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Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Lee Wood and
young son, Ben Lee Jrp have re-
turn to their home in Miami, Fla,
after a visit of several days at the
home of her father, w. D. Bailey,
on Lee street.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-12-16

We have money to loan on approx
ed farm loans for long term.
The Moore Insurance * Realty Co
Dec. 2-3t
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-12-16
NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS:

NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS:
To all persons holding liens by
judgments or otherwise on the real
estate of W. M. Allen. or any part
thereof:
In pursuance of the decree of the
Circuit Court of Jefferson County.
made in a cause therein pending, the
object of which inter ais is to sub
ject the real estate of the said w. M
Allen to the satisfaction of the lien
thereon.
You are hereby required to present
all claims held by you and each of
you against the said W. M. Allen. or
all liens on his real estate, or any
part thereof. for adjudication to me
at my office in Charles Town, in said
county, on or before the 4th day of
January, 1926.
Given under my hand this 9th day
of November 1926.
L. C. BRIScoE,
+ Comm'r In Chancery
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-12-16
CLOCK REPAIRING.

lam in a position to repair all
kinds of clocks, imported clocks q
specially. All work Of this kind will
receive prompt attention, and guar
anteed to be first class.
Henry e. Miller,
Fairfax Boulevard & Lancaster Circle
July 22-tf
Evening star., 1925-04-25
MRS. MURRAY DIES
OF INJURIES AT TURIN
jump From Omnibus Fatal to
Washington Woman on Holy
Year Pilgrimage.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TURIN, Italy, April 25.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Murray of Washington, D.
c., died here today from the effects
of the injuries she received yester-
day in jumping from a motor omni-
bus while touring with a party OF
Holy Year pilgrims.
She leaped from the bus when
frightened by the close approach OF
the car to a precipice. Mrs. Murray
was IS years old.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Murray, $40 F
street southwest, left Washington
April 10 to accompany a party on a
pilgrimage to see the Pope at Rome.
She sailed from New York on the
Rochambeau the following day-Sat-
urday, April 11-eXpecting to reach
Havre, France, April 20.
Mrs. Murray was accompanied on
the trip by her sister, Miss Lydia Z.
Shoemaker. News of the accident first
reached here yesterday through an AS
sociated Press dispatch from abroad.
A cable message was also communi-
Gated to a brother, William A. Shoe
maker, a patent attorney of this city.
The latter message stated that Mrs.
Murray was slightly injured" had
beer taken to a hospital and that a
letter would follow giving details of
the accident.
Besides her brother, William A.
Shoemaker, Mrs. Murray is survived
by two other brothers of this city, j.
Albert and Blair.
Mrs. Murray was the widow of John
B. Murray, who died several years
ago. She was a native Washingtonian
Evening star., 1925-04-25
MINERS BATTLE W4Y
OUT OF FLAMES 1000 FEET DOWN
Turn Air Hose Smoke, Clearing Path to Fire
Then Pump Water From Drainage Ditch and Calm.
ly Ring for Cage to Lift Them to Surface.

awaited word from them. They were
imprisoned far underground in the
Star workings of the Hecla. about two
miles from the shaft. United States
mine rescue crews poured water down
the shaft of the mine upon the blaze
that had broken out shortly before
midnight in the pump station of the
2,000-foot level.
Meanwhile helmet crews waited i'm
patiently at the head of the shaft
until the flames had been sufficiently
controlled and the shaft had cooled
enough to permit them to enter the
tunnel in search of the imprisoned
workmen.
In the afternoon they sent the
mine cage TO the 2.000-foot level and
1t came back only warm. Then three
of them went down, under command
of Karl T. Sparks, chief engineer of
the mine rescue crews of the Couer
d'Alene mining district. 1t was not
long afterward before they came up
again and reported conditions i'm.
proved. Soon, the entrapped miners
themselves came up the shaft.
The IA men. turned back by the
smoke and fumes when they sought
Continued on Page 4. Column 81
Evening star., 1925-04-25
TROOPS GUARD RITES
FOR LORD RAWLINSON
British Take Precautions to Pre-.
vent Bomb Outrage Similar
to That in Sofia.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 25.-Parliament
square. outside st. Margaret's Church.
Westminster, was filled with large.
silent crowds today on the occasion
of the funeral services for Gen. Lord
Rawlinson comma ander-in-chief of the
British forces in India, who died at
Delhi March 25 after an operation
for appendicitis.
A brigade of helmeted guards, num-
bering $500, escoMed the coffin from
the church to Waterloo Station, where
the body was placed aboard a train
for Sherborne, Dorsetshire, where bur-
ial will be made.
The Daily Mail of London yester-
day declared extraordinary precau-
tions were being taken to safeguard
those gathering for Lord Rawlinson's
funeral, the precautions being prompt
ed by fears that a bomb outrage might
be attempted similar to that which
wrought havoc in the Sveti Kral
Cathedral, Sofia, last week during the
funeral services for Gen. Georghieff.
ST. Margarets Church, the paper
said, had been minutely examined by
Scotland Yard detectives and guards
posted at the entrances.
Evening star., 1925-04-25
FAIR PLAY PROMISE
PLEASES COL. BELL
Assured Northwest Dele
gates Will Not Try to Domi-
nate Council Election.

