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NINE D. c. ARCHITECTS
ARE SELECTED TO
DESIGN IDEAL HOMES

continued from First PaseD
streets and TO be erected by the
Cafritz Construction Go. This group
OF row houses will he Of English de-
sign.
Nine Architects Meet.
Considerable forethought has been
given 10 the various designs chosen
thus far for the types. 4 meeting
OF the nine architects was held yes
terday and the entire scheme of the
plsn Of cooperation between the build.
ers. the various committees and all
concerned was outlined.
Tomorrow luncheon meeting will
be held at the Cosmos club. At which
the nine builders and nine architects
will meet with the general supervisory
committee under the chairma nship of
Assistant Engineer COMMISSIONS
RAYMOND A. Wheeler and the archi-
tects' advisor" committee under
Horace w. Peaslee. AT this meeting
the builders and architects will hold
preliminary conference to discuss
the varions details before actively be-
ginning to design and pls n the houses.
PRAISE STARS CAMPAIGN.
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3 KILLED IN FOUNDRY.
Another Reported Dying - Snow
Brought Collapse Of Wall.

NEW BRITAIN. Conn. February
~.-After an all-night search of
the ruins of the foundry of the North
4 Judd Manufacturing Co.. wrecked
by the collapse Of wall yesterday,
police reports today showed dead
and IS In the hospital. one OF whom
was not expected to live. Prepare
tions were made by city oficials to-
day to investigate the catastrophe,
believed TO have heen caused by the
weight Of great pile. Of snow on the
roof.
Rev. Walter y. I.yddy Of st. Mary's
Catholic Church was one of the
heroes Of the accident. He admin
istered the last rites OF the church
TO some Of the dying men. To reach
one man he was forced to drop down
on pile Of snow and work his way
through small opening In the
wreckage.
Firemen, policemen and volunteer
workers, laboring under the glare Of
great arc lights. toiled through the
night in The search for bodies
TliEnAAT ~ nlSTnESs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
COAST GUARD BOAT SAFE,
234 In Dutch Harbor-Another
Seeks Block Island Refuge.

NEW LONDON, Conn, February 3
Fp.-Ihe 1o-foot Coast Guard patrol
boat 234. which failed to answer to
radio calls sent out from the base
here Wednesday night and Yesterday
is reported safe in Dutch Harhor ar
the western entra nee to Nara gansett
Bay. The craft was on patrol duty
far OF Block Isla nd when the storm
broke and made shelter only after a
terrifc struggle. The patrol boat 1ss
reported yesterday in trouble off Block
Island. arrived safely at Block Isla nd
Coast Guard headquarters here
were advised today that the 100-foot
patrol boat Eagle was proceedinx to
the aid Of an unidentified vesse Y re-
ported In distress in Vineyard Sound.
A stin gale was blowing md the sma H.
er patrol boats were held in port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
Today in Congress
SENATE.

Consideration of the tax reduc-
ton bill was continued with the
income tax publicity clause repeal
before the Senate.
A resolution by Senator Capper
of Kansas authorizing an investiga-
ton into coal prices in the District
OF Columbia. and employment Of
accounta hts to make such an inve.-
tisation was adopted without OPP
position.
Senator Copela of New York
sought to set aside the tax bill to
take up his resolution granting the
President certain powers to deal
with the coal strike. His motion
was defeated. 4s 70 IS.
The military affairs committee he
gan hearings on the Wadsworth
Hill for an Army aviation program.
The subcommittee on privileges
and elections continued considera-
ton Of the Schall-Iohnson contest
The interstate commerce commit
tee considered further railroad con-
solidatiOn.
HOUSE.
House expects to finish consid-
Grafton today of deficiency appro-
priation bill.
subcommittee of House appro-
priatiOn committee are today
consid ering in executive session
the State and Justice indepe ndent
offices and commerce and labor
aDDrOpria ton bills.
Hearing on aviation before naval
affairs committee.
Hearing on railroad lat Dor dis
putes before interstate commerce
committee
Hearing before foreign affairs
committee on proposal for aca,lir-
ing sites for United States for
eign embassy.
Hearing before military affairs
committee on department of ma
tional defense with Billy"
Mitchell as principal witness.
Hearing on Boulder River be-
lore committee on irriga ton and
recla ma ton.
Regular meeting of post Office
and post roads committee.
Merchant ma rine committee con-
siders Davis amendment to White
r9dio control bill.
Subcommittee of the judiciary
committee holds hearing on fees
for jurors and witness.
Committee on Industrial arts
and eXpositiOns continues hear
ings on Philadelphia Sesuuiceu-
tennial celebration.
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Fame Costs Volstead Poise and Sleep:
Resents Request to Pose for Picture

