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BORAH DAMPERS SPIRIT OF FRENCH. First Reaction to Marin Debt Theory Changed hy Sen- ator’s Talk. v 24.—The 8. of ator Borah, in reply in the Chamber of Marin, has arous- of misgivings wisdom of gen- over the opposition that war debts and pooled Prent, however, use of Important ry debate and other burn- questions, and partly, there is some how Senator ought to be reproduced editions of amount i8 to the slasm ament terna as to exactly vigorous thrust The speech from European newspapers, and all the s seem to realize the ¢ it may have on the debt rah's Des slent fn the American ¢ and @ tremendous effect through- Some newspapers, | 1. information, timent and r d we moral that ce gu not mix in America. Paris “An Amerlcan debtor \ink of saying to @ credit- owe you a $100,000, but Tememn- five years ago L saved your or: ‘1 ver that iite cech Quoted. reminds the puolic to effect & debt Reed S s fallure JInforn t is creating a bad impres-| America, even among her best quotes Senator Heed's ember 29 to the effect repudiation of the debt make future loans Impossible. attitudes are sald to sal of the ber yesterday to vote its approva ting of Deputy Marin's speech hout France. This refusal, It rted In the parllamentary obbies, as well as by inference in the hamber, was due to unfavorable re- action {n the United States Senate Deputy Marin's speech in the cham- ber on the theory that “the war was 2 common cause’” reached the conclu- sions that full payment of France's debt to America would be “a moral iniquit for the reason that allles owe France something” for pro- tecting t The speech was re- ceived with such applause by the en- re chamber oxcept the Commun{ats— aven Premler Herriot himself ap- vy, —that It was taken as express- W the parllamentary view. Thia construction was made quite certain he unanimity of the newspapers dvancing this theory of settle- and regarding the matter, not 2 partisar. political speech, but as n outburst of French patriotism De ch hem. Vote Is Explained. tor Borah's speech in reply, and erican reaction to the debt as favored by M. Marin, was ch that the government's support- he chamber had to vote against acarding the Marin address, In or- der not to commit the government to ts v LIntr this Sen; A nsigeant, editorializing on ct of the case, reproaches ier Herriot for not standing by uty Marin's theory. It terms this heory “the voice of French public rfon, which it is impossible to sti- It also declares that M. Marin not as a partisan, but as bman, in the name of all of u Liberte brings out the same ccusing the government ma- of putting politics ahead of na- interest STONE CASE DEBATE ON FLOOR BLOCKED BY G. 0. P. SENATORS +Continued from First Page.) La point jority me vesterday. It was reported to he Senate early in the week. Sen- ators are talking of looking further into the conduct Mr. Stone in a case in which he acted as counsel for J. P. Morgan executors agalnst James A. Ownbey, a mining man from Colorado. As it happens, in this case, there was a change of jurisdic- tion brought about, from Colorado to Delaware. It {s charged that after the executors had thrown Ownbey's company Into the hands of & recefver through their sult in C further action had been against him in Delaware t judgment against hin. Senator Over- man of North Carolina and Sen- ator Heflin of Alabama are Intent upon running down this matter turther. A subcommittee committee Ing the ot which has be nomination of Charles B. Warren of Michigan to succeed Mr, Stone as Attorney General wlill re- port the nomination “without recom- mendation” to the full committee. The subcommittee s headed by Senator Borah of Idaho. Thls declslon was made after Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, had submitted g compilation Of testimony given by Mr. Warren before congressional committees some vears ago in the investigation. Before omination was sent to the Senate Mr. Warren himseif brought the record In proceedings to Washington them before President found them entlrely satlsfacto The new development to opposition to he Jjudiclary n consider- who with orable Senate ac- tion on Mr. Stone's appointment came suddenly, and after Senator Overman, Democrat, North Carolina, had con- sideration of the nomination deferred untll next Monday on the basis of the nquiry made by the judiclary commit- tes in connection with Mr. Stone's ap- | pearance as counsel for executors of the estate of the late J. Plerpont Mor- zan in a suit against James A. Ownbey & Colorado mining mai Senators would not discuss the mat- er for publication, but there was con- siderable talk about it in the cloak- rooms, and there were indications that t would become the subject of Senate debate. Walshk Explainy Stang. tor Walsh Montana let it be known today that he was not op- posing confirmation of Attorney Gen- al Sto as an assoclate justice of *he Supreme Court because of the afforts of the Depar ent of Justic to indict Senator Wheeler, whose at- orney Senator Walsh is, in the Dis- rict of Columbla. 