Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1925, Page 2

| { i almost neglizible and carbon is as | | adapted to the making of high-grade ; tool steels | strictly H i H 5 JOINT BUS URGED BY TRACTION LINE Capitai Company Asks to Share With W. R. & E. on | Rhode Island Ave. Route. Competition between the various transportation companies in the field | of motor bus operation agaln came | 10 light today when the Capital Tr tion Co. asked the Utilities Commi: sion to make the proposed bus line| of the Washington T lec- tric Co.. on Rhode 1 enue. Joint project both « William F. Ham Washington Railway objected to hav of the Electric Co., the Capital Trac tion Co. taken in as joint operator, but said he was willing to establish | transfer relations hetween the two huc‘ lines and Capital Traction car lines, | provided the cost of fare and transfer is made 10 cents. At the close of the hearing, William McK. Clayton of the Federation of Citizens’ Asgociations urged the com- mission not to grant establishment of any new hus line at this time because of ‘the possibility of a merger of the companies Mr. C yton also made the argument that the commi n should begin to consider whether vari ous hus lines were being operated by the railway companies at the expense { < street ca in cases where tk bus iines are not remunerative. 5-Cent Fare in Chevy Chase. an, tota An unexpected development at the public hearing called to consider four | different bus proposals was an an- nouncement by John H. Hanna that the Capital Traction Co. plans to apply later for a special 5-cent fare for passe < the loop bus line which his company operates throuzh Chevy Chase. Mr. Hanna explained the plan is to sell commutation books on that bus line of 20 tickets for £1 with the understanding that no transfers would be sold. This would enable residents of Chevy Chase to reach different points within their own community at this special fare. When the application to extend the Woodley road bus line from Wiscon- &in avenue and Newark street north to Ordway and e: to Thirty-fourth place, south to Newark street and west to Thirty-fifth street. was taken up property owners on Thirty-fourth place, represented by Col. C. Fred Cook, stated they were not opposed to the extension. but felt strongly the busses should go down Thirty- fourth street Instead of Thirty-fourth place. He pointed out that Thirty- fourth place is not a through street and that the roadway is unimproved, while Thirty-fourth street runs through and has a new concrete pave- ment. 5 Favor Rhode Island Avenue Bus. The commission also heard testi: mony on an extension for the Massa- chusetts avenue bus line that would bring it out on Twentieth to K street, makinz a loop and returning 10 Massachusetts avenue. The Brook land _Citizens’ Association, through Lee R. Wilson, did not oppose the new bus line of the Washington Rail way and Electric from Fourth street and Central avenue northeast west- ward on Rhode Island avenue to Vermont avenue and thence to Nine- teenth and H_streets northwest, but argued that the company should im- prove street car service to Brookland by using the tracks on Fourth street northeast, now utilized only in get 1ing_cars from the Eckington har to Brookland. He sald the use of these rails would greatly shorten the car ride from Brookland downtown The North Capitol Citizens’ Assocla tion, through Willlam G. Henderson, indorsed the Rhode Island avenue bus application, but urged that the trans- fer arrangement be simplified. In requesting that his company be allowed to join in the operation of this hus line, Mr. Hanna pointed out that the busses would intersect Capital Traction street cars along Rhode Island avenue and that the public should be given the opportunity to transfer at all of these points. When Mr. Hanna requested joint operation William McK. Clayton asked him if this request could be regarded as the first step toward merger. Mr. Hanna replied that it is not. WAY 0; l;lAKING STEEL DIRECT FROM CRUDE ORE BIRMINGHAM, England. Novem- her 25.—A Swedish waterfall now and workable iron direct from the crude ore, developed recenaly by Menning Flodin of Stockholm, Sweden, may influence the industy and shift| some of the world’s iron and steel| manufacturing centers. The process nuses electrical power, but it will be economical only where water power | for generating electri, may be cheaply_obtained. Mr. Flodin des; steel manufactur a conference held here recently. claims it has been thoroughly tested out, both in the laboratory and on a large scale in the plants of the Hag- fors Iron Works, in Sweden, where he has made 114 test batches of iron and steel. He used English coal in furnaces ibed his process to | Swedish hematite nd Swedish_charcoal king from 230 to 300 kilowatts of electrical power. The| process is continuous and feeding only needs to be