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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
BY BEN McKELWAY,
STAFF correspondent OF The Star.

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, August
20.-Twelve murders in three months
and two or three arrests have so
aroused the good people of Steuber-
vile, Ohio, seat of Jefferson County.
that they've set about cleaning house
and ridding their fair city of the OPP
probriOus nickname of Little Chi
cago" by which it is known up and
down the billowy valley of the Ohio.
They have rolled a keg OF dynamite
beneath the seats of the mighty and
lit the fuse. Now they are standing
back at a safe distance to identify
those who fall when the dust clears
away.
The net results of their righteous en-
deavOrS thus far, however, have been
to substitute three mayors for the
one provided by statute and to re-
place temporarily suspended police
chief by the overnight promotion of
private, and generally so to upset
the town that nobody knows exactly
who is who or why.
The people of Steubenyi!!e say there
is no connection between their crusade
and the present situation in Canton.
some 60 miles away. 1t is merely an
interesting coincidence, it is stated.
that Steubenville was stung by the
reform bee at a time when the bee Is
so loudly humming in Canton.
SteubenVilie'S present reform
movement centerS about its efforts
I" get rid of a mayor and chief
of police. Eut those who know the
town delight in recalling the story
of the pendulum. which. II has long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
II MURDERS STIR
OHIO TOWN TO CLEANING HOUSE
Reform Move Coinciding With Canton Upheaval
Complicated by Three Claimants of Mayoralty
and Fight With Suspended Police Chief.

been established beyond doubt. will
swing just so far and no farther. to
pause a moment and swing back
again. Steubenville. they say. has
reached the limit. It's people start
ed out by passively countenancing,
if not openly permitting, the exist
ence in the city OF the various and
we'll known devices of the devil so
much approved and sought by man
kind. But they now discover them
selves in the role of a F'rankenstein.
Starting out by controlling vice,
they are in the end controlled by
vice.
Blaine Carter, the chief of police
suspended within the last few days,
came into that office seven years
ago with a mayor who was elected
on a reform ticket. That particular
mayor was told to cleanse the town.
and he did. He CLOSED" everything,
and during the year that followed
he became so unpopular that he was
kicked into outer darkness at the
next election. But Carter stayed
and has been chief of police ever
since. He has seen mayors come
and go. and the wave of many n
lusty reform has dashed itself
against his stalwart and weather.
beaten form to melt away in empty
foam and spray.
Two recent grand jury investiga =
lions under the foremanshiD of n.
II. Mcfadden. n former newspa per
editor with a penchant for crusad-
ing. have made reports which allese
that crime and vice exist in Steu-
henvile under the administration of
Mayor Patton and Chief Carter. and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
CHICAGO GANGSTERS
, MURDER ANOTHER
Nenhew of Slain Vice Lord Shot to
Death Beside Expensive
Automobile.

Rv the Associ ated Press.
CHICAGO, August cO.-Gangsters
bullets that have been turned upon
associates of Phillip Piazza, slain vice
lord of Chicago Heights. were useo
again today. This time Joseph Nerone
or Naroni, 81 years old. said to have
been a nephew of Piazza, died when
seven shots had entered his body.
Nerone had attempted a counter
attack. for his hand clutched a re-
yolver from which two shots had been
fred. He was killed as he stood by
his expensive automobile in front OF
a barber shop. His diamonds, worth
a small fortune, were not taken.
Police thought that the motive CEN
tered about rivalry between liquor
gangs. They also saw possible con-
nection with the killing of Piazza and
that of James Lamberta. another Chi
cago Heights bootleg chieftain, as well
as the Staying of Joseph Salvo,
nephew of Lamberta.
All of the killings have taken place
within two months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
MEXICO INCREASES
us. BORDER GUARD;
|. REBEL PLOT Barred
American Agents Discover
Scheme to Send Armed
Force From Columbus.
GENERAL STRENGTHENING
OF PATROLS UNDER WAY
Gales Reply to Prelate Said to In
dicate Way to Break Re-
ligious Deadlock.