8 ator Walsh does not upprove, aowever, of the attempt to bring Sen- ator Wheeler to trial here when the jurisdiction of the cawe is In Mon- if there any new charge z2gainst Senator Wheeler which has 10t been hitherto developed, ag has been Intimated in some quarters, neither Senator Walsh nor Senmtor Wheeler has been apprised of the matter. of 1s e N S Darkness Along Canadian Path. TORONTO, January 24—Darkness settled all along the path of totality of the total eclipse in Ontarfo at 9:07 .m. Fowl were rushing back to their roosts. In some points of totality ob- servations wers uot good owlng to clouds. Debats foresees | “the | respect | President Sends : Letter to Couple Wed for 69 Years By the Associated Press. UTICA, N. ¥., January 24.—Mr. and Mrs. Varnum H. Harris will celebrate today the sixty-ninth anniversary of thelr marriage at thelr home In Newport, near here. Thelr children and childrens children will be present. Mr. and Mrs. Harrls have just recelved the personal congratula- tions of President Coolldge “On %o notable and exceptional occaslon,” wrltes the President, “I canpot refraln from sending my personal congratulations and with them my hopes that you may both be privileged to celcbrate many more annfyersaries.” Mr. and Mrs. Harrls are in good an BRUCE CHALLENGES CLAIS OF BORAH Quotes Historians on French Attitude Toward U. S. Colonial Loans. The Senate was taken back through Revolutionary history agaln yester- day, when Senator Bruce, Democrat, Maryland, challenged preyvious state- ments on the floor by Chajrman Borah of the foreign relatlons com- mittce regarding French assistance to the colonfes and urged that the United States recognize @ “moral ob- lgation” to France in consideration of the latter's war debt. Against Sepator Bruce's cltations cotemporary authoritles which ontended showed there had been al glfts of money from France to United States in the Revolution- period, Senator Borah made It clear he maintalned hls position that the American Government had recelv- ed no gifts and had fully repald s debt to France. The Idaho Senator as- serted that If Senator Bruce had ‘wny evidence himself that (t was not pald, I will accept " Benator Dill, Democrat, Washington, joined in the diseussion with a plea for cessatlon of what he character- Ized as the “unnecessary and uppro- ductive debate.” He favored collection of the French debt, he sald, but in a “genervus spirit."* Bruce Cites Histery. Decrying what he termed an at- tempt to “belittle” French ald to thc colonlies, Senator Bruce read numer- ous excerpls from cotemporary au- thorities, both in the United States and abroad, as tending to prove that the assistance of money and ammuni- tions advanced by France were the result of “deep popular sympathy held by the French people” rather than thelr government's jealousy of Great Britain, He emphasized particularly expres- slons of gratitude found In letters of Benjamin Franklin and asserted that, in addition to Government loans to the colonles outright, gifts in 1781 amounting to 6,000,000 livres, “which had no connection whatever with the subsidies recelved through the agency of Beaumarchals'' should be remem- bered. As Illustrating the French loan: the importance of Senator Bruce said, George Washington wrote to Frank- lin In 1781: *“IWWe must have one of two things—peace, or mopey from France.” Says Point U “That the gift was made and that it was of Incalculable value to this country rests upon unguestioned co- temporary history.” Senator Bruce | declared. “When the Senator from Idaho spoke Thuraday he was speaking when the relative pasitions of France and of the United States of America had been completely reversed; when It was no longer the United States that was approaching the presence of | France and agking for favors, but | France approaching the United States |and asking for favors “While the monetary value of French ald may seem small In com- parison with present-day valucs,” he 2d@ed, “we must consider at the same time these other items and must take account also of the state of the na- tion which so generously gave them.” Senator DI, Democrat, Washington, asgerted that Senator Borah smitted” certain historical facts fa- vorable to France. He cited the | French agreement to forego