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Evening star., 1925-09-03
Shades of Musketeers Lead Italians
To Duels; One Fought, Others Fizzle

ceremonies. In the first assault
Visconti's blade slashed Collaltos
right forearm. The surgeons
agreed the wound was not serious
and the duel proceeded. In an
other assault Collalto again felt
the saber of his opponent, which
opened his right elbow. This dem
onstrated tc the judges Collalto's
inferiority, and the bout was
stopped. Sabers were put away,
the duelists embraced, animated
conversation broke the previous
dignified silence. Honor had been
satisfied.
The three other challenges which
followed upon the Eisconti-Collalto
setto did not get beyond the stage
of argument by the various sec
onds, who amicably arranged the
disputes without having their re-
spective principals test the swords
manship of their opponents.
Evening star., 1925-09-03

BY tho Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. September a
Search for the missing naval seaplane
PN-9 No. and crew, which dis
appeared in mid-Pacific Tuesday after
noon after riding along on the high
hope of reaching Honolulu on a
record breaking flight. continued today
after overnight reports to naval head
quarters from searching surface and
air craft brought only routine mes
sages of the continuing search.
Without word upon which to alIay
fear that the missing plane and its
crew of four men might not be found
naval officers today had explored the
field of conjecture in surmising what
happened after the plane was forced
down by lack of fuel.
The most favorable theory advanced
was that the plane had made a sue
cessful landing in the ocean less than
800 miles off the Hawaiian coast at
las Tuesday, drifted out of the search
area and was beached on some
abandoned island point.
The Navy withdrew from further
attempts to make a nonstop fight to
Honolulu from San Francisco when
announcement was made here yester-
udy abandoning Ine projected Iahe-OH
of the huge PB No. l. which was
scheduled TO start for Honolulu today.
One hundred and fifty drums of
gasoline were landed at Lahaina. the
island base, from which the air forces
were under orders to conduct the
search of the area in which the big
seaplane disappeared.
Empty gasoline tanks. which prob
ably caused the planes crew TO de-
spair of reaching Honolulu, became
their hope of rescue when the craft
was forced down. II was estimated
by the plane builder that buoyancy
of the empty gasoline tanks would
be sufficient to float 10.S55 pounds
on the water, the weight of the
plane without fuel.
The missing PN-9, No. l. was in the
air about % hours when it dropped
out of sight.
The skill of Comdr. John Rodgers.
in charge OF the craft, caused NAVY
officials here to remain hopeful that
the missing commander and crew
were still alive.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
{. R. STETT|N|US
DIES IN NEW YORK
Morgan Partner Was Num-
ton Buyer for France and
Britain During World War.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, September 3.-Ed-
ward r. Stettinius, a partner in the
banking firm of J. p. Morgan & Co.,
died at his home in Locust Valley
early today.
He had been in i'll health for sew
eral years. In 1928 he underwent
an operation for the removal of an
abdominal abscess. and in February
of this year he was under treatment
again at a hospital for stomach
trouble.
Mr. Stettinius was taken i'll again
few weeks ago, but it was not be-
lieved at first that his illness was
of serious nature. Yesterday, how
ever, it became known that his CON
dition was critical. The cause of
death. which occurred at am, was
announced as embolism, a blood clot
on the brain.
The offices of ]. p Morgan & Co
were closed today. except for the
transaction of urgent routine bust
ness.
Was Buyer for Two Nations.
Mr.. Stettinius. through his opera
tions as purchasing agent of the Brit
fsh and French governments for mum.
lions ana materials in the United
States prior to our entrance into the
war, gained the unique distinction of
having performed the largest transac-
tions in the history of all business.
Although the exact volume of these
purchases has never been revealed, it
is known that they ran into the bill
lions of dollars.
He inherited his interest in business
from his father, who founded one of
the first insurance companies in the
West in the middle of the last century.
He was soon recognized as a genius
and stood in the first group of leaders
who practiced and conducted modern
American industry The guiding prin-
ciple of his business life. as described
by his associates was the belief that
a business transaction that did not
benefit both parties participating in it
was bad business.
He was born in st. Louis in 1865 and
educated at st. Louis University, with
special courses of instruction in
France After a brief experience in
business at St. Louis, he moved to
Chicago, where his career began.
He early associated himself with the
Sterling Co., which he later reorgan-
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Syrians Massacre
French Garrison
In Fort at Suedia
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 3.-The
Evening News correspondent at
Jerusalem says it is unofTicially re-
ported that the French fortress at
Suedia has been captured by the
rebel tribesmen and the garrison
ma ssacred.
French airplanes afterward de-
molished the town with bombs, said
the report.
Recent official advices from Gen
Sarrail, French high commissioner
in Syria, told of the bombing of
Suedia by French airmen. 1t was
stated at that time in official cir
cles in Paris that the citadel, or
fortress, of the town still was held
by the French, the rebels having
occupied only the residential part.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
l.ANSDOWNE HAD ORDERS
TO RETURN TO SEA DUTY
Shenandoah's Commander Was to
Relinquish Big Dirigible Sep
tember Is, It Is Understood.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 3.-Comdr.
Zachary Lansdowne, killed on the
Shenandoah today, is understood to
have told his friends several days ago
that he expected to be relieved of his
command of the airship after the Mid
western trip, to return to sea duty on
September 15. The order for his trans
fer to sea duty was said to have
reached him about a week ago.
The order for his trarfsference to
sea duty was received with general re-
gret at Lakehurst, N. j., where
Comdr. Lansdowne had taken the
keenest interest in the Shenandoah.
The commander was said to have look
ed forward with great pleasure to the
trip of the Shenandoah to the middle
section of the country.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Mrs. Gardeners Brain, Fine Specimen,
To Be Compared With Professors

