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Evening star., 1926-04-30
Was Case Against Williams
The Only Course for Butler?

asks the Omaha World Herald. IF
he did nothing, then or afterward. on
the wings Of the wind the story would
have spread. The stern and severe
champion of the law was neither
stern nor severe when brother Of
ticer was the culprit. He who en-
forced the law so mercilessly against
civilians enforced it not at all against
an officer Of the military service.
What would the country have
thought? How much longer would
Cen Butler himself have been per-
mitted to hold up his head? His fault
was in making that initial slight COM
promise with lawlessness and breach
of discipline-at the time the first
cocktail was served"
The Bay City Times Tribune adds
that 'if he had not made the COM
plaint he would have been placed in
the position Of giving silent approval
to practices TO which he has been na
tionally opposed" while the Los
Angeles Express holds that he per
formed hravely disa greeahle duty"
Gen. Butler was placed n an un-
enviable position" observes the As-
bury Park Press. but did his duty as
he saw it. He did it because he saw
tnal MS own pfeStlSe dS dil OiHcEl
would suffer and the general tone of
the American military service suffer
decline, If action were not taken.
Replying to the critics of Gen. 6nt-
Ter. the Winona Republican Herald
complains that I'VE have social law
invoked against civil and military
law: an infraction Of The social code
is regarded as more serious than an
infractiOn of the law IF the land and
Of soldiers oath. Carry his 0rin
ciple to it's logical limit" contipues
the Winona paper. "aEd we coulf eN-
cuSe any crime in the civil or military
code" The GAINESVILLE Gazette also
says: Perhaps il is too much to eN
pect that the verdict will have a sal
utary effect on drinking in the
Marines. Army or Navy, hut it is
notice TO the public that IL man IN
the service does get intoxicated hs
is likely to face disgrace. Drinking
is no longer game. 1t is an offense."
The Jackson Citizen Patriot goes fur.
ther and asserts that the military
court has established a precedent of
which Congress and the admiuistra.
tion will do we'll to take note
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Jail First Offenders
Against the Dry Law

TO the Editor OF The Star:
Your editorial in Sundays Star
entitled "A Reign of Terror" was
one of the best / have ever read on
laws and law enforcement. Please
give us more of this type OF edi-
torials.
All good citizens want the laws
enforced, so let us strengthen the
Volstead act to provide compulsory
Jail sentences for first offenders.
This Is just to let you know some
one apprecia tes the stand your paper
takes. More power to your pen!
r. W. GOODMAN.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Whatever may be the ideahstic es''
n,.t.s Of the League of Nations
abroad. in America sit Will lneNi'a"'S
he valued in accordance with It's EN-
cheney as a vote getter.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

MOdesty.
"Where do you stand on this great
economic question:?
..>Nhare do 7 stapd?" echoed Sena-
tor Sorghum. Opinions nave 10
change. Solar systems move millions
,f miles in an hour. Why should as
sume to he the one fixed point in the
uniyerSe?"
Evening star., 1926-04-30

From the Norfolk Daily News.
Neither Florida nor California cal
hope to rival Hawaii's latest bid TO
tourists.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Heartfelt tributes are repea'eo'H
;5 20 tho old.time editors, although
none of them, if present, couio co'''
ne,e in influence with nrst'ciass
modern ad writer.
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The Capital OF the greatest Nation
IN earth finds it's citizens voteless.
The situation is one which must be
contemplated with surprise by advo-
ern autocracy.
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SHOOTING STARS.
nv pHuANDER JOHNSON.

Playing the Game.
nh Let MS all be good and kind.
Oh, let us all assume
An attitude that's most renned,
Devoid Of any gloom.
Oh. let us all In sweet acclaim
Conceal each impulse rough.
So long as you nuts play the game
Sometimes youll have to blum.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Radio when properly provided with
commercial supervision ought to nave
the benefit of some competent musical
criticism.
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Making a Hit.

