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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-14
Going on Auto Tour

President L. P. McLachlen. of the
McLachlen Banking Corporation
and Mrs. McLachlen and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. Waller plan to leave
Washington tomorrow for a three
or four weeks automobile tour
through New England and eastern
Canada. The trip will be made in
leisurely fashion with frequent stops
ana will include a visit to the
Thousand Islands.
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RaI+imore Grain Market

wHEAT-Easier; No. 2 red win
ter domestic, 1882; No. req win
ter, garlicky domestic $t.oo; re-
ceipts, 82, $50 bushels; shipments
1913 bushels. So
nestle, $1.26 bushel; receipts, SzV
bushels; shipments, 200 nushels.
OATS-Ouiet: No. white domes'
tic new. 81 cents bushel; receipts.
2Oo2 bushels; shipments, 4'O7O
bushels. go
RYEANominal; receipts, 6l9
bushels; shipments, 1883 bushels.
HAY-Irregular on new; receipts
increasing.
FLOUR-Firm; unchanged.
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chicago Cotton

BY International News Service
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Cot$on de-
liveries were about steady at the
opening today, with prices to 8
points lower. October opened at
S22 so, down 8: December $22.S2,
down 8; January $22.92, Gown 6:
March $23.15, down 5; May $23.25,
down s
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Canadian Wheat

WINNIPEG. Aug. 14.-Opening
wheat prices today were: October,
14401441s, down IN; December,
141@14O, down ia; May, 145W
145%. down 2Ss.
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N, Y. Coffee , Market

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Coffee
prices were from 5 to % points
lower at the opening today. Sep
TENDER, 1900; December, 1890;
March, 1915; May, 1875; July, 1880.
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Local Stocks
FURNISHED by w. B Hibbs Coz
SALES

Capital Traction Company, 1870
100A.
Norfolk and Washington Steam.
boat Company, 10@2607S, 2@260ss,
'E@260, 5000.
washington Railway and Electric,
common. 10@14s, 10@14Sh, 500
14SA, 100@14S.
Washington Railway and Electric,
preferred, 30@S5A, 20@S5A.
Federal National Bank, 12@265.
American Security and Trust
Company, 10Q34S.
Lanston Monotype, 100s4h.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 5919l,
5@191.
National Mortgage and Invest.
nent, preferred, 100Q9A.
AFTER CALL.
National Mortgage and Invest.
ment. preferred, 4009K. ~
Washington Railway and Electric
AS. $500Q795z.
Capitol Traction IS, 81, 00O@9s.
Riggs Realty, long, SIS, $4,000
100.
District National Bank, 5@1s5.
AS of August IL, Riggs National
Bank. 2@361.
UNLISTED DEPARTMENT.
Chaplin Sacks per cent prefer
red, 5000, 5000.
Money-call loans, sos per cent.
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LATEST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MAR
curb stodn

FURNISHED BY w B IIlbba q Coz
Indnafrial
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Consumption of Cotton
The Census Bureau today issued
the following report, showing the
number OF bales OF cotton consumed
during July, 1925, and 1924, re-
spectively:
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OPENS HIS CHURCH
 TO DANCING SCHOOL
 BELIEVES IT IS HOLY

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 2.-Because dancing is "pure and holy gift of God which seeks normal expression" Terpsichore will be wooed in the Seventeenth Avenue Community Church here, under the direct SUD- ervision of the pastor, Rev. David H. Fouse
 Mir. Fouse announced that classes of instruction in modern ballroom dancing will be conducted at the church every Friday evening.
 Despite the fact that certain re- ligious denominations and clergymen frown upon the pastime, Dr. Fouse declares that there is good in danc- ing"
 T see noting revolutionary about the establishment of a dancng class in my church," Dr. Fouse said. "It is merely the application of the prin- ciples of that recognized Christian philosopher who said, Be not over come of evil, but overcome evil with good"
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GOVERNOR COMES
 TO DEFENSE OF
 ACCUSED WARDEN

