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Evening star., 1926-12-14
Inconvenient, Says
Race Track Builder,
Denying He's Dead
By the Associated Press.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Decem-
Der 14.-Calling at the Associated
Press Office today In support of
denial, entered last night, that he
Is dead, c. NJ. Waite, race track
builder, Of Jacksonville and New
York, complained that ut is terri
bly, inconvenient to die while you're
at work and not know anything
about 1t until you read the paper"
Mr.. Waite was busy putting fin
track here on Kennedy Park race
track here when dispatches from
Miami Beach reported that body
washed ashore there had been
partially identified as his"
II did lot of work yesterday for
a man that has been drowned"
Mr.. Waite said. II knew nothing
about II until I read the paper and
friends began calling at my house
to find out about the report"
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Bank Drops No. 13.

NEW YORK, December u P).-
The board of directors of the Sea
mems Bank for Savings, after gravely
considering the warning Of an ancient
mariner depositor that the address,
rs Wall street, added up to ID, has
adopted a motion to change 1t to No.
"a. The building covers both lots.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
SUPREMACYIOF j. S.
IN AIR PROPHES|ED
Hoover Says Civilian Planes
Are Developing Faster Than
Officials Had Hoped.

A picture of United States
supreme in air services. with private
pilots and planes forming an invalu-
able adjunct to the air forces OF the
military arms of the Government was
drawn today by Secretary of Com
merce Hoover.
Declaring that the Commerce De-
partment plans to facilitate air trans
portation have progressed far beyond
the hopes of officials, Mr.. Hoover sald
that as soon as contracts for the air
mail service are let by the Post Office
Department. the nation will nave
between 5000 and 5000 miles or
privately operated airways. This
total, he said. is expected to reach
10, 900 miles by July ], 1927. all 10
have the ground, map and inspection
service of the Commerce Department
and ultimately to be equipped with
the new radio beacon signals that are
being tried out at College Park, Md.
Mileage Is Increased.
Original department estimates pro-
vided for 1900 miles Of regularly op-
Grated airways to go into service dur
ing the next fiscal year, but estimates
have been raised to 10000 miles on
the basis of development since the
estimates were drawn. The depart
rnent is asking $4,000,000 to provide
lights, plane inspection, emergency
landing fields, maps and radio beacons.
The studies made by the department.
Mr.. Hoover said, all indicate that q
large demand for fast airplane and
express service exists, principally be-
tween large cities, such as New YORK
and Chicago. In addition a large de-
mand exists in the vast spaces or the
West. where the time factor in trans
portation is q vital one.
Mr.. Hoover predicted that the de
velopment of air navigation In
America will be in the direction OF
supplying air and express transport
rather than in transportation OF pas
sengers, which is the chief business
of the subsidized European aircraft
operating companies. In this connec-
tion the Commerce Secretary said
that. although the Philadelphia Wash
ington air service operated during the
latter months of the Philadelphia
Sesquicentennial Exposition was not
a financial success, the line may be
continued through Georgia to New
Orleans.
Subsidies i'm Europe.
Mr.. Hoover drew parallel between
European privately operated air serv-
ices and the future development of
privately operated routes in this coun-
try. All the privately operated
routes in Europe are subsidized. he
said, while 1--WE are trying to build
them up without subsidy by the Gov
ernment." One commercial service in
the South and several in the West
are now on a commercially profitable
basis.
Mr.. Hoover saw no interocean pas
senger service development in the
near future.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
FAIRFAX BODY TO MEET.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
FAIRFAX, Va, December 1.-THE
Fairfax County Chamber of Com.
merce will meet tonight at 8 o'clock
in Pioneer Grange Hall. on the Mason.
Vile road, TO consider business of the
recently appointed public utilities
commission. which has been working
on the extension of telephone and
electric light facilities in this county.
The chamber will also hear the re.
ports of the committee appointed to
interview Gov. Byrd and Chairman ii.
c. Shirley of the State highway COM
mission and the committee appointed
to meet executives Of the State Cham.
ber of Commerce in Lynchburg. -
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Today in Congress
SENATE.

