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Evening star., 1925-02-07
Sweet Story of Bouine Blossom
Told in Agriculture Film
It's Exciting Tale of Co,U's Thrilling Rescue From
Butchers Hammer, With Lore Element
added to Bucolic Charm.

Do not sell your dairy cows TO the
butcher when the rent comes due
or the landlord waves a mortgage
foreclosure in your face. Keep her
for milking purposes, test her occa-
sionally, according to Uncle Sans
directions. and stave off the landlord
with an outbreak of prosperity.
Such is the moral taught in the
Department of Agricultures new
movie, Weighed in the Balance"
which tells the story of how Blossom,
the dairy COW, very nearly became
planked steak.
Case Of Blossom.
Blossom was not inherently a po-
tential source of beef. She was born
a dairy COW. reared a dairy COW and
when her time comes to die. she de-
sires to pass on to the golden mead
ows still a dairy cow
But for the Pocahontas rescue feat
performed right under the CORY. up
raised sledge hammer of the heart
less butcher. who was about to nudge
Blossom for row of pink buttercups.
the Department of Agriculture at this
moment would be looking for a SUBJ
stitute bovine heroine for its new
photoplay.
One may follow intimately the
near-tragic story of Blossom by wait
ing to see the departments new farm
film, but for those who feel they can't
procrastinate, here, in brief. is Bios
SONS story, as shown in the picture.
Blossoms Own Story.
The first I can remember" Bios
som begins. shifting her cud. was n
beautiful green pasture, where the
cool shadows and murmuring brook
furnished ideal surroundings for a
young calf to grow up in" The first
scene, by the way, shows a beautiful
young rural lady with her arms
around Blossoms neck. The young
lady, IL you must know, is Dorothy
Benson, daughter of Blossoms owner.
Dorothy Is saying: What a darling
calf! Let's name her Blossom" 1t
seems that Blossom has not yet been
christened.
Dorothy. the subtitIes explain. has a
bashful, but earnest, sweetheart John
Hardacre, the SON of a close-fisted
member Of the county farm bloc
Dorothy whispers this secret into
Blossoms. understanding ear
In the course of time Blossom turns
Evening star., 1925-02-07
U. S. BEGINS INQUIRY
! OF CHICAGO MARSHAL
Department of Justice to Investi-
gate Alleged Laxity Among Of
ficial's Assistants.

The Department of Justice has in
stituted an investigation into condi-
tions in the office of the United States
marshal in Chicago with a view to
correcting alleged laxity among the
marshafs assistants.
Officials are interested. among other
things, in the disappearance some
time ago of liquor from Government
warehouses, : under the custody of
Robert RI Levy. the marshal. ;
Mr.. Levy, conferred yesterday with
Attorney General Stone and Assistant
Attorney General Holland and today
Senator Mckinley of Illinois called
on the Attorney General in reference
to the case.
Thus far the department has felt
that no. blame attaches directly to
Mr.. Levy in connection with disap-
pearance. of the liquor stock. but Of
fcialss are ipquiring into discipline
amang his assistants and have begun
study ,of the whole record of his
office.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
ALEXANDRIA CLERK
BELIEVED SUICIDE
Wife Gets Letter Mailed Day
Thomas Rowen, Jr., Disappeared,
Saying He Would Die.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, February T.
The police in their search for Thomas
Rowen, jr., are working on the
theory that he has committed suicide
In a letter TO his wife the day he
disappeared he said, when you get
this 1 will be dead" Friends express
hope that he will reappear.
D. Rowen was seen walking toward
Hunting Creek bridge about o'clock
in the afternoon of the day on which
he disappeared. Acting upon this
clue, Capt. Durrer and Officer Rawlett
of the police force yesterday searched
the territory on both sides of Hunt
ing Creek, but without finding any
trace of the missing man.
Director of. Public Safety Paul Nor
ton has issued posters giving a descrip-
ton of Rowen and bearing a photo
graph. A reward of $50 is offered
for information that will lead to To-
eating him. The poster describes him
as having light complexion, blue eyes.
light brown hair, slightly bald,
height feet 10 inches, weight $50
pounds. "a years old.
He was employed in the time
keepers office of the Southern Rail-
way, was a member of the volunteer
fire department and fond of base ball
and foot bail. He was also member of
Andrew Jackson Lodge, No. 120, A. F.
and A. NJ, of Alexandria. During
the war he was a member of the Post
Office unit, located at Quantico Lately
he appeared Respondent. This is at
tributed to poor health.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
HERR|N KLANSMEN
RAISE NEW ISSUES
Declare Pact Outlined by De.
parting Sheriff Will Not
Bring Peace.
BY the Associated Press.


