Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1925, Page 18

18 - * THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D, C. FEBRUARY 8, 1925—PART 1. GERMANY TO LOSE MILLIONS ON LOANS Bulk of Money Dispensed by Ex-Minister of Posts Be- lieved Unrecoverable. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 4.—The Ger- man government’s losses, through funds advanced by the ministry of Iposts on questionable securities, are now believed to represent at least 60,000,000 gold marks, in the opinion of investigators While the bulk of these loans were approved Dr. Anton Hoefle, for- mer minister of posts and the clerial party’ member in the Ma Strese- mann cabinet, he is not accused of | having personally profited through transactions with men who are alleged "to have successfully tapped the public tills Dr. Hoefle has tem- porarily resigned his Reichstag man- date pending a full investigation of his administration. The Vossische Zeltung states that the Reichstag commission’s inquiry into the money affairs of the govern- ment departments, especially the post 50 YOU Fou NICKLE YOU LOST — WHERE DID YOU FIND IT 2 '/. . 7 S herself this afternoon, when she will =ail between the sun and the moon, and give our lunar satellite a dose of Not to be outdene by the other members of our solar family, old Mother Earth {s to do some eciipsing its own mediclne. Two weeks ago Luna paid one of its periodical visits to the sun and as a result part of this earth was plungéd in total darkness for a brief period and considerable more of it was treated to dusk by daylight. Now the tables are to be exactly turned. Eclipse Thix Aftermoon. At 1:40 o'clock this afternoon, th United States Naval Bureau esti- mates Mother Earth will bégin to pass between the sun and the moon, slowly effacing Sol to any stray pe- destrians on the moon until 4:43 o'clock, when the eclipse will be- come complete. Then the shadow of this planet will begin to depart and completely remove itself by 7:35.2 o'clock. | To possible inhabitants of Luna— | seience confidently believes there are | none—our eclipse of the sun will be | just as important as the moon's was 1o us two weeks ago. Ths same with the shadow on its face, those who are patient enough nd quick enoygh to take ad- ventage of the short time the phe- nomenon is visible will soiur sight worth witn Town’s Philanthropist Dies. Correspondénce of the Associatsd Press. MILFORD HAVEN, England, Janu- ary 19.—The death occurred recently of Sir Hugh James Prothero Thomas of Castle Hall, who became promi- nent four years ago by purchasing the town of Milferd Haven for $1,250,- Immediately after the purchase he freed the town from all tolls, amounting to several thousands of pounds yearly. EARTH TO ECLIPSE MOON TODAY, |ANT BEAR CRUSHES PAYING BACK RECENT LUNAR CALL Obscuration of Sun to Begin at 1:40 This Afternoon, Become Complete at 4:42 and End by 7:35, Scientists' Say. HUNTER TO DEATH Supposedly Harmless Animal, Be- . lieved Aroused by Dogs, Attacks Their Owner. Correspondence of the Assoclated Press. BUENOS AIRES; January 3.—How a hunter fought a flerce body-to-body battle with a South American ant bear, reputed to be an inoffensive ani- mal, and was fatally injured, is told in a report from the village of Avia Teral in the Argentine Chaco. The tragedy took place in a dense forest surrounding the village, the vietim, Candido Martinez, 50 years old, having encountered the bear while separated from his hunting companion. The latter hesrd his cries for help, the barking of his dogs and several shots and making hie way through the forest as fast as he could, found Martinez on the ground, his flesh terribly torn in several places and his ribs crushed. Salvage Sale of the entire P. J. Nee Company Stock He had%nly time io tell that he had beén attacked by an ant bear be- fore he died. Instances of an ant bear attacking are very rare. Ant bears are nown to kill the jaguar, when at- tacked by it, by crushing it between its powerful forelegs and chest, but its main Interest in life is eating ants, destroying their hills with its long fox-like snout. For this reason it is regarded by settlers as a useful animal. It is thought that in this instance the bear was attacked by the dogs and turned at bay, attack- ing the man when he tried to save the dogs. e much real value stands hack CLUB PLANS BANQUET. Monday Evening Group to Cele- brate 29th Anniversary. The 29th anniversary of the founding of the Monday Evening Club will be observed with a banquet at Rauscher's the evening of Febru- ary 16. Rev. Dr. W. L. Darby, presi- dent