Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1926, Page 3

BRODKHARTS RAL PLANFROVNED Dfficials of Lines Seeking Mergers Say Proposal Is Not Feasible. YORIK #entatives of 1 have been wor tions of some tems did not formed to nator Bre is be ¢ system. enator the one b private cor wiowed liber financing ot taken by To put railroads outlined 1 March ilvoad executives who ng toward consolida- of the largest rail react favorably when of the suggestion of khart lowa that all mbined into one great Brookhart suggested that em be managed by a tion, which would be Al earnings, but the which would be under- the Feds pvernment, his pla ation ail woul sdemned, He e pli the Senate committee w the plan, L. F. ‘hairman of the I the Delaware of the country with Federal ition of the rafl- Ways in one system demonstrated that 1here was no a1l in modern Jife for an of that na ture 1 Mr. lLoree plans built around the De! #on Co. which would ern trunk line. probabl proposed new Jire, th Butl: Brivsbursh, the le + consolidation are and Hud- sive a fifth East ineluding the P v i o th irecting a_con- Southwest of the Southern, Missouri, 1 the St. Louis Southwestern railroads. A. H. Harrls, vice president in charge of corporate relations of the SNew York Central, said he believed Benator Brookheart's suggestion ould be forcing @ situation. which, §£ permittes 1o develop, would take are of itself. “The proposition was made in cer- fain quarters vears ago.” he said. "It fever has heen taken very seriously #nd, of course, can't be done. Ra way history shows that the proc grouping &ind consolidation is a_con- Tinuous one which must continue to take place slowly without foreing Senator Rrookhart's suggestion would o like trying to force the growth of & tree by some arbitrary process. Repre- | to- | afternoon when a fl A. J. Headley, H. E prohiibition agents. One hundred and fifty-gallon still and 1,300 gall ing squadron swooped down on 835 Second street s Ogle, detective at the fourth precinct, and W. THE INDAY STAR, thwest. . Burke, J. DRY RAIDERS BREAK UP LIQUOR PLANT n arrested yesterday ed Capt. chenck, ted and one The raiding party in A. Wise and F. GERMANY'S Only One Possible. L3 ted Press. ch 1 Min- Act in Way, He Says. “If those in charge would only let things alone, progress would be made fThe transpertation act at the present time seems to make it impossible for yoads to consolidate. The Interst Commerce Commission, which charged with direction of the problem, has been working on it for flve years and has accomplished nothing. “1 believe that public sentiment is changing, and that consolidations wouid be permitted, but there ars gome roads that ccessfully sery- Ing the public 0. 1 see Mo reason why these & partnershi The New York Centr interested solidating all affiliated such as the Michigan Central Big Four, and s for the pian to establish four or five | ! i vold it.” co Railway, who i the Frisco| puth- anc ng a merger Island System plan should 1 simply mean it would he “If Senator Brookh hecome effective, it wou Government control. very detrimental to ti the public would suff ingly.” gy INDUSTRIAL LEADERS | GIVE FARM WARNING Conference Board Report Assails | Neglect and Steady Decrease in Food Production. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, March ing to the United tes not to neglect its agricultural development n favor of too intensive preoccupa- tion with industrial and financial ac- tivitie the National Tndu e Board in its re- port on t Al problem, just | completed 13.—A warn- nferen agricultu nbership con- aists principaliy of chief éxecutives in the manufacturing field. notes that 1he world production of the most im- portant farm products, with the ex- and tolacco, has shown a y se in recegt ve: Production of food supplil has not kept step with the constantly growing world population. In 1913 the world wheat crop totaled 400,000 bushe! 14 it was 3,298,- £30,000 bushe The corn crop dur- ing the same period dropped from §.743.00 bushels to 3,366.000,000 at many of En land’'s industrial e from her siependence upon other countries for her food supplies. 1t says the shrink- ase of the American agricultural | “plant” in proportion to population | growth, the dwindling of agricultural alth and of income since 1900 are symptoms of a reative decline in American agriculture, which. in time, would reduce America to a similar de- pendance for food supplies. . 0il Blast Kills Workman. KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 13 (®).—An explosion of a tank of crude oil at the Standard Oil Company plant it Sugar Creek, near here, today caused the death of Clinton Orrill and injury to two other workmen. 1AM NOT 5 retroactive to Fe other than g ‘aslor et DYEING. HAND LACUNDER. and_ hotisehold belonglings ex- ME. VI ROOMS PAPERED, meal or polychrome pape tering. _ Col. 2: . S1E. HAIR DRESSER. FORMERLY fie' Shop on H_st. is now with Shop, 1112 G st. AND DRAFTSMAN, LET the way you want v, RIGGS, __Adlams 12 WITH OAT- wall paper 4;13 5 trite 00 WILLIA 49 3003 L . ACE 4 District National Banl Open_8-3¢ 3 JRN LOAD OF FURNI- Philadelph:a or Balti- FER AND STOR- AGE C T‘;N,BK"‘KE KIBLER. 904 K u.’yflw’.