Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1925, Page 1

¢ WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Increasing cloudiness and cooler to- night, followed by showers late to- night or tomorrow; cooler tomorrow. Highest, $1, at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 60, at 2:15 am. today. Full report on page 13. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 22 29,581. Entered as second S matter post office, Washington, D. C. HINDENBURG WINS PRESIDENCY; GETS LESS THAN HALF OF VOTES IN ELECTION Marx, Loser by 889,759, Sees Hope for Liberals in Failure of General to Get Majority of Electorate. No. . Says Envoy, ‘ % |Asserts Personality Cannot Alter New Policy Von M;ltzan Tells U. S. Bankers of Credit Needs. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 27.—The Ger- man people will do their utmost to fulfill their obligations “without being affected by changes in the personali- |ties of those charged with the direc- |tion of their public affal Baron |Ag0 von Maltzan, the new German | Ambassador to the United States, said today, at a private luncheon in his honor at the Bankers' Club. Without referring specifical’; 10 the election of Fleld Marshal Paul von Hindenburg as President of Germany, the Ambassador affirmed “the hon- est intention” of his people of ful- filling their obligations “with sincere | endeavor” regardless of who occuples the highest posts in their government. Describing how statesmen of vari- |ous countries had arrived at the realization that post-war problems —Field Marshal | i 5 _|{could be solved “only in the strictest von Hindenburg's “front porch” cam fundamental _economic |accord with Ibaign, conducted from his home lnl‘)l"in(‘flples," Baron von Maltzan said ianover, has been successful, and!that American citizens deserve the sext week he will be inducted into |credit for having accomplished in fact Mfice as the first popularly elected|what these men saw in vision. He re- resident of Germany |ferred to the Dawes reparation plan. he first President, the late Fried-!| 'As far as we are concerned all ich Ebert, was named by the Na.| Will be done,” he continued. *But will onal Assembly immediately after the | volution which established the re-| ublic, but Von Hindenburg was| GERMAN B[]NDS UFF hosen by direct vote of the people. Running as the choice of the Na. onalist-Conservative bloc, consisting| the parties of United Right, he re- 4 PUINTS FRENBH . 1 ived 14,639,399 votes, or 48.3 per cent f the total valid ballots cast in yes-| brday’s polling. He obtalned a plu Wall Street Reaction to Hin- denburg Includes Slump in U. S. Industrials. | SENTIMENT AND WOMEN DECIDE CLOSE CONTEST Violence Marks Voting in Many| Szctions—Marshal to Take Oath Within Fortnight—Limit Powers Regarded as Hopeful on| Sign by Nationalist Foes. By the Aseociated Press BERLIN, April 2 Jality of 886,759 over his principal| pponent, former Chancellor Dr. Wil elm Marx, candidate of the republi loc, who received 13,752,640 votes.| Srnst Thaelmann, the Communist tralled with 1,931,591, i Race Always Close. ! The race was close from the start, | the two chief candidates running neck | and neck almost until the official | count. Dr. Marx, backed by the Cen-| trists, Democrats and Socialists, con- | ducted a whirlwind campaign on the | American plan, delivering several | kcheduled addresses daily as well as < train W ace 3 | Rt 2 won Hindenburs took little active, NEW YORK., April 27.—Establish- personal part in the fight, and did jment of a record low price by the not even vote himself, but hig sup-|German government 7 per cent bends, rorters were busy everywhere wagifif | Wwhith were floated in this country A strenuous campalgn. His most im- | following Germany's acceptance of portant speech was delivered before |the Dawes plan; a drop of 3% points a great gathering of Nationallsts at |y, French francs to 5.17 cents and Hanover, when he denled that he |, , cijonary movement In the stock represented reaction or that his can- , o s Aidacy was Inimical to the republic, |market were Wall Street's first reac- His only other public utferance of | tions 1o the election of von Hinden- significance was a final appeal, broad- | Lyrg as President of the German re- cast by radio, last Friday night. public. . - The German 7 per cent bonds, Angealod: for Uil | which were