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Department to the War Department
by saying with much emphasis that
he prefers to remain where he is.
President Coolidge is understood to
have received other suggestions, but
these have not greatly impressed him.
it Is said by some of his associates.
all Of which gives rise to the present
feeling of certainty that the President
is all set to appoint Dwight Davis.
and that he is merely waiting for the
time to arrive when he will make the
announcement.
The President Is known to not only
like Mr. Davis personally, but to have
a high regard for his ability as an
executive. He Is especially well
pleased with the manner in which he
has administered the affairs of the
War Department throughout the six
months he has acted as its head dur
ing the illness of Secretary Weeks.
He considers Mr.. Davis as now being
thoroughly familiar with all the de-
tains of the department and the Army
itself, and is, therefore, inclined to feel
that, il for no other reason, the promo
ton of Mr.. Davis would unquestion-
ably be a judicious and advantageous
one.
Moreover. President Coolidge Is en-
deavoring to carry out a policy OF
promoting from the ranks OF the
Government service whenever 1t Is
possible to do so. He prefers this
manner of making appointments to
the more important posts to the Sc
lection of men from the outside who
are unfamiliar with the burdens they
would be called upon to assume.
Besides viewing Mr.. Davis promo
ton as a just reward for the valuable
services he already has performed and
as being in accordance with his policy,
those who are close to the President
say that he is not entirely unmindful
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Notable Disasters
To Undersea Craft

March %, 18:e-British sub
marine sunk by destroyer In
practice maneuvers OF Gibral-
tar; 90 lost.
March "a. 1915-The United
States submarine F-4 sank Of
Honolulu, with 4 loss of 26.
August FL, 1923 - Japanese
submarine sank at dock at Kobe;
86 lost.
October as, 1se3-United States
submarine O-5 cOllided with
steamer Abangarez at the At
lantic entrance to Panama
Canal; three drowned.
January 10, 1924-British sub.
marine LA sunk of Portland,
England. in collision with Brit
ish battleship Resolutions; 43 lost.
March 10, 1994-Japanese sub
marine No. 43 sunk i'm collision
Of Sasebo with Japanese battle
ship Tatsu; 49 lost.
January 13, 1925-S-19 went
aground on outer bar OF New
Orleans HarbOr: crew safely
landed: boat was removed two
months later.
August 81. 1925-Announced
at Rome that Italian submarine
Sebastian Veniero lost In ma
neuvers OF Sicily; nifty officers
and men were aboard.
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RICH WIDOW SLAIN,
WOMAN, 50, JAILED
Former Beaten With Ham,
mer, Latter Found In
SWoon Beside Her.
By the Associated Press.


SAN ANTONIO, Tex. September
2s.-Mystery today surrounded the
life of Mrs. Ada McCobb. So. wealthy
widow found dying in her room. with
Mrs. Mabel Longworth Sheridan. 30,
in swoon beside her. Mrs. McCobb's
head had been crushed with a ham
mer and $4,000 worth of her Jewels
were missing. In a trunk nearby jew
els valued at $4,000 remained un-
touched.
Mrs. Sheridan was arrested and has
refused to talk. Her mother, Mrs. w.
M. Longworth, operator of the room
ing house in which Mrs. McCobb
stayed. said Mrs. Sheridan took lunch
upstairs TO Mrs. McCobb yesterday
A short time later she heard scream
ing and, accompan by a maid,
rushed upstairs and found Mrs. Nc
Cobb's door barred. Running around
a porch and tearing off a screen. she
entered a window. Mrs. Iongworth
told the police that both women were
on the floor. and Mrs. McCobb's hands
were around her daughters neck. The
daughter. she said, was in swoon
Letters found among Mrs. McCobh's
enects bore the name of Thomas
Churchill of San Francisco. A mes
sage from Mrs. Churchill said Mrs
McCobb was a friend of her family,
and her husband had been dead many
years. Mr.. McCobb had been a New
York fnancier
The dead woman had spent the
Winters IN San Antonio for many
years. She always wore many Jewels.
She frequently smoke of tpIrs of En-,
rope and referred 10 members of the
nobility. with whom she said she was
acquainted. She is known to have
had extensive interests in Mexico
City. where she frequently visited.
Mrs. McCobb had no relatives here.
and officers have been unable TO find
any one in whom the woman confded.
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MORAN WILL HEAD
BOYS CLUB DRIVE
District Banker to Direct
Work of Raising S250,000
for Building and Budget.

