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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-21

The movement to construct a
highway between Forty.Fifth Ave.
to the Lincoln Highway along s.
Broadway. to be known as Me.
mortal Way. has been reopened by
Gary Memorial Post, American lie.
gion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-21
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the construction of a filling station,
The home is one OF the city's oldest,
having been built in 1850,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-21

The former home OF DIR. w. II.
kemper. one of Muncie's oldest
is to be torn down for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-21

HORIZONTAL
l. Party for men only.
5. Concave parts of human hands.
g. Cones of plant used chiefly for
malt liquors.
IS. Nominal.
Is. Yellowish viscid oily hydrocar-
bon.
II. Printers measure.
10. To carry.
10. To enlarge a hole.
20. Towards.
81. Hole left by smallpox.
23. Cyst.
"a. Precious stone.
rs. Small lump of butter.
rs. Fluid in a tree.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-13
St. PATS REVUE
To. PREMIERE
NOV. IS
Local Entertainers Open Sixth
Season With Big Thirty
Scene Production

The st. Patrick Players, COM
posed entirely of Washington en-
tertainers, will open its sixth sea-
SON Monday night, November is, at
Carroll hall. with "Pitter Patter," "
a revue in two acts and thirty
scenes. The production will be pre-
scented nightly for two weeks.
More than a score of pretty girls
will appear in the revue which will
be supervised by the Reverend
Francis j. Hurney, of st. Patrick
Church, founder of the company.
The music and lyrics are by Frank
Baer. Augustin Borguno, Gertrude
Power, Charles Gilpin and Clifford
Cox. The sketches were written
by Airing Alcine. Jim Ring. Don
O'Dea. and the dramatic editors Of
the Washington newspapers. Ralph
O'Brien will direct the dancing,
while Miss Helen Evans O'Neill
will serve as dramatic director.
The costumes will be designed by
Madeline Baker.
& Among those who will take part
Ia the revue are the following:
: 6Oyal EOSlOIs anu ESlC4AC 0AAAAoJ
Orme Libby and Helen Ault, Helen
Kearney and Eleanor Giovanette,
Mary Deery, William Cross. Luke
and Stephen Fogan. Jack Buckley.
John Dillon Fitzgerald. James and
Mary Haltigan, Christine Stewart.
Mary Barlow. Margaret, Bessie and
Alice Cush, Clifford Cox, Clara
Roerhle and her ballet, Mary St.
John, Ralph O'Brien's pony ballet,
and an ensemble consisting of Rica
Dowd, Louise Trice, Dorothy He'll,
Ruth He'll, Helen Oriani, Edith
Oriani, Marian MacLaren, Helen
Antoinette Crowley, Edna
Byron, Julia Owens, Clara Priddy,
Dorothy Miller, Loretta Murphy,
Catherine Wise. Catherine Roach,
Margaret Bean, Mary Costello, Ior-
raine Yauckler, Betty Kupfer.
Helen Haltigan, Boots Mixseil,
Genevieve Moreland, Alma Hail,
Catherine Verett, Elizabeth Cain,
Ethel Byron, Helen Gianoly and
Dorothy Byron.
During the two weeks engage
n1ent the proceeds of the perform
lnces on various benefit nights will
be given for the relief OF the poor
n st. Martins parish, the Holy
Redeemer parish, Our Lady Of Vic
tory. Holy Name and st. Patrick's
Church conferences. Another per-
Iornance will benefit Costello Post,
American Legion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-13

Whether yOu Hike sI1efIx stories
or vamp stories, you will be
pleased with next Sundays Herald.
IhereTI Be. d full page article
about Mr.. Pat Somerset-skeik-
and WiIda Bennett--yamp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-13

The whole towns talking about
The Washington HeraId's offer Of
a beautiful. artistic and adorable
''Hush-A-Bye Baby" that talks,
sleeps and is indestructible, i'm re.
turn for just three new six mOnthS
subscribers for The Washington
Herald, daily and Sunday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-13
Marked Influence

This society exercises Il very
marked influence on the develop
ment of the whole motor Industry
throughout Great Britain. as 1t
works for the deveiopnient OF
scund legislation and TO- the i'm
proyement Of retail trade conditions.
1t has been very influential in the
development Of roads In Great
Britain for motor traffic, which ut
the present tiE1e has reached the
approximate figure of $685. 100.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
ONE MORE NATION
SOON TO TALK DEBT
Kellogg Opens Negotiations With
Jugloslav Minister for Formal
Discussion.

