Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. §. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy, tonight and tomorrow; Ii probab] in temperature, Highest, 93°at 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest a.m. today. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 ly showers ttle change ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION o Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed Yesterday’s Circulation, 93,907 Intered as s post office, 01 30,034, ‘Washington, nd class matter D C WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1926—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. * TWO CE (#) Means Associated Press. BCREEN SUSPENDED AS DRY HEAD AFTER DRINK ADMISSIONS California ‘Administrator Out Pending Investigation by the Grand Jury. NO EVIDENCE OF GRAFT " FOUND, WINSTON SAYS Dismissal Expected to Follow Soon. Col. Johnston, Former Aide, Takes Over Duties. Col. Ned M. Green, prohibition ad ministrator for the northern judicial district of California and the State of today was suspended by the Department pending a_grand investigation of charges that he been drinking and possessed Tiquor, Acting Secre Winston, in makin of the Tre: ment’s investig evidence of graft against Col. Green. The investigation by the department was made by Alf Oftedahl of the spe- al intelligence unit of the Internal Revenue Bureau, who reported to his chief, Elmer L. Irey Mr. Winston said from San showed that Col. Green admitted a fondness for liquor 7d that he had been drinking. Ad missions by the suspended admini: trator to his official investigators for the department were substantially the same. Mr. Winston said, as an alleged | Col. Green to San of the Treasury public the action d that the depart- showed no ATy that the report pension officially ssal from the there were intimations Secretary would not the jpension under arges without the con- that dismissal was likely not mean dism: ment_ servic the Acting have approve: such grave sideration to follow. With the suspension of Col. Green} the office of prohibition administrator was taken over by Col. Samuel I. Johnston, who has been second in command. Col, Green was post in San Francisco by Secretary of the Treasury Lincoln C Andrews, who is now in London on a mission concerning rum running. GREEN _ADMITS GUILT. appointed to his Assistant vor Parties and Using | Seized Rum. i SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 @ .—| The Examiner says today that Col. Ned | M. Green, Federal prohibition admin-| <trator for morthern California and who is accused by Fede: ties of misconduct and irreg- rities inoffice, admitied the ¢ruth of the charges. The United} States marshal’'s office has served | more than 20 subpoenaes for the ap- | nee Monday of witnesses lwfnrei deral grand jury which will in-} vestigate the charges against Col.} Green. Col. Green admitted, the paper s that he had in his room selzed Gov- ernment liquor, that he drank it, that he served the liquor to his guests and} that he had parties in his room which | were attended by women as well as} men. ! Tells of pear Shows Liquor to Seribe. To the reporter, Green showed two dresser drawers in his room filled | with bottles of rted liquors, ver to the Govern en said to the re- the liquor they say . 1 drink it. T've here, parties that | en and women attended. ~Those | rges arve true, and any time the stigators or the members of the United States nd jury want to come here and they're wel- | come, and they te it, too, if/ they want to.” The colonel’s just as he w | Leep in my ro | served in on partie inve can admissions were made preparing to go into a conference with Alf Oftedal, chief of the Government's investigators, the No formal statement spired at the conference was given out, but the Examiner said wage learned authoritatively that ¢ administrator told Oftedal the same story. Col. Green is quoted as saying he obtained the lquor in two ways, either finding it in packages on his office desk or in his hotel room. He said he supposed the employes of the prohibition department left the liquor. “It showed a fine personal spirit,” he added. , “It showed they liked me. Says, lle Is No Lily. Aslked If he expected the grand jury o indict him, Col. Green replied: “Well, I'm no lily. Listen, just this morning 1 had a conference with Clarence Linn, my chief legal adviser. Linn was trying to bulld up a defense for me that would have me claim that I never drank, never go out on parties. le wanted me to deny everything. I told Linn, ‘T don’t want that kind of fenpse. 1 don’t want to be known as a lily—a prude. 