Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1927, Page 2

3ED CROSS TO BEGIN BUILDING THIS YEAR 450,000 Raised for Com- anicn to Present Structure. Plans Nearly Finished. Miss Mabel T. Boardman, secretar: ican Red Cross, an- owing a conference with Treasury today, d been raised Cross in making 1tions this year on ollar buildi west of ced, fo the T W honorary "Inclng of § to be raised nd the com- hat it will be 3oardman Stated, bpeal, fans for the new buil on in the ha de of the square where the present headquarters is lo- cated. The building will face the new wing of the Corcoran Art Gallery. Ownership of the new building will be vested in the United States Gov- ernment and the Red Cross will be given its use in perpetuity. This is the same arrangement as relates to the present headquarters building. Hopes for Bids This Year. ctly when the committee will be able to announce details of operations has not been decided, Miss Boardman sald. If funds continue to come in as expected and the plans progress at the present rate of speed she has hopes that bids may be asked on the project hefore the end of this year. The new structure is to be dedicated to the “Heroic Women of the World ‘War” and will be a companion to the building which was dedicated to the ‘Heroic Women of the Civil War. A memorial fund committee consists of Gen. Pershing, honorary chairman; Secretary Mellon, honorary treasurer; Rear Admiral W. S. Benson, honorary secretary, and Miss Boardman, secre- ary. BIBLE READER GROUP HAS SUNSET SERVICE Outdoor Ceremony Is Among Most Impressive Obersvances in City’s Easter. on the north ® One of the most impressive religious observances of Faster Sunday in ‘Washington was the outdoor sunset service yesterday held by the National and International Community Bible aders’ League at the Sylvan The- ater on the Monument Grounds at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. For an hour the gathering joined in sacred singing, in public reading of chapters from the Bible, and heard an address by Dr. Clarence True Wil- son, general seeretary of the Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Morals. As the sun was dis- ng from the horizon, Carlos cornetist, played “The accompanied at the organ by Percy S. Foster. THe salute of the flag was given by Boy Scout Troop No. 43, com- manded by Lewis B. Grening, fol- Jowed with prayer by Rev. James Shera Montgomery, pastor of Met- ropolitan Memorial M. E. Church and chaplain of the House of Representa- tives. Readings from the Bible were led by Rev. Freeley Rohrer of the Metro- politan Presbyterian Church and president of the Federation of Pastors and by Rev. Dr. Harvey Baker Smith of Columbia Heights Christian Ch Other portions of the Bible were read by th ung people in the gatherir led “by Wiliam R. Schmucker. Mr. Foster sang a solo, “Read Your Bible Daily.” Benediction was pronounced by Col. John P. Axton, chief of Army chap- George Per superin- t of Gunton-Temple Memorial unday School, presided introduced by Mrs. Louise 11, president of the Bible ieague. A number of repre- s of various organizations ¢ cupied places on the platform. Rhubarb in Cups. Cut the rhubarb in wash we and cover w mall pieces and wulated sugar and njuice, adding of cold water. oven and let ly for half an ren it is done, each piece 1l be quite whole, but almost clear. » the rhubarb in sher. « very dainty in cook s the asant Smiles. . ?n» > 500: the Con ds and up: 1 . 100 116 Bay- iles, 10! 109 SIXTH RACE Pilgrim *Blowhorn 100 Gasly 113 *Donarita o allowance claimed, fast, . yibprentice allgway 2 | | Warren | | Cherry Blossoms Of Double Type Near Full Bloom The double cherry bloss tending_along the drive Hains Point_are approaching full bloom and should be good for an- other week with favorable weather conditions, officials of the office of public buildings and grounds said today. Most of these double blossom trees are dark pink, although there are some light ones in the late group. housands of Washingtonians and | Easter visitors motored down to the | point yesterday and found the double blossoms fairly well out. The light blossoms around the Tidal Basin, which bloom early, reached their height some time 8 TINY EGG RDLLERS GIVE WARM GREETING TO MRS. COCLIDGE | out into the open for a affolding and saunter brief inspection of the and other construction pa on the south balcony of the I: Mansion prevented nd M > from ente 1z cabinet chil- dren there, as had been their custom in th idge walk about the grounds, Jaughed and chatted the -oungsters who enough to claim the Coolidge was particu hasket held by a imed her delight 1 ze chocolate egg and over the huge purple h which its handle was be- of se cgo. Mrs. attracted to a and excl priv Jar decked. Abashed Little Girl. a wonderful egg that s Why don’t you eat “What she remarked. 