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Evening star., 1926-06-03
MRS. M'PHERSON'S
CAPTORS SOUGHT
Blind Lawyer, Fearing Own
Life and Woman's, Gives
Police Clue.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 3.-The story
OFFS blind lawyer that Aimee sempis
McPherson. the evangelist. who dis
appes red while swimming at Ocean
Park May Is, 10 being held captive
by two men who seek a ransom Of
$4,000 today occupied the attention
of police.
According to the attorney, r. A.
Mckinley Of Long Beach. the men
have threatened not only % kill Mrs.
Mcpherson but to do way with him
ss well II the "a neom is not paid.
Fearing for his life, Mckinley has
told police that he ca nnot assist them
in trapping the alleged kidnapers.
The lawyer told investigators that
the pair came to his Office last Mon.
day, after assuring themselves that
he was blind and could not see them;
they told him that they had the
missing evangelist and would deliver
her for the $4,000 reward recently
offered by Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, Mrs
McPhersOn's mother. They asked Nc
kinley to open negotiations with Mrs.
Kennedy
Allowed to Tell Police.
you can tell police about this II
YOU wish. i suppose you will" the
ih"ScA 4uotcu one OF the men rs
saving.
Mckinley placed the matter before
police a nd District ATTORNEY Asa Keyes
and they in turn communicated with
Mrs. Kennedy. The latter when first
t0ld or the ransom dema nd, declared
that IT was a hoax. but finally agreed
to submit list of questions, the an
swers TO which the men were to bring
from the ailesedlv captive pa stor.
The pair failed to keep an appoint
ment to meet Mckinley in his ONCE
Yesterday afternoon. but according to
the lawyer they did make their ap.
pearance about s3e last night.
After describing them as grumbling
because they had to have the oues-
tions answered, Mckinley quoted them
as sa lying:
Well. we'll get the answers pretty
quick. but have the dough ready or
you know what will happen"
Mrs. kennedy'e questions for the
most part call for descriptions of the
evanseiists personal property.
The search at the beach for Mrs.
McPherson's body, on the supposition
that she was drowned, virtually is at
q standstill. The last action was taken
Yesterday when few sticks OF dyna
mite were exploded without result in
| some keIp beds.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
S14 IS RECEIVED
FOR D. c. MEMORIAL
Shipping Board Employees In
crease Donation-WidoW
of Col. Barker Aids.

Additional subscriptions totaling ap-
proxims tely $l44 were received YES
terday at campaign headquarters Of
the District of Columbia Memorial |
Commission. which Is conducting a
drive for $200 600 with which to erect
in Potomac Park an imposing memo
rial I" the Capitals World War heroes.
Employees OF the United States Ship.
ping Board sent in a supplementary
donation Of $s9 so. the kalOrama Cit.
liens Association contributed $50 and
the Iowa Circle Citizens Associa tiOn
apprOpris ed from it's treasury $40.
One of the interesting gifts yes
terday was $l4 from Mrs. Mathilde r.
Barker of the Ontario Apartments. lin
| sacred memory of her husba nd the
late Col. John William Barker, a
veteran of many wars aud the World
War"
Members of the commission are
gratified over the diversity Of inter
ests represented in the subscriptions
recorded so far I'm the drive. Organ
izations with meager treasures and
no constitutional functions of a pa
triotic nature have responded readily
to the widespread appeal for funds, it
Is pointed out
The subscriptions are being received
by John Poole. treasurer OF the COM
mission. AT his ONCE in the Federal.
American National Bank Fourt een nth
and G streets
Evening star., 1926-06-03
COM mission ORDERS
BUS COMPANY AUDIT
Request for Increase of Fare Antici-
pated on Basis Of Recent
Returns.

