Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1924, Page 3

OFFER $25,000,00 | FORMEXICO RIGHTS | _American Promoters Nego- tiating Loan for Farm and Lumber Resources. MEXICO ¢I February 13.—A 25,000,000 loan to"tne Mexican gov- ernment, in return for agricultural and lumbering concessions in a half dozen ©f the gulf and southern states of the Tepubli negotiations which the Wolvin Line, ying on with the govern- i statements by of Duluth, head ot the corporation. Ramon P. D secretary of ag- lopment, sald no pe- ncessions had yet department. with wnom i3 assocl- . 1d Shanklin, riciau consul eneral here, t the corporatlon expected ured loans to agriculturists. of more than 4,- land had alreay pt. Wolvia continued, ritory it was planned to would exceed Minnesota in government took favorable i from corporation s on to cut common and precious woods from the federul lands in Yueat, nd Camipeche, and develop . 1 possibilities in- its and chicle in "Tobasco, Yucatan, to the landowners, and territory in these eduction of 50 ue taxes upon to develop, with © the nearest ports. MINING ENGINEERS SELECT OFFICERS Wiiliam Kelly of Michigan to Head National Body for Next Year. ociated Press. NEW YORK, Yebruary 15.—Wil- tam Kelly of Vulean, Mich, an en- and industriulist, d president of the Institute of Mining and I Engineers, it was an- t the institution meetiag L. De Golyer of New York W. Merrill of San Fran- en vice presidents ars R. V. Norris, .; George Otis Smith, director the United P, B. But- e, Cleve Warren, r mining Ivania legate orls, enterprisea ln[ and Michigan to the republicun vention in 1915, His by the vote of more otion n ibers of the iusti- 10,900 institute section on requirements and reforesta- | 5 IcDowell of Chicago, reforestation com- merican Engineering should be taken prevent the serious tht confronted in tle dwindling of its ®in timber id, is plain- the United States led to import lumber. FALL CAUSES CHILD'S DEATH. Ihree-year-old Willlam Hemby, col- ward of the Board of Children's uardians, being cared for at the home of Amenda M. ltzms, 613 Fairmont Lrect northw €21l on the stairs at the Fa t strect house resterday afternoo, d was so seriously injured Corener Nevitt gave a ccidental death. e Addressing rimber SPECIAL NOTICES. D AND UPHOL- I! go uaywhere. Ad- ice. a3 35 to_3$12. otz L 208 3 WILL NOT BE RES TBLE F 3 Gedta Gitier than thoss COMFRCIEE by SayaE Mrs.) CLARA J. J. BECKERT, €65 Pa. ave. e. ‘THAT THB 1al meeting of the members of the Wi Home for Incurables, for the election of bers of the board of managers, whose terma sre expiring. will be held at the ofice of the on Truet Co., corner of H_and 15th ste. Thursdey, February 21, 1924, at 11 a.m. persons Wwho have contributed $5 annus $30 in one sum are entitled to vote. EHOLD GOODS STORED WITH W, B, T snd B, by Mry Lillie Roave, 243 11 be G0ld i 80 days unless cal orage_paid. W B, umn‘f“ GES, ALL KINDS OF BHRUBBERY, evergreen, furnished and planted. Jawns put in flArubclul order a: Rich F, A, WANTED T0 BRING A VAN LOAD OF re from New York. Philadelphia and misgton, Del., 3 TRANSFER AN NOTICE 18 HERCBY GIVEN THAT THE Srm of Rucker & Rucker, paperbangers and decorators, at 1210 H st. ia hereby dis. colved by mutual consent. All obligations of eaid firm will be presented to and all parties ’adt;x!t;l to lh d "Il;m wxllll settle with Edwin ucker, who wil! continue the busine: the old stand Edwin 8. Rm:lqr.‘ W et Feb16,192¢ EDWIN 8. RUCKER, HERBERT L. RUCKER. _19¢ TO WHOM 'T MAY CONCBRN: TAKE NO- tice that the certificate of sale for taxes on Jot 13. square 737. Wllhlnflon. D. C., March 18, 1907, issued to Michael I. Welll bas been lost or destroyed, and tI jed to the Commissioners, D. C. me a dupiicate of sald certificate, NEWBOLD, 1720 Mass. ave. n. ington, D_C. Philip J. Schwartz ~formerly of the income tax unit, Treasury epartment, and lately with the Arlington Hotel, has severed his counection with the tter and is now prepared to help you muke FO) Wil ur_income return. Call Adams fitmore st. n.w. Adams’ Impress On Your Printing 1S A GDARANTEE OF SATISFACTION HIGH GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH PRI BYRON S, ADAMS, FRinzes, » 512 11th Bt. ‘This Million Dollar : Printing Plant is ready to execate your every printing requirement. ‘The National Capital Press 1210-1212 D 8t. N.W. We Always Make Good ' —mhen called on to put roofs in perfect condition, Can we serve you? IRONCLAD 3l fimsiiinic OOF LEAK? Just. call Main 933 the job. Prompt, capal ro. 119 804 St B.W. - Zacse Mlo 932, is involved In nrexlmmuryl Is Loyal to Republic. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Correspondence of The Star and the Chlcago Dally News. ; aily PARIS, France, January 20— There is not a doubt that Germany is preparing for a new war. But | German leaders reallze that for the time being, din offensive war 1s out of the question, Nelther politically | nor militarily is Germany ready. The | German. leaders see two possibilities. 1. Bither France will be satisfied with the occupation of the Ruhr and Germany will be able otherwise un- hindered to reorganize her forces within the next decade und may then settle her score with France; or 2. Tho French, fearing an eventual German_attack, will try to deliver the final blow, enter unoccupled Ger- many and repeat the mistake which doomed Napoleon. In elther case the essential task of the German leaders s to prepare the | spirit of the nation for a new war and bring about unity of the country. Unity In the minds of German leaders is a matter on which to lay more welght than on armament. Power of Von Sceckt. To achieve unity, It was necessary jthat all the foréds of the country chould be under the direction of one man, who should bo trusted and ac- cepted by all sections and by all polit- Ical parties. The choice of that man was very lucky in the person of Gen. von Seeckt. People abroad speak of Ebert, Stresemann, Marx and others as the leaders of Germany. Since the Deen one ruler, and that is Von Seeckt. who many CGermans think fs the strongest man Germany has had stuce Bismarck. Gen. vou Seeckt tries to keep out 1 of the limelight as much s possible. He {s true soldler. Born of an aristocratic family, he jolned the Prussian army in and belonged from career to the Alexander Guards regi- ment, one of the most exclusive units. This regiment boasted of never Liav ing had in the 163 years of its exist- ence a bourgeols officer. Ingratitade of Kaiser, Von Seeckt spent his early lite in the medieval atmosphere of that reci- ment, and later, when he reached higher rank, was given by the kalser the command of the 3d Armv Corps, which Included the guard divisions, {all exclusively aristocratic. During the war he did not win fame because his chiefs, Mackensen hayn, wouid not allow him to, but it was ‘well known tl the famous battle of Gorllce, when the Russlan front was_broken, in 1915, and the crushing defeat of Serble und Ru mania, were due to the military genius’ of von Seeckt, first Mackensen's and then Falkenhayn's chief of staff. He introduced in the world war the concentrated artillery fire, known as “drum fire,” and when, thenks to this innovation, the Russian armles fed in panic, the kaiser telegraphed him “I and my people will never forge ROOSEVELT BOOM FOR GOVERNOR ENDS Friends Believe Chances Will Be Better Later Than in Com- ing Campaign. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Spectal Dispatch to The Sta i NEW YORK, February 19.—It was taken for granted here today that Col. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the Navy, wil lat least defer” his ambitlon to become gov- ernor of the state of New York. The friends of the yourg colonel belleve he will be in much better position two or even four years from now to start once again in the foot- steps of his illustrious father. Prior to the development in the Teapot Dome affairs and the resig- nation of Secretary Denby it had been planned by the Roosevelt fol- Jowers here to urge him for momi- nation this year. They belleve he Wwould have a better chance to carry this state in a presidential year than will be the case in an “off" year, for on state issues, in the off years, the democrats have proved stronger than When natlonal issues dominated the campaign. Misgivings Over Leases. There were misgivings among the Roosevelt supporters when President Coolidge decided to uttack the legal- ity of the naval ofl leases, not that there was any evidence that Col. Roosevelt had taken an actlve part in the making of these leases, but because the charges seemed to {mply 2 lack of that alertness in public office which the people always have Bssociated with the Roosevelt name. long, however, as Secretary Denby stood by his guns, defled his critics and appeared to have the sup- port of President Coolidge in retain- Ing his cabinet portfollo it was feit that Col. Roosevelt might be shielded from any serlous current of adverse thought. With the resignation of Secretary Denby the situation suddenly changed. If, in the circumstances, President Cdollage should have decided to pro- mote