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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
PHONE RATE CUT
TO Be CONSIDERED
Public Utilities Commission
Holds Additional Reduction
by Company Is Possible.

The Public Utilities Commission
today called a public hearing for
September Is to consider a further
reduction in the rates of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co.
Although the commission more
than a year ago ordered A cut in the
telephone rates of % cents q month
on unlimited residential service and
increased the calls on party lines
from 81 to 30 a month, telephone
users have not benefited because the
company contested the valuation on
which the reduction was based in
the courts. The case still is pending.
The records of the company for the
past year according to officials of the
commission show that it was unusual
Is prosperous and earned return of
more than : per cent on the valua-
ton. a cut similar to the one made
last year is possible. it was said with
out denying the company a fair re-
turn.
The valuation as fixed by the COM
mission amounted to approximately
SIS 500 900 1t has increased since the
case was taken before the courts, it
was said. to about s19 100000.
The commission granted the request
of the Capital Traction Company for
permission to discontinue its bus serv-
ice to the Rock Creek golf course.
The company offered to turn over
to the cOncessionnaire or to the di-
rector of Public Buildings and Public
Parks A bus which could be used for
continuation of the service.
The Washington,Luray bus line
was given the authority to make an
additional stop at Twenty second and
Pennsylvania avenue on inbound trips
only. and an additional northbound
car stop was ordered established on
Fourteenth street on the near side of
Narnum street. The present stop, at
Fourteenth and Cpshur streets, was
changed from the far to the near side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
MISS CANNON FAILS
IN CHANNEL SWIM
Baltimore Girl Forced Out by
Storm-Will Attempt Feat
Again Soon.

By the Assocl 3ted Press.
CAPE GRIS.N .NEZ. France, August
17-Miss Lillian Cannon of Baltimore
failed this morning in her first effort
to swim the English Channel. A sud
den storm, accompanied by thunder
and lightning. with the prospects of
still worse weather to come. forced
her to quit the water after having
been swimming for hours and 35
minutes.
Miss Cannon took to the water here
at 1855 o'clock this morning and at .
O'Clock was swimming fast two miles
out in the channel. headed toward
Folkestone, England. At that time
the clouds indicated the approach of
a thunderstorm. The sea was calm.
Suddenly. around $50 o'clock. the
storm broke, and with it came heavy
seas. The experts on the boat fol
lowing the swimmer ordered her out
of the water. She demurred. saying
she desired to keep at her task Final
". when told that it would be useless
water.
Miss Cannon plans to make another
attempt within a few days.
Miss Cannon, who is % years old
first gained fame as swimmer last
wear. when she swan from Tolchester
TO Bay Shore in Chesapeake Ray, a
distance of "a miles. She was ac.
companied by one of her Chesapeake
Bay dogs.
Since she arrived here. in Nav,
Miss Cannon had been training hard
for the attempt and had made several
long distance swims in the cold waters
of the channel She was one of the
first to congratulate Gertrude Ederle,
the 19-year-old New York girl who
crossed the waterway August s in IA
hours and 81 minutes; was the first
woman to perform the feat, and low.
cred the records Of all five men who
previously had crossed It Is Miss
Cannon's ambition to make better time
in her swim than Miss Ederle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17


