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Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-19
HOYT CASE GOES
 TO JURY TODAY

JUNEAU, Alaska, Mar. 19-The case of Romeo Hoyt, charged with robbing the postoffice at Fairbanks, where the jury disagreed, goes to the jury today after a trial lasting ten
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BROADCAST ASKING FOR RELIEF

CHICAGO March 19-Radio appeals for relief were broadcast in an all night program from w. L. s. asking for ten thousand dollars for fund be used in the relief of storm victims Early this morning eight thousand dol lars were pledged by telephone and telegraph while one , pledge was teegraphed from Cheyenne.
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RED CROSS SENT TO FIELD

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 19.-The American Red Cross put facilities in operation in effort to re- eve the sufferers of yesterdays storm in the mddewes The Red Cross report shoved that doctors and @hurrying to the scenes of havoc from many points,
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THOUSAND DEAD NEAR CARRONDAIE

CARBONDALE, Illinois, March 19-Reports pouring in to the Red Cross here indicate that over one thousand are dead and three thousand hurt within twenty mile radius of Car bondale Private cars have been converted into ambulances to rush the injured to nearby hospit- als, which are overflowing.
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FIRES RAGING IN TWO CITIES

CHICAGO, March 19-The Illinois Central Railroad advises that fires burning in Murphysboro and De- Sota today
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days. Hoyt was brought here on change of venue.
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NATIONAL GUARD ORDERED OUT

CAIRO, March 19.-A unit of national guard has been ordered to West Frankfort for patrol duty
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Thousands Injured and Homeless
 In later report the dead estimated at from five hundred thousand persons with the injured at from twenty hundred to three thousand homeless eight to ten thousand
 Tornado Strikes in Middle of Afternoon
 It mid-afternoon yesterday, when the tornado struck the worst possible hour Children packed in the schools workers in stores and shops The tornado spread five of the mdwesten states doing great damage Many of the victims still hidden in the ruin caused by the blast and many deaths still unrepored
 Where the tornado did the most damage it lasted under five minutes floating heavily constructed school and busnss buildings with results than in the light dwellings where babies the principal sufferers
 Many Dead Still in Wreckage
 Fires still raging smouldering while millions of dollars worth of wreckage delayed the accounting of the deaths. The hardest hit places the small cities of Southern Illinois, West Frankfort Murphysboro and Carbondae nearly all of the destruction being centered in the soft coal fields. Next to Illinois, Indiana and Mis- sour suffered the worst with fatal echoes of the twister pouring in from Tennessee and Kentucky.
 The Red Cross, militia, army avators railroads and all resources have been called into action and many special trains from two of the nations largest ces Chicago and St. Louis are concentrated on Southern Illinois.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
EMERGENCY HOME
OBSERVES BIRTHDAY
Bishop Tidd Preaching Special
Evangelistic Sermons Every
Day of Week.

The Women's Emergency Home,
103 Four-and-a-Half street, is hold
ing special services this week in
celebration of its first anniversary.
Bishop A. F. Tidd of Buffalo, n. y,
in charge of the services, is preach
ing evangelistic sermons each day.
The meetings are open to the public.
Yesterday an open house was held
all day, with an entertainment and
social last night following an address
by Bishop Tidd. Songs were sung by
Mrs. Eva Chebithes and Miss T. Mel
son of this city, and a recitation
was given by Miss Ruth Baker A
feature of the program was the read
ing of a poem of her own composition
by Mrs. Cora S. Long, who is stop
ping here while she is seeking aid in
her search for her war veteran son,
who is believed to be wandering over
the country, the victim of shell shock.
Mrs. Long came here from her home
in Flint, Mich.
An address also was given by Mrs.
Alma A. Becker, superintendent OF
the home, and by her husband, Rev
E. G.. Becker, who is field secretary
of the mission.
The special services, which were
started last Sunday, will be conclud-
ed next Sunday with an address hy
Bishop Tidd. A report will be given
by John Molumby, city missionary,
on the wears work
Evening star., 1925-11-04
WIDER CURVE URGED
AT STREET CORNERS
Turns Now Too Square, Park Com
mittee Says-Rounding Off
Curb Is Advised.

