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Evening star., 1925-07-20
WORK DECLARES TOUR
CONFIRMS FARM VIEW
No Need for More Reclamation
Until Present Projects Are
Cared For, He Says.

Secretary Work, who returned to-
day from a six-week tour of the North
west, declares that inspection of Gov
ernment irrigation projects confirmed
the soundness Of his reclamation pol
Icy.
There is no need for more recla-
nation projects until the present ones
are put on a sound basis" he asserted.
"One-third of the projects are insol-
vent and one-fourth of them should
never have been built. Six thousand
farms under Government ditch are
without occupants, and there is no
more reason to construct projects than
there would be to build houses without
prospects Of tenants"
A report of reclamation will be pre-
pared by the Secretary and Elwood
Mead, commissioner of the geological
survey, who accompanied him on the
trip.
Crops in the Northwest at the pres
ent stage indicate they will be one
Of the best ever produced, Secretary
Work declared. The farmers are
thrifty and prosperous and strong for
Coolidge, even including the Demo
Gratis, he added.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
WOMAN FOUND DEAD,
VIOLENCE EVIDENT
Two Are Held in Death of Colored
Woman, Who Complained of
Ones Attentions.

Mary Ella Jones, colored, her head
and face disfgured and her body
bruised, was found dead in bed in her
room in a house in the rear of $40
II street southwest shortly after mid
night this morning.
John Middleton, colored, Al, roomer
in the house, reported finding the
body when he went to the woman's s
room TO investigate a noise as If
person had fallen on the stairs.
Middleton awakened Robert Jordan
another colored occupant of the house,
and notified sister of the dead wom-
an of her death. Lieut.. Holmes OF
the fourth precinct made an investi-
cation of the affair, and the colored
men were held for investigation.
Two weeks ago Lieut.. Holmes was
summoned to the house by the Jones
woman. who registered an objection
to attentions she said Middleton was
paying her. There was no further
trouble between them, however, so far
as the police know. Marks on the
steps in the house bear evidence of
a person having fallen on them.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
RAILWAY ROBBERIES
CONFESSED BY GANG
Some Members Of Band of 10 Ar
rested Admit $4,000 Thefts,
Police Say.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 20.-Some of q
group of six men and four women. ar.
rested after months of investigation
by police and American Railway Ex-
press detectives. confessed last night
to three railway robberies amounting
to $4,000.
The first robbery involved IN the
confession occurred last January 2.
when $4,000 was taken from the
American Railway Express Co. at the
La Sale Street Station. The second
was the taking of $780, from an eX-
press messenger on New York Gem
trail train March IS. The last includ-
ed the holding UP of the Blue Island
Express station. the shooting of a
guard and the theft of S10,0 April
II.
Those held include Jack Shapiro.
Joseph Shapiro, brother of Jack:
Frank Raymond, Louise Berardi, the
wives of the two Shapiros, Mrs. Edna
Grey, wife of Forest Grey, and Mrs,
Hazel Brown. Berardi was captured
at the time of the first robbery.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
HUNT FOR WALLET
OF MURDER VICTIM
Youth Arrested With Girl in
Maryland Leads Police
to Spot in Woods.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SNOW HILL, Md, July 20.-James
Baker, alleged confessed slayer OF
James A. Carey, farmer, "a years old,
led the police today to a spot near
Whaleyville, Nd, where, he said. he
threw away $3.I00 he had taken from
the farmer last week after knocking
him in the head with club.
Miss Blanch Ellingsworth, who fled
with Baker and was with him Satur-
day when he was arrested. denied COM
pltcity in the crime. and Baker said
she knew nothing of 1t when he ap-
preached her in field and induced
her to go with him. She is being held
as an accessory. despite these state
ments. and both will be arraigned
following the investigations now being
made. The missing money had not
been found at a late hour today. Rela
,tfves of the murder victim say he had
more than $1,000 in his possession
when attacked.
In his alleged confession Baker said
he was walking along the railroad
near the farmers home when he dis
covered him sitting on the ties. Hav-
ing heard that Carey always carried
large sum of money, he said he was
overcome by the temptation and
struck him over the head. intending
merely to stun him.
With the girl. he was arrested near
Dover. Md, while on the way to Phila-
delphia to spend their honeymoon.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
BALDWIN SETTLES
FIGHT IN CABINET
Admiralty Chiefs to Stay.
Agreement Reached on
Navy Program.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. July 20.-Premier Bald
win has been busy over the week end
endeavoring to smooth out the differ
ences among his ministers in the cru
cial problem of naval shipbuilding
and in the opinion of most parlia-
mentary writer's the designations of
w. c. Bridgeman as first lord of the
admiralty and Of Admiral Earl Beatty
and the other sea lords, which were
threatened at one time, will be with
held. The differences hinge on the
admiralty's demand for new naval
construction involving a fleet OF fast
cruisers to cost from two million TO
three million pounds apiece. The
chancellor of the eXChequer, Winston
Churchill, supported by Lord Birken-
head and various other ministers. has
been strenuously opposed to this, max
ing the plea that the state OF the
country's finances should govern fu-
ture construction.
1t svas the task Of the premier TO
find a way to reconcile the differences
of opinion. and one of the things he
had to bear in mind was that to give
up plans for naval construction on an
elaborate scale would mean the losing
of an opportunity to find places for
the large number of unemployed men.
But it is reported a promise has
been made that there will be moditica-
ton of admiralty's program. and that
when the cabinet meets today the diff
hculties will be overcome.
win Delay Part of Work.
One report is the admiralty has
promised that five of the proposed
great cruisers would not be laid during
the present financial year.
II the admiralty's original program
is carried out. it would mean an addi-
tional flo ,000,000 sterling added to the
estimates for next year Economists
in the cabinet have protested that the
country's finances could not stand the
strain.
Their hands were greatly strength
ened by the general plea, even from
the ranks of conservatives outside the
cabinet, for caution in reaching deci-
sion on the naval construction pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
BROOKHART7STECK
RECOUNT STARTED
40 Begin TabuIation of Sena-
toriaI Contest Results.
6 Weeks Required.

