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Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-15
MISS HELEN N. STONE NOTED MISSIONARY
 DIES IN CHELSEA
KIDNAPPED BY MACEDONIAN BANDITS IN 1901; BIG RAN
 SOM WAS PAID

CHELSEA, Mass, Dec. 15 (P)- Miss Helen Nj. Stone, American Mis- sionary whose Kidnapping by Mace- donian bandits in 1901, electrified the United States, died last night.
 Her life was saved in 1901 by the raising a queens ransom by popular subscription throughout the United States.
 In the autumn of 190y much ex- citement was aroused in the United States by the news that Miss Helen M. Stone, an American missionary, had been kidnapped by bandits. in Macedonia and held for $110,000 ran- som. The advices received by the State Department at Washington an- nounced that the captors had de clared that unless they were paid this sum within a mon:t, Miss Stone would be put to death.
 Through the efforts of the Ameri- can Minister, John c. A. Leishman, and Spencer Eddy, first secretary of the United States Legation at Con- stantinople, an agreement finally was reached for the release of the. prison CTS upon the payment of $72,5Oo the total sum raised by public subscrip- tion.
 The bandits, however, fearing cap. ture. by Turkish and Bulgarian sold iers, insisted upon so many precau- tions that 1t was not until after the two women had been hurried from one hiding place to another in the mountains thru a period of five mouths that they were freed.
 Miss Stone was born in Boston in 1S46. After teaching school for a few years she went 10 Turkey as a missionary in 1878
 Ill recent years she had given much time to work among young women in New York.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-15
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
 ]. s.-TURkEY RESUMED

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. P)-For the first time since. the world war complete diplomatic relations be- tween the United States and Turkey were resumed when President Cool idge accepted credentials Of Ahmed Mouhtar Bey, Ambassador of Angora Government.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-15
CONTROL PASSES

NEW YORK, Dec. 15. R---control of the Kroger Grocery & Baking Co.,, has passed Bernard H. Kroger, it's founder, to a banking syndicate head ed by Lehime Bros, for a price vari- ously estimated at from 25,OO0,00O to $4O,OO0,O0O
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-15
IN OTHER WORDS, sAPs!

NEW YORK, Dec. 15. P-Percy Johnston, president of the Chemical National bank, assailed young mol erns as bunch of imperfectly eau cated folks with intellectual indiges- ton who condemn anything that dates back to 1920.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-15
The Gateway leads; other follow.

Skate on snow! Buddy snow skates at URBACH'S.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-15

You read it in The Gateway first
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-15

Weather Strips at J. l.. Graef.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
PLANS APPROVED
FOR CHAIN BRIDGE
D. C. Heads Preparing to So
|icit Bids for Replacing
South Abutment.
Plans of the Engineering Department

Plans Of the Engineering Department
Of the District government for repair
ing or replacing the south abutment
of Chain Bridge were approved today
by the District Commissioners. Bids
for the work are expected to be adver-
tised next week.
The bridge division Of the District
government has prepared specifica-
tions for replacement of the cracked
and crumbling Virginia stone abut-
ment with a new wall of concrete.
When the proposals are sought. how.
ever, bidders will not be confined to
quoting prices on the new abutment
proposed by the bridge division, but
in order that the District may avail
itself of advice of contractors and
their engineers the bidders will be ask
ed to submit alternative methods of
repairing the abutment. AS result
the way will be opened for any per-
sons who may have in mind a less ex-
pensive treatment than the erection
of new abutment to place their
bids to do the work.
The cost of erecting new abut-
ment has been variously estimated at
from $4,000 to S35,000. 1t Is the plan
of the Commissioners to have the
work completed so that the bridge may
be reopened to traffic by next Spring.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
Saunders Decides Outsiders
Doing Business in State
Must Procure Tags.
D. c. HEADS ARE ADVISED
OF PROPOSAL BY BRIDE
Corporation Counsel to Await Of
fetal Text From Richmond.
Part-Time Residents Involved.

