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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

hitting lower cost production, and to
this end the premiers of the various
states, who meet the middle of Janu-
airy, are urged to take definite action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

United Presbyterian Church. will adj
dress the Petworth Citizens Associa
ton. o'clock, in Joppa Hall, 42O9
Ninth street.
Kalorama Citizens Association will
meet. s o'clock. in parish house of st.
Margaret's Church.
The Clavalier Fellowship Club will
give dance at Pythian Temple to-
night.
! FUTURE.
! The Optimist Club will have lunch
con tomorrow, 1890 pm, at the Ham
ilton Hotel.
Mrs. Frank J. Hamilton will give a
tea dance Thursday from to pm
at the Mayfiower Hotel.
The Lions Club will be addressed by
Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of
First Congregational Church, at its
luncheon tomorrow. 1890 pm, at the
Mayfiower Hotel. Subject, "A Christ
mas Message"
The Lions Club will deliver Christ
mas baskets to the poor. beginning
! Friday pm. The committee needs
| the use OF a number of automobiles
and any one responding is asked to
/ report at . pm. Friday In front of
| the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Vegetarian Society will meet
| tomorrow. Sis pm, at 1929 Sixteenth
street Miss Olivia Martin of London
will lecture on Ethics and Cinsist.
ency" Admission free.
National Review, No. 1, W. B. A.,
will give card party Thursday. $50
pm, at Typographical Temple, 425
G street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

There is reason for the special terms we are
making during this gigantic sale we want to
make it possible for every home, no matter how
modest, to ring with music on Christmas morning.
Furthermore many people who had not thought
of purchasing player for year or so will want
to take advantage of this opportunity No home
should go music hungry as long as this offer re-
mains in effect Arrangements can be made so
that the piano can be paid for over PERIOD OF
YEARS. We will supply you with pin money
bank which will help you save the small weekly
or monthly payments
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-02
PLOT
EXPOSED

CHICAGO. May 2s-An amazing
plot to kidnap Jean schweppe. II.
year-old granddaughter and heiress
Of the late John G. shedd. today
stood exposed. A score Of picked
men. armed with rifles, machine
guns and tear bombs. are standing
guard at the schweppe estate in
Lake Forest.
A notorious gunman, recently
withdrawn from the shadow Of the
gallows by q Supreme court order
granting him a new trial, Is credited
with being the ''brainsr OF the gang
of wouId-be kidnapers.
He is Henry J. Fernel1es. known
as the Midget Bandit" until re-
Gently under sentence OF death for
murder, but now waiting q new
trial.
The plan was, according TO the po-
lice Telephone squad" which un-
earthed the facts. to kidnap the lit.
tie girl and hold her for q ransom
OF 81 900 900.
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DIR WILLIS [INN
IS SUICIDE

Announcement that DR.. Willis
Linn. 81. known a. "the best looking
soldier in America" killed himself
yesterday at Garrison. KY. recalled
q chapter OF his coIorful life written
In Washington three years ago.
DR.. Linn was then In Washington,
standing trial on q charge OF violat-
ing the Mann act. brought BY his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-02
Admiral BeEncke Here
FayOrs Navy Reductions

The German people agree with
the ideas OF President Coolidge on
the reduction of naval ornaments
and hope he win succeed In his
disarmament program.
This Is the opinion Of Admiral
Paul Behncke, retireds who com.
nnanded the German postwar navy
from 1910 to 1923 and who during
the World War as q vice admiral
commanded one OF the battleship
squadrons in the battle of Jutland.
He voiced this view here today in
an interview.
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lurse, Miss Mildred Westbrook.

nurse. Miss Mildred Westbrook.
DIR. Linn was arrested on her ais
CATION that their marriage had been
sfaked." During the trial, however,
they eloped to Montrose, Pa, and
were married. The case was then
dropped.
According to q dispatch from
Binghamton, n. z, where the couple
had lived for about q year, DR.. Linn
was about to face a suit for separa.
ton in the New York court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-02
COOLIDGE OPENS PLANT

President Coolidge at $50 o'clock
this morning pushed a button which
opened the new plant Of the Toledo
Blade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15
TENURE LAW
FOR TEACHERS
UNDER ATTACK
Life Terms for Instructors
Endangers School Sys-
tenn, Says C. w. Pierce.