r MARION. ILL.,. February THE
prospect of peace in Williamson
County remained an issue today, as
the board of supervisors of the county
awaited the report of its committee,
which met with Sheriff George Gall
ligan at Springfield Thursday. The
report was to be made in the after
noon. -s
Klux K1ansmen here last night mi ght
complicate the situation, it was said.
Declaring that the peace pact out
lined by Sheriff Galligan and the
boards committee would not improve
conditions, the klansmen planned an
amendment giving the board of su-i
pervisors full control of the county
Jail.
The Klan leaders also said that it
would be useless for the sheriff to
leave the county, as he had agreed.
1t would make no difference, they as
serted, rs long as-he was not running
his office. Another point they dis
puted was that Galligan would re-
ceive his salary for the rest of his
term, although not acting officially.
The klansmen's proposal would pre-
vent Randall Parks. Office deputy,
from assuming the duties of sheriff.
as Galligan and the committee had
agreed upon, but it would not pre-
vent him from retaining his present
position, they said No objections to
Parks as an individual were voiced, it
merely being said that he was a rela-
tive of Delos Duty, former States at.
torney and anti Khan leader
Evening star., 1925-02-07
INDIAN STATE WILL
ABOLISH SLAVERY
Figures Showing 51,419 Held
in Bondage in NepaI Sur
prise to British.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, February 7.-There are
SLAB slaves and 1913 slave owners
in Nepa1. Publication of these figures
today came as a startling surprise
to the ma jority of the British public
who have been generally unaware of
the existence of slavery in this In
dian state. which, although independ-
ent, is under the aegis of the Brit
ish empire.
The Maharaj jah Sir Chandra Shum-
shere Jung, prime minister and de
facto ruler of Nepal, who also holds
the rank of general in the British
army. has undertaken to suppress the
evil. In speech at the capital, Kat
mandu, in December, and only now
reported here, he appeale for assist
ance in this task from the people in
general.
He declared that Heavens curse
rests upon the slave trade, which is
overloaded with the leaden tears Of
parents and children" and drew NOV
ing pictures of ruthless separations
of husbands and wives, parents and
children by the slave owners.
Announcing that date would be Ak
ed when slavery would cease TO be
legal in Nepal, the prime minister
outlined a scheme whereby the gov
ernment would assist in the suppress
sion by buying slaves from thQse
owners inclined to sell and liberating
them.
He intimated that the scheme would
operate gradually but would look to
the ultimate and complete elimination
of the traffic. The government OF
Nepal, he added. had allotted eS5,0oO
for the purpose.
Evening star., 1925-02-07

out to be a full-grown COW and she
surprises Dorothy by presenting her
with little Blossom. About this time
Dorothy learns that Mama Blossom is
going to be sold to Old Man Hardaere.
She sprays Blossoms neck with tears,
but despite that Blossom ambles off to
the Hardacre barn.
Well, anyway, things begin to hap
pen at fast rate shortly thereafter
Old Man Hardacre is about to be
foreclosed on: Blossom, hard up for
food. swallows her cud, and the
butcher up the road a piece begins
whetting his sledge hammer.
The butcher comes to Old Man
Hardacre to buy a few steaks, and,
needing a few more cents to pay of
the mortgage. the hard hearted Hard
acre fellow throws Blossom in for
good measure, spare ribs being much
in demand.
starts Race With Death.
Meanwhile young Hardacre and
Dorothy begin to busy themselves
about the farm. Dorothys sweetie
has rushed to town and arranged with
Wall Street to renew his dads loan,
saving Blossom, and when he returns
to find his dumb friend already on
the way to the abbatoir, he begins a
thrilling race with death.
The fiivver throws a wheel at the
crossroads, however. but who should
happen along at this strategic in
slant but Dorothy Benson herself, in
a nice new roadster? In the far dis
tance the two can see Blossoms de-
jected tail swishing through the gate
of the slaughter pen, and they realize
they may be too, late.
Skiddfng the last half-mile to a
stop, Dorothy hops oue sees the cruel
sledge> about to crack Blossom s
noodle, and lays her own head on the
spot marked X.
OF course, everything ends most
happily. and the fade-out shows Bios
som muncbing caulifiower in the
Hardacre truck garden, while young
Hardacre and his sweetheart. Dor
othy, gaze on approvingly, content in
the knowledge that old man Hardacre
had turned the farm over to his son,
and that Blossom had come through
with flying colors in the cow-testing
competition recommended in the De-
partment of Agriculture's vest-pocket
treatise, Cow Testing in All Its
Phases" or something like that.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
DESERTS NEW YORK.
Hammerstein to Make Headquar-
ters at Chicago.

