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Evening star., 1928-12-30
ENGLAND ENTERING
NEW YEAR WEAKLY.
Industrial MaIady of Nation
Forces One in Ten to
Live on Charity.
By Radio to The Ssar.

By Radio to The Ssar.
LONDON, December 29-The clos
ing days of 1928, which likewise mark
the end of the first postwar decade,
leave Britain as nation in a posi-
ton which, If it were not for the
termination in the British character,
might accurately be described as by
no means satisfactory.
Politically and socially the British
structure Is undoubtedly sound The
parliamentary system, discredited in so
many European countries since the
war, has in this country proved itself
able to Withstand the strains of re-
construction, and by statesmanlike
acceptance of necessities, of allowing
labor a permanent and important
place in the governmental machine,
and of widening the franchise to pro-
vide universal adult male suffrage, Brit
aims parliamentarians have probably
safeguarded their system for some time
to come.
Industrial Outlook Bad.
Financially, too, Britain alone of the
warning European nations has been
able to re-establish her currency on
postwar parity and maintain 1t there.
But the industrial outlook at the end
Of the tenth year Of peace certainly
cannot be described as encouraging.
There are nearly 1900 900 registered
unemployed. There are certainly about
2,000,000 actually out of work. And if
this number is only doubled to in
clude the families and dependents of
those people it means ! person in
every 10 in these islands Is being main
tanned by the charity of the other
@ iC nUnnfI1olIU HfCfTih-
uted through governmeatl or private
channels
Up to the present the efforts of every
postwar governments have been pro-
ceeding on the theory of back to pre-
war conditions other words, that
it is possible eventually to reabsorb these
people in productive and paying occu-
pations. Indeed, one moderately high
priced government official five years
ago was accused of unnecessary pessi-
miSm when he foreShadowed legislation
based on the assumption that by 1928
there would still be nearly 100000 un-
employed.
Would Be Boast Today.
Today any British government would
make it proud boast if there were
only 100000 out of work. Bearing in
mind that during the past 10 years
Britain's competitors haven't been idle,
that the nations once almost wholly
consumers are now manufacturing for
themselves. that world tariffs show a
tendency to increase rather than de-
crease, some people here are beginning
to ask themselves whether the question
is not, when can industry reabsorb
the idle?" but, How soon can these
people for whom there is little hope of
employment be transferred to other
parts of the empire?"
This, of course, Is only superficial
Evening star., 1928-12-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.


The Wanderlusters' hike will start
from Rosslyn, Va, at 2:45 o'clock. A
walk along the shore of the Potomac
to the south end of Memorial Bridge
viii be led by Mr., zerkels.
The Red Triangle Outing Club will
meet at Fourteenth and Kennedy
streets at 2:30 o'clock. Walk viii be
through part of Rock Greek Park not
previously covered, and end at Chevy
Chase Circle. w. F. Allen will lead.
The club will have New Year dance
Monday, 8 pm, at the Blue Triangle
Hut, Miss Marian Dony in charge.
why We Are Rationalists and Not
Religionists," will be the subject of
lecture by Franklin Steiner, secretary
of the American Rationalist Association,
3 o'clock, at the Washington Secular
League Open Forum, 1905 E street.
Public invited.
Senator Smith w. Brookhart will be
the speaker before the Washington
Open Forum, O'Clock, at 808 street.
Subject: Control of Corporation
Profits" Admission free. Public in
vited.
'spiriuialism-Do the Dead Actually
Appear" r---i be the subject of lee
ture by DR.. B. G.. Wilkinson, at the
Arcadia Auditorium. Slides will be
shown in answer to the question. Music
will be in charge of of Victor johnson,
from the washington Missionary Col
lege, of which DR.. wilkinson is dean of
theology.
FUTURE
The Washington Ladies Auxiliary of
the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society
Of Denver, Colo, will hold its annual
ball, January 8, at the Jewish Com
munity Center. Mrs. Morris Stein,
chairman.
Norman Angel. English publicist. will
be heard in a lecture on THE Crises
in Democracy" Thursday, 8:15 pm,
In the auditorium of Central Commu-
nity Center, under auspices Of the Com
immunity Institute of Washington.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
DISMAL 1929 IS PROPHESIED
BY FAMOUS PARIS CLAIRVOYANT
Disappearance of Elder Statesmen on Eve
of Dictatorship Predicted; War
Also Foreseen.