young Roosevelt to become Sec- Tetary of the Navy, his political fu- ture might have been assured forth- with, The evident purpose of the President, however, to pass over the gesistant secretary's head, is regarded s 80 weakening the availability of Col. Roosevelt as to make his nomi- nation inadvisable at this time. night of November 8, 1923, there has! und Falken- | your wonderful deeds.” Twat, how- ever, did not prevent the German war lord from shelving this general as_soon as he had the opportunity. Von Seeckt was too independent. ‘When the German army needed a new chief of staff the cholce fell on Ludendorff, though- all the thinking men in_Germany suggested von Seeckt. Hence the latter's lukewarm enthusiasm for the Hohenzollerns and his hatred for Ludendorff. 'y ¥ Given Command of Army. The socialistic government of Ger- many, realising the need of a strong army, appointed him, the man born afid brought up {n the best tradi- tions of Prussianism, in 1920, as head of the reichswehr. On November 8, 1923, President Ebert, who, accord- ing to the German constitution, is head of the German army, trans- ferred, “in_order to save the unity of the reich,” his right and preroga- tive to Gen. von Seeckt. who since has had discretionary powers in Ger- many. He proved worthy of this confidence, and the way he handled the Saxon and Bavarian rebelllons galned him the approval of the relch. Sver. since he hus sat in every. cab- inet meeting. " “At the end of the table Von Seeckt listens to us all without uttering 2 word,” & cabinet minister told a for- elgn diplomat. “Now and then, when discussions are too protracted. he shows slgns of Impatience. Then, when we think that we have reached a decision, he turns quietly to the chancellor and says: ‘Now this ques- tion ought to he settled in such and such a way. That is finul, and no- body dares contradict bim. Tt is true that he does not interfere with economic and financlal questions as |long as they do not clash with the iiterest of the army. He does not argue. We call him, on account o his silence, the German sphinx. When the chancellor tried once or twice to force his polnt of view, Van Seeckt reminded him gently that 100,000 men in the reichswehr blindly obeyed thetr chief, and all was sald.” St in Manner. Von Seeckt's stiff manner does not admit wny one to intimacy, und he never puts his cards on the table. | His energy and capacity for work are | proverbial in the army. During the \battle of Gorlice he worked for geventy-two hours on a few sand- iches, eight bottles of champagne four hours of sleep. For the time belng he clalms to be the falthful . servant of the republic. in the same !iay that he was the faithful servant {of the kalser. :“The form of government should make no difference to a real soldier And patriot,” Von Seeckt sald recent- 1y to one of his foreign friends. From ‘the desk of his office in Bendler- i strasse he watches developments and {tho amazing revival of the unity of | the German national spirit, based on I blind obedlence and hatred of the ! enemy — the French — Is his work, | though he claims that M. Poincare 18 ione of his most invaluable auxili- aries. (The next article In this serfes will Le published tomorrow.) BAVARIA AND BERLIN | GROW MORE FRIENDLY ‘Betinment of von Kahr and von Lossow Aid to Cordial Relations. | By the Assoclated Pre BERLIN, February 13.—Official and political circles in Berlin are inclined to view the voluntary retirement of von Kahr and von Lossow from their high offices at Muxuich as presaging the dawn of more cordial relations between the central and Bavarian governments. But no concealment is made at government headquarters of apprehensfons with respect to the outcome of the Hitler-Ludendorff trial and its immediate ecffect upon the trend of the future political situation in Bavaria. Most of the negotiations, which ul- timately led to Dictator von Kahr's resignation, were conducted by Presl- dent Dbert and Gen. von Seeckt, while the central government leaders were equally Industrious in using their personal influence with the Ba- varian Jeaders in the direction of a complishing a more amicable working understanding between Berlin and Munich. Tlears that the trial of Hitler and Ludendorff are likely to embarrass the central government with regard to its forelgn relations are freely voiced in many quarters, and this prospect is prompting informal ef- forts on the part of the Marx gov- ernment to persuade the Munich au- thorities to avoid risk of serlous eruptions in connection with the trial