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9 % BECK ASKS PUBLIC T0 AID HiGH COURT La Follette “Crisis™ Sur-| I ! vived, But New Attacks Must | Be Forestalled, He Holds. Assoctatéd Presa. W YORK, Dec at presidential cam curb the powe Court have been lightning of public indig all-important that in the court be s M. Beck, Tnited Society. dorf-Asto: My taining irrec e he desired end on of such ations of the manifest Su opinions u proposed to maciinery in the Old T e Follette pa 1 the 4,900,00 lette’s prope to a vit )t be gr dissent | ftution can | by thoughtful men, for certain that t agssault upou re Urges Interest In Court. public interes deliberatlo aust attend | nd its to ust_not be tical reciusest’ General | As ev! t heen of a SRt foruuny te al | membe s ut the court | ST extrome righe Solieltor | irt had once | dolngs were widely reported by the! newspapers and just as widely rea r. Beck cited “steamboat cas of a century & nvolving the rigl of New York State to grant a monop- oly of the right of navigation over the waters of the Hudson River. By way of contrast, Mr. Beck told how last week he argued for two days before the Supreme Court a case of similar nat ernment sought to restraln the city of Chicago from diverting into the Mississippi watershed 864,000,000 cublc feet per day of Lake Michigan | waters., Finds vas u clash teres he said. lons of dollars not ah E: made the sl otable case.” In submitting his second suggestion for s ngthening public intcrest in the Supreme Court, Mr. Beck sald: 1f Congress, by a joint resolution signed by the President, requested the court to give an advisory opinjon as to whether a proposed law s within the competence of the Govern- ment, {s it clear-that the ceurt should deeline fts sdd? “I recognize that 1f-a bare majority of Congress could thus drag the Suprome Court Into any current] politicul controversy its prestige would be In danger. But, if Con gressmen of both parties, sincere dublous of their power to pass a law, could, by a resolution passed by a largsly preponderating majority of Congress—szay, two thirds—and sign- ed by the President, request such advice, I am not so clear as others are, that such an advisory opinion, under great and exceptional circum- stances, and resting solely in the discretion of the court, would be prejudicial elfher to the Government or the court.” Coolidge Sends Greeting. The following letter was received by Charles M. Schwab from President Coolidge before the dinner. “December 13, 1924, My dear Mr. Schwab: “My regret that I am unablé to ac cept your {nvitation for the annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Soclety of New York is enhanced by the fact that e soclety’s guest of honor is to be the solicitor general, Hon. James M. Beck. “It would be particularly a pleasure o join in your recognition of him and his pubiic service. It is the good for- tune of the Government that its serv- ice enlists so many men, of whom the zolicitor general is a type, who are willing to give it the benefit of large talents and wide experience, chiefly =8 a patriotic duty. There cannot be too frequent or generous recognition ©of the country’s debt to men who thus generously sacrificed their personal in- terests in order to follow their con- victions of public duty. “] gend my greetings and all good ‘wishes to the members of the soclety on this occasion. “Very truly yours, “CALVIN COOLIDGE. Chief Justice Taft also sent a mes- sage of felicitation to the guest of honor. “1t of gigantic “Hundred were involved htest referen —— WORK OF CONGRESS RENDERS SPECIAL SESSION UNLIKELY (Continued from First Page.) o feel that It will be possible to act on Jegislation before the close of the short session. This {s the attitude of Benator Capper of Kansas, head of the farm bloc, and others. There are several measures dealing with the rallroads upon which action 13 desired, and the Republican steer- ing committee of the Senate has list- wd 10 measures which it believes should be handled before March 4. A small minority of the Senate and House belleves that a special session Pt Congress should be held this Spring 0 go ahead with legislation, but the iajority—including Republicans and Pemocrats—are desirous of conclud- tng-the business of Congress and ad- Joprning March 4, with the under- Btznding_that, unless an emergency rrises, there will be no meeting of the new Congress until Décember, 39265, Should those desirous of forcing a wpecial session filibuster and prevent *he passage of any of the appropria- tion bills, then a special session wvould have to be called, it was ad- mitted last night. But it is not be- Jiéved that the country would look |Francisco Harbor. Swith favor on such tactics, and such stand might reflect upon the fili- usterers. e e King Alfonso Recovers. MADRID, December 20.