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DOUBT RAISED HERE.

Doubt was expressed by DR.. r. S
Bassler, paleontologist of the Smith
sonian Institution, that the reported
diamond find could be Of any extent
because of the geological formation of
the Mississippi region. He said the
institution could not send an expedi-
ton to Pike County, Miss. to make
an investigation of the stones and the
field because 1t had no available fund
for such a purpose.
"All present knowledge of the geo.
logical makeup of the region in which
the diamond was reported to have
been discovered give no indications
that there could be any diamond for
nations there" DIR. Bassler said. 1T
Is possible, however, that a few dta-
mond stones may have been found,
but, offhand, my judgment would be
that any extensive diamond field Is
out of the question"
DR.. Bassler said that the geological
formation in Mississippi was not SINH
lar to that of Arkansas, where limited
fields of diamonds were discovered
sometime ago. For that reason he
discounted optimistic beliefs of the
finders of the Mississippi field.
. While somewhat skeptica1 of the
reports from the Mississippi field
W. c. Mendenhall, chief geologist OF
the Geological Survey. Department OF
Interior, said he would be greatly In
terested in the case IL credible reports
of scientific investigations of the
field" are forthcoming. In such a
case, he said, he would send a repre-
sentative of the survey to make a
personal investigation.
Prom my present knowledge of the
region, however, ! would say that
there is little possibility of a field OF
diamonds having been found there
though a few scattered stones may
ham hean" - aRaA ---------
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
REVELRY is RIFE in CHINATOWN
AS NEW YEAR is CELEBRATED
Restaurants and Stores
Cayly Decorated for
Holiday.
Dinner and Cash Gifts to
Children Feature of
Festivities.

Washington's Chinatown is rife with
revelry today
Chop suey restaurants. ORIENTAL curio
shops, importers establishments
laundries and other business houses of
the Chinese are Haunting holiday col
orS.
1T IS the Chinese New Year, which
Is reckoned. not by specific date. but
from the first moon after the sun
enters the zodiacal sign Aquarius.
ne moon swung into the proper DO.
sl'lon last night. at which time New
iedr eve festivities were in order.
IN the old days, before China was a
repuoiic' the festivities continued for
q week OF so. All work was suspended
LOT lhree days, the sons of the Orient
shuffled about and excbanoea Nau,
Year greetings by shaking their own
hands and grunting "Kung bj fab toi..
ana drank one another's health In rice
VINE ana Chinese whisky. One drink
usually lasted for the whole three
days.
Prepare for Feast.
NO" things are different. however
W aShlnstons Chinese have become
A1nerlcanlzed. Except for one or two
merchandise stores, business is going
on as usual. but with a decidedly
holiday flavor. nevertheless Thee.
retically. all the Chinese have ma Ia
their debts and are starting out with
clean slate. Chinese homes are
decorated with red paper and holiday
notices. and everything is all set for
the big New Year dinner this eve
ming. One Of the exciting prelirnt.
nar1es Will be the distribution Of cash
prizes TO the children. Coins, ranging
rrom 5O-cent pieces to the IS gold
pieces, are wrapped in red paper and
given to each child in accordance
with this old custom.
what Chinese family eats at a
Ne" ear dinner was d mystery TO
member Of the yellow race about it
today.
piled.
Chop suey with whipped cream. l
presume, and chow mein, yacomin
and SO on?" the reporter pursued.
No. no. Them Mclean food. We
have Chinese food You know
boned chicken, duck maybe. with
BIRDS nest stuffings, rice cakes. litcht
nuts. Shh-h. Rice wine p'raps. no?
Lots fine things"
Reaches Tong Headquarters.
down to Chinatown and located the
headquarters Of the on Leong Tong.
at $50 Pennsylvania avenue. There
was report that this Chinese
merchants association" was going
to celebrate. There being no sign
of activity outside, he pushed the
door open and walked into a dark
hall, lighted by a single gas fixture.
stairway led upward, so he pro-
ceeded thence. Stopping on the sec
ond floor and knocking at a door,
Chinese woman appeared and said
the tong Office was top floor
Through the dark corridors and
up the treacherous stairway he went
TO the fourth floor. where he bumped
into a Chinese merchant or some
body.
I'm from The Star the reporter
vouchsafed. 81 want to talk with
some one about your New Year cele-
bration."
"Yeh." the oriental acquiesced. with
a puzzled look.
Il fun Star newspaper. Kung
hi fab tot and SOS your old man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
PROPRIETORS ANGERED
BY METHOD OF ROBBERS
Loss of Goods Not So Hard to Bear,
But Broken Window
RouSes Wrath.

