Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1925, Page 2

* WORLD NOTABLES “ 10 HEAR ORATORS President to Head Brilliant Assemblage at Contest Friday Night. T'wo beautiful girls and five wart boys will compete in the V Agton Auditorium Friday 1be oratorical championship of United States and $5.000 in prizes. The national finalists, in if which they will speak, are: Miss Asenath Graves, 16, on. champion of the District liunbia Miss Flora Longenecker, V.. Northeastern o Robert South Eugene zeles. Calif George stal h 16, hampion 5, Birmingham, lion, 3 Sessions \ champion. McElmeel Pacific champion. Stansell, 17, Chicago, Central States champlon Philip Glatfelter, 17, Columbia Eastern champion Max N Kroloff. 17. Sioux Towa. Midwestern champion. In the presence of the President of the United States, more them half of o United nd countless s of international rep e champions of cham zht The seven are e sole survivors of the 1,400,000 who participated in vear's Na Oratorical Contest on the Con They are the pick of 18,216 in all the country. rz Meeting Promised. Impressive though the final meet f the National Oratorical Contest n 1924, it will be far more his vear. For one thing, the held in auditorium approximately 7,000 people, last vear the largest avail here had # seating scarcely a third of that. For the tremendous growth in enthusiasm for and Al 16. Los An- 1 Pa., City, the cabinet tion ) St holding whereas able a srium another, ular effect upon the preparation closing meeting of the vear. The meeting will be presided over by lohn Hays Hammond. President Cool idge will make an ad on the meaning the contest. Then the seven contestants will speak, each be ing allowed only 10 minut The following sketches give interest ing details regarding the seven na tional final for the Miss Graves Is Native. Asenath Graves, 16-year-old Eastern High School senior, was born in Washington . ., but comes from New England stock and num bers among her colonial ancestors Robert Cushman, the first pastor of Piymouth Colony, and Miles Standish, the governor of that colony. Among Her lutionary ancestors was Jere. utah Purdy, who served under Wash ington at Valley Forge. Her father was Capt. Herbert (. Graves, nautical engineer the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, who died in England in 1919, while representing the United States in an International Nautical Congress held in connection with the Peace Conference, Miss Flora Longenecker. N Y 1 slende with golden locks She was ad Miss reve 16. of Ilion sparkling-eyed girl and a golden voice. dged the best speaker in the Northeastern zone and was the only girl in that zone to win the cham plonship newspaper territory. Miss Longenecker is a senior in IHon High School, is president of the high school debating society and is a mem ber of the school dramatic club. She has lived Tlion but a year, after having passed elght years In Canadian le her parents lived at Windsor, Canada Robert Sessions, 15-year-old winner of the Southern finals, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert . Sessions, of 246 West Seventh street, Birmingham Ala. Mr. Sesions, sr. is a pub lisher, being vice president and South- ern representative of the firm of Row. Peterson and Company of Chicago, publishers of text books for schools. Ttobert was born in Huntsville, Al June 1, 1909, and his parents removed to Birmingham when he was 4 ye old. He attended the Martin grar school before entering high school at the age of 9 began to distinguish self as an orator. During the war, when he was a student in the fourth ‘ade at Martin School, he was chosen + three-minute speaker to address ous classes of the school on the of organized child effort at home fo help win the w He spoke on the patriotic duty of belng thrifty and many a sale war savings stamps v quence. ars as well as many e membership roils Cro: s a student in the funior High School, three he distinguished himself bates. and was an early cal ability. As interclub de Phillips Higl gainst many been chosen Hilliard Lite viek Henr speech wor Hugo ham attorne. tion. heard Sesi was qu an of addition the Red 1l Heyne vears later, school de- favorite with use of his oratori of 14 he won the lamatory contest at School, competing older students. e had as the representative of iy in the inter 1d his delivery of Pat “Liberty Death” irst prize. Judge 1 prominent Birming and of distine. ns in this ec and newspape rview a bo: hi Black orator sted in f i inter all udent experie of oratory e as a lawyer e neves Patrick 7' speech t Friday at the in contest at Phillips Robert Sessions, the the orat is hardly out of school, bui there was nothing amateurish about his work. Tt has been vears since a voice stirred me and T have so fully realized the greatness of speech as 1 did Friday yme real orators are being developed at the