1,150 grams, exactly the same weight
as that of the brain of DIR. Burt G.
Wilder Cornell scientist. which was
added to the collection upon his death
last January.
The two brains will be studied side
by side to prove or refute the theory,
in which Mrs. Gardener was so inter
ested during her lifetime, that wom-
ans mental capacity is potentially
equal to mans.
Mrs. Gardener was a member of the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion.
Evening star., 1925-09-03

=
Ship Couldn't Survive.
Col Hall said the catastrophe was
in no way attributable to any defect
in the ship. Meteorological advices,
warning the navigators of the storm
would have saved the ship, ne said.
Since there were no meteorological
stations in the vicinity. however, these
advices were not available.
At the time of the crash, Hall
said, four of the six engines which
propelled the air monster were going
fun speed. The craft simply met air
currents which she could not survive.
Col Hall voiced high praise for the
Navy crew OF the dirigible. Even
immediately after the crash, he said.
the crews behavior was remarkable.
Each man took the situation quietly,
deporting himself as If he were on
free balloon and attempting to bring
the craft to the ground in the best
E-zsnIer possible.
III ali there were eight men VINO
made the perilous ride on the portion
Of the ship on which Col. Hall found
himself It dIifted for the better part
of a half hour and covered a dis
tance of 10 miles or more before
coming to earth.
News Spread Quickly.
Intense excitment prevaile' in the
mining community where the ship
fell. In an almost unbelievable short
time news of the disaster had spread
over the entire countryside, and roads
were black with automobiles carry
ing doctors, undertakers, officials and
the morbidly curious to the points
where the various portions of the ship
fell.
Each portion of the ship .as COM
pletely wrecked by the impact with
the ground and early arriving souve-
mir hunters were making off with
bits of the bag, sphnters of wood
and other portions of the mechanism.
A volunteer guard finally was thrown
around the debris and a request wired
10 Columbus for so men and officers
for guard duty.
At Belle Valley, where the bodies
of the dead were being assembled
under direction of Lieut.. Comdr.
Charles r. Rosendahl, grief prevailed.
Villagers, the drab routine Of their
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Tchitcherin to Resign.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
STOCKHOLM, September 3.-The
newspaper Stockholm Tidningen has
received confirmation of the report
that Georges Tchicherin is resigninG
as Russian minister of foreign affairs,
owing to i'll health.
(CopyriEht. 1925. by Chicago DaIHy News co.,
Evening star., 1925-09-03
500 FAMILIES LEFT
DESTITUTE In FLOOD
Water Racing Through El Paso
Streets as Troops Fight
Torrent.
BY the Associated Press.

