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CAPT. LAND RAISED
TO RODGERS POST
Head of Navy Material Divi-
sion Succeeds Commander,
Assigned to Survey.

Acceding to wish expressed sew
eral months ago, the Navy Depart
ment late yesterday ordered Comdr.
John Rodgers. assistant CHER or the
Bureau of Aeronautics, to command
an experimental scouting squadron 20
study conditions of operating long
distance scouting planes with the Meet
and as Independent units for shore
bases. He will take over his new duty
about August 16.
Capt. Emory s. Land, head Of the
material division OF the Bureau or
Aeronautics, was appointed to sue
coed Comdr. Rodgers.
Comdr. Rodgers, who sprang into In
ternational prominence as commander
of the Hawaii flight last year. was
given the Washington post imme-
diately after his rescue from nine
days in the Pacific Ocean. On active
sea duty the greater part OF his ca
reer as naval aviator. Comdr.
Rodgers Is known not to have been
personally comfortable in his office
duties.
Capt Land is regarded as one of the
foremost figures in naval aviation, and
to him can be traced many OF the
rapid strides in aircraft development
during the last four years he has been
head of the material division. He Is
a member OF the Construction Corps,
and, therefore, Is not eligible to COM
mand ships or units.
When Capt Land entered the Blu
reau Of AeronauticS he was unable 10
qualify as a pilot because OF the age
requirements. but he took the observ-
er's course at Pensacola, Fla. and won
the rating Of an observer. which car
ries half a gold wing His interest
in flying is very enthusiastic, and he
utilizes the airplane for his official
travels wherever possible.
Capt. Land was born in Canon City.
Colo. in 1879, and was graduated from
the Naval Academy In 1904. He en-
tered the Construction Corps after
graduation, and in 1915 came to Wash.
ington in the Bureau Of Construction
and Repair.
In 1919 he was with the naval
forces in Europe. and later served as
assistant naval attache at London.
He returned to Washington in 1921
to the Bureau of Construction and
Repair and November g. the same
year, was assigned to the Bureau OF
Aeronautics. The following year he
qualified as a naval observer. He
was awarded the Navy cross In the
World War for designing and con-
structing submarines and for war
zone work.
The Navy Department announce
ment said Capt. Lands experience,
involving the development and use OF
aircraft of all types. will serve to fit
him particularly well for his new
duties"
Comdr. Rodgers has held his pres
ent position since January of this
year. His experimental squadron
will include two new aircraft to be
designated as PHO and PNIO, now
nearing completion, and larger than
the PN-9 type. which he used on the
Hawaiian flight.
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{. M. VAN NESS DIES.
Takoma Builder, 81, Lifelong Resi-.
dent, Was Long Ill.

Eugene Montgomery Van Ness. 50
years old builder. of 213 Holly street,
Takoma Park, Md, died today at his
home after long illness. He had
been a lifelong resident of Washing
ton and was a member of Columbia
Lodge, No. 1875, Loyal Order of Moose,
and of Lodge No. Is, the Elks.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Kate Harrison Van Ness: daughter,
Mrs. Charles r. Meyers; two sons,
Benjamin H. and Edwin Eugene Van
Ness; two sisters. Mrs E. Van Ness
Duvall and Mrs. Charles A. Duvall: a
brother, William Fl. Van Ness, and
three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the home on Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock by Rev. c. Fl. Lambdin
of Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church, followed by interment in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
BY CONDE b. FALLEN.
Editor of the Catholic Encyclopedias.

Editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia
The Gales administration seeks to
destroy the Catholic Church in Mex
leo. It's medium is the so-called con-
stitution drawn up in 1917 by an arm
ed revolutionary junta and imposed
by violence upon the Mexican people.
1t was never submitted to the Next
car people for their approval any
more than the Soviet constitution was
submitted to the Russian people, and
was designed to deny religious free
dom to the Mexican people when it's
trainers deemed the opportunity ripe.
Its anti-religious articles have hung
like an onlinous threat for nine years
and are now launched like o thunder
bolt Of wrath
In the ironical name Of a consti.
tuition religion Is being torn out of
the Mexican SOIL root and branch, and
the American people are asked to APP
plaud this nefarious destruction of the
spiritual organization in Mexico, TO
which SO per cent Of its people give
their allegiance.
But Is a political document sacro-
sanct simply because 1t Is called a con.
stitution? The American abolitionists
called the American Constitution "a
compact with hell" when this country
was confronted with the great moral
question of slavery. Yet our Constitu.
ton was only an accidental, not an
Intentional, compromising with the in
stitution Of slavery. The so-called
constitution Of Mexico liz deliberate
alliance with the powers of darkness
to destroy the faith of an entire
people.
Charges Made INF T.. s.
There have been In the United States
some dark illusions to the history of
the Roman Catholic Church" In Mex
leo and in the world at large. They
are sweeping statements, charging the
Catholic Church with dark tyrannies
and diabolical oppression OF all man.
kind. These illusions are not only
false history. but stale and outworn
fiction concocted in the Voltairean
mold OF the eighteenth century, whose
motto was, Lie, lie, lie, and something
will stick" Voltaire and his kind
thought to destroy religion by this
method. But 1t cannot be done in this
way in this century. When a nation
and great church are in the agony
Of a dreadful spiritual persecution. 1t
Is time to look facts square in the eye
and refrain from revamping ancient
and exploded calumnies in extenuation
OF the violence and outrage Of the per.
secutor.
While not advocating any direct in.
tervention on our part in the present
instance, It might be well to remem.
Der that the American people have in
terfered in the purely internal affairs
OF other peoples. We interfered in
Cuba. and waged war for the politi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
FUNERAL RITES HELD
FOR ISRAEL ZANGWILL
Rabbi Wise Of New York Speaks.
Thousands Gather to Pay
Last Tribute.

BY the Associated Press.
iLODON, August 6.-The funeral
Of Israel Zangwill, who died Sunday
was held at the crenlatorium in Gold
ers Green, near London, yesterday. So
many persons gathered to pay a last
tribute to the well known writer that
many were unable to gain admission
to the building.
Rabbi M. L. Perlzweig Of the Lib
eral Jewish synagogue conducted the
services and DIR. stephen Wise of the
Free Synagogue of New York, deliv-
cred an address.
I'VE American friends of Isreal
zangwill, alas, cannot claim him as
our own" DIR. Wise said. "but we
were the first to acclaim his youthful
genius and TO discern that the author
of Children OF the Ghetto was not
a. facile and brilliant journalist only,
but a truthful interpreter of his peo-
ple,s dreams.
t.He was always loyal to the soul
of Israel, which he loved"
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MYSTERIOUS CALLS
IN HALL M|LLSCASE
Alleged Missing Trunk Full OF
Evidence Believed Hoax.
Arrests Not Made.
nu the A ssnciated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOUNDBROOK, n. j., August g.
Mysterious telephone calls and an al
legged missing trunk have been added
10 vanishing witnesses as head-lina
factors in the reopened Investigation
of the murder four years ago OF rev.
Edward w. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Mills.
Police today discounted as hoax a
report to them at midnight tnat
trunk full of documentary evidence
had been stolen from the home OF
Mrs. John Merlett, where Adrian
Beekman, who conducted the nrst IN
vestigation, lived before his death.
Attention of score of newspaper
men had already been concentrated on
Roundhrook earlier in the day by a
tip purporting to come from the Jer-
sew City office of Assistant Attorney
General Simpson that something Dig
would break in Boundbrook at mid
night" Somewhat similar tips nave
been daily occurrences this week
Wednesday night a score or report
crs waited with Nellie l.. Russell,
negress, at her home, near New Bruins
wick, until after O'Clock In the morn
ing for her arrest as material VIII
ness Her husband played cards with
the newspaper men oy dutoiHouhie
headlights and another group watched
vainly for the advertised arrest OF
Ralph V. Gorsline, who was a yestry-
man in DIR. Halls church.
Yesterday Mr. simpson Withdrew
orders for their arrest, then INSTRUCT
ed State troopers to hold the warrants
ready for use when wanted. He de.
clared State troopers had been ordered
to watch Mr.. Gorsline in Wildwood,
and arrest him IL he attempted to
leave the State. but reporters were
unable to locate Mr.. Gorsline there.
State troopers were on guard today
before the homes of State witnesses.
some of them formerly servants in the
Hall home and the others friends,
Mr.. Simpson said.
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HOUSE BUILDING FIXED.
Repairs Being Made to Approach
and Terrace.