4998 The abashed little girl smiled, and without answering pulled aside to comply with the suggestion about eat- ing it. For the final few hundred feet of her walk Mrs. Coolidge held the hand of a tiny golden-haired girl about 4 or 5 years of age. She deliberately slowed down her gait to enable the wide-eyed child to keep pace with the party. P Its. Coolidge was dressed in a light dreen coat suit, and she wore a rakish hat of brown straw, with upturned Dbrim. An_artificial green flower at her right shoulder was the special ob- jective of Rebecca’s claws, but the flower bore up wonderfully under the attacks. Rebecea Reluctantly Poses. Rebecca posed very unwillingly, at the insistence of her owner, but the battery of cameras clicked away mer- rily, nevertheless. At the request of the photographers, Mrs. Coolidge left the crowds and posed for the camera- men. On his way to lunch, the President went over to the White House proper and appeared for a few moments on the cluttered balcony. Few persons in the grounds seemed to be aware of his visit, however, and there was little demonstration. It was regarded as probable that he would return with Mrs. Coolidge in time, perhaps, for the concert by the Marine Band, which was sched- uled to begin at 3:30 o'clock. The gates will be thrown wide open to the public at that time, to close again an hour later, in token of the end of another perfect Easter season. Z0O0 STIRS WITH JOY. Children and Animals Enter Into Gladsome Spring Spirit. “Lost children and articles will be taken to the lion house,” say the guiding signs along the foot paths of the Zoo today Accordingly investigations were made bright and early in and about the lion house, not only for the sake of saying good morning to the king of beasts, but to find the lost children, it any. Children were romping the rolling greensward below the lion house, hun- dreds of them, a motley, joyous throng, but none of them seemed lost, and they weren't straying very far. They were rolling Easter eggs of vivid hue down the verdant slopes of the park and chasing after them, skip- ping and rolling with unrestrained glee. Little groups, each with thei brightly colored eggs and picnic bas- kets, some with their parents, some with nurses, and some alone, all equal- 1y unconcerned, except when the roar of the tiger cubs distracted their at- tention, romped about with the happy- go-ducky abandon of youth. Pink eggs, blue eggs, eggs tinted scarlet and gold rippled down the bank like an illuminated waterfall, the little girls and boys scampering agilely after. Streams of children wound along the paths toward the grassy hiil, stop- ping now and then to chat with a or to munch a sand- special excitement was caused whenever an egg shell cracked on its journey down hill. Bears’ Wrestling Match. The inhabitants of the Zoo seemed to sense the spirit of the day, for they were early astir and on th best frolicsome behavior. The kan bear cubs were demanding a gr of attention, They were engaged in a wrestling match, trying to throw one another into their swimming pool. The E n mother bear was brow: h a new addition of th She has had 26 chil- dren altogether. The silver gulls were busy con- gratulating a voung couple, whose nest was augmented yesterday with gulls. And so it went. in the air and the sun n and beast with uncon aled warmt | King and La Follette Go to Phila- | delphia for Hearings. ators King campa committee, le early today the fight over | Wilson-Vare ting rvings 1 st in the fon contest mmittee deputy, in possession of the met With resistance Chairman Reed of the returned to Detroit, 1s | [in the | committe | o'clock, | the breakf | Norbe N ORATORS TO DANGE T PARTY TONIGHT Carlton Hotel Will Be Scene of Gathering of 300 at 9 P.M. worries—the conq the defeats and the speculation of un- fought battles—will be ground into happy dust beneath the dancing feet of a hundred youthful speechmaking couples at the Carlton Hotel tonight, when the dance of the Washington Star Chapter of the Constitution Club will be given in honor of the con- testants in eight of the “district final” oratorical contests. The dance, which begins at 9 sonstitutes the first round of social pleasure t companies the conduct of the fourth National Ora- toric est, and it is, therefore, the first taste of the pleasurable re- wards of in the contest that the victors and conquered alike will have had. While the prominent personages