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Evening star., 1924-06-04
FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S
CLUBS OPENS SESSIONS
Conferees Hear Mrs. Winter Touch
on World Peace Subject.
Lauds Brotherhood.
EN The Associated Press.


Los ANGELES. Calf. June f.
The seventeenth biennial session OF
the General Federation of Women's
clubs opened last night with the
president, Mrs. Thomas c. Winter of
Minneapolis. Mimi. officiating. and a
record breaking roster Of delegates.
including many women of national
and world prominence. in attendance.
In her "xeynote' address Mrs
Winter declared that the three
enemies from within threatening the
nation were the plotter, the schemer
and the sleeper
Only in an indirect way did the
retiring president refer to the sub
Ject which is expected to be the
greater center of debate. at the fed
eration's sessions, that of world peace.
She said:
we are going TO remember that
brotherhood is wider than America
and that our fate as well as our
hearts is bound up in the destiny OF
peoples unlike US in blood and tradi-
tion, Yet with the same longings an
needs, struggling along other roads
toward the same end that we seek.
that brotherhood is not an idle
phrase, but that it is the only prac-
tical solution of the world difficult
ties. And there is no brotherhood
that does not entail duties as we'll
as privileges"
Reports of officers and committees
and meeting of the board of direc-
tors were expected to occupy the
greater part of today's session. To-
night state federation presidents will
speak on The Greatest Club Asset
OF My State to Federation Work"
Evening star., 1924-06-04
. D. C. MAN IS CANDIDATE.
Nations Named for President by
Party With Klan Ideals.

BY the Associated Press
COLUMBUS. Ohio. June 4.-Organi-
cations will be started in all states
Immediately and an aggressive ma
American party, it was announced
today following selection last night
of Judge Gilbert O. Nations of Wash
lngton as the partys presidential
standardbearer and adoption of a
platform dealing with law enforce
ment, immigration, outlaWry of war
and polygamy. Congressman Charles
II. Randall of Los Angeles, was named
as running mate to Judge Nations.
Leaders of the party, who are
seeking support OF the X III kluX klan.
declared that the American party
should not be known anonymously
as the ku Klux klan party, but that
counsels of the invisible empire"
would be needed in the coming cam
pzIign and would be given first con-
Sideration in all decisions.
Proposals for analgamation with
the Prohibition party, which meets
here tomorrow, were declared by Rev.
E. Il. Prugh of Harrisburg, Pa, chair
man Of the Prohibition party in Penn
sylVania. to be premature in an adj
dress before the convention last
night. However. many delegates who
are here for the National Prohibition
party convention, indicated consider
able personal enthusiasm toward the
proposed amalgamation.
Speakers pointed out the necessity
of close cooperation between all par
ties seeking law enforcement and
progressive" reforms.
Coy. Clifford Pinchot OF Pennsyl-
Tania was placed in nomination for
president and Repres w. y.
IpShaw of Atlanta for vice president.
The ballot was: Nations, 20; Pinchot,
:; Randall, 16, and Upshaw. 10.
The party'S platform demanded the
govern rnent initiate treaties with
foreign countries looking to the out
lawry of war, censorship of foreign
language newspapers, that foreign
schools should be prevented from dis
seminating foreign propaganda. that
wealth should be limited. Other
planks included:
More stringent laws dealing with
polygamy, white slavery and kid
naping, effective laws for dealing
with those guilty of election frauds,
laws restricting immigration for the
next five years and preparing the
alien for immigration in his home
country instead of determining his
fitness after arrival in this country,
and law enforcement, especially the
eighteenth amendment
Party campaign plans call for the
organization OF American party clubs
throughout the country, naming a
national executive committee of fiji
teen not less than five of whom shall
lie women and appointment of a na-
tfonal central comittee composed of
two persons from each state, equally
divided as to sex.
Evening star., 1924-06-04

