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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
CHILDREN AS ANGELS
SING YULETIDE HYMNS
st. Marks Episcopal Church Holds
Christmas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
day School Presents Program.

Old Christmas hymns were sung
by a chorus of 30 angels-children
to IL years Old--when the Christmas
entertainment was held last night at
the st. Marks Episcopal Church,
Third and A streets southeast.
The carOling children We're a fea.
ture of an elaborate program Of nine
tableaux enacted by the members of
the ehurchs Sunday school Sub
jects of religious and secular interest
were interspersed on the program.
The "Yule Log" picture, in which a
real log was dragged down the aisle
to its place on the stage, was the
feature of the secular subjects.
Other tableaux portrayed the birth
OF Christ and the stories OF prophecy
concerning it. The youngsters were
drilled by David X. Beattis, Miss Ada
Voute, Miss Florence X. Johns and
Miss Grace Robinson. all teachers in
the Sunday school.
Rev. William III. Pettus, rector,
spoke briefly on the spirit OF Christ
mas, following the performance, and
then gifts Of candy and other goodies
We're distributed among the 400 chill
dren by Santa Claus, enacted by Ray.
mond Fisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
PLEA MADE FOR INDIANS.
Restoration of Right to Cross Ca
/. madam Border Requested.

Federal courts will be asked to rein
state the right of American Indians
to pass the boundary line between the
United States and Canada as freely as
their forefathers, it was decided today,
following a protest filed by the COun-
Gil of the Six Nations received by the
Labor Department against the order
to depOrt Paul Diablo, an IrOquois In
dian of the Caughnawaga reservation.
Quebec Province of Canada. after he
had obtained an ironworker's job at
Philadelphia.
Diahlo will be brought formally be-
fore a Federal court in Philadelphia
on habeas corpus proceedings. The
Six Nations, Of which the Iroquois are
perhaps the most important tribe,
claim that the rights to go and come
freely between Canada and the United
States were established by the oldest
treaty of the American Government,
the Jay treaty. which closed the Revo-
lutionary War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
COTTRE[[ NAMED
TRADE BOARD AID
viii Become Acting Assistant
Secretary, Taking Up
! Duties January 10.

Robert J. cottren, who for four
WARS has reported real estate and
trade body activities of washington
for The Star. has been appointed TO
the executive staff of the Washington
BOARD of Trade, to be acting assistant
secretary, ofhela4s of the organization
announced today. He will assume ms
duties January 10. g.
Amendment of Mr. Cottrell, who IS
one of the youngest men III " asllths
TON ever placed in a similar post Oh
rasnonsibiIity. is concurrent with
great EXPANSION of activities Wnlch
has been undertaken by the Board or
Trade Having already a membership
of annroximately 5000, the organiza-
tton plans further enlargement ana
a considerable increase in its scope OF
activity. with emphasis to be placed
ON exhaustive survey ofsthe tax STU
alton here. fiscal relations and Scnool
matters.
MIR. Cottrell will assist in carrying
out the enlarged plans of the Boaro
of Trade until the return or Rlcnaro
+. Conner, the assistant secretary
who now is recovering in local nos
pital from a prolonged illness.
ME, AOIITOll TITS
career in Washington became person
aIly acquainted with scores OF prom-
nent business men and hts familiarity
with the general lines of their work
needs and policies is expected to
stand him in good stead in his new
position, it is pointed out. He was
born in London % years ago and was
educated in private schools, Latfmer's
School and the Southwest London
College. He came to the United
States in 1914 to join his father IN
theatrical business. He later Travelled
extensively through the United States
and Canada and made a tour OF
Europe.
Returning to this country, he took
up the study of law and was gradu-
ated by the National University Law
School in 1922. He had become inter
ested in newspaper work several years
prior to his graduation and after a
period of service in the business office
of The Star was transferred to the
news department. ..........
Mr.. Cottrell is married and lives at
4466 Reservoir road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29