Anticipating a request from the
Washington Rapid Ira nsit Co. for an
increase in fare. the Public Utilities
Commission today assigned it's chief
accountant. Byars Mex Bachma n. to
make an extensive investiEs ton into
the books of the company.
When the bus company voluntarily
agreed to cut its fare from Ave tokens
for IS cents to six for 50 cents lest
January. 1t was understood that this
rate would continue for temporary
period Of 80 days. The commission,
however. waived the cOmpany's re-
turns for January and February, be.
cause the utility had just been taken
over by the North American Co. and
did not have sufficient time to com
pletely reorganize its service.
Based on Its returns for March
April and May, the COMPANY, 1t is
understood. believes that il Is EMIT led
to an increa sed fare The commission
does not plan to consider any appl.cs.
tion the company may make for high
er fare until Mr.. Bachman n completes
his investigation.
Evening star., 1926-06-03

sity of building equipped to meet
the needs of the Patent Ofiice. or a
remodeling and enlarging OF the
present building. Since industries
throughout the breadth of our land
depend upon rapid results obtained
from the Patent ONCE and are held
up or checked in their growth when
the Patent ONCE lags behind, the need
of suitable quarters cannot be too
greatly emphas asiZed."
The annual report of the commits
sioner also urged increases in the
salaries of examiners, and enlarge
ment OF the force of trained tempo
rary examiners.
The Patent Officc Ia one cf the few
Government bureaus which In almost
entirely self.supporting. The last
fiscal year showed expenditures OF
&a.77s,47s.97 exceeded receipts Of $3,.
271,26a.ss by only 45o4,22s.ea.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY. \. J.. June s.
Reducing may he practice. but 1t is
not a mania nor a habit. the General
Federation OF Women's Clubs today
decided before adopting resolution
urging the women. Of America not TO
imperil their health by the use Of
reducing methods not advocated by
reliable phy sicians.
A resolution indorsine the principles
of bill TO subjec; prison made goods
to the laws Of the state into whic h
they come also was adopted.
The original draft OF the reducing
resolution declared this practice a
mania" Mrs. William F.. Towner OF
Holyoke. Mass. moved TO substitute
habit" for mania" and on sugges-
tion OF Mrs. Walter McNab Miller OF
Evening star., 1926-06-03
MISUSE Of FRANK
|N|OWA|SPROBED
How Brookhart Literature
Got in Letters With Reeds
Speech Mystifies.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The heated Iowa primary cam
paign. In which former Senator
BROOK chart, Republican insurGent. Is
opposing Senator Cummins for re-
nomination on the Republican ticket.
already is engaging the attention OF
the Post Office Department. and is
producing charges and counter
charges which probably will be
weighed by the special Senate cam =
pa ign investigating committee.
The Post Office Department IL con.
cerned with the insertion of Brook
hart literature in franked envelopes
with "A speech made by Senator Reed
Republican. Pennsylvania, opposing
the unSeatins OF Broukhart recently
in favor of Daniel r. Steck. Democrat,
which were mailed to Iowa voters. Re-
sponsibility for this incident has been
denied by Senator Reed, Brook hart
and the latter's campaign manag ger
who ha 8 offered to assist in the enort
to find out who put the improper mat
ter in the envelopes.
Brookhart Asks Funds Probe.
Brookhart. meanwhile. in a mes
sage to Senator Reed, Democrat. Mis-
souri,. author of the resolution under
which the special investigating com.
mittee of which he Is member Will
operate, has requested that Il investi-
gate not only the franking charge, but
inquire into "a ampaign expenditures on
behalf Of t'ummtns and others in the
primary race. Since the primary
takes place Monday and no funqs
have yet been provided for the in
vestigsting committee. however, no
inquiry is likely until afterward.
George W. Clarke. manager OF the
Cummins campaign, declared last
night at Des Moines that he would
welcome investigation Of expenditures
on behalf Of the Senator. In addition
to the incident in connection with the
speech by Senator Reed of PennFyl-
vania, he charged that misuse OF the
franking privileges of Senator Borah
Of Idaho and Reed Of Missouri. had
been made in behalf Of Rreokhart.
Act Called "Frame-U." -
Placing of his campaign literature
in the franked envelopes was de-
scribed as 'frame-up" bearing the
earmarks of the Daugherty gang. in
q telegram from Brookhart to Senator
Reed OF Pennsylvania. which was in
serted in this Senate record. The lat
ter, i'm bringing the matter to the
Seuate's attention Tuesday. asserted
that he had given permission for dis
tribu,iun Of his speech hut made 1t
clear that he WAS not a supporter OF
the unseated insursent In his cam
paigu against Cummins.
The Pennsylvania Senator explained
Yesterday that the copies Of his speech
had been sent out from the Senate
folding room to Des Moines, where
they were remailed.
Ten thousand copies went out in
the first batch. he said. and 20.eo0 In
the second The Senator added that
the superintendent " the folding
room had declared that only the Reed
speech was in the envelopes when
they left his custody and that all Of
the envelopes were sealed.
Experts are now examining samples
of the envelopes containing the
Brookhart campaign material along
with the copies of his speech, he as
serted, to determine whether the con-
tainers had been unsealed and re-
sealed after they left the Senate fold
ing room.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
What Wears Out Tires.

