—-h ALVIN dent of passed” away, COOLIDGE, former Presi ihe United States, has and the whole country mourns his going. Thursday noon he was found dead by Mrs. Coolidge at thelr home In Northamp- ton, Mass. He had not been serlously ill, and his demise wus a terrible shock to his family and friends. Swiftly as the wires could carry them, messages of condol ence came from Pres- ident Hoover, Presi dent-Elect Roosevelt, countless other men and women of prom- Inence, and the governments of many foreign nations, Funeral services, simple and unos- tentatious, were held Saturday In Northampton, President Hoover and many other dignitaries attending, and the body was then taken by automo bile to Plymouth, Vt. and laid In the Coolidge plot in the old cemetery. The grief of the nation was ex- pressed by the President In a proe- lamation ordering 30 days of public mourning, Mr. Coolidge, who was sixty years old last July, had been in the public service nearly all of his aduit life, advancing from councilman of North ampton in 1800 to the highest position in the nation In 1923, when he suc- ceeded to the Presidency after the death of President Harding. He was elected President the following year, and declined to be a candidate for n second elective term. He first became nationally prominent while serving as governor of Massachusetts, ‘which place he held for two terms; he was then chosen Vice President on the Harding ticket. Though never con sidered “brilliant,” Mr. Coolidge was one of the ablest and wisest of our Presidents and was unflagging In his devotion to his high duties. Since leaving the White House he had en gaged in the Insurance business but also had found time to act as head of the commission named to study the problems of transportation, especially the railroads. Calvin Coolidge APAN has resumed Its ruthless course against China, and the rest of the world thinks It ean do nothing about it except to express regrets. As a matter of fact there is little or nothing that ean be done, Mil tary Intervention is out of the question and financiers, mer chants and munition makers would make loud and probably ef fective wails if an economlie boycott of Japan were proposed The league of Na tions has already dem- onstrated its compar. ative helplessness in such international emergencies. lesumption of hostilities between the two Oriental nations began at Shanhaikwan, the gateway city be tween China and Manchuria at the end of the Great Wall. Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, former war lord of Man- churia, according to the Japanese, was gathering there troops, arms and munitions and transporting them theace into Jehol province, which Ja- pan intends to add to Manchukuo. Furthermore the Japanese econveni- ently found two bombs In thelr gen. darmerie station In Shanhaikwan. This was enough excuse for them, so they first bombed the city from alr pianes and then occupied it after making three assaults by sea and land. Chang's troops resisted brave ly but were forced to retreat after losing from 500 to 1,000 men. Large numbers of civilians also were killed or wounded and the city was badiy battered. Phe Japanese losses were officially reported as eight dead and 13 seriously wounded, Marshal Chang reformed his soldiers at Changli under protection of three armored trains and defied the Jap- anese. He advised thelr commander at Tientsin, General Nakamura, to ad. dress all communications to Nanking, not to him, rejecting the Japanese contention that the Shankaikwan fighting was a local incident that could he settled by local negotiation, Quo Tal-chl, Chinese minister to Great Britain, announced In London that the Chinese delegates to the League of Nations would deliver an ultimatum demanding a league verdict on Japan's action. If this Is insisted upon Japan may earey out its threat to withdraw from the league. vd Chang Hsueh- liang N ILLINOIS, too, warfare long smoldering was resumed, this con flict being between the Unlied Mine Workers and the rebel union known ns the Progressive Miners of America. The scene of the encounter was a conl mine at Kineald, a small town near Taylorville. A body of Progressive miners met an equal number of United Mine Workers coming from the shaft and In the resulting clash a machine gun, rifles and revolvers were used freely. Two persons were killed, one a United miner and the other a wom- an. The wounded were numerous. The superintendent of the mine In sisted that operations would not be suspended, and the authorities were expecting further trouble there and at other points In the coal belt. The new union is strong In that particular locality, though it has not made much headway In the southern Illinois con! fields. The