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Evening star., 1925-10-14
HOLDS CIVIC PRIDE
NEEDED IN CAPITAL
Convention Bureau Head Says Cos
mopolitan Population Must
Learn to Cooperate.

Urging that the residents of Wash
ington boost their city with as much
enthusiasm as they boost their ball
team. G. T.. LaNigne. executive di-
rector of the Washington Convention
Bureau. in an address before the Ad-
vertisinG Club at the City Club yes
terday declared the attractions of the
city must he sold to Washingto-
mans first
Pointing out that the National Capi-
ia! is composed of people from every
State in the Union, Mr.. LaNigne
stressed the necessity of impressing
those residents with civic pride and
consciousness of the superiority of
their city.
The speaker predicted that if the
various orsaniZa tions and the citizens
would cooperate. the city would have
no difficulty in reaching 1000. 900
population. Mr.. LaVigne outlined
the work of his bureau in getting
conventions, and also in gathering
data to disprove erroneous impress
sions about the city, such as the heat
here, the hotel and restaurant prices.
etc.
He highly praised the activity
chosen by the Advertising Club for
this year-namely, that of Selling
Washington to Washingtonians''-a nd
offered the facilities of the Conven-
tion Bureau to the club for the
furtherance of its undertaking.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
RED CROSS RELIEF
WORK SETS MARK
Rehabilitation of Towns Hit
by Tornado Described at
National Meeting.
by the Associated Press.


ST. LOUIS. Mo. October 14-Dis
aster relief work Of the American Red
Cross reached its height Of achieve
ment Immediately after the tornado
that swept Missouri, Illinois and In
diana last March is.
So declared several speakers at the
nrga niZation's fifth annual conven-
tion, which is in its third day here.
The convention will close tomorrow.
William Fortune. head of the In
annapolis Red Cross Chapter. said
when the reha bilitation work which
+. is still under way. is completed the
result will he record surprising
anything Of it's kind ever done. The
work was also described as ''SiGniti-
cant in the history of social service
hy Earl Fitzpatrick, who "A ssisted in
directing relief work in the devastated
area. and 10y William +. Dawes. head
of Chicago committee which sur
veyed the loss.
I'm six months said Fitzpatrick
"half a dozen towns, almost wiped
ont by the tornado. have been re-
stored. some so per cent and some 100
per cent The speed with which they
have been restored is the remarka BILE
feature of the rehabilitation pro
gram.
Pointing out that the Red Cross is
not linked with politics OF partisan
organizations. Dawes. who is a cousin
Of Vice President Dawes. remarked
Ill is growing in the confidence of
the people and is one organization
that can undertake great national
relief"
Melville f.. Stone. formerly head of
the Associated Press. who had been
scheduled To speak last night, was
i'll and did not appear.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
MRS. BUDLONG WINS
RIGHT TO USE HOME
Court Denies Oil Man Writ to Eject
Wife From the Reef at
Newport.
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE. Il. L.. October IA
Mrs. Jessie Margaret Budlong won a
point in her long legal battle with her
husband, Milton J. Budlong, vice pres
ident of the North Central Texas OIL
Co.. when Judge Hugh s. Baker in the
Superior Court here yesterday denied
Mr.. Budlong's petition for a prelim-
mary injunction which would prevent
her from trespa Ssins on his Newport
estate, the Reef. and from interfering
with. molesting or otherwise annoy
ing him.
The suit established Il precedent in
that Mr.. Budlong sought what would
amount to a legal separation through
injunction proceedings. but Judge
Baker held that Mr.. Budlong has the
choice of going into the divorce court
or of abiding by the annoyance of
which he complains
The Budlongs' marital differences
date back 10 November /. 1923. when
| Mr.. Budlonc posted" his wife in n
| Newport newspaper. The case at.
tracted much attention some time ago
when Mrs. BudlonG charged she was
being held prisoner i'll her husband $
! New York apartment. For several
| DAYS she went without food. commune
eating with the outside world by writ
| ing notes which she tossed from the
eleventh floor in her husbands shirts
! Until yesterdays proceedings Mrs
! Budlong has failed to win one of the
court cases fought between her and
her husband. Two previous court de
cisions refused her petition for sepa
rate support. Custody of two minor
children was awarded Mr.. Budlong
| on August 27 last. Mrs. Budlons went
| to her husbands home In Newport
! nd refused to leave.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
MRS. TOTTEN WINS
IN DIVORCE FIGHT
Given Partial Decree and Custody
of Four-D. C. Lawyers
Bill Dismissed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to the star.
BALTIMORE. October l4-F. Howe
Totten. Washington real estate oper-
ator, lost his fight to divorce his
wife. Mrs. Priscilla Stearns Totten.
He charged infdelity.
The decision was handed down late
yesterday by Judge Walter w. Pres
ton Of the Baltimore County Circuit
Court. who has had the case under
advisement for more than two weeks
She was granted partial divorce on
grounds of desertion and awarded the
custody of their four minor children
Totten's cross bill, filed after his
wife asked for separate maintenance
was dismissed. The Judge did not
set the amount of alimony to be paid.
This is 10 be determined later. In
his decision Judge Preston said:
My conclusion, after hearing all
the testimony in the case and going.
over the record. is that the husban nd
has failed to substantiate his charge
of misconduct on the part of his wife,
and the decision must, therefore, be
in her favor"
The court pointed out that under
the rulings of the higher courts in
Maryland a husbands unsupported
testimony carries no weight in di-
vorce suit
Evening star., 1925-10-14
COLLEGE STUDENT
ACE AVERAGE 70
Examination Fails to Cor
r0b0rate Belief Freshmen
of Today Are Young.
BY the Associated Press,

