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Evening star., 1926-09-15
Bank and Brokerage Ac-
counts Also Missing From
Files, Witness TeStifies.
HAD POSSIBLE BEARING
ON CONSPIRACY CHARGE
j. D. Durkin, Former Secretary,
Said Missives Could Not Be Found
When Sought by Government.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 15.-Let-
ters exchanged by Harry NJ. Daugh
erty and John T. King, and which
the Government believes would throw
light on the alleged conspiracy for
which Daugherty and Thomas w.
Miller are on trial, have mysteriously
disappeared
That was testified today by John
D. Durki:1, former secretary TO the
late Republican national committee
man from Connecticut.
Bank Accounts Also Vanish.
Durlin said that not only letters
but all papers relating to Kings bank
and brokerage accounts had vanished
after he took them to Bridgeport,
Conn, in a box in which he had
packed them.
In the Spring of 1924. Durkin testi-
fed, King asked him to help search
the files in Kings New York Office.
Under Kings instructions, Durkin
said, the letters between Daugherty
and King and the brokerage and bank
accounts were extracted from the
general files. They were then packed
in q box.
On Kings instructions. Durkin said
he took the box to Kings home in
Bridgeport. When Government
agents came to search for them for
use in the present trial, Durkin said,
they could not be found.
Merton Ends Testimony.
Richard Merton, German metal ma x
nate, who has been on the stand six
days, finished his testimony earlier to-
day.
After two and one-half days of Sc
we're redirect examination the Gov
ernment told Merton they had no
further need of him. William Rand.
counsel for Miller, did not ask Mer-
ton any more questions. but demanded
of the court that the witness he held
in reserve in case he is needed for
further crossexamination. Merton
said he would await the call of the
court at his hotel.
Government Position Anomalous.
The Government today found itself
in an anomalous situation In regard
to Merton. For two days it ham,
mered on his testimony, given under
cross examination, in an effort to
show that his claims for $7,000.000
IF American Metal Co.'S shares seized
under the -with-thc-enemy
act were not valid and that Merton,
III presenting the Claims, ndU COIl-
cealed information that would have
defeated his purpose had it been re-
Vealed. The Government, in state
ments involved in questions it asked
Merton. also inferred that Merton's
testimony to the effect that the
American metal shares had been
orally transferred to the Societe
Suisse prior to the war was myth.
Prior to the trial, however, United
States Attorney Buckner informed
newspaper men that he wished to
have 1t made clear to the public
that Merton and his brother and other
German and Swiss citizens involved
in the claims were entirely without
blame.
The Government placed I'm evidence
statements from bank officials that
Merton had on deposit $4,000 in the
Chase National Bank OF New York
on July 20, 1921. and that the fol-
lowing day $4,000 was deposited in
the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York
by the late John T. King, one time
national Republican committeeman
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1926-09-15
CHINESE TO FREE
TWO BRITISH SHIPS
Threats of Punitive Expedi-
tion Cause Yang to Seek
Peace ParIey.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
LONDON. September 15.-Gen.
Yang Sen will give up the two British
steamers he holds near Wanhsien
within 4S hours, according to reliable
information received here.
AS soon as it became apparent that
Admiral Sinclair would send a puni-
tive expedition of real force up the
Yangtze River, Gen. Yong Sen sub
mitted and offered to meet the Brit
ish officials in conference. This con-
ference is taking place today at the
town of Ichang, where Admiral Sim
clair went accompanied by the Brit
ish consul at Hankok.
Meanwhile, the punitive expedition
is ready to set out from Ichang at any
moment IL Yang Sen refuses to submit.
Reports indicate there is no more
firing along the upper Yangtze and
that British ships and British resi-
dents in the district are safe.
Copyright. 1926. by Chicago Daily News Coz
1900 CHINESE CASUALTIES.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 15.-Every-
thing except the weather is ready for
the big Sikorsky plane, christened New
York Paris, to take off from Roosevelt
Field for the 3,611-mile nonstop flight
to Paris for which the $25, 900 Ray
mond Orteig prize has been standing
for years with no claimers.
A 300-mile stretch of bad weather
off the Grand Banks and moving to-
ward the course Of the New York-Paris
forbade the flight today, and perhaps
will hold 1t up for two or three days
more. Capt. Rene Fonck vowed there
would be no drawn-out delay and that
he would dine in Paris Saturday night.
1t is hoped to get away tomorrow
morning.
FOnck, the famous war ace, will re-
port the events of the voyage by radio
telegraph exclusively for The Star and
the North American Newspaper AL
lance. He will dictate complete ac-
counts of the flight on arrival at lie
Bourget Airdrome. near Paris, and
there will be no other news or story
from any member of his crew.
On reaching the transatlantic coasts
Fonck will drop the ships log in a
bottle. to be picked up by watchers
in boats, and IL all goes well, this will
be cabled to The Star.
Fonck plans to wheel his big ship
out Of the hangar as the first light is
breaking in the east, trundle her down
Evening star., 1926-09-15
KLAN TO ADVOCATE
HANDS-0FF MEXICO
Thunderous Applause Greets
ReS0Iution-PIans Giving
Views to Kellogg.

