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Evening star., 1924-10-10
WIFE ADMITS KILLING
PARENTS OF HUSBAND
Twenty Hours Grilling Brings
Confession Absolving Spouse of
Guilty knowledge.
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, October To-
Mrs. Winona Green of Pueblo, Colo
confessed last night after more than
20 hours of questioning. according to
the police, that she had killed J. r.
Green and his wife, Lena, who were
her husbands parents. She said her
motive was to recover $4,000 her
mother-in-law had borrowed, said the
police. Her husband, Leroy, who was
arrested with her when she returned
from Pueblo two days ago. was alb
solved from guilty knowledge of the
murders.
Green was shot in a railroad cut
here August Is. last, after she had
waited there for him to pass. said
Mrs. Green's confession, as announced
by the police, and Mrs Green was
shot near Redfork, Okla, September
25
The murder Of Mr.. Green remained
mystery until investigation OF that
of his wife led them to suspect the
young Mrs. Green, said the police
The only clue in the killing of Mr..
Green was a number of loaded cart
ridges found near his body. A woman
who lived near where he was slain
told the police that she had seen a
man leaning over his body.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
CALLS AFFIDAVIT LIE.
Roxie Stinson Says Fink's Charges
Are Ridiculous.
Rv tho Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. October 10.-"A
ridiculous fabrication of lies was
the characte rization of Miss Roxle
Stinson of the alleged affidavit of A
l. Kink. read last night at Burling-
ton. Iowa, by Daniel F. Steck, Demo-
cratic senatorial candidate in cam
paign speech.
1T is positively so absurd that
would not think of bothering to
answer any of the statesments," Miss
Stinson said. when informed of the
contents.
with one or two exceptions the
alleged affidavit is false" she said.
"and those exceptions relate to one
or two dates mentioned in it. Other
wise, there is scarcely word or
truth in it"
Miss Stinson added, however that
"in Justice to Senator Wheeler the
senator represented to her when he
came to Columbus with Fink and
Henry Stern, Fink's attorney. to get
her to go to Washington that he be-
lieved his presence would assure her
personal safety en- route to the Cap
ital.
She said also she asked Wheeler
at the time why Fink had come with
him, to which the senator answered
that Fink had said he knew where
he could And her quickly and with
out causing sensational reports.
Fink did not know any more where
to find me than did Senator Wheeler"
Miss Stinson said, "and his story to
Wheeler was another child of his
imagination"
Harry M. Daugherty declined to
comment on the purported affidavit.
WHEELER ISSUES DENIAL.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
FINGERPRINTS SHOW
MAN NOT WAR VETERAN
Atlanta Prisoner, Identified as Son
by Mother of Soldier, Finds
Claim Weakened.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, October 10-The
fingerprints of Robert E. ST. Clair,
serving a term in the Federal peni-
tentiary here, who claims he is in
reality Urban John Bergeron of Me-
nasha, Wis, do not coincide with
those of the man who enlisted in the
Army under the name of Urban John
Bergeron, according to official infor-
nation reaching the prison last night
from the War Department. Bergeron
was reported killed in action in
France.
Although not forsaken entirely, her
faith that st. Clair is her son, Mrs.
F. w. Bergeron of the Wisconsin city,
who has been here for the past two
weeks, last night admitted that there
are several phases of the affair which
puzzle her greatly. Mrs. Bergeron
has stated positively and repeatedly
that st. Clair is her son, and based
her faith on mothers intuition and
upon what she says was ST. Clair's
striking resemblance to her son and
his knowledge of intimate details of
her sons boyhood life and of family
matters.
Mrs. Bergeron came here about two
weeks ago following receipt of a
mysterious letter from a woman in
New Orleans, and since has lived in
a rooming house near the prison. She
has been in almost daily touch with
the prisoner, and after each CONVEX
sation with him says she has become
more convinced than ever that he
was her son. Statements by members
of her family to the contrary seemed
to have no effect upon her, and last
night, after receipt of the message
from the War Department, was the
first time she has showed any waver-
ing of her faith.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Strange Layers of Life.
From the London Tft-Bits

