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The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-20
STRANCLER'S
 TRIAL IS SET

WINNIPEG. vc.. 20. The murder trial of Earl Nelson, who is asserted to be the dark strangler" sought in connection with score of slayings of women in the United States. is set for November in the Assize Court. He is charged with strangling two Winnipeg women early last summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-20
Ruth Elder Leaves
 For Lisbon Tsnight

POINT ADELGADA. Azores. Oct. 20 The steamship Lima with Ruth Elder and George Haldeman aboard, has arrived here. The steamer will resume the voyage to Lisbon. leaving tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-20
Sizzling Hot
 In Los Angeles; Bathing Suits on

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Oct. 20.-Bathing suits took a new lease of life yesterday. A sizzling sun sent the mer- cury near a record mark. slightly above 96 and every body that could, hit for the beaches. The Weather Bureau predicts the hot wave will last for several days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-20
|Freneh Aviators on
 Last Lap of nisht

RIO DE JANERIO, Oct 2o.- French Aviators Costes and Le Erik today started on their last lap of the Paris to Buenos Aires flight, leaving Pelotas for BuAnos Aires. Tho avfators landed at Pelotas last night after flying
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-20
TrapGse Aftist Fails
 e Bscelns Real Hero

HARRIHHuFGs R., Oct. .2O-- An unsppreciative railroad track walker frustrated the, ambition oi John Charles Conway. New York trapeses artiats to become another type of hero. CehWay is alleged to- have 1Iaced splap1s oH rail road track and with . red flag was preSarsd to signal an on. coming train when he was ar rested charged with malicious mischief.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-20
Plane Bound
 For U. s. Is Delayed

LISBON. Portugal. Oct 20.-- The Heinkel plane which arrived Tuesday from Vugo on the way to the United States from Ger many, will remain here until Sat urday. The trip to the Azores has been postponed until then on account Of unfavorabIe weather.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-20
Hangs ALI
 Night With Head DosUn

TRENTON, N. Y, Oct. 2Os After hanging all night with her head downward from a wire fence, with her foot entangled. Mrs. John Stickney, aged 73 years. died. It Is believed she fell while attempting to climb the fence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-20
Search IF Missing
 Alas|xans Aban1b 1bned

HOT SPRINGS. Alaska. Oct.
 q search for Donald Long and Herbert Ensatron1. miasinS on yish Lake. has been aann1oned |pntil the ics fres16g aplid.
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~ " - "'.1~o'S
 SENATOR ELECT WILLIAM S. vARE Republican is native Philadelphia With his brothers he entered the contracting they controlling power in Philadelphia politics Ware finished brothers unexpired term in the State Senate elected Congress and serving his eighth term 1926 he Republican for nomination to the Wharton Pepper incumbent and Gf ford Pnchot then Governor. He is 60.
 WILLIAM B. WILSON, Democrat achieved distinction in politics and after coming Scotland boy with his parents He years miner Toga County still his home He leader mine organization, and served eight Secretary United Mine Workers Chosen in 1907 Congress first elected from hs district that office since the Civil War He in Congres sx he named Secretary by President wn ne ss
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-20
HAhjDuI otocbsARceo

The Pf6p plo)ty, Capt. \. Molvik, discharke4 70 pounds Of hall. but at the Xuaeoa Cold Storage compaayt ysslef1a l1terpeeas
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18

New York state has just published
;ts 1925 motor casualty list. 1t has
many significant features and 1t should
he studied by the trafic officials of
every community. With total Of
, ,43 persons killed, 5s&, or u per
cent were children. In 436 cases where
children were involved deaths were
caused by hitching rides or playing in
the streets The highest percentage
of fatalities occurred at grade cross
ines. where 16l mishaps accounted
for 100 deaths. Taxi drivers are shown
to be responsible for one-iifth Of the
aggregate number OF accidents In the
State. although operating only three
per cent of the total number of auto.
mobiles registered.
Two unusual features OF the report
which has been submitted by the State
Commissioner OF Motor Vehicles are
that intoxicated pedestrians were re-
sp0nsibie for S%2 accidents, IL of
which were fatal, and that IS persons
were killed in the driveways of their
own homes. OF this number, 80 were
children and in 20 per cent of the
cases were run down by their own
parents.
OF outstanding signihcance is the
s5axeA nunhoe-0& .1A4Aittiss - chilA.sr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18

