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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
REED SAYS BALLOT ABUSE
is WORSE THAN MURDER
Chairman of Senate Inquiry Com
mittee, in Speech. Flags Evil
Election Practices.
by the Associated Press

@bN the A9eOC16te0 PFeeN.
CHICAGO. July 2s-.The man who
communicates the liberty Of the ballot
was adjudged worse than any muir
derer who has dipped his hands In
blood" by Senator James A. Reed of
Missouri in an address here.
The chairman of the Senate com
mittee investigating senatorial cam
paign expenditures in Illinois. in
speaking before the Missouri Society
of Chicago. also ASA lied foreign en-
tanglesuents and the World Court
which he saw rs something not unlike
the doctrine of the radical reds" of
Europe.
The age-old struggle for liberty has
all been to obtain the boon of freedom
for US, to obtain the simple right to
cast ballot which shall register our
voice in the naming Of who shall fill
the seats of our courts and who shall
legislafe for us" he said.
who would contaminate the use
of that right is worse than the MUIR
derer.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
LIQUOR CAR CAPTURED,
TWO NEGROES ARRESTED
Machine Containing 1e2 Quarts
Seized by Dry squad---Another
Auto Found Abandoned.

Seizure OF two cars and the arrest
Of the occupants of one OF them was
made by Capt. Guy Rurlingame's dry
law enforcement squad yesterday.
Allen Ross and Harry Wilson, both
colored. were arrested with the seizure
of their automobile, which contained
1872 quarts of alleged liquor.
Another car seized at Georgia ave
nue. and Fairmpnt street, containing
re quarts of liquor, had been aban.
doned by two unidentified white men.
The dry squad also seized a handbag
containing six quarts OF liquor just
after 1t had been dropped by an un.
Identified negrosat Half and M streets
southwest as he was being trailed by
the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
EXTRADOG CATCHER
FORCE ADVOCATED
Dr.. Fowler Would Increase
Staff Until Cool Weather.
Ends Biting.

Believing that the number of per
sons being bitten by unmuzzled dogs
this Summer constitutes an emerc-
ency, Health Officer Fowler today pre-
pared letter to the Commissioners,
recommending that two employees be
added to the pound service tempo
rarity for the purpose of placing an
other dog-catcher wagon in operation.
DIR. Fowler has an old wagon and
a horse that could be used in the
pound service; for the remainder Of
the Summer, but he needs a crew TO
man the wagon Congress grants the
Commissioners appropriation annually
to take care of special emergencies
that cannot be foreseen I'M advance,
and it is from that fund DIR. Fowler
has suggested a small allotment to en-
large the pound force temporarily.
Muzzling Order in Effect.
The muzzling order Of the Commits
stoners will continue In effect unt;
September 80. so that there woul.4
be two months In which the pound
could use two crews on dog catcher
work If DIR. Fowler's request is
granted.
The number of dog-bite cases has
been larger than usual this SumRer,
and the health officer believes II
would be In the interest OF safety TO
expend small slim from the emer-
gency appropriation to operate an
extra dog catcher wagon during the
balance of the Summer
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
MoCARL DEFINES JOBS.

. Controller General McCa.rl has
ruled that employees of the United
states Agency Of the Mixed Claims
Commission for United States and
Germany are employees of the United
States. and therefore belong to the
s.tinclasstfied executive civil service
OF the United States"
The. diAbursing clerk. of.the cornrs1tss
sion has been called on by McCarl to
comply with the decision, which will
bring the employees In question under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
NET CHAMPION ARRESTED
Dennison I. Mitchell, Held for
Craps Came, Forfeits IS.

Dennison l.. Mitchell, recent winner
of the singles championship In the
District public courts tennis tourna-
ment, and three other youths today
forfeited In Police Court SIS collateral
which they had given yesterday when
arrested on a charge of engaging in
a gambling game in Montrose Park
John A. Robertson, John &. Hedg.
man and Howard T. Griffith .sere the
others accused of shooting craps. The
arrests were made by Park Policemen
Toland and Browning. acting under
orders OF Lieut.. p j. Carroll, who
said he had received numerous COM
plants from residents of gambling
on tennis courts In the park.
The four youths were arraigned be-
fore Judge Isaac r. Hit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
p. 3. Church Conference Meets.

h SWANEE, Tenn. July Is L4,).--The
Protestant Episcopal Conference OPEN
ed here last night under the auspices
Of the University of the South The
Sessions iare expected to continue a.
month.
New York. Canada, the Pacific Coast
and every State In the South.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
Will Address Negroes.

