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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
HELM RE|TERATES
MELLON CHARGES
Senator Says Secretary Can
not Dispose of Issue by Ac-
/. CuSing Him of DeIirium.

Reiterating his charge that Secre-
tary Mellon had loaned the Repub'
lican national committee $5.o00.00o
during the Harding campaign, Senator
Hefiin of Alabama, Democrat. said
that Mr.. Mellon has not denied the
truthfulness of the charge since /
read it in the Senate Monday"
HE simply waved his hand" said
Senator Helm, referring to Secretary
Mellon, looked uneasy and said it was
q delirlum. Secretary Mellon cannot
dispose of this serious matter by
merely muttering one of his over
holt inspired xpressions-delirium
Oh. distiler of beer. wine and rum!
Mellon, thy name is 'delirium.
Senator Hef1in told the Senate that
Nr. Melons name had been connect
ed with bootleggers and breweries in
this matter, mot by me, but by one
very important Republican Of the
Harding admin -stration. Jesse Smith.
He Is the man." said Senator
]Ief1in, who told confidential friends
that Secretary Mellon had loaned the
Republican national committee $1,000
600 and that So 900 ,0G0 of it had been
paid back. He said that he had been
selected to arrange with Republican
United States district attorneys to
collect from bootleggers and hrewerleS
the other 100000 with which to
finish paying the loan made to the
Republican national committee by
Secretary Mellon.
This matter first came out in court
proceedings and was told by Repub-
lican district attorney, Aubrey Boyles
of Mobile, Ala. who was appointed by
President Harding. This same testi-
,nony regarding the Mellon loan was
brought out and printed in the hear
ings had before the Senate judiciary
committee in April of this year. Sec
rotary Mellon did not deny the truth
fulneSS of the statement then"
Following his attack on Secretary
Mellon, Senator Hefiin again launch
ed into an attack on the acQuittal OF
+. J.. Doheny and former Secretary
of the Interior FAN in the recent cen
spiracy trial. lie also referred again
10 the move since made by Harry r.
Sinclair and Mr.. Fall to have the
case pending against them quashed.
The courts, Senator Helm said,
were created by Congress and the
creator is greater than the created.
Senator Hef1in declared that Con-
gress has a right to criticize an
agency it has created when it deems
such criticism necessary.
II am speaking Of the condition
which exists here in the District of
Columbia he said.
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preston on the Presidents wife that
she remembered him.
The latest developments in hospital
care. including the part played by
amusement and entertainment, was
explained to Mrs. Coolidge, who had
a lengthy talk with Mrs. Mary r.
Weller. assigned by the local Play
grounds Association to bring this heal
ing helpfulness into the minds Of chill
dren In convalesence.
Under the new hospital theory, n
was explained to Mrs. Coolidge, play
is believed to have vital part In re-
cuperation.
The sparkle and CLINT of decorated
Christmas trees greeted the Coolidge
party as it went from ward to ward,
as already the brightness of the holi.
day season has been brought into the
kindly walls. The spirit of impending
Christmas appeared to peryade the
air, and to those children who appre.
ciated the distinction Of their visitor
the gift of flowers and smiles from
their guest brought still happier
thoughts of Christmas joy.
Guest After Inspection.
Mrs. Coolidge wore a small, close
fitting gray felt hat, a two.piece gray
crepe de chine frock with flowing
sleeves ana nlEh neck decorated WITH
jade beads on a heavy black cord and
set off with a handsome diamond mon
ogram pin with her initials. &c. G. c"
Gray hose, gray suede shoes and gray
gloves completed her costume, and
she wore her beautiful gray caracul
coat.
Following the visit to the wards,
Mrs. Coolidge accepted the invitation
OF the superintendent OF the hospital
to tea, where hospital sandwiches OF
plain bread and butter and tea were
served.
Accompanying Mrs. Coolidge. In adj
dition to Mrs. Brooke, Mrs. Hutchins
and Mrs. Rinehart, were Mrs. James
+. Curtis, Mrs. John pavidge, Mrs.
John T. Dryden. Mrs. James w. Wads-
| worth. jr.: Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, Mrs.
Ridley Mclean. Mrs. Thomas Bell
Sweeney. Mrs. William Flather, jr.;
Mrs. Alan Kirk. Mrs. Cuno II. Ru-
| dolph. Mrs. Reginald Walker, Mrs. Ii.
G. Moses and Miss Bertha Locker.
A three-wheel auto recently won q
six-day motor race in Scotland.
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CONTINUED from First PageJ
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REPORT ON WARES EXPENSES
IS GIVEN TO SENATE BY REED

