Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. Rain tonight, probably clearing to- morrow; colder tonight, with lowest temperature about freezing, much cold- er_tomorrow. Temperature for twenty-two hours Member of the Associated Press The Associsted Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of sl pews dispatches credited to it or not otberwise credited in this Ppaper and also the local news published herein. All’ rights of publication of special dispatches bereth are also reserved. ended at noon today: Highest, 54, at noon today: lowest, 34, at 2 p.m. yes- terday. Full report on page 16. Closing New York Stocks, Page 16. hem WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ) Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 85,884 gy Sfaf. ‘Entered as secol No. 28,363. nd-class matter post office, Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1921 _TWENTY PAGES. TWO - CENTS. U.S.REPLY TOPLAN TO BAN SUBMARINE LOOKED FOR TODAY Answer Likely to Make Clear Opposition to Abolition Proposal. FRENCH RECEIVE DATA ON AUXILIARY TONNAGE Figures Not to Be lB,evealed Un- til Issue on Undersea Craft Has Been Settled. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. America’s reply to the British pro- posal that the submarine be abolished was expected to be made at a meet- ing of the committee on limitation of | armament of the Washington confer- ence. which gathered at 11 o'clock this morning. America's reply, it believed. would be adverse to the British pro- posal. although it was expected that the American delegation would make clear to the British their interest in the very able presentation of the case against the submarine by the latter. ance, Italy and Japan have al-| o “tated their opposition to_the was cady St ::): Ssal for the abolition of the sub- arine. It clear. therefore, that Great Britain's suggestion has been defeated. at least for the time being. Tonnage to: Be Tackled. It was expected that the Am: delegation would point out the ¢ of dealing with the abolition of i | culty . the submarine at this conference, in which many of the nations having | submarines, or in a position to obtain them, are not represented. 4 As soon as the Eritish proposal re- garding the abolition of submarines has been disposed of. the question of the_amount of auxiliary tonnage. in- cluding submarines. which shall be lixed for each of the five nations par- ticipating in the conference on Lation of armament. will be tackled, it_was said today, iy France, it was learned, has received the data which it was expecting from is, and is ready to proceed with the matter of the auxiliary tonnage. it will be remembered that France in accepting the 1.35 ratio of capita ships proposed by the United States, did so with reservations regarding the amount of auxiliary tonnage. Figures Not Made Public. 1 | | So far the figures which will 'be presented by France with relation to the auxiliary tonnage have not been made public. They will be laid be- fore the conference committee,” after the question of the abolition of the <ubmarine has been concluded. The 2 S % crench delegation pointed out that il.lr Was bottor to decide the question as o whecher there should be any submarine all, before passing to the question as to how many sub-| marines the various nations should | hay The only of submarine deems necessary, inkling as to the amount tonnage that France which has Fe far B f the conferenc s con- Comea’in 4 statement made by Ad- miral de Bon. vesterday afternoon, when he suggested that the minimum | DEBS AND 23 OTHERS FREED THROUGH EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY Sentences Commuted and Flve ex-Soldiers Convicted of Slaying British Officer Are Give Twenty-four persons, including Eu- gene V. Debs. former socialist candi- date for President, all convicted on various charges of violating the e pionage act and other charges of hin- dering the government during the war with Germany, will be freed to- day from the federal penitentiuries where they are confined Commutations of their sentence have been ordered by President Hard- ing. and. as a result, these lucky men will be able to enjoy all that goes with liberty on Christmas day At the same time the President par- doned five former American soldiefs serving life sentences pronounced by a military court for the murder of a British officer while serving with the American Army on the Rhine. action was a Christmas time_comyle