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WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight; fair; slightly warmer. ‘Temperatures: p.m., yesterday; lowest, 43 today.” Full report on page Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 Highest, 90, at tomorrow, 2 . at § am., 7. \§ Bl G No. S3009, Tomii e Entered as second class matier shington, D. C. [ HOPE FORG POLAR FLYERS S WANING; French F ace Mighty Task in Subjugation of Dreams of Empire of Abd-el-Krim, Says Writer at Front. * GALE STIRS ARCTIC Amundsen, If Alive, Must Get Back Today to Escape Fog and Snow. PARTY MAY BE BLOCKED BY STORM NEAR CONVOY Watchers Believe Explorers Could Have Kept Busy 4 Days Getting Data. BY JAMES B. WHARTON | Apecial Correspondent of The Star and North American Newspaper Allance. KINGS BAY, Spitzhergen (by radio| 25.—The | from steamer Farm). outcome of the heroic under- taken by Amundsen and Ellsworth in their polar flight looked more and more ggecar today, a brisk north Wind grew in intensity, threat- ening just such a “howling gale” as v ‘met near the Pole. 24 hours, according our meteorlogists, this wind will fill the whole Arctic space or snow, making intelligent flight almost impossible. If Amund- May exploit front. The Star, will tell the thrilling waged in northern Africa.) Special Cable to The Star and the Chicago Dai FRENCH HEADQUARTERS I war begun against the French protec! Along a front of more than 60 mi two powerful arm This is no ordinar forces. field, armed with tisans, have other u: effecti fected their tactic: the history doubtable a native Paul Seott Mowrer. at an advantage i but the Riffian; sen has been camping out at the Pole, aking advantage of fine weather fo entific observations, today’s weather | should force him back to us on the wings of the wind. | Watchers’ Nerves on Edge. There were several false alarms this | morning, due In part to the lessened | visibility and in part to the fact that | every one's nerves were on edge. The islands here abound with bird life, and | several times a gull or duck was mis- taken by our lookouts for an approach- ing airplane. Objects in the air at a | considerable distance are very con-| fusing to any one unaccustomed to Arctic lights, i It was easy to find good reasons to account for delay. If fine weather was encountered at the pole, Amund sen would probably lengthen his stay | considerably, in order to make the full- est possible scientific observations. He | carried instruments which could easily keep him busy for four days gathering useful data for scientific | purposes. Amundsen's friends here said that, after his long years of planning to reach the pole, he would be unwilling to quit that spot until he was forced to do so by necessity. If the weather proved favorable an extra 12 hours might be spent at the pole in order to give the pilots and mechanics a | good rest inside their reindeer sleep- | ing bags and a hot.meul or two of coffee and pemmican. Sun Shines Over Pole. The weather at Danes Island was | cold and raw_yesterday, the sun be-| ing partially obscured by clouds. Capt. Hagerup and the two meteorologists went ashore on_Amsterdam Island for | chservations. They reported visibility | excellent from the hilltops, enabling | them to see the northern horizon at a | great distance and the sun shining un- | obscured beyond. The blackness of | clouds to the north and west was not A storm warning, but merely an indi- cation of open water in that direction, as this cloud appearance is caused by | the reflection of water against the sky and is a familiar and welcome sight to | every ice pilot on northern waters. Our daily meteorological chart show- | ed, however, that an area of low | barometric pressure had begun at sev- | eral points south of the northern| points of Alaska, Siberia and Russia. The cloudiness in the neighborhood of Spitzbergen was apparently a local | phenomenon due to influence of the gulf stream. The steamship Hobby returned yes- terday from a careful patrol along the | margin of the ice pack north of Danes | Island. Navigation was interrupted by solid ice before the boat reached Ver- | legen Hook. The ice field was high | and rough, compo: of great fragments of g . i Men could progress | across it, but any airplane which at- tempted to land would smash itself to bits. | May Be Stormbound. | Weather along the route of the| Hobby's _patrol _was identical with that at Danes Island. Large banks of low-hung clouds were gathered at & height of 1,000 to 1,200 feet, but| the visibility at lower. levels contin- | ued excellent and the returning| planes could easily fly below the| cloud bank, so as to take full ad-| vantage of this condition. 