elimination from plays of their appeal
to prurient tastes or their elimination
completely, either one, would be q
test of the sincerity of producers, &C.
tors and dramatists in their pleas to
be allowed to use voluntary censor.
ship. And that test has not been
met
The report that "of the plays i'm
New York for which there was A con-
siderable demand for seats. eight were
SO vulgar and indecent az TO he often
sive to persons of ordinary moral
tastes In quoted by the Indianapolis
News with the comment: In every
case an effort had been made to win
patronage by extreme departure from
the conventional standards of pro-
priety. The fact that patronage was
won speaks i'll for American taste. and
raises the question whether the thes.
ter has deba uched the people or the
people have debauched the theater."
"If the censorship bill goes
through" says the Fargo Forum.
there will he no one to blame but the
producers themselves. Ii would he
an unfortunate situation. but. some
how or other. one cannot bring ones
self to the point of sympathy for the
producers" Referring to the arrest
of Al actors. the Louisville Times re-
marks: IF the charges cannot he
proven. the defendants will be &C
the beneficiaries OF valuable advertis-
ing. But that fact should he no de-
terrent Better than formal censor
ship. which is almost always fasco.
is the custom of making arrests for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18

American legation at Athens to the
second secretaryship of the legation
at Peking. will be the third generation
Of Denbys to represent the United
States in China. His grandfather,
Charles DENLY. lat, was American
Minister to the old Chinese Empire
many years ago. The young diplomats
father, Charles DENLY. I'd. was once
attached TO the Picking legation and
later was United States consul gen.
eral at Shanghai. The name Of DENLY
in much revered in China. When Ed
win DENLY. former Secretary of the
Navy. who also spent some Of his
earlier life in official service in China.
visited that country in 1922 he was
accorded signal hOnors because OF his
ancestral Affiliations.
4
Night sessions of the Senate are
playing havoc with pre.Lenten and
pre-adjournment social activities. One
evening this week. when the upper
house insisted upon burning nocturnal
electricity. a well known Washington
woman. wife Of a former Senator. had
a gala dinner party broken up before
it was 10 minutes old by the necessity
OF eight male guests to decamp for
Capitol Hill. They were all Senators,
and had pledged their respective whips
to be on hand for the night session.
They remained at table only for the
soup, and then, to the dismay of their
hostess. took hssty departure. The
scene was quite desolated by the
triumph OF duty over politeness.
4 y 4
Vice President Dawes In thinking Of
sending to some Of his repara ions
plan friends in Berlin for sample of
the device just insta lied in the German
ReichstaR for the stemming of long
winded speakers. 1t In an ratorical
traffic stop.and go system. Since time
immemorial the president of the
Reichstag has been provided with a
dinner bell. which he rang when a
speakers time was up. Recently the
bell made way for scheme whereby
on each side of the presiding officers
desk small electric lamp flashes diff
ferent colored signals. When a deputy
In apprOachin the end of his allotted
time, the president presses a button.
which flashes a yellow light at the
spellbinder. Ii the latter runs over
his time. red light Is flashed. which
means that he must desist and resume
his seat.
Representative Carew, Democrat. of
New York. and Gallivan, Democrat, of
Massa chusetts, who propose boxing
commissions to regulate future con
gressiona1 fisticuffs. are among the
scholars OF the House. Carew Tam
many's most cultured spokesman. was
prize man at Columbia In the class OF
1850. He can quote the ella ssics ad
nbitum, and frequently does SO.
Ihere's no keener wit on either side
or the aisle than the Gotham giant.
GaillVan got his A. B.. at Harvard in
1888, and. like Calvin Coolidge. served
mis- political apprenticeship in the Mas
sacnusetts House and Senate The Bos-
tohian saves his most precious shafts
OF irony and humor for prohibition, of
"hich ne is an uncompromising foe.
tCODyrieht 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
Left-Side Driving
Defended as Safest