The Himalayan exploration party
has set it on record that it saw
the lammergeier, or great mountain
vulture. flying at a height of $1,000
feet. There is, however, nothing in
credible about this, for the condor of
the Andes has been seen soaring at
tremendous heights above peaks them
selves exceeding 10000 feet. The
great naturalist Humboldt declares
that the condor can fly at five miles
above sea level.
To go to the other extreme, it is
known that life exists in the greatest
depths of the ocean. We have to
thank the Prince of Monaco for proof
that the blackest, coolest and remot-
est abysses are tenanted by fish of
the strangest shapes and by colossal
cephalopods.
We have. therefore, the certainty
that life surrounds our planet for
thickness of almost exactly 10 miles
Ocean, earth and the lower portion of
the atmosphere form layers or strata
of life. OF the lowest layer we have
learned least. yet enough to know
that the creatures which dwell in the
depths are specially made to with
stand the tremendous pressures, and
are provided with luminous appen-
dages so that they may be visible to
one another
Evening star., 1924-10-10
THIEF GETS HANDBAG
IN SCORE BOARD CROWD
Woman Too Interested in Game to
Notice Loss-Pickpockets
Rob Three Others.

Pearl II. Wilhoite. apartment 400
Cathedral Mansions, was so deeply
interested in the base ball plays
shown on The Star score board yes
terday that she failed to miss her
handbag at the time il was cut from
her arm by thief. The handbag
contained SO in cash, car tokens, hey
and other articles.
William a. Maedel. 4o5 VI street
told the police he met young white
woman at Pennsylvania avenue and
Sixth street last night and stroiled
to c. between Sixth and Seventh
streets. where his pocket was picked
of S24
Moses L. Jackson, 3044 y street,
reported to police that while in the
crowd az American League Park
yesterday his pocket was picked of
a billfold containing s120. cards and
drivers permit.
Harry E. Johnson, 1912 Swami
street. sexton of the synagogue of
Washington Hebrew Congregation.
asked the police to recover a gold
watch and chain that was stolen
from his pocket at his place Of
employment.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Police Restrict
Hollsetop Seats
At the Bali Game

Building inspectors, assisted by
police of the eighth precinct. will
endeavor today to prevent the
overcrowding of housetops in the
vicinity of the base ball park as
n precaution against serious acct
dents to those fans who seek
every vantage place to witness
the world series games.
Maj. John Oehmann, building
inspector. said today that he had
his men working in the neighbor-
hood of the ball park yesterday,
in company with uniformed po-
licemen, but without much sue
cess in trying to keep down the
crowds on the roofs Of houses ad-
jacent to the parks.
The building inspector said he
regards ten persons as the largest
number that should safely be per-
mitted on an ordinary roof. Esti-
mating $50 pounds per man. ten
spectators would place load Of
from 1900 to 1000 pounds on the
roof If that number of indi-
viduals. he said, should all sit
near the edge OF the roof it would
place a heavy strain on the wall.
Maj. Oehmann said that his men
and the police were endeavoring
TO point out to the owners and
occupants of these houses that
a heavy responsibility will rest on
their shoulders IL any one is in
jured on the roofs.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
ANNUAL REPORT ISSUED
BY ROCKEFELLER GROUP
Many Changes in Quantity and
Value of Securities Revealed
in Statement.
Rv the Associated Pres


NEW YORK, October l0.-The an
nual report of the Rockefeller Foun-
dation for 1928, issued yesterday
shows many changes in the quantity
and value Of the securities which
were turned over by John p. Rookie
feller at the time of its organization.
The report reveals that all of the
foundations holdings Of the Standard
oil TO. Of Kansas. which amounted to
1854 shares. carried a $17.1S d share.
or an aggregate of S1351.433, had
been disposed OF during the last year.
Also $4,000 shares of Standard oil
of Indiana We're disposed of This
stock was carried on the books az
S4335 share
Most Of the income received from
the sale uf stock and part of the
other income, it is indicated. was used
10 increase the holdings of United
States Government securities which
were given at about $4,000, 600 in the
1928 report, against sS,O00,000 in the
1922 report.
Total holdings OF all securities in
Guiding stocks and bonds. were valued
at sl64,S12.19S in the 1928 report, as
against s161 .573 215 in 1922.
The foundations largest holdings in
any one company is 919.5oO shares of
common stock of the Standard Oil Co
of New Jersey. carried at $3.50
share or an aggregate value OF
$33.53S,
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Fink Affidavit Preposterous, Can.
didate Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, October 10
Senator Wheeler of Montana, inde-
pendent vice presidential candidate,
but also prosecutor of the Senate
Daugherty investigating committee,
informed tonight that A. L. Fink Of
Buffalo had issued an affidavit charg-
ing him with offering inducements to
get testimony in that affair, particu-
larly from Miss Roxie Stinson,
promptly issued a denial.
"Fink's story is so preposterous on
the face of it that it needs no reply"
Senator Wheeler said. "Of course, it
is absolutely false. 1t is chiefly i'm
portant in showing the length to
which Harry Daugherty and the Re-
publican cohorts are willing to go
and feel they must go with their en-
deavor to re-elect Calvin Coolidge.
"Just as one sample of its idiocy,
was investigating Daugherty and
assailing the Republican administra-
ton. How would it be possible for
me, as a Democrat, to get any one
appointed to office? Particularly,
how in the world could I get Harry
M. Daugherty himself to recommend
any one for the Federal judgeship
when he was the Attorney General
under fire?
"Fink's afidavit says I was prom
ising stock market profits to Miss
Stinson. I know so little about stock
Evening star., 1924-10-10
LEE AND JACKSON.
Some Personal Traits of the South
ern Generals.
From the Minneapolis Journal.

