Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1925, Page 18

CAMPAIGN ISSUE DIVIDES VIRGINIA Constitutional Convention Is Slightly Favored in Straw Ballot. Special Dispatch to The Star RICHMOND, Va., April 25.—A straw vote being conducted by a news- paper here shows that sentiment is almost evenly divided on the cam- paign question of having a_constitu- tional convention, with the trend favoring such a movement. The ex- isting constitution has been found cumbersome, and it is generally ad- mitted that in the last 25 year' the instrument has been so materially changed as to make it “little more than a patchwork.” A chapge in the manner and time for the payment of poll taxes is be: ing demanded. At this time the tax is not collectable untll it is three years' past due. In other words, be- fore the State can enforce payment the voter must have failed to pay his taxes for three vears. The demand now is that this shall be changed and that the poll tax shall be charged up and collected as are other tax This would result in placing half million dollars more Into the treasury every vear. There is now due the State about $$7$,000,000 in unpaid poll taxes. Then, too, it is destred that the taxes shall be made payable not more than three months bef election is to be hel Return to Appointments. One hears a good deal at this time regarding the return to the old sys- tem of having the governor appoint the members of the State corpora- tion commission. This was the method provided when the constitu tion was adopted, but it was changed several vears ago for reasons that were well known at the time—that Governor Davis would not appoint Judge Willam F. Rhea to succeed himself. The constitution permitted this change, and {t was changed just at the time to make it possible for the people to elect Judge Rhea. The claim now is the members are quasi-judic ties, the best results can be obtained by having them appointed by the governor. The selection of a design for the memorial to the Virginia soldiers who fell in the World V is still before the people. The various tvpes have been reviewed, and there is a grow ing sentiment for the construction of a carillon in one of the parks of the city, this to be sounded at such times &s may be designated, with a concert At the close of each day, to be con: cluded with “taps” at sunset. Artists from all parts of the State are coming out for this type for the memorial, as it will be possible for the people in every section to hear the bells by means of the radio. The commission soon will meet to make a selection of design 1,000 ARE VACCINATED AT VETERAN BUREAU Clerks Follow Advice of Officials | After Exposure Case Is Discovered. About 1,000 emploves of the United States Veterans' Bureau -were vi cinated against smallpox ve following recommendation that it would be advisable, vaccination would be provided by bureau for those who wished it Six physicians were kept bu: a specially fitted office, taking those who presented ther 1 line at times extended outside of the office door and down the long cor- ridor of the Arlington Building. The recommendaition by the dej director, Col. William H. Conklin, employes should be vaccinated in view of the situation now existing in Wash- ington, and in view of exposure of one bureau clerk to a case of smallpox at home was received with enthusiasm by the personnel. It was predicted by some officials last night that most of the employes, numbering between 5.000 and 6,000 would probably pre. sent themselves for ination within the next few da ACCOUNTING OFFICE officials BOWLERS PLAN DANCE Prizes Will Be Distributed to Win- ning Teams and Players of Past Season. To celebrate the closing of the suc- cessful first season of the General Ac- counting Office Bowling Association, 1 which the Post Office Division Team on first place, with a percentage of 583, an informal e and card party is being planned at the City Club for Saturday night, May p Controller General J. R. McCarl has indicated his intention of attending the celebration. Prizes will be distributed by the bowling association to the win- ning teams and individuals, and the event is expected to also be a means of bringing