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Evening star., 1925-11-14
new SENATOR NAMED
BY GOVERNOR SORLIE
G. P. Nye, 33 Years Old, Publisher,
Gets Ladd's Post-May
Not Be Seated.
By the Associated Press.


BISMARCK, n. Oak, November IA.
Gerald 2. Nye. 33 years old, publisher
of the Griggs County Sentinel-Courier
at Cooperstown, n. Oak, today was ap-
pointed by Gov. A. G.. Sorlie to fill the
vacancy in the United States Senate
caused by the death of the late E. f.
Ladd.
The appointment came as a surprise
to political observers here, In view of
the executives previous Indication
that he would not appoint any one.
and his action last week IN calling q
special election for next June to fill
the vacancy.
The special election proclamation
will stand, Gov. Sorlie said, and Nye,
If seated by the Senate, will serve
only until the results of the special
election become known, unless he Is
elected to fill the vacancy.
The Senate in the past has refused
to seat an appointee to the Senate to
fill a vacancy when the State Legts-
lature has failed specifically to give
the governor power to fill Senate va
cancies since the adoption OF the con-
stitutional amendment providing Tor
the direct election of Senators. North
Dakota so far has passed no law CIV
=, ing this authorization. Several years
ago the Governor Of Alabama sent
to the Senate the appointment OF a
newspaper publisher named Glass to
fill a, vacancy, and he was not seated,
on the ground that the State Legisla-
ture had not acted In this matter.
Evening star., 1925-11-14
TOMBSTONE THEFT
ISLA|D TO LOVERS
Two Held. Third Sought.
Accused of Taking Stone to
Mark Grave of Sweetheart.

The story of strange romance was
unfolded in novelist form In Police
Court today, when two men were ar
raigned before Judge Mcmahon on a
charge of grand larceny. Several
years ago. 1t is alleged. these two men.
with the assistance of a third for
whom the police are still searching
removed from the monumental works
of G. l.. Steadman, at Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east. 4 tombstone to mark the grave
Of the girl whom all three had courted
before death
The men who appeared before
Judge Mcmahon TO answer the charge
of the theft are Harry Thomas and
Sylvester Passagni. Both waived a
preliminary hearing and are held un-
der bonds of $500 each to await the
action Of the grand jury. a warrant
has been issued for third, accused
of having been implicated in the dis
appearance of the tombstone.
BY waving the preliminary hear
ing the men did not have the oppor-
tunity to relate the details of the un-
usual story, but the police declare
that when death won the girl from
them, the tria decided to place a suit
hDIe marker dl iltT gIdNt
sufficient funds to purchase an e8-
pensive tombstone, it Is charged. the
ment went to the stonecutter's yards
and with the aid OF truck carted
away a S210 monument, and placed II
over the grave in Mt. Olivet Gene
terry.
Fearing discovery, however. the po
lice say that the men demolished
their tribute, collected the. fragments
and drove back TO the city, where,
under the cover of darkness, they
buried them in the back yard Of the
unapprehended defendant.
The theft was reported in October,
1923. The police have worked on the
case ever since, and only last week
were they able to discover clue
which led to the arrest of Thomas and
Passagni and, the establishment of the
identity Of the missing member of the
trio. The arrests were made by 0. r.
Sanders and Frank Farney, both OF
the fifth precinct, and II. NJ. Hilldrup
of the ninth precinct.
Truth is stranger than fiction,
remarked the officers as they com
pleted relating the rare story.
Evening star., 1925-11-14
STILL EXPLODES In RAIDERS
FACE AS HE HITS WRONG 'GADCET
Lieut.. Davis, Expert Confiscaton, Proves Most
Inefficient in Operating Rum Apparatus.
Wounds Are Slight-Teach Lesson

ing, Lieut.. Davis sidled over TO what
he could scarcely believe could be, but
which undoubtedly was, nothing other
than a still. From the pictures Of
such things II was easily recognizable.
1t had steam. coils. a familiar odor
and everything.
Lieut.. Davis eyes drank in every
little detail as his men Joined him. The
trio examined a jigGer here, tested q
little gadget on the boiler and tinkered
with a thingamabob there. In the
midst Of the inspection there was a
terrific explosion.
After having parts of the still and
its contents removed from his face
and eyes at Casualty Hospital. the
lieutenant returned and called of
further inspection of the apparatus
until the thing could be tied down and
gotten under control at the station
house. This was done. Two prisoners
Joseph o. Jentile and Carmelo Mass
GRO, being taken alopg also, to say
nothing of three cases of allegetd Whis-
ky and 300 gallons OF mash.
Lieut.. Davis today was reported as
having decided to advise his men
against too thorough an examination
Of confiscated distilling paraphernalia,
confident now that he can tell them
about all there is to know concerning
them and their ways
Evening star., 1925-11-14