1t this cloudiness, however, extends a few hunderd miles northward of Spitzbergen it may account for the delayed return of the two airplanes. They may be blocked by storm or fog. The temperature at Dane's Island | yesterday was just below freezing and | it was probably little colder at the | pole, if the sun was shining there. The most .plausible excuse for the delay of the flyers was that they had failed to find a suitable landing place at the pole, and had therefore landed many miles away, perhaps on open water or snow. It would then be necessary for Amundsen to geek the pole on skis. Certainly the leader of the expedition would be reluctant to start back without actually traversing | the pole, even if a long and arduous | journey on foot was necessary to| reach this coveted spot. i (Copyright, 1925, in T Canada, South | merica and Japan by North American | awspaper Alliance: in England by Central News: in Germany by Ulistein Verla, France b riere della tries by th reserved.) EUROPE KEENLY ANXIOUS. A by Sera Norwegian Aero Club. Vi un- All rights General Belief Is That There's No Cause ‘for Worry. DON, May 25 (®).—Not since rld waited for months in 1912 for news from the ill-fated_expedition of Robert F. Scott, the British ex- plorer, to the South Pole, has the fate of any polar explorer excited so much speculation and interest in England as has that of the Amundsen-Ells- worth expedition now overdue at Spitzbergen. Throughout continental Europe also Amundsen’s plight is the one ab- sorbing topic of interest and anxiety. Newspapers give the greatest promi- hence to dispatches from Spitzhergen. as well as to the speculations of other oxplorers and of Arctic experts as to what might have happened after the party_hopped off for North_Pole. ~(Continued on Page 3, Column b.) advantage in the mountains. i have the unenviable task of operatin; Moslem land. The stakes In the struggle are t Jject ch WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MAY 25 1925—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. whom they Well Armed Fanatical Riffs Prepared for Long Struggle (Paul Scott Mowrer, who is recognized by the French war office as an authority on the Moroccan situation by reason of his investiga- tions there during the past Winter, accorded the privilege of being the only correspondent allowed at the His dispatches, which will appear in Washington exclusively in is again on the scene and has been story of the great siruggle being BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. v News. MOROCCO, via Paris, May 25.—The torate in Morocco by Abd-el-Krim, con- quering sultan of the Riff, is assuming large proportions. les, in a difficult, mountainous country, ies now are locked in mortal combat. v colonial campaign, whose outcome Is assured in advance by the obvious superiority of civilized The Riffians have 20,000 skilled riflemen in the modern weapons and plentifully sup- ! plied with ammunition. Among the frontier tribes they have numerous par- have fanaticized and equipped. They | ves in reserve. They understand the of the machine gun and the art of intrenchment. Four years of successful warfare against Spain have per- s and exalted their morale. Never im of colonial warfare has there existed so re- foe. The French front, tardily reinforced, is also held by thousands of combatants, most of whom, though officered by Frenchmen, are Algerians, Moroccans and Senegalese. The French, with their airplanes, cavalry and cannon, are n the foothills and the wider valleys, with their superior mobility, are at an condition, it was stated at the Weather | The French, it must be further remembered. | Bureau, and the sun will rise on smok- | g with Moslems against Moslems in & remendous. Abd-el-Krim's avowed ob- e is Fez, the capital and Holy City of Morocco, the besieging of which | by the ambitious Riffian might well become the signal for a general uprising f Moroccan tribes. He has the sympathy of all disaffected Moslems from (Continued on Page 4, Column 4) FRENCH FALL BACK BEFORE RIFFIANS T0 STRENGTHEN LINES Retreat Across River to Es- tablish Continuous, Shorter Front. By the Associated Press. FEZ. French Morocco, May 25.