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Evening star., 1924-05-25
ROCKS HURLED MILES
INTO AIR BY VOLCANO
Eruption of Kilauea Lasts Fifteen
MinuteS-Thunder and Light
ming Are Frequent.

By the Associated Press.
HILO, T. H, May 24.-The greatest
display of the week of volcanism from
Halemaumau, the hottest crater in
the volcano of Kilauea, came at 9:13
this morning, when there was a tre-
mendous eruption lasting fifteen min
utes. 1t was presaged by earth
temblors. The dust clouds mounted
1000 feet, while showers of rock
hailed down on the north side of tho
pit after being tossed, according to
estimate of Roy Finch, volcanologist,
miles into the air.
THE dust clouds were tinged with
black vapor, resembling smoke from
burning oil. Thunder and lightning
were frequent, the pit roaring like
heavy surf.
There were further earthquakes
at 1910, after a cessation of several
hours. A severe east and west earth
quake occurred in Waiakea and Hilo
at l o'clock this morning. Finch
fears that the quake Is based on a
fault line in the Kau and Puma dis
tricts and that it may shake the
whole island"
Finch told the tourists that an
eruption similar In ferocity to that
Of 1880 was easily possible. Because
Of the downpour Of red-hot ashes and
boulders over miles Of surrounding
territory, Finch advised those not re-
quired to remain at the Volcano
House. a hotel near the crater, to
depart, adding that he would go with
them II 1t were not his duty to remain
there as an observer.
Flames, apparently from exploding
gas. were observed above the pit fol-
lowing this mornings eruption.
Evening star., 1924-05-25

Sell the United States patent office.
which occupies the entire two city
squares bounded by 7th and 9th, F
and streets, for s10,0O0.o0o. or as
much more as it will bring.
Straighten out F and G streets.
which now swing out Of line in pass
ing around the patent office.
Extend Sth street through the pres
ent site of the patent Office. making
1t a business thoroughfare.
Thereby give Washington a new
business center. which will enhance
the value Of all business rsal estate
in that neiEhborhood.
Use as much as is necessary of the
proceeds from the sale of the patent
Office in building a new home for this
branch of the government service.
which has been crowded into fire
trap and for years unable. on account
of cramped conditions, to give prompt
service to American industry, which
Evening star., 1924-05-25
TWO DEAD IN STORM.

POPULAR BLUFF, Mo-, May "a
Two persons dead, many injured.
several probably fatally, and thous-
ands Of dollars d damage 70 property
and livestock, is the known toll of
the wind and electrical storm which
swept southeast Missouri late last
night.
While reports of the storms havoc
are, trickling in over crippled wire
facilities, reports Of additional loss
Of life in the storm still lacked con-
firmation tonight. On the farm Of
E. Matthews, near Sikeston, about
thirty houses and barns were de-
molished, while a grain elevator
owned by the Skies -Mullin Company
was picked up by the storm and
laid across the tracks of the Frisco
Railroad, delaying traffic several
hours.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
PLANE SECURING HILLS
FOR LOST LUMBERJACKS
Forty Men Marooned for Weeks in
North Quebec-3O, ,OOO, 900 Feet
Pulp Wood Missing.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 24.--Search for
forty lumberjacks, marooned for
weeks with a lost drive of 100000
feet Of pulp wood and saw timber In
the wilds Of northern Quebec. was
started today in an airplane from
Menzobagues Lake, Canada, the
American Paper and Pulp Association
here reported.
The timber, which was cut last win
ter, is believed to have been hung
up" in the upper Gatineau River,
about $50 miles north of Ottawa. The
slow melting of northern SHOWS has
prevented the usual rush Of water In
the Canadian wilds and it is certain
that the drive has been stranded in
the narrows of the river, association
officials said.
Dynamite and additional men will be
sent to the wilderness to free the log
jam when II Is found.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
DEFEAT OF DISLOYAL COP.
CONGRESS MEMBERSLOOMS
indications Point to Upset Of Legislative
Leaders Fighting, President; Tax Bill
Effect on Race Vital.

pie that President Coolidge is
working for the best interests of
the whole people; that he is lead
ing the fight for the country at
large and that there are conspicu-
Gus instances of dissimilar
course by some Of the leaders in
Congress, who are charged with
playing for their own hand.
X X
1t would be an interesting spec
tacle in politcis if in the campaign
for the election President Coolidge
should be recognized as leading
the fight for the best interests of
the whole people and some of the
legislative candidates for public
office should be regarded as play
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1924-05-25
WORLD COURT PLAN
is SENT TO SENATE
Committee Reports Out Measure
for Tribunal Divorced
From League.
FURTHER ACTION INDEFINITE
Pepper Sponsors Proposal; Fought
by Democrats.

