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Evening star., 1925-02-13
BILL FOR WABASH
BRIDGE IS SIGNED
Illinois and Indiana Members
of Congress See Executive
Affix Name.

I'm the presence Of an interested
company President Coolidge today
signed the bill authorizing the States
Of Illinois and Indiana to construct
bridge across the Wabash River at
Vincennes, Ind. This act was wit
messed by Senators Mckinley of ILL
nois and Watson of Indiana, and
Representatives Greenwood of Indi-
ana. and Arnold of Illinois and Tomas
II. Adams, publisher OF a vincennes
newspaper. and j. w. Oliphant, a
business man of the latter city.
Georgia desires an addition Federal
judgeship and for the purpose of
learning the Presidents views. Sem
ators Harris and George and Repre-
sentatives Bell and Larson OF that
state conferred with the Executive
today.
The deIekation was told by the
President that he would first prefer
to have them take the matter up with
the Department of Justice, before de-
termining whether an additional dis
trict should be created in Georgia, or
whether an additional judge be estab-
lished to aid the two now presiding in
the two Federal districts.
pus-,ey I. Urged.
MIR. Coolidge has been asked by
Senator Sterling Of South Dakota and
Charles Hearst. president of the Iowa
Farm Bureau Federation. to consider
Charles w. Pugsley, president of the
South Dakota Agricultural College,
and former Assistant Secretary or
Agriculture, for appointment as Sec
retary of Agriculture to succeed How
ard NJ. Gore, who retires March 4. The
President is understood to have given
these two callers no indication as to
his intentions with reference to hlling
this post
The President last night signed the
Army appropriation bill carrying
S3301s0,0o0. Besides providing for
the regular military establishment.
the National Guard and the organized
reserve. the bill provides &40.Ooo.00o
for continuation of river and harbor
projects: s10,o00,000 for food control
work on the Mississippi; S75o.o00 for
the Panama Canal and $4,000 for
experiments with gas to exterminate
the boil weevil.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
STUDENT NURSE, 20,
DIES OF SMALLPOX
Miss Amy Govan Is Victim-Two
Other Cases Were Reported
at Garfield.

Miss Amy Govan. 20 years old. a
student. nurse at Garfield Hospital,
died al the District Smallpox Hospital
Of smallpox.
Miss Govsn was found to be suffer
ing fro mthe disease on February >.
and within a few days one other
nurse and a coiored orderly also were
found bv the Health Department to
have smallpox. The orderly, has re-
covered and has been discharged.
The nurses condition is not serious.
Health Omcer Fowler stated today
that every precaution to prevent devel-
opment Of additional cases were taken
at Garfield nearly two weeks ago, when
the first case was reported.
The Health Department today sent
word OF Miss Govan's death to her
mother. Mrs. Lavina s. Govan, at Cam
bellford, Canada. Efforts are now being
made to arrange for sending the nurse s
body to her home.
Hospital authorities discovered the
presence Of the dread disease in time
to check its spread before 1T had
claimed patients in nearby rooms. Ths
minute 1t was determined smallpox
actually had been brought into the in
stitution every person-doctors, nurses.
orderlies and patients-were carefully
examined.
All who shove the slightest signs
OF suspicious rash or symptoms
were promptly isolated and kept
under observation. Several were sent
to the city hospital for contagious
diseases. and every person in the hos
pital, including patients, was vac
cinated. For a week after that reg
ular examinations were made to de-
termine whether the disease had spread.
These precautions prevented the
disease from assuming epidemic pro-
portions and 1t was announced today
that the hospital was without danger.
The disease was brought into the
hospital by patient from Falls
Church, Va, who went there to visit
her sister.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
j. s. SHIPS SEIZED
ON RIM OF ARCTIC
Maid of Orleans Reported
Held by Canada for Not
Paying Duty.
BY the Associated Press.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, February 10
The Anchorage Times has received
a report that Canadian customs Off
cials and mounted police have seized
for alleged non-payment of duties
the American owned and outfitted
schooner Maid Of Orleans, the only
vessel to reach Hersche1 Island. 1000
miles northeast of Point Barrow,
Alaska. in year.
Capt. Christian Klingenburg, veteran
Far North fur trader and skipper of
the Orleans. was reported mushing
overland to Fairbanks, $50 miles
southwest of Herschel Island, en-
route to Ottawa, Ontario, to obtain
release OF the vessel.
The vessel was seized, the Times
was informed, when Capt Klingen-
burg refused duty payments on the
contention that under an old Arctic
law. a trader was exempt
The Maid of Orleans was outfitted
last Summer in Seattle. At Point
Barrow Canadian customs officers
were alleged to have demanded duty,
but permitted the vessel to sail unde +
convoy of a mounted policeman for
Victoria Land to land supplies for the
captains family and settlers The
policeman disappeared after he last
was seen walking on the deck of the
schooner. The advices to the Times
said an investigation into the officer.
disappearance had been ordered.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
SLAYS LANDLORDS BABY,
Pensioner. 70. Is Angered by
Argument Over 81.

