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Evening star., 1926-02-09
DURKEE MAY LEAVE.
HOWARD POSITION.
President of University Of
tered Passionate of Famous
Brooklyn Church.

Rev. DIR. J. Stanley Durkee, presi-
dent of Howard University, probably
will decide within the next 10 days TO
accept a call to fill the Plymouth Con
sregational Church of Brooklyn, n. Y,
which the congregation and officers
unanimously voted to extend TO him at
Il meeting held in Brooklyn last night
The offer to fill the Plymouth pull
pit" DIR. Durkee said. "is very fiatter-
ing and wonderful. I will give the
matter of deepest. most careful and
profound consideration"
The pulpit DIR. Durkee is invited 10
fill is famous on account of the ser
mons preached there by Henry Ward
Beecher, LYMAN Abbott and Newell
Dwight Hills.
DIR. Durkee said that he has filed
the pulpit for the past several weeks
at the invitation Of a committee OF the
church named to select a pastor, but
their action of last night comes as a
surprise to him.
Even should I accept the call" DR..
Durkee declared today, Il would
make arrangements to remain in
charge Of Howard University for the
balance Of the school year"
Evening star., 1926-02-09
BY HIRAM X. MODERWELL.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
NICE. France. February s.-France
is mildly stirred by Mussolini's threat
to extend Italy's boundary line be.
yond the Brenner.'
The opinion is held here that Mus
solini is obliged to rattle the saber
periodically to keep his own constit-
uents happy, but is carefully avoiding
threatening those who could actually
put up fight.
Mussolini may declare war on Aus
tria in a parliamentary speech, well
knowing that an Italo-Austrian war Is
impossible. He may also threaten
Germany. which has no contiguous
borders with Italy.
Besides, Mussolini has a technically
perfect case, since the whole South
Tyrol question, under the terms Of
Evening star., 1926-02-09
FRANCO HOPS OFF
FOR BUENOS AIRES
Spanish Aviator Plans to Make
Short Stop at Montevideo
en- Route.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO, February 9
Comdr. Ramon Franco, who has
flown from Palos, Spain, hoped off
today at 7:21 am. for Buenos Aires
after short preliminary flight to test
his engines. The distance to Buenos
Aires is 1882 miles. He expected to
stop at Montevideo, Uruguay, after
flight Of 1000 miles, in order to take
on gas.
After his visit to Buenos Aires, 1t
Is said to be the purpose of Comdr.
Franco to return to Montevideo to pay
an official visit to the Uruguan gov
ernment.
Buenos Aires is the end of the
flight, which was organized to link
Spain with the Americas by air as
Columbus did across the seas. Start
ing at Palos. Spain, the Plus Ultra,
the seaplane used by Franco and his
companions. will have flown 6,232
miles when 1t arrives at Buenos Aires.
Evening star., 1926-02-09
Today in Congress
Senate.

