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The Washington times., 1926-08-24
. Ash Can Diary" Found
Here Branded Fake BY
1 Hau-MiIIs Authorities

The Fash can diary. !" found In
Takon1a Park, Nd, last week and
purporting to reveal hitherto secret
details OF the Hall.MiIls murder
mystery in New Jersey, has been
branded a fake" by authorities In
vestigating the Staying OF the New
Brunswick rector and Mrs. Eleanor
Mills, his sweetheart.
Elsie Benton, 16-year-old business
college student. found the diary
in which she lives, at 18 Carroll
Ave.
According to dispatches from
Somerville, n. j., John +. Beggans,
commissioners of public safety of
Jersey City, and Inspector Under
wood, one of the investigators,
who examined the alleged diary,
have come to the conclusion that it
is a plant" designed to throw
investigators off the real trail of
the slayers.
They class it with the alleged
murder gum" recently found in
Philadelphia, which has also been
described by the investigators as
a move on the part of the slayers
to confuse the prosecution.
The diary found by the Benton
girl. in the opinion Of Beggans, was
probably written Nrecently by sorne-
one ION the inside OF the Hall
Mills case. Whether further in
vestigaticn of the manner in which
it got to the Takoma Park trash
can will be made was no: an
nounced by the authorities.
Meanwhile, Earl II. Burdine,
Montgomery County officer, is con-
tinuing his investigation Of the
finding of the alleged diary. II It
was planted" in the Benton trash
can. Burdine expects to get evil
dence indicating that fact.
The Benton girl and her mother
still stick to the original story Of
the finding that the girl, last
Monday morning, was burning
trash in the can, as has been her
custom. and pulled the pages from
the blazing can. Mrs. Benton
turned them over to Inspector
Pratt, chief OF Washington detec-
tives.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
ME[LETT
CASE ACTION
By DAVID p. SENTNER
International News Service

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 24.-De-
claring that he would not be
"coerced or intimidated by anyone" +"
and that che would prosecute the
grand jury investigation of the
murder of Don r. Mellett. Canton
publisher, honestly. fearlessly and
courageously." Prosecutor c. B. Nc
Clintock, today in a formal state.
ment "fired back" at Joseph r.
Roach, Chicago lawyer.investigator
for the latter's attack of McClin-
tock's conduct of the murder case.
McClintock asserted he would re-
main prosecutor until the expira-
ton of his term and that in tho
grand jury investigation of the
Mellett murder, which begins to.
morrow, anyone who has any in.
formation will be given the oppor.
tunity to tell what they know
about this case before the grand
Jury (which will be permitted to
pass upon the facts of this case
without any interference on my
part" s.a---..--...-...-- 49,.
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THOUSANDS
At CHURCH
DOORS
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q tribute from "Rose oelton." a
girl whom no one seemed to know.
solemn high mass viii be said
4or Valentino next Monday morning
!, al IL o'clock, at st. Malachl s
Roman Catholic hChurch, just OFF
Broadway, and known az he
Actors Church"
The funeral service Monday is
Sxpected to attract the greatest
outnouring Of people than at the
funeral of any public man m
years.
today was so large that 1t was
necessary to call out police re-
serves to handle it.
Honorary pallbearers were an
nounced as follows: Mayor James
i, Walker, of New York city;
/. Marcus Loew, Adolph luxor,
/ Joseph NJ. Schenck and Hiram
Abrams, motion picture magnates.
and WIN II. Hays. ''czar OF the
motion picture world.
THE idea of taking the body. back
70 Turin. Italy, to be laid to rest
beside that OF Valentines father
and mother, was given UP when
word came In an international
News Service dispatch, from Paris.
that Alberto Guglielmi. Valentines
brother, desired that Rudolph be
buried In the United States.
No more appropriate place could
be found, it was believed by close
friends, than Hollywood. where
Valentino rose to fame and wealth,
and where. already, his friends
have started q movement to erect
q monument In his memory.
Flowers. expression OF sentiment
were coming to the chureh N
loads-so many flowers that there
was hardly room to place them ali.
Among the scores OF luxurious
boxes Of wreaths and flowers that
arrived there was one pathetic little
bunch of Gladiolas. it was in a
tiny box, accompanied by card,
reading:
Give these to Rudy"
II was signed, Lillian Brady.
No one knew who she was.
Frank Campbell, of the Campbell
funeral church, was making prepa-
rafione this afternoon that would
enable 10000 persons to view the
body daily while 1t lies in state.
The Rev. Edward Leonard, who
was at Valentines bedside when the
end came. win officiate at the hign
mass at st. Malachi's church Mon
Valentines brother. Alberto. is
preparing to sail for the United
) States on the Homeric tomorrow.
He will not, however, arrive in
time for Mondays services.
my brother would have wished
q Catholic Church funeral" he
! said, with solemn high mass He
owes it to the America he loved
and to Americans who loved him
+. TO be laid to- rest in the United
States"
Large Crowd Mourns
This morning found a large
crowd gathered in front Of the
funeral church. In bated tones
they discussed the tragic death Of
the famous screen star who died
yesterday afternoon after a coura-
!, geous fight to recover from the
effects of an operation for acute
appendicitis and gastric ulcers.
They peered into spectral gloom
behind the huge plate glass win
Cows as the first touch OF paliid
sunlight gave way to the warmer
huez of the morning.
What a pity" was the tenor
Of their remarks.
In the crowd were many young
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
GREEKS To TRY
EX-PRES|DENT

