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f ’ WEATHER. S Weather Bureau Forecast.) rising s Partly ture 1 about Ten p.m today. cloudy with ight: minimum degrees; tomorr peratures—Highest vesterday; lowest 1ull report on ps 15 at tempera temperature oW warmer. 29 at 530 age Closing N. Y. Storks and Bonds, Page 30 L84, cfce Entered as second class matter Washington, Do h WASHINGTON, D WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. service. Yesterday’s THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 19 26 FIFTY EIGHT PAGES. Lol CONFEDERATE BOND ISSUE STIRS ROW GVER WORLD COURT Question of Possible Pressinc of Civil War Claims Brings Sharp Debate. TAX MEASURE LIKELY TO GET RIGHT OF WAY Urgency of Revenue Bill Is Ex pected to Place It First Next Week. G. GOULD LINCOLN foreign na we the Wor that a ion e tizer bilit Taims of who hold Afte +. renson the the he O he Civil Wi for joining delts in Sen Washington, the court. He had n editorial from h held that the if the Confederate hond holders might be brought before the 1d Court. These honds amount to £300,000,000 airoad " mome Senator Dem Arkansas, the Senate, de Robinson atic leader that uch attempts to cites of the World Conrt are without justification or foundation the consent of the United question involving us can he brou, Vefore the court, and no question be submitted except through a tre: Zotiated by this Government, either general or special, and such a treaty hits to be ratified by a two-thirds vote of the Senate.” frighten advo- States no Charges Issue Becloud, Robinson insisted that is being made to becloud the court issue now before the Senate. Senator Reed of Missourl said that he helieved he could clearly demon- strate how such claims could be brouzht before the World Court He added that if any misleading argu- ments are being made in regard to the World Court “they are that we retuin full right of submiting or not \itting cases 1o the court. Senator Reed declured that the cil and assemb! of the League Natlons, if they see fit, can change jurisdiction of the court, and sdded: “We are not members of the * league.” Senator Overman of North Caro- lina. one of the Southern States whose bonds are held to some extent by forelgnere, said that he had offered a resolution covering this matter. He added that he understood other res. ervations by Senator Walsh of Moa. tana and Senator PPepper of Pennsyl vania would be submitted covering it U'nless they are adopted, he said. he would insist upon his own resolution He announced his sup port of the World Court. Takes Fling at Overman. from North unwilling to submit to the Court a question of whether issued by his State should be what would he submit to the " asked Senatur Reed of Mis- If the court is so dishone: it cannot decide on the bonds North (‘arolina, what guestion can put up to the cour A vote such a reservation, Senator Reed would he vote of lack of con in the Sepator Dl that he had not submitted the edito yinl from the Boston Post with the thought intimidating anybody, but rather for information “The state- ment made by the from Arkansas indicates to n is rather nervous about the subj said Sen ator Dill I am nority in American adherence Court. But an even smaller Senators was opposed to the of Natfons when that fight began.’ § ator Dill said thut the World Court had played no part in the elec tions of 1924, With regard to the state- ment of Senator Robinson that the United States could not be taken be fore the World Court except by its consent, Senator Dill said that the Jurisdiction of the court might be changed later so that -we could forced to appear. we are going into the court should go into the league,” said S 1or Dll. “T am not in favor of & into the league.” Senator Blease of South (' a hrief statement, announced position te the World Court. Tax Gets Right of Way. If the Senator Wna Qs Waorld bonds parid, wirt s it for sl fideniee court of Washington said f body oppe to the a ed World band of League one of a small mi the Senate his op- With the tax reduction bill looming | the | up as the probable accupant of senatorial stage next week. anti *Worid Court Senatars are breathing more freely the court proposal has been rele- to the somewhat dim future throush conditions that have on gated new ariven 1 in protocol, Lenroot of Wiscons the World Court i other supporters of the court plan, on the other hand, were prepared to insist upon the formal reading of the protocol, the presentation of the pro- posed reservations and a vote on some of the reservations, if the opposition Ser were not ready 1o go on with the debate today It is now generally conceded that the tax bill will hold sway in the Senate soon and that a vote on the it proposal cannot be obtained until arter disposal of that measure. he real test as to whether the court he breught to a vote at a com- tively early date will come soon the passage of the tax bill. No is disposed to hold up action on <enator s P ter o the tax bill, in which the country isj sthrongly interested. It must become 4 law by March 1, or soon thereafter, in order to make it possible for the people