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shasta Mud Flow Increasing.

REDDING, Calf, July 81 GE).-The
mud flow from the glacier on Mount
shasta Is increasing in ALARMING
nroportions. The McCloud River
Timber Co has large force of men
endeavoring to direct the flow back
into the channel OF Elk Greek 50 It
NAV deposit on the fiat lands to the
south and east, but so far the at.
tempt has failed.
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MELLETT KILLING
SOLUTION NEARER
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next Wednesday. Mr.. Roach has
been assigned to the acting chief
office by Mayor S. NJ. Swartz. at the
request of a committee of business
men who brought him here to look
into the Canton situation. The
MAYORS order of assignment said
Roach is to Investigate the murder
of Don r. Mellett and its contributing
causes"
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saw NO WOMAN AT SCENE.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 81 dE).--
Mra. Howard Harding, who today tele-
graphed sheriff Joseph Hanlon Of
Somerset CeaKay. n. J.s that she had
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MYSTERIOUS WIRE
GIVES IMPETUS TO
HALL-MILLS PROBE

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JURY MAZE POINTS
TO Jam IN COURT
BEFORE SETTLEMENT

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Editors note: This is the closing
article of Mr.. McKelway's series.l
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WORK FOR EVERY ONE
AVAILABLE IN CITY
December Employment Situation
Good, U. S. Bureau Reports.
1926 to Be Good Year.

The general employment situa ton in
Washington during December was
described today by the Labor Depart
ment as exceptionally good in it's
resume Of conditions during the past
month.
Although there was some unem
ployment apparent among carpenters,
painters and structural iron workers.
the surplus was small and there was
very little evidence of any surplus Of
unskilled workers. Employment in
creased during the month in the de-
partment stores, for holiday trade, and
the hotels. Considerable building was
seen under way, with work started on
a So 100000 Office building. A few days
ago the Federal director for Wash
ington predicted for 1926 a continu-
ance of the generally good year for
employment of 1925.
Citing slight decrease in the
volume of building throughout the
State during December. the Virginia
director said most Industries operated
on satisfactory schedules, with no
more than the usual seasonal amount
of unemployment.
The Maryland director found con.
ditions in the industrial centers of the
State satisfactory, with full-time Oh
Grafton in most industries and over.
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TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National-"Close Quarters drama
at $50 pm. Matinee at 2:20 pm.
Poli's-Earl CAROLS "Vanities." re
vue. at S2O pm. Matinee AT 800 pm
BeIasco-Sessue Hayakawa in The
Love City" drama. at $50 pm Matt
nee at 90 pm.
President-"Uncle Sans Follies.'
local revue, at 500 pm. Matinee al
1:20 pm.
Wardman Park-"Tarnish." drama
at $50 pm. Matinee at go pm.
Keith's-Hal Skelly. Ada Reeves
vaudeville, at e:15 and Sis pm.
Earle = Meyer Golden Master
pieces" vaudeville, continuous from
to II pm.
Strand-Kikuta laps. vaudeville
coptinuous from 1880 to II pm.
Gayety-"Happy Hooligan," bur
lesque. at 2:15 and SIS pm.
Mutual-"Speed Girls" burlesque
AT go and $50 pm.
Metropolitan -" Clothes Make the
Pirate" at II 80 am, los, 3:25, 5:25
7:25 and 9:35 pm.
CoIumbia-"The Eagle at I1:2(
am. lis, 800, $50 1875 and 9:4o pm
RiaIto-"The Last Edition" at ll:4o
am, I:40, $50, $40. 100 and 80 pm
Palace-"The Masked Bride" al
1l:2O am, l, 2:45, 4:35, els, and
asa pm.
Tivoli-"The Ancient Highway" Al
.. 4:05, sos. and $50 pm.
Ambassador = "Hogan's Alley" al
2:2o, 4:30. Sis, s and a:45 pm.
Cpntral-'"The Man on the Box al
1870. >, $50. ). $50, s and $40 pm
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TAX BILL TO REACH
SENATE NEXT WEEK
Inheritance and Gift Levies
Only Schedules Left for
Committee Action.

