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The border vidette., 1927-12-03
AN UNPARALLELED TELEPHONE
RECORD

Americans, out of appreciation
for their own telephone service
as compared with other countries
in the world, sometimes overstep
the bounds of accuracy in max.
ing comparative statements. A
citizen returning from Europe
recently said, If any one in
London desires to talk across
the channel, be must 60 to the
central post Office and make an
appointment. possibly for the
following day."
American telephone executives
in their desire to be fair. say
that such an impression is in.
correct. English telephone users
at the present time can obtain
direct telephone communication
with the points in Belgium,
France, Germany, The Neither
lands, Sweden and Switzerland.
On the other hand, direct tele
phone communication from Eng
land is not yet possible with
| Russia, Spain, Italy, Austria and
Czecho-Slovakia.
There is no question, however,
but that international telephone
service in Europe, generally.
compares unfavorably with Am
erican long distance service, in
/, transmission quality, wasting
time, number of composite and
available trunk cables, etc. On
certain representative circuits,
as, between Zurich and Milan,
the waiting time may extend to
three hours between 10 a. N.
and 2 p. M. On less efficient
routes, or others carrying heav.
ier traffic. the waiting time may
be longer even for relatively
shorter distances.
That American telephone ser
vice is undoubtedly of superior
quality is evidenced by the fact.
that on Jan. /, 1926. there were
81, 783. 963 telephones throughout
the entire world. including all
European countries, North and.
South America, Asia. Africa and
Oceania. Of this total, Is, $685..
918 of the telephones were in the
United States. In other words.
the United States, with but
smah fraction Of the total world
population, had co., 96 per, cent of
the total world telephones on
January /, 1926.
There must be a reason for
such telephone growth in the
United States as compared with
the rest of the world. 1t can be
attributed to the enterprise of
American telephone companies
in their endeavor to have q tele.
phone in every home and Office
ia the country. The telephones
Of practically all other leading
countries of the world are gov
ernment owned and there is little
incentive to increase telephone
use.
We should be fair in giving
other nations full credit for such
service as they have. We should
also be fair in giving our own
American telephone system ere
dit for the wonderful telephone
accomplishments for which it is
responsible. which include not
| only home and Office telephones
but long distance telephone ser
vice, transcontinental service,
transoceanic service and telepho
tographic service; much Of which
service is even unknown in many
parts of-the world. The Man
ufacturer.
I
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
C. O.P.LEADERS
AT GALS CAMP
/ PREDICT DRAFT
Eight Republican Chieftains
Arrive at Same Time to
See President.
BY PAUL MALLON

RAPID CITY, S. D., Aug. H.
A complex situation has been stirred
up out here with the arrival Of eight
Republican leaders from all sections
of the country, most of whom be-
lieve President Coolidge will be re-
nominated despite his announce
ment that he does not choose to be
candidate in 1928.
Five of these eight indicate he
will be drafted. They say that the
Republican party will be deadlocked
over two or more other candidates
and that President Coolidge will be
an unanimous compromise.
Whether by design or chance,
these eight Republican leaders ar
rived here at the same time.
Political observers were led to be-
Iieve that a movement had been
started to draft Coolidge despite his
announced Discrimination for the
office.
Favor Recommendation
! Senator Tess, Ohio, said he had
told the President the party intend
ed to demand his denomination.
Representative Hull, Illinois, pre-
diets delegates to the next national
convention likely will encounter a
spontaneous movement to make
Coolidge the nominee.
Gov. John S. Fisher, Pennsyl-
Vania, elected with the support of
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12

says Coolidge is most thought Of in
his district.
Secretary of Interior Work thinks
the Western country, being almost
unanimously for the President,
would insist that he run again.
Coolidge Goes Fishing
Representatives Knutson and Sell
Wig (Reps), Minnesota, said their
state would be divided between
Lowden and Hoover.
Coolidge apparently is amused at
the situation he has created. He
planned to spend this weekend
fishing, as usual, and his crowded
house of guests amused themselves
as best they could.
The President was interested in
reports that Secretary of Labor Da-
Wis had been ordered here by air.
plane for an interview. Rumors said
Davis intended to seek a con1pro-
mise in the Sacco-V anvetti case by
proposing the two so-called radicals
be ostracized from the United
States.
Rumor Is Doubted
This proposal was questioned by
Assistant Attorney General Donovan
and other authorities, who con-
tended Sacco and Vanzetti could
not be placed under the jurisdiction
of the Federal Government until
Governor Fuller had granted them
executive clemency.
Donovan, who is here on what he
says is personal visit. declined to
comment on the cco-Vanzetti
case except to say that the Federal
Government had nothing to Go with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
Eleven Checks, All Bad

