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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
AMBASSADOR-'The Sporting Lover.

Conway Tearle and Barbara Bed
ford, supported by Ward Crane and
Arthur Rankin, are the principal play
ers in First Nationals production Of
1.-THE Sporting Lover" to be shown
at Crandall's Ambassador Theater the
first three days Of next week, begin
ming Sunday afternoon. The story
was adapted from the famous Drury
Lane melodrama, Good Luck" and
contains thrilling scenes Of the Eng
lish Derby The bill will be augment
ed by short reels apd pipe organ num-
bers.
Wednesday and Thursday, Frank
Lloyd's production of 1.-The Splendid
Road" with Anna Q. Nilsson, Lionel
Barrymore, Robert Frazer. Gladys
Brockwell, Pauline Garon. Dewitt
Jennings, Marceline Day and Edward
Earle, supplemented by Cliff Bowes III
Hold 'er Sheriff.; Friday. Emory
Johnston's production, THE Nonstop
Flight" thrilling drama Of the air,
together with Ralph Graves in Mack
Sennett's Take Your Time a special
reel. "In Old Virginia." and Topics
Of the Day; Saturday. Claire Windsor
and Owen Moore, in Money Talks"
a Metro Goldwyn Offering. supplement
ed by Bobby Vernon, in Broken
China" a Grantland Rice Sport
light" and 1.-The Radio Detective,
No G.
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CAROLINE.

Sunday, "Clash Of the Wolves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30

This day when the Merchants the Hill Forget Profits
its better than bargain EVENTS opportunity for you
obtain Merchandise great deal less than
their regular prices The Merchants who participating
Economy Sale day have pledged themselves offer only Merchan
disc of First Quality such price reductions that they will
compel attention.
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London's Organ Grinders

London. --(AP)-Unemplo cx-
service men have supplanted Italian
organ grinders in the streets of Lon
don. A Fascist 'edict withholds
passports from organ grinders be-
cause such means of livelihood
derogates from the prestige of
Fascist Italy.
'There were nearly 1000 Italians
crankins organs in London before
the war. Now there are only three
or four says Luigi Pesaresi. who
has been making hand organs and
canned music for fifty years.
Nearly 400 hand organs continue to
moan in the narrow canyons of Lon
don streets. but the Italians with
their performing monkeys and bears
are back at home practicing the
Fascist salute,
In their places are blinded or
crippled war veterans. Occasionally
an ex-officer with a black mask over
his face stands stiffly at the handle
of an organ. Other organ grinders
bring their wives or children to
stand by them and collect pennies.
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Fight Still Holds
(contInued from Page One

disturbed over the rumors of White
House influence against Brookhart.
However, denial that the President
had expressed any wishes in the case
was made by Senator Butler, Repub-
llcan, Massachusetts. chairman of the
Republican National Committee,
Senator Curtis, the Republican lead
er, and others. During much Of the
discussion today Frank w. Stearns,
personal friend Of the President, sat
in the gallery in the Presidents
row.
The claim of Senator Brookhart to
his seat was defended by Senators
Reed, Pennsylvania, and Bingham,
Connecticut, Republicans, and it was
assailed by Senator George, Demo-
GRAFT, Georgia, who declared that even
If Brookhart is given every vote that
he claims, Steck will have a majority
of % votes.
An effort was made by Senator
Bingham to have the whole case re-
ferred back tos the Senate elections
committee for reconsideration but no
action was taken on his motion.
Both he and Senator Reed declar-
ed the majority of the committee in
recommending the unseating of
Brookhart had not followed the laws
VI AOWdp "HlCLl Was u klUldllOu OI
state rights.
Senator Bingham characterized as
"a spacious plea" the majority's de-
claration that 1t had followed the
intent of the voter" rather than the
law, adding that there was no pre-
cedent for such action.
Senator George declared Steck had
"honorably beaten" Brookhart and
that the only reach question at issue
was the charge that the committee
had adopted one rule for one precinct
and another for four or five others.
The committee did this, he declared.
because the official representatives of
both Brookhart and Steck had agreed
to this plan among themselves and
the committee accepted it.
He said Brookhart did not question
this agreement until he saw he had
lost and then he came forward with
this charge after the case had been
closed
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N. E. Coal Dealers
Elect at Worcester