Amended proposal for American
membership in the world court was
approved by the Senate foreign rela-
tions committee yesterday and placed
on the Senate calendar, where 1t is ex-
pected to repose undisturbed during
the two remaining weeks Of the ses-
sion.
Acting just fifteen months to the
day after it received the member
ship proposal of President Harding,
the committee reported by party
vote a resolution requiring that
American membership be conditioned
on amendment of the world court
statute to divorce the tribunal COM
pletely from the league of nations,
and providing in addition that this
country reserve to itself the Monroe
policies.
johnson Sole Dissenter.
The resolution was prepared by
Senator Pepper, Republican, Penn
sylvania, who said it was builded on
the foundation laid downs by Presi-
dent Harding and approved by Pres
ident Coolidge. On the committee
roll call 1t commanded the support of
Chairman Lodge and all the Repub-
lican irreconcilables but one, Senator
Johnson of California alone leaving
his party leadership to oppose 1t.
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota. the
Farmer-Labor member, also support
ed the proposal, but said he did not
approve 1t and would lay before the
Senate shortly a peace plan Of his
own.
The Democratic members, standing
together. opposed the Pepper plan and
gave notice they would bring in a
resolution designed to follow more
closely the recommendations of the
two Republican Presidents. Their
proposal, which provides for the res
ervation framed by Secretary Hughes,
but not for amendment of the court
statute itself, was voted down in the
committee, 10 to 8, with only Demo-
cratic senators and Senator Lenroot,
Republican, Wisconsin. supporting it,
Lodge Plan withdrawn.
Senator Lodges plan for erection
of an entirely new court through the
agency Of a new Hague conference
was withdrawn by it's author just
before the committee indorsed the
Pepper plan by a vote of 10 to 6.
Neither among the friends or en-
emies of the court is there any ex-
pectation that any resolution on the
Continued on Page s, Column s.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
MISSING GIRL FOUND.

GoUvERNEUR. N. r. May ga
Dorothy Bush, thirteen, OF Hermon,
for whom a search has been made
throughout: this region since she dis
appeared Thursday afternoon after
leaving the schoolroom which she
attended. was, found late today in a
sugar shack on a farm about seven
miles from here by boy hunting for
stray cows.
John -Dusharm. of. Gouverneur.: who
was at the shack when the girl was
discovered, is held upon an open
charge at TGouyerneur pending ar
raignment.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
Missive Purports to Be From
Boys Slayer Just Before
He Commits Suicide.
DAUGHTER Threatened
IF SEARCH CONTINUES
Woman's Tip That Drug Addict
Was Murderer Secuted
by Police.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated fresS
CHICAGO, May 24.-Two letters,
one threat and the other purporting
to be confession Of murder, added
tonight to the seemingly impenetra-
bic wall of mystery surrounding the
Staying of Robert Franks, thirteen
year-old son Of a Chicago millionaire,
whose nude body was found in a
swamp Thursday, while his father
waited to pay a $4,000 ransom to
kidnapers.
The threatening letter was received
by Jacob Franks, watch manufac-
turer and father OF the slain youth
1t was written in scribbling manner,
was ungrammatical in phrasing and
warned Franks that his daughter
would be next" A half dozen de-
tectives were hurried to the Franks
home and placed on guard, although
the police attached little Importance
to the missive.
Intfmates Suicide.
The second letter signed "a Sorry
Man," was addressed to Chief of
Police Morgan A. Collins and pur-
ported to be from the slayer him
self and intimated that he had COM
mitted suicide.
Dear Chief" the letter read. Il
am the murderer and the kidnaper
of the Franks boy. When you get
this letter l will probably be dead
man. 1 intend to commit suicide.
1 am sorry l did this inhuman piece
of work"
The police at first attached little
was typewritten, but took a sudden
interest when it was compared with
the typewriter demand for $4,000
received by Franks the morning after
his son disappeared. A preliminary
examination caused the police to be-
lieve that both were written on the
same typewriter. the shading of the
letters and other characteristics be-
ing similar.
With this theory in mind detectives
hurried to a west side postal sub-sta-
tion where the letter was mailed last
night, but secured little information
of value. The police also started
checking up on a man whose body
was removed from the lake this morn
ing-he having been dead apparently
but a few hours-in an effort to learn
IL he were the writer or had any con-
nection with the Frank case.
Woman OHers Clue.
Another bit of mystery was inject
ed into the case when a woman called
the Franks home and said she was
the former consort of a confidence
man and narcotic addict whose name
she gave and who, she said, she
thought murdered the boy. The po-
lice were frankly skeptical of the tip
but started a hunt for the man.
Two men, both instructors at the
exclusive private school which Rob-
ert attended. were under surveillance
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Evening star., 1924-05-25
STORM HURLS TREES
ON AUTOS AND TRACKS
Bus Narrowly Missed on Bladens-
burg Road-Entrances to
Homes Blocked.