local high &chools, and the outlook a8 to orato indeed Wins in Third Attempt Eugene I°. McF tor of the Pacific Tie is th attorney teenth str vear a senior rtment of Lo: geles Eugene ipolis. where his ber of the Minnesota. The Angeles four years participate in hletics physical disabilits an outlet for his competitive spirit in atory and debate. Th the third vear in which he has been a co: st ant in the Constitution orata N tests. and it has been his greatest am bition. as well as that of his father, to win the Pacific coast champfonship, His work as a student has been ex ceptional. He plans to be a lawyer en he has completed his education. Ilugene is o natural orator, self-pos. sessed, graceful of gesture and with a clear and carrving voice of unusual volume for his youth. One of KEu zepe's outstanding traits since child Jond is fearlessness, his father says. Iie relates an incident of how the boy. when he was only 9 vears of age, at ore time had pounced on a full-grown badger, pulling the animal out of its hole by the hind legs and then seizing it by the back of the neck and pin- ning it to the ground until his father could Kill it “That was a feat most-grown.men terclub High Schoo! boy who g P never meel, champion zone her was a mem ) Los able to because of | > evening for the | the order Washing- | of Co-| [ under- { standing of the movement has had its | 5 traced to his youthful elo- | for the future is 16 vears old. | faculty of the University of | the lad has found | | | ROBERT SESSIONS, Birmingram Ala. | i | | | | | | | ! | MAX N.XROIOFF. ; Szozcx‘_Cz'{y,Ia. BREAD PROFITEER GETS $1,400,000 FINE; JAILED Sentenced to Eight Months’ Hard Labor—14 Cents Excess 1 Profit on Loaf. By the Associated Press VIENNA, May 2 —Arthur Fried, di rector general and part owner of the 00,000 Vienna Anchor Bread Fac has been convicted atfer a two trial of profiteering in bread sentenced to elght months at hard labor and to pay a fine of $i. 400,000 His attorneys have appealed Fried found guilty of selling {about 300, loaves hread daily for several months at an excess profit |of 14 cents per loaf. [RIGID ANTIAIRCRAFT | TRAINING ORDERED FOR COAST GUARD First (Continued from Page.) advised that the guns at all times during the tests shall be handied in i batteries of not less than four each, imar | and that the rate of fire for each gun | g5y far nd | shall be at least 15 shots a minute. | ;4 o0 | The tests will include both night and | day firing, | "In making their plans officers have | realized that the question of whether | ground guns constitute 2 1eal defense lagainst afr attack is virtuali {tain to be reopened by Congress ing its next sesslon, with the saine force that marked its discussion at the time the Sixth-eighth Congress adjourned om the tests to be made In the meantime, the officers believe reports can be prepared which will give a substantial answer to the problem | They feel confident also that the six | regiments will attain in the fi month practice a degree of marks- manship against aerlal targets that will surpass anything of the sorl yet accomplished The tests were ordered in accord- with the directions given re- | cently by Secretary Weaks. At that |time the War ecretary centended |that it was impossible to estmate the { comparative merits of erjund guns |and aireraft in their defensive ani { offensive roles Spreading as they do over a wide range of territory geographically, the | forthcoming tests are expectel to provide data unusually comprehen- | sive. S e |ane i |would hesitate to undertake, but Eugene exhibited no fear,” said Mr | McElmeel. “He has always been that {way. Nothing daunts him and the {more dificult the task the greater his | determination. I believe this is to a large extent responsible for his suc- | cess in the contest. for he has been | defeated in two former contests of this kind, the one In 1923 and again {in 1924. But he had his mind made up to keep on un he won out. jeorge Stansell, 17 years old, is a swift-speaking senior from e View High School, Chi- ~"In winning the championship {he Central States zone he won distinction of being recognized as the hest orator in the zone in which more contestants parl‘ffl)!ale(l | than in any of the seven national | zones. His speech won special recog- tion because of its beautiful | phraseology and the skill with which he employs word pictures. 