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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
By the Associated Press.


INDIANA, Pa, June 25.-The sue
cessful treating of a broken back
seven years ago by DIR. Frank Fisher
Moore, well known Homer City ply
sician and surgeon, was believed by
the authorities last night to have led
to the murder of the doctor and the
suicide Of the man he saved from
being a helpless cripple.
Seven years ago the doctor was
called on to treat John Ammorian, a
Creekside coal miner, whose back was
broken in mine accident. The
doctor operated. and his fellow sur
geons marveled that he saved the
miners life and made it possible for
him to walk. But Ammorian, forced
to go about with the aid of cane,
nursed grudge against the surgeon.
He is said to have felt that the doctor
could have made complete cure.
Yesterday the miner hobbled into
the doctors office at Homer City and
complained that his back panied him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
CONVERSION OF LOAN
OF 100000 900 BACKED
Nv the Associated Press.

by the Associated fress.
PARIS, June 25.-Conversion of the
500, 100000 French government T,er
cent loan fioated in the Unit5d States
in 1920 was approved yesterday by
the finance committee of the Chamber
of Deputies. It was provided, how
ever, that the minister Of finances
report to Parliament and to the Presi-
dent of France regarding the progress
Of negotiations for the conversion.
1t is understood that the committees
action was taken to enable the min
lister Of finance to exchange the dollar
loan for any other form of obligation
which he might find more favorable
to the French treasury.
Officials pointed out that the meas.
ure merely would authorize the finance
ministry to take advantage Of any
opportunity either to buy in the loan
of 1920 or to offer an advantageous
substitute security.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
PROBE OF PRISON
MUT|NY ORDERED
Hunger Forces Surrender of
1923 C0nvictS-"0utSide
Influence" Blamed.

By the Associated Press.
LANSING. Kans.. June 25.-A split
in the ranks of hundreds of convicts
in the State penitentiary here follow
ing a fight among mutineers, which
resulted in the surrender of 32S pris'
oners barricaded for II hours in coal
mine, today promised to speed investi-
cation of the outbreak.
Precipitated by the convict ultima
: tum-no cigarettes, no coal--the mu-
tiny reached it's climax Tuesday when
the prisoners took possession of the
mine and made II guards captive.
Their companions above ground then
started a riot. The riot was quickly
Quelled, and the mine strike ended
late yesterday when the leaders were
overpowered and forced to abandon
their efforts to gain more privileges
before surrendering.
Hunger Brings Surrender.
As was the case in two of three pre-
vious mine strikes, hunger caused the
men to give up. When the prisoners
blocked the cage shortly after the
noon meal was lowered Tuesday. about
SO men assumed leadership and erected
q barricade to cut the others off from
the shaft. The leaders held all the
food and also had control of the tele-
phone system. The guards. armed
only with clubs. were locked in an
electric shop.
Although the leaders were armed
with knives, clubs and acid, their
hungry companions attacked them
with rocks and clubs after attempt
ing to set the barricade atire. The
battle lasted for nearly half an hour
before the defenders of the shaft
We're driven to other parts of the
mine. The victorS then released the
guards, who informed prison author
titles the men wished to come out.
Armed Guards Lowered.
Armed guards were lowered to pre-
vent further disorder and the men
they had had little food and only
a limited amount of water. Some
had attempted to eat oats intended
for the mules. The guards were
forced to invade isolated receSses to
find some of the leaders.
While many required ffrst-aid
treatment only one convict was seri-
ously injured. His skull was frac-
tured when another prisoner struck
him with brick.
Warden w. H. Mackey announced
the mutineers would be questioned
today. in an effort to fix RESPONSE
bility. DR.. Charles S. Huffman, vice
chairman of the State prison board,
declared there were indications of
"outside influence" in the mutiny.
Huffman, who has carried on most
of the negotiations with the men in
their request for more privileges,
said an investigation of this angle
would be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
HOUGHTON GOES ABROAD,
Ambassador Returns to London.
A. P. Moore Also Sails.

