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HURD TO AID OFFICERS
/, TN HOWARD MYSTERY

81 don't ever expect 10 recover any
of the money stolen from me, but if /
can help catch the men who killed
Howard, 1 will be satisfied" said ii.
o. Hurd, of San Diego, who was
robbed and left tied to tree by two
men. one of whom is believed impli-
Gated in the suspected murder of Viii
liam r. Howard. Salt Lake City archi-
tect. missing since December s.
Mr.. Hurd rode with the suspect
from San Diego, and gave Officers the
clew which sent them on the trail
of the missing man.
Il answered an nd in n San Diego
paper from n man calling himself W.
X. Howard. who wanted passengers on
an overland trip to FL Paso. When /
went TO see him he didn't know how
much to charge so | went back the
next day. l saw him two or three
times before we started. We got an
other passenger. a woman. who want
ed to 20 to FL Paso. We left San
Diego December II, and arrived in FL
Paso December 20. Howard went to
another hotel and the woman left to
so home.
WENT FOR RIDE.
"'Howard' came by once and took
me for a ride around Ell Paso. Then
he said he was going on TO New Or
leans and wanted to know if l wanted
to go any further. l decided to, so
on the morning Of December IS, he
came around and with him was man
dressed like n cowboy. We came on
to San Antonio and reached here
about II o'clock a week ago Tuesday
night. We came in on the Old Span
ish Trail and stopped at a garage.
We walked TO a hotel about half q
block away.
I'VE ate breakfast the next morn
ing at Chinese restaurant. but L
have been unable TO find either the
hotel or restaurant since. Then we
started for Houston. We drove out
in the country about eight miles and l
was sitting in the back seat and How
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-06
SHOP SITE SOUGHT HERE.

The Holland Furnace Company Of
Chicago has written the San Antonio
Chamber Of Commerce asking for in
formation IN regard TO a location for
the establishment Of sheet metal
shop in San Antonio. Fred ". Hcrn-
don. secretary Of the publicity de-
partment Of the Chamber Of Corr
merce, announced Wednesday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-06

ard and the cowboy were in the front
seat. They stopped the car and both
got out. The cowboy opened the door
and said. Come on out of there Then
i noticed they both had guns.
TIED TO TREE.
Don't point that gun at me. You
might hurt somebody / said. We
walked into the brush for a long dis.
lance, and then Howard said: Lets
go back We walked back to the car,
got in and drove n mile further on
and got out again.
walking through the brush. was
in front. Howard, said: Don't walk
like this. We don't want people to
think we are robbing this fellow Aft
or we got well into the brush. How
ard went through my pockets, took
my money. gave me back some private
papers and then they tied me to n
tree.
".'You aren't going to leave me
here to freeze? / asked. No. Some
body will come and let you loose the
cowboy said. We only want couple
of hours 10 get away
TALKED LITTLE.
81 worked myself loose in a few
hours and got somebody to bring me TO
the sheriffs office. But the men the
sheriff got at Eagle Pass are not the
ones who robbed me.
II wouldn't say the man l came
with from San Diego was Howard. He
was not very well educated and did
not seem to be the sort of fellow
who had had the opportunity they say
had.
This fellow drank milk. never
smoked and did not swear. He talked
little about his private affairs. al
though he used to talk about the good
roads in Utah. He told me he was
from Denver"
When showed a picture of Howard
at The Light office, Mr.. Hurd said
that was not the man with whom he
rode. who posed as Howard.
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S. A. MANUFACTURERS
ELECT GLENN ALVEY

Glenn II. Alvey, vice president Of
the Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company.
has been added to the directorate Of
the San Antonio Manufacturers As
ISOLATION. He was elected unanimous
" Tuesday, TO take the place of Joe
+. Carroll. who died recently.
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u. S. TO QUIT USING
TOW BOATS in PORT

WASHINGTON, Jan. Up
Withdrawal of the government from
the operation of tow boats in New
York harbor, long the subject of con-
troverSy with private owners, was de-
cidcd upon today at meeting of the
shipping board.
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FALL DOWN SHAFT
KILLS CHICAGOAN

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Charles Kon-
wnnsek, 81, was killed instantly to-
day when he fell five floors down the
elevator shaft of the Fleischman Yeast
company plant.
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OF C. COMMITTEE TO MEET.