"hands-off" policy by the United
States Government in the Mexican re-
ligious trouble was advocated in a res
session of the third biennial conven-
tion of the Ku KluX klan in the
Washington Auditorium.
The resolution, offered from the
floor by a Michigan delegate, was
received amid thunderous applause
by the Klansmen, who would have
proceeded to put 1t to a vote imme-
diately had not the presiding officer
ruled it must first be considered by
the resolutions committee.
1t was expected the proposal would
be adopted without opposition at the
final meeting of the convocation this
afternoon.
Kellogg to Get Copies.
The resolutions expressed "sympa-
thy" for the present government of
Mexico 'in it's efforts to free the
populace from stultifying foreign in
f1uences" and to preserve there "a
government by, of and for the peo-
ple."
HC government Oh the UnlCou
States. however, it was declared,
should in no wise interfere in the
Mexican controversy except to pre-
serve the rights of American citizens
and to protect the principles of the
Monroe doctrine"
The measure would authorize I'M
perial Wizard Hiram Wesley Evans,
reelected as the klan's supreme head
yesterday afternoon, to appoint a spe-
cial committee to present the resolu-
tions to Secretary Kellogg.
Klan Held Prosperous.
The invisible empires annual finan.
cial report was presented this morn
ing. Newspaper men were excluded
from the session during the reading
of this report.
That the Klan is in a very pros
porous state, however, was evidenced
today by the vociferous approval
given the imperial wizards past pol
icy of putting on dignified social
front" and the authorization by the
convention of a continuance of this
policy.
The demonstration followed an in
quiry by DIR. Evans as to tho attitude
of the delegates in this connection.
Assured of their support, DIR. Evans
said:
"All right, boys, I'll strut my stuff
from now on" while the delegates
yelled their delight.
Stayed in Best Hotels.
The Klan head explained that he
bad held to the plan in the past OF
occupying the best suites at the lead
ing hotels, of riding in the best auto
mobiles and of carrying himself other
wise as "befits the head of so i'm
portant an organization as the Klan.
| This policy, he said. had led the pub
lie to respect the Klan, to 'feel it.
dignity"
when I make an appearance
around here" DIR. Evans laughingly
| announced, "I sure do cut some dog
The convention presented to the
Klan emperor a launch owned by the
organization, but seldom used" i
was a birthday present, in honor o.
DR.. Evans anniversary, September
| 26. His age was not disclosed.
Evans Popularity Shown.
That the imperial wizard /.
popular with his subjects" wa
| CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1926-09-15
BUS PLEA OPPOSED.
Capital Traction Head Objects TO
W.. M. and ". Extension.

An objection to the application of
the Washington, Maryland and Nir-
ginia Motor Coach Co. for pesmis-
sion to extend its Battery Park and
Edgemoor bus line from Chevy Chase
Circle to Connecticut avenue and Lfv-
ingstone street was filed with the Pub
lie Utilities Commission today by
John H. Hanna, president Of the Cap
itol Traction Co.
The proposed extension. Mr.. Han
ma contended, will parallel portion
Of the route of the Chevy Chase Do
luxe coach line Of his company
Evening star., 1926-09-15
100000, ,OOOin Taxes
To Enrich Treasury
ByMidnight Tonight
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury expects to be en-
riched by approximately $400,0 ,00O,-
900 by midnight tonight when tax
collections for the third quarter
close. Collections for the same
quarter in 1925 were 1861 900 900.
Government receipts from July
to September 10 already have in
creased $10,000,OO0 over last year,
reaching a total of $4S6, 900, 900.
Income tax receipts increased $20,-
100000, customs gained $4,000. 900,
while miscellaneous internal reve-
nue. collections declined more than
$7S,000,000, due to the abolishment
of many such taxes.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
Serious Fighting Between BritOns and
Cantonese Confirmed.

