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u. s. DIPL OMATS HELD LIABLE
FOR LOSSES THROUGH THEFTS
Long Delays in Discovery of Robberies of Mail
Pouches From Embassies and Legations Disclosed.
Bills Reported for Relief of Representatives Abroad.

asked for a full accounting Next morn
ing the clerk shot himself through the
heart 1t was afterward discovered that
the clerk had spent 80 900 kroner OF
legation funds In fitting out his apart
ment.
Another considerable loss was charged
up to Charles p. Heisler and his asSo-
ciate. John P Hurley. at Riga. Latsia.
A burglar entered the apartment OF
Vice Consul Heisler In an attempt to
obtain the keys Of the consulate and
the safe. Heisler attacked the burglar
and was shot Two months later. and
before he had entirely recovered. bur
glars entered the consulate and cut
through the two safes with chiselS,
taking out $3.S323s and ss,497.
In Warsaw Hugh S, Gibson, now AM
baSsador to Belgium and At that time
the first Minister to Poland. took extra
precautions against theft III his new le-
CATION. He had no safe, although he
had repeatedly cabled the State De-
partment for one Therefore, he placed
his codes and cash III steel boxes In a
wooden cupboard In q small room on
the upper floor of the legation. Three
sets OF doors barred this room from the
rest OF the house and these were all
locked. In addition he had servant
sleep ut the foot Of the stairs. Despite
these precautions the cash box was
broken open and $3,iS36S was stolen,
The culpritS we're later given three
wears Imprisonment but the funds were
not recovered and Mr. Gibson holds the
bag.
Rank Empioye Guilty.
Shortly after this Leo J. Keena. con-
sui general at Warsaw. lost So. 1879 90.
Alarmed by the burglary In the lesa-
ton. MIR. Keena kept his cash i'll u safe
deposit vault IN the bank and RENTED
to Washington by draft, However. an
employee of the bank appropriated
money which MIR. Keena had left To buy
u draft for tranSmittal 10 Washington.
When the theft Was discovered the en-
ploye stepped aside and blew out his
brains.
The smallest loss recorded that ot
S46i3. WAS incurred IN the most spec
tacular way. during the attack upon the
American consulate In Marking. China.
last Spring. John x, Davis. consul,
was forced TO flee from the back door
Of the consulate with small party OF
Americans carrying the stars and
stripes on bamboo pole. bullets
whistled over the consulate and all
around them. hut they finally reached
the shelter M the standard Oil ctnn~
pound. The consulate was later looted,
but fortunately for Mr.. Davis the only
money left behind MAS the $a6I2
Other LOSSES were incurred at tesnie,
British Columbia: at Catania. Italy, and
at Stavanger, Norway, due 10 bank fail
lures, at Rome. Italy. amt Hamburg,
Germany, due 10 burgla,tes at pu~
range, Mexico. due to FIRE. amt at 0i-
hraltar, due 10 the Bankruptcy OF an
American shipping frm, III all these
eases the atsicers IN charge are held re-
sponstble for missing money, unless re.
le,ed by act et Congress,
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Merate Observatory
Has -iO-lnch Telescope

