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Joint Session of Parliament,
Sis to 347, Limits Sink
ing Fund Debate.
APPROVAL OF PREMIER'S
PROPOSALS IS ASSURED
Fourth Meeting to Amend Consti.
tuition Since Third Republic
May End Tonight.

BY the Associated Press
VERSAILLES. France. August 10.
Premier Poincare's scheme to give
constitutional weight to his sinking
fund measure for refunding the float
ing debt moved forward rapidly at the
first session Of the national assembly
today. Notwithstanding obstructive
tactics by the Socialists and Com
munists.
The assembly, comprising both
houses of Parliament in joint session,
is the fourth summoned for action
on the constitution since the founding
of the third republic. 1t met the tao
tics of the Socialists and Communists
by adopting, SIS to 347, an amend.
ment to the rules limiting discussion
and designed to prevent further OBJ
struCtion.
Adjourn Until Afternoon.
After voting urgent procedure for
the sinking fund bill. the assembly
adjourned until afternoon while com
mittees went through the formality
of examining the measure.
The work of making the sinking
fund law part of the constitution will
be terminated tonight. if Premier
Poincare and the members of his cab.
met have their way
The premier appeared this after
noon before the special committee en-
amining the governments bill and in
sisted upon the necessity of it's rapid
adoption.
FilibuSter a Factor.
The promised Socialist Communist
filibuster, however, still had to be
reckoned with.
The assembly opened in that at
mosphere of Indifference which usual
ly obtains in France when the pro-
gram is a foregone conclusion.
The senator's and deputies, appar-
emily unmindful of the sOlemnity of
the occasion, filed into the assembly
hall slowly, chatting together as
though they were about to so about
a simple fOrmality. They found the
picturesque atmosphere that always
accompanies such an occa sion as the
election of a president OF the republic
cOnspicuously absent. Society people
seemed unlnterested in the gathering
The gallery was only partly filled
when the session opened.
Uproar BY Communists.
The communists and socialists were
the first persons to enliven the assem-
bly's work. They set up a roar that
lasted five minutes when Pierre Rem
audel, socialist, was refused the floor
on a question of privilege.
AS had been predicted, members of
the extreme left adopted tactics of
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STOCKS ON TOBOGGAN
IN SUDDEN BEAR RAID
General Motors Drops IA, du Pont
Over Is, Cast Iron Pipe s in
Unexplained Break.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 1O--A sudden
bear raid on the high priced indus
trial shares brought about a series of
sensational declines on the New York
Stock Exchange today.
General Motors broke IA points to
2oS, du Pont 151a to 295. and United
States Cast Iron Pipe 8 to 235, while
dozens of others fell back to Z
points.
Except for the announcement of an
increase Of nearly $S7 900 in
brokers' loans in the week ended July
2S. there was nothing in the days
news to explain the sudden selling
movement
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RESCUERS NEARING
ENT0MBED MINERS
Fate of Five Kentuckians Is
Expected to Be Known
by Tonight.

BY the Associated f'resS.
SALEM, Ky, August 10.-Specula-
tion as to whether the five miners en-
tombed in the Hudson zinc and spar
mine near here last Thursday night
remain alive is expected to come to
an end by night as the result of the
force their way into the mine or to
reach the men through a shaft
Meanwhile a contingent of State
troops remained on duty to keep spec
tators from interfering with the work.
Work has been carried on day and
night since fall of earth and water
blocked the mems exit in three major
operations. with numbers of volun
teers on hand to relieve the tired
rescuers from time to time and an
elaborate electric lighting plant set
up to permit work at night.
Air Pumped to Men.
One squad sought to sink a shaft
to communicate with the men if any
Of them have survived the ordeal and.
if possible. TO pipe liquid food and
water to them. Efforts to gain a re-
ever. have proved fruitleSs, but air
has continuously been pumped into
the mine.
Another body of men continued
their work of baling and pumping to
keep the mine as free as possible from
water, which already is estimated to
be at 4-foot level. An under
ground spring made it necessary to
maintain pumps when the mine was
in operation and this work was aided
by larger pump brought from Mem
phis. 1t broke down yesterday and
additional parts were ordered by air
plane from Memphis.
The third operation, sinking of a
new shaft, 10 feet square to tap the
lateral tunnel behind the cave-in was
temporarily checked by a stratum of
solid rock that rendered the drills
useless and automobiles were dis
patched today for new drills and more
blasting powder.
Shaft $50 Feet Deep.
The shaft of the mine through
which the imprisoned men entered
the lateral drift is $50 feet deep. The
drift runs out from this shaft ap.
proXimately 500 feet and 200 feet from
the shaft passes under an old crater
or pit approximately 90 feet across
and As feet deep.
This crater is round and it's for
nation is similar to that of the sink
holes in the cavernous limestone re-
gions near Mammoth Cave. The bot
tom of the crater was filled with
water to a depth of 10 feet stored
there by the company for dry
weather.
This water had trickled through to
the drift, it is believed. before the
cave-in and opened drain into the
digging.
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BULGARIA GETS DEMANDS,

