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But interviewer closely with the Mel
lett murder from the first has been
the bootleg system, which supplies
Cantons foreigners with their liquor
and its respected citizens with ale
which is transported here from Cleve-
land on the north and Pittsburgh on
the east.
The Federal Government could in
tervene, after ALL and Bernstein. a
promising young man with politica.
ambitions. saw his chance. He hoped
| on the case from one end, and Roach
| the Chicago lawyer brought here by
friends of Mellett. jumped at it from
the other. Roach had assistants tt
| work for him. He came here with a
reputation as a digger, but he met
local opposition at once.
The Mellett crowd wanted Roach tC
have the powers of an assistant prose
, c,tor. which would enable him to pre-
| sent his facts before the grand jury
The story is told that McClintock. the
countv prosecutor. was approached OF
the subject by friends of Meliett. II
is asserted that he was favorable te
taking Roach as an assistant. but he
fore he could agree definitely he would
have to seek the advice of party lead
ers responsible for his being county
prosecutor and the present nominee ot
the Republican party in this dlstf1c'
for the next Congress. McCllhtoch
asked his advisers what they thought
Of his taking Roach as an assistant
They advised him against 1t.
Only advised" on Policy.
"It would look bad for his chances
at Congress-" one of these advisers
told this correspondent frankly yester
dav afternoon. He was Ilot toiu
what to do-only advised Inc law
vers here would not think Of bringing
J., an outside mana man from out
of Tho State-as it would disrupt jury
,,,ocedure and be most Irregular.
Co Roach worked along without say
Two ANYTHING and with no of1cla
s+o.uc whatever. Last week he ISSUED
bir onlv statement. and this state
,,a,tt was interpreted as measure tf
fn,ne actior. II did. He met news
,,.,,er renorters in the lobby of no
20, a ftar midnight and threw BOMB
sbell into their ranks bN declaring ne
had enough evidence now to indlc,
ana convict the men who murdered
Mellett. m. ,,o,
,.t;lo the reporters Stampeded aftel
Met 'lrtOCh. NV =, ~
what Roach had said and issued the
customary statement: let the chlpS
FAN who're they may. IT he mas eNi
1ence. il will be duly presented to the
grand jury"
Able Assistant Named. j..
In this way he was assured OF get,
ting what he wanted before the grand
iury and still other action was has
tened. McClintock, TO show that ne
VAS not trying 10 block things. yes
terday wired to the Attorney Genera
Of the State asking the appointment
IT an assistant prosecutor. ana }. A
White. a leading lawyer OF ONO AND
former State superintendent of the
Anti-S Saloon League, was appointed
He will lie here to help present the
evidence now in hand to the grano
jury.
Slater. who solved the Jake Nes
hitt murder case. has also been as
sisting McClintoCk. Slater gets the
creii, for the McDermott clue and
Roach. who is generally credited no"
with having brought about the arrest
nf Mazer and Studer. very generously
.hnwerod him with laurels in nith
..4-oraen, early his morning.
The Canton police. force ls sun
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Iraq expects a bumper rice Gre q
this wear
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Billionaire Roads Listed.

Five of the seven biggest railroads
are Millionaire systems, the largest
one having assets of more than $4,000
900 900, says Capper's Magazine. Here
is the list:
Southern Pacific. .$2,147 900 900
Pennsylvania ........ 1873, 100000
New York Central. -. / ,449 900 900
Union Pacific. ....... ,140 ,OOO, 900
Atchison, Topeka &
santa Fe. ......... 1,o71 ,OOO, 900
Baltimore & Ohio. $4,000. 900
Northern Pacific. go. 817.000,000
Last year the farmers of the United
States produced $12 2,100, ,000.0 of new
wealth. or enough to buy these roads
at their book value and have $4,000
00O, 900 left.
Nearly 1,750,O00 are out Of work in
GERMANY.
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MAZER C0LLAPSES,
BUT FLATLY DENIES
MELLETT MURDER

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FavOrs Fess Plan.

A railway line to be built in Man
churia will connect Omuhsien and
SanSing.
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Contracts for the construction of an
automobile highway from Valparaiso
to Casa. Blanca, Chile. have been let.
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Nearly 1,75O,O00 are out of work in
GermanV
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$100,O0O,000 FARM
CREDIT IS PROPOSED;
COOLIDGE UNINFORMED

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Liquor Angle Bring i'm I. S.

