Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1924, Page 5

DAWES WILL VISIT OLD FRIEND BRYAN Plans Calls on Folks He Used to Know When He Was Young Man in Lincoln. By the Associated Press. LINCOLN, Nebr., August 30.—Hav- ing set forth to the farmers of Nebraska and through them to the farmers of the West. his views on the agricultural situation, Charles G. Dawes, Republican candidate for vice president, went visiting among his old friends here today hefore starting his return trip to Evanston, TII. The first call planned by the Repub- lican nominee was one on his old fellow townsman and now his Demo- cratic opponent, Gov. Charles W. Bryan. Mr. Dawes after concluding his address last night sent word to Gov. Bryan through the Associated Press that he would be around to see him before leaving Lincoln. The Democratic nominee replied: “It's fine. Tell Gen. Dawes I shall be Wwaiting for him at the statehouse.” ‘WIIl' Viait Pershing. Another call on Mr. Dawes’ list was to be made on another old friend of his Lincoln days and later his asso- ciate in France, Gen. John J. Pershing, who returned here on the eve of his retirement from active command of the American Army to Wwelcome Mr. Dawes back home. Mr. Dawes between calls read a number of telegrams commenting on his address last night, in which he urged removal of the agricultural problem from politics and an en- deavor to solve it by such a com- mission as President Coolidge has an- nounced he soon will appoint. Declaring the farm situation to be the most serious economlic question now confronting the United States, Gen. Dawes presented an explanation «f the purpose of the present adminis- “tration in the contemplated appoint- “ment of an agricultural commission. “We make but one promise—that the Republican party, utilizing the best minds and those by training best fitted for the task, will bend its every energy to the study of our agricul- tural problem to the end that through legislation or other means, its solut- tion may be accomplished,” Mr. Dawes _asserted. “Whoever promises more than this is entering into a contract Which cannot be filled.” The Republican nominee devoted the major portion of his address, deliver- cd here, in the heart of the agricul- tural Middle West, to the agricultural duestion, taking up the causes for the recent depression in farm prices, the remedies recommended and the Pprospects for the future. Need of Clear Stuay. Need for the appointment of “an im- partial, non-partisan, competent com- mission under economic guidance” is imperative, Mr. Dawes said, adding that “the recent improvement in the agricultural situation must not be taken as evidence that the farmers' problem has worked out its own so- lution.” The problem to be solved, he asserted, resolved itself into a ques- tion of finding how “equality in earn- ing capacity can be secured between agriculture and industry.” This problem, he added, arose primarily from conditions resulting from the World War, and foremost among the causes responsible, he declared, was unregulated production. Figures were cited to show the increase in acreage over pre-war years, atten- tlon was called to the inerease in taxes, the possibilitles of extensfon of co-operative marketing were dis- cussed, and Mr. Dawes then launched Into an explanation of the agricul- tural commission proposal. “The mere fact that it is not now possible to consider this question ~when the industry is not in the trough of a terrible depression, as it was 60 days ago, has its great ad- ‘vantages,” he declared. “It removes ithat obstacle to the gaining of per- spective which Immersion in imme- diate crises always involves. In fact, there never was a better opportunity presented for the proper considera- tion of constructive measures relative to an industry than exists at present, when a terrible experfence, with its lessons, is so recent and the demon- stration of the ultimate effects of economic law is at the same time be- fore our eyes. Getting Into Trouble. “It is, however, one of the funda- mental characteristics of human na- ture to be much more concerned with getting out of trouble than, when once out of it, to keep from getting fn again. This we must guard ?:Ainsl or the opportunity may be ost. “The position outlined by the pro- ponents of agricultural relief is evi- dence that they regard properly the protective tariff and restricted immi- gration more as a moral justification of the demands for agricultural re- lief than as the cause of the recent depression. ‘“This is natural, for in the 10-year pre-war period the surplus of the farmers’ products, as at present, was sold in the world market and he bought in a protected market. Limit Foreign Supply. “Our policy of protection in no way eliminates the operation of the law of