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Evening star., 1925-02-05
SEEK COUPE DRIVER
AS KILLER OF GIRLS
Police Believe Murderer
Guilty of Other Attacks
About Los Angeles.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, February 5.-The
murder of two little girls. revealed
yesterday months after. their disap-
pearance, and the murders another
little girl insists she had committed
in the past two years occupied the
attention of authorities here today
Search for May and Nine Martin,
sisters, of II and 8. who wandered
away from home August % last, with
66 cents taken from a baby sisters
bank, ended yesterday when their
bodies were found in a field scarcely
a mile from the sunny front yard In
which they last had played with
their dolls.
Lay in shallow Ditch.
They lay huddled together in a
shallow ditch under brush and weeds
which apparently had concealed them
from hundreds of searchers who
months ago aided police and deputy
sherfns in a supposedly minute in
spection Of the vicinity. Their torn
clothing indicated a struggle had pre-
ceded death, and an autopsy indi-
Gated they had been attacked and
slain. probably by strangulation.
Search was begun for a man who,
last Summer. annoyed women and
girls in that neighborhood He is
believed to be the man sought for
several recent attacks on girls in
other sections Of the city. He
habttually entices his victims into
small coupe. When the Martin girls
were reported missing neighbor
said she had seen them leaving a
school playground in a coupe.
Confexsions OF Murder.
Another little girl, younger than
either Of the slain. faced Superior
Judge Walter S. Gates yesterday and
repeated a sensational story involv-
ing her in the alleged murder of
two infants and an adult and at
tempts to murder several other
persons.
She was 7-year-old Alsa Thompson,
brought before the judge for investi-
cation as to her sanity as. the result
of her confession to police last Mon
day that she had fed ground glass
to her twin sisters, in Dauphin, Mani
toba, two years ago, poisoned a wom-
an with ant paste here last year, and
had attempted recently to poison
members of the family with which
she boarded by putting sulphuric
acid from radio battery in their
coffee.
Representatives OF the district at
torney, alienists, and Mrs. Claire
Thompson, Alsa's mother, heard the
story and failed to trip her up in her
recital.
Wanted to See DeathAo
'It's all true. mamma" said the
child. IT did It because I wanted to
see them die"
In the case of the twins, Mrs
Thompson said she remembered that
their sickness was a puzzle to her,
and that parts Of their stomachs
seemed to be coming away on the
inside"
Evening star., 1925-02-05
MORRIS W. 0DELL HELD
ON LIQUOR CHARGES
Police Seize $50 Quarts of Booze.
Defendant Released Under
Cash Bond.

Morris W. Odell, who was arrested
last night and charged with Illegal
possession and Transporting. pleaded
not guilty in Police Court today and
demanded a jury trial. He was re-
leased on a cash collateral of $3.50.
Guy Mason represented the defendant.
OdeIl, who lives at 1416 Sixteenth
street, was arrested by Policemen H.
Rinke, J. w. Casey and J. l. Billman,
all Of the third precinct. According
to their statement, they trailed Odelrs
automobile for more than an hour
last night and finally apprehended
him as he was leaving a garage at
1923 Columbia road.
There they are alleged to have
found large bundles containing more
than $50 quarts of bonded liquors.
The liquors are said to include rye.
Scotch, champagne, wines and cor
dials.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
HOWARD U. ORCHESTRA
GIVES FINE PROGRAM
Wesley Howard, Vioinist Soloist,
in Concert Presented at
Lincoln Theater.

The Howard University Orchestra,
under the direction of Dorcy T.
Rhodes, with Wesley Howard, violin
list, as soloist, presented a program
of professional caliber with COM
mendable Interpretation at the
Lincoln Theater yesterday afternoon.
Beethoven's "Egmont" overture was
the opening number and was played
with sureness of attack and fine
balance of tone.
Gruenwald's Anthony and Cleo
patra" followed with the second
movement, Dance of the Nubians,"
given in particularly interesting
manner.
In the concerto. by Lalo. Spanish
Symphony" Wesley Howard showed
good tone and smooth bowling in the
difficult solo passages and was given
fine support by the orchestra, which
consists of about 40 members.
The finale was movement from
Mozart's symphony in G Minor"
Evening star., 1925-02-05
POLICE RESERVES
END SCHOOL RIOT
Ban on Fisk U. Men and
Women Walking Together
Causes Shooting.
By the Associated Press.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, February s.
Aroused by the insistence of DR.. F. A.
Mackenzie, president of Fisk Uni
versity, negro institution, that the
rule against men and women walking
together on the campus and streets
should be observed strictly, 100 male
students Joined in a demonstration
last night.
Police reserves restored order after
pistols were fired from Livingston
Hall and various disorderly scenes
enacted on the campus.
Five students were Jailed on
charges Of melting to riot. DR.. Mac
Kenzie being named as prose cutor.
Others participating in the demonstra-
ton were given an opportunity to
sign a condemnation of the disorder
or quit school and leave Nashville.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
Sees Money Saved.

