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o “ L2 THE_EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, $TRADE CHEF NS + LOCAL VOTE PLEA $uflrage Petition to Congress ,k Indorsed by Board—Many * Signers Secured. . Andther step in the igive the pevple of the District of Co- lumbia a voice in Congress was taken today when Edwin C. Graham, repre- weqting the Board of Trade. of which e’ s president. sizned the petition [§igress asking approval of the joint ';,fl.uumm which woutd pave the way Lifor nationnl representation, £ The petitio Led for ca consideration, already ihears a number of signatures of rep | 4d'resentatives of iothers will be added before it is for- ‘Warded to Congress. Many Indorse Appeal. The petition now ecarties the sig- natures of Theodore W. Noyes as chairman of the Citizens' Joint Com mittee on National Representation for the District of Columbia. which is sponsoring the movement: Martin A Leese, president” of the Washington Chamber of Commerce: William McK. Clayton. president of the District Delegate Association: Evan H. Tuck- er. president of the N Graham This petition urges upon the House and Senate approval of the joint reso- Jution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States em- powering Congress to grant repre- sentation to the District in the House and Senate and in the eleclorall college, | The petition reminds Jongress that | the District of Columbia is the only community in all the United States— *populous, intelligent, public spirited. of adequate resources’—which is denied representation in the national government. Tyranny Is Charged. 1t states that residents of Washing- ton believe that “taxation without representation is tyranny,” that “gov- ernments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed” and “states that in order that “government of the people, by the people and for | movement 1o | » he presented to the incoming Con | which will be present- | organizations which | are fostering the movement and many srtheast Wash.- | ington Citizens' Association, and Mr. | l Cadet Disciplined | ! FREDERICK C. STELZER, JE. CAPTAIN OF CADETS AT TECH 1S 0USTED Frederick C. Stzlzer, Jr., Sus- pended From Corps on In- subordination Charge. from the Washington Cadet Corps until 1928, when he will he- ble for reinstatement in the reduced rank, was by W. C. Myer faculty militar; McKinley Techni February come eli corps at mended of the recom- chairman committee of ) al High School, for rederick C. Stelzer. jr. captain of Company C. cadets of Tech, who was found guilty of “insubordination” by a trial board of school officials yes- terday afternoon. The recommendation of Mr. Myers, made at the conclusion of a confer- ence hetween school officials, is ap- the people” may become an accom- plished fact for “all the people™ of the United States, this desired change in the local government must be made possible through the constitutional amendment. Plans for pushing the campaign for national representation are being car- ried forward with renewed enthusiasm resulting from the recent indorsement of the movement by representatives of the National Council of State Legislatures, who this week indicated they would carry the movement direct- 1y to the State Legislature, which will be called upon to ratify the Constitu- tional amendment providing for local ‘representatives in Corigress. Senator Jones, Republican, of ‘Washington. has announced he will Jintroduce the joint resolution after the convening of Congress Monday ‘and an identical resolution will be presented in the House by Representa- tive Dyer, Republican, of Missouri. FRANK WHITEHEAD, NEWS WRITER, DIES Well Known Washington Journal- ist Is Victim of Heart Attack. Frank Insco Whitehead, well known political and editorial writer for the ‘Washington Post, died suddenly at his home, 4416 Forty-ninth street, to- day shortly before noon, from heart .trouble. Mr. Whitehead, who had been con- nected with the Post for more than 85 years, recently took a trip to Nor- way in the hope that the ocean voy- age would improve his health, and had been back in the office for about a month. He was at the office last evening, but his associates said he appeared to be feeble. The end came about 11 o'clock. He was about 87 years of age. Mr. Whitehead had been in a room this morning for some time, and the maid of the house, fearing something may have happened, called the nearest neighbor, who came and found the body. Dr. John Wharton, his physi- cian, was summoned. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of a daughter, Mrs. Robert | P. Pegoix of New York City. