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Evening star., 1926-06-12
40 ARE GRADUATED
AT ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL
Complete Eighth-Grade Work at
Academy-Prizes Awarded
for Attendance.

ST. Pau $ Academy held its closing
exercises last night in the church,
when diplomas were presented to 40
pupils. who had completed the eighth
grade. Rev. Thomas F.. Michigan,
pastor Of st. Paurs, preached the SER
mon. Prizes were awarded honor
pupils.
The following pupils received
eighth grade certificates and are eligi-
BILE for admission into the high school
department of St. Paul's Academy:
Ruth Anderson, Elizabeth Bealle,
Doris Bender, Margaret Chadwick,
JIelen Cogan, Margaret Crawford,
Clyndon Glover. Alice Greenwald,
Jeanne IIightman, Agnes Locke, Mar
garet Long, Katherine Long, Martha
Nichols, Irene Nesbitt. Genevieve
soBoyle, Agnes O'Neil, Gertrude Pre-
whisky. Bette Renner, Suzanne Ro-
nero, katherine Roxburghe, Beatrice
Torre. Evelyn Walker. William Gro
Bhan. Joseph Deegan, Edward Dough-
trty. Edward Finnin. Joseph Gulli,
William Hyde, Michael Lally. Joseph
44ee, Thomas Miller, James O'Brien,
Michael Scanlon. Philip Schriver.
William Shea and James Smith
The following pupils received prizes
sor perfect attendance during the scho-
Assttc year: Eileen Haltigan. Gene
lvaeve OBoyle, Bette Renner, Beatrice
Forre, Louise Shea, Helen Morley.
Richard Harvey, Joseph Murray and
Helen Hunt. A gold piece was pre-
sented by Mrs. Alfred c. Whetton to
William Hyde.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
FARM RELIEF BILL
FACING HARD FIGHT
Friends of Measure in Sem
ate Seek to Stem Reced-
ing Support.

As The pending farm relief bill, pro
viding for division of cooperative
marketing in the Department Of Agri-
culture, as we'll as q plan for taking
care of surplus crops through an equal
iZation fee. nears the hour of voting in
the Senate ii is being weighed down by
amendments and substitute proposals
offered from the floor. While oppon-
ents were striking at the bill with
amendments yesterday. proponents
were attempting to stem the receding
tide of support with verbal argument
Senator's Robinson of Indiana. Good
ing of Idaho and Howell of Nebra ska,
Republicans, and Shipstead. Farmer
Labor. Minnesota. urged friends of
the farmers to rally around the
measure and save agriculture.
The Democratic side was aroused
by Senator Robinson of Arkansas.
the Democratic leader. who charged
that cotton had been included in the
provisions of the bill mainly as bid
for the support of Senators from cot
ton-groWing States.
He has offered a substitute bill pro.
posing a $500. 200, 900 fund to be used
to aid cooperative marketing and the
export of surplus crops, to which he
expects to draw the support of most
Democrats.
Senator Lenroot. Republican, of
Wisconsin, who has not taken an
active part in the discussion, declared
yesterday in q statement that he was
opposed to the McNary bill. He said
he would offer a substitute proposal
to create a $3.50 200. 900 revolving fund,
to be administered by a Federal farm
board, to assist orderly marketing of
crops, price stabilization and the ex-
port of surplus.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
W0RKMEN BEGIN
MOVING BUREAUS
Office Equipment at interior
and Pension Buildings Be-
ing Prepared for Shifts.