new school project District residents
ask for.
Sees Money Saved.
Representative Oscar f. Keller, Re
publican, Minnesota, emphasized that
under this bill there is an actual saw
ing Of money, and that therefore it
is a real economy measure.
When Representative Blanton sug-
gested to the committee that there is
a move on foot to restore the 60-40
plan of dividing the costs of upkeep
of the National Capital, Representa-
tive William c. Hammer of North
Carolina exclaimed: 1T ought to be
done. I am for it,
Representative A. H. Gasque of
South Carolina said that by delaying
action on the school building pro-
gram I'VE are keeping thousands of
children out of school. This Is the
question of children and not of tax
payers. We must do something at
this session of Congress"
Representative. Gibson was instruct
ed to report the bill with amend
ments which had been adopted by the
joint subcommittee of the District by
a unanimous vote.
Representative Blanton called the
attention of the committee to the i'm
perative need for something to re-
lieye the rent situation, and this leg
islation has been made the special or
der OF business at meeting of the
District committee tomorrow. which
expects to get its bill reported out at
once so that 1t also may be taken up
in the House next Monday.
Representative Blanton said he
wished it distinctly understood that
he is unalterably opposed to extend
ing the life of the Rent Commission.
He intends to present his side of the
argument and then bring the matter
to a vote.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
WOMEN'S CLUBS TO STARE
LAW-OBSERVANCE FIGHT
Federation to Hold Meeting To-
morrow for Purpose of Start
ing Campaign.

With the purpose of starting cam
paign for law observance, the Wash
ington Federation of Women's Clubs
will hold meeting tomorrow morning G
at IL o'clack, in the Wardman Park
Hotel Theater. with representatives
of welfare and civic organizations
and the clergy in attendance.
Rev. w. L. Darby. executive secre-
tary of the Church Federation, will
address the meeting on law observ-
ance. Lieut.. Nina Van Wrinkle, metro
politan police, also has been invited
to speak.
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, presi-
dent Of the Washington Federation of
Women's Clubs, will preside. and Mrs.
Mabel Willebrandt, Assistant Attor-
new General, will attend.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
STOKES TRIAL MAY BREAK UP
DOZEN FAMILIES IN CHICAGO
Prosecution to Seek Only Married Men as Jurors in
Hearing of Conspiracy Charges-Proceedings
May Exceed Month.

first session of the trial yesterday
after the defense failed to obtain a
continuance for Mr.. Stokes and his
codefendants, Daniel Nugent his
New York attorney, and two negroes.
Mr.. Stokes and the three others
were indicted after, 1t was alleged,
they had sought to have proven in
New York divorce court by informa-
tion obtained in Chicago that Mrs.
Stokes formerly was a habitue Of a
notorious night-life club here.
Mrs. Stokes attorneys said she
would arrive in Chicago tomorrow to
appear at the trial Saturday or Mon
day.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
YEGGMEN BAFFLE POLICE,
No Clue Is Found in Blowing of
Jewelry Company's Safe.

Nothing has developed in the in
vestigation of the work of yeggs in
the place of business of the National
Jewelry Manufacturing Co., 918 F
street, where jewelry valued at ap-
proximately $4,000 was stolen from
the safe, and police this morning ad-
mitted they were at a loss for a clue
to the Identification of the yeggmen
or location of the place where the
loot was taken.
Inspector Grant said he was satisfied
the yeggmen wore gloves while blow
ing the safe and taking possession of
its contents. not single fngerprint
being left by them. Police of other
cities have been asked to lend a help
ing hand In the investigation.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
MATT|NCLY DENIES
HE IGNORED COURT
Judge Fights Mandamus to
Force Issuance of Custer
Order on Tenant.

