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Evening star., 1926-05-17
ORATOR CHAMPIONS
COMING FROM DIXIE
Georgia Lad and Kentucky
Maiden to Compete Here
in Finals June 4.

The Southland will he admira bly,
the national oratorical contest to he
held at the Washington Auditorium
June 4. it developed today upon the
receipt of dispatches from Kansas
City telling of the victory in the
district finals there of Joseph Au-
gustus Mularky, 19.year-old Georgia
cracker"
In telling how young Mullarky
triumphed before p crowd of 5000 per
sons over the Northern favorites and
won the verdict of tiVe Northern
judges. the Kansas City Times SAYS:
For every gust of confetti, Null
larky tossed up a. handful of flower
seed and made them bloom before the
ewes of the crowd. for every common
sense twang of a high string. Null
larky blew on his silver trumpet.
Youth of the South. He talked Old
Glory off the tor of the pole and
made it float down like a parachute
into the laps of the audience.
Barely Under Age Ban.
Mullarky is a letter man on the
varsity team OF the Academy of Rich.
mond County, Augusta, Ga, one OF
the oldest private educational institu-
tions in the country and the first TO
win recognition in the national finals.
He was almost counted out by his
age Rules of the contest required
than an entrant he not more than
10 wears old February ], 1925. Mul-
larky turned 10 February 3.
The other contestant to claim the
Southland for her home is 16-year-old
Ann Hardin of Louisville, Ky, while
Miss Myrtle Posey can lay partial
claim to the South. inasmuch as her
mother is from Norfolk. Va. SO when
the band plays Dixie and other
Southern tunes at the Auditorium
on national finals night, it will doubt
less find more than the usual en-
thusia astic response among the assem-
bled throng.
Hollywood Boy Coming.
Herbert Wenig. the Pacific Coast
district finalist. is senior at Holly
wood High School and will represent
the Los Angeles Times. He is vice
president of the student body and
president of the Spartans' Club. which
he orga anized He is member OF the
Officers Club of the L. o. 7. c. and
is studying to become lawyer, This
is his second attempt to win honOrs
in the National Oratorical Contest.
Tickets are being distributed for
the June 4 finals from the offices OF
the National Oratorical Contest in
The Star Building. Blocks of seats
already have been forwarded to the
senior high schools and high school
students desiring seats should con
suit with their school officers, mas
much as the seats cannot be obtained
from the National Contest Bureau.
The general public is being given
seats in the order of their applica-
tionS.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
CLASSIC OF HORSE
SHOW TO Be TODAY
Corinthian. With Presidents
Cup as Prize. Win Be Big
gest Days Feature.

The Corinthian. time -honored elias
sic of the National Capital Horse
Show, which every wear lures the
pick Of the Fasts thoroughbreds to
Washington. will have its annual
showing at Arlington Park, this after
noon with the Presidents Cup as
the prize a. stake. 1t will probably
be the outstanding class OF the cur
rent show, and 36 horses have been
entered
To ride in the Corinthian. owners
must appear in the pink coats of
the huntsman and their course will
lie over the entire distance of the
half mile steeplechase track. The
class was scheduled to begin snow =
ing at AIS o'clock. Each horse
must make the circuit of the course,
taking the hedges. fences and stone
walls placed in It's path to test its
fitness as a genuine hunter.
The entries this year are especial :
" good Many of the winners of
pre-, ions events of this years show
are posted 10 start and in addition
there are some bluebloodS that have
Among the well known hunters en-
tered are: Duhallow, Miss Reiser.
I.ucifer. Fireiump. Tango Dance. MI
;nlG East Wind. Madmaster and Gay
Danger.
Rig Crowd Expected.
1t was expected that even the
record breaking crowd that jammed
Arlington Park on Saturday would
he eclipsed today. with society turn
ing out to see one OF its favorite
classes show All boxes We're sold
long ago and every arrangement was
made to care for the comfort of
those attending. Ample parking
space Is available for cars in the
field. and there is room for thousands
of spectators in the Grandstands and
along the fence.
The horse show sounded off at | 80
o'clock this afternoon, the early start
being due to the running of the final
class Of Saturdays card, the class for
green hunters Only horses that have
failed 10 capture ribbon may he en-
tered, so that when the class has been
fully Judged four more animals will
have graduated to the treasured class
OF veterans.
Saddle Event at = O'Clock.
The remainder of the card was
equally interesting this afternoon.
Thoroughbred saddle horses took the
arena AZ = o'clock. with l3 entries.
Next in order appeared the classes for
local saddle horses. heavyweight polo
ponies. remount horses. the touch
and-out class for jumpers. in which
the leapers must take every barrier
clean or he automatically disqualified; ;
road saddle horses. thoroughbred
hunters. ladies' saddle horses, saddle
ponies and the Corinthian.
This represents probably the finest
card yet presented at the National
Capital Horse Show. The touch h-and-
out class for jumpers is particularly
exacting and it has never failed to
furnish the gallery with nerve strain
ing thrills. The bars climb to the
top of the posts as the competition
narrows down to the successful con-
tenders. and il generally results in the
most difficult leaps permitted being
added.
=. The card ends with three fiat races.
the pony race. the race for officers
only and the open-to-all. which here
tofore has seen some future champions
make their formal debut in open COM
petition.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
FORD BUYS SHRINE.
Gets Remains of School of MARY
and Her Little Lamb" Fame.