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 2.-(AP). Governor Hunt of Arizona today issued statement declaring that charges that Warden Robert Sims, of the state penitentiary had severed the heads from the bodies of two men executed at the state prison were sent by the warden" Governor that any state law had been violated.
 'I have in my files an exhaustive report on these skulls as made by the anthropological experts of the Carnegie Institute to whom they were sent by thewarden," Governor Hunt said in his statement. "In us- ing the skulls for scientific research purposes, Warden Sims Was guilty of no crime, for the situation was this:
 Any friends or relatives of the dead men had a right to claim the bodies. They were not claimed and as a result were placed in the pot ter's field. Having remained there several months, with no claims hay ing been presented for them. Warden Sims assumed the authority that he had as much right to the disposition of the bodies as any one and can- ceived the idea of using the skulls for scientific research"
 The complaints filed against War 4en Sims at Florence, Ariz., yestol. dy by Mrs. F. C. Howard, of Phoen- ix, charging him with felony in that he did "wilfully and unlawfully aid, abet and cause the dead bodies of Paul " Hadley and Theodore graves and their heads severed with out authority of law"
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Mysterious Poultry
 Disease In New York

CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (AP)-A mys- terious disease which has caused the New York city health department to declare an embargo on live chickens from North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska, has spread thru out many sections of the United States but is especially prevalent in the Middle West, poultrymen attend ing the national poultry show here said tonight.
 The cause of the ailment which in almost every case proves fatal is not known, according to A. G. Phillips. professor of poultry husbandry in Perdue university. It settles at the base of the windpipe which becomes congested, causing death by strangu- lation. The disease is contracted when the chickens are in transit or while they are being fattened for sale.
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BRITISH TO MAKE LOAN

DUBLIN, Ire, Jan. 2-Twenty-one government, according to the Repub- lican newspaper, Sim Fein, has offer ed the Free State government of Ire land loan of twenty million pounds if the latter government will with draw it's claim to separate represen- tation in the League of Nations. The republican organ intimates the Free State government is willing to accept the offer adding that sham protest will be made by the Dali after which the Free State will disappear from the league.
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WOULD REMOVE JURtST

ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 2.-The re- moval of Harry V. Borst of the New York State Supreme court is being sought in one of the strangest peti- tions ever filed against noted jur- ist. Justice Borst is charged with being too old. State Attorney Gen. eral Carl Sherman has been asked to take proceedings to test the right of Justice Borst to hold the office of Justice of the supreme court on the ground that he is "A years old, four years beyond the age limit for su. preme court justices.
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Eastern Watchers Will
 See Eclipse of the Sun

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (AP)-The total eclipse of the sun on Saturday. January "A, 1925, will be visible in the eastern sectoin of the United States If the weather is favorable in a shad- ow reaching from Minnesta just east of Red Lake, extending over Michi- gan, part of Canada, New York, Penn sylvania, to New Jersey, Connecticut Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
 Naval observers say that it will
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FILIPINO CHAMPS TO GO TT
 THE LAST OF JANUARY IN p.I

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Pancho Villa. Filipino holder of the worlds fly- weight championship title will defend hls belt in a twenty round match at Manila the last week in January again Young Senica recognized fly weight title holder of the Orient. Sen- ica is also Filipino.
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Blind Blizzard Blocks
 Cattlemen's Plan Drive
 Deer New Grazing Lands

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Jan. 2.-Eforts of men to relieve the plight of thou sands of deer starving in the Kaibab national forest met failure last night when George Mccormick, veteran cat tleman, conceded the futility of an at tempt to drive tho herd across the inaccessible chasm of the grand can yon of the Colorado river.
 Insurmountable obstacles were en- countered by McCormick's army of cowboys and Indians in blinding blizzard that swept the wilderness and stampeded the animals in all di- rections
 The first word of the outcome of the drive-an unparalleled task in western range annals-was brought to Flaggstaff last night by score of motion picture men who bucked great drifts and sleetstorms in auto mobiles to come from the scene of the attempted roundup, north of the canyon. They were accompanied by Zane Grey, the author.
 McCormick's plan was to drive the deer across a slender trail over the mesas and pricipices stretching for more than thirty miles in the canyon to the south rim, where better feed ing grounds awaited the congested herd, which has added thousands to it's numbers since the Kaibab Was created national game refuge by President Roosevelt in 1906.
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FOREIGNERS RIOT

ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan. PA riot which at one time threatened to become serious broke out here today at meeting of working called to ex- press disapproval of the type of inl- migrant coming to Australia. At one stage of the disturbance the rioters numbered five hundred, most of them being foreigners.
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be the first time the East has been able to witness total solar eclipse for many years. The center path of the eclipse will run very nearly thru such centers of population as Buffalo. N. r., and New Haven, Conn. The eclipse will terminate in the Atlantic ocean, north of the British isles. Com munities outside the shadow path will witness the eclipse as partial.
 In the Hudson river area the shad- ow path will be about no miles broad. the Naval observatory believes, while in Minnesota it will be about S5 miles.
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BLIND PEOPLE ENJOY
 MOVING PICTURES

