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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

10Th Brigade on the Panama Canal
Zone, where he is at present.
Porn in Cresco. Iowa. March IL.
1874. Gen. Simonds was graduated
from West Point in June. 1899. and
assigned to the Infantry in which he
reached the grade Of colonel in July
1921 In November 1924 he was made
Il brgadier general in tn Regular
Army During the World War he held
III succession the grades of lieutenant
colonel. colonel and hrigadier general
and served as adjutant, 10Th Division
assistant chief of staff ca. General
Headquarters. A. l.. r.; chief of staff
End Corps, and commanding officer.
Embarkation Camp. at lie Mars.
AS chief of the War Plans Division
at the War Department he succeeds
Maj. Gen. Harry a. Smith, recently
assigned TO the command of the Eth
Corps area at Fort Omaha, Nebraska
Gen. Simonds will leave Panama on
the first available transport and come
direct to this city to assume his new
duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
TWO CAMPS TO CLOSE.
Children Give Program for Moth.
ers on Vacations.

Camp Good Will and Camp Pleasa Mt
will close this week after one of the
most successful seasons in their his,
tory. Many needed mothers and chill.
dren have been given a vacation at
the two camps during their season.
Performances by children visitors
have helped to entertain the children
and their mothers at Camp Good
Will. A group Of children from 3
to 16 years, under the direction of
Miss Thelma Callahan, has been one
Of the entertainers. and last Frida Y
night Theodore Tiller. jr., II years
old gave show with marionettes. in
q theater he made himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
CHANGE OF CHlLEAlI
FOREIGN POLICY SEEN
New Envoy to United States May
Seek Settlement of Tacna-
africa Case.

By the Associated Press
SANTIAGO. Chile. August 20
change of foreign policy by Chile :
the Interpretation put by all circles
here on the news of the resignation
If Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal. Chilean
Ambassador in Washington. and tho
appointment of Carlos Davila
The government limited itself To.
statement from the foreign office "a,
ing that the government was dete.t
mined to engage In on upright AMI
energetic foreign policy. as ii ia
hooved IA country. the protector
Justice and right
Senior Davila the newly appointeN
tmba ssador. T. is understood alread >
had received full instructions to ne.
gotiate with he American Govern
ment with view to arrive quickly ~
an end Of the Tacna AFRICA problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Bill introduced
I'm Massachusetts,
To End Executions

By the Associated Press
BOSTON. August 20.--Two bills
having to do with the trial and
punishment of persons charged
with murder were filed with the
clerk of the State House of Repre-
.entatives today. One calls for the
abolition Of capital punishment
The other is intended to expedite
the trial of capital cases. 1t would
have three justices preside at every
murder trial. two from the Supreme
Court and one from the Superior
Court.
Rulings made by the presiding
Justice on objections or exceptions
would he final
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
McCarl Halts Mississippi Flood Control
Plans by Disappearing 100000 Fund

as an emergency act and which the
next Congress was to he requested TO
replace. President Coolidge, Secretary
of War Davis and Maj. Gen. Jadwin.
chief Of engineers. had approved the
transfer on the theory that the emer.
sency existing In the flood area was
such that extraordinary procedure was
proper The S2.O00.O00 was to have
been expended in the Louisiana flood
zone.
1nasmuch as food relief measures
have been going forward in anticipa-
ton of the transfer. the ruling of the
Comptroller General is expected to
cause material changes in such plans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
PROTEST STRIKE PLANS
ARE HIT IN SWEDEN
Labor Group Holds Walk-out
Would Violate Con tract
With Employers.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden, August 90
The Sacco-Vanzetti defense commit
tee of Sweden has renewed agitation
for general strike following rejec.
ton by the Massachusetts Supreme
Court of the plea for Sacco and Van
zetti.
The central board of the National
Federation of Labor. however. has re-
iterated Its warning that any such
strike would violate the contract be.
tween Swedish employers and labor.
1t also is recalled that Premier Ekman
Of Sweden already has informed a
Sacco-Vanzetti deputation that the
Swedish government cannot in any
way interfere with the administration
Of law in another country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Olongapo on the Map.
.orrespondence Of The Star.

