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THE ENQUIRER, CINCINNATI, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1925 DEPORTATION Urged By Ohioan For Critics of American Form of Government. Longworth Pleads To Institutions" In Address at Convention of D. A. R. in Capital.

President Praises Members For Self-Rule and Work Among Immigrants Law Is Defeated. By Edwin W. Gableman. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER. Washington.

April tonight before the Daughters of the American Revolution in annual convention assembled, Representative Nicholas Longworth, of Cincinnati. Speaker designate of the House of Representatives, urged delegates to undertake the task of discouraging indiscriminate attack upon governmental institutions in this country. your comparatively brief existence us an organization," said Mr. Longworth, "the Daughters of the American Revolution have succeeded 11 rare accomplishment of the jeeta for which the society WitS founded--in the exaltation of the memory of the patriots who achieved American independence, in the prescivation of historie places and objeets, in the development of an enligtened public opinion and in the encouragement of patriotic thought and action. "May I suggest that you can render great service to your country also, particularly these days, by discouraging indiscriminate attack upon our governmental institutions? Refers To History.

Government has endured from the beginning, practically unchanged in sunshine and in storm. It may not be the ideal form of Government for every nation in the world, but it is and has proven itself to be the best 1or America. "The just balance between the three great branches, the executive, the legislative, and the judicial, make bother nation. stability To which destroy applies that to bal- no ance will be to destroy that stability. Hence indiscriminate attacks upon the Courts, upon Congress, upon the Executive as such, are to be deplored.

"As I survey the situation throughthe world today," continued Mr. Longworth, "I can see little danger 10 be apprehended from enemies without. If enmity exists it is certainly not apparent, and moreover. notwithstanding the tremendous cuts that have been made recently in the cost of government, the army and the navy are being maintained at adequate strength, and at high ciency. "America will never again risk the entastrophe, no matter how improbable.

of being forced into war when in a state of complete unpreparedness for it. "The enemy we have to fear and to guard against daily is the individual who is attempting to sow the seed of discontent throughout the country. to array class against class and who preaches distrust of our governmental institutions. Deportation Is Demanded. "If there were a practical way of doing it, I should like to sea every man and woman in this country who is seeking to arouse distrust and discontent among the people and to inject into the virus of Bolshevism, on every able ship and sent back to the country they left for their country's good, never again to return to the United States of America.

"Speaking a9 A. member of the legislative branch I admit, of course, that W'0 are far from perfect, but after an experience of more than 20 years I am prepared to say that we are just about as good as Congress ever was, and that is the equivalent of asserting that in ability, effectiveness in action, and in individual purity of motive day in and day out the Congress of the United States is not excelled by any legislative body in the world. "When you return to your constituencies, are you not prepared to say to your friends, no matter what their political beliefs may be, that they can be well assured that the Government of the United States is sound and that it is administered in its pranches in the high and patriotic spirit in which it was conceived by the fathers?" Washington, April thirtyfourth continental congress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution began today with program of addresses by speakers of note, numerous entertainment features and reports by various officers. President Coolidge headed the list of speakers, on tonight's program, which shared with Ambassador Emile Daeschner, of France; Speakerdesignate Nicholas Longworth, of Cincinnati, and Solicitor General James M. Beck.

The program, which also included a concert by the United States Navy Band and selections by Joan Ruth, opera singer, was broadcast by Station WCAP. Atmosphere Is Historical. An historical atmosphere was given to the opening session by frequent references to the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Lexington, observed yesterday. Mra. Anthony Wayne Cook.

the society's President General, took occasion also to remind her hearers that President Coolidge was "of pure Colonial strain." The congress has before it for solution at business meetings during the week a proposed amendment to its constitution to increase dues from $2 to $8 annually, and permit subscriptions to its official organ to be siren to every member, a proposed new auditorium to supplement Mem- orial Continental Hall, its national headquarters; the election of seven Vice Presidents General Thursday, and a recommendation advanced today in the report of Mrs. James H. Stansfield, Registrar General, that applicants for membership be required to take the oath of allegiance to the constitution of the United States. Reports of various officers disclosed that the society has added 11.095 new members since its last congress! is averaging 1,000 new members a month, and that the membership is now 149,786, in 2,061 chapters. Mrs.

Cook, in her report, recommended that R11 appropriate celebration mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of the society next October, bers in four chapters 1890 to its saying it had grown 390 memfrom, present figure, and adding that a regent has been empowered to organize A chapter in London. Kentuckian Seeks Post. Candidates for the post of Vice President are Mrs. Robert Reed, West Virginia; Mra. Victor Seydel, Michigan; Mrs.

W. Boone, Kentucky; Mrs. Anna M. Purcell, Idaho; Mrs. James A.

Craig, Florida; Mrs. Alexander W. Hanley, Illinois, and Mrs. S. A.