by Ihe ASspClateG Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, October IA
The popular assumption that students
are entering college at an earlier age
than did their fathers and grand
fathers is not corroborated by the re-
suits of an investigation extended over
IA period of 100 years of the age of
matriculation in the College of Villa m
and Mary.
The investigation disclosed that the
average age of the man students en-
rolled in the college at present is 20
years and months. whereas the aver
age age of the students attending the
ancient college during the period from
1926 to 1890 was revealed to be II
years and 8 months.
Thus so far as the records of one
particular institution is concerned,
students are at least chronolOgically
older than they were two or three
generations ago.
Seven students. the Youngest regis
tered for the current session. record
their age as l6. In the period approx
imately 100 years ago a number of
students were matriculated at the
age of l3. one of whom was Eradu-
ated at the age of Is. Two students.
who subsequently became Presidents
of the United States, Thomas Jeffer-
son and James Monroe. entered the
college of William and Mary at the
aSe of 1G. John Marshall, distin-
guished juriSt. was not able to enter
until after the Revolution, at which
time he was 2f and a captain in the
Colonial Army.
An examination into the age of the
woman students enrolled at the col
lege over Il period of six years, shows
substantially no change, the college
having become educational only a
few years ago. An interesting com
mentary is furnished in the fact that
Of the 400 woman students at the
college at present. 20 declined to indi.
their
Evening star., 1925-10-14
i. S. National Anthem ON Radio Leads
French Troops to Victory in Damascus
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. GAINESVILLE, Ohio, October
IA cablegram received here yester-
day described how strains OF The
Star Spangled Banner" radioca st
from a Pittsburgh station. inspired
several hundred surrounded French
soldiers. ready to surrender, to stage
Il surprise attack against several
thousand TURKS and fight their way
TO victory.
The cablegram. dated Damascus.
about so miles from the battle, was
addressed to Charles Amein, leader of
the Syrian colony here.
The French had been sent Satur'
day to capture a detachment of Turks
which has massacred a number of
women and children after they had
captured the town of Sydies, the ca
blegram stated. They fought their
way to fortress in the town before
they realized the Turks had mustered
Evening star., 1925-10-14

a vastly superior force. Having no
supplies. the French officers decided
they would have to surrender.
As the detected soldiers reclined on
the floor, the strains of the American
national anthem. received over their
battered radio set. filled their be
sieged castle. Those who understood
English translated the words.
''Why not fight it OUT explained
one of the soldiers. IF we surrender
We'll be murdered anyway
His listeners cheered. The officer:
heartened by the enthusiasm. agreed
to lead the attack. AS the Frenchmen
emerged they found their foes camped
about the fortress. Their attack was
so sudden and savage. however. that
the Turks became demoralized. Hun
dreds fled in the darkness. Setting
fire to their enemy's equipment, the
French fought in the Pickering light
until not a foeman remained.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
STRIKING MINERS PREFER
IDLENESS TO "ODD JOBS"
Anthracite Workers Find Rate of
Pay in Other Lines of Industry
Unsatisfactory.
Ry the Associated Press


