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Evening star., 1922-12-27
Santa Puts on Big Party
For Euening Star Family
Tree, Jazz and Refreshments Hit Kid
dies and Gro,cn-Ups Where
= They Like 1t.

feelin, Denman Thompson shooed in
his blazay sport writer's. headed by
Count Henri Fry. who first done
sports" when Pop" Anson was :.
rookie! Harry carries 'brassie"
these days. as he suffers from
golfitis!
Why. certainly the owners were
present-you betcha.-that IS, all rA-
cept Mister Frank B. Noyes. who is
tourin' the world, All Others. how
ever, Showed UP early and smiled late
and many handshake was extended
by Messrs. Theodore W. Noyes, editor
in chief: Rudolph Kaufman, mau-
agin' editor. who tops the list in point
of service stripes. and who, by tho
way, looks as rugged today-aIso due
to golf-as he did when he started.
r. Howard. secretary. and Fleming
Newbold, business manager,
Sandwiched in between these was
brigade of the on-comin' owner
generation, headed by Newbold Nnv"s.
now associate editor; II. NJ. kaufi
mann. Phil and Sam Kaufman. ThP"-
dore p. Noyes and Adams Howard
All joined in the big doin's, and be
fore the band had struck up 'iiorn".
Sweet Home" 1t was announced thai
the same entertainment would bo r.
peated tonight for the route kids and
their friends. and tomorrow everin'
for the colored folks employed by the
paper.
Congratulations. Star. If there be
happier. healthier, moro Coutenteh
bunch Of humans in our good old
seventy-year old paper. then it amt
been my good fortune 10 get squirt
at their photograph:
thank you. DoPEY DAN.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.
Mosul Oil Fields Wanted by Turks
for Loan Security.

tBy Gable TO The stnr and Chicago Da',v
News. Copyright. 1927
LAUSANNE. December 27-The Mo
sui oil question before the conference
is important because il is something
desired by powerful interests and
hence, can be exchanged for loans
Disposition OF the Mosul oil fields has
been the subject of secret negotia-
tions, with the exchange of note
To Turkish note demanding The
return of the Mosul oil fields to Tur-
key through rectifylng the Turkish
Irak (Mesopotamian frontier, Lord
Curzon replied December IA.
In a memorandum accompanied by
letter, Curzon gave many reasons why
IT was impossible for Great Britain to
give up the territory. basing his argu-
ment upon the fact that kurds in the
disputed area are in the majority,
numbering 100000. Further. the Brit
ish let it become known that they
would not surrender an inch Of ter
ritory. but it was intimated that Cur
zon verbally Informed the Turks that
he was ready to return part of the oil
fields II the British rights to the re-
mainder were confirmed.
Agreement Reported.
The Turks want the area north of
line traced from south of Mosul along
the mountain ridge to the Persian
frontier. The most valuable area
seems to be east of the Tigris.
The Turks attempted to refute the
British argument as to the kurdS by
claiming that these people are Turks
or pro-Turkish. This contention by
the Turks was made last SUNDAY.
Meanwhile the negotiations are con
tinuing in London. 1t is reported IN
Lausanne that an agreement has been
reached whereby the Turks will rec
ognize the British oil rights in eN-
change for territorial rectitications.
c
been allotted a 20 per cent share in
the exploitation Of the British man
dated fields. and that the Turks iu-
tended to offer the Americans per
centage of the oil production in the
Turkish territory returned TO Turkey
The Turks say they prefer America
exploitation because the United states
is not interested politically.
Evening star., 1922-12-27