please be photographed with me, 1"
coaxed Maj. Haynes, drawing his
chair around a desk.
VOlstead's hat still protected his
face. IF l had known ! would be
photographed ! would not have got
ten into this case" he said.
Il haven't posed for a picture for
20 years. l don't like 1t and see no
reason for it,
He sritted his teeth and sat still
while the cameras clicked.
Reference to the report of the
Church Tempera nee Society of the
Episcopal Church. favorinG a modif-
cation Of the prohibition law, brought
no comment on the subject.
Il have adopted rule against Civ
ing interviews" VolsteAd said. Il
have been held mp to ridicule.
Last night my phone hell rang At
least 2b times. l don't think I got
10 minutes sleep. Everybody was In.
sisting on interviews" ~
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Edison in Florida.

FORT MYERS, Fla, February .
R9.-Thomas A. Edison arrived here
Yesterday to spend the remainder Of
the Winter at his home on the Calooa
hatchie River. He was greeted At the
station bv Newton D. Baker. Score
tary of War under the Wilson admin
istration. who is q visitor. MIR. Edison
Ia accompanied by Mrs. Edison and
two grandsons, Ted and Jack sloan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
Sleighs at SIS an Hour in New York
Have Plenty of Fares; City Snowbound

blocked streets made it necessary that
the work be pushed as rapidly az pos
sible.
The city has LOO miles of streets
and the cost Of clearing this area ha q
been estimated at 81 ,000, 900 or more,
Hundreds of tenants have bAen
driven into the drifted streets by apa rt.
ment house hres.
A FIRE in factory building in West
T'wenty-ninth street early today forced
zoo persons to fee their homes in ada :.
cent buildings. The firemen, una BILE
to reach the building with their ap-
paratus. were forced to extend hose
Inca across the New York Central
Railway tracks. -Four milk trains
were delayed for an hour.
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Nv the Associated Press.

By the AssOcihteo Tress.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. February Q.
ANDREW j. Nolstead, father OF the
Federal prohibition law, was photo
era phed here today much a9ainst his
will. He also displayed vigorous Op-
position TO being interviewed by news
pa Der men, declaring that he Is con
stantIy annoyed day and night for
his views on prohibition enforcement.
Volstead was here to argue In the
Federal District Court test suit on
control of alcohol permits. With him
were Mai. Roy A. Haynes. chief OF
the enforcement division in Washing
ton, and former Judge J. J. Britt. chief
counsel Of the prohibition department.
II am just a lawyer" Nolstead said.
Il am here on legal business. / don't
want to he bothered, and l won't be
bothered"
He was asked to pose for = photo
graph.
no. 40. no." he exclaimed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
MAN ADRlFT RESCUED.

ASBURy PARK. y. J., February
LR.-Seven men from the Sandy
Hook Coast Guard station. late Ia st
night worked their way through the
Ice and rescued . man from . Penn.
sylvania Railroad barge. drifting in
Sandy Hook Bay.
1t was one Of two empty barges
which broke away from the tug
Susan Moran Wednesday night in the
storm. The other barge Is aground
of Asbury Park. Tugs were stand
ing by other barges anchored of tho
st
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 6.-For the
first time In many years the tinkle Of
sleigh bells is heard along Fifth and
Park avenues today. Old.time cabbies
took advantage of the partial paraiysis
Of motor trafi1c to haul forth ancient
horse.drawn sIeighs and cutters and
patroled the streets for fares. Some
charged SIS per hour, and they report.
ed plenty Of fares At those rates.
Meanwhile n force Of 10000 mon. hun.
dreds Of trucks, tractors and other
equipment were pressed into service
city streets ~ yesterday's snow.
! The FIRE hazard resyltinx from snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
PRAISE STARS CAMPAIGN.
Ivy City Citizens IDdcr~e Model Heme
.-... Movement

