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Evening star., 1926-11-27
DENIES PART IN DISPUTE.
Message Signed III. w. Evans" An
swered Charges Against klan.

The Associated Press today received
a telegram from Calverton, Va, sign
ed III. w. Evans denying state
ments relating to the Ku klux Klan
made in connection with the dispute
over expenditures in behalf of Arthur
r. Gould. Republican candidate for
the Senate in Maine. Hiram W.
Evans is the imperial wizard of the
klan.
The telegram said
Il have sent the following telegram
TO the Secretary Of State, Augusta
Me: The Associated Press today
quotes Frederick W. Hinckley as say.
ing l had conferred with the Cover
nor of Maine and Mr. DeForest Per.
kins concerning political imbroglio in
your State. 1 have never met the
Governor OF Maine and have never
consulted with any one concerning
political matters in Maine. Hence,
the statement is entirely without
foundation in fact. The governor
will support this statement. I ask
that you write it into the record" "
Evening star., 1926-11-27
LUNCHROOM MANAGER
is SHOT IN HOLD-UP
Fleeing Man Nearly Runs Into
Four Policemen; Victim in
Critical Condition.

Albert Gattas, night manager Of a
lunchroom at 1T Four-and-a-half
street. was shot twice early today as
he grappled with an armed negro
robber. He was wounded in the
abdomen and in the left arm.
Four policemen at a nearby patrol
box with a prisoner heard the shots
and ran toward the restaurant. The
negro was captured as he started to
flee He almost ran into the police
men before seeing them. At the fifth
precinct he gave the name of Ira
Ralph Gray, SO years old, 1913 Press
bury street, Baltimore.
THE devil must have got in me- y
he told the police. He also told them
the police say, that he is rum run
ner with a regular route into Wash
ington from Maryland. Gattas is in
a critical condition at Emergency Hos
pital. He was taken entirely by sur
prise. The first he knew of Gray's
presence was at the growled com
mand, Throw 'em up and gimme
your bucks"
The policemen who captured Gray
were Sergt. J. II. Davis, Pvts. s. F..
Goggin, A. B. Baker and p. w. Nichol-
son. Detectives II. K. Wilson and 3.
C. Kuehling questioned Gray.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
IDEA
CROWDS STORES
Survey Shows Rush for
Christmas Presents Is
Well Under Way. -.

The Christmas shopping season was
on in earnest in Washington today
A survey of the downtown stores by
Edward d. Shaw, secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso
citation, shows that the "shop early
movement has proved highly popular
to the purchasing public, he said. Thls
Mr. Shaw added, corresponds with re
ports from other cities, where the
Christmas shopping season was for
mally opened the day after Thanks
giving.
Heretofore the merchants here have
faithfully expounded the plea tc
"shop early" but they have failed to
put their full Yuletide stocks on dis
play. AS a result the usual last min
ute rush marked the week before
Christmas. This year, however, those
who needed the "shop early plea
found complete Christmas stock oc
cupying the counters everywhere.
1.-THE great trouble with the shop
early campaign in previous years was
the fact that the stores were not fully
prepared to meet the public's early
season demand" Mr.. Shaw explained
1.-The stores got in a habit or WaltlnS
until the big Christmas rush started
Surveys by our State and National
retail associations last year proved
to us that thousands of people likeC
the idea of making their gift pur
chases in November or early in De
cember.
"Those employed in the stores are
particularly gratified by the new twist
in the Christmas shopping season. fol
formerly il meant long hours behind
the counter; of dealing with harassed
customers whose nerves likewise were
fraZzled.
Washington merchants, who this
year are watching with satisfaction
the demand on the part of the people
for an early opportunity to make thei,
Christmas selections, plan next year
to open their Christmas stocks even
earlier"
Evening star., 1926-11-27
SUICIDE IS VERDICT
IN HANKS DEATH
Banker Dies After Being
FcunG Under TrestIe Near
Cabin John by Car Crew.