1.-THE teacher tenure law paves
the way for a trustee to become dis
honest and to show favoritism. 1t
leaves the way open and invites an
attempt by teachers to seek en-
ployment by graft and unfair means
and will bring on a corrupt practice
in our school system"
This was one of the verbal broad
sides fired at the law passed by the
last Legislature and at its makers
by Charles w. Pierce, of Hartford
City, Ind, a township trustee and
Democrat, addressing the Indiana
State Association of Township
Trustees at the Claypool Wednes-
day.
The law gives life tenure to
teachers who have taught five con-
secutive terms in the same corpora
ton or township and provides
teachers cannot be dismissed with
out due cause and hearing.
Called misleading STAR
"This law" Pierce declared, "is a
twinkling, misleading and nisguid-
ing star to officials who unthought-
edly will contract with a teacher
who has taught the required num-
Der of terms thereby endowing them
with life employment in one school
corporation or township.
'The teacher tenure law makes 1t
possible, during the term OF the
present trustees, to create life ten
ures enough to fill practically every
school room in our State, so long as
the present teachers live and de-
sire to teach"
This situation, he asserted, de-
stroys the incentive for high school
bows and girls to enter the teaching
profession and encouraged teachers
ito become careless, negligent or
dilatory" and to cease preparation,
stop their advancement and become
81, gish, inactive, indisposed and un-
satisfactory"
Endangers Stree Schools"
Pierce said the law was step
toward Capitalization of our school
SYSTEM" endangering the free
school system"
He urged trustees to help nomi-
nate and elect members to the next
General Assembly who are known to
be absolutely in favor of the repeal
of the teacher tenure law
Otto Jensen of Arcadia was elect
ed association president to succeed
M. S. Caldwell of South Bend,
Perry Rule of Carroll County was
elected vice president and Edward
Hoffman of Vigo county secretary
treasurer
The convention adjourned at
NOON today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15
SMITH STAYS in
FIGHT FOR SEAT
IIIinoiSan Declares He'll Not
Yield Senate Post.

B0 United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. Ex-senator
Elect Frank L. Smith (Rep). illinois,
today denied reports from Wash
ington that he intended to abandon
his battle for his Senate seat.
IT have no thought of abandoning
the fight for my seat" Smith said.
"I never have had any such
thought"
The denial followed dispatch OF q
telegram to Senator James A. Reed,
Democrat, Missouri, chairman OF the
campaign expenditures committee.
in which Smith asked additional
time for presentation of his case to
that body.
He said he would be unable TO
appear before the committee on
Friday as suggested, and requested
that the hearing be postponed I'M
til after the Christmas holidays.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15
STEVE is BACK
IN CELL AFTER
STORY TO JURY
ProberS Ponder Evidence by
Ex-Dragon in Quiz of
Four Hours.

Marion County grand jurors today
considered statements of D. G. Ste
phenson, former Khan grand dragon,
who testified almost four hours on
Wednesday.
When the session opened this
morning no witnesses had been
called. 1t was understood several
were to be summoned in the next
few days.
Stephenson left his cell at the
Michigan City prison at Z a. m.
Wednesday and returned to it at 10
p. m. He started talking o the
jury at l p. m. and left at 4:45 p. m.
Stephenson told the jurors little
Of any Importance relative 60 the
cleanup Of the political probe, it
wa: believed.
While Stephenson was in the
jury room Lloyd o. Fill, his attor-
ney, also was called. Efforts were
made to recall Hill, but he could not
be located.
Robert H. Moore, Michigan City,
an attorney of Stephenson's, was
called, but did not appear. Prose-
cutors said he was requested to tes-
tify, but it was not compulsory.
Stephenson is said to have been
questioned about contracts he is al
legged to have had with political
leaders, of6ceholders and aspirants
He also is understood to have been
quizzed regarding statements con-
tanned in a petition filed in the La
Porte Superior Court asserting he
had much to tell.
When Stephenson left the jury
room, accompanied by four prison
officials, Ira M. Holmes, attorney
former contestant for the mayor:
chair, who defended stephenson ir
the Hamilton Circuit Court when hC
was on trial for murder, talked with
him.
"Steve, I want to shake hands
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15
ASKS EARLY mail.
Distant Point Parcels Must
Be in by Saturday.

