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Evening star., 1926-04-09
BARRING MERCURY
IS CLOSED ISSUE
Post Office Department Says
Ban Is Binding-Mencken
Proposes to Fight.

After conference this morning
with attorneys for II. l.. Mencken
publisher of the American Mercury.
the April issue Of which was barred
from the mails, Solicitor Donnelly an
nounced that in so far as the Post
Once Department was concerned the
matter is a closed issue. Mr.. Don
nelly refused to disclose the details Of
the conference. stating only that the
action taken by the department and
interpretations Of the law were dis
cussed.
The complaints to him came through
the regular channels. Mr.. Donnelly
said, one of them being filed by the
postmaster of New York City.
Boston Decision Not Considered.
Mr.. Donnelly said that the decision
rendered by the Municipal Court of
Boston did not enter into the mat
ter at all as far as his department
was concerned. That decision, he
said. was rendered under the laws of
Massac sachusetts. which are not neces-
sarily similar to those governing the
Post Office Department. Under sec
ton III Of the act approved by Con
crees March 4, 1909. any obscene.
Iewd. laecivious or filthy matter SHAH
he barred from the mails.
This matter stands OF falls on It's
own merits. Mr. Donnelly said. The
action was taken against the article
''Hatrack" and not against the
magazine itself. Any other publ1ca'
ton containing the article would he
similarly dealt with. he said. In
fact" Mr.. Donnelly added. I'VE have
received several queries from news
papers desiring to publish the article
and have informed them that II
they do so their paper will be barred
from the mails"
Mr.. Donnelly said he was surprised
to see an article of that type In
publication of the general high char
acter of the Mercury. This is only
a sample of the tons Of stuff handled
by my department" he said, but II
is generally in publications of much
inferior quality.
Mr.. Donnelly said that IL Mr..
Mencken desired a hearing hn would
Evening star., 1926-04-09
LIQUOR SYNDICATE
BELIEVED BROKEN
BY 2 ARRESTS HERE
Continued from First Page)


champagne awaiting the end tha t
comes to all good champag gne.
The other taxicab. however. went
carefully and methodically about its
business. The original plan was for
the police 10 wait until the taXica b
had arrived al the luxurious resi-
dence. where the cargo was To he
deposited and until after some Of
the liquor had been brought into the
house. Then the scheme was to
walk right into the house and burst
fgurative hombshell.
Out Massa achusetts avenue went
the taXicab serene and unsuspicious.
But upon arriving a Sheridan Circle
the cab began acting aueerlv and
Chief Gerald Murphy felt that he
was obliged to get what he could
and let the prior plan go to hlazes.
So Murphy and Heide waltzed their
machine up to the taXicab and made
the arrests.
An investigation into the source
If the LIQUOR is going on TODAY with
The hone that it will be possible 10
get sufficient evidence in New York
to produce arrests there and break
up the syndicate.
ull uSlallS OF tne lotdi dH-ie Net'
transmitted to the New York pro =
hibition office and local agents now
are awaiting results. The informa :
ton obtained here locally is TO the
effect that only substantial business
and professional men of Washington
were approached by the syndicate
solicitors. Among one of these. II
is reported. was a Government off
cial. who is alleged 10 have been
in receptive mood.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
HOLDS GIRL PLANNED
TO FRAME CHAPLAIN
Pharmacist Testifies Miss Sparrow
Told Him She Would Accuse
Army Man.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. April Q. The de.
Tense in the court martial of Capt.
Orville Clampitt. Army chaplain. on
charges brought in behalf Of Miss Lu-
cille Swallow. Lawrence. kans., girl,
introduced it's first testimony yester-
day when John +. Chapple. Los An
geles pharmacist. took the stand.
Chapple testified that he met Miss
Swallow at Needles, Calf. while she
was employed as waitress in a rail
road eating house. The girl he said,
complained of a pain caused by an
illegal operation and named a kansa $
acquaintance as the man responsible
for her condition.
she said: 1 know an Army captain
in Leavenworth and I'm framing
him. " the witness testified.
Both prosecution and defense an
nounced they are conducting a search
for the Swallow girl. who already has
testified. Her testimony is wanted in
connection with charges she forged
certain letters duplicating the defend
~
Evening star., 1926-04-09
DEATH ALMOST uNNoTICED.
Fascist Opposition Warned Against
ExpIoiting Amendola Case.