LONDON, September Is R).-Re
ports from China printed here yester
day described fierce fighting on Sep
tember between the British puni
tive forces and the Chinese, some dis
patches reporting 1000 Chinese cas-
ualties. The officials here say that
figure is "very greatly exaggerated,
though it is admitted the affray was
serious.
The encounter was at port or
the upper Yangtze River between Gen.
Yang-Sens legionnaires and a small
British naval force. 1t was much like
an eighteenth century naval battle
staged for the movies, with hand-to
hand fighting.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
Bishop Is Deported.
MEXICO CITY Sentemh

MEXICO CITY. September Is up.
Dispatches from Saltillo says that
the Catholic Bishop Jesus Marie
Echeverria has heen deported from
the State of Coahuila and sent to
Mexico City. He is charged with
publishing leaflets forbidding Catholic
children to attend government
schools.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
ROXIE STINSON WEDS.
Divorced Wife of Late Jesse Smith
Marries Oil Operator.

WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE,
Ohio, September Is CP).-Roxie Stin-
son, divorced wife of the late Jesse
W. Smith. and who gave sensational
evidence in the Senate hearing during
the investigation of the Attorney Gen
erals Office under Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty, was married at Covington, KY,
September 8, to Phillip e. Brast, an
oil operator. she announced here to-
day on her return from New York.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
CONSULATE BOMBED.

SHANGHAI, September Is UP.-A
bomb was exploded today in the gate
way of the compound of the Japanese
consulate, adjoining the American con
sulate. on Whangpoo road. 1t was
thrown. by 'ricksha passenger be-
lieved to be a Korean. He was ar
rested
Evening star., 1926-09-15
First and Only Official Report
Of Transatlantic Flight in The Star

Capt Rene Fonck will report his forthcoming
transatlantic airpane flight by radio from the plane.
exclusively for The Star and North American News
paper Alliance.
Fonck possibly may leave New York
Friday morning at 80. If and when he reaches Paris.
Fonck will dictate complete story of the flight for
The Star
Foncks reports will be the only official reports OF
the entire fight.
Evening star., 1926-09-15

Two-base hits-Burke. Rice, Tavener.
Sacriflces-Bluege, Myer.
Double plays-Myer to Judge; Tavener to
Burke to Blue: Collins to- Blue; Harris
to Myer to Judge.
Evening star., 1926-09-15

Left on bases-Washington, 6; Detroit, :.
Struck out-By johnson, 4; by Collins. 9.
Hits--Of Collins: 3 in ! innings.
Cmplres-Geisel. Moriarity and Hildebrand.
Evening star., 1926-09-15

~. s. Weather Bureau Forecast.1
Fair and slightly warmer tonight;
tomorrow, increasing cloudiness.
Temperature-Highe 20, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, 60, at am. today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
CELTICS' VISIT ON SUNDAY
FIRST HERE AS LEACUERS

New York's Celtics are coming to
town.
For several years that line has
lured men and women into basket
ball halls here. These original Celtics
are still a headliner of the game
though they have rivals at present
for the world championship.
One of their foremost rivals is
Washington's own Palace five.
So this game at Arcadia Hall next
Sunday evening will be more than an
exhibition of the great Celtic stars,
as has been the case in other years,
1t will be battle. In fact, Palace Is
an even choice to beat Celtics here
1t WILL be league game. these New
Workers having taken over Brook
lyn's franchise in the American loop.
Palaces only defeat Of the year was
at the hands of the Celtics in Brook
lyn--the Celtics' home court for
league battles. 1t was close, harass.
ing scrap, in which Celtics were out
played generally by Palace.
Since then the New Workers. have
dropped two games, each by single
point margin. They lost in Rochester
and they lost in Fort Wayne.
The last time Celtics played here,
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BRIDCEWATER BASKETERS
PLAY CALLAUDETTON