NEW YORK, Jan 2.-Twelve hund- red blind men, women and children sat in a darkened theater here last night and saw their first motion picture. Reading of an atmospheric narrative with rhythmic sounds to- gether with special music enabled the audience to conceive the story as it was unreeled upon the screen.
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ANAcoNDA COPPER COMPANY
 RESUMES QUARTERLY DlvS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31-The Ana conda Copper company resumed pay ments yesterday of quarterly divi- dents, after emitting the practice for the last three years, by authorizing the payment of 75 cents per share.
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MANY DEATHS CHICAGO

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 2.-Twenty-one deaths were caused during the Christ mas holiday week from the cold that gripped the middle west.
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KETCHIkAN FISH PRICES Salmon, Reds and Kings are quot ed at 20 and 12. White, 8 cents.
Evening star., 1925-12-28
TRAINMEN TO NEGOTIATE
FOR PAY RAISE SHORTLY
big Four" Brotherhood and Roads
to Take Up Matter of 12 Per
Cent Boost After Jan. /.
gy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO December 2S.-Negoti-
ations between the Big Four" train
service brotherhoOdS and railroads of
the country will he started here
shortly after the first of the year.
union officials said yesterday. The
unions are asking increases to restore
the peak scale which was cut by a
IL per cent decrease in 1921 by order
of the United States Railroad Labor
Board
All 16 standard railroad union or
ganizations probably will negotiate
for increases, it was said. In most
cases the old contracts expire Decem-
Der 81. More than 2,000,0 900 railroad
workers will be affected by the nego-
tiations. The railroads granted an
increase of about per cent last year
and the train service unions are re-
ported to be considering asking for an
additional per cent raise at this
time.
Evening star., 1925-12-28
SAYS CONSTITUTION
L0OKSL|KE MUMMY
Illinois Bar Head Flags MuI-
tipIicity of Laws Made
in United States.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, December 2S-The
United States Constitution has been
amended and construed until it looks
like an Egyptian mummy in a china
doll factory" Robert W. Besse of
Sterling. H.. today told the Illinois
States Attorney Association, of which
he is president.
"A close analysis of the situation
discloses that the American people
are getting away from the idea which
stimulated the statesmen of those
early days. to solve the problems that
the people might be free in speech
and conduct, and that all government
came from the people.
''On the contrary, now the States
have a notion that the Government
is all powerful and that the people
are mere subjects, to do the will of
any notion they choose to write upon
the statute books, and they write
plenty of notions into laws, and
everybody is presumed to know the
law.
That stands very well as a legal
presumption, but, practically, if every
one were to know the law he would
have to read continuously for 500
years, and then remember all he read.
A lawyer is considered very capable
II ne is able to md the law, and more
capable If he is able to interpret it in
accordance with the last Supreme
Court decision, but the dear people
are presumed to keep apace with all
the law and then abide by it as their
rule Of conduct and keep out of
trouble.
Our legislators and Congress seem
to have no mercy, but each time they
meet they deem it their official obIi-
cation to the people or public that
so charitably elected them to office
to return the compliment by passing
all the way from 800 to 5000 new
laws, rules and regulations to guide
the conduct of the public and then
provide that if the people fail to live
up to the letter of the law in every
particular they be punished all the
way from one-dollar fine to life i'm
prisonment."
Evening star., 1925-12-28
DENIES BRINGING
MUMM|ES TO j. s.
Count de Prorok Says He
Brought Articles Approved
by French Official.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. December 2s.-Reply-
Ing to the charge of the governor gen
eraI of Algeria that he carried off
four mummies urearthed at Hoggar,
despite the rigid regulations of the
Algerian government, Count Byron
Khun de Prorok declared last night
that these objects were in Paris at the
disposal of the minister of public in
struction, and had not been brought
to the United States.
In letter to Maxine Mongendre,
New York consul general Of France,
Count de Prorok said an official of
the French department of public in
struction had approved his bringing
to America certain articles unearthed
in Algeria upon his promise that he
would return them within two months.
He denied that he had brought either
mummies or skeletons to the United
States.
He also set forth the manner in
which he had acquired his title, which
had been questioned by the governor
general of Algeria in his announce
ment that he was searching for
Charles Byron Cunes, known as
Count de Prorok."
Il am an American citizen" the
counts statement reads, born in Mex
lco CITY IN 1896. MY father was Leon
s. khun, a naturaliZed American citi-
zen, who had large distilling interests
in Mexico City. My mother was
Therese de Prorok. whose brother,
Count Theophile Konerski de Prorok,
legally adopted me. Since my adoption
have used the name Khun de Prorok
and since the death of my adopted
father his title has devolved upon me-"
The letter stated that in collabora-
ton with Maurice Reygasse, repre-
senting the minister of public instruc-
ton at Paris, he made excavations and
archaeological explorations at Hoggar.
1t listed bracelets, necklaces, statuary
incomplete fragments of a skull, vases
and flint arrow heads as the objects
brought to the United States.
When he arrived on the Leviathan
December 81 Count de Prorok was
quoted as saying he had brought the
skeletons of two mobiles Of the ancient
Tauregs and jewelry taken from the
tomb of Queen Tin-Hanan.
Evening star., 1925-12-28
PRESENT DRY LAWS
ENFORCEMENT ASKED
Anti-Saloon League to Send Cool
idge Pamphlet Designed to Prove
Prohibition Success.

