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Evening star., 1926-01-24
j. s. MAKES MONEY
ON CENTER MARKET
Unexpended Balance of S12,-
699 Is Left of Last Years
Appropriation. ;.

Government administration Of Cen
ter Market is profitab BILE business for
Uncle Sam.
With the total appropriation for the
fiscal year 1925 of Sl7S.900 opera ton
of the market netted the Government
sag, ,4a1. 81. made up largely of rents,
permits. refrigeration service, and
electric service, according to a flnan-
cial statement submitted to the sub
committee of the House committee on
appropriations in charge of the 1927
agricultural appropriation bill.
As explained by {. w. Kitchen,
business manager for Center Market,
expenditures in 1925 for operation
200.42. leaving an uneXpended balance
on the appropriation of $l2,699.5S.
Receipts Exceed Expenses.
Since April !, 1922. receipts of the
market have exceeded expenses by
S250,3 1850. Mr.. Kitchen explained
that there are in the market ia
lessees occupying stands, four whole
sale stores, TWO bowling alleys, one
restaurant. and curb and wall space
on the south side of the building ac-
commodating 200 farmers. The mar
ket also operates a public cold Stor-
age warehouse with approximately
200. 900 cubic feet OF space where il
stores, under freezing temperatures.
all kinds of foods and perishable
products.
Mr.. Kitchen gave as his opinion
that the original award of $3.50, $50
made by the appraisal commission be-
fore the market was bought by the
Government more nearly represents
The value of the property than the
total of 81 81, ,107.SS that was paid by
the Government after the original
award was appealed I" the District
Court of Appeals.
Can Absorb Decrease.
Mr.. Kitchen said the operation of
The market would permit its mana ge-
ment TO absorb the proposed decrease
Of $4,000 in the 1327- appropriation
provided none of the expensive and
intricate machinery required repairs.
He added that during 1925 the market
lad installed four modern refrigerator
counters. the first ever installed in
Washington, for handling dairy prod
ucts, and proposes to add to the in
stallation. gradually every year as
rapidly as funds permit.
Whenever we construct new
stands" he said. I'VE increase the rent
20 per cent" Mr.. Kitchen said that
the market mana cement program this
year calls for the expenditure OF about
the same as last year-S165,o00 or
S166 900.
Evening star., 1926-01-24
BLANTON TO OFFER
BEACH AMENDMENTS
Wants Money Paid and Operation
Conducted Entirely by
the District.

Two amendments to the bill pro
viGlng for the building of two artificial
bathing beaches in Washington will
be pressed by Representative Thomas
l.. B1anton, Democrat of Texas, a
member of the House District commit
tee. when that bill comes up in the
House tomorrow.
First. he will prOpOse that II be
definitely written into the law that
the S345,o00 for these bathing beaches
shall come wholly out of the revenues
eot the District
Then he will ask that. a s these bal
lhG beaches are entirely from District
funds, they should be built by munici-
pal officials rather than by an Army
engineer, and that they shall be
operated by District officials instead
% hN the same Army engineer. and
that they shall he policed bv the
Metropolitan police force rather tina n
by the special park police under the
same Army officer
This WAS diVUl@ed in the minority
report ON this bill which AIR. i;la nton
got permission from The House 10 file
before midnight last night In this
report he said that had all the facts
connected with this proposition been
known /" the members of the district
committee they would not have favor
claims that the report of the Districr
committee fails TO give any idea of
many vital legislative principles in
Volved therein"
In some way Mr.. Blanton figures
that this measure takes S345, 900 out of
the public Treasury, whereas it was
all along taken for sra nted by the
committee that they would be paid for
entirely from District revenues
Why should an Army officer control
Nashington's bathing beaches?" Mr..
Flanton asks, pointing out that they
are TO be built and operated under the
administra ton of Maj. L. ). Grant.
3D.. engineer officer in charge of
public buildings and public parks.
Have the people of Washington
asked that their bathing beaches be
controlled by an Army officer" the
report continues. Have they ex-
pressed satiSfa ctjon concerning the
management of the former bathing
beaches hy such Army officer" .
Evening star., 1926-01-24
ANDERSON
DEFENDS HIMSELF
Takes Stand in Own Defense
at Senate Investigation
of Actions.
Rr the Associated Press.