1t may or may not have been Po-
lice Lieut.. o. 7. Davis first sight of
an honest-to-goodnesS still, but any
way, when he discovered one of them
in actual operation last midnight in
Schotts alley northeast, his curiosity
TO see just how the strange contrap-
ton worked got him into distressing
trouble.
1t appears that Lieut. Davis. who is
we'll known dry raider and bootleg
ging authority, often had heard of stills
in connection with his official duties
and had always nursed an inordinate
desire to know more about them.
His wishes were on a fair way to
being realized last night when he
set out with officers John Scirola
and L. L. Thompson of the ninth
precinct prohibition enforcement
squad, to trace down highly illegal
aroma lowering In the vicinity of the
aforesaid alley.
Armed with the necessary search
warrant and almost overcome with
eager anticipation, the lieutenant and
his men shifted their way to the door
of 1o6 SChottS alley and swooped down
on the premises, considered the Gus
tomary thing to do in such ca ses.
While Officers Sirola and Thompson
proceeded to their business OF swoop-
Evening star., 1925-11-14
j. s. EXPERTSDENY
SOFT COAL MENACE
Declare Use of Bituminous
Far Less Hazardous Than
Burning Hard.

Neither competent statistics nor eX
pert engineers at the United States
Bureau of Mines here substantiate a
warning issued by John l.. Lewis.
president of the United Mine Workers
Of America, that thousands Of Ameri-
can families in homes equipped with
heating plants built to burn anthracite
coal will run a risk of wholesale as
phyxiation" II they attempt to use
bituminous coal as Il substitute.
on the other hand, after carefully
consulting unbiased statistics, officials
at the Bureau of Mines estimated that
the danger of suffocation from bi
luminous gases is just about sixth
as acute as the menace of the deadly
carbon monoXide gases that are
thrown off by anthracite coal. AT least
II was said, bituulinous gas gives am.
pie warning of its presence. whereas
carbon monoxide kills first.
Expert Hits Warning.
r II. kudlich, assistant chief
mechanical engineer of the Bureau
of Mines. bluntly charged after read
ing extracts from Mr.. Lewis warn
ing that he had resorted to propa :
ganda to frighten the public from
the use of soft coal. Mr. kudlich
said he burns bituminous coal in
his own home by preference and
added that If choice of fuels depend
ed solely upon a question of safety,
the bituminous varieties would win
in a walk"
"A man called up the bureau the
other day and complained that he
could smell gas from the bituminous
coal he had just started to burn" ;"
said Mr.. kudlich. Mr.. Q. p. Hood,
the chief mechanical engineer, hap
pened to get the phone. He asked
the person at the other end a few
questions and learned that he had a
hot-air plant, with which II is far
easier for any smoke or dust to reach
the living quarters, of course"
Soft Coal Gives Warning.
After learning all of the facts, Mr..
Hood replied: Well. you don't know
how lucky you are. You would have
gotten gas Just the same with an
thracfte coal, but it would have been
carbon monoxide. You can't smell
that gas and it might have killed YOU
before you knew 1t. At least the
bituminouS gas warned YOU II was
coming and now you can check II
before any harm Is done Then Mr..
Hood told him how to stop the smoke
and gas.
That just about sums up the situa
ton generally. Out west bituminous
is burned almost exclusively. In fact
only about one-sixth of the public
uses anthracite coal and I am safe In
saying that there are more deaths
among that sixth from carbon
monoxide than there are among the
other flve-sixths from suffocation. Il
Is little short of ridiculous to say that
soft coal is more dangerous than an
thracite."
Methane Is Not Poisonous.
The gas that bituminous coal eives
on Is known as methane gas It is
not poisonous in the least, is extreme
ly odoriferous and requires an ex
tremely dense concentration before II
can produce suffocation. If a family
were to sleep in a room without any
open window and, from lack of know
Ing how TO arrange the dampers q
large amount of gas were to accunr1
late, suffocation might result, it was
said.
Carbon monoxide is we'll known tr
Continued on Page ., Column ~
Evening star., 1925-11-14
SACRAMENTAL WINE
RESTRICTION PLANNED
Study Of Distribution Being Made
and New Rules Will Be
Drafted.

