davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1924-06-15
II BALLOONS READY
FOR BIG RACE TODAY
From Seven Nations, Lighter Than
Air Craft Will Compete for
Gordon Bennet Cup.
q. S. FLYER rs A FAVoR1TE
Wind Expected to Drive Contest
ants From Belgium to Russia.

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, June 14.-Seventeeu
balloons, representing seven nations,
are being made ready for the take
off at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
in the fourteenth renewal of the
Gordon Bennet cup race for lighter
than-air balloons.
Electrical storns-the bugbear OF
alloonists-threatened for a time
but tonight the weather had cleared
somewhat and the latest report from
the Belgian Aero Club is that in all
probability the race will be started
according to schedule. If there is a
continuance Of the wind prevailing
tonight the balloons will be carried
toward central Europe, perhaps
Russia
According 70 the drawings made
at the aero club tonight the balloon
Belgica, piloted by Lieut.. L. De Muy-
ter o. Be sium, will be the first to
take off Et o'clock. Then, at i've
minute intervals. the balloons will
start as follows:
The Picardie. France. with Maurice
Bienaime; PelVetia, Switzerland Capt
Paul Armbruster; Goodyear United
States, w. G. Vsnorman; Arostier.
4bdlSp IIdSSI' l., lETc eat Britain
Allen; Magdalene Spain, Fernandez
Duro: Vile De Braxels, Belgium
Lieut.. Lsbrousse: VII De Bordeaux.
France, La Porte; Uncle Sam, United
States Capt. Z. H Honeywell. Cram
pino, Italy. Maj. Joseph Valle. Ban
shee, III, Great Britain, Mai Baldwin
Captain, Spain, Penarzndas: Primo.
Leopold, Belgium, Neenstra: D'Anjou.
France, Georges Cormier; S-l4
United States, MAJ. Peck; Hespirio.
Spain, Casas.
Z. S. Craft q Fav0rffe,
Lieut. De Muyter and Capt Honey
well are favorttes to win the race.
The Belgian said tonight:
II am confident Of winning the race
for the third time in succession
bringing the cup home to Belgium
for good If any one of my sixteen
competitors defeat me ! will have
no excuse"
Capt. Honeywell declared:
I'm twenty-one years of balloon
ing l never have had an accident:
] am confident of finishing this race
too without any trouble My balloon
is the safest type, absolutely in
combustible. and lightning cannot
hurt me. am afraid, rather, of
cold bath in the Baltic or the
Polish or Lithuanian lakes"
Evening star., 1924-06-15
to make some final adjustments O
his airplane and follow.
Delays Handled Readily.


his airplane and follow.
Delays Handled Readily.
Lieut.. Nelson followed two days
later. making a nonstop flight of
nearly 500 miles and overtaking the
! fight at Seattle the following day,
other three airplanes. Lieut.. wade
pliotins the Boston, was left at
Seattle. the point of departure from
the United States, with mechanical
difiiculties. on April G.. and followed
the fight over an hour later. over the
/ long 50-miie stretch 20 Prince
Rupert. L. <. flying alone through
snow and rainstorm for the entire
distance and arriving an hour after
the other flyers.
Lieut.. Smith was delayed at kago-
shima, the last stop in Japan last
week, with poGtoon trouble, and
waved the other two airplanes TO
proceed. lie followed alone the next
day and reioi1ed the fight az Shang-
! hal. When Lieut.. Smith was forced
down this week at Hue, French In6o-
| China, he was then within ten or IF
teen miles of the regular stopping
place at Tourane, where the other
! flyers arrived, and they will undoubt-
edly proceed together as soon as
Smiths new engine is Installed.
For the week ended June the
American flyers made over 2, 900 miles
from Toxic TO HonGkong. China. Dur
ing the last week they had added
Loco miles 10 this distance. The de-
lay at Haiphong, French In6o-China,
was caused By two days Of tor+eRtia
rain.
Notable Records Made.
Special significance is attached 10
the arrival OF the flight at several
stops during the last month Reach
ing Japan on May II marked the
crossing OF the Pacific Ocean by air
for the first time in history. The ar
rival at Toxic completed the circum-
Walton Of the globe. as other sections
had been flown previously by various
nations. Reaching Shanghai. China.
marked the complete circuit of the
earth by air by two nations, the
United States and France. French
fiier had just completed the fight
from Europe to Shanghai of over TO-,
geo miles in twenty six days. Ameri-
Atlantic Ocean in 1919. while the three
Army airplaneS have just successfully
linked the United States and Asia by
a westward fight. The French and
June S on the l2sth meridian and
were at that time about 500 miles
apart
Raneooa. Burma, is the antipodes
of Wash .ngton. ID. c. about one thou
sand miles from Saigon, French Indo-
China. Reaching Rangoon. as they
should within the next week. the
flyers will be half way around the world
from the capital OF the United States.
At Saigon. where the flyers should ar
rive today or tomorrow, 1912 miles
OF the $4,000 miles will have been
completed. and three and one-half
months of seasonable weather still
remain to reach North America, now
10.86I miles away.
The balance of the distance to be
cover TO connect up with their
starting point lies along the eastern
coast of North America and across
the United States, SO that the flyers
have completed one-haif of their Jour
ney outside OF their home continent
in less than half the time allowed.
We may therefore conclude that they
are making normal progress.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
DIES GOING TO FUNERAL.
THIRD OF FAMILY IN WEEK
Mrs. Edna Hendry Victim of Auto
Crash in Florida-Husband ard
Two Children Escape.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated PresA
TAMPA, Fla, June l4.-Hastening
here TO attend the funeral OF her
mother. Of whose death she had
learned through a newspaper story
less than an hour before, Mrs. Edna
Hendry, wife of Henry a. Hendry.
prominent and wealthy citizen of
Fort Myers. was almost instantly
killed Saturday afternoon when she
was pinned beneath an automobile
mile from the city limits. Mr.
Hendry. who was driving the car
and their two small children eSca ped
with slight injuries.
The death OF Mrs Hendry is the
third in her immediate family within
one week She arrived here a week
ago to attend the funeral of d
Her mother, Mrs.
Susan r krats. died suddenly here
Friday afternoon
The Hendry family had been on an
automobile tour OF the west coast
of Florida for several days and were
in a restaurant at Tarpon Springs
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Qualified.

