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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
BY WILLIAM L. MCPHERSON.

BY WILLIAM l.. MCPHERSON.
~ r. HJALMAR SCHACHT, whose
political indiscretions at Paris
were recently blaZed across the
Il seven seas and the six CONT
nents. is one of the makers of
the new Germany. He belongs COM
pletely to the republican era.
The war produced Hindenourg'
Seeckt and Groener. Ebert was a
prominent political figure under the
imperial regime. Walter Rathenau was
a leader in pre-war industry But
Schacht emerged only after the war.
Even to a greater degree than Strese-
mann, the Bismarck of the new order,
he is a man of the last decade-the
decade since the armistice.
In an incredibly brief period he has
risen from relative obscurity to be the
dominating force in German finance
and economics. His prestige there is
something like Mr. Melons here. And
in Germany's present situation as
borrower and debtor nation such DOM
nance is of more consequence than
corresponding dominance i'll politics.
DR.. Schacht does not run true to the
accepted and traditional German type.
He is of Danish blood, native Of North
SchlesWig. region not annexed by
Prussia until 1866 and retroceded TO
Denmark under the Versailles treaty
of 1919. He is not even PLAT
Deutsch," Scandinavian rather than
a German. His mother was Constance
Frelin Won EggerS, and his wife's fam
ily name is Sowa. His daughters bap-
tismal name is 1nge and his sons IS
Jens Jialmar. There is little sugges-
ton of either Prussia or South Ger
many in these excerpts from the
family Bible.
The head of the Reichsbank received
his education in the free city of Ham
burg with its Hanseatic traditions and
Scandinavian associations. Hamburg
looks toward the north and west,
rather than toward the south. 1t IS
essentially maritime and highly sensi-
tive to foreign influences. 1t is
place where many of the inhabitants
wear English plaids and betting is con-
Quoted the year around on British foot
ball matches and horse races.
Almost An American.
DR.. Schacht also narrowly escaped
being an American. His full name Is
Hialmar Horace Greeley Schacht, al
though he does not sign it that way
and the German "WeriSSt'S?" SuppreSSeS
the Horace Greeley part of 1t. His
father was Danish subject until 1866.
He spoke Danish. not German, and
after Prussia and Austria quarreled
over Holstein and Schleswig. taken
from Denmark in 1864, and Prussias
victory gave her both, the senior
Schacht emigrated to the United States.
He found work in New York, and in
1870 sent for his fiancee to join him.
The latter was 70 days coming from
Copenhagen to America, suffering many
hardShipS on voyage made SenSa-
tional by violent storms. shortage OF
food and water. an outbreak OF small
pox and a long quarantine.
The marriage took place in Brooklyn.
DR.. Schacht's elder brother, Edward,
was born there. DR.. Schacht himself
was born in 1877 at Tingleff. north of
Flensburg. a year after his parents had
returned to Schleswig. He said in an
interview in this city on October
10. 1926:
my father was a citizen of the
United States and my elder brother
was born in Brooklyn. But my mothers
health was not good here and my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
Good News for Average Folks
BY BRUCE BARTON.

Henry Ward Beecher barely
succeeded in graduating from
Amherst, having stood almost at
the foot Of his class; and James
Russell Lowell was suspended by
Harvard ION account OF con-
tinued neglect Of his college
duties"
So this mother should take
courage. The boy travels in good
company: Hundreds Of those OF
whom the world is most proud
have been almost given up in
despair by their parents in youth.
Only when the spark Of their
special interest was struck have
they shown the stuff that was in
them.
Moreover, dizziness is the rule
in The world; brilliance is the
exception.
Business and government and
law and medicine and the
church are ruled by n1edioerities.
~ have talked with great
men," said Lincoln, land ! do
not see how they differ from
others"
The mother Of the boy who
invariably leads his class has
reason to be concerned, the
mother of the dull boy might
wish him more cleVerly en-
bowed, but she need not despair
IL only his slowness to learn
fosters thoroushness.
my master whipped me very
hard" says Or. johnson. with
out that, sir, ! would have been
nothing"
Vet he who az boy had to
be whipped to learn, set himself
in later life dossedIy and un-
reIentinely to a task that raised
him high above the brilliant men
of his time in literary promi-
nenee, and made him q citizen
Of the ages.
:, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