1t is internal friction rather than
the compression of the cars weight.
says the United States Bureau OF
Standards. that wears out most auto
mobile tires. When the car is driven
over bump the squeezing OF the
tires causes the layers OF the ma
terials Of which the shoes are made
to rub over one another. This rub
bing action makes the tires hot and
Is largely accountable for the short
ness Of their serviceability.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
Clubwomen Flay Reducing sPractice,'
But Deny 1t Is Either MANIA or Habit

New York. practice" was substituted
for 'hab Bit
Mrs. Towner made an unsuccessful
attempt to eliminate three paragraph
Of the resolution in which reducing
nOstrums and injurious methods ~
reducing were condemned and th"
advice Of reliable physician WAS
advocated. These paragraphs. she
a asserted, contained medical props :
ganda.' When this failed she pro,
posed laying the whole resolution on
the table, but there were only votes
opposed To it's adoption.
The measure as adopt I'd terms re
ducins a ''pra ctice" injurious unless
carried on under the direction of a
reliable physician. and indorses the
recent adult weight conference ap-
proving efforts TO formulate a reliable
height weight scale for women. Mrs.
Tovner was among those who finally
voted for IL.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
Woman Is Missing.

Senorita Pillar Gomez Rodriguez, -.
Spanish woman employed as a maid
for a naval attache Of the Spa nish le-
CATION here, today was reported miss
ing by an -off1cial Of the legation. Po-
lice were told the woman said she wa 8
sick and was going to friends in the
South. No word had been heard Of
her today.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
SHIPS ORDERED TO EGYPT.
Britain to Take Firm Steps to Prevent
Zaghloul Taking ONCE.

~ Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, June S.-Dispa tchins the
battle cruiser Resolution to Egypt.
issuance Of orders to other men-of-
war in the Mediterranean to be pre-
pared to sail on few hours notice
and issuance of orders to a couple Of
battalions located in this country to
hold themselves ready to leave on
short notice are the first steps taken
by the British government to crush
Zaghloul Pasha.
The object Of the government Is two
fold-frst. to make il difficult for the
Egyptian Nationalist leader to become
prime minister, and second. by dras-
tic military measures to intimidate
the Nationalist party and thus render
the use Of actual force unnecessary.
Judge Kershaw to Resign.
Judge Ker shaw's resignation was de-
cided upon Monday when Lord Lloyd's
dispatches dealing with the trial Of
the Sirdar Lee Stack murderers was
received by the cabinet. Lord Lloyd
indicated that Egyptian judges were
so Influenced by Zaghloul's over
whelning victory AT the polls that
they did not dare pass sentence on ac
cused men, who were former cabinet
ministers. despite the crushing evi
dence produced in court.
Previous to this. Lord Lloyd had
been so convinced that sentence would
be passed upon the accused that he
cabled the foreign ONCE stating that
Zaghloul would be unable to assume
ONCE despite the recent electoral VIC
tory.
British to Prevent Catastrophe"
All these plans were foiled by the
acauittal Of Zsghloul's friends and the
British cabinet decided to act strongly
at once. Judge kershaw WAS in
structed to resign. and Lord Lloyd was
instructed to advise the King Of Egypt
in firm language" that the British
were prepared TO prevent at any price
such catastrophe" as ZaEhlouls
becoming premier.
tCcpvrirht. 1925 by Chicago Daily New. Coz
Evening star., 1926-06-03
KLAN INITIATES rs.
Field Adjoining Fort Myer Heights
School Scene Of Ceremony.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON. Va, June a.
Twenty-Five candidates were initiated
into the Order of the Ku Klux Khan
at a public naturalization held last
night on the field adjoining the Fort
Myer Heights School. The ceremony
was conducted in the presence of hun.
dreds Of fully robed members of the
order-bOth men and wOmen-fron,
Arlington County, Fairfax and Alex
andria City, who surrounded a huge
fiery cross.
The ceremony was preceded by a
parade that wended its way through
all or the larger communities of the
county, headed by the Klan Band Of
Ballston.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
DIVORCES "REAR DRIVER"