ton of the President’s step November . when he remanded the sentenc nf the soldiers on the ground of insu ficient_evidence against them. They This | n Pardon. years on charges of opposing the se- lective service act, who is now in St. Flizabeth's Hospital for the insane for observation. Others given commutation were J. T. Cumbie, convicted at Oklahoma City, and sentenced to six years for violation of the espionuge act; Thomas Carey, con- victed at San Francisco, for violation of the espionage act, serving a two-vear tence ; Joseph M. Caldwell, convicted ovidence, R. 1., for violating the ct. serving taree years: Ficron, convicted at Detroit un- v the espionage act, and sentenced for {twenty years. but already given a com- mutation of sentence to five years by Pregident. Wilson; Claus Freece, who was’ sentenced at El Paso, Tex.. to five s at Leavenworth, for departing fro, nited States unlawfully in time of war in an attempt to sell the fierman 1 eonsulate in Mexico plans of a ilew gun nilar to those designed for usl: by the United States Army; Ed Hamiiton, {convicted at Chicago. August 30, 1918, and sentenced to ten years under the espionage act; William J. Head, sen- tenced at Sioux Falls, N. D., in 1917, for i violating the espionage act: Gustave H. are now restored to full citizenship. |Jacobsen. convicted at Chicago and sgn- Follows Study of Cancr. [ 5t on. Foot & Taitary. entemerias:in T The action was taken after the |din against Great Britain during the Department of Justice had studied | ™ separately the cases of 197 persons | Sought Insuberdination. serving sentences for violating war-| Mrs Idell Kennedy of Los Angeles, time la Daugher s and after Attorney General had discussed the situa- j tion at length with President Hard- ing. who was said to be desirous, if possible. of granting some dons for Christmas. The Commutations, it Cal., sentenced to ten years for attempt- ing to cause insubordination and refusal of duty among selective service men. Jack Law, convicted at Chicago for j violating the espionage act and sen- was explained. do not operate to re- | tenced to ten years; John L. Murphy, eral of the civilian offenders will be | to. Cal. under, the espionage act; deported to the European countries' Walter Phillips, convicted at Okla- of their nativity. two are under ob- | homa City for hindering the selec- servation at hospitals for insane and | tive service law and sentenced to others are now out on paroles, which were granted by President Wilson Annourcement of the on taken ten years, though he was released on I parole January 10, 1921, by President | Wilson. was made personally by President' Jose Prado. sentenced to two vears Harding late yesterda The ISt ror bringing -aliens into the United follows: Orville Anderson. convicted | Statex unlawfully in time of wars at Deanwood, S. D.. October be: e : T e Albert B. Prashner, sentenced to ten cears in_ 1918 after conviction at o naiction bt Chicago. |#ct: Wilhelm ~Schuman. convicted at T. Blodgett. convicted at Des | Fort Dodge, lowa. under the espion- s, lowa, and serving 'twenty ! (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) PACT'S OPPONENTS FACE ONE QUESTION Will Be Asked if U. S. Is to Destroy Peace Structure of Own Building. BY \. 0. MESSEN Friends in the Senate of the four- that opponents power Pacific pact hold the treaty is considered, i will face one plain question, to wit After the United States has taken the initiative unprecedented the history of the world in a movement| for the prevention of war. and brought about an agreement, will the United submarine tonnage which would be, Tequired by a naval power was 90,000 Thix is the figure set by the al Am an plan for the Uaited Britain. with | subma i 1000 1 | to be will ask tonnae wrine Later Meeting in Doubt. If the conference committee Jimitation of armaments meets \fternoon, it may be that the discus sion of the auxiliary tonnage allot- ments will be taken up then. FPrior to the meeting this morning, it was said by a spokesman for the American dele- gation that the committee would meet, it there was any business pending be- fore it. This is a matter which would be s>ttled at the morning meeting, it was said. on this So Christmas eve finds the confer- | There is every de- | ence hard at work. sire on the part of the delegates to speed up their work. it was said. Whether the conference will decide to |ask, | The States be the first-to reject