together the officials and employes of the various divisions of the office of the Controller General, now widely scattered throughout the city. Prizes will be distributed to the fol- . who were successful in events ‘Winning team, Post Office Division, captained by Mr. Riley: second team, Military Division, captained by Harry Cohen; high team game, Military Di- vision, high individual avera ary Division), 107; high in: Gividual set, Stone (Military Division), 379; high individual game, Hawley (Transportation), and Warfleld (Post Office), tied, 141; high individual trikes, Hughes (Military Division), high individual spares, Hawley (Transportation), 105. High average man on each Post Office Division, Ste: Military Division, Stone, 107; Trans- portation Division, Hawley, 102; Civil- ian Division, Montgomery, 100; Claims Division, Hanig, 100; Check Division, Ippolito, 98 team: 108 URGE DEATH FOR SLAYER. BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn., April Kinnfe Wagner, 22-vear-old slayer of two Kingsport officers, will die 1 electric chair, if the will of a jury the Sullivan County circuit court is carried out. The jury which has been ing Wagner's case here for the st four days returned a verdict to- y finding Wagner guilty of first de- ee murder and recommending that he be electrocuted. Defense counsel has announced that if their motion for a new trial is over- ruled an appeal will be taken to the supreme cour Ricl; Fruit Broker Dies. ONTARIO, Calif., April 25.—George Meadows Pope of Rutherford, N. J., wealthy fruit broker and exporter. for 12 years head of the firm of Dennis, Kimball & Pope of New York City, died hare todey, yofficlals | chestra reh and free | struction, Spanish reading class, The Park View Community Center will elect two delegates at large to represent the community on the ad- visory committee of the center, May 1 at'8 p.m. The clubs of the center will unite Tn entertaining the com- munity. The orchestra of the Friday Night Social Club will furnish the music, the welcoming addresses will be made by members of the Public Speaking Club, the Drum and Bugle Corps of the Boy Scouts will play “Taps,” the two rhythm classes will demonstrate the season’s work, the Ukulele Club will give several num- bers, and members of the community | will ‘contribute talent. There will be a display of basketry and reed work by the adult and children’s groups and of handwork in wood by the boys’ group. Park View, Warder streets northwest: Monday—Monitor's_choir rehearsal, 8:15. Tuesday- 7:30 to 9 piano ¢ Troop, 3:1 Wednesday — Beginners' rhythm class, advanced rhythm class, 3:30; Rehearsals for the entertainment and meeting Friday. Thursday—Violin class, 3:15. Friday—The clubs of the center will unite in a May day celebration, 8. and Newton Public Speaking Club, Adult Basketry. Club, 7:30: s, 3:15, 4; Girl Scout Central High, Eleventh and Clifton streets northwest: Tuesday Community concert, under the auspices of the Community Music Association, 8:15. The Wood- lothians in the gymnasium. Wednesday-—Odd Fellows celebration and meeting. Meeting of the special committes for Fourth of July com- center celebration. Wilson Normal, Eleventh and Har- vard streets northwest: Monday — Rehearsal of the Wash- ingtonians fer the opera, “Sweet- hearts,” directed by Rollin Bond, §; re- hearsal of the play to be given by the Riggs Bank Club, 8. Tuesday—A play, Bank Club, §. Wednesday — The rhythm sion class, rehearsal for the val Thursday—The Wilson Players will hold a final meeting of the season and a social evening, §: the Washingto- nians, rehearsal, 8; the Crescent Ath- letic Club, business meeting, §; the women'’s rhythmic dancing class, 8§ to 9. Friday—The Junior Dancing Club, 8: the women's ymnasium class will meet with the Girls’ Recreation Club, | 8; the May festival, featuring rhythm expression dancing, by the Wilson Normal Community Center groups and the dramatic group of the South- by the Rigsgs expres- ¥ festi | east Community Center, in “Rip Van Winkle,” pantomime, 8. Thomson, Twelfth and northwest Monday — The Washington Choral ociety, auction bridge ass, 8: physical training cl nen and girls, 7:30; Mid-City zens' Association, 