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Evening star., 1923-12-25
BRITAIN OBSERVES
TYPICAL YULET|DE
Business, Politics, Cares
Thrown Aside as People Con-
centrate on Pleasure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associate ted Press.
LONDON, December 25.-The peace
that mankind knew in the quiet, con-
tented years before the war came
back to Britain last night TO make a
merry Christmas for the subjects of
King George. All over this land men
with gesture that was significant.
for with the crumpled pages passed
to one side for the time all interest
the Briton takes in the worries and
wrangles of other men and other
nations.
AWhat the faraway peoples are doing or
not doing-these things matter not to the
average Englishman from tea time
last evening until the country starts
slowly back to work Thursday morn
ing. From now until then news is
nothing and happiness at home is
everything to those who inhabit this
mystic, chilly chip of the old block
of Europe.
For two days England will live by
turkeys. not by trade or treaties.
plum pudding and port will soothe
the tongues that only few days ago
talked hotly about protection. many
a wassail bowl and loving cup will
be lifted and many a mug Of ale
drunk down. not to mention wee
doch--an-dorris"- standby of
Scotland. ireland and England alike.
Center~ i'm Homes.
Most of this merry making take
stragglers and strangers will walk
the wet pavements Of London town
once the church services have ended.
There will be no newspapers. and from
midafternoon onward no trans or
busses, to break the Christmas quiet
of the streets. Tomorrow is known as
Boxing day. and the Yuletide peace
will still remain unbroken by business
or the shouts OF newsboys. Even the
steam trains will keep up only a
demands of the few.
1t will not be as merry Christmas
as England often knew in the mellow.
untroubled years that preceded the war.
orally enjoyable Yuietide since that
great clash of war There are $780,
900 fewer unemployed than on the
last Christmas eve, this weeks regis
ter listing 1.131. 100 jobless persons in
the United Kingdom, or almost 100000
less than the ebb month Of June, 1921.
For another thing. turkeys are the
cheapest in years. the market being
overstocked.
Norwegian Royalty Guests.
The rowing leisure classes have nearly
all abandoned London for the holidays.
Some have gone to their country es-
tates. others to the sunshiny French
Riviera, and hundreds of sturdy NOR
tails to the glistening SHOWS and brac-
ing air of, the Alps. The middle class
of bondon has divided, part remaining
at home, and part visiting their coun-
try cousins or the pleasant inns by
the sea. Countering this exodus, there
is the usual great invasion of provin-
cials, come to the city to visit their
kin and see the sights of the metropolis.
Londons alien residents, from the
continent and the Americas. are gath
ering in little friendly groups to keep
the Christmastide in the varying man
ners they learned in the homes of their
childhood.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
CONCESSION HUNTING
IN SOVIET TRYING
Months Required Before Seekers
Obtain Grants and Often
Efforts Are Futile.
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
MOSCOW. December 25-Conces-
sion hunting in soviet Russia is a
long and tedious job. Men spend
months and even years at it, Ever
lasting patience is a prerequisite, and
everlasting hope is the only thing
that will see one through. Snappy
American business men particularly
chafe and fume over the countless
delays. and one Norwegian. who has
ao doiiowed ms proposal in vain from
one department to another for twelve
months calls it game of button
button. who's got the overcoat."
There are three principal steps
submissio" TO little committee, sub
mission to the big committee and
final submission TO the soviet of peo-
Ele's Commissars. During this process
the concession hunter is almost cer-
tam TO encounter an oriental love of
bargaining and its ACCOMPANYING dis
belief in the possibility of any one
being so naive as to say. the first
time, just what he really means
Thus the game goes on, the hunters
throwing out provisions which they
inserted, never with the hope of get
ting them. but only to bargain with.
In two wears the peoples commits
Sars have granted only thirty four
concessions. They are Jealous against
giving away something for nothing.
and the shrewd foreigner who comes
in with the idea that he is going to
get rich quickly and put something
thorugh slyly and speedily usually
finds himself. after a few conversa
tions with the commissars. gras sping
firmly to his shirt with hopes that
it. too, will not be taken from him.
-Four concessions have been granted
to American interes SITS. one for trad
ing in MOSCOW. two to drill for oil
and one to prospect for gold A larger
number have been given to Germans,
and notable among these is the grant
to build a railroad from the Rebyansk
district to Petrograd and to exploit
100000 acres Of timber land.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
CLEVELAND ORGANIZING
FOR G. o. P. CONVENTION
Ho,el Committee for Assigning
1924 Delegates and Other Wis
itors Already Listing Quarters.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, December 25.-The
hotel committee, the organization
which will have charge &C the as
signment Of delegates, alternates and
newspapermen to their quarters dur
ing the republican national conven-
tion here in June, has been named by
Allard Smith, chairman of the organ
ization committee.
Composed of George B. Harris, as
chairman, and Cleveland hotel mana
gers, this body will set about at once
arranging definite quarters for all
visitors, working out their plans with
temporary reservations made already
by many prominent figures who will
attend. Delegates, alternates and
newspapermen will be given first con-
sideration, it was announced.
The organization will meet again
Wednesday night to select the local
committee of 100 which will arrange
for the entertainment of visitors dur
ing the convention. At this meeting,
it is hoped, the organization commit
tee will also be ready to report on
complete plans for the convention.
The general convention committee,
with which it will meet, will discuss
and may act upon the report at that
time.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
ECHOES OF. WAR SPLIT
WOMEN OF BALKANS
Serbians Refuse to Sit Next to Bull.
garians at Rumanian
Congress-