to file their income tax returns by March 15 undet the provisions of the new law. But other legislation which the Senate will tackle does not hold the sume urge for immediate action. It i< a “long” session of Congress. The al yvear does not close until June (Continued on Column 1) nfederate | the | World | Without ! Caro- | toi They believe that a vote | Unknown Man Pays Treasury $200 for | Selfish Act in War | | post otice the Wall in w York wy Mellon $200 cause of a more or less self during the World War in pl my interests ahead of my s, There was no signature to the companyving letter, and the money w; placed in the Treas. sury’s “conscience fund.” PARTISANS BACKING 2 DIFFERENT BILLS ONU.S, PENSIONING i _ Workers’ terior Department Meas- ures Different. Street tod be- near The opening of hearings before ioint meeting of the civil service {committees of the Senate and House today brousht the fact that the Interior Department and the civil service employes are advocating dif- I ferent bills to liberalize the civil | service retirement law The joint conference on retirement 1of civil service employes ix support- {ing the Stanfield-Lehlbach bill, which provides for optional retirement at the end of 30 vears' the maximum annufty from to $£1,200, and computes the amount of 1 on the average salary for the last vears of service instead the present method basing it final 10 vears of service John S. Beach, chief of the Retire: ment Bureau of the Department of | Interfor, who was the first witness at { the hearing today. said the depart- {ment is more favorably inclined toward the Garber-Harreld bill. which also { provides for optional retirement after ars, but on condition the em- plove has reached 2 vears of age. This bill, Mr. Beach testified. provides ! for compulsory retirement at certain | ages after 15 v of service Comparison of Provision out | service, $720 pensis on the The following is a comparison | the method of computing the amount i0f pension under hoth measures: stanfield-Lehibach bill—The annuity would equal the number of years of service. not to exceed 30, multiplied | by the average annual salary for the last five vears of service, but not to exceed $1.800 salary. ! The result of this would be divided by 45, giving the amount of annuity. The maximum of | pension which would be arrived at by this method would be $1.200, whereas existing law fixed a maximnum of $720. The Garber-Harreld bill~The an- nuity under this bill would be com- | puted by multiplying the average sal- ary, not to exceed $1,600, received dur ing the last 5 vears, by the number of vears of service and dividing the product by 40. In no case would the nnuity exceed $1.200 per annum, nor per cent of the average annual lasic salary received during the last 5 vears of service. Mr. Beach expiained that in addi tion to providing for optional retire- ment at_the age of 62 vears after 30 vears of service, the Garber-Herreld Dbill makes employes eligible for sup | erannuated retirement at the age of | 68 after 15 years of service. There is |2 proviso that letter carriers, postal clerks, laborers and mechanics gen erally would be eligible for such re- tirement at the age of 65 vears after 15 vears' service, and a further pro viso that employes whose occupation is hazardous or requires great physi cal effort shall be eligible for retire. ment at 62, Mr. Beach that a great majority of Government employes | would benefit to a greater extent by !Dasing the annuity on the last 5 years of service rather than 10 yvear There was considerable discussion Letween Mr. Beach and members of the committee over a provision in the proposed law which would require an employe being retired for disability to ! make application for his annuity with in three months of the day of separa tion . multiplication Might Broaden Restriction. Some members of the joint commit- tee thought this was too strict a time limit, while others indicated they thought most employes would apply for their pension at the time they are leaving the service. Mr. Beach stated that the restric tion m:! or even a vear, but said there should be some statutory limitation of the filing of application. He testified that under present practice in the Pension Bureau it is possible for an employe to file claim to retirement pay several years after | being separated from the service, and that even though such a claim may not be allowed by the department, it necessitates thorough investigation | before it can be denied. | Mr. Beach made the statement that | this bill would be more generous for the smaller employe than either the present law or other proposed bills. Refore the hearing of testimony be- | gzan nearly a score of members of the ! Tlouse appeared either in person or ) (Continued on . Column Conference and In-| raises | of | of | <ht be broadened to six months | TWO MORE SAVED FROM MINE WRECK: ' 91 BELIEVED DEAD Rescue Crews Again at Work After Temporary Halt Due to Flames. 