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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-20
Human Beings Become Abrupt
Iy Visible on Earth, Chi.
caqo Scientist Explains
FIND NEW HUMAN EVIDENCE
Breasted Favors Egypt as Hav-
ing Earlier Civilization
Than Babylonia
FIND NEW HUMAN EvlDEMC|

Philadelphia, April 20.-(R)-The
abruptness Of mans first geologically
recorded appearance on earth was
brought out at the meeting Of the
American Philosophical society today
by DR.. James H. Breasted, director Of
the oriental institute. University Of
Chicago.
Though the recorded time Of mans
advent has been regarded generally
as around 100000 years ago. Or,
Breasted said that recent Egyptian
records show It was at least several
hundred thousand years ago: or very
much earlier II we follow the geolo-
gists who estimate the length OF the
pleistocene era at nearly or quite
million years ago"
These prehistoric men whose rec
ords were found in Egypt were the
same sort Of men as have been iden-
titled elsewhere especially in Europe
as first appearing at later dates. They
had about the same culture, used the
same kinds OF stone tools, and are
designated by the same names, Chel-
lean and Acheulean.
Abrupt First Appearance
In Egypt. as in other places where
these earliest records have been un.
covered, there is an abrupt first ap.
pearance. The i. several geological
strata Of earth known to precede i'm.
mediately that In which mems tool:
are found, reveal no traces OF man q
all. The human evidence appears al
at once, and thereafter gives evidence
Of continuous existence.
DR.. Breasted described new wa!
Of dating these early relics. This Il
to concentrate on search for remains
embedded in layers Of earth, the geo
logical ages OF which are known. I
is assumed that the human evidence
must have been deposited when tn
now buried stratum was forming OF
the carth's surface.
Find Dated Strata
In Egypt the Chicago geologist
| anthropologists found the dated
strata In q place named the Fayum
about 60 miles south Of Cairo. onc'
the bed Of q great lake. In the old
est OF the strata there they foun'
nothing indicating presence OF hu
man beings but In the fifth from tn
bottom they discovered the tools o
prehistoric man.
DR.. Breasted said that in an earl,
prehistoric era the Sahara was =
vast well-watered, and vegetation
covered plateau"
4 He spoke at symposium on tn
question whether Egypt or Babylont
had the earlier civilization. He fa
vored Egypt's priority.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-20
BROTHER OF FORMER
KAISER WILHELM IS
PNEUMONIA victim
Prince Henry Of Prussia, Well
Known IN United States,
=. s.-.,.,. Dies in CO many

Hemmelmark, Germany, April 10
|R,-Prir1ce Henry OF Prussia, brother
Of the former kaiser. died today Of
pneumonia.
Prince Henry, who was known In
the United States for his visit there
In 1909 to attend the launching and
christening Of his brothers yatcf,
Meteor" at Jersey City. was e6 years
old and had been In poor health for
several years.
Prince Henry, who was the former
kaiser's only brother. had been suf-
fering from laryngal trouble for some
months. developed pneumonia three
days ago and died at 1:30 o'clock thil
| afternoon.
At his bedside were his wife, Prin.
! cess Irene and his son Waldemar and
the latter's wife. His second son
Prince sigismuhd. Is now in Costa
Rica.
Same Malady Killed Father
The Associated Press Was informed
by . trustworthy source early thil
year that Primes Henry was afflicted
with the same malady with which hil
father, the late Emperor Fredericl
III, was stricken. namely cancer o.
the larynx. The illness was reportct
to be In an advanced stage.
Prince Henry Of Prussia. onl,
brother Of former Emperor william
II Of Germany, devoted hts active III
to the Fatherland In the naval sery
ice.
He enlisted In the navy upon com
pleting his education In 1877. Ad
vancing rapidly through the variou
commissioned grades. he attained tn
rank Of admiral In 1905 and was mad
chief Of the active high Eeas i1ee(
Three years later, In September, b
retired from that command and be
came inspector general Of the nav
With the rank Of grand admiral.
During the World War Primo
Henry confined himself to the role Q
observer on various battle fronts
After the revolution In Germany b
retired to his estate ct Hemmelsmarl
near lxiel, from which he emerge
Ionly occasionally.
The prince never played much Of
role politically. However. he WAS dia
(patched at various times on import
ant missions Of political nature. bu
always was bound closely by Untrue
Itions from his brother % that he ha
no opinion Of his own to register.
Came 70 y. 3. n leo1
i His first; assignment q this sol
was In 1895, when he represented hl
imperial brother ct the coronation I
Moscow Of Nicholas II Of Russia. 81
lyears later, In February. le02. th
CONTINUED % page eleven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-20
ECYYPTIAN RECORDS SHOW MEN
APPEARED 100000 YEARS AGO
Mystery Plane Seen
Flying Over Atlantic