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, Mr. White- head entered newspaper work in that State and worked for a time under Murat Halstead, noted editor of the old Commercial Gazette of Cincin- mnatl, He came to Washington in 1801, first representing here several Ohio papers. He joined the Wash ington Post staff about 20 years ago and had been Capitol correspondent and political writer for that paper up to recenfly, when he was trans. ferred to the editorial staff. He had been virtually incapacitated sincé the {Jast session of Congress by the illness ‘which caused his death. SHOE MAGNATE DIES. George D. Selby Succumbs to In- Juries in Auto Accident. ATHENS, Ohio, December 2 (#).— George D. Selby, president of the . Selby Shoe Co. of Portsmouth, Ohio, #aid to operate the largest plant in the world for the manufacture of ‘wom.n’s shoes, died here today from injuries sustained in an_automobile accident on November 23. He was years old Selby was credited with originating the plan of selling shoes directly to retail customers. CONVICTED OF SLAYING. | Alleged Bootlegger Gets Life for| Deaths of Two Officers. WASHINGTON, Pa., December (#).—Roy Wenrich, alleged bootlegger, of West Brownsville, Pa., was found "guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment today for the slaying of two coal and iron policemen at Vesta . No. 6 last February when the officers attempted to stop an automobile con- taining ligyor. Robert Wenrich. brother of Roy, Is awaiting trial on the same charge. Tony Luccetti, another occupant of the automobile, escaped The two officers, Louis O. Knapp and Paul R. Fox, were employed by the Vesta Coal Co. DOTY IS fiELEASED. SIDI BEL ABBES, Algeria, Decem- ber 2 UP) —Bennett J. Doty of Biloxi. Miss., member of the French Foreign JLegion, was released from serving the remainder of his enlistment at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. India Official Dead. MADRAS, Indla, December 2 (#).— Sir Vijaya Raghava Acharya Diwan proved -by Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, and Frank C. Daniel, principal of Tech. Accused of Insubordination. Attending the conference at which Cadet Stelzer was found guilty, and which virtually was a court-martial, in which testimony for and against the officer was offered by his fellow students and members of the faculty. were, in addition to Dr. Ballou and Mr. Daniel, Lieut. Col. Wallace M. 8. A., professor of mili- and tactics in the school Maj. Raymond G. Payne, assistant to Lieut. Col. Craigie; ¥. A. Woodward, assistant principal of Mc- Kinley, and Mr. Myers. Stelzer was charged with “insub- ordination,” based upon an “accumu- lation of offenses,” including specific cases in which he was late for cadet officers’ meeting and assembling his company in the school lunchroom in- stead of Marion street, both in viola- tion of widely known cadet rules, it was contended. Maj. Payne and Mr. Myers had requested the boy to re. sign his commission, but the latter re- fused on advice of his father. The testimony taken during the course of the “trial” brought about a unani- mous vote for conviction. Restoration Depends on Attitude, The recommendation, signed by Mr. Myers and bearing the sig:natures of Dr. Ballou and Mr. Dandel, follo “We recommend that Cadet.F. C. Stelzer be suspended from rank, com- mand and all privileges of the cadet corps and from participation in cadet activities of any nature. On or after February 1, 1828, this suspension may, at the discretion of the military com- mittee, be lifted and Cadet Stelzer may be restored to such rank and position as the committee may deter- mine. However, such restoration is not to include restoration to his for- mer command. Any restoration to be dependent upon the attitude and con- duct of Cadet Stelzer.” Advised that the father of the boy was considering an appeal to the former cadet captain, Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant superintendent of schools, in charge of high schools and cadet matters, said today that the school officials “would construe” the disposition of the case a '‘closed in- cident.” INJURY A.MYSTERY. Man Found Unconscious, Suffering From Head Hurt. George J. Russell, 63 years old, 2416 Thirteenth street. ‘was found uncon- scious at Twenty-fourth street and Pennsylvania avenue about 8:3 o’clock last night, suffering from an injury to his_head. Earlier in the night he telephoned he would not be home at the usual hour from his place of employment, and it was about two hours later that he was found unconscious. Police investigation failed to di close how Russell received the injury and he was still in ruch a dazed con- dition this morning that he was un- able to dis~uss it. It is believed by the police that Russell received the injury as a result of an accidental fall on the pavement. . Hip-Pocket Search At Border Reveals 21 Bottles of Rum By the Associated Pr NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, De- ber 2.