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public with his new ideas in
government, on the charges to
be made against Pangalos.
President Temporarily
Konduriotis has temporarily re-
sumed the role of President, pend
ing a new election, for which there
is a general demand. He and
General Kondylis were comforting
today with leaders of all parties
in an effort to form a strong
coalition cabinet to insure the ex-
istence of the new regime until
the new elections are held.
PangalOs Is Bitter y
Pangalos is bitter over the sud.
den turn Of affairs. Faced with the
necessity Of appearing before a
high tribunal on charges of "tyran-
nical rule" he declared his con-
science was clear, and regretted
that his supporters had deserted
him at time when he was about
TO announce definite plans 10 re-
store normal conditions and declare
a new election.
The new government, to all ap-
pearances, has thus far met with
the approval Of the people. At
several mass meetings demands
were made that Pangalos and all
his supporters be tried as an exam
pie to posterity that Greece is
through with all relationships.
Does Not Want Office
Admiral Konduriotis today made
it clear that he has mo aspirations
to be again made the president of
the republic. He announced that
he would fill the post of president
pro tenn in the present emergency:
but that he would not consider
again taking office.
Kondylis today reported to the
office of the war minister that he
had issued orders and a personal
appeal to the army to preserve Or
der througheut the nation.
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TOTTEN BRINGS
new ACTION
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his home at the point Of gun
after seeing his wife emerge from
the guest room clad only In q
nightgown.
Mrs. Totten Won Action
He lost this fight and Mrs.
Totten won her plea for maiute.
nance. Totten was ordered to pay
$500 a month alimony. $4,000 at.
torney fees and the cost of the
case. Mrs. Totten was given Gus
tody of their four children, three
girls and one boy, with the under.
standing they would be permitted
to visit their father week-ends and
during their summer vacations.
Totten carried the case to the
Maryland court of appeals, but
failed to have the decision set
aside.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
BAIL Plea
To Be HEARD
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parcels into the lake on the day
after the bodies OF the Rev. DR..
Hail, and Mrs. Mills were found,
four years ago.
Mills Girl Has Evidonce
Charlotte Mills, daughter OF Mrs.
Eleanor Mills, the choir singe.
slain with the Rev. Edward W.
Hall, announced today that she,
too, had additional and important
information to give the authorities.
Miss Mills would not disclose the
nature of this information beyond
saying it concerned q certain ar.
ticle'' picked UP on the Phillips
farm soon after the bodies Of the
slain clergyman and the choir
singer were found.
The article. she said. here ''thcee
initials" She was referred to
Captain Walsh. of the Jersey City
police, with whom she will have q
conference today.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
WALTER REED WILL BE
BIGGEST ARMY HOSPITAL

New construction work at Walter
Reed general hospital will make 1t
the largest military medical center
in the world, according to the War
Department.
A total appropriation Of $1,000. 900
is available for new buildings. OF
which $2,000,000 has been allotted by
the War Department. 100000 by
the Veterans Bureau and $160.000
by the American Red Cross.
Work has been begun on recrea-
tion building to be built out of the
Red Cross appropriations. New
wards. kitchens and mess buildings
are TO be constructed In the near
future.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
CONDITION OF HUCKSTER
SHOT BY BANDIT SERIOUS