supply and demand within our own borders, but simply limits supply from abroad below a certain price level determined by the import duty. “That the protective tariff was somewhat lower then than that now in existence was because it was suf- ficient to zive labor and manufactur- ing their American market. At that time (before the war) the manufac- turing costs of production in Ger- many had not been lessened by the enormous decrease in the wages of Jabor there, caused by the degrada- tion of the mark. Inflation in other European currencies had not then lessened other labor costs in Europe. The lower tariff then prevented ruinous foreign competition, as the Fordney tariff does now. Organization of Labor. “As to restricted immigration, con- sidering the two periods of before the war and since the war, the dif- ference in the number of immigrants is not yet such as to be a real fac- tor in the difference in labor costs. Other reasons have operated there, including the proper organization of labor for its own protection. “Fair consideration of all ele- ments in the situation leads to the conclusion that the great underlying cause for the recent depression in agriculture has been the conditions Tesulting from the world war. “The recent situation in the Amer- ican agricultural industry, considered by itself, is somewhat analogous to the European situation in industry at the inception of the work of the ex- pert committee on reparations. So great was the necessity for settle- ment, with Europe facing the abyss, that almost any plan upon which the expert committee could have unani- mously agreed might have been tem- porarily accepted, for it then com- pelled Europe, for the first time, to think In alternatives. . Event of Faflure. “Even an unworkable plan, adopted unanimously, at least, might have provided the basis of a teraporary economic peace. But if, influenced by nationalistic or political considera- tions, there had been drawn an un- ‘workable plan, because that was the easlest—because _upon its basis the natiomalistic demagogues of the dif- ferent countries would have beenl placated—the peace upon which Eu- rope is about to enter would have been temporary, and the chaos which would have come as a result of the inevitable failure of such a plan probably would have marked the be- ginning of a new dark age for that continent and its civilization. “The worst calamity that could happen to American agriculture at this time is the adoption of an un- workable plan. “The difference between an eco- nomic and an unwise political set- tlement of what is to be done for American agriculture through new legislation is the difference between success and failure. There must be most careful consideration of the application of economic principles, and also close calculation of the probable effectiveness of any pro- posed remedy. No Political Exigency. “The immediate political exigencies of the great political parties in this campaign would be settled if they could make the American agricul- turalist belleve in the fulfillment of an unfulfillable promise. But this must not be made a matter of po- itical exigency. It must be considered without prejudice and from every standpoint. “After two years upon this subject, as extensive as was ever devoted in the United States In the same space of time to an economic problem, it is at pres- ent clear that there is no consensus of either agricultural or economic opinion upon any of the proposed legislative remedies now under con- sideration. Under such circumstances the same common-sense method of procedure which led to the settle- ment of the difficulties of Europe should be followed in the search for the settlement of the American agricultural problem.” Mr. Dawes also discussed the pos- sibilities of co-operative marketing, declaring that the problems involved in co-operative marketing should re- ceive most serious and continuous study, to the end that this form of distribution may be established on sound lines, which ultimately will bring results advantageous to the producer. “The farmers must organize- erably on a commodity basl continued, “for the purpose of im- proving marketing facilities where Dresent costs are burdensome or can be reduced, and what is of equal im- portance, for the purpose of collection and prompt dissemination of infor- mation in intelligible form which will aid in the working out of proper seeding and planting programs.” Mr. Dawes emphasized that the agricultural question “is a national question, * * * 3 non-partisan and economic question, and it must not be and can not be either discussed or settled as a party question.” TELESCOPE TO ARRIVE AFTER 13 YEARS’ WAIT University of Michigan to Have One of Largest—Will Be Used Soon in Africa. By the Assoclated Press. ANN