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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
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DEFORMED HEAD TO
SAVE INFANTS LIFE
Beauty Not First Idea of
Disagreement.

Although not SO common as 1t was
In years gone by, there are still nu-
merous places in the world where de-
formities are manufactured for va
rious purposes This forms the theme
of an interesting article which re-
Gently appeared in the Popular Sci
ence Magazine by Victor Raymond.
The deliberate flattening Of the hui
man head, for instance, says the
article, continues to enjoy something
like universally among savage and
semi-barbarious people. Naturally,
the operation is carried out during
childhood of the subject, when the
skull is still soft and malleable. The
effect is to make the skull long, or
short and broad, according to the par
ticular method favored.
Nowadays, the head so disfgured is
regarded as an object of beauty, but
beauty was not the initiatory cause
of the practice. Indeed, the fiattened
head was not originally deliberately
arranged result at all.
The custom dates back to the time
when the man-pack still wandered
from camping place to camping place.
During such tricks the head Of the
newborn babe must often have lolled
In dangerous manner, and, no doubt,
sometimes resulted in broken neck.
To prevent this it became customary
to secure the infants head by some
means during the trek. The flattened
head was an unlooked-for product.
Time passed, man gave up his nomad-
ism and acquired settled habits, but
the flattened head had become tribal
characteristic, and so was perpetu-
ated.
The method employed to fatten the
head varies with the district. In some
places the child's head Is strapped
against the headboard Of its cradle.
In other places the necessary pres
sure is applied by bandages. Some
tribes employ contrivance made up
Of two boards. By the Klemantans
Of Borneo device is used which fat
tens the forehead, the object being
to give the face, as near as possible,
a half-mOon shape.
The device, known as Tadal, Is Sc
cured firmly to the infants head when
1t Is month old, but the pressure Is
applied only when the child sleeps.
Contrary to what one would expect,
this reformation does not appear to
have any injurious effects.
Many savage peoples render the
faces Of their womenfolk hideous by
grotesquely disfguring their lips. AS
with the artificial reformation of the
head, the operation is carried out dur.
ing childhood.
The girls lips are pierced, straws
being inserted in the holes. Next day
another straw is added, and, when the
holes have been sufficiently enlarged,
pieces Of wood with the thickness Of
a pencil are plugged in. This process
continues until eventually the holes
are capable Of containing large disks.
Filled thus, the lips at first project
horizontally from the face, but as the
disks grow in size, the facial muscles
become unable to support them, and
the lips droop.
In the Lake Tchad district Of GEN.
trail Africa, the disk in the lower lip
eventually reaches the size of din
ner plate, the whole hanging like a
shield on the breast. The disk in the
upper lip attains the dimensions Of a
saucer, and droops similarly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Wireless and radio accomplish
lents are so featured in the days
lews that many people have the idea
that it will be only a matter of time
when there will be no need for wires
in the communication field; that all
via wireless, overlooking the fact en-
tirely that even radio programs,
transatlantic radio telephone CONVEX
sations and the transmission of pic
lures by radio are all dependent on
he use of wire.
From every microphone, telephone
or picture transmitting station, wires
are necessary TO the operation of
the apparatus. In fact without wires
here could be no broadcast.ng, no
transatlantic telep one, and no trans
mission of radio pictures.
When broadcasting stations from
coast-to-coast and lakes to gulf are
on the air with nationwide pro-
gram the stat CHS are tied together
by wires. Such features would not
be possible without the use. of wires
and in this way telephone lines play
an important part in present day
achievements, even though they are
much in the background.
Wire is still very necessary part
of the worlds communication system.
In the Bell System alone there are
more than 100000 miles of wire
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Luck always seems to favor doesn't count on it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
Their Omission

Audrey's mamma had taken her to
the picture show, and as the prelim-
mary explanations began to unroll
the child evidenced increasing inter-
est. After she had read. "Story by
Pendally, directed by Puffer, photo
graphed by Snapp, assisted by Shot,
titles by Begad and Begash, criticisms
by Grimm. costumes by Scant and
Short, passed by the national board
Of censorship" she began to laugh.
Mamma" she gaily said, "they
haven't told who removed the gentle
mans Appomattox. or whv."-Kansas
City Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