Frederick L. Hanks, A. years old
assistant treasurer of the American
Security and Trust Co, jumped GO feet
to the ground from trestle bridge No. 5
near Cabin John, yesterday afternoon
with suicidal intent, a coroner's jury
sitting in the death of the banker de
cided at the morgue this afternoon
George T.. Heitkan, conductor and
Cabin John Bridge street car, who
found Hanks lying under the trestle
testified that he had taken off his
overcoat, sack coat and hat, and fold
ed them up before making the plunge
Capt. Morris Collins of the seventh
precinct. who interviewed Mr.. Hanks
at Georgetown Hospital while the
latter was on the emergency table
said that the banker admitted he had
contemplated suicide, but added u
thought 1 had changed by mind"
M. Hanks died at o'clock last
night at Georgetown Hospital, after
the car crew had brought him in for
LlNdlIIleHl.
Mr.. Hanks, who lived at 10 Ran
dolph street. according to banking as
Sociates, had been suffering from
nervous prostration.
He is survived by his wife and q
7-year-Old son.
Officials of the American Security
and Trust Co. today voiced regret at
the death of Mr.. Hanks, who, they
declared, had been a trusted employe
in their institution 20 years. He rose
from a minor position to the post of
assistant treasurer about three years
ago.
Had Nervous Ailment.
Mr.. Hanks. they declared, had been
suffering from nervous proStration
and on that account had been away
from the bank great deal lately. He
is said to have returned every now
and then in the hope he had recov-
cred, but on this last occasion he had
been absent for some weeks. 1t was
on a physicians orders that he took
long walks, such as the one which led
to his death yesterday.
The deceased was a member of the
Masonic order and the Washington
Board of Trade.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the late residence on Monday aft
ernoon, with interment in Rock Creek
Cemetery. Rev. John Compton Ban.
pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, will officiate,
Evening star., 1926-11-27

Continued from First Page)
Ball ruled that "the proof must be
full, clear and convincing. The proof
introduced here falls far short of the
standard. The claim OF the complain
ants attorney that there is common
talk about the State is not proof"
The Klan is charged by Gould s
supporters with an attempt to defeat
him and throw the election to Red
man. The organization supported an
other candidate in the primary, bit
in answer to a charge that he was a
member, Gov. Brewster denied any
connection with the klan and said he
had never conferred with Imperial
Wizard Evans concerning prosecution
of the charges.
Mondays election will be for the
seat Of Senator Bert NJ. Fernald. who
died last August.
Gould Railroad Builder.
Backers Of Gould have stressed his
qualifications as a lawyer and a rail
road builder. Redman has attacked
his opponents record in connection
with the building of railroad in the
Canadian Province of New Brunswick,
Introducing the record of a royal in
N6StlgatlOn SNOWlIls \Toulu gave II
former premier 100000.
Gould has contended the money was
a forced political campaign contribu
ton while the presiding justice char
acteriZed 1t as a "bribe."
Redman in a speech at Portland
last night charged that President
Coolidge has withdrawn his moral
support of Gould, as shown by the
action of Secretary Herbert Hoover in
canceling his engagement to speak in
Portland tonight.
At Mr. Balls hearing three news
paper publishers took the stand but
were not permitted to testify concern
ing cost of advertisements inserted in
their papers unless it could be shown
the space had been contracted with
Gould's knowledge and consent.
Attempts were made to show the
were placed by Frank
j. Kenyon, publicity representative of
Gould.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair and
colder. lowest temperature about 26
degrees; tomorrow fair with slowly
rising temperature.
Virginia Fair tonight
and tomorrow; colder tonight; slowly
rising temperature tomorrow
West Virginia-Fair and colder to-
night: tomorrow increasing cloud1ness
with Slowly rising temperature.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm, 55; p.m.'
SO; II midnight, SO; am, As; am,
40; noon. Al.
Barometer-4 pm, 1855; s pm,
% .54: - midnight. 1855; am, 29.70;
3 am. 29.S5; noon. 29.95.
HIGHEST temperature, 60, occurred
at 1920 pm. yesterday.
. Lowest temperature, 40, occurred
at s am today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 90: lowest, SO.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide. S:22 am. and
s:53 pm; high tide, 1;29 am. and
2:09 pm.
IomOrroN-l-oN luz ''iV '''Aii' "t
9.46 pm. high tide, 2:22 am. ana
1902 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 1903 am; sun sets
i:4S pm. -..
Tomorrow-Sun rises 7:04 am; sun
sets 4:4S pm.
Moon sets 1:l6 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Temperature and condition o1 tine
water al Great Falls today at am
Temperature. AZ; condltlon' very
muddy.
w.,ther i'm Various Cities.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
D0UGHBOY'S LOT
IS DIFFICULT ONE
Infantry Chief Wants Better
Food and Housing and
Lighter Packs Afoot.,