—An attempt to stop ip” rum-runners has been inaug- urated at this point on the border. United States customs officials to day were searching men*who were whisky States, work. Within a few hours of the' start of the campaign 21 bottles of whis concealed in pockets were con- cated. - The owners were fined $5 each. courts for redress on behalf of the TARMERGER LD TOD CONPLEX | | | Covell Scores Three Pro-j posals as: Proving Puzzle 5 to Public Mind. Now that all three of the projected ! plans for consolidating the transpor- ation systems of the District have cn revealed to public inspection, util- ity- experts at the District Building ap- | pear to be somewhat puzzled as to the roason of their respective authors in making them so complicated. | The bringinz about of a merger, in the opinion of Maj. W. E. R. Covell, i ssistant Engineer Commis- joner. s acting Engineer Com. missioner in the absence of Col. Wil- {iam B. Ladue. and represents him on | the Public Utilities Commission. is a imple process which should not be ymbered by complexities that are niusing to the public mind. Held Simple Problem. “The merging is not a | problem.” sald Maj. Covell today. “The street car companies already have authority. given them by Con- ress, to enter into a contract for a physical and operating unitication. 1/ |am unable 1o understand why they dscline to merge, especially in view {of the estimates, which show that | they would be able to save between 000 and $1,000.000 a year under a unified operation “However, all the merger thus far proposed and those wl | may be developed in the future, will not force the companies to merge uiess the owners consent. These plans may aid in bringing the merger about, but 1 believe that a_simplified scheme, one that the public could readily comprehend, would serve a more useful purpose than those which have been created in the last few months.” Maj. Covell said he thought the | Hansel plan. which was made public | vesterday, was far more complicated | than either the one proposed by Harley P. Wilson, principal owner of the Washington Rapid_ Transit Co., or at worked out by B. McK. Bachman. chief accountant of the utilities com- mission. The latter's scheme, he ex- plaincd, is the simplest of all, and it probably will form the foundation of ny merger plan that the commission may sift from the features of the Wiison or Hansel proposals. Fail to Get Copies. Coples of the Hansel plan been furnished members of the com- | mission or its attathes, and their only knowledge of its features are those | which have been published. For this reason, they are reluctant to comment on its proposals, but it is apparent that an air of curiosity has arisen con- cerning the details omitted, concern- ing the valuation and capitalization | to be placed on the proposed merger corporation, as well as the percentage figure that is to be adopted as a rea- sonable return on the valuation finally arrived at. Some objection also was heard as to the proposal of the Hansel plan to include the sightseeing and taxicab companies in the consolidated com- pany. This idea, It was said, is one of those copied from the Mitten sys- tem), under which the Philadelphia transit lines are operated, and prob- ably would not be practical in the Dis- | trict because the commission has no jurisdiction over the sightseeing com panies and only partial control over | the taxicab companies. The Mitten management, it was explained, owns and operates the taxicabs in Philadel- phia as well as the traneit lines, Construction Plan Scored. Another fault found with the Han- sel plan is that it contemplates the use of overhead instead of underground consteuction on all future extensions of street car lines. While this type of construction would be more eco- nomical, it was said, it probably would never be approved by the Utilities Commission or Congress. It is doubt- ful, too, it was explained, whether there will ever be an extension of the lines in the future bhecause of the e general use of motor busses. DAV TOCET PN O FLODD CONTRL Work of Army Engineers Con- cerning Mississippi Valley to Reach War Department. complex m | By the Associated P The Mississippi Valley flood control plan, envolved by Army engineers after months of intensive study and investigation probably will reach Sec-| retary Davis of the War Department | tomorrow. Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of Army Engineers, has been devoting his time exclusively to the preparation of the final report for the last two weeks and hoped today to be able to present it to the Secretary tomorrow. A general outline of the project has heen disclosed In addresses by Gen. Jadwin but no intimation has been given of the possible costs or the ap- propriation which would be recom- mended to Congress next week for carrying out the program. The plan in its final form is a com- bination of the results of the studies made by several separate engineering boards and undertook the weaving to- gether of the several aspects of the flood control work which includes con- struction of spillways, establishment of reservoir sites, creation of by-passes and similar expedients to supplement the levee system An outstanding factor in the final plan is expected to be its recommenda- tion against including in the Missis- | sippi Valley protection project at this time of extensive reservoir or other flood control works on tributary streams. Gen. Jadwin has indicated that the engineering studies have {shown that such works, while un- | doubtedly of value in relation to con- trol of ‘local flood conditions would i have little bearing on the flood prob lem in the alluvial valley of the Missi- sippi itself. Cleveland Park Vig Determined to rid Cleveland Park of the elusive night prowler. been blamed for a score or more rob. beries, residents there have organized |a gosse of vigilantes. which last nl aidhd police i patrolling the area A possible clue to the identity of the prowler was obtained early thix morning, when a resident of the neighbor was approached by a pasty-faced individual, accompanied by a woman, who inquired: “Did vou hear the shooting over on Wisconsin avenue.” He had not and the couple passed on, but their appearance was so strange that the vesident told police that he helieved the companion of the man who questioned him to be 2 man in woman’s clothing. Plants of the volunteer vigilantes, Bahadur, a prominent figure in the public life of India, is dead at the an of 52, nized at a_specinl meeting of the eland l’na School and Commu- where the purglar is reputed to roam. | ilantes to Patrol Suburb With Police in Hunt for Thief o Association, at the home of the president, R B Patterson, have not heen disclosed. but the policy of the | posse to eco-operate with police. | “We feel that the extensive pub- | licity given to the robheries invites | erooks to our section,” Mr. Patterson declared. “where it Is apparent to them that they may work without be- ing molested Aithough we are not in liberty to disclose our plans we are sure that they will speedily bring the actlvities of the desperados to an early termination. An anonymous postal card was re- ceived yesterday by Eugene V. Thomp son, broker. i Forty-fourth street. | who fired thiee shots last week at a | prowler in the rear of his premises, | repronching him for firing at “an in- {nocent person.’ 1t was turned over,; | 1o the police of the fourtegnth pre- | cinchy p | P'_ANS ISCENE OF CRASH BETWEEN 1927. FIRE ENGINE AND AUTOMOBILE Returning from a fire at 1669 Columbia road this morning, a fire engine and private automobile collided at d U streets, injuring three men. Both machines entered the intersection on the yellow traffic light. Scene in the interior of the Octavia Apartments, where the three-alarm firc drove 100 residents to the streets in their night elothes. STORM AREA WORK MAY END-TONIGHT Red Cross Plans to With-| draw Tornado Workers. Campaign for $25,000 Lags. | Red Cross relief workers who have been ministering to the needs of East Washington communities devastated by the tornado, probably will bring | their activities to a_close tonight, it | was announced by Maj. Gen. George Barnett, chairman of the District of Columbia Chapter of the Red Cross. | today. g The committee on awards, In antici- | pation of winding up its_work, will| hold a_final meeting at 7:30 o'clock in the Hine Junior High School head- quarters. Approximately 1a cases re- quiring immediate attention will be brought before the committee and Gen. Barnett said it was the intention | to remain in session, it possible, until | all have been passed upon. | More Funds Needed. Out of- the 600 or more families affected by the tornado, fully 100 will have been given assistance in the re- construction of their homes before the committee finally concludes its work. While contributions are still coming in slowly, Red Cross officials believe a considerable amount in a dition would be required to finan fully all the reconstructed work neces- sary. No worthy case, however, will be ne- glected on account of lack of contri- butions as the District Red Cross chap- ter itself will make up any deficit. Approximately $7,000 of the $25,000 asked for is in hand. In a letter to The Star today one| contributor expresses hope that Wash- ington will manifest the same sort of “home town spirit” in behalf of ite own citizens in distress as character- ized the faithfulness of the little New York town of Canandaigua in the search for one of their fellow-citizens, Mrs. Forbush. Need Held Apparent. “To anyone who has passed through the section where this storm was at its worst,” this man wrote, “the need for relief is very apparent, and I wish The' Star every success in its efforts to help these people. “l am very much afraid that the wonderful example we had recently of a small city lending a helping hand to one of its own has made | v ittle impression on most of us here. Additional subscriptions to the tornado fund, received today by the cashier of The & follow: Acknowledged $4,079.75 Unity Chapter, 10.00 M. W. M 2.00 Cash . 