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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Textbooks Teach Evolution.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 3.-If
the state textbook commission, now
meeting at Nashville, selects science
books for the public schools which
contain the theory of evolution i'm
mediate prosecution will be begun
against the state for violating the an
revolution law, Attorney John r.
Neal, defense lawyer for John Scopes,
said In a letter.
Neal wrote the commission advis-
ing that the selection of textbooks be
postponed until after Scopes is tried
for teaching what the authorized text
books of the state contain on the
theory of evolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04

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get subscriptions for the DAILY
WoRkERI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
25O,OO0.OOO In CZAR'S JEWELS
MAY BE SOLD In PART In u. S.
$4,000, 900, Among Collection Laid Before
Newspaper Men for Inspection in Moscow.

chains, with diamonds, for the use OF
the emperor. valued at $4,500.0 900; the
so-called Shah's diamond OF 81 carats'
$14, 100000, and a mammoth Indlan
sapphire Of 258 carats, surrounded Dy
diamonds, valued at $11 900, 900.
The figure $3.50 100000 is said to rep
resent the true intrinsic worth OF me
entire collection Of crown jewels, quite
apart from any historical or sentl-
mental value the articles may possess.
The collection of crowns, coronets,
tiaras, diadems, aigrettes, necklaces,
bracelets, ornaments, epaulettes. ear
rings, pendants and other costly em-
blems of royalty. which are at present
housed in the Soviet state treasury,
were shown to the foreign correspond
ents today. Probably never before
lave these imperial gems, represent
ting the accumulated treasures OF
score of emperors and expresses. had
such a commonplace setting. They
were all displayed on wooden stands
in the workroom of the state treasury
and their only guards were few
vorkmen in overallS.
Strewn about the floor were gold
bars worth 81 2,000.0O0 awaiting coin
age at the Soviet mint. The news
paper men were allowed to handle the
Jewels freely. and no attempt was
made to search them upon leaving the
premises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
BOAT SLIPS FAR UP BAY.
Deposits Liquor Cargo on Island 10
Miles From Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Md, December IL
P)-Liquor from the Atlantic rum
fleet. reported to he shifting its posi-
tion from the New Jersey coast to
point II miles off Ocean City, Md,
was believed by newspaper investi-
gators to have been landed at two
points along Maryland's ocean and
bay coast line last night and early
today.
The Baltimore Evening News
quoted what is considered reliable in
formation to the effect that a cargo
of holiday liquor had been landed
during the night on Miller Island, 10
miles from the city limits of Balti-
more, from a speedboat which slip
ped around Cape Charles and up the
more than 200-mile stretch of the
Chesapeake Bay. AT Miller Island
the Evening News related, represen-
tatives of IA bootleggers welcomed
the rum craft and purchased it's cargo
tn less than an hour. the boat being
under way on the return trip to the
fleet before dawn.
At a point near Ocean City, the
Salisbury. Md. Evening Times said
its Investigators had determined that
six truCkloads of liquor had been
landed. apparently destined for Phila
delphia. A messenger had been sent
poSthaste after the truck fleet, the
Evening Times said. to divert it's re-
turn route, when il was discovered
that prohibition enforcement patrol
had been organized along the Mary
land coast.
Prohibition agents of the Baltimore
unit denied that a successful landing
had been made near this city. Wash
ington agents, the local officers report
ed was in charge of the patrol of the
Maryland ocean shore line at Ocean
City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
ADMITS BEHEADING
STEPSON HE SLEW
Texas Woodcutter Confesses to
Killing of Wife's Son After
an Attack.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associate Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex, December IL.
Confession that he shot and be-
headed his stepson, Bernie Connally,
on November 80, near Stephenville
Tex, was made here tonight by F. NJ.
Snow. As, woodcutter. to Ranger
Capt. TeEl: Hickman and Assistant
District Attorney w. H. Tolbert.
Snow said he shot and killed Con-
nally at the Snow farmhouse when
the boy attacked him, then carried the
body to a mountain top about 6 miles
from his farm, cut off the head with
an ak, left the body on the spot and
carried the head to the farm, where
it was found in ruined cellar Tues
day by a trapper.
Snow denied he had made away
with his wife and her mother, the
mother and grandmother of Connally.
He said they left for Waco three days
prior to the killing.
Tonight Snow was being taken by
authorities to the spot where he said
the body could be found.
II don't know why I did it, Snow
said tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW. December IL. Repre-
sentatives of the Soviet government
soon will visit the United States in
connection with the sale of certain sur
plus articles from the old imperial col
lection of jewels. Dutch jewelry firms
appear to be ma nifesting much inter
est in some of these articles, and one
of their representatives is negotiating
with the Soviet government.
Appraisals just completed by foreign
experts place the value of the entire
collection of crown jewels at approx
mately $3.50, 100000. These include the
great imperial crown, made in the
time of Catherine II, weighing 5
pounds and containing 1000 carats of
the rarest diamonds, valued at $52,-
OOO, 900, and the imperial gold scepter,
the world famous Orloff dia-
mond of 1S9 carats, valued at S3O,0O0,-
900. which was laid as a gift by Count
Orloff at the feet of Catherine II.
Another wonderful jewel is the gold
and diamond emblem of the imperial
calm, containing 157-carat sap
phire. valued at $24.000,000. The two
coronets worn by the empress. each
containing diamonds of 1000 carats
and valued at S4.O00,000, are among
the treasures. as are also two huge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
MAN CARRIED IL MILES
WHEN TRAIN HITS TRUCK
Thrown on Pilot After Crash and
clings On in Half-con-
sciouS State.

