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Evening star., 1925-02-21
NURMI is RECEIVED
AT White HOUSE
"Converses" With President,
Though He Speaks No English
and Coolidge Speaks No Finnish.

Paavo Nurmi, the flying Finn, has
under consideration a trip to the
Pacific coast late in April to engage
in outdoor meets at Los Angeles, San
Francisco and Pasadena, Hugo Quist,
his manager, announced today on ar
rival here of the Olympic champion
to take part in tonight's Georgetown
University games
No definite decision has been reach
ed on invitations from the Pacific
Coast, Quist said, explaining that
Nurmi was anxious to compete in
France and Germany early in the
Summer and would have to arrange
his stay in America accordingly.
Should the trip to the Pacific Coast
be made, the Finn runner, Quist said,
probably would spend the week of
April 25 there.
Nurmi, along with Joie Ray and
several other Olympic stars, was
presented to President Coolidge to-
day and posed for the photographers
with the Executive. While the pic
lures were being taken Mr.. Coolidge
turned to the Finn and made some
remark, not heard by onlookers, to
which Nurmi replied. Inasmuch as
Nurmi speaks no English and the
President does not speak Finnish,
there was some speculation as to the
exact nature of the conversation.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
ZIEGFELD OFFERS PLAN.
Says Public Could Easily Bring
Stage Cleanup.
BY the Associated Press


BALTIMORE, Nd, February 21.-
In q telegram to District Attorney
Banton of New York, sent from here
yesterday, Florenz Ziegfeld, theatri-
cal producer, offered suggestions as
to methods for eliminating objection
able plays. He declared. first, that
the situation could be easily con-
trolled 'if the public would stay away
from such plays, but the curiosity in
them. created by newspapers. makes
that method an impossibility."
"At no time in the history of the
American stage" the message said,
has there been so much smut, filth
and dirt s in the New York theaters
now"
Mr.. Ziegfeld suggested selection Of
three members each of the Actors
Equity Association. the Producing
Managers Association, the Authors
Society and the New York judiciary
to act as jury to pass upon Ques-
uonaole plays, but the quickest way
and the surest way" the telegram de-
clared, "is for the Actors Equity As
sociation to prevent its members from
playing such plays"
Mr.. Ziegfeld invites Mr. Banton to
send a representative to see his pro-
duction, promising to eliminate any
thing the least bit Objectionable"
Evening star., 1925-02-21
DR.. MERRIAM LEAVES
FOR MAYA RESEARCH
Head Of Carnegie Institution Goes
to Scene of Famous Chichen Itza
Excavations in Yucatan.

DR.. John c. Merriam, president OF
the Carnegie Institution of Washing
ton. left yesterday for Mexico to
visit the ruins Of the ancient Maya
capital at Chichen Itza, in Yucatan,
where the institution is conducting
extensive archaeological excavations
for a thorough study of the aborig-
inal race that founded an astonish-
ing civilization there.
The Carnegie Institution has a 10
year contract with the Mexican gov
ernment, under which 1t is author
lied to excavate the buried Maya
capital and conduct archaeological
researches that may rival the spec
tacular discovery of Tut-Ankh-
Amens tomb and it's store of ancient
treasure.
-. DR.. Merriam will spend about a
month on his trip. He is going
first to Havana, where he will meet
DR.. Clark Wissler of the American
Museum OF Natural History, and DR..
A V. Kidder OF Phillips Academy,
members of the Carnegie Institutions
advisory commission on Middle Amer
lean Archaeology.
The three will then sail to Progress
SO. from where they will motor to
the ruins of Chichen liza. After
spending several weeks there DIR.
Merriam will go on to Mexico City
for some important conferences with
officials OF the Mexican government
and will return to Washington over
land by way of Laredo, Tex.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
NEW TENANT PLEA
MADE TO COOLIDGE
Clifton Terrace Group Says
Rent Bill Failure Means
Evictions or Raises.

Another letter was sent today to
President Coolidge urging him to use
his influence in securing the passage
of the rent bill now before Congress
according to Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
Worrell of the Clifton Terrace
Tenants League.
The communication, which is sim
liar in tone to the one sent by the
Tenants League of Washington and
the Federation of Federal Employees
Unions yesterday to the President
states that IL the bill is not passed
wholesale evictions will take place
OF higher rents will be exacted
The letter, which is said to be
signed by several hundred Govern
ment employees, reads as follows:
This communication is addr ress ed
to you because we believe that If the
Congress fails to enact rent legisla-
tions will at once take place or ten
ants will be compelled to pay in
creased rentals, already oppressive.
"Employes of the Government are
now forced to rent out rooms, live in
congested quarters and perform addi-
tional work after hours, thereby in
juring their health and that Of their
families.
The vast majority of government
employees, under the reclassiflcation
act. receive less than 4 per cent in
crease in salaries, while rents have
increased from SO to 100 per cent.
I'VE believe that the rent control
bill is doomed unless you come to our
rescue. and we beg you to help u.s."
Evening star., 1925-02-21
INAUGURAL SPEECH
TO Be RAD|OCAST
21 Stations Covering UniteG
States to Be Linked for
I March q Ceremonies.

