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$100,0O0,00O FUND ASKED.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Decemher
81 LP)2A permanent endowment of
500 100000, to be derived from
taxes, was proposed today by DR.
Lotus d. Coffman for the University
Of Minnesota, of which he is presi-
dent.
This fund, DIR. Coffman will point
out in a message for consideration Of
the Legislature. which convenes at St
Paul next Tuesday, would make the
university independent of periodical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
American Speedway Records Safe
From Giant NJ stery Car, Says A. A. A:

would be practical only on straight
away courses such as the beach at
Daytona, Fla, or the dry lake at
Murco, Calf
1t certainly could not be handled
on any OF our speedways," the state
ment said, "at even equal speeds to
the existing American records for dis.
tances of five miles or over. In other
words, there is no prospect of these
speedway records being endangered
by any mysterious INVASION"
AS described in London press re-
ports, the mystery automobile cost
100000 to build, is 32 feet long and
6 wide, weighs 1866 pounds, con-
sumes Az gallons of gasoline per
minute and Is believed capable of de-
veloping 1000 horsepower and a
speed Of 200 miles an hour,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
GERMAN AWARDED ST. 900
CANCER RESEARCH PRIZE
DR.. Otto Warburg of Kaiser Will
helm Institute Wins Nordoff-
Jung Award.

The Sofie A. Nordoff-Jung 81 1000
prize for cancer research, presented
by DR.. Sofe A. Nordoff-Jung, 1868
Columbia road, through Georgetown
University. has been awarded to DR..
Otto Warburg. director Of biology of
the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, Berlin
Dahlem by the commission on award
at the University of Munich.
DIR. Nordoff-J Jung, who is a prac-
ticing physician here, offered the
prize four years ago to encourage
scientific research for a cure and pre-
ventive of cancer. The award is
made every two years. This is the
second award made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
S. PARKER GILBERT HERE,
Agent General for Preparations
Payments Visits Mellon.

s. Parker Gilbert, agent general
FOR PREPARATIONS payments at Berlin,
is a visitor in Washington for few
days and today was calling upon his
former friends at the Treasury De-
partment, where he was at one time
undersecretary. Mr.. Gilbert snent
some time with both Secretary Mel
Ion and Undersecretary Winston.
He declined to comment upon anv
questions involving PREPARATIONS or
European conditions. He expects to
return to Berlin about the middle of
January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31

