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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-28
MAY GET CONVENTION
Kiwanians to Discuss Bidding For
1927 Meeting

The Kiwanis International Con-
vention may come to Indianapolis in
1927.
Indianapolis Kiwanians will Gis-
cuss the question of extending an
Invitation to hold the gathering here
at luncheon Wednesday at the Clay
pool, Mervin J. Hammel secretary,
announced.
Harry, E. Yockey, president has
written Frederick Parker, interna-
tional secretary, regarding the pro-
pOSal.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
3 MURDER VICTIMS
REST IN ONE GRAVE
Maryland Miner Guarded Against
Suicide as Wife and Two Chill
dren Are Buried.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CUMBERLAND, Md. February .
Funeral services for the wife and
two children of Russell Morton. who
confessed to the authorities that he
murdered them Friday night, were
held today from the home of Mrs.
Morton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Smith, Harpersville. near Iona
coming. The Rev f. ]. Travers, pas
tor of the Homecoming Presbyterian
Church, ofticiated.
Burial took place in the AlleganY
Cemetery, Frostburg. The three bod
les We're in separate caskets. but
We're placed in one grave. The flu
neral was one of the largest ever
witnessed in that section. The house
near Midland, in which the tragedy
was enacted. has been deserted by
George W. Winters, uncle of Mrs.
Morton, with whom the Mortons re-
sided. and is left as on the night of
the tragedy. with all it's grewsome
surroundings.
Morton remains morose and de-
spondent in his cell and is apparently
weak from the effects of the self
afflicted wound in the neck when he
attempted suicide following the trag-
edy. The authorities are watching
closely to prevent a second attempt.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
NEW TYPE A|RPLANE
WILL CARRY MAILS
Post Office Department to
Select Substitute for Over
Worked De HaviIand.

A new type of airplane to replace the
present reliable. but overworked De
Haviland mail plane will he selected by
the Post Office Department in a few
weeks from fSe different ships now
being built bt as many aircraft COM
paneS
The concerns which are now compet-
ing their Jobs are: Curtiss. Douglas.
Huff-Daland. Boeing and Elias. Each
company has designed its craft in ac-
cordance with specifications demanded
by the department-crusing speed of
100 miles an hour. service ceiling of
/ 900 feet, landing speed of so miles IN
hour and ability TO carry 1000 pounds
of mail
Planes to he Tested.
The manufacturers have been notified
to send their work to various al mail
fields where pilots will put them through
the test on the regular route before Sc
lection of the type to be produced is
made.
Since the inauguration of the air mail
service and it's enlargement to the trans
continental day and night service the
Post Office Department has been using
rebuilt war time De Haviland Abs, the
same as the Army, but with slight modi-
fications to accommodate the mail and
one person. The war stock of the De
Havilands is now about exhausted. with
the result that both the Army and the
air mail have been forced to look about
for planes to replace them.
The type selected, even though it
comes up to only the minimum specifica-
tions of the department. will bring
about an increase in efficiency in the air
mail service.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
Rushes to Death
In Flames to Saue
Marriage License
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 2.-One
soldier was burned to death yes
terday when fires DESTROYED two
frame buildings on the Army reser-
vation at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn
The victim was Corp5 4. j. Herr
of Salina. Calf After companions
and got him out of one of the blaz-
ing buildings he ran back 10 get
some of his possessions and was
unable to escape
The collapse OF an overheated
stove in one OF the barracks ocCu-
pied by 10 -commiSsined Of
ficers started the fire. which spread
to the adjoining structure in which
there We're 81 enlisted men.
Most Of the men We're asleep. but
tSey were aroused by one of their
number who saw the stove collapse.
Herr's friends a the reservation
said he met his death in the build
ing in an attempt to save his mar
riage license. He was to have mar
ried here shortly, and in two months
was to have been discharged from
the Army.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
Newman-"Siam and
Borneo.'

