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Evening star., 1925-01-10
WAR-TORN FRENCH
VILLAGE REBUILT
Somme-Py, Restored to Nor
NAL, Thanks Americans
for Assistance.

Somme Ply, a French village near
Rheims, which was the scene In
describabIe atrocities during the
World War, and which was eventu-
ally so devastated that one could
scarcely believe that a town had ever
occupied that site. is now rebuilt.
Washin gtonians who contributed to
the Somme-Py fund and the Cham
pagne-Argonne fund back in 1920
will >be gratified by this news, which
is conveyed by Lieut.. Andre LHuil-
lier, a resident of the village. who
was formerly attached to the French
embassy here.
The mayor, Gaillet Lasage, and
the entire population send heartfelt
thanks to their many benefactors
all over America through Robert l.
Buell. of this city, who, in 1921, or
ganized and took to France the Har-
ward Reconstruction Unit, composed
of engineering and architectural
students working under the French
ministry of reconstruction, and who
is president of the American Students
Reconstruction Association.
The results of the rebuilding proc
ess are truly remarkable. The pop
ulation is now larger than before
the war. More land adjacent to the
village is under cultivat ton, while
90 per cent of both the homes and
public buildings are completely re-
built In addition to all this, Somme-
Ply and several nearby communities
now have electricity for the first time
while water supply and sewage sys-
TENS are soon to be installed. To
these latter items the major portion
of the American. fund of about $50
600 was largely devoted.
Mayor Lesage particularly ex-
presses his gratitude for the well
come offer of the American Students
Reconstruction Association to pro-
vide funds with which to decor
ate a memorial hall in the new
school and town hall designed by
American architectural students in
1921 and recently completed.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
CITIZENS OPPOSE
CHANGE IN SCHOOL
BrookIand Association Pro-
tests Plan to Move Seventh
and Eighth Grades.

Vigorous opposition to the plan Of
the school authorities to move the
seventh and eighth grades from the
Brookland School to the Langley
Junior High building at Second and
T streets northeast, was voiced at A
meeting of the Brookland Citizens
Association in the school last night.
The association adopted resolutions
protesting against the change. In ad
dition to this action Mrs. Frank
Litchert announced that parents of
the children affected were preparing
a petition of protest to the Board
of Education.
The opposition of those who spoke
was based on two general grounds:
First, that the change would require
children to travel. too great a dis
tance, and second, that it would he
a backward step for Brookland to
have. it's school reduced TO a sixth
grade building.
Would Lengthen Period.
One school official explained today
that there are two first-grade and
twos second grade classes in the,
Brookland School, each on half-time.
It. is. planned, he said, to move the
seventh grade to Langley at this
time, thereby enabling both of the
second-grade classes to attend school
all day. Later, he said, the eighth
grade would be moved to Langley,
making it possible to put both first
grade classes on full time.
The Brookland association also
went on record last night in support
of the five-year building program
recently laid before Congress by
Supt. of Schools Ballou. The motion
to indorse the program was offered
by E. W. Turner, chairman Of the
committee on schools.
W. V. Lewis, chairman of the com
mittee on streets, reported on the
efforts being made to have Twelfth
street paved from Monroe street to
Rhode Island avenue.
A. II. Fast. president, urged that
in future snowstorms a policeman
be stationed on Monroe street be-
tween Fourteenth and Eighteenth
streets to guard children while
ssleighriding.
The association voted to ask the
Commissioners to lay a sewer in the
vicinity of Twelfth and Hamlin
streets.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
NOW AIDE AT WHITE HOUSE
Capt. Charles T. Brooks Assigned
to Additional Duty.