Theft of hunting knives. psnkniyes
and watches from the display window
of the sporting goods store at s27 D
street at an early hour this morning
did not discomfort Simon Atlas and his
sons. proprfetors, so much as the
breaking of a big plate glass window
Deairous of preventing any future
window smashing. members of the
firm placarded the window with an an
nouncement that they hoped persons
contemplating such robbertes in the
future would refrain from breaking
the glass.
Next time" the message reads.
please don't break the window. If
you want penknife or watch. ask
for it,
It was between 1 and 100 O'Clock
this morning that the window-smasher
appeared, used a diamond cutter and
then shattered tho window with a
blunt instrument. He left dngerprints
however. to assist the police in appre-
bending him.
Penknives, hunting knives and
watches valued at $50 were taken. The
smashed glass cost about SITS, 1t is
stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
Today in Congress
SENATE.


After passing the tax bill late
last night the Senate adjourned
until Monday, when it will take up
the Treasury and Post Office ap-
preparation bills.
HOUSE.
sideration of Army appropriation
House expects to finish con-
sideration of Army appropriation
bill today.
Two sub committees of House
District committee met today. The
sub committee considering work
mans compensation legislation de-
ferred action for two weeks and
ordered hearings on this subject
in Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth
Congresses to be printed for study
by new members. Sub committee
on capital punishment heard OPP
ponents of the Mcleod and Kvale
bills.
Sub committee of interstate COM
merce committee considered Ket-
cham seed bill.
Hearing on embassy bill con-
tinued before foreign affairs COM
mittee with Secretary Hoover prin-
cipal witness.
Hearing on aviation personnel
continued before the naval affairs
committee with Admirals Moffett
and Shoemaker as witnesses.
Indian affairs committee hold
hearing on bill to extend criminal
and civil law to Indians
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13


that actual operations will be started
by the interests holding the lea sc
within 10 days.
The field starts about three miles
| east of Osyka and extends to the
Tangfpahoa River and through St
Mary Of the Pines almost TO McComb
Miss. 1t has been used principally for
agricultural purposes III the past.
|. Many of the visitors who began
f'oCking here yesterday were forced to
spend last night on rude cots supplied
by the inhabitants of Osyka. The new.
l-comerS read Of their prospects of be.
coming fahulously wealthy in an extra
edition of the McComb Enterprise
Meanwhile announcement was made
that as a result of the rush, the Kent.
wood Commercial, Osyka News and Nc
Comb Enterprise. heretofore weekly
newspapers. would begin publishing
daily editions Immediately.
j. 0. Enrich. n McComb newspaper
man, was quoted by a. Jackson paper
as saying that he had investigated the
biologists who announced the dis
covery of diamond and had found
them to be reputable men. He also
made public the fact that experts from
the Smithsonian Institution and the
Scientific American had been asked to
visit Osyka and inspect the territory
Favorable reports are said to have
been made by New Orleans and Chi.
cago specialists, who tested stones
found near here.
Oskya is about a mile from the
Louisiana. line in South-centra1 MisSiS-
sippi. It is rs miles south of McComb
and so miles north of New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
BERGDOLL is ACCUSED
OF INDECENT CONDUCT
Held at Mosbach, Germany, on
Charges Involving Love Affairs.
Revenge Of Foes Is Seen.
BY the Associated Press.