Siam and Borneo," fourth in the
series of travel talks of the Orient
by e. NJ. Newman. was presented at
the President Theater yesterday aft
ernoon, owing to prior engagement
that nece ssitated a change from the
National Theater for the afternoon.
First impressions of BorneO re-
vealed strange sights in the port Of
savage island. but the lecturer
failed to find the wild man" until
he had plunged into the interior to
the tribal house. where he met a
Dyak headhunter-tall, symmetriCally
slender. head erect and skin the sleek
brown of satin. He conse nted to be
photogra phed with his children. one
Of them a baby in a hammock at
tached to, his spear. A deeper plunge
into the jungle gave the lecturer a
full knowledge of curious insects,
strange birds and monkeys includ-
ing the largest ape in Borneo.
Having seen his wild man, the re-
turn journey along the Barito River
alive with igators-brough the
lecturer to Pc nang a modern station.
and beautiful Chinese mansions, where
many glimpses are given of the Ma
layan people and how they work and
play Summing up his opinion,
the speaker declared, in effect, that.
admitting the scantiest body cover
ing and untramelled native life,
these savages impressed him as A
modest and self-respecting people. in
Guiding the wild man of Borneo."
The influence of the occident pre-
dominates in Bangkok, the capital
of Siam where, to become fully ac-
quainted with the diminutive natives
many motion picture trips were made
that took in the bewildering sights
Of hot Il g.. - ~
tropofts and the city that was,
along the waterways formerly the
main arteries of traffic, where people
live and die on boats.
Rangkoks greatest sight is the
Wat Chang, a temple of beauty
The most wonderful group of build
ing in Siam; golden palaces, pago-
das, temples and shrines, are shown
within the palace grounds. In
photogra aphing the King and Queen
of Siam, the royal lady, failing to
, retain her dignity of expression
looked at the king for example, but
he, too, was struggling to remain
aloofty royal, she gave up, and gig
gled like a child. The result was a
pleasant revelation that human ma
ture is at home in Siam, as here.
The speaker was showered with
royal courtesies including a game OF
golf when the king was pushed
around the links in a chariot while
his guests walked. At Ayudya, the
ancient capital, things were more
Siamesey. For thrilling climax there
is an elephant fight in which buttin e
heads promise the tragedy ofSspear-
like tusks and ponderous feet, wher
the display is halted, being merely
drill work in training elephants fol
! the army.
Mr.. Newman will close his season
next Sunday afternoon and evening
with Java and Sumatra-"
Evening star., 1925-02-02
A M u Sc NJ E n T S

as an entertainment concoction, will
serve as an advertisement de luxe for
Wayburn's famous dancing academy.
The cast is composed entirely of
Wayburn's pupils and proteges, nine
of whom are attractive, loose jointed
girls, each an exponent of grace and
rhythm While dancing Is the real
essence of the production. there are
plenty of tuneful songs and a fund
Of comedy to satisfy the most exact
ing.
honeymoon Cruise" moves ginger
lN throughout its course in back
ground of artistic settings An in
teresting plot also threads it's way
through the production. Hazel Bow
man. Violet Cunningham. Rita
HoWard, Mary Horan. James Clemons
and Arthur Swanstrom have the
principal roles, but the remainder
of the cast are all solo specialities as
well as ensemble artists
Comedy of the brand that pro-
vokes genuine hearty laughter is
sandwiched adequately through the
remainder of the ongrossing bill.
Stan Stanley. assisted by James
Graham and Mrytle Hitchcock. kept
the theater in an uproar almost con-
ttnuously during their rather unique
Offering, Natures Nobleman in the
The ater. Stanley, a comedian par
excellence, has a superabundance of
humor, the best of which he throws
off from seat in row A He would
make chronic cynic laugh More
comedy of an entirely different char
acter is supplied by Neil Mckay. the
famous Scotch comedian. At the out =
set of his act last night Mckay OBJ
vtously thought he was working in
an English theater, but the audience
soon warmed up to the subtlety of
his humor Mckay makes the pro-
verbal "tightwadness'' of his fellow
countrymen the butt of many of his
jokes. and introduces a new version
of the sailors hornpipe. Fred Fem
ton and Sammy Fields present a
novel blackface act that scores heav-
lily.
Four splendid characteriZations are
done by Richard Kean. the English
dramatic actor. scenes from The
Miser" and Shylock's justification Of
the Jew from shakespeare The
Merchant of Venice" being particu-
larly noteworthy. Mr.. Kean's other
efforts are Characterization from
) The Old Bachelor" and Cardinal
Wolsey from Shakespeares King
Henry VIII
A sensational acrobatic act by the
Four Readings, billed as The Jugglers
of Human Beings" opens the show.
The Tom Davies Trio of daredevil
motorcyclists closes it with some
breath-ta king stunts in portable
motordome. One of the trio rides in
dizzy circles in the bottomless motor
dome as it is suspended from the
floor.
Annette. little girl with a big
voice and a mass of golden curls.
scored a decided hit with her medley
of Stephen Fosters southern melodies s
sung in a minor key.
The usual subsidiary films are inter-
woven in the vaudeville program,
| which should keep Roland Robbins
| playhouse packed the remainder of
| the week.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
PROPOSES i. s. AID
FRANCE ON DEBT
Gerard Would Have All of
Money Spent Again in
Trade With French.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, February 2.-France
should be assisted in paving her war
de BIT to this country by a provision
that the money paid back to the
United States he spent exclusively in
France, James w. Gerard. former
Amba ssador TO Germany, said in an
address yesterday.
This is nothing less than fair"
Mr. Gerard said as it was for war
supplies, food and ships France
bought from us that she incurred
the debt
BY his plan France would print
special currency notes good only if
spent in that country. These would
be sent to the United States Treas
ury and sold to American merchants
at slightly less than the prevailing
exchange rate.
Sees Soviet Reaction.
Mr.. Gerard touched on conditions
generally in Europe. He said, refer
ring TO the effects of Sovietism, that
Europe is in a situation in many re-
spects similar to that which follow
ed the French Revolution. He con-
sidered that the movements led in
Spain by Rivera and in Italy by
Mussolini We're reactions to Soviet
ism, and he believes both men will
disappear when they have accom-
plished their work.
In Russia, he said the same reac-
tion is bringing people of property
back to power.
Germany" he said, will soon be
on her feet commercially, and when
she is she will be one of our strong
est competitors for world trade Al
ready she is making consid era BILE
commercial progress in Mexico and
South American countries
In Germany efforts to regain her
place in commerce, Mr.. Gerard as
serted. she is handicapped by her
unstable government.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
ALLEGED SLAYER HELD.
Escaped Convict to Face Charge of
Killing Deputy.

