Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1925, Page 5

BRITISH SHIP PLAN Battleship Program Expect-i ed to Lessen Unemploy- ment in England. By the Associated Pre LONDON, July tive press geners there never was crises_over the British cruiser construction pri nounced hy Prime Minister Jnserva line that admiralty nment’s am, an- anley Baldwin in the House Commons vest 1y alth 1 it not denied that Mr. Baldwin had to display con- siderable tact in order to prevent a cabinet fissure which it would have vbeen impossible to conceal The main argument of the conserv- in approving the cabi to lay down four cruls- and th vearly here: the life of the present at such a highly technical pro as naval equipment must rest with the experts, rather| than with the treasury money-savin rther mollification to the tax s served up in the fact that 85 t o expenditure will be for re and thereby cav n in the unemploymen Extravagance Charged. Against these views of the con ¢ Bervative newspapers is the opinio of the liberal M Guardia which says . been wor but of| unn : ers s | thoro a that | the cor a submits t} nary bicy and buys himsel he cannot b i ply is ardian 1 v motor cycle, simply replac Com ser pro o stress > opposi »pinion in apan_will reat Brit- nted with when confr T the opposition will criticism _direct agai cabinet in the admiralty whatever it pro- ARMY PLANES FINISH FOUR-DAY TEST TRIP “Reach San Francisco Ahead of | Schedule—Studying Mail Route's Military Value. \landed Maj com virtu Lanphier, at “the tr d that no other than rain the Mich Cheyenne, on the stopy will join ‘JAEGERS, SCULPTOR, DIES | Statue of Baron von Steuben Here. N. Y., July 25 (P).— rs, 57, sculptor, died Wedne: day at Lis home from heart disease. rs was born in Elberfeld, in 1868. He won Hus by decision of the Na and executed for ! States includ; ary fc alo and St. Louis expositions, » new customs house in New York and the ron von Steuben ue for W n, D. C. ortly af rerica’s entra Into the World W declined a re | 1| nee | quest comin retary McAdoo to alter his stat presenting Ger- | above the main cornice of the New York custom house to hecome a symbol for America’s ally. Be n. | He said that the proposed expedient was “a somewhat dubious honor for plucky little HELD UP BY GARB. Rich Indian Merchant and Wife Mistaken for Immigrants. W YORK, July 25 (#).—Because wl worn ov the head meant +only one thin 1lis Island—to an imm K a wealthy Par- see mercha ! & India, and s first- | ia Sun- the re lar hich all §teerage pass The mer ria. had a port, prope was wearin liant Par: kept on be and sent to examin epolog MARKET METHODS AIRED. amo. But his w head the by they w ia overn After a br > released with Committee Named at Fredericks- burg to Study Co-Operation. h to Th - Sta Va., July of representa armers, held auspices of ce, the proposal tive marketing cussed and a com: to t the rini: for the aization nd under the come to e bureau here v mittee was Eastern Shor purpose of cf and operation of associations there. The lot of comerce given serious for several rhonths to the and has made some progress in enlisting the interest. of both business men and representative farmers Cable-Cutter Is Success. PORTSMOUTH, 1., July 25 (). —Tests of a new cable-cutting device ied out in the harbor by the were entirely satisfactory, officers sai today. Tt ce, attached to the sbmarine S cut several cables hich had been laid in the harbor, | stened to buoys. Information as to| e nechanism was withheld. <| been acquitted by the federal {in the junior | Herbert 65-Carat Diamond For a Souvenir Is Refused by Wales By the Associated Press. KIMBERL Union of South Afr July 25.