it and de- stroy the structure it had been mainly instrumental in building up? It is said that this question will be the one the voters of the country will 1 1 3 nplicity and pertinenc: negotiators of the treaty framed it and the executive' who, will w ‘ apprais cog submit it to the Senate maintain that| it contains no provision coniravening settled American doctrine nor propos ing a foreign alliance in 1 to the dominant sentiment in this country. Watch Public Opinion. Senators who are keeping in touch with the feeling “back home™ say that the pecple are likely to have very lit- tle patience with halr-splitting analy- sis of the effect and application of the treaty. which seem to invest it with menact that they arc looking to the broad aspect of what can be accom- hed for the world's good by its take a holiday Monday also yet to be determined. In the opinion of some of the deleg: this would be done. Faver Other Conferences. s The suggestion advanced by Ttal-| jan delegates that it will be advisa- | ble to hold future conferences to deal | with que ng on naval| armament. advanced by ons ha aris n other nations also, it was learned to- | day. In fact, there scems to be a| sneral opinion that such meetin & £ | Will be neces even before the| end of the ten-year naval building | which is now proposed. It| pected that the five powers | holiday is to be ¢ engaging in the present pian to limit naval armaments will keep their eyes open to what other nations may do in'the line of naval construction, and if it is found that occasion requires, conferences will be called. | | { rom t appears that the de- velopmen evolution of the sug: gested ion of nations is al ready on the way. In addition to naval que there may be some tions, tters relating _to the far the agenda of the present nference that will aull for future nsideration, and that will bring the nations together again in confer- cnce with other nations now on the outside. POSSES HUNTING MAN IN MURDER OF CHILD Slaying of Five-Year-Old Tessie Kucharski Arouses Residents of New Brunswick, N. J. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.,, Decem- Aroused by the cruel death ear-old Tessie Kucharski, hose mutilated body was found yes- terday packed in a suit case at the fotel Albany, posses of angry men re searching for George Garris, orty-five, a carpenter, with whom he potice charged the child was last keen alive. The crime has aroused hitter feeling and threats of vio- ence were being openly made should he man suspected of the outrage fall nto the hands of his pursuers. An autopsy revealed that the child ad been strangled with a plece of ed ticking, with which her assail- nd had tied her head and heels to- ther., the st on of ni <pressed provisions and its intended as gencrally understood by T in the is argued that great mass have faith in the purpose the peoble of the conference; that they plac trust in the distinguished and patri- otic Americans who are participating -men_of opposing politiéal parties d_differing shades of opinion—and that it will take more than mere declaration of suspicion of the appli- cation of the treaty to reconcile them to the destruction of the monumental work of the conference. The suspi- cions, it is claimed, will have to be very clearly demonstrated to be actu- alities, to win them to justification of a vote against the treafy in the Sen- atie. Pact Must Be Ratified. Attention will constantly be directed | to the fact that the abolition of the! Anglo-Japanese alllance, of such great importance to the United States, will not be brought about until the four- power pact is ratified. The country will not be likely, it is said, to fail to “hold to accountability influences which operate to prevent that con- summation. High administration circles are said to be agreeable to reservations in- tended to clarify the four-power pact, if they are pressed and if their ac- ceptance will dissipate objections, al- though still holding that they are not necessary. This administration, it is said. will not make the mistake of insisting upon the treaty as drawn wthout the crossing of a “t” or the dotting of an “i"” “PEP” PIES WITH LIQUOR. 2,500 Gallons Brandy Are. Allowed San Francisco Bakers. SAN FRANCISCO, December 24.