Engineer Commissioner Bell. who
fathered the idea of creating a Citi-
Zens' advisory council, was gratified
today over the assurance given yes
terday by northwest delegates that
they will treat all sections of the city
fairly in electing the members of the
council.
Delegates to the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations from the northwest.
when canvassed yesterday, discounted
the suggestion that they had any in
tention of seeking to dominate the
election because they outnumbered
representatives from other localities
in the federation.
Pleased at Indications.
Il was pleased to see these express
sions from the northwest people" said
Col Bell, land 1 feel confident that
the federation can and will find mem
bers to serve on the council who will
take a broad view of the needs of
the entire city"
Col. Bell announced todav that he
will address to Jesse c. Suter, chair
man ex-officio of the council, during
the coming week a letter on what he
will expect the council to do in con-
nection with the preparation of the
next District budget.
Preparation of the next estimates
has not been begun, but Col. Bell will
provide the council with statement
of the amounts appropriated for gen.
eral classes of work for the fiscal year
now drawing to a close and for the
fiscal year beginning July 1.
Data to Serve as Guide.
-
preparations will serve as q, guide to
the council in advising the city heads
how much the next budget should
total.
The belief prevailed today that the
expressions of fair play on the part
of representatives of northwest as
sociations will go far toward dispel'
ling the fear that had developed
among some delegates from the
eastern and southern parts of the
city that their candidates might not
the delegates in the federation, who
will do the voting, are from north
west.
Several of the northwest delegates
interviewed yesterday went so far as
to say that they already had made up
their minds to vote for several candi-
dates from the other sections.
Ten Colored Candidates.
The two colored members of the
| Citizens Advisory Council will be
elected at meeting of the Federation
of Civic Associations IN the board
| room of the District Building Friday
night, May /. This was decided upon
at a meeting of the colored federation
at the District Building last night.
There are 10 candidates for the 2
seats to be filled, namely-GeorRe =.
CONTINUED on PageA2. Column l.
Evening star., 1925-04-25
TRACTION SURVEY
TO HELP SERVICE
Officials Predict Better Sys-
tenn Even If Merger Is
Not Accomplished.

Whether the forthcoming survey OF
transportation conditions in Washing
ton leads to a merger of the lines or
not. it will result in many improve
ments in existing facilities, in the
opinion of officials of the Public Utili
ties Commission.
Maj. w. L. +. Covell, assistant tC
the commission. suggested today thai
the study may show the advisa bility
of advantageous rerouting of cars
elimination of dead-ends of track il,
the center of the city and similar bet
ternents.
Engineer Commissioner Bell. chair
man OF the commission. also was
optimistic today over the possible re
suits of the investigation.
While the survey is to be made
by an outside firm of engineers and
at the expense of the North American
Co. of New York, which owns
an interest in local utilities. il viii
be carried on under the close super
vision of the commission. This i.
provided for in the agreement made
public yesterday between the com.
mission and the North American Co
Will Start Next Week.
agents or the frm of Mcclellan &
Junkersfeld, Inc, of New York, EN-
ployed TO conduct the study, viii
come to Washington early next weel
and take up Offices in the Earle
Building to begin work.
Maj. Covell estimated today 1t will
take three months to finish tn,
thorough sutdy that is planned
Emphasis is being laid on the poin
that this is to be simply a fact-find
ing investigation, with no recommen
dations in the final report.
The result, however. will constitute
such a complete presentation of how
Washington is actually being served
and what the possibilities of future
growth are, that the companies will bt
in good position to discuss merger.
If the survey is completed by Au
gust l there will remain about foul
months before the opening Of Con
gress in which to arrive at a basis fol
merger. if the survey should show the
desira bility of such move.
officials of the commission have
been particularly impressed by the
fact that officials of the North Ameri
can Co. believe Washington is due fol
a rapid expansion in the future. The
company has agreed to spend S50,00(
in making the investigation.
Evening star., 1925-04-25
PRESIDENT TO MAKE
WEEK END CRUISE
Mr.. Coolidge Will Be Host to
Party of Friends on
Mayfower.

