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Evening star., 1926-07-16
OFFICIAL SEEKING
SITE FOR MARKET
Survey Made Today h Effort
to Find New Location for
Farmers Center.

In an effort to find a location for
the farmers market. now situated be-
tween b and Little B streets and
Tenth and Twelfth streets. a commit
tee Of officials Of the Federal and Dis
trict government started out this
afternoon on survey Of possible new
sites.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission at its meeting
today was apprised of the imperative
need Of finding site for this mar
ket space because the ground 1t now
occupies Is to be the site Of the In
ternal Revenue Building to be con-
structed under the new public build
ing program.
Mai. Cary. Brown, as chairman Of
the co-o-dinating committee of the
commission, was directed to start
with him in the survey Of the city
superintendent of Weights and
Measures Roberts and a representa-
tive from the Department OF Agri-
culture.
One Site IN Mind.
Maj. Brown said, following the
commission meeting, that there were
no sites definitely in mind. except
perhaps one suggested in the public
buildings report of 1918, which called
OF b street, between Ninth and Tenth
The commission was Impressed with
stheg Importance Of tllsi market space,
the relocation. Of which seems to have
been overlooked by the officials of the
District In connection with the public
building program. The planning COM
mission thought that the quickest
way would be to have e. COMMITTEES
find an appropriate site and report
back at the next meeting on August
20. The suggestion was made that 1t
may find It necessary to relocate II
somewhere along the water front.
The commission issued an order d.
recting that q comprehensive program
for the acquisition OF land for park.
way and playground purposes be pre-
pared for It's study before the meet
that the time Is short for the prepa-
ration Of such a large schedule. but at
tho same time it was added that the
commission has the Macmillan plan
to work upon, and the parkway and
playground projects to be purchased
should follow in a large measure the
plans set down In 1901.
Budget ID Sought.
The purpose Of the preparation of
such q program Is to lay down q
budget TO cover period OF S or 10
years and then to seek from Congress
annual appropriations to permit the
commission to carry out the work on
q progressive scheme.
The commission authorized q pur.
chase OF about one-quarter Of an acre
OF land &c Fort Bayard, In the vicin.
ity Of River road and Western ave.
nue., which IS one Of two parcels Of
land In this square which the com.
mission proposes to purchase In its
entirety. The commission directed the
condemnation Of approximately IL
acres Of land In what was the old
Civil War Fort Slocum. This Ii 10.
Gated In the general vicinity Of AIadi
son and Oglethorpe and Third streets
and Kansas avenue.
The commission declined 70 pur
lGontirued on Page 3. Column n
Evening star., 1926-07-16
DIRECTORS SUICIDE
CLIMAX TOGLOS|NG
OF 7OSTATE BANKS
]. R. Smith, Atlanta Realty
Board Head, Kills Self
at His Home.
13 OTHERS SHUT DOORS
TODAY, MAKING TOTAL SO
Georgia Official Says Financial
Houses Are Generally Sound and
Hits Hysteria.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ca, July 16.--J. r,
Smith, president Of Atlanta Real Es
tate Board and q director of the Bank
ers' Trust Co., for which q receiver.
ship was designated in Federal Dis
trict Court here yesterday. shot him.
self at his homo. In Morningside. g
suburb. early today. Mr.. Smith was
dead when found.
The body was found by a servant,
attracted by the shot. The door OF
Mr.. Smiths room was locked and
the servant broke 1t down with an
ak. His daughter, Mrs. Julia Lifsey.
was among the first to reach the
body.
The entire load OF q shotgun had
entered his abdomen. Belief was ex.
pressed that he fired the shot with
his toe.
Several letters found beside the
body were turned over to the coroner
who announced that an inquest prob
ably would be held later In the day.
Director Of Second Bank.
Mr.. Smith was former member
of the realty firm OF J. r. Smith and
M. s. Rankin Co. Later he had been
connected with the Sylvan Hills and
Morningside development projects. In
addition to having been directAr OF
the Bankers Trust Co., he also was
a director Of the Farmers and
Traders Bank of Atlanta, which was
closed early this week.
The suicide came as a climax to the
H,S.S L. - - -
Bankers Trust Co. and the closing OF
20 State banks. many Of which were
members of chain Of 120 in Georgia
and Florida, for which the Bankers
Trust Co. served as financing agent.
Today the Georgia State Banking De.
partment announced that 13 addi.
tional banks have closed their doors
in Georgia and one in Florida since
yesterday. The closings brought the
total number that have suspended op.
erations this week to SO In the two
States.
The State Banking Department at.
tributed their closings also to the
bankruptcy proceedings Of the Bank.
ers Trust Co.
Receivership Is Granted.
Petition for. a receivership was
UEOu6Ht SENCIdA AdJS ago III superior
Court here, where board Of receivers
was designated and q temporary In.
junction granted restraining oflicers
OF the company from altering in any
manner the status Of the banks. The
petition was brought by the Bank OF
Umatilla. Fla.
Yesterday the Federal Court as.
sumed Jurisdiction on the plea OF four
Atlanta creditors. Former Gov. Hugh
M. Dorsey and J. X. Ottley. president
of the Fourth National Bank, were
appointed receivers for the company.
The State Banking Department said
that many OF the banks that closed
had only temporarily ceased business
pending reorganization and rearrange.
ment Of financing after the bank.
ruptcy proceedings.
Among the latest banks reported
closed are included the State bank Of
Palatka, Fla, and the bank of Lake
Helen, Fla.
The 13 Georgia bank closings an.
nounced today are:
Bank OF East Point, Exchange Bank
of Sycamore, Peoples Bank OF Soper
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star., 1926-07-16
Lowell and John c. MeIIett Prominent
I'm Newspaper Circles.