Bank of Washington Court House.
Ohio, to produce certain books and
documents resulted in an appeal to
the courts on the part of the bank
and a judicial determination of the
powers of your committee. A copy of
the opinion of Judge Cochran of the
federal court for the southern dis
trict of Ohio was placed in my hands
on Monday evening. June :.
Declines to Appear.
"A careful examination of this opinion
has settled, as il seems to me, the course
which / must now adopt in connection
with this investigation, ana mas an
Swered for me your request that ap-
near before your committee on Friday
next Judge Cochran holds squarely
that your committee has been and is
now exercising "A power not granted by
the Constitution. expressly or by lm-
plication. and that each and all OF your
actions under Senate resolution NO. i51
are absolutely void. In view Of this de-
cision. and in obedience thereto, it would
seem to me to be a vain thing to con-
tinue an illegal proceeding and inquiry
and l must therefore decline to appear
before your committee.
Prom the very commencement ol
YOUR hearings-that is, on the l2tf
day of March last have been con-
stantly represented by counsel at al
of said hearings. and during all TINS
time have entertained the hope ano
have been encouraged by the prom
Use that ultimately | would nave the
privilege of producing witnesses or
my own behalf and on behalf of the
Department of Justice. The decision
of the court above referred to has
changed the whole situation and rem
dered it unnecessary for me to ap-
pear before your committee in per
son or by counsel. and their attend.
ance at your hearings will be discon-
tinued from and after this date.
"For your convenience and for
purposes of the record, / submit here
with a true copy of the opinion OF
Judge Cochran.
VERY truly yours,
III. NJ. DAUGHERTY."
Evening star., 1924-06-04
COUNCIL LISTS ISSUED.
Committee and Other Appointments
at Capitol Heights.
SpeciaI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Md, June A.
Committees of the new town council
Of Capitol Heights have been named
as follows:
Building, Walter G. Oliver and
Oscar r. Poore; roads and bridges
George w. Smith and Poore; sani-
tation, James W. Beavers and Charles
A. Steele: street lighting, Oliver.
and Louis r. Miller: ordinances,
Beavers and Miller; elections, Beavers
and Smith; finance. Poore and
Beavers: lookup, Smith and Steele.
Henry Nolan has been appointed
clerk, Charles Dick erson, inspector of
sanitation; Henry Halfpap, inspector
of buildings, and John d. McLeran.
corporation counsel Charles Jacobs
has been recommended for appoint
ment as fire marshal, as have Carl
C. Grimes for bridge and road super
visor and Henry Halfpap as bailiff.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
BROOKHART'S LEAD
IN IOWA INCREASES
Senator Now Over 10000 Ahead OF
Sweet for Republican
Nomination.
GAINS IN RURAL DISTRICTS
Klan Showing Considerable
Strength in Primary.

BY the Associated Press.
DIES MONIES, Iowa. June 4.-Sen-
ator Smith w. Brookhart continued
TO increase his majority in the pri-
mary election over his opponent,
Burton l.. Sweet of Waverly, Iowa,
as reports from rural districts came
in late last night. Returns from
2.304 precincts OF 2.412 in the state
gave Brookhart 1874 and Sweet
lj9.13l
Rrookhart gained most of his ma
Jority in the rural distri cts. No
nomination was recorded in the T:e-
publican contest for governor. John
Hammll of Brett, lieutenant gov
bank, state treasurer. who has the
backing of the Ku kluX Klan, fin
ishing second. Joseph q Anderson,
speaker of the Iowa hose OF rep
Glenn Haynes. state auditor. in
fourth place.
In the Democratic contest Dan
Stcck of Ottumwa was the winner
for United States senator over
Charles KeEcS and John DeniSon Of
piete returns. !. G. Murtagh of
Waterloo was nominated governor on
the Democratic ticket over i. Is.
tnsicker of Mshaka county
IN RepuDilCaH conSTGSSiotsAI con-
tests Judge r. ID. LettS of davenport
defeated Harry T.. Hull of Williams
burg, the present representative from
the second district, by 4 margin of
less than 1000 votes.
W. d. BoieS defeated Mayor Wal
lace Short of Sioux City for renom-
ination in the eleventh district after
spirited campaign.
Floyd Thurston of Osceola was the
victor over John Darrah of Charlton
in a. contest in the eighth district for
the seat vacated by retirement of
ii. X. Evans.
CasSius Dowell of Des Moines was
winner by large majority over
Mrs. \. II. Huffman OF Des Moines,
who contested his seat: in the sew
onth district.
The influence of the I<u kIux Khan
WIS evident in many of the contests.
the organization showing consider
able strength in both city and rural
districts.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
BY Consolidated Press.

