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Evening star., 1926-12-05
'IAIL EN- CRY BOOTLEGGERS,
AS AMATEURS CUT YULE TRADE
Protest Alarming Slump in Prohibition
Enforcement That Permits 'Cut-Throat
Competition to Reduce Profits.

the profession" These are opening
up new stands, they claim, and are
taking an ungentlemanly advantage
OF the fact that the enforcement
agencies have not yet emerged from
the chrysalis of reorganization.
More raids and more arrests" Is
the pre- re-Christmas slogan adopted by
the professional bootlegger.
Ask good professional retailer"
how business is these days and he
will probably tell you: Slow. pal,
slow. These new guys are opening up
stands and robbing us of most Of our
clients. There ought to be more raid
ing done. That would wipe out the
amateurs who don't know how its
really done and leave us who do, sit
ting pretty
Raid Shortage Explained.
Belief Is expressed in circles we'll
informed on prohibition work in the
District that the reorga MIA ton of
the prohibition unit, as we'll as of the
flying squadron, hasbeen responsible
for the shortage in raids. This opin-
ion seems to be based upon the fact
that the police reorganization and
the prohibition reorganization both
took place during early October. Po-
lice officials, however, expressed
themselves we'll content with the
work being done by Sergt. George
Little and his new flying squadron,
in charge of special prohibition en-
fOrcement for the police.
Police point out that, although the
figures for arrests show a drop during
the month of November, the seizures
are average, and they take that as
a jn6icp tiOn that mora linJOr Ia he
ing seized per arrest. The biggest
month of 1926 was January. when
$50 quarts were seized. The only
month showing less than 400 quarts
seized was May, when the figure
was AIS
Evening star., 1926-12-05
ANOTHER IS HELD
AS RUM SHIP AGENT
PooIroom Operator With
$4,000 Called Aid for
Missing Arsene J.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS. December A.
Walter Tomplain Of Donaldsonville,
La, alleged land operator FOR the
Arsene j., French rum running
schooner, was arrested here late to-
day on charges of conspiracy TO Vlo-
late the Eolstead act.
Tompain. aid to he an operator OF
A poolroom at DOna naldsOnville, was ar
rested in the heart of the city by
Federal officers following confer
ence between Capt. J. B. Edmonds,
Biloxi Coast Guard commander. and
o. D. Jackson, prohibition admins
traitor.
The arrest was said to he develop
ment of the investigation following
the kidna ming Of j. 3. Matthews of
New Orlea.ts, assistant prohibition
administrator, and Machinists Mate
Handlev Of the Biloxi Coast Guard
station, by the ArSene j. Monday
night
Tomplain was said by investigators
to have had $4,000 in currency on his
person when arrested. He declined
to answer any questions, asserting
he would wait until he had seen a
lawyer. Two other men, Martin
Fernandez Of New Orleans ana LUIS
Villaescusa Of Havana, Cuba, are be
ing held on similar charges as an
outgrowth of the same case.
Capt Edmonds said he could add
little to the statement made by him
Tuesday, when he told of leaving the
Arsene j., anchored, after gale and
high seas had depleted fuel supplies.
When he returned, he said the
schooner was gone with Matthews
and Handley on board.
Handley. he said was directing the
towing operations before the sale de-
veloped and Matthews had gone
aboard to question members Of the
crew concerning the vessels opera
ton.
The Arsene !. tonight still had not
been located after futile search by
Coast Guard patrol boats of the
marshes Of southern Louisiana and
four days Of cruising about the Gulf
of Mexico.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Noon Wednesday
Is Limit in Photo
Contest of Pets