— The French troops opposing Abd el Krim's invading Riffian tribesmen have been withdrawn from their po- sitions north of the Quergha River, es- ablishing their lines behind the pro- tection of that stream. The plan of the French command is to establish a continuous front, without breaks in the line, thus guard- ing against infiltrations of enemy tribesmen. The French withdrawal te new con- solidated positions includes the aban- lonment of the filve advanced block- houses which were recently surround- ed by the enemy tribesmen. The French military authoritles said it was apparent the Riffians could continue to surround these posts almost at will nd therefore force the French to make frequent rellef expositions. It was decided that the best strategy ' would be to abandon them and leave the entire French forces available for general maneuvers. The new position shortens the length of the front, affording the protection of the river against raiding parties of Riffians. French artillery commands all points where the river can be crossed in force. RIFF ATTACK DELAYED. French Forces Believed Sufficient to Quell Abd-el-Krim. PARIS, May (®).—Continuous firing is reported on the central sec- tor of the Moroccan front, where the | French are keeping in close contact with the invading Riffians. Abd-el- Krim, the Riffian chief, is steadily reinforcing both wings of his front, but no forward movement has been started as yet. The situation is likely to change now that the French reinforcements have nearly all reached the scene, and Lieut. Gen. Daugan has been placed in command of the whole fighting area, with Gens. Billiotte and Count de Chambrun under him. Force Held Sufficient. Gen. Daugan commanded the Moroc- can division in the World War. The troops now at his disposal are believed the French to be sufficient to de- feat Abd-ElKrim and free the friend- ly tribes from his domination. Col. Freydenberg and his column in the central sector report a successful engagement along the Ouergha River, involving the capture of Gara des Mezziat and the relief of French out- posts. The opposing tribesmen num- bered 5,000, They resisted desperate- ly, says an officlal communique, but were thrown back with heavy losses after counter attacks and hand-to- hand fighting. Some defections are reported among Abd-El-Krim's forces, JUDGE WILLIAMS NAMED 70 SUCCEED SENATOR SPENCER St. Louis Jurist Chosen to Fill Unexpired Term—Lead- er in G. 0. P. Ranks. By the Associated Press. JEFFERSQN CITY, Mo., May 25.— The appointment of G. H. Willlams of St. Loufs to succeed the late United States Senator Selden P. Spencer was announced today by Gov. Samuel . Baker kept the announcement secret until today in keeping with & declaration he made following the sudden death of Senator Spencer in Washington a week ago. Williams is an attorney and Repub- lican of St. Louis. His home is at He is a former CHOICF circuit judge. 1S APPROVED. Republican Circles Pleased With Ap- pointment of Williams. The appointment of Judge George Howard Williams to succeed Senator Spencer was regarded favorably in Republican political circles here to- day. Judge Willlams has long been a prominent lawyer and citizen of St. Louis and St. Louis County. He is a close personal friend of Gov. Baker, who appointed him. It is expected Judge Willlams will be a candidate for the nomination for the Senate in the August primaries next year when the nominee will be chosen to make the race against the Democratic g;\:yéce for the place in November, Mr. Williams' appointment, it is said, probably will give him the inside track in the race for the nomination. However, several other men who have been mentioned as possible appointees to the senatorship in the last week may enter the contest, including As- sistant Secretary of War Dwight Davis, former Gov. Arthur M. Hyde and Representative Cleveland Newton. Mr. Davis is believed to have sena- torial aspirations—provided he should not be named Secretary of War in the meantime. Known As Independent. Judge Williams was a candidate for chairman of the Republican - State committee last year, but he withdrew. Some of the committeemen, it is said, considered Mr. Williams too independ- ent in his ideas. In fact, he is known as a man of considerable independence of thought and action. Gov. Baker, in selecting Judge Williams, has followed the practice of having both the eastern and western ends of the State represented in the Senate. Judge Williams is from St. Louis, the eastern end, and Senator Reed is from Kansas City, the western. Judge Willlams was born December 1,°1872, in California, Mo., the son of John M. and Alice Howard Williams. He was educated in the schools of California_and later went to Prince- ton, where he 'took an A. B. degree ~(Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) New Monument Elevator to Speed Passengers to Top in 2 Minutes Bids for the construction and placing " the Washington