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Evening star., 1925-06-08
Melting Pot in U. S. Is Example
For Fused World, Coolidge Says
Experience of This Nation Proof of
brotherhood of Races, President De-
cIares at Morse mericn1 Centennial.

to challenge the riddle of Babel in
support of aspirations for unity ca
pable of assuring peace to the ma
tions, in such an inquiry l suppose
no better testimony could be taken
than the experience of this country.
"Out of the confusion of tongues,
the conflict of traditions. the varia-
tions of historical setting, the vast
differences in talents and tastes there
has been evolved a spiritual union
accompanied by a range of capacity
and genius which marks this nation
for eminent destiny. The Ameri-
can people have commanded the re-
spect of the world.
1T is not so many years since visit
ors from other quarters of the world
were wont to contemplate our con-
course of races, origins and interests,
and shake their heads omniously. They
feared that from such melting pot
of diverse elements we could never
draw the tested, tempered metal that
is the only substance for national
character. Even among ourselves were
many who listened with serious con-
Germ to such forebodings. They were
not quite sure whether we had created
a nation with the soul of a nation.
They wondered If perhaps we had
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Evening star., 1925-06-08
AMUNDSEN RELIEF
SHIP SPEEDS NORTH
Ingertre, With Two Planes
Aboard, Rushing to Search
for Amundsen.
By the Associated Press.

ABOARD S. S. 1NGERTRE, June
8 By Wireless)-At $50 this morning
the 1ngertre. carrying the Norwegian
governments Amundsen relief expe-
dition, was proceeding toward Spitz-
bergen at her maximum speed of 10h
knots per hour.
The seaplanes F-1S and F-22 were
slung across the deck. ready for in
stant service whenever needed. They
will be used in searching for the
missing explorers who started for the
North Pole from Spitzbergen in two
flying boats May 81
The 1ngertre spent two hours this
morning taking on supplies at Ber.
gen, q Norwegian harbor 100 miles
northwest Of Oslo.
The airmen who are to pilot the
seaplanes in search OF Amundsen are
quiet, virile Norsemen, whose consta mt
thought is the hope of rescuing
mundsen-although they admit that
to find him now would be a tre-
mendous piece of luck.
Lieut.. Lutzow Holm, leader of the
aviators. told the Associated Press
that his intention was to reconnoiter
along the edge of the Arctic ice pack
to the northeast of Danes Island.
Lieut.. Holm's assumption is that il
Amundsen is returning afoot from the
pole toward his original base he will
naturally make for the nearest land,
which would be the so.called North
east Land. or Spitzbergen Archipelago
Evening star., 1925-06-08
COLLEGE MURDER
POINTS TO STUDENT
Professor Attacked on Eve of
Examinations at Loui-
siana University.
By the Associated Press.

BATON ROUGE, La, June s.
With members of the student body
under close surveillance, police today
renewed their search for the slayer
of Prof. Oscar B. Turner, instructor in
agronomy at Louisiana State Univer-
sity. Prof. Turner was found dying
in the agronomy building yesterday,
with numerous gashes on the head,
face and throat, evidently inflicted
with a heavy fire ak, which was
lying nearby.
The official theory was that the
crime was committed by student
who might possibly have been dis.
covered by Prof. Turner rifling a desk
from which certain examination pa
pers which were to have been used
by the agronomy class today. were
missing.
Return of the examination papers
under circumstances almost as mys-
terious as those surrounding the
crime inclined authorities to the
belief that the slayer was one Of the
student body. The victims watch
and pocketbook were undisturbed
Restored in Midst of Crowd.
The missing papers were restored
to Prof. Turner's desk after the dying
man was found by r. G. Markham,
senior agriculture student, who has
been serving as an assistant to the
agronomy teacher, at a time when
the agronomy hall was thronge0 with
detectives and crowds of curious per.
sons.
Students in Prof. Turner's class
were to be given thorough question
ing before the coroner's jury, which
adjourned last night until today after
failing to make an recommendations
Evening star., 1925-06-08
Fifteen ENTOMBED
BY MINE EXPLOSION
Trapped 425 Feet Below Surface
in West Kentucky Coal
Co. Pit.
B. the Associated Press.