8. panish class, ad- in_Spanish, 8:15; Gregg 7; class in elementary theatrical make-up or the Washington Opera Company, to §: rehearsal of the Washington Opera Company, 8. Wednesday—Rehearsal of the Wash- ington Choral Society, 8; piano class, 3:15. Thursday—Spanish class, 7:15; ad- vanced class in_Spanish, 8:15; Gregg dictation class, 7; sight reading clas for the Washington Opera Compan 7; the Gaelic class, 8; rehearsal of th Washington Opera Company, 8; elec- tion of officers by the Maryland State clety, 8. Friday — Mandolin S for Citi- rsal, class in French in- china | ara oA that | pendent_Athletic Club, e, | paintin atic classes aturday — Dr rehearsal of | the Washington Opera Company, 8. East Washington, East Capitol streets Tuesday—In the Hine Junior High chool: Basketry class, 7:30; the Odd Fellows Band will assist the Boy: dependent Band, 8:30; Boys' Inde ; Community Seventeenth and Social Club, 8:30. Wednesday—In the Eastern High School: Bryan and Buchanan Athletic 3 0; Eutopia Athletic Club, 8:30; hington Community Orches- millinery and dress- munity program, 8. Southeast, Hine Junfor High Seventh and C streets south- In the Tyler utheast Citizens’ tion, 8. Thursday—Pollyanna Club, busi- ness meeting and gymnasium games, rehearsal of the “Forrest Players,” 8; athletic group, 7. Friday—Public Speaking Club, 8; Boy Scouts, 7:30; the cast that played in the “Rip Van Winkle” pantomime will meet at 6 to go by special car to Wilson Normal Center to feature in the May day celebration. E. V. Brown, School, meeting Associa- Connecticut avenue {and McKinley street northwest: beginners, advanced 4 30; Monday—Frenc for ; plano instruction, s in piano instructio Tuesday—Open libra matic expression group, 3:15. Thursday — French class, 3:15; rhythmic dancing instruction for be- ginners, 3:15. Friday—Library open. 7; rhythmic dancing _instruction for advanced class, 3:15; rehearsal for May celebra- tion. Petworth, Eighth streets northwest: Tuesday — Rhythmlé ~ expre: dancing class, rehearsal for the JRip Van Winkle” pantomime, to be given with the co-operation of the dramatic group of the Southeast Community Center on May 8:. piano class and music expression class, 3:15: Public Speaking Club, 8; Social Dancing Club, 8; an illustrated lecture on wild flowers, under. the auspices of the edu- cation committee of tne FPetworth Woman's Club, by Mrs. E. T. Wherry, 8. Friday — Basketry grou Girl Scouts; Brownies; Petworth Commu- nity Orchestra; Boy .Scouts, branch of Troop 100. n-Powell, Hiatt place and La- reet northwest. sday—French for, adults, 2:30; French for children, 3:30; rhythm for children, 3:30. Wednesday—Violin lessons for chil- dren, 3:15. Friday—French for adults, 2:30; French for children, 3:30; expression and dramatics for children, 3:30: so- cial dancing instruction for children, 3:30; piano classes for children, 3:15; Scout Troop, No. 39; O-E:Mor Dra- matic Club, rehearsal, '7:30; _social dancing instruction for adults, 7:45. Saturday—O-E-Mor Club, 7:30. Burrville, Division avenue and Cor- coran street norvtheast. Monday—Industrial Art Club, with the groups employed in needle work, wax work, basketry, paper flower-mak- ing, embroidery, -~Kknittin, millinery, crocheting and upholstery; supervised study perlod for children, 7:30 to 9. Tuesday—Piano classes for children and adults, 3 to §: plano classes for adults, 5 to 7; Community Chorus of the Clef Club, 8; Community Orches- tra; game groups; “The Lonesome Three,” boxing group, 8. dra- and Shepherd don ‘Wednesday—The Industrial Art Club will receive instruction in flower- making; supervised study period ml L streets | instruction | class | and Guitar Or- | ' _THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, At Community Centers Of thé Public Schools. children, 7:30 to 9; quiet games for boys, 7:30. Friday—Literary and game groups; Industrial Art Club; Young Folks So- cial and Literary Club; Mothers’ Club, 30 to 10. Dunbar, First and N streets north- west. Tuesdey—Elite Athletic Club, 7:30. Thursday—Basketry and industrial art classes; Elk drill team, No. 85, of the Columbia Lodge; Elite Athletic Club; St. Augustine Athletic Club, basket ball practice;. three