Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1928, Page 5

" [Tuberculosis Carrillo—Santiago r—— COMMUNITY CHEST | ADDING MEMBERS Body Votes Unanimously for Admission. Street Makes Address. ' The Washington Tuberculosis Asso- clation voted unanimously to make formal application for membership in|* the Washington Community Chest at & meeting in the Social Service House, 1022 Eleventh street, last night. This brings the total potential membership ! of the chest to date to 46 agencies, 38 previously having been admiited while seven other applications for member- ship are awaiting the action of the chest committees. The association was addressed by Elwood Street, Community Chest_director. Earlier last evening, Mr. Street gave e OPOMNLBL n Community Chest over radio station WRC and invited queries from people “listening in” on any gquestions pertaining to the chest and its func- tioning. He pragised to answer any questions regarding the chest in a future radio address. The questions should be sent to chest headquarters, 1418 I street. Quotation From Address. Mr. Street spoke of the fine start | already made by the chest, with a more nearly complete and representative fed- eration of the city’s social agencies than been experienced in any other city of equal size. He said he hoped to see ‘Washington take the lead in this matter of human service, as it now does in its physical beauty .and in many fields of thought. The united and well organized force of the entire community, involving some personal effort and sacrifice for every man and woman able to help, is necessary, he added. “You must not imagine,” he said, “that the chest can be made to serve fts purpose here without the unstinted co-operation of all the various groups of people who make up our community. It will not come into being of its own accord. Nor will it live without the support of many willing hands at stated intervals, Co-operative Effort Urged. “Especially in this first creative effort for the funds with which to carry our social work through the year 1929 we must have the entire community of ‘Washington aroused to the supreme im- portance of reaching our minimum goal, whatever that may be. When the time comes along to send out the call for volunteer workers for the chest cam- paign, about the middle of January, we hove that each Washingtonian will be ready to serve as a soldier in the army for the common good,” he continued. Newbold Noyes, associate editor of ‘The Evening Star, and a member of the chest’s board of trustees, will deliver an address on the Community Chest over radio station WOL this evening at 6:25 o'clock. Corcoran Thom, president of the American Security & Trust Co., will deliver an address on the chest over sulcéglx‘\ WMAL. Thursday night at 830 o'clock. SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at_and_Sailings From , New Yo ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Deutschland—Hamburg Gripsholm—Gothenburg Minnewaska—London . Polonia—Danzig . Liverpoo] Porto Rico—San Jus San Lorenzo—Santo Domingo. Santa’ Teresa—Valparaiso X Port Victoria—Bermuda November 24 Yoro—Kingstcn ... November 20 DUE TODAY. Prancenia—Scuthempton Patria—Marseille . ... ent_Hayes—World cruise. Orizaba—Havana ... Stavangertjord—Oslo Alsunia—Southampton Pepland_Antwerp . -Liverpool - . DUE TOMORROW. Falcon—La Guayra . Paris—Havre American_Merchant—London Mayaro—Trinidad ‘Huron—Monte Chri on—Piraeus .. .. Transylvania—Glaseow . Empress of Australia—Quebec. . November 24 DUE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29. Leviathan—Southampton vember 23 Cristobal Colon—Gijon Bermuda—Bermuda ... Karlsruhe_Bremerhaven Sixaola—Kingston Silvia—8t._Jonn's. Kenowis—Honolul Homeric_Southampton Santa Cruz—Callao. . ! November DUE FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 30. Aquitania—Southampton -November 24 | Conte Blancamano—G “November 20 | Dominica—Trinidad . November 20 DUE SATURDAY, MBER 1. Erederjk VIII—Copenhagen. ... November 20 President Rocseveli—Bremerhaven November 21 DUE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2. Glua—Port Limon. . .November 24 Havana—Vera Cruz.. . ‘Novemoer 25 Muenchen—Bremerhaven Yauban—Montevideo DUE MONDAY, American Trader—Lond tic—Liverpool leveland—Hamburi Goamo—Santo_Domingo Kungsholm—Gothenburg Manuel ' Arnus—Barcelona sota—London . Roussillon—Bordeaux . November 17 November 13 November 17 November 21 November 20 November 24 ovember 18 November 16 November 16 November 17 November 20 November 21 November 24 ovember 24 November 27 November 24 jovember 19 a0 November 28 Teno—Valparaiso iovember Tuscania—Southami ovember 23 DUE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4. Tie de France—Havre. . ..November 28 Majestic—Southampton . Western World—Buenos Siboney—Havana . cember November 20 OUTGOING STEAMERS. SAILING TODAY. Marques_de Comillias—Barcelona. Ancon—Port au Prince and Cristobal Mayaro—Grenada, Trinided and George- own Columbus—Bremerhaven. SAILING vTQMORRva Grasse—Havre. President._Harding—Plymouth, and Bremerhaven. Yoro—Kinaston. MexicoHavand, Progreso and Vera Cruz. Fort Victoria—Bermuda. Tachira—San Juan, La Guayra, Puerto Cabeilo, Curacao and Maracaibo. Metapan—Kingston, Cristobal, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia and Santa Marta. SAILING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29. ‘Ebro—Cristobal. Callao and Valparaiso. 