79 ARE STILL IN DEPTHS AND ALL THOUGHT DEAD Owner Denies Charge of Commis- sioner That Inspectors Were By the Ascomated Prese WILRURTON | | Incompetent. | | | 1 today | 3] Co. vesterday en fire which for| of hefore entered are dead Okla., January rescued alive mine No. Minin; men from the low af the Degnan-McConnell where an tombed 101 while halted the extinguished shortly again men explosion A recovery i miners ! la bodies | the | ind rescue mine. Ninety-one unaccounted fol "hos rescued today were Cecil MeKinney, white, and Beryl Holland, | L negro ! McKinney had crawled over the| body of his father and recognized him. | he sald, when he walked from the| mine apparently suffering little i | cept nervous exhaustion. | erews ex-| The first body taken out today was that of . A. Thomas, engineer, who had gone into the mine shortly | hefore the blast to make a survey.| He was not emploved there regularly. | Bodies Are Identified. an as | was | There followed five others, and the bodies were hauled up each identified by his fellow workers. It| was a subdued, grim group of men | who brought the bodies up and put them on trucks to be taken to the| morgue. The supply of stretchers | | soon was exhausted and Army cots| were pregsed nto service to transport | the bodies. A record of the hodles recovered was kept in crude chalkmarks on the tim-| {bers of the tipple, a mark for each | | body, checked off in groups of five. Jim McConnell. owner of the mine. | returned today from Illinois. where he | had gone to attend the funeral of & | friend. He at once issued a statement | denying the declaration last night of | d Boyle, ate mine commissione that the catastrophe was the result of | having inexperienced men in the mine, | which is belng operated on a non| | unton basis “Every man in the mine held a certificate.” Mr. McConnell declared. “And the majority of the men who were at work had been there some time. It is not true to say that the | mine was being worked with men who | did not know their business.” | McKinney's escape reduced the num. | her believed to be dead to 92. It be- | me known today that the company | arried its own Insurance on the mi | ers who were killed. The State in- | dus commission has adopted the | policy of allowing a flat compensation | $9.000 for loss of life in industrial | accldents, and at this rate the deaths | of 92 men would cost the company $§28,000. Four of the six men taken | out today In addition to Thomas, be- | fore the renewal of the fire, were iden- | tified. i Forty-five coffins arrived today by truck from Fort Smith, Ark. Three undertakers worked at’ top speed to| prepare the bodies for burial, with the first funerals due late today. Fach vietim will be buried separately, no effort belng made to conduct a gen eral funeral service. Eight Brought Out Alive. terrific A explosion wrecked the lower levels of the mine vesterday | shortly after 101 white and neero| miners descended the shafl to start their daily toil. Of these eight negroes | | were brought out alive. Responsibility for the disaster was placed squarely on the mine operators Ly Ed Boyle, State mine inspecto ter an investigation. Boyle d clared that, in his opinion, the explo sion was due to the employing of in- competent inspectors. He sald that | he believed the fxplosion was from gas collected in one or more passages | in the mine, and that competent in- spectors could have found evidence of the gas pefore the five score men ' went to work Wednesday morning. .| A report from Supt. W. H. Powers | of the mine stated that fire bosses had | inspected the mine at 6 o'clock in the | morning. two hours before the min. | ers went to work. Boyle declared that enough gas could not have col- | lected in the mine in that time to blow two cages from the shaft and wreck the tipple. At midnight six bodies had been brought to the surface. They were: | John Evans, white, pit boss: Sam | Wilson, white: Robert Lucas, white; ! George Phillips, negro; Nicholas | Moore, negro, and Oscar Bobbins, negro. ! The interior of the mine is a scene | of destruction, rescue workers rald, although they declared there was little damage below the slope onutside of cave-ing and burned timbers. Rodies of the men brought to the surface indicated that they had heen | burned to death, relief men said. | Despite the tragedy that touched (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) | Soft Coal Increases Atmos o Washington Is a far dustier clty (his Winter than any previous Winter. Even though the Natfonal Capital is not nearly as dusty as some industrial | cittes, St. Louis, Chicago or Plttsburgh, for example, the dust content in the atmosphere here this Winter has in- | creased by half over last Winter and I'is 75 per cent greater than that of | the average Winter. Observations taken at American University today, and taken every day during December and January, Show a dust content of 50,000,000 particles of unconsumed soot, carbon and free dust present in every cubfc foot_of air. Dr. H. 8. the Weather Bureau, in chargz of the dust investigation work, said the at mosphere at American University Is much clearer than tha: in the down- town sections of the city and ex i plained that from observations made |at the Weather Bureau a: Twenty- fourth and M streets, the averaze dust content enbie font of air L] phere 50 Per Cent in One Year Dust in Capital downtown would range beiween 100,- 000,000 and 150,000,000 particles. Dr. Kimbell attributes the unusual quantity of free dust in the atmos- phere to increased use of soft coal, which causes millions and millions of | dust particles, from unconsumed coal layers. “Often in the morning when ! we take the observations,” Dr. Kim.