Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1923, Page 3

DEBT BILL ONLAS ~ LAPIN CONGRESS Senate Vote of 70 to 13 Sends Measure Back to . House for Detail. DEBATE LASTS 4 DAYS Robinson and Harrison Amend- ments Principal Ones Remaining in Dispute. Congressional approval of the Brit- 1sh debt-funding gettlement virtually was completed last night when the Scnate passed the House funding bill. The vote was 70 to 13. The bill was returned to the House for adjustment of amendments not relating to the plan for funding the British debt of $4,604,000,000 over a term of sixty-two years at reduced interest, but providing that settle- wments with other debtor nations must have the approval of Congress instead ©f the President. The opposition consisted of four re- nublicans, Senators Borah, ldaho; France, Maryland; La Follette, Wis- consin, and Norris, Nebraska, and nine democrats, Ashurst, Arizona; Gerry, Rhode Island: Heflin, Al hama; Hitchcock, Nebraska; McKel- lar, Tennessee; "Reed, Missouri; Tram- “mell, Florida; Walsh, Massachusetts, -and Walsh, Montana. T'wenty-Four Democrats Approve. Forty-six vepublicans and twenty- four democrats voted for passage of “he bill. The republicans were: Ball, Brookhart, Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Couzens, Curtls, Dilling- ham, Ernst. Fernald, Frelinghuysen, tiooding, Hale, Harreld, Johnson, Jones (Washington), Kelloge, Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick, mber, McKinley, McLean, MeN S Nelson, ew, Oddle, Poindexter, Reed (Pennsyl- vanta), Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Stanfield, Sterling, Sutherland, Town- Send. Warren, Watson, Weller and ‘Willis. The democratic Bayard, Broussard. Fletcher, George, fones (New Mexico), King, Myers, Overman, Owen. Pittman, Pomerene, Ransdell, Robinson, Sheppard. Shields, Smith, Stanl and Williams. supporters were: Caraway, Dial, Glass, Harrison, not reached until lock and after a continuous of eight hours and a tot our days of debate. The bill w ussed a week ago yesterday by House, after one day’s discussion, and <oes to conference with a certainty 0f enactment before Congress ad- surps. Chairman McCumber of the finance committee, Senator Smoot, re- public Ctah. a member of ' the finance ommittee and also of the lied debt commission, and Senator Williams, democrat, Mississippi, were «ppointed as the conferees for the | Senate. Only two important Senate amend- ments are in dispute between the Senate and House. These are the of S 'SPECIAL NOTICES HIP HER Nicholson and at 741 i1th st. n.w.. Washington, under the e of the Toraine Candy dissoived on the Bth d 3 #nd all clalms against 33 are 0 be presented to George Nic . wiho is the successor of said business in udividual name. 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Alexandria, Va., and Washington, D. C. territory. I\ddress Box 342-W, Star office.* Page. | Swanson, Underwood | PRESIDENT PLANS TRIP TO FLORIDA BY MARCH 6TH President and Mrs. Harding ex- pect to leave Washington for their vacation in Florida March 5 or 6, it was said at the White House Yesterday. A more definite date can not be announced at present, it was added. Those arranging for the trip an- nounce that thepresidential party will spe the greater part of their sta in Florida crulsing about the waters of the east coast. WEST PALM BEACH, February 17.—The palatial yacht Ploneer, on Wwhich President and Mrs. Harding will spend their winter cruise in Florida waters, is being fitted out here and will leave in a few days for St. Augustine, where the Presi- dent is scheduled to board her in March. The owner of the yacht is E, H. Kluge of Englewood, N. J. Ed- ward McLean of Washington will be President Harding's host on the yacht during the cruise. democrat, Arkansas, providing for approval by Congress, instead of the President, of funding agreements With other nations, and one by Sena- tor Harrls, democrat, Georgia, pro- viding for appointment of three democrats on the allied debt commis- slon. Both were adopted by the Sen- ate without record votes. The Robin- son amendment was accepted by ad- mintstration leaders, but they opposed that of Senator Harris and sald it would be dropped out in conference if 1t threatened to delay enactment of the legislation. The attacks in final debate yester- zny‘ as well as in previous discus- klon, centered on the reduced interest provided in the British settlement. This Is 3 per cent for the first ten Years and 31, per cent thereafter. Opponents rallied finally upon the amendment of Senator Hitchcock, democrat, Nebraska, proposing that Great Britain should pay the same rate pald by the United States upon its securities, averaged each year. This was rejected, 61 to 