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Evening star., 1926-02-26
M'CARL PUTS END
TO PRISON CUSTOM
Orders LeavenWorth Warden
to Stop Purchase of Sup
plies Outside Usual Fare.

| Controller General McCarl today
| served notice on w. 1. Biddle. warden
of the Federal Penitentiary at Leav-
enworth. Kans., that the Government
no longer will pay for special sup
plies" which lave been purchased
other than for prison purposes-for
| YOUR own personal use, the use OF
the prison physician, the deputy
warden and the guests OF the
| warden"
| A practice of. making such pur-
chases, which a McCarl decision to-
| day revealed has prevailed for the
past 30 years, must he discontinued
on and after March 81. of this year.
Warden Biddle personally called upon
| the officials of the controller general 5
| Office in order to clear his records
! in the case under consideration, but
| the decision today discloses he was
unable to maintain his rights to pur-
j chase such special supplies, Whlch
it was brought out were foodstuffs.
Special Foods Ruled Out.
| While the appropriation for the
penitentiary provides for subsistence
supplies from the prison stores Tor
/ the warden, deputy warden and ply
sician. 1t does not provide for the
| purchase of such special supplies, Mr.
McCarl ruled.
| The fact that the present practice
and system of making purchases has
! been followed for the past 80 years as
| now suggested by YOU said the deci-
/ sion. would not. of course, justify the
continuance of an unauthorized pro
! cedure.'
| THE prison stores authorized to be
: Df l.
, sion continued. are such as required
| for general prison use and are not
| necessarily such as will supply all per
| sonal needs of the warden, deputy
/ warden and physician
The controller general allowed pay
ment of the accounts in question up
| to March 81. he said. only because
| the contracts for such purchases ap-
| pear to be made by the quarters. and
| it is not thought to be in the interest
| of the United States to question pay
ment for supplies that have been con-
| tracted for or purchased during par
| ticular quarter, especially near the
| end of the quarter, as in the instant
| matter.
Warden Defends Practice.
! The warden. in a letter to the At
! torney General, defended his practice
| by saying he had added nothing new
to the system of purchasing himself.
| that he had turned back into the
| Treasury of the United States total
| of S233,6S206 from available appro-
priations for maintenance during the
four years he has been in charge.
The controller general. In ordering
| no more special supplies" purchased.
| called attention to the purpose of
| the law requiring competition In bid
ding, and declared that the purpose
| of this was to give the United States
the advantage Of the lowest available
price
Strict regulations We're recalled to
| the Leavenworth warden surround
ing all purchases and he was advised
generally how to proceed In the
| future.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
By the Associated Press.

The methods of Vice President
Dawes as presiding officer of the
Senate have been criticized again.
and this time, with Mr.. Dawes max
Ing no answer, Democrat has come
to his defense.
The criticism came from Senator
Reed, Democrat. Missouri, who, shak.
ing his finger at the Vice President.
yesterday notified him that the gavel
would mot be used in this Senate to
cut or the rights of Senator's" The
Missourian referred to n situation of
the day before, when Senator Blease.
Democrat. South Carolina. had
sought to appeal from decision of
the chair ruling out of order his mo-
ton that the Senate reject the con-
ference report on the tax bill.
Senator Reed contended that Mr..
Dawes had "gaveled" through an
other motion and had shut off Senator
Blease. The Vice President listened
closely to the criticism but made no
reply.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
Democratic floor leader, declared,
however. that there was not the
slightest reason for denouncing the
chair for the use Of the gavel yester-
day" He maintained that the Vice
President had been correct in his
ruling.
The situation was explained by
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at that time that the task would re-
quire several weeks.
Although there is talk of adjourn
ment of Congress some time in May,
those in charge of retirement legisla-
ton believe the necessary information
will be available in ample time to per-
NIT action by the Senate and House.
Herbert d. Brown, chief of the Bu-
reau of Efficiency, said today: Il wish
to assure the thousands of civil serv-
ants in Washington that the calcula-
tions for which the committees of
Congress have asked will be available
in plenty Of time for Congress to act
on them if it SO desires before ad.
journment on May /.
Il wish to say also to the civil SER
wants that / have expressed no opinion
to the committees of Congress in re-
gard to the plan for which calculations
are asked. / have scrupulously re-
Trained from doing so, as the records
Will show. What ! have sought to do
is TO give Congress what it asks for.
Personally I believe that the maxi
mum benefit should be $1,000"
Evening star., 1926-02-26
RETIREMENT DATA
ARE BEING RUSHED
Figures Expected in Time to
Let Congress Act at
Present Session.