, connecting over 17,500,000 tele-
phones. The manufacturer of this
very important part of telephone
plant is one of the major jobs of the
Hawthorne works of the Western
Electric Company. where the greater
part of the Telephone apparatus used
in this country is turned out.
Telephone companies are among
the largest users of copper in the
world. Most of this copper goes into
wire. It is estimated that the Bell
System will use about 100000 miles
of copper wire to meet the require
nents for exchange and toll tele-
phone growth this year. This does
not include the requirements for ap-
paratus..
The largest telephone line wire
used is about one-sixth of an inch in
diameter and the finest magnet wire
S about the size of a human hair, but
the system requires large amounts of
practically all sizes. The problem Of
having so many sizes readily avail
able in adequate amounts for routine
work, as well as for emergencies, has
been greatly simplified by rod roll
ing and wire drawing mill for copper,
recently set in operation at the Haw-
thorne plant. The annual output of
the mill is about 100000 pounds
of all sizes of telephone wire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

the dining room might be located in
the average home is the room In which
the engineers have located the huge
storage battery tanks that furnish the
energy for operating the telephones
and switchboards. To the rear in
place of the kitchen and pantry, will
be found the heating plant.
Ascending the stairs from the en-.
trance hallway one will enter the main
operating room where will be located
the switchboard from which the Cd.
orators will establish daily the thou.
sands Of connections that will be made
by the telephone users served by this
section, Adjoining the operating room
are attractive rest rooms provided for
the convenience of the operating forces
when not on duty. These rooms will
be furnished with comfortable chairs.
setees and reading facilities. There
will also be lockers for the young
women to care for their outer clothing
when they are on duty at the switch.
board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
DENIES FIGHT LAGS.
Illinois Designate to BE Under Physi.
clans Care, but Continues Contest.

DWIGHT, H., February / OPP
Frank l.. Smith has come back home
from Washington, but only that, a sick
man, he may gain strength to renew
his fight for seat in the Senate.
I'm sick, but I'm not going to die, -
the Senator designate told friends,
and you can take it from me that
I'll be back on my stride in a few
days, and will fight for my rights at
Washington to the end"
Don't let any one tell you I'm dead
or on the way" he said, grimly, with
no trace of a smile on a face lined
by the incessant pain from an alb
scessed ear. My doctors have told
me I've got to rest, that's all"
Col. Smith will remain under his
physicians care and his return to
Washington will be contingent, he
said, on his health and the urgency
of the case his attorneys are pressing
before the Senate committee. James
Condor, one of his legal staff, re-
turned here with him yesterday.
Col. Smiths friends fear a serious
collapse unless the Senator-designate
and Senator-elect permits himself to
take complete rest in his fight
against illness which has, in one
form or another, beset him since the
primary campaign last Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

WOMAN IMPLICATED
IN FORGERY CHARGE
Frances M. Pyle and Albert B
Sunday Held for Action of
Grand Jury.

Frances M. Pyle and Albert B. Sun.
day, charged with forgery, were held
for the action of the grand jury on
bonds OF $4,000 and $4,000 respec-
lively, following a preliminary hear.
ing in Police Court today before Judge
Gus A. Schuldt Both defendants re
side at 1929 L street
The girl is alleged TO have forged
GAS A street southeast, Emma J.
Brown of 1907 K street and Mrs. W.
/. Glover of Wardman Park Hotel to
obtain merchandise and cash from To-
cal department stores.
All three women appeared in court
and testified that they had accounts
at the three stores, but did not sign
checks or authorize any one else to
do so.
Sunday is alleged to have been the
girls accomplice, although he did not
sign any checks. The goods and
money received amount to nearly $500.
The girl is said to have worked" the
stores by paying various sums to the
accounts of holders of accounts and
then cashing checks. using their sig
natures.
The two defendants were arrested
Saturday night by Headquarters De-
tectives ]. II. Fowler and ]. F. Fla
herty and investigated by B. c. Kueh-
hing. Seventeen other forgeries are
said to have been uttered by the girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
WI MASSES ARMY TO ATTACK
HANKOW IN DECISIVE BATTLE
Continued from First page.)

