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Evening star., 1924-08-11
MRS. FERGUSON ASSURED HELP
OF SIX SHE BEAT IN TEXAS RACE
Enters Second Primary
With Good Chance to
Be Governor.
Tindicati0n of Husband,
Barred From, Office,
Sole Objectiue.
By Consolida ted Press.

By Consolidated Press.
TEMPLE, Tex, August IA quiet
sort of woman, stamped all over
from aureole of graying dark brown
hair to the soles of simple black low
shoes, with the certain trade mark
of the good wife and the thrifty home
maker. is demonstrating conclusively
in Texas the old adage that though
Man may work from sun to sun,
woman's work is never DONE"
Ten years of political cyclones rag
ing forever about the head Of James
E. Ferguson, Bell County farmer and
banker, who became governor over
night on the crest of a wave he ere
ated by the force of his own person
ality, and who last the Office over
night in the undertow that came
along, failed to discover Mrs. Miriam
Amanda Ferguson as anything but
the hospitable wife, attentive mother
and perfect foil for Jim Ferguson.
Husband Barred.
But a court decision that said her
impeached husband could not be a
candidate for Office in Texas dis
covered Miriam Amanda Ferguson to
Texas Democrats and to herself.
Jim" and Mamma" Ferguson sat
in the spacious living room of their
home here two months ago and pom
dered over the court decision.
I'll tell you what, Jim," she said.
there isn't a law in the world that
will keep me from running for gov
ernor and fighting for the vindica-
tion of our name"
And there isn't a force under
heaven that can keep you from win
ming" came back Jim Ferguson, who
,n1y hA thing
about Texas voters. That sealed the
bargain and on July 26 146,777 Dem
ocratic voters in the primary said
they wanted Mrs. Ferguson to be
Governor of Texas. AS there were
nine candidates. none of whom got
majority, the two highest-Felix
d. Robertson, Dallas judge, support
ed by the Ku KluX klan, and Mrs.
Fergu son-will make a second contest
for the nomination, which is equiva-
lent 20 election.
Six Foes to Aid Her.
with seven candidates eliminated
froSl the race. Mrs. Ferguson has
received proffers of support from six
of them and the other has said pri-
vately that he will vote for her.
In addition, she has won to her side
practically all of the leaders of the
forces who have continually opposed
her husband including State sena-
tors, who voted to impeach him in
1917. and former Attorney General NJ
NJ. Crane, chief of the prosecutors in
the impeachment contest
For week. while returns were
coming in, there was doubt as to
whether Mrs. Ferguson would finish
second in the race and so gain a
place in the run off, primary. Dur
ing that time her most common
posture was one clutching a telegram
of congratulation in one hand and a
broom or pairing knife in the other
A Ferguson friend from Dawson
sent the broom, to be used lin clean
Evening star., 1924-08-11

disbandment of German military units
were imperative. he said.
This measure. while not giving
complete security to France-this is
impossible-will allow France to
breathe freely for a few years, said
Nollet, and would also give a good
chance to the few genuine Socialists
like Marx in the German government
to get rid of the militaristic and ma
tlonalistic elements which are now
ruling Germany and allow them to
try to cooperate sincerely in the
scheme for world disarmament. If
Germany's secret rmy and concealed
ornaments were not seriously con-
trolled today. the Dawes plan, and
especially Frances future security,
were imperiled.
These were the main points in
Nollet's statement Saturday night
before the cabinet meeting, which
ended with the sentence.
This is the situation as I see it
but / will not oppose any other de-
cision you may deem wiser or more
necessary to take for the future of
France"
Impresses Ministers.
Nollett's statement did not fail to
impress the OtneT ministers, Dat IN
the end Herriot's opinion that it was
vital for France to follow the desire
of other big nations and come to an
agreement with Germany, prevailed,
especially when the premier pointed
out that control by the League of
Nations cannot fail to be effective.
Today's newspapers refrain from
making any detaild comment, but the
nationalist press continues bitter
against Macdonald. II is emphasized
that both Herrot and Macdonald
emphatically announced that the
question of military evacuating of
the Ruhr. which was not touched on
in the Dawes report, would not be
discussed at London. Despite the
undertaking the British delegation is
accused not only of permitting dis
cussion. but of favoring opening de-
bate on this delicate subject and of
bringing gentle but firm pressure"
on Herriot to induce him to yield
to German demands for early depar-
ture of French soldiers from the
Ruhr.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
MEETS FIVE CHARGES.
Veterans Bureau Messenger Pleads
Guilty Of Larceny.