few years ago by a resident of Mer
Rouge. the town and parish got their
names from a Kentuckian and a
Spanish nobleman.
In 1906, when Spain owned what Is
now the state of Louisiana, Spaniard,
baron de Bastrop. was said to have
obtained from Spain a contract to the
erect that when he had induced 500
families to settle in the country lying
north and east of the Ouachita river
he would acquire ownership of twelve
leagues of land. or about 100000
acres. for his service.
To help IN the fulfllment Of this
contract, Baron de Bastrop is credited
with having enlisted the services of
Abraham Morehouse. a Kentuckian.
In turn Mr.. Morehouse is said to have
arranged with Capt. Josiah Daven-
port. q native of Rhode Island. to
assist him in the colonization work.
settlers were brought from other
sections of the United States to de-
velop the country. The parish was
created by an act of the legislature
in 1874 and shortly thereafter the
parish seat was established at two
cross roads. It was decided to name
the parish 'Morehouse" in honor Of
Abraham Morehouse, while. the parish
seat was named "Bastrop" In honor
Of Baron de Bastrop.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
F|NDD|SCREPANCY
IN MURDER STORY
Louisville Police Study Case
of Woman Who Sat All Night
With Mans Body.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, December 1.-THE
air of mystery surrounding the shoot
ing of o. L. Black in the apartment Of
Mrs. Olive l.. Jones. divorce. had been
Increased today by facts uncovered by
police department investigators. Mrs.
Jones. who claims she fired in self
defense. faces a charge of murder.
officials declared important points
in the woman's account OF the tragedy
had been contradicted.
Entering police headquarters early
MondaN morning. Mrs. Jones told Off
GERS she shot Black late Sunday aft
ernoon. following quarrel. and
watched all night over the body. un-
able to summon courage to call police.
Woman Was Cheerful.
The woman apparently was in her
usual cheerful mood between II and
1910 O'Clock Sunday night. William
Hixson. nineteen. who accompanied
Clara. the seventeen -year-old daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Jones and c. H. Jones Of
Cinicnnati her divorced husband.
declared following her surrender that
she was in a hysteric;ll condition dur
ing the night and tainted several
times.
Investigators also intimated that
the discovery of piece of looped
wire outside the window. near which
the body was found, was considered
Of Importance. The wire. together
with marks believed to have been
caused by shoe nails. indicated g.
possibility that Black was shot IN
another room from the one In which
the body was found, and raised or
lowered through. the window, 1t was
said.
Mrs. Jones' former husband declar-
ed in Cincinnati yesterday that prior
for the remarriage OF the divorced
couple on January !. He reiterated
his statement that he would stand by
Mrs. Jones throughout the case.
showed Interest in Picture.
According to the officers. Hixson
accompanied Clara daughter of Mrs
Jones. and Jones, home from a motion
picture theater on Sunday night. The
couple arrived at the Jones apart
ment about II O'Clock. police say Hix-
son told them. and the young man
remained until just after midnight.
Clara entered the room where. ac-
cording to the story told by her
mother. Blacks body. covered with
his overcoat and screened by row
of chairs, was resting, more than
once while he was at the Jones'
apartment, officials say Hixson de-
ciared, On one occasion. according
to his account. mother and daughter
were in the room together. while
Clara changed her shoes for slippers.
When told. in answer to an inquiry,
that the couple had witnessed show
ing of THE Woman Who Fooled Her
self" Mrs. Jones displayed interest,
Hixson said. and the picture was dis
cussed at length.
Off1cials point to Hixson's account
~ his call as an important contradfc-
fion of the account of her death
watch given by Mrs. Jones. in which
she declared she was hysterical and
unable to summon courage to call
police.
Evening star., 1922-12-27

Continued from First Page.)
corner to see friend. She has not
been seen since. Word was received
groom, who is the son OF Lee Quon,
president of the Chinese Merchants
Association of New York. was speed
ing to Washington. and marriage
license had been obtained for wed
ding at the Calvary Baptist Church
by Rev. A. Freeman Anderson. assist
ant pastor OF the church.
Friends and relatives of the bride
and bridegroom were grouped i'll the
church waiting for the ceremony.
The latter did not show up and the
bride continued missing despite preva-
lent belief that she would put in
dramatic last minute appearance.
Relatives of the missing girl main
tain that Lee Is not in the city. They
are evasive on this point, however.
here with a friend whom he met while
attending college in New York.
Brides High in America.
The uuirks and turns in the romance
Of Mildred Wen provide material for
a potent treatise on Chinese
life.
The Chinese custom is for the par
ents of the prospective bridegroom TO
buy the bride. From highest au-
thority. II Is learned that brides of the
best families of Chinese in America
have ranged at prices from $4,000 to
S350O In China. however, they can
be bought for only $500. as was dis
closed recently to welfare workers In
Chinese quarters when they inquired
Of a Chinese student here why he did
not marry on Americanized Chinese
girl Mildred's trousseau is reported
to have cost her parents in the neigh
bornood of $4,000.
Naturally. for a time. they had been
anxious that she make use OF it. ac-
cording to information reaching In
vestigators. but the independent spirit.
bred Of American schools. which she
attended. has thus far asserted itself
TO such a degree that the parents are
willing to make the policewoman's
bureau arbiter in the case. and to
abide by the decision of Sergt. Rhoda
Milliken, in case the girl is found
again.
VIII Hear Girls Side.
Policewonen again are attempting
TO locate Mildred in Washington. 1t
has been made clear. however. that
their efforts are based upon the un-
derstanding that they will have the
opportunity to listen to the girls side
of the story and to take such action
as will be just and fair to both the
girl and to her parents.
George Wen. the uncle of Mildred,
announced that he had withdraw his
reward of $500 for her recovery and
also stated that he intends to cancel
the marriage license. On all sides
there is reluctance in speaking about
the affair
Mrs Wen, mother Of the girl is in a
nervous state again as the result Of
the second disappearance. Mildred
is believed to be in Washington sttll.
but II is thought that she Will await
definite information that Lee has
abandoned his intention of marrying
her and returned to New York before
che returns home the second time.
She has attained. it seems. that m
dependence of thought and spirit
which enabled her to stand her
ground regarding the self-selectlon
Of a husband AS far as can be
learned, she Is believed to be with
some female friends. who are uphold
ing her In the stand she Is taxing.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
POOR LIGHTS FATAL.
INQUEST Blames Antonelli Death OIL
Inadequate Street Illumination