BUCHAREST. December a5.--The
Women's congress of the Balkans,
which met recently at Bucharest. dis
closed that some of te women at
least have not forgotten the war.
The Rumanian committee acting as
hostesses invited women's organiza-
tionS of Bulgaria to participate. The
women of Jugoslavia, particularly
those of Serbia, became indignant
when they learned the seating ar
rangements placed the Bulgarian
women next to them.
The Serbian women protested and
declared that if the Bulgarian women
attended the congress they would
withdraw their acceptance of the in
vitation. The specific grievance Of
the Serbian women was that the Bull
garian women, many of whom are of
Macedonian origin, criticized Serbia's
policy in Macedonia.
withdrew the invitation to the Bull
garian women, but made it known
that the women of Bulgaria were
deeply disturbed by what they tern.-
ed the intransigeant attitude of their
Serbian sisters.
Nine. Retko Karaveloff wrote from
Sofia: 1--WE Bulgarian women wish
that our Serbian neighbors would
realize that the war is over"
For All Holiday Functions.
GUIDES flowers, of course.
1912 F.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1923-12-25
USE Of BOXER FUND
BY CHINA SCORED
Proposal at Peking Brings
Soviet Demand That Rus
sia Be Consulted.
BY CLIFFORD FON.

Special Gable 10 The Star and the Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1923.
PEk1NG, December 25.-The soviet
mission to Peking, through its envoy,
M Leo Karakhan, who deadlocked
the proposed Sinot Russia conference
because China refused to recognize
Moscow. has lodged vehement pro-
test. against China's proposal to use
a portion of the renounced Russian
boxer indemnity funds to meet dip
iomatic, expenses abroad.
Karakhan insists that, although the
soviet renounced the indemnity in
1913 and reaffirmed this renuncia-
ton unconditionally in 1920. China
has no right to dispose of these funds
without Russia's approval Kara
khan further charges that since 1918
certain funds renounced as indemnity,
nave been given by China. to the
white guards. However. this charge
Is officially repudiated.
China's Legations Unpaid
China's legations and consulates
abroad have remained unpaid for a
long time and are heavily in arrears
and the government intends to re-
lieve their embarrassment with re-
iouHCeu iIiueInnltN payments. Kara
khan. however, insists that Russia
wants the money to go for Chinese
educational purposes. having gained
and exercised considerable influence
among Peklng educators since his
arrival here.
The belief is expressed in offic ial cir
cles that karakhan has a twofold OBJ
ject in view, and is first anxious to see
the unpaid educationalists in funds, re-
lieving Russia from the burden OF sup
porting karakhans converts to boil
SheVism. The second object is seen as
a means of gaining Chinese recognition
of Moscow. Karakhan insists in a re-
cent note that China's disposition of
indemnity funds must be fixed in a
treaty, and that while the funds have
been unconditionally renounced, this
1enunciation gave China no right to
dispose of the funds without permis-
sion from Russia.
karakhan sarcastically declares that
If China admits having aided the white
guards il will give the soviet an op-
portunity to guard against a repeti-
tion.
Knrakhan Is Sarcastic.
karakhan is catering TO Chinese
students and educators, but is treading
warily because the government is
guarding against the spread of boil
shevist doctrines in the government
universities, which are in arrears in
salaries and expenses. karakhan is
making a grandstand play in attempt
ing to secure funds for them, pending
he has indefinitely postponed by his
ultimatum demanding recognition. His
note was the most impertinent yet re-
ceived from soviet Russia.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
NATIONAL PORT RIGHTS
DISCUSSED AT GENEVA
Opinion Divided on Whether to In.
clude Fishing Places in
Maritime Plan.
By the As-ocia ted Press.

by The Associated Pfess.
GENEVA, December -. - Fishing
and other ports designated for the
use Of national commerce, but not
for international commerce, formed
the subject of lengthy discussion at
the recent transport convention. Del
egates from Chilli and Venezuela ar
gued that these ports should be ex-
Cluded from the proposed convention
establishing equality for all countries
in maritime ports. while delegates
from several European countries ia
vored including fishing ports in the
general fixation of the regime of
maritime ports.
NJ Rivas Vicuna. Chilian minister
to Switzerland, suggested an ar
rangement whe reby ships in distre SO
could always seek refuge in national
ports. whether or not they figured
among the so-called open ports. The
suggestion seemed likely to he adopt
ed and included in the convention.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
GENEVA PAPERS REPORT
New LEAGUE CAMPAIGN
Speakers Throughout Country Urg-
ing Agency as Benefit
to Humanity.

