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Evening star., 1925-07-07
HEADLEY DEMOT|ON
DECISION TO STAND
SIN Interest of Good Police
Administration" Board
Says, Closing Case.

The District Commissioners will
take no further action in the case of
Albert j. Headley, who was denoted
from inspector in charge of the traffic
bureau to captain of the fourth pre-
cinct.
They made known their intention
of allowing the demotion to stand in
letter drafted following board
meeting today The letter will be
sent in reply TO the FIVE or six com
munications received. Some of the
communications asked for reconsid-
GRAFTON of the question.
The city heads instructed Secre.
tary Daniel E. Garges to draft the
following reply TO the letters:
Referring to your letter regard =
ing the matter of Capt. A. J. Head
ley, l am directed by the Board CT
Commissioners to inform YOU that
the matter has been given careful
consideration. and the Commission
ers see no reason for departing from
their action of June 10, which in
their opinion was in the interest of
good police administration"
w. Peerce Rayner, one of those
who has been active in seeking to
have the Headley case reopened. call
ed at the District Building prior TO
the board meeting today and saw
Engineer Commissioner Bell. It is
believed he discussed Inspector Head
ley's case at that time.
Among the letters received by the
Commissioners was one from the
Board of Trade, which requested that
the public order committee of the
board be given the facts in the case,
if the furnishing of such information
would be compatible with public in
tereSt.
There has been much speculation
in Police Department circles for sew
eral days as to what course the Com.
missioners would pursue with regard
to Inspector Headley at today's
meeting. The question came before
the board meeting in accordance with
the statement made yesterday by
Commissioner Fenning, in charge of
police matters. that he would submit
all letters concerning Inspector Head
ley's demotion to the entire board for
consideration.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
ANTI-kLAN SPEAKER
DENIED USE OF PARK
Peaceful Demonstration" Barred
on Grounds of Ban in Fed
eral Regulations.