NEW YORK, June 25 @.-Alanson
B. Houghton, American Ambassador
at London, left early today on the
liner Majestic for his post. On July
Z he will attend the wedding of his
daughter Matilda to Chandler p. An.
derson, former member of the Mixed
Claims Commission.
Another passenger on the Majestic
was Alexander p. Moore, former Am
bassador to Spain. He is returning to
that country as president OF the
Christopher Columbus Memorial AS
ISOLATION. In Spain he will be Joined
by other members of the association.
They will choose a site for a Columbus
memorial as near as possible to the
place where the navigator set sail for
America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
CHICAGO TO INACCURATE
OPEN-AIR OPERA SEASON
"Andrea Chenier" Will Be Present
ed Tonight-Symphony Or
chestra to Be in Pit.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 25.-Chicago's sea-
son of open air opera will be inaugu-
rated tonight by the performance at
Ravinia Park Of Andrea Chenier.
The Summer repertoire will include
more than a score of standard operas,
as we'll as several novelties. The chi
cago Symphony Orchestra Will be IN
the pit under the batons OF Gennaro
Papi. Louis Hasselmans and Wll1rlo
Pelletier.
Among the artists to appear are Ed
ward Johnson, Giovanni .Martinelli and
Mario Chamlee, tenors; Giuseppe
Danise, baritone; Leon Rothier ana
Virgilio Lazzari, bassos; Nine. Julia
Claussen, contralto Mary Lewis, Tina
Paggi and Elizabeth Rethberg, So
pranos, and Ina Bourskaya, mezzo'
soprano.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
Wilbur to Review Marines.

Secretary Wilbur of the Navy De-
partment left here last night aboard
his official yacht, the Sylph, for
Quantico, Va, where today he will
review Marine Corps reservists from
New York and Philadelphia now in
training at this post.
He was accompanied by Maj. Gen.
John A. LeJcune, commandant OF the
United States Marine Corps; Capt.
Halsey Powell and Mai. e. II.
Brainard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
SAENGERFEST CLOSES
WITH CHORUS OF 1000
Friedrich Rotbart" Sung In Cleve-
land Public Hall to Conclude
Three-Day Program.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 25.-The
singing of Friedrich Rotbart" by the
chorus of 1000 men in the public hall
here last night wound up the three.
day program Of the thirty-sixth Ma.
tional Saengerfest.
Lawrence Tibbett, baritone OF the
Metropolitan Opera, was tho soloist
on the evenings program, singing I'm
Finer Sturmnacht," accompanied BY
the full chorus Of 1000 voices n ore
Of the feature numbers OF the EVENING
Gov. Dan Moody OF Texas and his
band of 125 good will missionaries"
were In the huge audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
Gen. John P. Wood Dies.

PHILADELPHIA. June % LP).-
Brig. Gen. John p. Wood Of the Perm.
sylvania National Guard, died yester.
day from injuries suffered I'm ar au-
tomobile accident last Tuesday. Gen
Wood who was GO years old, was
president of William Wood & Co., tex
tile manufacturers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
TAX ADVISERS CALLED.
Green Summons Meeting for July !
on Law Revision.

Chairman Green of the House ways
and means committee has called a
meeting of the advisory board Of the
joint congressional committee on rev.
enue legislation for July /.
It will consider revision of admins
trativs features of the present tax
laws. 11he advisory body consists OF
lawyers and representatives of COM
mercial agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
Slayer's Own Story, Told in Death Cell,
Broadcast on Radio by His Defenders

seriously Ill several days without
medical attention. The morning of
the tragedy he arrived to find the
child had died during the night. The
father attacked him, choking and
stabbing him to death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25
Prizes for Navy Reserves.

