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Evening star., 1925-03-31
TEST IS RESENTED
BY ELL|NCSON GIRL
Alienists Today Will Testify
on Mental Condition of
MatriCide.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.-Dor-
othy Eilingson came into the Superior
Court here today prepared to hear
alienists employed by her counsel tes-
tify as to her mental condition, in the
hope that she will be sent to an asylum
and thereby escape the possibility of
a penitentiary sentence for the killing
of her mother, Mrs. Anna Ellingson
The trial was halted yesterday when
the court dismissed the regularly i'm
paneled jury temporarily and ordered
a new jury picked to pasa on Miss Ell
lingson's mental qualifications. The
basis of the test, according to the
court. was whether a person accused
of crime compreh end ed the proceeding
and was able to present an ''intelligible
defense"
The insanity issue was a result of
the 16-year-old stenographer falling
into frequent fainting spells. Twice she
fell fiat on her face in the marble cor
ridors leading out of court.
Miss Ellingson. who shot her moth
er to death when her parent objected
to the hours and associates she was
keeping, angrily resented yesterday
the imputation that she is not in her
right mind.
Mental Experts Disagree.
DR.. Jau Don Ball. defense psychi-
artist, testified that Miss Ellingson
was suffering from "psychosis" and
was 'out of her mind at times.'' DIR.
Ball defined "psychosis" as a mental
disorder. He traced the history of
the Ellingson family and testified
that Mrs. Ellingson was "out of her
mind" at times before Dorothy was
born, and then there is the alco-
holic father"
DR.. Joseph Cation. prosecution psy-
chiatrist, cast doubt on the conten-
tion that Miss Ellingson is insane.
Her fainting spells" he said, ARE
not surprising in one in her situation
She stands accused of murder and
reacts under the strain by going into
a panic, very much as a child when
subjected to severe scolding or
threat of punishment after a serious
offense. A youngster caught playing
with matches after repeated warn
ings, for instance, reacts when caught
much as does this girl"
Evening star., 1925-03-31
UNDERGROUND RADIO
MAY HELP AIR JAM
Hoover Sees Relief if Rogers Sys-
tenn Does Not Result in
Interference.

The invention of Prof. ]. Harris
Rogers of Hyattsville, one of the
leading radio engineers of the coun-
try, who announced Saturday he had
secured satisfactory transmission Of
radio signals through the earth on a
low wave length, would solve many
problems resulting from congestion
of the ether If the ground signals
will not interfere with signals trans
mitted through the air, Secretary
Hoover said today.
Congestion of broadcasting in the
air has resulted recently in ALLEGATION
Of new wave lengths, made necessary
by addition of something over so new
stations in six months, and the Com
merce Department has been casting
about for some way to relieve this
congestion.
Mr.. Hoover said he was not fanil-
lar with the technical details of the
Rogers invention, but added II 1t
would result In relief from conges-
tion in the air channels 1t would be
q long step forward in radio commu-
nication.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
ACCUSED JUDGE DEPENDS SELF,
FACING INVESTIGATORS SOUARELY
English Denies Guilt on
Hai0kins Mortgage
Litigation.
Claims He Was Called
From Vacation to Sit
ut indianapolis.
By the ASsocia ted Press.

ST. LOUIS, March Federal
Judge George Washington English,
under investigation by House judi.
ciary subcommittee of seven charged
with reporting recommendation as
to whether the jurist shall be i'm
peached, took the witness stand in
his own behalf today
Judge English was interrogated
by William NJ. Acton of Danville, H.,
one of his counsel of three, who
asked him long series of identify
ing questions before launching into
an examination calculated to refute
much of the great amount of testi-
m"ny built up against the judge dur
ing the last six days
The first accusation defended by
the Judge was that he illegally had
permitted c. b. Thomas. his referee
in bankruptcy in the eastern district
OF llllno s. 10 practice bankruptcy
law. judge English was assigned TO
sit at Indianapolis in the Court of
Judge Anderson. who was on vaca-
tion, and Thomas appeared before
MN as one of the attorneys in the
HaW hins mortgage case
Judge English pleaded that the
llesallty OF Thomas appearance
never had occurred to him
He said he was called to Indian
apollS from a vacation in northern
Michigan, and had no knowledge that
Thomas, his appointee, was to face
him as an attorney. No objection
was entered to Thomas appearance,
said the judge.
Judge English spoke in A deter
mined. emphatic tone He sat
squarely facing the committe men,
who gave him and Acton close at
tention.
The committeeman indicated they
would permit Acton to complete his
examination before they asked the
judge questions.
lhe disbarment of Thomas NJ. Webb,
mentioned in the allegation of tyran-
meal and oppressive conduct against
the judge, was because the attorney
obtained the release from iail of
Dressed-Cp Johnny" Gardner. a Fed
eral prisoner he had instructed be
held until further notice, said Judge
English.
He read court record indicating.
he said, what was said that day, and
did not quote the excessive profan-
ity other witnesses testified Judge
hnsllsh resorted to. Judge English
Evening star., 1925-03-31