STURGIS, KY, June 8.-Fifteen
men were entombed in an explosion
which occurred in the depths of mine
No. of the West Kentucky Coal Co.
here today. Nearly 200 men were at
work at the time and about 1856 es-
capped through other exits, officials Of
the company announced.
A United States mine rescue car
was summoned from Evansville, Ind.
The extent of the damage had not
been determined at noon. Ventilation
is good, however, and the upper
workings of the mine were not dam
aged, mine officials said.
A rescue crew began to descend into
the mine. The shaft is 425 feet deep.
The explosion is believed to have oc-
Cured in entry No. 1. The fifteen
miners therein probably were 1900 to
1000 feet back from the shaft when
the blast occurred.
Eight years ago an explosion in the
company's mine No. took a toll Of
So dead. No disaster has visited any
of the workings since that time, it
was said.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
Scientists Che,o Tou CHEST Beef
To Fix Its Status for Table Use

Out at Uncle Sans Bureau OF
Standards group of learned men
have been engaged of late in
monotonously chewing pieces of
beef and then inelegantly extract
ing the mangled remains from
their mouths for minute examina-
ton.
The beef admittedly is not tender.
1t is the very toughest meat Of its
kind that can be bought. The
harder 1t is to chew, the better
these serious-faced scientists. seem
to like It. Yet not bit Is swal-
lowed.
When one of the chewers finds
a piece which nearly floors him, he
is delighted.
This situation at the bureau is
simply a phase Of some highly in
teKDsting scientific probing which
thH experts have undertaken at
ths4request of the Department Of
Agriculture 10 find-out just how
Evening star., 1925-06-08

tough a piece of beef might be-
come, and yet be beef.
In addition to the actual masti-
eating tests the bureau experts are
measuring the tensile and torsional
strains Of beef f1bers with special
Instruments. The teeth tests. in
fact, are supplementary to and cod
roborattve Of the more technical
findings.
It is reported that some very
stubborn specimens of beef have
been obtained without much diff.
Guilty right here in Washington.
The Department of Agriculture,
in proposing the experiments, ex.
planned that tender meat and tough
meat often have the same appear
ance, even to competent judges
and that economic problems are
involved in the results derived from
the tests.
The department also has re-
quested that stSength of egg shells
and hog bones Be tested.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
Miners Disarn,ed
In Gold Stampede
TOCanada Fields
By the Associated Press.

SEATTLE, Wash. June S.-De-
termined that the gold stampede in
the Cassiar district, in Northern
British Columbia, sI:all be unmarried
by disorders which usually attend
gold rushes. Commissioner Rodd is
collecting all sidearms carried by
miners who enter the area, dis
patch to the Post-Intelligencer says.
The prospectors are allowed to
keep rifles to shoot game, but are
being warned that other weapons
are taboo. Dodd has already col
lected half barrel of weapons, the
dispatch reported.
Heavy snow has made definite
estimates of the richness of the re-
ported strike impossible, the dis
patch said.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
100 DIE AS MEXICAN
RIVER FLOODS RAGE
Hamlets Wiped Out in Isthmus
Region When Tehuantepec
and Perros Overflow.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASsOClatco fTees-
MEXICO CITY, June Especial
dispatches from Vera Cruz report that
more than 100 persons have been
drowned and several hamlets destroyed
in the isthmus region, caused by the
overfiowing of the Tehuantepec and
Perros Rivers.
Heavy damage was caused over an
extensive zone in Oaxaca and Vera
Cruz states. The waters swept away
whole families, their live stock and
other possessions.
Large trees were uprooted. adobe
houses leveled and crops ruined.
San Bias, a suburb of the City of
Tehuantepec, is reported almost de-
stroyed.
Special dispatches from Juchitan,
near the Gulf of Tehuantepec, state
that the waters are feet above nor
NAL and still rising. Railway traffic
has been cut off, with bridges and
tracks washed away.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
MINES BUREAU.MA
JOIN STANDARDS
Officials Consider Unitinu
Two Departments as
Economy Move.

