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Evening star., 1926-04-20
THRIFT REELECTED
Y. M. C. A. PRESIDENT
Other Officers Renamed-George
w. Offutt Chosen to Be Assist
ant Treasurer.

Hugh A. Thrift was reelected presi-
dent of the Young Mems Christian
Association of Washington at the
annual meeting last night to elect
officers and directors for the ensuing
year.
Others reelected We're: r.. III. de
Groot, jr., first vice president; Cole
man Jennings. second vice president
w. H. Kerr, recording secretary, and
Johr Poole, treasurer. George W.
Offutt was elected assistant treasurer
to succeed H. G. Johnson. The fol
lowing directors were reelected Tor
a term of three years: w. c. Hanson.
A. n. Phelps. w. NJ. Guthrie, Harry
Blake and W. J. Showalter.
William Montgomery was elected TO
succeed Mr.. Offutt on the board OF
directors, and r. r. Hickman, who
has served as member of the board
for six wears. was elected to the ad-
visory board, being succeeded as direc-
tor by Col. +. Nj. Anderson. Mem
hers of the nominating committee
We're: George Otis Smith. NJ. ..
Chance. st. George r. RabN. n. j.
Councillor and H. l.. Rust, jr.
Evening star., 1926-04-20
PLAYS TOBE PRESENTED.
Community Center Department An
nounces Program at Central.

The Community Center Department
announces children'S festival of
plays, dances, songs and gym work to
he given by groups from Columbia
Heights. Chevy Chase. Park View. Pet
worth. Southeast and Thomson com
munitN centers on Friday evening
April 30. at 1870 o'clock. at Central
High School Community Center, to
which the public is invited.
The plays will include a scene from
Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night s
Dream" 'Cinderella." Sara Crewe, =
Robin Hood. - Trials of A Manager" +"
monologueS and spontaneo drama
tization, in which groups of children
from all the centers will take part
Dances will include rhythmic. colonial
and national numbers, and gym work
will include tumbling, drills and folk
dances.
Community center directors who
will be in charge of the various groups
are Anne F.. Coleman, Dorothy H.
Primm, Laura J. Rogue, Evelyn Davis,
Beatrice Cosgrove, Marjorie l.. Schu-
ster and DuICie HOrner.
Evening star., 1926-04-20

trict government following a confer
ence last Thursday -etween officials
of the District and representatives Of
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce. the Board Of Trade and civic
organizations.
Would Relieve Owners.
1t provides that six months after
its enactment no part OF the cost of
resurfacing any paved street shall be
assessed against abutting property
Assessment against property in unim-
proved sections abutting newly paved
roads would not he assessed more
than 20 per cent of the assessed value
of strip Of land not exceeding 100
feet on either side of the new road.
way.
Col. Bell said that success of the
effort to modify the Borland law
might depend on some substitute for
raising revenue which would be lost
through elimination of the present
assessment against abutting property
lie asked the various organizations
Evening star., 1926-04-20
PAVING TAX PLAN
SENT TO CITIZENS
District Officials Will Present
Proposed BorIand Law
Change at Next Session.

Copies Of the tentative draft Of a
bill providing for modification of the
Borland law so as to relieve abutting
property owners of paying one-half
the cost OF resurfacing streets We're
sent by Engineer Commissioner J.
Franklin Bell today TO various civic
and trade orga niZations for considera-
ton.
Commissioners Bell pointed out in A
letter accompa nying the proposed
amendment that although there Is an
almost universal sentiment for repeal
of the Rorland law. it is doubtful If
Congress could he persuaded to abro-
gate 1t.
The amendment was drafted by the
Engineering Department of the Dis
Evening star., 1926-04-20
Doheny Sued for $97,600,000

NEW YORK. April 20 GH).-S Suit for
S91 500 600 was filed Yesterday in Rich
mond County supreme Court by Me
rinoS NieSca Y Co.. Inc. against r.. j..
DohenY, oil maGnate.
Miss shirley Moore. attorney. who
filed the suit, charged that oil com
panies owned by Doheny have oper-
ated Illegally on Mexican oil lands
since 1905. She said the plaintiff is
not a Mexican concern, but a United
States corporation.
Evening star., 1926-04-20