Interest | for & number of years. “Payimnents were not made until after t Constitution was adopted,” he sald, referring to Senator Boreh's asser- | tlon that settlement was “promp! uestioned. belitting the ald glven us by Prance,” sald Senator DIIL “Nor do | see what France will gain by beliftling Amer- fcan ald in the last war. Franee |should pay her debt. but we should |meet her In the same generous gpirit [shown by her envoys years ag: | It did not seem necessary to Sen- |ator DIl “that the settlement should be the same as In the cize of Great Britain.” | TRAFFIC CASE T0 60 TO SUPREME COURT Post Office Department Will Test Law Against Leaving Motors Runnin, _The District traffic regulation {:m}nng automodlle drivers from al- | lowing thelr motors to run while the cars are parked at the curb and with | nobody in them, as applied to elty | mall collectors who draw up to a mall box, take out the mall and then jump back Into thelr machines with- | eut stopping the motors, will be ap- pealed to the United States Supreme Court. The District Court of Appeals, Wwhich a short time ago sustained the decislon of the Pallee Court in find- ing Arthur B. White. a mail callector, guilty of the traMic violation, has agreed to recall and stay Its decl- slon. Postmaster General New has requested Sollelior General Beck of the Department of Justice to author- Ize an appeal, and steps are now be- | Ing taken by the two departments to present the matter to the higheat court. Poatal officials hold that should the regulation be enforced agalnst mail |collectors the etficiency {n moy- Ing mall would drop to & very low level. TIf funds are avallable it would be possible to put two men on & mall truck, to avald the constant cranking of the cars, which, it is clatmed, would cause great delay and would | eliminate at least one trip of the sev- eral made dally by the collector e DOHENY IN MEXICO. MEXICO CITY. January 24.—Ed- card L. Doheny and Herbert G. Wylle, American ofl men, arrived yes- terday at Tampico en Taute to the capltal, according to dispatches from that port. ro- | fundamental "I sec nothing to be gained in our, WALSH 1S PRAIED AS OIL WITNESS Doheny Lawyer, However, Regrets Senator’s Speech on Radio. Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Mon- tana was called “an admirable wit- ness on the fundamental pripciples of American and Suropean justice’ ty Attorney Frederie R. Kellogg of vew York, one of the gounsel for Bdward L. Doheny. the ofl magnate, in the course of his argument today before Chlet Justice McCoy of the District Bupreme Court for the quash- ing of the conspiracy indictment In the ol lease cases because of & radio spcech made by the Senator 1ast May while the grand jury wag In- vestigating the oll charges. The lawyer referred to the state- nt pceredited to Benator Walsh in ference to the declsion of Attorneyv neral Stone to place evidence sainat Burton K. Wheeler, Benator from Montana, befare the local grand jury. Senator Walsh is reported as having sald the attempt to bring the Wheeler charges up in Washington “savored of near persecution and was violatlve of what has long been regarded as & principle of American and Buropean justice.” Mr. Kellogg sald It was regreitable that Senator Walsh had not considered that great principle before making the talk over the radio, which the lawyer asserted was intended to fnfluence the grand jurore in the hope qf bringing about “ywift and condign punishment” on men whom Senator Walsh had de- clared to be gullty in the oll cases. George I, Hoover, attorney for Harry F. Sinclalr, lessee of Teapot Dome, argued that when Congress en- acted the law of February 3, 1924, providing for the appointment of the special counsel to prosecute any civil or eriminal cases that might arise out of the naval ofl reserves transactions this act of Congress set up new ma- chinery for the prosecution of these particular cases and thereby with- drew ihese cases from the operation of the gencral laws respecting the prosecution of offenses sgainst the United States and the powers and dutles of the Attorney Gomeral and the United States district attorney. Cites Previons Precess. He polnted out that aince the es- tabllshing of our canstitutional form of government pruceedings before the grand jury had always been sur- rounded with safeguards, so as to prevent the intrusion Into the grand Jury room of unauthorized persons, and that it was not until the passage of the act of June 30, 1904, that the Attorney General was authorized to appear before any grand jury or te empower any attorney In the Depart- ment of Justice to so appear. Counsel further argued that when Congress passed the act providing for the “appointment of specfal caunsel and clothed them with fyll power and authority te Institute and carry on any criminal proceedinga that might arise out of the transactlons relating to the naval petroleum reserve that It thercby Imposed upon these special counsel the duty of prosecuting such criminal cases and relleved the Unlted Btates district attorney of any duty in that regard. Attacks Witnesses. Neither the district sttorney nor special asalstant to the Attorney Gen. eral, Pagan, had any lawful right to appear before the grand jury, he as- serted, which made the (nvestigation and returned the fndictment against Mr, Sinclair. 