Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1923, Page 2

. * THE BEVENING' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1923. “LAW AND ORDER," CHURCH SLOGAN Wayne B. Wheeler Tells M. E. Conference to Foster Pub- lic Conscience. “The challenge to the churches to- day is to write into the hearts of the people a public consclence for law and order,” declared Wayne B, Wheel- er, general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League, today at the Methodist con- ference being held at Hamline M. E Chburch, 9th and P streets “The greatest Issue before the churches and the friends of law en- forcement in Maryland is the emact- ment of a law-enforcement code. All but two stateg responded to their duty under the federal Consti- tution. The.only way that law he enforced in Maryland is to secure an_enforceable law and honest ofil- clals to enforce it have can Baxe of Christinn Civilization. “Christian civilization is based upon the theory that law must be enforced through "the regularly —constituted authoritics. T < what Paul m when he said that ‘the powers that he are ordained of God' Sometime God has to use poor timber, but civi- Hzation d 1s up functioning sials for orderiy govern Around this issue will cente any great political contests in the next decade. The church must challenge successfully meet order to safeguard the perpetuity v of the nation “The churches of the are responsible for the adoption of national prohibition more than any other influence. They helped to edu- cate public sentiment and supported the interdenominational, omni-parti- san Anti-Saloon League movement which led the fight for national pro- hibition. The league was the first and is the only interdcnominational temperar organization controlled by representatives elected by most of the church denominations.” Boys' Conference He s the session of the ference at Hamline Church, a cpnference was held at 16th and P stree . ir., director of rel of the Baltimore conference. zed the older boys' organi tion, the t org tion of i kind in the territory of the Baltimore confercnce rnest P. Hammaker of the Fc Church ~ was elected presid Dr. ed States ow con- boy s. Charles ligious edu- nt Herbert Randolph, rector of the Ladd of North enator Ladd enator E. F. In his addre stressed the impor nee of the older boys' work and stated that churches were failing in their mission if they neglected this important branch. He t the ex-service boys inoked after in @ spiritual ides the matertal TPER GENT LOANS T0 FARMERS SEEN Rate of 5 1-2 Per Cent Ten- tatively Fixed by Inter- mediate Credit Banks. A rate of ‘B%3 per cent eharged on jJoans by the new I diate farm credit banks, it was ind cated last night by the Federal Farm Loan Board. The board also made public rules and regulations which will govern under cultural credits act While the interest charged will be fixed banks, subject to approval Farm Loan Board, farmers able, if the indicated interest rate is rcepted, to borrow money at 7 per sent or 3 he law specifies that the red ounting agency should not charge in excess of 11; per eent for handling the obligations Would Mean Reduction. Commissioner_ Lobdell ome of the to make loans the agri- to be credit of the will be rate by the said he ex- banks would be actual loans by The opinion rite of material farmer in most high, The board uyesent” to credits act to livestock, cotton, tobacco and “staple agricultural products” within the meaning of the law. Loans on dairy products, eggs, fruits and vege- tables are left to future determina- tion, but the exclusion of those com- modities. it appeared. is not intended 1o be permanent. The board, It was indicated, desired to -give further study to rules governing the af perishable products. HINES SAYS ARMY HINGES ON INFANTRY Corner Stone-Laying Exercises Held for Home of the In- fantry Association. reduction est, tural to the ave prevailing aistricts age in rates a; has decided limit ns d “for the under the grain, wool, peanuts as Expressing pride which the infantry “had come into its own,” Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, deputy chief of staff, officiating at the corner stone laying exercises for the home of the Infantry Associa tion, on 17th street between L and M streets, yesterday afternoon, clared that “this branch of the serv- i2e had come to be recognized as the backbone of the Arm: He pointed out that due efficiency