Denial of the charge that he faunt-
ed the decision of the District Court
of Appeals in the housing emergency
case of Peck VS.. Fink. is made today
by Judge Robert E. Mattingly OF the
Municipal Court. Judge Mattingly,
through Attorney E. Hilton Jackson,
filed an answer to the rule in
mandamus laid against him by the
appellate court at the request of
Attorney Louis Gutenberg. represent
ing Mrs. Frances F. Peck, owner of
whom Judge Mattingly refused a
judgment ousting Jacob H. Fink, the
tenant.
Judge Mattingly declares that his
action was merely a refusal to grant
a summary judgment before a trial
on the merits OF the custer proceed
ing. which, he contends. is an ex-
ercise OF judicial discretion in view
of the mandate of the appellate court
directing further proceedings not
inconsistent with the opinion of the
court and not directing the entry
of a summary Judgment for posses
sion.
Denies Ruling Is Ignored.
Judge Mattingly denies the charge
of Attorney Gutenberg that his action
in refusing to oust the tenant before
hearing of the facts constitutes IAN
unqualified refusal to follow the
opinion and mandate" of the Court
of Appeals, and asserts that, on the
contrary, it is his intention and has
always been his intention to follow
the opinion if, on the hearing of the
case, an Interpretation of the opinion
is called for. He also denies that Mrs
Peck has no adequate remedy at law
and declares that to issue a man
damus against him would be to con-
troll his judicial discretion and would
have the effect Of substituting a man.
damus for writ of error, which the
Court OF Appeals has frequently re-
fused to do.
Finally. Judge Mattingly asks that
the rule against him be dismissed
and the mandamus refused
Evening star., 1925-02-05

Judge McMahon's administration had
been most efficient.
1t is not expected that the commit
tee will hold any further hearings Oil
the confirmation Of Judge Mcmahon.
Chairman Means announced today
that il any further witnesses wanted
to be heard they should write to him
and II the remarks were pertinent
they would be inserted In the fecoro.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
WILL INEEASE SERVICE.
Three CaxJ an Hour Planned to
Maryland Towns.

An increase in car service during
the non-rush hours to Edgemoor,
Bethesda and Alta Vista on the Wis
consin avenue line will be put into
effect February 8. the Washington
Railway and Electric Co. announced to-
day.
At the present time the non-rush
hour service from these communities
consists of one car an hour, terminal
ing in Georgetown. The new sched-
ule calls for three cars an hour dur
ing the greater part Of the day. Two
of these, city bound, will continue to
Lincoln Park.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
BONE DENIES NOME.
NEEDS FLYERS AID.
Serum Supply Through Reg
ular Channel viii Meet
Need, He Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associat ted Press
NOME, Alaska, February 5.-The
diphtheria epidemic situation at Nome
does not warrant immediate use OF
an airplane to carry serum from
Nenana. Gov. Scott c. Bone Of Alaska
declared in a telegram sent from
Juneau to the Nome Board of Health
in answer to an appeal to expedite a
shipment of antitoXin.
"A large supply of serum will not
reach Nenana (referring to 1000. 900
units sent from Seattle yesterday on
the steamship Admiral Watson) until
Tuesday. Three hundred thousand
units OF serum will be sent from
Nenana. l viii be governed by de-
velopments until Tuesday. Please ad-
wise DIR. Curtis WEIGH"
Dr. Welch informed the board of
health that he had used $1,000 of
day by relay dog teams from Nenana.
He said $4,000 units were used the
first day and $4,000 Tuesday. The
board of health pointed out that if
Gov. Bones program was longer than
the executive anticipated the city
would be without antitoxin for a
longer period than at the start of
the epidemic.
Conditions Favor Flying.
The board of health and Dr. welch
emphasized in a statement that 1,100,-
00o units of serum due in Nenana Fri
day from Seattle should be divided
and 100000 units be sent on by air
plane and the balance by regular mail
schedules. DR.. Welch said that IL his
program was adhered to a regular
supply OF serum would be assured the
city until the opening of the naviga-
tion season in the Spring. Conditions
are favorable here for flying.
IF the people Of Nome are COM
PEELED to wait until Gov. Bone
can make up his mind that conditions
are really serious and conditions
warrant sending serum by airplane,
we might as we'll constitute the gov
ernor the head of Nome's health
board, administering orders by long
distance government. which may be
likened as to the distance between
Seattle and New York, not by railroad
connection, but by dog-team service
across the continent" Mayor Maynard
informed the health board.
Leonard Seppala, undefeated dog
team musher of northern Alaska, and
former Finnish athlete, who played q
commanding role in the Nenana-to-
Nome dog-team relay, arrived here
yesterday afternoon from Bluff, SO
miles east OF Nome
Il was glad to participate in the re-
lay race" said Seppala, who appeared
to be physically well after the rigors
of the trip.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
QUAKE IS PREDICTED.
italy to Be Center Of Mild Dis
turbance, Says Scientist.

rAENZA, Italy, February 5.-Prof
Raphael Bandandi. the 'seismologist.
who makes a specially of. forecasting
earth shocks, predicts an earthquake.
having Italy for its center. for tonight
The shock, he says, will be slignt
one. however Other earthquakes with
their center distant from Italy are pre-
dicted by Prof. Bandandi for February
z, IL and 10.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
By the Associated Press.

