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Evening star., 1926-02-01
MITCHELL BECOMES
PLAIN MISTER TODAY
Retirement as Major General Asked
In House Resolution-First
Attack Awaited.
The Army nareer ne 1silio,.. AZ

The Army career Of William Mitch
ell ended today.
1t was brought to conclusion bI- q
FORMAL notification from the War De.
partment that his resignation from,
the Army had been accepted by di-
rection of President Coolidge.
Inc acceptance automatically can
celed the sentence of five years sus-
pension from rank, command and duty
In the Army imposed on the former
air officer by the court-martial which
held him guilty of insubordination
Mitchell had expected to reopen the
fight on administration air policies.
which led to his trial, believing that
his resignation would be effective as
OF midnight January 80, but DELAY
on the War Departments part in mott
flying him of the acceptance caused a
change in his plans. His first attack
as civilian on aviation defense will
be launched late today In the form
of statement for publication in the
papers tomorrow
Representative Curry, Republican.
California, introduced today a resolu
ton to place Col. Mitchell on the re-
tired list as a major general.
THE decision to court martial
Mitchell at the first opportunity,
said Mr.. Curry, dates from the time
he informed Congress that 1t was
possible to destroy batt1eships by the
use of airplane bombs. MitchelTs
service to the Army has been bril-
liant. The Army, it would seem, found
him a good enough soldier to send
him to the front every time we had
trouble while he was in the Army
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KIRK MURDER MYSTERY
STILL BATTLES POLICE
Grilling of Husband and Wife
Fails to Uncover New Clue.
Couple Are Released.

Members of the police murder squad
today admitted they We're without a
tangible clue in the mysterious murder
of Mrs. Emma Kirk, who conducted
an umbrella repair shop at 819 r
street, and whose body was found
there about noon, Saturday, January
%. Many contradictory statements
have been made to the police concern
ing what had taken place about the
repair shop before and after the
woman was slain.
Mrs. Beatrice May kolik, AZ years
old, 1748 Eighth street, and her hus-
band, Paul Kolik, So years old, were
closely questioned by the detectives
Saturday night. They were questioned
because Mrs. Kolik had told of hav-
Ing passed the Kirk home the night
Mrs. Kirk Is thought to have been
slain and of having seen colored
man near there. 1t also was reported
that she had seen a light in Mrs.
Kinks home.
The questioning failed to elicit any
information bearing on the investiga-
ton of Mrs. Kinks death. The couple
were discharged.
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COOLIDGE TRUST STAND FLAYED
BY KING, SCORING BREAD COMBINE
Norris Joins in Senate Attack on Ward Firm Merger.
President and Department Of Justice
Come in for Fire on Floor.

sleeping while these great trusts are
being formed.
THE Federal Trade Commission is
impotent. / do not say that ma
jority are protecting the predatory
interests, but Il ma jority take a view
contrary to the spirit of the trade
commission act. They are derelict in
the discharge of their duties.
There are bills here proposing to
abolish the Federal Trade Commission
and some of us intend to press them,
not that we do not think the commits
sion has been useful in the past, but
that it has outlived its usefulness as
now directed.
The present administration is
wholly Indifferent to the growth OF
monopolleS and trusts. Indeed, the
President of the United States in his
speech recently in New York seemed
TO pronounce a benediction on these
great organizations"
Senator Norris. Republican, Ne
praska, suggested that the new bread
combine might propose TO buy all
the wheat in the United States and
sell all the bread.
Think what a fine condition we will
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DEMOCRATS PLAN
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
Drive Before Next Elections
Urged at Dinner by Lead
ers of Party.
BY q. GOULD LINCOLN.

