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JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14
LlTWA NADAJE NOWY
ORDER

kOWNO. - Ze zrode} urze-
dowych podaja, IL 1890 lutego
z okazji dziesieciolecia niepodla-
gfosci Litwy, zostanie wydana
nova honorowa odznaka, - or
der Giedymina. Odznake te be-
die sic udziclalo zar6wno oso-
bonn wojskowym, jak cywilnym.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14
PREZYDElIT PORTUGAL.U PO.
DOBNO ZABITY

PARYZ. - Otrzymano tn wia-
domosc Lizbony, re portugalski
prezydent Carmona, zostai zamor
dowany. Podobno dokonanv 20
sta{ zamach stanu i ma ulitv
Llzbony tocza sic walki.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14
NlEMlEC | ANGLIK SZPIECAMi
BOLSZEWICKlMI.

LONDYN. - Rozpocza1 sic tu
se1sacyjny process, w ktorym oskar
zeni se: Niemiec, jerry Hansen,
Graz Anghk, MacCalinf, szpie-
gostwo ma rzecz sowietow.
Obaj oskarzeni dostarczali So
wietom danych dostarczaniu ie-
dnostek samolotowych j transpor-
tow koni Anglji do panstw sa-
siadujacych sowietami.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14
Zjazd kapfan6w Po|skich W Pittsburgh

Wlesc zgonie tego pioniera
Polonji ma Wychodztwie smutkiem
poEry}a szerokie ko}a znajomych
przyjacioi, ktorzy go szanowali
Powazali, jako zasluzonego wielce
sprawie polskiej czlowieka.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14
JUZ | kOSIUSZkE LITWINI
ANEkTUJA

CHICAGO. - Litwini chicago
scy wniesli protest przeciwko ma
zwaniu Kosciuszki bohaterem pol
skim. Litwini twierdza, re ko-
sciuszko by} litwinem, bo sic u
rodzi1 ma Litwie w broszurce
LEST We Forget by1o to spro-
stOWane.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14

Przez sadly niemieckie pacyfistow
tej narodowosci.
Rezolucja podkresla. IL ME chce
sic mieszac W stosunki wewnetrz.
nej poltyki Niemiec, zwraca Jed
max uwage, IL postepowanie RIA
du pruskiego wobec niemie ckiego
Pacyfizmu jest wysoce sprzeczne
duchem Localna i Genewy.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14

kie jednej koy zdych
kapanow Polkch pomvs
nych a korzys obrad.
jak smeny posob Litwni brona "swych praw" Wilma
cpisue correspondent ndykgo wagonow
kolejowe
wiek
Wino, jko dn
Polskie Cy pocg kurjersk BerRyga
grance Eewsko pruska koljz k obchodz
odsrubowuje szybe chronca mapke cd pap
pogranicza polsko-ltewskiego
Ma
re Wino "faiszywie
Litwii pdobnego kamstwa zakye Oczyw
przed tewsich mapki koeno
ypialnych doprowadzone do pewonego
i polskiem mia em.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14
BERLIN PROTESTUJE

BERLIN. - Reichstag ME
mleckl opowieoziai sic przeciw
przeniesieniu siedziby Rady Liei
Narodow z Genewy do Wiednia.
Relchstag pragnie zamiast .teso
przylaczenia Austrji do Niemiec.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14
WLADYSLAW DYNIEWICZ ME
ZYJE.

CHICAGO. - W{adys4aw Dy-
niewicz, nestor dziennikarstwa pol
skiego W Ameryce, zakonczy1 zy-
Gle W wieku lat IS.
S. p. W. Dyniewicz byf pierw.
szrm polskim wydawca redak-
trem W tym kraju trudnii sic
przez wiele lat dziennikarstwem.
kilka lat temu porzuci} on dzienni-
kacstwo zupeinie. azeby uzyc "a
stuzonego wypoczynku
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14
AMBASSADOR SOWIECKI PRZY
BYL DO RZYMU

RZYM. - d. |. Kurski, przr-
by1 ma stanowisko ambasadora
sowieckiego do Rzymu ma miej-
see odwoianego Kamienjewa.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14
ZDEMASKOWANIE NIEMlECKIE
co "PACYFIZMU".

