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Evening star., 1925-06-17
|. C. C. RECONSIDERS
ON RAILROAD MERGER
Will Not Permit Van Sweringens
on Three Boards Until
Further Study.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today announced it would re-
consider the authorization it had
given o. p. and NJ. J. Van Sweringen
to act as directors of three railroads.
the Nickel Plate, the Chesapeake and
Ohio and the Hooking Valley.
Reconsideration was asked last
month by the George Scott Cole com
mittee Of minority Chesapeake and
Ohio stockholders, which Is fighting
the Nickel Plate consolidation plan.
The question will be considered along
with other phases of the merger pro-
posal, on which hearings were re-
sumed today. The commission made
no comment in announcing it's de.
cision, and the attorneys for the
opposing sides announced readiness to
go forward with the hearing.
Evening star., 1925-06-17
LA FOLLETTE'S CONDITION
INCREASES CONCERN
Complications Attending Cold Re
suit in Statement He Is
Somewhat More Serious"

Increased concern over the condition
of Senator La Toilette, who is fight
ing a severe cold with complications
at his home here, was apparent to-
day among those in att enhance.
a statement issued at his Office ex-
pressed hope for recovery, but said
his condition had become somewhat
more serious" Members of the family
declined to add to the announcement
but it was understood that after a
turn for the better he had taken TO
his bed again and had found con-
siderable difficulty in breathing, due
to development of bronchial asthma.
The statement from his office said:
Senator La Follettes physician
stated today that although his condi-
ton was somewhat more serious than
before. he was more than holding
his own, and that there was every
hope of his ultimate recovery"
Evening star., 1925-06-17

Health Officer William c. Fowler
today launched a city-wide investi-
cation of sanitary conditions In
soft-drink establishments. Inspec-
tors from the Health Department
will visit. soda fountains, bars and
similar places where cooling drinks
are being dispensed to parched
patrons during the current hot spell
and wherever evidences of careless
washing of glasses or handling of
the refreshments is noted, war
rants for arrest of offenders will be
asked. =
The action of the health officer
followed reports that because of the
great increase in business at foun-
tains this season. the clerks dis
pensing the drinks have waxed In.
Evening star., 1925-06-17
WARNED IN PEKING.
Government Gets Note From Foreign
DIPLOMATS.

PEKING. June II LR.-Another
note emphasizing the gravity of the
situation caused by recent disturb
ances in China and calling upon the
Chinese government to take measures
was sent to the foreign Office today
by the Italian Ambassador, Signor
Cerruti, representing also other mem
bers of the foreign diplomatic corps
The note said: From all sides we
are informed of developing antifor-
eign sentiments and subversive ten
denotes which cause the gravest ap-
prehension.
Wishing above all to dispel every
cause which might result in impair
ing the cordial relations between
China and foreign governments, my
colleagues and l once more draw at
tention of the Chinese government to
the gravity of the situation
The note cited instances of the
state of unrest in China which i'm
perils the lives and property of for
eigners. 1t detailed recent disturb
ances at Shanghai. Hankow and Kiu-
kiang. 1t said that at Chinkiang the
agitation had become so intense that
Continued on Page 4, Column g.
Evening star., 1925-06-17
WHITNEY IS WINNER
IN JERSEY PRIMARY
State Senator Beats Edges
Candidate for Governor
by 25,000 Votes.
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated tresS-
NEWARK. y. j., June 17.-State
Senator Arthur Whitney of Morris
County Anti-Saloon League, an anti
boss candidate, upset precedent and
captured the Republican nomination
for governor in yester lays primaries.
defeating former Attorney General
Thomas F. McCran of Paterson and
former District Court Judge Cornelius
Doremus of Ridgewood. The vote in
2,4O3 of 2,776 precincts was:
Whitney. 123.4So; McCran, 1929,
and Doremus, 46,924.
Commissioner A. Harry Moore of
Jersey City became the Democratic
nominee without opposition. The Re-
publican result brought the first de
feat of an organization candidate for
nomination as governor in New Jer-
sey's is years under the direct pri
mary law.
Supported by Women.
Senator Whitney received strong
support from rural, anti-organization
dry and woman voters.
The former attorney general was
regarded as the wet candidate. He
had the Endorsement of United States
Senator Edge, State Treasurer Read
Controller Bugbee and other organi,
zation leaders. He failed to poll the
heavy vote in the larger counties
which had been expected to overcome
the Whitney lead in smaller places.
Running as the bone-dry candidate
whose great hope was to redeem, lin
New Jersey, at least, the young people
from the hypocrisy of the hip flask
which leads to the petting party and
it's attendant danger" Judge Doremus.
ICNar,tir,,,ad On f,c,lnl,aarn 2 4
Evening star., 1925-06-17
GEORGE A. PARKS SWORN
AS GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
Declares on Taking Oath Peoples
Greatest Need Is to Think and
Act Corstructively."