The Treasury Department is max
ing an exhaustive study of the pres.
ent regulation regarding the manu-
facture. distribution and consumption
of sacramental wine. and within a few
days WILL draft new regulations,
which, in all probability. Will sharply
restrict the amount available.
No decision has been reached as
yet concerning details of the new regu-
lation. 1t was believed, however, that
among them would be some change
In the present method Of distribution
to members of the Jewish faith.
Assistant Secretary Of Treasury
Andrews has been In conference for
several days with prominent Jews
Of both the orthodox and reform con.
gregations.
While the general attitude of off.
cials seems to be to grant wine, con.
sidered by Jews as necessary in the
observance of their sacred rites and
ceremonies, there also were indica.
tions that serious changes may be
made in the regulations to prevent
leakage Of sacramental wine into
channels where 1t is used for purely
beverage purposes.
Evening star., 1925-11-14
HOPE PE|SABAND0NED
FOR 68 MEN ON MI
Fate of Crew SeaIed-BuriaI
Service Is Planned for
Tomorrow.
Rr the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, November 14.-"The ad-
miralty deeply regret that they can no
longer hold out any hope that the
crew of the MI still survive.
The circumstances in which the
submarine disappeared leave room
for no doubt that your son (or hus-
band) has lost his life with the rest of
the crew"
This brief official announcement this
morning was taken as definitely seal
ing the fate of the 6s officers and
men entombed in the monitor-su
marine which disappeared off the
Devonshire coast during Thursday 8
maneuyerS.
Night Vigil Kept
Throughout the night the fleet of
searching ships kept vigil on the
spot where the Nj is believed to lie
on the rocky, treacherous bottom, at
a depth of 240 feet.
Early this morning four mine
sweepers resumed their dragging In
an effort to make contact with the
submarine. The parent ship Maid.
stone also Joined the searchers with
her secret magnetic rejecting ap-
paratus, enabling the distance and
direction of a magnetic object to be
traced.
Salvage vessels. with lifting ap-
paratus, are on the spot, indicating
the intention of the authorities to
| raise the big submarine. but they
admit 1t would be an almost hopeless
task to try to bring her up from such
| a great depth.
Burial Service Tomorrow.
1t Is understood that next week Ad-
mtral Sir Henry Oliver, commander
| of the home fleet, will steam out with
all his ships in line TO offer a last
salute to the victims. A burial seiv-
| ice will be held on the spot tomorrow
| and q. memorial service in the tiny
| church at the Portland dockyard.
Admiralty officials are still as much
| in the dark as ever regarding the
| cause of the disaster. Reports from
officers of the maneuvering fleet who
| saw the MI take the fatal plunge are
too indefinite and speculative to fur
| nish an explanation.
The absence of oil on the water in
| the vicinity where the MI submerged
suggests to some of the admiralty Off
cials that the vessel was sound at the
time she went down, and this fact
encouraged some hope that the crew
/ might be repairing an internal injury
and that the submarine ultimately
! would come to the surface. The lapse
| of time since the MI went beneath
the water, however. now has removed
any such hope.
Special Diving Suit.
The question whether the subma.
rine, If 1t Is found. can be reached
by divers, remains an open one, but
an attempt certainly will be made If
| the position Of the craft IS located.
The Westminster Gazette says when
| it was believed yesterday that the
submarine had been located at a
depth of 2S fathoms the admiralty
sent a fast warship to Germany to
fetch q special deep-sea diving suit.
King George and the Prince Of
Wales last night sent messages to
the admiralty expressing grief and
sympathy over the disaster.
Two men were killed and four
| wounded by an explosion on the
| French submarine Nereide yesterday.
The submarine was towed in to
! Toulon Harbor.
Evening star., 1925-11-14
Church Organ Disgorges Swarm of Bees,
80 Pounds of Honey and 3 Umbrellas

