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Evening star., 1925-08-19
SUSPECTS IN STOLAR
MURDER ARE RELEASED
$500 Reward Offered for Slayer of
S Street Grocer, Shot to Death
Saturday Night.

Several colored men who had been
arrested by the police as suspects in
connection with the investigation of
the murder of Samuel Stolar, grocer.
at 1000 street, who was shot by an
armed bandit Saturday night, have
been released, as the police were con-
vinced the suspects knew nothing of
the Staying,
Inspector Grant, chief of detectives
said his men were without a clue to
the identity of the slayer today Mem
bers Of his command have been in
structed to devote their entire time in
an effort to bring. about his arrest.
A reward of 5000 for information
leading to the arrest of the slayer
was announced by police officials this
morning.
Evening star., 1925-08-19
East Arlington Home Burns.
Disnatch to Thu Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, August 10
Engines from Cherrydale. Clarendon,
Arlington and Ballston fought a losing
battle against flames that yesterday
DESTROYED the home of Horace Lane
at East Arlington. 1t was a two
room frame structure. Damage is
estimated at $3.50. Lane had no in
surance on the building.
Evening star., 1925-08-19
CITIZENS SEEKING
HARD COAL PEACE
Wilkes-Barre Interests Call
Meeting in Effort to
Avert Strike.
By the Associated Press.

BY Lhe AssOClattu PTesS.
WILKES BARRE, Pa, August 10
In an effort to avert a suspension of
mining operations in the anthracite
fields on September /, invitations were
sent out today by a committee Of
Wilkes Barre citizens to municipal Off
cials, presidents of civic and fraternal
organizations and business men
throughout the hard coal region to at
tend a meeting here tomorrow.
It is hoped to devise a means of
bringing the miners leaders and op-
orators back into conference and avert
a shutdown of the mines when the
present wage scale expires. Several
hundred representative citizens of the
region are expected to respond to the
Evening star., 1925-08-19
Problem Battling.

On Monday Of this week traffic po
licemen were ordered to adopt the
two-whistle system to give pedestrians
a better chance of crossing busy in
tersection, and pedestrians were urged
to cooperate by walking only with the
Go sign toward them.
Col Moller felt, however. that the
present method of turning left the
pedestrian exposed to some danger
even while walking with the signal
He has been endeavoring for a week
to devise some plan of improving the
rule for turning.
Whether the new system will be
adopted generally at policed interesc
tions will depend entirely upon how II
works at Fourteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue.
Inspector +. w. Brown of the Traf
fic Bureau will have extra men at thai
intersection to acquaint motorists with
the new rule when 1t is tried out.
Evening star., 1925-08-19

If all the foreign trade of this coun-
try could be handled through one
port it would require the daily service
of more than 10000 freight cars car
rying an average load of 80 tons.
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then adjourned until 2 p, m.
Republicans, discussing means of
getting the Democrats back, dis.
cussed calling out the National
Guard and forcibly bringing them in
il ordinary arrest failed.
Senator Joseph Cravens. Demo
cratic floor leader who with
Senator G. Praille Erni, constituted
the only Democrats present, served
notice that the other Democrats
would not return until the Repub-
lican bill to gerrymander Lawrence
County from the Second to the
Third Congressional District is
withdrawn.
The Democratic move also was
designed. it was said, to blast the
hope or the Republican State Com
mittee that all business might be
rushed through and the Legislature
adjourned by Saturday night. Law
permits the Assembly to meet until
March 8.
Lawrence ]. Cartwright, Repub-
lican State vice chairman admitted
it was the plan to railroad though
the Administration appropriation
bill this week adjourn, Saturday and
let everything else slide.
Republican Floor Leader James
Nejdl, presiding during the illness of
Lieutenant Governor Harold F. Van
Orman sent the door keepers to
bring In the absent Senators"
Cravens Tells Why
After Chief Doorkeeper Jerome K.
Brown reported he had found some
Of them at Democratic State head
quarters in the Claypool and that
they had refused to return until the
gerrymander measure was with
drawn, Cravens said:
Now I'll tell you why the minor
ity are not going to meet with this
body until this unreasonable, un-
fair measure is withdrawn.
1T is purely political measure,
introduced for benefit Of one Of the
members who has a bee to run for
Congress. You may arrest us and
send us to prison, but the Demo
Gratis will not stand to see such
legislation passed for purely political
reasons and we will stay out until
this bill is withdrawn"
Senator Nejdl replied; do CLEAN
from the Senator's remarks that the
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HUNG JURY SEEN
AGAIN FOR HUNT
Ballot TWenty-0ne Hours
Without Verdict.