Monu- ment of & new and faster elevator to replace the present one, mow out of service and which has been used since 1901, were opened to- day in the office of public buildings and public parks of the National Capital. The bid calis for an ele- vator to run 250 feet a minute, where the old one made only 100 feet a minute. The Haughton Ele- vator _and Machine Company of New York bid $26,050, the A. B. See Elevator Company of New York, $28,975; the Otis Elevator Company, $20,000, and Blake-Palm Elevator Company of Baltimore, $26.800. All of the bidders submitted sup- plementary estimates for a faster elevator, but it was said at the affice of public buildings and pub- lic parks that there is no need for a high-speed elevator in the Mon- ument, because of the fact that the platform at the top has a lim- ited capacity of people, and there would be no advantage in rushing crowds there. Visitors to the Monument now have to walk up the big shaft, as the old elevator was ordered out of commission last December. It is not dangerous, but at times in maki the ascent and decent it shakes a little, causing concern to visitors who are not familiar with it. As several times women have fainted in the car, it was deemed desirable to stop it to forestall a possible panic while the car was in motion, . Webster Groves, in St. Louis County. i WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. * CRUPS OF 5 STATE MENACED TONEHT BY KILING FROST Cold Spell to Continue in Cap- ital Tomorrow—Break Due Wednesday. VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND FRUIT BELT THREATENED Mercury’s Drop From 90.4 to 43 Degrees in Few Hours Sets Record in City. Washington will continue to shiver tonight and probably tomorrov: | After that the natural heat of the | sun is expected to reassert itself and give the mischievous ghost of Winter one long, swift kick out of the| gardens of May into the Arctic ocean. | For the present, however, the frigid atmosphere of the Far North is hang. ing low over the Capitol dome, forming a blanket which the warmer winds from the South cannot penetrate. Today was cloudy and cold. Prob-| ably there will be local showers before | evening. The sky will remain over- cast. There is nothing in sight during | the night which might change this| |ing chimneys from thousands of| homes. Killing Frost Likely. The Weather Bureau reports heavy | and killing frosts in store for toda |and tonight in West Virginia, eastern | | New York, Pennsylvania and Mary-) {1and with slightly less rigorous cold in | Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia. i Temperatures are expected to start | climbing tomorrow in the South At-| lantic States, the Jower lake region, and the Ohio Valley. The Maryland and Virginia fruit ! sections are in the territory scheduled | to be hit by the frosts, and heavy dam- age is feared. A frost at this time ! would be practically ruir 0 Erow- ling truck crops, which I put out considerable tender growih during the past few hot days. Sky to Clear Tomorrow. The sky will remain clear all day tomorrow, barring unforeseen dis- | | turbances, and this will give the sun| a chance to warm up the cold sheet of | air now clinging like a leech to the! Middle Atlantic States. From 90.4 yesterday afternoon to; {43 at 7 am, according to Weather Bureau forecasters, will go down in! history as one of the most remarka- ble drops for this locality, although not unprecedented. It was due to| the wind's switching to the north and | northwest with the coming of.a. series of thundershowers, which enabled the colder air to come under the upper winds from the South. Far Short of Record. Although the temperature this morning was one of the lowest ever recorded here during May, it was con- siderably short of a record. The low- est temperature in this month was on May 11, 1906, when a low of 33 was recorded. Since then there have been a number of May days when the thermometer registered from 41 to 42, Except for the discomfort Washing.