BY the Associated Press.
JUNEAU, Alaska, June 17.-George
A. Parks. a resident of Alaska for IS
years, and for six years supervisor of
surveys for Alaska for the Interior
Department. took oath of office as
Governor of Alaska to succeed Scott
c. Bone, here yesterday. Parks was
appointed by President Colidge.
Parks declared ''the big need for
Alaska is to think. plan and work
constructively. Alaska has the re-
sources and there must be some rea-
son why handicaps in development
have not been surmounted. We shall
try to discover what is wrong and get
il corrected" He praised Bones ad.
miniStration.
Evening star., 1925-06-17
ITALIAN LIRA STILL FALLS.
S5O,OOO,OOO Morgan Loan Fails to

ROME. June II LP).-The constant
depreciation of the Italian Ira.
which has reached 2622 TO the
American dollar is causing comment
in financial circles. Surprise Is eX-
pressed that the announcement of
credits of s50.O00,0O0 to be obtained
by Italian banks from J. P. Morgan
& Co. of New York has not produced
the desired effect of stabilizing the
currency Many believe stabilization
can be obtained only by legal de-
valuation of the lira, thereby enabling
Italy to place her currency on a sold
basis
Evening star., 1925-06-17
Fo,vIer Vars on Unclednliness
At SOft-Drink Establishments

different in the cleansing of con-
tainers and in the handling of
sirups, milk, etc.
1.-The soda fountain which is al.
lowed to be carelessly managed is
a distinct menace to the public
health, especially at this time of
the year." DR.. Fowler announced
today.
Cups or tumblers which are
given only. slight washing after
usage are liable to be reeking with
germs. Flies also constitute
serious problem in such establish
ments, and the only solution is to
keep the supplies of liquid refresh
mcnt tightly closed
The drive against aEcSSd insani-
tary conditions will be supervised
by Sanitary Inspector Ashworth.
Evening star., 1925-06-17

masked. In his petition to the
Commissioners. Imperial Representa-,
tive l.. A. Mueller stated that the
faces of the paraders would not be
covered.
The parade will form at the Peace
Monument, at the foot of the Capt.
tol grounds, and move east on Penn.
sylvania avenue to Fifteenth street
and thence back of the White House
to the ElIipse. 1t will begin at 3
o'clock in the afternoon, August g.
which falls on Saturday.
In granting permission for the
parade today Acting Superintendent
of Police Charles Evans advised I'm
per1al Representative Mueller that
this permit only provides for the
movement of the parade to the cor
ner of Fifteenth and b streets and
does not carry with 1t permission 10
enter any public park" Inspector
Evans added that If the order de-
slres that street car traffic be sus-
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1925-06-17
SHIFTS TO Be MADE
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Creation of Department of
Educational Research
important Step.