BY the Assoc ated Press.
Like the policeman in the old opera
he doughboy's lot is not happy one
IL the Army if his authorized spokes
man, Maj. Gen. Robert II. Allen. chief
II Infantry. has painted an accurate
picture in his annual report.
It's all very we'll for brass hat
taft studies solemnly to declare that
rho man n-behind-the-b -bayonet is still
the backbone Of the fighting machine
but these piping times of peace just
mean one job Of work after another
for the foot soldier, the report dis
closed. Disgusting it under the Army
name Of fatigue doesn't make il
any easier.
Lot of Doughb0y.
If he isn't plugging holes i'll l@aky
roofs or otherwise policing up tumble
down barracks. the doughhOy is slug
ing around in the dust and heat OF
he drill lot, or perhaps going to
ohoOl ny way of variety, Gen. Allen
r"lated When Summer comes and
pthcr folks hustle off to play in the
ellIf or loaf in the mountains he
turns out by the thousand to fix uD
civilian military training camps with
shovel and pick and hammer and
nails: then sets about teaching the
Young how to shoot.
And while he's at the job he even
rets a ration "distinCtlv inferior TO
that provided his young proteges IN
The same camp, which all prompted
zen. Allen to remark:
1T is noticeable that desertions In
'rease Just prior to the training camp
period"
Navy Ration Superior.
Nor is that all, for the report said
that while Uncle Sam paid 49.7 cents
a day to feed each of his Marines last
year and 523 cents for each sailor,
a 81 cent ration was considered good
enough for the Army.
This discrimination against the
t1ilitarv service is conducive
% discontentment," the general OBJ
served
Then there s the question of clothes.
With eight or ten different shades OF
issue uniforms "of exceptionally poor
material. very poorly made, and all
shades changing color at every wash
ing the doughboy finds it difficult to
AXE pride either in himself or his
organization"
And finally, when the Infantry goes
into action all these neWfangled ideas
about the things he needs to fight
with have imposed load to be toted
on his Munson-last brOgans over any
kind Of going that would make pack
mule grOan.
'Early consideration Of the reduc-
.ion of the weight carried by the In
fqntry soldier" is essential, Gen. Allen
declared. appending % other separate
recommendations for correction OF
conditions under which the backbone
f the Army lives.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
19 CLOSED BANKS
PLAN REOPEN|NC
Patrons of Iowa Institutions
Aiding Move to Stop With
draWals of Deposits.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES. November -. III,
Business as Usual sign was cor
cealed again today in Palo Alto auu
Kossuth Counties, while officers am.
patrons of the 10 banks which wer'
voluntarily closed yesterday COnti'
ued the drive to reorganize and re
open the institutions within feN
days.
The banks locked their doors H.
agreement to protect depositor>
against what were termed uuwarran.
ed Withdrawals.
Business men and farmers haN'
united in the campaign of visiting d"
positors of the closed banks. obtain
ing waivers of the right to withdra"
their money until assets can be pr"t
itably liquidated. The waivers from
the holders of Is per cent of the tota
deposits will permit a bank 10 reopen
for business under the Iowa law.
Banking conditions in the state as
a whole are better than in six year.
and purely local. circumstance
caused the 10 banks to close in Palo
Alto and Kossuth Counties, l.. A. Az
drews, state superintendent or hanN
ing, declared.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
MANY OIL GROUPS
BOW TO MEXICO
Embassy Reports Law Pro-
vision Fought by U. S.
Accepted by Others.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Conditions imposed by the Mexican
oil and land laws, to which the State
Department has taken vigorous eX-
ception, have been accepted, the
Mexican embassy has been advised,
by all British oil interests in that
country, together with an important
Dutch company, La Corona, and
some American and other corpora
tons
The new laws, embodying the ma
tionaliza ton policy of the Mexican
government, provide that foreign
holders of oil, mineral and similar
properties must, by January l, sign
agreements not to claim the Gus
tomary protection of their own gov
ernments for property rights or for
felt their properties to the state, even
though obtained legally prior to en-
actment of the statutes.
l.. S. Balks on Point.
This Is the point at which the
United States Government has baked
holding that American citizens can
not, under any circumstances, waive
their right of Government protection
and contending that the meaning of
the new laws is that the Mexican
government claims a right to "cOn'
vert unqualified ownerShipS into
terms for years by the simple device
of requiring the existing titles to be
exchanged for concessions of limited
duration"
"In these circumstances" the State
~ ATr.xyi
co, dated July 81, American nation
ais who have made investments In
Mexico in reliance upon unqualified
titles should be obliged to file applica'
tions virtually surrendering these
vested rights and to accept in lieu
thereof concessions of manifestly less
scope and value
Others Accept Terms.
Despite this situation, which affects
! other nationals as we'll as Americans
kilograms received by the embassy
say that Harry Hadfeld Hallat, act
| ing for the COmpania MeXicana de
Petroleo, which embraces all British
oil interests in that country, has filed
papers complying with the law. The
| holdings represented by this company
amount to 20O,O0O,O00 acres. Less eX
tensive rights are concerned, ap
parently, IN the similar action de
Scribed in the messages as having
been taken by the Dutch. American
and other corporations"
Meanwhile, an echo of the concern
which has been felt here for some
time over bolshevistic tendencies in
Mexico, particularly as they enter
into the international affairs of Other
Central American nations, has come
from the office of Representative Boy
Ian. Democrat, New York, who has
announced that he intends to seek ac'
ton at the approaching session of
Congress on his resolution calling for
severance of relations with the Gales
government. Feeling that Mexico is
drifting towards communism and
bolshevism," he contends that dip
lomatic relations should be discon
tinued until Mexico amends her con
stitution of 1917"
Evening star., 1926-11-27
WHITE STAR LINE
SALE CONCLUDED
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co
to Acquire Control of
Fleet January |.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 27.-The Royal
Mail Steam Packet Co. announced to-
day that arrangements have been con
cluded to acquire the whole share
capital of the White Star Line as OF
the date January l. 1927.
The International Mercantile Ma
rine, owners of The White Star fleet.
confirmed the announcement. Trans
fer of the shares wilh not affect the
continuity Of the White Star Line
organizG tion.
p. A. S. Franklin, president of the
International Mercantile Marine, who
negotiated the deal, declined to make
statement.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
HONOR HENRY LANSBURGH
Friends to Place Wreath on His
Grave Tomorrow.