The condition Of James MaleVitis,
AZ. $40 Tenth St. N. W., continues
serious at Emergency Hospital
where he was taken yesterday after
having been shot by 21-year old
bandit at Tenth and B Streets,
Northwest, yesterday morning.
Malevitis was loading his huskster
wagon at the time.
James Patrick Thom1s. rooming
at $50 e st. N. W., his assailant,
Is beirE held at No. l Police sta
tion to await the result OF his in
juries. There are three charges Of
assault with a dangerous weapon
against Thomas. who has served
tiEae for another shooting In 1924.
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OF a crucifix to the undertaken to
be placed on Valentines breast.
It was presented by young
woman who said she was Valera
Samel, a niece of a New YORK
antique dealer. It was 14-inch
cruclfix inlaid with a mosaic Of
forget-me-nots.
She said her uncle, long an inti-
mate friend of Valentino. wanted
the crucifix to be placed upon his
breast.
Valentino did not leave a will. So
far as is known. It Is likely that
no one knows how much OF a per-
sonal estate he left. II he ever
made a will it is in HOLLYWOOD.
Estimates OF his fortune range
from virtually nothing except what
real estate, jewelry and art objects
he had, to .$75O,0 900.
His income last year was close
to 81 .00O. 900, but he spent practica4-
ly all Of 1t, according to Schenck
to whose corporation Valentines
$4,000 insurance Is payable.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
Hicks By Hix

Man lin office Of electric
eorspqny)-TR last time l paid
this here bill ye charged ms
foo much, didn'fcka? An +
toIdjn I'd sif sOen, BY goiIy,
didn't 4?
cIerk-Weu,. did you?
Hiek-Yey darn right ! did!
I turned off the electricity this
month an my bill 10 less!
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
co.
NEWS NOTES
ARLINGTON COUNTY, Aug. q.

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Aug. a.
The newly elected board Of
directors Of - the Straight-to-the
ge-boulevard-associ tom will
meet to organize Thursday night
at the home OF Ashton c. Jones. It
was announced today by Arthur
Orr. president.
President Orr announced the ap-
+pointment Of Miss Matte Gundry
Of Falls Church as an additional
member to the board.
Despite the fact that the State
Corporation Commission has grant
ed the Washington, Virginia and
Maryland Coach Co., a permit to
extend bus service to Bon Air,
through Ballston and returning by
way Of Cherry Valley Road, con
Meeting with the lines along the Lee
Highway at Cherrydale, delay
has been caused by protest
entered by the Washington-Virgin
and Old Dominion railways, accord.
ing to President Leon Arnold.
There viii be public hearing on
the protest September 10 at Rich
mond, and in addition the petition
to operate along Pershtng Drive
through Ashton Heights and Lyon
Park to Georgetown, will be present
ed, said Mr.. Arnold.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
Chinese FIappers Bobbing

HONG KONG, Aug. 24.-Chinese
flappers have become SO enthusias-
tic about bobbed hair that local
BARRIERS are finding 1t impossible to
cope with the demand upon their
time, and extra BARRIERS are being
imported from Japan.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
PoLa PROSTATE at NelUs

WHEN TOLD IN her Hollywood home Of the death
of her alleged fiance Rudolph Valentino, Poa Negri
noted Polish screen star collapsed After being revived
the screen siren had serious case of hystera. Two
physicians attended her. On his last hours Valentino
had written Pola very cheering message in which he
with her soon.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24

chaps Of the ''sheik" type who.
too, had admired the talented
young Italian-American actor.
Elderly women were In the
throng-women of all classes-and
a large sprinkiing of men.
Typical of the sentiment that ts
expressed in many ways over the
death of Valentino was the giving
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
Norfolk Choice

NORFOLK, the city of soft
speech and shore dinners, VIII
Be represented m AtIaStIc City
beauty pageant By Miss Eleanor
v. Reid. ls, . brunette.
Evening star., 1926-03-17
FRENCH STOMACH GRAVES LIQUOR
AGAINST AMERICAN OWNERS WILL
Ex-Soldier Declares He Acquired Gallo Appetite
With New Set of Digestive Paraphernalia, and
Can't Stay Sober in Spite of lnhibitions.