The Criminal Court jury in the
trial of Edwin A. Hunt. real estate
dealer, charged with conspiracy to
embezzle $4,000 of Marion County
funds. had been celebrating twenty
one hours today without reaching a
verdict
This is Hunts second trial on
charges of conspiring with Richard
V. Sipe. former county clerk, and
Will H Latta, attorney. to embezzle
the county money. At that time the
jury deliberated twenty-one hours
and was discharged
Judge Collins announced he would
not disturb the jury until .. M,
providing it did not reach verdict
sooner.
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END KILLER ESCAPES
soIon Would Remove
Loophole Found IN Fall
ure to Stop Law.

(T7HE killer who strikes and
l sneaks away on rubber
tires may be caught and go
scot free under Indiana law.
Smart lawyers OF the coward
ly motorist who breaks proper
ty or bodies and speeds away
without stopping may squeeze
him through a loophole encom-
passed by six words.
Smart, but public spirited
lawyers, have set about to plug
up the loophole.
Take the case of the driver who
knocked Charles Miller. IL, of 1880
w. Washington ST.. off his bicycle in
W. Washington St., recently.
The driver sped on, his cut-Out
wide open. He might have killed
the lad, but he only hurt him. 1t
would have been all the same to
the potential killer.
Suppose the police finally catch
the killer and charge him with fail
ure to stop after an accident and
give his name and address.
He will hire a smart lawyer and
the lawyer will open book entitled
ACTS of 1922 to page 329.
There the lawyer will read:
The Law
"Any person operating a motor
vehicle causing an injury to a per-
son or property. due to culpalility
or said operator. who leaves the
place of said injury or accident with
out stopping and giving his name.
residence. including street and street
number and the operators license
number to the injured party. or to
a police or peace officer :"
and SO on. shall be duly punished.
Those words, due to culpabiIity
Of said operator" will leap out Of
the page at the smart lawyer.
AS" he will muse. They've got
10 prove my client was to blame.
Let's see. The boy was riding BIZ
cycle. He was on the right side Of
he street. It's true my client
5wervsd from across the street and
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NJ CL|NTOCK
IMPRISONED
is CHARGE
millionaire Orphan Was
Held Hold Captive While III
With Typhoid, EmpIoye Of
Shepherd Testifies at
Coroner's Inquest.

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-New
alleged suspicious eircum-
stances surrounding death Of
Billy McClintock were given
at the coroner's inquest today
by Louis Kles, man of all work
for Mr.. and Mrs. William D..
Shepherd, foster-parents of the
millionaire orphan.
Kles emphasized that the Shep-
herds disliked Miss isabelle Pope.
North Shore society girl. who was
engaged to McClintock.
ITO her face they treated Miss
Pope like an angel" Kles testified.
But to her back they were like
poison snakes
Guarded Doors
When the Shepherds learned Miss
Pope had secured license to marry
Billy, they kept the sick youth.
suffering from typhoid fever. a
prisoner, Kles said.
Il was told to lock the doors and
keep everybody out" the witness
testified
while ran all the errands for
the family. they wcdldn't let me get
the Doctors prescriptions filled.
Shepherd did that himself. And he
never went to lhe neighborhood drug
store. He went somewhere else "
Mrs. Shepherd referred to Miss
Pope as pest. Kles testified. When
the quarantine placard was placed
on the door Mrs. Shepherds said, ac-
cording to Kles:
Now we can keep her OUT
Cook Signed
Kles also said that Eva Nelson,
cook at the Shepherd Nome. where
Billy made his residence, told him
she signed ''some rapers" at Shep
herds request. Then the cook said.
Shepherd cautioned her to say that
she signed the papers at BiIly's re-
quest The cooks name appears as
witness on the will which be-
queathed nearly all of the Nc
Clintock fortune to the Shepherds,
Chief Justice Olson of Municipal
Court instigated the investigation
of the death.
Justice Olson told the coroner and
police officials he believed the youth
died under suspicious circumstances.
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GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY LAM INNOCENT DECLARES GIRL

Of my brother. Emery. and can
tell you nothing. either, Of the
death week before of my
brother, Adolphus,
Il was put in the Georgia
State sanitarium Oct Z and was
held there nearly three months
utterly without cause. The sHtate
chemist said he found poison in
tie bodies OF Adolphus aRd I'm
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girl walked slowly 10 the stand.
Her mother. who in the past
few years has lost her husband
and then ber two young sons,
was weeping softly.
Gentlemen OF the jury, the
girl began. II am absolutely In
nocent
IT have done nothing wro4sN
know nothing . bout the dNats
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ROAD BODY ATTACKED
Kissinger Has Bill to Abolish High
way Commission.