1 don’t want the world to think I'm that kind of man’.”” He refused to reveal the names of any of his guests at parties and in: cisted he alone was responsible for the acts of his subordinates. He de- ~ared he called them into conference vesterday and told them to “Tell all th know” rather than ‘perjure themselves in my behalf in the spirit of old soldiers for their superior of-| ficers.” Denies Prescription Charge. Col. Green denied issuing liquor to physician and then seriptions for it, as charged b . He also refuted al- (Continued on Page 4, Column 2. S"“ELY. there are 100,000 Washingtonlans who will gladly send one dollar or more to honor the living and the dead of the 26,000 from the District of Columbla who served their country in the armed forces in the Great War. Send to John Pool Treasurer, lsistrict of Colu Memorial Commission, Federal-American Nationai Bank. CANCELLATION OF BRITAIN’S DEBT TO U. S. CALLED CHURCHILL’S AIM| Abuse of America Now Featured in London, Cited in Proof. Premier Bajdwin Found Embarrassed Greatly by Propaganda. BY EDWARD PRI BELL. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. LONDON, July 24.—Canceilation of Great Britain’s debt to the United States is the object underlying all of Winston Churchill's recent speeches. in the House of Commons and all the abuse of America now a dally feature of certain British newspapers, especially those which issued from the genuis of Lord Northcliffe and which at his death passed into the hands of his brother. Lord Rothermere. Mr. Churchill’s antipathy to Amer- ica is notorious. His bent for fish- | lose his job. ing in troubled waters is equally | Any writer in Lord notorious. He has embarrassed every | employ, judging by present indic: Zovernment of which he has heen a | lions. sees hope of higher pay in any member, and he fs profoundly em- |[reah Ingenuity he may develop as & barrassing to Prime Minister Bald- | chealer of the “&rent il . N republic touching interallied debts, es- win In these surpassingly difficuit | pecially the debt of Great Britain to times. | America.” Lord Rothermere has con- Churchill and Rothermere are |stituted himself don to the American much alike in spirit and method. | people. He aspires to finstruct them They are ill conditioned. insular, in these astoundingly intricate mat- aggressive and essentinlly sensa- |ters through the ‘mediumship of tiopal. Of their patriotism there is |Americans traveling in the Britis no doubt: of their taste, tact and |Isles and on the continent of Fu wisdom there is much doubf. He asks these holiday makers t 4 % |at his feet and then on reac Northeliffe Liked U. S. | home to impart to their fellow cit One of Lord Northcliffe's settled | truths hitherto withheld by a policies in his newspapers was that |press from a really fair-minded of friendship with the United States, |enerous nation He knew the United States. He| This educatio knew mnot only its power but its |full swing. 7 wish to do the right thing according | Mack tvpe to its lights. No writer in Lord | WOENAON DEME 'CONNOR SEEK HEAT ANDSTORNS RUMSALEDETALS List in New England and Mid- | Asks Stayton for Name of dle Atlantic States Person Accusing Stewards Adds 50. of Leviathan. orthcliffe's employ slurred the United States unless he wanted to Rothemere sit and enterprise is in r, however, in his old facts” 4, Column 3.) The name of the correspondent who complained to W. H ‘man of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, that ligquor was hing sold on the Leviathan has been asked for by Chairman O'Connor of the Shipping Board, who has writ- ten to Mr. Stayvton, following the open By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 24.—A fourday heat wave in the New England” and Middle Atlantic States, ameliorated Thursday storms, today had claimed neafly 160 lives. Fifty deaths were added during the past 24 hours. " There were 19 in transatlantic | ens ! 1wt New England, 18 in New Jerse in New York City and 4 York State. Among the New York ims were John Watson Dixqq, lawyer and president of the Yale Club, and Harry Anson Moody, a former official of the F. W. Woolworth Co. Showers in many localities yester- day lowered the temperature siightly, but made the atmosphere more op- pressive. The high mark in New York was 87, or 10 degrees less than Thursday. Fears of a water famine in New York were dispelled by police and fire- men who continued to give street urchins the benefit of park poals and fire hydrants. The crowd at Coney Isiand vesterday was estimated at 500,000, about 100,000 less than Thurs- day's. Official permission to sleep in parks was given. Reports _continued to come in of “(Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) 11TH CRASH VICTIM DIES. Three Others in Wrecked Bus Near Death in Nyack, N. Y. NYACK, N. Y., July 24 (®).