Rivers and harbors bill became spe-
cial order of business.
Senator McNary of Oregon intro
duced the revised farm relief bill to
aid in handling surplus crops through
an equalization fee.
Republican conference met and rati-
fed recommendation of Republican
committee on committees in restoring
Senator Frazier CT North Dakota to
his former standing as Republican
in committee assignments.
Commerce committee continued con
sideration OF Johnson resolution re-
lating to the sale of Shipping Beard
vessels.
Smoot bill authorizing purchase Of
Pennsylvania avenue triangle for Gov
ernment buildings was favorably re-
ported and placed Oh Senate cal
endar.
Joint postal commission met To con-
slider bill relating to postal service.
HOUSE.
House continues conSidera tion of In
terror Department appropriation bill.
Representative Howard of Nebra ka
allowed Is minutes to address the
House tomorrow instead Of today.
Subcommittees Of appropria tions
committee in executive session on in
dependent oHlte, STATE, justice, Com
merce and Labor appropriation bills.
Naval affairs committee continues
hearing on comparison of the navies
of the world.
Agricultural committee considered
Jones cotton bill.
immigration committee in executive
session on bills on the committee cal
endar.
Judiciary committee in executive
session on contractors bill.
Gibson subcommittee of the House
District committee continues hearing
on District suffrage at 1880 o'clock to.
night in caucus room Of House Once
Building.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Annulment Suit Abated.

The suit of Mrs. Frances j. Howard,
J015 Tenth street southeast, who sued
Jay Howard for annulment of their
marriage on the ground of fraud, was
abated in District Supreme Court to.
day with the filing of proof of her
death December /. The suit for annul-
mlent was fled October 1. Attorney
Raymond Neudecker appeared for the
wife
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Holds Constitution Is Flexible.

Representative Houston. Republican.
of Delaware, objected that giving To-
cal residents the vote would give them
sovereignty of the District. which
would mean taking that sovereignty
away from Congress. Mr.. Rathbone
replied that there is no reason why
the flexible Constitution could not be
changed so as to provide the vote
and at the same time safeguard the
control of Congress.
Representative Hammer, Democrat,
North Carolina, said it was ''very
unjust for the people of the District
to have no authority, no right to
say how they will be governed"
Mr.. Brandenburg told the subcom-
mittee he was appearing in behalf
of a well organized committee which
had fully argued the question of ma
tional representation before both the
Senate District committee and the
House judiciary committee last April.
A great interest was manifested by
practically all of the Judiciary COM
mittee he said, apd favorable re-
port was anticipated. while a similar
report was promptly made by the
Senate committee.
"The citizens of the District are
united in this plea" he said. Through
business, civic and patriotic organi-
cations. There is no division on the
question of national representation.
although there are widely divergent
views on the question of purely local
suffrage"
Power Vested in Congress.
In stating just what the people of
Washington are asking, Mr.. Branden-
burg said:
1--WE propose amendment of the
Constitution of the United States by
inserting at the end of section 3,
Article w, the following words:
1.-The Congress shall have power
to admit to the status of citizens of
State the residents of the District
constituting the seat of the Govern
ment of the United States. created
by Article |. section 8, for the pur-
pose of representation in the Con-
gress and among the electors of
President and Vice President, and
for the purpose of suing and being
sued in the courts of the United
states under the provisions of Article
III. SECTION 2. or or,.o,so
this power the residents of such Dis
trict shall be entitled to elect one or
two Senators. as determined by the
Congress, representatives in the House,
according to their numbers as deter
mined by the decennial enumeration.
and presidential electors equal In num-
her to their aggregate representation
in the House and Senate.
1.-The Congress shall provide by
law the qualification of voters and the
time and manner of choosing the Sen
ator or Senators. the Representative
or Representatives and the electors
herein authorised. go
1.-The Congress shall have power
Evening star., 1926-12-14
NEW McNARY BILL
OPENS SENATE WAR
OVER FARM RELIEF

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1926-12-14

to make all laws which shall be neces-
sary and proper for carrying into ex-
ecution the foregoing power.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11

KEITHS THE. diminutive dan
Ger. Emma Haig, with DIN How
land and Buddy Sheppard's or.
chestra, will headline the bill at
b. +. Keitl1's Theater for the
week Of August 18th. FEATURED
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11
If You're Looking for
Entertainment