Extensive repairs to the ornamental
approach and elevated terrace at the
northeast corner of the House Office
Building have become necessary as
result of settlement beneath the
terrace.
The Encouragement of this entrance
to the building was deemed advisable
to prevent damage to the Steamboat
ing conduit of the Capitol and office
buildings, which passes under the
terrace at that point.
The work which has already been
started is estimated to cost about
$4,000.
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u ii l l = " = Id lCos
and instilliDg a
spirit Of mutual
trust, has elimi-
mated from the
minds of Latin
American peoples
all ar of ag-
gression from any
portion of the
w or1d but the
United States. DIR.
L. 8. Rowe. direc-
tor-gener;l of the
p an American
u n o n, told the
Institute of Poll
tics TODAY, in dis =
GUESSING the atti-
tude of L a I / n
America toward
this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

Continued from First rage
that business conditions in Mexico
City have been depressed for many
months. and that much pessimhsm
prevailed over the situation long pe-
fore the religious crisis arose.
Thus far the Mexican government
has made no statement with regard
10 the action Of the knights OF Co.
lumbus convention in Philadelphia
sending a petition to President Cool
idee, asking him to raise the embargo
on shipments of arms to Mexico.
There was much interest shown in the
news by members of the Mexican Epis-
copate but no statement was fortn-
coming. Bishop Diaz, secretary OF the
Episcopate, and other Catholic lead
ers thought 1t would be unwise ana I'M
prudent to make any comment,
Episcopal Church Restored.
Government agents, who recently
took charge of the Episcopal church
of San Jose De Graeia because the
Mexican rector failed to register with
the municipal authorities, have re-
turned the church to the rector. The
church is owned by the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the United States,
Usual services will be resumed
shortly During the time the church
was in the government hands the
doors were kept open. worshipers
entering as they pleased.
Monsignor Mora y Del Rio, aged
Archbishop Of Mexico City, is still in
bed with a slight fever. He is ex-
ceedingIy weak his feeble strength
having been exhausted during the
strenuous weeks preceding the date
when the religious regulations went
into force. Physicians say his condi.
ton is not such as to justify alarm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

A National Trade Union Fedora
ton has been formed in Argentina.
to embrace the national organizations
of railwaymen, tailors, leather work
ers and public service employees, to-
gether with local unions of various
other crafts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
Seaboard Agent Appointed.

NORFOLK. Va. August 0P).--
Appointment. effective August 8. OF
w. A. Marshall as assistant general
freight agent of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway WAS announced here
yesterday by j. H. Toomer, general
freight agent of the company. Mr..
Marshall's office will be in Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
Warner to Visit Florida.

Assistant Secretary Warner. the
new areonautic chief of the Navy De-
partment. will leave for Pensacola.
Fla. next Tuesday to spend several
days there Inspecting the Nays air
station. He viii go by air. He ex
poets to go from that point to Cleve.
land, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
Real Estate Men Skeptical.