— Christmas pies in San Francisco this year will “contain liquor, local pie bakers having avalied themsclves of the permission under the law to “pep their pies” with brandy from the government storehouses. More than 00 gallons of brandy were withdrawn the first three days of this week, Tom Brown, assistant federal prohibition director, an- nounced. Under the law pie makers were allowed 100 gallons, and with one exception every baker took the limit. * 2 ; when | who 9 KILLED IN STORM: - $200,000 DAMAGE Many Injured as Regions in Tennessee_and Arkansas Are Swept. Ry the Assaciated Press. MEMPHIS, December 24.—Nine per sons—one white man and eight ne- | 8roes—killed, more than a score in- {iured and property damage roughly | estimated at $200.000 was the known toll today of a windstorm which late yesterday swept through half a dozen farming settlements in Crittendon county, Ark. across the Mississippi jriver from this city, and apparently [spent its force in the village ‘of ! Clarkedale, where a brick store build: ling. in which approximately fifty {negro farmhande had taken refuge i from thestorm, was wrecked. i | Caught in Collapse. Harrison. twenty-two, clerk in the store of Banks & Danner, the building demolished at Clarkedale, | was the only white person known to jhave been killed.. Mrs. B. B. Booker, whose home, six miles northwest of Clarkedale, was torn from its founda- tions, was among the injured brought to this city. Her injuries are consid- ered serious. Nearly all of the known @ead and the most seriously injured were caught in the collapse of the Banks & Danner store. Only meager re- ports had been received thus far, however, from several farming settle- ments in the path of the storm, the effects of which was felt over an area two miles in width and fffteen miles in length. Injured Baby Dies. The injured were brought to Mem- phis hospitals in ambulances and mo- tor trucks as quickly as they were ex- tricated from the rdins of the wreck- [NI store at Clarkedale or reached that point from the surrounding section last night. One, a baby, died éarly to- day. Several others are reported in a serious condition. Rescue parties from this city and {several Arkansas towns started at daylight today for an exploration of the more isolated sections of the storm-swept area, where it was fear- ed others were killed or injured. GUATEMALA DISMISSES MINISTER ON DUTY HERE Payne Dr. Julio Bianchi, Appointed Rep- resentative Under Former Govern- ment, Deposed. Formal notice has been received by the State Department from the new governnient of Guatemala that Dr. Julio Bianchi, minister to Washing- ton under the Herrera government, recently overthrown, no longer rep- resents that country. The notifica- tion was contained in a. telegram to- day to the Secretary of State fromi Rodriguez Castillejo, minister for for- eign affairs. . The massage did not name a successor for Dr. Bianchi, but stated that Francisco S. Latour had been delegated to take over the ar- chives of the legation here. The formal notice from the Guate- mala government follows & refusal several days ago by Dr. Bianchi to surrender archives of the legation to Mr. Latour. State Department official; said the message would mot one way or another the American government’s position on recognition' of the de facto government, G STARWILL GIVE 88 PRIZES FOR ESSAY Plan of Distributing Awards for Compositions on Arms Conference Described. Although old Santa Claus will re- ward the children of Washington to- night for their good behavior during the year, The Evening Stur will sup plant him after the spirit of Christ- mas has dissipated and award eighty-eight of those, compositions of superior merit in tae essay contest on the topic, “The Arms Conference and Its Signifi- cance,” cash prizes ranging from a maximum of $100 to a minimum of . The eighty-eight cash prizes to be awipded the winners' of the contest wilk amount to $1,000. They will be s0 scattercd over the two distinct :lusses into wlich the contest prob- ibly will be divided that virtually all contestants submitting meritori- ous essays will receive one of the awards, There will be torty-four prizes for each of the two probable groups of classes. Grouped in Twe Classes. As previcusly announced, the classes probably will be grouped as follaws: First class—Students in the senior high_schools and the ninth grade of the junior high schools; students in the private and parochial schools be {iween the ages of Aiteen and eighteen, | inclusive. Second ¢l land eighth graves oi the jumor high | Sehools and siuiuar srades of tie era- wentary schools; pupils in the pri- vate and parochial