interrupted when a batch is poured. The phosphorus and sulphur content of the product Jow as two-hundredths of 1 per cent. The process Is particularly well CANADA STANDS FIRM | ON WATER DIVERSION Adheres :Strictly to of Agreement Regarding Quantity Diverted at Chicago. By the Associated Press OTTAWA, November 1t was said here last night that the atti- tude of Canada toward the diversion of water at Chicago has been that the terms of the international agree- ment permitting the diversion of 4,000 cubic feet per second should be adhered to. The Dominion government fre- quently has placed its view before the United States Government through the British Ambassador at Washing- ton, it was added, and at the hear- ings before the Supreme Court of the United States last year on the ap- plication for increased diversion the Cafadian government was repre- sented. In the matter of the St. Lawrence River Canada always has acknowl- edzed certain general equal rights of navigation and power development with the United States. These two phases of the St. Lawrence River de- velopment scheme are at present under examination by an engineer- ing board appointed by the two gov- ernments. . 4he inventor of the electric motor a8 & bookbinder's clerk, Terms I town. Lipstick Lessons Offered Women By Berlin School By the Associated Press BERLIN, November 25.—The real art of wielding lipstick, rouge pad, powder puff and eyebrow pencil soon will be taught to the Berlin maiden at 50 cents per lesson. The scope of a school for training theatrical make-up artists has been extended to embrace the women in the capita The theory is that more users of cosmetics are to be seen on the »ts than on the stage and the ome of them Is not rtistic POLICE CONCENTRATE ON HUNT FOR MASTER BANDIT OF CAPITAL the bandit with a milk bottle upon be- ing told to “stick 'em up.” and the bandit threw a jar of fruit at Heros 'hen a struggle ensued, in which the bandit fired three shots, one strik- ing Heros in the left side, inflicting a serious wound E The bgndit then ran out of the store. found the automobile of Rear Admiral William H. Bronson was just about to pull away from the curb, hopped in and ordered the driver to take him away, pointing a pistol at his back. Thus he escaped. But Lane, inside the store, meanwhile could have called up the police. The | youth failed* to do this. About & minutes were lost before the police on the trail. This was enough the bandit to escape. Tast night another robbery happen. ed at the Heros store. The $30 in the cash register was reported taken just before the close of business. Today Lane could not be located. The bandit went over toward George- in Admiral Bronsen's automo bile. stopping at Twenty-eighth and Q streets. His next visit was to the home of Henry Berliner, 2814 Tilden ! street. which is somewhat set off from the Tilden street roadway on the hill runing up from Rock Creek Park to Connecticut avenue Berliner Home Robbery. He entered here. finding Mrs. Ber- liner at home. He bound her hand and foot. with her husband’s neckties. in her bedroom and returned downstairs. where he met the colored maid, Flor- ence Chase. He ordered the maid up- stairs and bound her up. This was about 4:10 p.m. He sat around chat- ting about hix need of an automobile for 20 minutes, after which time Mr. lerliner arrived at home. Then he held him up. conducted a short and rather interesting conversation on general subjects with him—which Mr. Berliner averred indicated to him that the bandit was a product of higher education—and then took his automo- bile to make a getaway. During his stay at the Berliner home the bandit took jewelry valued at §700 and approximately $30 in cash from Mr. Berliner. The connecting mark between this robbery and that of the Heros store is supplied by the colored maid. She distinctly noticed two fresh cuts on his face. These are believed to have been caused by Heros' attack with the milk bottle. The man also told her that he had committed murder—that he had just shot a man—and needed a ma- chine to get away. This frank state. ment is belleved to have had reference to_the Heros shooting. The other serlous case yesterday was the robbery of Raymond Whitner. collector for a chain store company, who was robbed of $2,000 in collection money at 1824 Eighteenth street. Two Others Held Up. Two men were held up in this operation in addition to Whitmer— eaped in Auto. W. F. Gore, manager of the branch, | and William Menage, a clerk, who were in the store when the bandit entered. He ordered them to the rear of the store while he robbed the cash register and took the contents of the satchel which Whitmer carried for his collections. This robbery, police believe, links the bandit with the one who supplied the more than a score of chain grocery hold-ups during the last two months. Throughout the night and during the