The lSrSe>, telescope IL Italy. With
a,srry,y 40 inches III diameter Is nov ~
Use AZ The Nerase Observatory, IL thx
foctntllS ~ the AlgsS ac,us ~ miseS
northeast " Milan CrvsscrI ~ 1923
when the dust and Si,sNSe ~ Milan
made II nerrSSary gCw the Observatory
- nets ~ a better hcatscn. tire new
Instrument en.e<>S,eS Al, the latest TIM
psuyenentS Ii u recsSttsS ,sse-
Sg>,se. III which the ae-,neh ccacaVr
msrscs takes the place ~ she c<vaseN
lens IL the aesS familiar sSlS ~ ss,S
slSsN,
The nsos,ns parts NJ the seleSSN>N
weigh over IS tons, YET So perfectly ART
they balanced that \ osse-ASss~sNlgSe-
lNNwer nseger Is adequate for turning tAt
Instrument ~ folNw TIE stars aerSSS
the sky The instrument MAJ eg,i,t ev
the Carl .e.>> Optical Works. III Jena
GERMANY.
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it was felt. was antagonistic to the
United States. From his committee, it
was feared. there might come a report
on the subject of Intervention which
would be highly embarrassing to the
United States.
But while the committee was set
thing to its task of writing up a state
ment of principles concerning recogni-
ton of de facto governments and the
right OF state to intervene in the In
tcrnal affairs Of another state. Mr..
Hughes chose to bring intervention into
the open himself Within week after
the conference had met. Mr. Hughes
addressed the American Chamber of
Commerce In Havana. He listed indie
pendence. stability. good will and CO.
Amcricanism. He declared 1t to be
the firm policy of the United States to
respect the territorial integrity OF. the
American republics" We have no
policy OF aggression" he said, and while
it is the policy of the United States ito
encourage stability in the interest Of
independence. the former is essential
10 full enjoyment Of the latter"
Instead OF resting on these generali-
ti2s. however. he took specific instances
OF the much criticized policy Of inter-
sention. He traced the history Of
American occupancy of Santo Domingo,
Haiti and Nicaragua. We are at this
moment in Nicaragua" he said. But
what we are doing there and the COM
mtments We have made are at the
request of both parties and in the in
terest of peace and order and fair
election. We have no desire to stay
We wish Nicaragua TO be strong. pros
porous and independent. We entered to
meet an imperative but temporary ext
gency and We shall return as soon as 1t
Is possible"
Thus he boldly took the bull by the
horns while there were plans going
forward to thrust. by hook or by crook.
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GERMANY HAS FORGOTTEN
HER RUNAWAY MONARCH
Birthday Passes With Little Notice.
Kaiser Held in Contempt by Mos
of His Countrymen.

these castoffs. perhaps. are endless
volumes in English dedicated TO the
subject of the British Navy. fianked by
other volumes reporting the triumphs OF
the Franco-Prussian War.
About Versailles fingers forever the
memory Of its great builder, at Fon-
taineblau one Is always under the spell
Of the great scene in the Cour deg
AdieuX. uhcre Napoleon took leave VI
his guard. In Postdam the memory OF
the great Frederick draws hundreds Ct
German visitors each Sunday. but
about Williams palace there remains
nothing but the insignificant 10 exit
a passing smile. The guide who shows
you the balcony from which the la-r
Kaiser delivered his speech at the mo-
nent OF the outbreak OF the war. doe: :.
with a touch OF apolog:.
More than all else 10 visit tie
Kaiser's palace is to visit stage which
is empty. not between the acts, not
during the evening, but on the day
after the show when few attendants
are perhaps moving of the last re-
naming bits of scenery. There is moth
ing whatever to suggest the drama or
the actors. All Is dust and gilt and
tawdry s.!splay.
To the palace the Berliners do rnt
go. All that is left of dignity, OF gls..
deur, c: real nobility aoJ:. tie I'll
regime centers in the memory not Of
the Kaiser who ran, but of the field
marshal who remained and is now
President of the republic. Moreover,
day by day and week by week the truth
Of what the late Ambassador Nathan
once said to me is disclosed. When
Hindenburg took the oath Of allegiance
to the republic the old order was fn-
ished''
Destroyed Thrones Illusion.
The longer one stays in Berlin the
clearer becomes the fact that the hope
OF monarchical restoration was destroy
cd. not by the revolution, but by the
last Kaiser. Year by year the deyastat-
ing ruin which he personally brought
not merely TO his own fortunes but 70
the whole conception Of royalty. be-
comes more and more unrnistakaole.
He did more than lose a throne, he
destroyed the illusion on which a throne
must depend
A year ago. when I was last in Ber-
lin. in period Of unemployment. the
Socialist city government had put those
out OF work on the job Of cleaning up
the double row Of statues Of the Hohen-
decorated the Sieges Alice. Patiently
contempt could go no further.
In Germany. today. while Frederick
the Great lives. and William I, also
named the Great, is a national memory.
William II not only is forgotten. but
supplies the last reason why the re-
public has endured and viii endure.
In England the day on which Charles
lost his head is still observed With
all his weaknesses. he at least died like
king. But in Berlin. ten years after
he lost his throne, William II is for
gotten Or If not quite forgotten. be-
come. at least. the enduring buiwark
OF the republic. the irrefutable pstif-
cation Of his opponents While he ives
N the flesh, all possibility OF a return
10 the monarchy is un;hinkabls: even
for the r1onarchiSts; when be dies. his
memory will remain the Anal obstacle
TO any reorganization Of the king
business"
tCopyrtSht 1881
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NAVY PROVES FIT AND READY
WHEN CALL TO DUTY SOUNDS
Record of Proceedings in Inquiry Into 81 Disaster
Shows Prompt Response After Distress
Appeal Was Received.