based on the figures presented in EVIL
dence and in the official reports to the
secretary of State of Pennsylvania,
photostatic copies OF which were OBJ
tanned by your committee, is felt to
be as accurate as the circumstances
and agencies at the disposal of the
committee allowed. The Pepper Fisher
expenditures are given by the commit
tee as follows:
George Wharton Pepper
personal expenditures. $4,000
COMMITTEES ............... 49,, oos
Western Pennsylvania Re
publican organization. 161 ,193
Republican citizens COM
mlttee 4Su,oUo
Minutemen committee .. 2,737
Patriotic League ......... 1000
Central Pennsylvania Pep
per-Fisher committee. 95S
Expenditures of Pepper
Fisher county committees
reporting ............... 292 ,3Z4
Total unpaid bills and unpaid
Total ,804 ,979
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Of this committee by Sam II. Summer,
chairman of the Republican State
central committee, asserting that eX-
cessive sums of money amounting to
100000 had been spent on behalf of
the candidacy of A. Scott Bullitt. the
Democratic candidate for United States
Senator, and that wealthy relatives of
the candidate had declared they would
expend 100000 If necessary to win
the election.
THE committee heard the testimony
OF Senator Wesley II Jones. Mr..
Bullitt, Mr.. Summer and "A additional
witnesses, covering Il period of three
days. The testimony disclosed that
for q short period of time during the
latter part of September and first Of
October paid advertisements advocat.
ing the candidacy Of Mr.. Rullitt had
occup ed a considerable space in the
press of the State, but the committee
was unable to develop any greater ex
penditure by Mr.. Bullitt and those
organizations interested in his can
didacy than Approximately $4,000,
and therefore believed the charges OF
excessive expenditures We're unbound
ed. though probably believed true by
the author of the telegram"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22

A three-wheel auto recently won q
six-day motor race In Scotland.
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Pageant of Nativity to Be Staged
Under Magnolias at Virginia Capital

which are shut-ins and render carols.
Stuart Ragland, having charge Of
visits. will send out a score of parties
in machines, SO that every section Of
the city will receive attention.
The Christmas pageant at the Cap
itol. under direction Of Miss Louise
Burleigh, will be staged by more
than 100 persons. Thousands Will
attend as spectators
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22

A number of textile mills in Brook
lyn. ". y, are working women as
many as SIS hours Il week
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All the rest of the day and the tran
quiz evening Nance felt thrill and
stir within her. trouble She MIXED
old Whitefoot and her sleek black
daughter, Pearly. to the remembered
sound of the fairy voices of the canyon,
and when she sat to her nightly read
Ing of the Word beneath the coal-oil
lamp on the table there intruded on
the sacred page the cleaning fangs
above that motionless small Leg
With gray dawn she was up and
about her work that she might get an
early start. Bud was all for going with
her, but she would not have it so.
I'll have trouble enough getting
near" she told him, ''the best can do.
Another stranger would make them
wilder STILL"
The boy caught her hand as she
swung up on Buckskin.
BE careful. Sis" he said. 'look
sharp on every side"
He had never forgotten that
stretched rope.
Neither had Nance, but she walked
bravely in faith which made her Sc
renely bold.
Commit thy way unto the Lord"
she said smiling. "Trust also in Him.
Don't you fret-nor let Nanny, If you
can help 1t. I'll be back soon as
cam"
Then she was gone down across the
flats with Buckskin on the lope, one
hand feeling carefully for the package
she had tied behind the saddle. This
contained goodly piece of boiled corn
beef and two slices of her mothers
bread, fresh baked the day before. She
was going armed with bribery.
The whole Nameless valley between
its great escarpments was fresh and
cool with shadow. for the sun was not
yet above Mystery ridge and the rim
rock that marked the way to the
canyon.
The river itself talked to the boul-
ders In its bed. and the little winds
that drew up the myriad defiles were
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CHAPTER V-Continued