sFIELBYvILLE, Ind, Aug. H.
Eleven checks, each for $11.25 and
all bad, have been passed on as
many business houses here. Police
are doubtful of arresting a man who
wrote the checks, as they have not
been provided with any clews as to
his identity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12

railroads. At the time of his re-
tirement several years ago, he was
general freight claim agent Of the
B. & o.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12

of the Baltimore Sc Ohio Railroad
at the close of the Civil War, is dead
here. During his lifetime he was
in the employ of several eastern
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
Railroad Veteran Dies

By Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 12.-Charles
G. Lewis, 80, who was in the employ
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12

Fine Metcalf worsteds, blue serges,
and assorted patterns-suitable for
any season of the year-one or two
of a kind-all sizes, SO to AZ. Out
they go at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
DEFINITE FISHERIES PROGRAM
IS ANNOUNCED CIRCUMFERENCE
Division of Scientific 1nauiirylnaorsesSe9
Policy and>C ompilineepaFa'o
Indusfryby0u1ucL

farmela. AsTestlS 8ss9ss ~ 'tictllaT .slObrenis
with an Sverige the situatio1sses a
whole.
The fnnocent7ooking. STAR. GsTfa ina,
rfhe ornament of the beaches, IS one
OF the greatest pel1ls to- thes oyster,
wrapping its tentacles about the BIZ
valve and devourfng the meat. An
other anenace is the insidious "oyster
drill.E and the efforts of the fishery
scientists are being exerted TOT find a
means to- defeat this menace of the
oyster beds, which was said to have
ruinedtas high as 80 per cent Of the
oystetSs alb' CertaiuF 4 chesapeake Bay
beds.
L NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. The the.
| Dry that fish, except in isolated in
stances. travel great distances. They
are more generally "Stay at homes"
than formerly supposed, seldom mi
grating far. Some cod have been re-
taken as many as five times on the
same fishing bank.
There were tales of narrowing hard
ships: of investigators Iisking their
| lives in icy waters off the coast of
Alaska in attempts to measure the
depth of the sea and to take tempera-
lures and collect other data which will
some day. it was predicted. make it
possible to predict with accuracy the
movements of fishes and to tell other
circumstances of vital interest 10 the
/ fish industry.
Ideas in fish are changing. it was
brought out, even the commercial fish
handlers realizing that no longer can
bones be regarded as IA menace and
packin. their stock in such a way
that the delicate throat Of the ulti-
mate consumer will not he endan-
gaTed by lurking bones.
Commissioner O'Maliey described
the present,day attitude of the fishing
industry and the public generally to-
ward the scientific study of fishery.
saying:
THE attitude of the people toward
scientific investigation of the fisheries
has undergone a distinct change in
the last five years. While the tend
ency WAS noticeable many years be-
! fore, it has been only very recently
that we f1nd dealers and fishermen,
| leaders of the industry. advocating
/ fishery regulation. requesting tech
nical advice. and calling upon us to
draft appropriate legislation to pro.
te7t the fisheries. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

Berlin recently appointed an offiCial
beer smeller. who goes through the
streets smelling for Illicit brewerieS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
MISS EMILE KAUCHER
EXPIRES AT MUNICH
Daughter Of Retired Police Ser
eeant Here Dies-Mother
Is Ill in Austria.

Miss Emile kaucher, 40 years old.
daughter of Theodore kaucher, re-
tired sergeant OF the Metropolitan
Police Department. died December II,
in Munich, Bavaria. where she was
stationed with the shipping Board, it
became known here yesterday. Death
followed two days after Miss kaucher
suffered an apoplectic stroke while
alone in the office. Her mother, who
went TO Europe with her five years
ago, has been invalided in Bregenz,
Austria two years. The family. home
here is at 1915 | street.
Miss kaucher was a native of
Washington and a member of st.
Peters parish. She was employed in
the Office Of Harris Il Ewing 16 years,
then five years ago went abroad with
the Shipping Board and after other
assignments. was placed in the Office
of the United States Lines in Munich
as clerk and translator.
Her father. who had been notified
by cable of her death, yesterday re
ceived confirmation In a letter. which
said that she was buried in Munich
December %. after requiem high mass
in a local church. Because Of her
mothers condition. she was not told
of the daughters death for some time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
$4,000 JEWISH AID
CAMPAIGN HERE ENDS
Prizes to Most Successful Teams
A. to Be Awarded at Meet
ing Today.