Jesse Butcher. a young man who
has been employed as q messenger
for more than year in the claims
division of the Veterans Bureau, was
defendant today in Police Court be-
fore Judge Schuldt on five charges of
larceny of pocketbooks and their con-
tents and other personal property of
the young woman employees of that
division. The complainants. are Miss
Anne Long, Miss Bessie Kenyon Miss
Annie Reid. Miss Lulu Millstead and
Miss Edwina Malcolm, all clerks in
the division.
Some of the young women had been
robbed of cash in small sums, others
of their monthly pay checks and
others of their railroad Communication
tickets. He pleaded guilty to each
charge.
His case was referred to the proba-
ton officer, but the court said that
there seemed little hope that he could
be- extended probation.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
100000 POWDER
: PLANT DESTROYED
Million Pounds of Explosives
/ Burned in Old Hickory
ConfIagration.
B~ the Associated Press.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, ADJUST IL
Powder, machinery and buildings
valued at S2S,00O,000 wartime prices,
and at more than s2,0O0,000 at pres
ent valuation, were destroyed in a
fire that swept clean a 4o-acre
tract in the heart of the Old Hickory
powder plant at Jacksonville, Tenn,
near here, yesterday morning.
Approximately 100000 pounds of
gunpowder, stored by the United
States Government as d war reserve
was consumed in the flames.
Cost Over - Millions.
The cost of manufacturing this
powder during the war according
10 Maj. Oscar krupp. United States
Ordnance DEPARTING Mt officer in charge,
was so cents a pound, making the
total cost $22,500,0 600.
The present market value of the
powder is approximately l cent a
found, making the total value S45O,-
600. Maj. krupp said.
There were no dangerous explo-
sions and no one was thought to
have been injured.
A Government gard turned in the
alarm at $50 yesterday morning, and
although the fire spent itself shortly
after noon. 1t was impossible, up
TO early this morning, to approach
the area of the fire because of the
intense heat
Worst LOSS Since War.
The fire is SAID to be the greatest
single loss the Government has suf-
fered since the war. The plant. con-
structed by the Government during
the war for the manufacture of NUM-
tions, was the largest project Of its
kind ever attempted The plans call
ed for an expenditure of sS5, 100000
and the plant was divided into nine
units, each having a daily capacity
Of 100000 pounds of powder each.
When the armistice was signed. the
plant had produced 35,9Oo.000 pounds
of powder and was 13,5Q0,000 pounds
ahead of contracts.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
G. O. P. WOMEN TO ATTEND
COOLIDGE NOTIFICATION
National Committee Members
From Every State to Have
Part in Ceremonial. -
Bx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 11.-NatioRal
committee women from every State
in the union will attend the formal
notification of President Coolidge I'm
Washington August II, it was an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. Alvin T.
Hert, vice chairman of the Republican
national committee. The following
women, she declared, have accepted
invitations to attend:
Mrs. John B. Russ of Connecticut;
Mrs. w. X. du Pont OF Delaware; Mrs
George N. Williams, Georgia; Miss
Gladys Terhume, Idaho: Mrs. Ruth H
Mccormick, Illinois; Mrs. Mary Booze
Mississippi; Mrs. Grace s. Birmingham,
Missouri: Mrs. Chas H. Sabin, New
York; Mrs. John Gordon Battelle,
Ohio: Mrs. Anna Wolcott yeile, COL
orado, and Mrs. w. Claden Lownbes,
Maryland.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
INK FREIGHT RATE
CALLED EXCESSIVE.
Publishers Here and In BaIti.
more Ask |. c. C. for Re-
vision Downward.