8an Lorenzo—San Juan and Santo Domingo. Baracoa—Puerto Colombia. SAILING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30. Paris—Pl: uth and Havre. Homeric—Cherbourg and Southampton. Pennlund—Halifax, Plymouth, Cherbourg a Antw en rp Cristobal Colon—Coruna. Munamar—Nassau. SAILING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1. Alaunia—Plymouth. Havre and Loadon. Franconia—West Indies cruise Transylvania—Moville and Glasgow. Thuringla-—Cobh & Montevideo Cherbourg and Hamburg de Janeiro, uan avana, Cristobal and Port Limon. Orizaba—Havana. Minnewaska—Cherbourg and London. Celtic—Cobh and Liverpool American Banker—London. tralia—Mediterranean cruise. t Castilla—Puerto Castilla La Marea—Santiato. Kingston. Puerto Cor- tez and Puerto Barrios SAILING MONDAY, DECEMBER 3. Gripsholm—Gothenburg. SAILING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4. bon, Palermo, Naples Denis—Para. Polonia- Copenhagen and Danzig. Byron—Piraeus, Constantinople and Con- stanza. SAILING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5. Aquitania—Cherbourz and_Southampton. aria— Mediterranean cru nd Southampton. Bixaola—Kingston, obal, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia and Santa Marta Falcon-San_ Juan, La Guayra, Cabello, Curacao and Maracaibo. Ceiba—Kingston. Fort Victoria—Bermuds Puerto Neg:™= iwo-thirds of the reconstruc- tion or ‘e, Japan. following the earthquake 0 pleted. Old Gray Mare, Pet of Hill Folk, Seized While Dragging Still Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., November 27.— “The old gray mare aint what she used to be” in this county. An equine answering to the de- scription of the famous old lady warrior was yesterday confiscated along with a “mountain slide” and a 50-gallon still in the hol- lows of Marksville district. The raid, taking place in Lucas Hollow, according to advices here, was made by Officers Tate and Glenn, who are said to have found the old gray mare dragging the slide loaded with its burden, without a driver, placidly making her way up the mountain pass. Investigation showed- that the old gray mare has no avowed owner. One informant declared she had been around all Summer and was a pet of the neighbor- hood. WL BE DISEUSSED C. of C., Proponent of Meas- | ure, Calls Meeting at City Club. Plans for urgine early p: measure designed to curb “diploma mills” here will be discussed at a lun eon meeting at the City Club at 12 Saturday of representatives of numerous interested groups, including several prominent officials. The meeting is called by the Washing- ton Chamber of Commerce, which has been one of the most active proponents of ihe bill, and was planned by the com- mittee on universities, colleges and pri- vate schools of the chamber of which Col. William O. Tufts is chairman. ‘Among special guests invited are Miss M. Pearl McCall, tant United States district attorney, who played a leading part in prosecution of heads of schools accused of fraudulently awarding de- grees and in the drafting of the “diplo- ma mill” bill; Senator Capper of Kansas, chairman of the Senate District com- mittee; Senator Copeland of New York, Representative Gibson of Vermont, Representative Zihlman of Maryland, chairman of the House Disirict commit- tee; Herbert D. Brown of the Bureau ol Efficiency; Representatives McLeod of Michigan, Gilbert of Kentucky, Reed of New York and Reid of Illinois. Charles F. Carusi, president of the Board of Education; W. W. Everett, president of the Washington Board of Trade; Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superin- tendent of schools; Harry retary of the school board; Dr. Charles R. Mann and Dr. David A. Robertson of the American Council on Educatior:: Dr. George C. Havenner, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations; James W. Crabtree of the National Edu- cation Association, and Dr. John T. Doyle, Civil Service Commission. District Commissioners Dougherty, Taliaferro and Ladue, Willard C. Smith, president of the Monday Evening Club; Leo'A. Rover, United States attorney; Col. Tufts, Ivan C. Weld, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Hyde, Robert J. Cottrell, executive secretary of the Board of Trade; Dr. A. H. Parham, Dr. Oscar B. Hunter, Dr. Jo- seph S. Wall, Mrs. M. O. Chance, Dr. John S. Noffsinger, Col. A. B. Barber, ine, sec- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, -TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1928.