1In the course of the argument, Mr. Hoover présented and read to the court numerous declsions of the Supreme Court of the United Btates and of the federal appellate courts, in which It was announced as & settfed principle of law that where o statute Is enacted covering a par- ticular subject any general sfatute of the Unlted States which theretofore might have embraced thia particular subfect was by Implication repealed and rendered (noperative, and that the speeial statute constituted the whole authority. By applying this principle of law to the case at hand, he urged that when Congreas provided for this special method of presecuting the cases against these defendants It thereby nuperseded the general stat- utes relating to the powers and duties of the Attorney Geperal and the dis- trict attorney and for that reason the sppearance of the unauthorized per- sons rtequired the quashing of the 'n- dictment. —— POLICE HOLD BOYS IN ROBBERY SERIES Two -old boys, {dentifylng themselves as Leon Wilson, 444 $ street, and Thomas Holly, 48 Plerce street. arresied at Ninth and D streets about 1:30 o'clock this morn- ing by Policemen Samuel Davis and V. D. Hughes, are said by the police to have admitted robbing at least 20 gas stations and dellcatessen stores the past month or two. Wilson earried an automatic pistel. He was charged with carrying con- cealed weapons and both were booked as_being held for Investigation. When the pollce sighted the boys they were mear the show window of a music store. They are sald to have told the police they were planning to break the windew and get a ukulele. Questioned at the police statien, the boys furnished a list of the places they sald they had robbed, and told where part of the loat could be found. Police say they will prefer numerous charges against the boys &3 goon as thelr Investigation is com- pleted. ELECTION OF MADDEN AS SPEAKER IS SEEN Following & meeting today of Representatives of 13 States and after a poll of all States having Republican representation {n the House, it was announced by Representative Newton of Minnesota and Representative Brit. ten of Illinols, that since the Kansas delegation had voted 5 ta 1 for Representative B. Madden of Illinols for Speaker in the next Congress four other State delegations have unani- mously declared for Madden. These States are: Nebraska, North Dakota, Idaho and South DaKota. “Mr. Madden is receiving strong support from all States In the Mis- slssipp! Valley, where his record fer conatancy and tremendous capacity are well known,” sald Representative Newton. “His election will prevent a Dbitter fight for floar leadership which already threatens the majority party.” “Mr, Madden comes nearer to fitting in with all of the Coolidge policies than any other man on Capitol HIlL" said Representative Britten. “Out of 37 States having one or more Republieans in the next Houae, Mr. Madden will recelve all, or ne Iy all, of the votes In 17 of them and will get an even break in 7 of the others, thus assuring his election on the first ballot,” gaid Representa- tive Newton. Editor Attacked By Irate Reader Takes Him Captive By the Associpted Presy. PARIS, Japuary 24—The once popular pastime of beating up the editor was tried unsucceasfully by the son of the militant communist Rappoport last night on Camille Aymard, director of the congerva- tive newspaper La Liberte. M. Aymard, director of the conserya- the chin, took his assailant's cane trom him and handed him over to the police, but refused to press ¢harges agalnst him. The elder Rappoport is msald to have been highly amused over the article to which his son took of- fense. A COOLI[;GE REPEATS WORLD COURT PLAN IS WAR CURE MOVE (Continued from ¥First Page.) 1 teel strongly that public opin- fon, based on proper {nformation, working through agencies that th common man sece and understands, may be made the ultimate authority among the natlons. We shall not all at once be able to set up In- strumentalities to accomplish this. But If, first, we can turn the light of more {nformation and better under- standing upon the problems of diplo- macy; and If, then, we can adhefe to a tribunal of the nations and can gradually work out a system of In- ternational law and procedure deserv- ing the support of Intelligent public opinfon of the world, we will have made a contribution to lasting peace. It will be a triumph of moral rather than physical forces. It will depend upon processes In which the determi- natlon of facts and the application to them of sound principles of equity and morals will enligt the respect and command the acqulescence of civilization. 