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Evening star., 1925-06-03
By JUNIUS b. WOOD.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
SOFIA, June 3.-Bulgaria' capital
awoke Tuesday to find itself in the
most amazing state of siege ever ef-
fected in modern times. Throughout
the day, until the sun dropped behind
Mount Vitocha at in the evening,
Sofia lay like city of the dead, it's
silent, deserted streets disturbed only
by the clatter Of mounted patrols. the
rumble of motor lorries filled with he'll
meted soldiers and occasionally soli-
tary pedestrian, possessing special
permit, who had emerged furtively
from his home.
All other activities ceased. Factory
whistles did not blow. Morning trolley
cars did not leave their barns. The
shutters remained up at shop windows.
Local trains stood in the stations.
Travellers were forbidden to board
through trains. There were no de-
lveries of mail, milk. meat or news
papers. Consulates and churches were
closed. Citizens NOT only were pro-
hibited from emerging from their
homes. but were not even permitted
to stick their heads out of doors or
windows.
Behind the silent exteriors armed
squads were going from house to
house searching every building in the
city. The only respite was between
II o'clock and noon. Women and chill.
Evening star., 1925-06-03
WEEKS IS WORSE,
PHYSICIANS SAY
War Secretary Spent Rest.
less Night-Condition De-
cIared Not So FavorabIe.'
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, June 3-The condition
of Secretary of War John w. Weeks,
who was operated upon for gall
stones at the Massachusetts, General
Hospital last week, was described as
mot so favorabl in a bulletin issued
this morning by his physicians, Drs.
Daniel Fiske Jones and E. Gorham
Brigham.
The bulletin said
Secretary Weeks eeHdition Is Nos
SO favorable this morning. Hehad
a restless night and has had some
vomiting. His temperaeffe is 100
and his pulse 1o4."
Conditjs6 Critical.
In a stateUsnt made public yes.
terday ths<physicians attending Sec
retary Weeks, who submitted to the
opepafion last Thursday, said his
cohdition remained critical. Although
no complications had developed, the
statement said, Mr.. Weeks had not
shown the improvement expected al
this stage of his treatment.
BY order of the physicians only
members of Mr.. Weeks immediate
family have been permitted to visi,
him at the Massachusetts, Genera
Hospital. Mrs. Weeks has been con
stantly in attendance, and Secretary
Weeks son, Sinclair, and Mrs. Sin.
clair Weeks spend many hours daily
at the hospital.
Evening star., 1925-06-03
S10D,o)O OFFERED
CONGRESS LIBRARY
Name of Donor<B Kept Sc
cret Pending Formal Ac-
eeptance by New Board.

The Library of Congress has been
offered S100 900. the first gift under an
act of the last Congress, which
ceive such contributions to the institu-
ton.
This was revealed today following
a conference at the Treasury between
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
Herbert Putnam, librarian, and John
Barton Payne, all of whom are mem.
bers of the newly created board.
Although some details concerning
the gift, which are to be gone over
carefully by the board before final
action is to be taken, Mr.. Putnam ex-
pressed the opinion after the con-
ference with Secretary Mellon today
that there appeared little doubt
about acceptance of the substantial
gift
The name of the donor meantime is
being kept secret, until final action is
taken by the board.
With the exception of two gifts in
the past, both from women, the Ii
brary of Congress has never received
income from other sources than the
appropriations granted by Congress,
according to MIR. Putnam. who is en-
thusiastic about the possibilities of de-
veloping the great institution through
, means of gifts which may now be
forthcoming, since Congress has pro-
vided suitable holding body to re-
ceive such gifts.
Congress has always been very fair,
Mr.. Putnam states, in granting appro-
priations sufficient to carry the ordi-
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-06-03
COMMISSION CITED
IN TELEPHONE CASE
Must Show Cause Why Rate
Order Injunction Should Not
Be Granted.