of the infantry in a_change of heart had been brought about in regard to the attitude of Army officers for that branch of the service. In conclusion, at the way to the the war he urged close co- operation of the infantry with the other branches of the service aml expressed appreciation at being able ta officiate at the corner stone-la exercises. Brig. Gen. Briant H. Wells, who_introduced the speaker, delved briefly into the history of the In- fantry Association and attributed its success to many prominent Army men who had distinguished them- selves (n the war. Music for the occasion was furn- ished by the Army Band from Wash- ington barracks, Capt. P. W. Lewis commanding. The invocation wad de- livered by Chaplain John T. Axton. A detachment from the 12th Infantry, from Fort Washington, Capt. Alex- ander Adair commanding, served as escoft. 'he new building, which is ex- pected to be completed in August, will be three stories high, and wili occupy @ frontage of forty feet. It will be of poured concrete construc- tion with an Indiana limestone front. The basement will be rented out while the upper floors will be used as offices for the association and the Tn- fantry Journal, the official publica- tion of the organization, will be printed. therg,. in{ Foundry | being | handling | de- | l l Disbelieves News Of Falling Heir | To $2,000,000 By the Associated Press STRATFORD, Ont., April Joseph H. Creighton, railroad shop- man, met announcement of fortune with skepticism when he recelved a telegram today saying that he was heir to a $2,000,000 estate left by his great-uncle, - Benjamin Ran- dolph, who died in Indianapolis last Tuesday “I don’t think I'm the fellow money wes lefi to,” he said after reading the tewewram, which was from H. Roland Mountbank. an In- dianapolis attorney. *i think my cousin is the lucky chap. He has the same name as I—Joseph Has- son Creighton—and he had known my uncle for son time. I hadn't met the old gentleman until about five years ago.” The telegram read: “Your great-uncle, Benjamin Ran- dolph, died last Tuesday You are ioned in his will as heir to 0,000 Long Island estate and $2,- 000,000 in securities and finvest- ments, Expect me on evening train today. Stand ready to return, if necessary the 5 FIVALBLOWATEULT SEEN I MICHEAN Court Proceedings Supple- mented by Move for Receiv- er for House of David. By the Assccated Press. LANSING. Mich., Apri islative, judicial and branches of state government were linked in action against the Israelite House of David today. The {legislature joined the state’s cause with a bill, ready for enactment, that will permit the state to ask for a re- ceivership for the colony’s property, pending outcome of the quo warranto charges instituted in court here by Attorney General Andrew B Dougherty The measure. carrying amendment by Gov. Groesbeck und the y general, was reported out night by the house corporations committee and will be rushed through the legislature with an immediate ef- fect clause. May ¥ Present pl ersship, i T —The leg- | executive the circuit ce Dishanding. s are to seck the and if the charges fraud, deceit and immorality filed sfate are upheld in the quo war- ranto proceedings, the colony would be forced to disband and its property | could be disposed of. Secrecy continued to surround activi- | ties of state officials prepuring the court cedings. I the {torney general’s offie was a file about | four inches thick, containing letters, sworn_ depositions, w comp trans- {ceript of the testimony taken at the | recent dumage suit in Grand Rapids against the cult and numerous other documents bearing on the founding and activities of the House of David. Purnell Is Elusive. Whether Benjamin Purnell, head of the colony, would be locited and served with a summons. still was a matter of speculation. In all previous suits against the cult Purnell has failed to appear personally. Com menting upon the rumor that the cult leader was in Australia, where the of David has a colony, Gov. beck declared: “No matter where we. £OE to get him and him back.” irnell's absence from the colony was confirmed by his wife, Mary Pur- nell, who said he departed on New Year day and that she did not know his whereabouts. SEEK SERVICE OF WRITS. of | | | i { i { | | Law Officers Searching for Head of House of David Associated Press PH, Mich, April though Benjamin F. Purnell, head of the lsraclite House of David, has