“"fv THERE'S NO ROOF D Y e trom New Yor e, SMATH'S TRAM i fi of toda * the Associated at present, viewed from the German standpoint. Germany said, so that league might had come to her bring into effect tance of which for a rapprochement between her was fully “‘During the conversation with the powers,” he added, “we were told it was de: at before being mitted 10 three new ats on the ouncil besides the one intended for The German delegation has not| seen its way to agree to such a pro- se we see therein a seri oh of Germany's duties as a future member of the league and of the council. In No Position to Act. “Our delegation further pointed out | that besides the proposed three new permanent seats, other conditions for| permanent had been put for-| ward. and these claims, it w sition to judge or to pd their justification. “Finally wee emphusized the fact that there existed @ well known rooted | opposition to the proposed enlarge. ment and that Germany had no desire to weaken this attitude by the adop- tion of a definite position hefore en- tering the league studying the situation on the spot. Dr. Stresemann insisted that during | these discussions Germany had kept decidedly within the spirit of Locarno, despite the fact that public opinion in| Germany saw therein a highly unde-| sirable delay in German admission to the league. Eventually,” he continued, creation of permanent seats was relegated to the background and it s suggested that Germany agree to Poland being given a non-per- manent seat. To thi howev the | German delegation not agree. because the demand that Ger-| many, before her entry to the league| should put herself under an obligation | of this sort is not autho: by the statutes of the league or by any obligations accepted by Germany. Sees Covenant Breach. “‘Secondly. this demand is, accord ing to German belief, a breach of the covenant, in that it amounts to Ger- many being used to meet a difficult situation within the league, for the reorganization of the council must be considered as such. At a time when Germany is vitally interested in im- proving her relations with France and Poland, she does nbt want to use her rights as a member before she has acquired them. “To put our position otherwise, we don't want, in regulating such an im- portant question as enlargement of | the council, which so vitally affects all the members, to appear to be bene- fiting two or three members only. “Thirdly, it is known to the Ger- man delegation that some important members are just as much opposed to the creation of non-permanent mem- bers. The distribution of non-perma- nent seats also is solely within com- petence to the assembly. “If Germany were to assume obliga- tions concerning this question before her admission, and perhaps make spe- cial agreements with individual mem- bers of the League she would influ- ence the co.operatiive work of the League and, furthermore, place her- =elf in a difficult position from the very beginning." Tn conclusion the foreign sadd: These reasons, of whichy the last two seem to the German delegation to have particular weight, make it impossible for the German govern- ment, in spite of honest efforts to take part in the solution of the pres- ent difficult situation and co-operate in realization of the great work of Locarno, to accept the latest compro- mise proposal.” . 5 a HARTE WORKS TO BE SOLD Collection of Rare Books Includes minister Paper on Which He Was Printer. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, March 13.—Works of Bret Harte collected by Charles American Art Gallerfes Thursday afternoon and evening. In the col- lection are 11 volumes of the files of the Golden Era, for which Harte tributions of verses and sketches won for him an invitation to join the editorial staff and gave him his start as a writer. LIKE AN OLD ROOF 1y when it's leaking. 1 get together and make your roof sound and lezkproof. ONCLAD &2 1121 bth N.W. S Company ~ Ph. Main 14 Autograph presentation Harte books and letters by are among the offerings, as well as first editions of Conrad, Kipling, Hearn, Stevenson xur{ others. copies of his hand Stresemann Says Conditions‘ Declares Contest Press | tuation in Geneva as it stands | through the medium of the national| than 8,000 miles neva, he | entrance into’ the | the | work started at Locarno, the impor-| and her former enemies | realized. | ue we should agree | “the | 2 | the mos zed either | Meeker Kozlay will be sold in the |l "put quick, positive, instantaneous worked as a compositor until his con- | | that they are offering to send it i|| No depos 'HOOVER PRAISES WARMLYDEFENDED ORATORICAL TEST N UNUSUAL RACE and Its Ideals. , That the sturdy prineiples under- Iving right, and which have made and must keep America, ave perpetunted oratorical mtest on the Constitu- tion is the decl tion of ret Hoover in indc ing the pre He says: “The national oratorical contest affords the means of American boys« and girls with the foundatior which our to impres with the neces sity of preserving unimpaired Constitution and basis laws as a guaranty that we shall work out our salvation under the ideals in which American liher- ties were concelved ple are required to live today complex surroundings. It is a & thing to show them beneath all thix modern complexity the simple and sturdy principles of individual and collective justice and right have made and must keep America.” Must Speak Before Fellows. In many contest centers this vear in the national contest the importance of the interest and judgment of the entire student body is belng stressed. In a large mumber of schools the plan which has been found so success. ful in the Phillips High School at