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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-28
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er, returns to England, his native land.
when war with Holland is declared. It
is dangerous for Holes to secure COM
mission in the English army because the
name of Randall Holes. father of the
Colonel, is on the warrant for the exc
cution of the late king.
The dreaded plague is spreading rap
idly in London. His Grace of Buck
ingham promises to think of some way
20 help the Colonel. Because he Is
financially embarrassed the Colonel Is
forced to sell a priceless ruby given to
him years ago for saving the life of
Buckingham
Martha Quinn, hostess of the Paul's
Head. in PauTs Yard. London. falls in
foTS vita the Colonel and he is forced
TO leave her LODGING place
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-28
CHURCH MEETING MAY
African Zion Leaders VIII Hold Tnter.
national Conference.
MARTIN


Almost 5000 members VIII attend
the African Methodist Episcopal Zion
international conference at TomEnscn
Hall opening May Z. 1t was announced
today, Sessions will continue three
weeks.
The conference is held every TOUR
years. The ohsiruh has sssnnezubseztiD
oE gE0eA
Evening star., 1924-04-08
Chemists Here Melt ThOrium Oxide:
Most Refractory Substance Kn0,Un
e. o. FaircbiId and NJ F. Peters at Bureau of Stand
ards Report Scientific 400
Degrees Fahrenheit Necessary.

c. o. Fairchild and NJ. F. Peters.
chemists at the bureau of standards,
here, have just succeeded in melting the
most refractory substance known to sci
ence-thorium oxide. Hitherto this
has resisted all degrees of heat applied
to it and was reduced finally at a tenn
perature Of nearly 6,40O Fahrenheit
Thorium oxide is used commercially
in incandescent gas mantIes. 1t does
not melt in the temperature attained by
gas flame. which heats it white hot. 1t
usually is seen in the form of a fluffy
white powder, which, upon heating to
high temperatures, usually shrinks in
volume.
The melting experiment was carried
on in connection with research in melt
ing platinum The thorium oxide was
melted in order to make from 1t a
crucible in which to pour the molten
platinum. No matter how high a de-
gree of temperature hitherto had been
brought to bear on it there was some
Evening star., 1924-04-08
STONE CONFIRMED;
| INTERESTS SCORED
La Toilette Organization At
tack on Law Practice Fol-
lows Senate Action.

The nomination Of Harlan +. Stone
of New York to be Attorney General
was confirmed by the Senate yester-
day.
Action was taken in executive ses-
sion, with few senators in attendance,
and was understood to have been
after only brief discussion. The NOM
ination was fayorably reported by the
judiciary committee last week.
Expected Here Soon.
Mr.. Stone is now in New York, but
advised President Coolidge today he
would arrive here tomorrow to take
up his duties.
Enumerating a list of corporations
for which the law firm of Mr.. Stonr
has acted as counsel, the Peoples
Legislative Service, of which Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin is the head
declared today in a statement that ''it
would appear from the facts that il
the appointment of MIR. Stone was not
dictated by Wall street interests. and
particularly by ]. p. Morgan & Co, II
VIII at least be completely satiSfac-
tory to them"
Connections Are Cited.
The statement listed seven com
panles retaining the firm of Satterlee
Garfield & Stone, with which Mr..
Stone has been associated while dean
of the Columbia University School
OF Law, and also gave the corporate
connections of the firm of Sullivan
Cromwell & Co. with which Mr.. Stone
was to have become associated on re
tirIng as Columbia dean in June.
1T is obvious the statement con
cluded, that Mr.. Stone as Attorney
General will either be biased in his
administration of the office of Attor-
ney General, ior will be greatly EN-
barrassed by the necessity of prose
cutting former clients and corpora
tions in which his firms, and law part
ners are financially Interested
Evening star., 1924-04-08
CITY CLUB TO MEET.
Will Hold Annual Feature Thurs
80. - day Night.

The City Club will hold its annual
meeting in the clubhouse on Thurs
day, at $3.50 pm. Nomination OF
officers and governors of the club and
reports from the present officers and
chairmen of the committees will be
the principal business transacted.
After the business session, which is
planned to be made as short as pos
sible, a smoker, buffet supper and en-
tertainment will be held. The ad-
mission to the meeting will be con-
fined to the members of the club,
membership cards for the current
quarter being necessary for admis-
sion.
H. E. Stringer is the present presi-
dent of the club and the six retiring
governors are C. F. Crane, Claude w.
owen, w. j. Eynon, E. c. Graham,
NJ d. Rosenberg. S. ;. Prescott. There,
Is at present one vacancy on the
board, which viii be nlled on Thurs
day might.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
CALL HOWELL PROPOSAL
"DISGUISED PLUMB PLAN"
Railroad Shopmen's Delegates Tell
Senators Amendment Would
Provoke Another Strike.