21, and ended the interest fight, Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, and Mc- Kellar, democrat, Tennessee, promi- nent among the opposition, refraining from oftering similar amendments. Senator Reed sald the vote on the Hitchoock amendment made it appar- ent that the Senate intended to “swal- low” the bill a8 it etood. Supporters of Hitcheock. Fourteen democrats and seven re- publicans supported the Hitchcock amendment. The democrats were Senators Ashurst, Broussard, Dial, Gerry, Harrison, Heflin, Hitchcock, McKellar, Reed (Missouri), Smith, Stanley, Trammell, Walsh (Massachu- setts) and Walsh (Montana). The re- publicans _were Borah, Brookhart, Couzens, France, Johnson, La Fol lette and Norris. ' Eighteen democrats jolned the majority of republicans in opposing the Hitchcock amendment. Opponents of the Interest rates in the British funding agreement argued that they constituted a cancellation in part of the British debt and trans- ferred a burden, estimated at $1,666,- 1000000, based on the 4% per cent rate on liberty bonds, to the Ameri- can taxpayer. The advocates of the [ volved, declaring the opposition argu- ment “‘preposterous,” and reiterated that the British agreement was fair, and the best that could be obtained. The battle was waged all day be- fore crowded galleries, with flights of oratory. Probably the most dra- {matic speech was by Senator Glass, {democrat, Virginia, former Secretary of the Treasury, who painted in fervid colors a picture of the British and allied services in the war against the .common enemy. Senator Glass said 7| the British funding agreement was 4 sound economic proposition and jeminently fair so far as the interests of the United States are concerned.” He and other champlons of the bill stressed that the agreement would | stabilize and improve world condi- | tions, and open the way. to finding |agreements with other debtor nations. CHEWING GUM KING DIES. IWi]lhm J. White Succumbs to In- i juries in Fall on Icy Pavement. CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 17.— Willlam J. White. inventor, and for | years known as “the chewing gum ing,” died in a hospital here yes- jterday. He was seventy-two years lold. Death resulted from injuries re- ceived In a fall four weeks ago, when he slipped on an fcy pavement. Mr. White was the organizer and the first pfesident of the American Chicle Company. With others asso- { clated with him, and who since have ibeen lcaders In' the Chicle indust . .Beeman, Jonathan P, and Thomas Adams, jr. forced out of the corpora- tion In 1905, penniless, according to | {riends, but within five years he or- | Bantzed the W. J. White Chicle Com- pany and bullt 2’ new plant and for- tune at Niagara Falls. This was dis- pated through court litigation, but he agaln staged a come-back in Cleveland. where, with his eldest son, he built another factory. which he operated at the time of his death. | Mr. White is sald to be the first to | soften Mexican chicle and to com- bine mint with it. For years Mr, White promoted the stage career of Anna Held. the actress, and at one time was sald to have spent $100,000 & month on her. He served in Congress from Cuya- {hoga county in 1893-94 and also was the organizer of the West Cleveland {Bank Compuny. Funeral services wiil be held Monday afternoon. BRITON VISITS MANILA. Admiral Leveson Believed to Bear Letter From King to Gen. Wood. By the Associated Press. MANILA, February 17.—Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson, commander of ‘the { British naval station arrived here aboard _the Hawkins, accompanied by half a doz- en other British warships. It is un- derstood that Admiral Leveson bears a letter from King George to Gov- ernor General Leonard Wodd, thank- ing him for the honors accorded the late Rear Admiral John S. Dumaresq, ex-commander of the British-Austra- lian fleet, who died in Manila last July and was given amilitary funeral. Rear Admiral E. A. Anderson, com- mander of the American Aslatic fleet, tendered Admiral Leveson a dinner aboard the flagship Huron, and the distinguished visitor will be the din- ner guest of. Governor General Wood tomorrow. Deaths Reported. ‘The following deaths have been reported to ;h! health department in the last twenty-four ours: Eva Estelle Brron, 81, 4008 Tilinols ave. Ashley ‘Worsley, 70, 310 East Capitel st. George W. Offutt, 70, 3433 Wiseonsin -ave. Mary 3. Fianer, 63, 748 Rock Creek Ch. rd. Btephen B. Balsh, 75, Providence Hospital. Margaret Anna Howlin, 65, 610 B st. s.e. John 8. Mason, 82, Bt. El o1 Patrick Feeney, 04, Georgetown Hospital. Frances E. Upperman, 88, Masonic and East- orn Star Home. Berjamin J. Beal, 55, George Washington Hospita ‘I"(theed,fia.lflflvn 3 Alyin Greenwood King, 52, 1343 V ! (Brian McCormick, 32,8t Ellsabeth's Hos- pits ([homas M. Broderick, 52, Frovideace Hos- P'Robart Christian Boper. 