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The Washington times., 1925-09-09

Trade Congress Blocks Conn
munists' Move. But They
Rally Strong Vote
Harry FLORY
International News Service

LONDON, Sept. Communist
influences, which have been 1nost
active iring the past ten days
received a decided setback today
at the hands Of the Trades Union
Congress meeting in Scarborough.
Proposals fostered by the Com
munists and other extremists, that
all unions be formed into one big
union, were rejected by the cor
gress by a vote of 2,13S,OO0 to
1887 900.
Thus the COMMUNISTS efforts to
secure a united action policy APP
pear to be thwarted but the ex-
tremists are pleased with the
strength they were able to show
in the vote.
Plans Are Delayed
without control of the Trades
Union Congress, however, the ex-
tremists know that their plan can
not be satisfactorily carried out,
and today's adverse vote may mean
that their threatened offense will
be delayed.
The British public is being
whipped into a state of great inter
est in communism and its alleged
dangers by the newspapers, which
are carrying daily exposes OF al
leaed communist plots.
Scotland Yard, according to some
newspapers. has issued warning to
ALI police throughout the country
that communist disorders may be
expected within the next ten days.
Tt is reported that Scotland YARD
has uncovered plans for general
communist disorders, such as stone
throwing and rioting, and a cam
naign in general similar to that
which suffragetts carried out some
years ago.
Newspapers are also charging
that the communists are active on
the Salisbury Plain where British
troops are holding fall maneuVers
and that a serious effort is being
made to cause dissaffection among
the soldiers.
Clashes Continue
Clashes between communists and
members of the national Fascist
continue, the Fascist claiming that
the communists are the agrees
ors. Meetings in Hyde Park and
elsewhere are the occasion for
wordy battles which sometimes
lead to physical encounters. The
Fascist have demanded protection
for their meetings in some sections
of the city.
The Morning Post, the tory die
hard organ, has charged that the
communists plan a revolution in
the spring, and it is intimated in
some quarters that the present dis
orders are merely test of strength.
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GIRL ATTACKED
IN APARTMENT
STAIRWAY
Helen Ridenour, 10, Seized by
Unidentified Man As She
Left Elevator

Miss Helen Ridenour, daughter
of Mrs. David Mackie, was con-
fined to her apartment at 1901
Sixteenth street northwest today
suffering from the shock of an at.
tack by an unidentified man on the
fifth floor of the apartment house
last night.
Although Mrs. Mackie threw a
veil of secrecy over the affair,
"gagging' the other apartment ten
ants and attendants. the facts were
at last given tersely to Headuuar.
tiers Detective Kuehling. after DO.
lice had spent the morning in fruit
less investigation.
kuehling was told that Miss
EfdeI .. our, who is nineteen, stepped
Aut of the apartment house elevator
last night, and was seized by a
man, who clapped a hand over
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FOR
Gall 0
CAPITA Al
IN ROW
Kinds, Flying Generals IN
mediate Commander, Main
tains Strict Silence
Nv international News servies

ny NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 4 - - -
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. g.
ssTha results are more than had
la.oa fa,.ss roIonal Mitchell de-
n !, ~, ~. ;,.eor,,,-,J tI,rt
claTed TO-DAY WHe Ay..1
Colonel George a. NugeAs
spector general department. Nsss
On route To San Antonio to lnAke
a. official Investigation Of his
,,a,.l,sI hrnadsida CONCERNING the Air
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If She Picked as Many Berries as She
Has Circulars, She'd Be Able
to Open a Cannery.

tracted me,
/ feel certain At times that my
ancestors must have distinguish
ed themselves In the art of pick
ing up papers IN the park, and 1
sometimes think ii would pay lne
to put a nah sinl q pFagger stick
and start out in that line myself.
It's good thing THAT papers
and pODiplsIets are free for the
taking or else would be serving
time Tor sAlOplfftiIlg.
/ can no nlcfe resist passing up
a chance to take leaflet or q
booklet, or q business card or a
program.
Had l spent the same amount
of time picking berries / might
have made fortune in the cam
merry country!
Every time / make b move and
rid myself for the moment of
these mountainous accunlula-
tons. swear that never again
will ] allow myself to get showed
under like a human waste basket.
But I have only to be settled
an hour or so i'm my new home
when / find the place beginning
to look like a confetti factory.
The Washington times., 1925-09-09
.oeI's Trial to Rival
LeopoLd-L0eb Case
By International News Service