and the movement OF vessels toward the
scene OF disaster. 1t was just 81 hours
and SO minutes from the time OF the
collision until the first diver descended
to the top OF the Inflated submarine.
1t was 1887 pm. December II that
the two vessels struck and II minutes
late- the commandment of the Boston
Navy Yard. miles away. received infor-
nation OF the catastrophe, Some idea
OF the speed In communication may be
obtained from a review Of what had TO
take place. The message had to be
written aboard the Paulding. sent to
the radio operator. who had to call Bos-
ton and transmit the message. which
then had to be written and telephoned
To the commandant. 1his message came
TO the commandment via the Coast Guard
Station at Nahant, Mass. and was fol-
lowed. one minute later. by message
from the Paulding's skipper. announc-
Ing that he had rammed and sunk an
unknown submarine.
At 4:04 pm, u minutes after the
collision and Is minutes after the Bos-
ton commandant received information
OF the accident. long distance calls were
made TO the submarine base at New
London. Conn, and the navy yard,
Portsmouth. N. H. kilograms also were
sent To these stations and To the New
York Navy Yard. giving instructions to
rush lifting apparatus.
One minute later, at 4:03 O'Clock. n
radio telling of the accident was sent
TO the tug Wandank at Pr0vincetown.
and a long distance telephone call
reached Admiral Hughes, chief OF naval
operations here The kilograms dis
patched at 4:04 o'clock reached the
New York Navy Yard 10 minutes later
and the New London submarine base
IA minutes later.
At SPIN. Capt. u, j, King. command
ing the United States airplane
tender Wright. then Mt Norfolk
Va. received orders to proceed
instantly for ProvincetoWn. lie
left by the first available train and upon
arrival In New York proceeded to
Provincet0Wn by airpiane. arriving
aboard the Falcon just as the first diver
was going down, taking station ms the
senior aide to Admiral Hr,mby. He was
called because he had been on duty In
connection with submarines from l0a2
TO 1925. the first year In command of
two submarine divisions afioat. and the
latter three years In command OF the
New London base
Lieut. Comdr. Edward Ellsberg. a for
mer of1lcer Of the Navy Construction
Corps, who distinguished himself In
handling the salvage OF the H~bi, sunk
by the merchantmen CITY OF Rome, and
who afterWard resigned. heard Of the
accident on Sunday morning and
promptly volunteered his services. was
commissioned IN the Naval Reserve and
proceeded 10 the scene. arriving At 3
am. December 10
During all this period that the or
ganizati0n was being put ON the move
equipment was being hustled tn vessels
which were getting up steam prepare
tory Ia the aad voyage 0f sucCor.
Al 6i0 o'clock, lust ! hour and 81
tContinu"d ON Third rage,l
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BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

