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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, January
z @.-A large ice. bridge spans the
Niagara River below the cataracts to-
day reaching from the foot of the
falls to the upper steel arch bridge.
An ice jam is forming in the lower
Niagara River from Lewiston to Fort
Niagara and the water has risen four
feet. Precautions are being taken
to protect property along both the
American and Canadian shores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
SMUGGLING INCREASES
TO F0RESTALL TREATY
Impending Pact With Cuba Report.
ed to Have Caused spurt
in Operations.
By the Associated Press.

by Ine Associated Press.
HAVANA. January I'm conse.
quence Of the recent anti-smugpIinp
treaties arranged between Canada and
the United States and Mexico and the
United States and the formulation of
a similar treaty between Cuba and the
United States, it is unofficially report
ed that there has been a great in
crease In smuggling, both of LIQUOR
and aliens, from Cuba to the southern
United States.
Assistant Solicitor Valance of the
American State Department and
Cuban state department officials are
putting the proposed anti-smuggling
treaty into shape for presentation to
the two governments. 1t. is expected
to provide regulations for passenger
and freight vessels plying between the
two countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
FALLS STORIES-ALIVE
Workman Breaks Leg and Wrist.
Not Badly Hurt.

NEW YORK, January UP.-After
falling 12 stories to the basement of a
building under construction on River
side Drive yesterday, Paul Rockhold.
q structural iron worker, was found
alive by fellow workers on a pile OF
debris. He calmly told the men that
he had suffered a broken leg and
broken wrist, and asked them to call
an ambulance.
Rockho,a had fallen seven stories
through an air shaft, landing squarely
on a bricklayer's scaffolding, from
which he bounded and fell five more
floors into the basement. His condi-
tion was said not to be serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
MAN MADE LIGHTNING
lGNITES OPERA SCENERY
Metropolitan Stage Hand Averts
Panic by Putting Out Fire
on Stage With Hands.
Er the Assnci ated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January "A spark
from man-made lightning, which
strips a giant tree and rekindles the
sacred fire of the vestal Virgins in the
third act of Spontini's opera, La
Nestale," last night set fire to a piece
of scenery netting in the Metropoli-
tan Opera House.
Before the buzz from capacity au-
dience grew to its final volume, a
stage hand rushed on the stage, quick
~ jerked rope which lowered the
flaming netting and prevented a pos
sible panic by crushing out the blaze
with his hands.
Through it all, Jose Mardones, basso,
he PontifeX MaXim,Is of the orera
sang his role, while Tuillo Serafin CON-
Quoted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
NEBRASKA STORM CLAIMS
VICTIM; TWO MISSING
Drifting Snow, Continuing Since
December 13, Isolates Many
Unfortunate Travellers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BAYARD, Nebr.. January L
Snowstorms which have swept this
area since December Is have cost
one life and isolated many travellers.
Two persons are believed to have
been lost in vast snowdrifts.
John Keith of Alliance died in the
storms, while q searching party has
been unable to find Mr.. and Mrs. J.
E Shay, who have been missing
since December 13.
Many travellers, some of them
women, have been stranded at iso-
lated ranches and some forced To
sleep in haystacks and abandoned
huts. 1t is feared many others are
still stranded.
The snow is still drifting and i'm
peding progress in opening roads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, January 7.-Commit-
ment of John w. Thompson, wealthy
ST. Louis contractor. to Leavenworth
Penitentiary will be opposed by his
counsel it was announced today, on
the ground it would endanger his life.
The convictions and two-year SEN
tences of Thompson and Col Charles
B. Forbes, former director Of the Vet
erans' Bureau, in the bureau fraud
conspiracy case were affirmed last Sat
day by the Circuit Court of Appeals at
Chicago.
Thompson, now at Palm Beach, Fla,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
Contractor Sentenced With Col. Forbes
Claims Leavenworth Might Cause Death

was examined by physician before
he left here week ago This physi-
clan prepared an affidavit for the ap-
pellate court stating a chronic disease
of the heart makes it imperative that
Thompson remain in the mild climate
of Florida, away from all causes of
worry. Removal from Florida, the
physician certified, would be ''fraught
with serious danger to his life."
Thompson's counsel have indicated
they would first endeavor to take the
case to the Supreme Court and keep
Thompson at liberty on a supersedeas
bond until the highest court has pass.
ed on the appeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
Megan Lloyd George Under Knife