Announcement was made today of
the appointment of Howard Moran,
banker, TO the position of chairman
of the executive committee for the
Boys Club drive for s250,000 with
which to build and equip a new
building and for a twoyear budget.
The announcement was made at a
meeting OF the executive committee
in the clubs campaign headquarters
in the Munsey Building.
In announcing the selection Of Mr..
Moran for the place, Edwin G. Gra-
ham and William l.. Radcliffe. who
headed the committee which decided
on the chairman, said they had con-
sidered the names of several of the
most prominent persons in the city
for the post, but that after delibera-
ton they thought Mr.. Moran the
most available for many reasons.
Moran Accepts Post.
Mr. Moran, who was present at the
meeting. accepted the post of chair
man of the campaign executive com
mittee and made a short statement in
which he said he was so certain of
the Worthiness of the project that If
his collea CUES worked with him as
he expected they would the s250,o00
would be raised.
The executive committee also ap-
proved the personnel of the publicity
subcommittee selected by Frank r.
Jellen. Its chairman. The committee
In az follows: John Callan O'Laugh-
lin, James D. Preston, Joseph A.
Burkhart, Kemper f. Cowing. Thorn
as r. Shipp. Frederick p. H. Siddons
and Roland s. Robbins. The commit
tee will have its first meeting Mon
day to pass on a number OF publicity
suggestions.
1t was announced that the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Co. and
the Capital Ira Co. would con-
tribute advertising on their car
fronts for the period of the cam
paign. 1t also was announced that
Barron G.. Collier, New York adver-
tising man, had contributed adver-
tising on cards inside the street cars.
Harris & Ewing have agreed to sup
ply free photographs. The Munsey
Trust Co. has contributed Office space
and furniture.
There was spirited discussion over
the selection Of chairmen for the inn
portant teams and initial gifts com
mittees. a number of names We're
suggested for each place, but no de-
cision was reached.
Mr.. Moran. who will head the cam
paign. is vice president of the Ameri-
can Security and Trust Co.
He is vice president of the Bank
ers Association of the District, one
of the trustees of the Better Busi-
ness Bureau, treasurer of the Wash
inston Federation of Churches. one
of the directors of the Board OF
Trade and a member OF the Uni
versity Club and Mid-City Citizen's $
Association.
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POLICE CLERKSH|P
IN SALARY TANGLE
Hesse Promotion Leaves
Matter of Paying His Sue
cessor Badly Complicated.

A technical question has arisen as
to what appropriation can be used to
pay the salary of the new chief clerk
Of the Police Department to be ap-
pointed within few days to succeed
Edwin b. Hesse, who was named 10
succeed Maj. Sullivan as superfntend-
ent. 1t became known today.
Officials of the Police Department,
it was learned, will confer sometime
tomorrow with Maj. Daniel J. Dono-
van. District auditor, who passes upon
all expenditures, to find out how the
snew chief clerk il to be paid and what
his salary will be.
Unusual Wording Of Act.
The question Is understood to have
resulted from the unusual wording of
the police appropria tion act for the
current fiscal year. Because of the
desire OF Congress to confer upon Mr..
Hesse the rank OF assistant superin-
tendent his salary as chief clerk was
Included in the paragraph with the
salaries of the uniformed members Of
the force.
District officials say that the rank
of assistant superintendent for the
chief clerk was meant to apply only
to Mr.. Hesse while he held that office
ent causes the Office OF chief clerk
to revert back to a civilian position
This, 1t Is understood, has raised the
problem of providing a salary for a.
new chief clerk for the balance of
the current fiscal year
New Police Head Busy.
Meanwhile the new superintendent
Is one of the busiest men, in the Dis
trict Building. He testified before the
Budget Bureau this morning on the
police estimates for next year and is
also striving to arrange his affairs
as chief clerk so that he can assume
the duties of superintendent next
week.
Maj. Daniel Sullivan, the retiring
superintendent, visited the District
Building today for the first time in
weeks and was warmly greeted by his
associates-the men with whom he
served the greater part of his life.
They all joined in expressing the hope
that he would enjoy the retirement
he earned by 36 years of service.
Members OF the department are con-
tributing to a fund to be presented
to the retiring superintendent as a
mark OF the esteem in which he was
held by the rank and file OF the force
Maj. Hesse received numerous let
ters of congratulation this morning
and one which he priced most highly
was telegram from former Mai.
Richard Sylvester and Mrs. Sylvester,
who are at their Summer home in
Harpers Ferry. Mr.. Hesse served un-
der Mai. Sylvester for a number of
years.
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world series tickets. We will Arrest
and assist in the prosecution of every
person whom we find selling these
tickets in public places"
There was some doubt in the minds
OF the police officials as to their au-
thority in dealing with scalpers who
establish themselves in impromptu
offices off the public thoroughfares.
II was indicated that the phrase pub
lie places" might be interpreted to en-
brace certain semi-private places of
assembly. such as, possibly, hotel lob
bies. etc.
The police and revenue officials will
carry out this year a campaign SINH
lar to that of last year. when several
"br rokers" along Pennsylvania avenue
were arrested and taken into court.
Their cases eventually were nolle
pressed. however, but not until their
business had been greatly hampered
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Alligators Rout Bathers.