NEW YORK. December 2S.-An ap-
peal to Government officials to enforce
the NolStead act as it now stands,
without nullifying It to permit the
sale of light wines. will he made by the
Anti-Saloon League.
The New York organization has
made public copy of a pamphlet by
Ernest Cherrington. general chairman
of the World League Against Alec
holism. which will soon be sent by
the Anti-Saloon League to President
Coolidge. Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon, other cabinet members, mem
bers of Congress and governors of the
States, asserting that the Volstead act
has been vindicated by the reduction
of heavy drinking.
Cast in the form of p questions to
he answered by citizens and politicians,
the pamphlet indicated that the Anti
Saloon League believes the absence
of drunkards from the streets and
public places demonstrated that
heavy drinking is not being done since
the enactment of prohibition. Sev-
eral of the questions asked if it is not
true that since prohibition the homes
and living conditions of workers have
been improved. and general health has
reached a high stand despite state
ments of nti-prohihitionists that liquor
now on the market is deadly, and that
drinking of it has increased.
Mr.. Cherrington based the ques-
tionnaire on the theory that the pur-
pose of government is to make it easy
for men to do right and difficult for
them to do wrong. He declared:
p "rhe question is not whether pro-
hibition has been a complete success,
whether there are weaknesses in ad-
ministration and difficulties in enforce
ment, but whether, taking everything
into conSiderat ation, social, economic,
political, moral and spiritual, general
conditions are better or worse because
of il "
Evening star., 1925-12-28
HUGE SILK MERGER
INVOLVES $50, 100000
Two of Oldest and Largest Firms
in United States Combine in
Transaction.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 2S-A
S2o.000.000 silk merger. uniting Beld-
ing Bros. & Co. and the Heminway
Silk Co. two of the oldest and largest
silk thread manufacturers in the
United States, was announced last
night.
The consolidation involved an out
right purchase by the Belding inter-
ests of the Heminway Co.. which
has total assets exceeding S5 900 900
The enlarged concern, which will be
known as the Belding- Heminway Co,
will have total assets of more than
S20,000,0 900, estimated annual sales of
approximately $4,000, 900 and esti-
mated net earnings of 1000 900,
based on the past years showing.
The Belding Co. operates threa d
mills and fabric plants at Rockville
and Winsted, Conn; Northampto on,
Mass; Belding, Mich, and Petaluma
Calf. The Heminway Co. has five
mills in New York and Connecticut
Evening star., 1925-12-28
HOMES BURN;
3 PERSONS HURT
Fire Causes S35, 900 Loss in
Livingstone Heights, in
Arlington County, Va.
Especial Dispatch to The Star.