early morning today police sought the automobile stolen from Mr. Ber- liner. This search proved futile. The entire city and suburban vicinity was combed. The fact that the car was not found abandoned, coupied with the fact that it is a telltale evidence of the identity of its present possessor, leads police to believe that the man has evidently left the city in it. A total reward of $1.100 has been offered for information leading to the location and arrest of the bandit. One hundred dollars of this is offered by the Police Department and $1,000 by an_insurance company protecting the Sanitary Grocery Co., in connection with the robbery of their store yester. {day at 1824 Eighteenth street. Sisters’ School Robbed. An intruder gained entrance to the home of the sisters in charge of St. | Joseph’s School, 220 C street north- east, yesterday afternoon by crawling through the coal chute. He took $23 from the roem of Sister Theophane. Hattie M. Morris, 627 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, told police her apartment was ransacked yesterday, | but nothing taken. Benjamin Hall, 1714 Fourth street, reported the loss of $380 in bills. He said the money was taken from a suit case in which he had placed it for_safe keeping. Theft of $100 was reported by Olof Offos, roomer at 4027 Ninth street. The money was taken from the pocket of his coat he left hanging on a chair in his room. 4 Mrs. Frederick Barclay, Wyoming apartments, 2022 Columbia road, re. quested an_investigation of a theft committed in her apartment yester- day. Her handbag. containing $25.24 and a pair of glasses, was stolen. Three Lose Overcoats. rcoat belonging to Charles ) 1921. Eighth street, was stolen from the hallway on the first floor of the Portner apartments yes- terday. Victor Ex, 1426 M street, and Timothy Posey, 319 Eighth street northeast, were relieved of their over- coats in Abbot School, New York avenue and Sixth street, vesterday. Eight pounds of butter and two dozen eggs were stolen from a wagon of Thompson's dairy. 2012 Eleventh street, at Florida avenue and Seventh street early this morning while the driver was making a delivery. SUGGESTED BY COOLIDGE. Special Microphone Stands Con- structed for His Broadcasting. Speclal microphone stands, built at a helght designated by President Cool- idge, have been constructed by sta- tions WRC and WCAP to be used by the President when broadcasting through elther of the two capital sta- tions. The stands are built so that they will contain the President’s papers in addition to the microphone, e Mrs. Ruby W. Rees of Wichita, Kans., 88 years of age, and her son Jack, aged 13, have entered high school, and plan to go through college | ed when a person faces a firing squad. .| together, THE EVENING TENAS CRAND R REPORT S AVATTE Results of Probe Into State Departments Expected to Be Given Today. By the Associated Prees. AUSTIN, Tex.. A expected report by the Travis County grand jury, which has been investi- gating conditions in State departments for the past two months, held the center of attention in the State capital today. The grand jury. which yesterday questioned Frank V. Lanham. ousted chairman of the State highway com mission, must tender its report be- fore the present court term ends Sat- urday. It was indicated that the re port would be made today. Official circles also were looking with interest to Gov. Mirfam A. Fergu- son for some indication as to the action she would take regarding the special session of the Legislature that now fs declared inevitable. She has failed to act upon a petition and subsequent ultimatum resolution sign- ed by legislators who demand a spe clal session to look into conditions in the State department: Yesterday the governor refused to see Representative Alfred Petsch. who called to deliver the ultimatum of the legislators, but he presented it to her secretary. Following his appearance before the and jury Lanham held a conference with the governor and her husband, former Gov. James E. Ferguson, but what took place was not disclosed. As the situation stands the gov- ernor’'s continued fallure to call an extraordinary session will mean the fulfillment of the announced threat of Speaker Lee Satterwhite to convoke the assembly after December 1. This, he declared. he will do on the authority of the petition addressed to him by 52 legislators who ask for a special session for “impeachments and investigatior PROSECUTION CALLS HOST OF WITNESSES IN MITCHELL CASE (Continued from First Page.) the defense in support of Col. Mitchell's contention that large sums of money were being spent by the Government on antl-aircraft guns which were use less, while aviation was permitted to suffer. The ordnance expenditures were quoted In general support of Mitchell's statement that $2,000,000,- 000 had been spent on coast defenses during the 10 vears prior to 1920. Col