Whatever else might be said OF the
United States Navy, 1t Is prepared at
any moment TO answer the calls OF
peaceful service. as well as that OF war.
Its personnel despite the constant ham,
mering and lambasting by critics which
would have weakened the spirit OF al
most any other class group, stands
ready TO respond 10 call OF duty,
whatever may be the risk
It Is in naval records and history that
when the first United States destroyer
squadron for the allies fighting COM
plement in 1917 arrived at an English
port and the squadron commander re-
ported TO the British admiral. who
wanted TO know when the unit would
be ready TO proceed TO sea. the Ameri-
can commanders reply was, we are
ready now. sir!"
Test of Endurance.
That was a test OF endurance. They
had been primed for 1t. 1t was part
OF the rigors of war Men and mate
rial we're becoming available in great
numbers Since the war the Navy has
shrunk In material and personnel.
Ships have aged and money has been
slow in coming. even to keep the old
ships In condition. But despite this,
the Navy showed that IL had lost none
of Its preparedness and ability TO an
swer the call To duty. when word came
that one Of its vessels had gone 10 SET.
bottom. within "A few hours. ships
and equipment were assembled IRON
miles distant and brought across Ii
great expanse OF water IN an effort,
unfortunately unsuccessful 10 save life.
Yet 1t was "a failure which canno. bc
blamed on the ability OF personnel. but
on the uncomfortable elements,
This bit OF preparedness Is written
tcrseiy In the findings Of fact by the
naval court OF inquiry which examined
into the causes of the collision between
the submarine t;-4 and the destroyer
Paulding OF the United States Coas,
Guard off Proyincctown. Mass. on the
afternoon Of December H.
Few people realize the situation that
faced the Navy Oh that fatal day, and
IL well illustrates 10 the American pe0-
pie what can be done when the Navy
Is called upon while II Is virtually "a,
ease"
First, 1t was on d Saturday afternoon
Saturday afternoon In the Navy Is
routine half holiday. and ships that
are not cruising are In their home ports
Many officers and men have left theii
ships u go home or other places OF
rest. Boilers are cold for when n ship
Is tied up. only enough steam liz main
tanned 10 run auxiliafies, such ~ dyna.
rl1s, Ice machines. etc. But always
there Is kept aboard a Navy ship In
port sufficient personnel, commissioned
and enlisted. to move the ship In the
event OF emergency,
ksp0rt Made Quickly.
Such Was the situation when a radio
nash carried the news OF the Catas~
iiophe aud the lines Of communication
were opened. starting willing hands 10
work IN the Assembling VI equipment
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Factory Smoke Ruins
Crops in Ruhr Valley

The Ruhr industrial region. recently
restored ~ normal operation following
the withdrawal 0f the French has
given striking illustration u the
damage wrought by factory smoke not
only ~ trees and gardens IN the cities
but 10 the farm crops throughout the
countryside When the French occu-
Died the region III 1923 the Germans
adopted policy ot passive resistance, .
closing down all the factories
With th2 aiT CLEARED of iss load 1f
smoke and acid fumes. thf farms ~
the Ruhr Valley yielded full crops for
the first time IN many years Then
The French Withdrew Hnn the chimneyh
started smoking again, and now the
crops have dropped back 10 their
previous low level.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-26
BY FRANK II. SIMONDS.

