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And WHITE
"A SHOW, NOT
A TAXI

One OF those housekeeping com.
bi1atipn sshows-Jinlniie Cooper's
Black and White revue vastly
pleased a large audience at the
Gayety last night. Cooper has
surrounded himself With some
talented people of both races and
he has the faculty Of knowing
how to get the last ounce out Of
his performers. Ills stunt of
lecturing the chorus for its lack.
Of pep and personality In put.
ting over one Of the numbers
should be eliminated. however. 1t
Is too palpable and the time con-
sumed could be better utilized by
the performers themselves.
The white folks have the first
half OF the show with Betty
Delmonte. Mildred Steele, the two
Jacks, Ryan and Willis: Sandy
Ackland, Chuck Wilson and the
irrepressible Cooper furnishing the
leads for a sTlappy chorus. The
acrobatic dancing OF Jack Willis.
and Miss Steele got q fine hand
Then come the colored brethren
and sisters and they made the.
welkin ring with their antics
The lions share Of the entertain
nj mt IS furnished by Butterbeans
and Susie. Octavia Sumler. VIII
Brown. Gulfport, Herbert and
Marguerite Brown. with an Apache
dance, and the Five Crackerjacls.
whirlwind dancers and acrobats
This latter combination had the
audience yelling for more.
Manager Ira La Motto has
planned a midnight performances
for Friday night.H wv
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young the other that herself Miss
Jessie Lands These enormously good Another item
prod your curiosity the exhibit the affords Of
what fashionable writing in the
this high light and that should
the performance Of character who freghs
all the portent announcing that
earthquake had leveled all London town.
combusous legionnaire middle
his unce house shrew incidentally
of the old action
by facts portray the old dodderng susceptible
foo his houskeeper pretty young designing who
meath her beneactors roof Os
Sknner) bustery who sheds blood the old
in order.
There action comedy and above ALL Otis Skinner
fondest of.
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Orrniston Is Impatient

OrIniston Is Impatient
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Kenneth G.
Ormiston expressed anxiety today
to have his status in the Aimee
Semple Mcpherson case legally de-
fined.
Chatting under the uncertainty OF
delay. the former Angelus Temple
radio operator whose five.m tnths
flight from a California indictment
ended with his discovery in Harris
burg, Pa, week ago, expressed
himself eager for some sort of &C.
ton on his case.
Following his discovery living
under an assumed name in Harris
burg, Ormiston came to Chicago to
confer with his attorney and Ito
await Developments . He has not
been arrested, but declared he is
willing to surrender to the first of.
ficer presenting fugitive warrant.
Now that his Exile" has ter.
minated. he wants to be arrested
and his case brought to a show
down. The showdown will be the
fight to extradite him to California.
Ormiston will resist that to the
last ditch, he declares.
Ormiston frightened when he
learned that District Attorney Asa
Keyes, of Los Angeles had wired
States Attorney Grove TO arrest
him, but when Grove held off,
Ormiston again showed his impa.
thence.
"They don't seem to want me
very bad" he complained.
Grove did not indicate what ac-
ton he would take on Keyes' re-
quest,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-14
D. c. LOSES SUIT
ON PEPCO TAX

Thu contention of the Potomac
Electric Power Company that assess
ments and taxes levied on it's poles,
wires, condults and lamps by the
District government are unlawful
and void was sustained today by
Justice Stafford of the District Su.
preme Court.
The District sought to assess these
paraphernalia as real estate and the
company claimed that whatever tax
should be levied was covered by tax
on the company's gross earnings.
The tax assessed by the District
against the company since 1917
totaled $190,614 and the decision OF
the court saves this amount to the
power company.
Concluding his opinion, the court
said in part: There has been no
clear indication of the legislative will
that the articles in question should
be taxed as real estate at all. and
certainly none that they should be
taxed at their cost price merely be-
cause they have been annexed to the
soil Of the highways in the manner
shown under the provision granted
for the purpose agreed. =
The company represented by At
torney S. r. Bowen commended that
the poles, wires and conduits. If as
sessed as real estate could only be
assessed as Improvement on the land
and pointed out that the poles are
in fact located In the streets and
public places, the title to which is
in the name of the United States and
in which the power company has no
ownership.
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HUDSON SUIT COMPANY
SUFFERS So, 900 FIRE LOSS

