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NAVY NOT TO ATTEMPT
ANY STUNT FLIGHT SOON
Long-Distance Efforts Cost Money.
Says Wilbur. Who Has Not
Any to Throw Away"
BY the Associated Pres:

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. August o1.-
Secretary of the Navy Curtis d. Will
bur said here today that the Navy
would not attempt another Honolulu
flight. a Polar flight or any other
stunts" in the near future.
All those things cost money" he
said. and the Navy hasn't any
money to throw away Right now
we have five ships stationed along
the Pacific Coast TO assist the big
seaplane PB-1 on her flight from
Seattle 10 San Diego.
The Navy will make many flights
this year. but none OF them will be
across the Pacific. We have on the
Pacific Coast an ideal testing ground
for long distance flights. After our
planes have thoroughly demon
strated their powers on the Seattle
San Diego fight it will be time to
talk Of other flights"
Secretary Wilbur arrived here yes
teriay from Seattle on the battle
ship California.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
POLA TO VISIT RUDOLPH.
Fiancee of Valentino to Come East
for Three Days.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. August Il
Lp)--Pola Negri. screen star. will
leave here August % for New York
for three-day visit with Rudolph
Valentino. film actor. who Is Ill in a
hospital there after undergoing Sc
rious double operation last Sunday,
Miss Negri. few months ago an
nounced her engagement TO Valentino.
The time between Miss Negri's com
pletion of the picture on which she
is now engaged and the start of one
on her return allows but the three
davs in New York.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
PLAY Strip Poker" in Park.

MOENESSEN. Pa. August 2l OP).
Lack Of funds didn't prevent three
bows in this town from playing poker
Yesterday Constable John kessler
brought 10 an end what was. TO by
ISLANDERS. a very interesting game of
strip" poker in public park. Two
of the boys had been thoroughly
"clea ned and the third WAS almost
nude when the constable showed up.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
LETTER WRITER HELD.

BERKELEY, Calf, August 81
Neal, 80 was under ar
rest here today. and will be held by
Federal authorities for examination
as the result of charge that he
wrote President Coolidge letters il:
which he asserted the MasOns and the
Knights of Columbus were cunspiring
to overthrow the Government.
Postal inspectors made the arrest
yesterday on the receipt Of tele.
graphic request from Washington.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
FERNALD GROWS WORSE.

WEST POLAND. Me-. August 21
P).-United States Senator Bert NJ.
Fernald of Maine, who Is seriously
i'll at his home here, was reported
early today as having suffered an i'll
turn which affected his heart
Evening star., 1926-08-21
Prohibition Held Incidental.

prosperity is Within reach of all.
Senator Wadsworth said. and every
one wants ii To Stay SO. ProhlbltIon
is incidental to many other matters
and | find that there Is very little in
lerest in foreign affairs. The Gle
,nenceau letter will have no effect.
Clemencea iS a great man and | am
sorry he wrote il. II the French
Continued ca Page >. Column H.
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POLICE IN CENTER
Of MELLETT PROBE
Officer One of Four Near Pub
fishers Home. Evidence
Now Indicates.
By the Associated Press.


