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lures of, the people, presumably to
carry out their wishes. 1t is the his
tory of all such organizations that
when left to themselves progress
ceases and the lines of least resistance
are followed.
I'VE have many associations, So
cieties. clubs and leagues devoted to
the cause of aviation. Most of them
are local in character but they all rec
ognize now that their local strength
will be vastly enhanced by joining a
great national body, handled and con
trolled by those tied by no affiliations
to political factions or interests, gov
ernmental Or otherwise, that are at
tempting to control this matter to
further their own ends.
Il shall devote a large part of my
time in the immediate future toward
building up great civilian body of
that kind which will be an authOri-
tative source of information and de
velopment for this all-impOrtant and
essential element which concerns the
future of our country
The annual election of the National
Aeronautic Association will be held
September 8 in Philadelphia in connec-
ton with the international air meet
Doomed by New Workers.
Col. Mitchell has been doomed for
the presidency to succeed Godfrey l..
Cabot of Boston, who now is closing
his second term as head of the or
ganization, by friends in New York
City.
The leader there is Frank A. Tiche-
nor, head of the New York chapter
of the association and editor of an
aeronautical monthly.
Col. Mitchell agreed to occupy the
office if elected two months ago and
although he had publicly referred to
the forthcoming election he had not
ter that he did today.
Col. Mitchell in his closing state.
ment also declared
Progress in aeronautics in the
United States has Jagged because the
body Of the people has been left in
ignorance of what a great influence
the development of flying means to the
economic future of our country.
Ever since the first public flight
of the Wright brothers we have
striven to put suitable and adequate
laws on our statute books so as to
place American aeronautics in a
dominant position.
Has Worked Since 1913.
at has been my privilege to have
initiated action about this before Con
gress each year since 1918 and to
have argued the case of this great
new fierce before the responsible Off
cialS.
During the last year we carried
the matter directly to the people. so
that executive and legislative action
was forced.
LAS result of this, you now have
three undersecretaries one in the De-
palTment of Commerce. one i'll the
Department of War and one in the
Department of the Navy.
IF these three secretaries are to
be effective they must be backed up
by public opinion. The action of the
bureaus of the Government is not
enough. A great national civilian So
ciety. dedicated to the furtherance of
aeronautics, Is a necessity. American
aeronautical thought leads the world,
but it is unorganiZed and without ex.
nrpSSiop -
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TIPPING WAITER O.K.D us,
BUT so CENTS IS DAILY LIMIT
New Travel Regulations for Federal Force
Fix Costs of Baths and Pressing
Lareer Allowances Made.

company or signed by two individuals
who have the official approval OF GER
tain specified officials of the Govern
ment.
The least sum which may be OBJ
tanned in advance will be $50. and the
maximum amount obtainable at one
time will be $4,000. If more money is
needed for extended trips it may be
advanced from time to time as neces-
sary.
The bond, 1t is stipulated, must be
not less than $1,000. If more money
than that is to be advanced the next
higher bond is to be $4,000.
|. Foreign Travel Rules.
In foreign countries the exact price
Is not listed on fees, but 1t Is said
that abroad these items are to be regu-
lated by what is customary and fea-
sonable." Customary" fees. however.
1t is stated, are not to exceed III a
day.
Baggage porters at hotels, stations
or residences are to get not to exceed
Is cents per piece, or a total payment
Of % cents. but baggage porters at
landings and wharves are to be
allowed 20 cents per piece. Portefs
on chair or parlor cars are not 10
get more than 25 cents and porters
on sleeping cars % cents for each ~
hours of travel or fraction thereof.
Stewards on steamers. river. lake
or bay boats, % cents per day or frac-
ton thereof: ocean and coastWise vOy-
ages, customary fees when nemlzed
are not to exceed total of 10 per
cent of the minimum first-class COM
mercial passage rate of the steamer.
Steamer chairs must not cost more
than 81 per trip and steamer rugs
not more than 81.
Must BE Economical.
Travellers are expected to exercise
the same care in mourning expenses
that a prudent person would exercise
If travelling on personal business
says the introduction.
Again: Travel on extra-fare trains
will be allowed only where official
necessity requires" and through tick
cts, excursion tickets. reduced rate
round trip or party tickets should be
secured whenever practicable and
economical"
What kind of accommodations will
the traveller have?
lone standard lower berth for each
person." it is stipulated, land first
class stateroom accommodations on
steamers when same Is not included in
cost of passage ticket. II the accom-
modations are shared by the traveller
the fact should be stated in the ex-
pense account and he may be reim
bursed only his proportionate share
of the cost.
zone seat in a sleeping, parlor or
chair car, when journey is more than
25 miles If journey Is less than 25
miles the necessity for the seat must
be shown.
"A section, compartment. drawing
rom or other superior railway or
steamship accommodations will be al
lowed when the exigencies of travel
require it, but the word of warming
is added that for this there must be
full explanation
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BAND CONCERTS.
TONIGHT.