Drastic reorganization of the ad-
ministrative and supervisory force of
the public school system-probab bly,
the most comprehensive ever under
taken-is expected to be ordered by
the Board of Education at its final
regular meeting of the closing
scholastic year this afternoon at the
Franklin School.
The entire scheme of readjustment
has been worked out by Supt. Frank
W. Ballou with the assistance of other
authorities, and it is understood to
have been given the approval of the
boards personnel committee.
Although no new appointments of
administrative and supervisory officers
will be made. the reorga nizatio plan,
it is said, proposes the reallocation of
the duties of a number of these Off
GERS. The officers of the first assist
ant and assistant Superintendents,
however, are not involved in these
changes.
Miss La Sale Promoted.
Perhaps the most important of the
shifts called for in the readjuStment is
the promotion of Miss Jessie La Sale
from supervising principal of the sec
ond division to head the department
of educational research and measure
ment-a new department, long con-
templated, which is expected to be
created by the board today upon the
recommendation of school authorities.
Accompanying this change, it is re-
ported, will go orders, providing for
the extension of the educational re-
search work from one division to
cover the entire school system.
When Miss La Sale, who is rec
ognized as one of the country's out
standing experts in child psycholo-
gy, was given her appointment in the
school system several years ago 10
begin experiments in educational re-
search, the establishment of a de-
partment to take over the supervi-
sion and direction of this work was
planned. The lack of funds pre-
vented the creation of the depart
ment at that time, but Miss La Sale
was appointed to a defunct super
vising principalship in the second di-
vision and given a number of schools
in which to continue her experiment.
The results have convinced school
authorities, it is said, of the wisdom
of extending the work throughout the
entire system, and this is likely to
be done at the beginning of the new
term in September.
More Changes Needed.
The promotion of Miss La Sale will
of course, necessitate a reallocation of
the supervisory staff, and with it go
some changes in the assignments of
these officers. AS school officials are
committed to a policy of abandoning
the office of supervising principals
WhanaVpr nnSSthlp S1IrraGSnr n
Miss La Sale probably will not be
named, but the schools in her division
Continued on Page 4, Column A.
Evening star., 1925-06-17
YANKEES RELEASE SCOTT
TO THE WASHINGTON TEAM
Veteran Shortstop Held Record for
Playing in 1907 Consecutive
Games.
Rv The Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 17.-Everett
Scott. veteran shortstop of the New
York Yankees, has been relased to the
Washington Nationals by the waiver
route, it was announced at the Yankee
office today.
Scott recently set a record for play
ing in consecutive games, giving way
to Wanninger In the Yankee lineup
on May after having appeared in
1907 consecutive contests. He began
his record string when playing with
the Boston Red Sox on June 20, 1916.
Evening star., 1925-06-17
SEWER GAS KILLS THREE,
Two Give Lives in Effort to Rescue
Laborer From Manhole.

RICHMOND, Va, June II @.-
Three negro laborers were asphyxia ted
and two white men were overcome by
gas in a sewer here today. Two of the
negroes died and the white men were
injured in trying to save the life of
the first of the negroes to enter the
manhole, part of a sewerage system
for the control of Shockoe Creek,
whose frequent overfiows have caused
heavy property damage.
Evening star., 1925-06-17
Sem, Leigh, Laws, Day and
McNamee Are Advanced
to Higher Posts.
ROBSON, WHO APPROVED
OIL LEASES, NOT ON LIST
Engineering Chief, Thought Clear
ed of Stigma, Fails for
Second Time.

Promotion TO the rank of rear
admiral was announced today for
Capts. Thomas Jones Sem. Richard
Henry Leigh, George William Laws,
George Calvin Day and Luke Nc
Nance
Capt. j. X Robson. who approved
the leasing of the naval oil reserves
and who has been holding the Esnk
of temporary rear admiral was not
included in the list of those advanced.
Secretary Wilbur announced Capt.
Robson would be kept at his post as
chief of the Bureau of Engineering
of the Navy until his term expires in
October. The Secretary would not
predict what post would be assigned
TO him later.
Capt Robson failed of promotion
year ago, although at that time he
was recommended. His friends. de
claring developments in the oil trials
had vindicated him, predicted that he
would win higher rank this year.
The recommendations were made by
the Naval Selection Board and Secre-
tary Wilbur and were approved by
President Coolidge.
Others Passed Over.
In recommending promotions the
selection board, in addition to Capt.
Robson. passed over the first five
ranking captains and two other cap
tains little farther down the list.
Robson still has a chance for ad-
vancement next year. but after that
he will be retired by operation of the
age limit.
If Secretary Wilbur should decide
later to reappoint him to his present
post he could be retired as a rear ad-
miral.
The captains passed over included
L. a. kiser, De Witt Blamer, +. T.
Pollock. Waldo Evans, r. Belknap, c.
F. Preston and w. d. Brotherton.
who commanded the battleship Mis-
sissippi when the turret explosion oC-
CURED off the California coast last
June.
The new commander-in-hief of the
fleet to succeed Admiral r. Z. CoontZ,
whose tour of duty will expire upon
the completion of the Australian
cruise this Summer, is TO be an
nounced later.
Capt Sem is from South Carolina
and is stationed al the War College at
Newport, r. 1. Capt. Leigh. from
Mississippi. is on the staff of the
commander-in-ch of the United
States fleet. Capt. McNamee, from
Wisconsin, is naval attache at London
Capt. Laws, from Illinois. is comma nd
er of the 10th naval district at Cayite.
2. l.. and Capt. Day, from Vermont. IL
commander of the submarine division
of the battle fleet.
Evening star., 1925-06-17
ARCTIC LAND ISSUE OPEN.
Macmillan Will Raise Flag, But Make
No Formal Claims.