From the inneapolis Journal.
Down South they worship Robert
f. Lee as Americans generally be1ore
the Civil War worshiped George
Washington. AS Washington was the
very pattern of gentleman. the
paragon of Christians, the faultiess
human being. so Lee. The legend
Of Lee dominates the Imagination
and affection OF the South today, that
South which is loyal both to the
Union and to its own past.
Still, IL appears that Lee was hu-
man, as was Washington. The older
Virginian has been rediscovered in
our day. and Washington grows
greater, although faultier. The like
revelation concerning the younger
Virginian is still to occur. The South
today resents any attempt to un-
cover the real Lee. 1t wants TO
cherish it's demigod. its perfect man.
AS witness a letter in the New
York Times from some one at the
University of Virginia, who writes
that it simply cannot be true that
Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson fire.
quently lost their tempers with each
other, and that on one occasion Lee
ordered Jackson out of his tent and
then called him back to exclaim:
For Gods sake, when you see me
losing my temper don't lose yours.
Let's take turns at it."
That anecdote would be delicious
to any imagination that delighted in
the humanness of heroes. But the
writer from the University of Nir-
ginia says: The story is a painful
one to those who admire Lee and
jackson and are familiar with their
relations to one another. Can ii be
true?"
The sentimental attitude of the
whole South is in that remark. Others
would hope the story was true, others
who like their great men not paragons.
but real men. truly great men.
Lee and Jackson reacted upon each
other. Lee was never SO good gen
eral after Jackson's death. While
Jackson lived who was the real COM
mander of the Army of Northern Vir-
ginia? Will it ever be known? Lee
may have been the superior char
acter. but Jackson was the superior
genius. Lees lines are plain enough,
but jackson was eccentric to the
extreme, strange personality. Lee
is admirable and there are no secrets
about him, but to this day Jackson
is undeterminable.
The South would have it that the
two always understood each other,
co-operated perfectly, worked match
lessly together. But one dominated
Which one?
There is that episode in the PENN
sular campaign of Mcclellan in 1852
against Richmond. The Northern Army
all day withdrew across Jackson's
front. and Jackson sat on a log lost
in rumination all day and let that
exposed flank pass him. Why? No
body knows. Any other general
would have been court -martialed and
perhaps shot. There have been sinis-
ter explanations and also medical
ones.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
DABNEY DESERTS G. o. P.
One of "31" Who Supported Hard
ing Jumps to Davis.

The Democratic national committee
has issued an authorized statement by
Charles w. Dabney. formerly presi
cent of the University of Cincinnati.
and one of the 81 who signed an
appeal for Harding in 1920, declaring
he would support John w. Davis for
President and scoring the Harding
Coolidge administration and Secre-
taries Hughes and Hoover (also sign
ers of the 81" appeaD for their al
legged failure to adopt and execute
an effective foreign policy.
The committee statement says:
This is the second member of the
group of 81 to repudiate his action
IN signing the Harding appeal four
years ago and to declare now for
Davis for President. The first one
was DR.. John Grier Hibben, president
of Princeton University
Evening star., 1924-10-10
LA Toilette PRIVILEGED.
Chicago to Lift Ban on Left-Hand
Turns for Candidate.