Coincident with the beginning of
negotiations here for funding the Ital-
ian debt to the United States Secre-
tary Kellogg has entered into pre-
liminary conferences with the Jugo-
slavian Minister on the question of
that nations obligations.
Administration officials expect fund.
ing negotiations with the Jugoslavs
to he opened at a reasonably early
date. The debt amounts to S65 ,000,-
900.
The conferences between the Ital-
ian representatives and the American
debt commission. which began yes
terday, will be resumed on Tuesday.
Secretary kellogg has discussed a
debt refunding plan with the Serbian
Minister, it was announced at the
State Department today.
A further discussion will be had
next week with the hope that a
definite basis will be found for dis
posing of the debt issue.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
BY JOHN GENTHER.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily n

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, June 26.-A prospectus
issued here by the Bahamas Interna.
tional Trading Company indicates
that a new attempt is being made by
disreputable and irresponsible British
interests to smuggle liquor into the
United States. The Bahamas COM
pany admits that it's business is rails
ing money from unwary British in
vestors to equip a smuggling chain
from England and from the Bahamas
to the United States.
The prospectus boasts that the
company has a fine strategic position
in that it has warehouse and pri
vate dock in the Bahamas which 'is
only an hours cruise to the American
coast just outside the prohibition
area 1t also states the highly un-
savory fact that three Of the direc
tors of the company are also members
of the Bahamas legislative assembly
who promise to influence legislation
in the colony toward the smuggling
interests.
British investors. remembering the
Hartwell debacle. are likely to be eau
tious of any such venture. However,
Evening star., 1925-06-26
HEADLEY DEM0T|ON
WIDELY LyPR0TESTED;
HEARING PROBABLE
Civic Bodies Take Up CudqeI
for Former Inspector
of Police.
BUCK PASSED TO FENNING
BY RUDOLPH AND BELL
Two District Commissioners Say
Matter Rests With Colleague,
Now Away on Vacation.

? Reconsideration of the action Of
the District Commissioners in demot-
ing Inspector Albert J. Headley to
captain without hearing may re-
suit from the rising tide of protests
being felt at the District Building.
it was indicated today in reliable
circles
1t is understood the action of the
fire and police committee of the
Chamber of Commerce and of other
CIVIC interests in denouncing the
summary reduction in rank of Head
ley is having its effect in high ad-
ministration circles of the District
government, where certain rumblings
of dissatisfaction over the demotion
order already are said to be audible
Commissioners Rudolph and Bell
refused today to comment on the
Headley case for publication, ex-
planning the matter was "out of their
province at present 1t was stated
that any change in administration or
of policy in the Police Department
comes under the supervision of Po-
lice Commissioner Frederick Fenning,
who is on vacation.
With the expected return of the
new Commissioner a week hence it
is considered as highly probable that
citizens and civic bodies interested
in the Police Department and it's
welfare will come formally to the
attention of the full board of Com
missioners for study"
Action Rocked Whole Force.
1t is reported that the protests may
have weight enough TO cause the Com
missioners to call the denoted in
spector before them for a hearing, an
act calculated of itself to indicate
sympathetic attitude on the part of
at least a ma jority of the three Com
miSSioners.
The demotion of Headley exploded
like bombshell in the Police Depart
ment week ago, shaking the force
from top to bottom. 1t was the first
time in the history of the department
! that an inspector of police had been
summarily reduced in rank without
the opportunity of presenting his side
to his superiors.
Police regulations provide that de-
motions Of officers below the rank of
inspector must be predicated on the
findings at a special trial or hearing
Because Of the fact that the office of
inspector is not a civil service rank,
but was created by the Commission
ers for administrative purposes, the
holders of that Office have no legal
right to hearing, it is said.
Definitely Of Traffic Work.
1t is known the Commissioners will
not be swerved from their decision
shifting Headley from the Traffic Bu-
reau to a precinct, as they feel Capt.
Headley was not the man" for that
office.
If hearing is granted the denoted
official and it results in revocation of
the order reducing him in rank, it is
likely he will be assigned to police
headquarters as inspector of a pre-
cinct division especially created for
the purpose.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
CAPITAL TRACTION
VALUATION FOUGHT
HoehIing Puts Figure at
30,9O6,880, and City
Notes Appeal.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day noted an appeal to the District
Court of Appeals from a decree of
Justice Adolph A. Hoehling Of the
District Supreme Court, fixing a val
nation of the property OF the Capital
Traction Co. at $30,906, $50 as of jan
uary /, 1925.
In his decree. signed today. JUS
tice Hoehling, after fixing the val
uation, holds that no deduction
should me made by the commission
from the figures for depreciation. be-
cause the company, with the approval
and under the supervision of the com
mission is maintaining a sinking fund
for the protection of its property from
depreciation.
For this purpose portion of the
earnings Of the company. the court
points out. is annually set aside by the
company.
The court also vacates order No. 33S
of the Public Utilities Commission pur.
porting to be a valuation of the com
pany's property, in so far as it is in
consistent with the opinion of the
court The court finds that the valua
ton therein attempted to be made by
the commission is inadequate, unrea'
sonable, unlawful and conf1scatory
and the commission is directed to mod
ify it's order to conform with the views
of the court.
Figures reached by the court in its
valuation are composed as follows
Physical property, S17,937 ,419; land
interest, taxes, $74s,1S2: Grace street
buildings and equipment, $114,333 pre-.
orga nization expense, $309 900; prelim.
mary operation expense, $1,000; GER
tain right-of way expenditures, $1.946,-
281; additions to physical property be-
tween July l. 1914, and December 81
1924, $4,289,826; actual value of ma
terials and supplies on hand Decem.
Der 81, 1924, $125,6Ss; working capital
$256,151: cost of the intangible prop
critics of the old Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Co., $3.50, 900.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
jUGOSLAVIA REFUSES
PASSAGE TO BULGARIANS
Declines to Wise Passports Through
Fear of Refugees Attempt
to Return.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 26.-Jugo-
slavia has refused since yesterday to
admit the passage of Bulgarian sub
jects through Jugoslavia, by declining
to wise their passports
Government quarters are informed
that several Jugoslavian subjects re-
Gently took refuge in Bulgaria and
that the Jugoslavian government is
refusing the visas through fear that
these refugees may attempt to return
on Bulgarian passports.
The court martial here has con-
victed IA more persons of participa-
ton in the Sveti kral Cathedral bomb
plot. sentencing seven of them to
death. The number of those con-
demned Is pilinS up, but it is generally
believed many of the sentences will
he commuted owing to King Boris op-
position to the death penalty.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
Peking Wants Commission Named on
judicial Systems.
NOTE GIVEN L. S.

