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Evening star., 1926-12-13
Billiards ATTACK
WEST AND KILL SIX
Mercury Below Zero in Many
PIaces-AIeutian Islands
Cut Off by Storm.
Rr the Assnciated Presa.

BY the Associated FFeSs.
SEATTLE, December 13.-The Pa
cific Northwest and western Canada
today were in the clutches or WINTER
with six deaths attributed to snow
and blizzards which swept down from
Alaska The first snow of the season
fell in Washington and oregon yes
terday and the mercury dropped beloW
the freezing point.
Two persons were killed near Ia
coma, Wash, when their automo-
bile skidded on newly fallen snow.
and a man and his wife were crushed
to death in Kitsap County, west or
here. by a tree which crashed through
the top of their car. A woman ana
her daughter perished on farm near
Hanna, Alberta, while they were seek
ing another child.
Alaskans were concerned over the
safety of persons In the Aleutian Is,
lands and the adjacent mainland
when radio stations continued silent
after a three-day storm.
Since G o'clock Saturday night no
word had been received from the
nowerful naval station at Dutch Har-
bor. in the eastern Aleutians. which
is usually in hourly communication
with Navy headquarters at Cordova.
Attempts to communicate with United
States Commissioner Driffield, who
maintains a private station at Unga,
off the peninsula. likewise were fruit
less.
The last message from Driffield, re-
ceived at CordoVa Saturday. said wind
had swamped small boats. blown a
fishing schooner onto the beach and
torn shingles from housetops.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
GREEN'S RUM DEFENSE
TO BE OPENED TODAY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, December ID
Col. Ned NJ. Green, former prohibition
administrator, charged with en1bez-
zling liquor confiscated by the Govern
ment, was ready to start his defense
in Federal Court here today.
II was considered virtually certain
by the prosecution and the defense
alike that United States Judge A. r.
St. Sure, before whom the former dry
chief Is being tried. would deny a mo-
tion for dismissal Of the nine remain
ing counts against. Green. He indicated
his attitude toward the case late Fri
day, when, In answer to defense ar
gument that the prosecution had not
esta bished that n crime had been com
mitted, he said that II seemed to him
there was ample evidence for convic-
ton
Evening star., 1926-12-13
MUSCLE SHOALS WAR
Renewed IN SENATE
Senator Deneen, Chairman of Joint
Committee, Argues for So
Year Lease.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The perennial Muscle Shoals fight
opened in the Senate today with Sen
ator Deneen. Republican, Illinois,
chairman of the special Muscle
Shoals joint congressional committee,
arguing for passage of the bill au-
thorizing a 50-year lease on the prop
erty to the Alabama Power Co. and
affiliated Southern power companies.
AS soon as debate got under way,
Chairman McNary of the Senate ag-
riculture committee served notice
that he would move to recOmmit the
whole Muscle Shoals subject back to
his committee. He objected to mo-
ton by Senator Harrison, Democrat,
Mississippi, to make Muscle Shoals
the order of business.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
CHILDREN DISCOVER.
PARENTS KILLED.
Butcher Knife Welded in
Double Tragedy at Village
Near Mount Airy, Md.
snecial Dispatch to The Star.


FREDERICK, Md, December ID
News reached here this morning that
Charles Shane. a farm laborer, and his
wife had been found dead in their
home at Harrisville. near Mount Airy
Md
A butcher knife, apparently welded
by the husband, had taken both lives.
Three small children made the discoV-
cry. Sheriff William G. Roderick ana
Justice Of the Peace Sherman I.
Brown went to the scene TO lnVesu-
gate.
Shane, % years old, had been ar,
rested several times on complaint OF
the wife, charged with assault, accord
ing to the police. The woman was 20
Position of the bodies indicated there
had been a struggle. They were lying
on the kitchen floor amid the wreck
age of furniture. The children were
too small to give much information TO
neighbors attracted by their cries
They had been asleep until late TINS
morning, and upon coming DOWN
stairs saw their lifeless parents.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
JURY NAMED TO AWARD
$4,000 HARVARD PRIZES
Fund Administered by Business
School in Advertising Competi-
tion to Be Distributed.
~ the Associated Press