LONDON, January R.-Miss
Megan Lloyd George, daughter of
Englands wartime premier, under
went a successful operation for ap-
issued after the operation said the
patients condition was entirely satis-
factory.
Mr.. Lloyd George, returning from a
vacation in Italy, was expected to
reach London some time today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
Boys Must Study
Salads and Carving
To Win Diploma
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla. January Cen
trail High School of Tulsa is going
to make good homekeepers of its
boy students. A new ruling re-
quires all boys to take a years
course in home economies before
receiving a diploma. The home
craft course cOmpels the student
to buy his own neckties, to learn
to carve a duck, to make pala-
table salad, and also includes in
terror decoration.
The course. the first in the
States. according to the Bureau of
Education. was adopted after
strong Endorsements in question
naires sent to 500 parents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
CHALLENGES NYE'S
RIGHT AS SENATOR
Goff Says North Dakota Gov
ernor Lacks Authority to
Fill Vacancy.
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The right of Gerald Z. Nye to a seat
in the Senate under appointment by
Gov. Sorlie of North Dakota to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Ladd was challenged in the
Senate today.
Senator Goff of West Virginia, who
submitted a majority report for the
committee on privileges and elections
adverse to the seating of Mr.. Nye,
called up the resolution. declaring:
That Gerald P. Nye is not entitled
TO seat in the Senate of the United
States as a Senator from North Da-
kota.'
The vote in the Senate will come on
that resolution, or in an amended
form, declaring that Mr.. Nye is en-
titled to be seated, provided Mr.. Nye $
supporters can muster strength
enough to adopt the amendment. SUCH
a substitute was offered today by Sen
ator stephens of Mississippi.
Senator Golf took the floor in sup
port of the resolution reported by
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions and made a detailed argument
to show that the State of North Da-
kota had never, through it's LeEisla-
to fill vacancies in the Senate since
the adoption of the amendment to tie
Constitution of the United States pro-
viding for direct election OF Senators
in 1913.
Enactment Not New"
Senator Golf declared that an analy-
sis of the North Dakota law of 191,
authorizing the governor to fill va
cancies in State and d,stric. offices
discloses it to be merely an amend
ment, a re-enactment of earlier laws
of North Dakota extending back into
the days when it was A Territory.
This law, he said, has been re-enacted
from time to time with slight changes
and could not be construed as new
enactment giving the governor au-
thority to fill vacancy in the Senate
under the provisions of the direct
election of Senators amendment to
the, Constitution.
Senator Golf discussed in detail
the question as to whether a sena-
tor of the United States is a State
officers, as claimed by some of those
supporting Mr.. Nye.
Senator Golf said it would seem
to be established, THAT a United
States officer is not State Off
GER, and that Senator is an Off
Ger of the United States. holding un-
der the Constitution. and not a civil
officer of the United States, holding
directly under the national Govern
ment as created and organized under
the Constitution. The one hol0>- Si-
rectly and Immediately under the
Constitution. while the other holds
Continued on Page 4, Column ~
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SWELLING FLOODS
MENAC|NG PARIS
Seine Nears High-Water
Mark, With Peak Two Days
0ff-Hundreds Fleeing.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, January IA rapid rise of
the River Seine last night and this
morning brought it's height at the Aus
terlitz Bridge, in the heart of the city,
to within s feet of the disastrous
flood level of 1910, when the most de-
structive floods in the history of Paris
occurred The river is within less
than feet of the level of the 1924
overflow.
The peak of the rise probably will be
reached Saturday, when the flood wa.
ters of the upper valley arrive. Hun
dreds of families in suburbs of Paris
have abandoned their homes for higher
land.
NJ de Monte. minister of works has
decided to confer daily with all com
petent officials and discuss necessary
measures and promptly take steps to
carry them out.
Thousands of Homes Flooded.
The principal sufferers thus far are
the eastern suburbs. where thousands
of houses have been invaded by flood
waters. Even where occupants are
not obliged to decamp they are suffer
ing discomfort.
The Invalides railroad station. across
the street from the ministry of foreign
affairs, was closed last night, owing
To the rising waters. Traffic was sus-
pended from Paris to Versailles.
Rambouillet, DereuX and Granville.
while the residents of the Island of
st. Denis abandoned their homes dur
ing the evening. Hundreds of refugees
are sheltered in Fort Nincennes
Along the Disc disaster has been
wrought the length of the valley,
where the water is nearly a mile wide
At GuiSe the people are living in the
upper stories of their homes and are
being victualed by means of boats
Scissors on the Aisne is cut off from
railroad communication. The lower
quarters of the town have been
evacuated. The Marine is way out of
its banks. Chateau Thierry is badly
flooded.
Destruction Reaches Huge Total.
In Belgium. with the exception of
the territory lying along the River
EScout, which has a tendency to rise
still higher, the situation continues to
improve. Normal conditions are re-
turning slowly as the flood waters
fall back.
There has been much devastation
however. Some persons estimate the
destruction by the waters as ne early
as great as that done by fire and
sword in 1914. The towns of Sambre
and Meuse, which had just been re-
stored from the devastation of the
war, present pitiful aspect. 1t is
estimated that the damage through.
out Belgium will run into hundreds
OF millions of francs. Parliament has
been called to meet next Tuesday and
vote relief and rehabilitation funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
GREEK DEBT DISPUTED.
Certain Claims Raised by Athens
Prior to Reaching Settlement.