At Reservation. 313-A, South Dako-
streets northeast, at 1880 o'clock. by
the United States Marine Band, Will
liam H. Santelnlann, leader: Taylor
Branson, second leader; Principal
Musician Siegfried Scharbau, con-
Quoting,
At $50 O'Clock, Walter Reed Hos
pital, Georgia avenue, extended, by
the United States Navy Band, Charles
Benter, leader; Charles Wise, second
leader.
TOMORROW.
BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band, upper bandstand, at 5:45
o'clock, John S. M. Zimmerman,
bandmaster: Emil A. Fenstad. assist
ant leader.
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VALENTINES BODY
STILL DRAWS HOST
Hundreds Driven Away by
P0Iice-Another Funeral
Delay Now Sought.

NEW YORK, August 27.--Rudolph
Valentines body today continued to
be magnet for thousands of curious
and admiring persons, despite orders
barring the public from the under
takers establishment where 1t rests.
Hundreds were driven away from
the doors of the mortuary chapel ON
upper Broadway by a police guard
900 strong yesterday to prevent repe-
tition Of disorders by the unruly
crowds that have flocked to the bier.
Nearly 500 persons were admitted
to see the body yesterday, but only
one Of them lacked a card. She was
a wrinkled old Italian woman from
the stars birthplace of Castellaneta,
Italy. Many tried to enter with per-
sons bearing cards. Many girls hoped
to gain entrance by bringing flowers.
But these were accepted at the door
and the girls barred.
Fascist Guard Withdrawn.
A Fascist guard was withdrawn at
police request after a protest by anti
Fascist Italians.
s. George Ullman. Valentines man
ager, has received cablegram from
Winifred Hudnut. the stars second
wife, who is now in Europe. suggest
ing that the body be cremated and
placed in the Hudnut vault at Wood
lawn Cemetery.
Il think 1t should be buried in Holly
wood. That is the appropriate rest
ing place." said Mr.. Ullman. The
decision, however, awaits the arrival
Tuesday of Valentines brother. Al
berto Guglielmi. on the Homeric.
Mr.. Ullman is making another eff
fort to have funeral services post
poned from Monday at IL am. In st.
Malachi's Catholic Church so that the
brother may attend. Under the health
regula lions the funeral should be held
nv Sunday, but Mr.. Ullman has OBJ
tanned one o4-hour extension.
1000 Floral Tributes.
Floral tributes continue to arrive,
and the body now Is surrounded Dy
nearly 1000 bouquets. the largest
wreath nine feet across.
Several subscriptions for memorials
are Under way. One has been started
in Castellaneta, Italy; another was
announced here by James r. Quirk,
publisher of Photoplay Magazine, to
he limited to gifts of 81 or less. and in
Chicago friends have filed articles of
INCORPORATION for memorial.
Mr.. Jyllman said today he was GER
tain Valentino had never known
Peggy Scott, an actress, who com
mitted suicide in London after writing
that her last bit of courage had
flown" with Valentines death.
MEMORIAL is PLANNED.
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General Sessions ssas designated to
deliver an address of welcome and
State Senator Buckley to present
silver loving cup.
Miss Ederle's home neighborhood
hsc been preparing for days for the
great event. Pictures of the famous
swimmer are in every show window
The New York State Association of
Retail Meat Dealers is giving away
100000 pictures of her. I'm honor Of
a great athlete-the daughter of
meat dealer" There are decorations
everywhere. flags, banners and bunt-
ing. in preparation for big block
party Monday night. Welcome
home. Trudy." is seen on placards
for blocks around the Ederle home.
Miss Ederle will have dinner to-
night at the McAlpin Hotel and at
tend the "Follies" afterward The
mayors committee has arranged a
dinner for September L.
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must obtain something more than
vague promises before she clears the
field. He has told the British ambas-
sador at Madrid plainly that other
countries had obtained promises be-
fore, and that the big powers, after
achieving their aims, forgot what they
had promised. Spain is not going to
any such risks. He is fully aware that
France will do her utmost to Illustrate
SPANS aspirations In Morocco. while
British diplomats are not anxious to
give Latin country another per-
manent seat in the league council.
Consequently the British promises
must take more concrete shape before
September s. The wires are hot be-
tween London, Paris and Madrid, and
British officials are somewhat disap-
pointed that the French government
is not quite as eager as the British to
solve the problem.
Copyright. 1926. by Chicago Daily News CO..
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81 BELIEVED DROWNED.
Ferryboat in India Capsizes and
Breaks in Two.