NEW YORK. Sept. 9-Before Harrison Noel twenty-year
old colegian triaif he does-for the kid
mapping and murder of xyearod Mary Daily of Montcar
d. the public may witness battle between eminent aienss
dicate todav
The Washington times., 1925-09-09
TodaY's Scratches
AT TimoniurrI

"LAU IANHAUHNHWAAN
Fifth Race-Mabel X, Pay Girl
and True Rock,
Sixth Race iurnland.
Seventh Race-Pampas and Haf
Weather clear track fast.
The Washington times., 1925-09-09
Of IOWA
DRY WORKER
MYSTERY
Coroner Has No Tangible
Clues in Fatal Shooting
of Mrs. Cook
BY international News Service

VINTON, Iowa, Sept. 9.-Nc
arrests had been made today and
no tangible clues offered to Coroner
C. L. Modlin in his investigation
of the fatal shooting of Mrs. Cliff
ford B. Cook, w. c. T. U. worker,
through the window of her home
here Monday night.
Modlin resumed today an inquest
started yesterday when immediate
members of the dead woman s
household were questioned. Her
young foster daughter, Gertrude,
told the coroner that when she
and her mother returned from
prayer-meeting late in the evening
Of July 6, they found the house had
been bombarded with rotten eggs.
1t was brought out that Mrs.
Cook had made complaint recently
of boisterous conduct of persons
who parked their cars opposite the
Cook home which is near the Rock
Island depot.
Mrs. Cook has been regarded as
one of the most ardent foes Of
Bookkeeping in the county, and. it
was stated at the inquest yesterday.
had furnished authorities with in
formation during the recent clean
IN drive of the sheriff.
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PART OF BRANDEGEE'S
ESTATE GOES TO CLUB

w. Don Lundy and the National
Bank of Commerce of New London
Conn, administrations of the state
Of Frank B. Brandegee, late Sen.
ator from Connecticut, who owned
an interest in the syndicate hold
ing title to the Ebbittt Hotel, re-
ceived permission today from Jus
tice Hoehling, Of the District Su
preme Court, to sell that interest
for $4,000.
The administrators are directed to
execute the necessary papers for
the transfer to the StormfeltZ
Lovely Company. The property in
question has been sold to the Ma
tionaI Press Club, which is plan
ming to erect q $4,000 900 building.
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Army Moves Rpidaly
to Punish Mitchell
For Attack On Chiefs
nv FRED j. WALKER

The ponderous machinery of War
Department retribution today began
to grind out the military future Of
Colonel William Mitchell. one-time
assistant chief of the army air
service. who faces court martial
for attacking his superiors following
the Shenandoah tragedy.
Moving with unexpected rapidity.
the formal investigation was ordered
and well under way on the first
business day following MitchelPs
attack, with indications that within
two weeks the military trial may
begin.
Investigator Named
Determined to make an example
OF Mitchell for the good of the
service the department has or
dered Colonel George A. Nugent, OF
the inspector generals office. to in
vestigate not only Mitchell's Shen-
andoah statement, but also his re-
cent utterances over a period of
several months.
With Colonel Nugent speeding to-
ward San Antonio to secure what
is expected 20 be first-hand con-
firmation of the fact thAt Mitchell
made the Shenandoah statement.
War Department officials today
frankly declared they thought they
had an alright" case against the
aviator.
Nugent's investigation was ex-
pected to be a mere formality, as
Mitchell was reported as saying
when he issued the statement, that
he expected to be under military ar
rest within few days.
The probe of Colonel Mitchell.
however, was undertaken, Il was
learned, with view to enabling q
military court to determine proper
punishment after considering the
aviator's entire record.
The military court which tries
Colonel Mitchell will probably be
composed entirely of officers of
other branches of the service, 1t
was pointed out at the War Depart
ment today.
Major General Mason NJ. Patrick,
chief of the air service, and Brig
adler General James E. Fochot, who
succeeded Mitchell as assistant
chief, are the only two officers In
the air service who rank above
Mitchell. For this reason his
peers" will have to be selected
from among infantrynnen, artillery
men and other branches which
Mitchell has derided in his efforts
to advance the interests Of aero
nautics. as
He Has Slim Chance
Because military law, as Inter
pre1ed by high officials here. is so
exrlicit in dealing with cases sim
liar to that of Mitchell, the chances
of an acquittaI at the trial were
generally believed to be slight.
Since the announcement thai no
evidence could h nkessDtea ~ 8ila
The Washington times., 1925-09-09
TIMES SERVICE FOR
BASEBALL FANS