The biggest movement OF Govern
ment bureaus in years got under way
today. when a force of nearly two
score workmen appeared at the Pen
sion Office and the Interior Depart
ment to move furniture and Office
equipment in preparation for the ship
ment of the equipment of the Pension
Office to the Interior Building about
June 20, and shipment Of the equip
rnent of the Bureau Of Mines from
the Interior Building to the Winder
Building. at Seventeenth and +
streets
At the same time the General Ac-
counting Office will be moved from
the building on New York avenue be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets to the Pension Office, at Fifth
and G. streets. Furniture OF the Pen
sion Bureau was being moved today
from the third to the first floor to
make room for the equipment Of the
General Accounting Office.
The move affects about $500 en-
ployes. approximately 1900 employed
by the general accounting Office and
the Office OF the controller general;
500 employees of the Pension Bureau
and 200 employees Of the Bureau OF
Mines.
Secretary Work OF the Interior De
partment estimates that about lOo,ooU
square feet of floor space Will be
saved by consolidation of offices in
the move. The cryogenic laboratory
of the Mines Bureau has already been
moved from the Interior Department
Building to the Bureau or STANDARDS.
The triple move will not affect the
general building program for Govern
ment departments. announced a week
ago at the Treasury. Plans for con
struction of a new building for the
Commerce Department on F1lteentn
street, south Of Pennsylvania avenue,
were announced, to make available
about a million square feet of floor
space for this department ana mouse
all its scattered bureaus.
The Labor Department is now
housed in a rented building at 1712-14
G. street, under a lease that has e year
to run. 1t was originally scheduled
to take over the Pension Office, but
officials Of the Labor Department
decided too much interior rearrange-
ment would be needed at the Pension
Office to make the move economical.
While workmen were shifting office
furniture about today at the Pension
Bureau and the Interior Building,
officers OF the depart
ments involved were planning for a
pooling of trucks and moving equip
ment so that the least possible time
will be consumed in the actual trans-
portation of the furniture. The move
is being made at the direction OF the
Public Buildings Commission and Sec
~,<,x Of tho interior Work.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
TWO CITIZEN GROUPS
lAUD MAJ. WHEELER
Federation and Advisory Council
Appreciate His Eforts-Former
Adopted Resolution.

The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations and the Citizens Advlsory
Council, through Jesse c. Suter,
president of the former organization
and chairman ex offlcio Of the latter,
extended their appreciation yester-
day to Maj. Raymond A. Wheeler
assistant District Engineer Commits
sioner, who will leave Washington
Tuesday for his new Army assign
ment at Fort Leavenworth. kans.
a conv of a resolution adopted unani-
mousiy by the federation last sat
ton of Citizens Associations ex-
presses its thanks to MAJ. Wheeler
for his splendid services to the Dis- .,.
trict. especially in connection with
the Zoning Commission. We feel
that this work is but beginning OF
a. great and useful career IN his
chosen line of work"
Evening star., 1926-06-12
TAXI MONOP0L|ES
REPORT REVISED
Gibson Statement Changed
to Score Conditions at
Hotels and Station.

The section Of the Gibson subcom-
mittee report as regards the use Of
space in public streets by taxicab
companies has been revised, according
TO statement issued by Chairman
Zihlman of the House committee to-
day. AS revised, the report reads:
Some testimony was taken by the
subcommittee showing that certain
taxicab companies are using the pub
lie streets in front of hotels and space
at Union Station to the exclusion of
the use thereof by the public
The taxicab companies are paving
the hotels for the privilege of serv-
ing their patrons and these taxicab
companies are monopolizing the street
space in front Of these hotels. ex-
cluding other taxicab companies from
using the public approaches thereto.
According to evidence presented to
the committee, the hotels are in re-
ceipt of a large revenue from these
taxicab companies for these privileges.
The District Commissioners should in
vestigate the sale Of these privileges
by hotels and take such remedial ac-
ton as will fully protect the interests
of the public and their right to use
the public streets of the city Of Wash
ington.
The same condition exists at Union
Station. where the Washington Termi.
nal Co. permits only one taxicab COM
pany to use the main approach to the
Union Station, excluding other taxicab
companies and private cars from using
the same and compelling travellers GO
ing to the station to find their way
into the same through traffic on Mas.
sachusetts avenue or at other incon.
points at such station.
THE inconvenience occasioned to
the travelling public by this situation
at Union Station is insufferable, and
should be remedied by legislative ae-
ton"
Evening star., 1926-06-12
PRESIDENT TAKES CIVILIAN ADVICE
OVER ARMY MEN in REPAIR JOB
Decision to Nacate White House Deferred Until Out
side Experts Confirm Reports of Military
Engineers Conditions.

IL is thought likely that the presi-
DENTAL household will vacate the
White House very shortly after the
adjournment Of the next session of
Congress on March 4. to occupy tenn
poiTiry quarters during the long pc
ROD or alterations and repair work.
1T Is thought that it will take at
least 10 months to complete the work
cf repairing the White House, and
the President has been advised that
it will lie impossible for him and the
other members Of his household to re-
main within the building after the
work Is once commenced. In making
this known. the President also made
It. plain that he does not relish the
idea Of having to seek quarters else
where. and that it was with great re-
luctance that he gave his consent to
the plan for repairing the building.
The President has not vet given
consideration to the selection of u
temporary White House. but il is his
hope to settle upon place that is
centrally located and not far from the
White House. Many offers and sug-
gestions have been received at the
White House. but these have been
given no serious thought by Mr., Cool
idge.
Has Had Many Warnings.
The President let it be known that
practically ever since he moved into
the White House he has been receiv-
ing warnings from Army and other
Government engineers to the effect
that the old mansion was badly in
need Of repairs and that there was
constant danger Of an accident. The
roof and the trusses. or beams. hold
ing it We're singled out as the princi-
pal danger. but the President was
Evening star., 1926-06-12
Indians Claim Ford Plant Site
And Other Lands Worth Billions