said he d1Sbarred w ebD temporarily,
reinstating him after he had filed the
demanded written explanation of his
actions in obtaining the release of
Gardner.
Attitude of karch.
For the dlsbarment of Charles A.
karch. former Federal district attor-
ney, Judge English gave as his rea-
sons the belligerent attitude of karch,
threats from karch, unnecessary de-
mands for striking shopworkers to
have jury trials, and. finally, a threat
ening motion toward his pistol pocket
after the attorneys coat had Mapped
back and displayed the butt of piS-
toll
Later Karch was reinstated.
The Judge proceeded with details OF
stories brought to him about Karch, but
was interrupted by committeeman, in
cluding Chairman William d. BoieS or
Iowa, who asserted the judge should
hold to Karchs alleged threatening at
titude and not to charges of profess
sonaJ misconduct
The next step in Judge English's de-
fense was his version of his address TO
States attorneys and sheriffs of three
Illinois counties at the time of the shop
mems strike.
The judges story closely paralleled
that of his accusers. He said that he
had addressed the officers and attorneys
because a condition of civil war
wholly beyond control" existed. He
denied. however. that he resorted to
profanity, although he did speak force
fully. He denied that he had warned
one of the sheriffs that his wife would
be widow before a long time unless
he went home and did his duty. although
he did tell the men TO go home and
display nerve enough TO control the stu
alton.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
INSANE SAILOR ESCAPES
WARD, AT LARGE IN CITY

James Lawler. IS, mental patient
at Naval Hospital. escaped from the
hospital this morning shortly before
he was to have been transferrsdi to
st. Elizabeth's Hospital. Police were
asked to institute search for hpp.
Isawler, sailor, was brought Here
from Norfolk and placed in the psy
chopathic ward of Naval Hospital.
He was apparently harmless. hospital
officials stated, and was permitted
much freedom. 1t was arranged TO
have him kept in the ward this morn
ing in order that the transfer might
be made without delay, but when the
time came for him to be taken TO St.
Eliza beth's Hospital he could not be
found.
The fugitive patient was shabbily
attired, wearing a gray suit when he
disappeared. His disappearance was
reported to police throughout the city
and instructions given to make every
effort to find him.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 31.-The Prince
Of Wales, who is in his early 3os, has
already begun to fret little with
the fear that he may suffer from
embonpoint, say persons close to the
royal family.
Just prior to the beginning of his
voyage to South Africa and South
America he was examined by several
specialists. it is declared, and when
the trip ends he will be gone over
again. being anxious to discover just
what effect the anbassadorial jaunts
have upon his physique.
During several OF his previous
tours he took on some weight, and as
he has dread Of achieving figure
Evening star., 1925-03-31
Wales, afraid of Fat Middle Age,
Enlists Specialists to Keep Slim

suggestive Of the lines of his grand
father, Edward VII, he has made up
his mind to keep tabs on himself
with the aid of several we'll known
specialists. Among the gymnastic
apparatus on board the battle cruiser
Repuise, now bearing the prince
southwark, is q. sensitive scale upon
which he will record his ups and
downs.
Meanwhile there is little cause for
anxiety. according to the doctors,
who have given 1t as their opinion
that the prince need not worry
about overweight as long as he keeps
up the pace he set before his de-
parture, when his almost daily rou-
tine was a fox hunt in the morning,
official duties in the afternoon and
dancing for many hours in the eve
ming,
Evening star., 1925-03-31
DIVIDE ON WOMAN'S VOTE

By the Associated Press
PARIS March 31.-"The keenest
femininists admit that women are not
really eager to have the vote; they
have to be made to desire it."
We have $40, 600 young women who
can never find husbands, and half d
million widows in addition. 1t is
criminal TO refuse such women po-
litical rights"
sfhese were among the pros and
cons in the discussion in the Chamber
Of deputies today of the bill giving
women the right to vote in the mu-
nicipal elections this year.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
Ship Board Boat Aground.

