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Evening star., 1927-12-02
JAPANESE REFUSE
TO CAST BALLOTS
Recent Elections Show Many
Permitted to Vote Fail
to Go to Polls.
OF the Associated Press

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
TOkIO.--lsecent Japanese prefec-
tural elections, conducted under the
new manhood suffrage law, disclosed
tha. many citizens having the right
To vote either refused to go to the
polls or if they were induced to cast
their first ballot, had not the slightest
idea what they were voting for. Po-
litical leaders believe 1t will be many
years before the average japanese
understands suffrage or elections will
mean expression of the opinion of the
ma jority.
For hundreds of years the japanese
have been governed by imperial edicts.
Only in recent times have there been
elections and then. only propertied
classes were permitted to vote. Two
years ago the politicians started
campaign for manhood suffrage. Civ
ing every male japanese 25 years of
age the right to vote. The law was
passed after one of the most heated
sessions of the Diet in history.
II was at first believed that the
labor element would take prominent
part in the prefectural elections, but
apparently there was no political CO.
hesion among the working voters.
The two national parties, the Seiyu'
kai and the Minseito-the Seiyukai is
now the government party-were the
principal factors, and they were inter
ested only because the results may IN
fluence the national election next
Spring.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
l6-Story Grocery
Building Planned
In Chicago's Loop
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December "A sky
scraper grocery store in the Loop
is to be erected shortly after Janu-
ary next by Hillman's, the State
street department store, now clos
ing out it's business there,
A 16-story building to provide
space for stop and Shop" the
Michigan boulevard grocery, bust
ness which Hillman's has acquired.
and for Hillman's grocery depart
ment Uhe only branch of the State
street business not to be closed
out), will be built on West Wash
ington street at a cost of $4,000.
600. The two grocery stores,
although operating under one own
ership, will maintain separate man
agements,
The lower floors of the new
building will used for the grocery
stores and their own bakeshops. 4,
with the upper floors converted into
offices. -.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
ST. LOUIS LEADS
IN FUR BUSINESS
Millions of Dollars in PeltS
Traded in Annually at
Raw Market.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS.-Trading bright-colored
beads, flashy trinkets and attractive
knick-knacks to Indians for furs and
pelts. early settlers who founded st.
Louis in the eighteenth century
created an industry that has grown
until now the city is regarded as the
leading primary raw fur market of
the world.
In the pioneer days. when Pierre
Laclede and Auguste Chouteau came
up from New Orleans with their fol-
lowers and settled on the site OF st,
Louis, expensive furs and pelts were
traded by the red men in exchange
for few cents worth of novelties.
Amounts to Millions.
Today the volume of fur business
handled here annually amounts to
millions. One of the most important
angles Of the trading is the semi-annuai
auction held by the Federal Govern
ment, at which expensive seal skins
obtained on the Pribiloff Islands. the
United States seal reserve off the
Alaskin Coast. are sold. The sales are
Evening star., 1927-12-02
THREE HUNTERS KILLED.
Pennsylvania Deer Season Opens
With Death Toll.

HARRISBURG, Pa, December up.
--Pennsylvania's deer, season opened
yesterday with death to at least three
hunters.
Howard Thompson of Jersey Shore
was shot to death by a member of his
own hunting party. Maynard Girls
void of Brookside was found wounded
near Jersey Shore and died on his
way to a hospital. Edward Meyers,
Larryville, was fatally injured when
struck by car while on his way to
the forest.
Evening star., 1927-12-02

OF archives. The women, however
outranked the men.
In 9S years only two women have
been admitted to the school. Gene
We've Acloque, now the Vicomtesse de
Lire d'Espagny,. was The first, one. in
1909. Ten years later Mile. Ducaffy
started the after-war invasion and
each year since there have been more
woman applicants.
Maurice Prou. the head of the insti
tuition. admits he is an old fashioned
anti-feminist, shocked at modern man.
ners and preferring the past to the
present. as "befits one who has lived
his life deciphering ancient writings"
He admits also that women excel the
men in the erudite studies of the
school, although he would prefer them
to leave him and his man students in
peace.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
WOMEN RANK HIGH
.ASPALEOGRAPHERS
Replacing Men in Study of
Ancient Manuscripts
q
and Customs.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
PARIS.-Women are running men
out of what males seemed to regard as
safe territory, the study of ancient
manuscripts and knowledge of old Gus
toms, language and history.
Ten young women and ten young
men passed the examinations this year
for admission to the Ecole Nationale
des Charles, the government, school
that trains photographers and Keepers
Evening star., 1927-12-02
Skeleton Finally Completed.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
ADA, Ohio.-Back in the 7Os stu
dents of Ohio Northern University be-
gan assembling a skeleton in the bi-
ology laboratory. Whenever they OBJ
talned a new bone they would add 1t.
Now the skeleton Is complete and has
been given a prominent place in the
labora tory.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
RESIGNATION Accented.

