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Evening star., 1926-04-26
LATIN JOURNALISTS
THRILLED BY SNOW
"GIorioso!" They Exclaim,
on New York State Tour
in Big Buses.
RY WILLIAM tII.NAN.

ROCHESTER,. n. V. April 26.--
| Here in the heart of the beautiful
Genesee Valley. full of admrat ton and
enthusiasm for the towns and country
side through which they have passed
and the great industrial enterprises
they have seen. are encamped today
the small army Of Latin American
journalist visitors to the United
States.
Racing across the Empire State in
huge and powerful motor busses es-
corted by A detachment Of state troops
and frequently travelling a speed in
excess of 50 miles an hour. the editors
from the southern continent are thrill
ing to the possibilities OF modern trans
porta ton as developed In this country
| through a combina tion Of good roads
and motor cars.
To many Of them. however the
greatest thrill OF their trip to the
United States thus far came yesterday
when their itinerary led them into
some snow still clinging 10 the north
ern hills. and later when a small fur
rN of snow began to descend about
them. From scores Of lips came such
excia ations as "Gloriosc, "Quelin-
da"' and "Marvellosa" and halt was
made that they might get out and
know the feel Of the white flakes as
they fell on their upturned faces.
First Snow for Many.
Several NJ those who were out of
the tropics for the first time scram-
bed up the hillsides to get their hands
full Of the snow. and 1t was no easy
matter to get them hack into the
busses that the journey might be con-
tinued
A distinguishing feature Of the tour
has been the welcome which mas
greeted the Latins at their arrival in
the centers en- route. Leading citizens
in the towns along the wav have
exerted every effort to make the stay
OF the journalists as auspicious as
possible. and to make il instructive
as well as entertaining.
AS result, the visitors are becom.
ing imbued with the North Ameri-
can community spirit as we'll as with
it's business and industrial phases.
They are being received into the life
of the centers through which they
are passing. and are absorbing the
atmosphere Of the region.
Good Will Everywhere.
The tour really is evolving into a
sort of triumphal procession-a
business of North America greeting
its Southern sister. One every hand
are found evidences of good fellowship
and good will. These are not con-
fined to cut and dried speeches and
addresses of welcome. but obviously.
are of much deeper significance.
In turn. the Latins are expressing
their admiration and respect for the
high state of industrial development
witnessed along the way. and for the
progressiveness manifested in all
fields of commercial endeavor.
Yesterday afternoon, they were the
guests of the Chamber of Commerce
in Syracuse. While last night and
this morning they enjoyed the hos
pitality of the Eastman Kodak Com
pany in Rochester.
Before taking to the highway for
Buffalo at noon today they were
shown moving pictures of themselves
arriving in Rochester and at the East
man plant. Each guest also was pre-
sented with Kodak rs A memento of
the occasion.
Evening star., 1926-04-26

TAKEN IN CHICAGO
Wrote Criminal Must Be
Cool" But Became Hysteri-
cal When Caught in House.

BY the Associ ated Press.
CHICAGO. April 26. The tpto date
robber remains selfpossessed when
captured and coollv talks his way 10
freedom. Vincent De Pascal wrote in
An article found in his pocket but
when he was caught rohbipg the home
Of an Evanston broker De Pascal be
came hysterical and. when the police
arrived broke down and sob'bed.
De Pascal. who gained some pub
licity year ago while in the Elmira
State Reformatory in New York wher
an essay won for him first prize in
contest. was captured last night In
the home Of George B. Williams. who
found him hiding in bathroom.
In De Pasca]'s hotel room police
found $4,000 in bonds which the
prisoner admitted were stolen in one
of several Evanston robberies.
De Pascal's prize-winning essay oh
tanned shortening of his sentence
for burglary at Elmira.
Many manuscripts were found
among De Pascals effects. and also
large quantity of jewelry from
which the stones had been removed.
De Pascals young wife. whom he
married in St. Louis. is in A Chica go
hospital. suffering from appendicitis.
He said he was trying to rob the
Williams home to obtain money To de
fray her hospital expenses.
In the article on crime. called
Thugs of Yesterday and Today" De
Pascal wrote that old methods of rob
berry now were out-of date. Instead
of the bludGeon and cap and mask.
he related that the modern robber Is
"a suave. we'll dressed. levelheaded
man. who never loses his self-posses.
sion irrespective of what close quarters
he may find himself in"
Evening star., 1926-04-26
Japan FORMS OWN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Nor. Profit Mutual Agency
With rs Members Replaces
Old Organization.