CANTON. Ohio. August 21.-De-
velopmcntS of the last several days
have placed the Canton Police Depart
ment sGuarcly in. the center of the in
vestigation OF tho death of Don Z.
Mellett. Canton publisher, and its at
tendant probes into corruption in Off
cial and underworld circles.
According to information in the
hands of investiga tors. a police officer
was one of a party OF four men who
made two trips to the neighborhood OF
the Mellett home the night Of the muir
der 4 third trip was made later in
the night to the same district, but the
police officer was not along a; that
time. it was believed.
One member of the group was an
unknown" believed to have been
Patrick Eugene McDermott APP
pr0Ximately a dozen men, at CON
servative estimate, who are or have
been connected with the police depart
ment, have been tied up with the ac
tiVities that eliminated in the staying
of Melett. and at least two Of these
have been linked with the murder plot
itself by evidence that is considered
reliable but Is to be further checked
up, investigators say.
Injunction Is Dissolved
Police first became involved in the
present investigation with the second
suspension of Chief S. A. Lengel about
a month ago. This angle Of the case
was emphasized yesterday when Judge
Harry jewell of Delaware dissolved
the injunction which restrained Mayor
s. NJ. Swarts from trying civil service
commissioners. Price Jansen and John
w Burris, on charges of neglect of
duty
Jansen and Burris are Lengel sup
porters and Judge Jewells decision
paveS the way for their possible dis
misSal and that of Chief LenSel.
! The latest policeman TO be involved
is an officer whom investigators say
they have enough evidence TO con-
vict. not only on liquor conspiracy
charges but on murder charges as
we'll
Norman Clark. former police prose-
cutor now under arrest on charge
, OF conspiracy TO violate the Federal
liolor laws. has been definitely con-
nected with the Illicit liquor ring. it
is declared. lie is said to have ac-
cepted LIQUOR from bottleGgers while
prosecutor.
Detective Floyd StreitenberEer was
drawn into the case by Louis MaZer,
who endeav vored TO establish an allbi
for himself by saying he was at
StreitenberGer the night of the
murder.
Several Arrests Expected.
A number of arrests are expected
within the next few days, it is init
mated. and one may be made al
most at any minute"
Howell Leuck, assistant United
States district attorney. sent here
from cleveland Thursday night by
District Attorney \. l.. Bernstein.
left Canton for Cleveland last night,
saving he expected to return on Mon
day. He did not say what he was
10 do in cleveland today, but said
he would be busy.
1t was believed that one purpose of
his return might he To prepare Fed
e,al warra ants for the arrest OF one or
more additional persons in connection
with the liulIor ring activities.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
F'ilmpSl With Wadsworth.

Although having refused Ia be pho
tographed with Coy. Smith. the Presi-
dent personally arranged for movies
and snapshots OF the Senator and
himself. indicating in that way that he
is willing 10 stand with Senator
Wadsworth. in spite Of the dry at
tackS upon him. The President. how
ever. will not become involved In the
prohibition question nor in the State
campaign. Neither did he. hy word
or suggestion. attempt Ia interfere
in the selection of candidate ior
the Republican nomination for Coy.
ernor Of New York. the only place on
the 9. q. 7. State ticket which still
is in doubt
The main report which senator
WadsWorth made to the President
concerned his own campaign. This
according 10 information diVulged by
the White House spokesman. is pro
crossing tavura bly, and the Senator is
very confident of ultimate Victory.
According 10 the Senator himself
there is a great deal "t interest in
the prohibition question, hut this Will
he only incidental to his campaign
and he Will discuss national ques-
lions generally. The strongest bull
wark of the Republicans is the Ma
zion : prosperity. the Senator said.
This Is heinc shared by all So
continuance of Coolidge policies seems
desira BILE. he said. Every part of
New York state. according 10 the in
formation reaching him. is prosper
Gus. with the possible exception of
an occasional textile mill. the Senator
declared
Evening star., 1926-08-21
PH|[ADELPH|A GETS
SUNDAY BASE BALL
Court Rules Arrest for VIOLA
ton of Law of 1894 Can Be
Made on Monday.
BY the Associated Press.

By the AsSOclated Press.
PHILA DELPHIA. August 21.-Pro-
fesSiondl base ball may be played in
this city on Sundays free from police
interference, unless a breach of the
peace occurs at the game or nui-
sance is created. under an opinion
handed down today by Judge Frank
Smith in Common Pleas Court
The decision provides however, that
there shall be no restraint on the
mayor or police officials in enfOrc-
ing the Sunday law of 1894. thus per-
mittinG the arrest on Monday or other
week days of those conducting the
games and their prosecution under the
old law, the violation of which is
punishable by a fine of 81.
The Sunday closing laws of d794
which forbid worldly activities" on
Sunday. provide that warrants for
violations shall not be served on that
day.
Test Game Planned.
Arrangements for test game to-
morrow have been completed and
Connie Mack, manager of the Phila-
delphia Americans, said that unless
rain prevented the Athletics would
meet the Chicago White Sox at Shibe
Park in the first Sunday professional
base ball game ever played i'll Phila-
delphia.
Under Judge Smiths opinion. which
granted the Athletics an injunction re-
straining Mayor kendrick from order
ing police to interfere with the con-
test, the residents of the vicinity Of
Shibe Park. if the believe their right
to quiet and undisturbed religious
worship are encroached upon as
result of the game, may bring action
in a court of equity for the abate-
ment of "A nuisance.
Follows Sesqui Case.
The action upon which Judge Smith
ruled was the outgrowth of the Sesqui.
centennial EXposition's program Of an
open Sunday After the exposition
authorities had announced that a so
cent admission would be charged on
counsel for the Athletics said they
felt justified in bringing test case"
to determine whether Sunday base
ball was illegal.
A large throng of base ball fans at
tended the hearing. Members Of the
orga niZations which are campaigning
for enforcement of the Sunday clos
ing laws also were present.
Manager Mack testified that Sunday
base bail. in his opinion. would not
constitute d breach Of the law. Sun
day base ball crowds, he said. were
better dressed and more orderly than
those attending weekday games.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
WEATHER..