A poorly lighted street was given as
one reason for the fatal accident 4"
Emilio Antonelli. forty-eight years old.
2o4 q street northeast, who was killed
by a Capital Traction car near I'd and
F streets northeast Saturday night. ar
cording to testimony given at an in
affuest at the morgue yesterday after
noon.
1t also was in evidence that because of
the dense fog it was necessary for the
motorman to drive slowly. and several
witnesses told of the ringing of the
gong as the car rounded the curve and
Just before Antonelli was killed.
The motorman told of ringing tl"
gong. applying the air and reversing
the motors as soon as he saw Antonell
approaching the tracks. verdict OF
accidental death was reported.
Evening star., 1922-12-27

ence, there was no reason why the
Egyptians or the Irish should not h'
allowed to present their demands,
Hear Armenian Plea
The so-calIed irregular Egyptian
delegation has been waiting in Lau
same for more than month for
permission to be heard by the con
ference and voice a demand for th''
independence Of Egypt and conple'"
withdrawal of the British army.
In consequence OF the Turkish pr
test the official meeting Of the subc"I
mission was postponed, and the r"pr
sentatives of the inviting powers. ',r"a
Britain. France and Italy, sitting al"l'
listened to the Armenian spoh. Si!f.i
who suggested that a home be estah
lished in the northeast vilayets of Tui
key, which should include historic Mou'f
Ararat or a section in Cilicia. II Wa
impossible he declared. for the pro
posed Armenian home TO amalnlaeat"
with the Armenian republic OF Eriya1I.
which had been taken over by the Al.'s
COW soviets. The Armenians wual"
willingly accept the same relationship
with Turkey as the dominions viii
England In conclusion, he asked f"f
exemption from military service for III"
Armenians and urged maintenance II
the orthodox patriarch in Constant
nople.
The entente delegates took the Ar
menian petition under adyisement. "a
they did also petitions from the Bui-
garians and the ancient people known
as the Assyro-Chaldeans.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
SIXTIETH WEDDING DAY
is FOLLOWED BY DEATH
Mrs. Hiram Smith Taken Ill After
Celebration on Christ
mas Eve

The excitement incident to the cele-
bration of her sixtieth wedding an
niversary Christmas eve is believed
by relatives to have been contribut-
ing factor in the death yesterday
morning of Mrs. Hiram B. Smith Of
104 F. street northeast. Mrs. Smith,
who was seventy-nine years old. had
been In good health prior to her
death, but the abnormal activity she
experienced in receiving many friends
who called upon her on the wedding
anniversary was thought by members
Of the family to have caused q sink
ing spell Monday night.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence tomorrow morning. at IL
O'Clock, by Rev. E. e. Richardson.
Interment will be in Congressional
cemetery.
Mrs Smith is survived by her hus-
band, two children. Mrs. d. r. Moore
and Mrs. Salvatore Hobbs; nine
grandchildren and hve great-grand.
children.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
RAIN is DUE TO-DAY,
ACCORDING TO TIP
OF WEATHER MAN

