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Evening star., 1925-03-02
SOVIET WAR CHIEF
SKSB|GGER ARMY
Wants Millions of Well Train
ed Men Ready to Take Field
at Moments Notice.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 2.-Since taking e
over command of the Red army from
Trotzky, War Minister FrunZe has
been warning Russia against danger
of attack from European powers and
urging an increase in the bolsheVik
forces.
Speaking before a conference of
communist members of the army, the
new war chief said the present
strength of the organization, 562,5O0
men, was insufficient for mobilization
purposes in the event of attack. For
this reason Russia must enlarge her
territorial forces.
Wants Millions Ready.
Our Red army must not be re-
garded as merely regular army,
he said, but as an armed nation
ready at any moment to take up arms
end enter battle. We must make our
army such that at moment the
command can send to. the battlefield
millions of we'll trained fighters.
He added that it was indispensable
to make clear. the relationship be-
tween the Communist and Com
munist members of the army.
TT is wrong to think, as many of
our Communists do he said, that
the Red army can be guided by a
small nucleus of Communist officers.
We must have also officers from the
masses who are loyal to the Soviet
regime and our party. Military ca
reers must be open to all classes"
Evening star., 1925-03-02
Women to address Street Corner
Crowds on Equal Rights Tomorrow

power from 1913 to 1921 to pass the
Federal suffrage amendment, so the
Republicans can, If they will grant
women equal legal rights in this
country"
Speakers will be at the northeast
corner of Sth and Pennsylvania
avenue, southwest corner of 9th and
Pennsylvania avenue, northeast cor
ner of 1874 and Pennsylvania
avenue, northwest corner Of 14th and
Pennsylvania avenue, south side of
H street at 18th, and southeast side
of 18th and r streets
The speakers will be Laura Berrien,
Jessie Dell, Mabel Owen, Edith B.
Newman, Thelma Wells, Mabel Van
Dyke, Nina Allender, Mrs. Harvey
Wiley. Mary Van Castell, Vivian Simp-
son, all of this city: Ruby Black and
Lois Little, Wisconsin,; Sophia Mere
dith of Virginia; Sue White OF Ten
nessee; Margaret Whittemore of Cali
fornia; Edith Ainge of New York :;
Alvina Severtin, Edith Fl. Hooper,
Dora c. Ogle, and Amelia Walker,
Maryland, and Florence Bayard Hilles,
Delaware
Evening star., 1925-03-02

Women speakers of the National
Woman's Party have obtained permits
to address street corner crowds here
during the inauguration period in fur
tbering their campaign-.for the equal
rights amendment to the Constitution.
The permits were given to Mrs.
Harvey Wiley of Washington and
Miss Margaret Whitteniore, vice
president of the party. Twenty or
more women will participate in the
speaking.
The speakers will make stimuli
taneous addresses from the six busi-
est corner. at o'clock tomorrow eve
ming.
Permits for the speakers were Sc
cured from Maj. Sullivan, who was
captain of the precinct during the
time of the picketing arrests, it was
announced
1.-The Republicans are about to
enter upon at least two-year
period of complete power. and there
fore complete responsfbihtyr Miss
Whittemore stated. Exactly as
the Democrats had in within their
Evening star., 1925-03-02
CATHOLICS MAKE PROTEST
10000 Attend Mass Meeting in
French City.

NANTES. France, March 2.-Sixty
thousand Catholics from the Lower
Loire and Vendee districts assembled
here yesterday in a protest meeting
at which Gen. de Castelnau was the
principal speaker. against suppress
sion of the French embassy to the
Vatican and the proposed strict en-
forcement by the government of the
law of 1905 relating to separation of
church and state.
A message was sent to Pope Plus
assuring him of the devotion of
$4,000 citizens of Loire and Vendee."
The manifestation was carried out
with the precision of a military
mobilization, and perfect order pre-
vailed.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
MAN BEATEN AND ROBBED
Victim Tells Police He Was At
tackled After Buying Gin.

Lavaisner .Johpson, 1880 Euclid
street, asked the police to investigate
an attack made upon him in Chester
court yesterday afternoon. Accord
ing to the report recorded by the
police, Johnson said he purchased a
bottle of gin and was feavfng. the
house where the purchase was made
when he was assaulted and robbed
of a check for $22 and $40 in cash.
He thought he would be unable to
identify his assailant, he stated.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
Trolley Car Holdup.