Dickson, Louisiana, President Coolidge expressed view that the only way to avoid the "constant interposition of the Goveernment into practically all the affairs of the people" is for them "to adopt a correct course of action, to provide the proper standards of conduet by their own motion." Commending members of the organization for their efforts raise the civic ideul, to make better citizens, to resist evil influences, to cast out corruption--in short, to life the average of American life to the full level of its highest aspirations," the President continued: "It is my belief that in the pursuit of these purposes and the taking of these actions you are putting the ideals of the revolutionary period into practical effect. It is important. note that the efforts which you are making, the duties which you are performing, are not being sought through the interposition of organized government. "Government is an absolute necessity to human progress and human happiness. If not wish to have it imposed from without we must ourselves impose it from within." The Americanization work of the Daughters of The American Revolution among immigrants was praised by Mr.

Coolidge, who declared that the United States policy of restriction appeared to be necessary "in view of the certainty thret unprecedented numbers would flow to U9 from Europe: more than we could be sure of assimilating. more than European countries could well spare." NEWS OF THE COURTS. A second cousin. whom she had aided to come to this country from Germany, was blamed by Mrs. Emma Plummer Hopkins, 1706 West avenue, Norwood, as the cause of the tic differences which led to Matthew M.

Hopkins, 912 Laurel street, leaving her. She told Judge Charles W. Hoffman, in Domestic Relations Court, yesterday, during the hearing of her suit far a divorce from Hopkins, that he had transferred his love to the girl from Germany. Mrs. Hopkins testified that her cousin, Julia Matt, arrived from Germany August 31, 1923, and after came to live with them she noticed a difference in her husband's attitude.

They had been married 11 years, she said, and nothing had come between them before, but after she had been ill and forced to go to a hospital she discovered the great change upon her return home. Her husband seemed to pay much attention to the young German girl, and he refused to gO out anywhere unless Julia went with them, Mrs. Hopkins said. When at home. she declared, he would spend much time talking to Julia and ignoring his wife, the latter asserted also.

Then Julia Matt went to work as cook at the Home for the Aged, and learned that Bethesda, her husband was visiting the girl there frequently. Two other employees of the home became interested, and on the night of February 29 last they decided to watch. At 12:30 the next morning, both averred, Hopkins came in and went to Miss Matt's room. They decided to remain up and see how long he would remain, but when 4 o'clock came they made up their minds that light in their room ought to be out, as that might that prevent him leaving, so they dimmed it. Shortly after, both averred in affidavits, Miss Matt came out of her room, clad in her nightdress and with her feet bare, and Hopkins followed her.

Then they stepped into the hall and made known the fact that they had been watching. Hopkins fled, they asserted, and sent word to his wife the next day. As Hopking left his home February 16, and has not returned, the wife filed suit for a divorce, and she was granted a decree yesterday. Her maiden name of Flammer was restored to her Blanche Wilson Witte, 1521 Dudley street, told Judge Hoffman she was only 16 years old when she was married to Herbert A. Witte, 1313 Linn street, November 24, 1920, but was married with the consent of her parents.

She had known Witte for eight months, she said, and believed that he was all he appeared to be, but the marriage he beat and abused her. She also declared he forbade her going out during the day, and would mark the soles of her shoes with chalk or pencil 80 that he might be able to tell if she left the house. They separated last Christmas, she stated. Bruce Wilson, father of Mrs. Witte.

also testified as to the husband's treatment. Asked how he came to consent to her marriage when she was only 16 years old, he said that she won the consent of her mother first, and then it was two to one, and they "overruled" his objections, and 80 the marriage took place. Judge Hoffman granted the young wife a divorce on the ground of cruelty. Other decrees granted by Judge Hoffman yesterday were: Florence F. Weber, 2336 Clifton avenue, from Albert Weber, Los Angeles, neglect; Marian Nead, 2715 Dacy avenue, from Robert E.

Nead, neglect, and Ethel Thompson, 607 West Sixth street, from Enoch Thompson, undissolved previous marriage. Downs After Obie February Williams 23, 1924, married she mani- Rose fested the greatest indifference toward him. and admitted that she had to eat sleep. She neglected his married merely to have a place him, home, stayed out late at night, and, he alleges, she would drop notes out of the window to strange men and then would tell him that the men were her cousins and she had to go Wren Is Lothario Charges that the wren the gay Lothario of the feathered tribe in this neighborhood were made yesterday by Dr. W.

C. Herman, ornithologist and bird photographer, in an address bethe Kiranis Club. rope. Herman said that he had incontrovertible evidence that a wren had divorced himself from two mates in a single season and soul-mated with a third Jenny. He said that he had proved this by placing bands on the legs of the bird during several seasons and checking up on his love affairs.

The speaker said that birds travel thousands of miles in their migratory passages. A reeord had been recently made of a bird which had traveled from the Hudson Bay section and WaN found dend in South Africa. The bird had been trapped and banded by an ornithological previous to its migration. Dr. Herman spoke in the place of Dr.

J. B. Aschum, who confined to his home by Illness. A feature of the Kiwanis meeting was the eulogy delivered by Judge Henderson G. Hightower to the memory of Charles J.

Meakin. candy manufacturer, who died last week. out with them to slow them a good time. She left him March 31, he says. Disastrous Flood Recalled.