CHICAGO, February Arthur
Hammerstein, who arrived here with
his wife, formerly Dorothy Dalton.
film actress, announced last night
that he will move his producing head
quarters to Chicago, and that If he is
unable to obtain an independent the
ater in New York by next season he
will not produce there.
The change, Mr.. Hammerstein's
statement said, Is due to a contro-
versy with the Shuberts regarding
a clause in their conz-sct yYtsl min,
calling on him to present his pro-
ductions only in Shubert theaters or
those of affiliated organizations, IL
there are such organizations in the
cities concerned.
Mr.. Hammerstein IL here for the
opening Of one of his productions.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
LOSES UNION FIGHT.
Head of outlawed Pressmen Re-
fused Reinstatement.

NEW YORK. February David
Simons, who was head of the Press
mems Local Union that was out
lawed from the International Print
ing Pressmen and Assistants Union
after the pressmen's strike of Sep
tember, 1928, yesterday lost his fight
to be reinstated as member of the
International Union. The appellate
division of the Supreme Court, re-
yersing a county court decision, held
unanimously that Simons was not en-
titled to an order compelling the
union to reinstate him.
The appellate court found that 1t
was without power to compel a vol
untary unincorporated association to
either admit or reinstate an appli-
cant for membership"
That power rests exclusively in
such association" the decision said.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
DECISION Is RESERVED
ON GOULD APPLICATION
Judge Withholds Action on Hear
ing Evidence Concerning
Heirs Marriage.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February Supreme
Court Justice Aaron ]. Levy reserved
decision yesterday on an application
made by the heirs of the late Jay
Gould for modification of the order
relating to the disposition of the
share of the heirs of the late George
Gould, principal executor of the Gould
estate
The application, made yesterday. by
counsel for Frank Gould, was for an
order to direct Referee O'Gorman ito
hear evidence relating to the mar
riage of Frank, whose income, pend
ing a decision of the effect of his
fathers will, has been held back,
Evening star., 1925-02-07
81 LEAVING ANNAPOLIS
DUE TO LOW GRADES
Greatest Number Is in Freshman
and Second Year Classes-No
Graduates Affected.
BIZ the Associated Pres.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, February T.
Fifty one mid shipmens We're found so
far behind in their sehoiast stic-work $
result of averages determined by
the mid-semester tests that they will
be compelled to resign from the
Naval Academy, Rear Admiral Henry
B. Wilson, superintendent of the in
stitution, announced yesterday
! The greater proportion of the de-
linquents are distributed among Ihe
fourth, or freshman, class and the
third class. None of those forced to
quit are members of the graduating
class.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
Robinson Expands
NaUal Experience ?
By Trip in Plane

Another convert to aviation was
obtaiped yesterday afternoon when
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Theodore Douglas Robinson made
his first flight in an airplane from
the naval air station at Anacostia
to Dahlgren and return.
Mr.. Robinson had been.-in at
tendance at the Lampert aircraft
inquiry committee hearings, and
having heard both sides OF flying,
decided to investigate the angle in
which he was less familiar. Lieut..
A. r Williams pi1oted the new
Navy official, and when the latter
stepped to the ground he expressed
the desire to do all travelling in
the future by airplane
This conversion, however. did
not entangle the Assistant Secre-
tary in the squabbIe over a sepa-
rate air force, it was pointed out
Evening star., 1925-02-07
House Turns Back
S63,4O6 Left Ouer
From O1Ur Funds

William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House. reported today that he had
turned back into the Treasury
from last years appropriations
for that body a total of SOS, S,406.47.
The sum included s19.300 for
clerical hire, $19.6S1 unpaid bonus
to clerks, S10.435 for other en-
p,oyes and s511 for Speaker Gill
let's automobile.
Congress spends on itself less
than one-half of l per cent of
all appropriations" Mr.. Page esti-
mated. adding that next years
estimates represent a net cut of
$4,000
Evening star., 1925-02-07
RICHES SLIP AWAY
FROM COFFEE KING
Senor Schmidt of Brazil,
Worlds Largest Grower,
Tried to Corner.
BY. CLAUDE o. PIKE.
Correspondence of The Star and the Chica 90
Daily News Foreign Service.

