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Evening star., 1925-09-05
HELIUM NOW CHEAP.
Gas, Once Costing 81, 500 a Cubic
Foot, Now Is 615 Cents.

CHICAGO, Ill. September LR.-
Helium, one of the few United States
Government monopolies, which once
cost $1,000 a cubic foot, no longer is
classed with jewels and rare minerals
Reference Libraries show that helium
gas, derived from natural gas. was re-
duced by Government methods to 40
cents a cubic foot and later to 6h
cents a cubic foot. The Government
built a helium plant at Fort Worth,
Tex, at a cost of S2,000,000 A pipe
line from Petrolia, Tex, to Fort
Worth cost an additional 81 500, 900.
Although Texas is the chief helium.
production source, the first Govern
ment helium reserve was established
in Emery County, Utah, last year by
President Coolidge, who caused 7,100
acres to be set aside
Some time before the United States
entered the World War, helium was
found in gas wells at Petrolia, Tex.
The non-infiammable gas is drawn off
after the other constituent elements
of natural gas have been liquefied
through refrigeration by compression
and expansion. 1t is stored in metal
cylinders. Besides Texas and Utah, a
very little helium has been found in
Canada and Czechoslovakia Helium
also has been found in Oklahoma,
Kansas, Ohio, southern Illinois, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky,
Indiana and New York
Evening star., 1925-09-05
BOY, Il, IS NABBED
IN NARCOTIC RAID
Man, IS, Also Taken in
Roundup of Alleged
Ring of Seven.

The headquarters narcotic squad
put a climax to two months of in
vestigation today by raiding one of the
most extensive alleged dope rings in
Washington, seizing 25 ounces of
heroin and cocaine, valued at S1,25O
at 622 Third street southwest, and ar
resting seven prisoners ranging in age
from II to rs years, all on charges of
violating the Harrison anti-narcotic
act. Detectives Warfield and Sanders,
with revenue agents, made the raid.
Those arrested We're: Clarence
Wood, "a years old, colored, of 915
Second street southwest; Mary Hazel
Hayes, 80 years old, colored. 1908
Third street southwest: William Green,
rs years old. colored, 622 Third street
southwest; William Parker, 65 years
old, colored; Alfred Hurd, IA, colored,
and Mildred Thomas, 80 years old,
colored. all of 336 H street southwest,
and Mary B. Green, SO years old, COL
ored, of 622 Third street southwest.
An intricate system of distribution,
the raiders said, hampered their in
veStigations. The system of sales al
legged to have been used involved a
triangular route to the purchaser.
A prospective purchaser under this
system would approach one of the
small retailers for 81 or 50 worth
of dope. This retailer would go to
a second runner who would notify the
headquarters of the ring what was
wanted, and the place where it could
be sold. Then a third person would
enter an automobile and bring it to
the aforementioned retailer, who
would then dispose of it to the pur-
chaser. This chain work and the
difficulty of tracing it was the cause
of the long period spent in investigat-
ing, the raiders explained.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
PROGRESS is SEEN
In TRAIL OF CRASH
Expert Says Much Has Been
Learned by Builders From
Shenandoah Disaster.
BY the Associated Press.


The tragedy of the Shenandoah,
while undoubtedly setting back COM
merciaI development of such ships,
will ultimately prove the means of
sound progress in Ighter-than air
craft construction, in the opinion of
=. L. d. Nagel, aircraft expert of the
Department of Commerce.
1.-The evolution of every fundamen-
tai channel of progress" Mr.. Nagel
said today, "is married by the loss OF
life and money, and though capita
may proceed more slowly in investing
in these expensive ships for CONNER
cial purposes as the result of the
Shenandoah disaster, the builders OF
the ships have learned much from
the Shenandoah experience"
Mr.. Nagel declared that the Shenan
doah did not embody the latest de
velopment in lighter-than-air con
struction, and that builders of such
craft are now of the opinion that the
Los Angeles, a later type, is much
more airworthy than was her sister
ship. He believes the Los Angeles
mainly because of its built-in contro
ship and it's greater beam, would have
had a much better chance to weather
the Ohio storm.
The Shenandoah disaster, he added
has demonstrated more clearly that
the field for such ships is not over
land, but over water. Here all the
facilities of navigation, such as storm
warnings, which make steamship
travel comparatively safe, are at theil
disposal.
There is little advantage to be
gained by dirigible service over land
he said since airships cannot compete
with express trains, but are much
faster than ocean vessels.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
REPORT OF POLICE
IN DEATH SCORED
Coroner Warns Policemen
That Public Interest De-
mands Efficiency.

