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International., 1925-06-29
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HOLLYWOOD, June 28.-The
birth of Charles Spencer Chaplin
Jr., son and heir Of Charles Chap
lin, famous screen comedian was
officially announced Sunday. The
information was made public at
the Chaplin studios where it was
said the youngster weighed six
and three quarters pounds.
Mrs. Chaplin, the former Lita
Grey, was reported as doing we'll
at the Chaplin home in Beverly
Hills. Anxious awaiting the news
outside the eighteen year old bed
chamber were Chaplin, Mrs. Lii
liam Spicer, his wife's mother and
w. E. Curry, her grandmother.
When DR.. James Holleran an
nounced birth of the boy Chaplin
was first to rush into the room.
He knelt by his wife's side and
tears came into his eyes. "This
is the happiest moment in my
life," he said.
News that the comedy king Sc
cretly married the school girl his
leading lady, in Empalme,, Mex
leo, last November 25, was dis
tinct shock to the film capitol.
Cosby tongues began to wag and
wits poked fun at Charlie and his
Baby Bride" The sophisticated
smiled, quoting a stock formula
International., 1925-06-29
CENARO LARRIVA
WINS SCHOLARSHIP

Genaro Larriva, well known
high school boy, won the Univer-
sity of Arizona scholarship for
Santa Cruz county for the acade-
mic year 1925-1926. An examina-
tion was held last month at the
high school to determine the coun-
ty's representative TO the Univer-
sity of Arizona.
International., 1925-06-29
CHARLEY CHAPLIN FATHER OF BABY
BOY BORN AT HOLL LYWOOO SUNDAY

81 told you So" Cartoonists pic
tured him wheeling his bride and
baby in carriage with nurse
and tutor as escorts.
Womens clubs, incensed at the
comedians marriage to a mere
child, placed bans on his PICTURES.
Charlie paid little heed. He kept
his young wife locked up in a
magnificent home and left SER
wants instructions that no one be
allowed to see Mrs. Chaplin.
Chaplin and bride passed
through Nogales following their
marriage at Empalme in Novem-
ber, and made every effort pos
sible to avoid seeing newspaper
men, both local and out Of town,
the latter following him all the
way from Los Angeles to EN-
paine, and back to the coast. The
scribes were hot on his trail, and
news of his marriage was "played
up" in all the papers and motion
picture magazines.
International., 1925-06-29

Fuentes is fine looking chap, but girls,
now don't get excited-he's married and fur
thermore his wife is along, SO there's no use
trying any of this vamping business.
Fuentes weighs close to couple hundred
pounds and is about 20 years old His father
is his business manager
The youngster is recognized as one of the
main contenders for Jack Dempeey's crown.
International., 1925-06-29
NOTICE TO PUBLIC

An stores on the American dds
Of the line will be closed all day
next Saturday {July the Fourth)
a holiday. Shoppers should bear
this IN mind and do their usual
Saturday shopping before Friday
International., 1925-06-29
SMALL FIRE

The fire department was called
out at 8:15 o'clock last evening to
a small fire on Franklin street. It
was soon put out, and the damage
was light.
International., 1925-06-29
BIG LEAGUE RESULTS
UNITED Nsws)
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York 6, Boston 5.
Pittsburg 5, Cincinnati 2.
St. Louis 8, Chicago l. Second
game, St. Louis 8, Chicago 8.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 6, Philadelphia |.
st. Louis 8, Detroit 2.
Chicago 8, Cleveland A.
PACIFIC COAST
Vernon Z, Portland 6.
Portland 2, Vernon 0.
Salt Lake 10, San Francisco 9.
San Francisco 8. Salt Lake 6.
Los Angeles Is, Sacramento 1.
Los Angeles 5, Sacramento 3.
Seattle 2, Oakland /.
Oakland 8, Seattle 1.
International., 1925-06-29

Dr.. M. A. Wuerschmidt, optome-
trist for the Southern Pacific de
Mexico railroad, returned Sunday
morning from a visit to the COM
pany hospital at Empalme.
International., 1925-06-29
Fuentes In Town For Battle At Bull Pen

ony Fuentes handsome young shown here arrived
ogaes yesterday from Phoenix to begin final training
To-Day Tor his II round battle with Benny of New York
next saturday night at the bull ring Nogales
Fuente heavyweight champion of the west coast Of Mex
lco and idol of Tucson and Phoenix fight FANS as we'll as those
Nogaes VINO know him. greeted by big all after
big statesman. ~ e' -
Yesterday afternoon he given great ovation when in
roduced to the crowd at the ball game by Jack OKeefe
International., 1925-06-29
BALL PLAYERS ENTERTAINED

Members of the NOgaIes and MI
ami baseball teams were entertain
ed at dinner last evening at the
Cosmopolitan Cafe III Nogales, So
nora.
International., 1925-06-29

Eduardo Villalobos, connected
with Gel Tucsonense" at Tucson
nrotored to Nogales, Sunday.
Evening star., 1925-04-05
LIMIT ON NUMBER
OF TAxIS IS FIXED
Police Order First Step to Reform
Control of Public
Vehicles.