A wreath will be placed on the
grave Of Henry Lansburgh in Rock
Creek Cemetery tomorrow afternoon
at 3 O'Clock by friends from Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine, headed
by Seton Kent and Harry Bedell.
Mr.. Lansburgh was a pOtentate Of
Almas Temple. The ceremony will
mark the first anniversary Of his
death.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
HUTCHINSON WILL FILED.
Leaves $1,000 and Other Estate to
Sister, Mrs. Collins.

The will of John r. Hutchinson,
who died November 81, has been filed
for probate. He leaves $4,000 and his
household and personal effects to his
sister, Mrs. Emma D. Collins. A
legacy of $4,000 Is given to his broth
er.in-law, Dick w. Grandstaff; $4,000
to a nephew, Charles r. Collins, and
1000 to Estelle Clagett, if still in his
employ. A trust fund of $4,000 is
provided for Eugenia Cuvillier and
two similar funds of $1,000 for the
benefit of Charles r. Collins, jr., and
Lewis Cuvillier. The remaining es'
tate goes to Mrs. Collins. The Wash
'ington Loan and Trust Co. is named
as executor.
Evening star., 1926-11-27

strung up almost TO the breaking
place.
The witnesses, some complacent,
some surly, some intelligent. some
stupid and dumb, some honest, some
palpably lying. They come and go
and add their little bit of grist to the
slow.moying wheel that is trying to
grind out justice.
ptCopyright 1876
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Thieves Take Strong Box.

Mrs. Theresa Cady, 1867 Irving
street northwest. reported last night
that some one had entered her apart.
ment yesterday and had stolen a S.
bill and a strong box containing a will,
a certificate OF deposit for $500, deed
10 a lot at Mount Olivet Cemetery and
three life insurance polici@A
Evening star., 1926-11-27
STOCK RISES IN NEW YORK.
Price of Line Reported at About
So, 100000.