Capt. Charles T. Brooks, aide to
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, command
ant of the Marine Corps, has been as
signed additional duty as one of the
Marine aides at the White House, and
reported for duty to Col. Sheriff. and
Capt. Andrews, the military and naval
aides, during the past week.
Capt. Brooks is a native of Cali
fornia and a graduate of the Univer-
sity of California. He became a sec
ond lieutenant in the Marine Corps
shortly after the outbreak of the war
with Germany, and has served as a
Marine ashore and at sea since that
date.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
MASTER SW|NDLER,
K0RETz, BURIED
Dead Man Had Only $4.32
in Cash Left of Millions
He Took.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press
CHICAGO, January 10.-Leo koretz,
the arch swindler who fieeced friends
and relatives out of millions in his
phantom Panama Bayano. oil project
and who died Thursday night In the
State penitentiary after serving "a days
of three concurrent sentences of from
one to ten years, was buried here yes
terday.
The ceremonies were simple and
were attended by the widow, his son
and four brothers, who stood by tear
less and tense as the body of the man
who had brought wealth and then
disgrace to his family was laid to
rest. u
Early in the day the body was re-
moved from the penitentiary to
mortuary in Joliet, where short serv-
ices were held, after which motor
hearse, followed by one car bearing
the relatives, started on the trip to
the Waldheim Cemetery, here.
At the grave services were conduct
ed by DR.. Felix A. Levy, pastor, of
Emanuel Congregation of Chicago,
and 20 minutes after the party had
entered Waldheim Cemetery the only
figure remaining a the grave was the
cemetery sexton.
Before leaving for Chicago brothers
of koretz obtained from the warden
at the prison all that Koretz had left
Of the millions he obtained from rela-
tives ana friends for investment OF
Evening star., 1925-01-10

For gallantry in the performance
OF a dangerous duty when he flew
a medical officer through a rag
ing storm from Fort Mills to Fort
Wfnt, Philippine Islands, to attend
the commanding officer of the lat
ter post, Lieut.. Walter X. Burgess.
Air Service, of Kindley Field, 2. l.,
and until last year stationed at
Boiling Field here, has been com
mended personally by Maj. Gen. c.
w. Read, commanding the Philip
pine Department
The feat was performed June IL,
and first reports to the War De-
partment credited the flight to
Lieut.. George II. Burgess, former
ly stationed there, but now at
Boiling Field. The Army Air
Service today made public the
correspondence on the subject be-
tween the commanding officer of
Fort Mills and Gen. Read.
Lieut.. l.. II. Thompson, command
ing officer of Fort Wint, sent an
urgent request for a surgeon to
Fort Mills June 10, he having de-
Veloped assesses in both ears
Storm conditions prevented send
ing plane, and no boat was
available. The next day a second
urgent message was received, and
conditions not having changed,
the commanding general was re-
quested to arrange for naval
surgeon to attend from Olangapo,
but this assistance was not forth
coming for reasons unknown"
In spite of dangerously rough
water and constant succession of
rain and wind squalls, Lieut.. Bur-
gress took off in a boat seaplane
and proceeded to Fort Wint with
Capt. Maxwell G. Keeler, Medical
Corps, and an emergency oper-
alton at night relieved Lieut..
Thompson, and Capt. Keeler with
his patient was brought to the
Evening star., 1925-01-10
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS FAIL.
Prisoner Tries Hanging; Wom-

The attempts at suicide of two
colored persons, one a prisoner in the
hrst precinct police station and the
other a woman, failed yesterday.
James Virgil Walker, colored. 26
years old, of 1924 Columbia street.
held at the police station charged
with larceny, tried to hang himself
to his cell door, but was cut down.
Mary Robinson, colored, "a years
old, of 201 Gordon street northeast,
is in the Casualty Hospital today in a
critical Condition as the result of
swallowing a quantity of poison last
night. Taken to the Casualty Hos
pital, physicians treated her and pro-
nounced her condition serious
Evening star., 1925-01-10

the millions he had only s44.32 aside
from a few odds and ends of personal
belongings.
A few hours before his death the
Chicago Title and Trust Co., receivers,
completed a list of assets showing
the total amount they hope to realize
to be S55S,S23. Against this there are
claims totaling nearly $2,000,000. None
of these figures takes into considera-
tion a claim for income taxes of about
S750,000 which the Government fig
ures should be paid. If this claim is
pressed it Will take precedence over
all others.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
TEXTILE WORKERS
. T0F|GHT PAY CUT
Fall River Unions Take Ac-
tion-NeW Bedford to Get
10Per Cent Slash.
By the Associated Press.