Correspondence of The Star and the Chica 90
Daily News Foreign Service.
RIBEIRAo PRETo, Brazil, January
4.-One of the most striking figures
in the coffee world is Senior Fran
cisco Schmidt, quite generally called
the coffee king. But like many mod
ern kings. Schmidt is well on the way
to being dethroned. A few years ago
he tried to corner the worlds coffee
market, and, now, in his old age is
readjusting his holdings to continue
in business. Although he has been
forced to dispose of many of his
fazendas to make up the losses on his
coffee corner" it is said he can still
lay claim to being the world greatest
coffee grower
Senior Schmidt is past 20 years old.
Hat a century ago ne and his wife
came to Brazil as German emigrants
and found places on a fazenda as ordi-
nary workers, caring for the trees.
They were Industrious and in a few
years had saved up enough to pur-
chase a little tract near this city.
then beyond the frontier of the coffee
district. This they cleared, the wife
laboring with her husband telling
timber, burning the brush and help
ing set out coffee trees.
Bought When Land Was Cheap.
AS they saved more money they
bought more land. In those days land
was cheap. AS the trees began to
bear che Schmidts were able to give
all their attention to their own coffee
crops. Every cent of profit they put
into purchasing more land, clearing
1t and setting it out to coffee.
Their holdings grew until the
lowly emfgrant and his wife about 10
years ago moved into f1rst place as
coffee, producers. In 1913 they owned
over so coffee fazendas. and could
step into any bank in Brazil and
borrow 100000.
In 1918 came the freeze that killed
millions Of coffee trees and brought
on a short crop. Prices scared almost
overnight. Schmidt proved to be a
man of action. He got reports from
each of his fazendas before daylight
on the night of the heavy freeze.
He made an estimate of the damage
that had been done. Then he directed
his agents in Santos to buy every
pound of coffee offered in the mar
ket that morning regardless of price.
Outwitted His Competitors.
about every avafla BILE pound of coffee
growers had realized what was up.
Most of the Brazilian fazendeiros and
their families were making merry at
the watering places. When the news
OF the freeze was flashed to them
they melted away to their homes to
face the prospects of a hard year
ahead and no monsy to spend.
On this venture Schmidt Is said to
have cleaned up 100000. The next
year at crop time prices broke and
Schmidt decided to steady the market.
He started buying, but prices con-
tinued to fall. He could not hold
the market and when all was over
he had sustained a. heavy loss.
Copyright, 1925, BY Chicago Daily News co.,
Evening star., 1925-02-07
PRELATE GOES 70 ROME:
Cardinal Mundelein Sails on Holy
Year Pilgrimage

NEW YORK, February 7,-cardinal
Mundelein of Chicago sailed on the
steamship Berengarias today ,on his
holy year pilgrimage to Rome
The liner carried the requisites for
celebration of mass aboard and serv-
ices will be held daily during the
voyage. With Cardinal Mundelein
were Mgr. Dennis ]. Dunno, chan
celioF. and Mgr. B. ]. She'll assistant
chancellor of the cardinals diocese
Before Cardinal Mundelein left his
home $4,000 was presented to him by
Francis J. Lewis, head of the Leeds
Manufacturing Co.
Count de Thorigny, the Prince of
Monaco, who visited in the United
States for about a month, also was
passenger
Evening star., 1925-02-07
Marine Officers Transferred.

Capt F. Fisk has been transferred
from Quantico, Va, to San Diego;
Capt. j. E. Snow, from Picking, China,
to San Francisco: Capt. C. E. Rice
and First Lieut.. F. E. Armstead, from
the Asiatic station to San Francisco; !;
Capt. Q. T. Pfeiffer. Capt o. Salzman
and First Lieut.. F. B. Reed, from San
Francisco to Guam; Capt. C. r. Ford
ney, from Port au Prince, Haiti, to the
United States; Second Lieut. Z. F..
Carlson. from Quantico to Pensacola,
Fla, and First Lieut.. d. z Keyhos
has been retired.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
GEM IHEFTS REPORTED.
Jewels Valued at $4,000 Stolen
From Miami Homes.

MIAMI, Fla, February 7.-Po1ice
here yesterday were asked to aid in
the recovery of $4,000 worth of Jew.
elry reported. to have been stolen
from two Winter residences at Miami
Beach week ago. .t+
Police were asked to join private
detectives. 1t was said; in anuinvesti-
cation into the alleged robbery of the
homes of E. r. Thomas, New York
manufacturer, and Mrs. G. e. Won
derly, each of whom was said to
have lost $4,000 worth of various
kinds of jewelry the night of jan
nary 80.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
"Mr. Squeers' Last Pupil Dies.

