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Evening star., 1924-07-06
ONE IN 200 BRITONS
! MENTALLY DEFICIENT
Minister of Health. in Address to
8 Conference, Gives Ratio, De-
fends Prisoners.

LONDON, July 5.-More than 15o,-
600 in Great Britain. or one in every
200, are mentally deficient. Minister
of Health Wheatly declared in an ad-
ring to the number of such persons
confined in prisons for various Of
fenses, he said that he had wondered
swhether the person who sent the
mentally defective person to be pun
ished for something which he did.
and could not avoid doing. was not
himself fit subject for care"
Z IF person is not gifted by God
with the power of resisting evil" the
minister concluded, 1T is question
whether we. who have been gifted
with that power, are entitled to pun
ish that"person in the light of our
understanding"
Evening star., 1924-07-06
AIR MAIL SUCCESSFUL;
EXTENSIONS ARE URGED
Detroit Postmaster, Among Peti-
TONERS, Flies to Chicago to
See Henderson,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 5.-The postmaster
Of Detroit flew from that city to
Chicago today with a petition for an
extension of the five-day-old trans
continental air mail to Detroit. He
applied to Col. Paul Henderson, Sec
ond assistant postmaster general, for
q special air mail loop connecting
Detroit with Cleveland on the east
and Chicago on the west. Similar
requests have been received from
Kansas City. st. Louis, Los Angeles,
Seattle and Boston. Col. Henderson
will go to Washington next Tues
day to confer with the Postmaster
General, presumably relative to pro-
posed extension.
Europe can offer no parallel to
the United States air mail service"
Col. Henderson was told today by
Gottlieb Kaumann, general manager
of a European airway service ira
versing 1,250,000 miles. Mr.. kau-
mann was a member of the Detroit
party.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
NAME OF WILSON HELD
AS SYMBOL OF JUSTICE
Labor Conference at Stockholm
Closes With Tribute to
War President.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, July 5.-The sixth
international labor conference closed
tonight with the delegates standing
reverently while resolutions were
read glorifying the name of Wood
row Wilson as symbolizing forever
the ideal of peace and justice. A
copy of these resolutions will be sent
to Mrs. Wilson, together with an an
nouncement that the organization in
tends to place memorial to the late
President in the new labor home in
Geneva. This memorial is the out
come of the initiative of Julio Bar
bosa Carneiro, representing the Bra
lillian government.
The conference proved a great sue
cess, having completed its entire pro-
gram. 1t adopted a series of conven-
tions calculated to contribute to the
health and happiness OF the world
workers and demonstrated the exist
ing spirit of collaboration and con-
clliation between employers and
workers, groups of which were rep
resented at the conference.
Among the conventions adopted
was one forbidding night work in
bakeries. This was voted after a
minority report, favoring only a rec
ommendation to the governments for
abolition of such work, was defeated.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
NAMED STATE U. HEAD.

AUSTIN, Tex, July 5.-Dr. Walter
Splawn. member of the Texas railroad
commission, today was named presi-
dent of the, University of Texas. He
will assume his new duties between
now and September l.
DR.. Herbert +. Bolton Of the Uni
versity of California was elected to
the post several months ago, but in
message to members of the board of
regents today definitely declined.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
FAMED INDIAN DIES.
Alaskan Employed by q. S. al
I Policeman SO Years Ago.

Dy the Associated Press.
/ DOUGLAS, Alaska. July 5. Dick
Morgan, an Indian who died recently.
;Xas historic character of Alaska, it
vas recalled by the Rev. A. P. kashe-
varoff of Juneau.
: Morgan, whom the United States
naval authorities had employed as a
policeman nearly fifty years ago, was
sent with a message from Capt. L. A.
Reerdslee to settle differences that
Had arisen between the Kockwontahn
and Ganaadi tribes, north of Sitka.
Morgan informed the chiefs of the
warring factions that they were to
preserve order and to permit the
white men to go through the Yukon
passes.
! Morgan returned February. IL,
1880, with word to Capt. BeerHslee
that the Indian factions would re-
main peaceful and that the white men
gould enter the country without fear.
As a result of this parley the Chilkat
country was opened to miners.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
SENTENCED TO DEATH,
Bandit Slayer of Farmer Con
demned in Kentucky.

