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The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
NEW FLAGSTAFF HIGHWAY
WORK TO START SOON

Construction work and the lavine
OF a three-inch base of crushed
stone on the 23 1-2 miles of forest
highway east from Flagstaff IN
Angel will begin at once, according
TO word received by c. G. Morrison
FEDERAL highway engineer, from
l)oWner and Nero, road contractors
OF richmond, Calf, who were
awarded the contract by the United
states bureau of public roads.
Inc road has been graded and
bridges end culverts constructed bv
former contracts at a cost of s149
5I0. The contractors will Law q
three-inch base of crushed STONE
Illled with asphalt this summer and
talI, and will complete the road
next year with topping of asphalt
at cost of $321.87O.
AS the cold weather in the vici-
nifty of Flagstaff will not permit
the laying of asphalt there during
the winter time, work will be, sus-
pended during the cold months
This road connects with the NET
work OF state highways, forest SER
vice roads, and federal aid projects
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
JUNE 27th rs DATE SET FOR
HOLBROOK AUTO MEET

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that
the Highland Park Racetrack Aseo-
clatlon will stage another ANTONIO
bile race at Highland Park on SIN
day June 27, was made early tbis
week' IolIoWlng tentative arrange
ments hastily made.
Dr' &. f. Switzer, secretary,
stated that Johnny Mayes of Doug
las mas already made arrangements
70 enter two Of his cars and that
Elmer Flanagan Will enter his
Dodge after it is thoroughly over
hauled and reconditioned for the
last gait set at the last race.
The track is in excellent condi-
ton ana will have some attention
by the association before tho biz
race event takes place June 9th
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
Phoenix Main Lire T,
Open In Two Month

TUCSON-Tbe first consisnm il
of new locomotives. % Of Wbica
have been ordered by the Southern
Pacific railroad company for ser
vice on the heavy grades in Cali
fornia is expected within the nezt
ten days. Il vas stated here by J.
a. Dye, general manager of the
Southern Pacific who stopped here
for Q sao. time late this morning
enrOp.e to 81 Faso On his re-
turn. ne VIII inspect the new main
line construction via Phoenix.
Traffic VIII be started over this
road within the next two months,
he stated this week
Evening star., 1926-05-20
MOSLEM CALIPHATE
VACANCY UNTITLED
Congress Called to Decide Position
Concludes Action Now Would
Be Valueless.
By the Associated Press.

CAIRO. Egypt, May 20, The Mos
lem congress cOnvUkcd here mainly
to consider the question Of the vacant
caliphate ended today without Il de
cision being taken.
Subcommittees Will be appointed in
all countries to study local Moslem
questions and report TO u permanent
inter Moslem committee. which Will
meet annually.
Regular lSlamic congresses will he
held periodically for exchange Of
views until the time becomes faVora-
BILE for the institution of a c.liphate
in form consistent with the inter
ests OF the whole Noslon world.
The committee appointed TO con
slider the Caliphate reported that tire
constitution at present made il almost
impossible from ii practical Viewpoint
to function and that the appointment
Of caliph. under the present cir
cumstanceS. only would render The
situation more complex.
1t is understood that the congress
passed Il resolution protesting against
the French activities in fighting the
DrUses in Syria, which will he trans
mitted To the French President and
TO the secretary of the League Of
Nations.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
DOZEN D. C. MEASURES
TOBE SlFTED FOR ACTION
Senate Committee, Meeting This
Afternoon, Will Push Bills Be-
lieved to Have Chance.