From The London Passing Show.
Lady (engaging nurse)-Have you
had any experience with children?
Applicant (OiriSh)-Why yis, ma am,
shure OF used to be a cheild mesels,''
Evening star., 1924-06-15
TREASURE HUNTERS FAIL.
Steamers Metal Detector Works,
But Reveals Only Junk.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia.
June 14.-Reports received here in
dictate that the efforts Of the little
steamer Gunner, which sailed from
Vancouver last winter for Cocos Is
land in the Indian Ocean in search
of chests of gold supposed to have
been hidden in that vicinity by revo-
lutionaries many years ago, have
been unsuccessful.
The expedition carried all neceS-
sary working implements. including a
metal detector, an invention of a
Vancouver man The detector was
truthful in pointing to metal, great
masses of which were uncovered
But it was the debris of some pre-
vious treasure hunting expedition, iron
shovelS, tin cans, wheelbarrows, pick
axes, and so forth.
The search was pressed until sup
plies ran low, forcing the fortune
hunters To sail for Vancouver.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
JAPANESE SEEK ENTRY
TO u. S. VIA HAWAII
Many Married Couples Among
1915 orientals Speeding to
Honolulu on Three Ships.
By the Associated Press.

HONOLULU. June IA Japanese
mum bcring 1916. including many
newlyweds, are seeking admission to
the United States through the port Of
Honolulu, according to a statement
made today by +. Z. Burnett, director
of immigration here.
Three Japanese ships are speeding
eastward with the majority of the
Japanese in question aboard. The
Tenyo Maru, due here Tuesday. is re-
ported carrying 1S4 japanese Dr.
Burnett said. The Korea Maru is due
here June 20, with 622 passengers,
and the Masado Maru, June 2s, with
370 more.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
BRIT0N, WITH NEW PLANE,
TO RESUME GLOBE FLIGHT
Machine, Borne by American De-
stroyer, Received in Cases at
Akyab, Lower Burma.

BY Cable to The Star
AKYAB, Lower Burma, June "a
Arrival of a new airplane here today
on the United States destroyer Will
liam B. Preston insured the resump-
tion Of British participation in the
round the world fight. All the cases
containing the machine were disem-
barked safely and delivered TO squad
ron Leader Maj. A. S. c. MacLaren.
The engine already has been
mounted and the plane wheeled by
coolies 10 temporary airplane shed
on the landing ground. Maj. Mac
Laren hopes to resume his flight on
June 90, weather permitting.
ico2yright 1924 United States and Canada,
By North American Newspape- Alliance
All rights reserved
Evening star., 1924-06-15

when Mrs. Hendry learned through a
newspaper story OF her mothers
death. Efforts had been made by
relatives to locate her. but had been
uEavailing.
The funeral of the mother, sched-
uied for this afternoon, has been
postponed until Monday, when rites
will be held for both mother and
daughter.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Few Stories Are Sold.