Two circus alligators were thrown
into the Elk River in Kansas several
years ago when the show disbanded,
and these amphibians poked their
heads into a group of bathers near
Howard. Kans., recently. The bath
ers were forced TO scurry from the
water. The alligators had not been
seen heretofore and created a great
sensation until their presence was ex-
plained,
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Ohio Bank Bandit
Was Anderson, p. O..
Inspectors Assert
By the Associated Press.

TROY, Ohio, September 20
The hold-up Of the Tipp National
Bank. Tippecanoe City. 8 miles
south Of here. last Friday was COM
mftted by George Dutch" Ander-
son. notorious gunman, for whom
Nationwide search In in prog
ress. This was announced yester-
day by 16 post office inspectors at
the conclusion of their investiga-
tion. Anderson was in this sec
ton about the time Of the robbery.
and circumstances stamp 1t as his
work. the inspectors said.
The robber told Cashier Staley
that I'm Dutch Anderson" when
he relieved him of about 500. He
failed to get more because the time
lock on the vault was set.
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of the favorable possibilities that
would naturally be expected to follow
the election of Dwight T. Davis. More
than one of Mr.. Coolidge's advisers. in
either advocating or just merely sane
tioning Mr.. Davis promotion. have re-
minded the former that this choice
would be well received generally
throughout the country, especially in
Missouri, Mr.. Davis native State.
They point out also that, mea sured
by it's political aspect, the appoint
ment would be a most happy and for
tunate one.
Would Please Missouri.
Although President Coolidge has
scrupulously declined TO make ap-
pointments to the more important
places of the Government, merely be-
cause OF any political advantage,
he is not entirely unaware of the
fact that the promotion of Dwight
Davis would meet with the approval
Of the various Republican factions in
Missouri, and there are quite a few
He also has been reminded that to
give that section Of the country this
recognition at this time could not
but help carry more than ordinary
weight not only in the elections to
election in 1928.
Mr.. Davis appointment to succeed
Mr.. Weeks has been urged, not only
by party leaders In his State, but by
men prominent in business and civic
and private life, among them being
Charles Nagle, former Secretary of
Commerce, who was influential In
swinging the German vote to Presi.
dent Coolidge In the last election. Sen
ceeded the late Senator Spencer. Is
of Mr.. Davis.
Pleased BY Stand.
The stand taken very recently by
Mr. Davis following the Shenandoah
disaster and the sensational charges
made by Col. Mitchell against the re-
sponsible officers Of the Army and
Navy in connection with the handling
of the aircraft branch of the country's
defense is known to have been par
ticularly pleasing to the President.
When Acting Secretary Davis declared
in favor of holding an inquiry such as
was afterward called by President
Coolidge. in the face of a negative po-
sition taken by Secretary Wilbur of
the Navy, he is said to have made a
most favorable impression upon the
President. This Is thought to nave
gone a long way toward the latter
practically deciding then and there
that this young Missourian would fit
well in the cabinet.
Although Secretary Weeks is under.
stood to be gaining in health, 1t is
known that he has not fully recover
ed from his serious illness and little
hope is held out for his complete re-
covery. Secretary Weeks. while not
announcing formally that he intends
to retire has made it very clear to
friends that he has made up his mind
to comply with the wishes and advice
of his family and his physicians by
giving his attention in the future to
his health and wellbeing instead of to
the affairs of the War Department. He
has indicated that before resigning he
would come to Washington for brief
period, more for the purpose of clear
ing up certain matters and cleaning
out his desk.
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Astor Child Ill in France.