BELGRADE. August 10 C0.-Jugo-
slavia. says the government organ
Wreme. has demanded of Bulgaria the
complete disbandment of the Mace
donian comitadjis. or lrregulars, who
recently have been accused of making
raids across the Serbian border.
A demand for the eXtradition of the
leaders of the irregulars to Jugoslavia
and compensation for dependents of
the gendarmes killed in recent raids
also Is made.
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WAGON WHEEL GAP. Colo, Au-
gust 1O.-Vice President Dawes does
not swear when he fails to land a
trout
Furthermore, he declines to put into
his creel any trout that measures less
than l2 inches. although State game
laws permit the retention of any
measuring seven inches or more in
length.
This much of the lZaak Walton in
America y Vice President has been re.
Vealed to members of his Summer
fishing excursion on the Wagon
Wheel Gap ranch of Col. \. r.. Hum
phreys of Denver. The members in
clude not only his own pe@S"nal and
Official family. but Ben Aines vii.
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ANOTHER NAME ADDED
TO TOLL OF SUBMARINE
Although Crew Tolls All Night to
Raise H-29 None of Six Missing
Bodies Is Recovered.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. August 10.-Another
name was added today to the list Of
missing in the sinking of the sub
marine H-29, at Devonport Basin yes
terday, bringing the total to six.
Although full crew of dockyard
workmen toiled all night under power
full searchlights and flares at the scene
of the disaster, none Of the missing
bodies has been recovered. Efforts
to raise the H-29. which sank in 25
feet of water continued today. Work
men. however. were able to pump out
only 10 feet OF water in the dock
basin without endangering other YES
sells The H-29 is being held to the
side of the basin by great hawsers.
The cause of the accident has not
been definitely determined. The H-29
was an Americantype Holland model
subma rine. built during the war.
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GALES BROADS|DE
CAUSES NEW STIR
Tensity in Mexico Increased
by Presidents Denunciation
of Catholic Clergy.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. August 10.--The
situation arising from the govern
ment's religious regulations and their
rejection by the Catholics today be-
Gated.
President Gales issued his bitter
est broadside against the Catholic
clergy in a statement to an Ameri-
can good will mission" He charged
the clergy with seeking wealth and
political power, causing revolutions
and bloodshed. and using their pull
pits for sedtious speeches, while
keeping the masses of the people
ignorant.
The Catholic episCopate continued
unyielding in it's refusal to accept
the governments regulations: there
was no move to return the priests to
the churches. and the deadlock was
apparently absolute, with no pros
poets of reconciliation.
Business Is Depressed.
One of the chief developments is
n movement of depression and nerv-
onomic situation already was bad be-
fore the religious regulations went
into effect, and to this now has been
added the effects of the economic boy
colt foStered by the League for De
fense of Religious Liberty.
Silver exchange has slumped, the
discount ranging from 3i2 to 4 per
cent. the highest in several years.
Prices of some foodstuffS are advanC-
ing and the people fear further rises.
Secretary of the Treasury PAM has
appointed a committee of experts to
study the economic situation and
recommend remedial measures.
Government employees have organ
lied league for defense of the Con
stitution. with the object of conduct
ing an active propaganda campaign
in support of the Government's re-
ligious program.
Churches Nearly Empty.
Only few worshipers are seen
in most of the Catholic churches. The
Catholics say they are praying in
their homes rather than go to the
churches. which are in the hands of
municipality appointed committees.
because they do not desire even tacitly
to recognize the authority of these
committees.
Capt. Panfilo Plata and his company
OF federal soldiers have revolted, dis
armed all the local police of Ayutla, in
the state of Guerrero. and gone into
the country. according TO special dis
patches from Ayutla.
No details of the revolt are CON
tanned in the dispatches. 1t is not
known whether the revolt is connect
ed with the religious situation or an
uprising reported to be under way in
Guerrero under the leadership of the
Whales brothers. noted rebels and
bandits in that region.
Plantation Is Looted.
Advices from TuxtepeC, in the state
Of OaXaCa, say that bandits have loot
ed banana plantation and fled into
the hills. II is added that this raid
was apparently connected with the
religious situation. Federal troops are
pursuing the bandits. :
The Good will Mission is Of the
opinion that the administration OF
President Gales is engaged in a
great program of social reforms, es-
sential 10 the welfare of Mexico.
4 resolution passed by the mission,
headed by DIR. Alva Taylor. editor of
The Christian Century. says:
We believe a program of educa-
tion and social reform necessary for
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TWO MEN ABANDON
CHANNEL Attempt
Helmy, Egyptian, and Michel.
Frenchman, Forced to Quit After
13-Hour Swim.