n ERLIN.-Twcnty years ago. cross
- ing the Atlantic on German
steamer, found myself in mid
- ocean, For days before the talk
had been Of the mighty celebra-
ton which was to mark for our small
ships company the Kaiser's birthday.
And the celebration, when 1t came.
combined the glories Of the Fourth of
July with the sentiments of Washing
tons birthday This year it has been
my fortune to be in the former capital
of William II on another of his BIRTH
days.
Moreover, If one desired to get some
fair measure Of the present posture Of
monarchy in the capital and largest
city Of Germany. here was the chance.
But one is forced to confess all the
signs were negative Not flag. not
royalist reunion, not an outward sign Of
inward memory of the sovereign who
has been absent from his capital less
than 10 years.
There was in this circumstance no de-
liberate and purposeful avoidance of
dangerous situation. Enthusiastically.
beyond debate. Berlin had forgotten its
Kaiser. Republican newspapers recalled
the date with passing word of scorn.
liner Tageblatt. "of the man who bears
the responsibility for German misery.
who in the hour of danger ran away.
after having spent whole day plan
ming his flight"
Republican Victory Celebrated.
A reunion of the Berlin branch OF
the organization of the republican
youth, held on this day for obvious pur-
poses. celebrated the victory Of the re-
public and the progress Of Germany
under the new regime. To match this
Nationalist Fascist agitator convoked
his followers to private meeting on
the East Side. told them solennly that
the old Kaiser had gone. but new
Kaiser has come and Germany was
ruled by Parker Gilbert. But even this
characteristic demonstration collapsed
in disorder and under police interfer-
ence.
But 1t was not the violence of re-
publican denunciation nor in the pas
sion Of Nationalist gathering that
the real situation of royalty was dis
closed. Three years ago. when / was
in Berlin the shadow of great imper-
ial past still hung over the city. The
presence Of the Crown Prince in the
city. of one of his brothers in a restau-
rant. was matter Of comment. of news
On the walls of the buildings near my
hotel one still pointed out the bullet
marks Of the Kapp Putch explosion.
Today the memory of William II in
Berlin is hardly more vital and certain
~ no more glorious than that OF
Napoleon III in Paris. His palaces have
become public property. paid for at
prices which still serve TO kindle bitter
comment among the afflicted tax
PAYERS. The guides who pilot the few
visitors to the most famous Of all that
facing the Lustgartsn. mourrfully re-
port that no one Is interested.
Left Only Cast-Ofs.
Enthusiastically, the Kaiser has
taken from this mansion all Of the
furniture and furnishing which have
value, He has left behind him only the
cast-offs, and most interesting OF all
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EiackboafdA Of translucent ground
glass lighted from behind are pro-
posed as d substitute for the opaque
black surface familiar " every school
child. Prot w Wcniger Of Oregon
Agricultural College has demonstrated
this new blackboard and Is using IL
teaching his physics classes
The old type III blackboard Ii diff
cult 10 illuminate 50 that ali the room
can IRE. while the ground glass. lighted
from tie rear electrically. allows every
Thing chAlked upon II u, be seen from
al parts Of the room even when a COM
hnialion NJ daylight and artificial iilu-
mination Is being used. Erasing on the
new "blackb15afd" Is easy.
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Luxury Held Cause
For Decline i'm Births

n Mve NJ MNGEy II eNegSwA here ~ the
rtasssS and fewer ssren>.S IN. Charles
Y chasda, whn fxe as,acss ~ wears has
supervised the c>elleSss<aa NJ vital sta
ttsstcN ter Providence, II, l., declares
The es,yS birth rate hast WEAR Mas the
toweSs Snsee gs<>NsytS we've FIRST kept
In nsgsSt nj the advanced sssiassteS
NJ EslsS'sS tn Ssvsral wears she tendency
VI e<NSh nsafrtsseS amt births has nesn
escwnWasxt" ne SAtd II ee,ey~ thN -
generally due ~ the tact thai peegse
tAMt seel they van aftxHd tN either
marty 1 have eAisdsen They wc0Aa
rather have sls SeAES and aasSsneasNsS~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-26
BY BEN McKELWAY.