Rv the Associated Press
The Investigation by Senate ju-
dietary subcommittee into protests
against the confirmation Of Federal
Judge Harry e. Anderson OF the
Western Tennessee district, ended alb
ruptly and quietly yesterday after
Judge Anderson had testified in his
own defense.
Vigorously upholding all his &C
tionS since he received a recess ap-
Dointment last September. the jurist
freely discussed with the subcom-
mittee the protests against him
Called TO the stand by w. r. Zum-
brunn. counsel for those protesting
his confirmation. he denied falsif1ca-
ton of records and all other charges
Referring TO his actions which were
complained Of too liberal he said
he would repeat them if called upon
again.
Would Revise Procedure.
Discussing Ia bor-savine' devices in
the matter of court procedure Judge
Anderson said he saw. nothing wrong
In the procedure he had pursued. bue
il there was serious complaint he
would revise Il.
Attorneys for the Judge called sew.
eral witnesses to the stand during the
day 10 refute testimony previously
given. among whom was Spencer
.Arso of the Department Of Justice
who criticized the conduct of T.. J..
Heidel. former deputy clerk in the
Tennessee court, and one of the chief
opponents Of the Federal appointee.
Calling of Judge Anderson came
somewhat as a surprise, and Mr.. Zum-
brunn had said he would not insist
upon the. judge taking the oath. The
latter insisted on being sworn.
Senator Walsh. Democrat Montana
twice interrupted Zumbrunn to ask
the purpose of his questioning. Sena-
tor Means. Republican. Colorado, later
questioned the judge.
Previously Senator Mckellar, Demo.
crat, Tennessee, vigorously defended
his right to attend the committee
hearing and take part in the proceed
ings, even though not a member of
the committee. Mr.. Zumbrunn had
questioned his position.
Senator Means, who is chairman of
the subcommittee. announced he would
ask it to meet Tuesday to consider the
question Of confirmation. which then
must be passed upon by the full com
mittee and by the Senate.
Evening star., 1926-01-24
DEATH Of DIETRICH
GIRL IS BATTLING
Body Drained of Blood. Dis
membered Portions Show
Police.
~ the h~sn"iatHi Frcss.