ARBOR, Mich, August 30— After 13 years of waiting the Uni- versity of Michigan has a prospect of beholding its new telescope, the fourth largest in the country, com- pletely assembled and ready for use, late this year. Soon afterward it will be dismantled again and taken to South Africa for 8 or 10 years of study of the southern sky by uni- versity astronomers. Only three refracting telescopes in the United States will have lenses surpassing its 27 inches of diameter measurement—Yerkes, 40 inches; Lick, 36 inches, and one other measr- ing 30 inches. Difficulty in getting glass suffici- ently large to make the lens was responsible for the delay. Orders for the new telescope were placed June 10, 1311. Two years ago the big piece of glass reached this country. Sent to the shop of Robert R. Mc- Dowell in Pittsburgh, it had been shaped and was belng polished when Mr. McDowell died, in 1923. Search revealed no man able to continue the work except one in McDowell's shop who was then working on a lens for Yale. He turned his attention to the Michigan lens in June, and will be finished with it in 6 months. Slowness of the work of polishing. is due to the fact that each 3 minutes of polishing demands a wait of 60 minutes for cooling. Eventually, after its trial test at Ann Arbor and its sojourn under the skies of South Africa, the new lens will become part of the equipment at the university observatory. SOVIET TRIES TO CONTROL CHURCHES IN PALESTINE Lays Claim to Property of Russian Orthodox Communion in Palestine. of discussion ef- By the Associated Press, JERUSALEM, August 30.—As man- datory power for Palastine, Great Britain probably will be called upon soon to decide whether title to the vast properties of the Russian Church in this country shall go to the Soviet government, or to Russian Church interests outside of Russia. The Controversy involves hundreds of thousands of dollars of property in Jerusalem and vicinity, as well as in Bethlehem, Nazareth and Haifa, consisting of churches, monasteries, hospices, parks and other valuable plots of land. One of the churches is in the Garden of Gethsemane and another on the Mount of Olives. The Metropolitan Antonin, head of the Holy Russian Synod in Palestine, has arrived here in connection with the case. He is an announced czar- ist and believes his faction will se- cure title to these holdings. In connection with the Soviet's claim, the interesting question arises whether the Soviet can divorce the church from the state and yet claim property belonging to the church. — RAINS HU&TING CROPS. Britain Harvest to Be Late—Ul- ster Faces Famine. LONDON, August 30.—Recent heavy rains have seriously affected the har- vest prospects throughout Great Britain. The harvest, it is stated, will be late and will require much additional labor. In most cases there will be considerable loss. Ulster is experiencing the wettest season in memory, and it is asserted that thousands of farmers in the north of Ireland will be unable to pay their rent and even will be short ot food. TOURING IN WAGON. SEATTLE, Wash, August 30.— Sightseeing in a covered wagon, with “Chicago in two years” as the first goal, is the plan of Louis Dana John- son, a local artist, who has left here with his family on a journey of five or six years. In a trim gray prairie schooner, Betty Lou, 2 years old, plays under the shelter of the canvas. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Barbara, 11 years old, hike along the highways. Mr. Johnson expécts to “knock off a year” in Chicago to study art. He then will éontinue tp “hit the trail” until he and his family tire of the novelty. ‘The schooner, which he constructed, is fitted with éverything necessary for a home and & school, a 1 | italy ana Spain, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1924.° MUTT AND JEFF —Jeff Tries Out the Hard-Baked Fairway of the Pueblo Golf C ourse. JEEE, wE ARe Now over PU&BLO ) coLo ‘ EADS) CouRsel THE GCLE COURSE CAVERLY LAUNCHES STUDY OF EVIDENCE Leopold and Loeb Unwor- ried—Earlier Murder At- i tempt Revealed. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 30.