A Greek delegation has presented
to the Treasury a memorandum con-
cerning their governments debt to
the United States.
A credit of 100000 was extended
to Greece during the war, but only
s15,000,000 OF it ever was advanced.
The Greeks believed they were to
have all of the credit extended, and
they now have developed certain
claims which must be smoothed out
before a friendly arran ngement can
be reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
OSWALD TOWER

On the sports page today,
talking to the boys of Wash
ington on the best way to
learn basket ball.
Mr.. Tower is a member of
the rules committee, and is
an authority on the sport.
He Is one of the regular aft
ernoon speakers before The
Evening Star Boys Club,
which got in operation last
Monday, and Is growing rap
idly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07
Portions of Decision.

Portions of the courts opinion,
which comprises five typewriter
pages, follow:
THE questions to he determined
in the instant cases are:
Il. Has the director of traffic power
to make any such regulation control.
ling the actions of pedestrians upon
our streets?
2. Even if the director of traffic
has the general power to enact a reg
ulation upon the subject, is the reg
ulation here involved unreasonable.
unusual, unjust and oppressive. and
Is 1t restrictive of or in violation of
the rights of personal liberty guar
anteed to every citizen by the Con-
stitution of the United States?
"Primarily the whole of what is
called the police power of the State
resides in the State itself, to be ex.
ercised whenever necessary by it's
Legislature, and when any part of
this power is conferred by the Leg.
islature upon municipality, or upon
any other subordinate agency. no
Continued on Page 9 Column o1
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w EATHER.
L. q IL

u. :. NtaIhef BureaU ForeCast.1
Fair and slightly colder tonight;
minimum temperature about 30 de-
GreeS: tomorrow increasing cloudiness
Temprratures-tIig 53. at 2:30
pm. yesterday: lowest, "a. at 100 m.
today. Fun report on page {.
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ICE SPANS NIAGARA.

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New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
THINKS YANKEE DOODLE
 SPRANG FROM THE DUTCH
w. I. Endicott, Student of Arch geology and Languages, Ex-
 presses Opinion

Cherokee. Iowa, Oct. R-w. I. Endicott, student of archaeology and of languages, believes that Yankee Doodle" originated in the Nether- lands. He says the words of the song came from "Yonk Heer Doodle" an old Dutch air.
 "Yonk Heer Doodle" Mir. Endicot states. was intended as a contribu- ton to annoy the yonk heers or young lords. In America 1t is SUD- posed to have been first rendered by a British drum corps. largely for the purpose of giving the American New Amsterdam contingent a mili- tary rating founded on ridicule The name Yankee is American-Indian, a corruption of 'Yonk Heer' by the aborigines who inhabited the vicini- ty of New Amsterdam.
 "The Indians. accustomed to hearing the Dutch citizens greet each other as 'Yonk Heer' arrived at the deduction that all white men were Yong Heer.' Yankee was the best they could make of it."
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
Creditors Seek Right
 To Attach Property