Decreasing world demand for Swiss
embroidery has thrown so many
embroidery makers of Switzerland out
of work that conditions in centerS Of
the industry are bad.
Evening star., 1926-04-20

to which copies of the proposed
amendment were sent to submit
suggested substitute revenue-raising
plans.
Higher Truck Tax Urged.
An increased tax on commercial
trucks and motor busses already has
been suggested as ono of the methods.
These vehicles. it was said. are re-
sponsible for the greatest amount of
wear and tear on the streets.
Commercial vehicles of any ca
pacify in the District are required
to pay 81 a year license fee
the same rate as charged passenger
automobiles. According to District
officials, this is the lowest fee charged
anywhere in the United States.
District officials do not expect to
submit the proposed amendment at
the present session of Congress, but
to perfect it's details and develop a
public understanding of its provisions
sufficient TO insure its consideration
at The next session of Congress.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-09
Anti-EvoIution Measure
Passed by Mississippi
House After Hot Fight

JACKSON, Miss Feb. 8.-An anti
evolution bill prohibiting the teach
ing in state supported schools of the
theory that man ascended or descend
ed from lower order Of animals
passed the Mississippi house of rep
resentatives today The final vote
was 76 to 50.
The vote climaxed three hours of
furious debate featured by proposed
amendments ranging from submittiI>
the measure to an election to making
violation punishable by death.
In addition to prohibiting the teach
ing of the theory of evolution, this
measure makes it unlawful for any
teacher, text book commissioner or
other authorities empowered to select
books, to choose those that teach a
doctrine that man ascended or de-
scended from a lower, order of ami
mails. The penalty for violation is a
fine not exceeding $500 and cancella-
tion of contract.
opponent, offered an amendment that
"any person suspicioned of teaching
the theory shall be arrested, brought
before an ecclesiastical court and
upon conviction be burned at the
stake, it being the purpose of this
bill to restore the Spanish Inquisi-
ton"
The amendment was ruled out of
order
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-09
TENNESSEE BLUE
LAWS TO Be PUT
TO MODERN TEST
(Rv Dispatch A. P. Mirel

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb S.-Mod-
ern jurists will weigh on the scales
of justice the law which Sunday re-
turned Tennessee to the rule of the
blue laws for day.
This was assured when the opera
tor of a gasoline filling station vio-
lated the ancient law in several re-
spects in order to make a test case.
Meantime George w. Hight, lawyer,
who sWore out warrants against the
Nashville newspapers and more than
a dozen other business concerns,
charging them with violation of the
1903 blue law, said he intends to
continue his cresade "as long as the
laws are on the statute books
Any citizen may swear out war
rants before magistrates for per
sons exercising any of the common
vocations of life" with the exception
Of acts of real necessity or charity,
on Sunday, under the resurrection of
this quaint law which has remained
inactive for hundreds of years.
w. G. Thomas, operator of a filling
station a mile from the city limits
Of Nashville, agreed to become the
defendant in the1 test case and was
cited on four 'blue" charges, through
an agreement among filling station
dealers He is charged with selling
a sandwich at his stand for putting
a valve core in a customers tire, of
selling five gallons of gasoline and
selling on egallon of gasoline in an
emergency to a person wishing to
visit sick child.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-09
Kansas City Priest Yet
Missing; May Have Been
Robbed, Officers Believe

KANSAS CITY, Feb.l S.-Two new
clues were uncovered today by de-
tectives searching for the Rev.
Francis E. Hagedorn Catholic priest
who disappeared Saturday night.
Records at the priests bank revealed
that he drew $40 Saturday, virtually
exhausting his account. A man
dressed as a priest was reported to
have been seen in the back seat of
an automobile speeding toward the
outskirts of the city about an hour
after the priest had left the I'm
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-09
ALMA RUBENS AND
RICARDO CORTEZ REWED

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Feb. S.-Alma
Rubens and Ricardo Cortez, film
stars, whose marriage here recently
provoked the wrath of the district
attorney because the ceremony was
performed before the actress had OBJ
tanned a final decree of divorce from
former husband, were married
again today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-09
maculate Conception cathedral, where

maculate Conception cathedral, where
he lived.
The police believe that Father
Hagedorn lost his memcry or was
robbed and kidnapped.
In supper tof the amnesia theory,
it was pointed out that the priest
was man of brilliant mental at
tainments who had studied hard and
who had been in need of more out
door exercise. This type, it was de-
clared, is more liable to attacks of
loss of memory.
Bishop Thomas f. Lillis declared
that Father Hagedorn had no enc
mics and no other motive for an
assault could be found than that of
robbery.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-09
Notice.!