From the Waterbury Democrat.
A driverless automobile is said to
be making a hit in the West" One
would imagine it would make several.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Chicago is striving valiantly to en-
a BILE her music and literature to COM
pete in popular attention with the
crime waves.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
he Evening Star Newspaper Company
Rate by Maii-Payabie In Advance.
Narygsrd and Virginia.
An o,her States and Canada.
Nemher of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press ia exclusively rhtIntu
patches credited to il or not otherwise 'fpn-
red in this naper and also the local news
nrhlshed herein All rights OF pnohcauon
81 srprial dispatches herein are slso reserved
Evening star., 1926-04-30

The war is over. Club dues ana
,heater tickets retain tax reminhefs oi
"a hysone strife. A war Is not ehoeo
until it is paid for.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
OF Course.

From the Martinsburg Evening Journal.
One Of these times American mag
mates will control the worlds rubber
supply. And then, of course, rubber
will be cheap.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
An Amendment.

From the Louisville Courier-Journsl.
Perhaps the modern version of the
old saying In, When In Rome, make.
Q noise IKE an ovation.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

America Is undoubtedly prosperous
in snite of the gentleman at the stock
ticker who happened to guess wrong.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

"crime wave" may be contem-
plated with philosophical patience uh'
iii it becomes a deluge.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Advance Information.

From, the Worcester Evening Post.
Many Of the young men who are
going to be married this Spring know
about 1t already.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Ths District of Columbia has pa assed
beyond the time when its most serious
problems were parking problems.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Ind Tunkins says a motion picture
actress who has the best press agent
seems to have the worst husband.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Inevitable KetributiVn.

You may escape If you create
A murderous demonstration.
Lord help you II you violate
A traffic regulation.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Those Good Old Times.
Old fashions, we're told,
Were considered quite bold;
And protest adverse
Said the new ones were worse.
Should fashions turn back
On the long-ago track
We'd shout in dismay,
please take 'em away"
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Have YOU competent typist?
eyes" answered Mr.. Cumrox. She
is so highly educated that I'm almost
afraid to dictate to her for fear she'll
criticize my grammar"
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MOdei'nity.

II am going to Europe"
What for?"
''.ro study art"
Waste of time. What does Europe
know about comic strips and jazz"
"A man may have a kind heart"
said Uncle Eben, but it amt much
use IL he has a bad-actin' liver"
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Q. What was the largest silver mug
get ever found?-M. +. r..
"A. A mass or nugget OF almost pure
silver weighing 500 pounds was found
in Peru, and 1t is claimed that one NJ
200 pounds was extracted from
mine in Mexico.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

q. have heard hat the India MS
method of shaving was to burn off
the hair. Is this true?-L. p. r.
A. The Bureau Of American Ethnol-
Oey says that before the introduction
Of shears. q CREASED stick was lighted
In fire and used to burn off the hair
of an Indian
Evening star., 1926-12-10
MINING CONGRESS
CONVENTION ENDS.
Discussion of Technical
Work Features Final SeS-
sion of Delegates.