By Consolidst ted Press
CHICAGO, June 4-The intellectual
adventures Of Nathan Leopold, jr, and
Richard Loeb, which eliminated in
their murder. ''for a thrill of four
teen-year-old Robert Franks, have
turned the spotlight of investigation
on the Green Chalybeate Club, made
up Of University of Chicago students
or brilliant but erratic bent, and upon
similar organizations which exist in
many college circles throughout the
country. Hunting down and smashing
such organizations may be the bit of
good that will come out of the brutal
staying of the Franks boy.
1t was in the sumptuous quarters of
the Green Chalybeate Club and among
It's rare assortment of pre-yoting in
telligentia, the authorities say, that
/ Leopold and Loeb fed their minds up
on the cynical philosophy that made
it possible for them to comT:. a
heinous crime-perhaps series of
hetnous crimeS-for the intellectual
kick" it would give them.
Disdnined Other Youth.
The careful tutoring of their pre-
cocious intellects at home and in
private schools had rendered young
Leopold and young Loeb too smart,
too clever. for the average run of
young folk. Similar training had
rendered other young Chicago folk
equally superior" The result was
these superminds fed up on theory
and crammed with philosophy that
would make the average students of
nineteen dizzy. could throw off the
conventions of the common herd
and discourse and theoriZe as they
rather fancied such philosophers as
Spinoza, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer and
Rabelais would have wished them
Here, as in similar organizations
and its laws and requirements were
held as dull, sordid and slow. a
"kick'-always a "kick'-was sought
in everything. Classrooms, often
presided over by Instructors without
the fine learning of some of the
youthful prodigies, were drab and
unlnteresting. Easy studies, money
lack of restraint, led rather natural
ly to classes" of their own. The
Green Chalybeates dipped into realms
person are forbidden. And lacking
the balance Of worldly experience,
their fine PHILOSOPHERS got the better
of them-at least it did of young
Leopold and young Loeb.
Scoff at Standards.
IT is considered smart by the new
advanced" university group to be
| different. There is a tendency to
scon at moral standards. Conventions
are held as absurd. Here young
women and young men meet on IA
plane of full quality'-smoking and
drinking freely; discussing sex topics
without restraint. delying into litera-
ture that would give decided shock
TO their elders.
Universities have long recognized
the problem presented by these
younSterS who have come to regard
themselves as intellectual emancipa-
tors. They have found practically all
such groups made up of idlers. rich
youths untempered by actual contact
with life. Various steps have been
| taken to discourage matriculation of
this class. Some universities have
| established rules against possession
of automobiles; others have put a ba n
Evening star., 1924-06-04
SUICIDE WATCH PUT
ON FRANKS SLAYERS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
ing him its pistol belonging to
Leopold. Friends of Tracy nave SAID
he knew both youths.
Another Murder Probed.
Although Charles Ream, taxicab
driver, victim last fall of mutila-
tion attack, has identified Leopold
and Loeb as his assailants, authori-
ties are skeptical until an investiga-
tion under way. has been completed.
Unofficial inquiry also is being made
into the death several months ago
of Melvin Wolf, pronounced suicide
by the police after his body was
found in Lake Michigan. Wolf lived
in the same neighborhood as Franks,
Leopold and Loeb.
The slams boys father was the
first witness to appear before the
grand jury. After his testimony ne ne
expressed sorrow for the parents of
the two youths but said he would be
willing to spring the trap If the boys
We're sentenced to be executed
Others. who testified, were Percy
Van de Bogert, druggist from whose
store the youths said they telephoned
ransom demands to Franks; James
c. Kemp drug clerk, employed by
Van de Bogert; irwin Hartman, last
to see Franks before he disappeared. {.
DR. Joseph Springer. cororners ply
sician, who performed necropsy on
the boy; DR.. Emil Deutsch. optician.
who sold Leopold the horn trimmed
glasses found near the place the boy s
body was concealed and which re-
suited in the arrest of Leopold; Sven
Englund. Leopold family chauffeur,
whose statement that Leopold's au-
tomobile had not been out of the ga
rage on the day of the kidnapping,
contradicted the youths alibi and led
to their confession; a maid who told
detectives Leopold owned type
writer OF tn. same make as that on
which the ransom demand was made,
and two women, who have said they
saw an automobile resembling that
in which Leopold and Loeb said they
hauled Franks body to it's burial
place.
Two Charges Pressed.
The grand jury was asked to indict
Leopold and Loeb for murder and
kidnapping for ransom, each crime
punishable by death.
Mr.. Grove said before going before
the grand jury that he did not eX-
pect Indictments to be returned for
three days.
The ransom letter addressed to
Jacob Franks. which was found in a
Michigan Central sleeper in New
York, arrived here yesterday, and the
authorities said the typewriting in
this letter and in the first letter re-
ceived by Franks the day after his
son vanished. was the same in every
detail.
Th~ second letter directed Franks
to board a Michigan Central train.
go to the back platform and toss
the money out after passing a large
black water tower on the east side
of the track. The message was placed
in a folder rack in the car, and Svas
signed by George Johnson" the hme
used by Leopold and Loeb in Iieir
ransom negotiations.
Younk Leopold and Loeb, who We're
taken from the custody of the police
and placed in the hands Of the sheriff
on habeas corpus proceedings. spent
their first day in the county jail with
out unusual incident. They refused
to talk to reporters.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
FINED ON DRY CHARGE.
Defendant Threw Away Liquor,
Police Declare