Two bronze plaques yesterday were
turned over to Secretary Of the Navy
Wilbur by the Naval Reserve Officers
Association Of the United States, to be
presented annually to the two Reserve
divisions passing the highest inspec-
tion tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25

The Princess Juliana. heir to the
| throne of the Netherlands, is named
| TO Juliana, Countess of Stolberg, who
was the mother of William the Silent
and the ancestress Of the house OF
Orauuo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-25

ANY well trained child knows, even
in post-bib and preromper days, that
his distant relatives are those on his
fathers side, says the Kansas City
Star. iSsl&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
FARM GAINS FORECAST.
John ]. Deviny Tells Printers Pros.
perity Is Progressing.

Prosperity among the farmers Of
the far West was predicted by John
J. Deviny, former assistant director Of
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. In an address before the Wash
ington Club of Printing House Crafts
men in the. Franklin Square Hotel last
night Mr.. Deviny said prosperity in
the printing industry means general
progress In other lines, and stated that
the printing industry in the far West
Is rapidly picking up.
Il. o. Munsell of Baltimore spoke on
Color as Related to Printing" His
talk was illustrated with lantern slides.
Announcement was made that the
district conference Of the Potomac Dis.
tlict Of the International Association
Of Craftsmen. of which the local or.
ganiZation is IA branch. will be held in
Richmond May IS and 20.
Public Printer George III. Carter and
r., O. Reed chief of tests in the Gov
eminent Printing Office, will address
the local organization at the Franklin
1Sauare Hotel April 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
TWO WILL SPEAK
AT COLLEGE PARK
Representative Cole and William
Curran on Maryland Uni
versity Program.
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.


COLLEGE PARK, Md, March ga
Representative William =. Cole, jr..
of Towson, Md, of the second Mary
land district, and William Curran
Democratic candidate for mayor of
Baltimore, will give the addresses at
the Maryland day exercises at the
University of Maryland tomorrow.
The ceremonies will begin with an
escort to the colors by the Reserve
officers Training Corps Unit on the
campus at 1890 and will be continued
in Richie gymnasium at Ills.
Introductory remarks will be made
by DR.. Raymond A. Pearson, presi-
dent of the university; music will be
furnished by the university orchestra.
and Rev. Ronalds Taylor of the Col
lege Park Episcopal Church will give
the invocation and benediction.
Miss Agnes Whelan and Miss Gladys
Wood, both OF Washington, will sing
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" and
Maryland. My Maryland" respective
ly As a part of Maryland day, the
university base ball team will play
the University of Richmond at 4
o'clock, and Omicron Delta Kappa
honorary fraternity will hold a
model dance i'm Richie gymnasium
from to / o'clock. *
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no sent from there or for instructions
70 have him go at once in the custody
of a local officer. DR.. Houck Is in
very poor health. and wish to have
him spared any unnecessary mental
strain"
DIR. Corwell said that Mrs: Houck's
ather. John w. Walter of Canton,
Ohio, had wired him, telling of the
finding Of the body. He added that
DIR. Houck had been in frequent touch
with his wife's parents throughout
the three months since his wife dis
appeared from their Congress Heights
home.
Two of Mrs. Houck's brothers. Earl
V. Walter and Paul Walter, came to
Washington from Canton this morn
ing to claim their sisters body. She
is to be buried back home. Her little
son "Ole" has been living with Earl
Walter since his mother disappeared.
The brothers called at detective
headquares Immediately after arriving
in Washington. They declared that
they would not be satisfied to have
the death of their sister closed as
suicide until most rigid investiga.
ton has been conducted.
The brothers were in conference
with Maj. Gordon after leaving police
headquarters. They asked the prose-
cutor to leave nothing undone TO de.
termine how Mrs. Houck met her
death. AT the same time they told
Mai. Gordon that they believed 1t
was dangerous to permit DIR. Houck
to remain at liberty in his present
mental state.
They were expected TO go to the
af
through the Formally OF officially
Identifying Mrs. Houck. The body
was to be turned over to them Inn
mediately after the coroner's jury has
been sworn in. which was expected to
be this afternoon. Coroner" ]. Ramsay
hewitt has authorized the body be de.
livered to her family.
DIR. Hunter said this morning that
his pathological examinations had
added nothing to the facts that were
obtained yesterday during the formal
autopsy. He said he expected to be
able TO make a full report to Dr.
Martyr by tomorrow. An inquest il
expected TO be held following the re-
ceipt Of this report.
DR.. Martyr said this morning that
he was far from convinced" that
Mrs Houck had killed herself. Cartain
circumstances In the case will demand
the fullest kind Of an investigation, he
said. Both he and Dr.. Hunter agreed,
too. that Mrs. Houck's brain was SO
badly decomposed that it is possible
a blow sufficient to have caused a
fatal conclusion might not be shown
in the few tissues that remained.
DIR. Philip :. Craven, close asso.
late Of Or. and Mrs. Houck on the
staff Of ST. E,liZabeth's Hospital eX-
pressed the opinion that facts brought
10 light thus far indicate suicide.
lie said that Mrs, Houck did not have
temperament, however, that would
have produced suicidal tendencies eX-
cept on the impulse OF the moments
and under the effects of. crushing
sorrow.
DR.. Craven called attention to the
fact, however. that Mrs. Houck had
retained her grip on her pocketbook.
He thought that it was hardly likely
, this article would have been found
with her had she been murdered ON
the other hand. she would have grip
ped tightly whatever was in her hand
under the tensity of that fatal mo
mcnt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24

