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Evening star., 1925-05-11
HAITI MAY SUPPLY
U. S. WITH RUBBER
Bureau of Standards Gets Island
Product for Series of Tests
Of Quality.

1t may not be forever that Ameri.
cans will have to depend chiefly upon
far-of Java for rubber tires. The
bureau of Standards has just received
70 pounds of smoked sheet rubber
from an experimental plantation
which the Agriculture Department has
been operating in Haiti. The ship
ment Is to be tested in a variety of
ways. over a long period of time. to
determine whether the gum from the
Haitian trees will do the work which
now is performed by the products of
the islands of the Indian Ocean and
the Amazon. Basin.
The Island of Haiti is Is degrees
farther north of the Equator than any
otner spot upon which rubber cult.
walton has been ATTEMPTED previously
and the rubber trees are of a different
species from those in the East India n
tropical gardens.
Evening star., 1925-05-11

memorable visit to the National Cap
ital, and congratulated them all on
their excellent showing IN the hnal
test at the Auditorium Friday night.
Inspect Sacred Shrine.
The Sylph arrived off Mount Vernon
about $3.50 o'clock, and Immediately
swung in to the wharf and tied up
The Secretary and his guests dis
embarked with little formality and
began an hour inspection of the sacred
shrine. The significance Of the occa-
sion seemed deeply to impress the
young orators. who but recently were
compelled abstractly to delve into
phases of history closely associated
with Mount Vernon Is preparation of
their addresses on THE Constitution" ="
After standing in silent tribute at
the tomb of George and Martha Wash
ington, the party began an extensive
tour of Gen. Washington's old home,
which was to occupy the greater part
of the stay ashore.
About $50 o'clock the Sylph was
scheduled to put out Ito sea" again
on the return trip, when an uninter-
rupted opportunity was afforded for
a view of the Maryland and Virginia
shores and their points of interest be-
tween Mount Vernon and the Capital.
The Sylph was due to drop anchor
at the Navy Yard about o'clock. for
mally bringing to a close the program
of entertainment arranged by The
star for the 1895 oratorical champions.
npArnRS FORM SOCIETY.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
SLASHING OF SENTRY
REMAINS MYSTERY
Soldier On Watch Cut Across Face
by Unidentified
Assailant.

Walter Reed Hospital authorities
groped vainly today for solution to
the mysterious attack Saturday night
on Pvt. Lorenzo J. Goeselin. Two
slashes were made on the soldiers S
face by an unidentified assailant while
he was standing guard on the mid.
night supper watch.
Gooselin did not know he had been
cut until blood began dripping from
his face. The attack was made in
the dark and he was unable to give
the authorities a description Of his
assailant.
Although only stationed at Walter
Reed for a few months, Gooselin, 1t
was said, has had arguments with
some of the men on the reservation.
The authorities are working on the
theory that he may have been cut by
one of these men.
The soldier is still under treatment
at the hospital, but physicians said
his condition Is not serious. He is a
native of West Hampton, Mass, and
holds the distinction of being the best
dressed soldier at Walter Reed.
A report of the incident was not
made to the Police Department, the
military officials taking the position
that it was too trivial to concern the
police.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
M0TOR|ST ACCUSED
Of HITTING WOMAN
George F. Johnson to Answer
for Injuries Suffered by
Mrs. May c. Harden.