Government actuaries preparing fig
ures necessary in drafting a more lib
eral retirement law for civil service
employees are making every effort to
complete the data in time to permit
both branches of Congress to act on
the legislation at this session.
One member of the Senate subcom
mittee in charge of the question said
today that he had not expected the
actuaries to complete their work in
much less than 80 days from the last
meeting Of the committee about 10
days ago. At that time the Senate
and House subcommittee met joint
ly and told the actuarieS to prepare
exhibits showing what the cost would
be of enacting several different retire
ment rates. and belief was expressed
Evening star., 1926-02-26
WILL RETURN TO DETROIT.

NEW YORK. February 26 P).-
Beniamino GigH, Metropolitan tenor.
who left Detroit secretly several days
ago after threats against him had
been received by police. plans to re-
turn there early in May.
Yesterday Mrs. Isobel Hurst. who
was to have managed the Detroit
concert at which Gigli failed to ap-
pear. received a telegram from John
Atkinson. corporation counsel for the
City of Detroit and treasurer Of Henry
Fords music association. 1t read:
Italians are serious in demanding
that Gigli come back here immedt-
ately and disprove charges that Ital-
ians are towards. If he does not do
so, they say, he is through in De-
troit.'
After a conference with his tour
manager. Gigli said: Everybody in
| Detroit is my friend. I shall certainly
return there at the earliest possible
| moment. / have recovered from my
| nervousness and am able to sing
again.
His engagement at the Metropolitan
Opera House will keep him here until
May.
The threats against him caused the
noted tenor to return to his home in
New York under guard. He had been
threatened several times before here
and abroad
Evening star., 1926-02-26
DRINKS FROM GOURD,

JACKSON. Miss, February 26 CP.-
Sanitary drinking cups are furnished
to visitors, but the Governor of Missis
sippi drinks from a gourd.
The long gourd banging near the
water cooler in the executive office
has been source Of interest to
visitors who have dropped in for a
social call" The neck of the gourd
is almost feet long and the bowl is
cleverly fashioned into a serviceable
dipper.
Gov. Whitfield has used this gourd
since taking office more than two
years ago. 1t was presented to the
executive by Attorney General Rush
Knox when he observed a paper drink.
ing cup collapse in the governor S
ha nd
Evening star., 1926-02-26
GIGLI, FEAR ABATED,
ON WAY TO CAPITAL
Tenor, Threatened by Black Hand
Will Keep Local Engagement,
Last Reports Indicate.

Beniamino Gigli, tenor Of the Met
ropolitan Opera Co, who abruptly
Cancelled an engagement to sing in
Detroit last Tuesday when he found
Black HanI death note awaiting him
at his hotel in that city, is due to ar
rive in Washington this afternoon and
keen an engagement to appear in a
concert at Polls Theater.
At the Mayf1ower. where Sfgnor
Gigli has reserved rooms. it was said
that no orders for cancellation having
been received it was expected that the
noted tenor would fulfill his Washing
ton engagement. In leaving Detroit,
Signor Gigli explained that the nerv-
Gus reaction from the note would have
prevented him from doing his best
work.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Dawes Upheld by Democratic Leader
After Scathing Attack by Senator Reed

Senator Blease. who said the Vice
President evidently thought he al
ready had made his appeal. but ''as
a matter of fact" he added "the
chair did not give me time to appeal"
Senator Reed, who threatened to
Spank" the Vice President a year
ago after his lecture concerning Sen
ate rules, spoke with feeling yester-
day and when he finished he said that
was all he would say about it "at this
time"
Evening star., 1926-02-26
o. K. DENTAL WEEK..
Indorse D. C. Cam
paign From April 12 to 10.