SHEFFIELD, Ala, March 2.-An
interurban trolley car running be-
tween Sheffield and Florence was
held up by bandits early yesterday
and all aboard robbed. Forty-eight
dollars was obtained from the con-
ductor, s17 from a negro passenger
and smaller amounts from other
passengers. The bandits then es-
capped.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
6 CANNIBALS EXECUTED.
French Troops Place Negroes Be
fore Firing Squad.

BORDEAUX, France, March p
Six negro cannibals. among whom
was a man 60 years old and a woman
40, recently were executed by French
troops at Victoria, French Guiana
The cannibals were convicted of kill
ing and eating IL persons They
faced the firing squad bravely.
About one-third of all the feldspar
produced in the United States comes
from the mines of North Carolina.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
CALIFORNIA MEN
HELDFOR FRAUD
Big Sum Obtained by
Fake Oil Merger, Po-
lice Officers Say
f8v The Assc~lated Press ,

OAKLAND, Calf, July 11-Three
in the city Jail today and hundreds Of
prominent Oakland business men were
stockholders in their proposed $4,000. 900
oil merger, which the police have brand
ed as fake" are losing their dreams
of wealth and affluence.
The three men are F. P Davis, presa
ident of the National Patent Egg Case
company; Edward p. Reeves, vice pres
ident Of the company, and G. E. Pea
cock. office man for the organization
They are held without formal charges
until police complete preliminary in
vestigation.
For three years, according to Dis
trict Attorney Earl Warren of Alameda,
the three men have been selling shares
in the Fictitious organization which
they said was backed by many oil men
and included practically all of the oil
companies of California. excepting the
Shell, Standard and Associated.
The three men are accused Of obtain
ing from investors 100000 but police
say the amount may be doubled when
the final check is completed Receipts
only were given for the money invested.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
CANADAY BOY
Being GUARDED
Fear That Father Will
Attempt to Take Him
Is Expressed
(By The Associated Press.)

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, July 11.-Fear
that little Roscoe Canaday, Jr., year
old principal of two dramatic kidna?-
ings in two months, may be kidnapped
again, caused guards to be placed
around the home at 210 West Magnolia
avnue, today where his mother, Mrs.
Virginia Canaday, makes her home with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. p. B. Cald-
we'll
"We took these steps after being in
formed that Roscoe Canaday. Sr., New
York millionaire, father of the child,
had left his home yesterday ,0stensibly
for Lakehurst, N. J., her attorney, w
c. Linden said.
"We know that detectives watching
the Caldwell Canaday home here, twice
during the past week entered the home
"That little red haired mother out
there is fighting one Of the greatest
battles ever fought by any woman for
her baby 1t means life to her. and she
has been given the legal custody of the
child. She is going to keep him, if
there is any power in heaven or San
Antonio to keep him, Judge Linden con-
cluded
Mrs Canaday arrived in San Antonio
Friday after thrilling ride across the
continent which rivals any movie for
thrills The baby, kidnapped here last
April, was kidnapped from the home of
his father, right under the eyes of a
dozen servants, and a small army of de-
tectives hired by the millionaire father
to guard the child.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
DETROIT WHITES,
NEGROES CLASH
Police Using Reserves;
Leaders Are Held for
Questioning
(Rv The Associated Press.l