Charging that James Harris of 1904
10th streets northwest threw eight
half pints Of gin into the weeds be-
tween Howalt. University and the
reservoir Monday night when he was
about to be arrfsted. the government
obtained a &C viction in Police Court
yesterday on transportating and il
legal possession, which nctted fines
of $50 in each count with alternatives
of thirty days in Jail.
Policemen William Redden and W.
H Vermillion alleged that they saw
Harris and Mrs. Gussie Davis, colored
of I'll street, parked in secluded
spot near the reservoir, back Of Howard
L University. They also saw a handbag e
they said. When they asked what
was in it, they alleged, Harris threw
it from his automobile and started
off Mrs Davis denied she was with
Harris Both We're arrested later
and the woman was held as a govern
ment witness.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
WIDEN LEE HIGHWAY
TO EFFACE DEATH TRAP
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CLARENDON. Va, June 4.-Elimi-
nation Of death trap in Arlington
county was started today when a
force of road construction men, under
the supervision of the state highway
commission began widening Lee high
way where il crosses Spout Run for
a distance of about 500 feet.
The road at this point is to be
widened by six feet. and 1t is the
purpose of the commission to en-
deavor to straighten the road where
it makes a turn in passing over
Spout Run. The work is in charge
of Resident Engineer Concier and
District Engineer Albright. Addi-
tional land needed to- make the. i'm
provement possible was donated by
Frank Lyon, of Lyon & Fitch Com
pany.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
GENEROSO FUSC0 DIES.
Native of Italy Succumbs to Lin.
gering Illness.

Generoso Fusco, siXty-siX years old,
died at his home, 62S I'd street north
east yesterday following a lingering
illness.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence Friday morning at 80
o'clock. and thence at the Holy Rosary
Catholic Church, where requiem high
mass will be said at o'clock. Inter-
lnent will be in st. Mary's cemetery.
Mr.. F,usco came to this country from
italy. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Marie Fusco, five children, Tony
Fusco, Louis Fusco. Joe Fusco, Miss
Lena Fusco and Miss Felecina Fusco
one brother, Joseph F,usco; sister,
Miss Marie Fusco. and several step
children.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
Teacher-You know, Bobby every
thing we give to another will be re-
turned to US twofold.
Bobby-Sure, l gave the kid next
door the measles an caught the
mumps an whoopin' cough from him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-29
Bad Policy

Grocer Grimshaw blew his bundle
for d gorgeous limousine. and we see
him roll and trundle with high and
princely mien. Grocer GrimShaw is
deserving OF his car, and something
more; with a diligence answering
he has labored i'll his store while
the other lads were fishing while
they sought the base ball lot, he to
customers was diShing vinegar that
hit the spot; he was selling tea in
caddies, drawing strip from d spout.
he was selling finnan haddies and
the choicer grades OF kraut. Now
that he : riding, stately, i'll car
with gilded doors. men who dealt
with him till lately buy their goods
al other stores. For" they sadly
say. by gravel, he must charge too
much 10Y things. if he can afford to
travel i'll = wagon TT for kings. He
must soal, Us when we're coming,
soak us when we're going. too. il
he keeps that motor humming with
d rhythmical Choo-choo. We must
ride in rusty flivverS or on foot
proceed. in pain. while the sunshine
floats and quiverS on the grocer 5
2audy vain. We won't buy him oils
and gases. tubes or castings any
more. and Well purchase our mol
asses at some other grocer's store.
SO old Grimshaw i'll his splendor has
his hours OF grief, wcen; there's a
dearth OF legal tender, there's u
shortage of long green.
(Copyrightl: WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-29
MORE POWER ASKED
FOR COMMISSIONERS
West End Citizens Hold They Are
.., Best Qualified to Govern
District.
!
npECENT CvCTEM COOP En-
PRESENT SYSTEM SCORED
New Fire Apparatus Asked for
Neighborhood.