Dental health week" to be spon-
sored from April II to -, by the
District of Columbia Dental Society.
was indorsed today by the Board of
Commissioners.
The society told the Commission
ers the object is to wage a concerted
Evening star., 1926-02-26

educational campaign, with a view to
minimizing dental ills and improving
the health Of the people. The Com
Evening star., 1926-02-26

missioners said they believed that this
was very worthy cause, and were
glad TO give it their Endorsement
Evening star., 1926-02-26
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, 1926-05-05
Off Bald Ridge
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The roads are getting good nov 60
ing over to Sunlight up Bald Ridge
the first big a came up as far as the
Inn last week Thursday was Doc Reed
and Mr.. Crstani from Bear Creek and
Mr.. Gardner from Kansas. Doc Reed
came that far to meet his men the
Rat farmers from Crandall.
Nibs Oliver and Bert Marvin of
Sunlight came out going to Powell
after some farm tules.
John Wogoman came out of Sun
light going to Cody for a few days
and Walter (Dutch) Alexander came
after the mail. They stopped at the
Inn last Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brough and children
where Sunday callers at the Inn all
so Jim and Chas. Davis they helped
A. NJ. Walters brand some calves.
Mary Say spent last Saturday night
at the Meningitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brown and Soney
have been called to California. Mrs.
Browns mother is very sick.
The road crue is doing good work
on the road going up Blain creek and
the summer travellers will have a good
road to go into Sunlight with their
cars.
Pete Everett ben on the sick list
but he is able to be about again.
Cecil J.. Huntington and son came
from Cody going into Sunlight to
help Roy Huntington move out of the
Baison. They are going with Roy
Huntington as far as Denver where
Mrs. Roy Huntington will stay for a
while and Roy will go with his son
Harry to California.
Miss Thelma Black is on the sick
list this week the Two Dot school
nom there was no school the last
part of last week.
A. M. Walters and Mary Say moved
their cattel down on Gus Schultz's
ranch last Thursday.
Mrs. Lydia Nelson was in Cody for
a few days last week.
, 1926-05-05
Child Bitten by Dog

Sunday afternoon a dreadful thing
happened to little George Kelley
when he was attacked by the dog
owned by Guy Woodrow, living next
door to Kelley's. The child went out
side eating some cake when along
came the dog, trying to take the cake
and the little fellow refused to divide
with the animal. but the dog was de-
termined to have more than cake; he
attacked the child, throwing him to
the ground and when Mrs. Kelley ar
rived on the seem the animal was
over little George, chewing at his
neck. The boy was rushed to the
doctor and it was found necessary to
take nine stitches in the wound. 1t
is fortunate the mother arrived in
time, for the dog might have got a
taste of blood and chewed into the
jugular vein. Little George at this
writing is improving nicely and the
dog, although having some of the
crack shots a little buffaloed, has been
put out of the way for good. Some
thing must have happened to the an
imal to make him pull off such a
stunt as he always played with the
child and they seemed to be the best
of pals, "but you never can tell."-
Worland Grit.
, 1926-05-05
Mrs. Bowling Buried
Beside Late Husband