Recalling the great flood which devastated Dayton, Ohio, and the Miami River valley for miles, in 1913. hearing was begun before Judge Frederick L. Hoffman, in Common Pleas Court yesterday, of a suit. wherein the Dayton Breweries Company, of Dayton, Ohio, seeks judgment for $2,450 against James A. Whitcomb, who conducts 8 chain of restaurants throughout the country, known as Baltimore Dairy Lunch Rooms.

When the terrible flood struck Dayton, March 25, 1913, Whitcomb had one of his lunchrooms in a building belonging to the Breweries Company, at Main and Market streets, Dayton. The place was wrecked. and Whitcomb removed everything and declared his lease canceled. The Breweries Company, however, insisted that the building was replaced into it.s former shape within one month, and sued in 1914, for a balance of seven months rent, ut $350, the suit being in attachment, and against assets and credits in Cincinnati. All this time the case has been dormant, until finally set peremptorily for hearing yesterday by Judge Hoffman.

James A. Whitcomb, head of the company, who is 71 years old, came here from the Canal Zone to defend the action and give his personal testimony. He retired from active management of the chain of 98 lunchrooms three years ago, and his Sol has managed them since. Whiteomb's home is at Princeton, N. but he has been spending the past lew years traveling about.

Attorneys Maxwell Ramsey represent the Dayton Breweries Company in the suit, and Attorneys Jones, Shook, Morrissey Terry are handling the defense for Whitcomb. Highwayman Gets Ten Years. One eyeglass case, worth 25 centa. was all that George Johnson and General Britton. negroes, secured when they held up and robbed Henry Rohiman, on Kenner street, the night of February 23, last, but it cost Britton 10 years of his liberty, and probably several years out of the life of Johnson, when they were convicted yesterday.

Both men were tried before Judge Edward M. Hurley and jury in Criminal Division, Judge Hurley sitting in the absence of Judge Dennis J. Ryan. Rohiman testified to the men holding him up and taking the only thing he had in his pockets, the eyeglass case. He declared Britton held an ugly-looking dirk knife against ribs while they went through his pockets.

The jurors did not deliberate long before returning the verdict against both men, and Judge Hurley called the negroes up for immediate sentence. As Britton had a past record he was sentenced to 10 years in the Ohio Reformatory, while Johnson was given an indeterminate sentence in the reformatory, as it was his first conviction. Attorney A. J. Zanone defended the men, and Assistant County Prosecutor A.

H. Fix represented the state. Court Orders Bond Forfeited. Failure of John Spikes, negro. 1.0 appear in Criminal Division of Common Pleas Court before Judge Edward M.

Hurley yesterday resulted in Judge Hurley ordering his $5,000 bond forfeited, and a capias issued for the arrest of Spikes. On March 12 last, a jury in Judge Hurley's Court convicted Spikes of second degree murder of Frank Jenkins, negro, whom he killed June 29, 1924. Spikes had been out on $5,000 bond, signed by Orie Allen. and this bond was continued pending a motion for a new trial. Judge passed upon this motion last Saturday, refusing to grant a.

new trial and he then wes Informed that Spikes had disappeared. Judge Hur. ley at once ordered that Spikes be in Court on Monday or his bond would be forfeited. When he failed to appear yesterday, and Allen, his bondsman said he could not find him, Judge Hurley ordered the bond forfeited. Malicious Prosecution Charged.

Chester J. Penix, suing in Common Pleas Court, through Attorney 1. H. Moeller, is geeking $4,080 damages from D. E.

Hannan, doing business as the L. M. Taylor Company, 554 Main street, alleging mallcious prosecution. Penix says the defendant caused his arrest April 1 last on a charge of embezzlement, and he was held in jail days, and acquitted when in Municipal Court April three, was, 13. Penix is a shosworker.

Radio Sale Cause of Suit. Declaring that he had a contract with the A Radio Company to find a purchaser for its broadcasting station WMH, at the Hotel Alms, and alleging that he was to receive for his services all over and above the sum of $18,000 that the station might be sold for, Jirah D. Cole. 3155 Lookout Circle, filed suit in Common Pleas Court yesterday against the Ainsworth -Gates Radio Company, seeking Judgment for 000. Through Attorney Edward H.

Mueller, Cole avers that he was employed by the Ainsworth -Gates Company vember 25 last, to find a purchaser for its broadcasting station, the agreement being he was to receive all over $18,000 for which the station might be sold. As the result of this asserts, he secured the Kodel Radio Corporation as 1 purchaser, and on March 13, inst it paid the Ainsworth Company $50,000 for its station. He demanded the $32,000 difference, he alleges, and this was refused, 80 he seeks to recover judgment for the amount. NEW SUITS FILED. COMMON PLEAS COURT.

194,766. Kate Abbott vs. Robert IT. Abbott. For divorce.

191.767. Oble Williams Va. Rose Williams. For divorce. 194,768.

George Diekmeyer Fidelity Life and Accident Insurance Company. For $1.000. 194,769. Ruby Sharp vs. Grover C.

Sharp. For divorce. 194,770. Thomas Howard, VS. Lizzie Woodson et al.

To construe 194,771. Jackson Kingston V.9. Western Bank and Trust Company. Petition in er ror filed. 194,772.

Marla Hastem va. John Haslem, For $870. 194,773. William Wolfrom vs. David Friedman.

For $1,660. 194,774. Nahim Ziady 1s. City of Cincinnatt. Petition in error filed.

194.775. Jirah D. Cole. V8. Ainsworth -Gates Radio company.

For $32,000. 194,776. Chester J. vs. D.

E. innan. For 84,180. 194.777. Katherine Dunham V8.

Herbert Dunham. For divorce and alimony. 194.778. Edward V. Hartford v9.

George Hoadly, Jr. et al. For $698.37. 194,779. Emma H.

Schmidt vs. Joseph et al. For sale of real estate. 194,780. Edwin G.

Reinhradt V8. Max Penker Sons Co. For $1,302.55 oll contract. SUPERIOR COURT. 59,267.

Edward Stonecyoher VS, Alvy Loyd. For specific performance of contract, UNITED STATES COURTS. A bill of interpleader to have the Court determine which of the two defendants is entitled to the proceeds of four insurance policies aggregatin.g $50.000 on the life of the late Lloyd Baker, Cincinnati realtor, and to restrain the defendants from further prosecution of suits against it to recover on these policies, was United States District Court yesterday by the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company against Mra. Min. ni: M.

Zempter Baker, widow and second wife, and Ida McKee Baker, first wife of the late realtor, both residents of Cincinnati. With the filing of the bill the compony deposited in the registry of the Court a check for $50.418.70, represetting the full amount due on the four policies, one of which is for $27,000, two for $10,000 and the fourth for $3.000. The company alleges that both defendants are claiming the proceeds of the four policies, and both have brought suits against it in Federal Court and in Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas to recover under these policies. Court is asked 10 take charge of the funds deposited in the registry of Court, to require the defendants to set up such claims as they may have to the same and to make distribution. Suit on Bond Dismissed.

Because no notice had been given to Miles Lindley, Hamilton, Ohio, that Lloyd Gilbert. Hamilton, under charges at Covington, of having misused the mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud, had failed to appear in Covington Federal Court April 7. 1925, United States District Attorney Haveth E. Mau yesterday afternoon caused the dismissal by Judge Smith Hickenlooper of a suit filed yesterday morning in United States District Court at Cincinnati against Gilbert and Lindley for recovery of $1,000, the amount of Gilbert's bond. Lindley gave the bond for Gilbert at Cincinnati on January 12.

Under the terms of the bond Gilbert was to appear before the Federal Court at Covington on April 7. The dismissal of the case was without prejudice to a new which will be brought, if necessary. after Lindley had been notified officially that the bond had been ordered forfelted by the Court at Covington. Two Waive Examination. Edward Harris, Paris, and Ira Thomas, Tulsa, who were alrested recently by United States Secret Service Agents Michael P.

Bolar and H. H. Buck under charges of having counterfeited quarters and half dollars, waived examination yes. terday when they appeared before United States Commissioner Thomas M. Gregory for preliminary hearing.

They were held to the Federal Grand Jury in $2.500 bond each. Colonel Bolan told Commissioner Gregory that Harris had served a term in Atlanta P'ederal Prison for counterfeiting. heving been sentenced from Federal Court at Columbus, Ohio. Appeals Are Filed. Appeal from tines of $500 each, assessed against them in United States District Court at Memphis.

following their conviction under charges of having possessed and transported liquor in violation of the Volstead act, was filed in United States Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday by J. Lowenberg and W. W. Harding; Memphis, Tenn. Decree in Trade-Mark Case.

Final decree in the trade-mark infringement, suit of the Coca-Cola Company. Atlanta, Vs. Joseph William Walters, Eaton, Ohio, soft drink manufacturer, was entered by United States District Judge Smith Hickenlooper yesterday. The defendant perpetually is enjoined from using the trade name "Klu Ko," or any other name similar to Coca-Cola. Court directs the defendant to surrender for destruction all labels, cartons, bearing the name "Klu Alleged Liquor Violators Arraigned Consula Clark.

negress. 509 Carlisle avenue, and Mack McCloud, negro, 322 McFarland avenue, who were arrested by Federal "dry" agents Saturday night at Second street and Broadway, after flve gallons ot "moonshine" was found in their automobile, were arraigned before United States Commissioner Thomas M. Gregory yesterday and, upon pleas of not guilty, were held under bond for preliminary hearing May 16. Fred Garthaus, and Fred Garthaus, 1107 St. Gregory street.

father and son, whose automobile was stopped by Federal agents at Pearl street and Eggleston avenue Saturday night and seized, following the alleged Anding of three gallons of "moon" in the machine, were arraigned before Commissioner Gregory on charges of having possessed and transported liquor in violation of the Volstead act. They pleaded not guilty and gave $1.500 bond each for appearance for preliminary hearing April 24. Creditors Hold First Meeting. Creditors of William K. Gough, 225 Parkway avenue, Hartwell, bankrupt proprietor of Cornish Radio Hospital, 1 415 Main street, held their first meet- 3 "I Gave and I'm Happy." -Community Chest Campaign.

ing yesterday in Referee Greve's office and elected Harry Cohan as trustee in bankruptcy. Referee Greve fixed the trustee's bond at $1,000. Creditors will reassemble next Friday to receive bids for the assets of the bankrupt. SIGNATURES ARE URGED. Employees To Be Asked To Sign Extra Tax Levy Petitions.

