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Evening star., 1925-02-27

The latest and most reckless type Of
criminal Is the hit-and-run motor
driver. The injury he infiicts may be
accidental in some degree, but his
flight gives him a status no better
than that Of the deliberate assassin.
He is worthy of the concentrated at
tention Of large section Of the police
force.
Evening star., 1925-02-27

Every effort will be made to retain
the relative merits of battleships and
aircraft as topic for technical debate
without being obliged to submit It for
practical decision in actual warfare.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Head Work.

ga woman need not be dependent on
a man.
"Of course. not. Henrietta" said Mr.
Meekton.
"She can do her own thinking
mo doubt Of 1t. A woman can think
for herself. But the only person in
this village who can bob her hair salts
factorily is a man"
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Fortified for March -Four.

The weather man we now agree
Shall scare us not a bit;
If his report adverse should be,
Well simply veto it.
Evening star., 1925-02-27

Rumors that members Of Congress
are betting on whether they will Sc
cure a pay raise must be regarded as
without foundation. No discreet en-
ploye seeking salary promotion should
admit a prediction, for gambling in
any form.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Non-Tnterference.

'How do you manage to get re-
elected so frequently"
"I don't know" answered Senator
Sorghum. II leave the managing to
our organization out home and refrain
from asking questions"
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Real Farm Relief.

From the Houston (Tex) Dispatch.
While the politicians in Washin gton
are talking farm relief, real farm re-
lief is proceeding on the 100000 farms
of Texas as the farmers follow their
old gray mules in the freshly turned
furroWE
Evening star., 1925-02-27

That Mussolini should be tempo
rarily Ill is not surprising. He has
worked long and hard at a task that
permitted no vacations whatever.
Evening star., 1925-02-27

A reduction in income tax is a
prompt and practical way Of giving
the general public the benefit Of a gov
ernmental program Of economy.
Evening star., 1925-02-27

Muscle Shoals still remains a natu.
raj resource with a wonderful future,
but a negligible present.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
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Evening star., 1925-02-27
The Motor Bus Bugaboo.

From the Boston Transcript.
Only 13 street railways went into
the hands Of receivers last year, while
% came out And this happened with
motor buses running IN increasing
numberA i..stsSi.
Evening star., 1925-02-27

Jud Tunkins says sorrow always fol-
lows Joy. AS soon as the inauguration
is over we'll have to begin to talk
about the fruit crop bein' failure.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Exclusive.

The oyster is a naughty churl
Who dwells aloof and boards a pearl,
And never is on speaking terms
With anything but crabs and germs.
Evening star., 1925-02-27

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
edition, Is delivered by carriers within the
city at 80 cents per month: daily only. AZ
cents per month; Sunday only. 20 cents per
month. Orders may he sent by mail or tele-
phone Main 5000. Collection Is made by car
rierS at the end Of each month.
Evening star., 1925-02-27

"You ain gineter git much benefit
fun shorter workin' day." said Uncle
Eben, ''if you keeps goin' in foh a
longer dancin' night" ~
Evening star., 1925-02-27
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Evening star., 1925-02-27

Business ONCE. 11th st. and Penusylvanis Ave.
New York once: 1l0 East 42nd st.
Chicago ONCE: Tower Building.
European Once: 16 Regent st. London, England.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor
Evening star., 1925-02-27

ASHIN GToN, d. G.
-. February 27, 1925
Evening star., 1925-02-27

q. What is the capital OF the Union
of South Africa?-F. L. w.
A. The Union of South Africa has
for its capitals Capt Town, the seat
of the Legislature, and Pretoria, the
seat Of the government.
Evening star., 1925-02-27

Q. What was the name of the dog
that led the pack when antitoxin was
taken to Nome?-J. H.
A His name was BALTIC. Dispatches
say that this dog died shortly after
ward as a result OF his exposure dur
ing this trip.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
PRINCE OF WALES
 PICTURES ARE STOLEN