A Senate committee today began
the work of determining whether
Senator Smith W. Brookhart or Dan
iel F. Steck, his Democratic opponent
in last years election, shall be seat
ed as United States Senator from
Iowa.
Forty men were called in and as
signed to a large room in the Senate
Office Building, where ii is expected
six weeks will be required to count
the ballots.
Should counsel desire to expedite
the recount larger force win be
employed. Senator George, Democrat,
Georgia, was the only other mem
ber of the committee present when
Senator Ernst administered the oath
TO the counters and started them upon
their task. Neither principal to the
contest was present. Senator Brook
hart was represented by J. G. Nit
chell Of Des Moines as counsel and
by Louis II. Cook as supervisor, while
Daniel F. Steck, the contestant, was
represented by James NJ. Parson of
Des MoineS as counsel, and John r.
Pendy as supervisor. Judge w. B.
Brown, formerly of Kansas City, now
practicing law here, also appeared as
counsel for Steck, but was unknown
to Judge Parson, Steck's other coun-
sell
Evening star., 1925-07-20

ing Secretary Davis by Gen. Hines,
made public last night, shows that
results gratifying to those respon-
sible for the development of anti
aircraft artillery" had been obtained
at Ford Tilden during the last week
with both 3-inch guns and machine
rifle fire against targets towed by
airplanes. Units of the 62d Coast
Artillery manned the guns. The g.
inch batteries fired 445 shots in
minutes and 40 seconds at a target
towed 70 miles an hour at an eleva-
ton of 5000 feet for q distance of
about 21a miles.
One Target Shot Down.
While one target was shot down
and lost at sea-" Gen. Hines said in
summarizing the results. seven holes
were counted in the targets recovered.
This means that each Of the two
batteries scored a hit three times a
minute.
THE batteries fired at a rate slight
ly above 81 shots per battery per
minute, which is over 12A shots per
gun per minute.
The percentage Of hits scored. 5.6
or one hit for each IS shots fired, is
about six times as many hits as have
been claimed for the firing at the end
or the World war.
Maj. Gen. Summerall. commanding
the I'd Corps Area, and technical
officers from Washington, observed
the firing at Fort Tilden. Gen. Hines
related that all of the firing was
directed at standard towed targets,
which are cloth bags 1s feet long, 5
feet in diameter at one end by BIZ
feet at the other and are towed at
the end of a 2,100-foot wire. The target
is about one-fourth the size of a
modern bombing plane, which would
have a wing spread of "a feet, 2
inches. a length Of AZ feet, z inches,
and a height Of Il feet. s inches.
To calculate hits other than those
represented in actual holes in the
target, an observer rode in the towing
plane and another was stationed on
the ground, bursts above or below the
target being watched by one and those
ahead or behind by the other.
Bursts Rated Hits.
Bursts are considered hits when
they occur within so yards of the tar
gets as viewed from the gun, and
when within 35 yards short to Is
yards over as viewed from the plane,
Gen. Hines explained, In view of
the wide dispersion Of high explosive
shells. this is the area within wnlcn
destructive effect might be expected.
Machine gun anti-aircraft batteries
Evening star., 1925-07-20
BROWNING BLACKMAIL
ATTEMPT Is CHARGED
Relatives of Typesetter Claim Po-
lice Beat Confession Out
of Youth.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-Philip SiegeI,
81 year old typesetter, who was
arrested yesterday on a charge of
attempting to blackmail Edward W.
Browning, millionaire realtor who
recently advertised for a girl to adopt,
was held in S25, 900 bail when ar
faigned in court today. He is alleged
TO have sent Browning letters de-
manding S50.000 and threatening
death IL he refused.
Police investigators said Siegel told
them he wanted the $4,000 so he
could elope with a girl, who was not
approved by his family. He was
arrested after he had accepted from
Browning a decoy bag supposed to
contain the money.
Relatives of Siegel yesterday as
serted that after his arrest he was
beaten by six policemen and signed
confession only to escape further
mistreatment Their charges were
based on a statement made to them
by the youth.
They said that while he was being
beaten Mayor Hylan, who is a personal
friend of Browning, went to head
quarters to see Siegel. The detectives,
they said, wiped the blood from
Siegel's face and rinsed his face in
water before he was taken before the
mayor. =
Evening star., 1925-07-20
Gothic Village Here to Be Erected
By Cathedral for Retired Pastors
Bishop Freeman Announces Generous Citt'' BY
Rep J. W. FIetcher-Rock Creek Rector Viii
Provide First Unit Of Scheme.