White admitted to the court that the figures offered by the War Depart- ment covered expenditures made dur ing the war and that, therefore, they must be taken for what they are worth, Col. White then hegan the introduc- tion of numerous Navy documents embracing a wide range of subjects. He read an order covering arrange ments for the Hawailan flight, a list of flights made by the Shenandoah, reasons given in the Shenandoah or- ders for the expeditions cited and offi- clal reports covering the corrosive cal cium chloride The Shenandoah’s record showed that the varifous lights of that ship were made with the “incidental” intention of giving cities an opportunity to view the dirigible. This point was stressed each time by defense counsel. The entire correspondence between officials of the Navy Department and E. ¥. McDonald of the Zenith Radio Corporation, Chicago, who was radio officer of the MacMillan Arctic expedi- tion, also was introduced into the records by Col. White. The correspondence, the high points of which were made public last Sum mer, was climaxed with an order by Secretary Wilbur that unless the bat- tleship Florida’s “spark set” was taken along on the expedition, the Navy would withdraw its claims, As a result, the destroyer Putnam :was rushed to Sydney, . and the set was taken aboard the Terry, although, to accommodate its weight and bulk, 150 gallons of aviation gaso- line had to be sacrificed. On conclusion of the reading, MaJ. Gullion asked if Mr. Reid intended this to be introduced in the records as his evidence, and the chief de- fense counsel replied, “I want a five- minute recess. The request was granted and the question went un- answered. 1 DANCING INSTRUCTbRS DECLARE FOR THE TANGO Correspondence of the Associated Pre: PARIS, November 2.—Dancing mas- ters, and dancing mistresses have de- creed that the tango must be danced: that it is the last gasp in rhythm and the poetry of motion. But the decrees are lost on most of the visitors to Paris. Even Frenchmen decline it. Spaniards and South Americans make a majority of the dancers in tashionable clubs and cafes when the tango comes on. This is especially true at afternoon dances, when most of the participants are not in formal dress. Street clothes and the tango do not go well together, and it cannot be done at all in Oxford bags. One American girl who refused the tango at a tea party laughingly apolo- gized: “1 have given it up. I have de- cided that it could only be danced with some man one is desperately in love with and should be done on a se- cluded verandah in the moonlight. It is too hard to stage it properl Woman Auto Victim Expires. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Vi November 25— Mrs. Lena Stanley, 20 vears old, who was Injured recently in an automo- bile accident, died at a local hospital this morning. Several others were in the automobile,sincluding Joseph Rel- mont, well known as a Baltimore box- er, but Mrs. Stanley was the only one serious! Twelve Big Turkeys at White House; President Will By Consolidated Preas. Thanksgiving day In all its stark New England simplicity will be cele- brated at the White House, and one of a dozen big turkeys either already on the ground or en route to thd Executlve Mansion kitchens will be eaten by President and Mrs. Cool- idge and their house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns of Boston. So far as could be learned today no announcement will be made as to the particular turkey which will be chosen for the President. Therefore, every donor of a notable gobbler can imag- ine it was his own. The choice will be entirely in the hands of the President’s kitchen cabinet, although Mrs. Cool- idge, good housewife and housekeeper that, she is, may be called upon as final arbiter. The ethics of the selec- tion are something like those employ- One gun always is unloaded, so every STAR, WASHINGTON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, BUMPER CORN CROP PRICE LESS Midwest Farmers Stand to Lose Money on One of Finest Harvests Ever Known—Means of Relieving Situation Sought by Agricultural Experts. By the Asociated Press. CHICAGO, IlL. November 25.