PARYZ. - Egzekutywa fran
cuskich stowarzyszen pacyfistycz-
nych zwrociia sic W niezwykle o.
strej rezolucji przeciwko sciganiu
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1928-02-14

Zadw djechai lndU przybyl
wodz ruchu narod kg
e zaciety wrog Cosgrave Fakc epubGknska Valery
zupena podlglscia zupelnem
Evening star., 1928-02-12

The details OF that occasion are still
fresh In the public mind and the I-mile
wave antenna. the :-toot ampltfying
tubes the suierSenSltive receiving ap-
paratlS AMI other remarkable nnStru-
ments which are used In that line"
have all been repeatedly described
II Was the completion vi the line be-
tween Laredo. Ten, and Mexico CITY
that made ls,SSlble The ,ital cord link
ing the Mexican and American cApi-
tails. 2SaT miles apart, on september
10 of last wear There MAS no drama-
tic roll calling on that occasion, and
The ceremonies attendant uiN,n the M-
ausura,ion ot Mexico into the "tele-
phcnic entente corsila,e" have also
been fully and frequently reported
The new ttne Ia the Netherlands Ii
another wire >cahle~fadlN combination,
tho calls being routed by radio via LAM
don and then through the submarine
cable under the English Channel to the
Netherlands. II vii, eoSt $Taa aS t9 a
Washington auhScfiber to talk tn tN,ints
In the Netherlands for three minutes,
and Sau,aa for every minute additional
The rate 10 ionsien h $ga for tho sirst
three mtnutea, and $aa for every MIN
ute thereafter The overseas lines"
operate only In the daytime, calls be-
ins accepted frem I 80 am, ~ D pm,
eastern standard time,
III view NJ the recent achievements
IN International telephony, the charter
" the American Telephone 4 fele.
graph O.. granted IN laas, seems 10
have been ntcphette, for through u the
COMPANY gained pesM.Saion TO eeianeet
Evening star., 1928-02-12

tors along the coast from Key West 10
New York and across the continent tn
Los Angeles. annwered as their stations
were called Finally. as thrilling
climax came the words This Is Cata~
linn Island. Calf. apieer speaking"
Col Carly then directed; II will ask
YOU to talk 10 Havana" and "stood
by" IN the two distant operators cun-
yetsed ac tolloWa.
Hello, apierr, YOU are talking Ia
Havana iM You hear me9"
"Yvs Clearly"
"Whetr IL Catalina Island loeatedF"
"Cntnllnn ialand II located IN the
Pacific Ocean, about 10 miles vest ot
Long Neneh. Calf Where Is Havana
locatrd3"
The audience In Washington laughed,
but the operator In Cuba seriously re-
plied "llavana Ia loeated ia miles
aouth VI Key West. Fla"
Following this demonstration, the tn
alruments were turned over to rreal~
dents Harding and Menoeal. who ex~
changed official greetings and were
followed M Is the ruatom on such oeoA~
a,nns. by brief conversations between
other ot,iciala ot the twu countries,
The iH00O 900 telephones on this
aide nf the Atlantic were made acoesn
shle Ia the ,A00. 900 In Great hsitain
and Northern Ireland early last year
with the opening ef the frat trans
atlantis telephone service on January
Z, when President Walter h, clifford Ut
tho American Telephane b Telegraph,
do, IN New York, talked with air u,
EVELYN q, Murray ef the hritlsh post
once Department. In landon,
Evening star., 1928-02-12
BY GEORGE n. DACY.