VIENNA, February 13.-After an
argument over sum equivalent to
81. Karl Zeidier. a pensioner. aged
73, Yesterday, took his landlords 49,
ronth-old daughter to a bridge over
the Danube. flung the baby to her
death in the river. and then gave
himself up to the police.
investigation of Zeidler's record
showed that he had once been con-
demned to death, the sentence being
commuted to 25 years Imprisonment,
which he served. On another oc-
casion he was. given a short sentence
for manslaughter.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
Work in Lisbon Stopped.

LISBON, February IA general
cessation Of work has been called for
today by the Union Of Labor Syndf-
Gates to permit the workers to par
ticipate in a demonstration outside
the palace of the president "in protest
against the attitude of the CONNER
cial world" Republican guards and
police will bar the approaches to the
palace
Evening star., 1925-02-13
SET FLORIDA FLIGHT TIME
Naval Flyers Make Trip From Day
ton in 6 Hours, 25 Minutes.

ATLANTA. Ga. February I3.-Lieut.
Eneip, chief naval observer. and
Bradley Jones, navigator, in a De
Haviland, have accomplished a non
stop fight from McCook Field, Day
ton. Ohio. to Pensacola, Fla, in
hours 25 minutes. the Pensacola
naval station announced today
The plane reached Pensacola at 1926
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
flight covered distance of TOO miles,
and was made by navigation alone.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
CAMPBELL ASSISTANTS
BEFORE GRAND JURY
Woman Clerks From Oil Opera tors
Montana Office Called in
Wheeler Case.

Three of the Office assistants of
Gordon Campbell. the Montana oil
operator. indicted in that State with
Senator Wheeler, we're called in be-
fore the District of Columbia grand
jury today in the new proceedings
against the Senator and others. The
witnesses were May Gagel, Constance
Sjoblom and Gladys Moore.
The Government detailed a new at
torney to take the grand jury work He
is: r. p. Stewart. a former assistant
to the Attorney General under A.
Mitchell Pa1mers administra tion,
who has been retained as special
counsel.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
MRS. LOTTIE S. cox DIES.
Burial to Be in Nashville, Tenn,
Her Former Home.

Mrs. Lottie s. Cox, 81 years old,
member of the Order of the Eastern
Star, active in charitable work and a
resident of this city nearly 80 years,
died In Garfield Hospital Wednesday,
after a lingering illness. Funeral
services were conducted at the chapel
of III. b. Nevius, undertaken; yester-
day afternoon at o'clock The
funeral party left for Nashville,
Tenn, last night. where funeral serv-
ices will be conducted tomorrow, with
interment Sunday.
Mrs. Cox was born in Nashville She
lived at Sl9 Fifth street. Her hus-
band, william 4. Cox, survives her.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
SLAIN SOLDIER FOUND.
Body of Fort Hancock Private Dis

FORT HANCOCK, Sandy Hook,
n. j., February 13.-The builet-rid-
d1ed body of Private Isadore Dunsky,
Al. of Brooklyn, missing since De-
cember 90, has been found in a two
foot sandy grave in a remote section
of the Government reservation, mill
tary authorities revealed today.
Dunsky died of .45-caliber bullet
wound in the head the authorities
said. and two other similar wounds
were in the body
Evening star., 1925-02-13
Ste0r1ls alarmed
By Report He Will
Speak at Dinner

Frank w. Stearns, friend and
counselor OF President Coolidge,
read in a morning paper today
that ne was listed to speak to-
night at Union League Club din
ner in New York in celebration Of
Elihu Roots eightieth birthday,
and left for New York immedi-
ateiy. determined to head OF any
such a project
never made a speech In my
life. and I never intend to-" was
his parting word. "Tl tell then, I
am i'll, and ] will be, too, il they
call on me fer q speech..
Evening star., 1925-02-13
JEWELER is FREED.
Was Accused of Directing 500, 900
Gem Robbery.

