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Evening star., 1925-08-27
; F|REMEN INJURED
IN CRASH WITH CAR
One Believed Fatally Hurt in
Collision at Fourteenth
and Harvard Streets.

Three firemen We're badly injured.
one of them believed fatally, in a
crash between a street car of the
Capital Traction Co. and a fire engine
of No. u Engine Co shortly after |
O'CLOCK this afternoon at Fourteenth
and Harvard street.
Private J. L. Mann, riding on the
rear steps of the fire engine, is be-
lieved dying of injuries received when
the street car struck the rear end
of the fire engine as ii swung across
the tracks at 14th street.
Auto at Curb Smashed.
Privates W. B. Matheny and H. T.
Atwood, also riding on the real plat.
form, were seriously but not fatally
injured.
The three were taken in an ambu.
lance to Garfield Hospital Lieut.
II. T. Davis, in charge of the fire
engine, and other firemen on the
machine, were badly shaken in the
crash.
The impact of the collision threw
the heavy fire engine about 20 feet
across the street, striking an empty
automobile parked alongside the curb
ing. The car, which was owned by
Joseph Stansfield, was badly dam
aged.
Motorman Is Blamed
Witnesses lay much of the blame
for the accident on the failure of the
street car motorman to hear or to
heed the siren of the fire engine. which
they said was being run full blast as
the engine swept into Fourteenth
street. In fact, they said, according
to Sergt. G.. Luten of the tenth pre-
cinct, a man standing on the corner
of the intersection ran toward the
street car, attempting to flag it to
stop before it crashed into the fire
engine. The motorman, however, did
not understand the signal, and the
front end of the car struck the rear
platform of the fire engine before he
could bring 1t to a halt.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
AMERICAN is KILLED.
Mexican Troops Pursue Renegades
Who Ambushed Cowboys.

Ell PASO. Tex, August 81 CP.-
Mexican soldiers have been dis
patched from the Palomas, Chihuahua,
garrison in pursuit of renegades who
Saturday ambushed three cowboys
believed from the Benton ranch,
south of Columbus, n. Mex. and
killed one, an American, and wounded
another.
I'VE think these assassins are rem
egade Apaches, Mexicans and Amer
leans, who cross the border in the
mountains at will, raiding ranches,
driving off stock and killing cattle
men," said Gen. Ramon Lopez. com
nander of the Juarez garrison.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
STEEL-CUTTING TORCHES
FREE TRAIN CRASH VICTIM
Engineer Is Pinned Under Over
turned Locomotive of Buffalo
Flyer-Fireman Hurt.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, August 27.-
The engineer and fireman of the Pitts
burgh to Buffalo flyer of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad were injured, the
former seriously. when the train was
derailed at Braeham, 20 miles north of
here, today. A number of passengers
in two day coaches were shaken up,
but were able to continue their
journey to Buffalo.
The flyer, known as train No. 907,
was wrecked on switch near the
Braeburn station. The locomotive
turned over. Engineer A. c. Miller
of Oil City, suffering from scalds and
other injuries, was pinned in the
wreckage. He was rescued by en-
ployes of a nearby mill, who used
steel-cutting torches to release him.
His condition is critical. Fireman J.
H. Fiddler of Oil City was scalded.
The combination mail and baggage
car and a second baggage car were
derailed. Four day coaches and two
chair cars remained on the tracks.
The cause of the accident has not
been determined.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
Rhyming Briton Quotes 'Isostasy'';
Proves Scientists Are Not So PrOsy

librium in the earth's crust, sup
posed to be maintained by the
yielding or flow of rock material
beneath the surface under the
stress of gravitation.
Prof. Parkes remarked that
earthquakes showed the surface of
the earth was not uniformly rigid,
and that If it were it would bring
on, geologically speaking, the uni.
versal deluge and ''the end Of the
present order of things"
Evening star., 1925-08-27
DRIVER GETS TWO
YEARS IN KILLING
Walter E. Roderick Pleaded
Guilty to Striking Man on
Loading Platform.