J. Claude KEEPER, grand secretary OF
the Grand Lodge Of Masons Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. was elected last
night to succeed Robert A. Daniel as
venerable master Of Kadosh of the
Albert Pike Consistory of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite OF Free
masonry of the District of Columbia
at the annual election Of officers OF
the consistory at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral.
Mr.. KEEPER also is grand secretary
of the grand chapter. Royal Arch, and
gran nd recorder OF Grand Comma ndery.
knights Templar.
Other officers elected were: Arthur
r. Hayes, sr., prior: Monte Sanger.
preceptor; Mimi G. Marseglia. chan
cellOr; Burgess W. Marshall. minister
kof state: John c. Wineman. almoner;
IkStirling Kerr. registrar: Monte Sanger,
ltreasurer; Monte Sanger. trustee; L..
Whiting Estes, preiate: Herbert II.
Street, master of ceremonies; James
A. Wetmore, expert; w. w. Cham,
payne. assistant expert; Frank NJ
Roller, standard bearer; Carl II.
Claudy, captain of the guard; George
Banks McGinty, steward. and Thee
J. Moore, tiler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
Only One Christmas Package Missing
Of Thousands Mailed, Mooney Reports

over the dozen odd packages in the
sack. effacing the addresses and names
on some and soiling the others.
X. ii. Thompson, foreman of the
carriers at the post Office, on Christ
mas morning saw package ad.
dressed to G. Is, Bergman, cartoonist
ON The Star, and marked perish
able, lying on table in the shipping
roomh. He phoned Mr.. Bergman at
The Star Office and found that he was
at home. Then he phoned the home
and told Mr.. Bergman that there was
a package at the post office for him.
He then sent the package out special
delivery In answer and apprecia.
ton. MIR. Bergman yesterday sent a
letter to. Thompson in cartoon form,
showing the well known teddy bear
delivering, the package, Thompson
said that Mr.. Bergman empha sized
the good service rendered by the post
Office, = ~ ~ ~ ~ !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29

Only one package out of the many
thousands sent to Washington from
all parts Of the world was lost from
the mails this Christmas, as far as
Postmaster Mooney could ascertain
today. That package, said Mooney,
was not delivered, and the local post
office has no record OF receiving it.
Outside of this loss the mails were
taken care of the best in the history
of the service. he said.
The post offices this year have not
been troubled. much with mailed
liquor. said Mooney. One package
containing a cake broke open, though,
he said, and there, nestled in the heart
of the cake. was tiny sample bottle
of liquor. The cake will he delivered
but minus the bottle, which will be
held.
Another package, unmarked as to
contents. broke while in a mail sack
and a fluid the eeles Of wine spilled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
DOMINICAN NOVICES
CELEBRATE FEAST DAY
Younger Men at Orders House OF
Studies Entertain Teachers After
Religious Rites.

Nevices of the Dominican Order in
Washington yesterday observed the
Feast of the Holy 1nnocents with spe-
cial religious services and an enter
tainment at the Dominican House of
Studies at Broekland. This feast is
based upon the story Of Herods mas
sacre of the children of Bethlehem in
an attempt to kill the infant Jesus and
has been particularly set aside by the
Deminicans.
A feature of the ceremony was the
distribution among the novices of
cards engraved with various notices
to assist their training during the
coming year. Each card also bore the
name of the patron saint under whose
care the novice is supposed to he.
Following the religious services the
novices entertained their professors
and the older priests with a pageant
in which all took part. Similar serv-
ices were held by the Dominican Order
throughout the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29