Justice Hoehling of the District Su-
preme Court this afternoon cited the
Public Utilities Commission to show
cause June 9 why it should not be en-
Joined from putting into operation it's
order No. 551, prescribing the maxi
mum rates for telephone service in the
District of Columbia.
The order of the court is based on
an appeal and injunction petition filed
by the Chesapeake and Potomac Tel
ephone Co. through Attorneys George
P. Hoover, Alexander Britton and Do
zier A. De Vane, in which it is
claimed that the commission had
placed a valuation of only $18,57S,956
on the property of the company when
the evidence showed a valuation of
s25 200, 900. The court is asked to va
cate order No. $40 passed by the oom-
mission April Is, 1925, and it's modi-
into effect June 10.
The petition of the company claims
that the commission erred in fixing
the value of the land of the company
at $675,000, whereas 1t Is claimed to
be worth 81 ,060, 1880. That the com
mission excluded from its valuation
three parcels of land belonging to the
company worth $263,2S5, the company
complains.
The petition sets forth that the
value of the buildings used by the
company is $2,954,SS6, but tells the
court that the commission has placed
a value of only $2,600,534. In de-
termining value of overhead and in
tangibles, the company says the COM
mission allowed only $2,S10,000, while
( the company claims 1t should have
been allowed $5,731 ,539.
The company also complains that
the commission failed to include go
ing value" which the company places
at S.: 800 .0ee. In allowing for working
capital the commission fixes the sum
of $694 ,602, while the company claims
that its necessary working capital can
rot be less THAN $s32,0o0. The court
is told that the commission deducted
for depreciation $3,9sS,000. while the
company claims that the evidence
showed that the depreciation did not
exceed Sl.S92,000.
Evening star., 1925-06-03
SaiIstad Married
To 'sSurlshine GirI''
Day She Is Freed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
OSHKOSH, Wis, June 3.-Ed-
ward j. Sailstad and Dorothy An
derson, his sunshine girl" were
married here last night, it became
known today. The woman was re-
leased yesterday from the Indus
trial Home for Women.
Full permission TO marry was
granted by the parole board, accord.
ing to the marriage license.
Sailstad. serving a term for ar
son, recently was released from the
reform school and obtained en-
ployment here. Late yesterday Miss
Anderson was paroled, the rules
being sufficiently laxed to permit
her to be absent as ''trusty" dur
ing the time that will be required
for her parole to be acted upon by
the governor.
Sailstad was accused of disinter-
ring body and burning 1t Ia give
the impression that he had perished.
He and the girl were later captured
in California.
Evening star., 1925-06-03
Sofia Hats Euery Actiuity
As Dragnet, Seeks Plotters
Citizens Required to Remain in Homes
for Entire Day-Each Building in City
Searched-Hundreds arrested.

dren. but not men, were permitted to
go out long enough to buy bread from
neighboring bakeries.
The occasion was the final mopping
up of the city before the disbandment
of the 10000 additional soldiers au.
thorized temporarily by the Council Of
Cathedral outrage April Is. The dras-
tic siege was precipitated by the cap
ture Monday near the city of the
notorious bandit Ivan Christoff, who
confessed he led the attack on King
Boris April IA, while the monarch
was motoring near Orhanie. Christoff
said he had been paid to assassinate
the King, and also declared other con.
spirators, as well as large stores Of
ammunition, were hidden in Sofia.
Hundreds of arrests were made dur
ing the day. All persons found lacking
police registration cards were marched
TO prison by armed men. Though the
Importance of the prisoners will not be
known for several days, the authorities
admit that Peter Abjieff, supposed di-
rector of the cathedral outrage. and
Stanke Dimitroff. also sentenced to
hang, were not captured by the i'm
mense, dragnet
The combing of the city not only
was marvelously efficient, but so care
fully and secretly were the plans pre-
pared that only a handful of officials
knew it was intended. Even reserve
officers and civilian reservists who did
Continued on Page 5, Column %
Evening star., 1925-06-03
BUILDING PERMITS
NEAR RECORD MARK
May Total Is $e,1s1, ,2oo-Year's
Record May Pass
$50, ,00O, 900.

Building operations in Washington
for the fiscal year now drawing to a
close will exceed the record of the
past two years, If the activity. of April
and May continues during this final
month.
Building Inspector Oehmann report
ed today that permits issued during
May construction work amounted to
$6,1S1 200. This brings the total vaf-
uation for permits for the II months
of this year up to s53, 3,559,66S. If the
work authorized during June should
approach $6,000,000 the total for the
fiscal year would be in the vicinity of
$59, 900, 900.
The report for the fiscal year 1924
was $39, ,403 ,2o7 and for the fiscal year
1923, $57.690,o39
The value Of permits by month dur
ing the II months of this year fol-
low: July, $6,545,41o August, $4.0S2,-
04S: September, s4.379.0S2; October,
s4,048,236; November, S3,s33.421; De-
cember, SO $3.50, ,025; January, S4,269, ,815;
February, $4.971,191; March. $5,379,-
916; April, s6,s34,s44, and May, 36,181,-
200.
Evening star., 1925-06-03
AMUNDSEN RELIEF
P[ANSARE RUSHED;
AIDES KEEPING VIGIL
Time Limit for Return to
Base by Air Will Be
Up Tomorrow.
BY JAMES B. WHARTON.