AS further step in wiping out
Implications and overlapping of Gov
ernment activities, officials have in
mind a consolidation of the Bureau of
Mines with the Bureau of Standards
when the Bureau of Mines transfer
from the Interior Department to the
Department of Commerce becomes ef-
fective July /.
This consolidation, it was under.
stood today, VIII be one OF lne lnalur
points to be considered by the com.
mittee Of prominent mining experts.
which is to be appointed by Secretary
Hoover within a few days The com
mittee, which is to be composed of
representatives of most of the mining
organizations in the country, will
make complete survey of the Blu.
reau of Mines, its work and activities.
and submit report to Mr.. Hoover
at the conclusion of it's deliberations.
The Department of Commerce build
ing at Nineteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue is now sovercrowded
and many bureaus of the department
are scattered in rented quarters
throughout the city. Although the
statements issued last week by Secre-
tary Work of the Interior Department
said the Bureau of Mines would re-
Continued On Do 0a 0 roI,,.-- =
Evening star., 1925-06-08
Battle Breaks Out Between
Defending Troops and
H0naneSe Force.
ENTIRE NATION SEETHES
WITH PATRIOTIC FERVOR
Foreigners Urged to Recognize De-
mand of Chinese for Restora-
tion of Rights.
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
Fighting started between Yunnan-
ese troops. controlling Canton, China;
and the followers of the late DR.. Sun
Yat-sen, quartered in the Island of
Honan. when six small gunboats fired
on the electric light station. The
casualties were reported to be light.
Refugees were crowding steamers to
Hongkong.
The troops of Gen. Yang Hsi-min
advanced to meet Gen. Hsu Chung
chi's Cantonese army, approaching
from Skelung
The State Department at Washing
ton received a delayed dispatch under
date of June stating that the muni-
cipal building was wrecked during
rioting in the British concession at
Chinkiang. The arrival of the United
states torpedo boat destroyer Paul
Jones at Chinkiang synchronized with
an abatement in rioting there. The
situation was reported quiet, although
students were said to be working up
strike at Kiukiang
Restrictions have been imposed by
the authorities against the removal of
foodstuffs from the foreign settlement
at Shanghai. The strike situation was
unchanged but services had been sys-
tematized by the settlement author
tiles, who were confident they could
maintain them Indefinitely. Confer
ences of the foreign authorities with
delegates from Peking were proceed
ing.
Translation of circular distributed
at Shanghai indicated that a faction
of the Chinese was strongly opposed
to Communism. That faction, while
voicing indignation at the recent
shooting OF Chinese in connection
with the strike disturbances, assert
ed that Communists We're responsible
Investigation by the Shanghai mis-
sion board disclosed no attacks on
foreigners in the interior. although
student bodies agitated the holding
of demonstrations in Hang Chow
Ningpo, Marking, Soochow, Hankow
and other centers.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
DROWNED BODIES FOUND.

The body of Levi NJ. McCauley. pa
lent at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, who
was drowned in the river Saturday
afternoon while seeking relief from
he heat, was recovered yesterday
morning.
The body of Vernon Kidwell, IS
gears old, 118 Fairfax street, Alexan-
dria, Va, who was drowned when his
canoe capsized near Arlington Beach,
Va, Saturday afternoon, was recov-
cred this morning near where the
drowning occurred.
Both bodies were taken to the
kaorgue. A certificate of accidental
ath was given in each case. Rela-
"a took charge, of -the bodies
Evening star., 1925-06-08
CHEERING CROWDS
GREET COOLIDGE
Thousands Line st. Paul Sta
ton When President Arrives.
Has Busy Program.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June S.-Political
differences were forgotten today as
the people of Minnesota and the
Northwest Joined in honoring Presi-
dent Coolidge, their guest for the day
Coming into the territory which
was battle-ground in the last polit-
ical campaign, on a non-political mis-
sion, to pay tribute to the Norwegian
immigrant, the Executive was given
a welcome that did not know the
bounds of race or party.
inousanos or cheering men. women
and children lining the Union Sta
ton concourse and streets nearby
greeted the President and Mrs Cool
idge on their arrival last night Thou
sands Of others awaited an oppor-
tunity to get glimpse of them today,
to hear the Presidents address at the
Norse-American centennial celebration
at the State fair grounds, or to see
them at close range at a public re-
caption tonight at the State Capitol
Guests of Kelloggs.
While here the President and Mrs
Coolidge are guests at the home of
Secretary and Mrs. Kellogg. They
will leave for Washington shortly be.
fore midnight tonight on a special
train which is due to arrive at the
Capital Wednesday morning.
On arrival last night after a 80.
hour train ride from Washington Mr.,
and Mrs. Coolidge went to the kellogg
home, but not until the President
clasped the grimy hands of j. w.
Murphy, engineer, and W. Lang, fire
man, of the engine which pulled the
train into ST. Paul, with the remark:
That was a fine ride"
Soldiers from Fort Smelling aided
police in their efforts to handle the
crowd which surged toward the Presi.
dent as he made his way through the
station. Even after he had found Sc
clusion at the Kellogg residence hun.
dreds of curious folk fingered in an ad-
Joining street. A chant, started by a
group OF youngsters, I'VE Want Cool
idge," grew in volume, but failed to
bring the President to the door for a
speech. The crowd let out a wild
cheer, however, when Mrs. Coolidge
appeared at a window to wave a greet.
ing.
Has Busy Program.
The Presidents program TODAY
called for a morning Of inactivity at
the hellogg nome, followed by his at.
tendance at luncheon in Minneapolis,
rendered by the directors of the centen.
NAL. Next in order was Mr.. Cool
idge's appearance at the fair grounds,
midway between Minneapolis and St.
Paul. for his centennial speech, with
the late afternoon reserved for rest.
preparatory to the State house recep-
ton.
Before leaving for Minneapolis Pres
ident Coolidge received at the Kellogg
home Minister Bryn of Norway, a del
egation Of Norwegians here for the
celebration and a group of men and
women who arranged for the centen-
nial.
The weather, in striking contrast to
the oppressive heat which prevailed
here the last several days, was raw.
The sky was overcast and stiff, cool
breeze made topcoats desirable.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
BY the Associated Press.


