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Evening star., 1925-04-16
zON|NG LAW VALID,
COMMISSION HOLDS
IN REPLY TO SUIT
Is Proper Enactment Under
Police Powers, Backers
to Claim in Court.

Declaring that they regard the zon-
ing law as proper enactment under
the police powers, the Zoning Com
mission of the District today filed
in the District Supreme Court its
answer to the suit brought by Mrs.
Annie Sherman, owner of property
at 1656-1660 Columbia road, in which
she attacked constitutionality of the
zoning law.
In the answer, Corporation Counsel
Stephens and Assistant Corporation
Counsel James c. Wilkes asked that
the case be dismissed. After referring
& detail to the various paragraphs
in the original bill of Mrs. Sherman,
counsel for the Zoning Commission
concluded their answer as follows:
Finally, respondents say they are
advised and believe and hence aver
that the zoning law is constitutional,
that the enforcement of it's provisions
is not an unconstitutional invasion of
the private rights of relator. and that
it's operation has not placed an un-
constitutional restriction upon the
realtors use of her property, amount
ing to the taking of her property for
public use and depriving her of her
property without compensation,
but say that the zoning law Is a
proper enactment under the police
power of the sovereign and that it's
operation upon the realtors property
is lawful"
Woman's Plea Denied.
The case, which promises to develop
into a test of the zoning law, hinges
on the right of the Zoning Commits
sion to prevent business establish
ments on certain streets. The Zoning
Commission denied the application Of
Mrs Sherman to establish business
in her property and Zoned it as resi-
Dental.
The commission tells the court that
Mrs Steerman's property is surround
ed by structures used entirely for res
idential purposes, as shown by pho
tograph filed as an exhibit, which is
picture of Columbia road between
Seventh and Mozart streets. The
commission further declares that the
Sherman property is within approx
mately 100 feet of a large public
school.
The commission also states that it
was guided in zoning Mrs. Steerman's
property by the fact that there ex-
lists in the immediate vicinity of that
property ample space zoned for busi-
ness use to serve the requirements of
the neighborhood for the present time
and for some time in the future.
This is the suit in which a commit
tee of citizens, headed by George A.
Finch, vice president of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations, has
engaged Edward NJ. Bassett, legal ex-
pert of the New York Zoning Com
mission, to appear as the representa-
tive of individual property owners in
joining with the commission to argue
in favor of the constitutionality of
the zoning law.
Fund Being Collected.
This citizens committee, of which
M, Finch is chairman, is now en-
gagged in collecting from individual
property owners and citizens associa-
tions a fund of several thousand dol
lars to defray the expenses Of taking
part in the litigation over the consti-
tutionality of zoning.
In it's answer today, the Zoning
Commission told the court that Con-
gress, in March, 1920, enacted the
zoning law to regulate the height,
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Evening star., 1925-04-16
DAVIS HAD $4,000 LOOT
OF R0ND0UT MAIL THEFT
Former Arkansas Attorney GEN
eral Admits Hiding
Stolen Bonds.
By the Associated Press.


LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 16.-
Wallace Davis, former attorney gen.
eral of Arkansas, today admitted on
the witness stand in United States
District Court here that he had placed
$4,000 worth of bonds, loot from the
Rondout mail robbery, in a roadside
mail box, from which they were re-
covered by Ira Ross. post Office in
spector,
Evening star., 1925-04-16
STRIKE CALL GOES
TO 1900 MINERS
Four Counties in Panhandle
District of West Vir-
ginia Affected.
By the Associated Press.

WHEELING, w. Va, April ia
call for a general strike of coal miners
in the four Panhandle counties of
West Virginia was issued today by
officers of the Ohio district organiza-
ton of the United Mine Workers. An
exception was made in the strike call
of the mines of the Windsor Power
House Coal Co. and the Hitchman
Coal Co., where injunctions are in
force.