—The bread basket section of the country | has a grudge. It stands to lose money on one of the largest corn crops ever raised. rmers in the nine Midwestern States that raise two-thirds of the country’s corn sav it costs them about 68 cents a bushel to" produce this vear's ears. They want to know where the justice is in selling it at 50 to 60 cents at the farm. They are willing to forego taking into account the 16-hour day of blistering work between steaming corn rows and to figure only on a basis of dollars and cents—something presumably understandable to the pale man in city canyons. Seek Means to Aid. So vesterday a group of bankers business men and Government offi cials met in Washington with Secre- tary Jardine to discuss a means of alding lowa farmers, at least, In marketing their corn to better ad vantage. What other industry, the farm ers inquire, could stand a loss of over $400.000,000, which faces the farmers on the basis of present prices. When crops are short the farmer frequently makes money. When crops break | records he frequently loses, as the producer has no control over the laws | of nature. | Estimates of the crop as of Novem. | ber 1 for the Nation show that this | year's is the fifth over three billion | bushels, but likely the smallest of the five to exceed that figure. | The nine principal States all show | gains over last vear except Scuth | Dakota, while in Ohio the crop is nearly double that of last vear, and | LAST WAR FRAUD GASE 1S DROPPED Indictments in Sale of Old Hickory Plant Nolle Prossed by United States. By the Associated Press The last of the war fraud ments was wiped off the criminal vecords of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia today when United States Attorney Gordon, at the request Attorn Frank J. Hogan and William E. Leahy, for the defense, entered a noole pros before Justice Jennings Bailey of the conspiracy indictment against Everly M. Davis of New York and Ernest . Morse of Cincinnati, former direc- tor of sales for the War Depart- ment. growing out of the sale of the Old Hickory Powder Plant at Jacksonville. Tenn Alexander Phillips of New York, who was jointly indicted with Davis and Morse, has died since the indict- ment was reported in August, 19 The powder plant cost the Govern- ment_$50.000,000, and sale to Davis and Phillips, representing the Nash- ville Industrial Corporation, in which were interested a number of promi- nent merchants of Nashville, Tenn., was for $3,500,000. The theory of the indictment was that Morse conspired with Davis and Phillips to shut off competition on the sale and prevent the Government from realizing the full value. Counsel for the defense pointed out that the sale resulted after competitive bidding, and there was no ground for the charge of con- spiracy. A civil proceeding brought by the Government in Tennessee to set aside the contract of sale resulted, accord- ing to counsel for the defense, in the upholding of the contract. The Old Hickory was the first of the celebrated war fraud Indictments 1o be returned, the last to be disposed. All the othess resulted in favor of the persons accused. “RUM RING” CHARTS DRY AGENTS’ HABITS Black Book Found in Chicago Lists Some As “Dangerous”— . Others “Can Be Seen.” indict- By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 25.—A little black book, containing a virtually complete directory of Chicago pro- hibition enforcement forces may bring another extensive liquor in- vestigation here. The volume was found a week ago in a_ six-story building across from the Criminal Court after agents had discovered _ whisky and alcohol valued at $200,000 in the establish- ment of J. B. Scheure & Co. Its existence was carefully guarded until last night, while enforcement officials endeavored to translate its code en- tries and check upon the information it contained. Notations as to those agents regarded as those that could be “seen,” and other data concerning the enforcement staff was in the book. It had comments on the habits of some of the agents, with the time they generally left home in the morn- ing and returned at night. One Government official sald its traffic charts eclipse the findings in the railroad phase of the Government investigation of Chicago's $800,000- a-month beer syndicate, which re- cently brought indictments of one rallroad, a dozen policemen and rail- road employes. prohibition Give Away Eleven man's consclence can he clear as to who fired the fatal shots. In recent years there has been no such procession of gobblers to the White House as has confronted the Coolidges. Possibly because they are the first New Englanders to occupy the Executive Manston in something like 75 years, it has been been thought they would more deeply appreciate the spirit of the day and the motives of the turkey donors. Nearly always the Thanksgiving festal board at the White House has been graced by a turkey gentleman from Vermont. This year the victims of the sacrificial ax have come from all parts of the country. If the President and Mrs. Coolidge should retain all their turkey day presents they would be eating turkey hash and turkey soup until Christmas, but they will follow the usual White House custom of donating the extra birds to the executive employes with | the largest families, (Copyright. 