Lowell Mellett and JohnC. Mellett,
brothers of Don r. Mellett, arc prom
inent in local journalistic circles. The
former Is director of the Scripps-How.
ard Newspaper Alliance, while the
latter Is a fiction writer employing the
nom de plume OF Jonathan Brooks.
During the war period the latter was
employed as a Washington CORE.
spondent for the New York American
and was also a member of the food
administration.
Lowell Mellett, who has BEEN here
in Washington on the staff of the
Scripps.Howa newspapers and the
United Press greater part of the
time since 1914, left the city this morn.
ing for Canton. He stated that his
brother had been at Canton little more
than year. going there from Ash.
land. Previous to his association with
Gov. Cox and the Cox newspaper en-
terprises, he said, his brother had
newspaper experience in Indiana.
FAMILY OF JOURNALISTS.
Evening star., 1926-07-16
Charleston Dance
Shocks, Displeases
Moroccan Sultan
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. July 16.-Sultan Mulai
Yousen of Morocco has seen
many strange sights during his
stay in Paris. but none which sur
prised him more than an exhibi-
tion Of the Charleston. which he
witnessed last night in a fashion
able establishment on the Bots de
BouIonge, where he was enter.
tained.
After gazing at the smart
American and French girls dis
porting themselves in the lively
motions of the dance. the sultan
registered marked disapproval.
Turning ITO NJ. Steege, French
resident general for Morocco, he
said:
1T Is very curious. don't
understand how men can allow
their wives and daughters to Join
In IT,"
Evening star., 1926-07-16
FAMILY OF JOURNALISTS.
Seven MelIett Brothers Entered Pro.
fesslon Of Their Father.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 16
Op).-Don r. Mellett, Canton, Ohio,
publisher, whose life was ended by an
assassin's bullet early today, was one
Of seven sons who have inherited an
inclination to Journalism from their
father, Jesse Mellett, who was the
founder years ago of weekly news.
paper at Elwood, Ind. This newspa-
per was among the first to be pub
lished in Madison County.
The sons. as they became Of age
entered into newspaper work In
Anderson, Ind, the Madison County
seat, and at Indianapolis, and even.
tually departed for other fields.
Don Mellett formerly was publisher
brother Lloyd was associated with
6contin,,ad ~, T1a0n K Column IL
Evening star., 1926-07-16
DoTY'S FATHER HERE.
Hopes Paris Board May Approve
Lighter Sentence.

By the Associated Press.
Lemuel H. Doty, father ef Bennett J..
Doty, who was sentenced at Beirut to
eight years Imprisonment 1T hard
labor, said here today he did not con.
template any action until he com.
municates with Senator's who have
been assisting him In the case.
He arrived here from Biloxi, Miss.
and expressed surprise at the severity
OF the sentence, asserting that previ-
GUS information indicated that his son
would be treated leniently.
It has been indicated previously
that whatever sentence was imposed.
the Paris authorities would have to
approve, and hope was held here that
Doty might yet Escape with much
milder punishment.
Evening star., 1926-07-16

NEW YORK, July 16 LP1.-The ac.
tivities of the Boy Scouts Of America
are to be extended TO include work
with boys between the ages Of and
IL, although the younger boys VIII
still not become actual Scouts until
they have reached the present 12.year
age limit.
Evening star., 1926-07-16
$50 Nuns to Leave Mexico.