FALL RIVER, Mass. January 10
The executive committees of four
unions of the United Textile Work
ers of America, at a special meeting
last night, voted unanimously to oppose
the reduction of 10 per cent in wages
which the Fail River Cotton Manu-
facturers' Association recently an
nounced would become effective in
Fall River Monday.
Six unions have accepted the wage
reduction, although two favored
strike action. The reduction affects
all Fall River cotton mills and in
wolves between 10000 and 10000
workers.
In statement the United Textile
Workers charged that the net results
of the reduction would be an aver
age wage of S14 weekly for Fall
River operatives, and that in some
mills the actual reduction would ap-
proXimate 22l2 per cent.
The committee said: THE COM
mittees decided to continue their cf-
forts amicably TO dispense with the
proposed reduction. Failing in this
object, the committees will find it
necessary to refer the subject to
their international unions"
The organizations are affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor
Evening star., 1925-01-10
WAGE CUT IS VOTED.
New Bedford Mills to Make 10 Per
Cent Slash.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW BEDFORD, Mass. January
10.-The New Bedford Cotton Manu-
facturers' Associa ton has voted to
reduce wages in the cotton mills 10
per cent, the cut to become effective
January 19.
The reduction will affect approxi-
mately 10000 operatives in this city
alone. Following the announcement
of the pending cut, a union official
stated that the various la Dor organi-
cations will call meetings of their
members within the next few days to
vote upon the question. Each union
will report the result of it's meeting
to the textile council, the governing
body of the labor organization, which
in turn will report the final outcome
to the Cotton Manufacturers Asso-
citation.
At present the mills are operating
on a scale that is so per cent normal.
This is said to be 100 per cent better
than the scale on which they were
operating last May.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
Metropolitan Baptist Services.

AT the Metropolitan Baptist Church,
Sixth and A streets northeast, to-
morrow evening, Rev. John Compton
Ball will speak on the theme, when
All Is Well" In the evening he will
present the church motto for 1925:
Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God /;
Be Ye Doors of the Word"
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Evening star., 1925-01-10
SINGER HIRES GUARD.
Cyrena Van Gordon Acts After
Threatening Letters.

CHICAGO, January 10.-Cyrena
Van Gordon, opera singer, has en-
ployed a body guard to accompany
her when she appears in public, fol-
lowing the receipt of three threat
ening letters, each demanding $500.
She said she had also received sew
eral telephone calls making threats
against her life. A taxicab driver
who delivered a missive was arrested
but was later released.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
BONUS GOES TO MOTHER.
Immediate Payment Check Mailed
to Mrs. Mary A. Wooten.

The second World War bonus check
for immediate payment was sent out
by the Veterans Bureau yesterday to
Mrs. Mary Ann Wooten of LaGrange,
n. c., mother of Cecil c. Wooten, pri-
vate, military police company, who
died since making application for the
bonus. Mrs. Wooten's check was for
1892. The first check was presented
Tuesday by Director Hines of the
Veterans Bureau to Mrs. Irene c.
Crisp of 1891 Tennyson avenue, Chevy
Chase, d. c.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
Rotary to Meet in Denver.

