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Evening star., 1925-02-08
ENOUGH ANT|TOX|N
IN SIGHT FOR NOME
Amount Ready for Shipment
Believed Sufficient to Cope
With Epidemic.
BY the Associated Press.


NOME, Alaska, February with
$4,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin
expected here next week by dog team
and airplane, and with l,4S0.0oo units
more to follow by regular mushing of
the United States mail, George s.
Maynard, mayor of Nome, expressed
hope today that safety was in sight.
Most OF the so persons i'll with
diphtheria in the epidemic that ap-
peared late in January and took six
lives, were showing Improvement, re-
ports last night informed the Nome
board of health. At the close of the
regular nightly meeting of the board
no new cases of diphtheria had been
reported since Tuesday.
"A telegram from Gov. Bone has in
formed me that a consignment of
antitoxin that left Juneau may be re-
layed by special dog teams from Tan
ana IL necessary" said the mayor.
DIR. Curtis Welch, who is in charge
of the situation here for the United
States public health service, has been
authorized by the governor to. hire
special dog teams to go out and re-
ceive this serum at Oldwoman, near
the shore of Norton Sound. opposite
Nome, or at kaltag. on the Yuyon
River.
with 100000 units expected to
leave Fairbanks or Nenana by air
plane tomorrow, and the 10000 units
from Juneau leaving Tanana by
speedy mushing about Tuesday,
special efforts could be discontinued.
because we would then have go much
serum that all needs could be met by
regular mail dog team transporta-
ton"
FLYERS READY FOE. DASH.
Evening star., 1925-02-08

stayed for days. But it didn't break
this time.
"Once, it did break. and a water
lead opened up There was a s.
foot gap of icy. deep water. I shouted
to Togo 10 jump. And he did, clear
to the other side of the lead, and
when he landed he pulled the other
dogs and the sled after him.
Fell Into Icy Waters.
Another time he made jump like
that and the ice broke. The har-
ness broke. too, and he was left
swimming in the water. The gap
widened until 1t was 200 yards across.
We were IN a blizzard, with the
temperature 25 below. He swan to
the ice foe where / was calling him,
and l pulled him out. For nearly an
hour / rolled him in the snow, to dry
him and keep him from freezing. He
looked like a great big SNOWFALL. But
soon he was harnessed and leading
the team again"
Seppalla has offered a large reward
for Togo, and hired several men, in
Guiding Charles Olson, to go out in
search of him.
he was greeted by a cheering crowd
and by motion picture cameramer
who took reels Of film, much to his
delight He discovered that his
daughter, Sigrid, was one or the af-
flicted. But she is much improved
and probably will recover
He will not take q rest, but will be
back on the job mushing tomorrow.
Official figures today stand at 3.
cases OF typhoid.
Moving picture cameranlen. who
went out to meet Seppalla, made the
run from Nome to Safety and back
with three men and cameras on g
heavy sled. in three hours, Ave min.
utes 1t is a record for the AZ miles
fCopyright 1921
Evening star., 1925-02-08


pneumatic air hammer used by sur
face workers. The shaft, 1t was de-
termined, had been sunk where it
was intended, with relation to it's
striking the cave. 1t may tap the
cave within 20 or 20 feet of where Col
Inns was caught, Carmichael said.
Progress in sinking the shaft has not
been so successful, however The
work was halted for some time dur
ing the underground tests and left
the mine still 25 feet deep early to-
right. fifth section of cribbing had
been placed along the Sides and dig
ging was resumed when the expert
ments were completed.
When the work began 1t was be-
lieved that excavations would pro-
ceed at the rate OF a foot an hour,
and that Collins might be reached
Sunday night. That schedule was
disrupted tonight. and the average
progress thus far has been nearer
half foot an hour. The most lib
eral allowances for time necessary to
reach the prison chamber level do
not now call for success until Mon
day night. Many believe Tuesday
will be the day.
The military controlled Sand Cove
sections today. Carmichael super
vised the mine work, but Brig. Gen.
H. H. Denhardt and half hundred
national guardsmen strung the hill
with q five-strand barbed-wire fence
"to keep back the crowds"
The work proceeded all day in an
orderly fashion. although thousands Of
dollars worth of unused machinery
still lay scattered about the imme-
diate vicinity.
Meal tickets now are issued to all
workers and the men move in and out
of the kitchen tent in single file
Heretofore 1T has been impossible to
check those who were workers and
Evening star., 1925-02-08
Think GIRL SHOT
ESCORT AND SELF
Police Say Mans Engage
ment Had Been Announced.
Woman Is Dead.
RY the Assnciated Presx