London, April 20.-(F)-A British
trawler fishing about $50 miles west
OF the Outerhebrides. or 800 miles
west Of the western Scotch coast, re-
ported an airplane passed over It
early today, flying eastward. The
identity Of he plane was q mystery
here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-20
CHICAGO MASSACRE
|. SUSPECT ARRESTED

Los Angeles, April 20.-(P-The ar
rest Of Charles w. Lloyd. 80. said to
Be wanted In Chicago In connection
with the 81. Valentines day massacre
Ii which seven men were lined up
and shot to death, was disclosed here
early today.
Lloyd was held on charges Of SUI
spicion OF murder and violation Of the
state prohibition law. Arrested With
him yest4rdAy were Zen Milrot, =.
also held on suspicion .of murder
charges, and Jack Watson, 80, for al-
leged yiolation Of the state dry law.
Police said Lloyd had been identi-
fled by photograph from Chicago
as . man wanted on . federal warrant
n connection with thu st. valentine'a
day killing. Police sAid he had Z
Chicago detective badge IN his pcsses-
sion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-20
Japanese Lieutenant
Assassinated in China

Tientsin, China, April 20.-(AP)-
Japanese army headquarters ct
Tsinan. shantung. adopted extreme
precautionary measures there today
after Lieutenant Itoh Of their army
had been assassinated BY two Chinese
In civilian clothes last night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-20
AMERICAN WOMEN
HERO|NES OF fight
Three Cross Border to Give Aid
to Wounded and Dying
Mexican Rebels

Tucson, Ariz., April 20.-(R)-Three
American women were hailed today -
the heroines Of the battle Of sasabe
(Mesquite), Sonora, in which about
20 Mexican rebels were killed and
wounded In m unsuccessful attempt
to repulse an attack by 195 federal
soldiers.
The women, Mrs. Arthur Hardgraye,
wife Of the former president Of the
Kansas City Chamber Of Commerce,
Mrs. A. Hardy. wife Of . San FER
nando, Arix.. physician, and Mrs..
James II. Jones. guest Of Adrx
Hardy's, crossed the border into g..
sabe after the battle yesterday and
attended and cheered the wounded
fighters.
Eighteen Of the rebels. commanded
by Lieutenant Encarnacio Rojas. fled
to American soil to escape capture by
the federals. and were held for In
ternment. The rebels said between &
and 20 Of their comrades had been
taken prisoners BY the loyal troop5
The fight began at dawn, when TIL
federals advanced upon 90 rebels en-.
trenched at oasebe. In two hours thu
town was In federal hands.
Federal accounts Of the casualtie.
and captured varied somewhat from
those Of the rebels. Loyal soldiers saif
eight rebels hAd bean killed and teG
wounded, . against two federal d.
and five wounded. The fedefals -
they had captured aix rebels Aud ~
taken y h0rseG, 0ne Truck, eoynG
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-20
Anxiety Felt Over
Grand Duke Michael

London, April 20.-(P,-Anxiety b
felt over the condition Of Grand Duke
Michael Of Russia, cousin of the late
CEar.
The Grand duke has been III several
weeks suffering from the after effects
Of an attack Of influenza. His condt-
] tion f,,as described today IS critical.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-20

Probably fair Tonight and sum
day. Not much change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