Rainy weather will strike the
District late this afternoon or
evening, according to the weather
bureau. following the two days of
fog. which caused 249.000 people
who have never been abroad to
exclaim 100000 times: My! 1t
looks just like London"S
The rain probably will continue
through tomorrow morning, with
clearing skies tomorrow after
noon, the weather bureau said.
Some wind will accompany the
rain. but the temperature Will b.
we'll above freezing.
Our rain is part of general
storm coming from the south up
the Atlantic coast. No immediate
return of below freezing tempera-
lures is expected here by the
weather bureau.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
ALL CHINATOWN AaoG.
Celestials Reluctant to Discuss
weddiue Fiasco With Outsiders.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 2'.-Tne
twisted streets of Chinatown are
nu1sing with subdued gossiping since
Mildred Wen. interchangeable Chi
nese "happer." ran away from her
washington home on the eve of her
wedding to George Mum Lee. scion
~ one of the best Chinese families OF
New York.
The hrst thrill came when WORD
was passed that Miss Wen had re.
turned to her home ana n.asiden, tnai s' of
the On Leong Tong in the United
States-had rushed to her on the mrs.
washington train yesterday morning. s.
Then, along about noon almond
eyed inhabitants OF Mots s sesee q, No
gregated about the Lee h,n., n0in var nirobe
trnnks unloaded and lugged up nve
Winding flights of stairs. BY Truck
men of the Canton Transfer Company
Boldly across the end OF each truns'
In brave red letters, was 'he ieseho'
M. Wen."
Tong Chief on Move.
The trousseau had arrived. but still
M bride. A little while later, Lee
ouon. tong chieftain and prospective
Tather-in-law, hurried from the
house and-according to neighbors-
took a train for Washington.
Th,s gave added sweep to the
r,nnnrs mat the Americanized Mil
dred Wen had put her tiny foot down
on the Chinese tradition that orioe e
must 20 to her husband, and had
delivered An ultimatum that there
would be no Wedding ing, un,esS ~ W.sninas ~ as
tom. Then again came news OF the
Chinese girls second disappearance:
The elder Chinese Of Mott. Pell
and Doyers streets, masking Wnat
ever emotions they may ,.a nave s,naS mac
their heads and kept stony silence be-
fnre the little army OF reporters that In
vaded their city within city.
Members of the younger generation
were less reserved, but st1n could not
nointed bridegroom and tho uneaten
wedding feast.
Thousands Spent ON Jewels.
All they knew was that George Mum
Lee had expected his bethrohed te
arrive on Christmas eve and that she
did not: that thousands of dollars had
been spent on ewels for the bride
and for a wedding feast, but tina,
the Jewels had not yet found place
on Mildred Wen's comely figure and
the wedding feast was still unserved
There were several stories concern.
ing the cause Of the mix-up. but nc
one could say which was the true
story. One was that Miss Wen had
merely gotten mixed on her dates
having figured by the Chinese calen-
dar instead Of the Gresorian calen.
arrive, for the wedding. as there /.
three days variation this year in the
two calendars But it does not ex.
plain why she ran away from homo
Another story. taking account OF
her sudden disappearance. has it that
Miss Wen-a thoroughly American
lied "happer." with bobbed hair and
occidental turn Of mind-had disap-
peared merely to register her inde-
Still q third had 1t that she was
registering disapproval Of the Chinese
custom which makes . bride 10" tc
her husband, instead Of waiting for
the husband to come for her.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
CHILDREN PRESENT PLAYS.

Two plays by the department Of
childhood Of the Trinity Community
House, Sd and c streets northwest,
were well received last night. and
the little performers did exceptional
" we'll. Under the direction of Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest, director of the
Association Of Theater Arts. the
casts for '.rhe Dream Maker" and
'The Bag Of Dreams" were perfected.
and the children were trained by Vic
Drew, Marion Geddes and Clifford
Kettler starred in the former pley
and Judy Leath and Marion Davis In
the latter. A-
Evening star., 1922-12-27
SEEK MISSING SON.

Harry and Ida Moses. 1882 Clay ave-
nue, Bronx. N. Y, have written to
The Star asking assistance in their
efforts to locate their son. Milton
Moses, who disappeared from home
December 13.
coming to this city on q freight train.
When he left home his wearing ap-
parel included q light brown overcoat,
gray cap and tan shoes.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
CORONER ORDERS PROBE
Seeks More Facts in Death Of Jo-
seph Colinsky From Gas Poison.

Joseph Colinsky. sixty years old.
who was found in his room. at 70S
ing suffering from the effects of il
Eliminating gas. died at Emergency
Hospital last night. Coroner hewitt
has asked the police for a special re-
port in the case. He thinks the gas
in the room was turned on acci-
dentally.
Mrs. Colinsky. who was also affected
by the gas. is expected to recover.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
POLICE RAID CAFE.

Police Of the first precinct and rev.
enue agents created q ripple of ex-
citement yesterday afternoon. when
they raided the Venice CAT, 612 9th
street, and arrested two men, said
to ba the proprietors. on charges of
illegal possession and selling whisky.
The men gave their names as Luigi
Perticari and Luigi Laggarint. The
raidinE party Beissd . small quan-
tionS.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
CANCEL CONTRACT.
Commissioners Not Satisfied With
Progress on New Bell School.