If YOU care to have that picture
Of you and your pet" in The
Stars rotogravu section, the
pictures must be in the 'hands Of
the picture contest editor by noon
on Wednesday.
The contest editor said yester-
day that there has been a flood
of pictures, and while the sub
1ects have been for the most part
excellent, many Of the photographs
are not capable Of good news
paper reproduction and therefore
have been thrown out Of the con-
test.
The contest editor believes,
however, that there are many
other boys and girls who have pets
and who have not entered the COM
petition. Remember that in addi-
ton to the cash prizes offered.
every picture printed will bring
the boy or girl who sends it in
crisp 81 bill.
The photographs should be Of
"you and your pet" and sent to
the picture contest editor of The
Star.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
TALIAFERRO TAKES
OATH; D0UGHERTY
HEADS NEW BOARD
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Continued from First Page.)
PEELED by his actions and demeanor
yesterday.
Il feel like a soboolboy starting
vacation" he told reporters, and
when one of them remarked to him
audihly about his smile as he posed
for photogra piers he answered.
WHY shouldn't l he happy? I'm
happy as boy
Then the Commissioner added, Il
don't know whether to congratulate
my successor or to offer him my
sympathies
Until his departure within a short
time for Bermuda and perhaps
Europe. Mr. Rudolph will spend his
time attending to whatever private
business may engage him. but the
work will he done away from the Dis
trict Building and in an office down.
town.
On December II he will be the
guest OF honor at A banquet to he
given by hundreds Of his fellow citi-
zens here. Those now in charge of
the affair say that 1t will eclipse any
testimonial dinner ever given in
Washington. not only in the matter Of
program and numbers who attend
hut in the spontaneity which has
marked the progress Of the arrange
mentS.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
BOYS BODY UNIDENTIFIED.
Relatives Of Missing Youth to Visit
Chicago MOrgue.

CHICAGO, December 4 R).-Only
tho Identification by relatives OF Erd-
man Olson can decide whether the
body OF a youth in the county morgne
here IL that Of the boy sought FOR the
slaying Of Clara Olson. local authorl-
ties decided tonight.
Accordingly, a representative OF the
coroner's office went to Wisconsin 10
accompany a relative of the boy 10
Chicago. The action was taken after
a man who said he had known the
Olson family for several years went
TO the morgue today and at nrst
definitely identified the body OF the
Young man who swallowed poison IN
Chicago hotel a month ago as that
of the missing Wisconsin youth.
This man, according to Information
at the coroner's office, gave his name
as George Burke, and said he had last
seen Erdman about year ago. Later,
when accosted by reporters, however,
he said he was Michael Finnegan, AZ,
horn at Seneca, Wis, and said he had
never seen Olson but had made the
Identification from pictures. He said
he had relatives living near the Olson
home.
At the same time two boys who said
they attended school with Olson at
Galesville, Wis, visited the morgue
and said the body there was not that
of the Wisconsin boy. They said.
however, that 1t bore a striking re-
semblance to the missing youth.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
70 Of SO INDICTED
IN POOL REVEALED
Investigation of Huge Lot
teries Continues in Move
to Wipe Out System.
4y N. Associated Press.

6y tho Associated Prese.
BOSTON, December 4.-The Federal
Department of Justice continued it's
action today IN what officials declared
to be a movement to wipe out root
and branch" huge gambling pools or
lotteries
The names of 20 Of 36 men indicted
yesterday for interstate shipment of
lottery tickets were made known.
They included residents Of Albany
Chatham and Hudson, y. Y, near
which cities the Hudson pool so called,
was supposed to have had it's head
quarters. Residents of Boston, Spring
field, West Springfield Northampton.
North Adams and Pttsf1eld, Mass,
ing changes is August Meyer of Al
bany, publisher of the Sunday Tele-
gram.
Rival Pool Cited.
At the same time as this informa
ton came out that there was fore
warning Of another investigation. as
sociates of persons facing Indictment
were SAID to have practically dema nd
ed the investigation of large and
successful rival pool which they as
serted heavily supported Democratic
candidates and that has gone un-
moeSted.
ne NeW Cfk ' ledtinE fi'''lS' tdliN
figures furnish the lottery for one ot
the gambling pools. Another is oper-
ated on the number of runs made in
base ball games.
Denies Campaign Aid.
AMSTERDAM. \. Y, December
(Pl.-GeorEe K. Morris chairman Of
the New York State Republican com
rlttee, tonight denied that 'he com
nlittee ever received contribution
Of SIS ooo from the Albany base hall
pool The pool is under investigation
a. Boston.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
.HAT religion occupies a large