Walter Z. Roderick, 81 years old, a
newspaper correspondent, who plead
ed guilty some weeks ago to a charge
of manslaughter in connection with
the death of Adgie Bowie of Alex
andria. Va. was sentenced today by
Chief Justice Mccoy in Criminal Di-
vision l TO serve two years in the
Federal penitentiary.
While Intoxicated February 20, in
the early morning, Roderick ran his
automobile along the loading plat
form at Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, sweeping off the plat
form four persons who were waiting
to board car. Three of the men
were injured, and Bowie, the fourth,
died on the way to the hospital
Policeman McCutcheon witnessed
the tragedy and, communicating an
automobile, gave chase to the fleeing
motorist. Roderick was overtaken
near the National Museum and taken
TO the station, where he was found to
be in a drunken stupor. He appeared
TO know nothing of the accident.
Knew Nothing of Killing.
The next morning. he explained,
that he had not been drinking for
some time until that night. when he
was in a card game where drinks
were passed around. When he left
the game he supposed he had started
toward his horse, in the northwest
section, but was driving toward the
Capitol when Bowie was killed. Roder-
lex could not believe the story until
he read it in the papers.
Probation Officer Steele investigated
the killing and, while the law does not
permit probation. he reported to the
court that Roderick had done all in
his power to right the wrong, paying
the hospital bills of the injured men
and reimbursing them for the lost
time. He paid the funeral expenses
of Bowie and has obligated himself to
a considerable amount Tor the benefit
of the widow of his victim. Attorney
Raymond B. Dickey appeared for the
accused.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
Poland Will Ban
Imports in Plan to
Cut Trade Balance
By the Associated Press.


WARSAW, August 27.-The Po-
lish government has decided that
Poland, for the present at least,
must try to live without imports
and thus reduce the trade bal
ance, which is depressing the value
of the Zloty.
Several drastic regulations have
been formulated with this end in
view. Poles who desire to travel
will be asked to pay 500 for each
three months for a passport. The
government also has called a
meeting to consider how best to
increase Poland's export trade.
The first measure decided upon
was to work out a special railroad
freight tariff which will favor
goods for export.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
GRAIN CAR CONGESTION
THREATENS RAILROADS
Accumulation of Carriers at Sam
ping Points May Cause
Embargo Order.
By the Associated Press.


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, August 81.
Railroad cars loading with grain
for Minneapolis and Duluth are ac.
cumulating so rapidly at grain sam.
ping points that serious congestion is
threatened, railroad companies re-
ported here today at a meeting of the
joint terminal grain committee of the
Northwest regional advisory board
'If the cars continue to accumulate
at these points, it may be necessary
for railroads to issue embargoes
against further shipment" P. j. Cole.
man, chairman of the committee and
district manager of the car service
division. American Railway Associa.
ton, said.
THE congestion of cars is reported
at sampling points on the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and 500
Line railways, where the cars are
being held while samples are being
taken for the purpose of grading the
grain"
Evening star., 1925-08-27
GREECE CANNOT PAY u. S.
DEBT NOW, SAYS REPORT
Will Recognize Claim; Also to Sign
English Convention, Corre-
spondent Asserts.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 27.-A dispatch
to the Daily Telegraph says the
United States recently presented to
Greece a demand for settlement of that
country's debts to il. The Greek gov.
ernment, although recognizing the
American claim, will declare it's ina.
bility to pay the debt at the present
time, the Greek budget being over.
burdened with urgent obligations in
connection with the settlement of the
refugee situation.
The correspondent says it is un-
derstood the Greek government au-
thorized it's minister in London to
sign an Anglo-Greek convention pro-
viding the payment of the war debt,
the terms of which were settled long
ago by former Finance Minister
Tsoudero
Evening star., 1925-08-27
PARIS-NEW YORK FLIGHT
SET EARLY NEXT MONTH
Fren chmen to Make Attempt Be.
tween 9th and 12th-World
Cruise Planned.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 27.-The Petit
Parisien's Pau correspondent says
that Lieut.. Paul Tarascon, the
French flyer, has informed Raymond
Orteig of New York that he and his
companion flyer, Capt. Coli, intend to
attempt their proposed fight from
Paris to New York some time between
September and II. Mr.. Orteig has
offered a price of S25, 600 for the flight.
He is spending the Summer at his
birthplace in Louvre-Juzon.
Tarascon told Mr.. Orteig that If the
transatlantic cruise was successful
he and Coli would try to circle the
globe, crossing the American conti-
nent to the Pacific Ocean and return
ing to France by way of India.
Lieut.. Tarascon went to Pau to ar
range for a round-trip test fight be-
tween Paris and Pau in the machine
that will be used on the transatlantic
voyage.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
SEVEN MEN ARE KILLED
IN BOILER EXPLOSION
Accident Occurs at Ginnery at
Dayton, Ala.-Three Die
Instantly.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
UNIONTOWN, ALA, August 81
Seven men were killed today when
a boiler at the ginnery of Archer
& Eppes exploded at Dayton, near
here. c. j. Buchanan and six negroes,
as vet unidentified, were the victims.
Three men met death instantly.
Four others died within an hour. The
boiler was part of a portable outfit
owned by Buchanan and had been
in operation, at the ginnery four days.
Before that time it had been used in
running a .sawmill. Dayton is a saw
mill town IL miles from Uniontown.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
Chinese to Free Howard

