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Evening star., 1926-03-04
BLANTON DEMANDS
SMITHS REMOVAL
Texan Again AssaiIs General
Counsel of Veterans Bu-
reau in House.

Removal of William Wolf Smith,
reau, was again demanded in the
House this afternoon by Representa-
tive Blanton of Texas.
Mr.. Blanton charged that Mr.. Smith
has unjustly denied rights to hun
dredS of widows and children Of ex-
service men" He directs an office af-
/ fecting the rights OF every one of the
1000 900 ex-service men Of the United
States, Mr.. Blanton added.
Mr.. Blanton insisted that there was
not a lawyer of any consequence in
the Veterans Bureau "who has any
general counsel" He said that Mr..
Smith had been described to him as
prospective lawyer who hasn't yet
learned the principles of law"
Calling Mr.. Smith "a political mill
stone around the neck" of Director
Hines and charging that he is incom-
petent as lawyer, and lied" to him,
Representative Blanton, in the House
late yesterday, first demanded the re-
moval of Mr.. Smith 'in the interests
of 1000, 900 World War veterans"
In the same breath Mr. Blanton
gave highest praise to Director Hines
as a Thoroughly competent, able, eff
| ficient, absolutely honest, worthy and
! properly sympathetic" official.
Mr.. Blanton cited libel suit for
$150,000 brought by Mr.. Smith against
magazine which had charged him
with being a press agent who could
be hired on either side Of a contro-
versy." The case. said Mr.. Blanton,
, was decided in favor Of the defendant.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
NELSON'S ESTATE
in TRUSTEES HANDS
Three Kansas City Men 10
Convert Property Into
Works of Art.
By the Associated Press

KANSAS CITY. March 4-Three
men were selected Yesterday to man
age the estate OF William X. Nelson
including the Kansas City Star. which
he founded. They are William Nolker
manufacturer and philant thropist; j
G.. Nichols, who developed much Of
the Kansas City Country Club dis
trict, and Herbert V. Jones, president
of real estate firm bearing his name
and chairman of the City Plan CON
mission.
With the death Of Mrs. Laura. Nel
son Kirkwood i'm Baltimore Saturday
the estate of the late editor now he
comes available for the purchase Of
works of art for Kansas City. Mrs
Kirkwood was the only daughter Of
the Nelson's. No official figures were
available, but the value of the prop
critics left by Mr.. Nelson has been
estimated at from $40 100000 to $50
900, 900
The three trustees were selected
by DIR. Stratton ID. Brooks, president
of the University of Missouri; DIR. l.
H. Lindley. president of the Univer
sity of Kansas, and DIR. w. B. Biz
zell, president of the University ~
Oklahoma Under the terms of tho
Nelson will the trustees have power
to dispose Of the estate as they sec
fit and to buy suitable works of art.
They will hold office at the pleasure OF
the presidents of the three univers
tiles. The Star is to be sold in two
years.
The will of Mrs. KirlSwood. giving
the bulk of her private estate in trust
to her husband, Irwin II. Kirkwood
editor of the Star, was made publi'
today. At his death, 1t will be eX
pended upon building to house the
gallery of art planned by her father
Her estate is valued at approximately
$2, 600, 600.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
'MUD-M0VING' NECESSARY
JOB ON RIVER THAMES
Tons Pushed Back From Ware.
house Entrances by Luters
Each Week.
BY tho Associ ated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 4.--Among the
many curious occupations and trades
along the river Thames that of the
''luter' is about the most curious and
necessary. as we'll as a "perishing cold
one," as one luter described it.
The luter is the man in high hip
boots who pushes back the mud from
the sloping entrances to the manv
warehouses from Blackfriars Bridge
10 Greenwich. When steamers or
barges arrive at full tide and are made
fast for unloading, the mud comes up
with them and settles down. AS soon
as the vessel Is cleared the mud has to
be removed, and here the "luter"
comes in with his long ndled imple
ment.
He and his fellows move tons of mud
during the week and become so expert
that contractors who run the business
Of mud moving" keep them in their
employ for years.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
TAXI DRIVER AIDS
PATIENT TO FLEE
Capture Finally Reveals Driv-
er Was Ignorant His Fare
Was Running Away.