No more tSxicabs or public hacks
will be licensed in the District, under
a police regulation promulgated yes
terday.
Efficient and economic service to
the public as well as prevention of
vehicular saturation in the already
congested streets requires the limita-
ton on the number OF taxicabs and
public hacks. in the opinion Of Dis
trict officials.
The text of the regulation follows:
THAT the number of licensed taxi
cabs and public hacks for the con-
veyance of passengers operating on
the public highways in the District
of Columbia is hereby limited to 1,435,
and no license to operate any such
vehicle shall be granted to any per-
son SO as to make said number in ex-
cess of that herein referred to-"
In submitting the recommendation
to the Board of Commissioners En-
gineer Commissioner Bell made the
following explanation:
I'm view of the large number of
cabs already in the city of Washing
son, which are more. than sufficient
in number efficiently and economically
to serve the public, and because of
the existing congestion of traffic, ]
move that the order be issued.
The taking of this action to limit
the number of cabs is the prelimi-
nary step in a careful study of new
regulations to control the operation
of vehicles for, hire on the streets.
Maj W. E. r. Covel. assistant en-
gineer commissioner, in consultation
with the director of traffic's Office, is
now inquiring into all phases of taxi
cab regulation, lack of which was re-
Gently pointed out in an article in
The Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1925-04-05
Fund Is Started to Buy Nets
To Make Basin Anglers Eden
Star Giues 500 To,oard 81 900 Needed to
Keep Fish From, Escaping-Dona-
tiOns asked From Others.

ming Star Newspaper Co. has donated
500. Other donations-iarge ana
small-sent to the Fish Fund, Cash
ier, Evening and Sunday STAR Will
be acknowledged, and 1T is hoped the
necessary funds will be Forthcoming
in time to stock the basin with fish
Immediately, so that the sport may
begin next season.
1t Is expected that hundreds OF
lovers of the sport will want to con-
tribute to such a fund. Every Sun
day thousands of people may be seen
lining the upper reaches of the river
and also in boats fishing, and many
of these, It is believed, will welcome
the opportunity of fishing at such
convenient place as the Tidal Basin
without all the inconveniences incl
dent to reaching the upper stretches
of the river, or the lower river, for
that matter.
When the nets are constructed so
that the fish cannot escape when the
tidal gates are opened, it is the pur-
pose of the United States Fish Com
mission to place therein 5000 bass
and other fish, and with the near
approach of the spawning season
these will multiply into hundreds of
thousands, making the basin liter
ally alive with the product which
can be caught and eaten when they
are quite fresh.
Col. Sheriff. has held consultations
Continued on Page s, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-04-05
HERRIoT DEFIEs DANGER.
Believes Financial Condition War.
rants Drastic Action.

BY Cable to The Star and New York World.
PARIS, April 4.-Premier Herriot
is defying the danger of a flight of
capital from France by practically an
nouncing a confiscatory taxa capital
levy. During the last months, while
the government has been trying to
cover up the delicate financial situa-
ton. there has been steady drain
Of capital abroad, however, and the
government has decided that the best
way is to face the country with the
real financial situation.
The premier is making a bold play
for survival of his hard pressed gov
ernment. Although his strength in the
Chamber of Deputies is depleted he
can hold a majority. The Senate vote
on a capital levy is problematical. In
the Senate the fight for existence will
be staged.
Public Opinion Uncertain.
The state of public opinion Is un-
certain, but is is expected to crystal
lize tomorrow when former. President
Millerand re-enters politics in the
election for Senator of the Seine. AS
Herriot forced him out of the presi-
dency his supporters hope his re-elec-
tion will mark a swing away from the
Left.
Herriot is primed for his struggle
z Il have two fixed purposes, upon
the adoption of which l insist before
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-04-05