~ NE who seeks the word or term
most aptly describing the con-
duct of Charles Evans Hughes
~ as chief of the American dele
cation tn the Havana Confer.
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~ ERLIN-Twcnty years ago. cross
- ing the Atlantic on a German
steamer, found myself in mid
- ocean. For days before the talk
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CONTINUED on Eighth Page)
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Such WAS the situation when u radio
ffahh carried the news Of the Catas~
itophe. aud the lines Of communication
were opened. starting willing hands 10
work IN the ASSEMBLING Ut equipment
El fronterizo., 1928-06-16
La Industrial PeSquera
EStudiada En- FL JapOn

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, JUNO Is
-(AT)-La Secretarfa de Agricul-
tura ha recibido una importante
obra del joven estudiante mexica-
no Jose Garcia Martinez, que sc
e%ncuentra en- la capital del Jap0n
estudiando la organization de las
p~esquerias en- aquel pals. Ell libro
que ha remitido a aqueI Ministerio
ell senior Garcia Martinez sera i'm
preso ~ampliamente Y Sc dara a
conocer con profusi6n entire los in
dustriales mexicanos de este ramo,
para que den nuevas Y b~eneficiosas
orientaciones a sus negocios, de
acuerdo con los metodos observa-
vados por ell autor de la obra en- ell
Jap6n.
El fronterizo., 1928-06-16
AVISOS
ECONOMICS

Sc DESEA saber Ell ~paradero de Jes6s
Hernandez y de su esposa, Mercedes L.
de Hernandez. Para todo informe re-
lacionado con este asunt0. dirigirse Q
la Sra. Petra Vida. de Gallego. Gale
Jon Is lie Septiembre No. 6. Cananea,
Son., Mex.
El fronterizo., 1928-06-16
RenunciO En- NJ Sa Ell
Gabinete Aleman

BERLIN, JUNO 15.-Ha sido
presentada ante ell Presidente de
la Republica, la renuncia en- masa
del Gabinete que ha venido enca-
bezando ell DIR. Wilhelm Marx.
Won Hindenburg acepto la dimi-
sion v en- seguida do instrucciones
a Herman Mueller del partido So
cialista, para que encargarase de
formar I'm nuevo gabinete.
Cause gran expectation entire
los cfrculos politicos del pals la de-
termination tomada por ell DR..
Marx, aunque va Sc habia venido
rumorando con insistencia que no
caminaba de acuerdo con ell Presi-
dente.
El fronterizo., 1928-06-16
La Barra De TampiCO
ESta va DeSazOIvada

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, JUNO 10
-(AT)-El dragado de la barra
de Tampico ha continuado efectu-
andose interrumpidamente, 10 cual
ha beneficiado grandemente al
puerto petrolero, porque los barcos
de gran calado pueden entrar va
hasta los muelles, sin necesidad de
cargar su combustible o sus mer-
cancias fuera de las escolleras. Con
este motive Sc cree que ell trafico
de carga aumentara considerable
mente en- csc puerto.
El fronterizo., 1928-06-16

la Camara ~fronteriza estAn per-
fectamente capacitados para opinar
sobre este tema, porque debido a
su ~cercania con los Estados Unidos
han podido darse cuenta de los ma
todos modernos de anuncio que Sc
emplean en- ell vecino pals Y en-
consequence podra dar muy bue-
nos consoles sobre este asunto al
concrete national.
El fronterizo., 1928-06-16
FL AnunciO Commercial
Emtrana I'm PrOblema

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, JUNO Is
-(AT)-La Camara de Concrete
de Ciudad Juarez, Chi, presentara
ante la Convention que celebrara
la Confederation de Camaras, en-
Guadalajara I'm importante pro-
yecto relacionado con ell anuncio
comercial, que en- ell concepto de
los iniciadores constituye para
TODD ell concrete nacional un verda-
dero problema. Los miembros de
El fronterizo., 1928-06-16
Concentration De TropaS
En- LiSbOa, Portugal

MADRID, JUNO 15.-El Gobier-
no Portuguese ha ordenado la con-
contraction de tropas, tanto al Nor
tie como al Sur de Lisboa, para So
focar una principiante revolution,
dicen los despachos recibidos aqui,
anoche.
FL Gobierno ha manifestado que
pronto dominara por complete la
situaci6n. Han sido llevados a cabo
numerosos arrestos.