MEXICO CITY, August 17.-At-
taches of the American embassy
would make no comment today on an
editorial appearing in Excelsior. a
leading Mexican newspaper. stating
in effect that Ambassador Sheffield S
trip to the United States at the pres
ent time constitutes a menace to
Mexico. They are known TO feel.
however. that the allegations are
unjustifled.
Although the Ambassador did not
talk of the Mexican religious contro-
versy before leaving for the United
States. the editorial says that he
revealed in part his intentions by
SAYING he was going home to discuss
with the White House the petroleum.
land and other laws affecting Ameri-
can interests. at time when the
petroleum and land questions have
been quieted. Mexico Is facing a
religious problem, the paper con-
tinues. and some interests in .he
United States are seeking a cause
for the. latterto- ntervenes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
$1OD,0OO,0()D FARM
CREDIT PROPOSED
Plan Reported Backed by
New York Group-President
Uninformed of Pool.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August IA 500.
00O,00 farm credit that would afford
relief to the farmers is a plan that
will soon he under consideration by
President Coolidge and several New
York bankers. 1t was reported today
Members of the firm Of J. =. Morgan
& Co. and Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
would not talk about the proposed
plan in advance Of an official invita-
ton to conference by President
Coolidge.
Otto Kahn of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
declined to discuss the relief plan.
which is understood to be in tenta.
tive shape and which will require
prolonged conferences before any def
mite action can be taken. He gave
the distinct impression that such a
plan was afoot, but as to any details
he was extremely reticent.
Some Doubt Benefit.
Thomas W. Lamont Of j. P. Morgan
& Co. was in Maine today on Vaca.
ton and there was no comment forth.
coming from the Morgan house. ex.
Cept that one OF the members of the
firm said that If there was anything
to say 1t would have to come from
President Coolidge.
Some Of the New York bankers are
quoted by the New York Times as
saying that the farmers have all the
credit facilities they now require and
that they would not he benefited by
the proposed plan. while others de-
clared that good would come Of a
serious study of the farmers
economic condition and that intelli.
gent aid should be extended to agri-
culture AS it had been to manufa cture.
Magnus W. Alexander of the indus.
trial conference board. and Owen D.
Young, chairman of the board Of the
General Electric Co, who have given
long study to the farm relief question.
are out of the city and their views
could not be obtained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
Ball Game Off;
DOuble-Header
For Tomorrow

Rain caused the cancellation of
the game scheduled for this after
noon here between the Nationals
and Detroit. The rain, which be-
gan shortly after noon. had not
ceased up to n half hour before
the game was due to begin.
A double header will be played
tomorrow, the first game starting
at 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
PARTY OF FIVE, LOST
IN WOODS, IS FOUND
Mothers and Children Located
While Praying After 12-Hour
Tramp in Rain.

e. tAe AsSCtldtcu L i-s7'
EAST DOUGLAS. Mass. August
17.-Kneeling in prayer, two women
and three children. who had been lost
In dense woods. were found huddled
under a tree early today. They had
been lost for II hours and were four
miles from where they had entered
the woods.
They were Mrs. Louis Chabot Of
Whitinsville. her two children. Louis
and Joseph. 9 and 10 years. respective
lv. and Mrs. Chabot's sisterin-law.
Mrs. Adelard Chabot, and her 9-year.
old daughter of Fall River. who are
visiting in Whitinsville.
The missing party was found by
one of a posse of more than 100 men
who had answered a call for assist
ance when it became known that the
women and children were lost. The
women were almost exhausted by the
continued tramping around in the
woods in the drenching rain as they
tried in vain for hours 10 find a path
that would lead them out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
Plot Laid in San Antonio.
LURED BY AMBITION.
Estrada Played for Large Stakes,
Officials Believe.

SAN DIEGO. Calf. August II (p).-
Desire for wealth and power and not
concern for MeXicos religious plight
was the moving force behind the plot
Of Gen. Enrique Estrada and his as
sociates to overthrow the governme mt
of Lower California, officials of that
state believe.
The plot went awry when agents
of the United States Department of
Justice and county and city officials
Of southern California took approx
mately 10 men into custody Sunday
together with large quantity of
arms and ammunition.
When one realizes the tremendous
revenue that will begin coming in
next month in the MeXicali district,
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REPORTS NAZER THREAT.
Attorney Says Mellett's Alleged Slayer
Warned Him to BE Silent

Ae a Staf Correspondent of The Star
CANTON. Ohio. August 17.-More
arrests Of men accused Of implica ton
in the murder Of Don r. Mellett. cru.
sading newspaper editor. who went to
his death because Of his campaign
against Cantons Jungle" under
world, were expected hourly IN Cleve-
land today. where Louis Mazer and
Carl Studer are under arrest.
With United States Attorney a. L.
Bernstein. who took the men into Gus.
tody. promising in Cleveland "sensa
tional disclosures. which will rock the
State of OHIO" developments were ex-
reCted here in Canton which will link
other denizens of The jungle" with
the Cold-hiooded murder Of Mellett.
Mazer. rum-runner and leading
lieutenant of Studer. described as a
king of the underworld" is going to
talk. Alread dN. il seems. both of them
have talked too much. for those in
close touch with the case declare
that evidence enough Is at hand TO
prove ConclusivelN that Mazer wa :
the mar who arranged the shooting
and brought the actual Sunmen to the
home of the murdered man.
Attorney Reveals Threat.
An interesting development in the
case came here today when Norman
E. Clark, Young attorney. former
police prosecutor. who has repre-.
sented both Mazer and Studer in
court. charged that his life had been
threatened by Mazer within the past
two weeks. and that as result his
wife. with a prematurely.bo child,
is at the point Of death.
Clarks story is that Mayer ap-
peared at his home here recently and.
in the presence Of his wife. declared
CLARK. you've been talking. If you
don't shut your mouth and watch
your step. you'll be the next fellow
TO get the same dose Mellett got
Appeals for Protection.
He appealed for protection. but
stated at the same time that there
was nothing which could involve him
in wrongdoins Since that time in
vestigators are said to have learned
that Clark's activities in behalf Of
Mazer and studer and with certain
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HERRICK is OPTIMISTIC.
Ambassador Says French Conf
dence Will Be Renewed.