8. 1833 E ut. u.. halen, p LTy Vi 6 mon { § 125 bill denfed that cancellation was in- | THE Bedtime Stories. TRIES AGAIN. T'ASTENS HIS MIND ON HOW PLEASANT RIS HOME L\PE 1S CONCENTRATES ON THE TACY THAT THE GOL™ SEASON IS ALMOET HERE {C) Wheeler Sym. Inc, IDENTIFY PRISONER Man Declared “Marshall,” in Whose Rooms Mrs. Schoell- popf Was Attacked. CHASED FOR 6,000 MILES Frank B. Carman, Actor and Friend of Woman Despoiled, Picks Out Picture. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February The man under arrest in Albany as the alleged ringleader of the trio who on New Year's eve robbed Mrs. Irene |schoellkopt, of Buffalo, of $300,000 {worth of jewels, early {tdentified, by his photograph, as the {occupant of the West Fifty-second street apartment in which the daring robbery occurred. The identification was made by Frank Barrett Carman, triend of the Schoellkopf's, with whom he visited Europe, and who was host at the party which preceded the rob- bery That's the man who held the apartment under mine,” Carman sald on being shown a photograph of the Albany prisoner, whose real name local police declared to be Matthew ! D. Biddulph, member of a well known family of Rye, N. Y. He was arrested after a 6,000 mile chase that extended to the Pacific coat and return, to Canada and ended at Albany. Known as “Marshall.” “I knew him as ‘Marshall, " Carman continued. to the party uninvited, joining our card table after bringing in some liquor. It was in his apartment that Mrs. Schoellkopf was robbe Local police sald today that the ar- rest would serve to clear up the rob- bery, and that the prisoner's .two companions the night of the robbery, ndicted with him under the names of *J. F. McGowan” and “Lewls.” would soon be in custody. The supposed Biddulph, the police sald, has a long criminal record, and was convicted of forgery here in 1917. They said his pleture was in the San Francisco cogue's gallery, and that he was wanted for check operations in that city and in Los Angeles. In Los An- geles, they said, he recently appeared in the cast of a motion picture titled, “Wanted at Headquarters.” They said his_aliases included R. H. Matthews, R. H. Harrison and John F. Derby. Two other men in_custody may be connected with the Schoellkopf case. the police said. They are George Daley of Albany. arrested with “Mar- shall,” and Charles Curtis, arrested here last week in connection with a $50.000 jewel robbery last July. Police said both men were believed to be friends of “Marshall.” Robbery Bafled Police. The Schoellkopt robbery was one of the most bafMing the police ever have had to deal with. Mrs, Schoelikopt, wite of Charles P. Hugo Schoellkopf, a wealthy Buffalo 1 in China, has{proker, had been a guest at a New flagship | Year eve party at the Carman apart- ment on West 52d street, just off 5th avenue. She had worn a considerable part of the collection of jewels, Te- puted worth over a milllon, which had husband had bestowed upon her. Mrs. Schoellkopf was the first to leave the party, although “Marshall.” who had been an informal visitor at the apartment, had retired to his own apartment below stairs some time be- fore. She wrapped herself in her cos Iy fur coat, and, taking her leave, went down the stairs of the apartment build- ing. Soon she returned, stumbling up the stairs, her gown torn, shoulders and arms scratched and her lips and mouth swollen and bleeding. “] have .been robbed.” she sabbed. The other guests notified the police and Mr. Schoellkopf, who was in Buffalo, but it was not until the next day that the fact of the robbery was made public. |HAZING VICTIM SUES CITY. ‘Youth, “Ducked” in Ice Water and Beaten, Claims $10,000. ASHLAND, Kan., February 17.— Frank Dalton, seventéen-year-old high school boy, has filed a suit for $10,000 damages against this city and its board of education, it was made known here today. The sult is the result of a “hazing” recently, in which Dalton claims he was ridden on a rail, ducked in icy water and beaten with laths by local students and townsmen. The hazing was because Dalton “rooted” for the visitors at a_recent basket ball game, students declare. Dalten is reported to be ill at his BEGINS TO GET DRSPEAATE PLEASANT WITH GEM Rl]BBERYI today was; “He is the man who came | coss ASSUMES - PLEASANT Ex~ PRESSION AND THINKS HOW SNIOOTHLY HIS BUSINESS (5 REMEMBERS THAT THAT BLAMED COLLEGE CHUM O HIE WIRE'S 18 COMING TO SPEND A WELK S REMECMBERS THAT 80° 18 THE [NCOME TAX Arctic Explorer Amazed at Snow In Minneapolis By the Associated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.,, Fébruary 17.