To aid in obtaining signatures to petitions for an extra tax levy, the Chamber of Commerce yesterday notifled the Municipal Emergency Relief Committee that letters will be sent to every manufacturing plant and retail business establishment, urging that employees be requested to sign the petitions. At the meeting of the com. mittee Solomon H. Freiberg, Chairman, was told that, while some of the wards have returned 100 per cent signatures, the work of circulating the petitions in other wards has lagged because of a lack of workers. It was stated that 78,000 signatures will be required, but Judge Frederick L.

Hoffman stressed that unless greater activity is shown probably not more than 30.000 will be obtained. Approximately 600 workers are in the field, but twice that number is required if the efforts of the committee to put the levy over are to be successful. Only in a few instances have the solicitors met with refusal, it was stated, and the indications are that the required number of signatures can be obtained if the voters are solicited. In a statement issued Monday Mr. Freiberg emphasized that unless the extra tax levy is successful the administration will be compelled to impose a nuisance tax for the collection of garbage, ashes and street cleaning, or cause wholesale dismissals from the service in the principal departments of the municipal government, since the city will be without funds after September 1.

CONFERENCE IS PLANNED. Business Men To Hear St. Louis Man on Botany and Industry. On account of the numerous calls that have been received at the Chamber of Commerce from manufacturers and other heads of industry for technical information on how botanical research is an aid to industry. arrangements were made last night for business men to hold conferences with Dr.

George Thomas Moore, Director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens. this afternoon following his address at the Forum in the Chamber dining room. Dr. Moore is to arrive from St. Louis this morning and his address is to be given under the auspices of the Ohio Botanical Garden Society.

The speaker is to be introduced by Dr. Harrie M. Benedict, professor of botany at. the University of Cincinnati. On the Reception Committee are James A.

Green, Roger K. Rogan, George M. Kearns, W. H. Sutherland.

Judge Frederick L. Hoffman and Mra. Silas B. Waters, Mrs. Irene Cornwell.

Mrs. Fenton Lawson and Miss Annie Laws. Mrs. Corinne Moore Lawson. noted soprano, has arranged the special musical program.

CAMP TO OPEN JUNE 27. Scout Commissioners Make Plans For Boys' Summer Outing. Arrangements were made yesterday at the meeting of the Deputy Scout Commissioners held at the Chamber of Commerce for the opening of the Scout Reservation at Camp Edgar Friedlander June 27. A program for the opening is being devised and it is expected that numbers of the troops will participate. Announcement was made by Scout Executive Arthur D.

Roberts that fully 100 scout troops would be in attendance at the Scout rally to be held next Saturday night at the Freemanavenue Armory and 30 troops are to compete for the varlous Scout honors. The public is to be admitted free of charge. At the Scout campers' jollification. to be held May 1 at Woodward High School Auditorium, the O. M.

I. Band furnish the music, and Leslie Guest, magician, with an associate, will entertain the crowd. DOZEN CHARGES PREPARED Against Chicago Desperado, Who Shot Three Policemen. Chicago, April: murder. attack with a deadly weapon.

robbery, burglary, carrying concealed weapons receipt of stolen property are 8 few of the dozen charges which police drew tonight and expect to file against Peter Molyn, who late Saturday night fought a small army of policemen after barricading himself in a flat. He wounded three patrolmen before he was arrested. The policeman had tried to arrest him in connection with a robbery. Two writs of habens corpus have been filed in 8.11 effort to effect his release. HUSBAND IS ARRESTED.

Wife Alleges He Threatened To Take Her Life. Arthur Webster was arrested by Marshal W. E. Balser, of Cleves, Ohio, last night on a warrant sworn to by Webster's' wife charging him with threatening to take her life. Webster, until the time of his arrest.

WILS at liberty on $1.000 bond awaiting trial on a charge of shootwith intent to kill. which grew out of a brawl near Cleves several weeks ago, in which he is alleged to have shot several men with a shotgun. Yesterday Webster's wife presented herself at Mayor D. -W. Gwaltney's office and swore to a warrant charging her husband with threatening to take her life with a knife.

CAMDEN WOMAN DIES. Mrs. Lucy E. Payne, 85 years old. a widely known resident of Camden, Ohio, whose husband was prominent among stock and grain dealers of Cincinnati 12 years ago, died Sunday at the home of hen daughter, Mrs.