1.00 | Mr. and Mrs. W 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 A C Bdith Plati. ... Martin Schrau. December 2 23 Days to Christmas Don't Forget Your Christmas Seals e | lumbia FIRE IN OCTAVIA APARTMENTS ROUTS 100 IN NIGHTCLOTHES _(Continued from First Page) proposed to go before the Commission- ers this afternoon and advocate that the regulation be changed so as to stipulate transformers instead of dry | Datteries, No Estimate of Loss. Neither W. B. Coffman, manager | of the apartment house, which was| purchased a week ago by John H. Harwood, or Fire Marshal L. B. Seib | could estimate the total damage this morning. His apartment escaped damage, although it adjoins an apartment oc- cupied by Dr. James Taylor McClena- han, which was practically ruined when the roof fell in the living room. An apartment across the hall, occu- | pied by M. A. Robinson, was badly damaged and Mrs. Robinson had a narrow escape when a blazing section of the rcof caved in over the kitchen just as she left the room, the debris missing her by a few feet. IKxcépt for the apartments leased by Dr. Me- Clenahan and Mr. Robinson, other apartments were not damaged badly, although water trickled into many of them. onding to the first alarm, Bat- talion Chief A. C. Buscher sent in two additional alarms, fairly choking <he streets with fire apparatus and block- ing traftic on the Mount Pleasant line of the Washington Railway and Elec- tric Co. Firemen were handicapped in their work by lines of automobiles parked on both sides of the Quarry road, on the side of the burning build- ing nearest the fire. Fire Chief George S. Watson responded on the third alarm and took active charge of the work. Homes Shelter Refugees. The Calvert Apartment, 1673 Co- road, became a refugee sta- tion as thinly clad refugees sought shelter in its lobby. Others were wel- comed into neighboring houses. For hours atter the fire had been extin- guished the corridors of the hailding ran with water and firemen were busy shoveling debris from the apartments damaged by the two sections of the oof which caved in, *vele Officer W. H. Buchanan 10 precinct saw the smoke just as the elevator operator was tele- phoning in the alarm. He ran into the building and assisted several per- sons to safety.’ So dense was the smoke that he was forced to wet a towel and wrap it around his face to escape suffocation. Mr, and Mrs. Herbert Gutman, cc- cupants of apartment . ran from the building through the smoke, each carrying a cage containing a canary. Mr. Gutman said that they were roused just in time to escape “being suffocated.” He was glad to tell of the early morning scene when the fire | was discovered. hut warned reporters | “don’t you ridicule my canaries.” Children Serve Coffee. The hirds appeared a bit grog from the smoke, but revived after they had been carried to safety in :he alvert. Children of the neighbor- hood acted as volunteer messengers, taking hot coffee to some of the fire- men and policemen who were drench- ed and cold. When the accident occurred at Sixteenth and U streets the fire ap- paratus was proceeding south on Six- || teenth street with its siren screaming. As it reached U lights were yellow. The driver at- tempted to cross. Robinson driving the other car east on U street also thought he could get across before the lights changed. Both machines swung around and thelr sides craghed together. The en- zine skidded all the way across Sls- teenth street and up on the corner of street the traffic | the sldewalk on the southeast corner | of the intersection and went sideways between two trees. One of the trees sheered off the back end of the ladder, and as the engine came to rest its || radlator was jammed into the other, | | making it a difficult task to remove it without cutting down one of the trees. Robinson's car was left in the mid- || dle of Sixteenth street, just south of || the intersection. Lieut. McNerhany and Keane were thrown to the ground when the en- gine slid against the trees, Keane hit | idle. one of the trees, the impact breaking DOCK WORKERS HALT AUSTRALIAN SHIPS Refusal to Work Overtime Causes Majority of Vessels to Remain Idle. By the Associated Press. SYDNEY, Australia, December Australian shipping was at a stand- still today because of the refusal of dock workers to work overtime under the terms of an arbitration award. Thousands of waterside workers were Owners laid up all ships indefi- nitely, except the vessels of the Com- monwealth Line and the Tasmanian service. 