include among the first the eight district champions them- selves, those who competed with them in fair, hard-fought battles will be the guests of honor also Without Adult Aid. The club managers themselves have planned the dance ‘and they have made all arrangements without adult guidance. In tendering the dance to the ‘“district winners this year, the Constitution Club extends its welcome to this vear’s eligibles for membership, for every young orator who competed in the group cont. may join The Washington Star Chapter of the Na- tion-wide club of high calibered young men and young woman. Miss Myrtle Posey, The Star area’s nationalist in last year's contest, is chairman of the committee which has planned tonight's dance, and she has as her working associates on the com- mittee, Miss Ruth Newburn, nation- list in the 1924 contest, and Joseph Sorrell, who finished fourth in The Star area competition last year. A floor committee composed of these t masters of the National Oratori- cal Contest art, and two of last year champions of other regions, who are now students in Washington Colleges, will have charge of the dance. The ting regional champions are Joséph Mullarky, Georgia’s entry last vear, now of Georgetown University, wd Burton Guidioz, Louisiana’s cham- pion of the 1926 meet, now a student at George Washington University. With the District contestants, in whose honor the dance is being given the guests of the club will include District of Columbia school officers, officials of The Star, members of the faculties of the contending schools and prominent residents of the city. Created in 1925. The Constitution Club was created in 1925 for the purpose of keeping alive the friendships which were formed in each year's contest. Its membership was at first limited to the contestants in the United States na- tional meets, but in 1926 it was de- cided to broaden the scope of the organization both in purpose and membership. Consequently contest- ants who met in the semi-finals and even in group tests were admitted, and the club undertook to increase in- terest in the contest among students in the eligible schools by giving them suggestions and even practical instru tion in the subject of their orations. In addition to these features of i work the club is stressing in a non- partisan way the importance of citi- zens voting in State and national po- litical affrays, The next battle in The'Star area of the contest this year will be the regional finals May 4, when the repre- sentative of this newspaper in the national contest, later in May, will be determined. Seven boys and three girls compose that contesting field and each of them is working now to perfect his oration for that crucial test, when the two-and-a-half-month tour of Europe will be at stake. HOOVER BREAKFAST 1S HAPPY AFFAIR Coolidge Entertains in Secre- tary’s Honor, But Cabinet Gossip Not Mentioned. I SRS differences exist between and Secretary of following the for- Oratorical It any President Coolidge Commerce Hoover mer's pronouncement at the White Hou ently to the effect that even it Secretary of State Kellogg retired from office Mr. Hoover would not be appointed to succeed him, it was not in evidence at the break given by the President morning at 15 Dupont circle. The incident was not mentioned on that occasion, and the President and Mr. Hoover appeared to be on the friendliest of tern was there t gathering to s dent had arranged gesture to cormect the impression his remarks about Mr. Hoover caused and to give public notice that the tion between himself and the S tary of Commerce were just as fr y as ever. The President’s intimates | however, that the Pr intention | would {of the public anything at this ggest th it as a end- d today, had_no thing that on the part nted to rebuke Mr. Hoover nd the President regretted the gossip and that have arisen followl ence to Hoover and Department portfolio. The W House '3 at he w M the State te announced that the oc was wholl 1 sides S Hoove: present Mellon, ed to Washington Satur visit to his hter in I er Longwor there w who return- ay, from a rope; Speak- son, Ind.; Gillette, Massochusetts, Vermont, all Republi Swanson, inia, and King, Utah, Democrats; Repre- and g the defense of rd-Sapiro libel | > he is conducti 1 in the ¥ sentatives Williamson, South Dakota, and former Senator Lenroot of Wis- consin. wRancher Backed by ‘ Defies ngllantc ated Pre Inyo eorge V > rifles ed friends, rome in t I drive { By the A | B Apt | rely | of his tr ed in | hills, Calif. ranche: f a small band today was forti- A ma foot- epared to resis Count north of effort t ghold. o stre 43 had been hours quit Owens Valiey ast ght, roup of Inyo County residents that presence was no longer desired. Messengers brought word to Warren from a meeting of some 40-0dd vigi- Jantes who had gathered on the out- hi: s of Bishop. The Big Pine rancher * | was accused of workin him from m\‘\ | rancher’s Tuesday | hand. when served with notice from u | Armed Supporters. 