The President has accepted the
resignation of First Lieut.. William O.
French. jr., Army Medical Corps, to
take effect December 10. Lieut..
French is from Kansas and was a
private in the Medical Department
during the World War. He was COM
missioned a first lieutenant in the
regular Medical Corps in July, 1926,
and recently has been stationed at the
Letterman General Hospital, Presidio
of San Francisco.
Evening star., 1927-12-02

held in May and October. and 100000
usually changes hands.
Buyers from over the United States
and representatives Of fur houses In
London. Paris and other European
cities attend the auction. Black seals
were in greatest demand at the last
sale. with ''Bois de Campeche." or log,
wood brown. next.
Shipments Lead World.
More shipments of pelts come to the
st. Louis market from it's 20 fur
houses in the trapping grounds than
to any other market in the world,
officials of the mart say. Through
the st. Louis sales, prices are estap-
lished for furs throughout the world:
st. Louis fur houses handle all seal
skins for the Government. The catch
is sent here for dyeing and later IS
sold at auction
Evening star., 1927-12-02
PRESIDENTS GRANDSIRE'S
INSURANCE PO' ICY FOUND
Straight-Life Plan Cost Calvin G.
Coolidge, Farmer, $SO.70
for 81 500.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
: NEW YORK, December 2.-Docu-
mentary evidence of President Cool
idge's dirt farmer" lineage has been
found by a librarian of the Phoenix
Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the
company's home office in Hartford,
Conn.,
1t is a yellowed life insurance pol
icy written in 1868 on the life of
Calvin G. Coolidge, farmer" of Ply
mouth, Windsor County, VT. He was
a grandfather of President Coolidge.
The policy was taken out by the
Presidents grandfather when he was
So years old It was for $500 on
the straight life plan at a cost of
5000 a year and when the insured
man died the money passed to John
C. Coolidge, the Presidents father.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
mike" Hampers Preacher.
pondence OF the Associated Press

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
ASHEVILLE, N. C.-Speaking over
the radio cramps the style of evan
gelist. the Rev. Mel Trotter believes
He says he is not accustomed to
standing still while preaching, but has
promised to do his best to stay in his
tracks for radio audiences.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
Bills Have Same Birthday.
of the Associated Press.

Correspondents OF the AssOciated Press.
CHICAGO.-The stork was in
whimsical mood when he called on
three generations of billiards. Father,
son and grandson-all answering to
the nickname "Bill''-were born on
the same day. William J. Hilliard. IS,
of Elmhurst; his son, William R., 3S.
and his grandson. William B.. 5. all
celebrate November 3 as their natal
dav
Evening star., 1927-12-02
Christmas
Gifts

Sports Clothes
Sports Scarfs and Squares, in a
wide choice of colors and pat
terms, $2.95 to SIS.
Smart New Rings, for squares and
triangles, $1.50.
Animal Pins, the newest sports
vogue, offers a wide variety in
cluding almost every animal in
the zoo. Priced, ST. to $3.50.
Novelty Sports Pins, ST. to $2.e5.
Leather and Felt Sports Flowers,
in sports colors, $1.50.
Riding Pins, crop shapes, in silver
like and gold-like finishes, ST to
$3.50.
Cuff Links, with horses head, in
colored enamel, ST to 81.
Sports Ties, including the new
monogram tie, $1.25 to $1.75.
Tie and Handkerchief Sets, in
many colors and designs, 81 to
$3.e5.
Sports Belts, in collegiate stripes
and plain colors, 75c to 81.
spoRrswEAR SECTION. THIRD FLOOR.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
Cold Weather Notes from
OR Hosiery Section

Women's Spattees; with turnover
cuffs in tan, gray and black mixtures.
Also in plain shades of camel, gray
and black. Pair. $3.50 to $4
Women's New "Zip-on" Legettes, in
fawn, oxford gray and beige. Pair, SIS
Women's Full-fashioned plain Silk-and-
Wool Hose, in lovely heather mix
lures. Pair. -. $2.25 and US
Women's French Underhose, of rab-
bit-wool. Priced, the pair. :. 49,. SO
Other Underhose. 85c to $l.50 pair
HOSIERY SECTION. FIRST Floor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12