PHILADELPHIA. January %.
The severed head Of Miss Anna May
Dietrich. 2a-year-old 'n1illiner. whose
diSmenrbered body was found near
Philadelphia suburb Thursday. was
found today. The discovery. how
ever. brought state police and Della
ware county authorities. apparently
no nearer 4 solution of the woma n :
death than before.
The head did not reveal the manner
in which Miss Dietrich met death
There was no mark of mutilation on
it except the clean cut by which il
had been severed The hair was still
fluffed and parted as Miss Dietrich
was known to have worn it. The
features, although frozen. We're not
discolored and We're easily recognized.
Seven Miles From Body.
The head. wrapped in newspapers.
was found seven miles from the spot
where the body and legs were discov-
cred Thursday.
Searching carefully through the
woods bordering a little creek near
Garrett road. Magistrate John r. Sal
ing and five policemen today came
upon a bundle of newspapers jammed
under a short wooden trestle Of the
Pennsyfvani Railroad.
\ post -mortem -eXamina ton of the
body Yesterday revealed all the or
ganS except the stomach cola DSed.
This was taken 10 indicate that drain
Sc had been accomplished either by
an expert or that Miss Dietrich had
been disrobed and then re-clothed
after the blood had escaped, owing to
lack of stains on the clothing.
Saw Man With Bundle.
W. G. Walsey. A railroad fagma n,
today told police he had seen a man on
Thursday carrying a bundle from
motor car near where the head was
found. The mans apparent nervous
ness. Walsey said. caused him to hail
him, but the man threw his bundle
aside and ran .Walsey said he did not
investigate further, but today led the
police to the spot where the man had
thrown the bundle. The police foupd
there the ashes of a small fire and in
them a charred bit of carpet with
stains on it. Wisps of fur were also
discovered, with a plain dress pin.
Police assert, that Miss. Dietrich was
in a cabaret with a man companion
Tuesday night, but his identity re-
mains a secret. She had left her. sis
ter in Philadelphia late Tuesday eve
ming. saying she would take a dancing
lesson at an academy and would be
home early. Detectives since have
discovered that she later Cancelled her
enga cement for the lesson and told ii
friend OF her plan TO spend the eve
ming with man whom she said wa
from the West. She told another
friend she intended to GO 10 a theate,
that night.
Evening star., 1926-01-24
ADVERTISING CASE
DIVIDES U. S. BOARD
Majority of Federal Trade Commits
sion Refuses to Dismiss
Complaint.
Ry the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
The Federal Trade Commission dc
cIinfd Yesterday to dismiss II d. com
pIaint against the American NSSccia-
ton of Advertising Agencies. charg-
ing unfair methods of competition
and the facts now must be determined
by commission examiner. The mo
ton for dismissal asserted i'll" com
mission was without jurisdiction.
Commissions Humphrey dissented
from the decision Of the majority.
The complaint, issued by the com
mission more than year ago,
charges conspiracy between pub
fishers a nd advertising associations to
compel national advertisers to use
the associations in placing advertising
in newspapers throughout the United
States. ---:
Dissenting Views.
Commissioner Humphrey. in his dis
senting opinion made public today.
declared the proceedings were the re-
suit of an effort by "a few large ad
vertisers Ito coerce the newspapers
10 give them a rebate equal to the
commission that the newspapers pay
to their advertising agencies; an ef
fort on the part of certain arge al
vertisers to compel the newspapers
to grant them special privileges
The methods complained of. he said, ,
We're analogous to those OF the in
surance business of the country and
all other businesses conducted on
commission ba sis
Question of jurisdiction.
The jurisdiction of the Iiale Com.
mission in the case had not been es-
tabliShed, he contended. declaring adj
Vert1sing was not commerce. but
service" He further argued that
the commission had no power over
the commissions newspapers might
pay to their advertising agencies.
which was not method of competi-
ton among them. that there was
nothing unfair about the methods a nd
that they did not tend to create y
Evening star., 1926-01-24
,Janitress, Founder of Fanatical Order,
May Be Implicated in Scourging of Able

able was for the purpose of "expell-
ing from his body the spirit of evil
which possessed it, They had in
vaded the priests sacristy, stripped
and gagged him and beaten him
severely. Today they told of the bale.
full influence the priest had on them,
one story relating to a dream of
Marie Mesmin. in which she saw him
stabbing the sacred host with Il knife.
Both men and women who took
part in the attack asserted that they
suffered mysterious illnesses on ac-
count of the priests spell.
Able Des Meyers throughout the
hearing dismissed the erratic state
ments of his prosecutors as alumni
oIs absurdities"
Evening star., 1926-01-24
BIC SEAPLANE RACE
WILL Be HELD HERE
Contest for Curtiss-Marine
Trophy Expected to Take
Place in April or May.