The Ivy City Citizens A ssocia ton
at its regular meeting Tuesday in
dorsed the model home movement
now being carried on by The Evening
Star. The committee on improve
ments reported 1t had been informed
by the District Commissioners that
electric lighting could not he provided
for the streets of that section at pres
emit, as facilities for such lighting did
not extend beyond Maryland avenue.
The Commissioners We're said to
have promised to give thorough con
sidera ton 10 the matter of improved
sidewalks in and around Ivy City.
The association voted TO appoint dele
gates to the Federation Of Citizens
Associations and take an active pa rt
In its work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05

III Dendll Oi Inc Nv
pendents Of veter-
ans who made the
supreme sacrifice
in the late war.
She proposes to
strike out wha I
she calls the I'M
just and discrimi-
natory depende ncy
clause in the ad-
iusted compensa :
ton act.
Mrs. y orto n
said. II have ha d
pa theric cas- s
called TO my AT
tention " n ere
COLDS mothers
were denied the
adjusted common
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FLEE HIGH WATERS
FROM SUSQUEHANNA
Port Deposit Citizens Go to Upper
Floors When Ice Gorge
Causes Flood.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssociSted Press.
PORT DEPOSIT. Nd. February s.
Flood waters OF the Susqueha ma
River yesterday afternoon drove resi-
dents Of the lower section of Port
Deposit to the upper floors OF their
dwellings.
The high water is caused by an ice
gorge, which the State ice breaker
Annapolis. sent from Ra fillmore
Wednesday, failed 10 clear. Tracks OF
he Pennsylvan mia railroad remained six
inches above the water, which re.
coded slightly late Yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
BY the Associated Press.

OSSINING, n. y, February s.
Protesting against the injustice" of
his own execution Matthew Wssser,
whose father was hanged opposed
abolition of capital punishment al
most on the brink of the electric chair
He told Warden Lawes. who gave
the fatal order to his executioner last
night. that he hoped the warden's
campaign for the abolition of the
death penalty would fail.
Wasser was electrocuted with Err
nest Mimms, negro, who killed De
tective Chester A. Hagan a year ago
in the Bronx. Wasser was convicted
Of numbering Howard HUFF. a Niagara
Falls paymaster, In hold-up
During Wasser's appeal from con
viction two Civil War veterans plead
ed with a judge in order that Wasser
he executed under his own name, TO
save that Of an old comrade from dis
grace.
Wasser. they said. was really the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
Policeman Il Dismissed.

Police Private II. A. Dwalt of the
tenth precinct WAS dismissed from
the Police Department by the Dis
trict Commissioners today on recon.
meada ton Of Maj. Edw.n p. Hesse,
He was charged " it'll
intoxica ton while on duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05

1t Is intima ed that the emba ssy may
issue a statement within a day or two
expla lining the situa ton.
Foreign Minister SaenZ declined to
discuss the situation, but it was said
In semi. Official qua rters that the Next
can officials do not regard II as seri-
Gus. 1t was asserted that the oues-
tons pending between the Mexican
and United States governments were
heing discussed in friendly ma amer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
SNOW-LAOEN GALE
CLAIMS So LIVES IN
NORTHEASTERN U. S.


Continued from First PaEe)
Gangs of men Ia bored with shoveis
TO remove drifts from to feet in
depth in the terminal yards.
The Pollock Rip lightship. which
broke from it's moorings when the
storm was al It's height. was beached
of, Monomy Point. and the Coast
Guard cutters Red Wing a nd Tusca.
rora were ordered to it's assista nee
The Nantucket Hghtship. which also
Was carried away from it's position
sent word that it WAS making for
Vineyard Haven under It's own steam.
KILLED IN FOUNDRY.
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the United Sta ties
Government to the
Mexica n govern
ment relating to
the Mexica n oil
and land la WIS,
which the emba f.
sy received in the
diplomatic m al l.
pouch yesterda v
morning.
All the members
of the emba ssy are
simifa rly silent.
Thus far the Am
ba ssador has not
delivered the note
to the Mexica n
government: posi-
bly, he will deliver
II TODAY.
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LEAVES CRIPPLED SHIP.
German Freixhter Tovs Furn ess
Line Vessel to Azores.

NEW YORK. February 5 FD.-The
North German Lloyd freighter Han
mover which on Thursday wirelessed
that she had gone to the aid of the
Furness Line freighter Manchester
Producer. in distress with broken
rudder. reported today that she had
dropped the crippled ship from tow
off the Azores and was proceeding to
New York. The MESA ge to the lines
officers. did not state whether the
Manchester Producer had been able
to make repairs to her rudder. hut it
was assumed that she WAS able to
proceed to port under her own power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
Horse Wrecks Mail Plane.

