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Evening star., 1926-12-07
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SHIP RECAPTURED
Members of Prohibition Crew
Retake Schooner After Be-
ing Made Prisoners.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, December T.
Captors and captured in turn aboard
the French rum schooner Arsene j.,
j. r. Mathews, assistant prohibition
administrator of the Gulf zone, and
Petty Officer Handley today were once
more in charge of the elusive liquor
running crew which for a week had
defied the united pursuit of Govern
ment vessels and merchantmen.
The ship lay at anchor in Puerto,
Mexico, where customs officer had
custody. Further word from Mathews
was awaited regarding the adventures
of the Federal men and the crew who
fought duel of wits which involved
the aid Of the elements and the re-
sources OF the United States Govern
ment and foreign agencies.
The only information available to-
day was a brief cablegram dispatched
by Mathews from the Mexican port. in
which he reported that the ship was
in custody and that he and Handley
were safe.
A week ago Government forces took
over the schooner in the Gulf of Mex
leo. near the mouth of the Mississippi
Mathews and Handley were sent
aboard to guard the cargo of 10000
gallons of liquors and alcohol.
AS the Arsene J. was being towed
to New Orleans gale arose and the
rum ship was ordered to drop anchor
while Government vessels proceeded
to Port Eads to refuel.
When the Coast Guard vessels re-
turned, the rum ship was missing.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
ASKS EARLY MAILING
OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Postmaster Mooney Appeals to
Shoppers to Quickly Complete
Shipments to Distant Points,

postma ster w. M. Mooney today ap
pealed to Washington shoppers to
complete their list of presents to be
shipped to distant points so that all
would be mailed during the current
week. The full Christmas flood Will
begin to descend upon the post office
next week, Mr.. Mooney said. and he
is anxious to relieve the strain as
much as possible.
The last CALI for certain types OF
mail already is approaching, he added
Packages destined for Europe must be
in the post office not later than De
cember a. A single week remains for
mailing packages to California and
other Pacific Coast points, If they are
to reach their destinations by Christ
mas.
why wait until the last minute?''
MFR. Mooney asked. "All the world
recognizes and honors the 'notto-he-
opened.until-C Christmas sign now"
Mr.. Mooney highly praised Wash.
ington merchants for putting their
complete Christmas stocks on the
counters earlier than usual this year
He predicted that it would result in a
much more orderly Yuie season.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
TWO DIE AS POLICE
BATTLE ALIEN GANG
Two Others Wounded as Gas
Bombs Rout Besieged in
u Freight Cars.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, December 7.-Police
and posses from a dozen West Side
suburbs participated in an attack
with gas bombs and guns on the
freight car stronghold of foreign
track workers in a desolate railroad
yard early today after two men, in
cluding a policeman. had been slain
in a preliminary skirmish.
The dead are Policeman Lyman J
Stahl, 2s, of Melrose Park. a suburb
and an unidentified railroad worker
said by police to be of Mexican ex-
traction. Policeman Charles Kol-
wintz and third member OF the
beseiged force were wounded before
the marauders crawled from gas
filled cars and were captured.
Cars Used as Homes.
The scene of the fight is in an
isolated area a mile and a half west
of Melrose Park, in the provision
township railroad yards. A settle
ment of foreign workers used seven
freight cars on a siding as homes.
First news of the trouble came In
an alarm over the telephone to the
MelrOse Park station that a woman
had been assaulted by a group of
intoxicated men in the vicinity.
Policeman Stahl and his partner.
kolwintz. sped to the scene in a
police car. AS they moved toward
the camp volley of pistol shots was
directed It them.
The siugs came from two freight
cars standing apart from the other
five. Stahrs body was riddled by
lead and he fell, mortally wounded
Two men ran toward the policeman
waving smoking pistols.
Brings Down Foes.
kolwintz dropped one of them. but
was himself wounded by the other.
The officer dropped to the ground
and emptied his pistol at the other
attacker. killing him.
The barrage of shots aroused the
neishborhood and as the word was
relayed from suburb to suburb, rein
forcements began to arrive In
numbers.
Three squads Of Chicago detec--
tives. armed with tear gas bombs and
shotguns, aided in the assault, which
resulted in the capture of about
thirty three men and one woman.
Evening star., 1926-12-07