was disqualified because Mayor
Kleysteuber was charged. not only
with a judicial capacity, but also with
the business of looking after the
finances Of the village. and. as the
village received any fine which he
might impose. the defendant could not
get fair trial Of fair sentence from
one who would have so strong a mo.
tive to help his village by conviction
and q heavy fine" He also urged
that "the ordinances Of the Town OF
Potomac provide that the mayor shall
receive the same fee in the prosecution
OF violations Of town ordinances as
are allowed Justices of the peace in
like cases" and that by section 1904
OF the code Of Virginia il is provided
that the justice Of the peace shall
be entitled 10 receive only one-half
the amount OF his ordinary fee from
the State in case Of an acquittal"
I'm view Of the fact that the mayor
would receive only half as much upon
an acquital as he would upon convic-
ton" it was urged III the petition that
the judge had pecuniary interest in
finding the defendant guilty.
The writ would have prohibited
Mayor Kleysteuber from taking evil
dence or having further jurisdiction
over any case involving any law or
ordinance Of the town of Potomac"
Mayor Kelysteuber, Corporation At
torney Varney and Town Sergt A.
f. Driscoll appeared before Judge
Brent when the case was called.
Emery y. Hosmer was associated with
Mr. Collins in seeking the writ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
DWINDLING POLICE COURTFUNDS
SOON TO HALT ALL JURY TRIALS
Money on Hand Declared Only Sufficient
to Pay Fees for Three More Days, Due
to Deficiency Bill Failure.

without pay, due also to lack of funds.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars was
asked Tor in last years appropriation,
but this amount was cut down to
$17. 900.
To date only $500 remains in the
Police Court treasury, which will
carry the present Jurors, who receive
- day apiece, for days.
Situation Called Deplorable.
Because Of the Reconsideration of IS
employees of the court. which gave
them increases in pay, and the failure
Of Congress to appropriate money for
this increase, the chief clerk. f. A.
Sebring. finds the treasurys chest
$S40 shy, or 1872 working days. These
days will be distributed proportionate-
ly among the Is employees.
In commenting today, Judge Gus A.
Schuldt. presiding magistrate, said
that the situation was deplorable.
$50 far we have been getting along
fine. Long pending jury trials were
being cleared UP, and despite the
crowded courtrooms and lack of space,
the dockets are kept fairly open," he
declared.
Nov, because of the lost deficiency
measure. we will have to cut our
force, and on top of that expect jury
trial docket by July / reaching into
the thousands
Court officials have talked over every
phase with the District Commissioners
and Auditor Daniel J. Donovan, but
no plan has been devised
The relief requested OF the Commits
sioners by Judge Schuldt finally has
been denied, the city heads telling
him that they could neither authorize
a deficiency for salaries nor an over
draft for the payment of jurors.
The Municipal and Juvenile Courts
face similar problems, but in no way
comparable to those existing in Po-
lice Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24