Dy tNc ASSOCldtcu IlCss'
Ell PASO, Tex, August 2O.-Mex-
lean troops have been ordered TO the
border opposite Columbus, n. Mex.
according to Juarez military officials
following discovery Of the planned
movement Of band Of 100 heavily
armed men into Mexico in a revolu'
tionary plot.
The plot. discovered by United
States agents. was reported by them
to Mexican military officials at chi
huahua City and Juarez. Details have
not been revealed by the investigating
officers.
Additional federal troops have been
ordered to JuareZ from Chihuahua
City, it was said, further strengthen
ing the garrison which was augment
ed Yesterday by the arrival of 10 sol
diers. Several large shipments of am
munition also have been received
from the interior.
The patrol guard of the international
bridges. regarded as vital points IN
case of trouble, also have been
strengthened.
Further indications of preparation
for an emergency is seen in the an
nounced intention of Gen. Ramon
I.opeZ. commanding officer OF the
.J,larez garrison, to leave WITHIN lhe
next as hours for Douglas, Ariz, on
an 'inspection trip and the intorma
tion that Gen. Joaquin Amara, Mex
ican secretary of war, will be here
next week on a tour of inspection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Jse of Mazer Evidence.
RIVER RISE CONTINUES
AS RAINS SET RECORD
Stage of Potomac Seven Feet Above
Normal at Hancock, Nd But
Flood Is Held Unlikely.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, August 20
continued rise of the Potomac hlNef
has been the source of some appre-
hension around Hancock. Md, where
tho stage is seven feet above normal
as result of rains. Old rivermen
saw. however. there is little danger OF
a flood unless dams so out, which Is
hardly TO be expected.
The rainfall here during the past
seven davs has reached GA inches,
record for 80 years, and J. a. Miller.
weather forecaster, says the month S
record of S.73, established in 1915,
probably will be broken.
The rains have been beneht to
farmers. particularly helping corn and
potatoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
BIC BREAK COMES
IN BRITISH STRIKE
$4,000 Coal Workers. Dele.
gates Agree to Longer
Day at Old Pay.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 20.-The biggest
breakaway of coal miners from the
policy of the miners federation which
has occurred since the strike in the
mines was called more than three
months ago came last night when
delegates representing about $4,000
men and boys employed in the Bols-
over company in the Nottinghamshire
coal fields accepted a proposal of the
mine owners to resume work at their
old wages for a sevenand-a- -half-hour
day. This constituted a compromise
between the federation's insistency
that the seven-hour day must be
maintained and the mine owners de-
mand for an eight-hour day.
Although it is yet to be seen
whether the miners generally indorse
the action of the delegates, it is pre-
dicted that virtually all concerned
will eagerly accept the compromise
and that work will start again forth
with. Other mine owners in Noting
hamshre and DerbyShire have an
nounCed their readiness to reopen
their pits on the same terms is have
been given by the Bolsover company.
Some observers profess to hope that
the acceptance of the Bosover COM
pany's scale will he the beginning of
the end of the strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Tribesmen Menace
American Tourists
In Damascus Fight

CONSTANTINOP August
2O.-Local newspapers print dis
patches from Adana telling of ter
rifyjng experiences of 200 Amer
lean tourists in Damascus.
After visiting the ruins of Baal-
bek. under the protection of French
armored cars and airplanes. the
tourists were escorted by soldiers
to Damascus on the night of Au-
gust IA. Drrse tribesmen cut the
telegraph and electric light wires,
threw the city into darkness and
made a strong attack, to which the
French replied with heavy guntire.
Emerging from their hotels at
daybreak the morning of the 10th,
the Americans sought q French
military escort to the coast. de-
claring that they did not wish to
risk remaining in Damascus. Their
route from the city was strewn
with a hundred French and many
Druse dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
FOUND
GUILTY OF ASSAULT
Trial Board Urges Dismissal
for DorrenbaCher, AC-
cuSed by Woman.