Howard Swope, Long Beach, according to information received yesterday from Camden. Mrs. Payne was the mother-in-law of the late S. Howard Swope, well-known Cincinnati insurance agent, who passed away at Long Beach several months ago. NO, THANKS! Clark Art Is Declined By Metropolitan Museum Because of Conditions Covering Bequest Worth $3,000,000.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER. New York, April $3,000,000 art collection bequeathed by Senator William A. Clark to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on condition it be accepted as a whole and exhibited as an entity, was declined today by the Board of Trustees of the Museum. The one-sentence resolution adopted unanimously by the 14 Trustees ent, stating that the museum "is constrained to decline the gift under the conditions stated." adds "but will gladly accept many of the objects Included in the gift if these conditions can be changed." Apparently the heterogeneous collection, as a whole, would not be accepted under any circumstances. Senator Clark's will sets forth that in the event of a refusal by the Metropolitan Museum to -accept his collection it is to be offered to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.

C. Announcement made recently in Washington that the Corcoran Gallery would accept. In turning down the Clark colleetion, which now is in his house in New York, Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum established a precedent. It is the first gift of magnitude that has been refused, although it is also the Arst bequest so tied up without conference between the Trustees and the donor. Heretofore persons who contemplated a bequest to the museum have talked over the matter with the Trustees and reached an agreement.

COMMISSIONERS ELECTED To General Assembly of Presbyterian Church May 21. Commissioners to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, which is to open May 21, in Columbus, were elected at the meeting of Cincinnati Presbytery yesterday. Ministers elected are: Rev. Thomas Z. McNary, Dr.

Frederick N. McMillin, Dr. Charles W. Christie and Rev. William Elders elected are: L.

H. Lakeman, F. G. Proctor, Dr. E.

Gillette and Eugene S. Howard. Rev. A. Arndt was dismissed from the church of West Chester and Sharonville to the Presbytery of Denver, and Earl R.

North, evangelist was received. It was announced that A. E. Fath, now a student at Lane Seminary, has received a call to the Delhi Church and will be ordained and installed May 7. MOTORISTS ARE WARNED.

Costs Are Paid By 400 on Charge of Using Illegal Light. Warnings were issued to motorists yesterday by Chief of Police William Copelan and Traffic Court Judge Samuel W. Bell to be careful of driving in the city limits with glaring headlights. Automobile owners were warned to carry certificates with them showing that their lights had been tested. tolice had 400 persons on the traffic docket yesterday charged with driving with illegal lights.

They were all fined the costs. None of those ar rested could show a certificate. John Buerger, 24 years old. 4109 Glenway avenue, was fined $25 and costs for passing a stationary street car. Carl Prockman, 716 Melvin street, was find $25 and costs for speeding on a motorcycle and was prohibited from driving for one week.

Edward Berning, 2327 Burnet avenue, was fined $25 and costs for speeding. FOR CHIEF ELECTRICIAN. Funeral services for Harry J. Dennison, 64 yearg old, 3125 Reading road, who for 35 years served as chief electrician for United States Playing Card Company, will be conducted today at 9 o'clock from Andrew's Church. Mr.

Dennison suffered an attack of pneumonia about A week ago. He died last Friday night. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Dennison. BIRTHS The following births were registered in Cincinnati yesterday: Montana avenue, girl.

TAR and 2822 BROWN--Floyd and Agnes, 1017 Gest street, boy. GRABER- George and Elizabeth, 1629 Hamer street, boy. DONOVAN---T. L. and Ielen, 2638 Melrose avenue, girl.

WINTERS--Louis and Ada, 2900 McKinley avenue, boys, twins. BOLLMANN--Clarence and Stella, Daytona street, boy. GUTTMAN Edward and Erma, 117 Library avenue, Wilmington, Ohio, girl. NAEFACH--Julius and Flora, 565 Prospect place, boy. MANGOLD--Henry and Mary, 240 Mohawk street, girl.

BAKER Joseph and Dorothy, 2143 Stabler street, girl. RICHMOND William and Irene, 209 Parkway avenue, girl. MORRISON John and Fannie, 1717 Sycamore street, boy. PRATHER--Lee and Artie, 1818 Race street, girl. HESS Frank and Alma, 4522 Liston avenue, boy.

FLIEHMAN--William and Cella, 6205 Hillside avenue, boy. BODERON Anthony and Mary. 3003 Lehman road, girl. NICHOLAS-Charles and Lenore, 1333 John street, boy. KLUG--Louis and Gertrude, 3285 Broadwell avenue, boy.

MAYBURY Bernard and Ethel, 316 East Ross avenue, St. Bernard, girl. WINDHORST Ervan and Ella, 4107 Lowry avenue, girl. WALKER William and Irene, 4141 Plainville road, boy. LORD Joel and Ada, 1376 Hopple street, boy.

STEWART--Pruitt and Emma, 715 Delta avenue, SCHROEDER John and Eva. 2006 Madison road, boy. -Milton and Nelle, 687 Kirby avenue, girl. CIRRINCIONE- Anthony and Josephine, 239 Melish avenue, boy. Anthony and Hilda, 3341 Paxroad, SCHLICTE Ray and F'lorence, 937 banks avenue, girl.

KOENE-Havard and Stella. 2708 Arbor avenue, girl. FLYNN'-Frank and llelen, 1338 East Third street, boy. STADTMILLER Edward and Emma, 1246 Gilsey avenue, girl. MARKO Andrew and Demebeala, 527 Johu street, boy.

