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Evening star., 1924-10-27
City Manager Plan
In CleUeIand Wins
ApproUaI of Court

The city manager form of gov
ernment of Cleveland. Ohio, was
approved today in effect by the
Supreme Court. The court dis
missed for want of jurisdiction
the case brought by George d.
Hile, Cleveland taxpayer. Hile
sought to have the form of gov
ernment adopted by Cleveland in
1921 set aside, but lost in the Ohio
courts. He contended that the
submission to the voters of the
manager plan was in violation of
State laws, as well as the Federal
Constitution.
The city contended that the Su-
preme Court Of Ohio had declared
the city manager plan constitu-
tfonal, leaving no question open
for decision by the Federal Su-
preme Court. 1t also asserted that
Hile had not sufficient interest to
maintain the action because he
was unable to show that any in
furious result was certain to fol-
low the change. The city also
argued that the questions which
Hile sought to raise were political,
and not open for judicial con-
Sideration.
Evening star., 1924-10-27
SENTRY MURDERED,
JURORS DETERMINE
Find Walter Reed Mans
Wound Could Not Have
Been SeIf-InfIiCted.

Police were suddenly faced with the
task of unraveling perplexing mur-
der mystery wnen coroner's jury at
the District morgue today. investigat-
ing the death of Russell Shores. 22-
year-old sentry, found dead early
Wednesday morning near his post at
Walter Reed Hospital, rendered a YER
diet that he had met his death at
the hands of party or parties un-
known"
This verdict definitely and COM
pletely blasted suicide theories held
by hospital authorities ard by the
local detectives who investigated the
case. 1t opened the gate for an in
vestigation into a murder mystery
which is rega rded as the most puz-
zling coming 10 light since the un-
solved Mcbride case.
Suicide Impossible.
Medical testimony at the inquest
was responsible for the verdict. 1t
was shown that Shores, presumed to
be right handed, could not with his
right rand have fired the shot which
killed him by entering his body from
the left side and taking a downward
course for exit at the right side of the
back.
Coroner ]. Ramsay hewitt, who pre-
sided at the inquest definitely set at
rest speculation that the jury gave
any consideration to suicide by con-
STRUNG the word of the verdict
party or parties unknown"-as to
absolutely exclude the deceased, since
Coroner hewitt said, had 1t been
thought possibly by the jury that he
had taken his own life, this fact
would have been specifically stated
in the verdict rendered.
Testimony Of Soldier.
Additional mystery was injected into
the case by the testimony of Isaac
Engle, private. who made a search for
the sentry on Tuesday night, shortly
after o'clock, when he was reported
missing. Engle said that he passed the
spot where the body was found and did
not see anything suspicious. He also
viewed the spot just after the body had
been found, he testified, and found that
light from an electric lamp post played
on the face of the deceased in such a
manner that it would have been impos-
sible for him not to have seen the body
had it been there at the time he passed
the spot during the search.
Both Deputy Coroner Herbert E.
Martyr and Maj. Raymond E. Scott of
Walter Reed Hospital, speaking as ex-
perts who had viewed numbers of sui
cidee, testified that neither the nature of
the wound nor the appearance Of the
flesh at the entry point of the bullet
gave indication of suicide.
The condition of the overcoat and
the flesh, which showed a clean open
ing, these two experts testified, in
dicated that the bullet had not come
from revolver pressed directly
against the body. When such is the
case, Maj. Scott testified, an explosive
effect is shown upon the body.
II have seen many suicides" Maj.
Scott saidA n the witness stand, after
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Evening star., 1924-10-27
SEEKS TO BAR WIFE
OF KAROLY| AS RED
Security League Head Says
She Wants to Start BoI-
shevik Groups in U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 21.-Efforts
are being made by =. Stanwood Men
ken, president of the National Sc
curity League, to have the Govern
ment deport Countess Catherine Ka
roIyi. wife of the former President of
Hungary, who arrived yesterday on
the steamship George Washington
for Il lecture. He thinks that she is a
bolshevik and menace to American
institutions
The countess was not permitted to
land last night because only citizens
were allowed to go ashore when the
the George Washington locked Fifty
private guards and several policemen
had been stationed at the pier to pro-
tect her. at the request of the State
Department. it is stated. because of
threatening letters received by her.
Danger as "BoIshevik.''
Among women whose names appear
on the reception committee for the
are Miss Jane Adams, Mrs
J. B. Hartman. Mrs. Clifford Pinchot
Mrs. F.. d. Roosevelt, Mrs. Carrie
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson. Five
hundred Hungarian residents of New
York went to the pier to welcome
her. Mr.. Menken said that, according
to reports which he received in Buda-
pest last Summer, the countess lis
regarded as the most valuable ally
the bolsheviki have in central Eu-
rope, because of her charming per-
sonality, her beauty and her ability
as an actress to present in varying
tones her cause and to make appeal
to fashionable audiences"
Il was further informed" said Mr.
Menken, that when Bella Kun was
taken from Jail it was the countess
who was his escort on that occasion"
Mr.. Menken said the countess was
known in Hungary as Red Gather
inc" He declared that, according to
the Italian police, her object in COM
ing to this country was the "estab-
lishment of communistic groups."
When informed of the charges made
by MIR. Menken the countess said:
That is some of Admiral Horthy's
which is spread all over
and no doubt has been broad
cast in this country in advance of my
visit"
The countess. who is still in her
twenties, is the descendant of one of
the oldest aristocratic families of
Europe.
Her husbands estates in Hungary,
valued at S30,000,000, were seized by
the Horthy government.
Evening star., 1924-10-27