Dy the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December 10.
The jury which win award $14 900
in prizes to the 1926 winners Of the
Harvard advertising awards, founded
in 1923 by Edward Box and admin
istered by the Harvard Business
School, was announced by Dean Wal
lace B. Donham. All material must
be submitted before January l. and
will be considered by the jury at a
meeting in Boston later that month.
The jury will be composed of John
Benson OF Chicago, S. E. Conybeare.
Lancaster Pa. president Of the AS
sociation of National Advertisers: f.
c. Kendall. editor Of the Advertising
end Sell Fortnightly: Prof. w. d.
Moriarty of the University OF South
ern California: A. c. Pearson. treas
urer Of the United Publishers Cor
poration; Hartford Powell. jr., editor
Of the Youths Companion; Louis
Wiley, business manager of the New
York Times. ami Prof. Melvin T..
Copeland and assistant Prof. Neil
H. Borden of the Harvard Business
School.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
CUT IN ELECTRIC.
RATE IS ORDERED
Change From 7 to 6 Ia
Cents a KiIowatt Hour Ef-
fective on All Bills Jan. |.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day ordered a reduction in electric
current rates from I to Ga cents a
kilowatt hour. to become effective on
alf bills rendered on and after jan
uary /, 1927.
The cut is a result of the profit
sharing agreement existing between
the commission and the Potomac
Electric Power Co, whereby one-half
of the excess profit of the company
each year is applied either to a re-
duction in rates or Improvement OF
service. It will result in a saving OF
$430, 900 to electric consumers next
year providing they use the same
amount of electricity as this year.
Applied to Primary Rates.
The reduction Is applied to the pri-
mary rates of all schedules except +,
under which classification comes IN
dustrial motors and battery chargers.
The reductions, as shown by the new
schedules, follow:
Schedule A. residents use, from Z
TO 81 cents a kilowatt hour for the
primary rate and Az cents for the
secondary rate.
Schedule 3, batteiy-charging ma
chimes. from Z to Ga cents primary
rate: Az cents secondary rate.
Schedule c. public lighting and mo
tors for apartment houses, to ga
cents.
Schedule D. small business houses.
6N to cents primary rate; TO 412
cents secondary rate.
Schedule E, wholesale commercial
use, from IL to 90 on the minimum
charge after the consumption Of
1s8.750 kilowatt hours.
Rate Now in Effect.
Schedule F industrial motors and
battery chargers 51a 'cents. primary
rate; Az cents, secondary rate. This
rate is now in effect and will remain
unchanged.
Schedule G, industrial motors. to
6Iz cents.
Schedule II, commercial heating
and cooking purposes. { to Ga cents.
Schedule X, household heating,
cooking and electric refrigeration. z
to Ga cents.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Today in Congress
SENATE.

Senator Deneen of Illinois ad-
dressed the Senate on the finding
of the committee appointed to con-
slider the leasing of Muscle Shoals.
The Senate at l o'clock received
the manager from the House. re.
porting the action of that branch
in dropping the impeachment
charges against Federal Judge
English.
The Senate expected to- devote
the remainder OF the day either
to the poison gas treaty or the
maternity bill.
Committee on commerce held
hearing on Senator Johnson's res
olution seeking information on the
proposed sale of Shipping Board
vessels.
Subcommittee met TO consider
the resolution calling for an in
quiry into. the qualifications Of
SOnatpT Could Of MainA
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Supreme Court to Shorten Legal Delay
With Special Pre-Christmas Session

ington last week, and the court felt
It would cause inconvenience, as
we'll as increase the expenses OF liti-
gants. should 1t refuse to hear the
arguments.
The cases to be heard included four
from Wisconsin, involving the right
of Milwaukee to impose taxes upon
certain dividends paid by corpora
tions, and three involving dinerent
phases of State taxes upon the snareS
and the shareholders of national
banks. presented in cases brought by
the Georgetown, KY. National Bank,
the First National Bank Of Hartford.
Wis, and by Minnesota against the
First National Bank of st. Paul.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
DRIVER UNDER BOND
IN DEATH OF WOMAN
Tennyson May Get Hearing at
Upper Marlboro Tomorrow on
Accident Fatal to Mrs. Specht.