A man who said he was George F.
Johnson, 80 years old. of 1896 Park
place, was being held by police today
on charge of being the "hit-andrun"
motorist who late yesterday struck
Mrs. May c. Harden. 81 years old. Of
1418 w street, while she was attempt
ing to cross the street in front of 507
Twelfth street.
Mrs. Harden's right leg was frac-
tured in the accident. which was wit
messed by her husband and son. The
driver of the car drove on after strik-
ing Mrs. Harden. Johnson was arrest
ed two hours later and charged with
colliding, leaving the scene of accident
without making his identity known
and assault.
Mrs. Harden was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Woman Hurt in Collision.
Miss y. Il. Hershberger. 80 years
old. Of 1920 Twenty-first street. was
severely injured about her head yester-
day when an automobile in which she
was riding collided with the automo-
bile driven by Alvin Davis Of 5531
Sherrier place. Miss Hershberger was
thrown headlong from the car. Davis
was arrested and deposited $40 col
lateral for appearance for trial on a
The car, driven by George r. kie.
ferle OF 1900 New Hampshire avenue
struck car parked on Rhode Island
avenue northeast yesterday, when
something went wrong with the mech
anism of his steering wheel. j. +.
Gillmartin, also of 1900 New Hamp.
shire avenue, an occupant of Mr. Kie-
ferle's car, was injured about the
arms.
Other Traffic Accidents.
Virginia Miller. years, Seat Pleas.
ant, Nd, was struck by an automo-
mile last night while in front of, 47I4
Eighth street. She was treated blythe
family physician for a slight injury.
While assisting woman and chill
dren to cross the intersection of Sew
enth and G. strets late Saturday night,
Traffic Policeman j. w. Garner was
Knocked down by the automobile of
George T. Weinberg, 26 l. street, but
was not seriously hurt. The police.
man directed Weinberg to appear in
court today.
Minnie Hall. %, 1929 Rhode Island
avenue. was knocked down at Massa
chusetts avenue and Fifteenth street
last night by an automobile driven by
Robert Smith, 1917 X street, and in
jured about the head. She was treat
ed at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
"EXPOSE" OF BRITISH
POLICY UNANSWERED
Foreign Minister Refuses State
meat on Alleged Secret
Document.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press-
LONDON. May 1.-THE New York
Worlds publication of an alleged Sc
cret memorandum which. it was said,
had been sent to members of the
British cabinet by Foreign Minister
Chamberlain, and which was said to
outline the governments position on
European policies, came up today in
the House of Commons. Ramsay
Macdonald. former premier. drew Mr..
Chamberlain attention to the sub
ject and asked if he had a statement
to make.
Mr. Chamberlain referred TO ques-
ton asked in the House two months
ago regarding the text of a similar
memorandum which, it was said, ap-
peared in the Chicago Tribune. Mr..
Chamberlain said he had asked at
that time to be excused from giving
either an affirmative or negative
answer.
1T is not in the public interest that
I should give information as to what
memoranda appeared in the foreign
Office for my use or confidential COM
munication with my colleagues here
or with other governments of the
British Empire" the foreign minister
said
Il may add" said Mr.. Chamberlain.
=
ernment was explained by me in my
speech March "A after my return
from Geneva and remains unchanged
by subsequent events" I,
Mr.. Macdonald pressed the matter.
saying that the text published in the
World does not accord with what Mr..
Chamberlain had announced in the
House of Commons. Mr.. Chamberlain
deprecated that the government
should be called upon to explain
whether what purported to be a con-
fidential document, which. If it were,
must have been improperly obtained.
was or was not accurate" He added
that any statement of policy of the
government which is in contradiction
to the statement of policy he had al
ready made has mo authority what
ever"
Replying to Comdr. Kenworthy.
Liberal leader, Mr.. Chamberlain said
the document had not been circulated
by his department. ReiteratinS his
belief in the good faith of members
of his department, he said he regret
ted that any aspersions should be
even suggested against them.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
SEARCH FOR BODIES
OF q IN RIVER
Engineers Seek to Crush
Cabin In to Release VIC
Tins as Divers Fail.
By the Associated Press.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 11.-Using
large anchor attached to a 5O.foet
chain as a hammer, United States en-.
sineers today attempted to demolish
the cabin OF the sunken steamer NJ
K. Norman in the hope of releasing
bodies of some of the % persons who
drowned when the vessel capsized last
Friday.
At intervals down the river crews
or Government boats were stationed
to watch for bodies the engineers
were confident would be released.
The cabin was located last night
after the workers had broken up other
parts of the steamer. Attempts to
reach the hull of the vessel with ex.
pert divers failed because of the
strong undercurrent which swept the
divers far downstream when they at
tempted to descend. To raise the hull
Of the steamer with chains engineers
decided. would require several days
They determined upon the plan of
breaking up the superstructure Of the
Norman as the most practicable
method of reaching the disaster vic
Tins.
1t is believed that some of the score
OF bodies remaining in the water have
been swept down stream. According
ly the search of the river as far
down as Helena, Ark, was continued
Two Bodies Recovered.
First success in breaking up the
superstructure of the vessel was
scored when the aft f1agpole of the
Norman shot up through so feet of
water. Later the ship clock was
brought up, its hands showing that
1t had stopped at 4:50 o'clock.
Following the finding on the river
bank Of a belt buckle belonging to
Earl Siamonson, fireman of the
wrecked steamer, and one Of the sup
posed victims, reports persisted that
he might have been taken to a negro
cabin. So far only two bodies have
been recovered, those of Prof. Walter
G. kirkpatrick of the University of
Mississippi and Edgar Bosard of
Memphis.
The Norman is lying on her side
about $50 feet below Coahoma Land
ing, her stern away from the shore
and at an angle that leaves her bow
about 100 feet offshore. She is in
about so feet of water. ~
No efforts will be made to salvage
the steamer, which belonged to the
United States Army Engineer Corps.
Her hull Will be raised. in an effort
TO determine the cause of the sinking.
Evening star., 1925-05-11