A MOTHER writes that her
~ boy is Woodworking, but
~ very backward in school.
4 N Both parents stood we'll
in their classes and are fond of
books. They cannot understand
what is the matter with their
boy.
My answer to the mother is
that-like Lord Kitchener and
many others-the boy will prob
ably turn out all right.
Nothing in Herbert Kitchener
created passionate friendships or
stirred the admiration Of smaller
men among the cadets" says
his biographer. "He was re-
markable for quickness in nathe-
MATES, but in everything else
was accounted thickheaded-a
slow coach. climbing the dull hill
Of duty, which has no dazzle Of
adventure on the crest.
He managed to scramble into
Woolwich; he was not high on
the lists; and no one thought
anything about him. After leav-
ing WooIwich he got his COM
mission in the Royal Engineers;
and still no one thought much
about him"
The boy who was dull and
thickheaded. whom nobody
thought much about-srew up
to become the idol Of an empire.
Cardinal Wisemann, as a boy,
was termed "dulI and stupid"
Charles Darwin, who changed
the whole channel of thought in
the scientific world, was so lazy
and do-less in boyhood that his
father predicted he would be a
disgrace to the family.
Heine, by his own confession,
"idIed away his school days and
was horribly bored" by the in
struction given him.
Wordsworth was so lazy up to
the age Of II as to be incapable
of continued application to pre-
seribed work."
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It would appear that a leak in a
steam pipe in a room in the cellar of
| the hospital where some hundreds of
| celluloid X-ray films, records OF patients
were stored, created enough heat in the
| little room to cause the denoation OF
| the film. The mixture of the released
fumes with the air was at once in
fiammable and deadly poisonous, and
huge ventilating fan in the near vicinity
of the film storage room quickly dis
seminated the mixture. by the ventilat-
ing system. throughout the building.
At last report the deaths numbered 122.
and the lives of some 80 badly 1nJurSl
were in the balance.
General Motors has gone into the
aviation field. 1t has purchased AZ
per cent of the stock OF the Fokker
Aircraft Corporation. thus acquiring
virtual control of that concern. one of
the leading aircraft manufacturing
companies OF the world.
The experts committee: We are in
formed as follows: That the plan pro-
posed by owen d. Young to supersede
the Dawes plan contemplated that OF
each of the reparations annuitles OF the
first 81 years averaging 2O5O,OOO, 600
marks or about $485. 700,00O) seven
hundred million marks (about $751;
600 OOO) should be unprotected" lie.
subject to commercialization. That
the German experts have signif1ed &C
ceptance of the Young plan. subject to
certain notifications, reservations and
conditions. and that among the Ger
man notifications is the following
THAT a total of $50 200, 600 marks tin-
stead of 00000 0O0) shall be ''unpro-
tected-ie.. shall have priority-this
total to consist of two items, one of
500 900. OOOs marks (about 100000 O00),
to be distributed as the allies Est. the
other of siXty-nine million marks tabout
SIG, 430, 00O to be applied to payments
to the United States for the costs of
our Army of occupation and to llqui-
date our mixed claims"
This German proposal of priority for
the American claims Is generally COM
mented on as exceedingly shrewd. since,
should the allies acquieSce in 1t. Ger
MANY would be the sole gamer should
our Government as many are pleased to
expect come TO waive its claims.
y **
NOTES.-Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay
Macdonald and Lloyd George. the lead
ers of the three great British parties,
appeared together on a platform the
other day in joint appeal on behalf of
a movement to preserve 1.-The rich per-
sonality of rural England. Scotland and
Wales" Probably too late; vulgarity
wins.
Edouard Herriot was defeated the
other day In the election for the may !
orally of Lyon. France. an office he has
held for the past 81 years.
The first Senate under the new Greek !
constitution met at Athens on May 16 /
Greece had a Senate from 1914 to 1862, !
when the single chamber system was
adopted. There is good reason for |
thinking that restoration Of the upper |
house Is pleasing TO Athena
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

