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Evening star., 1925-08-20
HOP| SNAKE: DANCE
USHERS IN STORM
Cloudbursts Follow Indian
Prayer for Rain-Crops and
Property Ruined.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, August 20.-Storms
cloudbursts, hail and wind, damag
ing crops, telephone lines and prop
erty in Arizona, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa
and New York's dairy country, were
the seeming answers to the prayers
for rain of the Hopi Indians in their
snake dance ceremonial yesterday.
Cooler temperatures, accompanied
in some parts by electrical storms, was
today's forecast for parts Of the Cen
trail West, which sweltered with rec
ord breaking heat. The hot blasts
were moving eastward, and moder-
ating.
Heavy downpours. reaching cloud
burst proportions in northern Ari-
zona, came almost on the heels of the
Hopi snake dance, which ended a
nine-day religious ceremonial. In the
ancient Pueblo of WAIPI the braves
and sQuaws gathered for the rite.
Poisonous reptiles, sprinkled with
meal, We're held in the mouth and
wreathed the necks and bodies of the
Indian dancers during the ceremony.
Prayers We're bestowed upon them,
and they were turned loose to carry
the benedictions to the Snake
mother" and the spider woman of
the underworld" who is the weaver
of the clouds"
Crops Heavily Damaged.
Little damage was caused by the
Arizona downpours, but other dis
tricts were not so fortunate. In the
East and in Illinois crop damage was
considerable Hundreds of acres OF
grain and potatoes in the New York
dairy country were ruined by hail,
trees were uprooted, telephone and
power lines were put out of commits :
sion and automobiles upset. Acres
Of corn were leveled near Peoria.
Damage to property and power lines
near Glens Falls, n. Y, was esti-
mated at around 100000. Five per-
sons were injured when an automobile
struck and uprooted a tree on the
Glens F'alls-Lake George road. Wind
broke 48 panes of glass in a single
house at Cassville. south of Utica
One death resulted indirectly from
the storm in Indiana At Merom,
Mrs. Katherine Scott, so, was electro
cuted when she stepped from an auto
mobile onto a live wire which had
been blown down. In other parts of
the storm sector, although property
damage was estimated at thousands
of dollars, no. injuries were reported.
At Pennington, Ill, falling trees
wrecked one home, cut another in two
and crushed in part of third Near
Perryville, Ind, a farm house was
unroofed and homes at Catlin and
WestVille were struck by lightning
and burned.
The record-breaking heat caused one
prostration in Kentucky, at Hender-
son, where a temperature of 105 was
reached. Bowling Green had 1041a and
several other Kentucky towns re-
ported 100 or more. Eastern Kansas
towns reached similar figures.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
CIVIL WAR ARMY NURSE
Is CLAIMED BY DEATH
Mrs. Emily D. Spear, SO, Served
at Old Army Square Hospital
Daughter of Sea Captain.

Mrs. Emily D. Spear, Sc years old.
who served as a trained nurse at the
old Army Square Hospital here during
the Civil War, died of heart disease
at her residence, 1908 Florida avenue,
Tuesday. Funeral services will be
conducted at the residence this after
noon at 8 o'clock, with interment in
Congressional Cemetery.
Mrs. Spear was the widow of Hiram
Spear, who was for many years an
emplOye of the Government Printing
Office. She was the daughter of the
late William Pettigrew, an English
sea captain, and came to this country
with her father when years old,
landing in Baltimore. Mrs. Spear was
a member of the Eastern Presbyterian
Church.
She is survived by two daughters.
Miss Alice NJ. Spear and Mrs. w. E.
Bradley: a sister, Mrs Maria Luber
of Laurel. Md; five grandchildren and
two at-grandchildren.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
RUSSIAN CHURCH HEAD
EMBRACES CATHOLICISM
Archbishop of Wilma Renounces
Orthodox Faith-Seen as Move
to Heal Old Breach.
By the Associated Press.