MERIDIAN, Miss, February .
Benny Casey, escaped convict from
the Arkansas penitentiary and alleged
slayer of Deputy Warden D. w. Burns
of that prison, near Alicia, Ark, in De-
cember, 1923, left here yesterday in
custody of Sheriff George R. Hayes
of Jackson County, Ark. and a deputy
sheriff of Newport, Ark. where he will
be placed on trial for Burns death.
The deputy warden was shot to death
on train while he was returning
Casey and Charles O'Keith, another
escaped convict, from Texarkana. Ark,
where they were captured, to the Kan
sas prison.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
WILBUR DISCOUNTS
NEXT WAR HORRORS
AnnihiIation of Cities by Gas
and Germs "Absurd,"
Navy Head Says.

Pictures Of the next war" as a
process Of annihilation of whole
communities by poison gases. germs
and high explosives are viewed by
Secretary Wilbur as absurd" and not
only physically impossible but also
probably outside the possibility OF
human will.
The Secretary, in a statement last
night asserted reports that such
methods of destruction had been per-
fected since the last war to a point
where whole populations could be
destroyed by their use are mot true
and not justified by past history or
present conditions" Production and
transportation of poison gas in suffi-
Cient quantity would be impossible,
Mr.. Wilbur said, while the use Of
germs would mean a spread of dis
ease to the forces employing them.
While the World War, the Secre-
tary said, was terrible enough to
stagger mankind by the possibilities
of another world war" an analysis
of that war clearly indicates the alb
surdity Of assuming that men would
have either the will or the means to
destroy whole nations"
On the contrary, the Secretary
thought that the next war will be
like most of the wars in history
sporadic and local, and involving g
comparatively few people, and will
be relatively quickly over
Secretary Wilbur said that those
who predict vast expansion of the
use of gas and germs in future wars
forgot that both Sdes could use such
weapons and that the nations us
ing disease germs as a means OF
ofenSe can not confine the effects OF
disease to one side of the fighting
line Some kind of protection would
have to be employed by the germ
spreaders, he pointed out, which
could also be taken advantage OF
by those attacked.
There is no doubt that modern
warfare is a serious and frightfu1
thing, as we have been so lately re-
minded. and that unpreparedness fol
such war and its possibilities is, in
eXcusable in any ma ton that has the
means for preparing to avoid the
hideous possibilities of modern war
fare" he said. Certainly the World
War was terrible enough to stagge1
mankind by the possibilities OF
another world war, but an analysis
of that war and the means of offenst
and defense then utilized indicate.
clearly the absurdity of assuming
that men would either have the will
or the means to DESTROY whole ma.
/ tions.
While it would be disastrous fol-
a nation to go to sleep, in view OF
| all the potentialities of modern war
| fare it is certainly wrong to publish
and proclaim these eXtravagant pre-
| dictions as to the possible effects OF
| future war" We may not be
able to prevent all little wars, We can.
not prevent all local disturbances. but
| the nations of the world should be
able to forestall and prevent another
| world war.
THE chances are that the judgment
| of mankind will oppose any war which
has for its purpose the exterminatior
or annilation of nations or peoples"
Evening star., 1925-02-02
RECEPTION is PLANNED
FOR NEW M. E. PASTOR
Official Board of Metropolitan Con-
gregation to Greet Rev. George
S. johnson and Family.