Unable TO get action from the Can
ton police force. depending on young
prosecuting attorney. who is honest.
hut who lacks experience necessary
10 cone with the powerful ring which
embraces Canton in its dirty hands.
the friends Of Mellett appealed with.
n,,t success 10 the Feder2| Govern
ment for aid The Federal Govern
nert. it would arpear could give none
The murder was purely local affair.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

Firm w G 6 h t quality G
pure silk crepe. Full 1910
inches wide. All the new
wanted colors.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 18-Joseph
Conrad may have been a very heroic
figure to millions of readers who never
saw him, but he was an eccentric
genius who burned holes in the table.
cloth with cigarettes and often in
sisted on writing in the bathroom.
Mrs. Conrad's Joseph Conrad as
knew Him" makes her late husband
appear quite unlike the distant, un-
approachable figure popular reports
have made him. He had toothache
very frequently, and had to be sup
piled with hot-water bags and coddled
Just as millions of other men with
the same ailment.
Finishing a novel was always a
great trial with Conrad. His steam
got low toward the end, and it was
then that Mrs. Conrad had to guard
the novelist with great care against
all intruders and humor him in any
Whim which struck him.
Mrs. Conrad's book makes it clear
that the public is under great obli-
cations to her for the part she played
Evening star., 1926-09-19
18TH DIVISION MEN
GATHER THIS WEEK
Reunion at Philadelphia Will
Include Banquets and
Memorial Rites.

Tentative plans for the reunion in
Philadelphia of the 18th Division,
september "a, 25 and 26, have been
announced by the reunion headquar-
ters in Philadelphia.
Many veterans of the 10Th from.
the District of Columbia and Mary
land will attend. The organizatio
was commanded in the American n
Expeditionary Force by Maj. Gen.
Joseph +. Kuhn. retired. who is now
en- route from San Francisco to
Philadelphia.
Reunion headquarters will be
opened Friday at the Elks Club, Broad
and Vine streets. Members of the
association and former members OF
The division from Pennsylvania Mary
land and the District Of Columbia are
directed to apply there for information
and registration. They will receive
badges and programs at that time.
1t is planned to give Friday after
uoon over to visits at the SesQuicen
tennial Exposition. Friday evening
there will be unit reunions at
designated points in the exposition
grounds. In a number of instances it
will be the first time the men Of given
units will have gotten together s.ll,'. .
the division was demobiliZed At Camp
Dix in 1919 following its return from
France
Friday night at 10 o'clock all the
officers and men of the division, with
heir wives. will assemble in the audi
torium at the exposition grounds for
dancing. Music will be furnished by
the 18th Division Band.
Saturday has been named 18th Di-
vision day" at the exposition. In the
;fternoon an elaborate military cele-
hration will be staged by the Regular
troops on duty at the exposition III
honor of the 18th Division This vii.
be reviewed by Gen. Kuhn. a recep-
ton will be rendered Saturday after
noon to the ladies of the division by
the ladies' committee Of the Sesqui-
centennial Exposition, under the
craftsmanship of Mrs. j. Willis Mar
lin.
All officers and men will attend
divisional banquet Saturday night.
The 1st Regiment Armory has been
Engaged, but if it should prove to,
small. the banquet will lie held in tn
Alpine Haus within the eXpostio..
grounds, which has a capacity ..
5000 persons. A brief business meet
ing of the association will be held III
conjunction with the banquet.
While the banquet is being held the
ladies will be rendered a reception i"
the gold room of the Elks Club az
Broad and Vine streets. Chaplain
Thomas j. Dickson, ranking chaplain
Of the A. Z. +. during the war, wi,
address the ladies. after which Signal
Corps pictures of the division taken
In France will be shown.
The division will hold an impressive
memorial service Sunday at Valley
Forge at the log cabin of the 3l4th
Infantry, which houses many inter
essting souvenirs of the war.
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ii: : ; ]:
Sleeveless Evening ~ ~
and Party Dresses and M uG
Handsomest of Street
Dresses of lustrous WAx oO
satins, silk crepes and ~
georgette. N west,
SmarteSt models. EX-
ira and regular sizes.
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BIG GOLF BALL DEMAND.
Maker Denies Cheap Ones Are Re-
stricted to Increase Sales.

LONDON, September IS LR.-Golf
balls are like wine and oysters-they
cannot be turned out in "a hours. 1t
takes months for them to mature, and
golf balls laid down one year will not
be played with till the next. A manu-
facturer, when questioned, denied
makers were restricting supplies of
cheap balls to sell dearer ones. He
said there had been a heavy demand
this year, which accounted for the
shortage.
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Girl Weds Kidnaper.