Islands In Lakes Michigan. Superior,
Ontario and st. Clair: IL feet of land
on each side Of every creek in the
State, &C feet OH the side Of every
river and 80 feet around every lake
The latter claim includes the whole
Detroit water front, on which are To-
Gated great Industrial properties, in
cluding the Ford Motor Co.'S River
Rouge plant.
Additional demands include the right
to free trade with Canada and i'm
munity from the game laws.
Fancfful as the claims seem the In
dians regard them as guaranteed by
half dozen musty treaties, long
forgotten. they say, by the great white
father at Washington, but existing
nevertheless in the archives of the
Department Of the Interior. Among
these are the treaty Of Fort Harmon,
1889; Jays treaty. 1874; the treaty of
Ghent, 1914 and the treaty Of Detr oft,
signed in 1855.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
TWO PLAYS GIVEN.
Children's Players Of Washington
Stage Final Program.

A large and sympathetic audience
gathered at Pierce Hall last evening
to witness the last program or the
season offered by the Childrens ray
ers Of Washington. under the oarec-
ton Of Lenore Marie De Grange.
The program consisted of two pays,
DARBY and JOAN" a charming niue
curtain raiser, by Rose F1yeman, en-
acted with a surprising show or talent
by Theodore Tiller, Mary Elsie Steuart
and Maxine Stevenin. and which was
followed by the big play OF the eve
ming, June Magic" a tale OF FAIRIES
and fairyland, by Katherine LORD IN
terspersed with music and dancing.
The children presenting June
Magic" ranging in years from 10
1S years, included Carol Cromelin, VIZ
ginia Gummel, Marta Houlihan. Mary
Elsie Steuart, Margaret Metcan'
Louise F1-eitag, Theodore Tiller, kath-
Tyn Brinley, Barbara Hanford, jean
Cromelin and Maxine Stevenin.
The costumes and settings through
out were beautiful. many OF them nav
ing been designed by the children
themselves, under Miss De Oranges
direction. The entertainment through
out was in every sense delightfui, ana
both director and pupils deserve much
credit inasmuch as this is but the
second season Of their work.
pupils Of Estelle Murray, the star.
ford Pemberton group gave several
charming numbers during the evening"
Evening star., 1926-06-12
OUTING BEING HELD.

The Telephone Society of Washing.
ton, composed Of employees of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Co, is holding it's annual outing to-
day at Marshall Hall. An extensive
athletic and entertainment program
was arranged by Preston c. King.
president Of the society.
Among the special features were
an old-fashioned barbecue and a.
Charleston contest, for which prizes
we're awarded. A base ball game be-
tween fat men and thin men. a thread
and needle mixed team race. a. 75-yard
mems dash, mans wheelbarrow race.
woman's nail-driving contest and
children's egg and spoon race. in all
Of which events prizes will be award
ed, also were listed.
There will be dancing throughout
the evening until 11:30 o'clock, when
the Steamer Charles Manchester will
bring the excursionists back.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
ILLINOIS STORMS
I TAKE HEAVY TOLL
Three Dead and Much Prop
erty Damaged as Lightning
Plays Havoc.
EN the Associated Press

