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Evening star., 1922-12-19
FREEZING OF RUTS
BLOCKS STREETS

Continued from Firs, PaseD
dumped there. This is only Q tenn
porar5 cSpedient. for rs soon ~ the
traffic gets into it the roadbed will
be in as badOcondftion as before.
Just around the corner on Jenifer
street the latter is In bad condition
and building operation now is going
on there which will make the street
100 per cent built up. Fessenden
street. west of Wisconsin avenue. has
an earth roadbed, making hard trav-
cling in freezing weather and dan
Serous and slippery in wet weather.
Yuma Street in Bad shape.
Yuma street. Alton place. 3S;h and 3sth
streets. between the former two. are
in a bad condition. and ssth street
is dangerous. Deep ruts have been cut
by tra&dc hauling materials to new
building operation there. and IN wet
weather it will be almost impossible
for people to reach their homes with
out much effort. Certainly they will
not be able to take automobiles there
If they have them. However. there i.
an appropris ton available now for paw
!; ing Yuma street between 38th and
5sth streets. and this. according to
the District highway officials. will be
used Just az soon as the weather is
favorable for grading and paving. Even
when paved this street will be like
an island. for everywhere in the vicinity
the streets are bad. and in order to
get from it to the hard surfaced Wis
consin avenue it will be necessary to
60 through mire.
Wiscossin Avenue RsuxA.
Wisconsin avenue from the District
line to Massachusetts avenue, while
having a hard surface. is very rough
and full of holes. Repairing It by
filling up the holes is ineffective, and
it should have a new roadbed and
surface. This is one Of the main ar
teTies. carrying the traffic from the
Rockville pike to Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and into the city.
South Of Wisconsin avenue. from a
point opposite the Industrial Home
School. this thoroughfare has a road
bed OF Belgian blocks laid many years
ago. now fough and uneven. and dan
gerous for travel. the condition beink
aggravated by the bad condition OF
the railroad tracks
Near the intersection Of 35th street
broken asphalt IL met. and tranic
seems to avoid this thoroughfare as
much as possible. due undoubtedly
to the dangerous condition Of the
roadway.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
New TREATY DRAFT
READY foa TURKS
Continued from Fhst Pageo

were unsuccessful. as It was pointed
out by Lord Curzon that this would
violate the principle that interna-
land.
Lord Curgon again domiriated tho
conference. His declaration rs presi-
dent. which had the ring OF an uitf-
matum. that only one more session
should be deyotod to the straits. secm-
ed to be directed more against the
Russians than the Turks.
III. Tchitcherin defended at length
the Russian counter project FOR the
regulation Of the Dard2nelles, the Sea
of Marmora and the Bosporus. but
the allies informed the RUSSIANS that
their counter project was not accept
able. as 1t meant the closing Of the
straits. They told the Turks they
were ready to make one or two more
concessions. but said every question
raised in the Turkish counter project
had been amply gone over by the
experts.
Ismet Fears Interference.
Iarnet Paetla. for Turkey. voiced the
fear. that the proposed commission
for control of the straits would In
terfere in the internal affairs OF his
country. He said Turkey had made
enormous concessions IN the conai-
tions regarding the demilitarization
Of the zones about the straits. and he
thought the counter guarantees cher-
cd by the allies were insufficient.
He declared every nation signing
or subscribing to the settlement OF
the. straits regime should solemnly
bind itself to commit no act OF aS-
gression in the region of the straits.
thus respecting the neutrality OF Tur-
key and Of the waterways held to be
interna tiOnal.
Would Exclude Greece.
Ismet caused q sensation among the
delegates by insisting that Greece
should have no seat on the fnterna-
tional commission of control. because
Greece was not a great power.
EN-Premier NeniHeios declared i'm
pressivcly in reply that il Greece
was not a great power the statistics
sh owed that She st TODD second among
the world nations in her amount of
commerce with the Black sea. and.
therefore. that Greece could not be
ignored.
Delegate Spalaikoyitch saved the
atmosphere from becoming more
tense by remarking:
This discussion over the straits re-
minds me Of Penelo.,e's tapestry: IT
is never finished. Are We to be here
forever"
Lord Curzon seized upon this ex
cursion into mythology. reanarking
that NJ. Spalaik ovitch was quite right
and declaring the meeting adjourned
until fopoTroE afternoon.
NJ Tchitrherin explained during the
session that he wanted Germany rep
resented on the international com
mission because she had large COM
mercial interests In the Black sea.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
SCH00LSASKA AID
OF CIVIC BODIES
Letters Are Mailed Out by
Citizens Committee
of Five.