—Judge John R. Caverly, arbiter of the fate of Nathan Leopold, Jjr, and Richard Loeb, murderers of Robert Franks, has begun his consideration of the voluminous record of the judicial hearing on which he will base his sentence. The retiring chief justice of the Cook County Criminal Courts, who assumes a bench in the divorce court after he disposes of the Franks case, expects to complete his review of the testimony early next week. Then, in a secluded place, he will go over 'his notes and prepare the writ- ten decision he will hand down Sep- tember 10. Meanwhile the youths in the county jail appeared in’ the best of spirits, unperturbed by the publication of a story of an attempt by them in 1920 to drown H. K. Buchman, young Chi- cago attorney, near Charlevoix, Mic Leopold told the story to the State's attorney after they confessed the Franks killing and Buchman testified before the grand jury. The youths believed Buchman re- sponsible for storles circulated about them at the universities of Chicago and Michigan, and hoped he would drown when a canoe which the three occupied was overturned, according to_Leopold's statement. Both spend their time reading, Leopold, who is a linguist, devoting part to studying the Polish language. They also are members of indoor base ball teams in a league composed of prisoners. EUROPEAN RAIL TRAVEL COST STIRS AMERICANS Exchange Experiences in Hope of Economizing—Hits Those of Limited Means. By the Associated Press. CORK, Ireland, August 30.—The high cost of railway travel in the British Isles has aroused American tourists of limited means tc an in- vestigation of rates throughout Europe. and a general exchange of experience has begun in hotel iob- bies and the offices of tourist agen- cies as to how Americans can econo- mize in their fares without suffering discomfort. American parties returning from the continent, consisting largely of teachers, students and other persons of limited means, advised that travel is quite satisfactory in the second- class compartmenis in practically all the European countries this season. Even the third-class compartments may be used without discomfort in the daytime in all the much-fre- quented countries of Europe except where returned travelers found the second-class ac- commodations were the cheapest that persons accustomed to com- fortable living could endure without actual distress. Since the Great War there has been a noticeable change in the attitude of Europeans toward the various classes of travel. Economic upsets have also effected social changes, and in many European countries only war profiteers are riding first-class. A more interesting and better educated class of travelers is found in the second-class and even the third-class compartments. ABYSSINIA ENFORCES LAWS AGAINST ARMS «Peace Be With You,” Says Prince in Letter to League of Nations Head. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, August 30.—Prince Ta- tari-Mekonnen, heir to the throne of Abyssinia, who is expected, like Premiers MacDonald, Herriot and Mussolini, to attend the September session of the League of Nations, has forwarded to Geneva a copy of a new Abyssinian code concerning the traffic in and possession of arms and ammuni- tion. Some idea of the scrupulous man- ner in which the North African state intends to meet its league obligations is had from the tenor of the princely communication to Sir Eric Drummond, the secretary general of the league. “Peace be with you,” the note be- gifls, and then proceeds: “Desirous of observing faithfully the engage- ments which it entered into on be- coming a member of the League of Nations, my government has now is- sued new and more explicit regula- tions regarding arms and ammuni- tions. Experience will show whether the provisio in these regulations are adequate; if they are not, it is our intention to amend them when necessary.” The new law consists of an edict and detailed regulations, and 'they forbid all persons to enter or leave Abyssinia _ if in possession of Weapons of war, or to import or ex- port weaponms, unless they have pre- viously obtained authorization. Simi larly the sale of weapons is prohib- ited without specific authority, and penalties are provided. ‘White Deer, Doe and Buck Seen. BONNERS FERRY, Idaho, August 30.—White deer, a buck and doe, have been seen near here recently, ac- cording to reports from several sources. George La Fountain, a rancher; said the doe was entirely white while the buck' had two brown spots, each about 6 ihches in diameter, on his back, HoT Doe! THIS (S Where) THeY HAVE THe HARD BAKED EAIRWAYS ON THE GoLE YOou ACT Lke Yovu NEUCR SAW A GOLE CouRse BeroRe! THeRe's TVE SEEN Lots OF THeM BUT NoU ONE UK€ THIS! T'M GONNA DRe® A 60LE BALL on THAT CONCRETE ~L\KE FAIRWAY AND Ses How: HIGH (T mLL MANHATTAN DAYS AND -NIGHTS BY HERBERT COREY. NEW YORK.