ASSOFIHItu frefS.
CHICAGO, February 5.-Twelve
Chicago men are in danger of separa-
tion from their wives and families for
from a month to six weeks because
the prosecution wants only men OF
family to hear the trial of w. E. d.
Stokes of New York, charged with
conspiracy to defame his wife. Mrs.
Helen Elwood Stokes of Denver Colo.
The trial promises to last longer than
a month, and during that time the
jury will be kept locked up.
Three Jurors meeting prosecution
requirements, were selected at the
Evening star., 1925-02-05
$500 SUIT FILED.
Woman Sues Builders on Adjacent
Property.

SUIT to recover $500 damages was
filed today in the District Supreme
Court by Mrs. Augusta Friedrich,
1914 Good Hope road southeast,
against Lorenzo w. Thompson, Rob-
ert w. Thompson and John L Thomp-
son for alleged damage to her prop
erty. She declares that the defend
ants erected a three-story building
adjacent to her property under a per-
NIT allowing a two-story edifice and
have thereby endangered her prop
erty and deprecated its value. She
is represented by Attorneys Boyd and
Evening star., 1925-02-05
100, 900 Get Doles.

VIENNA, February 5.-The number
of unemployed persons receiving doles
from the government in Austria has
reached 10000. the highest number
since the reconstruction period be.
gan,
Evening star., 1925-02-05
Hiccoughs Epidemic in Belgium.

BRUSSELS, February 5.-An epi-
demic of hiccoughs has struck the
province of Mmbourg, eastern Bel
sium. The victims run into the hun
dreds and there have been three fatal
SlseA
Evening star., 1925-02-05
EARTH SHAKES IN NORWAY |
Fifteen Shocks Open Cracks Amid
Explosions and Reverberations.

OSLO, Norway. February s.-F1fteen
earthquakes. some of considerable
violence, accompanied by explosions
and reverberations. have occurred in
southern Norway during the last
fortnight. Cracks reaching $50 feet
in length by feet in width were
ooened at Sigdal and SoknA.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
Oil Find Reported
On Little Island
Near NOUa Scotia
By the Associated Press.


HALIFAX. n. S., February 5.-A
dispatch printed in the Halifax
Chronicle today says that oil has
been discovered seeping through the
earth in three places in the vicinity
of Clarkes Harbor, Cape Sable
Island. off the southwestern tip of
Nova Scotia
In one place the oil is seen bub-
bling up in the main street OF the
town, the dispatch adds.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
DEAD SHOEMAKER
ONCE HAD FORTUNE
Papers Left by idaho Man Show
He Once Had ST, 100000
in Maryland.
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, Idaho, February s.
Papers found among the effects of
Constantine Lynch, aged shoemaker
of Deary, Idaho, who died a month
ago, revealed that he once had a
fortune of approximately $500, 900
and was elected Republican Governor
Of Maryland, but kept from office by
charges Of irregularities, according to
testimony in probate court here yes
terday.
Lynchs estate of S1,500,o00 was
probated and J. A. Harsh, banker of
Deary, named administrator. The
time and place of Mr.. Lynch's for
tune was not ascertained, further
than that 1t was in. Maryland.
Five sons and a daughter survive
Mr.. Lynch, including Winters Lynch
of Detroit and Mrs. Alba Dobson of
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
TRAFFIC AND SCHOOL
MEASURES TO COME
UP FOR VOTE MONDAY

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-02-05
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, Md, February s.
The office of the Maryland Secretary
Of State has no record of any Repub-
lican ever having been elected gov
ernor by the name of Lynch. Lloyd
Lowndres in 1906 and Philip z. Gold
boro, 1912, were the only Republicans
ever elected to the governorship. The
Baltimore City Directory has no rec
erd of Mrs. Alba Dobson.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
MCMAHON DEFENDS
RECORD AS JUDGE

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-02-05
TURK STAND BRINGS
BALKAN WAR TALK
FIatIy Refuses to Explain Ex-
puIsion of Patriarch-Com-
mon Front, Greek Aim.
BY WALTER COLLINS.

