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ORMISTON T0 FIGHT EXTRADITION MOVE Chicago Police Chief Denies Radio Operator Is Under Ar- | rest—Officer With Him. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 11.—Kenneth G. Ormiston, Los Angeles radio opera- tor, is in Chicago, but whether he will be taken back to Los Angeles to answer charges of consplracy to de- feat justice remains a question. Los Angeles authorities want the long missing figure in the Aimee Sem- ple McPherson kidnaping case back and are preparing extradition papers, but Ormiston sald he would fight any sttempt to get him farther West than Chicago. Ormiston arrived here last night from Harrisburg, Pa., accompanied by two detectives and a newspaper man, end immediately went into conferen with his attorney, Edward H. 8. Mar- tin, who has been his mouthpiece e his disappearance several months ago. So far as Chicago police know, Or- wiston is not under arrest, although one of his companions on the hegira to Chicago was Sergt. Harry Donnelly of Chief of Police Collins’ personal staff. Not Under Arrest, Says Chief. “T am so sure he is not under ar- gest,” said Chief Collins, “that I have wired authoritles at Los Angeles to hat effect. Sergt. Donnelly may have £lm, but he is not under arrest. He n't in the police station, is he?” ‘The district attorney’s office at Los Angeles, however, has moved to take Ormiston out of the hands of what they termed “private captors,” and place him In custody pending attempts 8t removal to Los Angeles. Ben Cohen, chief of detectives, wired Chi- @ago police to arrest the defendant. A new move on the West Coast ©ame with the removal from Oakland to Los Angeles of the blue automobile #n which police said Ormiston and a woman companion drove between Los Angeles and Glendale on the night of Avpril 25, a day after Mrs. McPherson returned to Los Angeles from a Euro- ean trip. Authorities said last night hey expected to establish the identity of the woman within 24 hours. Willing to Meet Keyes. Ormiston spent the night here at a Somh Side hotel. “District Attorney es won't get me back to Califor- f( " he said.in a copyrighted story n the Herald and Examiner. “I don't believe he wants me back there. Keves and his associates can’t prove a crime aganist me. I have done noth- ing wrong and have nothing to fear.” Tt was decided at the conference with his attorney that if a warrant was received here Ormiston would post cash bond. Mr. Keyes left Wash. ington for the West last night, but whether he would stop here was not announced. “If Keyes “lsh glad to meet “but it will h: s to see me T'll be im,” Ormiston_said. ve to be in the office of my attorney. Ormiston maintained that Keyes previously had turned down an offer for a meeting, extended through Attorney Martin. WOULD FACE ORMISTON. Mrs. Kimball Decla Meeting Would Prove She Is Not “Miss X, OAKLAND, Calif., December 11 (#). —Mrs. Virla.Lee Kimball, plaintiff in @ $1.000,000 slander suit against Aimee Semple McPherson, declared yesterday she proposes to go to Los Atgeles if Kenneth G. Ormiston is returned there and defy him to ident- fy her as the “Miss X" of the Mec- Pherson case. “I am confident now of proving my tnnocense in this matter, as wiil be shown when I meet Mr. Ormiston,” she said. “He cannot help but agree that I have nothing to do with the maiter and certainly was not the woman now famous as ‘M P Mrs. Kimball's Brought into the ca iven by the principal State's witness rs. Lorraine mann-Sielaff, in < red she was the woman, designated by Ormiston as #Miss X" who spent several days with him ina co OIL "4 (Continued from First Page.) the noted singer repiied, “No man has a higher reputation.’ ‘What is his reputation for patriot- ism?* “It is so high that I hope when I live to become his’age I shall have the same Kkind of reputation.” Defense Then Rests. This concluded the witness’ exami- nation, and Mr. Hogan announced to the court he had several more wit- nesses from Los Angeles, but he would not put them on. Upon receiv- ing approval from Justice Hoehling he announced. ‘We res! Mr. Lambert then arose and sald. “We also rest. This was at 9:45 o’clock. Mr. Roberts then began his re- buttal by offering a letter written by the then Rear Admiral J. K. Robison to Representative Kelly of #Pennsyl- vania. Hogan objected on the ground that it does not ‘rebut anything.” fter a conference at the bench Jus- tice Hoehling advised Mr. Roberts to produce other letters related to the first one he offered. Justice Hoehling upheld Mr. Hogan’s contention that if the Robi- son letter to Representative Kelly be produced the Government also should present