4 number of important local bills
will be considered by the Senate Dis
trict committee at a meeting this
afternoon. The committee has before
it more than a dozen measures, but
in view of the approaching time for
adjournment it is unlikely that efforts
will be made to obtain action on all
of them at this session. The commit
tee is expected at today's meeting to
go over it's calendar and pick out for
action at this time the proposals that
are deemed most urgent.
Among the matters that may be dis
cussed this afternoon are the follow
inc: A new bridge across Rock Creek
at NJ street. which has been favOrably
recommended by subcommittee;
modified insurance code covering life
insurance, with the disputed sections
dealing with fire insurance eliminated
proposed reorganization of the Public
Utilities Commission by the appoint
ment of q board separate from the
Board of Commissioners; elimination
of several railroad grade crossings not
heretofore covered by separate legis-
lation; changes in the time for paying
taxes and for filing personal tax re-
turns, together with several other
notifications in the assessment law:
the so-called blue sky" bill to pre-
vent the sale of fraudulent securities,
and the proposed purchase of the Reno
subdivision in the Northwest section.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
FINAL VOTES NEAR
ON 3 FARM BILLS
House Leaders Hope to Com
pIete Amendments of
Haugen Measure Today.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Farm relief legislation is approach
ing the decisive point in the House
Final votes on the IIaUGen price
stabiiization bill, Tincher credit meas
ure and Curtis Aswell commodit'
marketing proposal are expected f."
morrow or Saturday
House leaders hoped 10 complete
the reading OF the IIaugen bill 1oI
amendment today. Before it may be
called UP for passage Opportunitv
must be given for consideration of the
two other bills as substitutes.
Plans have been afoot for Il week
to effect n compromise between the
Tincher and Aswell forces, who haN"
combined on the floor in an assault
on the Haugen bill.
Some members have suggested that
an a.nalgamated bill be oHered IN
place of two substitute measures. This
would raise an intricate parliamentary
question, however. because the spe-
cial rule adopted calls for equal con
sideration of the three bills Never
theless, if such procedure should y"
barred. the two bills could he com
bined after they reached the floor
There is little d!ferenc" in principle
between the Two measures. except the
500 900 600 appropriation for farm
loans contained in the Tincher bill
Representative AsWen. Democrat.
Louisiana. co-author Of the Curtis
AsweH plan is willing 10 add loan
fund to his bill As written The mea~
ure would authorize appropriation Of
10000. geo as a lean To the proposed
national commodity organizations for
administrative purposes. The farmers
themselves would finance the mark"'
ing of their crops.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
DR.. BARNES ELECTED
BY CANADIAN SOCIETY
Public Schools Music Head Sue
ceeds DR.. J. Stanley Durkee
as President.

DR.. T.. y. c. Barnes, director OF
music in the District of Columbia
public schools, was elected president
of the Canadian Society. at that
orga niZation's third annual meeting
in Wardman Park Hotel last night.
He Succeeded DR.. J. Stanley Durkee.
Other officers elected We're: First
vice president, Harold ID. Hatfield;
second vice president, Mrs. Cyrus
Whitney Culver; third vice president
Miss Bertha Carter: fourth vice
president, l.. II. $. Overing; fifth vice
president, David j. Gibson; correspond,
ing secretary, Miss Olive Fitzgerald;
recording secretary, Mrs. Harold ID.
Hatfield. and treasurer. DR.. W. A.
Ross. Mrs. James II. Spaulding, Mrs,
+. A. Coldwell, Milton Trenham.
George Richa rdson and a. f. Landry
were elected to the board of gov
ernorS.
DR.. Durkee. the retiring president
delivered a brief address. and was
presented with a pair of gold en-
graved cuff links, in token of the APP
probation of his services. Mrs. Dur
kee was presented with a large
bouquet Of flowers.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
BABIES EXHIBITED
IN SHOW WINDOW
Florence Crittenton Home to
Repeat Show on r Street
Tomorrow.

Real live babies were placed on
exhibit in the show windows at 1924
T. street today at the opening of the
annual baby show, under the auspices
of the board of managers of the
Florence Crittenton Home. Mem
bers of the board of managers of the
home and representatives of the diff
fcrent Florence CrittentOn Home
"circleS' stood in front of the show
windows to receive contributions.
which are to be used in the mainte-
nance of the institution. The home is
conducted for unfortunate young
women and children.
The babies We're brought into town
from the home on Conduit road in
busses furnished by the Rotary club.
They are to remain on exhibit until
O'Clock this afternoon and will again
he placed on exhibit tomorrow from
1890 o'clock in the morning until 5
in the afternoon.
Baby Lovers Circle, No. /, of the
Florence Crittenton Home was in di-
rect charge of the show during the
while the Anna Robertson
Memorial Circle, with Mrs. Charles
r. shelton serving as chairman, is
in charge this afternoon. The show
'
Mrs. Willis Fowler, chairman, tomor.
row morning. and the Kate Waller
Barrett Circle. Mrs. Gregg Gusts.
chairman. will be in charge tomorrow
afternoon
General arrangements for the show
are under the direction of Mrs. John
II. HarWood, vice president of the
board of managers. Mrs. A. s.
Douglas, treasurer of the board. was
present today, and will be on hand
again tomorrow to care for the funds
received.
The board will hold a home cooked
food show at the same place Satur-
day, those in charge being Mrs.
Stephen Lyman Tabor. Mrs. Robert
Raush, Mrs. Fred Mitchell. Mrs Guy
Baker Stevenson. Mrs. Chester Cay
wood, Mrs. George Price, Mrs.
Charles r. Shelton and Mrs. Frank
Kreglow.
A general rally of the various cir
cles Of the home is to be held in the
building on Conduit road, June A.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
BISHOP TO OPEN DRIVE.
Campaign to Raise $25O,OOO for A
M. E. College Begins Tonight.