left the colony, the organization's funds and assets’ are intact, M. H. Tyler, one of the “seven pillars” of " the cult, has assured Sheriff George S { Bridgman of Berrien county | T TVier ‘made the statement vester- ! {duy when Sheriff Bridgman visited the Houss of David in search of Pur- neil. npon whom he sought to serve a writ of capias in a civil suit. A ate police officer also is here to rve papers un Purnell or some other | in the state’s quo warranto ction to dissolve the cult Al of the organization’s money is {at the House of Shiloh. and Purnell is believed to have ta only a few hundred dollars for traveling ex- penses when he Jeft, Tyler told the sherifr. “We have enough money to pay | all the damage judgments that may | be rendered agdinst us and enough | more to finish our new hotel in Ben- | ton Harbor and run the colony for a couple of years” Tyler was quoted as saying. { BARRACK EYESORE | IN POTOMAC PARK T.—-Al- 1 i The: ant sp s and decided it not desirable and unfit.” There is a fair sized building { at the American University which it lis expected will accommodate 100 of ithe Shrine visitors. The Pettus build- | {ing, which is war building, No. 3, at 119th street and Virginia avenue, is £oIng to be turned over to the Shrin- ers and is expected to accommodate labout 200. About two.weeks before the convention opens all of the avail- |able space in any government build- ings will be thrown open to the Shriners and it is thought that space can be found for housing another 200 in_this way. The plan of the Public Buildings Commission is to get those unsightly barracks in Potomac Park East torn down as soon as possible, but that is not likely to happen for many montha. Tt will be necessary to find 200,000 feet of floor space eisewhere for stor- age of the supplies and furniture in those barracks before they can be dispensed with. Little Space Unoccupled. It is planned to move the general supply committee, with all its storage now in these barracks, into the D and F buildings along 6th and 7th and B streets, but there is now very little space unoccupied there, so that this storage supply must be moved gradu- ally as space is made. The floors in the F building have been strength- | ened 80 as to carry an unlimited load. This was done with a view to crowd- ing the surplus supplies into about one-half the storage space now re- quired. In order to clean out the barracks now it would require one very large building, about like the E building at 7th and B streets, or to hire of- fico space that would cost $250,000 a year, it was explained. The public buflding commission figures that it would be better policy to allow the barracks to remain in East Potomac Park until fall and thereby make a big saving. —_— Arghan, a new textile fiber which looks like silk and is stronger than the best hemp or flax, is obtained from a South American plant of u:el pineapple type, = have looked over some at the bureau of stand- | sion 3 FIRST PLANE TO MAKE LANDING IN LINCOLN REFLECTING POOL. WILL REDEDICATE STATUE ON JUNE21 Date of Courthouse Lincoln Ceremonies Postponed When Work Is Delayed. June 21 has been definitely deter- mined upon as the date for the re- dedication of the Lot Flannery statue of Abraham Lincoln, now in position in front of the courthouse in Judiclary Square. Col. € of public buildings and grounds, making this announcement tod that it is the intention of his office to make the occasion of this rededi- cation a gala and memorable one. Many prominent men and women will be present and it is considered not unlikely that the President of the United States will make the principal oration. Already Col. Sherrill is en- s#aged In\ forming & large gencral Commitice to act as an advisors cll to handle the detalls incident to the rededication. The personnel of this com will be sclected from among bers of the various patriotic and civie prganizations of the District, as well as others prominent in the commu- nity. It is a vas originally intended to have redd 15, whic cfifeh ann tication this famous statue. i was sandoned because of an unexpected delay in the completion of the gran- ite which is to form the pedestal upon which the ute will rest. June was selected because was on th date that Congress passed the resol tion calling for the restoration of the Lincoln statue to a position near where it formerly stood in front the courthouse HELD FOR EMBEZZLING: NEARLY $1,000,000 Indictment Alleging Misappropri- ation Returned Against Former Bank Cashier. CINCINNATIL, April ment ging_fhe m of funds totalling nearly $1,000.000 has been returned here by the federal grand jury against A. H former cashier of the Springfield Na- tional Bank of Springfield. Ohlo The indictment returned gainst Penfleld, who is in the Davton. Ohio, jail contains twelve counts. Ten these allege the embezzlement of funds and two misapplication of funds with the exact amount embezzied ac- cording +to the indictment is $§' 233.48. ‘The defalcations of Penfleid, ing to the indictment, totaled the above figure on March 6, 1923, when he attempted to. commit suicide in his father-in-law’s garage by slash- ing his wrists. Two days preceding his attempt to An i dict- ccord- {kill himself he is alleged to have em- bezzied liberty bonds totali The embezziement co in the indictment follow 1920, $5.192.33: July 6, 1 October 7, 1922, $11,177.51; ruary 1 $49,754.20: Ma in liberty bonds; March libesty bonds The two counts for misal funds are January 2 19; Februarye6. 1923, §1 blanket count of $97 also named in the indictment. Penfleld, it was acnounced by United States District Attornev B W. Hough, will be brought to Cincin- nati from Montgomery county jail at Dayton next Tuesday morning, for arraignment before Judge Smith Hickenlooper in united district court. FIVE BODIES RECOVERED 5. $50,000 in pplication of AFTER VESSEL SINKS| By the Associuted Press VINEYARD HAV! Mass., April 7.—Five bodies were recovered by fishermen today from Vineyard sound. They are believed to be those of mem- bers of the crew of a vessel which coast guards saw sink vesterday. The bodies had life preservers bearing the name “John Dwight, New York. A craft named the John Dwight has been engaged recently in salvage of cargoes of wrecked vessels. Coast guards saw a vessel sink sud- denly yesterday as a fog llifted. It was mssumed that she had been in a collision. 0. Sherrill, officer in charge | coun- | of | ppropriation ( Aoy 5 'ESSEN LORD MAYOR RIVEN THREE YEARS Increases Freoca Court-Martial i to Sentence and Fine 6,000,000 Marks. | BEI i mar, h, LIN, April 7—A French court-’ al, sitting at Recklinghausen increased to three years the pris- sentence imposed on Vice Lord Mayor Schacfer of Essen. His fine has been increased by 6,000,000 marks. Herr Schaefer was arrested in Feb- ruary on a charge of not supplying French troops with sutomobiles and coal. For this he was sentenced to two years in jail and was fined ten million marks. He appealed. The sec- ond court-martial stated that It recognized the existence of extenuat- ling circumstanc in Herr Schaefer's case, but d ided nevertheless upon a stérner sentenc SHERIFF IN'KLAN PALACE'S CUSTODY Will Run Affairs Until Court Can Hold Hearing Upon Rule Nisi. I the Associated Press ATLANTA. April |Lowry is maintained as custodian of the imperial palace. general head- T.—Sheriff J quarters, and a committee composed | Sultan of Emperor William J perial Wizard H. W George, marshal of court, appointed to run the the Ku Klux Klan until a hear- ing can be had on the . under an order handed down today by Judge | E. D. Thomas. The ruling provides that |ness of the Klan is to be operated on the same lines it had been ducted prior to the tfme of the order in the April 2 of disagreem commit thorized to to the instruction Revokes Previous Rule. Judge Thomas' order revoked previotis rule, in which he had place Imperial * Wizard Evans and th thers back in control of the Ki | headquarters. revocation fo {lowed 2n amendment to the petition | presented by V. Poole. attorney for Emperor Simmons, making the Ku Klux Klan a defendant to the proceedings . Paul Etheridge, Evans' faction, objected to the mendment, but the court permitted it to stand subject to owjections. LT. COL. WADLEIGH DIES. Fleet Marine Officer Succumbs on Hospital Ship. Lieut. Col. John W ieigh, United States marin w0 the flag: marir the municipal of u ru the busi- t n’m appea i | | | | attorney for the | ] throp Wad- s, attached staff of Admiral commander-in-chiet of the United States fleet, now mov- ing northward from the Canal Zone to the California coast, died at sea April 3. on board the fleet hospital hip relief, bound from Balboa to San_ Pedro. Lieut. Col. Wadleigh was a son of Rear Admiral George H. Wadleigh, U. 8. N, retired. In 1910 he married Miss Mary Remey. second daughter of Rear