NEW YORK, August II P).-Opti-
mism as to the future of France was
expressed today my Myron T. Her.
rick, United States Amba ssador, who
returned on the Homeric for a brief
vacation.
Knowing the French people as l
do" he said. Il am confident that the
French situation will straighten out
and confidence be returned in the
country on the. part of the people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
MEXICO REPORTED
SEEKING HUERTA
Extradition of Former Presi-
dent, With Estrada. May
Be Asked. Paper Says.
Pv tho A ssOciated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. August IL
The San Antonio Light says today
that Mexico will ask the United
States for the extra dition Of Adolfo
de la Huerta. former provisional
President of Mexico. and Enrique
Estrada. now in Jail at San Diego.
Calf. as alleged leader of a revolt
against Lower California. and all lead
ers who participated in the de la
Huerta revolution in 1923.
The paper quotes as its authority
Amilcar Zentella Sanchez Marmol
controller general Of Mexico under
de la Huerta and now a member of
the Chamber of Deputies. He is here
gathering information on the de la
Huerta movement.
Funds Being Investigated.
Deputy Zentella said the specific
charges will he maladministration of
funds. The Mexican government. he
said. has sent agents throughout
Mexico and the United States to in
vestisate concessions and contracts
made during the de la Huerta admin
istration and TO draw q bill showing
just where the money went.
The Mexican Congress has gathered
information which it has embodied in
measure to be deliberated on when
it meets September l. Then the
measure asking for the extradition of
all de Ia Huerta men. not on political
grounds, but as ordinary law rio-
lators will be laid before President
Gales. who will make formal request
to the United States. the Light says.
The measure is said to be the first
one ever taken by Mexico and equaled
only by the famous Dreyfus case in
France. The French Republic then
asked for Drefus' extradition from
England on non political grounds.
Plot Laid in San Antonio.
Deputy Zentella declared the recent
ly frustrated plot. in which Gen.
Estrada and $50 men were captured,
originated in San Antonio.
Three revolutionary juntas were
held in San Antonio during February
April and June" he said. They tried
to obtain funds. hut could not until
100000 was raised in various parts
Of the United States from Mexicans
Estrada tried to cross into Mexico
from July Is to July 20 and failed
On August l. he tried again and
failed and the last attempt was on
August 15."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
CORONER QU|zzED
IN HALL-M|LLS CASE
Testimony on Presence Of
Carpenter at Murder Scene
at Odds With Old Story.


