Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1926, Page 2

i POTEST ARAE. NPARS PEAGEEL . French Veterans Ap;;eal Over Heads of Diplomats for Reduced U. S. Debt. PARIH, July 12.—Twelve thousand French 'war veterans, many of them -:flhnfl-fl,nnmmmthlh-dl and governments m Gebt agreemen day had in . their possession a stone plaque taken from the foot of the ! ‘equestrian statue of George Washing- ton in the Place d'Iena, and on which ‘was inscribed: “Over the head of diplomacy and to the people of the After the deceptions 'he proposed debt settles ment would consecrate. the ruin of France and the loss of its independ- ence. ¢ “America will understand that the #. war’ veterans of. France, who are hon- est, sincere and loyal, are asking in & friendly manner that the study of the question should be taken up on French veterans deposited the HARRY M. LUCKETT. H. M. LUCKETT URGED FOR D.C. POLICE BERTH Former Local Dry Chief Proposed , a3 Chief Clerk by Maj. Hesse. Appointment of M. Luckett, divisional chief of prohibition enforce- |y, nt | ment in Florida, as chief clerk 'ot the ington, With Hope,” a plain-clothes * officer _slipped it under his coat, jumped into a vfléln‘ automebile and ‘The sombre procession moved up the srdinarily gay Champs Elysees, around the Aré de Triomphe and down the . Avenue. d'Iena before thousands with uncovered heads, in the 'rain. The Americans who received the wreath &t the foot of the Seeger statue were Col.” Charles Myfl, J, G. H it an o Volunteers, 1914-17. The French vet- jerdn who tendered them the wreath, am glad you had the courage to come.” The American embassy and the resi- Myron T. Her- prome of the Police Department, it was said, and is now en route to Washington * Florida. Commissioners Aceording to the records of the Po- Hice Department, Luckett was in thé District service from - Septem) 3 1900, to April 26, 1908, and resigned. During that h missioners prol Hesse's recommendation at its weekly meeting tomorrow morning. gl i s ~ FRENCH PREPARE FRENCH ON DEBTS Think Cancellations Were * .Promised by Allies. -~ BY. DAVID. LAWRENCE. it wais Intended by ‘ihe demor- 4858s6qi I un various statements of & persistent campaign in the press, the French people were led to belleve that cancellation of war debts ‘would probably be willing not to press the question of a settlement at this that when France's = IO S placarding city with a “motion” for the annul- ment of all war debts. The veterans threaten to stage another and more imposing demonstration on Wednes- day—Bastille day—“uniess all groups subscribe to the motion.” BULGAR RAID PROVES DISTURBING TO LEAGUE Incident on Border Indicates Pres carious State of Affairs in Dnb}'ndjn District. GENEVA, Switzerland, July 12 (#). «=The frontier incident in which L jan troops are alleged to have invaded Bulgarian territory has pro -/ @uoed a painful impression In Leagu . of Nations circles, as indicating ¥ us state of affairs in. the brudje district. ..;r'ha League -eclreu'rht has re- no communication regarding the trouble as yet from elger of . the interested goverhments. Ru- mania’s reply to Bulgaria’s proposal|' . mission of inquiry is awaited with interest, e Spanish Dictator to' Attend| “Bastille Day Célebration: " Despite Reds’ Threats. By the Associsted Press. PARIS, July 12~Police today were making extensive preparations to protect from Communist outbreaks the Spanish dictator, Premier Primo Rivera, who is due to arrive to- night for the Bastille day celebrations ‘Wednesday. i The Spanish premier left Madrid yesterday with his son, Juan, and an aide. An enthuslastic throng that overflowed the station bade him fare- well and acclaimed him as the savior of Spain.: % A guard of plain-clothes police. men ‘was ordered to meet the dictator at Hendaye ' upon crossing the trontier. Not only Com! ists, but Moder- nsn ex- ates in. the . x{:n«l indignation tha tator should have been invited to j0in in the celebration of the national holiday of ‘the republic. ‘The Communists are known to have made plans to foment trouble during his visit, but police pre- cautions have been 80 extensive that nothing ‘more than cat-calls and hisses are ted. X FRENCH FRANC DROPS TO NEW LOW OF 39.87 Continted Slump Laid to Delay in |t Authorization ‘of Oall- laux’s Proposal. By the Associsted: Press. _DISSOLVES SUGAR BOARD. | ciosine on. the So Pyesident Issues Order Directing It to Wind Up Affairs. , The Sugar Equilization Board created during the war to exercise Govern- ment supervision of the marketing of sugar in the United States, was di- + rected to dissolve by President: Cool- executive order made pub- UN FIGHT FATAL. . ‘The. p) on July 8. tin LS PAUL SMITHS, N. Y., July 12 (P). gL T POLICE.STATION READY. - 3, 2 8 5}%: Pt $ieseit 5 ¥ Autos ‘Are Barred by + CHICAGO, July 12.