location. At times fogs by day COW
cred the earth like frozen sea. and
clouds veiled the moon at night. un-
til the familiar earth, 1900 feet be-
low. was indistinguishable.
Records were made on the cruise
and lessons were learned. One of the
lessons was that charts or maps, hea-
cons or signboards to guido he
traveller. are all for voyaginS on the
surface, whether of water or OF land
Except for the route of the trans
continental mail flyers. the United
States is largely uncharted for aerial
navigation. In the course of its
journey. twice around three sides Of
the United States, only one city was
sighted with it's name painted on
roof in massive letters, which could
be seen from the sky. Each town
was different by day and each was a
different silhouette against the black
ground at night, but there are no
charts of the air to identify the land
marks.
The cruise of the Shenandoah dem
onstrated that the Rocky Mountains
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Evening star., 1924-10-27
BY JUNIUS Il. WOOD.

That the air is an uncharted void
was thoroughly realized by the off
GERS who piloted the Navy airship
Shenandoah on it's pioneer voyage
across the United States and return.
To those who had previous submarine
duty the experience was similar to
navigating under trackless waves
Following course. even by day, over
populated parts of the country dotted
by towns and criss- crossed by high
ways. railroads and streams, was diff
f1cult, while by night clustered lights
of villages, the distant glow of others
on the black horizon and occasional
flares of automobiles or locomotives
passing far below told little of the
Evening star., 1924-10-27
G. o. P. SPENDS $114,6O5.
Congressional Committee Reports
to Clerk of House.

The Republican congre reSsional COM
mittee reported today to the clerk of
the House that it had spent s114, ,605.19
up to October %. Contributions were
listed as $4,000 from the public at
large, s16,45S from the Republican ma
tional committee and SS63.13 from the
Speakers Bureau.
The Democratic national committee
declared the Democratic congressional
committee did not function as an in
dependent organization, and all funds
were handled through the national
committee. Treasurer James w.
Gerard submitted report which
showed that up to October s the COM
nittee had received in contributions
$402,545. and had spent s403,517.7S.
The Socialist party congressional
organization reported up to October
30 it spent s4.315.72 and had received
in contributions s5,537.12. The Anti
Saloon League Of America reported
up to October 25 it had spent sI,052. 90
and had received in contributions
S2,515.
National Headquarters of the Pro-
hibition national committe reported
that up to October 20, s4,126.S0 was
spent and S6.156.26 received in con-
tributions. The Women's Tariff Fed
Grafton received s277.77 and the total
disbursed, loaned or promised was
S7S6.41
The Flying Squadron Foundation
with headquarters in Indianapolis re-
ported expenditures of S26,SS2.5 50
and received in contributions $40,-
734.34.
The Anti-Saloon League report
named the following candidates for
the House as having received contri-
buttons from the league:
Guy U. Hardy, Republican, Colo
rado; Patrick B. O'Sullivan, Demo-
crat, Connecticut; Frank Clague,
August H. Anderson and William l..
Cartss.s Republicans, Minnesota; j.
Scott Wolff, Democrat, Missouri; Fred
n. Zihlman, Republican, Maryland; !;
Roy q. Fitzgerald, Republican, Ohio
Anna Van Skite, Prohibitionist, Penn
sylvania; w. w. Griest, Louis T. Nc
Fadden, Fred w. Magrady, Anderson
Walters and Milton w. Shreve, Re-
publicanS, Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1924-10-27
MACDONALD HOLDS
RED PLOT LETTER
IS REAL DOCUMENT
Says Note Arrived October
10, Accepting Challenge of
Foes to Give Date.
SEES POLITICAL COUP
IN DENYING FORGERY
Nation Is Mystifed Over Attitude
of Cabinet Officials
Toward Note.
Ry The Associated Press,