TOXIC. pril 26.-Dissolution Of ko-
kusai. .Iapan's national news agency,
and the formation of a new non profit
mutual news association similar to
the Associated Press. was announced
today following a meeting of repre-
sentatives of the empires largest YER
nacular newspa pers.
The Japanese name of the associa-
ton is the Nippon Shimbun Rengo.
which, translated into English. is the
Associated Press of Japan" Eight
newspapers, having Is per cent of the
total newspaper circulation Of Japan,
compose the charter membership.
They are the Asahi, Nichi- Nichi,
Hochi, Jill. kokumin and Chugai
Shogyo Of Toxic and the Asahi and
Mainichi of Osaka.
Yukichi Iwanaga, WHO has been
managing director Of kokusai. was
elected to 4. similar position in the
new organization. Regarding the
plans of the association. Director
1wanaga said:
I'VE wish to follow. so far as pos
sible, the general idea of the Associ-
ated Press of America, which un-
doubtedly Is the greatest news or
ganization in the world today. Owing
to the peculiar conditions in Japan.
however. we cannot hope for attain
ment of this ideal for some time to
come
THE newspapers of Japan want
their news unbiased and uncolored,
and it is believed that only through
mutual on-profit arrangement can
such news be exchanged. 1t will also
mean. eventually. a tremendous saw
ing Of money in news gathering"
Evening star., 1926-04-26
PLANTS THRIVE INDEFINITELY
SEALED In AIRTIGHT BULBS
Complete Cycle Of Carbon, Oxygen and Water Sup
plies, Aided by Sun and Bacteria,
Give Life.

An array Of veseta BILE Robinson
Crusoes. small living plan ants, each cut
completely off from the outside
world by being hermetica!ly sealed
In an old electric light bulb. is now
on display here at the building of
the National Academy of Sciences
and the National Research Council.
Though they have been shut mp in
their glass prisons for several
months. receiving nothing from out =
side except sunlight and warmth.
they thrive and grow. using the same
supplies OF water and air over ard
over again.
The system Of growing plants in
scaled bulbs was invented hv Ray
mond H. Wallace. young graduate
student In the department Of botany
at Columbia University. II was de-
signed as a demonstra tion Of the
ability Of green plants to live com
pletely Independently. an ability not
shared by animals.
The plants. which include several
ferns and fern allies. small sensi =
tive plant. and a seeding evergreen,
are so mounted in the spoonful of
soil that Is allowed them that they
receive constant but not excessiV e
supply of water from beneath. AS
water evaporates from their leaves,
it is condensed on the walls Of the
glass bulb and runs down, to ne used
over again.
Evening star., 1926-04-26

The original supply of air imprfs-
oned in the bulb is also used repeated
ly. in a slightly more complex cycle.
Plants make double use OF air.
They take in oxygen and give off car
bon dioxide, just as animals do.
though it was formerly taught that
they performed only the reverse proc
ess. They do perform reverse proc
ess, taking in carbon diOxide and
giving off oxygen. That. however. Is
not part of their breathing. but
part Of the food making process.
wherein by the aid Of sunlight they
build the carh0n and part OF the
oxygen Of the carbon diOxide into
starch and sugar. reIea sing the re-
mainder Of the oxygen into the air.
Because plants play this double role.
Mr.. Wallace's green hermits can keep
up the game Of life indefinitely.
Since they build the carbon dioXide
into food, the plants would naturally
stop growing when the small! original
supply Of this gas In the sealed-up
air was exhausted. Here the green
plants receive aid from a host Of un
seen fellow prisoners In their bulbs
the bacteria in the soil. These work
only one way. eating up the decay
ing plant material around them with
the aid of oxygen from the air. and
returning carbon dioxide. which the
green pla nts capture again and once
more feed into the unbroke en- circle of
Vegetative life.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
INQUIRY IS ORDERED
IN YOUTHS SHOOTING
Other Says Gun Was Accidentally
Fired When He Thought He
Saw Negro at Window.

BY the Associated Prees
BRIDGETON. n. j.. April 25.-Po-
lice have begun an investigation into
the death Of Lanning Coles. 1s.year-old
high school student. while William
Handy his confessed slayer. remained
in Jail without bail. No formal
charge has been entered against Han.
by. Coles was member of an auto.
mobile party which included his uncle
and aunt. which had taken Mrs Han
by and her baby from Bridgeton 10
their farm home at Backneck early
yesterday.
Hanby was in he'd when the party
arrived. Mrs. Handy said she had
no key and had tried to raise the
window of his bedroom on the ground
floor, to awaken her husband. A
shot rang out and young Coles fell
mortally wounded
The authorities declared they were
not entirely satisfied that the shot
was fired accidentally. although Han
by explained that his shotgun was dis
charged when he. stumbled over
chair after he thought he had seen
negro's face at the bedroom window.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
FARM RELIEF HELD
PARTISAN FACTOR
Democratic Committee Ac-
cuses Republicans Of Bolster
ing Presidential Ambitions.