|HAT religion occupies a large
place in the average mans
life is demonstrated by the
fact that there are $4,000, ,OOO
church members in the United
States. A great teacher and phlloso-
pher once said that man is incurably
religious" 1t Is impossible to kill re-
ligion. The story of the Christian
martyrs Is one Of the most thrilling
in history.
But there is a great variety Of opin-
ion among these $4,000 900 church
members on even the Fundamental
doctrines taught by the church-to
say nothing about the beliefs. or dis
beliefs, of the millions outside the
church.
1t is important to know what the
religious tendencies of the people In
this country are-whether they are
being swayed by "fundamentalist" or
progressive" discussions. whether
they disregard the teachings of the
Bible because they have no faith in
its inspiration, whether they consider
Jesus as divine or merely great
teacher and philosopher and simply
human like the rest of us. whether
they believe in a hereafter, whether
they believe that God answers prayer
and whether religion Is. after all.
worthy of the support OF oV,UVV,VVV
Americans.
What do the people actually believe
about these questions? Let us face
the facts. But first let us get the
facts.
To this end The Evening Star will
print for five consecutive days, begin
ming tomorrow, a QUESTIONABLE on re-
ligiols beliefs which was prepared by
a commission of 100 leading clergy
men in various parts of the country,
representing different denominations.
1t is believed by these clergymen
that the daily newspapers can secure
this Information as no other institu-
ton or organization possibly can. The
Star is very glad to cooperate with
this commission and with the church
advertising department of the In
ternational Advertising Association.
which organization IL setting up. In
cooperation with the churches Of
Evening star., 1926-12-05
US. OPPOSES RIVALS
OF DIAZ IN NICARAGUA
American Charge Notifies Mahog-
any Firms to Protest Taxa
tion by Rebels.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicara qua, December
4.-The American charge, Lawrence
Dennis, today received note from
the State Department at Washington
instructing him that the department
canrot admit the authority Of the
government set up by the liberal revo-
lutionaries in opposition to the Diaz
government to collect tax on ma.
hogany logs exported from ports TN.
der their control.
The State Department declares
that it recognizes only one govern.
ment in Nicaragua, and that Is the
government of President DiaZ.
MIR. Dennis informed the mahogany
companies on the east coast Of Mic
aragua that they should not pay the
tax to the revolutionaries unless COM
PEELED to do so, and then under pro-
test, making the protest a matter of
record.
Evening star., 1926-12-05

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apparently come to nothing, II, indeed,
It was ever contemplated.
M. Vandervelde. the Belgian states
man. disposed of the matter by as
serting, after a long talk with M
BRAND this afternoon. that there was
no thought of such a conference. He
and M. BRAND. however, discussed
nearly everything coming before the
League Of Nations Council, over
which NJ. Vandervelde will preside.
Sir Austen Chamberlain. DIR. Strese-
mann and NJ BRAND are expected to
have an important conference, al
though officially no such conference is
planned. 1t is taken for granted that
these three leaders are likely to talk
things over informally. They will
know how to meet by chance IL there
Is objection to a formal prearranged
affair.
M. BRAND is understood to have
objected to talk of conference or
three or four as discourteous to others
interested in German problems, par
ticularly Belgium. Whatever may oc-
cur. the allies ought to have their
ideas pretty we'll digested and be in
accord by now, for NJ. BRAND, Sir
Austen Chamberlain, NJ. Vandervelde
and NJ. Zaleski. the Polish foreign
minister, mulled over things yester-
dav and today, and all four took the
train together tonight for Geneva.
Germany and Italy may know by this
time what these four think, for the
British foreign secretary had the Ger
man and Italian bassadors to lunch
today.
M. Vandervelde said that a great
part of today's talk with NJ. BRAND
was devoted to the Chinese situation,
concerning which the French and Bel
rium views were identical. Belgium
il particularly interested In Chinese
AFFAIRS because the Sino- Belgian con-
vention was denounced by the Peking
government, which apparently is try
ing to make a test case in order to
esta blish a precedent for denouncing
other foreign conventions when they
come up for repswaA
Evening star., 1926-12-05
STATE QUIZ ASKED
OF BUFFERS RACE
Massachusetts G. O. p. Ac-
cused of Illegal Expenditures
in New Complaint.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Prese.
BOSTON. December 4.-The Repub-
lican State committee, whose cam
paign expenditures are under the fire
Of the Liberal Civic League, tonight
faced possible State investigation as
we'll as that promised by Chairman
Reed Of the United States Senate in
vestigating committee.
A complaint filed today by Conrad
w. Croker, counsel for the league,
charged violation of the law requiring
disclosure of the names Of contribu-
tors and of other sections of the cleo
ton law. The attorney general was
named Howard Fall. treasurer OF the
Republican State committee, as re-
spOnGent.
The campaign in which Crooker
charges Republican organizations
spent excessive amounts ended in the
defeat Of Senator William NJ. Butler
by David !. Walsh, but in the election
of the Republican State ticket.
Crooker struck his record blow to-
day His first, 10 days ago, brought
assurance from Senator Reed that
the charges would be laid before the
full Senate investigating committee
on his return to Washington. about
December 8.
Crooker followed this up last Thurs
day with a telegram to Reed which
declared Republican orga MIA tiOns
spent $453,236 in this State and chat
additional expenditures by nune1ous
city and town committees were still
to be tOtaled.
In the complaint lodged with the
secretary Of state today Crooker ac-
cused the committee of failing to total
their expenditures, of not accounting
for the sources of large sums and of
expending sums in a manner not au-
thorized by law. Crooker also declared
that the discounting of notes for $15,-
600 for the committee by the Ameri-
can Trust Co, of Boston was Illegal.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
WHAT DO YOU THlNk
ABOUT RELIGION?
Newspaper Survey to be made in American Cities
The Evening Star will help secure facts.