Charles Joseph Tennyson, Al years
old. 80 / street. driver of an auto:no-
bile in which Mrs. Florence V. Specht
of Ballston. Va. was fatally injured
Saturday night, probably will be given
a fur+her hearing tomorrow before
Justice of the Peace, II. w. Gore al
Upper Marlboro, Gore said today.
At a preliminary hearing yesterday
Tennyson was released under ST 900
bond on a charge of reckless driving.
Funeral services for Mrs. Specht
wifi be held Wednesday afternoon at
the residence of her brother. Bailey
l.. Clark, 627 Harvard street.
Mrs. Specht. clerk in the Post
Office Department, was widow ana
q native of Washington. She was
returning from trip to the country
in Tennvson's car with other friends
when the accident happened. The
car struck a culvert when the driver
seemed to lose control.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
WILL ROGERS SELECTED
AS BEVERLY HILLS MAYOR
Humorist's Home Town in Cali
fornia Officially Proclaims Him
as Community Ruler.
By the Associated Press.


BEVERLY HILLS. Calf, Decem-
ber 13.--Wnl Rogers. cowboy hu-
morist. has been selected mayor of
this city, his own home town. The
announcement came yesterday in the
form OF an elaborate proclamation
issued by the Beverly Hills Chamber
of Commerce ana duly authorized by
the board Of trustees.
Rogers, who WAS notified OF his
appointment in New York. replied
that IL was a surprise 70 him.
"If l go in the~e must be reform i"
the lariat thrower wired to Douglas
Fairbanks. first citizen Of this com.
munity.
Wills home town is making lavish
preparations 10 welcome the cowboy
mayor Who is expected 10 return
here December 81
Evening star., 1926-12-13
fascist RIOT FOR MOBILE

DETROIT. December 13 R.-Fasa
ciSti end anti.Fascisti staged a free
fur-ali night last night in front OF
theater here where GeO. Umberto No
bile was 10 deliver an address on hiag
trip t. the North Pole in the Norge.
Several hundred persons took part.
In the disturbance, which was quelledT7
after police riot squad arrived aIkil
several demonstrators were arrestedi
No one was injured.
The leceure inside the theater pro-
ceeded on schedule and was uninter-
rupted.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
FRENCH PRESIDENT HALTS
GUILLOTINING OF WOMAN
Sentence of Slayer of Daughter-in-
Law COMMITTED to Life Imprison-
ment to Maintain Record.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 13.-No woman
has been executed in France since
1885, and the record will not be
broken at present President Dou-
mergue has interviewed to prevent
carrying out of the death sentence. by
means of the guillotine against Nine.
Lefebvre, convicted of shooting and
killing her daughter-in-law as she
rode in an automobile.
Jealousy over her sons affection
for his wife was said to have prompt
ed the shooting. The sentence has
been commuted to life imprisonment.
Only a few women have been SEN
fenced to death in recent years, and
the pardons commission needed pleas
for clemency for all of them except
Nine Lefebvre.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
BAND CONCERTS.
TOMORROW.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Rand Orchestra. at Stanley Hall, 5:45
O'Clock; John s. NJ. Zimmerman,
leader: Emil A. Fenstad, second
leader.
BY the United States Marine Band
Orchestra. at the Marine Barracks,
S:l5 o'clock; William Fl. Santelmann,
leader; Taylor Branson, second leader.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
SHOT IN TAXI "WAR."
Chicago Driver Pursued Half Mile
by Other Cabs.