troops of Boy Scouts: LaRovers' Athletic Club, 0 to 10:30; the Bayard Brothers'| Social Club, 7:80. Miner Normal, Georgla avenue and Euclid street northwest. Tuesdgy—Sewing, millinery and em- brofdery groups; Red Cross classes; basketry and weaving classes, 7:30 to 10:30. Friday—Red Cross classeé; Whit- tling Club; Young Folks' Social Club; Young People’s Dramatic Club; Girls' Embrojdery Club; Boy Scouts, No. 506, No. 512, 7:30 to 10:30. Cleveland-Phelps, Eighth streets, norwest. Tuesday—Amphion Glee Club; lamp- shade making and millinery groups, La Salle law class, Stitck and Chat- ter Clubs, Domestic Art Circle, 7:30 to 10:30. The Children's Industrial and Art Clubs will rehcarse for a Mother Goose Play, 7. Thursday — Basketry, flower-mak- ing, wax work and bead work groups, Jamp-shade ‘making; millinery and dressmaking groups, Saxophone Or- chestra, Cleveland Music Study Group, 8. Friday—Girls’ Club, 15 to 5 p. m Saturday-—Rhythmic children, 10 to 11:30 a. and T Recreation dancing for m. West Washington Phillips School, Twenty-seventh and N streets north- west. | Tuesday—Home economlcs classes, | 7:30 to 10 Fidelity Art Club, Whist | Club, Civics Club Community Orches- | tra, Lincoln Athidic Club, George- town Preps Athletic Club, Women's Community Club, 7:30 to 10:30° p. m. | Friday Children's _story-telling | group, Progressive Gicls, Young Wom- en’s Whist Club, Clover Pleasure | Club, Trio_Pleasure Club. “Reg'lar Felle Better Club, Boy Scouts, Troop No 30; Evi Pleasure Club, “The Marquets clal club, 7:30 to 10 | | | Lovejoy, Twelfth and D streets northwest. Thurs Boy Scouts, Game and Reading Club, Boys' Community Sing- | ing Club, community athletics, visual {mstruction program, classes in beauty | culture, Buffalo Athletic Club, the | Manchester Athletic Club, Handicraft | {Club, with the activities' of flower- | making and plain sewing, 7:30 to 10:30 | p.m.; supervised study period for | ghildren 7:30 to 9, plano study class. | Saturday—Whittling Club, Chil- | dren’s Craft Club, with the activities of flower-making, embroidery, crochet- | |ing, plain sewing; Basketry Club, | visual instruction lecture; Progressive | Glee Club; Buffalo Junior Athletic | | Club; Manchester Athletic Club, com- munity singing, community athletics, | 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. | | Deanwood, Whittingham and Lane place northeast. Friday — Woodmen of Adult Athletic Club, 8; Boy: Club music classes; Girl: Club, millinery groups, 7:30. America; Athletic Dramatic and flower-making Birney, Nicholas avenue and How- ard street southeast. Monday—Junior Dramatic club, 8| to 4:30; Needlecraft Club, 7:30; Birney | athletic group; 7:30 to 9; Arabian Athletic and ocial Club;. Potomac | Athletic Club; Community " Orchestra | rehearsal; Rialto Athletic Club, No. 1;| Choral Society; Boy Scouts; 7:30 to | 10:30. Wednesday Personal hygiene | cla: dressmaking class: Whittling | { Club, 7:30 to 9; Junior Girls’ Athletic {Club, 7:30 to 10; Birney athletic | groups, 9 to 10:30. Friday—Lamp-shade reed classes; |teams 1 and Athletic Club; athletic club; 7:30 to 10. PERUVIAN PA.F‘ER DENIES REGISTRATION IN CHILE: s { Believes | making _and | Rialto Athletic Club, 2, 7:30; Junior Girls' ‘The Mystics,” a girls’ Boy Scout Troop,| | | | La Pershing Commission Will Pro- vide for Such Offices. By the Associated Press. LIMA, Peru, April 25.—La Prensa denied editorially today reports from Santiago, Chile, that a secret Peru- vian office had been established in the Chilean capital for the registra- tion of Peruvian residents of Chile in connection with the Tacna-Arica plebiscite. The editorial says, however, that| | such offices should be established in | various Chilean cities and, expresses | the belief that the plebiscite commis- | sion,- under the direction of Gen. Pershing, will consider this sugges- | tion at the proper time and. proba- | bly. operate such offices under proper guarantees. The plebiscite was provided in the decision of President Coolidge as arbiter of the long-standing terri- torial controversy regarding _the Tacng-Arica provinces between Chile and Peru. —_— EDW. MACCARTHY DIES. ‘Washington Resident After Operation. Edward MacCarthy, 