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and fuel. joining the feet Of % moored
temporarily at Aocal docks, while the
remainder proceeded to Lake Superior
where more difficulties may await
them in the vicinity of Round Island.
Cutter Is Damaged.
A steel Government cutter assisting
the Sainte Marie sustained badly
damag ged Prov and a crumpled propel-
Ter while bucking the blockade yes
terday. She will attempt to make
port here for repairs.
The work of rescue is proving Sc
we're strain on the ice breakers as well
az their crews. After plugging away
at their task for several days all the
ships are sadly battered by the numer-
Gus charges against formations which
lar them from stem to stern On sew
eral occasions boats have left the
water entirely in their charges and
slid up and over the ice until perched
high and dry. On those occasions it
has been necessary for tugs to pull
them back into the water.
The crews of the marooned ships
are StanOlnS Dy anu Keeping up IuIi
steam for an occasional lurch and
strain against their shackles. The
men are kept in readiness to man the
boats at a moments notice should the
elements make for break of the
jam.
Other Ships Halted.
The continual churning of the i'm
prisoned boats. lake engineers believe
will assist in a breakup should the
rescue feet crush the main barriers or
a change to warmer weather make in.
roads in the ice.
While the rescue work went on
shipping officials We're broadcasting
orders to Soo.bound boats to turn
back and winter at available ports.
The premature arrival of Winter
which froze the st. Mary's is believed
to have put an end to all lake naviga-
tion for the season. Owners OF scores
Of vessels en- route to home ports,
both Canadian and the United States,
have been ordered not to attempt to
pass the 500. even should the block
ade be tempora rily cleared.
Several Canadian ships put back for
Lake st. Clair and will winter off
Detroit, while a number of others,
downbound. will find berths on Cana
adian shores.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
COLORED CATHOLICS
GRATEFUL TO POPE
Resolutions Adopted Expressing
Thanks for Encyclical on Behalf
of Native Clergy.

Gratitude Of the Federated Colored
Catholics Of the United States for the
Pope's encyclical on behalf of native
clergy was expressed in resolutions
adopted at the end of two-day con.
vention held by the orga nization here
Sunday and yesterday. The express
sion of thanks also contained renewed
fealty and devotion to the head of the
Catholic Church.
The organization extended thanks
to Archbishop Curley of Baltimore, to
the Society of the Divine Word. to
Bishop Gallagher Of Detroit. and
Archbishop McNichols of Cincinnati
for their work in assisting the Car
dinal Gibbons Institute and their in
terest In the development of negro
clergy.
An editorial board was appointed
yesterday for gathering data and dis
semina ting publicity on the purposes
of the organization. This also was the
theme of a paper read by Rev. John
La Fargo. Victor Daniel, president of
the Cardinal Gibbons Institute, was
appointed chairman OF the editorial
board. A drive was authorized for
$50. 1000 to build new girls dormitory
at the institute.
The delegates yesterday visited
Walter Reed Hospital, the Soldiers
Home and the Franciscan Monastery.
The convention next year will be held
September in New York City.
The new officers elected were:
Thomas w. Turner. Hampton Insti.
tute, president: w. J. Reid of Column
bus, Elmer Anderson of New York
Joseph Wilkinson OF ST. Louis and
Frank l.. Mitchell of Brooklyn, vice
presidents: w. A. Prater field agent
and orga nizer; H. Nj. Smith, secretary;
Caroline Cook of Baltimore, treasurer;
A. r. Feliciano of Detroit, recorder,
and Peter NJ. Quander, sergea mt a t.
arms.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
Today in Congress
SENATE.