an adequate market for advertised
products.
More and more the attention of tha
farmer has been turned in recent
years to problems of increasing his
market, of adapting production to the
market and Of reducing the spread
which now exists between the price
that the farmer receives and the price
that the consumer pays.
Farmer Sees Value.
"In this connection the farmer has
recognized the distinct value Of ad.
Yertisfng. The success of the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers Exchange lies
largely in we'll directed advertising.
Not few farmers are using adver-
tising individually in marketing pure
bred live stock, eggs Of guaranteed
freshness and other products,
For three. yeara the Department
Of Agriculture has been studying the
effect of advertising on the market
for farm products. In connection
with both raisins and milk IT was
found that demand was stimulated
particularly by appeals based on
health, making the fact more ana
more evident that the type Of aAver.
tiaing which succeeds In coRneetioA
with agriculture ID that which. heirs
both consumer and producer
Evening star., 1925-05-11
1000 HAVE MUSHED 1T.
Rumors of Rich Placer Gravel are
Unc0nfirmed, However.

SEATTLE, Wash. Nav IA thou
sand men have mushed through from
Wrangel to Cassiar, p. 6. since
Christmas to seek gold in that region.
Oscar Sither, Petersburg iumbeFman 2.
declared today. Cassiar IS 159 miles.
up the Stikine River from VIZ nEs T. :
Hundreds of sourdoughs cs nped 81
Wrangell when / left, April - we're
waiting for the river to clear o. 3ce
so they could make the dash hy tlss-.
Sither decla ared.
'Wrangell stories were -het : Ss9
men mushed through since Christmas
in spite of snow and ice. No ref,uF--s
have come back and 10 GRE k-g1ys
what is there, but last Fan r1rlrrs
came out Of Cassiar that -5-rn-le
strip of rich placer gravel had f.-en
found on bar in Cassiar Greer
Evening star., 1925-05-11
3 HELD FOR MURDER
IN FIRST DEGREE
Grand Jury Indictments for
Various Crimes, Returned
Today, Number so.

Three indictments for murder in the
hrst degree were reported today by
the grand jury to Justice Siddons in
Criminal Division /. The accused. all
colored, are Donald Spinks, Kelly
Stewart and George Mitchell. A total
of so indictments were returned and
the grand jurors ignored charges
George Mitchell is alleged to have
shot and killed William Jenifer follow
ing a quarrel over a game OF craps
April ~. The tragedy occurred on
Douglas road southeast.
Donald Spinks is said to have shot
his cousin, John Spinks. in a dispute
over money at the home of the ac-
cused, 213 G street, March 20.
Kelly Stewart Is charged with shoot
ing to death his wife, Clara Stewart,
at their home, 623 Morton street,
April Is. He attempted to kill himself,
but recovered.
Charges Ignored.
Those exonerated by the grand jury
include: John C. Overly. robbery;
Raymond Sullivan. Martin HOLMAN,
ing, joy riding: William Reding.
grand larceny; Benjamin F. Raines,
William j. Pick and Joseph &. Rop.
per. Joy riding; Wardell Crockett, as
sault with dangerous weapon; Oliver
Carroll, larceny: John Wash, assault
with dangerous weapon; Bernard
Ware, housebreaking and larceny;
Elmore Mack and Mckinley Carter,
forgery; Walter w. Mertz. homicide;
William Jacobus. presenting false
claim: Carroll Young. assault with
dangerous weapon.
List of Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: William L. Jackson.
Leon A. Smithers. Frank Waters.
Robert Murphy, alias Robert Lewis;
Thomas l.. Brown, Ernest johnson.
George atBoiden. George w. Owens,
alias Clifton Sampson, and Grant Lee.
housebreaking and larceny; Moran W.
Higgins, alias NJ. w. Higgins. and
Max Newman. false pretenses: Walter
Hill. HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; Wal
ter Hill and John Walsh, assault with
dangerous weapon. -e-r. -.
Louis Shapiro. James Eel Knott,
George R.. Hawkins, Edgar r. Hods-
kins. George w. Goodman, non sup
port; Stanley p. Sampson, William
Olsen, William F.. Boehman, Edward
Flemming. Paul n. Charity, alias Ma
than Fletcher; Percy Butler and
George jackson. robbery; George H.
Shellhorn. and Lawrence Hall. viola
tien national prohibition act.
Edward Cauffman, David Mangum,
Joseph Simms, Peter Walsh, Charles
Medley. Oscar Gibbs. Raymond Downs.
and Margaret Clark. grand larceny;
Charles Mudd, Stanley p. Sampson
and Roosevelt Rodgers, joy-riding; Ed
ward S. Hinton. forgery and uttering:
Rolf d. Weeks. embezzlement; John
Haymaker grand larceny. Dewey l.
Rousch, violation national motor
vehicle theft act; Herman c. Davis
and Cornelius Sherron (alias Good
Gum, violation Harrison narcotic law;
Richard Shorter, assault with intent
to kill.
Evening star., 1925-05-11