Continued from First Page)
ton and hostile student mobs and sol
diery.
Meanwhile, the American destroy
ers Noah and Stewart are en- route
from Chinwongtao in Northern China
To Shanghai for possible emergency
use.
More Marines Held Ready
The 4th Regiment of Marines, at
full war strength. also is preparing
for what appears To be an early
departure from san Diego for a Far
Eastern destination The regiment
which probably will sail within the
next three days on the transport
Chaumont. will go either to some
Chinese point or Guam II will be
IN command of Col Charles f. Hill.
Some of the cities from which
Americans are scurryine to places
OF safety are Chung King, Chang
Sha, SzechWan and Foochow. At
HankoW and Nankin American con-
sulS have warned them to leave.
Those in Annoy, Swatow and Canton
have been concentrated at places
which could be evacuated on mo-
ment's notice.
The Y. s. S. Monocacy, which is
standing by at Szechwan during that
city's evacuation, has reported,
through Admiral Williams. that 104
Americans and 165 British are UNI
accounted for by American consular
and naval authorities seeking to
send them out of the interior China.
Most Missions Evacuated.
Fifty one Americans and "a British
have left Szechwan, while 40 Ameri-
cans and TO British are expected to
arrive at Chung King. another evacu-
alton center within 10 days
Withdrawal of American mission
aries from Fullien province, where
missions representing American in
vestments OF millions of dollars and
years of effort have been abandoned,
at least temporarily, is described by
the Foochow correspondent of the AS
sociated Press, who arrived at Shang-
hal yesterday with a group of the
missionaries. Only three missions in
the interior section of the province re-
main to be evacuated, 1870 women and
children having departed.
An armored launch, which was pre-
pared at Foochow to aid in the with
drawal of 10 missionaries at Kutien
and seven at Yenping. all American
Methodists,. was Communicated by
Nationalist soldiers. The American
consul is continuing his efforts to eff
feet their removal.
Catholic Missionaries Leave.
All Catholic missionaries, including
the personnel of the American Domin-
lean station at Kienningfu, have left
the province although two of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF.
Cantonese Minister Refuses to Sign
With British.

HANKOW, February / R).--
Negotiations between the Cantonese
and British here for a new modus
vivendi to take the place of treaties
now in effect between China and
Great Britain were broken off today
by Eugene Chen, Cantonese foreign
minister.
The Cantonese foreign minister,
who had been negotiating with Brit
ish Charge d'Affaires O'Malley, re-
fused to sign the agreement proposed
by the British as long as armed
forces of England are concentrating
at Shanghai.
Designed apparently to overcome
the wave of anti-British feeling which
has swept China from south to north
in the last few weeks, the British pro-
posals practically would have re.
turned all foreign concessions to the
respective Chinese governments with
the exception of Shanghai, which Is
an international settlement.
1t was understood that Great Britain
asked only minor conditions designed
to insure efficient administration OF
the foreign concessions which would
have been surrendered to Cantonese
rule.
The proposals were presented stimuli
taneously to the Picking and Canton
governments last Friday and were
generally regarded by foreign circles
in China as being too generous to be
refused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
D. FIGHTS FOR FUR.
ROBBERY SUSPECT.
Hearing on in New York to
Decide Whether Man viii
Be Brought Here.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

! Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, February 1.-Steps to
bring Uric Browne, 20 years old
back to Washington in connection
with the robbery of Erlebachers in
| volving the theft of $4,000 worth of
furs and wearing apparel for women,
were being taken here before a United
States commissioner today
New York authorities agreed to turn
Browne over t. Il United States mar.
shall. SO that Detectives O'Brien and
Cox of the Washington Detective Blu
reau, armed with a warrant for
Brownies arrest, could seek at the
hearing to obtain his removal from
the Federal jurisdiction of New York
to Washington
Other Loot Sought.
Throughout yesterday and last night
New York detectives from the office
of Chief Inspector William Leahy
were lending every aid to the Wash
-ngton detectives in an attempt to
check up on stolen items from other
exclusive stores in Washington, which
suffered from wholesale thefts re-
Gently. Their search was without re-
suit this morning.
Police believe that the building ON
141st street, which Browne was enter
ing SUNDAY morning Wnen ne was
arrested. was being used as store
house for the stolen goods. Only items
bearing the Erlebacher label, how
ever, were found in the dumbwaiter
of the building-these including 81
dresses, IA fur coats, three wraps and
two slips. considerably more than half
of the loot from Erlebacher's. Eleven
fur pieces and a large number of
dresses are as yet unaccounted for.
Suspect Denies Charge.
Browne disclaimed all knowledge of
them. Whether he will fight his re-
turn to this jurisdiction on a COM
missioner's warrant. waS to be learned
today at the hearing.
Both the Washington detectives
and the New York police believe that
the arrest and discovery, if it amounts
to anything, will lead only to the dis.
posal agency of a cleverly organized
gang of store thieves and only indi
rectly, If at all, to the collecting
branch of the burglary combine.
The detectives also were trying to
connect up the new development with
robberieS from other Washington
stores, including Rizik's and number
OF Connecticut avenue shops, as we'll
as with similar wholesale robberies in
Wilmington, Del, and PHILADELPHIA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

of the Central Conference of jewish
Rabbits. later becoming president. AT
the present time he is president OF
Columbia Hospital for Women ana is
directing plans for the financial drive
for that hospital.
DR.. Simon had his ecclesiastical ed
ucation in Cincinnati. His first syn
agogue was in Sacramento, Calf, but
he removed in 1898 to Omaha, Nebr.,
where he served for six years. He
came to Washington from that syn
agogue. He recently was rendered the
honorary degree of doctor OF phlios-
ophy by George Washington Univer-
sity.
When the United States joined the
armies of the allies DIR. Simon left his
synagogue, donned the uniform of a
Red Cross man and served with the
18th Division in France. After the
armistice had been signed he came
back home and to his pulpit. The Gov
eminent formally commended him for
his services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
FOUR KILLED BY GAS.

PHILADELPHIA, February l up.
-Four persons were found asphyXi
ated last night in house in German.
town, a suburb of this city, by a re
pairman. who was tracing a leak. An
overturned gas stove was thought to
have caused the deaths.
The victims were thought to be
John Sanger. his wife Lena, Nicholas
Comings and Frank Wells. Hospital
physicians who examined the bodies
were unable to say how long they ha6
been dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Arthur Carson, 80, Dies,

Arthur Carson, colored, 80 years
old, was found dead in his room, at 10
Jackson street northeast, about IL
O'Clock last night. death having re.
suited from natural causes. DR..
Sindoni responded to an emergency
call sent to Casualty Hospital and
pronounced life extinct. Carson's
father, residing at 1913 l street south
east, was notified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Democratic Club Active.

Senator King of Utah and Senator
elect Barley of Kentucky will address
the National Democratic Club at it's
headquarters, 800 Connecticut avenue,
tonight at o'clock. The club, which
recently underwent reorganization,
with a view to becoming more active
in the 1928 campaign, is now engaged
in drive for new members. Other
leading Democrats who will speak to-
night are Representatives Rainey of
Illinois, Lea of California and Gam
brill of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Farmers Lead All
Yellowstone Park
Visitors Last Year

BY the Associated Press.
OF all who sought the wide
open" spaces of Yellowstone Ma
tional Park last year in automo-
biles the farmer gets the prize.
Automobile tourists were asked
to state their vacations upon en-
tering the park, and figures made
public by the Interior Department
show that of 44,472 cars carrying
141 ,643 passengers $500 drivers
were engaged in agricultural pur-
suits. Statesmen, with 2,46S repre-
sentatives. ranked second, and the
various professions, with 2.062,
third
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
VICTIM IN RAID DIES.
Officers Say Ohio Man Was at Still
and Began Shooting.

