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colleagues, went freely about the
country, not hampered in any man
ner in their activities or associations.
AS an indication Of the impossiblity
of conducting normal commercial re"
lations win Russia, owing to con-
tinual inter ference py soviet agents in
ordinary activities, officials here cite
the case of letter written by the
British consul at Leningrad to a
member Of the British diplomatic mis-
sion at Moscow. Although the letter
was nothing more than promise
to try to obtain the names OF Rus
sian firms willing to buy chemicals
from British firms, as requested, 1t
is related that it was intercepted by
sovet agents and later was printed
on front page Of Izvestia together
with accusations of espionage.
British Officials express belief that
the assassination Of Soviet Minister
Vojkoff at Warsaw will not impair
Rilsso-Polish relations. In fact, it is
considered here that the soviet gov
eIrlment has taken the Voikoff as
saSsination and the Anglo-sov1et break
as an excuse for executing Russians
against whom it previously had been
unable to ''concoct even the fllrnsies0
charges"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11

with appreciation for the greeting.
Colonel Lindbergh had his first
glimpse of land soon after O'Clock
when he peeked through the admirals
jeriscope. The sight he caught was
that of the banks just off Cape
Henry.
"How does that look to you, boy?"
said Admiral Burrage with fatherly
slap on the aviator's back. isn't
that sight for eyes, young or old?
My goodness, think am getting as
much of kick out of all this as
you yourself"
Lindbergh was almost overcome.
Everything seemed to come at once,
the destroyers, the greetings straight
from home, four seaplanes which
zoomed in tribute-everything SO
fresh from home-so he didn't say
much of anything, except that the
land certainly did look good to
him.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11

Fifteen miles off Cape Henry mist
was encountered, but where sky and
water held rendezvous a blur was
visible. At 2:38 p. m. the blur had
become five dots on field of grey;
suddenly the dots were five tiny
ships; the the cruiser and her escort
were plinly discernible.
Clouds in an overcast sky shifted
and there was a tiny field of blue
as the four planes swung around
to cross the cruisers bow. Five long
streaks of bright green, one thanked
by two on each side, trailed out
behind the memphis and the de-
stroyers. No other planes were in
the sky.
An airman's greeting-a zoom across
the cruisers bow--was the squad
ron's approach. Colonel Lindbergh
waved handkerchief as the planes
roared past and up.
Wearing grey suit and a red
necktie, Lindbergh had taken posi-
ton on steps leading to the bridge.
He did not wear a hat. Only a
glimpse of him could be had; the
planes were past in moment.
AS the planes described wide circles
crossing the cruisers bow as each
circle was completed, the white caps
of sailors stood out in bold relief
from the decks and grey super
structures. Everything aboard ap-
,peared as spic and span as brides
back porch; two airplanes slowed aft
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;trative control"

istrative control
Describing the work Of the budget
bureau. Director Lord asserted:
WAVES of new expenditures as g
result of new legislation ana con-
tinued legitimate growth and develop
nient of federal business have swept
over the economy boat and threat
eaed to sink it, but steady, constano
throwing over of waste and continued
stopping OF leaks have kept it afloat,
Notwithstanding accurnulating expenG :
itures at times have gained slightly.
And We are still balling and plug
ging leaks"
Interspersing his speech with
anecdotes, Director Lord told OF tne
crusader whose contribution to con-
serVation of the forests had been the
Staying of a woodpeeker, and in
augurated the Loyal Order OF Wood
peckers. He asked each OF the $4,000
persons on the government active
payroll to become member OF the
lder, filling the membership require
lnent by tapping away at waste
j each employe saves one dollar by
economies, ne declared ''the humble
wocdpecker will be given a place In
history as a symbol OF great ma
tional thrift crusade
a saving of more than $18,000,000
was effected, Generax Aord said,
through allowing Two or more per
cent of vacancies in various offices
to remain vacant.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11
100 ARMED men
Sent TO GUARD
|. A. CITY WATER

