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Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-10
Disaster Inquiry
And Charges May
Campaign
Secretary WiIbur's Denial Of Mitchell Charges Will
Prompt Him To Ask President For Thorough
Investigation, Is Belief

WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. A
campaign to make the United States
safe for aviation was looked for to-
day as one result Of the Shenandoah
disaster and the investigation of
charges made by Colonel William
Mitchell.
y survey in course Of prepara-
ton by the commerce department
covering the strides that have been
made in Europe through govern
mental subsidies will probably be
used rs a basis of comparison.
seven European governments
have submitted reports to the de
paftment on their activities and
these show how regulation abroad
has not only stimulated develop
meut of aviation but has made it
a comparatively safe as well as Il
popular means of travel.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-10

September 9, 1926
River Gage at Yuma
2l.66 feet.
River Flow at Yuma
$4,000 sec. #.
Evening star., 1925-09-30

Reds Corner, which occupies several
acres along the road from Washing
ton to Upper Marlboro. entered
so enthusiastically last night into the
celebration of the wedding of Mrs.
Estelle Windsor. rs years old. to y.
o. Day. 66. that today the bride is
a casualty. some of the town is a
wreck and there is general talk that
before night the nearest Jail may be
thoroughly tenanted.
The good folks of Reds Corner had
waited some two years for the ro-
nance between Mrs. Windsor and
Mr.. Day 20 ripen into tinkling we'd
ding bells. and when the nuptial hour
finally arrived II was decided the
couple should not be permitted 10
embark upon their honeymoon with
out a rousing send-off from their
neighbors along the Marlboro turn.
pike.
The nuptial knot was tied yesterday
afternoon by Rev. George L. Connor
of Bell Methodist Episcopal Church. IN
the brides home. at Reds Corner. The
wedding supper passed peacefully
enough. but with darkness came bed
lam. Gathering in front Of the newly.
weds' home, the crowd let loose with
firecrackers, pistols and even shot.
guns, adding gleeful howls to the riot
Of noises that rang the welkin several
times over.
Evening star., 1925-09-30
BRIDE, Is, WOUNDED In TOWNS
UPHEAVAL OVER WEDDING

Not content with this demonstra-
ton, the populace endeavored to
further show its affection for the
elderly couple by piling the yard OF
their home with rusted automobile
bodies. broken down wagons. spoke
less wheels and almost every variety
OF debris such a small town could dis
cover in forgotten corners. Finally,
Mrs. Day decided the fun" had gone
far enough and determined to stop It.
Stepping out into the yard OF her
home. she ordered the merry throng
to move elsewhere. In the joyous
chorus OF shots and shouts that greet
ed this command. some one struck the
elderly woman on the hand with
stick, severely bruising and cutting
her knuckles. When the infuriated
husband went out and helped his wife
back into the house, the mob decided
1t had celebrated enough and dis.
persed.
Today, however, Mr.. and Mrs. Day
are considering having a little party
of their own. They recognized nine
members of the mob and II Is under
stood they intended swearing out war.
rants for their arrests. Additional
arrests may follow later. Residents
of Reds Corner protested. however.
that 1T was all in fun" and they are
now busy trying to persuade Mr.. Day
and his injured bride not to take
drastic retaliatory measures.
Evening star., 1925-09-30
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

France and America have come tc
4 tentative agreement on $500. 900 .00C
as the amount to be paid on the total
war debt.
The French are willing to- pay an
average of $l00. .800. 900 a year for 81
years to wipe out that. sum. The
Americans want an average OF $40,
100000 for the first five years and an
average Of $4,000 900 annually for
an average OF $4,000. 900 for the first
10 years so that at least 100000 .00O
will be paid by 1895. After that the
Americans feel that the sums should
reach a maximum Of $3.50. .000.0
In order to understand the French
reaction to the American suggestion
it is necessary to bear in mind that
M. Caillaux offered an average of SEQ.
000.0 year in his first memoran
dunn, but he now has agreed to an
average Of 500. .000.O 900.
Taking the first 10 years Of pay
ments at All average of $50.0O0.00
means that each year $50. 900. 900 will
be cleared. making a total Of $500. 900. ;.
900 which must be wiped out in the
succeeding So years. along with the
regular average OF 500 900. 900 pay.
ments. Tho American commission
wants per cent interest on the sum
deferred, which makes $25. 900. 900 q
year and $4,000 to wipe out the
principal, 50 that $4,000. 900 would
have to be added to the 500. 900 600
Evening star., 1925-09-30
INTEREST ON FIRST $5O0,OOO,OOO
ONLY BAR TO DEBT AGREEMENT
Deferred Payments Make High Rate Too Burden
some, French Think, Asking That Charges Be
Waived-No Trouble in Safeguard Clause.