—Young collegians in town have been talking harshly to their tailors. “We want wide pants,” collegians. “You can't have ‘em,” say the tajlors. “If that style ever gets hold on as impressionable a people as we are the entire universe will laugh.” It appears that New York tailors are convinced that the American male is a short-legged fat man. The lank, wide - shouldered, high - cheek -boned American is only to be found in books, they say. The New York breed is framed like a Welsh pony, low and wide. * % ¥ X But wide pants win. Walter Ha- gen, the golf expert, returned from England the other day, and the trade papers carried the news that English tailors regarded him as a very well dressed man, indeed. “He had his clothes made in Amer- ica?’ they asked “Is—that—so?" THe obvious reason why wide trou- sers are fashionable in England and not in New York is that the English male who gives any thought what- ever to his clothes playes outdoors when he can. He rides, swims, shoots golf, bats tennis. So he has a loose, muscular figure, and wide trousers become him. “Heaven help us when the New Yorkers take to 'em. And they will. They travel in droves, like sheep. say the One sees queer things alout the streets. An errand boy with a pack- age labeled, “Dress, $650.” A man with ribbons braided through his long hair. Some sort of a prince, jingling with medals. Two well dressed men wearing straw hats with six-inch_brims. Next years fashion, perhaps? A blind man on a provert striken street, playing simultaneous- 1y a guitar and a mouth organ. His tin cup filled with the pennies of the poor. Chorus girls in their work knickers popping out of a cab. An elderly woman plastered with dia- monds. A six-foot man in livery, very angry, loading an odiously fat dog. A “keys made while you wait” me- chanic propped under a shady wall, with key blanks and files. Two small| boys practising Steps. Visions of Weber and Fields. That's how they began. * K X % An obvious detective, obviously shadowing a worried man. One of the new little tricks of the police de- partment. The crook always leaves FOLKS Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, wife of the Governor of Porto Rico, is one of e best known members of Middle West circles and was for a very suc- cessful term presi- dent of the Con- gressional Club. Judge Towner was for fifteen years the member from the eighth Iowa district and from the beginning of his career his wite took a quiet though dominant role in socio-po- litico affairs. Just now Mrs. Towner is bending her ac- knowledged tal- MBS. TOWNER, ents for organiza- tion and admini: tration in behalf of the many in- dustries of Porto Rico, all of which deserve more patronage from denizens of the United States than they re- ceive. The embroideries make a par- ticular ‘appeal, and this industry is for the islanders what they are for the women of the Madeiras and of the Canary Islands. It will be recalled that Mrs. Taft, through % long experience in the in- sular possessions as the wife of the Governor of the Philippines, took an earnest interest in the embroideries of Porto Rico and during her regime she restocked the White House ! drapery and the drapings for the sleeping quarters entirely from the linen emporiums of San Juan de Porto Rico. Mrs. Towner shows the same _intelligent sympathy, and through her efforts many brides of official Washington and from various parts of Washington are outfitted as to underthings from the vast stores: in Porto Rico, and their dining tables are beautified through the same means. In the first years of the American occupation of this historic island, which was the second on which’ Columbus set foot, the late John R. Garrison, who was Secretary Gage's representative in San Juan, saw the possibilities of fostering the native industries, and Mrs. Garrison, who lived for six years in San Juan in the old palace of the Spanish com- mandante, began systematically to organize the needleworkers and to set a fair price on the finished prod- ucts before they were sent to this country. Mrs. Towner is following this system, and she has recently made an appraisal of the fine linens, all hand spun, for the Porto Rican lace maker and embroiderer will not use machine fabrics, taking the high | cost of living for the worker, the in-| creased price of material. every detail | into consideration, and thus securing an equitable profit for the native and not all for the salespeople who re tail in this country. Mrs. Towner re- cently made a lengthy visit to her old haunts in Washington and every- where received an enthusiastic wel- come. After Predatory Fish. From the Montreal Star. The destruction of nearly 28,000 coarse fish, principally squawfish, by the staff of the Cultus Lake Hatch- eory, British Columbia, i¥ announced by the department of marine and fisheries. This work was undertaken as a result of the investigations that were made when the sockeye year- lings were migrating from Cultus Lake to the sea. It was noticed that the squawfish were feeding on the young salmon and an examination of the stomachs of a number of those caught gave an average of three Jearling salmon to each squawtish, - town. A square package wrapped in brown paper carried to a car. Must be a case of booze. Boy and girl kissing each other on the street. Well, why not? It's the only place they have in which to meet. A pack ped- dler. The Gould and Astor fortunes rest