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Evening star., 1926-08-14
JAPAN PLANS TRADE DRIVE
Conference in Toxic to Seek En-.
largement of Orient Business.

TOXIC. August II O0.-.Iapan is
preparing strong campaign to in
crease her trade with the South Seas
and India \ l0-day conference has
heen called To begin at Toxic Septem
her II. under chairma nship Of For
eiCn Minister Shidehara. TO discuss
means of promoting this trade.
The conference will he the hrst Of
its kind in Japan. Representatives of
departments. consulates
and public institutions will attend. 4
Evening star., 1926-08-14
100 YEARS. SEARCH ENDS.
Rare Flower Finally Found by
Botanist on Alaskan Island.

MALAYSIA, Alaska, August IA
P.-More than 100 years ago IA small
white flower. declared to grow only
on this island OF the Aleutian group.
was found near here. During the last
century botanists vainly searched for
1t. This Summer the second speci-
men was obtained here by Prof.
George Haley OF st. Ignatius College.
San Francisco.
The bloom was first reported by a
F'renchman who accompa MED n party
known as the KotZebue expedition to
this island in 1s1519. Five other
parties came to hunt for it and left
empty handed.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
PRESIDENT TO APPOINT
AIR ADVISORY GROUPS
Special Commissions Will Aid War.
Navy and Commerce Depart
ments in Aviation Field.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
WHITE PINE CAMP. y. Y. Au-
gust l4-President Coolidge an
nounced yesterday that he shortly will
name two special commissions 10
serve in an advisory capacity TO the
aviation divisions of the Department
If Commerce and the War and Navy
Departments. one commission will
assist the Department of Commerce In
the establishment of airways. The
ether VIII assist in esta ahlishing rules
and regulations 10 govern navigation
in the air. the inspection of planes
and the licensing of pilots.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
BANDITS RAID BORDER
AS PROTF is MADE
Action of Bulga. Band Report
ed With Delivery of Note by
Little Entente.


BY the Associated Pc
VIENNA, AuEttst II. Almost
simultaneously with the delivery 10
Bulgaria of the Joint note Of the
little entente protesting against
border raids by Ruga rian comitadil,
another such incident is reported
A message to the Tel Compa ny"
from I'sk,ib. Serbia. SAYS Rulga ria n
bandits crossed the frontier yesterdav
nd kept up an inCessan fire on tho
.Iugoslav gendarmes guarding the
frontier. One of the gendarmes wa G
wounded.
The Bulgarians. the message adds.
eventually reCrossed the frontier.
leaving two dead behind and taking
a number Of wounded with them.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
GAZELLE HOUND is FAD.
London Turning to Saluki. Fa.
vorite Dog of Ancents.

LONDON. August IA R.-The
SaIuki, or gaZelle hound, is threaten
ing to oust the fashionable Alsatian
in popular esteem. The Saluki Club
has formed in London.
Some of these dogs have pedigrees
running back hundreds of years.
handed down from father to son in
Arabia. where the type is bred for
sport by the sheiks. In build, salukis
are like Russian horzois. but are stur-
iier. They locate their quarry by
sight and not by smell. Rlue-eyed
salukis are much priced because they
are keener sighted
In the Calcutta Museum there are
cuneiform pictures of gazelle hounds
which date back 5000 years.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
Fountain Removal Asked.

SAN FRANCISCO. August IA Gp). =
A historic fountain presented to San
Francisco by Lotta Crabtree. famous
the thirst Of both human beings and
horses. has been held an obstruction
to traffic. Downtown business men
have suggested its removal to a park.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
SANITY QUESTIONED
IN DYNAMITE PROBE
Miami Prisoner Previously
Was Declared Unsound.
Wife Charges Frame-Up.

MIAMI, Fla, August 14.-Furthef
action in the alleged plot to dynamite
the home of Ii. A. Hamp, president OF
the Hialeah Chamber of Commerce
will he taken "at the proper time,
Ted Elliott. assistant county solicitor
said following his examination of
kempton Greene, land promoter, who
is held in the county Jail here as a
principal in the conspiracy.
Greene says W. A. Welle approach
ed him with an offer Ito blow up any
house in Hialeah for 81 900" Greene
said he did not accept the offer be
cause he wasn't interested
A sanity commission examined
Greene in his cell yesterday, reveal
ing that Greene had been declared
insane on March 3, while confined in
hospital here, but was later released
on parole. A report on whether he
is mentally sound will be submitted
today.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
Thistle Raising Profitable.