To the Editor OF The Star
After reading the article in your
paper by Mr.. Ullman, entitled "Driv-
ing to Left Wastes Streets" and the
defense set up by Mr.. George p.
smith. l feel that this Is a practice
that should not be too quickly con-
demned.
Mr.. Smith may he justified to some
extent In what he says about the
condition of the sides of the streets.
but the practice Of driving to the left
or in the center Of the street is JUS
tilted for a better reason than that.
1t Is the safer place to drive both
for the driver and the. public. PeO-
pie walk from behind parked cars;
children and sometimes grown ones
too, dart from the sidewalk into the
street without warning or regard for
traffic or danger: passengers alight
from the left side of the parked car
and the driver in the center of the
street has a much better chance to
avoid accident.
In case of meeting other machines
at intersections 1t gives more room
and the chance to dodge in either
direction.
When conditions are such that it
is necessary tor me to drive near the
e,irh os nA6r line ~ parked cars, I
atways- eonH1Aer 4 T. far moro dan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18

ton official to increase efficiency and
applies the clock register to the
work Of the office. The Senate denies
these provisions. but increases the
salary of the corporation counsel.
The proposed increase in the salary
of the corporation counsel, with his
additional duties as general counsel
OF the Public Utilities Commission.
Is thoroughly justified. The COM
pensation of the official with his
wide range of duties should not be
less than that of the peoples coun-
sci in connection with the regula-
ton of public utilities.
In this connection an additional
argument Ia found for the increase of
the Commissioners salary from 81.
500 year to $4,000. To the dozen
good reasons which have been cited
for the higher rate of compensate ton
for the Commissioners is thus added
the considera ton that the salary
should not he on the same footing
as that of their subordinate. the cor
poration counsel
Nothing but trouble and injury
could come from the substitution of
the President for the commissioners
as the appointive power in respect to
this office.
Under whatever compromise is
effected between the House and the
Senate the decision will proba bly, be
left where it should remain, with the
commissioners. to determine under
minimum of congressional compulsion
what changes should be made in the
office of the corporation counsel: how
much of the experience and legal abil-
ity of the present staff can to advan-
tase he retained. and how much of
new blood to increase efficiency of adj
ton should be injected. The
of the work of the Office
will he upon the Commissioners and
they should have full power to re-
appoint. or denote, or readjust the
force for the greatest efficiency and
to enable them to meet most COM
pletely this responsibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
State Expositions
Here Are Favored

To the Editor of The Star:
About 80 years ago The Star was
instrumental In bringing to public no
tice the plan OF offering free sites to
each State OF our Union for the main.
tenance at Washington of perma
nent series OF State buildings for ex-
hibition. historical and educational
purposes. 1t is about time sonnet hing
was done about It, and Col r. n.
Harper seems to he doing that. Every
true American patriot who realizes
what this plan means for Washington
and the whole country will get behind
him in this important movement. The
plan TO call conference of State gov
ernors 10 probably the next best step.
Once get this series Of State build
ings started and the enterprise will
carry itself. Exhibition space in each
building will be worth q great deal to
business men OF the various States
so much, in fact, that it will bring
enough money to repay each State
for putting up and carrying on it's
building. so that the various Lesisla-
lures will not have to burden the peo-
pie for that purpose. 1t IL safe to
predict that in financial. educational
and generally useful returns the State
buildings at Washington will. like the
purchase Of Alaska. repay each week
the cost of their erection and mainte-
ns nee. both to the individual Common
veal and to the Nation.
There will also he needed plenty of
space for future development, such as
various scientific centers and facili
ties for housing products of discov-
cries as vet unthOught of and such
interna tional features as we may want
to incorporate in our domestic exhibit
ton.
1t Ia idle, as some critics have done,
TO draw a parallel between the pro
posed States permanent exposition
and the late Sesquicentennial EXPOSE
ton at Philadelphia In point Of finan-
cial outlay. Each State will bear it's
own share Of expenses. and. as stated.
those expenses can be largely. IL not
entirely, met by the sale Of exhibition
space and concessions to business in
terests, supplemented by donations or
public spirited private citizens whose
State pride will carry them far In that
direction. The financial fiasco at Phil
adelphia is one more argument against
temporary expositiOns of great magni-
tude and in favor of a central, perma-
nent one for the whole country and
for such foreign nations as we may
choose to invite. The coming eXposi-
ton at Seville, Spain. will include
building representing the United
States, which will maintain q perma-
nent exhibit there of our resources
and achievements. This points the
way to what may be expected of all
countries that are up to date.
LINDSAY s. PERKINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEE ELL.