SCRANTON, Pa, October 14-An-
thracite coal miners who quit work
September are returning from farms.
where they had temporary employ
ment. Harvesting is over and there
is no longer much demand for extra
labor. Thousa nds Of coal diggers aid
ed farmers in gathering their late
crops, in which women and children
usually assist when the collieries are
going.
Many miners who went to other sec
tons of the State and country to work
during the suspension are coming
back. Some claim that wages paid
were not up to what they had expect
ed and that after meeting expenses of
living they had little or nothing to
send their families. They concluded
that they might as we'll be at home
earning nothing or doing what odd
jobs they could find.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
Commander Byrd,
MacMillan's Aide.
Back From Arctic

Lieut.. Comdr. Richard f.. Byrd, jr..
who comma nded the naval section of
the Macmillan Arctic expedition. ar
rived in Washington yesterday and re-
ported to Secretary Wilbur. who con
graduated him upon his work.
Expressing qualification that the
naval personnel had returned safe and
we'll. Mr.. Wilbur said to him:
You, at least. did what | told you
to- Got back safe and sound
Comdr. Byrd was ordered here i'm
medately on his return to the United
States so that he could appear before
the President Air Board. No date
had been set for his appear nee by
the board. The rest of the officers
and men with the expedition remained
with the steamer Peary.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
KILLS HIS DAUGHTER.
|CUTS HIS OWN THROAT
Failing to Annul Wedding He 0p.
posed. Carolina Father Shoots
Girl Through Head.
BY the Associated Press.


McCOLL. s. c., October l4-Be-
cause he objected to her marriage. Al
fred Wright yesterday fired two bull
lets through the head of his daughter
Annie Mae, killing her instantly. and
then cut his own throat with pocket
knife. He is now in the McColl Hos
pital, where little hope is held out for
his recovery.
Wright's daughter was married last
week in Dillon. s. g.. to Bennie Hard
son. Her father objected To the mar.
riace and attempted to have ii an
nulled. The couple had lived togeth-
er until Monday. when a hearing was
held before Mayor :. r. Tatum who
upheld the marriage.
After the trial the girl went to the
home of her father. Yesterday while
she was sitting at a sewing machine
Wright walked up behind her. fired
twice into her head and. running
from the house, cut his own throat
Evening star., 1925-10-14
ASKS WORLD COURT ACT
IN RACE MINORITY ROWS
Interparliamentary Union Closes
Conference in Ottawa With
Adoption of Resolution.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, October l4.-The work
of the twenty third conference Of the
Intcrparliamentary Union was con-
cluded last night after the adoption
of a resolution favoring reference OF
questions affecting racial minorities
to the Court of International Justice.
The ma jority of the British delegates
declined to vote. The other British
delegates voted in favor of the reso-
luton.
The resolution favors the appoint
ment of commissions of ma jority and
minority representatives in each
country where there is friction for
the purpose of suggesting solutions
but in such cases as are referred to
the league. the disputes are left To
the World Court.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
Czech Debt Pact
Signed by Mellon
And DIR. Pospisil

The agreement for funding CZecho-
SloVakia's debt to the United States
( was signed yesterday afternoon by
Chairman Mellon OF the Americas
Debt Commission and DR.. Nilem Pos
pisil Of the CZechosloVakian commits
sion. The agreement has the approval
of President Coolidge and now goes to
Congress. AS it is similar in terms to
other agreements already ratified by
Congress. no difficulty is expected in
obtaining congressional approval.
Under the agreement the little re-
public will pay off the principal of
Sll5.oOo. 600 as of June. 1925. at the
rate of S3,o0o.00o annually for Is years.
after which the amount will increase
20 approximately $4,000 900.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
AMES' BODY CREMATED.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, October IA
funeral services We're
held here late yesterday for Air Mail
Pilot Charles H. Ames, who was killed
IL days ago when his plane crashed
into the side of Mount Nittany. near
Bellefonte. Pa, following services by
a Masonic Lodge. of which he was a
member. his body was cremated, and
the ashes taken to his former home.
Jackson. Mich. by his brother, Paul
AmeS of Washington, d. G..
Evening star., 1925-10-14
PROBLEM FACES RUSSIA.
u. S. Constitution Drafted Under
Similar Conditions.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, October H.
The drafting of the American Consti
tuition solved for this infant Nation
in 1856 problem in government much
wood Of Chicago, president of the
American Constitution Association
told the Indiana Society of Daughters
of the American Revolution last night
No more are there two sides. AT
wood said. to the question of whether
the Constitution provides Il representa-
tive system of government than there
are TWO sides to the law of gravity.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
ACTRESS FATHER FOUND.
Charles Appel, Accused of Larceny
Located in Germany.