LONDON, April 23.-Just $5,0OO was the cost of London truck drivers breakfast the other day.
 The drivers horse and truck disap- peared while he was having his usual ham and" at "pub" stopping place on his way from publishing house to the dockyards with a load of re- prints of colored photograph of the Prince of Wales.
 There were thousands of prints in the consignment which was bound for Africa. Newspapers in Nigeria and the Gold Coast Colonies had arranged to issue them as supplements in con- nection with the Princes visit there next month
 Several hours after the theft the horse and truck, minus load, were found some distance away Scotland Yard immediately took the equine's hoof prints.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
CAMDEN NEGRO vooDoo DOCTOR MAY BE CHARGED WITH CRIME

the Ford family which, by compari cutor Wescott said today that charg es of murder might be lodged against H. H. Hyghcock, negro voodoo doc tor, whose home was raided by the police yesterday after his ' year old daughter said her father had killed woman and buried her body in one of the secret passages under the house.
 Bones of two infants, believed to have been negroes, were discovered in one of the underground passages Three tunnels, with a score of rooms and compartments, were found un- der the cellar. In the chambers were bodies of chickens, pieces of dry meat weirdly dressed and paint. ed dolls and many bells.
 Hyghcock and his wife were held without bail The girl was detained as witness.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
Two Women Fight a
 Gun Battle With San
 Francisco Policemen

SAN FRANCISCO, April a3.--A posse of San Francisco police head ed by Captain Arthur Layne of the Central station, snatched victory from almost certain defeat here yesterday in rounding up bootleggers.
 An encounter with many pis- tol shots fired was fough+ ill the Mil. waukee Hotel, 529 Pacific Street.
 After two hours futile searching the police were about to abandon the search of the hotel, when in one of the rooms barely perceptible stream of face powder was noticed streWn across a room and over a window sill, leading to a light well, and af- ter breaking in shutter the police found a secret room filled with ti-e smoke of many cigarettes, wherein they arrested two women and seized about two hundred and fifty bottles of pre-Volstead liquor.
 At the sight of the police the wo men drew their revolvers and com. menced to fire but after the exchange of several shots gave themselves up
 There were no casualties.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
,SEATTE FUR HOUSE HELD AUCTION
 YESTERDAY

SEATTLE, April 23.-Between a quarter of million and three hundred thousand dollars worth of furs were sold at the annual auction of the Se- attle Fur Exchange, held yesterday.
 The auction was attended by large crowd of fur buyers, some coming to the sale from New York, St. Louis Montreal, Chicago, and other Pacific coast cities.
 Seward Peninsula red fox, on basis of ones and two's brought twenty-five dollars. Best Alaskan average lot ot mink S15. Ordinary Yukon mink, av. craze lot brought between nine and ten dollars. The average lot of Alas kan and British Columbia otter brot SPA and s25
 | Ermine declined this season ten per cent, the best average Alaskan ermine bringing S1.75, all other small CT sizes ranged from that price down to S1. Alaskan muskrate sold at soc to S110. Kamchatka sable, large, sold at s135.OO down to s3O for infer for grades.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
Joy Leeds Recipient
 Two Big Fortunes

NEW YORK, April 23.-Joy Louise Leeds, 13, who was the chief benefi- ciary under the will of her foster father, Warner M. Leeds, which was filed for probate last week, receives an estate believed to be worth about four million dollars.
 The estate will be held in trust for Miss Leeds until she is thirty-five years old, when the principal will be paid her by her trustees. The girl had previously been left $250,000 in Jewelry and an income from trust fund of $2,5OO,OOO Besides this she Areceived a residuary estate of over a million and a half under the will !, of her foster mother who died two years ago as the result of fall from a window
 Miss Leeds was Catherine Kennedy when MT. and Mrs. Leeds adopted her in 1913
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
PRIVATE AIRCRAFT
 TO BE DENIED USE
 OF U. 5. AIRDROMES

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23.- Owners of private aircraft hereafter will be denied the use of any active government airdromes. Under pol icy announced today by the war de. partment, active army airdromes may be open to private planes only in em. ergency. Private owners of aircraft can have access to the airdromes in active status, providing the aircraft in question are not operated for profit and do not require government facili. ties for their maintenance and repair, but in such cases a bond for S5. .OOO will be required as a protection from property damages.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
FISH TAXES TAKE
 UP ATTENTION
 OF LEGISLATURE
Special to The Gateway

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 23.-By a unanimous vote the House this morn ing passed the Watson sesquicenten- nial exposition measure carrying an appropriation for $2O,OO0, and also passed the measure for a S10,0O0 ship subsidy for the establishment of a mail route from Bristol Bay to Norton Sound, making the last link in the chain of small boat service from Sew ard to Kotzebue Sound, and two other minor measures without record vote.
 The House adopted the committee substitute for Paul's old age pension bill, which wipes out the provision to extend the pensions to Indians. The measure was held on the calander un- til Thursday at request of Ross, who announced he would offer an amend ment to Paul's fish trap bill. which is amended to fix the rates for salmon caught in traps at S3 per thousand The original measures provides rate of from one cent per fish for the cheaper grades to 10 cents a fish fop each king salmon.
 The Senate passed the fishermen's license bill imposing a tax of S1O on all classes except seiners, and $25 on seiners.
 Grier's county fair aid bill, with S1O,000 appropriation, also passed the Senate.
 The Senate passed the Sherman bill to protect growing timber and pre- 1 vent it's destruction
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
Ring of Quacks Are Discovered with Finding
 of Missing Baby Girl