The stock of the Hudson Cloak
and Suit Company, 919 F. st. N.
W., was badly damaged by fire,
smoke and water last night when
a blaze was discovered In the store.
The damage was set at $4,000.
The fire was discovered by pc
destrian, who turned In the alarm.
Twelve pieces of apparatus re-
sponled to the alarm and reserves
from the First and Third precincts
crowds. Firemen worked Tor an
hour to check the blaze.
Police were unable to learn the
cause of the fire since the store
had been closed since s O'Clock
The damage was covered by in.
surance
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SENATE TOLD OF
Loss ON SHIPS

The Shipping Board is willing
to sell for 81 900. 900 the five ships
of the American Merchant line
which were built during the war at
a cost of SIT 10000. w. x. Teller.
shipping commissioner. today told
the Senate Commerce sub-commit-
tee which is investigating the
boards ship sales.
The, vessels are among the finest
now being operated in nnarchant
service. Teller said.
The committee IS attempting to
block sale or lease of the Merchant
and United States line. which in
cludes the Leviathan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-14
MAcFARLA AND JUNIOR HIGH
PRESENTS .vopvlL !" SHOW

The pupils Of Mcfarland Junior
High school. at Iowa Avenue and
Webster Street. viii present their
first '.vodviI'' show on the evening
Of December is, IN the school audi
torium. The program. which prom
ises to be an exceedingly enjoyable
one. consists Of a one-act play.
ton, which will be presented BY the
Senior Dramatic Club: a minstrel
show by the boys Of the school: q
circus: selections by the school or
chestra. and number Of other in
teresting features.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-14
SCOTT BANS HEARINGS
ON RADIO LEcIS ALTON

Hearings on temporary radio con-
troll legislation were banned today
by Representative Scott (R.l Of
Michigan, chairman OF the Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries Com
mittee.
This was his answer to the re-
quest Of Representative Dickstein
Cd of New York for early con-
sideration OF his resolution enlarg-
ing the Department OF Commerce
control pending enactment Of per-
manent legislation.
Al meeting of the Senate and
House conference committees in an
effort to break the radio legislative
deadlock is to be held this week.
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be shown to the grand jurors a
exhibits.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-14

The Good Fellows are already doins
good work. Are you a Good Fellow
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ing powder pIff packets. pocket.
books. aetc.. are now to be used to
carry Jeweled dirks.
This newest mode made its bow
here today. A leather holster hooks
on to the garter and into this is
placed a rather business-I!ne appear
ing knife The holster shows be
meath the current short skirts and
serves as warning signal to would
be Washers that any cutting up may
cause them to become literally cut
up.
IN. G.1..n nr.Il..... -n-....i.. 1l.......
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Blast in Dupont Plant

LEOMINSTER, Mass. Dec. IA,
This city was. shaken early today
by an explosion which ripped off
the roof of one of the buildings at
the plant of the Dupont Viscoloid
COMPANY A Waterman was in
iured. Fire followed the explosion
but was finally brought under con.
troll i'-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-07
opponents Of the Department Of Com

opponents Of the Department Of Com
merce.
The political angle has crept into
the controversy. but sens 10 be partly
solved by the amendment to the Dill
bill proposed by the Senate committee.
namely. that any one who finds q radio
hroadCaStinS station refusing to give
equal opportunity for broadCastinS po-
Utica speeches can enter suit for
discrimination. Just as is now possible
10 file suits for discrimination before
The Interstate Commerce Commission
in cases involving common carriers.
Powers of censorship by the broad
casting station would be limited TO the
elimination of false. fra udulent, oh
scene. indecent. profane. libelous OF
SianderouS statements. Most OF
these points already are covered by
libel laws, but the brOadcaStinS sta
tons will have to be even more care
full than before that they are not too
critical Of what is a. false or true
state ment on such abstract matters AS
are dealt with in political speeches.
All Of which means thai the free
dom Of the air is as likely 20 he
matter Of constitutional argument
some DAY in law as such terms as
freedom Of speech az freedom Of the
press.
a p
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election. il they are defeated. When
Gov. Pinchot was asked by news
paper man whether he would con-
slider running as an independent II
Nv Ware, for example. was nomi-
mated. he replied with smile
How old is Anne
The belief here is thai the gov
ernor certainly will head an indie
pendent ticket or seek to run on q
coalition ticket against Ware, il the
latter be nominated. In that event
he will stage a crusade against the
wet and machine like Ware, and call
OF all the people who are opposed to
liquor and to machine politics 10
follow him. Indeed, there are those
in The Pepper camp who insist that
the governor is hoping for the nOmi-
nation Of Ware. believing that his
own best chance for the Senate is
10 meet Ware In the electior under
such circumstances.
The only candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Senator is
former Secretary Of Labor Wilson.
who is a dry.
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PLEB|SC|TE VOTED
IN RE|CHSTAG
Bill Proposed ConflScation OF
ex-RuIers' WeaIth-PeopIe
to Decide. However.