Bishop L. w. kyles of North Caro-.
lima will deliver the principal address
at the educational rally to raise the
District quota of s250,O00 for Living
ston College, Salisbury. n. c., at the
ninety-ninth annual session OF the
Philadelphia and Baltimore confer
ences of the A. NJ. Z. Zion Church, at
the Galbraith Church, Sixth street
between l. and NJ streets, tonight at
o'clock.
The reports Of the lay delegates to
the conference were read this morn
ing, followed by meeting of the board
of presiding elders this afternoon
Bishop j. S. Caldwell of Philadelphia
is presiding at the conference. which
will adjourn Sunday night after the
appointment OF ministers to pastor
ates. Tomorrow afternoon at the Gal
braith Church reports will be submit
ted.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
DISCUSS COAL MEASURE.
President and Copeland Go Over
Bill Now Before Senate.

President Coolidge today by Senator
Copeland, Democrat, New York, whose
bill for registration of coal emergency
causes and preventing unreasonable
prices has been reported by a Senate
committee.
Senator Copeland declared his meas
ure was in line with President
Coolidge's messages to Congress of
1928 and 1925. Although there are
several other coal bills in the House,
he insisted that they were identical
with his bill or similar in principle.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
MAIL ORDER PISTOL
SALE BILL PASSED
House Measure Would Bar
Shipments Through
Post Office.
The first step toward preventing the

The first step toward preventing the
shipment Of pisto's and other CON
cealed weapons into communities
which have local laws to control the
sale Of guns was taken by the House
yesterday when it passed a bill MAX
ing il unlawful to send reVOlNerS
through the mail. The measure has
been sent to the Senate for approval.
The House bill would allow factories
to ship weapons TO bona fide dealers
and to officers OF the law or other
persons entitled To possess them. The
purpose of the legislation is To pre-
vent the individual who cannot obtain
a gun under Ihe laws of his State
or city from getting one through q
mail order concern.
During the debate in the House yes
terday il was explained that many
large cities are anxious to nave such
legislation because their loca! ordI-
nances are being thwarted by the ease
with which an undesirable person may
obtain a gun through the mail. The
bill hXes a maximum penalty of
81 900. or two years in the peni-
fentialv for n Willful violation of the
proposed law.
Members Of the House declared yes
terdav that the Post Office Depart
ment was anxious for the bill because
il wants to gel out Of the business of
Transporting firearms.
This bill would not cover the ship
mcrt Of firearms by freight or express
in Interstate commerce. but II was
~tatrd during the debate that another
bill to regulate all interstate com
merce in guns is pending in commit
tee.
This bill, if enacted into law, would
prove Of little help to Washington
unless Congress should enact a more
stringent weapon law for the District
of Columbia At the present time, deal
ers in firearms in Washington are
REQUIRED 10 take the name and ad-
dress Of the purchaser OF a weapon.
but the authorities want n law that
viii enable them to inquire irto the
reasons for the purchase before the
wca pom is delivered. II is felt that the
existing law is of little value in pre-
venting individuals from buying guns
for unlawful purposes.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
BRITAIN'S LONELIEST
ISLAND OVERPOPULATED
Failure of Potato Crop Threatens
14O Persons on Tristan
da Cunha.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 20-Britain's lone
liest possession. the Island of Tristan
da Cunha, is suffering from over
population.
There are 140 persons on the island,
which is nearly double the population
of 20 years ago, and the food supply
has run short. The island is located
in the middle of the Atlantic on a line
between the Cape Of Good Hope and
Buenos Aires. 1t is only two miles
long and adjoins two or three other
smaller volcanic islands.
Most of the population consists of
shipYrecked sailors and wives they
have brought from st. Helena. Pota-
toes are the chief crop, but they were
q failure this year.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
HOME PROBLEMS STUDIED
Episcopal Heads Also to Discuss
local Jail" at Conference.