The American Mining Congress
brought it's twenty-ninth annual cons
vention. held ut the Mayflower Hotel.
to "A close today with II discussion by
n number of division chairmen on
technical phases of mining and man.
ufacturing problems of mineral in.
duStries.
With w. II. Lindsey, second vice
president, presiding, the session was
opened by Col. Warren X. Roberts.
who gave Il sketch of what has been
accomplished by standardization meth
ods employed in recent years.
Other addresses were 10y Dean +. A.
IIobrook of the Pennsylvania state
College. who told of the status of min
ing projects now before the American
engineering standards committee,
Eugene McAuliffe, Union Pacific Coal
CO., who spoke on methods of reduc-
ing operating costs through mechan-
ical avenues; liner pett, Salt Lake
City, governor of the western division
of the congress. who reported on
activities of his division: II. X. Por-
ter, Hyatt Roller Bearing Co., who
reported on the manufacturing di-
vision activities, and DIR. Henry Mace
Payne, consulting engineer of the
congress, who described mineral de-
Neiopment in the South.
King Speaks at Banquet.
Senator King of Utah. principal
speaker last night at the annual BAN
quet of the congress, held in the
grand ballroom of the Mayflower, de-
nOunced the movement to extend Gov
ernment regulation and control over
private industries and described such
bureaucracy and paternalism" as a
f,f hn nj iS
wrecking Russia.
The Federal Government, he said,
should make no attempt to take over
or operate the coal mines of the cOun-
try, but rather should look to the adj
vance Of cooperation between mine
owners, operators and workers to set
tie amicably their disputes. The Sen
ltor praised the American Mining
Congress for its efforts along the line
of cooperation.
Senator King also discussed taxa
tion and the economic condition of
the country, predicting the ERA of
prosperity" America now is enjoying
would begin to wane in two years.
Within that time, he said. there prob
ably would be a serious falling off of
American exports, due to increased
industrial activity in Europe. He
urged greater participation of the
United States In world AFFAIRS as a
means of maintaining it's overseas
trade.
Senator Oddie of Nevada, toastmas-
ter, urged that the scientific and eco
nomic studies of the Bureau of Mines
and the Geographic Survey be eX-
banded, because of the grave import
ance Of the mineral resources of the
country to national defense and gen.
eral prosperity.
Voteless Capital Discussed.
The mine operators also heard
word of remonstrance over the vote
less plight of Washington in a brief
address by Noah Swayne Of Philadel-
phia.
with all the half million popula-
tion of the Capital" he declared,
washington still is a city with no
citizens. The fact that the residents
Of the District are not allowed to
vote is the one marring feature Of
the city"
Referring to the physical develop
ment of Washington, Mr.. Swayne said
it is bidding fair to become the most
beautiful citNain the world.
Hugh Shirkie, president of the
congress, presided.
Evening star., 1926-12-10

street, the Transportation BuheHns'
tomorrow, from s to 8 o'clock. the
proceeds from this sale Will be useu
for a. Wellesley scholarship In memory
of Mrs. Walter Brookings. The com
mittee in charge includes Mrs. Ed
mund Horgan and Mrs. Arthur Hoai,
chairmen; also Mrs. Vale Truitt, MRS.
Laurence Staples. Mrs. II. cochran
Fisher and Mrs. A. j. Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Oberlander OF
Reading. Pa, who are passing few
days at the Willard, entertalTed at
dinner there last night.
There is a meeting this afternoon
at Miss Frances McKee's OF the JONI
committee of young women anu eirls
who have been appointed to make
complete success of the pirate-gypsy
ball to be given for Belleau Wood
Friday evening, December IL, at the
Mayflower.
Crenshaw are chairmen OF the dance
committee. The committee appointed
to especially entertain the members
of the visiting Yale.Harvard Glee
Clubs includes Mrs. Reeve Hoover,
Miss Julia Carpenter, Miss Helen
Gary, Miss Mary Bradley, Miss Mary
Louise Neidringhaus. Miss Elizabeth
Parker. Miss Lenora Scullin. Miss
Laura Towne. Miss Suzette Dewey.
Miss Archbold, Miss Natalie Ham
mond, Miss Anne Butler and Miss
Jane Kendall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Butler of Mon
treal have gone to New York, after
having been at the Willard since Mon
day After short visit there they
will return to their Canadian home.
Mrs. Charles d. Walcott will be the
guest Of honor at the monthly lunch
con of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
American Institute of Mining En-
gineers, which will be held at the
University Club Tuesday. Mrs. Wal
colt will speak on "My Wild Flower
Garden in the Canadian Rockies and
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will illustrate her talk with colored
lantern Slides