MINNESOTA STATE FAIR
GROUNDS, June S.-America s sue
cess in fusing national unity from it's
melting pot of diverse racial elements
points the way for fraternity and CO.
operation among peoples on a world
wide scale, President Coolidge de-
clared today in an address at the
Norse-American centennial.
If fraternity and cooperation" he
said. ARE possible on the scale of this
continent among people so widely d.
verse, why not on the scale of the
world? 1 feel it is possible of realiza-
ton. I am convinced that our ma
tional story might somewhat help to
guide mankind toward such goal"
The President told his audience that
in the midst of Royalties that are all
beyond possibility of question" 1t was
difficult to choose among the many
national and racial groups that have
sought out America for their home
and their country"
I'VE are thankful for all of them,
and vet more thankful that the ex-
pertinent of their common citizenship
has been so magniticently justified in
its results" he said. IF one were
seeking proof of basic brotherhood
a mong all races of men, if one were
Evening star., 1925-06-08
NINE ARE KILLED
IN TRAIN WRECK
c. & O. Freight Turns Over
on Track CreW-15 Others
Are Injured.
By the Associated Press.

PERU, Ind, June Slight negro
track-layers and one traniman
were killed today when a westbound
Chesapeake and Ohio freight train
overturned while rounding a curve
near Converse, Ind, Is miles south of
here.
The negroes were buried beneath
the wreck of the engine tender and Is
coal cars. Recovery of their bodies
was expected to take several hours.
Railroad officials said that possibly
the number of trackmen killed might
reach IL. Fifteen injured workmen
were sent to hospitals.
The track-layers had stepped aside
to permit the train to pass, and were
caught as the cars overturned.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
BRITAIN PLEDGES
TO SECURE FRENCH
FRONTIER ON RHINE
Guarantees Borders as Laid
Down by Versailles Treaty
in Note to Paris.
ENTIRE ARMED FORCE
WILL BACK PROMISE
Violation of Belgian or French
Lines Will Be Considered as
Cause for War.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, June S.-The Havas News
Agency correspondent at Geneva says
ne is authorized 10 announce that IN
the note which foreign Secretary Aus
ten Chamberlain of Great Britain to-
day. delivered TO Foreign Minister
Briand Great Britain guarantees the
security of the Rhine frontier, as laid
down in the Versailles neace treaty,
and will consider as a cause for war
any violation of the territorial clauses
regarding the Rhineland.
Great Britain offers to place at the
disposal of France and Belgium, in
order to guarantee the security or the
Rhine frontier in case of attack. the
entire British military, naval and air
forces. The guarantee does not ex-
tend to Germanys eastern frontiers,
between Poland and Czechoslovakia.
ACCORD is COMPLETE.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
CniILals1 Will Use
100000, 900 Loan
To Support Franc
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, June 8.-Finance Minister
Caillaux is ready to throw the en-
tire 00,0o0.00o Morgan loan "and
other resources" into the fight
against speculation in the falling
franc II necessary. says a semi-of-
cial note from the finance minis
try today.
The ministry considers that abso-
lutte secrecy as to when, where and
how 1t will act is essential to sue
cess, the note adds, and nothing
will be said regarding whether the
exchange operations will commence
today, tomorrow or next week. or
whether they have already been
started
Evening star., 1925-06-08
Kaiser Studies Ancients.