Special Correspondent of The Star and North
American Newspaper Alliance.
KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen. June 8
Radio from steamer Farm).-Until
Thursday afternoon the remaining
watchers at the Spitzbergen base will
continue to hope Cor the return of the
Amunsden-E Ellsworth flyers via the air
route. Amunsden. in his sealed in
structions, fixed the 14-day limit for
an aerial return, and until the last
moment of that time is up. we shall
keep vigil.
The weather continues so favora BILE
that it is hard to believe the planes
have failed. Yesterday was so warm
that we Sprawied out on the hatch
covers and dozed in a food of tepid
sunshine.
Longer Stay Doubted.
On the other hand, it is difficult tc
believe that Amundsen would spend a
full fortnight at the Pole.
Going ashore on Northern Spitz-
bergen we encountered a Norwegian
fox hunter. who has crossed many
miles of the northern part of the
island during the past fortnight He
had heard nothing of Amundsen or
the polar fight until we enlightened
him, but he was able to reassure us
that there was no trace either of the
return of the expedition or of any
disaster to them during the first
stage of their fight.
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reserved.)
Evening star., 1925-06-03
MOURNING THR0NG
AWAITS MARSHALL
Indiana Prepares to Pay Low.
ing Homage to Remains of
Wartime Vice President.
By the Associated Press.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 3.-In-
diana today sorrowfully awaited the
arrival Of the body of Thomas Riley
Marshall, wartime Vice President of
the United States and former gov
ernor.
The body of Mr.. Marshall, who died
in the New Willard Hotel, at ashing-
ton, where he made his home for eight
years while he served his country. was
on train due in the Hoosier capital
shortly before noon today. and plans
called for its removal to the Marshall
residence, in North Illinois street
Tomorrow simple services will be
held at the Marshall home by the Scot.
tish Rite of Indiana and the Indiana
Council of Deliberation, of which Mr..
Marshall was an officer, and at Crown
Hill Cemetery, where the body will be
placed in a receiving vault until Mrs.
Marshall decides on its final resting
place, the Landmark Lodge, T. and
A. M, will hold its service.
Throng Pays Homage.
At the Union Station, awaiting the
body, accompanied by a handful of
friends who learned to love and honor
him, were Masons, persons high in
political circles of the State, regardless
of party affiliations, former governors
of the State and hundreds of citizens,
who sought to pay homage to one of
Indiana's most illustrious sons.
Hundreds of tributes by men promi-
nent in the affairs of the Nation and
all walks of life continued to be paid
to Mr.. Marshall, whose humor and
uncanny wit soothed many a serious
argument which threatened serious
consequences.
All Pomp Abandoned.
Mrs. Marshall's wish for simple serv.
ices will be granted, and the proposals
to hold state funeral and for the
BODY to lie in state in the rotunda OF
the State capitol have been discarded
and, instead, during the funeral the
statehouse, Federal building and city
buildings will be closed during the
Continued on Page 8, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-06-03
WILL SKIRT ICE.
Holm VIII Not Attempt Crossing to
Pole.

OSLO, Norway, June CP).-ieut
Lutzow Holm, officially selected to
head the Norwegian government fly
ing expedition in search of the Amund.
sen.Ellsworth polar party, told the
newspaper Dagblad today that his or
ders were to reconnoiter along the
edge of the Arctic ice fields, without
attempting to fly across the ice to the
North Pole.
He said he thought he would be able
from the air to see about 100 miles
on clear days. He said, however, 1t
would be difficult for him to distin-
guish single human beings from the
air. He explained that Amundsen has
smoke bombs for use as signals and
that he hoped to be able to locate the
explorer by this means.
Lieut. Holm's companions Will be
Lieut. Harald Styhr and Lieut.. Bernt
Balchen, instead of Lieuts. Sven Brun
and Eliassen, who previously had
been selected tentatively.
Supplies Are Shipped.
The Norwegian admiralty yesterday
shipped skis, sledges, tents and other
supplies to Horten, port on the
Christiania ford, about 80 miles
south of Oslo. The ship Ingertre
which will be used for the relief ex
pedition, is at Horten. 1t will trans
port two seaplanes, supplies and the
Norwegian aviators toward the Arctic
and at some point to be selected later
(Continued on Page 5, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-06-03
Coolidge to Keep Mayflo,oer Handy
For Short Cruises at S,vnn,pscott