The Australian per capita total an
nual expenditure is "a shililngs. Inc
Australian per capita expenditure on
the navy is 17.2, as compared with
psf in England. The current year ap-
nronriation amounts to fS,000,OOU IN
a nopulation of 6 ,000,0 900.
Mr.. Bruce said that his government
was developing plans to increase the
immigration of members OF the white
race to Australia but would continue
To exclude Asiatics. He spoke OF the
cordial relations that had existed be-
tween Americans and Australians
when the United States fleet visited
Australia.
Right Hon. Stanley M. Bruce was
born at Melbourne in 1883, the son OF
a member of a prominent firm OF
merchants, and was educated in the
schools there and at Cambridge, Eng
land. He was called to the English
bar in 1908. He saw active service
during the World War at Galllpoll
and in France, where he was wound
ed and decorated for his bravery. Mr..
Bruce was elected a member of the
Australian House of Representatives
in 1918, and reelected in 1919, 1922
and 1925.
During a visit to England on pri-
waite business in 1921 Mr.. Bruce was
appointed to represent Australia at
the assembly of the League of Ma
lions at Geneva, and was appointed
treasurer of the commonwealth upon
his return to Australia the same year.
He became prime minister and min
lister of external affairs in 1923.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
Andrews Refrains
FromGiving Special
Prohibition Orders
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
On the ground that dry law en-
forcement should be the rule on
New Year eve, as we'll as every
other day, Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury Andrews has re-
Trained from issuing any new in
structiOns To his Iieutenants for
tonight and tomorrow.
Nevertheless, prohibition admin
istrators in various sections are
ready for an all.night vigil, pre-
pared to do their part toward MAX
ing liquor as hard to get as pos
sible.
Mr.. Andrews holds that local au-
thorities should assume the respon-
sibility for local enforcement and IN
their hands he is leaving largely
the task of watching tonight
jewellers.
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teenth and Allison streets, the pro-
gram from $3.50 to II o'clock will be
special exercises by the various or
CARNATIONS. This will be followed by
social until IL o'clock, when Rev.
DIR. Joseph T. Herson, the pastor, will
preach.
A prayer meeting will be held at
9:15 o'clock tomorrow morning at the
Church of the Covenant.
Rev. James II. Taylor, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian Church, will
conduct services tonight. beginning at
II o'clock.
Grace Baptist Church.
AT Grace Baptist Church Rev. f.
w. Johnson, the pastor, has arranged
an observance for the incoming OF
the New Year, beginning at o'clock.
There will be services, beginning at
9 o'clock and continuing until mid
night, at First Baptist Church, under
the direction of Rev. DR.. Samuel Jud-
son Porter.
Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church will have watch services I'M
der the direction of Rev. DR.. John Z.
Palmer, beginning at 10 o'clock.
At st. Paul's English Lutheran
Church, Rev. DR.. John r. Huddle will
CO1uuCL SERVICES, DeSlIlDtH6 dL IL
o'clock.
There will be a one-hour service,
beginning at II o'clock. at Mount Yer
non Place NJ. II. Church South, with
Rev. DR.. w A. Lambeth in charge.
Rev. f. Bland Tucker, rector of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Georgetown,
has arranged watch services, to begin
at 1870 o'clock.
The Galbraith A. M. T.. Zion Church
has arranged to hold revival services,
beginning at 8 O'clock, under the di-
rection of Rev. w. ID. Battle.
Rev. DR.. James Shera Montgomery,
pastor of the Metropolitan Memorial
NJ +. Church, has arranged special
services, beginning at 8 o'clock,
AT St Mary's Catholic Church New
Year day there will be low masses
at els, 7:15, SIS, 9:15 and 11:15 am.
The last mass will be at 1910 pm.
Rev. Thomas w. Cooke, rector of
the Church of the Ascension, will
celebrate holy communion tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock, in observance
of the Feast of the Circumcision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
CHICAGO WILL BE GOOD"
Happy But Innocent Welcome to New
Near Is Planned.

CHICAGO, December 31.-Chicago-
ans were invited today to a happy
but innocent welcome of the New
Year
Even the walters in cabarets and
hotels were pledged to aid prohibition
authorities in their efforts ito make
the night happy, but innocent.
The entire prohibition personnel
here was ordered on duty at o'clock
tonight, but the cooperative idea was
particularly stressed by Z. {. Vel
iowley, district dry chief.
Proprietors of more than score
of we'll known rendezvous conferred
with the prohibition head and added
their pledges to those of hotel men
who agreed to ban TASKS, scrutiniZe
packages brought by guests and take
more drastic action if necessary.
Il have decided to place the cafes
on their honor" he told them.
One hotel man promised plenty of
fun. but no wild hilarity,' and the
sentiment was echoed by others who
will be hosts to nearly 10000 persons
with reservations at downtown hos
ielries, the reservations alone amount
ing to some $4,000.
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Editor Predicts More Severe Trou
BILE in Bituminous Fields.

ST. LOUIS, December 81 R).-An
industrial clash is probable in the hi
luminous coal field next Spring, in the
opinion of Paul u. Kellogg, editor of
the Survey, New York.
Giving his views at the convention
of the American Association for Labor
Legislation, he said indications were
that the clash would be deeper, more
bitter, more searching, more battling
than any we have had in this country
i'll years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31

BY the Associated Press.
American speedway records are
safe, so far as the contest board of
the American Automobile Association
can ascertain, after investigating re-
ports that an all-powerful car of
mystery. is being built in Great
Britain to shatter race records in the
United States.
The board, which supervises official
motor races, said in a statement
today that neither the manufacturer
nor the driver of the mystery car
had applied for a sanction to race in
this country.
On the basis of their intimate
knowledge of race courses through
out the country, members of the
board said the reported British in
vader, because of it's great dimensions,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
COAST WET AND DRY.
Half and Half Indicated From Canada
TO Mexican Line.