By the Associated Press.
The proposed Howell amendment
to the transportation act, was termed
''the Plumb plan in Disguise in a
statement made public today by a
delegate representing western system
associations of shopmen here to pre-
sent their views to the Couzens sub
committee of the Senate interstate
commerce committee.
They declared that the amendment,
If passed, would cause another ma
tionwide railroad strike inside of two
years"
The delegation disputed the position
of the standard rail unions that the
amendment provides for representa-
ton of employees ION majority
basis" and denounced it as denying
representation to numerous members
of railroad shop associations and
Independent railroad associations.
The delegation comprised c. E.
Anderson, president, Shop Employees
Association, Union Pacific SYSTEM;
A. G. F4eck, chairman, executive
board, Shop Crafts Association, 1lli-
nois Central; J. W. Gibbons, secre-
tary-reasurer, Supervisors Associa-
tion, -Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe,
Evening star., 1924-04-08
7GTRENS' BODIES
TO MEET JOINTLY
Associations in Outlying Sec.
tions to Seek Schools and
Police Precinct.

4 joint meeting of seven citizens
associations i'll the outlying sections
of the District will be held next Mon
day night III the Takoma Public Lii
brary, under the auspices of the Ia
1loma Park Citizens Association. The
meeting, which is called for 7:3O
o'clock, will b presided over by Wal
ter Trey, president of the Takoma
Park Association.
The object of the joint meeting is
70 discuss matters of special interest
to the associations affected. These
,natters include an additional police
precinct in the outlying section north
of the tenth precinct, a Junior high
school, a Nnorth Washington Senior
High School. double tracking the
capital Traction branch from 14th
street and Colorado avenue to Dis
trict line, and the extension of New
Hampshire avenue to the District
Line.
Representatives Named.
The following citizens associations
will be represented Monday night:
President Charles W. Ray, Bright
wood Association; President Charles
y. Langley, Chillum Castle Associa-
tion; President Ernest II. Pullman,
Manor Park Associations; President
George r. Dickson, Sixteenth Street
Heights Association; President Jesse
Benjamin, Sixteenth Street High
lands Association; President Edgar
B. Henderson. Piney Branch Road AS
sociation, and President Walter Trey,
Takoma Park Association.
Some of the associations will at
tend i'll body. President Charles \.
Baker and Secretary Leland T. Ath-
crton of the Federation of Citizens
Associations have also accepted in
vitations to be present at this the
first meeting of it's kind ever held in
the suburban section of the city.
Reception Committee.
The reception committee represent
ing the Takoma Park Citizens Asso-
citation is composed of the following:
Herbert d. Lawson, chairman; DR..
y. Clyde Shade, vice chairman; Dr.
W. A. Hooker, P. G. Mygett, Eugene
Paravano, James o. Macallister, Mrs.
-henca Lamond, Mrs. H. D. Lawson,
Mrs. f. Clyde. Shade, Mrs. Walter
Trey, Mrs. w. A. Hooker, Mrs. c. C.
Waters, Mrs. F. f. Reppert and Mrs.
Jesse G. Suter.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
END OF CENSORSHIP
ON SCHOOLS ASKED
North Washington Citizens Asso.
citation Condemned Education
Board Gag Rule.
SEES COOPERATION L0
Favors Assembly Hall for Langley
Junior High.