Information has reached the State
Department that the Chinese bandits
who captured DR.. Harvey J. Howard.
July 20, have agreed to the demands
for his release and that he is ex-
pected to return to Flu Chin in about
10 days. The bandits insist. however,
that the members of their party now
in the vicinity of va Tang Ho be
admitted into the Chinese army.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
DELAY is PREDICTED,
British Legal Advisers Absence
Likely to Defer Meeting,

LONDON, August 27 R-It is
hardly likely that the conference of
German and allied experts to discuss
the security pact can be held here next
Monday as originally intended.
Sir Cecil Hurst, legal adviser to the
British foreign Office, whose presence
is necessary at such a meeting, will
be in Geneva at that time, and the
date of his return is at present unde.
cided
An explanation of the apparent dis
crepancy between the statements of
NJ. CaillauX and Mr.. Churchill on the
debt question in which the French
finance minister mentioned a mora
torium, while the chancellor of the ex-
chequer made no reference to such an
arrangement, was given in official cir.
cles today.
Debt Understanding.
1t was said there always had been
an understanding between the two
governments by which Great Britain
would at first receive only small pay
ments on the French account. Under
the tentative arrangement reached
here, however, this would be increased
to such an extent that Great Britain
would be compensated later and the
average payments would work out at
s12 100000 (about $50, 1000, ,000) yearly.
Hope prevails in official quarters in
London that Germany will accept the
conditions of the security pact note of
france and at an early date will send
Representatives to London to discuss
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Evening star., 1925-08-27
WIFE, UNDER TAUNT,
KILLS HER HUSBAND
Woman Pulls Trigger When
Spouse Says, "You Haven't the
Nerve to Shoot"
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 27.-Joseph l.
Carroll. 25, was shot three times and
killed last night by his wife, Ruth,
after a quarrel in their home Mrs
Carroll was arrested and said her hus
band threw a dish at her, after which
she procured pistol from a dresser
and threatened to shoot in self-de
Tense if he approached her.
You haven't the nerve to shoot, y
she quoted her husband as saying as
he approached. She said she fired
three times, then tainted. The police
found her holding her 11-month-olG
baby and sitting beside the body OF
her dead husband, the pistol lying on
the floor.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ASHLAND, KY, August pa
vain attempt to save the life of his
son yesterday cost William Moore,
3S, father of seven children, his
own life.
Moore, with his son Hubert, IA,
had been attempting to reach a
natural spring at his home near
here.
Yesterday Afternoon, after at
tanning a depth of % feet. Moore
set off a charge of dynamite to
loosen bits of rock which they had
encountered. After the explosion
Moore let his son down into the
Evening star., 1925-08-27
BODY OF BRIDE FOUND
BESIDE WOUNDED MAN
Latter, Veterans Bureau Nurse,
Near Death From Bullet Wound.
Gun by Woman.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PHOENIX, AriZ., August 27.-Wal
ter A. Scott, a Veterans Bureau nurse
was found by police near death with
a bullet hole in his head here last
night. Beside him was the body OF
his bride of two months. The shoot
ing is believed to have occurred early
yesterday.
Scott came here three months age
from Alberta.
There were indications of struggle
in the room. A small revolver was
found on the bed beside the woman
Scott was on the floor several feet
away.
Scott is said to have been a grad
uate of a nursing school in Alberta.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
Steck Gains ~ More Votes.

A gain Of II votes for Daniel F.
Steck, the Democratic contestant, was
recorded today in the Senate recount
of Van Buren and Wapello Counties
in the Iowa senatorial contest. This
gain, together with the correction of
an error in the tabulation yesterday
of Union County, left Steck's net gain
at 923.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
VISA FEES ARE WAIVED.
United States and Germany Agree
Not to Charge Each Other.