1cy. Dependent on Arms. “As the corner stone of such & sy&- tem would stand an international tri- bunal whose character and abliities waould deserve and retain confidence. Such & tribunal would rely for the en- forcement of decregs, not upon armiea and fleets and all the related means of destruction, but rather upon the two most constructive forces of the world These two forces have lifted society to Its present level of civillzatien. They have eliminated private war and personal feuds. They fixed the rights of property and the rights of man s firmly that clivilized people do mot longer think of enforcing their right Qr protecting thelr person through vie- lonce. These two forces are the in- telligence of a mass of individuals, and the moral opinfon of the com- munity. Parallel in States. “It Is not thinkable that the forces are available and adequate to main- tain order within the limit of a great state or nation, and yet incapable of adaptation to the International, in- tergovernmental differences which grow into the causes of war. Nor fs it believable that a world-wide public opinion which frowned upon war would be defied by any natlon, however powerful Interdependence of proples and nations becomes more marked with every year. None can stand alone. None dare court isola- tlon. Nope may risk {1l opinfon of clvilization. It s through the es- tablishment, then, of means for formulating and promulgating hon- est judgments and matured public opinion of the world, that I belleve that we shall advance towards as- sured peace. Thus ahall we begin the actual outlawry of war. Thus shall we lay a foundation for that wider, more intimate, more vital co- operation which at last will make the natioms truly nelghtors. Thus, without sacrificing the independence of nations, er the quality of thelr varied cultures, we shall guide hu- manity toward a realization of the noble conception of the brotherhood of man.” Study War Care Report. Before President Coolldge spoke the conference began a detalled con- sideratlon of the long report of the committee on the cures of war, with #0 much debate and alteration that Prospects were that much of the afternoon sesslon would be required to finlsh it. The report recommended entrance of the United States In the World Court, partfelpation in further dla- armament conferences and appoint- ment of an undersecretary for peace In the Department of State. Although not flatly recommending the United States join the League of Nations, one paragraph of the report 2sld: “The conference recognizes the fm- menge gervice rendered by the League of Nations to the ideals that are damingnt in the United Btates. It is the only functioning world organiza- tlan providing for the realization of those Ideals. The conference there- fore belleves that, whether our Gov- ernment enters the league or not, it should, #s far as possible, enlarge our responsibilities in league plans and parallel its activities. Inasmuch as the protocol of Geneva is the most advanced proposal ever made for the outlawry of war, the conference be- lleves that the Unlted States should hold itself ready to take sympathetic and co-operative action In the fur- therance of the success of the pro- tocal.” Up to noon, the conference had adopted only the preamble and first few paragraphs of the repart, Includ- ing a statement “we find that the cure of war requires a permanent inter- national organisation as its instru- ment,” and “the basis of peace Is an inteliectual and spiritual problem. One of the first declarations for cure of war, to recelve the approval of the conference was "The enact- ment, through gn adequate agency, of an International law declaring that war is & crime in which an aggressor nation should be dealt with as & criminal” The conference also adopted @ declaration to work for the “outlawry of war." Adopt Committee Report. The conference adopted & regort of its committee an the causes of war this morning without extended de- bate and with only one change, the addition of one cause to the 28 which had been cajalogued. The