1t is estimated that 50,000 workers are immediately affected. As the mines are closing down and other | industries are hampered, it is feared that hundreds of thousands will lose work, pending the settlement. ‘Th2 wool export season, of which this is the heaviest period, is at a standstill. The commonwealth government, after uproarous scenes in Parliament at Canberra, obtained parliamentary sanction to adopt exceptional meas- ures to deal with the situation. A similar strike tied up shipping from November, 1924, to August, 1925. Madrid Mayor Ousted. MADRID, December 2 (#).—Accused »f malfeasance, Menor Semprun, mayor of M- irid, was ousted from office yes- terd: Gen. Primo de Rivera himself took charge of the case and also or- dered criminal action against the offi- cial. his ribs. The injured men were rush- edto Emergency Hospital, where they were treated by Dr. C. B. White and Dr. Samuel Adler. They were later sent home. George M. Dixon, engine driver, was not hurt. Six other fires have occurred in the Octavia in recent years, the heaviest loss, $525, having resulted from a fire that occurred May 15 last year. The fire resulted from the use of sulphur in the building for fumigating pur- | poses. Two months earlier burning of soot in a chimney of the building caused a scare, but no damage. A defective insulation on the cord of an electric lamp was blamed for a fire that occurred Jume 2, 1923, that resulted in $110 damage to the build- ing and contents. October 23. 1924, sparks from a chimney set fire to an awning and did §10 damage, and December 26 of that year burning soot in a chimney caused a fire scare, no damage result- ing. A careless smoker was blamed for a $50 blaze that started in a pile of waste in the basement of the building. THREE ARE INDIGTED ON KILLING CHARGE Trio Accused of Beating Man Who Died of Injuries. Others Named. William Bright, Robert Lucas and Lloyd Kenney, all colored, were indicted by the grand jury on a charge lof manslaughter in connection with the death of Barney A. Ward, a white man, on the Fort "‘otten road near Soldiers’ Home Cemetery. The in- (dictment charges that the three men jattacked Ward with a blunt instru- jment October 9 last, beating him so iseverely that he died from the in- + juries October 12. | A total of 32 indictments were re- | ported to the court today by the grand jurors, who also ignored charges against six persons. Those exonerat- ed are: Cora E. Mayhew, assault; James O. Herbert and Thelma Jack- son, grand larceny; Willlam T. Collins and Willlam Amos, joyriding, and Richard D. Storty, false pretenses. Others indicted and the charges against them are: Edward C. Hutch- ins, violating postal laws; Isabel Lee, white slavery; Carroll L. Ware, Sam Salem, Syl- vester L. Thomas, Willlam Moore, Harry Artis, David Pollard. Willlam Waple, Katherine Johnson, Charles Johnson, Theodore W. Murray, Stan- ley Collins, Andrew Lewis, Sarah V. Carter, David Bell and Vernon Bell, grand larceny; Edward L. Anderson, Harry H. Tudge, Charles R. Stewart and John H. Mann, housebreaking and larceny; John Foster, Clarence H. In- gram, Christopher Metz and George E. Johnson, assault with dangerous weapon. Alvin T. Stams, assault with dan- gerous weapon and assault with in- tent_to kill; N. Nelson and Ralph E. House, rob- | bery; Theodore Garner, George Jo- | seph Friedman, .Charles Fowler, David Barber, Joseph Thornton, Cal- vin W. Stonnell and Richard E. Thomas, joyriding; Winford M. Nallx. larceny after trust: Thomas Gross, carnal knowledge; Paul Viacara, em- bezzlement. . DODGE IS ASSAILED BY REMUS' FRIEND Witness Brings Laughs When He Says Former Agent Should Be Dead. By the Associated Press. CINCINNATIL, December 2.—A crowded courtroom, women about equaling men, resounded with loud guffaws today when a witness in George Remus’ murder trial asserted Franklin L. Dodge, jr., should be dead with Imogene Holmas Remus, shot by her husband in Eden Park here last October 6. It was the high point of a morning scssion devoted to cross-examination of two defense witnesses, John S. Ber- ger of Los Angeles. Calif., and.John T. Rogers, a St. Louis Pokt-Dispatch re- porter. Witness Hostile. Berger, slight, bald-headed and peer- ing out from behind heavy horn-rim- med glasses, sponsored the remark accepted so gleefully by the courtroom full of Cincinnatians. He was very hostile toward the prosecution from the start. He testified in answer to