With inheritance and Gift taxes the
only schedules remaining 10 be con
Sidered the Senate finance committee
nearly has completed consideration of
the tax reduction bill. Chairman
Smoot expects TO present the measure
TO thte Senate early next week.
Provisions of the House bill con
tinuinc he Board of Tax Appeals
with membership of Is with increas-
ed salaries was approved. but II was
decided TO limit the appointments TO
10 years instead of Il.
Appeals Program Changed.
Terms of the House bill requiring
that appeals he filed with the board
were amended to give taxpayers the
alternative of filing with the board
or court. 4 motion to extend lurls-
diction of the board 10 cases under the
1918 act was rejected.
The committee agreed To an amend
ment assuring exemption Of income
on profits Of cooperative marketing
associations when ~ per cent of their
business is transacted on behalf of
members. 1t refused. however, to
allow exemptions for cooperative
apartment house organizations.
Provisions of the House bill allow
ing refunds of the difference between
the present and new taxes to auto
mobile and cigar dealers for stocks
on hand 80 days after the law be
comes effective were approved.
Inquiry Plan Modified.
\ House provision to create an in
vestiCating commission to StudN ad-
miniStration of the income tax law
was amended tn include only five
members each of the House ways
and means committee and Of the
Senate finance committee on the com
mission. The House proposed five
additional members representing the
public.
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Hoopskirt or Ducking Stool Favored by
Judge for Woman Foe of Modern Carb

woman who wore skirt like mine
was the kind who would leave the
supper dishes while she hurried to a
cabaret. why. judge. she thinks girls
who bob their hair are not decent
Mrs. Hinkleman qualified some state
ments of more vitriolic nature. but
chung to the contention that girls
We're wearing EN- too short.
You should go to Harrisburg and
have a law enacted making 1t com
pulsory to wear skirts that trail on
the pavement" O'Connor advised.
In the mea ntime I'll hold you in $500
bal to keep the peace. I'm sorry |
can't send you to ducking stool as
scold or compel you to wear hoop
skirts so that You might appreciate
the common sense of short ones.
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J. P. BAKER IN COMMAND.
Sergt. Jasper Post. American LIE
sion. Installs Officers.

Comdr. J. Phad Baker and other
new officers of the Serct. Jasper Post.
No. 3. of the American Legion. were
installed at meeting of the post
Thursday night at the City Club.
Other officers installed were Paul n.
McMurray. first vice commander:
Russell w. Clarkson. second vice
commander: Charles w. Freeman.
third vice commander; William A.
kehoe, finance officer: John j. Or
lasky. adjutant. and Rev. Hugh h.
Fulton, chaplain.
The post adopted resolutions indoors
Ing the bill of Senator Harris of Geor
gia for A monument or park memorial
for Sergt. William Jasper in that
State. and urging the legalization of
boxing in the District of Columbia.
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Values Leg at $4,000.

Eldridce G.. Grimes has filed suit
in the District Supreme Court tn re-
cover $50, 900 damages from the Hud-
son Brick and Supply Co. for alleged
personal injuries. While in the en-
ploy of the company Jure 10. he says,
his right leg was cut off in clay
mixing machine. He is represented by
Attorneys Darr & Darr and H. Clay
Espey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-16

Miss Edith Gunskel In the first wom-
an in Colorado to be ordained as
Methodist minister
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EASBY-SMITH SEEKING
FEE FROM THOMPSON
Sues Man Sentenced in Veterans
Bureau Conspiracy Fraud Case
for Total of S.. 1927.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, January l6.-John W.
Thompson, wealthy st. Louis contrac-
Tor. under two years sentence in the
Veterans Bureau conspiracy fraud
case, has been sued for S5.327 attor-
ney's fees by James S. Ea shy Smith.
Washington. ID. c.. lawyer. Ea shy
Smith alleges Thompson failed to pay
him $3.50 a day for his services at the
Chicago trial, agreed.
Philadelphia has nearly 70, 600 for
eisnborn women employed in indus,
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RARE LIQUORS IN LOOT
GRABBED BY BURGLAR
Drug Store on Georgia Avenue
Robbed of Champagne. White
Wine. Gin and Whisky.