NAkHALI, Bengal, India, August
81 R.-Einetyfou passengers on a
Megna River ferryboat are believed
to have been drowned when the craft
capsized in midstream and broke in
two.
One hundred passengers were on
board and only six are known to have
been saved. Many were carried away
by the swifty-rushing water.
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MEMORIAL is PLANNED.
Valentines Horse Will Have Part i'm
Los Angeles Service.

LOS ANGELES. Calf, August q
(P).-Rudolph Valentines horse. on
which the screen star was accustomed
to ride the hillside trails with fellow
members of the Breakfast Club, will
open the memorial services to be held
here by the club this morning. The
horse, led by Norman Kerry, film
actor, and George Fitzmaurice, direc-
tor, will follow the same trails today,
his dead masters boots reversed in
the stirrupS.
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TWO AMERICANS HURT
IN NICARAGUA FIGHT
Are Seriously Injured When Rebels
Capture Town, Headquarters of
Foreign Concerns.
BY the Associated Press.

MANAGUA. Nicaragua. August
27.-Two Americans have been seri.
ously injured in an attack by revolu-
tionists on Puerto Cabezas. headquar-
ters Of the Bragman Bluff Lumber Co
and the Standard Fruit Steamship Co
of New Orleans. The revolutionists
captured the town.
The local hospital was fired on by
the insurgents and a request has been
sent here for a gunboat.
The insurgents also have CAPTURED
Pearl City and are approaching Blue
fields. which was captured by Liberal
revolutionists some months ago but
later won back by the government
forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
Bandits Wound 2 Deputies, Take Police
Chief Prisoner in Battle After Robbery
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MCSKOGEE, Okla. August 81
Two deputy sheriffs of Seauoyah
County were wounded and Chief of
Police j. G. Wall of Tahlequah was
taken captive by two bandits after
fight on the Albert Pike highway
west of Sallisaw today.
The wounded men are Bert Cotton
and Perry Chunkulate. With Wall.
they were, pursuing the two bandits
in an automobile. following a tip that
the pair had participated in a bank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
AUTO TAGS ORDERED.
100, 900 License Plates will Be Re-
quired for 1927.

The Commissioners today placed
orders with manufacturers for 100 .00J
automobile tags and = 1000 motor cycle
tags for the calendar year 1921.
The color scheme of the auto tag
for next year will be yellow numerals
on black field, just the reverse oi
the present license plates. The yei-
low numerals on the 1927 tag. how
ever. will be of a lighter shade than
was used for the background OF the
1926 tags.
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80 MEMBERS OF CREW
TIED TO BUNKS, ROBBED
Band Gets 81 900 in Cash and Jew
elry Day After Men Are
Paid Off.

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS. n. T..
August 27.-Hold-up men early today
tied 80 employees of the Central Rail.
road of New Jersey to their hunks
with wire and looted the mems cloth
ing of $1,000 in cash and jewelry.
The victims were members of the
crew of a Sandy Hook steamer, who
had cashed their pay checks yester.
day. They said there were six Or eight
robbers, only one of whom was
masked
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BALANESCU IS ACCUSED.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August II lp)
-Ermil Balanescu, youthful college
student and former Partisan, was
charged with manslaughter today in
connection with the mysterious death
Of his girl friend. Dorothy Elizabeth
Kirk. 21.year-old stsnographeN
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robbery near here. They overlook
the men about miles out of Salli-
saw and a running fight ensued.
After the two deputies had been
wounded the bandits stopped their
own automobile and forced the police
chief to accompany them, appropriate
ing the car the officers had been
driving They continued west on the
highway.
Officers in surrounding towns We're
notified. A posse that took up the
trail found a sack OF money in the
machine the bandits had abandoned.
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ORDERED TRIED IN CHINA,
Former Court Clerk to Be Return
ed to u. S. District in Orient.