President and Mrs. Coolidge, with a
few friends, will pass the week end
aboard the presidential yacht May
flower. 1t is expected the ship will
anchor for the night a short distance
below Colonial Beach, and, following a
cruise about the lower Potomac and
Chesapeake Bay tomorrow, anchor off
Hains Point tomorrow night and dock
at the navy yard early Monday.
The high temperature in Washing
ton during the past few days has not
been at all to the Executives liking,
and those close to him are hoping he
will be refreshed on this cruise.
Those accompanying the President
and Mrs. Coolidge are Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon. Secretary of
Commerce Hoover, Arthur p. Dennis
of the Tariff Commission and Mrs.
Dennis, Frank B. Noyes, president of
the Associated Press, and Mrs. Noyes;
Frank S. Hight, manager of the
Willard Hotel and Mrs. Hight.
Evening star., 1925-04-25
BALKANS FERMENT
ALLAYEDBY ENJOYS
OF j. S. AND BRITAIN
Rumanian Aid Given Bulgaria
to QueII Reds-Greeks
Still Neutral.
JUGOSLAVIA ACCEPTS
CANCELLATION OF SOFIA
Possibility of Recurring Violence
Seen in Execution of Sus-
pected Plotters.

| BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
VIENNA, April 25.-Communists
burned the city hall. the library
and a theater at Plevna, Bulgaria,
Friday night. Bombs were exploded
during the fire, but no lives were
lost. Many arrests have been made.
Copyright. 1925. by Chicago Daily News Co.
By the Associated Press.
The situation in Bulgaria, as re-
f1ected by dispatches from Sofia and
outside points, is apparently calmer,
fact which is attributed in some
foreign quarters to counsels of mod
GRAFTON by the American and British
Ministers. Bulgaria's s neighbors, how
ever, are in a state of anxiety lest her
troubles, which the Sofia authorities
ascribe to Communist plot, spread
to their own territories.
Rumania appears to have become
fully alive to the danger threatening
the Balkans, Sofia advices say, and is
lending Bulgaria every assistance.
while Greece maintains a more or
less neutral attitude.
Serbia's Position Not Clear.
Jugoslavia' s position is not so clear,
and a Berlin dispatch says German
government circles emphasize the
danger of possible Jugoslav interven-
ton in Bulgaria, which, they point
out, might easily lead to another
Balkan war.
The Bulgarian government pro-
fesses to be in complete possession of
the details of the plot for the bomb
ing of the Sveti Kral Cathedral in
Sofia last week, the disaster which,
coming on top of the attempt against
King Boris and the assassination of
Gen. Georghieff, brought the declara-
ton of martial law and the present
situation. The authorities say the
plot was carried out by Bulgarians.
paid lavishly for their work by Com.
munists, who remained in the back
ground, awaiting the outcome. This
is supported by advices reaching the
German foreign Office, which declare
the coup had long been planned and
that it's object was to seize Sofia and
establish a strong operating base for
the spread of Communism in the
Balkans.
Executions Reported.
Dispatches through Berlin and Bel
grade tell of executions of persons
charged with connection with the plot.
Numbers of Bulgarians are reported
to be fleeing over the Serbian and Ru-
manian frontiers.
An Italian correspondent tele-
graphs that the streets of Sofia still
present civil war aspect" and that
possibility of a recurrence of violence
is indicated. Arrests in the search
for terrorists continue.
Evening star., 1925-04-25
COOLIDGE HAS OPEN
MIND ON SHIPPING
Doubts Congress Would
Grant Subsidy-Any
Plan to Be Studied.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Coolidge's thoughts on the
state of the Union as revealed by the
White House spokesman are not
turning toward ship subsidies as
way to assist the merchant marine
nor are they turning to anything else
so far as affirmative indication of
shipping policy is concerned
The spokesmans outgiving to the
press contained the following infor-
nation presented virtually verbatim:
Doubts Success of Bill.
1. That the President hasn't seen
the proposition said to have been
made by Gen. Pershing regarding
financial assistance to the American
merchant marine. That has been a
subject that has been under consider
alton by Congress a number of times.
but 1t never passed a bill of that
kind
The President doubts very much If
it can be persuaded to pass a bill
of that nature now, Notwithstanding
the fact that our shipping costs an
nually-the expense above the re-
ceipts-are from 100000 to $780,
100000, not counting depreciation
The press would recall the effort
made during President Harding's ad-
ministration to provide for a law of
this kind, which failed. Such an effort
also had been made previous to that
by Senator Mark Hanna, when he
was in Washington around 1900
that failed also. The President re-
calls the merchant marine bill that
went through the House in the Hard
ing administration and they (the
leaders) said there were sufficient
votes in the Senate to pass it. but
it didn't come to vote there. They
decided to wait till the new election,
which changed the complexion of the
Senate in such way that it was
found the bill wouldn't pass.
Would Consider Plan.
The inquiry having been made as
to whether the President now favored
such bill, the reply from the spokes
man is that the President would want
to know what the nature of the as.
sistance was going to be, and how
much 1t was going to cost and what
probably would be it's effect He was
not in favor of presenting a bill for
that purpose at the present time. but
If some one has plan he should lock
at it with a great deal of interest. OF
course, it must be remembered that
great many American ships are
DeihS opoidteu-soine Oh tnen at
fair return-without the aid of any
direct financial assistance from the
United States Government, but it has
always been thought that if you are
to have an adequate merchant ma
rine-one that would give adequate
service to all parts of the country and
provide sufficient merchant vessels to
aid in defense in case of a national
emerEency-hAt 1t would be neces.
-(confinusd on Page .. Column 80
Evening star., 1925-04-25
By the Associated Press.

