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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
HOME OF MAN HELD
In ASSAULT BURNS
Blaze Follows Burial of Girl Ac.
cuser of Ex-Klansman in
Attack Case.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April IL
Fire of mysterious origin early today
damaged the home of d. G. Stephen.
son, former grand dragon of the Ku
KluX Klan. The blaze was preceded
by an explosion, neiEhbors said, and
fire department officials declared that
they found in the house several re-
ceptacles containing gasoline. In ad-
dition, all the gas jets were open. the
firemen added.
The fire followed by only a few
hours the funeral of Miss Madge
Oberholtzer, %, who died last Tues
day, apparently from the effects of
poison which her relatives and her
physician say she took at Hammond
Ind, following an alleged attack made
on her by Stephenson.
A plea of not guilty was entered
yesterday by Stephenson to five grand
jury indictments charging him with
attacking Miss Oberholtzer. He is at
liberty under S25,000 pending trial.
the date for which has not been fixed.
Girls Home Nearby.
Miss Oberholtzer's home, from
few doors from the damaged Ste
phenson house. Both residences are
at Irvington, a suburb which is the
seat Of Butler College, the institution
from which Miss Oberholtzer was
graduated.
Persons living near the Stephenson
home said several automobiles were
seen in the grounds surrounding the
house shortly before the explosion
and fire. Stephenson was not at the
house, having moved to a downtown
hotel several weeks ago. The fire re-
called the mysterious burning of his
yacht at Toledo, Ohio, some time ago.
The fire started shortly after 1880
am, was eXtinguished by PAS am,
after the roof and practically the
whole interior of the residence was
destroyed.
Police who began an investigation
after the fire said apparently the
house was unoccupied and that al
the house furnishings with the excep
ton of a few small articles and por
traits had been removed. A bed in q
garage at the rear of the house seem
ed to have been occupied during the
night, the officers said
Neighbors Aid Police.
Neighbors told the police that re
moval of the furnishings was started
about three weeks ago.
John O'Brien, chief of the fire de
partment, made a thorough search ot
| the house shortly after the fire ant
said that in addition to two 12-gallor
receptacles containing gasoline hi
found 10 gallons of the same com
bustible in smaller cans placed fr
different rooms. Gasoline in q 6
gallon earthen jar in the dining room
apparently caused the explosion, Chic,
O'Brien said.
John Cramer, deputy State firs
marshal, said authorities of that de
partment would be assigned to investi
gate the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
SHIP BOARD DENIES
POWER OF COURT
Challenges Right to Review
Sale of Steamers to
Dollar Line.

A defense of the action of the Ship
ping Board in awarding the five Pres
ident ships of the California Orient
was filed today in the District of Co
lumbia Supreme Court.
The answer to Injunction proceed
ings brought by the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company to halt the sale
challenged the jurisdiction of the
court and its power to review discre-
tionary acts of the board as deter
mined by majority vote.
Presented by general counsel for
the board acting as special assistant
attorneys general, ii asserted the sale
was authorized with due considera.
ton of the law, of good business prac-
tices and of the interests of the United
States.
Suit Is Amended.
Justice Hitz on the application of
Attorneys George E. Chamberlain and
Bolitha J. Laws for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Co. today permitted an
amendment to the injunction suit by
the addition of the names of r. Stan.
ley Dollar and the Dollar Steamship
Co. as parties defendant with the
members of the Shipping Board.
Counsel for the board made no objec.
ton to the amendment, although they
had called attention to the absence of
these names as a defective pleading
in the motion to dismiss the injunc-
ton filed several days ago.
Rumors that the minority members
of the board, who had opposed the
sale of the ships, would employ spe-
cial counsel and wage a three-corner-
ed fight in the case We're set at rest
with the filing of the answer of the
Shipping Board today. The answer is
signed by all seven members of the
board and as far as the record goes
shows no disagreement within the
board.
The answer alleged that at one time
ships operated in the Orient trade by
the Pacific Mail had been disposed of
to enterprises controlled by foreign
interests.
Accompanying the answer were a
number of supporting affidavits signed
by Chairman O'Connor and Commits
sioners Lissner, Hill and Haney, who
constituted the majority voting for
the sale. as well as affidavits from
TC0ntinued on Pare Column 0O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Old Boom To,Un Prepares to Moue
after Order by Court to Quit Site