CHICAGO. October IA LP.-Charles
Appel, former manager of the North
Side Turner Hall and father of Lila
Lee, film actress. who disappeared
after being indicted on charges of lar
ceny and embeZZlement. has been To-
Gated in Dresden. Germany
Requests have been snlade of the
State Department to arrange with the
German government for his return.
The charges against Appel We're
said at the time of his indictment to
involve approximately $3.50, 900.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
Presbyterian Synod Elects Head.

CLEARWATER, Fla, October IA
lP-Melton Clark of Columbia Theo-
logical Seminary was chosen modera-
tor of the Synod of Florida Presby-
terian Church at the opening ses-
sion here last night.
DIR. Clark succeeds Judge T. r. West
Of Tallahassee, who was unable to at
tend the convention. The opening
sermon was delivered by DR.. ]. Ross
Lynn. president of Thornwell Orphan
eye, Clinton, S. Z.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
Midwest Not Worrying.
nm the Indisnapolis News

The Middle West has long since
found out that the way to escape the
distress incident to biennial anthra-
cite coal strike Is to use soft coal,
coke OF OIL
Evening star., 1925-10-14

The London County Council ar
ranged recently to start three special
centcrs where girls will be taught to
cook.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
Dine While You Ride.
Quincy whig-Journal.

From tn, Quincy whig-Journal.
Still. If you slow down to enjoy the
scenery. passing cars will make you
eat it.
Evening star., 1925-10-14
NEWS PIRATING BANNED.
Seattle Paper Gets Restrainer
Against Series Report Theft.

SEATTLE, Wash, October IA CP)
Superior Judge Paul signed an or
der Yesterday further restraining Sid
ney 7. Hausman from pirating news
from an automatic base ball player
board of the Seattle Times and using
for profit information broadcast by
the paper. The Times obtained a
temporary injunction against Haus-
man Thursday and hearing on per-
manency will be held today.
Evening star., 1925-10-14

Question ten men and nine of them
will tell you that they don't get half
If what they are entitled to in the
world, says the Office Boy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
BALL MINES
WILL COLLIDE SUNDAY

Baseball bridges washed out by The
steady rain Of last Sunday have been
thoroughly repaired. and it is official
ly reported that the I.-G. y. Sunshinr
Specials and Southern Pacific VIII
pull off their great match race at
Block Stadium SUI day afternoon.
They will meet in q double header.
starting at . o'clock. with the unof-
fetal railroad baseball championship
Of Texas at stake. The crack Sunset,
are undisputed champions Of tt
Southern Pacific system in Texas and
Louisiana. The Sunshine Special,
have amassed brilliant record
against local amateur and semi-pr1
clubs.
Over 200 partisan fans were In the
grandstand when the games were post
poned last Sunday. but with n clear
day il is anticipated that several times
that number will witness this Sun
days dOuble-header. Tom Hood Of the
Sunsets will fling the first ball from
the pitchers box. and A. X. Fox Of
the Specials will attempt 10 trap il IN
the neighborhood OF home plate.
Eddie Mueller. s.0cky liftle right
handler and ace of the Sunset mount
staff. will hurl the opener for hi
team. with Woods working the second
affair. Lindsey aid Mosel will toss
them up for the Specials.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
bluffs DRAFT THREE
FROM BUSH LEAGUES

HOUSTON, Tex, Oct. 2S.-Hous-
ton baseball club owners have re-
sorted To the drust in an effort to
strengthen the Bluffs and TO provide
requirements for athletes who were
sold this year. Claims have been Of
ficially filed on four Class Il ath-
letcs and one who operates in Class
d.
Three Of the five drafts will bear
fruit. One of the other two was dis
allowed by lot, another club having
asked for the same man. In the other
case a technical error has spoiled the
plan.
The three men who have been Sc
cured by draft and Mt the price of
$500 each are: Lahaie. pitcher,
who was with the Bay City club of
the Michigan-On League; Viii
liam Coggan, a pircher from the Lon
don club of the same circuit; Vigare,
n third-baseman from the Charlotte
club Of the South Atlantic League.
A draft was filed on j. w. Jones,
q Spartanburg outfielder. This was
disallowed by lot. Still another draft
was filed on Pitcher Mohady who was
supposed to be the property of the
Salisbury club Of the Eastern Shore
League. Secretary Farrell has wired
the local club owners that Mahady
was not Salisbury property. 1t was a
matter of the Buzz owners getting n
wrong steer, otherwise the proper club
would have been named.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
STATE AND BAREFOOT
/ AMONG WINNERS IN
BASEBALL GOLF PLAY