DENVER, January 10.-Denver was
awarded the 1926 convention of the
Rotary Clubs, Roy o.
Sampson, secretary of the local club,
yesterday. Tentative
dates for the convention have been
fixed as June 1919, Mr.. Sampson said.
Evening star., 1925-01-10

Few of the golden opportunities Of
fered us will stand the acid test.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02
Seattle Docs
Win Matches,
But Lose CUP

A LTHo defeating the golfers OF
l tho medical sphere in Victoria
and Vancouver at tho Inslewood
club Friday. Seattle golfing doctors
Lost 10 the Northcrners by reason
Of tho lsttcrs' victory over the
home talent at Victoria recently.
Tho invaders won tho II. w. Perry
cup. that viii be theirs until thcy
arc defeated
Seattle surgeons made a total OF
Is 10 six for the days work, seor.
ing seven to four in tho morning
and eight TO two In the afternoon.
against Victoria. They Jared even
better against the Yaneouve
troupe. scoring 81 10 IL in the
morning and 90 TO 10 in tho after.
noon. making total score Of 60
TO 81.
Or. a. c. Boyd. Of Victoria, fin.
ishcd the course in par "a, and
won the high honors. DIR. Boyle.
Of Vancouver was next with n card
OF ss.2O.ss.
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Boat Club to
Start Racing
Season TO-DAY
DIVE kinds Of boats viii oomp.,.

1--WE kinds Of boats will compe;.
L in the first races TO he held Il
the Seattle Yacht club this seaso,
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock. TIE
races viii include star boats. cal
boats. sloops. yawls and power boais
These races win open what is Ell.
pected TO be the largest racing seasOs
OF the yacht club.
The power boats will race frcz
Madison park TO Seward park. Thh
Is chance race and the boats vii
draw for prizes irrespective Of thu
position they finish.
The sailing boats will leave Mad
son park for Hunts point, thena
TO Medina and back to the PARK
They will go over this course twics
making nine-mile race.
Judges OF tho races Will be Dw
Wilson. w. II. Hadley and Quen
Williams. chairman OF the race cen
mittee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02

against the Cubs remains to
be seen.
In League No. 2, the best game
should be between tho South Seat
tie Merchants and the Garfield Cubs.
Tho Cubs displayed power last sun
day that makes them rank as one Of
tho strongest clubs in tho second
division. Manager Kalman has built
his team around former grammar
and high school stars who have
played together around Garfield play.
field for some time. This gives the
team coordination and enables them
10 work well together. Harry Hill.
man. the Cubs pitching ace. will
take the mound for them. Last sun.
day no held the Green Lake Mer.
chants to only five hits. which is
quite feat for a youngster.
The South Seattle Merchants
will be playing their first game
ns Star league team and are
out to win their initial start.
West Green Lake and the Husky
A. c. engage In Il game that bears
watching as both squads are con.
sidered strong. The Green Lakers
dropped their first contest by mar.
row margin but hope TO get back in
the running with win. Manager
Kenny Couden has signed up several
new men In an effort to strengthen
his team, and with his bolstered
lineup should cause the Huskies
plenty Of trouble.
After winning their first game
with ease over last years champions,
the Independents play the Ross Ath.
letic club. The Ross a. G. win make
its first bow 10 Star league fans as
~ IL also ono Of the new entries. II
the Independents can hurdle the Ross
nine, they will be in strong posi-.
ton TO win out in section two.
SUNDAYS GAMES
Section One
Queen City Motors VS.. Broad.
way, ~ noon.
Y. NJ G. A. W.. Georgetown
Cubs at South Park, II noon.
Climax Club VS.. q Garfield
Eagles at Garfield, at 2 y. M.
Section Two
West Green Lake Merchants
vs.. Husky a. G. Mt Columbia,
2 y. M.
South Seattle Merchants vs..
Garfield Cubs at Garfield. ~
noon
Ross A. G. VS. Independents
~ v. y. Day, 10 n. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02