Forty-Six bottles of rare old French
champagne. four bottles of California
white wine. eight pints of gin and "a
plntS OF whisky We're stolen from the
drug store Of Gurnie c. Brock, 1895
Georgia avenue Thursday night by "A
discriminating burglar.
The champagne represented the
choicest stock of medicinal liquor in
the store. 1t was of a preferred vim
taGe year. The gin and whisky We're
also of good stock.
And the value placed on the lot was
1857. Bootleggers' prices it is esti-
mated would he we'll over $500. with
so A bottle for cha mpa gne
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time in some. A sufficient supply of
labor to meet all demands was seen
and virtually no surplus.
Industrial activity throughout West
Virginia continued on a satisfactory
basis during December. the State di.
rector reported. With the exception of
a steel plant which was closed, all In
dustries were said to be operating on
satisfa Glory schedules. Weather con
ditions caused suspension OF much
outdoor work.
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BY the Associated Press

by me AShOt'IHIPU FTtss.
PHILADELPHIA. January l6.-
Hoopskirts or duckinS stools were
suggested by Magistrate O'Connor yes
terday as means OF ending neigh
bOrhood controversy between women
who We're divided as to whether skirt s
should remain at knee Shortness or
drop to the ankle
Mrs. Mary Tinkleman faced a
charge of disorderly conduct for al.
legged remarks about her neighbors
who cha mpioned short skirts. Mrs. L.
Mozer. neighbour of Mrs. Tinkleman
was the complainant.
Both were accompanied by followers
who filed the courtroom
She said" testified Mrs Mozer,
whose skirt was short that any
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WOULD END COMMISSION
Hammer Asks Repeal of Utilitie.
Body Act.

Representative William &. Ha mmer.
Democrat, of North Carolina. yester-
day reintroduced his bill To repeal the
act creating the Public Utilities Com
mission of the District. Mr.. Hammer
viii bring this bill mp for ConSiderat ton
in the committee when hearings are
resumed next Tuesday before the sub
committee on public utilities. of which
Representative Iihlman of Maryla nd
is chairman.
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ton of which they twill go to the
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology for two-year course. They
are: A. M. Morgan. E. w. CleXton,
w. e. Kraft, II. s. Hatcher, T.. V.
Dockweiler and j. J. Scheibeler. En-
sign Crutchfield Adair, in addition to
those previously announced in this
column. has been detailed to take the
aviation course at the naval air sta
ton, Pensacola, Fla, the instruction
in which begins tomorrow.
Animated discussion has been
going on the past week in naval
circles relative to the proposal to
establish in the Navy the grade of
after commissioned ensign. but above
commissioned warrant officers. The
status of flight ensign will he zen
listed evidently holding commission
with temporary tenure of office
regulated by the period of enlistment
and with ultimate pay limited to
$4,000. The creation of the grade of
flight ensigns. it is explained. is to
make the young men holding this
grade temporary officers or enlisted
men. SO that there shall be no per,
manent influence upon percentage in
grades, and which. at the same time.
will avoid the creation of a flying
corps.
Navy Department approval of this
proposal in it's present form is not
expected. Navy Department authori-
ties pointing out that it is apt to
encourage the formation of a separate
branch, the duties of the members Of
which Will he devoted to the ma nipula-
ton of airplaneS, while the regular
Navy officers will be detailed to duty
absolutely dependent of the operation
Of aircraft in actual flight. 1t has
been further suggested that it might
be possible to make these flight en-
signs petty officers. but the belief was
expressed that it might be a difficult
matter TO separate them from the
service. The view is held by some
that this arrangement would prove to
be attractive to young college
graduates for the short period il is
contemplated TO employ them, which
would make it possible for the Navy
TO acquire the services of sufficiently
youthful flyers who would not object
TO their separation from the service
within few years. Some naval off.
Gals are lending their support TO the
PROJECT, pointing out that this ar
rangement is the only one which has
up to the present time. been sug-
gested which will perform the diff
cult feat of attaining additional mem
berS OF the commissioned naval per.
sonnet without making an increas e
therein.
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tiers and Service Company, 121st En-
gineerS, has been ordered transferred
to the National Guard Reserve, be
cause of educational interference.
That the competitive spirit is enter
ing the ranks of the guard in the
matter of drill attendance is evidenced
by the fact that each week some new
company heads the list. This week
Company L, 121st Engineers, has
jumped to the top with a percentage
of 70.40. The other orga nizations in
the order named and percentages OF
attendance follow: Battery r. 260th
Coast Artillery. 1850: Company c,
121st Engineers, 65.57; Headquarters
and Service Company, 12lst Engi-
neers, 63.16; Company d, 121st En-
gineers, 1924: Company A. 372d In
fantry, 59.16: Company +, 12lSt En-
gineers, 5693; Band. 121st Engineers,
1929; Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery
$40; Medical Detachment. l2lst En-
gineers, 47.37: Company \, 12lst En-
gineers, 44.27; Company b, l2lSt En-
gineers. 3S.72, and 29th Military Police
Company, 31.25.
Lieut. Gormley and Sergt. Marsh.
Company A. l21st Engineers, have
been named as a committee on tickets
for the National Guard night at
keith's on March !. The program
committee selected from Company r,
121st Engineers, is as follows: Lieut..
G.. W. Johns. chairman; Sergt. j. ID.
Powers, Corp. A. II. Strawmyer,
Corp. l.. +. Tompllins and Pvt. Athey.
One of the interesting stunts
planned by the committee headed by
Maj. Joe r. Mickey is Il showing ON
the screen of boyhood pictures of
some of the ranking officers of the
guard. depicting them doing camp
chores. such as kitchen police wood
chopping, etc, during the days when
they were working their way up
through the ranks to their present
positions.
Maj. Gen. stephan has written to
Jesse c. Suter, chairman of the citi-
zens' advisory committee, asking that
he be given an opportunity To appear
before ii and explain the armory bill
which has been referred to the council.
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RATES
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("Repnbiie" $14O)
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The United States Lines also
operate the mighty Leviathan
and George Washington, two of
the most luxurious First Class
liners to Europe.
Get complete information from your
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District National Guard