SAN FRANCISCO. June 2 Ly.-
Back seat" automobile driving is .
just cause for divorce. The State Su-
preme Court said so Yesterday.
Claude II. Hartman. San Francisco
locomotive engineer. sued. in the lower
courts for a divorce on the grounds
that his wife, Jessie, belittled his abil-
ity az a driver by constantly telling
him from the back seat just how she
would drive.
The trial court refused the decree
and Hartman appealed to the state
Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
D. c. PLAN WINS
FOR MOTHERS AID
IN SENATE VOTE
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law should be administered. which has
been the issue in controversy between
the people of the District and other
welfare workers from outside the city,
the bill provides in substance as
follows:
Must BE Resident
Whenever the parent of child un.
der 1S wears Of age is unable to pro.
vide for the child at home. the mother
or guardian may apply for tho allot-
nert contemplated by the bill. The
mother must have been hona fde
resident of the District for one year
and show she is a citizen of the United
States. or has applied for citizenship.
The agency In charge Of child aid
would be required to determine Wheth-
er the mother is proper person to
have custody Of the child: whether the
home is a satisfactory place for the
rearing Of the child: what resources
may be availaoIe for the complete or
partial maintenance OF the child. and
whether there are any persons or or
sanizations legally obligated to assist
in the support: whether legal steps
have been taken to compel the father
to proyid ide support. and what amount
of aid is needed to keep the child in
its own home.
IL these inquiries prove satisfactory.
an allowance may he made from
month to month or for continuous
period. In no case would an allowance
he continued for more than six months
without a review to determine whether
il is still needed. The allowance may
he increa sed or curtainei or discon-
tinued whenever il Is shown that the
welfare Of the child warrants such
change.
Provides Frequent Inspection.
Every home for which an allow
arce is made would he visited as
often as necessary to observe condi-
tons and to offer counsel and advice
to the mother and the child.
Whichever agency is finally in-
trusted with the administration of the
law would have authority under the
bill to make reasonable rules and
regulations for proper administration.
IL is provided that any person who
obtains or attempts to obtain an al
Low nnce by false representa- ton could
be punished by fine OF not more
than $500, or imprisonment for not
more than one year. or both.
The hill authorizes az appropria-
t,cn Of 100000. payable from the
revenues Of the District Of Columbia
for the ensuing fiscal year. and di-
rects the Commissioners to submit es-
tiksates for whatever amounts are
found 10 be necessary in succeeding
yeare.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
FOUND DEAD OF POISON,
Teachers Grief for Father Believed
Cause of Supposed Suicide.

NORFOLK, Va, June 3 UD.-Miss
Virginia Nenable Anderson. 22-year-
old high school teacher here, was
found dead last night in her room
with an empty bottle by her side.
when members Of the family with
which she lived were forced to break
into her room when she failed to
respond to the summons to dinner.
Miss Anderson. a native Of Farm
willie and graduate Of the College Of
William and Mary. is believed to
have taken poison when grief occa
stoned by the death two weeks ago
Of her father. DR.. William f.. And.r-
son. became too great for her %
hear
Evening star., 1926-06-03
Animal Carpentry.

A block n wood IN exhibition In
Kansas shows the skill Of q beaver In
cutting down trees. This piece Of
wood. 5 inches in dia meter. is cut Ell
as smoothly as if cut with an AZ.
Evening star., 1926-06-03

One estimate gives the number OF
organized workers In the world a.
et,s2s,610.
Evening star., 1926-06-03

Promisscry notes were In existence
N Egypt In 400 B. @
Evening star., 1926-06-03
ENGLAND ORDERS
WARSH|P TO EGYPT
British Reserve "Complete
Liberty of Action in A.
legged Assassins' Case.
Nv the Associated Fresa.