° BARGE LINES TOLD 10 ASK 100,000,000 I Senator Reed Attacks Oppo- nents of Mississippi River Development. { By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, November 27.—Speaking in his characteristically militant man- ner, United States Senator James A. Reed last night urged- the Mississippi Valley Association to go before Congress, not as “supplicants asking a benefac- tion,” but as business men asking for money for a great public investment. Senator Reed, the principal speaker at the association’s tenth annual ban- quet, attacked railroad interests, which, he said, were blocking the development of the barge lines in the Middle West. He turned a satirical eye on waterway advocates who proposed asking Congress fox $10,000,000 when, he said, $100,600,~ 000 would be a more adequate amount with which to equip the barge lines. The Army engineers, under whom the creation of channels and administra- tion of the barge lines are carried on. came under his criticism on the ground that they were “shrunken intellectually’ by restrictions and Army traditions. They were not entirely to blame, how- ever, he said, but were hampered by lack of funds to buy operating equip- ment. “We cavil about $10,050,000 to build barges for the 70 waterway projects i the Mississippi Valley, vhen we spend $50,000,000 to build a battlesiip. “There was no caviling over dollars when we made the Italian debt settle- ment at 21 cents on the dollar, so that Despot Mussolini might oroceed with building his army and navy. In cur settlement with Great Britain we threw off $128.000,000 of interest. That $128,- 000,000 would have built a lot of barges. The British diplomats went around our diplomats like coopers around a barrel, nailed in the heads and stopped the bungholes before our statesmen Knew they were inside. “If the Mississippi River system were owned by private individuals or a cor- poration, it would be immediately bonded for a billion and ten bil- lion dollars of watered stock sold so long as there were suckers to buy it. Shippers “Crying for Service.” “Do you think a private corporation which lylad an investment of $450,000,- 000, as the Government has in these rivers, would permit it to lie idle? No, they would finish the job quickly and put enough boats in service to meet the demands of shippers who are crying for service.” Turning to the railroads, he said “any railroad president in the Middle West who tries to throttle waterway transportation is so shortsighted, he should be deposed and his section boss ought to be put in his place.” “The railroads,” he said, “can pick their right of ways, going through cemeteries, houses and farms, because they are regarded as public servants. They have the right of eminent domain. Enjoying these privileges, granted by the public, as they do, they should not be permitted to deprive the people of the use ond benefit of htese great natu- ral advantages * * * the rivers. This is not warfare against the railroads, but simple justice.” Reed discussed waterways from a military standpoint, and said the rivers, the railways and highways would be Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ 7 | Association; Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association: Rudolph Jose and repre- sentatives of the local newspapers. TILSON AWARDED HONOR BY YALE UNIVERSITY Representative to Receive Club Bowl in Recognition of His Distinguished Public Service. Representative John Q. Tilson, floor leader of the House, is to be presented with the 1928 Montclair Yale Club Bowl, given each year to an outstanding Yale alumnus who has won his “Y” in life through his own efforts, December 8, when he is to deliver an address which will have a significant relation to the plans and policies of the new administration. ‘The occasion is the annual foot ball rally in “Nick” Roberts’ old Yale barn, Montelair, N. J., which will be attended by the Yale foot ball squad and many prominent alumni. The 1928 bowl is to e presented to Mr. Tilson “for dis- tinguished public service since his grad- uation from Yale in 1891.” Last year it was awarded to Maj. Gen. Preston Brown, who after his graduation from Yale entered the ranks of the Regular Army and won promotion, at the end of the World War being in command of a division. Two years ago it was award- ed to Gen. W. W. Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In view of Mr. Tilson's leadership in the House and his close contact with the White House, he is expected to fore- cast what big business interests may expect from Congress during the com- ing short session. REPORTER I[SENTIFIED AS BANK ABSCONDER Map Held in New Orleans Is Wanted for $175,000 Theft in Los Angeles. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, November 27.—An Associated Press photograph of the man held by tae New Orleans authorities on suspicion that he was James B. O'Neil, missing Los Angeles bank telier, was identified here yesterday as that of O'Neil, once anemploye of the First National Trust & Savings Co. An official of the bank said “there is no doubt of the identity” when shown the photograph. O'Neil was charged by the bank_ with absconding with more than $175,000 worth of Liberty bonds two years ago. The man was known about New Or- leans as Kenneth T. O'Hara, a news- | paper reporter. Extradition papers for his return have been prepared by Fed- cral authorities and a bank official has gone to the Southern city to aid in bringing him here for prosccution. ., MUNICIPAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS PLANNED Commerce Chamber Committee to Consider Iacliminaries and Re- port to Board of Directors. Establishment of a municipal sym- | phony orchestra in Washington will be | considered next week by a special com- | mittee of the local Chamber of Com- |merce appointed recently by direetion of the board.of directors of the organi- zation, it was announced today by Dorsey W. Hyde, jr., secretary. The committee consists of Charles J. | Stockman, “chairman; Dr. Frank W. | Ballou, Col. William’ O. Tufts, Judge | Mary O'Toole and Sidney Seidenman. The committee is to make an early re- port to the board of directors. It is | considering only the question of whether |the city should take steps to bring |about the establishment of such an or- | chestra, leaving the questions of cost study. [ deeded to handle war-time traffic. He described rail congestion during the war. “If the country has a war—and don't think we won't have a war,” he said warningly. “God help that it will be in the far distant future. But I want the other side to do the suffering and bear the burdens and not the United States.” Praises Coolidge Speech. “In this connection I want to say that the finest American document promulgated in the last 20 years was President Coolidge’s speech.” Reed urged that the barge lines be kept in the hands of the Government to prevent them from being taken over by common directorates and huge corporations. In this, he said, he dis- agreed with many waterway proponents who advocate turning them over to private ownership when they become profitable. A review of the progress made in the development of inland waterways dur- ing the four years since the Inland ‘Waterway Corporation was formed to operate the Government-owned barge lines and a plea for further expansion were made by Maj. Gen. T. Q. Ash- burn, chairman and executive of the corporation; a speaker on today's pro- gram. “The year 1928 has been remarkable,” Gen. Ashburn said, “not only in regard to matters of flood control and navi- gation, but in the development of the Watarways Corporation, in the tre- mendous interest that has been aroused in the successful demonstration, and the impetus that has been given to the further development of the corporation and other common carriers by water.” Brig. Gen. Herbert Deakyne, assist- ant chief of engineers, United States Army, discussed recent accomplishments in flood control and in land waterways }m!provement and outlined plans for the uture. “The Army engineers visualize the various units of the Mississippi system as parts of a vast interconnected <| system of communications extending through the entire drainage basin of the Mississippi,” he de:]gared. “On this system the Federal Government has spent for flood control and naviga- tion the huge sum of $613,000,000, of which $454,000,000 was for new work and $159,000,000 for maintenance, oper- ation and care.” Characterizing Army engineers’ plans for flood control in the Missouri Valley as defensive measures that do not re- duce the volume of floods a particle, Stewart Gilman, former mayor of Sioux City, Towa, advocated the construction of storage reservoirs on the upper stretches of the Missourl and other rivers. “This great project of the Missourl River development which is so vitally important to the people of this coun- try, producer and consumer alike,” said Gilman, “has been stifled and strangled in a great mass of red tape, delays and Army regulations, and every one who has gone up against this slow-moving, unyielding machine becomes discouraged and wonders if he will ever see anything of a practical character accomplished.” Dawes Pleads for Unity. William R. Dawes, Chicago financier and cousin of Vice President Dawes, made a plea for unity in the various groups of waterway advocates and also