Christmas parcels for distant
points must be mailed not later
than Saturday, if they are to reach
their destination by Christmas,
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson
warned today.
Territory included in the warning
includes Arizona, California, Colo
RADIO, Florida, Idaho, Maine. Mon
tana, Nevada, New Mexico, oregon,
Texas. Utah, Washington, Wyon-
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with you and let you know that
I'm still for you," Holmes said.
That's fine, Ira, really appreci-
ate it," Stephenson replied, slapping
Holmes on the shoulder.
why don't you come and see
me?"
81 will if they'll let me-" Holmes
answered.
The guards then hurried the for
mer Khan dragon into the waiting
elevator.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15
Finds Snake in Winter

BIZ Times Special
SEYMOUR, Ind, Dec. 15.--Wil-
liam Anderson found a live snake
thirty-one inches in length hanging
on briar at his home in Cortland,
and called attention to the find be-
ing considered by some persons as
a sign of an open winter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15
Killed by Arch Support

BA United Press
NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 15.-Pa-
trolman William Friedrich, who was
guarding broken high-voltage wire,
was electrocuted when one Of his
arch supports came into contact
with the current.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15

ing, Newfoundland, Ontario and
Quebec.
Bryson urged that all parcels be
packed and wrapped securely.
Two more parcels post windows
have been placed in service at the
main pcstofflce.
The heavy rush of Christmas mail
is expected to start about Saturday,
Bryson said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15

Negroes Debate British White Team
Pg United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-An inter
racial, international and intercolleg-
late debate between the Negro team
Of Lincoln University and a white
one from England drew a large
crowd of applauding Negroes from
Harlem.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15
Swift & Company

Indianapolis Branch, 1881 Kentucky Avenue
D. K. Mclaughlin, Manager
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-15
ENLISTMENTS HALTED
Marine Corps Order Issued to Re
cruiting officers.

No enlistmentS will be accepted
by the United States Marine Corps
after today for an indefinite period
because Of overstrength, according
to instructions received at the In
dianapolis recruiting office.
Exception is made in the orders OF
boys over II for drum and trumpet
instruction, men for band duty only
and former Marines.
Enlisments have been closed in
the Army since Dec. 2.
There now Is one motor car for
every twenty-six persons In Great
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-05
Dawes Wants Open
Fascist Rule Here,
Denounced by Owen

WASHINGTON, July 4.-Vice Pres
ident Dawes, admirer of Fascism, is
asked point blank just what he means
by declaring that the American gov
eminent may turn into an open die
tatorship, la Mussolini. Senator
Robert l.. Owen of Oklahoma, puts
the question in an answer to Dawes
attack on the direct primary in the
North American Review.
1T is pertinent to inquire from
what source would Mr.. Dawes have
us expect a military dictatorship to
arise in America" asks Senator
Owen. "Mussolini would have re-
NAMED harmless agitator had he
not been financed and reinforced by
the vested interests, the militarists
and reactionary statesmen of Italy
His success was achieved by the gun
and the bludgeon; the destruction by
terrorism of political democracy, of
trade unionism, of the cooperative
movement, of freedom of speech,
press and assemblage, and Of academ-
ic freedom"
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CURRENT EVENTS

Continued from Page One)
bar politics and politicians from his
administration He will eliminate
graft. His name is Campbell, good
name for dryer, and his record in
the past leaves nothing missing by
way of qualification. He was repor-
ter, press agent, motion picture direc-
tor and producer and major in the
United States army. With such a
background, Mr.. Campbell should be
able to get his name in the papers
frequently without having to resort to
such vulgar methods as raids on
speakeases. We almost forgot to say
that what Campbell promises to do
could be listed under the heading of
garbage. He will neither bar politics
nor eliminate graft. He would not if
he could and he could not if he would.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-05
Call Conference 10
Score Imperialism;
Demand FrGeSpGGC

