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Evening star., 1926-04-10

IN PROHIBITION LAID
BEFORE |NQU|RERS
Manitoba and Quebec Lead
ers Tell of FutiIity of
Provinces Dry Laws.
LIQUOR FOES MAY GET
PROBE FLOOR MONDAY
Presentation of Other Side of Case
Seen in Walsh's Attitude at
Session Today.

Manitoba and Quebec today unoffi-
cially came to the aid of the wet
sentiment in the United States as It
is being laid before the Senate
judiciary subcommittee inquiring into
modification of the Folstead act and
without presuming to dictate 10 the
committee what changes in the law
should be made, forcefully described
their failure to handle the question in
the Dominion which resulted in the
ultimate adoption of regulations gov
erning the traffic and consumption Of
liquor.
The Canadian representative Fran
els William Russell. president of the
Moderation League of Winnipeg, and
Sir. William Stavert, former member
of the Quebec Liquor Commission.
Enthusiastically impressed the commit
tee with their descriptions of the op-
GRAFTON and effect of the two laws in
those provinces
Evening star., 1926-04-10
AMUNDSEN NORGE
OFF FOR T0UL0N
Ceremonies Mark Departure
of DirigibIe, Which Will
Try Pole Flight.


ROME, April 1o.-The dirigible
Norge of the Amundsen-El Ellsworth
North Pole expedition left here at
$50 O'Clock this morning for Toulon,
France.
The departure of the airship was
witnessed by Rolf Thomassen, presi-
dent of the Norwegian Aero Club, the
staff of the Norwegian legation, many
italian officials and the wife and
daughters of the commander, Um-
berto Mobile.
Before the departure representatives
of the Italian Aero Club presented
Comdr. Mobile with their colors, which
they asked be planted at the North
Pole together with the Norwegian,
Italian and American flags. The short
ceremony was applauded by the great
crowd.
"Vivas" Fill the Air.
AS the Norge rose into the clear
sky her crew shouted viva, Italia
and were answered by those on the
ground, many Of whom added "Vivas"
for Norway and the United States.
The Norge, flying the Norwegian
flag, executed maneuvers over Rome,
escorted by two Italian airplanes, be-
fore pointing her nose toward France.
The population of the city was out
in full force to wave farewell. While
passing over the capitol Comdr. Mobile
dropped a note for Signor Cremonesi,
the governor of Rome, and also sent
a wireless message to Premier Mus
solini aboard the dreadnaught Conte
di Cavour, bound for Tripoli.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
MILLIONS OF BEER
VOTES ARE HELD UP
Truck Load Headed for Capi.
toI Hearing Runs AfouI
of Traffic Laws.