The chef is another character that
must be included In our Book of Nice
People" which aims to give a species
OF immortality to all those who have
been particularly kind to us in the
course of daily life.
The chef Ia large gentleman of
either French or Italian descent. We
rather gather the latter, and hope we
do not injure his feelings by either.
He has a mustache and smile
and private pot of coffee of his own
brew for his own consumption. 1t
was because he gave us the opportun-
fly to sample this connection that he
lives in our memory forever.
Mostly our conversation with him
was confined to a wave of the hand
and our brightest smile. which IL the
hest we can do. no matter whether
any one else thinks it bright or not
That's the fine thing about doing
ones best. You can sit hack in conf
dence with certain sense OF salts
faction, no matter whether the result
has been good or not so good. 1t has
been the best YOU could do. and no one
would expect any more, except one of
those hopeIeseiy optimistic gentlemen
who go about the country gurg!ing
some such sentence az You must bet
ter your best.
If you better your best" then YOUR
best automatically changes and you
still have the satisfaction previously
mentioned. You have done il.
The chef presided in a side compart
ment off the main line Of the counter
No doubt it was back there some here
that all the provender was c0ncocted
hut the patron could see little except
some Steaming caldrons OF SOUP
Several assorted gentlemen presided
over the counter. one Of them seemed
every ones faVorite to the unending
astonishment Of the others But
then. they didn't want TO see
Does any one want to see the good
points in others? Not so YOU can
notice it. If forced on us, we begrudg.
ingly admit them. hut then only with
very bad grace. and we forget about
them as quickly az we can.
The other countermen. we felt sure
spent their time grouching to each
other that Dan was lucky guy
Every patron knew the truth-that
Dan merely was a courteous fellow.
He was kindly. helpful man, who
In his day had run place himself and
had all sorts of money. Then Time.
which has queer way of doing things
sometimes, gave Dan a kick In the
pants, as they say. and here he was
serving up chow for others to eat.
1t was strange to watch 10 Gus
toners hit the counter at once. All 10
of them wanted to be waited on by
Dan. The other walters would stand
at attention, but the customers would
rather wait for Dan. Maybe you have
seen the same thing in A barber shop.
Dan didn't pretend to he busy doing
sonnet hing else when you came up to
the counter. He was always ready.
He didn't put the window up on your
back. either. II you took coffee regu-
larly, he soon got to know II.
He was. briefly, just an ordinary.
civil. courteous man. Now. there are
SO MANY Of the other kind that 1t Ia A
wonder more men cannot see that this
is one of the easiest and surest paths
to success.
The fact that they do not see It.
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under fifteen years Of age. 1t points
Enthusiastically to the necessity of bet
ter training in traffic matters. not only
in the schools, hut in the home. Chill
dren are VIGOROUSLY careless and
Needless In the streets. They dart out
from behind a parked vehicle or In
the desire to ride free they attempt
to hook" onto a passing car. The
latter practice can certainly he
brought under control, even IL the
former cannot. but it behooves par
ents to tackle this very serious prob
lem with all the ingenuity that can
be brought to bear.
Grade crossings, of course, will con
tnue to take their toll as long as
they are allowed tn exist. 1t has been
conclusively and tragically demon
strated Ivy thousands of needless
deaths that motorists are psychologist
selves Al the intersection of road and
railroad track. 1t seems such a sim
pie matter To stop. look md listen when
it means the possible preservation Of
life, but the motorist does not and
will not do it. There is only one al
formative, elimination Of all crossings
For years an unenviable record for
accidents has been made by the taxi
cabs. Although under the strictest CT
regulation. public operation of automo.
biles for hire still contributes it's huge
quota to the total number of mishaps.
Competition in getting fares and speed
ing the customer to his destination,
coupled with a seemingly inherent
recklessness on the part of the drivers,
appears to he the factor which in
wolves the public hacker in too large
percentage of collisions. The remedy
for this condition liz obviously to allow
only the number of cabs in city
absolutely required, to insure compli-
ance with traffic rules on the part of
the operators and to put into effect
additional regulations IL they are
found to he necessary 10 meet compli-
Gated situations
The traffic experiences of the En-
pire State are well worth watching
Its population. especially in New York
city, is concentrated and traffic regu-
lation presents a banning problem. In
spite of the large number Of motor
fatalities the State has been consist
emily alert to shift it's attack to meet
the changing conditions and can look
its millions of citizens.
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however, is what makes Ii 20 sure-fire
we suppose.

