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The Washington times., 1925-05-13
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The Washington times., 1925-05-13

Mrs. Paul Fitzsimons has issued
fnVits tons for tea at her home
at Maplewood. Va. on Wednesday
afternoon, May 20 at 5 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1925-05-13

Among those who will entertain
at dinner this evening and later
take their guests To the perform
ance Of LA Traviata" by the
Washington Opera Company At the
Auditorium. is Walter Penfield, who
will be host TO distinguished com
pany in honor of the Japanese
Ambassador and Mime. Matsudaira.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
ROAD ISSUE EXPLAINED.
Arlington Commission Denies
State Fund Availab BILE.

The Arlington District Good Roads
Commission yesterday issued a state
ment denying that a large number
of roads included in the road bond
proposal can be built by the State
under a provision of the Robinson
act, rs claimed in an interview ap-
pearing last week in morning
paper
The commission, when it first took
up the subject of a bond proposal,
investigated the possibilities of road
Improvement under this act the
statement points out, and found that
only such roads as have been made
a part of the State highway system
are subject to the provisions of the
act. None of the roads included in
the bond proposal are a part of the
State highway system, nor is there
any early hope that any of them will
be.
Under the act only 100000 per
annum may be spent by the State
Highway Commission over the entire
State of Virginia, a total of approx
mately % miles of roads. The State
Highway Commission has only re-
Gently taken over the remainder of
Glehe road, and as the State funds
for this purpose are limited and much
be distributed equitably among all
the counties of the state, 1t is fool
iSh to presume that any portion of
the roads included in the present bond
proposal could be improved under
the Robinson act for a great many
years to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
SAW CHAPMAN KILL,
WITNESS DECLARES
Defendant Does Not Finch
Before Dramatic AcCusa-
ton in Trial.
Nv the A Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HARTFORD, Conn, March So-A-
fred E. Atwater, a New Britain police
officer, testified today that he had
seen Gerald Chapman, sensational
mail looter, shoot Patrolman James
Skelly in a New Britain department
store last October Il.
Dramatically pointing to Chap
man, who was seated at his attor-
ney's table, he said in tense tones
That man there did the shooting"
Chapman did not finch under the
accusation, nor did he abandon his
indolent pose. His cold blue eyes.
however, never left the policeman's
face.
Testimony of the actual staying of
Skelly in a New Britain department
store last October IL was introduced
by Prosecutor Alcorn today the fifth
of the trial
Patrolman John NJ. LiebIer of New
Britain, the first of the days wit
nesses. testified that at dawn he
answered a call for police at the
Davidson & Leventhal Store, with
officers MaIoney, Skelly. Atwater and
Lamphier. Arriving there, he said,
Shean, Chapman's accomplice. was
seen block away, running. He and
Maloney followed, he said, and
caught Shean as he was about to
enter the dutOmODlle winch OtneT
witnesses have testified was stolen
by Chapman from SteUbenville, Ohio,
last April.
Shean had no keys to the car on
his person. Liebler said. AS Shean
was caught, he said, roll of bills
was seen by the officers blown before
the wind. 1t later was learned the
money had been taken from the de-
partment store safe.
81, Il
matte pistol he said was found in the
automobile.
Biebler identified a .45-calber auto
erick J. Groehl, chief defense counsel,
frequently used the phrase, Il don't
remember He finally admitted that
he had heard that Sicily first had
accused Shean of the shooting.
Chapman again was slouched in his
chair. He seemed rather Indifferent,
only casually glancing at the witness.
Patrolman Walter Maloney corrob-
GRATED Liebler's story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
new DETAILS Barred
IN GIRLS KIDNAPPING
Indore Police Inspector Named in
Indian Case by Uncle of
Princes Favorite.
BY the Associa ted Press.