5 Philip Glatfelter, 17-year-old senior lof the highe school of Columbia, Pa.. of the Eastern zone cham- is the president of the ase of his school, president |of the Sclence Society and will be |the valedictorian for this vears l(-l:nn His principal says that he stands very high scholastically. He |in editor-in-chief of the school paper. | He plans to go to Princeton. When [the result of the zone meeting was announced in the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, the dark-haired vic- [ {or was surrounded and kissed by a |&roup of girls. and a woman Wwho | proved to be his mother. “All rela- tives.” he explained. when some one | cocked an inquisitive eve at the fair | ones who were donating to the dem- | onstration. Tt was Philip’s third vic- | tory this year. | Max Kroloff, 17 vears old, of Sioux City, Towa, Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. §. Kroloff, both of whom were botn in Russia. Their son was born in America. He is a senior in the Sloux City High School. He ex- pects to study law, ; | stocky. senior ¢ UNDAY STAR, i SCHOOL ORATORS WHO MEET HERE FRIDAY MISS ASENATH GRAVES Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON. D. C., GEORGE STANSELL, | MAY 3, 1935—PART 1. G/zz'czg_qo, 777, | = | | | | | i | | 1 ‘ i | PHILIP GLATFELTER,, EUGENE F MCELMEEL, .(,O-S'.Anydes, cal |[ELECTION ‘BOMB Program Instead of Ballot. | BOARD ROOM. District {May 2. Under the watchful eves of | headquarters detectives and with all | the colorful embroidery of a great po- | | litical convention, voteless Washing- | | ton’s momentous election of its fir: | “‘city councll” passed into history here | | tonfght following an evening of pre [ liminary verbal fireworks, attempted| sotto voice party confabs| | electioneering excitement | long to be remembered. | . ¥rom the moment that President | Jesse Suter called the federation dele. ex to order with = bang of his gavel to the war cry which shook the | cetiing of the “convention hall” as the last member of the council was de | clared ted, there was not a per | son present —delegate, newspaper man or detective—who did not feel the tenseness of the occasion Building. i Bombshell Proves “Dud. The atmosphere could scarcely have been expected to be anything but tense, with delegates and spectators including the detectives, waiting mo- mentarily for the bombshell that failed to burst, at least with any degree of success. True, there was a sputtering here and there at the outset of the con-| vention, but President Suter, with the wholeheéarted and lustily-voiced col- laboration of most of the delegates, squelched the threatening rumblings before even the newspaper men and detectives realized what was happning. The first display of verbal pyro technics shot forth right after the completion of the initial function of | reading the minutes by Secretary | Babp. The “set” was prepared when Delegate Clayton Emig arose to voice | his vigorous protest to the omission in the minutes of the word “imme- | diately” from a certain resolution passed at the previous meeting. Just what the resolution was few had a chance to gather, for it wae at this point that the fireworks started. Disputed By Suter. The first explosion was sponsored by President Suter with the announce- ment that “the chalr” distinctly re- called that the word “immediately” had not been a part of the original resolution referred to, whatever, it was, and that, furthermore, the chair regarded Delegate Emig's ol “d ¢ move. The chai refused to entertain the objec- I tion. “I appeal from the decision of the | chair,” flashed back a fiery challenge { from 'the delegate. “The chalr refuses to entertain an appeal,” came the sharp retort from | President Suter, emphasized, withal, by a bang of the gavel that caused Detectives Ira Keck and C. P. [ Weber to rebound in their seats. “The appeal is refused in view of the dele- gate's advertised threats to come here tonight and attempt to obstruct the progress of the meeting,” the chair- man added, with another bang. There burst forth a vociferous cheer |from the gasping delegates, punctu- |ated with cries such as “Get out if you don't like it." | In the midst of the hubbub the | voice of Delegate Emig was heard to emit a statement to the effect that | he strongly resented the accusation {of the chair. That ended the first | outbrealk | “Votes” With Program. | The second flareup was a weak | aftair compared with the initial offer- | Ing. Tt came when Delegate Z. Lewls | Dalby of Sixteenth Street Highlands | made the mortifying discovery that {he had dropped into the ballot box |a program instead of the sacred bal- Jot. He asked for unanimous consent of the -assemblage to -withdraw the | ‘GET OUT?” HURLED AT OBJECTOR | Detectives Jump Nervously as Suter and Emig Clash on Resolution—Forgetful Delegate Deposits | the preliminaries to the election. The |to the guardians of the law to keep | as the delegates enjoyed having them MISS TLORA LONGENECKER Ilton . MY. HELL’ IS ‘DUD’; program and drop the ballot clenched in his hand. Delegate Emig was about half way to his feet when the words of the hairman flashed forth with a roar, Hearing no objection, it is so or dered,” to the tune of a well aimed bang from the gavel. The T object” of the arising delegate came too late. the chair announced. At this functure the