other letters in rela- tion to the same subject in its re- buttal. Letters then were presented by Roberts from Admiral Robison in reply to communications from Rep- resentative Sinnott of New Jersey and Senator Harreld of Oklahoma requesting information regarding prospective leasing in the naval re- serves, withdrawal and disposition of lands, production, ete. Contents of Letters. The letter to Kelly presented in full the Navy's oil policy early in 1922 before the actual contract of April 25 with the Doheny company. To Mr. Sinnot, Robison replied on April 19, 1922, that pwing to the trans- fer of oil administration to the Interior Department he would be unable to give him any satisfactory Information regarding his general request. On April 20, 1922, Secretary of the Navy Denby, replied to a communica- tion received April 14 from Senator Harreld, who had requested informa- tion regarding leases in the Elk Hills reserves. The only information the Secretary conveyed to him was that between March 4, 1921, and May 31, 1921, two leases had been made to the Consolidated and the Buena Vista Companies in reserve No. 2 Mr. Roberts then produced in re- i buttal a memorandum of the Pan American Company prepared in No- vember, 1922, just prior to the Decem- ber 12 lease and contract. The memo- randum, which figured earlier in the m.u contained the proposal of the ‘America Co. with regard to ofl royalties and Pearl Harbor construc- tion and cited the alarming situation in the oil industry in southern Call- fornia due to oversupply. The basic price of oil having been reduced from $1.60 a barrel to 60 cents, the memo- randum pointed out that the situation could be righted only by storing sur- plus oil, which would arrest the down- ward trend of prices. Terms In Memorandum. It was this memorandum which contained the original proposal of the Doheny Co. for a 10-year period af- fecting royalty ofl from the reserves, a period which was extended to years when the lease eventually was executed. It proposed also giving the Pan-American Co. preferential right to future leases in the reserves in re- turn for which the company would provide fuel oil storage and sell to the Government petroleum products at 10 per cent below the market price. John May, a stenographer at the Navy Department, was put on the stand by Roberts to identify minutes of the sessions held by the naval council during October and Novem- ber, 1921, when the subject of fuel oil and lease was brought up at va- rious times. The first record of minutes was for the meeting of October 18, 1921, at which Denby presided and told the council of the determination to lease and develop the oll reserves. The notes referred to the leasing as ‘a most difficult and dangerous busi- nes: The stenographle report read by Mr. Roberts quoted discussions by ecretary Denby with heads of bu- eaus in the Navy, who composed the Navy Council. Mr. Denby was quoted —as saying “That matter of leasing is a dangerous thing. It is full of Eul(l 1 hy. ll"»lvln\lrla ;_TIJF! - m s ot the DIt of 'Columbia - tor ot ( f electing fifteen (15) trustees Hpany for the ensuing year. will t the office of the company, E st. nw. ‘;uu “lmda} December . 1 Sdieek p ] h!‘ |\\v\\fl \I!H be r\nlu between the hours ‘ot I““'?“x'l 11 be closed from e tasier ook sl be clos e;fiwr December 20. 1926. oth dates ‘ine GNED HAS SOLD HIS . fixtures, tools. appliances said shop located at persons aré THE T ehoemaker s 1, mercha OR PART LOAD RIC] u\m*;‘u A, LOT OF 500 HIGH: ‘ os : I‘” bf.‘[ sold peclal jow prices. not buy Jamps 'l'mlu{gu have keen th o Tre ELMH il OWNERS GF PRO: 7 2 are " hercby notibed that Mr. Damie} ing, Has Deen appomtcd superinieident'of o “prospect Hill Cemetery. All business is e romucted through Mr. King. Dy order o Poard. of Trusiees WINKLER, Secy. 100 LOA ¥ andumua or FR AR STOR e GES REPAIRED. "BOWERS. e cne» st. n Phone Main, 70§ THE LA T FOR CONVA- lescents and Invalide. 1654 Col. rd. tending physicians, nursing. diets. Amh\l» lance servi Col. 8793. - CHEMICAL—FORMUL, a.;ul l?‘l r!ull Process d:“ t n el aicoholie heverages: confidentia T ephone Col. 964. W . Jt \ES '1J07 uhmfl.on D. C. AT CAPITAL BA\K ‘Washington, D. C. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the National Capital Bank o ngt D. C.. for the election of iartors. ad {rangiction ‘of any other business that m: Foperly brought before the meeting. wi Do R Taeedays January 11, 1057, &t the bank, between the hours of 12 o'clock noon d 3 o'clock p.m. 3 H. C. STEWART. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THI 'mc holders of The Farmers and Mechanics Ni tional Bank of Washington, D. C.. will be held at, the bankine house. Wl-cnmm ave. and M st. Washington, n Tues: Gay, January 11th, 10r e clection of directors for the'ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. The polls will be open from 12 o'clock noon until 1 H. L. SELBY, Cashier. 'HE NATIONAL METROPOLITA: NE of Waehington, D. C. " December 11, 1026— e annual meeting of the shareholders of i3 bank. for the election of directors and Ghe transaction' of ‘Sueh other business as may, properly come before the meeting; will € o'clock p.m. be held at ‘the banking house on January 11, 1027, i, Polls to remal in en until 'L p. books will be anu T35, 1o Samuary 13 0557 Dotk dated” Pchideq: C. F. JACOBSEN. Cashier. e E] TH! Other “metats B, FORME SH rn ronm hone l?r-nknn THE ROOF LEAK? ter have us make it “anug tight” now: Totaminclement weather sets 1. Call us IRO NCL. Roofing mhhzvn.m L) Compa: Give Us Your Next Order —for printing—and be assured of quality and prompt The National Capital Press 1210-1212 D ST. N.W. Y o Salon: 35 156 ot ¥ 187. ie BYRON S. ADAMS -ade, but not high priced. High Gra0 B Sreer M fiOOFl'NG—By Koons Gqunte on” anyihing i the Sine: make ' specialty of ROOKIS mortas 10 g 3, s. otne NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Lt ur. ant _of _ hard: T oy TLouis Molanoft. hereby itors _notice o' %fl T Boen 00 or ‘betore Doternber CAPITAL ADJUSTING & 25 FINANCE SOM e Sulte s "wmlnnoahg ngy PISGEII-.. known as cated at h:fls THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK. holders of The Keal Estate Titie Insurance Gompany of t CASE EVIDENCE IS FINISHED; ARGUMENTS BEGIN MONDAY dynamite. I don't want to haye sny- thing to do with it.” At the afternoon session on’ the seme day, October 18, Admiral Robert E. Coontz was quoted in the report as stating the Navy's fuel supply would be exhausted within 60 days and steps would have to be taken to secure more ofl or go to Congress for a de- ficiency. a Secretary Denby wanted to know it “We have the legal right” for dis- position of the Navy royalty oil in return for the storage tanks and then sald: “We should use it now. The Secretary of the Interior said if we don't get it now, we won't get any three months from now. The Secre- tary of the Interior says they are getting 4,000 barrels a day from one well.” Admiral Latimer, then Judge Advo- cate-General, was quoted as telling Denby he had legal authority to do “anything in the world” with the oil. Secretary Denby sald in reply: “I wanted to explain it all to Con- gress,” and Admiral Robison inter- rupted to say that all he had to do would be approve the contents of a letter he held in his hand and the tanks would be built. “What will I ;la about 1t?”" he was quoted as say- ng. 'We'll see about that later,” Secretary Denby. “Shall I go ahead with the tanks?” asked Robison. “Not until I have seen the commit- tee,” presumably referring to the naval affairs committee of the House. Invitations For Bids. Admiral Morris then took the stard, carrying several large books and doc He testified that invitations to bid on the Navy’s fuel oil for cur- rent use and for delivery at San Pedro, Calif., from 1922 to the current year were sent to about 42 firms. Among these firms invited was the Pan-American Co., but his records did not show this company submitted a bid from 1922 until 1924 when it was awarded a contract for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925. On cross-examination of the witness, Mr. Hogan frequently asked if Admiral Morris knew that the Pan- American Co. did not possess a re- finery during the periods it did not submit a bid. Through his questions, the jury learned that the first year the refinery was in operation was 1924 and that year the company had received the bid. Not more than six oil companies had responded out of the 42 invited to submit figures, Admiral Morris said. Roberts read from the testimony given at the Los Angeles equity suit by Dr. H. Foster Bain, director of the Bureau of Mines, one of the principal defense witnesses during the present trial. The testimony had to do with the meeting in Fall's office, October, 1921, when Bain first met Admiral Robison, who was in charge of ol matters for the Navy. At this meeting, Bain testified at the Los ngeles trial, Robison had stres. sed the difficulty the Navy was having in getting any benefit from its oil reserves. ecretary Fall had remarked, the witness said, that he had looked into the matter of storage tanks and might be able to help the Navy. At another point in the testimony Bain had quoted Fall as saying he had been considering the plan for using royalty oil for storage pur- poses and that he was satisfled Mr. Doheny would make a bid. Other Testimony Produced. Mr. Roberts produced this testi- mony to support the Government's contention that Fall and Doheny must have had some conferences or communications about the matter. Another portion of the Los Angeles testimony which the Government counsel produced related to Dr. Bain's report to Robison on the re- replied fo vote upon and approve the reso ution of the i mmr E; illonS areoment bt Apnl tntom Entered into with “The Golambia Ticle uran the t Co- A 'mg:n‘dol the District 507 ® . and. closed ot 3 The books for the transfer of n}ek wn? lia m January 1, 1027, 1927, both dates trv{em P AR ARLES E. MARSH. Secretary. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE sToél bolders of The Ralelgh Hotel Company. for t for the ensuing Girce be held un Wodneldly. January 1ol nnayivania K8 Wil 5o Closen T P ad o, Toqyc0ke will be *Closd Fimunry EDWARD L. HILLYII. THE ANNUAL NEmNG OF TOCK- holders of the Lincoln Nation ’n{ % et main banking h 'P\l..- day, January 11, 1937 bev.ween'l e g‘m Boolu for the transfer of flwk 'fll closed from December 20, 1926, to Janu- ary 12, 1927. JAMES A. SOPER. Cashie, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, O] e Compirolior “beh“ "JF' o on, B m BT w. corrw Acting_Combtrolier of ‘the. Garrescs. Ammu._i_é—fi' Pidary 11 e "?‘L R REG! the shareLolders w-fisn,wn e 12 N. sult of his Western trip, regarding which he testified at the present trial that various ofl companies had questioned the legality of the Pearl Harbor contract. Robison testified at Los Angeles that Bain told him counsel for General Petroleum Co. would support the plan. Robison also testified that Bain had only mentioned temporary objec- tions by counsel of the Standard company. John G. Holland, an attorney of New York, who was clerk to Senator Walsh of Montana during the 1924 Senate oil investigation, was called to the stand by Mr. Roberts. Roberts asked him if he had not been instructed to search tie 6,000 pages of letters and documents pro- duced by Fall in response to the Senate resolution and transmitted by President Harding. He sald he had been so instructed. Roberts asked about a letter of November 28, 1921, written by Doheny to Fall. THhe witness sald he had searched the files, but could not find it, after Doheny's testimony before the Senate committee in 1924. Roberts then asked if he had found a letter from E. C. Finney, acting Secretary of the Interior, written De- cember 16, 1921, to J. J. Cotter of thc Doheny company. Only a carbon copy had been found, the witness said. Cotter Requested to Call. This letter requested Cotter to call at Dr. Bain's office, as the Bureau of Mines director wished to see him with regard to matters contained in Do- heny's letter of November 28, 1921. The existeace of such a letter was not known until Finney’s reference to it had been found. The witness related that in response to a motfon by the Senate committee upon his failure to find such a letter ™ the batch of documents sent by Fall, he went to the Department of Interior and made a thorough search of all its files relating to the Navy De- partment. He was unable to find the letter, he explained, and testified that later Dr. Bain forwarded a photostat copy of it to Senator Walsh. He then said that after his failure to discover the letter in any of the files at the Department Dr. Bain had shown him the copy of the original in his office. The purpose of Mr. Roberts in press- ing this inquiry was to show that the Doheny letter had not been_ included in the files forwarded to the President by Fall. ‘Wilbur Takes Stand. Doheny's defense virtually was rest- Pd at 3: 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, his chief counsel, Mr. Hogan, reserv- ing the right to call John McCormack as a character witness. of the Navy Curtis D. ‘Wilbur took the stand upon the con- vnlnx of the afternoon session. The rst person to testify after luncheon wu Rev. James Whitcomb Brower, a character witness, and as he left the stand Mr. Hon.n “Hon. -sem.ry ‘Witbur, please take the stand. “You are here in answer to a sub- poena eamn‘ upon you to produce Bl' certain paj “Yes, -h-." rcpllad the Secretary. ‘Have you produced them?" “Yes. Admiral Campbell has them.' Rear Admiral Campbell, judge Mr vocate general, came forward with bundle al documents, which Mr Hogan examined and noted they bore the certification and seels of the Navy Department. Included in the papers, Mr. Hogan States N between 16 1920, u.nd ll Maroh, 1921, except those messages of a confidential nature, h. lication of which would be prefud! to the public interest.” “How many documents are ex- asked Hogan of Wilbur. “That's hard to