Reading of the Presidents message
occupied the early part Of today's
session.
Walsh resolution seeking an inquiry
into charges made against Senator
Gould of Maine in the recent election
is scheduled to come up during the
afternoon.
Many new bills were introduced in
the Senate and referred to appro.
pirate committees.
HOUSE.
The Presidents annual message was
read by William Tyler Page, clerk
of the House. Resolutions on death
of former Speaker Cannon adopted,
providins for memorial services, and
House adjourned out of respect to his
memory.
Subcommittee on naval appropria-
tions continued in executive session
drafting a bill for support Of the Navy
and department during the coming
fiscal year.
Post Office committee in executive
session considering many bills which
have been offered.
Immigration and reclamation COM
mittea in executive session on Coio'
RADIO River project.
Judiciary committee In executive
session on contractors hill.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
RAIN AND WARMER
WEATHER is DUE
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Continued from First Pagel
Temperatures and snowfall. Ice
blockades threaten to tie up lake and
river shipping for the Winter.
There were IL dead in New Eng
land, while New York recorded three
and New Jersey one. Considerable
suffering was also reported. The
larger cities spent thousands of dollars
for the removal of snow, which in
places reached depth Of IL inches.
Rail and automobile traffic was
rapidly approaching normal, however.
Fourteen steamers were ice-bound
in the st. Lawrence River in Quebec,
seven vessels were wrecked off Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick, and fish
ing and barge fleets in several ports
were badly crippled.
AT Lockport, \. Y, an Ice jam
blocked canal gates and held up west
bound barges. probably the last fleet
of the season, until a tug succeeded
in breaking through. At Whitehall,
near Albany, 26 boats bound south
from Lake Champlain were ice-locked
and 40 other craft were tied up at
various points along the Barge Canal.
A passageway was broken through,
u
the canal, shippers had their craft
towed back into the harbOr in Lake
Champlain.
The port of Bangor. Me-, was Off
cially closed and ferry service from
Bangor to Brewer suspended for the
Winter. Moosehead Lake, Me-. was
closed to navigation. also. The Cana
dian schooner A. F. Davidson has
been abandoned by her crew in the
Bay of Fundy, while at Islesford. Me,
the three-masted schooner Emile r..
Northam lay broadside on Cranberry
Isle after she broke adrift in a gale
and smashed through fleet of %
fishing craft in the harbor. A new
Coast Guard boat was carried along
with the Northam, but not damaged.
Old-time canal and lake men said that
not for many years had the water
ways been closed by Ice so early in
the Winter. IL
Evening star., 1926-12-07

| are in the matter of sea commerce,
| the use of this canal, or port tolls,
and the hundred and one questions
that come up. We intend to act purely
defensively. All we ask Is the right to
| be the Judge In that dispute between
| us and to possess such preponderance
of power over you rs to make 1t inn
| possible for you to resist the execution
of our Judgment
| it were demanded by foreigners? We
sohuld resist it as a monstrous viola
tion of right-that the party to dis
pute should also be its Judge. We
should point out, very truly, that all
claims to good will and fair.minded-
ness were irrelevant. since the claim
ant was himself the judge On that
very point also.
THE question which the friends Of
disarmament have to answer Is
whether we can expect disarmament
to go very far unless we lay at least
the foundations of an international
society and have the theory at least
in prospective by general consent to
submit disputes to this party judg-
ment.
1--WE can only get peace based on
order and justice, between the nations
as we have got peace Within the ma
tion itself-by creating institutions
for their maintenance. Laws. courts.
legislatures, police are burdenSome
things, but they are the price of civili-
zation. We could not keep peace
without them. The idea that If only
each citizen just attended to his own
business we would not need them is
an oversimplification Of the problem
of society. 1t Is Just as much an
OyersimDlificatiOn to suppose that we
shall create an orderly international
society, which Is the problem of peace.
if each nation just leaves the problem
alone and does nothing about 1t.
"W shall not win our salvation as
cheaply as that"
Mrs. John ID. Sherman, president of
the General Federation of Women's S
Clubs, presided. The conference will
take up the problem Of arbitration to-
day, and the night session will take
the form of a round-table discussion,
which will deal with problems of Sc
! curity, economic values, arbitration
and disarmament.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
SLAIN GIRL BURIED
ASB0Y|SSOUGHT
Wisconsin Coroner's Jury
Holds Student Deliberate
Iy Plotted Death.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis. De-
cember THE charge of murder has
been placed on Erdman Olson, missing
college student, by a coronef's jury
as its part in the drama of Clara
Olsons death
Clara's body. recovered last week
from a crude grave in the hills. will
receive Christian burial today in ~
little churchyard of southwestern Wis
cOnsin.
Erdman. 1S-year-old sweetheart Of
Clara. who was four years his senior,
was accused yesterday. The coroncrs
jury concluded that the youth dclih-
eiately plotted her death bringing her
from her home ON IL pretenSe of mar
rying her before she hec;Im,' Il mot her.
Letter Outlined Plans.
The evidences at the inquest VAS
featured by the introduction of a let
ter found in the girls dress when tn"
body was recovered. 1t was from F.rl-
ma to Clara, outlining plans fer their
marriage and .instructin@ the girl 1"
meet him tho night Of September O.
He told her To bring all the money
YOU can if YOU want to MAKE nice
trip of it," warned her to burn All his
letters and cautioned her that iii YOU
do not do as | say. your chance will
he shot and ! might be II scarce
hubby
Clara. testimony Indicated. Ubeyr1
him to the letter.
Itldmans wher1ibouts have not
been known since September -. when
he quit his studies at G;tlc tolle&r
and fled day after Clara'S father had
visited him and demanded I" knew
where the girl could he found.
Simple Funeral Held.
Finding n need of comfort in his
ability to give his daughter decent
burial, Christ Olson. gathered about
him today his wife. his three sons aud
his five surviving daughters.
Through the snow which drlt'"d
across the roads relatives and n"1GN-
bors came from over the countryside"
In sleds and motor cars. Few n"WerS
were upon the coffin, for no green
houses flourish in the railroadleSS COM
munity near the Olson farm. hut the
family laid wreath upon the hier
and several neighhOrs sent floral gifts.
A simple service at the home at II
o'clock was to afford the family OPP
portunity for it's last gathering about
the casket Thirteen miles away ID
public funeral was held in the tlca
Lutheran Church, with sermon III
English and another in Norwegian
Evening star., 1926-12-07
MRS. BROWNING DEAD.

