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Evening star., 1925-01-09
TIE DEPARTMENTAL BANK
'HoUR BANK"
I7I4 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NV.
Under United s+ates Government
Supervision

REPORT or The CONDITION
Fidelity Savings Co, Inc.
A. Washington. in the District of Columbia. at
the close of business on December 81 1924.
RESOURCES
!. Losns and discounts
including radis- $50,
counts, acceptances
of other banks and !
foreign bI's of 49,. /
change or drafts. 7
sold with indarse-
mrnt of this bank
tsNcent those shown
cestomersS liab.ty
account Of accept
auces ofaihs bank
purchased or dis
counted by it....... 40 .263. ~
Total loans ............ S76S, ,S73. % !
4. L. :. G9veEninent securities
All orior L. s. Government
no,an-. i aay"..-.,,.. ..i',.',,- 10000
8. Other bonds, stocks. securities,
q. BANKING no,.se. Sr3. .oGi -. fur-
uiture and fixtures s. 030.91 6J, ,092. 30 /
z Real estate. or4-d other tian
Lansing Lousr. ........... 9se. 90 I
from national bpnk~..... 2,25l93 |
IL. Amount dug fIom State banks. GO
bankers ani trust companies
than jrrInd 81 in item l0l.... STA. IS !
ID. Checks on etlcr banks IN the
same r-tvtor town reporting
Total Of ITEMS 10, i
and i&........... ST. .Jid.22
b,rt.criIoneous b cash itrms..s..-- ems. 467.97
Total ...4..............:-.-. -. Ss43. .434. 9s |
.LIAEILITIES-
II. cap.,al s,oas rn.d in.......... 500, 900 90
~. ind.y!rt proHt<. IS. 47O11
Reserve ioa ip~>rr.... T.325.I1
o, 1@,so5. - !
etc. crllrd .-.-........ 5,03914
Tim" Geuo.Fs subject to reserve
payable Gi.uT 30 DAYS or
.uH..ft 10 80 4ay~ or more no
Ii,r. &nd, pd tai savings:
Ea. Cartifrate~i III deposit tnther
Than for. ,pbEey borrowedb... 344 900 90 |
s.. Other time deposit s-.......-... 81. .26O 84
Total Of time Dc
poSitS subject to
reserve. tens 81
c: BIN, payalGs tipciudng all obi, 1
cations s7preSeuting money
borrowed 5ther than rediS-
- Liabilities sjb.r than those . '0o'Vo
uuoye statrd. rd..........-...... g, ,S29 IS !
Total SIS -. .i:}i 9S
District OF Columbia city Of Washingtou, s.
I. WM CLARK TAYLOR. Secretary Man 4
ager Of the above named bank, do Soemnly
swear that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief
WM. CLARK FASL0R, .
Secretary Manager
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
81 9sdsl, cay oi January ! ifl2 HEINZ PEACOCK.
NQtB.y- IIlJ>c- D. C.. !
'''''' y '.s':,'zI = Ffsskx P.BLAI4,.
1; G..sTRIDER.
FRANK s. BRIGHT,
Directors.
Evening star., 1925-01-09

Before You invest Investigate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
SHOW NO LIQUOR
IN DEATH CRASH
COroner's Jury Finds That
Death of Ed. Kruger
Was Accidental.
WITNESS AT HOSPITAL
Coroner Takes Deposition OF
Most Important Witness
at Kenosha Hospital.