of the Bavarian fascistl. This feel- ing alfo is liberally shared in Bava- rian officlal quarters and it is not improbable that the trial will be postponed or will be held in an at- mosphere of rigld privacy. While a section of the press as- sumes that with the retirement of Dr. von Kahr the full truth about the November “beer cellar insurrec- tion will become known, there is & strong feeling of concern over what might happen if the Bavarian spe- clal court passed sentence on Gen. Ludendorfr. WOULD RAISE RANK OF SCHOOL OFFICERS Releases Friends From Pledge. Col. Roosevelt was sald today to be thoroughly reconciled to the unex- pected situation in which he has found himself and formally has re- leased his political friends from their pledges of support at this year's state convention. These friends say the Roosevelt setback is merely temporary and that once the public excitement and sus- picion arising out of the Teapot Dome revelations dies down there will be & return of sentiment to the young man whose career has promised so much and thus far had run_so nearly a parallel to that of his father. Only a ‘short time ago Col.: Roose- velt was being discussed for the vice presidency, but he %nt a stop to that talk by expressing his preference for the governorship of the Empire state. Polut to Course i Probe. In due course of time the adherents of Col. Roosevelt will point to the fact that as soon as he heard of Harry Sinclalr's connection with loans to the former Secretary of the In- terior, Albert Fall, he had his young- er brother, Archie Roosevelt, resign immediately from the Sinclair com- pany and accompany him to Wash- ington to tell his story before the oil lnve-tiws committee. Col. evelt also listened in on a conversation between Archie and one of Sinclair's secretaries, who is alleged to have ‘said had ' seen canceled checks made out to the fore- man of the Fall ranch. ‘Thus far nothing has come of the Roosevelt revelations before the com- mittee. But it is argued that young Col, Roosevelt took the same lto?u which would have ther, Po T the repub- lcan nomination for governor who had been blanketed by the Roosevelt boom, naturally have taken heart, and believe once again tha! is an il wind which Hlows & Ballon Says Supervising Principals Should Have Higher Status. A status of assistant-superintendent for the thirteen supervising principals of the District public school system was advocated- by Supt. Frank W. Ballou at the sixteenth birthday an- niversary banquet of the Principals® Assoclation last night at the Grace Dodge Hotel. Dr. Ballou also de- clared that principals of.individual ‘ buildings should be directors and re- lieved of teashing duties. One of the needs of the school ad- ministration -force Dr. Ballou de- scribed &s an increased staff in the office of the superintendent in order to give the superintendent and ws- sistant superintendents opportu- nity to visit the schools and become better acquainted with -their needs, lnl‘!keld of being obliged to do office ‘work. The work and objects of the asso- clation were outlined by Miss Janet McWilliam, president, who presided at the banquet. Other speakers were Miss L. E. Smith, first teacher for the first normal school .in Washington; Miss Adelalde Davis, supervising yrlnclg:l of the fourth division; Misa Mary Lackey and Miss Marian Lamar. A musical program was rendered by Mrs. 8. XK. Hollingsworth, soloist, ac- companied by Miss Helen Merriam. — GIVEN RESERVE COMMISSIONS Harry Peale, 1750 P street, has been commissioned by the War Department as major in the Quartermaster Corps, 1zed Reserves; Jesse C. Sweeney, 28 16th street southeast, as captain of infantry, Organized Réserves, and Donat L. Bergeron, 2127 P street, as second lieutenant in_the finance de- | partment, O: VON SEECKT REKINPLES GERMAN ' | THE MINUTE THAT SEEMS A YEAR PATRIOTISM WITH FIRE OF HATE Dictator of Nation, Notable Figure During War and Head of Army, Has Confidence of All and- i TRYING TO COLLECT YOUR WITS WHEN YOUR COUSINS DROP IN, ABOUT HALP - PAST TWELVE OF A SUNDAY, WITH THAT ‘WE - EXPECT-TO - BE-ASKED- TO - STAY~ TO-DINNER.” GLEAM ALIEN RESTRICTION FAIR TO ALL FAVORED Secretary Davis and Representative Sabath Speak at B'nai B'rith Convention. JOHNSON BILL IS DEBATED Peyser Emphasizes Need of Up- holding U. S. Ideals. Although they took {ssue on sev- eral major points, Secretary of. Labor Davls and Representative A. J. Sabath of Ilinols, speakers at a banquet con- cluding the conventlon of District No. 5, Independent Order of B'nal B'rith, at the