FARIS. Ky, July 5.-Elmer Hall,
Newport. Ky, first of four men to
be tried on a charge of murder for
-the staying of Frank Buchanan dur
ing an attempt to rob the Farmers
Bank of Clintonville June IL, was
found guilty late today and SEN
fenced to death.
The jury deliberated less than ten
minutes. George Farrell and Robert
Mullen. also of Newport. and Richard
Newhouse, who is reported under
arrest in Hoboken. n. j., also are
charged with murder in connection
with the death OF Buchanan. retired
farmer and stockholder in the Clin-
tonville bank.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
PICKPOCKETS BUSY.
Get $3.50 in Four Operations; Ball
Park Watched.

Professional pickpockets netted
$139 in four operations here yester-
day. AS a result a whole squad from
headquarters saw the double header
at the American League park yester-
day afternoon. detailed there to keep
sharp eye on dips"
Persons included in the list Of vic
John Marshall place, SO. stolen on
New York avenue near 18th street;
James Davis, 1903 Q street, $50. stolen
at Suburban Gardens northeast;
Frank Robinson, 1884 Georgia ave-
nue., $34 stolen at Takoma Park
Thomas Lunsden, 13 Myrtle street
northeast, s42, stolen at 14th street
and New York avenue
Evening star., 1924-07-06
u. S. OPERA IN GERMANY.
Chicagoans Arrange to Present
"Lakabra.'

FRANKFORT, Germany. July S.
Arrangements for the presentation
Of ''Lakabra," music by Simon Bucha-
foff, and text by Isabel Buckingham,
both of Chicago, have been completed
here. This is the first opera COM
posed in America to be put on in Ger
many in nearly eleven years.
s Bucharoff. who arrived here re-
eently to complete preparations with
d German troupe for putting on his
piece, is composer of "A Lovers
Knot" produced by the Chicago Oper1
COMPANY in 1915. I
Evening star., 1924-07-06
ALExANDRlAN IS KILLED.
Preston Shell Fatally Wounded /;
Slayer Escapes.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 5.-Pres-
ton Shell, colored. twenty seven years
old. 215 North West street, was shot
and killed tonight in Woodson's
court. in the rear of the 800 block
searching for William Matthews, col
ored. formerly of this city but now
or Philadelphia. whom witnesses say
ran from the court following the shot.
Matthews, police were informed,
quarreled with Shell several years
ago about a woman, the difference
turned to this city several days ago.
An inquest and autopsy will be held
in Wheatley's morgue tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock by DR.. T. Mar
shall Jones, coroner
Evening star., 1924-09-13
REALTY TRANSACTIONS
PAST WEEK REPORTED
Number of Dwellings and Four
Two-Family Apartments Sold
by Eiker & Solomon.

The following real estate transac-
tions have been reported from the Of
flee Of Eiker & Solomon:
39O9 Harrison street northwest. This
is large detached center-hall Dutch
colonial home, recently completed by
and sold for Frank M. Johnson to Mrs.
l.. j. Embrey, M. E. Hyman and K. ".
Hyman. The consideration was in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
1929 Thirty-fifth street northwest,
sold for George Jones and Norman
kohler to local investor for con-
sideration of about $3.50. This Is a
brick two-family apartment.
Store and apartment property To-
Gated at 22O H street northwest, sold
for II. Seidenberg to l.. and M. Cohen.
and sold for them to Rose Saks.
Two-family apartment at 1903 n
street northwest, sold for Rena Loeb
to Andrew p. Neill, at a price Of about
$1,000.
Two-fami!y apartment at 2315 N
street northwest sold for Rose Saks
to French Carter. The price was about
$1,000.
1915 Ninth street northwest, sold to
Georgia A. Coleman for S. Krs tsel and
Harry Baker.
407 Is street northwest. sold for in
vestment purposes for Lena and Will
hemina Geier, to l.. and NJ. Cohen.
2317 street, another two-family
apartment, sold to Harold Jenifer, for
Rose Saks.
Evening star., 1924-09-13

the fund of advertising samples will
be entitled to draw from the library
samples Of the advertising used by
other members of the division to a
number corresponding to the number
Of copies of material he has already
contributed. Such circulating
library of advertising ideas was form
ed by the home builders division last
year. How great the demand Is for
such material Is shown by the fact
that the divisions entire library OF
samples placed on exhibition at the
Washington convention Of the asso-
citation was there so much drawn on
that it is now 100 per cent in circula-
tion. But a 100 per cent circulation
means. Of course, that the library as
such no longer exists and a new col
lection must be formed.
Evening star., 1924-09-13
LIBRARIES POPULAR.
Realtors Collect Samples Of Adver
tising in Use.

Travelling libraries of real estate
advertising are being established by
the National Association of Real
Estate Boards in it's home builders
and subdividers division and in it's
farm lands division.
Both divisions are asking all mem
bers to send in to national headquar-
ters samples Of booklets, circulars
and newspaper advertising that they
have used and found effective. In
return each member contributing to-
Evening star., 1924-09-13
nURAL CARRIERS ELECT.
A. P. Lang of Ohio Heads National
Association.