Appeals to every civic body in the
District to unite in the concerted
campaign for school Improvements by
indorstng the original school esti-
mates for the next fiscal year. the
Capper teachers salary bin and the
compulsory school attendance and
school census bill were made today
by the citizens school committee OF
five appointed by the board OF edu-
cation. This legislation, 1t was point
ed out, is now pending in Congress
Letters Are Sent Ost.
The appeal to the civic organiza.
tions to join in the school bettermen'
movement is contained In letters ad-
dressed TO the officers OF the variou.
organizations. under the signature OF
Ira Nutter, q member OF the commit
tee OF fivs delegated by Chairman
Henry H. Classic to line up the civic
bodies in the campaign. The com.
munications were sent out today from
the ONCE Of Harry o. Hine, secretary
Of the school board.
Besides indorSng the school legis-
lation outlined, the civic bodies also
are called upon to demand that Con.
Eress appropriate funds which will
bring to . realisation the committee
full time day for every day in thu
school year"
T ssAoull Make Previsions."
Congress should make such pro
visions for the school system OF th<
federal territory, the letter said. "a.
will place that territory in educa,
tionai facilities commemorate with
it's dignity and prestige ~ the seat Of
government"
school committee OF five to appear
before the congressional appropria'
tions committees to supplement tht
school ofhciais' defense OF the schoo
budget with arguments showing tht
imperative need OF relnserting In tht
school estimates the items deletet
BY the Commissioners and the burea,
Of the budget
Evening star., 1922-12-19
SETS HER LEGS AFIRE.
Colored Bride in Hospital After
Quarrel, Saws Police Report.

Suffering from painfully burned
legs, Mrs. Ethel Finney, colored.
bride Of two months. is confined to
her home today. She scorched her
legs yesterday by pouring Kerosene
on them and lighting 1t with match.
Investigation by Detective Bagby
King Of headquarters following a
that q woman had burned
herself at that address resulted in
his report that the cause Of the self
was . dispute with her hus-
band because she had gone to dances
Evening star., 1922-12-19
LOAN 10 GERMANY.
HANGS ON FRANCE
ACCEPTING TERMS
CONTINUED from First Page. ,

cred. The American government has
vive the invitation TO the bankers
committee and that at the same time
diplomatic influence might be eau
tiously exerted to secure an agree
ment between the allies to forego
enforcement Of certain sections of
the Versailles treaty.
Ths diplomatic parleys must pro-
ceed concurrently with any efforts OF
the bankers to examine anew the in
tricate questions Of credit involved in
the fotation OF a loan to help Ger
many.
Last Word . Bid.
The last word from the bankers COM
mittee was in itself bid for another
invitation. 1t read as follows:
Tho committee are deeply conscious
Of the immense assistance to the eco
nomic recovery OF the whole world
which would be afforded by gradual
conversion Of Germany's obligations
from a debt to governments into a
debt to private investors. based. like
other public debts. not upon external
sanctions. but upon the general credit
indeed. that the resumption Of normal
conditions between countries and the
stabilisation OF exchanges are impos-
sible without q definite settlement of
reparation payments as Of other ex-
ternal public debts.
Ready to Meet Again.
.1f, at any time. therefore. the repa-
rations commission is able to repeat
BY unanimous decision the invitation
which now has been extended by the
majority the committee will be glad
to meet again and resume the in
quiry.
''Thsy cannot conjecture whether the
allied governments would be able to
accept the necessary conditions, but,
If SO, they repeat that they are hope
full that substantial loans could be
raised.
point out that in the meantime, and
even in the interval between such
renewed invitation and the conclu-
sion of subsequent negotiations. Ger
many's financial position may OBJ
viously be threatened with serious
largo long-term loan might mature
too late. II not preceded by imme-
diate help. But IL the problem were
considered anew in the improved cir
cumstsnces suggested and with q real
prospect Of ultimate settlement. the
committee feel that the obstacles
which at present conf-f mt an interim
loan would probably u prove to be
insuperable.
SAOrter-TermeA Loan Possible.
with q real hope Of o. definite set
tlement within q reasonable period.
1t would be much easier to arrange
a shorter.tefm secured loan SUFFICIENT
to save German credit from col
LAPSE during the period OF negotia-
tion. Tho committee need scarcely
add that they would be glad under
these circumstances to give any as
sistance in their power with regard
to such q limited loan as well as
with regard to the larger and more
important problems"
Will France agree to renew the
invitation to the bankers2 The
United states government, aotink
wholly as 4 mediator and in an in-
formal way. has been sounding the
French government to see what can
be done. Upon the answer of France
today, as six months ago, depends
whether any progress can be made.
tCupyeixt,t, 1921 -,
Evening star., 1922-12-19
ACCUSED ASSAlLANT HELD
a
Nan Identified by Woman Refused
Bail for Jury.

tNax Brown, colored. recently fden-
tiled by Mrs. Florence Wilson as the
han who assaulted her on tho night
az December 8, was held for action OF
fhe erand Jury today. bail being re-
<nsod Brown by Judge Mattfngiy
upon Recommendation OF Assistant
District Attorney Given.
Mrs. Wilson again identified the
man as the guilty person.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
H0UsEBREAKERS GET BAIL
cady and Clifton Enter Notion for
New Trial.