additional one was “ineffective or abstructlve political machinery,” suggested from the floor by a delegate. The causec of war were divided by the committee into feur principal divisions, phyche- logical, sconamie, political and social and contributery. Two recommenda- tions were made: “(1) To undertake unprejudiced and cantinuous study of the psychological, political, econamic and soclal causes of war; and “(2) To stimulate in practicable manner the development of sclentific research In this field In our higher in- stitutions of learning and the popular teaching as to the causes of war based upon ascertained facts' The report signed by the chairman, Mrs. E. H. Silverton, of the Federa- tion of Women's Boards of Forelgn Miasions, and other members of her committee, sald: “It i3 apparent that we lack not so much the desire to eftace as the sclentific knowledge of causes of war. This knowledge ix necessary to develop acceptable and adequate methods for adjusting the recurring dlsputes Detween nations, DEMPSEY NAMED IN FRAUD AGTION Flo Leeds and Stiliman Also Brought Into Publish- er's Trial. By the Aasociated Pres NEW YORK, January 24.—The names of Jack Dempsey, “Flo” Leeds and James A. Stillman were brought into the trial yesterday of Stephen G. Clow, publisher of Broadway Brevitles, and three of his advertising solicitors, on charges of using the malls In & scheme to detraud. Elmer W. Kinkald, former vice progldent of the Internatlonal €on- solldated Chemical Co., manufacturers of tonlc preparations, was under cross-examipation by Willlam J. Fal- lon, defense counsel, when the heavy- welght champlon's name was Intro- duced. Fallon showed the witngss a full page advertisement in Brevities sign- ©d by Jack Dempsey, telling how the tonic helped Dempsey to defeat Wil- lard at Toledo. Kinkald was gsked if he did not know that Dempsey never took the tonle in hie life and that he was paid a large sum far the use of his name. Before he could reply, Maxwell Mattuck, asslatant United States at- torney, had Interposed an objection, remarking “What difference does it make If Dempaey received §100,000 for the use of his name?” Says $10,000 Pajd. “Well, {f you want to know, he re- celved §10.000 to be exact,) responded Fallon. The question was not preased The Leeds-Stillman case was re- ferred to hy (ieorge F. Kerr, an ad- vertlsing agent, who reported a con- veraation he sald he had with A. E. Brown, one of the defendants, when the later was soliciting him fur ad- vertising. 1€ Stillman had come acrpss, the story of him and Flo Leeds would never hayve got In the newspapers; he said he sold the story to the papers,” the witness quoted Brawn as saying. DIdn’t you know that was absurd?’ asked Fallon. “Didn’'t you know Flo Leeds had been named as co-respond- ent In 4 divorce sult and that all the papers would get the story through the regular channels?” Kerr sald he never had consldered that Seastor Pittman Spesks. Senator Plttman of Nevada briefly addressed the conference this morn- Ing. explaining how the United States Government had not Jjoined the League of Natlons and that there was division of opinton in the Senate over the proposal to joln the World Court Senator Plttman received person- ally on the platform from the hands of Mrs. Carrle Chapman Catt, general chairman of the conference, the affi- clal resolution adopted previously by the conference urging tae Scnute to take affirmative action on the pro- pasal to join the World Court with the Harding-Hughes-Coolidge reser- vatlone. Faults of Preas. At the dinner last night Bruce Bliven, editor, speaking from the sub- “The Preks and Peace,” criticized pers of America for four sins of commission and four of omission. Briefly, the sins of omission as listed by Mr. Bliven were: “The press falls to spread the truth about other coun- tries; It falls to encourage & peaceful attitade on the part of its Govern- ment; it falls to tell the people the truth’ about modern warfare, and It falls to encourage existing inter- national efforts toward peace and coneiliation The other four sins of the press, he sald, were: The press allows a situa- tion to drift toward war without say- Ing anything about It: some papers encourage a bellicose attitude by their government: In Europe, particulariy. the press Is largely a tool of the gov- ernment, and during & war, even in the United States, the press “acts as conductor of the symphony of hate.” Fuults or Readers. all these conditions’ Mr. Hliven sald, however, “the editors are only partly to blame. We. the readers, are at least equally respon- sible. Newspapers are made, in the last analysis, to please us.' It Is therefore, in our