LONDON, February 1.-THE death is
announced of Edmund Plummer, age SO,
last survivor of the boys under the ty-
rannical schoolmaster Mr.. Squeers,' -
at Dotheboys' Hall, as pictured in Dick
ems Nicholas Nickleby." Today Is
the 11sth anniversary of Dickens birth.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
REALTY MEN HIT
f.. RENT COMMISSION
Independent Dealers Also De-
clare Against Principles of
All Rent Legislation.

After confusion of parliamentary
moves lasting for almost two hours
a meeting of independent real estate
brokers at the Masonic Temple,
Eighth and F streets northeast, yes
1erday expressed its opposition to the
general principle of all rent Iegisla-
tion. and opposed in particular the
Rent Commission. supported the
licensing bill and disapproved an in
dependent real estate board.
The original meeting was composed
OF independent real estate brokers,
statesmen and several members of the
Washington Real Estate Board: F..
NJ. Bfshoff was elected temporary
chairman and n. f. Ryon temporary
secretary of the meeting
Hits Opponents of License Bill.
f. l.. McKeever of the Real Estate
Board declared that the licensing
Jaw had been suggested to Senat or
Ball at the Senator's request.
II think only crooks would. oppose
the licensing bill and l don't think
that any one here is in that class" de-
clared Mr.. McKeever
A motion expressing disapproval OF
all rent legislation, and another ap-
proving the licensing bill and object
Ing to the Rent Commission were car
ried.
A motion was then made to form
an Independent real estate board.
After various parliamentary moves
the motion to form separate or
ganiZation was defeated
Efforts were made, upon motion
of Joseph Low, manager of Clifton
Terrace, to form n temporary inde-
pendent board to fight rent legisla-
tion. This started another verbal
battle, in which members of the pres
ent Real Estate Board took an ac-
tive part. Objection was made TO the
presence of the members. of the
Washington Real Estate Board, but
as they had been invited by commu-
nication the chair ruled they were
entitled to stay.
Motion to Adjourn Withdrawn.
The motion was then rescued when,
motion to adjourn by Mr.. McKeever
was withdrawn, in order to allow a
vote on the question. The suggestion
TO form a temporary organization, as
stated. was defeated.
After adjournment about IS per-
sons who were not satisfied with the
outcome of the original meeting
started one of their own and formed
the District Realty Board. n. E.
Ryon was elected president; Earl w.
Sillings, vice president. and Mrs. S.
L. Cross, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
This meeting then opposed the Rent
Commission, and, while It did not
oppose the licensing law, it voted to
ask Congress to see that representa-
tives of the independent brokers were
TO be appointed on the commission,
pointing out that there are only 119
members of the Real Estate Board
and 472 independent brokers.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
Cardinal to Visit Bermuda.

NEW YORK, February Patrick
Cardinal Hayes sailed yesterday on
the Munson liner Munargo on an &C.
.clesiastical visit to the Bahamas.
which are included in the archdio.
cese at New York
Evening star., 1925-02-07
Sergt. Mcclure Retired.

First Sergt. Rubin Mcclure, 24th
Infantry, at Fort Benning. Ga, has
been placed on the retired list of the
Army on account of age.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
Ordered to Fort Humphreys.

Maj. Luther R. Maddox, Engineer
Officers Reserve Corps, of this city
has been assigned to duty at the En-
gineer School, Fort Humphreys, Va.
Evening star., 1925-02-07
Will Leave Service.

Rear Admiral Frank T. Arms. Naval
Supply Corps, will be relieved from
active duty March 81 and proceed to
his home.
Evening star., 1925-02-07

How Much real value stands back
Of the stock you are asked to buyf
Evening star., 1925-02-07

Before you Inve.t-Inve.t'sate.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-11-26
Captain Foley Exonerated of
Charges by Mrs. LansdoWne

Washington-Captain Paul Foley
was exonerated by the Shenandoah
naval court of inquiry of Mrs. Margaret
Ross Lansdowne's charge that he
sought to sway her testimony.
The court held that Captain Foley,
its former Judge advocate, was not
guilty of seeking to cause false testi-
mony to be offered before the court,
or Of seeking by improper means to
influence" the widow of the Shenan-
doah's commander.
In the meantime Secretary of the
Navy c. D. Wilbur had before him a
formal request of counsel for Mrs.
Lansdowne that the court be dis
charged from further duties because
Of the manner in which it conducted
the inquiry into her charge against
that officer.
The primary complaint Of Mrs.
Lansdowne's counsel, Joseph E. Da-
vies, former chairman of the federal
trade commission, was that Mrs. Lans-
downs upon her appearance on the
witness stand had been denied coun-
sci, while Captain Foley had been
permitted to have counsel to cross
examine all witnesses called to sup
port her charge that he had sought
to sway her testimony.