BY vote of 54 to 81. the Senate
adopted the Copeland resolution,
Requesting President Coolidge 10
invite the anthracite operators
and miners to a strike settlement
conference at such time as he
thinks best
The Senate then continued con-
sideration of the tax bill, with
repeal of the inheritance levy un-
der discussion.
The Senate agriculture commit
tee held a hearing on legislation
to provide for the marking of for.
eign seeds SO that American farm
ers could tell them from domestic
seeds.
The railroad labor bill again was
before the interstate commerce
committee.
The naval affairs committee held
a regular executive meeting to
consider miscellaneous bills.
The privileges and elections sub
committee Is still considering The
Schall-Johnson senatorial contest.
House.
The House today took final ac-
ton on the bill to establish two
artificial bathing pools for Wash.
ington at q cost Of $345.000.
The House resumed considera-
ton of the Army appropriation
bill. go
The legislative steering com.
mittee decided to. take up $685..
900. 900 public buildings bill under
suspension of the rules next Mon
day.
subcommittee of appropria-
tions committee in executive ses-
sion continued consideration of in.
dependent offices. State and Jus.
tice and Commerce and Labor ap.
preparation bill.
Admiral Moffett and his aide
principal witnesses at hearing on
five-year building program before
naval affairs committee.
Interstate commerce committee
continued hearing on railroad labor
dispute. with Edgar Rich Of Bos-
ton as principal witness.
Military affairs committee holds
regular meeting.
Foreign affairs committee con-
tinues hearing for acquisition of
sites for United States foreign
embassies.
Civil service committee conducts
hearing on payment of expenses
Of per diem employees.
Rivers and harbors committee
conducts hearing on Cape Cod
Canal. with Gen. Taylor as prin-
cipal witness.
Immigration committee holds
regular meeting.
Public lands committee holds
regular meeting.
Jud'cia'~' committee holds res.
ulaS meeting.
Evening star., 1926-02-09
DR.. PEARSON TAKES.
M. j. PRESIDENCY.
Iowa State College Official
Will Succeed Dr.. Albert
F. Woods.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CNO2dA AlopdkSh W 1ue StdT.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, February
s:-Dr. Raymond Allen Pearson. pres
ident OF the Iowa State College of
Agriculture and Mechanical Arts,
will become head Of the University of
Maryland some time between now
and the opening of the l926.27 school
term next September.
DR.. Pearson will succeed DR.. AL
bert f. Woods. who came from Min
nesota to Maryland in 1916. DR..
Woods resigned some time ago to ac-
cept an appointment as director Of
scientific work in the United States
Department of Agriculture, but his
resignation was not accepted by the
board of regents until this afternoon.
DR.. Pearsons resignation was ac-
cepted yes'erda" nv the Iowa State
Board of Education.
Pearson Offered Raise.
Iowa State was anxious to retain
DR.. Pearson and offered him a large
increase in salary. Had DR.. Pearson
retained his old position, DR.. Woods
would have remained at Maryland, as
he had consented to do when it be-
came uncertain as to whether DIR.
Pearson would finally accept
DIR. Pearson and DIR. Woods have
ter was instrumental in selecting his
successor when he decided to give
up the presidency at Maryland for q
position Of less worries"
Both DIR. Woods and DIR. Pearson
will remain in the respective posi-
tions until the close of the present
school term. DR.. Woods will take up
work at the Agriculture Department
sometime between July l and Sep
tember /.
DIR. Woods Praised.
In accepting DR.. Woods resigna-
ton, the Maryland Board of Regents
expressed its regret at losing him
ard their appreciation for the work
done by him in advancing the insti-
tuition. Since he came to Maryland,
the institution took the step from
Maryland State College to the Uni
versity of Maryland in 1920 and has
grown greatly III size and efficiency.
Last year il was admitted to the
Association of American Universities.
the highest rating that is possible
to receive.
Evening star., 1926-02-09
KINKS UNTANG[ED
IN TRAFFIC SYSTEM
Flow on Sixteenth Street and
Massachusetts Avenue
Smooth, Says MoIIer.

Slight modification In the new sys-
tenn OF pulsating traffic through the
automatic light controlled areas on
sixteenth street and Massachusetts
avenue has untangled a "kink" and
made 1t possible for traffic to flow
without interruption, 1t was announc-
ed today by Col. /. c. Moller, assist
ant director of traffic
men the new plan was put into
operation Saturday, there was one
point on Sixteenth street north of
scott Circle. Col. Moller said, which
interferred with the smooth operation
or the pulsating movement. This has
been eliminated by alternating the
signals every two or three blocks, ac-
cording to their length instead of hav-
ing the lights divided into three
blocks as originally adopted. Start
ing at given point at a given time
the red lights will be displayed at two
or three intersections. while the next
two or three will show green, etc
Instead of 80 and 68 second inter
walls both lights now are timed for
80 seconds in each direction alternate
ly, except during rush hours, when
the timing is increased to 40 seconds
Engineer Commissioner Bell and
Supt. OF Police Edwin B. Hesse. who
tested the new arrangement. hailed Il
as success. These officials, accom-
panied by Traffic Director Eldridge
and Col. Moller. drove from Lafayette
Square to Euclid and Sixteenth streets
and returned without stopping in 11I2
minutes
Col. Moller explained that motorists
may now drive through either Of the
signal-controlled routes on Massachu.
setts avenue or on Sixteenth streets
in ga minutes without a stop when
traffic Is normal. Those driving north
on Sixteenth street and turning west
at Scott Circle. as we'll as those driv.
ing south on Sixteenth street and
turning east at the circle are forced to
stop at the circle for 35 seconds under
the modified arrangement. Under the
original plan traffic was not halted for
turns around the circle.
Evening star., 1926-02-09
Mussolini Is Just Rattling His Sabre
To Please Friends, Opinion in France

the Versailles Treaty. Is a purely In
ternal Italian question. The speech
contains no threat of real warfare,
pleases Mussolini's admirers and does
not ruffie the European political bal
ance.
The only Importance attributable to
the speech is Mussolini's eager search
for trouble. in the view of French
commentators, who are seriously pom
dering the interview given Sunday by
prime minister, in which he said he
believed that England and Italy had
made a secret compact cotemporane.
ously with the debate agreement to
divide their Mediterranean spheres of
influence.
VIII Mussolinis imperial schemes
find a more practical objf ct than help
less Austria? This is Frances only
question.
tCopyright. 1926. by Chicago Daily News Co..
Evening star., 1926-02-09