Death came this week to Mrs. Anna
A. Bowling, widow of the late John
bowling. The husband died on March
9th last, and she followed him to the
great unknown but a brief six weeks
later, and burial was made this morn
ing In Crown Hill cemetery beside the
grave of her life companion. When
she died in the early hours of Tues
day morning, April 9th, following a
second stroke of paralysis, she had
reached the age of II years and
about four months.
Mrs. bowling was a native of Bos-
ton, Massachusetts,, and came west
when about twenty-five years of age,
by boat to San Francisco. She was
married to John Bowling at Tacoma,
Washington, in 1889, and came with
her husband to the Powell valley in
Wyoming in 1909, sharing with him
the pioneering of several years on a
reclamation project homestead, later
moving to a home in Powell.
Mrs. Bowling was a life long and
loyal member of the Roman Catholic
church, and it was at st. Barbara's
church in Powell that the funeral
was conducted and the service was
in charge of the resident priest, the
Rev. Father Spillane.
Mrs. Bowling leaves no direct rel
atives, except members of the BOWL
ing family who n her step children.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Bowling of Pow
ell mourned her death as one who
had been for years to them as a
mother. Neighbors and scores OF
friends join in the sorrow at this
good lady's departure.-Powell Trib-
n of May 1.
, 1926-05-05
Conservation Of
Forests Necessary
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than doubling the price of lumber
with a consequence there has been
a decline in the per capita consump-
ton of lumber since 1906 from 500
board feet to 300 board feet per an
num-. A large part of this reduction
is IN the use of building materials.
1t is estimated that there is a short
age of nearly one million houses in
the United States today. People of
moderate means are unable to build
and the result is a growing tendency
to live in cheaper and more crowded
quarters with a resultant lowering in
the standards of living.
The question is, What are we to do
, 1926-05-05
The Last Frontier May
be Filmed at Thermop

George R. Seitz, director, and G..
j. Ralphs, representing the Metro
politan Picture Corporation, have re-
turned to Hollywood after a visit to
~Thermopolis TO look over the situa-
ton and confer with Major Tim Nc
Coy relative to the filming of a great
western picture, "The Last Frontier"
They were highly pleased with the
setting f the Mccoy ranch, the facil-
tiles for assembling Indians, from
tiersmen and cowboys and everything
that goes to make a first class from
tier picture They indicated that their
report will be entirely favorable.
Major Mccoy has gone to Holly
wood to confer with the directors of
the corporation. Should their de:i-
sion be for making the picture in Wy
oming, as is anticipated. work will be
started on it about the middle of May.
, 1926-05-05

The new trousers for spring are
coming in. They may not be call
WOOL" but the legs are sure a yard
wide.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
CROWD To GREET
FOOD SHOW BRIDE
Popular Couple to Wed in
View of Audience at Ex-
position Tonight.
Here comes the bride"'


This will be the chorus at the
opening of the annual food show at
the Washington Auditorium tonight
when a popular young Washington
couple take their places on an espe-
cially erected platform for a mar.
riage ceremony.
1t is expected that there will be a
capacity crowd on hand to witness
the wedding, which is considered a
highly novel feature for food show
opening.
The names of the bride and groom,
both Of whom are 21 years DID, will
not be disclosed until after the wed.
ding.
Doors to Open at 7:30 O'clock.
The doors of the food show, which
will continue for two weeks, will open
at 1880 o'clock and the wedding
ceremony is scheduled for 8. There
will be music and bowers Of flowers
appropriate for the occasion.
Officers of the Retail Grocers' Pro-
tective Association, under whose aus.
pices the food show is being held, an
nounce that many more prizes will be
given food show patrons this year
than last year. 1t is said that fur.
niture will be given each night as
we'll as plentiful supplies Of groceries.
Principal Awards Listed.
The principal awards, a sedan, radio
set, gas range, vacuum cleaner and
suite Of furniture will be made on
the closing night Of the show and a
method of distribution will be
evolved to permit every one visiting
the show to have a voice in their dis
posal.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
APARTMENT ALLOW
RENTAL POPULAR
Monthly Rate of $3.50 Per
Room Attractive to Gov
ernment Employees.