Convicted on a charge of assault
upon Mrs. Jessie Lilly of Arlington
County, Va, by the Police Trial
Board. which heard the case yester-
day. Policeman Howard j. Dorren-
bacher of the eleventh precinct was
recommended for dismissal from the
police force today. The Commission
ers now must pass on the case.
Dorrenbacher was accused OF forc-
ing Mrs. Lilly to leave an automobile
in which she was sitting with Albert
Foster of 1116 MOntellO avenue north
east shortly before | o'clock on the
night of June 10 and asSaultlng her
in the adjacent woods on Good Hope
Hill. Dorrenbacher denied the charge.
Policemen Fleischauer and Nor
rison, also of the eleventh precinct.
who were present when Dorreh-
bacher approached the machine
testified that they saw him walk "a
short distance away with Mrs. Lilly.
but that he returned after Il brlet
interval Foster also testified as 10
the accosting of himself and Mrs.
Lilly in the machine.
The only direct testimony on the
assault to so to the trial board, on
which Alexander II. Bell. jr.. was
presiding, with Capts. Martin Reilly
and Ira Sheetz as associates, were
the opposite statements of Mrs. Lilly
and Dorrenbacher.
Before the grand jury, however,
where the case was recently consider
ed. the testimony as to the assault
was not sufficiently strong to warrant
an indictment, the grand jury lgnor-
ing the case.
The trial board also recommended
the dismissal of Policeman Walter
Bauer, charged with failing to report
for roll call at the fourth precinct
on the morning of June % and to
have absented himself from duty
until the next afternoon.
The trial board yesterday received
testimony from Alfred Riley or
Philadelphia. in the case against
Policemen w. s. Beck and William
III. Williams of the Fifth precinct.
alleged to have severely beaten Alfred
Lee Wright of 412 Virginia avenue
southeast, in making an arrest for
disorderly conduct about o'clock on
the morning of August 10.
Riley testified that he saw Beck
strike Wright's head with a black
lack with such force that it sounded
like hitting a watermelon" but At
torney Bertrand Emerson, jr.. repre-.
senting the defendants, extracted
from Riley the admission that Wright
was using profane language and
making all possible resistance to the
arrest. The case was continued until
a later sitting of the trial board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
FLOODS KILL 5 ! n OHIO;
MORE RAIN IS FORECAST
Streams Expected to Rise. 1nun-
dating Farms. Highways and
Lowland Villages Again.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. August 20
With five deaths due to flood condi-
tions in Ohio during the past four
doxs and with thousands of acres of
the States finest corn land and a
number of highways under water.
showers again were forecast for to-
day.
Although a number of streams were
reported receding last night. addi-
tional rainfall today was expected to
send them to new high levels, perhaps
over their banks. once more 10 inun-
date farms and small villages in the
bottoms.
Four deaths attributable 10 the pre-
ripitation were reported yesterday. A
hoy was drowned near Sellalre sew
eral davs ago. making the fifth cas-
ualty of the present period of heavy
rains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
OWNERS SEE STRIKE END.
Abrupt Termination Of Farley Laid to
Confidence i'm Position.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
LONDON August 20.-Even the
most pessimistic of the miners lead
erS did not expect the coal mine own
ers to adopt such an intransigeant at
titude as they disclosed Thursday dur
ing twohour joint conference, which
led to a complete breakdown of ne
gotiation for ending the strike.
Herbert Smith, president of the
miners federation, when seen at the
end of the meeting was flushed and
could hardly speak because of rage.
The owners attitude was almost
insulting from the beginning of the
conference" he declared. They
treated us like they would treat a
bunch of naughty school children
after an escapade. Are YOU here to
talk in order to save your faces. or are
YOU willing to surrender" was the
first question fired point blank at us,
and when l replied that there was no
question of complete surrender, even
Williams, spokesman for the owners,
retorted: We will accept nothing but
unconditional surrender. In any case
we can reach a satisfactory settlement
with the men themselves in the vari.
Gus districts and do not need YOU
Another blow awaited the miners
pectations, Prime Minister Baldwin
announced his intention of leaving
Saturday on a three-week vacation,
to take the cure in France.
The miners strategists had expect
ed the government to intervene in
case the first meeting with the own
ers broke dwon, but Mr.. Baldwin, fol-
lowing the advice of his cabinet col
leagues decided to let both parties
fight out their own battle, especially
since the owners assured him the
strike would end before the end OF
the month and that most OF the
miners were killing to return to work
on district settlements.
The owners forecast seems to have
been correct. since for the first time
in IA weeks a large body of miners
Is 900 men at chamshire-have
agreed to resume work on the basis
of a seven-a nd "a half hour day and
pre-strike wages.
Copyright. 1925. by Chicago Daily News.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
MEXICAN POLITICAL
FEUD|STS KILL TWO
Deputies Engage in Pitched
Battle in Street, Menacing
Lives of PaSsersby.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, August 20.--Bitter
rivalry between political factions in
Congress has eliminated in a pitched
street battle, with two fatalities.
Col. AndreaS Garcia and Deputy
Marcus Diaz were killed and Deputy
Santiago CaparroSa was shot several
times through the body. Several by
ISLANDERS also were wounded
Politicians have been disputing the
results of the congressional election
held In July and a guard of federal
troops has been stationed in the cham
her OF prevent factions from combat.
The religious situation has been in no
way connected with the strife.
Battle Fought i'm Street.
Fighting started yesterday after
noon in front of the 1turbide Hotel.
in Madero avenue, in the business sec
ton. A number of deputies-esti-
mated at from seven to twenty-be-
gan shooting at one another from op-
posite sidewalks The street was
crowded with pedestrians and auto
mobiles. Many shots were exchanged.
The fighting was next door to one
of Mexico City'S fashionable tea
rooms. A number of American women
were inside.
The shooting began when former
Gov. Garrido and a party of friends
encountered a group of political enc
mics on Madero avenue, which to Mex
;co City is what Fifth avenue is to
New York Colonel Garcia was in
stantly killed. Deputy Diaz died sew
eral hours later from his wounds.
Deputy Caparrosa is at the point OF
death at hospital.
Gar1'idO a Stormy Petrol.
Garrido for long time has been one
of the stormy petrels in Mexican pol
itics. Several months ago while he was
visiting Mexico City, an unsuccessful
attempt was made by political enemies
to assasSinate him.
When Congress convenes september
I. it is expected that bills to prevent
members from carrying pistols ana
also removing the special privilege OF
immunity. under which deputies are
exempt from arrest, will again be Of
fered. At every session of Congress
for many years such bills have been
introduced, but always have died upon
the calendar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
DR.. HRDLlCKA RETURNING
WITH ALASKAN DATA
Smithsonian Scientist Homeward
Bound After Seeking Origin of
North American Indians.