—King Al fonso has recovered from the indis- position which confined him to his|Jjured, two of theni seriously, by a fall Ded yesterday. He resumed his nor- { in which the Gov- | uit Ignored. | in- jations, of mil- | District Building last night, indorsed yet|the bill to create a board of public astern newspaper apparently | welfare in the District government, to this{and also appointed a committse i Here ix the United States Navy diving crew that went fo Great Falls this | yesterday Su- | Tay1 | Peritons rocky ledzes xee if they could aid in drowned laxt November, while the xwift e \ddy Brennan, gun iz crew, nne. e rear row. M The diver Jx s of the left of t s assisting husk CITIZENS TO BACK WELFARE MEASURE Federation Also Names Com- mittee to Study Libby School Speeches. The Federation of at a special meeting in the of three declegates to Investigate the question of whether Frederick J. Libby, executive secretary of the Na- tlonal Council for Prevention of War, should be permitted to speak in the public schools. The federation scted on the public welfare bill by approving the report of a committee headed by L. A. Simon. The delegates not only approved the committee’s favorable report, but | followed it by adopting & motion of Capt. Clayton Emig authorizing representatives of the federation to! appear at the hearings on the bill at this session of Congress. 1 Explains Bill Purpose. | Mr. Simon explained that the bill} would create a board of public wel- fare to be composed of nine Wash- ingtonians, under which would be co ordinated the child-caring and wel- fare work now divided among several city agencies. Willlam McK, Clayton offered an amendment to the committee’s re- port to require that the director of public welfare to be appointed by the new board should be a resident of the District for three years next preced- ing appointment. After considerable discussion Mr. Clayton’s motion was lost and the committee report adopted without change. Speakers who supported Mr, Clayton argued that there should be no difjculty in finding a Washing- tonian to fill the position of director of public welfare. Those who opposed Mr, Clayton's motion took the position that the wel- fure board should not have its hands tied in the selection of the best avail- able person for director. Mr. Clayton made it clear In the course of the dis- cussion that he was in sympathy with the general purpose of the legisiation. Debate Long-Drawn. The question of appointing a com- mittee to inquire into the fitness ‘of Mr. Libby to speak in the public schools resulted in a long parliamen- tary discussion, which finally ended in the adoption of the motion to name such a committee. The delegates did not discues the merits of the question, nor did the federation commit itself beyond nam- ing the committee to make the in- vestigation and report later. The Board of Education also is engaged in a similar inquiry regarding Mr. Libby’s right to speak at school gath- erings. The question came before the fed- eration in the form of a resolution from one of its constituent bodis the Cathedral Heights Citizens' A sociation. e CHURCH GROUP TO AID. Allen Christian Endeavor to Raise | “Opportunity” Fund. | Christmas services will be held by the Allen Christian Endeavor League for the benefit of the “Opportunities” published in The Evening Star at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, M street between Fifteenth and Six- teenth streets northwest, this eve- ning at 6 o'clock. Thomas A. Heathman will “The Other Wise Man,” Van Dyke. Other participants in these exercises are: Willlam Ray- mond, sololst, Ithaca, N. Y.; Joy Wal- lace, Lucy Lewlis, Elsie Johnson, Clara_Armstead, Ghretein Ridgeley and William McNeill, Robert Mur- day and Willlam Booth. recite by Henry U. 8. Approves Golden Gate Bridge. SAN FRANCISCO, December 20.