Loyalty OF the taxicab driver,
George Hopkins, 414 Second street, to
his fare, Anthony Shamta, 90 years,
under police escort from Richmond,
Va, to st. Elizabeths Hospital,
caused G. S. Hooker, Richmond traffic
policeman and Detective Dowd to
wage a checkered chase over the city
for Shamta, a World War veteran,
before the recapture was effected
Shamta rid himself of Hooker, his
guard, at Seventeenth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, on the pre-
text that he wanted TO buy a pair of
socks. Hooker. without confiding 10
the taxicab driver his identity left
the cab to purchase the socks. The
moment Hooker was out of sight
Shamta told the driver he wanted to
lose his companion and offered him
$25 to drive him to Baltimore.
Learning that his prisoner had
duped him, Hooker secured the as
sistance Of Detective Dowd and they
ordered the taxicab company to hold
the driver of the cab. ACCORDINGLY.
when Hopkins telephoned the com
pany to secure permission to cross
the District line he was told to STAY
where he was. When Dowd reached
the scene, however, Hopkins had re-
moved his fare to the home of a
friend Dowd made vain efforts to
find out from Hopkins where he had
taken Shamta.
Adopting new strategy, Dowd re-
leased Hopkins, who drove away.
with Dowd following. Hopkins en-.
tered q house near the District line
and. leaving with a companion, start.
ed to Baltimore. Dowd followed and
caught the cab near Cottage City.
Shamta is safe in st. Elizabeth's
Hospital and Hopkins at liberty, po-
lice maintaining no charge could be
laid against him for his loyalty to
his fare, since he was ignorant of the
details Of the episode.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
FEARED PUBLICITY STUNT.
Father Assured of Real Romance by
Son Over Phone.

PITTSBURGH. March 4.-When
". ". Clark father of Herbert and
katherine Clark, yesterday heard
that his children were to be married
he said that he thought it Il pub
lefty stunt, but to make sure he
sent the telegram advising his son
that the girl he intended to marry
was his half-sister.
Last night the son twice called his
father on long distance telephone
from New York and assured him that
there had been a real romance, with
neither son nor daughter knowing
that they We're related.
Mr.. Clark said that in infancy
Herbert was not told Of the existence
Of a half-sister. and that as the years
passed il became harder to reveal the
fact, with the result that Herbert
was never enlightened.
The first Mrs Clark. mother of
katherine, resides ut Lebanon. Pa.
but is spending the winter III Florida.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
BY the Assocfatod Press

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 1.-Two
pioneers of journalism, standing on a
storm swept corner in Chicago late one
day 33 years ago, voiced a determine
tion from which sprang the Associated
Press the worlds largest news-gather-
ing organization.
This was the word picture painted
by Kent Cooper of New York, it's gen.
eral manager, in an address before the
Minnesota members Of the Associated
Press, at their annual meeting here
last night.
These two men, then young, had
just received an ultimatum from the
head of a privately-owned news as
sociation which threatened the profit
of one of their papers over long
period of years unless they acceded
to the demand for cessation of the CO.
operative news-gathering effort.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Ultimatum, 33 Years Ago, Given Credii
For Associated Press Big Growth

''If I must surrender any part of
the profits of my newspaper to get a
news service that meets my prin-
ciples." said one Of the men with quiet
determination, II will use them in de-
veloping the cooperative idea of
gathering news"
That man was the late Victor F.
Lawson, publisher of the Chicago
Daily News, and his companion, who
Joined forces with him in this news
rebellion" was Frank B. Noyes,
publisher of The Washington Star and
now president Of the Associated Press.
These men, soliciting the aid Of Mel
Vile Z. Stone, as general manager,
launched the present-day Associated
Press, and, Mr.. Cooper said, fought
its battles with religious fervor," p"
joined by others with faith in the idea,
From it an organization of 1880 daily
newspapers has grown.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
PLANS. NEW PETR0GRAD.'
Late Cars Second Cousin Selects
Long Island for Site.