DETROIT, Mich, July 11.-For the
third time in three weeks, negroes and
whites clashed last night in exclusive
white districts in the Grand river av-
enue section on the West Side. A fam
lily Of five negroes and two negro room
ers moved into house yesterday near
Livernois and Grand River avenues, and
last night hundreds of whites stormed
the place barracading the negroes in
their home. The latter opened fire on
the crowd and seriously wounded a
white boy.
The police, using all available reserve
officers and detectives, took the leaders
into custody for questioning The
crowd dispersed but posters were found
throughout the district for a mass meet
ing of the Ku Klu& Klan on July rs.
Three nights ago negroes fired on
white people in the same district, who
had protested against negro moving
into that neighborhood, and minor dis
turbances between whites and negroes
there ha1e followed. Strong "details
of police maiptain order.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
ROCKEFELLER
DENIES MOVE
TO DODGE TAX
Senior Capitalist Deeds
Homes to Son, Record
of Big Transaction on
File Reveals
(By The Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, July 11.--Sale of John
ID. Rockefeller's four homes to his son,
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., is announced
but vigorous denial is made that the
purpose is to avoid heavy inheritance
taxes which would be levied if the
son were to come into possession of
the homes after the fathers death.
The properties involved are the 230O
acre estate at Pocantico Hills, larry
town, n. !, town house in New York
City, country estate at Lake Wood
N. j., and winter home at Ormoni
Beach, Fla.
At the office of Ivy l.. Lee, counsel
Tor of public relations for the Rookie
feller family, it was said yesterday:
The price paid in round figures for
the four pieces of property was more
than $3,090.000. The property was not
sold to evade the inheritance tax or the
gift tax as suggested. The money was
paid in cash."
The ansaction was announced when
deed was discovered on file at White
Plains for conveyance of the Pocantico
Hills property. 1t was executed last
Tuesday, the day before the elder
Rockefeller's seth birthday. Transfer
tax stamps amounting to s., 1920 show
that the value put on the property was
$1,732,50O, the tax being at the rate
of one dollar per thousand.
The elder Rockefeller has been gradu-
ally abandoning responsibilities in re
cent years. He sold his Cleveland prop
erty, including the Forest Hills estate
to his son several years ago, and his
public and private gifts in recent years
indicate he is much less wealthy than
when he was at the peak Of his for
tune.
At one time his wealth was estimated
at billion, but since then he has given
half a billion to charity and various
institutions and made large gifts to chill
dren and grand children.
He retains the right to occupy any Of
the houses figuring in the latest trans
actions.
Had the properties been willed, Mr.
Rockefeller's estate, after his death
would have to pay 40 per cent federal
tax, plus state taxes in New York and
New Jersey.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
BANKER TAKES
CRASH SECRET
TO HIS GRAVE
Owner of 'One-Man' In
stitution r Refuses to
Live; $633,0OO Disap-
pears Without a Trace

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July, 11.-A We
tim of slow suicide, Joseph R. Cant
banker and once civic leader of Kan
sas City, died early today without re-
vealing what became of $633,00O which
he was charged with having embezzlec
from the defunct Centropolis State
Bank of which he was president.
With Gant's lips sealed forever, the
secret of his alleged defalcations appar-
emily will go with him to his grave.
Since the closing of the bank Novem-
ber IA, 1924, with losses to 2,75O small
merchants and workingmen in the Cen
tropolis industrial district, all efforts
of state banking officials to find trace
Of the embezzled money have failed.
The Cant institution was lone
man. bank and examiners declared only
Cant could solve the riddle of where the
shortage went. But Cant refused to
talk despite all pleas of officials and he
maintained silence until he died.
The banker, leader in civic affairs,
dsintegrated when the blow to his pres
tige was struck with the closing of the
bank. A big man weighing 220 pounds,
he wasted away until at death his
weight was only 40 pounds.
Cant took to his bed when the crash
came md was irrational for long
periods During lucid intervals he re
ite, ated he had no desire to live and de-
ciared he /was being crucified.' lie
would net discuss the banks affairs al
though several times he promised he
would clear up everything.
Physicians and members of his family
agreed that his death was the result of
his determination not to live.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
The WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Mostly
cloudv tonight and Sunday. probably
with local showers.
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday; local thundershowers IN
south portion. Light to fresh souther-
lv winds on the coast.
Weather CSonditions
The weather was mostly cloudy and
somewhat unsettled over the western
norton of the cotton belt at the morn
ing observation, and generally fair
practically throughout the balance or
the country. Light to excessive showers
occurred in southeastern Texas within
the last "a hours. and light, widely
scattered showers in states east OF the
Mississippi River. Temperature changes
were unimportant. but Thermometer
readings were slightly above the sea-
sonal average practically throughout
the country.
The highest temperature YESTERDAY
at Texas stations ranged fNom 100 at
Abilene to >7S at Galveston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
DEFENSE GETS
| DAY RECESS IN
SCOPES TRIAL
Jury Composed of Farm
ers Sworn In; Move to
Reconcile Evol u ton.
and Bible Planned
(By The Associated Press. }