Most of the real estate men admitted
that the apartment house market Is
already overbuilt and many have ex-
pressed concern In regard to renting
the rs or 80 new apartment houses
which will be on the market by Octo
Der.
Last year. it was pointed out, was a
record year in construction. In spite
Of this, for the first six months of this
year apartment house construction
has increased az per cent and hous-
ing accommodations have been sup
piled during that time for 22,500 per-
sons. 1t is expected by the end of the
year that these accommodations would
increase TO provide for $4,000 persons.
One of the largest. firms here deal
ing in apartment houses points out
that they have reduced their rents
as much as 25 per cent and are con-
sidering further reductions this Fall.
It is also generally known in town
that some banks and large fina..cial
institutions are Tightening up in re-
gard to the financing of apartment
houses because of the market condi-
ton. That construction is progress
ing rapidly. however, is shown by the
fact that this week total of more
than $5,S00,000 in new construction
has been authorized. 1t is expected
that this years building will exceed
by IS, 000, 900 the record set last year.
Would Save Only 8 Per Cent.
Rufus S. Lusk, president of the
Operative Builders Association, de-
clared this project cannot be possible
unless the buildings came as an en-.
dowment to the city. The most 1t
could eliminate would be the average
per cent profits made by the apart
ment house owners on their Struc-
lures.
I'm fact the buildings would prob
ably cost more to erect than those
built by the operative builder. who
has his own organization and his own
carefully worked-out procedure ana
system that have taken years OF ex-
perience to orga niZe.
Mr.. Lusk stated that he presumed
the project contemplated would give
the same accommodations, equipment
and service as are desired by those
renting, apartments from regular
apartment owners.
One owner and agent for con-
siderable number of apartments IN
Washington stated that he had apart
ments to rent on Connecticut avenue
facing a parkway of two rooms, kitch-
enette and bath with southern ex-
posture for $55 and sos. He said he
did not think that any better propo-
sition could be built.
The total amount of money spent
on apartment houses for the nrst slx
months of this year was S13,729,O 900,
as compared to S9,741 900 for the first
six months of 1925, the record year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
BOYCOTT HURTS TRADE.
Report on Mexican Situation Made
to Commerce Department.

Virtually all activity is being. af-
fected by the boycott in Mexico grow
ing out of the religious situation, the
Commerce Department has been ad-
vised by acting Commercial Attache
Wythe. at Mexico City.
Although business conditions were
unsatisfactory before the boycott, the
cablegram declared, its effect on lux
uries had been pronounced. Motion
picture house receipts were said to
have fallen 40 per cent and depart
ment and drug store trade curtailed.
mining continued active.
Exports Of petroleum and petroleum
products from the Tampico district
during the first six months of the
year were reported rs per cent below
the same period of last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
RICHMOND INVITES BYRD.
Medal to Be Presented Pole Flyer
at Waterways Convention.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, August 6.--Comdr
Richard E. Byrd of the United States
Navy has been invited to come to this
city during September. when the At
lantic deeper waterways convention
win be in session, and to be the guest
of the city. The distinguished service
medal voted him by the city will have
been completed by that time and will
be presented.
The medal is of gold and will be the
fourth the city has voted, the others
going to Marshal Foch, Gen. Pershing
and Charles Hoffbauer, the artist who
decorated the Battle Abbey. Hoff-
bauer is a Frenchman and. when his
country called for troops he quit his
work here and returned to France,
served with distinction, returned and
completed his work.
"a -
Diamonds imported into this coun-
try during one month amounted to
more than $6006,000.
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DUGGAN IS LOCATED.

BUENoS AIRES. August Ola
Nacions Rio Glande do Sui CORE
spondent reports that Bernardo Dug
gan and his fellow aviators, missing
since Monday, arrived there unexpect-
edly at noon today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

New York City has about 100
photo engraving establishments,
which employ practically one third
of all the photo engravers in the
entire United States and Canada
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
POINTS j. S. COURSE.
IN LATIN AMERICA
Dr.. L. S. Rowe Says Fear Of
This Nations Power Should
Be AIIayed.

by the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. August
6.-The Monroe doctrine, instead OF
bringing the Latin-American coun
tries into closer contact with the
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The first women's auto club in Ger
many has been organized by socieky
women in Potsdan. IN
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$3.50 PER ROOM
OFFERED TO 10000
u. S. WORKERS HERE

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scheme announced to the chief clerks,
was that if carried out 1t would be
a serious detriment to the present
market and would not materially re-
duce rents
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TWO MORE PRIESTS
REPORTED YIELDING
TO MEXICAN LAWS

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CRUISER BUILDING
RUSH DIST AvORED
President Prefers Completion
of Plane Carriers and Sub
marines First.

