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EPDEM BRINGS THIN CITES WeR inneapolis and St. Paul Ac- | cuse Each Other of Start- ing Smallpox. Dy Consolidated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, December 19.—Minneapolis and St. Paul are to- day two seething, bitterly partisan camps, and innocent bystanders fully rxpect the Home Guards to be called out within 24 hours to guard the Loundary line between the two cities, Paul claims Minneapolis gave it smallpox, and it {s warning Its citizens and the entire Northwest to shun the Flour City. Minneapolis, with equal heat, is telling the wide world that its small- pox came from St. Paul, that it is 100 per cent vaccinated and that its worst smallpox cases came from across the Misslssippl to be sick in its pesthouse. Countercharges Fly. The mayor of Minneapolis demaads that Gov. J. A. O. Preus remove Dr. A. J. Chesloy, executive secretary of the State Board of Health, for a claimed intimation that Minneapolis health officers were deralict in thelr duty. He denounces the mayor of St Paul for his “velled viclous attacks' and says that thera is more smallpox St. Paul than in Minneapolis. The mayor of St. Paul replies that, while there has heen more smallpox in his city in past months, it is more deadly in Minneapolis. Newapapers of the Twin Cities are carrying screaming headlines and front-page editorials, all of them claiming their respective cities have been slandered and bitterly denounc- ing the city across the boundary line Gov. Preus has called a conference of the health officers, leading business nien and other interested citizens of the two cities in an effort to settle the blistering is: 230 Deaths Reported. Tt seems that both mild epidemic of smailpox and although both have been making cerditable efforts to check it, there have been more than 250 deaths from black smallpox {n recent months in the Twin City district. Some vears ago Minneapolis and St Paul waged a long fight over which was the larger city. Charges of enumerating names of persons in cemeteries were made by both sides, and thers were wholesale arr. kidnaping of citizens and other mu- nicipal enterprises. The breach caused by this controversy seemed well on the way to healing without scars until the present issue arose. Now even the League for World Peace members are not speaking cities hava a that WORLD FLYERS GIVE SPECIAL RECEPTION Hosts to Representatives of Nations They Flew Over During Globe Trip. The world flyers last night fen- dered a reception to representatives of the 22 nations they flew over on their globe trip and the Army, Navy and Coast Guard, who assisted them in the undertaking. The reception was held in their suite at the La Fayette Hotel, where they have been Suests of the management since their return to Washington from the West Coast the latter part of December. Their reports completed, the sex- tet taday was breaking up for the first time since the airmen banded together almost a year ago and pre- pared for and accomplished the flight around the world. Capt. Lowell H. Smith, commander of the fight, will leave for Califor- nia tonight; Lieut. Eric Nelson will %0 to New York and later will visit Sweden, the country of his birth. Lieut John Harding, jr., will return to Ohio and Lieut. Henry H. Ogden will go back to Detroit, Mich. While Lieut. Leslic P. Arnold will remain here for several days, he will spend holidays in Connecticut, leaving Lieut. Leigh Wade the only one to remain in Washington, which he now calls his home. It 18 understood all will go on an extended leave of absence, after which they will be permanently as- signed to regular duty again SIS A R WISCONSIN AVENUE LINE SALE SOUGHT (Continued from First Page.) served by street cars. He added, hewever, that the heavy burden fac- ing the company in connection with the repaving of the avenue might make 1t advisable to consider the sub- stitution of motor busses. The work to be done on Wisconsin avenue early In the new year, Mr. Ham salid, will cost the rallway company about 31850,000. ‘When asked concerning the possible sale of the Georgetown and Tenley- town line to the Capital Traction Co., Mr. Ham sald that he had not heard of such a proposal. In response to questions, Mr. Ham sald he presumed that if Capital Traction Co. wanted the lins they could get it. It Is not known whether officials of the Capital Traction Co. have given any thought to the proposition of acquiring the Wisconsin avenue line. It was sald today that people living in the Wisconsin avenue territory and in nearby Maryland are keenly in- terested in the question of transpor- tation and it is expected the tentative proposals mentioned by Maj. Covell today will have the effect of bringing forth expressions of opinion from the residents on the several plans. So far as could be learned today, the proposal that the Capital Traction take over the Wisconsin avenue line is thns far based only on a suggestion made to Maj Covell by citizens. Maj. Covell pointed out that a bus line from Wisconsin avenue to Du- pont Circle would afford a much more rapid transit to the downtown section than the present street car route. He also pointed out that the subsetitution of busses for car tracks on Wisconsin avenue would make that an attrac- tive, wide thoroughfare and one of the main entrances to the city. OIL USED TO START FIRE; 4 CHILDREN ARE DEAD By the Associated Press. SISTERSVILLE, W. Va, December 19.