Worcester, Mass, April S-(AF3s-
The annual election of officers of the
New England Coal Dealers Assoeia-
ton which took place here today re-
suited in the reelection of President
w A. Clark of Boston for his 18th
consecutive term.
Other officers chosen were: as
Treasurer. G.. A. Sheldon. Green
Held, Mass; secretary, c. Il. Elder,
Amherst: executive secretary. E. II.
Clark, Boston; vice presidents. j. -.
Miller, Portland. Me-; ii. A. Osgeod,
Nashua. y. H; \. Il. Pierce, Burlirg-
ton, vt: Il. 4. Wilson, Lowell, Mass:
and G. l.. Miner, Providence: executive
committee, Harold Putnam. Brattie-
boro, VT; c. c. Young, Worcester; II.
s. Hayes. Newport, r. l.: II. C. I'D
wards, Auburn, Ne: q. l. Kirstead,
Hartford, Conn: and NJ r. MooSe,
Manchester. \. H; national councillor.
United states Chamber of Commerce,
II. r. Davis. Woonsocket. r. 1. ga
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BEGIN PROBE
Continued from Page One)

Terence today. being confined to his
room here with severe cold.
The charges against the New Bed
ford pastor We're said at the confer
ence today to be based on his alleged
friendship for a young woman in a
Rhode Island town. The matter was
brought to the attention of the confer
ence by the district superintendent,
Robert l.. Roberts of New Bedford.
The Rev. Mr.. Holmes and his coun-
sci, Ernest Laycock, also of New Bed
ford, gave out statement late today
relative to the pastors course of ac-
ton. 1t said that they would fight the
charges to the last. The New Bedford
pastor said that he understood a dele
cation from his parish would attend a
session of the conference tomorrow
and would present petition signed by
1900 residents of the city asking that
he be returned to the New Bedford
church for another year.
Attorney Laycock announced that
he planned to return to New Bed
ford and later to Boston to protect
the Rev. Mr.. Holmes interest in an
action now before the grand Jury of
Suffolk County.
The next move of the investiga ting
committee of the church will be con-
sidered at a bearing to be given the
Rev. Mr.. Holmes tomorrow morning.
1t was learned that there was pos
sibility that a committee may go to
New Bedford to continue its investi-
cations and examina ton of witness
es.
IL was said that probably no action
would he taken on the charge for at
least two days. IT is understood that
a large number of witnesses viii be
examined.
While the names of the investigat
Ing committee have not been made
public officially, several of them be-
came known to the delegates today.
The committee includes Rev. John
Buckley OF Brocllton, Mass: Rev.
John W. Annus of East Weymouth.
Mass; Rev. Robert A. Colpitts of Fab
River. Mass; Rev. Earl e. Stormy of
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Barred from Mails
Continued from Page one)

today that the magazine had been
submitted to the postal authorities
prior to mailing on March rs and that
no complaint had been received then
or up to the present time. He said
that he had not been notified of the
barring of the magazine officially but
as soon as he was he would demand
hearing.
"When I was In Boston where
won a court victory over the Watch
and Ward Society which had had the
magazine barred from sale there" he
said, Il received rumors that an at
tempt would be made as an act of
revenge to have the magazine stopped
in the mails. AS a matter of fact,
the magazine cannot be barred from
the mails as there are no more
copies to be allied. Our regular mail
ing was on March 25 and since that
time all remaining copies have been
disposed Of in regular newsstands
sales"
Arthur Garfield Hayes. attorney for
the publisher, said that as the matter
had come to a court hearing in Bos-
ton and the magazine had been given
a clean bill of health there. I'VE are
feeling pretty comfortable" He eX
pressed the opinion that the maya
zine would be given a hearing and
that satisfactory. decision would be
reached.
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House Takes Up
Naval Measure for
Spending S05,OOO,O0O