WARSAW, August 20.-Archbishop
Morozoff, formerly of the Russian
Greek Orthodox Church at Wilma. has
published in the press an announce
ment that he has left the Russian
Church and embraced the Catholic
faith.
His conversion is attributed here to
movement now in progress to heal
or lessen the division between the Rus
sian Church and that of Rome. In
Warsaw, the heads of the Catholic
Church are credited with a conviction
that the animosity that the Russians
have felt for their faith had its incep-
ton in the centuries-long antagonism
between the Catholic clergy in Poland
and the Russians, and are said to de-
sire to wipe out this antagonism.
Both Poland and Lithuania lay
claim to Wilma, and efforts of the
League of Nations to settle the dis
pute thus far have been unsuccessful
Under Russian rule, before the Great
War, Wilma was a center Of the Rus
sian Orthodox Church, having two ca
thedrals. However, about IS per cent
of the population of the Wilma district
are Catholics.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
TRAIN KILLS WOMAN
AT BELTSVILLE CROSSING
Mrs. Dolly Fitzgerald, Treasury
Employe, Was to Have Attended
Party at Neighbor's.
Special Dispatch to The Star

special Dlspatcn 10 Inc SIar.
BELTSVILLE, Nd, August 20.-
Justice of the Peace George Phillips
will hold an inquest tonight over the
body of Mrs. Dolly Esther Fitzgerald,
who was killed by q train at the cross
ing near her home last night.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, 34 years old. an
employe of the income tax division OF
the Treasury Department, was on her
way home to prepare for attendance
at a birthday party, which was 10
have been given at the residence Of a
next door neighbor. The party was
Cancelled when news was received
that she had been run down by the
train. She had waited on the pas
sage of a train bound from Wash
ington to Baltimore and, it is believed,
failed TO notice the approach of the
other, which was going TO Washing
ton. Her husband, Benjamin +. Fitz-
gerald, a carpenter, survives.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
SEPARATION FRIENDLY.
No Alim0ny, just Artistic Liberty, in
Screen Breach.

NEW YORK. August 20 @-
Rodolph Valentino, original sheik Of
the screen, and his second wife, Wini-
fred de Wolfe Hudnut Valentino,
dancer and daughter of a perfume
manufactures, have agreed to sepa-
rate
The wreck of one of Hollywood s
dearest romances was announced
early today by George Gilman, man
ager for Mrs. Valentino, but he en-
phasized that the rocks were nicely
cushioned.
The separation is entirely friendly,
Mr.. Gilman said, there being no idea
Of a divorce, no agreement for ali
mony, but merely the desire of two
artists TO pursue their own talents in
different directions. He added, how
ever that he did not see how it was
possible for either of them to run
home after the publicity which is
destined to be given the announce
ment.
Continue Screen Work.
Both will continue in motion picture
work, Mrs. Valentino as a producer
and he as star for United Artists
Mrs. Valentino came to New York on
business last Monday. The separation
agreement was signed in the palatial
Valentino home on Whitney Heights,
Hollywood, the preceding Tuesday
Mr. Gilman described the meeting as
follows:
You know, dear, I have my work
just as you have yours" Mrs. Valen-
tino said.
Yes" he replied, land I wish you
all the success in the world in your
ventures"
Il love Rodolph and always will, -
Evening star., 1925-08-20
EMERGENCY COAL
PLAN IS CONSIDERED
Department of Justice Has
Proposal of Local Dealers
Under Careful Study.

The Department of Justice is sur
veyinE a proposed plan of the Coal
Merchants Board of Trade for
emergency distribution of coal in
Washington IN case of strike
revealed today. to apply to all trade
bodies and allied groups of busi-
nesses throughout the country.
The Department of Justice has
issued an invitation to all such
groups, Attorney General Sargent
explained today, to submit proposed
lines of organization or methods of
procedure to the department before
placing them in effect.
The whole question of trade bodies
and the legality of their operations
under the antitrust laws, which has
been under survey by the Department
of Commerce and Department of JUS
tice, has occupied major attention in
the national business community, and
the phase revealed today by the Attor-
ney General was interpreted as being
an important and helpful move.
Donovan Investigating.
When the department will complete
its survey of the local coal proposal
was not indicated, although it is
known to be in the hands of William
J. Donovan, assistant to the Attorney
General.
In response to the departments in
vitation there have been Il few such
plans submitted already from the vari-
Gus parts of the country, according to
Attorney General Sargent, but the
plan of the Coal Merchants Board of
Trade here was said TO be the only
one of its kind received proposing an
emergency distribution under control
of the dealers themselves.
In no cases of this kind, the At.
torney General explained, can the de-
partment give its approval" 1t can
only point out what may be discov-
cred to be illegal or dangerous prac-
tices, likely to involve the organization
in an antitrust suit.
The department could not approve
Of such a plan, 1t was explained, be-
cause, in later developments some
thing might happen which would in
volve infraction Of the law, and a suit
by the Government.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
PORTO RICAN BUDGET
is REDUCED 900, 900
Longest Session of Legislature
Ends With Fiscal Measure
Enacted Six Weeks Late.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, P. r., August 20.-The
Porto Rican legislature yesterday
afternoon concluded the longest ses-
sion on record. The session began
February 8.
The budget of s1O,779 900 was
passed six weeks after the commence
ment of the fiscal year. 1t represents
a reduction OF more than $1,000 900
over last years budget, but still is
$500. 900 more than that submitted to
the legislature by Gov. Towner.
Several important measures were
passed. including a new income tax
patterned after the Federal tax law.
The income tax is to be retroactive to
January /, 1924, but the tax op
smaller individual incomes is reduced
and a fiat tax of 121a per cent is
levied on corporations.
The retroactive feature of the in
come tax law, it is predicted, may
produce much litigation and mer-
chants are urging Gov. Towner to
veto the sales tax.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