At Home-Tune in WRC, operating from The Wash.
.ington Times studio, and receive the yplay
count of the game revsualzed by William NJ. Sweets.
AT Leisure-Sp down 1917 street northwest (The
Hearst Buildng) and The Washington Times electric
scoreboard. It almost good seeing the game.
AT Work-Get the Sunset Edition of The Washington
Times, with complete and official box of
the gameand all the other right up press time.
The Washington times., 1925-09-09
He ARST FOR
ONE AIR
SERVICE
Publisher Advocates lnde-
pendent and United Aviation
Force

LOS ANGELES, Sept. q. The
President according to the news
papers. intend "a itehsllss
|charges 81 the utter irconpe tence
Iof the army and navy bureaucrats
regarding aviation Investigated, Z
said William Randolph Hearst, il
a signed statement here today.
at is to be hoped the President
will not permit Mitchell to be i1l-
vestigated again and condemned
again in advance Of the investiga-
ton by the very army and navy
chiefs whom Mitchell accuses of
ignorance, incompetence and Grim
inal carelessness.
Separated by Other Nations
I'm this connection. it must be
remembered that Mitchell does not
say that the army chiefs are in
competent with regard to the
army or the navy chiefs incom.
petent with regard to the navy but
that they are incompetent with re-
gard to aviation.
There really is no need of an
investigation to prove the truth of
Mitchelps statement in these re-
spects. Nor does his statement re-
fleet any great discredit on the
army and navy chiefs. Their only
Hrs D.
about matters concerning which
they are profoundly ignorant, and
insisting on managing a depart.
ment where their lack of knoWl.
edge has resulted in utter failure,
accompanied by great and unneces.
sary loss of life to brave airmen.
"Other nations, which conduct
their departments of national de-
tense on a more modern and more
intelligent basis. have separated the
aircraft service into an Independent
department..
Our Government should recog-
nize the special technical knowl-
edge required for the competent
conduct OF the aircraft service and
create a department like the Navy
Department or the Army Depart
ment with Secretary of Aviation
to manage it.
Technical Training Required.
This is deeply and doubIy nec-
essary, not only because of the
technical knowledge required but
because aviation is becoming even
more important than the army or
the navy, both as an instrument
of war and an agency of peace.
las for Mitchell's charges, they
are merely the charges which
everybody is making against the
obvious incompetence Of the army
and navy chiefs in matters of avia.
ton.
at needs no professional knowi-
edge to see that the loss of the
airplane PN-9, No. /, and it's heroic
crew on the flight to Hawaii
was due to Grass incompetence.
ANY layman-in fact, any pub
lie child-can see that the amount
plane to Hawaii was a matter of
simple arithmetic.
Gross Incompetence Indicated.
1.-THE most obvious experiment
would show how much gasoline
was necessary to carry the plane
a hundred miles, and that amount
multiplied by the number or nun
dred miles to Hawaii plus liberal
reserve for contingencies would
have absolutely insured the gaso.
line supply being adequate.
s'That anything else. such as
accident to machinery, could have
happened naturally to the machine,
is conceivable, but that the gaso.
line supply should have been in
adequate is absolutely unbelievable
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The Washington times., 1925-09-09

OFFICIAL WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Probably showers tonight and tomor-
row; warmer tomorrow. Temperature
yesterday-Highest SO; lowest, II.
The Washington times., 1925-09-09

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Evening star., 1925-10-15
VIRGINIA METHODISTS
VOTE TODAY on UNITY
No Debate Will Be Allowed as OPP
posing Sides Clash, With Oppo-
nents Apparently Stronger.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND, Va, October 14.-Fol.
lowing a two-hour discussion yester.
day the Virginia Methodist Confer
ence adopted a resolution calling for
vote without debate at II O'Clock
today on the question Of unifying the
Northern and Southern Methodist
Churches.
Bishop Warren A. Gambler of
Georgia, presiding. counseled the del
egates to moderation in their discus
sion Of the resolution, but the scene
was extraordinary for its excitement
and confusion.
Proponents of the unification plan
favored letting down the bars to dis
cussion. while the opponents argued
that the grounds had been covered
At previous meetings and nothing
could be gained by discussion. The
vote on the resolution stood l7G to
14o. 1t gave no indication of the
possible results at the final balloting,
but there Is said to be a strong ma.
'Oritv against uniflcation.
Evening star., 1925-10-15

More than half Of the edible olive
oil that is imported into the United
States comes from Italy.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
SCOPES COUNSEL FILES
EXPLANATION OF APPEAL
Says States Attorney Changed
Time Limit From 80 to 80 Days
on Bill of Exceptions.