A reciprocity war" between the
District Of Columbia and Virginia
loomed today as the result of a sud
den decision by Virginia authorities
to force local citizens doing business
in that State to put Virginia tags on
their automobiles.
The reciprocity problem, thought to
have been settled with the adoption
generally of the gasoline tax plan,
bobbed into the midst Of the board
meeting of the District Commissioners
today with renewed vigor. Predic-
ton was made in some quarters that
the reopening of the controversy may
result in congressional action looking
toward general reciprocity law
among the States.
Aroused Over Reports.
Aroused over the reports from Rich
mond, William w. Bride, corporation
counsel. conferred today with Assist
ant Traffic Director Eldridge and then
sent into the executive session Of the
commissioners an unofficial transcript
of the Virginia ruling, with notations
pointing out the apparent lnequltles
involved due to the marked difference
in license fees of the two jurlsdic-
tionS.
At the same time the traffic direc-
tor sent to Richmond for copy OF
the ruling of State Attorney General
Saunders, who is quoted in an opinion
as holding that owners of automobiles
making regular visits to Virginia on
business must purchase Virginia
license plates. Motorists residing
even a part of the time in Virginia
also must buy State tags. the attorney
general ruled.
Awaits Official Text.
"Reciprocity is reciprocity" Mr..
Bride said before going to Commis-
sioner Dougherty's office. Il guess
il is up to this office to determine
lust what reciprocity is. I presume,
however, it is supposed to work both
WAYS. l cannot make any decision
in the matter until I receive an off1-
cial text Of the ruling.
"It appears to be a very serious
matter, and I want to obtain all the
facts and present them to the Com
missioners. Meanwhile l am going 10
call to their attention the informa-
ton already have received through
indirect sources"
The "information" referred to was
contained in the following dispatch
from The Stars correspondent in
Richmond:
Owners Of automobiles making
regular visits to Virginia on business,
owned in other States. must have the
regular Virginia license attached to
such carriers. That is the ruling OF
the attorney general on the point
raised by the director of the .automo-
bile bureau. 1t is known that very
large number OF machines are used In
various parts of the State to bring
various commodities to the merchants,
making trips daily and weekly. Many
of these machines come from Wash
ington, Bristol, Baltimore, numerous
towns in North Carolina and some
from Tennessee.
Liable for Tax.
Attorney General Saunders rules
that such cars are liable for the tax
paid by persons in Virginia. that they
are subject to arrest and fine for such
failure, and that the same thing ar-
plies to large numbers of persons who
live part of the time in Virginia and
Continued on Page S, Column 5.)
Evening star., 1927-09-30
FEDERAL JUDGE SHOT
BY WOMAN IN COURT
Assailant Recently Lost Verdict in
Suit Against Copper
Company.

By the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Septem-
ber 30.-United States District Judge
Tiltman Johnson was shot in the
courtroom Of the Federal Building
here at 1918 am. today by woman,
who was Immediately placed under
arrest.
A superficial examination before the
Judge was removed to a hospital dis.
closed that he had been. shot four
times below the waist and in the legs.
The woman had emptied a seven
chamber revolver at him.
Court attendants grappled with the
woman and she was overpowered. At
the jail she gave her name as Mrs.
Howard Simmons of this city.
Court attendants said Mrs. Simmons
recently was plaintiff In a $4,000
damage suit against the Utah Copper
Co., which was decided in the defend
ant comPary's favcr:
Evening star., 1927-09-30
TR|ANGLELAND
PRICE MAY Be O.. K.
Treasury Indicates It May
Pay S815,O0O for Part
of Revenue Site.