BERLIN, June CF1.-The Kreus
Zeitung, which still Is considered the
semi.official Hohenzollern organ, re.
ports that the former Kaiser has
founded an association OF scientists
to investigate the relations existing
between the ancient Greek and
Oriental culture.
Several leading scientific men as
sembled at Doom for this purpose.
the. paper says.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
PUBLISH DEFAULT FACTS.
British and French Give Out Data
on Disarming Probe.

LONDON, June 8 CaD.-The long de-
layed report of the interallied military
control commission regarding Ger
many's disarmament defaults was
made public today in London and
Paris simultaneously.
1t sets forth the commissions find
ings upon which the interallied note
to Germany last week was based.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
WHOLE NATION SETTLING.
Unrest Is Reported Increasing In
Peking and Interior.

By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
TOXIC. June S.-From Canton to
Peking and from the far interior prov
ince of Szechuan to the mouth of
Yangtze River on the Pacific Ocean,
China is seething and sporadically ex.
ploding.
Reports from Canton show that real
war has broken out between the Yum
nanese and Cantonese. The foreign
concession, Shameen, is isolated. the
bridge and gates being closed, while
Evening star., 1925-06-08
Italian Airman on Long Flight.

ADELAIDE, Australia, June Cp
de Pinedo, the Italian air.
man, who has flown from Rome. ar.
rived here otday. He intends to con.
tinue to Melbourne, rest there a few
weeks and then fly to Japan.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
GREEKS RETAKE ISLAND.
Bandit Leaders of Uprising OF
Samoa Captured.

LONDON, June CP.-Advices re.
ceived today in Greek circles in Lon.
don said the bandit leaders of the
uprising on the Island of Samoa, of
the Asia Minor coast, have been cap
tured by Greek forces.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
Boston Archeologist Dies.

ROME. June CP.-Charles Dens-
more Curtis, formerly OF Boston, for
16 years professor Of archaeology in
the American Academy in Rome, died
here today OF pneumonia.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
KILLS NINE OF FAMILY.
German Clears Out Home With
Hatchet, Then Hangs Self.

BERLIN, June CP-Apparently
rendered insane by domestic squab-
bles resident of a village near Co.
burg, yesterday ran amuck, killing
with a hatchet his wife, mother,
brother -in.law, sister-in-law and the
latter's five children. Then he hanged
himself.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
ACCORD is COMPLETE.
France and Britain Agree on Reply to
Germany on Security.

efsn Secretary Chamberlain and
French Foreign Minister BRAND an
nounced today that a complete accord
has been reached by Britain and
France on all points of the reply to
Germany's proposal for a. western
European security pact.
Mr.. Chamberlain today delivered to
NJ. BRAND the British government
reply to the last French note.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
RIOTS IN BULGARIA.
Seven Reported Killed in Street
Fights in Sofia

BERLIN, June UP).-The Sofia
correspondent of the Montag Morgen
reports that street fights have taken
place in the Bulgarian capital, result.
ing in the death of seven persons, in
cluding a member of Parliament, and
the wounding of hundreds. The home
of Peasant party leader was dyna-
mited.
Evening star., 1925-06-08
BERMUDA HIGH" ROUTED.
Cool Weather for New York Seel
With Air Blockade Broken.

NEW YORK, June 8 N.-The
complete rout of the Bermuda high"
pressure area, which brought week
of record June heat to New York. was
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-06-08
From Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1925-06-08

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Evening star., 1925-06-08

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Evening star., 1925-06-08

Saturdays Circulation, 1888
Sundays Circulation, 104,I6
Evening star., 1925-06-08

tU. s. Weather Bureau Forecastl
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow,
probably local thundershowers; not SO
warm tonight.
Temperatures: Highest, 81 at 4 pm.
yesterday; lowest, "a. at am today.
Full report on page Z.