Behind the winning of the Militia
Bureau trophy by Company f, 121st
Regiment of Engineers, for qualifying
the highest number of men in rife
pr1Cfire stands
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the daily ACTIVITIES
of Field Artillery
units of the Reg
ular Army, the
Reserve Officers
Training Corps
and one unit of
the Organized Re-
serves. He will
arrive at Panama
February 18. The
next day he will
sail for San Fran
cisco, where he
will arrive March
l. He will then
proceed to Palo
Alto, Calf, where
he will inspect the
Reserve Officers
rr., -;- r.,
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pr3C tee, STANDS
one man, Sergt.
Edward d. AudruS
of that. command.
Capt. g. S. Shields,
h j S commanding
officer, said that
II was the work
of Andrus while
working as coach
on the rifle range
of the National
Guard at Con-
gross Heights, d.
&, which brought
the trophy to the
local Guard COM
pany this year.
the first time it
has been taken
for several N-aarc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-14

Rivalry is being shown between the
regiment of Engineers and the Coast
Artillery to win the prize of $40 Of
fered to the company of Engineers
maintaining the highest drill average
during the month of February. pro
vided the high company exceeds the
mark of either battery of Coast Artii-
IerN.
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Army and Navy News
ARMY.

ARMY.
Lieut.. Col. D. w. Hand, Field Artil-
lery, on duty in the office of the Chief
of Field Artillery, left here Wednes-
day for a four.month Inspection of
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tiers and Service Company, 121st En-
gineers, has been ordered transferred
to the National Guard Reserve, be-
cause of educational interference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-14

because in order to take it a COM
pany must have qualified at least 90
per cent of its men. Sergt. Andrus
Of the National Guard is brigadier
general of the High School Cadets,
commanding that brigade. He is the
holder of the distinguished marllsman
medal and has taken two of the three
medals which will entitle him to the
distinguished pistol shot medal. He
Is a member OF the Guard rifle team
and has finished high in all the
matches in which the team has en-
gagged this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-14

Pvt. Gerale y: Hayes, Headquar
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Six ensigns have been selected by
the Navy Department for post
graduate instruction in naval con
struction. They will be ordered to the
Naval Academy for a one-year course
beginning in June. upon the compile
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Arrangements are expected to be
completed soon for The celebration Of
he forty-third anniversary OF the
COrcoran Cadet Corps. Of which Com
pany \. I2lst Engineers. is a lincal
descendant. Mai. &. Eugene Edwards.
retired commander of the old organi-
Zation. and Capt. Roy w. keeSee.
commander of Company \. are pre-
pairing the details for the affair. which
VIII be held February -.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
A Religious Town.