The publicity committee of the
Chamber Of Commerce will meet al
the Chamber of Commerce buildil x
Thursday afternoon. to discuss plans
of the expanded publicity campaign TO
be carried out by the chamber in 1926,
Gerald Melliff. chairman of the pub
licity committee, announced Wednes-
'.day.
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THIEF ENTERS CHURCH.

Being in church doesn't make you
safe from thieves. according 10 San
Antonio police. G. W. Hagy. 425 East
Pecan street, reported "wednesday that
his oyereoat was stolen while be was
~ the First Baptist church Tuesday
night
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GALES PLANS sHAKErP.

More than 40 per cent Of all the
employees in the Mexican consulates
throughout United States, Canada and
Europe will be dismissed by order Of
President Gales, dispatches received at
the Mexican consulate here today
stnte.
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GIRLS WEAR GARTER
BOUQUETS AT DANCE

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6.-R)-
The girl now have garter bouquets at
dances. Flowers bound with ribbons
TO match the hose are worn just be-
low the knees.
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JUDGES PAY READY

Judges and clerks that served in the
charter anendmenc election December
80. can obtain their pay at the city
hall, according 10 announcement by
the city paymaster.
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NATIONWIDE
SEARCH FOR HOWARD

(Continued From Page One.)
Evening star., 1926-04-10
EDINBURGH BISHOP
WILL PREACH HERE
Right Rev. George H. S. Wal
pole to Be at St. PauI's
Next Saturday.

Right Rev. George Fl. S. Walpole,
DID,, Bishop of Edinburgh, will
preach in st. Paurs Church, Twenty
third street south of Pennsylvania
avenue, next Saturday at pm, and
at the same church three times the
following Sunday. These will be
the first public addresses of the
bishop while in Washington and will
begin series of sermons to be de-
livered before various audiences at
several places in the neighborhood.
The subject of the series at ST. Paul's
Church IS Personal Religion"
The Bishop OF Edinburgh has ad-
dressed letter to the people of
Christ Church, Georgetown, which
has been printed and circulated He
proposes to hold an eight day mis-
sion in Christ Church beginning
April %, and wishes the people of
the congregation to prepare for the
mission by study, meditation and
prayer. He states that his object
Will be to make God more generally
known as mans best friend and to
place men face to face with Jesus
Christ and salvation from sin through
His sacrifice.
This will not be the first visit of
Bishop Walpole to Washington, as
he attended the convention of the
diocese of Washington in 1909. while
delivering q series of lectures in
America,
Evening star., 1926-04-10
ST. MA7GARETS CHURCH
TO STAGE MISSION PLAY
Woman's Auxiliary of Episcopal
Diocese Will Witness Performanc ce
Next Friday Night.

The Woman's Auxiliary Of the
Episcopal Church in the Diocese of
Washington will meet in the parish
hall of St Margarets Church, Con
necticut avenue and Bancroft place,
next Friday at pm. to witness a
missionary play, being given under the
auspices of the educational commit
tee of the auxiliary OF which Mrs.
W. +. Bowen is chairman.
The play will be produced by the
pageantry group of the Church School
Service League of st. Margaret s,
which annually puts on u play in the
interest of mission study. This year
the missionary study topic in the Epis-
copal Church is Latin-America, and the
play. which is entitled ia Fiesta,
will deal with life in the Hooker
Memorial School in Mexico City. All
interested persons, men as we'll as
women, are invited to attend. No
admission charge will be made, but
a silver offering will be taken for the
benefit of the travelling libraries of
the Womans Auxiliary.
1t will be repeated April II at $50
pm. for the benefit of the Sunday
school children of st. Margaret and
other members of the Church School
Service League of the diocese. At
this time an offering will be taken to
aid in building additional dormitories
at Hooker School.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
EMMANUEL ANNOUNCES
TOMORROW'S PROGRAM
Rev Cove G.. Johnson Will Preach
OH The Curse and the Cure
of Materialism.