SOMERNILLE. y. j., August IL
The State today continued to call Wit
nesses to sustain the charge that
Henry de la Bruyere carpenter and
Willie Stevens are guilty of the muir
ders of Rev Edward Wheeler Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. Mrs. Francis
Stevens Hall. the rectors widow. also
is charged with the crime, hut is at
liberty on hail while the men are held
without bail.
The first witness today was Charles
A. Collins. a Middlesex County deteC-
tive. who was sent to Philadelphia to
determine whether there were blood
stains on tan coat Mr.. Hall sent
there to he dyed black.
He said nothing unusual had been
noticed on the coat, but wool
shawl. he was told by the dyer,
might have had bloodstains on il
that would not show through black
dye. He said the dyer told him
Mrs Hall had never before sent
clothing to him for dyeing.
Other Places Near Her.
F'erd A. David. one of the original
investigators in the four-year- old
mystery testified that there were
four dyeing esta blishments near Mrs.
Halls home. He identified the gold :
trimmed spectacles worn by DR.. Hall
when he was killed. One by one
David took from a box that stood
beside the witness stand the panama
hat, the blood stained collar. a sock,
a garter, coat and trousers that
DR.. Hall wore when his body was
81.
tanning the clothing.
When DR.. William H. Long, the
first physician to view the bodies of
the rector and his chorister,. was
called. a long and bitter controversy
ragged over his report of the finding
He was Somerset County coroner at
that time. 1t was alleged that he
had not reported that Mrs. Mills
throat was slashed. He testified he
did report it.
Says Stevens Was There,
He said that he issued a burial
permit on the Sunday following the
Friday on which the bodies were
found. Later he learned that the
bodies had been buried on Sunday in
stead of on Monday, as he understood
it had been planned.
When DR.. Long could not recall
whom he had seen at the crabapple
tree, when he viewed the bodies. he
was asked BY Prosecutor Simpson to
look around the courtroom and see if
he could see any one who was there
He pointed out Willie Stevens. Simp-
son then asked him if Carpenter was
there, but he could not remember
that.
Simpson then read transcript of a
former examination of DR.. Long, in
which he said Carpenter was at the
crapapple tree and that Willie Stevens
walked around the bodies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
FIFTH NATION APPROVES
U. S. WORLD COURT STAND

BY the Associate Press.
The number of foreign governments
who have given assent to American
adherence to the World Court as pre-
was increased today to five
Minister Charles Hart notified the
State Department of Albanas s ap-
proval of the reservations The other
governments are Cuba, Greece. Lii
IBERIA and Uruguay.
No government as vet has refused
to concur, but most of them are with
holding a decision pending the con
ference to be held this Fall at Geneva.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
FERNALD GRAVELY I'LL.

WEST POLAND. Me. August II
(R.-Grave concern is felt for United
States Senator Bert NJ Fernald. who
is i'll of intestinal poisoning. which has
affected his heart.
Physicians said today that his con
dton was critical He had a bad
night and was unable TO take proper
nourishment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
MAzER COLLAPSES,
BUT F[ATLY DENIES
MELLETT MURDER
Direct Accusation Breaks
Nerve of Suspect Confront
ed by IroncIad Evidence.
NET OUT FOR 10 OTHERS
IMPLICATED BY ROACH
Underworld Leader Counted Upon
by Authorities to Quickly
Clear Up Mystery.


CLEVELAND Ohio. August IT,
All the iron clad" evidence that 10
eeph r. Roach, famous Chicago clean
UP attorney. has gathered in his effort
to solve the murder If Don r. Mellett
Canton publisher. early this Afternoon
WAS being hurled against the denials
of Louis Mazar. underworld character
that he committed the murder.
After he collapsed before the direct
accusation Of murder by District At
torney A. f. Bernstein. MaZer stiff
fened and stoutly denied any knowl
edge Of the crime.
IT'S lie. ! did not do it," Mazer
shouted over and over gain. Car
Studer. another Canton underworld
leader and alleged confederate Of Ma
Ter in various Illicit traffickings, was
brought before the accused ma IN
Mazer was startled TO See Studer. He
did not know his former partner in
the ownership of Canton poOlroom
was being detained in the inquiry.
Accusation Is Surprise.
The accusation that caused his col
lapse brought Mazer his first direct
knowledge that he was wanted for the
ala wing.
Mazer was nervous and agitated
when he was taken in to face his ac-
cusers. His appearance led excited
observers to believe him a narcotic
user. but this was fatty denied by
Roach
The shock of the words You are
charged with the murder of Don r.
Mellett" was declared by Roach to
have been the immediate cause of
Mazer's collapse.
CONFIDENT Of himself, apparently
Mazer was reported to have slept
we'll in the county Jail last night.
but as he walked TO the Federal
Building he became nervous.
Solution Now Hoped.
From Mazer authorities hope to
obtain admissions that will lead to
immediate and complete solution Of
the case. -
Mazer was taken from Bernsteen's
ofice into the ONCE Of the marshal.
where the district attorney and two
others uuizzed him.
At one interval in the questioning
Mazer broke down for a second time
and wept.
Ten Others Are Sought.
Already net has heen spread over
the country for at least 10 men
against whom Roach declares he has
positive evidence that they were i'm
plicated in the plot to kiln Mellett.
with Mazers story complete the in.
dctment Of these 10 ny the Stark
County grand jury. which already has
been convened will be started and the
solution Of the case will have been ef-
fected investigators say.
Steve kascholk. the man who
turned infoi1ner and gave himself into
the custody Of Canton authorities a
week after the Staying to reveal all
he knew. also confronted Mazer today.
"Studer knows l didn't do it, Mazer
protested.
Rernsteen rounced upon the state
ment.
Then Studer must know who did
do it, he shouted back
Studer joined in the shouted pro
tests and insistence Of Mazer and
Bernstein. The questioning worked
10 a heated climax
Bernstein turned his fun attention
10 Studer and Mazer was shunted into
another room before Canton investiga
tors. who proceeded to grill him about
the Mellett plot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
YOUTHS LIFE SPARED.
Donald Rim gers Death Sentence
COMMITTED to Imprisonment.