The teasel, a cactuslike thistle. pro
vides the only entirely satisfactory
means Of carding wool. removing the
burr and bringing up the nap. Con
seouentIy in some parts Of the world
especially in England. in northern
New York and in Oregon. raising
thistles for the wool manufacturing
industry is a regular business. Teasela
were introduced into America by VII
liam Snfeks, an Engltshman, In 1920
Evening star., 1926-08-14
VERDICT OF SUICIDE.
Ex-Chauffeur of Coogan, Under
Suspicion. Died by Own Hand.

SAN DIEGO, Calf. August "a
(Ho). - Herman F.. Shipley. former
chauffeur Of the Jackie Coogan fam
lily. died by his own hand. a coroners g
Jury found here Yesterday. His body
was found at the garage on the
Coogan ranch near Campo. Thursday v
with the top of the head blown off
Shipley last Tuesday shot and wound
ed Joseph Block. watchman Of the
Coogan home In Los Angeles. in an
alleged plot against the family.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
FIND NEW FAD.
Berlin Married Couples Have Sub
stitute for Cross Word Puzzle.

BERLIN, August IA (P).-Berlin' :
dog days find married couples indulg-
ing in a newfanSled substitute for the
crossword puzzle. This is probing
into the mysteries Of the figures 1852
Some one discovered that these liz
ures invariably come from adding the
following: The year uf ones birth.
ones axe. the year of marriage and
the number OF years married.
The puzzle which is beWiidering to
most people. rests on the obvious fact
that 3S52 equals twice 1926 and that
the year of birth. plus present axe,
always equals 1926. as does also the
year of marriage plus the number of
years Of the duration of the marriage.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
STATEMENT EXAGGERATED
Actress Finds Herself Quoted

LONDON. August IA (R.-Miss
Gertrude Kingston. the actress. thinks
she has good joke on the ship news
reporters at New York.
The last time that ! was there.
she says, the newspaper men told me
that If I would tell them things about
Shaw. Masef1eld. Wells and other
celebrities. they would be careful to
keep rigidIy to what ! said. l men,
toned that Mr. Shaw was not n cold
hearted man; that he had helped
many lame dog over the stile. The
next day I found myself represented
as saying that Mr.. Shaw regularly
gave away three -fifths Of his income" a."
Evening star., 1926-08-14
WILL SHOCK WASHERS.
Tiny Wrist Attachment Can Give
Off 1.ooO-volt Current.

BERLIN, August ID P).-An anti
masher device. which looks like a
wrist watch and can knock out Ar
assailant by means of low amperage
electric shock OF | 900 volts, is being
recommended to girls by II number
of police women.
Tn" contriVanre, invented by Emil
Pruess oi GelSenkirchen is worn on
the wrist Thin wires conncct IT With
Il tiny battery and induction coil car
ried in an inside pocket Of Il dress or
the coat pocket of a man, When
needed the Wearer presses button,
swings at the bad man 80 as to touch
his body and the fight is over.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
Rum Pancakes
Given Him on Ship.
Andrews Believes

Gen. Lincoln G. Andrews. chief
Of the prohibition forces. disclosed
today that he had perhaps gotten
little taste of liquor on his trip
to London in the form of solids.
II think the captain of our yes
sci on the return trip permitted
some pancakes soaked in rum to
be served me" Gen. Andrews said.
''and also tasted some iced
sherbet which apparently had
some champagne in il. But | told
the captain it was all right. for !
had to cat"
Evening star., 1926-08-14
POOR DEPUTIES UNITE.
Organization Headed by Radicals
and Socialists Push Salary Bill.