New Haven, Oct. 1 P-A peti- ton to attach personal property of the Scharmett Brothers as assets in bankruptcy proceedings against Scharmett Furniture Company. Inc, of Ansonia will be filed with referee in bankruptcy Hadley. it was stated at the first meeting of the creditors yesterday.
 Efforts have been made to trace s69,00 worth of assets between the time Harris Scharmett turned the bushes over to his three sons last January. A discrepancy of s6O,O0O was found on the books.
 Harry G. Weinberg was appointed trustee. A petition for an order to have the Flint Company of Danbury turned over to the trustee was filed. This company was recently formed by George Scharmett and s10,000 worth of furniture is said to have been transferred to it by the Schar- melt Company.
 Referee Hoadley said the Flint Company had no rights whatever as it had no legal means of existence. The hearing went over until Mon- day.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
AIR PORT BUILT
 ON LAKE PLANNED
City Of Chicago Is Looking
 Into the Future

Chicago, Oct. 1 GF-Out in Lake Michigan beyond Chicago's harbor breakwater, stretch of water where shorewise boats now ply will some day be punctuated by an is- land airport.
 The isle, now taking form on park board blueprints will be the focal point of the nations air traffic, city planners believe, and it will be the "farthest east point on Chicago's S reclaimed lakeshore.
 Push Back Lake
 Breakers which once tossed their spray at the edge of Michigan ave- nue already have been pushed back almost mile to provide a broad municipal park where Field Mu- scum and Soldiers field now rear their columns. Opposite this new shoreline, stretching southward from the business district, a chain of artificial islands is being built
 These islands will be parks, link ed by bridges to form an ultra outer drive.
 A siXty-seven acre strand opposite Soldiers field, the northermost of these islands, will be q temporary landing field at the time of the Army-Navy football game this fall, where military and naval airmen will come to earth and from which they will rise in maneuvcrs during the gridiron contest.
 Coordinated Traffic
 Outside this island will stand the artificial insular rectangle which is to be Chicago's airport of the future.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
S5,000 in Gold Teeth
 Keep Him From Football

Moosehcart, III, oct. 1 P(- Teeth of gold and porcelain costing $5,00O will prevent William Law renee, 16-year-old Mooseheart stu dent from playing football this year.
 Officials of the City of Child hood" fear the danger of having his teeth broken by bump on the mouth and have forbidden him to play or even practice.
 Due to misshapen bones in his mouth, his teeth did not meet, de- priving him of the ability 10 chew food properly. Surgery reshaped his jaws and each tooth was crowned with porcelain and gold, enabling him 10 bits and chew.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
Garages Attached to
 Trains for Commuters

London, Oct. 1 CP-Garages are to be attached to London surburban railway and underground stations for the use of commuters. A charge Of @ shilling a day will be made to rail- way season ticket holders, and about 60 cents to others.
 The innovation Is expected to in crease the amenities of suburban life. enabling persons living considerable distances from the railways to reach the stations without dependence upon tramcars, buses or taxicabs.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01

It is to be 2,5oo feet wide and seven blocks long. Flanl4ng it on the north and west will be the munich pal pier. center of the city's lake traffic, and the railroad lines which link land traffic to the air as they now link it to the water.
 On the edges of the airport will be site for hangars, and the port will have east-west and north-south run ways where planes may land and take off. Municipal aero and har- bor commissions are aiding the park board in the project.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01

The visitor, therefore. is unpre- pared for the floral treat that is pro- vided when he views for the first time the private park of Samuel Yaggy, county attorney of Hamilton county.
 The park is replete with virtually every specimen of flower, tree or fruit that may be grown in the tem- perate zone. DurAg the summer months and to Nmited extent in the winter, flowers of a hundred varieties compete with their vivid hues and scents.
 Although MT. Yaggy established the park only as a diversion for his spare hours. 1t has developed into a laboratory for the semi-arid acres of western Kansas.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
Oasis of Plant Life
 Found in Dry Sectors

Syracuse. kans., Oct. 1 GP-Mon- otonous miles of short grass, sage brush and sand meet the eyes of the westbound automobile tourist before they are relieved by the three shaded streets of Syracuse, an oasis in fast-disappearing vestige of what school children of five decades ago knew as the Great American Des- ert."
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01