Condemning the recent ruling OF
the board of education, which calls
for the censorship of all school news
before it is submitted to the news
papers, the North Washington Citi-
zens' Association last night, at a
meeting in the Church of the United
Brethren, North Capitol and r
streets, voted to request that body to
reconsider the ruling at the earliest
possible moment.
The protest resolution, adopted
unanimously, was introduced by Brig.
Gen. Charles H. Ourand, chairman of
the school committee. He said he did
not believe that the board realized
how much the ruling would keep the
happenings in the schools from the
public.
Washington Topham said that
within thirty days the public would
have no way in which to know what
the public schools are doing, unless
the rule is rescinded. If the rule re-
mains in effect, he added, 1t will
mean that the board of education will
lose the cooperation of the public
planned that under the ruling no one
except Supt. Ballou or. his assistants
is permitted to give out information.
Urges Co-Operation With Police.
Captain Robert e. Doyle of the
eighth precinct, in brief address,
urged cooperation between the pub
lie and the police. DR.. ]. c. Bradley,
representing the American Society
for the Control of Cancer, told of the
dangers of cancer and the Importance
of early treatment of the disease.
At a short business session Harry
w. Klotz, chairman of the press and
postal facilities committee, urged
that the association indorse the
measure before Congress for an in
crease in the salary of postal en-
ployes.
The association adopted a resolu-
ton, sponsored by the North Capitol
and ,Eckington Citizens Association,
to request the installation of an as
sembly hall in the Langley Junior
High School.
w. S. Ayres was elected a delegate
to the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations. The executive committee
was authorized to pass upon the
measure which would give additional
powers to the District Commission
ers. The president, Robert M Yost.
was authorized to appoint a repre-
sentative to the public welfare COM
mission. ...sz.5srz ~
Evening star., 1924-04-08
TEACHERS SALARY
BILL IS HAILED
School Officials Declare
Measure Is Beneficial
and Civic Asset.

The public school teachers Pay bill
recently passed by the House with a
few changes, was heartily Endorsed by
James T. Lloyd, president of the board
Of education, and Dr.. Frank w
Ballou, superintendent of the public
schools, at a hearing yesterday after
noon before the Senate District subcom-
mittee on education.
DR.. Ballou said that in his opinion
the bill would do more than anything
else proposed for the benefit of the
public schools here. He pointed out
that it has the support of all of the
school officials, the teachers and the
public.
One of the amendments proposed by
DR.. Ballou would authorize teachers
who como here from other cities to
have their former service credited to
them in allocating them He said that
Washington must rely on outside
sources to obtain many Of the needed
teachers.
EnIists Out-of-T0wn Teachers.
DIR. Ballou said that about 100 teach
ers are brought into the public
schools here from other cities each
year, and that it, was fundamentally
important that they should be brought
here, since the normal schools in
Washington did not graduate suffi-
cient supply to meet the local needs.
Senator King of Utah questioned
DR.. Ballou on the proposed increases
in salaries, and the latter pointed out
that the last general change in the
law fixing salaries for the teachers
HIyo fa1 In Nv
schedule, he said, was much lower
than in other cities as large as Wash
ington. Senator King asked also
about the number of supervisory om-
cials, saying that it was his impress
sion there were too many.
DR.. Ballou replied that In 1906
thirty-two such officials were pro-
vided for, and this was increased 70
thirty-five in 1921, and that now 1t
was proposed to return to thirty two,
three of the supervising principles
being returned to the teaching STAN.
Number of Supervisors
He pointed out that the number OF
supervising officials in the schools
here is less in proportion than the
number in Salt Lake City, Utah, q
city of about 10000 population: ana
where there are five school rofflciais
the District only one official, the su-
perintendent of schools, receives as
much or more than $4,000.
Mr.. Lloyd strongly urged the COM
mittee to restore to the bill the salary
proposed originally for the superfntend-
ent of schools-$S, 900 for the first year
and an additional thousand dollars Tor
the next two years, with maximum
of $4,000.
The House passed the bill with the
superintendent's salary at y, 500. Mr..
Lloyd pointed out that in other cities
comparable to Washington the salary
paid is $4,000. or more.
No further hearings will be held on
the bill, Senator Capper OF Kansas,
chairman of the committee, said. He
hopes to be able to report the bill to the
full District committee this week.
Evening star., 1924-04-08

shrinkage left, so the experimenters
decided to take this out by melting the
thorium itself, an almost revolutionary
experiment in the use of tremendous
heat.
MeIts Mt 1900 Degrees
The exact details have not been
revealed at the Bureau of Standards.
Tt was helted in a hollow form in a
heap of some powdered substance.
Nothing else could be used for it
melts at temperature found only in
the electric arc, hot enough to melt
or vaporiZe any other container.
Platinum melts at a temperature of
about 5000 degrees Fahrenheit and
it is announced that the melting point
of thorium was at least twice as
high.
The special value Of crucibles made
of this substance is that molten
platinum may rest in them for some
time without absorbing enough of
the thorium oxide to be detected in
a spectrascope and SO permitting the
metal to be purified. Science for a
long time has sought for some
method to accomplish this
Evening star., 1924-04-08
MUST PROVE LOSSES
IN RAIL RATE CASES
Supreme Court Holds Mere Publ.
cation of Lower Price Brings
No Liability.
DECIDES FOUR COMPLAINTS
Lowest Published Figure Not Nee.
essarily Maximum.