Rev. George Shaw Johnson, new pas
tor of the Metropolitan Memorial NJ. E.
Church, and his family, will be rendered
a reception by the official board of the
church tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at
the church, John Marshal place and c
street.
Addresses will be given by Bishops
Hamilton and Bristol. Rev DR.. J. Phelps
Hand, district superintendent; DR.. Clar-
ence True Wilson, Rev. DR.. John Britain
Clark, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church; Rev. DR.. Lucius Clark, chancel-
lor of American University; w. Clar-
ence Duvall of the official board of the
church and Mrs. A. B. Duvall, president
of the Ladies' Association of the church.
Bishop w. F. Mcdowell is also expected
to attend. The program is in charge of
Mr.. Slye.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
ALLEY HOMES HIT
BY BUILDING COST
C. H. Rudolph Believes Con-
struction Within Renters
Means Not Now Possible.

Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph.
chairman Of the Board of Commits
sioners. does not believe there is
much hope Of having homes built that
would rent within the means of the
alley dwellers until building costs
come down somewhat.
The Commissioner expressed that
belief today in discussing the ques-
tion Of when and how Washington
Is TO provide for its 5000 residents
who still live in alley dwellings.
Find Cost Doubled.
some years ago" the Commits
sioner said. "a group Of men got to-
Cethcr and built small houses on two
sides of a block TO be rented to al
ley dwellers. The project cost $55.-
600 Recently they thought they
would build up the remaining two
sides of the block in the same way.
The lowest bid received was over
100000"
The men interested in the proposed
development, it is understood, have
decided to wait little longer. in
the hope that building costs Will be
more favorable.
About seven years ago Senator
Jones of Washington introduced a
hill in the Senate authorizing the
District government to float a 5000
600 bond issue to be devoted to the
erection of small houses -on front
streets for families living in the al
leys.
Terms of Bill Cited.
1t was contemplated that the rentals
from the houses would meet the in
terest charges and retire the bonds
IN - years The bill gave the Com
missioners discretionary power to sell
the houses to the tenants.
Commissioner Rudolph said today
he was not in favor of such legisla
tion, believing the problem of housing
the alley dwellers should he met by
private development as soon the
houses can be built at prices the
alley dwellers could meet.
Test cases are expected to come up
in Police Court either this week or
next week to determine whether
Congress intended that all of the
alley dwellings, should be abandoned,
or only those in alleys which are less
than 80 feet wide which do not run
straight through a block and which
are unprovided with sewer, water
and light.
Law Is Held Up,
Enforcement of the law has been
held up since June, 1928, to determine
which Interpretation is correct One
possible definition of the law is that
an alley in order to be legal for
dwelling purposes, must have all the
requirements; namely, that it must
be 80 feet wide. must be straight and
must have sewer, water and light.
Another view is that the presence Of
any one Of these conditions makes the
alley legal.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
ERROR IN CONCERT DATE.
Washington College of Music Pro
gram Scheduled February 8.

The fortieth public concert to be
given at Central High School by stu
dents of the Washington College of
Music will be presented February 3,
and not tonight, as was enormously
stated in the music notes in yester-
days paper.
feature will be the new string
ensemble, which will take the place
of the orchestra used heretofore in
such programs.
There will be no reserved seats and
no collection. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
JUDGE. SELLERS BROTHER
DIES OF ELECTRIC BURNS
Injuries Suffered Saturday From
High Tension Wire Yester-
day Proved Fatal.

Harry Sellers, brother of Judge
katheryn Sellers of the Juvenile
Court died yesterday at Emergency
Hospital from injuries received Satur-
day when he leaned against a high
tension electric wire at the plant of
the Potomac Electric Power Company
at 14th and 3 streets.
Sellers, who was an electrician en-
ployed by the power company, was
working near switchboard when his
body came in contact with a bus bar
carrying IL, 600 volts. He was fatally
burned before help could reach him
Evening star., 1925-02-02
u. S. Gutter Rushes
Aid to Sick Sailor
On Rum RO,UCraft
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 2-The
Coast Guard cutter Seminole put
to sea last night to aid a sick
sailor on board the Ave Capelle,
one of the ships at anchor in
rum row.
The call for help came by radio
and was addressed to Marine Hos
pital No. 20. 1t explained the
sailor probably would die unless
a doctor could be sent from shore.
The Seminole put to sea. carry
ing her own surgeon. Coast Guard
officials said that if the man was
found to be seriously i'll or suffer
ing from Conta gious disease he
would be transferred TO the cutter
and brought to shore. The radio
gram did not give the name of the
sailor.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
LEADER OF FASHIONS
MARRIES EGYPTIAN
Mrs. Jean Nash, Europe's Best
Dressed Woman. Becomes
Bride in Cairo.

