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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
MAYOR QUESTIONS STORY.
Says Tracks Indicated Evangelist
AIighted From Automobile.

Tucson. Ariz., July P.-Earnest
Roubion, mayor Of Aqua Prieta. In
statement printed by the Arizona
Daily Star here today. tells of his in
yestigation of Mrs. Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson's story Of her kidnapping after
she appeared at his town on the morn
ing of June % in a state of eXhaus-
ton.
Boubion was one Of the first to talk
to the Los Angeles evangelist. and
SAYS he offered her food and aided her
to reach Douglas. Ariz.. where her
identity was established. He said
tracks in the desert indicated Mrs.
Mcpherson had alisnted from an au-
tomobile a short distance from Aqua
Prieta and walked into the town.
Roubion said he instructed his chief
of police TO start the investigation the
morning following the appeara nee Of
the evangelist. The inquiry showed
that a woman had alighted from an
automobile and went to a shack about
four miles from Aqua Prieta. She
then returned to the car. The same
tracks reappeared at the side of the
road two miles from town and went
to slaughter house a mile from Aqua
Prieta. where they were lost, the re-
port stated
The mayor said the tracks Indicated
they had been made the afternoon of
June %. He said search covering a
large desert area failed to reveal SINH
lar tracks.
When Mrs. Mcpherson passed
through here early this morning
guards were stationed at the doors of
her car. The conductor agreed to give
her a copy of the Boubion report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
INTEREST IN WASHINGTON
BY CIVIC CLUBS is URGED
Stephen Takes Tells Cosmopolitan
That Federation Is Medium for
Showing Peoples Will.

Greater interest and co operation
on the part OF the civic clubs of Wash
ington in the welfare of the National
Capital was urged by stephen Takes.
president OF the local Federation of
Civic Clubs. in an address before the
members OF the Cosmopolitan Club at
their regular weekly luncheon at the
Lee House Yesterday.
MFR. Talkse declared that much good
could come about through the proper
functioning of the federation. He said
that the federation represented prac-
tically all of the leading citizens Of
the community and should be the me-
dun of expressing to Congress and
the city officials the sentiment Of the
business men and women of the city.
In a report on the annual conVcn-
ton of Cosmopolitan international at
Omaha last week, Philip Buettner.
local delegate to the gathering. stated
that the convention for Washington
in 1928 is practically assured. Re
ports were made by Michael d.
Schaeffer, secretary, and Ferdinand
Waldman, treasurer of the club.
The booster prizes for he week
were awarded to DR.. J. RoZier Biggs
and James +. CollifloWer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
ANDREWS TO SAIL
ON DRY" MISSION
Prohibition Director to Seek
British Cooperation in En-
forcing Regulations.


NEW YORK, July 2.-Lincoln &.
Andrews, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury in charge of prohibition en-
forcement. will head commission
sailing for England on the Aquifanla
Tuesday to seek closer British CO.
operation in enforcing prohibition
regulations.
The resignation of John a. Foster
former Federal prohibition admins
traitor of the New York district ana
at present the supervisor OF alcohol
control at Washington, u. G., was
announced today at local prohibition
hea dquarters.
According to word received mere
Foster will leave his post al W ASH
ington due to the illness OF his WE
whom he will accompany on two
month vacation.
1t was understood that no appoint
ment 10 fill the vacancy would be
made until Lincoln &. Andrews. ma
tional prohibition chief, returns from
a prohibition conference with British
officials for which he sails early next
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
STARTS BUSINESS AT 81.
California youth" Begins Effort
to Make Reputation as Jeweler.

POMONA, Calf. July 2 N'--
George Thomason. aged "a, VINO stHies
himself "a young man just starting
ont in business" has invested $780,
900 in a jewelry establishment here
preparatory to esta blishinG his reputa'
ton as Pomona business man.
Mrs. Thomason. two days his
iunior, is closely associated with her
husba nd's new venture. The couple
have IS children, nine sons and nine
daughters, all living. All but two are
twins, the youngest pair being 81 and
the oldest 75.
Thomason came here from Wash
;nrton state. where he had been In
business for 81 years. He recalled
the days when Spokane had but 200
population.
Ky, in 1882. and was raised near
Springfield, Mo. He has been mar
ried II years. He participated In the
Civil War. He came west with his
family over the Idaho trail to Spo-
kane in a covered wagon in 1867.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
PARLIAMENT OUT,
AS ME|GHAN WINS
Gov. Gen. Byng Issues Disso-
luton Order-NeW EIeC-
tionS to Be Held.