WALLACE, Idaho. April 25.-Four-
teen miners who subdued a fire on
the 2,000-foot level of the Hecla silver
and lead mine at Burke, seven miles
from here. and escaped by their own
efforts late yesterday afternoon after
being trapped in the mine for more
than II hours, are the heroes of
Burke.
After battling smoke and flames for
several hours the men reached the
main shaft and calmly rang for the
cage. They were hoisted to the sur
face unharmed.
When the alarm was sounded all
men working in the mine were hoisted
TO safety except those who were two
miles away in the Star workings.
They disconnected a pump used in
their drilling and by compressed air
drove back the smoke until they We're
close enough TO pump water on the
burning plant.
From then on. the miners said, they
pumped water from the drainage ditch
until they were finally able to drive
the fire back and reach the station.
A leak in an electric cable is believed
to have caused the fire.
All day anxious relatives and friends
Evening star., 1925-04-25
NEW ATTACK THREATENED.
Bulgarian Minister Says Peace
Guarantee Impossible.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, April 25.-The Sofia cores
pondent of the Messaggero telegraphs
his paper that Bulgarian Minister of
the Interior Rousseff has stated that
the government cannot guarantee that
more attempts at outrages will not be
made, because, he said, terrorist COM
mittees in other countries threaten to
cause new attacks in Bulgaria.
Rousseff renwed the charge that ex-
plosives used in the recent cathedral
bombing came from Jugoslavia. The
Jugoslav minister at Sofia presented
a strong official protest against such
charges, which have been denied pre-
viously by other Jugoslav officials.
The dispatch also said the Serbian
minister may leave Sofia as tangible
protst against the alleged attitude
of the Bulgarian government in sus-
pecting Serbia of completely in caus-
ing the Bulgarian disturbances.
1t was officially denied, according
to this dispatch that the Agrarian
leader Granciaroff has been executed
or that he had even been arrested. 1t
is rumored that Granciaroff found a
safe refuge in the Serbian legation.
1t also was officially denied that the
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-04-25
WHEELER CLEARED
AS HE|RESS ARRIVES
Receives Verdict of AcquittaI
and News of Birth of
Daughter Together.
By the Associated Press.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 25.-
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Mon
tana, late vice presidential candidate
and political storm center. basked to-
day in the double-distilled sunshine
of fortune.
AS the Senator stood in Federal
Court here last night he received two
messages simultaneously, one his ac.
quittal on a charge of wrongfully
using his senatorial influence with
| the Interior Department, and the
other an announcement of the birth
of a daughter in Washington
The verdict was returned two hours
and thirteen minutes after the jury
had retired to deliberate. One ballot
was taken.
Despite an admonition by Federal
Judge Frank S. Dietrich that there
must be no demonstration in the
court, there was a rush for the Sena-
tor after the verdict. In his hand
he held the telegram announcing the
birth of a daughter. He strode over
TO the jury box and shook hands with
each of the II men.
District Attorney John L. Slattery
shook hands with Senator Wheeler.
Il hope both the daughter and verdict
get along all right" said Slattery,
smiling.
Indicted Year Ago.
Senator Wheeler then shook hands
with Senator Thomas J. Walsh. his
chief attorney, and S. c. Ford, w. F.
O'Leary and James H. Baldwin, as
sociate counsel, and retired from the
courtroom. He later issued a state
ment saying that the verdict was
what he expected and thanking Sen
ator Walsh for his services. He also
said that his concern for Mrs. Wheeler