She told of the gipsy custom of re-
cefvfng dowries for the hands Of their
daughters
How would you like to have your
daughter sold?" she asked one police.
man, pointedly.
Peggy doesn't know how old she is
She may be 10 or she may be 10. Her
parents never told her, she says. Upon
this hinges the outcome of her case.
If she is only 16 she will be taken be-
fore the Juvenile Court If she is 10
she will probably be discharged, since
her mother does not desire to press a
charge against her.
Rumored NuptiaIs Opposed.
Whatever Rosa Adams may think
OF her daughters Americanisms on
the whole, there is one to which she
is violently opposed. This concerns
the elderly gentleman at Soldiers
Home. There have been some rumors
of a projected wedding.
Nothing doing" says Mrs. Adams
Nothing doing" say the numerous
members of the gypsy tribe in and
around Washington, all of whom have
taken an intense interest in the case.
Peggy's opinion, however, is not
Immediately available. She has her
own ideas of tribal authority, having
spent some time in the intensely New
World atmosphere Of q junior high
school in Seattle.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
Lawson an Example
OF Real American,
Coolidge Declares

By the Associated Press.
PLYMOUTH, VT, August 2O.-Presi-
dent Coolidge, on learning of the
death of Victor f, Lawson, editor and
publisher of the Chicago Daily News,
issued the following statement:
For a long time I have known
Victor F. Lawson and of his good
works. He rose from humble begin
nings to Il place Of great leadership
and influence. He represented what
our country extends to all its in
habitants in the way of opportunity.
/ can think of no better way to de-
scribe his achievements as a friend.
a journalist and Il statesman. than
to say he was Il pre-eminent example
of a patriotic American"
Evening star., 1925-08-20
HOOPER MAJORITY
CHEERING T0G. O.P.
Elected to Congress by
6,883 Votes Over Democrat
in Michigan District.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The results of the election OF .Jo-
| seph L. Hooper as Representative
from the third Michigan district on
Tuesday were declared in Republican
circles here today to be very satisfac
tory. 1t was confidently expected that
Mr.. Hooper would be elected over his
Democratic opponent. Claude S. ca
ney, but, in view of the apathy OF
voters In special elections to fill va
cancies, there was some doubt as u
| how large Mr.. Hooper's margin would
| be. A telegram TO Chairman Will r.
Wood of the Republican congressional
committee gives the unofficial returns
as follows: Hooper, 6,185; Carney,
1902, Hooper's lead being $3.50.
The third Michigan district has been
| Republican stronghold, but IN a spe
| ctal election held in 1923 to fill a va
! cancy caused by the death Of J NJ
Smith, who represented the district in
| Congress, Arthur B. Williams was
| elected by only 306 votes Mr.. VII
| liams died May l, 1925, and it is as his
| successor that Mr.. Hooper has now
been elected. In the general election
| in 1924 Mr.. Williams was elected bv
23,331 votes over his Democratic oppo-
| nent in a total vote of about = 900
| The last figures indicate the differ
| ence in the interest in a special cleo
ton and that in general election.
Three Incumbents Died.
In the last four years the seat in
| the House from the third Michigan
| district has been made vacant three
| times by death William II. Frank
! hauser, member of Congress from the
district, died in 1921, and Mr.. Smith
| who had formerly been member OF
| the House, was elected to succeed him
| Mr.. Smith died two years later. and
his successor, Mr.. Williams, died last
| Spring.
The Republicans are facing a real
| fight in the third New Jersey con
gressional district, where the death Of
Representative T. Frank Appleby has
caused a vacancy. The Republicans
have nominated his son, Stewart H
Appleby, and the Democrats J. Lyle
Kinmonth, an editor of Asbury Park
The Democrats carried this district. in
1916 and 1918, the Republicans in 1920.
The Democrats reCaptured it in 1922
when the political pendulum swung
away from the Harding administra-
ton, and last year the Republicans
won it back again. The election will
take place November 3.
BY a vote of more than 2i2 to ].
the Republicans a few weeks ago
elected Mrs. John Jacob Rogers to the
vacancy in the House caused by the
death of her husband. Mrs. Rogers
opposed former Gov. Foss, the Demo
cratic nominee.
Cheering to Party.
While it was expected the Repub-
licans would win in the Michigan
and Massachusetts, special elections
recently held, the showing made by
their candidates has encouraged the
party leaders in the belief that the
administration and the party general
ly are as strong in the country as It
was in 1924.
Another vacancy in the House ex-
lists in the old Gillett district in Mas
sachusetts, due to the death July l
of George B. Churchill. Republican.
This district has been held for years
by the Republicans and there is every
reason to suppose the vacancy will
| be filled by a Republican.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
West Virginia Backs Waterway