NEW YORK. March 4 R.-Prince
Alexander komanowski, second cousin
Of the late Car Of Russia, arriving
yesterday on the steamship France,
announced plans for establishing on
Long Island what he termed "a new
Petrograd," which would be open to
Russian emigres. The prince Is a
third cousin of the King of England
and also Of the deposed emperor Of
Germany.
Prince Alexander is an adherent Of
Grand Duke Cyril in his claim to the
Russian succession. He said the grand
duke is actually nearer In succession
to the throne than the Grand Duke
Nicholas, since Cyril is a cousin Of
the late car, while Nicholas was first
cousin to the late czar's father.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
TRIO ESCAPE FIRE TRAP.
Dig Through Wall as Five Build
ings Burn at Springfield, Mo.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, March 4 Clp).
Fire destroyed five buildings in the
heart of the downtown district here
last. night and threatened the large
Sansome Hotel adjoining. The loss
was estimated at $250,000.
Three firemen trapped in one of the
buildings when the roof caved IN es-
capped by forcing ali opening through
= Vau AMI crawling 10 safety.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Drivers Brother
Yields Blood to
Save Injured Boy
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March A husky
fellow went to a hospital yesterday
and gave a quart of blood to little
Martin Hoge. 12, who had been
mangled by a motor truck. The
boys mother had made vain ap-
peals to relatives and others to
give blood in TRANSMISSION opera
ton. When the operation was over
and the boy seemed stronger, the
man started to leave, and some
one asked his name.
I'm Bill Wiebe," he said. MY
brother drove the truck that hit
the boy. He wanted to give the
blood. but they had locked him Up.
SO I came"
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Lieut.. Thompson
To Hang; Coolidge
Turns Down Plea

The case Of Lieut.. John S.
Thompson, under death sentence
in the Philippines, is closed, SO
far as President Coolidge is con-
cerned. He has turned down an
other appeal for executive elem
ency made by the condemned
mans father, Rev. J. Milton
Thompson, q Presbyterian minis
ter of Far Rockaway, n. Y.
Secretary Sanders, in q letter re-
ceived today by the father, said
the President did not see his way
clear to reopen the case with a
view possibly to committing the
sentence.
1t Is expected that Lieut.. Thomp
son, found guilty by court.martial
OF numbering Miss Aubrey Bur
leigh at Manila last Spring, will
be hanged soon, when the action
of the President IN approving the
sentence Is received by mail in the
Philippines.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
LEARNS F|ANCEE
IS HALF-S|STER
Actor Told of Relationship by
Father, Who Had Kept
knowledge Secret.
by ths Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 4.-Herbert
Clark. now playing The lead in a
Broadway play, The Patsy" learned
yesterday that Miss katherine Clark,
whom he was planning to marry. Is
his haifsister
The relationship became known
when the father. who lives in Pitts
burgh, heard OF their approaching
marriage and wired his son. lie said
the girl was his daughter by his first
wife, from whom he was divorced sew
eIal years before he married the
actors mother. His message gave no
reason for Withholding knowledge OF
lie first marriage from his son.
Miss Clark is employed III a real
estate office IN New YORK
She and her actor flance both had
corresponded with the father In Pitts
burgh. though neither knew Of the
others relationship to him.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Sergeants Retired.

Having served more than 80 years
in the Army, Master Sergt. John Rob-
inson. detachment of enlisted men,
attached to the Office Of Chief of Field
Artillery at the War Department. and
Sergt. Joseph Mackey, 29th Engineers
at Fort Humphreys, Va, have been
placed on the retired list Of the Army
on their own applications.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Army Changes Announced.

officers of the Army at other sta
tions have been ordered to this city
for duty as follows: Lieut.. Col Parker
Hit. Infantry, at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex, to the War Department General
Staff; and Maj. Walter 8. Drysdale.
I'd Infantry, to the Office of the chief
of staff, War Department. Oficers
now stationed in this city have been
ordered to other stations as follows:
Lieut.. Col. Samuel w. Noyes. 65th
Infantry, at Walter Reed General
Hospital, to Philadelphia, and Maj.
John j. Burleigh, War Department
General staff, to Trenton, n. J.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
AWAITS OPERATION.
Sister of Late President Roosevelt
Threatened With Blindness.

BALTIMORE. Nd, March 4 Op).-
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, sister of the
late President Roosevelt, entered the
Wilmer clinic of the Johns Hopkins
Hospital here last night. Mrs. Robin
son was stricken almost totally blind
several weeks ago. An operation is
expected to be performed today by
DIR. William II. Wilmer, head vi the
Evening star., 1926-03-04
PRINCE VISITS LEAGUE.
Second Son of japanese Emperor
Arrives at Geneva.

GENEVA, March 4 R.-Prince Chi
chibu, second son of the Emperor of
Japan, visited Geneva and the League
of Nations yesterday on his way from
the Swiss Alps to the Riviera.
The prince held brief reception at
his hotel for members of the Japanese
colony, his guests also including Miss
Eliza r. Scidmore Of Washington, D.
c., who has written several books on
Japan and whose brother, George H.
Scidmore. was American consul gen.
eral at Yokohama until his death, a
few years ago.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
INFLUENZA TOLL IS 80.
Mexican City Takes Measures t,
Combat Disease.