was greater during the trial than was
his anxiety over his case.
Senator Wheeler was indicted here
April s. 1924, by a Federal grand jury
on charge of accepting a fee of
$4,000 from Gordon Campbell, Mon
tana oil operator, was appearing, af-
ter his election to the Senate, before
the Department of the Interior in
prosecuting oil land permits for his
client. He branded the indictment as
''palpably a frame-up" and blamed the
Department of Justice, which he was
investigating at the time as prose
cutor of the Senate Daugherty in
vestigating committee. Next day the
Senate started an investigation of
Much Documentary Evidence.
The trial started here April 16 after
many delays. The Government intro
duced a mass of documentary evil
dence which, it contended, was proof
of the charges. Senator Wheeler
maintained that the fee he accepted
from Campbell was for services per-
formed in the Montana State courts.
The Government produced as it's
star witness George p. Hayes, New
York attorney, who testified he met
Senator Wheeler by appointment in
New York in March, 1923, and that
the Senator asked him to appear in
his stead before the Interior Depart
! ment. Senator Wheeler, who took the
stand in his own behalf, denied Hayes
statements.
Senator Wheeler expects to leave at
once for Butte ans then to return to
Mrs. Wheeler in Washington as soon
as possible.
| In his instructions to the jury Judge
! Dietrich said that a verdict of guilty
would not be justified on the basis of
| evidence tending to show that Wheeler
Continued on Page 2, Column p
Evening star., 1925-04-25
Var Debt Discussion
A,Uaits Result of
German BaHOting
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, April 25.-The Franco
British diplomatic exchanges, both
as regards security and war debts,
are again entering an active phase.
NJ. de Fleuriau, French Ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, has arrived
from London to go over the whole
situation with Foreign Minister
BRAND preparatory to reopening
pourparlers as soon as the results
of the German presidential election
are known.
When the pourparlers are suffi-
ciently advanced M. BRAND will
meet the British foreign secretary
in conference. This will probably
be at London, toward the middle of
next month. But there has been
no definite decision as yet.
NJ. de Fleuriau and NJ. BRAND
had a long conversation this morn
ing, during which they discussed
the security situation and other
questions of Franco British diplo-
macy.
Evening star., 1925-04-25
GERMANS PLAN ATTEMPT
TO CLIMB MT. EVEREST
British Government Is Expected to
Refuse Permit to Alien
Adventures.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Assoclated Press.
BERLIN, April 25.-The German
Alpine Club is preparing an attempt
this Summer to reach the summit of
Mount Everest, highest mountain in
the world, making the ascent from
the Nepal side Of the Himalayas.
The expedition plans to leave Ven
ice, Italy, on July 2. seemingly being
confident that the British government
will grant the necessary permit. This
confidence is not shared everywhere,
however. One newspaper describes
the enterprise as hopeless and also
unfair. The English, having in years
past spent money and lives in at
tempts to conquer the mountain. it
says. is not likely TO grant the per.
mission.
Evening star., 1925-04-25
BRITISH KING BACK HOME
Returns From Mediterranean Trip
Bronzed and Well.

LONDON, April 25.-kinS George
and Queen Mary, returning from their
Mediterranean trip, arrived at Vic
toria station this morning. Both
looked bronzed and we'll. They were
greeted by the Duke and Duchess of
York, Princess Mary and Viscount
I4ascelIes, Prince Henry and Prince
George and Prince Arthur of Con-
naught.
The King and Queen drove to Buck
ingham Palace in an open carriage
through streets lined with thousanos
of cheer ing persons.