By the Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. October 10
A copy Of DR.. John Randolph Meals
answer to Attorney General Frank
NJ. Thompson's motion to quash the
bill of exceptions filed in the State
Supreme Court in the appeal of John
T. Scopes, who was convicted of vio-
lating the antievolution act. was yes
terday forwarded to Chief Justice
Grafton Green of Lebanon. 1t Is
possible that decision will be handed
down here Saturday by the Supreme
Court.
The answer was filed with the
Supreme Court clerk by DIR. Neal.
In it DIR. Neal states that Attorney
General A. T. Stewart, prosecutor at
Dayton in the Scopes trial had changed
the memorandum on the bill of eA
ceptionS from 80 to Go days as the
time in which the bill could be filed.
Gen. Thompson had charged that the
bill was not filed within 80 days and
therefore was not within the time
limitations set.
DR.. Neal yesterday said that he was
not making any charges against Gen.
Stewart, but merely IAN explana-
ton
Evening star., 1925-10-15
Asks Title Defined.
LIQUOR OWNER CONVICTED
Will Appeal on Plea His Auto Was
Searched Illegally,

Norris Cohn, indicted a year ago
for unlawful possession of liquor, was
convicted yesterday by a jury before
Justice Bailey in Criminal Division 1.
1t was the first liquor case tried at
the present term of the District SUI
preme Court, and the second time
Cohn was placed on trial for the Of
fense. a jury having disagreed in the
case last Fall.
Testimony introduced by the Gov
ernment showed that Policeman Vic
tor P. Kew of the Tenth Precinct, ar
rested Cohn October 30, 1928, and
seized IS gallons of corn whisky. At
torney Harry Whalen, representing
the accused. objected that COINS car
was unlawfully searched and the
court indicated he would like TO hear
at length on this subject upon appli-
cation for new trial. Cohn was re-
leased on bond to await sentence.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
Turkish Men Must Give Street Car
Seats to Women Under Company Rule

curtain, and no Moslem woman out
side the curtain. This curtain has
been removed, and Turkish women
now may sit side by side with men.
but the women still have a monopoly
on the first two rows OF seats. A man
may sit there If no woman is stand.
ing, but should woman present her.
self the man must vacate the seat.
On the boats plying between the
Asiatic and European shores of Con-
stantinople cabin and a certain
amount of deck space are reserved for
women. Women no longer are re-
quired to remain in this reserved Sec
ton, but men are required to stay out
side of it.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
MRS. HELEN LEE EXPIRES.
Former Resident of Washington
Dies in New York.

Mrs. Helen Lee, So years old, widow
of Charles Carroll Lee, and formerly
a resident of Washington for many
years, died in New York Monday.
She was a sister-in-Iaw Of the late
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas Sim Lee, rec
tor of st. Matthew'S Catholic Church,
and was the mother of DR.. Thomas
S. Lee of this city.
Funeral services were conducted
in ST. Patrick's Cathedral. New York,
today. Interment will be in Baltimore.
Mrs. Lees husband was descendent
of the old Carroll family of Maryland.
She formerly lived at I'LL Massa-
chuSettS avenue.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
CITIZENS ADVICE INVITED,
Fenning Tells Lions Club District
Heads Welcome Aid.

The District Commissioners want
the support and advice of the citizens
in the interest of good government in
the District of Columbia, Commits.
sioner Frederick A. Fenning declared
at a luncheon of the Lions Club in
the Mayflower Hotel yesterday. The
Commissioner told how the Board Of
District Commissioners is chosen, and
how that body functions. in governing
the Capital City.
w. c. Miller, president of the club,
presided.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
Alleged Swindler on WAY Back.