HERMOSILI/O, Sonora, Mexico.
March 4 CP.-Infiuenza. with accom-
panying complications, has taken a
toll of 80 lives here within the past
few days. Il was announced yesterday
by the city health inspector. Many
cases of influenza have been reported
here, and the state government is as
sisting in preventing a further spread
of the disease.
Other parts Of the state have report
cd many cases, but in most instances
the disease Is declared to be u a mild
form.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
School Committee to Meet,

The first meeting of the committee
on the revision of the curriculum in
the local school system will be held
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
Franklin School, Assistant Super
intendent of Schools Robert l.. Hay
cock announced today.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
War Veterans Meet Tonight.

The American War Veterans Club
will meet at the City Club tonight to
elect cheers for the coming year. The
club will have as it's honor guest Maj.
L. F. ]. Zerbe. who last Saturday
plunged into the Tidal Basin and
saved u child and his mother from
drowning,
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Ten Years for Scent Robbery

KANSAS CITY. March 4 CP1.-Foi
o-cent robbery Robert Clark ami
John Jackson each were SENTENCED
TO 10 years In the penitentiarv here
yesterday. The nickel was taken
from a negro in a hold-up. jury
imposed tho sentences
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Staff Sergeant Retired

staff Sergt. William G.. Negus, Sd
Cavalry, at Fort Myer. Va, has been
placed on the retired list of the Army
on his own application after more
than 80 years. ssrvics.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Prof. Nordberg Dies.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March 4 up.
Prof Carl E. Nordherg. As, tnstruc-
tor in Norwegian and religion at St.
Olaf College. Northfield, Mimi. died
here yesterday. He was born in
NORWAY.
Evening star., 1926-03-04

To be eligible for policewoman or
police matrons in Los Angeles appli-
cants must be trained revolver. shots
Evening star., 1926-03-04

Women now hold positions of col
sector Of customs in three cities IN the
United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
The Iowa Flop.

Iowa Republicans, having nomi-
mated Col. Smith w. Brookhart for
the Senate in the June primary by an
overwhelming vote over the late SEN
ator Cummins, yesterday in conven-
ton selected David w. Stewart,
Cummins man, over Brookhart to fill
the unexpired term Of Senator Cum
Minis, which ends March next.
Several reasons present themselves
for this seeming flop. In the first
place, the nomination was made in
convention and not in the primary,
and the i-Brookhart faction in the
State has generally had control of the
organization. At the polls two months
ago the organization was beaten to
FRAGILE by Brookhart. Further
more, the Republicans at the time of
the regular State convention follow
ing the Brookhart nomination had
made more than gesture toward
harmony. In measure, Stewart. com
paratively unknown in Iowa politics,
has been dragged forward as kind
of compromise candidate between the
lBrookhart faction and the die-hards
lof the old guard. He is regarded as u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
Garrett Renominated.

The denomination of Representative
Finis J. Garrett, minority leader of
the House, will be welcomed warmly
by his colleagues. Mr.. Garrett is
recognized as one of the ablest, If not
the ablest, men On the Democratic
side of the House chamber. In de-
bate and in political strategy he has
been tower of strength.
Mr.. Garrett had strenuous opposi-
ton in his district, the ninth Tennes-
see. and only defeated his opponent,
w. w. Craig, for the Democratic NOM
ination by about 1900 votes. His NOM
ination is considered to be tantamount
to election. To those who follow the
proceedings of the House of Repre-.
sentatives in Washington 1t may be
difficult TO understand why a man of
such prominence and such ability
should meet with strong opposition.
One argument advanced against Mr..
Garrett was that he gave his atten.
ton too much to national affairs and
IlOL cllOuBH 10 If1OSo OF MS own dis
trict. Many other men who have
given unstintingly of their service in
the general interest of the Nation
have paid the penalty of lessening
popularity and strength in their own
communities. The fact that he op-
posed the McNary-Haugen farm relief
bin was another cause of disfavor
among some of his constituents.
With the victory of Mr.. Garrett it
becomes practically certain that the
present leaders on both sides of the
House will be found occupying their
old places when the Seventeen Con-
gress convenes in December, 1927.
Speaker Longworth is regarded as
sure of denomination in Ohio, and
Representative Tilson. majority floor
leader, Of Connecticut is also slated
to win.
Mr.. Garrett will have served in the
House twenty-five years at the close
Of the present Congress. His expert.
ence plus his ability makes him a
man of great value in Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