of the club, will preside. The principal address will be given by William Hard, who will have for his subject “Community Spirit in Washington.” Former presidents of the club also will make addressés. The members of the club will be re- ceived by the officers and former presidents preceding the banquet. »/Ill iew Furniture office, has taken a sensational turn | beauteous corona that made this part -grad through information given to the Enf the world gasp with wonder will sk = public prosecutor. It is now de- { become visible t6 them, and they will . o=t y rou clared that criminal proceedings will | witness exactly the same phenom- y y can be made to kfl:p its sheen—down th gh enon we did be taken against Dr. Hoefle. The commission has therefore postponed its inquiry into the post office credits, the years, with a little care. For your Buffet or Dining Table, you need A Glass Top It will simply be a case of Mother (The Greater Portion Little or No Damage) | Earth keeping up with the Jenes Practice of Loan. OB ZONTAL Shinee to-nove ners, 1o, Firae wmay ||| BY PUBLIC A’lzJoC;l'l(:N .:rwwzscm_m's a Ave. IN.W. - The practice of loaning out the be remembered that the moon was MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 1925 government's idle ‘funds dates back not exactly on time. Sclentists will o | -A BEAST. : 4 ’ i P to pre-war times, when the ministry watch with Interest to see I - of posts, which s S -CONFUSEP NOISE earth is more punctual arriving at its Shonbt large o r‘;jfi:‘,,‘_‘;.“,,(';‘j,',};b 7 -SMALL INSECT. WITH VALUABLE FUR. B e Commencing 10 AM. to protect them fror_n burns, c;atchcs and m;uch loans through the reichsbank | |& -MINERAL SUBSTANCE. 4-3MA1.A.V|N55cT,$ 1 'rner. too, tlr:‘e Tcllvas wbm be |n‘; WILTON RUGS (S d and Séamics) hard knocks. We will cut any size, to your Al h. v vas v 0= - il - IMAL: terestin, o e layman ecause . : 2 tectea. "W hathetHihe sace aatlirs | 11D S BE LN A T S S A e [AIMIM] wil beh?he firat Junar eclipse o haa RA?¥2‘NIPASTE§L"}%?(S si?f’%o%"é%flt"%gfiééiflum order, and the price ‘v‘nll be {gasonablc. Drop to the Barmat brothers & 2 p g yeen able to witness for some time 5 E: . 1 A P financlal operators will he Tecovered;| |18 - oo A N RiNas| || BiRe A nercahouts. Scientists at the Naval The Above Rugs in Practically All Sizes in at the home of “Murco” Lifelong Paint and talk it over. E.JJ MURPHY & CO, Inc. in whole or in part, is strongly doubted, as the col to be of a flimsy c In print, the qu. Observatory have figured that it wili HALL, STAIR AND ROOM CARPET be twilight here at 6:15 o'clock, when i the moon will leave the total shadow cone. featuring animals. eral is believed ter. gmire of corrup- SJVelvzu and Best Grade Tapestry Brussels) LINOLEUM (Above 2,000 Yds. Armstrong’s Inlaid and Print) tion uncovered by commissions ap-|is seriously handicapping the formal|the Ruhr aid fund during the Ruhr| Tt is Believed that it will be possi- ON VIEW MORNING OF SALE - pointed by the Reichstag and the|inquiry inaugurated by the state's|Struggle amounted altogether to|ble at that time for Washington to |} NOTE—The stock of furniture will be sold Thursday, Feb. 12th, 710 12th Street N. W. - Main 5280 Prussian Diet looks deep and murky, | aetorney. This official has already|only 10,000,000 gold marks. The |seo a portion of the earth’s shadew and Wednenday, Feb, 15th, commencing at 10 A.M. each day, although the picture is heavily ob:|{ritecied against both inquisitorial!&reater portion of this, it is explained, | darkening a portion of the moon. The scured by clouds of charges and|pogies on the ground that the injec- | has already been refunded. moon will rise about 5:33 o'clock. counter-charges of partisan origins. tion of politics into the current in-| = e ———— Fe Soeialists Hit Back. vestigations threatens to nultity. sub- (Do g g A sequent official action. : The Soclalist party, which is most| The state's attorney also is said ey 14ty the present revelation, to be trying to coax back to Germany is hitting back vigorously in an ef-| (o sleek inflation financiers who . E fort to save its prestige, its center | coe naniowed to bo enjoying them- | Courtesy and Service Compare Qur Values | attack being the government's al-|galyes in Holland and Paris. These ' = 'lie(e[d\I?d:m;uflration of the Ruhr in- | men are charged with having gath- ustrialists for losses suffered during | ered in a dozen million gold marks 2 E = the months of ill-starred passive re- | tnyoush dublous banking operations An opportunity to brighten up Our easy payment plans, to sistance. While this sum was origi- | in which they are said to have been the home with beautiful and gether with these reduced prices, | v nnll; c_f;m‘pulre’d. m] 700,000,000 ;:I.,yg assisted by documen;fl ‘:';EVI'IHS‘ substantial furniture at greatly A make buying here really enjoy- { marks, it is believed to have reached | official rubber stamps an. egible - « . . 