Mrs. F. Coe-has established her headquarters for hem
stitching, pcotng and button making the Top Floor.
Mrs. Cole formerly with the Singer Sewing Machine
company here.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
EVOLUTION DISPUTE.
AGAIN Up IN SOUTH.
Candidate for North Carolina
Assembly Promises to Work
for Ban on Topic.
Rv The Aesociatcd Press

BY the Associated Press
RALEIGH, y. g.. May 2o.-ThouGh
the question has been scarcely men =
toned during the camnaiGn Of this
Spring. evolution may have its inning
il4 the 1927 General Assembly OF
North Carolina. n. Scott Poole. run
lung for recollection from liok"
county to the lower House OF the
assembly, has promised that if re-
tgrned 10 Raleigh he will introduce
"a bill to bar the teaching Of evolution
theories in the public schools Of
STATE. At the last session Mr.. Poole
introduced q similar resolution,
which resulted in one OF the hottest
ti4hts OF the session
The committee to which 1t was
referred returned an UntaNorable re
port by a ma iority of one, the chair
man of the committee casting the
deciding vote On the floor OF the
House the committee action was up
held. so that the mater itself was
never acted upon.
At least two organizations from
outside the state opposed to eNolu-
lion have had representatives IN
North Carolina and lecturers from
one of these are now touring the
State in an endeavor To stir up anti
evolution sentiment. The com
mittee Of one hundred" has been
formed Of State people.
Judge Walter II. Neal. chairman
OF this committee. however, has m
dfrated to the organizations from
without the state that their efforts
are not welcomed.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
TEST FOR BETTER STEEL
TO BE MADE AT SCHOOLS
Engineering Foundation Appro-
PIRATES $4,000 for Research-In-
dustries Will Cooperate.
BY the Assnciatnd Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 20.-In accord
ance with program of scientific re
search To meet Il world demand for
greater stamina in steel, the En-
Gjneering Foundation last night APP
propriated $500 To he used 10y the
University of Wisconsin for Il three
year research III blast furnace sla@S
and $1,000 to Johns Hopkins Uni
versity for research covering two
wears in electrical insulation under
the direction of Prof. j. B. White
head.
DR.. John 4. Mathews, vice pre.'i-
dent of the Crucible Steel Go. Of
America, addressing the foundation,
said a joint research committee of
the American Institute OF Mining and
MetallurEical Engineers and the
American Society of Testing Mate
rialS has prepared a program of in
vestigationS calling for an eXpendi-
ture of $4,000 and the cooperation
of the industries and the universities.
Australia fears a coal strike. the
mon demanding higher wages
Evening star., 1926-05-20
BOOTLEGGERS THREATEN
DRY TOWN CRUSADERS
Citizens of Moffett, Okla, Who
Appeal to Andrews, Receive Warn
ings to "Watch Out

By the Associated Press.
WORT SMITH, Ark, May 20
Fred w Krumsiek and Harry Mann,
residents of Moffett, OKLA, SAID
they had received word from the
bootleggers to watch out IheN'
with 62 other residents of Motfett,
signed petition addressed to Lincoln
G.. Andrews, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, asking Federal aid in clean
ing up that town.
The petition alleged that open
saloons are operated day and nlSht
in Moffett. just across the Arksa nsaS
River from Fort Smith, and that TINS
condition is known to the city, county
and State officers. none of whom mas
done anything or il trying to Go
anything to remedy the condition eA-
listing.
County Attorney Harry ID. Pitchford
of SenuoNah County, in letter 10
the Southwest Times Record, claimed
the action was unnecessary ana
branded as u lie any inSinua tlon thal
he ever refused to issue Il warrant.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
ITALY PUTS LIMIT
ON LIQUOR BUSINESS
Number of Vendors Cut in Half in
Attempt to Combat Abuse
of Alcohol.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, May 20.-A law cutting in
half the number of vendors of alco-
holic beverages and limiting the hours
Of sale of alcoholic liquors and the
number of cafes and bars has been
adopted by the Senate. The proportion
of vendors was reduced from one in
every five hundred of population to
one in every thousand
Luigi t'edersoni. minister Of the
interior. and Senator MaVChiafav va
while condemninG alcoholism rOundlN,
told the Senate that it was necessary
to proceed slowly in attempting to
crush il.
1--WE must have faith that, without
the eXcesSes of American prohibition,
we. can he able to combat its abuse
by propaganda and instruction" said
Senator MarchiafaVa of the liquor
trade.
Evening star., 1926-05-20

izing the director Of public buildings
and public parks to transfer to the
jurisdiction of the United States Bo-
tanic Garden tract of land in Ana
costa Park to be used for a tree
nursery. This is adjacent to land
previously transferred to the District
government for similar purpose.
The committee adopted one amend
ment providing for a 200foot right of
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Mavor Hits $50 Taxi Bill.