Edward Kruger met his death ac-
cidentally when his automobile turn
ed turtle half-mile south of Bristol
on the afternoon of Saturday, April
IL, according to the verdict of the
coroner's jury following an inquest
at the municipal courtroom on Tues
dsy afternoon. The jury brought in
verdict declaring that death came as
a result of a fractured skull from a
mishap purely accidental.
The verdict of the jury showed that
no evidence of any liquor figuring in
the accident was considered. Only
three witnesses were called to give
testimony and from two of these three
came a denial that the victim had had
anything to drink as far as their
knowledge allowed them to testify.
Take Evidence at Hospital.
For time it was feared that the
inquest would have to be postponed
because of the inability of the prin-
cipal witness to appear. Walter
Larmie, Salem, who was riding with
the Chicago man when the accident
occurred was still at the Kenosha
hospital recovering from the serious
injuries which he received in the ac-
cident. Coroner Joseph Friend decid-
ed to take the court reporter, accom-
panied by newspaper representative,
to the hospital to take a deposition
of the testimony which Larmie could
offer. In this testimony little light
was shed on the exact cause of the
accident other than the possibility,
which Larmie advanced, that the
steering gear broke and Kruger lost
control of the car.
The two men had been together but
a short time, according to Larmie.
They had gone to the North Shore
station in Kenosha from Trevor where
Kruger brought a party unknown to
himself. 1t was on their way back
to Bristol when the accident happen
ed. Larmie insisted to the coroner
that neither he nor Kruger had had
anything to drink and that both were
perfectly sober.
Gus Singer On Witness Stand.
The second important witness CALI
ed to the stand was Gus Singer, form
er proprietor of the tavern at Trevor.
Singer told OF seeing the man Kruger
early that Saturday morning when he
asked him where he could purchase
some gasoline. No gas station was
open in the vicinity at the time, and
Singer offered to give him two gal
Ions of his own, he told the jury. And
that was the last he saw Of him until
he noticed Kruger leave shorC time
afterward. Singer likewise insisted
that as far as he knew the men had
not been served drinks in the place
at Trevor. nor at any other place, and
when asked the condition of the man
when he spoke to him in the morning
replied, Perfectly sober"
DR.. Frederick ]. Auwers, Of Bristol,
to whom the body of the dead man
was brought, testified that in his be-
lief the victim came to his death from
fractured skull.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
EXAMINE IMMIGRANTS
AT STARTING POINT
Department of Labor Proposes to De-
termine Eligibility of Immigrants
Before They Embark.

Washington - Labor department
plans for examining prospective I'M
migrants abroad which immigration Of
fcials hope will eventually eliminate
the need for an immigration station
at Ellis Island, and other ports, were
up for consideration at the lnter-de-
nartmental conference called here to-
day at the instance of Secretary Davis.
The plans which labor department
officials hope may soon be put into
effect, contemplate more complete ex-
animation of intending immigrants,
both medical and otherwise at u. 5.
consulates abroad and possibly at ports
of embarkation.
The Ellis Island station which has
become the white elephant" of the
labor department and where conditions
were bitterly assaulted a year ago IN
the British parliament, would be elm
mated under the eventual operation of
the new plan as an immigration station
and used only as concentration point
for aliens held for deportation.
Secretary Davis at that time per-
sonally conducted the British ambas-
sador on an inspection tour through
the island.
In addition to the primary considera-
ton of the humanitarian interests that
would be served by the proposed new
system of inspection, officials believe
It would mean an actual saving IN ad-
ministration of the immigration laws.
The cost of maintaining the Ellis Is
land station alone is approximately q
million dollars year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
NO HOME EXEMPTION
SAYS THE ASSEMBLY
Defeats Attempt to Give Home Makers
Some Relief from Intolerable
Burden of Wisconsin Idea.

Madison, Wis.-Two tax exemption
proposals werev oted on in the assem-
bly, last might. The Nelson bill pro-
posing an exemption on mortgaged
homestead improvements of upward to
$1,000, was indefinitely postponed SO
to II, and the Titus bill to exempt
farm horses from taxation was re-
fused concurrence, 81 to II.
Several other measures were killed,
including a bill to permit standariza-
ton Of milk for the manufacture of
Swiss cheese and the Swanson bill
to give county jail prisoners work on
public highways.
The assembly adopted a resolution
proposing to continue the committee
on pollution of the Mississippi river
by Minnesota cities as an interim
body, to report to the next legislature.
The bill giving the United States
authority to acquire land in Wiscon-
sin for national forests was recon-
mended for passage by the senate
state and local government commit
tee, after the amount of land that
could be acquired was limited to
100000 acres, under an amendment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
Heavy Seas Prevent
Jap Sailor Rescue

New York City-The White Star
liner Homeric was steaming toward
New York today with details of the
death of 38 Japanese seamen lost
when the freighter Raifuku Maru
foundered in high seas eighty miles
south of Halifax as seven ships raced
to the rescue.
The Homeric, answering radio mes
sages of the japanese vessel early
yesterday, altered her course and
was close to the vessel as she cap
sized and sank.
The heavy seas, however, made it
impossible for the liner to launch her
life boats, and those of the freighter
had been smashed by the waves. Of
fcers and passengers were forced to
look on helplessly as the Atlantic
engulfed the freighter's crew.
AS the Homeric came within sight
of the sinking ship, the Japanese
climbed out over the rail as she listed
far over. Then she sank, leaving no
trace Of life on the water. The Hoo
meric turned toward this port, sending
a brief message that it had been im-
possible to effect rescue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
Darkness Too Much
for Giant Gas Bag