March 6 ordered the inhabitants
to vacate within 60 days there
was hostile feeling of resentment
and an almost unanimous senti-
ment to resist the custer.
1t was tentatively agreed at the
meeting to establish the new
Lavoye three and one-half miles
south of the present location.
which is in the center of the Salt
Creek oil fields.
Lavoye's business buildings are
mostly fiimsy frame structures.
Litigation for possession of the
surface of the land which Lavoye
occupies has been in progress for
nearly four years. The Ohio Oil
Co. contended the presence of the
town materially interfered with it's
operations under a mineral lease
to develop oil properties. Lavoye's
attorneys believed the town was a
public necessity and claimed pos
session under sQuatters' rights. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
SMALLPOX PATIENT
MUST GIVE UP BABY
Week-0ld Infant Is Ordered Re.
moved From Mother at
Quarantine Here.

Health Officer William c. Fowler
today directed that Mrs. Margaret H
Mower of 715 Kentucky avenue south.
east, who is at the District quaran.
tine station as smallpox patient, be
separated from her week old baby
taken with her to the quarantine
station.
DIR. Fowler said the baby is not sick
and that he felt it was safer to change
the infants food than to leave 1t with
the mother.
Another new case of smallpox was
reported on the Health Department
books today as Edward r. Boone
colored, of 645 Navy place southeast
The twelfth death from the disease
occurred last night when Sidney
Savoy, colored, of 2239 Tenth street
died at the smallpox hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Finance Chief in Completed
PainIeve Cabinet Sees 1t
Vital to Sterilization.
BRAND FINALLY TAKES
POSITION IN MINISTRY
French Public Shows Relief When
Leaders Agree to Serve, But
Senate Not So Happy.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 17.-Settlement of the
war debts will be one of the first
cares of the new finance minister,
NJ. CaillauX, according to friends with
whom he talked yesterday.
NJ. CaillauX will, first of all, 1t is
said, set about to provide a safe
working margin of cash for the
French treasury, and then, with a
view to final stabilization of the
franc, will take up the debts, which
he considers one of the greatest OBJ
stacles to a complete financial reno
walton.
M. Caillaux, it is added, will confirm
the assurances that France intends
to repudiate no obligation, but he
will negotiate closely as to terms and
perhaps as to amounts. An indica.
ton of how he regards the war debts
is found in his speech of February
10, on the occasion of his 'rehabilita
ton" after the amnesty, in which he
said:
Blames Past Regimes.
Our country would have met the
crazy financial chaos which continued
long after the armistice if never
tiring 1ncapacity had not thrown on
her shoulders the burden of advanc
ing the entire cost of repairing the
war damages, with the partial pay.
ing of some of them, and the weight
of the interallied debts.''
He then declared that the formula
Germany would pay" had produced
a DISASTROUS result, making France
advance $1,000. 900, 900 francs on Ger.
many's account. AS the total dam.
ages in the devastated regions amount
ed to $4,000, 900 900 francs. there re-
manned $4,000, 100000 still to pay
while, he said, "the treasury is out
of breath and the smaller sufferers
still live in the ruins
Undoubtedly a way out would he
found, NJ. CaillauX continued on that
occasion. but when this strait was
passed by the treasury the questions
remained.
Ministry Is Presented.
What shall we recover from Ger
many, whose contribution. like Bal
zac'S magic skin, grows smaller each
time It is spoken of? To what extent
will the sum recovered be attached by
our creditors? VIII this manner OF
being paid satisfy them?"
The new premier, NJ. Painleve, pre-
sented his ministry to President Dou
CONTINUED on Page 5, Column A.
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Lukeman to Modify Borglum's
Work to Fit Into NeW Groups
Viii Retain Lees
Head Cared or,
Stone Mountain.
Plans Hall of Fame
and Stone Stairs
to Monument.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 17.-Augustus
Lukeman, who has been chosen to
succeed Gutzon Borglum as sculptor
in charge of the carving of the Stone
Mountain Confederate Memorial near
Atlanta, Ga, said today that the
large head already carved on the face
OF the mountain by Mr.. Borglum
would not be removed.
Mr.. Lukeman said the compies ed
work of his predecessor on the granite
mound would remain and that the
only changes in it would be certain
notifications necessary to make the
large figure harmonic with the COM
posite groups which the new sculptor
will add. The central figure repre-
sents Gen. Robert T.. Lee.
Mr.. Lukeman revealed that his first
contract with the memorial committee
is for plaster of paris models for the
composition to Immediately surround
the central figure.
The only changes in Mr.. Borglum's
work already completed" said Mr..
Lukeman, will be such as are gen.
orally required. by what is known as
personality in 'art' 1 will not scrap
Mr.. Borglum's plans or models, be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
JUDGE BEN LINDSEY WINS
ELECTION CONTEST SUIT
Court Ruling Returns Denver Boys
Friend to Bench for
Twentieth Year.
By the Associated Press.