PORTSMOUTH. Ohio, February l
R.-A gun battle near here between
alleged moonshiners and combined
State and Federal dry officers re-
suited last night in the death of
Dick Cooper, %, i'll a hospital. OFF,
GERS declared they found Cooper at
a still and that he and a companion,
who escaped, opened fire when they
saw the raiders approaching.
Upper Twin Creek, where the fight
occurred, has been the scene of
numerous battles between dry forces
and moonshiners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

were imprisoned for many days before
being allowed to depart. Except for
few depredations by river pirates
and exactions by coolie bearers, there
were no molestations in the general
withdrawal.
All school buildings in Fukien mis-
sions have been taken over by the Ma
tionalists, and because many former
mission students were leaders of anti
Christian mobs some missionaries be-
lieve it would not he advisable to re-
new the educational work. In any
event, it is doubtful when, if ever.
the missionary effort will again as
sumo its former scale in F'ukien.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
SHIP BARS SHANGHAI.
Belgenland, With Many Ameri-
cans, Will Not Stop There.

SHANGHAI, February / R.-
Upon the advice of the American and
British consuls general the Belgen-
land, a tourist liner making a cruise
of the world has eliminated Shanghai
as a port of call.
The vessel, en- route from Kobe,
Japan, was diverted by radio today to
Hongkong. The consuls felt that in
view of the present unsettled condi-
ton it was inadvisable to have large
number of tourists in Shanghai dur
ing the Chinese New Year celebration.
The Belgenland is carrying 400 pas
sengers, most Of whom are Americans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Relieved from DUTY.

Lieut.. Col. Peter G. Field, Army
Medical Corps, has been relieved from
duty at Fort Banks, Massachusetts,
and ordered to Detroit for duty with
the Michigan National Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
ENGLISH FILE PROTEST.
Aroused by Dismissal of Customs
Inspector.

PEKING, February 1 R).-The
British legation today protested to the
foreign Office of the Picking govern
ment against the dismissal yesterday
of Sir Francis Aglen, inspector gen
eral of the Chinese maritime customs.
The Peking government removed
Sir Francis presumably because he
refused to enforce its mandate to col.
lect surfaces of PA per cent and per
cent on imports, as provided for in
agreements made by the powers at
the Washington conference.
Sir Francis was understood to have
held that no customs charges could
be levied which were not provided for
in treaties. The new levies were to
have been collected beginning today.
The government contended that
treaties were not necessary for the
collection of the additional customs.
since all the powers concerned had
agreed to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

services at the
r / & h t n Street
Temple. DR.. 81
mon, who has been
actively identified
with many civic
and community
enterprises in the
National Capital
since 1904, will
speak on THE
Hope of Tomor-
row.
ID r s / m o n
served as presi-
dent of the Board
of Education from
1920 to 1928. when
he resigned. At
the same time he
was vice president
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
FRENCH WELDING REPORTED.
Decide Not to Insist Upon Retention
of Concessions.

SHANGHAI. February R).-A
Japanese dispatch from Peking re
ports that the French Minister has in
timated to the Picking authorities that
his government will not insist upon
retention of the French concessions in
China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
CHICAGO is CLAIMING
TITLE FOR BATHTUBS
Citizens Apparently Battle More
Than Those of ANY Other
Center, Is Boast. y
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 1.-Chicago is
making another splash for fame. The
city has more bathtubs for it's popula
ton than any other in the world. and.
either from necessity or from choice.
it's citizens battle more often and more
diligently than any other.
The figures were produced by DR.
Herman N. Bundesen, city health
commissioner, after he learned that
the General Federation of Womau's
Clubs in a recent report said there
were not-as many bath tubs I'm big
cities as might be believed.
Chicago. health department housing
experts boasted, has 100000 families
and 80 per cent of them have modern
bathing facilities. Last year the city
used an average of 27S gallons of
water each day for every man, woman
and child, the records showed. and
the health department figured that a
lot of this went for baths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
RABBI ABRAM SIMON
LONG ON DUTY HERE
Services to Commemorate 23d An.
niversary Scheduled in He
brew Temple Friday.

Rabbi Abram Simon will commem-
morate % years of service with the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Friday evening by holding special
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

The scorpion will commit suicide
when threatened with burning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

Santa Fe Editor Dead.
CHICAGO, February CP.--AIbert
McRae, so. editor of the Santa Fe
Magazine, died yesterday.