— Secretary of War Weeks, in a tele- gram received today, approved, with condition: 2 plan to bridge the Golden Gate, the entrance to San It {s estimatéd the project will cost $21,000,000. e Ground Fall Kills Two Miners. HOUGHTON, Mich.,, December 20.— John Oswald, 50, of Alloues and John Johnson, 30, of Laurieum, were instantly killed and four others in- of ground at the sixteenth level of | THEY DID THEIR BEST, BUT NATURE WON. aylor, the bereaved husband, is at the Next to him iy Frank nd in the deily sea THE the hunt for the body of “Margic” n n fishing trlp with her husba; urrent prevented the diving attempt. mer's maie, U. S. N. Heside him are | A. 0. Brady. in charge of the crew, rammell, Grent Falls resident, who NAVY CREW UNABLE TO DIVE FOR BODY IN POTOMAC VORTEX ntinued from Fi st Page.) TFaylor, accom- A. H. Zimmerman, with the currents | and three members n Mr. Taylor's car, nobile ied by autg pa t to the sce A careful survey of the situation showed the diving experts the futllity of the trip. They pointed out the im- possibility of transporting over the perilous cliffs the 600-pound alr pump and explained that even were this posstble, it would be nothing less than sulcide to send a diver into the whirling vortex below. Puddy Brennan, one of the divers, volun- teered to make the effort, anyway, if the pump could be brought over the rocks, but Warrant Officer Brady | would not let Paddy “kill himself”| under any condition v am not disappointed, boy: Taylor smiled. “I hardly belfaved you could get there, but, not being fam- iliar with professional diving, I hag | a slight hope. I wouldn't want any- one to risk his life down there.” . the party turned back. Mr. Tavler brought the newspapermen buck to the city. The reporter in the party, thoroughly chilied through by the cold wind, went home and went to bed with a hot water bottle to his teet. But Ray Taylor went back to “the eddy.” AUTO PLUNGE FATAL T0 GIRL AND FATHER Car Crashes Guard Rail, Falls 50 Feet, Struck by Train at Bottom. By the Assogiated Press. SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa., Decem- ber 20.—George Morris Deitzler, aged and his 12-year-old daughter Mil- dred were kliled when the automobile in which they were riding crashed through a guard rail and went down 2 60-foot embankment onto the tracks of the Pennsylvanta Raliroad, a short | distance below Landingvills, their| home. | Shortly after the machine landed | on the railroad tracks the lennsyl- vanfa express from Reading and| Pottsville, due in the latter city at] 6:50 p.m., rounded a curve and crashed | into the overturned machine before the englneer could bring his train to a stop. It is believed, however, that | the man and girl were dead before | the train struck them. | The two were on the way to their home in Landingville when the acci- dent happened. They were traveling over what ig known as the back road between Schuylkill Haven and Au-| burn. There is a &teep hill just be- fore reaching the big tunnei, which was converted into a cut by the rail- road. The road runs parallel with | the tracks for some distance, then goes down a steep grade to a point where it crosses the track. Mr. Deitzler had reached the top of the hill and was about to descend to the crossing when it is thought he lost control of his machine. It struck the guard rafl with terrific force, knock- ing it down the embankment. SEAPORTS ARE OPENED. | Russia and France Make Recipro-| cal Arrangement. ; By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 20.—All' Russian seaports, beginning today, are open to merchant marine ships flying the French flag, while similar treatment is accorded Russian tonnage In French ports. The decision to take this action was reached after an exchange of telegrams between Premier Herriot and M. Tchitcherin, the Russian for- =ign minister, announced by the So- viet embassy in Paris and confirmed by the French foreign office. TROTSKY WAR IS DENIED, Berlin Says Fighting Reports From Soviet Are Propaganda. By Cable to The Star and New York World. BERLIN, December 20.