~ the Associated Freee.
LONDON. June 3.--Great Britain
has sent note to the Egyptian gov
ernment reservins complete liberty
of action" regarding the recent ac-
quittal Of six persons. charged with
assassinatine Sir Lee Stack. British
sirdsr OF the Egyptian army. In 1924.
A warship is being sent from Malta
to Alexa ndria as precautionary meas
ure and the British presiding judge
of the appeals court, which acquitted
the six men. has resigned In protest
against the action Of the native judges
in outvotoins him to achieve what he
terms a miscarriage of justice.
Situation Held Grave.
British officials regard the situation
complicated by the victory Of ZaEh-
loul Pasha's Nationalist party in the
elections as distinctly grave"
Premier Ziwar Pasha has not yet
resigned in the face of the election re
suits. but is expected TO. When he
does. King Fuad will undoubte edly Of
fer the premiership to Zaghloul Pasha,
because Of his victory at the polls
Upon ZaGhlouls decision will depend
the subsequent attitude OF the British
government.
Chamberlain Is Silent.
Answering a question in the House
OF Commons today whether instruc-
tions had heen sent to Lord Lloyd,
British high commissioner in Egypt,
As to the attitude he should adopt in
view of the parliamentary elections
and what those instructions were, For
eign Secretary Chamberlain said COM
munications We're still proceeding be
tween the high commissioner and the
British government.
II km not in a position to make
any statement at the moment" the
foreign secretary said. He confirmed
that hattleship was proceeding to
Alayo pdrin
Evening star., 1926-06-03
ZarhiouI to Fmeco Post.

CAIRO, Egypt. June 3 CD.-Zsgh-
loul Pashs. the Nationalist party lead
er. today informed number Of dep
uties a luncheon to him that he has
agreed to their desire ~ forego the
premiership in favor OF former Pre-
mier ABLY Yeghen Pasha.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
LAST OF NATIONAL
CONTEST ORATORS
REACH CITY TODAY

Continued from First Page)
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WE ARE BUSY

$40 are the moths IL they are In yeur far
niture. We csn kin them without taktnl
the fnvnltare apart.
SOMETHING NEW
Evening star., 1926-06-03

law should be administered which has
been the issue in controversy between
the people of the District and other
welfare workers from outside the city.
the bill provides In substance as
follows:
Evening star., 1926-06-03

Phone US for further information.
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Evening star., 1926-06-03

eOI LNIlII w INIs.
Several 1928 Ford Coupes, TOurings. Dodge
Touring. Chevrolet Coach, etc. These cars
are in perfect condition and must be sold
for the unpaid notes: 12 mos. TO pay. See
Mr.. Ricketts,. Peck's Garage. 2I2l 14th st.
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Concert Music

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BOARD PRAISED
BY ASSOCIATION
Group Pleased With Short
ridge Site Fight Settlement.

Resolution commencing the school
board for it's settlement of the con-
troversy over the new Shortridge
High School location was adopted at
the Shortridge Parent-Teacher As
sociations last meeting Of the year
at Caleb Mills hall, Tuesday night.
Resolution addressed to the board
follows in part: THE association de.
sres to express its appreciation to
you for the harmonious settlement
of the question relating to the site
and building of the new ShortridSe
High School We especially com
mend the action of members who
sacrificed their personal opinion in
order to accomplish what seems to
be for the public welfare
The board plans to break ground
for the 900 capacity, $1,000, 000
structure on the Thirty and
Meridian SITS. site this fall.
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WORLD LABOR MEETS
BIZ United Press

GENEVA. May 26.-The Interna-
tional Labor Conference convened
hero this morning with more than
fifty nations represented. The CON
gress is expected to last six or eight
weeks
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Radio PROGRAMS

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6 7. M.-KYW-Family p-urram. WANG
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readlngs; WQJ-Orchestra, songs
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AUXILIARY HAS ELECTION

Annual meeting ara election of
officers Of the Ladies Auxiliary to
the Railway Mail Association was
held today in the l. O. o. r.. Hall,
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SUICIDE MOTIVE SOUGHT
Woman, Found on Floor, Taken 70
Hos uital-Man Seen Leaving.

Police today sought an unknown
man, thought to be able to supply
the motive for the attempted sui
eide late Tuesday Of Mrs. Ethel
Woods, who rooms at Oh y. Ala
bama st. She was found on the
floor, unconscious. and was taken to
city hospital. Two empty poison
bottles were found near nor.
\ man had been seen leaving the
room a short time before, it was
said. Mrs. Woods is said to have
two children in the orphans home
at KnightstoWn. Police arc endeav-
oring to communicate with relatives
at ShelbyYille.