72 years old, traffic manager of the National Elec- tric Supply Co. for the last 23 years, died at George Washington University {Hospital Friday after a short ill- ness. Mr. MacCarthy underwent an operation at the hospital Easter Mon- day. He made his home here at 1735 Willard street. Funerai services will be conducted at the chapel of V. L. Speare Co. Mon- day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Mr: MacCarthy was a member of Federal Lodge, No. 1, F. A. A. M. He s suryived by his widow, a daughter, Mrs. James L. Webb; a grandson, Ed- ward MacCarthy, and two sisters, Miss Isabella MacCarthy and Miss Mar- garetMacCarthy, both of whom live in Brooklyn, N. Y. Prensa, However, i Expires Veteran Iéeceir}ed Pension 75 Years, Records . Reveal A perusal of records, prompted by the recent death of James Q. Thomas, 96, at Mansfield IIL, yes- terday, disclosed that he was the only person ever to receive a Gov- ernment pension for more than 75 years. Thomas was a Mexican War veteran. He enlisted at 17 and was discharged on account of disability. His pension commenced with $§8 a month in 1849, and at , his death it was $72. Aitogether he collected $22,046.23. His death leaves only 19 Mexican War veter- ans on the pension rolls, | the constitution, - Rutledge; GOMBINE CHARGED T0 FURNITURE MEN 250 Accused of Banding to Boost Prices and Mo- nopolize Trade. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHICAGO, April 25.—Leading fur- niture manufacturers of the United States are charged with combining to boost prices and monopolize the trade, in a Federal grand jury inves- tigation here. Books, sales records and cost accounts of 250 furniture manu- factureres were ordered seized on sub- peonas. The grand jury action is based on the result of secret investigation cov. ering several months by Roger Shale of Washington, special assistant attorney general, and operatives of his staff. This Investigation disclosed, according to Federal officers, that fur- niture prices as set by the combine are, In many instances, two or three times as great as a just profit based on cost and operating expenses would warrant. The combination is sald to have operated in the form of a closed cor- poration, holding secret mestings at which costs and prices were juggled. Prices, it is charged, were fixed for the entire industry and any indepen- dent manufacturer who balked W frozen out. Called Tron-Clad Case. Secret operatives of the Attorney General’s staff entered virtually every furniture manufacturing plant alleged to be implicated in the combine, and the case against the furniture men was pronounced iron clad in the Fed- eral building today. 5 The grand jury subpoenas’ calling for the books, which are expected to show the gross overcharge, were flashed in code from a radio station early today with orders to strike at once and avert any attempt on the part of the.manufacturers to cover up. Mr. Shale, the Government’s expert on trust violations, is ready to appear before the Federal grand jury Mon- day or Tuesday. Assistant Attorney General William Benham, also_of | Washington, will co-operate with Mr. Shale. FARM WOMEN OF U. S. LAUNCH FEDERATION to Get 50,000 Members. Received by Coolidge ) and Jardine. Hope Organization of the Federated Farm Women of America was completed here yesterday after the delegates had been received by President Cool- idge and Secretary Jardine. The purpose of the organization, as set forth in the tentative draft of is to “re-establish the peace, happiness and prosperity of the farm homes, to enlist as mem- bers groups, associations or indi- viduals in a national organization which shall be strictly non-political and essentlally educational and eco- nomie in character.” The organizing committee plans to start an active campaign in June to get 50,000 farm women in the federa- tion from every State in the Union. In addressing the women, Secre- v Jardine said: The bringing together of the farm women of America is a great and good work. I have a keen realiza- tion of the position of our farm wo- men and vou have a great work to perform_in bringing us in closer touch. You are starting out to solve ta: | our country’s greatest