A final meeting of the executive
!. committee and workers in the United
Jewish Campaign will be held TINS
morning at the Jewish Eonlmun'
ity Center. according TO Chairman
Rudolph B. .Behrend. announcing the
official close of the $4,000 drive.
Reports TO be made by campaign
teams is expected TO augment consid.
erably the total of $ll1.o00 reported
at the last meeting more than week
ago. For the past few weeks quiet
: canvass has been going on IN an Ell
/, fort to put Washington over the
, top in the 25.000.000 national cam
I paisn for relief of distress among the
:. Jews of eastern Europe.
At the same time the American
Christian Fund for Jewish Relief. UNI
der the leadership OF Admiral William
q. Benson, has been collecting toward
the same cause with encouraging re-
suits. This fund has been applied TO
: that being raised by the United Jewlsh
Campaign.
At the meeting to-day prizes VIII bs
distributed to the campaign teams and
workers who have collected the most
money and the largest number OF con
tributions for the cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
NORRIS TRIAL DUE
TO START MONDAY
Baptist Pastors Defense in
Killing Likely to Be
"LaW of West"


AUSTIN, Tex. January S.-Dr. j.
Frank Norris, Fort Worth Baptist
minister. will go to trial here Monday
for the killing of Dexter T.. Chips
with q plea of self-defense.
That the law of the gun and the
West will be part of the defense was
indicated today by Dayton Moses
counsel for DIR. Norris. who shot and
killed Chips. a 1umberman. in the
study of the First Baptist Church OF
Fort Worth July Il last. Discussing
defense plans, Moses asked this
question:
IF you were sitting in a room and
man who had threatened you sud
denly appeared in your doorway, what
would YOU do? Would you let him
enter. or would, you act first? The
law of the West has been one of quick
action
Prosecution attorneys announced
they were ready. but did not reveal
their plans for the trial
More than 200 witnesses have been
called, among them member of Dr.
Norris congregation. who was in the
study when Chipps appeared. and a
hotel clerk and a telephone operator
who are said to have overheard d
telephone conversation III which
Chipps is alleged TO have threatened
the pastor
I'VE don't want a lawyers verdict.
Moses declared today. I'VE don't
want a technical verdict. We want a
verdict that will completely satisfy
the public that DR.. Norris is limo
cent"
Chips was shot when he called on
DIR Norris to protest against the min
listers attacks on Mayor n. {.
Meacham and his administration in
Fort Worth. Chips was a close
friend of the mayor Three bullets
were fired into the lunlberman's body.
DR.. Norris has declared that chips
first threatened him over the tele-
phone and when the lumberman ar
rived at his Office he believed he had
come to kill him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Last Side-Wheeler in South Burns:
The Kate Adams Was IN 18th Year

By the Associated Press
MEMPHIS Tenn January &.
Flames ended the romantic career of
The Kate Adams ma Jestic river
steamer. here today and removed
from the lower Mississippi The last
side-wheeler To ply the great stretn
In Southern ~aler
The Kate" beloved Of liver folk
and pet Of plantation workers along
her course. burned to the waters
edge. The cause of the fire ls not
known. but an investigation 'rill he
started.
Twenty-eight wears ago. The great
packet steamed ont of Memphis, her
home port. on her maiden trip-~-doWn
The broad river to Arkansa City.
Two weeks ago she returned from
<atcheZ, breastins the mighty cur
rent for the last time and tied ~ AT
the mother wharf where fire rsVaGed
. her today,
To nlautstion people white end
negrq slike-~<ha kate was living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

- eatuTe' whose sonorous whistle
audible as far as 20 miles inland. was
the signal for Joyous cries. Straight
enins 'from their tasks at the sound
OF the boats melodous wall. the black
cotton pickers with grinning faces
would shout across the field:
Yer comes de lovin Kate
The Kate" from 1898 until 1922
vas United States mail boat For
10 years she ran twice n week from
Memphis TO Arkansas City and her
reputation for clock like regularity
became traditional
Employees of the boat barely es
capped with their lives when the blaze
was discovered before daylight. The
boat, 240 feet long and With a 20
foot beam. was valued M Sl25 ,pgg A
small part OF the loss Was covered
by insurance.
The Kate Adams was owned bv
the Delta Packet 60, Of Pitisbu gin
Of which Capt Tom Reese In presi,
dent. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Union Hours for Farm Hands.

