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Evening star., 1925-03-30
GERMANY TO VOTE
AGAIN ON APRIL 26
None of Seven Candidates
for President Receives
Necessary Majority.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 30.-FinaI returns
from yesterdays presidential election
in Germany, announced this morning,
show that none of the seven candi-
dates received a majority, as required
by the constitution, making a second
election necessary. The second poll
ing day has been fixed for April 26.
the highest number of votes will be
declared elected.
The polling of the various candi-
dates yesterday was as follows:
Jarres in Lead.
DR.. Karl Jarres. candidate of the
combined Nationalist and Conserva-
tive Bourgeois parties, 10,3s7.323.
= Otto Braun. Socialist, 7,7s5.S7s.
Former Chancellor Marx, Centrist,
3,SS3,676.
Premier Hellpach of Baden, Demo-
cratic Party, 1,565,136.
Dr. Held, B;rvarian Peoples Party,
1.oo2,27s.
Gen. Ludendorf, Fascist Party, 2S4,-
Al.
Void ballots. 34,152.
The total vote, in excess of 26,S12, 900
is slightly less than 50 per cent OF
the qualified electorate.
Socialists Gain Most.
The greatest gamers in the election
were the Socialists, who profited at
the expense of the Communists.
Only at Halle. where the Communists
campaign was inaugurated by a
shooting affair at a mass meeting
were the Communists the gamers,
their vote there increasing 80 per
cent over last December's parlia-
mentary polling.
On the face of the returns 1t would
seem likely that the three middle
parties-the Socialists, Centrists and
Democrats-could carry the second
election If they combined on a com
mon candidate, even if the votes
which yesterday went to DR.. Held and
Gen. Ludendorff fall to the parties
of the right
Evening star., 1925-03-30
MITCHELL IS GIVEN
TEXAS ASASS|GNMENT,
PLUM Of SERVICE
Would Have Preferred Chi
cago, But Is Satisfied,
General Asserts.
WEEKS REFUSES TO TALK
ON COURT MARTIAL MOVE
Says Matter Has Not Been Consid-
cred, Despite Rumors Since
House Inquiry.

Brig. Gen. william Mitchell. as
sistant chief of the Army Air Service.
today was given a post that is re-
Earded by the War Department a the
most important field position-air Of
fcer of the Sth Corps Area, with head
quarters at Fort Sam Houston. San
Antonio, Tex. Gen. Mitchell will as
sumo this new post on the expiration
Of his present duty, April 26, and will
then revert to the rank of colonel
The selection had been made, Secre-
tary of War Weeks said today, for SEN
iority of service and because the sth
Corps Area has the greatest concen-
tration of troops of any corps area
and the air services activities there
. also are greater than other areas. The
corps includes the States of Oklahoma.
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Colo
rado and has jurisdiction over Mexi-
can border patrols from the boundary
of California to the Gulf of Mexico.
Mai. Gen. Ernest L. Kinds is the COM
manding officer, to whose staff Gen.
Mitchell will be attached
Mitchell Returns to City.
Gen. Mitchell today returned to
Washington from White Sulphur
past two weeks, and was informed
of the change this morning. While
1t was said at the War Department
Gen. Mitchell is known to have pre-
ferred assignments a s Air Service Of
ficer attached to the 9Th Corps Area,
with headquarters at Chicago, he
failed TO make application for that
post. The general, however, said he
had applied for the eth Corps, but
81
in time. He would rather be at
Chicago, he said, but now that the
selection was made he would be
satisfied in the Sth Corps, which
he said was good place"
Gen. Mitchell said he would have
practically nothing" TO do as air
officer, explaining that the duties
were to act in an advisory capacity
Ito the commanding general on avia-
tion matters. Gen. Mitchell said he
would be around Washington for a
month or two. ss-s
Fechet Due Here Soon.
Lieut.. Col. James E. Fechet, COM
manding officer of Kelly Field. Tex,
selected to succeed Gen. Mitchell as
assistant chief of the Air Service,
Will arrive in Washington in ample
time to take over his new duties,
Secretary Weeks said A successor
for Col. Fechet now is being consid-
cred by the War Department.
announcement of the assignment t
of Gen. Mitchell was made by Secre-
tary Weeks at his conference with
newspaper men. The Secretary was
asked about court-martial proceed
ings, rumors of which have existed
since the generals spectacular pub
lie remarks on the defense question,
and Mr.. Weeks declared the matter
had not been considered. He fur
ther stated he did not wish to dis
cuss it at this time.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
Cherry Blooms Suruiue Chilly Blast
. Of Week End, But Face Frost Toni ght

does tonight may wreck the hopes
of fruit growers, it was stated.