The Peking provisional government
has transmitted to the State Depart.
ment a duplicate copy of its latest
communication to the diplomatic rep
resentatives in China, requesting,
among other things, action which
would pave the way for relinquish-
ment by foreign nationals of extra
territorial rights there.
Minister SEE handed the communi-
cation to the department., although
the note had been cabled to Wash
ington previously by American Charge
Mayer at Peking.
1t is urged that the nine powers
signatory to the Washington con-
ference traties and resolutions af-
fecting China again take up the ques.
ton covered by resolution No. 5
adopted by the conference, providing
for the creation of an international
commission to study Chinese judicial
systems for the purpose of construc-
tive measures to make possible the
abolishment of the conditions objected
to by the Chinese.
The resolution provided that the
commission should assemble within
three months after the adjournment
of the Washington conference. At
the request Of the Chinese govern
Continued on Page f. Column 2)
Evening star., 1925-06-26
BRITISH CAPITAL INVITED TO AID
IN SMUGGLING LIQUOR INTO u. S..
Huge Profits Promised English Investors b,
bahamas Company That Boasts 1t Has
''PuU' Wnh Colonial Legislature.

the Bahamas Company agents already
have had some degree of success in
raising funds by promising huge in.
terest.
According to the company's pro-
spectus, the directors of the company
who are members of the Bahamas
Legislature procured a monopoly of
the liquor trade for the company by
the trick OF first freezing out COM
petitors by high taxation. second by
cutting down taxes when the other
companies had gone. and third by
refusing to grant licenses to any new
companies.
Responsible British opinion is in
dignant over the project. The Man
chester Guardian, heading an editorial
Dirty Work in the Bahamas" says:
''Uuwary English investors are OBJ
viously being invited to finance an at
tempt by some extremely undesirable
colonial subjects of King George to
turn dirty penny by helping disloyal
citizens of foreign state to break
it's laws"
The Guardian asks for criminal
prosecution Of officers of the Bahamas
Company and invites intervention by
the colonial Office.
Copyright 1925 by Chicago Daily News CO..
Evening star., 1925-06-26
Rich Youth Sought
As Burglar Found
Working as'Target'
By the Associated Prese.