MOSBACH, Baden, February 10
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, rich Phila-
delphia draft evader, who since a
sensational. escape has evaded efforts
to return him to the United States,
is under arrest here. He was taken
into custody yesterday on allegations
involving love affairs.
Bergdoll was arrested upon the
complaint of private detective and
is held on an open charge. while the
police are investigating allegations Of
indecent conduct. They are prepar-
ing to confront him with persons
alleged to have been his victims
Police said today they believed the
complaint against Bergdoll was based
on the desire of certain persons to
be revenged for his shooting of mem
bers of party who attempted to
kidnap him at Eberbach several
years ago.
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CONTINUED from First Pase.)
ne council, whereas Latin America,
fifth a membership Of 10, as yet
bad no seat. There were two non
permanent places belonging to Latin
America on the council, but the haz-
ards Of election might cause the loss
Of these, when 1T was conceivable
3aEn America would be without any
voice whatsoever in the council This
would be fatal to the league, as 1t
@ould wreck its international charac.
SH&s Il was argued.
Sweden Opposes Move.
Advices from Stockholm are to the
e0ect that some of the Swedish news
bapers. including the Social Demo.
Mraten. the government organ. ex.
Srees the belief that demands for an
increase in the number Of permanent
aeets In the council, made at the ex-
bense of other members, must be op-
posed. It Is commended by the press
of the Swedish capital that such con,
cessions by the council would be
against the interest Of smaller states
without permanent seats. and would
snake 1t appear that the league was
&noe to Germany. This. ons OF the
Stockholm papers asserts, would In
no wise express the spirit Of Locar1o.
Some suspicion Is reported to have
been aroused In London that Sir Aus.
ten Chamberlain. the British foreign
Secretary. has given some sort of
promise to Premier BRAND Of France
favorable to the aspirations of Spain,
Brazil and Poland for permanent seats
On the council. The Liberal press IL
Aaid to be showing anxiety with re.
gard to the governments policy in the
premises, and that this has been
heightened by tho evasive answers of
Sir Austen made in the House of Com.
mons on the subject.
While Germany Is said to SEQ no rea-
con to believe that there can be any
doubt to her right to q scat. she Is
seeking to be informed whether the
council will award ssats to other ma
tons In addition to Germany. II Ger.
many Is denied q seat, i IL said. she
win Immediately withdraw her applica-
ton.
The ALLEGATION Of new seats must be
unanimously supported by the present
council Of 10 members and ratified by
paajority Of the members Of the
leagues assembly. Therefore q period
Of intense canvasAng Is expected.
Gngiand's attitude Is being awaited
with much interest, for It II that coun-
tn slous which can block everything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
Hall Colorfully Decorated.

scribe.
Hall Colorfully Decorated.
"Yeh." came the reply, this time,
with complete understanding. The re-
porter was led into the headquarters
Of the On Leong Tong. II was an I'M
pressive sight that met his eyes.
The long room was hung with red
paper and sprinkled with Chinese
signs, and at the far end was what
appeared to be an Oriental shrine or
altar, beneath q canopy OF silk and
paper bunting. The high platform
which formed the altar" was filled
with Chinese vases, partially hidden
by grill-work screens of red and silver.
and banked with paper flowers. Chi
nese and American flags were crossed
above and various Chinese notices
and banners were appropriately
placed. On small table, against the
dats. was a stack Of red cards, bear
ing New Year greetings in Chinese
characters. and beside on a tray were
a cut-glass decanter and a dozen wine
glasses. The decanter contained what
appeared to be water.
Running the length of the room, in
the middle OF the floor, vas a banquet
table, covered with red paper, and
lined with carved, teak-wood chairs.
There was nothing on the table yet.
Hints Fail to Get Over.
The reporter drank in the whole
scene. and then his eyes came to rest
again on the decanter.
Are your banquets dry" he ven
tured TO his silent host.
Ieh,' he was informed.
Il mean do YOU have any-er-
liquor and such as that"
"Yeh"
Well, anyway. kung hi fab tot and
many of them
.'Yeh, yeh," he nodded smilingly
The reporter decided to look up
George Wen, the secretary of the on
Leong Tong Merchants Association.
who runs d restaurant on Ninth street
Mr.. Wen was busy, but sent a spokes-
man.
Banquet Date Not Set.
Me want find out bout On Leong
Tong New Year banquet for Star
papee, yeh?" the reporter exclaimed
in his best Chinese
Mr.. Wen's representative smiled
hopelessly.
Sure, buddy. whaddya wanta know
about it?" he asked
why, to be sure. That is, | mean
when is II going to be held?'
Date hasn't been set yet" the ORR
entail answered. THE members of the
association are gonna vote on tt Prob
ably take place in the next 10 DAYS.
Drop in later and maybe / can give
you some better dope
Thanks, and a happy New Year"
Same TO you. S'long."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13