PARIS, August II Deputies
without fortunes belonging 10 AL
parties. have formed "A group in the
French Chamber. with Il Socialist aS
president another Socialist and a
Radical Socialist as vice presidents.
and Radical Socialist, a Republican
Democratic CniOni.it and ii member OF
the Radical Left as secretaries.
The group has decided 10 hYin.- Tor
ward a bill, which the government
will be asked to vote before the sum
mer holidays, introducing sliding
scale for salaries of state employees
and fixing the Co-etiiCieut at three as
the minimum for all state salaries as
compared with pre-War rates.
Deputies viii be treated :lS state
employees under this hill 50 that their
indemnity would become 10 300 francs
tabUut $1,000 a Year, or three lines
the pre-War rate, instead OF 1000
francs about 5000. as at present
Evening star., 1926-08-14
THREE KILLED IN BLAST.
Eight Others Injured When Boiler
in Lumber Plant Explodes.

GREENWOOD. :. c.. August II
R)-Three persons--one white man
and two neSroes--were killed here
today by the explosion nf a boiler
at the plant of the Self Lumber 60.
Eight others were injured.
The dead are Earnest. rs. son of
Supt. G.. l.. Jarrett: David Harris, ~.
negro fireman. and Elliott Waller,
12 negro The cause of the explo-
sion was undetermined. Fire which
followed was soon extinguished. The
injured are expected to recover.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
NURMI Is FILMED.
Slow Motion Pictures to Show How
Flying Finn Runs.

BERLIN, August IA (P),-Runners
soon will he able to study closely the
training and running methods of
Paavo Nurmi, the Flying Finn"
During the champion runners re
cent exhibition races in Berlin, film
company induced him to pose for a
one.act reel This is soon 10 he eX.
hihited. Nurmi. WHO is of a retiring
disposition. At first was unwilling /"
bc shot" but finally he Welded when
( he was convinced that he would rem
der 4 service TO other devotees of the
cinder path.
Slow motion. with which the film
abounds, Will enable aspiring athletes
10 study the champions every motion
and observe the beauty and eXactness
of his stride.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
Hard Stuff" Only Kindling.

CHICAGO. August Il (P).--"There' :
a bunch OF real Canadian hard stuff
coming through to a Chicago bakery.
prc hihition agents were tipped. So
they seized a box car and spent da!
unloading cedar kindljnc Sure,
said the baker. 4" its real Canadian
hard stuff-hard cedar chips We use
for starting the oven fires. Thanks
for unloading II. The agents are
seeking the urster.
Evening star., 1926-08-14

LAWRENCE, kans., August IA
H).-A Jail cell houses Bertels Boener,
erstwhile lieutenant in the German
army. and now farm hand. because
he tried forcibly to show Ernest
Harris, fellow worker, how to use a
plow the right way. Harris resented.
Boener Is charged with assault with
intent To KILL
Evening star., 1926-08-14
Many About to Wed
Rub Rabbits Foot
To Spoil 18th Jinx
BY the Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August IA
Although they declared they We're
not superstitious, all but one of
the 90 persons who applied for
marriage licenses at the court
house Friday. the 18th. rubbed the
"lucky" rabbits foot which John
Powell, the clerk. has had hang
ing from the light in his room for
many wears. They have just
about worn all the hair off of it,
Powell said.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
WEISBORD READY TO GO
AS LEADER OF STRIKERS
Will Remove One Condition Bar
ring Passaic Textile Workers
From Ranks of A. F. of L.

NEW YORK, August 14.-Albert
Weisbord. leader of the Passaic, \. j..
textile strikers since the strike was
called last January, has announced
his intention to withdraw from lead
ership 10 leave the way clear for the
strikers to affiliate with the United
Textile Workers of America
The elimination of WeiSbord had
been one of the main conditions at
tending negotiations between the
strikers representatives and the
American Federation Of Labor, of
which the United is n member.
The Willingness of the youthful
Harvard man to step aside was ex-
pressed in a letter received by w.
.Iett Lauck. chairman of the citizens
committee which has been represent
ing the strikers IN the negotiations.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
Ship Smoker Admits Women.

NEW YORK. August Il tIp)-Won-
en- have broken down the last strong
hold Of men Tor seclusion on trans
atlantic voYa ges. for when the
Homeric steamed out Of harhor last
night signs barring women from the
smoking room were not in their &C
customed place. The White Star Line
had barred women from this precinct
after other companies had yielded 10
the feminine craving for Lady Nico-
tine.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
WI AND CHANG HOLD PASS
Chinese Allies Hold Key to Posi-
ton of National Army.