suggested an increase in the appropria- tions to the inland waterways corpora- tions. Dawes was prominently men- tioned among the 1,200 delegates pres- ent today as a candidate for president, to succeed James E. Smith of St. Louis. ‘The name of President-elect Herbert | Hoover bulked large in the addresses of the day and a feeling of optimism as to his policies in regard to inland waterways pervaded the meeting. Senator Shipstead quoted Hoover as estimating that the cost of completing the Mississippl River system would be approximately $125,000,000. “We show little concern,” he said, “over the expenditure of 50 or 60 mil- lion dollars for a battleship. And I say that ten battleships are not as valuable to the United States as the Mississippi waterway system would be if completed. “This development will afford a mod- 2%3 has been com-/and method of organization for later ern transportation system of 9,000 miles ©of connected waterways, serving 20 Armistice day | Em! States, furnishing a complete north and south trunk line across the Nation | through the lakes, from Duluth through Chicago, to the Gulf of Mexico. It will result in a similar trunk line from the Twin Cities to the Gulf and an east and west system from Pittsburgh to Kansas City.” ‘The United States Army, he said, prides itself on the fact that all but a few national arsenals and supply de- pots are located on the seacoasts. The completion of the waterways would bring the inland arsenals—namely those at Rock Island, Omaha, Fort Leavenworth, : St. Louis and Jeffersonville—into touch with the sea. They are located either on the Mississippi or Missouri Rivers. CHARITY AND Y.W.CA. SHARE STORY ESTATE First Congregational Society Among Residuary Legatees. Crittenton Home Gets $4,500. The Associated Charities, the Y. W. C. A. and the First Congregational So- ciety of Washington are named as residuary legatees of the estate of Mary ‘W. Story, who died October 16, in her will, offered for probate today. The value of the estate is not disclosed. After distributing her jewelry, silver- ware and household effects, the testa- trix gives $15,000 to the American Se- curity & Trust Co. in trust during the life of Olive A. Story of Newark, N. J. At her death $12,000 goes to Walter Scott Story and $3,000 to Myron E. Story. Walter Scott Story also is given five-sixths of the Mergenthaler stock belonging to the estate and Myron E. Story one-sixth. The First Congrega- tional Church is to have 12 shares of the stock of the American Security & Trust Co. and certain Liberty bonds, to become part of the endowment fund, A bequest of $4,500 is made to the Flor- ence Crittenton Home. The First M. E. Church of Westfield, Mass,, is given $2,000 as a memorial to Willlam G. Boggs, father of the de- ceased, and a like sum to the Home for Aged Women at Springfield, Mass., as a memorial to her mother, Mary D. Boggs. After a number of smaller be- quests the residue of the estate, as stated, goes to the Associated Charities, the Y. W. C. A. and the First Congre- gational Society. The American Se- furlty & Trust Co. is named as execu- or. RAIL PURCHA.SE HEARING DELAYED BY COMMISSION Recess Taken to Allow Preparation of Statistical Data for Use as Evidence. By the Associated Press. A second adjournment of the Inter- state Commerce Commission hearing on the proposal of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway to complete its purchase of control of the Pere Marquette sys- tem was ordered today until next Mon- day by agreement of attorneys con- cerned. The proceeding began yester- day, but recessed until today to allow preparation of statistical data. The further delay was sought on similar grounds and granted without argu- ment. Under terms of the pending pro- posal, the Chesapeake & Ohio asked permission to pay $133.33 per share for a large block of Pere Marquette stock now held by the Nickel Plate Rail- road. To finance the purchase the C. & O. seeks permission to issue new stock of its own to its present stock- holders at $100 per share. MEXICAN ENVOYS RESIGN. Wish to Save Embarrassment for Gil When He Takes Office Friday. MEXICO CITY, November 27 (#).— ‘The foreign office announced yesterday that the Ambassador to Chile and the Ministers to Holland, Germany, Colom- bia and Panama have submitted their rumltlons so as not to embarrass Portes Gil when he assumes the presidency on Friday. El Universal learns that the secre- taries of the interior, treasury and war submitted their resignations on Satur- day for the same reason. G RO SNER " you want . . . Overcoats, at a SCIENCE REVEALY CHEMICAL SECRET Law of Capillarity Destined to Rival Electricity in Ef- fect on Civilization. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, Md, November 27.