married life," and little later: "There
Is one thing very definite which I can
predict to you-Leon Daudet will re-
turn to France" This was perhaps by
way of consolation to the French peo-
pie, faced by so many supposed dis
asters, for Daudet has long been a po-
litical literary playboy of France, who,
if he doesn't upset the government,
makes amends by supplying the public
with many sly jest and merry laugh.
There will also be, Sc said Ffaya, "men-
aces of war in the east of Europe" and
this, too, is quite within the realm of
probability. For, politically, 1929 will
make none too auspicious an entrance
in Europe, and many beside statesmen
aren't blind to the difficulties ahead
All of which recommends moment OF
retrospect of year now ending so far
as international affairs are concerned.
1t is no secret in Europe that 1928,
in many respects, has been disap-
pointing year and that January i will
find many unsettled problems casting
uncertain shadows over the coming
months.
In disarmament the past IL months
have recorded no progress, the pre-
liminary conference at Geneva in March
having ended in stale mate. The
Kellogg anti-war treaty was signed, it
is true, but at the same time 1t was
misconceived and misunderstood. The
Franco British naval agreement served
to reawaken all suspicious that the pact
might have lulled.
MussOlini Is Defiant.
The year has drawn to a close with
Mussolini again talking in defiant tones
about his neighbors, with the Serbs and
Croats in Jugoslavia in state of
passive revolution, with the Polish
Lithuanian dispute just as unmoved as
If the three League Councils hadn't de-
voted sessions to talking about it-and
with Germanys increasing power sowing
new fears amid the allies.
In addition to all these things, the
new effort to reopen the reparations
question has dragged along with old
time arguments and the same die
hard methods on both banks of the
Rhine, as were in ascendance during
the time Of the Ruhr occupation. Thus
1925 constructive events do not loom
large and are hard to find.
The new years opportunities may
truthfully be said, therefore, to be all
the greater, but the spirit which has
ruled recent months does not engender
too much optimism. Europe knows
some great decisions must be taken in
1929. She will make a great effort to
take them. But her present state of
mind merely illustrates that Europe has
learned too well the lesson that it is
better to cheer after you get out of the
woods, not while you are still in them.
(Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1928-12-30
BY LELAND STOWE.

By Radio to The Star.
PARIS, December 29.-The palm of
1929 was read the other day by Nine.
Fraya, Frances celebrated clairvoyant,
and in it's embryonic hand she foresaw
such catastrophies, earthquakes and
sudden deaths of great statesmen and
rumors of war as to frighten any
young offspring of Father Times off,
spring, If Times offspring could be
frightened.
"All those who for 20 years have
played a role in the deStinies of France
are going to disappear" solemnly
warned the feminine oracle of Paris.
There will be deaths of celebrated men
who will be replaced by others more
authoritative. The government will
submit to disquieting oscillations and
then will fall, perhaps before Spring.
This will be its end. Those who will
come will prepare a place for a dicta-
tor whom we shall see in three or four
years."
Other Forecasts Recalled.
French journalists who listened to
these baleful prophecies, even though
inherent Skepties, recalled that a year
ago the same Nine. Fraya had pre-
dicted in 1928 the violent death "of a
French minister and also of a great
financier," and they remembered Bo-
kanowSki's tragic death in the air
crash and that of Loewenstein in the
mystery plunge from an airplane into
the Channel They recalled, too, that
she had foretold the year would end
with sensational financial scandals
which Nine. Hanau obligingly supplied
few weeks ago. Hence they listened
with reasonable politeness when the
clairvoyant declared the approaching
exit of Frances political directors dur
ing the past two decades. 80
Gould it be true, they wondered, that
such old masters as Poincare, BRAND
and Painleve might soon leave the po-
litical boards forever? And inwardly
doubtless they reminded themselves OF
Brands unsteady health and Poincare's
recently apparent fatigue from the too
exigent cares of state.
Prophecies Are Sound.
At least the feminine oracle was pick
ing possible prophecies. Most espe-
cjally possible prophecy when stated
the government might soon be lurching
toward another fall, and if this occurs
in the next two or three months, it is
by no means improbable that Poin-
cares political retirement-at least fol
some time-will follow. There were
more of Nine. Fraya's predictions, such
as the remarkable medical discoveries
astonishing researches on the problem
of death and the increased independ-
ence of women. She added 'All aris-
tocrats and hourgeoisie are going tf
seek to create a situation outside OF
Evening star., 1928-12-30