The annual Seaplane race for the
curtiss- MSrine trophy. the outstand
ing american z,aircraft contest for
water craft. has been awarded to
Washington and will be staged he
tween the naval air. station at Ana
costa and Mount Vernon. preceded
by a large demonstration of .krmy
and Navy aircraft. -
Plans for the big aeronantical
event the first ever to he held in
Washington. now are being worked
out by the District of Columbia
Chapter. National Aeronautic Associ-.
alton. of which DR.. George W.
Lewis. secretary OF the nationals ad-
visory committee for aeronautics. is
chairman. DR.. Lewis said last night
the event probably would be held the
latter part of April or the first week
in May.
Exhibit Before Race.
At that time Army and Navy air
craft from stations throughout the
East will he massed at the air sta
tion at Boiling Field for q series of
demonstrations leading up To the
Marine trophy race. The proceeds of
the day will be devoted to the Army
ana Navy relle1 societies.
Neither the War nor the. Navy De
partments have been approached . $ vet
by the local chapter to. employ the
tiny. powerful Curtiss ra cers which
the two services built laa Fall for the
Pulitzer and Schneider trophy races
at New York and BaEtimprei respec-
lively. The Army Curtisss racer as
land plane, holds The world speed rec
ord for 100 and 200 kioneters. and
this same plane, as II sea plane
ashed all existing records for max
imum speed of this class. OF s.ircraf' q.
The two Navy racers. are IN storage
at the naval aircraft factory. Phila-
delphia, while the Army racer iS
slowed away at the air service inter-
mediate depot at Middletown, Pa.
Ordinarily. these planes would not
be touched until next Fall when the
Pulitzer and Schneider events take
place. IS g.
Several members Of the District of
Columbia Cha pter feel that the pres
ence of at least two of these three
high speed planes would be by far
the most attractive feature of the
day. 1t is understood concerted ef-
fort will be made to have these planes
assigned to the race. -
Evening star., 1926-01-24
by the 4 >sociatcd Press.

Wider use of the airpiane for
Weat her Bureau activities and curtain
ment OF the activities of number of
ground stations is contemplated by
the United States Weather Bureau.
Plans of the bureau We're outlined in
hearings before the House agriculture
appropriations subcommittee and pub
lie with the peport to the House yes
terdax of the annual Agriculture sup
ply bill
Charles +. Marvin. chief Of the In,
reau, in testimony before the commit
tee. said he believed the report of the
president S d if board furnished a '.ha.
sis for constructive legislation" in the
developments of an aerolQgical service
to meet AL needs
Although the appropriation for the
bureau for the next fiscal wear is
NlS.ooo above current funds. MIR Mar.
YIN explained large part of the in
Evening star., 1926-01-24
COOLIDGE TO BACK
BOAT RACE TROPHY
FIeetest Motor Craft in
World Expected to Contest
Here in September.

The worlds fieetest power boats are
TO be invited to contest on the Po.
tomac River here next September for
Il gold cup which President Coolidge
has sponsored as an annual trophy
TO stimulate interest in Washington
waterways as offering ideal courses
for nationally important motor boat
races. il was formally announced last
night by officers of the Corlnthian
Yacht Club of Wa shington.
Although all details for this aquatic
classic which is expected to attract
the interest of motor boat racers
throughout the world, have not been
completed il was stated that the con
test would be promoted by the Corinth
ian Yacht Club of Washington, but
that the cup would be owned, con
troled and raced for under the rules
of the American Power Boat ASSo'
citation.
Announced i'm New York.
The trophy was first made known
in New Yofk. where Conrad {. Smith,
president OF the yacht club: Vice Com
modore w. A. Rogers and other ON
cials are attending the motor boat
show for the express purpose OF IN
teresting big racers in the proposed
race TIE announcement was later con-
tirmed by club members here, VINO
added, however. that they were not
prepared to 1SubStantiate che expressed
value of the cup at this time.
1t was said that motor.boat. men
here hone 10 make the annual race for
the Presidents cup the motor-boat
classic of America. II not of the world.
They expressed A belief that the event
would attract thousands of visitors TO
Washington and that II would stimu-
late interest everywhere in the adyan-
lages for boating offered by the Poto-
mac River around Washington. The
project has the full support of the
Mstrief commissioners, the Board of
Trade and the Chamber of Commerce.
Five-MiIe Course.
The course for the race will lie the
.E-mile course from the Highway
Bridge to just below Key Bridge.
Nhfth has shsen declared one of the
finest courses for Speed,boat races in
Americas sIt is planned to make the
race either q. IL, ,or 20 mile affair. and
officials pointed out that the course is
so laid out that at no time would the
racing boats he out of sight either
from the Virginia shore OF the Speed
Svay.
Several wealthy boatmen, it was
said. plan TO have craft especially
constructed for the race. SO far as
is known. only two other cups spon-
sored by President Coolidge are in eN-
istence. One is the service foot ball
cup. which is contested for annually
by the teams of the Army. Navy and
Marine Corps. The other is the cup
for the Smile national team cham
pionShip swim. held by the Washing
ton Canoe club.
Evening star., 1926-01-24
SOVIET THREATENS
FORCE At HARDIN
Demands That Chang Free
Prisoners or Will Occupy
Rail Station.
B. the ASSociatsd Press.


