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Evening star., 1925-06-27
POLICE LAY PLANS
T0CHECK ANY KLAN
PARADE DISORDERS
Officials of Order Say Every
Measure Will Be Taken to
Preserve Peace.
RUMORS OF FRACTIONAL
STRIFE OPENS MOVE
Colored People Declare Gunmen
Will Be Imported by White
Robed Knights.

Disorder will not be tolerated during
the great national demonstration Of
the Knights of the Ku Klux klan in
Washington, August and 8, it was
announced emphatically today by Dis
trict officials. following reports that
factional strife within the organ1za ton
and inimical influences without are
paving the way for trouble. Every
precaution will be taken. the officials
declared, TO preserve order during the
parade and the subsequent religious
service.
Those connected with the klan in
Washington view these rumors of dis
order as another move TO prevent the
demonstration. Numerous other re
ports have been circulated, they point
ed out. to stop it. To all these charges,
however. the Klan officials have
turned deaf ears. They have adopted
a strict policy of reticence on the
ground that they do not care TO enter
into any controversy in the news
papers with those persons who are
working to interfere with their plans.
Plans Being Perfected.
Meantime the plans for the pro
cession on Pennsylvania avenue and
the religious service which will climax
the demonstration are being perfected.
A meeting of District klansmen was
held last night, at which arrange
ments were discussed.
OrganiZa tions and individuals op
posed to the procession of the klan
have literally flooded District officials
with appeals to deny the organiza-
ton a permit. President Coolidge
also has been urged to take steps 10
stop the affairs.
One of the strongest protests came
from the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
Another was written by Thomas L.
Avaunt of the Protestant knights of
America and at one time an official
Associations of the District also
voiced it's objection in a resolution
adopted at meeting last night in the
boardroom of the District Building.
The protest of the Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
declared that the proposed klan
parade is merely an instrument to
spreading and emphasizing the organ
ization's opposition to prescription of
citizens. Avaunt has warned the au-
thorities that the Klan has planned to
import gunmen for the demonstration.
Klansmen insist, despite reports to
the contrary, that 10000 men and
perhaps more will be in the parade.
Reports coming into headquarters, 1t
was said, show that the ION to Wash
ington' movement is spreading in sec
tions of the country which previously
had reported small delegations.
While officials of the District Klan
have decided to ignore the numerous
charges and insinuations cast uponthe
organization, 1t is understood that I'm
perial Wizard Evans or some other
high officer, may issue statement in
a few daYS in answer to them.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
F. c. ADDISON, JR.,
HEADS BANKERS
Chosen President by D. c.
Association as Convention
Is Concluded.
BY CHAS. =. SHAEFFER.

HOT SPRINGS, Va. June 27.-The
most representative body of officials
yet named to carry the destiny of
the District of Columbia Bankers AS
sociation was elected here this morn
ing in the closing session of the cur
rent convention here.
The election, which is rotational in
aspect finds a savings bank man at
the head, with his aides represe nta-
tive of a trust company and a non
bank of the deposit. The new mem
tive of national banking institution.
Addison Is President.
The following comprise the new Off
cials: President. Francis G. Addison
jr., vice president of the Security
Savings and Commercial Bank; first
vice president, Howard Moran, vice
president of the American Securii y
and Trust Co.; second vice president.
w. w. Spaid of w. B. Hibbs & Co;
Albert S. Galley of the Lincoln Ma
tional Bank. treasurer. and secretary.
Robert V. Fleming, vice president of
the Riggs National Bank.
The counsel of administration named
TO alO Ino OIl1CeTS IClIOcS W. a
Waller of the national bank section,
B. A. Bowles of the savings bank
section, Boyd Taylor, representing the
trust company section, and Lanier
McLachlen, representing the State
bank section.
From the standpoint of interest, the
report of the committee on trades
activities in the District of Columbia
submitted by Robert Fleming, chair
man. was the high light of the days
business session. In his resume OF
building operations for the first five
months of this year he submitted fig
ures showing a total of 2.789 permits
issued involving expenditures of S27.
136,466, as against 3,462 permits in
volving 1851 ,o46 for the correspond
ing period of last year. He also
reported that for this period of 1924
there were only 7s3 real estate loans
made by bankers, insurance companies
and real estate firms aggregating $37,
255, ,667. as against the 1,017 loans for
the first five months of this year
amounting to $21 .S06. .19l.
Approximately so per cent of these
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column II
Evening star., 1925-06-27
ASK new INQUIRY
IN NEWS PRINT RATE
Washington Publishers Seek Re-
opening-Plan to Take Up
Entire Structure.