A request for a peaceful Anti
Klan demonstration" on the Wash
ington Monument grounds on Au-
gust Is, as proposed by Rev. George
H. Lawson of Keyport. n. j., who
STYLED himself "anti-klan candidate
for governor" was denied today by
Lieut.. Col. Clarence o. Sheriff., di-
rector of public buildings and pub
lie parks of the National Capital
After reading the request Col. Sher-
rill classed it as a political meeting
and as such is prohibited by sec
ton 3 of article Z of the regula tions
for the government of the parks and
which is taken literally from the
statutes of the United States, read
ing as follows:
1.-The making of any harangue or
public speech or the uttering of
loud, threatening, abusive or profane
language is prohibited"
The letter from Rev. Mr.. Lawson
which is dated at Matawan, n, j.,
reads as follows:
will you kindly grant me the per-
NIT for a peaceful 'anti-Klan' gath
ering at the Washington Monument
August Is, 1925.
Many religious and fraternal or
ganizations desire to hear an address
upon the subject of One Hundred
Per Cent Americanism.' have held
many such meetings in New Jersey,
attended by vast throngs of people.
Thanking you in advance,
Yours very truly
GEORGE LAWSON,
Anti -Klan candidate for Gov
ernor of New Jersey"
Col. Sheriff. Immediately replied to
the letter, refusing Rev. Mr.. Lawson
permission to use the public parks of
the National Capital for holding his
meeting.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
SOVIETS FILE OFFICIAL
PROTEST IN DOSSER CASE
Declare Trial of Red Agitator in
China by Mixed Court Would
Infringe Russ Treaty.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, July 7.-Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin has addressed a note to
the Chinese Ambassador similar TO his
recent communication of protest to the
British envoy, concerning the arrest
at Hongkong of the Russian citizen
Dosser. Referring to the new Russo
Chinese treaty and ~ovietia's numerS
Gus declarations with regard to de-
nouncing her right 10 exercise th&
extra territorial privileges ENJOYED in
China by the czarist government, fh9
foreign minister points out that hand
ing over Dosser for trial before a
mixed court is not only Illegal in view
of the charges preferred against him,
but also direct infringement of the
treaty.
He demands that China take i'm
mediate adequate measures to secure
DosSer's release, placing on trial those
responsible for his arrest.
Christian Rakovsky, Soviet charge
'daffaires in London, left for Eng
land by airplane yesterday after
long conference with the government
regarding Russo-British relations.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
KILLS SLEEPING WIFE
AND CHILD WITH KNIFE
Father Wounds Four Other Off
spring and Kills Self as They
Flee in Nightclothes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssOClate0 Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July AT
tacking members of his family with
A large knife while they were sleep
ing. Ernest Franzen killed his wife
and one of his children early today
and sent four other children into the
street in their nightclothes. injured
and screaming for help. He then
killed himself.
Franzen, evidently suddenly Graz
ed, first attacked his wife, Ellen. She
was found dead in the kitchen. In
a bedroom on the second floor was
found the body of Morris, 8 years
old, their youngest child. When
police arrived Franzen lay dying in
another bedroom with his throat cut
Four other children, ranging in
age from II TO Is years, sought hid
ing places in terror when the father
ran amuck, but all were slashed, one
seriously, before they were able to
evade him and fee from the house
Ethel. II years old, was reported in
a serious condition with a wound in
the neck.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AVALON, Santa Catalina Island,
Calf, July while last Monday s
earthquake was toppling hotels and
office buildings of Santa Barbara into
the street 1t was ripping great assures
in the Santa Cruz and San Miguel
Islands just off the coast from the
Mission city, hurling sections of their
rocky coast lines into the sea and re-
vealing old Indian burial places.
A report of the temblor's effects on
the practically uninhabited island was
brought here yesterday by Capt.
Arthur Sanger of the schooner
anchorage off Santa Cruz Island with
a party of archeologists from the Los
Angeles Museum of History, Science
and Art.
Sanger said the Dreamer was lying
off Santa Cruz Island when the shocks
began early Monday morning and that
waves churned up by the quake
tossed the vessel about like a piece
of kindling.
Cliffs toppled into the sea before
US" he said. and we gaZed awe
struck at what seemed TO be the end
of the world. From San Miguel
Island TO the west of us, arose great
clouds of dust, indicating that there,
too, the cliffs were crashing.
After the shocks had subsided we
went ashore and found that assures
opened by the quake had uncovered
ancient burial places, the existence of
which we had not suspected while
exploring other Indian remains on the
island We found five skulls of Pc
culiar conformation and also numer-
Gus ornaments and utensils.
FAENZA, Italy, July Z OP.-A vio-
lent earthquake was recorded yester-
day at the observatory of Raphael
Evening star., 1925-07-07
j. S. CAVALRY AIDS
WAR ON H|-JACKERS
California Posse Routed by
Machine Gun-AIso EnIists
u. S. Forces at Sea.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALINAS. Calf. July Land
forces-cavalrymen from the Monte.
rey Preside and citizens from towns
adjacent to Moss Landing, near here
Joined hands today to run down bel.
hserent hi-jackers who killed one
member of a posse last night, injured
two peace officers and drove county
and State police TO cover by fire from
a machine gun
At sea Coast Guard vessels were
warned to guard against any at
tempts on the part of the hi-jackers
to use the sea as an avenue of es-
cape when they are forced from their
inland retreat by Federal and civil
forces
The fight came with dramatic sud.
denness. The hi-jackers had gathered
at an unfrequented spot on the shore
of Monterey Bay to intercept an an
ticipated landing of a rum cargo A
posse started out in response to a
plea for help from Harry Livingston.
State traffic officer, who had driven
a shot-shattered automobile into Wat
sonville. near here. AS they approa CHI.
ed Moss Landing they were suddenly
surrounded by a number of men and
their only warming was the terse order
Shoot EN-" after they had established
their Identification for the hi-jackers,
n. H. RAIDER. a merchant of Salinas,
pressed into service by Sheriff w A.
Oyer, was killed.
The rum runners, reported off shore
made no attempt to land their cargo.
Sheriff Oyer is in a hospital here
with a badly shattered knee and
Harry Livingston, a State traffic
officer, who made the appeal to the
sheriff, is the third man injured.
Two ma ior encounters IN tho do RI
were reported. the hijackers assum.
ing the offensive in both.
500 CHINESE SMUGGLED.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
KILLS SWEETHEART,
THEN SHOOTS SELF
Man. so, Stays Girl, 90, After
Quarrel Over Other
Men.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. July Be
cause he believed his sweetheart,
Nora Kefauver. 20. had been untrue
to him. Herbert J. Blair. So shot and
killed the girl in Rose Hill Cemetery
here last night. After the killing
Blair returned to his boarding house,
took two drinks of whisky, walked to
a mirror and fired a bullet into his
own head.
Letters expressing the hope that
God would forgive him for killing the
girl and himself, found on Blair's
body, indicated that the act had been
carefully planned.
Blair met the girl at the store where
she is employed yesterday evening
and walked with her to the cemetery,
on the road to her home. There they
quarreled and Blair fired a bullet into
her head.
After the shooting he returned to
his boarding house, told Mrs. Charles
Hammond of his act and asked her
to notify the police. He then went to
his room and took his own life.
Blair was known as being intensely
religious and was recently confirmed
in local church.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
LOCOMOTIVE JOY RIDER
Is HELD FOR HEARING
Man Stole Engine While Intoxi-
Gated and Piled It Into
Another.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July Enlarged with
stealing a S65,000 locomotive for joy
ride and wrecking it and another loco
motive in a collision, Nicholas Oper
of Long Island City, today was held
in 81 900 bail for a hearing.
Police say Oper admitted entering
the private roundhouse of construc-
tion company on the night of July 3
while intoxicated. Finding no watch
man on duty, he decided to take a
ride. Oper had never been in a loco
motive before, and was hurled out the
cab window at the first sharp curve.
He was not hurt.
The runaway engine gathered speed
and, racing SIS miles an hour, crashed
into a Long Island Railroad locomo-
tive. wrecking both engines and seri-
ously injuring Engineer George DIM
ick. Total damage is estimated at
$3.50 900.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
BELL SEEKS CUT
IN PAVING COST To
PROPERTY OWNERS
Will Ask Modifying of Bor-
land Law in Next Ses-
sion of Congress.
WOULD REMOVE CHARGE
FOR REPAVING WORK
Limit on Percentage of Value Of
Land That May Be Assessed
Also to Be Urged.