Edwin p. Russell. 67 years old, of
New York. wanted here in connection
with bad checks totaling between
S400 and $500 which were passed at
the Mayfiower, is being returned from
St. Petersburg, Fla, where he was
arrested last week. A surety COM
pany swore out the warrant for Rus
sell, and he was started from Florida
last night
Evening star., 1925-10-15

1 to open funding negotiations here
over their debt to this Government
Advices to this effect were received
yesterday from Ambassador Hough-
ton at London.
Latest word from Italians indi-
Gated they planned TO sail about
October 81 or % TO fund their
81, 900 ,OO0, 900 debt to the United States:
Outside of the French debt OF
$4,000, 900 900, over which negotiations
are still going on. the Italian obliga' !
ton Is the largest on the American
books yet unfunded.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
By the Associated Press.

CONSTANTINOPLE October 15.-
Women's rights in Turkey do not yet
include the ballot, but they do include
reserved seats in trolley cars and
ferry boats. The tired business women
of the Occident may we'll envy the
women Of Turkey for whom a Ger.
tain number Of places are reserved by
regulations just announced by the
transportation companies.
Formerly red curtains inclosed the
first two rows in the trolley cars and
women were required to sit in the
secluded section, called the "harem."
No man. except the conductor, was
allowed on the harem side of the red
Evening star., 1925-10-15
N. ?: CHURCH BODY
D|SOWNS REPORT
Had No Part in Recent Dry
Survey, Committee An
nOunCeS.

The Federal Council of Churches
recent report on prohibition has
brought about disavowal by the eN-
ecutive committee of the Methodist
Protestant Church of any RESPONSE
bility for the document.
In statement issued last night
the committee declared the articles
by the federal council had been the
occas sion for enemies of prohibition
to boast that now at last even the
churches themselves had been forced
10 admit that prohibition is a fail
ure''
Denies Report Authorized.
The statement further protested
against the assumption printed on
the pamphlet that it has been pre-
pared and published under the au-
thority OF the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America.
Whether the conclusions and state
ments of that pamphlet are true or
false" if continued, this committee
does not feel it necessary to pass
Judgment. But we desire to make this
clear, that while the Methodist Prot
estant Church has been in afiiliation
with the federal council from the be-
ginning. and is still making a small
contribution to its annual budget. it
has never authorized the council as n
whole, or any officer. department or
con'nniSSion of that council. TO speak
authorftatively for it on any question
of religion, morals or politics"
Asks Title Defined.
The Church's attitude differed wide
~ from statements made in the ar
ticles, it said, and suggested that the
time has come for the churches to de-
termine the meaning to be included in
the title of Federated Churches of
Christ in America"
Professionalism" 1t concluded, sis
not inclined to an oligarchy, even of
wise and pious men, and the present
tendency of the council would seem
to require a new definition of its
title
Evening star., 1925-10-15
Noted for Medieval Glass.

The medieval glass that fills almost
all the windows in the Cathedral of
Bourges is unsurpassed in beauty by
any other collection of medieval glass
work The cathedral is one of the
ave greatest in France.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
RuMANIAN DEBT BODY
SAILS FOR U. S. NOV. Il
Governments Commission to Open
Negotiations Here for Funding
National Obligations.

The Rumanian Debt Commission.
which has, successfully concluded
negotiations with Great Britain, will
sail for the United States November
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-12
HEALTH SECRET
Held BY MILK
MEETING TOLD
College Dean Urges Greater
Efficiency in By
products.

Public health in America would be
much improved if the consumption
of milk were doubled or trebled.
the convention of American Dairy
Science Association in session at the
SEVERN, was told today by Dean
Alfred Vivian, Of the school of
agriculture Of Ohio State University.
The association is meeting in con-
nection with the National Dairy
show being held here this week.
1.-THE people of those nations that
consume the most milk per capita
enjoy the best health and are the
most vigorous and progressive, he
said. Vivian urged study and utiliza-
ton of the milk by products and the
education of the public to the uses
and value Of them.
DR.. Sewell Wright of the United
States Department of Agriculture
also spoke.
Fifteen minute talks were made
by j. d. Brew of Ithaca, N. y;
c. w. Fryhofer of st. Paul, Mimi;
o. F.. Hunziker of Chicago, and p.
A. Downs of Lincoln, Neb.
The session was opened by o. e.
Reed of Lansing. Mich. president.
Reed appointed a nominating COM
mittee to report on a ticket at Tues
days session for election of officers.
Ballot will be taken by mail before
Jan. l when the new officers will as
sumo office.