TEKING. January % threat of
a Soviet occupation Of the railway
STATION. IT Harhin Manchuria. head
quarters of the Chinese Eastern Rail
WAY. vas ieie.rapilCd today 10 Mar
..>hai Ching TSo.lin.. dueCisr Of Ma IL
-. huria. by ". i\arakhan. Soviet Am
! l'as",dor Ia China. following the ar
rect Yesterday Of NJ. IVannft. Russian
-eneIal manager. and three Russian
directors OF the railroad.
:. The arrests were made ai ttarhin
lay orders OF Marshal chang or his
subrroiuajCS. following several days
uf controversy over the right of chi
ncsa troops tn ride without payment
OF fares.
Ambassador KaraI>han's threat was
supplemented hy a telegram from
til" Hel>inG foreign Office To chang and
other military leaders concerned. in
sisting Jhat NJ. Ivanoff must be re-
leased in the interest of good rela
.1iorS of Russia and china. This mes
.,a=e was sent after NJ. karakhan had
prot ested vlgoI uusly to the foreign
office.
Chinese Running Trains.
Meanwhile the Chinese authorities
OF the road. disregarding the Russian
right To share in control of the busi-
ness na:ement of the railroad,
have appointed Il white" tsuSsiau
manager of the southern section of
the lne-the Harbin to ChangChun
and are selling tickets and running
q trains south from Iiarhin.'
The Soviet embassy stated today
hat the Harhn arrests. create A very
So icus situation and constitute n
grave insult"
In his protest to the foreign Office
NJ karalhan demanded NJ. Ivanoff :
immediate release. ToServin- the right
ITO return to the matter of the arrest
and 10 demand satisfaction for an un.
. heard violation Of the agreement of
1921 Gor JOINT Eusso-C Chinese opera
IL tinn of the railroad"
" NJ 1vanoff's arrest apparently fol-
lowed his action in annulfipG the or.
derS IF the Chinese commander of the
railroad Guards ut thanGchun for
further troop train movements on
Thursday. The general manager,
representing the Soviet, was named
in October, 1924. after b. V. Os-
troumon. the white" Russian gen
eral manager for years. was ousted
and imprisoned by Marshal Chang.
Ey one of fortunes capriceS, NJ. Os-
trOumon, recently freed after a year
Of confinement at Harbin, has just
been made adviser of the TsitSihar
district, in northern Manchuria.
already having negotiated with the
ManChurian authorities an agreement
FOR the construction of a railway from
-Harhin to the ManchurianS Siberian
border opposite BlagoVeStchSk.
Although the PekinG administration
Is we'll disposed toward the Soviet. it
has n" means to compel Marshal
Chang To. obey it's orders Chinese
leaders here. however, do not believe
that the Soviet Will Sefd troops into
ManChuria to compel Chang to make
settlement, since it is thought Mos
COW fears japanese Intervention
Nevertheless, il is reported that
1000 Soviet troops are concentrated
In Siberia close to the Manchurian
frontier.
Evening star., 1926-01-24
BRANDED MURDERER"
Youth Tattooed While Drunk Ac-
cused of Mothers Death. =.
Special Dispatch <ro The star.