Ry the A<so",ated Press.
BERLIN May l.. On second read
ing. the Ieichstas Yesterday rejected
the bill for holding rlehisctte on the
proposal to confscate eN-ruleFs' prop
critics withou indemnificati" The
vote was ISIS 70 a."
The Socialists and Communists voted
in favor of the bill. hnt all members
OF othe, parties with the exception OF
seven absent Democrats. voted against
il.
As all phases Of the bill have been
rejected. the ReichStae waived third
reading and returned the bill 10 the
government.
Although the bill was defeated, the
ouestion nevertheless must be de
cided by pIebisCite, which President
Won HindenburS must call in accord
anCe with The German constitution
nlebiscite was dema nded by $500 900
voters when the matter was placed
before them last March.
The plebisCite will give the people an
opportunitv to decide whether the eX
rulers properties shall be confscated
without indemnity. as demanded by
the initiators of the movement. or the
government shall negotiate its own
settlement with the eX-kaiSer and
other eNroyaltN.
II is believed that no fewer than
100 00O men were employed for -
wears in the construction OF the Grea
Pyramid of Egypt.
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support to win. lie must have both
machine and anti machine help " he
is to he victor at the polls MAY u.s.
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DISPLAY OF FLOWERS
THRONGS MONTICELLO
Thirty Two Virginia Garden Clubs
Join in Raising Funds for
Restoring Trees.

BY the Associated Prese.
RLOTTESVILLE. Va, May Z.
Monticello. Thomas Jefferson's old
home near here, was the mecca OF
host Of visitors today for the Month
cello flower show and the meetings
Of the Virginia Scientific Society and
the Virginia High School Literary and
Athletic League.
IT seemed that every flower known
to Virginia went TO make up The deco
ration Of Monticello, as ~ garden
clubs in Virginia. prominent nursery
men and others held exhibits for the
purpose Of raising funds to restore the
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trees on the grounds ~ the hi""r'o
home.
Artistically decorated by Ns~
York architect. the historic structure
served admirably az background f''
what probably was the most Gorgeous
DISPLAY of flowers ever on eXhlbt IN
the South. visitors to the nountSin
home had the privilege OF lnspectinr
the whole of the jefferson dwelling
saw the old carriages that once ""rr
in the stable of Thomas Jeh erson' and
from the heights OF the beautlIu' "
srra we'd lawns of the mansion gsz"o
down upon d valley whose plimag"
was the finery of Spring.
Staged under direction OF a numceI
of the most prominent women IN VIZ
GINA, the show will continue thIohs ID
tomorrow. During the two DAYS "'
the show several country estates ne"
bv were turned over TO the commute
in charge. and the privilege OF Vls'tIn-
these also was accorded visitors.
Caterpillars are regarded as nai''H
food bV Chinese eDlCuTeS.
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support to win. lie must have both
machine and anti.machine help II he
is to he q victor at the polls May IS.
Ware Counts on Split.
The hope Of Mr.. Ware II that the
dry vote and the anti.maChinc vote
viii be divided between Pepper and
! Pinchot and be will rump home a WIN
ner.
On the other hand Gov. finch"t $
hope Is that the wet" vote and the
machine vote will he divided between
Ware and Pepper. and he will squeeze
through
GOV. Pinchot is trying in every pos,
sible way to convince the drvS that If
they want d real bOne-drN Senator III
aShingIon they should drop Senator
Pepper and vote for him He has
pointed out in his statements and
speeches that MANY of the supporters
of Senator Pepper are more than sus.
piciousIy moist. He dragged ont cor
dependence bet Ween Senator Pepper
nd Peter l.. Weimer Of Lebanon, Pa.
Il hotel keeper, in which senator Pep
per declared that he stood for law en-
forCemeut but said also, "lf my parry
n convention assembled determines to
stand for modification of the pr"hihl-
ton policy. ! shall conform tn party
policy IN that regard. Senator Pep
per continued that he was conN inCed
the only beverage which would really
satisfy he vets was q beverage viii
n Kick in il. which would be uuCOnSti
tutlonal, and that unless the law is TO
be allowed to stand and not enforced
we must contemplate the radical step
Of attempting to amend the Constitu-
ton"
In subsequent letter read by GOV.
Plnchot. Senator PeDDet was quoted
as saving that he had always been
against forcing the liquor question
into party platforms. but that if it
was so forced, a party man would
have to go along or bolt He said
that If the ConGre Ssional districts all
over the country We're to begin send
ing Concressmen 10 Washington com
mitted TO the policy Of the moditiCa-
tion of the Constitution or the law
we should all have to SIT up and take
notice" Senator Pepper said. however
with the light that now have. | con
reiVe il 10 he my duty 10 retain the
law as il is.
Pinchnt Secs MoistnpSS.
Gov. rinchot's interpret alton of this
correspondence. which i9 vastly dit
ferent from that of Senator Pepper :.
Is that at bottom Senator Pepper IS
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In the convenient t4-lb.
table portions. At this price
every one can enjoy our Ia
mcusly good Silverbrook
Butter. There is none better
few as good.
Look for the Cow on
the Carton
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CONTROL OF STATE
IS PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RACE ISSUE