—The Prince of Wales refused to accept a diamond of 65 carats which was offered to him as a souvenir when he visited the famous De Beers diamond works yesterday. He examined the great diamond with keen interest, but smilingly shook his head when it was pre- sented to him. He did accept, however, a stone of 12 carats. The prince arrived here after several days’ rest at Johannesburg. FOREST FIRF L0SS SSB000000 N YEAR 29,000,000 Acres of Land Swept During Period of Heavy Damage. $38,000,000° st fires, which s of public and nds during the last year, the Service announced yesterda: William B. Greeley, chief of the For- est Service, declared 1924 was a ‘‘very bad year,” though reported in- crease in’forest fi due, 1, to more complete repe The number of forest fires wa: at ,000, which wa than in 19 nd 45, vear average tires topped the list with 21,000, brush-burning came next with 16,000 and smokers third with 13,000. r chief « e attributed to iilroads, c lumbering and ghtning Loss dumps $10,000,000. Money damage in 1 was esti- mated at $10,000,000 more than in 1923 and $18,000,000 higher than the nine-year average. The estimate does not include damage to young plant growth, watershed protection, wild life or recreational areas. On the national forest areas alone 7 fires were reported as sweepin 000 acres, with a money los $1,500,000. he greatest single agency with which to combat forest fires is public opinion,” Mr. Greeley asserted No ughtful citizen can read the 1 s without coming to the conclu sion that the fight against forest fir nal fight. The Federal and governments are doing their t with the funds and equipment allotted them. It is high time that a more ctive weapon is placed at their disposal, and that weapon is an fixed 24,000 more fires )00 more than the 8, of utme | outraged public opinion.” | ARGENTINE OIL FRAUD CHARGES ARE DISMISSED Court Rules West India Company Did Not Evade Payment of Import Duties. By the Associated Press BUEN( ATF July The West India_Oil Co. and_the affiliated ompania Nacional de Petroleo have ourt A Plata of the charge of havir ded the Argentine custom se of several million pesos duties on oil thro alleged clandestine nportaticn int the country of quantity of gasoline and kerc at de wccusation was brought two ch w \de by n S :0_at the instance of Angelo mail ro 7 | Frontini, former owner of a small > the entire trip the es | finery who charged that the West in formation—two groups|1ndia Co. had evaded duties on these each. Recommenda-|Products by importing them mixed in provement of the air|bulk as crude ofl, which is subject be made by Maj. Lan. |10 a lower tariff. Federal Judge sult of the flight Zavalia directed the company to pay full value, as well the duties When the company appealed to a higher court the sentence was re- pealed last vear and the case returned to the federal court. This ¢ has ruled that the company complied with the regulations of the Argentine cus- tomshouse and did not make false statements concerning its impor ons. Tt sentenced Frontini to e costs of the action. MORTON BALLOON WINS. Covers 223 Miles From Akron in Junior National Race. AKRON, Ohio, July 25 (#).—The Akron Chamber of Commerce entry ational balloon race of last Saturday was declared winner of the event by Referee Ralph Up- son. The bag landed near Lindon- ville, N. Y., after traveling 223 miles. It was piloted by Walter Morton and Maxson, The Akron Rotary Club balloon took second place, landing at Toronto, Ontario, 217 miles away. HUNTER TURNS INVENTOR. Sir Charles Ross’ Device Does Work of 32 Men With 4. CHICAGO, July 25 (#).—A machine which with four men does the work of 32 nd workers, has been developed by Sir Charl Ross, big game hunter and firearms manufacturer, by using American farm machine methods. A shipment of the new machinery has been made from La Cro: . Wis., to his estate, Balnagown, Scotland. The machine mbines a mower, hay loader, ensilage cutter and a crawler type tractor to furnish the power. PLAN LA FOLLETTE PARK. Citizens Want Maple Farm Made a Memorial. MADISON, Wis.,, July 25 (P).— Formation of a national memorial as- sociation, the purpose of which would be to perpetuate the memory of the late Senator Robert M. La Follette and convert the La Follette farm on Maple Bluff, near here, into a memo- rial park similar to that at Mount Vernon, in Virginia, was favored here. A committee was appointed to con- fer with the La Follette family on the question of memorializing the home- stead of the late Senator. Madison GRAVES FOR CONVICTS. Paroled Man Donates War Insur- ance to Bury Friendless. MARQUETTE, Mich., July 25 (#).