LOS ANGELES, June 10 tP)-Heavy
rej)lforcementS of the Los Angeles city
guard forces in owens valley, the
battle-ground of a long war between
city and ranchers over water rights.
we're made today with the dispatch
from Los Angeles of a special train
carrying one hundred men, the ma
jcrity of whom were said to be former
army men.
Although the recruiting Of the
guards and their departure from the
city was anileTalded city water ana
power officials, who later confirmed
The report when questioned, denied
that there had been any attempt
made OF keep the matter secret.
The special Grain OF the Southern
Pacific, consisting OF two coaches
and q baggage Car, was backed into
the yards of the city warehouse to-
day and the recruits, who haG as
sempled there, boarded the cars.
Railroad officials professed at that
time to know nothing about the dis
patch of the guards.
Water and power bureau officials
said the men were destined for
straight guard duty along the aque-
duct, which has thrice been dyna-
!nited within the last three weeks.
The departure OF the special train
for Owens valley came within "a
hours after reports OF shipments OF
arms and ammunition to the war
area. A Los Angeles store sent 10
rifles and 1000 ROUNDS OF ammunition
to a Bishop hardware store, which
announced that all. had peen ordered
in advance by individuals. An ad-
oitional order for 10 more rifles could
not be filled Immediately by the Los
Angeles store.
The water buceau also was reported
to have purchased more than SO
saWed-off shotguns and rifles and a
quantity of ammunition. Az that time
the bureau officials denied that any
arms purchases meant possibility OF
armed conflict in the valley.
Despite five dynamitings in the
stormy history of the aqueduct, there
have been no prosecutions. The most
direct clash between city and valley
came in 1924 when the country folk
took possession CT the Alabama gates
and spilled the water out upon the
desert for 65 hours.
The Owens valley water system
provides by far the greater part OF
the Los Angeles city water supply
system, OF tlle 3O0-p1ile aqueducJ.
about 70 miles is considered to lie In
the danger zone OF Inyo county.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11
MARINES GO TO CHINA

MANILA, June 10 (P)-The third
American eypeditionary force to
China, consisting of 1,l5O marines, so
trucks, 25 tanks and an aviation
unit sailed Tor Shanghai today from
Olongapo 1t is due in Shanghai on
the 18TH Colonel Fl. C. Davis com,
:nands the force.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11

LONDON. = Women are constitu~
tionally deficient in a sense OF me-
chanism, in the opinion OF Professor
d. Fraser Harris, the scientific author,
and ii is this lack which often makes
women seem unreasoning TO men.
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No Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch.
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NUCLEUS OF WINNECKE COMET
SMALLEST, SAYS ASTRONOMER
Heavenly Body Closely Observed Last Summer
Through Arizona Telescope-Size
of Center Is Computed.

Despite the excitement 1t occasioned
last Summer, when 1t came within
1900. 900 miles of the earth--closer
than any previous comet-the Pons
Winnecke comet had the distinction
OF possessing the smallest nucleus
that has ever been observed In such
a body. Probably 1t was not more
than two or three miles in diameter.
This is announced by DIR. V. NJ.
Slipher, director OF the Lowell OBJ.
servatory, at Flagstaff. Ariz.
DR.. Slipher took advantage of the
close visit of PonS Winnecke to
watch 1t carefully with the observa.
tory's big refracting telescope, with a
lens two feet in diameter. He had,
he says. the best opportunity In
size of a comets nucleus, the center
which is supposed to supply the rest
OF its material. On most occasions.
he SAYS, "the nucleus Of the comet
was found to be perfectly stellar
/. e., very small and sharp" At such
times lit was possible to distinguish
the nucleus from stars only by its
motion"
Star Is Tiny Point.
Even through the highest power
telescope star appears as a point
Of light. First DIR. Slipher compared
the cometary nucleus with nearby
stars. Then he took stars Of similar
brightness in another part OF the
heavens. near the planet Jupiter, and
compared them with the large moons
Of that planet. As the size and dis
tance Of the Jovian moons are known,
it was thus possible to estimate the
size Of the nucleus. Its distance from
the earth also was known. and thus
it was possible to get a rough ap.
proximation Of its diameter. This. he
Evening star., 1927-11-27