problem and I am sure we will work together to- ward this objective. The making of a better understanding of the eco- nomic problems of the country must meet and the reliance of the farmer in his own ability to work out the problem himself can be vastly helped through the Federated Farm Women." {GEN. GRANT’S BIRTHDAY WILL BE OBSERVED HERE Maryland Division, Sons of Vet- to Hold Exercises at Statue Tomorrow. The Maryland Division, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A, will hold their annual celebration in honor of the birthday of Gen. Grant tomorrow at 2 p.m., at the statue erected to him erans, !in_Botanical Garden. The program will be under the di- rection of Herbert Walton Rutledge, division commander, and is as fol- lows: Opening prayer by Rev. Dr. W. S. Abernethy, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church and a member of Abraham Lincoln Camp; “Star | Spamgled Banner,” sung by the audi- ence; “Pledge to Our Flag,” led by Rev. Samuel Croft, divisional patri- otic instructor: opening remarks by the presiding officer, Division Comdr. talk on Grant, by Gen. Nelson A. Mile: ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic” will be sung by Al- bert Lang, who will have charge of the singing. “Grant Ideals” will be the address given by Harley E. Speel, register of the Treasury, a past com- mander-in-chief of the Sons of Vet- erans, U. 8. A.; Rev. Dr. C. R. Stauffer, pastor of the Ninth Street Christian Church and senior vice commander of the Willlam B. Cush- ing Camp, Sons of Veterans, U. 8. A., will make the closing prayer, and the singing of “Americ: will close the services. The Grand Army and its allied bodies ‘will attend; the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Span- ish War Veterans, American Legion and World War Veterans have also been invited. . BUYS $200,000 PICTURE D. O, APRIL 26, Colored Signal Lights to Guard Maryland Roads Special Dispatch to Tho Star. BALTIMORE, April 25.—The Mary- land highway system is to be equipped with uniform colored signa! devices, operating both day and night, accord- Ing to announcement of John N. Mack- all, chairman of the State Roads Com- mission. The color scheme approved by the State Roads Commission is as follows; Red as a signal te stop at all railroad crossings and right-angle curves; yel- low at all other curves, and the com- bination of red and yellow at cross- roads. These colors, according to Mr. by the standérd type of reflector color signals and they will be uniform both for day and night driving by the use of bright enamel colors around the re- flectors. Erection of these signals will cost between $30,000 and $40,000 additional, he explained. RIVERA IS CONFIDENT OF MOROCCO SUCCESS Spanish Dictator, However, Has No Intention of Attempting to Con- quer Whole Country. By the Associated Prese PARIS, April 25.—The French jour- nalists and brothers, Jean and Jerome Tharaud, who recently interviewed King Alphonso of Spain, today print in the Paris Midi an interview with Gen. Primo de Rivera, head of the Spanish military directorate. The op- timism and serenity of de Rivera were most impressive, the interviewers said. When questioned about his difficulties, he replied: “Nothing {s difficult. not exist."” The Tharauds expressed the opinion that the dictator’s optimism is ‘“not of the made-to-order kind.” “It is the optimism of a bold gambler who knows he is lucky,” they said. De Rivera said, according to the interview, that it is impossible for Spain to occupy Morocco by military force. He said 200,000 men would be required to hold the territory and that the sacrifice would be too great for Spain Discussing the changes following Spain's withdrawal in Morocco he said: “It is now we who are harass- ing the enemy. Our aviators are bombarding his markets and villages Our patrols are carrying off his har- vests and cattle. Abd-El-Krim is finding it difficult to maintain obedi- jence among the tribes. The ammuni- | tion abandoned by the Spanish is now commencing to be exhausted. We expect to recapture Alhucemas soon and then to limit our military effort to a_rectification of the line. However, 1 have no intention to Difficuities do That