Government employees have not lost
apartment homes for them to rent for
$3.50 per room per month.
Judged by the tone of the letters
coming to the Commerce Department
and the qucStionnaires which are still
coming in, the employees are hoping
for an early start on the building
project, which they claim will result
in substantial money savings. About
10000 queGtionnaiIeS have been re-
turned, the great ma jolity OF which
are in favor OF the project.
Secretary Hoover, one of the small
group Of men in the Government serv-
ice who know the unnamed sponsor
for the construction scheme, is in the
West on a speaking tour ard Will not
return to Washington until the Eatter
i,9rt Of November. He has let it be
known that the qucStionnaires have
been tauuiatcd and the conclusions
tuInp,! over to the sponsor, but mas
consistently refused either to make
;.ubIl the nInic OF the individual or
group back OF the project and the To-
..ltiut4 ol ,he proposed apartments.
His original announcement. dated
August ., said. il was proposed to
erect the apartments in downtown
Washington within 10 minutes OF the
center Of the city. Since that time 1t
has been suggested the Metropolitan
Life Insurance 60. might be Behind
the project.
This has been officially denied by
that company, and in the meantime
rvppe st nIations have been made to
secretary Hoover by a Washington
real estate firm that all the material
revealed in the questionnaires should
he turned over to local realtors so
they might enter the field and com
pete with the unnamed sponsor. Ihe
Commerce Department, Secretary
Hoover has explained, has not under
taken any part of the financing, nor Is
1t backing the project, but has only
been tho connecting link between the
sponsor and the Government en-
plDyeS.
Evening star., 1926-11-01

the planes dispatched at daybreak by
Comdr. A. c. Read. commandant Of
the naval air station, attempted to
make a landing.
Hudgins told Comdr. Moloney that
the day was q bit foggy and that
visibility Of the water was not good.
He was not able to see the plane
which he heard racing over the water
low. Some were of the opinion that
Conant, fearing he was off his course,
had descended to get his bearings, but
the prevailing opinion is that he was
flying low to the water accuStoming
himself to the low altitude at which
the racing planes are usually flown.
Body Still i'm Position.
Hudgins was at the scene before
the aviators and the Sandpiper. which
was dispatched at 3 o'clock. arrived
and had succeeded in passing a line
under the fusilage of the wrecked
craft. Another line was thrown under
the plane and the Sandpiper hauled
her to the surface to expose the body
of the flyer still sitting grimly at the
controls, one hand on the lever and
another dangling beside the throttle.
There was conclusive evidence in the
arrangement of the cockpit and the
position Of the body to show that
Evening star., 1926-11-01
C0NANT TO BE LAID
TO REST TOMORROW
ON DEWEY KNOLL
Continued from First Page.)

flyer and Schneider cup race entrant
was found yesterday morning sitting
in the. cockpit of his wrecked plane on
the floor of Chesapeake Bay in per-
feet flying position.
The hand Of the aviator was clutch.
Ing the control, his parachute was in
place and his belt held the lifeless
form to the seat, while the plane was
being brought to the surface from Its
watery grave.
The only visible injury was q
lacerated wound on the left chin,
supposed to have been inflicted when
the aviator was thrown violently
against the cowling surrounding the
Pilots seat. 1t was believed that
his neck may have been broken by
the impact. but no autopsy was
deemed necessary.
The body was found shortly after
Z O'Clock, when the crew of a launch
from the aircraft tender Sandpiper,
with the aid of several fishermen
raised the plane through Is feet of
water, into which it had plunged Sat-
urday afternoon shortly after /
o'clock. while en- route from the Ana
costa, d. c., naval air station to the
Hampton Roads station here.
Hold Death Merciful.
Death overlook the flyer, Comdr.
j. F. Moloney, fight officer, said he
thought, when the plane, a Curtiss
hawk, equipped with pontoons instead
Of wheels struck a fish sound pole.
The speed of the plane was approx
mately 100 miles an hour, and the
plane was shot into the water. 1t
was Comdr. Moloney's opinion that
Conant w&s killed instantly, judging
from the position in which the body
was discovered.
j. P. Hudgins. a fisherman Of
Mathews Court House, was in a boat
on Winter Harbor, a short distance
from his home. he told Condr. Mo.
loney. when he heard the crash of
the plane about a half mile from him.
When he arrived on the scene a few
minutes after q mass of oil and
wreckage covered the surface Of the
bay and only the tip end Of a broken
wing was visible. as the craft had
sunk. His efforts to reach the body
were futile.
Comdr. Moloney and other naval
officers who inspected the scene Of
the crash, had but little doubt that
the plane was wrecked after strik-
ing one Of the stakes with which Win
ter Harbor, a short distance north
of New Point Comfort light, is stud
ded. Considerable difficulty was en-
countered yesterday morning when