PITTSBURGH. February IA mys-
terious shooting here tonight result
ed in the death of Miss Anna Cooper
and the serious wounding of her
escort, Jacob Flom, "a years old, while
the couple was walking in the resi-
Dental district near FIoms home.
Five shots were fired, according TO
police. Three of the bullets entered
the girls chest, one lodged in Flom's
back and another passed through his
neck. Physicians at a hospital where
Flom was removed held out hope for
his recovery.
Police expressed the belief that
Miss Cooper shot Flom and then
killed herself They declared F'lonl
and Miss Cooper had been keeping
company for some time, but that
Flom's engagement was announced
today to another Pittsburgh woman.
They also reported having found five
bullets in Miss Cooper's purse.
F1om. since his removal to the hos
pital. has made no statement, but po-
lice declare q woman, who was the
first to reach the couple following he
shooting, spoke to Flom, whom they
say. declared: She shot me-"
Evening star., 1925-02-08
SPEED NECESSARY
TO SAVE RENT BILL
Measure Can Only Be Passed
With Amendments, II at
All, Leaders Declare.

With only three weeks and two days
left before the end of the present
Congress, and much legislation of
Importance awaiting its turn for con-
sideration. the District of Columbia
rent bill, now reported favorably to
both Senate and House, must be hand
led quickly If It is to become law.
Efforts will be made in both Senate
and House to eliminate title 1 Of the
bill, which continues in effect the
Rent Commission for the next two
years. If these efforts are not sue
cessful, then amendme nts will be Of
fered to cut down to one year the
extension of the commissions life
There is strong feeling among
Senators that If there is to be an ex-
tension of the life Of the commits
sion. it should be for a single year in
stead Of two years.
Republican leaders in the Senate
said last night that the bill had a
chance" to become law, in modified
form, but that they expected consid-
cradle opposition. and IL it were
pressed vigorously, this opposition
might prevent the bills reaching
vote. Not a few Senators, 1t appears
are desirous of allowing the rent com
mission to die, and that there be
return to the law of supply and de-
mand to meet the housing situation.
Copeland to Press Bill.
The bill is in charge of Senator
Copeland of New York in the Senate
He will return to Washington tomor-
row and will seek TO have it taken
up at the earliest opportunity. Such
an opportunity may not come until
toward the close of the week, if then
While tomorrow is District day IN
the House, it is not expected the rent
bill will be reached. The District
committee is bent on getting action,
if possible, on the public welfare bin
and the Great Falls water power bill
and several other measures, before the
rent bill is taken up. Besides tomor-
row, there is only one other District
day in the House before adjournment.
For this reason, friends of the bill are
talking of asking for a special rule
to take the rent bill up at another
time. It is believed that the bill can
be passed in the House, II It can be
ments, and the same is believed to be
true in the Senate. The great diff
Guilty lies in reaching a vote before
the close of Congress-
With the District committees of
both houses reporting the Blanton-
Copeland bill and ignoring the
Whaley bill providing for a perman-
ent rent commission here, except that
the powers of Congress to deal with
the District particularly are invoked,
and housing is declared to be affected
with public interest, all likelihood
or favorable action at this time look
ing toward permanent commission
appears to have vanished.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
"AIDA" IS ANNOUNCED
BY ALBION, MARCH 3
AH-American Stars to Assist Wash.
ington Opera Company at
New Auditorium.

The Washington Opera Company
will present the famous opera Aida"
in the Washington Auditorium on the
evening of March 3, the night before
inauguration day. it was announced
yesterday. The program will present
an all-American cast of promine mt
artists.
President and Mrs. Coolidge will be
invited to attend, as will the Vice
President-elect and Mrs. Dawes. There
will be in attendance, too, the mem
bers of the cabinet and Judiciary,
diplomatic corps, members Of the
Senate and House, District officials,
high Government officials and those
high in the city's social life.
Announcement that arrangements
for the opera had been completed was
made by Edouard Albion, founder and
general director OF the opera COM
pa?y.
The cast will include John Charles
Thomas, baritone; Frances Paralta,
soprano, and Jeanne Gordon, con-
tralto. of the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany; Charles Trowbridge Tittmann,
basso. and Albert Sheffermann. bassos
1t will be Thomas first appearance in
grand opera.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
WELCOMED TO NOME
AS HERO, GRIEVES DOGS LOSS
Thinks Togo, Hero of Famous Teams Records,
Shot BY Deer Herder or Caught in Trap
after Breaking From SIedge.
Special Dispatch to The Star and New Yorl
World

