Evening Star Newspaper, August 17, 1930, Page 42

12° MEXICO APPROVES DEBT SETTLEMENT Cabinet Considers Advan- tages Have Been Gained. Congress Must 0. K. | | 1 By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, August 16.—An official statement issued today following & cabinet meeting said the Mexican | government had approved the debt set- | tlement reached in New York last month between Montes de Oca, finance i minister, and a committee of interna- | tional bankers. | The cabinet considered that Mexico had obtained advantages, the statement added. The agreement must be ratified | by Congress before it becomes effective, | however. The settlement provided for consolida- tion of the $500.000,000 debt of the Mexican government and the Mexican national railways. It followed the cedent of recent European debt agree- ments, being based on the princin’e of capacity to pay, calling reduction of the amounts due for arrears of inter- est and extending the term of payment | 10 45 years. President Ortiz Rubio also , made known today his financial program for fi of a five-year plan to put the on a sound basis, provide stabili of credit and lead to reconstru He s2id the Government 1931 would be no greiter due tn bnsiness coniti moval of certain tax duties, but during th: en in 1929, to provide financial aid for small land owners in development of the policy. - | The President also said that the plan | of reducing the Army, since the country | is at peace, would proceed slowly bull steadily. Referring_again to the debt agree- ment, the President said if the settle- | ment’ were approved by Congress pro- | vision for payment should be included in the next budget and that a fixed annual appropriation should be made | for the payments—meaning a reduction in other departments in order to pro- vide the money. LUNDGREN FLIGHT DELAYED BY FOG Around-the-World Pilot Is Forced to Land at Mitchel Field. By the Associated Press. ] MITCHEL FIELD, N. Y. August| 16.—Ted Lundgren of Los Angeles took off at 9:15 (Eastern standard time) | this morning from Roosevelt Field, | across the road from the Army airport. for Old Orchard. Me.. to begin a flight around the world. but within half an hour he was forced back by fog and landed here. It was soupy weather when Lundgren took off, accompanied by Pilots Rogef iam Marsalis, and nightlike hue. Visibility | dropped to almost nothinz and the fiying ceiling lowered close to the n und. A light drizzle was falling and the indications were that it would pour goon. The likelihood was that the flight would be postponed until tomorrow. A ——— Drowns Motor, Horns. | The mayor of St. Nazarre, in France. has ordered the suppression of all loud speakers operating on the streets on the ground that they interfere with hearing the motor horns and are there- | fore a source of public danger. In Paris the blowing of motor horns at night has been prohibited and the suggestion | is being considered to prohibit the | :loi‘ml of all horns, either night or ay. s The coat selection is extremely the size ra v | Dick. The Dagger- - Copyright, 1920, by Du __(Continued From Yesterday CHAPTER XXi. OFF TO SEE THE WORLD. HEN the Eiffel Tower loomed 7 in the distance, and from the boat - train wiftlo Dagger glimpsed the sprawl- ing roofs of Paris, silhouetted dimly against the misty Winter sky, her heart pounded with an exquisite ex-' citement. She was on the verge of a new adventure. She experienced once more the sensation of having termi- nated a phase of her life. Everything thrilled her: the dingy Gare St. Lazaire, the porters who scam- pered alongside the slow-moving train, the vivid gestures and speech of the de- scending passengers, the pompous d meanor of the railroad officials. Wall ing slowly with Marie behind the ter who trundled her luggage, she an eiger eye upon the throng out the barrier. Ah, there he was! Dick! A little stouter, and odd ventional in his well cut civilian clothe He sighted her at the same moment and his one arm went up in a gesture of greeting. “Dear old thing,” he welcomed her. t's immense to see you. Emily wanted %n come, but she thought—the first ime—" “That was star) | understanding of her, I think I'm 4going to love her.” he predicted. “She n the gafl, herself, y'’know— u've had. Al both_of o is just make you happy.” two, I'm sure y And after a pau Dagger went on: “I do so want to be happy, Dick. I feel the way I used to when convent was out and I'd come home to the ranch. Do you remember? How you and Uncle Jim would sit up | with ‘me that first night, and drink Bourbon, and tell me what had hap- | p(-r&cd? _Well, I want to sit late tonight, and—" “Not drink Bourbon in Paris,” in- terjected Dick. “Fin Champagne, may- be—and, by the way. I've taken a suite for you at the Meurice. Hop in here we'll send your maid with the luggage.” Dick