CHICAGO, December IS PD.-
Chased half mile by two other taxi
cabs. Peter Parka, plotting a Bauer
cab. was shot today in what the police
believed to he a renewal of the taXifJ
cab war that has flared up spasmodi1S
cally in Chicago within the last year
or so.
Parka said two Yellow taXiS pur-
sued him. one on either side, until
they succeeded in forcing his machine
to the curb. There one chauffeur
leaped out and fired.
John Galloway. Il Yellow driver. was
arrested and identified as a partici-
pant in the chase.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Four Bank Bandits,
Routed by Tear Gas
I'm Safe, Arrested
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ind, December 13.
-Four men who were routed Sat
urday night from the Farmers and
Merchants Bank at EliZabethtown,
miles south of here, when tear
gas was released by their opening
the safe. were arrested at Bloom
ington, and officers from here went
20 that city to return them 10 Bar
tholOmew County.
Articles which were stolen from
the bank, including two revolvers,
were found in the car of the four
young men when they were ar
rested.
They gave their names as James
NJ. Deckart, Harold Orr, Russell
Hoffman and Harry Settle. Their
19ges ranged from 2s to 80 years.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
HELD ON MURDER CHARGE
Former Engineer Unconscious,
Mother Dead, in Gas-Filled Room.

LOS ANGELES, December 13 CP).
H. X. Lowry, 46, former railway
engineer, is held a prisoner in the
General Hospital here on charges OF
murder in connection with the death
Of his mother, Mrs. NJ. J. Lowry, 76,
of Alta Dena, whose body was found
in a gas-filled room IN which Lowry
was lying unconscious.
Lowry was revived after more than
an hour. Dependency and inability
10 find work We're believed by police
TO have caused the alleged murder
and attempted suicide.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Gould Probe Deferred.

The Senate committee appointed to
investigate charges against Senator
Gould, republican. Maine. today de.
cided to defer further consideration of
the case until January 4. The charges
relate to stories of payment by
Gould of 100000 to Canadian officials
In connection with a railroad contract.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
CAR FERRY CA ROCKS.
Water Fills Hold of Craft Near
Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. December 10
R1.-The car ferry Pere Marquette
No. 13 went on the rocks near here
early today. Water filled the hold
but no one was reported injured. Car
ferry No, 20 was sent from Milwaukee
TO remove the cars from the boat.
which was on its way to Manitowoc
from Ludington, Mich, by way Of
Milwaukee.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
GIRL STRANGELY MISSING.
Daughter of Late British Official
DISAPPEARS.

LONDON, December 13 LP).-Miss
Una Grove, 20-year-old daughter OF
the late Sir Eyre Grove, permanent
undersecretary Of tn, foreign office
until his death last year. left home
Saturday morning to visit friend.
Since then nothing has been heard
from her.
She is said to have suffered from
:. nervous disorder since her father
died.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Burglars Rob Embassy.

BERLIN, December 13 R).-Bur-
glars broke into the Japanese embassy
Saturday night They entered the
bedroom of the Ambassador while he
was asleep and stole a number Of
valuables and the Ambassadors
Diplomatic passport.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
By the Associated Press.