NEW YORK. September IS P).-
Iochinyar still gets by with it. Domi-
nick Pandolfo admitted he, assisted by
three friends. had kidnapped Mary Va
\use as she walked in one Of Brook
lyn's busiest streets. but the indict-
ment out against him was dropped
automatically when Mary announced
her subsequent marriage to him.
kidnapping is the native method of
acquiring brides in his foreign home,
said the groom.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
ATTENDANCE RECORDS
BROKEN BY RADIO FAIR
Third Annual World Exhibit
Closes, Reporting Total of 100000
Visitors During Week.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 1S.-The
third annual radio worlds fair. which
opened at Madison Square Garden
Monday, closed tonight with an atten-
dance of 220, 900 for the week and buSi-
ness transactions estimated at $780,
600 600.
q. Clayton Irwin. jr., general mana
ger, said the attendance broke all rec
ords for exhibitions in a single build
ing. The fair cost $500 600 and the
exhibits represented a value OF more
than 81, 10000 he said.
Mrs. Lotta Harrauff of Princeton
H., the queen of radio, was received
this afternoon at the Biltmore Hotel
by Gov. Smith, to whom she present
ed a letter from Gov. Small of Hi
nois. She will he the guest of honor
at the dedication Of the Illinois build
ing at the Sesqucentennial EXposl-
tion in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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PAPAL OFFICE ABOLISHED
Post of Prefect of Palaces Com
bined With That Of Major Domo.

ROME, September IS N).-The
Pope is reforming the orga nization Of
the Vatican on its material side by
SuppresSing posts which have become
obsolete or unnecessary and increas-
ing the pay of other employees. Today
the office of the project Of the holy
apostolic palaces was abolished. This
in the past was one of the highest po-
Sitions in the Vatican court, but re-
Gently had been combined with the
office of the papal major domo.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

White and Ecru Lace
Curtains. full window size
Prettiest of patterns and AZ
a nice assortment to select
from.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
CANADA PICKING CABINET
Liberals May Announce List of
Selections This Week.

OTTAWA, Ontario, September 19
R).-The Liberal cabinet to be an
nounced next week is expected to in
clude Lucien Cannon as postmaster
general.
James Malcolm probably will take
the portfolio of commerce and ]. c..
Elliott the department of labor. There
will likely be more than two ministers
from Ontario. Robert Forke may
take over the department of agricul-
ture. Effort is being made to secure
Col. J. l.. Ralston, who was defeated
in Halifax, for some cabinet post,
probably defense.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Cobbler a Philanthropist.

John Pounds is a name familiar to
most Englishmen. but meaning little
If anything to the average American.
He won fame as a philanthropist by
his self-denying acts in rescuing and
training the poor youths and waits of
Portsmouth, though he depended on
his occupation as cobbler for his own
S,IpDort
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Joseph Conrad, a Hero in Readers Eyes,
Had to Be Coddled and Humored at Home

in smoothing the path Of the great
novelist, who was seldom in good
health and very dependent upon the
mothering his wife gave him when he
was writing under great physical and
mental stress.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
UNION AND COMPANY
DIFFER OVER STRIKE
Pittsburgh officials Say 1871 Men
Worked-Federation Chief
Counts Only 900.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 20.-The
Pittsburgh Coal Co, in whose eight
mines a strike of open-shop men was
called Friday, in a statement tonight
said: The twoday defeat of the
strike call has proved the loyalty of
our miners" p. T. Pagan, president
of District 5, United Mine Workers.
that "advices are that
practically all of the mines will be
down Monday"
Company officials said 1.7S1 men
were in the mines today, "a less than
yesterday, but SO more than tie pre-
vious Saturday. Many miners mans
it a practice not to work Saturday,
they added.
Pagan said only 900 men worked in
the mines today. He said his figures
We're obtained by union representa-
tives at the different workings.
The strike was declared following
an amalgamation of the Federated
Miners Union, an Independent organi-
zation, with the United Mine Workers.
after the company declined to adopt
demands made by the Federated
miners.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
GOLDEN WEDDING
IS CELEBRATED
Rev. and Mrs. w. !. MCKen.
ney Guests at Reception in
Br00kIand Church.

Rev. DR.. and Mrs. William /. Nc
kenney were presented with several
hundred dollars in gold and other gifts
and were congratulated by speakers
at a reception and celebration of their
fiftieth wedding anniversary in the
Sunday school room of the Brookland
M. f.. Church Tuesday night.
DR.. McKenney, now 79 years old,
was retired as minister of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church four years
ago, his last assignment being at
Kensington. Md. lie has been a mem
Der of the Baltimore Conference since
1869. Mrs. McKenney was Miss Car
rie p. Birch. daughter of Henry
Birch, a contractor here many years
Evening star., 1926-03-21
GEN. CRAIG RAISED
TOSTAFF POSITION
Succeeded as Chief of CaVal-
ry by Gen. Crosby Of
Army War College.