Twenty-one high-powered radio
stations, scattered from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, already have prepared
to Join in the simultaneous broad
casting of President Coolidge's in
ugral ceremonies at the Capitol at
high noon March 4. and other sta
tions are expected to be added to the
link, before the event, it was an
nounced today by the radio depart
ment of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Co.
Extensive preparations for broad
casting the inaugural ceremonies.
which will be carried to virtually
every city, town and hamlet in the
Nation through the interconnection
of stations, have been made by the
American Telephone and Telegraph.
Graham McNamee WEAF"s stellar
announcer. has been assigned the
task of introducing the President to
the vast invisible audience. He also
will describe the preliminary scenes
at the Capitol.
Amplifers to BE Used.
Microphones will be installed at
different locations on the platform
on the Capitol steps. Besides going
out on the air. every word that is
spoken will be hurled to the i'm
mense throng expected to surround
the Capitol through the public ad-
dress system which the American
Telephone and Telegraph will erect
on the platform.
WRC will have the honor of broad
casting the ceremonies to the Wash
ington audience. This station also
will serve the radio listeners in New
York City and Schenectady through
stations WIZ and WGY.
Stations Are Named.
The stations which will be served
by the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., through WEAF, New York,
follow: WEEI, Boston, Mass; WAR,
Providence. r. l.; VITO, Hartford.
Conn; WOO, Philadelphia, Pa; WCAE.
Pittsburgh, Pa; WGR, Buffalo, n. Y;
WEAR, Cleyeland, Ohio; WLW, Gin
cinnati. Ohio; WWJ. Detroit, Mich. !;
WMAQ, Chicago. ILL.,; WDAF. Kansas
City, Mo-; WHO, Des Moines, Iowa;
WCCO, Minneapolis-S Paul, Mimi.
WSB. Atlanta. Ca; KFI, Los Angeles.
Calf; KPO. San Francisco. Calf, and
XIX, Oakland, Calf. The proceedings
will also be broadcast by the Radio
Corporation of America, through sta
tions WRC. Washington, d. c.; WIZ,
Schenectady. N. Y. 1t is very likely
that other stations will be added to
this list of broadcasting stations, who
will transmit this notable event into
the ether for the benefit of a vast
radio audience who otherwise would
be unable to participate"
McNamee will give his familiar
Good morning. ladies and gentlemen
of the radio audience" to the chain
of stations connected with WEAF at
approximately 11:15 am. from his
position on the platform, and after a
brief description of the local color
about him, will introduce to his lis
teners the United States Marine Band,
which will be heard until 1851. At
11:5S fanfare of trumpets will call
the assemblage to- order and i'm
mediately the justices Of the Supreme
Court will approach the platform
followed by the Chief Justice, cabinet
members and President Coolidge.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
TWO SHOT IN RUM CHASE.
Coast Guard Fires on Boat-one
Victim Under Knife.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, February 81.
John Madruga, one of two alleged
rum runners shot by coast guardsmen
in a wild chase off Cape Ann last
night, was discharged from hospital
today. and Immediately arrested,
charged with violation of the Federal
laws The second man, John Grace,
was to be operated upon today for
the removal of a bullet under a rib
on the right side.
Madruga and Grace were wounded
when a Coast Guard motor patrol boat
pumped more than 100 shots at their
speeding craft when they refused to
stop. Coast guardsmen reported that
the two men had just received a
cargo from the French schooner
Beatrice, lying 26 miles off Cape Ann,
when the chase began.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
CHICAGO SEWAGE
DISPOSAL F[AYED
Effects on Other Part of
State Pictured DarkIy
at Hearing.