Ralelgh Hotel last night, agreed that immigration legislation that would be fair allke to the for- clgner and to the American should be enacted. Unrestricted Immi, on, Secretary Davis sald, would convert this country into another China, Rus- sla or Indls, adding that he favored selective immigration. Representative Sabatii condemned the Johnson immigration biil, report- ed favorably by the House commilttee on immigration, as belng discrim- inatory against the southern and eastern countries of Europe. Equal advantage for all countries and races was urged by both speakers. The ban- quet was given by Argo Lodge, No. 413, of Washington, to the delegates to the convention. Not Jewish Question. Imimigration s not a Jewish ques- tion, Julius I. Peyser, toastmaster, told the meeting, but concerns all the peoplo of the United States. He de- clared he feared too much emphasis had been laid by a “certain group of self-appointed Jewish leaders in America on the immigration ques- tion.” “As citizens of the United States of o certain religious group,” Mr. Peyser sald, “we must at all times assume the mental attitude that the best results will be obtalned when we inspire our sons and daughters to learn and to live the great lessous Inspired by thinkers and educators on freedom of thought and freedom of lite which were the basio and funda- mental reasons for the founding of this country.” Coolidge Letter Read. A letter from President Coolidge was read expressing regret that he would be unable to attend the ban- quet. “I wish to extend my greet- ings and good wishes to the members and my hopes for the continuance of the splendid work of this organiza- tion in behalf of good citizenship and eficient human charity.” Offiers were -elected as follows: Henry A. Alexander, Atlanta, Ga., president; S. J. Stern, Greensboro, N. ., first vice president; Joseph A. Wilner, Washington, second vice resident; Edwin L. Levy, Richmond, a, secretary; B. . Sternberger, Greensboro, N. C., treasurer. General committee: Joseph Fromberg, South Carolina; Julis Rels, Washington; Marcus Endel, Jacksonville, Fla.; C. R. Lehman, Baltimore, and M. Jacobi, North Carolina. Dancing followed tie banquet. IRENE CASTLE CHARGES JEWELER PAWNED PEARLS Seeks Indictment Against Sea Cliff, N. Y., Merchant for Misuse of Necklace. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 19.—Irene Castle, dancer, yesterday asked Dis- trict Attorney Banton to press a charge of grand larceny against James R. Cooper,.a jeweler of Sea Clift, N. Y., who she averred, pawned 7,000 pearl necklace she asked him to have appraised for her. She wanted the case disposed of quickly, she sald, because her husband, Fred- rick McLaughlin, was anxious for her to return to Chicago. Mrs. Castle McLaughlin_sald thé necklacs still was in' a Manhattgn pawnshop, where Cooper was leged to have deposited it for $1,432.22. keeping the money. < ‘When Cooper was arraigned several months ago, she explained, he agreed to return the necklace, and for that reason she had not previously pressed the charge. _ ASKS THE REVOCATION OF PHYSICIAN’S .LICENSE Doctor’ Credited With Having Straightened Many Crooked Noses Attacked by Surgeons. By the Assoctated Press. CHICAGO, February 19,—Charges against Dr. Henry J. Schireson, cred- ited with having stralghtened many noses, including those of several act- resses, have been flled with the Illi- nols department of registration and education by the American College of Plastic Surgeons, which asks that his medical license revoked. It is charged that Dr. Schireson {s under charges in Utica, N. Y., New York eity:and Pittsburghs IN THEIR EYED Democratic Presidential By the Awoclated Press. CHICAGO, February 19.—Styled by his friends as “pre-emiuently available for the presidency, and hope of the progressive thought of the natfon,” Willlam Gibbs McAdoo, former Secre- tary of the Treasury, is in the race for the democratic presidential nomi- natfon to stay. A conference of supporters from nearly every stute which met here yesterday to discuss the effect of Mr. McAdoo's connection with the Doheny ofl interests after his services in the Wilson cabinet upon his prestdential candidacy unanimously approved a resolution demanding his leadership. Conspiracy Is Charged. “We denounce and condemn the re- cent infamous conspiracy which at- tempted to besmirch his,name and pro- claim that he has emerged from the attacks stronger than before,” the reso- lution sald. : "' unanimously demand his leader- h Called ~to address the, assemblage after the vote of confidence, Mr. Mc- Adoo outlined his platform. These are some of the things that are needed and “that need to be done to protect the rights of the people and satisty the demands of progress,” he sald. Drive corruption out of Washington; call a new world conference to deal with political and economical prob- lems; submit the question of Amerl- can foreign policy to a national ref- TRIUMPHAL ENTRY | PLANNED AT MORELIA Obregon to Allow Federals Ample Time to Capture Capital of Michoacan. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, February 19.—Gen. Jesus Ferreira, whose.column from Nayarit occupled Guadalajara coinci- dentally with the forces of Gen. Rob- ert Cruz, has been ordered to return to Nayarit to clear that state of re- mainmg rebellious elements and then co-operate in a similar campalgn in the state of Colima, the war de- partment an..unces. President Obregon s expected to depart from Mexico City for the west- ern front tomorrow. It is expected this will plenty of time for the federal forces now advancing upon Morelia, capital of the state of Michoacan, to reoccupy the city and permit another triumphal entry by | the president. The war department declared that the report that the city of Morelia had been evacuated by the rebels had not been confirmed. It was stated that & sangulnary battle is expected to take place there if the rebel generals Dlosuez Estrada and Renteria Luvis- no decide to hold the city, which pos- sesses superb natural defenses. Hits U. S. Money Afd. By the Associated Press. MERIDIA, Yucatan, February 18 (By radio via Dallas News).—Adolfo de.1a Huerta, leader of the Mexican revolution, has ‘fssued a statement protesting against financial help by 1 “United States - financlers” and d claring that the sole enemy to his revolution is the scarcity of funds. He added that “our-cause is sustain- ed by its own Jjustice, largely rein- forced by public opinion and the self- denial by our soldler: ' SLAIN GIRL’S BROTHER SEEKS TO AID POLICE Norman Lawson Tells New York Officers of All He Knows of Victim’s Life. By the Associated Bress. . ) NEW YORK, February 19.—Nor- man Lawson, here from his home In Alvarado, Tex., was working with the police today in an effort to plerce the mystery surrounding the murder of his slster, Louise Lawson, who was strangled in her fashionable apart- ment by gem thieves. He is said to have told the police all ‘he knew of the girl's activities since she left her home at the i of eighteen, six years ago, to study music in New York. The police said he appeared to know little of his sister’s mode of life since she left ‘home, holding the impression, with others of her relatlves, that she had achieyed considerable success in the- atrical and motion picture circles. Lawson also will settle his sister's estate, valued at $30,000. e One hundred and -twenty varieties of the eucalyptus, or blue-gum tree, gTow: in- Australia. GUWYAS L0 @ McClure Kewspaper Syndicate McAdoo Asked to Run by Unanimous Yote of Conference Called in Chicago Candidate Pledges Effort to “Drive Corruption Qut of Washington,” in Speech Accepting Backers’ Decision. erendum; take the grip of Wail street off the Treasury Department and the federal reserve system; repeal the Fordney-McCumber tariff act; prompt raliroad reforms; put agriculture on its feet agaln; strict enforcement of the eighteenth amendment: reduce es; adopt & constitutional amend- ment prohibiting child labor; estab- lishment of & national labor code; clean out the Veterans' Bureat, and pay a soldlers’ bonus. Says Purging Is Needed. ‘“Until the government is purged and made clean, and honest and eff- {clent again, no progress can be made In the settiement of the great prob- lems confronting the American people,” Mr McAdoo sald. | . Tom Arthur of Great Falls, Mont., | delegate to the conference which in- | dorsed McAdoo and to whom Sen- jator T. J. Walsh of Montana, mem- | ber of the Teapot Dome investigat- ing committee, sent his indorsement of Mr. McAdoo, {s an employe of the Continental Ofl Company, according to the Chicago Dally Tribune. “I'm an employe, not an executive” the Tribune quotes Mr. Arthur. “My Job 1s to go around wherever I am sent negotiating for leases and rights of way.” He sa{d he was a small stockholder in_the Mutual O!l Company, recently taken over by the Continental, ac- cording to the newspaper. “Demo- cratic leaders opposed to McAdoo ex- preseed surprise that Senator Walsh ad sent his message through an oil man after so earnestly protestin, against Attorneys Silas Strawn an Gregory in