Another of the long established
customs of the Supreme Court was
broken today to further Chief Justice
Taft's policy of shortening. whenever
practicable, the tedious delays of the
law.
Instead of following its usual prac-
tice of adjourning after delivering
opinions on the eve OF its overholi
day recess, the court decided to hold
a special afternoon session to hear
arguments IN seven cases which had
been set for argument last week, but
which were not reached.
Counsel in the cases came to Wash
Evening star., 1926-12-13
DENIES SAYING OIL FIRMS
WOULD HEED LAND LAWS
Mexican Attorney Declares He
Was Misquoted on Arneri-
can Attitude.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
N MEXICO CITY. December 13.-Man-
uel Calero, one of the attorneys of the
Huasteca Oil Co., has denied state
ments attributed to him by the San
Antonio Light that all oil companies
operating in Mexico would comply
with the provisions of the Mexica n
petroleum and alien land laws, effec-
tive January /.
Senior Calero has just returned from
San Antonio. where he attended a con-
ference on the Mexican oil situation.
and when asked about the alleged
statement denied specifically having
said that any foreign oil company had
accepted the new regulations.
Calero was quoted December 3, in
the San Antonio Light, which de-
scribed his az chief counsel in Mexico
for the Standard OIL interests. G. o.
Swain, general counsel for the Stand
ard Oil Co. of New Jersey, however,
declared that Calero, who was former
Mexican Ambassador at Washington,
had no connection with the Standard
Oil Co. of New Jersey, and did not
speak for it as to it's interests In
Mexico.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
SUMMER HOTEL NEAR
sTAUNTON, VA, BURNS
Mount Elliott Springs Fire of I'm
known Origin, as 60-Room
Structure Is Destroyed.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STAUNTON. Va. December Ia
The Mount Elliott Springs Hotel, a
Summer resort, II miles west OF
Staunton, was destroyed by fire of un:
known origin this morning.
The fire was discovered shortly after
s o'clock. and two hours later. only
the chimneys of the 60-room frame
structure were standing.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Wool Growers War on Bears.

BANGOR. Me, December Is N).-
Wool growers OF Penobscot County
are preparing a drive on the next
Legislature to restore the bounty on
bears because of the great inroadE
on fiocks last Spring and Summer BY
TIA hSAAiS1A
Evening star., 1926-12-13
MUSS0LINI FOE DEFIES
DEATH TO LEAVE ITALY
Intransigeant Socialist Leader and
Seven Companions Reach
France in Motor Boat.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MARSEILLE, France. December
13.-Filippo Turati, leader of the
Intransigeart Socialists, who is an ar
dent foe Of Premier Mussolini, has
reached here in a motor boat. With
him were seven other Intransigeants.
Turati said that they left Italy to
escape the attack of the Fascists.
A recent law promulgated by Mus
Eolini annulled all passports allowing
Italians to leave the country. with
the provision that any one seeking to
leave clandestinely would be liable
to be shot by the frontier authorities.
The border vidette., 1926-04-03
ENGINEERS FOR SAN CARLOS
DAM APPROVED

Phoenix, Ariz., March. Will
liam Campbell Langtitt of Flush.
ing, N. Y, and Lansing Hoskins
Beach of Cincinnati, Ohio, two
internationally known engineer.
ing experts on river and harbor
Improvements, and A. j. Wylie of
Boise, Idaho, foremost irriga-
ton engineer, have been approx.
ed by the United States Interior
Department as consulting engi
neers to pass on the plans and
specifications for the construc
ton of the Coolidge dam at San
Carlos in the Gila River in the
Flcrence-Casa Grande Valley,
according to the communication
received here from Senator
Ralph H. Cameron at Washing.
ton, D. G.
General Langfitt has probably
had more experience than any
other engineer in this country in
river and. harbor Improvement
work. He was in charge of the
improvements at Galveston, Tex ,
The border vidette., 1926-04-03
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
PROBATE OF WILL.

In the Superior Court of the
State of Arizona, in and for the
county of Santa Cruz.
In the matter of the estate Of
Jesus Romero, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
Manuel Escalada has filed in this
court his petition praying for
the probate of the Last Will and
Testament of Jesus Romero.
whom petitioner alleges is de-
ceased, which said will has been
also filed with said petition, and
that Friday, the both day of
April, 1925, at HOO o'clock in
the forenoon of said day, has
been appointed as the time and
the court room of said Superior
Court as the place for proving
the said will of Jesus Romero,
deceased, and for hearing the
application of Manuel Escalada
for the issuance to him of Let.
ters of Administration with the
Will annexed.
Witness my hand and the seal
of said Superior Court this 2nd
day of April, 1926.
RoBT e. LEE,
4-3-3t. Clerk.
The border vidette., 1926-04-03
SUMMONS

