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Evening star., 1925-07-17
BLAST KILLS FIVE
ASLEEP IN BEDS
Explosion of Gasoline Va
pors, When Light Is Turned
On, Wrecks Home.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FRESNO, Calf, July 17.-Explosion
of gasoline vapors, ignited when an
electric light was turned on. cost the
lives of H. d. Schroeder and his four
children and razed the Schroeder home
in Piper Colony. between Reedley and
Dinuba, yesterday. 1t was believed
at first that a bomb had been placed
in the home.
The dead are H. d. Schroeder, so
years old. vineyardist; Sarah Schroe-
der, 81, fruit packer; Myrtle Schroe-
der, "a. fruit packer; Louise Schroeder,
13, and Arnold Schroeder 8.
With the exception of Sarah
Schroeder, believed to have turned on
an electric light which provided the
necessary spark for the explosion, the
entire family was asleep, and ii is
believed, never knew what took place.
Their bodies, charred almost beyond
recognition, were found near their
beds.
The father and son occupied one bed,
the young daughter another and the
two older daughters slept together.
The four walls of the twostory
stucco house were blown out from
the bottom of the house, and the
second floor and roof settled on the
foundation from the violence of the
explosion, felt plainly at Reedley, sew
eral miles away. In just an instant
after the explosion the debris broke
into flames and burned.
Pieces of the walls, particularly the
windows, were blown nearly 200 feet
from the house, as were bits of brio
a-brac and portions of window cur
tains while a row of trees on the
south side of the house alongside the
driveway to the barn were studded
with bits of glass and pieces Of furni-
ture and kitchen utensils.
Evening star., 1925-07-17
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National-"Twin Beds" comedy, at
$50 pm. Matinee at 2:20 pm.
Poli's-"H NJ S. Pinafore," light
opera, at 500 pm.
Keith's-Richard Bennett, vaude-
vile, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
Earle-Vaudeville and photoplay,
continuous from 1 to IL pm.
Metropolitan-"Sou Fire" contin-
uouS from IL am. to II pm.
Palace-"The White Desert" at
1895 am. 1925, 2:15, 4:10, 6, $50 and
$50 pm.
RiaIto-"My Wife and t. continu-
Gus from II am. to II pm.
Columbia-"Marry Me-" at Ills
am, /, 2:4O. 4:3O, 6:15, 7:15 and $50
pm.
Tiyoli-"School for Wives" con
tinuous from 1870 to II pm.
AmbassadOr-"The Shock Punch, "
at SIS. and $50 pm.
Earle eRoof-"Dangerou Innocence"
continuous from 1880 to IL pm.
CentraI-"Zander, the Great" at
1890. 2, $50. 5, $50. and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1925-07-17
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July IA girl with
a golden voice, who gave up an opera
career to care for a sick old man, has
been rewarded with S256,233 for her
ninistrations to Park Benjamin. at
torney and father-in-law of Enrico
Caruso.
Mrs. Anna Bolchi Fuller received
this amount under Benjamin s will, it
is shown by an accounting filed in
court yesterday. Benjamin cut off his
five natural children, including Doro-
thy Benjamin Caruso Ingram, the
tenor's widow, with 81 each. The
sum of 100000 plus the residue Of the
estate was bequeathed to Miss Bolchi.
The estate was appraised at S367.734.
Benjamin adopted Miss Bolchi in
the Pennsylvania courts. She gave up
her dream of a career and postponed
her marriage to Benjamin Fuller in
order to be a companion to Dorothy
Benjamin and to care for Mr.. Ben
jamin.
In loving remembrance and recog
milton of her faithful devotion to me
while resident in my household for
more than six years" said Mr.. Ben
Evening star., 1925-07-17
GIRLS SACRIFICE OF Il CAREER
WINS HER S256,233 BEQUEST
Park Benjamin's Adopted Daughter Gets His Entire
Estme-Mrs. Caruso, Wido,U of Famous Tenor,
and Four Other Children Are Left 81 Each

jamin's will in explanation of his be-
quests to her.
II recognize her sisterly relations
for six years with my daughter Doro-
thy. and I bequeath my estate in con
sideration of her having, at my re-
quest, refrained from pursuing her
musical career, for which she had
been educated at her own cost. in
order to devote herself to my care and
welfare during my old age, and in
consideration of her consenting, at my
insistence and urgent solicitation, to
the aforesaid adoption"
Efforts are being made to increase
the acreage of tobacco growing in
Greece.
Evening star., 1925-07-17
Assigned to Medical School.