answer, for two reasons: The specifications in the sub- poena. were. indefinite and I haven't counted them." Mr. Hogan asked if the “‘excepted” documents were the same as those which had not been produced at the Los Angeles civil suit trial, and the Secretary thought they were. Conslders Issue Closed. The Secretary then was excused and the papers were returned to him. The significance of this testimony later was explained by Mr. Hogan, who de- clared he had done all he could to get the “excepted” documents before the jury as positive proof of oral testi- mony that Japan, between 1920 and 1921, had begun mobilization and laid plans_ for attacks on the Philippine and Hawallan Islands. He added that the refusal of the Navy Secretary to bring these confidential documents to light would not be pressed and the matter was closed as far as he iscon- cerned. Satisfled that the Navy Depart- ment’s declination to present the docu- ments had as favorable effect upon the jury as if they had been read, Mr. Hogan offered in evidence Senate Document No, 210, which previously had been marked for identification. Governmgnt counsel objected, but after a long conference at the bench Mr. Hogan was allowed to read cer- tain parts to the jury, with the under- standing that the Government, on re- buttal, likewise could do the same. The document was a report by Sec- retary Fail to President Harding pre- pared in response to a Senate reso- lution calling for an explanation of the ofl reserve leasing policy. It was sent to the Senate by the late Presi- dent with a letter of transmittal, dated June 7, 1922, in which the Ex- ecutive declared the policy regarding the oll leases “was submitted to me prior to the adoption thereof,” and it has “at all times had my entire ap- proval” The letter also stated that the report was ‘“not to be construed as a defense, but is designed to af- ford that information to which the committee is entitled.” / Anderson Is Witness. J. C. Anderson, brothern-law of Mr. Doheny and president of the Pan- American Petroleum Co. of California, formerly a subsidiary of the Pan- American Petroleum & Transport Co., had very little part to play in the contract for the construction of the Pearl Harbor storage tanks signed April 25, 1922. He did, however, have @ major share in the negotiations leading up to the second contract of December 11, and more than once, ac. cording to his testimony, registered disapproval with the undertaking. Admiral J. K. Robison had told him the “Japanese situation is a very seri- ous situation, and the Navy wants not only fuel, but gasoline, lubricating and Diesel oil at Pearl Harbor,” “I asked Robison how much we would get for placing it there,” the witness said, “and he said ‘the Navy might as well lease all of the reserves, provided it could get the things done that it wanted.’” Anderson broke off negotiations for a royalty schedule with Robison on one occasion, he testified. “I told Robison he was too hard bofled, and we had a little scrap.” Then it was, Anderson added, that Dr. H. Foster Bain, at the time director of the Bu- reau of Mines, produced a compromise schedule which he and Fall had work- ed out. Doheny Favored Terms. Doheny,” the witness sald, hought that unless we accepted them we would not get the lease. I told Mr. Doheny that I would rather lose the lease and contract than ac- cept the loss. Doheny finally said he would accept the royalties and that made he mad. T told him he was the boss, but if he wanted to pay the Government these royalties, he could g0 ahead and do it.” At the final royalty-ofl-schedule con- ference at the Bureau of Mines, Anderson said, Robison wanted a change made in the schedules. “‘Mr. Doheny got mad and sald the deal would be off,” Anderson testified, adding that Robison then nceeptad the schedule as it stood. Postmaster General Harry S. Luw, with whom Full served in the Sen- ate and cabinet, was called as a char- acter witness for the defendant. Over the objections of Government counsel Attorney Lambert succeeded in draw- ing an admission from the Postmas- ter General that Fall had been a cap- tain of Artillery during the Spanish War. Mr. New said he had known Fall for 16 to 18 years. Asked by Lam- bert what the defendant's reputation had been for ‘“honesty, honor and patriotiam,” Mr. New replied: “Good.” Charles M. Bassett, president of the State National Bank of El Paso, Tex., a second character witness for Fuall, gave the defendant a ‘‘very good™ reputation for honesty, integrity and patriotism. Ofl Reserve Estimate. As Mr. Hogan was winding up his case for Doheny he put Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the United