SEATTLE. Wash. August q up.
Removal of William Allen Chap
man. forme" clerk of the United
States Court of China, to Shanghai on
a charge of embeZzling SIS 900 from
the Government. has been ordered in
Federal Court here. Attorneys said
the decision was the first of it's kind
on record.
Chapman fought removal on the
ground that statutes providing for
transfers of prisoners from the iuris-
diction of one district court to another
did not include the Chinese court.
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MOSCOW, August 81 R.-The
Soviet government has instructed its
representatives at Riga and Reval
to begin Immediately negotiations for
mutual anti-war pacts with Latyia
and Esthonia. with view to CON
GLIDING treaties similar to the Russo
German and RUSSO Turkish peace ac-
cords.
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NAVAL RESERVlSTS TURN
TOWARD HOME TONIGHT
Torpedo Practice Of Cape Charles
Closing Cruise Today on
DESTROYER.
By Radio to The Star.

By Radio to The Star.
ABOARD THE u. S. S. ALLEN, Au-
gust 27.--With the third Naval Reserve
cruise closing today with torpedo firing
and practice off Cape Charles. this de
destroyer with the Baltimore and
Washington naval reservists will start
Ste:.ning for its port of debarkation
tonight, bringing the local reservists
home tomorrow morning.
The cruise started August a. and
80 destroyers, comprising part OF the
Atlantic scouting fleet, carried ap,
proximately 1900 naval reservists
during the training period.
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WINS PLAYGROUND MEET

Georgetown with 43 points won
the third annual interplayground
athletic meet at Plaza Field today.
Plaza was a close second with 40i2
points. Cook was third with 20 points
and Columbia Read fourth with 1sk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

The holdings of Yale University are
worth over $4,000 900. making it the
world leader in the matter of college
ownership of realty.
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cages and are too sick and terrified to
eat or drink. Mr.. Blackburn, how
ever. said that IL the keeper will go
In the cage with them for a while each
day and feed them by. hand. they may
soon lose their fear. and the food will
eventually attend to the seasickness.
But even If the giraffe gets safely
to New York troubles are not over.
There are many tunnels between New
York and Washington. and journey
by rail would therefore be impossible:
Should it be necessary to take the
giraffe to New York, 1t may have to
be reshipped to Baltimore by water.
So If the giraffe gets here, it will
certainly be worth naming.
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"TRUDY" WELCOMED
HOME IN NEW YORK
WITH GREAT POMP

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PARIS PLANS DEAL
WITH LONDON OVER
REPLY ON TANGIER

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MITCHELL BEGINS
DRIVE FOR OFFICE

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Reply Arrives Early.

But, exactly at COS o'clock this
morning, while all of the little spon.
sors for the new giraffe were stiE
under the influence of the sandman
this reply was received here:
"Dar-es- Salaam, August q, 1926.
Star WASHINGTON d. c..
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Another trouble arises over finding
a suitable place for the giraffe on the
ship. None Of the decks. except the
hurricane deck, are high enough to
accommodate a giraffe and 1t would
be murder to put it on the outside
deck. The next thing, therefore, is
to find a ship big enough to put the
crate in one of the matches. which
usually extend the entire depth of the
ship.
once on board ship. giraffes become
seasick almost Immediately and be-
come badly frightened by the tossing
or fbe boat. They lie down in their
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-15
MAGISTRATE Laws APPROVED

MEXICO CITY Dec. 14.-(Special to
The Dispatch) The law on responsi-
blities of civilian, auxiliary and SUPER
numerary employees of the courts has
been approved by the chamber of depu-
ties and goes to the senate for action
there. The measure goes into detail as
to what shall constitute criminal or
offenses of the common order, penal
ties to be imposed and everything nec-
essary for it's strict enforcement.
The law on legal responsibilities of
magistrates and judges in the federal
district and territories has also been
approved by the chamber Of deputies,
This measure was approved in princi-
pie at the last session, but some amend
ments have been made in the law as it
now goes to the senate.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-15
County assessors Will
Hold Meeting in Tucson