fighting broke out again the second day, two men being wonnd ed. The sheriff of the county ordered picketing stopped and forbade public meetings of the Progressive union Five companies of state troops were sent to the scene, ADP’Ml rellef as conceived by the Det: cratie majority of the house was being hurried to a vote in the house. It was in the form of the do mestic allotment bil) introduced by Marvin © Jones of Texas, chair man of the committee on agriculture, and in plain language i calls for a sales tax on necessities for the benefit of the farmer and, according to its sponsors, of the na tion at large. Its four main provisions are: 1. To levy on the four basic farm com- modities of wheat, hogs, cotton, and tobacco, and on silk and rayon a man ufacturers’ sales tax which, in the case of wheat, will amount to 200 per cent of the present farm price and which, In the case of hogs, will amount to nearly 50 per cent of the current price of pork. 2. To give power to the secretary of agriculture to fix the prices of the four commodities by determining thelr “falr exchange value” and to deter mine the “fair exchange allowance" necessary to restore the purchasing power of the commodities to thelr 1900-'14 level, 3. To bring about Inflation by hand ing to the farmer in the shape of “ad Justment certificates” a negotiable cer tificate of government Indebtedness secured by the tax revenues and re deemable by the government, 4. To give to the secretary of agri culture power to control the produc tion of wheat, hogs, cotton, and tobac cv by granting bim authority to de termine the percentage of production required for domestic consumption; to disburse adjustment certificates only to those farmers who cut production 20 per cent; to decide how this cur tallment of production shall be de termined, and to decide what use the i. Marvin Jones out of production. the measure, this was made tional year. known now, Is opposed to a genera! sales tax, but the domestic allounent bill suits him. The manufacturers af fected have insisted that thelr Indus tries cannot absorb the tax called for and that It must be passed on to the consumer and the farmer. N R. ROOSEVELT, having turned the state of New York over to Governor Lehman, is devoting most of his time to preparations for as. suming the office of President. Thurs. day evening he conferred in New York with the Democratic leaders in con gress and a program for balancing the budget was decided upon, The Treas. ury department figures fixing the 1023 deficit at 492 millions were accepted and it was agreed to effect an addi tional saving In the budget estimate of 100 millions, to enact a beer bill estimated to produce 125 millions, to continue the gasoline tax 1 cent per gallon to produce 137 millions. and to increase the income tax rates to produce 150 millions, RESIDENT HOOVER'S program for reorganization of the federal government is belng absolutely blocked by the house Democrats, who Intend that Mr. Roosevelt shall be empow- ered to make such changes as he thinks fit nfter his inauguration. This development angered the President and on his return from Florida he told the correspondents that all recent re organization moves on the part of con. gress were merely make-belleve and the proposals of the Democratic lead. ers a backward step. He asserted that any real reorganization “sensibly carried out” will sooner or later em- brace the very executive orders which he issued lately and which the Dem. ocrats in the house planned to veto. These would regroup 58 separate agen. cles into nine divigions. Chairman Cochraf of the house expenditures committee was unmoved by Mr. Hoo ver's protest. He sald It would be “unjust and most unfair” to Mr. Roose velt to make so many changes only a few weeks before he takes office. WIE! NTY- NINE of the distinguished Spanish monarchists who were exiled by the republican government after the August uprising escaped from the prison colony at Villa Cis neros, Spanish West Africa, In a French sailing vessel. Among those who got away were Capt. Alfonso de Bourbon, a distant cousin of the ex king; Capt. Manuel Silvestre, Col. Ricardo Serrador, and Jaime Arteaga, INGRESS was asked by President Hoover to provide another £150. 