Washington.-The airship Los Ange-
les moored to the tender PatolSa in the
harbor at Hamilton, Bermuda, at 7:16
O'Clock this morning. The airship left
Lakehurst at 2:35 p. m. yesterday and
arrived over Bermuda at 2:10 o'clock
this morning. Awaiting daylight, the
big craft cruised about over the island
before attempting to moor. Success
full mooring of the ship was received
with enthusiasm in navy aeronautical
circles here, former trial at Bermuda
having been frustrated by unfavorable
weather.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
PIPE DREAM OF LOOT
BUSTED BY POLICE
Elaborate Plans to Rob Big Banks of
Large Sums Frustrated by
Chicago's Vigilant Sleuths.

Chicago, Ill-Seizure of a small
arsenal of weapons, dynamite, am
monia gas and smoke bombs in the
cellar of rooming house occupied
by Kerry j. Fernekes, alleged robber
arrested Saturday, has revealed an
extensive plan for bold daylight
holdup Of one of Chicago's largest
down town banks, according to Will
liam Shoemaker, detective chief.
Information obtained from telephone
conversations to which detectives list
ened, led to the arrest of Fernekes
in a down town library, where he
was consulting books on the manu-
facture of bombs.
Details of the alleged robbery plans
were summarized by Capt. Shoemaker.
Ten men, he said, were included in
the plot and had been drilled in their
parts by Fernekes who is under in
dictment for two killings in a Rock
land county, New York bank robbery.
The men were to drive to the bank
in two automobiles loaded with guns,
ammonia, gas tanks, smoke bombs
and gas masks.
"They planned to enter the bank and
close all the DOORS" said Shoemaker,
"the men carrying the ammonia tanks
were to unloose the caps and set the
prison fumes into the air. Customers,
clerks and officials would drop in
stantly, possibly die, if they did not
get help soon enough.
The bandits, safe behind their gas
masks, would then loot cages and
vaults comparatively at their leisure"
The smoke bombs, he said, were to
be used to prevent police pursuit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
G. L. Holderness, Present
County Clerk, in Post
master Race.
HAD MUCH EXPERIENCE
Appointment Lies Between
James German, o. Z. Tren-
airy and C. L. HoIderness.

Charles L. Holderness, at present
county clerk of Kenosha county, has
been certified by the federal civil SER
vice commission as eligible for the
Office Of postmaster of Kenosha &C
cording to information reaching ke-
nosha today from Washington. He
fills the vacancy on the eligible list
made recently by the withdrawal OF
Joseph G. Rhode, certified as eligible
I in former examination.
In addition to Mr.. Holderness,
James A. German, the present post
master, and Otis L. Trenary, are
also certified as eligible for the Of
ice, having been placed on the list
through former examinations held by
the commission. The Law covering
the appointment stipuiates that the
civil service commission certify to the
president the names of the three
highest eligibles; the president then
appoints the postmaster from this
list of three, his appointment being
sent to the senate for ratification.
Mr.. Holderness, the latest one to
be named as eligible, has had consld-
cradle experience along the lines re-
quired for the position. After work
: ing for some time in a Kenosha bank,
he entered the postal service, serving
for twelve years as . postal clerk at
the Kenosha Post Office. Several
years ago he left the postal service to
enter the general teaming business;
in 1918 he was elected county clerk
f Kenoshe countx. which Office he
has held since that time.
In politics he is Republican, hav-
ing long been associated with the or
ganization of that party in Kenosha
county
With the eligible list filled once
more, it is believed that a recess APP
pointment of the Kenosha postmaster
will be made by the president IN the
near future.
Postmaster German, who has served
eight years in the Office, continues to
serve until the appointment of his
successor, although his term Of Office
technically expired several months
ago,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
BOARD APPOINTS
NEW COMMITTEES
Memberships on Important
School Board Committees
Are Announced.
TALK FENCE BUILDING