Because Congress failed to pass the
second deficiency bill there Will be only
three more jury trials in Police Court
between now and the beginning OF the
next fiscal year, July !, and as q re-
suit. court officials are faced with q
battling situation. With only enough
money in the court treasury to pay
jurors three days. it has been decided
to spread these out to come April =
and twice between April ana April
16 to care for Jail cases.
There are . 1000 jury trials now pend.
ing, few of which can be held until
after July 1. Realizing that they can
not be tried for months, nine out or
ten future defendants are expected TO
ask for jury trials. which must be
granted. with the result that the num-
Der of trials pending Is expected TO
mount until there may be so many
that it will take years and years to
clear them up.
Many breezy young defendant may
find himself on trial when his hair has
turned white, and on some far-distant
date the clerk may bawl out the name
of John Doe" only to find that the
officer who arrested him has been on
the retired list for years and John Doe
has died.
Still Another Complication.
But there is another complica ton.
There are about 10 bondsmen in
Washington. whose bonding activities
are limited to twice the assessed value
Of their unencumbered property. With
so many trials pending these bonds
men soon will reach their limit and
unless the judges raise the limit many
defendants will be unable TO raise
bond and will have to remain in Jail
Besides the situation with regard to
jury trials it has been found that IS
clerks will be forced to take furloughs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
STREET AID SEEN
IN HIGHER GAS TAX
Whitehurst Says Cent and
Half Increase Would Per-
nit 5-Year Program.

A five-year street improvement pro-
gram that would bring paving up 10
date would be possible through an
increase of from 2 to 3ia cents a
gallon on the gasoline tax in the DIS
trict, Capt. II. &. Whitehurst, ASSIST
ant Engineer Commissioner in charge
of the highway department, tod
chairmen Of the street committees OF
the various citizens associations last
night in the board room of the DIS
trict Building.
The added revenue also, he ex-
plained. would make it possible TO DO
all current paving each year ana
progressively reduce appropriations
for street work out of taxation until,
after five years, the gasoline tax ana
special assessments would entlreiy
support the work OF the highway de-
partments
Havenner Calls Meeting.
The meeting was called by George
G.. Hayenner, chairman OF the COM
mittee on highways, parks ana water
ways of the Federation or Cltlzehs
Associations, to consider q street I'M,
provement program for the lszo-i5z'
fiscal year. While Mr.. Havenner IN
dorsed a proposal to increase the
gasoline tax. a motion to this effect
was laid on the table, the committee
chairmen expressing a desire to obtain
the views of their respective assoch'
tons before voting.
1--WE have 10 miles of macadan
pavement" said Capt. Whltenurst
about so per cent of it could DC
reclaimed. without laying new pave
ment. at an expense of $4,000 mile
by laying curbs and cutters and treat
ing 1t with bituminous resurfacing.
propose that we reclaim IL miles eacI
year for five years.
There are 10 miles of unimproveo
roads and we are accepting IA to IL
miles of new dedications annually
Upon these facts / have submitted q
five-year program. r.v5 ~ eta
: Total Production Estimated. 81
1.-THE present gasoline tax will pro-
duce $500, 900 in 1929 An increa sc
duce 81 ,500. 900 in 1929. An increase to
3D. cents would yield $750, 900 more, or
nual expenditure for the next five
years of S2,100,000 for new work
would allow the macadam reclamation
1 have described. at a cost of $3.50,
600 each year, and the paving oil
81 $780, 900 worth of unimproved road
ways, including appropriations from
taxation.
"At the end of the five-year period
there would be 20 miles of macadan
and 20 miles of unimproved streets
plus a yearly acceptance of newly
opened streets at Ia miles, q total OF
115 miles that could be improved an
nually at a much lower cost.