BY Cable 10 The Star and New York World.
CAIRO. Egypt. February 2.-NrS.
Jean Nash, "the best dressed woman
in Europe" was married mere yvs,,.--
day afternoon to Mohammed Sabet
Bey.
The wedding was to have taken
place Wednesday but there was a
sudden hitch and Mrs. Nash passed
the day with her lawyer. Later she
said she would return to Europe,
alone. Thursday. but apparently she
and Sabe arranged matters more
satisfa ctorily this time.
Copyright. 1925
Evening star., 1925-02-02
Keith 's-Ned Wayburn S
'Honeymoon Cruise.

Honeymoon Cruise" Ned Way
burns scintillating junior musical
comedy, one of the best tabloid re-
vues that ever worked it's way into
vaudeville, stands prominently at the
head of the current bill at b. F..
Keith's Theater. 1t is truly master
pieces of musical comedy in minia-
ture form, and in addition to it's merit
Evening star., 1925-02-02
Earle Land of Fantasie.

program of excellence is present
ed at the Earle Theater this week,
and throughout the continuous per-
formances, from early afternoon until
late last night, standing room was in
demand
The bill is well balanced. George
Choos' musical production, The Land
of Fantasie," with Tillis and La Rue,
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Evening star., 1925-02-02
BURNED BY WATER BAG.
Woman Treated at Emergency Hos.
pital Will Recover.

A bursting hot-water bag scalded Mrs.
Florence V. Roth, retired Treasury De-
partment employe. at her home. 626 C
street, last night so severely that treat
ment at Emergency Hospital was neces-
Sary.
Physicians at the hospital say she will
recover.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
Navy Medical Officer Resigns.

The resignation of Lieut.. George L.
Fillmore, Naval Medical Corps, has
been accepted by the Secretary of the
Navy to take effect April s, 1925.
Evening star., 1925-02-02
Assigned to U. S. S. Sloat.

Comdr. George H. Ravenscroft of
the Naval photographic Office, this
city, has been assigned to the COM
mand of the L. S. S. Sloat.
Evening star., 1925-02-02

The easy mark doesn't know how
easy he Is until some salesman of
worthless stocks or bonds has his
mOneY,
Evening star., 1925-02-02

CONTINUED on Seventeenth Page.)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-03-20
PRES. HEDRICK INJURED
IN MOTOR ACCIDENT

By international Labor News Service
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 49,
President George F. Hedrick Of the
Building Trades Department of the
American Federation Of Labor, is con-
fined in a hospital at Lafayette, Ind,
as the result of serious injuries re-
ceiyed in an automobile accident. He
had stopped there on a return trip to
Washington from San Francisco
where he had presided at meeting Of
general presidents of organizations
affiliated with the department.
The meeting of building trade
union executives in San Francisco
was held in pursuance of a resolution
adopted at the Ell Paso convention Of
the department requiring that the
California Building Trades Council
comply with all the laws of the de-
partment and the American Fedora
ton Of Labor. 1t is believed that as
result of the San Francisco meet
ing a satisfactory conclusion Of the
matters in dispute will be reached.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-03-20

apoIis claim paid BY the War Depart-
ment. but. like the Bethlehem case.
the claim has been held up until Con-
gress gives it approval.
Approved At Last Moment
In the present case, great assist
ance was given the employees by Sec
rotary of Labor james J. Davis,
Chief Justice VIM. H. Taft, who ap-
peared IS q witness for the employees
before the Claims Committee of the
House Of Representatives; w. Jet
Lauck, secretary Of the former Ma
tional War Labor Board; Wyatt B.
Angelo, acting chief administrator for
the board, and many Senator's and
Congressman.
The bill was not approved by the
Senate until within one hour Of ad-
journment on March 4, but the deter
mination of Senator George Wharton
Pepper of Pennsylvania to have it
adopted finally brought victory for
the men. The bill carries an ap-
preparation of s1,600,O00.