schools between the ages of twelve and fourteen, in- clusive. < The first pyize in each of the two classes will_be $100, making a total of, $200 in frst prizes. The second prize in_each class will be $50, making a total of $100 in sec- ond awards. There will be two prizes of $25 each in each class for essayists whose wark is @djudged third best. Therefore, a total of $100 will be awarded as third prizes. The fourth group will consist of five ptizes of $15 each for each class, making a total of ten prizes, or $150. There will be twenty prizes of $10 each awarded as fifth prizes, or ten prizes in each class, making a total of $200. Fifty . prizes of $5 each will be awarded as sixth prizes, twenty-five prizes in each class, making a total of $250. It is believed that the children’s minds today are too filled with the thoughts of Christmas to study the developments of the arms conference, but next week they are expected to devote more time than ever to study- | ing the proceedings of the historical parley. It is emphasized that should be written until after the chil- |amendment of the laws, says he is dren_return to school at the close of the Christmas holidays. By that time, the specific rules for the contest, to- gether with the names of the per- sons constituting the board of judges, will have been announced. Meantjme, school children are urged to read the conference proceedings as chronitled in the daily press in order to Gollect all information which will aid them in prepafing their essays. School aus thorities have directed the attention of the children to the concise sum- mary of the conference develgpments as printd daily in The Star as valuable in_studying the epoch-making event _“Bringing in the Tree the affairs of the nation. CHRISTMAS EVE ! | to | for who submit(# bandit, who struck him with a 1 | (s—Pupils of the seventh | huysen of New Jersey i no essays|eral *Wood, i 8 George Ade, the Famous Humorist Is the Headliner of Contributors of Fiction The Magazine of Tomerrow’s Star His story._is a ,s'pccial Christmas contribution, Other interesting ieatm"es in the Magazine include: “One Christmas I Remember.” B “Little Tony’s Christmas at Gospel Mission.” And ‘many other articles and stories of - special interest in this holiday season. PRECAUTION. ADOLPH GUDE DIES BEATEN, BOUND, ROBBED BY MAN WHO ASKED RlDE! Nephew of Earl of Deven, Victim of Attack in New Jersey, Suffers Loss of Large Sum. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December Philip S. Honywood, youngest son of the late Sir John Williamm Honywood and nephew of the Earl of Deven of Pow- derham Castle, Exeter, England, was uelly beaten and robbed of a large mount of money not far from his home, near Woodcliff Lake. J., last night. He du! 1 2. {Was Grand Commander. of District Commandery, Knights Templar. ad been in Newark on busine: g the afternoon. and it ix be- ved frem brief statements made by Mr. Honywcod that on his way home ! he picked up a man who had axked ! a ride. Evidently the man was slungshot. then bound and robbed him. Mr. Honywood managed to free himself and make his way to a house, where he fell unconscious. TREASURY BONUS STAND UNCHANGED Secretary Mellon Still Be- lieves Cost Would Be Serious Injury. Secretary Mellon formally an- nounced today that the attitude of the Treasury toward a soldier bonus had not changed since last July, when he wrote a letter to Senator Frelin stating that ADOLPHUS GUDI nl-nav'nn'(«n\ of bonus legislation “would Adolph Gude, one of the pioneer pe serious in. and loss to the|gori e et whote communine g lom 10, e Hflorists of s eity and grand com tuaily ‘defeat . the “ndministration-s | mander District of Columbia program of retrenchment and econ- |Knights Templar, died eariy to- omy.” 5 S E o HeiG Mr. Mellon also took occasion to)Jay at the Imergency = Hospital where he had been confined to bed for the ‘past five weeks. Mr. Gude's ill- ness has extended over a period of about two years, but only recently was it necessary for him to go to a hospital. ’ Mr. Gude was born at Knoxville, Tenn., April 20, 1863. He was the son of C. G. Adolphus and Fredericka Gude. He left his birthplace when quite young, going to Lynchburg, Va., and later to Prince Georges county, Md. He was but cighteen years of age OIL LAW CHANGE ASKED. lwhen he moved into, the District. {where he was educated in the public Amendment Sought for Exploration | schools and the Spencerian Business = College. of Lands in Philippines. He entered business for himself early MANILA, P. L. November 28 (by mall).