DENVER, Colo, April 17.-Judge
Ben B. Lindsey of Denver's Juvenile
Court. retains the bench seat he has
held for more than 20 years, Judge
Julian II. Moore ruled in District
Court today in throwing out the cleo
ton contest suit brought by Royal r.
Graham, defeated candidate for the
office.
Judge Lindsey was given an Off
cial majority of 35 votes by the court
following a recount of the vote. He
was declared elected last November by
III votes. Attorneys for Graham an
nounced they probably would appeal
to the State Supreme Court.
Judge Lindsey said country wide
appeal would be made for funds to
aid him In his fight against the
klan," which, he charges, is back of
the attempt to remove him from
office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
EFFORT TO CHANGE
CITIZENS COUNCIL
PLAN TO Be PUSHED
Sectional Representation
Proposal, However, Ap-
pears Sure to Lose.

When the Federation of Citizens
Associations meets at the District
building tomorrow night, there prob
ably VIII be discussion of the cOnten
tion of the Southwest Citizens Asso
citation that the Citizens Advisory
Council should be made up of n def
mite number of councilmen from each
locality, but there appeared today tc
be no chance of the council plan being
changed at this time. --
Jesse c. Suter. president Of theIfed
Grafton. stated today that the machin
cry for amending the council plan is
similar to that of amending the con
stitution of the federation, and that a
change could not be put through ir
time to affect the first election to the
council, which takes place on May 2
Commissioners o. X. Needed.
Mr.. Suter explained that not only
must the delegates have two weeks
advance notice Of a proposed change
before acting on 1t, but the District
Commissioners also must pass upoT
any proposed amendment.
George NJ. Yeatman, president OF
the Southwest association, declared
today his organization contends mem
bership in the council should be ap
portioned among the several sections
pected the question to come up at the
meeting of the federation tomorrow
night.
While there is pending in the fed
Grafton an amendment to the bylaws
of the federation under which would
be created a council of II members
6 from the northwest and from
each of the other localities, Charles
A. Baker, the sponsor of the amend
ment. announced today that he would
withdraw it when it comes up for
disposition tomorrow.
Concurs With Plan Now.
Mr.. Baker explained that he offer
ed the amendment several weeks age
at a time when the federation was
considering a plan for a council in
which he saw Objectionable features
Two weeks ago, Mr.. Baker said
the federation adopted the present
council plan, in which he concurred
and for that reason he would drop his
pending amendment to the bylaws OF
the federation.
Engineer Commissioner Bell, who
was instrumental in proposing the ere
alton of a citizens council, said TO-DAY
he would not express an opinion or
the question of how the council
should be created. He said he felt
that was matter for the citizens
to decide.
In connection with the objection
raised by the Southwest association
to electing council of eight mem
bers from the city as a whole, Com
missioner Bell pointed out, however
that 1t is not the intention of the
Commissioners to have the council
deal with neighborhood affairs, but tc
confine itself to consideration of prob
lens affecting the entire city.
In considering the annual District
budget, for example, Col. Bell plans
to have the council advise the Com
missioners only as to what the total
of the estimates should be and how
funds should be distributed between
Continued on Page 4, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
14OKILLED BY BOMB
NSOF|A CATHEDRAL
At FUNERAL RITES
Country Placed Under Mar
tiaI Law After Series
of OutrageS.
20 WOMEN, 10 CHILDREN
AMONG BLAST VICTIMS
King Boris, Recently Attacked by
Assassins, Among First at
Explosion Scene.
Body of Slayer Found
at Exact Spot Where
His Victim Vas Killed