WASHINGTON (FP)-Suppression
of civil rights to further American
imperialism looms so large on the ma
tional horizon that the Peoples Re
construction League is holding two
day conference in Washington, July
CT, to consider ways Of meeting the
menace.
AS an aftermath of Nicaragua,
Mexico, China, the Geneva naval con-
ference, the export of 100000 900
Of private American capital abroad
and the growing belligerency Of Amer
lean foreign policy, Imperialism is be-
coming the dominant issue in Amer
lean politics, Director Benjamin c.
Marsh declared June 30 in calling the
conference.
U. S. Suppresses Criticism.
Morris L. Ernst and Charles E.
Rowe of New York will discuss the
suppression of free speech by radio
at the morning session July 8. Ar
thur Garfield Hays, New York at
torney and f. c. Dawson, secretary
Of the international Association of
Machinists will speak on free speech
and its suppression in labor disputes
while Esther Van SIyke of the
Women's international Peace Union
will trace the movement to outlaw
war at the afternoon session. Efforts
+ to suppress criticism of Americas for
eign policy and methods to insure
freedom of the press will center the
attention of the conference in the eve
ming.
Joseph N. Bejarano, secretary of
the Mexican Chamber of Commerce
speaks on the Mexican situation at
the morning session of July z with
| Dr. T. S. Vaca, representative of the
! Nicaraguan liberal government out
lining the rape of independence in his
country and Marsh speaking on re-
cent developments in American impe-
rialism.
Speak on China
! At the afternoon session the Rev.
Mercer G. Johnston of Baltimore,
chairman of the Progressive Party,
will discuss the relation of the church
to Imperialism. C, Kuanson Young
speaks on China and Dorothy Deter,
secretary of the Women's Interna-
tional League for Peace and Freedom
on checking imperialism through leg
islative action.
At the concluding session Norman
Thomas, director of the League for
Industrial Democracy will answer the
question, can America be saved from
world domination and DR.. Albert H
Putney, of National University, will
denounce the executive assumption OF
war-making powers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-05
By ANNA LOUISE STRONG.
EN- polite TO MANILA PROM

EN- ROUTE TO MANILA FROM
HONOLULU, (By MALL, (FP).
This boat is a regular halfway house
to the Philippines, most of its pas
sengers are going there, and most OF
the conversation Except for bridge
and SWITCHBOARD tournaments), deals
with the islands.
Yesterday the old-timers were teas
ing the newcomers. Telling the bud
ding young teachers en-route for the
first time to Manila just what had
happened to the predecessors whose
places they were called to fill.
Much of it was exaggerated jest. But
it's true that the white man can't live
in the tropics, which means that
Americans can't live in the Philip
pines. They don't grow old; they send
their children home; they take vaca-
tions in Japan; and even so come
down with tropical diseases. Just like
the British in India.
Friction Grows.
The missionary at my table, very
moderate, intelligent man, says that
every year the Filipinos are more
anxious for independence, and every
year the Americans in the island are
less willing to grant it..
| have read several books on the
ship about the Philippines. Pages Of
propaganda, chiefly, for holding the
islands. White mans burden, train
up good colonial rulers like the Eng
lish- and all that sort of thing. The
American business men on board are
all for continued ownership, only they
want it made definite in order to
guarantee investments.
Useless Schools.
Our schools. widely hailed, have
given an academic training produ-
eng orators and lawyers, but no
farmers or mechanics. The high
school graduates seek careers of ex-
ploitation or politics.
"The trouble with the Filipinos is
that they are now just like Amer
leans" said cynical Manila bust
ness man. "They are grafters and
eet-rich-quick schemersl Typically
4mericanl Every American wants
special privilege and thinks he can
speculate OF bluff his way into wealth
We have taught it to the Fill
Pine; he wants TO make 100 per cent
on a sale where Chinese merchant
will take per cent and be content. .
l realize, more than ever did, what
the new Russia has to offer to the
east. If it had had the Philippines it
would have organized the peasants
first of all into cooperatives and
unions; it would next have intro
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-05
Are the Philippines 4 Chinese Problem?