Admiral George C. Remey, U. & N, retired. He is survived by h Ri si i > | Remey and George Remey ding in Newport, R. I now re- |GEORGE A. COHILL DEAD. Was Master Printer and Member of Masonic Fraternity. George A. Cohill, a well known master printer and an active mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity, died [Thursday at the Emergency Hospital after a short illness. He was fifty- five years old. The funeral will be held from the undertaking establish- ment of Harry Padgett, 730 11th street southeast, this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, under the auspices of Hope | Lodge. No. 20, F. A. A. M., of which he was a bast master. Mr. Cohill was a native of Washington. He was a son of the late John P. and Mary E. Cohill, well known residents of utheast Washington during their lives. Mr. Cohill was a member of the Shrine, the chapter, commandery and of Hope Lodge. His widow, Mrs. Tmma V. Cohill, survives him. business | widow and two young sons, John'| From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star, jSeaplane Lands Successfully » | Simmons, Im- |, ans and J. M. | *Miracle Man | | | | i | | | i i | nere, plane fell On Lincoln The Lincoln Memorial reflecting | pool, as a landing and take-off place | for seaplanes, w successfully dem- onstrated yesterday afternoon by Lie David Rittenhouse of the naval air station, Anacos who alighted at the eastern end of the body of water and came to a halt half way up the pond. A few moments later, carry- ing Lieut. 8. H. Quarrels of the bureau of naval aeronautics as a passenger, he hopped off and took the air with the same ease as though he had the entire Potomac river at | his disposal, he flight from tion to the pool to deterniine the practicability of | using the memorial pool i time of great haste when messages or fmpor- tant documents and articles are de- sired by the bureau from the air sta- tion, or vice versa. Admiral William A. Moffett, chlef of the bureau of naval aeronautics, who was one of the numerous persons present to wi th lained t alr sta- the naval | experiment | was an BOWIE ENTRIES (For Monday) FIRST RACE—Claiming: purse, $1,200; for two-year-olds; four furlongs. Small Star..... . 111 Les Adrin Star Cudgel. ... 114 Goldmark Rachel Potter.... 112 *Fantasia *Lady Choco Achievable Blackolia .. Chiop Sticks SECOND RACE—Claiming; purse, three-year-olds and up; seven furlongs. Super oseph Brant. ... Wrangler King's Champion Antilles. *Bmart. “St. Donard Ticklis *Bimplicity ... *Zennotta Queen Blonds na Kay 108 . 108 108 108 108 I 103 $1,200; | 108 | 110 110 Also eligible— Dark Horse Scoteish Chief Fluff *Zouave THIRD RACE—Claiming four-year-olds and up Elemental 19 Kt of the Heath 113 pugs . 5 Dantzlc . 101 FOURTH RACE—The Old Virginia purse, $1.200; three-year-olds: six and a half furons. rth Aroon. Thessaly 1Santley Oran 5 Dick’s_Daughter 1The Saga 108 | Rosa Yeta Speady Girl .. 108 tAudley Farm entry. FIFTH RACE—The Marines hardicap: purse $1.500; three-year-olds and up: one mile. +Opperms iDuke John Saskie 106 | Vitamin 96 Trajanvs 98 Master Hand. 104 ama 43 pounds allowed for rider. purse. $1,200: six and a half furlongs. . 113 | St. Lawrence, 163 | Flving Devil 108 | Little Smoke D111 Wilkes-Barre 103 | Windigo . 108 108 108 ‘1oz TBoden entry. SIXTH RACE—Claiming: purse, $1.200; for three-yoarolds and up; ome mile aud a six- teenth, Camouflage *Bravo ... *0ur Birthda: *Tulsa SEVENTH RACE—Claimirg: purse, $1.200; for four-year-olds and up: mile and a furiong. Wylie 12 stanley ... 104 *The Foreigner. = 100 | *Lucy Kata 1105 Natural 105 | *Attorney Muir, | 104 *King Trojan .. . 107 | Tom Cassidy “Maiz : 99 : ustral Warlike " 106 | *Dr. Chas. Wi *Day Lilly 95 | *Apprectios allowance clai Weather clear, track fast, CAPT. DERBY IS KILLED AS PLANE IS WRECKED 110 *Joaguina 109 gling 102 94 108 : 100 od. | Army Flyer Falls 1,500 Feet to Death Near McCook Field Leaves Wife and Baby, By the Associated Press. : DAYTON, Ohio. April Aapt. Richard Derby, twenty-eight, of Ta- coma, Wash., fiyer at McCook Field was instantly killed when his 1,500 feet near the fleld this morning. He was flying a Thom- {orse scout plane Capt. Derby was one child eighteen months old. He had been at McCook Fleld since August 15, 1922, and was in the air service since July, 1921, coming here from Florida. He enlisted in the coast ar- tillery August 8, 1917 ICE CREAM FIRMS MERGE. CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 7.