tration of the fund by a new board.
Representative Mills, La Guardia,
Dickstein. O'Connor. Boylan and other
New York members, supported by
Mrs. Mary T. Norton of New Jersey
and Representative John Philip Hi
of Maryland. argued for the separate
board proposition and paid tribute to
Miss Sophie Irene Loeb. head of the
New York lobby, who sat in the mem
bers' gallery.
Vigorous opposition to the policy
of out-of-town interests coming here
and showing their plan down the
throats of voteless Washington was
expressed by Representative James
A. Begg, Republican, Of Ohio: Repre-
sentative Ernest w. Gibson, Repub-
lican, Of Vermont. and Representa-
tive William c. Hammer, Democrat,
of North Carolina
In presenting the home-care-for-de-
pendent-children measure to the
House Representative Keller ex-
planned the purposes Of the bill as
follows:
ut Is earnestly believed that the
duties and responsibilities provided
for by this measure can best be ad
ministered by separate board ap-
pointed by the Commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia.
"The committee is also firmly of
the belief that far better results can
be obtained by providing aid for the
child in it's own home rather than by
taking the child from the home and
placing it in an institution or under
an outside influence.
"At the present time AZ States of
the Union have enacted laws provid-
ing for child aid. The provisions Of
this bill compare very favorably with
the general average Of similar legis-
lation throughout the States.
In the past much of the work Of
providing for unfortunate mothers
and children in the District Of Colum-
bia has been carried on by private
individuals and organizations as char
ity. A public organization should be
tablished to which a worthy mother
can apply for relief for her unfor-
tunate children without attaching to
it the stigma of charity. Such an
organization is provided for in this
bill.
There is q unanimity Of opinion
among business, social and official
leaders in the District Of Columbia
that this legislation should be enacted
into law. 1t has the approval in prin-
ciple of the Welfare Commission of
the District of Columbia, of the Dis
trict Commissioners. OF the citizens
associations, Of trade organizations,
Of labor orga aniZations. The President,
in his annual message to Congress.
urged the enactment into law Of this
principle"
Evening star., 1926-02-09
SEEK PONz||N Vain
OVER ALL FLORIDA
Police Baffled in Hunt for Fl
nanciaI "Wizard" After
His indictment.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, February 9.
Statewide search was started today
for Charles PonZi, former Boston
financier, who was indicted by the
county grand jury here yesterday
when he failed to come TO Jackson
vile from Tampa. Police watched all
trains in vain.
Dispatches from Tampa. however.
said Ponzi's friends insisted he had
left there for Jacksonville after talk
ing over the telephone last night with
Mrs. PonZi, who was reported to be In
Jacksonville.
The indictment was returned yes
,erday by the Duval County grand
jury while the wizard" and his wife
were in Tampa. Word came from
Tampa that the Ponzis had taken a
train for Jacksonville shortly before
the indictments were made known.
Early today he had not been taken
into custody. although police have
watched all incoming trains.
The indictment also was directed
against Mrs. Rosa Marya Ponzi. wife
of the Boston wizard; Caledonia
Alviti and Mrs. Emma Alviti. Alviti
and his wife are in Boston, where he
is under bond pending an appeal of
his conviction of violating the Bay
State blue sky laws.
The indictment returned yesterday
charges PonZi and his associates with:
l. Offering certificates OF indebted
ness without filing a proper declara-
lion of trust.
.. Selling certificates Of indebted
ness without filing a proper declara-
ton Of trust.
g. Selling certificates without pro.
curing a permit to offer for sale GER
tificates OF Indebtedness.
4. Failure to pay a license fee Of
$3.50 for a declaration of trust.
Conviction on any Of these counts
would mean two years in State prison
or a 81 900 fine.
Evening star., 1926-02-09
Russia Claims More
Iron Reserves Than
All Rest of World
BY the Associated Press.