The worlds most religious town has
been discovered. At least. that Is the
record claimed for it by its natives.
LAST Sunday at Cape Girardeau, Mo-,
..713 persons attended church. In the
entire town, including urban and sub
urban residents, are only 1904 people.
Thus all but ninety-one of the human
inhabitants journeyed churchward.
There does not seem to be any ex-
ulanation in the dispatch as to the
occupations Of the ninety-one people
who spoiled a 100-per-cent record. but
It is probably safe to say that they
behaved themselves on the Sabbath as
befltted residents of such town.
This huge church attendance, huge
in SO far as the total population is
concerned, was the result of one
months campaign. with a slogan Of
"Go.to-church!" conducted by laymen
Of the town. Now that the campaign
is officially closed, many Of those who
because of civic spirit will drop out,
but q large percentage will become
regular churchgoers and the campaign
will have shown itself to be an un-
qualified success. May the church at.
tendance at Cape Girardeau remain
sufficiently large to challenge other
cities and towns throughout the
United States into spirited competi-
tion for leadership!
Evening star., 1926-04-27
The evils" of Foot Ball.

The college professors are not agreed
whether foot ball is good or bad. Not
only lawyers and physicians fall out.
but college professors also. The Amer.
lean Association of University Pro.
fessors, in its current monthly bulle-
tin, condemned intercollegiate foot bali
for a number Of reasons, the main one
being that it takes the minds Of col
iege attendants from those things
which the professors, and a good many
outsiders, think of as the chief reason
for colleges-the teaching OF the hu.
manfties, the sciences, etc. 1t was said
in the bulletin Of the association that
collegians get the idea that foot ball.
athletics, cheering and partisanship for
teams are the essential things in college
life. Now come professors who declare
that the influence Of foot ball on col.
lege life is, on the whole, good. Dean
Gauss of Princeton is quoted as saying
that he would like to have foot ball
played all the year. He says that 1t
is healthy and wholesome sport for
players ard spectators; that a student
,who is primarily interested in his
Sseks will have outside interests; that
Evening star., 1926-04-27

In direct reaction from the wet.dry
hearing just concluded in the Senate
comes the introduction Of several bills
designed to strengthen prohibition en-.
forcement. This is san interesting
corollary to the procedure that started
the inquiry, which was based upon
certain bills that had been introduced
forcement act.
During the early part Of the hear
ing, when the vets had the floor, 1t
seemed as though the whole country
was in revolt against prohibition and
its statutory definition, and that there
was q universal demand for modifica-
tion Prolongation of the period origi-
nally allotted to opponents Of the law
served somewhat to strengthen this
feeling. But the tide turned. The
drys had their session and 1t was by
no means unfruitful. 1t showed that
the sentiment for prohibition con-
is a militant sentiment. So militant.
indeed, is 1t that 1t has taken the form
Of these new proposals for more rigid
enforcement, for putting teeth into
the law
Much use will be made in the con.
gressional campaign Of the materials
sdduced at the hearing. There will be
voluminous quotations OF testimony
ufyap hafnro tho Sapat ta c,,hcoyDu,iftoo
Arguments will be voiced on the
stump in terms of the statements
made by Government enforcement Off.
GERS, by educators and others. In wet
districts these arguments will prevail.
Counter arguments will be made based
upon the record that will have differ.
ent effects in other districts. The eff
feet will be O. referendum as signifi
cant as though vote had been taken
under any Of the propositions for q
plebiscite that have been introduced.
II a majority favorable to modifica-
ton is returned to Congress in next
November's elections a move will be
made to change the Volstead act. It
may be assured that in every congress
sional district candidates will be quiz
zed and tested on this question prima-
rily. Whether this will become a
party question is not now evident.
There have been no national party
declarations to warrant any align.
ment. Candidates will be more or less
on their own in this fight, the results
of which will be cannily observed by
national party leaders with view to
the conventions of 1928.
Meanwhile. some of the proposals
now pending, introduced for the pres.
ent mainly for campaign effect this
year. may be pressed for action at the
next session. On the one hand they
aim at modification, and on the other
they seek a greater degree of enforce
ment. The line may be definitely
drawn next Winter between the two
forces as they fight for strategic posi-.
tions with a bearing on the presi-
dental campaign of two years hence.