DULUTH, Mimi, August 20 N).-
West Virginia has Joined the great
Iakes.St. Lawrence Tidewater Asso-
ciation, making the twentieth State
to enter the council of States favoring
the project.
Charles P Craig, executive director
of the association announces receipt
of letter from Gov. Gore, accepting
membership.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
QUAKE Is LOCATED.

Yesterdays earthquake has been To-
Gated, through a collation. of reports
from the United States Coast and Geo
detic Survey chronological stations at
Tucson, Ariz., and Cheltenham, Md,
and the Dominion Observatory at OF
tawa, Canada, at latitude SIS degrees
north, longitude 165 east. in the ap-
proximate neighborhood of the Ka-
mandorski Islands, off the coast of
Kamchatka, northeastern Siberia.
Comdr. H. N. Heck of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey, who
made the calculations. states: "In this
neighborhood there is a tremendous
undersea trough, $4,000 feet deep,
which is famous location for earth
quakes."
Evening star., 1925-08-20
First Purpose of Census

So many different kinds of statistics
are now gathered by the Federal
Census Bureau that 1t is easy to lose
sight of the original purpose for
which the census was taken and the
bureau established. The Constitu.
ton specifies that a census shall be
taken decennially in order to deter
mine how many Representatives
Congress is entitled to. Census
enumerators are among the few Fed
eral investigators who are given
police powers.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
MARGUERITE CLARK ILL.
Has Appendix Removed-Plans
Return to Movies.

NEW YORK, August 20 R).-
Marguerite Clark, a screen and stage
fayortte a few years ago. is at the
Fifth Avenue Hospital here recover
ing from an operation for append-
citis.
Just after returning from trip
abroad with her husband, Harry
Williams, she was rushed to the hos
pital Tuesday. Her sister, Cora
Clark, and her husband said she was
entirely out of danger, though 1t may
be three weeks before she can leave
for her home in Louisiana.
Before her illness her husband had
given his consent for her return TO
the screen.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
DARROW WILL DEBATE.

CHICAGO, August 20 P-Dr. John
Roach Straton, fundamentalist leader,
says Clarence Darrow, professed ag-
nostic and counsel for Scopes, has
consented to debate publicly with him
on evolution.
DIR. Straton, who is pastor Of Cal
vary Baptist Church, New York. has
wired Mr.. Darrow in Greeley, Colo,
that he will take the negative side Of
the question: Resolved, that the
earth and man come by evolution"
He also has asked Henry Fructer,
New York, to arrange directly with
Mr.. Darrow a date early in the Fall
and preferably in Chicago.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
ACTOR, ILL, TO WE'D.
Doctor Declares Cullen Lands Is
Not So Badly Hurt.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, August 20
LP.-Two announcements affecting
Cullen Lands, motion picture actor,
were issued yesterday. One by his
surgeon was that an operation for
appendicitis was performed and that
an examination revealed that Lands
had not been internally injured in a
recent automobile accident. The
other announcement, by Landis, dis.
closed that he and Miss Loca Hearne,
formerly Of Lexington, KY, will be
married as soon as the present Mrs.
Landis receives her final decree of
divorce.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
FRIENDS ON MARITAL VACATION,'
VALENTINO AND HIS WIFE PART
Original Sheik of Screen
and Winifred Hudnut
Kiss at Goodbye.
Artistic Temperaments
Blamed; Neither to
Seek Divorce.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf. August 90
Rodolph Valentino, motion picture
actor, said today that he and his
wife, the former Winifred Hudnut
had agreed on a marital vacation.
II took her to the train and kissed
her goodbye" said the portrayer of
"sheik" roles in the films. Does that
look as though we parted on any
thing but the best of terms"
Neither of us is contemplating a
suit for divorce"
As to the length of the marital
vacation" Valentino would not com
NIT himself
Evening star., 1925-08-20

