Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1925, Page 5

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In July, Bryan will reply in a witty article which might be sub-titled “Mr. Bryan Speaks to Darwin.” There is a fast-growinz interest s important question. Itead Tke FORUM ¥ York ‘that the and Religion ed people to ac Henry Fairfield i 217 rik Avenue, New At all mews stands, 35c The Best Clau of Help —whether it is techni- cal or general service that is required—can be procured through a Star Classified ad. Because The Star is read by practically everybody — you put your want before the greatest number in The Star. Thusitisso Easy to fill a vacancy. The Star prints MORE Classified ads every day than all the other papers in Wash- ington combined. The results are what count., “Arourid the Corner” is a Star Branch Office PERFECTLY AND % g 14th | Fundamentalists make | American | ite the Com- | ini 218 KNOWN KILLED ‘| INJAPANESE QUAKE »Shock Leveled 444 Houses. | But Fire Destroyed 2,324 More. By the Associated Press OSAKA, May al report today Kinoszki laze—shows that ! kitled 26 earthq | same An official prefec- | from three towns and Minato Vil persons W 1 result ¢ ake and urday. The eport shows 441 houses col-| a result of the earthquake, houses were destroyed by { lupsed as £ GO0 bar- helter for ad fir afie ter the. hou! iKinosaki urvivors of the lat Toyo-Oka was 1t Tovo-Oka wa ere tods e ordere 00 at Refuz sheds Leen decided upe e |and : | in impro woth in have be and tent forced to pave open the refugoe { which were commandee | and Hineji Victims have been iding offe with e sufficient te the pres cifel fund o Emperor has contril of the,survivor AFTER-SHOCKS TERRORIZ the mater! ed at ven food. cloth- ed by neighbor vernmental of nins. More than p-Thirds 7,000 Is in K | ! TOKIO, May 25.—Two additional | violent earthquake shocks added to | the terror of thousands of refugees at | Toyo-Oka last night. after-shocks of | the temblor of Saturday in the Tajima | | district Official relief agencies continuad to — | minister to the panic-stricken popu {lace in the devastute - | | which had not been n| | earthquake for 400 v More than | two-thirds of Toyo-Oka, a town of 00, is in ruins as @ result of t that came in the ke of t tem- ording to word received at the | home department from the Tovo-Oka | governor. The number of houses de stroved will exceed 3.000. 1 Although a number of banks in the | irex have closed temporarily, the fin- ! jance department has cabled commi: | sioners abroad that national finances | or the economic position of Japan will not be affected by the quake as the damage is confined to a limited area |in the most remote country districts | 1 of Japan, I | Reports trickling into Osaka gave eve-witness accounts of scenes of hor- e {ror that followed the temblor. The| disturbance reached the full measure | of its intensity with alarming swift- ness wh gave residents of Toko- | | Oka no chance for escape in the open | street. A number of persons were { reported ~ killed by boulders falling | from the hill sides. Inflamable Japanese houses burned llike tinder, the water mains were | buckled and severed and fire-fighters { were unable to halt the flames. The worst suffering and casualties, ( | reports said, were caused by the fires | which broke out after the quake. the | jorigin of which was in the Japanese | |sea in the opinion of Dr. Imamura, | famous seismologist. | According to the latest reports re i ceived here from Osaka. little damage | | was done to the silk industry. Four | |of the principal silk factories which | produced the best raw silk were un damaged. The extent of the injury | to the Spring crop of cocoons is un-| {known but is not believed serious. |CROPS OF 5 STATES MENACED TONIGHT BY KILLING FROST| (Continued from First Page.) | as was reported from neart , and consequently a slight r f flowers and vegetables is | result_expected. The rain, cold and sudden darkness { however. caught hundreds of Wash: lingtonians who had gone into the coun- try for the day. Numerous auto par- h had started home when the n to blacken found them- Ives in a fow minutes in the grip of e of the worst storms they ever had the g o nmnrln and and Vir- Sever s of these punc- turing auto tops were recorded. The | beating of the stones against the ma- | { chines gave the passengers an uncom fortable time. Severe damage to grow {ing crops from the hail was reported. | Storm Warnings Out. | Clouds of dust made the roads un- | safe. Numbers of motorists return. | ing from Rock Point and Morgan. | town were obliged to halt for from | ten to fifteen minutes until the dust | subsided. | | Shortly before the storm broke three soldiers from the Dahlgren prov- | ing ground were in a canoe that cap- | sized off the shore at Morgantown. They reached shore in safely, how- shington anglers on | Chesapeake the Potomac and | tributaries were obliged to make a | dash for shore when they saw the | storm coming. | " An aftermath of the rapid change in | temperatures vesterday was seen in I the issuance of storm warnings on the North Atlantic from Boston to Sandy Hook. COLD WAVE GENERAL. | indaivis Unprecedented ~ Drop Sweeps Eastern U. S. W YORK, May 25 ().—An un-| | precedented May cold wave has swept | the Midwest and Hastern sections of the United States on the heels of record breaking heat. High wind, rain. hail and snow c . day shivers. Continued cool weather was forec for today with slowl tures for the North New straw hats and overcoats | combinations were numerous. | ments that were blistering hot day were covered with snow | day in_some sections. The mercu sank 47 degrees in 14 hours in N, York. It dropped 66 degrees in 24 | nours in Dubuque: 57 in 24 hours in | { Chicago; 49 in Cleveland, 48 in Phila- ! delphia and 52 degrees in 48 hours in | St. Louis. Hail Shatters Windows. Four deaths and numerous injuries were directly attributed to the heat | and the subsequent rain, hail and snow. Property damage was es mated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. In Buffalo puddles formed by melting snow were seen covered with ice less than a day after the city sweltered in a temperature of 90 d grees. Hail stones an inch in di- | ameter shattered heavy plate-gl | storefronts im New York suburbs. Temperatures far below the freezing Point were reported from scores of cities. Chicago experienced the cold- est May 24 In the history of its weather bureau, 37. A snowfall in Mercury | 5 in| Pave- | truit eur THE EVENING ok MANPOSTED ON D. C. FINANCES| | Wants a Real Home i President Asked to Consider Situation in Naming Capt. | Oyster’s Successor. ived in the filling of the the recent d Di wide expericnc 1t is understood that the s has impressed the to the extent that ing some inqui who possess the tioned. situation and has had | in bus v regurdir qualifications Critieal Situation Cited. explained in th that ji now Washingt through critical time ment with respect of maintenance; that Congress is disposed to ignore the substantive law which establishes the definite, proportionate ontribution from the United States and to substitute a lump-sum annual payment. In this connection the President's attention was directed to the fact that the District Commissioner e | charged with the responsibility of de-| fending the definite nciple and the framing of the annual ap propriation bills, and that because of this he should appoint one who is qualified by view and disposition to| defend the District’s right under the | law, and at the same time one who| is thoroughly versed in the manage-| ment of an institution the size 1im | portance of the local governm | Early Choice Not Expected. It is the belief of those close to !Iv-‘~ President that he will not give serious consideration to the appointment of = successor to Capt. Oyster for at least another week. In the meantime the White House is receiving numerous sugestions for him to follow as well as many of individuals to take into consideration in making the appoint- | nent. RECORD IN BUTTER FAT. | 1,002 Pounds Year's Test. SALEM. Ores.. May world’s butter fat production record | was declared broken Saturday, when | St. Mawes Lad's Pride, & senfor three. vear-old, owned by H. D. INff of Inde-| pendence, completed a vear's test| with approximately 1.002 pounds. She was milked three times a day, the| final milking being completed at mid. | night. The former record was held by Ibsen's Jubilee Signal, owned | by Hugh W. Bonnell of Ohio rd of 914.46 pounds. Figures are being forwarded to the American Jer. Cattle Club of New York for cer- It w mnec n is passing of readjust- to the conditions The Board of ( through the secretar: Stuart, yesterday ildren’s Guardians, . James E appealed to some Washington family to adopt a smiling little boy. who has been a ward of the board four year: The child came into the custody of the board when he was a year old, and last Thursday, celebrated his fifth birthday anuiversary in a foster home, h he has been placed by the nt in giving this permanent | municate with lr.‘ office of the Board of Children’s rdians, at the Distri L Building. Mr. Stuart explained that such cases the bonrd places the child | with the family offering to adopt him for a one-year trial first. bright honmie sl Stuart Cow Produces in 25 (®).—The est May date vears. Portland, Me.. was the I it has fallen there in 5 Texas Still Hot. Heat continued on the Sabbath in Texas. San Antonio, with a tempera ture of 101, had the hottest May day in 13 vears. Mother n {ing the Japan. cut capers in he world, Deep snow southern part 1 torrential raix When the liner route from Liverpool for New York a fair sky becamte so overcast that deck had to be turned on. ntists are inclined t the tidal wave on the Lake Ontario Saturday ion of the water's sur atmospheric pres SNOW IN PENNSYLVANIA. addition to work earthquake in | other parts of ture. in rous while of experi- | ‘mania was en GIVEN 900 DAYS IN JAIL. Ten to believe outh shore Wwas an os-| e caused | t of cill by Charges of Larceny Against George E. Neal, Colored. One of the t sentences ever| meted out in Police Court, was given by Judge MeMahon today to George E. Neal, eolored, 90 days in jail on each of 10 charges of larceny. Neal was arrested by Policemen John L. Billman, C. F. Tierney and C. from | . Strange, after thefts of 10 gold | many | watches had been reported from vari- | out jewelry concerns. TRAIN-AUTO CRASH FATAL Killed, Three Injured Grade-Crossing Accident. BARTOW, May 25 (P).—J. H Sellers, Bowling Green, Fla.. and his niece, Annie Sellers, were killed and Mrs. Lillian_ Sellers was probably fa tally fnjured and Mr. and Mrs. Le- land Russell, son-inlaw and daugh- | ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sellers, received minor bruises and cuts when the au- tomobile in_ which they were riding here vesterday was struck by a pas. | senger train. Tonge Temperatures as Low as 31 Are Recorded Generally PHILADE May 25 Pennsylvania today shivered weather in and sleet were reported from dir it pa of the State. Bellefont, at the foothills of the Al- leghenies, reported 2 inches of snow fand freezis temperatur The u reported a minimum s at Pitts- and 34 at ) — Two in nton. Philadelphia experienced an treme chanze in temperature, mercury dropping from maximum of 95 (0 44 at 6 It was the coldest May Weather reau was here. NEW YORK FRUIT ex- the aturday today since the E established F of to Damage Crops. NX Snow and Temperature 34 Fail storm in the Harlem valley Saturday night did considerable damage to vegetables and fruit trees OHIO TEMPERATURES May 25 (®).—The which swept New York 3 day continued to hold many sections in its grip today. Although snow covered apple, pear and peach blossoms in some sections, ather bureau officials said at no point did the temperature fall suf- ficiently o do much damage to the| crop. The lowest temperature reported officially was at Saranac Lake and Old Forge, where the mer- fell to 34 degrees. Fruit blooms escape injury until the temperature falls to 2 In the Hudson valley much rain wave LOW. Mercury Drops Below Freezing in Several Sections. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May ). Below freezinz temperatures were ri | corded officlally In at least several Ohio cities this morning. Reports of damage by frost to fruit and garden crops were general, but not specific and there was no definite information | fell. with the temperature averaging | that frost damage would be general or 38 dezrees during last night. The | serious. heaviest snowfall was recorded in the| Snow flurries occurred last night in Binghamton region and in the Adi- |several cities. Temperatures as low rondack Mountains. A severe hail- | as 28 were recorded at some places. For more than THIRTY years we have given reli- able and eahsfactory service in the sale of property, plac- ° ing of loans and insurance and the collection and prompt remittance of rents. Our great rental business was built up on the policy— Rents Remitted Same Day Collected Our organization is complete. The several depart- ments of our business are in charge of experts. Let us handle your real estate transactions. STONE & FAIRFAX Realtors Over thirty years of real service 1342 New York Avenue N.W. S%s Complete Funerals $75, $100, $125, $150 Up includes beautiful casket, henne, cars and complete service. Funeral Cars.......... $7 Ambulances . ... . $4 Any Steel Vault Made. . .885 Cemeury Sites as Low as $35 Chambers’ charges are 1, the old-time undertaker’s charge. W. W. CHAMBERS CO. The Brownstone Funeral Home Cor. 14th & Chapin N.W. Phone Col. 432 Why leave anything to chance in selecting an undertaker? Why not insure a perfect funeral, periccflv conducted by employ- ing CHAMBERS? The selection of Chambers gives you the best at the lowest cost. STAR, WASHINGTO | home of the ) C., MONDAY, MRS. M. L. WILTBERGER OF PENSION BUREAU DIES Contracted Last Easter Proves Patal to Veteran Worker. Mrs. Macy L. W old, widow of Henr: Wiltberger, and a resident of this city since 188 died at Casualty Hoipital early yes terday. She had been ill since Easter. Mrs. Wiltberger was for many years employed in the Pension Bureau, un til retired several year: she | was 4 member of Naomi Chapter. | 3, O. F She is survived by two sons, Louvetean E. Wiltherger, of this city and Dr. Howard W. Wit er of Allentown, Pa., the former ramily rvice: MAY NEGROIS INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGE Held for Killing Man in Row| Following Crap Game Argument. 25, 1925. Illness therger, 77 vears | indicted ee Lo Earl Brown, colo for murder in the 1y by the crand ju with the killing of Il he conducted |colored, May 16 chapel tomorrow after-|crap game was noon o'clock. Tnterment will be | Fourth street, Allentown, Wednesday. |auarrel which ling of Brown | Ada i | with manslau 'n orted today uart Brown, also police say a ess at 1303 hich grew a in the shoot- W in out of resulted colored, is charged! hter in an indictment She is said to have rier, als colored, wound of the heart. Dr: took three stitches in Believed Hoax. man’s heart, but was unable to ILLE, N. C. May o his life. The stabbing is sald to L es ot 15 S aasisld | have been the result of lovers® quar ! Lindsey, who was abducted rel May 9 lust rere several duys ago, yesterday morn ~ = inz reccived a letter, signed by the *3 Other Indictments. 0 Hand." askines $5.000 ransom | The grand jurors returned 23 other indictments and ignored charges +inst 14 other persons. Fhose exonerated are: and, violating National Prohibition Jefferson B. Varner, alias Jeffer- Barnes, Robert L. Ooghe, conspi Florence Dunsmore, robbery: m 2 1, Carnal knowledge: Wal ter E. Fremond. joy-riding: Raymond mith, robbery: Oscar Lightfoot. Rus sel Anderson, joyv-riding: Ernest Jones, ssault intent to kill: Eloise Buster idie Smith robbery: Mabel | house breaking and larceny riano Ventura, false pretenses; Those i ed nd the cha S against them are Willian Chamb housebreaking and larceny William H Proctor, James H. Davis, William Roberson, | |James Underwood, John R. Reid Altax Thomas Leid), Harry Tator and rl F. Sho grand larceny Morris McConkey, Charles Kinard, Edward Davis, James Thompson, William assault with dangerous John Green (alias Ortha anlt ith intent to kill; Lioyd B. Magruder, W. H. Melton, | Mrs. N. Buchanan, Richard A. Baker, Robert E. Gladmon, Theodore J lish, Leon Hurt and Charles n-support of children; Nathan | npk /bbery and grand larceny Andrew Butler and Harvey B carnal knowledge: Harvey T. Soper, | f!'l’,‘.