by the Associated fress.
BOMBAY, March 30.-Further de-
tails of the attempted kidnapping of
the Indian nautch girl, Mumtaz Be-
gum. former favorite of the powerful
Indian prince, the Mahara ia of Indore,
were revealed during the fourth day
of the trial of the nine men accused
of having made the attack on Mala bar
Hill on January II.
Mumtaz was rescued by four Brit
ish army officers, who, armed with
golf clubs only, beat off the assail-
ants, but the girls companion, a
wealthy Indian merchant, was killed,
and Mumtaz herself was disf1gured
by knife slashes across her face. 1t
is alleged that the attack was insti-
gated by the Maharaja to bring Num-
taz back to his household, from which
she had fed.
Today an uncle of one of the nine
bad, testified that one of the defend
ants came to him last year to obtain
his assistance in the KIDNAPPING. The
witness stated that the man repre-
scented himself as having been sent
by the Indore inspector general OF
police.
% The witness said that the man, now
one of the defendants, described the
automobile which the inspector gen.
eral had purchased for the abduction.
The witness declared that he was
promised a large sum of money to
assist in the KIDNAPPING, but he re-
jected the proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
PERSHING SPENDING
VACATION IN LINCOLN
Will Return Here to Study Tacna
Question After Visiting
Sisters.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fress..
LINCOLN, Nebr., March 30-Gen.
John ]. Pershipg was in Lincoln yes
terday for short vacation prior to
taking up the duties assigned him by
President Coolidge as head of the
commission to supervise the plebiscite
growing out of the award IN the con-
troversy between Chile and Peru over
Tacna and africa.
The general renewed acquaintances
and discussed his recent tour of South
and Central America and Cuba.
Gen. Pershing did not discuss seri-
ously that his former home State of
Missouri was considering sending him
to the United States Senate, where he
would have as a presiding officer his
longtime personal friend and Army
subordinate, Charles G. Dawes. He
said perhaps a wrong inference has
been gained concerning his reply to
a query as to how he would relish
taking orders from Vice President
Dawes. general purchasing agent in
his command in France.
TT was suggested" said Gen.
Pershing, that / might have to take
orders from Gen. Dawes il I should be
elected to the Senate, and what l
said was: Not necessarily; he's only
the presiding officer, so 1 would not
have to take orders from him. OF
course if Gen. Dawes were my COM
handing officer would be as loyal to
him as he was to me-"
Gen. Pershing said that after rest
ing here at the homes of his two
sisters, Mrs. D. M. Butler and Miss
May Pershing, he would return to
Washington to study the intricacies
connected with the Tacna-Arica
award and endeavor to equip himself
for the task that is before him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
ASK HIGH COURTS
VIEW IN AUTO SALE
Judges Seek Solution of
Points Raised by Former
Minor Suing Dealer.

A question of Importance to every
merchant selling goods on conditional
bills of sale has arisen in a case be-
fore the District Court of Appeals,
and that tribunal has asked the
United States Supreme Court for in
structions on the law involved. The
case arose in the Municipal Court and
could not reach in regular course the
highest court in the land for decision,
so the justices of the Court of APP
peals before deciding the matter have
referred it to the United States Su-
preme Court.
The question deals with the right
of minor, who misrepresents his
age when making a purchase, to re-
woke his contract on attaining his ma
jority and sue to recover the money
paid.
Chief Justice Martin and Justices
Robb and Van Orsdel have asked the
United States Supreme Court to rule
on the following two queries:
1. Is the plaintiff, by reason of
age, estopped from maintaining an
action to recover the amount paid
under a conditional sales contract?
2. If plaintiff is not SO estopped,
may defendant, by way of affirmative
defense against plaintiff, claim a
set-off for the amount paid for re-
pairs to the damaged article or SO
much thereof as will equal plaintiff s
claim?
+ Conditional Sale Contract.
Clarence H. Myers, April 2s, 1928,
then 90 years old, according to the
record, represented to the Hurley
Motor Co. that he was "a and engaged
as a hacker in this District. He
contracted for an automobile for $3.50
on conditional sale. He turned in
a car valued at $3.50 and made pay
ments under the contract to the ex-
tent of $156.12, making a total of
$406.12. He defaulted in further pay
ments and October 8, 1928. the COM
pany retook the car. Myers attained
his majority October 81, 1928, and
disaffirmed his contract and demand
ed the return of $406.12 November 1,
1928
When the company refused to pay.
he brought suit in the Municipal
Court for the amount. The company
set up a claim of set-off Of $526.96 for
repairs to the car to place it in con-
dition. The Municipal Court ruled
with the company and awarded 1t
a judgment for the full amount.
Myers then sued out a writ of error
to the Court of Appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
NEW ENGLAND HIT
BY RIVER FLOODS
Thousands of Dollars DAM
age Done in Vermont and
New Hampshire.
BY the Associated Press.