duced education based on labor. We
have created politicians and lawyers
and they are shouting independence"
Anyway, the common Filipino wants
it. He doesn't want to be governed
by white men.
China the Hope.
All sides agree on one thing
they wish America had a continuous,
definite, open policy. They all cry
for it, and it's the only thing they
can never get. We don't have poll
cies; we have checks and balances.
Manuel Quezon, leader of the Fill
Pine Nationalist, says they will never
get independence till China grows
strong" It's my bet that not Japan
will absorb the Philippines, but that
China will. China has taken some
ideas from Russia, including freedom
Of minor nationalities combined with
economic federalism. The east fears
Japan, with her militarized autocracy.
But if China creates centralized,
federal demoeracy-what will the east
DO then? China has powers of abb
sorption unequaled in history; the
Philippines are off her coast. Chinese
merchants control her retail trade.
doubt if Americas decision about in
dependence will affect the future of
the Filipnos much; what will be, will
be, by economic and population pres
sures.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-05
Continued from Last Issue).

Exactly on the second of 4:30
o'clock the special train rolls slowly
into the station as the Red Army
Band plays the Proletarian Funeral
March. There is huge baggage car
containing the casket and a passen-
ger coach, both hung in red and black
streamers, and also in evergreen and
purple lilacs, the latter blooming
abundantly in Russia at this time Of
the year. A runway is pushed up
against the baggage car and Red
Army soldiers and proletarian stu
dents enter to take charge OF the
many wreaths, more than one hun
bred in all, most of them from the
factories and the workshops of War
saw. In the words of the writer for
the Isvestia, central organ of the Sow
let government:
There were luxurious wreaths, and
rure metal wreaths, and simple
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-05

ing u S. Department of Commerce table shows the exports
TO varions pars of the world in 1913 1925 and 1926
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-05
Our Letter from Australia

expression and education left will be
secret discussion" However, the re-
dictionary judge was not convinced,
and inflicted heavy fine.
SYDNEY, Australia.-With view
to assisting farmers and preventing
them getting into the grip Of finan-
cial exploiters, the labor government
of New South Wales has arranged to
advance financial help to farmers at
per cent interest. The assistance is
rendered in cases where crops have
failed, or where farmers have been
the victims of unforeseen circum.
stances.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-05

ing possible lower shipping rates on
goods brought from other countries in
British vessels. England is now
fighting with its back to the wall to
recover foreign markets for it's coal.
Losing French Market.
France, the principal foreign mar
ket for English coal, is using drastic
measures to favor it's own mines.
Starting with reductions in freight
rates on it's own coal and increases in
the tariff on imported coal it is pro-
ceeding to a general embargo on for
eign fuel other than PREPARATIONS coal
from Germany.
''Thus,' says the London Daily
Herald Qabor), "the price-cutting in
the export trade practiced by the Bri-
fish mine owners and denounced by
Herbert Smith at. the recent meeting
of the international miners executive
in Paris has produced its deadly eff
feet. The new French measure is
merely a crushing retort to an unecon-
omic price war begun by British ex-
porters."
s Drop.
of Commerce table shows the exports
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-05

AUCKLAND, New Zealand Dur
ing the hearing of case in the Auck-
land police court in which a Com
munist was prosecuted for selling
copies of Communist pamphlet en-
titled "The Path to Power" the coun-
sci for the defendants made the fol-
lowing telling point: "The workers
are entitled to discuss strikes, lock-
outs, etc, in the same way as they
did before the war. If every tenn
perately and well-expressed argument
put forward by the Communist Party
or the labor party is to be the sub
ject of prosecution by the government
it viii mean that the only vehicle for
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have been secured by lengthening Of
hours. Wages have been slashed. But
it is doubtful whether Britain will re-
gain her markets in face of the in
creased competitive power of Ger
many and the diminished dependence
of France, the Netherlands and other
countries on British coal. Meanwhile
more than 100000 British miners are
unemployed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-05

In 1918 Russia afforded a market
for 5,99S, d34 tons of British coal. In
1926 Russia took only 1857 tons.
Slash Wages.
The productive capacity of the Bri-
fish coal industry is greater than ever,
due to improved equipment and to a
large number Of new deep mines. Re
auctions in cost of production rang
ing from "a cents to II cents a ton