man,
coming upon the copper at a later
date. found it in metallic form.
The most widely accepted theory OF
the first smelling Of copper is that
primitive man accidentally brought
ore and fuel together in his family
campfire, thus becoming an accidental
metallurgist.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
REPORTSL|ST|NC
OF GRAFT PRICES
Chicago Paper Says Gangs
Paid SIS Up to ST. 900 to
Police Officers.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October "a graft scale
for members of the Chicago police de.
partment. paid monthly by liquor
cancsters. quoted patrolmen at SIS
and mounted to near the 81 900 mark
for high officials evidence in the
hands of Federal officers reveals, the
Chicago Herald and Examiner said
tonight.
This was disclosed by the Govern
ment as it gathered details of whole
sale protection Of liquor interests by
officers for protection to the Federal
grand jury Wednesday and was said
to have been the high spot in their
move for the indictment of dishonest
police.
Fatrolmen received SIS monthly
from the Genna combine in return
for protection. SergeantS SIS, captains
$50 and higher officials $500 and up,
according to information secured by
inNeStiga tors. At the time the Genna
power over ganglan passed year
ago after several Genna brothers were
slain one after the other. about 300
patrolmen were receiving their month.
fy "allnWance" from the booze lead.
erS. 1t was reported.
So great drain did this become
upon the Genna profits that it led to a
gun battle and gangsterS between 20
lice. in which representative of each
was slain, 1t was said.
\ 23-paEe written statement said to
have been given to Federal officers
Ivy former Genna gangster and nam
ing police who received the era #
money is expected to he the Govern.
ment's chief weapon in securing in.
dictmcntS
Evening star., 1926-10-10
lOWNDES elevated
TO REAR ADMIRAL
Commandant Of Naval Hospital
Given Higher Rank-Entered
Service in 1889,

Capt. Charles H. r. Lowndes. com.
mandant Of the Washington Naval
Hospital. has been elevated to the
rank of rear admiral as the result Of
the action yesterday of President
Coolidge in approving the recon-
mendation OF the naval selection
hoard.
Since 1923 Admiral Inwndes has
been in charge Of the Washington
Naval Hospital coming here from
New York. where he was in comma nd
of the naval hospital there from 1919.
The Navy Department is not expect,
ed to make any shift In the assign
ment OF Admiral J.owndes.
Form in Baltimore. Admiral I.owndes
entered the United States Navy in
1889 from the State OF MARYLAND and
was assigned to the Medical Corps.
For some years he was feet surgeon
Of the coast squa dron under Admiral
Decker and later was fleet surgeon
of the Asiatic 80 uad under Admira ls
MurdOck and Nj, holson. During the
war he was medical aide Of the third
naval district. with headquarters in
New York.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
ARMED RUM PATROL
POSTED ON HUDSON
Boats With Machine Guns Also
Hunt Smugglers Along
East River.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October Am armed
patrol OF the Hudson ard the Ea ST
Rivers was instituted tonight by the
Coast Guard as resul; of increasins
attempts TO smuggle liauor into this
port.
Two 75.foot patrol boats. equipped
with machine guns. hich power rifles
and small arms. will patrol the rivers
night and day Each boat will he
manned by eight coast guardsmen
and also will carry three members OF
the harbor customs force.
Customs inspectors today reporte
the discovery Of 400 bottles of alleged
wines and liquors in the hold "f the
Cosmopolitan liner Mckeesport, n
United States Shipping Board vessel.
docked at Hohoken, n J. Shortly
after the inspectors began their
search Capt. Haresson resigned his
command Of the vessel. He was or
dered. however. to appear before q
United States commissioner on Mon
day.
The liquor, inspectors said. Was
found under piles of lumber and bags
Of rock. The ship arrived from Havre,
France.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