offered at 92 last October, On that occasion. the grizgled war | 55 ore OECTest o €5 st OCtOner: veteran, who has spent his life in the | 3¢ 2 ? military service of the Fatherland, !4 points below their high price this made this statement: | vear. French government bonds sold “I affirm before the whole world |down 1 to 2 points. that it has always been my hollest| In the stock market, losses of a endeavor to prevent new horrors of | point or two took place in such issues war and to help to the utmost the [as United States Steel common, Bald- ctims of past wars. This aim can|win Locomotive, American Can, Gen- best be attained unity, and to|eral Electric, Radio Corporation, Davi- cerve our people as leader in this son Chemical, Air Reduction, Ameri- ense will be my hollest task” ~ can Radlator and Colorado Fuel. When questioned by the Associated | < 3 Press during the program of the cam.- | Sterling Not Affected. paign as to his attitude on the Dawes | Sterling exchange, which has been reparation 1§ the field marshal |advancing steadlly for over a week siated that only the future could show |in expectation of an early announce- whether the scheme was capable of [ment regarding Great Britain's re. fulfillment 3 turn to the gold standard, was un- “Germany,” he asserted, “‘will not |affected by the German news, demand be able to fulfill the conditions unless | bills moving up about half a cent to the forelgn powers participating in!$4 the highest quotation in 10 the pact evince political and economic | years. Jovalty. The election of Von Hindenburg has The women’s votes and the heavy | unquestionably placed a damper on turnout of former stay-at-homes are|the market for new German financ- helieved to have been responsible for |ing, which will retard negotiations for his victory over such a seasoned po-|further loans and credit and may litical campaigner as Dr. Marx. The! even result in the withdrawal of some Jatter, however, failed to arouse en-! American funds from that country, thusiasm in the ranks of the Demo-|was asserted by a prominent interna- cratic party, which was but an unwill- | tional banker whose firm participategd Sng_partner in the sc-callld Weimer | in the flotation of the Krupp loan and coalition. Dr. Marx’s supporters also | other industrial credits. freely admit that anti-Catholic feel-| These adverse effects should not be inz mitigated strongly against their|lasting, sald the banker, who looks candidate’s prospects. for the wave of apprehension aroused Will Take Oath Soon. | by the election soon to subside. HoURAt R e e et | Doubts Trend to Monarchy. uesday, and Von Hindenburg, if he! “Von Hindenburg's choice as presi- follows stablished custom, will ha"e’den\," he declared, ‘‘does not mean the Republican oath administered to| pat’Germany has any desire for the him some time in the next fortnight| e%eciablishment of a monarchy. It by tha “Hoclalist _Reichatag ""Sld‘""!renecxs merely the enormous popular- Paul Loebe, in the presence of a Par-! {&'0¢t"a war hero, who was able to linment in which - he P irs, "4 | attract the sentimental votes of people more _opponents s as | . but who woul e e et { anxlous to honor him, but who would oclalists and Communists command 2 izainst only 216 for the Rightists Early voting was the rule in Berlin, and the crush at many of the polling Dlaces was so great ,that violent en: ounters at_times broke out and the police were busily occupied in separat- ing the fighter: Mo seriou: trouble Karlsruhe, where two persons were killed and a number wounded in a clash between Republicans and Na- tionalists 2%, | ous measures which he might propose | to turn the country from its present political and financial policies. |~ “Despite Hindenburg’s election. Ger- many has an adequate parliamentary safeguard, which should assure the carrying out of the Dawes plan. “With Germany’s finances and rail- roads controlled by representatives of other nations, Hindenburg will find that his powers as president are ex- tremely limited.” Until the new president makes a full declaration of his policies and the bankers have time to judge the effect of the election upon both | forelgn and domestic sentiment, pend- =~ ~Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) occurrcd at | | | i Scores Are Arrested. ces also took place at | Ratibor, ilesia, when an erroneous