2 | a total of 2,000,000,000 marks, accord- | cignatures. The rubber stamps ap- reduced prices. 'Hemefurnishers Since 1866’ able. Use your credit! = ing to Vorwaerts and the Tageblatt, | pear to have given them an open which charge that an emergency aux- | gegame to comfortable fortunes. fliary rellef fund, established for the With reference to the statement benefit of the big Ruhr firms under | of Vorwaerts and the Tageblatt that the direction of Dr. Becker, German | the government had paid roughly People's party leader and minister of | 2000,000,000 gold marks to the Ruhr economics in the Cuna cabinet, sup-|industrialists from state resources, it plied paper marks in carload lots|s pointed out in well informed quar- When the German mark was quoted |ters that the credits paid out by at 8,000 to the dollar. February Furniture Sale Government to Reply. (wThe Fosernmenc's accusers. charge L Grifiith oal orporation ood industrialists to construct new plant lean oal o | Reductions Reductions and that heavy portions of such pa ments were also converted into fo elgn currencies. The government will embody its replv to these ¢ 'ges in a memerial which will he submitted : to the Reichstag Monday. So far it | il clalist and Liberal organs, which ap- parently are bent on tripping up Chancellor Luther's cabinet, although the offense with which they charge L it falls into the period of the Marx- The governing board of the Social- > ist party does not conceal its im- patience with the conduct of former Chancellor Bauer, who was forced to resign his seat in the Reichstag yes- ‘ = R Colonial Poster Twin Beds with broad arched head panels. Neatly turned sts and rails, I miosry $22 50 Each terday because of allegations con- cerning transactions with the Barmat concerns. His Soctalist party col-, B " ! leagues, says Vorwacrts, always looked askance at his relations with the Barmats and the fact that he finally became involved in conflict- | ing testimony in the Prussian state bank inquiry, and failed to make a clean breast of his operations, left the party no other choice than to disown him. Inquiry Is Handicapped. Unless you ask for “Phillips,” you The fact that two parliamentary | I&Y not get the original Milk of commissions are working at cross| Magnesia prescribed E, physicians purposes in an attempt to identify| for 50 years as an antacid, laxatis ‘officials and political leaders who | corrective. o f facilitated the operations of a dozen| 25-cent bottles, also 50-cent or more post-revolution “carpet i i 3 gers” and inflation beneficiaries, | SOnen directions—any drug store. Gas or Electric Lamps Many beautiful designs e $15.00 Queen Anne Living Room Suite For medium size room. With interchange- :I:};usrpfinx cushions. Upholstered in beautiful $ 1 4 9. 7 5 11™AND G STS. A Carload of White Mountain and Seeger Refrigerators—Just Arrived!! . Yy | White Mountain Refrigerator, A three-door style, hardwood case, g § white enameled lined, solid brass hardware, _mickel pecivy, s e $30.00 Household Refrigerator, top ice- ing style, hardwood case, white enameled lined, brass hardware; * $12.50 Seeger Original Siphon Re- frigerator, solid oak case, porce- lain lined, cork insulation, extra heavy brass hardware, nickel plated; ice capacity, Mahogany Tea Wagons An attractive style with drop leaves, dis- appearing handles and re- movable glass tray. In $34.75 mahogany ....ccceeee.. Windsor Dining Suite with buffet, china cabinet, inclosed server, oblong e S insh e m unae & $197.50 Windsor Chairs A necessity for the living room. Large and roomy, carefully a5 " $13.50 hogaNy ceecevecinnanew Can, galva- nized iron, with tight-fit- ting cover. Wizard Triangle ‘Wizard Furnitureand Polish Mop, with ad- Floor Polish, in quart justable handle. Reg- cans. Regular 55¢ ular price, §1.25. 55¢ o price, $1.25.Special Special.......... eax o . nan Hall Chairs . . - i Antique mahogany fin- Special Importation of Summer Rugs ish, aphoisigred in e $44.50 Included in This February Sale Davenport Tables 60-inch tables in Eliza- bethan style in brown ma- $4 7.50 hogany, dull finish....... Wear-Ever Aluminum Cake e : ¢ el i el R Oven Glass Pie Plates, 8 40c. Special 20C inches. Special.. Genuine Edison Mazda Bulbs, all sizes up to