let her be for several minuates, then continued “Tk with you u_wrote—not y but what_you And I heard from friends about Vaneering. A good chap, but wild. Not that I blame him, dear. Flyin’ tock something out of the lads: they got to be cynical, too, objective; life was more or less of an incidental thing, not im- portant, if you get me.” Dagger drew a glove from her left hand, and offered it for his inspection— | her third finger was bare of any ring. | “You see?” she said. took it off | before I left New Yo I've sometimes | wondered if that ring n't symbolical of us. We were marrizd in such a hurry | that we had to buy it from the funn! old justice who performed the ceremon That wasn't very sens.ble, was i “No.” he admitted gravely; “but you | young people weren't partial to sense during th And T suppose—"" he | hesitated—"well, it was a swing-back— | from the other thing, ¢h?” Dagger’s eyes remained fastened on that ringless white finger. | “I don’t know,” she answered at last. | “He reminded me of Blaine—#ot that | they were really alike. And he was like Blaine, again, because he could do | something 1 wanted to do much better than I could. On! y--Dick, this is a cheap thing to say: Jack's dead, and— | but I'm going to say it. He simply | wasn't in Blaine’s class. Blaine was| stronger than I: he could do lots of things better than I Jack wasn't ncar- | ly so strong as I am, and the one thing he could do_better was flying. But nothing that I say is by way of excuse. For what I did I was responsible, and | if I had to pay for it I deserved it.” | “The debt's wiped out,” replied Dick. “Main thing is to start you off straight on_the next lap, what?” The taxi spun around a corner into the Rue de Vivoli, and the glare of the | street lights momentarily flooded its in- terior. Dick leaned toward Dagger, | studying the features so harshly ex- posed. | “Good Lozd, you look about 20!" he exclaimed. | portant personage in Paris that night. A Mystery Story By Mary Dahlberg tTield and Company. “That’s all I am. But I seem to have lived ages more than other girls.” “To be sure, but most girls of your || ge haven't begun to live. You're on the threshold of life, Dagger. You've scarcely sampled what it has to offer.” s taxi ground to a step in front of || tico of the Meurice. She hugged || his arm as they entered the marble lobby, ciatively the glittering showcases which rimmed the walls. “How delightfull” she _exclaimed. “This is what I expected Paris to be. I shall go out and buy and buy—oh, everything. I am glad I'm alive, Dick. “The inevitable woman,” la Dick. “You succumb to the fi which meets your eye.” They reached the desk, and there was much bowing of managers and assist- ant managers, scurrying of clerks and | §| deferential attempts to convince Dag- ger that she was quite the most im- Dick said good-by as soon as her reg- ion haa been attended to. i han't keep vou” he explained You're coming out to dine with us at Neuilly at 8:30. The So long, old thing.” low bow as he ushered her into te. “Madame’s friends have not forgotten " he said, smiling. od in a long “O-oooh!” of sur-| prise. For the salon was a bower of | f| 1l owers: t:bles held boxes of cigarettes rnd books and magazines | ed hare and there, | Dick" was her fist hen her attention was attracted by | a heap of orchids in a vase on the cen- ter table, and as she approached eager- Iy to examine them, the manager added: “Ah, but I had forgotten Monsieur le Duc!” Beside the orchids lay an_envelope. She opened it and a card tumbled forth with the stiff sheet of notepaper. On the card were two lines of engraving Duc de Pontoise Faubourg St. Honore “Chere Madame,” she translated slow- 1y, “will you be so gracious as to accept | this slight offering from one who knew | and admired your late husband, who | fought so gallantly for my France? We. to whom the war is yet near, shall never fail to treasure the services of those who came to our aid before their own coun- try was ready to do so. Also, and in a more personal sense, he, and those like him, justified one’s faith in the respon- sibility of the well-born. Iu is good to be assured that the canaille shall not inherit the earth. | “With assurances of esteem, chere! Madame, RAOUL DE SENAC.” | A flush spread gradually over Dag- ger's face as she read. Here was a tribute to Jack she had never dreamed of his deserving. and her sense of jus- tice was outraged that she should have withheld it from him. Her feeling al- || most of humiliation was intensified when the attendant hotel manager, mis- taking her evidence of confusion, mur- mured sympathetically: “Monsieur le Duc is one of our great generals, Madame. All France is proud | of him." Dagger met the man’s eye honestly. “He writes of my husband, Monsieur, who fought for France.” The Frenchman bent his supple