Increasing Of the arc of the curving
at street corners in this city was
recommended yesterday by the city
and park planning committee of the
National Capital Park Commission.
Maj. Carey Brown, chairman of the
committee, said that the arcs at the
present time are three and six feet
and that they are too nearly square.
The committee discussed the radius of
the arcs which would be recommended
and settled tentatively on 10 feet, al
though Maj. Brown said that this was
by no means final. It is the hope that
the suggestion for rounding off the
corners will be carried out where new
curhing and paving is to be laid in
newly developed sections of the city.
The committee also considered the
matter of roadways for the Rock Creek
Potomac parkway development, but
took no final action. 1t did. however,
order a survey of Nebraska avenue
from the vicinity of American Uni
versity to the Potomac River with a
view to establishing a highway plan
for the area affected.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
CLARK GRIFFITH PREDICTS
ANOTHER PENNANT IN 26
But for Breaks Would Have Won
World Series, He Tells Wapiya
Club Members

An American League base ball
pennant for the Washington base ball
team in 1926 was predicted by Clark
.. Griffith, president of the Washing
Ton ball club, in an address before the
Wapiya Club at a luncheon in the
University Club yesterday. That he
believed the Washington base ball
team was much stronger than the
Pittsburgh team during the last world
series was indicated by Mr.. Griffith
when he said that but for the bad
breaks Washington would have won
in four straight games" The speaker
declared that the breaks" were
against Washington during the whole
series.
Mr.. Griffith said he spent 100000
for players since the year 1919, and
an equal amount for the enlarging of
the Griffith Stadium, while pointing
out that a huge outlay Of cash is
necessary to provide a winner"
Yesterdays luncheon was the first
one held this season by the Wapiya
Club, and was presided over by DR.
E NJ Ellison, newly elected president
DR.. Ellison also served the club as
president year before last. The
membership of the club is composed
of local physicians.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
PROTECTIVE TARIFF
ON FLOORING SOUGHT
Canadian Levy Gives Country Ad-
vantage Over U. S., Delegation
Advises Coolidge.

Tariff protection for the hardwood
industry of New England was ad-
voCated today to President Coolidge
by Senators Hale of Maine and Keyes
of New Hampshire and Representa-
tive Hersey of Maine, all Republicans
Birch and maple flooring can be
imported duty free, the group advis-
Ing the President that Canadian
producers We're at an advantage over
Americans because of a % per cent
ad valorem Canadian tariff tending
TO shut out importations from the
United States.
The congressional delegation said
the tariff law either should be
amended to provide a duty equal to
the Canadian levy or negotiations
should be begun with Canada to have
its duty abolished.
Senator Hale and Representative
Hersey also urged retention of the
present embargo against importation
of potatoes.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
BAY STATERS MEET.
Massa chusetts Society Members
Gather at WASHINGTON Club.

The Massachusetts Society of Wash
ington held its first meeting of the
Fall season last night at the Wash
ington Club, Seventeenth and X
streets, with more than 800 members
and guests in attendance. Plans for
u full social season were made and
officers for the ensuing year were
nominated. The election will be held
at the next meeting, the first Tues
day in December.
A program of entertainment was
given last night by Mrs. Ethel Fast,
Miss Mabel Evans, the Colin twins,
Miss L. Glynn and Mrs. Lyndon
Jeffers.
Representative Louis Adams Froth-
ingham is president Of the society
Elliot Wadsworth. formerly Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, vice presi-
dent; George A. Herman, secretary;
Miss Harriet Cheney, treasurer, and
Frederick Carpenter, chairman of the
executive committee.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
BY REX COLLIER.