with the Yanks' second run. 1t proved
to he the last too. for kOenig sent an
easy bounder to ROttomley. and
Ruth's bid for further fame was
scotched when Tevenow raced to the
far side of second base to snare
Babes whack and toss him out.
Thereafter all the Yanks did was
threaten. In the eighth. with Meusel
and Gehrig on the paths by virtue of
a pass and a single, respectively
Southworth raced in to NIKE a spec
tacular diving catch Of Dugan's liner
gra sping the ball just before it reached
the turf a nd scraElbling up In time to
ca sily double Meussl off second, while
in the ninth an unsupported double
by Combs was the extent of the New
York attack.
Ralked in their eighth by Myles
Thomas, third Of Higgins hurlers to
see duty. the Cards boosted their run
total by one in sthe ultimate canto
when Southworth tripled to left center
a nd romped home on Hornsby's hot
shot that caromed off Thomas anato.
my to Dugan. but this was a wholly
superfiuous tally. as the Yanks really
were licked in the very first inning,
and what happened In the seventh
made 1t emphatic.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Bic OIL TANKS BURN
IN BALTIMORE FIRE
Three 25O,OOO- Gallon Con.
tainers Destroyed-Nine
Others Nearby Saved.

Spe'iai Dispatch to Ihe star.
BALTIMORE. October 9-FOllow-
ing an unexplained explosion at / 80
o'clock tonight at the cannon plant
between First and Second avenues.
and for an hour and a half nine other
tanks of equal capacity were threat
ened
The explosion i'm the first tank fired
the other two. One Of these exploded
few minu\es later. All of the tanks
according to company employees, CON
tained special grade of gasoline for
automobiles. AS soon as the first
piece of fire apparatus reached the
scene a third alarm was sounded.
a few minutes later three alarms
We're registered at fire alarm head
quarters from box more than a mile
away. Firemen who responded found
that the box had not been opened 1t
has not been determined how the
alarms were sounded.
Apparatus for six a la rm fire went
to the cannon fire zone.
All of the : tanks on the Sta nda rd
Oil property are only about 80 feet
apart and stiff wind made the situa =
tiOn precariOus. The blaze lighted the
whole Eastern sky and drew thou
sands of spectators to the scene
Great clouds of black smoke rose
and swirled about the immense con-
tainerS. Residents of two blocks on
First avenue and one block on First
street were ordered by police TO he
ready to leave their homes.
Finally 23 fire compa nies and spe-
cial apparatus for fighting oil fires
made mass attack on the blaze and
by | O'Clock II Was pronounced under
control. The fire was practically out
at o'clock.
No one was injured and an esti-
mate of the damage was not avail
able.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
BY the A associated Prass

BY the Associated Press.
DF;TT OFT, October 9-The first
pub ic express on from the bet troit
Y. NJ. c. A. since withdrawal Tuesday y
of an invitation to William Green.
president of the American Fedora ton
Of Labor, 10 speak under the auspices
VI tn ASSOCIATION tomorrow was au-
th"r'7c1 today in publication of a
l,ttc. from &. r. Van Dusen. presi.
don't Of the hlard OF directors of the
'I." to Mr. Green.
Mr. Van Hu"on said that the invi-
tatinn he'd hcen extended lin sincere
appreciation of YOUR standing as a
G. i@tian gentleman, your known in
tC;f:t in the welfare of Young men
and in the expectation that the inset
ing will not be interpreted as dIverg-
ing from its cstab'shed religious
nature
The letter announced that Matthew
Vol. vice president of the federation,
had accepted an invitation to address
an open forum meeting of the y. NJ
{. 4. on next Monday evening hut
had Withdrawn his acceptance after
tho invitation 10 Mr.. Green To speak
Sunday had hecn recalled Dennis
Bait. editor of the Detroit Labor
News, accepted the invitation to
peak in Mr.. VOLS place.
Van DuSen Letter.
When the secretary extended this
invitation, ii WAS not understood by
him that the meeting of the American n
Federation of Labor in Detroit Would
he used in an attempt to establish
the closed shop in the industries of
this, city, said Mr.. Van Dusens
letter
That such An attempt would he
made has become perfectly clear in
Evening star., 1926-10-10
DETROIT ~" HEAD TELLS GREEN
LABOR BODY IS NOT UNDER GAG
Association President Invites Workers
Chief to Address Body When No =
Acute Controversy Exists