Violin. a Nassau street jeweler, ar
rested as the directing head of a
500, 900 jewelry robbery, was acquit-
ted today by order of General Ses-
sions Judge Collins.
James Burns and Harry Chance.
who recently pleaded guilty to hav-
ing robbed the firm of Feidenheime r
& Jacoby, lower Broadway jewelers.
of 100000 worth of gems last Au-
gust, testified that Violin had plan
ned and directed the robbery and ap-
propriated most of the loot. Judge
Collins held that their testimony
needed confederation.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
FlREMEN TO ADVANCE.

Retirement of Capt. H. w. Lusby Of
No. Is Engine Company will result
in a number of promotions in the Fire
Department, at the next meeting OF
the Board Of Commissioners.
Lieut. Thomas r. Warren of No. 5
Truck has been recomme nded for pro-
motion to captain and Sergt. William
H. Mash Of the Areboat 10 slated for
\ neutenancy.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
Cat Guards Kittens Bodies.

MONTREAL, February 13.-Ffre-
men searching the ruins of building
which was destroyed two weeks ago.
today found cat standing guard
over the bodies of her three kittens
The mother cat was wasted and al
most frozen.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
Operate to Get Safety Pin.

NEW YORK. February 1.-THE
2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Pagan Of Paterson, n. J., is recovering
today at hospital from an operation
for the removal of an open safety pin
which he swallowed Tuesday The pin
was removed by insertinS a tube in the
child's throat.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
National Ornt0ry
Contest AaUards

Eight school prizes of $lee
each.
One grand District Of Celum-
bia award of $500.
Seven national awards of
$2.0oe, $1,000. $500, s45a, t400,
1850 and s3se
The District Of Columbia
representative will automatic
ally receive one Of these seven
national awards in addition to the
aforementioned local prizes.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
Los Angeles Flight Delayed.

LAKEHURST. N. J., February l3.-
The proposed flight of the Navy
dirigible Los Angeles to Bermuda
next Monday has been postponed un-
til February 19 or later, it was an
nounced today. The trip to Bermuda
II expected 70 take ten hours
Evening star., 1925-02-13
HOOVER IS SCORED
AT FARM HEARING
Bureau Federation Official
Charges Attempt to DOM
mate Agriculture.

\ The charge that Secretary Hoover
rs seeking to dominate che agricul-
ture of Americ was made before
the House agricultural committee
today by Charles f. Hearst of Iowa,
chairman of the legisla ton commit
tee of the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
In explanation Of the asse rtioh, the
witness produced a magazine article
In which he said the Secretary had
claimed authorship of suggestions
contained in the pending capper-
Williams farm relief legislation.
While Mr.. Hearst was testifying.
the Senate committee continued ex-
animation into suggestions of Presi-
dent Coolidge's agricultural confer
ence, with Chairman Carey fthe con-
ference as witness.
Comes to Protest.
Mr.. Hearst declared he had been dele
gated to protest against delay of lesis-
iative assistance Congress might be able
to offer.
revised McNary- -Haugen bill. au-
thorixinG farmers export corporate
could be passed at the present session,
he declared. adding. however that he
was In favor OF any cooperative meas
ure.
Inc witness. asserted that the agrlcui-
tural conference apparently had recon-
mended that the farmers should restrict
their crops to the demand of the domes-
tic market, while industry is permitted
to go into the world markets and sell
at world prices. Agriculture. he said.
should be allowed to market it's surplus
In the world markets or industry should
not be allowed a protective tariff
The House com mittee voted to con-
clude hearings next week.
The question of the position of the
Commerce Department was also
brought into the Senate hearing
when Chairman Norris asked Mr.
Carey if the conference had found
amy feeling as between Government
departments" in the testimony 1t had
taken. -- .--.
Thinks There Was Fight.
Well" replied the witness. Il
think there WAS a fine fight on be-
tween Agriculture and Commerce on
some points"
A. Sykes of Iowa, vice president of
the National Livestock Producers As
ISOLATION and its legislative repre-
sentative. the next witness. an
nounced himself as opposed to any
legislation that does not reach back
to the man on the farm"
He explained that he WAS criticizins
only certain portions of the confer
ence report in conflict with his or
sanization's program. and was op-
posed to further Government regula-
tion than that contained in the pack
ers and stock yards act Only gen
uine co-operatives should be permit
ted to register. he said, and the pro-
posed board should be enlarged to
embrace representatives of major
farm products, which. he said, were
live stock, grain, perishables. cotton
and tobacco.
The House committee voted to con-
clude hearings early next week
Evening star., 1925-02-13