RRIDGEWATER COLLEGE pas.
sers, beaten last night 81 to IS by
American University, tonight at s
o'clock will engage Coach Teddy
Hughes Gallaudet tossers on the
Kendall Green floor.
The Buff and Blue was impressive
In its opening game against Arnold
College of New Haven Saturday night,
when the New Englanders were van
quished 40 TO %, and the invaders
from the Old Dominion are apt to
have their hands full tonight to keep
Gallaudet from chalking up another
win.
The tilt tonight will be the last for
teams of the local college group until
January 5, when Gallaudet and
Catholic University will meet on the
floor at Brookland.
University of Maryland's squad
will be the first to begin practice
after Christmas. The Old Liners viii
start pointing Monday for their trip
to the Midwest to encounter Michigan,
Michigan State, Kentucky and pos.
sibly another opponent.
Georgetown, the only collegiate
flve hereabout yet to show its wares,
Is to open it's campaign January IL,
WACh 4@y AOilC6C FlSllS liz
Hilltop. Right now it looks as
though the Blue and Gray probably
will depend principally on Nork and
Donovan, forwards; Tomaini, center
and Hickey and Flavin, guards.
What promises to be lively tilt is
slated for the George Washington
gym January IL. when American
University will strive to add the CO.
lonials to it's fast swelling list of
victims. In repulsing Delaware Col
lege Tuesday night, G. W., making
its seasons bow, showed a hardy COM
bination that probably will furnish the
Methodists an interesting evening.
In scoring their seventh win in
seven starts this season, Coach Baillie
Springstons American dlibblers last
night were offered little opposition by
the Bridgewater collegians. The
Methodists early gained a command
ing lead and after. the first half 1t
became a question only Of how large
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GREAT NEBRASKA RUNNER
PLANNING TO MAKE TRIP
Cornhusker, Who Is Expected to Establish Himself
as Speediest Man of All Time, Is Finest Type
of College Athlete.

In all his career at college he never
was schola stically ineligible and In
this, his fifth year of n SiX-year law
course. he stands, at the very top of
his class. On trips of the football and
track teams he has always studied
md the click. click of his portable
typewriter is recalled by his fellows
as familiar sound in the Pullman.
Professional sports have no attrac-
ion for him at all. and after the 1923
Olympics he does not believe he will
ever run again in competition, 1t be.
ing his idea that his legal work will
claim him utterly
Nebraska and NOtre Da~.e are very
likely 90 play foot ball IN 1927. A
Nebraska emissary paid an unofficial
but commissioned visit to Knute
Rockne in New York when the
Hoosiers played the Army. and
Rockne expressed desire to resume
relations with the Lincoln team.
The one hitch to be overcome is
the opening of formal advances. 1t
is felt that these logically should come
from the institution which broke the
relationship, Notre Dame.
They are investigating the causes
of injuries to so many Yale players
in the late foot ball season. The sit
uation was extraordinary in that
most of the damage was done to
knees and that in hard scrimmages
and In games there were hardly any
casualties of serious nature.
Most of the injuries came in dummy
practice. a fact altogether puzzling
and unusual. 1t may have been due
to an unconscious letting down on
the part of the players. AS George
Corners. the trainer, says. you can
not put alarm clocks on athletes to
tell them when it is time to wake
up. The fact remains, whatever the
cause. that knee injuries practically
wrecked the varsity this season, while
the hard working scrubs came
through unScathed.
To every one of his varsity men
Tad Jones presented gold cuff links
in the form of a halved foot ball
when the season ended. The links
were inscribed ito the team that
never gave up" The meaning is evil
IDENTIFY figurative and relates to the
unfailing morale of the outfit in the
face of sequential disaster.
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"a Tbe ebening Star
~ BOYS CLUB

Don't give ear to the remarks of
spectators. They may say something
to upset you. Or they may be so law
ish in their praise that you'll think
you're too good. Concentrate your
thoughts on the game you are play
ing and you are not so likely to hear
what is going on outside the playing
area.
If you let these remarks upset you,
then you will begin to regard your
self as inferior or superior TO your
teammates. Either is very dangerous
to your game.
Ahead or behind. always play with
and for the interest of the entire
team and not for individual glory.
The player who is a good loser
and a modest winner, who plays his
game clean at all times. will have the
crowd with him and will gain the NJ
miration of his opponents. \ player
is not likely 10 do his best il the
spectators have 1t in for him. Don't
let them boo" you out of doing the
best that is in you. Be a good little
sportsman and reap all the rewards
that the game of basket bali has to
offer.
Next-Short pass VS.. the long pass.
f1hN
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ding Splinter Time Due Display His Speedon Eastern Tracks
ANACOSTIA EAGLES MEET
BOLSTERED WONDER FIVE