Bir- mingham, Ala.. the only institution to furnish a national finalist two years in succession, is being followed. An important part of the Philllps High *hool plan is to have the contestants speak before their own student body before the actual champlon of the school is selected. Later on the cham- pion of the school again addresses the entire student body. It is felt that in this way the contestant is iven greater confidence in himself, since his fellow students constitute t critical audience which he MR. HOOVER. will face in any pha that test the 3 orator approaches the more lmportant sub- sequent contests with less timidi and with added poise. udents to Pick Winner. In the Upper Darby High School in Pennsylvan a number of competi- tions are held before the entire stu- dent body. At the last of these com- petitions, when only the six best in the school remain, all of the students at the general assembly of the school act as judges. Each pupil makes out a ballot, rating the contestants, and the one judged best in this way is selected as the representative of the school. This method has been tried out for two years in Upper Darby and is now being adopted there for the third_time. In 1924 and 1925 this students’ bal- lot was checked by an additional board of judges, made up of five teachers. Tt was found that the selections made by the teachers coincided with the selection of the entire student body, S0 that this year it is felt that it is un- necessary to have the teachers' com- mittee to make the selecion in co-op- eration with the pupils. Therefore. the students alone will be the judges. . African Natives’ Notion. In Central Africa the natives believe that trees possess spirits, and a weird ceremony must take place before a tree can be chopped down. American industries will require 900,000,000 pounds of butter this year. 'DEAF HEAR INSTANTLY| | Amazing TInvention Brings Im- ’ mediate Relief to Those Who Are Deaf. | A wonderful invention which en- |ables the hard of hearing to hear jall sounds as clearly and distinctly i| as a_child has been perfected by |the Dictograph Products Corpora- | tion, suite 2741, 220 to |42nd street, New York City. There |is no waiting, no delay, no danger | results—you hear instantly. So | positive are the makers that every {one who is hard of hearing will be |amazed and delighted with this re- | markable invention, the Acousticon, | absolutely free for 10 days' trial. ~—no (. 0. D.—no obliga- | tion whatever. If you suffer, take | advantage of their liberal free trial offer. Send them vour name and ‘address today.—Advertisement. | | | | acquainting | on | hy Gov- | equalled. ernment rests and | passing over the French our | cluded several pa { aviation Our young peo- | Bucking] which | 1 | of the contest. | 224 West‘! i | PLANE BEATS SHIP Aids in' Briton Flies From Cape Town Make Her Course at Geneva | Perpetuation of Constitution to Croydon, Getting In Two Days Before Rival. By the Associated Press) CROYDON, Only 15 days out of England. March pe Town Alan J, st long-distance don flying tield to. round-trip aerial gland to South Af Cobham’s remarkable flight won ainst the liner Windsor Cas which satled from Cape T n the day of his departure, Febru: and I; not due at Southampton until Mon 13 move, The aerial welcome afternoon when he on his final jamp, way of Paris, has ) As s00n as he was reported rast a fleet ccorded him roached his Lyons th them | of planes went up from Croyvdon Field to greet him, his wife being a passen The, flect in many 2 four the priv- Ing in the welcome. George received Cobham at lace tonight and had enthu: uineas (ahout $20) each fo ke of partici King in| the avittor relate to him the story od | of hix great air v Cobham de. er from the overnor eeneral of the first message eve ought direct to England by airw from Cape Town. King G versed for a long time with the ma Iy congratulating him on his ment, which he said was @ great forward step in linking up the aerial communications of the | British Empire. 'he return journey w: rewarkably consistent of the difficultie | African tropi ne described livered 1o (he king « jsarl of Athlone, South Afric s made at speed, in spite of flying over the in temperatures that as ppalling” even | when flying at 100 miles an hour and through dust storms over the Egyp- tian desert. This is Cobham’s third succesful long distance flight. He made a round-trip journey from England to tha Near Fast in 1924, returning by way of North Africa and Spain, and another to India in 1925. For both these exploits he received the Britan- v, awarded annually to the sh aviator accomplishing the out standing alr feat of the year. Scrambled Eggs. Break six eggs into a bowl and beat slightly with a fork. Pour them into a frying pan into which two tablespoonfuls of butter ve been melted, and stir continually over very slow fire until they are well s seasoning them with pepper and salt. Turn out at once onto a heated platter and garnish with triangular pieces of bread. J. Louis Krick 1722 Pa. Ave. N.W. Is a Star Branch Use The Star Branch Office handiest to you when you have Classi- fied ads for The Star. They will be taken prompt care of there— saving you a trip down- town. In J. Louis Krick’s is located one of the mid - city Branches. The Star prints MORE Classified ads every day than all the other papers here combined — depend upon The Star for results. “Around the Corner” ‘is a Star Branch