—The total of deaths in the bus accident at Sparkill ' Thursday night was raised to 11 with the death today of Mrs. Katherine Muhs of Brook- Jyn, in Nyack Hospital. Ten were Killed and 41 injured when the bus, filled with women and children pic- nickers, became unmanageable on a hill and crashed into a house. Three others injured are in criti- cal condition. Japan to Destroy Shrines of Ancient Animal Devotees By the Associated Press. TOK{0, July 24—The shrines bureau of the home department has ordered the destruction of thousands of small shrines throughout Japan dedicated to the primitive superstitious worship of foxes, snakes and other animals. These small shrines come down from times when animal worship and various forms of nature wor- ship were part of the lives of the <imple country people, and are doomed now on the ground that they are antagonistic to the prog- resa of the nation. Little opposition to the move is expected, because with the spread of education, the more primitive forms of worship are dying out. charges published in a statement from the latter to the newspapers. “I was rather surprised said Chairman O'Connor’s letter, “that you had given this out without at the same time attaching a statement of what you know to be the fact, that the Shipping Board regulations have since the passage of the Voistead act and do now specifically prohibit the | sale of liquor on any ,of the Govern- ment vessels. 1 say that vou know this, because you were yourself an operator of Shipping Board vessels. “Capt. Herbert Hartley, master of the Leviathan, has the reputation of belng one of the strictest disci- plinarians on the ocean, and I believe would not permit violation of the Shipping Board regulations prohibit- ing the sale of liquor where he could | prevent.” Chairman O'Connor said that the matter had been referred to President | Dalton of the Emergency Fleet Cor- poration and asked Stayton to send | to Dalton a copy of the letter referred to in his statement regarding the alleged liquor sales on the leviathan “in order that more specific facts might be obtained in connection with the incident.’ President Dalton sald that a rigid Investigation would be made as a result of the Stayton charges. dicated, however, that in his opinion there would be disclosed nothing of importance. FOUR BURNED TO DEATH AS-FIRE DESTROYS HOME Man, Wife and Two Children Trapped by Flames During 3 Early Morning. By the Associated Press MUSKEGON, Mich., July Christie, prominent M ness man; his wife and tw Marian, aged 7, and Charles, months, were burned to death ear| today, when their home in North Muskegon was destroyed by fire. The origin of the nre, which was discovered about 2 o'clock this morn- ing by neighbors, has not been deter- mined. The body of Mr. Christie was found near the front of the house, indicat- ing he was trying to get out of the burning structure. Mrs. Christie’'s body was found in the center of the house and those of the children in their bedroom. v The Christle home is located on Bear Lake, near the Muskegon Lake Channel, in restricted residential section of North Muskegon. Mr. Christie was 41 years old and his wife 37. . Repenting Mercury Lingers Around 80 With Cool Winds, Maybe Rain, Assured . ‘Weather conditions were getting back to normal today and the popula- tion was emerging from cover and perking up a bit after surviving, ex- cept for a few casuaities. the most grueling heat bombardment ever ex- perienced here during July. The thermometer, which for several davs appeared.to have stuck at the 100-degree mark , or above, finally broke loose last night with the aid of a cooling thundershower and was again doing business today at the old stand; just around the corner from the 80-degree mark. . Forecaster Mitchell ho Insisted such would accur all mer, cheer- fully predicted today shington today and, tomorrow would enjoy cool- ing, easterly breezes and possibly re- freshing showers, with the sun gen- erally hiding his face in a spirit. of repentence or something. Before deciding, reluctantly, to take leave last night, the hot spell got in a final blow that sent the mercury up to an official high mark’ of 93 de- grees, and traced a 97-degree curve on the thermograph in the downtown kiosk. It was unable.to approach its previous records of 108 and 104 for the days immediately preceding, how- ever. Radio Programs—Page 27. i He in-| PONGARECERTAN FSCAL BILS WL PASSINTDWEESS Reported Plea That Parlia- ment Suspend for Two Years Doubted in Paris. PHEMIER MOST ANXIOUS TO CONFER WITH MELLON Will Discuss Debts—Favors Pay- ment in Kind—New Insults Given to Foreigners. En_v the Associated Pgess. * PARIS, July he cabinet of | national reconciliation” ax Raymond ! Poincare styled his new ministry, was | working today on a