hands to produce whatever sort of press we please by the simple process of spending our pennfes ‘or good papers and encour- aging them to be better, Instead of buying bad ones and encouraging them to be worse. The press I our press. It is for us to say Whether it shall be an engine of war or an ald to peace” Prof. Pittman Potter .of the Uni- versity of Wisconeln declared it would be helpful to keep close watch of diplomatic discourse In order to nip possible wars In the bud. This method he theught more effective rather than trying to got at the se- called fundamental or underlying causes of war. Replying to questions about women in the dlplomatic service, Frof. Potter quallfied a statement that women might enter the service by explaining that the matter of salaries would be difficult to adjust, as in copsulates some persons have to be pald more than others. “With men you can get away with that” he sald, “the necessary explanation wiil be accepted. Hut, whether we like it or not, the same thing s not poasinle with women.” “Far e The entire cast and chorus from “Earl Carroll's Vanities” will attend the opening of “The Rat” at Poll's tomorr8w night—Adveriisement. Tyrodent Use It With Confidange; It's the Best SAVE COAL, PUT $§§ IN YOUR POCKET fort snd alence of regu- wma"-”n'm’.:. Tadorsed sad merica’s Heating Todustey. Approv TR B o Honeywell Temperature Regulators Ars sold, instalied snd serviced By JOHN J. ODENWALD 1200 H N.W. California Cling Peaches No. 2} Can, 28¢ $3.00 Doz. N. W. Burchell 817-19 Fourteenth St. N.W, Liviflg Cost Rises 1.8 Per Cent Here In Four Months Living costs in Washington rose 1.8 per cent from September to De- cember, 1924, but decreased one-tenth of 1 per cent In the year period be- tween December. 1923, and December, 1934, the Department of Labor an- nounced today. The increage tn liv- Ing costs here for the ten-year period from December, 1914, to December, 1924, however. was 3.1 per cent averaging lower than for most of 18 cities surveyed by the Bureau of La- bor Btatistics. Washington was fourth lowest In the tables showing In- creases over 1914, with the increases ranging up to 822 per cent recorded in Dotroft. Housgefurnishing goods showed the heaviest Increase In December, 1924, over the same month 10 years before, rogistering an Increase of 125.2 per cent. Food showed an Increase of 53.6 per cent, clothing a rise of 75.8 per cent, housing an Increase of 36.7 per cent and fuel and light an Increage of 44.9 per cent, the Increase In the cost of all items combined averaging 63.1 per cent. Living costs here in December, 1924, were 19 per cent lower than in June, 1920, when the peak of post-war prices was reached. GRAHAM ATTACKS STERNER DRY LAW Submits Minority Report Op- posing Stalker Bill—Sees Vindictive Spirit. The Stalker bill, proposing to crease the penalties for violation of the prohibition ought not to pass, Chairman Graham of the House judiclary committee declared in a minority report submitted yesterday. slgned by himself and Representative Dominick, Democrat. of South Caro- Iina. It violates two principles, said the report—first, the constitutional provision against “unusual punish- ment," and, second, “the well estab- lished and human element in the ad- minlstration of justice which leaves to the courts the adjustment of pun- {shment to fit the facts of each par- ticular case Hits Compulsion. “It is idle to suppose,” Mr. Graham continued, “that increasing penalties In ordinary criminal cases will secure obedience to the law. The bill seems to proceed in the spirit of vindictive- ness toward offenders and enlarges the penalties to an unusual and un- called-for degree. “The greatest vice in the bill is the striking out of the word ‘or’ and in- serting the word ‘and. which makes it compuisory for the court to impose sentence of Imprisonment as well as fine In every case covered by the bill including the cases of first offenders. -8uch & law, he argued, would cause juries to “balk at the conviction of a person charged with violation of the Volstead act when the convictio would {nevitably be followed by & prison sentence even In the case of @ first offender, staining such an of- fender us a prison convict required to pass throush life as a “jall bird." in- law, Sees Widespread Application. “It is not true. as claimed by the proponents of this b!ll, that these changesa only apply to commercial malefactors,” Mr. Graham asserted. “It applies to any violatlon of the prohibition law, and is broad enough to take in any minor case “One can readily see how the most trivial case could arise under the word ‘manufacture.’ The farmer who converts clder from his apples Into an {ntoxicating liquor by simply al- lowing {t to ferment would be manu- facturing under the Volstead act. A individual who poured some alcohol and mixed With it a few juniper ber- ries, thus making what has been termed, 1 think, synthetic gin, also would be gullty under the word ‘man- cture.’ Surely It 1s not wise to take away the dlacretionary power of the court in dealing with such trivial cases “The greatest trouble with the en- forcement of prohibition {s the atten- tlon that is glven by court and pros cuting officers to the arrest prosecutfon of trivial offenders, | stead of confining thelr activities ! strictly to those who, as ‘hottleggers’ or ‘commercial dealers, violate the law.” - -— Bennington Coin Approved. Coinage of silver 50-cent pleces in | commemoration of the 150th annlver- | &ary ef the battle of Bennington, Vi, was authorized today by the Senate | on motion of Senator Moses, Repub- Hoan, New Hampshire. O rifith Coal lean ood FOREMAN A local concern requires the services of 4 or 5 men of excel- lent character and personalit Requirements Age 30 to 45. Married. Wide awake. At least an Sth grade education. Muat be able to get out early In the morning. Those possessing leadership ability and the necessary approach to a customer preferred. Hest of reference required. Address Box 479-R Star Office Stating Salary Expected PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturing Assets More Than $9,500,000 Surplus $850,000 Corner 11th and E Sts. N,W. erperation oal 175 TYPES OF CARS WILL GO ON EXHIBIT Fifth Annual Auto Show Opens Tonight—Important Changes Shown. Only a few hours remain before the opening tonight at 7:30 o'clock of Washington's fifth annual automoblle sbow In Convention Hall, Fifth and K strects. The exbibits, including 175 types of passenger and commer- clal cars, represent the achievements of 25 years' endeavor by automotive englneers and manufacturers. Rudolph Jose, chairman of the show committee of the Washington Automotive Trade Assoclation, under whose ausplces the show will be held, today announced that all the pre- paratory work ncident to the display had been completed and that all the oars 1o be exhibited had been moved Into the hall. Decorators who have been busily engaged during the last week have transformed the otherwise drab hall into a. salon of color and beauty. The external features, com- bined with the array of sparkling exhlbits, are expected to present on. of the most colorful and attractive shows of its kind ever held in Washington Every effort has been made, &c- cording to the committee, to make the visitor's trip to the hail both in- structive and Interestl Besides the cars, a number of factory exhibits will be on display which should prove especlally interesting to the Wash- Ington motoring public. Heretofore, factory exhibits were not a part of the Washington show. Approximately 350 dealers’ representatives will be on hand at all times to assist visitors and to explain to them the new foatures of the 1925 models Thirty-eight different makes of cars wlll be offered for {nspection Many of these wi tant innovations and ch pared with the 1924 ca tion, 15 accessory and automob! equipment dealers will have displays, showing the latest developments in thelr particular 11 The exhibits wi be open next week dally from 1 pm. until 10:30 p.m. The cars be exhibited include new designs of the following makes Auburn, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler. Cleveland, Dodge, Durant, Essex, Flint, Ford, Gardner, Hudson, Hupmobile, Jewett, Jordan, Lincoln, Marmon, Maxwell, Moon, Nash, Oak- land, Oldsmoblle, Overland, Packard, Palge, Plerce-Arrow, Peerless, Reo, Rickenbacker, Rollin, Star, Stearns- Knight, Studebaker, Veile, Wills Sainte Claire and Willys-Knight | | CAIRO, Egvypt, ZAGLOUL CHARGES RIVAL PARTY BLOCKS MEETINGS Says Election Campaign in Egypt Is Being Conducted Unjustly and Illegally. By the Associated Press. January 24.—Fo: mer Premier Sald Zagloyl Pasha com plained in the course of an Interview yesterday that the campalgn for the elections in March was being con ducted in an unjust and {llegal man ner He claimed that his adherents had been prevented from holding meetings or circulating freely even in their own constituencies. Zagloul alleged that soldiers ano police were {nterfering with the mem bers of his party, apparently under government Instigation: tbkat the howses of Zagloulists were being raid ed and searched and that many Zag loullpts were arrested for holding meetings, no matter how orderly the~ were, whereas non-Zagloulists meetings Were not interefered with. Good-bye—OIld Top! 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