| bell said, “we can look down on the | city from the elevation at American University and see downtown Wash- ington covered by a smoke cioud, from which the wireless towers at Ar. lington stick up like disembodied gi- gantic legs." Atmospheric conditions change the dust content in the air of the city, he added. A strong wind will blow the air virtually clean of dust particles, while a day on which the air is stagnant or moving slowly will find an atmosphere heavy with dust. The observations are taken every morning on the surface of the ground outside the laboratori | at “American- University, NO ALUMINUM CO. | their {14 (#).—Heavy clouds this afternoon FUTILE JTCONOCLASM, EVIDENCE ORIGINAL Justice Department Agent Says Data Were Obtained |: From Notes. | By the None tated Press f the original the Aluminum Company of America gathered the Federal Trade Commission has been oh- tained by the Department of Justice in its Investigation of that company, | J. E. Dunn, a special agent of the | department, today hefore the ate judiciary commitiee. When he was assizned to make the | Inquiry to determine whether this | company. in which Secretary Meilon is a large stockholder, had violated Federal court decrees, Mr. Dunn went 1o the trade commission. he said. but merely made notes of such copies | A evidence against said { of documents as the commission had consented to turn over to partment. He then went into the field interviewed complainants and consent examined the files their correspondence. Mr. Dunn said this field of investi- gation was completed last August, and that in November visited the offices of the Aluminum Co. of Ameri ca to examine the Asked what he did during the intervening three months, he said he devoted part of his time to examining and sorting original letters from competitors, and in work- ing on other cases. the de- and with of files. ANERIGANS OBTAIN G0OD ECLIPSE VIEW Clouds Hamper Studv Phenomenon in Parts of of 5 January 14.—Observations of the solar eclipty here this afternoon were completely successful. there not being a cloud in the sky. Prof. J. A. Miller of the Swarth- more College eclipse expedition said conditions were perfect and that the | scientists were well satisfied with the results. The Naval Observatory expedition had “partly clear” weather for oh serving the eclipse in Sumatra, ac- cording to a message containing only those two words, received here today. Corona Is Visible. GREENWICH. England. nuary 14 (®).—Telegrams received by Greenwich Observatory officials from the British expedition at Bencoolen, Sumatra, state that during the to- tality of today's solar eclips corona similar to that observed India on January 22, 1808, was vis ble. BATAVIA, Java, January 14 (). —Prof. Stratton of Cambridge Uni- cersity. one of the leaders of the expedition sent by the Royal Society of London for observation of the solar eclipse, reports that the scient- ists’ program was carried out as cheduled at Bencoolen. FEverything was well arranged for the party and the weather was splendid. Dr. Voute, director of the Bosscha Observatory at Lembang, also se- cured an excellent and unobstructed view of the phenomenon. Cloudy in Palembang. PALEMBANG, Sumatra, January prevented observation of the first phase of the total eclipse of the sun by a Dutch astronomical expedition. The first break in the clouds re- vealed a glimpse of the inner corona, hut owing to the clouded state of the sky the corona itself could not be seen. The impression, therefore, was that the result would be unsatisfac- tory. Ejght parties of astronomers, includ- ing representatives of United States Naval Observatory and Harvard Uni- versity and Swarthmore and Alle- ghany Colleges, will have made trips of thousands of miles in vain if the weather at their points of observation is similar to that in PalembfinE Radio Programs—Page 48. | authority | ing out | pathy PHILIPPINE MISSION DELAYS DEPARTURE News of Plans Islands Will Await War Secre- tary's to Visit By the Associated P MANTLA, Jany 2 resident Senate: Manuel the House, and are delaving th ishi 1 (ssist Osmena in behalf of Philippine inde- until thev hear when Sec- War Davis expects to make 1 visit to the Philippines Davis does not to come until the close of Congress, they will art mediately, but if he des to come within the next two or three months they will await his ar- ival Quezon chosen to preme National the Nationa cties ITY HEADS OPPOSE of Roxas 1 Manuel Philippine speaker of Juan Sumu- departure for Senator Sergio Nas (ssist 1d Sumul ena by meil, a id t mz were the Su- coalition Osr of t LARGER PARK BODY Report Favorably on Bill to Increase Authority of Commission. With nill 40 several modifications, designed and House the of