Contract Surgeon Audrey G.. Nor
gan. United States Army, has been
assigned to duty at the Army Medical
School, this city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-15

is partly explained by the fact that the
situation in South Kurdistan threatens
the English interests in Iraq; com
munications have appeared in the
press to the effect that Sheik Makh-
mud has succeeded in defeating re-
peatedly the English troops in Iraq.
A few days ago the government of
lraq signed a treaty accepting 20 Eng
lish specialists, for periods up to ten
years, in the State Government. This
is evidence that the transformation
Of Iraq into an English colony is
rapidly advancing.
The change is most striking in the
working methods of English diplo-
macy in Persia. After the inglorious
adventure of its puppet Sheik Kheisal,
English diplomacy has decided not to
play the part Of an enemy OF the ma
tional movement for freedom in Persia,
openly, and. as 1t is endeavoring to
persuade Persia to take its orientation
from England, 1t is working out plans
ON large scale for the economic en-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-15

til the September session in order to
give the parties the opportunity Of
coming to an agreement.
In the meantime English capital
openly renounces the actual boycott
of Turkey which was imposed by the
treaty of Lausanne. and is ahead of
all other countries in the economic
conquest of Turkey. Last year. among
the foreign limited companies regis
tered in Turkey with capital of 226
million Turkish pounds, % companies
with capital of % millions Turkish
pounds were English.
The more or less conciliatory policy
of England in the question of Mossul,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-15

trality and non-interference between
the two States, Nedjd and the Hedjas,
which lay claim to the hegemony in
Arabia, by confiscating the arms
bought by the Hedjas and by making
efforts to subject Ibn Saud, the strong
est aspirant to a united Arabia, to her
influence.
English diplomacy is at the same
time making efforts to adjust the deli
cate factors in the relations between
England and Turkey. The insurrection
in Kurdistan gave the Government of
Angora the opportunity of concentrate
ing considerable forces on the bor-
ders of Mosul; this threatened to
bring about a military solution of the
Mosul question. il Turkey should not
be satisfied by the decision of the
League OF Nations. 1t is character
istic that the examination of the Mos
sui question in the League of Nations
Council which had been fixed for the
mouth of June. is now postponed un-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-15
The New Course of English Policy

the opinions expressed by the leaders
Of the Zionist movement, Plumer's
appointment signifies a change in
English policy in Palestine. with the
object Of morally disarming Arabian
nationalism and turning Palestine into
purely English colony.
In Palestine and Transjordania.
England is creating new strategic
base the significance Of which is grow
ing, thanks to England having recent
ly taken possession of the harbor of
Akabah in the Red Sea and thanks
to the transformation Of Cyprus into
an English colony.
In recent times England has obvi-
ously renounced her attitude of neu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-15
SECOND SECTION

This magazine supple
ment will appear every
Saturday In The Daily
Worker.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Eldridec Asks Repeal.

Traffic Director Eldridge has wisely
asked for the repeal of his recent edict
that all tail-lights on automobiles
should be equipped with amber-colored
light.
Although the regulation was design
ed TO conform to the color policies laid
down by the Hoover conference on
traffic enforcement, under present con.
ditions it would be practically impos.
sible, and would work decided hard.
ship on the motorist
Mr.. Eldridse, therefore, has with
sary addition to the traffic rules of
Washington, realizing that in taking
this action he is not only promoting
cooperation between the motorist and
his office, but is making plain the fact
that nonsensical and unreasonab BILE
regulations will not be listed among
those in force here.
Approval by the Commissioners of
the barring of trucks from four main
highways of the District will result in
speeding up traffic. Washington's cir,
cles. beautiful as they are in the archi-
tectural sense, cannot be said to aid in
the traffic problems of the present
day. They consest traffic and delay
the transportation of the city
II Is for this reason that every pos
sible plan must be tried TO effect d
cure. Removal of slow moving trucks
and wagons from the four main
arteries which are interrupted by cir.
cles will be contributing factor of
the frictionless traffic era, which is
the aim of every traffic student
throughout the world.
All traffic regulations. no matter
| how beneficial to the general public
are likely adversely to affect certain
interests. 1t is unfortunate that such
is the case in the new truck rule. The
traffic director and the commissioners
however, are looking at the entire
problem with a broad vision. and be-
lieve that its benefits TO the majority
will outweigh its harmful effects on
the few.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