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., May -
P).-Having paid under protest So
for taxi to the Derby Mayor Bado'
wants to know from Mayor Well az
Louisville how come so much. The
ride. but not the bill. was shared hr
Mavor Walker Of New York and Bo-
nlN..nE nf IHnnanN
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Finds Editing Hard.

YAKIMA. Wash, May % 1F).-A
uevspaper position will not be sought
bv the Rev. W. -. Ferry. Presbyterian
minister. when he retires from the pull
pit. People have no idea Of the nerve
Strain even temporary occupancy of
the editorial chair involves, he con
GUIDED after a week at the helm of the
y allma Republic. when gave hlm an
opportunity to eXpound his views at
Variance with those of the regular
editor
Evening star., 1926-05-20
ST. LOUIS TO AID AIR MAIL
Clearing House Banks to Subscribe
5000 a Day to Insure Service.

CHICAGO. May 20 (0.-To insure
continuance of the air mail service
between st. Louis and Chicago. the st.
Louis clearing house has decided to
subsidize the service for a period of
10 days. Clearing house banks plan
to subscribe Il fund of 5000 a day.
Increased use of the service is being
pledged by business men.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
S2.29 Silk Chemise
S1.69

Crepe dc Chine and Tub Silk
Chemise, in flesh. light blue and
orchid. Attractivcly trimmed with
lace or neatly tailored.
second Floor
Evening star., 1926-05-20
way along the sea wall for road

In addition to being known as one
of the foremost woman journalists in
Canada, Miss T.. Cora Hind Of Winni-
peg has q reputation extending far
and wide as an authority on all mat
ters pertaining TO agriculture. live
stock and grain teStin
Evening star., 1926-05-20
75c Cushions, 55c

Cretonne Cushions. in round,
square and unique shapes. Well
flied. Suitable for porches, camp
ing, canoes and dens.
Third Floor
Evening star., 1926-05-20

Australia fears a coal strike, the
mon cmamding higher wages.
Evening star., 1926-05-20

Unusually fine quality fabrics il the various
weavcs and smart patterns desired for Summer
frockS Lengths that will be enough 10 lash
ION womens and children dresses are offered,
All are lett from recent large sale.
Printed Crepes Brocadc IusSah
StriDed and Checked Ravons English BrOadcloth
Ravon Alpaca Merccrizcd Fou!drd>
street FIoor-king's PaIac
Evening star., 1926-05-20
BOTANIC TRACT FAVORED.
House Committee to Report Bill for
ACQUISITION to Garden.

buildings and grounds has ordered
a favorable report on the bill author
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-24
Mrs. Fuller, Society
Leader, Asks Divorce

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.-Mrs.
Janet d. Fuller, San Francisco So
cety matron, has filed suit for di-
vorce against George p. Fuller, mil
lionaire paint manufactures, on the
grounds of extreme mental cruelty
She charged that her husband treat
ed her more like child than a
mate and companion. Custody OF
her two children was asked.
The couple were married in No
vember 1917. Mrs. Fuller, prior to
her marriage to her present husband
was the wife of DR.. Phillip Bliss OF
Santa Cruz, whom she divorced i
week before her second marriage
Fuller was divorced from his first
wife in August, 1916.
Mrs. Fuller asks no alimony, 8
property settlement having been
made III April, she said.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-24
COL. NED GREEN
DRINKS LIQUOR;
ADMITS CHARGES
Federal Prohibition Admins
TRAITOR Comes Clean
Takes All Blame.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.-TLe
Examiner today said Col. Ned NJ
Green, accused Federal Prohibition
Admins lrator. admitted the truth OF
the charges of misconduct and fr-
regularities in office.
Col Green told the representa-
tives OF the Associated Press. that
the Examiner story was correct.
The United States Marshal's of.
flee las served more than 20 sub
poenas for appearance of witnesses
before the Federal Grand Jury on
Monday, to investigate the chargea
Admits Having Liquor
Col Green admitted that he had
in his room seized Government
liquor; that he drank it, that he
served liquor to guests. and had
parties in his room which had been
attended by women as well as men.
Col. Green showed reporter two
dresser drawers in his room. filled
with bottles OF assorted liquors.
There's my answer to the
charges" said Col. Green.
How He Got 1t
Col. Green said: There is liuuor,
they said | kept In my room. |
drink it and served it to parties
here. which men and women at
tended. These charges are true and
any ti8c Investigators or members
of The United States Grand Jury
1UE9 t,#.uf Ia oon,o bara and eoo -
they are welcome They can taste
It, too. II hey want to. | got the
liquor IL two ways-one was at my
office twice week, | would reach
my Tx in the mornings and find
package of liquor there. | pre-
sumo employees Of the Prohibition
Office lett it there. 1t showed a
fine persooal spirit on the part of
my men. II showed me, that they
ll5ed ne. The other way | got
liquor was. well-you see that
vase on the tablo, we'll, occasionally
would come home and find it
filled with brandy"
Is No Lily
Asked If he expected the Grand
Jul would indict him, Col. Green
said: I'm no lily. My chief legal
adviser wanted me to deny every
thing | told him | did not want
to be known as a lily or prude. |
do not want the world to think |
am chat kind Of man | don't
want any 4 my employees impli-
IN, ! - ufh hln fTr
what goes on here"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-24
C0URT-MARTIAL.
ENDS FOR CREW
OF COAST BOAT
Seven Members, Patrol Boat,
Charged with Conceal
ing Liquor Seized.