tor with points in the United States,
which have previously handled more
than 100000, 900 bushels of Canadian
wheat each year, for the construction
of the elevator at Prescott obviates the
necessity for discharge at ports in New
York State, the transportation between
Prescott and Montreal involving Moth
ing more than a switching operation.
Any surplus that may be caught at
Prescott. due to icc-ccated canals or
rivers, may be moved by rail to Mont
real within six hours. and flow on
.toMard E1ra2a
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Each of the seven locks. or lifts, which
convey ships over the 326-foot escape
nent. is 500 feet in length. or more
than seven times the length Of the locks
Of a century ago. The width Of the
locks, to meet modern requirements,
had been expanded to 80 feet, and each
vi the lpeks has a .depth Of 30 feet o&sz
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(Copyrisht. 1929
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
CATCH TRAIN ROBBER;
 TWO STATES ARGUING

pAWNEE. Oklahoma, Den. ?, @ Tom Vernon, forty-three yesi old. erstwhile. cowboy and rodeo rider and fireman, five times con victed, awaits in Jail the outcome of the efforts of Wyoming and California, to claim him for in terrogation about the wrecking of two passenger trains.
 The Portland Limited of the Union Pacific was derailed and the passengers robbed. near Cheyenne and the Pacific Coast Limited was similarly derailed and robbed near Saugus, California. Identification of Vernor's photograph showed that he was the man who single handed, lined the passengers up and took their money.
 Thomas !. Higgins, a Los An. geles deputy sheriff picked up Yer. nor's trail. having known him al most decade before, due to the fact that he at one time had been a fireman on the trains.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07

possible that he intended to stop to give Pilot Young some sup
 plies and assistance. Therefore We are unable to tell you anything more truthful than what we have already stated. It is true that a wire was received by one of the three men who are awaiting transportation to the states via Fairbanks, in reference to the plane having left Fairbanks for Nome, but street talk had 24 diff ferent meanings to the telegram. It took us several hours to run down the telegram, only to learn that the wire said plane twas leaving" Fairbanks today for Nome. Such is the life of a newspa per man. Thank you, but We will endeavor to give you better inside dope tomorrow
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
ENGLISH LORD MARRIES
 GRADUATE NURSE; B. C..

VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. ?, (P) The marriage Of Lord Cheyles- more, a distinguished ranchman, to graduate nurse, was disclosed here today. He came to Alberta six years ago and took up ranching on four thousand acres of ground near Calgary. He established the Happy Valley ranch and in July of this year he was married to Margaret Pearl Sundbord, daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. L. Sundbord.
 Miss Sundbord came to Vancouv- CT early in 1927 and took up nurs- ing, being graduated from the gen eral hospital here Cheylesmore Is generally known in Alberta as Captain Eaton".
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
JOE MCCAIN STAR QUARTER
 U. w, IS KILLED

WHITTIER, California. Dec. ?. SiE persons were killed, at a grade crossing near here when their automobile was struck by South bound Santa Fe train. The dead were Joseph McCarn of Centralia Washington and his wife who were on their honeymoon, W. R Deford, Charles F, Dike, Mrs. Audrey Day, and Miss Elene Herr of Los Angeles. Joe McCann was star quarterback last year and the year before on the football eleven of the University of Wash ington.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07

wrecked halibut schooner "Sea- bird', and injured engineer Al fred Dyb. who sustained a broken back while bailing the craft as she was sinking. He was immediately taken to the Juneau hospital ana it is believed he will recover.
 Captain Hofon Reinton, Ivan Horn artin Carlson, Olaf Even sus, two other Dyb brothers, and Louis Ellis were lost when sea carried the pilot house away.
 The Unalga cruised along tho coast from Juneau to Point Mar tin, but saw no trace of the Kan atak", which is believed to have been swamped by the high seas.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
LOST MANAGER BYRD TRT
 YEAR AGO, IS FOUND

OMAHA, Dec. 2. tP--Riohard Cafe Brcphy, business manager of the Byrd Antarctic expe.,itlcu of year ago. who resigned suddenly ill New Zealand las, spring and later disappeared from New York leaving a suicide note, was found alive working at a copy desk on an Omoha newspaper, copyright ing stories. Brophy's identity was discovered from photos showing him with Commander Byrd.
 Brophy, who has been working here as "C. Manning Mitchell admitted his identity and left immediately for New York say ing that he intended to straighten out affairs there. He disappeared from New York last August leav- ing a note for his wife saying "I'm going to Coney Island and walk into the waves until they cover me and then I will be no more.
 Brophy said he only wanted a rest. He was second in command of the Byrd expedition, at the time of his unexplained resigna tion.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
TUESDAY (TELEGRAPhICi
SENATOR AND BAILER IS
 afYSTERIOUSLY MURDERED