5 to Storm H;m Outi # inst the of Owens Valley land ding the. city of Los squire water rights and s in Inyo County. armed_sentinels dotted ,the | hillside” approaches to the Wafren home. A caller, who w allowed to pass the guards, reported he s met it the door of the house by the wife, with a rifle her hest owne Anj farm Today interest in Six men nre under arrest, charged with disturbing the peace, result of the nocturnal call on Warren, and District Attorney Jess Hesslon has anncunced that conspiracy complaints would be issued against 40 persons, sald to be Involved in the aileged intimidaticn. of . Warzen, . after | G' STAR? londay did not look ) Wilbur Anderson (right). With Earl Walker, jr., (left) he attended the egg rolling. Both at 711 A street northeast. . Coolidge, accom- the White House with the gleeful en. Lower Left—Juna and Betty with their Easter baskets. FOREIGN COUNCIL IN SHANGHAI SWINGS AGAINST CANTONESE from (( -\nnx'nv sent of Washington to involve the United States Government and com- mit its policy so it would be difficult l(\ withdraw. » conditions coupled with the cky atmosphere prevailing local- v and among foreigners throughout “hina makes caution necessary and sauses many observers to feel that control of events would be better re- moved from wuthority and placed directly under control of home Gov- ernment, The tendency gerate clashes between Chinese and foreigners con- tinues, A sensation was caused this week by reports from Hankow giving a grave complexion to an_ incident at the Jaj ion there. Today I talked to an American eyewitness who said the trouble began in an ordinary row between a ricksha coolie and apa sailor, and led into a fight involving a Chinese crowd and other sailors. It became almost a riot before was quelled, This incident merely illustrates the extreme touchiness of the Chinese on all forcigners. Hundreds of such in- cidents happen in China every year and lly are hardly mentioned. Nowadays they are broadcast and given an international aspect. Japanese Show Restraint, nese However, the Japanese government is showing restraint and in this s similar incidents maintains a calm judicial attitude toward China proper, but seems to be g i vy over Manchuria since the of relations between Peking and Rus- sin. Japanese troops in Manchuria have been reinforcod. At Shanghai the foreign conces- sions are outwardly quiet, but every rumor of trouble causes the milita cordon to tighten, comforts. Volunte ting restless unde which they feel to b Rigorous suppressi Chinese clements 1 continu There ons with armed laborers and guerrillas, and some Kkillings occur: The general situation in adjacent Chi- nese towns is improving and becom- ing more quiet, The general strike week proceeded lamely. Divergence Among Missionaries. unnecessary. of Communist ; Cantonese troops ire many col- eduled last WASHINGTON? an 5 m MONDAY; APRIL 18, 192 There is much divergence of opinion among _missionaries about thefr fm- nd_future attentions. feel that_their c cffective work in China for 3 and that the best plan is to withdraw until conditions change. The minority do not want to abandon the field and desire forthwith to re- turn/ to their stations, They are strongly opposed by American con- sular opinion. The pu sation of by 32 pr the pol National definite cle: sionarics and C1 a protes the Chinese Christian Council marks a vage between foreign mis: nese Christians which Thoughtful mis: E regret the schism, realizing its fundamental character pi makes impossible the resumption of | work on the as formerly. | They think it after the present trouble calms down that the mission- aries’ position in China will'be limited to an advis P Unless differences tonese party will leave Gen, Chan ing the mode of the Yangtze holding the middle region, with would pre entire pol and perhaps cause ail around. of within the Can wre smoothed, the s Shek, head- in control Yangtze httul. nad alter the v situation a new alignment of Wan an of the Kuomintar cutive Council, al d > with Gen try to_indu Russian_ influence tc n i 1 make | Hankoy Chan: member attend the pence w One f received here from April § the Kuominta to move i governs later new modified because of Northern forc reports are that N ing Puk wnd the of the