William Cady and Roland Clifton
were convicted late yesterday OF
housebreaking by q jury in Criminal
Division !.
The men broke into a garage in the
rear Of 1915 r street northwest. DC
tober 81 last, about O'Clock in the
morning. Nothing was taken from
the garage. according to the evidence
Justice Stafford permitted the men to
remain at liberty on bail OF $I,5oo
each pending a motion for q new
trial. Assivfant District Attorney
Emerson conducted the prosecution.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
BOYS DEATH ACCIDENT.
Coroner's Jury Clears Driver in 7th
Street Mishap.

Accidental death was the verdict
returne.. by a coroner's jury yester-
day afternoon in the case Of six-year-
old Elman Gritz Of 1885 7th street.
who was fatally injured when struck
by an automobile opesated oy Or; w.
Testimony introduced at the inquest
.howed that DR.. Tolson was driving
IN 7th street at a speed far below the
maximum allowed. and that the boy
dashed out in front. of the automobile
from between two parked machines Al
the curb in front of 1891 eth street.
The Jury expressed the opinion that
the accident was unavoidable.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
WRECK ROADS BLAME.
Held Open to Censure for Dsath
of /, Injury Of 81.

Operating officials of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad are open to centure'
in the matter of a wreck on that road
November 7, at Cincinnati. which re-
suited in the. death Of an employe
and the injury Of sixty-one passen-
gers and employees. the safety in
spectors of the interstate Commerce
Commission reported today.
The wreck was caused. the inspec-
tors declared. because \ passenger
locomotive was operated by Engine
man Pyle At a rate OF speed in excesl
of that prescribed by his time table
and because the airbrake on his en-.
glne Was in defective condition.
Evening star., 1922-12-19

up by easy approaches to the amphi,,
theater from the proposed memorial
arch on the Military road
e. Hixhway to Other Cities.
:, OF the two greater encircling roads,
the north one will run to Fairfax.
Manassas and other northern Virgin
ID cities. This road. 1t is contempiat-
cd. will become part Of the Lee high
way. The south road will run to Alex
xndrta, Richmond and cities of the
eouth.
The rondpoint will be given ade-
auate memorial treatment. Col. Sher,
rill said today. but this feature VIII
be developed later. The rondpoint Will
be in nature exactly similar 70 the
fandpoint Of which the Lincoln Me
rnorial is the center, but 1t Will De
smaller, so as not to dwarf that mag
pifcent conception.
One Of the main ideas in placing
the rondpoint on Columbia Island IS
In order that the memorial bridge
may be symmetrical in respect to the
river. To attain this objective II
will be necessary to dredge the river
1t this point. cutting away some OF
the island. 50 that there may be
about the same distance between the
rondpoint and the water as between
the Lincoln Memorial and the water.
Tho channel at this place also must
be dredged. Col Sheriff. stated. be-
cause of the danger Of floods. The
congestion caused by the piers would
cause fioodings II the river is not
made deeper at this point.
The park plans will be carried for
ward simultaneously with the bridge
plans. and-their completion will give
the people Of the National Capital
another beautiful play space. This
land Ii OWNED by the District.
Stone Arches and Draw.
Detailed treatment of the bridge
calls for stone arches. with a draw
at the center span. but all these mat
1ers will be worked out later by an
architect to be selected by competi-
tion.
The proposed Arlington Memorial
bridge. for which the site was Sc
1ected yesterday by the bridge COM
mission, headed by President Har-
ding, in cooperation with the Ma
uona1 Commission of Fine Arts. is
20 be aixty-fcur feet in width, as
ten feet wide. for trafiic, and there
will be no street cars on the bridge.
Two 1871 foot sidewalks will be pro-
vided.
Tho Connecticut Avenue bridge has
q width Of ffty-two feet. The
GeorEetoWn bridge, not completed.
has q width Of sixty-six feet. but will
carry two street car lines. The Man
haitian bridge at New York is but
thlrty-fye feet wide. with no side
walks.
iorhe engineering design Of the bridge
rill be in charge OF Col. c. o. Sher-
rill. superintendent Of public build
1pgs and grounds. The engineering
features will be in charge Of John l..
Nagle, George F. Clark Is heading
Che survey work. The architectural
ffeatment will be by some eminent
architect, to be selected later.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
KLAN WIZARD HERE.
Arrives With National Attorney
and Chief Investigator.