LAKE ELMO, Mimi, December 70
@.-Victor Lohmann, Al years old,
live stock man, was carried IL miles
on the pilot of a fast mail train today
after his light truck was struck on a
crossing here. His condition is serious.
Lohmann failed to see the train, and
when the engine struck his truck he
was thrown on to the narrow pilot,
where he clung, half conscious, until
the train reached East ST. Paul.
Parts of the truck still clung to the
pilot.
Lohmann suffered a broken leg, a
fractured shoulder and a possible frac-
ture of the skull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
AutOist Sentenced
To Be Specimen
For Psychologists
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, December IL
Municipal Judge Homer Ramey
delivered one of the most unusual
sentences in the history of Toledo
courts today.
He sentenced Carl kilbortZ,
Monroe. Mich, banker. to an in
definite term as a specimen for
study by the University of Toledo
psychology class.
Kilbortz ran amuck in his au-
tomobile last night, wrecking two
other cars and a house. He paid
all the damages.
Judge Rameys decision was
reached after a conference with
the banker and his attorney and
Dr. A w. Trettien, of the uni
VerSity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
WAITS BY DEATHBED
TO MARRY WOMAN, IS
Lifelong Friend of Mrs. Eunice j.
Esten to Grant Her
Last Wish.

By the Associated Press
NEWTON. Mass, December IA
lifelong friend. Alonzo H. Blood, rs.
of New York. Is awaiting at the bed
side of Mrs. Eunice J. Esten, IS, anx.
ious to brighten her last hours by full
filling her expressed wish that they
be married.
Although physicians advised that
death seemed only a matter of hours,
Blood yesterday obtained a marriage
license and is hopeful yet that Mrs.
Esten may recover sufficiently to an
swer the questions of clergyman
who is in readiness to off1ciate.
Mrs. Esten has been widow for
years, and has no known relatives
Blood formerly was a high school
principal in Walpole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
PARENTS RAP SMOKING.
200 Replies to Poll on Girls Cigar
cites Show 200 Foes.

BOSTON, December II R.-Par-
ents of woman studenst of the Col
lege of Practical Arts and Letters at
Boston University have been asked
to express their opinion on the ques-
ton of smoking. An announcement
said that 200 replies have been re-
ceived from 700 letters sent out to
parents. The verdict so far was
against smoking by girl students by
just 200 to 0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
B0WLES TO SERVE
ON D. c. COMMITTEE
Bay Safe Representative
Succeeds Underhi|I as a
Member.