Because The Commissioners are better
acquainted with District needs than Con-
cress. they should have greater contro!
over details of its business affairs, ac-
cording 10 a resolution. adopted by the
West End Citizens Association, meeting
in Concordia Church, goth and G streets
northwest, last night. Fl. Randall Webb.
chairman Of the laws and Iegisla tive
committee, in reporting Oh the proposed
Hill granting greater municipal general
powers to the District Commissioners,
said the District is either part of the
United States government or ii is not
\ part. 1t cannot be both: but whenever
il is deemed TO be to the best interests
of the government to have il part
thereof it is SO declared. and when the
reverse is the case it is decrced not a
part of the government.
Holds Treatment Unfair.
Mr.. Webb said it is not fair and just
70 compel the District to pay the salaries
of Is employees and then bring them in
from outside sources. The District is
the only locality in the country which
pays half the salaries OF its federal
Judges, and it is also the only locality
which has its judges appointed from
other jurisdictions" he said. His report
made special appeal for the appoint
llent by the Commissioners of members
&c the board of education and the board
OF Gndr1lleS, ana cndTacteflHeu as dp-
Surd the fact that the District cannot
spend a cent without the sanction of
Congress.
The offices OF recorder of deeds and
register of wills should be abolished,
according to the report. and the duties
of these officers assigned to the office
of the clerk of the District supreme
court. 1t was said that this was the
custom some years ago, but now one
or the offices is used for the payment
of political debts and the District has
10 pay the salary attached to it.
New Fire Apparatus.
The association voted to request the
IRE department to place modern motor
i2ed equipment in No. % engine COM
pany. 1t was pointed out that horse
drawn vehicles are often necesSitated
because of the repairs necessary 10
the present engine, and when the
motor engine is in use drivers have
been ordered not to exceed twelve
miles an hour with it. resulting in its
late arrival at fires, causing incon.
venience. endangering lie and allowing
greater property loss.
Victor Hunt, MIR. Smith and Mr.
Sigmund were appointed as com
mittee TO request the Public Utilities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-29
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

NATIONAL-"Laugh Clown, Laugh"
at 500 pm.
Belasco-"DancingM Mothers" at $40
pm.
POLps-"America," at 2:15 and Sis
pm. daily.
KEITH -Leviathan Orchestra
vaudeville, at 2:1C and SIS pm daily.
TIVOLI--Photoplay, ballet and mu-
sic, continuous from . to IL pm
daily.
COSMOs-"Watch the Drums, 'vaude-
vile and pictures, continuous show,
from 1 to IL pm.
STRAND-'fPolly's Pearls" vaude-
vile and pictures, at GAS, $50 and
$40 pm.
GAYETY-"whirl of Girls" bur-
lesque, at 2:15 and SIS pm.
COLUMBIA-Cecil B. De Miles
Triumph" at 1855 am, 1880, 3:05
$40, 7:10 and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN Son Of the
Sahara at 1880. 1910, 2:05, 3:45, 5:45,
7:45 and $50 pm.
RIAITO-"Girl Shy" at 1920, 1,
2:45, $3.50, 6:10, 1855 and 9:4J pm.
PALACE-"The Confidence Man." at
11:15, 1:15, 1928, 5:25, 7:25 and 9:35
pm.
AMBAssADOR-"A Son of the Sa-
hara," at 6:15, and $50 pm
CE:NTRAI-Hook and Ladder" al
1875, 1885, 3:35, 5:35, 1885 and 9:35
pm.
GRAN DALL' s-"The Silent
Stranger" at 1880, 2, $3.50, ,, G:30,
and $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-29

Diamonds taken from Arkansas
fields are, according to experts,
among the finest produced in the
world.