Continued from First PAGE
with like summons for their court
appearance.
) In case the yielater fails to appear
at the bureau within the specified
time a summons 10 issued for his aP-
pearanee in court and the efficer IN
the case Is notified when to appear
against him.
A check is kept of those who fail to
appear at the bureau by means of
the officers duplicate tickets, which
he turns in at the precinct. These
tickets are sent daily from each pre-
cinct to the violation bureau, and IT
Is the duty of one clerk~to check these
duplicates against the originals as
they are turned In, so that there Is no
chance Of a person Who falls to ap-
pear being able to avoid punishment.
If bureau of this type Is instituted
in Washington, Col. MOller believes 1t
should be operated as a branch of the
Traffic Bureau, where all of the
records of the 10000 motorists are
kept. Such q bureau, he believes,
would keep about IS 600 minor trafiic
cases a year out of the Police Court,
and thereby relieve the existing con-
gestionq evil.
The committees report was submit
ted to the Commissioners by Its chair,
man, Odell y. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
HOLDS MOB WORE
REGAL|A OF KLAN
Louisville, Ga, Judge Quoted
in Charge-Head of Order
Reiterates Denial. !.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, December 29.-Charges
that official regalia of the ku klu%
Khan was worn by hooded men who
flogged Kimberley f. Brown, Toomhs
County attorney, near Lyons, Ga, last
Friday, today followed. the calling OF
a special grand jury and the offer OF
rewards by the governor for convic-
ton of members of the band.
The Constitution in dispatch from
Louisville, Ga, today, quoted Judge
r. r. Hardeman of the ToombS cir
cult, as declaring it was common
knowledge" that members of the band
wore the Klan regalia. On the other
hand, Nathan Bedford Forrest, head
of the Khan in Georgia, reiterated q
denial that the Khan had any part in
the affair.
1.-The Toombs County sheriff should
Instantly arrest any person appearing
in Khan robe without written per.
mission from me, Forrest asserted
Admission is Cited.
Judge Hardeman was. quoted in
the Constitution as saying:
40 and so persons attired in official Ku
Klux Khan regalia paraded through
Lyons shortly before Brown was
seized and hurried out of town. Brown
himself stated to me that there was
absolutely no doubt that the mob
members wore the official robes with
the official insignia" y,
The newspaper also quoted Solicitor
A. s. Bradley of Toombs County as
declaring from his home at Maynes-
boro that members of the mob "ad,
mitted they We're Klansmen before
whipping Brown, Bradley was
quoted as saying that one of the
mob remarked:
I'VE are Klansmen. and we are
whipping you because you have been
prosecuting the Khan"
Forrest yesterday said the Khan
would offer rewards for apprehension
of those involved. Members of the
band wore robes intimidation of Khan
regalia and -four sacks, but were not
in any sense Klansnien," he declared.
Threatened With Death.
Brown. attorney for Toomhs
County. was taken from a street cor
ner in Lyons to the country 2 miles
away He reported he was beaten SO
severely UIldI he was u11udT d pIly 81
clans care and warned that he would
be killed If he did not move out of the
county in 10 days. Brown assisted in
the prosecution of five men accused
Of fatally wounding Willie Wilson
last July.
''Mobs with heads covered with
-four sacks shall not rule in Georgia.
Gov. Clifford Walker asserted in an
nouncing that $1,000 would be paid
as a reward for the capture of the
person first convicted as a member
OF the band. Martial law will h
declared. he said, If necessary "to
curb these oUtrages."
In a statement announcing that q
special grand jury would meet or
January II to investigate the situa
ton, Judge Ha.rdeman declared, "rh,
Government will not be surrendered
to these hooded hoodlums and justic,
eventually will be done"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
TAX REFUNDS DUE
MAINLY TO errors
Appropriation Now Asked Is
to Cover Allowances Made,
But Remaining Unpaid.
by DAVID LAWRENCE.

The greater proportion OF tfis t174.-
900. 900 refunded to taxpsysrs because
of Illegal or erroneous collections'was
handed back because Of Federal court
decisions or decisions OF the Board OF
Tax Appeals. A small proportion was
Que to improper auditing in the first
instance. surprising amount Of the
refund Is due to excessive payments
In the first place. for, under the Treas
nry Departments practice. II the tax
payer does not take his proper allow
ances and deductions these are com
puted for him and the excess payment
returned go.
Most OF the individuals whose names
appear In the list have actually re-
celveu their money, and the appro-
priation just asked for Is 10 cover
those refunds which had been oficiaIlv
allowed, but which on November / Of
this year remained unpaid, as well a.
those claims which probably will be AL
lowed between now and June 80. 1927.
Estimates Held Impossible.
Treasury officials said today that il
was Impossible to guess in advance
the amounts that would he required
In refunds on illegal or erroneous col
iecttons. but that the Treasury on this
account waited until the last minute
so as to have an opportunity to make
as accurate check as possible. The
*lI4,DO0,O 900 item just asked for is vir.
fuaily the same as the amount asked
for last year. The underpayments, Of
course, known as assessments" are
usually larger than the refunds, so
the two items do not disturb the bud
get operation. In fact, the budget as
sent to Congress recently contained
provision for the proposed expend-
iture.
One Of the difficulties In making an
accurate estimate is that court deci-
sions are being made at irregular in
tervals. Frequently one decision in a
particular case knocks the props from
beneath the Treasury's argument in
dozens or pending cases. which are
promptly settled in accordance with a
court decision.
Efforts Made to Avert Loss.
Every preca is taken by the
Treasury to prevent a loss through
underpayment. Usually II a case has
not been reached by the time the
statute of limitations would apply, the
Treasury asks the TAXPAYER to waive
the time limit, so as 10 enable IL 70
prepare the case. This means that
each years refunds may carry back
several years, making a complex eper
alton, especially since the inequity ir
an earlier law may since then have
been recognized by the courts. Their
there are other cases in which the con
stitutionality Of certain provisions Of
existing law are being challenged
Any day the Treasury may be com
PEELED to pay back large sums 1t ha.
collected.
tCopyright. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
URGES COOPERATION.