The District Commissioners have nu'-
lifted their contract with the II. j.
Watts Company for the erection OF the
new Bell School III the southwest sec
ton, it was learned yesterday after
noon.
According to Daniel L. Garges. sec
retary to the board. the Commissioners
based their action on the ground thai
work on the building was not progress
ing as rapidly as they believed IT
should.
The Commissioners probably will de-
eide within a few days how the struc
ture Is to be completed.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
The Suburban War.

"Pop, the Smiths COW is in our
yard"
"She is? Run and tell John to G"t
a bucket and milk her before she
gets away"
Evening star., 1922-12-27
.EX.MAYOR FIGHTS
EXTRADITION WRIT
IN LAKE MURDERS

Continued from First Page.l
Evening star., 1922-12-27
FATE OF CHINESE
GIRL WITH POLICE

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1922-12-27
BRITISH DECLINE
TO RELINQUISH OIL
RIGHTS IN MOSUL
CONTINUED from First Page.D

ence, there was no reason why The
Egyptians or the Irish should not b"
allowed to present their demands.
Evening star., 1922-12-27
WILBUR F. CRAFTS
PNEUMONIA VICTIM

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1922-12-27

on. yaas! Gideon Lyon, Philander
Johnson. Jack Messenger. Gould
Lincoln. bill" Kennedy. Ollie Kuhn.
Sheldon Cline. Charlie Tracewell. Ben
McKelway. Bill Landvoigt; RUSS
Young. Bill Wheatley and Danny
Ring all dropped in to get bit O.
atmosphere" and say Merry Christ
mas" while Miss Mamie Lancaster
and Mrs. Sallie Pickett chaperooned
the young wimmin. and. take 1t from
me, The Star has s-o-m-e young
wimmin!
Headed by their old favorite city
aditor. Charlie Keller and Pop
Fleming, the whole reportorial stan
was here, there and everywhere,
while just to show there was no Ill
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which the syndicate holds a mettin'
and lays out a course for it's future
conduct. There's a few questions of
rank and privileges that ought to be
settled once and for all, so there can't
be no comeback"
"The point is well taken and 1t is
SO ordered" said Mr.. Gibney, who had
once held office in Harbor Is, Master
and Pilots Association Of America, and
knew a fragment or two of parlia-
mentary law. Rustic up the grog, call
McGuffey up out of the engine room,
and we'l hold the meetin'."
Twenty minutes later Scraggs came
on deck to announce the successful
%concoction Of a kettle of whisky punch
whereupon the three adventures went
below and sat down at the cabin table
for a conference.
Il move that Glib be appointed presi-
dent of the syndicate" said Captain
Scraggs.
Second the notion" rumbled Nc
Guffey.
"The notions carried" said Mr.. Glib
ney. and banged the table with his
horny fist. '"The meetin' will please
come to order. The chair hereby APP
points Phineas Scraggs secretary of
the syndicate, to keep a record of this
and all future meetin's of the board.
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CHAPTER X.

"Well, Scraggsy, old hunks, this is
pleasant, amt it," said Mr.. Gibney.
and spat on the deck of the Maggie III.
"Right-o," replied Captain Scraggs
cheerily, Though when I was a young
Teller and first went to sea, it wasn't
considered no pleasantly to spit on a
nice clean deck. You might cut that
out, Glib. It's vulgar"
"Passin' over the fact, Scraggs, that
you amt got no call to jerk me up on
sea ettycat. more particular since I'm
the master and managin' owner Of this
here schooner, I'm free to confess.
Scraggsy, that your observation does
you credit. I just did that to see If
you was goin' to take as big an inter-
est in the new Maggie as you did in
the old Maggie, and the fact that you
object to me eXpectoratin' on the deck
proves to me that you're leayin' behind
you all them bay scow tendencies of
the green-pea trade. 1t leads me to be-
lieve that you'll rise to high rank and
distinction in the Colombian navy.
Your fin, Scraggsy. Expectoratin' on
the decks is barred. and the Maggie II
goes under navy discipline from now
on. Am / right?"
Fright as a right whale" said Cap
tain Scraggs. And now that you've
given that old mate of mine the course,
and we've temporarily plugged up the
holes in this here Mexican gunboat.
and everything points to a safe and
profitable voyage from o on, sup
pose you delegate me as a committee
of one to brew a scuttle of erog. after