— Revolutionary discoveries bearing on the scientific law of capillarity, recently achieved in the chemistry laboratory of Johns Hopkins University, have opened the way, in the opinion of some author- ities, toward increased control over phenomena destined to rival electricity in their effect on civilization. Upsetting previously accepted con- cepts of capillarity, the very name of which is unfamiliar to most persons, although their lives and many industries depend upon it, Drs. J. C. W. Prazer and Walter A. Patrick, professors of chemistry, have found that its force is many times greater than has been thought. Conclusion Only “Preliminary.” This discovery, based on careful and extensive work of Dr. Patrick on adsorp- tion, is only a partial result—a “pres liminary conclusion”—in a broad pro- gram of research by Dr. Patrick, which has been in progress for some years and will not * > completed for many years to come. It is so new that the habitu- ally and deliberately cautious world of science has not had time to obtain the customary ‘“confirmations” from other investigators which it demands. The evidence, howev.r, is regarded as convincing by Dr. Joseph S. Ames, noted physicist and provost of the uni- versity. Conceding that the notion may appear fantastic, he predicts that, through applications yet undreamed, which will be made possible by in- creased ynderstanding, capillarity and the associated phenomenon of adsorp- tion will be recognized in the next decade or two as comparable in value to electricity. Adsorption is the force which causes the molecules of water and other sub- | stances in solution in the form of gas or vapor to condense on a plane surface and adhere to it a- a layer of liquid. Pores Object of Study. To establish the validity of their new theory about capillaries, because of the adsorptive action of the walls of these minute pores, Drs. Frazer and Patrick had to prove that such films of liquid never exceed the thickness of a single mo;‘ecule, about four-billionths of an inch. Capillary action was first mentioned by Leonardo da Vinci in the fifteenth century, when he observed that if a glass tube having an exceptionally fine bore, no larger than a hair, was in- serted in water the level of the liquid inside would rise above the outside level. Systematic scien*'“c investigation of this phenomenon, however, did not be- gin until the opening of the eightesnth century. Since then it has been learned that plants and animals are honeycombed with innumerable fine pores and veins, known as capillary vessels, which func- tion in the riovement of the sap, blood and other secretions through all parts of the organisms, distributing the essen- tial elements which sustain life and carrying away the waste. - Other Substances Considered. It also has been known for many years that charcoal, silica gel and other substances were similarly equipped with fine capillaries a:d would draw moisture out of the air. Not until the World War, however, did the investigation of the forces involved receive any decided stimulus. This came through the discovery made by Dr. Patrick while working on the problem of devising means for protect- ing soldiers against poisonous gases and vapors that the deadly elements could be removed by placing such porous ma- terial in the cannisters of gas masks through which the air was drawn for breathing. Charcoal made from peach pits, co- conut shells and similar substances were used for that purpose. In the meantime Dr. Patrick developed an eco- nomical method for making silica gel by a suitable treatment of water glass, thus producing a practically indestruc- tible system of extremely minute, in- visible capillaries capable of drawing If you have been thinking of buying a “blue” overcoat — and spending $45 or even more — SEE THESE COATS. 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Many merchanis placed on display complete Christmas offerings as early as last Saturday. _The event is being signalized in Wash- ington, as in many other cities, by the unveiling of specially trimmed Christ- mas store windows. This action guarantees to the shopping public that it wlil have a bet- ter chance to make Christmas purchases now than later,” according to Edward D. Shaw, association secretary. “Before inviting the public to start Christmas shopping early, we have made certain that our stores were prepared.” Analysis of last year's Christmas shop- ping records in a number of representa- tive cities, made by the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association, disclosed a tendency on the part of buyers to make their Christmas purchases well in ad- vance of the usual Christmas shopping rush season. CHARGES NOLLE PROSSED. Police Unable to Locate Informer in Alleged Liquor Case. 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