This heartless, iron-bound court
martial business isn't all that 1t has
been cracked up to be.
When some of us were in uniform
several years back the mere words.
"court-martial," were sufficient TO
send shudders down the spine.
The term conjured up pictures of
a stern-faced group of hard-boiled
generals licking their chops hungrily
in anticipation of CORY feast at the
expense of a nice young tenderfoot
from back in the sticks.
The words carried with them q
certain degree of reverence and awe.
One felt they should be WHISPERED, If
given voice at all. Careless banter
ing about of the term would consti-
tute grave sacrilege and moro than
likely subject the thoughtless one to
charges of conduct prejudicial to good
order and military discipline or some
thing. And that would mean
Court-martial!
This One Love Feast.
Well, folks, courts s-martial-and we
don't care a hang who knows it-are
not what they used to be, if the
Mitchell trial is any sort of criterion
The former halo of fearsome aus
terity that set such tribunals apart
from things tangible and human has
gone the way of shavetails and war
bread.
The greatest court-martial of recent
times has turned out to be a love
feast instead of a torture party. 1t
has been exposed as something entire
ly human. instead of a relentless.
laconic military gristmill in search of
helpless fodder from the ranks.
The nine supposedly hard-boiled Of
ficers composing the Mitchell court
seem to have forgotten themselves.
They have q habit of strolling into the
courtroom late. They are on speak
ing and bowling terms with the pris-
oner accused of gross misconduct at
the expense Of "Old Mother Hubbard"
the Ninety y-sixth Article of War.
They loll back in their chairs and
stif}e yawns. They laugh now and
then at humorous phases OF the trial
and there have been many such
phases. They seem to have had an
aggravated lapse of the very discipline
Evening star., 1925-11-04
HUSBAND BOUND OVER.
Jesse Garner Under $4,000 Bail for
Shooting of Wife.

Jesse Garner of 901 l. street north
east, charged with an assault to kill
his wife, Lula Garner was held for the
grand jury on a bond of SIS 900, fol-
lowing a preliminary hearing in Police
Court today before Judge John P. Nc
Mahon.
According to the testimony, Garner
shot his wife four times following a
domestic quarrel on September 30. She
was wounded seriously, and today
walked with decided limp being
forced to sit down while testifving
The husband was arrested by Head
quarters Detective O'Brien.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
w. & L. ALUMNI MEET.
Plan to Attend Foot Ball Game at
Lexington in Auto Caravan.

Local alumni of Washington and
Lee University held a get-together
luncheon at the University Club at
1890 today to make arrangements
for attending the Washington and
Lee-Virginia foot ball game next Sat
urday.
1t was decided to start an auto
mobile caravan from Washington to
Lexington, Va, where the game will
be played, going early Saturday
morning and returning after the
game.
a large number of alumni present
at the luncheon signified their in
tentions of going. Elwood H. Seal.
chairman of the local alumni group,
was placed in charge Of arrange
meDts
Evening star., 1925-11-04
HELD IN MANN ACT CASE,
Bennet Fate Nalley Arrested q
Home Here,

Bennett Fate Nalley. of SIT Tenth
street southwest, charged with the
violation of the Mann act, was held
for the action Of the grand jury follow.
ing preliminary hearing in Police
Court today before Judge John P. Nc
Mahon. Bond was fixed at $4,000
Nalley was arrested by Detective
Howard Z. Ogle last night at his
home. According to the police he
took Blanche Rivers, Is years, of 46S
F street southwest, to Norfolk on a
promise to marry her. 1t is. alleged
by Detective Ogle that Nalley is al.
ready married.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
Officers eassigned.

Col Edward A. Hickman, finance
department, at Governors Island, \.
Y. has been ordered to the Philippine
Islands, and Lieut.. Col Tilman Camp
bell. finance department, now in the
Philippines, has been ordered to duty
at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
HARD COAL OUTPUT
FOR YEAR DW|NDLES
Production in 1925 Fails to
-. Meet Winter Needs of
Consumers.

Anthracite coal production in the
00,000-ton mark during the calendar
year 1925, and will fail by consider
able margin to meet the needs of con-
SumerS during the Winter of 1925-26
Continuance of the anthracite coal
strike beyond Christmas will cause
suffering in many cities, particularly
among those people who can not buy
coal in large quantities and failed TO
lay in a supply of fuel before the
strike began on September l.
Held Result of Strike
These are the immediate results of
the strike as they affect consumers
generally, forecast today by Govern
ment officials in close touch with de-
TelopmentS in an industry which has
caused vast economic disturbance
over a period of two decades. Be
lieVing that the coal strike is to be
long -drawn-out affair without Gov
ernment Intervention to bring ii to an
end, resolving itself into test of
strength between operators and
miners, Government observers declare
the public will begin to feel keenly
the want of fuel about Christmas.
They hold if the strike is protracted
beyond the holidays actual suffering
Will result.
Pointing to the slack coal market
of the past year and half. and con-
Sequent lesSening of production, these
officials hold that New England, New
York State and the Northwestern
States, which ordinarily depend upon
heavy shipments of anthracite COAL
will surely begin to feel the
stringency by Christmas. Even if the
strike is ended late in December
production will not have really swung
into the normal Winter level and the
shortage will come at time when
the Great Lakes are not fit for naviga-
ton, while rail lines running North
and East from Pennsylvania are
liable to encounter severe storms,
such as tied up coal traffic three
Winters ago.
Production Today Practically Nil.
Anthracite production today is prac-
tically nil. All the coal that is being
sent out of Pennsylvania is that
reclaimed from old culm banks and
coal dredged from river bottoms.
Production totaled 1900 tons two
weeks ago.
Last years anthracite output for
shipment from the mines aggregated
77,247 ,499 tons lower than the normal
production of anthracite, due to the
dull coal year, but still much higher
than the 1925 output will be if the
strike continues to run on much
longer. The miners have now been
out for more than eight weeks and
there is no indication of a break in
the strike.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
BUREAU MERGER
URGED BY LEGION.
Universal Draft in Case of
War Also Advocated in
Legislative Program.