—Student owner- ship of automobiles ‘Wis- | unnecessary and ‘was termed a of conveyance at the fire at Princess and Alfred which was estinguished serious loss. MOVIES 10 UPHOLD rsity ‘When Students Drop Below Normal wise| Itaian. Dictator Later Ac- wre | quired Arms -and Drove +| Ahead to Supreme Power. e ;‘p; : tion of traffic the, campus. SUN' HEAT VARES, DR ABBOT SHONS Experments by Smithsonian 3225 - Solentist Removes Doubt |iich ©of Theories, ' conges- in streets adjacent to in‘ni g‘ggiss 5% 8 ; £ i i JOHN B. RANDOLPH. £.%|U. S. AIDE 63 YEARS, " MAN, 82, RENAMED John B. Randolph, War Depart- ment Official, Retained in Serv- ioe for Another Term. ‘With 68 years’ service for the Gov- ernment to his credit, of which nearly 80 years were with the War Depart- ment, John B. Randolph, assistant chief clerk of that department, now 82 years old, has just been reappoint- 1eft | o4 for a term of two years, under the PROFIBITION LAW =32 ':: Will Hays Says Disrespeotful Scenes and Titles Will ?, .Be Deleted. By the Associated Press. g i i 11 § ki | E BE o g ! il Besit -3 58z EsEERGcEC i sgsfgi 'WAR DEBT END ASKED. - — clue and its great to kind if true, he has spent the'inter- laborate measure- government with- one luv:h no 'y | had go < tion of “the old fox” Glolitt, (who ruled, no matter which of his pack of trained premiers happened to hold office), Mussolini's campaign t0 do the same.'The backbone of agitation was broken not ‘but by thepolicy of 5 | by the logic of by provisions of the Clvil Service retire- ment law. This makes his fourth re- pointment for two years each since retirement law took effect August ng his tenure to the Civil Service Com- of War said ¥ T 5 WSV LW OPERATION DESRED Citizens’ Committee Sees Planto Sorap It as Blow o The Toud, wold, thiow supervision .of the WO out of work 245 employes, receiving wages of $1,000 a day. This committee, headed by M. E. Chureh of Falls Church, Va., a heavy stockholder in the company, will seek to find a buyer for the system who will agree to continue the road in operation, if only on a curtalled basis of service. The committee, Mr. Church sald, may faver abolishment of the rail- way’s operation ' between Falls Church or Vienna and Fairfax Court House, and between Alexandria and Mount Vernon. It would bg a “calamity,” the com- mittee teels, for service to be discon- tinued altogether, as many communi- ties now depending on the road for transportation to and from Washing- ton wonld virtually be isolated, or forced to go long distances for bus co! 3 “The transfer of a large additional number of commiiters from Jailway to_bus transportation, furthermore, Per i would require increased bus facili- advantageo: . Mr. Randolph was born in this city and served in Company A, of Columbia Volunteers, o1 for the defense of the National Capital at the outbreak of the Civil War. He|g unists, | afterward served as first “lleutenant N o e b e .the ‘ar, un- u"?‘nu, ‘when he was transferred to lthe Marine Corps, where he served for two years. Later he was a clerk in the New York customs house, in ties and lead to dangerous crowding of already congested highways, the committee points out. company, besides paying out an average of $1,500 a day in wages and for , uses as much as PO was $7,000, Mr. Emhardt pointed out. $5,000 Profit in May. If the prosperity of the company were to be judged by its profits in , the system could be said to be on & perfectly sound operating basis. ‘The figures for that month showed a clear profit of $5,000 above operating . Emhardt said. This large - Ithe influx of sightseers and their de- TWO BANKS CLOSE. working classes had begun to settle { officials last down to the economic grind just as | ness. theéir brothers in Austria B 5%3;52? 2ot to. be i = Musso! was thin and nervous as ey and, like Mussolinh he : in middle age. e. int they are notably dif- ussolini nl:tnol by career & In one the sheer ly with' & ! ‘bound mlht I.ln‘ & police force oath to sup- R:r:bh“umfl-,m ministers of Ranked Above Napoleon. it be contin- corre- The comparison migh wed in many detalls. And this 'spondent at least that the comparison in many respects would result in favor of Mussol Jeon found a young people - wal molded for the assault t and divided this only in-| sire to visit Mount Vernon, he ex- g o e or to y h . the past Winter, it was asserted, the outlook for another such Winter that the receivers UNDER HOOD OF AUTO Rootleggers’ Feud Suspected When in New Jersey. By the Asociated Prees. & CLIFTON, N. J., July 13.—8ix per- sons were injuted today by a bomb Man Implicates Others in Robbery at Plymouth, Mich.