serles of financial | bills which it will present to Parlia- | ment next Tuesday. The bills will | tike the place of the customary state- | ment of policy by the premler. | Two weeks, in the government's “\’iv\\', ought to he sufficient for both | the Chamber of Deputies and the Sen- {ate to vote the measures requested. {1t is planned to give Parliament a long vacation beginning August 10. iThe Journal says it understands {a bill ending its powers for two vears. | In other quarters it is said that the | solidarity of his majority, and its | readiness for the necessary measures | to stabilize the franc and rehabilitate | the financial situation generally, that {he will not ask extension of powers, | . Will Allay Capital Fears. will be the government’s en- It ists. It purposes to run the state on a strictly economic and business- {like basis. Tt will begin reduction {of the floating debt as soon as po | sible. ‘ The Echo de Paris says there will |be a light tax on acquired wealth. { The bulk of the resources, however, {will be drawn from a revision of ex- isting taxes and the creation of new ones, preferably indirect, as giving |an tmmediate yield. While the mew administratidn has | been received by the general public Stayton, .chair- | With something like enthwsiusm, the | wioderates criticize M. Poincare for {including Kdouard Herriot, and the | radeials eriticize Herriot for joining | M. Poincare. There has been no or- | ganized opposition to the ministry | except from the Socialists. Anxiovs to S | Premier Poincare greatly desires to {talk with Andrew W. Mellon, the { American Secretary of the Treasur: {over certuin phases of e Mellon. American debt settlement agreement | are presenting difficul- Mr. Mellon is in stated that he is and wants com- { which he say: ies to ratification. He ha vacation H nece. mply on plete rest. M. Poincare is opposed to the rati- { fication of the American-French agree- ment as arranged by Mr. Mellon and M. Berenger in Washington, but he would agree to the terms if France were guaranteed against derangement of exchange rates through the trans: fer of the debt money to the United States. He favors payments in kind, particularly in potash, should trans- fers of money be impossible. There was another attempt last night at baiting, visitors to Paris. Foreigners were hissed going on sightseeing tours in busses. ‘A large force of police quickly scattered the domonstrators. E CONFIDENCE VOICED HERE. | United States Officials Count on Poin- care to Redeem Currency. The make-up of the new French cabinet is regarded with optimism by Washington officials, who are of the | belief that France has found a min- | istry . which will lead it out of its financial difficulties. “I believe France is on the right ! road,” Acting Secretary Winston of the Treasury said. “The reaction of the franc indicates general confidence in the new government and I believe it is justified.” TORNADO DAMAGES N 1 EUARD CANP Few Slight Injuries Reported. Houses Said to Have Been Overturned. By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J., July 24.—A storm of reported tornado proportions fell upon the camp of the 113th Infantry, ew Jersey National Guard, at Sea Girt today. Wire communications were para- lyzed and it was impossible to ascer- tain the extent of the damage. Fir#t news, however, had all tents torn up, trees uprooted and an auto- mobile carried 100 yards by the wind. No loss of life nor serious injury was reported among the soldiers in camp. Boatswain Cook of the Manasquan Coast Guard station, in a brief re- port to M. W. Rasmussen, Coast Guard superintendent at Asbury Park, said that what appeared to be a tor- nado had passed over Manasquan, overturning - houses and upmoting trees. The roof was torn from the Coast Guard station. Scattering reports from other points in the Asbury Park-Point Pleasant séc- tor indicated that the storm lasted for about 15 minuteg. The guardsmen were on the parade ground for field inspection, prepara- tory to leaving for home tomerrow, when \the storm broke. Tents were torn, equipment scat- tered and drenched by the rain, ‘An airplane parked near the eamp was wrecked. aeveral of the guards- o have sustained men are rej t minor injuries¥and fractures. i 1 vemier Poincare is seriously consid- | did | aring requesting Parliament to vote | HOLDSU.SATWAR | | new premier is so confident of the | ! | i {Rome Paper Says Financial ! deavor to allay the fears of capital- | | the United REAL FARM RELIEF. SIX HAVE REJECTED FENNING JOB DUE T0 CONGRESS ATTACKS President Finds Appointment White Elephant on His Hands, He Indicates. INCENSED AT ATTITUDE OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE Expects to Find Right Man for Post Despite Handicap of Avail- able Men’s Shyness to Accept. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Staft Correspondent of The Star. WHITE PINE CAMP, N. Y., July 241t is made apparent by President Coolidge that he is thoroughly dis- pleased at the attitude of some mem- | bers of Congress toward those who are Intrusted with the administration of the affalrs of the government of the District of Columbia. He is reaent- ful of the threatened continuance of |attacks upon the District Commis- | sioners. It begins to look as if the vacancy on the Board of Commission- ers is something of a white elephant. ‘Whether or not there is room for WITH EUROPEANS Battle Is Being Waged to Get Deblors’ wui%iiss. By the Associated Press. ROME, July 24—Continuing its at- tack on the United States, the extreme Fascist newspaper, 11 Tevere, today declares that the American attitude on the war debt question aimounts to a financial war upon Kurope. “If Furope can resist for 62 vears (the length of the debt payments) she will have won,” the paper says. “She will, emerge exhansted, but whole, Sees America Foreclosing. “On the other hand, if Europe can- not hold out, the debtor nations will be' forced to exchange their colonial possessions for the debt obligations. “Thus,” Is continues, ‘‘the grear war begun in 1914 will finish finally with States the victor over both the winners and losers. “Then peaca—an American peace— will reign over the world. But there i one thing to be remembered! Out side of Europe in the world there is Asia—and in Asia there is Japan.” Lighthouse’s Bell Silenced for Fear Of Wrecking Tower | | By the Associated Press. YORK BEACH, Me,, July 24— For the first time in more than half a century, the bell in Nubble light tower was silent today. Passing ships came perilously near the rocks which it guards, but heard no warning sound. Thursday's hurricane had moved the tower four feet from its foun- dation ard it tottered on the brink of a deep cliff. George Moore, iis keeper, feared if he tolled the huge bell it might plunge the whole tower into the sea. The Government is rushing materials to rebuild it. ARSHP PLANLAD BEFORE PRESDEN Wilbur and Chief Executive Discuss Building Craft, But Reach No Conclusion. By the Associated Pre: PAUL SMITHS, N. Y., July 24— FOREIGN PRESS DEFENDS U. §. British and Argentine Papers Hold Kuropean Attitude Inexplicable. NEW YORK, July 24 (@.—The United States is receiving voluntary defense abroad to charges that it is a Shylock. Following closely upon the declara- tion by Il Tevere of Rome, crgan of ! the extreme Fascists, that the United States, because of its insistence on the payment of war debts, is ‘sowing to the right and the left, hatred and a desire for vengeance,” several J.ondon weekly reviews of liberal tendencies and the English language papers of Buenos Aires deprecate all recent at- tacks upon the United States in Par- liament and British newspapers. Isolated hostile demonstrations against the Americans in Paris by certain elements of the population angered by the fall in the value of the franc, and hostile to the Franco- American debt agreement, are char- acterized by the Standard of Buenos Aires as “tantamount to attacking the great nation to which they belong.” France Is Assailed. The London Nation protests against abusing America as a “Shylock,” and argues that Great Britain has lriven 2 hard bargain with France by taking advantage of her present predicament of needing foreign credits. The Buenos Aires Herald, British controlled, referring to charges that the United States is a “nefarious Shy- lock,” say “But I pay her have come one cent to ¥l Diario rance has not attempted to Shylock. Her mismortunes about without having paid her foreign creditors.” of Buenos Aires doT‘rill;lfls the European attitude as inexplicable, when it B recalled that a majority of the 0la World states benefifed by American money. It says the United States should be imitated by nations Which maintain an armed state of ce in contradiction to their econom- ndition. h London Economist thinks the e United States will not mment trom, Europe, hich merely has the effect of mal ing the position more difficult for “those who are genulne friends of Europe. . FRENCH KILL HUNDREDS OF DISSIDENT TRIBESMEN More Than 300 Prisoners Reported Taken—Suffer 49 Killed and 97 ‘Wounded in Battle. ic The attitude of th be impaired by col By the Associated Press. BEIRUT, Syria, July 24.