MANILA, March 31.-The United
States Shipping Board steamer Rad
nor, en- route from Manila to Eu-
ropean ports, with a cargo of hemp,
was grounded yesterday off Beagle
Island, near the Province of Masbate
but was ref1oated later. One of the
Radnor's tanks was reported leaking
and the vessel is returning to Hong
kong for repairs.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
Maid Convicted in Theft.

Edythe Morrison, colored. formerly
a maid for Emma Dunn Stokes. an
actress, known as Emma Dunn, who
had the leading role in "Changeling,"
was convicted late yesterday after
noon by a jury in Criminal Division
2 before Chief Justice Mccoy on a
charge of grand larceny. The maid Is
accused of rifiing the trunk Of her
mistress in March, 1924. and taking
$400. Assistant United States At
torney Neudecker conducted the
prosecution.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
Official Loses Home.

EDMONTON, Alberta, March Elm
the interest of economy, the Alberta
Legislature last night passed a motion
for the abolition of the official resi-
dence of the lieutenant governor. The
vote. was % to 6.
The residence will likely be used for
government offices at the end of the
present year.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
FARM EXPERTS TO MEET.

A program for expenditure Of in
creased funds made available for
State agricultural experiment sta
tions will be considered at a meet
ing of agricultural college presidents
ahd experiment station directors in
st. Louis April 90 and 81. it was an
nounced today at the Department of
Agriculture. Secretary Jardiue will
attend.
A recent act of Congress makes
available $4,000 for this fiscal year
for mere complete endowment of the
stations and provides an increase of
$4,000 annually until a yearly total
of $50, coo is reached
Evening star., 1925-03-31
WHALEY RESIGNS
FROM RENT BOARD
Commission Chairman Quits
Post After Appointment
as Claims Master.

Richard :. WhaIey. chairman of the
District Rent Commission, today an
nounced his resignation. as member
of that body.
Mr.. Whaley yesterday was appoint
ed by the Court of Claims as q spc-
cial master in equity suits under
recent act OF Congress designed to
clear the courts docket of war claim
cases against the Government Sew
eral other special masters were named
al the same time.
Mr.. Whaley had been a member of
the Rent Commission since June 20,
1923. He was elected chairman of
that body shortly afterward and had
held that Office since.
A new chairman to succeed Mr..
Whaley will probably be elected by
the other members of the commission
this afternoon at an executive confer
ence in the commissions headQuar
ters at 9Th and 2 streets.
Coolidge Pays Tribute.
Mr.. Whaley made public letter of
acceptance of his resignation from
President Coolidge, in which April s
was the date approved for severing
his official relations with the COM
mission.
The Presidents letter disclosed
that Mr.. Whaley wrote his letter of
resignation yesterday.
Mr.. Coolidge, in his reply. said:
Il cannot accept your resignation
without at the same time expressing
to you my very sincere thanks for
the disinterested and valuable serv-
ice you have rendered as a member
and chairman of this commission and
wishing you the largest possible
measure of success and happiness in
your future work"
Former Congress Member.
Mr.. Whaley formerly was mem
Der of Congress from Charleston,
S. c. He is 40 years old, was edu-
Gated in the Episcopal High School
a Alexandria, Va, and took his LII.
B. degree from the University of
Virginia in 1897. He was admitted
to practice before the South Carolina
bar in 1897 and elected a member of
the South Carolina House of Repre-
sentatives in 1900 and reelected for
five successive terms. He was speak
er of tn eSouth Carolina House for
two terms and presided over the
Democratic State convention in 1910.
Mr.. Whaley was a delegate to the
Baltimore in 1912. He was elected a
serving in 1913 and 1915, filing the
vacancy caused by the death Of Rep
resentative George S. Legare. He
was reelected to the Sixty-fourth
and Sixty-sixth Congress.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
FORMER GOV. FERGUSON
RESTORED TO CITIZENSHIP
Impeached Texas Executive Given
Civil Rights Again When Wife
Signs Amnesty Bill.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUSTIN. Tex, March 31.-Full po-
litical and civil rights were restored
today to former Gov. James e. Fer
guson, impeached in 1917, when his
wife, the first woman Governor of
Texas, signed the amnesty bill passed
by the last Legislature.
"I have signed my name many nun
dreds of times since becoming gov
ernor, but this is the happ1est sigma
ture 1 have written said Mrs. Fer
suson. as she laid down the pen of
gold.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
Grand Jury DRY" Data Here.