Fruit trees in the back yards
and orchards of Washington and
it's environs weathered the March
f1urries of yesterday and last night
in good shape, in the opinion of
H. P. Gould, pomologist of the De-
partment of Agriculture. Only
peach, Japanese plum and a few
pear trees are in bloom this early,
he said, and unless period of
freezing weather develops, they
should suffer no i'll effects, he be-
lieves. The winds of yesterday
were not strong enough, he said,
to do serious damage to the buds
and blossoms.
The unusual struggle of the frail
cherry blossoms against annihila-
ton by wind attracted large
crowds yesterday to the drive
ways and paths around the Tidal
Basin and to Hams Point. The
decision favored the flowers.
The frowning skies of today will
clear up tomorrow and all nature
will smile-if Jack Frost does not
play one Of his mean tricks to-
night.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
FRANCE TAKES UP
BERLIN PEACE PLAN
Answer to Make Plain Paris
Will Stand Behind Small
Nations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 30.-The German Sc
curity pact offer was the object of a
conference today by the cabinet,
which is understood to have fixed the
main lines of the French reply to
the security memorandum.
The features of the reply, 1t is
forecast, will be questions intended
to bring out a clear definition of
what the German government is
of some conditions which the French
government regards as indispensable,
the chief of which is the uncondition-
al entrance of Germany into the
League of Nations.
The principal questions on which
Premier Herriot will ask light are
the attitude of Germany toward the
frontiers of the allies of France. Po-
land and Czechoslovakia, and whether
acceptance of the German offer would
mean subsequent efforts on the part
of the German government for eva
sion or revision of the treaty of Yer
sailles.
The note will set forth in substance
that the formal remuneration of Al
sace-Lorraine by Germany would be
an insufficient guarantee of security.
Suspect Berlin Motives.
French officials suspect that Ger
many by Offering this renunciation
had hopes of buying off France and
obtaining a free hand to deal with
Germany's eastern and southern
neighbors.
The French reply will make it clear
that France considers herself bound
to see that the frontiers of Poland
and Czechoslovakia, as well as her
own, are made safe.
The allied war committee presided
over by Marshal Foch has received
from the council of ambassadors the
list of questions concerning the re-
port of the allied military control
mission on German disarmament on
which the council desired additional
light. The committee therefore began
work this morning on its supple
mentary report.
1t is expected the military experts
will dispose of the matter speedily
and that their advice on the points
raised by the ambassadors will be
handed the council before the end of
the week in case the ambassadors are
ready for it.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
2 DIVINITY STUDENTS
SENTENCED IN THEFT
Plead Guilty to Taking $626 From
Safe at Takoma Park Mis-
sionary College.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March 30.-Wil-
liam ]. Hegel, Is years old, of Tren-
ton, n. j., and Wilfred Parr, 10, of
South tAfrica, divinity students in
the Washington Missionary College.
Takoma Park, were sentenced to 2
years and months and IS months,
respectively, in the Maryland House
of Correction, this afternoon, after
pleading guilty to the theft of $62S.70
from the safe at the college. Herman
E. Splitter, 81, of Trenton, n. j.,
third student defendant. who pleaded
not guilty, was acquitted by a jury.
Splitter, employed at the college as
q clerk, was shown entirely blameless,
Judge r. P. Peter said, in comment
ing on the case from the bench. The
combination of the safe, it was devel-
oped, had been taken from Splitter's
clothing by Parr, and turned over to
Hegel, who was declared the ring
leader, it was brought out
More than half of the money was
recovered.
Evening star., 1925-03-30

Old Man Winter, hard-hearted
gentleman that he is. returned for
a feeting visit to Washington yes
terday and today and drove Miss
pringtime to cover with bar
rage of snow, rain and chilly
winds.
To make matters worse for the
budding trees and sprouting shrub
berry, he threatens to land a tell
ing blow tonight with the aid of
his -blooded colleague, Jack
Frost, and If he succeeds in this
attempt he may play havoc with
cherry blossoms, peach blooms,
plum buds and other harbingers
of Spring.
Forecaster Weightman at the
Weather Bureau expects the tenn
perature to, drop two or three de-
grees below the freezing point to-
night, with a fair blanket of frost.