Present rates on shipment of news
print ink from points Of origin to
washington and Baltimore are "un-
reasonable. inconsistent and indefens-
tble' and commodity rates should be
established on a reasonable rate basis,
the Washington Newspaper Publish.
ers' Association claimed today in a
brief filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission supporting oral
testimony offered a month ago.
The existing fifth class rates on
Ink, In iron and steel drums from
points of origin In the North to Bal
timore and Washington are unjust
ana unreasonable to the extent they
exceed the proposed rates asked by
the complainants, the brief declared
The brief further asserted that the
seven complaints have been damaged
and Will continue to be damaged by
assessment and collection Of the
rates complained Of.
Reparation In Asked.
In view of this the brief asked that
by reason of the assessment and COL
lection of the unreasonable rates.
complained Of by the complainants,
seven publishing companies in Wash
lngton and Baltimore are entitled to
reparation on all shipments of news
print ink that have moved or may
move during the time the case is be-
fore the commission.
AT the same time attorneys for the
Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Rail-
way Co. of the Pennsylvania system
filed a brief attacking claims of the
same complainants on shipment Of
steel cores from consumers back to
mills. The two proceedings involved
the same compliments and are anal
ogous In their bearing on rates of
commodities used in the making of
newspapers. The brief of the de-
fendants attorneys claimed the rates
IN issue are not unreasonable as
claimed by the compliments, and de-
clared the complaint should be dis
missed and the requested reparation
denied.
The brief further added that ship.
ments of the complainants on steel
cores are not returned shipments"
and that the return element and char
acter Of the commodity carried has
no bearing on the rate or rating
properly applicable to the carrier.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
Three KILLED IN CRASH.
Newlyweds Among Victims Of
Crossing Accident.

LAPORTE, Ind. August 11.-Alvin
Rush, aged rs his wife, Myrl, 25. and
John jeffrey, jr., 81. all of Three Oaks,
Mich, were killed yesterday, when
an automobile in which they were
riding was struck by Chicago, Lake
Shore and South Bend Traction car
at Hudson Lake, Ind, near here. John,
3-year-old son of Jeffrey, was serious
ly injured.
The party was en- route to family
picnic. According to witnesses, the
automobile stalled on the tracks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rush had been mar
ried only a few weeks.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
PROBES OIL SITUATION.
Missouri Official Investigates Al
legged Unfair Practices.

JEFFERSON CITY. NO, August IL.
Investigation of the oil situation
In Missouri, directed against the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana by
Attorney General ]. w. Barrett to
determine whether proceedings should
be brought against the company for
violation of the antitrust law, was
under way today. Officials and rec
ords of the company and a number
of retail gasoline merchants, fiIIing
station agents and garage owners
from over the State have been sub
poepaed.
Attorney General Barrett, in ask
ing for the investigation. said he had
been Informed that the company has
conspired with other oil companies to
control prices" and that it was max
ing illegal discrimination between
various communities in the State in
the matter of price.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
BOY SLAYERS PERFORM
FOR PRISON VISITORS
Leopold Plays Piano and Loeb
Sings Ballad to Stage
Group.
By the As,ociat ted Press.