which the French are willing to pay.
The French say this is too high and
they are asking that on the first do
rerred payment OF $500. 100000 there
should be no interest charge what.
ever. II this were granted. then
France would pay an average OF
$50 900 900 for 10 years and she would
wipe out the $500. .000. 900 deferred pay
ment by adding approximately $lo..
100000 to her annual payments OF
$100. .0O0. 900. Thus the French maxi.
mum would become $llo. 900. 900.
The French point out that the Brit.
ish did not ask any interest on the
payments deferred as q result Of the
first 10 years OF small annuities and
that America should do likewise.
There Is a bare chance that the
United States will grant a az per
cent interest charge on the $780,
0O0, 900 In question, which would
together with sinking fund. make the
maximum French payments around
81 20. 200. 900.
The French think the American
mission must show the American peo-
pie large maximum figure for the
years Immediately after the first ten
but when the same set Of figures Is
presented to the French people NJ
Caillaux will deal with annual av.
erages. Having offered $40 900 O0O
a year and come up even to $40
from the French viewpoint. especially
when America first asked maximum,
payments approximating Slo0 600. 900.
dence that the two sides are near an
Evening star., 1925-09-30
RED MOVE bALKED
BY BRITISH LABOR
Plan to DiScredit Macdonald
Is CrushingIy Defeated in
Party Convention.
By the Associated Press. i.


LIVERPOOL, England September
30.-The Red section of the Labor
party received another heavy setback
this morning with the defeat of a
resolution by which 1t planned to
open an attack upon ]. Ramsay Mac.
Donald for his procedure regarding
the notorious Zinovieff letter while
he was prime minister.
One part Of the resolution. which
was a composite one, demanded that
the labor executive send an apology
to the Soviet government and M.
Zinovieff, through Mr.. Macdonald,
since the executive had been unable
to prove the authenticity Of the let
ter which advocated overthrow Of the
British government. The resolution
also urged the Labor party to with
draw from Parliament and force the
resignation Of Premier Baldwin's cab.
met. The next Labor government, 1t
affirmed. must appoint trusted work.
ing class representatives to take
charge Of all the administrative de.
partmentS
The resolution was overwhelmingly
rejected by show of hands.
Evening star., 1925-09-30
SCALPERSDR|VEN
FROM BALL PARK
Griffith and Eynon Unable to
Stop Bids, However, as
Ticket Sale Opens.

Threats of riot marked the initial
distribution Of world series tickets at
Clark Grifiith Stadium today a, offi.
cials OF the Washington base ball club
unceremoniously drove from around
the booths a dozen scalpers who were
offering fans from $40 to $50 each for
the white cards that entitled them to
seats for the three games to be played
here.
Secure in the knowledge that such
tactics are beyond the reach Of the
law here, the scalpers and their run.
ners walked boldly up and down the
long lines of fans who were waiting
for the windows to open and the sale
of tickets to begin. holding out tempt.
ing inducements to those possessing
the coveted white cards to relinquish
them and watch the series from some
scoreboard.
Offers for Seats.
Say. old man. where're your seats
-grandstand, oh? I'll give you $40 for
that card: sou can watch these games
just as we'll from one Of the score
boards downtown" was the usual ap-
proach. II the holder Of the card had
particularly good seats coming and
seemed to hesitate the price immedi-
ately went up, and some transfers
were seen for $50, which the next
buyer will have to pay. with interest
1ncensed over the openness with
which tho scalpers were violating the
rules Of the ball park and somewhat
| chagrfned over rumors of poor treat.
ment to Washington fans, Clark
Griffith and Edward Eynon finally
| went out and ordered some of the
scalperrs from the stadium grounds.
the scalpers simply moved out to the
pavement and accosted the ticket
holders as they arrived.
Orders were then issued to the men
in the ticket booths to spot these
scalpers and refuse to honor thedr
cards once they brought them to the
! windows. One hotel Mr.. Grtf1ith said,
| had three bell boys working among
| the card holders. He pointed out
other bell hops from many Of the
larger hotels whose ticket agencies
were Offering fancy prices for world
series tickets to resell to out-of.town
guests.
Cards Not Honored.
One bellboy from q large hotel sue.
| ceeded in buying six cards, each en-.
| titling him to two seats. When he
presented the cards to the booths he
was told they would not be honored.
| The same policy will be adopted, Mr..
| Griffith announced, in every case
where scalping can be detected. Bell.
| boys from another hotel were inform
| ed they were known and that II they
! bought any cards they would simply
lose the money they had paid for
them.
In the meantime hotel newsstands
are taking orders" for world series
tickets, but making no promises OF de-
livery. A reporter for The Star called
at some Of these stands this morning.
| In each case he was told the Washing
| ton Base Ball Club had refused to allot
the hotel any tickets this year. as they
| did last year. but that they hoped to
| "get some" before the present sale
Of tickets to the public Is over
We've got a waiting list" one
hotel newsstand manager announced.
| ITS a lot longer right now than we
| will be able to take care Of. But we1l
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Evening star., 1925-09-30
By tho Associated Press.