More aggressive action by the Dem.
ocrats was forecast today following a
pow-wow of influential party leaders
at a dinner given last night by Sen
ator Walsh of Montana at which
Franklin d. Roosevelt was the guest
Of honor.
The often repeated queries as TO
whether the Democratic national com
mittee was to be reorganized, at least
to the extent of having a new chair
man, and whether it would be called
together within short time, were
agitated again today. Members of
the party last night insisted there had
been no talk whatever of diSplacing
Glenn Shaver of West Virginia as
chairman of the national committee
But the demand for greater activity
on the part of the national commit
tee with the approach of the con-
gress1onal campaign is growing
stronger constantly, it was admitted.
Whether Mr.. Shaver will desire to
retire as chairman under the sondi-
tons remains to be seen. 1t was re-
called that former Chairman White
of Ohio, who conducted the campaign
for Gov. Cox when the latter was the
presidential candidate in 1920, retired
after the election and Representative
Cordell Hull of Tennessee became
chairman and served with much sat
isfaction to the democrats until the
fiaSco at the Democratic national con-
vention in New York in 1924. Mr.
Shaver was the choice of John w.
Davis for chairman after Mr.. Davis
had been nominated.
leaders at Dinner.
At the dinner last night besides Mr.
Roosevelt, the party candidate for
Vice President in 1920 and the floor
manager for Gov. AL Smith at the
convention in 1924, and Senator
Walsh, were Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, Democratic leader of the
Senate: Senator Pat Harrison of
Mississippi. Representative Finnis J.
Garrett Of Tennessee, Democratic
leader of the House; Representative
William A. Oldfleld of Arkansas,
chairman Of the Democratic congress
sional compangn committee, and Rep
resentative Cordell Hull of Tennessee
Senator Gerry of Rhode Island, chair.
man of the senatorial campaign com
mittee, was unable to be present be.
cause of other engagements.
The conference at the dinner was
devoted largely to ways and means OF
getting the Democratic cause most eff
fectively before the country, to means
Of greater cooperation between the
Democrats of the Senate and House
over legislative matters. and to greater
cooperation between the three party
campaign committees, the Democratic
national committee the Senatorial
campaign committee and the congress
sfonal campaign committee.
No attempt was made, it was said
to define or fix issues for the cam
paign. But 1t Is generally expected
that the tarin VIII be a major issue
in this campaign, with the Democrats
attacking the high protective duties
in the Fordney-McCumber tariff act
Their effort will be to line Mp the
farmers Of the West and Middle West
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By The Associated Press.

hs Inc Associated Press.
President Coolidge and the inSesti
eating agencies of his administration
were attacked today in the Senate by
Senator King. Democrat. Utah. in con.
nectlon with the formation of a two
biilion-dollar corporation by the Ward
interests to deal in bread and other
foodstuffs
While the Federal Trade ComInis-
sion lacks detailed information re-
garding the Ward Food Products Cor.
poration, recently organized in Mary
land to deal in bread 1t was indicated
today that any inquiry into the sub
1ect would be covered in the broad
investigation of the bread industry
which has been in progress several
months.
Declaring this was only one effort
at combinations for the control" Of
nece sslties, Senator King said ;.tten-
ton could be directed to many con
splracies III restraint of trade which
III the end must destroy the economic
system of the United States"
90 not expect the Department of
Justice to act" he said. "They are
Evening star., 1926-02-01
Colored Man, Cold, Graves Comfort
And Coal; Collects 27O Days in Jail

Lendo Isley, colored, sometimes
known as Charles Randolph. appears
to have a clear title to the question
able distinction Of being the coal
strikes latest victim.
Lendo, who halls from the sunny
South, came to Washington the other
day totally unprepared for the chilly
climate and after enduring the dis
agreeable weather for three days, he
yentured forth in search of some
means of increasing his body tempera-
ture.
After wandering around for q while
he finally visited a coal yard owned by
Hyman Epstein at AL n street, and
as there did not appear to be any
particular obstacles In the way, he
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GR|FFS GET BUSH
AND TOB|N IN DEAL
Zachary and BaIIou Traded
to Browns for Veteran
and 0utfieIder.