BY the AHD0ciated Press.
CHICAGO, August 11.-A group Of
theatrical folk finished a program Of
entertainment in the county Jail yes
terday and were about to go when a
guard informed the visitors that the
prisoners desired to sing for them.
With Nathan Leopold, jr., at tho
stained keys of the Jail piano, Rich
ard Loeb led the singing Of where
the Lazy Daisies Grow" a favorite
with Mrs. Wesley Westbrook, wife of
the jailer, who was present.
AS the singing stopped Loeb. the
younger of the two boys. on trial for
the murder of Robert Franks, pre-
sented the warden's wife with two
faded daisies. - ''s
Evening star., 1924-08-11
HUSBAND, 88, KILLS
wife, WHO WAS 81
Tragedy Ended. by Suicide of
Slayer, Found With Arm
Around Victims Neck.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA. August 11.-Ed-
ward Bub, SS years old, shot and
killed his S7-year-old wife yesterday
and then committed suicide. Their
bodies were found by their only sur
viving son, Charles Bud. The old
mans left arm encircled his wifes
neck, while in his right hand he still
clutched a pistol. Death had taken
FIVE sons of the aged pair during the
last year, and this. together with the
fact that both he and his wife suf-
fered with cancer. is believed to have
affected Buds mind.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
W0MAN'S BODY FOUND.
Taken From Water 10 Miles From
Where Canoe Sank.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, August H.
The body of Mrs. Thomas Gait of St.
Louis, who, with Miss Julia Hitch
cock of Springfield. Mass, disappeared
after going out in a canoe on the
Annisquam River last Thursday, was
found yesterday miles off Halibut
Point at the tip of Cape Ann. The
body was 10 miles from the point where
their overturned canoe was found on
Friday.
No trace of Miss Hitchcock, Smith
College student. has been found. The
women were last seen near the mouth
OF the river. and a short time later
a sQuall raised seas dangerous to
their small craft.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
sElF-sTYLED EMIR OUT
OF D. C. PRISON ON BAIL
Prince Zerdecheno Still :. Faces
Move by o. s. to Deport Him =
as Undesirable Alien.

Prince Zerdecheno, sef-styled Emir
of Kurdestan, has the freedom OF the
city today, following his release yes
terday ON $500 bail from the District
jail, where he had been an enforced
guest of the government pending dis
posal of charges that he should be de-
ported as an undesirable alien.
The princes release was accom-
plfshed on a writ of habeas corpus
filed by his attorney. Abner Siegal,
and granted by Justice Hitz OF the
District Supreme Court. Immigra-
tion officials are preparing to seek
the Emir's return to federal custody.
so that they may proceed with their
efforts to send him out of the coun-
try.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
FIVE MORE SURRENDER
IN ALLEGED LIQUOR PLOT
Three Others Indicted in Florida
Expected to Appear Before
q. s. Commissioner.

Patrick H. Barteman. formerly
Deputy United States Marshal, Claude
Mcneil, Wallace Barcsdale, Joseph f.
Bouldwin and his son. Joseph T., jr.,
five OF the Is local men mentioned in
the Tampa, Fla. indictment for al
legged conspiracy to violate the pro-
hibition law. appeared today before
United States Commissioner Turner
and gave bail Of $1,000 each to appear
for a hearing August 90
Seven of the accused furnished bail
Saturday leaving only three more to
be heard from. If they do not sur
render later in the day Marshal Sny-
der will send a deputy for them.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
BOY HELD HERE ESCAPES.
Alleged Housebreaker Flees From
Detention Home.

Using a file, Lee Gibson, 1S. held at
the House of Detention for q hearing
in Juvenile Court, last night broke =
bar of his room window on the third
floor. descended the FIRE escape and dis
appeared. His absence was discovered
shortly afterward.
The boy is thought to have started
South. His home is in Atlanta, Ga.
He was held on a charge Of house.
breaking. police reported, and when he
made his escape he wore House OF
Detention clothing and white shoes.
He was bareheaded.
Evening star., 1924-08-11