NEW YORK, April 23-With the finding of Lillian Mckenzie, who in 1923, when she was three and one half months old, was kidnapped from her baby carriage in front of de- partment store here, police have To- cated ring of quacks.
 Lillian Mckenzie has been living at Hackensack, N. J., where she has been known as Mildred Crofe, the adopted daughter of MT. and Mrs. F. V. Grofe The Identification is not vet positive but it is expected it will be soon.
 In connection with the discovery of the child police have learned of a ring of Quacks who, it is alleged, have been making business of get ting rid of children who are not wanted, and of criminal opera tions
 One man is already under arrest, Dr. H. L. Green, an unlicensed chiro- practor.
 Mrs. Grofe is said to have acquired the Mckenzie infant through Green Green is said to have admitted com, mitting from three to five crimes a day in illegal operations. He also is said to have admitted manufacturing bogus birth and burial certificates in furtherance of his trade.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
INDIANS GET TWO
 HOMERS OFF OF
 VERNON PLAYERS

SEATTLE, April 23-The Indians knocked two homers off three Vernon twirlers in the opening home game Five doubles and eleven singles were also hung up by the Seattle team.
 Twelve thousand attended the game yesterday Sutherland is responsible for eight hits. Three runs in the fifth were made by Vernon
 Homers-American, Vache of Bos- ton; National, Young of New York and Tierney of Brooklyn; Coast, Beck of Los Angeles, and McCabe and BrazilI of Seattle.
 Todays Scores
 Coast-Seattle 15, Vernon 4; Port land vs Oakland, wet grounds; San Francisco 4, Sacramento 2; Los An geles 2, Salt Lake 4.
 Nationa1-Pittsburg 6, Chicago 1; Philadelphia s, Brooklyn '; New York 6, Boston 5; St. Louis F, Cincinnati 3.
 American-Cleveland 2, St. Louis 3; Boston 5, Philadelphia 6, eleven in nings; Chicago 3, Detroit 1 Wash ingtOn 10, New York 1.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
New Treatment For
 Diabetes Been Found

BALTIMORE, Md, April 23.-A new treatment for diabetes was ex- plained to the Chemical society last week by Dr. Kahn of New York and Dr. Mckee of the Columbia Univer- sity. The treatment contradicts the popular belief that sugar in the blood causes death and consists of feeding Intarvin, which is a discovery of the two scientists.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
Red Agent Arrested
 By the Paris Police

PARIS, April 23-Michae1 Leschin- sky, Paris correspondent of a Mos COW Bolsheviki newspaper, was ar rested today on a charge of espion- age in attempting to secure secret documents relating to French avia. tion, for Red Russia.
 Secret service agents, suspecting Leschinsky's purpose, made up dum- my packet of secret documents and when the correspondent accepted and paid for them, he was arrested.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
SECTION FOREMAN HURT

Joe Johnson, section foreman at Mile 67 was badly hurt by the big slide which came down yesterday. Dr.. Haverstock was rushed to the scene on a special train. The ex- tent of the injuries have not been learned. Johnson is reported later to have died from his injuries.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
BODY OF COLLINS BE REMOVED TO
 GRAVE TODAY

q CAVE CITY, April 23.-The q q body of Floyd Collins has been q o moved from under the 75-pound q | rock which entrapped him, and :s ts is in good condition. He will !: |: be moved from the cave today :;
 | and buried in the family plot. !;
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Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
ARMY TO HOLD MANEUVERS

LONDON, April 26.-The British army will carry out it's first war ma- neuvers since the World war next September. The maneuvers are au thorized by the maneuvers act which IS brought into action by the sane ton Of parliament.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
CAN IDENTIFY FATHERS OF
 CHILDREN BY FlNGERPRINTS

OSLO, April 22.-Dr. Christine Bounevie, Norwegian woman scien- tist announced she has evolved a method for determining the identity of fathers and children by finger prints. She declared certain charac- teristics invariably recur in the fin gerprints of individuals of families.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
FIRE DESTROYS SALTAIR RESORT
 NEAR SALTLAKE