said, contemplates occupation of the
village by clergymen who will well
come the opportunity to participate
in their declining years in the work
OF the cathedral.
The village Is to be situated on
Mount st. Alban, near the cath.
edral, to which it ultimately may be
connected with a cloister.
Under the plan, cottages will be en-
dowed through subscriptions from in
dividuals or churches in all parts of
the country. The cathedral library
and the Library. of Congress both viii
be accessible to the occupants, as
well as the cathedral itself and the
National Government activities, thus
.affording, the announcement stated,
close at once interesting, dignif1ed
and beautiful to the, sunset years OF
(seffdeny3ng Servdcas ...-7 -.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
B0RGLUM PLANS new
MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL
Confederacy Tribute in North
Carolina May Be Carved on
Chimney Rock.
By the Associated Press.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., July 90
Gutzon Borglum, deposed sculptor of
the Confederate memorial at Stone
Mountain, near Atlanta, Ga. declared
here today that his original concep-
tion of a massive memorial on the
face of a rock mountain, expressive
of the true spirit of the Confederacy, I"
will be carried out in North Carolina.
The sculptor said he had been as
sured of ample financial backing to
carry his new project to a successful
conclusion.
Mr.. Borglum stated that the location
of the proposed memorial in North
Carolina to the Confederate cause has
not been selected.
Several locations have been sug-
gested. one or two have been recon-
mended and / am seriously consider
ing the great expanse of rock on the
face of Chimney Rock Mountain" the
sculptor explained.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
DAWES PLAN EASES
GERMAN BURDEN
But Is Not Absolute Eco
nomic Guarantee. An
anysis Shows.
BY the Associated Press.

DUSSELDORF, July 20.-While
the Dawes plan in it's first year OF
operation served somewhat to amello-
rate the financial and economic Situ-
alton in Germany, II is the opinion
of the Dusseldorf Chamber of Com
merce II will not prove panecea for
all the ills from which Germany is
suffering. and that 1t Is incapable of
offering an absolute guarantee OF re-
construction.
In a report on the situation the
chamber asserts that during the II
months the plan has been in effect
it has failed TO re-eStablish productiV-
ity as it was intended to do. The re-
port claims that Germany'S commerce
is suffering from heavy taxation and
other imposts, and the opinion is ad-
vanced that a complete debacle in
business will occur unless conditions
are alleviated. 1t is pointed out that
owing to the high cost of production
German commodities cannot compete
in foreign markets.
The first year under the plan is
designated as having been intended
to establish productivity, but the
report says in this ii has proved un-
successful. Though the first effects
of the plan were salutary and tended
to start again the country's economic
v.
that outstanding liabilities and num-
erous other difficulties brought about
crushing situation. Taxes reached
unprecedented figures. The report
points out that in 1924 the govern
ment collected revenues of $500, 900
600 marks in excess of the previous
year, which was spent entirely in as
signments to individual states and
communities.
Tax Collection Gains.
The actual tax collection by the
Government increased from 4.S00 ,0O0.-
600 marks in 1913 to 100000. 600
marks in 1924, whereas the public in
come in 1924 only aggregated 36,0OO,-
0O0.0 900 marks. as compared with 43,-
900 900 900 before the war.
The country's commerce is said in
the report to be suffering from the
heavy license tax, and also from high
credit rates and railway freight rates
The latter rates are due to heavy ex-
penses entailed by the large personnel
of the railways and pensions. The
cost of production is declared to pre-
clude competition Of German goods in
foreign markets, thus paralyZing in
dustry. A threatened increase in un-
EMPLOYMENT is mentioned in the re-
port as the consequence of enforced
retrenChmentS by large concerns in
order to meet the increasing demand
for higher wages. A complete col
lapse in business is predicted unless
the responsible leaders in public life
adopt most energetic measures to al
leviate the burdens of domestic econ
omy, especially as regards taxation.
All classes of the public are admonish-
ed to exercise the utmost frugality.
Advantageous trade treaties are
recommended in the report as means
for reopening foreign markets to Ger
man goods.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
sv the Associated Press.