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2, R-State Senator Joseph Mogler, aged f1f- ty- three years, and owncr of three theatres in this city, was shot tn death by one Of two men, whI awaited him in the Mogler Theat- re. Circumstances surrounding the murder caused the police to dis miss the theory of robbery, be- lieving that Mogler was killed by men involved in his relations with gangsters. Mogler frequently sign ed criminal bail and bonds for gangsters and others charged with major crimes.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
WINTER AGAIN HOLDS
 STATES IN ICY GRIP

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, (P-Win- ters again held most of the United States in it's icy grip. Snow cov- cred many of the states, even parts Of Virginia, Numerous deaths have heen reported due to the cold weather, especially so in the mid dle west. The destitute in the large cities such as New York and Chicago, were cared for some what by charitable organiza tions
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
WANTS REINDEER OFFICES
 IN ALASKA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, (P- Declaring that the Alaskan schools and reindeer supervisors were too remote to successfully tend to the situations, the Bureau of Educa- tion office in Washington in it's annual report to Secretary Will bur, recommended that the seat of authority for these matters be placed closer to hand, preferably at Anchorage or Juneau.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
MONDAY
ITALIAN SOVEREIGN TO
 VISIT POPE PLUS; ROME

ROME, Dec. 2, P)-An official communication announced that the King of Italy, Emanuel II, will visit Pope Plus at II A. M. Thurs day and the majesties will then proceed to the Vatican, where at least five hundred thousand people will await them. There 1he two potentates will carry on an audience.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
TIDAL WAVE SWEETS
 AWAY POST OFFICE

SEWARD, Dec. 2. (P)-The post office at Nushagak with it's en- tire contents was swept away by the tidal wave which struck the Bristol Bay region Nov. 24th. Re- ports from the stricken area said that the value of the supplies and equipment was unknown. The steamer Starr is expected to arrive from the Bristol Bay region tomor- row som etime.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07

Fonchart, of the Mobile, Alaba n.a base, was appointed to succeed Captain K. S. Hottel, Commander of the Northwestern Division of the Coast Guard. Captain Hotel has been appointed Commandant of the depot at Curtis Bay, South Baltimore Captain Hinkley spent six years op the Pacific Coast aboard the Bear and Thetis, and other vessels.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
BRITISH DELEGATION FOR ARMS CONFERENCE
 IS ANNOUNCED

LONDON. Dec. 3, (P)- Premier Mcdonald announced today to the House of Commons, that the Brit ish delegati to the Naval Disa rm- ament Conference to be held Jan uary 21st, 1880, will be composed of himself, Foreign Secretary Hen cerson. and A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
SEVEN KILLED COAL EXPLOSION

WEST FRANKFORT, Illinois. Dec. 2, R-Seven coal miners were killed and fifteen others escaped injury in localized explosion yes terday in drift at the Old Ben Mine No. 8. The bodies of five were recovered and recovery of the other two is expected to take place soon. The explosion, it is believed was due to coal dust gas.
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
ARPLANE NEWS

Pilots Dorbandt and Crosson took off from Teller for Siberia at II A. NJ. today and fought fog to an altitude of 1000 feet while over the Diomede Islands, when they decided to return back to they decided to return back to Teller. where they arrived at 1:30 P. M.
 Pilot Bill Graham flying the N. A. T. monoplane, who went to Teller yesterday, hopped of for Nome on the return trip at 2:15 P. NJ. the same afternoon, but fog and snow s.crms blocked his way here and was forced to land 10 miles west of Sinrock river near the coast Bill being a navigator, he stayed with the ship turnout the night. having no bed or any thing to eat. He took otf from sinrock about 12:40 P. M. and landed at Nome about 1 P. N. today. The plane was to take M. J. Walsh to Pilgrim Springs today, but owing to the lateness of the day md poor visibility the trip was postponed. The Teller mail, carrier who left Nome yester- day by dog team was met at Sinrock this morning. Nanuk- Calm. clear, IT below. Teller-Calm. sky overcast, vis- ibdhty 10 miles.
 COM. K. s. HOTTEL GOES UP FOR PROMOTION SEATTLE. Dec. 3, R-Cap- tain Harold Hinkley, who was for merly Commander of the cutter
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
AIRPLANE NEWS