Chairman Francis Clay Harley of
the National Liberal Alliance and his
truckload of $4,000 900 votes for light
wines and beer twice ran afoul of
Washington's traffic laws today and
as result the big ceremony which
was to have taken place in front of
the Senate Office Building is yet only
an idea.
Harley, who is former mayor of
Astoria. Greg, is all wrought up over
the Capitals ridiculous" regulations
and he let the whole Police Depart
ment. the Commissioners and a mum
ber of members of Congress know it.
too.
Sign Cause of Trouble.
1t was all because Mr. Harley in
sisted on setting up on the truck a
large sign with the inscription:
National Liberal Alliance Pre-
sents Voice of 100000 People Be-
fore Congress Favoring Light Wines
and Beer"
When the truck. pulled by a trac-
tor, paraded down Pennsylvania ave-
nue. past the Traffic Bureau this
morning. shortly before $3.50 o'clock
the hour set for the presentation of
the votes to the Senate judiciary
committee, Inspector Brown looked
out his window and rubbed his eyes.
Lieut.. Ben Lamb. at his side.
glimpsed it about the same time and
ran to his car.
He caught up with the truck sew
eral blocks away and brought 1t
back 10 the Traffic Bureau. Chair
man Harley was notified at his hotel
nearby and he rushed to Inspector
Browns office.
Mr.. Harley was very vigorous in
his protests, according to the inspec-
tor. He used the latter's phone to
call Commissioner Rudolph about it,
and Commissioner Rudolph referred
him to Police Commissioner Fenning.
The latter was out, but an assistant
promised to look into the matter. In
course of time Maj. Hesse learned of
it and called Inspector Brown. 1t was
agreed that the sign must come down.
Chairman Harley, still protesting,
took it down. Arrived in the vicinity
of the Senate Office Building. how
ever, he put it up again. He had
missed his engagement with the Sen
ators, so he settled down to wait until
noon, when they would come out for
lunch.
Sign Back i'm Place.
In the meantime some one informed
Maj. Hesse that the sign was back
in place again, in violation of the
regulation which prohibits the use
of vehicle for advertising purposes.
He notified Capt. Reilly of No. pre-
cinct to investigate. An emissary
soon located the truck on Delaware
avenue, near the entrance to the
Senate Office Building. and had a little
with Mr. Harley.
Y After the parley Br. Harley ordered
the sign removed and instructed the
driver to take the truck to garage
Its an outrage, that's ALL" Harley
declared. We've had similar trucks
all over the United States and we
haven't been stopped until just now
in the Capital of the Nation. It's an
outrage"
Evening star., 1926-04-10
EQUIPS LANDING FIELD.
Government Places Radio Ap.
paratus Near Cumberland, Md.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, April TO-
Nearly three tons of meteorological
and radio equipment have been re-
ceived for the Government airplane
landing field to be established at Mex
leo Farms, four miles east of Cumber-
land, along the Potomac River.
Installation will start in the near
future. Cumberland is in the Eastern
radio net, which includes Mitchell
Field. N. Y; Langley Field, Va; Phil
lips Field, Nd: Fort Monmouth, N. j.;
Uniontown. Pa, and Langin Field,
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Lifeboat Compass
Alcohol Is Drunk
By ShipPassenger
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia, April
10.-Soon after the passengers dis
embarked an officer of a steamer
from Boston discovered that
spirit compass on one of the lie
boats had been removed from It's
position and emptied of alcohol.
The actions of a passenger dur,
ing the night prior to the arrival
of the steamer here led the ship S
officers to suspect he drank the
alcohol. He had taken train out
of Yarmouth, however, before he
could be questioned.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
TOday's Flight 800 Miles.
ECUADOR BANKS CLOSED.
Finance Ministry Acts Against
Three Which spurned Its Checks.

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, April 10
@.-Three banks have been closed by
the minister of finance and their man.
ayers sent to prison.
This action was taken on the refusal
of the banks to honor checks drawn
against them by the ministry of
finance in favor of army officers. The
banks are the Chimborazo Banking
Society, the Commercial and Farm
Bank and the Italian Bank.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
COOLIDGE C0NFERS
ON ANNUITY. PLAN
Discusses Retirement Prob
lem With Work and Green
of A. F. of |.

Retirement legislation was discussed
at two White House conferences to-
day between President Coolidge, Sec
retary of the Interior Work and Will
liam Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor. The Interior
Department head and Mr.. Green call
ed at the White House separately and
discussed details of pending legisla-
ton for liberalization of the present
retirement law.
Secretary Work took with him to
the White House the Stanfield bill,
which provides for maximum retire
ment annuity Of $1,000. On his re-
turn to the Interior Department, John
S. Beach, chief of the retirement divi-
sion of the Pension Bureau. was called
into conference to go over some of the
details of the report on the Stanfield
measure. Secretary Work is under
stood to have virtually decided to rec
ommend maximum annuity of 5000.
He said he expects to complete the
week.
Believes Bill Will Pass.
After his conference with the Pres
ident, Mr.. Green said he feels salts
fled that there will be some form of
liberaliZed retirement legislation
enacted at the present session of Con-
gress He intimated that the Pres
ident gave him the impression that
he wants to see this legislation passed
but before he will give it his unquali-
fed sanction. 1t must be made clear
exactly what it will cost the Gov
ernment.
Mr.. Green stated that he left the
White House with the impression that
it is now merely a matter of satisfy
ing the President regarding the ex-
pense to the Government if annuities
to be paid retired employees are to be
substantially increased He said he
discussed the principles involved as
well as the more important features
of the Lehlbach and Stanfield bills,
which are now pending in the House
and Senate.
The $1,000 maximum annuity
which is provided for in both the
Lehlbach and Staniield bills is con-
sidered by Mr.. Green as entirely
fair and not too liberal. There is
some doubt in his mind about the
minimum ages for retirement being
entirely practicable. He intimated
that he was inclined to agree with
the President that these age limits
specified in the retirement legisla-
ton might prove to be too low. He
said. however, that the 60. sc and
65 limits provided in the bills for
optional retirement could serve as
a basis for arriving at a more salts
factory arrangement.
Mr.. Green said that he told the
President that the A. F. of l., IS
interested in the legislation and
would like to see the present re-
tirement law liberalized. He also
said he told the President that what
he and his organization want to see
is a retirement liberalization bill that
is thoroughly reasonable and fair to
all concerned.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
NEW WORLD PRESS
URGED TO Join IN
EXCHANGE OF NEWS
Journalists Told Cooperation
Is VitaI-C0St and Other
Problems Taken Up.