The strike call was prepared last
night by Frank Ledvinka, president
of Eastern Ohio district organization,
after he and other union officials had
conferred in Fairmont with Van A.
Bittner, international representative
of the United Mine Workers in the
northern West Virginia fields, where
a general strike was called April
by the miners union.
1000 Men Affected.
The Panhandle district. located near
the Ohio border, is composed of
Marshall, Brooke, Ohio and Hancock
counties. 1t is adjacent to the north.
ern West Virginia fields. but is under
Jurisdiction of the Ohio organization
of the miners union. About 1000
miners are employed in the district.
The strike call was signed by Lee
Hall, president of District No. of the
United Mine Workers; Ledvinka and
other mine union officers.
Hall, at the same time, issued a
statement saying 80 per cent Of the
miners in Marshall and Brooke coun.
ties were idle and that the check-up
in Ohio County showed better than rs
per cent. j. c. Mckinley, spokes.
man for the operators. conceded that
operations in the four counties were
badly crippled" but declared that
nearly normal tonnage was being
mined in Ohio County and that 80 per
cent of the miners were working in
Brooke County.
The call for the strike invited all
miners in the district except those
employed at the Windsor and Hitch
man plants ito become members of
the United Mine Workers of Amer.
lea and assist your fellow mine work
ers in maintaining the present stand
ards of wages and working condi.
tons" sa
Evening star., 1925-04-16
Identifies Babies
Fathers by Means
Of Finger Prints
By the Associated Press.

ny VIIU 8fShVNIa tVu ItaS'
OSLO, Norway, April "a Nor
wegian woman of science, Prof.
DR.. Christine Bounevie, claims to
have evolved a method to deter
mine by means of finger prints
the identity of the father of a child,
in cases OF doubtful parenthood.
She asserts that certain character
istics invariably recur in the finger
prints of individual families.
Evening star., 1925-04-16
SERVICE |SEVADED
ON WHEELER JURY
More Than Half of Venire of
100 Men Ask to Be
Excused.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 16.-
The trial of Senator Burton K. Wheel
er on an indictment charging that he
accepted fee for prosecuting oil lease
applications before the Department of
the Interior. after being elected to the
Senate, started here today with the
calling of the roll of a special venire
of 120 men.
There was no room in the court for
spectators, because the venire occu.
pied virtually the entire space. More
than half of the yeniremen sought
to evade service when asked by Judge
DIETRICH If they wished to be released
Five were excused on technical
grounds.
Most of the venire was drawn from
northern and eastern Montana, where
crops are now being planted.
Many Are Excused.
Nearly half of those who offered
excuses were released by Judge Deit-
rich. Many pleaded that absence
from their farms at this time would
disrupt their seeding and planting
programs. Others declared there was
illness in their homes.
There were no Interruptions by
counsel as Judge DIETRICH examined
veniremen.
Senator Wheeler eyed the prospec-
tive jurors with interest, laughing oc-
casionally at some of the excuses Of
fered. Senator Thomas j. Walsh, his
chief counsel, sat. unsmiling, watch.
ing the veniremen closely.
Milo Ross, deputy county treasurer
OF Judith Basin County, provoked
laughter when he asked to be excused
on occupational grounds
THE job of collecting taxes is pretty
important" he said, but that is up to
you, judge
We'll, if it's up to me. I'll have to
ask You to serve" Judge DIETRICH
answered.
Wheeler Is Arraigned.
Senator Wheeler was arraigned per.
sonally on order of Judge DIETRICH, al
though defense counsel pointed out
that the attorneys previously had en-.
tered plea Of not guilty.
In order to avoid any question aris
ing, we will proceed with the arraign-
ment," the judge said, and Senator
Wheeler rose to his feet
1 waive reading of the indictment
and plead not guilty." he said.
District Attorney Slattery explained
the indictment to the first IL men call
ed and then began questioning them
individually. He asked each if he had
read the Wheeler case in the news
papers; if they knew Senator Wheeler
or any of his attorneys. He questioned
one as to whether he had received any
excerpts from the Congressional Rec
ord, franked through the mails.