During his stay at White Court,
Swampscott, Mass, this Summer,
the President will have the May
flower close by to go aboard fire.
quently for short cruises. This
trim yacht, for which the President
has formed a great attachment.
will not be anchored in the little in
let from the ocean upon which the
Presidents Summer home Is sit
uated, but will have mooring at
one of the yacht clubs docks at
Marblehead about miles north of
White Court.
This was made known at the
White House today, following in
formation received by Capt. Adol-
phus Andrews, commander of the
Myfiower, who decided that be-
cause of shallowness Of the chan
mel leading to the White Court pier.
In low tide, 1t was decided to aban-
Evening star., 1925-06-03
Wilbur Replaces
Coolidge in Giving
Diploma to Actor
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, June 3.-Secretary
Wilbur substituted for President
Coolidge today as co-star with
Ramon Navarro in the filming of
the Naval Academy commence
ment exercises as part of a moving
picture production.
The President first handed the
diplomas to the regular graduates.
as scheduled. and Navarro was not
in the line.
Then Mr.. Coolidge and Admiral
Mutton, superintendent of the
Naval Academy. left the scene and
with them most of the graduates
and students to watch or take part
in the snake dance" ceremonies.
Shortly afterward about a dozen
graduates, accompanied by
Navarro and Secretary Wilbur, re-
turned and a special commence
ment was staged for the films.
Secretary Wilbur passed a dummy
diploma to the actor.
Evening star., 1925-06-03
FIERCE OUTBREAK
FEARED IN CANTON
American Envoy Predicts
Bitter ReprisaIs on For
eign Element.

Cablegrams to the State Department
today told of the continuing dis
turbances at Shanghai and predicted
a serious battle in or near Canton
within the next 10 days.
The Shanghai message said the stu
dents there had passed violent reso-
lutionS declaring police officers must
s)e Inundated and intimidated; the
delivery of mail or kilograms should
be prevented; damage should be in
fiicted upon property.lof persons op-
posed TO the students: that measures
be taken to cut off supplies of pro
visions and materials used for indus
trial and business purposes. and that
the boycott OF foreign bankers should
be rigidly enforced.
Evening star., 1925-06-03
NEGRO Is IDENTIFIED
AS MURDER SUSPECT
Janitor Recognized as Man Seen
Near Lot Where Girls Body
Was Found.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June g. William
Brassf1eld. negro janitor. was positive.
ly identified today as the man seen
last Friday morning near the vacant
lot in Brooklyn where the battered
body of Miss Florence Kane was found
half an hour later.
Identification was made at BROOKLYN
police headquarters by Miss Irene
Coyne, who passed the murder lot in
an automobile with three companions
about the time Miss Kane was killed.
Immediately after the Identification
Brassfield was arraigned in Homicide
Court and held without bail for exam.
ination on charges of suspicion of
murder.
The suspect was janitor of row of
houses in Osborne street, Brooklyn
Police said he served nine years in
prison for burglary and for a criminal
attack on the wife of a Manhattan
school principal in 1912. They also
said he was a friend of Frank Kelly, a
negro, who was electrocuted a few
years ago for the murder of Mrs
Emma Dunn, in the same section
where Miss Kane was killed.
Evening star., 1925-06-03

don the idea of having the Presi-
dents yacht anchored in front of
his home, where he, could sit on
his front porch and admire it's
graceful lines, and instead to use
Marblehead as a base. The trips
back and forth to Marblehead will
be made in the Presidents private
automobile.
1t is not thought likely that the
President will go in for bathing in
the ocean, at least not to any
great extent. One of the Presidents
close friends said today at the
White House that surf bathing has
never been an especially popular
sport with Mr.. Coolidge, and be-
sides, the water in that section
most always has an icy tinge to it.
The water is generally so cold that
those who indulge in bathing sell
dom remain in longer than a few
moments.
Evening star., 1925-06-03
ARGENTINA SEES SURPLUS
Budget Estimate 81, ATS, ,O64 Pesos
Under 1925 Revenues.

BUENos AIRES, June Op.-The
budget committee of the Chamber of
Deputies has approved the estimates
which place Argentinas 8 income during
1925, at 612, Sol paper pesos, or
21, ,47S,064 more than the authorized
expenditures. The surplus will be used
to reduce the floating debt
Evening star., 1925-06-03
CASUALTIES GROWING.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, June S.-Shanghai
was an armed camp today. Two out
breaks this morning caused police rd
open fire, resulting in the hof two
persons and the injury of padhy others
Banks were closed, stefe fronts were
boarded, food was befng rationed out
by shopkeepers hotels and stores were
searched for arms while troops of sew
eral nakens attempted to restore order
,lGontinued On Page 4. Column 81
Evening star., 1925-06-03
TROOPS ARE MOVED.