STERLING. Mass. May II LR-
Henry Ford has come into posses.
sion of the little Schoolhouse that
Mary Sawyer of MARY and Her
Little Lamb" fame attended when
the poem, which has since become
immortal was written. it became
known Yesterday. According to the
terms of the transaction, Mr. Ford
will build a garage to replace the
schoolhouse which. since 1855. has
been used as q barn at the parsonage
Of the First Baptist Church. The
original frame remains intact, and
Mr.. Ford plans to restore it's original
state to perpetuate MARY and Her
Little Lamb
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Today in Congress
Senate.

The Senate devoted two hours
TO routine business. with civil
service retirement legislation
slated to be taken up later in the
day.
Commerce committee held OK
ecutive session on sale cf Shipping
Board vessels. on which hearings
were held last week.
Immigration committee met In
executive session.
Judiciary committee held weekly
executive session To pass on cur.
rent matters.
Late this afternoon. under sus-
pension, the House expects 10
pass the veterans bill. carrying
limitation I'm regard tn guardian
ships which would divest Com
missioner Fenuing from practical
~ all Of his business In TINS CLASS
of legal work.
Unanimous consent calendar
taken ND by the House.
Gibson subcommittee of House
District committee ~ continue IT'S
hearings on Commissioner Fen
ming and the general adminlstra-
tion of municipal affairs in eau
cus room Of House Office Build
ing at 1:30 O'Clock tonight. 1t Is
the present intention of the chair
man not to hold hearings on Tues
dav and Wednesday nights.
For the third consecutive time
special meeting of the House
District committee called to con-
slider the policewomen's bureau
,ill adjourned through inability
.u muster Il quorum.
Subcommittee of appropriation
committee in executive session on
deficiency appropriation bill.
Naval affairs committee con-
tinues hearing on line personnel.
Subcommittee OF Interstate
Commerce committee in executive
session on Swing bill for labelling
farm products.
Elections committee in eXecu-
tive session on the Walters
Bailey. contested election case,
Joint committee on public landS
conducts hearing Oh Northern Pc
cific land grant.
IrriGa ton committee considers
Colorado River project
Insular affairs committee holes
executive session.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
BRITISH RAILWAYS
SLOW RECOVERING
Only One Giving Full Service
Following General
Strike.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 11.-AHhough most
industries are steadily recovering
from the effects Of the general strike,
only one railroad system was able To
give full service today. Other railway
compan MES announced that they were
una BILE to give more than 90 per cent
OF normal service.
The post offices are congested. Par
eel post service was suspended entire
lv during the strike. and when the
workers began to go back and It was
announced that parcels again would
he accepted the packages came in
such numbers that the depots were
showed under
Coal Supplies Dwindle.
Strong hope is held that the miners
dispute will be settled but ii will he
several days before preliminary ar
rangements can he made. Meanwhile
coal supplies for the railroads and in
dustries are steadily dwindIing. The
proposals outlined by Premier Bald
win must he explained to the miners
before their assent can he obtained
while the mine owners are still to he
heard from. Some operators. notably
in South Wales. are said to regard
the premier's proposals unfavorably.
Strike Cost Figured.
Figuring the cost OF the strike haa
become a favorite pastime. One esti
mate places the loss to the National
Union of RailWaymen at fl ,000. 900
with the loss to the companies at
$500 900.
The pounds return to parity Satur.
day ia displayed in all newspapers as
a striking evidence of confidence in
Great Britain's stability and as tribute
to the manner in which the country
withstood the strike crisis.
All the morning papers today reap
peared I'm normal-sized sheets, but
none exceeded four pages. They
promise to be larger tomorrow.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
245 OF 253 CARS TESTED
NEED HEADLIGHT CHANGE
Free Traffic Bureau Clinic in One
Week Found Only 8 Autos With
Proper Adjustment.