Turning to the broad subject of the
gathering and distribution of news
from all over the world, the first Pan
American Journalistic Congress, re-
suming its sessions this morning in
the Hall of the Americas, took. the
first step toward realization of a plan
that it is hoped will develop at sub
sequent conferences into a more def
mite and thorough exchange of news
between the newspapers of Latin
America and North America.
The congress had under discussion
the third topic of it's program, which
included consideration of the cost of
gathering and distributing news and
the transmission of news by cable,
wireless and mail, together with rates,
space limitation and facilities avail
able for these various methods of
transmission.
A report on this subject was pre-
sented by Senior Don Ernesto Monte
negro, editor of FL Mercurio, Santi-
ago, Chile. 1t was discussed at fur
ther length in papers by Frank b.
Noyes president of the Associated
Press and of The Evening Star Com
pany, and j. H. Furay, vice president
of the United Press Associations.
Would Unite Americas.
Senior Montenegro pointed out that
just as the papers of North America
now have a complete system for eX-
changing news between themselves
he hoped this plan could be extended
to the newspapers of Latin-America,
and that eventually, through the
work of future meetings of the Pan
American Journalistic Congress, this
interchange of events could be eX-
tended as completely between the
dailies of all the Americas.
The cables today link humanity In
a common thought and a common
feeling" the speaker said. with the
development of radio news, the great
est newspapers in the world have
come to depend more and more on one
another. The solidarity of the life of
the world has brought about, as a
first consequence, cooperation in news
gathering No individual newspaper,
however powerful, can boast of being
Self-sufficient.
"Since the whole world is the field
which modern newspaper must
cover, there is no other way to do
this than by the establishment of re-
lations of reciprocity between the or
gans of the press, first in one cOun-
try, then in a group of countries, and
finally extending until interchange Of
news items throughout the world is
attained.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Labor Leader Is Heard.

The Canadian support of the cause
Of the vets came on the heels of
parting shot taken at the EolStead
law by organized labor, which yeSter
day, in large numbers. pleaded with
the committee to modify the law in
order that the working man may drink
wine and beer with his meals. AL
though three of the nine labor wit
nesses originally scheduled to testify
were unheard yesterday, the attitude
of the American Federation of Labor
on the question was closed today by
John Sullivan, president of the New
York State Federation OF Labor, who
on behalf of 100000 men asked for
modification.
Possibility that the presentation OF
the wet arguments would be halted
today and the dry forces would go
before the committee Monday lOomed
when Senator Walsh of Montana, act
ing chairman of the subcommittee.
intimated that the promise to the
opponents of modification that they
could appear Monday would have to
be kept. Julian Goldman, attorney for
the vets. asked time to discuss the
subject with his witnesses and he in
diCated he would be willing to halt
his case now, let the drys present
their arguments and wind up with
the witnesses he planned to present
next week. The matter is to he
settled following the close of today's
session early this afternoon.
Recites Own Experience.
Prefacing his testimony with the
statement that II intend to recite the
experiences we had in western Canada
with prohibition and the evils that
came with it," Mr.. Russell said in 1916
the province of Manitoba passed
prohibition law by a large ma joTitE.
In 1919 the people began very much
to regret their action, he said, adding
that they were filed with a feeling
that prohibition was affecting the
moral and economic condition of the
country.
THE province was covered with
network of stills. After two years
there were 40 convictions for stills and
in 1923 there were 300. The stills We're
debauchins the towns. villages and
hamlets. The psychopathic wards were
filled with wrecks of humanity who
had drunk liquor in fancy bottles, and
the Young people went wild. Crime?
We were told that prohibition would
remove it. We never had so much
crime as after we got prohibition
Bandits descended on villages, and we
had the same crime waves you are
having now. Thank God. we haven I
got it now, 1t was the result of the
rum runners and bootleGSers.
municipalities Hard Up.
The municipalities in Manltooa,
continued the witness, were hard up
because of the loss Of revenue from
liquor licenses and the increased eX-
pense of enforcement. Mr.. Russeh
told of the formation in 1921 OF the
league with the view
of creating temperance sentiment
throughout the province and the ac-
tivities of this organization resulted
in electing delegates to the House
who were unanimously in favor of a
referendum, which read: Are you in
favor of government control OF
Continued on Page 2, Column 1)
Evening star., 1926-04-10
CO-OperatiOn Already Started.