The Treasury Department appears
inclined to accept the valuation of
S815 900 placed on square $50, part of
the Bureau Of Internal Revenue Build
ing site, by the condemnation commits
sioners, 1t was indicated today.
Although the court has granted un-
til October IA for protests against the
award by either the property owners
or the Treasury, inquiry today dis
closed the fact there Is no disposition
on the part of the Treasury to appeal
to the court for a lower figure.
Whether the property owners will ap'
peal remains to be seen.
Should the Treasury decide finally
to accept the award, 1t will confirm
the report received from the court
and return it through the Department
Justice.
Seen as Forward Move.
This indicated step by the Treasury
DEPARTMENT was considered today as
another forward move in the Federal
building program which may prove 10
hasten the cay when actual construc'
ton will start. If the Treasury had
decided to protest, this would nave
added just another element of delay.
The award Of the Commissioners In
condemnation, it was learned today,
was somewhat higher than the as
sessed value of the property. which
had been fixed by the District asses
sors at a total Of $739,21b.
Indefinite rumors have been received
by the Treasury that some property
owners are planning to appeal.
Should the Government be able to
take over this condemned square, To-
Gated between Tenth and Eleventh,
Little b and C. streets, it would then
have the chance to clear away the old
buildings promptly, and have at least
the northern half of the Internal Rev.
enue site ready for rough excavation.
The farmers market on the southern
half still remains in an uncertain
state, with prospects that some of 1t
may be moved about the first of the
year.
Ready in February.
Meantime other parts of the public
building program moved forward,
with prospects that the huge wartime
wooden structure known as Annex
No. on the Department Of Com
merce site may be vacated for tearing
down early in February. The con-
tract, awarded to Skinker & Garrett
of this city at figure of S1S3,597. for
construction of the fourth and fifth
stories of the Liberty Loan Building
adjacent to the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, and into which EN-.
ployes will be moved from Annex
No. 2, provides that the two additional
floors shall be ready for occupancy
within 120 days. The contractors are
given an additional 100 days to COM
plete certain other work on the struc.
ture, but they are required, in the
interest of speed in the whole building
program, to get the floors ready early
in February. This will remove the
key log in the jam, so to speak, allow.
ing clearance of the Department Of
Commerce site entirely with the ex-
ception of the House of Detention.
The District Government probably
will have to go to Congress for funds
to take care Of the House of Deten.
tion elsewhere, 1t was said.
Plans being drafted in the Treasury
Department for excavation on the
Department of Commerce site, con-
Continued on Page 2, Column 2.)
Evening star., 1927-09-30
OFFICIALS INDICTED
IN STOCK-SALE CASE
Indianapolis Men Charged With
Violation of Indiana Sc
curities Law.
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. September 3d.
The Marion County grand jury today
indicted Virgil Vandagrifft, president
of the Indianapolis Board of Public
Works, on a charge of violating the
Indiana securities law. The indict-
ment was returned in connection with
the sale of stock in the Electric Oil
Well Rejuvenator Co.
Vandagrifft was a trustee Of the
concern.
w. H. Taylor Of Louisville, KY,
and S. S. Wallsmere of Indianapolis,
also officials OF the company, were
indicted on similar charges.
In addition the grand jury return.
ed a new, indictment against Gov.
Ed Jackson, George V. Coffin. Repub.
lican county chairman, and Robert l..
Marsh, former law partner of Gov.
Jackson, charging them with con-
spracy to commit a felony. The pur-
pose of the new indictment, it was
said, was to correct an error in the
former indictment. which alleged
Coffin was city chairman at the time
of an alleged attempt to bribe War
rem T. McCray, then governor. Coffin
became city chairman later.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
CARR HOME ROBBED
f. OF GEMS AND CASH
Burglar EIudes Watch Dog.
Takes Gems Valued at
$2,875 and $263.