The Redemption OF African Ne.
groes in LAberia" will b the subject
of an address tonight AT o'clock a.
q meeting OF the Universal Negro
N streets southeast, by W. "A. Wal.
lace, secretary Of the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
D. 6. Ordnance Officer Transferred

Maj. William B. Hardigg, Ordnance
Department. on duty in the ONCE of
the Chief or Ordinance. War Depart
ment, and also Ordnance Officer. Dis
trict of washington, has been ordered
10 Dover. N. ii, for duty at the Plea
tin& Arsenal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
Leaves Walter Reed Hospital.

Lieut.. Col. John s., Fair, United
states Cavalry who has been under
treatment at Walter Reed General
Hospital. has been ordered to resume
his duties at Philadelphia as instruc-
tor of the Pennsylvania National
Guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
Assigned as b. G. Veterinarian.

Capt. Louis IL Shook. Army Vet,
Urinary Corps, stationed in this city.
has been assigned to additionai duty
As District veterinarian district of
s..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
CREDIT MEN HOLD FETE.
New Members Welcomed at An
nual Crab Feast.

New members of the washington
Association Of Credit Men were well
coined last night at the association's
annual crab feast and barbecue held
at the new plant Of the N. Auth Pro.
vision Co. The host was John N.
Auth and the program was arranged
under direction OF L. T. Watts, chair
man Of the welfare committee, and
w. r. Simpson, chairman of the
membership committee. About $50
were present.
Entertainment was furnished by
e. r. Smiths Jazz Band, Kin Car
roll, Dick Marsh and Mulroe and
Kuehling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
Lieut.. FIJI. r,cdgest, ResiRns.

Restoration Of FNirst Lieut.. Frank
H. Blodgett. u. s. Infantry, stationed
at Fort Benning, Ca. has been &C
cepted by the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
!. ARMY POST SALE OFF.
q. S. Gives Baltimore Chance to
Acquire Fort Arrnistead Tract. .

Public sale OF the old Army reserva-
ton of Fort Armistead, Md, which
WAS to have taken place tomorrow,
was today called off by. Acting Sec
rotary MacNider in order that the
property might be acquired by the
City OF Baltimore for park purposes. d
Owing to the increased value of the
property since the original appraise.
meflt was made, 1t will be reappraised
and offered to the city at its present
value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28

Is IL true that laundry workers are
always in tearing hurry2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
CANDIDATES FIRM
|NLEC|ON CONTEST
Five in Field for Commander
With All Compromise
Offers Refused.

With the elections only three weeks
away, leaders of the District of Co
lumbia department of the American
Legion have prepared several tenta-
tive states for department officers.
Five candidates for department
commander are in the field, includ-
ing Julius l. Peyser, incumbent
The others are Brig. Gen. Amos A.
Fries, chief of the Chemical Warfare
Service: Harlan Wood. chairman of
the veterans joint committee: How
ard S. Fisk and Charles l.. Riemer
Fisk and Riemer We're unsuccessful
candidates last year.
A tentative slate made up by mem
bers of O'ConneIl Post, on
which the post is expected to take
action at it's meeting next week, is
as follows: For department command
err. Harlan Wood: first vice command
er, Thomas d. Walsh; second vice
commander, j. Thad Baker; third vice
commander. Miss Helen Prentiss: ma
tional committeeman. Daniel J. Don
ovan; alternate. William Wolff Smith.
McGrOarty-O Cornell Post is Wood s
home post. Wood is known to have
been approached by sponsors for the
campaign for Gen. Fries and urged
to accept the post of first vice com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
oldest of Animal Jiggers.