Isy the ASSptld tS' L ''
SOFIA. Bulgaria, April IL
When the Macedonia reXolu-
+ionarv organizations intellect
nal chief, Prof. Nicola Mileif'
was wa sssassinated last February,
gence o The method used to get
# was dramatic. Yesterday
morning the dead body ,,od OF "a q
Nianouleff was found in the
street at the exact spot where
MiIeff fell. Pinned to the body
was the statement that the or
ganization had slain Manoulen'
as he was Mileff's murderer.
There was also a facSimiie
letter purpOrting to have been
written by Manouleff, confess
ing that he had killed Prof. Mi
left and giving details OF the
act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated IIeSo-
SOFIA. Bulgaria, April --latest
'.fg,1res show that 140 persons, incIud-
ing 20 women and 10 children, were
killed in the explosion OF an lnIerilai
machine in the Cathedral OF SNeti
Kral during the funeral OF Gen
Georghieff yesterday. Six generals
and thirty other officers were among
those killed.
Sofia today was in a state OF fer
ynent. the greatest excitement pre-
vailing. Martial law has been pro
claimed throughout the country, Whlle
the military authorities have ordered
q curfew established, the streets 10
be cleared at 7:3O pm.
Although all the members OF the
government We're present at the lu
neral services in the cathedral none
was seriously injured. premier
rrzanloff was one of those injured,
h,,t was able to preside over the CAP
met during it's emergency session TO-
day.
Cen. Georghieff, whose funeral was
heing held when the explosion oc-
icurred. was assassinated in the street
here Tuesday night. The ASSASSINATION
closely followed an attempt upon the
Hse of King Boris as he was motoring
scar Sofia.
iion1b Placed Under Roof.
,rhe bomb apparently was detonated
-, cIocl,Uorl, mechanism. 1t had been
oo,,ceared under the roof in the south
erp mart of the cathedral, ana spent
most of its force upon the crowd III
that part of the editce
In addition to the large NUMBER OF
fatalities il is estimated that ABOUT
, 200 persons were wounded. Opon
learning of the disaster the hlns I'M
rnediately went to the scene.
The director of the central prison
was assassinated in the street mere To-
day hut otherwise there were no dis
turhances last night or this morning
in either Sofia or the provinces
Passengers on trains are being
searched vigorously. Citizens are en-
rolling and forming patrols TO mann
tain order under the direction OF the
war minister, Gen. VoulkOff.
All Bodies Recovered.
The task of searching the debris in
Yhe cathedral consumed hours, but
all the bodies were believed to have
been recovered this morning. The in
+erior of the cathedral presents ter
1-ible spectacle, with ancient religious
relics and fragments of clothing
strewn about in confusion.
There were several acts Of bravery
during the disorder which followed the
explosion of the bomb men among
the gathering seeking to assure the
safety of the women and children by
carrying them out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
RICH MAN WILLS WIFE SIS
More Than 100000 Given tc
Friend by II. G. Voeckell.