19280 . jciation, “and will entall a o | hold the greatest in history. highest in the Middle West. Towa Has Great Crop. Towa the principal_corn State, has a tremendous erop—-175,000,000 bushels more than last vear. Yet the lowa Farm Bureau says the farmers will not receive as much for it as they did for last season’s short crop Tlinois, second in corn production, will receive $60.000,000 less than last vear for its 394,000,000 bushels, savs the Illinofs Agricultural Association. In many sections exce molstu quired during the operated to depress the farm of corn, while lack of an credit system. according to some agri- cultural authorities, hinders the farm er in holding his corn for prices “Current of paying s the corn prices fall far short the sts of production,” Illinois Agricultural Asso s of mil- lions 10 the farmers if they continue. armers of Tllinois are not so much interested In devices to make more credit ilable to enable them their corn as they are in some means to handle the surplus that fol lows a normal crop. to prevent it from breaking down prices disastrously.” In the last 3,000.000,000 bushel v 3. the farmers rec 00 for their corn crop 600,000,000 bushels jess income of the country 000 greater. The 192 the corn was §200.000,- crop was 3, 000 and brought an ave of cents bushel. The 1925 crop, according to November 1 estimates of the Depart ment of Agriculture, will total 3 013,000,000 bushels, on which the farm price now averages around Motor Car Output In October Breaks All U. S. Records| Production of automobiles in Oc- tober set a new high record, the Commerce Department announced today, with 392,648 passenger cars and 44,129 trucks turned out in the United With Canadfan produgtion added, the North Amor- ican output of pa the month’ was trucks 43,823, The previous high record wa tablishe April of this vear, h passenger cars and were produced in the For the 10 months including October, the ates produced 007 enger cars, against 2, same period of last yea truck production was against 307,187 last vear. RHINELANDER ASKS ates. enger cars for 406 es- United State: of 1925, United It TOCHANGE CHARGE Attorneys Want to Amend Complaint Dealing With Al- leged Deception. By the Associated Press. WHI' PLAINS . Novembher 25.—Leonard Kip Rhinelander now is seeking annulment of his marriage on the ground that his bride failed 10 tell him she was a negress. _Attorneys for the stuttering million- aire sought yesterday to amend the complaint to read that Alice Beatrice Jones, daughter of a negro taxi driver, deceived young Rhinelander into marrying her by falling to inform him she had negro blood. The com- plaint now reads that she decsived him by saving she was white, The dusky wife was listed to go on the stand today as the fifth witness for.the defense. Her attorneys said yesterday that she was too ill and Rervous to £o on the stand. obert Brooks, Virginia o Alice’s butler brother-in-jamw. wnrlleez:u; long enough to take the stand yester. day and testify that Rhinelander had played cards with him and his negro friends. Brooks had been presant every day, one of the best-dressed men In the courtroom, but has slept most of the time. He testified that he and Rhinelander called each other Len and Bob, NO ALARM CAUSED BY STRIKE THREAT IN BITUMINOUS AREA (Continued from First Page.) N. ¥ the anthracite strike was called of 332,604,000, After the minimum stock require- ments had been subtracted from this supply it was figured that there were available for immediate use on August 31, 302,604,000 tons of bituminous coal. This would leave 207,396,000 tons to be produced from August 31 to April 1 to care for the estimated bituminous consumption, or an average of 9,572, 123 tons a week. Add to this 2,308,662 tons & week to make up the lost anthracite output and the total ton- nage needed weekly would be 11,880, 785 from the day the anthracite strike started. Since the authracite strike began, however, the bituminous mines have been humming along at a rate bet- ter than 12,000.000 tons a week. In addition there is a tremendous sup- ply of anthracite already in the cel- lars of a Mrge percentage of the hard coal burning population. With these factors taken into considera- tion, officials have no fear that the 8,000,000 or 9,000,000 tons of soft coal that could be produced weekly in the non-union flelds would fail to care for demands until Spring. All of the soft coal demonstration stations under supervision of The Star and thé Coal Merchants' Board of Trade will be closed tomorrow, Thanksgiving day. The will oper again_at the regular hours Fri- day, however, and remain running through Saturday. Beginning next week, however, it is probable that it will not be necessary to keep all of the stations in operation and one located as centrally as possible may be provided instead. The “burn bituminous” campaign is now reaching far beyond the limits of the District of Columbia. A letter was recsived from North Carolina today asking The Star to help the people of communities thers open demonstration stations. On Monday the people of Hyattsville were shown how easily and efficiently bituminous