He held out hope, however, that
this white coating would not be
heavy enough to do much damage
in this vicinity, but the outlook in
certain parts of Virginia was not
SO good, he said. Heavy frost was
reported last night from various
sections of Virginia, and another
Evening star., 1925-03-30
ELLINGS0N GIRL INSANE
NOW, ALIENISTS ASSERT
Move to Be Made by Defense to
Dismiss Present Jury and
Get Sanity Hearing.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, March so.
A shift in the defense of Miss Doro-
thy Ellingson. 16, charged with kill
ing her mother, Mrs. Anna Elling-
son, took place today after over night
reports from alienists pictured the
girl as one who not alone was in
sane at the time of the alleged crime
but is insane now.
On the strength of these revela-
tions, attorneys for the girl ap-
preached court with a motion to dis
miss the jury impaneled to try her
for murder and another proposal for
jury to pass upon Miss Ellingson' 5
mental condition.
Decision 10 raise the insanity ques-
tion was reached at a conference
last night attended by the defense
and prosecution attorneys. Insanity
reports made at the conference were
based upon observation Of the girl made
yesterday. She has collapsed fire.
quentIy in court, apparently weak
ening under the ordeal.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
PERU TO REQUEST
NATIVE GARR|SONS
FOR TACNA-AR|CA
Likely to Present Plea Today
for Removal of Chilean
Troops Before PIebiscite.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A communication asking for ampli-
hcation of certain features of Pres
ident Coolidge's Tacna-Arica arbitra-
ton award proba bly, will be present
ed to the State Departme mt today.
After calling attention to reports
of Chilean atrocities that might affect
the result of the forthcoming plebs-i
cite in the province, the communica-
tion will suggest that native con-
stabulary be organized to replace the
present Chilean garrisons in Tacna-
africa until after the election.
In Courteous Terms.
ThfS will constitute the principal
point to be covered in the representa-
tions, which will be couched in cour-
teous terms, calculated to give no Of
fense to the American Government or
reflect on the integrity of President
Coolidge a arbitrator.
Examination of the briefs and doc
uments submitted by Peru in pre-
senting it's case brings out sharply
disputed clause of the treaty of
Ancon as to when pie biscite to de-
termine the future sovereignty of the
two provinces was to be held.
Both in the original Peruvian brief
and in the Peruvian counter case the
language used in quoting this clause
Is that the plebiscite should bf held
"at the expiration of that term" the
term in question being the 10-year
period after ratification of the treaty
provided for in the preceding SEN
tence. The appendix to the Peruvian
case, however, contains as exhibit
No. As both the original Spanish text
of the full treaty of Ancon and an
English translation of that treaty.
The Spanish text for the disputed
clause is "expirado este plazo." The
English text translates this clause
after the expiration of that term"
Peruvian exhibits that the footnote
in the award calls attention.
Favor Mild Course.
Although one section of Peruvian
opinion has favored a more drastic
course, and has suggested that GER
tain demands" be laid down as
condition of acceptance of the award,
the government at Lima apparently
Is convinced that such procedure is
entirely inadvisible.
Its policy from the start has been
to accept the Presidents findings and
to place itself in a posture of help
fulness by suggesting such measures
as seem to 1t necessary to insure the
fair election desired by the United
States.
Suggestions from some quarters that
the United States itself be asked to
provide troops to supplant the Chill
can garrisons were discarded as i'm
practicable.
The communication to be delivered
Lot
will be in the form of a ''memoran-
dunn" addressed to President Coolidge
as arbitrator and signed by Am
bassador velarde and Solon Polo,
head of the Peruvian arbitration COM
mission.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
By the Associated Press.


NEWARK, N. j., March 30.-George
L. Tex" Rickard, nationally known
tight promoter, today was fined $1,000
by Federal Judge Bodine for con-
spiracy to violate the law regarding
illegal transportation of prize fight
films. Rickard and four codefendants
were convicted in Federal Court in
Trenton on March 10 on the charge,
which was brought in connection with
transportation of the Dempsey Car
pentier fight films.
All five men were in court to re-
ceive sentence. Fines were given the
other four convicted men as follows:
Fred Quimby. New York motion pic
ture producer, $1,000: Jasper c. Jap"
Muma, Washington and New York
newspaper man, $1,000; Teddy Hayes
Of Los Angeles, former secretary to
Jack Dempsey, $1,000, and Frank B.