ST. PAUL, September ia. p
Lang of PleasantviIle, Ohio, was re-
elected president OF the Nationa
Rural Letter Carriers Association
which closed its annual convention
here yesterday. Cleveland was award
ed TIE 1928 ii Getting.
Other officers elected included w. a
Keol,u Rome. Ga, vice president
l.. 6. Elackman, Lansing. Mich, sec
retary. LuCien Andrews, Whi.ewri@ht (
Tex. treasurer. and Ben l.. BoI.pson
Lewis -Urg. Tenn: v. =. Conroy, Al
bicr. \ y; f.. \. Lawson, Louisville
and w. ID. Brown, Washington, mem
Ier> Of tire executive committee.
y wou.an's auxiliary was organized
1T the closing session, and Mrs. Roy
Tric' er Of Sterling. Kan, was elected
r. SiGCrt
Evening star., 1924-09-13
$3.50, 600 SALE OF RECORD
No. l Thomas Circle, Home of lie
Paridis, Changes Hands.

No. 1 Thomas circle has been sold
to Meyer Davis through the Office of
Morris Simon, local attorney, for a
consideration over $250,0O0. The
property was purchased from George
r. Ray, Charles Tompkins and Ida
Tompkins.
Mr.. Davis is planning to Enlarge
the premises, now the home of the
LIE Paradis Cafe, on an elaborate
scale.
Evening star., 1924-09-13
Building Gain Shown.

Building operations in Lynchburg.
Va during the month of August to-
tailed $1O7,417, as represented by 48
permits for new buildings and $64,S03
by 28 permits for alterations.
The total new work authorized for
the first eight months of the year was
$1,1O4,699, as compared with $859,925
for the same period last year.
Evening star., 1924-09-13

Back in 1892 Miss Bina West of
Port Huron, Mich, without funds or
prestige began the organization of
the Womans Benefit Association,
which today is one of the leading
successful business organizations of
the world.
Evening star., 1924-09-13
MACDONALD FRANK
ABOUT STOCK GIFT
Had to Accept to Keep Up
With New Scale of Living,
Premier Says.
BY HAL O'FLAHERTY.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
LONDON. September 13.-Premier
MacDonald's frank statement as to
how he came into poss ession of 10000
une-Dound shares of the McVitie-
Price Biscuit Company has aroused
keen sympathy among his opponents
as well as his colleagues. He felt
when he became premier almost
obliged to accept the kindly offer of
his old friend, Alexander Grant, mil
lionaire owner of the great Scotch
bakery, to give him an expensive and
powerful automobile with sufficient
funds to maintain it and pay his
chauffeurS. McDonald'S income as
journalist and member of Parliament
was barely sufficient to maintain him
and his family. Even the large addi
tional income as premier was INSULT
cient to cover the heavy expenses OF
living at No. 10 Downing street
Therefore he was forced against hi:
will to accept Grants gener 'uS offer
The unfortunate coincidence of
Grants receiving d baronetcy d few
months laIer has placed both men in
an extremely delicate situation, but
those who know them realize how i'm
possible it would be for either to en-
ter mercenary transaction con-
nected with the honor extended to
Grant. Mach. hald'S political oppo-
nents are already prodding him in
their public Speeches.
viii Figure In Campaign.
Undoubtedly the gift Of the interest
on the biscuit company shares VIII
figure largely in the discussions of
the forthcoming campaign.
Otho Nicholson conservative men,
ber of parliament, speaking at the
Junior Imperial League Friday night,
said it would be Interesting to Sc
whether Macdonald. who had recently
become large capitalist, would sup
port the capital levy advocated by tn.
Socialists. Conservative and Liberal
party leaders understand perfectly
MacDonaldS reasons for accepting the
gift and intend to maintain silence. The
press is extremely guarded in its
statements. knowing full well that
any Inference too plainly drawn
amounts to criminal libel.
Copyright. 1921. by Chicago Daily News Co..
Evening star., 1924-09-13

One of the youngest postmistresses
in Pennsylvania is Margaret V. Roush.
aged % years. named postmistress at
Marysyille
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Copyright, iee4.)