u. {. Weather Bureau ForecastD
Rain this afternoon and tonight
and possibly tomorrow: not quite so
cool tomorrow afternoon and night
Tcmreratnres-Iiig Highest. G7. at 2:3U
pm. YESTERDAY: lowest. 90. at II pm
yesterday, Full report on page :.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

Continued on Page ., Column 81
Evening star., 1926-08-21

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular cd-
tion is delivered - Washington homes
As fast as the papers arc printed.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

continued Ga Page :. Column H.
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CAN'T EVER TELL.

Teacher (indignant)-Why George
Washington sewed. You don't think
you're better than he, do you?
Boy-I don't know. Time will tell.
Open Road.
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BRADDOCk

Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. l.Saylor of Bis
marck were callers at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Allen Monday
afternoon.
Harvey Weber, who has been work
ing in one Of the elevators in Hazel
ton, is spending a vacation at his
home here.
I Mr.. Geo. Ivey is putting up new
fence around his home here in Brad
dock which is rented by l.. p. Weber.
Mrs. Lula Swanson motored to Bis
marck Tuesday morning, returning
the same day. She was accompanied
by Mrs. VIM. Campbell
Mr.. Everett Brant of Linton was a
Braddock caller Wednesday.
Mr.. Floyd Bier received word last
week that his sisters SON, Floyd Blair,
who was serving with the United
States navy, had died of lockjaw at
Norfolk, Virginia.
Mr.. Oscar Krutzner of the Dakota
Auto Sales Co., Bismarck, spent sew
eral days of this week in and around
Braddock in the interest of the COM
pany.
Mr.. NJ. N. Vogle. cream inspector,
visited the local cream station Thurs
! day. He was accompanied by At
torney Scott Cameron.
Mr.. John Swanson, who has been
visiting friends at Minneapolis and
St. Cloud for the past three weeks,
returned to Braddock Thursday.
| Miss Mile Weber, who has been
clerking in the Hazelton Hardware
store, returned home Saturday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.4McCusker motor
ed to Bismarck Thursday, returning
home Friday. Miss Alma Bihelheimer
stayed with the children during their
absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. M. Vie and chill.
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RECIsTERED

There had been larae porch
party and the guest hook was passed
around for signatures. Sonny walked
up to the guest of honor and said:
II know why mother asks you to
write in that book. It's so if she
misses Ynything she can look in that
book and see who was here last. -
Life.
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CHRISITANIA