lantern slides.
Senator J. Thomas Heflin of Ala
hama will be the principal speaker
during the mid-hour of the Christmas
ball to be given by the American
Legion Auxiliary at the New Willard
Monday evening.
The slogan of the National Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, "A Christmas
remembrance to every soldier in the
hospitals throughout the United
States from his own home town." is
to be fulfilled by the local auxiliary,
for every man of the World War
now hospitalized in any State of the
Union will receive a package from
home. Part of the funds derived
from the Christmas ball will be used
in that way: the rest will go to the
children Of these men who are back
home, and so make more joyous the
season.
Members of the committee in charge
of the ball are Mrs. Mary T. Shana-
han, Mrs. Marshall McKibben, Mrs. J.
Jerome Lightfoot, Mrs. Maimee Pal
mer Dorsey. Miss Alma Moore. Mrs.
II. w. Mitchell. Mrs. Marx Levy, Mrs.
c. ]. Hansen, Mrs Frank J. OConnor,
Mrs. Eola Wright, Mrs. Anton Ste
phan. Mrs. Charles H. Ruth and Mrs.
Douglas A. White, with Mrs. Thacker
V. Walker serving as chairman.
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Food Show to Aid Fund for
Wellesley Scholarship.
The Washington Wellesley Club will
hold a food. ale at S2g Seventeenth h
Evening star., 1926-12-10
SOAP IN ANCIENT USE.

LONDON, December 10 R.-Soap,
alum, licorice, castor oil and pepper
mint were only a few of the med-
cineS in use centuries before Christ
as they are today, said DIR. Edward
&. Gibb-Smith, health officer for Ted
dington, in a lecture on the Greeks
and Romans as specialists.
Ether was discovered in 1910, but
the secret was lost and not rediscov-
cred until 200 years later, said the
physician. The Greeks and Romans
had precisely the same kind of sur.
Eical instruments as are in use at
the present time.
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Births Reported.

Vito and Lena Carciivale boy
Arthur f. and Dorothy Fleig. girl.
John L. and Margaret Gray. boy
George w. and Alice Murphy, girl.
John w. and Nellie Maxell, boy.
Phillip and Giuscppina Paglese, boy.
John II. and Annie NJ. Williams, girl.
Charles D. and Thcma II. Clabough. boy
George F. and Rosina NJ. Saur. girl.
Ames A. and Lurina Spri-gs. girl.
Alex and Mary Ashton, girl.
Irwin A. and Martha A. Cassell. girl.
William and Lucy Gross. hoy.
Norman p. and Mae II. Gum. boy.
John w. and Ella NJ. Logan, girl.
Willie and Anake Simpiins, boy
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Deaths Reported.

Maria Centannt, II. 1914 Minnesota
ave. Sc.
Bridget Sebastian Campbell. 70. Homeo-
pathic Hospital.
Mary Kennedy, 70. 1l3 st.
Thomas Crafty. 6S. 734 9th st.
Charles II. Martin, 81. Galinger Hospital
Alexander Glascoe. SO; 1885 ! / = st. Sc.
Francis F. Cook, 52. Walter Reed General
Hospital.
F. Stone Posey. ii. Georgetown Hospital.
Henry Ackermaa: 10. Garfield Hospital
Grace Rice. 81. Freedman's Hospital.
Mary Emma Marshall, 81. 25 O'Brien
court.
Joseph. I. Hill, 81. "737 Georgia ave.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
Vernon Batns and Lenora Clark
William A. Holly and Mary G.. Young.
Alfred l.. ETans and Rocna Jackson.
Harry y. Heron and Ethel L. Dobbins.
Edward NJ. Shirley. ir., and Ida +. Nolte.
Rincrt II. Allen of this city and Katherine
NJ. Anderson of Takoma Park Md.
John Fl. Collision. ir., of Baltimore, Nd
and Ethel j. McMullin Of this city.
John X: Taylor and Lillian Jones.
Donald ID. Holhrooll of Clarendon Va. and
Evelyn Sprer of Birmingham. Ala.
j. Turner Brown of New Park. Pa. and
Blanche W. Lowe of Whiteford. Nd.
Joseph +. Alfonso and Isabel G. Martinez.
Pete J. Rollins and Margaret Tyson
Jackson Galloway and Frances Perks
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Meadville Theological School, at Chi
cago, and Mrs. Franklin G.. South
worth. Mr.. Southworth has lately
returned from Africa, where he made
study of French colonial policy.
visiting some little.known regions In
Senegal and French Guinea. Miss
kean. who has been residing in Wash
ington for several years, Is niece OF
Col. Jefferson X. Kean.
This marriage will unite descendants
of two Of the earliest colonial families,
one Of the South, the other of the
North, as Miss Kean Is a great-grand-
daughter of Thomas Jefferson and
Mr.. Southworth Is direct descend
ant of John Alden.
Former Senator and Mrs. Hoke
Smith Of Georgia are passing a few
days at the Willard before going
South. They have recently been in
New York, at the Ambassador.
Mr.. Talbot O., Pulizzi off Harrison
street. Chevy Chase. will sail for
Hamilton, Bermuda, on the Araguaya
Saturday and remain there until after
the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. James G. Martin and Mrs Rob
ert Dulany Cummin of 1926 Jefferson
place, entertained at tea yesterday
afternoon from to 6 O'Clock. They
We're assisted at the tea table by Mrs.
Martin Goldsborough and Mrs. Camp
bell Forester.
DIR. John w. Baker, U. S. N, with
Mrs. Baker and Miss Baker, of Bos-
ton, Mass, are stopping at the Gordon
Hotel for a short time before going
on to Florida.
Col. George w. Van Deusen, u. S.
A. (retired, and Mrs. Van Deusen are
visiting in Washington for several
weeks and are at the Martinique.
Food Show to Aid Fund for
Wellesley Scholarship.
The Washington Wellesley Club will
hold a fnnd. cnlo ~ 900 Cn,,ortnontl,
Evening star., 1926-12-10
SOCIETY
Continued from Eighteenth Page.)