~—Four children were burned to death, » woman was serlously injured and two others were slightly hurt narly today in a fire that destroyed the home of Mrs. Olive Jones at Stan- ieys Run, Ohio, about five miles from here. The dead are Louise Jones, 11; Hasel Jones, 17, daughters of Mrs. _fones; Alice Myers, 4, and Hazel My- ers, 2. The latter were the children of Mr. and Mrs. William Myers, and sranddaughters of Mrs. Jones, with whom they were spending the night. Mrs. Jones arose about 5:30 this morning and poyred oil in the kit CAUTION MAKES WOMAN DRIVER BEST ON STREETS, HEADLEY SAYS Lacks Daring of Man and Sometimes Tries to Be- guile Policemen, But She Is More Careful, He Holds. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. The trafic cops of the country are prepared to present the woman driv- ers of auotmobiles with a Christmas present which undoubtedly will sur- prise a great many human belngs known to commerce and otherwise as mere men. The cops say that by and large the woman drivers are far bet- ter than the men, the opinion of the latter, often expressed in language no censor would pass, to the contrary, notwithstanding. One of the great champions of the iadies {s none other than Inspector Albert J. Headley, in charge of the District TraMo Bureau. “Give me the ladles every time,” sald the inspector today. “They are as a rule by far the more careful drivers. Thelr greatest dereliction is a lack of knowledge of some of the traffic rules. So far as the actual han- dling of the car is concerned they are, generally speaking, both safe and conservative. Use Smiles on Police. “The ladies, God bless 'em, try sometimes to win us with their wiles, or, T might better say, their smilles. Then some of them will threaten you with the ire of their husbands. These husbands, it would scem, are all pow- erful. They can ‘break’ any man on the force. We listen to them and then we smile back and {ssue a summons where necessary, or a warning where the offense is neither serious nor fla- grant.” Inspector Headley’s viewa the writer has found, are generally shared by traffic authorities through- out the country. There i3 a pretty general consensus of opinion that girls between the ag. COMMITTEE GETS NEW “BRIBE' FACTS Senate Emfiloye Said to Have Tried to Sell Information About Bills. The Senate committee on post of- fices, of which Senator Sterling fs chairman, is to meet this afternoon on the proposed postal rate bill. It Is possible that the matter of the al- leged attempt to influence votes on the postal pay bill, charged against an employe of the Senate, may be dis- cussed at that meeting. The inclina- tion of Senator Sterling and other Senators, however, is to leave the charge to the Department of Justice, at least for the present, since that de- partment is now investigating it. Additional information tending to show that the employe of the Senate m question has sought to sell infor- mation regarding legislative matters is understood to be in the hands of members of the post office committe Whether an employe of the Sen: properly comes under the statutes which forbid an officer of the Gov- ernment selling his influence in mat- ters of legislation and claims against the Government is one of the issues which it is believed the Department of Justice is now considering. New York. Attorney General Stone was in New York today, but the Department of Justice was understood to be con- tinuing its probe into the alleged scandal. The department has not officlally admitted that the matter under in- vestigation, where money is charged to have changed hands, is connected with any particular bill. Reports at the Capitol were to the effect that certaln Senators belleved the full facts should be placed in the hands of the President, and it was believed the President and Attorney Gensral Stone had gone over the mattr in de- tail. TUp to noon today no warrant for the arreat of any employe of the Senate had been issued by United States commissioners of the city, nor were there any Indications at that time that the office of the district at- torney had taken any action. s ITALIAN PAPER SEEKING VIEWS ON WAR DEBTS American Banker and Industrialist Favor Payment on Fair Terms. Stone In By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. MILAN, December 19.—The Milan commercial journal. El Sole, publish- ed in today's editions the first replies to the inquiry it made fn America and England on the problem of the inter- allied debts. Andrew Jay Frame, president of the Waukesha National Bank of Wauke- sha, Wis., writes that “the task of discharging the debts under (fair terms of payment is not impossible on condition that a wise internal pol- icy be adopted and profligate spend- ing be atopped. All war parapher- nalia should be scrapped. Then con- fidence and credit would be restored. The Dawes pwed should be adopted as the most hopeful panacea. “Americans might charge no inter- est, or only a small one to their cred- itors, for a number of years providing the debtor nations showed their good faith by adopting sane methods of re- construction.” Mr. Fleming of the Kansas City Raflway Co., states: ‘“America, on account of her purely altruistic atti- tude in entering the war, expects the several European nations to meet thelr obligations to her in manly, seif- respecting way, within the limits of the financial ability of each nation, The perfod of payment should be ex- tended over a sufficlent length of time to permit payment without undue sacrifice.” (Copyright, 1924, by Chieago Daily News Co.) IBANEZ SAFE IN PARIS. PARIS, December 19.