Treasury officials Row have in hand
the report "f III" i .deral g-ini jury
which investigated the prohibition
situation in Philadelphia. President
Coolidge Is hopeful that the report
will prove helpful to the Prohibition
Unit in enforcing the law,
Evening star., 1925-03-31

tests for oratori-
cal honors be :
tween the pupils
in the sch ools who
have made a study
of the Constitu-
tion, and this for
reasons that are
almost too obvious
to require that
they be stated. 1t
is TO be hoped that
these contests may
lead the school
authorities every
where to require
that all pupils
study the Con sti-
tuition. A teacher
with imagination
could arouse an
Evening star., 1925-03-31
u. S. Constitution
knowledge Vital,
Judge Mccoy Says
Importance of Oratorical
Contest to Pupils Stress
ed by Jurist.

Chief Justice Walter J. Mccoy. in
discussing the national oratorical
contest on the Constitution. declared: :
1T would be very difficult to over
estimate the Importance of the con-
Evening star., 1925-03-31

interest in l0-year- pupils by tell
ing the story of the dramatic events
which led to the adoption of many of
the provisions of the Constitution. and
especially those embodied in that part
OF II which has come to be called the
bill of rights Why not begin early?'
Evening star., 1925-03-31
DISTRICT ORATOR
WILL SPEAK FIRST
Place at Head of List Is Won
for Capital in Drawing for
Seven Contestants.

The highly coveted privilege of be-
ing the first speaker on the program
goes to the representative of the Dis
trict this year in the National Ora
torical Contest. Last year this privi-
lege went to the representative of the
Pacific coast, who followed up his ad-
vantage by winning the national
championship.
The order of speakers for the ma
tional finals to be held in the Wash
ington Auditorium May was deter
mined by lot drawings made here by
Frank B. NoyeS. president of The
Evening Star in the presence of rep
resentatives of the national contest
management. The same plan for the
drawings was followed this year as
last, Mr.. Noyes being selected to make
the drawings for both years. The
1925 order OF speakers will be as fol-
lows:
Seven Places Assigned.
First place-District of Columbia
representative.
Second place - Northeastern zone
representative.
Third place-Southern zone repre-
sentative
Fourth place Pacific zone repre-
sentative.
Sixth place - Eastern zone repre-
sentative.
Seventh place - Midwestern zone
representative.
In the 1924 contest the District of
Columbia representative, Miss Ruth
Newburn, was the fourth speaker
This year the Pacific coast champion
will have that position.
Dbl lii
that in a contest of this character,
with a large number of speakers on
the program, the most advantageous
position Is first and the next best is
last.
Prizes For All Speakers.
All of the seven finalists who will
compete here on May 8 will secure
substantial awards. Last year prizes
were given only to those designated
as first, second and third. This year
the $1,000 in national awards will be
divided as follows:
First prize, $4,000.
Second prize, $1,000.
Third prize. $500.
Fourth prize. $3.50.
Fifth prize, s460.
Sixth prize, $3.50.
Seventh prize, 5000.
In addition to the privilege of COM
peting for the national awards above
listed, the contestants in the District
will secure the following local awards
offered by The Evening Star: Eight
district prizes of 800 each and one
District of Columbia prize of $500.
The contestant designated as the
winner of the $500 District of Column
bia prize automatically secures a
place in the national finals,
Evening star., 1925-03-31
CARS DERA|LMENT
IS LAID TO MALICE
FIanged Wheels on Capital
fractions Takoma Line
Cause of MiShap.