Careless methods of the tenth police
precinct in handling evidence for the
coroner's inquest into the death of
Andrew B. Davis, 81 years old, for
which William NJ. Ferguson, colored.
"a years old, was held for the grand
jury by the coroners jury yesterday,
brought a warning from Coroner
hewitt that more efficiency and dill
gence must be exercised in the future
in all homicide cases coming before
him at inquests.
Coroner hewitt pointed out to Po-
licemen Cav and Vessels three points
of alleged carelessness in the prepara-
ton of the police case.
First, the incidental or official police
report of the homicide was written on
rough scratch paper, pasted together
where it had been torn, and was un-
dated, devoid of details, and generally
carelessly prepared.
Second, the confession alleged to
have been obtained from Ferguson by
the two policemen was written in long
hand, and was not the generally neat
typewriter sort of document Coroner
hewitt said he was accustomed to eX-
pect from police in such a case.
Third. There was no sergeant or
officer of the Police Department pres
ent at the inquest, despite the fact
that an order OF Maj. sylvester issued
many years ago and generally OBJ
served to this day stipulates that a
sergeant or higher officer must attend
homicide inquest, and, in addition,
there was no clear list of witnesses
rendered to the coroner to be called in
the case.
Il think that there is nothing more
important in police precinct activ-
tiles than the careful and diligenl
preparation of a homicide case
said Coroner hewitt today. 81 have
made no formal complaint in this
matter. but l have given a warning
in no indefinite terms. The way the
entire case was presented showed
careless and dilatory preparation.
intend to see that due care and dill
gence, such as will protect the in
terest not only of the defendant, but
the public, will be used.
Capt. Lord of the tenth precinct
said this morning the matter had not
been brought officially to his atten-
ton and that consequently he had
no comment to make. He added
however, that he would look into
reports of the occurrence and take
steps TO see exactly where any trou-
bic might lie.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
AUTO CROSSES u. S.
IN 4DAYS IS HOURS
A. A. A. Head to Present
Coolidge Letter to Cali
fornia Governor.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Calf, September s.
Completing a transcontinental auto
mobile trip in 4 days f8 hours and
80 minutes, Thomas p. Henry, presi-
dent of the American Automobile AS
sociation, and Z. n. Smith, general
manager Of the association, arrived in
Oakland at $50 am. today. They
left Washington at IL am, August 80.
They left Immediately for Sacra-
mento to visit the State fair.
Their especially constructed ma
chine is equipped with a bed in the
tonneau, and one slept while the other
drove. They averaged p driving
hours daily.
Henry will present Gov Richardson
with a letter frmo President Coolidge.
To Mayor James Rolph, jr., of San
Francisco will be handed letter from
G. H. Rudolph, president of the Board
of Commissioners of Washington.
The trip was sponsored by the
American Automobile Association to
make q general survey of motoring
conditions throughout the country and
to demonstrate in a practical way
that an automobile can travel night
and day and make as good an average
time as a train, and to make a study
as to the possible future development
OL ulB BIlNdyS 1OE lIdHSpOIldl anu
national defense purposes.
The travellers bore messages from
| Secretary of Commerce Hoover, Sec
retary of Agriculture Jardine, Maj.
! Gen. John Fl. Hines. Acting Secretary
of War, and District Commissioner
Cuno H. Rudolph.
With the exception Of the letter
| from Commissioner Rudolph, the
other letters which are to be delivered
to Gov. Richardson of California have
not been made public. It was believed
| they thouched upon the Importance
of highway development from both
transportation and national defense
angles.
The letter from Commissioner Ru-
dolph extended Fluctuations in con-
nection with the diamond jubilee ceIe-
bration of California becoming a part
IF the Union, September 8, 1850. Hopes
| were also expressed in the message
that California would be brought
closer to Washington through the re-
duction of the time of automobile
| travel between the East and West
| coasts. The latter letter was sponsor
| ed by the Washington Board of Trade,
/ through its secretary, Arthur Carr.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
|. w. w. ASKS SAILORS
SYMPATHY STRIKE
General Walkout in Sydney Ad-
vocated to Stop Deportation
of Workers Leaders.
By the Associated Press.