Bullet Joe" Bush. veteran right
hand pitcher and johnny Tobin sea
soned outfielder. today We're turned
over 10 the Champion Washington
Club of the American League by the
st. Louis Browns. in exchange for
Tom Zachary, lefthanded pitcher who
has been with the Nationals for a
number Of years, and Win Ballou, Il
riGhthand hurler who Joined the To-
cal club last season.
Announcement OF this deal. which
is expected 20 prove one of the most
important of the sea son. was made
today in st. Louis by the manage
ment of the Browns. II was given
out that no cash was involved.
The sNatioaksxlSss have been. angling
for the services OF Bush for mary
weeks. Active negotiations TO obtain
him We're instituted at the annual
meeting of the big leagues in New
York early In December, when Presi-
dent Griffith and Manager Harris of
the Nationals held several confer
ences with Pilot George Sisler of the
Browns. Sisler was reported to have
demanded that another player on the
local club be included in the trans
action and the refusal of the Wash
ington management to consider Civ
ing up any players, but finally in
cluded in the deal caused negotiations
to be dropped for a time.
Announcement Withheld.
Following the New York meeting.
Harris and Sisler got together again
in Florida, where each was managing
q team in the Winter league, and per
fected arrangements for the trade, al
though announcement of It was with
held pending the approval of Phil Dec.
Bail, owner Of the st. Louis club.
Altough Washington headquarters
expected the announcement to be
made today, no confederation from
President Griffith had been received
up to noon.
Bush and Ballou are regarded as the
most valuable players involved in the
swap. as Tobin has not held a regular
positiOn in the st. Louis outfield for
couple of seasons. and Zachary's work
last year indicated that he Is losing
his effectiveness.
Although "a years old and Il big
Lacquer for IA seasons, having seen
service with the Boston Red Sox. New
York Yankees and st. Louis Browns
since he broke into fast company with
Connie Mack's Athletics in 1912. Bush
is regarded as one of the best pitchers
In base ball and is expected to render
valuable assistance to the Nationals
In their effort to land a third straight
pennant next season. In addition to
his prowess as a slabnlan Bush is one
of the best batting pitchers in the
American League. and probably will
be called on frequently in Il pinch
hitting role.
Regret BallOu Loss.
Griffith and Harris undoubtedly re-
gret the necessity of giving up Ballou,
as he conclusively demonstrated here
last season that he has great possi-
bilities as a boxman, but in order to
obtain Bush it was necessary to make
the concession.
OF the quartet Of players involved
in the deal, Bush has been longest in
major league base ball. Leslie Joseph,
to give the big highlander his full
cognomen, was brought up by the
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proceeded to help himself. Congrat-
ulating himself on his good fortune,
Lendo slipped out the side gate and
into the arms Of Policeman B. A.
Die, who had been an interested on
locker. On arriving at the station
house Lendo was found to have help
ed himself to 10 cents worth of Mr..
Epstein's coal, and in addition he had
a revolver in his pocket for which
he could offer no satisfactory explana-
ton.
When arraigned in Police Court
before Judge Schuldt this morning
1t was brought out that Lendo had no
home, stove or any other apparent
means Of using coal as coal should
be used. So the court sentenced him
to serve 80 days on this charge and
an additional 240 days for carrying
the revolver.
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TRA|NMEN'S RAISE
BY MARCH z ASKED
Railways Are Given Definite
Time for Reply to ST
Increase Demand.

oy Tue Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February l-Easteru
railroads today received demands for
increased pay for trainmen and con-
ductors and were given until March .
to make their answer The increases
demanded amount to about 81 day
The demands We're contained In
Joint letters from the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and the Order of
Railway Conductors. Each railroad
received an individual letter and was
asked to make an individual reply to
the demands.
The communications were concern
ed almost entirely with wage matters.
with only minor changes In working
conditions being requested.
Granting of the requested increases
would restore the wage scales fixed
by the Railway Labor Board In 1920
the highest wage scales in the history
of the railroads. When it became
known last Heek that trainnen and
conductors were preparing to make
the demands spokesinen for the rail
roads said such restoration would in
crease the total annual expenses Of
the companies by 5000 900.
CONFERENCE FORECAST.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
SEARCHING Of WAN
DENIED DASEv|DENCE
Judge Opposes Officers Right
to Examine Persons Not
Under Arrest.