Especial Dispatch to The star.
CLARENDON, Va, December 2S.-
fSorrow and desolation followed the
Christmas merriment of four Airing.
ton County families early Yesterday
twhen their homes on Chain Bridge
Iroad, at Livingstone Heights, were
wiped out by fire.
The homes were those of James
campbell, Mrs. Amanda Whiting,
Fharles Wade Pelkerton and William
vi. Campbell. Damage is estimated at
k$35.000 Heroic Worn + the volunteer
companies of the county was ham
pered by lack Of water.
So rapid was the progress of the
flames, swept by n high wind, the
occupants We're forced to flee Scantily
lattired. resulting in much suffering
from exposure.
Neighbors aroused from SUMMERS
ltook the stricken families into their
Fhomes.
Three Slightly Hurt
Bessie Studs, 10 years old; Bertie
CampbeIl, 49, and George Campbell.
So, were cut by flying glass. Chief
John A Spates of the Cherrydale fire
department suffered a cash on the
/ foot caused by stepping on a nail. and
ira ymond Campbell was burned about
1.-THE face and arms.
Chief A 3. Eaton of the Clarendon
: Fire Department and seven of his
ka ides had narrow escape from pos
{ sihle death when their engine over
turned after striking a parked car at
! iNi1son boulevard and Maryland ave
nue.. The driver of the engine claims
he was blinded by the headlights of
,an approaching car and failed to see
1.-THE parked machine.
George Campbell, father Of James
Campbell. whose home was one of
those leveled by the flames. broke
through a window, reached the side
of his son, who was i'll in bed on the
second floor. and carried him to safety.
Immediate steps for relief of the
stricken families were taken by Ar
lington Chapter, American Red Cross.
Mrs. c. NJ Rogers, an officer of the
chapter, visited the scene of the fire
IN the early morning, and shortly
thereafter was in communication with
other members of the organiZa ton.
arranging for collection of clothing
and the fulfillment of other needs of
those in distress.
Evening star., 1925-12-28
TWO DEATHS HELD
DUE T0FOOD POISON
Two Others in Family Likely
to Die From Same
Cause.
Bv the Associated Press.

WAYNESBURG, Pa. December rs
Two are dead and two others are
not expected to live. the result author
tiles believe. of eating poisoned food
The dead are Charles Thompson. so
local business man. and Miss Mabel
Ward. 81. his housekeeper. while those
in the hospital are Charles Pickens
II, and Elmer Ward, II, brother
of Miss Ward
Saturday night Dr. J. A. Knox wa
summoned by Miss Ward. who com
planned of feeling drowsy. When the
physician arrived she said she felt bet
ter, but promised to call him yester-
day morning and inform him of her
condition. When she did not call, the
doctor investigation and found the
bodies and the plight of the boys.
The Ward boy regained conscious
ness long enough to say he and the
Pickens lad had only partaken of cof-
fee at the house.
Autopsies will be performed on the
bodies today.
Evening star., 1925-12-28
333 COACHES ORDERED.
Gas-Electric Cars to Be Used by
Newark Railway.

CHICAGO, December % P).-The
Public Service Railway Co. of New
ark, n. j., has placed an order for
1913 gas electric motor coaches with
the yellow Truck and Coach Manu-
featuring Co. here, the company an.
nounced last night. This is the lar
gest individual order ever given for
motor coach equipment. John A.
Ritchie, president of the manufactur-
ing company, said. Deliveries will
start in February and continue Mt the
rate of about 100 coaches Il month.
Evening star., 1925-12-28
ROBS MEXICAN CHURCH.
Man Hidden In Institution Found
ed by Cortez Loots It.

MEXICO CITY, December % LP.-
The Church of Jesus of Nazareth,
founded by Fernando Cortes, the Span
ish conqueror of Mexico City. was
robbed on Christmas. The police have
captured the thief, Jose Lopez, who
has a long criminal record.
The altar was desecrated-and sacred
vessels and other valua bles. including
a golden image of Christ, were stolen.
Lopez had concealed himself Christ
mas eve beneath the f1ower-covered
catafalque of the Italian Princess
Maria Victoria Pignatelli, recently
killed in an automobile accident, whose
body reposed in the church awaiting
transfer to Italy.
Early Christmas morning, when
the edifice was empty, he looted the
church. He eventually was trailed
and arrested.
Evening star., 1925-12-28
U. S. EMBARGO FOUGHT.
Spain Prepares Campaign to Get
Fruit Ban Lifted.

ALMERIA, Spain, December % Cp)
The Spanish government, seeking to
have the American embargo against
Spanish fruit lifted, will utilize the
report of DIR. LaGasca, director of the
Municipal Laboratory, which has just
been approved by the provincial coun-
ell.
DIR. LaGasca has been engaged in
experiments and the scientific study
of grapes produced in Spain. and it
is hoped that his findings will serve
as a basis for the Spanish govern
ment's effort to demonstrate to the
United States that the fear of Span
ish fruit carrying germs of the Medi-
terraneaN ny Is unfounded.