Yangtze ¥ News from | northwest China ind that the K lining up_support of mi 3 devel- - onments tend trengthen the Na- tionalist movement in the north. ationalist Sanking. However, came that the decision was the comeback of | Latest re_hold- 1th hank tionalists ntive Alleges Snap Judgment. A leading member of the Shanghai cime, speaking on the identic notes nd their ude toward the Kuo- " ‘It is evident that strong influences » working to induce the powers to ke snap judgment, based on incom- d " inconclusive evidence, to force us to mete drastic punish | ment to hastily se s | ited public_opin- ion in othe would be futile, as the time is past when these meth: | ods are to be useful if the powers want to continue friendly relat with our people.” oyright, 19 BAND CONCERT. TOMORROW. By the United States Soldlers’ Home Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, 5:45 o'clock, John §. M. Zimmermann, «.Jeader; ions 1 7. STIMSON PREPARED 10 BEGIN PARLEYS 'Hapes to See Diaz Soon, He Ve Says, on Arrival at Managua, Nicaragua. » Associnted Pross, MANAC . Nicaragua, April 18.—~ Henry L. Stimson, former American Secretary of War, was ready today to begin his nces, with the object the personal repre- ident Coolidge, the irs in Nicaragua. He arrived here yesterday from Corinto, e he had landed in the morning from the cruiser Trenton, which brought him from Panama. To ent N he Associated Press correspond- Stimson said he hoped to see ive president, Adolfo but he emphasized that little' news would develop at this end m his visit, as all his obser 1ld ‘be reported direct to the St rtment at Washington and to sident Coolidge. ding rep Di s that his visit was ction with revision of the proposal made by President | rezarding American canal rights zh Nicaraguan territory, or in- | ion by the United States in the strife in Nicaragua rked that all *information cerning his mission must be giv out at Washington. He did say, how- ever, that he planned to look over the entire situation from an impartial standpoint. It weather and traveling conditions permitted, he said, he would visit Leon, Granada, Matagalpa and other iaces where fichting has taken place, He thouzht his stay in Nicaragua would be only a matter of wee! Mr. Stimson declared that it Juan s , the liberal president, or Gen. Moncada, the chief liberal commander, desired to communicate with or visit him he was ready to receive them, but he was not suggesting such a atep. WELLER FOR COOLlDGE | Says Maryland G. 0. P. Will Back President at Convention. and Republicans will vote for | resident Coolidge at the next Repub- | lican convention, O. . Wellgr, former Senator from that State, said today after a call at the White House, Mr. Weller presented Henry Buck- ley Wilcox of Baltimore, who was a delegate at large to the last Repub- lican convention, to the President. ‘They said politics we: ot discussed at the conference, whig} ! was &%L s | open CHURCHES HOLDING ANNUAL ELECTION | Episcopal Wardens and Ves- trymen Being Chosen by Ballot Today. men of the Epis- the Washington balloted on today votes of the Wardens and vestr copal churches of Diocese by the churches. In many are being registered of the churches the ballot es were opened today, while in rs the balloting will take place Two wardens and eight ves- 3 ed in each church These in turn will elect a registrar and a treasurer. In many of the churche will be received at meeting |ot all the organizations and & within the church. e diocesan House until 11 o'clock ton | celve returns of the clection | ace Church (Washington), of | which Rev, Meade Bolton MacEryde | is r held its election last night | follows: * Senior warden, James | Price; junior warden, A vestrymen, Wil | B. Price, Samuel C. " Hart and George urer, Ralph C. G William H. Whiting. Election Results Announced. St. John's (Washington), of which Rev. Dr. Robert Johnst held an_election today, T follows: Senior warden, Adm Rixey; junior warden, Richar low; register, Judge J. Harry Coving- ton; vestrymen, Richard A. Harlow, Montgomery Biair, Duncan C. Phil- lips, Maj. Gan. Willlam N. Black, Ord Preston, Admiral Cary T. ( on, Judge Covington and N. L. Burchell; delegates to diocesan convention, Gen. Black; alternates, Morven Thompson and Dr. Marcus Benjamin; St. Thomas’, Rev. D; ¥ Smith, rector—Senior dore . Noyes; junfor warden, {ville Church; vestrymen., Charles Bell, Dr. Guy Fairfax Whiting, { William ~ Baird, Le: | Admiral Benjamin ¥ Comdr. Needham L. r, A. P. Crenshaw. Blection of delegates to the convention will b held late this afternoon. bo oth: reports tonight eleties be kept to re- will Lalvrence Zarle Cole; tre nder, registrar, 24 rden, rnest Theo- | Davis Captor Dies. ALBION, N. Y. April 18 (®.