Motorists whose automobile head
lights still need adjusting to COM
ply with existing regulations were
again urged today by Traffic Direc-
tor NJ. O. Eldridge to make use or
the Traffic Bureaus free headlight
clinic in the rear of the bureau at
1410 Pennsylvania avenue.
During the week beginning May
3. Mr.. Eldridge said. Traffic Bureau
officers aided in testing 253 sets of
headlights. and only s of them were
found TO be adjusted properly Sew
enty were in need of repairs and
l75 We're in need of adjustment.
Mr.. Eldridge pointed out that the
Traffic Bureau police are not equip
ped to make repairs. but will assist
in making minor adjustments.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
ENRACED HUSBAND
SHOOTS2 AND SELF
Wife and Girl Wounded When
Former Refused to Live
F. With Him.

With a bullet wound through the
right breast, Nose Davis, 2l-Neaf-oid
bus driver, is under police guard at
Homeopathic Hospital today and held
reSoonsible for the shooting or MS
wife, Mrs. Virginia Davis. Il years
old. and Miss Gertrude Beavers, -
wears old, at the home Of his father
tn-law. near Vienna, Va. yesterday
afternoon. All are expected to re-
cover, including Miss Beavers, whose
condition is the most serious or the
three.
Friends of the Davises today as
signed the motive for the shooting to
the Young mans anger because MS
wife refused to live with him. They
had been separated about four or five
months. During this period Mrs.
Davis has been living in Washington
with Miss Beavers, a close personal
friend
Struck at Gun.
The two women went to the home
Of Mrs. Davis father, Marvin I. Nor
ris. Yesterday, where they met Davis.
According to the story told by Mrs
Davis. she was holding her infant
sister on her lap while Davis tried
to make an argument. She did not
encourage him. it is said, and fnallN
Davis. drawing a revolver said, m
not through With YOU vet. Mrs
Davis reached out to knock the gun
from his hand and as she brushed 1t
toward the floor II was discharged.
The bullet struck her in the groin
and came out through the right hip
It sclaped the bone and did not In
f1ict serious internal injuries. Miss
Beavers is unable 70 tell how she was
shot. 4 bullet is lodged in the small
of the back near the spine and DR..
II. A. Wood, 1910 Sixteenth street,
the attending physician, declared to-
day it will not he removed unless
naralysis develops, which is held to
be unlikely. Davis then turned the
gun on himself, the bullet entering
the right breast and emerging be-
meath the right shoulder.
Accused of Drinking.
DR.. Wood was summoned by the
family, but he recommended the three
wounded persons he taken to Wash
ineton Immediately. He arrived at
the hospital simultaneously with the
trio and on seeing him Davis said:
Doctor. I've just done something
I'm awfully sorry for. Don't pay
any attention to me. Go and care
for NY wife.
Davis operated bus between
Washington and Alexandria. His
friends gaid today that within the
past six months he had been drink
ing steadily. with the result that Mrs.
Davis left him. She obtained employ
ment at a Washington department
store and Davis is said TO have
threatened ITO shoot up: the place,
unless she was discharged and sent
back to him.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Does Work of 1900 Men.

An electric power shovel in South
ern mine loaded $40 cubic yards of
rock on a train of cars in s hours
something 1t would have taken an
army OF 1900 shovelmen to do. SAYS
the Capper's Magazine. But 1t took
only two men to operate the electric
shovel, and the quantity Of stone it
handled would have made a 6-inch
pavement Is feet wide and a quarter
Of a mile long.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Times Have Changed.
!, the Philadelphia INQUIRE

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The chairman of a campaign com
mittee was approached by an unim-
portant politician who had previously
bolted the party. The man said that
he had seen the error Of his ways
and expressed desire to be taken
back and given job at campaign
headquarters.
II am sorry that l shall have to
disappoint you. Mr.. Blank" the chair
man replied. Glad to see you back.
OF course. but in these days the wise
prodigal brings along his own calf"
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Pigeons Fly IL Hours.
From the Detroit News.