With a. divided report predicted
on Senator Cravens bill to abolish
the public service commission and
set up a utility commission of three
members. Representative Kissinger
said today he would introduce bill
to abolish the highway commission
and create new department to be
named by the Governor.
Political gossip was that. not
wfthstanding results Of the probes Of
the State Reformatory. the high
way commission or the public serv-
ice commission. Governor jackson
was only awaiting adjournment Of
ihe Legislature to start welding the
Adipiuistrafion Ak on the commits.
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JUDGE APPROVES SALE
Creditors and Stockholders Buy Due
senberg Company.

Probate Judge Mahlon e, Bash to-
day approved purchase of the Due
senberg Automobile and Motors Com
pany. Inc. from its receiver, William
T. Rasmussen. real estate dealer, for
$375. 900 by creditors and largest pre-
ferred stockholders. Judge Bash en-
tered an order for sale Of the prop
erty on Dec, 81. 1924. and asked
ss75,0O0 as the minimum price.
The bid was made through the
Security Trust Company. 1t is un;
derstood the plant will continue
operation under the name Of Due
senberg Motors Company.
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cry. and ] was blamed.

cry, and ] was blamed.
''Iow they were poisoned 1 do
not know, nor why; nor by whom.
Wherever there 10 a crime
committed there must be a reH
son or motive and 4 had no rea
seA or motive. loved my broth
ers and mothered them de-
MED myself pleasures 70 comfort
them loved them and they
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HOURLY TEMPERATURE

loved me and am innocent OF
any wrong doing toward them"
Neighbors said Mary was
queer and when both her lit
tie brothers died within week
last fall they called in the po'
lice.
Mary was deelxred insane. but
after three months in the State
Sanitariun was found sane and
Indicted for murder
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CITY ADOPTS
CITY MANAGER PLAN

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb 25.-Kansas City Tuesday
adopted the council manager system Of by vote
Of approximately to incomplete vote count indicated
day The vote light resistance the only
massive.
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SENATOR
BRILLIANT
CAREER ENDS
Gastric Hemorrhage' Is Ad-
vanced as Cause Of Death
Married Mark Hanna S
Daughter - Recently De-
feated for Anothef Term.
eMEASHfNGTON. I Feb.

= WF2SHffNGToN, VASE fffG5i Feb. 25.-
Senator Medi1l Mccormick of
Illinois died suddenly here to-
day at his hotel Of gastric
hemorrhage.
Mccormick, apparently in good
health when he arose this morning,
was suddenly seized about $50 and
expired almost Immediately.
Mrs. Mccormick has been sum-
moned from Chicago and is on her
way here.
Hemorrhage Cause
Mccormick had apparently been
dead about an hour. The doctor
gave gastric hemorrhage as the
cause OF death
Representative Nicholas Long
worth. Republican leader. was one
of the first of Mccormick s friends to
reach the hotel
No announcement Of Mccormick $
death was made on the floor of
either house for some time in order
to allow ample time for Mr.. Nc
Cormick's friends to notify Mrs.
Mccormick, who was in Chicago
with Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
worth.
After an investigation at the
hotel Detective Bernard Thompson
OF headquarters announced there
were no suspicious circums .ances,
and the coroner issued a certificate
Of death due to natural causes"
\ The body will remain at the hotel
until Mrs. Mccormick arrives to
take charge of 1t.
Mccormick was the senior Sena-
tor from Illinois. He was born in
Chicago in 1877. the son of Robert
s. Mccormick and Katherine Medill
Mccormick. After graduating from
Yale in 1000, he returned to Chicago
to become affiliated with the Chi
cago Tribune, a family property
Ills political life included the vice
craftsmanship of the Progressive ma
tional committee from 1912 to 1914.
two terms in the Illinois General As
sembly and one term in the National
House of Representatives 1917-191s.
He was. elected Senator from Ills
nois in 1919.
Mccormick married the daughter
of the late Senator Mark Hanna OF
Ohio in 1908. They have three chill
dren.
WASHINGTON, Febl 25.-Follow-
ing adoption of resolution express
ing its deep regret and profound
sorrow" at the death Of Senator
MediIl Mccormick, Illinois. Repub-
1ican.i the Senate adjourned until
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EUGENIcs BILL KILLED

House Votes Indefinite Postpone
niene Of Holmes Measure.
The Indiana Mouse today killed
Senator Holmes bill for ste rilization
of social detectives.
The bill was reported out of COM
mittee without commentator and
motion was made and carried for
indefinite postponement.
The bill, which we sponsored by
Senator Holmes. u Gary. had passed
the Senate.
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Democrats Refuse to Attend Until
Republicans Withdraw Gerrynan-
der Move on Lawrence County
Body Adjourned to 2 P. M.