District Build ing watchman entered the room and | asked for “Mr. Suter.” Delegate Emig | announced in a loud tone that “an of- | ficer wants Mr. Suter.” The sally did not go unappreciated, even the| chairman joining in the laughter A moment or so later came the first mention of the famous anony:- mous _letter which, it had been re- ported, would lead to the launching of a broadside of accusations and recriminatio As Detectives Keck and Weber, ap- parently hot on the trail of the author of the missive, bent forward eagerly, Delezate Ayres of West End inquired “when the investigation into the authorship of the anonymous let ter" was going to occur. “‘Out of Order” Is Answer. “Bang!” resounded the chairman’s gavel as the delegate was informed he was “out of order.” The detectives eased back chairs again. This was the last spark enlivening in their excitement that followed was of a different kind, vet of sufficient interest them pacing the floor within the cor- ridor or without until the last vote had been counted Lucky it was they stayed., it seems, for a dark. deep “plot” was uncovered in the interim, if their ears did not misinform them. Detective Keck declares he overheard several delegates planning the defeat of Presi- dent Suter in the Takoma Park As- sociation election Monday night. What he is going to do with his new-found “plot” the detective is unable to de- cide, just as he and his colleague are undecided about what to do when the author of the mysterious letter ir found. Sleuths Enjoy Session. The detectives appeared to enjoy the proceedings quite as thoroughly there. In fact, after the first pre- liminaries were over. there reigned a spirit of good-natured Dbantering that materially alded in effecting the speedy and well-ordered election that resulted. The ballots were cast in two large, glass-paneled ballot boxes, guarded over by two tellers each. The tellers were E. B. Henderson of Piney Branch, Willlam Henry White of Mount Pleasant, Allan Davis of South- east, and George P. Grove of Chillum Heights. They performed their Work so meritoriously that they were given a vote of thanks. Victory Banner Unfurled. When the result of the first ballot was tabulated on the big blackboard at the front of the room, a banner of victory was unfurled by the south- castern and northeastern forces in recognition of the overwhelming vote cast for their candldate, Dr. George C. Havenner. The banner, a large white placard borne on a staff. bore the names of the following assocla- tions: Anacostia, East Washington Heights, Randle Highlands, Benning and Kenilworth. Previous to the report of the first ballot the official ‘‘scorekeeper,” George A. Ricker, announced on his board that the local team lost to Philadelphia; 6—2, The information Columbia,Pa. had a temporarily effect on the gathering As the final personnel of the council became known it was noted that if the strange letter which led to a police investigation was calculated to hurt the chances of the “administration ticket” named in its context, it failed of its purpose as far as three of those named was concerned. The “administration ticket.” accord ing to the letter, comprised Harry ) Stull, William S. Torbert, Charles A Baker, George A. Finch, James Yaden “and either Mrs. Harvey W Wiley or Mrs. Angus Lamond.” The | first three were elected to the council, | Mr. Baker being elected by a large | majority on the first ballot, Mr. Tor- | bert getting a majority on the second ballot and Mr. Stull belng elected on the final ballot saddening CITIZENS’ COUNCIL i IS ELECTED WITH LITTLE DISSENSION, 1 (Continued from First Page.) | its entirety. 1 want to see every tlon of the city develop. Harry Stull—I am loyal Federation of Citizens’ A The policies of the federation will be | my policies. T am extremely interest- | ed in seeing the school building con- | struction program carried out, as it | will be under the five-vear program. W. I. Swanton—"T want to see a| spirit of close co-operation develop among all of the civic organizations. T am anxfous to bring about the bet- terment of the National Capital, par ticular! through the pilans of the} park commission. I also will work for the needs of the public school system and to bring about safety on the streets of Washington through co operation with the traffic director’s of: fice.” George R. Wales—"T favor the 50-| 50 plan of fiscal relations between the | Federal Government and the District | of Columbia. I am opposed to suf- frage for the District I am an ad vocate of better schools, better streets and all other improvements that will make the National Capital a model in civic betterment.”” Baker Long Prominent. Mr. Baker, who was the nominee from the Conduit Road Citizens' As sociation, has been active in local civic affairs for over 20 vears. He is a lawyer, a retired investment broker and