—Stating. that It is the belier) " Nis career, starting in the business of the government at Washington |Of buving and selling flowers with that the law governing the lease of |fund of $230. In 138§ he personally exploration of oil lands in the Philip- | eTected three greenhouses and took as pines is less liberal to foreigners|a Partner his brother. William F. Gude, 3 Gov jen. | forming the firm of A. Gude & Bro. in e il America, Governor Gen- | 189, ‘The business was gradually en- larged until now there are 400,000 feet of cultivated ground in greenhouses. Oversaw Production End. “"his firm was incorporated in 1906 as Gude Brothers Company. Since the in- corporation Adolph Gude has been in say today that “the Treasury has not suggested and is not considering a tax on light wines and beer as al means of raising revenue to meet a soldier ‘bonus.” The proposal to raise funds for payment of a bonus through such a tax has been discussed in many of- ficial quarters within the last few weeks and the Treasury, while never indicatigg that it either favored or suggesttd such a tax, hag.estimated that a levy of that nature would yield an_annual return of approxi- mately $500,000,000. acting on the suggestion of the De- partment of State at Washington. The, generil's message says: “The Department of State finds in its efforts to insist on the proper treatment of our nationals by for- OFLONG LLNESS States law. eign countries in this matter (lease of petroleum lands and other lands containing mineral oils) that it is confronted with the statement that the law in the Philippines is less liberal to foreigners than is the law in the United States and the depart- ment believes it should be made to conform exactly .with the United i y men high in charge of the production end of the business, William F. Gude handling the distribution. In September of this vear a new company was formed under the name of A. Gude Sons Company. During the war Mr. Gude was chairman of local draft board No. 11. He always was prominent in civic and fraternal activities. He was one time president of the Anacostia Bank, was vice president of tMe Good Hope Or- phan Home; life member of the Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce, vice president and life member of the American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, member of the Ana- costia Citizens’ Association, life mem- ber of the City Club, member of the Florists' Club of Washinglon, Wash- ington Lodge. No. 15, B. P. 0. E.; Cen- tral Lodge, No. 1, Odd Fellows; grand, commander of D. C. Grand Com- mandery, Knights Templar; treasurer and past commander of De Molay Commandery; past master, Anacostia Lodge, No. 21; treasurer and past high priest of Anacostia Royal Arch Chap- ter, No. 12; past grand high priest of D. C. Royal Arch Masons; a thirty- second degree Mason of Albert Pike Consistory, No. 1; Mithras Lodge of Perfection, No. I; Evangelist Chapter, Rose_Croix; Robert D. Bruce Coun- cil, Kadosh; Adoniram Council, No. 2, R.'and S. M.; past potentate of Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine; past pa- tron, Electa Chapter, No. 2, Order of the KEastern Star; past grand “pa- tron, O. E. 5. of D. C.; director, Ma- sonic Mutual Rellef Association, and a member of Kallipolis tto, Veiled Prophets. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Noll of Germany, in November, 1888, and_there were: five children; four of whom, Esther €.. M., Adolph E., Edwin R., ‘survive ‘him. Dug “LOOK FOR SQUARE DEAL,” | AMERICAN LEGION XMAS GREETING TO DISABLED By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 24.—The fol- lowing Christmas message to “the disabled ex-service men of America” was issued today by National Com- mander Hanford MacNider in the name of the American Legion: “To you men who are fighting the brave fight against the effects of your service of our country, the American Legion of your comrades sends Christmas greetings with every sincere wish for your speedy recovery and future happiness. Every American shall be indebted to you as long as the nation en- dures and your cause shall alw. be first on the program of the American Legion. “We intend to see that you get a square deal from the country you fought for. We would expect to fight our battles were our posi- tions reversed. We assume that responsibility as a