The district attorney did not in
quire into the political affiliations of
the veniremen.
Evening star., 1925-04-16
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
AMSTERDAM, April 16.-The dirig-
ible R-33 with her head badly crush
ed, is driving toward the coast of the
Netherlands and needs assistance.
says message picked up from the
Japanese steamship Amazon Maru
UNABLE TO HEAD BACK.
Evening star., 1925-04-16
Wales Greeted in Nigeria
By the Associated Press.

ILORIN, Nigeria. April 16.-The
Prince of Wales arrived here at. 8
o'clock this morning and was given
. rousing welcome BY the natives.
Evening star., 1925-04-16
"FrOnt Press to Home
Within the Hour"

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., 1925-04-16
WEATHER.

tU. s. Weather Bureau Forecastl
Fair tonight, continued cool; tomor.
row increasing cloudiness with slowly
rising temperature.
Tempera ratures-HiGhest. SO. at 4:15
pm. yesterday; lowest, As, at I'm.
today. Full report on page T.
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him at Z o'clock Monday noon.
March 9. From his Office we wended
our way to the Office Of Hon. William
B. Mckinley in the Senate Office
Building and greatly enjoyed our chat
with our friend. Mr. Charles ]. Pick
ett, while waiting the arrival Of Sen
ator Mckinley and as ne was forced
to make some important calls at some
Of the departments and be in his
seat in the senate before Il o'clock.
He was late in arriving at his Office,
then he wanted to know when were
We going to depart for Chicago and
we informed him Monday afternoon
on the Capitol Limited Then he re-
quested rs to call and see him Mon
day morning at 10 O'Clock.
Shortly after leaving his Office it
was our pleasure to run right square
into the Hon. Charles S. Deenen. who
was on his way to the senate cham
bers and we had quite chat with
him while walking along by his side.
After winding up our conversation
with Senator Deenen we had come
to the end Of our engagements for
that day and we wended our way up
the stairs in the Senate and watched
the Senate wrangle and jangle over
confirming Acknowledgement Warren
Of Michigan, as Attorney-Gen Of
the United States.
Just as soon as we left the United
States Senate we found that we had
two hours that we could spare at
sightseeing or something ike it, 50
we ran and jumped on a street car
headed for Cedar Hill, Anacostia
Heights, Washington, d. O., the home
Of the late immortal Frederick Doug
lass. The car which we boarded was
one man street car and the con-
ductor collects the fare and is the
whole shooting match Being a
strange conductor in that part Of the
city he was unable to inform us just
where the home Of Mr. Douglass was
located and through his dumbness we
rode FIVE or six blocks out of our
way and in retracing our steps WE
inquired Of colored lady if she
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Of the home and on the whole it is
in fair condition, still there is lots Of
room for improvement. In the rear
Of the home stands a large barn and
Mrs Mary Church Terrell, who al
ways manages to have in every pres
idental election and eases in some
real money for herself, although she
is. unable to vote for any one, is in
favor OF transforming the barn into
a house and compel the care-taker
and his family to live in it.
At all times at least two men should
be employed on the place in order
to keep It up to the proper standard.
It is indeed a highly interesting
sight to walk through the home and
obesrve many Of the personal belong
ings Of Mr.. Douglass, either standing
or sitting, just as he had placed them
before he departed from this earth.
The National Federation Of Colored
Women are now in charge Of the
home and the names Of many Of the
women who have contributed to its
success are engraved on bronze tablets
which have become firm part Of
the walls around one or two large
parlors on either side OF the wide hall
way running through the main floor
ofthe home
The millions Of colored men and
women all over this country should
rally to the support Of that band
Of noble women who are en-
deavoring to maintain the home d
Mr.. Douglass in first class shape.
/ Not far away from the main house
stands a little stone cabin which Mr.