Proposing to put in evidence numer-
Gus rate comparisons on various COM
moditieS entering Washington to show
that the commodity rates to Washing
ton and Baltimore are unreasonable,
the Washington Publishers Associa-
ton and associated complainants peti-
toned the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today for a 'reopening of the
entire news print case. The commits
sion handed down a. decision six weeks
ago upholding the rail rates on news
print to Baltimore from mill points,
but reducing the differential between
Baltimore and Washington on news
print movement to not more than ;
cents per 100 pounds.
The decision of the complainants to
introduce into evidence rates on vari-
Gus commodities entering Washington
for the purpose of showing that the
news print rates are too high, brings
new and hitherto untried element
into the situation. Freight rates into
Washington have never been explain
ed Or attacked, as a group, by any
complainant or group of compliments,
and even though the intent is not to
attack any rates other than news print
rates. the procedure will reveal the
rate structure on goods entering the
Capital as it has never been revealed
publicly before.
Have New Evidence.
The complainants in the news print
case declare in their petition for re-
opening that they have new evidence
to support their contention that the
rates on news print movement to
Washington and Baltimore are unrea
Sonable.
They propose to show, among other
things, their petition says, that many
commodities are moving to WASH
ington and Baltimore on commodity
rates less than class rates, which
they declared to be not as desirab BILE
from a transportation standpoint as
news print. They also propose to
show that the rate level in trunk
line territory, where Washington is
situated. should be lower than the
rates in central freight association
territory, and TO make comparisons
as to carriers earnings on various
commodities entering Washington
and Baltimore to show that the news
print rates are excessive.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
WILL SEEK PROBE ;
OF HEADLEY CASE
Representative Campbell De-
cIares Congressional Action
Will Be Sought.

Unless Albert J. Headley, until re-
Gently chief of the Traffic Bureau, who
has just been denoted to captain of
the fourth precinct by direction of
the new District Commissioner, Fred
erick A. Fenning, is reinstated as an
inspector. congressional investiga-
ton will be sought and an effort made
to have the Senate refuse to confirm
Mr.. Jennings appointment, accord
ing to Representative Guy Campbell
of the thirty-sixth Pennsylvania dis
trict. Representative Campbell said
the entire Pennsylvania delegation.
including Senators and SO members
of the House, will fight ito see that
justice is done to a native of their
State who has served the public for
20 years"
Representative Campbell said that
he and Representative Thomas S.
Butler, dean of the Pennsylvania
delegation, from whose district In
spector Headley comes, have a very
high regard for Mr.. Headley and
have been studying the case for some
time. He is convinced that Mr..
Headley was not treated fairly" He
expressed his own opinion that "a
lot of personality has been brought
into this case" referring to disagr
ments at a Chamber of Commerce
hearing some time ago between Mr.
Headley. who was then chief of the
Traffic Bureau, and Traffic Director
Eldridge. who was then general di-
rector of the American Automobile
Association.
/ Representative Butler will be given
the first opportunity to ask the House
for an investigation, Representative
Campbell explained. IF Representa-
tive Butler does not care to take the
initiative, some other member of the
Pennsylvania delegation certainly
will" he added
Evening star., 1925-06-27
SEVEN RUM BOATS
CAPTURED IN GULF
Cutter SingIehanded Makes
Huge Liquor Seizure.
% Men Held.
By the Associated Press.