—The arctic country is *“a ver- itable summer resort in comparl- son.” declared Vilhjlmur Steffan- son, arctic explorer, whose lecture tour has been interrupted hera be- cause of the blizzard in the north- west. He was unable to go to St. Cloud, Minn, sixty-five miles away, today because no trains were run- ning to that place. “Think of it, snowbound in this southern reglon!” exclaimed the famous explorer. “I've been ice- bound with my ship in the far north, but never snowbound. It doesn’t snow enough there; one can always get about.” 50000 INBERUN FACE STARVATION Sudden Rise in Value of Mark and Profiteering Brings Crisis. t | { BY GEORGE WITT! By Wireless to The Star and C| News. Copyri 192 BERLIN, February ~—There are almost half a million people in Berlin alone who are on the verge of starva- tlon as the result of the sudden rise in the value of the German mark and the failure of prices in Germany to drop. Such was the substance of a statement made in the reichstag by Deputy Moses, a socialist. “Conditions this winter,” he sald, “have gradually grown to be as bad as they were in the worst period of the war during the blockade in 1916 and 1917. There is no blockade against Germany now. There is plenty of food, but it is too expensive. The government must take immediate ac- tion to prevent hunger amonz the working people, while the profiteers, who are responsible for the high prices, indulge in excessive eating and drinking. TUnemployment Doubles. It is reported in several newspapers that unemployment has more than doubled in the last two weeks. “As the result of the government's financlal adventure, which has sent the mark up thousands of points in a faw days the prices of German in- dustrial products have risen above those in the world market” says a writer in the organ of the Christian Labor Unions. “That means inability to export to (m‘clfn countries and consequent unemployment, to B8ay nothing of the direct effects of the French coal blockade. This feature the government should have consid- ered before launching its campaign to stabilize the paper mark. Government Criticized. . In numerable other severe criti- cisms of the government are belng made throughout Germany, the hews- papers pointing out that it is impos- sible for a workman to live decently on the present wages with prices higher than before the war, even when figured in gold marks. For example, & suit of clothes now costs 500,000 marks, or- three times the monthly wages of a skilled laborer. NEVADA “WET” AGAIN. Dry Law Repealed, Another Enact- ed, But Governor Has Not Signed. RENO, Nev., February 17.—Nevads was back in the “wet” column today, the legislature having repealed over the governor’s veto yesterday the existing prohibition laws. At the same time the legisiature passed the' Whiteley prohibi- tion law, adopting the Volstead law’ as the law of Nevada, but until the gov- ernor signs it no state law will prohibit the liquor traffic. Doubt as to the con- stitutionality of the Whiteley law may lead to its Veto, it was indicated. MUSSOLINI AS “NOTARY.” Will Serve as Crown Official at Marriage of Princess. By the Associated Press. hicago Daily 1 solini, Dy r < stitution, will act as notary of the crown on the occasion of Prince: Yolandl's marriage to Capt. Count Calvi di Bergolo to take place this -prlnt N ‘At that time the king will confer on Premier Mussolini the order of the Annunsiats, which will make Nim rTank as & cousin to the king. REMEMBERS DRE) ISNT _"F!;{OUGHTS REMEMBERS Hi§ BEST 8 GRAPHER QUITS TO GET MARRIED WNEXT WEEW THINKS OF RIS WIRR AND UNPINISHED ARSUMENT ABOUT JACKING UP KRER, ALLOWANCE THAT TRERE PLEASANT T THINK ABOUT AND s O SLEEP R XN QUICK AID ASKED FORU.S. EWPLOYES Five Organizations Urge Con- gress to Restore “Sick and Injured”” Benefits. IMARCH 4 LAST DATE Several in Washington Depend on Compensation Commis- sion Pay Roll. Appealing for immediate action on emergency legislation to provide pro- tection to sick and ipured government employes who will otherwise be cut off the compensation pay roll of the United States Employes’ Compensa- .tion Commission by ruling of Con- troller General McCarl, five national | organizations of federal employes ves. terday addressed a letter to mem- bers of Congress. Unless the proposed amendments to existing law are enacted before March 4, it was set forth, the com- mlesion must discontinue payments now being made under awards to 4bout 280 men and women, who are either themselves in hospitals or whose dependents are receiving death benefits. Several persons in Washing- ton would be affected. Early Hearing Prospect. The proposed amendments to the Federal Empioyes’ Compensation act have been favorably