BY ELb lfbsOCf"VoH = : : :
MAGNOLIA, Mass, July ga
Gothic village in the National Capital
for elderly and retired clergymen of
the Protestant Episcopal Church is
to be established by the Washington
Cathedral.
A special cathedral committee meet
ing here yesterday announced that
construction of the first of II homes
of the proposed village is to be start
ed Immediately. Bishop James Z.
Freeman of the Washington diocese
explained that generous gift" by
the Rev. Joseph w. Fletcher. d. D.,
rector of the Rock Creek parish.
Washington, had made possible the
building of the first house at this
time, and that the Rev. Mr.. Fletcher
would be Its future occupant.
The -counxnitteAe Bishop Freeman
Evening star., 1925-07-20
is AUTOISTS ACCUSED
OF DRIVING WHILE DRUNK
Number Taken in Two, Days Be
lieved Record-11S Held on
Rum Charges

Fifteen persons were arrested in the
4S hours ended at o'clock today for
driving automobiles while intoxicated
"a number believed to be the largest
for any prior similar period.
Saturdays arrests for intoxication
numbered SO, while similar arrests
Yesterday numbered 40, a total of I1S
for the two days, a decided decrease
over the corresponding days of week
ago.
There were g., arrests for sale,
transporting and possession of intoxi.
cants during the 4S.hour period
Seventy-five gallons of whisky, gin
and alcohol and los gallons of alleged
hard cider were seized in connection
with the arrests. One touring car
was also seized.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
CHARGE GAMES FIXED
IN BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE
Prosecutor and Base Ball Officials
Lay Trap for Alleged
Gambling Ring.
snecial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd. July 20.-Al-
legged operations of gambling ring
were exposed today as result of a
months secret investigation by Blue
Ridge League officials and States At
torney Ellsworth Roulette.
Arrests are expected to be made at
once and the names Of the guilty,
who are said to be among prominent
men here and elsewhere in the cir
cult, made public.
For eight days Hagerstown's team
lost according to schedule, the inves-
tigators say, and runners of the gam
bling ring, who had been gathering
bets Of 81 to $1,000, received their
rake-off of 10 per cent of the bets
won.
The investigation was started by
J. Maurice Guider, president of the
Hagerstown team and President J. v.
Jamison of the Blue Ridge League.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
France Must Stop
TooFree Spending,
CaiUuua Declares
BY the Associated Press.


Manners. France, July CO.
Years of economy is the price
France must pay for her financial
salvation. NJ. CaillauX, minister
of finance, said at a dinner given
in his honor at his home town on
the eve of the gold coupon loan.
Frances debt. he said, went from
$50, 900, 900, 900 francs before the
war to 100000, 900, 900 today. And
economy must be practiced be
cause of the 000,000,000 later
deficits; the brakes must be put
on; the people must stop their too
free spending"
A nation which had the courage
to throw out governments that
would not adopt firm financial
policy, the minister went on,
would have the courage to listen
to him when he said to them:
The financial restoration of
France demands that for years
there must be vigilant reduction
of expenses and continued sacri-
foes"
Evening star., 1925-07-20
WINNER OF BALLOON
RACE STILL IN DOUBT
Two Entreis Apparently Tied.
Decision of Referee Is Due
Today at Akron.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AKRON. Ohio, July 20.-With the
Rotary Club and Chamber of Com
merce entries apparently tied, the
winner of the Junior national balloon
race, which started here Saturday, re-
manned in doubt today.
The Rotary balloon, piloted by JACK
Boettner and Porter Collins, landed
at Toronto, Ontario, last night. The
Chamber. of Commerce entry, piloted
by Herbert Maxson and Walter Nor.
ton, landed at Lindenville, N. Y.
Unofficial charting indicated that each
had covered 225 miles. The referee
was expected to make a decision
today.
The race was a preliminary to the
centennial celebration of the founding
of Akron.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
NAVY RADIO HEARD
IN SOUTH AFRICA
LoW-PoWer, High-Frequency
Signals Reach Maximum
Distance.