bN rhe AssOC12ben Preee
VENICE, Calf, June 26.-For
piece OF silver one can buy three
throws with base ball at bulls
eye in the amusement concession
district here which, when squarely
hit, causes a negro to drop from
his high perch into a pool of water.
Some one hit the bull's-ey last
night and the negro" fell into the
arms Of three detectives who peeled
off his black-face makeup and re-
vealed him as Jack Durand, adopt
ed son of Chicago millionaire and
wanted by police Of that city in
connection with a series of bur-
glaries.
Durand admitted his identity,
but denied completely in the bur
glaries.
Il didn't do anything in Chi
cago," he said. Somebody just
squawked.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
PARIS MAIL STRIKE OFF;
NEW MOVEMENT LOOMS
Postal Federation Orders Carriers
Back, Pending Better Time
for Action.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS June 26.-Mail service in
Paris was resumed today after yes
terday's walkout, which was marked
by an invasion of the main post Office
by a number of carriers, who held the
place for two hours, until driven out
by the police.
The carriers returned to work upon
an order from the postal federation.
1t was announced that the resump-
ton order was given not because the
men were satisfied with the govern
ment's agreement to pay their over
due bonus, but because there is a
much bigger movement in view, and
the federation wishes to choose its
own time for action"
Evening star., 1925-06-26
SLAYERS' WOMAN AIDE
GETS FIVE TO TEN YEARS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, June 26.-StelIa Mac
kowska. 20 years old. charged with
first degree murder in connection with
the shooting Of Rufus Eller, jewelry
store clerk, in May, 1924, today was
sentenced by Supreme Court Justice
A. G. Hinckley to not less than 5
nor more than 10 years in Auburn
prison. The girl was permitted to
plead guilty to first degree MUIR
slaughter.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
1888 Vehicles Park Out All Night,
l7,46l Are Pleasure Cars, Police Find