the o merease responsibilities fonal Park Commission with re- gard to city and regional planning of the District and surrounding areas in Maryland and Virgini: ap- proved today by the District Com missioners. A favorable report will be transmitted to Chairman Zihlman of the House District committee. The Commissioners at the same time. however. rendered an unfavor- able report on House bill 3044, point that it is very similar to bill The approved hill provides that three “eminent citizens” well quali d and experienced in city planning e added to the commission and that its name be changed to the National Capital Park and Planning Com Hon. 10! Oppose Enlarging Body. The chief modification suggested by the Commissioners is the elimination of the provision which would add to| the membership of the commission. ““The Commissionérs are in full sym- with all the features of this Dill (H. R. 4099) except the proposal to add to the membership of the tional Park Commission and except certain provisions of section 1.” said the report. “It is manifest that in the future growth of the National Capital and environs the proposed commission will be in a position of au thority that might be embarrassing to the administrative authorities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. With the present composi- tion of the National Park Commission it 1s not probable that any discord will arise, “All the members of the National P'ark Commission are Federal officers in positions of legislative or adminis- trative authority. with thorough knowledge of the National Capital and its emvirons, and with a full apprecia- tion of their responsibilitie: 1t is not heliexed that additional members should be added to this commission withoyt the most mature considera- tion of the possible effects of placing in positions of authority those who may not have the thorough knowl- edge of the structures und plans of the various departments of the Dis- trict government and who are not in positions of responsibility. Experience Elsewhere. “Experience elsewhere in the United States has shown that those that are not in positions of authority and re- sponsibility are prone to create plans that those who are vesponsible can- not carry out, either Lecause proper consideration has rot been given to the ordinary requirements and reces- sities of municipal activities, or be- cause the plans provide things beyond the capacities of the taxpayers. “In the planning that hus been done under the supervision of the National Capital Park Commission during the past year, it is notable that the department of the Disfrict government whose interests bad to be considered frequently wera in the Sewer and Water Departments, and the plans of the Board of Education also had to he considered on several decisions. The activiiies supervised by the Public Utilities Commission. (Continued on Page 2, Column &) Democrata | NEWMAN DEMOTIAt: INSCHOOLPLANNED 3Principal‘s Reduction to Post | of Instructor Will Be Recommended. Arthur €. Newman, principal Armstrong Technical High today was formally notified that his demotion to the post of mili ATy structor of the jored school ‘vli\h ons at a salary s will be recommended Sducation at ry 20 | T ormation, conveved to him 1y Assistant Supt. of Schools Garnet | Wilkinson, follows a gathering of in- | terested members of the hoard at the | Franklin School last night “as a com- | mittee of the whole.” | "Mr. Wilkinson declared today he had not definitely decided upon a succes sor for Capt. Newman. but expected to he able to make a recommendation t the next meeting of the Board Capt {of the b to the Announcement No Surprise. While members of the hoard are ent over the reason for Capt Newman's demotion, it is understood 1o be on account of his alleged failure reate an “academic atmosphere’ Armstrong High School and bec he is said to have permitted technical and vocational work te out- bilance academic standards set by the board. Today's formal notification to Capt Newman was not received with prise among colored residents, as ru mors that his administration was not ipproved by certain members of the board and his displacement was im- minent have been in circulation for many months pt. Newman, shortly after the re of the brief notification from Supt. Wilkinson, sent o 1t the use ceipt Asst today a tive his administration the Armstrong echnical High School and his record in the school sysiem, which 1898 generally began in Course Undecided. Asked whether he wouli submit tc | the demotion from a principal, class . to a teacher, class 3A, with assign- | ment as military instructor of the 10th-13th divisions, Capt. Newman 1id he had not decided. The transfer, according to present plans, would be effective February 1. In his letter to Asst. Supt. Wil- kinson, Capt. Newman frankly admits that he has not tried to maintain an ‘“academic atmosphere” at the Armstrong. contending that it is not an academic school. e cites sia- tistics, however, to prove that a ver high percentage »f .armstrong grad- uates go to the normal scheool and to_colleges. “When I came home from the war," Capt. Newman states in the letter, “I found conditions in the Armstrong School bad. 1 have developed the school, however, until today it is a highly successful institutl with some 1,100 students where there were <lightly more than 300 hefore.” Briefly, his letter recites Capt. New man's “contribution to the Washinz- ton schools” and points out his work s principal of the Armstrong hool and as principal of the Vocational ehool. Cap: n hinted today thal one ¢ demotion may be the fact that he brought his posic 3 standard where It iz very and there are several who would ike to receive the appointment. crifice of $1.300 | its next meet- | sur | e letter to the latter defending | Much-Wedded Lady Learns Fifth Knot Was Tied by Janitor By the Associated Pres SAN FRANCISCO, January 14.