law. In the compilation Of statistics
relative to crime in the United States
It has been strikingly shown that
mercy TO first offenders and the grant
of paroles have contributed to crimi-
nal practices. They have not served
TO reform lawbreakers. Paroles have
been broken so often that they are
now regarded by the police and prose
cutting officials as merely opportun!-
ties for further marauding by the
criminally minded.
Recommendation that Federal law
he enacted TO regulate and control the
manufacture and sale of firearms is
likewise I'm line with present thought
on this subject of crime reduction, IL
not prevention, The difficulty in the
way of securing uniform pistol laws
in the States is such as to make a
Federal law on the subject imperative
especially as only by Federal enact
ment can interstate traffic in deadly
weapons be regulated. This subject
will be laid before Congress at the
coming session ami should result in
an effective statue.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
and wagon would seem almost as

and wagon would seem almost as
archaic as pair OF copper-toed boots.
Perhaps these boys will grow into
men who can recall wonderingly and
somewhat tenderIy youth wherein
mail was transported by anything as
snail-like and inefficient as motor
truck. But older Wa shingtonians will
ever hold the memory of shaded
streets traversed only by the clicking
shoes of horses. That town is gone
forever, and probably for the better.
but II was pretty nice while ii lasted.
when the mail wagon. the police pa
troll. the ambulance, even the vener-
able herdic-bus. not cab-were traf-
flc features not to be regarded with
out interest and a sense OF civic pride
The sang played Shiny" in the
street then, the intersecting roadway
at either end OF the block providing
an acCepta BILE, IL somewhat spa acious
Soal. Only. the. passage of some very
important vehicle. like he mail
wagon, interrupted the game 1t was
q ms MY Hlcdll WHO "Ouiu not
either slow down or else yet his team
out OF the way as quickly as possible
They had all been boys themselves
something that seems not 10 he true
OF many motor drivers. or perhaps
modern mechanical requirements
make them forsetfui. This CORE
spondent' remembers distinctly hav.
ing a perfect shot for shiny goal
interrupted by the forehead of "A
placid grocery horse, and both animal
and driver were exceedingly nice
about the matter.
The passing Of the old type OF mail
wagon calls To mind an ever Zestful
.est of the days when street cars
went in pairs, and some. opera ed
purely for the transportation Of mail.
were painted cream white. Would
you say OF that street car. Here II
comes or Here she comes" it ran.
Oldsters can remember the answer
without difficulty. Youngsters now
adays are such "wisecrackers'' that
the right answer will he instan.
taneous.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
The League and Arms.