For every hundred stories that are
written by embryo and acco n piished
authors, only ten are printed, accc rd-
ing 70 statistics published by one
publishing house. The average day
brings from ZOE TO 25o stories to =
publisher and one company keeps
from thirty to fifty readers busy
waGing through these manuscripts.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Gets $35 for Each Execution.

NEUBIBERG, Bavaria, June IA
Johann Reichart, a coachman of this
town, has been appointed public exc
cutioner for Bavaria He is to be
paid about $35 for each head he cuts
off and will be given travel expenses
and $2.5o daily for living expenses
while away from home on Official
duty.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
LIGHTNING KILLS CHILD.
Another Seriously injured During
Storm in Tennessee.

DICKSON, Tenn, June 1.-THE
ten-year-old child of Clyde Sutton.
living ten miles north of here, was
killed by lightning and a younger
child seriously injured last night
daring heavy wind and rain storm.
{ ne partly finished house was blown
from the foundation, trees were
blown down, crops and highways
damaged and wires rendered useless.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Herrick's Cousin Dies.

PARIS, June I4.-Luella Herrick
Eisse of Evanston, Ill, died at the
american Hospital here today. She
was the daughter of the late w. Fiske
of Minneapolis, and q cousin of Myron
t. Herrick, American ambassador to
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
PURPLE ROBES
C0NFERRED0N
PRELATE
Father Cassidy Appointed
Monsignor Aug. 6Memor-
able Day at St. Stephens

The purple robes OF a domestic
prelate OF the papal household were
conferred on Monsignor Joseph H.
Cassidy, pastor of st. Stephens
Catholic Church, Twenty.fifth street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
yesterday morning. The veteran
pastor was appointed a monsignor
by Pope Plus xI on August s.
Archbishop Michael Curley was in
charge Of the solemn investiture,
which was one OF three events
which made the day the most
memorable in the long history OF
st. Stephens parish.
Archbishop Curley in the after
noon confirmed a class Of 1s5 boys
and girls, and after that he dedi.
Gated the new 5000, 900 st. Stephens
parochial school.
Among the forty prelates who
were in the sanctuary were three
who formerly were attached to st.
Stephens. They were the Reverend
Robert J. Ftoelich, Of st. Angus.
tines Church, this city, the Rev.
erend Thomas G.. Smyth, pastor of
the Blessed Sacrament Church, of
Chevy Chase, and the Reverend
George j. Larkin, Of the Church Of
the Blessed Sacrament, Baltimore.
MonSignor G. r. Thomas, rector
of st. Patrick's Church, preached
the sermon. He praised st. Steph.
ems parish and eulogized Monsign0r
Cassidy.
Archbishop Curley. in speaking Of
Monsignor Cassidy, said:
1.-THE church IL comforting this
honor on Father Cassidy In recog.
milton of more than forty years OF
service to this archdioSe. 1t Is a
promotion In rank as well as title.
Father Cassidy for fifteen yeal 3
has been building up st. Stephens
parish" .
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
LABOR Asked To
SHUN PARTY
LINES
American Federation Likely to
Go on Record Against
Political Action
= KENNETH CLARK,
international News servica

Ell PASO, Tex, Nov. 24.-The
American Federation of Labor con
vention today formally was asked
to go definitely on record against
participating in any way at this
time in the formation Of a new
political party in the United States.
Particularly 1t was urged that
the Federation as an Organization
should not join in establishing q
distinct labor party.
These recommendations were con.
tanned in a report from the resolu-
tons committee which advocated
strict maintenance of the Fedora
tons nonpartisan political policy.
An adverse report was submitted
on two resolutions which would
have the Federation assist In form
ing party in the United States
patterned after the British labor
party.
New Party Lines Seen.
1t the same time, the committee
pointed out that it was becoming
increasingly evident that there was
coming about in the United States
realignment of the old-establishe(.
parties, between the so-called con
servatives on the one hand and the
| liberals on the other. But until
that should have taken place, the
committee said, the Federation, de
voted to the economic betterment
of American workers, should not
/ participate in forming a new party
or in realigning the old. What in
dividual members did in this re.
| Spect, however, was not at this
time the concern of the Federation
as an organization, declared the
committee.
This was taken to mean that the
Federation would say nothing to in
dividual members or groups who
might participate in the meetings
Of the conference for progressive
political action, called for next
month to discuss the formation of
new party. Several delegates to
the convention. such as William II.
Johnston, president of the Machin.
lists, are prominent in the progress
sive conference, and they said to
day they would participate in tn
meeting at Washington nextlnonth.
Johnston called the conference.
Report Adoption Expected.
The report was largely a review
Oh the Recommendations OF Sue eA6
|cutiye council on politics. The coun
ell declared that the Federation best
could secure favorable labor legisla
ton by working within the OLE
parties rather than by flying of.
with some new political movement,
Adoption OF the report by an oyel
whelming vote was predicted.
The committee also denouncel
some recent labor decisions by tn.
Supreme Court, condemned the u.s.
Of injunctions in strikes and urged
enactment of constitutional amend
ment where Congress by two-thirds
vote could override decisions of the
Supreme Court. The council was
asked to approve military trainine
camps in the United States II, after
Investigation, it found that thest
camps were for the up-building of
the mind and body and patriotio
spirit OF American youth and not for
the intoxicating of war.
In the event of war, 1t was urged
that the Government conscript not
only manpower but labor ami
wealth as well.
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
IN CASE Of
MIR. A"
Witness Tells Court His Rooms
Were Looted-Tries to
Accuse Bank
CONTINUED from First Page,