—Dispatches from Bucharest reporting fighting between pro and anti Trotsky fac- tions of the Soviet supporters are being fabricated by anti-Soviet propa- ganda. The m reliable informa~ tion here is that the antl-Trotsky campaign within the Soviets has not developed Into civil war. At present it is a political rather than a mili- mal sotivities, and granted a number |No. 4 shaft of the Wolverine mine' tary opposition. of audiences. . late today. ¥ (Coprright, 1024.) | be added, “I am certaln t ! Government, tt | THREE HOLDUPS STAGED | to surrender a pay roll of $1,031. SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. IHAYASHI CONDEMNS | DEMAND EVIDENGE 2 NATIONS' JINGOES Japanese Envoy to London Says Relations With U. S. Were Never Better. By Cable 1o The Star and New York World. LONDON, December 20.-—An im- portant pronouncement on Japanese- Amorican relations is made here in the Sunday Times by Baron Hayashl, Japanese ambassador in London. This veteran statesman frequently has been employed previously to put for- ward unofficially the rexl views of Toklo, In his article he rebukes jingoes, both In the United States and Japan, for their propagunda, and he state: “Never have American-Japanese re- ons been more cordial.” He declares It a preposterous as- sumption “that there is any real feel- & of an aism between the two countries.” 1al Japan's Reawon. “I am confident, very confident, my country's relations with America were never more promlising,” Ha- wshi said. And then, commenting on | reports t the Viscount Kato de- | clined to recelve the American fleet, | t Japan's | reason is only because we have no | port, part Yoko! na, after | ¢ accommodations. | do W once 1, the| jingo eler in varlous countries | of the world, own included, would | not always go out of their way to| placs wrong fnterpretations upon ae- | tlons taken by Javan and Ly th United States. How preposterous it | 15 to assume there is any real feeling | of antagonism between the two coun- tries, only the heaw of those can say personally, but I feelings are shared by the heads of my own country. “I feel that only closest work- | ing fricndship between Great Britaln, | merica and Japan and other powers n maintain the era of peace which we all 80 badly nced. I am perhaps | glving any secret away when 1| say that when Secretary Hughes was in London onths ego he cor veyed to assurance his | 1t we all had to disre- | gard jingolstic tendencles in some of our politicians, as I have already said “People chief are to of the Pacific. but word for it when 1 regarded by the tionals.” ror execu e th ou can take my say they are dis- bulk of their na- Propagandist Imfluence. When asked whether the t States definitely to curb jingoes, ashi sald that was a matter for the discretion of the two countrfes. “I speak without authority on the point you raise,” he said, “but as far as our country Is concerned, I think our propagandists, as you call them, re- | celve more attentive hearing than| outside their own country. Again I must emphasize that Ja- pan wants only peace. Japan, indeed, is determined to have peace, whether with the United States or Great Brit- ain or any other country. Naturally we want to work out our destiny un- hampered by unfair restrictions. but that rule appliéa to the desire every nation and must be resp by all nations.” (Copyright, 1924.) of | ed e AT NOON IN CHICAGO| Bandits Get Loot Valued at $40,000 in Gems, Money and Clothing. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 20.—Three rob- berries, occuring almost simultane- ously at noon today, netted the hold- up men $40,000 in diamonds, cur- rency and women's clothing. A.'J. Blerbaum, New York jeweler, was forced out of an elevator in a downtown building at the point of | revolvers in the hands of two vouths. He wa led to a janitor's closet and relioved of his bag of gems. Two men forced Mrs. M. Bredsbsen, bookkeeper for a printing company, Thi holdup took place In the lobby of a building on the edge of the loop. “We need Christmas presents just like other folks” one of the three robbers explained when they entered an Englewood cloak shop. They car- ried away 130 dresses and 23 coats, the whole valued at $10,000, | wage jbiil Q. INBRIBERY CHARGE Postal Workers Hold Enemies of -Pay Bill May Have Framed Case. A demand that the Department of Justice make public the basis of charges that an_employe of the Sen- ate had received money to Influence votes for the postal employes’ wage bill was made yesterday In a state- ment issued jointly by Willlam M. Collins, president of the Rallway Mall Assoclation, and Thomas F. Flaherty, secretary