Avoiding a huge Dane watch dog,
a burglar entered the fashionable
home of Stanly Carr, 5000 Woodland
drive, early this morning. and rified
the bedroom of jewelry valued at
$2,S75, a watch and 1868.
The burglar evidently made his
entrance through a downstairs win
dow, which was found open this morn
ing, and went direct to the Carr bed
room.
PrOwler Chased Away.
Detectives C. J. p. Weber and How
ard E. Ogle, who investigated the
case, declared they were convinced
that the burglar knew the lay of the
house. This would be possible due to
the fact that one can stand on hill
near the home and look into the upper
rooms.
- Mrs. Carr recalled today that mic, -
the watchdog, chased a prowler away
from the home last Friday. It is be-
lieved that the burglar made certain
to avoid the dog, which was kenneled
outside of the house, last night.
Tn0 principal item OF JeWelry lOst
was sapphire platinum ring worth
$4,000. Other articles were two clasp
pins, 500 each; a diamond hatpin
designed in the shape of a horse:
green gold ring with jade setting, $50;
a gold jewel box. SIS.
Palm Print Found.
It also was reported that Mrs.
Carr's driving permit was missing.
Fred Sandberg, police f1ngerprint
expert, found a palm print on the
sill of the open window. He also
found fingerprints on the jewel box.
but later found they were made by
the maid when she picked the box up
today.
Mr.. Carr Is an investment broker
and only recently moved into the
Woodland drive residence.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
WORKER Is KILLED.
Struck by Broken Gable of Exca
waiting Machine.

Henry Burke, % years old. Airing
ton, Va, was fatally injured as a re-
suit Of the breaking of a cable at
tached to the boom of an eXcavating
machine at Forty-fourth and Garfield
streets today.
Burke, who was employed by the
contractor in charge of the excava-
ting. was standing nearby when the
cable broke, striking him on the head
and inflicting an injury which result
ed in his death at the Emergency
Hospital this afternoon.
Burke was in the employ of the
Johnson Construction Co. as a driver,
but was standing near the shovel
when the accident happened. Thomas
H. Nugent Of Arlington. Va, who was
operating the shovel, Is being de-
tained by the police to await the ac'
ton Of the coroner.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
Militia Patrols Stricken Area.

course The estimated area OF the
twister of 1896 was eight miles IN
length and from one-quarter TO a
mile and a quarter wide:
Throughout the wilderness OF
rrumpled houses, fallen trees
wrecked factories and business
buildings and twisted wires men dug
5rantically in the darkness all night.
Shortly before o'clock this morn.
sng explorers seeking the bodies OF
Eve missing children III the recently
remodeled Central High School
found the bodies OF two little girls,
Seven school buildings, housing o,o0o
th;ldren. were in the tornado-swept
lerea. but only at Central High was
there a report OF a fatality. Eight-
cen other pupils in that school were
iniured when huge tower was sent
IRA shing down on the auditorium.
Like SheII-Torn City.
That the death list did not soar
HIGH into the hundreds was at
4r;buted 10 tho heavy construction
of the buildings in the devastated
srea. Here and there the debris OF
what had been a wooden, structure
I've mute evidence OF what might
lave happened.
Old brick houses were crumpled nkc
.opshells in one part of the area, how
ever. The newer homes were not
SHARED and gaping holes where the
0ind wrenchetl off a wing Or lifted the
roof gave the district the appearance
Of a shell-torn city.
Rescue workers rushing into the
zone found pathetic sights OF men
women and children standing about
cazed and helpless. while others dug
snto the heaps of brick and wood foi
loved ones.
The tornado played no favorites
Homes of classic design. the humber
structures, stores, school, apartment
huiIdings, police stations. all were
racked and torn equally.
For an hour before the twistel
struck. the air was heavy and porten
tous with storm. The continuous low
rumbling of thunder was punctuatef
with lightning. The oppresiveness
was dispelled by a rising wind anf
suddenly the telltale black clouds ap
peared in the sky.
Air Dark With. Missiles.
In a twinkling the crashing Of glass
and the singing of the wind in tht
trees announced the coming OF the
tornado. Chimneys crashed, houses
heaved and fell, while the air was darl
with dust and flying missiles. Wit
nesses telling their stories later spoke
Of sheets of flame, their origin mys
terry, that swept past and dissipatef
Evening star., 1927-09-30