is one of the proprietors of the Baker Flooring Co.. Inc. His first position of prominence in civic affairs was as chairman of the Union Station Grade Claims Commis sion from 1904 to 1908. He was one of the founders of the Conduit Road Citizens’ Association in 1905 and was its president for five vears. He was made a delegate to the Federation of Citizens' Associations in 1917 and was president of that body in 1822. being elected to succeed himself in 1923 and 1924. As president of the federation, Mr. Baker many times represented the citizens of Washington before the commissions and before congression- al committees. He is married and has three chil- dren. He lives at 2900 Connecticut avenue. sec to the | oclations. | Havenner Anacost Nominee, Mr. Havenner was nominated by the Anacostia and _East Washington Heights ana the Randle Heights Citi- zens Association. He has a long rec- ord in Government service, which he entered in 1887 as compositor in the Government Printing Office, and re- signed as chief clerk and superintend- ent of the Department of Commerce in 1918. He assisted George B. Cortelyou in organizing the Department of Com- merce and Labor in 1903. He was appointed by President Roosevelt in 1909 to investigate the Government Printing Office, and his report was fol- lowed by the dismissal of the then public printer. In 1908 he was ap- pointed an investigator in the Bureau of Efficiency and prepared reports on foreign trade promotion work. He represented the Department of Com- merce at the Panama-Pacific interna- tional exposition in 1915. He is president of the Anacostia Citizens’ Association, having four times previously held the office. Stull Here 34 Years. Mr. Stull was nominated by the Stanton Park Citizens' Assoclation. He is a reporter at the United States Court of Claims, where he for- merly was auditor. The candidate is a charter member of the Stanton Park is a member of' its exac! Commitles | mittee, is was explained, has authority | chatrnmmof the committee on BALLOON, STILL UP. MAY BE RULED QUT Honeywell Faces Penalty for Delay—Van Orman Also in Air. By the Associated Press. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 2.—The national elimination balloon race that started from here late yvesterday had been narrowed down to two contestants tonight, and there was the possibility that one of these would be ruled out. The two entries still aloft were the St. Joseph, piloted by the veteran, Capt. H. E. Honeywell, and the Good- year 111, piloted by W. T. Van Orman. Capt. Honeywell and Herbert V. Thaden, who landed near Salma, Kan., early today, were disqualified tonight by Referee A. B. Lambert because of delay in starting yesterday. Mr. Lam bert informed Carl H. Wolfley, mana- ger of the race, that there was ‘no excuse” for the action of these two pilot the afternoon. warned repeatedly that they would de. lay the race. contest called on the committee was immediatgly by Mr. Wolfly to take actlon referee’s decision. This com: either to uphold referee’s decision. Pilot Balloon The pilot balloon, with Maj. Maurice Smith in_charge, landed safely near Crenshaw, Miss., early tonight, having covered the greatest distance of any entry that has come to ground, about 500 miles. This balloon, however, was not a contestant The St. Joseph and the Goodyear 111, probably were somewhere in lower Arkansas or in Mississippi tonight, it was indicated by reports from those sections. Two balloons were reported to have been seen over Cotton Plant Ark., thi afterpoon about 400 miles from here. An éngineer on an Illinofs Central railroad train repogted at Memphis tonight that he had seen a balloon _this afternoon at Courtland, Miss, This is about 20 miles south east of Crenshaw, where the pilot balloon landed. Forced Down by Leaks. The Detroit, piloted by Thaden, had traveled about 125 miles when is was forced down near Seima, Kaps., be cause of leakes in the bag. at 2:20 a.m. today. Thaden explained the bag was three years old The S-14, an Army entry, piloted by Lieut. Willlam J. Flood, Washingten, made a safe landing near Batesville, Ark., this afternoon. Less than 400 miles had been traveled by this ba Toon. In reports from Memphis reaching here, Maj. Smith sald, that he and Lieut. W. J. Paul, his alde, had a very good trip. He said that they slept during the night and awakened this morning over Boxter County, Ark They crossed the Mississippl River at Helena late this afternoon Maj. Smith said that progress was slow ~today and that. several air pockets were encountered, but other- or overrule the es Farthest. in refusing to take gas during | He said they had been | A ‘meeting of the local | | | | wise, they had no difficulty the or as been a f Citizens and police the federation. ber of the Dis 13 and has been ganization six ¥ delegate to the Associations f secretary of rs. He b