DR.. H. W. Evans. imperial wizard of
the Knights of the Ku Klux Khan. ar
rived here yesterday from Atlanta.
together with Paul Etheridge, nation
al attorney for the Khan. and r. L.
Savage. chief OF the department Of in
vestiEatton of the secret organization.
DR.. Evans stated today that he had
he'd long talk with Gov Henry Al
len of Kansas. who is waging war
upon the invisible empire, and said
that the latter was not against the
principles of the khan, but was op-
posed to its secrecy and the use OF
masks.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
MARYLAND "TAGS" READY.
More Than 5000 D. c. Autoisti
Apply for 1923 Registration. .

The 1923 Maryland state automo-
bile license tags have arrived in
washington ana will make their hrst
appearance tomorrow. At the Wash
ington ONCE OF the Maryland state
license bureau more than 5000 ap-
plicants for registration have been
received Ofnciais at the bureau look
for the usual rush over the holidays.
Evening star., 1922-12-19

A Crystal Spring. Miss. corpora
ton which employs many girls in it's
factory 10 building a series OF model
cottages for their occupancy. The
cottages will be offered free OF
charge. it Is stated. housek eeper
and janitor service being furnished
by the company.
Evening star., 1922-12-19

Saturday TO make inquiry as to the
sist in floating a large, so-called in
ternAtional loan to Germany. In his
reply Mr.. Morgan adverted to the
statement that he had made following
the sittings OF the bankers commit
tee last June. and in effect told the
ambassador that our position was ex-
actly tho same as ie was then.
s"He Informed DR.. Wiedfeldt that
while We greatly desired to be Of
service to the general situation. new
ertheless matters had manifestly
reached such a point that it was not
possible for US to discuss or to con-
slider a loan to Germany unless and
Evening star., 1922-12-19

reparationS prob
lem to the Wash =
ington admin
istration." While
no official COM
ment was made
concerning Mr..
Morgan's visit to
Secretary Hughes
in Washing Ston
last week. it is
Understood I h e
fnaneier merely
gave the Secre-
tary his views on
conditions in Eu :
rope. whence he
recently returned
after a Gix-mnnfb
Evening star., 1922-12-19
Hy the Associated Ireas.

BY the Associated Preas.
NEW YORK. December 19.-J. p
Morgan & Co. last night issued a state
ment declaring they had notified the
German ambassador to this country
that it was Impossible for US to.dls-
cuss or consider a loan to Germany
unless and until the reparations ques-
tion was settled"
This statement was issued, il was
learned. to set at rest what were de-
Evening star., 1922-12-19
Morgan Denies His Firm,
Will Make German Loan
ReDarutiOns Must Be Settled Before Ii
Eren Will Be Considered, Banker
Tells WeidfeLdt.

! until the reparations question was
settled"
Denies Preventing Plan.
Official denial was made of renorts
that the Morgan firm had presented
"a plan for the settlement of the
Evening star., 1922-12-19

scribed as high
ly fan tastical sto-
ries" which have
been published re-
garding the posi-
bility of the f1ota
tion of an inter
national loan to
Germany. esti- :
mated as high as
$500, ,0oo.noe.
The statement
follows:
Called on Morgan.
DIR. Otto Wi.d-
feidt. the German
ambassador. called
on Mr.. Morgan on
Evening star., 1922-12-19
BALDWIN SEES KING.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON. December 1s.-Stanley
Baldwin. chancellor Of the exchequer,
had long audience with the king at
Buckingham Palace yesterday prior
TO sailing for New York aboard the
Majestice on December ~. The chan
cellor will be accompanied on his
mission, which relates to the British
debt to the United States. by his wife
and daughter.
There Is no diminution Of interest
here in the possibility of America
taking more active part in Euro
pean economic affairs and the COIN
cidence OF Chancellor Baldwin and the
American ambassador, George Har-
vey. being in Washington at the same
time. but the British press seems
rather reluctantly realizing that the
large hopes OF American participa-
ton IN the reparations question and
tho possibility of loan to Germany
are little moro than an imposing air
castle built upon very slender foun-
dations. and that speculation has
travelled very far in advance Of the
facts.
Those who have been largely re.
sponsible for erecting this edifice out
OF the activities of Ambassador Child
at Lausanne. the meetings Of the
American ambassadors in London and.
lastly, the announcement OF Col. Har.
veys visit to the United States. are
now engaged in declaring that the
situation 70 really little changed and
that the American policy fs not al
tered. -
Evening star., 1922-12-19
FRENCH WELCOME MOVE
(By Cable to The Star and CS,r.ra n,r
News. CopyriEht 1872 !