tree.
Automobiles moved craZily about,
overturning and wrecking themselves
like playthings of children. Every
where the thud of falling walls ana
chimneys and the tearing SOUND OF
piaZzas being wrenched from tneir
foundations filled the air.
Swift in it's coming, the tornado was
as ouick in leaving. From the ruined
homes and stores the frightened, wet
occ11pants appeared in a stream. They
found a wilderness of fallen trees to
block their way. Hysterical women
supported by men picked their way
out Of the debris.
As the danger from falling power
wires became great, self-appolnteo
guards stationed themselves until po'
lice arrived to take charge.
A Gordon was hastily placed aEout
the section while elementary reiier
work was begun within. AS the news
was flashed to the downtown section
the police and fire departments hastily
mobilized and soon the sirens OF fire
apparatus and police ambulances an
nounced the coming of outside help.
Travel through the section was
slow and laborious and from Forest
Park to the Mississippi River the city
Law almost inert Telephone cOmnu-
nication virtually was stopped. Word
reached a radio station and was
broadcast, although persons outside OF
the area little realized the extent OF
the catastrophe.
Newspapers were powerless to gath
er the details of the picture and
sFetchy reports were circulated. Ap-
Continued on Page 2. Column A.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
Smoking by Girls
At Northwestern u.
Is Banned by Dean
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 30.-The
mo smoking" sign has gone up
for women on the Northwestern
University campus.
Mrs. Winifred r. Richardson,
dean of women, has sent orders to
house mothers and chaperons of
the IA sororities and girls dor
mitories that all smoking must
cease, under threat Of expulsion.
Dean Richardson's ruling was
made with the consent of the
Woman's Self-government Associa-
ton, composed of one girl from
each sorority and dormitory. There
are $500 girl students at North
western.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
slO,OOO,OOO to $l0O,O0O,0OO Is
Estimate of Damage-5,OOO
Buildings Wrecked.
MAYOR APPEALS FOR FUNDS;
RELIEF WORK is ORGANIZED
Toll Mounts Steadily Throughout Night
as Workers Frantically Search
Wilderness of Ruins.

ST LOUIS September 3O-St Louis awoke early today to
full realization of the appalling toll of yesterdays tornado-o
known dead o1 for INJURIES 5000 homes and business
destroyed damaged devastated area OF
miles and official estimates OF the damage running HUH
100000 to $1OOOOOOO0
tabulation Deaths injuries and damage mounted stead
y throughout the night and feared that further exploration
today might increase the first figures.
Downtown ST. Louis escaped virtually uncathed, but some
of the cty finest homes along Lnd boulevard from Newead
avenue to Grand boulevard were laid waste.
Forest Park Area Hardest Hit.
The area of greatest lay roughly southwest to
northeast bounded by Forest Park boulevard Sarah street. Pen
delton avenue and Hebert street
The black swrling have appeared without
warning in the vicinity Park have pursued zgzag
for miles to leap the Mississippi River and dsspate
its fury the Illinois tricies, Venice Granite
City and Madison which killed and ~ injured
Every ST. Louis policeman and fireman called out on
special duty, their numbers inadequate to patrol the
area regiment of State miamen ordered on
ooting made last night, but neither was verified
Relief Work HurredIy Organized.
citizens relief committee of 38, with Mayor Victor Miller
chairman huredy was organized 70 dlreet ene MoS M
Red Cross placed relief station in the center OF the stricken area
and 100 automobiles impressed Tor use as anDuianes Mayor
With IS persons reported missing many injured in critical
the PostDspac estimated the total dead might reach l4o the
number killed in the ctys historic tornado of 1896
omes laid open by the Storm slept last night IN the Naona
Guard amoy and other mpovised and were ted
from field kitchens placed IN service oy Neo ooSS oae
Militia Patrols Stricken Area
MItiamen of 18Th Infantry St Louis National Ouara
regiment today patroed the streets west OF Grand
directing through of fallen trees shattered
inc and broken glass All of the cys 500 policemen called
out when the broke at pm yesterday remained o S
HE damage estimate of from soOooOoo to sl0ooooo came
o, 7 CHRISTOPHER, building commissioner insurance men
made fat estimate of SIS 100000 damage. ~, c.
The tornado the sseond o in I yes % St ous and 100
fbe VICINITY The tornadoes followed generally the same
Evening star., 1927-09-30
So KNOWN DEAD, GIL HURT,
6-NTTF, AREA DEVASTATED
BY TORNADO IN ST. LOUIS
Tornado Death List