p, the AssOCIatcd Press.
NOME. Ala ska. August o0.-Dr. Ales
HrdliCka. anthropologist of the Smith
sonian Institution. is taking TO Wash
inctOn. u. e, important data obtained
in Alaska in an effort 10 determine
whether North American Ind!an>
originated in Asia. he revealed here
today. He is en- route IL san Fran
cisco on the United States Coast
Guard cutter Bear after spending the
summer in Alaska.
Or. Hrdlicka explained that efforts
10 find traces of ancient dwellings and
implements Of war and peace had of
zen been fruitlesS during his research
In Alaska because storms OF past
years had deeply buried the objects he
sought or washed them to sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Mexican X. C. Oppose Intervention
By U. S. in Any Way, Delegates Insist

did not represent the Mexican clergy.
but the Knights of Columbus" said
Ira slosheros Our mission exclus-
lively was TO make report to the
American knights of Columbus about
our activities in Mexico.
The order of the knights of Co
lumbus has never asked for inter
vention of the United States in mat
ters between the church and state.
On the other hand. the American
Knights of Columbus has asked that
the interests of American Catholic
priests in Mexico be protected. but has
never asked for armed bntervention.
We do not want that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
PLANE VICTIMS IMPROVE.
ONLY One American Hurt in Eng.
land in Serious Condition.

FOLKESTONE. England. August 20
P).-Of the Americans injured in
Wednesdays crash of cross-channel
passenger airplane. only Rev. Stanley
Hazard of New York was still in a
serious condition today. All the
others showed improvement.
The British air ministry continued
its investigation Of the accident. which
caused three deaths. including that of
Robert Bianey of Boston. An inquest
has been set for today at the farm
" her. the cash occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, August %
The Knights of Columbus of Mexico
will not regard with favorable eyes
either the direct or indirect inter
vention Of the United States in Mex
lean affairs, Edelmiro Traslosheros
and Francisco Arrieta declared here
today.
The two, with Mariana Alcocer,
formed the Mexican Knights of Co
lumbus delegation at the recent Phila-
delphia convention and are in San
Antonio on their way back TO Mexico.
In the Philadelphia convention we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
MELLON ESTATE INVADED.
Attempted Burglary Reported at
Home Of Secretary.s Nephew.

SOUTHAMPTON.N y. Y. August 20
P.-CharGed with attempted bur
vlar-v of the country home of Edward
r. Mellon, New York architect and
nephew of Andrew w. Mellon. Secre-
tarv of the Treasury, Howard Foge!-
song. 26 years old of Huntington. w.
Va. who said he was Princeton $tu-
dent will be given hearing today.
Watchman on The Mellon estate
said he found Foselsonc with long
roll Of rone and A large screwdriver
neerinc into a window of the Mellon
home last Monday night.
Fogelsong is not listed in the
princeton University directory. He Is
out under $3.50 bail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
NEW VENT IN MT. LASSEN,
Experts Believe Next Volcanic
Eruption Will Occur There.