To build or not to buiId-that was
the question at the meeting Of the
school board on Tuesday evening. The
time-honored, age-worn, moss-eaten,
broken backed problem of building
fences around school property was
brought out for another half hour and
the school commissioners given an
other opportunity to express their dis
approval, or anything else they de-
sired to express on the subject.
This time it was the. question Of
putting fences on the Durkee school
property adjoining several private
lots on. the east and south of the
present building. Lewis Powell, presi-
dent of the school board. told how he
was continuing to receive complaints
regularly from property owners near
by who objected more or less strenu-
ously to trespassing by school chill
dren or by others coming off of the
school property. Several commission
ers were of the opinion that the only
way in which the matter could be
cleared once and for ever was to build
a fence separating the properties.
This was declared impractical by
others because the school board is
planning to extend its facilities futher
south this summer and it was feared
that the investment was not worth
while consideration at this time
Supt. G. F. Loomis pointed out that
the school officials had worked out a
plan by which the trouble complained
of could be reduced to a minimum and
it was his opinion that there would be
no further grounds for protestation by
the property owners if this plan were
effective.
After considerable more discussion
it was decided to turn the matter over
to the building and grounds committee
of the board for further investiga-
ton. And the same subject promises
to come up at further meetings of the
board like the proverbial jack-in-the-
box that wouldn't stay under the lid.
The most important business trans
acted at the meeting on Tuesday even
ing was the approval of the commit
tee on committees recommendation
for committee membership for the
coming year The report of Chairman
George Klotz, of this committee, rec
commended that Wider use Of school
buildings committee be added to usual
number of committees to have juris-
diction over the use of all public
school property for all athletic activi-
ties other than those prescribed as a
part of the school curriculum. 1t was
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23

pointed out that the evening uses
being made of the school halls and
gymnasiums is being gradually ex-
tended by the board for the COM
munity's benefit, and that this work
needed the supervision Of a commit
tee Of school commissioners.
Harry Whitbeck Is Chairman.
A committee of five was chosen for
this work headed by Harry Whitbeck,
chairman, and including Jay Glerum,
Elmer Swartz, o. A. Mcneil and Fred
Joerndt.
Other committees approved last
evening were as follows:
Auditing committee-George Cook,
chairman, Bruce Eastman, o. A. Nc
Neil, William Doerfer and Henry
Yonk.
Building William Sill
cock, chairman, George Klotz, Jay
Glerum, Harry Whitbeck, Fred
Joerndt, Fred Surerus and A. B. Nc
Call.
Executive committee-W William J..
Threinen, chairman, Elmer Swartz,
Mrs. Rose McClusky, DR.. j. F. Hast
ings and Mrs. Emma Haubrich.
A resolution of sympathy was order
ed drawn and placed on the records
of the school board, mourning the loss
of MILFORD H. Eubank, Mckinley
school manual training, who died on
last Sunday following an accident
which occurred while he was on duty
in his class room.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23

Paris = Former Premier Edouard
Herriot WAS elected president of the
chamber of deputies this evening, He
received 27O votes, with but single
vote against him, the opposition abb
staining from voting.
The members Of the cartel or group
supporting the government, arose and
cheered when the result was announc-
ed. The new president Of the lower
house bowed his thanks in return, and
the chamber adjourned. He will pre-
side over the session tomorrow.
Bitter Attacks On Caillaux.
Nine hours of debate, featured by
bitter personal attacks on Joseph
Caillaux, lately returned from exile
and now minister of finance, preceded
the vote in the chamber of deputies
last night on the declaration of policy
of the new cabinet. At the conclusion
of the verbai fireworks, Premier Pain
leve and his colleagues were voted the
confidence of the chamber, 304 to 218.
The tactics of the opposition in at
lacking the inclusion Of Caillaux in
the ministry are believed to have as
sured the victory of the government,
as both the radicals and Socialists
were dissatisfied with M. Painleve's
announced determination of retaining
the French company at the Vatican.
M. Caillaux will appear before the
chambers financial committee Friday
to review the financial situation and
probably to give some indication as
to the nature of his first efforts to
restore the situation Of the treasury,
notably on the subject of repayment
of the short term nores falling due
this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
EXTRA !.
ST. PAUL'S DE LUXE
COLUMBIAN WRECKED
Fancy Flyer Plunges Into Burned Out
Bridge Killing Enginemen and
Injuring Passengers.