RHENDE Ervin and Loretta, 3813 South Madison road, Norwood, boy. MORROW Thomas and Dora, Mt. Healthy, Ohio, boy. WESLEY PASTOR ILL. Nature of Malady of Rev.

Gervaise Roughton Not Determined. Rev. Gervaise Roughton, pastor of Wesley Chapel, is seriously ill at Christ Hospital, it was announced at Methodist Ministers' meeting yesterday morning. Rev. Mr.

Roughton has been under the care of a physician for some time, but the nature of his ailment has not been determined. Dr. Ernest C. Wareing, editor of Western Christian Advocate, who also is ill, is to take a month's rest at Lakewood, Ohio, as soon as he is able to travel. Rev.

Charles G. Iglehart, Associate Secretary of the Board of Home Migsions of the Methodist Chhurch, yesterday made address on "World Service," which he defined as "a groping effort to express that spirit which Jesus Christ expressed when He washed the feet of His disciples." Such a spirit, he declared, is carried into the mission field and is necessary if nations are to arrive at a better understanding and if barriers of caste, color, race, speech and religions are to broken down. NERVIEST MAN FOUND. Tries To Sell Watch To Man From Whom It Was Police believe they have discovered a man with a claim to the title of the nerviest person alive, when they arrested a negro who registered 88 Walter Kellam, 20 years old, 433 West Fourth street. Yesterday the negro entered the store of Max Gold.

524 West Fourth street and attempted to sell a watch which Gold said was part of the jewelry, valued at $250, stolen from his store, January 18. Gold said the watch looked familiar and when he compared the number in its case with that of a stolen watch, he found them identical. He summoned Patrolman Luebbe who arrested the negro. Kellam told police that he had bought the watch and a knife found on him, which Gold also identified as his property, from another negro. Kellam is being held for investigation.

GAS FRANCHISE Is Passed at Cleves. West Hamilton County Company Obtains Contract--Coke Plant To Be. Built, Is Report. Citizens of Cleves are wondering what plans are in store for them in the way of a gas supply following the granting last night by the Village Council of a twenty-five-year franchise to the West Hamilton County Gas Company for furnishing gas to the village for the purpose of light, heat and power. Provisions of the franchise include that if no action is taken to supply gas within two years from date, the franchise shall be declared void and that the village can make ments with any other company may desire to supply that aistrict with gas.

Although nothing definite is known about the new company, it is believed several prominent residents of the western part of Hamilton County are at the head of it. It is said byproducts coke plant will be en eted on the river near Delhi, which will a. gas production of sufficient quantity to supply the needs of the downriver towns and villages. A similar franchise was given to the same concern by the village of North Bend last week. At present none of the villages or Cincinnati suburbs west of Anderson's Ferry is supplied with gas, and if the present plans are carried out 88 indicated.

this long -felt want will be' supplied. ROAD BODIES PRAISED By Coolidge in Letter To National Convention in Texas. Houston, Texas, April 20 (By Associated Press). -Messages from President Calvin Coolidge. William M.

Jardine, Secretary of Agriculture, and other widely known personages, including Governors of 16 states, were read at the opening of the thirteenth annual convention ol the United States Good Roads Association here tonight. "With more than 17.500,000 motor vehicles now in use on our roads," Secretary Jardine's message said. "there can be no queation of the necessity for continued aggressive activity in road improvement. The expenditure of public money for the purpose, when properly controlled by adequate engineering supervision, is 8. sound investment which certainly will yield abundant returns in the form of reduced costs of transportation." Addresses of welcome included one by Governor Miriam A.

Ferguson. In a letter to J. A. Rountree, Director General of the association, President Coolidge declared "highassociations have exerted a most helpful influence in the direction of good road development." MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage, licenses were obtained at Cincinnati yesterday by the following: John R.

Sturgeon, 45 years old, Atlanta, salesman, and Viola, J. Palmer, 35, Pleasant Ridge, nurse. Elmer MeGaha, 25 vears old. 1639 John street, laborer and Hattie McGaha, 21. 1629 John street, domestic.

Russell M. Leen, 23 years old. Dayton, Ohio, mechanical engineer, and Laura Matjovaky, 22. Gibson Hotel, stenographer. Arthur W.

Biller, 31 years old, 2302 Salvadore street, postoffice delivery, and Verona M. Scott, 19. 3531 Columbia avenue. Oliver Washington, 38 years old, 1008 Kossuth street, leundryman, and Josephine Reynolds, 33, 733 Kenyon avenue, domestic. Charles.

C. Duncan, 44 years old, Monticello, attorney, and Mary L. Wertland, 29, Sinton Hotel. nurse. Rev.

John F. Herget. Elmer Greene, 23 years old, Berea, teacher, and Anna G. Shelton, 21, 811 Mound street. Carl A.

Forney, 26 years old, 2021 Burnet avenue. manufacturer. and Catherine C. Kaiser, 22. 3948 Vine street.

Rev. Juvenal Berens. (lemmie Pavell, 21 years old, 615 Carlisle avenue, barber, and Alma Davis, 18, 846 Hathaway avenue. Robert Wehrman, 24. pars old.