of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks. The charges are denounced by the employes’ representatives as 2 “ma- licious and baseless fabrication, in- tended deliberutely to affect the postal veto vote to be taken January 6 in the Senate. Thorough Probe On Senator Sterling, chairman of the Senate post-office committee, would make no comment on the statement ot the employes' representatives last night. It is known, however, that he touch with the Department of Justice fu regard to the charges against an emplove of the Senate. Furthermore, it s roported that the department is making a thorough in- vestigation of the matter. There seenis to be some question whether there is a statite under which an em- plove can his “influe; lation IL is understood that the depart- ment has about concluded {ts inves gatjon and that actl will be taken vithin a shory tim one way or an- othe the matter, Fostal Employew Statement. The statement of the postal plo, representatives follow “We are convinced this story was concocted by the opponents of postal legislation solely for the pur pose of injuriug the postal employes chances of pussing the pending wage It Is significant that it wae given to the press immedlately after the Senate fixed a definite date for & vote on the postal veto. Plainly this was a deliberats intent to Influsnce public opinion against the postal employes and defeat their meritorfous legisla- tion which now has the overwhelming support of the pecple. “Despite a powerful and determined opposition we have convinced the terfcan people—the owners of our ce’” with regard to legis- em- tem—of the justice of our | . Of Santa’s Big Toy Factories, e triumphed against this oppo; because our case 1s a righteous ¢ ‘On the eve of our apparent victory, opponents of wuge lcgislation seen fit to harm our legislation v this maliclous story which, while obviously absurd to those famillar with the process of lawmaking in the Senate, may be given credence by many people. “In_justice to the postal employes, who have fought a clean fight for a righteous objective, we demand that this matter be fully aired. So far as the organizations we speak for are concerned, there i= no ground for any such charge. GISH JEWEL! S REDEEMED. | Movie Actress’ Husband Pays Duty and Penalty, Total $12,900. NEW YORK, December 20.—Jew- gy worth 38300 * belonging to borothy Gish, motion pieture actress. which was selzed by customs offictals on her arrival here from Europe last month was returnad to her husband, James Rennle, today after he had sent to the collector of customs a check for $12,900. Rennie said that he had forgotten to list the fewelry on his wife's declaration blank, which he had filled out for her at the time he made his own, and accepted full responsi- | bility for the omission. The difference between the value of the jewels and the amount paid for their redemption represented the du- ties plus the penalty imposed by the Government, customs men said. SUGAR. WORKERS STRIKE. HAVANA, December 20.—Differ- ences over working conditions have brought about a strike In the Amistad and Providencia sugar mills, accord- ing to word recelved here today. The strikes in the other mills in east- ern Cuba have been ended, govern- ment officlals say, although the final settlement has not yet been signed. The union employes of the Cuba Northern Railway still are out and only trains carrying cane are being operated on that road. Typhoid From Butter 12 cases of typhoid were reported here last week. Dr. John R. Mohler, chief of the Bureau of Ani- mal Industry, found a few years ago that typhoid germs remain alive and virulent in infected butter even after many days in cold storage. Dr. E. C. Schroeder, director of the United States Experiment Station at Bethesda, Md., had previously found that tuberculosis germs in butter made from infected cream would even after five months of storage kill large, healthy hogs that were fed with this butter in small quantities. Most large creameries pasteurize their cream before churning it into butter, but a great deal that is produced on small farms is made of raw cream, avhich often is thoroughly unsafe and in- fected,ieven though it may taste good. Since it is well known that epidemics of typhoid, scarlet fever, septic sor: throat, etc., have been caused by raw milk, it