the last two weeks, and because Of
MS. every meeting that YOU address
this week is inevitab bly, interpreted as
one that furthers this effort of your
federation. Any organization that re-
ceives you as speaker this week is
presumed to favor your side of the
controversy.
consequently, the directors of the
Y. NJ. &. \. felt it wise to withdraw
the invitation to you to speak this
week. In my interview conveying
this informa ton. ! clearly stated
YOU that the one object of the Y. NJ
G. a. in its action was a justiflable
desire to avoid the appearance of
taking sides in the present fight. !
said that we had no criticism Of your
standing as a Christian leader and
gentleman. and that any other time
you would be welcome to speak in
our meetings.
Denies Gagging Labor.
"A great amount of publicity has
appeared since my call on YOU, the
purpose of which seems to he to CON
vince the public that we are refusing
to permit labOrs side Of this contrO-
verSy to he heard. This Is not true
We simply feel that a purely economic
question does not have any place in
olir sunday afternoon meetings, and
that this meeting must not he used to
give a false impression of the asso.
ciation's stand upon any matter.
I'm view Of the sgarbied reports Of
our interview on this matter. let me
again reiterate the statement I made
to you. that upon any occa sion when
an acute controversial situat ton such
as the present does not exist. You will
he welcome speaker at any one of
our Sunday afternoon meetings that
will best suit your convenience"
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Survivors, of Ill-Fated Shenandoah
To Make Detroit Trip on Los Angeles

to the ship and from whom will be
selected the crew for the Detroit fight
are seven Shenandoah survivors. They
are Chief Riggers l.. f. Allely. Arthur
r. Carlson and Frank l.. Peckham;
Chief Machinist's Mate William \.
Russell Henry l.. Roswell. rigger,
first class. and Machinist's Mates
Charles s. Solar and Julius +. Malak
The Los Angeles will carry total
of IS or 80 men and officers. and in
this personnel there also probably will
he four men who were members of
the ground crew sent to England to
be trained with and bring back the
R.3s, which was burned in the air In
England.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Soviet Still Holds
$l,4O0,OOO in Gems
Owned by Marie

PARIS, October 9.-Queen Marie
of Rumania must trave! to the
United States without the 81 400.
600 worth of jewelry. her personal
property, which she had hoped to
display during her soiourn in
America
The jewelry is in Moscow. where
1t was deposited for Safekeeping
during the war. when the Ger
man armies overran Rumania. 1t
forms part of treasure estimated
To he worth about Ss4 900 900.
When Marshal Won Mackensen
entered Bucharest and the Ruma-
MAN royal family took refuge at
JaSSy, the Ruma nian treaSu was
sent to Moscow. then the capital
of an allied state. Negotiations for
the return OF the property have
been going on for several years,
but recently the Soviet govern
ment proposed that they retain it
for another 10 years.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Plane to Test Landings.

BOSTON. October 2 t4).--The Army
dirjcihle Tel will make a rross-coun.
try fight from Langley Field. Va. to
Boston late this month. il was an
rcunced today AT the Army base here.
The purpose Of the trip VIII he to
test out landing facilities at places
where no permanent facilities of that
nature are now maintained.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Chang's Aching
Tooth May Save
Yale's Property

by the Associated freSe.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. October 9.
An aching tooth in the mouth or
Gen. Chang, commanding the Can
ton forces in China, and the skill
of two of the medical staff of Yale
University In china In extracting
1t. has done much to assure pro-
lection for the property Of that
institution.
President Edward II. Hume Of
Yale. in China. In this weeks is-
sue of the Yale alumni weekly,
writing:
''Dr. Louise -Farnam and DIR.
Philip Greene of the medical Staff
made great hit by extracting
an impacted wisdom tooth for
Gen. Chang himself. both earn
ing personal gratitude and making
1t that much surer that Yale
would receive all needed protec-
tiOn."
Evening star., 1926-10-10
HONOR FILM DRAMA HERO,
Berlin Movie Theaters Compliment
Emil Janninrs.