1027 East McMillan street, tailor, and LeVern Jaeger, 20. 1927 Bigelow street. Rev. Ernst Voss. Richard Spitzer, 28.

years old, 625 Richmond street. steel worker, and Ollie Forge, 35, 635 Richmond street, seamstress. John If. Thomas, 39 years old. 944 West Court street, pipe layer, and Albirda Williams, 26, 944 West Court street, mald, Clive W.

Marshall, 46 years old, Deer Park, Ohio, stockkeeper, and Anna Mitchell, 49, 2018 Eastern avenue, housekeeper, REBUILDING Of Street Abandoned. Norwood Residents Protest Against Assessment. Service Director Opposes Oil Treatment as Injurious To Paving. Plans to rebuild Forest avenue from Norwood avenue to Highland avenue, were dropped by the Norwood City Council last night, when petitions protesting against the excessive cost of the proposed improvement were received by Council. After citizens had complained about the condition of the street, Council prepared to repave the streets with granite block the cost to be divided between the property owners and the city on an equal basis.

Councilman Albert Ellis told Council at its meeting, April 6, that property owners on the street would obJect to the expense of repaving it with granite block. He was appointed a committee to interview residents on the street. Council proposed to repave the street with the heavy block because a portion of the street on a steep grade and ordinary paving materials will not hold, it was claimed. In the petition presented to Couneil, last night, the residents alleged that the present condition of the street was due to the city's neglect. and that they believed that the should pay for repairing the stree.

Petitions were received requesting the paving of Section avenue from Lawn avenue to Dale road with bituminous macadam. As Section avenue is the dividing line between Norwood and Cincinnati the street will be paved only on the east side. The Solicitor was instructed to verify the signatures on the petition and the engineer to draw plans and specifications for the paving of the street. A communication from the Board of Elections informed Council that petitions for an additional levy to allow the city sufficient funds on which to operate had been mailed to the various stores that Council had selected which place the petitions. Other petitions will be sent to the Council on demand, it was stated.

Norwood has a deficit of $20.610.98. which it seeks to wipe out. A communication from F. H. Kinney asked that Carey avenue be paved and provision made for an outlet.

The matter was referred to the Committee on Street and Grades for investigation. It was estimated that the repaving of Worth avenue would cost $14,615. Bush Parker, Service Director, reported that streets in North Norwood will be included among those which will be repaired this spring. A complaint about the condition of these streets had been received by Council at 'a previous meeting. In another communication Parker gave estimates for oiling streets, but opposed this method of treatment, because of the injury it does to the surface of the street.

A bond ordinance for $700 for the purchase of traffic signs was passed by Council. Certification on the bond issue was received from the Auditor. An ordinance, intended to protect the owners of battery service stations who rent batteries, dealing with the conversion of property, was passed by Council. A maximum fine of $200 was Axed for such an offense. Battery men complained that they had lost a number of batteries due renting them and failing to persons, them, and that the laws in Norwood did not protect them against such losses.

The changing 01 the name of Worth avenue to Cathedral avenue was helge up when Councilmen were told that Cincinnati intends to rename its end of the street. A campaign against speeders will be started in Norwood, Safety Director Harry Barnes said last night. A motorcycle has been ordered for the Police department, and William Zimmerman, the latest addition to the Norwood' police force, has been detailed to patrol the main thoroughfare. The wide and straight Main avenue according to police has proved too much of a temptation to fast traveling motorists for the welfare of Strict enforcement of the traffic ordinance, which was put force last February, will be carried out by" police. The same men are believed by Norwood police to have entered and robbed tHree gasoline stations in Norwood early yesterday morning.

The Paragon Oil Station, at Main and Hopkins avenues. was broken into and $3.50 taken from a small safe. The Quick Service Oil Station, at Main and Williams avenues, reported that $4 in change was stolenfrom its office. At the Reflners' Oil Station, Main and Cleneay avenues, the robbers failed to get anything. When a number of finger prints were found on a blood-stained window at the Refiners' Oil Station, Captain E.

J. Lee, head of Bertillon Bureau in Norwood, made photographs of the prints in the hope of identifying the robbers. IL. W. Tedrick, 2208 Washington avenue, Norwood, reported to police last night that his small son had' been bitten by 2.

dog when playing near his home. The matter was referred to the Health Department. "Better understanding among all creeds" will be the purpose of a to be held tonight at the meeting, City Hall under the auspices, of the Norwood Protective Welfare Association. Speakers' the and. meeting will.

be Rabbi David Philipson, Rev. A. G. Moore and Rev. Francis Varelman.

Lawrence Foley. 21 years old, 5137 Hunter, avenue, Norwood, was fined $200 and costs by Mayor Louis H. the Norwood, Police Court yesterday on a charge possessing liquor. He was sent to the Jail in default of payment of the OPERATIC STAR TO SING. Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink has cancelled her intended European tour and engagements to attend the national convention of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War.

to be held at Omaha, June 22 to 27. necording to word received at national headquarters of Southern Railway Building, yesterday, from the Minneapolis Chapter Disabled Veterans..