Special Dispatch to The Star and New York
World
NOME, February Leonard Seppal-
la arrived this afternoon, having come
on to Nome in slow stages after de-
livering the serum to Gunnar Kasson
for the last lap. His tremendous 300
mile drive will be a dark memory to
him. because during the heavy bliz-
zard he lost his lead dog. Togo. He
lost. too. string dog. mate to Togo.
which helped mush every sweepstakes
run Seppalla has made.
Togo was full of spirit" said Sep
palfa. He has always helped me
straighten things out when one of
the dogs would break from the string.
But the reindeer scent proved too
stronge for his animal instinct, at
last
He must have caught the deer smell
strong. He broke away like light
ming, and shot out across the hill GO
ing at least Is miles an hour. He
was leading the string. and the strain
broke his traces. l couldn't catch
him.
May Have Been Shot.
TITS a peculiar thing he didn't come
back. Team dogs usually come home
after their run. But the reindeer he rd :
ers have authority to kill dogs when
attacking, and it's possible some body
shot him. Or he may have caught his
foot in a fox trap and died OF star
vation. God. / wouldn't trap foxes for
a living now IL 1 starved. Think what
Togo suffered if one of those things
caught him"
The memory of Togo's great cour-
age occupied all of Seppalla s
thoughts:
We were travelling on the ice in
Norton Bay. If il broke up and
clear water came between US and the
shore, we would have been blown out
on a big cake, where we would have
Evening star., 1925-02-08
FORMER KAISER VICTOR
IN SUIT FOR PROPERTY
Wins Judicial Action in Prussian
Courts for Two Great Coun-
try Estates.

By Radio to The. Star and New York World.
BERLIN, February The Kaiser
has won the first action brought by
him against the Prussian state to re-
cover the possession of Hohenzollern
properties wrested from him during
the revolutions following the armi-
stice. The District Court at Kotthus
has given him full ownership Of two
great country places, Mittweise and
Skuhlem, which, with their respective
villages, schools and churches, have
been in the hands of the Prussfan
finance ministry for the last Ave
years.
According to the decision of the
present government. Prussia has not
the right to confiscate. on the ground
that the property was formerly
owned by the imperial crown estate,
and may be regarded by the Hohen-
xollerns az a family heirloom. The
republics claim 20 Mittweise and
Skuhlem was considered exception
ally strong Its defeat In this initial
action consequently forcshadows
judicial victory all along the line for
the former Kaiser. and restoration to
the Hohenxolierns Of realty worth
hundrcis Of millions of marks
kcepyrishl iszs.l
Evening star., 1925-02-08
FIRE AT FRENCH OFFICER
Natives Attack Captain in Tunis
Following Arrest of Reds.

TUNIS, February As a sequel to
the arrest of three communist lead
ers on instructions from the French
government, shots were fired by three
natives today at Capt. de Fontepaiiles
and two women motoring with him
in a suburb of Tunis. The bullets
missed their mark. The captain pur-
sued the men, but they eluded him.
Capt. de Fpntenailles was entrusted
with the examination of the COM
munist leader-Finidori, the editor of
a communist paper; Mohhamed Ben
Ali, chauffeur Of the late Enver
Pasha, former Turkish war minister,
and Moktar El Ayari The French
government ordered their arrest be-
cause it considered the communist
agitation had gone too far.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
FLYERS READY FOR DASH.
AirpIane With Antitoxin to Leave
for Nome Monday.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
FAIRBANKS, Alaska. February T.
An airplane to carry antitoxin to
Nome, will leave here Monday in
stead of tomorrow, 1t was announced
today.
The antitoxin which left Seward
today on the Alaska Railroad is not
expected here until late tomorrow.
To compensate for the time lost by
delaying departure day, Roy s.
Darling and Ralph H. Mackies, the
flyers, said that they would try to
reach Nome in two days instead OF
three. They plan to stop at Ruby
Monday to refuel and to reach kaltag
that night, going to Nome Tuesday.
Ruby and Kaltag are on the Yukon
River.
The distance to Nome from Fair
banks by the route the flyers are to
take was put at 917 miles, being 900
miles to Kaltag and S17 from there to
Nome overland from the Yukon VAL
ley and across Norton Sound.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
ARCHBISHOP TO SPEAK.
Conference to Be Held by Catholic
Alumnae Here


The District Chapter of the Inter
national Federation of Catholic
Alumnae will hold a conference Feb
ruary 10 at the New Willard Hotel
at l pm, with Mrs. James F.. Hart
nett. District governor, presiding.
Archbishop Curley will deliver an ad-
dress at pm.
Others who will make addresses
are Very Rev. John A. Ryan, Mrs
Harry NJ. Benzinger. international
president; Sister NJ. Inev, Arthur ].
May, Miss Alice Lorraine Dorsey, Miss
NJ. L. Darr, Miss Florence Colford,
Mrs. Renan NJ Chesley and Miss
Anna ]. Ready.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements consists of Mrs.
Thomas F. Keane, Mrs. James H.
Johnson, jr., Miss Alice Lucas, Miss
Rose Schulteis. Miss Katharine Rover
and Miss Sarah Colley.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
Eye Accidents Cost Is Huge.