MEXICO CITY. July 16 Op1s-Dis-
patches from Vera Cruz say $50 Cath,
olic nuns have arrived there from
different points I'm Mexico with the In
tention Of abandoning the country be-
fore the new religious regulations 80
into effect July 81. The nuns have
In acting as teachers.
Evening star., 1926-07-16
Anglo-soviet Meeting Called.

News Agency states that the general
council OF the British Trades Union
Congress has proposed to the central
council OF Soviet Trade Unions that
q meeting of the Anglo-R Russian COM
mittee be called ia Paris July rs.
Evening star., 1926-07-16
French GIVE DOTY
E|GHT-YEAR TERM
American Saved From Death,
Sentenced to Hard Labor
for Desertion.
ny the Assoclated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
BEIRUT. SYRIA. July 16.-Bennett
j. Doty of Memphis, Tenn. was con.
demned by a court.martial at Damas-
Gus today to eight years imprison.
ment at hard labor for deserting
from the French Foreign Legion. in
which he enlisted under the name Of
Gilbert Clare"
An officer representing the govern
ment as prosecutor demanded the
death penalty. Lieut.. Gallifer, for the
defense, eloquently described the
brave conduct Of Doty prior to his
detection.
This conduct, he pointed out. had
gained Doty the Croix de Guerre, and
pended sentence.
The hearing established abandon
ment OF post before armed rebels. :"
declared this offense was proved. but
Il allowed extenuating circumstances.
Veteran Of World War.
| Doty, who Is the 25.year-old one Of
Lemuel H. Doty, Memphis attorney.
Is a veteran Of the World War,
L
18th Field Artillery. 30th Division.
He left the French lines in South
ern Syria, where q campaign II under
way to subdue the Druse tribesnnen.
When word came. early in June, that
he had been arrested with several
companions, and faced a possible
death sentence, the American Gov.
ernment instructed Ambassador Her.
rick, at Paris, to intercede In his be-
half.
The machinery Of the French gov
ernment was promptly put into &C
ton. War Minister Painleve. at the
instance Of Premier BRAND. telegraph
| ing military authorities In Syria To
suspend execution Of any sentence
until the war ministry had passed on
| the evidence.
Ambassador Herrick informed the
State Department he had been as
sured by the French that the case
would be examined "in a benevolent
manner" Arrangements for Doty's
defense were made by the American
consuls at Beirut. and Damascus.
Accuated by Homesickness.
Receiving a stan correspondent for
the Associated Press In the Damascus
military prison on June 16. Doty de
ciared his ''momentary desertion" was
caused not by cowardice, but by acute
homesicknesS.
..I am not a coward" he said. II
supposep that similar discOuragement
sometimes overcomes even the best OF
| soldiers, but / realized my error and
surrendered to the first post oi
gendarmes on the Transjordanian
| frontier. did not fire on the
gendarmes (as had previously been re
ported): on the contrary, surrendered
voluntarily"
! He added that he hoped to get OF
with q light sentence, finish his en-
listment in the Foreign Legion and
return to America like good first
class soldier, with honorable citations
and not marked as deserter."
Four other legionnaires. one Eng
lishman, James Harves: two Germans
land one thought to be South Amer
lean were imprisoned with Doty, ant
dispatches said they would be court
martialed at the same time.
DOTY,S FATHER HERE.
Evening star., 1926-07-16
CAILLAUx ASKS VOTE NOW.

No Credits Possible Unless Pact Is
Ratified, He Says.
PARIS, July is CR.-The govern.
ment will insist upon the ratification Of
both the Washington and London debt.
funding agreements before Parliament
adjourns for its Summer recess,
Finance Minister Caillaux told the
Chambers finance committee today.
Without these ratifications." he
said. "there is no possible chance of
CONTINUED on Page s. Column a.
Evening star., 1926-07-16

CURELY, there are 100000
Y Neutrality-suspicious. who win
gladly send one dollar or
more 10 honor che living and
The dead Of the 26, 900 from
the. District Of Columbia who
served their country In tho
armed forces iTl the Great
War. Send to John Poole,
Treasurer, district or Column.
bia Memorial Commission.
Federal-Anlcrican National
Bank.
Evening star., 1926-07-16

Radio Programs e age Il.
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CONTINUED on Page :. Column %
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Scout Training for Youngsters.