Flournoy, Madison Square Garden
matchmaker. 81 zoo.
Rickard, Quimby and Muma were
fined $4,000 each on the count charg-
ing conspiracy, and $1,000 each on each
of the two counts charging transpor-
tation. Judge Bodine fined Hayes and
Evening star., 1925-03-30
SCORE RELIGIOUS POLICY.
Great Catholic Mass Meeting Held
at Rouen.
Rr the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
ROUEN, France, March 30.-The
Archbishop of Rouen presided today
over a meeting of Catholics. at which
Gen. De Castelnau and the Marquis
de la Farronaye, who recently was
suspended as a member of the Cham
ber of Deputies, delivered speeches
The meeting was held in the Circus
and loud speakers carried the ad-
dresses to the crowds outside the
building.
The Communists had placarded the
walls of the city with invita- ations to
their sympathizers to gather outside
the Circus for a counter demonstration
against the Catholics. The authorities
had imposing forces of police in readi-
ness for eventualities, but there were
no toward incidents.
The meeting ended after the usual
resolution was adopted condemning
the French governments religious
policy.
LIE MAUS, France, March 30.-Paul
Painleve, president of the Chamber
of Deputies, today presided at meet
ing of the League of Blues of the
CONTINUED on Page ., Column 81
Evening star., 1925-03-30
DEAN Of SORBONNE
0USTED FOR RIOTS
Herriot Minister Acts After
Refusal to Punish 0bstrep-
erouS Students.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 3o.-After confer
ring with Premier Herriot until 2
o'clock this morning, the French
minister of education. Dr. Albert, to-
day suspended DIR. Barthelmy, dean
of the Sorbonne law faculty, and
closed the law school until further
notice as a result of the rioting by
Royalists and Conservative Repub-
Gcan students on Saturday.
The cabinet minister's order stat
ed that DR.. Barthelmy declared that
he could not impose penalties on the
participants in Saturdays demonstra-
tion against the appointment of Prof.
Georges Soelle to the chair of inter-
national law
DIR. Barthelmy also refused to CO.
operate with the authorities of the
University of Paris, who insisted that
classes be held despite the views Of
the protesting students, the minis
terra, order stated.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
Richard Fined $1,000 in Plot
To Sh0,u MOuies of Prize Fight
Jap Mun,a and Fred Quin,by Also
Ordered to Pay Same Sum; T'oo Others
Sentenced-Judge Admits Dilemma.

Flournoy but $1,000 each, as they
were held to be employees of the lead
ers in the conspiracy.
No appeals from the sentence OF
Rickard and Muma will be taken,
Merritt Lane and Walter Van Ripper.
their counsel, said. Appeals OF the
other sentences also are not expected
II was indicated.
Judge Bodine referred to the SEN
tence as 1.-The last act Of drama en-
acted four years ago" He said he
was faced with fine point in liking
sentence.
Tn this case who can say to what
extent the Government Vas injured?"
he asked. Nevertheless a Federal law
was fiouted and punishment must be
meted out"
A nominal fine of 81 was set for
Quimby, Inc. the company that
handled the film, because 1t is now in
bankruptcy.
The court denied a number of mo-
tions for new trial and for arrest Of
judgment.
Testimony was given at the trial
that $1,000 had been paid by Quimby
to his representatives after they had
been fined in various States for trans
porting the film.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
MURDERESS VANlSHES
AFTER ESCAPE IN TAXI
Ohio Police Unable to Find Trace
of Mrs. Mabel Champion, Who
Took Prison Matron's Clothing.
Rr the Associated Press.

by the AssoCldteu iesS'
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 30
Police of Ohio and adjoining states
today searched for Mrs. Mabel Cham
pion, alias Mabel Barnett, "a years
old, convicted Cleveland murderess,
who escaped early yesterday from
the State Reformatory for Women at
Marysville, 80 miles northwest of
here.
She is known to have oeen raxen
to Spring gfield by a MarysvIIIe taHl
driver, Guy Sewell, VINO picked ner
UP at a Marysville hotel, having been
called there by a clerk. All trace
of her was lost in Springfield.
Mrs. Louise Mittendorf, matron of
the institution, said the escape was
due to gross neglect by an employe.
Mrs Champion, according to Mrs.
Mittendorf, obtained from an assist
ant matron the keys to the latters
room. Clothing, two suit cases and
$40 are missing from the room.