SAN PEDRO, Cal, July "a. - A
general courtmartial before which
Boatswain John DeZeeuw and six
members of the crew of the Coast
Guard patrol boat 259 were tried on
charges Of conduct detrimental to
the service, has adjourned in silence,
under naval procedure. Announce
ment usually is made only when ac-
quittal has been reached.
The charges were that the crew
falsified the log to show they were
on duty off Santa Monica on May 20
when they are alleged to have seized
rum runner off Laguna Beach.
The log shows a seizure on May
q. The men are charged with hay
ing turned over only 80 cases of
whiskey when it is alleged between
200 and 500 cases were seized.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-24
Miracle FACES
SERIOUS CHARGE
Manslaughter Charge Is Filed
Against Roy Miracle by
u. S. Attorney.

A formal charge of manslaughter
was filed by the u. S. Attorneys
office yesterday in the L. S. Com
Court against Roy Mir.
acle. alleging an illegal operation ON
I.orena Johnson, his half-sister, claim
ing it resulted i'll the death of Il
"yitalized embryo child The al
legged criminal operation was said to
have been performed on or about
July l.
Miracle left here this week for
Ketehikan His arrest had not been
reported today.
The woman died here on July Is.
Early this week a coroners inquest
was held, the jury returning a yer
diet that she had died from blood
poisoning and recommended a
thorough investigation of the circum-
stances surrounding the case. Mir
acle was witness at the coroner's S
inquest and denied any knowledge
Of or any implication in, any illegal
operation. The complaint filed against
Miracle charges him with RESPONSE
bility for the death of the child
which lived about four hours after
its birth at local hospital.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-24
RELIGIOUS WAR
IN MEXICO IS
NOW STARTED
President Gales Proclaims
Regulations to Be Ef-
fective July 81.

MEXICO CITY, July 24.-Presi-
dent Gales has proclaimed regula-
tons making effective the eonsti-
tutional prohibition of teaching re
ligion in private schools, effective
July 81.
This is the first supplement of
the religious laws which prescribe
that no minister may act rs director
or teacher in private schools and
that schools cannot have chapels,
oratories or place of religious wor-
ship, or ornaments of a religious
nature.
Fearing that church functions
will cease on JnlS 81, huge crowds
are gathering to have their children
confirmed and other devotions per
formed The cathedral here was
INADEQUATE to hold the crowd. AM
balances were outside the church
yesterday to aid the women and
children who became crushed. 1t is
estimated that over 5000 children
have been confirmed in one day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-24
New Strike Reported
In Chandelar District

Gilbert Lord, writing from Chande-
lar, under date of June 28, tells the
Dawson News of new strike in
the district which promises well and
of increased activities in the Koyu-
kuk. lie said:
There has been new strike
made on Little Squaw Creek, the
pay being four feet deep, S5 feet
from the surface, on false bedrock,
and pans on an average seven cents.
The deep channel is 1S5 feet deep
and is being worked on one claim.
"The old Koyukuk camp is again
coming to the front, as big En-.
glish company has bought up most
of the ground on Hammond River
and is putting on men and machin.
cry this summer. The company
shipped 35 men from Fairbanks by
airplanes
"The natives are all living high
this summer as most of them made
big catches of fur last winter, the
LYNX and foxes being very plentiful