MOBILE, Ala. June 27.-While Gus
toms officials prepared to move huge
cargo of seized liquors from a captive
schooner to a storage warehouse here
today, % men, arrested aboard that
vessel and several smaller craft, faced
preliminary examination on charges
growing out of the sensational liquor
haul, III which the Coast Guard cutter
Saukee rounded up seven boats sim
glehanded about 20 miles southwest
of Southwest Past, La.
Nearly 5000 cases of alcohol and
whiskies, contained in burlap and wood
packages, constituted the liquor cargo
ma jority of which was carried by
the schooner, the Marion Adams.
British registry vessel of 80 net tons,
whose home port is said to be Lunen-
burg, Nova Scotia.
Six small boats in the vicinity of the
schooner were also taken captive
Liquor was found aboard one of the
motor boats, Coast Guard author: les
stated
Evening star., 1925-06-27
SOUTHERN SWAMP BARES
TRACE OF, VANISHED RACE
Honduran Mexican Expedition
Gets Ten-Ton Rock Altar Far
From Stone Deposits.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La. June 27.-
Discovery of a stone altar. weighing
approximately 10 tons. composed of
solid rock. and a subterranean tomb
which yielded valuable remnants of
a vanished race was reported today
by the Tulane University expedition
to Mexico and Honduras.
The altar. of prodigious size and
still in a fair state Of preservation.
was found, DR.. William Gates of
Tulane said. in swampy alluvial ter
ritory. together with numerous small
pyramid-like monuments, 60 miles
from the nearest stone deposits
The tomb yielded a section of
relief carving of life-sized figure, the
head slightly bent forward. the eyes
downcast Nine other similar figures
were found.
A MAYA ceremonial mask was un-
earthed. 1t was formed from com.
position resembling stucco, and stands
Is inches high.
Evening star., 1925-06-27

Hipam is dead, and thousands of
Washington children who have
grown during the last eight years
to love this "runt" elephant at the
Zoo, are mourning today. They
cannot even have the consolation
of attending the funeral because
Hipam's body was buried in the
grounds of the National Geological
Park yesterday, and those in
charge refuse even to point out the
location of the grave-otherwise
the children who admired Hipam
daily would cover it with flowers.
Hipam was eight years old, and
the smaller and less lively one Of
the two Summarize elephants. She
was imported in December, 1918.
and was bought for the Zoo from
a dealer in New York. She has
been sick for about two and a half
years, and has grown little if any
since she came to the Zoo. Her
illness made her sluggish and less
lively than the other Summarize
elephant.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
EVANS ON PROBATION
FOR TWO-YEAR PERIOD
Former ID. C. Inspector of Elevators
Convicted of Exacting Pay
for False Reports.

William |. Evans. former inspector
of elevators for the District, was
placed on probation for two years
today by Chief Justice Mccoy in
Criminal Division .. Evans had ad-
mitted two charges of eXacting money
from owners of buildings to make a
false report on the condition of the
elevators in their establishments. The
chief justice imposed a sentence of
one year in each case, to run con-
secutively, and then suspended the
sentences during the good behavior
of the accused.
Frank T. Vermillion, an assistant to
Evans, who was indicted with him on
one of the charges, was recently ac-
quilted by jury and has been re-
stored to his former position.
'rhe charges against Evans include
the eXacting and receiving of $500
from John H. Miller and $3.50 from
Oscar H. Robey to prevent the con-
demnation of elevators which were
in need of repair.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
STEEL DUTY OPPOSED.
British Cabinet Believed Against
Preferential Tax.

LONDON. June 27 P).-The cabi-
net is understood to have decided that
it cannot grant the request of the
British steel industry for preferen.
tial duty in view of the many other
industries involved. The shipbuilding
industry, for one, has informed the
government that 1t would strongly
oppose any proposal to place duty
on imported steel.
The ministers, however, are said to
have recognized that the steel indus
try is severely depressed and under
cut by foreign imports. and therefore
they did not reject the application
summarily, but referred it to the civil
research committee. which exists for
the examination Of such questions.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
~Hipan,," Beloued Zoo Elephant,
Dies after Long Fight With Disease

She died yesterday morning and
an autopsy disclosed a severe case
of tuberculosis. The superintendent
of the Zoo says that this elepha MT
was probably not in healthy
condition when purcha sed.
The head of f1ipam was taken
for preservation by the National
Museum, where it will either be
mounted or the skull added TO the
museum collection.
There are now two elephants left
in the Zoo. one African and one
Summatran, The other Summatran
elephant, which has been penmate
of Hipam for more than five years,
is inconsolable today and just be-
ginning to realize the loss Of her
companion in captivity.
''She will remain very much up
set for good while now" said
DR.. William M. Mann, superintend-
ent of the Zoo. The loss of the
elephant is the most serious we
have had for some time
Evening star., 1925-06-27
KNOWING NOSE INSURED.
Perfume Smeller Values Sense at
$4,000.