000 for the American delegation at the Geneva disarmament conference. In this connection it is interesting to read, in the current issue of the Pictorial Review, i” an interview with Prof, Albert Einstein had by Konrad Ber caviel shortly after § the famous mathema tician had unexpect edly appeared In Gen eva. Einstein bitterly denounced the con ference as a farce and as “the greatest trag edy of modern times.” “a travesty of justice and of of the peoples of the world, Pret, Einstein the will It is not these the but that here under foster war" a failure, have peace to delegates come guise of continued, “then Europe, workers to refuse to manufacture and transport any also to refuse to you must serve any military organization, Then we will have no more conscriptions; we will have ne more war! Governments could go on talking from now to doomsday. The miitarists lay any plans they wish, “I have absolute information that if a war should break out today any where In Europe so many conscien tious objectors would throw away or refuse to shoulder arms that one-half of every army would be busy putting down the revolt of the other half be fore going to fight the enemy.” Dr. Carlos Armenteros. (‘uban gate to the League of Nations, has report! to his government that the disarmament conf is & complete failure, for the present at least. could dele erence EVERAL hundred angry farmers of J Plymouth county, lowa, gathered in Le Mars and by force prevented a farm mortgage foreclosure gale, seiz ing the judge and sheriff and threat ening to hang an attorney who was bidding In the property as representa tive of the New York Life Insurance company, holder of the mortgage The mwyer had offered only $30.00, eon giderabily less than the total debt of the owner of the farm but saved his life by obtaining from the insurance company authority to Increase the hid The judge sent to Governor Elect Herring a message urging that the leg islature ennct laws to remove fore closure suits from fown juris diction until measures for relief ean be taken. conrt FTER three years of therough in. vestigntion the President's re search committee on social trends has made its report, and Americans found that its conclusions re not widely differ. ‘nt from technocracy that ave caused such ar lent debate, though the committee wt predict the ollapse which the ‘oresee, sees no imminence of wimass 4 ratlure of civilization, Dr. Wesley C. Mitchell new scale of living. racy has advanced at such an alarm- ing speed that the development of so- cial and cultural factors has been left nite remedies, ills are attributed “cultural lag” or changes In economic government, religion and sclence to move forward at the same rate ‘n the report to a the fallure of up with the machine, New Inventions, the committee eves, are at hand that will be fae tors in creating employment ; may duplicate the part played by the automobile, the radio and the movies a few years ago In making jobs for workmen, On the other hand, the committees declares that there is no assurance that “violent revolution and dark pee riods™ can be averted “unless there ean be a more impressive integration of social skills and fusing of social purposes that is revealed by recent social trends.” Dr. Wesley C. Mitchell, professor of economies at Columbia university Is chairman of the committee, and Dr. William F. Ogburn, professor of socl. ology at the University of Chicago, is its director of research, The commit. tee had the ald of more than 500 in- vestigators, RESIDENT ALESSANDRI of Chile has fulfilled expectations by order ing the liquidation of the Cosach nl trate combine, a 375,000,000 concern that controlled the world's largest ni trate plant. The principal private own. ers of Cosach are the Guggenheim in. terests In the United States. It Is un. derstood they agreed that the liquids. tion was necessary. ©. 1913, Western Newspaper Union, ———— 7 ‘8 fringe on this and fringe on that in the style parade this season. To live up to the fashion pace set by smart Parisiennes some. Af to just how many yards of fringe is no limit. Some frocks are literally covered with fringe, yet withal, han died that artfully one does not feel they are getting too much of a good thing. Iustrating this point, we re fer to the handsome fringe lnden dress in the picture. It is black crepe with A satiny sheen. The row upon row of fringe on the skirt subscribes to the diagonal moveme which is so char acteristic of tri 8 treatments st present, The 4 ed capelike scarf achieves a high ect as it should to dictates of fashion that the ends of the scarf are brought to the back instead of the front approved manner. This same repeated in white is perfects ing neckline eff with the Then, observe conform fon, in latest frock charm woman Here is a suggestion for the @ evening who formal dress do duly for many occasions Suppose In order to give a concrete fllustration, your gown is of velvet or crepe In one of the rich tones of red which are so beloved this season or black or white, If you prefer. It is made will say, the skirt cut on the bias lines which make it snug fitting, slenderizing tall and The bodice Is sem! form-fit ting and extremely decollete with sim ple straps of the velvet over the shoul ders. In such a frock there lurk untold possibilities In the way of in terchangenble effects, the of a de must mak one very siniply, we one of most material as the dress, lines of the one which graces the black fringe trimmed model pictured. which depends on distinguish it and which ean be trans formed into a dinner gown of less for the fringe bordered capelet. Other ideas for little capelets and shoulder fancies which with fringe are shown In the tiny sketches, The cape in the upper right corner is particularly Interesting. 