—Several hundred dissident tribesmen have been killed by the French and more than 300 prisoners taken in fighting around the Oasis of Ghouta, accord- ing to a general staff communique. . Of the French and their auxiliaries, the - statements_says, 49 were Killed and 97 wounded. Among those killed was .Col. Ving, a distinguished of- ficer who had participated in 21 cam- paigns, winning 13 citations. He fell ‘while leading his_troops. % The statement changes that two aviators who were forced by motor trouble to land in the midst of their enemies were. wounded and then | fastened to their plane and burned, The advisability of beginning con- struction of a six-million-cubic-foot | lighter-than-air ship for the Navy next year was discussed by President ‘oolidge and Secretary Wilbur of the Navy Department today, but no final conclusions were reached. The discussion was held at the executive offices after the arrival of the Secretary from Washington for a week end visit and was in connectiod with a consideration of budget esti- mates for the fiscal year 1928. The craft, which would be three times the size of the Shenandoah, would cost between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000 Mr. Coolidge was also informed by Mr. Wilbur that arrangements had been made for the receivers in the Pan-American petroleum case, involv- ing the E. L. Doheny lease of the naval oil reserves in the Elk Hills Teserve in California, to pay into the Government Treasury $3,500.000 on August 1 and ".'50.000 a month there- after. The money is in the possession of the recgivers from accumulated re- ceipts under their operation of the properties and is beyond and above the amounts which could be affected by pending litigation, The validity of the Doheny leases | now is before the United States Su- preme Court for decision. Avinoff Heads Institute. PITTSBURGH, July 24 (#).—Andrey Avinoff has been elected director of Carnegle Institute to succeed the late Douglas Stewart. Mr. Avinoff, sclentist, artist and traveler, has been a member of the UARDS PROTEET any great amount of improvement in the manner in which the affairs of the District are belng administered President Coolidge has not intimated. Several times since he has been con- sidering the filling of the place made vacant by the resignation of Commis- sioner Fenning, the President has in- timated that it is probable some im- provements might be in order as a - CANTONOFFIOA i s Threats Made in Probe of o bam iy 1 & 25 very plain, however, that he would Mellett Killing Cause Use of Ohio Troops. much prefer seeing these reforms | brought about without interference on {the part of a few members of Congress. Attacks Hurt Morale. ; = The President is known to be of the B e e r™;uly 24, Armed | °Pinion that & continual attack upon bl D the service and personal conduct of members of the Ohlo National Guard | the members of the Board of Com- patrolled the immediate vicinity of | missioners will not bring about the the homes of geveral Canton officials | results desired. On the contrary, he all night. ihaa g‘nvenhthos: about h\r‘n thd B ot of the guardsmen in | Pression that he is convinced that P & - ,- | missioners by Congress will be de- county officials followed receipt of | cidedly harmful; that it will seriously continued threats intended to halt the ' affect” the morale of the employes | | {search for the slayer of Don ‘R.|.of the local government and will give Mellett, Canton publisher, shot to | rimdos e wfbeil:‘;i:n;:;sflmni % n n fif_""‘ e ““kll:l‘l"l:‘h:: 2 "f"':“‘ | gt the Capital. Moreover, President EAtuge. » n: WarTing | coglidge has found. since casting on vice in Canton through his news- | about for the type of man he wants paper. to succeed Mr. Fenning, that this The announcement of the presence | attitude on the part of some mem- of the guardsmen was the most startling development in the case since the commission of the murder. The home of C. B. McClintock, county prosecutor, was one of those under guard. Postal officials also have enlisted in the case because of the use of the mails for the carrying of threaten- ing letters to local officials. These communications have come from many cities. Canton police were in Pittsburgh late iast night and questioned Hyman Darling, who had been summoned by | police earlier in the evening. Darling was released early this morning. - Investigation will be continued into the circumstances of the abandon- ment of an automobile at Alliance, Ohio, July 16. The Pennsylvania li- cense plate indicated that th owned by Karl Apsel of I‘Rt!bur:h. Apsel is known to police as a boot- legger. He reported the day follow- ing the slaying of Mellet that his car had been stolen. Several .38-caliber bullets were found in the car. One of the four men questioned yesterday in the of- fice of Chief of Police Lengel is said to have been engaged in illegal occu- patiops against which Mellett was making his newspaper campaign. Coroner C. C. McQuatt of Canton is in New Haven, Conn., today for con- sultation with experts of the Win- chester Arms Co. McQuatt submit- ted the bullet that killed Mellett and two others found at the scene to the arms experts. The experts will give their opinion as to whether they were discharged from a rifle or a pistol and the caliber of the weapon and the range at which they were fired. Japanese Worker Given Damages. PORTLAND, ®reg., July 24 (#).