Low-power. high-frequency radio
signals from the Uniteal States fleet
at Honolulu were heard during May
and June consistently and clearly by
amateurs at Johannesburg. South
Africa, a distance equal to half the
length around the world, or as far
as could possibly be heard
The Navy, while holding the tests
have not yet demonstrated the COM
plete reliability of the Iow-oower
high frequency radio, said that in
nighttime the flagship Seattle in
Hawaiian waters was able to COM
municate with North America, Aus
tralia and New Zealand, and the
steamer Peary in the Far North heard
the signals.
Station To Be Closed.
Due to the installation of improved
tube transmitters of the Navy stand
ard radio equipment, the radio sta
ton at Morehead City, n. c.. by order
of Secretary Wilbur. will be closed
soon and disposed Of
Its work win be taken over by the
station at Lookout, n. c., with the
new tube transmitters. The station
at Marshfield. Ore, will also be closed
and disposed of and it's work taken
over through the new tube trans
mitters by the naval stations at En-
pire. Ore, and Eureka, Calf.
The lease to private individuals or
company of the naval radio sta
ton at ST. Augustine, Fla, as a radio
station. also has been authorized.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
KLAN HEADS REACH
DENVER BY PLANE
Come From Washington to Probe
Secession Of Colorado Unit
From National Body.
By the Associated Press.

BY the As5OCIdItU fIcbs
DENVER, Colo. July 20.-Ten
national officers of the Ku Klux klan
headed by w. F. Zumbrunn, national
attorney, arrived here late yesterday
from Washington by airplanes to in
vestigate the secession of the Denver
KIan from the national organization.
Mr.. Zumbrunn said he expected
some news to develop today The
visit of the national officers followed
the action of the Denver Khan at a
meeting Friday night, when it was
voted unanimously to withdraw from
the national order and form a new
organization called THE Minute Men
of America. It was announced also,
that IA Klans in Colorado had Joined
the Denver organization and had
surrendered their charters.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
DU POINT GIVES $3.50, 900
FOR TUSKEGEE FUND
Delaware Senator's Gift Brings
Total to S4, 100000 in Endow-
ment Campaign.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 20.-Another
pledge to the Hampton-Tuskegee en-
dowment fund was fulfilled last week
when Senator T. Coleman du Pont
paid S250,000, Clarence H. Kelsey,
chairman of the fund, announced.
Earlier in the week announcement
was made of the payment of a
81 1.oo0,0 900 pledge by John D. Rookie
feller, Jr.
Mr.. Kelsey said that the fund now
exceeds S4,500,000. The goal is So,
000,o and must be attained by
December 81 to qualify for $4,000.
900 gift of George Eastman.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
Actors Double Hurt.

= HOLLYWOOD. Calf, July 20 Gp).
w: H. Reed. screen stunt man and
husband of the motion picture actress,
Eva Novak, was reported recovering
today from the serious injuries he
sustained while doubling for Buck
Jones in a dangerous escape" scene
last Friday. Reed missed his hold
when he 1eaped from roof to the
cross-bar Of o telephone pole,
Evening star., 1925-07-20
Co,Ogirl Lassoes
Steer Threatening
To attack CO,Ub0y
Rx the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RYE, N. Y, July 20.-A cowgirl
saved the life of Sy Sage, cowboy
of Oklahoma City, by lassoing
steer that had thrown him and
threatened to gore him Saturday
night before a rodeo crowd here
Sages right leg was broken and
he suffered possible internal in
juries.
The cowgirl was Mrs. Richard
Shelton, also of Oklahoma. Before
her marriage last week to one of
the riders in the rodeo, she was
Miss Rene Hasley.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
Longest Water Tunnel Open.

The longest water tunnel in the
world runs under the Kaiser range
of the Sierras in California. 1t is 13h
miles long, has a 15-foot bore and
cost $20,000,000. 1t is known as the
Florence Lake tunnel and will bring
down enough water to irrigate 620,.
900 acres not now under irrigation