ranged to pay for 1t monthly! A IN
sound principle like that certainly
sounds awful these days, does 1t not
yes 1t does not.
And he took me out riding IN it
alone, what il even further. And oh
fudge! when we come home that eve
ming / never noticed until ] got into
the house that my leg-o'-nutton
sleeve on the right side was crushed
nat!
OF course, 1t is a terrible thing to
have q couple parents with records
like that. It gives me q big sense OF
responsibility toward my Junior. and
makes me see where and George has
got to be real careful how we behave
on account Junior may check UP on
US some day. And OF course we don't
want him to have q thing on us.
I intend to talk to George about
this real serious first chance I get
Well anyway, the next time he crabs
about the way Junior behaves. I'm
going to get out the old-self-han
rope that every wife keeps handy
around the house and ask him how
he come to iaad such q dull, proper
life when he vas young. If that won't
start man Dragging about his wild
youth, and make him see the present
youth amt so wild after all, / don't
know what will!
Copyright, 1sc4)
Evening star., 1924-11-30

count of the projecting cornice. and
therefore ordered Acting Chief Kelly
and the officers and men OF Hook and
Ladder l to proceed to the ninth
floor of the building on the north side
of Cedar street with the gun, root
rope, and life line. II the line could
be shot true against such a gale II
| would be ready for use by the men
ascending the ladder. or II this at
tempt failed, the captives could make
the line fast to some projection and
slide down to possible safety. The
| shot was aimed and the line fell true
We could see the men In the act OF
| hauling 1t across the space when
| the expected happened. The Erea,
collapse came. With a cry Of agony
and despair the unfortunates sprans
out into tho air, and as they plunged
ldownwards there came with them the
| roof and upper floors
From my position I at first though,
the bodies were those Of the brave
fellows who had so nobly gone to the
| rescue, and though they struck the
street q few feet from where I stood
and though fire. smoke, and Debris
were on all sides. for an instant felt
Indifferent to my own fate. Then
realized that other lives and vas,
this moment my life was Of value tc
the city.
Turning around. walked slowly to
the center Of Broadway. and from this
point I could see that the men who
had ascended the ladder were alive
Blessing was on the ladder. Rankin
had one foot on the ledge. and NoIloy
was standing on the highest ledge OF
the broken and badly buiging wall
~
heroism could have been put to no
greater test. My relief was great
when I saw them descend unhurt
And now horror succeeded horror
with incredible rapiditx.
q I" =
CCARCELY had the unfortunate
- creatures who had jumped from
the roof been removed to the street
when Fire Commissioner johnson
told me that he had been Informed
that there were men imprisoned in
the vaults on the Broadway side. The
windows OF these vaults wero pro-
tected by bars OF iron two inches in
thickness, and were inset at such
close intervals that no human body
could possibly pass between them.
soon found that this information
"ab COTEcCt, IOE tNeTes C&uknI IN q
fiery prison, were three men: two
living, pinned down by broken foor
1oists. and one dead, killed by a
falling beam. With q raging FIRE be-
hind them, q raging FIRE over them.
heavy iron bars in front. and broken
and tottering walls on every side,
their predicament was a terrible one.
Save them. save them" was the
cry from men who stood at a dis
tance. But this seemed to be I'm
possible. / directed two companies
with sledges and other heavy tools
to try and wrench the bars. In ad-
dition. though scarcely to be men
toned In comparison with these
precious lives, there was q billion dol
lars worth Of security in the vaults,
and the fire threatened both with
speedy destruction.
Fully realizing the gravity OF the
conditions. and wishing to obtain a
better view OF the situation, took
the elevator to the 18th floor OF tho
Trinity Building directly across
Broadway. When reached the front
Evening star., 1924-11-30

perfect condition Is those who are
not yet born, and Geo. may be silent
about 1t, but he has a record which
wouldn't sound any too good II any
one was to put it on the phonoxraph.
y + =
TT seems that Geo. got himself prac-
tically ostracised by society when
he first come out in 1t by refusing to
drink hard licker. It was q terrible
thing to do in them days and 1t made
tho rest OF the Peg-Top Pants Club
regard him as kind of "nutty." But
somehow or another he managed to
live this down and he might OF got
along without any further scandal
only for him taking up q fool new
game called golf.
OF course It Is easy to see where his
own Pa pretty near made him 60 out
West or some place to cover the dis
grace of his only son going around
In boys pants swatting At . silly lit
tie white pill instead OF doing some
thing manly. such as bicycling.
That was nothing. though. to the
row that went up when his folks found
out he had been seen at the burlesque
show. smoking cigarettes! Oh. boy,
oh, baby! They told him q mouthful
about the sporting llfe"I
Still and all, what with Alfred Van.
derbiit, In a light topcoat, '.tooling" q
tandem up, the Avenue; what with
the timed beef scandal. Lillian Rus.
sells clothes, and modern extrava.
gances Hike telephones. charge &C.
counts, cotillions tas the good old
fashioned German" was now cailed)
ca blA cars and. looaA talk ahnut ~ =
shocking new underwear ads-weII
with all Of this whiriing about the
poor boy like regular cssspooi OF
wickedness what would you expec,
the kid to do?
Poor George! He done one awful
thing nobody today would dream Of
He bought one OF them nav one-cyl.
Under horseless carriages--and ar-
Evening star., 1924-11-30
BOUGHT ONE OF THEM oNEcYLNDER HoRsEIEss CARRIAGES