From the DETROIT NeWS.
Racing pigeons dart away instantly
toward their home lofts when released
Though they weigh only is ounces anC
eat only an ounce Of food a day, they
will fly II or 13 hours without stop
ping. A pigeon fancier comes to love
his birds az a dog or horse breeder
loves his favorite setter or mount
They have great intelligence. Certain
birds have been valued at more than
81. 900, and have brought such prices.
Charles Ellsworth. veteran Gin
cinnati pigeon breeder and racer. and
president of the American Racing
Pigeon Union, in annual convention in
Cleveland recently gave these facts tC
the members of the union.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Gen. Jackson Transferred

BY the Associated Press.
Brig. Gen. William r. Jackson ha q
been relieved as Regular Army officers
in charge Of National Guard affairs
In the 5th Corps Area, with head
quarters at Fort Hayes, Ohio. and
assigned TO command OF the lst
Coast Artillery District. headquarters
at Boston. Gen. Jackson will be
assigned Temporarily to duty at Fort
Monroe. Va, before taking over his
new post.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
GAS EXECUTIONS FRIDAY.
Date Set for Nevada Slayers of
Mother and Girl.

RENO, New, May II (P).-StankO
.Iudich, slayer of an Ely, Nevada ,
girl and John II. Randolph. Reno
matricide, will bc executed by letha !
gas in the state prision at Carson
City next Friday, Warden w. J. Max
well announced last night.
The warden denied reports Of
difficulty In Obtaining the necessary
hydro-Cyanlc gas usually used for
expeditions in Nevada. Even if the gas
supply fails, the warden said there
are several other gases just az
effective which intiict painless death
Evening star., 1926-05-17
BISHOP ORDERED TO JAIL.
Rev. DR.. Anton Bast to Begin Serv-
ing Three-Month Term.

COPENHAGEN. May II [P).--Rev.
Dr. Anton BaSt. Methodist Episcopal
Bishop of Sea ndinaVia. was ordered
to begin serving today three-month
sentence Of imprisonment. lie re
Gently was convicted of misuse of
charity funds intrusted Ia him.
Appeals for a pardon and for a new
trial were rejected some time ago.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
PUTNAM HURT IN LONDON.
American Publisher Victim of
Strike Traffic Jam.

LONDON. May II Op) One Of the
first victims Of the traffic confusion
which prevailed in London during
the general strike was George Haven
Putnam. the American publisher. who
was knock ed down by a motor cycle
in st. Martins lane on May 4, 1t was
learned today.
MIR. Putnam, 1t was said at the
nursing home where he has been
staying. was in good condition today.
No bones were broken. but he is still
suffering from bruises on the fore
head and cheek. He expects to re
turn to his home within a few days.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
OUSTED PASTOR SPEAKS.
Conducts Services in His Pulpit De.
spite Order of SYNOD.

LOS ANGEL F;S. Calf. May Il Cp)
Although ordered hy the Lutheran
Synod of California to resign as
pastor of the First English Lutheran
Church here, DR.. w. :. Dysinger con
Quoted services as usual from his
pulpit yesterday.
DR.. Dysinger was tried and found
guilty by the Synod last March on
charges of violating the rights OF
church members, standing In the way
of harmony in the church and insub-
ordination to the Synod. He has ap.
pealed the findings to higher church
councils.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Hotel Porters Have Code.

The tipping habits of European
tourists are indicated by hotel porters
to each other by the angles at which
they place luggage labels, says the
Dearborn Independent.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Bone Skates.

Ice skates fashioned from the bones
of cattle were used in the fifth cen
tury B. c., each bone being fattened
on one side along It's length and per-
forated to admit leatfser ankle thongs.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Few Care to Marry.

Only two marriage licenses have
been issued in the past four years in
Owyhee County, Idaho. which has
population Of 4.s94 and an area larger
than Rhode Island, Delaware and Con.
necticut.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
For Non -Churchgoers.

sixty Chicago pastors have prom
| ised to preach on the. streets of that
city this season, in an effort to take
the gospel to those who will not seek
1t In the church.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
ACCUSATIONS FLY
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Pepper and Pinchot Deny
"EIeventh-Hou LieS"-AlI
Candidates Busy.