PARIS, September 26 P-John
5acob Astor. posthumous heir of Col.
John JaJcob Astor, who was drowned
In the Titanic disaster. is lying i'll of
xyphoid fever at the American hospi-
tai, Neuilly. 1t was stated at the hos
pital late last night that he is doing
Aicely."
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Rum Ring Heads to Be Paroled.

ATLANTA. September 26 CP.-The
three Haar brothers and j. K. Will
iiams, members Of the so-cslled
Savannah rum ring" will be released
on parole during the day, John W.
Snook. warden Of the Atlanta federal
penitentiary, announced this morning.
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Caillaux to Be Guest.

Finance Minister Caillaux, heading
the French debt commission, will be
the guest of the Overseas Writers at
luncheon, at the Hamilton Hotel, at
l o'clock tomorrow
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DR.. HOWARD RESCUED.
American Doctor Held by Chinese
Bandits Is Freed.

PEkING. September o6 P.-Dr.
Harvey ]. Howard of the Rockefeller
Hospital Peking. kidnapped by bandits
in July, has been rescued.
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HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES
MONDAY.

FIRST RACE-Purse. 81 600: the Har-
ford Liverpool Steeplechase Handicap; s.
year-olds and up; about miles.
Double Tip 80. l46 Gravity I'd. -. 13e
Ronacourt 80 Kangaroo ..... $50
Mark Twain. l46 Capt. Sowerby. lac
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DAVIS is BELIEVED
CHOICE TO SUCCEED
SECRETARY WEEKS

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DIVORCES REFUSED
TO SCOTT AND WIFE
BY MICHIGAN JUDGE

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POLICE AND FEDERAL
OFFICERS SEEK TO
CURB TICKET SCALPERS

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CREW OF "a TRAPPED
IN SUNKEN SUBMARINE;
HOPE OF RESCUE HELD

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SECOND RACES
C1 al ming C-year-plCiS
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separate air service with suspicion
they see in it the ascent of aviation
and the decline of the navy, and
therefore, of their profits. Here we
see the commences of interest be-
tween the naval officer and the ship
builder, they are both for limited
development of aviation, one fearing
the loss of profits and the other the
loss of Importance.
The Role of the Coolidge Air Board.
The appointment of the Coolidge
air board was motivated by the need
of forum for the advocacy of avia-
ton extension, upon which, thru the
press, the public mind could be di-
rected and favorably impressed, not
only by Mitchell's insistence for ade-
quate aviation, but by other witness
es appearing before this board, who,
while differing as to how such an air
service is to- be conducted, are at the
same time in full agreement and
speak loudly for aviation expansion.
The disaster that befell the Shenan-
doah on her aviation propaganda tour
could not be passed up without some
attempt to vindicate the guilty, and
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A Bryan University

Dayton Tennessee the the Scopes evolution trial. to
have memorial university cOmmemoraton Of the late William
Jennings Bryan Speculation rife regarding the curriculum
university 1t granted that nothing will be taught
there that has the remoet sembance of scientific knowledge The
foremost apostle ignorance of the century
garrous old backguard he roared maedons against
body publicly displayed the slightest knowledge of the facts
science history true representative OF the petty bourgeoe
middle he the embodiment of all the vicious
stupidity Of that class He presumed to talk about everything under
the Lack knowledge deferred his dogmatc harrangues
The less he knew of subject the he dwelt upon it.
His quarrel with his made him the butt Of
ridicue Of the whole civilized world.
1t is appropriate that the undamentasts Of Tennessee who
placed upon the books forbiddng the teaching
the commonplace scientific facts should subscribe to fund
monument of nfamyname it after Bryanand call it
university.
But not forever the inhabitants Of that state dwell
night fundamenam The time will when the
offspring the present inhabitants of Tennessee will their
apeke Of the pesocen much than their
immediate .D,,s. -e.et.
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THE above propaganda road that
4 the administration is following
will enable 1t to appropriate money
for aviation extension and at the
same time will take care of the vote"
aspect Of the affair. The people will
have been adequately propagandized,
and in all probability the SEVENTEEN
congress will be called upon to APP
propriate large sum for the build
ing of aviation, as well as to formu-
late a plan of administration.
The fight is plainly between manu-
featuring interests rather than be-
tween military and naval heads, and
the method of administering the air
service will depend solely upon the
number of votes those conflicting in
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Peasants papers are the most numer-
GUS; there were four of them before
the revolution. OF the total number
of newspapers appearing in the ma
tional language 60 are peasant papers.
National newspapers now reach the
figure of 1879 against 5 to 6 before the
revolution. Besides, there are several
small groups of papers; economic,
cooperative, komsomoi Communist
Youth Union), children, military and
miscellaneous papers, totally amount
ing to ITO.
Newspapers are being published ex-
clusively by state, party, trade unions.
cooperative and public organizations.
Wall Newspapers"
At every factory, mill, every insti-
tuition, large cooperative shops, al
most in every village, in every school,
club. military detachifEnt and even in
many large houses tAsfs Is the "ston.
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The Flying Colonel as Agent of Imperialism y1.Ano1o