4
CARDIFF, Wales, October 81
Prime Minister Macdonald. speaking
before a political meeting here today,
declared that he honestly believed to
be genuine the alleged letter from NJ.
Zinovieff to the British Communists,
upon which was based in part the
protest submitted by the British
foreign office on Friday to the Soviet
representative in London.
Accepting the challenge to make
public the date of receipts of the
Zinovieff letter made to the Govern
ment by the press hostile to it, Mr..
Macdonald declared that the letter
had been received by the foreign Of
fee on October 10, the date of the
dissolution of Parliament. Only nine
days elapsed between the receipt of
the document and the answer, he
said.
Stressing the fact that the matter
had been handled in the brierest pos
sible time, the premier asserted that
in the old days the foreign Office
would have taken weeks to deal with
the situation.
Mr.. Macdonald declared uneQui-
vocally that the British government
would not brook interference from
any foreign power. He said he could
not avoid the suspicion that the en-
tire incident was a political plot.
Received Letter October 10.
The premier said he had received
the Zinovieff letter from the foreign
office October 16 and had returned
it with the comment that greater
care should be taken to discover
whether it was authentic,- but that
if it were authentic it should be
published Immediately.
He had received the draft of the
foreign office protest, which later was
submitted to the Russian charge
d'affaires, Christian Rakovsky, on
October IS, had altered it and then
returned it to the foreign office, ex-
pecting that ii would be returned to
him with proofs of the authenticity
of the Zinovieff document. That
night, however, the protest to M.
Rakovsky was published.
The foreign office, the prime min
lister continued, honestly believed the
document to be authentic and the
foreign office officials acted on that
belief. They knew he would not toll
crate that propaganda.
Referring to the possibility that
the letter might have been a forgery
the premier declaEed:
IF the letter is a forgery it shows
the amount of scoundreliness with
which we are being surrounded. NV
experience has made it impossible
for me not to be suspicious. If the
letter is genuine, depend upon it that
so long as there is a Labor govern
ment and l am responsible to that
government it will handle with firm
ness and discrimination every at
tempt by an outside power to inter-
fere with our internal affairs"
Evening star., 1924-10-27
CHARGES BIG SUMS
HELP LA TOILETTE
6. 0. P. Counsel Asserts Re-
port Not Made of Money.
Labor Coercion Seen.

Charges that enormous sums" are
being spent on behalf of the La Fol-
lette-W Wheeler ticket were made to-
day before the Senate campaign fund
Investigating committee by the Re-
publican national committee. through
its counsel, Weymouth kirkland, of
Chicago.
These funds are not included in
the fund reported upon by the La
Toilette organization" Kirk land said
We have lots of evidence showing
the coercion of labor unions with re-
gard to how they shall vote on No
vember a." he told the Senate COM
mittee.
I appear here" Mr.. kirkland told
the Senate committee, not in de-
fense of the Republican national
committee, but to assist in this inves-
tigation.
Three Parties Represented.
Frank +. Walsh. counsel for Sena-
tor La Toilette, said he would be very
glad Ito have that brought out but
that he would have to insist that the
witnesses summoned al his request be
heard first
The inquiry proceeded today for the
first time with counsel present repre-
senting all three factors in the triangu-
lar fight for the presidency. Kirkland
was given permission to question wit
neSSes. Mr.. Walsh already has asso-
ciated with him in the inquiry Samuel
Untermyer of New York, a supporter
of John W. Davis.
Evening star., 1924-10-27
MOTHER KILLS INFANT,