0 is made of white transparent velvet (It can just as well be In any pre ferred color or black). As you see, rows and rows of narrow white silk fringe cover If from neckline to hem line. Little evening muffs and bags are also very cleverly ornamented in this way. To vary the theme some designers are using two kinds of fringe in alterna ing rows The black would be very effective trimmed in al ternating rows of beaded jet fringe to gether with the usual silken type fringe treatment for the evening cos tume shown to the right. Here the creator of this stunning model achieves a high waistline by means of a scarf and girdle combination made of red crepe in contrast to the white crepe frock. The long fringe Is hand. tied. Often very sever» are relieved by sections of long knot ted and tied fringe which Is worked in panels or sections here and there ® 1822 Western Newspaper Union. CROCHET IN VOGUE By CHERIE NICHOLAS Many of the cholcest Paris frocks are trimmed with crochet, perhaps in the form of a yoke done In mercerized cotton either in contrasting or match. ing color or possibly insertions or crochet motifs or bandings and other equally as attractive ideas, The vogue for lingerie collar and cuff sets which are crochet-edged is reflected through: out neckwear sections. The edge on the set pletured is done in mercerized cotton. This smartly clad young wom an carries a pockethook erocheted of bright-red mercerized cotton, Note the cunning sailor hat with its shallow crown. It Is up-to-the moment in chile The senrf pietured is crocheted in lney stitch of mercerized cotton. Smart specialty shops display scarfs of this type among thelr newest style items. ODD NEW FEATURE IS VELVET JEWELS As far as the Paris styles go, away with fashion. in Paris for dresses, daytime or eve ning, and for wraps and suits. But that is only half of it. The shoe match ing a black dinner dress may be vel vet; the muff worn with a winter en semble may be velvet: scarfs, even bracelets, all may be vel vet “One reason for the dominating po sition of this fabric is the challenging variety of new weaves,” sags the Com tesse Tolstol in the Woman's Home Companion. “There are dull mat vel and corded. Augustabernnrd's after noon dress is in the rough crinkled ‘peasant velour,” and it Is smart with one of Descat’r velvet caps bordered in handmade cording. Molyneux’s white evening gown is ribbed and he uses the material effectively with the ribs going np and down, around and diagonally.” Velvet jewelry might seem odd If it weren't done in Paris, and attractively. A set of three bracelets in bright vel vet, rolled like a cigarette, is perfect for sleeves that fit tight at the lower arm. Plump Figured Ladies Adopt Two-Piece Dress The sculptural lines have evidently been too great a tax on the figures of many women, or rather the figures have taxed too greatly the nerves of dress sculptors, because of a sud den now, one is discovering a good many smart women wearing two-piece dresses. This is a great break after the past seasons of trying to look like a plaster relief, And those whe aren't adopting the two-piece news are al most gulping down the lowered walst line, Warmth in Color This is the season of the year to select warm colors for frocks and coats. So avold steel graye and cer tain colorless, chilly tones of green. Burgundy is a fashionable colar and it is becoming to blonds, brunettes and between shades, Cherry Trees Gift of Tokyo to Washington In November, 1000, the m inicipal- ity of Tokyo, Japan, presented to the city of Washington 2.000 Japanese cherry trees as a token of the kigh esteem which was held by the people of Tokyo for the people of the Unites ad Btates. ‘The vk arrived in Wash. ington In January, 1910, but upon careful Inspection by experts in the United States Department Agri. culture were found to be i ected with the rootgail her Insect pests and with ceria Ings diseases : ing destroyed, which burning. In Febru: shipment of Tokyo to repiace those This shipment arrive ton In March, 1012 in splendid medint planted was pl d by Mrs in the presence of the bassador. 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