NATIONAL--There is nothing
in summer like good laugh, and
for that very reason, the National
Theater Players, under the direc-
ton of Clifford Brooke. are
mounting next week, beginning
Monday, "Applesauce." the Barry
Corners comedy of lad who
"four-fltished'' his way tot success.
The usual fine scenic equipment
will be accorded "Applesauce'
that has marked all previous Ma.
tional Players productions, with
of course the old favorites, Percy
Winter, Romano Calender, Rhea
Dively. Dorothy Tierney, Mrs.
Hubbard and Charles Hampton in
roles OF chief interest.
"Applesauce" is typical Ameri-
can and one Of those wise
cracking" plays Of which We
have had many during the past
season and a half.
Bargain matinees, Wednesday
and Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" Vic.
torien Sardou's celebrated stage
play for Sarah Bernhard, and
generally regarded as an out.
standing classic OF modern drama.
has been superbly produced by
Paramount as q photoplay and.
with q cast Of remarkable note,
including Blanche Sweet, Neil
Hamilton, Arlette Marchal, Matt
Moore, Gustav Won Seyffertitz,
Earle Williams, Arthur Edmund
Carewe, Julia Swayne Gordon,
Sojin ard others, will be given
its first presentation at Loew's
Columbia for the week starting
this afternoon.
Diplomacy" represents the lat.
est example of the directoral
artistry Of Marshall Neilan. The
original Sardou play has been
intensely modernized and adapted
by Benjamin Glazer.
Miss Sweet has the role Of
Dora, daughter Of the impover-
ished Marquise de Zares, who sud-
denly falls under suspicion, q few
days after her marriage to a
young English diplomat, of hav.
ing conveyed to a Russian Boil.
shevist agent q certain -iecret
treaty between China and Eng.
land.
The management of Loew's
Columbia has arranged to supple
ment first Washington presenta-
tions of Diplomacy" with q fine
group of added program subjects,
including a short comedy, the In
ternational Newsreel pictures and
the Columbia. Symphony Orches-
ira, under the direction of Leon
Brusilof.
METROPOLITAN--The bill for
next week at Crandalls Metro
politan will boast two outstand.
ing features Of commanding
merit. The screen feature will
be William Fox's production Of
Zig Leaves" in which George
O'Brien and olive Borden are
cast in the title roles. The stage
offering will be supplied by the
LOOMS Twins.
Zig Leaves" moves quickly
and logically from scenes OF nat
uraI beauty to the sophisticated
splendors Of an ultra-fashionable
gown shop. Here the modest lit
tie Eve. wife Of small business
man, is tempted into a COM
promising situation by a modern
serpent, a part ably enacted by
Phyliss Haver. Even mere man
Continued on Page 22l
The St. Paul echo., 1926-03-06
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

During the past four weeks colored have been
carrying varied accounts of the union nonunon of the highly
notorious couple known the Leonard Kip Rhnelander
In nearly all these accounts the stories have been admitted to
be and hardly story has been duplicated 9TH
This weeks exchange list shows two stories about the affair."
One says that claims Alice and Kip the point of
leaving for Italy together after having effected complete
citation The other that Alice Jones Rheander about
for amoy and separation and that the couple has not been
together since before the trial contrary false reports
Obviously when stories of these widely varying contexts
simultaneously there to believe that they
have been written not for complete knowledge of the facts but
from merest conjecture That being true and in consideration of
the nature of this the wiser editorial policy would to be
to refrain from giving the matter any publicity at ALL
is violation of journalistic ethics to give public record to
stories based conjecure journalistic policy to fea
criminal filthy Let the dead past bury it's dead
the Sans and the Rhnelandes remain in the limbo of the past
gone they succeed in eectng reconcaans after the
fortunate publicity which court trials have given he let the
stories wait until the reconciliation is indeed established fact
Then and not BEFORE should the befet kind of item be
directed the attention the reading public which, would
like to believe, prefers clean to tainted news.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-03-06
LOCAL SECRETARY
REPLIES TO PORTER
SHANNON'S LETTER
(Continued from mage II