Washington. April S--(AP)-Tukh.
ing It's attention to aviation, tie
house laet today began consideration
Of the bill which would authorize an
expenditure of sS5,OO0, 900 during the
next 1--WE years OF new equipment -foar
the naval air service. Debate was
limited to four hours and a vote Is
expected tomorrow.
The measure. which proposes tie
first comprehensive building prograni
for navy aviation ever before con-
gress, would provide at the end 81
five years 1000 new airplanes and
two dirigibles, each three times the
size of the wrecked Shenandoah. >
A program for the army air services
has been approved by the military
committee and is expected to come
up for house action before the end or
the session. ~
Urging favorable action on the ma
val proposal, Chairman Butler of the
naval committee, which approved ii,
said, the time had come for congress
to adopt a continuing policy in re-
gard to naval aviation construction.
Representative Pou, of North Car
DINA, ranking Democrat on fine
rules committee, urged that the bill
be given right of way in the house,
explaining that he reluctantly had
found it necessary to support Il
When we see the nations of the
world preparing for war; he con-
tinued, I'VE may as well be frank
and say that we, too, should prepare
Insofar as the nations of Europe can
get the money, they are strengthen
ing their armies and navies
Il used to have hopes that some
day we could find the way to peace.
But L no longer have those foolish
illusions. 1 see not one bright spot
on the world horizon. ~
1--WE have fallen back further tina n
the place from which we GAME
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Phone Girl Sticks
Continued from Page One

IN names when friendly hands drag
ged the girl from her post of duty.
The telephone exchange, with the
general offices of the Pike Manufac-
turing Company, was on the second
floor of a three story wooden build
ing. During the night hours when
the calls are few, the operator is
reused by means Of bell. At four
o'clock Miss Kimball was awakened
when H.. S. Bryant, sales manager
of the Pike Company, who had an
apartment above, ran downstairs.
She went into action Immediately.
The main office of the telephone
company at Woodsville was notified
Of the fire first, then the local fire
department and officials of the COM
pany owning the building. The fire,
originating in the basement where
paints and oils were stored, spread
with such rapidity that flames en-
veloped the entire building in a few
seconds. Bryant. returning after
carrying his wife to safety, was
barely in time to drag Miss KimbalI
from her chair and down the STAIR
way before the room was ablaze. The
girl collapsed from the strain Of her
experience. She was burned slightly.
Miss Kimball, whose home Is in
North Haverhill, has been employed
by the company for six months, al
ways as night operator. 1t was her
first position. The exchange was de-
molished and tonight a temporary
exchange was installed in the bag
gage room Of the Boston and Maine
Railroad station. In addition to the
large building which housed gen.
eral store, business Offices, an enter
tainment hall and apartments as
well as the telephone exchange, two
warehouses and a garage containing
nine automobiles were burned. The
loss was estimated at $125,000.
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Spanish Airmen
Reach Cairo, Egypt

Cairo, Egypt. April S-(AP)-Aft-
en- a fight of 500 miles across the
desoIate wastes of Cyrenairca in a
boiling sun, Captains GalarZa and
J. 4, Spanish aviators. engaged in
I to Manila, Philippine Islands,
I'd at the Heliopolis flying field,
Ii here, at $50 o'clock this after
noon.
They had left Bengasi at 8 A. NJ.
Captain Galarza declared the trip
was made under good conditions with
the motors functioning eXcellentIy
During the last two hours the avia-
tors rose to height OF more than
5000 feet.
Captain Estevez the third member
of the party. reached Bengasi and ex-
poets to catch up with the expedition
tomorrow. They hope TO leave, to-
sether April 10 for Bagdad.
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Telephone in Europe

Public ownership of telephone sys-
TENS seems to be on the wane in
Europe. Recently the Spanish and
Italian governments have coded their
respective states telephone systems to
private enterprise, following the ex-
ample of Greece, which took similar
action some time ago. The Polish
government has also transferred its
telephone exchanges in a number of
cities to a company in which the
state is only minority stakeholder.
In Norway, Sweden and Denmark,
where the telephone has been devel-
oped to greater extent than any,
where else in Europe. the systems are
either operated by or have been large
ly developed under private enterprise.
Washington, D. c.. Star.
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Give Up Effort
To Halt Burning
100000 Barrels Oil