OTTAWA. Ontario. July ]. parlia
ment has beer dissolved. il vas Off
"ially announced this afternoon. There
Will, therefore. he no further sitting
In the House of Commons.
The order for dissolution was
granted ny the governor general.
Lord Byng. upon recommendation %
Premier Meigher. IT is expected
hat, pending the elections. the pre-
mier will proceed with the work Of
constituting his cabinet tn succeed
that of MackenZie King. which re-
signed in consequence "f the customs
department scandal.
Dissolution caught the members of
Parliament by surprise. Throughout
the day there had been rtInors that
it WAS imminent. but expectations
were that the end would not come be
fore the House had disposed of its re-
manning business.
Among the legislation waiting on
the order paper il the Campbell Hill I"
amend the grain act 50 as 70 enall"
grain. growers to choose the tcfmlnIt
elevators TO which they shall shin
their grain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
GOES TO VIRGINIA.
Member of Georgetown Faculty
Gets Years Leave.

Appointed to the faculty of the
University of Virginia for the coming
year. Lynn Ramsay E,dmlnster. for
several years a faculty member at
the Georgetown School of Foreign
Service. has been given leave of alb
senCe for one year, it was announced
today. Mr.. Edminster will serve. on
exchange with the Institute Of Eco.
nomics, of whose staff he is also a
member, AS associate professor Of
commerce and business administration
and will resume his work at George
town and at the institute next June
upon completion of his duties at Eir-
ginia.
AS a specialist in the field Of inter
national commercial policies Mr.. Ed
minister previously served In this
capacity on the staff of the United
States Tariff Commission. His work
at Georgetown has been in the depart
ment of tariffs and commercial pol
icies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
British Demand
Probe of TOrturine
Natives at Tangier

BY the Associated Press.
ia Angler. Mornrro. July >.
The british consul general Is lie
fnandin4. an Immediate official in
quirN into charges of logging and
otherwise tol'turins native prison
trs by the intcrna tional police. The
allegations. which are yet to be
substantiated. involve the Mendohb.
the Sultan's representative. and a
French official. II is declared they
authorized the International police
to arrest and examine Moorish
suspects.
II is asserted that those arrested
have been subjected To harbarous
crueltias to eXtort confessions he
fore they are sent to the court for
trial
The international police are com
posed Of Europeans and natives.
They are under European officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
GREEN BONUS BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Benefits 7S,840 Veterans at Elk.
pense of $14,771,174 Over
Four-Year Period.

The House passed the Green bill
yesterday liberalizing the World War
veterans bonus bill. to benefit 1s,s4o
veterans at an expense of $l4.I1 Ia
over a four-year period.
The measure was sent to the Senate
by a vote OF 900 to /. Representative
Black, Democrat. Texas, casting the
negative vote.
The bill would allow valuation OF
compensation applications. signed but
not submitted by veterans before
death, and provides for payments to
parents of diseased veterans i'll need
Of adjusted compensation.
Other provisions would remove
technicalities on which the controller
general has ruled against claims of
veterans and their dependents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
Today in Congress
Senate.

The Senate passed the radio bill
and sent it to conference with the
House.
This left the way open for con-
sideration OF many minor pieces
of legislation on the calendar dur.
ing the balance of the day.
The special Senate committee
continued to take testimony on
campaign expenditures.
The rules committee held an en-
ccutive session this morning and
viii resume the meeting later in
tho day.
Military affairs committee held
executive session.
Finance committee held a regti-
lar meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
Alien Bill Fails.

A last-minute effort to get out OF the
House immigration committee legisla
ton to admit families of alien appli
cants for citizenship failed today when
Representative Box. Democrat. Texas
made the point of order that the com
mittee could not sit while the House
vas in session. The committee then ad.
iourned until next December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
TRIES TO END LIFE.
TIA xicab Driver, Despondent,
Shoots Self Through Lung.