that was not a cap, head covering
| that did not cover, something that
shaded the eyes but stayed on.
So we have the trick eyeshade.
1t cropped up almost overnight.
Usually the first thing one knew of
1t. If he were somewhat older. was on
the head of his messenger boy.
Johnnie marched in one morning
| wearing a peculiar eyeshade-at least
It struck one as different, somehow.
Since Johnnie was always up to
tricks, one did not notice the shade
for several days. Then he saw that
it was simply the old shade with
straps over the head.
Wonder why nobod. ever thought
of that before?" said the boss, to him.
self, and went back to work.
From the messenger and office boys
the fancy eyeshades worked both up
and down the scale, in point of years,
cropping out on the heads Of boys B.,
and years old almost as fast as
they did upon the brows of lads 10,
Ia and Is years of age.
Then began a curious evolution.
Evidently 1t is the path Of most IN
ventions.
They started to improve upon
them.
We have always noticed that
| among such simple things the first
is usually the best. Added TRIM
mings" do nothing but trim
The first of the new eyesnades
to be generally seen was simply the
visor, with a narrow round strap
with several cross bars.
Later in the Summer ones ap-
peared with wide strips-so wide. In
fact, that the wearer almost mad
whole cap again
Instead of the plain. Transparent
green visor or brim, this essentiai
part of the affair turned white. me
straps over the head. which original
" were dark -colored, became Whlte'
too.
The decline of the trick eyeshade
liz thus foreseen by astute observers.
1t may reign to some extent next
year. they say, but never again IN
its present vogue.
II is "fad' this year. It always
helps anything to be fad. You
see your neighbor wearing some
thing. and you resist the temptation.
You see another neighbor with y,
still you resist The third time YOU
see a friend wearing one you go buy
one, too. Then you enjoy the salts
Oh bGlAlE All AiiS no
are such gregarious animals that we
pride ourselves on doing what every
one else Is doing. If your friends
all smoke pipes your stock with
them will rise 100 per cent If you
take up pipe smoking. The tobacco
| industry would be hard put to II 10
survive if 1t were not for this trait
in human nature, but. with this on
it's side, grows larger and larger
every year. >,
Do you remember when "diabolo'
was such a vogue? You spun
large spool on a string hitched TO
two sticks held in the hands. NOT
80 many years ago one could scarcely
walk around Washington without
seeing children hurting the wooden
objects high into the air. catching
them again on the strings. Some
older boys and girls became amaZ-
ingiy dexterous.
Now we doubt If you could buy
one in Washington.
The trick eyeshade. having more
basis in general usefulness. will not
suffer such an eclipse, although 1t
may never see such a vogue again
as it enjoys this year.
We wonder. though, why some one
didn't think of it before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
A Woman Swims the Channel.

A woman has conquered the Eng
lish Channel. Gertrude Ederle, nine
teen-year-old daughter of New York
butcher, is not only the first of her
sex to breast this forbidding stretch
Of water, but in doing so she bettered
the best time of the five men who had
preceded her in the long swim. 1t
took this intrepid girl fourteen hours
and thirty-two minutes to negotiate
the twenty miles between France and
England. Sixteen hours and twenty
three minutes was the best time ever
made by man. To make her feat all
the more remarkable Channel condi-
lions during the last five hours were
anything but favorable. High winds,
huge seas and a driving rain beset
Miss Ederle as she plowed through
the water with the speed that few
men can match.
America is proud that an American
girl was the first to accomplish this
most difficult swim. The English
Channel is conceded to be the hardest
stretch of water for swimmers to con-
quer. 1t Is never warm. it is never
smooth and raging tides defy the
strongest efforts of mere humans
Hundreds of both sexes have tried it.
Miss Ederle is the sixth to make it.
BY her remarkable accomplishment
Miss Ederle has established herself as
probably the greatest swimmer of all
time; certainly the greatest woman
natator. She has set mark that will
be hard to break, because her un.
parallelled speed enabled her to turn
the three tide changes to her ad-
vantage and to reach the English
shore in a comparatively fresh condi-
ton. Observers on the tugs accom-
panying her believe that If the high
seas. wind and rain had not slowed
up her progress she would have made
the crossing in less than twelve hours.
So America does indeed extend its
congratulations to the courage, the
gameness and the ability of this New
York girl, who has established a new
worlds mark for both sexes.