announcement was published to the effect that Dr. Marx was leading Von | Hindenburg by nearly 2,000,000 votes. e The Nationalists, roused by this, gath- red and began marchins throush the | MGR. MACKIN WILL FILED. streets. Dispersed by the police, they ! sbtained reinforcements and besieged he police stations in various towns in | he area. Scores of arrests were made. | Analyses of the election returns | The will of Mgr. James F. Mackin, late pastor of St. Paul's Catholic Church, who died April 19, was filed made by the adherents of Dr. Marx | today for probate. The document was have left these anti-Nationalist ele. | executed August §, 1324, and provides ments far from discouraged, even in: $500 for masses for the rep;g; ‘:xmk! the face of their decisive defeat m]soul. A gold chalice and . (h! vesterday's test. They point out that|are left to his successor i the total ballots cast by the opposi. | pastorate, who will be named by Arch tion to Hindenburg, the supporters of | bishop Curley. The remaining estate. Dr. Marx and Herr Thaelmann, were | the value of which is not,fl B more than half of the total vote, or | devised to his sister, Miss D“f:'! 51.7 per cent. Macking of Baltimore. John D. Leon- The inauguration of Hindenburg will (ard is named as executor. be impossible until the official count ad o of the ballots is verified. It is esti- 3 mated that this can not be accom.; Woman College Head Resigns. plished before May 10 at the earliest. { Special Drspateh to The Star. Powers Are Limited. | "LYNCHBURG, Va. April 27.—Dr. | EmilieMcVea. president of Sweet 23 the field marshal throughout his{ Briar College. has resigned, and will aign insisted upon the “cleansing jeave that inatitution after the close o Pudlic life,” there seems liKely 10| of. the present session. Because of he Foening Sfar. WASHINGTON, b . BARON VON MALTZAN. our endeavors suffice? In order lo fulfill foreign obligations of such mag- nitude we must have foreign sup- port.” He stressed Germany's need of credits and facilities in disposing of her products abroad. He punctual payment of German indus trial loans which have been placed on the American market and predicted the “restoration within not too long a time of a stable and sound economic system in Germany, upon which is necessarily dependent the stability of the economic system of the whole world."” The luncheon was given by Alvin ". Krech, chairman of the board of ectors of the FKquitable representative ARMS PARLEY BLOW (S FEARED HERE IN | France, Poland and Others Seen Irrevocably Lost to Disarmament-Plea. The election of Field Marshal von Hindenburg to the presidency of the German Republic may have a disas- trous affect upon international disarm ament plans fostered by President Coolidge. The fear was expressed here today that France, Poland and other nations, but particularly France, would be averse to entering a conference for international disarmament in view of the election in Germany. This wa: the view taken by Senator Swanso: of Virginia, ranking Democratic mem ber of the Senate foreign relation: committee, and others interested i the international affairs now in Wash- ington Only a very prompt assurance on the part of Hindenburg and his party that Germany will comply with the Dawes' agreement and with other agreements the nation has entered into with other countries can allay the suspicion aroused by the election in Germany, it was said. Senator Borah of Idaho. Republican, however, chairman of the Senate for- eign relations committee, and an earn- est advocate of disarmament, and Senator Shipstead of Minnesota, relations committee, took the view that the election of Hindenburg can- not be considered ‘“necessarily d turbing.” or a ‘“‘militaristic event." Both laid stress on the fact that Ger- many has been disarmed, and declared she could not arm if she wanted to. At the White House today silence maintained with regard to the election of Hindenburz. The Presi- dent has béen earnest in his desire to help bring about a reduction of arma- ments. France, it has been under- stood all along, has been perhaps the greatest stumbling block in the way of a successful conference for dis- armament. It is not believed that th action taken by Germany in elevating Hindenburg to the presidency will have the effect of rendering France more agreeable to the proposals