Democrats stopped wheels of the Indiana General AS
sembly today when the minority body stayed from
the Senate
Republicans unable business because the alb
of the eighteen Democrats caused lack of
waited hour and half after the 10 opening hour and
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u Unifed Press
MILLEDGEv1LLE. Ga. Feb.
25.-The case OF Mary Claire
Berry. pretty ls-year-old school
girl being tried for the murder
: OF her two young brothers by
feeding them poison. was in the
bands Of the jury today
Judge Clark delivered brief
charge after which She Jurors
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SULLIVAN'S DIRE
NEED PICTURED
BY WILL H. HAYS

LIT is only has lived in locality where the
munity interest is intense, it is in Sullivan that
realize the pognancy of community disaster There
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STATE RESPONDS
TO RELIEF PLEA
OF MINE VICTIMS
Contributions Pour Into
SHIIivan-Probe 10 Re-
sumo Thursday.

By UMited Press
SULLIVAN, Ind, Feb. 25.-The
Statewide relief fund for relatives
of miners killed in the City mine ex-
plosion was estimated by Red Cross
workers today at between S2O,Ooo
and $4,000, including the $4,000
appropriation of the State Legis-
lature.
Every mail brought additional
contributions from cities throughout
the State and scores of other con-
tributions were sent in by telegram.
The international organization OF !
the United Mine Workers wired
$1,000 for the relief fund.
Every effort of Red Cross work
ers headed by Henry Baker. ma
tional director of disaster relief work,
and the local relief committee was
directed toward raising the fund to
the 100000 quota.
Hays Arrives
Will H. Hays, former Sullivan resi-
dent and "czar' of the movies. Joined
in the relief work today. Hays has
tened to Sullivan from Gallup. n.
M, upon hearing of the disaster.
"The enormity of the disaster
in a town the size of Sullivan is
appalling" Hays said. "There is
hardly home that has not been
touched directly or indirectly by
the tragedy.
"Citizens of Sullivan are ma
king heroic efforts to meet the
emergency. but help from the out
side is badly needed"
Community memorial services will
be held at / p. m today on the
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WASHINGTON, .Febl 25.-Follow-
ing adoption Of resolution express
ing its deep regret and profound
sorrow" at the death Of Senator
Medill Mccormick, Illinois, Repub-
lean the Senate adjourned until
Thursday.
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Forecast,

HLOUDY tonight, followed
~ by generally fair Thurs
day. Decidedly colder with low
EST temperatures tonight 25
to 30.
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doing splendid service but much help is needed.
Money donated will be spent economically and officially
where it will do the most good.
It is the quality and type of need that should be
sponded to from all sections. know this response will
be forthcoming
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is not a family in Sullivan that
is not touched; for the death
of ffty-one men and the or
planning of 100 children is in
proportion exactly as if in
New York 5000 men were
killed and $4,000 children were
left.
There are individual cases
of inexpressible sorrow, and
whole families are destitute.
Father and brothers were
killed together, and mothers
have died from the shock.
There is real need for help
from everyone.
The American Red Cross
and the local committee are
Evening star., 1925-10-05

Rozier Clagett of 227 Riverside drive,
New York. to Mr.. John Hennesy
Fuller, son Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fuller. will take place. The
drawing rooms Of the home are filed
with the rarest flowers now in bloom
In Florida and an orchestra will play
for the occasion.
Mrs. Clagett, who is now In Miami,
will escort her daughter to the i'm
provised altar, the bride wearing a
gown Of white georgette over a sea-
shell pink slip of satin, Duchess lace
furnishing the trimming. Her veil
net Of orange blossoms and her
bouquet is to bo of bride roses and
Carissa. There will be no attend
ants except Mr.. William Speed of
Louisville. KY, best man.
A reception in the home Of Mrs.
Russ at Miami Beach will follow the
ceremony. which will be performed
by the Rev. DIR. Phillips.
A motor trip through Florida will
follow the ceremony and reception,
including visits in st. Petersburg.
Orlando, St. Augustine and Palm
Beach. Mr.. Fuller and his bride will
be at home at Jack O. Lantern Lodge,
Santa Rosa, Fla, after October Is.
Mrs. Coolidge will act as patroness
for the gala novelty In the concert
field to be presented in Washington
on the evening Of November 19 at the
Continued on Ninth Paee)
Evening star., 1925-10-05