SALT LAKE, April 23.-Fire, yes terday, wrecked the great "Saltair" resort at the Great Salt Lake. twenty miles west of here. The origin of the fire is unexplained and the loss is estimated at S375,000.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
TERRORIST SHOT
 KILLEDBY POLICE

SOFIA, April 23.-Tehountoulof one of the principal terrorists under Ninkoff in the recent cathedral bomb ing was shot to death today by police who discovered him and demanded his surrender. He refused and was shot down. Ninkoff was shot to death in the same manner Monday.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23

NEW YORK, April 23.-Senator Walsh today telegraphed rekuest to Assistant District Attorney Alexander Lehman to go to Great Falls and tes- tify for Wheeler. Lehman is i'll at his home here. It is understood he is wanted to contradict the testimony of Hays.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
TWO KILLED IN FIGHT WITH MOE

DAMASCUS, April 23.-Two were killed and eleven injured in fight between a mob of six thousand op- posed to Earl Balfour and the syrian police, aided by French Algerions, beat by the rioters.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
THREE KILLED BY LIGHTNING

BERLIN, April 22-Three members of party of tourists were killed mad tWenty-three injured by lightning while visiting the fortress of Konig- stein, near Dresden.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
SHARP QUAKE JAPAN

TOXIC, April 22.-The sharpest earthquake of the past year was felt on the east side of Tokio bay yester- day. No damage was reported
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
FRIEND MODISTE FIELD FOR MURDER

LOS ANGELES, April 23.-Stanley M. Sharpe, twenty-seven, friend of Mrs. Louise Unternahper, correct , modlste, whose mutilated body wos found behind Culver City roadhous :, has been held on suspicion of murder.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
BROKER DISMISSED

NEW YORK, April 23.-Gilbert w. Kellner, broker, has been expelled from the Stock Exchange for alleg- ed misstatements to the committee of the Exchange concerning trans actions in stocks.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
THIRTY-FOUR CONNECTS
 ESCAPE FROM SOVIET CONVOY

LONDON, April 23.- A Reuters de- spatch from Moscow said thirty-four convicts enroute from Irkutsk disarm. ed their guards and escaped, after robbing members of the railway com. mission and passengers on the same train.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
VOLCANO RUINS CROPS

NANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 22.- The eruption of the volcano in Lake Nicaragua is showering ashes upon nearby agricultural districts and ruin ing crops.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
REORGANIZATION OF DEPT. AGRI.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23.- Secretary Jardine has started a re organization of the Department of Agriculture with several changes in the direction of coordination. Many separate offices have been consoli- dated under single hand.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
NAIL PLANT RAZED BY FIRE

NEWARK N. J., April 22.-The plant of Igoe Brothers, wire nail man. ufacturers. was destroyed by fire last week, with an estimated damage of { ion dollars.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
FISHING CRAFT FOUNDER

TOXIC, April 22.-Many fishing craft and six hundred ton steam CT foundered in gale on the south coast yesterday Over fifty are dead and missing.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
COOLIDGE TO VISIT MIN.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23.- President Coolidge plans to visit Minneapolis June Sth for a Morse Centennial celebration.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23

T wish had not made such bind ing contract" the garter groaned as it snapped around a skinny limb.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
WHEELER ADMITS
 DISCUSSED ONE
 OILLAND PERMIT

!: GREAT FALLS, April 23.-- :, :: Senator Wheeler today admit :1 [: ted he had discussed one oil !: :: land permit with Department l, r of Interior officials and Edwin :, q S. Booth. |: q :: !: t* :: t 1: |: .* II r |: !: II t$ i:
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
JAPAN LAUNCHES MOTHER SHIP

JAPAN LHUNCHES WU HEH SHTF
 TOKYO, April 22.-The seaplane carrier Akagi, 27,000 tons gross, was launched yesterday at Kurneval. It is reported the vessel will carry fifty airplanes.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23
ON WAY TO BERMUDA

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23.- The Los Angeles left for Bermuda at 4 nine this morning.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-23