CHICAGO, October 10.-Chicago's
traffic ban on left turns in the bust
ness district will be lifted for Senator
Robert NJ La Toilette, Independent
presidential candidate, who will be
escorted through the district, upon
his arrival tomorrow. by delegations
from political and veterans organiza-
tions.
Senator La Toilette will speak to-
morrow evening at a meeting presided
over by Miss Jane Addams. His ad-
WEBB.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
THIRTY PERSONS DIE
IN PHILIPPINE TYPH00N
MANY Others Missing After Storm
Sweeps Cagayan
Province.
nv Tho Associated Prcss


MANILA. r l.. October l0.-Thirty
persons are dead and many are miss
ing as the result of typhoon which
swept over the Casayan valley &C
cording to a telegram received today
from the Cagayan provincial con-
stabulary commander.
The report added that although the
typhoon occurred a week ago, many
sections of Cagayan Province remain
shut off from communication. and the
death list may he increased largely
when complete reports are received.
The typhoon sank many Launches
and sailboats, and hundreds OF small
houses were torn from their founda-
tions and carried away.
Total damage done by the disturb
anCe Will reach several hundred thou
sand dollars. according to reports. i.
Evening star., 1924-10-10

organize third party with Senator
Borah as President, Wheeler as Vice
President and himself the power that
pulls the strings
F'ink's affidavit concluded with a
recital of difficulties in obtaining
money for his services in Washington
and that upon his return to Buffalo
he was taken to Rochester and sur
rendered to the authorities by his
bondsman.n Notwithstanding the fact
that the complainant in the stock
transaction which caused the warrant
of which he had been warned, had ex
pressed Willingness to withdraw
the charge, which. he said, was based
on a misapprehension
Fink said that before returning to
Buffalo, Stern induced him to sign
and swear to false statement" The
affidavit said Fink told Boyd Fisher,
Vanderlip's right hand man." that
this statement was "falsehood"
and that Fisher said: There are
some cases where it pays a man to
perjure himself like a gentleman to
protect woman's reputation"
After his release. Fink said, he re-
turned to Washington, where he
made the affidavit May IA. 1924, be-
fore Henry j. Robb, a Washington
notary.
Steck has been carrying on an in
tensive campaign since the Repubil-
can State central committee week
ago announced it considered Senator
Brookhart had voluntarily divorced
himself from the Republican party
through an attack upon the Coolidge
Dawes ticket.
Recalls Means Action.
Recalling the reputation of the
testimony by CASTOR B. Means, re-
Gently made public by Mr.. Daugherty,
and the disavowal of testimony Of
fered before the committee by George
RemuS, Steck declared voters of Iowa
and the nation were entitled to know
whether "a Senator from Iowa has
prostituted his high office to engage
in foisting a gigantic and disgraceful
hoax upon the United states senate
and the nation
The voters" he declared, are en-
titled TO know whether Senator
Rrookhart ecquesced in the fabrica
ton of a tissue of lies, which now
is torn to bits by the confessions OF
the committees principal witnesses.
"Steck stated he held no brief for
Harry NJ. Daugherty' and that
"Daugherty must fight his own bat
ties" but added:
Notwithstanding the gravity oi
any crime with which he may De
charged any man, guilty or innocent
has the right to a fair trial before a
fair and honest court and with un-
perjured witnesses"
Steck declared the regulations in
cluded mot only George Remus and
CASTOR r. Means. but others whose
names will be made public before
election day"
He added: 4 have a photostatie ie
ropv of Senator Brookharts letter
annointing Fink as the committee's
REPRESENTATIVE to bring Miss Stinsor
to Washington"
Evening star., 1924-10-10
BROOKHART SILENT.
Saws Daugherty Committee Record
Stands for Itself.
Rr the Associated Press.

Bv The Associated Press.
MASON CITY, Iowa. October 10
Senator Smith w. Brookhart. VINO
made a campaign address here last
night. declared the record OF the
Daugherty investigation committee
stands for itself without need OF de-
fense" and that he did not intend
tn answer the charges made by Dam
ieI + Steck. his Democratic opponent
in the Jatter's Burlington address.
..There is nothing to Steck' S
charges" Senator Brookhart said.
IF he wants to defend Harry Daugh-
erty and take a position opposite to
that of John w. Davis, heading his
ticket, that's all right with me. Steck
doubtlessly will hear from somebody
else about that. but not from me-.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
CHURCH PIPE ORGAN
JAZZ FEATURES RAPED
Lutheran Music Leader Asks
Makers Not to Tempt Players
With Novelty Devices.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 10.-Dr. j. F.
Oil of Philadelphia as chairman OF
the committee on church music OF the
United Lutheran Church of America,
yesterday memorialized the church at
it's coming convention in Chicago to
warn organ builders that they must
not include the characteristics of
movie theater organ in instruments
built for church purposes"
jazz devices on church organs. the
committees statement said. tempt
the organist, who may himself be
movie organist. and instead OF church
music the congregation Is treated 10
movie music"
"Is it any wonder" DR.. Oil asked,
"that children lose their reverence
when in Sunday school they are
taught to sing music reminiscent OF
the movies and jazz bands?"
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Ro,U to Abolish Army and Macy
Creates Great Unrest in Holland