By the Associated Press.
DOVER, England, August 10
Georges Michel of France and Ishak
Helmy of Egypt today abandoned
their attempt to cross the English
Channel after swimming for 13 hours.
They started from Cape Girls Nez,
France, last night.
At 2 o'clock this morning they were
nearly half way across the Channel,
both going strong and acting as pace.
maker for each other.
The weather conditions were ideal.
The men started off under the lee of
the tug Alsace, which conveyed Ger
trude Ederle when she crossed the
Channel last Friday.
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Liquor Which Killed Score i'm Buffalo
Made of Deadly Methyl Used in Dyes

changed by the trade to "Methanol. +"
In an attempt to prevent it's use as
beverage.
The alcohol. Doran said, had been
purchased in New York State, the
investigation indicated. after it had
been shipped into the country prob
ably from Germany for commercial
purposes. Investigation of the deaths
and prosecution will be left i'm the
hands of State authorities and Eugene
c. Roberts. prohibition administrator
at Buffalo.
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The liquor which killed more than
"A score Of persons at Buffalo recent
ly was made of methyl. or wood al
cohol. Government chemist today re-
ported to J. NJ. Doran. chief of the
chemical division OF the prohibition
unit.
Doran described this product as
deadly poisonous. 1t Is used in the
manufacture a dyes and disinfec4.
ants. he said. ana the name has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-10
Clerks Error Sets
Mans Execution
10 Days Too Soon

MOUNDSVILLE.. W. Va. Au-
gust 10.-A careless clerk almost
caused the execution today of
Philip Euman, negro youth con-
victed Of murder, ten days ahead
Of the fixed date.
While preparations were being
made at the State Penitentiary for
the hanging, it was discovered the
court had set the day for August
20.
The clerk had copied it August
10.
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WEATHER.

~. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair and warmer tonight tomorrow
partly cloudy, followed by thunder
showers in afternoon or night.
Temperatures Highest. SO, at PAS
pm. yesterday; lowest, 67. at 6 am
today. Fun report on page 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-10

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1926-12-05

In the olden days a ships decks
were scrubbed on Sundays only; hence
the term "holYStoning."
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Reception and Ball
Bv Pan-State Society