Absorption Of the United States Bu-
reau Of Efficiency and the United
States Personnel Classification Board
by the Civil Service Commission is
recommended in the legislative pro-
gram of the American Legion, which
was personally presented to President
Coolidge today by John r. McQuigg,
national commander Of the legion. Ac
cording TO this program, the legion
would have the existing laws amended
SO as to make this absorption possible,
explaining that the legion believes the
interest and right of war veterans in
Government employment would be
more fully protected by such a scheme.
1t is stated in the program that this
proposition should appeal to the Prest.
dent because it is directly in line with
his own governmental economy pro
gram.
Universal Draft Urged.
The program also recommends en-
actment OF a law by Congress pro-
viding for a universal draft which
in the event Of war, the Legion pro-
poses, would give the President
power to draft all the manpower
and resources of the country to serve
on an equal basis, so that in the
event of another war there would
be no slackers or profiteers, but equal
service for all and special profits
for none.
This proposed universal draft
plan includes drafting of men 10
night men and women to work, fac
tories 10 produce. money to finance,
together with the control of trans
pOrtations, materials, farm products
and their prices. The President was
told by Comdr. McQuigg that the
Legion believes the enactment of
such q law would not only be a great
deterrent to war, but a bulwark OF
strength should war be forced upon
this country again
Favors Reed-Jollnson Bill.
The program also recommends the
enactment of the Reed-Jo ohnson bill SO
as to provide medical treatment and
adjusted compensation for certain
classes Of disabled men now excluded
under the law; the creation of a medi-
cal corps in the Veterans Bureau.
construction of 1000 additional beds
in ftreprOof veterans hospitals.
The legion also wants legislation
making ii possible for disabled emer-
gency Army officers of the so-calIea
ninth grade to receive the same treat
ment as officers OF other grades re-
garding retirement for disability re
Sulting from battle wounds. It Is
pointed out that Secretary of War
Davis favOrs enactment of this pro
vision, and it is plain that there are
less than 1000 officers in this grade.
Before calling on President Coolidge
at the White House. Comdr. McQuigg
today conferred with Gen. Hines, di-
rector of the Veterans Bureau, and
presented the latter with the legion's
detailed program for the disabled vet
Grams.
Evening star., 1925-11-04

One of the strange professions pick
ed by a woman is that of a shrimp
specialist. Mrs. Z. c. Wilson of
Seattle, Wash, having lucrative
business of her own in Alaska
Evening star., 1925-11-04
III COURTMARTIAL
TRADITION is UPSET AT TRIAL
Judges Yawn as Lawyers Bicker, Faces Drawn Soon
Learn to Snicker--Oh, Past and Gone With
War and Liquor Is All the Old Austerity.