Douglass assisted to construct with
its small opening in the top Of the
roof to admit light, small window
on the side to let in the light and a
small door which he entered when
he prepared his thunderous and frey
orations and lectures on all the vital
questions affecting the rights ol
the American people. The writer felt
highly honored in being able to have
the great honor to frequent his little
stone cabin.
ITO be Continued.)
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COLORED LADIES CONTINUE TO
MARRY AND ASSOCIATE WITH
C1INAMEN WITHOUT ANY PRO-
TEST ON THE PART OF COL LORED
MEN.
COL. ROSCOE CONKLIN SIMMONS
AND HIS ABRAHAM LINCOLN LIB
ERTY LEAGUE FAILED TO FUNC-
TON AT WASHINGTON, D. c., DUR
ING THE INAUGURATION OF
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE.

As stated in these columns last
week, that we arrived back in Wash
ington, D. c. on Friday evening,
March from our delightful flying
trip to New York and Philadelphia,
Pa, in time to attend the grand ball
and reception given BY the Oldest
Inhabitants Of that city, at Conven-
ton Hall 1t was attended by more
than three thousand people, but it
was admitted BY all the old timers
Of Washington, that If the grand ball
and reception could have been held
On Wednesday evening, March 4, the
same evening Of the day that Presi-
dent Coolidge and vice-President
Dawes were inducted into Office, at
least two to three thousand more
people would have been in evidence
at that grand social affair.
The vast majority Of the ladies
attending It wore the finest and the
most expensive costumes and they
were bedecked with many diamonds
and other jewelry and the most Of
them looked ever 50 sweet and charm
ing and most Of the gentlemen present
on that wonderful occasion were at
tired in full dress evening suits and
they were as polite and as gallant as
French dancing masters. There were
present at least four hundred ladies
and gentlemen who were 50 light or
lair complexioned that there was no
possible way for anyone to tell pr
detect whether they belonged to the
Hhite or the colored race
Everything in connection with the
grand ball and reception was on a
high order and the only thing to cause
us to open our eyes real wide was
to come in contact with two live
Cinnamon who were in evidence at
the ball Once Of twice we had be-
held civilized Indians who were highly
educated and full Hedged American
citizens at coiored balls but a.
long as Cinnamon cannot become
American citizens. they have no moral
right to seek social equality with high
class colored people, who are today
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and who viii always Be American
citizens.
In the past and at the present time
i'll this country white gentlemen
have at all times taught not only
instilled the idea into the heads
Of the women Of their own race
that any white woman who honor
ably becomes united in marriage to a
SELF respecting and wealthy colored
man, commits heinous crime, which
will forever damn her in the sight
Of man and the gods il she lives upon
this earth for the next one thousand
years to come
In order to hold on to his own
fair ladies he stands ready to end the
life Of any colored man who even
attempts to look at one Of them cross
eyed and BY design and cunningness
the white men of the south and in
MANY other sections Of this country
n order to control the good looking
women of his race has awaiting ann
bition to gather in and control many
of the most beautiful looking women
belonging to the colored race. He
has very skillfully taught the vast
majority of the colored through his
newspapers and otherwise to look up
on them with everlasting scorn and
contempt every colored man who at
tempts u marry the woman Of his
choice. whether she be French, Indian
or what not AZ long as she is an
American.
Therefore az long az the white gen.
tleman can ride through rough shod
over thousands of colored women in
that respect and at the sametime boss
their own women in that same drec-
ton, II Is clearly evident that the
colored man i between the devil and
the deep blue sea and without one
word of protest on his part. He con-
tinues to stand idly by and permits
Cinnamon to step in and assist the
white men to rob him Of his women
and place themselves on social equal
ity with him.
with these side remarks we will
now proceed with the main subject
Saturday morning March ?, bright and
early we was Up and At the Capitol
Of the nation By nine o'clock where
we had a short and pleasant talk with
Hon. Martin B. Madden, with the
understanding that We would call on
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could inform US where the home Of
Mr.. Douglass was located. She hest
tated for moment then she said "no
indeed she had never heard Of Mr.