—The French foreign office officially denied today any intenticn to attempt the prose- cution of Vincente Blasco Ibanez, the Spanish author. The report that it would Initiate such a prosecution because of the publication of his pamphlet against King Alfonso was printed In a Parls newspaper yeés- terday. The proposed action, the paper stated, was dus to & protest made by the Spunish government through the embassy and was to be based on a law dating from the sec- ond empire. e stove. Soon thers was an explosion and the children and Mrs. Jones rushed upstairs, where they were trapped by the flames. The other chil- dren of Mrs. Jones leaped from the | commun of 18 and 22 or 23 make about the best drivi of motor cars. As be- tween girls of this age boys cot ing within the same range of Yea: there s no comparison. The boys are by far the worse offenders—not only as to speed but as to general reck- lessne; d disregard of traffic rules. Boys Teo Darins. The boys have all the dare-deviltry of youth and think they can get away with almost anything short of murder. They take thelr driving in the most casual manner and seem to have no realization of the harm they may do| with the powerful machines they often handle. Girls, on the other hand, take their job rather, serlously. The ordinary observer in the street will notice this. The expression on girl driver's face is one of intense earnestness. Boys often go driving through the streets in a rollicking manner that sooner or later spells trouble for them and for their parents as well. The tribute the traffic cops the young girls is by no mea; paragement of the mothers and the grandmothers who are included in the lists of licensed drivers in virtually every community. The “old ladies” do mighty well at the wheel, too, but are inclined to get a little wild and excited just at the wrong time. Their nerves and mind and muscles do not seem to co-ordinate with the same precision and resiliency of the young- er generation. The masculine expression, ‘‘of course, you might know it was a woman” is all “bunk,” according to the traffc men In the streets, who ay it is about time the women of the country were resenting that sort of thing and taking their rightful place in the y as among the safest, and certainly the most con- of the automobil GREEN IS ELECTED TO PRESIDENCY OF LABOR FEDERATION (‘2%eq 1819 wouy panupuo) sanest. sidera moves, distinctly forelgn and alien to the sort of so-called progress which is a leap Into the unknown Wil Go Cautfously. The second is cautious judgment on affairs of great moment, ‘not only should you look before you leap, but vou should look twice, once at the tance of the chasm to be crossed and once at the landing place,” said Mr. Green. It is @ maxim with him. The third is a continued avowal of the sacredness of contracts. Get good contracts and live up to them religl- ously is another of the dominant characteristics marking his procedure. Green's record, which speaks of it- self, almost shouts the above given gulde posts. He started early in life as a boy in bituminous coal mines. Later he grew to power In the Ohio mining Jjurisdictions, achleving the highest State offices In the gift of the United Mine Workers. He was also a big figure politically, having pre- sided over the Ohio State Senate for two terms, his friends pointed out. Named by Miners. In 1812 what may ve characterized as his national ascendency started in the labor movement. He was made 3acretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America. The next year he became a member of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor, at whose coun- cils he has sat continuously since. A great admirer and devotes of the policles of Samuel Gompers, it is stated by his friends, he may be counted upon to continhue the major operations initiated by Gompers. egarding Gompers, he himself says: “That man exalted labor in his life, but in his death raised it to a plane never before attained. The tribute of the Natlon shows that. Labor faces parlous days without him, but his achievements will live after him and his spirit will be seen in_evidence time ana again.” This constructive progressivism spoken of by Mr. Green himself has for its goal a constant improvement of the status of the American worker. This does not mean the achievement of unmerited benefits without just compensation. It does not mean merely the uplift of the standard of living or Increases in cash in pay envelopes. It means the placement of the entire movement on a plane of economic intregrity, it embraces moral issues as well a8 eco- nomic one Stands By Contract. The ultimate aim and object of Mr. Green, it was revealed In this inter- view, is to bring home to all con- nected with labor or even Interested or affected by the problems which affected also labor, a non-renouncible principle—that a contract is an un- breakable compact morally. “It is my hope one day,” Mr. Green sald, “to see all persons understand- ing that when labor and employers make contracts, the latter may be assured that labor will live up fully to the provisions therein contained, as long as the employers do likewise. Labor will not be the first to split or repudiate the provision of a con- tract lawfully and squarely entered into. This does not mean we will not make hard fights for the contracts which labor deems most just to labor, or that we will for a moment. connive at violation of contracts by