A heavy downpour Of rain, driven
by a thirty-sevenm mile -an-hour wind
and accompanied by thunder and
lightning, left in It's wake yesterday
fallen trees. smashed automobiles and
lightning. Lasting only twenty-five
minutes. and ending about 3 o'clock,
the storm left $50 damaged or
wrecked trees, some of which, lying
across streets. blocked traffic for sew
eral hours. Nobody was hurt. and
the property damage was compara-
lively small.
A bus, laden with passengers on
the Bladensburg road near Mount
Olivet cemetery. passed tree a few
seconds before 1t crashed down.
blocking the road OF traffic until help
came from the surface division of
the District.
At 1914 street and Ohio avenue a
large tree fell on a parked automo-
bile owned by Walter w. Woodruff
Of Arlington, Va, wrecking the
machine. Nobody was in the car.
o. ". Shorno. 1921 NJ street north
west, watched tree fall on his
machine standing in front Of his
house, and partially wrecking it,
A large tree fell across a street
car landing platform on the south
side Of Pennsylvania avenue between
18th. and 18th streets, holding up
traffic until it was cleared away.
Four trees. went down on H street
between 7th and 18th. one Of them
landing on an automobile owned by
Leon o. WaddelI. ..715 H street, and
pulling down electric light wires in
its fall.
The entrances to three houses were
partially blocked by the fall of a
tree in the 1900 block Of 18th street
A tree fell against a house at sos
22d street.
Damage Of about $50 was caused by
a fire In the Capital Traction Com
pany garage at Union and o streets
southwest. started by lightning strik-
ing the chimney.
Another small fire at "a NJ, street
northeast was caused by lightning
striking a cupola.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
C00LIDGE'S NOMINATION
WILL BE MADE JUNE IL
Vice Presidential Selection to Fol-
low Same Day-Speeches
Will Be Broadcast.

By the Associated Press.
2 CLEVELAND, May 24.-Tentatiye
program for the Republican national
convention here calls for speeches
placing in nomination President
Calvin Coolidge at IL am. Thursday.
June IL. the fourth day of the gather
ing.
The Presidents nomination is ex-
pected to be made on the first ballot
The speeches for both Mr.. Coolidge
and the vice presidential candidate
will be broadcast by radio. After the
nominations and completion of minor
details the convention will adjourn
The program calls for another day,
Friday, but the majority Of the dele
gates and many visitors are expected
10 make their departure Thursday
night.
The convention begins Monday.
June 8, with local committees receivl
ing and assigning delegates and visi-
tors to quarters. State delegations
will meet Monday to choose ma
tional committee for the next four
years. Perfection of final arrange
ments and distribution of credentials
will also be on Mondays program.
The formal opening of the conven-
tion will take place Tuesday at II
am, with the keynote address by
Representative Theodore N. Burton OF
Ohio. Mr.. Burton's address will BE-
carried to outside audiences in the
vicinity by loud speakers and
throughout the country by radio.
At IL am. Wednesday the conven-
tion will be permanently organized
and the report Of the credentials and
other committees received.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
R0UND-WORLD FLIGHT
is CONTINUAL BATTLE
Commander of American Airmen
Happy That Worst Stretch
Is Past.
ENTERTAINED AT RECEPTION
Countrymen in TOXIC Give Tokens
to Flyers.
Rv tho Assoc,ata,, press