" VERY day Is trouble day" at the
District Traffic Bureau.
For washington Is constantly
Matching out new crptS of
Evening star., 1928-02-12

American Telephone Company. ut
Havana.
All of the guests IN both cities were
proytded with headAeta through which
ihev soon heard Col. Carly. vice pfehi~
dent Of the American Telephone 81 fele-
araph Co, speaking from washington
announce that they were connected tc
a wire cable radio circuit, ZOO miles
In length, from Havana. Cuba, To Cata~
lima Island, Calf. and that this circuit
established a new recnfd Tor long dts
tancr voice transmission,
Catalina Ihland, he explained. was
connected with the mainland by radio
telephone, the continent Was crossed by
land wires, some Of which, IN the neigh
bnrhood Of Denver Colo, were a mtie
above sea level. and Cuba WAS united
with Key West, Fla. by cable n nile
under The SRA.
The wires involved. II extended In =
straight line would Col Cafty aaaerted
reach from London to peking or Gal.
cutta. or. II extended aonth from Wash.
ington, would pans through all the
Central American countries aud into
South America ~ far AS Peru,
HAVING briefly touched upon these
points. Col Carty announced that
he would call the roll and began by
saying Hello, Havana"
Instantly IN \ fashion that seemed
unoanny 10 the Washington audience.
Game the answer; This In Havanna,
u,iha, hatterthwaits speaking
Then. one by one, tho other opera
Evening star., 1928-02-12

but three Instruments for each group
Of 100 citizens
Once the border line between the
United States and Canada had been
reduced to a mere geographical dlvihioi'
al far as telephoning was concerned,
Americas enterpriaing engineers turned
their attention to the problem Of bring :
Ing Cuba within speaking distance of
the United States,
After years of study and experimental
ton, three submarine cables, each ITO
miles IN length and casting n total III
al 100 900. we're laid between Key Weh,
and Havana. These cables are the
longest OF their kind In the world. EN-
fept at The terminaih. they are hevefa'
miles apart, They weigh 3,a00 900
pounds, and IN some places are ap~
pr0xlmateIy u mills under water. IN
which position they are subleGt tn /
pfeasilfe Ut about ton per square
Inch Each Of the cables can Transmit
one telephone measage and several
Morse telegraph messages at the same
time,
The Inauguration nf these cables on
April II. 1921, WAS accompanied by i'm"
preasiye ceremonies and unique tele-
phnnir demonstration, Al $40 In the
afternoon President Harding together
with tha msmbefs of his cabinet and
| several hundred invited guests. inGlud~
Ing diplomats representing 30 foreign
countries, assembled Ia The Pan Ametie
can building, while at tho same hour
u similar distinguished gathering
hended by President MenoGel of Guha
convened IN the Once of the Cuban
Evening star., 1928-02-12
Country Now Joined by Telephone With Seven Other Nation

one or more points In each and every
city. town or place With one
or more points In each and every ether
city. town and place il the
Mexico, and also. by cable eg other
appropriate means With the rest ~ the
known world"
Those were brave wSTds AZ . time
when the Telephone Mas S<NsSidered 81
have reached the ultimate limit et lis
usefulness nN CARRYING y vcsee $40
miles, but evidently the ni<Iseers IN
the new Industry had tNx,ualess faisa
and confidence IN thetr Nevlee, The
phrase other Appropriate means Il
proof ~ that, and mesdentsN thess
words have turned ous tc ee n,SsSs faE~
tuna.e. for radio the elsseSt factor Iii
the connection With England and the
continent can canse under this CLASH
ticatien
The ereniag af the line H. the Meth.
syiandS Il the last sssseine psuNiSieaa ~
the charter M 80 wears aSu ta oe ful~
allied, but the etssw ~ development Fe.
mains Wlstu rpNn far there are Ssth
many PORTIONS M the knNwn WSx,ds
attn ulcNllnected Another link In the
sessphane tie that II fast binding the
wcsla etAser together win In al psaaAs
hil,ls he added IN the nat very Distant
future, sue II has AlgeASS been An-
nauaced that other Important eittss M
Es.rcpe viii he added ~ the New Xerk.
tSaatM~fhs hAsue SSstem, making
INsssiele verbal eeMManleAtian between
Eli even greater number et the lsaaess
ei the weria In case Of AA emergency,
Evening star., 1928-02-12