All county assessors of the state Will
meet with the state tax commission at
Tucson next Monday, December 20, fer
the purpose of setting the valuation OF
the different property throughout the
state, according to announcement of
James L. Powell, Cochise county as
sessor-elect, who was in Douglas Tues
day.
This meeting of the assessors of the
state with the tax commissioners Is
an annual event, Powell explained, and
the date and place of meeting are set
by the tax commission. He expressed
the opinion that all the assessors as
well as the members of the tax COM
mission would be present. Powell de-
clfned to make any predictions as to any
probable change in the tax rate Of Cos
chise county.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-15
MAyAN STONE GOD FOUND

) MEXICO CITY, Dec. .I4.--tSpeclaI 20
The Dispatch).-A stone god. believed
to represent the particular deity which
had to do with red corn, has been
found during excavations in the ma
stional palace. The emblem is in the
form of a serpent, the head being miss
ing The carving is said to bear more
resemblance to the Mayan school than
4o the Aztec. Luis Castillo, director
of the national museum, mas taken
charge of the stone and VIII place ~
in the monolith room Of the museum.
"A. search is being made to locate the
missing part
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-15
MOTOR ROUTES
TO COAST NOW
REPORTED open

IS
PHOENIX, Dec. IA. - The break in
the California highway between Ell
Centre and Los Angeles mas been re-
paired ana motor .-avel to Pacific
morning. The Eel Centre branch of the
Automobile Club of Southern Califor-
MIA advises the Automobile Club of
Arizona that no definite time can be
set for the repairs to highways between
FL Centre and San Diego being com
pleted, so the Automobile Club of Ari-
zona is routing San Diego bound mo-
torists via FL Centre, Riverside and
Los Angeles to that point.
The highway between Phoenix and
Yuma was always open and usable, the
well known Gillespie dam crossing of
the Giia river 55 miles west of Phoenix
passable during the entire storm period
BY automobiles under their own power
The Blythe route to the coast remained
open and was used by many, though
reported rather muddy and hard going
in spots.
The Hassayampa Trail and Black
Canyon route to Prescott, Jerome and
other northern Arizona points remained
usable during the entire storm period
excepting while traffic was held up a
short time over the Hassayampa river
Big the approach to the Wickenburg
bridge being washed out. The state
highway department soon made tenn
Fporary repairs and traffic flowed
freely.
The Borderland route from the east
through Douglas, Bisbee, Tombstone,
Tucson and Florence was not out of
commission at any time, the Pickwick
stages making their regular trips.
Some motor tourists routed west over
the central route through Arizona, via
Stafford, Globe, Miami, Mesa and Tempe,
came through Okeh, though reporting
the Is miles west of Lordsburg, N. NJ,
hard going. Several motor parties re-
ported having come over the Rice
Springerville road from the east. They
pronounced it better travelling than
some highways encountered farther
east.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-15
ELEPHANT NOW
AFTER
LONG VACATION

OTTAWA, Kans., Dec. 14.-P)-After
roaming through four counties in
southeastern Kansas for three days,
Diamond circus elephant, was cap
tured by his trainer tate today 18 miles
southeast of Garnet The trainer and
assistants, with horses from the winter
quarters of circus at Quenemo, from
which the pachyderm escaped last Sat
urday, overlook Diamond and subdued
him without great difficulty.
Diamond recognized the horses and
permitted them to approach. Then
ropes were fastened about the four
A. blazing fire was built near Dia-
mond to thaw him out and the circus
men hoped the warmth would save him
from threatened pneumonia.
In his self conducted winter expedi-
tion over the countryside, the elephant
smashed fences and outbuildings and
stepped on a pig. Appearing in a school
yard Monday at Garnett, the elephant
terrorized school children before he
was driven away.
The trail of property damage, how
ever, was not great and Diamond in
iured none of the hundreds of farmers
who chased him, firing with shotguns
and small calibre rifles. The bullets
made little impression on Diamonds S
hide.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-15

Bishop Dana of Mesa and Lon Laral,
who is the director of the school play
grounds of Tucson, remained in st.
David Friday night as the guests of
E. f. Lofgreen, Danas brother-in law.
They motored on to Douglas.