The National Capital will have on
the House District committee. which
considers all measures affecting the
Capital City. Representative Henry
Leland Bowles of Springfield, Mass,
a native of Vermont; Coolidge for
President" delegate to the Republican
national convention in 1920. and who
was persuaded to run for Congress by
the Coolidge coterie, as successor to
Speaker Gillett, since the latter has
gone over to the Senate side Of the
Capitol.
Mr.. Bowles is described as a hard
headed and very successful business
man. with more than the ordinary
amount of sound common sense.
The placing of Mr.. Bowles on the
District committee, which was de-
cided upon yesterday by the subcom-
mittee Of the Republican committee
on committees, of which Representa- =
tive Walter H. Newton of Minnesota
is chairman means that the District
committee will lose the services of
Representative Charles l.. Underhill
of Massachusetts. The National Cap
ital will not, however. lose the good
will and active, friendly work of Mr.
Underhill, who said last night that
he will continue his interest in Dis
trict legislation.
UnderhiIl's Position.
Considerable pressure has been eX-
erted. even from the Senate side. to
have Mr. Underhill placed on the In
sular affairs committee, because of
his deep and sympathetic study Of
the more pressing problems to come
before that committee during the
present Congress.
Mr.. Underhill will continue to press
his workingmen's compensation bill
before the District committee, as op-
posed to the state-insurance bill
op Do 9 COlumn ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
Escaped Circus Elephant Lays Waste
Texas Countryside in Frenzied Flight

Everything was laid waste before
the elephant Fences, barns, gates,
all were flung aside in his wild
charge. Thousands of cattle, terri
fed, broke through gaps in the fences
and roamed at large.
The elephant burst open the door of
his freight car stable on the siding
near Sabinal.
Motorists seeing the animal come
charging down upon them, abandoned
their cars and ran to safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
Planes Collide Near Ground.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, December IL
CR-Lieut. Richard w. Gibson of
New York and John L. Hitchings of
Butler, Pa, were painfully injured
here today when their airplanes COL
lided 10 feet in the air while attempt
ing to land. They are advanced off,
GERS in the flying school at Kelly
Field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
PART THREE-I4 PAGES.

Amusements-Thea and the Photo
play.
Music in Washington-Page 5.
Motors and Motoring-Pages 6, Z
and 8.
Veterans of the Great War-Page 10.
Civilian Army News-Page 10.
Dis rict National Guard-Page IL.
Serial. Joanna" Page -.
Fraternal News-Page 13.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
TRIAL OF MITCHELL
IS NEARING CLOSE
Court Grants Recess on As
surance That This Week
Will End Case.

The Army general court-martial,
which has threatened to become a
permanent institution in Washington,
will assemble tomorrow morning un-
der a brilliant halo of optimism in
the belief it will be the last Monday
of the trials existence.
The court, shortly before l o'clock
yesterday afternoon, was promised
by counsel for both sides that all wit
nesses would be disposed of by We'd
nesday, and in return for this in
formation it granted a recess for the
day, which at first it had hesitated
to do.
When the motion to recess was
made by Representative Frank r.
Reid, chief civilian defense counsel.
in order that papers, having bear
ing on cross-eXamination of a prose
cution witness then testifying. might
be examined, and also to enable the
Illinois Representative to attend a
session of the House, two members
of the court raised dissenting voices.
The loss of valuable time was the
main point against the motion.
Court Voices Happiness.
Argument of a pleading nature was
heard from the prosecution and de-
fense, and when Mr.. Reid announced
I'VE will be through with this for good
on Wednesday," Maj. Gen. Robert L.
Howe, the president, declared:
That's the most encouraging news
we've had yet. Court will stand in re-
cess until 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing"
The witness on the stand when the
proceedings were halted was Maj
L. J. McNair. formerly of the
Hawaiian Department, whose testi-
mony was offered in rebuttal to Col
MitchelIs charge that the War De-
partment is guilty of almost treason
able administration due to the fact
that up to 1923 there was in Hawaii
no defense plans for employment OF
the Air Service to protect the
islands" He was submitted to a
brief period of CROSSE examination
which will continue tomorrow morn
ing.
Says Mitchell Erred.
Maj. McNair's testimony, under di-
rect examination by Maj. Francis B
Wilby of the general staff, an assist
ant trial judge advocate, was that
there were and always have beer
defense plans for Hawaii. but in
stead of being in the form of plans
or projects" in 1923 they were EN-.
bodied in field orders which are modi-
| fed from time to time. He also testi-
| fed that Col. Mitchell, when he Wis
| tied the islands on an inspection triI
| in the latter part of 1928 as assist
| ant chief of the Army Air Service
| did not see the orders or was no.
| made acquainted with the plans ther
| in contemplation. AS result of thi.
Continued on Page 5, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
AUSTRIAN DUEL AVERTED.
Guertler Apologies for Calling
President an Old Fool.