employ- ers. “Labor has integrity just cap- ital has. It s my hope to see an era when labor may expect and be con- fident of just treatment from em- ployers and employers may be seoure in their knowledge that what labor has said labor will do. That has been the trend of labor thus far. 1 see it as a duty to encourage, foster and continue it.” The hand of Green was seen not so long ago in the action of the United Mine Workers against outlaw strik- ers. John L. Lewis, chieftain of the mine workers, and Green were In complete accord and worked hand in hand in demanding that outlaw strikers return to the mines. Lewis himself states this. This is another part of Green's record that does some positive speaking for {tself. Green is married and has five chil- dren. His home town is Coshocton, Ohio, although mu®h of his time has been spent in recent years in Indian- apolis, where are the miners’ head- quarters. B S — VERA CRUZ OFFICIALS EXPELLED BY POLICE By the Associdted Precs, VERA CRUZ, December 19.—The ¢ity government of Vera Cruz has been deposed by order of the local legislature and a so-called council of municipal administration installed. Policemeén suddenly appeared y terday morning ard ordered the city offolals to leave. No resistance was offerod, but the deposed officials re- fused to recogni: the new eouncil and telegraphed a protest to Presi- dent Cal The action of the legislature fol- lowed charges of violation of the laws and misuse of public funds. Only second-story window and escaped three regidores of the old corpora- 'with slight ijuries. tion were retained ig the DEFENDS ASHER'S TAGTICS IN RAID Witness Says Dry Agent Ac- cused in Death. Justified in Methods. By the Associated Pross. PHILADELPHIA, December 10.— Prohibition agents are justified in using foot ball tactles on Violators of the prohibition law who resist their efforts to obtain possession of intoxi- cating liquors s evidence, Francis V. Hertzlg, a witness for the common- wealth, testified vesterday at the trial in the Federal District Court of James L. Asher, Federal prohibition agent, on & charge of second degree murder in connection with the death of Peter Yancauskes, a saloon keeper. ‘The State, which fs prosecuting the case, clalms that Yancauskas died from peritonitis resulting from a beating and kicks in fhe stomach ad- iministered by Asher during e raid on his saloon. It s0 claimed that in resisting the prohibition _officers Yancauskas and his wife belleved them to be robbers. Asher, who Is known as the “lone wolf,” is being defended by the Federal district at- torney. Wife Feught Agents. Describing what he called a free- for-all fight that followed the agents’ entry into the saloon, Hertsig, a for- mer prohibition agent, who accom- panied Asher in the raid, sald that Mrs. Yancauskas “flew at us like a tigress and her husband rushed at like a wild bull.” Hertsig denled that the saloon keeper had been given an unjustified beating. Thomas 4. McCann, a policeman, tes- tified that although Yancauskas wi bleeding from wounds on the head and face, Asher refused to aliow him to be taken to a hospita for medical treatment. McCann was in charge of the patrol which took the saloonkeeper to the Federal Building after the fight. “I saw Yancauskas' face was bleed- ing, that his forehead and head were cut and that blood was spattered on his clothing,” said McCann. ‘From his condition, T thought he needed med- ical attention and I asked Asher, who was In the patrol with us, to let me take Yancauskas to a hospital for treatment before taking him to the Federal Building. but Asher said ‘No, take him to the post office. The witness said that Asher bore no marks of the encounter. Alde Denies Charges. Testimony of Mrs. Yancauskas that David Erskine, another agent, who as- sisted Asher in the raid, had hit her husband on the head with a blackjack and had threatened to shoot him was denled by Erskine. He declared that {he had neither struck the saloonkeeper nor displayed his pistol. The court sat an hour longer than usual in the hope of concluding the trial this week. TRUCE ARRANGED FOR MARX CABINET German Chancellor and Pres- ident Will Delay Change Until January 5. By the Associated Press. BERLI December 19.—Finding themselves unable to form a govern- ment commanding a Reichstag ma- jority, President Ebert and Chancel- lor Marx today agreed to dlscontinu their efforts until shortly before the Relchstag meeting on January 5, the Marx-Stresemann cabinet meanwhile continuing to funection. It is believed the most probable so- lution of the crisis is that the Marx government will face the Reichstag, chaneing defeat by the opposition. All the parties agreed to a political truce over the holidays, as the existing deadlock held out no prospect of an early solution. All Parties Stand Pat. Chancellor Marx reported the re- sults of his various conversations to President Ebert this morning, inform- ing the executive of the uncompro- mising attitude encountered in all the party camps. On hearing this re port the President agreed with the chancellor that it would be better to defer further discussions until the convocation of the newly elected Reichstag, shortly after the new year. Meanwhile the Marx-Stresemann cabinet will carry on, being in pos- sesston of a mandate which gives it complete authority for all emergen- cies. In the United States an average of 4,000,000 persons are i1l every day. POWER REGULATION VOTED IN SENATE Amendment to Shoals Bill Would Control