A synopsis Of a report Of the
supreme economic council Of Soviet
Russia, made public here today
by the Russian information bu-
reau, declared the iron ore reserves
OF the Kursk district of Russia
has been found to exceed those
OF all the rest Of the world COM
bined.
The district Is 800 miles south
OF Moscow, and the report said
surveys extending over several
years had placed the reserves in
the northern zone of the district
at between 18 and 20 billion metric
tons Of pure iron. AT the Thir.
teenth Stockholm Geological Con-
gress, the report said. the aggre-
gate reserves in America and
Europe, excluding Kursk, were fig
ured at 10.070,000.0 900 metric tons.
Prof. I. NJ. Gubkin, who headed
the survey, was quoted as saying
the investigation settles the prob
lem OF the exhaustion of the iron
reserves, not only for the Soviet
union, but for the whole world"
Evening star., 1926-02-09
Sketches in Illinois U. Magazine
Bring Suspension of Publication

periodical has been suspended, the
editor, Joseph E. Baker, has been de-
posed and the author ousted from the
magazines staff.
Reeve explained that the articles
were prepared for class work as an
outline from which he hoped to work
up a novel of fictitious community
and with fictitious characters
But students said that mention in
the sketches Of a street and an indi-
vidual was an actual description with
correct names.
There was no malicious intent and
result of its application to particular
individuals was entirely unforeseen"
said Reeve.
1T was an accident unavoidable and
unfortunate" said Baker.
Evening star., 1926-02-09
Gets Year for Attack.

NEWTON, N. c., February 9 R.-
A sentence Of one year on the Bun
combe County roads was today sim
posed in Superior Court here on Wade
v. Bowman, former National Guard
major. He was convicted last week
of Simple attack" following his trial
on charges Of attacking a 12-year-old
Hickory girl.
He entered an appeal and bail was
Axed ct $4,000 .--.---.------ - -
Evening star., 1926-02-09
REPORT NEAR ON JUDGE.
Recommendations in English Case
Due February rs.

The House judiciary committee to-
day set February % for final recon-
mendations in the case of Federal
Judge George W. English of the east
ern Illinois district, charged with
high crimes and misdemeanors in
Office
A special House committee, after
hearings. held Judge English guilty
of the charges against him, but the
matter was referred to the judiciary
committee for final report. On Febru-
ary 20 this committee viii recommend
either Impeachment proceedings or
dismissal of the charges. Final action
rests with Congress.
Evening star., 1926-02-09
"EYE FOR EYE" CHARGED
Man Accused of Trying to Blind
Wife Says She Blinded Him.

NEW YORK, February CP.-
Charged with an attempt to practice
the ancient Mosaic law of an eye for
an eye. 1sidore MeyerSon of Brooklyn
accused of attempting to blind his
wife by throwing acid in her eyes,
was paroled today for a hearing.
Meyerson, who Is blind. declared he
lost his sight two years ago as a re
suit or acid thrown into his eyes by
his wife.
Mrs. Meyerson is in a hospital
where physicians said her eyes were
badly burned, but that she would no,
lose her sight
Evening star., 1926-02-09
JUDGES SALARY RAISES
APPROVED IN COMMITTEE
House Judiciary Body Votes Favor
ably on Graham Bill to Aid
Federal Jurists.

A bill to increase the salaries of
all Federal judges was approved today
by the House Judiciary committee.
The measure, introduced by Chairman
Graham of the judiciary committee,
would raise the salary Of the Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court from
SIS. 900 to s20,5oO and the salaries of
Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court from $14,500 to $4,000. Dis
trict judges would be raised from
$500 to $12,500. Judges of the Cir
cult Court Of Appeals would receive.
$4,000 in place of $500.
Evening star., 1926-02-09
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASeOCIHteO Fre86.
URBANA, ILL.,, February 9.-When
q series Of short sketches called Zinc
City Sketches" written by Lloyd
Reeve of La Sale, ILL.,, appeared In
the Illinois Magazine, University OF
Illinois student publication. they were
commended on the campus as pieces
Of good writing. but caused little COM
ment.
But the magazine had been off the
press only a week when exception to
the sketches was taken by men promi-
nent in the zinc smelling industry at
La Sale. They blamed the university
for the publication, and a delegation
A. the result Of an Investigation the
Evening star., 1926-02-09
i. S. Couldn't Save
Half Billion in Paw.
President Holds

President Coolidge does not agree
with Representative Davey's claim
that the Federal Government could
dispense with 100000 Government
employees and that $500 900, 900 an
nually could be saved by more eff
cient Government expenditures.
The President agrees that there
could be some saving of the Gov
ernment's money by practical re-
organization of the Government,
and it was said that he has been
making an effort to bring this
about, but, in his opinion, Mr..
Davey's statement is too strong.
The President would make no COM
ment on Mr.. Davey's reference to
Government employees as "drones."
A spokesman for the President said
today that the President does not
expect to pass the coming Summer
at Swampscott. 1t is stated that
it is his intention to make some
trips out to the States, but moth
inf definite has been decided upon.
New motor cycle taXis in Berlin ar
go bipped that the front Of the cal
Evening star., 1926-02-09