NEW YORK, November II A).--
Wall street is convinced that the In
ternational Mercantile Marine has
practically completed renewed nego-
tiations for the sale of it's BrltlSh
registry White Star Line fleet with
view to developing an aH-Ameflcah
merchant fleet.
Preferred stock and s per cent bonds
of the International Mercantile Ma
rine. which has been operating at q
loss for years, rose nearly . polnts
on the strength Of the reports.
The sale price is given as approx
matelv S35 900 900 for the 50O,O00-ton
fleet, which includes some of the finest
liners afioat. and the Royal Mall
Steam Packet Co. is named as buyer
Part of the price would be PAID IN
cash and the balance by notes or
debenture of the Royal Mall
President i'm London.
p. A. S. Franklin, president OF the
I: NJ. M, is in London.
Last Spring he had negotiations In
London with Furness, Witty Co.
for the sale. but the deal fell through
with the advent of the British gen.
eral strike.
j. F. Morgan and Charles Steele
of the Morgan company withdrew
as directors of the International Mer-
camille Marine during these negotla-
tiOnS because the London branch or
the Morgan firm was interested In the
transaction. Later they resumed
their places as directors, and yester-
day Mr.. Steele attended an Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine board meet
ing here, at which. 1t was reported.
the sale was decided upon. Directors
said, however. that only routine busl-
ness was completed.
May Bid on United States Fleet.
The stockholders of the Oceanic
Steam Navigation Co, the White Star
orga nization, have been notified that
the line must either sell the ships or
finance an extensive building program.
Among the ships of the White Star
fleet are the Homeric, Majestic,
Olympic, Adriatic, Arabic, Baltic,
Cedric and a dozen others. The In
ternational Mercantile Marine also
has other vessels under the British
and other flags.
Wall Street speculation is that COM
pletion of the White Star deal may
be followed by bid for the United
States lines. The International Mer-
camille Marine recently bid for the
Leviathan, but the bid was rejected
by the Shipping Board in the absence
of a bid for the entire fleet.
Evening star., 1926-11-27

France has started an extensive de.
velopment of the upper Rhine between
Strasbourg and Bale for power and
navigation purposes, the scheme 20
cost nearly S10.000.000.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
HOEHLING TO BLAZE
TRAIL IN OIL TRIAL
BY DOHENY DECISION

Continued from First Page
Evening star., 1926-11-27
KING is IMPROVED,
RUMANIA INSISTS,
DENYING RUM0RS

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Evening star., 1926-11-27
GOULD is CLEARED
OF SLUSH CHARGE;
ELECTION PREDICTED

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Offered to Waive Immunity

Did Mrs. Hall offer to waive i'm
munity and appear before the grand
jury of 1922" Case asked.
Yes, on the last day of the jury
session she was here in Somerville
all day waiting to be called, but she
was not questioned"
Pfeiffer testified that after the grand
jury of 1922 had failed to return an
indictment he entered into correspond
ence with the late Attorney General
McCran and placed. what evidence he
had before him.
The defense then produced copies
Of a. number Of leSteE8 which Pfeiffer
Evening star., 1926-11-27


In the three rows beyond the railing
that shuts in the bar are the news
paper folk-300 of them, mostly young
men and women, full of pep" full of
enthusiasm, keen as mustard, sending
to the four corners of the world their
impressions. writing the thing as they
see it for the good Of things as they
are. Here and there an old timer
men and women who have seen a
hundred murder trials, who wrote the
bizarre evidence in the ThaW trial,
who heard Grace Browns pathetic
love letters read in court, who could
tell you a thousand inside stories of
the Patrick trial, of the Becker trial,
and who years hence will talk of this
mysterious murder
Then comes the audience, that
strange agglomeration of human be-
ings from every walk in life, drawn
together by a commonly in a strange
tragedy; Judy O'Grady and the colon
els lady. sisters in their curiosity and
their desire to see and hear those who
are standing in the baleful limelight.
All day long they sit on the hard
and uncomfortable courthouse chairs.
Some bring their lunch, afraid to
leave their places even for few min
utes. They lean forward, straining
every nerve to hear the mumbled re-
sponses by the witnesses, and they
laugh in strange places through sheer
hysteria because their nerves are