CLEVELAND. May 90 GP).-Dis-
cusSions on "rhe Problems Of the Mod
ern Home" and "'rhe Local Jail" Will
feature the sixth National Conference
on Social Service Of the Episcopal
Church here May go to 2G. The con.
ference precedes the sessions Of the
National Conference Of Social Work
May 26 to June ..
Mrs. Kate Burr Jonston, North Car
olina commissioner of charities and
public welfare; T.. K. Cass, general sec
retary OF the Prison Association of
New York: Miss Gordon Hamilton and
Miss Sarah WINS, New York School
of Social Work, and Miss Gertrude
Vale, president of the National Con
ference of Social Work, are among
the principal speakers.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
OPEN-AlR SERVICES.

Services were held hv visiting men
hers of the Church Army of England
today at noon and viii be held again
at 430 O'Clock in judiciary Squar"
and in the evening ~ tile Gospel Mis-
sion. At the same hours t"morr""
they will conduct services in McPher-
son Square. Fifteenth and streets.
with an evening service at the Union
Mission.
The final outdoor religious meeting
in the city will be held by the church
Army group in Lafayette square at
noon Saturday. Saturday afternoon
and evening and also SUNDAY morniuE
they will assist the rector Of the
Episcopal Church AZ capitol Height
and SUNDAY afternoon at o'clock
they will preach in Chevy NhaSe
Circle. later participating in the eve.
ming service at All Saints Church.
Chevy Chase. Tuesday morning they
will leave on their route Of march :"
Hamilton. Ontario. hiking when the
distances are short between towns.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
10-STORY BUILDING
FOR DUPONT CIRCLE
Offices Will Be Erected on
Site of Edison Bradley
Mansion.

a l0.Story office building. with
stores on the ground floor. to cost be-
tween $1.500 600 and $1,000 900. will
be erected on the site Of the Edison
bradley mans on, at Dupont Circle at
The intersection of Nineteenth street
and Connecticut avenue. This project
will be carried through by the Moebs
Engineering and Construction Co. OF
this city, which purchased the prop
orty some time ago.
The Bradley mansion, one of the
few remaining on Connecticut avenue
south of Dupont Circle. is now COM
pletely demolished. and foun9ations
already are being dug for the ground
floor of the new building. The build
ing will be competed in stages. 1t is
the intention of the company at this
time to erect the ground floor. com
posed of stores and later 20 carry the
structure to its full height of 10
floors.
The announcement of this project
marks another big step in the rapid
commerciall2atiOn of Connecticut ave
nue. south of Dupont Circle. In the
same block with the Bradley estate
j. the British embassy property.
When Harry Wartiman purchased the
embassy building he announced he
would erect an History office build
ing on the site as soon as the EN-
baSsy quarters are moved to the new
structure. to be erected on MaSS:lchu-
SettS avenue at observatory Circle.
This will place within a few hundred
feet of Dupont Circle two of the
largest business structures in the up
town section Of the city, and marks
the growth of Washington business
northward.
The Bradley mansion was Consid-
cred one of the most magnificent in
the National Capital. and many OF its
interior and exterior decorations have
been sent to Newport TO become part
OF the family home there.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
S6,S41,67i,102 TO Be Paid.

Mr.. Mellon pointed out that the
settlement provides for total pay
ments by France of $6.S47 GA ,102
over a period of 81 years on its orig
inal loan from this country Of
81, $40 900 900, with payments starting
at S30,0O0,000 and graduating up to
$125 100000 annually, which will be
paid for the last 40 years.
ITO insist on too heavy payments
in the early years" the Secretary
declared, might we'll jeopardize the
accomplishments of those reforms es-
Sential to Frances economic and
financial rehabilitation.
France at present is not able to
set apart large sums to be transfer
red abroad as payments on account
Of her external debts. Despite great
efforts she hIS not yet fully repaired
the losses in man power and property
caused by the war. Her domestic debt
has reached enormous proportions.
her currency is inflated and it is be-
coming increasingly difficult to raise
by taxation sufficient funds to meet
the charges on her debt and to pay
her ordinary governmental expendi-
lures. Subject to the i'll effects of a
Huctuating currency, she has been
ma king every effort to balance her
budcet.
The present value of the French
payments on a 414 per cent basis is
6. .00S. .122, ,624. or about so per cent Of
the debt funded, Mr.. Mellon said,
as compared with the Italian settle
ment OF 20 per cent. While the
money loaned to France was obtained
by the Treasury at 4A per cent, this
government is now getting money at
almost per cent, he declared, and on
the basis the French settlement vir-
tutilE represents dollar for dollar in
present Vtlue.
Comparing the settlement with those
negotiated with other governments,
the Secretary said it called for an
annual average payment by France
equivalent to 7.33 per cent of its total
budget expenditures. The British set
tlement amounted to 4.6 per cent of
It's budget, the italian settlement 5.17
per cent and the Gelgian settlement
3.5 per cent.
Comparing the present value of the
settlements with the sum Of the total
budget, the total foreign trade and
the total national income for a year
of each of these countries, he said,
the burden of the French settlement
represents Is per cent; the British
III per cent; the Belgian, per cent,
and the Italian, S.58 per cent.
NJ. Mellon also explained terms OF
thn Jueoslavian debt settlement of
&e2 $50 900, which he said also was
2Sed on the capacity of that country
70 pay The settlement provides for
total payments over the 62year period
of $95,177,635.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
SMALL RAINFALL BLAMED.
Fall of Great Lake Levels Held Due
to Below-N orma1 Condition.