Recovering from sudden attack Of
illness. according to information I'M
parted to the police. Francis Collins,
"A years old. a taxicab driver, a few
minutes later went to bedroom In
his home at s35 l. street northeast.
about $40 o'clock last night. and tried
to end his life with a pistol.
Mrs Collins and her parents.
startled at the report of the shot. hur-
ried to the bedroom and found the
wounded man, whose act vas aftrib-
uted to dependency resulting from
his physical ailnent. He was taken
to Casualty Hospital and treated by
DR.. a. Magr,lder Macdonald, who re.
ported his condition serious, the bull
let having pierced his lung in the vi
cinitY OF the heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
FEAR TONG OUTBREAK.
Los Angeles and Seattle Police Seek
to Prevent Clashes.

LOS ANGELES, July 2 PD.-Po-
lice reinforcements were sent to Los
Angeles and Seattle Chinatowns today
following reports of possible tong dis
turbances A number of Chinese are
said to have left Santa Barbara fol-
lowing the Staying of one of their
countrymen there last night.
Seattle police reported threats Of
hostilities between the Bow LeonS AMI
Hop Sing TonSs following a staying
in Ogden. Utah. Several prominent
Seattle Chinese have gone into hiding
and have employed white guaG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
Hills OfHabershaln'
will Pour Peaches
To Entire Nation
BY the Associated Press


CHICAGO. July 2.--"Out of the
hills of Habersham" the peaches
are coming thi5 season from
Georgia the beet for years. Large
~ in consequence, July is to be the
1925 big month FOR peaches, &C.
cording to a report today by the
Government Bureau OF AgrIcul-
tural economies.
The start 81 the heavier move
ment is now Under way from
Georgia. the Nep1"i says. North
central and western counties Of
Georgia expect 20 ship 900 more
cars than last season.
1t is especiallw noted that pros
poets are for a bumper crop In
the Habershara district, famed by
Sidney Lanier's ode The Song
Of the Chattahoochee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
MOB KILLS SLAYER.
Former Insane Asylum Inmate
Shot Deputy Sheriff in Tennessee.

DRESDEN, Tenn, July UP).-Tom
Campbell, farmer of Charon, this
county, who shot and killed Deputy
Sheriff VIII Cross while resisting ar
rest yesterday, was killed by a mob
of 200 Sharon residents and officers
last night near kenton, Obion County,
according to word reaching here.
Campbell was said to have resisted
arrest by his pursuers.
When he fled from the scene of the
Cross killing Campbell. a former in
mate of Bolivar insane asylum, car
ried with him a shotgun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
MUST GO TO PRISON.
Conviction of Mrs. Grace B. Day
in Acid Case Upheld.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2 LP.-
Mrs. Grace Bernice Day of Beverly
Hills must serve out her term Of
to IA years in the penitentiary for
throwing acid in her husbands face
on February %. 1925. The State Su.
preme Court yesterday upheld her
conviction in Superior Court in Los
Angeles.
Mrs. Day dashed acid in her hus-
bands face during a quarrel while
seated with him in an automobile.
Darby Day, jr., is the son of Chi
cago capitalist. He was badly SCARED
by the acid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
Duggan Resumes Flight.

MARACA. Island Maraca. July
LP.--Eernardo Duggan. Argentine
sportsman. whose flight from New
York to Buenos Aires was interrupted
on June 10. when he was forced to
descend near here, resumed his jour.
ney today. He and his companions
took off for Para, Brazil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
GIVES MATCH MONOPOLY.
Greek President Exchanges Priv
ilege for Loan of Million Pounds.

ATHENS. July 2 P.--President
pangalos has signed contract with
Swedish group. granting match
monopoly in return for a loan of
FL 900 600 at per cent. to be issued
at "a.
1t Is stated that the negotiations
for further advances from the United
States under the credits established
during the war are proceeding salts
factorily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
DEATH RATE INCREASED,
Record of Week Ending June 20
Exceeds That Of Period Last Year.

Washinston's death rate for the
week ended June 26 was slightly
higher than the rate for the CORE
spending week of last year. One hun.
dred and thirty-four persons died in
the Capital during the week ended
June %. a death rate of 1872 per
year for 900 population. while 100
died during the corresponding week
Of 1925. a rate of 1913. Eleven of
the deaths were of infants under l
year of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
FITZ'S TEETH SAFE.
"Fighting Bob's" Body Will Not
Be Exhumed, Chicago Police Say.