—The consolidation of the Baker Ice Cream Company of Cleveland and the Evans Ice Cream Compagy of Youngstown, two of the oldest in the state, was announced today. The new company will be known as the Baker-Evans Ice Cream Company and will have a capi- talization of $500,000. The Baker Com- pany was organized in 1903 and the Evans in 1908, | take-offs is 100 | married and had/ Reflecting Pool the air station is such a great dis- ance from his office that much time is lost in communicating betwcen the two places. ‘The naval aeronautics bureau is only a few yards north of the pool, and with a little plane ever ready at the air station for such duty the work of both places can be con- siderably augment Lieut. Rittenhou land scout plane the pool and made ing, although he w the tecth of the wind. The take-off, likewise, was made with the wind blowing from the northwest. but this demonstrated that a straight north or south wind need not always be blowing to facilitate landings or ‘When the pontoons of the little ship struck the water Lieut Rittenhouse wis given a rou applause for the =kiliful feat. plane was then floated to the extreme castern_end of the pool, and, after Licut. Quarrels strapped himself in, sped up the waterway to the air. Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill; of- ficer in charge of public buildings and grounds, granted Admiral Mof. fett use of the pool for the experi- ment S. M. CUTLER DIES AT HOME IN THIS CITY Long-Time Federal Employe, Prom: inent Mason and Member of As- sociation of Oldest Inhabitants. o flew He a Huff-De- circled over v graceful land- s not right in SAMUEL M. CUTLER. (Brooks Photo Samuel Milton Cutler, long a dent of Washington, for thirteen vears connected with the pension of- fice and for the past eight years em- |ployed in the Post Office Department, | a member of the District of Colum- bia bar and of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbla, died yesterday at his home, 2806 13th street northeast, at an ad- ! vanced age. The funeral will be held from the family residence, Monday morning, at 10:30 o'clock. The inter- ment will be in Glenwood cemetery, and will be private Mr. Cutler came to from Loulsville more than forty vears ago and has been a resident | of this city since. His early life was spent as ‘an educator. During the Cleveland administration he gradu- ated from the National School of Law, and was admitted to the Dis- trict of Columbia bar. For the past twenty or more vears he has been connected with the goversment Serv. ice. He was a thirty-third degree Mason. holding his connection ith that order in Louisville, Ky., being a member of Preston Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of that city. He was a member of the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia, and a man of broad public spirit. He had a host of friends in the government departments and the association. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella_Baker Cutler, and | seven children: Frank B. Cutler, En- | sley, Ala.; Thomds H. Cutler, Joplin | Mo.; Mrs. Helen M. Dickey, Cleveland, i(]hw.), Mrs. Flora M. Hudson, Wash- | ington; Willlam_and Albert Cutler, | Phelps, N. Y., and Mrs. Mary E. Stone | of Washington. Washington Throughout the world, 75,000,000 men were mobllized during the world war, of which number 30,000,000 were under arms at the time of the armis- tice. The heaviest metal in common use is iridium, which is used chlefly for tiping the nibs of fountain pens. ONE OF THE VIEWS IN BEAUTIFUL POTOMAC PARK. [TWO RUM RUNNERS THROW | Escape Follows Attempt to Rescue Coast Guardsman, Who Fell Overboard. NEW YORK, April runners, captured in the motor launch Defl, thirteen miles off the Jersey coast, dropped Capt. Ryan of the coast guard cutter Manhattan overboard as the cutter docked here today and made their escape. Capt. Ryan, who had selzed the Defl after a chase which he ended by firing across the Defl's bow, was taking his captives ashore, when a member of the Manhattan's crew fell overboard. He ordercd the two prisoners to lower him over the side of the boat by his feet in order that he might reach the sinking man. ered him overhead first, released their grip on his feet and fled. The captain and the sailor rescued by their comrades. HOLD 2 IN DEATH 7.—Two rum were Husband of One Victim and His Barber Assistant Are Charged With Killings. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, April 7.—James Blan- dino, husband of one of the two women found hacked to death yes- terday on a lonely Staten Island road, and Broyario di Lorenzo, assistant in his Jersey City barber shop, today were arrested on charges of man- slaughter. They were held in $25,- 000 bail each. Detectives discovered In Jersey City a machine bearing smears believed to be_bloodstains. ownership of the car pending an analysis of the stains, which covered parts of the upholstery of the rear seat. CEMENT FINISHERS WANT $1.25 AN HOUR Part of Union Men Here Strike—Electricians Still Qut. on While no noted today new developm in s were cal electricians that fifty cement finish per cent of their union, w |for a wage of $1.25 pe | fourty-four-hour week, . about e on str hour and a day continued placing tions in an attempt to break the strike of the local electricians’ union, which was not authorized by in< ternational electrical workers' or- ganization. Practically half of the positions of strikers have been filled, according to employers, and add tional men are arriving for jobs eve hour, The cement finishers' strike is not regarded as serfous by union officials, who expressed the belief that the trouble would disappear in the near future. Their estimate was that proximately 65 or 70 per cent of con- tractors were already paying the new scale for cement finishers, and the an- nouncement stated absence of friction between employers and em- ployes was a satisfactory sign. Officials of the local ele ians' unior the situation today. Announcement was made that no official statement was to be forthcoming from the union until after the next special meeting. which is expected to be held early next week AMERICAN INDIAN OPERA GIVEN FIRST HEARING Work, Sponsored by President Harding, Tried Out Before Metropolitan Director. NEW YORK. the Sioux and woven through men in posi- - Avpril —Legends of Chippewayen tribes a synthesis of true obera “Winona,” the first ever to be written with indigenous American music as_its basis, was given its first hearing before Signor Gatti-Casazza, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera Company. The score was played by a pianist while the liberetto was explained to the Metropolitan's direc- tor. The opera has been sponsored by President Harding. The opera, with music by Alberto Bimboni of New York, and book by Perry Williams, a Minneapolis news- paper man, is said to be the result of eleven years of research work. Signor Gatti-Casazza, it was stated, invited Mr. Bimboni to run_through the opera’s score after President Harding had called the attention of Otto Kahn, a director of the opera company fo the work as typicall American in music and plot. The prin- cipal motif of “Winana.” Mr. Bimboni explained, is the legend of Maiden Rock, which stands on the shore of Lake Pepin, a broadening of the Mississippi river in Wisconsin. Indian tradition ha: t that the daughter of an Indian chief leaped to her death from Maiden Rock rather than con- sent to a political marriage arranged for her by her father. ANNA BELL COOK GIVEN 3-YEAR TERM IN PRISON Young Woman Pleads Guilty to Housebreaking Charge—Escaped Three Times. Anna Bell Cook, twenty-two years old, who three times escaped from the custody of the police and later surrendered, was sentenced today by Justice Stafford to serve three years in the penitentiary. The pretty young woman pleaded guilty to five charges of housebreaking and ceny, admitting that she entered the there appropriated articles of cloth- ing of value to her own use. Attorney James A. O'Shea, for the accused, questioned her mental con- dition, but Justice Stafford said there was nothing in the report of the allenist to warrant the court in taking that into consideration. any mental infirmary should develop later it would be taken care of at the institution where she will serve her time, the court suggested. They low- ! OF SLAIN WOMEN They withheld Information as to the | strike for a $10 day, it was learned | lar- | rooms of five different persons and |ranean CAPTOR IN RIVER; FLEE! | i { ! Contracting elecirical employers to- | | I No. 26, refused to comment on | lin the heart | the world, From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star. §2,133.300 BONDS IN BANDITS' LOOT Federal Land Bank Securities Stolen by Hold-Up Men in St. Louis. By