Bt the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March S0.-DamsCe run
ming into scores of thousands of dol
lars was caused yesterday in Yer
mont and New Hampshire when
rivers swollen by more than "a hours
of rainfall left their banks, swept
buildings away, covered railroad
tracks. caused washouts on railroads
and highways and flooded lowlands.
Railroad traffic was delayed.
At Manchester, \. H. a three-story
brick building collapsed under the
weight of tons of water, which col
lected on the roof
The heaviest damage was reported
at Randolph. VT. where a loss of
$50. 600 or more was caused when
flood waters OF the White River
tributaries swept away two dams
and six buildings. A tenement block,
which threatened to fall into and
clog one of the streams, was burned
by citizens working to avoid further
serious loss.
White River Junction. Vt. reported
the White River Is feet above normal
and rising. Waters of the Connect
cut and Merrimac and Moscoma
Rivers were also reported mounting.
Grafton, Concord, Canaan and other
points in New Hampshire reported
washed-out highways and rising
waters covering roads and threaten
ing railroads.
The heavy rainfall. which brought
floods to Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, also brought rises in Maine
rivers. At Waterville the kennebeck
River rose s feet in "a hours. but no
damage was reported. The Andros-
coggin River at Lewiston was near
freshet stage last night. Destruction
of property by wind. lightning and
hail was reported from the adjacent
region. One house was struck by
lightning, a roof was torn off by the
wind and hail damaged house and
store windows at West Peru. Paris
reported hail damage.
Rivers and streams along the Bris-
toll branch of the Boston and Maine
railroad. in western New Hampshire,
were reported steadily rising.
The White River and the Connect
cut River were rising. the White
River having risen 10 feet above nor
NAL. Low lands were flooded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
Sneezes Out Drill,
In Nose IL Years;
Headaches Stopped
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 30
Suffering from a perpetual head
ache and approaching blindness,
the cause of which physicians
were unable TO determine, Harry
Hutchinson, an electrician, yes
terday sneezed from his nasal
tubes an inch and-ahalf piece of a
quarterinch steel drill with which
he had been stabbed IL years ago.
Hutchinson said that he had
been stabbed through the bridge
of the nose with a steel drill during
a fight with fellow workman, but
did not know the point of the
drill had broken. The wound
healed and for two years gave him
no further trouble. Then, he said,
the headaches started.
Yesterday while reclining in
BARRIERS chair he was seized with
paroxysm of sneezing and dis
lodged the obstacle. My relief
was almost instant said Hutchin-
son. Already the sight in my left
eye has improved noticeably and
1 have no headache for the first
time in 10 years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
WOMAN Is REARRESTED
UPON ENDING JAIL TERM
Mary Wracks, Colored, Conveyed
to Rockville to Answer Charge
of Murder.