CHICAGO. July P).-The two
small diamonds In the teenth of Bob
Fitzsimmons, deceased heavyweight
champion pugil.st, will be undisturbed,
closed today that the corporation
counsel had advised Superintendent
of Police Collins that the Police De
partment was not concerned with the
recent request of a woman who sought
Collins aid in exhuming the body.
saying she was Fitzsimmons' widow
and was in need and desired to have
the diamonds removed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
2-FOot Cucumbers
Raised by Radio,
Gardener Claims

RH the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM. f,ngla nd. July
.. That vegetables can he grown
by wireless energy Is the claim OF
an amateur gardener OF West
Rridgeford. He says he noticed
that tomato and cucumber plants
were drawing energy from his
aerial and making wonderful head
way. Plants Is feet long are 81 id
by him 10 have Welded 81 cucum-
bers, some , feet long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
DANUBE OVERFLOWS.
Heavy Rains Cause Flooding O.
Low Land Sections.

BUCHAREST, Rumania. July 2
days has completely inundated large
areas of low lands along the banks
Of the Danube River. Galatz and
neighboring towns have been flooded.
Floods also are reported in Be- nat
and Pennsylvania. Telegraph sery-
ice has been BADLY disorganized ard
the crop situation is considered
critical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02

left Douglas last night and are due to
arrive here TODAY They arrived in
Douglas from Los Angeles Thursday
to aid in the search for shack in
which the evangelist said she was
confined by kidnapers prior to her
escape to Aqua Prieta. Mexico. The
search was unsuccessful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
proceedings to punish him for his un-
lawful misconduct /"

proceedings to punish him Tor his I'M
lawful misconduct"
Representatives Summers and Bowl
ing claim that a District Commits.
sioner is a civil officer of the United
States and subject to impeachment.
They do not agree with the ma jority
finding that none of the counts which
have been under investigation have
been established by testimony. They
conclude that ''the selection Of this
means of making money, and the
methods resorted to. as disclosed bv
the records Of the hearings before the
judiciary committee of the House.
show that Mr.. Fenning is a person
unfit to hold the office of Commits
sioner Of the District of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02

An error in the Argentine stamp
Of the 1899 issue resulted in one of
the specimens being sold at auction
in London the other day for $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02

since The war the lace>making in.
dustry in China has grown with leaps
and buonds, and today practically all
the Chinese aee taking up lace max
inn go. -. I. - ,...... ......, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
ALTERED RANSOM
LETTER FOUND IN
MCPHERSON CASE

Continued from First PaSe.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
SAYS CONSUL "DODGES"
MEXICO RELIGIOUS ISSUE
Secretary of Catholic Welfare As
ISOLATION Declares Elias Is
Spokesman for Dictator Gales.

Another rejoinder in the controversy
over the religious situation in Mexico
was made public last night in a state
ment by Rev. John j. Burke, general
secretary of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, charging Next
can General Consul Elias of New York
with having tried to dodge" the issue
in his public statements.
Referring to the answer made by
Mr.. Elias to the pastoral of the Catho-
lie bishops of the United States on the
religious-political issue. Rev. Mr..
Burke asserts Mr.. Elias made a
Clever but unsuccessful attempt to
dodge an issue which the bishops have
placed before the country"
eDeclaring that the pastoral had
stated facts ''well known to every stu
dent Of contemporary history" Mr..
Burke said Mr.. Elias, as the "spokes-
man for the dictator Gales" had de-
clared the bitter persecution of re-
ligion" in Mexico to be the will Of the
Mexican people"
But" Mr.. Burke added, 1.-The love
of liberty and respect for right and
Justice still lives in the hearts of the
people of Mexico and through that
people will prevail"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
{. E. De LASHMUTT DEAD.
Real Estate Man Succumbs Fol-
lowing Operation.