AS a means of emphAAizing the de-
STABILITY of cooperation, between citi-
zens' associations and tNade bodies
and in order to do honorAt to the Dis
trict Commissioners. the TaSsoma Park
Citizens Association will hAld an en-
tertainment Monday night ait the Ia
koma Park branch library.
The Commissioners, e. G. Niraham.
Lease, president of the Chamber OF
Commerce; Ross p Andrews,N presi
dent of the Merchants and MsSnufsc-
turers Association, and the perepnnel
Of the CitissHs' Advisory counctA will
he guests Of honor. A nausicalkpro
gram has beet arranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
KlWANlS FARLEY PLANS.

Committees will be appointed and
working program framed for the
Capital district of Kiwanis lnterna-
tional for the coming year at meet
ing of the delegates of the Capital
district in this city January II, 1t WAS
announced today. General ciuo poll
res also will ue discussed.
The Capital district includes all XII
wants clubs in Maryland, Delaware,
Virginia and the Washington club.
Delegates meeting here in January
will consist Of the president, secretary
and a district trustee from each club
within the territory mentioned. j..
Randall Cation. jr., international trus-
tee of Kiwanis. also is to attend.
William s. Quinter, president of the
local club; George Fl. Winslow, secre.
tary, and Harry G. Kimball, district
trustee. will be among the local dele
gates at the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
Prof. Moore, Once Weather Bureau Chief,
Weds Miss Dorriss Pilling of Ontario

the weather service by President
Grover Cleveland He retired in 1918,
at the beginning of the Wilson admin
istration and later became professor
of meterology at George Washington
University. leaving here three years
ago and going to Pasadena.
After the marriage, which took place
at the First Congregational Church,
Prof. and Mrs. Moore left on we'd
ding trip which will end at the persent
home of Prof, Moore, at 81 State
street. Pasadena.
Alan Pilling, father of the bride, ae-
companied her to the altar and Pref,
Moore had as his best man his old
friend, David Cutherbertsen. for So
years chief Of the Buffalo Weather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29


and their retention of attorneys. was
followed last night from Fresno,
Calf, by what Dutch Leonard called
"the only authorized statement" he
has made concerning the charges he
precipitated.
Leonard said that the letters writ
ten by Cobb and Joe Wood in which
allusion was made to bets placed On
the game Of September IS. 1919, were
not sold by him to the American
League.
IT never received any money, di-
rectly or indirectly, for any letters
or for any information in my posses
sion," Leonard's statement said.
II surrendered the letters to base
ball authorities when these authori-
ties convinced me that 1t was a duty
l owed to the Detroit team and to
the base ball world in general to help
thereby clear up certain rumors anu
information which they had preyi
ously in their possession.
THE public wants, If they want
anything at all, facts. | feel
now that the entire occurrence Is a
closed incident"
Cobb, however. made it plain at
Cleveland that it is not CLOSED In
cident" as far as he Is concerned.
Il IlSNCi was d AuIttCis HC SdIu
and / am not now. l know the pub.
lie is behind me-"
Cobb also gave his side of his re
tirement" from the management Of
the Detroit Tigers, a team with
which he had played continuously
since 1905.
Il did not quit at Detroit" he said.
1T was given out there that ! had
resigned. That statement was false.
l did not resign at that time. / was
relea sed, and another manager APP
pointed in my place"
An investigation of the whole af,
fair by the United States Senate con-
tinues a possibility. Senator Capper,
Republican, Kansas. said he favored
such an inquiry as the most eXpe-
dent method of examining the evil
dence. He said, however, he has no
definite plans.
Commissioner Landis who made
public the charges against two of
base balls greatest centerfielders
continues the Sphinx. Criticized
from many sources for making pub
lie the Cobb Wood letters to Leon
ard. lands said he will have nothing
to say until the fires that the charges
have started have burned themselves
out.
Both Cobb and Speaker are keep
ing their plans secret.
Attorney Boyd announced in Cleve-
land this morning that Cobb would
go to Detroit some time today to en-
gage attorneys and go over the status
Of the case with them. Boyd saiC
that no action would be taken by
him on behalf of Speaker until hi
had conferred with Cobb's counse
and that all concerned had decided
on a definite plan of action. An,
announcement that action will b.
taken within the next few days Il
premature, Poyd declared. 800
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
>YACHTSMEN TO DANCE.
Corinthian Club Will Hold New
Year Party.