America, an advertising campaign
from Christmas to Easter in order to
interest people in religion.
The main object of the questionnaire
is to find out what America believes
about fundamental religious questions.
so that those in charge of this cam
paign will know how to address them
selves intelligently to the problems
that trouble the people. This cam
paign is to be non-sectarian. free from
purely academic discussion and will be
under the direction Of leaders who rep
resent many shades of religious belief.
Following are the questions to be
asked: g
l. Do you believe in God?
2. Do you believe in immortality?
3. Do you believe in prayer as a
means Of personal relationship with
God?
4. Do you bslieve that Jesus was
divine as no other man was divine?
5. Do you regard the Bible as in
spired in a sense that no other liter.
ature could be said to be inspired?
s. Are you an active member of any
church?
T. DO you regularly attend any re-
ligious services?
8. Would you be willing to have
your family grow up in a. community
In which there is no church?
9. Do you regularly have family
worship" in your home?
10. Were you brought up in a re.
| ligious home?
II. Do you send your children to
any school of religious instruction?
12 Do you think that religion in
some form is necessary element OF
| life for the individual and for the com.
munity?
These questions are to be answered
| only by yes" or no" 1t will not bl
necessary to sign your name.
| Do not answer the questions until
you can use the blank form to be
printed in this paper tomorrow. Mean
while think about the ansn ars you
will give and talk to your friends
about thep.a ......-..
Evening star., 1926-12-05

Professional bootleggers in Wash
ington. facing cut-throat competition
by amateur liquor vendors and might
clubs" that threaten to deprive them
of pre-Christmas profits. are protest
ing nightly against what they claim
Is an alarming slump in prohibition
enforcement.
Their plaint is that lax dry law
enforcement is about to ruin their
usual brisk Christmas trade by open
ing professional fields to a horde of
amateur competitors. Better prohi-
bition enforcement they protest,
would break up much of this undesir-
able competition, and a little more ac-
tivity by raiding parties would close
up certain sources of supply that are
robbing them Of regular clients.
From police and enforcement Off
GERS. however, another picture of the
situation is drawn. Enforcement
cording to records Of the police
blotter. Sergt. Little's squad. it is
true. made fewer arrests last month
than any month during the year. but
reports Of seizures show that bigger
hauls were made.
Few Warrants Issued.
On the other hand, it would seem
that the complaints OF bootleggers
against an apparent slump in raiding
activities have some ground. Raids
must have been curtailed considerably
last month, for records show that less
than half Of the average number of
warrants were issued during October
and November, which are the lightest
months for arrests this year.
1t Is a fact that the bootleggers are
up in arms. in view of local condi-
tions, according to opinions expressed
to a Star reporter by some of them.
They think they have good cause for
grievence against prohibition officers
a nd they give this as the reason why
so many amateurs are breaking into
Evening star., 1926-12-05
GUARDS WATCH STRIKE.
Hankow Hopes for Improvement
With Cantonese Aid.