An exceedingly quaint old Good
Friday custom was held UP to less
han a century ago in the little
,hurch of Glentham, Lincolnshire,
england. Thither, upon this red
etter day of tile year, would sew
n spinsters-then. termed in the
,luntly, frank phraseology OF the
lines, cold maids" resort, each
soaring her pitcher Of water,
brought from Newell well, their
oint task being to wash certain
tone effigy of female placed
within the church precincts, for
which they were recompensed,
omewhat inadequately, one would
hink, by the dole OF a shilling.
Whom the figure was supposed to
epresent, or in whose memory it
lad been reared. history does not
ecord, for the passing years would
eem TO have stolen her very name
rom the mute memorial of the
,ast. and only by the unlovely title
It "Molly Crime" was she handed
Town to posterity, and the wash
ng of Molly Crime" was regarded
,y at least those seven old Lin
colnshire spinsters as the great
went, If not or the year, at least
" one unforgettable day.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12

Anna Cannon, Grace Layelle, Miss
Mabel Pennington and Margaret
Cannon.
Mrs. Annie Robinson entertained
her brother, D. Martin Showell, of
Philadelphia, over the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richmond
entertained Mr. Richmond's mother
and Mrs. Smith, of Philadelphia,
for few days.
Mrs. Mary Schrider. of Millville,
is visiting friends here.
Frank Miller has returned to
Philadelphia, after spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Showell.
Bertram Hammell, a student at
Swarthmore College, will spend the
spring vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hammell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Shovel
have returned from their honey
moon and are occupying their new
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Edgar, of
Ventnor, are guests of Mrs. Alma
Richmond.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12
ABSECON NEWS NOTES
BY LENA ROBINSON

Attales. Election Of officers will
be held
The junior choir of the Presby-
terrain Church will rehearse We'd
nesday evening at the home Of Mrs.
R. A. Elwood.
The Senior choir of the Presby-
terrain Church will rehearse in the
chapel
Rev C. X. Dilks will administer
Communion in Bayview chapel on
Thursday.
James Bewley. Philip Bewley,
Marvin de Haven, Fred Thompson,
! Howard Thompson, Henry Garinon,
Martin Hoagland, Chester Leek,
John Clark, rendered Robert Leek
surprise birthday party Thursday
! in honor OF his twelfth anniversary.
John Beckley is spending some
time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Laurence Beckley.
Miss Anna Mccarthy, student
at the Industrial Art School, Phil
adelphia, is spending her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
J. Mccarthy
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Babcock are
entertaining their daughter, Miss
Virginia Babcock, a student at the
Caskin School, Devon, Pa.
Mr., and Mrs. C. P. Hammell are
entertaining their daughter, Miss
Olive Hammell, of Westfeld
Miss Adelaide Miller will spend
the Easter vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Townsend
will entertain members OF the Alb
secon Tennis Club tonight
The trustees OF the Presbyterian
Church viii meet Tuesday evening
at the home Of Mrs. Emma john
son.
A meeting OF the Boys Club will
be held Friday evening in the cha
pei.
NIr and Mrs. Oscar Dobbins and
family, of Atlantic Gity.were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Shovel,
SUNDAY
Howard Thompson, Raymond
Carmen. Chester Leek, Robert
Leell, George Hammel Martin
Hoagland, James Bewley, John Bew-
ley, and Mrs. Elizabeth Conover
were guests Of Philip Bewley on
Thursday evening, it being his
birthday anniversary.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12
CLUB
CHURCH
NEWS
\. I. A. Prepares
To Nominate
Mrs. Florence Reinhart, of
Pleasantville, Speaker at
Meeting Thursday

The Parent-Teacner Association
met Thursday afternoon in the
auditorium of the school.
The speaker was Mrs. Florence
Reinhart, principal Of the Wood
land avenue school, Pleasantyille,
whose subject was THE Value of
Vocational Training"
The newly formed orchestra, I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Bennett,
Of Egg Harbor City, gave a dem
onstratien Of the work accomplish
ed IN two months.
alTs. Franklin Turner, Mrs. Frank
Blumner and Mrs Harry Huffnagle
We're appointed to the nominating
committee.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12
Absecon
Builds
Steadily
OratOriO Will
Be Presented
Walter w. Burns Directing
Olivet to Calvary-Given
Wednesday Night