Mr.. Gilman said Winifred told him,
but / will never return to him"
The whole case is simply one Of
two artistic temperaments seeking the
freedom that each finds necessary for
life's work" Mr.. Gilman continued.
When they happen to meet they
will have breakfast, luncheon and din
ner together, much as usual. The only
thing is that they have agreed not to
live together. There is no quarrel.
There is no prospect of one"
Rodolph and Winifred were married
in Tia Juana in 1922.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-18

wings, and one was orange with
black and blue and green and red
and good bit OF white.
TO Dixie Landw cried Jungle
Jump, hopping on the first bird.
The Twins followed, Nancy
choosing the blue one, and Nick
the yellow.
Pretty soon they arrived and
Juggle jump said, we will hunt
up Will o. the wisp. He knows
everything that happens down
here"
"oh. he sleeps all day" said tho
green humming bird politely. "He
doesn't come out with his boat and
lantern until after shutdown"
Then We shall wait" said jug.
gle Jump. THANK you for bring.
Ing us. You may go now"
The three humming birds flew
away, leaving the travellers sIttInp
beside the pond where win o. tho
Wisp lived.
Whlp'poor'Wlll! Whip poor.WlllW
called voice dismally Just then.
why, what for?" asked Nancy
Indignantly. what for2" asked
Nancy Indignantly. what has no
done?"
"Nothingr' croaked groggy
voice from tho water.
AHIguN..IlI a.,
chlrped another voice.
Nick laughed. ITS the meadow
people" he said. "They aren't
talking about WIN o. the wisp Al
allp'
"HushY said Jugglo Jump Here
he comes now. / see n light"
Around the bend came n littl'
boat, In It was queer little man
holding MP q lnntcrn.
ITO Bc ContInucd)
htcopyrlsht, 1876. N. E,.A- geryico. Tno..
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Gloria couldn't eat the poaehsd
eggs and toast that her mother
cooked for her next morning. She
looked thru tho Help Wanted" col.
umns Of the paper as hhe sippcd her
coffee.
Here's an I'd that looks pretty
good to me" she said to her mother.
Wanted: Experienced sienographor.
with knowledge OF bookkeeping. Good
salary"
The address was that Of real
estate firm in the Burke building.
Il think I'll 10 there" Gloria made
up her mind. 1T may be the very
place want"
But when she got off tho street
car IN the downtown district. she did
not turn toward tho Burke building
Instead, she went straight TO
Dicks office. with the eager swift.
ness Of q homing pigeon.
She pushed open the door and
stepped inside. Dick and Miss Briggs
stood talking beside tho desk in the
inner room
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-18

They looked up IN surprise ar
Gloria came toward them She dil
not even glance a. Susan Briggs,
'iirllo Dick" Bhc said Ito did
not answer
GLORIA turned then. and looked
VI straight nj Miss BriKEa. n
want 20 talk 10 my husband VIII
you please leave ua HluncT" she
asked caldly.
The SECRETARY did not meet Glnria's
eyes Hut she walked slowly out ~
tho office. The door closed behind
her,
Gloria opened her handbag and
laid the check Dick had sent her.
down upon hi5 desk.
There's your money I've brought
u back 70 you. shu said. Il dont
want anything from sou. Dick
Sho raised her questioning eyes 20
his face What was the big id6a Ia
sending Il 70 me bhe asked
Under her eyes. Dick flushed
darkly Gloria could see that no was
embarrassed
Z thought YOU Understood that
WAS going to take caro- Of YOU" he
said, Il told you that II sou lived
With your folks. ia sco tha, you had
plenty % money tll Kcnd you
$50 every week. 3ust az / said I
would +"
Gloria shook her head. NO, you
Won't" she contradlcJcd because 1
Bhan't take H. I'm going back To
work this morning. TN earn my own
money. SO you can keep
yours 20 pay or Hofnc OF tho debts
piled up for you'.'
She couldn't resist saying that.
The memory Of Dicks sermons about
debts was aiiil thorn in her flesh.
''1'il send sou a check for $50 every
week. Just an ! said I would" Dick
repeated firmly. 80 long az you're
my wife, I'm going 20 support you.
And I don't want you to work in
some office with a lot II men. !"
Gloria interrupted him with
laugh. I'm not your wife ans more. 4"
she cried Tho law may nay am.
and you may say 70, But I'm not,''
Her face was white, and hard with
rebellion. And another thing.
III work anywhere I please! And