would be an insane enterprise. De Rivera said that the Spanish army now forms a solid block in which there are no juntas and where |everybody obeys his superior. “GARDEN CITY” FATHER HEADS TOWN PLANNERS Ebenezer Howard of London Re- Elected at Annual Confer- ence in New York. By the Associated P . NEW YORK. April Howard of London, father of ‘Garden City” movement, yesterday was re-elected president of the Inter- national Federation for Town and County Planning and Garden Cities in the concluding session of the In- ternational City and Regional Plan- ning Conference. The conference decided to hold its meeting in 1928 at Vienna. Other officers elected are Dr. Schmidt, planning director of the Ruhr region in Germany, chairman of the executive council, succeeding George C. Ford, New York planning engineer; Dr. Raymond Unwin, chief architect of the British Ministry of Health, treasurer; executive of the Welwyn Garden City in_kngland. The American group in the federa- tion elected John Nolen, city planner {of Cambridge, Mass., president. NEGRO IS FOUND DEAD. Hot-Water Heater Attracts Atten- tion to His Body. An attempt to shut off a hot-water heater which had been boiling for three days led to the discovery of the body of James C. Pate, colored, in the rear basement of an apartment house at 2821 Fourteenth street last night. The body evidently had lain on a cot for three days and three nights. —Ebenezer Park Hotel, and his wife went into the basement where Pate had his rooms. Mrs. Derby, walking ahead, noticed a rigid arm suspended in mid- air from the cot. Policeman Renner of the tenth precinct and Pvt. White of the Fire Department, who were nearby, were summoned and found the bod. Coroner Nevitt i{ssued a certificate of death from natural causes and had the body removed to the morgue. e e BOY OF 17 IS SUICIDE. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va.,. April 25.—Lee Loving, 17 years old, died in a local hospital here this afternoon.from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No rea- son is given for the shooting. The boy lived in Henrico County and was well liked. He was brought to the hospital in a private car. Mrs. Stoner’s Title As Head of Clinics FOR PATRON IN AMERICA New York Dealer Refuses to Name Painter of 01d Masterpiece or Customer. By_Cable to The Star and New York World. LONDON, April 25.—J. I. McGuirk, New York art dealer, today persisted in his refusal to disclose the pur- chaser and name of the old master which he has just bought here for about £40,000. It is reported in art circles, however, that the painting is either a Reynolds or a Gainsborough. All McGuirk would admit was that “it is by one of the great eighteenth cen- tury portrait painters.” He sald he was sending it to New York by the next boat to the millionaire for whom he had bought it. McGuirk yesterday bought four other pictures, which he refused to name, bringing his total expenditure here up to about £80,000. He will de- part Tuesday for Paris, where he ex- pects to spend some weeks buying art treasures. (Copyright, 1925.) — A movement has started in Eng- land to restore flogging for blackmail. Confirmedby Cqurt Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner is the president of the Woman's Welfare Association, which conducts a med- ical and dental clinic at Eleventh and L streets. Justice Hoehling of the District Supreme Court Friday vacated an injunction which he had placed against Mrs, Stoner last December preventing her from in- terfering with Mrs. Macpherson Crichton in the conduct of the clin- ics, and signed an order recogniz- ing the action of the board of di- rectors held after the injunction, at which Mrs. Stoner was elected president of the association. Mrs. Crichton and other members of the association asked a rehear- ing of the matter, but the court denied the request, remarking, “The row over this association has been going on long enough and the pub- lic is entitled to be protected.” Attorney John J. O'Brien repre- sented Mrs. Stoner and the other officers elected at the December meeting, while Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and James T. Sherier had requested the rehearing on behalf of Mrs. Crichton and the other fao- tion of the association. 