If the Donald B. Macmillan expedi-
ton, which left Boston for Etah,
Greenland, today. discovers any new
land in the Arctic, the American flag
will be raised over it, but the question
Continued on Page 5, Column II
Evening star., 1925-06-17
Duchess Wins Divorce.

LONDON, June II R.-The Ouch
ess of Westminster was today granted
. decree nisi in her divorce suit
against the Duke Of Westminster.
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(Continued on Page 2, Column A.
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The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homeS
as fast as the papers are printed.
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Continued on Page 4, Column g.
Evening star., 1925-06-17

tU. Weather Bureau Forecast
Increasing coludiness tonight, fol
lowed by showers and thunderstorms
late tonight or tomorrow; warmer.
Temperatures-High SS. at pm.
yesterday; lowest, 81. at 4:30 am.
today. Full report on page Z.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-12
BY Walter d. Hickman

LORIFYING the American
ID =. girl has been the job of
i revue stage, but it remained
Ffor the song writer's to glorify the
porcupine family and the old oil can.
Pity the little porcupine and his
little pines" because the modern
bong writer has seen fit to put both
the pork" and the pines" into a
jazzy lyric.
What are you raving about now?
Will tell you. Much will l tell you.
In "Beggar on Horseback" a
movie, the composer is sentenced to
life Imprisonment in a jazz factory.
because he tried to write high
brow symphony.
So to escape that punishment my
self, decided to frolic the other
night with a bunch of new jazz
records. The first one selected was
the Happiness Boys, Billy Jones and
Ernest Hare, singing LAS A Por-
cupine Pines for Its Pork, That's
How I Pine for You" This happens
on an Okeh record.
When the needle began to unwind
the Sentiment" of this number, I
discovered that Jones declared that
as a porcupine pines for its pork, :"
and "as a grasshopper hops over
the grass, Il hop right over to you"
and las a woodpecker pecks wood"
and ''as the oil man sells oil in can,
but I can't can >you," and "as the
soup spoons with the soup, that's
the way I spoon with you" and "as
a lemon squeezer squeezes a lemon
that's the way I squeeze you.'
Meaning in plain words that some
guy is dippy over some gal.
Here is a hokum jazz novelty
record that certainly spills the old
"hoke' in most popular manner.
:. And I laughed and had a great
ime while the porcupine was chas-
ing his pork. Oh, yes indeed.
Getting Serious
Am getting serious now. Bruins
wick has engaged Homer Rodeheaver,
who is said to be the best known
singer of religious songs today.
What Billy Sunday is to the evangel-
istic platform, so is Rodeheaver to
the sacred song.
Brunswick has just announced
that the first Rodeheaver record
would include when The World
Forgets' and IAN Evening Prayer. ;"
These two numbers easily reflect the
spirit of the singcr-the spirit of
devotional music at it's best.
Have been asked where an or
chestra record of THE Song of the
Volga Boatmen" may be obtained
Okeh has released this number as
played by Edith Lorand and her or
chestra. Here is a splendid organ
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-12
Modern Novelty Jazz Song Glorifies
The Porcupine Family and Old Oil Can

able to put soothing moonlight into
the numbers he directs. There are
no screams, groans or yells while
this man Is directing.
Instead you will find quiet and
tentalizing harmony. Along the
lines of popular concert music. this
orchestra has just released "Rio"
and La Golondfina.
recommend this organization and
hope that it continues to grow in
public esteem.
! l. !
Indianapolis theaters today pre-
sent: Polly With A Past" at Eng
lish's; the Brown Girls at the Palace;
Fred Irelands Dance Revue at the
Lyric; outdoor events at Broad
Ripple and Riverside parks; Fine
Clothes" at the Circle; THE Lucky
Devil" at the Apollo; continuous
shows at the Broadway; "Siege" at
the Colonial; "A Slave Of Fashion
at the Ohio; Birth of a Race" at
the Crystal and Beauty and the
Bad Man" at the Isis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-12
COAL STRIKE UNHEEDED
North Central Indiana Supplied
With Anthracite.