Cy
tai condition." asked Mr. Bachrach
He could not" was the reply.
Several x-ray pictures of Leopold
and Loeb were submitted as exhibits
and then Robert L. Grove, State S
attorney, began cross examination.
What other criminals in murder
cases did you ever examiner? was the
first question. The defense objected
but Mr.. Grove was sustained after a
slight argument.
Examined SIayerx.
"A great many" DR.. Hubert re-
piled, "eight since the World War.
Mr.. Grove insisted that the doctor
enumerate the tests he applied to all
other criminals.
Did YOU ever make examinations
as elaborate in any other case as you
have in this one?" Mr.. Grove asked.
mo, sir"
81 have never heard it defined" said
DR.. Hubert. when asked for a defini-
ton of a normal person"
Early he began to fence with MI
Grove, assisted by objections from
the defense.
Normal In Chinn.
"what is normal in ChinaY asked
Mr.. Grove, and the defense objected
that DR.. Hubert had not qualified as
an expert on Chinese normality.
There Is nothing in the physical
examination Of a man which would
indicate a man Is criminal" Dr.
Hubert said.
Did you find anything in Loeb's
physical examination to indicate ne
was a criminal or abnormal men
tally?" asked Mr.. Grove.
"Yes, the fact he injured his leg IN
a base ball game in Jail would indi-
cate he was a criminal, replied the
doctor half humorously.
"Seriously, the doctor replied, after
the question again was asked, that a
physical examination could not re-
veal mental abnormality or criminal
istic tendencies.
Then you have come to your con-
clusions from what these boys and
their friends have told your" pursued
the prosecutor.
mo" was the answer. Il reached
examinations"
Intolerance to Sugar.
DR.. Hubert said Leopolds intol-
erance to sugar indicated the pituitary
gland does not function normally
He said none Of the tests Of Leopold
and Loeb were made by him alone,
or by any one man. Mr.. Grove was
SO insistent that DIR. Hubert name
names" that Judge Caverly, gently
reproved the prosecutor for urging
after DR.. Hubert grew red-faced anc
insisted he could detail the names of
all assistants, although the tests were
made under his personal supervision.
IF these boys wanted to cheat you
on these tests couldn't they have
done so@" asked Mr.. Grove.
mo. I am brighter than they are,
replied DR.. Hubert.
DO you mean Intellectually or
mentality" asked Grove.
Both" replied DR.. Hubert.
Leopold and Loeb grinned.
Had Supervised Test.
"As a matter Of fact, you have re-
lied on others whose names yoa do
not know to tell you the results of
these tests" asked Mr.. Grove.
The witness said he had supervised
the tests.
Mr.. Grove tried to bring out that
the placing Of a finger on a wet
x-ray plate might indicate a condt-
ton not present in the individual
photographed.
How did you estimate the emo
tional age of LeopoldT' asked the
States attorney.
DR.. Hubert said Leopold's emo
tional age Of less than the average
boy of IL was arrived at because OF
his morbid fear Of physical pain, be-
cause his emotions OF awe and rever-
ence were shallow and not matured.
had no love Affairs with. any .spprect-
alive deGree OF emotional feeling,
Evening star., 1924-08-11
HERRI0T MAN Defeated.
Banker Wins Over Socialist in Al
pine Election.

GAP, France, August 1.-THE gov
ernment coalition was defeated in
Hautes-Alpes department yesterday
in the first special Legislative election
held since the general election last
May. Maurice de Rothschild, a mem-
OF the great banking firm, was chosen
deputy over the coalition candidate.
Gilbert Planche, son of the Radical
Socialist deputy elected in May, who
died soon afterward.
The result, coming on the day when
the cabinet was making its momen-
tous decision regarding the Ruhr oc-
cupaticn, causes considerable COM
ment.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
FEW CENTS BUY PERMIT
TO DRINK FILL OF WINE
Cellar Privilege in italy Extended
to Thirsty, Due to oversupply
Of Beverage.
BY ne Associated Press.