With tiny hands f1uttering he sketched flash
ing impressions of his large and faithful wife
waiting in Bologna, like the lady in Mother
Goose-for a little husband, no bigger than
her thumb-with beautiful manners and the
utmost delicacy in kissing lady's hand.
Imagine ones husband in high chair at
breakfast! Picture the small count and his
tiny lady after a late show going sleepily into
q big hotel room, where the bed must have
looked to them like load Of hay. Continental
beds are mountains of eiderdown.
Barnum gave her a comfortable ur-poster,
built to her measure, but that was left behind
In Middleboro. So was the Cinderella coach.
The three travelled in cabs that must have
seemed like moving vans, and in trans and
buses that were mountains to climb
Years ago. in the old Barnum days, Primo
had played in the same show with Gen. Tom
Thumb and had known Lavina as a young
woman the wife of his friend. Her sister,
Mime Warren, married Commodore Mutt and
at one time they were all in the show to-
gether.
The general died and two years later his
widow and his friend were married. For half
lifetime she has been the wife Of Count
Magri yet who has ever thought Of her other
than as Mrs. Tom Thumb?
The Kingdom CT Little People passed. and
went into Winter quarters. The midgets who
were fortunate joined other groups. Little Sing
Hpoo died and never had the glittering we'd
ding they had planned for him.
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THE Magris came back to the States. The
small actors played for q while at the
vaudeville houses, and then they retired to
her old home in Middleboro. Mass. She was
an old lady now and her health was failing
so rapidly that the thought Of further public
life was abandoned. The two settled down in
the old home, like any elderly couple, to quiet
ly enjoy their declining years. She had made
a will, some time before this, providing for
her midget furniture to be preserved in a
museum, with her curios and ornaments, many
of them gifts from royalty. Her nephews and
her husband were to share the estate, 1t was
understood. So Primo had no worry by the
sadness Of watching his wife grow weaker.
After long illness she died. when she was
IT years old. Then the will was read, and a
second and later will. The little count learned
that his wife had willed him only 5000. He
was heart-broken and alone In thankless
world. There was not even his brother to
comfort him, for when their last show was
over the baron had disappeared as usual. Per-
haps he went home to his big Penelope in
Bologna.
Another small woman could easily have been
found to take over the stage role Of Lavinia,
but never could she be Mrs. Tom Thumb"
Whatever the stars still held for Primo, help
lcssly he must have realized that with her
passed his greatest business asset: that to all
the world he was Mrs. Tom Thumbs hus-
band"
In October Of the following year he decided
to have an auction of what was left, and with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON. D C, g. 9e-PARr 2:

agencies in the principal mining towns through-.
out the country.
The underground scenes in this film wero,
actually taken in q deep mine by the use OF:
hgh-powered lighting equipment. Similarly.
close-ups are taken of burning metal furnaces.
of dust explosions and oil we'll fires. UNDER.
ground pictures are made where there is danger.
Of monoxide poisoning; in coal mines where.
fires have been raging for scores of years. The'
efficiency Of monoxide poison detectors and!
alarms, of methods of diverting gases through.
by-passes, of preventing fires from spreading.
are tested in these mines. In one case tho
camera men descended more than 1000 feet;
into the depths of the earth, making their way
sometimes on hands and knees along narrow
passageways to reach the main workings
More than 400 reels Of films depicting min-
ing activities have been produced by the Bu-
reau OF Mines. Government camera men who
recently returned from Africa, where they made.
pictures of oil wells. recount their experiences
in being imprisoned by local officials, their:
cameras and films seized; of being attacked by
bandits in the Sahara. Filming copper scenes:
in Alaska, the photographers made their pic
lures from aerial tramways that stretch across;
the valleys. Some Of the photography for this;
flm was made thousands Of feet underground.
with the use Of lighting equipment of capacity
Of 100000 candlepower. %
Photographing an oil well in the Southwest.
Government camera man remained at the
crank OF his machine continuously for five DAYS.
ready to shoot when the glisher broke loose.
In another scene two-ton string of tools Is:
catapulted through the top of an oil derrick.
Making dust explosion pictures, the Gamers.
man. in an explosion-proof shelter, was blown.
up by premature explosion. The shelter was;
wrecked. and the photographers was almost;
killed, but the film was saved .e--f.e
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In Nine Seconds!
Continued from Tenth Page.