-
! Bizauskas; Senator Arthur Capper,
Mrs. George Mesta, Mr.. Walter H.
Rufenacht of the Swiss legation and
| Mrs. Charles Kittelle, house guest
from Chicago of Gen. and Mrs. Hull
Mrs. Thornton Boland was hostess
at luncheon today for Miss Adelaide
douglass, debutante daughter of Mrs.
David II. Blair. and Miss Eleanor
Hodges, niece of Mrs. Boland, who is
! debutante of Baltimore.
Mrs. George Mesta gave a supper at
the Hotel Carlton following the Pres
ldent's reception, including in her
party of guests the Minister of Pan
anna and Sonora de Alfaro and Sena-
tor Arthur Capper.
First of Series of Dinner
Dances at Barracks Tonight.
The first of the dinner dances for
this season which have been ar
ranged at the Officers Club in Wash
ington Barracks will take place this
evening and large number of parties
have been planned. The second dance
of the series will be a New Year eve
and dinner dances will be given the
following Friday evenings, January
IA and %, February Is and March
and IS.
Among those entertaining at din
ner tonight are Gen. and Mrs. Camp
bell King, Mai. A. p. Matthews, Maj.
and Mrs. John D. Reardan, Maj. and
Mrs. James a. O'Connor, Maj. and
Mrs w. K. Wilson and Maj. and Mrs.
Condor G. Mccormack.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Edward L.
Logan of Boston are at the Mayflower
for the week. Mrs. Logan has been
warmly entertained at many social
functions during her visit, among her
hostesses being Mrs. Hanford Mac
Nider, Mrs. Timothy A. Smiddy and
Mrs. Henry F. Ashurst, wife of the
Senator from Arizona.
Former Representative Ira E. Cop
ley of Aurora, ILL.,, is at the Willard,
having come to attend the dinner of
the Gridiron Club tomorrow eve
ming.
Mr.. L.. NJ. Kean of New Orleans an
nounces the engagement of his daugh-
ter Evelina Prescott TO Mr.. Constant
SouthWOrth. son of the president of the
Evening star., 1926-12-10

national Mercantile Marine Company.
announced yesterday that there was
no truth in reports that his line was
Evening star., 1926-12-10

Sale of Ship Lines Denied.
NEW YORK, December 10 OPP.
A. S. Franklin, president Of the Inter
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
HAVANA MAN
| IS ARRAIGNED
| FOR SMUGGLING
JOSE R. MEDINo is DISMISSED
FOLLOWING HEARING BE-
FORE COMMISSIONERS TO-
DAY