Washington because he :cented oil on them,” sald the Trib- ne. . - ORCHESTRA RENDERS BEETHOVEN WORK Mournful Sympliony Presented by New York Symphopy Mu- = sicians Here. Beethoven's Symphony No. $ (“Erolca”) -was the featurs of the last of the series of flve concerts by the New York Symphony Orches- tra at Central High School given last night with Bruno Walter, guest j conductor, directing. This work {s decidedly heavy and the relation of the various themes, one to another, seemed difficult to follow aleslm;l{h opene th an “Allegro Con Brio” that had many apparently un- Telated themes that bullt up into a succession of .climaxes that seemed almost wearisome. In each climax there recurred & simple little motif that was filled with crllcnurn.(ement. It was, as though some soul, as- salled 'from many angles, . grew wearfer and wearier until, in the mecond movement, “Marcia Funebre; :::gl%nAlsg\ll.';hlt anully sought rest, v e hope ook yl pelessness of its e funeral march had a particu- larly mournful alr, remlnh?:mtcg! some of the more somber works of Schuybert. It was played planissimo for the most part, but now and then a great, surging crescendo, like a sudden burst of uncontrolied weep- ing, broke up the melancholy restful- ness of g{n} movement. e third movement, “Scherzo and ‘Trio, Allegro Vivace,” came a6 a wel- come contrast to the depressing at- mosphere of the preceding two. It seemed to plcture the arrival of the fairies; with thelr rapld, dainty tread, to rectify the unhappiness of the suf. fering soul.. After their arrival a ‘trio of horns took up the complaint against the trials and tribulations.of the first two passages, and following an enchantment by the fairies came the last movement, “Finale; Allegro b 0 cuovas s HENRY P FLETCHER NVOY 10 [TALY Coolidge Appoints Pennsyl- vanian—Warren Expected to Go to Mexico. With the appointment yesterday by President Coolidge of Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania, ambassa- dor to Belglum, to be ambassador to Italy, and the understanding in of- ficlal circle that he has succeeded in getting Charles B. Warren of Michigan, former ambassador to Jap- &n, to accept an appointment as am- bassador to Mexico, he has practi- cally disposed of the more important diplomatic appointments. It is understood that the formal announcement of Mr. Warren's ap- pointment will be forthcoming any time now and then all that will re- main in the way of diplomatic ap- pointments to require the Executive attention will be the filling of the Brussels post to be made vacant by Ambassador Flettcher's elevation to Rome. It is the belief in administra- tion efrcies thet William Phillips, undersecretary of state. will be ap- pointed Mr. Wletcher's successor. The appointment of Mr. Fletcher to Rome to succeed Richard Wash- burn Chlld, who months ago asked to be relieved for personal reasons, was made upon request of Senators Pepper and Reed of Pennsylvania. Mr. Fletcher has ‘had a long and valuable experience in the diplomatic service. In 1302 he entered the service as second secretary to the American le- gation at Cuba. He had previously served in Cuba as @ member of Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish war. He was next sent to China, In 1903, as secretary to the American legation there. After three years at that post he was ap- pointed secretary to the American legation in Portugal. e returned to Peking {n 1807 and acted as charge d'afiaires from Octo- ber 1, 1907, until April 15, 1508, After serving as American minister to Chile Mr. Fletcher was sent to Mexico City as American ambassador and served at that post during the exciting and disturbing period which was fea- tured by revolutions znd the final ‘breaking of relations between that country and the United States. In 1920 he was appointed undersecre- tary of state, in which position he rematned until President Harding in 1922 appointed him ambassador to Belgium. MINERS GIVE ASSENT FOR 3-YEAR SCALE Committee of Workers and Oper- ators Reaches Agreement for Bituminous Field. By tie Associated Press. . JACKSONVILLE, Fla, February 19.