Of Steeple Barton clearly distinguished
between various musical compositions,
greatly preferring to add their hum
ming contribution to bright and lively
tunes. The honey obtained is Of a
very superior quality.
The presence OF umbrellas in the
melodious bowels Of church organs Is
a continuous silent annoyance to the
English users and clergy. and can
only be effectually prevented by hav-
ing the organ pipes open downward
instead of up. No one has yet been
apprehended in the act Of inserting
his umbrella in the organ. an act
which would probably come under the
jurisdiction OF the Court Of Arches.
but as a number of the umbrellas
found are Of the curved variety not
easy to drop accidentally it seems
probable they are inserted. in a world
y and malicious spirit,
Evening star., 1925-11-14
CHANGE IN FRENCH
ENJOYS DROPPED
PainIeve to Keep Daeschner
Here-Seeks Another Way
to Aid Debt.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, November LIE Jour.
nal today says American Ambas-
sador Herrick is reported to have
submitted to Premier Painlcye new
debtfunding proposals "much more
favorable than the last"
Pourparlers are proceeding, the
paper adds.
BY the Associated Press
PARIS, November 14-Premier
Painleve and Foreign Minister BRAND
are anxious to reopen the debt Conver-
sation with Washington, but they are
greatly in doubt as to how this could
tactfully and effectively be done The
question IS being examined with ut.
most care by the responsible officials
Of the finance ministry and the for
eign office.
The intention was to send Senator
Berenger to Washington in place of
Ambassador Daeschner. This plan
has not been wholly given up, but in
stead Of replacing Daeschner the idea
is that Senator Berenger might be
sent as a special ambassador It is
understood, however, that he does not
agree with this; his wish is to be am
bassador.
NJ. Daeschner, it now is said at the
foreign office, will not be recalled, or,
| If so, not at an early date. Nine.
Daeschner, who has been in France.
is preparing to return to Washington
almost Immediately.
Rome Is Jubilant.
ROME, November IA P)-Count
Volpi's debt-funding success at Wash
ington is "a victory for the Fascist
regime. and will rapidly produce in.
calculable benefits for Italy" declares
the extreme Fascist newspaper, LIN
perO. today.
This is the keynote of the jubilant
comment in the morning journals, all
of which assert that the debt settle
ment proves the ability of the Fascist
statesmen, and confirms the conf
dence in Mussolini's regime.
I'VE await fervently and enthusias-
tically the acceleration of the nation S
vital rhythm" LImpero continues.
THE nation found, with Mussolini. its
powerful heart. Today it is in a posi-
ton to be able to follow up and en-
Joy IT'S formidable work"
The newspaper asserts that the
Washington agreement is slap in
the face of the "envious enemies" at
home and abroad. who ridiculed the
tendency of the Fascist to rejoice in
their possession of unlimited faith in
Mussolini and his regime
IT is also a triumph over the sterile
policy of former Finance Minister
Stefani, who sought to achieve a bal
anced budget at any cost without TAX
ing into account the more important
need for development of the national
riches.
The paper pays tribute TO Count
Volpi, but points out that the success
also resulted from Mussolinis intran-
sigeant and victorious action. FEEDER
zoni's and Roccos laws, Italy's gi-
gantic will to follow up the victory,
and Our races fecundity and saga
city
Evening star., 1925-11-14
Senate to Get Report on Aviator
Dismissed for Alleged Lie About Exploit

story soon was challenged, and in
stead of the medal he received dis
missal from the Navy after a court.
martial in Paris and London.
The Senate investigation was or
dered early In 1921 on the motion of
Senator Sheppard of Texas, in which
State Chamberlain lived. A sub
committee of three Senators opened
the hearings on June 25. 1921, and
the inquiry went forward intermit-
tently for nearly four years. Long
before its conclusion public interest
In the matter had waned, and the last
Of the hearings last January went al
most unnoticed.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana.
is preparing the report for the Sen
ate. He is the only remaining mem
Der of the investigating committee
who is left. Senator Ball, Republican, /,
Delaware, retiring last March, and
Senator Nicholson, Republican. Colo
rado, having died more than . year
ago
Evening star., 1925-11-14
'10M0RE CHILDREN
ARE QUARANT|NED
Pupils of Elizabeth V. Brown
School in Chevy Chase
Examined.