The Democratic national committee,
in y statement issued yesterday. cred
tied a number Of we'll known Republi.
cans with having presidential aspira-
tions. and suggested that farm relief
legislation is being made factor In
developing political ambitions.
Describing recent developments IN
agriculture legislation as gestures.
the committee. in statement, Sa1n
hat analysts of the rival ambitions
for the 1928 nomination is essential to
understand what has been transpirin@
in the name of farm relief.
Starting with the occupant of the
White House" the statement singled
out Vice President Dawes, former Gov.
Frank y. Lowden of Illinois. Senator
Borah of Idaho. Speaker Longworth.
Senator Watson of Indiana and Secre-
tary Hoover as now delving into the
farmers problem in its relation to the
next presidential campaign.
President Slow in Moving.
The occupant of the White House.
it asserted. has been slow TO move
in the matter. but political eXigencieS
seem to be forcing the conclusion that
something must be done at the pres
ent session. Indications of a change
have been coming gradually.
Former Gov. Lowden. the state
ment said, has been making speeches
advising farmers of their unequa
economic position" and lit il evident
that if Lowden is ambitious il is for
the presidency Referring to the re
cent defeat of Senator Mckinley in
Illinois. the committee observed that
the farmers Of thar state mo doubt
had both MIR. Lowden and the indif-
ference of the national adminietre
ton of farm relief III mind, much
more than the World Court, when
they went to the polls. .
Vice President Dawes was pictured
as playing rather quietly his own
farm relief game for months. He
met Sir Josiah Stamp. an economist
of Great Britain. and conceived the
idea of bringing our leading agricul
tural minds in contact with Sir
Josiah Meanwhile he has been talk
ing about Senate rules and listening
III on the White House spokesman.
Senator Borah was represented as
counting on opposition to the World
Court. foreign entanglements and
things of that sort as the chief step
ing-stones TO his ambitions. but will
talk a bit for the farmer meanwhile.
The statement classed Speaker
Longworth as regular and ready
10 perform if the President wishes
the ruling coterie of the House To
enact some sort of farm relief bill ="
The Speaker. it continued. has not.
yet offered A rural remedy. but he
will have one yet
Senator Watson was described as
Saying beautiful things to Hoosier
farmers in hope of holding the sen
atorship for 1928 presidential lever
age while Herbert Hoover has
some ideas about farm relief and the
presidency. The general opinion is
that if Coolidge can't get it. he will
he for Hoover"
Evening star., 1926-04-26
MIXED CLAIMS RECORD
REVEALED AT HEARING
American Members of Commission
Explain Awards Made Which
Have Incurred Criticism.

American members of the Mixed
Claims Commission appeared before
the House ways and means commit
tee today TO testify on the awards
made by the commission which have
been under fire from Democra tic
members. particularly Representa-
tive Garner of Texas.
Robert w. Bonynge OF the commits
sion presented the history of the
commissions work facing a staccato
fire Of questions from Mr. Garner
and Representative Carew, Demo
crat, of New York.
The. United States would partici-
pate in double theft" Mr.. Carew
said. ''if this country accepts as Sc
curity for claims property seized by
Germany from it's citizens.
Representative Oldfield of Arkan >
sas, Democratic whip. charged Re
publican committee members with
blocking attempts Of Democrats to
obtain from the Treasury Depart :
ment data to show wartime profits
Of ship insurance companies.
Replying to a charge of Mr.. Carew
that the commission accepted It's
agents stipulations of award. Mr..
Bonynge said only s1S4,000,000 in
awards had been made out of claims
for s1.479, 100000. Dismissed claims.
he added. amounted to s4S2,ooo.oo0.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
MAY DAY HEALTH
PLANS ANNOUNCED
Children to Be Examined,
Girl Scouts Drill and Two
Shows Planned.