Mrs. Mary Mason Browning. 72
years old, widow of Livingston Brown.
ing and for many years resident of
this city. died at the home of her SON
Rev. Robert Evans Browning, in Bal
tmore today after q brief illness. She
was the daughter of the late DR.. War
wick Evans. who was a practicing
physician in this city for more than
60 years. Through her mother she
was related to the Washington and
Mason families of Virginia.
She is survived by three sons, Rev.
Mr.. Browning of Baltimore. William
l.. Browning of this city and Dr. An
drew j. Browning of Portland. Ore.
a daughter. Mrs. Frederick w. Payne
of Berkeley, Calf. and Is grandchil
dren.
Funeral arrangements will be made
as soon as word is received from her
son and daughter in the West. In
terment will be at her late home MEL
rose" near Riverdale, Md
Evening star., 1926-12-07
YOUR RELIGION
What Do You Believe?

they reveal a great diversity of opin.
ion? The answers will give lis a com.
posite picture Of one of the most i'm
portant phases Of life i'm our city.
In order TO get the best results, il
will he necessary to have a fairly
large number of ballots" We there.
fore urge all of our readers to vote
and to induce their friends to vote
but to vote only once.
The answers must be confined to
'yes" or no" in order to make pos
sible an accurate tabulation of all the
votes cast. Any other notation will
compel us to throw out the ballot.
Fill out the blank ard mail il to the
Church Editor of The Star. 1t is not
necessary to sign your name.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
AMERICAN. KILLS WIFE
AND SELF IN PARIS
William Howell Payne of Ameri-
can Colony Also Stays Governess
With Pistol.
BY the Associated Press.