upon the telephone al a War-preven~
ton device that had Loday's complete,
continent covering system Ut telephones
been In existence prior IN the Ciyii
War there would have been no war
Commercially the advantages Of the
newest international line are helf-eW-
dent Historically a. IL Of Interest an
the latest extension 0f the worlds In
terna,ionhl telephone service.
TT was In 1893 seven years after
Alexander Graham Hell had spoken
the first words ever heard over wire.
that q line was run from Brownsville.
Tex. 10 Mntamoraa Mesle0. Just across
the border. and lie telephone which
"iaIks'' In any language began trans"
mitting Engiiah-Sphiiiht conversations
But that was only short distance"
ilne even II il was All international
one and the tissL real long distance"
international line Was cut into hervlCt
IN 1889 between the United States and
Canada,
II waA quite appropriate and natural
that these two countries, Whieh lead
The world la telepIl0iif development,
should he tbs first thus connected
The million and half telephones IN
Canada, inisre0nnected by three and
h half million miles 0f wire, represent
i22 Instruments t0f every 100 people
white the Ia. .1lil, 900 telephones IN The
United States. intefcDnneated by a.
900 200 miles 6f wire. represent lAh
instruments fer every 100 pnpulMion
Hresi Britain, the third country ~
per capita telephone development. haA
Evening star., 1928-02-12

, eu6oVs man with a new power snd
gives promise 0f even better things U
coue--planetary intercourse, perhaps
Such suggestion may seem far
fetched today, but certainly II Is no
more 0f "a dream than the idea of trans
hitting speech from Mezic0 CITY " The
Hague would have been 100 years ago
And certain, tpG IL ib that The pUEhi-
biIity ~ getting in touch with our
celestial nrigibpfs by means of r. trip
~ any one ~ them n not nov being
given serious consideration, for the
leaders Gf scientific thought are 0f The
opinion that II planetary intercourse Ii
~ be- accomplished at all. IL viii come
through tome method Ut communication
| by 1JJf.d.
! Politically The possibilities of the new
/ wires reaching Germany. taken IN con
! Junction with those already linking siE
| other countries ~ the United States.
! nave been made the basis 0f prophecies
| Of the most optimistic nature, Many
| Dr0fees u, ERE IN them h means III pre-
eeryiGg peace and promoting bel.ef IN.
| Outstanding, eciloing The sentiments ~
| President Gales, expressed NJ elia liIne
the Mexlesn line Was oprnsd
This event has beneficial effect
aud VIII undoubtedly improve inter
national relations between Mexico and
ije United states. for IT. II well known
thing that closer relations ana greater
ss,tuptehension III diffienItiea naturally
,eact IN favor of tiie respective govern
men,s"
In thie connection II has been point.
ed out repeatedly by liioEe who io3h
Evening star., 1928-02-12
EY GEORGE PORTER.

w YiJH the opening of tran
n I atlantic telephone fefYic"
wv betWeeil the United States
aud Germany last Ffi0aT
tue total number III iofe'gn
sg5nf!.es with Wi}ich Ain*tltanh fai'
ioY byeak d)gfctjy xAE faleff 70 seven
fansds we hiat Joined tflfpnoisfahs
Win t.e Jn!teG STATES ia 1893 com
fu4sant3o,. ~a& established with Iubd
in fsz} YligiaGc ni4c Nfklcp WAtF
pared ~ the sNiiebbyaffF of America
lssf yesr. anG iefoTe 1873 was i"o
n.tgnffs uic Belgium. HGiiarG ana bfL
many came within the ram III Dbtif
bkfhs iie'p
Is q Yek1lt u Is now physically pos
klL.e f4I I'Tekto"Ut LsrD3iCge, bfs}1ld hs
'cf.',5he" " ~ ~. " piEk up tbs ie-
Gei4sT ia ne White House and thiE ~
xlng te1rge IN f<aiGoH. Einz Albert ~
ssr4a6eaE LIeeH Wilhsinlna iii JEt
53eg4e FfeElGenl H!HGeDbifg III Berlin
.SoY Den Wilmington IN DttaWs, Ffeei"
cent Maensco IN Havana ri Ffea''
Gnht Gslits IN MeHac9 Gity. Or ~
foaiIG talk u kUy cIls III tipA< Tiiisf'
while ilie Others listened Dlp!omhh'
s<,flyentlpu might prevent sIiJ such pro
faeigfe DIt ia tiAs event ~ a grave Ia
fAJAaitJf4bi Crisis h conference III I'M
sas would IT entirely feasible
1ns possibilities thrown open by ihfs'
HAfisti0nsI iipes ktif The Imagination
ecA Dt}ft ally insFtcGHnsfti1n III eiRli
e9sniri$k by tfifpll1ne IL an sfbifFe
taslt tbbt eulaIgsk the common Hs
Evening star., 1928-02-12
LETTERING TRAFFIC SIGNS.