The oratorio, "Olivet to Calvary"
By J. H. Maunder, will be presented
Wednesday night in the church,
under the direction Of Walter w
Burns and Miss Florence Draper,
organist.
Chorus (soprano) Bessie Roop
Babcoek, Lena L. Burns, Emily T.
Conoyer. Sara C. Carton, Ethel Gil
berson, Ethel Hammell. Frances f.
Hoagland, Irene c. Smoth, Cordelia
Turner, Louise Draper; altos, Amy
Riley, Ethel Chalmers, r. Ida Ma
eaulay, Kathryn H. Craven, Mary
7. Bowker, Lucretia Bewley; ten
ors, Franklin G. Turner, Walter
Burns, Carroll Hoagland; bassos,
Ambrose L. Hammell, James Boyce,
John &. Bewley.
Program:
Prelude Selected-Miss Florence
Draper
/. On the Way to Jerusalem.
2. Before Jerusalem.
8. In the Temple
4. The Mount of Olives.
5. Just AS Am
6. New Commandment.
Z. Thy VIII &c Done.
s. Before Piiatc.
9. The March to Calvary.
o. Calvary.
10 Rock of Ages Cleft for Me.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12
AID SOCIETY ELECTS.
Offixers for Year Named at Home
of Mrs. Mary Mason.

The Ladies Aid Society met at
the home of Mrs. Mary Mason on
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Sallie
Carton presided. A report was
made on the purchase OF gas
range which has been placed in
the chapel kitchen.
Election Of officers for the ensu-
ing year, with Mrs. Esther Triton
ii he chair, resulted as follows:
President, Mrs. Sallie Carton; vice
president, Mrs. Name Hamilton;
assistant vice president, Mrs. En-
ma DeHayen; secretary Mrs Bet
tt Weaver; treasurer, Mrs. Mary
Mason.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12
THIS FOOD GIVES
PLANTS NEW LIFE!

Now anybody can have beautiful
plants and blooming flowers by using
FertiIis Tablets, little pellets OF. con-
life savers for plants. Simply place
a Fertilis Tablet near the root and
then new life and vitality starts its
work. Druggists and Florists supply
Fertilis Tablets. A box of 100 costs but
rs cents: a can OF 1000 costs $2;e0.
Wonderful for Palms and Ferns Cut
flowers, last longer il you drop Fer
tilis Tablet In the water. Get box
today. II your nearest dealer can
supply, order direct and a free book,
How to Take Care of Plants and
Fiowers'', will be included. Address
International Agricultural Corporation,
81 Broadway. New York.
FertiIis Tablets are sold by Mark
Sanders, 70 North Main ST.; A. II.
Keller, is North Main ST.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12

~ meet
'NI-&S>
~ -

See the land, her Easter keeping,
Rises as her Master rose.
seeds, so long in darkness sleeping,
Burst at last from winters SHOWS.
Garth with heaven above rejoices.
Fields and gardens hail the spring;
;haughs and woodlands ring with
voices,
While the wild birds build and
sing.
You, to whom your Maker granted
Powers to those sweet birds un-
known,
Use the craft by Cod implanted;
Use the reason not your own,
Here, while heaven and earth re-
joices,
Each his Easter tribute bring
Work of fingers, chant of voices,
Like the birds who build and sing,
Charles Kingsley.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12
Local and Social Notes.

The Oaks Volunteer Fire Com
pany will hold their first dance in
the new frehouse Thursday even
ing. Music will be furnished BY
the Mirth Makers orchestra. Tick
cts for the dance can be procured
from any OF the company.
The Senior Christian Endeayor
will hold a social Thursday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Emma
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12
Synthetic Products

Synthesis means putting togeth-
er, and it is, therefore, the opposite
of analysis, which means taking
apart, splitting up into It's constitu-
emit parts. In chemistry, synthesis
is making rapid strides, and sub
stances are made now synthetically
to such an extent as to do away
with the necessity, in SOME cases.
of producing them by natural
means. The production of indigo
is striking illustration Of this
fact.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12

THE COMMANDER with Big Six perform.
l. ance heightened with One-Profit prices
lowered-is smashing records right and left.
1t is smashing records of speed, records of hill
climbing records of sales.
No sedan with horsepower equal 20 that of the
Big Six, according to the ratings Of the Society of
Automotive Engineers and of the National Auto
mobile Chamber Of Commerce, sells for less than
$4,000. To get Big Six power you must pay more
than double Big Six prices.
AS a result of this big value in power, the Big Six
has outsold all these other high-powered cars
Fights as well as SKIES. Today, result of the
astounding performance Of the new Commander
The Erskine Six is display. 7
ard of comfort, performance and ecor
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12
Prohibition Guards Meet.