Jimmy Reese. oatIApd's Md sbortstop.
may DO bushsr In many respects yet,
bot he pulled a play yesterday IN tho
Seattle tusate that would have done
ersdn 10 an Eddis Collins o. a Rabbit
Aarsnyiiis,
nuiy Mechb. came charging down 10
second base on Frank Emmrfs Ef1uHdsr
60 deep short Reese saw that he didn't
have chance 20 throw out ths speedy
Emmsr 81 first. 20 ne faxed a throw and
NeCsbs took the turn az second, Like
a flash Reese tossed the ball 20 Ray
HfubaErr and MrEabs pRH tagged out.
Umpire Tsck was fooled by the play and
had his back 10 second base, Psrls casey.
behind tho bat making the decision.
Brick Eidred's chief claim Ia fame Il,
hitting. OF course bun when he's IN tie
mood no can 80 ana get a fiy ball with
the best Of them. Ills running catch IL
Coopsfs ny 70 the right field wall IN
the ssvsnih vas a thinE Of bssuiy
Oakland sssd two piueb.hitt,r,.
Thatcher and Gather and they both flisd
out 70 Lane
Lane. Incidentally. reashsd fir,I base
'ries ana seoFsd both timer
olir Brady. who IL piay ing a fine
game al second ksru. went another aaY
without an rrrof. handling come tough
chances
Prank ntssiii si.e contributed his
quota OF hits. tr0 Singles : ~ AZ and aa
out IN !oar trips
Cooper got the only sItra-i,as, hit Of
The daf. a questionable double when Me-
rahs dropped bis ~ IN issg field after
Fun. II aas scored hs hii because
~ tho Interference with ghs heavy Wind
blaSinE across TIE psfk
The Oakland eish !. playing rather
drab baseball and Il looks like gas visit
ore ARE taking their bsatinEr 80 mat,
tor Of course, " all bsiuE ia the days
work
Ilarry kransc is due for III. risiier.
To-day with TIED KIiisfrr having q
varied choice ~ pitshsra II d, time FOR
Fred RUSSELL 10 uofh Roy Moore. the
NV sauthpaW IL aYaiiAbia and ~ is
Huas Sutherland who hasR't pitched
since last MsndaY
III. usual double hill Sunday !. .ehsd-
uisd with Tire first tiit startling NJ 40
? IN. and then tho Tribe zoe. on The
road Tor thrss-~ttk trip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02
To Choose Star
Net Teams Soon

The selection OF teams for tho Star
Woodland park tennis tourney will
be made Mt the Woodland park tennis
courts Sunday and names of prospec.
tive entrants should be turned in to
o. T. stephens and the Seattle star
viii choose the teams
Each team will play three singles
and double match each week. max.
ing five matches in all. There will
be six teams chosen, composed of
three men. Prizes will be awarded to
winning individuals and team.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02

Monday and the final rs on
Tuesday. for the title. Dur
ing these two days the fair
sex will be doing Sc holes TO
determine who will take the
deeennial honors in their di-
vision.
Hut Included In this is holes OF
medal play per- day. all forms OF
competition viii b. included in tho
rounds and everybody has a royal
chance OF winning a prize.
Tho field win be sent off in
foursomc formation and en-
irants IN the tournament VIII
have tho riEhtof.way on the
course during the meet.
Don't forget 10 attend this bis
gDifiuE tournament At tho Beacon
hill course. May ?, II and II. and II
you san arrange Sournoms. 30
much the better. II you can't, come
much The better. n you cant como
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02
Prep Cinder
Teams Meet
on Saturday

TWO triangular and one dual prep
L track meets Nill find all Of tho
high school eindrr teams in action
today a. the University Of Wash,
lng,on stadium at l .. m.
Lincoln. Ballard and Roosevelt, arc
to meet In one triple affair. Queen
Anne. Franklin and West Seattle en-.
gage In the other broadway and
Garfield arc paired In douhlr con-
ses,.
High school interest Is centcrcd
upon tho Lincoln meet with Ballard
aud Roosevelt. AZ the HAllspliiicrs
arc coming TO tho fore as possible
champions under the ,u;claKo OF
Coach Thompson. Queen Ammo In
dopcd 10 win from Frankltn and
West Seattle. Ri,ho the Quakers have
a strong entry lis, In the field events.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02
Aberdeen to Play
Pc Ell Ball Club