Special Dispatch sro The Star.
ElfMINGILAM, Ala. January %
Although neither morally. nor phvsi-
C7liy responsible for the death of his
mother. j. G. Whaley. 25,. goes
through life with these words tattooed
on his right arm just below the
elbow:
II am guilty of the death of my
mother.
The tattoOin% was done during a
liquor orgy lasting several days, police
say, in which Whaley apparently
dWelt at length on the fact that his
mother died quite suddenly last
August. and since that time he has
brooded over her death.
Whaley said the tattooing was done
by drunken companions without his
knowledge.
Evening star., 1926-01-24
CapitoI Society.-

Capitol Society-The senior divi-
sion. Children nf tho American Revn.
lution. with Miss Elizabeth Sawtelle
as hostess. held its monthly meeting
al the home of the president. Mrs.
Henry Fenno Sawtelle. 1920 Rhode Is
land avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Hopkins. senior diy'-
sion president. being absent. Mr..
Sawtelle presided over the business
meeting and made a special appeal Tor
the cooperation of all her memperS IT
helping to bring in new mernnei :.
She requested that donations Of dolls
books. teaching cards. clothing, ma
terials for sewing. knitting or ent
broide~y or anything suitable 70 be
sent in the semi-annual box that goe
from Capitol Society 10 Ellis Isla NJ
bc sent 10 her home address any tim"
before March J.
The presentation "f the colors was
made by the color bearer, Matthew
Trimble Sawtelle. with Robert Mickey
and Edwin DALEY right and i"ft
guards.
The Americans creed was given
by Matthew Trimbls, an honorary
member of Capir"I society. Who '"G
the members in the salute t. tho HaC.
The president "f the Junior division.
~
Our Flag Of Liberty hv Mrs. Daniel
I.nthrop. the founder of the Childreu
Of tho American EsvoIuti"n.
Raymond Hod"csnn nf Silver Sr~in-.
Md. gave the pr3 ycr tor the Chi
dren OF the RevoIu,iou written f"i.
Capitol Society. children "f tn" Amer
Jean Revolution. hv the late Hisb"p ~
Washington. Ei-ht. Rev. Alfred Hard
inG. and authorized by IN" national
board of the society Ia he used by
the national and local societies as ~
parrod the opening prayer.
II was voted to bold a benefit, card
party i'm February 10 raise funds ~
carry on the patriotic and American
zation work done by CapiIoI Society,
and a committee was formed TO make
ARA nccments. The society accepted
with thanks the offer of Miss Virginia
Thompson to hold the next monthly
meeting in her new home in Chew
Cha Sc.
The members Of both the junior and
senior divisions of Capitol Society
have for (; number of years been
trained to dance very beautiful
minuet. arranged for their exclusive
use by Prof. Victor Zehley. an honor
airy member of Capitol Society. ana
those accepting the annual course of
instruction have been expected To oN u
colonial costumes and appear on pro
grams for patriotic nr charitable "r-
"a aniiatinnS. Requests for preSenta-
tion Of the dance should come 10 Mrs
SawIelle. who selects the members
hest suited for the different casions
where the sets are used.
NJ adjournment Of tho business
meeting the members wer" Joined h,
guests. refreshments were served nd
general dancing enjoyed 10 q late
hour.
Evening star., 1926-01-24
LITTLE BROTHER MISSING.
Sofa. Scene of Seven Courtships.
Has Everything Else.
Special Dispatch to The Sta

Special Dlspatch TO The Star.
OTTAWA. KaDs.. January 23.-The
proprietor of q second -ha nd store here
recently purchased an old sofa from
home where seven daughters haS
been reared and courted in the pa>',or-
Taking it apart for repairing. he
found AZ hairpins. ) mousta,Ie combs.
As buttons, Is needles, 8 cigarettes, 5
photogra phs. 217 pins. some grains of
coffee, 6 pocket knieves, Is poker
chips, vial of headache tablets. "a
Jumps of chewing gum, 9 toothpicks
and button hooks.
He displayed the articles in his win
dow and says it attracted more people
than any scheme he had ever hit upon.