ROME. April Q P).-The death
"Wednesday at Cannes. France. ot
Giovanni Amendola, chief of the op-
position to the Fascist government
in Italy. is almost unnoticed here
because of the excitement connected
with the attempted assassination OK
Premier Mussolini.
popolo D'Italia of Milan warns the
opposition against exploiting the
death of their leader as happened
, after the death of the Socialist Dep
'uty Matteotti. The paper points out
tha, Sicnor Amendola. as he was
diving. told his brother. Mario, that
his illness was not due TO the vio-
lence he suffered last July at Monte
Catini Italy, when he was beaten by
number of unknown persons.
Amendola was buried at Cannes in
RtriCtest privacy.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
NEW ROADS FOR NORTH
AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Southern Counties Protest They
Are Being Neglected and Ask
Added Board Member.
Spoc'sl Dispatch to The star.

Spoc'si Dispatch to The star.
RICHMOND. Va, April 2 Two
hundred miles of additional highway
have heen ordered placed in the State
mission during this year, and the
great bulk of this Is in the northern
and central parts of the State.
Prince Edward, Mecklenburg Hall
fax, Charlotte, Pittsylvania and
Henry counties claim that they have
been receiving little consideration at
the hands of the commission and have
requested an additional member he
placed on the board 10 represent that
section
Evening star., 1926-04-09
PIGMY SEEKERS SAIL.

SOURARAYA. Dutch East Indies.
April l1p.-The steamer Fomal-
hout, having on board the eXpedi-
tion headed by Prof. Matthew w.
Stirling of Berkeley. Calf. arrived
here al Z O'Clock this morning. The
airplane of the expedition was
placed aboard and the steamer left
for Macassar. Celebes. at noon.
The expedition is to explore the
unknown parts of Dutch New
Guinea. particularly in an endeavor
to find traces of pigmv tribes.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
GERMAN INABILITY
TO PAY REPORTED
Hope Under Dawes Plan Lies
in Foreign Trade, Says
Commerce Body.

With the approach Of the test
year of the Dawes plan, Germany Is
not in a position to meet all future
requirements. external as well as In
ternal, the American section OF the
International Chamber of Commerce
reported today.
If Germany Is to pay its repara-
tions, the report declared. she must
reca pture and increase her foreign
markets.
Latest word from Europe indicates
that this process Is in notion II was
Evening star., 1926-04-09
be given the privilege Of appearing
before him to conduct one.
EDITOR TO FIGHT.
April Number Mailed Before Ordered
Barred.

NEW YORK, April 9 LR.-With the
April issue of the American Mercury,
officially barred from the mails after
1t had been mailed. Henry l.. Mencken,
the editor, Is seeking a hearing on the
matter.
Mencken successfully defended
charges of improperly made in Bos-
ton against an article entitled Hat
rack" appearing In the issue.
Postal officials at Washington took
action yesterday after the Farming
ton (Mo.), Chamber of Commerce
adopted resolution asking Post
master General New to bar the maga-
zine. The town of Pennington is the
setting for the article of which Her
bert Asbury. New York newspaper
man. Is the author He was born and
reared in FarningtCn and is great
gra andson of the late Bishop Asbury
His article deals with small town
morals.
Michigan Official Acts.
Distribution Of the magazine has
been stopped in Ingham County.
Mich. by Harry r. Hittle, prosecuting
attorney at Lansing. on the ground
that the article objected to did not
contain a decent sentence"
ID ISOStOH lne W dtCIl anu Ndlu 81
ciety attempted to prohibit the sale of
the magazine. Mencken went 10 Bos-
ton personally. sold copies and had
himself arrested in test case. A
Judge upheld his contention that the
regular readers of the magazine would
not find the article offensive. Solic-
itor Donnelly at Washington, how
ever. thought the article warranted
exclusion of the magazine from the
mails and the postmaster at New York
was ordered to refuse it transmission.
Postmasters in other cities were told
to exclude, also, any publications re-
producing the article.
Mencken said that the ma ga zinc had
Evening star., 1926-04-09
COLLEGE EDITOR FIRED.
California U. Expels Student for
Indecent Publtca ton.