who cannot identify red and green
and amber by names and color, but such
is the case.
THE reading tests have brought TO
light similar lack of fundamental
education. Some of the candidates for
permits are unable TO read and under
stand the various traffic signs hinged
against the wall and shifted this way
or that during the test by the examiner
"Detour" signs especially are stumbling
blocks; while Closed mo parking"
do not enter" and One way street
are the Watcrloos Of others.
The District school authorities are
cooperating with the Traffic Bureau
in the training Of applicants vino arc
unable to read the various tr2ffc signs
which speckle the curbside and streets
throughout the District. Those who
funk" the reading test are sent to
night school at several Of the junior
high schools, where they are given free
instruction In reading After they have
mastered the American language so
that they can read. they are permitted
10 return TO the Tratflc Bureau for re-
| tests. Only or out Of 1000 appii-
cants fail on the original reading test
There are 286 licensed instructors In
! the District at present who are quail
| fed to teach beginners how 10 drive
motor cars. These instructors win
teaching permits" only after passing
severe examinations. These teachers
have a fixed rate Of pay for lessons.
| the usual charge being SO an hour
/ They furnish the machines for the
| lessons Generally their practice
| grounds" are the outlying streets where
/ the traffic is minimum. They teach
/ their pupils how 10 start. stop drive
reverse and turn the automobile around
! They also inform the scholars about
signaling when making turns, when
about 10 stop or when. starting out
! from the curb.
At the expiration OF the 30-day period
! for which the beginners permits are Is
sued the newly achooled drivers are
| required to report at the Traffic Eu-
reau for practical road test. For
merly policemen examiners In uniform
accompanied the applicants on these
runs through the congcst%d sections OF
the city. This plan WAS unsatisfactory
and the SIX examiners who test the skin
Of new drivers now wear civilian
| clothes.
! MnaY drivers failed IN the early tests
because they were the victims ~ curl
Evening star., 1928-02-12

Gus psychology. II proved too much
of mental hazard for them 10 at
tempt 10 drive when uniformed police
man accompanied them. Some drivers
apparently are police uniform shy. Fur
thermore. other drivers on the street
who met or passed a car In which po-
liceman In uniform was riding accorded
10 such car extraordinary traffic priei-
leges. Trafiic policemen sometimes ex-
tended unusual cOurteSies to such a
vehicle when they recognized a brother
officer as one OF the occupants,
The road test consists of drive for
10 or Is minutes. during which the
Office -examiner tests the driving pro-
ficiency Of the applicant thoroughly.
The driver. on order. start the car.
pulls out from the curb. shows his
skin in driving through dense traffic.
stops on signal. reversea. turns around
and does everything else that the IN
structor requires.
In some cases the drivers are 40 nerv-
Gus when they begin the tests that
their hands shake end their knees trem-
bic. The examiners Use common sense
Evening star., 1928-02-12