In five Japanese earthquakes between
1893 and 1927, including the great
quake of 1922. there was a lifting of
the ground of a yard or two which
preceded the quake by from half an
hour to Ave hours.
BY means of an instrument develop.
ed by another Japanese scientist, Ishi-
moto, a very slight fitting OF the
earth can be measured. So sensitive
in this ciimograph. as the instrument
Is called, that 1t viii detect fitting
Of the earth so slight as to move a
pole a mile high only fiftieth OF an
inch at it's top. With an earthquake
that occurred In Japan last Spring.
said Prof. Imamura. as quoted by Mr..
Evans, this instrument showed a char
acteristic tilt,ng which appeared from
few weeks to the day before the
quake, About two and a half hours
before the shock there was q rising OF
the ground OF about a meter.
Mr.. Evans suggests chain OF
such stations for warning. 1T would
seem desirable" he says. 'in regions
subject to serious earthquakes, 4 mum.
ber OF local stations should each DO
equipped with a pair OF simple hori.
zontal pendulums, so adjusted that IL
any unusual tilt occurs a bell should
ring automatically in the office of u
central observer and the locality indi
Gated there by a signal. lie would
then judge from the number OF sta.
tions affected and the record OF his
own seismometer. whether the jnii.
cations were SUFFICIENT to warrant him
Ia giving the alarm.
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Iroquois League of Nations, Effective
For 200 Years, Is Reduced to Remnants