the last question of his direct exam- ination that he had regarded Remus as insane pricr to October 6, when he shot Mrs. Remus. “Has anything occurred to -change your opinion as to Remus' sanity?” asked Prosecutor Charles P. Taft. “Yes," replied Berger. He explained that man. visits with Remus in jail since the shooting had convinced him the defendant again was normal. - “Dodge Should Be Dead.” “So you think shooting his wife re- stored his sanity?” pursued Taft. “Not just that,” responded Berger. “And Dodge is still alive?” Taft asked with a note of doubt in his tone. 4 “He ought to be where she is,” re- torted Berger, leaning forward in the witness chair. His chin jutted and he gestured an affirmation with his hand. Throughout the courtroom rang loud laughter. As many women as men seemed to join in. Bailiffs and deputy sheriffs smacked desks, tables and railings with first, gavels and rulers, loudly demanding silence. WOMAN HEADS SENATE. New Presiding Officer in Vienna Is First of Sex So Honored. VIENNA, Austria, December 2 (#). —The first woman president of a Senate in the world was installed to- day. Frau Olga Rudel-Zeynek took her seat as president of the Upper House of the Austrian government. This bestowal of dignity is comsidered re- markable here, since Austria gave women political rights only 10 years ago. —_— Willis Urges Appointment. The appointment of former Repre- sentative M. Foster of Athens, Ohio, to the vacancy on the United States Court of Clalms was urged upon President (oolifge today by Senator Willis of Ohio. Foster is at present commissioner of the Court of Claims. The New Idea of Cancer Many Cases Can Be Cured If Reported Promptly BULLETIN NO. 7. American Society for Control of Cancer, 25 West 43rd 8t., New York City. HOME REMEDI One of the reasons why cancer ES IN CANCER. is so frequently fatal lies in the fact that those who are attacked are at first inclined to temporize with it. Some try home remedies, others put their faith in the advice of persons who know little or nothing about the subject. It is surprising to see how many persons are ready to stake their lives upon the pre- scriptions of old women, Indians, quack doctors and gypsies. A typical home remedy reposed in the form of a written recipe in the hack of a family eook book for several generations. It consisted of white arsenic and a number of herhs which were without medicinal properties. It was the arsenic which produced the effect, and the effect was not always beneficial, by any means. Yet the older it grew, the browner and more tattered the paper hecame, the more valuable the: recipe was held to he. -At best, it could be used only for external cancers. BABY AND2 CATS AID BEACH ALIB Witnesses Recall Events Es- tablishing Time They Saw Him on Certain Day. By the Associated Press. MAYS LANDING, N. J., December Alvin T. Stams, Pearl| 2.~—Friends, relatives, neighbors, a baby and even two cats were used in an effort to prove that Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl and Willis Beach are inno- cent of the murder of the womarn's husband. It was the first day of defense testi- mony. and many witnesses were called to tell of the good reputation of both defendants and deny that fllicit inti- macy between them had ended in family disagreements that might have been a motive for a murder. Most of the morning session was given over to buflding up an alibi for Beach, who is accused of the actual killing. Testimony was given to show that he was in his home at such a time that ho ecoull nc: have reached the scene of the crime by the hour that the killing took place. Cats Aid His Memory. One woman remembered that she had seen him near home at a certain hour because she had just been toid of the birth of a baby to a friend when Beach went by. A man changed previous testimony (o say he had seen Beach, having had his recollection refreshed that Beach waved to him as the witness was talking to his mother. who had been followed across a fleld as she came to meet him by two cats. The cat incident was g0 unusual, he said, that when he saw his mother two weeks ago with two cats everything eame hack to him Counsel for Beach promised to- day to show that Beach never knew Samuel Bark, the circus lariat man, who testified terday that Beach had confessad to him at Baltimore that he shot and killed Dr. A. William Lillien- dahl. By agreement of counsel, Beach was given the first chance to defend him- selt, although yesterday, when the State rested, it had been expected that counsel for the other defendant, Mrs. Margaret Lilliendabl, would open the defense. Holds Families Friendly. Edison Hedges, counsel for Beach, began his opening address to the jury by pointing out the various members of the family. He promised to show