The members of the floor committee
for the Pan-State Society reception
and ball to be given Monday evening,
December 20, in the big ballroom OF
the Willard, with members of differ
ent State societies in Washington TAX
ing part, as announced up to this
time, include Mr.. William Jennings
Price, Kentucky, chairman; Maj. John
G. Sims, Tennessee, vice chairman;
Mr.. " V. Martin, Illinois; Mr.. Charles
P. Keyser. Missouri; Mr.. Moultrle
Hit, Georgia; Mr.. Frederick w. Car
penter, Massachusetts; Mr.. w. N.
Morell, Minnesota; Mr.. Ira Y. Balm,
Alabama; Mr.. j. H. Bartlett, New
Hampshire; Mr.. Erwin w. Shinn, Ar
kansas; Mr.. F. NJ. Kritchell. New
York; Mr.. Elmer Pratt. Utah; Mr..
Fred S. Purnell, Indiana Mr.. Harris
Fleming, kentucky; Mr.. McClaskey
Garlach, Georgia; Representative M.
Clyde Kelly, Pennsylvania: Mr.. W. {.
Deming, Wyoming; Mr.. j. NJ. Otter
ness, South Dakota; Representative
Luther johnson, Texas; Mr.. p. 1.
Morgan, West Virginia; Mr.. Rufus
Pearson, Tennessee, and Mr.. Charlton
NJ. Clark, Mississippi.
Due to the large attendance eX-
pected at the ball. those on the floor
committee will be called upon to play
an important part, the exceptional
success of the affair already being
assured.
Evening star., 1926-12-05

Miss Maud Marshall Mason will re-
turn to Washington tomorrow from
New York. where she went to spend
q few days with Mrs. Henry B. Lake,
in her apartment on Sutton place.
Mrs. Lake entertained at dinner Fri
day evening in honor OF Miss Mason.
and last evening she gave a dinner
and .theater party in honor of her
guest.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Official and NOn-Official
Folk in the Moving Throng
Arrivals and Departures of Army and Navy
Chiefs-Ceneral and Personal Notes
of Washington Society.

29 East Bradley Lane. Chevy Chase,
Md
Mr.. and Mrs. Blackstone will b.
joined for the Christmas holidays by
their son, Mr.. z. D. Blackstone, Sd.
who is a student at Mercersburg
Academy.
Mr.. John H. Storer and his daugh-
ter, Miss Emil Storer, have returned
to Washingt' md have opened their
apartment al Wardman Park Hotel.
Miss Edith Storer will probably re-
main in Boston for the Winter. Mr..
Storer and his daughters We're abroad
all last Summer, spending the greater
part of the time in Switzerland.
Dr. William A. Morgan will return
tomorrow from a Today hunting trip
in North Carolina, where he has been
the guest Of Mr.. II. b. Wilson.
Mrs Edgar w. Smith of Danville.
Va, is the guest of her daughter. Mrs.
Julian T. Baber, 1869 Mintwood
place northwest.
Mr.. Carmi A. Thompson arrived In
Washington yesterday and is at the
Willard, having just returned to this
country after a trip to the Philippine
Islands. where he made a personal
investigation of conditions there at
the request of President Coolidge. He
came here to make a report on his
trip to the President.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Social Festivities
Mark Record of Week
Out Chevy Chase Way
Schedule of Entertainments
Includes Bridge Parties.
Luncheons and T e a 8.
Students End Vacation
Period

Mr.. Paul Sleman, his daughter, MISS
Mary Sleman, and Miss Roberta Ken
dali motored to Dartmouth College.
where they attended the Thanksgiving
dances.
Miss Catherine Crane, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jere Crane, entertained
at bridge and tea Saturday afternoon
at her home on Chevy Chase Park
way.
Mr.. Edward Roth has returned to
Swarthmore College, where ne is a
student, after spending the Thanks-
giving holidays with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward H. Roth in their
home on Cathedral avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Pyle, Jr..
who have been the house guests OF
Mr.. Pyle's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ
erick Pyle, of Forty-fourth street
have returned to their home IN VIII
mington, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Beel of Brook
Vile road have closed their nome IN
CHEVY Chase and have gone to Flor1-
da, where they will spend the winter
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uric Bell entertained
Sunday evening at a supper party IN
their home on Forty-fourth place IN
| honor of Mr. and Mrs. j. Hayden, Wht
recently returned to Washington arter
wedding trip to the Orient.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Singleton
Paulette have returned TO Richmond
Va, after spending the Thanksgiving
holidays with Mrs. Paulette's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold f.. Doyle, at
their home on Huntington street.
Mrs. William Clarke entertained
Saturday afternoon at party III
honor Of her daughter, Harriet.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Stabler en' er-
tained at a party Saturday evening In
their home on Broad Branch road IN
honor Of their daughter Frances.
Mrs. John N. Walker gave lunch
con and bridge Tuesday at her home
on Lenox street.
Lieut.. and Mrs. George w. Welker,
who spent last week in New York
| City. are the house guests of Mrs.
| Welker's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. M. ;.
Cooley, on East Irving street, for the
month of December. They will leave
| the first of the year by motor for
Pensacola, Fla, where Lieut.. Welker
will be stationed.
Mrs. Frank Stetson entertained at
luncheon and bridge on Wednesday
afternoon in her home on Rosemary
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren D. Brush and
their family have returned to their
home after a motor trip to Staunton
| Va. where they spent Thanksgiving
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Annual Dixie Ball
Due Tomorrow Night