SYDNEY, Australia, September
5 P).-The Industrial Workers of
the World have placarded the city
urging the workers to organize a
general strike to prevent the threat
ened deportation of leaders of the un-
official British seamen's strike.
The coal miners of New South
Wales have decided to strike as soon
as the deportation of any person con
nected with the seamen's strike is
ordered. (Tam Walsh and Johanseen,
leaders of the strike in Australia,
have been summoned before the de-
portation board at Sydney.)
Twelve white sailors and fourteen
negro firemen of the steamer Min,
en- route to Rabaul and London, have
struck at New Castle. Since the
negroes are in the class of prohibited
immigrants, the captain of the yes
sci must maintain them or pay a fine
of 6 100 for each of the IA firemen
if they are absent from their ship
over "a hours.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
AUTO SQUAD GIVEN CAR
FOR RECOVERY WORK

AS a token of appreciation for the
work Of the auto squad of police head
quarters, which recovered 600 auto
mobiles during the last IS months by
use of one car which has run 10000
miles, Ray Semmes, president of the
Semmes Motor Co., has present
ed the Police Department with a new
touring car.
Acting Chief of Police Evans. In
spectors Pratt, Shelby, Grant, Hesse
and Harrison and Detectives Jett and
Connors were grouped about the ma
chine in the informal presentation out
side of headquarters.
The 500 automobiles We're only part
of the total number recovered by the
automobile squad during the last IS
months. These constituted the number
of recoveries made with a machine
formerly presented to the Detective
Bureau by Mr.. Semmes.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
STEAMBOATS, VICTIMS
WIDOWS DECLINE HELP
Mrs. Lansdowne and Comdr
Krauss Each Offered $1,000
to Enlisted Mems Kin.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAKEHURST, N. J., September s.
Widows of enlisted men who died in
the destruction Of the Shenandoah
last night refused to accept from Mrs.
Margaret Lansdowne, widow of the
commander of the dirigible, an offer
of 81 900 received by her as insurance
on her husbands life.
Another offer of a like amount,
made by Lieut.. Comdr. Krauss, who
sent a check from Ava, Ohio, where
he has gone to the scene Of the wreck,
was also refused.
Financial aid for the widows and
other immediate relatives of the dead
sailors was provided at once by H. Z.
Evans, in charge of the Red Cross at
Vail.
Comdr. Maurice r. Pierce, COM
mandant of the air station here, is
known to have aided some of the
widows to pay their expenses to the
towns where they are to bury their
husbands
Evening star., 1925-09-05
ASSERTS DIVORCE EVIL
THREATENS AMERICA
Episcopal Bishop Coadjutor Says
Unit of Society Is the Home,
Not the Individual.
By the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, Pa, September s.
The divorce evil is threatening Ameri-
ca declared Right Rev. David L. Fer
ris Bishop Coadjutor of Western New
York, speaking before the annual con-
vention of the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew, mems organization of the
Episcopal Church, here last night. The
bishop proposed religion as the most
logical remedy.
"The unit of society is the home.
not the individual" said Bishop Fer
ris. with possibly one exception, this
country leads the world in the num-
Der of broken homes. The safeguard
of the home is in the Christian re-
ligion. No man and wife can go down
on their knees together and commend
themselves and their loved ones into
Gods keeping. and then go out and
deliberately do that which skaters
the marriage relationship"
A universal brotherhood in which
America, through the Christian
church, will lead the way to world
peace was forecast by Bishop James
Wise of Kansas in an address today
before the meeting.
Rev. Allan p. Stafford of Montreal,
Quebec, in another address urged the
practice of religion in daily business.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
WORK ON WATER SUPPLY
PIPE LINES is STARTED
Two New Conduits Will Feed Sec
ond and Third High Reservoirs
From Filter Plant.

Preliminary work on the two pipe
lines from the Dalecarlia filtration
plant to the second and third high
reservoirs, also under construction
has been started according to Maj.
James A. O'Connor. United States
Army engineer officer in charge of the
project. The contractors, he said, will
start work on the actual laying of
the lines within a short time.
Both the second high and third high
pipe lines parallel each other to
Forty-fourth and Van Ness streets,
where the second high reservoir is
being located. The third high pipe
line then will continue under Nebraska
avenue to connect with a line on Wis.
consin avenue to the Reno reservoir.
The first high pipe line, which runs
down Conduit road from the Dale
carlia reservoir, is about so per cent
completed.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
COLLEGE TO BE THEME.
Special Service to Be Held at Co.
Iunbia Heights.