san FRANCISCO, December 81 up.
New Year eve on the Pacific Coast
will be wet from San Francisco to the
Canadian line in both the meteorologi-
cal and alcoholic sense, and dry in
both respects from the Golden Gate
TO the Mexican border if the word
OF TWO Government agencies. the
Weather Bureau and the prohibition
forces. can be taken as conclusive.
William Anderson, acting prohibi-
tion administrator for northern Cali
for-nia and Nevada, issued the fol-
lowing announcement:
1--WE shall make no effort to police
the city. Our forces here are so small
that it would be impossible to even
attempt a general patrol. We shall
hold our forces in readiness, and if
there is any special activity on the
part of violators we shall endeavor to
meet it,
Washington and Oregon heard pro-
hibition officials announce that there
IS no good liquor available there, but
they failed to announce any plan for
an offensive against merrymakers.
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$4,000 Is Asked
To Finish Designing
Tomb of Unknown

A supplemental estimate of $4,000
has been submitted to Congress to
enable the War Department TO
carry into effect the joint resolu-
ton approved July 3, 1926. author
iZing the department TO obtain
competitive designs for the compile
ton of the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at the Memorial Amphithe-
alter in the Arlington National
Cemetery.
The resolution limited the cost of
the work TO $4,000 and provided
that the accepted design be subject
to the approval of the Arlington
Cemetery commission. the Ameri-
can Battle Monuments Commission
and the Fire Arts Commission.
So far, however. Congress has
failed to appropriate any money
for the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
SEEKS TO MODIFY
PASSPORT POLICY
Prime Minister Bruce of Aus
traIia Interviews Secretary
Kellogg, Urging Change.

The extension of time that Austria
liam business men may spend in the
United States on business passports
was urged by the Rt. Hon. Stanley
NJ. Bruce, prime minister and min
lister of external affairs of Australia,
who paid an official visit this morning
on Secretary Of State Frank w. Kel-
logg at the State Department. When
this morning, the prime minister
arrangements as "foolishness." and
expressed the belief that his courtesy
call at the State Department would
pave the way for successful negOti-
ations by Sir Hugh Denison. Austria
liam high commissioner to the United
States.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
received the prime minister and Mrs.
Bruce at the White House for lunch
con at / o'clock, following the pre-
mier's visit to Arlington Cemetery to
lay wreath on the Tomb of the Tn
known Soldier, and brief calls at the
State Department and British en-
bassy. The prime minister will adj
dress members of the English speak
ing Union this afternoon at o'clock
at reception at the Carlton Hotel,
and a dinner will be given in his
honor tonight at the British embassy
by Henry Chiffon, chare d'affaires ad
interim Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce will be
guests following the dinner at a
dance to be given by Mr.. and Mrs. T..
b. Mclean at their residence on |
street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
u. S. AWAITS OVERT
ACT BY MEXICO IN
OIL LAND DISPUTE

Continued from First PageD
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PROF. BABBITT ELECTED

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December 81
N).-Prof. Frank Cole Rabbit OF
Trinity College was elected president
OF the American Pathological Associa
ton at its annual meeting YESTERDAY
at Harvard University.
Next years meeting will be held al
the University of Cincinnati i'm con.
nection with that of the Archaeological
Institute of America, and possibly
with that of the Modern Language
Association. which will make its de.
cision today. The three associations
have been in convention here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
VETERAN DEALER DIES.

Thaddeus A. Budd, colored, 70 years
old, a dealer in the o Street Market
for more than 40 years, died at his
residence, 1903 Fifth street, Tuesday
after an illness of several months. He
was a native of this city and a mem
Der of the colored Masons, belonging
to Widows Son Lodge, No. Z.
He is survived by his widow, four
daughters and brother, all of this
city, and three sisters, of Chicago.
Funeral services will be conducted
in the Metropolitan Baptist Church,
colored, Sunday afternoon at 1870
o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
OPPORTUNITY NO. 10.

Still needed. ............... 1898.
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STACKS BREED CRIME.
Ford Holds Abandoned Places
Lower Morality.

PHILADELPHIA, December 81 up,
Abandoned and tumbledoWn shacks
in American cities are great breeders
of immortality and crime, said James
Ford of the Better Homes in America
Association of Washington to scien-
lists meeting here. welfare work
ers in larger cities" he said, have
told me that invariably the morality
in their districts is lessened when
there are a number of abandoned
houses or unusued buildings. They
are used for gambling houses and
schools for the teaching of all that is
bad"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
Leave City Tomorrow.

