Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1926, Page 6

|Bans Placing Seals On Face of Letters | For Foreign Mails| QUASHING OF CASE ASKED BY SINCLAIR Says Congress Action Has Deprived Him of Equal Pro- | tection Under Law. | | Americans are always doing something to confound the order! arrangement of things on the ropean continent, according to the postal officials In those countries. | So the American Post Office, to | their rescue, Issued an order | terday, that Red Cross and other | Christmas seals must not be put on | the face of letters going to foreizn countries. This rule is snid to com- ply with the regulations of the ! Universal Pdstal Union. If these | Christmas stamps are found on the faces of letters the Post Office will | return them to the eenders with proper admonition, or if there is no return address, they will go to the dead-letter office. ‘ ENGINEER TO LECTURE. | Philadelphian to Speak on Cono- wingo Project. William C. L. Eglin, vice president { and chief engineer of the Philadelphia Electric Co., will discuss the Cono- wingo, Md., hydroelectric power pro- ject, at a joint meeting of the Wash- ington sections of the American In stitute of Electrical Englneers and the American Soclety of Mechanical Engineers, tonight at 8 o'clock in the National Museum Auditorium. Mr. Eglin will tell of the magnitude and importance of the power project, which recently stirred up political tur- | moil in Massland, and which is con- | sidered one of the largest electrical undertaken in ir, oil magnate of d a motion in the | urt to quash the District Supreme ( ] conspir: indictment for alleged ¥ against him and Albert B. Fall, for- mer Secretary of the Interior, growing out of the leasing of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve in Wyoming. Sinclair charges that he has been Je- prived of due process of law ané of Eis right of equal protection under| the law by the unusual action of Con- gress in singling out the alleged oil | eonspiracy cases. i ress not only appointed spe- | psecutors, he points out, but | Permitted them to issue process for | Witnesses in a foreign country and | sed the Walsh act, taking away | jarisdiction from the Court of Ap- Peals after a_special appeal had been #flowed by that tribunal from a de- ‘@iflvn of Jystice Stafford on the ®alflity, of the indictment. This ac- $lon of the Congress had the effact, 8inclair contends, of unduly magnify- ug and exaggerating the allezed of- fense and unduly burdening him in Qs defense to the charge. Sii-lair is _represented feys Matin W, Littleton, .| power projects ever oover, J. W. Zevely and G. T. Stan- | this countr’ fora who served notice on Owen J. i sberts and Atlee Pomerene, special S b Government counsel, that the motion | Files Answer to Veteran's Claim. would be argued Friday morning be- GLmte & g S enii y morning e | Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of fore Justice Jennings Balley in Crim- | €% TR oo e o answered a rule in mandamus issued against inal Division No. 2. Should, Justice lley disposé of the motion in favor : of the Government, Sinclair and Fa | him by the District Supreme Court 1o Will bo armigned immediately, but |Show Why he should pot pay $10,00 to Esayas C. Boniger, former member of the West Point Military Band and should he take time to consider, the one-time patient at St. Elizabeth’'s arraignment would have to be de. T Hospital. Gen. Hines denies there is that much money due the former musiclan and asserts that a credit of $2,700 appears in his favor, but will not be paid until he appears for examination at the bureau as to his mental condition. $40,000 Claimed as Damages. John E. Histon, owner of an au- tomobile, which was in collision with another machine last Halloween at { Fifth and F streets, was named as i defendant today in two suits to re- Attor- P, Hudn-hu from sugm Cnlds Laxative ERONO QUININE Tablets relieve Headache by ciring the Cok and Broven'Reyeds ] Ssanure of E.W. © 30c.—Advertise- ent. SEEK :I'EACHER’S_ SALARY. Baileys Cross Roads School League to Meet Tomorrow. Special Dispatch to The Star. Grove. {have opposed the treats Heflin Suggests Substituting War Gas For Snuffl)ox Kept n Senate Chamber “Oh, stuff! Substitution of a Mr. President, for the old-fashioned snuff box that is still kept in the Sehate chamber was suggested yesterday afternoon nator Heflin of Alabama in reply [ ing to Senators who have defended | the use of s @ weapon of war sne After de: 2z that if he could |pols prevent it he would not permit a na- | why tion on earth to use it, Senator Heflin | ind brin turned his attention to th who | which would | e W little poison gas | ators used ‘in days gone by. ze when they had a cold. a harmless sweet Ul it for ‘use here? the Senate adjourned afternoon the poison ||;.hrm| when 1 sit |not i eulogles pro-| Before and hear its |terday is, T|tr have | interva ban use of gas in fu “But, Mr. President, kere and listen to the nounced on poison gas. friends tell how delightful it have been surprised that they {not suggested th (place of perfume,” Heflin. during the past fe said Senator !man Borah. this delightful We have here in the Senate |an old-fashioned snuffbox which Sen- They would take a little pinch of snuff and If this n gas is such a_delightful thing, ot throw the old snuffbox away some of this mild-mannered ¢ Senators to in- de why yes- a8 . which had been discussed at days, t it should take the | was referred back to the foreign re- |lations committee on motion of Chafr ALLEGED DRY AGENTS | _SHOOT GIRL IN AUTO Fifty Empty Cartridges Found After Cars Are Held Up and Fired On. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va., December 14.