REDDING. Calf. August 20 OP).-
A large vent has been discovered on
the southeast side of Lassen Peak md
experts believe the next big volcanic
outbreak will occur there.
As a result OF the discovery, Thomas s
A. Jaeger. in charge of observations
on the volcanic peak. said that the
observation station which was to be
located at Mineral probably will be
established at King Meadows instead.
The latter point is nearer the vent.
Mount Iassen is the only active
volcano in continental United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
STUDENT BODY BANS. DUEL
"Unitas." Catholic Group in Aus
tria. Calls 1t Undignifed.

VIENNA. August 90 P).-A reso-
luton abolishing duelling for all time
has been adopted at the congress of
"Unitas." the most important league
of Austrian Catholic students in sci
ence. Duelling was described as be-
ing beneath the dignity of humans
and as not the best means to defend
honor.
Afnliated GermaN Catholic associa-
tions have been aiprised of the reso-
luton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Mussolini to Cut Cabinet Posts.

ROME. August 20 CP).-The govern
ment is preparing another economy
measure calling for the abandonment
Of the undersecretary posts in the
Fascist cabinet. Only teChnlcal under.
secretaries will be retained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Below Freezing in Adirondacks.

SARANAC LAKE. y. y. August 20
..fP.-Below freezing temperatures
$durine the night were reported toda
som several places in the Adirondack
Mountain district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
u. S. Jury TO S|FT
CANTON VICE DATA
MeIIett Murder Investigation
Bares Mass of Evidence
for Use.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. August 20.-From
investigation Of the Staying five weeks
ago of Don r. Mellett, Canton pub
Usher. has come a mass of evidence of
Canton's vice and corruption, which a
Federal grand jury viii hear next
month
While District Attorney A. T.. Bern
steen. ready to depart on vacation
today. had obtained sufficient facts
here to warrant indictment of Canton
underworld figures and police officers
on liquor law violation charges, evil
dence was being gathered in Canton
in the murder case for presentation to
the Stark County grand jury when it
reconvenes next Wednesday.
Prepares Written Evidence.
Joseph r. Roach, Chicago lawyer.
today was preparing written evidence
to Law before the county grand jury,
and Detective Ora Slater began SUM
marization of his investigation Tor
presentation to the same body
slater has % witnesses. their testi-
fyjny centering around Patrick Eu-
gene McDermott, much-wanted key
man" ready to testify at Canton,
among them being Steve kaschoik,
.info,mer." now in jail. The surren-
der of McDermott is still expected.
Jse of MaZer Evidence.
The liquor case being developed here
will he built by Bernstein on evidence
obtained from Louis Mazer. charged
with the actual murder of Mellett. as
vel as conspiracy to violate the pro
hibition law; Karl Studer. MaZer
richt.hand man; Norman F.. Clark
former police prosecutor at Canton
and Ben Rudner, Massillon liquor
runner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20

Cloudy. with rain tonight and prob
ably tomorrow: continued cool
Temperatures-Hig 66. at noon
Yesterday: lowest. 63. at noon today.
Full report on page 2.
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Evening star., 1926-02-21

GLOW many head Of stock have
you?" he asked.
Eleven" said the man. 1--WE had
IL last year, but we killed one for
beef"
The spotted COW. being about to
calve, and the grass becoming scant
on the ranch" the idea had occurred
to him to transfer her to this island
for better forage, and he did SO.
"How?" asked Aline.
'In my gas boat, ma'am."
But how?"
''It was easy enough. ma'am.
never knew a more gentle COW. Only
trouble was, 1t was choppy and she
got seasick some."
The crossing and the landing had
been successfully accomplished. ALI
seemed to be going well. Then trouble
began.
II can't think what allied her." com.
planned the man. There want
nothing I could see to scare her. But
she begun to run around and below
and curl her tail, and I couldn't do
nothing with her nohow. And she's
the gentlest critter I ever see. l quit
trying to get nigh her, because
didn't want her to run around and
get het up. But that didn't do no
good. And how she done 1t don't
know, but somehow she managed to
scramble right up to the top Of the
island, Why, a goat couldn't hardly