manifestation Of another and more i'm
portant question, I'm another 10 years
will Britain-as apart from the en-
pire-have succeeded in. regaining suf-
ficient commercial prosperity to hold
her place as one of the worlds great
manufacturing and exporting countries?
Or will she definitely have set herself
on the path of Switzerland, Holland
and the Scandinavian countries-ex-
ceiling in certain aspects OF industry
but finding her more important flnc-
ton in performing for the world certain
specialized services such as banking,
shipping, communications?"
Of course, history sometimes has a
way Of being undramatic and inde-
Evening star., 1928-12-30

cisive. At the end Of the next decade
the country may be found with the
problem confronting it in more or less
the same as today. However, it will
have to vary in degree-simply because
of the human element involved. The
men who have been officially unem-
ployed for five years may be got back
into the industry. Those idle for IS
years can't be.
Thus one feels fairly confident In
predicting specifically at least this
national path will be seen to be clearly
along one or the other of the direc-
tions indicated above-there will be i'm
Evening star., 1928-12-30
CAPITAL HORSES
HAVE YULE FEAST
Beasts of Burden, Guests of
Rescue League, ReveI Over
Managers of Goodies.

Scrawny and one-eyed, limping and
hobbling, the equine guests of the
Animal Rescue League began to arrive
at IL o'clock yesterday morning to en-
Joy the Christmas banquet given in
their honor annually by the league.
Individual managers were placed
around a spreading Christmas tree
laden with goodies to delight the heart
of any horse-corn, apples and carrots.
Each guest was served oats, alfalfa,
corn, apples and carrots, and the hours
of the feast were from IL to o'clock,
SO that no horse was obliged to gulp
his dinner and dash away.
Among the first guests to arrive was
Fancy Nightingale, a frisky young
mare, who by her proud carriage denied
life, that of a trash carrier to the Dis
trict dump heaps. Fancy proved to be
very fastidious in her diet. Perhaps 1T
might have been discretion which
warned her against an overindulgence
in rich and unaccustomed foods. ANY,
way, Fancy was seen to push aside the
oats and alfalfa which filled her box
and eat only the corn.
Perhaps one of the most interesting
guests was old Bag o. Bones, purchased
Saturday from the horse market in
Georgetown by Mrs. M. r. Blumenberg.
in order to save him from a life of suf-
fering and hardships. Bag o. Bones
has done his share in life, and the
old fellow has now arrived at the stage
of physical debility where to put him
to Sleep" painlessly and quickly. would
be kindness and a mercy. However,
Mrs. Blumenberg had Bag o. Bones
brought to the feast to indulge himself
in one long riot of feasting before the
curtain Is rung down.
Although there were a number of
"acceptances" sent to the hostesses of
the Christmas dinner, great many re-
grets were also received, as there are
many hard-hearted masters in the Dis
trict who will not give their poor old
beasts even one party year, and that
at Christmas time. However, many free
dinners were sent in sacks to many
animals unable to attend the banquet.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Peking in Doldrums.
I'm the Pathfinder Magazine.

From the Pathfinder Magazine.
1t is a serious thing for city to
cease to become the capital of coun-
try. The ancient and famous Peking is
the latest example and illustration. 1t
is in the doldrums since Marking sue
ceeded it as the capital of China.
Hardest hit perhaps are the two
main hotels, which catered to foreign
ers. Not only have the diplomatic and
government sets departed, but the rail-
road schedule is now irregular and few
tourists show up There are dozen
taxis of the Chinese sort-man-pow-
eTed--for every customer, and a pros
pect finds himself in the midst of q
scene of lively competition, even fight
ing. Within two months nearly 1000
shops suspended business. but soon
opened again.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
EvANGELINE BOOTH
SEEN IN ARMY RACE
Possibility That She Will Succeed
Brother as Salvationist
Head Is Talked.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 29.-The hotel
suite of Commander Evangeline Booth
today became the mecca of delegates
arriving for the meeting Of the high
council of the Salvation Army which is
to decide whether the i'll health of Gen.
Bramwell Booth calls for a change in
the leadership of the organization.
When the high council convenes at
Sanbury- on Thames January 8, its first
duty, after electing president and vice
president, will be to judge Gen. Booths
fitness to continue as commander-in-
chief. There are 81 members of the
council and a three-fourths vote is re-
quired for change in leadership.
There was much lobby talk" today
concerning the possibility that Com
mander Eva might succeed her brother
She and her five fellow delegates from
the United States have six votes, but
beyond admitting unity in their views
neither Miss Booth nor any other men,
bers of the delegation would comment
on the situation.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

ninent social and rprtical upheav6
which viii try to the utmost the abil-
'ity Of the Englishmari to overcome un~
pleasant facts by ignoring them.
(copyrighk. 1929
Evening star., 1928-12-30
bankruptcy Paners Filed.