VIENNA, December II CP).-The
threatened duel between DR.. Hainisch,
President of the Austrian repub-
lie, and Alfred Guertler, former
finance minister, has been averted.
GuertIer admitted he characterized
the President as IAN old fool" but
pleaded in eXtenuation that 1t was a
slip of the tongue"
Former Chancellor Seipel, as leader
nf the party to which Guertler be-
longs. Immediately rendered apologies
u the PresidaRe,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13

Reports of rum speed boats in Ches-
apeake Bay have not only come
through newspapers from Balti-
more, but have reached prohibition
officials here through other channels,
il Is known.
Additional reinforcements of prohi-
bition agents. it was learned last
night have been concentrated in
southern Maryland and in places
through which reconnaissance of the
past few weeks has indicated the
liquor drive into Baltimore and Wa3h
angton may come.
Preparations for the use of air
planes We're Shrouded in secrecy, but
it was ,tearned on unmistakable au-
thority that they are in readiness, and
Will be used, especially in the Chesa-
peake Bay situation. The planes
probably will be used for scouting
purposes to detect the exact presence
OF the rum ships and to assist Coast
Guard and land forces. The Govern
ment owns some planes, it is under
stood, which could be used in such a
campaign. Off the New York shore
recently an airplane sighted a rum
ship unloading to smaller vessels and
notified Coast Guard vessel. which
IN turn captured the liquor ship.
Stills Are Captured.
veral stills have been captured in
the vicinity of Washington within the
past few days, and many automobiles
have been seized. according to Gerald
/. Murphy, deputy prohibition admin
is'rator in Washington, operating un-
der authority of the Baltimore head
quarters for Maryland and the Dis
triCt of Columbia. Asked, however,
about the larger campaign known to
be launched against the reported
ships in the bay and the drive of the
bootlegSers on Baltimore and Wash
ington, Mr.. Murphy declined to talk.
Prohibition agents and police have
Co-operated in the campaign in Wash
inEtOn. Capt. Burlingame and his
flying squadron were active yesterday
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-56 PAGES.

General News-Local. National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Page %.
d. A. r. Activities-Page "a.
Radio News and Programs-Pages So,
81 and 3S.
Spanish War Veterans-Page 80.
Current News Events-Page AZ.
Boy Scout News-Page As.
At the Community Centers-Page 46.
Around the City-Page 48.
Parent-Teacher Activities-Page 40.
Army and Navy News-Page 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
PLANES PREPARED
TO SWEEP BAY IN
WAR ON RUM SHIPS
Speed Boat Slips 200 Miles
Up Chesapeake to Put OFF
Liquor Cargo.
DARING ATTEMPT SEEN
TO FLOOD WASHINGTON
Score of Raids Feature Opening
of War on Christmas Boot
leg Supply.

The Government is mobilizing its
forces prepared To use allplanes, IL
necessary. against liquor speed boats
with "ChriStmas cheer" reported to
he operating in Chesapeake Bay, IN
cooperation with the rum fleet OF
the Maryland and Virginia coasts.
At the same time, police and PROM
'dtiuu agents have LAUNCHED deter
mined offensive against illicit holiday
lIquor in the National Capital and
1Iriuity. with more than score OF
raids in the District of Columbia,
Maryland and vicinity during the past
two days.
The rum runners and bootleggers,
spurred on by visions of fabulous
wealth in Christmas liquor profits,
are believed to be defying all hazards
in daredevil attempts to land big
cargoes. TO distill moonshine and trans
port as much as possible into the
markets at Baltimore and Washington.
Drawn up III battle array against
this group. the reorga niZed prohlbl'
ton forces of the Government are un-
d. ISluod to be ready for the, first big
ISst of strength which has come their
WY here since Field Marshal Andrews
assumed supreme command OF the
three allied branches of attack-cus-
toms, prohibition unit and Coast
t1Ir1rd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, December
12.-Wrecking everything before him
and leaving a path of desolation in
his wake, a circus elephant today
threw the countryside near Sabinal,
so miles south of here, into reign
of terror The animal was last seen
headed toward Pearsall with posses
from neighboring cities on
Dts trail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
PART SIX-12 PAGES.