Office WASHINGTON, D. « ., MARCH 14, 1926—PART UNCANNY, ALMOST HUMAN, CLOCK.! INVENTED BY CAPITAL RESIDENT‘ Dr. J. C. Van Slyke De-| i vice Will “Qutthink” Man in Some Cases. Will Turn on the Parking Light Whenever the un Sets. A une a Washington vemarkable electric clock with anny powers has been invented by opthamologist, Dr. J. C. Van e, who has trained it to do some feats that even many humans are incapable of doing. This clock cannot - walk on its hands or take in the family wash, but an do these things: urn the parking light on your au tomobile minutes after sundown. clock or 6 o'clock, you but ctly 15 minutes m sunk below the has nd, DR. J. C. that he 1 99.6 1 technic VAN SLYK b aduated with r cent from the Brad Institute, a noted al institution at Peoria, IIl., and that before becoming an optha { mologist he had been a horologist of . His college education served him in good stead when he set to work [to devise the mechanism he wanted for | his sign. Within a few weeks he had | completed it and installed it in the | sign. He patented it. but made no at- { tempt to exploit it. ”» Thouy of Other Things. i His first invention 1 to bring | time the sun rose or| to his attention the a de- A born, no| vice that would switeh lights 1te happens | on right after sunset. instead of the You don’t believe that | same time each evening. He knew one and haven't of checking | that the sun went down at a dit-| up on the answer, Van Slyke| ferent hour each day and hegan to clock will tell you in advance what | figure out the mathematical side time the sun will rise or set on any | il with the aid of w number of particular day of the years to come,|manacs, This done. he devised All you have to do to verlfy its pre.| mechanism that would alter daily the diction is wait until that day arrives | time for tripping the light switch in and see for yourself. L accordance with the progression he writer of this artic wfesses | figures he had obtained. The auto- vight here that he is waiting, stop-| motor-driven self-winder was watch in hand, to see what time the|an important auxiliary sun goeth down this very evening. 1f| It was all auite simple, the upper crust of its rim does not| Dr. Van Slvke tells it sink below the hills of Virginia at ex-| looks just like any other 1 actly 13 minutes to 6 o'clock p.m. | first glance. here are two small then he is going buck to Dr. Van diuls that make a big difference. how- | Slyke's office, in the Machinists' Build. | ever. One of them is for setting tl ine tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock | clock at the proper month and day and denounce his old elock as a faker,| When it is first started. and th lother for regulating the hour at which the clock s to turn the | store lights every night. If the owner wants the lights to burn hreak, howe he elimipatcs thi ! dial and the clock does the rest auto- | matically. self-winder house cur) ald of batterie the current should will keep on running for mo four da id it the cun | turned on again in the meantime. will “pick up® lost windings and leave the store lights on or off, as| they should be. at the time the cur-| smes on again, Dr. Van Slyke tion in the time the sun sets and with- | adjustment at any time, except | v four years, to account for leap | & piar) a mark Turn w parking light off ak the following morn in, the same mysterious way. sh on the lights in your show window at sundown them at any pre. mined hour re turned 1d do this important duty day in and day out for four vears without winding, adjustment or other atten tion that And Here's Someth 1 you wl on’ the ter how 1 And if the way he clo clock, Every Forecast Right. 3 however, hus im iticit faith in his clock. He has been | Working on it for more than 10 year nd same of his first models are ¢l ¥ merrily still, rectly the sunsets withal, he points out k guessing | daybreaks is operated nt, without transformers fail, the n opthamologist, | should undertake | lock-making, much less mystery-cloc making, has its human interest side. Lir. Van Slyke had his opthamological office on a prominent street in Denver | good many vears ago. He decided to | ivertise his business by hanging a | uge electricly lighted “human eye’ | outside the building. He had the eye | huilt and ready to install when he was | shocked to learn that there wasn't any cticable device on the market that would automatically turn the light on | in the “eye” at a definite time each evening, and to shut it off again at a | later specified hour. daption of the clock to auto- later development. A Very Desirable Apartment Pin it some we and 4 Concerns of Con- spiracy in Canada. 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A hich is n working m { this W under constn mantel clock, for home electrically operited perfected ul be United States Experts Inte Government gorological experts are manifesting considerable interest 1 Van Slyke ion S Gould. vhiet time e America, has examined the member of the Iorolos Institu of An , had exam the clock und is ed of its merit “We inter ed in clock,” Dr making prehen He has incorporated ful features of great re now udy of it s potent e, inte k des nd the . 4. 187 ward with lures hills the sun wen of Vermont ay he was born. And we ail may viz, BOOKS BOUGHT PEARLMAN'S, 933 G St. N.W. 2, For Rent in THE DRESDEN John W. Thompson & Co., Inc. 1636 Eye St. N.W. 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