ederation and fire protection ¢ AT, Stull was a o triet of Columbia Natlonal Guard years, resigning in 1913 of first lleutenant. of the first Reserve Officer Corps, ¥Fort Myer, Va.. in 1917, He was born at Frederick, Md.. and has lived in Washington 34 yvears. Torbert Is Lawyer. Mr. Torbert was nominated by the Rhode lsland Avenue Citizens' Asso clation. M with the rank Training Torbert. a lawyer and notary work ot patent, trade-mark and copyright law cases and an index to code laws For 17 years he has been engaged in editorial work on official reports of cases before the United States Su preme Court. and in 1920 was a re viser for the House committee on revision of laws. Mr. Torbert National Press Club. Board of Trade. the Society ons of the American Revolution, he Columbian Historical Society. the committee for marking places and the Association of Oldest Inhabitants Mr. Torbert has been a member of the Rhode Island Avenue Association for 15 vears and has held many of its offices. He has been delegate to the Federation of Citizens’ Associa. tions eight years and waa chairman of the committee which drafted the Advisory Council plan. He has resided in the District since 1873 and recelved his education in the public schools and Columbian University. Swanton Widely Known. Mr. Swanton was nominated by the Columbia Heights Citizens' Asso- ofation and by the Washington s member of the the Washington Chapter of the American Association | of Engineers Mr. Swanton. lawyer and civil en- zineer, is engaged in engineering work in_the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior. Previously he was employed as en- gineer by the Boston and Albany Railroad, by a number of bridge con- struction companies and by the Navy and the Treasury Departments. He is a member of the Federal Bar Assoclation and of the District bar. For a number of years he has been a member of the District Library Association, is treasurer of the Wash- ington Chapter of the American As- soclation of Engineers and is a mem- ber of the local Institute of Tech- nology. He Is a graduate of the Boston School of Technology and the Na- tional University Law School and is president of the Columbis }Meights Association and chairman of its pub- le utllities committee. Mr. Swanton has lived here since 1903. Wales Long In U. S. Service. Mr. Wales was nominated by the Cathedral Heights' Citizens’ Associa- tion. He has for a number of years been vice president of the Cathedral Heights Association, a member of its executive committee and 4 delegate to the Federation of Ciltizens' Associa- tion, of which he was vice president for two terms. He is one of the Civil Service com- missioners here. formerly holding po- sitions of examiner and chief examin- er, and has been with the commis- sion since 1892. He also is a lawyer, a member of the District bar and the bar of the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Wales received an A. M. degree from the Middlebury, Vt., College, and LL. B. and LL. M. degree from the National University Law School here. He {s a member of the Phi Beta Kappa High Scholastic Honorary Fraternity and a member of the Delta Hihe chair Fet “The r refuses to recognize the appeal,” sald President Suter tn a positive “tome. *This Is a form of of the! historical | | | | | | ] 2 | mosphere of a real election day. {ing in Iittle groups, discussing the| %~ | qualifications of theh leading candi-| { Frank Hiram Snell of the District of | | ran strong on several ballot | public, is engaged in title examining | He has had published digests | | TFar, 77, Starts Aeross to Britain In 25-Foot Sloop By the Associated Press. VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 2.-~Comdr. Eustace B. Maude, 77 vears old, Rcsal Navy, retired, today left here aione in his 25- toot sloop, the Half Moon, for Eng- land. The commander, called the Ulysses of Mayne Isiand, arrived here in the Half Moon Thursday from the island, which is 25 miles north of here. He had provisions for 100 days, a five-horsepower gasoline engihe in the sloop, and the Panama Canal for his next stop. A crowd cheered the old sea fighter until he passed from view. LAKE SAND SUCKER SINKS WITH NINE OF HER CREW Cargo Shifts in Storm Off Point Pelee, in Erie, Lighthouse XKeeper Reports. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, May 2.