Correspondence of The Star
MANILA.-Olongapo, once only a
speck on the map, is now q larger and
palmer dot. 1t has been made a per
manent marine base as the result of
sending the naval troops to China.
There are about 1000 marines sta.
toned there, and stores. restaurants
and amusement establishments have
sprung up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
ALABAMA GIRL WHIPPED
BY MOB. SHE DECLARES
17-Year-Old Victim Tells Police,
Despite Alleged Threat
of Death.
By the Associated Press


FLORENCE. Ala. August 20
Miss Marie Bishop. pretty 17-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bishop, tonight told S. L. Stafford,
Muscle Shoals detective, that eight
masked men kidnapped her from her
home the night of July &, took her
to woods and whipped her with a
leather strap.
The g.rl has kept the whipping
secret under threats of death. she
told Mr.. Stafford. Her father and
mother also were threatened with VIC
lsrce If they reported the affair.
Chief Stafford has turned the case
over to Lauderdale County author
tiles and warrants are expected to be
issued Monday
The girl told officers that she recog.
nized three of the men, who wore
hoods bearing the letter *"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
FLYERS SEEK LOST MAN.

PHOENIX, Ariz.. August 20 R.-
Two Army transport planes from
Kelly Field. Tex, failed today in
search over the desert north Of Glen
dale, for Alfred z, Menard, shell
shocked veteran Of the World War,
missing since last Tuesday.
Menard left the ranch Of his
brother. George Menard. at Glendale
after leaving a note stating that he
intended to lose himself In the desert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
German Exports Gain.

BERLIN. August 20 R.-Ger-
many's July exports. figures for which
were published today, were the high
est since the beginning of the year
and considerably in excess of the same
month in 1926 and the monthly aver.
ages for the two previous years. The
total WAS S45, 900 marks, an in
crease of 1900 900 over the exports for
June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
MAN, II, is INJURED
WHEN HIT By AUTO
Julius Sheers' Leg Fractured.
Driver Held on Charge of
Recklessness.

While crossing the street at Eighth
and T. streets. Julius Sheers. - years
old of 1902 Spring road. was knocked
down and seriously injured by an
automobile operated by J f. Spriggs.
colored. ~ years old. of 327 + street
southwest last night,
Sheers was taken to Emergency
Hospital. where DR. William Atkinson
reported he was suffering from a
fracture of the left leg and possible
fracture OF the ribs. Sprlggs is
alleged to have been making a turn
from Eighth street into Z street at
the time of the accident and was
arrested on a charge OF reckless
driving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
REPORTS ARE MISLEADING
Headlines in Germany Show U. S
Is in State of Civil War.

headlines appearing in some of the
German press one would judge that
the United States was in the throes
OF a civil war over the Sacco.vanzetti
case.
State of Siege in New York, "
State of Alarm in America" and
Wrestling Match With Yankee JUS
tice" were among the captions used
in some Of the papers, while in one
case Chief Justice Taft was described
as The man who could save Sacco
and Vanzetti If he only would" The
more extreme newspapers published
cartoons of the electric chair, the
Statue of Liberty being rushed off its
pedestal and Miss America" wearing
a death mask
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Revision Of the plans of the Army
engineers assigned to design methods
Of flood control in the Mississippi
Valley is expected to be necessary as
the result of the refusal of Comptroller
General McCarl to approve transfer of
S2,000.000 to the Mississippi River
Flood Commission from the uneX-
pended balance of the rivers and
harbors appropriation.
1t was announced yesterday that
McCarl had withdrawn his approval Of
the transfer, which was TO be made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
ENJOYS EGGS TILL
Policeman Discovers Those He En-.
joyed Were Snake Variety.
Special Dispatch to The STA

Special Dispatch to The Star
LEXINGTON. KY. August 90
County Patrolman james Hall
brought forth new mid season
snake yarn recently. 1t came about
this way:
Officer Hall had eggs for breakfast,
and he comphmented his wife on
their unusually good flavor.
Mrs. Hall decided to fry some more
eggs for breakfast and asked her
husband to go out to a nest where
the first eggs had been found. Hall
found large black snake and q
couple of snake eggs in the nest, and
he beat a hasty retreat TO the house
to tell Mrs. Hall Of his find.
A description of the snake eggs
brought an explanation from Mrs.
Hall to the effect that those were
the kind of eggs she had fried for
the first breakfast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Airplanes Rout Locusts.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
MOSCOW.-A signal victory on the
'1ocusts front" is reported bv the
aerial expedition in charge of Kidding
Soviet farms of the pest. A total area
OF $4,000 acres are said to have been
cleared of locusts by spraying from
airplanes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Has Dime After Wedding.