The cougar is. next to the wolverine.
the oldest jigger among the wild think
ers. barring human Savages. of course.
A quirk is characteristic of the cougars
tpumaS. panthers. mountain lions, all
one). They walk alone and alarm
countless humans out of sheer COM
panionableness. with no least intention
to harm. There are records of hungry
cougars attacking and badly wound
ing children and men. In northern
California a local dOCtor1 tells me he
was nearby when q bo4 was BADLY
clawed and woman whH went to his
rescue was injured to the death. says
the Adventure Magazine.
But these hunger probably attacks
are balanced against many times more
demonstrations of friendlineSS like the
cats that walk with late passers-by in
silent dark hours OF metropolitan
nights We have been so eager to
butcher wild life, especially the mobiles
of the forest, that we have only the
faintest understa nding of the mental
process of the creatures. The humor
of bears, the pride of the deer the
fancieS of the cats, the exuberance
and conscience of wolves-What do
We really know about them?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
CUTTLEFISH CURIOUS.
Greedy and Full of TrickS-Cuttle.
bone for Birds.

From the Nature Magazine
Under the skin of the back of <he
cuttletiSh. or the squid, as this rela-
tive of the devilfish is also known. is
a bone dts substitute for q skeleton),
which affords birds a suitable sub
oddly enough. no American species Of
squId furnishes satisfactory cutie
hone. These bones come from China
or from the Mediterranean.
CuttlebOne, ground IL powder, is an
important ingredient Of dentrifices
The ink thrown out by the animal
to cloud the water when trying to es-
cape furnishes the ''Sepia" of COM
merce. being dried and pressed into
cakes. 1t enters also into the compost.
lion of india ink
The cuttlefiSh has a beak of its own,
parrotlike. sharp and powerful It Is
remarkable TO see these mollusks dash.
ing right and left through school of
young mackerel. biting a triangular
piece out of the neck OF each fish and
killing at every snap by severing the
spinal cord. They are frightfully
greedy creatures and will devour their
own kind with avtdity
The mackerel, when grown. take
their turn at gobbling the cuttles In
deed, all carnivorous animals that
dwell in the sea feed largely upon
souids~ Even the whales devour them
by myriads.
The chameleon. famous for chang
ing its coat colors. is an ameteur at
camoutlaEe compared with the squid
which automatically and instantly al
terS its hueS as it passes over one
kind of bottom or another. so as to
match the background and obtain "a
relative inViSibility.
Dropping to the sandy bottom. ii
assumes the color Of sand. Among
rocks It adopts the hue thereof. Swim.
ming in the water after prey II is al
most transparent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
STILL IN HEAT GRIP
Temperature Runs as High as 10.
Two Killings Are Traced to
Torrid Weather.
nv the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY. August 7.-Okla-
hona and Texas continued in the grip
of a heat wave today while States
To the north enjoyed relief from the
excessive temperatures of midweek.
Two killings in Texas were Indirect
~ attributed to the extended hot spell
William Mueller, a farm laborer, be-
lieved to have been crazed by the
heat. wounded his cousin. q. j.
Mueller. at the latter's farm near
Cuero. Tex, last night. shot and kill
ed Muellers wife and then ended his
own life.
In western Oklahoma. temperatures
again rose over the 100 mark today
Okeene reporting q maximum of 10.
The high mark at Oklahoma City
was 10l.
The mercury neared the century
level i'll eastern oklahoma, but cooler
weather was forecast for tomorrow.
No relief was i'll sight for western
oklahoma. however.
Government crop experts said the
heat was ideal for maturing cotton.
The high temperatures of yesterday
were repeated in Texas, with no break
IN prospect
The maximum at Fort Worth this
afternoon was 102.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
POST OFFICE CAT
TAKES TIME OUT
Missing Several Days, len.
ME Returns With Kittens to
Garry on Warfare.