Derailment of a car on the Takoma
Park division OF the Capital Traction
Co occurred early today. apparently
by malice from "A set Of Hanged wheels
joined together by an axle. which
was placed between the rails. They
were from the truck of narrow
gauge railway car.
There were no casualties and but
slight damage to the car. due to the
quickness with which Motorman b.
Shockey applied the air brakes when
he felt the first grinding under the
front truck of the car and saw the
vehicle take a right-oblique course
heading toward 4foot embankment
on which the roadbed sits at this
point.
The accident happened AT SPA am.
before daylight, and when il was
difficult to see because of drizzling
rain and haze. The car was the first
from the barn. headed for Takoma
Park and was about 200 yards north
of Kennedy. street on the railway
company's private right of way, no
public highway running through at
this point
Wheels Heavy to Move.
The wheels, according TO railroad
men. have been lying alongside the
track at tnlS point loI -
wears. and 1t must have taken some
effort to roll them up the bank and
in between the rails. The front truck.
of the car severed the heavy axle.
and the force threw the entire truck
from the rails. The car went nearly
a full length, when il came TO a stop
with the other wheel and the larger
part of tie axle jammed in the rear
truck. A move of several feet more
would have thrown the car, one of
the largest type, on its side down the
embankment
Railroad men were at a loss TO ex-
plain the placing of the wheels on the
track, unless il was pure malicious
ness. The last car returning to the
barn for the night passed this point
at Lee this morning, and nothing un-
usual was noticed. 1t was between
this time and the time of the acci-
dent that the wheels were placed
there.
Robert Marshall. conductor. was In
charge of the car and there were
three man passengers on it at the
time.
Evening star., 1925-03-31

tGreen Tree Stable entry.
tRold & Lawrence entry.
IL. r. Richardson entry.
II. s, Cosden entry.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
tH. r. Whitney entry.
tE Arlington entry.

FIFTH RAOE-The inaugural handicap;
sk 600 .dded. H-year-olds and up: furlongs.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
CHARITIES BODY
ELECTS OFFICERS
Addresses on Welfare Work
Feature the Organizations
44th Anniversary Meeting.

ELECTION of officers and addresses
on social welfare work featured the
44th anniversary meeting Of the As
sociated Charities last night a.
Rauscher's. Much time was devoted
to consideration Of proposal 10
change the name of the organization.
The meeting fell on the eve Of the
organizations annual Easter cam
paign for funds for its activities for
the year
President Rudolph Reelected.
District Commissioner Cuno H
Rudolph was unanimously reelected
president; all other general officers
also were reelected, as follows: Vice
president, Corcoran Thorn; treasurer,
John Joy Edison, and assistant
treasurer Boyd Taylor. There also
were 10 additional elected mem bers
to the board of managers TO fill va
cancies which occurred due TO the ex-
piratfon Of the terms Of office of mem
bers. The newly elected members are
Dwight Clark. Karl Corby, Mrs. Whit
man Cross. G. Z n Fadeley. Charles
{. Glover. jr.. J. Philip Hermann. Dr..
Loren =. r. Johnson, Newbold Noyes.
Robert c. Ransdell, Dr.. William c.
Rivers, Mrs. Charles /. West ana
George S. Wilson.
The officers were elected upon the
recommendation of nominating com
mittee composed Of Evan H Tucker.
chairman: Miss Frances L. Chickerins
and Ernest L. Chaney.
Evening star., 1925-03-31

SECOND RACE-Claimins: purse. $1,000;
xao r-oIds and I'M. 6l, furlouSg
Evening star., 1925-03-31

SIXTH RACE-Clalming; purse. 81 200; fol
a. vear-oIds and up: ! mile and 10 yards.
Evening star., 1925-03-31

whitney entry.
tWoods-Garth entry.
Evening star., 1925-03-31
BOWIE ENTRIES
FOR WEDNESDAY.

FIRST RACE-Purse, 81 200: maiden =
yea -olds: furongs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
YEARS LONGEST DAY
June q is Interesting From ArtrO.
nOmical Standpoint.

The longest day in the year comes
on June q, which is Sunday. This
day, the longest of the year in the
northern hemisphere, marks the open
ing OF summer. The month of June
brides is the one in which to look for
the Bis Dipper high in the western
sky with the end of the handle nearly
due north. Bootes, generally known
as the Herdsman and also known as
the OX-driver, who is supposed to be
driving the seven oxen hitched to his
pillow, as the seven stars of the Big
Dlpper are also known, around the
pole OF the heavens. Arcturus, the
brightest star in the constellation of
Bootes, is the Bear-guard, as its name
signifies, and it can easily be found by
prolonging the line of stars in the tail
OF the Great Bear, or the handle of
the Big Dipper, toward the southwest.
The ancients gave the consultations
their poetic names and some saw in
Bootes the hunter pursuing the Great
Bear with his two hounds.