By Gable TO The Star and Chicago Daily News.
SOFIA, February 5.-While Con-
stantine, the Greek patriarch, who
has been expelled from Turkey, is
proceeding to the Mount Athos Mon
astery aboard the warship Averol.
the Turkish government has met the
Greek protest requesting explana-
tions for the expulsion with a fiat
refusal.
The Turkish point of view is that
the patriarch intrigued with the Boil
sheviks and was altogether an un-
desirable subject. The military sec
ton of Greece is talking loudly about
war of revenge.
Appeal to Clergy.
Diplomatic demarches are being
made throughout Europe, members
of the clergy calling on all the
clergy and the Christian Church TO
show a united front in the face Of
this outrage to an orthodox priest.
Greece will protest to the league at
the council meeting in March against
Turkey, and Bulgaria will protest
that Greece has rejected the minor
tiles protocol
The attitude which Jugoslavia the
most powerful factor in the Balkans,
now on the eve of elections, Will
take toward Turkey will be watched
with great interest.
Copyright 1925. by Chicago Daily News CO.
pATHAN CuTEEc CoNrrp
Evening star., 1925-02-05

comes from District taxes, and in
that event he favors granting any
new school project District residents
ask for.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
Opposes New Loop.

Conrad H. Syme, attorney for the
transit company. responded by point
ing out that some time ago in
previous case he had raised a similar
contention that the street railway
companies are not empowered by
business.
Chairman Bell said the commission
would refer these legal questions to
Corporation Counsel Stephens for
opinion.
The street railway companies also
entered strong opposition to the
proposal of the Rapid Transit Co. to
add loop to its Sixteenth street
bus line by running through Spring
road, Kansas avenue, around Sherman
circle. Illinois avenue and LongfeIlow
street.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Big Pepco Refund
Check Is Donated
To Charity House
SI92.l7 Gift Is Example
to Others, Chairman
Jennings Says.

Coleman Jennings, chairman of
the board OF managers of the Asso-
ciated Charities, today sent to the
Social Service House a check for
s19217, which he had received from
subscriber and which was the
check the subscriber had received as
a refund from the Potomac Electric
Power Co. in the course of their dis
tribution of the impounded fund. now
being repaid to electric light con
sumerS.
This gift suggests" said Mr.. Jen-
ningS. that there may be others who
will be glad to donate their refunds
for the benefit of the Associated
Charities and Citizens Relief Asse-
citation. There is still $4,000 needed
by the family welfare organizations
over and above funds in hand to
carry on the work to the end of their
current fiscal year, which closes Sep
tember 30. OF the budget of $4,000
for which the joint finance com
mittee has appealed s49,s16 had been
received up to noon today.
The demands upon both the Asso
ciated Charities treasury and the
Citizens Relief Association are un.
usually heavy for this season of the
ments of the Associated Charities
from its special fund amounted TO
s2.6S0. an increase of 83 per cent
over the corresponding month Of last
year. Evan H. Tucker, chairman of
the auditing committee of the Citi,
zens' Relief Association. has Just ap-
proved bills for payment for food
and like necessities disbursed
in May. These bills show an increase
of 65 per cent as compared with the
corresponding month of last year.
There seems to be no one cause for
these increases, but the death or disa-
bility of. wage Garner, or desertion,
continue to be conspicuous handicaps
in the families under care of the
Associated Charities
Mr.. Jennings asks that friends of
the society who may be moved to con-
tribute the refunds from the electric
make checks payable to Ord
Preston. treasurer of the joint finance
of the Associated Charities
and Citizens Relief Association, and
send them to 1929 Eleventh street
northwest. Such contributions will
be individually acknowledged to the
donors.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
FROSTED LIGHT BULB
Is MADE STANDARD
Gfobular Shape Designed to Take
Place of As Types Now
:. on Market.

The sglobular shaped frosted cleo
trio lifsht bulb, developed by the Ma
tionaI Electric Light Association,
working with the Commerce Depart
ment, has been adopted as a stand
ard aeticle for incandescent light
purposlss
Fives types of the bulb. which is
radically different from the usual
pear shaped lamp. are designed to
take tie place of As types now on
the. market.
The Bureau Of Standards has ex-
perimeslted with the new globes and
has announced that the amount of
effecti3e light given is greater and
that eNe strain Is less.
The iglobular shape of the new
lamp - held to have lighting ad-
vantafhs. and the frosting which is
on thes inside Is designed to prevent
collectton of dust.
/. r. =. Hudson, chief of the divi-
sion cf simplified practice, believes
that the new lamps will cheaper the
price fs, the consumer, due TO the de-
crease, in the number of types of
machifery in manufacturing plants
and tee amount of stock that dis
tributssrs and retailers will have to
carry;