The Dixie ball tomorrow night is
the twenty-fourth annual ball to be
given by the Robert E. Lee Chapter,
Z. d. c., and it will figure as fea-
ture Of the social program.
The ball will be given in the large
ballroom of the New Willard and will
open at 10 o'clock. Gen. S. w.
Rockenbach and Gen. Amos a. Fries.
chairmen of the reception committee,
will introduce the guests, the grand
march, led by the Confederate Vet
Grams, to Immediately follow the re-
ception.
Supper will be served in the small
ballroom, and two orchestras will fur
nish music throughout the evening,
the ball to last until 2 o'clock.
The decorations will lend much to
the beauty of the scene, and the many
Young girls who are to attend will add
charm to the occasion.
Other members of the reception
committee are: Gen. Charles B. Howry,
Mai w A. Swallow, Mr.. Ernest
Daniel, Mr.. George Hillyer, jr.; Mr..
Walter E. Hutton. Mr.. B. K. Scott,
Mr.. Theodore Judd Mr.. Albion w.
Tuck and Mr.. A. T. Martin.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
University Women Will
Entertain Visitors

The delegates to the Second Confer
ence on the Cause and Cure of War,
to be held in Washington this week,
will be the guests of honor at the tea
to be given by the American Associa-
ton of University Women Monday aft
ernoon at 4:30 o'clock. In the receiv-
ing line will be Mrs. John Jay O'Con-
nor. president of the Washington
branch; Miss Eleanor Boswell of the
National Association, Mr. Edgerton
Parsons Of New York City, Miss Belle
Sherwin of Cleveland, president of the
National League of Women Voters;
Miss Florence Angel of the National
Association and Mrs. John D. Sher-
man, president of the National Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
Evening star., 1926-12-05

with Mrs. Brush's sister, Mrs. A. NJ.
Kuebush
Mrs. Alexander Wylie and her
mother. Mrs Marion Himrod. of Cedar
Parkway have gone to Chicago. ILL.,,
where they will spend a month.
Mrs. Harry l.. Selby entertained at
luncheon and bridge "Wednesday in
her home on Morrison street.
Mrs. j. w. Crandall entertained
Tuesday afternoon in her home on
Jocelyn street at luncheon and bridge
is the first Of series of parties which
Mrs. Crandall will give during the
Winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Williams enter
tained at dinner and bridge Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. Charles Wilcox has returned to
Rennesalear College, Troy, N. Y,
where he is a student, after spending
the Thanksgiving holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Penz
Wilcox, on Meadow Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burks have
returned to their home after spending
Thanksgiving in New York City
| where they were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John McNulty.
Mrs. Jesse w. Hedges will enter.
tain the members of her committee OF
the Rector's Aid Society of All Saints
Protestant Episcopal Church at lunch
con Wednesday in her home on West
ern avenue.
| Mrs. J. c. Bowen of Melrose street
has gone to Texas, where she will re
| main several weeks.
Mrs. Donald r. Macleod of LELAND
| street has gone to Boston, Mass.
where she is spending a week visiting
friends. Mrs. Macleod will join Mr.
Macleod in New York.
| The Garden Club Of Chevy Chas
met Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Frank Fl. Schultz on Brook
vile road. Col. ]. Greeley addressed
| the meeting on forestry.