on a pedler’s pack. .A barefoot- ed boy riding a horse. That is the most unusual sight in town. A brown- stone residence half hidden betweer two great buildings. The old woman who owns it will not sell. “Let my heirs sell if they want to,” she says grimly. “I was married here.” * % k% ‘Wanamaker's is building an_addi- tion to the huge store on Lower Broadway. At first it seemed odd, for Lower Broadway was dying not so long ago. The windows were plastered with for remt signs. “That part of town is brisking up again,” I am told. “Real estate movements here are shifty as quick- silver.” Fourteenth street was half aban- doned not many years ago. Now it is bursting with business. A new man or two with the punch did it. The commuters find this part of town more easily reached than the upper reaches. The tide of fortune is flowing back. “He fell in love,” sald my real se- tate friend, nodding at a young man. “Had a salary and a thousand dol- lars. The girl said she would marry hi “ ‘My salary is all right for one,’ said he. ‘Not enough for two.' " So he went out and bought options on city real estate and then hustled until he sold them. Cleaned up half a million dollars in two years. * % % % Recalls the story of Bizby. The original Bixby was an Ill-paid clerk who had saved a few hundred dollars. His one friend was a lawyer, who had been made executor of an estate. He had disposed of all the property ex- cept one farm. “I'll sell it to you,” he said to Bix- . “and take your notes.” In a weak moment Bixby yielded but overnight repented. “I cannot help you,” said the law- ve made my report to the The Union League club uptown stands upon a lot which is still in the Bixby name. No one knows how much the original Bixby was worth when he died. Maybe there is no such thing as lick—but queer things happen in New York. (Copyright, 1924.) “DINER” OF ’60S CRUDE. And Forerunner of Pullman Car Was an Amusing Makeshift. Edward P. Mitchell in Scribner's Magazine. In the early sixties the night ex- press to Washington proceeded by the old Camden and Amboy route, with a long ferriage from Manhat- tan at the start. The train we took at Amboy was de luxe in the novelty of its accommodations, for it boast- ed a diner and a sleeper. The diner of 1862 was a baggage car, retired from heavy work on account of long service in_ the transportation of trunks, and bare as to its interior except that it was furnished in the middle with an _oblong _counter, around the four sides of which the patrons ate while seated on high stools, as in some railway station restaurant of the present day. From the inside of the oblong the viands were served by negro waiters in white jackets. If memory does not betray me, the bill of fare of the diner on the Washington express of threescore years ago consisted chiefly of oyster stew, pie, crullers and coffee. The sleeping car, regarded by all passengers as the crowning achieve- ment of railway enterprise in the way of provision for sumptuous travel, presented on entrance the ap- pearancesof an ordinary day coach. That, indeed, is what it really was, although it carried the germ of the subsequent Pullman. When the porter—or was it the brakeman?—made up the berths, as I observed with astonished interest, he turned over every alternate seat back, dividing the car into a series of compartments or near compart- ments. Then in each section he fit- ted from seat to seat a base of boards thinly upholstered and _arranged thereupon the sheets, blankets and pillows. A slightly longer platform, similar- 1y padded, rested on the backs of the car_ seats and formed the upper berth. Finally, the porter or brake- man hung around three sides of the sections a fiimsy and dingy curtain of some cotton stuff; and lowers and uppers were ready for their occupy- ing_snoozers. The lesser height of the lower berth vielded rather cramped and stuffy quarters, especially for & large-body; the upper was therefore the preferred TS STILL COMING LP. Some ReBouNDL THAT EAIRWAY S Like CONCRETE S CODLDGE 0 VEW DEFENSE PARADE Secretary Weeks and Gen. Pershing Also to Occupy Stand at Zero Milestone. President Coolidge today accepted an invitation to review the Defense Test parade September 12, when the city will demonstrate what it can turn out as its part of an army for a National emergency. The.ainvitation was ex- tended to him by members of the De- fense day committee, consisting of Isaac Gans, chairman; Maj. J. Frank- lin Bell, Engineer Commissioner; E. F. Colladay, president of the Washirgton Board of Trade and chairman of the subcommittee on co-ordination, and Maj. Gen. S. D. Rockenbach, U. S. A., commanding the District of Wash- ington. The President, with Mrs. Coolidge and their son, John, will review the procession from a stand to be erccted at the Zero