HOUSTON, Tex. September 30
Something in his life that "he cannot
overcome" has caused Houston man
to seek death-and he wants 1t to be
in q hazardous undertaking which
will save some man upon whose
shoulders rests the responsibility OF
family"
This man, with an apparently keen,
properly functioning mind, has pre-
pared a letter to Gov. Miriam A.
ferguson, asking that he be assigned
to a duty where the possibility of
death Is 100 per cent"
Whether the governor will "caH
the bluff" II it be a blutf. and what
this person will do il the governor
Evening star., 1925-09-30
TRACTION SURVEY
GIVEN FOR STUDY
Will Reveal Advisability ot
Rerouting or Changes
After Examination.

If 1t Is possible to improve street
car service in Washington by rerout.
ing of lines. revision OF schedules or
similar adjustments, officials of the
local companies should be able to de-
termine 1t after studying the mass of
information gathered In the recent
transportation survey. In the opinion
OF Edwin Gruhl. vice president of the
North American Co., which had tho
survey made.
Mr.. Gruhl expressed this belief to.
day while In Washington to present
to the Public Utilities Commission the
completed text of the survey report.
which consists of two huge volumes,
containing detailed data on every
imaginable phase Of the transporta.
ton problem.
Study Required.
The vice president Of the North
American Co., which had tho survey
made because OF investments It has
in the local utility field, said the re-
port would have to be carefully
studied for three or four months be-
fore any definite conclusions could be
arrived at as to whether a merger
Of the local companies should be
sought.
Although the facts gathered by the
engineering nrrn OF Mcclellan
Junkersfeld in making the survey
were made public several weeks ago
In chapters. the completed report was
not available for study until today.
Heads of both the Washington Rail.
nd Tv~or
ton companies already have an.
| nounced that as soon as they re.
ceived the report they would analyze
1t carefully to find out how service
on their respective systems might be
improved by the data thus furnished
| them.
Mr.. Gruhl said today the North
American Co. also would have re.
ports made to it by transportation
experts as to the conclusions that
should be drawn from the fact-find.
Ing survey. and that any Information
the company obtains will be avail.
able to the Utilities Commission If
1t Is requested.
In answer to queries Mr.. Gruhl
said that 50 far as he knows there
have been no developments toward a
merger since the survey was com.
pleted a few weeks ago, and he indi
Gated that 1t would be several months
before definite conclusions could be
| drawn from the report.
The delegation presenting the re
port to the Commissioners today In.
cluded the following officials Of the
North American Co. and McClellan n
& Junkersfeld: Col. Peter Junkers.
field, Edwin Gruhl, F. W. Doolittle
K. G. Smith and G. E. Owen. Mai
w. E. r. Covell, who represented the
commission in working with the en-.
gineers, also was present.
Evening star., 1925-09-30
Soviet Official Ordered Shot for Aid
To Czar in 1911; Rose High in Red Ranks

the moment of his arrest he was
actually stepping into higher office in
the Soviet financial institutions. On
account Of the efficiency he displayed
in Siberia he had come to Moccow to
accept a place as director of a larger
Moscow bank.
1t was disclosed that in a checkered
career Of 20 years Gabell had been
publicly suffering imprisonment on ac.
count Of alleged revolutionary acts.
while privately reaping rewards for
disclosing his comerades' plans. In one
instance, it was charged, he betrayed
the entire system of the under.
ground railway by which exiles
escaped from Siberia,
4copyright. 1925. by Chicago Daily Nsws.)
Evening star., 1925-09-30
DRY LAW EVASIONS 29,62O