Lack of funds" that old bugahoo
which tries to throw it's gloomy
shadow over nearly every undertake
ing in the National Capital where the
Federal Government is concerned, has
threatened to put an end to the
dreams of fishermen who read an an
nouncement in The Star a few days
ago to the effect that the Tidal Basin
would be stocked with thousands OF
mall-mouthed bass and transformed
into a veritable f1shermen's paradise.
But while there's life, there's hope.
The Fish Commission is ready to
STOCK the basin with plenty of fish.
Col c. o. Sheriff. Is anxious to CO.
operate in the plan and make the
basin vailable-and his engineers
are ready to do the necessary work
one thing is lacking, a suitable net
work at the, basin outlets which
would prevent the fish from seeking
the safer, saner waters of the open
Potomac. And there is no money 10
provide this net. 1t would cost about
Sl,0O0 to purchase the material and
install it-and Col. Sheriff. has agreed
In suggestion from The Star that If
Uncle Sam can't supply the money
Immediately, the people of Washing
ton can
To start the ball rolling The Eve
Evening star., 1925-04-05
FOURTH ARMY MAN
FACES PLOT CHARGE
Three 0usted as Communists at
Schofield Barracks-One Gets
40 Years.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fress
HONOLULU, April 4.-Three more
soldiers were dishonorably discharged
today following charges that they at
tempted to organize revolutionary
communist league among the enlisted
men of Schofield Barracks. Walter
Trumbull, another private, is to be
tried on like charges Monday.
Private Paul Crouch, 21st Infantry,
was sentenced by general court mar
tial to 40 years Imprisonment and
dishonorably discharged as the ring
leader in the Communist plot. AS the
alleged leader of the Hawaiian Com
munist League" Crouch issued prop
aganda under pretext of being a
teacher of Esperanto at army schools.
In a letter of the league, produced as
evidence, Crouch, Trumbull and Wal
ter Nadeau were named as the ex-
ecutive committee.
The arrests were made on March
10 after Crouch had defended COM
munism in a local newspaper, but the
fact was not made known b. the
army authorities until today.
Evening star., 1925-04-05
WOUNDS
FOE IN DEPUTIES DUEL
Surgeon Halts Encounter Which Is
Result of Scuffle in italian
Cha mber.
By the Associated Press.


ROME, April 4-The Fascist dep
uty, Bottai. and former Commandant
Deputy Viola fought q duel with
swords today near enc of the bridges
across the Tiber. The Fascist duel
ist was wounded in the forearm in
the second passage, and the duel was
ended on surgeons orders.
The affair was the outcome of a
challenge issued after scuffle in the
Chamber of Deputies. resulting from
VioIa's criticism of the concentration
of Black Shirts in the recent mu-
nicipal elections at Caserta.
When Viola expressed dissatisfac-
tion with the governments explana-
tion that the election was conducted
in an orderly manner the Fascist dep
uty shouted remarks across the cham
Der which Viola took as an insult.
He ran across the floor and hit Bottai
in the face.
The Fascist answered with a chsl-
lenge to e. duel.
Evening star., 1925-04-05
APPEAL MAY STAY
CHAPMAN'S DEATH
Is Only Hope for Bandit
Sentenced to Hang on
June rs.
BY the Associated Press.