Polish delegates to the Interparlia-
mertary Union. The guests were:
| Mr.. Leon Orlowski, secretary; Mr..
Jan Stalinski, secretary; Mr.. $.
| Poradzewski, chancellor; Mr.. S.
| Gruszka. consul at New York; Mr..
j. Barthel, consul at Chicago: Mr.. T..
! kalenski, consul at Buffalo; Mr.. Stras-
Zewiskl. consul of Montreal; Mr.. II.
Chelmicki. consul at Detroit: Mr.. II.
kurnikowski, consul of Pittsburgh; !;
Mr.. j. w. Siwinski. Prof. r. Siemi-
| radZki. Prof. S. Mierzwa, Congress
| man j. Sosnowski, DIR. T. Starzynski,
| MIR. w. Blazewicz. Mr.. NJ. Wegrzynek.
Mr.. Bronislaw Dembinski, Mr.. Wlady-
slaw koskdarski, Mr.. Stanislaw
Cznosnowski, Mr.. konrak Ilski, Mr..
Jan Zamorski, Mr.. Jan Dabski, the
Rev. Grudzinsk, Mr.. Leon Reich.
Mr.. Kurt Graebe, Mr.. TadeusZ, Dy-
mowsl<i. Mr.. Michal Kwiathkowski,
the Rev. Sobieniowski, the Rev. Otto
kayszyzski, Mr.. Jan Szczerbinski and
Mr.. Sypniewski.
The marriage Of Princess Bertha
Cantacuzene. daughter of Prince Mich
ael Cantacuzene, Count Speransky, and
Princess Julia Cantacuzene Countess
Speransky. to Mr.. Bruce Smith. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Floyd Smith
of Louisville. Ky, will take place Sat
uiuty AFTERNOON. Inc ceremony Will
be performed in the home Of the
brides grandmother. Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant. on New Hampshire ave-
nue., at o'clock, Rev. DR.. BratenahI,
dean Of the Cathedral OF ST. Peter and
u. Paul, officiating in the presence of
Il company of relatives and intimate
friends
Princess Ida Cantacuzene will be
maid of honor for her sister, who will
also be attended by her cousins, Miss
Pauline Palmer and Miss Bertha Pal
mer Of Chicago. Miss Edith Grant,
Miss Clara Frances Grant and Miss
Judith Grant, who have recently come
to Washington to live, and Miss Alice
Mann Of this city. Mr.. Floyd Smith
Will be best man for his brother.
Princess CAntacuZene and her two
daughters arrived in New York Satur-
day from Europe, where they have
been for a month or more, and were
met there by Prince Cantacuzene, who
remained in Florida during their alb
sence, and they returned to Washing
ton yesterday.
Evening star., 1925-10-05

Kirl Wirth and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Tytus.
Nine. Charoui of Egypt will be
hostess at dinner this evening at
Wardman Park Hotel, where she has
an apartment. Her guests will in.
clude her son-inlaw and daughter,
the Minister of Egypt and Nine. Samy
and Admiral and Mrs. Mark Bristol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman +. Kendall
gave dinner party at the Mayflower
Hotel last night, the company in.
Guiding the Minister Of Egypt and
Nine. Samy, Senator and Mrs Claude
a. Swanson, Senor and Sonora de
Varela Of Peru, Sir Henry and Lady
Cowan and Col. II. G. Woodcock, who
are here for the Interpariamentary
Congress; Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh,
Judge and Mrs. William Bailey La.
mar, Nine. Charoui, MIR. and Mrs
Hampson Gary, Mrs. Lawrence Town
send, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
Mile. Nabarawi, Mr.. y. X. Crissinger,
Mr.. Mccormick Goodhart and Mr..
Walcott Waggaman.
Mr.. Charles Noble Gregory, who
has returned from a Summer at Bar
Harbor. entertained n small party at
dinner Sunday evening.
At 4:3O o'clock this afternoon in
the home Of Mrs. {. +. Russ, Miami,
Fla, the marriage of Miss Cornelia
Brice Clagett, daughter of Mrs. John