Jennie. Uncle Sans champion
mouSer, has taken time off from her
official duties at the City Post Office
In order to attend to some pressing
domestic problems.
The problems are little oneS-siX Of
them-all destined TO become as IA
nous as their mother in the world of
rat-smacking and mouse bouncing.
The joy which had been rife among
the harassed rodentary colony in
habiting the mail rooms of the big
Post Office Building during Jennies
temporary surcease from her forays
has been chilled by the news of the
feline army which Jennie has conjured
up overnight, so to speak.
Critics Are Ashamed
Jennie is all purs. however. Those
who had been catty enough to criticize
her for neglecting household tasks
while she skunk hither and thither
among the mail bags and boxes in
quest of wary game are maintaining
q somewhat shamefaced silence. Jen-
ME has proved that she too, believes
a. wOman's place is in the home, albeit
she IS not loath to leave it now and
then to serve her country.
Reports that Jennie draws wages
from the Government under a regular
appropriation are unfounded. She is
not that kind. She insists on support
ing herself Mouse is her meat, and
she has il often.
City Postmaster Mooney and AS
sistant Postmaster Haycock were
much concerned over Jennies arbi-
trary leave of absence several days
Ego. knowing Jennie as they did, they
could not believe she deliberately had
quit her job fiat without giving due
notice. Their faith in her ultimate
return was not ill-founded. but even
This strong faith had not envisioned
return so overwhelming as Jennie
staged with her litter Of sleepy-eyed
kittens.
Percentage In Doubt.
Jennie Is pure white all over, but,
strangely enough, several of her off
spring have colored markings. This
has given rise to conjecture among
.lennie's aforementioned catty critics
AS to who is the kittens papa.
TO all inquiries, however, Jennie
merely responds with a smile and a
wink of her inscrutable eye. while she
reminds her friends of what curiosity
once did.
Then she walks off, humming THAT
Certain Party"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
Africans Have Radio Station.

Native Africans in the depths of
the equatorial forest and jungle have
their own radio and telegraph sys-
TENS, having fashioned their own
style Instruments known as the
goudougoudou, block of wood feet
long and feet thick, a narrow slot
cut In one side, the interior scooped
out, making It a great she'll
On that the native strikes with two
hammers. each covered with rubber
gum, striking so that different sounds
are produced according TO the force
of the blow and the point struck. and
the investigating scientist says the
message is readily heard for six
miles and, if the broadcasting sta
ton Is on the river bank, the sound
runs up and down the river for a
dozen miles and the natives seldom
fail to get the news.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
British Anti-Smoke Law.

In 1903 King Edward-I, after long
conferences with his counselors. pro-
mulgated a decree fOrbidding the use
of coal in London and suburbs, be
cause of the sulfurous smoke and
SAVIOUR OF the firing" and commanded
all persons to make their fires of
'.bavins": that is. wood and charcoal.
But the great King died during the
following year and was succeeded by
Edward II, to whose wishes nobody
ever paid much attention, and the
antic coal ordinances presently fell into
desuetude. About the same time the
ironworkers of Westphalia were
charged with polluting the atmosphere
Of the whole countryside and endan-
gering the lungs and lives of the pop
ulation, and they, too. We're forbidden
TO use coal But coal had become
necessary TO their business and this
law. like the one in England, was
gradually nullified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

mander on a slate headed by the chief
of the Chemical Warfare Service.
while Fisk has been asked by friends
OF Wood to stand for first vice com
mandor on a slate headed by Wood.
SO far no compromises of this char
acter have been effected and the field
remains open, in so far as the stand
ing of the five candidates for COM
mander is concerned. Several days
ago Comdr. Peyser wired his asso-
ciates of Costello Post that he would
not run for reelection and counter
manded this telegram a few hours
later With another again avowing his
candidacy. He re-entered the field.
he said, at the insistence of friends.
The department annual convention
will he held August 81 and % in the
Washington Auditorium
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

the authorities. fearing that in the
event of another attack the church
tower might become a dangerous fort
ress. had the church demolished The
churchyard remained, and after the
bones were removed from the old
graves and 1t was planted with trees.
shrubs and flowers. 1t was renamed
the Garden Court and became pleas
ant oasis of rest and shade in the
midst Of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
Bank Garden to Pass.