The South Aberdeen Swamp
Hawks will play Pc ELL at Pc ELI
Sunday, making tho fastest pair of
teams that have ever been matched
mt tho Pc ELI grounds. Tho Pc Ell
team Is slightly favored to win be.
cause OF their recent victory over
the colored giants, while the Swamp
Hawks have lost one game. Tho
lineup for Aberdeen viii be: Dixon.
Johnson, Cudgcr, Meoker. Huroko.
mean. casporson, Hin, Gentry and
Williams.
This team last year won rs games
out OF 20 played. Those team cap.
taIns who wish games with them
should write u Hicks i1S South
O.. Aberdeen, Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02
kearns Still
Manager, Says
Jack Dempsey

WtLMISGToN. Del. MAY g.
w Jack krhrns Is still my man
aEer, no matter how many other
fighters he takes under HIS wing.
Jack Dempsey said today m he and
his bride were leaving Tor New York
Referring 10 KsarnH taking over
management of Mickey Walker. wei
torwcight champion. Dempsey said:
II congratulate them both Each
has hooked up with good man.
Kearns done 10, for mo and any
fights in which appear viii have
20 be arranged thru him +"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02
JUNIORS WIN

In the first gamo Of tho intcrciaas
series nj the University OF Washing.
ton, the Juniors lost TO the Sopho-
moreE. to ,. at the stadium. The
second game OF tho series will be
played Tuesday. either between tho
Seniors and Freedmen, or the soph-
ignores and Frosh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02
Huskies to Play
VandoIs Saturday

In their first real test of the sea
son. tho University OF Washington
ball club will play tho Idaho yandals
at 2:3o p. m. Saturday. Coach Nc.
Willis of Idaho is bringing n strong
squad of players with him that has
cleaned UP all competition on their
road trip, McWillis expects TO start
Ralph Erickson. big red.headed left.
handler. Coach Tubby Graves OF the
Husky nine, viii pitch Elmer TIES.
reau, with Shidler and Wright in
reserve.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02

Innings pitchet-Pruett ?. Charr. a.
I feat 20 Pruett At bat-Off Prue;i Il
/ hits 8. runs scored 5. Runs respoan.
( for--Pruett 4. Fowler :. stryksr !. SIX
out-stryker ?. Pruett l. Fowler J. Bisa
I on bails-Prueit :. Fowler !. Wild paA
POWER. Two-base hit--Cooper sac.
/ flee hits-Emmer. Eldred. Runs bSii,l
in--stryker :. BRAZIL. Eldred J. BRADY
! Lafayette. Double play-i.ane 10 Ea
msr. Tlme-I.fe. umpires-Cssey AZ.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02

famous screw ball, floaters and varied a.
sortment.
He might have made Ruth throw his bat
away in disgust, but the slim left-hander
was just another thrower to the Indians al
the ball yard yesterday when he started for
Oakland.
In fact, all pitchers are looking the SAM
to the Braves the way they are going nov
and yesterdays victory was their ninth viii
in IL starts at home and just as an incident
the score Friday was Seattle 8, Oakland z
The Redskins took all the fight out of The
ball game right in the second inning, whict
might have suited Pruett fine from a 50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02
Another Southpaw

Gene Fowler. a long. Eearcd left
handler, took up the burden and the
Indians Tailed twice in the third
and again in the sixth.
In the meanwhile Stryker
was pitching wonderful ball,
blanlSing the visitors until the
seventh when three smscks and
boot by BRAZIL lei I'm one run.
Three hits put over another in
the eighth, hut double play.
Lane 10 Emmer, stopped the
rally short,
Stryker finished up tho ninth as
II nothing had happened, and moth.
ing more did.
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c. p. S. Beats Idaho
in thinning Game

TACOMA. May AFTER nine
scorlcss innings. tho College OF ru,
set Sound defeated the Idaho Van
dals. J TO .. in an thinning game
hero yesterday. Tho visitors scored
two runs in tho nth inning and tho
LoEgcra eams back in their half ard
tied tho count In the final frame.
the Tacoma nine made tho winning