— Marquette prison convicts facing bur- in a potter’s field may find a final ing place in plots in local ceme- teries_through the act of Benjamin Cohn before leaving the prison. Cohn gave his government compensation in- surance for $1,025 to Warden James P. Corgan, requesting -him to pur- chase lots in two local cemeteries, where friendless prisoners may be buried. . The prisoner was paroléd to enter a veterans' hospital for treatment as a result of his World War services, [ REVIVAL OF IRISH ' LANGUAGE BEGUN Ancient Celtic Tongue Will Again Take Place in World Affairs. “A news dispatch from Dublin stat- ing that the Irish language has been made a compulsory subject in the Irish schools indicates a very ancient branch of the almost extinct Celtic family of languages will again take a place in international affairs,” says a bulletin from the Washington head- quarters of the Natlonal Geographic Society. “Although written or printed Irish looks, at first glance, more like Greek or Hebraic or some weird Eastern tongue, it occupies a philological position ~between the Italic and Teutonic groups of the Indo-European | languag: a division known as the Celtic family. The Celtic family also includes Welsh, Breton, Scottish Gaellc, Manx and Cornish, the latter extinct, and ‘Manx, the dialect spoken on the Isle of Man, reported fast Irish alphabet has only 18 letters, many of them similar to Eng- lish characters. However, there is no , W, X, Y, nor Z. When a letter is ‘sounded softly, with an aspiration or breath, a dot is placed over it. This dot represents an ‘H following the letter. When a vowel is sounded long an accent mark is placed above it, similar in appearance to the acute accent in French. “One of the peculiarities of the poken language is that a consonant can be sounded only with a vowel, for by itself a consonant in Irish makes nothing but a whisper. ‘H’ is neither a vowel nor a consonant. It is a breath. ‘A’ ‘O’ and ‘U’ are called broad vowels. A broad vowel mak the consonant next to it broad. and ‘I’ are slender vowels and make the consonant next to them slender.” ASKS OPIUM RULE | FOR CHINA’S WELFARE Poppy Is Country's Greatest Evil, With 10,000,000 Addicts, Says Count Soyeshima of Japan. By the Associated Press CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y., Jul Control of the opium evil in China is | an urgent need in world affairs and would be one of the most effective means of bringing peace and order to the turbulent Orlental republic, Count Michimasa Soyeshima of Japan | told the conference of in ternational relations from a Christian | point of view ! Prohibition of opium smoking in China, where there are 10,000,000 ad- dicts, would be a far greater and more serious problem than the prohibition of alcohol in the United States, which has been no easy task, Count Soye- | shima_asserted Urging the Christian churches ac- tively to seek a remedy, the speaker suggested an international oplum con ference in Tokio, to draw up an agree ment among the powers for the sup- pression of the optum traffic in their own territories and a plan for grad- ual suppression of opium using in China through a monopoly bureau under international control Count Soveshima said immediate cutting off of the sale of opium fn China_ would mean millions of deaths the addicts. He offered Japan's suppression of the evil in Formosa as an object lesson, the num.- | ber of addicts there having been re duced from 167,000 to 35,000 in 2 vears, he asserted. “The present hypocritical attitude of the powers will never eradicate this dreadful evil,” the count sald. ‘It is for the Christian world carefully to investigate the problem and force the powers to adopt a rational and hu- manitarfan policy.’ {FORM HIGH COST PROTEST Baltimore Women to Call on Presi- dent Coolidge in Fall. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, July —Members of the Housewives' League of Balti- more will g0 to Washington in a body in the Fall to protest to President Coolidge against the high cost of living. Mrs. Peter B. Bradley, president of the league, stated food costs had be come “unbearable” and that it was her purpose from now on to organize an “army” of women to fight against the Fordney-McCumber tariff act, and to bring the influence of the voting housewives to bear upon the Govern. ment to have it repealed. “When I go to market and see how much food co I wonder how the average housekeeper whose husband is on a salary feeds her family, or whether the children of this day get enough nourishment,” declared Mrs. Bradley. TEACHER HONORED. Dr. Joseph Schneider of Milwaukee Gets Wurzburg Degree. WURZBURG, Bavaria, July 25 (#). —Dr. Joseph Schneider of Milwau- kee, a specialist in ophthalmology and otology, vesterday was a guest of the University of Wuztburg, which con- ferred on him an honorary degree. Dr. Schneider was born in Silesia and began his professional career as a private tutor at the University of Wurzburg 50 vears ago. He went to Hotel Inn Phone Main 8108-8100. 604-610 9th St. N.W. $7 rooms. $6 weekly: $10.50 roome, $8: $14 with toilet, shower and lavatory, '$10i | 2.in_room. 507 _more. Rooms _like Mother's. OF ALL THE PEOPLE HERE IN WASHINGTON DRINK WILKINS COFFEE {] IT MUST BE GOOD! W oodmard & othrap ‘For the Vacationist's Wardrobe Apparel that is Two-Piece Linen Sports Frocks, $16.:50 A popular and practical frock for out- door wear is the two-piece style so much favored this season. It is of a splendid quality of linen, attractive in its simplicity of tailored pockets and button trimming. models of Crepe Romaine, Marajah Silk and Georgette, $19.50 to $35. Other | two - piece Sportswear Section. Third floor The Filet-Insert Vacation Sweater, $6.75 A new model copied from a hand- made French design—and beauti- fully done. Featuring the smart filet insert in round neck slip-ons and golf coat styles of a soft qual- ity mohair. In powder blue, tan, maize, navy shell pink, gray, white, and black. And with it a smart white flannel skirt with double kick pleat. Sketched—One of three models of skirts at $8.75. Sweater and Skirt Sections, Third floor Lingerie Ensembles of Glove Silk $9.80 No vacation wardrobe is quite complete without at least one silk ensemble. Easily packed, easily laundered, and easily worth the price at which it is offered. The gown comes separately at $5, the vest at $1.95, and the bloomers at $2.95. All are entirely plain, of an excellent quality glove silk and designed for service. Silk Underwear Section, Third floor. Advance Showing of Fall Hats, $10 Featuring the New Shades To see these hats is to immediately feel the need for one. Nothing could be newer nor more a breath of Autumn. Several silky velours and soft velvets are ultra chic in their combination with folded silk and cut-outs. Rust Crayon Pansy Peppermint Black Bleu—Royale Tan Geranium—Petal Rose The model sketched features Autumn’s smart “Pirate” shape and comes in that soft crayon blue shade so much in vogue. Millinery Section, Third Sioer. Smart and New Smart and * Serviceable Travel Coats $39.50 A worth-while selection of lorcheen, tweed and flannel in navy, tan, rust, black, natural and green. The type of coat that is ideally suited for travel and indispensable for many outdoor occasions such as motoring, vachting and mountain wear. Coat Section, Third floor. Bathing Ensembles of Colortul Cretonne, $6 With both cretonne and ensembles at the height of fashion it is nat ural they this unique mode to acommodate hould have combined in the Summer swimmer. The ensemble consists of a straight slip and matching coat in a simple model, to be worn with the suit or as a separate wrap. Bathing Suit Section, Third floor Tailored Robes for Travel $12 The robe all travelers have wished for is this attractive and full-sized kimono: tailored and serviceable, vet easily packed. The model sketched at the right meets all of these requirements. 1t comes in a soft, filmy Japanese silk. It has an added feature of an accompany- ing bag into which it fits for pack- ing. Rose, navy, black and copen. Negligee Section. Third floor. ‘Convenient Carryalls for Short Journeys A carryall cannot be expected to carry everything in its 20 inches of smartness. It is so constructed, however, to utilize all possible space. And nothing could give a more complete and final touch to the well thought-out wardrobe than this bit of luggage made of a heavy durable plaid with trimming of cowhide and fitted with the “Zip- per” quick opening. Traveling Goods Section. Second floor.