The Commissioners today ISSUED a
proclamation calling upon all health
and educational agencies in the Dis
trict as well as the public 20 cooper
ate In movement fosfered by the
America Child Health Association To
emphasize the safeguarding of child
life In health and needless accidents.
The first day of May. 1926 has
been selected as the date on which
special attention should he given this
matter" declared the proclamation.
and the Commissioners urge that all
citizens Of the District Of Columbia. co
operate with such celebration as may
he had on that day
The chief Of District health depart
ment. DR.. William G. Fowler. au,
nounced ne has made ARA ngements
TO cooperate with the local Commit =
tee in charge of the Nav day celebra- =
ton, headed by DR.. L. j. Daniels. Va
rious child hygiene centers Of the de-
partment and the child welfare sta
ton at Children's Hospital will he
open Nav I, with doctors and nurses
in attendance. Examinations will he
given TO ALL children 12 years of age
and under.
Schools Asked to Aid.
The District Medical Society also
has planned to advise parents to have
their children examined on this day.
and Or Fowler has writted tn Supt.
of Schools Frank W. Ballou urging
that public school children take part
in the celebration.
Merchants Of the city through the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation have pledged their ro-opera ton
in the movement. Charles J. Colum-
bus. secretary of the organiza ton, has
requested them to arrange special
window displays or place Child Health
week slogans in conspicuous places In
their stores.
Pictures to he Shown.
The committee also has arranged I"
give two moving picture shows on
Nav day, one al the Tivoli Theater
and another at the Lincoln Theater
at 10 am. The films have been pre-
pared by the Children's Bureau OF the
Department of Labor. "Cho-Cho. the
famous health clown" will appear at
these theaters during the shows.
One Of the principal events NJ the
celebration will he special exercises In
the Central High School Stadium
from to 3 pm. The program In
cludes a concert by the United States
Marine Band. May pole dances by Il
physically perfect girls selected by the
municipal playground department. a
drill by 400 Girl Scouts. a health
parade led by children in costume. a
health circus. rhythmic dances by
girls Of the Marjorie Webster School
and the singing of health songs by a
group Of 400 school children.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
SPANISH PREMIER
WARNS AG|TAT0RS
Declares Death to ParIia-
mentarism" and Favors
Popular Referendum.


AIcALA. DE- HENAEE;S. Spain.
April 26.-Death to parliamentarism
and in it's stead the popular referen,
dunn. has heen decreed here by Gen.
Primo de Rivera. the premier. in a
speech delivered at banquet of the
Patriotic Union.
The premier once more uttered q
stern warning 10 those who by word
of mouth or anonymous leaflets at
tack" his government. He assailed
those who would find fault with the
government. The politicians Of the
yesteryear had no right 10 criticize
for judgment of the needs of the
country was the prerogative of the
government and not of the political ms
Will Not Convok3 Parliament.
Il do not think that / shall convoke
Parlia ment or call for elections the
premier declared. for the. govern
ion of the council Of state and the
economic council. If the workma n
has complaint we will hear II and il
the issue Is too serious for us to de
eide. we will submit II to national
referendum and thus give the people
an opportunity to express their npin'
ion"
Gen. Primor de Rivera approved Of
the municipal and provincial reforms
made by his government. He said tax
alton would he so arranged that every
person should pay according to earn
ings The dictatorship would be con
tinued until he had realized what was
set out TO be accomplished.
Warns "SOap Box Orators"
He warned "pseudo-intellectua
nd soap box ora rators,' not to pursue
their agitation. which was doomed to
failure more because of lack Of popu-
lar support than TO the government g
firm intention to suppress II. He
hoped that the old politicians who had
fed the country because of their
blunders would not return.
Only those who repented Of their er.
rors would he permitted TO come hack
into this country.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
INTERNATIONAL PEACE
SUBJECT OF RESEARCH
Teachers From U. S. Colleges Going
to Europe as Guests Of Car
negie Endowment.
Hv the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. April 26.-Teachers
of international law and relations
from 40 colleges in the United States
will visit Europe this Summer as the
guests of the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace. Dir. Nicholas
Murray Butler. president of the en-
dowment and of Columbia University,
announced.
The teachers. representing y States.
will make "a clinical study Of inter
national orsaniZa ton and interna-
tional association" Mr.. Butler said.
A visit to The Hague will be fol-
lowed by trip to Geneva, where the
party will study the organization of
the secretariat Of the League of Ma
tions and the international labor Of
fice. All will remain in Geneva for
the annual meeting Of the league in
September.
The purpose of the trip" Mr.. But
Ter. said, lis TO give to this group of
teachers more intimate and personal
knowledge of what is being accom-.
pushed in the field of interna tional as
scciatjon. and To bring them into per-
sonai contact with as many as possible
of the leaders In the public life of
Eurona.n
Evening star., 1926-04-26
TWO lIMITEDS CRASH.
Fireman Dead. Engineer Badly
Hurt. in Ala bama Wreck.