back. “But all know M. Vaneering, the ac Madame, He was well loved. Many times I have had the honor to receive him here.” It seemed to Dagger that she must choke with strangled emotion. “I thank you, Monsieur. If I have need of anything—-" He bowed again understandingly. “But certainly, Madame. We are de- termined that you shall be content with us. You have but to speak your wishes.” (Continued Tomorrow.) Insect Fair in Frankfurt. Frankfurt, Germany, recently held its annual insect fair. Collectors from all parts of the world attended to meet sellers of rare butterflies and moths. Some brought large sums after spirited bidding. Beetles, flies, grasshoppers| and crickets were offered for sale. | Headquarters For Coats & B THESE LAVISHLY FURRED GORGEOUS WINTER COATS At Savings All paradise muskrat igm A small deposit reserves your selection—Sigmunds Lay-By-Plan the outstanding colors—blacks, Lbrowns, greens—in fine materials, such as broadcloths, tricolaines and almira, trim- med with excellently matched pelts on col- lar and cuffs. The furs are red and brown Manchurian wolf, genuine red fox, mink- dyed genuine muskrat, caracul, marmot, From $10 to $20 and snowflake lapin. unds Lay-By Plan end her eyes wandered appre- || over the varied contents of | The car will be here for you || assistant manager stood aside | is the ideal way to buy your coat. pecial August Prices on “Furniture of Merit” For the balance of this month we are making extraordinary inducements for the benefit of those who are seeking to refurnish their homes—offering complete suites and occasional pieces which will add materially to furnishing effect, living comfort and convenience. Please keep constantly in mind that in every instance it is “Furniture of Merit" quality—even though the prices are extravagantly minimized. The variety caters to individual tastes and requirements. You can have the assurance that you are buying to unusual advantage and making an investment enduring in satisfaction. 3 Opening a charge account is our way of extending our “Costless Credit’ End Table $675 Gracefully shaped top of burl walnut veneer on a gumwood base, of Duncan Phyfe design. A charming accessory. onal 4Clmir A real August spe- cial value. Scoop seat with multi-colored jac- quade upholstery. The frame is strong and well finished. This Special Living Room Suite Value sounds the keynote of this event. The style is not only new but of most attractive charm and grace. This suite consists of a large sofa, roomy club chair, reclining chair with back adjustable to several comfortable pos tions and a foot rest. The group will be made to your order in a choice of colors or in ensemble effect if you desire at no extra cost . Telephone Cabinet $14.75 Very pleasing design and a very convenient utility ; complete with chair. Both are nicely finished and trimmed with artistic decora- tion, Butterfly Table $1650 This interesting table serves a variety of uses and adds a dec- orative piece as well. Choice of maple or mahogany. This Special Bedroom Suite This you will agree is an exceedingly handsome suite when you .c» the rare beauty of the wood tones of which it is constructed and the pleasing $157 Bureau $1750 Comparing quality and price you will be surprised at the value represented in this bureau. Made of gen- uine walnut vencers on gumwood—the -~ whole strongly made .and carefully finished. type of design. The suite consists of 4 pieces as shown, with con- struction of genuine walnut veneers and sturdy gumwood. The attractive overlays add an artistic touch that is very pleasing...... Chest $1 2.95 Identical in and finish with the bureau ahove. These pieces afford an op- portunity to complete- ly furnish a bed room at very low cost. design The efiective design of the figured veneers gives this suite marked distinction. The pieces are of generous proportions with massive bulbous $148.50 legs and heavy base stretchers. The figured walnut veneers have been carefully selected and the basic construction is of sturdy gumwood. The complete suite consists of ten pieces. . . Springs $8.75 A spring that pays a dividend of enjoyable sleep. Made of resil- ient coils with protec- tive edge border. N Mattress $8.75 This mattress is scientifically built of layer felt, covered with high-grade art ticking nicely tufted and with roll_edge. Made nnder perfect hygenic condi- tions. This Special Dinette Suite Expressly designed for apartments and for small homes of restricted dining room space. Here the furniture must be pleasingly in scale and correct in pro- portions—and this dinette group will exactly meet your $134.50 requirements. The group consists of buffet, Welsh cabinet, extension table and 4 side chairs. Made of walnut veneers and gumwood ; carefully finished. . House & Herrmann “Furniture of Merit” Seventh at Eye L4 . [t