Continued on Page ;. Column u
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-20

If interested in Pleasantville and
vicinity you cannot afford to be with
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-20

was built it has proven very at
tractive.
The attractiveness Of portland
cement stuccO is due not only to
the interesting surface textures
which may be obtained with it, but
also to the beautiful color effects
which may be produced by it's use.
The present tendency in stucco
finishes is to use color to harmOnize
with the house surroundings. Ger
tain types of houses in order to be
architecturally correct require GER
tain shades of wall covering to
make the exterior harmoniZe with
the architecture itself
Seven ideal rooms, including a
living room q by 16 feet, are
we'll laid out, the plan reveals.
The sun parlor at the front, bseaE
fast room adjacent to the kitchen,
and the fruit pantry on the rear
porch are "eXtras" that are en-
joyeu and appreciated by the
whole family. The dining room is
only a step or two from the kitch-
en- through the breakfast room.
Two light and airy bedrooms have
plenty of closet space and adjOin
the bath.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-20
DEVILS HAUNT SHIP,
C00LIE CREW SAYS
Seven Boarded Castle Wray
in Chinese Waters.

New York.--A full share of the
wonders of the deep which are seen
by those who go down to the sea In
ships was reported by the officers of
the British cargo steamer Wray Cas-.
tie, Staten island, after half years
voyage around the world.
They said that if the coolie mem
bers of the crew were to be believed,
they were haunted by no fewer than
seven malignant devils during nearly
the whole of their soiourn in Chinese
waters. 1t was only when they had
reached the Indian ocean that the
sailors, by setting off tirecrackers,
burning joss sticks and throwing over
board tempting meals of roast chick
en-, could persuade the evil spirits to
leave.
The Wray Castle, a sturdy 6000-ton
freighter, left New York last January,
but 1t was not until she reached the
Philippines that the presence of the
demons was suspected.
Things Happen.
While the vessel was at dock in
Manila an apprentice lost his balance
while painting part of the superstruc-
ture. He fell, breaking his collar
bone. Shortly afterward, when the
vessel had reached Shanghai, Second
Officer William Spancer fell into
Hatch No. 5. He was nearly killed.
When, on the way south toward Sing
apore, several of the crew sustained
minor injuries there was no longer
any doubt as TO what was the cause
+. As q result Chief Steward Wong
Jong King who has been employed by
the company twenty years, held
conference with Number One" the
head Chinese. AS soon as they reaches
Singapore the two went to the Bud
dhist temple, where they asked the
priest to send down a ekwongho-
cluk-cluk man" or magician to drive
away the spirits.
j The priest told them that the ma
gfcian would do no good owing to the
noise of the harbor. He advised them
to let him sell them $50 worth of fire.
works and to buy three fresh chick
ems. He said this would accomplish
their purpose.
When the ship was In midOcean the
chickens were roasted and placed
steaming hot on the hatch covers.
They were then thrown overheard In
the hope that the devils would follow
them. After this for three hours the
crew set off the fireworks and burned
the joss sticks and false paper money.
Evidently the devils left, for from
then on the weather was fair and no
accidents took place until the Atlantic
ocean was reached. Just past the
Azores they ran into heavy storm.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-20
Professor Is Greatest
Linguist in Europe

Posen, Poland-Tassilo Schulthess,
professor at the University of Posen
who is regarded as one of the greatest
linguists in Europe today, knows SO
languages and 240 diGlects.
Few people in Posen know him, for
he leads the life of a recluse. Snow
white hair-he is only thirty eight
years old-heightens the unusual char
acter Of his appearance.
For number of years he was
merely G modest teacher at the "gym-
nasium," or high school, When his
unusual gifts were discovered, how
ever he was called to the university.
From remote province In China
there recently arrived a letter for a
Posen merchant, who took it to the
department Of oriental languages at
the university. The professors in
charge pondered over the document
for week, and were about to give
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-20
Admirable Design
for Tour, or Country