1t is note worthy that in this imag-
mary case Brown, though rated first
by only on. judge, is the winner over
Sims. who got two out of three frsts.
Sims and Hill appear to be tied for
second place.
1t is only an apparent tie. however.
If the ballots were resubmitted to the
judges with instructions to confine
their ratings to Sims and Hill there
would be no doubt of the outcome,
for two of them have already rank
ed Sims ahead OF Hill.
The score would then be: Sims. /,
plus l, plus 2; Hill, 2, plus 2, plus l.
Sims, 4; HILL 5. Showing that Sims
was really the composite second
choice on the original and only bal
lot.
With the low-point-total system and
an odd number OF judges a perma-
nent tie is impossible. Similarly only
Evening star., 1925-02-13
FOES SEEK PUBLIC
DEBATE ON WARREN
Hope to Win Open Sessions
and Force Supporters to
Change Stand.
RY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Coolidse's troubles with
Congress will not end March 4. De-
cision of administration leaders TO
postpone action on the nomination of
Charles B. Warren to be Attorney
General is a concession of defeat IL
the nomination were to come to a
vote at the present session. The Re-
publican party has a wider margin
in the new Senate, and leaders think
they have enough votes. Unques stion-
ably they have at the moment sum
cient pledges TO win. But the op-
ponents Of Mr.. Warren are trying
hard to force the fight into the open,
and they hope to change votes by a
spectacular fight.
The Democrats have been more or
less inactive since the Autumn cleo
ton. They have not been disposed to
lombard the Republican executive.
The insurgents, however. are full OF
hight and resentment. largely due to
the enorts OF Republican leaders to
exclude them from party councils and
read them out of the party altogether.
Majority vote is an important factor
In the House of Representatives. but
the minority exercises great deal
of influence always in the Senate.
they can debate the issue and rally
pubiic opinion to their side The
strategy of the Presidents friends IL
TO avoid debate and keep the nomina-
uon from being acted on in omen
sessions of the Senate
When the new Senate meets tbs
opponents of the Warren nomination
will try to force an open session. but
the majority party would easily he
able TO keep the Senate in executive
session. Anticipating such a develop
ment, there may be speeches between
now and March 4 with the idea OF
raising enough dust to compel open
sessions.
Most of the opposition to Mr.. War
rem is due to his alleged connection
with the sugar trust" organization
He is represented by hts critics ns
too friendly to big business to be
Attorney General.
Mr.. Warren, however, has the
absolute confidence of the President
and is considered one Of the ablest
lawyers available for the portfolio.
He has represented the Government
as Ambassador to Japan and as AM
bassador to Mexico, handling some of
the most delicate problems of diplo-
macy. He has, of course, been active
platform committee at the Republican
National Convention in Cleveland and
instrumental in swinging the Mich
igan delegation. from Hiram johnson
in the national convention at Chica go
which nominated Harding in 1920.
The Democrats have a natural an
tipathy to Mr.. Warren. but the So
called "Progressives' have a grudge
of their own nowadays. The combi-
nation would be enough to defeat Mr..
Warren in the present session.
Whether there Is tangible ground for
blocking fhe nomination in the new
session is undisclosed as yet because
the nomination has not been made the
subject Of a report from the ju-
dietary committee.
Friends of Mr.. Warren insist that
their purpose in agreeing to post
ponement until the new Senate meets
is simply to save time, because II 4
debate were precipitated there would
be delay TO urgent public business.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
QUOTES SUIT PETITION.

The nomination of Charles B.
Warren to be Attorney General was
assailed in another statement issued
by Basil NJ. Manley, director OF the
Peoples Legislative Service. MIR.
Manley quotes from the original
petition of the United States Govern
ment in its suit against the sugar
trust filed by the Republican Attorney
General George w. Wickersham in
1910"
This petition charges" said Mr.
Manley:
I'm 1901, pursuing their unlawful
plan, Henry O. Havemeyer, acting for
the American Sugar Refining Co., en-
tered into an unlawful agreement
with the defendant, Charles B. War
rem, whereby. Warren was to pur-
chase and endeavor to purchase for
thee American Sugar Refining Co. a
controlling interest in all the afore-
said beet sugar companies as and
whtn Havemeyer might designate.
and6aIso to assist the American Sugar
Refining Co. to prevent any new
company or companies from buflding q
bert sugar refineries in said States.
and TO assist 1t to prevent any new
companies from engaging in selling
and shipping refined or beet sugar in
said states, and when unable to pre-
vent any said new companies from so
building or engaging in such busi-
ness, to endeayor to purchase a con-
trolling interest therein for the
American Sugar Refining Co.
In January. 1902, the beet sugar
committee commenced purchasing the
capital stock of the aforesaid beet
sugar companies, and by July, 1902,
with the assistance of Charles B.
Warren, had purchased for the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Co. at least SO
per cent of the issued capital stock
of the above mentioned Michigan
Sugar Co., Bay City Sugar Co., the
Peninsular Sugar g. Refining Co. and
Sanilac Sugar Refining Co. respect
lively. and by August. 1903. had pur-
chased for 1t at least SO per cent Of
the issue capital stock, respectively,
Of the above mentioned Saginaw
Sugar Co. and Valley Sugar Co..
The petition specifically charges
that Charles B. Warren was the
agent of the sugar trust in throttling
and suppfessing the development Of
competitive beet sugar factories In
Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan.
The case against Mr.. Warren. in
dividually, was dismissed, according
to Senator's who have been interested
In the Warren nomination.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
FLOODS AbAT|NG
IN FACE OF COLD
- ...
Rising Waters Are Curbed.
Houses and Plants Near
Rivers Damaged.
BY the Associated Press