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC. May 24-The American ayia-
tors were guests this afternoon at a
reception given by the American Asso-
citation Of Toxic, which the entire Amer
lean community attended. 1t was the
greatest gathering the Americans Of the
capital have had in years. For an hour
the flyers were kept busy shaking hands
and receiving congratulations
E. w. Frazar, president of the as
sociation, presented the avators with
silver cigarette cases suitably engraved,
expressing the pride of Americans on
the accomplishment of the flyers, and
their relief that the worst of the great
task was over. He expressed confidence
in thir ability to encircle the earth.
The flyers were besieged by their
young countrywomen asking for their
autographs.
Guests Mt Reception.
Tonight the aviators were entertained
at a reception given by the naval and
military attaches of the American en-
bassy. which the foreign community at
The great flight of the aviators and
the terrible weather which they en-
countered is vividly described by
Lieut.. Lowell H. Smith, acting COM
mander. Its been one battle after
another" he said, "one continual
fight to keep the airplanes from be-
ing damaged by the terrific weather
through which we have gone. We
knew that the trans-Pacific leg would
be the worst of our flight. 1t was
ten times worse than we expected.
Fog, snow, hail, rain, wind and
more fog conspired together to pre-
vent US crossing the Pacific. The ma
tives in the Alutian Islands said 1t
was the worst winter and spring in
ten years. We believed them.
Glad Worst Is Over.
Naturally we are glad this leg is
over, although we never doubted
that we would come through. We
are more confident than ever that
we will come through. The rest of
the trip, by comparison, should be easy
sailing. 1t will be easier to cross the
AtldHllC WAcIc pelleE are
assured"
Lieut.. Smith talked reluctantly and
modestly while he and his five COM
panions were riding from Kasumi-
gaura to Toxic by railway. the first
travelling by anything but airplanes
that they had done since they left
Prince Rupert, B. c. Dressed in
spick and span uniforms. rested after
their long fight, they were jovial and
chatty. being interested in the news
of the world, from which they had
been cut off, and the reception ar
ranged for them in Japan. None
showed the strain of their achieve
ment and their great battle with the
elements. None would admit that he
had done more than his mission"
"ROutine," Smith Says.
Lieut. Smith continued: ITO me it
has been the same as routine flying!
1t has been a tremendous experience
to US all, and to say we are glad we
are here is to express it mildly. But
I do not catch the idea OF all these
extravagant comparisons. We do not
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Evening star., 1924-05-25
ONE KILLED, 2 HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Bureau of Standards Expert Is
Thrown From Machine on
Langley, Va, Road.
VICTIMS SKULL CRUSHED
Car One of Nine Returning From
Party Honoring Officer.

William S. Hance, jr., twenty-seven,
an expert in automobile engineering at
the Bureau of Standards, was killed late
last night on the Langley, Va, road,
about eight miles from Chain Bridge.
when he was thrown from the road
ster in which he was a passenger as
the car skidded and toppled on a turn.
Two others In the car received slight
injuries.
The roadster was leading a fleet of
nine automobiles back to Washington
from the country home Of William s..
James, laboratory chief at the Bureau
Of Standards. who had been rendered
a farewell party before his departure
to a position out of town.
Hance was thrown completely from
the machine to the road, suffering a
fracture of the skull. Donald L..
Weikert, another member of the
technical staff of the Bureau of
Standards, rushed Hance to Emer-
gency Hospital in his automobile. DR..
B. Mayo pronounced Hance dead on
arrival.
The two injured men, who were
treated at Emergency Hospital for
minor cuts and bruises, were John
o. Eisenger. twenty-eight years old,
Of $500 Wisconsin avenue, and Nor
ris Thorne, another employe of the
bureau, who was driving the automo-
bile which was wrecked.
The accident occurred about 1880
o'clock The automobiles were
travelling at a fair pace. it was said,
when they arrived at the turn.
Thorne's car was demolished.
Hance, who lived at the Santa Rosa
apartments, near 18th and r streets.
is survived by a widow and a child.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
PATENT OFFICE SALE TO PROVIDE
BUSINESS CENTER TO BE ASKED
Blooms Resolution Propose Radi-
cal Changes in Streets around Structure
He You'd Buy for $lO,OOO,OOO.

pays all its expenses in patent fees.
Pay something like s5,ooo.oo0 sur
plus. returns from this transaction
into the United States Treasury.
Give the District of Columbia at
least s10.00O,OOO worth of property
on which taxes can be levied.
Bloom to Offer Resolution.
Briefly. this is what Representa-
tive Sol Bloom Of New York proposes
in resolution which he expects to
introduce in the House tomorrow
after having made thorough study
of the situation as member OF the
House patents committee after con-
ferences with patent Office officials
regarding the needs of the service
and drawing on his own extensive
experience in erecting large business
structures.
Representative Bloom refers to a
Evening star., 1924-05-25
BY n. O. MESSENGER.