until they were subdued. The Iro-
quois, moreover, started and enforced
the original Americanization scheme,
according to Mr.. Parker. Every ma.
ton that resisted its power was segre.
gated and led to new homes and
taught how to behave.
Though their culture was not OF
high type, in their civil and social
structure, they exceiled. Their CON
stitution" Is said to be ideally adapted
to the type Of people for which it
was designed. Women had an i'm.
portant place and the council OF the
women had the power of nominating
all the civil chiefs. Women. being
able than men and their ransom
price when captured was twice that
Of q man.
Record i'm 18th Century.
In the seventeenth century the Iro.
quois were an important influence in
determining whether this country
would be dominated by the French or
the English Their Huron rivals in
means Of overthrowing their ancient
enemy. while in New York the Iro.
Quois looked to the British for tho
same end. Though the French were
on the whole better liked. the Indians
eventually found that the English
were squarer to deal with. According
to Mr.. Parker, the French forfeited
the respect of their Huron allies by
burning the fields and stores OF corn
In the Seneca villages. To burn corn,
even that OF an enemy. was to SIN
against nature, against the spirits
that sustain life. Therefore the pill
laying French soldiers were offend.
Ing one OF the vital religious principles
OF the Hurons as well as IroQuois and
so contributed their share to losing
for France an empire In the new
world
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found, was not more than two or
three miles.
Other studies Of the comet were
made by DIR. Slipher with the aid OF a
spectroscope attached to the big tele'
scope. In this way, by analyZing Its
light. he found several very peculiar
features. 1t has been supposed that
comets are excited to great activity as
they get near the sun, hut the studies
of DR.. Slipher of Pons Winnecke, as
well as other comets, seem to contra
dict these views.
The spectrum showed very strongly
the same dark bands that are revealed
in the spectrum of the sun. This
shows that the comets light consisted
largely OF reflected sunlight. Also. In
the band Of spectrum there appeared
rather weakly the bands that are asso.
ciated with cometary light. A spray
Of light which projected from the nu-
cleus toward the sun gave off more
light of it's own than any other part
of the comet.
Reduces Its Light.
Besides having its activity reduced
by approach to the sun DR.. Slipher be.
lieves that it's close approach to the
earth may have also reduced the
comets light. In 1910. he said 1t was
found that the light emissions from
Halley's comet were reduced as 1t ap'
preached the earth and then became
more intense as 1t drew awav. Pre-.
yiously it has been supposed that the
earth has little influence on the activ.
ity OF comets coming near 1t.
II this is the case 1t would account
for the fact that Pons Winnecke, de.
spite it's close approach to the earth,
20 ~;,-x~ &l.nv nk,
merS had anticipated.
fConyri9ht 1927
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The tradition Of the first effective
All-American League Of Nations Is
sinking before the rising tide OF
civilization.
For zoo years members of the six
| nations of the great Iroquois Con.
| federacy have looked upon themselves
as a distinct nation. Now, however.
the remnants OF the lroquois tribes
In Canada and the Senecas, Onon.
dagas, and others in New York find
to their dismay that they are legally
considered citizens Of countries tradi-
tionally supposed by them to be their
allies. Most OF the old guard among
, the Iroquois, according to Arthur {.
Parker, director OF the Rochester
Municipal Museum. In a report to
Art and Archaeology. feel that "for
either Canada or tho United States to
legislate them into citizenship was as
| futile as for those same countries to
iegislate China or Mexico into United
States or Canadian citizenship"
The treaty signed by representa-.
| tives of the six nations and the new.
~ established republic of the United
States in 1894 at Canandaigua. N. Y.
Is still as sacred to the Iroquois as the
Monroe Doctrine is to the state De.
partment. The more enlightened
emong their numbers. however. see.
says Mr.. Parker. that this measure
of assimilation fs only economic neces'
sity and that for Indians to seek to
maintain economic independence
| would be suicide.
Was League to Enforce Peace.
The Iroquois Confederacy was a
genuine league to enforce peace. but
by force OF circumstances developed
into the most effective fighting body
among the aborigines OF North Amer.
ica. All the tribes that were not asked
to participate in the confederacy were
jealous and strife naturally followed
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or not, one should not miss visiting
| this exhibit.
EBEN T.. COMINS has returned to
II this city after several months
absence and has reopened his studio
at 1911 Connecticut avenue. During
the month or December Mr.. Comins.
by special invitation. will hold large
one.man exhibit in the Brooks Me
mortal Art Gallery in Memphis. lie
is at present painting the portrait of
James Madison Barker of Bristol,
Tenn. which will probably be included
in the exhibition. Mr.. Comins has
lately executed an important portrait
commission in New Haven.
AN exhibition of the works of Ed
a win Howlind Blashfield Is being
held at the American Academy Of
Arts and Letters. 633 West One Hun.
dred and I'ifty.fifth street. New York.
opening November ii and continuing
to April /.
Mr. Blashfeld. IL will be remem.
bered. is the artist OF the mural paint.
pGs in the dome of the reading room
of the Library OF Congress and of the
beautiful series of mural moSaics at
ST. Matthew'S Church in this city.
A DELIGHTFUL group of water
- colors by Eleanor Parke Custis
is on exhibition at the Corcoran Gal.
lery OF Art IN the glass cases on the
second floor. Having opened last Sun
day. it will be on view until Decem'
Der 1. These little paintings, the
fruit of the artists sojourn in Europe
last Summer. represent street scenes,
interesting bits of architecture and
picturesque landscapes in Switzerland.
France and Italy. They are painted
in opaque color in fiat decorative
masses. and conjure up q vision OF
the life Of Southern Europe, it's
warmth, gayety and vivid hues. Even
the scenes done in the Alps have the
atmosphere of Summertime. despite
the snow.capped peaks visible in the
distance. The incidental figures in
many OF the scenes-at the bazaars,
washing clothes on the water front
or otherwise occupied-add bright
spots of color.
Miss Custis is a Washington artist
from every standpoint. She is a ma
tive and resident OF the city. studied
at the Corcoran Art School and IL a
member of the Washington Water
Color Club and Arts Club and the So.
ciety of Washington Artists.
X
nEI.LA p. MUSSEY. the daughter Of
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey of this
city, who began her career as a teacher
OF art in Washington. has just re.
signed her position as head of the art
department of the Morris High School.
New York. to which she was appointed
in 1897. The High School Bulletin,
in making mention of this fact, paid
the following high tribute to Miss
Mussey's accomplishments:
Miss Mussey has always been
leader among the members of the
corps, and in her own high school has
been tower OF strength. The crown.
ing achievement of her career was
completed when the great mural
painted by Gorguet as n memorial to
the SGT Norris men and women who
served in the World War was finally
dedicated in the auditorium Of the
Morris High School. Miss Mussey
served with untiring energy on the
committee that raised the funds and
carried through to completion this
magnificent project. Miss Mussey
sailed today for Europe, intending to
make an indefinite stay with friends
In Geneva. after which she will 60 to
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~ EcENTlY I heard . man
- described in an interesting
way. We met him quite
i ' casually in the corridor
Of a hotel, and though he spoke
only q dozen words, there was
so much vitality in his manner
that ! wanted to know more
about him.
"Who is hs?" ! asked.
"Hs is vice president Of the
Blank Corporation" my friend
replied. "he 10 the man who
tells President John Blank the
truth"
President John Blank is ener.
rously rich. A large majority
Of his many employees work on
the theory that IL they can find
out what the old man would
like to hear, and tell il to him,
the sun will shine brightly on
their path.
This vigorous vice president
pursues a different policy. When
he has made up his mind, it's
made up, and he says precisely
what he thinks.
The result is that while John
Blank disasrees with him VIC.
lcntly on occasion, John Blank
can't do without him.
The greatest menace to big
mans success 10 the atmosphere
Of Wholesale agreement in which
his days are passed. That at.
mosphsre hangs heavy around
the office Of the White House;
it poisons the councils Of COR
porations; it destroys the per.
spsetive Of successful writers