Harvest hands OF New South Wales
will have "a 54-hour week and perna.
nenI farm workers will toll - hours
every days. according to "A new rul-
ing of the state employees board Of
that country. Work performed in eN-
cess of these limits viii be on a basis
Of time and half Those working
a fun year will have one weeks vaca
ton with fun pay. and all holidays
viii he rest days with regular com
penSation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

Enucia lion of definite policy ESvs
erning the work of the Bureau OF
Fisheries and the turning'1Over to an
advisory council of five. appointed by
Secretary Hooverss practical data; on
fishery Investigations thrOughoutss he
country. 10 be fused into a. general
program of activity. marked the close
Friday OF a. four day conference of
the Division of Scientific Inquiry.
ment fisherytexpertS of the country.
The policvt of the ibuealEf viii be
primarily to fcoT1duc9 Investigations
which will contribute TO the mainte.
nance and husba ndrW of fishery res
sources to the highest possible degree
Of prodnctiveness. announced Lewis
Radcliffe, deputy commissioner of
fisheries. III telling1oG the findings pf
the conference.
The advisory council. tomprisina
DR.. Henry Il. Bigelow OF Cambridge,
Mass: Capt. +. w. Wallace, editor
Fishing Gazette: y. b. Scofield. in
charge of the department. of CONNER
cial fisheries. California, Fish and
Game Commission; Dr.. Willis Fl. Rich
of Seattle. and Elmer Higgins. in
charge of the division of scientific in.
quiry, began Yesterday 10 consider the
findings of the conference. aud will
prepare practical program for fu.
ture activities. with an eye To the
good of agriculture as whole
no Map Out Program.
commissioner of Fisheries Henry
. 'Malley defined the immediate prob
lem of the conference as an effort ITO
devise means and develop methods eff
feCting real fishery conservation and
to perfect a program of action which
will be more effective than any hith-
ert0 developed"
I'VE cannot deny or ignore the fact
that our fisheries are declining" he
declared, "and we must conclude that
our efforts have not been sufficient TO
maintain the fisheries in their former
state of productiveness."
Several outstanding disclosures re
suited from the conference. which con
sdered every phase Of the fishery sit
uation, taking due recognition of the
responsibilities to the commercial fish
cries az we'll as the strictly scientific
aspect of the investigation.
Among the facts brought out We're:
The total yield of fish has developed
due to increased fishing effort and the
utilization of species of fish which
were formerly unpopular. but the
yield of many important species has
greatly decreased
Tuna and sardile fisheries in
southern california have been recent
~ developed to surprising extent.
The yearly yield of North American
oysters has decreased SO per cent in
little more than a decade, falling off
from % 1000. goo to 10000, 900 bushels.
Natural beds have been depleted and
oyster farming has not progressed
sufficiently as yet to make up the de-
ficiency. 1t shall be the purpose of
the bureau to encourage the conserya-
ton of oysters and scientific handling
of the beds. The bureau investigators
have been instructed TO aid the oyster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
WREATH is LAID.
Anniversary of Gen. Andrew Jack
son. Observed by 1919 Daughters.

The anniversary of the birthday
of Gen Andrew jackson and Of the
hattie Of New Orleans was observed
Yesterday morning by members of the
District Society Of the Daughters OF
1612 who placed a wreath on his
statue in Lafayette Square.
= Mrs Frances \. -. Clair. president
OF the society presided AT the cefe-
monies at which ioar Daughters. Mrs
Herbert Bla ndy Miss Estelle Richard
son, Mrs. Agnes Sinlev and Mrs. Clara
DoWlinc. we're present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
MRS. MARY R. BROWN DIES
Was Widow of Former General
Passenger Agent of Southern Ry.