Benning, Ga, will become an assistant
chief of staff to fill the post occupied
by Gen. Conner.
Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, assista Mt
chief of staff in charge Of operations
and training, will take command of
the st Infantry Brigade, headquar-
tiers at Fort Wadsworth, n. Y, effec-
tive April 8.
Maj. Gen. William d. Conner. now
commanding American forces in
China, has been assigned to the I'd
Division at Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
effective upon his return from the
Orient.
Maj. Gen. Malin Craig. present chief
of Cavalry and who soon is to be
retired, VIII become an assistant chief
of staff. filing the vacancy caused by
Gen. Drums transfer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
Go Ahead, Lewis
Tells Man to We'd
At End of Strike

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY l3.
John L. Lewis. president of the.
United Mine Workers, yesterday
received the following telegram:
'.Tamaqua. Penna-,
February l2, 1926.
y. l.. Lewis, president, United
Mine Workers:
Il desire to get married on day
strike settled. Advise.
"A. J. s.
Mr.. Lewis replied:
"A. J. s.. TamaQua. Pa:
Your wire: get married today.
u. L. L."
Mr.. Lewis said he did not know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13

There's an enlisted nngerprint ex-
pert In the Marine Corps. now idltng
away his time in the guard house
wondering whether he Is fully deserv-
ING Of the diploma given him for
qualifying In this modern art, Tor he
has convicted himself. The Marine
Corps, which hides nothing about 1t
self, tells this story in one o. Its
ofiloial bulletins:
A robbery was committed at one
Of the Marine Corps posts and after
completing the preliminary investf-
CATION the commanding odacer re-
Questsa Information a. TO- whether
there Wos anY man In tho garrison
- - ~ 1DDuE1D1A E1nDaRs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13

manicurist." barber" ami 'politi
cian.''
The verses are free-Very much so
Note this one. for example, dedicated
to the golf bug:
Your style of putting on the green.
Your driving off q tee:
Would make a dandy movie scene,
Entitled Bugs is He
Or this one TO the base ball bug:
OF all the pests I've ever known
You are the worst of all:
You eat and sleep and talk and
think
Entirely base ball.
Help Poetry With Foot
You've got to catch the swing of
the rhythm to appreciate the real
poetry in the above. The idea is to
thump right along with your foot
while stretching entirely" over the
after you get on TO it.
When the reporter had recovered
his breath and compoSure he sought
out the manager of the store to In
quire the why and wherefore of the
revival
I'VE tried to get along without them
for several years, but the habit was
too deep seated. The public wants
comic valentines, so we just had to
supply the demand, that's all. It's
not the sort of merchandise we like
to carry, I'll admit, but if the public
wants comic valentines there's moth
ing for us to do but give em to en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
HOOVER STRESSES NEED
OF NEW EMBASSIES
Cites Expansion Of q. S. Interests
Abroad to Show Necessity of
Increasing Accommodations.

By the Associated Press.
The great expansion of American
interests abroad was pointed to by
Secretary Hoover today as Illustrating
the necessity of providing new en-
bassy and consular buildings, as pro-
vided in a bill pending before the
House foreign affairs committee.
He told the committee American
trade with foreign nations had doubled
in 10 years; investments had Increased
more than $40 per cent to a total of
SIC, 900. 000, 900: overseas shipping had
jumped from $50, 900 tons to 1000, 900
tons, and that tourists had increased
from 100000 annually to 100000 an
nually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
Marine Fingerprint Expert Convicts
Right Man i'm Post Robbery-Himself

prints were the only clues that had
been found that might lead to the
guilty person.
Some one had observed a diploma
on the wall above the bunk of a
gunnery sergeant, certifying that he
was qualified to do secret service
and fingerprint work. He was called
upon to assist in the investigation by
procuring impressions which the
robber had left behind.
He did the work well enough. But
when the flngerprints were sent to
headquarters here comparison with
those on f1le showed that they were
his own. He "A nev In thu guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
TRAFFIC CRASH FATAL.

Thomas c. Atkinson. 80 years old,
Of 219 John Marshall place, who was
knocked down at Fifth and @ streets
by one-man car January "a. died
at Gallinger Hospital yesterday.
Police reported that e. c. Brady,
employe OF the Washington Railway
& Electric Co., was in charge Of the
car Coroner hewitt arranged to hold
an inquest at the morgue this after
noon.
Mr.. Atkfnson's death brought
Ga@0 fntnHtaAa II - E00R = ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13

'No!ll4iiueu from rlTst rage
and OF the executive order of Presi-
dent Coolidge of January, 1926. and to
require Secretary Kellogg TO show in
what respect the countess is subject
10 exclusion hereunder.
Notice of the motion was served or
United States Attorney Gordon and
Assistant United states Attorney
Rover and will probably be called fol
argument next Friday.
In his answer the Secretary had
merely stated that he had evidence
and that having considered the evi
dence and reached a decision, he was
acting within his discretion, which Is
not reviewa bic in court. He also set
forth by name only the acts and
proclamations under which he claims
the countess may be excluded from
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
Births Reported.