—Rough seas and a shifting cargo of sand turned the sand sucker Kelley Isiand over in TLake Erfe, about two miles off Point Peles this afternoon and nine mer bers of the crew of 18 wers drowied, the keeper of the Point Pelee Light told the Associated Press over the telephone tonight Of the nine members of the crew who drowned. four were in the hold of the ship trying to stop the rush of water through a hole in the ship's side. The captain stayed In the pilot house until the last. dilatory tactics to obstruct business.” Mr. Emig started to say that he re- sented the statement of the chair when Mr. Suter gave his gavel a resounding rap on the table. There was a uoticeable chorus of approval from varfous parts of the hall. Mr. | Emig made no further attempt to re- ply to the presiding officer and the incident was closed. The entire colloquy between Dele- gate Emig and the chairman had last ed but a moment and from that point on the meeting proceeded rapidly to the taking of ballots. Detectives Present. Throughout the evening Central Office Datectives Ira Keck and Weber, who were assigned vesterday to run down an anonymous letter that had been circulated among the delegates during the pre-election cam paign, sauntered about the meeting room, but their presence seemed to be known to but a few of the dele- | gates Just before Delegate G. W. Ayres of West nd inquired of President Suter i any in- quiry was going to be made comncern- ing the much-talked-of letter. Presi dent Suter replied that the question raised by Delegate Ayres was out of order and nothing more was said about it Although there had been predic- tions that many ballots might be nec- essary before any candidate would re. ceive the required majority of those voting, the first bailot resulted in the election of Mr. Baker and Mr. Haven- ner. Since one of these was from the west end of the city and one from the east end of the city, an outburst of applause followed anmouncement of the result of this ballot. Like Real Election Day. As the balloting progressed the meeting began to take on the at In the 1 each 1l that occurred between He was a member | voio gelegates could be seen gather- dates. There were four women on ticket, and, while one of them, the Mrs. Columbia League of Women Voters, not one woman was picked for Washington's firat unofficial council. The second ballot brought the election of William S. Torbert. The fact that he was from the northeast seemed to meet with the approval of the delegates, and tended to further dispel the fear that had been voicd | several weeks ago by George Yeat- man of the southwest: section that the northwest, becausé it had a working majority in the federation, might seek to control the election It w apparent as the balloting progressed that northwest delegates were determined to show in this first election that they tvere considering candidates from the other localit fair s Sections Hold Together. The Northeast and Southeast groups in the federation held together in the voting, but they had generous sup- {port from their Northwest associates in bringing about the final result of having the council represent the en- tire city. The third and fourth ballots failed to give any candidate thé majority nec essary election, and it began to look as if a deadlock was developing A dozen of the weaker candidates be- gan gradually t6 withdraw from the race, however, and this helped to bring about the election of Mr. Wales and Mr. Swanton on the fifth ballot. This left only .one seat on the coun- cil to be filled. and. when the sixth ballot failed to produce another mem- ber, another deadlock loomed. On that baliot Mr. Stull had 35 votes and Dele- gate James G. Yaden remained in the running with 16. Stull Gets 49 Votes. n the seventh ballot Mr. Stull re. ceived 49 votes when he only needed 41 and a_shout went up from the eastend delegates, since Mr. Stull's selection made a total of four on the council from the eastern section and four from the western portion of the city, with a Northwest man @s ex- officio chairman of the body. As the meeting came to a close it was evident that the distribution of seats on the council on an aimost even geographical basis had produced a general feeling of good will and co- operation among all the delegates. Early in the evening Willlam Henry White of Mount Pleasant called at- tention to the fact that 86 delegates out of a possible 83 were present and voting and cited this as evidence of the civic spirit of the people of Wash- ington and an indication of thelr de- sire to take part in their civic affairs when given the opportunity. Mrs. Wiley Withdraws. The first candidate to withdraw from the race after an early ballot was Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley of Kalorama. followed on later ballots by Dr. Ed- ward E. Richardson of Congress Heights, Clayton Emig of Dupont Cir- cle, Charlés A. Langley of Chillum Heights, W. G. Henderson of North Capitol, Proctor L. Dougherty of Chevy Chase, George A. Finch, B. Brennan of Michigan Park and H. K Bush-Brown of the Arts Club. At the opening of the meeting the federation paused in its business while Delegate Baker paid a tribute to the memory of Capt. George W former’ treasurer of who died recently. The number of ballots received by each of the winning candidates was as follows: Baker, 52; Havenner, 6 Torbert, 45; Swanton, 43; Wales. 