With snarl and whine the owner
of the tail faced her in the low mouth
Of cave, his pointed ears fiat to his
head, his feet spread wide apart, his
back dropped, his jaws apart and
ready, and round his outstretched neck
there stood up in quivering defiance,
the broad white ruff of pure bred
collie dogl
The girl stared at him with OPEN
mouthed amazement-and at the more
astonishing thing which lay along the
pebbled earth beneath him-for this
was the thin little leg and foot of a
small child.
In utter silence and stiffness she
stood so, her hands on the rocks top,
and for all the length of time that she
watched there was not tremor of the
little leg, nor a movement of the dogs
crouching body. The only motion in
the tense picture was the ripple of the
stream. the culver of the lips drawn
back from the cleaning fangs.
When the tension became unbear-
able Nance spoke softly.
"Come, boy" she said. "come-boy-
come"
She ventured hand across the rock,
but the quivering lips drew back a
trifle more, the big body crouched a
bit lower-and the little bare leg drew
out of sight behind the caves edge.
Carefully the girl slipped back from
the rock toward the pool, gained it's
lip, and dropped swiftly away down
the canyon
AT little distance she drew a deep
breath and looked back. The mouth
of the cave was black and vacant.
There was no sign of the fiery eyes
and slavering jaws, of thin little leg
under a fringe of blue jeans ragsl
With eyes dilated and lips closed in
amazed silence Nance Allison made
her way back TO Buckskin. mounted
and returned TO the flats of Nameless.
She had found Mystery with CAPT
tai, but she knew that she must wait
with patience its unraveling.
Those pale eyes between the fla.
ears held challenge which only fool
would disregard-it would take time
and patience.
But, for the love of humanity, why
was child hiding like a fawn in Blue
Stone canyon-with only a dog TO
guard it-and with no sign of camp or
people?
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One morning saw what took to
be two whales fighting with some sea
monster about 1,3OO yards from the
shore. l got my glasses and was sur
prised to see an animal which resem-
bled polar bear. but In size was
equal to an elephant. This object |
observed t. back out of the water
fully 20 feet and strike repeatedly 1T
the two whales. but with seemingly
no effect"
So writes 81. G. Balance OF Natal,
Africa, in Natal newspaper. Con-
tinuing, he says: After an hour the
whales made off and the incoming
tide brought the monster within sight.
and l saw that the body was covered
with hair eight inches long. exactly
like polar bears and snow white"
Next morning Mr.. Balance found
the carcass lying high on the beach.
He measured 1t and found 1t vas AZ
feet from tip to tail. The tail was
ten feet long and two feet wide, and
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CHAPTER v
What Nance Found.

Nance pushed Buckskin hard and
rode in early to the cabin and her
mothers counsel. She put the little
horse away in the stable and fed him
his quota of the precious hay, for Buck
skin was not turned out to Craze. He,
along with Dan and Mollie, was too
necessary to the life of the homestead
to take chances with.
They would miss him sorely should
he go the way Of the six steers.
She hurried up and pulled open the
kitchen door.
Nanny" she said excitedly to the
gaunt woman Smelling peas by the
table, "I've found something in the
canyon. l wonder-should meddIe?'
Mrs. Allison laid her wrinkled brown
hands on the edge of the pan and
looked at her daughter.
Its according" she said soberly,
"does it need Medium
That's what don't know. 1 found
collie dog-a savage dog for that
breed-and little child hiding in
cave. / couldn't get near to them, but
they act like they know what they're
doing-they had watched me from be-
hind rock and crawled to the cave In
line with it when turned. l only saw
the child's foot-but ii was thin little
thing-and the old jeans pant-leg was
weathered to rags. There wasn't
sign of camp-nothing. What could 1t
meanY
The anxiety of a universally loving
heart was in Nance's voice. did do
right to come away-or should | have
tried some more TO see them? II
couldn't be done. though-the dog is
slowly, Pm sure of that"
Mrs. Allison considered this odd in
formation gravely.
sit means some one else besides the
child and dog, that's certain. They
never got there by their lone selves"
"But maybe they got lost from some
one-and they may be hungry" the
girl half rose at that thought, her
brows gathering in distress-'though
whoever could be in Blue Stone can
yon, and what for, don't know"
The older woman shook her head.
mot one chance In a thousand of
that. No-some one else is there. that's
sure. An / don't believe I'd meddle."
But Nance rose determinedly.
1--WE got to, Nanny" she said, I'D
never sleep another night If l didn't,
Tomorrow I'll go back bright and
early"
The mother regarded her with trou-
bled eyes.
LET Bud go, too-you never know
might be a trap or somethin'."
"With such bait7 No. That little
leg was so thin-like its owner was
wispy. ] wish 1t was morning"
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NAMELESS RIVER