privilege and an honor. Today we are asking the United States Veterans' Bureau to adopt a plan which, if accepted, will finally end your worries over compensation claims. The Ameri- can Leglon reports for a new year's duty. Give us your com- mand: BILL TOASK REPEAL Federation of Citizens’ Asso- ciations to Introduce Meas- ure in Congress. i A Dill will be introduced in the House and Senate soon at the reque: of the Federation of Citizens 2 Until a few days ago Mr. ( held the belief that the best remove this objectianable legislation was to have it killed the way it was born—as 2 rider on a District aporo- priation bill Oppesite View Taken. Commissioner Rudolph. chairman the board of Comm . has ta en the opposite view, that the people of the city would get a more favor- able reconsideration of the case by having a separate bill introduced. The federation, therefore, in its de- cision to introduce a separate bill will have the gupport of the Commis- sionere, who, in their annual report to Congress, urged that some modi- fication be made in the Borland amendment. It Congress should show x tion not to repeal the law tirety it is possible nay seek 4 comprow the original paving of u street wou he exenipt from assessment. wiih part of the cost of resurfacing to be as- sessed. Injustice to Suburbanites. This change, it was pointed out, would remove the injustice to sub- urbanites, whose streets have never been paved, but who contributed | through the general tax fund to the paving of downtown streets before | the davs of the Borland amendment. | Mr. Clayton alro announced ay that the subcommittee of the Hous appropriations commit bW con- sidering District cstimates has grant- A him_time in which to present t federation's plea for an increase in the salary schedule of statutory ployes of the District gov TROOPS INTERVENE INCARD DISORDER Students Raid Survey Offices. Five Natives Killed and Twenty Wounded. Associated Press. ypt. December 24.—Dis- orders in gonnection with the Egypt- ian nationalist agitation broke out today in Gizeh, a suburb of Cairo. when a party of students raided the government survey offices. British troops were rushed from Cairo to cope with the disturbapce. The stu- dents were ultimately ejected. The native losses were given in the early reports as five killed and twenty wounded. While the disorders were proceed- ing in Gizeh, Cairo itself remained quiet, and no disturbances from the provinces were reported with the ex- ception of minor troubles at Tanta, fifty miles northwest of Cairo. The authorities conveyed to Suez today six followers of Said Zagloul Pasha, the nationalist leader for€ibly semoved from the city yesterday, whom Field Marshal Allenby, the British high commissioner in Egypt, had ordered expelled from Cairo. Cairo bristled with police and troops last night and airplanes cir- cled over the delta of the Nile, fol- lowing disturbances. Said Zagloul Pasha's removal came as a result of his refusal to obey an order issued by the military authori- ties that he and Ris .chief followers cease all political ®ctivity and leave Cairo., Although much wanton destruction occurred during the disturbances, the authorities claim that the situation need not be regarded with particular anxiety. The disturbances appear to have been confined to Cairo. FOUR KILLED IN CRASH. Train Hits Auto When Engine Stalls on Crossing. ‘WILKES-BARRE, Pa., December 24. —Four men were killed on a grade crossing at_Wysox last night when their automobile was struck .by a Lehigh Valley locomotive. The vie- tims are Wesley Johnson and Bige- low Jennings of Wyalusing, Thomas Stoneham of Frenchtown and John Trimble of Dorrell Center. The men were. on_their way~t8 Towania and the- engine of ‘their car stalled on the crossing. { i | i 1 | and other tioroughfa ganizations of « probably clearing weather t | held SHOPPERS THRONG STREET N FNAL CHRSTMASRUSH Crowds, Intent on Last-Min- ute Preparations, Lend Festive Air to City. BASKETS OF CLOTHING AND FOOD GO TO NEEDY iNew Record in Number of Parcel Post Packages—Many Par- ties Tonight. Last-minute shoppers thronged streets today when goverr a ment de half-holiday, lending city as the peo | street menis gave ple turned s moving masses, all intent upon making Aual preparations or Christn The Salvation Army and other or- held 1k baskets of clo sent out to th ir annual today need, L church prog; were put for tomorrow. true spirit of ristmas preparation