ANdtG AOUIOtEUWs
The Prime Minister and Mrs. Bruce
will leave for Philadelphia tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock to be the
luncheon guests of Rear Admiral
Thomas p. Magruder at the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard and will spend the
night in New York. They will go to
Ottowa, Canada, from New York.
On his trip to Arlington this morn
ing Mr.. Bruce was accompanied by
Mrs. Bruce, Sir Hugh Denison, Henry
Chiffon Percy f. Deane, permanent
head of the prime ministers depart
ment and the department of external
affairs; Lieut.. A. F. Haynes, represent
ing Brig. Gen. S. d. Rockenbach,
Z. S. A, commander OF the district
of Washington, and other officials.
Mr.. Bruce said that the recent Lon
don conference of government heads
of the British dominions merely put
in black and white the status of the
dominions as commonly recognized as
gradual developments since the World
War. He pointed out that with the
present satisfactory relations between
Australia and the United States it was
unnecessary for Australia to send a
diplomatic representative to this
country, although the commonwealth
was privileged to do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
|MPASSE REACHED
IN HOUCK MYSTERY
Officials Confident Missing
Wife of PSyChiatriSt Is
Alive, Horning Says.

Investigation into the mysterious
! disappearance Of Mrs Gladys Houck
Wife Of Or. knutt Houck. psychlatri>-
At st. EliZabeths has come 10 an
lmplSSe. II was stated today by
Assistant United states Attorncs
George ID. lIorninG, who has been cu.
operating with detectives ON the ease
Every possible lead has bee, 'ur
out, Mr. HOrniue said today. and thr
investigators do not now know
whether Mrs. IIouck is alive or. dead
rs result, he said. he has wired
canton. Ohio, asking Police captain.
John Walter, father of the MISSING
woman. 10 come here for conference
When he arrives, Mr. Horning said
ne will place before him All the data
pertaining To the case together witt
q statement as TO the steps taken g..
running out the Investigation.
Horning Outlines Inquiry
Mr., Horuing briefly outlined the
work already done I'm the case in an
interview this morning. Starting ON
the premise that Mrs. Iiuuck was
alive, thorough search was made
for her among friends i'm this CITY
and in other cities of the country. L.
was unavailinc
Adopting the tentative theory thar
she was dead, investigators CAREFUL.
searched the house for signs of vic
Iencc and found none; the river bank
were Combed for evidence of seif-dc.
struction and they produced none
Following mp this lire, in an effor-
Tor locate the body, if dead. u thor
ough canvass was made Of all taxi
cab, rent-a-car and other public mo.
tor vehicle organization. The re
suit was nothing.
Believed to be Alive.
Investigators are confident Mrs
fOuck is alive. Not the slightest in.
dication that she met with violence
has been uncovered, Mr.. Horning said
The investigators believe that Dr.
Houck, the husband, VINO disappeared
at the same time and later returned
following Il mental illness is SINGER
and honest in his efforts 10 aid them
and that he is more concerned about
the case than any other person. d.
Houck also believes his wife alive.
This will be the substance of the
report TO be placed before the father
Of Mrs. Houck if he comes here. His
reply has not yet been received.
a search of the city for the ring
which Mrs. Houck was wearing when
last seen, and which investigators
thought she might attempt disposal of
TO obtain funds, has proved unsuccess-
full, Detective Kuehling announced
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
WOMAN TAKES HER LIFE
IN WORRY OVER HEALTH
Wife sof Real Estate Man Drinks
a
Sleeping Potion and Leaves Two
- Last Messages.

Mrs. Eleanor PilIing, member Of an
old and prominent Washington family,
and wife Of w. j. Pilling, real estate
man, died in her suite at the Carlton
Hotel early today from the effects OF
q sleeping potion which Coroner New
3tt stated, was sClf-administered
Mrs, sPiIling left two messages, one
TO her husband. who occupied the
apartment q: the time. ana the other
Ito whom il may concern" The lat
ter message stated Mrs. Pilling was
taking her life because Of i'll health.
MIR. Filling awoke about 4:30 o'clock
this morning and found Mrs. piIling
had bdfed while he slept. Two ply
sicians, hastily summoned, pronounced
life extinct. Coroner hewitt reached
the hotel a short time later and gave
O. certificate of suicide.
Mrs. Pilling had been in poor
health for several months, it was
stated, and is said TO have iabored
under. the mental stress that some
harm would soon befall her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
$1,000 NOW NEEDED
FOR OPPORTUNITIES
Nine Still Open as Donations
Continue to Come to AS
ISOLATED Charities.