WOOSTER, Ohio, October 27.-Be-
cause she believed it would not have
a fair chance" Mrs Blanche Tobias,
21, has confessed, County Prosecutor
j. o. Fritz said today, that she chok ed
her 2-week old baby to death.
The baby was found dead at the
county infirmary yesterday, where the
mother had been staying. The wom-
an, according to Mr.. Fritz, said that
she thought the infant was better
off,
Evening star., 1924-10-27
Sarasen to attempt Night Golf
Under Worlds Greatest Liehts

and through the first fairway
white beams Of immense intensity
will combat the general green col
or of the course. Behind the green
at the first hole lights of amber,
red and green have been placed. A
careful study of the direction and
control of light has been necessary
in order that the players eyes may
fathom the glare.
One of the worlds largest
searchlights has been placed in the
grounds, where 10000 watts of
lighting will be displayed from
trees alone and will throw its rays
over New York city and vicinity.
The convention will last through
put the week.
Evening star., 1924-10-27
VALERA IN BELFAST JAIL.
Irish Republican Leader Entered
Ulster Against Orders.

REI,FAST, October 27.-Eamonn dc
Valera, the republican president"
who was arrested last night at London
derry. was brought to Belfast today
under heavy police guard and placed
in Jail.
He was arrested Friday at Newry.
County Down, being forbidden to enter
certain zones of Ulster, but was re-
leased with the admonition that to re-
turn would make him liable to two
years Imprisonment.
Evening star., 1924-10-27
REDS DEMAND APOLOGY.
Official Denial of Note Made by
Soviet Envoy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 27.-Foreisn Of
flee officials today received from
Christian Rak ovsky, Soviet Russian
charge d'affaires, in London, and sent
Immediately to Prime Minister Mac
Donald, who is campaigning in Car
diff, the note from the Soviet gov
ernment denying the authenticity of
the alleged Zinovieff letter and in
sisting on an apology. The Russian
communication was signed by Maxim
Litvinoff, assistant commissar for for
eign affairs.
Foreign office officials would not
comment on the note beyond to re-
iterate their statement that they are
in possession Of facts which prove
the authenticity of the Zinovieff let
ter and that they are prepared to
publish these facts when such a step
becomes necessary.
The reference in the Litvinoff note
to Russia's demand for an apology
and for punishment by the British
government Of persons involved in
the affair is considered undiplo-
matte and to have been introduced
unfortunately early in the present
discussion.
TT ErrrnNr rNcr ry~-
Evening star., 1924-10-27
ELECTION COST HIGH.
e 100000 Necessary to Defray
Expense of Balloting.

by the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 27.-Nearly f1,-
100000 will be required to .defray the
expenses of the general election We'd
nesday. The last one, a year ago, cost
the 1,446 candidates f9S2,340, the largest
sum spent for an election in British
history. This was ten times the
amount it cost to stage the frequent
electoral skirmishes between Gladstone
and Beaconsfield and almost twice as
much as the election of 1918. The
election this year will cost more than
it's predecessor because of the in
Continued on Page s. Column s.
Evening star., 1924-10-27
By the Associated Pre-:

By the Associated Press.
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N. Y,
October 27.-Gene Sarazen, former
national open golf champion, will
tee off on the Briarcliff Lodge
course after nightfall today in the
first scientific working out of an
artificial illumination which, ex-
perts declare, will raise night golf
from the possible to the practical
stage. Three hundred members of
the Illuminating engineering socie-
ty, attending their annual session,
will witness the demonstration.
At the first tee Sarazen will be
backed by $4,000 watts Nof light,
Evening star., 1924-10-27
VITAL LESSONS LEARNED BY NAVY
IN EPOCHAL SHENANDOAH FLIGHT
Air Uncharted Void, Mountains No Barrier, Feast
bility of Dirigible As Safe, Convenient
Method Of TrareI Revealed.