A real test faces the Anacostia
Eagle floormen, unlimited champions
of last year, when they meet the
strengthened Washington Wonder
Five on the court of the Congress
Heights gym Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Always bitter rivals, who have
played close games in other years.
the Eagles will find a revamped quint
opposing them. strengthened by the
addition of Bill Werber, who now is
attending Duke University. Eagles,
however, have been bolstered by Jack
Smith. who will again play at center.
A preliminary clash will bring to-
gether the Park Views and Independ-
ents Of the Washington Basket Ball
League.
A junior basket ball loop is being
organized by Jim Mcnamara, ath-
letic director of the Jewish Commun-
ity Center, with four young teams
already entered in the circuit
meeting will be held at the Center al
o'clock tomorrow afternoon to per-
feet the organization. The teams al.
ready listed are Kanawha Juniors,
IroQuoiS, Eclipse and John Marshall.
Auths nosed out the Boys Club
Celtics 81 to "a, while Epiphany Roses
garnered a 81 to 90 verdict over the
Washington Collegiate five in two
Washington Basket Ball League con-
tests played at the Washington Bar
racks gym. Epiphany Roses were
handed jolt by the determined op-
position Of the Collegiates, who knot
ted the count at 1920 at the close of
the third quarter Over the final
stretch. however. the Roses ran away
from their hard-f1ghting opponents.
Wiltshire and Hickey shot enough
baskets from the foul line to give
the Auths a victory over the Celtics.
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in the year. He had been so enthusi-
| astic about the play that I had Har-
Ian try 1t several times in practice.
| The trick was to have the team
| line up as If for a kickoff down field
and have the ball kicked over to the
side of the field by a man who was
| placed so he could slide over in front
of the regular kicker as he was rum
ming to kick the ball.
When we got out on the field at the
end Of the intermission the Yale team
had not put in its appearance. When
they turned up could see they meant
business. AS luck would have 1t, we
had the kickoff. Mccormick placed
the ball In position and fell back to
kick. Just as he was coming up Ned
Harlan slid in front of him and made
beautiful short kick to Eddie Dillon.
who had been placed on the end Of the
line. He ran to Yale's 25-yard line and
here was our chance. Harlan Just
missed goal from the field and Yale
had the ball
Yale Alters Its Style.
In an instant a tremendous change
came over the game. One could tell in
stantly that Yale's style of play had
changed. They started out to score
and never gave up possession of the
ball until they did.
Our team could not stop Coy, the
blond Yale fullback. He ran as a man
inspired. Again and again he romped
through our line, often with half Of
the Princeton team on his back. Twice
In that inspiring march up the field
Yale had fourth down, and on both &C.
casions Coy gained the necessary
ground.
Yale scored in about IL minutes
after the second half started. The
score was then 10 to and it became
run against time. We managed to
hold them twice for downs and Har-
Ian punted down field. Coy would not
be denied and again carried the ball
the entire length of the field for the
second and winning touchdown.
was tremendously disappointed at
the result, but question If there was
team in the country that could have
stopped Ted Coy on that damp, gray
November day.
Downright 1920
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M0NTROSE PASSERS
INVADE ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December %.
Virginia Athletic Club, opening its
1926 basket ball season. will encoun-
ter the Montrose Club team here to-
night at the Armory Hall, starting at
$50 o'clock. The clash will bring
back in action six members of the old
Virginia Oriole quint, which at orr
time dominated all junior class opp.
sition in Alexandria and northern Vir.
ginia.
Alexandria High School will play
the alumni five on December 81 at the
Armory Hall.
Harmon Francis has been elected
captain Of the George Mason High
School basket ball team.
AL Waters will manage the Alexan-
dria All-Star bowling team during the
current season.
Lefty Allen, sturdy end of the Pr
rates, will lead a 135-pound all-star
eleven, composed of Alexandria Fire
Department, Prep and Pirate players
to Clarendon Christmas day to play
the Clarendon Lyons, 150-pound cham
pions Of northern Virginia.
Pirate A. c. basket bal! team
frounceu the Oaktoh f1lSH H'e mere,
90 to 6.
Old Dominion Boat Club will play
Montrose A. c. of Washington De-
cenlber 20.
Episcopal High School basketers
will open their season January IL.
when they play hosts to Tech High
of Washington.
st. Mary's Celtics will entertain
Business High of Washington here
on January in the locals next court
game.