Accidents to the human eye are one
of the most costly phases of indus
trial casualties, according to the ma
tional committee for the prevention
OF blindness, which reports that in
the large industrial States of the
Hast the loss t' around $1,000, 900
per state In actual outlay for TREAT
ment. care and compensation. These
sums do not represent more than q
small part of the actual economic
loss suffered both BY employees and
employers.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
HOUSES WASHED AWAY
BY BURSTING OF DAM
Winter-Sown Crops in Washington
Valley Ruined by Flood
Waters.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, February -
Several houses were wiped out and
winter-sown crops were ruined when
Moses Lake dam. 20 miles north of
Othello, u Grant County, burst short
ly before noon today, according to re-
ports received here tonight
The area below the dam Ia sparsoly
settled, and it is reported that all of
the families were warned In time to
get to higher land. Railroad dis
patchers at Beverly, Corfu and OtheI-
10 sent men in automobiles down
Crab Creek Valley to warn settlers of
the water rushing down the valley
The entire dam was wiped out at 4
o'clock and the water had spread out
To a width of 100 feet. The dam sup
piled irrigation water for about 90
orchar rds I'm the district
Rain, followed by warm weather
and melting SHOWS. brought the
waters Of the lake to a high level.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
REPORT UPTURNED SHIP.
Norfolk Gets Wireless of Mys-
terious Derelict Off Barnesat.

NORFOLK, Va, February "A
radio message received here today
from the steamer Virginia reported
the sighting of an upturned shin in
latitude 1891 north and longitude
1903 west. or off Barnegat, ". J.
There was nothing to indicate the
name or type of the ship, only the
bottom of which was visible. Ship
ping men here can recall no ship re
ported as missing that might be in
the locality given. The steamer
broadcast a message advising ships to
be on the lookout for the derelict.
which was said to constitute a serious
menace to navigation
Evening star., 1925-02-08

Although Mexico has a population
of 100000, only 100000 have suffi-
cient funds to buy comparative luxu-
ries.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
3701 Sixteenth Street

All outside rooms, overlooking
beautiful Rock Creek Park, 24-hour
elevator and switchboard service.
Large living room, dressing room:
Murphy bed; bath, dining alcore
and kitchen. $3.50.
Reception hall, large living room,
bed chamber, bath, dining alcove and
kitchen. $3.50.
Apply to Resident Manager or
MORRIS 5lilIE coz
18th and K Main SIT
Evening star., 1925-02-08
More Appreciation shown.

Senator Ball concluded his talk
with the opinion that Congress is
waking up to the fact that Wash
ington is no longer a little city of
100000, but that 1t is now among the
larger cities with problems of it's
own to which it's citizens will soon
be given the right and the oppor-
tunity to attend.
Jesse c. Suter, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
expressed regret that Senator Ball
will soon be leaving the Senate. He
paid tribute to the Senator's work
with the statement that he had taken
part in constructive measures which
accomplish so much more than the
hysterical criticism to which bad
situations in Washington are often
subjected.
Mrs. John Lorenz Steele presided
as chairman of the public utilities
committee of the Women's City Club.
The other members of the committee
who assisted in the arrangements
were Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell, Mrs.
May p. Lightfoot, Mrs. NJ. T. Morse,
Mrs. Leon Arnold, Mrs. Elmer F.
Saul, Mrs. Robert J. Bates and Mrs.
Albert H. Putney.
Mrs. Virginia White Speel. presi-
dent OF the District Federation of
Women's Clubs. prefaced her re-
marks on Better Homes in America"
with the statement that she had
within the past few years been con-
verted to the belief that District
suffrage was the one way in which
the problems of the District could be
solved and pledged her own efforts
and those of the federation for the
securing of such a vote.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
HOPE OF RESCUING
COLLINS ALIVE DIM;
SHAFT CUT % FEET

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-02-08
Committee il Suggested.