PEKING. August Il CP.-Leaders
Of the allied forces Of Marshal WI
Pei.Fu and Chang Tso-Lin claimed
today that they had captured Han
kow Pass the key to the position of
the Kuominchun. or national armies.
at kalgan.
Flags are being flown here In ceie-
brattOn
Evening star., 1926-08-14
Fire
Chief Suspended 2
Weeks for Crash
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. August Il.
Fire Chief J. NJ. Duncan. jr.,
has been suspended WITHOUT pay
for period of two weeks. from
August II, according to City Man
ager Paul Morton. who will serve
in his place during the time.
Chief Duncan's car, while re-
spending to a fire alarm July II,
coliidcd with Motor Engine No. 4.
causing damag ge estimat ted at $500.
The accident was the cause of the
penalty. Manager Morton warns
the fire drivers to endeavor to keep
within o5 miles an hour while re-
spending to alarms during the day.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
ANDREWS, BACK,
WILL GARRY ON"
Prohibition Chief to Finish
Reorganization Plans, Now
: Considerably Enlarged.

Returned from Great Britain.
where he negotiated AN executive
agreement for the prevention of
smuggling. Lincoln G. Andrews, head
of the Governments prohibition
f"rres. at his desk ut the Trca Slrrv
today announced that hN is "rt~t
carving on and that hc will pro
ceed with his plans and p"lcies GOV
the present without considering
resignation.
Cen. Andrews made several an
nounCements as to his early plans
for making prohibition effective. In
Guiding placing into effect of the
british American agreement and The
division of The country int" I've
supervisory zones Tired physically
from the trip and from his close
attention tu duty since - Year aG"
last April Gen. Andrews plans - Va
cation. perhaps at l~,kv t'hatuplain.
AS soon as he r;,n get things going
and get away. This may ic later iu
September. he said
British Accord Praised.
The new executive agreement W,'h
Great Britain Gen. Andrews con.
siders highly satisfactory tu the
American Government. He will con
fer Monday with Harry j. Ansiiuc"r.
American consul at the EIhanH~.
who is understood to he highly con
sidered for the post of head "f the
division of foreign control. which VIII
I've intrusted with the responsibility
Of carrying ont plans Of The now
British agreement.
Concerning reports of his r"Si.nH
ton, which were rife upon the eNN "t
his departure for Great Britain. Cen
Andrews reiterated the one f"rmai
statement he had made that he had NOT
resigned and would not consider d"su-
so until his plans for reorganization
Of prohibition enforcement had i""n
substantially completed. This pr".
gram. the general admitted. had been
enlarged to considerable deGrc" Icy
his London trip. Asked whom h."
might be able 10 give attention +"
his resignation. he said Il was inn
possible at this time to predict and
that he would not venture tn fix u date
as to the time for completion "f his
plans.
Conference With Aides.
Among the plans for the tutur"
which he is making is = conference
with all his 80 prohibition admins
traitors The whole matter uf per
sonnel salaries. policies and oh
iectives will be gone over ut that
time hut there may lao eXpe the
general indicated. no fundamental
shake-up in the general scheme "f
orga MIA ton
The drive OF the Government at the
present time. Gen. Andrews explained.
was aimed at smuggling and distri
butors. but he said that shortly an
effort would he made to OBTAIN sub
Stantially increased cooperation from
local law enforcement officials.
The fact that the dry chief is look
ing forward 10 Congress enactinc
some of the TreaSurY'S prohibition
legislation. especially the reorganiza
ton bill. was taken today To indicate
that he at least planned To stay in
office until after the election The
reorganization bill would establish i'm
the Treasury n bureau of ctiSto omS and
a bureau of prohibition
Evening star., 1926-08-14