ten- tatively put forward by Washington for disarmament. Swanson Apprehensive. Senator Swanson, discussing the tion in Germany, sald today el tion of Hindenhurg as President of Germany will have a very unfavor- able effect in all of Europe. It will cause apprehension of the return to ,power of German military spirit and will increase the power of the mili- tary parties in France, Poland, Czech- oslovakia and other European coun- tries. T can see mo good that will come denburg and those co-operating with him gi*. assurances that can trusted that there is not 1o be a re. to power. “It must have a damaging effect upon any effort for disarmament in France and other nations, as they will become apprehensive regarding this election. The only way that suspicion can be allayed is by the prompt as-. surance on the part of Hindenburg and his party that Germany will com- ply with the Dawes plan and with other international agreements it has made."” Shipstead Not Alarmed. Senator Shipstead of Minnesota said: “The defeat of the Ramsay McDon- ald government in England and the defeat of Herriot in France have evi- election in Germany. In my opinion, however, the shameful invasion of the (Continued on Page 4, Column 7.) KING GREETS HOUGHTON. LONDON, April 27.—Alanson B. Houghton presented his credentials to King George today as the new American Ambassador to the Court of St. James. His reception was one of the king's first official acts since his return from the Mediterranean. Following custom, three royal car- riages were sent to Mr. Houghton's residence, Crew House, to convey the Ambassador and his staff to Bucking- be a_considerable conflict over Public | per health Dr. McVea will take an (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) extended rest, ham Palace. The reception was held at 11 aam, - GERMAN ELECTION farmer-labor member of the foreign | [ am_apprehensive that the elec- | from this electlon, unless Hin- | be | turn of the military spirit in Germany | dently to some extent influenced the | D. C., MONDAY, Germany Will Keep Pledges, ||ASHINGTON WINS Despite Changes NEWSPRNT PAPER FREGHT RATE CUT $1.20 Per Ton Reduction Or- dered by I. C. C., Retroac- tive to Sept. 1, 1921. DECISION SPURS PLAN FOR GENERAL SURVEY Business Men to Push Proposal for Transportation Bureau to Study All Tariffs. pledged | newsprint paper from mill points to| {this city and awarding reparation in |the amount of the overcharge made |by several railroads since Sentember 1, 1921. The decision effects an averige re- duction of § cents a hundred pounds. or $1.20 a ton, from Canadian and New England production points. The verage rates from these points ! hundred 41 conts | neighborhood of 4G cents « { pounds, will become 40 or | under the decision today | The decision concluded a case which | has been before the Interstate Com- {merce Commission since September. 11922, and was heralded by officers of {two of the trade organizations here as la step forward in a plan to join ip.an |investigation of the general commogd- {ity rate structure to Washington, The | newsprint decision affects shipifient of many thousands of ton paper to !this city every vear. Baltimorp Plea Lost. While the,commission found the | treight rateS on newsprint from points {in New“England, New York and Can- ada and from Philadelphia to Wash- {ington to be unreasonable and preju- | dictal, it decided against a similar | complaint brought by a Baltimore | newspaper also alleging overcharge, | and ordered the complaint dismissed. | | | The report of the commission find- | { ing the rail rates too high came as a | result of the joint complaint of the [\\'uhmg(on Publishers’ Association, made up of publishers of the five daily | newspapers in \Vashington. but also | included similar findings in the case | ot Thé Evening Star Newspaper Co. { which had filed a separaté complaint. | Reductions in the rates were ordered [ by the commission and reparation |awarded to all the Washington com- | plainants. The commission has before it at the present time complaints against the rates on steel cores around which newsprint is wrapped and on { newsprint ink from points of origin to { Washington and return. While the decision was not regarded | by attorneys for the complainants as |a complete victory in that all points |requested were not granted, Ross P. | Andrews, president