Douglass and his home"
Not to be out done we happened
to notice bright looking young col
ored boy approaching US from the
east. He looked to be about Il to Is
years old and We said to the lady
thank you. this young man will in
form me where Mr. Douglass lived
and where his house is located" The
young boy looked at us with both
hands in his pockets and paused for
a few moments then he finally said,
Mr.. | don't know where Mr.. Doug
lass lived and you had better 60 and
tell your troubles to a policeman"
In looking away down the street
Vie beheld a colQred policeman also
approaching us from the east and we
stood still until he came near unto
us then we asked him Of he could
inform us where the home of Mr..
Douglass was located and he promptly
replied yes sir, just walk west on
this street until you come to Della
ware street and then walk north on
that street until you come to a large
square house sitting on the top Of a
high hill, that is Cedar Hill, Anacostia
Heights the late home of Mr.. Fred
erich Douglass.
AS stated BY the policeman the
house sits away up on the top Of the
highest hill around Washington and
it is fully FIVE hundred feet away
from the nearest house to it and al
no time can anyone ever build any
nearer t6ait. 1t overlooks the beauti-
ful banks Of the Potomac river and
it is an enchanting view to gaze upon
nature in the crude or in its simplic-
ity reposing at your feet in the beauti-
ful valley, for It is an ideal spot for
any one to spend their declining
years in joy and happiness.
Mr. John W. Tayler, who is a FIRST
class brick layer and earns eight OF
ten dollars day at his trade and one
or two Of his daughters are in charge
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who chose as his subject "The Negro
in Chicago as l See Him"
AS Judge Harrison, who Is one Of
the most noted orators in the United
States finished introducing Mr.. O'Don-
nell, he was accorded an extremely
warm reception and il was fully FIVE
minutes before he was able to pro
ceed with his long to be remembered
eloquent and fiery grafton.
Right at the outset Mr.. O'Donnei,
said he was asked to speak upon the
Negro in Chicago as he knew him."
but he said, = would fail in my duty
as an orator and as teacher if / we're
to let this sacred day pass without
giving an inspiration to you who are
gathered here"
This is the l50th anniversary of the
day when our nation first unfurled
its banner and became a united people
in revolution to establish the home Of
freedom in a new land. All great
events in history have their symptoms
or the heroic acts that have brought
that day forward and united the people
for great struggle. Lincoln COM
manded great army and ruled the
great people and accomplished the
marvels of liberty when he was able
in the patriotic fires Of the American
Rebellion to melt the chains and free
the men that the chains had held in
bondage for centuries, but back Of the
rebellion stood a lone and a single
man whose sacrifice and whose hero
ism thrilled the nation and brought
them to united purpose to strike
for better day. 1t was the immortal
John Brown at Harper's Ferry, and
so, with the day we celebrate on this
occasion the embattled farmers struck
the first mighty blow at Concord, but
they were inspired in their cabins and
in their homes BY a sacrifice even
greater than that Of John Brown. IL was
but short years before On the Boston
commons that man rushed upon the
bayonets Of the British soldiery and
rushed Winkleried upon the spears of
those who would subject Austria to
slavery, gathered them into his dying
arms while his troops pushed through
the breach to victory. On that Boston
commons the lone man rushed upon
the oppressors Of his country and fell
with many wounds to make sacred the
soil upon which Ne laid and To add
glory TO the mighty race Of the Ethe-
opian whose son he was and whose
blood he honored in his death.
As in the words of the inspired
Irish poet, John Boyle O'ReiIIy, let
me here say:
All honor Crispus Attucks
Who was leader and voice that day,
The first to defy and the first TO die,
With Maverick, Carr and Grey.
Call It riot or revolution,
His hand first ciutched at the crown,
His feet were first in periIous path,
To pull the kings flag down.
His breast was the first that was rent
apart,
That liberty's stream might flow;
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