while he has been friendly to the
| MELONS. has also been AT ro'l'icai
death grips with Grundy.
The selection OF Fisher. then. by
the MELONS and Grundy brought about
an absolute rupture with Baker. In
rho Senate fight MI Baker, az State
chairman, Is maintaining, at least, an
out ward neutrality. But with ware
and Beidleman in the same poat' u
is difficult to see how Mr.. Baker can
escape from being To some extent
hooked up with Ware.
The ether TWO candidates tor the
Republican nomination Tor governor
are Representative Phillips man OF
wealth aud running as wrinSlns
WEI and former Gov. 'rener who
was one time member Of the House.
Tener has been politically down and
ont. and he Is seeking to build up
again in the present mlXed-up STU
alton. II he can poll reEperta hie
number IF votes. il MAY put him ON
the map.
The eoNernorship race. however
lies between Fisher and Reldlemah'
In this race the wet and dry issue
hobs ND also. Fisher Is the dry candl-
date and Beidleman is the wet. The
Intersection of Phillips into the nshi
as an extreme wet, 1t Is the nope OF
those backing Fisher. may result IN
splitting to some extent the wet
strength, which Beidleman otherwise
might expect.
Senate Race Issues.
The issues in the senatorial race,
outside and apart from the control Of
State politics may he summarized as
follows
Senator Pepper ia running against
The "eang'-so Tar as Philadelphia is
concerned He has the support. how
ever. OF the machine in Pittsburgh
nd in some other parts OF the state.
He is running ia 4 dry "a tisfa Glory 10
he Anti. loon League. because of his
mast record. He has also raised the
Support the President and his ad.
ministra ton particularly the Sec
retary of the treasury inner.
Gov. Pinchot is also running against
the sang" This means the machine
wherever it Is located. He is running
as bone dry" He is deman dinG
STATE government without machine
control.
Representative Ware is sticking 10
inst one issue the modification of the
VoIstead act so as 10 permit the sale
OF light wine and beer. His slogan Is
Give an American his rights
When MI. Ware injected him self
into the senatorial campaign ne gave
Gov. PinChoi's senatorial ambitions 4
life In race limited to Senator
Pepper with the support OF the Phua
delphia organiza ton. such as he would
have had without Ware in the pri.
maries and the governor the latters
cha noes would have been very slight.
But with Ware In the race became
very different affair, especially with
wet and dry issue Ware major issue.
Examine the situation as Won VIII.
the picture appears with Gov. Pin
chot standing at one extreme OF the
issues raised in the contest and MIR
Ware Al the other extreme. This leaves
Senator Pepper somewhere in the mid
die He must have both Wet and dry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-07