HARTFORD, Conn, April 4.-The
colorful life of Gerald Chapman. vivid
in spectacular misdeeds which earned
for him a reputation as the country's
most dangerous criminal, was ordered
forfeited by a Connecticut jury to-
day.
few minutes after midnight next June
25 for the murder of Patrolman James
Skelly last October IL.
But Chapman, still the stole criminal
of iron nerve. hasn't gwen up the
fight for his life. Notice of appeal
from the first degree murder verdict
was filed by Chief Defense Counsel
Frederick j. Groehl, directly after
sentence of death had been imposed.
A reversal of the verdict, and a
new trial, may yet enable the prisoner
to escape the hangman's moose. Or
should the State supreme court up
hold the lower court, it may take
months before its decision is reached,
thus deferring the execution.
City for Chapman.
News of the verdict and sentence
was bad news to Hartford, which was
decidedly for" Chapman.
Motion picture spectators for the
past week hissed pictures of Walter
Z. Shean, the Springfield, Mass, ad-
vertising man who first accused Chap
man of murder. These same crowds
applauded when Chapman was shown
on the screen.
Hugh NJ. Alcorn, States attorney,
issued a statement after the verdict
was rendered today, that he would
recommend to the court long prison
term for the Springfield man, who is
expected to plead guilty to robbery
charge.
Shean, when captured near David
son and LeventhaIs New Britain de-
partment store on Sunday morning,
October IL last, told the police that
Chapman had been his partner in
looting the store safes. Shean said
Chapman was the cracksman who had
shot a path to freedom. killing
Skelly.
Jury Votes But Once.
The jury which had been locked
up for the night after having delib-
Grated on the case more than nine
hours yesterday, returned to it's delib-
erations soon after 9 o'clock this
~, oa CoI,Iron
Evening star., 1925-04-05
is MEN ARE INDICTED
IN BIG TICKET FRAUD
Two of Accused Arrested in Mis-.
souri-Railroads Suffer Heavy
Losses by Scheme.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Operations
railroad tickets were revealed today
by Federal officials upon receipt of
word from st. Louis that o. H. Shir-
ley had been arrested in ST. Louis
and Ross Frazier In Kansas City and
charged with completely in the deal
ings.
Railroad companies with lines run
ming south and west of New York are
said to have been defrauded of large
sums by the resale of passenger tick
cts placed in the hands of the
swindlers by railroad employees.
Federal indictments were obtained
alleged to have been engaged in the
fraudulent operations. The indict-
ments were kept secret until word Of
the two arrests came from st. Louis.
The methods of the ring were de-
scribed by Special Government Prose
cutor Arthur Sager, who said that
conductors retained tickets given
them by passengers and mailed them
back to an office maintained in New
York, where they were distributed
for sale to outgoing passengers. If
the time limits on the ticket had ex-
pired they were turned back to rail-
road ticket Offices for refund.
The prosecutor added that the
scaIpers were assisted by the bulk Of
railroad traffic to Florida resorts, the
crowds entraining for the South
facilitating matters for the Pullman
conductors who on through trains
collect both Pullman and railroad
tickets. The train conductor was in
structed to be informed on the num-
Der of passengers he had aboard,
however. Only one train conductor
was named in the indictments re-
turned by the grand jury.
Those indicted four weeks ago be-
sides Shirley and Frazier were:
Charles d. Davis, Harry H. Scud-
der, George II. Wertz, Robert L. Will
son, Herbert Kendall, Floyd Reed.
Wallace T. Gandler,' John S. King
and Marion S. Averette, all Pullman
conductors; Adolph Blum, David
Lyons, j.. Font Smith and Charles
Barton, all ticket scalpers, and Will
liam G. Yates. railroad conductor for
the Pennsylvania system. ---.s--es.
Evening star., 1925-04-05
BURIED SEVERAL HOURS,
MINER ESCAPES INJURY
Coal "Runs Away" at Depth of
1900 Feet and Man Is Rescued
by Fellow-Workers.

Special Dispatch to,The Star.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, April AFTER
being buried for several hours, Nor
man Lavenberg, a miner at Eagle
Hill Colliery, was rescued alive to-
day.
Lavenberg was imprisoned when a
big mass of coal ran away" and
blocked him off from his fellows 1000
feet beneath the surface. Miners
worked frantically to rescue him.
He was brought to the Pottsville
Hospital without any apparent Sc
rious injuries.
Evening star., 1925-04-05
NAVY TO REMODEL
TWO BATTLESH|PS
Texas and Arkansas Ordered
In-WiII Be Converted Into
Oil Burners.

Two of the Navy's cripples, the bat
tleships Texas and Arkansas, after
limping through a foreign cruise of
three months this Summer with the
midshipmen from the Naval Academy.
will 60 in for a period of GONZALES
cence, receive q thorough body re-
building, after which they are ex
pected to be so rejuvenated as to be
able to take their places proudly
again in the first line of the battle
feet.
1t is the beginning of the Navy's
modernization plan. made necessary
by the limitation of armament treaty.
which prevents the building of new
ships to replace them, and the orders
Just issued eliminates a long fight in
Congress-. The crippled condition of
six of the ships. among which are
these two. is one of the factors which,
II is claimed has kept the American
Navy below the $50 ratio allowed
by the arms treaty. In fact, efforts
were made 10 stop even this work on
the ground that it violated the treaty.
Orders have just been issued by
the Navy Department for the Texas
to be at the Norfolk navy yard
August /, and the Arkansas at the
Philadelphia navy yard September l.
Shortly after they arrive they will
be placed in reduced commission.
Practically all supplies will be sent
ashore, the greater portion of the
crew will be sent to other ships, and
only such minor drills will be car
ried on as are necessary to maintain
discipline and protect the ship from
fire or other damage while in the
yards. 1t will take about two years
for the work.
Out of the Fleet for Months.
These vessels have not been with
the fleet for many months, as it was
necessary to detach them because of
their inability to keep up. largely
because of their boilers which had
reached such a condition that only
low steam pressure could be carried
safely.
The other vessdls to receive the
same treatment are the New York
Wyoming, Florida and the Utah, but
so far no orders have been issued
for these vessels to begin their re-
juvenation.
Generally, the alterations will in
clude the installation of additional
protection against submarine attack,
the installation of additional anti
ar craft ueCk projection, renewal OF
boilers and the change from coal
burners to oil burners. In addition,
the Texas will receive an entire new
fire control system, or method of con-
trolling the gun fire in order to make
the greatest number of hits in the
shortest time.
Reduced Steam Pressure.
The boilers of these ships are in
such deteriorated condition due to
long service and the particularly
arduous war service, when few re-
pairs could be made, that as a pre-
cautionary measure against disaster
to personnel the department with
drew them from the feet and reduced
the allowed steam pressure. This cut
(Continued on Page g. Column A.
Evening star., 1925-04-05
Accepts Suggestion of Dis
trict Commissioners for
Body of This Type.
MEMBERSHIP OF EIGHT
TO BE CHOSEN BY VOTE
Two of These Will Be Designated
by Colored and Six by White
Associations.