Classified Advertising.
Financial News-Pages s, 9. 10 and IL.
Girl Scouts-Page u.
Y. W. c. A. News-Page 12.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13

Magazine Section-Fiction and F'ea-
lures.
The Rambler-Page 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
PART TwO-16 PAGES.

Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Reviews of Christmas Books-Page 4.
Notes of Art and Artists-Page 4.
Tales of Well known Folk-Page IL
News of the Clubs-Page Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
GR|D|RON CLUB
ROASTS NOTABLES
Congress, Cabinet Officers,
Mitchell and Dawes Few
of Victims.

The Gridiron Club. that care-free
congregation Of Washington news
paper correspondents, busted off its
famous emblem last evening, brought
it to the sizzling temperature and then
proceeded to its annual custom OF
roasting" before the very eyes of the
Victims the outstanding public
figures of the year, President Coolidge.
Billy Mitchell and all.
Gathering about the banquet board
at the Willard Hotel, the members OF
the club juggled the high representa-
tives of the executive and legislative
branches of the Nation OF their IA
nous gridiron of wit and nonsense, to
the wholehearted amusement of a dis
tinguished company of guests. includ-
ing the President. Vice President
Dawes, cabinet officers. diplomatic
officials and business and industrial
leaders.
Congress Gets Attention.
A large majority of the bantering
was directed toward the new Congress,
many of whose members were present,
although at times 1t took on broader,
cosmopolitan aspect, with the inter
polation of pokes at the World Court
and war debt controversies and the
exclusion of Countess karolyi.
Through it all ran an irresponsible
| thread of good humor that caused the
targets of the continuous broadside
of sarcastic darts to laugh as long and
loud as their fellows, knowing full well
their turn to watch the frying OF
others would come later.
The fun-making began almost as
soon as the guests were seated. The
breaking of glass and crash of pistol
shots were followed by the appearance
of a woman in evening dress, sur
rounded by club members protesting
| that ladies never are admitted to Grid
iron affairs. The unexpected guest.
who professed to be the Countess
| Karolyi Of Hungary and demanded a
| seat beside Secretary of State Kellogg,
who had forbidden her admittance to
| the United States, proved to be Theo-
dore G.. Joslin of the Boston Tran
script, who was being initiated.
"What Do We Care" Sung.
The guests were prepared for what
| was to come during the evening by
| the opening song of the music COM
mittee, which, to the tune of What
| Do 1 Care" had the following refrain:
Statesmen come and statesmen 60;
| What do we care. What 90 we care
| Beneath the Gridiron light.
We got no friends. got no Zoe.
The " S s1dsH" take you sninas scenes.
| show you lust what politics means. So
! Nothing hid. lift the lid.
| What do we care. what do we care
| The Gridirons hot tonight.
Vice President Dawes found himself
| likened to the Macbeth of Shake
speare, the member impersonating
him declaring that once he was free
| and roamed through proud Chicago -
but now is "cabined, cribb'd, confined
and bound in" by "saucy rules and
flendish precedents," which he prom.
| ised he would break with admired
! disorder" He made the boast that
the Senators opposed to revision of the
Senate rules would squeak and gibber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13

COMIC SECTION PAGES.
Betty; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and Mrs;
Mutt and jeff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
PART FOUR- PAGES
PART FIVE-8 PAGES.

Pink Sports Section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13

GRAPHIC SECTIONAL PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
90 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
WEATHER.

tU. s. Weather bureau Forecast)
} Fair and colder today; much colder
tonight: tomorrow probably fair; fresh
northwest winds, diminishing tonight.
Temperatures-High Sc. at 2
pm. yesterday; lowest, Al. at am.
yesterday. Full report on page z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
Says Mitchell Erred.

Continued on Page 8. Column 81
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