The right Of police officers TO search
persons who are not under arrest was
opposed by Justice Wendell Phillips
Stafford in Criminal Division today
III forbidding the Government TO ques-
ton Capt. Guy =. Burlingame on
the result of a careful inspection he
admitted having made of Ziang Sun
Wan seven years ago today, in this
city. Wan is on trial for his life be-
fore Justice Stafford and a jury and
Capt. Burlingame is one OF the prose
cution's outstanding witnesses.
When Assistant United States At
torney George d. Horning, jr.. ques-
toned Capt. Burlingane about the
search of Wan. who had been brought
to Washington from New York TO
assist" in solving the triple murder
at the Chinese Education Mission
house, which the Government con-
January %, 1919, Wilton ]. Lambert.
chief defense counsel, objected, and
Justice Stafford, in sustaining him,
said:
He ONanl was not under arrest
and | don't see what right an officer
had to search him. He came here by
invitation. ! don't see what right he
had TO search man who was here
assisting him tBurlingamel."
Explains Getting Address.
Capt. Burlingame was recalled 10
the stand today to continue his testi-
mony, begun Thursday and interrupt
ed when the court was forced to re
cess until today. AT the outset of his
direct examination Capt. Burlingame
explained Il statement made Thursday
that DIR. kanS Lii, the Government s
star witness, had furnished him with
VANS New York address. He de.
clared he voluntarily approached Mr..
Horning Saturday and requested he
be permitted to elaborate on this
point. Capt. Burlingame testified that
DR.. Ii, who during his testimony sew.
eral days ago had declared he did
not know VANS address, had told him
the defendant lived in New York. De.
tective Edward j. Kelly had found
some papers in the Mission House.
among them being an envelope ad.
dressed TO Ben Sen WI, for whose
death Wan is charged, and which
pore return address OF 3l3 West
nth street, New York.
Ii thought that might be Vans ad.
dreSs, the witness explained, and this
was Substantiated as Burlingame.
Kelly and Ii We're about to board a
train for New York late at night. ian.
uary III, on receipt of a message from
headquarters that the foregoing was
the correct address. Headuuarters
the witness added, received this in.
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PONZI TO SEEK AID.
To Circulate Petition at Fair Ask
ing Clemency.

TAMPA. Fla, February l LP)-
Charles Ponzi has announced his in
tention of seeking aid in gaining
clemency at the hands of the Massa-
chusetts authorities.
The financial wizard of Boston, who
is attemting to recoup in Florida real
estate, has announced that he will
have a booth at the South Florida
Fair, which opens tomorrow, and that
he will have q petition for visitors to
sign. 1t will be addressed to the
State of Massachusetts. Ponzi said
he would appeal to all who believe he
has been prosecuted
Evening star., 1926-02-01
SWEDISH PAPER SCORES
COURT RESERVATIONS
Says Tribunal Has Been Degraded
by Being Made Subject to
Desires of q. S.

BY Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
STOCKHOLM, February 1.-The
Svenska Dagbladet today opens a bit
ter attack upon the United States
Senate for the reservations with
which it voted adherence to the World
Court. The Senate's action is charac-
terized as a direct abandonment of
right and justice.
"The international tribunal" says
Dagbladet. has been degraded into
the position of being subjected to the
arbitrary desires of one power in a
manner seriously affecting its author
ity.
should these reservations be ac-
cepted, the foundations of the tribunal
viii be seriously upset, not by any
changes genuinely required, but In
Difference to a great power, which
those concerned do not dare refuse
certain privileges and prior1ties."
Copyright. 1925. by Chicago Daily News Co..
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Estimates Provide for Ex-
tending 18th st. and
Mass. Ave. Signals.
S462,O IS SOUGHT
FOR STREET IMPROVING
Measure Carries Total in Excess OF
$380,OOO OOO-Tax Refund and
Postal Pay Main Cause.

Carrying a total of 1881, ,233, 1855
TO become Immediately available to
meet existing needs of the Govern
ment, Of which s1734 1888 is pay
able from the revenues Of the Distrtct
Of Columbia. including the gasoline
tax fund and water revenues, tn
first deficiency appropriation bill fol
the fiscal year 1926 was reported II
the House today.
This total for the District is $57,Io1
less than the Budget Bureau recon
mendat!ons.
The principal items are:
For the office of the Director O.
Traffic s41 100, which IS $3.50 less
than the budget estimate; plumbing
inspection division salaries. S2,i0o.
salaries for the Public Library, the
entire amount recommended by tbs
Budget Bureau. $2,725, being elm
mated employees compensation fund
s. 900: postage for official mail, $4,000
for paving and grading specific
streets, $685. which is Sl4 300 less
than the budget figures: for paving
and widening specified streets from
the gasoline tax fund. S462 900, which
is s3S. 900 less than the budget recon
mendations: for sewer assessment and
permit work. S265 900, which is $40.
600 less than the budget recommeu-
dati0n, but S20. 900 is included for
main and pipeline sewers for whicl
there was no budget recommendation
and for the I4amond station grade
crossing $4,000
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Says Match Caused Blaze