LOS ANGELES. Calf, April IL
Five dollars to his wife, Frieda, and
more than 100000 to James A. Watt,
described simply as "a friend" are
among the requests noted in the will,
filed for probate today, of Henry G.
Voeckell, eccentric drug store pro-
prietor. who was murdered in his shop
here last month. One-third of Voeckell's
$500 estate goes to his son, Charles
B. Voeckell.
Voeckell was found beaten to death
behind a counter in the shop. The
slayers are still being sought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Rv tbe Associated A Press,

By the Associated Press.
LAVOYE, Wyo., April IL
Lavoye, oil boom town, whose right
to it's place on Wyoming's map re-
Gently was denied by a Federal
court, today meekly prepared for
the end of it's existence, according
to the mandate of the law. The
townspeople, numbering almost
1900. who were held in trespass
on Lavoye's site because the Ohio
Oil Co. holds a Government lease
on the soil, were celebrating plans
for dismantling buildings and
homes and for moving all they
founded here in the oil rush Of
1920.
The hamlets business leaders,
at an impromptu meeting last
night, voted almost unanimously to
abide by the laws decree. The
decision was a surprise, for when
Federal Judge T. Blake Kennedy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
STEEL FIRMS ARE SUED
FOR MILLIONS BY u. S.
Bethlehem Companies Said to Have
Received Up to SIS, 100000
War Contract Overpayments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April H.
Suit for the recovery by the Govern
ment of 81, 900, 900 to SIS 900 900 from
the Bethlehem Steel interests, for al
legged overpayments for war construc
ton work was entered today in the
United States District Court.
The defendants named in the ac
ton by the Government are the Beth.
lehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd; Beth
lehem Steel Co., the Fore River Ship.
building Corporation and the Union
Iron Works Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Reed Visits Italian King.

ROME, April 17.-Senator David A.
Reed of Pennsylvania. who came to
Europe to tour the battlefields for the
Battle Monuments Commission, was
received today by the King and Pre-
mier Mussolini. Senator Reed was
the first American received by the
premier since his illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17

cause he is reported to have done his
own 'scrapping.'
"Of course, I will make original
plans for the composition to embody
the central head. But / want en-
phatically denied that l will blast Mr..
Borglum's work from the mountain
side. There is no reason why we should
eliminate what he has already done,
and there is nothing to be criticized
in his work.
Mr.. Lukeman said all his models
would be made in duplicate to in
sure against any delay by breakage
or other accidents. The contracting
carver in charge of the manual task
of cutting the composition now is
employing between 20 and 80 of the
Continued on Page 8. Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Los angeles Pays
Call or, Run, RO,U:
Gets Many Photos
By the Associa ted Press.


LAKEHURST, n. J., April IL
The navy dirigible Los Angeles in
cluded in it's test flight yesterday
visit to rum row, it was learned
today. Many photographs were
taken of ships and activities on
the row. where several crews were
seen heavinS cases of liquor over
board as the giant dirigible
swooped low over them. Twenty
four ships were counted at anchor
along the row. 1t was intimated
here that the photographs might
later be put to official use by
Government officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
TEST FLIGHT STARTED,
Chicago-New Orleans Air Mail Ex
pertinent Made Today.

NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-THE
Chicago-New Orleans air mail test
fight got under way this morning,
when Lieut.. r. D. Knapp hoped off
at 5:39 o'clock for Mobile.l Ala. the
first leg of the flight. He used a Abb
De Haviland plane equipped with
420-horsepower Liberty motor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
Five Reported Dead in Fire.

MARSHFIELD, Ore, April IT,
Five persons are believed to have lost
their lives early today when fire
destroyed two-story frame building
here, the second story of which was
occupied by four families. One body
was recovered, badly charred.