BIZ United Press
GOSHEN, Ind, Aug. I'm the
event of a strike of miners in the
anthracite coal region, north central
Indiana will be Inconvenience but
little if at all, according to local fuel
dealers.
AS result of high prices for an
thracite that prevailed during and
after the war, thousands Of persons
in this section disposed of their hard
coal burners. Dealers say they have
plenty Of this coal to meet the de-
mand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-12
IMPROVEMENTS OPPOSED

BIZ JntteU PfeSS =
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Aug. a.
Three hundred and fifteen property
owners of Flat Rock township
joined to day in protest against a
proposed $500 bond issue for i'm
provements to the township school.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-12

ization that does credit to this record
This Russion folk song is becoming
very popular in this country.
The European concert orchestra
is becoming more and more popular
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-12

in this country in spite Of the fact
that jazzy jazz is leading.
Realizing that there is a field for
intelligent appreciation Of popular
orchestral concert work, the Bruins
wick company has given the record
buying public chance to hear the
Brunswick Hour orchestra.
Walter Haenschen, the director is
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-08

time this spark of light divine 70
kindle hope in the hearts of his chill
dren? 1t was in the darkest hour of
history that this star arose; it was
when the Greek and Roman civiliza-
tons were falling to pieces through
their own corruption, and the pagan
mytholOgies had lost their hold on the
human intellect; when skepticism and
despair were almost universal. Surely,
If there is a good Father in heaven
and If it is true that He has life for
His children beyond the grave, and If
this is the very truth for lack Of which
they are sinking into despair, He will
find some way of revealing it to them
Thus the story of Easter day appears
to me sublimely probable.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-08

y VERY season of the year has it's
r. lessons. There is no time that
L. does not teach us. The uni
verse is as full of wisdom as
it is of God. A thousand objects speak
to us, a thousand voices call, thous-
and influences breathe out the varied
and ceaselesS revelation of nature.
Every termination of dead world
is a resurrection wrought by divine
power. Spring breaks forth upon the
branches that a little time before were
sparkling with frost and all nature
laughs into life; timid grasses peep
out, climbing vines stretch forth their
tendrils, shadows of foliage thicken
and weave rarer figures on pavement
and roadway, birds fly back, streams
freshen and sing, skies soften, the
landscape is alive, the unbound earth
rejoices.
The first lesson of spring is joyful
ness. 1.-THE time Of the singing has
come" Where singing is there is joy,
gladness, freedom. Nature now smiles
and laughs out in very glee. Chris
tianity is not an unnatural system, a
gloomy system. Devils may say so,
but a thousand eyes that sparkle with
hope, thousand hearts that beat hap
PLY declare it false. To the Christian
earth and ocean and stars, birds and
blossoms all teach God, the Gospel,
the goodness of the Creator Man
should rejoice with a rejoicing uni
verse THE Time of the Singing is
d time of praise alteration, gratitude
So the earth teaches US, and so the
Great Teacher sent from God.
Another esson-resurrection Earth
is full of it. The unfolding of spring
filed poet and philosopher with vague
revelations as they watched the analo-
gies of nature. If God can so care for
the plants and insects, why not mann
The insect on the grass blade becomes
the living air blossom the coarse
tuber blooms forth in the beautiful
flower; the lifeless egg becomes the
eagle soaring above its broken prison
and riveting its eye on the sun. Is
not mans destiny as noble, beautiful,
sublime? Shall not mans fieshly body
go again to the dust and his spirit as
sumo a more glorious body? Is not
night the death of the day and morn
ing its resurrection? Winter the death
of the year and spring its resurrec-
ton? "As in Adam all die, so in
| Christ shall all be made alive"
Another lesson the season teaches
| is work-preparation for the future.
| When the time of the singing comes
all nature is busy, sprouting, blossom
ing, growing, getting ready for some
future time. The farmer is busy pre-
pairing the soil and sowing the seed
| with an eye to the future. So the
seed time of life comes which comes
but once, and once lost cannot be re-
| gained. The day, the hour, the mo-
ment Is now. o that men would let
| the earth teach them A wider vision
I comes, a sweet holier hope, as we look
not at the things that are seen, but
at the things that are unseen.-Rev.
DR.. Frederick D. Power.