Since even that step cannot be
taken at this session of Congress"
said Senator Ball. you should through
your various civic associations reach
the budget officer. An appointment
of two delegates from each associa-
tion to meet in council and to elect
from that body committee of three
whose one duty it would be to visit
and consult with the budget officer in
the interests of the District seems to
me a proper solution. The District
Commissioners cannot ask for more
than the budget calls for; Congress
can give more. but State interests in
terfere with such additions; II you are
to get a Semblance of fair play, you
should institute such a committee"
AS the luncheon at which Senator
Ball was an honor guest was given by
the public utilities section of the
Women's City Club, the Senator spoke
briefly Of the work of the District
committee had had in view during
the present session was the estab-
ishment of a traffic court and the
merging Of the two trolley systems of
the city.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
VOICE IN CONGRESS
FOR D. c. FAVORED
Senator Ball Proposes Plan
to Give Capital Immediate
Representation.

Senator L. Heisler Ball, speaking at
a luncheon at the Women's City Club
yesterday. advocated the presenta-
tion of a resolution to Congress CIV
ing the District the right to eject
delegate to either House instead of
waiting for the passage of the consti-
tutional amendment which is now be-
fore Congress His desire for this
apparently smaller favor for the city,
which he has championed during his
entire term in the Senate, was eX-
planned by the statement that he con-
sidered immediate representation
necessary, and that ratification of
constitutional amendment by the
various States would only prolong the
wait which the District has made for
adequate representation.
Senator Ball considers that the need
for imme ediate representation is best
demonstrated by review of the his
tory of the financial arrangements
which Congress has made for the Dis
trict- In 1887, when the present form
of government was practically es-
tablished, the $3.50 financial arrange
ment was made: few years ago the
proportion was changed TO 60-40: the
past two years a lump sum has been
allowed. 1t is Senator Balls opinion
that if this last system is to continue
the District should be allowed to say,
how much it will raise and how 1t
will spend the money which it does
raise.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-31

], Farrell Macdonald. Corporal
Casey" Of "rhe Iron Horse" has
been presented with gold mint,
turc locomotive by his Connecticut
friends. MS the result OF his excel
lent work in this big William Fox
production.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-31
Tempo Plays
Big Part in
Production
Director Discusses Art
of Making
Films

Making a Hucccssful and psychO,
logically correct motion picture h
very much like conducting a gym.
phony. ID the opinion Of Robert Wig.
goll. atatrmsn, from whom IN 80.
gard 90 the profession Of picture.
making IN always interesting
Many productions have Huffercl
thru the handicap ~ feyorish. sity-
,nth hour attempts 20 finish on "a
scheduled date" hald Y!Rnola In ex.
planning hh point la The frat
place. II the time allotment for tho
various sequences had been correct.
no clevcnth.hour rush would have
taen necessary. or II tho schedule
had been properly laid out. then NJ
one stage or another during tho
Filming the company has Jagged.
falling 20 keep abreast ~ Sc daily
scheduled output.
(which brings mo 30 the all,lm.
poriant point In directing a picture.
There must b. tempo. TWuout =
production. tempo. ais demanded by
tho particular scenes being filmed.
must b. maintained. There must
10 no forcing " this tempo. nor
must n drag
NO production mbdc without a
proper appreciation OF tempo can
ring true"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-31
Movie Director
Losing Power,
Says Tourneur
Too Many Advisers
Spoil the Motion
Picture Broth

HOLLYWOOD. CAL Jan. si.-Thr
motion picture director who ls
forvcd Go permit someone above
him do most of the directing Is Dc.
Tended ny Maurice Touruour. %
member uf the profession 90 which
Eocs the credit on blame for every
good or otherwise photoplay ground
out u Hollywood cameras.
The nrw year must Hru the dircc-
tor the real creator OF hls pictures
" there D. to BE- any Improvement
Tournsur declares. Tho film dircr.
tor OF today has lost his iudyidu
4liJyi De- b. compelled 10 barter his
soul Tor job aud j. poWeflrHa 10
protest Interference from quarters
whore competence D. often not in
evidence. Tournfur holds,
The I'rrurhmau has turned out
some guod pictures of bis own since
be- came tn Hollywood.
"Uut the cNu OF too many unof
fIcBi directors must be oygyumr. "
roumcur says THE director. whose
vord used 10 be Law. has sunk 20
unbelievable depths IN authority
during the past two Year,. tic may
ns well have eirrhosis OF tho brain
for all he is permitted 20 usc a.
but tho word ot every other sub.
ordinate in tho flim business con.
tinu-s 20 rank with the Rock or
Ages,