Elias z. De Lashmutt, 72 years old
engaged in the real estate business in
this city for about Is years, died in
Emergency Hospital yesterday after
O. short illness. He underwent an op~
GRAFTON Monday.
Mr. De Lashmutt was the father Of
william r. De Lashmutt, vice presi-
dent and cashier of the United States
Savings Bank of this city. He leaves
another son, Donald A. De Lashmutt,
of Maryland: a daughter. Miss Re.
bekah De Lashmutt; three brothers,
Frank M. De Lashmutt of Austin,
Tex; George d. Lasmutt Of Balti-
more. and William R. De Lashmutt of
Frederick, Md. and two sisters. Mrs.
Virginia Grove and Mrs. Mary E..
Gains. both Of Baltimore
A native of Frederick, Md, Mr.. De
IAshmutt was the son OF the late An
drew j. and Mrs. Phebe Reich De
Lashmutt and a grandson Of the late
Judge Elias De Lashmutt of Fred
erick.
Funeral services were conducted at
W. w. Chambers funeral home this
afternoon. Rev. Henry H. Ranck.
pastor Of Grace Reformed Church, Of.
ficiated- Interment will be in Mount
Ohvet Cemetery. Frederick, today at
4 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
IT, STOPS PLANES
SOUGHT BY MEXICO
Export Order Refused by
State Department Despite
Embassy Request.

BY the Associated Press.
Although the United States some
time ago permitted shipment of rifles.
machine guns, ammunition and mill.
tary airplanes to Mexico to aid the
administration there in restoring
order and maintaining stable condi-
tions, It has within the last two weeks
purchased in this country by the Gales
government.
The new planes had been purcha sed
from the Douglas Airplane Manufac-
turing Co., near Los Angeles. and an
export license was required to move
them into Mexico because of the en-
barge in effect against shipment of
arms and war materials to that coun-
try. When the license was requested
about 10 days ago II was refused. No
explanation Of the action has been
made at the State Department. Since
the request was rejected President
Gales has put into effect a decree pro-
hibiting Importation Of all war mate.
rails into Mexico for one year.
Whether the airplanes were ella ssed
as war craft In the Mexican embassy's
application has not been disclosed.
EXpOftatlOH OF some commodities
which come under the terms of the
embargo has been permitted since it
was put into effect when 1t was dem
onstrated that they were to be used
for commercial purposes.
In the one instance when the en-
barge, was relaxed to permit the ship
ment of arms, ammunition and mill
tary airplanes the De la Huerta revo-
luton was at its height and the
American. Government itself sold them
out of its surplus stocks,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
DENEEN WILL URGE
SMITH TO STAY AWAY
Message From G. 0. P. Leaders
Says Senator-elect Would
Jeopardize Chances

Senator Deneen. Republican. I'LL
nois, left here yesterday for Chicago
with a message from the Senate Re
publican leaders to Frank L. Smith
urging him to reconsider acceptance
Of his appointment as successor of the
late Senator Mckinley.
Mr.. Deneen was authorized to tell
Mr.. Smith that IL he came to Wash
ington after the holidays with his ere.
dentials he probably would be barred
from the Senate and would jeopsrdize
his chances of serving the six-year
term to which he was elected in No
vember.
Just before leaving the Capital the
Illinois Senator was a luncheon guest
of Senator Reed, Republican, Penn
sylvania. a supporter of Senator-elect
Ware of Pennsylvania, who also faces
fight for his seat because of pri.
mary campaign expenditures. Reed
urged Deneen to prevent. IL possible
Mr.. Smith from coming to Washing
ton at this time and reopening the
campaign expenditure fight. Such a
step, ne said. would upset the legis.
lative program and damage both
Smiths and Wares chances of serv-
ing in the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24

otherwise timber up before his execu.
ton.
Largest 80 Pounds.
The largest of these big birds. a 80
hound gobbler, will grace the dinner
table at the White House tomorrow
night.
In the matter Of Christmas remem.
bra noes the Presidents pet raccoon
has not been overlooked. This little
animal Is today wearing large red
ribbon attractively tied in bowknot
about her collar And tomorrow Re-
becca-that is her name-is to receive
from the Presidents hands a collar
with a nice shiny plate bearing her
full name, "Rebecca Raccoon OF the
White House"
Rebecca has a collar now, but II
is of a very ordinary variety. To this
collar is attached long chain which
is used as a leash.
President Coolidge tomorrow will
give Christmas gifts to the attaches
and servants Of the White House
force. 1t is understood these gifts
will be gold coins.
The three Christmas trees which are
featuring the Yuletide decorations at
the White House this year have been
placed in the famous blue room on
trees have been placed In row at the
far end Of the room, with the tallest in
the middle.
Only a few decorations have been
placed on the Eees. but at the base of