- | ton_escaped lightly. Thers was no (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) | PRESIDENT COMPLETELY RECOVERS FROM ILLNESS Condition “Fine,” He Assures In- quirers—Was at His Desk Before 9 Today. President Coolidge's ]ndieposilion‘ Saturday has apparently disappeared, {and he told friends today that he was {all right. “Fine,” was the word he used. i Following a week end cruise aboard the Mayflower with Mra. Coolidge and a few friends, the President was at his desk before 9 o'clock this morning, i his physical appearance bearing out | his statement regarding his <ondition. | The President stated that Lis rest laboard the Mayflower and the time spent in the open during this brief «cruise was highly beneficial as well as enjoyable. NATURALIZATION DENIED U. S. ASIATIC VETERANS Supreme Court Upholds Cancella- tion of Papers Granted Japanese. Japanese and other Asiatics who served in the United States Army, Navy or Coast Guard during the World War are not entitled to nat- uralization. The Supreme Court so decided today. The decision was in the case of Hidemitsu Toyota, who served in the Coast Guard for nine years and in 1921 was granted naturalization by the Federal District Court for Massa- |chusetts. The Federal Government obtained cancellation of the naturali- zation, and when Toyota sought re- lief from the Circuit Court of Ap- peals that court asked the Supreme Court for instructions. Manila Feels Quakes. MANILA, May 25 (P).—Slight earthquakes were felt in Manila at noon today. Seismographers esti- mated that it centered about 200 miles distant. ——1— — —— —— { liminary hearing two weeks ago when “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Saturday's Circulation, 9 Sunday’s _Circulation, 105,480 (P) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. This'LL CATCH'EM \.MBEAUZ;V Suits \ Sunnee APPARE L To SuiT ALl FANCIES Sommer Foorwca THE WEATHERWIS SCOPES INDTED N EVOLLTION CASE Judge in Tennessee Court Sets July 10 as Date of Trial. By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Tenn., May Scopes, high school —John T. science teacher, was indicted by a Rhea County grand | jury here today on a charge of teach- ing evolution in a public school in violation of the Tennessee law. The grand jury was assembled in special session to pass on the case presented to it as a result of a pre- three justices of the peace held scopes for grand jury action. Judge John T. Raulston, presiding, charged the jury on the law of the theory on evolution as it shall be taught in the public schools of Tennessee, the first time such a charge has been delivered in a Tennessee court. e Judge set July 10 at Dayton for The indictment reads: “That John Thomas Scopes, hereto- fore, on the 24th day of April, 1925, did unlawfully and wiifully teach in the public schools of Rhea County, Ten which said public schools are support ed in part and in whole by the public school funds of the State. certain theory and theories that deny the story of the divine creation of man as taught in the Bible, and did teach in- stead thereof that man has descended from a lower order of animals, he, the said John Thomas Scopes, being at the time and prior thereto a teacher in the public schools of Rhea County, Tenn., aforesaid, against the peace and dignity of the State.” “HOME TOWN” BACKS BRYAN. Lincoln Church Group Praises Com- moner for Evolution Stand. LINCOLN, Nebr., May 25 (®).—Wil- liam J. Bryan's “home town” paid him a tribute last night when a con- gregation made up of church mem- bers of several denominations com- mended the stand taken by the Com- moner on the question of fundamental- ism as opposed to modernism. A mes- sage sent to Mr. Bryan at Columbus, Ohio, follows: “You will be interested in the fol- lowing action, approved with only two dissenting votes, by a congrega- tion of nearly 700, assembled for wor- ship in a theater in your old home town. “In view of the present agitation over the fundamentalist doctrines of the Christian faith and the testing of the Tennessee law respecting the teaching of evolution, we take this op- portunity to express our loyalty to the fundamentals of the faith, and we de- clare it to be our conviction that re- ligion should be taught and certainly should not be assailed in our tax-sup- ported institutions of public instruc- tion. We appreclate the stand taken by Hon. Willlam J. Bryan and others to uphold the Tennessee law.” DEMAND FOR BENEFITS OF 8-HOUR WORK DAY French Delegate to International Labor Parley Protests Delay in Ratifying U. S. Convention. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, May 25.—M. Jouehaux, French delegate to the international labor conference, today declared that Workmen In all countries are _tired of walting for government and em- Ployers to ratify the Washington con- Ventlon of six vears ago providing for an elght-hour day. “If you want peace, ratify this conventlon quickly, for otherwise it will soon be too late,” he safd. He de that “getion, mnot speeches,” is needed now, and that fhose who seek to vitiate the work- ers’ victory at Washington will find . Kaiser Asks Nobles To Do Everything To Hasten Return By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. BERLIN, May 25.