Ell PASO, Tex, September 3.-Five
hundred families in South Ell Paso
and three suburban additions are
homeless in the worst flood ex-
perienced here since 1897. Damage
is estimated at 900.
Water is racing through streets in
lower FL Paso as a result of a canal
break which occurred late last night.
Infantry and Cavalry contingents
from Fort Bliss are patrolling the
streets and aiding in strengthening
dikes. The Red Cross is providing
shelter for the homeless.
Although the crest of the floor
reached here early today, the flow is
expected to be maintained through
out the day
Evening star., 1925-09-03
By the Associated Press.


VIAREGGIO, Italy, September
3.-The shades of DArtagnan and
his duel-loving musketeer compan-
ions seemingly are beckoning to
the field of honor persons of this
ordinarily peaceful town who have
quarrels of a nature that require
settlement through feats at arms.
So strong has been the revival here
of the tradition of the duel that
recently within q single day one
combat was successfully carried
gu. and three other meetings were
arranged.
Count Visconti di Modrone and
Baron di Collalto crossed sabers to
settle personal difference. the ma
ture of which is shrouded in mys-
terry. Titled personages seconded
both men. Aldo Nadi, fencing
champion of Italy, was master of
Evening star., 1925-09-03

existence INTERRUPTED. stood about AL
catastroph. Soon after word of the
disaster reached here the local Amer
lean Legion post sent out a guard of
honor and the veterans stood watch
over the room in which the bodies
were taken.
Due to the early hour at which the
accident occurred, there We're few, if
any, who witnessed the breaking up
of the great craft. Alarm first was
taken when the ship, reported over
Wheeling at las am, was not seen
over points farther westward on her
course.
Radio Operator at Post.
Desperate efforts were made to To-
cate her, bu ito no avail, and the last
word known to have come from her
crew was cryptic radio message
picked up by the wireless operator
at Fort Hayes, Columbus, which said
only Il am losing my seat
Shortly afterward word was receiv
ed here that a portion of the dirigible
0ontinued on Page g Column ~
Evening star., 1925-09-03
By the Associated Press.

ITHACA, N. Y, September 3.-The
brain of Mrs. Helen Hamilton Gard
ener, left to the Cornell Brain AS
sociation, arrived yesterday at the
Cornell College of Medicine from the
hospital in Washington. D. c., where
1t had been removed at her death
several weeks ago.
DIR. James W.. Papez pronounced
the organ to be an excellent specimen,
normal, well proportioned and excel
lently preserved. The brain weighs
Evening star., 1925-09-03
MOST OF DEAD IN CONTROL CABIN.

Most of the dead found the tangled wreckage of the
control cabin where full ride
the buetng winds which resulted in the complete destruction
OF the giant of the
Abuances and other which carried and
others the Immediately following the accident
porting the dead and injured nearby towns Those who
death the unsuccessful fight against the elements taken
Belle Valley while the injured scattered the
hospitals of the community
The story the disaster of herosm of the pioneers
of the development OF
ton best told by Col c. G. Hail. United States Army OBJ
aboard the Inflated ship.
were travelling altitude of about 5000 feet
Storm Col Hall said describing the
accident "By changing dozen times
lodged the line squa which
$500 before realized what had happened
Evening star., 1925-09-03
MINE SWEEPER SINKS.
British Vessel Hits Rock Off Van
couver-Crew Saved.