BERKELEY. Calf. April 2 P).--
Lewis Russell, University of Cali
fornia student and editor of the Occi
dent and Pelican, a student publica
ton. was expelled from the University
yesterday for publication of an article
deemed indecent.
The article was written by a student
at Oregon Agricultural College, and
had been rejected by the publication
at the Oregon school, Russell said.
Russell said he would continue publ
cation Of the ma agazine and would en-
ploY court action, if necessary, TO re-
main in school
Evening star., 1926-04-09

II is said California has the largest
number of divorced women Of any
State in the Union
Evening star., 1926-04-09
LEGISLATORS PLAN
MUSSOL|N| HONOR
Vote of Regard Slated for
First SessioN-TripoIi
Eagerly Awaits Him.
~ the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
ROME. April The Senators and
Deputies have decided 20 dedicate the
first sitting upon the renpeninc of
Parliam meut % manifestation of af.
fection for Premier Mu&solini and
gratifCatinn over his escape frorl
death.
The loyal princes. ranking as Sena /,
tors. will participate in the sitting of
the Senate and in the Chamber Of
Deputies will witness the manifesto.
ton from the royal tribune.
Drs. Alessandri and I;astia nelli sur
ceons. who miniStered to Premier
Mussolini when he WAS shot through
the nose Wednesday. are of the opin-
ion that he will not he dstigured by
the wound. They expect il to leave a
scar which will become less noticeab BILE
as time passes.
Evening star., 1926-04-09

Mrs Mark e. HoEue. whose avi-
ator husba nd was killed In a plane
rash last Summer. is carrying on his
flyinc school at Weston. Mass, and
she is taking lessons herself TO qualify
for a pilots license.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
TRIPOLI GAYLY DECORATED.
Ancient and Modern Sections Of City
Ready for Big Event.

TRIPOLI. April OP.--Keyed to a
high pitch of enthusiasm at the com
Ing visit of Premier Mussolini. this an
cient city, the metropolis of Itaiy's
greatest colonial possession. is eagerly
awaiting the arrival of the Italian
Fascist leader.
Both Tripolis-the old one Of mueZ-
zins' wailine call 10 evening PRAYER
from mosque and minaret or narrow.
smelly streets where ancient ArahN
still lives-and the new one Of honk
Ing automobile horns. macadam pave
ments, sanitary plumbing and boost
ers reception commit ees--are equally
eager to see the man who is making
Italian history on the other side Of
the Mediterranean
Fascist Flags Displayed.
The main streets Of the modern part
Cf the city are strung with bunting
and are ablaze with Fascist emblems
and flags. Special crandstands have
heen erected in a square facing the
Mediterra at a point where Mus
Solini's ship. Conte de CaVour. will
anchor.
Italians here, regardless cf political
allegiance, feel Mussolini's visit is the
most important moment in the history
Of the colony. They see in it inspira-
unH LOT even greater ueNelOpmenI. [.
which already is considerable.
Materially the old Tripoli. however,
goes on as it has for long centuries.
paving but comparatively little atten-
tion to the Italian life around
News of the attempt against the life
Of Premier Mussolini. however. reused
the entire city. Even the Arabs,
who constitute more than half Of the
city's population of $4,000. dropped
their traditional aloofness in the af-
fairs of their rulers. They f1ocked
the streets under blazing tropical
sun and listened to the news ex-
citedly.
Within very few years Tripoli
will be the most important colony in
North Africa, Gen. de Bono. governor
Of the colony. declared last night at a
dinner In honor of several score of
Italian and foreign journalists. The
menu card read: "Tripoli. April s. Of
the year a." dating from the Fascist
march on Rome. This is believed to
he the first official use of the Fascist
calendar in governmental affairs here.
AS Gov. De Bono in his modernized
palace looked over the ancient city,
with it's Arabian Nights atmos-
rhere, he exclaimed: Don't talk to me
about ancient Tripoli. We are inter
ested in the Tripol Of today and to-
morrow"
Evening star., 1926-04-09
Heard Revenge Threats.

when ] was in Boston | heard ru-
mors that an effort would he made. as
an act of revenge. to have the maya
zine stopped in the mails" he CON
tinued. LAS matter of fact, the
magazine cannot be barred from the
mails. as there are no more copies TO
be mailed. Our regular mailing was
on March 25. and since that time all
remaining copies have been disposed
of In regular newsstand sales"
Arthur Garfield Hays. attorney for
the publication, expressed the opinion
that the magazine would he given q
hea ring and that satisfactory deci.
sion would he reached.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23
CALLS Of WILD.
LURE JIMMY