of the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association, and James T. Lloyd, president of the | Chamber of Commerce, regarded it as {a notable victory and a long step for- ward in the proposed general com- modity rate investigation now pend- ing before the two trade bodies. Sam- uel J. Prescott, president of the Board |of Trade, said he was not familiar with the investigation and would not comment upon it without further knowledge. T. D. Geoghegan, traffic | manager for the Washington Pub- | lishers’ Association, said he was grati- | fied at the decision, but claimed it did | not cover all the points asked by the { complainants. He said he wished fu | making a statement i Would Probe All Rates. Both the Merchants and Manufac- turers' Association and the Chamber of Commerce have before them pro- posals to form a transportation bu- reau of the trade organizations of the city, with the view of undertaking a | general rate investigation on all com- | modities transported by freight to Washington. Mr. Andrews views the establishment of such a bureau as imperative, and declared there are many other commodities entering Washington whose rate structure should be investigated, adding that discrimination is in evidence against this city in many commodity rates, He said he had noted the progress of the newsprint investigation with much interest and felt sure the newspapers would win their case. Mr. Lloyd said the Chamber of Commerce is now working out a plan | under which a general rate investiga- [tion would be undertaken, seeking a reduction in specific commodity rates to the Capital. He also expressed himself as gratified at the victory won by {the news print case. Both the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Associa. | tion and the Chamber of Commerce have discussed the establishment of a transportation bureau, but have not gone further than to informally talk over plans for its inauguration. Differential Held Too High. During the hearings before the commission last vear extending over several months the respondent rail- roads in the North and East ship. pPing news print paper to Washington over their main lines or connections admitted that Baltimore had been es- ablished as the base for rate-making purposes. The complaints alleged | timore base rate and the Washington {rate was too high. The commission found today that the rates from producing peints in New England, Canada and New York to Washington have been and are unreasonable to the extent that they exceed the corresponding rates to Bal- timore by more than 3 cents per 100 | pounds; from Philadelphia, by more !thln 2 cents, and from New York, Norwalk, Conn., and other points of |origin. Publishers who have paid the | excess rates to Washington were al- lowed in the decision to enter claims for reparation. The Baitimore American was the | paper joining in the complaint alleg- {ing unreasonable rates from mill points to Baltimore, which the com- | mission dismissed. = A complaint in |which four Baltimore corporations |Joined attacking the same rates was ordered dismissed, i ther time to read the decision before | the assoclated publishers in | |that the differential between the Bal-| NG EDITION APRIL 27, | Publishers of daily newspapers in Washington won the major part of | their claims today in a decision hand l’ml down by the Interstate Commerce ‘ommission ordering a reduction in |the freight rate on shipments of | | “Prust | \Washington, which have been in the| 0.5 ASPINED ONWORLD FLYERS Officers Who First Girdled Globe by Air Receive Signal Distinction. Maj. Frederick L. Martin, first com- | mander of the Army world fiyers’ ex- | pedition. and First Lieuts. Leigh Wade and Leslie P. Arnold, members of that | expedition, received today the first| | Distinguished Service Medals ever | |given for military service performed : {in time of peace. | | The presentation ceremonies took | {place at the War Department and ! were attended by officials representing fthe War, Navy, State, Treasury, Com- merce and Post Office Departments. BY special act of Congress the medals were awarded to the eight world filght |officers at the time some of their number also were made eligible for promotion in rank, but only Maj. Martin and the two lieutenants were present to receive the decorations | today. Addressing the