Mile stone on the north side of the Ellipse. . In the stand also will be members of the Defense Day committee, officers of the Army *and Navy, members of the cabinet and other high Government officials. It is not expected that the President will speak. Following their conference at the White House, the committee went over to the War Department, where they saw and extended invitations to Secretary Weeks of the War Depart- ment and Gen. John J. Pershing. Both of these officials will deliver address After visiting the War Department, the committee went to the office of Col. Clarence Sherrill to discuss plans for the erection of the neces- sary reviewing stands. Charles J. Columbus of the publicity committee caid that the committee had made ar- rangements for the erection of ampli- flers so that every one of the thou- sands expected to attend the cere- monies may clearly hear the speakers. Mr. Columbus also announced that at a meeting of the cabinet it had | been decided to release all employes | who had enrolled for participation in | the test parade. SALVAGING OF LUSITANIA REGARDED IMPROBABLE Vessel Sunk by German Torpedo in 1915 Likely Obliterated by Weight of Sea. By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 30.—Chances are that the Lusitania, sunk off the Irish coast by a German torpedo in May 1915, never will be raised, according to David Masters, author of a book which describes the wonders of sal- vage. The sheer weight of the sea, the writer points out, quickly obliterates man's handiwork, and the Lusitania probably ceased to be a ehip years ago. It is extremely likely that the tre- mendous pressure ‘to which she was subjected at the de, th .of 28§ feet long ago crushed her flat, he s: . The liner's 30-ton safe, full of val- uables, would¥be strong enough, one might think, to resist the pressure of the sea, but'gyen the chances of salv strong room do not appeal to the writer as being worth the risk. Scores of schemes have been pro- pounded for salving the Lusitania. An American nas proposed to use a sub- marine, which would fire torpedoes through the hull. Each torpedo would carry a steel cable. When suf- ficient cables had been fired they would be picked up on the other side, brought to: the surface, and the wreck lifted from the depths. Ex- perts say this ingenious scheme is simple in theory, but impracticable, and that the Lusitania remains, and is likely to remain, where she sunk more than nine years ago. ing the safe’‘alone from the liner's | | No Trespass Law in Scotland. Although Scotland is known for its many regulations and laws that regulate human conduct it has one distinction in the way of human liberty not shared by many other | countries. In Scotland there is mo | law of treaspass and indications are that there will be none for many years. —_— e One cubic foot of salt water weighs 64.3 pounds. Summer Rates HOTEL INN Phone Main 8108-8100. $04-610 9th St. N o1 roums, 98 weekly; $10.50 reema, $3; $10; 8 in zoom. 50 per ceat more. Rooms Mother's. - Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac R. R. Round Trip From Washington (Children Half Fare) ‘Tickets sold for all regular trains scheduled to leave Washington between the hours of 12:01 noon noon Monday, September 1st, inclusive, which includes all trains Sun- day, August 31st. Good returning on all trairs leaving Richmond not Monday, September 1st. i sleeping and parlor cars. No bag- later than 8:15 p. ‘Tickets accepted in coache: gage checked. For full information consult R. F. & P. Ticket Agents, Terminal or 714 14th Street N.W. Station; 1418 H Street N.W., - 4.00 Saturday, August 30th, and 12:01 Mark Ber. U. 5. Pst. O} (Copyright, 1924, by H, O. Fisher. Trade 5 By BUD FISHER. BUT (T would HAvEe GowneE MUCH HIGHER \E ~Yy EYE HADN'T SToPPED LOST VALLEY “THINGS” PROVE TO BE ONLY BEARS Explorers Penetrate Far Into Siskiyou Mountain Section, But Find Nothing Startling. By the Associated Press. ETNA MILLS, Calif,, August 30.— Reports crediting all sorts of strange things to a “lost valley” in the Siski- you Mountains, on the northern boun- dary of California, led Dr. Paul Cad- man, Dr. Warner Hoyt and Harvey Miller of Berkeley to explore the re- gion. They found the valley « beau- tiful little plain, almost impenetra- ble, but there was nothing more star- tling than the number and size of the bear tracks. The three men went by motor as far into the mountains as they could, then took horses into the wild and rugged Caribou and Sawtooth ranges. The hidden valley lies between the headwaters of the Trinity and Salmon Rivers. Some distance before reach- ing it they had to leave their horses and make their way on foot. There was no trail into the valley, which is protected by sheer peaks at the head of Thompsons Creek. The explorers found a clear gem- like glacial lake at the upper end of the chasm, with a lush-green meadow at the lower end. There was a mul- titude of the mud wallows sometimes called “bears’ bathtubs.” Aside from the profusion of bear tracks, there was little to distinguish the valley from others of similar design in the Sawtooths. It is a country of glacial lakes and waterfalls of vast heights. RECORD OF FATALITIES DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS Reports From 23 Countries Show More Than 18,000,000 Deaths in Past 43 Years. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 30.—Reports from countries representing one- third of the population of the world, compiled by G. J. Drolet, satistician | of the New York Tuberculosis Asso- ciation, indicate that in the last 43 years more than 18,000,000 people| have died from pulmonary tubercu- losis, according to a statement issued by the association. In practically all of the countries d the death rate from tubercu- is declining, with the exception | of Japan, where there is a_marked | increase. The central FEuropean countries showed an increase during | the war, but so far as figures are available since the war there has been a decline. At the present time, however, the death rate in Germany seems again to be mounting. In the United States the death| rate from tuberculosis has steadi fallen from nearly 300 in 1880 to for each 100,000 of population 1922, in Then and Now. From London Answers. “My husband a tank during the war and now he can't even run a vacuum cleaner for me.” Ee——e=; Walk o To Work § 900 19th Street ||| Convenient to downtown | and all Government offises. El Attractive new apartment building. A limited num- ‘ { | ber of apartments available. Don’t delay inspection. Resident Manager on Premises & SHANNON & TuCHY) o, 613 14th St. Main 2345 Branch Office DISTRICT NATIONAL BANK Conn. Ave. and K Street No Parking Restrictions “Park Your Car at the Door” " PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity Assets More Than $9,000,000 Surplys $950,000 Corner 11th and E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY.. CUTTING CZAR’S TREES. Britons Taking Timber From Old Game Preserve. BIALYSTOK, Poland, August 20.— The old’ hunting preserve of Czar Nicholas I1 has begun to disappear before the woodman’s axe. The Polish government has granted a con- cession to a British company which will cut the timber and ship it to England. Prior 10 the war the forest con- tained more wild game, including bison, than any other district in Europe. But most of the animals were killed off for food by German soldiers when they were masters in this territory. The Czar's old hunting lodge in the idst of the forest is now occupied representatives of the British company. The forest became State property after the war, when Poland became a republic WIELDS WAGNER'S BATON Woman Orchestra Conductor Uses Famous Composer’s Stick. LONDON, August 30.—Richard Wag- ner's baton, a thick stick with one end broken off, used by the great composer when he conducted at the musical festival in Albert Hall, Lon- don, in 1877, was wielded again in the great auditorium Thursday night by Miss Susan Spain-Dunk, who is one of the few women who have con- ducted orchestras in London's largest concert hall. Wagner's vehemence before musicians was such that he broke many batons and one of them came into the possession of Miss Spain- Dunk, who decided to use it just for luck at her debut as a conductor in London. his LEMBERG. Poland, August 30.—As a climax to his speech of protest against the Polish government's neglect of war invalids, a voung cripple shot himself dead here at a meeting before bhis listeners could interfere. Plate Glass Differs Plate Glass is cast like metal, then rolled into a large sheet. After it has been gradually cooled. the natural surfaces of the sheet of glass are ground flat and then polished to an extremely high finish. Plate Glass is usually made in heavier weights or thicknesses than Window Glass, but its outstanding differ- ence from Window Glass is the character of its flat surfaces from which the wavi- ness has been entirely removed. Insist on “Lighthouse” Quality Plate Glass Founded 1864 HIRES TURNER GLASS COMPANY BERNARD W. SPILLE, Manager (Rosslyn) Washington Have you a Used Car For Sale? Advertise it in The Star Classified Section —and you’ll reach the market for it. It’s a good idea to give spe- cific details as to m a k e, condition, equipment, etc.~-then your prospects will be concentrated upon those who want the particular type of car you have to offer. Star Classified ads are read by practically everybody in Wash- ington—and for that reason The Star prints MORE of them every day than all the other papers here combined. “Around the corner” is a Star Branch Office