quarter he ever saw. and gives the half
mile honors to Mel Sheppard, despite Mere.
dith's 1-yard victory previously mentioned. He
explains this by saying that Sheppard was then
ION the Slide and was actually in his priue.
from 1906 to 1908. when he ran many marvel
GUS races on poor tracks, where the recorded
time did not do justice to his ability
AS the greatest milers he has seen he selects
Nurmi. present holder Of the worlds record:
Joie Ray, greatest American miller we have
had and perhaps the most consistent of them
all: John Paul Jones of Cornell, Abel Kiviss
OF the Irish-American Athletic Club of New
York. George v. Bonhag, and, more recently.
DR.. Otto Petzer, who ran ], 500 meters in min
utes 81 seconds. equivalent to mile in min
utes seconds.
Coach Robertson thinks that, in this age of
invention after invention it is time for me.
chanical device to be adopted which will do
away with the human element in timing:
runners.
Many runners get credit for records they
have never made due to the human element in
timing" he says. "A fifth of a second means
a lot in short dash, but a fifth of second
is only the barest instant. There is always Q
chance Tor mistake when the timer presses
his stop-watch as he sees the flash of the
gun 100 or 220 yards away. There is ALWAYS q
chance for another mistake at the finish line
II the timer fails to press his stop-watch at
the proper instant. Yet in those instants n
Ii"n enances 1or making record may be
spoiled or, on the other hand fifth of SEQ.
ono be given man who does not deserve it.
Several new mechanical methods of tin,ins
have been suggested. One consists of mechanicSI
timing equipment by which as a runner breaks
ne tape clock on a recording board auto
matlcauy stops and his place position is desig.
mated. If proved practical, such an Instrument
would be great help to the sport 1t would
eliminate the human element. Personally. I.
doubt If all the records in American track an.
mails deserve to be there"
(Copyright. 1922
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unlighted cigar. More jewels flashed from his
watch chain, which was a massive thing.
Such a restless one, flashing about among
his admirers, waiting en- MRS. Tom." patiently
referring to her as "the countess" as he had
done for 30 years; rarely correcting those who
mistook him for her former husband. He
doubtless realized that the mantle Of the late
Mr.. Stratton was no small business asset.
Primo was several years younger than his
countess but carried nearly twice her weight,
and he was five inches taller They say that
she never weighed over 30 pounds at her
roundest, and her early Victorian bustles and
pointed basques were still cut as she wore
them at the Court Of st. James, when Lilly
Iangtry was wearing the same thing. She was
born plain Lavinia Warren of Middleboro,
Mass. Her mother was Hulda Bump and even
in the dazzling courts of old Europe she never
lost her Colonial Bump independence.
THEY seemed very good friends after 80
years together, this small Italian from
Bologna and his New England wife: to be In
perfect accord In everything, even In complete
ly ignoring the Baron Ernest, Primo's younger
brother, who travelled with them and played
the Jealous rival In their skit at the theater.
Beyond our introduction I never saw either
of them notice him of the stage. He effaced
himself completely when they were near, but
to meet him in another part OF the grounds
was to find pocket edition Of Chesterfield.
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In the Kingdom of Tiny People, Continued from Page Sis
Copyright. 1920