Neuest Felts: imported Feks from Ger nn,J, 9talJ, Cyrcho Slo- s1Jad Doms3ic ,nool and Felt Hnta 9n hqpes to please erJ h9eTrrce cnd fl e~J tace.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01

Sn.o5teSt Colors: Nj eerschaam, Todn Congo Oak. Wood, Broun, Rosewood, Hoae Gr-n, Vnza, Valencia Blsae, Chdnci Rd cd 9naax HnA
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-01-14
Play Rehearsals Tax
Patience and Tempe,

Rehearsals are trying periods. Ev
erybody seems to be wearing his
nerves outside his skin. The question
whether the actor should take three
steps to the right and pause with his
left hand on the back of a chair, cen.
ter, before proposing to the heroine
or whether he should do ii from the
hearthrug with his left elbow on the
manteIpiece, may threaten the friend
ship of q lifetime.
The author wants him 10 do il from
the hearthrug--is convinced that from
there and there only can he convey to
the heroine the depth and sincerity Of
his passion. The producer Is positive
that true gentleman would walk
around the top Of the table and do II
from behind u chair. The actor
comes to the rescue He feels" he
can do 1t only from the left-hand bot
tom sorner Of the table.
"Oh, well, Ii you feel as strongly
about 1t as all that, my dear boy"
says the producer, that ends 1t. It's
you who've got to play the part"
do you know" says the author, IL
think he's right 1t does seem to
come better from there"
The rehearsal proceeds. Five min.
utes later the argument whether fa-
ther would naturally curse his child
before or after she has taken of her
hat provides a new erisis.--JeronIe X.
Jerome, In Harper's Magazine.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-01-14
HAVE WE TOO MANY LAWS?

Is at all possible that the large number of committed in
this rather than
laws 1t might appear with such multiplicity Of lawo
which enforced and attempt made them
that with laws taken seriously In Of the large
number Of laws vetoed by Gov Donahey Ga number OF them later
passed his the last volume of laws turned by the Ohio
legislature had than 500 and large number of
laws added Then remember Ohio Is but the
that thousands
nothing what
gress does SO laws that venture there sell
dom found of the land
example there law against splitting the sidewalk Some
just take of the number of sP And
and no special effort made to enforce them.
IT is awful thing to have admit but it
theless that crimes committed this
ton to those of other with far laws Were
bic throw all laws heap then them
practical enforceable believe would
Suits but with laws png up the thousands everv
Year, the situation becoming and peplexng
dtions apparently growing
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-01-14
Rural Dale
Vim. E. Standiford Dies

After an illness of several weeks
from a complication Of diseases,
William E. Standiford, aged 67
years, passed away at his home here
at Rural Dale Monday at 2:30 p. m.
Mr.. Standiford is survived by his
wife, one daughter Mrs. Winona
Drake, wife of George Drake, and
one grandchild Ruth, of near Muse
vile; also four sisters as follows:
Mrs. James Downey of near here;
Mrs. Frazier of Charlottesville; Mrs.
William Elliott, Mrs. Eli Burr, the
last two of near McConnelsville, and
one brother, James Standiford some
where in the west. Mr.. Standiford
was a very Industrious man, always
at work until his health failed. The
Standiford family were very de-
sirable people. to have in the vicin-
ity, and the deceased was always
ready to do a good turn for his
neighbors, and will be greatly miss
ed by all who knew him. The fu-
neral services were conducted at the
Rural Dale Baptist church Wednes
day at 1890 o'clock, Rev. Ira
Cooper officiating. Burial was made
in the Allen cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-01-14
Relics of Pagan Days

Not everybody knows that every
time he or she writes down the name
Of the day of the week, the name OF a
Pagan god or goddess Is being perpetu-
ated. When England passed under
the sway Of the Norsemen the people
largely adopted the Morse system OF
gods, fitting them in to the nearest
corresponding planet or deity Of the
Roman calendar. So the Day Of Mars
the Roman god Of war-turned into
THUS daeg or day-Tu being the
Morse god of war; the Day of Mercury
into Woden's daeg, Jupiter's day into
Thor's day, and the Day Of Venus
into the Day of Freya, the Morse god
dess of love, corresponding with We
nus Whether Saturn's day remained
as 1t was or turned into the Day of
Saeter, we don't know for certain But
the Suns day and the Moons day are
obvious.