AT the back of the Bank Of England
there has stood for almost two cen
turtles a beautiful garden. but it's days
are numbered, for when the rebuild
ing operations at the bank are COM
pleted the historic garden court will
have vanished, says the Dallas News
In 1892 the bank was moved from
the Poultry to Threadneedle street. to
a site previously occupied by the
house and garden of the banks first
governor. AS time went on more &C
commodation became necessary, and
In 1865 the bank bought the rectory
and garden Of the neighboring Church
Of st. Christopher.
In the Gordon riots in 1880 the
bank was attacked by the mob and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
IL TO GET NAVY DISTINCTIONS
FOR WORK in RAISING S-51
Three to Get Distinguished Service Medals, Nine
Navy Crosses, and Others Will Be
Advanced i'm Grade

charge of the salvage operations
Lieut.. Comdr. E. Ellsberg, Naval
Construction Corps, salvage officer
and Lieut.. II. Hartley, commanding
the submarine rescue ship Falcon,
The crosses went to the divers who
risked their lives TO locate the wreck
and prepare her for lifting to the sur
face. They are Boatswain r. E.
Halves Of the Falcon: Thomas Eadie.
chief gunner's mate tReserve), and
Divers James w. Frazier. Raymond
c. Wilson. William S. Wickwire.
Francis G. Smith, John r. Kelley. and
Seamen Williams Badders and Solo
mon SchiSSel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

BY the Associated Press.
Award of three Distinguished Serv-
ice medals and nine Navy crosses to
officers and men who played major
roles in the recovering Of the sub
marine Ssh was announced yesterday
In addition, II enlisted men were ad-
vanced one grade in rating; eight pet
ty officers were enrolled on the eligi-
bility list for promotion to be chiefs
as vacancies occur and II other Of
ficers and men received letters Of
commendation.'
Those receiving the medals were
Capt. E. ]. King, commanding the
New London submarine base and in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

During 1925 there were 1873
street accidents in Great Britain. and
some 3,971 of these were fatal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
Flattering the Cook.

From the Louisville Courier -Jourual
Il told the cook the first dinner she
cooked would be given in her honor"
Good enough. Maybe she'll stay
week If you tell her she's at house
party"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
Best of Reasons.
From the Boston Globe.

From the Boston Globe.
Her Particularly did you name
hearts as trumpS when YOU had Il
whole handful of spades?
Miss Gushington-I know / had.
but hearts are so much more roman
tic than shades
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
How Horses Disappear.

From the Detroit News.
Unostentatiouslya and little by little
the horse has been superseded by the
motor until now there are only 4,152,-
900 more horses on American farms
than there were in 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

Last wear the carcaSeS of 100000
builocks and l,2l5,oQ0 sheep and
lambs and 100000 pigs swere
handled at the great Smithfield Mar
kets in London.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28

arroyo seco, swung their arms fol
while to get the blood circulated
again and went, through some snappy
practice. Pearce and Payne alter
mated at center position and will be
ready to play New Years in case
"Sherlocl' Holmes. varsity pivot NAL.
from Dixie, fails to get his appendix
cabmed down in time for the east
west mixup. With the enemy camped
on the rim of the canyon, Wade,
ordered all the bowls gates locked
while his field general called signals.
The red from Stanford took the
field when the Tide ran out. The 2i
men from Palo Alto, with their chier,
We're greeted at the Huntington hotter
this morning by alumni.
Football '1owdowns" said Warner
would use the remainder of the week
before the game polishing up the
overhead attack and defense.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
SAYS.
.HARCRAVE HAS
BATTING TITLE

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-(R)-Although
the National league has decided not to
have any hard and fast rule on award
ing it's batting championships, John
A. HeydIer, it's president, feels that the
distinction of leadership for 1925, al
though in some dispute, belong to the
Cincinnati catcher, Bubbles" HaS-
grave. His opinion, expressed today,
is expected to have considerable effect
in settling the controversy growing
out of this years batting race.
Participating in 1864 games, H;ar-
grave finished with a hitting mark of
.353, four points less than his team
mate, Rube Bressler who appeared,
however, in only SO contests.
Some unofficial observers have been
inclined, nevertheless, to rate Bressler
at the top others feel that the crown
should go to Paul Waner, the Pitts
burgh star, who batted 1866 in 144
games, but the majority apparently
shared the view of Mr.. Heydler in
supporting Hargrave.
Seldom has the award Of batting
title provoked as much discussion as
in the National league this year. Rog-
ers Hornsby, until lately manager OF
the Cardinals, topped the circuits list
by so substantial a margin for SIX
previous years that no room was left
for argument until the st. Louis star
slipped. Hornsby is well down the
list in the official averages, just pub