In the still hours before dawn to-
day the police department conduct
ed a city-wide survey of the all
night parking situation and found
that 1858 vehicles were using the
streets as a garage.
The results of the count, arrang-
ed by precincts and specifying the
number of pleasure, commercial
were turned over this afternoon to
sion Of the District for its informa-
ton. Just what it is planned to do
about the matter was not made
known.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
BELIEVE MANY DIED
IN THEATER BLAST
Searchers Comb SmoIder-
ing Wreckage for Bodies
of Victims.
By the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. June 26.-
Search in the smoldering ruins of the
Gillis Theater were under way today
for the bodies of persons believed to
have perished when a fire and an ex-
plosion wrecked the theater and more
than a dozen stores here late last
night.
Several hours after the search start
ed no bodies had been recovered. John
Hogan, fireman, Is the only man
known to have been killed. His death
occurred when a fire truck overturned.
Alex Henderson, fire chief. said he
believed that not more than six or
eight bodies would be found.
A cook in restaurant adjoining the
theater is the only person known to be
unaccounted for. 1t was estimated
that approximately a hundred persons
were in the house at the time Of the
blast. How many escaped was not
known.
Blast in Restaurant.
Police believe the blast occurred in a
restaurant located in the Gillis Build.
ing. Fire Chief Henderson estimated
that it would require at least two days
to clear away the wreckage.
Early reports said an indefinite mum.
ber of persons, probably 35, were killed
and scores were injured in the ex-
plosion. followed by fire.
The explosion came at II o'clock
Flames enveloped the structure almost
Immediately following the blast and
the roof and floors of the ancient
building. constructed AZ years ago as
the city's finest playhouse, collapsed
Those who We're able to make their
way out of the building did so
iron
nesses.
Only Few Exits.
Exits of the theater. which was on
the second floor, were few. A main
entrance and a rear exit both led
down a confusing arrangement of
Railways and stairs of wood, which
crumbled in moment under the
falling building.
Stories gathered from survivors in
dicated the front exit must have been
floor, but none of those who reached
safety by that avenue could tell clear
ly how he got out.
Fire Chief Alex Henderson declared
that 80 or 3o persons must have been
trapped in the building, basing his
opinion on the facts that shrieks were
heard from the wreckage after the col
lapse OF the building and also the be-
lief that it would have been impos.
sible for all to escape in the short IN
terval between the explosion and the
collapse of the roof.
The midnight show had just started
and a love scene was playing on the
screen when the blast rocked the
building, bringing down the balcony
as the floor gave way, according to
survivors
Players Accounted For.
Only a few members of the bur.
lesque company were in the theater
the rest being in nearby restaurants.
James Smith, manager of the theater
said he had accounted for all the show
people.
Miss Merle Fletcher, a chorus girl
who was seated in the orchestra box
was rescued by two men after she had
tainted.
She said the whole floor seemed to
puff up" Miss Fletcher estimated the
number of persons in the audience at
IS or 20.
When the entire center section of
the building collapsed it sent bricks
and debris into surrounding streets
and broke windows in buildings nearly
a block away.
Thirty minutes after the explosion
Continued on Page 4, Column ~
Evening star., 1925-06-26
25,ODO SEE MATS
BATTLE MACKMEN
Athletics Get One-Run Lead
in First, Bunching Hits
With Two Out.
Lineup.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 20
More than 25 900 fans were in Greater
Shibe Park when the Nationals and
Athletics took the field today for the
first game of series in which the
world champions hope to earn first
place in the American League.
Ideal base ball weather prevailed as
the teams swung into action. Robert
Moses Groves, Connie Mack's expen-
sive southpaw, who has been resting
since last Saturday, when he was
withdrawn from the slab while the
Browns were on a batting rampage.
was on the slab for the locals. Walter
Perry johnson was named as starting
hurler for the Nationals.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON McNeely famed.
Groves hit S. Harris after pitching
two strikes. Rice fouled to Lamar.
Goslin singled to right center. sending
S. Harris to third. Goslin stole sec
ond. J. Harris famed. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA johnson threw
out Dykes. Hale fouled to Ruel.
Lamar lined a single to right, run
ming to 26 the consecutive games In
which he has hit safely. Simmons
sent a Texas Lacquer to left, putting
Lamar on third. Welch singled to
left, scoring Lamar and putting Sim
mons on third. Simmons and Welch
attempted a double steal. Ruel bluffed
a throw to second, then heaved toward
third, and Simmons. returning to the
bag, blocked the ball with his shoul-
der and it rolled beyond Bluege. Sim
mons came home and Welch continued
TO third. but Umpire Nallin ruled that
Simmons had interferred with the pla y
and called him out. One run.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
BRITISH GOLF TITLE
IS WON BY BARNES
American Takes Classic
With 800, as Smith Fails
on Final Round.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PRESTWICk, Scotland. June 26-
Jim Barnes, American professional
won the British open golf champion
ship today with 900 for the 72 holes
Macdonald Smith, who led Barnes by
points at the start of today's play
broke badly in the final round and
failed to make the 78 necessary to
win.
Barnes took 70 for his morning,
but shot a fine "a in the afternoon.
His two rounds yesterday were 10
and IT,
Smith. who led Barnes, 145 to LAT,
yesterday. got a 76 this morning
and had he kept this pace would have
won. However, he took AZ for the
first nine this afternoon, making it
necessary for him to shoot 36. one
under par, coming in to gain the
title. He was not equal to the task
taking 40 to finish, with total of 303.
Barnes morning card:
Out A 8 4 5 $40
In IS 2 5 4 5-39-79
Barnes final round card:
Out IS 3 4 8 4-36
In IS 4 1914
Barnes Finishes Well.
Barnes was several times in diff
Guilty In the morning, and ended with
a FIVE on the eighteenth, where his
drive was so badly bunkered that he
needed two to get out.
Long Jim played beautiful, steady
golf in the final round, with the ex-
ception of two IS, due to three puts
on the tenth and driving into difficult
lie on the eighth. Otherwise his game
was f1awless. He had brides to his
credit during the last IS holes.
Arthur Compston of England failed
to tie Barnes 800 by missing 10yard
putt on the last green. The North
Manchester pro made valiant at
tempt, but his ball ran just by the
edge of the cup. At that, Compston
got 70 in his last trip around, fin
ishing with four As.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
Girl Communists Sentenced.

SOFIA, Bulgaria., June rs CP.-
Thirty young Communists, including
a number of girls. arrested during re-
cent police roundups of agitators, have
been sentenced to prison terms of
from ] to Is years. However. the
court has asked the King to reduce
the penalties.
Evening star., 1925-06-26
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Wyo., June 26.-Rac-
ing ahead of an avalanche with his
life and the safety of his family
and home at stake and winning by
a matter of minutes, was the eXpe-
rience of Gil HUFF, rancher, whose
story of seeing the north side of
Sheep Mountain crumble and fall
across the Gros Ventre River Val
ley, near here. Tuesday, became
known today.
Huff said he was riding on horse.
back at the foot of the mountain
when it began to move, carrying on
it's back a section Of the dense Te-
ton National Forest. He began a