|: ROME. August 11.-So much wine
is in the possession of the producers
that, lacking empty casks into which
to put new wine. they have adopted
a system Of charging . few cents for
the privilege Of entering their cellars
and drinking as much wine as de-
sired.
Although the vintage Of this year
is from Is to 20 per cent below that
of last year, it is still above the aver
age of the last 20 years. Last year
saw the greatest production and what
is left added to this years vintage,
accordiag to estimates, brings the
present supply. to S4eee, ,eee hscto-
Atfee o2.Wtnas
Evening star., 1924-08-11
Army Court, Funds Gone, Adjourns

By th6 AssOcIdted Ffess-
MANILA. August IA court
martial trying 2O9 Filipino Scouts on
charges of mutiny was forced to ad-
journ today on account of lack of
funds with which to pay the official
stenographer. Before adjournment
the court overruled q defense motion
for acquittal =
Evening star., 1924-08-11
GERMAN SEED COMPANY
GETS SOVIET CONCESSION
Given Use of 81, 900 Acres of Best
Land in Caucasus for
81 Years.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOclated Press.
MOSCOW, August 1.-THE Soviet
government has given a German seed
growing company, the Deutsche Saat-
bau Gesellshaft, a concession of 81
years to $4,000 acres of the best land
in the Caucasus. The terms of the
agreement provide that the entire
area must be sown by 1927.
The concesSionnaire undertakes to
pay the Soviet Government 90 per
cent of the income from the total
annual harvest, and after the expira-
ton of the concession to turn over
the entire estate to the government
in good condition, including livestock
and implements.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
ARRESTED IN HOLD-UP,
Negro Denies Robbery Of Pedes-
tran at Sixteenth and H.

John Joseph Foley. "a years old. of
1865 Neal street northeast, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon on a
charge of holding up Minority N.
Owens, colored, 1909 Ninth street,
near Sixteenth and II streets north
west, and robbing him Of $23.
Foley was arrested by Detective B.
w. Thompson, who fired a shot into
the air
Foley denied the charge and told
police OF having lost money in a
game Of dice. Police are seeking an
other man in their investigntioa Sl
the a0aiR ..s-.--
Evening star., 1924-08-11
infant HIT BY ARROW.
Weapon in Boys Hand Nearly
Causes Loss Of Eye.

An unidentified boy with bow and
arrow yesterday afternoon came near
causing the loss of the sight of an eye
of the 2-month-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs Herman Kabik, S29 Seventh street
southwest. The child WAS in the
fathers automobile. near Sixth and G
streets southwest, when struck by the
arrow. The child was treated ~ DE-.
C. C.xMontgome1y. - $
Evening star., 1924-08-11
BOY FATALLY INJURED.
COMPANION Hurt in Road Crasl
Near Raleigh.

RALEIGH, N. c., August ,11.-Hu-
bert Drew, Is, was fatally injured and
Ludlow Moore, 10. was seriously in
jured when a motor cycle on which
automobile driven by Harvey Under
wood OF bailey, on the MiIburnie
road, - miles from RA1eigh, jaGt
night
Evening star., 1924-08-11

Skinner was ably helped by Mrs.
Skinner. who has taken her full
share in the endless social duties
connected with the rapidly growing
American colony here.
Years of patriotic work abroad have
made no radical change in Mr.. Skin
ner's Americanism. He speaks today
with the same clear-cut accent as
when he worked as a reporter on the
Chicago Daily News. His departure
is viewed as real loss by the Amer
lean correspondents, who for ten
years have found him the most un-
failing news source in London as
well as a most sympathetic friend.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
~ Killed in japanese Mine.

BY the Associated PresS
TOXIC. August 1.-THE death list
in the Iriyama coal mine in Fuku-
shima Province, where a gas explo-
sion Saturday evening entombed ma
tive workers, had reached 72 today.
OF which number IS bodies have been
recovered.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
DAWES PLAN FINAL
o. K. is AFFIXED BY
ALLIES AND GERMANS

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Evening star., 1924-08-11
STATE HITS BACK
AT GLAND DEFENSE

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