With the Locarno security and ar
hitration treaties signed and regarded
as definitely accepted, the League OF
Nations is planning to move rapidly
for a conference on the limitation OF
ornaments. Reports from Europe
say it is proposed to invite the United
States to participate in these prelin,i
nary plans and to appoint member
ot the committee which will he
charged with drafting the agenda for
ths conference.
The United States will look with the
utmost favor on a movement designed
to bring about the limitation of arma
ments and the elimination OF the COM
petitive armament race among ma
tinns which, while ostensibly for de
fensive purposes, has so frequently re
suited in war. President Coolidge Is
represented as heartily in sympathy
with the plan, although there is some
doubt as TO his authority under exist
ing laws to appoint an American OF
Americans TO join with the represent
atives of the League OF Nations in
drafting the plans for the conference.
Doubtless if such authority is lacking
Congress, which is about TO convene
will be asked to grant ii.
This country has taken the lead in
the movement for the limitation OF
arnaments. II set the world an eN
ample at the Washington conference
q few years ago that thrilled ano
raised the hopes of peoples in every
land 1t is we'll understood here, how
ever. as it must be abroad, that in the
matter of limitation of land arma
ments the United States hal already
reduced its forces to a minimum, con
sidering the size of the population and
the vast extent of its territory. The
problem of land disarmament is one
that affects particularly the nations OF
Europe. 1t is entirely proper that ii
should be handled in Europe and by
Europeans. The United States is in
terested in the problem because of its
desire for international peace directly
and indirectly because another wal
fare-up abroad can scarcely fail &c
affect the United States, PARTICULARS
IL it should grow to the proportions of
a conf1a grafton, as in the case of the
late war. Under the conditions which
closely knit the entire world today
there is no assurance that this country
would not be drawn into war, as il was
In 1917.
An agreement has been reached
abroad to place the question of limita-
tion of ornaments in the hands of the
League of Nations. While the United
States Is not member Of the league,
the mere fact that the league has been
chosen as an agency TO advance the
interests of disarmament and peace
can scarcely be considered a good rea'
son for this country to hold aloof
Even the most bitter opponents of the
league as a political association of
nations cannot with good grace wish
it i'll in this undertaking.
The hope here is that real steps for
ward in the cause of limitation of ar
maments will be made at the proposed
conference. If, however, there is nc
sincerity back of the present move
ment, the cause of disarmament will
suffer and little or nothing will be
accomplished.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Cigarette in College
Draws Only Mild Fire

The girls smoking frankly and openly
than furtively In their own rooms. ''
and remarks that lit may lie true thai
there will he less use of cigarettes If
they are not forbidden than when they
are. The further opportunity for
choice is seen by the Utica Observer
Dispatch, with the eXpla nation that
lit il no doubt well that there are
colleges where smoking is permitted
and where il is forbidden. The par
ents or guardians of the young women
may settle in their own minds to
which institution they will send their
girls
The right of student elf-Eovern-
ment. as indorsed by Miss Parks,
president OF Bryn Mawr. is com
mended by the New York World.
which feels that Miss Parks helps US
believe that we are living in an age
of reason" The point especially made
by the college head is that If a
regulation prohibiting anything can
no longer depend on the authority of
conscience and convention. then it is
no longer effective.
The purpose to curtail smoking
among the students is credited, how
ever, 10 President Parks by the Ann
Arbor Times. which argues: "RecoE-
nize the privilege and much of the
lure will be gone. That is human
nature. which cannot. of course. be
permitted to run rampant. but To
which an occa asional concession must
be made" The Akron Beacon Journal
goes still further in its suggestions
and proposes: IF the thing were put
upon compulsion basis and they
were made to study how to do it, this
terrible menace which the woman
hood of the coun>ry has doZed over
might disappear. Anything that pro
ceeds by compulsion must be detied.
1t Is granted by the Knoxville
Sentinel that it took courage for
Bryn Mawr to change an edict that
had been upheld by authority for rs
years. but the Sentinel asks: Was
1t the only course to be pursued. if
the institution was to make any pre-
tense of administering to the spiritual
mental and moral needs of the modern
young woman" The Schenectady
Gazette, however. empha sizes the
thought that 1t was better to yield
with restrictions than to attempt to
enforce rules which would be broken.
So long as there are girls, according
to the Rock Island Argus. TO find a
kick in the smoking of a cigarette.
stubs will be found in the corners OF
our schools and colleges
Evening star., 1925-12-05