JASPER. Ala. April &c OP.-One
trainman was killed, another was seri-
ously injured and several other train
men and passengers were hurt in a
head-on collision of the northbound
and southbound Seminole Limited
trains of the Illinois Central Railroad.
at Gamble, Ala, late yesterday.
Both engines left the rails and
turned over. killing George Young
fireman of the southbound train. and
probably fatally injuring j. Boone. its
engineer.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
BURGLARS ROB MAN
TWICE SAME NIGHT
Finding Home Ransacked,
G. {. Hunt Makes Same
Discovery at Store.

Burglars. yeggmep and hold.np men
gave a varied cotnplexion to crime
activities here over the week end.
George F.. Hunt. 1921 Twenty sew
enth street. was victimiZed twice by
burglars. Awakening yesterday morn
ing to find his home had been ran
sacked during the night by an in
ir,der. who took a suit of clothes.
watch and chain, ring and SIS in cash.
Hunt then went 10 his place Of bust
ness. at Twentyseventh and q streets.
and found that burglar also had
heen busy there during the night.
His loss at the store was s. from
the cash register and numerous ar
ticles.
Theft of three diamond rings. valued
National Bank building. was reported
20 the police by Mrs. Eugene s.
Leggett, 1904 Fourteenth street. She
said the rings were stolen between
s O'Clock Saturday night and noon
Yesterday.
Safe sma shers visited the office
of the Washington-Flint Motor Co,
Seventeenth and Y streets. late Sat.
urday night or early yesterday morn
ing. broke open the safe and took
papers and more than $50 i'm cash
An intruder was tflgnteffu from
the residence of DIR. Melville r..
Fischer. 1741 Ianier street. this
morning about 4 o'clock. when Mrs.
Fischer was ava kened by noises on
the first floor. examination Of the
premises disclosed nothing taken. but
the telephone wires had been cut and
plugs removed from the electric switch
box.
Burglars visited the residence Of
Morris Levy. 7S7 Rock Creek Church
road. between AS and 1890 O'Clock
last night and stole s275 from a
dresser drawer and 500 worth of
jewelry.
Four colored men attacked John
Matthews. colored. 4524 Iowa avenue,
about $50 o'clock last night. near
his home and took s71 from his pock
cts. The robbers interrupted g. con-
versation Matthews was having with
a colored girl named Mary Lewis.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
F. c. BAIRD NAMED DRY
CHIEF OF TWO DIVISIONS
Administrator at Pittsburgh Also
Placed in Control of Phila-
delphia Area.

F.. c. Baird prohibition admins
traitor at Pittsburgh. was placed in
charge of both the Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia divisions today by AS
sistant Secretary Andrews. in charge
Of enforcement.
Baird was named last week to
succeed w. G. Murdock. admins
traitor at Philadelphia. but after a
conference with Mr.. Andrews today
it was decided he should remain at
Pittsburgh, with supervisory control
of the Philadelphia area also.
Baird left today for Philadelphia.
where he will reorganize that Office
before returning to Pittsburgh. Am
brose Hunsberger will continue as
acting administrator in Philadelphia
pending reorganization of that district
by Baird The Philadelphia district
includes ca stern Pennsylvania and
New Jersey.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
ADDS TO HIS LAURELS.
Twenty-Year-Old Marathon Win
ner Also Pulpit Orator.

BOSTON. April 26 P).-.John C..
Miles. 20-year-old winner Of the Boston
marathon. was on his way to his
home in Sydney Mines. n. S.. after
gaining new laurels here asa pulpit
orator. He concluded his visit by de-
livering two sermons yesterday.
There is no secret In this marathon
game" he told his congregations.
"You must think clean, live clean.
obey the laws Of nature and of God.
You may fool the people for time
IL you don't follow these rules, but
YOU won't fool God. and II you don't
live clean you will ultima tely have to
nav. both here in life and hereafter"
Evening star., 1926-04-26
"TURANDOT" WINS FAVOR
Premiere Of Puccini's Chinese Fairy
Opera Presented in Milan.

MILAN, italy. April &c R).-The
premiere of "Turandot." Puccini's
Chinese fairy opera, was produced at
the Scala Theater last evening. The
audience, comprising numerous artists
and music critics from Europe and
America. gave hearty approval to the
score and the scenic beauty of the
settings.
The opera was well sung undsr the
baton of Arturo Toscanini.