San Luis Obispo, Cal, April s.
(AP)-As the second twilight of fire
and smoke settled down tonight over
the Union Oil Company tank farm near
here, six great reservoirs and at least
seven smaller tanks were burning in
the center of a flaming field of oil that
extended for two miles in one direction
and from IS feet to three-quarters of
a mile in the other.
More than 100000 barrels of oil, In
capable of being salvaged, were feed
ing the flames, with an ultimate prob
able loss in oil and equipment of up
wards Of SIS, 100000.
Two lives were sacrificed in the fire
early today when A. H. Seeber, Civil
War veteran, and his son, William F.
Seeber. were killed in an explosion
which is believed 70 have attended the
boiling over Of one of the tremendous
flaming reservoirs. Doris Seeber,
daughter of the elder man. was slight
ly injured in the blast, which demon
ished their home about 800 yards from
the blazing oil.
OIL fire experts, helpless In the face
Of the disaster, which is rated as the
greatest petroleum conffagration in the
history of the American oil industry,
believe that the flames, which broke
out when lightning struck one of the
reservoirs yesterday. will continue on
their destructive way for another four
or FIVE days. The fire cannot be SUBJ
dued, they assert. 1t must burn it
self out.
A tremendous column of dense,
blue-black smoke was rising hun
dreds of feet in the Air and was
fully three-quarters of a mile in di-
ameter.
Bursts Of fame occasionally fash
ed across its sable sides and dull,
muffled explosions that rocked the
earth sounded internationally as the
boiling, burning fluid spilled over
the edges of the reservoirs onto the
rain-soaked soil.
San Luis Creek, meanderin over
two miles of ground and at one
place running within 10 feet of the
coast highway, tonight was fam
ing ribbon of light as the burning
contents of the reservoirs and tanks
poured along its bed
In an effort to prevent the spear
head of flame crossing the highway
the main artery north and south, a
large gang of men was feverisilly
throwing up earthWorks.
To the north. along the level
Srouuu, dl least SIN IdHcll muses.
with their barns and outbuildings.
had been engulfed by nightfall. This
added disaster. however. had been
anticipated and the occupants. with
their belongings. moved out long be-
fore the sea of fire reached the
farms.
The cattle. several hundred head.
were driven to higher ground and
there, silhouetted against the night
sky. they hudd1ed in scattered
groups. terrified by the orgy of de-
struction at their feet.
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OF ten days between the time tho
charges were sustained and the new
sheriff assumed office.
me Investigation of Sheriff
Cummings
Rumors that liquor said to have
been served to guests at parties eiv-
en- by Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene l.. LaBar
who were divorced Wednesday-at
their home in Augusta was liouor
which had been seized by officials
led to an investigation of the con-
duct Of Sheriff Cummings. The in
vestlgatlon was in charge of Arthur
I'll. Field, chief of the state highway
police, and he was assisted by men
under Seth May of Auburn, deputy
federal prohibition director for Maine.
Complaint was made to the gov
ernor and council by Chief Field on
March II and that body ordered a
hearing to be held March %. Both
the prosecution and the defence &C.
cupied three days each in the pre-
sentation of the case.
Franklin Fisher of Lewiston. form
erly assistant attorney general. who
was appointed by Gov. Brewster to
investigate law enforcement condi-
lions in kennebec county, conducted
the prosecution. assisted by Charles
B. Carter of Auburn. Sheriff Cum
mings was represented by Joseph E.
F. Connolly of Portland and Ralph
W. Farris Of Augusta as counsel.
Charges of Prosecution
The state charged that liquor was
sold in the Jail, that the prisoners
became intoxicated, that gambling
was conducted in the Jail, that the
sheriff was on friendly terms with
alleged liquor dealers and the pro-
prietress of an alleged questionable
house, that the sheriff gave away liz.
uor that had been seized. that pris-
oners We're allowed to leave the Jail,
some of them being arrested for in
fractions of the law and that women
were allowed to mingle with male
prisoners in their cells.
The defense admitted that Sheriff
Cummings did give away liquor, but
only for medicinal purposes.
The defence also claimed that there
was no intoXication or gambling at
the JAIL that Sheriff Cummings was
not associated with persons alleged
to be in the liquor business, that if
prisoners were permitted to leave the
Jail it was for their own good that
if Sheriff Cummings visited an alleg-
ed questionable house it was on Of
fetal business, that conditions as to
liquor selling We're good in Kennebec
county, that only wives and relatives
called on prisoners in their cells and
that no immoral acts occurred at the
Jail.
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Education Endowments condemned