The United States Supreme Court
in an opinion by Justice McReynolds
yesterday held that shippers who
were charged higher rates for short
hauls than the published rates on
long hauls on the same railroad and
in the same direction can only re-
cover such actual damages as they
can prove. Justice McReynolds de-
clared that the fact that the rate for
rate for the short haul would not of
itself establish which of the two was
the unreasonable rate
The question reached the court in
four cases
Showed Higher Rates.
In all of these cases the evidence
showed that the railroads had in
effect without the permission of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
rates which were higher for a short
than for a long haul. The shippers
in the lower courts succeeded in re-
covering alleged overcharges on
freight, the essential charge being
that the carrier demanded and re-
SClNCo STcdleT compensation IOr
transporting freight for shorter
distance than its published rate for
transporting like property for a
longer distance over the same route
and in the same direction
1t was contended by the shippers
that under the long and short haul
clause the lower published rate be-
came the maximum which the carrier
could charge, Notwithstanding the
higher published rate, and that any
amount collected above the rate for
the long haul amounted to an illegal
exaction, recoverable without other
proof of actual damage and without
regard to the intrinsic reasonableness
of either rate.
Must Prove Loss.
Pointing out that the shippers had
not asked an injunction against il
legal rates, the court said that it was
an effort ito secure something for it
self (themselves) without proof of
pecuniary loss consequent upon the
unlawful act"
Congress has not given any indica-
tion, the court said. "of an intent that
persons not injured might, neverthe-
less, recover what, though called dam
ages. would. really be a penalty, in
addition to the penalty. payable to
the government"
Evening star., 1924-04-08
PATENT HELD INVALID.
High Court Ruling on Machine for
Tire Manufacture.

The Sieberling patent on a machine
for manufacturing pneumatic tire shoes
was declared invalid yesterday by the
Supreme Court.
The third circuit court of appeals sus-
tained the validity of the patent grant ;
ed Frank A. Sieberling, but the sixth
circuit court of appeals, in a case
brought against the F'irestone Tire and
Rubber Company, held the patent in
valid, because of a prior Belgian in
vention and also because it was an ag
gregation of well knowen parts, not con-
stituting patentable invention.
The Supreme Court yesterday reversed
the decision of the third circuit court
of appeals. Tire manufacturers gen
orally were interested in the outcome
expected to have a material bearing
upon that industry.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
HOTEL SALE DELAYED.
Roosevelt Auction to Satisfy Mort
gage Postponed to May s.

The proposed sale at auction Of the
Roosevelt Hotel, 18th and v streets
gage, to have been held yesterday
afternoon, was postponed until May
5, at pm. A number of persons
were present to participate in the
sale, but at the appointed hour Thomas
Dowling, of Thomas Bowling & Co..
auctioneers, announced that he. had
been instructed by the parties at in
terest to announce the postponement.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
INVITED BY CHAMBER.
City Heads and Legislators Asked
to Meeting Next Week.

The District Commissioners and
members of the House and Senate
committees on District affairs have
been invited to attend the meeting
of the Washington Chamber of COM
merce at the New Willard Hotel next
Tuesday night At that time there
will be laid before the chamber for
discussion the proposed legislation
giving to the District Commissioners
more power in administering District
affairs
The District and imperative need Of
providing sufficient funds to continue
The work that 1T may be completed at
The earliest practicable date will be
discussed.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
Plan Memorial Program.

The annual memorial services for
members of Morning Star Lodge. No
40. l. b. Z. o. Elks (colored), who
died during the past year, will be
conducted by the lodge Sunday night
at o'clock, in Dunbar High School
auditorium. Addresses will be made
by George b. Bates, grand secretary
Of Newark, n. j., and Mrs. Elizabeth
Carter of Annapolis, Nd, vice grand
ruler of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Charles
S. Hill will be master of ceremonies
and Samuel Z. Jones is in charge OF
arrangements as chairman of the
committee
Evening star., 1924-04-08
BUTLER ORDERS POLICE
STATIONS TO USE RADIO
Chasing Bandits to Be Facilitated
by Equipping Philadelphia
Officers With Sets.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, April S.-Instal-
lation of radio equipment in all police
station houses and all motor equip
ment in use by the department was
ordered today by Director of Public
Safety Butler, following successful
tests of portable apparatus on his
own car. Each station will be
equipped with receiving set, a
sending set and a. loud speaker. Au-
tomobiles will have portable sets
having ear phones.
1t is planned to install transmit
ting apparatus in city hall tower to
direct bandit chasing cars.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
OWNER PROTESTS.
Fights Libel Action Arising From
Wharf Fire,