— Dorothy Carrington, 16 years old, daughter of Rev. W. B. Carrington, pastor of Franktown Baptist Church, was giruck in the hip by one of 50 bullet§ fired by two men who claimed they were prohibition agents and held up several automobiles on a public highway in Northampton County last night. ‘LITTLE CONGRESS’ MEETS‘ ESTATE WORTH $40000 Will Debate Seating Public Seszion Tonight. mposed of | ind Repre | ton S. Smith. Miiton S. Smith, fornia last January, excess of $40,000, according petition of Eugene H. “Little Congres: secretaries to S sentatives, cle nd other at on Capitol Hill, will hold o debate in | the caucus room of the House Office { Building tonight at 8 o'clock. The { question will be: *Resolved, That the Little Congress do memorialize the Senate of the United States not to admit to membership in that enator-elect Vare of Pennsyl- | to named as ex his will. widow, Harriette brother, Henry Smit} An estate valued at by Fred U. Hanks urer of the America Trust Co. i vember () His widow, o 10 the Capitol | Hanks, acked the court to p «t. while the negative will be | will. ated by Pete Snyder of the House R g immigration committec and George . Eatrong, former ohilet elerk o' the River Wall Contract Let. Department of Justice. Visitors are| Rids for the construction: vetment wall under the mo invited, the water front on Water Smith is Smith, and Yifhe aMrmative side will be upheld R. Young, secretary to Senator son of M Dav nma OLD PLANS REVIVED. Architects Consulted on Commerce Building Project. were opened vesterday the District Building. E. D. Maxwell, dquoted a of Vare at Executor anuei Prapcrty of Mil- who died in Cali- left an estate in the MeLachlen, cutor for the probate of nrvived by his 463 was left assistant treas- and ! No A3 ¢ e his | southwest between M and N streets, afternoon at The low bidder, price of Four machines were struck by bullets as they passed the scene, Com- monwealth's Attorney T. H. Notting- ham of Northampton County declared today, and several other vehicles were | fired ‘upon, but were not hit. Mr. Nottingham said 50 empty cartridges found at the spot have been turned over to him for use in his investiga- tion. He added that he will probably take no action hefore tomorrow. Howard Taylor and his sister and Howard F. Dunton, his wife and five children were among those whose cars were fired upon. Some of the auto- mobilists claimed they were shot at without warning and others charged that the two men had been drinking. No liquor was found in any of the cars. JADE DEPOSITS FOUND. | Discovery in Oregon Section Leads to Mining Program. PORTLAND. Oreg., December 14 (#).—Jade deposits have been uncov- ered in eastern Oregon. Plans for mining the jade commercially have been made by Maximilian Joseph Reuz, a Seattle chemist, who made the discovery. The deposit is in a large hill about 9 miles southwest of Durkee, in Baker County. The Tteasury Department is now negotiating with architects who drew plans 15 years ago for the new Com- merce Department Building, Secre- tary Hoover said today. Under an agreement at that time, he said, the architects who submitted designs also would be allowed to draw plans for the building in its new form. Mr. Hoover said he has had little to do with the drawing of plans for the structure, other than to indicate his wish that space be provided for auto- 314 316 7th St. N.W. Fourth Bank Clerk Arrested. MEMPHIS, Tenn., December 14 (), —Ray Cohen, bookkeepér in the sav ings depertment of the cloed Amerl. Savings Ba d Trust Co., was arrested late yesterday and put in jail | on a charge of making false entries in | his accounts. Cohen is the fourth | employe of the bank whose a have checked short. The bank is in the hands of a recei Ordered to Hospital. First Lieut. Ray A. Dunn, Air unts | Corps,at Wright Fieid, Ohio, has been ordered to this city for treatment at | Walter Reed ieneral Hospita Final Clearance MILLINERY $5 p— $7.50 Formerly Priced Up to $27.50 No C. O. D’’s Milliery Dept. No Exchanges No Returns Main Floor W. M. Moses & Sons Furniture Carpets For Wednesday Only Established 186/ F Street and Eleventh Make This An ATWATER KENT Linens Upholstery BAILEYS CROSS ROADS, Va., De- cover $20,000 damages each, filed by ngers in_the other automobile. the parking of all department Just 50 Evening and Dance mobiles within the building, and also e v e s 8y to furnish space for the cars of visi- cember 14.—Mrs. Thurlow White,{Charles H. Vermillion and Ralph tors. president of the School League, has | Wengerd, both minors, brought suit called a special meeting for tomorrow | through their fathers, Charles L. Ver- night at 8 o'clock in the school audi-|milion and Charles S. Wengerd. The torium to consider means of contin-boys claim to have suffered perma- uing Mrs, C. T. Wattles as teacher | nent injuries as the resuilt of the col- in the high school. The appointment | lision. Attorney Ralph A. Cusick ap- of Mrs. Wattles expires December 27, |pears for both plaintifts. and no school funds are available for e Ll e her reappointment. Mrs. Bertha K. Landes, mayor of The league, belleving Mrs. Wattles’ | Seattle, Wash., believes that women services necessary to the school, will |should avold seeking a career until seek to raise money to pay her salary. they have reared a family. Amgned to 3d Cavalry Capt. Walton W. Cox, United States assistant military attache at Rome, Italy, has been assigned to the 8d Cavalry at Fort bth}ln Allen Vt. Christmas, 1926 Shop Early—Mail Early Are First Trust Notes Considered . to Be the Best Investment? ;WAUSB the history of properly secured real estate: mortgages shows that practi- cally never is the holder required to take a 8. ml‘[fl record of the large life insurance com- panies dqmonltnfu that even in cases where foreclosure has been necessary, the lnolailn of the mortgage or trust has suffered no loss. UR 1st Trust Notes yielding 6)4% per annum, with interest payable twice yearly on property secured. That means they are SAFE. ""‘" Main 4752 atescim| 1415 K St. “ joy to Me Mowrs of 4.'.'3%2,“’"5‘}"." o:f uml pattorns i Prices from 8| "to 1 50 h . ade Distinctive Presents Pressing GSotwns Brocaded Silk, silk lined ...............$25 ‘Woolen, colorful House Robes . 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