reported by the House judiciay committee, and it is expected the rules committee will provide opportunity this week or early next week for the House to consider the matter. ‘The decision of the controller gen- eral, the employes explained, prohibits the payment after June 30 of any award by the commission to persons sufforing from occupational disease or to their dependents. Even the vic- tims of lead poisoning, of occupa- tional tuberculosis, of spotted fever contracted in laboratory experiments, of pneumonia from exposure and e: ception weather conditions in north- ern climates, of deadly fumes or pois- onous gases, all injuries and diseases, in fact, except through accident in the narrowest sense of the term, are de- clared by the controller to be non- Compensatable under the law. In their letter to members of Con- gress the representatives of the or- ganized employes say: “The controller general's decision is contrary to the rulings and practice of the United States Employes’ Compen- satlon Commission ever since its es- tablishment in 1916. It is. in fact, con- trary to the decision of the Massachu- setts supreme court in a similar case, and reverts to a period at least twenty years back in workmen's compensation Jegislation. It is nevertheless prohibi- tive, however, and the only relief to the employes affected by it appears to be some such legislation as that pro- posed in these amendments to the act.” Among the government services espeoially hazardous in respect to oc- cupational diseases are the railway mall, lighthouse service,-public health service, coast guard, steamboat in- spection service, ordnance and rpuni- tion work, animal {ndustry, immigra- tlon, machine trades, printing trades, painting and other mechanical occu- pations in the government industrial establishments. The appeal to Congress is signed by Luther C. Steward, president of the National Federation of Federal Employes; H. W. Strickland, _in- dustrial secretary of the Railway Mail Assoclation; Gllbert A. Hyatt, pr dent of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks; E. J. Geinoj, pres- ident National Assoclation of’ Letter Carriers, and N. P. Alifas, president of District No. 44, Internatlonal As- sociation of Machinists. ———— TO BAN CAPITOL CARD GAMES. AUGUSTA, Main, February 17. Playing cards will be banished from the Maine state house if the house of representatives concurs in a reso- lution adopted today by the senate. The order, introduced by Senator Walter S. Bemlis, of Harmony, would forbid games played with cards in the state house during the present ssion of the legislature. It would pply to senatqrs, representatives and employes. . WARNING! The Hold-Up UE_“ Is Here $1,500 HoldUp Policy ‘Will Pay for What He Takes (Money—Merchandise—Becuritiss, Ete.) Costs Only $7.50 a Year 1Ps Worth It—Act Now PAUL F. Gl'x!lgVE e M 776 243 Woodward Bldg. EVENING “STAR, ' WASHINGTON, D. O, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1923. —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. K.K,K. Must Pay Taxes; Declared Political Body By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., February 17. —Holding it to be a political or~ ganization, the appesl tax court yeaterday refused the application of the Ku Klux Klan for tax ex- .emption of its bullding, assessed at $19,030. The court said: ‘“The organ- ization, in the opinion of the court, falls clearly into the category of political organizations, and the sincerity of its members in the advocacy of certain social and political bellefs does not alter its real character. It would be manifestly unfair and opposed to the spirit of the law governing exemptions to call upon the group of citizens who are the particular objects of the antagonism of the klan to assist indirectly in the support and maintenance of the organization.” Denying that it is a political or- ganization, klan officlals immedi- ately announced that they would appeal to the state tax commis- sion, and that, falling there, they would go into the law courts. They said the national officers of the organization “doubtless would g0 to-the Supreme Court of the United States if necessary. URGE OPENHEARING ONTRAFFI RULES Board of Trade Committee Wants Voice if Any Changes Be Made. An open hearing should be held by the Commissioners on the proposed new trafic regulations before they are put into effect, the public order! committes of the Board of Trade be- lieves. At a meeting in The Evening Star building last night the committee de- cided to recommend to the organiza- tion at its meeting Monday night that a request for such a hearing be made. There are no new regulations before | the District authorities at present, but a special committes appointed for