States Geological Survey, upon the stand. Earlier in the trial Dr. Smith had testified that the Elk Hills Re- serve contained 250,000,000 barrels of oil, according to official estimates. He was asked to identify a document from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Navy, dated in 1912, which was a report on an offi- cial Investigation made of the fleid at that time. The ofl estimate was glven as 100,000,000 barrels. This was the final challenge of the | former estimate that the defense had been able to produce. At the same time, however, Dr. Smith declared that this report did not convince him that his own estimate of 250,000,000 was inaccurate. Another point was emphasized by the defense late yesterday when J. M. Danzinger, vice president and general manager of Doheny's Califor- nia company, backed up the defend- ant’s contention that he sought no profit under the April 26 contract. Relating a scene in Doheny’'s Los Angeles office, the officlal said that the oll man had gone into the deal against the advice of other company officers who saw no profit in it. Doheny pounded his fist on_the table, he testified, and said: “I don't care what you or anybody else think about this. I've given my word to Robison that I would do this work at cost and I'm going to do it.” MISSING CLERK'S WIFE EXONERATED Had No Connection With Dis- appearance of Christmas Fund, Police Believe. Mrs. Damon Young, wife of the ‘War Department clerk who {s the object of the natlon-wide search in connection with a $30,000 Christmas savings fund with which he is alleged to have been intrusted by fellow Gov- ernment employes, has been exon- erated by police, it was announced at_headquarters today. Inspector Henry G. Pratt yesterday afternoon sent a personal representa- tive to meet Mrs. Young by appoint- ment in the downtown section and after the interview assurance was given that the young woman will not be subjected to further questioning. Mrs. Young, according to police, was not taken into the confidence of her husband, and his disappearance was as much of a surprise to her ay to the affected Government clerks. Scores of friends of Mrs. Young have testified to her good reputation. The wife was represented today as still_having confidence that her hus- band has absented himself with the resolve to adjust his affairs and that he eventually would return to her and their daughter. Mrs. Young was unable to give the police any informa- tion which might guide them in their search. A number of places where Young was thought likely to have gone have been communicated with without re- sult. It is the hope of the police that they will be able to trace him through the automobile which he is known to have lern with him. - TEACHERS IN SESSION AT McLEAN, VA., TODAY Special Dispatch to The Star. McLEAN, Va. December 11.—The largest district feachers’ meeting ot Fairfax County, that of Providence district, was opened at McLean this morning. The district includes the high schools at McLean and Oakton and graded schools at Vienna, Andgew Chapel, Chesterbrook, Idylwood, Mer- rifield, Fairfax, McLean and Oakton. More than 40 teachers are in attend ance, with Division Supt. M. D. Hall, Supervisor Wilbert T. Woodson and members of the county school board and other officlals as leaders. A chicken salad lunch is being served to the visitors by the members of the McLean Parent-Teacher Association. The program was opened by Miss M. M. Snead, local high school prin- cipal, followed by the reports of all school principals. A discussion of the value of oral instruction was led by T. P. Chapman, principal of Fairfax and F. B. Cunningham, principal of Oakton. Suggestive lesson plans for reading and numbers in the first grade were given by Miss Read of Vienna and Miss Butts of Oakton. The dis- cussion of the value of these lesson plans was led by Miss Ellington of Fairfax. Mrs. O. M. Cox of Oakton replied to the query as to whether the school curriculum. J. T. B. Rector, adequate attention to instruction ir English. Miss Elizabeth Matheny of McLean and one of the Oakton High School teachers led the discussion of the essential subjects in the public school curriculum. J. T. B. Rector prineipal of Andrew Chapel, and Ruth Tomko of McLean spoke on what & superintendent can do to promote school welfare. A talk on the extent to which a school can be made self- governing was given by the principals of McLean and Herndon, Misses Snead and Edwards. s Deaths Reported. The following_deaths have been reported to trf Health "Department in the 1ast 24 “Crnihia A, Merrist. 77, 1012 13th ot, nmmutx,m ker, 71, Wh .. Con- gress Hel & ‘Amanda iep. 68, 2108 Vermont ave. H.Lnln:\.l‘e SN Fioncs, lomeopathic o Jienry’ G. Stabl. 