Pilot Graham with the N. A. T. monoplane left Nome at 1:15 this afternoon for Teller after having changed from wheels to skis, con- siderable adjusting of the landing gear was found necessary and after taking a few trial trips landing in the meantime to try out the skis, everything was found to be work ing satisfactorily. Alfred J. Lomen Ben Mozee and Martin Corliss were taken as passengers to Teller. Ow- ing to foggy weather prevailing at Teller it was impossible for the rlane to proceed to Shishmaref and MessE. Lomen and Mozee will proceed there by dog team. MT. Corliss is enroute to the Gold Run section where he has mining in terests. The plane is not ex- pected to return before tomorrow and Lomen and Mozee will pro- hably return in the next 10 days
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
UNALGA RETURNS WITH
 SURVIVORS "SEABIRD"

JUNEAU, Dec. 2, (P-The cut ter Unalga arrived ihere at noon today with the survivors of the
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07

AlolS Dol bdAuI anu SAosoSoh VI the Alaskan Airways Inc, are still delayed at Teller by foggy wealth CT. Reports coming in from the Nanuk late this afternoon said they had good weather over there but they were running short of gasoline to operate the radio. The hours of daylight at the Nanuk are much shorter <han they are at Nome, and God knows they are short enough here. But by the time we hear that they have good weather in Siberia it is either dark or stormy here, 'So there you are," says Dooley.
 The Nanuk radio may be forced to shut down most any time from lack of gasoline to run the engine. unless some of the planes bring new supply. And here is the United States government officials in Washington anxious to give some of it's pilots thrill by send ing planes up here to help in the rescue work and our governor says they are not needed. such is and always has been the trouble of being governed by long distance, by placing to much credence in the pilots that they are exper- fenced and will get along some how and keep from freezing or starving to death, while officials sit in their swivel chairs and an swer questions or telegrams.
 Another Pilot Coming
 Pilot Mat Nemenin, a former Alaskan pilot of widespread ex- perience and who returned to Al aska about 10 days ago, Is now associated with the Alaskan Air ways and was expected to leave Fairbanks this morning for Nome and Teller. According to informa- tion, which Is not official, the Nu- lato radio station was unable to work today and therefore weather reports from Yukon points were not obtainable at Fairbanks, so it ii presumed by the Editor of this family newspaper, that he is still at Fairbanks but if he did leave he may be at Ruby, where 1t is
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07
COM. K. s. HOTTEL GOES
 UP FOR PROMOTION

SEATTLE. Dec. 3, R-Cap- tain Harold Hinkley, who was for merly Commander of the cutter
The Nome nugget., 1929-12-07

Nanuk- Calm. clear, IT below. Teller-Calm. sky overcast, vis- ibihty 10 milea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-08
Move for More Color
In Mems Dress Urged
From the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post.
There is a growing movement for
color in mems clothes. Evidence of
this tendency Is to be seen on every
hand. We have not yet adopted silken
breeches in pastel shades or colored
blouses with lace ruffles. We are still
bound by the conservatism which de-
scended upon the male portions of
society coincident with the growth of
business activities. But things are look
ing up.
It is the announcement that blue
shoes are being recommended for men
at q convention of the National Shoe
Retailers Association which is respon-
Sible for these observations, but that
is simply straw which shows how the
wind of fashion is blowing. We have
already had the vogue for colored shirts
and collars and more f1amboyant neck
ties. Even masculine underwear is
going through q transformation. This
change Is not so evident as that in
lingerie, but perhaps may be taken as
indicative of how men would like to
array themselves If they only dared.
We are not sure Of just what fashions
we should like to see adopted, but there
is no reason why men should always
remain as somberly dressed as present
styles dictate. There was nothing drab
about the way our grandfathers CARRIED
themselves, although even they were
conservative compared with their grand
fathers. Let us have little more color
by all means and some Of the courage
or our ancestors.