Modification of the Borland law.
under which half the cost of street
paving in the District is assessed
against abutting property owners. win
ne sought at the next session of Con-
gress, Engineer Commissioner Bel
declared today.
Col. Bell wants two changes made
10 remove what he regards as unjust
and burdensome features of the law
as II was originally written and as it
has been in force for more than 10
years. The notifications he will pro-
pose are:
That no assessment be levied
against abutting property for the re-
surfaclng of street after the first
permanent surface has worn out
That the language of the Borland
law be changed to provide that where
original paving is being laid the as
percentage of the value of the prop
erty assessed
Repeal Believed Impossible.
Col. Bell does not believe it would
be possible to secure repeal of the
Borland law as a whole, but he is of
the opinion that the two changes sue-
gested would remove the most objec-
tionable features of the act
In support of his first suggestion
that no assessment be levied for re-
surfactng, Col. Bell said:
After property owner has once
paid for the paving of a street it is
unfair TO assess him again for the re-
surfacing when the street wears out
under the flow of traffic"
Col. Bell believes the second change
limiting the extent to which a piece
of property may be assessed for street
improvement, is necessary because of
the uncertainty which now exists as
to whether the assessment low applies
to outlying suburban roads.
Would Protect Owners.
A number of years ago a property
owner in an outlying section won a
court decision holding in substance
that the Borland law did not apply
along rural land, where city or town
conditions do not exist.
Col. Bell said a question is raised oc-
casionally as to whether the paving of
d certain street or road is subject TO
the Borland amendment, and he be-
lieves langus ge should be written into
the law defining clearly where the as
sessment law should apply and where
it should be disregarded.
The proposal TO limit the assessment
to a certain percentage of the value of
the abutting property would, Col. Bell
believes, prevent the levying of con-
fiscating sums in Eases where an own
er has large frontage on road that
is TO be improved.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
Cooler Tomorrow,
With Hot, Humid
Night Due First

Cooler temperatures are prom
ised by the Weather Bureau for to-
morrow, but Washington must be
prepared for a hot, humid time of
it tonight.
The relief from the excessive
heat of the past two days Is 10
he brought about through the me
dunn of severe thunderstorms and
A shifting of the winds from south
erly, as at present, to northerly
The highest temperature reached
yesterday was 96. At noon today
it was SO. and everything indicated
duplication or possibly passing of
yesterdays zenith. High humidity
will continue, making is seem real
ly hotter than 1t is.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
SECRETARY WEEKS BACK
AT DESK IN SEPTEMBER
Statement From Swampscott Fol-
lows Revival of Rumor of
Proposed Resignation.
By the Associated Press.


SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, July BE
lief that Secretary Weeks will be suf-
tciently recovered from his recent III
ness and operation to be back at his
desk at the War Department in Wash
ington in September was expressed to-
day by White House officials.
Before leaving Washington Mr..
Weeks told the President that he
would return to his duties at the close
OF the Summer, and Mr.. Coolidge has
been informed that the operation per-
formed on the Secretary of War re-
Gently in Boston resulted so favorably
as to make this statement fully war
ranted.
The Presidents expectations that he
will continue to have the services of
Mr.. Weeks as a cabinet member were
made public after revival of reports
that the Secretary had advised Mr..
Coolidge that he intended to resign.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
500 CHINESE SMUGGLED.
Rumor Prompts U. S. Authorities to
Watch Mexican Border.

LOS ANGELES, July 7.-Immigra-
ton authorities here are investigating
report that 500 Chinese and a large
cargo of narcotics had been landed by
five-masted British schooner at
Manzanillo, on the Mexican West
Coast, and sent north for smuggling
across the border into the United
States.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
NOVELIST ARRAIGNED.
Maxwell Bodenheim Charged With
Writing Indecent Book.

Bodenheim, poet and novelist, who is
now living at the Mcdowell Colony
at Petersboro, n. H.. was arraigned
today before Judge Mcintyre in Gen
eraI Sessions on an indictment charg-
ing him with publishing an indecent
novel. He was releasted in $500 bail.
Boni & Liveright, publishers, were
held in $500 bail week ago on the
same charge. Bodenheim did not en-
ter plea.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
japanese Prince on Tour.

PARIS, July 7 CP.-Prince Chich-
ibu, second son of the Emperor of
Japan, arrived here today en- route to
England. where he will study for sew
eral years. He was greeted by Prince
Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni, Prince and
Princess Asaka and other notables
of the Japanese colony here.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
RED GENERALS EXECUTED
Spies, Court Finds-Two Magis-
trates Also Pay Death Penalty.

MOSCOW. July Z R-Fcrmer
Gems Belavin and Ivanoff of the Red
army and Magistrates Vlasoff and
Sholokhoff were executed here today.
The first two were sentenced to
death after a trial at kiev, where
that they were found guilty of espion.
age for Boland. The two magistrates
were found guilty guilty of granting
immunity to criminals and accepting
bribes.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
FIGHT PISTOL DUEL.
italian Fencers Quarrel Over Claim
To Superior Ability.

ROME, July Z CE).-Two well known.
Italian fencers, Mario Siniscalco and
Felice Desimone, fought duel with
pistols today because of quarrel
over their respective ability at fenc-
ing. Desimone fired twice, barely
missing Siniscalco, who fired into the
air. Honor was satisfied, the duel
stopped and the fencers reconciled.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
SEVERE QUAKE RECORDED.
L. S. Observatory Seismograph al
Tucson Registers Shock.

TUCSON. Ariz., July CP.-A Sc
we're earthquake shock within 700
miles of Tucson was registered on the
seismograph of the United States mag.
netiC observatory near here at 7:15
o'clock this morning. The temblor con-
tinued for approximately half an hour,
A. X. Ludy, observer in charge, said.
Mr.. Ludy said he had not determined
the general direction of the quake.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
NOVEL ROADWAY,
CONN. AVE. PLAN
Would Build Traffic Lanes
Between Trees and Walk,
Bell Says.