Mary Wracks. colored, % years old.
PA Clark court southwest, finished
short sentence in the District Jail this
morning and was rearrested at the
door by Detectives Cullinane and
O'Dea, being wanted in Rockville,
Md, to answer a charge of murder.
John Green, colored, Mary's uncle,
was shot to death in his home, Cum
mings lane, Chevy Chase, Md, the
latter part of November, and his
body secreted in the basement. Two
woman relatives were arrested and held
for the murder.
Mary Wracks told the detectives
she took no part in the murder. She
said she was in the house when her
uncle was shot, but denied she aided
in the affair. She said she was
asked to assist in disposing of the
body, but refused, having to go up
stairs and look after her crying
child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
BACK
CONTROL OF BIRTHS
| 900 in Session Recommend
Topic Be Considered
by Association.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. March 30.-A resolu-
ton recommending that birth control
be given place in the programs of
the American Medical Association
and the county and State societies
was passed yesterday at a meeting of
1000 physicians from which all lay
men were barred and which was
held in connection with the Sixth In
ternational Neo- Malthusian and Birth
Control Conference.
After the meeting telegram was
sent to President Coolidge by Mrs.
Margaret Sanger. president of the
American Birth Control League. urg-
ing him to take steps toward the for
nation of a Federal birth rate COM
mission
Mrs. SangerS telegram said that
the conference has pointed out the
organic correlation between an I'M
controlled birth rate and the great
national problems of maternal NOR
tality, infantile mortality, child labor,
poverty, mental defect and crime and
the vast national expenditures nee
cessary to meet these problems"
Commission Is Asked.
The President is urged to form a
Federal birth rate commission COM
posed of scientists who will investi-
gate all customs and conditions now
menacing the racial health and eco
nomic well-being of our country"
The resolution passed by the ply
sicians urged medical societies to
make a study of birth control as a
very important and complicated
problem requiring scientific guild
ance," and coming properly within
the province of preventive medicine
The speakers at the meeting in
c1uded DIR. James F. Cooper, medical
director of the clinical research de-
partment of the American Birth Con-
troll League; DIR. Aletta Jacobs of
The Hague, who established the first
birth control clinic in Holland; Dr.
Norman Haire of England and Dr.
Hannah Stone, clinical director of the
research department of the American
Birth Control League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30

A miniature model of a five-acre
playground for city children has been
constructed for the Children's Bureau
of the United States Department of
Labor and will be displayed as part
of the bureaus exhibit at the Interna
tional Council of Women, meeting in
Washington this Spring.
The model, planned by the recrea-
ton expert of the Children's Bureau,
is an exact reproduction to scale of a
playground adequately equipped for
daily use by approximately 900 boys
and girls. 1t contains miniature
swimming pool, a shelter house, two
tennis courts, a basket ball court,
large base ball diamond, a smaller
diamond, wading pool for small chill
dren, seats for the story hour, swings.
ladders. flying. rings, sand boxes and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
CRAZED FISHER SOUGHT.
Demented Man Believed Drifting
on Gulf of Mexico.

MOBILE, Ala, March 30-An ap-
parently demented fisherman, who
leaped into a dory, cut the tow rope
and drifted away from the fishing
schooner Mary Jane of Pensacola
yesterday, is the object of a search
along the Gulf coast.
The vessel was about 43 miles
from East Pass, Fla, when the man
left it.
The naval air station at Pensacola
has communicated with land stations
along the Florida coast and with
vessels in the northern part of the
Gulf of Mexico asking them to watch
for the nAu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
Miniature of Fiue-Acre Playground
To Be Exhibited at Meeting Here

all other needed equipment. Tiny
figures of children engaged in various
sports are part of the model
The model playground was con-
structed by well known sculptor and
model maker and is similar to one
made for the bureau by the reproduc-
ton plant of the War Department and
exhibited at the Fourth PanAmerican
Child Welfare Congress held last Fall
in Santiago. Chile. The model sent
to Santiago aroused so much interest
among the South American audience
that funds were raised TO keep it on
permanent exhibition there.
The model is on permanent display
at the Children's Bureau in Washing
ton, and will be available for loan to
important child-welfare conferences
or exhibitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
NOT GUILTY OF Staying.

BESSEMER, Ala, March 30.-Dr.
George T. Edwards, charged with slay-
ing his wife, was acquitted by jury in
Circuit Court here yesterday after de-
liberating two hours and a half. The
verdict of not guilty ended spectacular
legal battle that had ragged for nearly
four months, through two trials, the
first of which ended in a mistrial with
the jury standing Tito for acquittal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
OUTPUT is DOUBLED.

An increase of 1863 per cent in the
value of the output of the artificial
leather industry was announced by
the Census Bureau today in making
public figures for 1928, as compared
with those of 1921 the preceding
biennial census year.
The survey of the bureau shows
that the 1923 production had a value
of $685. ,634, agains. s15.515,739 for
1921. OF the II establishments re-
porting for the year. 6 were in New
Jersey, in Massachusetts and the
remaining 7 In 6 other States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
ST0NECUTTER A SUICIDE.
William r. Rogers Swallows
Poison, Then Shoots Himself.