The effects Of Chicago sewage dis
posal on other Illinois territory was
pictured in dark colors by witnesses
today at the hearing before Secretary
Weeks on the question of withdrawal
of Lake Michigan waters.
Representative Henry T. Rainey of
Illinois described the present methods
as meaning ruin of the Illinois
Valley" The valley, he said, was one
of the most beautiful in the world.
but tho Chicago sewage polluted
waters as far away as Peoria. Fish
taken from the stream were covered
with sores, he said. and 1t was i'm
possible to stay in a room where fish
from the stream were being cooked
because of the offensive odor.
Says Fish Tainted.
Such is the condition Of a stream
that was the greatest source Of fresh
water fish in the country" Mr.. Rainey
asserted.
Representative William E. Hull of
Illinois declared he represented the
real people who are suffering from
Chicago sewage, because the sanitary
district has not lived up to it's agree
ment to build sewage e-treatment plants"
But after the plants are built" he
said. 1--WE must have water from Lake
Michigan to purify streams and to
enable us to have deep waterways
from the lakes to the gulf"
Mr.. Hull said that Chicago's right
to divert water from Lake Michigan
should be limited to one year.
Otherwise" he said, Chicago will
make no move to get the legislative
action necessary for carrying out the
drainage program recommended by
Government engineers"
Ask Diversion BE Reduced.
Before the hearing. started, the
Great Lakes delegation, representing
cities and interests other than Chi
cago, prepared a request that Secre-
tary of War Weeks Immediately re-
duce the amount of water diverted
from Lake Michigan from 10000 cubic
feet per second to 4,167. and that this
diversion be considered a temporary
measure during a six-year period, after
which only 1000 cubic feet could be
diverted.
The diversion of 1000 cubic feet,
the delegation maintained, would be
sufficient for navigation purposes In
the barge canal
Evening star., 1925-02-21
BISHOP BAST'S ACCUSER
TO BE EXCOMMUNICATED
Methodist Yearly Conference in
Copenhagen Acts Against
Rev. Mr.. Ingerslev.
px the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press
COPENHAGEN, February 21.-The
Methodist yearly conference, after
two days deliberations here under
the leadership Of Bishop Edgar Blake.
has decided to exccmmunicate from
the ministry Rev. Mr.. Ingerslev, who
brought the charge against Bishop
Anton Bast which resulted in his de-
tention last December.
The charge brought by Rev. Mr..
Ineersley against Bishop Bast, who
is the American Methodist Episcopal
bishop for Scandinavia, related to the
disposal of charity funds. Bishop
Bast was arrested and held for sew
eral days without ball. finally being
released.
The arrest brought protests from
church officials, who declared their
full confidence in his integrity and in
his ability to meet his accusers in a
fair trial.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
MITCHELL is HAPPY FIGHTING;
HURLS CRITICISM UNSPARINGLY
Attacks on Oficialdon1 Bringing No Comeback, and
Indications Are That General Is Receiving ''Si-
> Lence Treatment''-Next Move A,Uaited.

take the IF" out of flying. President
Coolidge remains to be bombed. No
body knows just when the general
will turn the INT on the White
House. There is a general feeling in
the Capital that IL something does
not happen to him soon, the general
will take a last shot at the Chief Ex-
ecutive. He has just got to be de
NOTED" or cashiered. Like the little
boy in the tub with the soap just out
Of reach-he won't be happy till he
gets 1t. Most everybody thought he
would get 1t" come time ago, but IT
seems now as if the silence treat
ment" in official circles may be the
worst punishment possible to mete
out to the general.
Mitchell Enjoying Himself.
Meantime Gen. Billy" is having the
time Of his life. Between testifying
and denouncing times he is helping
to arrange the grand inaugural
charity ball to be held the night of
March 4, taking the place of the
grand inaugural ball Of other years.
Gen. Mitchell is chairman of the floor
committee. and it will be up to him
to receive the cabinet and all the
high officers of the Army and Navy
as they arrive and to see that they
have a good time. The general hopes
the ball won't be too peaceful. May
be some of the high officials won't
put in an appearance because he is
chairman Of the floor committee. That
would be great.
The general also attended this week
the Army and Navy reception at the
White House. He went early to the
levee and stayed late. He moved in
and out among the other officers OF
the two armed services like a nag
ship. He would not like that smile
of course. He would much rather
have scared over the assembly. In
spirit he did. And naturally the talk
at the reception was all about the
general and his testimony.
The strange part is that both the
Army and the Navy like the man
They say he Is a fine salesman for
both services. They only hope he
won't oversell Congress. All believe
good will come from tho battle, and
Of Mitchell they say the ''pore be-
nighted 'eathen" is ''drst-class
fighting man."
f~hf
Evening star., 1925-02-21
SENATE TRAFFIC
BILL Wins POINT
House Committee Votes to
Substitute it for Consid-
Grafton Monday.