Interstate Distribution. The Walsh amendment to the Underwood bill was accepted today by the Senate. The amendment, introduced by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, provides for Government regulatign of Muscle Shoals power distributed interstate by a lessee if States ark unable to regulate it. The Government regulation would apply only to a lessee of the property, Senator Walsh explaining that if Government corporation operated the plant it would serve as a regulatory agency for the power. The author of the amendment de- clared it would afford uniform rates for the current distributed over States and prevent rate cutting o he derlment of & Government prop- erty. The vote on the Walsh amendment was 41 to 29. Sixteen Republicans, 24 Democrats and 1 Farmer-Labor voted for the amendment and 19 Re- publicans and 10 Democrats voted against it An amendment providing that any surplus power produced at Muscls Shoals must be placed on sale then was adopted. Norris Opens Debate. Resuming debate on Muscle Shoals in the Senate today, Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, declared he had Information to show that the General Electrioc Company owned the Alamaba Power Co. in two ways—by stock ownership and by interlocking directorates. After naming a large number of electric light and power companies scattered over the United States which ho declared were controlled by the General Electric Co., Senator Nor- ris asked: “1 would like to know how many of thess directors had contributed to the campaign just ended.” “I would like to know who owns eral Electric Company. 1 un- it is one of the Morgan sald Senator Shipstead, Far- mer-Labor, Minnesota. “I understand it is also,” replied Senator Norris, adding that it was the head of the “waterpower trust.” Discussing at length the advantages of electricity on the farms, Senator Johnson declared he would not sub- scribe to the idea that a political sub- division such as § municipality could not operate successfully a public util- ity plant LA GUARDIAAI.S VICTOR IN ELECTION CONTEST : House Committee Finds for New Yorker in Case Instituted by 1922 Opponent. The right of Representative La Guardia, Republican, to retain his {®eat as a member of the House from the 20th New York district was up- held today by a House committee which investigated election charges filed by Henry Frank, his Democratic opponent in 1922, The committee of which Represent- ative Nelson of Wisconsin {s chalr- man, decided unanimously that Frank had oftered no evidence that a recount would upset La Guardia's plurality of 168. It also was decided that Frank had falled to comply with House requirements that all evidence in an election contest must be filed shortly after the election La Guardia was elected in 1022 as a Republican. During the last ses- sion he was active in the La Follette bloc and was re-elected last Novem- ber as a Soclalist. WED 12 YEARS, DIVORCED, REWED, DIVORCED AGAIN BRIDGEPORT, Conn, December 19.—Laura E. Robble of this city was granted a second divorce from John G. Robbie of New York by Judge Booth today, after two 12-year terms of married life. She received her first divorce in 1908 and was re- married four years later. “The second 12 years were worse than the first,” she said on the wit- ness stand today. Both decrees were granted on the grounds of cruelty. Pocketbooks Held for Owners. Several allegad stolen pocketbooks 4re held by Detective Edward Kelly, chief of the shoplifter squad of de- tectives, for identification. They were taken from MoKinley Cunnin, ham, 24, 815 Sixth street, who was arrested by Detective O. J. Letterman. Cunningham is said to have admitted taking the pocketbooks from lady shoppers. WINNER OF $10,000,000 SUIT MAY NOT LIVE TO KNOW RESULT George F. Willett, Critically Ill of Typhoid, Fought For Years to Get Mental Satisfaction From Boston Bankers By Contolidated Prens NORWOOD, Mass., February 1 Lying critically il of typhoid fever in his home here, George F. Willett may not live to know the benefits of the $10,534,109.07 verdict & jury Just given in his favor to compensate for his finanoial crash in 1919 and t loss through a conspiracy of his $15,000,000 busin . His hair is more than tolched with gray at the temples from the long slege of worry he has known - mented by the 'umln. of the last two weeks. His body is émaciated. Physiclans y his condition is ex- ceedingly dangerous. Every day for more than 170 days George Wiilett went to the court- room where his damage suit pro- grossed in a history-making trial of 188 days. His heart and soul were bound up in the succ of his suit— not so much, he of! said, because he wanted the money, for he had learned to live comparative modesty in the last tew years, but be. cause he would not “let any one cheat him and get away with it” His life, if necessary, would be given to winning jusitce from Robert F. Her- rick and the group of Boston bankers who weré responsible for his fall. Then he became i1l Favorite in Home Town. Up t6 the day he was forced to his bed, George Willett was the most conspicuous figure of tI town in which he lives. Always charming, and & brilllant talker, was the most generous giver and the most worker Norwood has ever ‘When he lost the American Felt Co. and the Daniel Green Felt Shoe C through the machinatiois of people he had trusted, he started to work harder than he had ever tried in successful days to recoup his losses. ‘Willett started his career as a bank clerk, but in less