cne polHteu To tiie package OF Dredu
and meat which had been flung wide in
the recent trouble. and the child
obeyed, dragging the collie along. who
went unwillingIy, his distrustful and
baffied eyes turned back across his
shoulder-to keep her in sight.
The child. too, was wary. reaching
far out, stretching his small body to
the utmost between her hand and his
hold on the dogs ear.
Quickly Nance unrolled the cloth.
She counted on the aroma which now
arose on the clear air.
'Tm hungry" she said nonchalantly,
ARE your"
The boy nodded.
"And your dog too?"
II 'spect so," he answered gravely.
She broke the food into sections and
handed portion over.
The dirty little hand reached eager
ly this time
Feed him some," she said, indicat.
ing the dog, but already the child was
dividing as best he could without re
leasing his hold.
The dog grabbed the fragrant meat
and bolted 1t, watching her the while.
Quickly she tossed him bit of her
own. He snapped that up also and
she fancied the expression of the pale
eyes changed She remembered now
the extraordinary lightness of the
great furry body, as if there was little
beneath the splendid tawny coat save
bones and spirit. Plenty of the latter
she reflected, smiling. Whew! but
wasn't he a fighter? But trained to
the last degree-though he regarded
her as foe, still at the touch of the
small hand for which he had fought he
stood obedient. Pretending to eat her
self, she managed to give the greater
part of the food to the two before her,
and they devoured it to the ultimate
crumb.
where you live?" she asked the
child at last off-handedly, but he did
not answer. He was picking the
crumbs he had dropped from the front
of his bleached blue shirt-the pitiful
excuse for shirt, without sleeves, if
one excepted the strings that hung
from the shoulders, without buttons
and all but falling from the scrawny
little body underneath. AS she watched
him Nance's heart ached for his pow
erty, for his woebegone appearance
She was filled with a cautious excite
ment. The collie had sat down beside
the boy. who had loosed his hold by
now. 1t seemed that hostilities were
relaxed. though she took no chances
81 live down on the flats by the
river" she said presently. Il get lots
of fish from these pools. They're awful
ly good, too"
The child nodded.
81 know" he said, 1--WE do too"
"Who catches 'em?" asked Nance
mot your
He shook his head.
"No. Brand does"
who's Brand?" she followed quick
ly, but once more TIE child shook his
unkempt head.
"Just Brand" he said.
Nance saw that further questioning
would not do, therefore, she fell back
on the wiles of woman, the blandish-
ments of sex.
She rocked on her heels, holding her
ankles in her hands and smiled with
the winsome sweetness which so few
in the world knew she possessed
II like little boys" she said, "and
haven't any. But I've got a pony.
Names Buckskin."
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Here's an interesting trio
heroine, boy and dog. Will Nance
solve the mystery of the two
wild things?
GRO BE CONTINUED
His City of Refuge

The train came to grinding stop at
a small town In the South. and the
head of a gentleman of color protrud-
ed from window at the end of car
Seated by his side could be seen a
brown-skinned maiden.
Does yo' know a cullud pusson by
de name O. Jim Brown what lives
hereY he asked of station lounger.
Ain nevah heerd o. no Jim Brown
hyah, an All lived in dis town TO ten
yeahs."
rs yo' right suah dey amt neveb
been no Jim Brown aroun' hyah?"
Positively
"Den," announced the arrival, reach
ing for suitcase, "dis is whah his
new son-in-law gifts off."-The CONT
nent.
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sweet with the fragrance of pines and
that nameless scent of water which
cannot be described. All these things
were the JOY of life to Nance.
She loved them with a passion whose
force she did not comprehend They
were what sweetened her hard and
ceaseless toll, what made of each new
| day in her monotonous round some
thing to be met with eager gladness,
to be lived through joyfully, missing
nothing of the promise of dawn, the
fulfillment of noon, the blessing Of twi-
light. They had stirred and delighted
| the nomad heart of her father before
her, they had filed her own with con-
| tentment.
Eager as she was to be In the canyon
she did not miss the pale pageant of
light above rimrock, or fail to watch
the golden halo come along the crest
of Rainbow cliff.
| But she soon crossed the river and
entered the mouth of the great cut,
leaving behind the miracle of burgeon-
ing day, for here the shadows were
still thick, like gray ghosts. She pushed
on up for an hour or so, listening to
the voices which were still talking,
while the shadows thinned between the
dusky walls.
At the point where she had left the
pony the day before she dismounted
and dropped his rein.
"You wait here, old nuisance" she
said, darkly. rubbing his restless ears,
'for may have sudden need of you. If
you see me come flying out with a
streak of tawny fur behind me. don't
you dare break when l jump. So long,
She took the bread and meat from
the saddle and started on foot She
went carefully, picking her way, eyes
scanning each turn and boulder. At
the pools edge she stood long time,
watching, listening, but there was moth
ing to be seen or heard.
She went to the mouth Of the cave
and peering in cautiously, called soft
ly. She waited, but there was no an
swering growl, no whirlwind rush as
she had half expected. The shallow
cave was empty, save for some ashes
of dead fire and blankets. She circled
the rock and began hunting for tracks
In the white sand of the canyon bed
and presently she found them-small
tracks of childish feet, set close beside
the padded narrow prints of a dog
and they were going up the canyon.
deeper into its Businesses. She trailed
them easily for a distance, then lost
them in the foaming shadows of
rifle, and search as she would she
could not find where they came out.
There was fiat lip of rock on the
other side. to be sure, but beyond that
was sand again. and 1t lay clear. I'M
ruffied. Above the rifle was long
deep pool, swift and flowing, and she
stood for time contemplating 1t.
1t hardly seemed possible that the
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Some Means of busting
Is Essential in Winter