The House District committee, by a
vote of to s, today directed that the
Senate traffic bill be substituted for
the House traffic bill, which is the
firvt measure to be called up on Dis
trict day in the House Monday.
The fvs-year school building pro-
gram, which already has passed the
Senate, Is also on the program for
consideration Monday, when 1t is ex-
pected the bill that has passed the
Senate will be substituted for the
House measure.
Representative Rathbone of ILL.,
nois, chairman of the House sub
committee on traffic legislation, ex-
planned that he believed the only way
to get traffic relief through at thil
session of Congress is to take the
measure as it has passed the Senate
DO you want your own traffic bill
or do you want the Senate bill?'
questioned Representative Blanton
who had been explaining to the House
committee that by substituting the
Senate bill they would shut off any
features of the House measure from
consideration.
II want the best traffic legislation
that 1t Is possible to get under pres
ent conditions" replied Representa-
tive Rathbone.
Evening star., 1925-02-21

Continued from First Page.)
heard the crash and remembered
nothing more.
Henry F. Schwalbach, a taxi driver
of the Yellow Cab Co, testified that
Roderick's car was going well over
80 miles an hour heading east when
it struck the platform.
He said 1t seemed to swerve toward
the street car tracks just before
reaching Twelfth street and as it
was passing a milk truck. Several
other witnesses testified that Rod.
erick's car was exceeding the speed
limit and that 1t gave no indication
Of halting after the tragedy Police
man David McCutcheon. who was
standing on the northeast corner Of
Eleventh and the Avenue at the time.
told how he chased the fleeing car
and was forced to jam 1t to the
curb back of the Museum to make Il
stop
william H. Collins. an assistant
District attorney. is the Government
prosecutor. Charges placed by the
police against Roderfck are man.
slaughter, driving while drunk and
leaving the scene of the accident.
The prisoner sat through the hearing
in detected manner, but with no
outward display of emotion.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
Food Prices Here
Continue to Gain,
u. S. Figures Sho,c

Food prices in Washington are still
on the upgrade: They rose l per cent
from December Is to January Is,
continuing the increase which has
been steady since last Fall. The
Governments statisticians, who are
accustomed to 1guring these things
right down to the last decimal point,
add that food here on January Is,
1925, was per cent higher in price
that 1t was on the same date in 1924
The increase in the price of food
in Washington, however, was not
confined to this city, for 47 out of
81 cities showed increase in the price
OF food. while decreases were shown
in the other 4. Forty-nine of the 81
cities showed increases in food prices
for the year period ended January
Is, ranging from IL per cent in Hous-
ton, Tex, down to 1 per cent in Prov
idence.
Washington has one consolation.
however Food prices here are not
the highest in the country, as COM
pared with prices in 1913. the pre-
war base on which the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the Department of
Labor bases it's comparative figures
Food prices here are only 62 per cent
above the 1913 level, while down in
Richmond, Va, and Birmingham.
Ala, they are Ga per cent higher
than the year preceding .he war.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
10 LAND OFFICES CLOSED.
Secretary Work Continues Policy
of Retrenching q. s. Expenses.

Continuing his policy of retrench-
ment in the General Land Office, Sec
retary Work has announced the
abolishmeLt of 10 local land offices in
various sections OF the country. effec-
tive April 80. Separation from the
service Of ~ employees of the Wash
ington headquarters of the General
Land Office was announced a few days
ago. Mr.. Works action was taken,
he said today, under an act of Con-
gress providing for the discontinue
ance OF local land Offices where the
amount of public land under their
control Is less than 100000 acres.
Ofices abolished are in Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Idaho, Mime
sofa. Montana, Nebraska, New Mex
ice and South Dakota.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
Demand of World
For aircraft From,
america Gro,Uir,g g
Government Re rts
1924 Exports Near
Record Year of 1920.

The world is getting more and more
interested in American aircraft. Ex-
ports of aircraft from the United States
in 1924, amounting to $79S.275, almost
doubled those for 1928. the automotive
division of the Department of Commerce
announced today
Aircraft exports from this country for
1923 were valued at $433,5 or 1884,
715 less than in 1924, and the number
of airplanes and seaplanes exported ex-
ceeded those of the previous year by
10. The abnormal year. 1920, still
stands as the record maker in shipment
of planes. the department said, but 1924
approached 1t more closely than any
other year. Since the beginning OF 1922
there has been steady increase in the
number of planes exported from this
country. we'll as in the total value of
all aircraft products, with every indi-
cation that this increase will continue.
More than 60 per cent of the total
value of 1924 aircraft exports was abb
sorbed by Latin American countries,
with Mexico leading as the market for
planes. Japan was second to Mexico in
receipt of parts for aircraft. both In
weight and value.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
WOMAN TO BE HANGED.
Georgian to Pay Supreme Penalty
for Killing Mother-in-Law.