at New Market, y. J.. where he
maintained a small workshop, prob
ably as a private hobby. Classical
lines. sweeping legs, claw feet, and
Tyre back mark Phyfe's work.
Q. How large were dinos aurs?,-
NJ. d. Y.
A. They varied in size. the largest
| having been from 60 TO 10 feet in
length 10 to 20 feet in height, and
weights estimated from 20 To % tons.
Q. What was gorser worn by
! warriors u. r.. A.
\. It was a piece Of armor pro-
tectin- the junction of the helmet
+ \ nd cuirass. IL was Worn Al the
close of the seventeenth century.
e. When putting away travelling
bag for the season. should oil be ap-
plied?-C. r.
A. 1t is better to give it coat Of
saddle soap. This soap contains All
the oil that should he used on the
leather The bag should then b@
wrapped with paper to keep ont IN"
air.
O.. Where are sealskins and other
fine furs tanned?--S. b. 7.
A Until about or 10 years
ago almost all of the dressing and
dyeing of sealskinS was performed
abroad but through steps taken by
! the Department of Commerce dress
I ing and dyeing plant was established
at st. Louis This firm is known as
the Fouke Fur Go. All Sealsklns taken
AT the Pribilof Islands are now reSu-
larlv prepared for market at TINS
( t-lf1n "A
ious places, although the majority are
Skinned 10 furriers in New York CITY
q. How many seeds are there in a
pumpkin %. d.
The number of seeds varies WIN
the variety of pumpkin ana one na''
! ONLY guess as to the NUMBER. ~
/ size of the pumpkin has very niue "
do with the number Of seeds. suaIi!
there are more than thousand "'"
/ less than three thousand seeds.
! ITod1U trr especially inUitc our
I lrOwdH readers to make trCf hS' ~
oar Washington Information BHrfo",
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/ II non ku,tr hotr. some annoyance
that ron think might be done ara"
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formation bureau about u. ants ="
tbe DaRtrU. moths IN tho ctOfheS
closet. ,rhut food to gir" chtdrF"
care of babies aud hundreds "p""
hubdrcds of ofher questions rfidftHn
/ to tho home hare been ror6fd
ont and arc AZ th| disposal NJ
u.OgteH Uho care To send their qUcS-
tions to the bureau. IHcloSe cents
| in stamps TO Corer the return poStdH'. '.
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Evening star., 1925-12-05
Laws Asked for Law Enforcement.

A grand jury in Kings County,
N Y, has addressed a presentment to
Gov. Smith and members of the Leg
islature asking for an amendment of
the penal law of the State to permit
Imprisonment for life for first degree
burglars and robbers. 1t also asked
repeal of the law creating the State
bHard of parole and repeal of the law
permitting indeterminate sentences for
first offenders. In addition to these
recommendations, the grand jury urg-
ed the enactment of a Federal law
regulating and controlling the ma nu-
fscture and sale of firearms.
These recommendations are in line
with the developing thought of those
who are studying the crime problem
In this country. Sitter and surer
penalties are required. The man who
enters premises to steal is a potential
SLAYER He is armed and primed to
shoot if he is detected or disturbed or
resisted. Just so the highwayman,
the hold-up man, works with gun
and is ready and quick to shoot upon
the first sign of resistance. He, too,
is a potential murderer. Both of these
criminals should be treated with the
utmost severity when caught and
their guilt proved. 1t was, indeed, pro-
posed some years ago during some
what similar outbreak of crime in this
country that burglary should be pun
ished by death, regardless of happen
ings.
Repeal of the State law creating
board of parole and of the law permit
Ting indeterminate sentences for first
offenders. likewise recommended by
the Brooklyn grand jury, is in line
with the thought of members OF the
National Crime Commission now
studying this problem. 1t is recos-
nized that paroles have been greatly
abused and that the indeterminate
sentence weakens the eficacy OF the
Evening star., 1925-12-05
The Last Mail WAGON,

The last horse.drawn mail wagon
in Washington, a suburban one, went
out of commission a day or two ago.
1t was but a few short years ago
when mail wagons were considered
quite dashing vehicles; their passage,
while not comparable in thrill to the
appearance Of the fire engines, tended
to make persons. especially small
boys, stop and look. These latter had
visions OF one under the next Christ
mas tree. neatly and accurately painted
and drawn. more likely than not, by a
dapple gray horse or two. Nowadays.
except for very little boys not long
graduated from blocks and hrst pic.
ture books, any combination 81 horse