JEFFERSONVILLE Ind, Angus,
90 A9 Ten cents and wife are all
I've got now" Charles B. Wesner. so
yearold farmer of Campbelsburg, de.
clared just after his wedding. Wesner
and his bride walked 70 miles to JET.
fersonville to be married. The license
and ceremony cost him $4.50. He had
only a dime left.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Snake Is Chloroformed.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

UF''N4uI 1II5pdtCII 20 AEI6 SoEdE.
HIAWATHA, Kan, August 90
When Hiawatha woman went into
a drug store here to make purchases
she was startled to find a large bul
snake coiled up on a shelf behind the
counter.
She screamed and the proprietor Of
the place came to her rescue. The
snake continued to roost peacefully or
bottles filled with expensive medicines
The druggist was afraid to kill the
reptile by striking it with any weapon
for fear of breaking some of the bot
ties, so he called doctor, who admin
istered chloroform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

After an extended automobile tour
through Canada and the New Engla nd
States. the pastor of Mckendree
Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev
William Pierpont. has returned and
will preach tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
BANDIT ROBS WOMAN.
Mrs. Reilly Held Up as She Waits
for Car,

Held up by a negro bandit as she
waited for street car to come down
town to meet her husband at Wiscon'
sin avenue and w street, Mrs. Cora
+. Reilly Of 2105 Thirty street
was robbed Of 50 in bills and change.
Mrs. Reilly told police colored man
approached her and asked her what
time it was. She replied she did not
know and started TO turn away when
he pulled out pistol. pointing it at
her. After taking the money in her
pocketbook he asked her whether
she. had q watch. At this juncture a
street car approached and she ran for
it, getting aboard.
Upon joining her husband at Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, she
went to the first precinct station to
heport the holdup.
.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Assigned to Fort Howard.

Chaplain Edwin l.. Branham.
u. S. A.. now on duty in the Hawaiian
Isla nds, has been assigned to duty at
Fort Howard Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

A natural naphtha we'll in Cuba is
said to produce absolutely pure
naphtha.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23
Some More Herring

The Sitka Sun says that neither salmon nor halibut depend on her. ring for food. Not absolutely, mo- If they did they'd go hungry and quit Alaska waters. But they do eat them when they can find 'em, don't forget that. The trouble is that it is coming to that pass when there are no herring for halibut, or salmon either. When there are nc herring the big fish are obliged to feed on the next best thing, what ever that may be. Possibly it is needle fish, but no one can use needle fish for bait in trolling nor on halibut gear.
 The Sun speaks farther: eff the small amount of herring put up by the oil and meal plants is going to exterminate our herring then there are no herring in Alaska"
 What does this bell wether for the herring killers call a Small amount?" Glancing at the Govern or's report on herring we find that in 1926 there were enough herring ground into manure to foot up to 22,708,881 pounds. How many green herring does it take to make a pound of fertilizer. We don't know exactly, but it calls for big handful and then some. Nor do we know how many tons of herring are de- stroyed on the seining grounds as attested by many resident fishermen 'IThis big poundage has been going
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23
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The Alaskan., 1927-12-23
Sued And Suing

Last June, Wayne Rangila was working for the Alaska Packers As sociation at Bristol Bay. In an ac- cident of some kind he was Che al- leges) permanently injured and now he is suing the company for $1OO, 900. With this in view we wonder if that isn't the reason the associa- tion tilted their salvaging claim against the Princess Charlotte so high. More than likely the associ- ation will get something out of the steamship company, but are they willing to pay Rangila for his iniur- ies. Not if they can avoid it.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23
For Love Of Ship

It is reported that Capt. Jock Livingstone took tho loss of the Northwestern muchly to heart.
 And why not? The loss of a ship means whole lot to sailormen. To those who beat about the sea their ship is something alive, something to love, She becomes a part of those who sail her.
 The reported feeling of the skip per was, likely, the same with all of the vessels crew. This calls to mind the wreck of the Strathblane. British full rigger, that hit the sand north of the Columbia River number of years ago.
 She struck at four in the morn ing, winter time, in a southeast gale The life crew couldn't reach her with line nor boat. So along in the afternoon, on flooding tide. the crew of her, one by one, edged out to the end of the spanker boom,
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23