"AlI These Things, or. The Curse
and the Cure for Materialism, will
be the subject of Rev. Cove G. John
son tomorrow morning at Emmanuel,
the National Baptist Memorial to
Religious Liberty. +. T. Franks will
speak in the evening on The World S
Greatest Tragedy" The annual
meeting of the church will be held
next Thursday evening.
Last Tuesday evening the Pinkham
class for men elected its officers, as
follows: Teacher. Dr.. Ernest w.
Porter: assistant teacher. Or. r. j.
1.ukens president. William A. Read
first vice president. Il. +. Farmer;
second wee president. w. r. Winston;
secretary. Bryan II. Stickney; as
Sistant secretary. Edward May: treas
uref. Hermon Hunt: assistant treas
urer. NJ. T.. Jones: chorister, James
J.. McCurdy; usher, DIR. A. IL. Par
liam. The church school orchestra.
under the leadership Of Mrs. j. r.
Eastwood, entertained.
At the monthly meeting Wednes-
day Of the Women's Society, the Lucy
Peabody Circle gave an Easter mes
sage entitled The Risen Christ -
lieut. Nina {. Van Wrinkle of the
Woman's Bureau, spoke in the aft
crnoOn.
The F'idelis class will have for its
program next Tuesday night Fairies,
Trees and Gardens" The program
will he gwen by Miss Alice futchins
Drake. leader of the Y. w. c. A
booklover hour.
The prayer and fellowship meeting
Thursday night will be led by Deacon
q. T. Alderman and Deaconess Jones
of district No. l3.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
BIBLE SCHOOL WORK
SUBJECT OF PARLEY
Vacation Instruction Committee
Plans Review at International
Conference in Washington.

The Daily Vacation Bible School
committee, Of which Rev. w. A. Mckee
Is chairman, Is arranging an tnterde-
nominational conference on the work
to be held the afternoon and evening
of April 80. in the Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church South. Prom
inent speakers will be present in add1-
tion TO many leaders from Washing
ton. This work is promoted through
the Washington Federation of
Churches. Rev. r. O. Clark has
again been appointed director.
This vacation school work is IN con
junction with the representatives or
the several denominations. The
Church Federation committee aims to
assist and cooperate in a purely
voluntary manner. 1t has the APP
proval also of the International Coun.
ell of Religious Education of Chicago
and thus is In "A position TO give as
sistance to any church concerning
the latest features and the expected
nationwide standards of Vacation
Bible School work.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
BUILDING PLANNED
BY PRESBYTER|ANS
S1,O00,0Oo FiVe-year Pro.
gram Started-FirSt Church
Ends Campaign.