Ten more children Of the Elizabeth
v. Brown School, Chevy Chase, were
reported by the Health Department TO
day as diphtheria carriers and were
placed in quarantine.
OF these, six reside in the District
and four In Maryland. Health De
partment doctors stated that this
number of children were found to be
carriers out of 800 pupils of the school
from whom cultures were taken yes
terday. A carrier is a person who is
not Ill, but who is found to have the
diphtheria germs present IN the
throat.
Health Officer Fowler yesterday or.
dered all Of the children In the school
cultured following the report of seven
cases of diphtheria from that school
No additional active cases were found
today.
Evening star., 1925-11-14
FATHER OF 19 TO HANG.

COLUMBIA, Miss, November Il
GR.-J. u. Wallace. 13-year-old re
tired farmer and father of 10 children,
was sentenced to death for the nur-
der OF his wife near here October s,
by jury in circuit court here yes
teirday The date was set for De
cember 1S.
Wallace was arrested shortly after
the body of his wife was found in a
ravine near their home with her
head crushed.
Testimony that the slayer had
beaten off children of the couple, who
tried to come to their mothers aid,
was presented by the prosecution.
Evening star., 1925-11-14
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, November 1.-THE woes
Of the organist in the village of
Steeple Barton, near Oxford, have
been considera bly, lessened by the re-
moval from the church organ of a
swarm of bees and 80 pounds of honey,
three umbrellas and a number of care
fully written sermons.
Difficulty had been experienced for
some time in the intonation Of the
yox humana reed, which hummed a
little out of tune and continued to per-
form for some little time after the
organist had stopped, often leading
slow-witted members of the congrega-
ton to continue into the first verse
of the next hymn. Although learned
men who have consorted long with
bees maintain that these useful IN
sects can hear no sound save their
own buzzins. it is said that the bees
Evening star., 1925-11-14
By the Associated Press.


-Four years and more after the in.
qufry was ordered, the Senate at its
forthcoming session is to receive a
report on the investigation into the
fairness Of the court-martiaI verdict
disnissing from the service Capt. Ed.
mund G. Chamberlain, a young Ma.
rine Corps aviator, because Of his
story Of sensational battle with
German airplanes on the western
front in 1918.
Chamberlain claimed that while on
furlough he visited a British sector,
obtained an airplane and while with
British bombing expedition shot
down five German planes, damaged
two others and. sweeping earthward
in his own damaged plane, scattered a
detachment of German soldiers.
On the basis of Chamberlain's story
the Navy Department recommended
him for the highest honor for gal
lantry and courage, the Congressional
Medal Of Honor. The young omcer's
Evening star., 1925-11-14
Correspondent Says Syrian Disorders
Are Negligible.
By A. r. DECKER

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
BEIRUT, Syria, November IL, via
London, November 14.-American de-
stroyers. ready to be of assistance to
foreigners If needed, are off Beirut to-
day largely because Of gross exaggera-
tions Of the Druses' uprising In Syria.
The writer's trip over Egypt and
Palestine has been series of sur
prises. The facts contradict the
stories circulated outside.
Alexandria, through which Gen Sar-
rail, martyr to events. passed silently
a few days ago on his way back to
France &c explain what had happened
at Damascus. was supposed to be full
Evening star., 1925-11-14
Ears of Is Cut Off
By Peasant Foes
OF Socialist Party
By the Associated Press.

VIENNA. November 1.-THE
ears OF IS Socialist agitators have
been cut off By peasan in Il
Carpatho Russia village during
the bitter election campaign which
IS IN progress IN Czechoslovakia.
This report is contained in a dis
patch to the Wiener Tageblatt from
Pressburg. It adds that the cam
paign Is being conducted along
lines Of extreme hatred.
Evening star., 1925-11-14
$50 Liberty Bond Stolen.

a duplicate key worker gained en-
trance to the apartment Of Miss Mabel
Stout, 51S Sixth street, yesterday aft
ernoon. She told the police the in
truder stole a $50 Liberty bond and
opal ring.
Evening star., 1925-11-14
Coast Guard Boat Out of Danger

GAYHEAD, Mass, November IA
R.-The Coast Guard patrol boat
CG-135, which went aground on the
Menesha Breakwater, at the south
west tip of Martha's Vineyard, rests
high and dry, out Of danger from the
heavy seas.