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, September 30.--The
death list of yesterdays tornado In st:
Louis, and Madison, Venice and
Granite City. ILL.,. across the Missis'
sippi River, included:
The known dead:
Alvie Anderson.
Julius Andrae.
William Barker.
Joe Barry.
William A. BeSSler.
Rebecca Blancett.
Orchard Blanks.
David Blancett.
Duchess Brooks, negro.
Prince Brockman, negro.
Ralph Bruening.
John D. Cain.
Calhoun Crawford.
Michael A. Clifford, chief of police.
Venice.
w. L. Cctter. Granite City.
-Crosley.
Mary Donnelly.
Mrs. Mollie Donovan.
katherine Dorsey.
Mrs. Rose Doyle.
Edward A. Dunn of Overland, Mo.
Earl Edmund, negro.
Hubert Furtle.
Mrs. Bell Fischer.
Henry Fisher.
Sarah Greenfield.
James Henry.
Mrs. Susa B. Hartgraves.
Mrs. H. Harrison.
Charles Heft. Madison, III.
Charles N. Henderson.
Nellie Irwin.
William Jones.
Alice Kidney.
Gertrude Kubisch.
Fred Mason, negro.
Bridget Mathews.
Mrs. Thomas Matson.
Mrs. Manley, 413S Olive.
Eva Micholske.
F. G.. Mueller.
Mary E. Nunnally.
William Owsley.
James L. Oleivie.
Harry O'Leary.
Mrs. Matte Prost.
Hattie Peal, infant, negress.
Anvil Phelps.
Faro PiZzo.
Mrs. Mary Potee.
Mrs. - Price. 4132 Westminster.
Frank Radertch.
Hulda Reichman.
Jesse ftOUeIlS.
Vincent Russell.
David Rhule, Granite City.
Nick Radick of Madison, killed at
Granite City.
Blanche Reed.
Mrs. Della Ryan.
Louise SaXton.
Mrs. Josie Saunders, negro.
Joseph Simon.
Emmett StOner.
Edward Schaff, detective sergeant.
Zena Schneider.
Everett Stone.
Earl Seldom, negro.
George A. Slattery.
Mrs. Agnes Straumann.
Joseph Schwendeman, Granite City.
John Sohbeck.
Anna Simpson, negress.
Harold Taussig. st3.;
George Tolle.
Mrs. Isabelle Uriarte.
Mrs. Elsie Voelker.
John H. Wainwright, negro.
Will Washington, negro.
Mrs. E. J. Williams. ~
Walter Wilson. "
Lorraine Young, negro.
The unidentified total, 2.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
Scientists Find Spot Where Meteor Fell
19Years Ago, Leveling Forest for Is Miles

stretches a mile in diameter in an al
most inaccessible section of marsh
forest. Falling in pieces, the heavenly
body pitted the ground with deep
tunnels from so to 100 feet wide and
scorched tree trunks all over the area.
The Soviet Academy of Sciences,
which made the discovery, Is planning
to extract the meteoric fragments, be-
lieved to consist Of iron, nickel and
platinum. and to photograph the
terrain from airrlanes.
Evening star., 1927-09-30

BY the Associated Press.
Scientists have at last found the
resting place Of the giant meteor
which fell 10 years ago in remote
region of Yenesei Province. Siberia,
and, breaking into pieces like an ex.
ploding rocket, leveled a forest 10
miles In circumference.
The Soviet Union Information Bu-
reau here said today that the site OF
the fallen meteor, estimated to have
weighed nearly half q million tons,