The Presbyterians of Washington
cor aN2plate spending 81 100000 on
Gaurcn expansion in the noxt f1ve
years.
The First Presbyterian Church. of
which Rev. DR.. John Britain Clark is
pastor. will bring TO "a conclusion to-
morrH~ rs campaign to raise S45 900
The ,>orthminster Church will
launch its campaign April Is. when
II viii undertake to raise 100000 to
purchase ground and erect a mission
chapel in North Washington.
Fifteenth Street Church is raising
$4,000 to buy additional property for
church activities.
Last Tuesday night the officials of
the Sixth Church made the decision to
began gathering the $i50.000 needed
10 build their church eiitice at Six
Jeenth and Kennedy streets
Chevy Chase Church, whose new
pastor began work Easter Sunday,
will in short time carry through its
plans to add the parish or Sunday
school building to its present building.
They will need approximately S15G, 600
Taoma Park Church is looking for
ward TO clearing away its $40 600
debt. Fourth Church has decided to
build at the corner of Thirteenth and
J. ali IlOHl SlleSIS. huHlOH ItIlpIS
Church has 10000 debt, which ii
viii cancel in a year or two.
Westminster Church has large inn
prCsenents planned TO adapt il TO its
changed environment and TO enable
II to carry on a larger community
service. Sherwood Church will soon
He compelled to build to accommodate
.ts large congregation. western
Church has already made its campaign
for 100000 and will commence work
shortly on its new church building
and Falls Church has IN hand pledges
Ior $29 900
Besides these individual church PROF
ects. the Presbytery, is gathering
fund Of Sl15 Gee to promote work in
new fields. in the rapidly developing
new sections of the city, where large
part of the l0,000-a-year increase of
the city'S population will live,
\ Presbyterian get-together dinner
Will be held Friday, evening at the
Franklin Square Hotel. DR.. Charles
i. Erdman of Princeton, y. j., mod
orator of the General Assembly, will
speak. and also DIR. Henry Seymour
Brown, executive secretary of the
1'reSbytery of Chicago.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
"JUST BEING ONES SELF"
DR.. Montgomery's Topic for Ad-
dress Tomorrow Evening.

AT the Calvary Methodist Church
tomorrow evening Rev. DR.. James
Shera Montgomery will give an ad-
dress on Just Being Ones Self" AT
the morning service he will deliver
a sermon on THE Dramatic Scene on
Mars HILL"
Ralph M. Wolfe has been elected
president Of the Calvary mems Bible
class. Mrs. James Shera Montgomery
has been elected president of the
Woman'S Guild of the church.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Worlds Greatest Need" Theme

Rev. DR.. George O. Bullock's topic
at the Third Baptist Church, Fifth
and q streets tomorrow at II am. is
The Worlds Greatest Need" Bible
school at $3.50 am. The Y. p. c. L.
Society will discuss at 6 pm. How
Can We Show Our Christian Love-"
Dr.. Bullock will preach a special ser
mon to the G.. u. q. of Odd Fellows
at s pm. Prayer meeting Tuesday
from s to 10 pm. Young People's
prayer meeting Thursday from to
pm.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
HUMANE TALKS PLANNED.
Miss Sargent 90 Open "Be- -Kind-to
Animals Week Tomorrow.

Miss Virginia w. Sargent, teacher
in the First Presbyterian Sunday
school and promoter of Christian hui
name education, has asked all pastors
and Sunday school superintendent to
cooperate in a humane education
movement by announcing that tomor
row is National Humane Sunday. fol-
lowed by BeKind- -to-Animals week,
April II 10 II.
Personal remarks, portions Of
prayers or sermons in behalf of this
reform movement and those il seeks
to help are also urged
Evening star., 1926-04-10
ROLOFSON TO SPEAK.
Secretary of Intercollegiate Pro
hibition Body in Pulpit Tomorrow.

Rev. Robert H. Rolofson, executive
secretary of the intercollegiate Prohi-
bition Association. will be the speaker
at the Eastern Presbyterian Church
tomorrow The subject will be Find
ing the Bedrock of Character" and
in the evening, En- Route to the
Land OF Beyond
Rev. Rolofson has come to Wash
ington recently and established the
headquarters of the Intercollegiate
Association here. He entered this
work following an active pastorate
in Kansas, aud has been very success
full in reaching the students III the
colleges all over the United States.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
TALK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
Rev. Homer A. Kent to Preach in
Evening at Brethren Church.

Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor Of the
First Brethren Church, Twelfth and
+ streets southeast, will preach tomor.
row morning at IL o'clock on Build
ing the Temple =
In the evening at 7:45 o'clock he will
deliver a sermon particularly adapted
10 young people. His subject will be
rs the Young Man Safe?". Sunday
school meets at $3.50 am and Chris
tian Endeavor at 6:45 pm.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Sermon Series ON Home.