NEW YORK. June 81 CP.-A $780,
600 nose from Oklahoma City is sniff
fing the airs of Manhattan, prelimi-
nary to the enjoyment of the tang of
sea breezes.
Mrs Blanche Cavitt. before leaving
home for a three e-month tour of Eu.
rope. had her sense of smell insured
for $4,000, at a cost of $400. She is
a specialist, able to detect the base of
complicated perfumes by the odor.
With her husband, r. c. Cavitt, she
sails July 4. Among other things, she
expects to have a sniff in Egypt at
perfume 5000 years old and to act as
judge at an exposition in Paris at
tended by perfumers from all over the
world
Evening star., 1925-06-27
MISS SUTHERLAND SUES.
FOR ACCIDENT IN PARK
Demands $4,000 Damages of Auto
Driver Who Collided With Her
Horse in Rock Creek.

Suit to recover $40, 900 damages was
filed today in the District Supreme
Court by Miss Katherine Sutherland,
daughter of Former Senator Souther-
land of West Virginia, against Silas
Jacobs. owner of an automobile which
collided with her as she was riding
horseback along the bridal path in
Rock Creek Park May last
Miss Sutherland was thrown from
her horse and sustained permanent
injuries, she states. Attorneys VIII
ton J. Lambert, Rudolph H. Yeatman
and Austin f. Garfield appear for the
plaintiff.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
Big MOuntainside
Continues Sliding
Into Gros Ventre
BY the Associated Press.

JACKSON, Wyo., June 27.-Oc-
casional small slides of dirt and
rock indicate that the great noun
tainside that plunged into the
waters Of the Gros Ventre River
last Wednesday has not yet firmly
settled into place, forest officials
said.
Eleven thousand acres Of patented
lands were cut off from irrigation
when the avalanche damned the
river, though forest officials have
expressed the opinion that in the
future the lake will serve as val
liable aid to irrigation projects.
Evening star., 1925-06-27

Secretary Of State Kellogg and
his neighbors on Nineteenth street
have been spared the disturb
ance" of passing busses. through
a decision yesterday of the Public
Utilities Commission, routing the
new Chevy Chase de luxe" busses
over Eighteenth street instead of
Nineteenth. as had been originally
proposed. r..
Secretary Kellogg. who recently
moved to Nineteenth street. regis
tered objection to having the big
buses running past his house and
the Utilities Commission appar-
entity compromised on the next
Evening star., 1925-06-27
MT. ARAFAT CLOUDBURST
KILLS MANY ARMENIANS
Thousands Homeless and Damage
Runs Into Millions From
Terrific Flood.
By the Associated Press.

ERIVAN, Armenia June 27.-Many
lives were lost, property was damaged
to the extent of millions of rubles and
a panic was caused among the popu-
lace of Erivan, by a terrific cloud
burst which descended from Mount
Ararat Yesterday.
Several rivers in the neishborhood
overflowed. inundating the country
and leaving thousands homeless.
Every building in the capital suf-
fered, but the headquarters of the
Armenian Red Cross and the Erivan
district bore the brunt of the damage.
The Near East Relief is assisting the
government in relieving the popula-
ton.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
Fireworks Sellers Fined.

Max Altman, grocer, 200 n street,
was fined $40 in Police Court today
Wv" the plea of guilty to selling fire.
works to boy under the age of 16.
4.s vas the first case of its kind
brought before the court this year.
Policeman N. E. Furr made the arrest.
Another man was arrested lately for
the same offense, but when it was
found out that he was sick abed, was
allowed to forfeit $40.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
WRECK YIELDS BODY.
Search Continues in Debris OF
Blasted Gillis Theater.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 27 @.-
With one body recovered from the
ruins of the Gillis Theater Building,
destroyed by explosions and fire
Thursday night, search was continued
today to determine If any more lives
had been lost. Fire officials said the
death toll probably would not reach
more than two or three. A fireman
was killed on the way to the 6re.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
BULGAR COURTS DRASTIC.
Mete Severe Sentences in Plan to
Stamp Out Communism.

SOFIA, Bulgaria. June 81 R.-l
Bulgaria's determination speedily to
crush Communism is shown by yer.
diets returned by three courts-martial
in the last "a hours.
Two provincial courts imposed IL
death penalties and 5 prison sen.
tences. A tribunal in Sofia sentenced
80 to various terms of Imprisonment
The prosecution had asked that Ii
of these defendants be sentenced to
death.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
Biggest Blockade Seizure.