Chickens never wash, as many other
birds do, but cleanse themselves by
wallowing In SOIL Where board or
cement floors are used in the chicken
house, some means for busting should
be provided during the winter months.
For a flock of so or 60 fowls dust
box 3 by feet or by feet will
generally be found large enough, and
should be placed where it can be
reached by sunlight during as much
of the day as possible.
Fine, light, dry dust is the best kind
with which to fill the box. but sandy
loan is good Road dust is recon-
mended by many, but it is apt to be
filthy Coal or wood ashes may be
mixed with the soil If desired.
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Radio Aufomot

An enterprising Chicago store man.
agement has installed self-service
radio department where customers
may select parts for their sets at their
leisure. Placards indicate clearly the
price of each object and the purchase
money is dropped into small glass
boxes with slotted tops. The only at
tendant is a girl who makes change
for the patrons. The plan is said to
Increase the pleasure of buying and
of course the customers are on their
honor to deposit correct amounts.
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Crate Fattened Fowls

Chickens that are crate fattened on
the farm should be killed and dressed
there unless they are sold on special
market Packers and produce dealers
who buy poultry and fatten it, object
to poultry fattened in this way, as
they prefer to put the finish on the
birds themselves. Birds that are fed
on a wet mash do not ship so well as
those fattened on grain. If the birds
are to be shipped and not dressed it
would be better to feed them in pen
on grain.
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South African Tells of an Odd Sea Monster

where the head should have been the
creature had sort of trunk Ia inches
IN diameter and about five feet long.
the end being like the snout of pig.
The backbone was very prominent and
the whole body covered with snow
white hair.
For ten days." said Mr.. Balance.
this mass lay inert On the elev-
enth day there was Lot sign of the
creature. ! met some natives, who
told me that while fishing they had
seen the monster out at sea. going up
the coast, and that is the last we have
seen of it"
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BOY AND DOG

SYNOPSIS. - Kate Cathrew,
Cattle Kate" owner of the Sky
Line ranch, on her way to Nc
Kane store at Cordova. SEEM
ingly infuriated by the sight of
girl blowing in a valley below,
places a rifle bullet near the
horses feet. The girl takes no
notice. Kate goes on to town.
where her presence brings on a
fight between McKane, the trader,
and Sheriff Selwood. Nance Alli-
son, the girl on whom Kate Cath
rev had vented her spite, is with
her widowed mother and crippled
brother Bud farming land taken
up by her father. killed short
time before in a mysterious ac-
cident. Bud is the victim of o
deliberate attempt to MAIN or
kill him. Kate Cathrew wants
the farm for pasture land. and Is
trying to brighten the Allisons
into leaving. Big Basford. Sky
Line rider. desperately in love
with Kate, picks a quarrel with
a fellow rider. Rod Stone. Kate.
to part them, lashes Basford
across the face with quirt.
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Caribou Has Third Horn

Caribou, in addition to antlers. pos.
sess third horn. called digger 1t
grows from the base of an antler and
extends to the nose. 1t Is fiat and
tapering and is used TO dig for herb
age growing underneath the snow and
ice. American moose attain the height
of seven feet at the shoulders and an
antler spread to eleven feet. They are
very timid except during mating sea.
son, when they will attack any other
animal or even NAH.