Contlnued from First Pages
the reason the crowds waited ali
night to squeeze into the court
room. was not well enough to ap-
pear at the morning session, 1t was
announced. 1t was said that she
probably would be able to attend
this afternoon.
When Hobbs left the witness
chair, Lord Halsbury, of counsel
for Robinson. called an accountant
named Bartholomew, employed by
the Anglo-South American Bank.
The witness produced banking ac-
counts, opened by Hobbs. Montague
Noel Newton. called the chief of
the blackmail band, and an un.
named aide-de-camp to the prince,
who was accused in testimony Of
having helped to frame" the East
ern potentate. He also produced O.
letter from Hobbs, opening an ac-
count and inclosing 100000 pounds.
At this point, Justice Darling an
nounced that the court wished it to
be understood that the aide-de-camp
to the maharojah's son was not a
member of the regular army. The
aides name Is being kept out of
testimony just as IL "Mr. AS" !,
Mrs. Bevah's Deposits.
The Westminster Bank produced
in court, as ordered. the account
of Mrs. Lillian Bevan. brunette
beauty, who was Mrs Robinson's
companion in the Paris escapade
and, according to testimony, the
recipient of affections from "Mr.
AS" secretary, similar 10 those
bestowed on Ms. Robinson by
Mr.. Al"
The account sh0weA that Mrs.
Bevan deposited three $1,000 notes
in March, 1920. which was five
months after she and Mrs. Robin
son made the acquaintance of the
Indian and. his secretary.
This is to show that she had
share?" asked Lord Darling, OBJ
viously alluding to the blackmail
proceeds.
Counsel for the bank replied in
the affirmative.
Robinson's solicitor, Hyman Davis,
then took the stand. He denied
the defense's suggestion that his
client and Mrs. Robinson never had
been married. He testified that he
had witnessed the ceremony uniting
them.
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
Bandits Get $4,000 Loot

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.--BandIts to.
day held up a loop jewelry. store,
obtained $4,000 in cash ard jewelry
worth hundreds Of dollars ana
escaped. =.
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
IS FOUND
IN FURNACE
DEATH
Detectives Keep Secret Trail
Being Followed in Mrs.
SheatsIey's Death
Ccontlnued from Flrst Page.l

Continued from First Page.)
real culprit in the battling case viii
be discovered and brought to jus.
tice."
The resolution also registered the
congregations sympathy for the
Reverend Mr.. Sheatsley and his
family and ''our unqualified conf.
dence In the integrity and nobility
Of character which our pastor. has
uniformly exhibited among u.s."
Doctor c. III. Wells, the Sheats.
ley's family physician, today az,
clared that Mrs. ShAatsley twas
never i'll q day in her life llere;''
that he had never treated her for
any nervous disorder, and that he
was inclined to believe she was
killed by some unknown person.
Doctor Wells disagreed with the
opinion Of Sheatsley that Mrs.
Sheatsley was q victim Of temporary
mental arrangement.
Doctor Wells, however, made II
plain that he had no adverse critic.
ism to make against Sheatsley.
Two Were Classmates.
II have known him for thirty
years. He is cropping in the dark
for an explanation Of this mystery,
said Doctor Wells. He and the
Reverend Mr.. sheatsley were class.
mates in college.
Although Sheatsley and his fam.
lily were expected to return home
today from Paris. Ohio, where they
have been visiting relatives since
Mrs. Sheatsley's burial there last
week, announcement was made
here today that their return has
been postponed until Wednesday.
C0nferring with Prosecutor King,
Mayor Ludwig, Of the Bexley
suburb, issued an appeal to Bexley
residents to rally to the aid OF
Prosecutor King so that the mystery
may be solved for the good Of the
community
Concluding an investigation Of an
uninhabited residence, adjoining the
Sheatsley home, police detectives
completely discredited the theory
that Mrs. Sheatsley might have
been murdered by some unknown
person who had hidden In the un.
occupied house.
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
WOMAN IS SLAIN IN
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN

BALTIMORE, Nd. Nov, a.
Mrs. Barbara Klein, forty.eight,
was nearly decapitated with a
razor and then terribly mutilated
with a flat iron in her home here
this morning, while her three young
children watched the tragedy and
screamed for help in the same
room.
John Matlak, fifty-one, said by
police to be the father Of the
children, is held here for the
m rider.
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
SAFE CRACKERS
SOUGHT BY
POLICE
Three Yeggs Take $4,000
and Three Fur Coats From
Department Store

ROCHESTER,, N. ", Nov. ga
police dragnet was out today for
three well-dressed cracksmen who
looted four safes in the McCurdy de.
partnent store OF 5000 in cash and
three fur coats after Handwriting
the Waterman to an elevator.
Springing from behind a counter,
the bandits covered the watchman,
August Htrzekorn, manacled him
and compelled him to lead them to
the office containing the safes.
After looting the safes Of cash,
the yeggs walked to the fur depart
ment and picked out three coats.
Hirzekorn's description Of the rob-
bers indicated they were profes-
sional cracksmen.
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
DATA Is STO[EN,CHAP[I TlWE[]
L|TA GREY,
As
REPORT.
Leading Woman Is Seventh
Of Screen Beauties Listed
as His Fiancee
Continued from First Page,

Continued from First Page.)
May Collins and then Claire Wind.
sor. Then he was said to be about
to marry Lila Lee, now Mrs. James
Kirkwood.
Pola Negri was the next woman
to whom Chaplin was said to have
been engaged and the wedding date
was actually set, but there was a
quarrel instead Of a marriage.
Peggy Joyce and Estelle Taylor
were then In Chaplln's favor until
Miss Edna PurviaTice became his
leading woman.
Miss Purviance, who played op-
poEite the comedian in a number
Of his recent pictures, brought down
Chaplin's wrath because of the
Mabel Normand shooting affair, last
New Years day, when Miss Nor
mand's chauffeur wounded Court
land s. Dimes, Denver millionaire.
while Miss Purviance and Miss
Normand were visiting Dimes in his
Hollywood apartment.
Chaplin announced at the time
that Miss Purviance would con.
tinue as his leading woman, but it
was not long until he cast about
for her successor, and last spring
Miss Grey was announced as his
choice.
NoGALES, Ariz., Nov. a.
Charlie Chaplin, comedian OF the
screen, was due to arrive here this
noon. He is en- route to Guaymas.
Sonora, Mexico. Five members Of
his party arrived here Friday after
noon and left in the evening fer
Guaymas where they said thew
would be joined later by Chaplin.
The object Of the comedians visit
to Mexico was not disclosed here.
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
OPIUM FARLEY
VOTES DOWN
SECRECY
U. s. Wins Fight Against Eng
Iish Demand for Closed
Hearings
ny InternatiOnal News service.

GENEVA, Nov. 24.--The United
States won it's first fight today
with the opium producing countries
when the international conference
here for regulation Of the narcotic
drug traffic voted down the de.
mand OF England and India that
subcommittee meetings be secret.
America theoretically protested
the English-Indian demand and de.
nnAnded roll call. Twenty-six de-
legations thereupon voted for rub.
lie meetings. Eight countries, in.
GLIDING Britain and India, did not
vote
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
zR-3 FLIGHT POSTPONED
BY FOGGY WEATHER

LAKEHURsT, N. j., Nov. 3D.
The zR-Ss first trial flight over
American soil with heliun' gas, set
for today, probably will have to BE
postponed because Of foggy, rainy
weather. 1t was announced by the
officers OF the naval air station
here.
High winds were reported by
Astrological observers.
The Washington times., 1924-11-24
00ANT5AU
NEVXC/

'TAILoREss; experienced. Apply at
BIND ST. N. W.--Large front room
and kitchGnette; 2nd II.
RECEIVING CLERK; must be Ax.
LIBERAL reward for Information
leading 60 Dodge Touring car
taken from garage.
CORBiN PA N. 1.-TWO furnish.
ed rooms for l. h. h.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS TURN II
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION.