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2 * THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! D. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1925. EMERGENCY COAL PLANIS CONSIDERED Department of Justice Has: Proposal of Local Dealers Under Careful Study. of Justice is sur plan of the Coal Trade of of broad The Department veving a proposed chants' Board of Washington stringencies, revealed today bodies and nesses th The De nen tssued an itation groups, Attorne explained today, £ ther The whole question of trade bodies d the legality their operations under the anti-trust laws, which has been under survey by the Department of Commerce and Department of Jus: tice, has occupfed major attention in | the national business community, and | 1y by the Attor erpreted as being helptul coal In strike policy, | distribut in under a Apply ase busi- | | of the country. Al out Justice ha to all such General Sargent | to submit proposed | of lines pre or methods o »artment ot ney Ger an important and move | Donovan Investigating. | comple posal | it is William to the Attorney s survey not indicated known to be in the Donovan, assistar el alt h plans submi Iready from ous parts of the country Attorney General Sargent, but the plan of the Coal Merchants Board of Trade here was said to be the only one of its kind received in emergency_distribution under control of the dealer | In no kind, the At- torney Gene: ned, can the de. partment approval.” It can t may be discov- ered to be illegal or dangerous prac- tices, likely to involve the organization in_an anti-trust suit The department could not “aporove’ of such a plan, it was explained, be. cause, in later developments some- thing might happen which would in- volve in: f the law, and a suft | by the Government. 1 out wh RUSSIAN CHURCH HEAD EMBRACES CATHOLICISM Archbishop of Vilna Renounces Orthodox Faith—Seen as Move to Heal Old Breach. By the | WARSAW, August 20.—Archbishop Morozoff, formerly of the Russian | Greek Orthodox Church at Vilna, h. published in the press an announce- | ment that he left the Russian | Church and ed the Catholic | taith His conversion is attributed here to | a movement now in progress to heal | or lessen the division between the Rus- | sian Church and that of Rome. In Warsaw, the heads of the Catholic Church are credited with a conviction that the animosity that the Russians have felt for their faith had its incep- tion in the centuries-long antagonism between the Catholic clergy in' Poland and the Russians, and are said to de- | sire to wipe out this antagonism. | Both Poland and Lithuania lay | claim to Vilna, and efforts of the! League of Nations to settle the dis. pute thus far have heen unsuccessful. Under Russian rule, before the Great War, Vilna was a center of the Rus- slan Orthodox Church, having two ca- thedrals. However, about 85 per cent of the pdpulation of the Vilna district | are Catholics. | Associated Pre embra LIONS CLUB HAS OUTING | AT Y. M. C. A. BOYS' CAMP Youths Win Base Ball Game With Club Members—Special Events on Card. Athletic events for men, women and children constituted the major | part of the program for the fourth an- | nual outing of the Lions’ Club at| Camp Letts, the Y. M. C. A. boys'| camp on the Rhodes River, near An- napolis, yesterday. Special events were held for the boys at the camp and the wives of the club members A nafl-driving contest was won by Mrs. Harry Taylor, while Mrs. Charles Hillegeist was the winner in a ball-throwing contest, and Mrs. Miller won the egg race. Page Cromwell won the 50-yard dash for midgets and Charles Graves won the boxing bout in the same class. Charles Graves won the junior boxing bout. Don Hammerland won swimming_event, when vards in 45 seconds. Camp Letts was the winner of a base ball game played with members of the Lions’ Club. W. C. Hanson was general man in charge of the outing. the junior he swam 50 chair- ATTACK IS REPORTED. Man Tells Police He Was Victim of Guest. Clarence Smalling, 37 years old, was assaulted last night by an unidentifled man whom he had invited to his apart- ment at 1436 R street, after they had partaken of ginger ale, and v cut and bruised about the body, he reported to police. Smalling was taken to Emergency Hospital shortly after 2 o'clock this morning and treated. A plece of iron pipe was used in an attack on Jghn Jenifer, colored, 42, 316 Willow Tree court southwest, in the court near his kome last night. The wounded man, treated at Emer- gency Hospltal, named his assailant. Arthur Mason, colored, 1315 Half street southwest, was slash. ed across the back of the neck and right arm with a razor early this morning during a family quarrel at his residence. He was given surgical aid at Freedmen's Hospital. Two young colored women had an altercation at 4 Columbfa terrace vesterday afternoon, and Selina Ta- tum, 1005’ Twenty-sixth Street, re- ceived a knife wound in her back. | Surgeons at Emergency Hospital ren- dered first aid. First Purpose of Census. So many different kinds of statistics are now gathered by the Federal Census Bureau that it is easy to lose sight of the original purpose for which the census was taken and the bureau established. The Constitu- tion specifies that a census shall be taken decennially in order to deter- mine how many Representatives Congress is entitled to. Census enumerators are among the few Fed- eral investigators who are given police powers. * b to all trade | B | the s and good citizen, gns by Request tor | DR. HENRY C. TAYLOR. of the Bureau of Agricultural nomics, who quit today after controversy with Secrets HOP] SNAKE DANCE USHERS IN STORM loudbursts Follow Indian Prayer for Rain—Crops and Property Ruined. By the CHIC cloudt ing crops erty in Arizona, and New Yor! Associated Press AGO, August 20.—Storms, sts, hail und wind, dama telephone lines and prop- Towa were to the prayers in their day. for rain of the Hopi Indians snake dance ceremonial ye Cooler temperatures, accompanied in some parts by electrical storms, was today's forecast for parts of the Cen- tral West, which sweltered with r ord-breaking The hot blasts eastward, and moder- heat were moving Hea burst zona, Hopi vy downpours, reaching cloud- proportions in northern Ari- ime ulmost on the heels of the ake which ended a nine y religious onial anc Pueblo of WAIPI the brave: and squaws for the rite Poisonc s, sprinkled with al, we in the mout nd thed the cks and bodies of the dancers during the ceremony Prayers w bestowed upon the and they were turned loose to carry the benedictions to the ‘“snake mother” and the “spider woman of the underworld,” who is the “weaver of the clouds Crops Heavily Damaged. Little damage was caused by the Arizona downpours, but other dis- were not so fortunate. In the and in Illinols crop damage was Hundreds of acres of nd potatoes in the New York country werg ruined by hail, trees were uprooted, telephone and power lines were put out of commis- sion and automobiles upset. Acres of corn were leveled near Peoria D: nd power lines n s Falls, Y., was esti- mated at around $60,000. Five per- sons were injured when an automobile struck and uprooted a tree on the Glens Falls-Lake George road. Wind broke 48 p { glass in a single house at Cassville, south of Utica. One death resulted indirectly from the storm in Indiana. At Merom, Mrs. Katherine Scott, 50, was electro- cuted when she stepped from an auto- mobile onto a live wire which ad been blown down. In other parts of the storm sector, although property damage was estimated at thousands of dollars, no injuries were reported. At Farmington, IIL, falling trees wrecked one home, cut another in two and crushed in part of a third. Near Perryville, Ind.. a farm house unroofed and homes Westville were strucl and burned. The record-breaKing heat caused one Catlin and by lightning | prostration in Kentucky, at Hender- son, where a temperature of 105 was reached. Bowling Green had 1041 and several other Kentucky towns re- ported 100 or more. stern Kansas towns reached similar figures. LAWSON’S DEATH LOSS TO AMERICA, DAWES SAYS Declares Editor Fought for Right, Whether Popular or Not. Praises Charity. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 20—Vice Presi- dent Charles G. Dawes issued this statement today on the death of Victor F. Lawson: “The death of Victor Lawson is an irreparable loss to this city and State, and to America gencrally. He has demonstrated that dignity, high pur- pose, cleanliness and conviction in Journalism are not incompatible with great business success. Mr. Lawson was a most sincere and conscientious man. To him his position as the editor and publisher of a great newspaper was one of public trusteeship. His positions were taken in accordance with his ideas of what was right rather than what was popular, and vet he lived to see that that which was right, courageously presented, al- received eventually general pub. lic support. He possessed a singularly sympa- thetic nature and a tender heart. His charities were as numerous and large as they were unostentatious. “A fine public spirit was one of the guiding motives of his life. Seldom 2 was a meeting called for the better- ment of civic_conditions without the attendance of Victor Lawson and with- out his financial support. “He will be mourned by the whole city, and especially by those who en- joyea his friendship and personal con- tact with him. We have lost a great a strong and up- right leader and a friend to all in QUAKE IS LOCATED. Yesterday's earthquake has been lo- cated, through a collation of reports from the United States Coast and Geo- detic Survey seismological stations at Tucson, Ariz, and Cheltenham, Md., and the Dominion Observatory at Ot- tawa, Canada, at latitude 55 degrees north, longitude 165 east, in the ap- proximate neighborhood ‘of the Ka- mandorski Islands, off the coast of Kamchatka, _northeastern Siberia. Comdr. H. N. Heck of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, who made the calculations, states: “In this neighborhood there is a tremendous undersea trough, 18,000 feet deep, which is a famous location for earth- quakes,™ e In the | | L 1 | | | {Pioneer Newspzper Man Long Ml—Overwork Hastened End. | Eme-d Chicago Daily | News—Helped Fouhd Associated Press. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 20.—Victor Fre. mont Lawson, one of the greatest and {one of the last of America's pioneer f{l | journalists, 1s dead The editor and publisher of the Chi- | eago Dally News died last night at his home on Lake Shore Drive after an illness of only three days of a heart ailment from which he had suffered frequently in recent years Foremost among the exponents of untainted news, one of the founders | of the Associat and owner of one of the est newspaper suc- cesses on the continent, his death |marked the passinz of a premier news- paper fizure of the last century The same indomitable will and cour- age that marked his efforts in build ing a great metropolitan dafly and in fighting through the years for clean, unbiased news pnges, sustained the 75-year-old publisher in the last hours. Tle dled peacefully after ighting gal- lantly to within a few hours of the end with the same fortitude that had enabl him to f t off ill health for years in order to go daily to the down- town office of his paper. Hurt by Overwork. Mr. Lawson became seriously ill enly three days ago, although he had not been in robust health for years. It was recurrence of myocarditis, the heart ailment from which he had suffered frequent attacks for years. His assoclates said that overwork had contributed to his condition. Given strict orders by his physi- cians to remain in bed, the man who for nearly half a century had direct. ed the destinies of a great journal and kept in closest touch with its every activity was unable to stand the enforced inactivity. A st the advice of doctors, he insisted on getting out of bed Tues- day and sat up for a time. Yesterday morning he had a_relapse, and for & time it was feared death was Immi- nent, but he ralifed, and later in the day appeared much better. It was not until late last evening that he suffered a sinking spell, from which he never rallied, and he died peace- fully at 9 o'cloc surrounded by a few of the lifetime assoclates of his saper and his niece, Mrs. Clark *hicago. only four other ve, a brother, Iver and a brother- Harrison Bradley, nieces, all of Ridge- Mr. Laweon's wite died in 1914. They had no children. Mr. Lawson's funeral will be held » at 11 a.m. Monday rvices will be held in gland Congregational Church, where he had served as president of {the board of trustees and to which e had been a liberal contributor for many years. There will be no services home and the funeral will simple in respect to Mr. known wishes. Rev. John R. Hey worth, pastor of thé New England zational Church, is on his va. cation at St. Andrews, East Queb and the minister to conduct the serv; ice has not been named. . Only close friends and relatives will witn the burial, which will be in a cemetery not named. Sponsored Penny Paper. Lawson, the son of a news- paper man, was one of the first ad- vocates of a low-priced newspaper, and the idea gained him both success and wealth. The Chicago Dally News was the first Western paper to make |a success as a pemny sheet. He next gained distinction as one of the most vigorous advocates of co- operative news gathering and as one of the founders of the Associated Press, based on this principle. From 1894 to 1900 he was president of the Assoclated Press, when it was incor- porated under the laws of Illinois. From 1900 he had been a_member of the hoard of directors of the pres- ent organization. Mr. Lawson was a native Chica- goan, born here September 9, 1850, the son of Iver and Meling Lawson He was educated at Phillips Academy. Andover, Mass., and returned to Chi- cago to learn the rudiments of the newspaper business under his father, who established the Scandinavian. Upon the.death of the father Mr. Lawson assumed charge of the pub- lishing business. He was thus en- gaged when he met Melville E. Stone, later assoclated with Mr. Lawson in the publication of the News and afterward general manager and now counselor of the Assoclated Press. Mr. Stone established the Chicago Daily News, rented quarters in the Scandinavian office to get out his pa- per, and published the first issue Christmas day, 1875. Shortly after Mr. Stone’s two partners sold out to him, and in July, 1876, Mr. Stone in turn sold his interest to Mr. Lawson, who took charge of the paper, with Mr. Stone as editor. To preserve the independence of the paper ‘each man agreed to buy no se- curities of public service corporations from his share of the profits. They succeeded and in 1881 started a morn- ing edition and seven years later Mr. son purchased Mr. Stone's inter- est and becamé sole proprietor. Sacrifice for Principle. Soon afterward he changed the name of his morning publication to the Chi- cago Record, later merging it with the Times-Herald, when he called it the Record-Herald. Because he did not wish to be connected with a pa- per publishing on Sunday, he turned over the property of the Record-Her- ald to bondholders in 1914, making them a present of the capital stock of a par value of $2,300,000. One of the principles to which Mr. Lawson always attributed the success of the News was its wealth of fea- tures, particularly those of interest to woman readers, including short stories anecdotes, table recipes, fashions and small talk. In politics his newspaper prided it- self on its independence. Aside from his newspaper career, Mr. Lawson was intensely interested in a great many public and civic enterprises, many of them of a philanthropic character, and to these causes the in- fluence of his newspaper was frequent- Iy thrown. Gave to Charity. Mr. Lawson was one of the first ad- vocates of postal savings banks. He gave freely to charity, but the extent of his contributions probably will never be known, for he insisted that his aid never become known. His philanthroples to the afilicted were particularly heavy, and soclologists have asserted that his help has saved thousands of lives in Chicago. Immediately following the war, when news print paper was at an al- most prohibitive price, he kept a great many small papers from suspending publication by supplying them with news print from the large stocks which he had had the foresight to provide. Mr. Lawson several months ago re- ceived a degree from Columbia Uni- versity and had also been the recip- ient of many honors in Chicago. He married Miss Jessie S. Bradley of Chicago, in 1880. Since her death in 1914 Mr. Lawson's imposing man- Mr. the VICTOR LAWSON, EDITOR, DEAD; FOUGHT FOR CLEAN JOURNALISM | | | staff, VICTOR F. 1 sion had housed only himself and his | servants. One of the disappointments of his life was the fact that he had to Graceland Cemetery, no matter hinted that this disappointment had much to do with his favorite hobby which was to provide in Lincoln Park | & sanitarfum for the care of sick and poor children, Devoted to Wife. On Sundays it to Graceland Cc what the ason or place a wreath on wife, the most intima his lie It was for her that he built what was, at the time, the costliest and most beautiful home in Chicago. And when | she died he preferred to maintain that home in the same way—as nearly as_possible—as before. There he had one of the most im- pressive private libraries in the world. In his newspaper office Mr. Lawson always maintained a personal contact with the members of his large staff. “He was like & father to all on the Charles Dennis, managing edi- tor, said. “He was one of the few great publishers of the country whose personal touch was felt by e vV mem- ber of the staff of the newspaper.” Subject of Many Anecdotes. Numerous anecdotes are told of the tall, slightly bent, brown-bearded man, who was so little in the public e: despite his great power and influence When he established his penny news- paper he was handicapped by the fact that there were few pennies in Chi- cago. People liked the paper, but pen- nies were scarce. So he scoured the country for pennies and got them into circulation here. He was said to have t in pennies by the bushel. His ckloads of pennies started him on e road to wealth and fame. As proof of his sagacity, office as- soclates tell of a telegraph editor who, during the Democratic convention in 1912, warned other members of the staff that “Mr. Lawson said te give this fellow Wilson a fair deal.” Mr. Lawson fought former Sena- tor Wiliam Lorimer in politics and upon the occasion of a speech by Mr. Lorimer attacking Mr. Lawson an- other Chicago newspaper, friendly to the News, called Mr. Lawson to ask about the attack. Mr. Lawson urged that it be used without change. The next day he answered it. Under great stress, Mr. Lawson, true to his newspaper training, was always calm. He barely escaped death nine v ago when entering the office housing the Associated Press in New York, City in company with Mr. Stone, his lifelong friend, a large plece of cornice fell, barely missing them. He suffered injuries from flying splinters which caused him to limp thereafter. Praised by Employe. “The test day of Victor Lawson's life in recent years,” Henry Justin Smith, former news editor of the rws, said, “was the day of the fake armistice. That was the most trying day that American afternoon papers had gone through for decades. The ordeal lasted two hours. Throughout it, Mr. Lawson, who was in the midst of the excitement, stood like a rock, refusing to be stampeded by rumor or to permit an extra to be issued on the strength of a rumor. en, at the end of two hours, his judgment was vindicated, he showed no elation, just as he had betrayed neither panic nor weakness under the strain of wait- ing.” Mr. Lawson had been planning a vacation on his estate at Green Lake, Wis, once a Summer cottage to which he had taken his bride on a honeymoon, but since transformed into a country villa. But he stayed in Chicago to attend to business matters, mostly philanthropic enterprises, and the trip was never made. A number of men who have won fame in newspaper work and in other professions served on the News un- der Mr. Lawson; among them, Eu- gene Field, Slason Thompson, John F. Ballantyne, Dr. F. W. Rellly, John T. McClutcheon, George Ade, George Harvey, Ray Stannard Baker and Henry Barrett Chamberlin. Mr. Lawson is the second pioneer Chicago newspaper man to die within a year, John C. Eastman, editor and owner of the Chicago Daily Journal, dying suddenly several months ago. Stone Deeply Grieved. The Daily News today received the following message from Mr. Stone: “Chicago Dally News, - companion of “I have just learned of Mr. Law- son’s death and am utterly prostrated by it. For 50 years or more he and I were very intimate friends. We began our acquaintance as school- mates in the old Chicago High School, and he joined me in the ownership and conduct of the Chicago Daily News when I was 27 years old and he 25. We worked together in the forma- tive days of the paper for 12 years, he as business manager and I as editor, and there was never the slightest fric: tion between us. He was a great and go0od man, conscientious, generous and with an ever-abiding determination to do his duty as a Christian gentleman. Of course I am going to Chicago at once., “MELVILLE E. STONE. . Tribute Is Recalled. Mr. Lawson's death recalled a tribute he paid Mr. Stone in a letter commemorating Mr. Stone's comple- tion of 25 years as general manager of the Assoclated Press in 1918, The tribute addressed to “My dear Mel,” spoke of a more than 40 years assoclation in “the then little ad- venture of the Chicago Daily News' and in “the great adventure of the Assoglated Press” and closed: “And 80, as of the past crowd upon the memory, shall we not say—you and I partner—that along with the chastening sorrows.of life— mysteries which it is not given us to understand—have come to us both the generous rewards of service, and that unto us the lines have indeed fallen in pleasant places, and at the last— whether it come soon or late—for you and for us and for all we love, may | death of Victor T, {1ty in furtherin, {had been paid. Lawson an Example ' Of Real American, Coolidge Declares By the Assoclated Press PLYMOUTH, Vt., August 20.—Presi- dent Coolidge, on learning of the on, editor and publisher of the Chicago Dally News, issued the following statement: “For a long time I have known Victor F. Lawson and of his good works. He rose from humble begin- nings to a place of great leadership and Influence. He represented what our country extends to all its in- habitants in the way of opportunitv. I can think of no better way to de- seribe his achlevements as a friend, a journalist and a statesman, than to say he was a pre-eminent e\un\ple‘ of a patriotic American.” | foot of the first page was the mark of | mourning displayed by the newspaper. | Messages deploring the sudden death of the noted publisher poured into the offices of the Dally News. Leaders in all conservative move. ments In Chicago spoke in apprecis tion of Mr. Lawson's cou ge and : the good interests of Editors, statesmen, political | leaders, reformers and lesser known | citizens were among those whose mes- sages came In an unending stream. At the same time lesser known in- terests of the many-sided figure came to light. Mr. Lawson early displayed an Interest in newspaper work, and his | first earned pocket money ne from | work In the circulation department | of the Chicago Evening Journal At the end of his first week he proudly displayed to his father $2 he His father gave him Chicago. $2 more. From that time,” said Mr. in telling of his boyhood, lacked money of my own.” Played No Favorites. One rule which Mr. Lawson early adopted in the management of his newspaper was that position accorded to display advertising depended upon the exigencies of make-up.and that every advertiser stood the same chance of getting the best or less de- sirable positions The publisher never sought to con- trol political appointments, asserting that such action would be & handicap to his fre and untrammeled action on_behalf of the people. Mr. Lawson was a man of tireless industry. His day's work began in his Wbrary immediately after break- fast and many tasks were attended to before he went to his office. After dinner in the evening he again was at his desk and worked several hours more. In his hours of relaxation his love of good stories was notable. He was of conservative habits and always dressed in garments made from a certain cloth imported from the Tyrol. His flat-topped derby hats also were distinctive. From the time he was a young man he always wore a full beard. So careful was Mr. Lawson in his efforts to live up to his position as editor of a newspaper independent in politics that he refrained from voting in primary elections. He held, further, that he was not a member of any political party and was free to criti- cize either party at any time. F. B. Noyes Voices Tribute. The Daily News today publishes the following comment by Frank B. Noyes, president of the Associated ,'upon the death of Mr. Lawson: is an inexpressible shock and grief to me to learn of Mr. Lawson’s death. A great figure in American journalism has passed.” Mr. Noyes is in Winter Harbor, Me. Among the other numerous tributes recelved were these Senator Charles nois: “In the death of Mr. Lawson, Chi- cago loses a great friend and the country a great citizen. For more than 50 years he has labored un- ceasingly for a greater and better city and a higher and nobler national life. He was indeed a great builder. His death will bring profound sorrow to this community, which he served with all his might. Senator George H. Moses of Hampshire, in Chicago as chairma the joint congressional postal committee: “Meeting as we do in this city and the members of this committee being | awson, | never 8. Deneen of Illi- rate members of the postal committees 0(‘ both houses of Congress, it is fitting that we take notice of the passing of one of the greatest publishers of the country, and one of the greatest triends of the postal service, to whose Initiative and perseverance the postal savings department owes its existenc: Called Honor to Profession. La Fayette Young, sr., veteran pub- lisher of the Des Moines Capital, and one of the country's ploneer editors: “Mr. Lawson was an honor to the editorial fraternity. He never aban- doned his ideas or opinfons for the sake of circulation. He never pander- ed to vicious and unlawful elements, regardiess of their numbers. He was & hard worker. He was resourceful. His newspaper was greatly successful It was, all the time, published In the interests of patriotism and public and private virtue.” Joseph Medill Patterson, of the Chicago Tribune: “Mr. Lawson was one of the great- est citizens Chicago has ever known. As a journalist there have been few to compare wtih him. He made his newspaper great without cheap com- promises with popular taste, and par- alleled his career as an editor with long and successful service for the Associated Press.” John C. Schaffer, editor and publish- er of the Chicago Evening Post: “Mr. Lawson’s death is a great loss to the community. I am keenly sorry to hear of his death.” Marveled at Labors. Richard J. Finnegan, co-editor of the Chicago Journal: “As an editor Mr. Lawson upheld the highest ideals of journalism, yet he did not let his many activities in the newspaper world interfere with his duties as a citizen. Other newspaper men marveled at the time he gave outside his office to large civic interests. He was an all-around good citizen, a fine gentle- man, a good neighbor and his loss is one df the most serious Chicago has felt in a long time. Kent Cooper, general manager of the Associated Press, sent this mes- sage: “Victor F. Lawson was an inspiring figure in American journalism. He once referred to the Associated Press as his great adventure, and, indeed, it was. His devotion to the ideals of the newspaper profession was reflect- ed in his ardent interest in the Asso- clated Press. A. P. men scattered throughout the world hold him in reverence. Just so, memory of him will be revered by them throughout the years.” ACTOR, ILL, TO WED. Doctor Declares Cullen Landis Is Not So Badly Hurt. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., August 20 (P).—Two announcements affecting Cullen Landis, motion picture actor, ‘were issued yesterday. One by his rgeon was that an operation for appendicitis was performed and that an_examination revealed that Landis had not been internally injured in a recent automobile accident. The co-editor it_be light at eventide.” The Daily News was published in all its regular editions today, the men Mr. Lawson had trained carrying on the work as he would have wanted. Turned rules across the top and other announcement, by Landis, dis- closed that he and Miss Loca Hearne, jactor, | Rodolph and Winifred Hudnut Kiss at Good-Bye. Artistic Temperaments Blamed; Neither to Seek Divorece. By the Associated Press HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. August 20.— Rodolph Valentino, picture today that he and his wife, the former Winifred Hudnut, had agreed on a marital vacation. “I took her to the train and kissed her good-byve,” sald the portrayer of “sheik” roles In the films. “Does that look as though we parted on any- thing but the best of terms?" “Nelther of us is contemplating a suit for divorce.” As the length of the “marital vacation,” Valentino would not com- mit himself. SEPARATION FRIENDLY. No Alimony, Just Artistic Liberty, in Screen Breach. YORK, August 20 ®).— Valentino. original sheik of the screen, and his second wife, Wini- fred de Wolfe Hudnut Valentino, dancer and daughter of a perfume manufacturer, have agreed to sepa- motion said NEW | rate. The wreck of one of Hollywood's dearest romances was announced early today by_George Ellman, man- ager for Mrs. Valentino, but he em- phasized that the rocks were nicely cushioned The separation is entirely friendly, Mr, Ellman said, there being no idea of ‘a divorce, no agreement for ali- mony, but merely the desire of two artists to pursue their own talents in different directions. He added, how- ever, that he did not see how it was possible for either of them to run home after the publicity which is destined to be given the announce- ment Continue Screen Work. Both will continue in motion picture work, Mrs. Valentino as a producer and he as a“star for United Artists Mrs. Valentino came to New York on business last Monday. The sej agreement was signed in the p Valentino home on Whitney Heights, Hollywood, the preceding Tuesday Mr. Ellman described the meeting as follows You know, dear, I h: just as you have yvours,” tino said. ventures." “I love Rodolph and always will,” FRIENDS ON ‘MARITAL VACATION,’ VALENTINO AND HI ]Original Sheik of Screen “Yes,” he replied, “and T wish you | all the success in the world in your | | WIFE PART i Rodolph _Valentino. nifred Hudnut Vale Uppe! Lower: W Mr. |* b e 1y two arti temp freedom that each E h ¥ 1d Winifred told him, - return to him wse is simply one of aments seeking the inds necessary for n continued. pDen to meet they Iman h as usual. The only that they have agreed not to ot There is no quarrel. prospect of one.” nd Winifred were married in 1 NFF WAR T0 0 O PEACEPLANS FAL Franco - Spanish Envoys Called Back From Melilla. Their Offer Ignored. By the Associated Pres PARIS, August 20.—France and Spain have broken off peace negotia- tions with Abd-elKrim, the Riffian chief. The French and plenipotentiaries, who were awaiting the Riffian emissaries at Melilla to conditions, have been instructed to re- turn home. The month at Melilla, where they were sent at the conclusion of the Franco- |Spanish conference in Madrid bear- ing the text of the conditions accept- able to France and Spain. Terms Withdrawn. The French and Spanish govern- ments have come to the conclusion that Abd-el-Krim has been allowed sufficlent time in which to send dele- gates to receive the peace terms, and they have decided to leave settlement of the Moroccan question to arms. With the Riffians in full flight north- ward from Taza and Ouezzan, both extremities of the fighting line, the French and Spanish feel that the re- sult cannot remain long in suspense, and that Abd-el-Krim will be forced to sue for peace. The conditions which the Riffian leader has scorned will no longer be extended to him if further bloodshed is necessitated through his stubborn- ness, it is declared in official circles. FEZ, French Morocco, August 20 (#).—The Tsoul region has been com- pletely cleared of rebels by the French, it is officlally announced, and the greater part of the tribe, with their goods and flocks, have offered uncon- ditional submission. DARROW WILL DEBATE. CTHICAGO, August 20 (#).—Dr. John Roach Straton, fundamentalist leader, says Clarence Darrow, professed ag- nostic and counsel for Scopes, has consented to debate publicly with him on_evolution. Dr. Straton, who is pastor of Cal- vary Baptist Church, New York, has wired Mr. Darrow in Greeley, Colo., that he will take the negative side of the questiom, “Resolved, that the earth and man come by evolution.” He also has asked Henry Fructer, New York, to arrange directly with Mr. Darrow a date early in the Fall and preferably in Chicago. Spanish | submit the joint Franco-Spanish peace |, plenipotentiaries have been a | CIVIL WAR ARMY NURSE IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Mrs. Emily D. Spear, 86, Served | at Old Army Square Hospital. } Daughter of Sea Captain. Mrs. E who served ¢ D. Spear, 86 s a trained nurse at the are Hospital here during | died of heart: disease avenue, services will be conducted at the residence this after- | noon at 3 o'clock, with interment in c onal Cemetersy. Spear was the widow of Hiram 3 an ent “Printing he was the daughter of the liam Pettigrew, an English ame to this country rears old, ears old, late with her landing in = is survived by two daughters, M. Spear and Mrs. W. E. sister, Mrs. Marfa Luber Md. e grandchildren and | grandchildren. | DR. B. C. McNEiHV_rNAVMED HEAD OF LOCAL 40 AND 8 Watson B. Miller to Be Candidate of Group Here to Lead Na- tional Organization. Watson B. Miller, past department commander of the American Legion here, was named for chef de chemin de fer, ‘or candidate for election as na- tional head of La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, at the fourth annual election of officers and grand promenade of the local organization last night, at the District Building. Dr. B. C. McNeil was elected grand ehet de guerre of the local *'40 and §" and Guy Withers, Norman Landreau, Francis F. Miller, Joseph J. Idler and James A. Drain, national commander of the American Legion, were named the five grand cheminote, or executive committee of the society. Other officers elected were: A. S. Imrie, grand chef de train; George grand conducteur; F. G. Fra. rand _commissaire intendant; Francis J. Kelly, grand garde de la porte; Richard A. O'Brien, grande garde aux chevaux; William F. Frank. lin, grand correspondant; Maj! E. T. Hitch, grand sous correspondant; Wat. son B. Miller, grand cheminote na tionale; Willlam F. Franklin, alternate cheminote nationale; Thomas J. Fral ley, grand advocate. Thomas D. Walsh, Arthur Scrivener, Norman Landreau, Dr. B. C. McNeil and Paul J. McGahan were nameéd delegates to the prominade nationale, which will be held in conjunction with the next national convention of the American Legion. The heart of a gybsy maiden led her away from Romany ways. She discarded the red, green and yellows garb of her mothers. She bobbed her hair. She dressed just like a flapper or a debutante. And she fell in love with an elderly gentleman at_Soldiers’ Home. Now a Romany maid is falling into dangerous ways when she strays so far. Peggy Adams is held at the House of Detention today with the future very uncertain, because she followed her beart in its turning. Mother Causes Arrest. Peggy was_arrested last night at Park road and Fourteenth street. Her mother, Mrs. Rosa Adams, who is connected with a fortune-telling estab- Jishment at 487 Pennsylvania avenue, had complained to the police that her daughter had disappeared from home and that $300 was missing at the same ime. U ice at the House of Detention, Peggy gave an exhibition of some Romany traits which her outward veneer of Americanism failed to sub- due. She threw her flapper-garbed body on the floor to emphasize the sincer- formerly of Lexington, Ky., will be married as soon as the present Mrs. Landis receives her final decree of divorce, ity of her plea. Romany Flapper Runs Afoul of Law When Love Causes Her to Quit Home She told of the gipsy custom of re- ceiving dowries for the hands of their daughter: “How would you like to have your daughter sold?” she asked one police- man, pointedly. Peggy doesn’t know how old she is. She may be 16 or she may be 19. Her parents never told her, she says. Upon this hinges the outcome of her case. If she is only 16 she will be taken be. fore the Juvenile Court. If she is 19 she will probably be discharged, since her mother does not desire to press a charge against her. Rumored Nuptials Opposed. Whatever Rosa Adams may think of her daughter’s Americanisms on the whole, there is one to which she is violently opposed. This concerns the elderly gentleman at Soldiers’ Home. There have been some rumors of a projected wedding. 3 “'Nothing doing,” says Mrs. Adams. “Nothing doing,” say the numerous members of the gypsy tribe in and around Washington, aH of whom have taken an intense interest in the case. Peggy’'s opinion, however, is not ikfast, luncheon and din- | HOOPER MAJORITY CHEERING TOG. 0.P. Elected to Congress by 6,883 Votes Over Democrat in Michigan District. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN The results of the election of Jo seph L. Hooper as Represen from the third Michigan distric Tuesday were declared in Rep: circles here today to be very s tory. It was confldently expected t Mr. Hooper would be elected o Democratic opponent, Claude S in view of the apathy : special elections to f cancies, there was some do how large Mr. Hooper’s mar; be. A telegram to Chairman 3 Wood of the Republican congressional committee gives the unofficial retu as follows: Hooper, 16 Hooper's lead bein third Michig . a Republican stronghold, but in a cial election held in 1823 to fill a cancy caused by the de: h, who represented the distrl Congress, Arthur B. Wil elected by on liams died successor been elected. in 1924 Mr. Wilian as 23,331 votes over his Demc nent in a total The last figures ence in the int tion and that in indicate 4 Mic can hauser, member of Cor district, died in who had former! the House, was ¢ Mr. Smith dled two 4 his’ successor, Mr. Williams. Spring. The Republi fight in the th gressional district Representativ rank caused a vacancy. The have nominated his son Appleby, and the D Kinmonth, an e |away from the tion, znd last i won it back s Hardi ve death sed former Gov. c nominee. Cheering to Party. While it w would and Massachu recently held, the their candidates has e party leaders in administration lic was in 1924 Another v ists in th sachusetts, due of George B. Ci This district has by the Republic reason to Suppol e filled by a R TRAIN KILLS WOMAN AT BELTSVILLE CROSSING Mrs. Dolly Fitzgerald, Treasury Employe, Was to Have Attended Party at Neighbor's. Speci Diepatch to The Star. BELTSVILLE, Ma., Justice of the Pi will hold an in ody of Mrs. Dolly who was killed by ing near her home la Mrs. Fitzgerald, 34 years employve of the income tax d the Treasury Departmen: way home to prepare fc at a birthday party, wh have been given at the re: next door neighbor. The canceled when news was that she had been run down train She had waited on th sage of a train bound from ington to Baltimore and, it is be failed to notice the approach c other, which was going to W ton. Her husband, Benjamin F. gerald, a carpenter, su to the dea ery wiil ns and there is e the vacan slican a train Wash- ved, the ing: Fitz IS REDUCED $1,000,000 Longest Session 'of Ends With Fiscal Measure Enacted Six Weeks Late. By the Associated Press SAN JUAN, P. R., Augus| Porto Rican legislature afternoon concluded the longest sion on record. The session began February 9. The budget of $§10 passed six weeks after the comme ment of the fiscal year. It re a reduction of more than $ over last year's budget, b $500,000 more than that su the legislature by Gov. Towner. Several Important measures were passed, Including a new income tax patterned after the Federal tax law The income tax is to be retroactive to January 1, 1924, but the tax op smaller individual incomes is reduce and a flat tax of 12% per cent is levied on corporations. The retroactive feature of the come tax law, it is predicted, produce much litigation and chants are urging Gov. Towner veto the sales tax. MARGUERITE CLARK ILL. Appendix Removed—Plans Return to Movies. NEW YORK, August 20 (® Marguerite Clark, a screen,and stage favorite a few years ago, is at the Fifth Avenue Hospital he recover- ing from an operation for appendi citis. ] Just after returning from a trip abroad with her husband, Harry Willlams, she was rushed to the hc pital Tuesday. Her sister, Cora Clark, and her husband said she was entirely out of danger, though it may be three weeks before she can leave for her home in Louisiana. ‘Before her illness her husband had given his consent for her return to the screen. Legislature —The erday ents 000,000 in ay er. to Has At s ‘West Virginia Backs Waterway. DULUTH, Minn., August 20 (®).— West Virginia has joined the great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Asso- clation, making the twentieth State to enter the council of States favoring immediately available. She has her own jdeas of tribal authority, having the project. Charles P. Cralg, executive directbr ““I want to be an American,” she |spent some time in the intensely New | of the association announces receipt said, “To_be a good American you ‘must be'a bad gipsy,” World atmosphere of a junior high school in Seattle. 2 of a letter from Gov. Gors, accepting membership. ’