DAYTON, Tenn, July 11.-With the
first preliminary steps cleared away, in
Guiding the selection of a jury, counsel
for both the defense and prosecution in
the Scopes evolution case today. planned
conferences to consider the next move
in the game Of legal chess. No session
of the trial was scheduled today, the
,defsnse having asked for Va day to
consider angles of its case.
The jury is composed of nine farmers,
one school teacher and farmer COM
bined, one fruit grower and one ship
ping clerk. Only one is not a church
member.
With the indications of battle royal
in the offing, the defense met to deter
mine upon what grounds they would
base their plea for admission into the
evidence the testimony of experts along
scientific and religious lines with the
announced intention OF attempting to
show that the theory Of evolution does
not conflict with the Biblical account Of
creation.
While they were seeking firm basis
for their contention that such testimony
would be revelant, prosecution attorneys
were drawing up their battle lines to
withstand the expected attack. Indica-
tions today were that they would at
tempt to have this testimony introduced
as matters of information for the pre-
siding judge to be dealt with afterward
as he sees fit.
Prosecution attorneys, on the other
hand, consider the case one in which
only the question of whether John
Thomas Scopes taught that man de-
scenied from lower form of animals
was involved. Basing their contentious
upon this view, they have announced
their intention of making a supreme ef-
fort to prevent the trial from leaving
the purely legal course and trailing into
a religious and scientific controversy.
The only issue, Attorney General Stew
art said last night, is whether Scopes
taught that man descended from a low
er form of animal. Their stand in the
matter is not change of any previously
announced plans, it is pointed out, since
they have not previously any course Of
action.
Administration of the oath to the
jury Monday, followed by the reading of
the indictment and arralgnment of the
defendant will bring the opposing coun-
sci together for their first real clash
in the trial.
Symptoms of such a clash were re-
vealed several times yesterday in the
objections of Mr.. Stewart to the manner
of questioning pursued by Clarence Oar
row in examining prospective jurors.
Mr. Stewart both at hrief EXCHANGE
of views of opposing lawyers, and dur
ing the selection of the jury, objected
strenuously to the injection in the trial
of anything which would indicate that
it would develop into an attempt to re-
concile the theory Of evolution with the
Bible.
Production of expert witnesses by
both sides, he said, would lead to "a
never-ending proposition and would be
in the end but babble of tongues"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
MAN SLAIN FOR
SUPER-THRILL,
POLICE BELIEVE
Anything Welcome That
Endangered Life, New
York Aviation Corps
Deserter Writes
(Bv The Associated Press.1

M1NEOLA, N. Y, July 1l.-Having
committed murder to get the super
thrill of his hectic career. in the opinion
Of the authorities. Phillip X. Knapp, q
year old ex-college bean brummel. de-
serter from the army aviation corps
and wrecker of women's hearts, is being
sought by police. f4
Like the murder of BoHJy Franks in
Chicago, the finding Of pair OF glass
es in swamp led to the Intellectual
slayer's capture. Knapp's carelessness
started the hunt for him. He is ac-
cused of picking for his victim mo-
dest, trusting man. Louis PAMELA.
Hampstead taxicab driver and father OF
two children. Searchers stumbled over
foot protruding from the dump of the
old Camp Mills base hospital near here
July A.
PAMELA disappeared the previous
night. That same day Knapp had OBJ
tained three day leave The body
might not have. been found for weeks.
if at all. had Knapp heaped over it
little more of the wreckage
The desire for super-thrill was re-
vealed in a letter which Knapp left in
bis locker at Mitchell Field addressed
to his father. William w. Knapp, an
engineer of Syracuse, N. Y, and to the
commandant of his squadron The let
ter in correspondence style dated June
26, was headed Subject: Disappear
ance Of Philip Knapp" and referred to
the writer in the third person.
Anything was welcome that endan-
gered his life," the letter said. Frank
ly. the thought of self destruction has
been considered but in that, although
the result was desirable, the excite
ment, the uttu" enjoyment of facing
death was absent.
Life in the army is entirely too
humid to satisfy that Unsuitable desire"
"A different name will be used and
in this big world the utter impossibili-
y of detection is evident"
The 4etter said that certain young
woman, formerly his wife and at pre-
sent most distasteful to him, had been
trying to locate him.
"Flying was about the only occupa-
tion untred, 50 he enlisted" the letter
continued, perhaps it was seeking
after thrills that led to all of his es-
capades. Another sentence said
bcotlegging proved too tame"
''This condition Of mind is admitted
to be most abnormal" the letter add
ed. citing as extenuating circumstances
a fractured skull, sustained some years
back. Intercepted letters showed he
had been writing to Miss Peggy Park
er in New York and had made arrange
ments to visit her upstate this month.
At Syracuse Knapp was known as the
black sheep of a respected Family. He
boasted he had been kicked out of
Cornell and Syracuse universities and
had habit of disappearing from
home. He studied mechanical engineer,
ing after serving in the navy during the
war.
! At Mitchell Fild his fellows regard
ed him as a men among women. He
rarely mixed with the gang and shun-
ned the horse play Of the barracks. The
authorities have received information
| that he had been seen in various up
state cities, apparently headed for
Canada.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
HOTEL PLANSAT
HARLINCEN 0. K.
Three-Story Structure to
Have 81 Rooms and
Roof Garden
Especial to the Herald.)