three fyers, Acting Secretary of War Dwight Davis said the occasion was marfed only by the inability, on account of {liness, of Secretary Weeks to make the presentations in person. He reminded the aviators that while the medals were small and possessed little in- trinsic value they nevertheless were priceless. “They were authorized unanimously {by a special act of Congress,” M: | Davis said. ‘“‘Other Americans have | been given distinguished service | medals for exceptional services during | war, but no one has ever before been given this medal for services during | peace. They are presented to you by i the more than 110,000,000 people of | the 48 States of this great Nation The award is a most signal honos, {and, therefore, appropriate for your ! most signal accomplishment.” | Mr. Davis told the fiyers that the uccess of the flight was not due en [ tirely to individual skil. but that ex- | cellent organization and timely and | effective co-operation given by other | Government departments and officers had been an important contribution. In this connection he expressed the thanks of the Army to Maj. Gen. Patrick. chi the Army Air Serv. | 1925 —THIRTY-TWO PAGE BOX SCORE WASHI AB. Leibold, cf Harris, 2b Rice, rf.. Goslin, If Shirley, 1b. . | Judge, 1b Bluege, 3b. i Peckingpaugh, ss Ruel,c....... Mogridge, p. Marberry, p Matthews. . Totals ... e mes 32 Matthews batted for Mogridge in *Matthews hit by batted ball. The Star’ every city b! tion is delive as fast as th Sunday’s Circulation, “From Press to Home Within the Hour” 's carrier system covers lock and the regular edi- red to Washington homes e papers are printed. Circulation, 98,670 107,153 TWO CENTS. GTO R. o o o 1 [ 1 o o o o 0 o ) eighth 1 0 0 0 1 0 inning. P R T T W -1 the BOSTON AR. Flagstead, cf .. Prothro, 3b. Boone, rf.... Vache, If Todt, 1b. ‘Wamby, 2d. Gross ss... Picinich, ¢ Wingfield, p Harris, J Totals. . ...oc.-a0n J. Harris batted for R. 0 1 0 o0 TACER Tt g -o'z-:csaaa—:‘r' ross in the ninth inning. SCORE BY INNINGS Boston Two-base hits—Vache, Peck. Home run—Goslin. 1 | | | Hits—Off Mogridge—3 in 7 innings. Sacrifice hit—Mogridge. | Double plays—Gross to Wamby to Todt: Todt to Gross to Todt; Gross to Wamby to Todt. . C. ORATORY RACE TO END TOMORROW (Continuec Page 5, Column 3.) . HOUSING PLAN MAY SUCCEED RENT BODY Senator Ball Confers With Presi- dent on Project He Evolved. Rentals on smaller properties in the District are still slightly on the in- | crease. while the peak of rentals ob- tainable in the older and less desirable individual properties has about been reached, according to results of a jsurvey conducted by the Rent Com- mission, Oliver Metzerott, chairman, |announced today. Mr. Metzerott said the necessary ' data for the survey is being obtained through personal visits to premises where rents were heretofore fixed by {the commission, and also by letters addressed to occupants of individual houses and two-family apartments. This information is being obtained for use in the commission’s finai report. The returns indicate, Mr. Metzerott said, that practically no repairs are being made on smallsr properties, other than repairs to rodfs and plumb- ing, which are requiredigo be made under the sanitary laws. Former Senator Ball, author of the Ball rent act and now'a member of the District Rent Commission, acquajnted President Coolidge today with the principal features of a plan he is working on which, he hopes, will meet the housing situation here when the Rent Commission goes out of existence next month. The Senator indicated after this conference that the President gave him the impression of being favorable to the plan, but he declined to divuilge its nature. He stated that after he confers with certain real estate men, builders and others directly interested in the building, selling or renting of houses or apartments in this city, he will make the entire proposition ublic. | Radio Programs—Page 20.] Winner to Be Chosen From1 Eight District Champions Soon After Noon. By shortly afternoon tomorrow the | District of Columbia’s representative | in the grand finals of the national oratorical contest will have been des- ignated. Beginning their work at 9| o'clock in th emorning. the board of | judges, made up of United States| Commissioner of Education Tigert, | Judge McKenzie Moss and Mrs. Har- ry A. Colman, will hear