BY the Associated Press
PHILA ADELPHTA. May 17.-Oppo-
nents in the tria nguar contest for tho
Republican nomination for the Cnlt"d
states Senate will no busy appeallr-
10 the voters MP to tho last minu'c
before tomorrow s primary.
senator George Wharton Peppor
and Representative Will s. Ware AZ
ranged for radio talks today from
Philadelphia stations Gov Clifford
Pinchot had a speaking engagement
At Stroudsburg in tho afternoon and a.
his home in Milford AZ night.
Mr. Ware. who is running on A wet
platform. said he would devote his
final plea 10 the dry voters. feeling
that his nomination and election would
be as much 10 their advantage as
those faYoring modification of the Vol
stead laW
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Shrine for Holy Memories

Between Rejecting Pool Tidal
Potomac Park there to be erected memorial temple to
the armed forces of the World War
both memorial and place where military be held
the classic structure will serve dual purpose ~
Greek simplicity the will
whit it the
their but will be preserved
will placed either the marble dome above sealed within the
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Evening star., 1926-05-17
Ware Seeks Dry support.

Il have said from first to last in this
campaign he remarked. that II we
have true temperance. restoration 70
law and order. and It return to the
fundamental principles Of American
Government, the NOlstead act must 10
amended"
Mr.. Ware added that no one hal
made any authoritative statement for
President Coolidge in behalf Of any
candidate
Both Gov. Pinchot and Senator Pep
per issued statements denying
eleventh hour" lies they declared had
been circulated by supporters ~ thei~
opponents. The governor cha pCad
Pepper managers with having sproAd
the r1Imor that he had v1'hdra Wu
from the contest, while Senator Pep-
per alleged that Pinchot and Ware
supporters had injected religious Is
sues in the campaign and accused him
If biEotry.
All three candidates said thev
awaited the verdict Of the voters with
confidence. Estimates Of their cam
paign managers gave Pepper a plu-
rality of more than 10000. Pincho', e,
l55, 900. and Ware, 200 .oo".
Hot GOvernOrShip Contest.
Interest also is intense in the Ee.
publican gubernatogial race, in which
there are four candidates. J0hn
S. Fisher. Edward r., Eeidloman.
Thomas W. Phillips and John X.
Tener Mr.. Fisher is backed ty lie
supporters 0f Senator Pepper. while
Mr. BeidlemAn's candidacy is lirlie
with that Of Ware. Representative
Phillips and Mr.. Tener. former pre~j-
dent of the National Base Ball Lea@ue
and a former governor, are running
independently.
For the Democratic Eubern7torial
nomination there are three aspirants,
Judge Samuel F.. Shull. Monroe
County: former Judge William +. For
ter and Judge Eugene FonniweH,
Philadelphia.
William p. Wilson. Secretary Of
Labor in President Woodrow Wilson =
cabinet is unopposed for the Demo
cratic nomination for the United
States Senate.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
COAL RETAILERS
VOICE WARNING
AT MEETING HERE

CONTINUED from First Paeel
Evening star., 1926-09-15
GROESBECK LOSES
IN MICHIGAN RACE
Dry Candidates Are victors
in Congressional Cam
paigns in State.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the AeeOcl1te0 PresS.
DETROIT, September 15.-Noml-
nation Of one avowed dry Representa-
tive over an opponent who was sup
ported by the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment and a
former Representative who is a pro-
nounced wet marked Michigan's con-
gressional primary voting yesterday.
The defeat of Frank D. Scott. Re-
publican, long a Representative from
the eleventh district, by DR.. Frank
=. Bohn of Newberry also appeared
on the face of incomplete returns.
Grant NJ. Hudson of Lansing, Anti
Saloon League candidate and Repub-
ncan Representative from the sixth
district. was renominated, defeating j.
Bradford Pengelly of Flint. a former
minister, who favored modification of
the prohibition amendment.
Robert Clancy. who served as
Democratic Representative from the
first Detroit district two years ago,
apparently has won the Republican
nomination from Representative
John w. Sasnowski. Clancy, who
switched to the Republican party sew
eral months ago, had the support Of
anti-prohibition organizations.
Gov. Alex. ]. Groesbeck, seeking a
fourth term on his record of road
building and his plea that the bust
ness OF the State had been placed on
O systematic basis, was defeated by
Mayor Fred w. Green of Ionia by a
majority exceeding 141 900. The vote
for governor with 2,298 precincts out
of 1885 reported was Green, 316,599;
Groesbeck, 175, POS. This includes more
than half of Wayne County (DetrOit