HARLINGEN. Tex, July Ill. J.
Burk, with whom the Harlingen Cham
ber of Commerce entered into a con-
tract for the construction of a hotel
here, accompanied by Architect Harvey
P. Smith, Of San Antonio, were in con-
sultation with the hotel committee Of
the local body Friday afternoon, when
tentative plans and perspective. of the
new hotel were shown.
The committee accepted the plan, SUBJ
ject to approval Of final completed
plans. and specifications, which will be
ready, Mr.. Smith stated in about three
weeks.
The plans call for sixty one rooms. in
a three story main building 100 by 120
with 35 by 60 roof garden, which may
be enclosed when necessary. The
structure will be of beautiful light
colored face brick, of Spanish style ar
chitecture. The hotel will be modern
in every respect and is planned so that
additional stories can be added when
ever necessary.
Mr.. Smith stated about four months
would probably see he hotel ready fol
occupancy Mr.. and Mrs. Burk plan to
operate the hostelry themselves. The
drawing of the building is on display
and is causing much favorable com
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
BIG HAY BARN
LOST IN BLAZE
Second Alarm Turned in
From kir1ball House;
Mattress Burns

Approximately $500 damages were
sustained in blaze which this morn
ing destroyed the mule barn at Lincoln
and Fourteenth streets operated by H.
OFT and the contents stored in it. con
sisting of furniture, 10 or II tons of
hay and about so bushels of cotton
seed. The origin Of the blaze has not
as yet Ben found it being thought at
first that spontaneous combustion in
the hay was the cause but Yesterday an
inspection failed to show signs of heat
ing. The loss was covered by insur-
ance.
small cottage close to the stables
was slightly scorched and a small fire
on the roof was quickly extinguished.
Furniture in the cottage was carried to
safety and only an estimated loss Of
5000, caused by the fire on the roof and
water damage was suffered on the cot
tage.
At the time the fire was discovered
the entire barn was ablaze and moth
ing could be done to extinguish it, prac-
ticaHy all efforts being turned to pre-
venting the spread of the flames. About
5000 tons of hay sold yesterday for de-
livery this afternoon was in the barns.
The property was owned by Wylie Truss
proprietor of the Summit Filling sta
ton.
Pressure on the water mains. was in
sufficient to properly supply more than
one line of hose, according to firemen,
but this did not effect the loss as the
barn was ablaze all over when the trucks
reached it.
The alarm was turned at $40 a. m.
and at 1920 m. another call was re-
ceived by the department from the Kim
ball House where a small blaze, pre-
sumably started with cigarette de-
stroyed a mattress and several quilts
and blankets. This fire was soon ex-
tinguished
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
TWO DROWN AS DAM
IN MONTANA BREAKS
(By The Associated Press. J

GREAT FALLS, Mont, July 1.-Two
children were killed, half a dozen OF
more homes were destroyed and other
property wiped out or damaged at
Neihal, silver mining camp, 20 miles
south of here. shortly before midnight
last night when a dam at the Silver
Dyke mine gave way and precipitated a
Is foot wall of water and mud down
coulee leading into Carpenter creek
This word was received in a telephone
message by the Great Falls Tribune
from Ray Porter, proprietor Of Neihal
store.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-11
LOST GLASSES Reveal XII LLER
PRIMITIVE HUMAN
SKULL DISCOVERED

JERUSALEM, July 11.-(Jewish
Telegraphic Agency)--In cave at
Tabgha, near Tiberias, primitive
human skull has been unearthed
among mousterian flint desposits.
The skull, discovered by a Brit
ish Archaeologist and Oxford stu
dent named Turville Petre, is
characterized by a prodigious de-
velSpment of the supera -orbital
prominences and depressed fore
head, as in the chimpanzee. 1t
conforms closely with the Neand
erthal European type, not pre-
viously found on the Continent of
Asia Professor Garstand, direct
or of the British school of archae-
ology, Jerusalem; who witnessed
the discovery, confirmed it's scien-
tific value.