acquired had given the man an in
satiable taste for liquor. which he
had not possessed when he was
satisfying the desires of his natural
~ inherited organ. In other words
a former Briton and been partially
Gallicized. the judge believed.
Murdoch told the court that when
he was about TO die from wounds the
Army doctors made heroic efforts to
save his life. They took out nv
stomach. which was punctured by bull
lets" he said. and replaced it with
that Of a mortaIly wounded French
man. When / got well had desire
for liquor that | have. fought. hut
which often gets the best of me.
French liquors have very irresti-
bic appeal for me-
Murdock's Army discharge papers
included a record of the operation he
described e..-
The Judge. expressing belief in The
strange story. suspended q 90.day SEN
tence. but gave the possessor of the
French stomach a hit of advice, too.
Hereafter he said. Il would at
tempt Il little Americanization work
and teach my interior some of the
legally accepted ways of the United
States" Murdock promised to do so
and physicians now want to study his
case and help him Americanize his
lin ards"
Evening star., 1926-03-17
JAIL PLAN FAVORED
BY D. c. COMMITTEE
New Dormitory Wing to
House Woman Prisoners
Is Approved.

The House District committee to.
day favorably reported the Mcleod
bill authorizing erection Of new
wing at the District Jail the Zihlman
bill authorizing purchase of 65 acres
of land at Cockpit Point. Va. for a
garbage disposal plant for the Dis
uict government, and the bill amend
ing the Zonine act so as to permit
erection of a roof garden on top of
the new Press Club Building at Four
teenth and F streets.
These ILLS will come up in the
House next District day.
The committee also definitely set
the time fer voting as between the
Cnderhill and Fitzgerald workmen's s
compensation measures at 1880
O'Clock next Wednesday morning.
There was no opposition in the
committee to the bill authorizing the
new wing for the District Jail, to
carry out the recommendations of
the District jailer for correction of
the overcrowded and unsanitary sit
uation exposed by Pete Martin in
The Sunday Star.
Cost Limit Removed.
The limit of cost which Mr.. Nc
LeOd had written into his bill was
stricken out in the subcommittee on
motion Of Representative Thomas l..
BlantOn, Democrat, of Texas. who ex-
planned to the full committee today
that the purpose of this was to pre-
vent work being stopped il 1t was
found that a suitable building would
cost more than S125.09O. Representa-
tive William G. Hammer, Democrat
of North Carolina also pointed out
Evening star., 1926-03-17
RETIREMENT BILL
ACTION IS RUSHED
Measure to Be Reported Next
Week Whether Figures
Are Given or Not.

The senate subcommittee in charge
of liberalizinC the retirement law for
civil service employees will complete it's
work next week and report bill to
the full civil service committee. Sen
ator Stanfield of Oregon, subcommit-
tee chairman. stated today.
I'VE are anxious to have the figures
of the actuaries as to the cost of the
various plans before completing the
BILL said Senator Stanfield, but we
cannot delay longer than this week"
The Senator added that he expected
to get the report of the actuaries be
fore the end of this week, hut he indi-
Gated the subcommittee would proceed
next week regardless of whether the
cost charts are ready.
The subcommittee conferred yester-
day afternoon with j. S. Mccoy, a
Government actuary, but no action
was taken. The cost tables are being
prepared Ivy accountants in New York
and will be transmitted to the sub
committee by Herbert d. Brown of the
Bureau of Efficiency.
The purpose of the subcommittee in
desiring to conclude it's work within
lew udSS is 10 make IL POSSIBLE W
enact the legislation at this session.
"A subcommittee of. the House also Is
at work on retirement legislation and
the plan is to go forward with the
measure simultaneously at both ends
of the Capitol.
The maximum annuity under exist
ing law is $72O a year. 1t is practical
ly certain the new bill will raise that
limit to $1,000 after 80 years of serv.
ice. The two important questions
still to be settled are
Whether the annuity should he
computed from a maximum salary of
81, 800 year, using As as the divisor,
or 81, 500, using 40 as the divisor
Whit the age limit should he at
which employees could voluntarily re-
tire after 80 years of service.
Evening star., 1926-03-17
BY JOHN X. EN1GE.