81 i 4 Z r - +
An irresistible can OF the Wild
which lures 9-year-old Jimmy Lewis
from the crowded shack where he;
lives near Camp Springs, Md, in.
the dead OF night. has for many
weeks kept the entire countrywide;
In q state Of apprehension. He isi
one Of nine children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Lewis.
Since last spring Jimmy has
answered the call no less tnan
twenty times. He has wandered
for miles and miles through dense
woods and swamps and slept under
an old potato sack and dead leaves.
He has popped from behind the
bushes into the glare Of lights from
an onruslling auto. begging for q
ride to town at o'clock In the
morning, and successfully eluGing
whole barty OF searchers who had
been searching the country for him
the wlaoIs night.
Al system Of tying Jimmy to the
bed was inaugurated. But the
young Houdini extricated himself
Friday night.
He was found. after an all night
search, Saturday about noon, bare
footed and bare legged, curled up
in potato sack, and almost buried
in the dead leaves which had blown
about him in the chill night wind.
He was taken to Providence Hos
pital in the hope that an X-Ray
might bring to light some mental
difficulty. Jimmy had fallen out OF
''lOft" in which he had been
locked for safety's sake and it
was thought that perhaps this had
caused some trouble. But the doc
tors found nothing.
The Rev. George Common, minister
of the Camp Springs Methodist
Church. Is making an attempt to
get the little fellow into an institu-
ton, None Of them to which he
has applied has az yet taken
action
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23

THE DUCHESS, formerly Con-
suelo Vanderbilt, brought suit
for separation against Mari
borough. She left him in 1906
and bought a place of her own
at Crowhurst. She visited Blen-
helm Castle only when the Duke
was away, and then to visit her
sons, whom she took on tripsn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23
SANTA FE REFUNDlNG
BOND IS AUTHORIZED

The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
railroad was authorized by the In.
terstate Commerce Commission to.
day to issue one general mortgage
6 per cent gold bond amounting to
sci 10000.
It will be delivered to the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe for the
purpose of refunding bonds of like
amount now held in pledge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23

farhouses for food leading his dis
racted mother children life Although
they Jimmy his bed coaxed and caoed him to remain
at home spirit the call Of the woods which
parents eneaties The Rev George Connor pastor
Springs Nd thinks that institutional
care may be good him. is aiding toward that end
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23
"INSUFFERABLY SIT

"INSUFFERABLY stubborn"
was the manner in which the
late King Edward VII described
the Duchess after he and Win
ston Churchill tried in vain. to
reconcile the warning Marlbor-
oughs. She remained ,unyielding
despite counsel of the nobility
of England.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23
Denies Divorce Rumor

Denies Divorce RumOr
PARIS, Nov. 23.-"Whoever Is
spreading the reports Of the annul-
ment Of my marriage, must know
more about my personal affairs
than I do"
This was the only comment Mrs.
William K. Vanderbilt II made to-
day on the reports that the Rota
Tribunal in Rome had granted her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23

AFTER having been separated
13 years, in 1919, Marlborough
wrote his wife that their young
est son was soon to become of
age and there were financial ar
rangements they ought to dis
cuss. This meeting led to a
reconciliation, to the surprise of
society and royalty. Continued
tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23
VANDERBILT WEDDING
'ABuY.' PRIEST SAYS

OXFORD, Nov. 23-In the face Of denias by Madame
Cosuelo Baan and mother, Mrs O. a. p Belmont that
Father Philip Hobart j. superior at Saint Aoysus Roman
Catholic Church. which the duke has been attending here Tor
some time today reafrmed the
annumen granted by church tribunal the ground
of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23

In an exclusive interview, Father
Hobart voiced strong defense of
the action of the church tribunal.
He scoffed at the statements of AN
American ehurchman that Consuelo
married of her own free will and
was a "blushing bride" saying:
"I remember the marriage well
and the cynical sneers OF the pub
ic over the wedding. It was a
plain 'buy! There was the MARI
borough title on one hand and the
Vanderbilt millions on the other.
The family. it was said lost IN the
trade and the 17-year-old girl was
made the victim"
"Sir Charles Russell, one of the
smartest legal minds in England,
heard the argument" said Father
Hobart. "The Duke of Marlbor.
ough testified before the tribunal
that the marriage was under CO.
srcion.
at is not as though some cham
bermaid, whose testimony might
easily be questioned. had been on
the stand"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23