CANTON. China. June P.-
Extensive movements of troops are
being made here. Officials regard the
situation as extremely grave and say
fighting may be expected at any time.
Train service has been suspended
on all three railroads entering Canton.
Evening star., 1925-06-03

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
DEFUNCT BROKER FIRM
OFFERS 1913 PER CENT

BOSTON, December 26 CP.-An
offer of IS Is per cent was made to-
day to open account creditors of the
defunct brokerage firm of c. r. Dow
& Co of Boston. Counsel for the
firm announced that the company.
which was petitioned into bankruptcy
last July had liabilities of approx
mately S3.S5S, 900 and net cash assets
of $1.100. 900. Additional assets. it
was said, had comparatively small
value.
OF $500 creditors, 700 have filed
claims as secured creditors. If these
claims are allowed, it was said. pay
ment will require approximately
S400. 900. ma king necessary a greatly
reduced dividend to those with unse-
cured claims.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
ITALIAN INDUSTRY HIT.
Drop in French Franc Brings in
Cheaper Goods.

BY Gable 10 The Star and Chicago Daily News
ROME. December 26.-Continued
weakness of the French franc Is caus-
ing severe embarra ssment TO Italia
industry, counterbala ncing the pride
which Italians feel in the superiority
of their money over the franc. Italy
already has begun to feel the inva-
sion of French manufactured goods
at low prices due to the weak franc,
while Italian exports to France are
falling off.
Premier Mussolini has promised to
stabilize the Ira. with a tendency
toward improvement" but the i'm.
provement doubtless must be post.
poned until the French money crisis
has ceased to hit Italian industry.
tCopyreht. 1925. by Chicago Daily NewsCo)
Evening star., 1925-12-27
WEEKLY BANK REPORT.

NEW YORK, December 26 R.-
The actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the
week five days. shows excess reserve
of S25,351, $50. This is a decrease in
reserve of s13.377 $50, compared with
last week. when excess reserve totaled
S3S.72S,S10.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
LUMBER TRADE SLUMPS.
Seasonal Decline in Both Hard
end Soft Wood Business.

The National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association reports for the
week ended December 10 softwood
mills showed seasonal decreases in
production. shipments and new busi-
ness, as compared with reports for
the previous week, when, however,
50 more mills reported. In compari-
son with reports for the same period
a year ago, increases in all three
items We're noted.
The hardwood reports showed that
liz operators had normal seasonal de-
rreases in all three factors.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
TRADERS ARE HAPPY.

On the New York Stock Exchange
before the closing gong sounded on
Christmas eve brokers who have been
prominently identified with bullish ac-
tivities throughout the year. began TO
celebrate one of the greatest years in
the history of Wall street. Merriment
reached it's height as the market
closed for the holiday recess. with all
floor members of the exchange joining
in a march around the trading room
to the accompaniment of music from
several bands. A shower of confetti
and colored streamers fell from the
rafters while a large gallery ap
plauded
Evening star., 1925-12-27
WOOL STANDARDS FIXED.
British and American Textile In
terests in Agreement.

An agreement on international
wool standards has been reached be
tween the authorities on British wool
standards and American textile in
terests, George 7. Willingmyre. who
has charge of wool marketing and
standardization matters in the De
partment of Agriculture. reported
upon his return to his office after
conducting negotiations for the last
three months in Europe
Evening star., 1925-12-27
His Logical Deduction.

From the OH weekly.
A teacher was giving a lesson on
the circulation of the blood. Trying
to make the matter clearer he said,
Now. boys, ii 1 stood on my head,
the blood would run into it, and 1
should turn red in the face"
Yes, SIR said the boys.
Then why is it that while l am
standing upright in the ordinary posi-
ton the blood doesn't run into my
feet"
A little fellow shouted, Cause your
feet amt empty"
Evening star., 1925-12-27
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, December 26 LP).-
Foreign exchanges steady. Quota
tions lin cents: Great Britain, de-
mand, 4S45s; cables. ass: 60day bills
on banks, 4s0A. France. demand,
365; cables, 3.6512. Italy. demand,
4036s; cables, 4.037s. Demand: Bel
gium, 4.53: Germany. $3.50: Holland.
4O.14; Norway. 20.2S; Sweden, 26.S4;
Denmark. 24.7o; Switzerland. 1882:
Spain, 14.14: Greece. 1.30: Poland.
11.25; Czechoslovakia, 2.96 Juso-
slavia, 1.77L: Austria. IA: Ruma MIA &.
4612; Argentina. 41.31 Brazil. 14.25;
Toxic. 43ls; Shanghai. rs: Montreal,
100 3.32.