— |Thomas Lee Dalton, 85, credited with heing the lastesurviving member of the Union Army detachment that cap- tured Jeffersof Davis, President of the Confederady, died today at his home here. Canada’s- States st s from the uugq |Britain and France Locked | By suggestion to limit the tonnage of s again on L EAGUE ARNS PAGT APPEARS HOPELESS in Disagreement and Parley Seems Doomed. BY HIRAM K. MODERWELI Cable to The Star and Chicago News. Copyright, 1927. | GENEVA, April 18.—Great Brit ondary naval craft even below the sures envisaged by President Cool- idge’s proposal hardly affects the pros- pects of the League of Nations' disar- mament commission, which meets | Thursday. The success of the commission con- tinues to appear almost hopeless un- less some overwhelming popular de- mand forces the governments to re- consider. The commission's further labors probably will be confined to routine and the completion of a report to the League council stating the points of disagreement, or at most excogitating a verbal compromise formula. without practical meaning. The virtual futility of the present conference does not surprise observers here; early in the conference it was evident that neither France nor Eng- land would make the necessary sac- rifice on submarines. Great Britain's chief naval strength—large battle- ships, fast cruisers and innumerable merchantmen, capable of direct or in- direct use in war time—would crumble before a large submarine fleet, such as France demanded, yet France felt unable to limit her potential subma- rine strength in such a manner as to THRONG AT GPENIN OF SNYDER TRIAI Amplifiers Aid 120 Reporter: as First Group Fails in Jury Quest. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 18.—With Court house Square thronged by spectaton jostling for a passing glance at the principal characters in the lates scene of this sordid drama, the Snyde: murder trial opened today for selec tion of a jury. Two-thirds of the filled with the 120 reporters covering the trial. The remaining seats wer occupied by the talesmen from whict 2 men will be selected to decids whether Henry Judd Gray and Mrs Ruth Snyder are guilty of the x of the woman’s husband On ide of om g ampl s such as were on the earlier king machines sprayed the words spoken the front of the room down the press tables, The voices were carried to the speakers from two microphone set in front of the witness ho: one on the State’s counsel table front of the jury box. courtroom wa upon st “Loud speaker” Trial The amplification of court proceed- ings was ordered by Justice Tow send Scudder, presiding, bec of faulty acoustics in the high, sky- lighted courtroom. It marked the first “loud speak trial in the h tory of the State The defendants entered at 10:10 o'clock, Mrs. Snyder following Gray. perpetuate Great Britain’s naval su- premacy. making concessions on secondary mat- chief efforts of both parties were di- rected toward throwing the blame for faiure on the opposite party—by two devices: First, by making prelimimary demands which it was certain the other would refuse, and, second, by making concession on secondary mat- ters to get credit for generosity. In this game the French delegate, Paul Boncour, easily outplayed Lord Cecil, the British delegate, because he com- manded the votes of many small non- naval nations. ireat Britain's latest suggestion is seen here as a further move in this game—offering to limit the tonnage of secondary craft if others (France) will limit submarine tonnage to short range or ‘“defensive” size. [LLNESS OF REED DELAYS FORD CASE Senator, Who Has Examined Sapiro 13 Days Suffers Attack of Indigestion. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, April 18.—Iliness of Sen- | ator James A. Reed of Missourl; chief counsel for Henry Ford, caused ad- journment today of the $1,000,000 suit filed against the motor manufacturer by Aaron Sapiro, Chicago lawyer. The trial probably will be resumed to- morrow. Senator Reed suffered an attack of | acute_indigestion early today as be neared Detroit on a train from Wash- ington, after a visit to the Capital during the Easter holidays. Senator Reed was able to walk from the train to an automobile. He was hurried to a hotel and given medical attention. Associate counsel said the Senator was not dangerously ill and probably would be able to appear in court tomorrow. Today was to have been the fourteenth day that Senator Reed had faced Sapiro in the wearing task of cross examination. The opening of court was delayed 30 minutes while counsel