FEMINIST and social activi-
ties occupied all of Mrs. w. K.
Vanderbilt's time. Vanderbilt
had not entirely approved of his
daughters marriage to MARI
borough. And that had been
his Wife's greatest triumph.
These things led to a divorce.
Mrs. Vanderbilt wed o. II. P.
Belmont.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23
Publicity Hurts Vatican

A "WOw" Of book. The fun
niest ever. "AI the Funny Folks"
i'm one big book. Fun TOR all the
family. See advertisement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23
QUAKE CRACKS WALLS
OF Houses IN MINES

MINES, France, Nov. 2S.-An
earthquake Of three seconds dura-
ton was registered here today.
The walls OF houses were cracked
by the tremor but no extensive
damage Is reported.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23

All the world may be waiting
for the sunshine. but "All The
Funny Folks" bring all the sun
shine in the world. See advertise
ment. .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23

SIR JAMES BARRIE writing his immortal story of Peter Pam
the boy wouldn't dreamed that the Woramed
the flesh by 9yearod Jimmy
boy The pictures around this text tell now
the shack that his home runs Or TO the
shelter awakening the occupants OF
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BOWIE SELECTIONS

1. Lieut. Seth. Fred Wood. Parr-
Carter entry.
2. Contract. Everglade. Pillager:
the Valley.
4. While X. H. p. Whitney
entry, Social Mug.
5. voshell. Lord Martin, Hedge
6. Lady Bountlful. Gratteur.
Lady Braxted.
4. Drumbeat, Battle Shot, Frank
FoRarty.
Best-WiHie X.
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5o4-Huffy-No boy -. .117
509-WhizzinR Cloud-No boy ....110
OS-Minator--Abel ...10S
50s-Shup-H. Fisher ...... -. 96
Scratched - Black Pepper, Paddy,
Arden, Golden Box, Snuffy. Red Spider.
BILLY Black.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23
king Ben" Carried Into Courtroom

OLD KING search carried
Of strange
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-23

annulment OF her marriage on
grounds of coercion.
''The report that my marriage
has been annulled in Rome is per.
fectly absurd and absolutely deny
it." continued Mrs. Vanderbilt, the
former Virginia Fair.
Asked to comment upon another
report that she is seeking a divorce
in Paris, Mrs. Vanderbilt said, L
can not help what people are say
ing"
Mrs. Vanderbilt announced that
she has decided to sail for the
United States on Saturday due to
the death of her sister, Mrs. Her.
man Oelrichs in Newport.
Publicity Hurts Vatican
ROME, Nov. 23.-Vatican officials
today refused to discuss the ques-
ton of whether marriage annul
ments made by the Rota Tribunal
would be recognized by the civil
courts.
They indicated that the publicity
directed at the Rota by the recent
Duke of Marlborough annulment is
decidedly distasteful, so distasteful
that steps have been taken to pre-
vent any further information con-
corning the Rota's actions from be.
coming public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-26
Planning Weeks Food.

Although the days are getting on
toward the warmth of Spring We are
still in midseason. This means that
the housekeeper who has the respon-
sibility of planning the daily and
weekly menus must keep her mind
somewhat on Winter foods and at the
same time provide a judicious mix
ture of dishes that are especially
adapted to warm weather.
Fruits must still, unless the family
belongs in the millionaire class. be
largely dried or canned A judicious
mixture of grapefruit and oranges
will help to vary the daily fruit pro-
gram. 1t is a comfort to know that
the dried fruits rank high in food
value and that modern canned fruits
have not lost their vitamins.
Cereals will still be largely Of the
hot cooked variety; that is, II economy
Is important. The fakes, puffs and
shreds are especially digestble and
appetizing. but, naturally, the con.
sumner must pay for the complicated
processes which they have gone
through. Housekeepers are advised to
serve this form Of cereal frequently to
children or to any member of the fam
lily whose digestion must be considered
This leaves the piping hot corn meal,
oatmeal. hominy or bran porridge as
the basis for the breakfast of those
who are older and who have abundant
exercises.
When rich preserves are served re-
member the excess Of sugar and see
that the children do not partake I'M
duly.