lBy Cable to The Star and Chicaro Dali,
News. Copyright 1921
PARIS. December ls.-French nuh.
lie opinion welcomes the evidence.
that the Washington government !,
disposed to- resume conversations
with Americas former associates. as !,
never has believed that a reparations
settlement could be Effected without
American cooperation.
All responsible persons with whon,
the correspondent has talked seer, to
consider present circumstances more
propitfous than At any previous time
for general settlement. The only
warning sounded here is that. jf
general compromise 10 to succeed. a. =.
r1hces must be made all around AND
not by France alone
The French government continua,
TO give privately assurances fnlIS
confirming the French minimum CON
aitlons. Frances minimum demand TO.
day seems to be $4,000, ,oo0. 900 roid
marks $6,664.000.000). provided Tn
interallied war debts are cance1ed
otherwise $4,000. 1000. 900 marks in
ana B bonds and $4,000. .oo0, 900 marks
ts5. IL, ,000.000) in c bonds, the latte,
to be held against Germany or can.
celed precisely as British and Amer.
lean claims agaist Frannce are held
or cancelled.
One difficulty is that 4S Der cent a,
the raparattons is held by other ma.
tions than France. Thus far none has
exhibited Willingness to surrender
any part. Indeed, Mussolini seem.
disposed to increase Italy's demands
Evening star., 1922-12-19
BIG ISLAND PARK
(, j.. WITH R0NDP0INT
n IN BRIDGE PLANS

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Continued from Firs, Paseo
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-05-25
Notice of Bond Sale

Pursuant to the order of the Com
mon Council and the provisions of Ordi-
nance No. 629 of the City of Hood River,
passed by the Common Council May l6,
1922, and approved by the Mayor May
Is, 1922, notice is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be received by
the undersigned City Recorder at his
office in the City of Hood River, Ore
gon, up to O'Clock o. m. on June 5,
1922, for the sale of Four (4) improve
ment bonds aggregating the sum of
81, 5l0.44.
DivisionsNo. 3. General Sewer Dis
trict No. 2, Ordinance 629. Date of
Bonds March IL, 1922.
The above bonds are issued by auth
ority of statutes of the State of Oregon
under the Bancroft Bonding Act due
ten years after date, or at any semi
annual interest paying period at or
after / year from date, upon giving due
notice as required by law. Said bonds
will draw interest at rate of per cent
per annum from date of bond, interest
payable semi-annually at the office of
the Treasurer of the City of Hood
River, and will be sold to the highest
responsible bidder therefor for cash,
and no bid will be considered for less
than par and accrued interest, the
Council reserving the right to reject
any and all bids. All bids received
subject to the right of the bidder to
examine into the regularity of the
issue of said bonds
This notice is published in the Hood
River Glacier for two consecutive is
sues thereof, the date of the first pub-
lication being May rs, 1872.
H. L. Howe.
m25j1 City Recorder.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-05-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Highway Construction, Hood River COun-
ty, Oregon

Sealed bids will be received by the
County Court of Hood River County,
Oregon, at the Court House in the City
of Hood River, Hood River County.
Oregon, at 10 o'clock a. M, on the 7th
day of June, 1922, for construction
work on a section of road beginning at
the City limits on 18th Street and run
ming South. The work involves ap-
proximately I mile of concrete pave
ment, 16 feet wide, excepting $50 feet
20 feet wide-over Indian Creek fill, and
approximately 800 Gu. yards dirt grad
ing.
No bid will be considered unless ac-
companied by cash, bidders bond or
certified check for an amount equal to
at least five per cent of the total
amount of the bid.
A corporate surety bond will be re-
quired for the faithful performance of
the contract in sum equal to one-half
of the total amount of the bid.
Plans, specifications, forms of con-
tract, proposal blanks (same as used
by the State) and full information for
bidders may be obtained at the office of
County Clerk, Hood River, Oregon,
upon the deposit of SIS, which will be
returned upon return of plans and
specifications before bids are opened.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all proposals or to accept the pro-
posal or proposals deemed best for the
County.
By order of the County Court,
Kent Shoemaker,
m25jl Clerk.