that the Beach and Lillilendahl families were ex- tremely friendly and that the friend- ship lasted until the end of Dr. Lil- liendahl’s life. Hedges told of both Beach and Dr. Lilllendahl having chickens that were diseased. “The doctor gave Beach some remedy,” he said, “that he claimed would cure the chickens in three days. The medicine was administered and the chickens began to die. Beach told the doctor this and they had a few loud words about efficacy of the cure. “This was the nearest thing to a quarrel the two ever had. There was some coldness for a time, but the friendship soon was resumed.” Will Discuss Notes. The so-called Peggy Anderson notes that passed between Beach and Mrs. Lilliendahl will be shown to have been brief and harmless letters that have nothing to do with any illicit inti- macy. “We will bring out that Beach never in his life saw Samuel Bark until he ook the stand yesterday.” Hedges said it would show that Beach could not have been at the scene ot the crime and said witnesses would testify that he was in his own home at the time. ‘The attorney took only 15 minutes for his address. Says Negroes Were Seen. Charles Phillips, attorney of record for Mrs. Lilliendahl, then opened for his client, He pictured the Lilliendahl home as a completely happy one and shrugged away the quarrel between Beach and Dr. Lilliendahl as of no import. He said that two negroes were seen in the lane when the Kkilling took place by a woman who will take the stand. Mrs. Lilliendahl says negroes killed her husband “When you hear the witnesses we will produce you cannot helieve the prosecution story,” he said. He then asserted that the blood found on Mrs. Lilliendahl's garments after the killing came from a nose bleed her little son had had the day before. He closed after talking 10 minutes. State Witness Called. After Bishop Emanuel Ferando, snffragan Bishop of Porto Rico, anda relative of Mrs. Lilllendahl, had been permitted to testify as a character witness for Mrs. Lilliendahl, so that he might get away, Jack Thornbor- row, who had testified for the State, was called as a witness for Beach. He told of seeing Beach the morn- ing of the killing, but was unable to set the time exactly. ‘Thornborrow was shown a state. ment which he had made in the pres- ence of a State detective, and was asked: s “Don't you recall that you sald Beach asked you to remember that he was with you when you were bunching beets at 10:30 and later when you went to the egg plant patch?”_ “I do not. I made some such state- ment, but it was in error and I asked at the time that it be stricken out.” He acknowledged that in making the statement he said that he had not seen Beach at all the day of the kill- ing. Now, however, he said, he could remember having seen him that morn- ing. Four Saw Beach. After two woman neighbors had testified to seeing Beach on the day of the crime Ray Beaeh, son of the defendant, was called. He said his father was at home when the killing of Dr. Lilliendahl took place. Mrs. Daisy Beach, Ray's wife, tes- tified that she saw her father-in-law about 8 o'clock the morning of the killing; at 9, at 10:30 and from then until he finished lunch about 12:39, It was admittedly impos le for any one to have reached the 'scene of the crime in time to have been at the killing when it was done, by leav- ing the Beach home at 12:30. U.S.Hard Up Today, With Only Sum ot $13,337,446 on Hand By the Associated Press. The Government was theoretical- This fact applies to nearly all home remedies. and external cancers constituté only 3 per cent of all the fatal cases of this disease. If the public could but know the pain, disfigurement and misery pro- duced by so-called home remedies for cancer. the existing superstition in favor of them would disappear. The testimony which people offer to prove that cancers have been cured by home remedies ard the recipes of old Indians and gypsies is utterly unreliable. Often the condition treated was not cancer at all. The Time to Cure Cancer Is When It Is Beginning. 1f you think you have any of the sypmtoms descrided in these arti- cles you should dbe examined by your doctor or at a hospital at once. Tomorrow’s Article—“Delays Are Fatal in Cancer.” ly and comparatively *hard up" today, with a mere $13,377,446.98 on tap at the Treasury, the small "1" in 10 T reasury officials explained that the low net balance was of no sig nificance and was ouly a bookkeep. ing proposition, because they could always raise large sums on brief notice by issuing short-term tificates. They do not see any necessity for that course now. The decMne in the balance, which during the vear has stood betwaen $70,000.000 ‘and $100.000,000. - was caused by the large retirement of second Liberty Loan issues on No- vember 15.