Mrs. Mary Ruth Brown. widow of
Lorenzo Starr Brown. former genera
passenger agent of the Southern Rail
road here; died at her apartment in
Florence Courts. 2205 California
street. Friday evening. She had been
in i'll health for the past three years.
Mrs. Brown was u devoted member
of Mount Vernon NJ. r. Church
South and has lived in Washington
for more than thirty years. She was
a native of Atlanta. Ga. Several
neices and one sister-in-law are the
only survivors.
Funeral services will be held at the
apartment in Florence Courts this
afternoon at , o'clock, conducted by
Rev. W. A. Lambeth. pastor of Mount
Vernon Place Church. The body will
be taken to Atlanta for burial tomor-
row.
Miniature watches are carried in
cigarette cases by society women Of
Paris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
SOVIET LOSES SUIT.
Russian Red Cross Denied Right t.
Czarist Funds by Paris Court.

PARIS. January s GPl.-The Soviet
Red Cross lost it's suit in the Paris
courts Yesterday to have the funds
of the old Russian Red Cross trans
ferred TO 1t. The attorney for the
czarist organization pointed out that
the French tribunal could not sane
lion the attribution Of Russian pri-
vate property To the Union OF So
cia list Soviet Republics.
) '''ri1e Soviet government, he sald,
'Ts willing enough 10 inherit the credit
side of the old regime. but does not
care to inherit its debts abroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
MRS. WRIGHT BRINGS SUIT
Architects Wife Wants Proceeds
of Sale of Prints.

NEW YORK. January S P.-Mrs.
Miriam Noel Wright. sculptress. is
suing for the proceeds of sale IF a
Japanese print collection of her hus-
band. Frank Lloyd Wright. architect,
which brought S36,975 in two-day
auction at private galleries.
An affidavit filed in court by Mrs.
Wright asks that the payments for
the prints I've diverted from the Bank
OF Wisconsin. by whose order they
were sold to herself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
1881 r St.

BE here tomorroWnO only because OF the savings
but because the 1ADDNGTON SUITS in this clearance
the kind you'd be glad buy the regular prices An excu
gathering of the styles and patterns that have
much enthusiasm this Single and double breasted mod
els for and Young Sizes for every build
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
FARM AID BATTLE
EXPECTED TUESDAY
s.
Flight Over MeNary-Haugen
Bill to Center on Equal
-.
ii. ization Fee.
BY the. Associated Press.

BY the. Associated Press.
:, Completing hearings on half
dozen farm relief proposals. the House
Sagriculture committee cleared its
decks yesterday for action on the new
McNary Haugen measure with indi-
cations that a sharp fight will result
when ii is taken up Tuesday over its
Neualizat ton fee on basic commodities
? no control crop SURPRISES.
a. Relief advocates also were ready To
open fire in the Senate, where Chair
man AIcNary has ordered hearings
by the agriculture committee on the
farm question early in the week.
Fee TO Bring Fight.
With farm leaders agreed that The
principal fight in Congress Will be
over the proposed equalization lee
Their. was considerable speculation As
TO what bills eventually would emerge
from committees. As far as the House
group is concerned. the sentiment
ffamons opponents of the fee appeared
ITO lean toward the CurtiS-Crisp hi
partiean compromise measure. princi-
paIlN because it is said to have the
partial Endorsement of Secretary Jar
dine,
PeDle Sentat tive ASWell. Democrat.
louisiana however. said he had lined
up substantial support for his pro-
nosal. which. although differing from
the Crisp bill in several i'm
portant details, also omts the equal
cation fee.
Among the House and Senate mem
hers faHoring the fee. the McNary'
Haugen measure has incurred VirtH-
ally unanimous favor.
Defended by Crisp.
The Curtis-Crisp bill attracted con
siderable attention due To an infer
.ence by Representative AsweE That
= 1t might have been written in Score
tary Jardines office. but this brought
a denial from Representative Crisp.
r Democrat Georgia. before the House
/, committee yesterday, lie sad ms
= Hill had the partial but hot NJ
qualified approval" Of Mr.. J+fdine.
The Georgia Representative APP
pealed for REIMBURSEMENT of pride
of ownership" among those who have
drafted farm relief bills. in the nope
of bringing out a measure reason
ably sure. OF passage.
lie suggested that the committee
take his bill. amend il if it saw lit
and report ii under the McNafN-
Haugen label.