LINCOLN, Nebr.. August II R.-
Donald Ringer, 19, the youngest
person to receive the death sentence
in Nebraska, today won his long
battle for life when the board of
pardons commuted his sentence to
life Imprisonment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
KERENSKY DEBT
MAY Be AFFIRMED
Soviet Reported Willing to
Recognize Half of Total Due
u. S. From Russia.
BY JUNIUS B. WOOD.

By ahlo to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
MOSCOW, August II. = Russia S
recognition of her pre-revolution
debts. which is involved in every dis
cussion of resumption of diplomatic
relations with other countries. is in
an entirely different status respecting
America, according to the policies TO
which the Soviet government has COM
mitted itself
The Soviet government Is willing
to recognize the so-called kerensky
debt, which totals more than half OF
Americas claims of 1855 900 COCOON
trasted with Frances claims of ST.
500 900 900. comprised largely of car
ist debts.
Although the kerensky debt is also
a revolutionary debt, coming after
the overthrow of the Car. in Febru-
ary, 1917, it preceded the BOlshev1k
revolution of October that year, which
hitherto has fixed the dead line Of the
present government recognition of
Russian obligations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
Will Waive Point.

The Willingness of Soviet Russia to
recognize the kerensky debt does not
mean that Soviet officials have
changed their convictions that the
larger part of that debt was used
in America to support officials at
Washington not accredited to any
government and conducting propa
ganda against the Soviet government.
However, the Soviet is willing to
waive this point for the purpose of
reaching an agreement, but it does
not include in such waiver claims of
actual dana ges which Russia suffered
through allied occupation of Arch
angel and Siberia after the collapse
of the kerensky regime.
Recognition of the kerensky debt,
according to diplomatic circles. would
not establish precedent for recog-
milton of the earlier czarist debts.
which form the greater part of the
claims against Russia. Soviet Off
cials have stated frequently that 1t
was economically impossible for Rus
sia to recognize and liquidate these
debts. Her position regarding them
according to Soviet officials. does not
diffeG from that of France and other
European countries. except that the
latter say they will pay and don't
while Russia says frankly that she
cannot pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
Private Claims Large.

So far as the private claims of the
confident that she will be able to ad-
just these satisfactorily with the
claimants The largest claimants are
the Singer Sewing Machine Co. In
ternational Harvester Co. National
City Bank of New York and various
life insurance companies. Though in
dividually large. the American private
claims are smaller in the aggregat te
than the claims of several other Coun-
tries. Any time these claimants wish
to discuss their claims individually
the Soviet government is willing to
hear them and to consider permitting z
the claimants to recover their proper
ties and resume operations in Russia
under terms in accordance with the
present laws.
The Soviet prefers 70 discuss the
claims individually with the private
claimants rather than have them
Jumped with government claims. II
private agreements are reached sep.
arately, they will not establish a
precedent with respect to other claims
Soviet authorities are confident that
diplomatic recognition would greatly
facilitate Russian credit in America
and trade between the two countries
| Regarding both it is possibly over.
sanguine. both depending largely on
| the needs as we'll as the arrangements
each trader and creditor insists on
making, rather than on political dip.
lomatic recognition and discussion OF
the amount of credit which the other
country is willing to advance.
(Copyright 1925. by CHICAGO Daily News Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
WEATHER

&c. 9. Weather Bureau ForecaetD
showers and thunderstorms prob
able tonight and tomorrow, not much
change intemperature
Highest. 81. at 2:30 pm. yesterday:
lowest. 6s, at 4:3o am. today.
Full report on parge ..