than a year went into the wool busin working for Winslow Brothers & Smith. Soon he became interested in the possibilities of combining & leather business with the wool business, and of the felt manufaoturing industry. With both ideas in mind, he managed to buy into the American Felt Co., which at that time owned the Daniel Green Felt Shoe Co. and later took both into his own hands. Looking always for greater possi- bilities he took on Edmond H. Sears as a partner, and began to expand the business. Generous in Beneficence. Meanwhile he was constantly oc- cupled in beneficent enterprises. He founded a hospital; he organised housing associations to help hi thousands of workmen. He was o the committes which rebuilt the Es- sex golf course and spent $80,000 of his own money on the project. Then the crash threatened. For a frantic two years he worked as few men have ever labored to save the companie had worked to build. at the climax of his fight, he broke down completely and went 80uth for a rest, emerging in 1930, & much changed man. Since then George Willett has been more silent than before, 4n agreeable but reserved person at all times. He still thinks faster than he can talk when he gets started on business, and Sometimes comés to a hait because he cannot find words to' express his ideas. But he has become a lis: e not/Aistrustful of his own judgment, but much more tolerant of the opin- ions of others, (. ', S L ¥ L i Santa Claus was playing Lag-Line with the Superintendent of Public Works. Santa Uses Mince Pie as Compass To Find Way to Great Toy Shop Capt. Squint Gets Interview With St. Nicholas After Finding Him Playing Lag-Line in Peanut Square. BY CAPT. ELUJAH SQUINT, The explorer who made a bicycle out of two hoop snakes and a broom- mtick; author of “Where Doex Your Lap Go When You Stand Upt” leader of The Star's expedition to Santa Claus Land. By Courler Duck to The Star SOAP BUBBLE BAY (a room and a bath for a doughnut a day; dance on the table and sleep in the sink, with nothing _but strawberry soda to drink), Santa Claus Land, December 19.—1I forgot and put my hotel rhyme Iin with the date line. If you say a rhyme about anything, you get a re- duced rate. If I hadn't said this rhyme my room would have cost me two doughnuts a day. But it doesn't matter. Imogene can carry a few more words—especially light ones, Itke these. Yesterday 1 thought I had an ap- pointment with Santa Claus—that's the way it is here. You just think you have an appointment with some one, and there's never any quarreling about whether you really did or not I pogoed over to Peanut Square to meet Santa Claus. He was playing lag-line with the superintendent of the public work “Walt a minute, beat him this time. OFFERS REWARDS IN FLOGGING CASES Georgia Governor Acts to Curb “Masked and Unmask- ed” Mobs in State. he said. “I bet I By the Assoclated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., December 13.—An order to his executive secretary to ofter rewards for the apprehension of guilty parties upon the receipt of notices of acts of violence “by any n ber of men, masked or un- masked,” in Georgia, and a call for a law-enforcement conference to meet at the State capital January 15, last night were f{ssued by Gov. Clifford Walker. Simultaneously the governor of- fered a reward of 3500 for the leader of “a band of unmasked men” that recently flogged E. J. Shelverton, jr, in Cobb County, and an additional ofter of $100 for each member of the group. The rewards call for “apprehension with proof to con- viet.” The governor's reward and order and call for a law-enforcement cou- ference followad reports of several floggings in the State recently. In one case a woman was carried from her home in Atlanta and whipped by two men, according to charges. Another instance was the attack upon & man and his fiance as they were talking with other persons in a home near Atlanta. Cites Lynching Decrease. In hie orders for the reward offer in the Shelverton case and any other acts of violence within the State by “masked or unmasked men,” the gov- ernor sald “the number of lynchings and other outbreaks of mob violence in Georgia has greatly diminished during the year 1924” "The Shelver- ton case, he ocontinued,” has marred this record. “The wave of crime, including murder, robbery and other aots of violence, now demanding public atten- tion is by no means limited to the State of Georgia, the chlef executive ald In his call for the conference. ‘Such conditions exist in every State of the Union. “While we have our awful Blood- worth and Jones cases (referring to two boys who have been sentenced to | for £400,000 brought by the American hang for the murder of & traveling | Tobacco Company against the Guar- salesman) today, South Carolina has|dian Assurance Company for losses within the month executed two young | sustained in the Smyrna fire of 1922 men for practically similar crimes. The press of yesterday noted that a | Assurance Company. number of additional judges had been placed on the criminal cases now pending Chicago. “This fact, however, does not min- imize the shame upon our State. fair name challenges every good citi- 2en to make every possible contribu- tion to the molding of a public senti- ment for respect of law.” ch to try |tion before the court was whether the overwhelming number of murder [the Smyrna fire was an act of war, in the ecity of |resulting from the hostllities between 1 When he made a perfect shot he laughed until all the