BERLIN, August 81 P).-Through
formal exchange of notes between
Ambassador Schurman and the for
eign office, the United States and Ger
many have agreed to waive visa fees
for non -emigrants beginning October l.
Although visas will be required as
heretofore, they will be issued by both
governments without charge.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
Father Descends to Death in Well
In Vain Attempt to Save Life of Son

excavation to fan away the smoke
and fumes.
When Hubert reached the floor
of the well he smelled gas and
called to his father to pull him out.
Moore started to extricate his son,
but halfway up Hubert became
unconscious, released his hold on
the rope and fell back into the pit.
Moore at once started to descend,
but was soon overcome by the gas
and tainted.
When rescuers reached him he
was dead. His son died 5 minutes
later.
Evening star., 1925-08-27
MINES LAID IN BALTIC.
Danes Charge Hostile Act by
Latvian Government.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, August
27 R.-The Danish naval author
tiles claim to have information that
the Latvian government has laid a
mine field between Libau and Stein
ort, along the coast of Courland on
the Baltic Sea
Evening star., 1925-08-27
DIR. YOUNG KILLS
HIMSELF IN CELL
Los Angeles Dentist Abruptly
Ends Trial on Charge of
Numbering Wife.
By the Associated Press.

/ by the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, August 27.-Dr.
Thomas W. Young, dentist, on trial
here for the murder of his wife and
the burying of her body in cistern.
killed himself in the county jail here
early today.
County Jail employees discovered the
dentists body in his cell, where he had
strangled himself with a piece of wire.
He had been dead for some time when
the body was found.
The suicide ends the trial of Dr.
Young on the murder charge.
Jurors in the case were ordered at
the close of the court yesterday to
make a visit to the suburbs today to
visit the cistern beneath which Mrs.
Young's body was found.
Bribes Offered, Say Two.
Two acquaintance of the defendant
yesterday testified that he had of
fered them $500 each if they would
testify they had seen Mrs. Young
alive and well, but in flight from her
husband several weeks after February
81. They said the offer was made
prior TO his arrest and the finding of
the body, and that he told them he
needed the perjured testimony in an
alienation of affections suit he plan
ned to file against his father-in-law,
Frank W. Hunt.
The wire used by DR.. Young was
probably smuggled in to him the jail
er said Permission had been asked
several days ago to take a coil of wire
into Young's cell, ostenSibly for use in
rigging a radio set. but this was de-
MED. The dentist had twisted the wire
about his neck and then turned it
tightly with a stick.
Dead Half Hour When Found.
Assistant County Jailer George Pal
mer visited Young's cell at minutes
to this morning and reused him
with instructions to prepare himself
for court. An hour later Jailer Crous-
horn was summoned to the tank by
the prisoners distress signal. When
he reached Young's cell the dentist
was dead.
The Jail physician announced that
Dr. Young had been dead for more
than a half hour. indicating that he
had garroted himself a few minutes
after the first call.
Harry B. Foster, cellmate of DR..
! Young, said that the dentist appeared
in high spirits after he was awakened.
I'm going to sleep a little longer"
Foster said Young told him. Call me
when breakfast is ready"
DIR. Young then pulled the blanket
over his head. Forty-five minutes
later, Foster said, he called his fellow
prisoner and there was no reply. Eos.
ter said he threw back the covers
to fl the wire about the dentists
throat
DR.. Young was on trial charged with
suffocating his wife February q with
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The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
a fast as the papers are printed.
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Evening star., 1925-08-27
WEATHER.

10. ;. Weather Bureau Forecast.J
Fair tonight and tomorrow; cooler
tonight; strong east winds on the
coast.
Temperatures: Highest, go, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, 81, at l am. today.
Full report on page Z.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
Athletic Commissioner
 Announces Champions

Ne" London. Aug. I2 - -S:ate Athletic Commissioner Th2uas E. DOnohue "nuounced today that the folIoWins boxers would Ie recpcllr.i as tho stat" cha npioNs of their re- spcctive classes:
 Heavyweight El N"rIry of Fridge port; light heavyWeiGht. JacE De- '5n"y Of Rrldeororf; ucItnrwelcht 10 hn 1"cidad August 27 when Young CShcik) Leonard of Wallingfold q and Tracy Ferguson of WallinFfor1 meet in Waterbury G)'l men mnst meet at tho recognized Wairht: iENior wo,trrwcight. TiuEr Forms cf New London; lightwe.gh', Tom Trarers of New Haven; fo1c3"rweich., Lonis CKilD KapIsn of Moriirn; bantam weight. Young E,,pcs'o of Sam ford. Young Eollineon Of Ans1ria and Tiurus Sf)v>r of NA'iden will fight August n n Ansyiia for the hywoieht championship,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
HERALD AND BLUEBIRDS
 PLAY SEYEN.INNING TIE
Darkness lnds Game Featured hS Good Pitching - Four solid
 Blows Produce Herald Runs.