DES MONIES. Iowa. February 5
@-The westbound air mail plane,
Chicago to Omaha. was wrecked at
the air mail field here last night
when Pilot John Biffle. in landing
ran into a horse. The pilot esca ped
injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
TilGBOAT IN DISTRESS.
Coast Guardsmen From Barnegat
Station Go TO Rescue,

ASBURY PARK. y. j.. February 5
LP.-Coast guards from Barnegat sta
ton, in command Of Capt. Palmer.
launched lifeboat today when tug
2 miles off shore few distress signals.
Seas were smooth and the crew did
not anticipate repetition of yester-
days hazardous underta king. when
Capt. Palmer. with captains of three
other stations and nine men. battled
three hours to rescue the crew OF the
barge Metropolitan 81. ....
Sandy Hook past guards today an
rounced that the barge Vapor OF the
Howard Towing Co. Of New York. re-
ported lost with her crew Of three on
Wednesday night was anchored of
Spermacetti Cove with a tug standing
by. Three persons were seen on board.
BATTLE SNOW Drifts.
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Continued from First PageD
Cmpringham's stand in statement
made at Chicago.
Daniel A Polling. internat ional
president of Christian Endeavor, be.
Iieves that DR.. Empringham seriously
h1isrepresents the Episcopal Church.
II do not believe that the Episcopal
Church will officially or unoficially
have anything to do with campaign
Tor prohibition modifica ton and law
Repeal he said today. If DR.. En-
prinzham and those associated with
him are to speak for the Episcopal
Church. it would mean the saddest
blow Of a generation had been struck
against church federation and the
growing spirit Of Christian unity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
ROrah Calls for Action.

Senator Edwards Democrat. New
Jersey. told the Senate that President
Coolidge should and must" act as
Roosevelt and Harding had done He
said his State. in common with others
was snowbound and the people suffer.
ing.
Senator Copeta nd, who renewed his
plea for action. was accused by Sena tor
Smoot of nlibustering. The New York
Senator replied that if his efforts Ito
save shivering huma nifty" was filibus-
tering, then he was fiiibustering.
1t is more important To relieve
huma nifty than it is TO relieve prop
erty,' Senator Copela nd declared.
However. l favor the passage Of tho
tax bill. as the Senator from Utah
well knows" When Senator Cope
land announced that he would ask
daily for consideration of his resolu-
ton. Senator Rorah. Republican.
Idaho. told him his resolution will
have no effect whatever.
1T is time To do something besides
pass resolutions" Senator Borah said
III we are going into this let lis enact
legislation giving the President and
the Interstate Commerce Commission
power to act"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05

BEIRUT, Syria. February CR.-
Henry de Jouvenal. the French high
commissioner In Syria. 10 going to An
cora. the Turkish capital. to confer
with the President. Mustapha tKemal
Pasha and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
MRS. NORTON HITS
ACT
Her First Bill Proposes to
Strike Out Dependency
Clause in Law.

Mrs. Mary 7. Norton, Democrat. of
New Jersey, today presented her hrst
bill IN the House. sa wing Il do this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
SHEFFIELD SILENT
ON MEXICAN NOTE
New EpistIe, Dealing With
Land Laws, May Be De-
Iivered Today.
By the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY. February 5.-The
American Amba ssa dor, James r. Shelf.
field. continues absolutely silent re-
ga rding the new note forwarded by
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MOTHERS PLEA WINS.
Parent Of Child Killed by Auto
Gets Clemency for Driver.

PATERSON, n. J.. February Up.
A mothers plea for mercy in SEN
fencing a driver who ran down and
killed her 10-year-old son resulted in
six-month jail sentence instead of
term in State prison for William
McVittie of Belleville.
McVittie pleaded guilty to man
slaughter in the death Of Henry
Wolfe. Judge Delaney. In sentencing
him to jail, told him that this request
Of the mother, Mrs. Julia Wolfe had
Influenced him to reduce the sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05

The male Of the honey-bse comes
between the queen and the workers In
size, ard is stingless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05

man Smoot of the finance committee
previously had objected 10 unani-
nous consent agreement on the
ground that it would delay considera-
ton of the tax bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
COAL PROBE GIVEN
SENATE AUTHORITY
TO AUDIT LEDGERS