countries. Warren was aggressive
and entirely unmuzzled, He was re-
garded as having considerable politi-
cal power. and. under the calming In
fuence Of John BARTON Payne. he
was able to shape an international
policy in a situation which from the
point OF view Of the United States,
was regarded as most serious.
Warren retired with laurels and
MeXicO's relations with the United
States better than ever before. F'oi-
lowing him came Mr.. Sheffield. and
doubtless things would have gone
along well except for the coming into
power of Il government which. al
though similar in principle to that of
Obregon. proved TO be stronger In
many ways.
1t is admitted generally that Presi'
dent Gales has adhered to the letter
Of the program outlined in his pre-
election promises. and. as a cOnse-
quence. the capitalistic interests have
considered themselves hard hit. Mr..
Sheffield. on the other hand. has been
no defender of Wall Street. Thus has
developed in Mexico extraordinary
concern as to how President Coolidge
will decide between what are regarded
here as conflicting points OF view he
tween Secretary Kellogg and Ambas-
sador Sheffield.
Protestant Church Closed.
In the religious dispute the latest
development Of importance Is the an
nouncement that Archbishop lose v
Mora Del Rio will not have his re-
cent observations investigated by the
attorney general. This Is regarded
as indicating that the government he
lieves it's position strong enough tn
remove any necessity for splitting
hairs over trivial matters. Conse.
auently. the aged prelate is tempo
rarily relieved Of the possibility of Sc.
rious legal entanglements
Another significant development is
the closing of the Union Church of
Mexico City. a Protestant organiza
tion. presided over by Rev. William
Evan Thomas. Despite the emergen-
cy edict issued by President Gales.
under which nearly all Catholic
churches We're surrendered to muni-
cipal assemblies. Mr.. Thomas has con
tinued until now in active charge
of his pa IRISH. Tomorrow will he the
first time In the history Of the MeXi-
co City parish that these American
Protestants will be unable to have
their usual church services.
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Evening star., 1926-08-14
GAINES MAY FACE
ADDITIONAL CHARGE
Man on Trial in Daughters
Death May Be Accused of
improperly.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash. August 1.-THE
prosecution in what is locally the
most discussed trial of Seattle's his.
tory--that of Wallace Cloyes Gaines
on a charge Of brutally numbering his
o2-year-od daughter Sylvia-was ex-
pected to conclude its presentation Of
testimony today.
\ dozen witnesses have given evil
dence by which the state seeks to
prove that Gaines killed the girl when
she threatened to expose and termi
nate improper affection said to have
existed between them.
surprise witness yesterday was
Harr5 Wurster. an automobile me-
chanic. He told officials he wished
TO testify because ,iis conscience both
cred him.
Wurster testified that he saw with.
in few minutes Of the killing an au
tomohile owned by the defendant not
more than so yards from n lake shore
grove of trees in which SHlvia's body
was found. He repaired Gaines ma
chine six weeks before the Staying
and declared he would recognize it
among a dozen other automobiles of
the same make.
Friend Tells Of Confession"
Louis Stern. a friend of. the defend
ant, testified Yesterday that Gaines
came to his house about $50 the night
OF the killing. Sylvia was slain close
to 9 o'clock. Gaines was apparently
excited. Stern said and blurted out:
Remember what I've always told
Huu-that If | couldn't go and come
like | wanted to, and take drink
and take as many as | wanted to.
I'd kill en-. That's just what hap.
pened."
Ewing y. ,Cotvin. prosecutor Of
King County. apnounced that if the
Jury acquits Gaines. charges based on
the reruted improper relations will
he filed against him.
When Stern's name was called
Gaines folded his hands tightly in his
lap and edged up a bit in the chair
Stern declared that Gaines washed
his hands after relating the reputed
confession to him.
Says Girl Showed Bruises.
Going back TO month before the
killing. the witness testified that he
Was painting the ceiling In a bedroom
of the Gaines home. Sylvia came into
the room. he said. and rolled UP one
OF her sleeves. displaying marks on
her arm. She said her father inflicted
them.
Stern had been held in a county
StoCkade five weeks as a material wit
ness and in a Seattle hotel a week
before Gaines was arrested. June 90.
He is painter for the county and
has known Gaines and his wife three
Years.
Prosecutor Colvin had inlima ted an
otter surprise witness could be pro
duced today. Sheriffs were reported
last night TO he still running down
new clues.
Until a few months ago Sylvia had
rot seen her father since he and her
n.Cther. Mrs. il. r. Maynard Of Lynn
field. Mass. separated. II years ago.
Gaines married again on coming to
the coast several years ago.
Evening star., 1926-08-14
Lots of Rainfall.

In Dominica the Ioftiest Of the Lee
ward group of the West India Is
lands. Is miles north Of Martinique
and % miles south of Gwadeloupe, Ma.
ture Magazine says 500 inches Of rain
falls every year.