coal can be made to perform the work previously done by anthracite, and now a request has come for a similar demonstration in College Park, Md, The Ohio | average of 4% bushels an acre is the | better | 1925 10 SUCCEED PETTY Real Estate Board An- nounces Election of Sec- retary and Treasurer. Following a special meeting today the executive committee of the Wash- ington Real Estate Board announced that James P. Schick, vice president of Moore & Hill, had heen selected to succeed John A. Petty executive secretary and treasurer of the board | Mr. Schick will assume his duties on December 1 : new secretary is well known in {legal and real estate circles of Wash- ington. He has been active in the practice of law and real estate for | more than 20 years and was selected | by the board because of his familiarity with local conditions and wide ac- qaintance. Member of Board of Trade. Mr. Schick Washington member of one time is a4 member of the Board of Trade and u the Lions Club, having been president of the tion. He has als high offices in circles, He has been a 1 the local bar for m one time heen torney and durin solicitor of the Mr. Schick has the factulty of several of law schools, The new duced to U the local at a numbs asonic ber of having district nt | partment been or the loca secretary will be intro e entir membership o board next Tuesday testimonial reception Park Ho in honc 1o the retiring secret ffair has been arranged b of the bo; % a tribute Petty's work with the organiza tion for the past five vears. Resides the smokerentertainment feature the affair a buffe will served. the men to pper be MORE THAN 100 PERISH IN FLOODS IN ATHENS Rains Wash Up 38 Tombs, Five Mummies and Torrential Gold Ornaments. By the Associated Press LONDON, November 25.—More th 100 persons are believed to have ished in floods in Athens, followin i 1 rain of an hour and twent Tuesday, says a dispa Express. Many houses in ee settlement collapsed. The inmates were buried in the ruins and many were swept away and drowned od waters from Mount Lykabet tos washed up 38 tombs in Anagnosto poulou street here. Five mummies and numerous gold ornaments and vases were uncovered It s not known to what epoch the tombs and mummies belonged Glen Echo Entertainment Set. Special Dispatch to The Star. CABIN JOHN, Md., November 25— The Parent-Teacher Association of he Glen Echo School will hold an entertainment in Town Hall on December 5 at 8 pm. The Rev P. Rowland Wagner of Rockville will be the speaker Light refreshments will be sold and admission charges will he 25 cents and 10 cents for children. This i society. four years. THAN REAL COST, GROWERS FIND | 1C SOUTHERN DIVISION A. P. NAMES HEISKELL HEAD Advisory Boarc At Atianta In- dorses Progressive Policies of General Manager. By the Associated Fre ATLANTA, Ga., Novembe tters of interest to the were sred v he M Press J. 1 Jansas ¢ unanimous vision provin £o and < adopted T Kent indorsing mong the mer in creating and particularly WATER AND POWER TO AID WASTE LAND HOLDERS Wyoming also will w DOUMER IS UNABLE T0FORM CABINET Called Upon After Briand De- clines, Senator Cannot Marshal Forces. BY the Assoclated Press PARIS, November Do informed the President afternoon that he was unable to + cabinet The premier-des: explained that at the oper work, isters visited MM meck, respectiv ce and binet Socialists Active. ancial part the collaboration of oles The adicals in minor situation s and it is thou, euvering of a quired fore the end of the preser uncertain as t political liful X CATTLE TO GET RETEST. Dispatch TIMORE to The Star vember 2 The Anthracite Strike one of a series of advertisements in which the issues of the anthracite strike are discussed In advocating continuous operation, pending the making of new agreements, and arbitration to settle differences which can not be disposed [ of by negotiation, anthracite operators are standing for the policy that is the rule of or- ganized labor as a whole, and of organized It is the exception for workers to reject arbitration and to insist that a strike “automat- ically” begins when an agreement expires. The American Federation of Labor is on record as the unqualified advocate of arbitra- tion which has as its object the heading off of strikes and securing continuous production. Thirty-two unions, barbers, teamsters, printers, stereotypers and many others, affili- ated with the American Federation of Labor, have contracts embodying the continuous operation-arbitration principle. Insistence upon the contrary policy of strikes as a first instead of a last resort has brought about three anthracite strikes in less than The establishment of the habit of peaceful settlement of disputes in the anthracite indus- try is demanded by every consideration of the welfare of the public, the workers and of the industry itself. ANTHRACITE: OPERATORS CONFERENCE