is likewise entirely probable that many mysterious attacks of illness, even resulting in deaths, may in the past have been due to butter made from raw cream. A national law prohibiting the shipping of but- ter made from unpasteurized cream would doubt greatly reduce the no national death rate and cut down the miseries and expense of the national sick list. In the meantime housekeepers and restaurants when buying butter should insist on getting only such as was made from pasteurized cream. This bulletin is paid for by the Bureau of Health Education 1464 Columbia Road aotice. E. Berliner, Sec’y Buy Christmas Seals be prosecuted for selling | DECEMBER 21, 1924—PART 1. SANTA’S CHIEF TOYMAKER H The Toymaker of Nuremberz Shows { 1 Boys and Girls BY CAPT. ELIJAH SQUINT. i Leader of The Star expedition to Santa Claus | Land | My rhyme ad- mitted us to_the Noah's Arik Palace. {7t was just like my old Noah's Ark. grown up. In this palace they were. of course, making Noal rks. Noah | was there wi white beard and a rough robe, like a bathrobe, and sandals. He was telling the others what to do. Like Santa Claus, Ihe was smoking a funny littie pips and dida't seem a bit lik a boss Most of the work was being done by Brow 8. The Toymaker of Nurem- ! berg told me they were the ve: best workmen who ever came to Santa | Claus Land. Suddenly clapped | hls hands and cal e i “Mike! Mik here” Up a ladder, w ah called a companionway, came a nice, kind, old tiger, with gray whiskers. He was che: : “It's your turn to pose,” said Noah Mike climbed up on a table and sat up on his haunches, with one paw on his breast-—the wa a man sometimes puts his thumb In his vest when he is going to make a speech—but, of course, Mike didn’t have any vest. A | swarm of little Brownies came run- ning with blocks of wood and carving tools and pots of paint, and began to HIS “HUGE FORTUNE" - MYTH, WOOD SAYS Declares He Has Made Some | Money in Wall Street, But Nothing Like Reports. By Cable to The Star and New York World PARIS, December 20.—Osborn Wood says the fortune he is credited with having gained In Wall Street is a myth. He admits he made some win- nings by cable transactions, but de- clares he never made the big killings estimated by friends &7 hjs wife's family. Wood's friends say his wife had the money by which he made several speculative gains, one of which was made recent’y on a byll market, but that none of these gains approached the sums printed, which Wood's friends declare to be fanciful. They say his last winning pulled him out of difculties, as a few weeks ago he was less affluent than usual. . When his wife went home a few months ago it was rumored she would sue for divorce. Wood refused to- day to talk about the divorce or to say whether he had made use of his wife's money. “I've won somo money on stocks,” was a'l he was willing to say. He is reputed to have lost money on other forms of chance as fast as he makes it. “Cherokee Joe,” the Indlan tout here, boasts of taking several hun- dred thousand france from Wood at ‘Longchamps racetrack, but Wood was non-committal about this. For the past few months Wood has frequented several so-called clubs where there is gambling, but he keeps to himself what luck he may have had over the green tables. "Asked about his speculations, he sald: “I may look easy, but I'm not so 2asy as 1 look.” (Copyright, 1924.) el SPANISH TROOPS RETURN 800 Survivors of Force of 2,000 Leave Morocco. TETUAN, Morocco, December 20.— Six hundred men, all that remain of a regiment of 2,000 which was rushed to Morocco during the critical fighting against the rebellious Moors, em- barked today to spend Christmas in Spain with their families. Lieut. Col. Temprano, who commanded the regi- | ment, was killed in action. Of 'the officers, only ome remain: unhurt, all the others having been Xilled or wounded. Captain Squint How Toys Are Made. \Capt. Squint Is Shown Marvels {Real Tigers, Lions and Elephanis Pose for Men Making Animals for Arks for in Washington. work frantically, carving out little tigers. TUse Living Models. ‘We have living models for all our nimals,” said Noah. “The Brownies are fine artists and they won't work unless they have things just right.” Santa Claus and the Toymaker of uremberg had been walking around, making jokes with the Brownie. “Let's go over to Bookville,” Santa