Rev. w. P. Balderson of Kentucky
will occupy the pulpit of Columbia
Heights Christian Church tomorrow
at IL am. In the evening the pastor
will conduct a go-to-college service on
behalf of the large group of young
people who are soon to leave for col
lege.
The James L. WiImeth Bible Class
and The Cleaners Glass will have a
Joint session at the home of Frank
Sidell, 10 Montgomery avenue, Ia
koma Park, Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock. The Berean Bible Glass will
have it's monthly meeting at the home
of Mrs Oren Atwood Tuesday at 8
pm. The monthly dinner conference
of the church school workers will be
held at the church Thursday at 6
Evening star., 1925-09-05
SuesC.&O. Railway,
Claiming g $4,000
For Wife's Injuries

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Co. was sued yesterday in the District
Supreme Court for $4,000 damages by
Walter Cheyne for loss of the serv-
ices of his wife. who was injured
when put off a train of the company
in a desolate countryside.
Mrs. Cheyne had purchased a ticket
from Washington to Fork Union, Va,
and when the train reached Gordons-
vile, Va, had to transfer. She in
quired of an agent of the company,
1t is stated, who directed her to the
wrong train, and the conductor of the
latter train refused to accept the
ticket or a cash fare, and required
her to disembark. She was exposed to
the elements, and sustained serious
injury, the court Is told.
Attorneys Hawkens & Haveli ap-
pear for the husband.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
DR.. BRIGGS TO PREACH.
virginian to Occupy Fifth Baptist
Puplit Tonight.

DIR. John E. Briggs has returned
from New York, where he had been
preaching during August, and will
preach at the Fifth Baptist Church
tomorrow morning and administer the
Lords Supper.
Rev. w. j. Banks of Middleburg,
Va, will preach at night. He and
DIR. Briggs will exchange pulpits for
the night service. Miss Leachman
of Atlanta will conduct a missionary
rally tomorrow afternoon and daily
during the week at 7:45 pm. Both
rnen and women are invited.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
RUSH HELIUM PRODUCTION.
Shenandoah Had 1000, 900 Cubic Feet
of Lifting Gas.

FORT WORTH, Tex, September 5
R).-The Shenandoah, which was
wrecked Thursday, contained about
100000 cubic feet of helium, the
production of which at the Fort Worth
plant required two months. The local
plant is now operating at full capacity,
extracting the helium from the nat
ural gas, which is piped here from
Petrolia, 80 miles away.
The local plant represents an in
vestment of about S5,000,000.
The output of the plant now is l.
100000 cubic feet a month. The cost
of production is high, though it is de-
creasing constantly.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CALDWELL. Ohio, September g.
Charles Niswonger, on whose farm
the main section of the Inflated
Shenandoah, daughter of the stars, -
lay, ran from a fortune yesterday.
Early this morning Mr.. Niswonger
declared the admission price to see
the wreckage was 25 cents a person
or 81 for automobiles, regardless of
the number of occupants, and water
would be 10 cents a glass
After about $500 was taken in"
Mr.. Niswonger heard Federal au-
thorities were going to arrest him
for his business enterprise.
Frightened at what he thought was
penitentiary offense. he disappeared
Evening star., 1925-09-05
Owner of Land Where Shenandoah Fell
Flees in Fright at Prosecution Rumor

and was not heard from until early
last evening, when he came to town
to consult his friend, Sheriff Shafer
The sheriff informed him that his
business" was legal, and that the
only opposition he had heard was
from neighbor farmers, who objected
to the hold up"
Mr.. Niswonger returned to his
home last night, after he had been
assured he was not to be arrested
and announced an Excursion rate
of 10 cents a person and SO cents for
automobile parties, effective after
sunup today.
Mr.. Niswonger's well is nearly dry
and the water will be free as long as
1t holds out.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
SPEAKS ON MISSIONS.
Rev. w. A. Spicer, Adventist
President, to Talk.

Rev. w. A. Spicer, president of
the General Conference of Seventh
Day Adventists, will speak at the
Capitol Memorial Church, Fifth and
f streets, tomorrow night at s
o'clock on "The Miracle of Missions
in Africa"
He has just returned after a seven
month tour of Rhodesia, Nyasaland,
Bechnanaland, the Orange Free State,
Cape Colony and other sections of
Africa, and will tell of the manner
in which natives are accepting Chris
tianity. This will be the first of a
series of free missionary travelogues
which different returned missionaries
will give in this edifice on Sunday
nights
Evening star., 1925-09-05
Douglas Starts New Schedule.

Rev. A H. Mckinley, pastor of
Douglas NJ. Z. Church, Eleventh and
II streets northeast, has returned from
his vacation. At II am. tomorrow
holy communion will be observed. At
8 pm. the pastor will preach on
Labor Day Observations" The usual
Winter schedule of all services will
begin this week, including prayer
meeting on Thursday evening at s
o'clock, Epworth League at pm.
Sunday and the usual service at s
o'clock. Sunday school is at 9:39 am.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
$4,000 CHECKS MISSING.
None Presented for Payment in
Two Months.