BERLIN, October . P-Emil
Jannings, hero of the Aim dram ms. IL
being signally honored prior TO his de-
parture October s for the United
States. where he IL to star in pic.
ture under the direction Of Ernst LiI
bitsch. Moving picture houses in Ber-
lin and several other cities will de-
vote week to producing each night
a Jannings film to show the public
the whole career of Germany's most
popular screen star. Numerous fare
well parties also have been arranged
including a banquet, which will he at
tended by Berlins entire movie col
Ony.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

BUDAPEST. September % tCOrre-
ce).-AlthOugh bObbed hair IL
at the peak Of its popularity else
where. the municipal schools commit
tee Of Budapest has recently issued
an order which prohibits schoolgirls
from bObbing their hair. Girls must
wear their dresses with fun sleeves
and long enough to cover their knees,
and are forbidden to use rouge and to
dance in public dance halls.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
SUNBURNED MAIDS USE
WAX BATHS AS BLEACHER
Beauties Who Acquired Coat of Tan
at Beaches Find Evening
Gowns Off Color.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. October ?-Rathing
beauties who spent weeks at the Lido
and French beaches acquiring a heavy
coat of tan now are busy taking wax
baths in an effort TO bleach themselves
for the latest evening gowns.
In one large hotel alone the beauty
expert has had as many as 80 women
taking the wax treatment. 1t takes
two full days to complete the bleach.
ing.
II looked like half-cleaned pic-
ture when | got into evening clothes y
one stage beauty complained. when
she placed herself in the expert s
hands. Il thought | looked very fine
in a bathing suit. hut u didn't 90
when put cn dainty evening gowns" -"
Evening star., 1926-10-10
AID FROM RUM RUNNERS.
Anti i-Prohibitionists Receiving Un-
expected Support.

BY cahle to The Star ard Chicago Daily News
OSLO, October 9.-The anit-pro-
hibitiorists have received unexpected
support from rum smugglers in the
last few DAYS in the LIQUOR
referendum fight. There has been an
enormous increase in smuggling
activity. II is estimated 10000
barrels of spirits a week are being
unloaded on the south coast. The
smugglers work from floating head
quarters in Skagerrack. outside the
territorial waters, where they are safe
from the authorities.
.copvrlrht. 1895 by Chicago Daily News Co.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
PARESIS CURE REPORTED
AT CANADIAN HOSPITAL
Austrian Method of Using Malaria
Germs Developed Effectually,
Says Doctor.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMILTON. Ontario. October o
The cure Of paresis. hitherto hopeless
disease. has been accomplished at the
Ontario Hospital here. the superin-
tendent. DR.. w. NJ. English, announced
today.
The discovery made recently in Aus
tralia. that malaria germs tend to
bring about the recovery of such pa
tients. has been developed at the local
institution and DR.. English now states
that results have been Of such a char
acter that the treatment may be re-
garded as most effectual in such cases.
Many patients treated have appar-
emily recovered almost completely.
Whether the recovery will he perma-
nent mas yet to he ascertained.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
New Air Line Planned.

ROME, September % Correspond
ence)-Aerial transportation between
Rome and Munich by the way of
Bologna and Milan will shortly he
started by the newly formed Italia n
Aero Lloyd. should the present nego-
tiations between Berlin and Rome au-
thoriZe the venture.
This new aerial route will enable
travellers from Central European and
Scandinavian countries to reach the
Near East and Africa via Italy The
trip between Rome and Berlin will
take less than six hours
Evening star., 1926-10-10

Ten survivors of the Shenandoah
nrohahlv will he members of the crew
of the non military airship Los An
reles when she sets sail on or after
october II from the Atlantic Coast for
Detroit. Mich,
Resides Lieut. Comdr. c. f.. Rosen-
dahl. skipper Of the Los Angeles and
senior surviving officer Of the wrecked
dirieihle. two other of the 10 officers
now assigned to the trip also are
Shenandoah survivors. They are
Lieut.. r. G.. Mayer and Lieut.. c. E.
Bauch.
OF the 40 enlisted men now assigned
Evening star., 1926-10-10
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Evening star., 1926-10-10

Queen Mary has set a new fashion,
or rather revived an old one. ny TAX.
ing to wearing q Shetland shawl. sew
eral Of which she bought during her
recent visit to Scotland.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

The tallest European monarch Is the
King Of Denmark, who stands fest 4
inches.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Shorter Week Approved.