Mai. Gen. Malin Craig yesterday
vacated the office of Chief or cavalry
and assumed the duties of Assistant
Chief of Staff. Ga. He was succeeded
as Chief of Cavalry by Maj. Gen. Her
bert B. Crosby. assistant commandant
Of the Army War College, Washing
ton Barracks.
During the World War, Gen. Craig
was on duty in the Adjutant Generais
Office and in the Office of the Chief OF
Staff here from June to August 1917.
He was attached to the 4lst Division
as chief of staff in the United States
and in France until January, 1918.
He then became chief of staff of the
1st Army Corps and served in that
capacity during the Aisne Marine, st.
Mihiel and Meuse. .Argonne offensives.
Afterward he was chief Of staff. Sd
Army Corps, during the march into
Germany, and occupancy of the Rhine
sector, and later commanded the l66th
Infantry Brigade there He was
awarded the distinguished service
medal for exceptionally meritorious
services. Since returning to the
United States he has had command of
the Cavalry School at Fort Riley.
kans. served in the Philippines and
was made Chief of Cavalry in July,
1924. A native of st. Joseph, Mo-. he
was graduated from the Military
Academy in 1898 in time to serve In
the Santiago campaign in that year.
He also served in the Chinese relief
expedition in 1900 and in the Philip
pine insurrection, 19001902.
Gen. Crosby. the new Chief of Cal
vary, was born in Fairmount, kans..
December "a. 1871. and was graduated
from the Military Academy in June,
1889. He took an active part in the
campaigns against the Moros in the
Philippines. 19O3-1904. During the
World War he commanded the 351st
Infantry of the SSth Division and was
highly commended in official or
ders for the superior discipline and
training of his regiment" Since his
return from France he has served as
an instructor at the General Service
School, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., and
at the Army War College, this city.
Evening star., 1926-03-21

Nightly visitations of roaring lions,
venemous snakes invading their hut
and the chilling proximity of cannibal
tribes, are some of the experiences
which the Rev. and Mrs. w. III. An
derson are relating to their friends
in Takoma Park since their recent
return after a residence of 81 years
in the dark regions of Africa as mis-
sionaries for the Seventh-day Ad-
ventists.
Their most uncomfortable expert
ences. Mr.. Anderson relates, were in
Angolaland, on the west coast. where
they succeeded in establishing IL thriv-
ing missionary post.
Lions prowled so close to their hut
at night that they frequently had to
be driven off by lighting fires. Can
nibal tribes occasionally came un-
comfortably near, and poisonous
snakes frequently hid in their hut.
On one trip they were forced to
subsist for nearly four months on
black-eyed peas and an occasional
chicken, and during all that time went
to bed hungry
On one occasion their automobile
broke down and il was necessary for
one of the native boys to walk 800
miles to secure the needed parts.
Meanwhile, he and his wife left the
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ago, who resided at 2403 Pennsylvania
avenue. She is 81 years old.
Rev. w. &. Mcneil Speaks.

ago, who resided at 2403 Pennsylvania
avenue. She is 81 years old.
Rev. w. &. Mcneil Speaks.
At the reception a congratulatory
address was delivered by Rev. Walter
G. Mcneil, pastor of Brookland
Church. with responses by DR.. and
Mrs. McKenney. Congratulations
were given also by Rev. Hugh T.
Stevenson, pastor of Bethany Baptist
Church, and Rev. L. S. Heavener,
representing the Washington Preach
ers' Meeting of the Methodist Church.
Among the gifts received were $3.50
in gold coin from those who had been
members of the following churches
when DR.. Mckenney was pastor:
Hsmline, Wesley. Dumbarton Avenue
and Ryland Methodist Episcopal
churches; also gift of gold from the
ministers of the Methodist Episcopal
churches of this city.
Musical Program.
The remainder of the program in
cluded vocal solos by Miss Meta
Craig and Granville Leef. accom-
panied by Mrs. G. V. Burnside. A
general reception followed.
Col. Harry McKenney. the only son
of Rev. and Mrs. Mckenney, attended
the reception with his wife and daugh-
ter. Mrs. Laura V. Carpenter. sister
of Mrs. McKenney. who was maid
of honor at the wedding, occupied
seat with the couple.
The committee in charge of the re-
Evening star., 1926-03-21
PUPILS OFFERED
PRACTICAL WORK
704 High School Students
May Be Given Part-time
Training in Stores.