after that, it's scarcely to be wonder
ed If ] insisted on doing things like
jumping on a horse car and riding
six whole blocks over to Aunt Mary's
all alone after supper! Or. when
heard where some synthetic French
actress or other called Anna Held
gave out a story about taking q
champagne bath, why 1 naturally got
reckless and demanded a second pair
Of silk stockings, and kept up my
kick until ! got 'em, too. With ex-
travagance advertised like that, what
would a young girl do? Anybody she
could, of course!
, Well anyways, when I was running
amuck I and the other wild women
modelled ourselves on the Florodora
Sextette.
We picked on a boy named Hobson,
who had done a few rough things to
a Cuban port during the Spanish war.
Well, a person would think one war
| a season was enough to expect even
| the healthiest young man to live
through. But not at all, soon as the
poor guy come home we pretty near
kissed his face often him.
A lot of folks has brought UP the
question of why didn't Hobson go in
the pictures, he must of had the
chance. Perhaps he merely hadn't
the strength left. Then there was
other people who wondered, IL the
poor boy had known what was,wait-
ing for him back home. If he wouldn't
of preferred to go down with the
Merrimac.
Anyways. after such behavior as
that going right on under my sight.
what could be expected but that I
would commence writing mash notes
| to James X. Hackett and VIII Faver-
sham? /, Certainly 1t was q fierce"
thing to do. even although of course
J the boys never answered me. and l
had eventually to take up with
George, who was q pretty good egg
even if he wasn't ham.
Which reminds me where Geo. him
self amt entirely without q past. In
fact, the only folks which are In that
Evening star., 1924-11-30

Chief Kenlon here brings to close,
with what might fairly be called a
classic Of vivid narration, a series Of
FIVE articles dealing with his ex-
pertences as a firefighter during
period Of 81 years. This is the in
side story. of. the. great Equitable
fire in New York. ..-.-
This confagration commanded
world wide attention, and many were
the photographs and pen pictures in
the newspapers of the time, but we
now have the story in the words and
through the eyes of the man who
directed that tremendous counter
attack against the flames, and pre-
vented their seething spread into a
truly incalculable disaster to New
York.
Chief Kenlcn himself has fought
in thousands of fires, and the preced-
ing articles In the series have been
filled with feats of unusual heroism.
unconQuerabie will and remarkable
strength and agility by firemen in
rescuing lives and saving property;
yet In none of his abundant and ex-
traordinary recol,ections have these
qualities been more superby exhibit
ed than In the great Equitable fire.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Pluck Men From Flaming Vault Filled With Treasure
York Chief Describes Struggle

three engine companies, six hook and
ladder companies, two water towers,
and q force of 275 officers and men.
Lieut.. Rankin was dispatched with
an order that the men in the Equit-
able should back down and get out
with all speed, bringing their lines to
the Nassau and Cedar street sides.
which were the quarters by far the
most dangerously exposed. All COM
panies had now reached the main
staircase. except Engine Company
and a. few men frCm Hook and
Ladder /. who, under the direction of
Battalion Chief Walsh, were fighting
obstinately and receding inch by
inch. Once more I sent in an order,
adding that it was imperative that he
and his men should abandon their
position, which had become un-
tenable, and leave their line.
Walsh received the message, but
his sense of security, coupled with
desire to have one last bout with his
foe, caused his death. A portion OF
the roof on the south side collapsed,
forcing out part Of the wall OF the
inner court and burying the steps
down which the last men were hurry
Evening star., 1924-11-30

responded to nay call without hesi-
tation. a hook and ladder truck was
swung IN on the northwest corner
of Cedar street. and in less than one
minute the extension ladder had been
raised. AS l stood at it's foot I did
not have a chance to ask for volun-
teers or to order any men to this ter
rible duty. On the instant Liuet
Rankin and Fireman Molloy and
Blessing sprang on the rungs, taking
scaling ladders with them.
In the meantime I could see that IL
would be most difficult undertaking
TO scale the Equitable Building on ac-