The solicitor of the Treasury
handled 2s.620 cases involving viola
ton of the national prohibition act in
the fiscal year ending June 80 and
collected in fines and compromises
more than $4,000, 900 in these cases
Announcement of the solicitors
work was made In his annual report
today, which showed that 529 Of the
cases resulted In offers to compro-
mise. OF this number 39S were ac-
cepted. the Government collecting
fines in them Of about $4,000 900: IL
were rejected and 120 still pending at
the beginning of the current year.
Evening star., 1925-09-30
Fearing Something He Can't Overcome,
Man Seeks Duty Where Death Is Sure

raises the ante and assigns him to
a particularly hazardous undertaking
remains to be seen.
The man Is Of German birth, IS
years of age. and made a declaration
Of intention to become a citizen of
the United States in 1924. One Of his
gra andfathers lived in Texas before
and during the Civil War.
The man says he is unmarried now,
has a good position and Is not In need
of finances. He speaks English, Ger.
man, French and has a fair knowl.
edge OF Spanish.
He asks the governor to place him
in a dangerous situation as soon as
possible. ''or I will try to bring my
days to end in this or that way
Evening star., 1925-09-30
BY Cable to The star and the Chicago Daily

BY Cable to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News.
MOSCOW, September 30.-A dra.
matte finish was written to the career
Of Comrade Gabell. former director Of
the All-Russian Cooperative Bank of
Siberia, when the Moscow provincial
court found him guilty of serving the
Cars secret police In the reactionary
years from 1911 to 1918 and sentenced
him to be shot
Retribution for his supposedly un.
known activities more than 10 years
ago overlook Gabell while he was rid.
ing high toward SUCCESS q an en-
ployeAof the Soviet government. At
Evening star., 1925-09-30
Greece to Dissolve Parliament,

PARIS, September 80 CP.-A Havas
dispatch from Athens says the Greek
government has decided Unexpectedly
alleging that the nation has lost con.
fidence in 1t and that it no longer
Is representative.
Evening star., 1925-09-30
Flyers Badly Hurt in Crash.

HUNTINGTON. N. Y, September
80 R.-Lieuts. Perry Wainer and G..
c. Groves of Mitchell Field were Sc
verely injured today when their plane
crashed here.
Evening star., 1925-09-30
Definition Of Flyer.

Col. Mitchell gave his definition of a
flyer as a duly qualified aviator, and
mot a trick aviator picked off the
deck of a battleship and rushed
through a flying course" He cited the
Statutes at Large to show that flying
carriers, should be commanded by
flying officers.
A little round OF observations passed
between Col. Mitchell and Judge
Arthur o. Denison and between the
witness and Representative Carl Vim
son of Georgia. Col. Mitchell departed
from his testimony long enough to
compliment the committee as being
the first one witnesses could appear
before without being coerced.
But right now" he said, pointing
to a corner in the room, there is an
officer from the general staff with a
stenographer taking down everything
that is said. Officers come here and
have to weigh every word, because
Of that" he declared. He pointed to
Col. Charles B. Stone.
Does 1t make any difference II the
general staff has a stenographer or
not?" asked Judge Denison. There
still Is an official stenogra pher"
Col Mitchell replied that in the
past 1t was the policy of the staff to
go over the testimony given and In a
few days call on the officer and ask
him what he meant by 1t. Why" he
declared. the day after the chief of
Air Service presented his plan before
you for a separate air corps he re.
ceived a request from the department
for complete estimates of his proposal
He has to stop everything else now
and do that"
Might Save Expense.
Judge Denison then asked that the
general staff perhaps had its own
stenographer at the hearing to save
the expense of buying an official re-
port.
That may be So" Col. Mitchell
smilingly replied. and the spectators
roared. Representative Vinson then
asked IL Col. Mitchell knew of more
than one instance where an officer
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Evening star., 1925-09-30
Allied Chiefs Pleased.