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Sep.
tember 8 [P).-H. NJ. s. Armentieres,
mine sweeper from the Canadian
naval base at Esquimalt, struck
rock and sank at noon yesterday in
Pipesteam Inlet, Barkley Sound on
the west coast, of Vancouver Island.
All the crew reached shore sareis
but the vessel is completely sub
merged.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Marquis Coming Home"
Prague Mission Coming.

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Septem-
ber 5 LP.-The Czechoslovak debt
mission plans to sail for the United
States the end of September.
The CzeChoslovak legation al Wash
ington early in July informed the
State Department that its government
had formally acknowledged the debt
obligation to the United States The
CZechoslovak reconstruction debt is
about SS0,000,000, and $11 900 900 is
due for expenses for transportation of
Czechoslovak troops from Siberia to
in 1890.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
SAVED BY CLUTCHING GIRDER.

opened let gas and lowered the ship
drawing away from the 5Omle per hour
the enveoped and broke the ship into three
exclaimed Comdr Lansdowne Every beat it.
When crash the ladder leading from the control
cabin the portion of the ship AS started to fall
girder which hung suspended finally swinging
my body over crawling 40 50 feet back into the ship
reached the ship Col Hall said he found other
members of the preparing open the valves order
bring Here he found Lieut. Roland G. Mayer,
loading officer Lieut. B. Anderson, aerologst The latter,
Col had made his way the the cat walk All
Evening star., 1925-09-03
No Word Received of Lost
Plane From Craft Scour-
ing Pacific.
SEARCH WILL CONTINUE;
ONE RAY OF HOPE FOUND
Gasoline Drums Capable of Keep
ing Aircraft Afoat, in Ex-
perts' Opinion.

Secretary Wilbur today ordered =
the proposed San Francisco Hawaii
flight of the naval plane Phi
postponed indefinitely.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Four Senators, Four Depu-
ties and Two Bankers
Named by Paris Cabinet.
FAMOUS BANKER, SIMON,
ONE OF COMMISSIONERS
Will Sail for U. S. on September
16-"Gentlemen's Offer" Receives
Approval of French Government.
Br the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
PARIS, September 3.-The French
cabinet today named the debt commits
sion which is to 20 to Washington
under the leadership of Finance Min
lister Caillaux. The commission will
consist of four senators, four deputies
and two bankers.
The personnel of the commission is:
Senators Berenger, Chapsal. Dausset
and DupuY; Deputies Auriol, Lamou-
reux, Bokanowski and De Chambrun;
the banker, Simon (Maurice Simon is
controller of the French treasury, and
the finance ministry expert, Andre
Moreau- -Neret.
The cabinet approved NJ. Caillaux's
proposed "gentlemen's offer" to Amer
lea and adopted his and Foreign Min
lister Brands recommendations as to
the personnel of the commission.
Publisher in Party.
The party, which will sail with NJ.
Caillaux on the liner Paris. leaving
for New York September IS. includes
the outstanding financial authorities
in Parliament, and NJ. Simon is one
perts in France. Paul Dupuy of the
senatorial section of the commission is
the owner of the Petit Parisien, the
most widely circulated newspaper in
France. His wife was formerly Helen
Brown, an American girl.
Marquis Pierre de Chambrun, in GO
ing to America with the debt commits
sion, will be. so to speak, going home.
Although of French descent. he is
American by adoption, as Congress
has conferred American citizenship on
him along with his brothers and other
descendants of the Marquis de Lafa-
yette.
Marquis Coming Home"
Marquis de Chambrun lived in Wash
ington in his youth. His brothers.
Jacques, who is a general in the
French army. commanding district
in Morocco, and Charles, who is French
minister to Athens, were both born in
Washington.
Marquis de Chambrun and his next
younger brother both We're married in
the United States. The marquis is one
of the rare persons boaSting an au-
thentic double citizenship, and one of
the few Americans of noble birth. He
was member of the Joffre- -Viviani
mission to the United States when the
first war loans were made to France.
He is a member of the group of Left
Republicans in the Chamber of Depu-
ties
Evening star., 1925-09-03