Continued on Page 2, Column g.
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fU. s. Weather Bureau Forecast
Generally fair tonight and tomor-
row, slightly colder tonight, lowest
temperature about "a degrees. Tem-
peratures: Highest, AZ, at 11:30 pm.
yesterday: lowest, 38, at TAO am. to-
day. Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1926-02-01

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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RED PEPPER WILL
HEAT AWAY PAINS
OF RHEUMATISM

Red Pepper Rub takes the touch"
from sore, stiff, aching joints. 1t
cannot hurt you, and it certainly
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will feel the tingling heat. In three
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For Free Sample Mail This Advertisement to
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FOOD JUMPS 81 CENTS
Increase in Cost Shown by Labor
Department Report.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.--The In
dianapolis housewife now has to
take s1.61 to market to buy food that
would have cost 81 in 1913.
The monthly labor department re-
port shows she would have to take
S1.O9 to market to buy what woul,'
have cost 81 last year at this time,
and that there has been a per
cent increase since December, 1925.
Twenty Of the % cities reporting
food costs to the department showed
decreases during the month";.
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MORE ELECTRICITY USED
Dependence Of Indiana Industries Is
Increasing.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE
growing dependence OF Indiana in
dustries on electric power is graphi-
ca1ly shown by a report today from
the Interior Department, showing
the State use of such power is about
20 per cent more than last year.
Indiana industries averaged use
Of about 100000 lilowatt-hours dur
ing October, November and Deem
Der. This is only that derived from
public utility plants, and does not
include privately developed power.
The country used about sixty-six
billion kilowatt-hours from public
utility plants during 1925. the report
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increased production would leave
the farmer again with low-priced
surpluses on his hands.
No reduction in farm wages may
be expected, nor in price of farm
equipment, 1t was said. There is
little likelihood of an increased de-
mand for farm products.
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HOG RAISING I'M
STATE HEALTH Y,
U. S. ANNOUNCES
Bring $20O,0OO,O00 More
in 1925 Than in 1924,
Report Shows.
bg Times Special

Bu Times Special
WASHINGTON, Feb. 70. - The
raising of hogs-Indiana' chief live
ktocl industry, is in more healthy
condition nationally than for years,
the Department Of Agriculture an,
bounced today.
The smallest hog crop in four
Eears--about 9,700,0O0,00O pounds,
or 2,0O0,000,O 900 pounds less than in
1924, sold for $1,147, 100000 or about
k200.000,0 900 more than in 1894" the
announcement says.
On Strong Ground
with production on moderate
basis, consumption and export de-
knand holding up well, and a favor
able spread between hog and corn
prices, the swine industry is on
strong ground"
A year ago the department points
out, corn had a unit purchasing
power Of III, compared to pre-war
levels, with hogs at II and beef
cattle at So. Now the corn index.
has dropped to SO, but hogs are 81
and beef cattle rs. In other words
feed has become relatively CHEAP
and animals have become vel
worth feeding.
Beef Industry
The beef industry is also thus
healthy, 1t was said. All beef cattle
have increased about j per cent
since 1920. but steers--the finished
prOduct--have decreased about 2E
Per cent. The census also shows q
decrease of IL per cent in dairy
cattle
Inc department advised against
any general expansion in production
~ farmers this year. 1t was pointed
our that farming is in better general
condtion than since 1920. but that
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LINCOLN is SUBJECT
Rabbi Goodman VIII Speak at Beth
Ell Temple Tonight.

Friday evening services Of Beth Ell
Congregation will be held at sun
down, followed by religious forum
at S:15 p. m. An address by Rabbi
Isadore Goodman on Abraham Ian
coin" viii be followed by discus
sion.
Saturday morning services win
begin at a. m. with sermon at
9:15 on Humane Laws" and chill
dren's services at $50 a m. Sun
day religious school VIII be held at
10 a. m. and Bible class Monday al
S:15 p. m.
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Is GIVEN nyERcoAT

LYNN, Mass.-A local man serv-
ing a sentence in jail for stealing
a light overcoat from Fred H. Ford,
received present Of heavy over
coat from Ford. Ford read story
that the thief was about to be re-
leased from Jail and had no over
coat. He then took heavy coat to
the man.