CHRlSITANlA
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. J. Olson. Jr., and
Miss Alice mOtored to Driscoll Fri
! day night to attend the show, "The
Shamrock Handicap"
Mildred and Edgar johnson visited
with their brother Ernest at the
Jake Heatep home, near Mckenzie
Sunday evening.
John Elness>yisited at his home in
Bismarck Sunday.
James Sedivec hauled load Of bar
ley from the George Magnus farm
Tuesday.
Arthur La Barge is employed at the
Jake Heaten farm near Mckenzie
| Luella Tollefson visited with Alice
Olson Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hoeft motored
to Driscoll Saturday afternoon.
Martin Magnus called at the apple
Greek Ranch" Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sharp and
Everett Chapel visited at the M
Tollefson home Monday evening.
Alice Olson spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j.
Olson.
Miss Elsie Belle is employed at
the Emil Lang home.
A party was given at the Tom Stew
art home Saturday evening. Quite a
| number of pepole were present and
all report a good time.
A number of people Of this vicinity
| attended the play day" exercises in
Bismarck Saturday.
Mrs. A. c. baird transacted business
| in the capital city Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. Tollefson and Russell WIS.,
! tied ut the J. w. Boyer home We'd
| nesday evening.
A few young people Of this vicinity
spent Tuesday evening at the apple
| Creek Ranch"
Mrs. Oscar Reddy Of Belfield is
visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Paul
! Lang.
Ed. Gibson visited at the A.. G..
Laird home Wednesday evening
VIM. Stiles visited for few
minutes at the George Magnus home
Wednesday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Wright visited
| at the Adolph Basscn home Tuesday.
Martin Reddy visited with John
illness Tuesday evening.
| James Sedivec spent Tuesday eve
| ming at the George Magnus home.
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Nice thing about not being famous
is you can keep your same wife over
from year to year.
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| dren visited Sunday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Shafer of Napoleon.
! Eldon and Warner Sempel spent
Sunday evening at Bismarck.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. De France left
Saturday afternoon to visit Mr.. De-
Frances father at Parshall, N. Oak.
/, Kirk Batter spent the weekend with
his grandparents here.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. u. McCusker and
lMr. and Mrs. Jas. Murphy attended
(, Catholic Church ut Hazelt0n Sunday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Corey mOtOred to
Wing Sunday to visit with Mrs.
!Corey's sister. who Is i'll. !
| Mr. and Mrs. F.. i. Savage. Kirk
| Batter, Mildred Briggs and ID. Shop
ard motored to Red Lake near Burn
stad Sunday afternoon.
| The ladies' Of the Braddock Bridge
Club m0torcd to Linton Saturday and
visited with Mrs. Clara Naramore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barkanger and four
lthildren Of Center, N. Oak, visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. &. 7. Barton and
| family over Sunday.
Mr.. III. W. Allen received word last
week from Mrs. l.. NJ. Doerschlag,
stating that Mr.. Dorschlag had under
gone an operation for gallstones in
IN Pasadena hospital Monday, May
! 10th, and was getting along real
well.
| The May meeting of the r. T. A.
was held ut the school gym May l4th
! instead Of the last Tuesday Of the
month. The ladies of tho. Study and
. Civic Club coopcrated with the r. T.
ia. in putting on banquet. Covers
were laid for fifty seven. After
everyone had done justice to the good
things set before them, "North Da-
kota" song was sung followed by
America, the Beautiful" Miss Els
berry read a paper on "The food
values of the different dishes served"
Mrs. Shepard on meal planning and
table setting" and Mrs. Sherman on
"Vitamins." Officers for the coming
year were elected. President, Mrs.
Barton; vice president, Mrs. MeCus,,
ker: Secretary, Mrs. Lesher, and
| treasurer, J. A. Allensworth.
The Braddock Cemetery Association
held its annual meeting at the ceme-
terry Sunday, May 10th. A number of
interested persons attended. Most
Of the graves inside the fence have
been located and registered, but there
!-are few still unknown. It would
help the board greatly if anyone hav-
ing relatives buried here would come
and locate them. Lots may be paid
for at the bank to j. A. AllenswOrth,
as they are now numbered and deeds
!, are ready.
The Braddock Study and Civic Club
held its regular meeting May 18th at
the home of Mrs. Sherwin. Eleven
members answered the roll call with
the name Of a prominent woman in
North Dakota. The program consist
ed of debate, "Is the American home
improving to meet the needs of the
future generation?" Negative taken
by Mrs. Sherwin, Mrs. Barton and
! Mrs. McCusker, and the Affirmative
! by Mrs. Lesher, Mrs. Koenig and Mrs.
Vie. 1t was proved that the home is
improving. May Goth, the last meet
ing of the club year, will be held with
Mrs. Shepard. All members are re-
quested to be present, as there is to
be election of officers.
Mrs. F. NJ. Long left on Thursday
for Des Moines, Ia, where she was
called by the serious illness of her
daughters little girl. Mr.. Long
drove her to Steele.
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MCKENZIE

Mrs. Dean Cellar and family Of
Oregon are visiting with Rev. and
Mrs. Cellar
Mr.. and Mrs. pillsbury and chill
dren of Moffit visited at the home
Of NJ. Johnson Sunday.
Mrs. George Olson, Of Darlington,
N. OAK, formerly of this place was
in town visiting friends.
c. p. Burnstad begun work on the
Red trail west of Mckenzie, Monday.
1t will take him two months to COM
plete the work he has contracted for.
Miss Pauline Envik of Sterling
was visiting in Mckenzie Tuesday,.
A number of people. took advantage
of the nice weather Sunday and in
dulgcd several groups Of picnic par
ties.
The intermediate grades taught by
Mrs. ]. NJ. Bertholf, enjoyed picnic
at Apple Creek.
The broncho that "Tot" maitland
broke and delivered to Jack Smith is
not taking kindly to demonstration.
The new horse resented very much
being furnished up and as a result
Jack is nursing very sore arm.
Mrs. +. A. Schauss and Miss Ange-
line Schauss motorcd to Rural Tues
day evening and returned Wednes-
day morning.
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BALDWIN