A novel plan for the widening of
Connecticut avenue from Farra gut
square to Dupont Circle by leaving
the trees where they are and con-
structing a new roadway for traffic
between the trees and the building
line on each side is being consid cred
by Engineer Commissioner Bell. he
announced today.
Col Bell made it plain that he is
not definitely committed 10 the plan.
but believes it is worthy of careful
study as a means of improving what
is now conGested traffic lane.
Would Leave Trees.
Now" said Col. Bell, the width
of that part of Connecticut avenue
from building line to building line
is 100 feet, of which only so feet is
roadway. leaving 40 feet between the
curb and the building line on each
side.
My thought is that we might leave
the trees where they are with a 5.
foot strip of parking and open a new
20-foot roadway on each side in back
of the trees"
II this plan should be carried out
there would still remain Is feet of
sidewalk on each side. which Col Bell
is inclined to believe, would be ample.
Instead of the present 50-foot road.
way, taken up partly by car tracks and
leaving two rather narrow lanes for
vehicular traffic, there would be four
lanes for traffic, two on each side of
the car tracks.
Col Bells thought is that the new
roadways in back of the trees would
be for parking and for slower moving
vehicles, leaving the present roadways
between the car tracks and the trees
for through traffic. This treatment.
Col Bell said, would give that part of
Connecticut avenue the appearance of
the Champs d'Elysee in Paris.
Pedestrian Safety.
The proposed plan. Col. Bell pointed
out, not only would preserve the trees,
but would provide in the tree space
islands of safety for pedestrians cross
ing the thoroughfare.
Although Col. Bell is not contem-
plating disturbing the car tracks at
this time, he suggested that the pro-
posed scheme could be carried a step
further at some future time by NOV.
ing the tracks against the tree spaces
on each side.
If this should ever be done, he said
through vehicular traffic would move
up and down the center of the road
way and street car passengers would
be able to get on and off the cars from
the strips of parking in which the
trees are located.
Col. Bell has reached no decision
as to how Connecticut avenue should
be widened, but he has requested C.
B. Hunt, engineer of highways. to
make a. careful study of the plan out
lined above.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
REGISTERED HERE.
Temblor Is. Recorded on Georgetown
SeismOgraph.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
An earthquake lasting for nearly an
hour and reaching its greatest in
tensity between 9:31 am. and 9:35
am. Eastern standard time, was re.
corded today on the Georgetown Uni
yersity seismographs. Father Ton
dorf described the shock as very pro-
nounced. If not severe" and esti-
mated that it centered about 1900
miles from Washington.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
MacMurray Reaches Peking.

PEKING, July P.-John Van A
MacMurray, new American minister
to China, arrived in Peking from
Tientsin shortly after noon today.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
BANKRUPT BROKERS
READY TO REOPEN
Dean, 0nativia & Co, Who
Failed for S35,0OO,OOO,
Will Pay in Full.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 7.-Reorganiza-
ton without loss to creditors is vir-
tually assured Dean, Onativia G. CO..
stock, grain and cotton brokers of
New York, Chicago and other cities,
which failed last Friday for S35,000,-
00O A statement of creditors attor-
neys and the receiver yesterday indi-
Gated that the firm probably would
reopen for business this week.
officers of the Grain Marketing
Co. of Chicago, one subsidiary of
which is represented by a partnership
in Dean, Onativia & Co, admitted that
they were having difficulty in raising
81 O00. 900 due July IS to four grain
concerns which a year ago merged
into the marketing company. Attempts
to sell marketing company stock to
farmers have been abandoned. 1t had
been hoped to evolve the company into
cooperative enterprise.
Meanwhile, in New York, Deputy
Attorney General keyes Winter
threatened to hold up reorga nization
plans of Dean. Onativia & Co., and
prosecute its officers if an examination
of the books showed operations in vio-
lation of the law.
Will Pay 80 Per Cent.
There have been no complaints
against the firms business methods.
The failure is considered due solely to
the firms inability to raise quickly ad-
ditional security for loans obtained on
As 900 shares of Rosenbaum Grain Cor
poration stock, which Chicago banks
said had deprecated in value from $50
par to only $5. Emanuel F. Rosen-
baum, president of the Rosenbaum
is a director of Dean, Ona-
tivia & Co. The Rosenbaum corpora
ton was merged into the Grain Mar
keting Co.
The reorganization plan being
worked out calls for payments of 80
per cent to creditors. with notes for
the balance. This would give the con-
Germ about S2,50O,000 additional work
ing funds to resume business.
Irving L. Ernst, counsel for the
New York receiver. said the spread
between assets and liabilities was less
than S1,000,000.
Frank p. Walsh, counsel for the
Grain Marketing Co. and Gray Silver.
it's president, said the company was
under no obligation to take stock of
the Rosenbaum corporation or any
other of the merged grain firms. The
company has made money, Mr.. Walsh
declared, but had hoped to meet the
$4,000, 900, but had hoped to meet the
The failure of Dean, Onativia & Co,
said Mr.. Walsh, had nothing to do with
the abandonment of the stock-selling
plan or the dismissal of most members
of the promotion department.