(‘r'» and uttering. GASOLINE PRICE RAISED. New York Companies Announce 2 x, since the Lind Jennie Cleve. sessed of little wealth. However, police are searching for the girl here, as are those of nearby towns. She disappeared from a local department store_after going there with a younger biother to await rela- tives. GRIFFIN LOSES APPEAL. Multilation Moh Leader Must Serve | Term. Court Holds. RALEIGH, N. C., May Henry Dennis Griffin, serving tence of 30 vears in State the mutilation of Joseph man, tobacco salesman, t his | right of appeal, according to a ruling of Superior Court Judge Sinclair and Solicitor Don Gilli trial judge and prosecuting attorney in the ¢ While a bond of $30,000 has been signed for his release, the judge holds that the prisoner had failed to file| [the $50 bond required by law when | notice of appeal was entered. Needleman was mutilated last Marc h‘ after & mob had removed him from | the Martin County jail, where he was being held charge of attack upon a voung girl. 407 WEEK END ARRESTS Hnndhnl son racy; Wil ) a sen prison for A. Needle Liquor and Drinking | ] Were Cause of 115. | Cents a Gallon Increase. Arests for all offenses during the| NEW YORK, May ®).— 45 hours ended aut o'clock this morn- | line prices in greater New York were | ing totaled 407. There were 115 ar-|advanced 2 cents a gallon today by | rests in connection with enforcement ! {ne Standard Oil Company of New of laws relating to the handling and | york and the Tidewater Ofl Com-| drinking of liquor. There were 86 ar-|panv making the tank wagon price | ests for intoxication, 25 for sale. pos- | 5y The Standard’s tank wag.! session and transportation of intoxi-| un ‘rice was lowered 2 cents to 18| cants and four for driving while in-|cents g >n last Friday to meet| | the level « the Texas Company.| which had refused to follow the| andard’s increase of 2 cents ah.m{ days previously. | i | i | | iaso ents. everal dry ds made Saturday netted about 70 gallons of intoxicants No raids were made vesterday, but the police arrested six persons for trans. porting whisky in hip pockets. 10 . | = There are no living descendants of Shakespeare. Cowper, Dryden, Swift, | Chaucer, Pope, Shelley or Byron Sulphur mines in Sicily yield over 300,000 tons a year. ROUND — $2.50 — TRIP EXCURSION TO SHENANDOAH CAVERNS SUNDAY, MAY 31, 1925 Special Train of First-Class Coaches and Parlor Car Leave Washington (Union Station) 9:00 A.M. Leave Washington (ith St. Station) 9:05 A.M. An unusual opportunity to see the beautiful Shenandoah Cave including - The Diam Cascade, Hunter's Lodge, The Indian Wigwam, Rainbow Lake, Cascade Hall, Dome of the Capitol, Hanging Gardens of Babylon and many other ‘features, Dinner and refreshments served at the Caverns Inn. Appls. City Ticket Office, NW. or Union Ntation. ) SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM : 1510 H Street N.W. Phones Main 5633 and 7063 1510 H Street, For Tickets, Reservations, Etc., We Have Listed Groves Truck Farms Acreage (unimproved) Improved Property Florida Properties We are specializing in Duval City Lots, fifteen minutes’ drive from Jacksonville, on the Atllnt?c Coastal Highway and Seaboard Railway, a splendid location for a Winter home or as an investment. Property values here are increasing rapidly. Consult us regarding any FLORIDA property. If we do not have the information you desire at hand, we will en- deavor to get it for you through reliable sources. COASTAL REALTY CO., Inc. Members of the Jacksonville Real Fstate Board. Washington Office, 243 Woodward Building At Sloan’s Art Galleries 715 Thirteenth Street. Estate Sale (By Catalogue) At Public Auction Within Our Galleries 715 Thirteenth Street. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, May 26th, 27th and 28th, 1925, at 2 p. m. each day By order of the National Savings and Trust Co., executor of a very Prominent Local Estate (name withheld by re- quest), the Security Storage Co. and for other accounts. Embracing in part Antique and Modern Mahogany and other furniture. A wonderful collection of Oriental Rugs, Silverware, Valuable Paintings and Prints, Venetian Glass, Large Assortment of Imported China and Bric-a-Brac, Valuable Mirrors, Rich Draperies, Bronzes, Brasses, Curios, etc. NOW ON VIEW C. G. SLOAN & CO., INC,, Aucts. TERMS—CASH. [SEMINARY FOUNDING | ‘SCHOOL CENSUS - PLANS ANNOUNGED BEING CELEBRATED Alumni and Students of Mount | Vernon Continue Goiden Anni- TermeGradusting Bxerincs: ) iNew Direotor of Attendance o AR Ay S el and Work Permits Meet: founding of the Mount Vernon nary, Nebraska A|des in Work. Chase, is being mat 500 alumni of T gether with tudents members, in graduatin night. A pi in made by the alumni this a the Llizabeth ymers House, 1100 M street, for many years the home of the school, which founded by | Mrs. Somers in 18 The Elizabeth ymers (& h.mr] of the seminary semi- | nue. Cheyy | observed by the approxi school to of dance were by the director, and Frank W. Plans for the the w department of school atter ind work outlined Miss Fay L. Superintende; Ballou at conference today with school attendance officers. The meet- \so served to introduce the new noria sctor 1o the attendance officers vas dedicated | “Ariss Bentley explained the new services during which | quties of the attendance officers who C. Clark, chancellor of the | wij] he pressed into service during the American University, made Summer as enumerators for the school dress. Dr. William Mather Le census called for in the compulsory ident of George Wi on Universi- | education law. The school census, she ty, spoke to the zraduates in a con-|gaid, will start as soon after July 1 vocation in the oon. Music wias|as possible. In addition to the 11 at- nished by a special, composed of | tendance officers, 5 regular enumer- students of the school ators will be appointed to take the 1 Like It.” will be presented |census. Every child in the District tudents tonight on the semi-| hatween the ages of 3 and 18 will be nary grounds. (lass-day exercises will | jcinq be held tomorrow morning and a con- | i cert will be given tomorrow night by the Choral Club, followed by a recep. tion. Sixty-five of the Washington, are acting ing members. Headq alumni are at the Ma and faculty organization exercises be sun last permits Bentley of Schools will be rnoon to a Mem Dr. City Will Be Zoned. According to present plans, trict will be zoned and each enumer- ator assigned certain section. Miss Bentley believes that it will take at least seven weeks to complete the census and anticipates considerable follow-up work, due to the flower Hotel. | from the city during the S a nu o of famil HONOR 3 MIDSHIPMEN. Results of the census will be Two Swords and Gold Watch Pre- | Ulated and submitted to the T ducation before the beginning of the ‘m‘»\\ school year in Septembe: Miss o Eentley expects this information to be [Secist Disge cl o die =te of great \,.!\w to school officials in 7 APOLIS, Md., May Three | planning accommodations for the pu- shipmen of the 5 class of the|pils who will enroll in the schools al Academy were signally hon-|for the first time at the opening of ored today, when Ralph A. Sestnan |the new term of Delaware w sented the sword for the most officerlike conduct toward development of the naval spirit Joseph H. Wellings, Massachusett was given the dress sword liam O. Gallery of Illinois w sented a gold watch for the best es- ¢ on a na or patriotic subject the Dis- who live in hosts to visit arters of the lumni ho bsence of mer tan. rd of sented at Annapolis. 19 Attention, Patent Attorneys BARRISTER BUILDING 635 F Street N.W. Several desirable offices available, $17.50, $20.00 and $25.00 per month W. H. WEST COMPANY 916 15th St. Main 9900 Awnings Made to Order and Repaired— apering _and painting_at _exceptional reasonable prices—No_inconvenience or di | during “work and no delays. Phone | CORNELL WALL PAPER CO. 711 13th St. N.W. Main 5373-5374 OH! FOLKS LISTEN here’s a June Clothing - Festival that will tickle your gizzard— oty SPRING SUITS In Three Great Groups - 29 900 SUITS . . §$ 33 e e 3] Extra Pants to match $0 No charge for alterations. 700 SUITS . Suits laid aside with deposit. Extra Pants to match, $7 1,800 Imported $ 1 .85 Italian Sennet Straw Hats Air Cushion Sweat Bands Money's Warth or Money Back. D. J. KAUFMAN (INCORPORATED) 1005 Pa. Ave. 1724 Pa. Ave,