terests could master in the house and
senate.
TN all probability new cabinet Of
L flee will be created under which
the three distant arms of service will
function, giving the air service great
er independence than before. The de-
velopment of aviation in France and
England will have it's influence upon
the next congress and the manner in
which it will dispose of the air serv-
episode. AS to Mitchell, he will
in all probability be retained in the
ervice Should he resign of his own
accord for reasons Of persecution or
demotion-the airplane interests will
take good care Of their invaluable
spokesman.
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the circulation OF modern newspapers
as the Pravda, the Izvestia, and the
Krestianskaia Gazeta peasants Ga
zette), has gone over 100000.
The circulation Of Soviet newspa-
pers has grown almost six times com
pared with the figures of the second
half Of 1922, and every year It APP
proximately doubles.
Workers Papers Lead.
Before the revolution, the newspa-
pers were divided into papers con
taining "Publicists' articles, COM
ments upon politics and literature"
newspapers "for people and the
army" and church" newspapers. Now
they fall into groups according to
separate social stratas they serve.
workmen's newspapers are IS in
number and hold the first place in
circulation (2,S14,Os7):. Of them 50
are popular newspapers, Is Heading
papers and IL professional ones.
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gazeta" (wall newspaper being pub
lished commenting upon questions
of interest to the particular organ
ization or locality. The total num-
Der of such papers is over 100000;
they are being edited by local circles
of correspondents. Such newspaper
is usually written hy hand or type
writer, supplied with hand drawings,
mostly cartoons and pasted to the
wall in a conspicuous place. Wall pa
pers are highly popular and have
great success.
Worker Correspondents.
Voluntary correspondents from fac
tories, villages aud institutions are
also contributing to large newspapers
and magazines. The number of such
correspondents affiliated to papers
reaches one hundred and fifty thousand
workers. Their task is by means OF
their paper to throw light upon the
life of the factory they work in. BY
disclosing faults, cases of negligence
and crimes, the worker correspond
ents thus take an active part in
building new life in the Union of So
cialist Soviet Republics.
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thus to justify the replacement of the
dirigible. This is another reason for
the appointment of the airboard as
well as the investigation of the naval
board.
A third, and chief reason, for the
creation of the board is: After the
attention of the people has been prop
erly concentrated upon that commit
tees doings, the latter in due time
after the manner Of such hand-picked
committee, will with great emphas-
is show the dangers that lie in the
meagerness Of "our" air service. 1t is
quite likely that this board will Of
fer an elaborate plan for aviation ex-
pansion, and it may even venture a
plan of administration.
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, Method of Extracting Iodine.

MOSCOW, The Russian engineer
Constantov has discovered a new
means OF obtaining iodine by means
Of electrolytel from oil borings. The
question of producing iodine on the
Apsheron Peninsula is now being dis
cusaed. g8sN.f
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CIRCULATION OF NEWSPAPERS
INCREASE In u. S. S. R. WHILE
NUMBER OF PAPERS DECREASE

1.-THE total Union
$780, cent
Idaily.
Kopek
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think we are here not so much
to do honor to MIR. Hughes as to
thank him for having done honor
to US. There is no better test Of
the character of a people than that
afforded by knowing what kind Of
man they honor and trust.
Mr. Elihtt Pook
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