Los ANGELES. Calf. March L..
Local physicians have become in
tenselv interested in the strange case
of Victor Murdock. former soldier.
who claims a French stomach which
he secured as the result of an opera
tion following serious injury in the
World War has given him a desire
for liquor.
They have asked Murdoch To en-
ter a hosptai. where he can he care
fully observed and possibly treated
80 that he will have less trouble in
living with his light wines" diges-
tive organ in this Volsteadian coun-
try.
transplantcd appetite for aIco-
holia beyeraEes-tranSfor ton of y
former Anglo Saxon temperament
into one with French proclivities-is
seriously alleged to have resulted
from Murdock's operation. Muir
dock. arrested while intoxicated told
SO straightforward A story. backed
by medical records. that the Judge
before whom he appeared was seri-
ously impressed
The Judge said he was convinced
that a foreign and apparently wine
loving stomach which Murdoch had
Evening star., 1926-03-17
Sessions to Shed Light on
Postponing of Germany's
Entrance to League.
HOUGHTON AND GIBSON
GIVE PRESIDENT FACTS
Latter Will Be Instructed as to
Position of U. s. With Regard
to Arms Conference.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

With Alanson b. HouShton. United
States Ambassador to Great Britain.
and Hugh d. Gibson. Minister TO
Switzerland. the President and Sec
retary kellogg today began discus
Sions of the European situation. par
ticularly with reference to America.
Eotk of these diplomatic officers of
the Government had been summoned
to Washington for such a conference,
and they are expected to throw much
light on the matters which have
brought about the temporary break
down. at least. Of the plans to take
Germany into the League of Nations
and carry through the Lorcarno Sc
curity agreements in full
The prospects now confronting the
preliminary arms conference called
by the League of Nations, and to
which the United States has accepted
an invitation will be the subject of
thorough discussion. Minister Glib
son is here TO give the administration
the fullest information he can with
regard to this matter and at the
same time to receive the instructions
OF this Government with regard to
the position Of the United States on
the various subjects which are ex-
pected to come up for consideration
at the conference. where he will rep
resent this country.
Another Conference Slated.
Amba ssador Houghton is a guest
of President and Mrs. Coolidge at
the White House, and Minister Glib
son II at the home of Secretary
Hoover Of the Department of Com
merce. The Ambassador was In
conference with Secretary kellogg
for a short time this morning and
their discussions will be resumed
this afternoon. Mr.. Gibson also
visited the State Department this
morning.
The events in Geneva, culmina ting
in the adjournment today of the as
sembly of the League of Nations and
the postponement of action on Ger
many's entrance 'into the league and
the possible enlargement of the
council of the league until next
september, and their effect upon con-
ditions in Europe generally and upon
the arms conference In particular.
were the subject of much specula-
ton in official quarters here.
The council Of the League of Ma
tions is under instructions to set a
date for the preliminary arms con-
ference. and these instructions origi-
nally were that It should be set not
later than May Is. and May has
been talked Of as the probable date.
The question today, however. re-
solved itself first into whether the
league would now go ahead with the
arms conference as planned. in view
of the failure to adjust the differences
at Geneva over German admission to
the league.
On the one hand. it was suggested
here. failure to go ahead with the
arms conference would be interpreted
as sign of weakness on the part of
the league, an admission that the re-
cent ructions in Geneva had been so
serious as to threaten the league it..
self.
On the other hand. it was also sug
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Evening star., 1926-03-17
Man, 81, Official
Many Times, Told
He Is Not Citizen

DT the Associated Press.
LIVINGSTON. Mont. March II.
Many times an official since the
Civil War, Charles Angus. S4
deputy clerk and recorder of Park
County, found that he is not an
American citizen. When he ap.
peared before naturalization en-
aminer here Yesterday on behalf
of a friend who was seeking citi.
zenship papers, Angus was in.
formed. after questioning. that he
was not entitled to citizenship
rights.
Angus. who is a native of Eng
land and veteran of the Civil
War as well as numerous Indian
campaigns under the late Gen.
Nelson A. Miles. said he under
stood that because of service dur
ing the war of the Rebellion he
automatically became a citizen.
However. he never received the
certificate from the Government.
and. because of this. the examiner
ruled he was an alien.
Although it will be possible for
him to get citizenship papers be-
fore 1927. Angus will not get them
before the November elections,
and consequently will miss cast
ing ballot for the first time in
half a century.
Evening star., 1926-03-17
MEXICAN OIL LAW =
IS NEARLY COMPLETED
Petroleum Men Aided Making
Regulation, Department Of
Commerce Says.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, March 1.-THE
Department of Commerce announces
that the regulation for the petroleum
law has been almost completed. 1t
saws that it was formulated In
spirit of good will for the oil inter
ests and that through the Depart
ment's courtesy the oil men were In
vited to participate. in the conferences
preparatory to the formulation OF
the regulation.
The announcement adds that the
points in the regulation which at first
seemed insurmountable difficulties
have been overcome. showing that
criticism Of the law was premature
and unjust.