will promptly go after the others.
In the meantime. The Star, in con-
Quoting an investigation of it's own,
has found conditions to be even worse
than Mr.. Given pictured. Many
magazines sold openly to men, women
and even children are found to be
laden with vulgar pictures and short
stories that made no pretense or
claim to decency. but in some of the
publications are included jokes of a
most revolving nature and advertise
ments that are designed to appeal to
young girls and boys, thereby under.
mining standards of ordinary decency
and morality.
A reporter collected nearly 80 such
magazines, which are claimed to have
a circulation of many millions. Some
were imported; most, however, were
published in this country. More than
20 per cent We're found to have either
disgusting jokes, lewd pictures or OBJ
scene literature, and many had all
three. Some of the pictures, particu-
larly in foreign magazine, bore dis
gusting CAPTIONS.
One magazine, whose very title sug-
gested the nature of it's contents, de-
voted every story to a young girls
confession" of lewd character. Still
another printed jokes that once were
whispered around barrooms, but never
repeated in decent society, and in
many instances the articles en-.
couraged violations of the Nations
dry laws. Some of the advertisements
offered for sale Intoxicating COM
pounds and others promised to find
mates" for lonely hearts"
Pistols, hip-pocket TASKS and art"
photographs. samples of which were
shown in some of the advertisements,
were likewise offered for sale. And in
each instance the firms or individuals
offering them promised to send them
through the, United States mails,
which, in many cases, Post Office au-
thorities declared. would have been
violations of the postal laws. The en-
tire tener Of many of these magazines
from suggestive drawings on the
covers, through the literature and
straight back through much of the
advertising, was found to be ut least
questionable. il not illegal.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
DISORDER REPORTED
IN STUDENT STRIKE
Additional Demands on How.
ard Faculty Follow Mass
Meeting in Theater.