— Six American residents of Toledo, Oreg., must pay $2,500 damages to T. Ogura, one of 27 Japanese mill work- ers, who were evicted from Toledo, museum staff for two years. Oreg., last July, a jury in Federal Court decided late yesterday. “Prohibition™ vs. t t o s i & i¥ HE SUN To Continue .Dn'ly i T LIQUOR IN .CANADA BEN McKELWAY » Sees !hfi proa 3]1& Cnns 0‘ I' went to Canada with an open mind and a great thirst—a action against war hibition Canadian adopted some form of modi- fication which permits regu- lated sale of liquor. have conflicted as to whether good or evil has resulted. United States, but he will tell what he found in Canada in a be published tomorrow in the Editorial Section of DAY STAR “Temperance” as Mr. McKelway, a member of he editorial staff of The Star, hirst for the fact laws, most provinces Reports Mr. McKelway will not at- empt to set forth a solution f the liquor question for the cries of cleverly written ar- ictes, the first of which will in The Evening Star car was | { bers of Congress and the threats on | the part of others, that they are go- | ing to renew their assault upon the | District Building, is serving seriously to embarrass him. More than one mwan in Washing- ton, of the type being sought by Mr. Coolidge for the commissionership, has given this as a reason for not wanting to be considered for the place. | | Six Reject Offer. There is no way of knowing ac- curately just how many men have refused to be considered for the com- missionership, but the writer has been informed authoritatively that the number has been sufficient greatly to disturb the President. At least half a dozen indirect offers are understood to have been turned down. Practically all of these gave the same reason for wanting to be excused—that they did not care to accept an office and then become the target of members of Congress. This prevailing feeling and the fact that he is especially anxious to secure the services of a really big man for the place—one thoroughly seasoned in business and financial affairs and who is at the same time a trained execu- tive—are serving to make the Presi- dent’s.task of choosing a successor to Mr. Fenning an extremely difficult one. The President himeelf admits this. At his bi-weekly conference with newspaper correspondents at the IZ_. ecutive Office here late yesterday afternoon he made it very plain tnet he had reached no decision in the matter of a selection and intimated that he has no idea just how long it is going to take him. He gave the impression that he is giving the sub- ject an unusual amount of study, and at the moment he is a long way from reaching a decision. Expects to Get Right Man, The ill-luck and the embarrassment he has encountered since entering upon this undertaking has not tended to cause him to become discouraged or to lose hope. He said through his spokesman that he expects to land the sort of Commissioner he is looking for, sooner or later. He is satisfied that he could.have done better had | | il he been back in Washington instead of up here in the wilds of the Adiron- dack Mountains. It was explained in this connection by the President’s spokesman that had the President been back at the White House he ceuld have carried on his negotiations incident to mak- ing a selection in a more satisfactory manner; he could have personally in- terviewed those wlom he considered as possibly available. He would not have been compelled to resort to cor- resepondence and to second and thitd handed interviews with these pros- pects. However, as _a result of his being away from Washington, the President has had to depend princi- pally upon Attorney General Sargent and one or two others to attend to this work for him. The fact that the President is showing no discouragement, despite the fact that this task is becoming more perplexing each day, is made evident from the remark he made through his spokesman to the effect that he knows there are plenty of men in Washington of the type and caliber he is seeking, and that he feels very sure he wilt eventually land one of them. . Has Many Suggestions. The President has not been neglect- &l in the matter of suggestiond or candidates. He has plenty of each. Unfortunately most of these have not heen of a nature to help him to any On the contrary, these have been so numerous that they have only (cerved to add to his burdens. It has