Anti-militaristic feelings are
also finding expression else
where. During the army maneu-
vers certain Incidents occurred
which the authorities are careful
to explain did not mean open
mutiny, but which. judging from
newspaper accounts, came peril
ously near 1t. Turbulent elements
refused to obey orders, 1t Is said,
and officers were treated with con-
tempt.
According to the newspaper
Handelsblad, the position at one
time became such that no vigorous
measures to enforce discipline
would be taken for fear of pro-
voking a dangerous outburst. AS
a result. the Queen has refused to
attend the review of her troops
and the customary distribution OF
awards will not take place.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
U. S. ATTORNEY GORDON
DROPS WAR FRAUD CASE
Abandons Appeal From Decision
Which Approved Demurrer to
A. A. O'Brien Indictment.

Another war fraud case went by
the board" yesterday when United
States Attorney Gordon abandoned
an appeal which he had prosecuted
to the Court of Appeals from de-
cision Of Justice Bailey of the Dis
trict Supreme Court in July, 1928,
when that justice sustained de-
murrer to an Indictment against Col.
Arthur A. O'Brien. former supervisor
OF war claims for the War Depart
ment, and David Maloney, d Boston
lawyer.
The men were charged with con-
spring to persuade Newton ID. Baker,
then Secretary of War, to allow the
claim of the Newbury Realty Co OF
BOSTON for repairs to building
used by the Quartermaster's Depart
ment during the war.
Attorney Frank j. Hogan repre-
sented the accused.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
CHURCH BODY ELECTS.
II. L. Choate Named St. Andrew
Brotherhood Head.

ALBANY, N. Y, October 10.-H.
Lawrence Choate of Chicago was
elected chairman of the annual ma
tional convention of the Brotherhood
of ST Andrew, at the opening busi-
ness sessions here yesterday. Alan
Rose of Nashville, Tenn, was elect
ed chairman of the junior division.
Conferences will occupy today with
a public meeting at night at which
John L. Alexander of Chicago, and
Right Rev. w. H. MorelaAd, Bishop of
Sacramento, will speak.
Other convention officials elected in
cluded vice chairmen, John A. Ely,
Shanghai, and Harry w. Atkinson,
Baltimore; secretary, Cecil A. Eby.
Shreveport, La.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
WILL GIVE RECEPTION.
Cuban Consul Plans Observance of
Independence War.

Senior Cayetano de Quesada. consul
of Cuba, will give a reception this
evening at Sis o'clock in the audi
torium of Central High School in COM
memoration of the first fight for the
independence of Cuba, October 10,
1868.
The new commander-in in chief of the
Spanish War Veterans, Comdr. c. L.
Herrick, will be the honor guest. The
program will include a concert and
motion pictures. All Spanish War
Veterans and their families and
friends are invited.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
CHAFIN CASE NEAR END.
Sheriff Denies Hatfield Testimony
He Took Bribe.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, October
10.-Sheriff Don Chafn of Logan
County, testifying in his own defense
a. his trial upon a charge of conspir-
acy to violate the prohibition law,
made a general denial in Federal
court yesterday to statements made
on the stand by Tennis Hatfield. prin-
cipaI witness for the government
Hatfield had testified that he paid
Chain an aggregate of $4,000 for i'm
munity from arrest while conducting
tavern. The indictment charged
that Chain was a partner with Hat
field in the business. That he also
denied.
The case will probably go to the
Jury today.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Dy the Associated Press

Dy the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. Holland. October
10.-Whether it is worth while for
small European country like
Holland to continue keeping up an
army and navy. in the light of re-
cent war experiences, is a question
which is agitatipg the public mind.
At mo more war" demonstra-
tions recently held in all the Dutch
cities much dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed at the fact that instead of
following the example of DEN
mark, whose government has just
proposed the abolition of the army
and navy except for a protective
police force, Holland has increased
her current war budget by 1,500,-
600 forms, and that the Queens
speech at the opening OF Parlia-
ment made no mention whatever
of disa rmament
Evening star., 1924-10-10
TEXAS HEARING SET.
Supreme Court to Hear Ferguson
Injunction Case Tomorrow.

AUSTIN, Tex, October 10.--The in
junction case seeking disqualification
Of Mrs. Miriam a. Ferguson as Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor of Texas
will be submitted to the State Su-
preme Court in oral arguments to-
morrow.
Counsel agreed yesterday after
questions in the suit had been submit
ted TO the Supreme Court by the Court
of Civil Appeals.