How can an athlete run mile and only move two feet?
Evening star., 1925-05-28
DRILL Of M|DD|ES
OPENS June WEEK.
Annapolis Crowded With Par
entS and Relatives as FeS-
iivities Begin.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. May 2S.-Jme
week at the Naval Academy was OIL
cially inaugurated today at 8 o'clock
with the beginning of competitive
drills of the midshipmen's regiment
for the company honor of the year
that of bearing the national coiorS.
The city is crowded with parents and
other relatives from every State in the
Union, and the scenes are lively both
within and outside the academy
grounds. The drills were scheduled to
continue until $3.50 pm. The rigid aca-
0emic routine came to close last
night. j. w. Ludwig of Washington.
u. G., is among the graduates. The
honor man of the class is Henry EnSor
Hubbard of Baltimore. Other Mary
land graduates are: julius j. Nc
Shane. Ellicott City: William G..
Beecher, jr.. Catonsville; Linwood :.
Howeth. Hurlock; John B. Brown,
Conterville; Richard Davis, Wood
stock; Arthur Is. Thompson, Roland
Park; Robert l.. Grove. Hagerstown,
and Frank a. Munroe. jr.. Annapolis
Diplomas will be awarded TO 440 stu
dents next Wednesday,
Evening star., 1925-05-28
BUNDLE DAY FRUITFUL.

Huge piles of clothing donated to
the Near East Relief yesterday. which
was designated Bundle day. are be-
ing taken to the old hotel at G street
and New Jersey avenue today for
temporary storage. Trucks are busy
carving the bundles left at bundle
stations to the warehouse.
There they will be sorted. sewed in
bags and taken TO Brooklyn to be
prepared for shipment to refugee
camps in the Near East. Auto trucks
were loaned by business firms and
use of the temporary storehouse was
donated by Thomas l.. farrell.
Evening star., 1925-05-28
Child Killed by Automobile.
necial Disnatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, May Is
Raymond, 5-year-old son of Robert o.
Hansel, Cumberland Valley, Pa, died
early today of a fractured skull sus-
tanned when he was struck by an
automobile. The child is said to have
started across the National Highway
in Lavale, directly in front of the
machine.
Evening star., 1925-05-28
PULLMAN PASSENGER
IS AWARDED $4,000
Caught Cold Sitting Up. Without
Berth, Plea of Mrs. Zelba E.
Walker of Virginia.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, May 2S.-Mrs.
ZELDA +. Walker was awarded $40, 900
in IL S50.000 damage. suit against the
Pullman Co, Inc, by a jury in United
States circuit court here last night
Mrs. Walker says she boarded a
Pullman car at Petersburg, Va, Jan.
uary 13, 1924, and, although she had
a ticket calling for a berth, she al
legged no berth was provided end she
contracted a cold because of having to
sit up until ] am.
She is the wife of j. E. Walker, a
salesman.
Evening star., 1925-05-28
NURSES TO GET DIPLOMAS
Sixteen Will Be Graduated at
Georgetown Today.

Commencement exercises for the
Georgetown University Hospital
Training school for Nurses will be
held at GO. this afternoon in
CASTOR Hall, at I. ~~etown College
Sixteen nurses Wi. '0ceive their
diplomas from Rev. Charles w. Lyons,
). j. president of Georgetown Uni
versity. who also is to make the
principal address to the graduates.
DR.. George NJ. Kober, dean of the
Georgetown Medical School. is to
award prizes to the honor nurses.
Two of the graduates are sisters of
the Order of st. Francis, which has
supervision over the hospital. In the
evening the board of lady managers
will give a reception at the hospital
in honor of the graduating class.
Evening star., 1925-05-28
TWO STUDENTS ROBBED.
Georgetown Men Lose $50 and
Watch in Hold-Up.

Two students at Georgetown Uni
versity, Joseph Salamon and Carlin
Blum, rooming at 3013 Cambridge
place, were held up by two men late
last night while on + street between
Thirty.fourth and Thirty-f1fth streets,
on their way to their room.
They were passing near the en-
trance to an alley. they told police,
when two white men stopped them
and demanded cash, one of them MAX
ing a move as If to draw a pistol.
Believing the hold-up men were
armed, Salamon and Blum quietly
surrendered the cash, the former CIV
ing the bandits S35, while the latter
was robbed of $25 and his watch.
Evening star., 1925-05-28
TOWNS WELCOME PRINCE.
Rousing Receptions Given Wales in
Orange Free State.

STEINSRCST, Orange Free State,
May 2S CP).-The Prince of Wales was
given rousing receptions today and
yesterday at several towns in the
northeastern section of the Orange
Free State.
At Winburg so many farmers and
their families assembled from the sur
rounding veldt that the crowds broke
down cattle pens around the railroad
station. At Gunhill Wales reviewed
1000 horsemen who had gathered
from the ranches of that region to
parade in his honor.