today everywhere the prevailed. Rain Predicted Tonight. Prediction d hristmas of rain for tonight, with morrow, and shine, with much colder by tomorrow sun i = I night, did not interfore with the move- dntions g Calling Supon 00N ments of the downtown crowds, nor the repeal or modify the Borland e i oy | which assesses half the o ce B ; { Whtich assesses half the cost of street | oy Sy 0 i [paving dcainst avutting proverts |\ riay aistribmted e owners. This announcement was made | ecord n the histors of 1 = oday ¥ Alfilam Naich. | Glaston o i five ndred Christmas baskeis chairman of the special committee of | Aiciribiied 2hte oEat i at St | the federation on this question. who | recen@ly dedicated home of Xo. 1 | said he would call a meeting of the the Salvation Army, 606. 1 committee after the holidays to draft | ST e S DL : fco e e G. commander of the and pass upon the bill. The baskets were distributed after irvestigation of the ne came to get them. Ma ressions followed the cskets. d of those who ex- the happy receipt of 800 Children Made This wft iren will be made happy ppy- rmoon at 2 o'clock S« by the & ation Army at the Christmas ente talmment for them. when there will music other en tainment for the littie ones. Mond morning the Salvation Army will give its annual theater party to children at the Cosmos Theater. At Mount Alto Hospital tonight th, soldier patients will be the gu Santa Claus through the W Overseas Service League of Washi candy, toys, and on. There will be a big surprise resent for the boys, music by M “nd p id o special series of Mouduy mor Saks & Co. will wke ticir an outs at the istribution of 1 Store 1o necdy ¢ i iven, each of whom has been pas pon as worthy by the Associat Charities. Isaac Gans will preside he distribution. which is eagerly 00ked forward to each year. Mission Giving Away Shoes. At Central Union M be a service at noon M diately following the on there will mday,and imme- mas dinner will be served, be at 1 ociock. Mo night, relock, there is to be a 1 iy for the children of the neizhi- orhood. ery child with get a b pearing his name, ifts of clothing, mission also s through the generosity eor Horning, a certain number of pairs be- ing fitted each morning at Saks & Co. At the Gospel Mission Christmas dinner will be served at 2 o'clock Mon- day, following which there will be an entertainment and distribution of ifts to the little ones. The Chinese Sunday school of the mission wil hold an e tertainment Monday evening in the chapel. Christmas Eve Partiex. The hotels will hold Christmas eve partics tonight and many of the stores will keep open late this even- Mg to accommodate those who puc off to the last moment the buying of some gift or necessity. The Center and other markets did a rushing business today. _Tomorrow in all the churches the birth of Christ will be obxerved with special programs of usic, upon which the singers have been working 1or days. Special Christmas pa tonight at the rties will Le Neighborhood idouse und other settlement hou! 100th Tomorrow, the of the birth of « angel of the battlefield,” founder of the American Red Cross, will be observed here by friends who have not for- gotten. There will no set proggam. She was bgrn on Christmas day, 1»: in Worcesler county, M. KENTUCKY TROOPS SENT TO HALT STRIKE TROUBLE Governor Orders 160 Men, Wiih Necessary Officers, to Newport Rolling Mills. FRANKFORT, Ky., December 24.— Four companies of Kentucky National Guardsmen, totaling 160 men and the necessary officers, last night were ordered to Newport, Ky, by Gov. Morrow. They were sent as a result of his orders growing out of a strike at the Newport rolling mills and without a request from local pi officers. The troops are under co mand of Col. H. H. Denhardt of Bowl- {ng Green. ‘Three other companies have been ordered held in readiness to pro- ceed to the scene, if needed, Gov. Mor- row said, in announcing the sending of troops. He declined to say what companies were being held ready. The troops were sent to Newport by Gov. Morrow on his own initiative. None of the peace officers of the city or Campbell county had asked for them. Reports from private investi- gators, the governor said, indicated that conditions were such that the peace officers could not handle the situation. “Serious danger exists,” the gov- ernor said, “that at any moment an outbreak may occur, causing the loss of dozens of lives and the disgrace of | state.” anniver