1t is commonly believed that all
education must be endowed, or it will
not be able to carry on. ] do not
myself believe this: l believe the very
contrary. that all education. to he
VITAL must be self supporting. If eslu-
cation is paid for by contemporary EFF
fort, il will more nearly approximate
the genuine needs of current life, anti
will be supplied at somewhere near
cost. An institution which cannot
furnish what the community wants
and at a price it can afford to pay.
quite deserves to go under. | do not
speak theoretically. | speak from,
long experience in education. ] have
come to believe-I have not always
believed it-that all schools of what
ever grade should be what our COM
mercial friends call "going concerns
that they should in all cases pay
their own way. The only endowment
which they may properly and safely
accept is the endowment of equip
ment,-land, building and apparatus,
and the small state favor of Alo
] have come to regard endowment
funds. both individual and institution
al, not as the benefaction which they
are commonly thought to be. but as
a distinct menace to our better life.
They seem to me the tribute which
we pay to our Incidence, our inertia,
our fear-a blight which makes auto
matte what ought to be spontan-
eous! static, what ought to dynamic:
dead, what ought to be alive. r. |
might paraphrase the famous reply
which Pinckney made to the agents OF
the French Revolution, millions for
IAfn I1Y,k fA Adj.
ute l should be tempted to pro-
claim. Millions for equipment, but
not one cent for endowment" And
should mean by this, millions for
present-day opportunity, but not one
cent for present day sluggishness.
Hanford Henderson, in the North
American Review
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Says There Is Plenty
Heathens at Home

Pawtucl1et, r. L., April S.--CAPG-
1t is safer. saner and surer to save 81
souls in so weeks than so souls in one
week, Bishop J. p. Dunlap of CleNe-
land said in an address here toddy.
lie was speaking at the annual New
England conference of the Evangelical
church
Bishop Dunlap urged his hearers TO
continue their support of foreign mis-
sions but urged them to stay at home
in heather America to do your mis-
sionary work
I'VE have a China. a Japan. in this
country. he went on. We in CIeVe-
land have an Africa therein" he said.
There is an ample field for the work
of evangelism and conversion" Per-
sonal evangelism he held should be
practiced in this country in preference
to missionary endeavor in the Far
East and Africa.
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(RrS,nifcd fran the 4ngde E+arr<)
Beauty Is A Sure Fire Bait
by Patterson Greene
by Patterson Greene

Do you think that with your looks
You have any need of hooks:
Need maid with your divine
Smile resort to rod and line:
Do you think. if you should ask It.
Any fish would shun your basket?
Angle if you will, but III
Swear the curve is more your style.
Since you're playing leads with sgd
Chaplin, you can doff that lid
Limousines will keep you shady,
Now that you're leading lady.
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female for the purpose of prostitu-
ton.
Attorney Laughlin argued that she
has already served three yeas in
prison, that she has fully expiated
her crime. that her health is impaired
and further confinement will seri-
ously affect her physical condition.
Gen. Thomas e. Hughes of Phila
delphia. an official of the Salvation
Army, testified that if the Baker,
woman is pardoned she will go to
her sisters home in New Jersey and
the Salvation Army will have super
vision over her.
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Blessings on thee. Doris Hill
You're knockout in a still!
With your sketchy dungarees
And your nifty di1npIed knees
And your hair Cts red, one hears)
That has lodged the BARRIERS shears.
Tell me, do you think you'll get
Fishes on movie set:
Maybe SO" you say. But ought
Such kind of FISH be caught?
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Providence, r. l.; Rev. Fl. III. Craw-
ford of Arnold Mills, f. l.: Rev.
George W. Manning of Bourne,
Mass; Rev. W. H. Bath of East Prov
idence, R. l.; Rev. c. e. Spaulding of
New London, Conn; Rev. John Dux-
bury of Manchester and Windsor
vile, and Rev. Robert Moore Of
Providence, r. j.
Rev. George Scrivener of Newport,
r. l., will act as judge at the hear
ing.
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A census of illiterates in the Unit
ed States will be taken within a year
by the General Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs. which is cooperating
with the Interior Department. Blu
'reau of Education. TO reduce litter
acy before the taking of the 1880 cen
sus. The Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, the American
Legion, the American Red Cross, the
American Federation of Labor, and
other organizations are lending their
aid in the movement to give every
man. woman. and child in the coun-
try at least the rudiments of an edu-
cation.
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Just As Good

You're rather young man to be
left in charge of a drug shop" said
the fussy old gentleman. Have you
any diploma ~
"Why-er-no. sir" replied the
shopman, but we have a prepara-
ton of our own that's just as good
-Everybody's Magazine for May.