ATLANTA, Ga. February 21.-Mrs.
Ida Hughes must hang for the mur-
der of her mother-in-law, Mrs. NJ. c.
Hughes, the Georgia Supreme Court
decided today in Affirming the verdict
OF jury In Fulton Superior Court.
Prosecution officials were unable to
say just when she would be resen-
fenced.
Mrs. Hughes was charged with
having slain her husbands mother
when the latter visited her sons
home on December 81. 1923, with a
search warrant seeking personal be-
longings she alleged were there. 1t
was alleged that the elder Mrs.
Hughes was shot as she stopped over
q trunk.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
NOTED ASTRONOMER
DIES AT MAINE HOME
Rev. Joel II. Metcalf Was Credited
With the Discovery of Many
Celestial Bodies.
By the Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Me-, February 21-
Rev. Joel Hastings Metcalf, wide
~ known as an astronomer
and credited with the discoy-
cry OF many celes tial bodies, died
suddenly here today of angina pee
toris. He was SO years old and since
1920 had been pastor of the First
Parish Unitarian Church of Portland.
More than 40 minor planets, sew
eral variable stars and comets are
among the astronomical discoveries
attributed to him. He made several
telescopes as a recreation, his latest
being one of the largest at Harvard
Observatory. He was a member of
several learned societies and was
awarded many medals and honors for
his work as an astronomer. During
the war he served in France with
the Y. NJ c. A, and was cited for
his work with the 3rd Division at
Chateau Thierry.
He was born at Meadville, Pa, in
1856, and prepared at Meadviile
Theological School and Harvard Di-
vinity School for the unitarian min
istry, which he entered in 1880.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
PREPARATION GROUP
STILL HELD RULING
Barthou Says Commission
Even Has New Powers Un-
der London Pact.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS. February 21-The Repara-
tions Commission remains the prin-
cipal juridical body set up under the
treaty of Versailles, retaining it's
power of decision, appeal and super
vision, said Jean Louis Barthou after
he had been reelected chairman of
the commission at its general meet
ing yesterday.
The commission previously had
heard the farewell address of Baron
Bradbury (formerly Sir John Brad
bury) and received the credentials of
Baron Blanesburgh. who officially as
sumed his duties as Lord Bradbury s
successor as British member OF the
commission.
NJ. Barthou's remarks concerning
the powers and prerogatives OF the
commission came after he had re-
called that the bringing into opera
tion of the Dawes plan had taken
certain duties out OF it's hands and
transferred them to the Dawes or
ganizations in Berlin. Nevertheless
he added, the commission remained
integral. AS a matter of fact, it had
been vested with new authority
through the London agreement, he
said.
James A. Logan of the United
States, seconded NJ. Barthou's re-
marks.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
MRS. A. D. STERRETT, II,
DIES AT ORLANDO, FLA.
Widow of Founder of All Souls
Episcopal Church Succumbs
in Southern City.

Mrs. Adiumia Dent Sterrett, n
years old, widow of Rev. James Nc
Bride Sterrett, former rector and
founder of All Souls (Sterrett Mem
oriaD Episcopal Church, died at Or
lando, Fla. Thursday, according to
word received here.
Born in southern Maryland, Mrs.
Sterrett, who before her marriage
was a Miss Dent. was a descendant
of colonial Maryland settlers. She
was a resident of Washington for
half a century.
She Is survived by five sons, Rev
H. H. D. Sterrett, rector of All Souls
Episcopal Church; Col. Robert Ster-
rett, u. s. A.; John Sterrett, William
Steggett and Douglas StsEgett
Evening star., 1925-02-21
SHOOTS FATHER-IN-LAW,
is WOUNDED In DUEL
Youth and Wife's Father Renew
Argument Over Elopement
While at Basket Ball Game.
RX the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
OXFORD, Miss, February 21.-John
L. Perkins was shot and instantly
killed and his son-in-law, Frank
Cain, seriously wounded yesterday in
a duel the two men engaged in while
spectators at basket ball game.
The men met on the campus of the
high school and renewed quarrel
that had preceded the elopement o(
Cain and Perkins daughter last
November. When Cain and Miss
Perkins announced their intention
to be married, Perkins made objec-
tions and a fist fight resulted. The
pair eloped and were married and
the father-in-law, it is said, became
reconciled.