Nashington high school students are
anxious to secure practical training in
local department stores and business
establishments after school hours, a
survey conducted by Assistant super
intendent of Schools stephen Il.
Kramer proves, it was announced yes
tertlay afternoon at the FRANKLIN
School.
DESTROYS of finding how many thlrd
and fourth year high school students
vould he willing to take advantage of
an invitation by leading District mer'
chants 10 come in their stores after
school hours and receive salesman
shin training for which they would be
paid. Mr.. Kramer asked each hlgh
school principal to canvass MS puplis.
The result of the survey shows that
four high schools, Central, Mckinney
Manual Training, Eastern ana Busl-
ness have a total of 104 students VINO
are willing to take advantage or sucn
a proposition. Western High Schooi
is the only high school in which no
pupils were found who wanted TO
avail themselves of the work.
Tech Heads List.
More than half of the students de-
clariny to stand ready to be assigned
TO maritime work by merchants are
AZ the Mckinley Manual Training
school. where Sal boys and IL girls
registered. Central has 134 pupils,
Eastern l05 and Business 69.
With these data in hand Mt.
Kramer will this week call a con :
ference between the high Schooi
principals and the committee OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
1. T.
time employment. This conference is
expected to result in the compila-
tion of a list showing just how many
high school students each OF the
merchants subscribing to the plan
can accommodate.
Leaders Pleased With Response.
Mr.. Kramer and Charles J. Co.
lumbus, secretary of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association,
are elated over the response on
the part of so many high school
pupils. While the number is larger
than was anticipated, it is believed
all can be taken care of.
II am delighted" Mr.. Columbus
said last night. that so many high
school students are ready to en-
brace extra work which will help
them so materially in the selection
Oh lileli cdi eel
THE opportunities in the business
world are unlimited and the boy or
girl who gets a start along congenial
line at high school age is practically
assured of making a success of his
life
by taking advantage of our en-
ployment plan the pupils can soon tell
from practical experience what
branches of work they like best and
thereby have decided the most i'm
portant question of their lives before
they actually graduate.
1t is not improbable that if he first
trial of the employment plan is sue
ceSsful this Spring that it Will result
in the appointment of a teacher in the
public schools who would be charged
with craftsmanship instruction, anj
supervision of the pupils engaged in
part-time work in local stores.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
TEXTILE STRIKE ENDS.
Management of Martinsburg Plant
Announces Adjustment.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

I
MARTINSBURG. w. Va. March
20.-Settlement of the one day textile
strike here whereby $50 workers will
return to their posts Monday, was
announced tonight. The management
said the difficulty had been smoothed
out at meeting of strikers and
their foremen and that the workers
would return without change in wage
or working conditions.
Thirty girls, inspecting in the fin
ishing room, were affected by an
order which eliminated one set of
inspectors and other workers struck
in sympathy.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
Returned Missionary From Africa
Calmly Tells Of Cannibals. and Lions

car to be repaired later and walked
125 miles to their destination.
Mr.. Anderson, who relates his ex-
perienceS with a matter of -factness
which indicates they were almost COM
monplace to him, is permitted fur
Tough of one year in this country, but
intends to remain only about six
months and to return to Africa next
August.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
POSTAL SAFE ROBBED.
Police Find $71 Alleged Loot in
Home of Negro Suspect.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EASTON, Md. March 20.-Early
this morning the post office at Long
woods. about 10 miles from Easton,
was broken into and the safe robbed
of $7l. The post office is in the store
of Harry T. Slaughter, postmaster
Alfonso Atlas, colored, was arrest
de on suspicion and money corre-
spending in amount and description
to that taken from the post office
was found i'm his home.
Evening star., 1926-03-21

Efforts of some hotels in Europe 10
do away with promiscuoys tipping by
adding 10 per cent to the bill and turn
ing that money over to servants, is
meeting with protests of guests who
declare the service is very poor.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
zoo EXPEDITION SAILS.
District Party on Leviathan's First
Spring Voyage.

NEW YORK. March 20 R).-The
Leviathan. fresh from drydock. inau-
gurated the Spring travel season to-
day, sailing for Europe with full
passenger list.
Members of the Smithsonian-Ch -Chrys-
Ter geological expedition We're on
board the Leviathan. on the first leg
of their journey to Oar -Es- s-Salaam
East Africa, to collect live specimens
for the National Geological Park at
Washington.
American electric drink mixers are
hecoroiY1o nonnlar in Swifzorla nd
Evening star., 1926-03-21

ception was composed of NJ. NJ. Nc
Lean, G. T.. Remsberg. &. Fl. Hospital,
G. V. Burnside and r. M. Baldwin. ji-.