Records Of rainfall in the Great
Lakes basin for the SO years ending
with 1924 just compiled by the
Weather Bureau, show that the lower
ing of the lake levels has occurred
during or soon after periods of
deficient precipitation.
The outstanding variations in the
precipitation during the so years are
a period OF heavy rains 1864, a long
time of moderate but diminished rain
fall extending from 1885 to 1916, and
a period from that date until the pres
ent with much less than average pre-
cipitation.
The bureau predicts that wet years
are likely to follow this prolonged
relatively dry period, since "past rec
ords indicate that after a prolonged
deficiency, normal or above normal
rains may be expected to prevail"
Evening star., 1926-05-20
MELLON DEFENDS
FRENCH DEBT PACT
Declares Agreement Is Fair
to American Taxpayer and
to French People.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
The French debt settlement was
described today by Secretary Mellon
TO the House ways and means com
mittee aS fair both to the American
taxpayer and to the French people. "
II represents Frances capacity to
pay, Mr.. Mellon said and he pre-
dicted that when France has con
cluded debt settlements with England
as we'll as this country it will be
able to stabilize its currency, which
has declined considerably in recent
weeks.
The appearance of the Secretary.
who was accompanied by Floyd Blair
acting secretary of the Debt Com
mission, before the committee today
marked the first step in the legis-
lative consideration of the French
ana JuGoslavian debt pactS, which
the administration hopes to have ap
proved by Congress at this session
Evening star., 1926-05-20
TWO BILLS DELAYED.

Action ON the bills to repeal Pull
man eurcifarges and to place inter
state husses under the control of the
Interstate commerce Commission was
poStponcd Today by the Senate inter
state commerce committee until the
next session of Congress.
Chairman Watson said there could
be no hope OF getting action at this
session by the Senate and House. and
that II was useless for the committee
to Keep adding to the calendar when
leaders were seeking to clear it for
.tGfHflYpulpDt
Evening star., 1926-05-20

virgin, as no other man was ever born
or can be born Of woman, and that He
is both the Son Of God and God the
Son.
I'VE believe that civil government
is of divine appointment, for all the
interests and good order of human
society; that magistrates are to be
prayed for, conscientiously honored
and obeyed. except only in things op-
posed to the will of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who is the only Lord of the
ccl@r;ence and the coming Prince Of
"a. ni.g" uf the earth.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Oil Merger Approved.

The merger of the Standard Oil
Co, Of New York and the General
Petroleum Corporation was approved
today by the Department of Justice.
Attorney General Sargent said an
investigation of the merger had shown
that activities of the two companies
are not in competition, but COM
Elementary.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Poultry and Eggs First.

A South Dakota statistician has fig
ured out that the eggs and poultry pro-
duced in the United States equals in
value all the gold and silver mined
throughout the world. European cOun-
tries and Asia also produce a large
supply Of eggs and poultry.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Aid for Blind People.

Totally blind persons would be per-
mitted to travel on railroad trains
with an attendant at a single fare
rate under a bill approved today by
the Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Fascist Deputy Expelled.

ROME, May 20 R-Deputy Anne
deo Belloni of Novara has been eX-
PEELED from the Fascist party for
breach Of discipline.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Three Girls Winners.

Three girls already have been
chosen-Miss Myrtle Posey, II years
old, Eastern High School senior; Miss
Ann Hardin. Is years old, Louisville,
KY. High School girl, and Miss Helen
Bylund. Wadleigh High School girl
of New York City.
Charles Hart, principal Of Eastern
High School, is making elaborate
plans for the luncheon to be given the
seven national tinalist speakers at
noon Friday. June 1. 1t is the present
plan to hold an assembly after the
luncheon and formally introduce each
of the six visiting speakers. This is
the second year that Eastern High
School has had the District tinalist
winner and given a luncheon in honor
Of all of the finalists.