Claus. Bookville was a part of Toyland where they made the books. walked across the square w! seemed to be a great plcture book, standing up o edge. As we came mear the covers swung open and we atepped through big letter into- It's hard to tell about meems so llke a dream. On a purple silk cushion sat a beau- tiful little girl, surrounded by seven funny little me In front of the girl, on another cushion, a Browni with a notebook. The girl was dic- tating and the Brownie was taking it down in shorthand “And just then the Queen remem bered that she didn't have the mag| ring,” said the girl. “And so- A Where had I seen that girl before? (Copyright, 1924.) it—it all (Continued tomorrow.) Coolidges Hosts On Mayflower for Week End Cruise Accompanied by a small party, President and Mrs. Coolidge left Washington esterday afternoon for an over unday cruise down the Potomac on the Mayflower. The party was to sail down as far as Quantico, Va. last night, return to Washington early today to permit the President’s son John, arriving home from college, to join the party, and then to again pro- ceed down the river and return to- morrow. The guests included Secretary Gore, William Al'en White, the Kansas publisher, and Mrs. White; Col. George Harvey, former Am- bassador to England, and Mrs. Harvey; Logan Payne, Washington publisher, and Mrs. Payne; Mr. and Mrs. David Lawrence; Eugene Meyer, jr., managing director of the War Finance Corporation, and Mrs. Meyer. MAN HUNTED IN SWAMP FOR KILLING OF BROTHER Resented Alleged Attentions to Wife, Is Charge—Victim’s Throat Slashed. By the Associated Press. SELBYVILLE, Del, December 20.— Police tonight were searching for Theodore Lynch, £aid to be hiding in a swamp near here after cutting his brother Clarence to death with a butcher knife last night. Jealousy was the motive, police say, basing their claim on statements obtained trom Theodore’s wife and a 16-year- old girl, Mary Mills, the only wit- nesses. Theodore, according to the women, had been brooding over alleged at- tentions paid to his wife by Clarence and threatened to kill him several times. Last night, they said, Theo- dore sent for his brother, who arrived in his automobile shortly after dark. While they were talking, the women sald, Theodore struck his younger brother in the back with a piece of iron. Clarence slumped down in his machine and begged for his life. A cording to the women, Theodore dragged Clarence from the car and cut his throat with the knife. Rare Stamps Sell High. Correspondence of the Associated Press. PARIS, December 4.—A total of 18,686,329 francs has been realized from the 11 auction sales already held of the Renotlere collection of rare postage stamps, and there still remain enough stamps for a twelfth sale. The eleventh sale brought 1,984,640 francs. A blue 81-para Rumanian- Moldavlan stamp of 1358 was sold for 51,000 france. e 3 said | We | 0| NAVAL WORKERS GET SOVE RAGES 1B Number of Decreases Also Lisied for Empioyes at Wagshington Yard. Some #mall increazes In the wage of hte mechanical forces at the Washington navy yard and gun fac- tory, and several reductions, th greatest of which Is that of heav drop forgers ‘who are reduced 2 cents an hour, are p-otided for in th new wauge scale which is to go into effect January 1, next. The nes scales which are contained In the re port of the departmental wage boa of review, have been approved by ti Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and vere made public last night by th Navy Department. The report contained the schedule for all the yards and station: with it was a statement fro; Navy Department, which declar Some Rates Unchamzed. “As compared to the present sched ule of wages, no change was the pay rates for the clerical, adm istrative and fiscal service, except an increase for supervising teleg pher and telegraphere. No change pay rates was made in the sclentif professional, technical, drafting, spection, custodial, planning and es timati ervices or the pervisory mechan! service, ex t certai leaders. ter ed up by the Increase tve their for hospi except that the pay of chief mechar ice at hospitals was in. ased 15 cent per hou A few creases | were ade in the cloth service affecting tbe clothing factory at P and the naval clothing factor York. veral addition. were provided for this service. Increase for