The opportunity funds Of the AS
sociated Charities to provide home
care throughout the new year for
IA dependent families, consisting of
81 minor children and % adults, or
a total of "a persons. UP to noon to-
day had to its credit $13,6S5, leav-
ing nearly $4,000 still to be pro-
vided
Five opportunities are closed, with
their budgets taken care of for the
coming year. These are Nos. /, ).
8, 10 and IA. The remaining oppor-
tunities are we'll on their way to
closing.
Each days mail at the Social
Service House, 1922 Eleventh street,
continues to bring gifts for the fund
so that there is still the possibility
that the remaining deficits will be
considerably reduced if not entirely
wiped out with the coming in of the
new year, 1t was said. Further
donations will be welcomed for any
one of the remaining nine oppor-
tunities and may be sent either TO
The Evening Star or to the Asso-
ciated Charities Social Service House.
The status of the fund is as fol-
lows:
Opportunity No. ], closed, 81, 456.
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COAL CLASH FORESEEN.

Total to date. ..........
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OPPORTUNITY NO. 8.

OPPORTUNITY NO. 8.
Can't live on a dollar a day. Hus-
band nearly blind, wife and four chill
dren.
Previously acknowledged, $SO2.40;
anonymous, 50; NJ. l.. G., IS; c. F.
s., S..
Amount asked for. 1896. 90
Total received. ............ 814.4O
Still needed. ............... $121.60
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
Gets Reserve Captaincy.

Maurice B. Bradley, Falkstone
Courts, Fourteenth and Fairmont
streets, has been commissioned by
the War Department, captain in the
Coast Artillery, Organized Reserves
Of the Army.
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OPPORTUNITY NO. Z.
No shiftlessness here. Man ill. wife
and nine children (cOlOred).
Previously acknowledged, $720.75.
In memory Of mother, 81; F. j. G.,
SO; f. c. NJ, 81; r. G. B., S. Whisper
ing Hope Golden Relief Society, 50.
Amount asked for. l,092.0O
Total received ....... 743.75
Still needed. ss4S25
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
OPPORTUNITY NO. 12

"Misfortunes never come singIy."
Invalid husband, wife and four chill
dren.
Previously acknowledged, $1,071.15;
J. NJ. D., 81; G. Y. G. Glass, Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School,
81: Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. H., So; in me-
moriam r. W., $3.50; l.. K. s.. $25.
Amount asked for. ......... 81 10000
Total received. .............. 1,1O6.65
sin needed S193.35
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31

Doing what he can. ColOred fam
lily, invalid man, wife and seven chill
dren.
Previously acknowledged, $674.57;
in memory of mother, 81; f. G. NJ, 81;
r. c. b., So.
Amount asked for ..........$1 GAO. 90
Total received .............. 682.57
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31

Continued from First Pagel
as to the extent and value Of all the
properties affected by the laws, but
it is believed that they total mary
thousands of acres. with a potential
value of perhaps billions Of dollars.
Members of the Association Of Pro
ducers of Petroleum in Mexico, includ-
ing the executives Of the principal
American oil concerns operating
there, have adjourned series of con-
ferences in New York without an
nouncing any decision as to their
plan of action.
New Appeal Discounted.
a report that they had dispatched
another message to Mexico City ask
ing for an extension Of time on the
new laws was discounted by the as
sertion that no decision had been
taken. A previous message asking
for a time extension met with fiat Ic-
fusal from President Gales.
Another report, which lacked CON
firmation, was that the leading oil
men at a conference after the asso-
cations meeting, determined to stand
pat and rely on the State Department
at Washington to aid them in pre-
venting confiscatiOn of their proper
ties by the Mexican Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
Contributions Acknowledged,

The following contributions have
been received and are acknowledged
by The Evening Star:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31

Olive OIL produced in Greece in 1926
100000. 900 pounds.