icicles, every- where, began to tinkle, the French pastry clocks all chimed gay little tunes, and T am told that new bables all over the world broke out into their first smiles. When Santa Claus was able to get his breath again he came toward me. “We'll look around a whils,” he sald. “Where would you like to go?" “I should like to see your toy shops, if you please,” I replied. Santa Claus drew a large mince pie from his pocket. He balanced it on his thumb and spun it around. “Mince ples maks the best com- passes,” he sald. “I have the cook mark all the degrees around the edge and make an arrow in the middle. When {t stops spinning the shows you where you want to go. The ple stopped spinning and he pointed in the direction the arrow was pointing. “Come along,” he said, find the toy shop.” “But what good aré the degrees asked. No good at all,” he sald. “Except when you go anywhere you get there by degrees. That's the only reason we put them in.” (Copyright, 1924.) ntinued tomorrow.) NEGRO WOUNDS 2 IN FATAL BATILE Barricaded in Shack, Hunted Man Dies as Officers Fire Barrage. “and we'll & («© By the Arsociated Press. OMAHA, Nebr, December 19.— Sought on a charge of assaulting a young negress, Frank Myler, a negro, yesterday barricaded himself in his #mall frame shack. shot and seriously | wounded Chiaf of Detectives Ben Danbaum and slightly wounded De- tective Tom Ryan, and then was kill- ed after being riddled with shot- gun and rifle bullets from gu of police who surrounded the ho: Danbaum fell, shot several about the head and face, when he was | leading a squad of reinforcements to | capture the crazed negro. He was rushed to a local hospital, where his condition was pronounced serious. Attack Resembles Barrage. The attack on the fugitive resem- bled a barrage. Police detectives, deputies and others, armed with shot- guns, revolvers and rifies, perched themselves at any available vantage and suddenly opened fire. Myler re- turned the fire, keeping up a danger- ous fusillade despite the fact that his home was rapidly being destroyed by flames. Tear bombs were also used, but he did not surrender until fatally shot. When police moved cautiously into the burning house | they found him dead Myler was wanted on complaint of Linnie Walker, 17-year-old high school student. 'The girl clalmed the alleged attack took place a week ago, but the warrant for Myler's arrest was not issued until today. —_ AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. LOSES £400,000 SUIT Sought to Recover Insurance for Property Destroyed in Smyrna Fire. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 19.—The sult was decided today in favor of the Justice Rowlatt said that the ques- the Turks and the Greeks, or whether ALBION REFUSES TODELAY OPERA Declines to Accede to Re- quest of Chaliapin for Postponement. Twixt the Devil & la “Faust” ana the deep blus sea 2 la “Boris,” Feo- dor Challapin, world-famous opera basso, diplomatically has requested the Washington Opera Company to Dpostpone his advertised appearance here as Mephisto on January 26 ust!, after his also advertised presentatfon here in February in the title rols of Boris by the Chicago Opera Company And just as diplomatically, bu! nevertheless firmly, Edouard Albion. director of the Washington Opera Company, has notified Chaliapin that he could not under any circumstances consider such & proposition. Which exchange of letters bring: strictly up to date the controversy begun several weeks ago, when the Chicago company protested against Challapin’s scheduled appearance in opera In the new Washington Audi torfum prior to the “Boris” perform- ance. Meanwhile the Washington opera lovers are making prepara- tions to hear the great artist play both the “Devil” with the local opera company, and “Borls” with the Chi cago organization. Letter From Challapin. In a statement given out toda Mrs. Alblon, who is asisting her hus- band in arranging for the Chaliapic opera, stated: “Mr. Alblon has received a ter from Mr. Challapin asking whether we can consider shifting the date for “Faust” from January 26 to a date succeeding the Chicago opera ap pearance, in order to relleve him from embarrassment with the Chi- cago company. “He has not sald he will break his contract with the Washington op- era.” In his letter, dated the 12th stant, Chaliapin said: “I hope you un and how much I am in favor of your beautiful pur pose and that I never realized tha such difficulties would arise between the Chicago Civic Opera Company and myself on the above subject. “Inclosed you will find the letter i recelved from them. I sincerely hope you will do your utmost to postpon< my appearance with your company to a later date. “I trust you will understand position and will do your best to a solution.’t Delay Is Asked. in Chaliapin’s letter inclosed one trom the Chicago Opera Company signed by H. M. Johnson, business manager, which, in part, follows n entering into contracts with local managers it was only natural tbat the essential condition of such contract was that your appearance with the Chicago Civic Opera Com- pany should be also your first ap- pearance In opera in each city vis- fted by us. : “YWe belleve the financlal, as we as the legal and ethical sides of the question, wliil be understood by you. as well as by the Washington Opera Company, and we have no doubt they will promptly arrange with you for the postponement of your appearance their company to & later date. We sincerely trust that your posi- tion with reference to this single per- formance will not jeopardize the triendly relations that exist between us, and which we trust will continue for many seasons.” Says He Cannot Delay. Albion, in his letter to Chali- eaid: ou mention in your letter a pos- sible postponement. Out of our great desire to relieve you of the embarrassment to Wwhich you have been subjected, we have all given the" matter the most careful considers tion. These are the facts of the situ- ation: “We h: March and I pany for & Mr. ve not produced since last cannot hold the com- longer period without producing. I am producing the first date the auditorium is flnished. 