Reports from various sections of
the country would seem to indi-
cate that the people are thorough
ly alive to the opposition raised
by certain Republican leaders in
Congress to President Coolidge's
policies and the open resistance to
them of men who could reasonably
be counted on to support them.
The signs are that the people are
taking sides with the President
and that some of those who are
disloyal to him will find in the
election that they have miscalcu-
lated the temper of the electorate.
Observers of these conditions
and indications say that there is
a growing feeling among the peo-
Evening star., 1924-05-25
President May Get Measure
by Thursday-Veto Not
Believed Likely.
SMO0T NOW PREDICTS
SURPLUS OF $4,000, 900
Five Republicans and Magnus
Johnson Voted Against Rates
Endorsed by Conferees.

The conference report on the tax
reduction bill was approved yester-
day by the Senate.
1t will be taken up by the House
tomorrow, and If accepted there un-
changed will be sent to the President
The report is a compromise between
the Senate and the House bills, carry
ing the Senate Democratic income
rate schedule and the House provi-
sion for limited publicity OF returns
and no change in the present corpora
tion tax.
Approving Vote Large.
The vote on approving the report
was so to 6.
Thirty Republicans and thirt!
Democrats supported the conference
report. while five Republicans ana
one Farmer-Labor. Johnson of Min
nesota, opposed 1t. Besides Senator
Johnson those voting in the ,negativc
were Brookhart, Ernst, Frazier,
Moses and Norris.
Senator Brookhart annour1ed, how
ever. he would vote TO o-0rride veto
Of the bill Senator I,orris opposed
the report because Of the restrictions
1t made on his proposal for full pub
licity OF returns, bTt Joined with
other Republican aid Democrat
spokesmen In lauding the conferenc'
measure otherwise.
Coolidge Still S ,ent.
The vote was taken by severi
senators as a fair indica ion of tho
lineup should the Preside-t veto the
bill. This, however, Is considered un-
likely by several Republican leaders.
The President conferred yesterda.
with Representatives Mills of NeH.
York and Tilson of Connecticut, Re
pubhcans, members OF the House
Ways and Means committee. who
voted against the passage of the bill
when first before the House. They
said Mr. Coolidge indicated little as
to his probable final action on the
measure. Although opposed to some
of the provisions, it is understood
both representatives are in favor OF
enactment of a tax reduction measure
into law.
Upsetting previous calculations,
Chairman Smoot Of the Senate finance
committee and one of the administra-
ton spokesmen in the Senate, de-
clared yesterday the measure as now
framed would meet all government
expenses now regarded necessary the
next fiscal year, including the SOL
diers' bonus outlay, and permit Z
Treasury surplus of s2,o0O,000.
The House will take up the confer
ence report tomorrow and an over
whelming acceptance there is pre-
dicted. Little time Is expected to
devoted to debate. and it is consi6 -red
likely the measure may be engr.ssed
and sent to the President by Thurs
day.
Leaders Praise NeasurN
Speakers of both parties yeste- day
lauded the conference measure as
compared with the origins; prr posal
of Secretary Mellon. Senstor John
son. Republican, California, declared
the pending bill Infinitely more 5u;s
and better than the bill proposed by
Mr.. Mellon on the ground that it
offered more relief to the taxpayers
with smaller incomes
Defending the Treasury plan, SEN
ator Mclean of Connecticut, one Of
the Republican conferees. declared
Continued on Page 3. Column ~
Evening star., 1924-05-25
PART TWO-2O Pages.

Editorial and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Tales Of Well Known FoIk-Paee 9.
Notes Of Art and ArtIsts-Pase IA.
The Civilian Army-Pase IA.
Around the City-Paqe IS.
News Of the ciubs-Paoe is.
q. A. r. ActivItIes-Page 16.
Boy scouts-Paae II.
Y. w. c. A. Notes-Paoe 1s.
FraternitIes-Paoe 10.
At the Community centers-Paoe 20.
Veterans OF the Great War-Paee 20.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
TWO HURT IN CRASH.
Girl and Escort Injured When Car
Hits Pole.

Frank r. Callahan and Miss Mamie
Scott, both of 610 Lamont street, were
taken to Emergency Hospital last night
suffering from injuries received when
an automobile in which they were pas
sengers struck a telegraph pole on the
Baltimore boulevard near Laurel, Nd.
Callahan suffered fracture of the
law and cuts and bruises about the
body. Miss Scott sustained minor In
juries. Other passengers In the car
escaped injury.