Continued from page u
resentative Plan had proven a sue
cess. And Mr.. Shannon with all the
rest of "the type" were down in the
Yards speaking at this meet" be-
hind closed doors, so after their
challengers had left the city, they
could come out in the open, and
make it appear through the press
that they had accepted the challenge.
He goes on with what he feels he
owes the people in the cities, the rail-
roads and the Pullman Company;
while if he hau any true sense of his
debt to all those mentioned, he would
explain, or attempt to do so, why his
activities among other groups came
to such a sudden termination as soon
as the Pullman Company took over
the G. N. Sleeping Cars and he be-
came an employee of that company.
Reasons Untenable.
He begins to explain that he tried
to organize the porters but because
he failed to do so, assumes as all
failures do, that it can not be done
and allows that to stand as a reason
why the boys should swallow the
Representative Plan, hook, line and
sinker. He also in his weak way of
reasoning tries to give the causes
why men organize, but his reasons
are so child-like, and he so palpa bly,
repeats what he has heard, that any
one reading it will readily see that he
is hardly able to find thought which
can be construed as his own.
In mentioning outsiders who come
in to organize the group, l should
like to ask Mr.. Shannon, what has
he as an "insider" done toward bet
tering the working conditions of the
porters or to increase their wages?
Also whose interests would the ones
who are fostering the Representative
Plan be most likely to serve? Since
it is reasonable to assume that a
plan made by the Company, fostered
by the Company, and all its functions
directed by Company officials in some
capacity, and since the men have
! tested, in good faith, all it's func-
lions, and found that it was imprac-
ticable, is there any better reason
that the porters should come togeth-
er and form plans, engage a COM
petent man to direct those plans
which they have done in the forming
of the brotherhood?
The Why of Randolph.
The brotherhood happens to be ar
organization by the porters and fol
the porters, and there are no Negro
leader or leaders in the idea of organ
ization of an outside union. But
The St. Paul echo., 1926-03-06
FISK STARTS AGAIN

Fisk University out of the tense situation which has been
gripping it. out of the travail which bore student strike and the
resignation of President Mckenzie has been furnished with
pilot
For people Fisk has been sort of educational sweet
heart and her recent decline has caused deal of both sad and bad
feeling The terminating months of the Mckenzie regime have
caused caners which will not be cured the student
body, in the alumni and in interested outsiders.
But that stage is past The school entering into another
it's periods With what remains of loyal faculty. with
nucleus of students having the desire for cooperation and with
president who will sincerely hope into his work high
ideals courage and technical ability Fisk should ahead
The incumbent of the executive office is comparatively
untred He going task that will require WISDOM TACT
and for it's completion How well he will succeed is
this time nothing than conjecture We hope that he will
have tremendous He be assured that he
the good will of hosts of people with him. and that his
forward looking program will be heartily sanctioned
The St. Paul echo., 1926-03-06

feasibility Of the plan in public, we
will hire the hall, and pay for ad-
vertising, and undertake to publicly
prove that the Pullman Representa-
tive Plan is failure, always has
been one, and always will be one,
and that the B. S. C. P. is the most
reasonable idea ever put over by any
large group of our people.
After learning the truth as it now
stands, we are very glad to note that
any advice our group by any one who
is failure, who has accepted a job,
or pay for leading the groups inter-
ests to the benefit of themselves per-
sonally is taken with a grain of
salt, or openly ridiculed. Any one
who is honestly interested in know
ing the full details of the failure of
the Representative Plan can find it
fully explained in the February
Messenger.
(Signed
PAUL L. CALDWELL,
Local Secretary and Treasurer,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-03-06
~IN THE REALM
4 Of -:
\>lubdOrn