Miles City, Mont. Running at
high speed the Columbian, one of the
crack Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
passenger trains ran into a burned
out bridge near Ingomar this morn
ing. The engine turned over and kill
ed Alec Bugby, engineer and Hans
Steuve, fireman, both of Miles City,
according to word received at the rail-
road offices here. 1t also is reported
that number of passengers were in
jured.
The train is one of the transconti-
mental flyers, travelling between Seat
tie and Chicago. 1t was due to arrive
in Miles City shortly after noon. In
gomar is about 90 miles west of here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
STEALS PHONE
OFF CAB POST
Police Find Telephone in
Cellar of Sixteen Year
Old Lad.
CHARGED WITH THEFT
Sergeant Meissner Traces Sew
eral Burglaries to Acts
of Small Hands.

One of the strangest of robberies
has been reported to the police Office
and just solved through the work of
Sergeant Meissner and Detective
Breidt of the detective squad.
A telephone rented by the Yellow
cab Of the Wisconsin Telephone COM
pany and used out-of- doors on a post
at Milwaukee avenue and Lemon street
was stolen recently; Tuesday the
telephone was found by the two police
officers in the basement of home on
South Pleasant street
Joseph Laduha, 16, Of Sc South
Pleasant street, was arrested on the
charge of grand larceny. He is al
legged to have stolen the telephone
and several articles, including a start
ing motor from a Star car, and part
Of horn. belonging to the Northern
Motor Sales company, as well as three
bicycles.
According to the police Laduha adj
mitted the theft of the articles. He
said that he was going to make a
broadcasting station with the aid of
the telephone. and motors. His i'm
agination ran into the wrong chan
nels.
While working on the theft case,
Sergeant Msissrsr aNt Detective.
Breidt were going westward in one
of the police Ford cars, when they
discovered another case Of petty
thievery. Two small boys were seen
wheeling a barrow full Of coal from
the Northwestern yards.
The police called to them to stop.
The boys, however, deserted the wheel
barrow and started to run. The SER
geant ran too and caught one Of the
smaller boys after a chase of block
and a half The boys are nine and
ten years of age. They were charged
with larceny. The police heard that
their father had sent them for the
coal. There may be charges placed
against the father also.
The lad was placed upon parole for
two years this morning by Judge Sla-
ter when he pleaded guilty to the
charge against him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
General view Of Situation.

London Virtually all of the CEN
trail European and Balkans countries
are rushing special diplomatic agents
and couriers between the various cap
itals by express trains and airplanes
today. the United Press learned from
a reliable source, the purpose being to
reach unanimous decision on method
action to smash Communism in the
Balk.ns.
Meanwhile the wires are burning
with secret messages exchanged by
diplomats of the countries involved.
1t is indicated wholesale arrests OF
Communists in many countries prob
ably will result.
Secret police have been busy for
months gathering evidence in their re-
spective countries and have refrained
from taking action only because their
government did not desire blame for
depressing political liberty.
The narrow escape of the zankoff
government if, indeed it has escaped,
struck fear into several other capitals
and convinced southern Europe that
concerted action is necessary to pre-
vent one government after another
toppling into revolution. National
iealousies may be buried temporarily
in a universal effort against Commun-
ism.
AS for King Boris, he is said to be
doing his best to halt the white ter
ror" in Bulgaria and has quarreled
with his war minister, Lazaroff, who
has refused to resign at His Majesty's
REQUEST. Lagaroff is said to be the
'iron hand" behind the Zankoff min
istry's vigorous acts of repression.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
Caddie Finds Body
of Murdered Woman

Chicago.-A small boy hunting for
golf balls on an outlying links yester-
day found the body of woman, legs
arms and head missing, crammed into
a catchbasin on the edge of the course.
1t had been in the water for nearly a
year, the police said. Strips of leather,
a piece of cloth with buttons attached
and silk stocking were found in the
basin. From them the police hoped to
learn the identity of the body.
Theories that it might be kidnap-
er's victim were among those consid-
cred by the police. They asked assist
ance from the family of 15-year-old
Anna Chamales, who disappeared last
June and never was seen since. The
scene is an out of the way section
where several holdups and attacks
have occurred.