—Former Em- peror Wilhelm at Doorn has an- swered a telegram sent him by the Notables' Adelsgenossenschaft, with a request that the nobles pre- pare in every way for his return to Germany. The nobles wired him a message of congratulation following Presi- dent Hindenburg's election. Wil- helm’s reply expressed the hope that his faithful lieges would “do everything in their power to hasten my return.” (Copyright, 1925, by Chicago Daily News Co.) - WEEK OF SERVICES FOR DEAD OPENED Patriotic drganizations Deco- rate Graves and Hold Memorial Rites. With a strange darkness falling over May woods and gardens streaked by lightning flashes reminiscent of the battles in which they died, Wash- ington’s dead in all wars came back home yesterday for a week of re- union with the hearts of the living. The Capital's annual Memorial week began with services at all the cemeteriés, at the Shrine of the Un- known in Arlington and in several of the churches. These services will con- tinue at intervals for seven days, culminating on Saturday, the day set aside by America to remember the dead. Veterans of five wars took part in the tributes to their fallen comrades yesterday—men whose graves strew the battlefields of the South, of the Far West, of Cuba, the Philippines and France. The unusual chill which transformed the atmosphere of the hot afternoon gave an unexpected touch of realism to the occasion—as if the great army of shadows had suddenly risen from their moldy chambers to come for a time into the warmth of human association and loving mem- ory. Parks Are Decorated. The preparation for Memorial day was continuing today. The parks and monuments of the city, many of them dedicated to the memory of outstand- ing American heroes, will be decorated with flage, bunting and flowers. This work will be in charge of the Mc- Groarty-O'Connell Post. Poppies, the flowers of the French wheat flelds, where so many Ameri- cans died, will be on sale throughout the city, and will be placed on the graves of all the World War dead. Societies, offices, lodges and schools are planning special services. The most impressive of the me- morial services yesterday was the pontifical mass in the Arlington Am- phitheater. Right Rev. C. F. Thomas, pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, was celebrant, assisted by Very Rev. John C. Geale, deacon; Rev. Edward Mc- Adams, subdeacon, and Capt. Ben- jamin Tarskey, Army chaplain. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Joseph M. Lonergan, national chaplain of the American Legion. Father Lonergan's appeal was against pacifism and internationalism when they appeared in such fashion as to subvert patriotism. “For a country to lose its honor and integrity,” he said, “is the worst thing (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) Pacific Coast Rum the masses of the workers arrayed against them.” '“The Dancer of Paris” By Michael Arlen Begins in Today’s Star This is one of the series of best short stories published in America during the past year. Michael Arlen’s contribution will appear serially, being com- pleted in about four install- ments. Beginning in Today’s Star * On Page 18 81 RACES WITH DEATH. Is Rushed From Florida to Phila- delphia For Operation. TAMPA, Fla., May 25 (#).—Jackie Coleman, 6, of Dade City, Fla., today was belng rushed to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, in mn effort to save his life. Surgeons, who since Saturday have been trying to remove a grain of corn lodged in the boy's windpipe, agreed last night that the only chance to save his life would be to rush him to a Philadelphia_specialist. 'Radio Programs—Page 26. By the Assaciated Press. EL PASO, May 25.—Sea opera- tions against rum running and other forms of smuggling would be exterided to the Pacific coast and carried on with intensity equal to that on the Atlantic, Lincoln C. Andrews, chief of prohibition en- forcement, announced today. Mr. Andrews announced that his aim is to equip a Coast Guard ves- sel to dog the movements of every rum-running ship. He will leave here late today for New York, where, he said, he will take charge of the activities of the prohibition navy. Western opera- tions will be centered in San, Fran- clsco, he My. Andrews, who has been here B ASSORTMENT o Fur _ Cs 7 [ Cop WEATHER Sveeuies WINDOW DR SEZED N SLAYNG TELS ODDTORY Prisoner Maintains Woman Victim Was Dead Before Cottage Was Burned. By the Associated Press. NEWBURYPORT, Mass., May 25.