At the Memorial United Brethren
Church. North Capitol and r streets.
the minister, Rev. DR.. Daugherty,
will preach tomorrow morning on
"Huma nitys Hope" and in the eve.
ming on What Is the Home?" the
first of a series OF evening sermons
on the general theme. The Home
Evening star., 1926-04-10
DR.. BULLOCK TO SPEAK.
Will Address Shiloh Woman's Club
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Rev. DR.. George o. Bullock will
speak at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow after
noon before the Woman's Club of the
Shiloh Baptist Church. At IL am.
Rev. DR.. David f. over, pastor of
the Union Baptist Church, Baltimore,
will deliver the sermon, while the
pastor. Rev. DR.. Waldron, will direct
the services.
pm. the Christian Endeavor
Society will hold Young Peoples =
Night" with the Epworth Leagues,
b. Y. B. Unions and other Christian
Endeavor societies of the city, as
guests.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Subjects Are Announced.

Rev. j. Harvey Dunham, pastor of
the Western Presbyterian Church, II
street between Nineteenth and Twen-
tieth streets. will have for his subject
tomorrow morning at II o'clock I'm
taken Rights" and in the evening at
s o'clock. The Steadfast Face" Tues.
day night the regular monthly meet
ing of the Ladies' Aid Society will be
held
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Members to Be Received

Following the reception Of d large
number of new members, Dr. John
T. Briggs will preach tomorrow
morning at the Fifth Baptist Church
on How to Make a Success of the
Christian Life" At night his sub
ject will be How God Has Block
AIDED the Road to Ruin"
Evening star., 1926-04-10
PULPIT is EASTER GIFT
TO LOCAL CONGREGATION
Donation to TRANSPORTATION Church
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ryon as Me-
mortal to Parents.

A pulpit was presented to Trans
figuration Church as an Easter gift
by Mr.. and Mrs. Norman E. Ryor, in
memory Of their parents.
During the month Of April Rev. J. J.
Queally will give another series OF
sermons on truths that make men and
explain life. my Hope Is in God"
THE Cure for Unrest and "Christ or
Chaos"
Right Rev. James L. Freeman
Bishop Of Washington, will admins
ter confirmation April 1S at pm.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
DR.. T. P. Boyd to Speak for Unity

DR.. Thomas Parker Boyd of San
Francisco, Calf, lecturer and meta
physical healer. will speak tomorrow
for Unity Society. 1926 / street, at
II am. on THE law of Life" He
will follow this with a. series of closed
class lessons on Christ Science the
five succeeding aftSrnoons at 5 O'Clock
and evenings at o'clock.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

Between three and four hundred
members attended the "Trip to Lon
don" social of the District of Column
bia Christian Endeavor Union, given
by the First Congregational Christian
Endeavor Society last Monday eve
ming.
The next meeting of the union will
be an entertainment in the nature of
three one-act plays presented by New
York Avenue Presbyterian, First Re
formed and Washington Heights
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor So
cieties, respectively, May at Epiph-
any Hall.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
PASTOR BACK IN CITY.
Rev. DR.. Melton to Preach at Ninth
Street Christian.

Rev DR.. Benjamin III. Melton, pastor
Of Ninth Street Christian Church, has
returned from indianapolis, Ind,
where he attended a commission on
the ministry of the Disciples of Christ.
He will preach tomorrow at IL am.
on AN Inward, Upward and Forward
Look" and at s pm, on "Christ's
Jewels"
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Mckinley Baptist Services.