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., 1925-09-03

Showers this afternoon, clearing to-
night; tomorrow fair. not much
change in temperature.
Temperatures: Highest. S5, at $50
pm. yesterday; lowest. 81. at $40 am.
today. Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1925-09-03

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Yesterdays Circulation, 92,713
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The Washington times., 1925-12-22
CHERRYDALE MASON IS
COL lJAl6lA oDGE HEAD

The annual election st officers of
Columbia Lodge, No. 285, IA. n.
and A. M, last night In the Masonic
The Washington times., 1925-12-22
.HEREDITT Gets
SOME PRAISE

Harold Bell Wright. author of
"a Son Of His Father. has found
q kindred spirit right here III Wash
ington, who believes absolutely In
the theory expressed In that novel
that every man iIlIierits q kingdom
Of his own beeause he Is the son
Of his father.
Nathan Shapiro, TO Nineteenth
st., who ii today awarded b copy
Of Mr.. Wright recent novel. IA
Son 81 His Father" Ii the first
Washing tonian whose views on
heredity and environment cor
respond exactly with the views set
forth BY one or Americas foremost
story writer's. II
For moro than two weeks The
Washing fOn Times has been award
ing each day one OF Mr.. Wright hi
books to writer's who base their
letters on personal experience and
1t will continue to. do so for some
weeks. This newspaper takes. this
means Of stimulating interest In
the world.oid discussion Of shered-
ity W.. environment and urges It's
readers to express themselves fully.
but briefly. writing on one side Of
the paper only. Address your com
munications to the Heredity Editor.
Mr.. SllapIro,s letter follows:
'sAlI Of our great men, the men
who have really achieved, have done
50 by virtue Of their herita by
virtue Of that kingdo Of their own
Just because they were the sons
Of their fathers.
Music. Art. Literature. Science.
And the sons herdtag from his
The Washington times., 1925-12-22

culture and polish. It may teach
us when to say thank you or
excuse me. please. but ii Is the
compelling, though unseen, power
OF neredity which makes Us do
things.
The letters Of mans environ.
ment may spell failure, ali pf life
may combine against him. and yet,
IL that mans heritage tends for sue
cess, success will be his.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-08
KRS. FRED ELDRED
GIVES COLORFUL
REVIEW OF STORY

Giving a colorful reproduction of
a Lonely Furrow, by Maude
Diver. Mrs. Fred II. Eldred charmed
her audience at the meeting of the
Twice Told Tales section. Of the
Woman'S Ten Thousand club, at the
home of Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox YES
terdav afternoon.
Romance and tragedy as they
move through the tale were vividlv
brought out in Mrs. Eidred 5 dra-
matte rendition, which was made
particularly attractive by the story
teller's delightful French accent.
"A Lonely FurrOw.' i novel
til setting of which is laid in In
dia. TO add to the picturesque at
moSphere OF ,he story. Mrs. f.. Ii.
Garthwaite gave a delightful piano
500, oon5 of India.' Mrs. FL
drcd brought an East Indian fan
and table cover which attracted
much attention.
Guests present included Mrs. F.
\. Kidder of hermosa Beach, Mrs
+. l.. Garthwaite of Oakland, Mrs
Z. y. Smith, Miss Josephine smith
Mrs. Robert w. Campbell. Mrs. f
b. Ferris and Mrs. Edgar \. Nance
Mrs. HickcoX was assisted in scrv.
ing By Mrs Campbell and M:s
Nance, who poured. and by Mrs F.
l.. Garthwaite and Mrs. {. +. Con
ant
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-08
STUDENTS INVITED
TO ATTEND DANCE
BY WONAN'S CLUB