This system of mutual co-opera-
ton, now rooted in the North Ameri-
can press, is beginning among us in
South America with satisfactory re-
suits. A great daily in Latin Amer
ica' serves the more or less remote
ideal of the race in the practical way
In which journalism confronts all it's
problems, by establishing services
from one daily paper to others, and it
is to be hoped that this will soon de-
velop into a service from nation to
nation.
ITO conserve the independence
which journalism requires, it is es-
sential that all international co-opera.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Will Fly to Spitzbergen.

It is the intention of the navigator
of the Norge to fly her to Oslo, Nor
way, and thence to Spitzbergen, where
a great hangar has been erected. The
flight over the pole will begin probably
next month. The ship is in command
of Comdr. Mobile of the Italian navy.
On the flight northward to Oslo the
dirigible will cross Switzerland, Ger.
many. Poland. Sweden and Norway.
Capt. Roald Amundsen and his co.
director in the Arctic flight Lincoln
Ellsworth of New York, will not board
the Norge until it's arrival at Kings
Bay, Spitzbergen. They hope to have
everything in readiness for the Norge
including a mooring mast, when the
aircraft arrives.
TOday's Flight 800 Miles.
The Norge. formerly an Italy navy
craft. recently made several success.
full trial flights. King Victor Emman-
uel last month inspected the dirigible.
The distance between Rome and
Toulon by air line is about $50 miles.
The Norge, formerly the italian
Nj, was built in the state airship
factory at Rome under the direction
of Comdr. Mobile, who commands her
on her present flight. She is 34S feet
long. with maximum height of IS
Continued on Page 9, Column 81
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WEATHER.

It. :. Weather Bureau Forecast.l
Increasing CloudinesS tonight fol
lowed hy showers tomorrow, not much
change in the temperature. Highest.
81, at pm. yesterday; lowest, 80, at
ESQ m. today.
Full report on page Z.
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The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
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N which hollows were cut for stone
seats. Where the rolling turf of the
park opened before him he saw some
thing glitter on the ground, and
picked up a little piece of greenish-
brown quartz carved into the likeness
of face--a face with a queer long
nose. AS he stood he was hidden
from the park, but the path was not
far away and when he walked on
he saw the lake CLEAN in the sun
shine.
To the lake he went. The path
came close to 1T, where the bank over
hung the green water in little white
cliff. There, whether he fell or was
thrown, 1t was probable Sir Rodney
had gone in And the water was deep
there. 1t would snct have been easy
TO get out again I'm the dark up that
slippery chalk, and Sir Rodney had
been battered, dazed perhaps, or
stunned, before he went in.
The grass was trampled and gray.
That must have been done by the men
dragging the lake. Reggie could
make nothing of it, but as he moved
to and fro he saw scrap of something
whittier than the chalky grass. 1t was
chip of bone or ivory. It went into
his pocketbook with the quartz face
as he heard steps behind him.
We'll. sir, not much here, is there?"
said Inspector Mordan. They
stamped out anything there was.
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THE YOUNG GOD
By II. c. Bailey
Plenty of
Reenald FOtm
Reginald Fortune.