The 18th Ward Civic Club, Mime
apolis, held it's regular monthly
meeting, Monday, March 1, at the
seth st. Branch Library. After a
very good program the club went in
to it's annual election of officers.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: Mr.. E. B.
James, president; Mr.. E. H. Payne,
vice president; DR.. M. w. Judy,
treasurer; Mr.. 1. L. Moore, secretary.
The next meeting will be held the
first Monday evening in April, be-
ginning promptly at $3.50. All are
requested to be present.
The Everywoman Progressive
Council, will meet Thursday evening,
March II, at the home of Mrs. E.
Erwin, GIT Rondo St., promptly at
1880.
The Tri Art Coterie club met at
the home of Miss Muriel Alexander,
Wednesday evening.
The Minneapolis Sunday Forum
will hold it's regular meeting at
Phyllis Wheatley House, Sunday,
March 7, at $3.50 P. M. An interest
ing program will be rendered.
The luncheon given by the Pas
tors Aid Society of St. James A. M
E. church, Wednesday, was decid,
ed success. The parsonage, at ABS
Jay St., where the luncheon was
served was tastefully arranged with
prettily decorated tables and the
delicious meal was enjoyed by many
All who were present look forward
to another such treat in the near flu
ture.
Mr.. Chas. Miller reports his min
strel boys are doing very well. 1t is
being sponsored by the Thrystel
club.
The Maids and Matrons club met
with Mrs. Gale Hilyar, Minneapolis
Wednesday afternoon, March 3. Mrs
Adina Gibbs, Mrs. Abram Harris an6
Miss w. Gertrude Brown were guests
of the club.
The Leslie Lawrence Post of the
American Legion entertained theil
members and friends on Wednesda!
evening at the Legion Headquarters
Robert St. Progressive whist wa
the feature of the evening. MIR
Curtis Raymond won first prize, Mrs
Gladys Harris, second prize, ant
the consolation went to Mrs. Ceci
Lewis. Refreshments were served.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-03-06
TIGER FLOWERS, MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION

Much has been sad and will be about the garnerg of
the middewegh boxing title by Negro "Tger Flowers.
He is good they say churchgoer, and reputable
citizen of his home community He is boxer by trade and
gentleman by nature He u.s. to loosely the words of certain
sports WRITER'S r above the level of the usual conenders for
boxing titles
The record of Flowers peases the bulk of his people,
those who do not approve the boxing profession Coming into
the spotlight shortly the rather shameful demise Sikh
Flowers and his record bring sort pleasant taste the mouths
spectators He very different and far credable
outpost of physical prowess than the Senegalese
To him. power May his ideas of personal conduct not
change for the And with the selfish pride of achieve
ment may white hope have hard job unbalancing the
middleweight
The St. Paul echo., 1926-03-06

property loss and the possible injury of persons is the creation
racial i'll will and aggravaon of condition it presumably
designated to remedy.
There be obvious solution of the problem But way
out no doubt be found has been possible adjust similar
difficulties in other cities The primary requirement is coopera-
ton on the part of the sensible and gtnded leaders of the
two There organizations City that have for
their principal aim the establishment harmonious race relations
Why should not this particular question have and per-
stent attention until fair and amcabe plan of settlement has
been worked out?
Kansas City Star (white)
The St. Paul echo., 1926-03-06

will say that when the porters de-
cided to form themselves into an
economic group, there was the COM
mon sense to intelligently go about
getting man who could not be
bought, or frightened into quitting,
and hence Mr.. Randolph. Judging
from the past experiences of using
insiders and failures, and would
be spokesman of our people, who
have used the privilege granted them
by our various groups to lead them
in some agitation for better condi-
lions, listening to their lectures, and
reading their letters of advice, we
have heretofore watched them get a
job for themselves, get a few dol
lars in their pockets, an appointment
or election to some Office, and then
look around to find that they need
move away from their own people to
forget they exist. 1t showed the
spirit of the New Negro and wise
consideration that a man like Mr..
Randolph was chosen.
Now Mr.. Shannon thinks that it
will do no good even if the men Or
ganize ninety-nine per cent. But
when one looks around under ones
very nose, it takes only the common
sense of child to see the fallacy of
such a statement. Ask about the
Pullman Conductors, the 500 Line
Sleeping and Dining Car Employees.
The G. p. R. employees, all function
ing on the same basis as the other
unions of the country. That alone
should prove how little Mr.. Shannon
knows about what he is trying to ad-
wise about. And when he tries to
explain about the Representative
Plan and it's functions, he shows
even more ignorance of actual Or
ganization.
Debate Wanted.
And in conclusion l state emphati-
cally that if Mr.. Shannon can get
himself clothed with Pullman author
ity, and they will debate with us the
The St. Paul echo., 1926-03-06

see the salvation of the Lord. Selah. !"
The services last Sunday were well
attended and enjoyed. The Offering
for the day was $4,000. A,
The church held its fourth annual
banquet on Tuesday night, March 2,
which was splendidly attended and
the program was highly enjoyed.
1.-THE outcast Christ becomes King
of Kings" is the subject of the pas
tors sermon tomorrow morning.
Testimonies and communion will con-
stitute the service in the evening.