43 and Stull, 49. The other candidate seesawed back and forth with varying numbers of voteg on each ballot, the federation, the balloting began | Evans; | KIDNAPER REIOICES, "VIGTINY NOW HAPPY His Act Found Hardly Used Child a Good Home, Ex- Convict Declares. By the Associated Press. MIDDLEBURY, Vt. Mav Ear ‘Woodward tonight was in the Middle bury jall in default of $10,000 bai awaiting his trial on May W Luctlle Chatterton, the 11-year-old gi he is charged with abducting from he father's farm in Granville, is having the time of her hard you life wit the jaller'’s family, the roof. ‘Woodward pleaded not guilty toda to the charge of kidnaping. Tonizh' he reiterated that he was weil sat fied with the way matters have gon even though he may be returned to the Windsor State prison where he has served time before His Object Gained. “Lucille is whers I wanted her said, “in a good home.’ Laucille is in a fairyland: a land o new clothes, which she never had be fore, a land of plentiful food, of k 1y attention, of dolis and of toys. On' her brothers and sisters are lacking There are seven of them ranging fror the baby to a boy of 15 She did not appear in court for Attorney General a she would require at 1 week accustom herself to being the cente of Interest of numbers of persons after the isolated farm. Iler week of tramp ing, sleeping in the open, eating scanty campfire meals and being soaked to the skin for several da: did the mountain child no harm. To questions if she had minded the cold the wet or whether she had grow tired, she scoffiingly replied, ‘N Will Be Given Home. was_virtually decided to that Lucille will spend the rest her minority in some home, as a State ward, adopted daughter. Attor Archibald intimated that ditions of the other tterton ch dren is not improved. he would see | to place others of them in foste homes. It was the condition of the Cha ton home, Woodward has sai {drove him to lead Lucille over the mountains in refuge. nder same he It CHINESE BANDITS | SEIZE TWO WOMEN Missionaries Captured Second Consul Protests 1 Time in Honan—American | | By the Associated Press. HANKOW, May Berglund, Amer] bhorg Nystul, Swedish, of the Lt { Misston at Juchow, province of Hon: about 200 miles north of here, were captured again by bandits vesterda Miss | The two women were captured in a | bandit raid on Juchow last Novem ber, but escaped and returned to their posts. { The American consul here has wire: {a stronz protest to the Honan pro { vinctal officials, demanding fmmed! | steps for the rescue of the missior arfes. Where the bandits have taken | the two has not vet been determ Miss Berglund and Miss N resent the China Missionary Societ Augustana Synod of the Evar gelical Lutheran Church of Neri America THREE BOYS ROB BANK TRAPPED IN AUTO JAM | Br the Associatea P | TOLEDO. Ohio, May 2.—Less thar an hour aiter they had robbed East Side Branch of the Ohio Savin Bank and Trust « of ab $15,000. three youthful andits, who {gave their home address as Chicazo were captured today by the police | The capture followed a thrilling chase {and gun fight through the business { district crowded with noon-time traf. {fic. According to a confession made | by the vouths, George Mingione, 18 Willlam Hartler, 18, and his brother Robert, 19, their plans for the robbery started early in the smorning, when they threw a brick tbrough a store | window and obtained four revolvers | Commandeering the automobile of Charles Huber, they made their wny to the bank, leaving Haber tied 1o a tree. The latter, however, freed hin self and notifled the police. Waile } was telling his story at headquarters the boys were robbing the bank In the crush of traffic the youthe were forced to abandon the automo. bile. Police met them as they dashe. into a side street. Exchanging a few shots, they surrendered April Circulation \Daily ... 99,918 Sunday . . 105,995 District of Columbia. se. FLEMING N LD, Business Manage of THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR. does solemnly ‘ewear that the actual number of copies of the papers named. sold and dia tributed during the month of April. AD 1925. was as follows DAILY. Copies. Days 1037565 16 102362 17 1021189 18 98,460 20. 102018 21 L 102049 22 101,812 102282 101,328 o 5 102,360 104,106 ZEemaaaomiem 101,536 100,700 101,010 101,213 2,634,115 36,253 2,597,862 99,009 209 99,918 101,287 Less adjustments Total daily net circulation.. Total average net paid circu- lation ... Daily average number of copies for service, etc.. . Daily average net circulation SUNDAY. Copies. Dare. 107,313 16 106,857 26 Days Less adjustments Total Sunday net circulation. Average net pald Sunday cir | culation ... | Average number of copies for | service, etc. .... S circula .. 105,805 EMING NEWBOLD. PRI, & ELHW . YOUNT. 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