— The fifth wedding ceremony of Mrs. Elsie D. Sears, accused by her fourth husband of being an ex ponent of ‘“experimental”’ mar riages, was performed at Salinas, January 8, 1924, but she was not married at all, even though Juan Felix Brandes, Berkeley mining engineer, was the other principal and the ceremony took place in the office of a justice of peace. Versatile and wide-awake janitor in the office of Justice of the Peace Davis Wallace, unwilling to see the office lose a fee, “married” the couple, kissed the “bride” and wished them Godspeed as they de- parted for Del Monterey on their honevmoon. That the janitor had exceeded his duties was learned three days later when Justice of the Peace Wallace telephoned the couple. They rushed back to Salinas to have the ceremony performed in a legal fashion GREECE MUST PAY (UP) Means Associated Pres: | | Hold Clerks and Customers The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Circulation, 102,632 TWO CENTS. BANDT PARROB OLEETORSELOND TIHE SEE 5% at Bay While Store Is Looted. ' VANISH AFTER THEFT: RECOGNIZED BY VICTIM Raided Grocery Last November Taking $2.000—Police Throw H Out Dragnet i i a neatly s lined nuzzle o engineered ho ip £ pistol n the store the Sanitary early robbed for srocer street today r R the and in bre lizht lector - TOGET NEW LOAN $33,000,000 Pending [ Adjustment. | The American Government will de cline the request of the Greek debt commission that $33.000,000 more be loaned to them before they take up | the question of funding the obligation $15.000,000 -principal and $3,000,000 | inves 1 already nding. This was learned today rting between the American and | : debt commission, in which the i al request of the Greeks was pre- After a session of about two hours. djournment was taken, the American commission will send a memorandum to the Greeks, and an- other session will then follow on Mon morning at 10 o'clock The American commission will also {be faced within the next few days | with” the prospect of dealing with atives from two other govern- . Jugo: a and France, so that the first time since debt negotia- ns opened over the more than $12,- 000,000,000 owed th Government, ally by Furopean powers. it that three separate sets of negotiations may be earried forward simultaneousl Jugoslav Quarters Opened. The Jugoslav debt commission, | which arrived in Washington vester- day, has taken up fts quarters at the Wardman Park Hotel. The conwni: sion is headed by Dr. Milan Sto: | dinovitch, minister of finance. Prof. | M. 1. Pupin. the eminent scientist, will lact as adviser to the commission and | the Jugoslav Minister. Dr. Pavichich, | win ist the commission. | The new French Ambassador. Sena- | tor Henri Berenger, who arrived in | New York vesterday, was expected in | the Capital about 3 o'clock this aft- | ernoon. to take up where the recent unsuccessful Caillaux mission left off the problem of funding France's debt of more than $4.000,000,000 to the United States. | Up to roon today the American mis |sion had received no formal word | from either the Jugoslavs or the | I'rench concerning the debts, outside the knowledge of their arrival $18.000,000 Due From Greece. | The Greek commission contended it was understood, that the American Government should complete a finan- ciol arranzement with their country which opened with advancement of credit. they claim, amounting to 2,000,000, 0 date this Government ha eece one installment of $15.000.000 pon this amount there is now due crued interest of $3,000.000, making total as of December 31, 1925, of | £18.000.000 No off announcement has heen forthcoming from American circles {concerning the possibility of any fur ther advances under the original cred- it. but indications came from | oughly reliable sources, after the meet |ing today, that the American commis sion cannot entertain any propos for the loan of further money. | American commission, it is declared in jsome circles, was authorized by Con {gress to fund the debts of foreign | powers, not to make further loans. | A question of whether, if Greece ins | legislation | necessar following a ed < Toaned by Congress would bhe before more funds could be been 1 1. Unofficial opinion, how- ever, inclined today to the belief that the American Government, neither in its executive nor legislative depart- ments, would not be inclined to make any further Federal