Jose r. Medino, Of Havana,
Cuba, was arraigned before U. S.
Commissioner c. Rodney Gwynn
yesterday on the charge of violat-
ing Section 500 of the tariff act,
it being alleged that he clandes-
timely or fradulently brought mer-
chandise into the United States
thai is subject to duty. The goods
were found in a trunk when ex-
amined by Inspector Lord at this
port.
Medino convinced the court
that he was an innocent victim
of circumstances, and the case
against him was dismissed. The
trunk, he showed, was brought
along by him at the request of an
other passenger. It was found
that he had certified the trunk
but not the contents, and he
claimed that he didn't know what
was in the trunk.
Carlos Valdes, native of Tam
pa but now resident of Havana,
was the defendant in another case
involving The same charge as Me-
dino. 1t was brought out in the
hearing that Veldes is the owner
of the trunk brought over by Me-
dino, as well as the one brought
by himself. He was bound over
to the amount of $500 and is be-
inS held in Jail while endeavor-
ing 10 arrange bail.
Carlos Valdes was arrested I'M
der a similar charge here about
a month ago, at which time he en-
tered a plea of guilty, the records
in the office of U. S. Commissioner
Gwynn show.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
Routine Business Is
Transacted By County
Board Last Night

Business details and checking
up of depository accounts occupied
the attention of the county COM
missioners principally at the reg
ular meeting last night.
A paper which has been pre-
pared by County Attorney W. H.
Malone and is a statement from
the county commissioners relative
to the Turner bridge proposition,
was approved by the commission
ers, and the matter of publishing
same in the columns of the local
press was discussed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
INTRODUCTORY
MOTOR DISPLAY
NASH MOTORS co. cELE-
BRATEs ANNIVERSARY
OF IT'S FOUNDING

Coincident with the celebration
of the tenth anniversary of the
founding of The Nash Motors
Company Nash dealers turnout
the country are staging an i'm
pressive display of the newly re-
fined Advanced Six and Light Six
models.
The heighth of development to
which Nash has brought these cars
epitomizes the phenomenal pro-
gress of the Company since the
day the first Nash car came off
the production line full decade
ago.
Bo;h from an engineering stand
point and with regard to the nice
ties of arrangement and appoint
ment, these two newly-refined
groups of Nash models evidence
more Savidly the notable character
of Nash manufacturing resources.
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perfect condition in twenty-five
years, in fact will be hardening and
getting better all the time, while
wood bridges would decay in 10 or
IL years and have to be replaced
entirely"
Mr.. Turner says only two hun
dred cars each way every day for
a 300-day year would pay the in
tterest as requested guaranteed by
the county on the basis of toll
rates agreed upon. "That the
traffic will exceed that by far, no
one can possibly doubt" he
stated.
81 am thoroughly convinced
! that we can put the
proposition over to the satisfac-
ton of everyone" said Mr.. Tur-
ner, continuing with the assertion,
A'If l did not have utmost con-
fidence in our ability to swing the
proposition, / certainly would not
have spent $4,000 on the strength
of it, as | have already DONE"
Its a big proposition" Mr.,
Turner says, 'the equipment will
cost US 100000 and will include
thirty scows and four mixing
plants, and there will be a lot OF
timber for forms. The project
will call for million tons OF
material"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
UNCOVER PLOT
ON DYNAMITINC
CLAIM PLANS LAID TO
DESTROY HOME AND
OWNER
my Aasoclasea Ps~sal

MIAMI, Aug. 13.-Three Off
cial Investigations were directed
today into an alleged plot to dyn-
amite the home of H. A. Hamp,
president of the Hialeah Chamber
of Commerce.
The alleged plot was revealed
yesterday when deputy sheriffs
arrested Hampton Greene, civic
organization promoter, on a war
rant signed by Hamp, who charged
that Greene had conspired to bomb
the Hamp home and kill him.
The, reason for the plot has not
beeasgiven.