—The subcommittee of miners and operators of the central competitive field, Illinols, Indlana, Ohlo and west- ern Pennsylvania, late yesterday compromised on renewal for three years of the present bituminous min- ers’ wage scale. The miners hed de- manded a four-year agreement, and the operators had insisted on the cus- tomary one-year contraci The miners’ policy committes will consider the contract today, with in- dications that it will meet but little opposition. Meeting with favorable action there, the document then would be referred to the entire joint miners-operators conference. The opinion of most of the miners and operators is that the agreement will be formally signed and the con- ference ended before night. ‘When signed, the agreement will be glven to Willlam Green, interna- tional secretary-treasurer, to distri- bute to locals all over the country with a membership of approximately 500,000. Thelr approval will follow, it is be- lieved, as the agreement is in strict accordance with instructions voted at the last international convention John L. Lewis, international pres- ident of the miners' organization, has indicated he will issue =& formal statement interpreting the accom- plishments of the joint conference after today's mectings. WILL MEET TOMORROW. The subcommittee on telephones of the public utilities committee of the Washington Board of Trade will meet in The Star bullding tomorrow at 12:30 to discuss telephone rates. The special committes on zonTng will meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow. The committes on water supply will meet at 4:15 o'clock tomorrow and the committee on industrial in- terests will meet at 12:30 Thursday. Detached Brick 12 Rooms—3 Baths 2-Car Brick Garage 50-ft. Lot S B, {3 Bquare from- Oathedral Closs Hedges & Middleton olto.” Here were pictured all the o i beauties of nature, the beauty of the | dance, of the songs of the woodland tolk, of gay melodles. It was as though the fairies conducted the hear- | e r.on a tour of all that nature had || to offer until, with a final grand cii- max, came the realization that there are better things in life awalting those who will look ‘beyond little dally annoyances that sometimes are cloaked with an exaggerated Iim- portanch. " Opening’ the concert, Mr. Walter chose the-tuneful overture to Weber's “Der Frelschutz." This was readily enjoyed as {its beautiful melodle: swung along at & merry tempo. As a concluding number, Tschalkow- sky's fantasy-overture, “Romeo and Jullet,” was played. This has many barbaric dissonances and at times 2 veritable riot upon the part of the percussion Instruments commanded attention. - While it was interesting throughout, it lacked somewhat in appeal after the symphony. Some- thing a lttle less involved might have been better appreciated, perhaps. Mr, Walter's conducting was highly commendable. ‘He obtained wonder- ful planissimo effects, which Le bullt up evenly to ciimaxes. The volume grew each tlme as gradually as if some mechanical control guarded its wperfection. At the outset the or- chestra seemed & little slow in re- sponding to his calls, and the at- tacks were slightly hesitant, but this soon wore oft, and thereafter the mu- siclana responded promptly aand ex- actly te his bldding. REALTORS 1334 H St. N.W. -Franklin 9503 "On all heard high praise of Hupmobile’s greater beauty. “Peter B. Kyne in B.V.D.s” So a New York Tribune, writer describes the greaty novelist as “leaning out the window on a June evening last week.” The writer also quotes _ Mr. Kyne as saying: “Never: saw such a climate. The east is warmer than California.” Not so many yeors ago an open win- ter, calling for open windows, was a tragedy. It meant no_ice harvest. Now every city has its ice plants that manufacture and_store ice the year ‘round. In Washington, American has {;ur lants, which work to protect ‘ashingtor’s food and healih. AMERICAN ICE COMPANY Second-Hand Books 50c EACH Paul Pearlman 1711 G St. N.W. FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS Sezvice Chargs Never Over 5149 see you later The Rent Collector doesn’t say that, he just does it. It's largely a question of how long you are go- ing to let him do it. Here is a Home that is within your reach. A Proven Value. The Same Effort that Pays Rent Buys It, Go See These Much Talked of and Successful £ ilIRl EITH HOMES At 36th and R Sts. N.W. Price, $8,100 Easy Terms TO INSPECT auto—Drive scross the Q Btreot Bridgs, turn Dorth one block to B Btreet wnd drive due west to 36th (right _mext the aad walk west to 36th Street. Realzors Ouners end Builders WHEN YOU THINK —of Painting, Paperhanging and Decorat. Toa Chnk of Tzt = s &I Estimates made on request, HARRY W. TAYLOR CO. PAINTING Tel. Col. 1077 Zonite is highly effective in cases of nasal catarrh when used in dilution as a nasal spray. Itseffect brane aud Tednce Shemal uce abnormal dis- charges, thus clearing the nasal Nete: Atomizer fittings 3 st of hard rubber. e sides is STERRETT & FLEMING, Ine.