63, 8t. Ellzabetis Hos. Piintam Henry Cornish, 53, 213 Seaton pl. “budley C. Lee. 43, Wisconsin ave. and Upshur { Hatel, 41, Casuslty Hospital, .hmn Tarner G oode. 320 Oth et. o arCiintel bt odmian_ 2 moniher Bl William, Hiram Brosdy, 78, 234 24 et i ain Broady, 78, Taetnflier. 00, 1637 Yormont ave. L\‘.g Howard, 85, en route Gallinger Hos- Ci 50. ., ;i a;:::,.m"m,. EPTE R e Chase, 52, 116 Juhfl p.rk'e'ren-v\ 43“"’\"5 verly. t. Elizabeth's Hos- Dn';x]—edaflck D. Grant, 27, Emergency Hos- o S art, Freed: P”' ot o overta Fraviion. ¥ howe. 1422 _Come and See RIVERSIDE APARTMENTS Corner New York Ave. Find and C Bts. N-W. e Rooms, Breakfast Room, 370 to 875 om, By _Roo: Pl el iy $50 and $55 ,Kitehs i one sgmlchngey ond $40 and $42.50 w H whsT COMPANY Founded 1! 6 15th St. I. 9900 FIRE RAZES BARRACKS. Special Dispatch to The Star. PHOEBUS, Va., December 10.— Large frame barracks at the Nl(lond Soldiers’ Home, near here, yesterday was destroyed by fire, with :. loss of many thousands of dollars. About 50 men occupled the bar- racks. All the personal belongings of the employes were destroyed. No one was in barracks when the fire started, probably from a defective ctric_wire. “Wan! By Old-Established Real Estate Firm Man capable of assuming general supervision of office personnel. Must havg compe- tent knowledge of mortgage loans and possess executive ability. The matter of com- pensation will be determined when the man qualifies. Ad- dress, Realtors, Box 199-V, Star Office. AMERICANS EXILED TO TORTURE ISLAND RULED BY SOVIET (Continued from First Page.) cause ke was In Sekirka prison, where men receive death sentences and the cruelest treatment. “The prisoners arrive at Solovetsky in whatever clothing they had when they were -arrested. -Perhaps they had been arrested in South Russia in Midsummer. The Winter temper- atures at Solovetsky often went to 22 below zero. Money and parcels of clothing sent from outside ‘do not reach’ the prisoners. The rations can be eaten only by a starving man. Every day one receives a pound of black bre’d and every other day a small pot of Stinking hot water with a little dried fish in it. “The Solovetsky sentences are to hard labor and 1 had perhaps my ill health to thank that.l remained for nearly a year and a half in the hospital, thus escaping the worst. The position of women imprisoned is worse than that of men. They rise at 6 o'clock, answer roll call and leave the prison at 7 o'clock for 10 hours’ werk, which generally consists of washing, making bricks or preparing peat. “The male prisoners brought to the hospital from Sekirka prison were in indescribable condition. I have seen a cart filled with naked prisoners, some with frozen hands and feet, with only a little hay spread over their naked bodies. “Some of the prisoners cut off their hands and toes. When I expostulated they explained that only thus could they avold killing labor, such as fell- ing timber and dragging it through the snow. Some who could not bear the strain hanged themselves to trees or threw themselves under trains. Others tried to escape, but almost always were captured, brought back and shot. Convicts Are Executives. “Solovetsky prison would be bad in any case, but the jailers make it a hell. These jallers are themselves members of the gaypayoo who have been condemned for crimes to exile to the island. They are prisoners, but occupy executive posts. A man called Frenkel, who is in charge of the economic department, a human devil and many of the others are as “‘My reledse came suddenly on Sep- tember 8, 1926, when I was taken to a Moscow prison, where I was kept until November 6. Before I left for Latvia I received a final paper from the gaypayoo, which read; ‘Revised s(;nlence: Expulsion from Soviet Rus- s R~ ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. TONIGHT. Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Associa- tion will meet, § o'clock, in basement of Mount Pleasant Public Library. The Union Protestant Church or- ganization will give a dance, card party and bezaar, with a Christmas tree, Santa Claus in attendance, at Herald Harbor, Md., for the benefit of its church building fund. Dr. W. E. B. du Bois, editor of the Crisis, will be the guest of honor at a dinner given by the Literature Lovers, 8 o'clock, at Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A. E. C. Williams of How- ard University chn.lrma.n A meeting of the international rela- tions committee, D. A. R., will be held, 8 o'clock, at Mount Pleasant Public Library. All invited. Miss Mary A. ~ Williams will speak of “Self Confidence” at the League for the Larger Life, 1628 K street, 8:15 o'clock. Admission free. The Red Triangle Outing Club will have a dance at Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard street. Cards for those who do not dance. s ‘The Anacostia Citizens’' Association will meet, 8 o'clock, in Masonic Tem- ple, Fourteenth and U streets south- east. Municipal Council, Royal Arcanum, will meet, 8 o'clock, at Odd Fellows Hall. Election of officers. ‘The Ohio Girls’ Club will have a dance at the Denlee, 1519 R street. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Slightly cooler tonight, minimum temperatur about 30 degrees; tomorrow partly cloudy. Maryland—Cloudy with rain In east portion this afterncon and prob- ably tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy; not much change in tem- perature. Virginja—Fair tonight and tomor- row; slightly colder in extreme southeast portion tonight. Record for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 43; 8 p.m., 8 12 midnight, 33; 4 am, 35; 8 . 37; noon, 88 Barometer—4 p.m., 20.88; 8- p.m., 29.86; 12 midnight, 29.76; 4 am., 29.69;- 8 a.m., 29.62; noon, 29.62. Highest temperature, 45, occurred at 3:30 p.m. yesterda; Lowest temperature, 38, occurred at 11 p.m. yesterday. Tide Tables. Today—Low tide, 7:16 a.m. and 7:37 p.m.; high tide, 12:14 am. and 12:54 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 8:12 am. and 8:44 p.m.; high tide, 1:13 am. and 6 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 7:18 a.m.; sets 4:46 a.m. ’rnmorrow—sun rises 7:17 am.; sun sets p.m. Moon rises 12:27 p.m.; sets, 11:40 p.m. 72 7 ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Road Several very attractive apartments, nnp i from iwo room: ion hall, kitchen, b-lh and bal- cony to five rooms, kitchen, reception hall and bath Service unexcelled and prices reasonabl TH;Z ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Road Z a. 7272227, % % 2 sun 4/%//’// Z 2, . Y 1 Inabufldmg J entirely § occupied | by owners $7,900 for a suite over- ‘ looking Rock Creek Park. ! Living Room, Reception ; Hall, Bedchamber, Dining Alcove, Kitchen and Bath. Terms! 100% CO-OPERATIVE No. 2540 Avenue MeRB Phone Main 9770 - WARRE w %:"lJlIII!I!IIIII|IlIIIIlI|IllllIIIIIIIIlll|IlIIIIIInIIII|IlIllI|IIII|IIIl||1llll!IlIl|II|llllllII||Ii|II|II|l|lilI||||!|I|IllIlIIHIIIIIIIIlIIIlI.”-; Each month that you pay $56.71 You not only accomplish a real saving over rental charges, but you make substantial payment toward full ownership of three splendid rooms and bath in a new building overlooking Rock Creek Park:; where several of the more desirable apartments are still available. st o b et o ode o < b A AR N - 4 » - Inspection Invited Sunday BOOKS BOUGHT “Bring Them In” or Phone Fr. 6494 Big Book Shop, 933 G St. N.W. The Jefferson 5311 8th St. N.W. One square from 14th St. and Ga. Ave. Cars Lowest Rents in City - Beautiful apartments consist- ing of 8 large rooms, reception hall, tiled bath with shower at- tachment; unusually large clos- ets; hardwood floors, eleotric plugs throughout, beautiful large white enameled gas range; excellent janitor service. Open and lighted until 10 p.m. daily. Rents $47.50 and up || Representative on Premises refinements. A few suites room and bath to five rooms ‘THE place to live is 1616 16TH STREET Automatic oil heat and many other §45 to available—one and two baths. $135 mo. PHONE NORTH 1600 OR DAVIDSON & DAVIDSON 1013 15th Se—Renzsl dpente_Main 1513 The Clydesdale 2801 Adams Mill Road (Just north of 18th & Columbia Road) Open Until 9 P.M. Daily and Sunday ARDMAN 100% Co-operative Apartments J. FRED CHASE Exclusive Representative 1413 H. St. NW. Phone Main 3830 Residence phone: Columbia 7866. ;fiIIIIIlIIIIIIIIl!!!lIllIlIlIIII!I!I||I|IIIIlI!IIIIlI!IIIIlI||IlIIIII!flIlIlII!IlIlIIIIlIIIIlIII!lIlIIlIIlllIlINII|HllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIE Office: Another Cafritz . 1009} Co-operative Apartment 1860 Cly. desdale Place Adams Mill Rond and C]ydesdde Place A location of perpetual beauty— overlooking Rock Creek Park The co-operatively owned “Apartment Home” can have no more convincing argument than is offered in 1860 Clydesdale Place. The price at which you can buy—the type of Apartments,the character of the building-—all tell of the wisdom of “owning your own Apart- ment”—saving money you are now literally wast- ing in rent. Being Cafritz built—you can be sure that it is exceptionally well built—and lavishly finished. Inspect these Apartment Homes tomorrow— or any day and evening. Moderate cash deposit and less than rent to pay monthly. Edmund J. Flynn Authority on Co-Operative Apartments Representing wlAFRITZ.: Ouwners and Bailders of Cm-%