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June l2.--t' 'hicaso and
northern Illinois today counted the
loss of three lives, injury 10 scores o.
. persons and several hundred Thousand
dollars in property damage done 10y a
severe electrical storm last night.
Near Freeport and Rockford. ILL.,.
three deaths We're reported as the re
suit of the storm and a Cloudhurst, :,
which swelled the waters of the
Pecatonica River and submerged the
Iowlands. The dead:
Frank j. l[illumS OF talona: VII
nam Cooney of Rockford and Ephriam
DlivelbesS of Freeport.
Drowned in stream.
Killums and William II. Wilsey
Telephone linemen, We're attempting 10
cross the Peratonica to repair fallen
wires when the storm broke and the
waters carried them downstream.
Killums was drowned and rescuers
found Wilsey near death i'll mid
stream His condition is serious.
Cooney was run down and killed by
a. motor car at Rockford. when he was
overcome by binding rain at street
intersection. and Drivelbess died from
barn in which he had taken refuge.
Riding on bonbardment of cleo
trical violence. the storm struck Chi
fago just as the business district was
being emptied of workers at O'Clock.
Amid din of thunder the lightning
leveled chimneSS, struck trolley, in
turing 20 persons, started half hun
dred fires and did miscellaneous dam
age to property.
Easements were flooded by the heavy
rain, and streets became turgid rivers.
with automobiles. buses and street
ears marooned for the half.hour dura
tion of the storm.
A Catholic high school was struck
by lightning and a cornice was torn
off, in the midst of the graduation
exercises, at which Cardinal Munde-
iein was comforting diplomas The bolt
laid unconscious two policemen direct
ing traffic in front of the institution.
Bolt Rings Door Bell
In Evanston a lightning bolt polite
" rang a door bell before entering a
house to tear the glass out Of a mir.
ror.
Several suburban districts were
thrown into darkness and deprived of
telephone service by damage to wires.
Two PlcNdIeU cars cOlllueu III tNe
midst of the storm, injuring four pas
sengers. The street car hit by light
ming was carrying suburban factory
workers The bolt set fire TO the car
Some of those hurt were trampled
Three were struck by lightning at
Dubuque, Iowa, and one at Decatur
Alton, H., reported property damage
Of 100000. Hail accompanied the rain
In some sections.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
Woman Civen$l,3O9
In Bill for Loss of
EyeDuring Dry Raid
BY the Associated Press.

A bill to award s1,3092O TO Mrs
Maude ]. Booth of Baltimore for
loss Of an eye through a stray bull
let fired by prohibition agent was
passed yesterday by the House.
The claims committee cut the
proposed appropriation to this sum
from the $4,000 asked in the
measure as introduced by Repre-
sentative Linthicum. Democrat,
Maryland. Mrs. Booth was shot
accidentally on April %. 1924, dur
ing a raid by Federal agents. The
house raided was close to her resi-
dence, and she looked out OF her
third-story window to see what was
going on. Shooting began, and a
bullet struck her in the head. in
nicting an injury that required re
moval of her eye.
The bill was passed without dis
cussion under unanimous consent
agreement.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
PRESIDENTS CAMP
ON BOOTLEG TRAIL
Special Dry Agents to Guard
Adirondack Grounds From
Canada Rum Runners.
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

president Coolidge Is going to spend
the Summer on the bootleg trail, but
he is not going personally after the
oootleggers and will let them alone
If they will do the same by him. The
bootleggers will have no business with
the Summer. White House, but it so
happens that the Kirkwood camp. nm
in the Adirondacks, lies athwart the
rum stream which flows into the
United States from Canada
The cottage to be occupied by the
president and his entourage fs not on
the main Travelled highways, nor does
tne oootlegger, in carrying out his
trade. always travel the broad high
way. He. takes to the byways and
hedges unless he has things "fixed"
along the main thoroughfare. and
there is no doubt in the minds OF the
authorities that the rum runners by
land will take advantage Of the Presi.
cents presence In the mountains to
sklrt as near as possible to his home
IN the hope they will not be fired upon
But there is every chance In the world
that for the first time in his life. Mr.
Coolidge this Summer NAV hear shots
in rum battle.
state trooper Killed.
A year or so ago a New York State
trooper was slain by the rum runners
on the northern New York bootleg
trail and the people Of the whole
state were outraged and up in arms
against the outlaws Of the illicit Nquor
trade. Posses were formed to hunt
them out, but the excitement has all
died down now and the rum hunt
s-A-
dogged search.
However, every effort will be made
by the prohibition enforcement officers
to guard the Presidential preserve
against bootleg invasion. The roads
leading to the Kirkwood estate will be
patrolied bv men in fast automobiles
and armed with sawed-off shotguns.
Beer and Ale Favored.
Most of the running business from
canada is in beer and ale. There is
great demand for the malt beverage
in New York City, and ale which costs
~ TO 80 cents bottle in Montreal
~ gobbled up at the restaurants in
the metropolis at 81 to So a bottle.
Tne transportation system is so well
developed that there seems never a
shortage of the bottle goods.
The dry agents who will guard the
Summer White House will augment
the usual secret service detail which
accompanies the President where
ever he goes. and the additional,
guards assigned when the President
occupies detached cottage or bunga.
low. At Swampscott last Summer a
detail Of Marines assisted the secret
service work. In the Adirondacks the
President may also be attended by
State troopers. 1t will be the loneliesf
spot selected for a presidential abode
in modern times and this will make
the guards doubly careful.
Copyright. I026.)
Evening star., 1926-06-12
BROTHERS ADMIT SLAYING