The Herald baseball tca!h and The Blue Army fought each other to 4 ,raudstill ul Willow Brook park last ugUr, darkness ending the sam> alter the seventh inning with the score &-3. Tn" game Was featured by good pitching and correspondlng ly light hitting. uil four hurl"rs g'.'- ting lMIr share of str!kcouts. The fielding. on the other hand. was mediocre, but the huylers continually pitched thoms,Iyts out Of the holes,
 The Rluebirds got away to one run lead in the second inning, and tho score remained at l-o until the .Js, Of the sixth. when the Herald, alter being held al bay by Martin, finally got 10 him, Lawson. Ring, Hap Griswoll and Johnson lit sol idly in rapid succession ;n this frame and drove in three runs. Loose play in the seventh, however, allOW- rd the Bluebirds to tic il up again. and lloSin went into inc hoN and rc- 'iod the Herald ill order in the last half,
 The linaups H,Gchirds-Martin, D.; Judd, c; Vance, lf-c: Hoinzman, 2h; F'slin. 1b-p; Afano, rf: krans. If; smith. %b; Salstrom, ss; Saunders H.. H"raII-Har'son. r.: Lawson. C.; King, @h: r.. GrjswoId, H.; Johnson ss, Parker. If; IIonnessoy. @u-p; An !, reoH. p~cf; r. GriSW old 2h
 Score hy innings,
 r'uehirds ....... o1 q c q q c-3 Herald ......... n oo c q 5 o-3
 Umpire-Haroli Jones.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
PROMOTERS CONFER
 ON HEAYYWEIGHTS
Second Round Of Auction With
 Dempsey and Wills Starts

Nv York; Avs |. .P-l'isuc mana2rrs and promoters today rn- tered lpon the second round Of their lep,yHIgHt auction with Jack n"mp.oy and llarr} Wh3s on the ] lock.
 rrometn Tex EIcllurI, with Gene Tuunry of New York signed to d coutlact to fight Harry Wills next month held one important telegram and was WojtiuC for tlo" wires 10 bring him auolh,r Tn" m'ssage in hand contained an urgent. request from Dempsey 10 sign Wills for championship battle as soon as pos Slhi', He awaited another from Wills touring "somcvhare over there" Ni'h regard 10 tha Tunney tight
 Paddy MHllius. manager Of Wills, today had two roulorcuc.s on his schedule. After discussing with pro- motcr TIoyI Fit2simmons Of Michi- gan City. lui., the latt"r's proposal to stagr a Wi)Is-Dompsey tight next year, he reserved decision until word IS received from Wills. Tit7sm- mons packing an agreement signed hy Dempsey to box the negro, ar ranged for another conference to- day. Mullins also booked himself for session with Rickard at which they planned 10 take up both the Tunney and Dempsey fights,
 Jack Kearns, who is manager of Dempsey according 10 his own views, Dompsey's affairs in the opinion of the cha ampion. exploded once yester- day and threatened to do SO again Friday.
 "Ill have plenty to say to the bax- ling commission" was the promise of Ithe man who guided Dempsey throguh his important battles de- ,rlarnr that he would sign Jack 10 nEht Wills and Mickey to defend his weterweisht championship against Dave Shade.
 These forecasts threatened to touch off q counter bomb in Cali toTnia, Dempsey nnttled by the sc- ton of tho New York Boxing Board in declaring him ineligible for delay. ling the Wills negotiations. has stricken New York State off the list as a possible scene for the defense of his title. He has also rejected 1 tI[earus. Since the latter still holds q contract as the champions mana ger. propseCt of throwing the situa- ton into a complete tumble loomed as an almost certain outcome of ful- fillment of Kearns promise. | Mullins was inclined to sidetrack
 the Tunney issue in favor of the
 prospect of clinching the Dempsey 1 fight. RiCkard intimated that the
 biggest purse ever offered Wills vas awaiting the signature of the negro's
 manager 10 a contract to fight the | New York heavyweight, but 1t did
 not tempt Mullins
 As matter of fact, Mullins ad-
 mitted he could not be tempted by
 anything so long as Wills continued
 10 remain silent in Europe. Wills
 not Mullins, and Wills wife, who
 had frequently aided the negro fight
 CT to make decisions, will cast the
 deciding votes