for Ford | and Sapiro conferred with Federal Judge Fred M. Raymond, who con- vened court and informed the jury of Reed’s illn: and then directed adjournment until 9:30 o'clock tomor- row morning. William Henry Gallagher, chief of counsel for Sapiro, agreed to the | adjournment. FILE SUIT TO CANCEL $8, 000 ASSESSMENT| Security & T 'd Bdward B. McLean, truste of the estate of John R. McLean, former owner of the Washington Post 4 Cincinnati Enquirer, today filed suit in the District Supreme Court against the District Commissioners to cancel an assessment of nearly $5.000 on the property known as Friends on Wisconsin avenue. The assessment complained of is made under the Bor- land amendment for hte recent im- provement of the roadway of Wiscon- sin avenue and for the curbing along that thoroughfare. The District seeks to collect $6,618 27 from the McLean estate for the pavi of the roadway on a front foot has of $2.92 and $1.301.41 for the curbing on a basls of 57 cents per front foot. The trustees declare the improvement of the avenue added no peculiar ad- vantage to the McLean property, and the repair of the avenue for the interest of the general public and to afford better facility for the residents of Maryland to get to Washington. The petition discloses thit Friend- ship contains more than 75 acres is assessed for ¢axation at The American 15t Co. | and U streets | jured Both seemed composed. Mrs. Snyder, dressed in mourning, was ompa- nied by her mother. The jury box was then filled with 12 men to be questioned as to their fitness, The talesmen were questioned by groups of 12. In the first group, four raised their hands when asked by District Attorney Richard Newcombs of they objected to the death penalty. They were excused and left the room. Another talesman ‘was excused when he said he came from Michigan, where there is no death penalty and could not approve of it. Others Deny Prejudice. The rest said they had formed no sympathy for either of the defendants and would convict a woman as readily as a_man if convinced she was guilty. Edgar F. Hazelton, chief counsel for Mrs. Snyder, then questioned the seven men left in the box. Hazelton asked whetifer the talesmen had read newspaper storfes about the killing and whether those storfes would affect their judging the impartially. They all said they had read of the case, but would not be effected. They also said that they would not “hold it against” Mrs. Snyder if ! aid not take the stand in her own d fense. They said that they understood that no ore could be convicted solely on the uncorroborated evidence of an accomplice, They said that if it were shown Mrs Snyder's confession to poll freely offered, they would from their minds in arrivin verdict. Hazelton then would try to show his cli | forced_into complicity in th by Gray, One hour and a half {the trial opened, the cas back where it started Under a triple bar tions, the challenges the first 12 talesmen | to the box melted awa gone. The jury box v from the waiting talesmen | process was begun all over. ‘indicated that objai and question to be call until all w s then refi‘ied and the | JURY UNABLE TO NAME DRIVER IN CHIN DEATH | Calvin H. Goodloe Is Exonerated as in No Way Responsible for Death. A coroner’s jury today was | able to name the driver of the car which knocked down and killed in- stantly Hester Chin, colored, 59 years old. 2132 Eleventh street, at Sixteenth aturday night. After the woman was knocked down by the first car, she was run over by a car driven by Calvin H. Goodloe, 6000 Blair road, who was exonerated by the jury as in no way responsible | for the accident. The woman was crossing Sixteenth | street, it was brought out, when the first car struck her and’ continued ;‘\'I”’luu! making any attempt to holp er. FOUR PERSONS KILLED BY BIG WINDSTORMS ul ! Three Are Crushed in Oklahoma Tornado—Cyclone Fatal to Texas Farmer. By the Associated Press. FORT SMITH, Ark., April 18.— Three members of the family of Carl ‘urcham were killed and another in- in a tor which struck at Bokoshe, Okla., 2 miles southeast of Fort Smith, ea Burcham, his wife, and an infant were crushed to death and W. C. Burcham, a son, injured when the Burcham home was blown aw: The was brought to a hospital ull is fractured and he may die. The home of damaged and Mr FORT WORT —Charles Grandbury, and his was injure chal hom eyclone la celved in Fort W A number of outhouses n Ed Wood also Wood injured. was when the demolished by report re the Attorney Kenney & Flannery, Wilton J." Lambert and Rudolph H. Yeatman appear for the trustees. 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