tiie Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, April St. Louis Fe 6 —Tonds ihe eral Land Bank amount Ing to 32,139,500 were in the loot obtained by five bandits who Iz Monday morning held up a mail tr of the downtown bu ness section here, according to in formation obtained this afternoon b the St. Louis Post-Dispatch The bonds, printed in Washingtor were being sent to the banuk here They lacked the signatures of the vice president and the secretary bank. The Londs were in n nomination as follows of $100, 500 of $1,000, and 150’ of $10,000. The total of other bonds taker was learned, was approximately $2 000, of which $%1 t least wer- negotiable. It also was learned tha shortly before the hold-up of the armored truck, ten sacks of registered mail, containing many valuable pack ages for large downtown banke trust companies, were delivered central post office, and the bandits thus m these pouches. They ob tained pouches of reglstere mail The bonds. printed Wa : were being sent to the bank here. lacked the signatures of the vice pre dent and secretary of the bank The bonds were in number nomination as follows: T. $100, 500 of $1,000, 25 of § $16.600. The total of other bonds taken. it we learned, was approximate 000, ¢ which $81,230 at least were negotiabie It also was learned that shortly befo: the hold-up of the armored truck eacks of registered mail, containing many valuable packages for large dow: town banks and t companies, wer delivered at central post office, and the bandits thus missed these pouche They obtained nine pouches of reg istered mail mber 10 of 25 of nd de $40 £5,000 0 nine and 1 of $40, 6 and 150 —— From the 5:30 Bdition of Yesterday's Star NEW D. C. WORKERS FACE CUT IN PAY |Facing Deficiency of $12,500, Auditor Authorized to De- duct Part of Bonus. Facing a deficiency of $12.500 in bonus appropriation. the Commis ers vesterday afternoon authorized Maj Danfel J. Donovan, auditor, to de- | duct a part of the bonus from new emploves taken into the service dur- ing the current fiscal year. Some time ago the city heads r ommended to the budget bureau a de ficiency appropriation of $25,000 meet ‘this impending shortage, was not allowed. Officials estimated yeste that there would be approximately 500 employes affected by reason of the fact that they came on the rolis since July 1, 1822, Maj. Donovan ex- { plained that the entire bonus of $20 {8 month would not be ‘taken from these workers, but on.y a sufficient amount to prevent the deficiency I'rheir full bonus will be restored when the new appropriations become ava able July 1 of this year. |AMERICAN SHIP SALE ‘RESTRICTIONS UPHELD | Department of Justice Submits Opinion, But Secretary Hughes Asks More Facts. | The Department of Justice. in a American Indian song motifs into the OPinion submitted yesterday to Secretary Hughes, sustained the validity Shipping Board contract clauses straining purchasers of vesseis bought from the United States gov ernment from u g them in an manner not in conformity with the American laws. Before making reply to objections by the Canadian government, how ever, the State Department will await further information which has been asked of the Department of Com- merce. RAISED FRENCH GUNS OUTRANGE OTHERS This Suggestion Obtained Despite Secrecy—Slight Altera- | ations Made. of tha re- By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 6.—Preliminary tests recently made with the modernized French battleships indicate, it is of- ficially stated, that the sight altera tions have improved the firing d tance of their sixteen-inch guns { from 30 to 40 per cemt. While French naval circles exer- cise the utmost setrecy as to the exact improvement in the range of the guns, there is a suggestion that the French battleships now outdis tance those of the other navies o unless the same pro has been ‘carried out by othe tions in the matter of sight elev The French expect to establish tie new ranges definitely during the firing tests to be held in the Medite in_connection with the gen eral naval maneuvers, which begin next Wednesday. —_— An automatic control invented in France stops a train if it passes a n 1f | block signal, slows it if rounding « curve too rapidly and keeps a speed and braking record of every trip. Sowing of a 276-acre fleld to grain by alrpla in a ne was accomplished few days recently near Tracy, Calif. 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