loans. | Czechoslovakia and Italy. In the case of other debtors, how- such as Czechoslovakia and v, who have funded their indebt edness to the Government of the | United States, it was recalled today | that they have been able to float on the commercial money market of this country substantial loans to help them in their present financial There was no indication to show whether the Greeks have this in pros pect. Much interest attaches to the ar- rival of the new French Ambassador, Berenger, with his avowed intention of coming to un agreement with the Amer n Debt Cc $s Sy Sel (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) Says Garland Gave By the Associated Press. ALLENTOWN, Pa. January 14— The eccentricities of Charles Gar- land, promoter of April Farm, an al- leged free love colony. were further revealed today with the information that he has inherited and given away a second fortune within recent vears. A member of the colony. who re- quested that his name be not used, told about it. Garland startled the country in 1920 when he refused to accept a $1,000,000 legacy left by his father. Later, however, he accepted the in- heritance and gave it to the Amer- ican Fund for Public Service. The second legacy, of $500,000, the April Farm member sald. came to B Second Fortune To Aid Struggling Artists in Studies Garlind tarough his grandfather's estate. Garland at once placed this in the trusteeship of the American Fund for Personal Service, which concerns itself with individuals who have proven their qualifications for a career, but who lack funds. Gar- of directors of this fund, of which man. Already, the April Farm spokes- man said, this fund has assisted many struggling young artists, sculp- tors and authors in the furtherance of their studies. Included among now completing his education in rope. Reporters were unable to reach Garland for confirmation of the story. | U. S. Will Decline Request for} thor- | sts upon a further loan, additional | | advanced, is also understood to have | situation. | land retained a place on the board | A. J. Musty of New York is chair- them is a promising young negro poet | <econd tin ing a satchel an undetermined cash register. On Nov me time of da held up Whitmer store at Eighteenth zon avenue, escaping wit from mber conducted in store, the men wr ently and then means g away. itmer, made t unknown, seemi et Guard Meanwh taken Personal Funds oranges to look into the threa mouth of a pistol. The heavier man with a red face companied the first one on up of November 24, was Miller s ordered to the When Miller reached the store he found Whitmer. | Kenneth Laws, son of the in charge of the shor The lust named had the satchel. inspected see that it was cleaned out talking iitmer about a book. k T vinced the that the pocketbook contained sonal funds, and with greate: tion for individua! person 1 for the propert he bandit allowed Whi retain his own mones Out in the front of the store time things were happening t strate the adroitne A woman custo found herself bandit to stay ond ca: Then the sh his work in t gered at the ¢ the paper money, amount, and took front door., while the ate issued final orders: “We are not ny leave. See to it that none break vour necks fe OWing u: member, it might be unhealthy who 1 the hold in ch rear r Laws ma bandit Pair Yanish Completely. And then act. Detectives Cullinane were assigned the case hy f Detectives Henry G. Pra point of departure from the city Every small town was notified to be on t out for the two escaping ban !lice in nearby cities were to have men watch the ari from Washington, and, manly possible a ar thrown out for the band: hope that this recurrence would not | be the start of another series of he ups such as characterized crin ords in the latter part of Novemb and early December- Although Whitmer glance at the lav ption given by fits him to a “T >lutely convinced that be eenth street and Oregon up and the occurr planned and executed by persons, because of the e ity of procedure in Both were daylight hold-ups both were marked with neat by the bandits. In neither there any hurry, bustle or c and so smoothly did the case work day, that Laws, the manager, said he knew exactly what was going on felt absolutely powerless an ove theless, was not frightened in the k degree. |FIRST SUPPLY BILL REPORTED TO SENATE Committee Adds $903,000 to Total Authorized for Treasury and Post Office. The first of the appropriatjon bills | carrying $868.000,000 for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, was re ported today by the Senate appropria tions committee, and will be taken up shortly. The committee added $903,000 to the total appropriation authorized by the House. followed the vanishins and Tran req ving did ps avenue nold today were same ct simila the and TWO TRAINMEN KILLED. COFFEYVILLE, Kans,, January 14 (®).—Two trainmen were killed and a third probably fatally injured near 3 souri Pacific “Radio eastbound was derailed. The dead are: W. A. Reed of Os watomie, Kane., engineer, and Dave Woodward of Kansas City, fireman. B. E. Beemish of Osawatomie, con- ducter. was indured. y Special,”