She was serving a 20year term for
Staying Edward O'Donnell, a carnival
promoter, in a Cleveland restaurant
July IS, 1922.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
S120,000 MAIL ROBBERY
STILL GOES UNSOLVED
Inspectors Uncertain Where Pouch
With Federal Reserve Ship
ment Was Stolen.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, n. Y, March 3O.-No ar
rests have yet been made today in
connection with the disappearance on
February 81 of a mail pouch con-
timing 100000 while near or
en- route through Buffalo. The money
was consigned from Washington to
the Federal Reserve Bank at Detroit
and the consignment of which it was
a part. was transferred from the
Pennsylvania to the Michigan Central
Railroad at Buffalo.
Postal inspectors said today that
they had not definitely established
whether the pouch had been stolen
during the Buffalo transfer or had
been lost before reaching this city.
The detection of several of the stolen
bills. all of which were of SO de-
nomination, by Buffalo banks led to
hopes Of solution of the mystery
here, they said. They declared chances
for early arrests had been impaired
by premature newspaper revelation
of the theft.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
PLANES SEEK TWO LOST.
Everglades Combed for Aerial
Photographers Missing.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March 80.
Three airplanes left early today
from Sebring, Palm Beach and Miami
on a search of the Everglades for
r. A. Smith and Z. p. Lott, photog-
raphers, employed by an aerial sur
yeys service, believed lost in the
Everglades. The two missing men
left Sebring Saturday morning for
map-making flight for the State
drainage board.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
Tenant.Landlord Peace Fails.

VERA CRUZ, March 30.-Attempts
to settle the long standing dispute
between the tenants and landlords
have again failed. A meeting of the
Chamber of Labor at OriZaba to dis
cuss the tentative settlement previ-
ously reached, ended yesterday in an
uproar. Representatives of the ten
ants repudiated the settlement, dis
avowed the delegates who agreed to
1t and left the meeting amid protests.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
CATHOLICS IN PROTEST.
$4,000 Parade Silently in Streets
of Vannes
Bv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
VANNES, France, March So.-A
procession of Catholics, in which it
is estimated there were $4,000 per-
sons, marched through the streets of
Vannes yesterday in absolute silence.
1t was headed by Cardinal Charost
and other high prelates and members
of the civil government.
The paraders made their way to
the fair grounds, where the cardinal
and others addressed them. reso-
luton of protest against the sup
preston of the French embassy to
the Vatican and the introduction of
secularization laws in Alsace and
proclaiming determination ito
organize for the defense of religious
liberty was passed.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
PRESIDENT BACK HOME
FROM LONG BAY TRIP
Mayhower, in Heavy Wind and
Choppy Seas, Goes Down Chesa-
peake Nearly to Norfolk.

President Coolidge returned to the
White House at o'clock this morn
ing. much refreshed by his long
cruise on the Potomac River and
Chesapeake Bay aboard the May
flower. The vessel went nearly to
Norfolk and in the bay encountered
heavy winds and choppy seas.
The vessel anchored in the Potomac
just below Washington last night and
came up to the navy yard shortly
before s o'clock. The President came
ashore shortly after she was made
fast to the dock. This is one of the
longest cruises the President has
made aboard the Mayfiower In many
months.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
Is SW00N IN CHURCH
FROM MONOXIDE FUMES
Disconnection of Heater Piping
Causes Serious Condition of
Minister at Danville, Va.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DANVILLE, Va, March 3O.-Fifteen
members of Keen Street Baptist
Church were overcome last night by
carbon monoxide fumes from a gas
heater in the baptistry. Six of them
collapsed just as the Rev. c. M.
Robertson of Union Hill, visiting
minister, finished his sermon, and the
others fell in rapid succession
Mr.. Robertson was so badly affect
ed he was taken to a hospital, where
he remained unconscious for several
hours. He was better today. None of
the others was seriously affected. Ex-
animation of the heater showed the
funnel piping off the fumes had be-
come disconnected.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
GIVE MUSS0LINI OVATION.
Senators, Including Opposition,
Cheer Premier After Illness.
Rv The Axsociated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, March 30.-Premier Mus
soliri was given an enthusiastic ova-
tion upon his appearance before the
Senate today for the first time since
his illness. All the senator's, includ-
ing the opposition members, stood and
applauded, the galleries joining in.
Signor Tittoni, president of the
Senate, congratulated Mussolini upon
his recovery. The premier answered
with a brief word of thanks to the
Senate and its presiding officer.