however liz what makes it 20 sure-fire
we suppose.
Dan goes in "A Book of Nice Peo
pie, of course.
But 1t was the chef we were telling
you about, after all. Our acquaintance
with him was not far advanced. but
invariably pleasant. Az stated. II
mostly consisted of wave OF the
hand and Il smile. and sometimes the
words. Hello. chef
One memorab BILE day we happened to
make some remarks about the condi-
ton of the ham In the sandwiches. and
were promptly given a long explana-
ton by the chef as to just how good
that ham was. he coming out of his
den. white apron and cap and all. in
order to set us right.
He did 1t in such good way that
there was nothing to do but agree
with him. 1t was very nice ham.
after all. Why. certainly. Under the
sway Of his eloquent words. broad
smile and white teeth. there was no
getting away from the fact that this
off pig. No hog need be asha Of
this ham. We took another look at
our sandwich and agreed with him
that we had been terribly mistaken.
The chef would have made q good
salesman.
One day We came in needing the
stimulus Of coffee. Quickly A cup was
drawn from the big urn behind the
counter.
With anticipation we turned to a.
seat. there to find that something had
gone wrong with the brew. The cof
fee was vile.
Upon telling this to Dan he was at
loss what to do, as the big super-pot
was all they had.
Just then the chef stuck his big
white hat around the door.
"Il get YOU some coffee" he said
making gestures with his eyes which
We're remarkably bright and rolling
Il II get you some coffee"
THANK you. chef
NO. You sit down right over
there" He gesticulated coward a ia
BILE. sit right thore.'
We subsidized
Pretty soon he reappeared in his
spOtless apron, bearing cleaning
silver urn. Not used to such service
al this place, we started up, intending
to come to the counter for our cup.
"You sit right there. SIR" ordered
the chef. bustling forward.
Well. we felt like Rockefeller.
The chef pumped the fancy pot
down before us, spread out cup and
saucer, spoon. cream in a silver vessel.
sugar out Of ditto.
See how you like that he said.
standing back. That's out of my
own pot
Carefully. under his critical eve, We
put in crea m and sugar. stirred slowly.
tasted.
by George. that's great" we said.
And 1t was. There was no compari'
son between the chefs private brew
and the other. 1t was superb. From
our present position Of non-drinkFr of
coffee we recall that cup from the
chefs private stock az the best we
ever drank We told him 80 and
drank three cups to prove 1t.
1t was hard to ten which of us was
the happiest.