Mrs. Clyde Brooks and little son,
at the home of Mrs. Brooks parents,
recently for their home at jamestown
They also spent some time visiting
with relatives at Painted Woods.
Mrs. George Washburn, who has
been spending the past week visiting
with relatives in this community, re-
turned to her home in Fargo Satur-
day afternoon.
The Baldwin team defeated the Bis
marck second team by score Of to
II. when the two teams clashed on
the local diamond Sunday afternoon
Joe Poole acted as umpire. A num-
Der Of baseball fans from Bismarck
accompanied their men here. .M
A number of Baldwin folks motored
to Regain Sunday afternoon to attend
the funeral rites of Miss Bernice
Scott, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal.
ter Scott, well known farmers of near
Regain, who died Thursday evening in
Bismarck where she had been employ.
ed for some time. The sudden death
of the young lady came as terrible
shock to her many friends in this
community.
Mrs. Emil Giegle, who underwent
an operation for gall trouble las,
Monday, is. slowly recuperating. Dur
ing the sickness Of his mother thu
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gieglt
is being cared for by his aunt al
futile Lake. Mr.. Giegle spent sever
al days of the past week with hi:
wife in Bismarck.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McAy0y ant
children, Gordon and Irma, visited Al
the Richard Borners home Sunda,
afternoon. .
Several local residents motored t.
the Missouri river on q fishing ex
cursion the past week.
Walter Spangberg Of near Rcgal
was transactjng business in town tn,
fore part Of the week.
r. A. Fricke and sons have hcel
busy farming the Capper place, sew
eral miles east Of town, the past few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Yakish an.
little daughter. Agnes, were shoppin,
lip the capital city Saturday afternoon
Seryices were held in the Presby
terrain church Sunday afternoon 10
| the first time In several weeks. Rev
Mullenberg from the Mccormick Sem
1inSsy q chicags efficisted in tn
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the continuation of construction
work on the Gallinger Hospital and
for an addition to the Jail. A new
building for the Training School for
Girls has recently been completed
near Muirkirk, Md. Plans for minor
improvements at the Home for Aged
and Inf1rm at Blue Plains are under
way. Our insane are cared for at the
Federal institution at St. Elizabeth's
We pay for this care, and the. yearly
bill now amounts to over 81 ,000, 000."
, Taking up the park and play
ground plans for the Capital, the
Commissioner went on:
We now have a Park and Plan
ming Commission intrusted with the
duty and responsibility of purchasing
parks and Fairgrounds, and which is
also responsible for the city and re-
gional planning OF the National Cap.
ttal in the District Of Columbia,
Maryland and Virginia. Appropri
acquisition of park and playground
areas are now being provided, and it
Is to be hoped that some means may
be adopted to provide more adequate
funds. 1t would save great deal Of
money in the end and would secure
very much better results If the plan.
ming commission were granted au.
thority to contract at once for the
acquisition, or holding intact, of all
tracts essential to our park and play.
ground system in the District of Co.
lumbla. This arrangement could be
carried out through a Government
loan for that purpose or by a bond
issue. 1t cannot be done from cur
rent funds without serious increase
in the tax rate or the crowding out
OF current urgent needs. We should
provide additional and larger play
grounds at once. and have them
equipped with swimming pools and
other recreational facilities. In some
places this can be done in connection
with the larger school sites In line
with this policy the planning COM
mission has approved the location of
swimming pools at the Mckinley
TECHNICAL High School site. where
we own several acres, and at the new
colored Junior high school adjacent
to the Rock Creek Parkway, at
Twenty-fourth and n streets north
west. where ample space is avail
able
He also touched on the dredging and
Improvement work which produced
East and West Potomac parks and is
now producing Anacostia Park and
declared that it should be carried on
permanently with a view to produc-
ing between Washington and Alexan-
drla not only magnificent water
park area, but more adequate river
channel and more sanitary river con.
ditions.'
Commissioner Bell also voiced the
view that the morale of our Police
and Fire Departments has been i'm
proved by recent increases in paw
and personnel and with the appropria-
lion made for uniforms we can be as
sured of smarter and snappier ap-
pearing forces. The new police and
IRE station houses are ornaments to
the neighborhoods in which they are
located he said.