the purpose is now revising the existing code of traffic rules. Blame Poor Light Several members of the public or- der committee blamed inadequate street lighting for many eccidents and the committee agreed to call the | street lighting situation to the atten- tion of the Board of Trade Monday. The committee will ask the organ- ization to authorize President Ed- | ward F. Colladay to appoint a specialks committee of seven to co-operate with the District authorities in all traffic| matters in the same manner that the| board's zoning committee now func- tion: Favors Bonding Motoristx. Herbert L. Davis submitted a spe- cial report on the bill to require all motorists to carry bond or insurance for the protection of persons they | may injure. The committee approved | of the aims and principles of the legis- | lation. W. Pedfce Rayner read a report of suggested cures for Washington traf- fio ills. Realfzing that the public or- der committes would not be given time at the forthcoming meeting of | the board to present the full report. the committes “boiied it down” to these recommendations: | Many Recommendations Made. | Sixty-minute parking in the congested | section of the city. Establishment of one- way streets wherever advisable. Widen- ling of certain downtown thoroughfares 1 where there too muci sidewalk. Nar- row roadways around circles. Removal 1of wood platforms at 16th and U streets. Boulevards without car tracks from out- | Iying sections to heart of the city. En- | forcement of speed regulations on street cars. Removal of all stub-end car | tracks by looping them. Registration | of all automobiles bought and sold. | Rigid examination of all applicants for | operator permits. A regulation requir- | ing pedestrians to cross streets at desig- | nated points.. A better headlight law. | Additional judges to hold_traffic court | from 9 am. to 10 p.m. Creatlon of a | central traffic precinct with an emerg-) ency squad to go out and study the | causes of all accldents. Change the system of having the street car com- | panes pay the salaries of crossing po- | i Requirement for automatic ng device on all elevators. | Gas cut-off valves under the sidewalk | in front of all buildings other than one or two family dwellings for fire protec- tion. An increase in the personnel to bring the police force up to 1,200 men. most . Really, ther Families have b 1 | Convent nun, escaped after being held To know how good a cigarette really can be mad you must try a—, HUNT WHITE STEPS 8pecial Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., Februiry 17.— Where is the Baltimore house with “five or six white porch steps” from which Sister Cecilia, the Notre Dame | Sister Cecilia Gives Tip in Search for Kidnapers’ ! House. i b ds Wil | prisoner by kidnapers. l Sister Cecilla has told the police | that the house into ,which she was carried had white steps, but the Bal- timore police yesterday were able to find only one house in the Camden station section with such steps. The | house, occupled by negroes, was searched, but no clue was found. Has Vague Idem. The nun has*said that she was held prisonar in a house within five min- utes’ walk of Camden station, but aside from the white steps and the alleyway through which she ran to liberty she apparently has a vague Idea as to other details. Sister Cecilia is expected to be able to go to Baltimore tomorrow in an effort to identify the home of her abductors. Whether she will be able to recall the exact location is a ques- | tion, since she declared that the was under the influence of drugs at the | time of her abduction and because she | made her escape at night. Search Fruitiess. States Attorney Aaron I. Anders and Sheriff James A. Jones returned to Frederick last night after the| fruitless search for the house. Th were accompanied by four members | of the local Catholic church, who aided ' in_the hunt. | Mr. Anders declared that he did not think the police were able to find the house unless Sister Cecilia could direct them to it. -— “I know something T won't tell sang a little’ girl, as little girls do, “Never mind, child," said the old bachelor. “You'll get over that when | vou're a little older. WANTED EXPERIENCED EXECUTIVE OFFICE MANAGER BY RESPONSIBLE REAL ESTATE FIRM to take complete charge of office in executive capacity. Substantial salary with advancement for proper person. Real estate experience desirable, but not absolutel necessary. All replies treated in strict conf dence. Give age, experience and present occu- pation. Address Box 335-W, Star Office. The Hupmobile Coupe is as sound and true in every important struc- tural detail as a closed car can be built. 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