Striking students of Howard Uni
versity confronted the faculty today
with another petition for abrogation
of the "2O cut rule" as applied to the
department of physical education.
and making two additional demands
student supervision over all social
functions and a reduction in the COM
pulsory education course from four
to two years.
Vigorous reaffirmation OF the rule
which penalties the student cut
ting" physical education classes 20
times with automatic dismissal was
voted last week by the faculty In
answer to the first petition OF the
striking students. Despite this ac-
tion, tho faculty agreed to consider
the new petition, with Its additional
demands, and met In special session
this afternoon for this purpose.
Blockade Started.
Mild disorder marked the strike
today, in sharp contrast to the orderly
and merrymaking tactics adopted
by the students at the outset of the
walkout. University officials report
ed that some of the strikers had
thrown a blockade around the stair
ways in an effort to prevent students
who had not joined their ranks from
attending class. Several cases OF
fisticuffs were said TO have occurred
as a result of these tactics.
Tho strikers held mass meeting
yesterday afternoon at the Lincoln
Theater and discussed their griev-
ances. Aside from the "2O cut rule, "
charges were made that the university
has not provided adequate sanitary
facilities in connection with the physi-
cal education work. that there is a
lack of shower baths and that at
tendance records are not accurately
kept. An increase of So in tuition
and a ruling which forbids Goods to
attend moving picture shows on Sun
day with male escorts also came In
for criticism.
Faculty's Answer.
The university officials had an an
swer to all Of the charges. The In
crease in tuition, 1t was said. does not
now make up the deficiency under
which the institution Is operating. As
to the rule forbidding the co-eds from
attending moving picture shows on
Sunday with male escorts. II was
pointed out that the university Is
merely trying to govern the girls as
they would be at homo under par
entail care. While admitting that
additional shower facilities are desir-
able. 1t was explained that the COM
plant of inaccurate attendance rec
ords may be due to the student moni-
tors who keep such records.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
BABY FARM PROBE.
BARES DEATH TALE
Nurse Says Child Was Seized
by Heels and Dashed
Against Wall.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 11.-Assistant
District Attorney Ryan announced
today he had received informa ton al
leging that one of the 23 babies who
died in the baby home conducted by
Mrs. Helene Geisen-Volk, had it's
head dashed against a wall the day
before it died.
This information, he said, came
from a nurse who had placed her
own baby in the place and had OBJ
served conditions there. He quoted
her as saying: "One baby was seized
by the heels and its head dashed
against the wall. the death of the
baby following the next day."
AS a result Of her story, MIR. Ryan
said he believed he would ask indict-
ments against one or more persons
for some degree of homicide. He said
he would question the baby's mother
to check up on the information
Mother Is Broken.
The nurse also told him, Mr.. Ryan
said, that Mrs. Geison-V Volk had made
1t a practice to send children who
became i'll to widely scattered hos
pitfalls SO that the number Of cases
might not attract notice.
The records of various hospitals
the homicide bureau and four doctors
and five undertakers also were ques
toned.
Mrs. William Angerer was back in
her own home today, discharged as
cured, from the State Hospital for the
Insane at Central Islip, Long Island
but broken by the news that the II.
month old son whom she had not seen
since a month after its birth had van
ished from the baby farm of Mrs.
Geisen-Volk.
All knowledge of the child's mys.
terious disappearance and the baby
substitution charge brought by her
husband against Mrs. Geisen-Velk had
been kept from the mother, and 1t
was not until her release after six
months confinement from the hospital
last night, that she was told.
No Trace of Child.
Investigation of the baby farm
revealed. police said, that % children
had died there since January. 1924
Mrs. Geisen-Volk is a former German
Prussian army officer.
Assistant District Attorney Ryan
in charge of the investigation of Mrs
Geisen-Volk's operations, said that nc
trace could be found of the Angerer
baby. or of the child he said was Of
fered him in substitution.
Mrs. Geisen-Volk was held for the
grand jury in $4,000 bail on the
charge of child substitution, and in
81 900 bail for alleged violation Of the
terms of her city license in keeping a
score of children at her nursing home
when her permit called for but seven
Evening star., 1925-05-11
CANADA GOLD RUSH
NOW IN FULL SWING
Three BoatIoads of Pros
pectors Follow 1000 Who
Have Mushed Through.
BY the Associated Press.

WRANGELL, Alaska, May ii
Breaking of the ice in the Stikine
River and the consequent opening Of
water travel was the signal for the
exodus of many gold seekers who have
gathered here on their way to newly
discovered fields in northwestern
British Columbia
Three boat loads of prospectors, the
hrst to leave, started for Telegra oh.
h. C., yesterday. From Telegraph
they were 10 travel by automobile to
Dease Lake, within a few miles of new
gold territory near Cassiar Creek.
More than $50 tons, including cater,
pillar tractors. automobile trucks,
horses and oxen, will accompany the
stampeders to Cassiar.
A noticeable feature of the rush is
that only small number of the pros
pectors are new TO Alaska. nearly all
being experienced sourdoughs
Customs officials representing both
Canadian and American governments
have been here some time making arr
rangements to expedite the pa ssage of
the stampeders over the international
boundary.
Evening star., 1925-05-11

money In this way. He may work
out an entirely different plan even
tually, however.
The plan of the youthful orator is
solely his own. He first broached it
to his father, Robert e. Sessions, pub
Usher. just after winning the cham
pionship Friday night, and in the
presence of a member of the Phillips
High School faculty, both of whom
came here to root" for Bob in the
elimination test.
His 81 ,060 scholarship awarded for
winning the State championship in
oratery he undoubtedly will make
good use Of, however, probably at his
fathers alma mater, the Birmingham
Southern GsusGe. ~
Evening star., 1925-05-11
Sessions May Use $4,000 Oratory Prize
As Fund to Foster Good Citizenship

Robert Sessions, the 15-year-eld Ala
bama high school boy who won this
years national cratorical contest. is
going to turn his $4,000 cash prize
terinE Of reed citizenship, he an.
nounced today.
While he has not had time to work
out a definite plan for carrying cut
his Intention, he intimated he would
like to donate the fund to Phillips
High School. in Birmingham, where
he Is . Junior. to furnish annually 4
noted speaker to sxpound the virtues
OF Amertcantsm and love Of country
before the school.
Bob's tentatiyp idea In 70 invest his
prize and use the annual interest