2% Mackall, will be reflected to motorists | recommence a conquest of Morocco. | R.| C. B. Purdom,| L. F. Derby, an employe of Wardman | 1925—PART 1. WOODGOCK 0 PUSH ALCOHOL INQUIRY Additional Indictments to Be Sought in Chemical Com- pany Investigation. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., April United States District Attorney Amos W. Woodcock announced today that he would make a further investigation next week into the affairs of the Mary- land Drug and Cheraical Company, of this city. The investigation, it is said, may extend Into other mearby cities and the grand jury will again be called upon for indictments, in addition to the 11 returned - yesterday. Go ernment agents are investigating the manner in which the company obtain- ed its alcohol and how it was dis- posed of to persons and firms in other cities. Elmer L. Irey, chief of the intelli- gence unit, Internal Revenue Bures said last night that special agen the unit were continuing their nvesti- gatlon into the Maryland Drug and Chemical Co. case. How probe had gone was not revealed. Any results, Mr. Irey said, would b | communicated to District Attorn, Woodcock; at Baltimore, who present ed the case to the grand jury. The eleven indictments were return- ed in the cases of persons in Wash | Ington, Baltimore and Atlanta. A dozen large American cities now of | napolis tomorrow at | annual | cesan far their | 7 | Clrurch this city, | L. Treton, spiritual director have more people in their suburbs than within their boundaries. ROSEBUSHES | Two and 3 Years Old. $3.75 Doz. Postpaid Insured Delivery Scott K Commonwealth, Ophelia, America, Double White Killar: { adam Butterfy. Goldes Ophelia, | Crosader, Annfe Laurie, Siiver Premier, Blooms from won first prize at the Inte tional Flower Show, New York Fears fn succession. 1922, 1923. 1924, 19: rdy Chrysauthemum Plants. il colors, $1.25 per dozen. postpaid, insured delivery. ‘Order now for planting time. Clrcular. on request. _Honorable_treatment guaranteed REYNOLDS FARMS Bouth Norwalk, Conn. 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And Pratts Growing Mash when fully feathered—to keep up the good work! Dealers sell Pratts on money-back duaranteo. PRATT D CO. All Seed and Poultry Supply Dealers Sees Time Coming When Woman Must Support Husband By the Associated Press LONDON, April 25.—When women ‘“really do become quite equal” to men it will then be the duty of a wife to support her h band just as much as it is for a husband to support his wife, in the opinfon of Magistrate H. W. W. Wilberforce of the Marylebone Court. “We have not got to that yet, but we are approaching it sald in passing judgment in a case brought by a woman, who said she had been supporting her hust for two years. Wilberforce there is no duty upon the wife to do that at present. “He must shift for himself,” de- clared the magistrat HOLY NAME SOCIETIES TO MEET IN ANNAPOLIS Thousands of Visitors Expected at 1S, SHIPS COAST MONOPOLY UPHELD Vice Chairmzp Plummer of Ship Board Makes Piea in Radio Taik. An appeal for maintenance of American coastwise laws, which pro- vide that only United States vessels @ ge in commerce between United States ports, was made radio address last night b Chairman Plummer of the Sk Board The qu the in a Vice ipping tion was Plummer asserted, be the avowed purposes” of the third biennial conference of the Interna tional Chamber of Commerce Brussels in June “to induce the United States to abandon its cen- important, Mr. use “one of f Session of Union Today. Special Dispatch to The § ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 25.—Thou- ands of visitors are expected in An- the fourteenth of the archdio- the Holy Name So- Diocesan convention union of clety. The convention will at 11 _o'clock begin officiz service at St which F Iy Mary ther of P the society, will preach. Patrick J. Haltigan, president of the society, g, and the speakers will be Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland, ayor Charles W. Smith of Annapo- Rear Admiral Willlam S. Benson, S. N., and Very Rev. 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