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Continued from First PaseD
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After his return from the mission
at O'Clock. he testified. he was ex-
hausted from the trip and went to
bed. His brother Van returned from
moving picture theater about II
o'clock and they both took p short
walk. The next day they returned
10 New York and Wan said his
brother made no mention OF attempt
Ing to cash a check for an unknown
chinese. The first he heard of it was
from the police in Washington after
his return here. he explained
Maj Gordon began rross-eXamina-
ton Of the witness, but was unable to
shake him from his original stand.
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0J
SEOTy Martha Martin

'I'm surprised at it." said Mrs. Pink
Pig.
$50 am l." said Master Pink Pig. 81
see 1t comingr'
"Still," said Mrs. Pinky Pig, sit will
be good thing If their eyesight re-
mains like that and then the rest Of
us will have more to eat and they will
not get In our way"
"True," said Pinky Pig.
"a wise thought" said Pinky Pigs
mother. "My son, Pinky. was never
like that, though"
"We're all letting each other know
It's coming" said Sir Percival Pork.
"We're being very good to each other"
"The reason we're letting each other
know" said Sir Benjamin Bacon, "is
because we can't help but let each
other know.
"We all saw the farmer start to-
ward the pen with an extra meal.
None of us could pretend we hadn't
seen 1t.
'Then we saw him stop and we
because nervous and we grunted aleud
about 1t.
"Oh, 1t isn't because we are SO
eager to share it with each other We
simply couldn't help all seeing 1t and
all grunting with delight at an un-
expected meal"
"Grunt, grunt, what picnic it will
be-" said Brother Bacon. II hope he
hasn't changed his mind"
"Oh, it will be a picnic indeed"
said Miss Ham. 81, toe, most certainly
hope he hasn't changed his mind"
"It will be a picnic" said Sammy
Sausage. "Oh, let us not think. that
he has changed his mind"
LET us not be disappointed In a
picnic" said Grandfather Porky.
"That would be toe cruel"
"We're surely to have the picnic" "
said Mrs. Pink Pig. Having let us
see him he surely would not disap-
point US now.'
'That would be too much," said
Master Pink Pig. "Too much" agreed
Mrs. Pinky Pig.
81 see him coming again." said
Pinky Pigs mother.
$50 do l." said Sir Percival Pork.
$50 do l." said Sir Benjamin Bacon.
$50 do we," squealed the little pigs.
"We needn't worry over their eye
sight now," said Miss Ham.
But then came the farmer with the
extra meal and the pigs had their pic
mic and joyfully ate!
: (Copyright.)
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
TOADS AND RAIN
B, H. IRVING KING

U ILL toad and 1t will rain tomor-
IN row is a superstition which Is
general In the United States and Can
ada. In most sections the same is
said with regard to killing a frog by
stepping upon 1t, and the cattle-herd-
ers of Texas and the farmers of east
sern Massachusetts also say that If
toad digs a hole and crawls into 1t
there is sure to be rain the following
day. In this superstitution, as In va
rious others, the frog and the toad are
regarded as practically the same
creature-in fact the aEcients, like
most city dwellers Of the present day,
do not seem to have distinguished be-
tween them.
L. d. Burdick, the author of Magic
and Husbandry," thinks that "the in
innate association of frogs and toads
with springs and wet places first led
to the idea that they could control
the fall of rain"
In some savage tribes, when
drought is threatened, frog or toad
Is beaten until he brings on the de-
sired showers. 1t was not unusual
for the ancients to try bulldozing with
their gods when sacrifices and prayers
had failed to move them. Probably
the killing of the frog or toad to in
sure rain is a relic of this idea. "Sur-
vey mankind from China to Peru" and
we find this same belief in frogs and
toads as rain-makers. The Peruvian
Indians set up little images of them
on mountain tops to bring on rain and
In India they hang one on tree for
few days "in ORDER" says Burdick,
"that the rain god may take pity and
send a shower" The Indians of
British Columbia kill one to bring on
rain and the natives of southeastern
Australia fear to kill one lest 1t bring
on a flood. In short, this primitive
superstition, existing from remotest
ages, prevails today all over the
world, more lasting and more widely
believed In than all the systems of
philosophy devised by the greatest
human intellects.
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