the proceeds return to italy. The BostoA
papers printed pictures Of the sale and q
Primo in the foreground, playing on the tiny
grand piano that went to its new owner for
$11. The four poster bed. tiny sewing machine
and little chairs stood around and watched
their future owners bid them In for a song.
The whole collection brought only about $500.
the small bed reaching the highest bid of $50.
Those Potatoes.
THE average production of potatoes in the
United States runs between 80 bushels per
capita and SO bushels, and therein lies factor
which, according to the Department CT Agricul-
ture, takes the gamble out of the farmers
early marketing.
When crop forecasts indicate that the lower
figure will prevail the raiser Of early potatoes
stands q good chance of profiting by holding
for higher prices in spite of the possible loss .
to himself through shrinkage and rotting. II
the crop Is nearer the top figure. however it
is his notice to unload before the main or late
crop comes In.
The figures gathered by the department over
q long period indicate that of the late crop.
which constitutes about IS per cent of the
total raised in the United States, not more than
two-thirds Is shipped to market The rest IN
used up on the farms either for food or for
seed purposes. A great wastage through shrink.
ing and rotting also cuts down the amount
available for shipment
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available funds. Arrangements have been made,
however, under contract with q commercial
film concern, whereby copies Of department
films may be bought by both foreign and do
nestle purchasers State governments educa-
tional institutions and organizations, and in
dividuals interested in better agriculture pur-
chase annually nearly 100000 feet Of depart
ment films. and there are now in domestic cir
cuation probably more than 100000 feet OBJ.
tanned in this way.
To compete successfully with commercial
films the Government departments have been
compelled to turn out product of comparable
dramatic interest that yet retains an educa-
tional message. The methods employed in
achieving this result are exemplified in a recent
picture Of mine rescue work.
The scene Is a quiet village street in a Penn.
sylvania mining community. Pedestrians greet
one another on the pavement or stop to gossip
with houSeholders over front gates. Suddenly
a siren sounds; life becomes paralyzed for an
instant and then springs into action as women
and children pour out of the houses and race
down the street with the pedestrians. The siren
has only one meaning-fatherS, sons and
brothers trapped in the bowels of the earth!
The scene shifts thousand feet underground.
Half q hundred miners are running hither and
yon ins q rapidly increasing cloud of gas and
smoke. seeking passageways that will lead them
70 Tree ar ABOVE. buC TIE exiCS nave peeu
blocked by fallen timber. Realization brings
panic among the trapped miners. ready for any
act of self representation. There is fight Then
one Of the men, revolver in hand, compels their
submission. He directs the building Of barri-
cade behind which the men hover In prayer Of
rescue.
Meantime, rescue crew has been at work
endeavoring to clear the workings Of the death
fumes Of monoxide They manipulate the air
currentsS NY TIE use OF canvas screens at
strategic points By forcing the air first through
through nsich the men may advance are
cleared. Then mir compressors force Me-sus-
tanning surface atmosphere into every crevice
of theEnnderground passages, taking the place
OF thesdehse volumes of smoke and gas. The
rescue men advance, supported by the ever
increasing barrage of fresh air.
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guished and the rescue crew, having reached
the entrapped miners. escort them to safety
above ground.
A few days later a group Of Government Of
hcials In Washington were viewing the scenes
on a motion picture screen. The audience in
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cluded some world famous mining experts who
made notes during the running of the film. At
the conclusion Of the film, the motion picture
director was instructed to correct few minor
defects in the action retake one or two scenes
and then to distribute copies to educational
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

A POWDER magazine is reached and brat
tices are erected to isolate the magazine
from the source Of the gas and fumes. Mean
while, other crews direct their efforts toward
reaching the fire, upon which are played
streams Of water through several thousand feet
of hose from the surface. The fire is extin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-01

Central America, the worlds largest
banana-producing region, supplied 81
per cent Of that fruit shipped to this
country last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-01
RUSH
FOR FINAL TESTS
Scores of Owners Gather for
Inspection at Silver Spring.
Many Cars Rejected.
BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY a staff Correspondent OF The Star.
SILVER SPRING. Md, August t.
Scores of automobile owners who had
failed to have their cars inspected prior
to July Is last crowded the Northern
District Building here yesterday after
noon to put their cars through the tests
under the direction of State and Mont
gomery County police.
The special inspection which had
been arranged by Sergt. Guy Jones, in
charge of the Montgomery County po-
lice substation here, for the convenience
of the motorists, was conducted under
the direction of State Policeman E. S.
HaddaWay from Hyattsville and Mont
gomery County Policemen Charles T.
Barnes and Paul Watkins.
Although the official inspection time
was set from 2 to o'clock the mo-
florists began arriving shortly after noon.
When Officer Haddaway arrived with
the coveted Stickers which every car
must show, he distributed them to the
police, and the car owners then were
sent to three official garages here for
the tests.
Despite the fact that this is prob
ably the last opportunity that the own
erS will have of getting the stickers,
many of them appeared without having
previously had their cars overhauled,
and as a result we're refused one of the
papers for their windshields. A great
many of the cars we're rejected be-
cause of defective brakes, and although
some attempted to argue the point, 1t
was futile.