— Harry A. Kirby, hunted in connection with the murder of Miss Aida Hay- ‘ward, the shooting of Mrs. Emma M. Towns and the burning of their cot- tage in Winthrop, Me., was arrested here today. ‘When taken into custody by local police at a boarding house in this city at 9 o'clock, Kirby admitted that hi was the man sought by Maine auth; ties, but denied any connection with the killing of Miss Hayward. He said that he had found the woman's body in a cottage beside Lake Maranacool near Winthrop, Me., and moved it to the cottage of Miss Jane Gray of ‘Watertown, Mass., which he was oc- cupying. He gave no explanation of his reason for doing this. Kirby said that he arrived in New- buryport from Maine Saturday morn- ing on a Pullman car. He took & room Saturday night at a lodging- house kept by Frank Pond, at 34 Mar- ket street, near the station. Pond recognized the man from pictures pub- lished in Sunday newspapers and called in the police today. When the officers asked him if he were Kirby the man replied immediately: “That's me.” Pond said that Kirby haa seemed polite and friendly and had accom- panied the family to church last night. When arrested today Kirby was calm and made no resistance. He said he would make a statement later explain- ing his movements since last Tuesday night, when Miss Heyward was car- wied away from her home after her aunt, Mrs. Emma M. Towns, had been shot and the cottage set on fire. Kirby said he was willing to return to Maine for a hearing. Sheriff Henry Cummings of Kenne- bec County, Me., and F. E. Sanborn, chief of the Maine State highway po- lice, were expected here today to take Kirby back ot Augusta or Winthrop. Under questioning at the police sta- tion here, it was said, Kirby wavered in his original statement that he had found Miss Heyward's body in a cot- tage and took it to his home. He told officers later that he had found the body in the woods and had “taken care of it” by taking it to the Gray cottage. He said that he had invited several persons to enter the cottage after the body was brought there, but said that nobody had come in. Kirby said he did not wish to have his wife, who lives at Saco, Me., ‘‘persecuted” by the authorities. “She has nothing to do with this case,” he said. “She knows nothing about it.” NON-UNIONISTS BOMBED. Homes Near Coal Plant Partly Wrecked by Explosions. WHEELING, W. Va., May 25 (P).— Two company houses occupied by non- union miners were partly wrecked by explosions early today at the settle- ment of the Glendale Gas and Coal Co., mear here. The explosions oc- curred 15 minutes apart. Members of the two families were thrown from their beds, but escaped injury. Blood- hounds were taken to the scene in an effort to trall two men reported to have been seen running toward the hills shortly after the blast, * Italian Flyer in Java. BATAVIA, Java, May 25 (#).—The Italian aviator, Comdr. de Pinedo, ar-! rived here today from Singapore on his flight from Italy to Australia. War to Equal That on Atlantic in Intensity attending the Mexican-American border conference, declared him- self satisfled with the result of the meeting. “The outlook for increased co- ion between the Mexican border officials and ourselves is much brighter following agree- ments reached by the United States-Mexico border commis- sion,” said Mr. Andrews. Fernan- dez Macgregor, a member of the Mexican commission, will go from here to Washington to take up work on the United States-Mexico Joint claims commission. Octavio Dubois will go from here to Cali- fornia. Narciso Bassols, health department, and other Mexico commissioner left Monday for Mexico City. BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS ARE BARRED ON 2 CARTAL STREETS Eldridge Acts to Solve Prob- lem Created by Leeway New Law Gives. OTHER THOROUGHFARES TO BE PUT ON LIST LATER Traffic Director Declares Co-opera- tion of Drivers Is Vital to End Confusion. BY THEODORE P. NOYES, Portions of 22 streets in the Dis trict of Columbia were named today by Director of Traffic M. O. Eldridge on which bright headlights on auto- mobfles will not be permitted. Forced to take this action because of the indiscriminate use of headlights in the well lighted sections of the city, Director Eldridge believes that speedy improvements should result if co-op- eration is obtained from the individual motorist. “It was never intended that motor- ists should use their bright lights Where the street illumination was suf- ficient,” he said today in making the announcement. “Bright lights under these circumstances do nothing but create confusion. We want the motorist to use his properly adjusted headlamps in the sections of the city where visibility because of poor street lighting is im- paired. We do not want him to