Bullders. “The upward trend of wages in t building ustry was recognized a limited degres by increasing th rates for the several building trade ratings, such as mason, joiner, ele triclan, sheet-metal worker, plasterer although the estabiished poiicy was continued of aiso recognizing a similar increase the importan the trades of various kinds emplo: in the several yards upon which re ance must be pl. a &ine building and repair. In addition to the forg h packers and welders at the Washir ton rd were given re The rates announced for the ington yard also apply to t ing ststlons: 1 Naval Hospital and Mar! in this ecity; Naval Magazine Naval Research Laboratory, Belle D. Naval Academy, Annapo Ma. val Hospital, Annapolis, MA val Alr Station, Anacostia, D. ( val Powder Factory, Indian Head Md.; Naval Proving Ground {gren, va. > Alexandria, and the Marine Barrack Quantico, Va. Increases at Local Yard. The increases and the amounts per hour in the Washington yard follow Laundryman, 4 cents; molder's | helper, ‘2 cents; laborer, classified cents, cept laborers at the naval powder ftactory, Indian Head, Md. {and naval proving ground, Dahlgren. { Va., who remain at the old scale {50 cents an hour; sandblaster, { cents; stablekeeper, 2 cents; te; ster, 2 cents: blueprinter, 2 cents | boilermaker, 3 cents: brakeman | cents; byffer and polisher, butche cents; cement cement finisher, 2 cen 3 cents, railroad condu coppersn sinker, 2 cents; electroplater, { cents; locomot | electric 1o ‘cenls. foundry dry furnaceman, heater, cents; than heavy, maker, 2 cents; { joiner, 3 cents; letterer and gra | cents; lineman, 3 13 machintst {cents; metallic cartridge-case ks |2 cents; millman, 3 cents; mo | maker, wood, cents; painter, { cents; patternmaker, 3 cents; pine coverer and insulator, 3 cents; DI | fitter, 3 cents; plumber, 3 cents; * | filer, 3 cents; sewer, 2 cents; shes { metal worker, 3 cents; temperes | cents; toolmaker, 2 cent ! sterer, 3 cents, and wharf b’ cents. In the optical instrument the Washington navy yard new divisions were made in the desix nation of emploves, and the pay fixc | per hour, as follows: Optic 1 glas worker, fine, 60 cents: optical & grinder and pollsher, 80 cents; optica | parts inspector, optical in { strument assembler, 70 cents; opti i polisher and wax mi , §0 cents. The designations of wireworker a slater were abolished. The new scale also pro same as last year, the provision f« 50 per cent increase in pay for elvilian emploves engaged in airplan testing, during actual fiying time However, this year it takes into a count the lighter-than-air craft and provides that work on these shi while at the mast shall not be co | sidered” fiying time. —_— BRITISH POLITICIANS PROTECTED BY CENSOR Lord Chamberlain Forbids Thea- ters Satire on Party Leaders. By the Associated Pr LONDON, December 20.—Prominent British politiclans have been pro- tected from the IrTevérent chafings of theater comedians by recent rul- ings of the lord chamberlain, who is the official responsible for censor- ing the plays and songs produced be- hind British feotlights. His most recent ruling was agaihst a West End company which was about to produce a new edition of its frothy musical revue. One of the songs In the plece was not allowed to be sung because in it four eminent politicians, Austen Chamberiain Winston Churchill, Ramsay MacDon- ald and David Lloyd George, were portrayed in a lightsome vein by members of the company. Such immunity in times of peace has heretofore been glven almost ex- clusively to royalty. HELD ;\S SLAYERS’ HEAD. Accused Man Also Charged With Extortion and Posing as Dry Agent. CHICAGO, December 20.—Two men who Wwitnessed the shooting to death of Homer Finch, road house owner, by three supposed prohibition officers, to- day identified Ted Newberry as the leader of the alleged murderers. New- berry had previously been pointed out as the head of a band of extor- tionists posing as prohibition officers. George H. Weideling, chlef of the county highway police, announced that Lawrence Pedigo and a man named Dettman had made the identi- fication. Earller in the day, Cole Finch, son of the slain man, was un able definitely to identify Newberry as.one of the murderers. adelphia, P 4 electrician, cents; eng tve notive chipper, 2 cent forge heater, otl cents; instrume joiner, nt shop des, o 1