1 have left Chicago the whole month of February for its performance. 1f I cancel it it would be impossible to produce until March, and then we are in Lent, which is very difficult in Washington. Furthermore, to postpone the January 26 date would wrest from Washington the dedica- tion of its civic auditorium, in which every citizen has shown supreme in- terest “Were we giving a continued season of several weeks a postponement of one opera would be possible, but to take off one performance would mean annihilation. Furthermore, under the conditions, a postponement would be paramount in the eyes of the public to the fact that I had signed both a foolish and illegal contract. Insists Upon Righ “Apropos of the legal phase M Wilson, who is legally representing the Chicago Opera here, admitted to our own lawyer that you had a per fect legal right to sign the contract and that we have a perfect legal right to your services January 26. The only point he made was that S. Hurok signed an agreement stating that your manager or yourself could not advise any appearance previous to the Chicago date, but you are not doing the advertising, and It you are not doing the advertising, and if we have the legal right to your services, then we had & right to advertise it “We have been entirely advised by our lawyer in the presence of Mr. Wilson, legal representative of Chi cago, that for preservation of the idea It is absolutely essential to stand on our legal rights, and if any person induced you to break your contract with us we have the right of action against that person. “Please know how much Y regre: that the question is one of self- f preservation.” i it was an accidental confii;ration. Its | War losses were not covered by the policy. The justice’s decision stated: “The Turks were exultant over their triumph. Can it be said that the In this spirit, the governor sald, he | fire was not connected, even indirect- decided to call the conference, which ly or remotely with the military oc- will be composed of sheriffs and other | cupation? I do not think it can.” law enforcement officlals and all civie and soclal organizations “interested in the welfare of the State.” Four-Letter Word Leads Cell-Mates To Fistic Battle Paris Prais By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, December 19.—A four-lptter word meaning “‘a place of punishment” suggested “cell” to Michaél Flood, arrested on a charge of drunkenness, but to Michael Grapp, his cell-mate, the last three lefters were right, but the first one was wrong. They fought about it in their cell last night and today. Flood was sen- tenced to 80 days In the workhou, or a $10 fine for striking his com. panfon. Both were arrested ye: terday and had hit upon the cross- word pussie as a way to pass the hours tn county jall, The action was in the nature of a test case to determine the liability of insurance companies arising out of the Smyrna holoca It was esti- mated that approximately £20,000,000 was involved. 53 BANKER REFUSES RAISE. es M. Robineau for In- tent to Remain Poor. Correspondence of the Associated Press. PARIS, November 30.—Paris today 1s talking admiringly of M. Robineau, governor of the Bank of France, be- cause he has refused a salary calcu- lated on the b of the depreciated franc. He still draws as compe: tion the same number of trancs he did before the war. “I came into this bank poor and I shall leave it poor,” says M. Robineau. The minister of finance recently §i- vulged this about M. Robineau in the chamber, and all the deputies lauded.” . Guarantors Indignant. “As an evidence of my good faiil and real desire to maintain frien relations with the Chicago company the letter continued, “I have offered over their performance of in which you are scheduled to make your second appearance i opera here. Your place an artis’ and person in the esteem of our peo- ple is such as to make an acceptance of our offer a very pleasant event The Chicago Opera Company so far has ignored our offer entirely, prov- ing that thers is evidently no fear of financlal loss on that opera because of your “Faust” appearance. Further- more, the box office of the Chicago is issuing a statement to all "al is canceled and, you are ing in Boston January 26. 1 have been informed by many of the guarantors of the Chicago ap- pearance that they disapprove of the efforts of the Chicago company, and me of them have expressed not only disapproval but great indignation. ‘We cannot, of course, sacrifice our own company for the Chicago com- pany. At the same time, however, I want you to know that I sympathize with your position and do not want to do anything which might cause you harm or inconvenlence, and if, unfortunate as such a thing would be, we were forved Into the courts, ur action would be against the Chi- ca%0 company and others, perhaps, and not against you.” 4 /