The resolution favorinC the shorter
week directed the executive committee
TO inauCurate a campaign OF educa
tion and organization in furtherance
of the program. 4 specific declara
tion in favor of flve-day week was
modified by the report of the com
mittee on A shorter work day to
recommend the program in the more
general terms of "a progressive short
eninE Of the hours of labor, and the
days per week" There was little de
bate on that section Of the commit
tees report.
The constitutional amendments in
crea sed the monthly per capita tax of
members affiliated through local
unions. from 25 TO 35 cents and the
fedora tons minimum share OF local
initiation fees from - cents to 81.
The combined increases are expected
To add approximately $3.50. 600 annual
ly to the national orCa nization's in
come.
Protracted debate on wages ended
with the adoption of the committee
report. which recommended the policy
outlined in the executive council 9
report last Monday.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Auto Trade Drive Outlined.


Otonnell, president Of the me al
trades department. outlined a tenta-
tive program suggested to the eXeclI-
tive council for the conduct of the
campaign to unioniZe the automobile
industry. The canization drive was
approved by the convention Thursday.
\ meeting 0f the principal craft
unions involved will he held under the
direction of the executive council in
Washington Immediately OTTER the No
Vemhe" elections and it is the purpose
OF SPONSORS of the movement to inaug-
urate nrga niZation activities soon after
the first of the year. An intensive ma
tional campaign. which probably will
extend over a period OF two years, is
in prospect, Mr.. O'ConneIl said
"tul plans in this underta king" "
Mr. O'Connell explained. SHOULD he
more fruitful from the outset than
any similar campaign in the past, for
tho reason that We now have. for
tn" first time in the history of the
federation, q unified control of the
O. ampai2n. The work will I've free of
the usual hardicapS and distractions
generally inVoiN ed IN the business Of
organizing an industry through the
Individual efforts OF dozen or more
distinct craft international unions.
"N aStpd effort will be eliminated
rc&oui COS combined and purpose di
roc. ed through tho special rampa ign
committee working under the direct
supervision of the executive council.
The intricate questions Of iuriStlic
tion have been a Troublesome problem
in previous undertakings of this
nature. Here We shall he free OF
that"
Evening star., 1926-10-10
A.E.L. TO CAMPAIGN
FOR SHORT HOURS
Convention Votes for Nation.
Wide Effort on Pro-
gressive Basis.

\
DETROIT. Mich. October AT
tackinE with determination in an in
tonSive three hour session. the Ameri
can Federation of Labor cleared its
convention docket today of three i'm.
portant questions OF policy.
1t Una animouSly voted to launch n
rational campaign for the progress
s!ve shortening of the hours of labor
and the days per week" approved
two constitutional amendments IN
tended 10 augment the financial re-
sources of the federation and enun-
rIated, with renewed emphasis. its
policy seeking wage advances with
every increase in per capita produc-
tlon resultant of advances in the me
rhanical arts
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21
The Injunction in PassGic

injunction beaed appearance in Pas
They usually much earlier in such struggles 1t is much
like others years and follows faithfully the precedent
established by Harry Daughey srkebreakng attorney general
of the Harding Coolidge cabinet his upon striking
opmen in the strike Of 1922 1t prohibits ninety parc
ipants in the strike from promoting encouraging directing parc
patng movement to induce the employees of
the Forsmann and Huffman their employment
from consulting with encouraging striker contributing
advice to such striker toward the of such strike
If recognized and Obeed this ukase from satrap of the mill
would end the strike But like the shop strike of 1922 and
the Paterson silk strike of 1924 this injunction will
contempt and considered the scrap of paper that is Workers
turnout the nation laugh the mprecaons of this creature who
prostitutes the bench in order to aid the mill break the strike
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEND RELIEF. TO THE FORsT-
MANN-HUFFMANN STRIKERS AND TO ALL THE OTHERS
AND OPENLY DEFY AND FLAUNT THE PUPPET JUDGE,
BENTLEY.
The supreme Of the United States has long established
the right peaceful petng and hence strikers who defy Beneys
injunction within their legal rights.
In the Paterson strike the daily niunctons of Judge Vivian NJ
Lewis Haunted and the slogan became nuncons will
make silk"
Passaic strike the workers will prove the mill
and their ackeys the and the police that njuncOns will
not make wooens.