The National Prohibition Guards
met at the home of Margaret Gar
mon Saturday. Prizes given by the
National W. C. It. U. were discuss
ed. II was decided to have joke
social next month. Joke scrap
books and sunshine bags will be
made for the disabled soldiers and
sailors.
Mrs. Blanche White and children
are the guests Of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Burns.
Present were Beverly Keeper
Peggy Dilks, Laura Brangenberg
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12
Woman Business Pioneer

Lady Wolverton was the first
woman in England TO occupy a po-
sition in big business, when in 1888
she became the director of we'll
known banking company in Lon
don.
Evening star., 1927-06-01
NAVY ATHLETES FORM
IN" CLUB AT ACADEMY
Col. Thompson and Admiral Ha1li-
gan Become Members; Former
Stars Admitted.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, June 1.--Col.
Robert M. Thompson of Washington
a retired naval officer, was among the
200 guests who organized an "N' club
at the Naval Academy following
banquet at which several admirals, in
addition to other officers and midship-
men who had won the varsity athletic
insignia, attended.
Col. Thompson, who is the donor of
the cup which will be awarded to Mid
shipman Tom Hamilton today, was
admitted to the Navy IN" Club, which
was fostered by Comdr. Jonas II. In
gram, director of athletics at the
Academy.
Rear Admiral John Halligan, chief
of the Bureau Of Engineering, was also
admitted to the club. Admiral Halli-
gan, was one of the greatest of Navy
linemen, and for years the middies
sang a song in his honor.
Evening star., 1927-06-01
ANNAPOLIS CLASS
OF 81 CONvENES
PIebes of so Years Ago Visit
White HouSe-WiII Dine
Tonight.

Men. who We're green plebes at the
Naval Academy SO years ago, many
of them now dignified notables, but
cherishing fond memories of Annap-
oils days, members of the graduating
class of '81, are holding their golden
reunion.
Tomorrow they will go back to the
Naval Academy for the graduating
exercises, but today they were receiv-
ed at the White House by President
Coolidge and visited Arlington, the
Lincoln Memorial and other points of
patriotic interest.
In appreciation of the time, in 1922,
when the class of 81 went to Japan
as the guests of the Japanese ma
ton, through the invitation of Baron
Admiral Uriu, a classmate, the is
members of the class will pay their
respects this afternoon to AmbasSa-
dor and Nine. Matsudaira at the EN-
bassy. Tonight they will assemble at
their annual banquet in the gold room
of the La Fayette Hotel.
Many members of the class have
achieved special distinction in various
lines of endeavor including former
Senator 0. Il. Weller of Maryland
Maj. Gen. George Barnett, former
commandant of the United States Ma
rine Corps; the late Secretary of War
John w. Weeks, w. l., r. Emmett,
inventor, and w. II. Stayton, presi.
dent of the Baltimore Steamship Co
Evening star., 1927-06-01
ARMS PARLEY PLAN
OK. k.'DBY PRESIDENT
Details Worked Out by U. S.
Delegation on Navy Linn
itation Approved.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Approval was given by President
Coolidge today to the detailed plan
worked out by the American delega.
ton to the forthcoming Geneva naval
arms limitation conference between
Great Britain and the United States.
Hugh Gibson, Ambassador to Bel
gium, who win head the delegation,
la:d the program lefore Mr.. Coolidge
at a lengthy conference which in
cluded Secretaries Kellogg and Will
bur and Rear Admiral Hilleary F.
Jones, who also is a member of the
delegation.
No announcement of the plan, how
ever, was forthcoming, and 1t was in
dicated that details would be kept
secret until presented at the confer
ence, which is to open June 20.
Mr.. Gibson and Admiral Jones will
sail Friday from New York for
Geneva.
Others attending the White House
parley today included Rear Admiral
III. j. Schofield, j. T. Mariner, chief
of the western European division OF
the State Department, and A. w.
Dulles, legal adviser to the delegation.