William E. Lambert, grocer, 1900
Ogden street.. has filed a petition in
voluntary bankruptcy. He lists his
debts at $92129s and estimates hia
assets, at $4,624.70. He is represented
by Attorneys T. Ellis Allison and Stara
lev D., Willis |
Evening star., 1928-12-30

The wanderlusters' hike will start
from Rosslyn, Va, at 2:45 o'clock. A
walk along the shore of the Potomac
to the south end of Memorial Bridge
will be led by Mr., Zerkels.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

The state of Rio Janeiro in Brazil,
plans to build canal costing $4,000
900, along the coast.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-16
C. D. OF A, INSTALL
Catholic Daughters Admit
South Bend Chapter.
BIZ Times SpCci0t

By Times SpCci0t
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 16. -
With a record number of charter
candidates enrolled, the new South
Bend court of Catholic Daughters
of America was formally instituted
here Sunday by rational and State
officials. Several delegations of
officials and prominent members of
the Catholic Daughters of America
attended from Illinois, Michigan,
Ohio and from MishaWaka, E1kart,
indianapolis, Evansville, Fl. Wayne.
Terre Haute, Gary, Valparaiso,
Michigan City and Hammond to as
sist in the institution of the new
branch here.
The Catholic Daughters of Amer
lea is the largest Catholic womens
society in the world, having a mem
bership of 100000 in the United
States, Canada, Porto Rico, Panama
and Cuba. There are 1900 sub
ordinate courts of the senior organ
izatiOn for young women and the
junior branches for girls between
II and IS years, established in
300 cities since the formation of
the juniors two years ago.
Miss Mary G. Duffy, Newark,
N. j., supreme regent, attended the
initiation and institution at South
Bend. She was the principal
speaker at the banquet Sunday
night. Miss Duffy was met by a
delegation of Catholic Daughters,
Knights Of Columbus from Notre
Dame and ST. Mary's College.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-16
NOODMEN FORM
BOOSTERS UNIT
Marion County Camps
Unite for Good Fellowship.

To promote good fellowship and
provide greater unity in Marion
County camps, the Modern Wood
men of America united the twelve
Marion County camps in the
Eleventh District Boosters
A constitution and bylaws were
adopted at the last meeting of the
Boosters under the direction Of NJ.
T. Wright. district deputy. The
committee in charge of the work:
Delbert o. Wilmeth, D. NJ. KilliOn,
George Hunt, George Brown. Don
aid Schulz, Edward Anderson and
Arthur Probst.
The Boosters will have an active
part in the eleventh district meet
ing, May &c. at the Modern Wood
men Hall. 322 E. New York st. The
outstanding point in the session will
be the initiation of a class Of more
than 100 candidates as a part of the
Talbot silver anniversary member
ship.
The degree team from the Ko-
komO camp will give the work with
Wright in charge. Other camps
over the State have been invited to
send their degree teams.
The nine Indianapolis camps are
planning to attend the Young Men
Builders class at the Broadway NJ.
f. Church on May 6. Members will
meet and march to the church in a
body under the direction Of Wright.
w. j. Kirsch, consul Of Cedar
camp, announces the monty card
party will be held Wednesday night
at the hall, 800 E. New York St.
with Capt E. L. Eddington and the
uniformed degree team in charge.
Oak camp Will give a card party
tonight at the hall, Twenty Ninth
and Clifton SIS, with Hiram Mason,
clerk, in charge
Maple camp initiated five candi-
dates in the dramatic degree Thurs
day night. Edward Andrews was in
charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-16
MRS. HUFFMAN
Elected Head
OF REBEKAHS
District Meeting Is Held at
FreeIandviIIe; Initiate
One.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
FREELANDVILLE, Ind, April IS.
Mrs. Ola Huffman, Vincennes,
Ind, was elected president of the
twenty-sixth district of Rebekah
lodges last week in this city. Davis
and Knox Counties are in the dis
trict.
Other officers named are: Mrs.
Cora Hastings, Washington, vice
president; Mrs. Cora Atkinson,
BiCkneu, secretary; Mrs. Edna
Stuckey, Washington, treasurer, and
Mrs. Lawson Stuckey and Mrs.
Frank White, both of this city. were
named supporters Of the president.
Mrs. Catherine Pea, Friction, dis
trict president, opened the meeting
with an address of welcome. Mrs.
Jesse Robson, Terre Haute, presi-
dent Of the Rebekah State assembly,
conducted a school of instruction.
A program of entertainment was
held in the afternoon and a banquet
was served at 2. m. A memorial
service opened the evening session
in the form Of drill by the Frich-
ton lodge.
Work on a candidate from Free
landville was conferred by the de-
gree staff of the Edwardsport lodge.
The next convention will be held
in Bicknell, Ind. in October.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-16
Grand DRUIDESS
LODGES GUEST
Twenty Seventh Birthday
of Order Observed.