Both M. BRAND, the French foreign
minister, and Austen Chamberlain. the
British foreign secretary, expressed
pleasure over the fact that Germany
had acQuiesced in their request for a
meeting at which the thorny problem
Of security, the solving of which 1t Is
hoped will prevent further disturb.
ances of the peace, might be thorough
ly and effaciously discussed. Particu-
lar relief was felt by the French and
British statesmen over the fact that
Germany. in accepting their invita-
ton, did so without any reservations.
Both M. BRAND and Mr.. Chamber
lain were gratif1ed over the fact that
Germany raised no objections to her
entry into the League of Nations.
an essential condition to any mutual
(COntinued on Page s. Column 3)
Evening star., 1925-09-30
WAR GUILT ISSUE
BANNED At PARLEY
Germany Accepts Allied Re-
fuSaI to Deal With Case
at Locarno.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 30.-After
months of negotiations between the
allied countries and Germany 1t has
been definitely agreed that high
statesmen Of these countries on Octo.
Der shall gather about the round
table at Locarno. Switzerland, and en-.
deavor to arrange a security pact.
Germany has accepted uncondition.
ally the invitation of the allies to send
representatives. She even has waived
her contention that questions of war
guilt, the evacuation of the Cologne
area and disarmament should be made
part Of the preliminary proceedings.
Gustave Stresemann, the German
foreign minister. and Chancellor
Luther will head the German delega.
ton. France and Great Britain held
out strongly against the proposal of
Germany to bring the war guilt and
other questions before the assembly
declaring they constituted extraneous
matter
Evening star., 1925-09-30
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The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
Roman Military Roads.

II Is estimated that there we've
about $4,000 miles in the entire r.
man road system Of main or militia.
roads.
Small automobiles are taking The
place Of motor cycles in Finland.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
SEES j. s. MENACE
IN INTOLERANCE
Chester |. Long Warns of
Laws to Regulate 0pin-
ions of Public.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. November 2s.-Liberty
has been imperiled, Chester l. Long
of Kansas. president of the American
Bar Association. declared last night.
The battle against intolerance Is
on he said at a dinner of the I'LL
nois state Bar Association to the
Judges of the Supreme Court of 1lli-
nois. The freedom of learning is in
peril
Referring to the Scopes case. 'on
It's way to the Supreme Court he
declared that lawyers were interested,
not in the fundamentalistm modernist
debate, but in whether the liberty of
the teacher to teach and of the child
to learn is impaired by the Tennessee
statute"
He quoted the late William Jennings
BRYAN to the effect that the regula-
ton of the opinions of men on re-
Hgious questions by law is contrary
to the laws of God and the plans of
God.
Liberty has been imperiled by the
destruction of local self government.
Let the States resume and exercise
the powers reserved 10 them. Restore
liberty by restoring State control over
local affairs.
The forces are gathering TO pre-
serve local self-government liberty Of
opinion, liberty of the teacher to teach.
liberty of parents or guardian to
choose the school for the child and
the liberty of the child to learn. Let
US Join these forces.
We live among persons who have
rights equal to our own. To secure
our own rights we must submit to
reasonable regulation of our actions.
There IS tendency to regulate our
opinions as well. This can't be done
in a land of liberty. Constitutional
limitations forbid"
Mr.. Long cited recent decisions of
the Supreme Court multiplying laws of
Nebraska, Iowa and Ohio restricting
the teaching of German or of modern
languages. 1T was decided the lib |
erty of the teacher to teach could not
be thus impaired.
The court also overruled the Oregon !
law abolishing private schools, he
pointed out, and thus held that the !
child did not belong to the State
Evening star., 1925-11-28
DETROIT NEGROES
GIVEN NEW TRIAL
Murder Case Against Dr..
Assam n. Sweet and o
Others Set for January.
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Mich. November 2s.-A
new trial early in January for DR.. Os-
sian II. Sweet, his wife and nine other
negroes, charged with Staying Leon
Breiner, was granted yesterday fol.
lowing the discharge of the iury bv
Judge Frank Murphy after their fail.
ure TO reach a verdict.
Both counsel for the state and the
oe1ense had agreed that a new trial
was necessary. Robert NJ. Toms.
prosecuting attorney, declared che
community Is entitled to a verdict -
Clarence Darrow, noted criminal l,u
yer and head of the defense counsel
Is sorry that the jury disa greed ;, "I
tnihk the accused should have been
acquitted he said, but I appreciata
lne TACT that most people are horn
Win pre1ud1ces that are hard to over
oiie, ana think that is the reason
ior the disagreement"
ne defendants We're charged with
,aIllcipatlns IN disturbance Al, the
sweet nome in September, when a
.o'ieE OF shots were fired from the
mouse In which the negroes had fort.
Ied themselves. Breiner was killed
ihe de12nse had Contended thar tho
hesroeS hred in self-defense Whom a
,iiop ilad gathered outside the house
III protest against the presence of n
negro family in white neighhorhood
II was learned that five n,erobors
Oh the jury had held out for general
acquittal and the others. while wish.
ing 10 acqult eight of the defendants