A dose of poison and bullet
wound in the head proved fatal to
William r. Rogers, So, a stonecutter,
yesterday. Rogers was in the base
ment of his home, 1921 F street
northeast when he ended his life
Mrs. Rogers, three daughters and
two sons were at home when he
killed himself. Police learned that
Rogers had been injured several
years ago while working at his trade
and suffered a great deal recently.
Coroner hewitt gave . certificate of
suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
Former Pugilist
Made Bishop of
United Christians
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Suffer-
ing from injuries which may Grip
pie him for life, the Rev. Charles
Nelson, a former prizefghter, was
carried on stretcher last night
into Grace Chapel, Long Island
City. and there made Bishop of
Long Island by dignitaries of
the United Christian Church of
America.
The clergyman, who is a carpen-
ter, suffered a broken leg and foot
in fall from building two
weeks ago. Mr.. Nelson abandoned
the ring for the pulpit in 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
WAGE RULING DUE SOON.
Capital Traction Case Arbitrator
Prepare Decision.

A decision may be handed down
within a week or 10 days by the
arbitrators in the Capital Traction
wage case. Hearings were conclude
Saturday and the arbitrators will
meet as soon as the stenographic
record of the proceedings is M
pleted.
The trainmen applied for an in
crease in pay and the company pro-
posed that the present scale be re-
duced. Under the terms of the agree
ment existing between the company
and it's employees the question was
gu omitted to arbitration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
PITTSBURGH ARTIST DIES.
Succumbs With Painting on Easel,
Brush in Hand,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 30.-Mrs.
=. Lillian G. Henius a leader among
NPittsburgh artists, died here yester-
day. She had been i'll two days with
pneumonia Mrs. Henius exhibited
her paintings many seasons in New
York Philadelphia and elsewhere.
An unfinished painting was on her
easel, and she died as she said she
would, brush in hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30
Jumps to Death From Cathedral.

PARIS, March 30.-A well dressed
man, whose identity has not been
established, mounted the tower of the
Cathedral of Notre Dame this after
noon and jumped off. His body
cleared the projecting gargoyles and
was crushed on the pavement 225
feet below.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-30

Only one graduate-Mrs. Martha
Farrar-survives of those who re-
ceived diplomas from the Elizabeth
Female Academy. established near
Natchez, Miss, in 1918. and which was
the first chartered woman's college in
the world.
Evening star., 1925-11-11

DESK. oak. fat top swivel chair to rnst,b
GOOD condition. No. 405. 361s Conn ave-
Evening star., 1925-11-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. (Cont'd.

WOMAN, Competent, would like engage
ments preparing lunCheons and dinners for
parties. Address Box 53-Z. Star office.
for widower or bachelor; am fond of chill
dren: good hons preferred to high wages.
Address Box 81, Star office.
Evening star., 1925-11-11
DISTRICT REGISTRARS

The largest business training institution
in the world, institution with eight mil
lions dollars in assets and one hundred thou;
sand active students and which has added
more than one hundred million dollars 10
the pay checks of its members. requires the
services of a few highclass registrars for
the District of Columbia Maryland. Virginia.
North Carolina and South Carolina.
THE MEN WE WANT
must have the following qualifications:
~ Between 27 and 45 years of age.
t2l Strong, clean personality and supe-
rior address
(3) Liberal education. preferably along
business lines
a. Sales experience. such as selling Of
flee equipment bonds or advertising. Is de-
sirahle.
(5l Demonstrated earning capacity of at
least four thousand dollars ye1r.
90 Ability to hold the friendship of our
students and to secure the cooperation OF
big business men and business organizations,
such Chambers of Commerce and Rotary
Clubs
We will make probationary arrangements
on moderate salary and commission basis.
The men who qualify for permanent appoint;
ments will be awarded valuable territorial
right with proven earning possibilities OF
SO 900 to $4,000 n year.
Telephone for appointment Main $500.
LA SALE EXTENSION UNIVERSITY.