Mrs. Lillian Fraul grand arch
druidess, made an official visit
Thursday night at the Ancient
Order of Druids hall, 116 E. Mary
land st.
Talks were given by Charles N.
Geider, supreme secretary; Charles
Paulsen, Mrs. Fraul, Mrs Mary
Crumbo, Mrs. Beulah Breeding and
Ora McCandless. Heider ana Mrs.
Fraul were given gifts. Candidates
were initiated.
The staff Of grand officers is COM
posed Of Mary Crumbo, first grand
bard; Beulah Breeding, second
grand bard; w. J. Resener, grand
secretary; Ora Candless, grand
treasurer; Bertha Kuhn, grand
conductress, and Lena Ulrey, grand
guardian.
The twenty-seventh anniversary
Of the organization war celebrated
at the same time and more than
100 members were present. Hattie
Hopkins and Charles Geider, only
surviving charter members. were
guests Of honor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-16
MELTERS TO INITIATE
Muncic Order of Bcn-Hur Holds
Meeting Tuesday.

BH ItRiCS NpCCfdi
MUNCIE, Ind, April 16.-The An
cient and Honorable Degree of
Meters of Ben-Hur will meet Tues
day night in this city for an initia-
ton of 100 candidates.
A class of fifty members will come
from indianapolis in charge of Louis
Mills, past chief Of Arrius Court and
member Of the State Meters degree
team Candidates will be initiated
from Anderson, Marion, Richmond,
Hartford City and Muncie.
w. w. GOltra, Charlottesville.
chief instructor, will be in general
charge of the work with the assist
ance of P. O. Bowers of CrawfOrds-
vile, State manager; w. o. Trevor
ton, indianapolis, special representa-
tive, and H. T. Wench, MunCie.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-16
O, {, S, OFFICIAL
FORCED TO QUIT
BY ILL HEALTH
Mrs. Nettie RanSfOrd Re-
signs After 35 Years
as Secretary.

Mrs. Nettie Ransford today an
nounced her resignation as secretary
Of Queen Esther Chapter Of the Or
der of Eastern star, an Office which
she has held for about thirty-flvt
years. I'll health forced the move
Interest was aroused in the affair
of the Grand Chapter, Order of tn
Eastern Star, which meets in TIL
city April % and rs, when it We
learned Mrs. Nettie Ransford he
resigned.
The Grand Chapter has electc
Mrs. Ransford secretary for thirty
three consecutive years.
While she has not made known
TO her friends whether she will al
low her name to be presented TO
the Grand Chapter for the thirty
fourth time, it is believed she will
relinquish the Office and urge the
election of another.
About three years ago the Grand
Chapter passed a resolution provid-
ing an annuity to Mrs. Ransford in
event she resigned. Those who are
familiar with the affairs OF the
order in this State are confident
she still will receive the salary of
the Office regardless of what action
the Grand Chapter may take in the
election. 1t has been suggested that
she be elected to the honorary 20
sition Of secretary emeritis, which
will permit her to receive all the
honors pertaining to that office.
Owing to her long and faithful
service her wishes will be complied
with so far as possible.
Mrs Ransford was the first
member initiated in Queen Esther,
and she is the oldest worthy matron
Of the chapter. She was born in
Little Falls. N. Y, Nov 5, 1888, and
moved to. Denver, Colo, with her
parents during the gold rush of 1849.
She has lived in Indianapolis for
sixty-seven years. She is a charter
member of the local council of
women and is the earliest living
president of the organization. She
is a charter member of the Women's
Press Club.
Mrs. Ransford is generally credited
with starting the Masonic Home at
Franklin, Ind, through her efforts
to raise funds for the institution.