MERIDEN, Conn, September 5 C49
1t became known today that about
two months ago $4,000 in active
checks mailed by the Home City Bank
of this city to New York and Chicago
banks disappeared and no trace of
them has been found by the Post
Office Department. None has been
presented for payment, probably on
account of the banks restricted in
dorsements, and duplicates of the
checks are being obtained from their
makers.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
SERVICES AT SHILOH.
Sunrise Observance to Open Pro-
gram for Tomorrow.

Members of Shiloh Baptist Church,
Ninth and P streets, will worship to-
morrow in the church basement. Sun
rise prayer meeting will be held at 6
ann, with Deacons 1. w. Freeman
and A. Springs leading. Sunday school
at $50 o'clock, James r. Mass and
Frank S. Reid, jr., superintendents.
At II a m. either Rev. DIR. j. Z. Phil
pot of Scranton, Pa, or Rev. DR.. J.
Milton Waldron will preach. At
pm. the Y. p. S. C. E., Lawrence
Steward, president, will render a spe-
cial program.
Rev. DR.. Waldron will preach a
brief sermon at pm. on Lifting Up
Christ-Why and How?" and will ad-
minister the Lords supper.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
FINE ART SERVICES.
Series at Trinity M. E. Church
Planned by Pastor.

Rev. Frank Steelman, pastor of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
Fifth street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, has arranged for a series
of fine art services Sunday evenings
during September.
The subjects, which will be given
at pm, are as follows: Christ Be-
fore Plate THE Angelus," 1.-The
Lost Sheep" and THE Light of the
World"
Evening star., 1925-09-05
Sons of Business
Associates Clash
ForColfing Honor
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOct6IeQ Eress.
ATLANTA, Ga, September g.
There'll not be much hard work
done in the Atlanta office Of the
Georgia Casualty Co. today. Judge
Will Gum. father of Watts Gum.
sensation Of the national amateur
golf tournament at Oakmont, is
vice president of the corporation.
The senior counsel of the firm is
Robert Jones, proud parent of Bob
by Jones, jr., national champion,
who is defending his title today
against the assault of his young
neighbor and intimate friend.
The fathers of the contenders pa
tiently await the outcome of the
combat on the links, where the
eyes of the golfing world are CEN
tered on the Atlanta pair.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
Service to Be Broadcast.

The morning service of the Church
of the Reformation. Second and B
streets southeast, will be broadcast
by station WCAP. Rev DR.. John
Weidley, pastor of the church and
president of the Maryland Synod of
the Lutheran Church. will deliver
the sermon.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
AMUNDSEN BOOK REFUSED
BY GERMAN PUBLISHERS
"offensive Conduct" in Resigning
Decorations During War
Given as Reason.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
MUNICH, August 6.-Roald Amund-
sens latest book has been declined
by the explorers former publishers in
Munich. The manuscript was rejected
because "Amundsen severed all con
nections with the German nation
when, during the war, he returned
his German decorations and resigned
his honorary membership of German
societies" The publishers in their
statement conclude: Not until
Anundsen has made proper amends
for his offensive behavior to Germany,
the result of Misrepresentation by the
anti German press, will this firm con-
sent to publish any more of his
works"
Amundsen is scheduled to deliver a
series of lectures in Berlin prior to
sailing in September for America.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
DR.. Chobot Has Returned.

The pulpit of the Sixth Presby-
terian Church, Sixteenth and Ken
rnedy streets northwest, will be oc-
cupied by the pastor, Rev. Godfrey
Chobot, who, with his family, has
just returned from six weeks vaca-
ton in northern New York, having
spent most of the time at Forest
port.
Evening star., 1925-09-05
Gives Two Sermons.

Rev. t. o. Jones will preach tomor-
row at both services at the Temple
Baptist Church, Tenth and n streets.
At IL am. his subject will be "The
Duty of Cooperation The ordi-
nance of the Lords Supper will be ad-
ministered. At 8 pm. he will preach
on 1.-The Christians Inspiration"
Evening star., 1925-09-05
SERIES OF ADDRESSES.
DR.. Morgan of London to Appear
at Local Church.

DR. G. Campbell Morgan, famous
preacher of London, will deliver a
series of addresses at the First Con-
gregational Church beginning Septem-
ber 20 and closing October 2.
These meetings will be held under
the auspices of the Organized Bible
Glass Association of the District of
Columbia. This organization is COM
posed of 200 adult Bible classes. DR.
Morgan will speak twice daily, at
4:45 and s O'Clock. The meetings
will be open to the public.