use them where there i sufficlent light from the regular street poles. Sees Confusion Eliminated. “With the naming of these Streets there should be no more con- fusion in the minds of the motorist. The headlight law is simple. It pro- vides for a certain candlepower bulb; it provides the maximum height that. the main beam may rise from the ground, and while it gives permission for use of bright lights where they are needed, it specifically prohibits them where they are not necessary In designating the streets on which bright lights are not considered neces sary and on which they will not be permitted, Director Eldridge i conference with Maj. R. L of the Bureau of Standar B Hadley, in charge of District of Co- lumbia ‘street lighting, and his two as- sistants, Col. Moller and Frederick Sefler. Other Streets to Be Added. Only those streets on which modern lighting of either gas or electricity have been installed were selected. As more streets are gradually improved by modern illumination, it is expected that they will be added to the list. “It is our hope that eventually all of the streets in Washington will be so well lighted that bright headlights can be banned entirely,” said Mr. Eldridge. “Of course it will be some time before this is accomplished, and in the meantime we will allow motor- ists to protect themselves and others on the poorly lighted streets. “In the past the motorist, if he used bright lights in any section of the city was stopped by policemen. It did not make any difference in those days whether bright lights in that par- ticular place were needed or not. In the new law we have sought to elimi- nate that condition by giving the re- quired permission “Motorists, however, while the new law has been in operation, have failed to dim their lights on reaching well {lluminated sections. This has caused the confusion and made necessary the naming of the prohibited streets. Asks Co-operation. “I am hopeful that we will get 100 per cent co-operation in the District headlight law. It is only by this means that accomplishment can be brought about. The headlight prob- lem is one of the most vexing ques: tions facing the traffic authorities of today. The local regulation is pat- terned after the most advanced thought, and while not perfect, is as nearly perfect as we can make it. “All motorists of the city should re- gard their headlights as an integral part of their car. They should make their adjustment as important as the proper amount of oil in their engines. After either adjusting them or having them adjusted at a repair shop, they should use them with discretion. It is obvious that they should be used on badly lighted streets and be turned off when adequately illuminated through- fares are reached. That, it seems to me, is the ‘common sense’ way to view the problem.” Streets Designated. The 22 streets named follow: M street Washington Circle to Aqueduct Bridge, Pennsylvania ave- nue from Washington Circle to Eighth street southeast, New York avenue from Fifteenth street to its intersec- tion with Florida avenue, Seven- teenth street from B to Massachusetts avenue, Fourteenth street from Mon- roe street to the Virginia end of the Highway Bridge, Connecticut avenue from Lafayette Park to Cathedral av- enue, Sixteenth from Lafayette Park to Spring road, Fifteenth from Lafay- jette Park to Massachusetts avenue, 'vania avenue Twelfth from Thirteenth from Penn to New York avenue, Pennsylvania avenue to G street, Eleventh from Pennsylvania avenue to G street, Tenth from Pennsylvania avenue to G street, Ninth from Penn sylvania avenue to U street, Seventh from B street to Florida avenue, New Jersey avenue from the Capitol to Florida avenue, North Capitol street from the Capitol to Florida avenue, Maryland avenue from the Capitol to the intersection of Fifteenth and H streets northeast, Eighth street south- east from Pennsylvania avenue to the Navy Yard, Massachusetts avenue from Stanton Square to S street northwest, Q street from Massachu- setts avenue to Twenty-eighth street, Florida avenue from Eighteenth street to its intersection with Fifteenth and H streets northeast, and First street from Florida avenue to Michigan ave- nue. Says Problem Is Simple. “It should not be difficult for the motorist to learn these streets” said Mr. Eldridge. “In the first place they are the well lighted streets of Wash- ington. Any motorist can tell when he is driving on a well lighted street. He knows then that headlights are not permitted and should be dimmed. A comprehensive map will be pre- and published which will show (Continued on Page 7, Column 2y