FRANKLIN, Ohio, June II R).-
Ernest and Charles Garrison, brothers.
aged 23 and 25, respectively, last night
confessed to the staying Of James A:
Benge, night officer, on the night OF
March 81, Marshal w. H. Graham
reported.
The two youths. who live here, are
said to have been arrested on 1nfor-
nation furnished by woman.
Benge was shot and killed when
he apprehended two men robbing q
store here. He exchanged shots with
the PAIR,
Evening star., 1926-06-12

represented as not having been great
ly impressed with these hints at DOS.
Sible calaInities.
He is represented as saying that
the engineers report of the impend-
ing dangers We're quite terrifying, but
he remained calm and unmoved, at
tributing the seriousness of the report
to what he described as a tendency
on the part of military men. if per-
mitted, to tear down the old White
House merely for the purpose Of
fixing chimney or something just as
unimportant. Therefore, the presi-
dent refused to agree to the engineers
recommendations for installing a new
roof. ceiling beams and other improve
ments which they thought were neces-
sary.
Called In Civilian Experts.
The President. however, could not
dismiss these recommendation with.
out some attention and he then
called In some men from civil life.
experts in construction work. one of
them Il member OF Congress. to make
% thorough examination. These ex-
perts confirmed the reports OF Army
engineers and it was then that the
President came to the conclusion that
probably something should be done.
The President was represented as
saying that the White House even
now is fairly safe but it is impossible
to tell when the roof might cave in
or some other accident happen within
the building because of the condition
of many of the timbers and other
parts Of the structure. 1t was with
knowledge of all this that the Presi.
dent recently, and reluctantly. gave
his approval to the plan for erecting
a new roof and for other repairs with
In the building.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
HELD IN BOAT THEFTS.
New Yorker Says He Got Property
From Unidentified Man.

John Joseph Duffy, 40 years old,
claiming to be a New Yorker, 10
booked at police headquarters on
three charges of >housebreaking. it
being alleged that he robbed boats
anchored in Washington Channel the
past few days. He was arrested last
night by Detectives Nally, Darnall
and O'Brien as he was about to en-
ter a rooming house, at 413 Sixth
street.
Duffy denied having robbed the
boats, but admitted possession Of
much Of the property stolen, accord
ing to the detectives, who report he
says he obtained the loot from an
unidentified oolored man and dis
posed Of some
Evening star., 1926-06-12
JOINING ALL RELIGIONS
FOR PEACE PLANNED
Conference Of Delegates From the
II World Faiths Contem-
plated by Alliance.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June IA world con-
ference Of the eleven great religious
systems is planned In the cause Of
international peace by the World AL
lance for International Friendship.
A committee Of 50 was named last
night at the closing session OF the al
lance to forward the plans.
Invitations to participate will be OK.
tended to representatives Of Prot
estants, Roman and Greek Catholics,
Judaism. Hinduism. Mohammedanism,
Confucianfsm, Shintoism, Buddhism.
the Silks and the jams.
Raymond Robbins, member of the
alliance, forecast "a warless world in
this generation" The keynote Of the
resolutions declares that war should
no longer be used for settlement OF
controversies between nations"
Evening star., 1926-06-12
TWO HURT IN COLLISION.

Two men were injured. one serious
ly, shortly before o'clock this morn
ing when a rented machine in which
they were riding crashed with 9
street car at Florida avenue and
Eleventh street.
Clarence Anderson. 80 years old.
325 East Capitol street, whose skull
was fractured in the collision, was
taken to Freedmen's Hospital, where
his condition was reported serious
though he Is expected to recover.
James Reed Adams, 26, of s.
Quincy place northeast. it is said.
left the scene of the accident. He was
taken into custody this morning for
investigation of an alleged violation
of traffic regulations and was treated
at Freedmen's Hospital.
Charles w. Adams, father of the
injured youth. is said to have hired
the automobile and intrusted 1t to his
son to return 1t to the rental station
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