Rev. S. G.. Lamkins will preach to-
morrow at II am. at the Mckinley
Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. l..
T. Hughes, pastor Of the Mount
Israel Baptist Church, will preach at
$3.50 pm. and Rev. j. w. Williams of
PhiladelDhia at & ID M
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Lecture on Human Geography

Human Geography" is the title of
a lecture to be given by Alton Ross
Hodgkins, associate professor OF
economics in the University of
Baltimore, before the secular League,
at 1905 T. street, tomorrow afternoon
at 8 O'Clock. The public is invited.
The Nome nugget., 1926-01-09

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. E, C>pp-Thc Federal si Court afrmc ,,e cancellation of t'e leases of Dol,rny in the Elk Hills Naval oil Reserves their decision having been made last Monday. Ti" following is Il review of the suit:
 Tine governments suit against the F. L. iio- hcny oil interests the first investigated by he United States committee 10 come tn trial During tie senate investigation DoI'eny testified that e expected realize S100,O00,0Oo on thr leases and coutracs involving the Elk Hills naval reserve, Kern county, California and conssr"c- ion of the oil base at Pearl Htr'or, Hawaii. Federal Judge Paul J. McCormck ut Los Am gccs, hearing. the case, which opened in oc;"- bcr, iD2i ordered the leases and contracts cam 'e.icd on two grounds. First that licy WIPE agains; public policy bcc,,ise tho action of the then Sccr'-
 ary of the Interior, Albert B. Fall, in making thr" was fraudulent and second. hccans" tue executive order under which the in ',r,m"n:s were executed was invalid.
 In is complaint the government charged thai a fraudulent conspiracy between Fall and Dohcny entered into negotiations surrounding th" leases 1 Government counsel charged specifically that the SfOO, 900 ..Ioan" Dolcny made 10 Fall in November, 1921 was n bribc stiiucd fraud on the United States
 ] Counsel for Do,cny defended the SiO0000 | transaction as Il personal loan he friends of ,irc.long standing and held flat il played fo part in securing the leases since the tender took place more than n year previous to the letting tho | fer leases in suit.
 During the trial at Los Angeles the government | introduced n mass nf evidence designed to show that throughout the negotiations Fall and Do''eny 4wcre the chief factors in all important matters leading up to the le ting of the leases Other ev- dcncc tended show that secrecy surrounded tl,r negotiations and that the leases made without competitive bidding
 t'ountcring this contention the oil magnatcs counsel through evidence and argument, held that Edwin Denby. at that time Secretary of the Navy oil matters. always informed of the various steps h making the leases and that secretary
The Nome nugget., 1926-01-09
GOV. PARKS WORKING FOR PiIMDuSTRys
 0F ALASKA

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. s, (AP)-Thc devci- opIncnt of the pulp and paper industry of Alaska, il is said by Governor Parks be of the objects of his trip to Washington, saying greatest need is inhabitants and the governor proposes us an aI ernatye encourage inhabitants for the deycl- npncnt of Alaska's timber resources. He will c"n- fer with Forestry officials seeking liberalization tracts for cutting pulp wood in the National forests
 The governor called attention to the fact of the successful pulp inusr. developed in British Comml- hia which adjacent to Alaska, hut stated that Alaska had only small pulp company operating, a more satisfactory contract system in Canada the cause of building up the industry tlcrc Parks said he also seeking develop the paper in,lus- try and declared the finished products cnild bc ship ped via the Pacific Coast and Fast via the Panama Canal. He expects to remain in Washing ton several weeks.
The Nome nugget., 1926-01-09
SUTHERLAND REPlYS
 TO TREADWAY'S REMARKS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. <, tiP)-Rrplying the attacks made in Congress yesterday by fread way, Delegate from Alaska Dan Sutherland said .giyc us self government in Alaska and will get rid of tI.c pa,crnasm you complain of. Smtter- land assestci that Secretary Hoover is responsible for the alleged fisheries monopoly. saying ii is a spectacle which would make the angle. weep [" see the High Priest the American nor"l, tws ing the india rubber tail of the British iion.'
 Sutherland also complained that there was a monopoly of AnskuS transportation, due to the pro visions the Juncs Shipping Act. and h" urged Congress break up the fis, monopoly, stating thrre were more independent fisheries in British Colum bia and were saving about fourth than thc