Mr.. Fortune" said Miss Charlbury
and led her aunt away
Downstairs Tomas and the chief
constable We're closeted together in a
little library. turning over many
papers.
"Well. Fortune. what about it?.,
Tomas cried.
THE man was drowned Before
drowning he was knocked about with
fists by a rather hefty fellow. And
somehow he got something poked
into his right eye, something thin and
narrow and sharp"
THAT didn't kill him.
''Oh, no. But 1t must have hurt.
He might have lost the sight of the
eye If he had lived. Nothing worse. "
How did he get stabbed in the eye
If the other fellow was using fists?"
"Lomas. dear, wasn't the referee.
Nor am / a clairvoyant. He might
have fallen on a spike--a splinter
stump"
But you can swear it was a fellow
with punch that hit him?"
"A very hefty fellow with power.
full left said Mr.. Fortune.
That's murder said the chief
constable and lay back in his chair
and looked with horror at Tomas.
What terrible thing for the
family"
Tomas, who was again turning over
papers, passed him one. 1t became
clear to Reggie Fortune that he could
be more use somewhere else. He
drifted away. The family portraits in
the hall again attracted him. The
pattern of face and body which Sir
Rodney Trale and his nephew both
possessed was plainly hereditary.
Big, fair. aquiline, high-colored, the
men of the family had been like that
for centuries. But another strain
showed itself. Many Of the daughters
OF the house were of the dark, frail,
gentle beauty which had come to Miss
Trale and Miss Charlbury.
Reggie turned to find the family
doctor behind him. The old man had
been UP to see Miss Trale. She had
felt the shock sadly. and her health
had never been good.
Poor dear LADY, the old man
sighed. Her brother to so first and
like this She was devoted to him.
How often that happens. Mr.. Fortune.
Weak women give their lives up to
watch over strong men,"
Yes, yes. This is curious
family, doctor. All the men are big
and strong and most of the women
weak"
Very true" the old doctor sighed.
Splendid fellows, the Trale men.
Have you ever seen Douglas Charl-
bury? His mother was Trale. of
course. He Is Miss Joyce's brother.
Curious how different they are. Poor
dear Joyce. Between her uncle and
her brother"--he pulled up short
'aI, L
women who save mems bodies and
souls
y
THE old doctor hustled off, and Mr..
Fortune wandered out into the
park.
He proposed to go down to the
trainers house and see what might
be seen on the path by which Sir
Rodney had walked his last walk.
But he was diverted by the garden
from business. which is one of his bad
habits, and so he came into the park
by a walk between noble yew hedges
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They didn't hurry" Tomas muir
INJURED.
Inspector Mordan shifted. NO, sir
| He was rather a dark horse, was Sir
Rodney. They might have thought he
had some little game on. Police
search began yesterday. This morn.
ing they got to dragging the lake in
the park and they found him." He
turned his beady eyes, on Reginald.
| might say. Gentleman after dinner
tumbles into his lake. But the chief
| constable has phoned us to take 1t up
and bring an expert. It's quite provi-
dental your being down here already,
Mr.. Fortune"
They packed themselves into car
and drove away up the valley till the
steep northern scarp of the Downs
rose above them and they came upon
great trees and wide, misty green
spaces OF the Weald
The park of Chantries Is pleasant
place of little hills and little cliffs
clothed in ancient velvet turf, The
house of Chantries is mellow red
brick of the time when Wren was
playing with Hampton Court.
AT the door they We're met by
bluff military chief constable, who
said it was a bad business, and he
was glad to see them, They came
into a hall hung with family portraits.
and Reggie drifted from one TO the
other while the. chief constable told
Tomas that he had nothing to tell
him.
We've got the body, and that's all
we've got. I hope your man can
make something Of 1t. I've got
Trale's own doctor here. but he's no
good at this sort of thing"
Fortune" Tomas called, and Reg
gle turned reluctantly from the por-
trait of a seventeenth century Doug
las Charlbury, the bold, aquiline face
of the young god of foot ball and
cricket looking out of a, periwig.
Sir Rodney's doctor was a pleasant
old fellow. He received the great Mr..
Fortune with the homage an anxious
father would give to a capable son
come to take trouble off his hands.
"A terrible affair. Mr.. Fortune.
fear there must have been foul play.
l shall. be so relieved to have you
take the case. You see"
And Sir Rodney was not pleasant
to see. He lay in his sodden eve
ming clothes. a bulky man of 90. His
face was bruised in ugly colors, his
lip cut and swollen, and, thus in
jured, the fierce aquiline features had
look of horrible malignity,
And after a long while:
well, well. What did you make
of It, doctor?" said Reggie.
Tin very much afraid those in
juries were inflicted before death, Mr.
Fortune"
Yes, yes There was a fight and
then he was drowned. And rather
a curious fight. Yes, that's all he can
tell U.S.
The old doctor gave a sigh of re.
lief. THAT Is death by drowning,
then
"Yes''-Reggie gazed at him-"yes.
He died because he couldn't get out
of the water But why couldn't he
get out of the water? And how did
he get in?''
Really Mr.. Fortune. have no
ideal" the old doctor cried.
HE had, though said Reggie.
looking at the rage on the dead face.