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Chicago Coliseum,
where the RoOSe-
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movement hulted
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party at the ma
lionai convention
II 1912. the Idaho
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tined 10 become n
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sade.
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nal gun in the wal
that Borah deClar-
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Evening star., 1926-02-09
WILL CARRY COURT
FIGHT TO PEOPLE
Borah to Start Crusade at
Giant Chicago Mass Meet
ing January 22.
by FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Senator William +. Borah will open
his campaign 10 carry the World
{ tourt issue back to the people" at
Chicago on WaShington's birthday. In
Evening star., 1926-02-09

Effort to control the production of
"strtch feathers Is being made In
South Africa,
Evening star., 1926-02-09
HOUSE APPROVES
BATHING POOL BILL;
CALENDAR CLEARED

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-02-09

New motor cycle taxis in Berlin are
SO hinged that the front of the car
swings out and permits the passenger
to alight from the seat directly to the
ground.
Evening star., 1926-02-09

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-06

later. A moment later another can,
driven by D. N. Nichols. came up. Mr..
Nichols, who is local constable, took
Buxton in and brought him to Madi-
son, leaving Mr.. Ward to watch the
car. After considerable telephoning
Deputy Sheriff Walker was finally To-
Gated an dwent with Mr.. Nichols TO
the scene of the holdup. The trail
was followed for about half a mile
through the tall grass and then lost.
AS Mr.. Buxton was unable to start his
car it was towed into Madison.
Night officer Duckworth was given
a description of the men and about
A. NJ. saw two men enter a restaurant
on Main street, and at the point of his
revolver took them to the lookup. Mr..
Buxton was called to identify them but
said while there was considerable re-
semblance they were not the ones who
held him up and they were allowed
to go.
In the course of the examination
Mr.. Buxton stated he was held up in
the same place last Wednesday night
but told the would-be robbers that he
did not have a penny with him, as his
payday did not come until Friday. Mr..
Buxton was allowed to go unmolested
but thinks it was the same men who
made the later attempt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-06
Sk0WHEGAN LOCAL news
Somerset County Headquarters n1Hsh FSosn
Mrs. Alvena johnson is surgical

Mrs. Alvena Johnson is a surgical
patient at the Somerset Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Gerrish and son.
Earl, of Brownville Junction, were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Bigelow, Sunday.
Mrs. Ernald f. Mullen (nee Birdena
Valliere) accompanied by her grand
mother. Mrs. Henry Valliere, motored
to Eastport Saturday to meet Mrs.
Mullens husband. who Is an electri-
clan on the United States scout cruis-
er, Milwaukee, which landed at East
port for the celebration. Mr.. Mullen,
who has a three days leave of absense
accompanied Mrs. Mullen and Mrs.
Valliere to pass the holiday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Valliere.
Flarence B. Hight and Frank Bart
lett, who are employed on road con-
struction work for Ford and Smiley,
came home Saturday to pass the holi-
day.
Judge and Mrs. e. r. Danforth went
to Dixfeld Sunday afternoon to be
guests over the holiday of DR.. and
Mrs. ]. s. Sturtevant.
Miss Marion A. Merriam, who has
passed some time with her parents.
Rev. and Mrs. George Merriam, at the
Bethany parsonage, has gone to Ma
pies, where she is to be employed at
the Proctor House.
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Mrs. Ann Palmer

The remains of Mrs. Ann Palmer,
who died Saturday at the Eastern
Maine General hospital in Bangor af-
ter submitting to surgical opera
ton, were brought to Skowhegan by
undertaken Thomas G. Lord and TAX
en- to the home of her nieces. Miss
Bertha Palmer and Mrs. Clara Shop
ardson. where Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock the funeral service was held
conducted by the Rev. George Loring
Thurlow, pastor of the Federated
church. The burial was made in the
Palmer lot in the North cemetery.
Mrs. Palmer was. about so years of
age and was the daughter of Barna-
bas and Harriet Perkins Palmer.
Much of her life was passed in Show
hogan. Mrs. Palmer was many years
was housekeeper in the .Sayward
home on Middle street, in the Har-
vey White home on Madicon avenue
and in the home of John l.. Fish on
Middle street. She was very efficient
and faithful to any task committed
to her. Mrs. Palmer has been a pa
tient at the Eastern Maine General
Hospital for several months, having
suffered the fracture of hip, from
which accident she had so far re-
covered as to be able to move about
wheel chair. but it was necessary
for her to have a slight surgical
operation, from which she did not
rally.