HANKOW, December 4 P).-Sen-
tries walked their posts behind barri-
cades around the British and French
concessions of Hankow in the early
morning hours today, awaiting de-
velopments Of the general strike of
employees of foreigners. Radical lead
ers of labor a week ago ordered the
strike to begin today. as an anti
foreign demonstration by Chinese.
Sailors and marines from foreign
warships were on guard In the
foreign concessions. Their ships. Ave
American gunboats and one British
destroyer, rode quietly at their anchor
age in the Yangtse River, an occa-
sional signal light blinking from their
ma st heads.
Traffic Is Halted.
Uniformed pickets Of the strikers
halted traffic through the former Ger
man concession, now controlled by
Chinese. thus preventing traffic mov-
ing through the important streets OF
the foreign area.
1t is hoped that the arrival Of high
officials from Canton, expected within
a. few days, will produce marked
improvement in the condition Of un-
rest. Local officials of the Cantonese
government have little lnnuence Win
the radicals Of the striking element.
After a week in which union leaders
and pickets virtually dominated the
Hankow situation, the Cantonese
government authorities acted yester-
day in an effort 10 end industrial
strikes. A council of eight was form
ed, with two representatives each
of the Nationalist government. the
Kuomintang political party which
dominates it, the Chinese Chamber
of Commerce and the labor unions.
to fix wage scales.
To End Strikes.
The government officials announced
that they hoped to end all strikes
after the council reported. which they
expected would be within five days.
Thereafter they would officially dis
courage all labor agitation.
Thirty strikes of the b6 begun since
November l, have been settled. Most
of the settlements were made by
foreign firms. which agreed to In
crease wages. The majority OF the
unsettled strikes are against Chinese
firms.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
UNEQUAL TREATIES
IN CHINA WILL DIE
viii Not Submit Sino.BeIgian
Pact to World Court, Says
Geneva Envoy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, December 4.-China has
decided to terminate all unequal
treaties on their expiration, Chu Chao'
Hsin. Chinese representative at the
League of Nations. announced today
in a statement on China's recent de-
nunciation of the Sino-Belgian treaty
of 1865.
The statement stys that China will
refuse to submit to the World Court
the question of Interpretation OF the
treaty, since II considers the contro-
versy political rather than juridical.
China, however, is willing to submit
the case to the League Assembly. the
statement declares.
Sixteen powers have treaty rights
in China, including Belgium. The
others are Brazil, Denmark, France,
Great Britain, Italy, Japan. Mexico.
The Netherlands, Norway. Peru. Port
ugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
the United States.
Denunciation early this month by
the Peking government of the Sino-
Belgian treaty, was the first cancel
la ton by China of one of its series
of treaties which have long been in
force, and led to fears that China
would denounce the remaining
treaties as their terms expired. To-
days statement by Chu Chao-Hsln.
however, is the first official word in
dicating the realization of this fear.
The Sino- Belgian treaty was de-
nounced after Belgium had refused
negotiation of a new treaty based on
equality and reciprocity and had
proposed reference of the question
TO the World Court.
On November Is 1t was stated that
the Belgian government would soon
submit the Sino Belgian treaty con-
troversy to the World Court unilat-
orally, the Chinese government hav-
ing formally declined to submit 1t
jointly.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
So, ,164 GRAND TOTAL
FOR LA PLATA RELIEF
Red Cross Officials Announce Clos
ing of Relief Drive and Dis
position of Fund.

The Red Cross announced yesterday
that it had completed its relief work
in the La Plate Cedarville tornado
area.
The total contributed for this work
to The Evening Star and directly TO
the Red Cross was SS.164.87.
This was expended as follows: Food.
ss52.57: clothing, $141.S6; building and
repairs at Cedarville. $1.O50; house
hold furnishings. $2,120,s0; mainte-
nance to disaster sufferers, $3.260:
farm implements. $2,s3O; live stock
and poultry. 800; seed, feed and fer
tilizer, $36654.
The largest item, $3,260 for mainte-
nance of disa ster sufferers, represents
provision made for food and clothing
for families whose principal source Of
income, the tobacco crop, was de-
stroyed. The fund will assist them
until the next crop is harvested.
In the La Plata and Cedarville areas
81 families were assisted.
To gifts totaling SIS were received
by The Evening Star yesterday, bring
ing the amount contributed to the
fund through this paper to $3,609,72.
The donors were the Woman's Club
of Woodside. which gave IS, and
Mount Pleasant. Chapter, -, o. e. s..
$40.