BY NE AssOclateU Pfess.
PARIS, December 1.-William How
ell Payne. an American resident of
Paris, today shot and killed his wife
and governess and then committed
suicide.
Mr.. Payne shot his wife first and
then turned the revolver on the gov
erness. Mile. Adrienne Henry. All
three were dead when the police ar
rived.
The Paynes have lived in an apart
ment on the Avenue des Champs Ely
sees for number of years. lie was
member of the st. Cloud Country
Club and the Travellers Club.
Mr.. Payne and his wife We're both
about so years old. After an investi-
cation police said that Mr.. Payne re-
Gently suffered IN attack of neuras-
thenia.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
MARIE MAY GOVERN
AS REGENT DURING
KINGS INCAPAClTY

Continued from First PaGe)
personaI;tv and ambition could never
submit to n secondary rule. The
Queen has shown that she has great
Influence i'm Rumania. and her hastY
return means the opening of her CAM
paien to thwart Bratiano and others
who desire to eliminate her from the
situation.
Queens Power Is Factor.
Ion Rratiano, former Premier. rush-
ed the regency act through parliamene
and changed the constitution after
Prince Carol was eliminated and eX-
pelled. At the moment. Bratlano,
who is leader of the Liberals, is
in coalition with Premier AvereScu,
leader of Popular Party. Averescu,
however. is chatting under the restraint
imposed by this coalition and it is
possible, will break away, especially
if able to align himself with queen
Marie.
At the moment the Queens infiu'
ence must be considered. Should -
real struggle begin with the Queen
and Averescu on one side and tho
Rratiano brothers on the other, there
will likely arise n third party rms
would be headed by Prince Carol. whn
is popular with the aviation corps.
Evening star., 1926-12-07

Every man has some kind of re-
ligion, and perhaps no two people
think exactly alike about it. 1t is
worth while for all men to find out
where they stand in their religious
convictions, whether they, travelling
one road, stand alone in some of their
fundamental convictions, or whether
others travelling the same or different
roads have arrived at the same or
other conclusions.
The results of the questionable be-
ing printed this week by The Star un-
doubtedly will be very illuminating to
those interested in the religious life
of Washington. VIII these answers
show us that we have much in COM
mon in matters of religion, or will
Evening star., 1926-12-07

the triangular area south OF Pennsyl-
vania avenue which will be taken
over by the Federal Government for
it's proposed new buildings. The com
mittee was instructed to submit a
report with recommendations.
District activities located in this
area include the Traffic Bureau, at
1414 Pennsylvania avenue; the House
of Detention, at Fifteenth street and
Ohio avenue: the first precinct police
station. at 316 Twelfth street; No. 3
fire truck company, at Fourteenth
street and Ohio avenue; No. 16 fire
engine company, on d street near
Twelfth street; the Central Garage,
at 1916 d street; the Health Depart
ment clinic. at 400 Fifteenth street,
and the District Employment Bureau,
at 141O Pennsylvania avenue.
The committee is composed or Maj.
Edwin r. Hesse, superintendent OF
police; George S. Watson. chief en-
gineer of the Fire Department; Tax
Assessor William p. Richards, Audi
tor Daniel j. Donovan and Albert l..
Harris, the municipal architect.
VIII Study Transportation.
Another angle of Washington's huge
building program received attention
today Wnen preparations were Sldi tcu
by the Public Utilities Commission for
a conference between representatives
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, the Public
Building Commission and the trans
portation systems to consider the
transportation problem that will in
evitably arise when the proposed new
Federal buildings are opened in the
triangular area living south of Penn
sylvania avenue.
The commission believes that the
concentration of the Government
buildings in one area undoubtedly
will change the transportation prob
lem of the city and that 1t should be
solved In advance of the construction
of these buildings.
Those who will be invited to the
conference are Lieut.. Col. u. s. Grant
Sd, director of the Office of public
buildings and parks: Maj. Carey II
Brown. his assistant; James E. Wet
more, supervising architect of the
Treasury; Harland Bartholomew
transportation expert from the park
and planning commission; John III.
Hanna, president Of the Capital Trac'
ton Company: William F. Ham. presi
dent of the Washington Railway 4
Electric Co., and e. d. Merrill, presi-
dent of the Washington Rapid Tran
sit Company.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
Six Survivors of Grew of IL Rescued
After Drifting Months in South Seas

married here On the return trip the
engine broke down and a heavy gale
blew them far off their course.
The food supply dwindled until
nothing was left but rice. This die'
failed to sustain six of the men, who
died about November ].
After drifting from July 25 to No
vember 16., the six survivors were
picked up by an interisland steamer
off the coast of Niindanao and taken
to Suriagao. the northernmost tip of
the. island. from where they EN-
barked for Mania