Los ANGELES, Oct. 2S.-H0-
Arnold Statz, looked upon as favor
ito to win the professional baseball
players second annual golf tourna-
ment, was forced to extend himself
yesterday to keep from Jeing climi-
mated in the first round of match
play. He finally won, one up, from
Jess Orndorff, who years ago played
with the Los Angeles Pacific Coast
League club.
Clyde Barfoot. leading Coast League
pitcher last season. defeated Frank De
loot, who tied for the medal score,
one up.
Art Shafer, former New York Giant,
defeated RUDE Ellis, also former big
Lacquer. one up.
Frank Pop) Dillon, former mana
ger Of the Los Angeles club, defeated
Fuller Thompson, who tied for medal
score, four and three.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
HAGEN WTHDPAWS
FROM COAST MEET

CHICAGO. Oct. 2S-(R)-Walter
Hagen. professional golf champion. to-
day announced he would be unable to
compete in the Los Angeles open tour
nament in January but that arrange
mcnts would soon be made. he hoped.
for 4 72-hOlc contest with Bobby Jones
Of Atlanta. national amateur cham
pion. The former British and Ameri-
can title-holder has just returned from
a hunting trip in the Canadian north
west. where ne scored close to par on
the duck ponds by bagging 80 ducks
with JOG shells.
Hagen will place in the open tourna-
mcnt in November at Princess Anne
country club at Norfolk. Va, and in
the fall meet at Pinehurst, before
comforting with Jones about their con-
test. 1t is probable that this struggle
Of the premier linksmen will be played
at Pasadena and Sarasota. Fla.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
MICHIGAN PLANNING
ITS OWN NAVY DAY

CHICAGO, Oct. %. - National
Navy Day has passed into history. but
Michigan University is planning a
Navy Day OF its own with the foot
ball proves Of the nations potential
Gdmirals under consideration.
Wolverines and Middies are unle-
feated. though the Middies tied, 1910.
with Princeton. Alan Shapley. one Of
the best backs of the East. was th5
star of this game. just as Benny
Friedman. the Wolverine quarter, add
ed 10 his fame in winning the Illinois
game. 3 TO 0.
That the clash in Ann Arbor Satut
day may develop into a duel for in
dividual honors between Shapley and
Friedman is indicated in their respcc-
tive practice. Coach Yost is stressins
aerial tactics, and Friedman is polish
ing his accurate forward passing and
catching.
Red Grange and company finish
their preparation today for their in
rasion Of the East, which starts 20
morrow.
Two special trains bearing 800 root
ers and the famous Illinois 1j0-piecc
band. will accompany the team to the
game with Penn.
Notre Dame also starts tomorrow
toward Atlanta 10 meet Georgia Tech.
OF the regulars. Jim McMullen is out
OF the game with a bad shoulder and
Rigali, right end, has a bad leg that
may keep him from active participa-
ton. Both may be saved for next
weeks game with Penn.
The Wisconsin Badgers making
ready for their visit to Minneapolis
Saturday, need snow-shoes for outdoor
practice. Despite the icy field, they
are working outdoors, for similar con
ditions are forecast for the meeting
with Minnesota. Weather conditions
likewise affect the Gophers' work.
light scrimmage and signal drills be-
ing the practice program.
The coming Hoosier invasion Of Chi
cago that brings Purdue to STAG
Field and Indiana to Northwestern.
is inspiring the MaroOns and Purple
TO redoubled efforts. Northwestern
seeks new ends to replace Seidel AMI
Fisher, regular wing mon, hurt in The
Tulane game.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
COLONIES PROLONG
SERIES, CAPTURING
SANDLOT CONTEST

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2S.--Thc
Louisville Colonies prolonged the post
season baseball series with the San
Francisco Seals yesterday by captur-
credit TO any sandlOt, IL TO o. The
series now stands four victories for
the Coast League champions and two
for the Colonies Of the American As
ISOLATION.
Twcnty-seven hits, 16 by the losers
made the afternoon n miserable ono
for eight pitchers-Williams, Griffin,
McWccny, Crockett and Mitchell for
the Seals, and DeBcrry. Koob and
Wilkinson for the Colonies. Wilkin-
son got a shaky start after replacing
Koob but settled down and saved the
game.