| when they meet such persons, Usually
the officer, noticing that the driver is
unduly excited and nervous, will say.
Pull In TO the curb for q minute ana
let's calm down bit. This isn't
matter of lie or death or anything To
get fiustered about" Occasionally the
examiner will advise the driver to take
short smoke and quiet his excited
nerves before the test Is resumed.
On the other hand. the business OF
trying to bluff these police examiners
gets you nowhere. They know their
"onions." or rather driving rules and
traffic regulations. They are adept In
"apotting' the cheaters. II doesn't pay
TO attempt any funny business with
them They take personal pride IN
improving the automobile driving sitna-
ton around the National Capital by
making sure that new drivers merit the
full privileges OF an operators permit
before they are awarded such cards.
EnLD people who aspire To drive motor
~ cars are particularly persistent In
coming back again and again for re-
Evening star., 1928-02-12

tests after they have failed on the
original road TRIALS. A number OF these
during the recent year have exceeded
fotirscore years In age IL Is an en-
citing experience for most of them ~-
this task OF plotting car In Il driving
test under police Inspection, One gen.
tleman 85 years dropped dead In the
TrafYlc bureau last Summer after COM
Evening star., 1928-02-12

driving trial They handle hiGh~pow-
cred motor cars with the skill oi the
well-traincd taNicab operator ard bus
driver.
In case candidate fails cn his initial
driving test. ths District regulations re-
autre that he wait for three days be-
fore he returns and applies for n Sec
ond, test This system works well. as
Evening star., 1928-02-12

pleting the test and being presented
with his drivers permit
Youngsters from ID to IL years old
usually are the heS, drivers who pass
through the mill They learn quickly
and generally develop shortl into pro-
tlcient drivers because Of love OF the
operation. High school boys aud girls
ordinarily win their permits on the first
, 1928-01-19

The S. s. Fort st. George" from New
York is due at Frederiksted at 100 p. nj.
today, having 9,071 packages for this
island. The ship sails for the WindWard
Islands at s O'Clock tonight. Letter mail
and papers from New York up to TIE
18th instant may be looked for on this
boat, in advance Of the Saturday mail
, 1928-01-19

A notice issued by the Secretary of The
Treasury under date of January 8. 1928
90 display in the lobby Of the post Office,
advises thai Third Liberty Loan bend
will mature on September 18th next,
and that no interest will be paid after
that date. Also that a new issue of il
terest. bearing certificate paying 81 per
cent will be issued in exchange for
Third Liberty Loan bonds where desired.
these notes maturing December Is. 1882.
but redeemabie on or after December Is,
1880. Holders of the Third Liberty Loan
bonds who desire 10 take ADVANTAGE a.
this opportunity to obtain Treasury notes
Of the new issue should make arrange
ments at the earliest possible date as this
offer viii remain open only a Ijnitea.
period. Further information may be oh
tanned from the Departments notice
aforementioned.
, 1928-01-19

For the information of whom it con-
Germs the postmaster advises that effective
Immediately no letters will be maiIab.a
on the S. s. catherine" as appears 20
have been the practice, unless such let
ters are either inclosed in United Stage5
Government embossed stamped e. We
l0pes of a denomination sufficient TO cover
the postage that would be chargeabia
thereon if the same were sent by MAJ
such envelopes to be securely sealed So
that the Enclosures cannot be taken there
from without defac.ng the envelope, AM
The date Of the letter or OF the transmit
sion or RECEIPT thereof writer or STAMP
ed on such envelopes, or provided thai
such letters relate to the vessel convey
ing the letters or any part OF the cargo
thereof as may be directed to the owner,
or c0usIgneeS Of the vessel or cargo, auG
such letters are distinctly marked 'COu
signee Letter" in which case they nee.
not have postage stamps affixed thereto
Apart from these exceptions all letters
conveyed by the mail steamer sailInA
from this port viii be required sem
through the mails. For the present The
mails will be closed at the post ottics
at 100 p. m. which it IS believed
offers ample time for mailing with
out having to resort to dispatch Of
letters outside the mails. From Feb
uary /, the mails will be closed at th"
post office at IL 90 q. ~. Sunday, and d
supplementary mail will be closed on the
pier at 80 p. m. Only first class unreg
i-tered mail will be accepted for the sup
Elementary dispatch, and double postage
a cents an ounce will be required to be
fully prepaid thereon.