they are called upon to uphold. And
all but one of them are generals OF the
most pronounced type, too.
When the trial first started the
popular conception of court-martial
was reflected in the respectful de-
meanor of the spectators. At the
very outset they were informed that
they should stand up when the court
enters the room and remain stand
ing until the members Of the tribunal
took their seats. They complied
strictly with the rules. There was
no murmuring, no disturbance.
But as the sessions passed things
took on a different aspect. The court
started it all by letting down the bars
itself. Those among the spectators
who were shocked at the first out
break of laughter on the part of the
court gradually ventured to let loose
a snicker or two themselves. AS the
days passed the smokers blossomed
out into outlaws. At the rate of this
progression it is expected that stamp
ing will be in order before the trial
IS over.
Reid Funny Fellow.
Most of the merriment has originated
over the clashes between counsel for
the prosecution and the defense. Rep
resentative Frank Reid of Illinois, spe-
cial attorney for the alleged desc
orator of Mother Hubbard, is not only
a lawyer, but humoriSt. He is con-
stantly coloring his remarks with
sarcasm that tickles the risibilities.
,ol. Sherman Moreland. the trial judge
advocate, often responds to Reid's sal
lies with an equally witty rejoinder.
These interchanges between counsel
have grown so frequent that on two
occasions the president of the court
has felt that too much is too much,
even though courts-martial really are
human, and has admonished the op-
posing lawyers to address their re-
marks to the court.
But it has been shown that a mill
tary court is not bOgey out for the
slaughter of innocents, and it is, there
fore, possible that the bantering will
go on and the appreciative responses
of the audience continue as of yOre.
Proving that all is not we'll with the
traditions of the military respecting
their highland mighty tribunals.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
DEPLORES R|D|CU[E
A|MEDA AT DRY LAW
DR.. Abernethy Scores Papers
for Levity in Address
to w. c. T. U.

Dew. DR.. w. S. Abernethy, pastor
Of the Calvary Baptist Church, spoke
on the conditions surrounding the
enforcement of the prohibition
amendment at the opening session Of
the fifty first annual convention of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, District of Columbia, at the
First Congregational Church today.
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton, presi-
dent of the society, will preside over
all sessions of the convention, which
Will last two days.
DIR. Abernethy voiced his disgust
with the manner in which some
newspapers ridiculed the attempts to
the authorities to enforce the pro-
hlbition law. When a newspaper
which is read by n great many peo-
pie continually ridicules n movement
there is tendency among the people
at large TO adopt the same point of
view, thus making its success doubly
difficult, he declared
Evening star., 1925-11-04
Emblem for Many.

From the Boston Transcript.
The ladder should make good en-
blem Of poor luck-it is generally up
4gaiESt it.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
Raps Those Who Blame Church.

The speaker denounced those who
are blaming the church for the failure
of the prohibition law, saying it is
impossible for the church to enforce
any law, but he urged freer discus
sions of prohibition from the pulpit.
DR.. Abernethy praised the society
for the work it has done to make
success of prohibition and urged
the members to continue their efforts
to rid the country of the liquor evil.
Mrs. Shelton congratulated the So
ciety on the work it has done in Sc
curing new members, but added that
this gain has been nearly offset by
an unusual number of deaths among
the members of the Union. She add
ed that new organizations have dis
tracted the attention of many of the
members and urged that they stop
joining every society that comes along
and devote more of their time to the
work of the Temperance Union.
Warns of Propaganda.
She deplored the removal of some
of the revenue vessels from the New
York Coast, thus making it easier
for the rum runners to land their
cargoeS, and also warned the mem
bers against the anti-prohibition prop
dSdlud lilil - llOoulIs lllC touilll
The greatest danger, however, is
not in unfavorable propaganda" she
said, but in the apathy of the church
members themselves" Declaring that
It great number of church members
are either sitting back and watching
others do the work or else taking no
interest whatsoever in 1t, she express
ed the hope that they will realize the
seriousness of the situation and take
an active part in the great task that
is before them.
Song service this morning was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler,
and Mrs. R. J. Hoage led prayer.
Several reports were heard and the
morning session noontide devotions
were conducted by Mrs. w. G..
JamiSon.
An address by Mrs. Mary r. Haslup,
president of the Maryland w. G. T. u.
was scheduled for this afternoon.
Additional reports will be heard and
devotional exercises conducted.
The annual election of officers will
be held tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-11-04
Tent Show Threat.

E. F. Boyd of Adel. Ga, owned the
only theater in that town. He opened
with Paramount pictures and ran
them several months. but they were
said to have been old ones and the
prints bad. From then on he ran
them only occasionally. Southern En-
terprises tried to have him buy a por-
ton of the 1922 product, but Boyd
considered the prices so high he could
not afford to run them.
It appears that Southern Enterprises
sold Paramount pictures to a lot Of