The haul marked what is believed to
be the largest seizure made by a sin
gle Coast Guard vessel since the be-
ginning of the rum blockade along
American coasts several weeks ago.
All seven Of the captive boats were
towed into port here last night.
The seizure was made last Wednes-
day night, md the Saukee covered 200
miles to deliver the captive craft and
men to Mobile.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
New System viii Allow EId-
ridge to Have All Data
at Fingertips.
"PUNCH-CARD" PLAN
TO BE USED HEREAFTER
New Report Sheets Cover Every
Contingency Believed Possible
in Accidents.

Through a plan just worked out by
Traffic Director Eldridge, in co-opera-
ton with the Police Department.
every traffic accident occurring on
the streets of Washington will be
reported in detail to the traffic direc-
tor for tabulation and indeXing under
punch-card system.
In this way the traffic authorities
will have at their finger tips com
plete record of vehicular accidents for
study in determining corrective regu-
lations calculated to reduce the haz-
ards of personal injury and property
damage in the District.
The desk sergeant at each precinct
will be supplied with a printed report
sheet, covering every conceivable
angle of each wreck, collision or other
street mishap. from the number of
persons injured to the state of So
briefly Of the driver.
The report when received at the of.
fee Of Mr.. Eldridge will be coded nu.
mericany and indexed on the punch.
cards through the courtesy of Federal
tabulation experts. When the carding
is completed. it will be possible, for ex-
ample, for Director Eldridge to ascer-
tain at moments notice the exact
number of accidents occurring last
year due to defective brakes, or reck-
less driving, or speeding, or street OBJ.
structions. etc.
Will Ask LAG Questions.
A significant query which the police
will be requested to answer on the re.
port blank is whether the driver was
man or woman. Tabulation of the
results is expected to prove or disprove
the contention of many mere men
that woman drivers are the worst traf.
fic offenders.
A total of 146 questions regarding
each accident must be checked by the
police under the new system.
Drivers characteristics will cover
color, nationality, age and whether
they have been driving less than three
months, from three to six months,
from six to twelve months, from one
to two years or for more than two
years.
The police must specify whether a
colliding car struck pedestrian.
lamp-post, trolley pole. automobile,
horse-drawn vehicle. motor cycae, bi.
cycle, tree or other obstruction, u
whether the accident occurred in
broad daylight, dusk or darkness, and
whether the surface Of the street was
smooth, under repair or rough.
Inspector Shelby has promised the
full cooperation of the traffic police
in making out these reports.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
Route of PnrIOr Car Bus Line altered
Upon Protest of Secretary Kellogg

thoroughfare in considera ton of
the cabinet officers wishes.
The route to be followed by the
parlor-car line of the Capital
Traction Co. will begin at Chevy
Chase Circle, extend south on
Connecticut avenue. to kalorama
road. east to Eighteenth. south to
Massachusetts, avenue, east to
Seventeenth. south to I. east to
Thirteenth, south to E, east to
Union Station Plaza, south to
Delaware avenue, through the
Capitol grounds to B street and
New Jersey avenue southeast and
return over the same route.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
Brakeman Wins Hero Medal.
,ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, June 81
Homer B. Martz. a Baltimore and
Ohio brakeman, has been awarded a
bronze medal and the sum of $1,000
by the Carnegie Hero Commission for
saving the life of Mrs. Virginia Wae-
ner June l, 1924.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
CHINESE WARNED.
Manila Police Combat Indammatory
Propaganda.

MANILA, June II @.-Filipino
seamen are being recruited here, and
probably will be sent to China to take
places vacated by Chinese seamen.
The liner President Adams took on
Filipino crew here, replacing Chinese
who deserted at Hongkong.
The Manila police today warned
Chinese against the distribution and
posting of anti-foreign propaganda
The police specifically directed their
ban to death poster" which has
been widely circulated by striking
Chinese in China
Evening star., 1925-06-27
Approves Ell Paso Convention.

MEXICO CITY, June q R).-
President Gales has approved the
drawn up at the recent Ell
Paso conference. A special pleni-
will be designated to sign
the document on behalf of Mexico,
after which it will be sent to the
Senate for ratification
Evening star., 1925-06-27
Coolidge May Balk
At Friends Giuing
Hin, White Court
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 27.-A
Swampscott dispatch to today's
New York Times says that friends
of President Coolidge have pledged
$125,000 to buy White Court for
him.
Informed of their plans, the
President. the dispatch says, re-
marked:
II might not like It,"
In case the President does not
accept the gift, the dispatch con-
tinues. it is probable that he will
not oppose Congress making an APP
preparation for Summer White
House