each of the eight district finalists at intervals of | half an hour. At each of the schools there will be special exercises. the climax of which will be (he speech of the school's champion. It is on the delivery of that speech before his or her own schoolmates that the contestants will be judged. Immediately after the completion of the contestant’s speech the speaker will receive a check for $100 from The Evening Star for| winning the school champfonship. Needless to say, each contestant will eagerly wait through the morning for the news which will indicate whether or not he is also.to receive the $300 District of Columbia prize offered by The Evening Star, which also carries with it a place in the national finals and the certainty of winning an award of $300, $350, $400, $450, $500, $1,000 or $2,000. The District of Co- lumbia prize of $300 will be awarded May 1. The peripatetic District of Columbia finals will be held on the following schedule: Nine o'clock, Eastern High School; Armstrong High School; 10, ‘Western High School; 10:30, Cen- tral High School; 11, Business High School; 11:30, Dunbar High School 12, private and parochial schools’ champion at Gonzaga High School, and 12:30, McKinley Manual Training High Scheol, The judges will make, independently of one another, careful evaluations of each contestant, and will summarize, ‘without consul one another, on a balist whish will indicats the relative g jéd on Page 13, Column 2.) R. 8 9 0o 2-— o 0-1 Left on bases—Washington, ton, 4. First base on balls—Off Mogridge, 1; off Wingfield, 1. Hit by pitcher—By Migridge, Vache. Struck out—By Mogridge, 1; by Wing- eld, 1. | Umpires—Messrs. Connolly and Nallin, Former Rabbi Free On Pledge to Quit Annoying Coolidge the Assbeiated Press NEW YORK, April it M. Browne, 72 years old, former rabhi, who was summoned to Yorkville Police Court in March on a charge of sending annoying letters to President Coolidge, was discharged today after he had promised to obey a court order that he refrain from writing any further letters to the President. Mr. Browne, who formerly was rabbi of a small synagogue in the Bronx, is at_present with his fam- ily in Georgla, it was announced in court. James M. Weitsman. secret service agent, who obtained the summons against Browne, charged that the latter had written a num ber of letters to the President and also Mrs. Coolidge. GIRL’S BRUTAL MURDER IS MYSTERY TO POLICE By the Associated Press CHICAGO, April 27.—Working on clues as meager as those that led to the arrest of the kidnapers of Bobbie Franks last vear, authorities today ‘were hunting for the slayers of a girl wwuuse vurned and mutilated body was found last night near Chestertown, Ind. The girl, about 16 vears old, had been shot three times. Her body, burned beyond recognition, was found at the edge of a small wood along a highway. An empty five-gallon gaso- line can stood nearby. A little pow- der box, some wisps of dark-brown hair, a string of beads, a pair of tor- toise-shell spectatcles and a partly de. stroyed Pennsylvania Rallroad em- ploye’s card are the clues with which it is hoped to solve the mystery. The imprints of automobile tires veering suddenly off the road led to the discovery of the body. AIR REDUCTION'S NET. NEW YORK, April 27.—The Air Re- duction Co. earned $3.70 a share on the capital stock in the first quarter, against $3.12 a share a year ago. Net profit was $516,086 after depreciation, but before Federal taxes compared with, $527,033 in the first quarter last year, 2| OTEHINNING RALLY . PRODUCES 2 RUNS TOBEATSOX, 2101 | PRSI | Goslin Starts Attack in Last Frame With Home-Run Drive. BOSTON éTAGES GREAT DISPLAY OF FIELDING Brilliant One-Hand Catch by Rice Robs of Home Raun. Boone BY JOAN B. KELLER. FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, April The Nationals opened here todas | by defeating the Red Sox. A rally in the ninth turned the trick. The score was 2—1. Goslin’s homer, a pass to Judge and Peck’s double brought in two runs. | FIRST INNING. | WASHINGTON—Leibold went out Wingfleld to Todt. Se did Harris | Rice lined to Gross. No runs. | BOSTON—Flagstead lofted to Gos lin. Harris tossed out Prothro. Boone singled past Peck. Vache was hit by |#_pitched ball. Todt fiied to Leibold | No runs. | SECOND INNING. | WASHINGTON—Goslin singled 10 {right center. Shirlev popped to Wamb, Bluege was safe when | Prothro fumbled, Goslin going to sec- |ond. Peck rolled into a double plas, { Gross to Wamby to Todt. No runs. BOSTON—Ruel made a good play when he scooped up Wamby's tap and threw him out. Gross lined to Shirley Picinich was called out on strikes. No runs. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON—Ruel walked. Mo gridge sacrificed, being touched out on he line by Wingfield. Leibold singled | past Prothro, Ruel taking third. In an attempted squeeze play, with Harris batting, Ruel was caught at the plate, Todt to Picinich, Leibold going to sec- ond. Rice flied to Flagstead. No runs BOSTON—Wingfield grounded to Shirley, Mogridge covering first. Mo- gridge fumbled and Wingfield tried to take second. The ball, which had | struck Umpire Nallin, was retrieved | by Shirley, who threw to Peck, getting the runner at the middle station. Flag- stead flied to Rice. Ruel took Prothro’s foul. No runs. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Wamby tessed out Goslin. Shirley fanned. Prothro threw out Bluege. o runs. | BOSTON—Rice backed against the | right field bleachers barrier and ieaped high for a onehanded catch of [ Boone's drive thar appeared ticketed {for a home run. Vache lined to Lei- | bold. Todt popped to Bluege. No runs. | FIFTH INNING. | WASHI { Peck’s foul | near first base TON —Picinich took Gross tossed out Ruel. | Wamby threw out Mogridge. No runs. | BOSTON—Wamby flied to Goslin. { Gross grounded to Shirley. Rice went {to center field and took Pieinich’s fiy. [ No runs. SIXTH INNING. | _ WASHINGTON—Leibold lifted to { Boone in deep right. Harris singled | down the left field line. Rice rolled into a double play, Todt to Gross to | Todt. No runs. | BOSTON—Peck | field. way. tossed out Wing- Flagstead went out the same Prothro walked. Boone singled | 1o ‘center. sending Prothro to third. | Vache doubled to center, scoring Pro- | thro. Boone stopping at third. Mog ridge tossed out Todt. One run SEVENTH INNING. | WASHINGTON —Goslin bunted | safely down the third base line a {took second when Wingfield. who | flelded the ball. threw wildly ~past {Todt. Shirley beat out a bunt toward | Prothro, Goslin taking third. Bluege |lofted to Wamby in short right. Peck Irolled into a double play, Gross .o | Wamby to Todt. ! _BOSTON—Wamby fouled to Ruel | Gross lifted to Leibold in deep center. | Picinich flied to Leibold in left center. {No runs. EIGHTH INNING, WASHINGTON —Ruel flied 1o Boone. Matthews batted for Magridge and singled to left. Matthews was out when he was struck by Leibold's grounder, the latter being safe at first. Harris lofted to Flagstead. No runs. | BOSTON—Marberry now pitching | for Washington. Wingfield bunted and | was touched out on the line by Mar {berry. Flagstead bunted and was thrown out, Marberry to Shirley. Mar- berry tossed out Prothro. No runs. \ NINTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Rice flied to Flag- stead. Goslin hit into the right field |stands for a home run, tying the yscore. Judge batted for Shirley and | walked. Bluege was out, Wingfield to | Gross to Todt, Judge reaching second. Peck doubled to left, scoring Judge. Ruel lifted to Flagstead. Two runs. BOSTON—Judge now playing first !for Washington. Boone flied to Gos- lin. Vache fanned. Todt doubled to {left. Wamby walked. J. Harris bar- ting for Gross. Harris threw out J. | Harris. No runs. | | i WOOL PRICES OFF. | BOSTON, April 27 (Specia). —De cision of the Australian Wool Council | to release 500,000 bales of wool, which it had been planned to carry over into next xedson, was expected in some quarcers here to cause a reduction 1: Gemestic wool prices. Indeed, a few sales just made here at prices 2 to 3 cents under recent Jevels were at- tributed to the unseitlement of for- ixn markets caus:J by thi. sio;. . RATES ON BAR SILVER. LONDON, April 27.—Bar silver, 31 pence per ounce. Money, 4 per cent. Discount rate Short bills, 4 3-16a4'; per cent; three-month bills, 4 5-18 per cent. NEW YORK, April 27.—Bar silver, 663; Mexican dollars, 513. SHORTAGE IN HOGS. A shortage of hogs in Germany is in prospect for 1926, the Department of Agriculture has been advised. High prices for Yeed stuffs and the low price of hogs has caused heavy slaughtering during the first three gonths of this vear, and farmers are inclined to.reduce their breeding, it