ALBANY, n. Y, February 13-The
worst of the flood caused by the
melting of a heavy accumulation of
snow and rains was believed to be
over in this vicinity today. The
curbing of rising waters was at
tributed to snowstorm and cold
wave that arrived last night The
west plant of the American Loco
motive Company at Schenectady was
closed down today because of food
waters entering boiler rooms, and
cellars of about 20 houses near the
river front were full Of water
dynamite was resorted to during
the night in an effort to break an
ice jam north of Binghamton.
Ohio River Failing.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, February 13.-
The crest of the high water in the
Allegheny, Monanaghela. and Ohio
Rivers here was reached early today
when tn. official gauge showed els
feet, II action under the food mark.
The rivers will fall slowly. weather
bureau observers said.
The high water covered number
of river front streets on the North
Side, but caused little damage.
Bridge Washed Away.
QUEBEC. February 13.-The Le-
gendre Bridge, which spanned the
Nicolet River at Victoriaville. Me-
gantic County, has been carried away
by ice. The bridge was 400 feet
long.
The lumber booms of the Bromp-
ton Pulp and Paper Co. at Victoria
vile were also broken by the ice and
small mill at Arthabascs was al
most washed into the stream.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
ORATORICAL CONTEST CHATS
The Judging System
BY RANDOLPH LEIGH
National Director

the PTes~ht cOHteh.
The low-point-total system of juds-
ing will be the standard for the con-
test. OF course in the initial selec-
tions within the schools the school
authorities can, If they see it, mod
ify that system to meet their special
requirements.
But In all interscholastic compe-
titions the point total system
will be riGid1y adhered to, and it is
recommended that ii also be used in
the contests within the schools.
Under the system each Judge rates
every speaker. The judges do not
rate the speakers according to some
abstract ideal of the perfect orator
indicated by the mark or grade Of
100. but simply according to the rela-
tive merits of the speakers on that
particular program. They are to rate
the speakers as /, 2, 8, 4, 5 Uf there
are only spenkers), but are not to
grade them.
The following composite ballot IL
illustrates the workings of the low
point-total system in a case where
there are Ave speakers and three
iudQeS
Evening star., 1925-02-13
CONGRESS LEADERS
SEEK ACTION NOW
ON REORGANIZING

CONTINUED from First Paxe.)
Evening star., 1925-02-13

Senator's Smoot of Utah. Wadsworth.
New York: Harrison, Mississippi. and
Represe sentati.es Mspes, Michigan:
Temple. Pennsylvania; Moore. Vir-
ginia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
COLONIAL THEATRE
abraham Lincoln" the Epic of the
Age, Coming Monday and Tues
day of Next Week

Yesterday three people stopped the
manager of the Colonial Theatre on
the street and told him that they had
seen abraham Lincoln" the picture
that is coming to the Colonial next
week. The first man WAS a Com
gresham and he said that lac saw the
picture i'll Washington and SonSider-
ed it not only wonderful entertain
mont, but the picture of the most
educational Nalue that he had ever
seen. The second man was 4 bank
CT. who said that he was going TO
see the picture again and take his
children. The third was n merchant
who said that he saw the picture in
fremont Temple, Boston, and paid
$3.50 Il seat and felt that he received
his moneys worth and then some.
All schools on the East side of the
river will close Monday at 2.30 by
order of the Board of Education so
that the pupils can attend the Mon
day matinee which starts. at 2.1J.
with the Abraham Lincoln picture
being shown at 800. on Tuesday all
schools on the West side of the river
will be closed at go for the same
reason.
a special price of - cents has been
made for all school children and
Cony High students. For adults the
prices are % cents balcony. 35 cents
orchestra. both afternoon and eve
ninG.--Adv.