George Warrington, owenr of the
yacht Courier, against which a libel
has been filed in the District Su-
preme Court by Alexander J. Taylor
and Wesley Taylor. owners of the
tug James o. Carter, for reputedly
salvaging the yacht during the re-
cent fire on the water front, has filed
an answer denying the yacht was in
any danger and asserting the tugs
owners are not entitled to any com
pensation. Through Attorney Harry
A; l. Barker, the yachts owner as
serts that the crew OF the tug in
jured his vessel to the extent of
$1,000. He asks the dismissal Of the
libel.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
Chemical Reserves Meet.

and secretary of the chemical war
fare service reserve was postponed
until the May meeting. at the session
held last night in the Graham build
ing. Capt. Irwin v. Todd, = assistant
officer of thew Washington
units of. the organized reserves spoke.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
DEBARRING OF ALIENS
WITH DISEASE UPHELD
Supreme Court Rules on Refusal
to Admit Wife of
Chinese.

Aliens afflicted with a dangerous
contagious disease and incapable of
naturalization, the Supreme Court
held yesterday, can be debared from
admission.
The question was raised at San
Francisco by Chung Fook, a native
born 6tizens of Chinese parentage, in
behalf of the admission of his wife.
The government insisted that the
law which admits the wife and minor
children of naturalized citizens does
not apply to a wife who by law is ex-
cluded from naturalization.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
COMMISSIONED IN O. R. C.

Levin NJ Price of BIAS Mount Pleas
ant street, has been commissioned by
the War Department as a second
lieutepa of infantry, Organized Re-
pserve Corps Of the Army.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
ORCHESTRA CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, Stanley
Hall, this evening, beginning
at 5:45 o'clock. John S. NJ.
zimmerman, bandmaster.
Program.
March, "Navy Blue
Zimmerman
Overture, "Jubel". Won Weber
Entr acte--
(a) "The Last Rose OF Sum-
ner" (reQuesD. .Flotow
(b) my Dream Moon" (Pop-
ular) Rose and RUSS
Gems from musical comedy,
"Tangerine''' Saunders
Characteristic, The Desecra-
t1On Rag .ATliuI
Waltz popular, Indian Moon"
(reuuest) Jones
Finale, "A Smile Will Go a
Long, Long Way. .Akst
THE Star Spangled Banner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
MEANS OPENS NEW SCANDALS
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it. but tracing New York ends he found that the La MOntagnes, disillery owners convicted under the prohibition law, had some of the permits and he obtained a confession from their bookkeeper, Stevens which he said showed the whole thing"
 Means declared that he was offered "$100 by Marshall. the La Montagnes' lawyer" to discredit the Stevens con fession, but refused it. He expected. he added. that ''the whole story would come out in the trial of the accused men, Instead, they pleaded guilty and so the opportunity was lost for which he asserted he and Jess Smith had been waiting to expose the whole situation.
 Frozen Credits"
 In two or three liquor inquiries con- ducted in Pennsylvania the witness said he found Secretary Mellon associated with whisky enterprises and suggested that Mellon banks" held loans on whisky which they regarded "as frozen credits" to be released by unlawful permits.
 Means has asserted that on March 31. last, his collection of diaries and records were spirited from his home,
  Mir. Todd. the special assistant to the Attorney General" The Stevens con fession copy. he said today, was among this material.
 Dipping into Mexican affairs he held the Association for Protection of American Rights" in Mexico to be Ire sponsibIe for most of the revolutionary activity in Mexico" He asserted he had a letter from Mrs. E. c. Hendricks, who worked for international govern ment bureaus" declaring that the as sociatiOn had obtained the aid of Mitsui & Co.,. Japanese bankers, to put arms into Mexico and furnish the aid of Japanese army officers.
 Brig. Gen. Charles E. Sawyer, the White House physician, was the object of one investigation he made. Means said. and there were gales of laughter in the committee room when he added that they called General Sawyer ''Pawnee Bill
 He said he would prefer to discuss the Sawyer matter with the committee in executive session.