The Following births have been reported
to the Health Department in the past "a
hours:
George and Ellen Czumaris boy
Otis M. and Jessie Slack boy
George D. and Catherine Mack girl
Ralph and Mildred McAleer. boy
Ned and Susie Salters, boy.
Edward and Lotue Boone, boy
Frederick Z. and Eleanor 4. Adams, gtyl.
Charles md f1n9 p IAvtA girl.
ohaA 4 - ~ Ill baA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13

The change Il
one of Sev eral de-
cided on In the
general staff as a
result of expira =
ton of assign =
mentS.
Gen. Conner will
succeed Gen. Den
mis- h. Nolan, who
will t a k 9 com
mand of the LIST
Divi s / on, with
h 9 a dquarters al
Fort Hamilton
n. Y, effective
March 8.
Brig. Gen. Briant
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COAL DEALERS HERE
CAUGHT WITH LARGE
SOFT COAL STOCKS
Continued from First Pase1

before the end of the week. Many
dealers bought heavily of this product
because their customers refused TO
burn bitumionus coal.
Settlement of the coal strike will
not affect the inquiry started by the
Senate District committee to deter
mine the reaSonahleness of fuel prices
in Washington, Chairman Capp~
|0enknd tn6aA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
Powder Blast Kills Man.

ALTON, NJ, February 10 R-One
ftan was killed In an explosion Of 1o0.-
GEO poundS Of powdsr that wrecked
the press house Of the Equitable
Powder Co., It East Alton today.
wtnd0wS woro khattagSd n Alton
miles ewuA ~ lAA1 90 clAA -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
HENRY HOLT DIES At sc,
Author and Publisher Victim of
Bronchitis Attack.

NEW YORK. February Is R.-
Henry Holt. author and publisher.
died today at his home In this city.
Death resulted from complications Of
bronchitis. He was 80 years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
GEN. CONNER GIVEN
HIGH ARMY POST
Selected to Be Deputy Chief
of Staff, Second Leading
Rank in Service.

Maj. Gen. Fox Conner has been
selected to become deputy chief Of
staff of the Army, the second highest
post in the military services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
WOMEN HIT BAN
ON COUNTESS OF
CATHCART BY U. S

continued from First Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13

to say nothing of Sun-hai and happy
New Year. Yeh?" explained the
scrihe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
BIG DIAMOND RUSH
STARTED BY REPORT
OF MISSISSIPPI FIND

Continued from First Pase.I
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CHANGE IN LEAGUE
COUNCIL FORECAST

CONTINUED from First Pake.)
The Washington times., 1926-05-01
ETHICS IS. TOPIC
Of REALTO

What the organized real estate
interests are doing to raise stand
ards OF practice and diminish the
need for Governmental regulation
will be told at a group session on
The Realtors and His Community
during the annual meeting Of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce. at Washington, May III to
10. The session will be conducted
by the chambers civic development
department, and will be one OF nine
group sessions held in connection
with the annual meeting.
The general subject of the meet
ing is Self Government in Bust
ness" and this session will discuss
the topic under three headings:
How Far, Can Self-Imposed
Standards OF Practice Do Away
With the Need Of Regulation BY
the State or Municipality 2" by Rob.
president. National Association Of
Real Estate Boards 81
"What Makes Cities Grown" by
George Ford, New York city, vice
president Technical Advisory Cor
poration, and former president, Ma
tional Conference on City Planning,
and also former president American
City Planning Institute.
What the Organized Real Estate
Business Can Do To Aid In Secur-
ing Adequate amount and Quality
Housing by Walter Stabler, New
York City, comptroller Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company.
In making public the program for
the conference, the chambers civic
development department says:
mo single business group has a
greater influence in molding the
physical development of a town or
city than that of the realtors. Its
vision OF the future city finds con-
slant expression in the sales talks
of its members, in their advice to
landowners, builders, investors and
home buyers.
This group has been finding IT.