It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no chcild-like faith, then, no poetry, no romance, to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoy ment except in sense and light. The eternal light with which children fills the world would then be eX- tnguished
 Not to believe in Santa Claus?
 You might as we'll not believe in
 fairies. You might get your papa
 to hire men to watch all the chim- neys on Christmas Eve to catch San
 ta Claus; but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Not everybody sees Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not; but that's no
 proof that they were not there. No
 one can conceive or imagine all the things that are unseen or unseeabIe in the world.
 You moy tear apart a baby's rat l tie and see what makes the noise in side, but there is veil covering the unseen world that not the strongest man, nor even the united strength ot , all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and pie ture the supernal beauty and glory beyond It is real. An, Virginia, in all the world there is nothing else real and abiding.
 No Santa Claus? Thank God,
 he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the hearts of children
 Charles A. Dana"
 The above is printed for two reas-
 ons. The first and main is that it is an unanswerable sketch to skep- tics and morbid doubters. The se- cond is that it is a wonderful piece of literature and so far above the stuff in the average school reader
 of today that it stands out by itself
 alone, on that particular point. The whole article with the quota tion marks is from a Spearson and Martin sixth grade reader.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23

and dropped into the surf. Some made shore. Some didn't.
 One of those who came in, with life belt on, was a grizzled tar. Shaking himself free of the salt water and sand, when he reached the beach, he turned around to look at the ship. Just the masts showed above the breakers and they were skewed here and there out of line. Tn old sailor seated himself on a chunk of drift and bawled like a baby
 Whats the matter, bo's'n; car I do anything for you?'' It was 8 kindly rancher of the shore lands who made inquiry.
 Aye, mate," b1ubbered the an cient shell back, give me my shiI back. Twas my 'ome, that vessel for years, and thrice live sailed the world h'round hin Ter. She knew me, and Hi 'ery mate. God 'elp
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23
Tuberculosis

There are 11,OOO,OO0 people in the United States who are dying with consumption today. This isn't at all cheerful. On a holiday time one should, perhaps, think of something else. But that doesn't help matters However, there is something cheery in the reports coming from the May or of Portland, Oregon, George L.
 Baker. It appears that Dr. Kirkpat- rick, veterinary, who has been working with tubercular cattle in Oregon for nearly 20 years, has dis covered that what will cure cattle of consumption will also cure human beings. He has made such a success in the treatment of cattle suffering with the dread disease that he is elevated to a considerable heighth in the scientific world. Tn the treat ment of human beings, interested with other physicians, the remedy applied to the afflicted has had mar velOus results. Tn truth it has ere ated quite a stir in medical circles. Judging from the Mayors letter we conclude that the treatment is based on some form of sterilized milk, aI- though there are no details given
 Dr. George Kirkpatrick lives at 1l79 Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon and details of what has been done and doing may be had by cor respondence direct with him, or the Portland Board of Health.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23
Is There A Santa Claus2

"As we grow older, we change our ideas concerning things about us. Our ideals also change. These changes cost us many pang. Some of our beliefs may be dearer than pets, or kinfolk, or friends. Many men have died for their beliefs. When we find we have been mls taken, we must gather new ideas. It almost always happens that our new ideas are better, nobler, and happier than our OutgroWn fancies An example of this is our first idea of Santa Claus. We are fortunate ii our early belief in Santa Claus brings to us a true vision of the real spirit of Christmas, as it did for the author of the following charming answer to a child's lette" of inquiry. MT. Chas. A. Dana was for many years one of the foremost journalists of America. He came to be editor of the New York SUN and while acting in this capacity receiv- ed the following letter:
 Dear Editor:
 am eight years old Some
 of my little friends say that
 there is no Santa Claus Please
 tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?
 Virginia O. Hanlon.
 The great editor answered in the following editorial, full of the com prehension of the Spirit of Christ mas Giving beyond the ken of most minimizing persons.
 Virginia: Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They think nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. They do not believe except they see. All minds, Virginia, wheth- CT they be mems or children's, are little. Tn this universe of ours man is mere insect, an ant, in his intel feet, compared with the boundless worlds about him measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge.
 Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion ex- ist, and you know that they bound and give to your life it's highest joy. Alas, how dreary the world would be if there were no Santa Claus
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23

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The Alaskan., 1927-12-23

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The Alaskan., 1927-12-23
All Right To Kill Elm

It is revealed. in the annual re. port of Attorney General Sargent, Washington, D. C., a few days ago, that while it was a federal offense to beat up, maui, jab, upper cut or wound United States officer, it was not federal offense to kill him. The Department of Justice wants this situation corrected.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23

Many things may be preserved in alcohol, but law and order are not on the list.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23
NOT so MANY CARS

There were 185,7O6 passenger automobiles manufactured in the United States during the month of October. Outside of December, 1926, it is the smallest humber turned out in two years. Evidently the Coolidge prosperity has touched heavily on the car business too.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23
What Robinson Says

Joseph T. Robinson, Democratic Senate Leader, speaking of the Pres ident's message, says: His (the President's) prosperity claim was fictitious, his reference to farm re lief, nebulous and his discussion of the flood relief disappointment"