BY vote OF 40 to IS the Fedora tion
of Citizens Associations decided al
its meeting In the District Building
last night to create citizens advis-
ory council to consult with the Dis
questions.
Establishment of this new organ
iZation Is result OF the suggestion
of the Commissioners to the fedora
ton that 1t take steps to create a city
council.
Under the plan of formation as
finally agreed to last night after
lengthy discussion, the council will
be composed of eight men in addition
to the president of the Federation OF
Citizens Associations, who would be
ex- -officio chairman of the council.
Would Elect Members.
Six members of the council would
be elected by the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations and two by the
Federation of Civic Associations the
associations.
Any member in good standing of
a neighborhood citizens association
affiliated with either the white or
the colored federation would be
elegible for election to the council.
Although several delegates voiced
vigorous opposition to the adoption
of the council plan during the long
debate, the iinal vote was decisive.
Favor Trnmc Rules.
The federation also adopted a num-
ber of recommendations to be sent
to Director Of Traffic Eldridge bear
ing on the new traffic code, the most
important of which was that the
speed limit for vehicles should not
exceed 80 miles an hour anywhere
in the District.
The federation voted to admit to
membership the District Of Columbia a
League of Woman Voters. Some op-
position to this action was voiced on
the ground that the federation should
not take in any more organization
other than neighborhood citizens as
sociations.
Aims of League.
j. w. Murphy. chairman of the
membership committee, urged favor
able action, however, pointing out
that one of the principal aims of the
league Is to obtain the ballot for the
people of the District. which, he said
Is also one of the main detectives
of the federation.
A resolution by w. B. Todd, chair
man OF the committee on highways,
parks and waterways, was adopted,
favoring an amendment to existing
law by which owners OF abutting
property would not be assessed for
the resurfacing of a worn-out street
when the property owners paid as
sessments for the original paving.
The federation adopted resolutions
of regret over the death of Charles
c. Lancaster, who was for many
years a prominent figure in the
citizen movement William NICK.
Clayton also paused to pay tribute
to the memory of Prof. Mitchell Car
roll, a former delegate, who died
several weeks ago.
The plan for the creation of the
Continued on Page T. Column 81
Evening star., 1925-04-05
PINS ALL
ON CAPITAL LEVY
CERTAIN OF DEFEAT
Chamber Is ForIorn Hope of
Premier to Retain Con-
troll of Government.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associat ted Press.
PARIS, April A poll of the
Senate made today by experienced
followers of French political affairs
indicated that a capital levy now
generally understood to be the key
of Premier Herriot's plan for the re-
form of French finances, would
muster the support of fewer than
one-third of the members of Parlia-
ment.
For some time the cabinet has been
aware of the Senate's opposition 10
any radical innovations in the gov
ernment's financial policy, and has
therefore, been prepared for a severe
revision of the budget by the upper
house. The cabinet, however, relies
upon the influence of the chamber,
which is elected by universal suf-
frage, to bring the Senate to terms.
Nevertheless, the opinion of politi-
cal experts is that the cabinet will
have a difficult time overcoming the
opposition from the upper house.
This situation gave rise today to
more talk of a dissolution of the
chamber, with new elections within
three months.
Presfdent's Word Final.
The final arbiter in the struggle
between the French Chamber and the
Senate will be the President of the
republic. who was a Senator himself
before his election to the higher Of
flee. In Parliament President Dou
mergue was regarded as a man of
great caution and was classed in
Premier Herriot's group in the up
per house.
If he approves the Senate's atti-
tude in the present struggle, Presi-
dent Doumergue can dissolve the
Chamber. Thereupon the govern
ment in power must call for a new
election within 80 days after the de-
cree of dissolution is issued.
Many French radicals have con-
cluded that dissolution is inevita BILE,
and consequently they favor a policy
that will bring it about while the
present government is in power, so
that it may have control of the cleo
tion machinery.