In the Superior Court of Santa
Cruz county, State Of Arizona.
The First National Bank of No
gales, a banking association, plain
tiff, vs.. Andrew Bettwy and II. G.
Caron, defendants.
Action brought in the Superior
Court of Santa Cruz county, State
of Arizona, and the complaint filed
in the said county of Santa Cruz,
in the office of the clerk of the said
superior court.
In the name OF the State OF Ari-
zona, to Andrew Bettwy and H.
G. Caron, defendants, greeting:
You are hereby summoned and
required TO appear in an action
brought against you by the above
named plaintiff in the superior
court of Santa Cruz county, State
OF Arizona, and answer the COM
plant therein filed with. the clerk
of this said court, at Nogales, in
said county, within twenty days
after the service upon you OF this
summons, if served in this said
county, or in all other cases within
thirty days thereafter, the times
above mentioned being exclusive
OF the day of service, or judgment
by default will be taken against you.
Given under my hand and seal
of the superior court of Santa Cruz
county, State of Arizona, this 3rd
day of March, 1925.
Seal. RoBT. E. LEE,
Clerk of the said Superior Court.
BY MARGARET WoRLAND,
8 2O5t. Deputy Clerk.
The border vidette., 1926-04-03

from 1888 to 1898; those of the
Ohio River and its tributaries,
from 1893 tr 1895; at Portland, {,
Ore., from 1895 to 1899; and of
the harbor and river improve.
ments and the water supply at
Washington, D. c., from 1910 to
to 1918. He was a member Of
the corps Of engineers who made
the original investigation and
report in 1914 of the feasibility
of constructing dam at San
Carlos. In addition. be has lad
considerable experience in har.
Dor defence work and was in
charge of military railroad work
on the Mexican border and in
France. He is ranked among
the first of the military engineers
of the nation. He is a graduate
of the Ohio State University, the
United Military Academy at
West Point, and the Egineering
School Application at Willetts
Point. N. Y.
General Beach is probably as
prominent in harbor and river
Improvement work as General
Langfitt. He wss a member of
the engineering staff on the Gal
weston, Tex, Improvements; had
charge of improvements at De.
troit, Mich, from 1901 to 1905;
and at Jacksonville, Fla, from
1907 to 1908. He is a graduate
of the United States Military
Academy and a military engi
neer Of foremost rank.
Mr.. Wylie has for a long per
iod of years been consulting
engineer of the United States
Reclamation Bureau. He is gen
orally conceded to be one Of the
finest reclamation engineers 10
the country.
The border vidette., 1926-04-03
SUMMONS.

In the Superior Court OF Santa
Cruz county, State of Arizona.
The First National Bank of No.
gales, banking association, plain
tiff, vs. ARGUS Reddoch and Nellie
J. Reddoch, his wife, defendants.
Action brought in the Superior
Court of Santa Cruz county, State
of Arizona, and the complaint fled
in the said comfy of Santa Cruz,
in the office OF the clerk of the
said superior court.
In the name of the State Of Ari-
zona to ARGUS Reddoch and Nellie
J. Reddoch, his wife, defendants,
greeting:
: You are hereby summoned and
required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above
named plaintiff in the superior
court of Santa Cruz county, State
OF Arizona, and answer the COM
plant therein filed with the clerk
OF this said court, at Nogales, in
said county, within twenty days
after the service upon you of this
summons. if served In this said
county, or in all other cases within
thirty days thereafter, the times
above mentioned being exclusive
of the day OF service; or Judgment
by default will be taken against you.
Given under my hand and seal
of the Superior Court of Santa Cruz
county, State of Arizona, this 10th
day of March, 1925.
Seal. RoBT. E. LEE,
Clerk of the said Superior Court.
800 st.