Washington yachtsmen will sing,
dance and make merry Friday might
at a New Year eve celebration at the
Cerinthian Yacht Club. Dancing will
begin at 10 o'clock, and Camille Little
will present a program Of costume
dances.
Announcement was made also that
there will be a business meeting OF the
club on January s to discuss plans for
the 1927 regatta. preparations for
which are under the supervision of
Among the new members of the
club are: John Hays Hammond, Sir
Charles Ross, Rudolph Jose, Stanley
Horner. Lieut.. Col. Thad. y. Troy, Ell
mer Dyer, Arthur J. IIarnett, Neil Il.
Waleott, Clarence Bruce. c. j. Craw-
ley. William +. Seals, Van y. Lippard
and Charles 4. Osborne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29

News was received here today of
the marriage yesterday in Buffalo Of
Prof. William l.. Moore, for IL years
chief OF the United States Weather
Bureau and former professor of me-
terology at George Washington Uni
versity, to Miss Dorriss Garlick Pill
ing Of Peterboro, Ontario.
Although he gave his age as TO-,
while his bride gave hers as 28, Prof
Moore declared he never felt better
in his life and that old age Is purely
mental attitude. @
"In a few generations 1t will be a
misdemeanor for man to die under
the age of &c.," he said, "and I ex
peet te live to be at least &c.,"
Prof. Moore was a resident Of Buff
falo when he was appointed head Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
TWINE SAVES $4,000.

A change in the type of Irvine used
in the post Offices throughout the
country this year saved the Govern.
ment S53S00, Postmaster General
Harry $. New announced yesterday.
This saving was made by purchas
ing ene'ply Irvine rather than two
ply Irvine. The former Is said to
nave the same strength as the heavier
type. The Government bought 2,749,-
$40 pounds Of iute twine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
TAX CUT MAY HOLD MILLS.
Massachusetts Tewn Seeks to Pre-
vent Removal to South.

WARE, Mass. December 20 P,-
Lower taxation by State and town Of
ficials and an amendment to the law
limiting the hours of daily operation
in textile mills. were urged by Henry
X. Hyde, chairman of the Otis Co,
stockholders committee, in letter to
Gov. Fuller. made public yesterday.
Mr.. Hyde is credited here with in
ducins the company to postpone ac-
ton on it's recent proposal to move it's
mills to the South.
Ware offieials have already prom
Used to keep down appropriations and
thereby lower the tax rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
ONLY $500 IN SAFE.
Chain Store Executive Denies Re
port of $4,000 in Robbery

Edward G. Yonker, vice president
of the Sanitary Grocery Co. today
denied police reports that there was
$4,000 in the half,ton safe which rob.
bers unsuecessfully tried to open in
back of the store at 4413 Fourteenth
street Monday night. after having
lugged 1t from the store.
Mr.. Yenker said that there was less
than 5000 in the safe and made h
plain that 1t was the custom of the
chain stores never to keep so large
an amount as $4,000 in the safes of
any of the stores over night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
ROBBERS TAKE DRESSES.


Vincent Di Frances ladies' tailor
ing establishment, second floor of
1886 Connecticut avenue, was robbed
of stock valued ut 81 SEQ last night.
A Jimmy found there had been used
to open the door.
Property taken fEsm the store In
eludsd numerous dreMeA, suits, bolts
Of eleth. pieces Of yeivst end feur
neekpieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29

Man Who Accidentally Shot Girl
Taken to Woods by Mob.

Il ST. PETERSBURG. Fla Decem-
Der 20 CP.--James Melissas. owner of
a Tarpen Springs cufio shop and
father of a 7-year-old son, who last
Sunday accidentally shot and killed
the young daughter of a member of
the Greek colony here, was taken into
the woods near Moon Lake, NORTHERN
Pinellas County, last night by several
men and logged, the, sheriff's Office
was told yesterday.