The bungalow has been subject
to many variations and adapta-
tons in America. Accepted as the
ideal type of one family home de-
sign, it's plan is often arranged to
suit. the particular tastes of the
family who will occupy 1t.
The cozy home pictured above,
built at Goldsboro, n. c., was de-
signed for economy in construc-
ton and at the same time to utilize
all the available space. The re-
suit is bungalow that would
grace the lot of any home builder,
in city or town, suburb or country.
Foundations and walls were
built of hollow concrete masonry
surfaced with portland cement
stucco. This type Of construction
assures permanence and resist
ance to fire as well as being an in
sulation to cold or heat. In the
woodland setting where this home
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-20
HUNTS TREASURE
SUNK ABOUT 100
Logan Expedition Seeks Gold
of Lost Vessel.

New York.-Maj. r. A. Logan, man.
ager of the mapping division of the
Fairchild aerial surveys, left New York
for a treasure hunt In Nova Scotia,
which, he says. may net him at least
100000 and perhaps $2,000,000.
The treasure was the cargo of a
French pay ship" which fell into the
hands of the English off Cape Breton
island about the year 100.
After various vicissitudes the GREW
of the French vessel managed to sink
the treasure in Canadian lakes, but
were prevented by the English from
returning to claim it. All trace of it
was eventually lost and repeated
searches failed TO give a hint of its
whereabouts.
Major Logan discovered last winter,
in an old Spanish narrative, an ac-
count of how the treasure passed into
the hands of a Spanish privateer. The
captain of this vessel hanged the
Frenchman who gave him the informa-
ton, but the captain was prevented by
the French from salvaging the treas
ure. He left the records for his son,
however, and 1t is this record which
Major Logan is using as his guide.
Knowing the country well, Major
Logan last spring bought up all the
land on which the treasure can pos
sibly be hidden If the Spanish records
are accurate.
"All have to do now is to Dig" said
the major just before his departure,
"and Pm so sure I've got the right
dope Pm willing to spend five months
digging if necessary. I'll have two la
borers helping me. That's all there is
to my expedition"
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-20
Wong Jong went to the captain.

Wong Jong went to the captain.
"Ship's cats have two black kit
tens" he said. Bad joss come en-
gine room again. Makee waves go up.
Throw overheard quickly all go all
right"
I The captain allowed one kitten to
be consigned to the deep, but insisted
on saving the other Apparently, ac-
cording to Chief Officer Dwyer, this
was not enough for the joss. The bad
weather lasted until they reached New
York,
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-20

up in DESPAIR. when one of them re-
membered Schultheiss.
"Why, that's such-and-such dialect
spoken by only few thousand peo-
pie In China" he said, and locked him
self up in his study for the next Sc
hours. AS he emerged, he was able
to place a faultless translation into
the hands of the Posen merchant
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-20
Has Self Arrested, but
Can't Get Guilty Verdict

Council Bluffs, Iowa.-James Har-
rington, thirty-one years old, had him
self arrested for disturbing the peace
by fighting, charged himself with the
Offense and testified against himself
In police court here.
He told the judge that he met two
acquaintances on the street here and
one of the men asked him where he
was going.
ut Is none Of your business" Har-
rington testified, he replied. The
fight ensued.
The Judge took the case under ad
visement and later dismissed 1t.
II want to beat that fellow to 1t and
get the trial over WITH" Harrington
explained.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-20

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Evening star., 1926-02-17
FOUR MEN MISSING
IN BOAT COLLISION
Steamer Crashes Into Tug on East
River-Nine Rescued From
Floating Ice Cakes.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February lI-Four
men are missing after collision to-
day between a New York Marine Co. $
tug and the Fall River Line steamer
New Hampshire in the East River,
near the Brooklyn Bridge. Six others,
three of whom were in Il serious con
diti6n, were taken to Beekman Street
Hospital suffering from submersion
and exposure. All of the crew of the
tughoat We're thrown into the Icy
waters by the force of the collision.
Nine men managed to cling TO float
inc ice cakes until rescued hy the
New Hampshire and several tugs
which rushed TO the scene. y three
hour search failed to locate the four
remaining men known TO have been
on the tug.
The tug sank Immediately after
the crash, only the top of its smoke
stack remaining above the surface
of the river. The New hampshire,
with damaged bow, proceeded TO
her pier
The New Hampshire left New Lon
don. Conn. last night With 15 pas
Sengers. who were shaken up some
what by the collision, but none We're
injured