High school and Junior college
students afc particularly invited 10
the Woman ; Ten Thoasand club
dance. TO be given .oH Friday night
of SIS week at The club house, corn.
ca of Olive avenue and Seven II
street. All other Young people Of
the community, as we'll IS the gen
er.l public, are included in hc in
yitation being extended hy the com
mittee in charge.
4 buffet supper which VII be
served late in the evening iu tie
tea room will be an ajded at1rae-
ton. Mrs. \. \. Contos will be III
charge of the supper.
4 number If CaleXiro couples
have already purchased tickets and
al indications point TO the affair
being "a most successful one. his
VIII be the first of series Of com
r4aity dances TO be given by the
club women
Members Of tAe committee who
will assist Mrs. Richard y. Watson,
chairman, are Mrs. Allen p Nuffer,
Mrs. \. H. Keller, Mrs. Don c. Bit
Ter, Miss Evalyn Boman, Miss Irene
Brooks and Mrs. :. T. Williams.
Tickets may be obtained from any
Of these members.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-08
HOLTVILLF
RN Press Staff C0rrpSpun,,ent


HO!.TNILLE, Dee. s. 49, Harold
/ Williams and T.. EStrr,ing. arrived
! here Sunday evening from Avoca
Texas, They plan to remain here
indefinitely.
\ stock Judging team from the
local high school, composed of Joe
McOwen, Harold Holdridge and
Howard Kisl;ng, won second prizes
at the Brawlev Mid Winter tair last
week. The team Was awarded
first prize in placing sheep, third
prize in placing dairy cattle, third
place i'll placing hogs and fourth
place for the cnt:"c contest, losing
only to three coast towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thhrston McGcc,
who spent several days last week ut
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Null. in the Mcloland district, are
returning to their home in Idaho.
However. they plan II spend sew
eral months touring western states
before journing eastward.
The girls indoor team of the
local high school now is tied with
Brawley for the valley champion,
ship. FL Centre havng been e.imi
mated last week.
Y previcw Of tie senior class play
" Nothing But the Truth, " was Civ
en- in the high school auditorium
Tuesday morning. The play is to
ne given December II at the Ar
cadc theater.
Mrs. Ben Austin and Mrs. a,
Akcr were visitors Monday af,cr-
noon at the home of Mrs. J. d.
Williams.
Pauline Ray spent all last week
a> the representative of the local
Gambler Of commerce at the Br2w
lGy Mid-winter fair.
The tourists who registered re-
Gently At the Local information
building are: Harry Z. Blake, OF Al..
lamhra; Mrs. Robert L. Ncarger Jr.,
Kansas City. Kansas; Mrs. Francis
NJ. Alexander OF Sioux Falls. South
Dakota; f. {. Moore OF lliaWatha.
Kansas; Mr.. AID Mra. u. l.. Wing
If Lansing. Mich; j. ". Moore, En-
ter. California; Donald Johnson,
Anthony, Kansas, and y. Meb5le @
Winthrop, Mass.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-08
Youth
Breaks Shoulder
In Dream Leap

sKOWuEuAN. Maae. per. s.
Leslie West, Is years of a-e, soa
Of Mrs. Maud West of Albion, was
in sunderland the other night and
il his drcams forgot al ahoa its
being winter aad that hc WIS in
Maine. Leslie started - drcam ot
summer and that ne W. obuas q,
AXE Il nose div, .ata -aa-.
brook. - reality leslie got out of
bed, walked to the open window
and leapcl two stories to tha
ground
As he lit tbc ground Leslie
awoke 10 find that the water Uas
decidedly " hard and al examine
ton revealed that he Eaa sustained
a fractured shoulder blade and q
ban shaking uP. Upon tar recon.
mcndat.ou of DR.. VI. T.. Lord al
Skowhegaa, the boy was ra>. hy
automobHa TO the N.uuehrc Na.r.
hospital, where he Was reported a.,
be resting comfortably