Both Senator Pepper anu MI
Ware have said they VIII abide p|
The decision Of the voters In the sen
atorial primary and support th'
party nominee-in other words. 'h''
they will nor individually head an
indenendept ticket for senator in the
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not a simon Pure prOhibitiontSt, since
he would he willing, if his party
adopted a platform OF modification, 10
conform to the party policy. ROW
much effect this reasoning OF COY.
pinchot is having among the drNs is
prOblematical
While the fight for state control
IL at the bottom of the contests I"'
governor and Senator. there il not
the slightest doubt but what the wei
and dry issue is causing great inter
est in the primary campaign. Indeed.
il has become the most active cam
paicn PENNSYLVANIA has had for many
a dav. When the issue was injected
il gave he voters something they
really could he interested in. A night
between factions for political control
brings out usually the regulars.
But an issue like prohibition is an
ot her thing. An indication of the in
terps1 aroused is the size of the regis
tration here in Philade phia, which
now runs around $1,000, and OF
which 1855 900 came out in the limited
time allowed this Spring Ordinarily
the Spring registration would have
reached perhaps So 900. This new reg
iStration has All the candidates guess
ing. They all are hoping 10 benefit
by it. but no one ear SAY lliSt "h"'f
these votes are going to land.
All The candidates are keeping a
stiff upper lin to date. The Pepper
people insist that the race is between
Pepper and Ware. and that PinChot
win run third The Pinchot people
tell YOU chat The race is between PIN
chot and Ware and that Pepper viii
run third The Ware people don't care
so much about who is going TO run
third, but insist that Mr.. Ware VIII
be nominal ed.
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GOV rinchot's expectation "f this
correspondence. which iG vastly oil
ferent from that of Senator Pepper :.
Is that at bott0m SenaiOr Fcnper Is
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
SU|TOR BLACKS
HEREYE:;SHE
PAYSF|NE:
Restaurant Partner Tells
Court She Wants to Be
Free Of Man.

BOSTON, April 9.-"Your Honor.
I no longer love him and don't want
to be partners with him." said Paul,
inc Martin, when she appeared against
Michael Koletez, both of 43T Fifth
street. in the Essex Market court.
She charged that last night during
an argument with Michael, who is her
partner in a restaurant he hit her in
the eye. Patrolman Charles Bieren-
bach said he arrived on the scene in
time to find tables overturned. chairs
smashed. mirrors broken and Pauline
and Michael pummeling cath other.
He is Al years old and | am only
81" Pauline told Magistrate Joseph
+. Corrigan. Il used 10 love him.
but he's too old and when 1 told him
so he got mad"
Il guess she's right" opined Mi
chael. We will dissolve our partner
ship"
But Magistrate Corrigan was not
willing to let matters be settled so
easily. He said he would have to fine
Koletez So or three days in jail. Ko-
lctez searched his pockets. He didn't
have SO. A policeman started to lead
him away.
On, | can't see a former sweet
heart of mine 20 to Jail" cried Paul
inc. She took So from her pocketbOok,
paid the fine and the couple went out
together to dissolve their partnership.
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Senate Probers Told Dry Law Demoralizing to Seam,
BANDITS CLEAN OUT
TRAIN OF FREIGHT

PEORIA, III, April 0.-Bandits
with drawn guns pounced on a Min
ncapolis and st. Paul freight train
at Tivoli, west of here, leisurely loot
cd the cars of merchandise and es-
capped with their plumber. Officials
are attempting to check up the loss.
Appearing in the dim light, the
bandits surrounded the train and
cowed the crew into submission. Cut
ting the train in half, the despera-
does forced the engineer to move half
of the train on for several miles, then
looted the remaining half.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
LESSONS IN FLYING
FOR ENGLISH BOYS

LONDON, April GA scheme to
train the young idea toward flying
is being placed before the air minis
try. 1t is not limited TO the education-
al side, but extends to practical in
struction in flying, subject to par
cnts' consent.
The plan has been welcomed by
many headmasters of great public
schools. and their ministry will he
pressed TO give serious consideration
to it. One suggestion is a supply of
model airplanes for Boy Scouts. From
these the lads may learn many les
sons about aircraft.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
METHODIST PASTOR
FACES CHURCH TRIAL

SOUTH MANCHESTER, Conn,
April 0.-CP)-Charged with breaking
church laws, the Rev. Guy Willis
Holmes of New Bedford. Mass. faced
his accusers at the session of the
New England southern conference Of
the Methodist church here today.
The nature Of the accusations
aEains the clergyman remained a Sc
cret wien an investigating committee
appointed by the conference, assem-
bled today to get the Rev. Mr.. Holmes
side of the case.