JHninS B. Wood. sole newspaper
correspondent TO make the 9000-niie
cruise Just completed By the ShenGn-
dodh. presents a graphic description
of the epochGl fH9ht and tells Of the
many lessons the Nary learned from
it
Evening star., 1924-10-27

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WEATHER.

Showers tonight and probably to-
morrow: not much change in tenn
perature; gentle to moderate winds.
Temperature for "a hours ending at
pm. today-Highest, "a, at 3 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 81, at l am. today.
Full report on page Is.
Evening star., 1924-10-27

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed
Evening star., 1924-10-27

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
TAX CRAZE REACHES LIMIT

Oklahoma City.-The craze to tax
everything in sight has reached its
limit in this state. Aviators are call
ed upon to pay gasoline tax to
build highways.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
LET PROBES BE
DEEP, SAYS ALA
BAMA EDITOR

Fairhope, Ala.-Editor CASTOR, of
the Fairhope Courier, calls on citizens
not to accept the plea that Washing
ton probes are hurting business"
The corruption and Indifference to
official duty and the peoples welfare
that has already been exposed, shows
that there can be nothing more i'm
portant at the present time than to
ferret out the guilty, says the editor
at is a thousand pities that such a
duty has to be performed, but the
fault does not lie with those who,
against overwhelming difficulties, are
bringing the truth to light"
Editor CASTOR warns the people
that if they fail to stand solidly be-
hind the investigators, privilege will
create public opinion favorable to
dropping the matter and permit every
one to escape.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04

of directories Of union made goods and
the firms that manufacture them.
The carpenters reported that Adam
Hage, Yakle Brothers, Ted Beeler,
Simpson Cloyd, Mark Welliver and
Griesmer are unfair to their organi-
zation and do not employ union car
penters.
The molders' delegates reported that
Niles Tool Works, Long & Allstatter
New Appliance Company of Trenton
and the Midwest Casting Company OF
Middletown are unfair to their organi-
zation.
1t was reported that President Jack
Scheaf is confined to his home with
sickness, and a committee was ap.
pointed to visit him.
The officers of the council reported
that they have been meeting with the
different organizations for the pur'
pose of inviting them to again elect
delegates to the council. The report
was received.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
BRICKLAYERs UNITE

Charlotte, N. C.-Bricklayers and
masons in this city have organized
and are affiliated with the trade
union movement
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04

At the meeting of the Hamilton
Retail Merchants Association, held
last week, the members elected Off
GERS for the ensuing term. After
glancing over the list of names of
those elected one must confess that
the retailers did a good job of it.
Fred S. Meyer, president of the asso-
citation during the past year, was re-
elected and will fill the position for
another term.
This is very unusual, as it has never
been known before when the organi-
Zation chose anyone to fill this i'm
portant position two consecutive
years. Yet, in this instance, it is not
at all surprising. The local mer-
chants are only human, and like most
everyone else, try to hold good thing
when they have got it. There isn't
any question about it whatever but
that during the past year, and under
Mr.. Meyers leadership, the Retail
Merchants Association has progress
ed much farther and accomplished
more by far, than during any one year
of it's long existence. Leadership is
what counts and Fred S. Meyer seems
imbued with it and has knack of
instilling that enthusiasm for doing
things in others, as is manifest in the
activities of the retailers during the
past year.
Another good job by the retailers
was in the selection of E. A. Ralston,
the Third street paint man, as vice
president and team-mate for Presi-
dent Meyer Mr.. Ralston is another
live wire, and always takes keen in
terest in everything pertaining to the
merchants association. Looks like
Third street was busy at the election
putting over the two lead horses.
Further good work by the associa-
ton at its annual election was the
selection (for the 'steenth time) of
Miss Helen Milders as secretary, and
John E. Northway, treasurer. Moth
ing need be said for these two Off
cials, however, as everyone who
knows, and most everyone does know,
that both of them are efficiency per-
sonified.
The Hamilton Retail Merchants
Association is certainly to be congrat-
ulated on it's wisdom in the selection
of officers.