President Coolidge does not believe
it is necessary to begin Immediately
the construction of the 10 new light
cruisers which would be authorized
under the Butler bill, introduced in
the House Saturday.
It was said at the White House that
with the cruisers already under con-
struction the United States has an
ample building program for the pres
ent time. Building of airplane car
riers and submarines now being car
ried on, he believes, has given the
Nation a sufficiently heavy naval bill.
When the airplane carriers are
completed, however. the President
feels it will be possible to enter upon
construction of the new cruisers with
out appreciably increasing the yearly
naval appropriations.
The Presidents views were made
public coincident with a move in Con
gresS to obtain the right of way for
the Butler bill after the holidays. The
measure, which would authorize an
appropriation Of $105,000, 900, contain
ed no time limitation as to when the
vessels should be built.
Decision to ask for authorization of
the 10 cruisers was reached after the
President had consulted with Secre-
tary Wilbur and the cabinet had come
to the conclusion that such additions
would round out the feet as an eff
f1cient fighting unit.
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BARRIERS SEEK SIX-DAY WEEK
FOR SHOPS IN WASHINGTON
Masters Organization Backs Copeland Bill
to Force Sunday Closing to Provide
Better Working Conditions.

A six day week for BARRIERS is the
new slogan of Local $780, District of
Columbia Master BARRIERS Association
whose members want to establish a
legal boycott against the man who
waits until Sunday to get a barber
shop shave or hair cut.
Backed by more than 100 barber
shop proprietors, the local union is
conducting an active campaign to en-
list those outside the organization in
the fight for a Sunday closing law.
Impetus will be given the movement
at a meeting Thursday night at 423
G street, when officers of Local 1876
will plead the right of District bar
bers to enjoy a full rest day on the
Sabbath.
Senator Copeland has paved the
way by introducing a bill in the Sem
ate making it illegal for any one to
get a shave. hair cut or facial mas
sage at a barber shop in the District
on Sunday. Hearings in advocacy of
this measure will be sought before
the Senate District committee.
Other Cities Cited.
Members Of Local 396 want to put
Washington in the same class as New
York, Chicago and other cities where
the man who doesn't carry his own
razor must do without a shave on
Sunday. The barber who plies his
trade six days of the week and some
times at night wants Sunday free to
spend at home with the wife and
children, like other normal folk.
Local 800 is a natural foe to what
are termed as Sunday blue laws" and
it's officers make haste to warn non
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my car and give you my permit. /
know that 1t will be safe in your care.
hereby make the request that IL
be revoked Immediately. Would 1t be
too much to ask, If / do this, that /
be let off with only my personal bond?
l can't do any more harm and will
never drive again. Please do this
for me. because I have no money to
pay fine. l have a wife and three
small children dependent on me, and
II l don't look after them they will
probably starve to death, right at
the Christmas season, too.
Take his personal bond" ordered
the judge. Give me your permit,
young man, and will see that il Is
revoked Immediately"
The next scene takes place in the
traffic Office when the permit arrives
with the judges recommendation for
revocation. Following Office routine,
the permit was revoked and a police
man dispatched to the offenders home
with official notification.
Knocking on the door, the police
man inquired for the man who, &C.
cording to the name on the permit
and the street address, had lately ap-
peared in court with his fearful plea.
"Who is II you want to see?" asked
the woman who answered the door.
And on looking at the official notifl-
cation handed her by the policemen,
How do you get that way? He's
been dead for three years and here
you are revoking his permit"
So there Is another man hunt 60.
Ing on in the National Capital
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member proprietors that Senator
Copeland's bill Is not to be classed in
that category of legislation. For this
reason, the 100 or more BARRIERS
affiliated with the organization are
planning a vigorous educational cam
paign to correct impressions that the
Copeland bill Is blue law"
The officers of Local 396 are Alonzo
Tana. president; NJ. w. Simmons, sec
rotary, and Thomas Contella, treas.
urer.
Most Open Until Noon.
Most of the barber shops in Wash.
ington remain open until noon on
Sundays. Since they usually open
about s am, the BARRIERS are denied
the usual late Sunday rising hour, the
luxury of lounging about home to en-
joy the Sunday papers. So the desire
to obtain the passage of a Sunday
closing law for barber shops is simply
a protective measure to gain better
working conditions.
Aside from their support of the
Copeland bill, Local 396 has other
aims and ambitions 1t has enlisted
the full support of it's membership in
the national campaign to bar
'shyster" BARRIERS and incompetents
from their ancient profession.
Another aim of the local union H.
to stimulate more pride in the average
male of the species by plastering the
city with the national slogan, 1T
Pays to Look Well" something a
close shave and a neat hair cut GER
tainly helps.
Local 396 was organized about two
months ago.