GENEVA. December 25-Newspapers
of Switzerland report Il renewal of cam
paigns throughout the country in be
half of the league of nations as an or
ganism of benefit to humanity
Speakers at public meetings have en-
phasized that it is to the existence of
the league of nations, with its aim of
conciliation and arbitration, that Swift
zerland owes the fact that France has
accepted III principle the submission of
the controversy over the customs zones
to settlement by arbitration.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
FIFTEEN WIN PAROLES.
Christmas Clemency Extended by
South Carolina Governor.

COLUMBIA, S. c., December IS
Fifteen prisoners in the state peni-
Tertiary were granted Christmas pa
roles by Gov. Thomas G.. Mcleod. The
paroles range from a few hours to
fTe days. depending largely on the
distance they have to travel. All have
pledged their word 10 return at the
specified time. 1T is my hope" said
Gov. Mcleod, that the use of these
paroles will not only be an encour-
agement to those benefited. but like
wise to the entire prison popula tion =.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
DENLY Sends Out
Holiday Greetings
To Men in Service

Secretary DENLY sent the fol-
lowing message of greeting to the
Navy and Marine Corps yesterday:
The work of the Navy and Ma
rine Corps atioat and ashore has
been well done during the past
year. l regard this az an earnest
OF the continuance OF loyal and
devoted service to the repub-
lie. To every officer and man and
every civilian in the naval estab-
liShment and their families | send
cordial greetings and the earnest
hope for a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year"
Evening star., 1923-12-25
KORETZ HUNT STALLED.
Missing Oil Promoter Now Said to
Be in Honolulu.

CHICAGO, December 25.--Search
for Leo Koretz, missing promoter.
who fled after friends and relatives
invested millions in his Panama en-
ferprises, has come to a virtual
standstill. Hearings of the KoretZ
case before a referee in bankruptcy
will be resumed Wednesday.
on tip in which the authorities
admitted they placed little credence.
the authorities at Honolulu were
asked to watch for koretZ there.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
MERCHANT DIES OF BLOW
SECRETLY INFLICTED
a'ound Unconscious in Store. Expir-
ing Soon Afterward-Office
Without Clue to Assassin.

MEBANE. y. c. December 20
Joseph Trollinger. sixty-tive years
cd. merchant. was struck on the
lead and fatally wounded by an un-
t2entified person here last night He
vas found lying on the floor Of his
store shortly after the assault and
t.ied an hour later without regain
Ing consciousness.
officers today said they were with
out Il clue as to the slayer.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
. SWISS LOSE HEAVILY.
Loss Since Beginning of War Put
at $1.OOO,OoO. 900.

BERN. December 25-SwitZerland
has lost $1,000, 100000 since the begin
ming of the world war because of the
depreciation Of Swiss investment
abroad.
The practical wipfng out of Swiss
moneys invested in Germany, Austria
Russia and Hungary accounts for
more than nine-tenths of the loss.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
TREES BLOSSOM TWICE.
Warm Weather Causes Phenom.
enon in California Orchards.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calf. Decem-
ber 25-Because of the unusually
warm autumn in central. California
some fruit trees blossonted for the
second time this season.
J. w. Cornell reported recently that
many of his cherry trees were in
bloom.
Evening star., 1923-12-25

For All Holiday Functions.
GUIDES flowers, of course.
1912 F.-AdvertiSem
Evening star., 1923-12-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE OF THE FIREMENTS 5 INSUKANNE
Company of Washington and Georgetown
Seventh street and Louisiana avenue north
west: The stockholders OF the Firemen's In
surance Company OF Washing ton and George
town will meet at the office on Monday,
January ., 1924, for the purpose of electing
thirteen directors for the ensuing year. Polls
open from IL am. to II noon. ALBERT W.
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MoUNTAINEERS START
BASKETBALL PRACTICE

WESTMINSTER, Nd, Dec. IL
Thirty men reported to Coaches
Root and Speir in the Yingling
gym for preliminary basketball
work. Regular practice viii not
start until well into next week.
Among the promising new material
is McRobie, Hurlock, "Bo" Nc
MILAN. Peiffer. Byham, Sillin, and
Grant Williams. Captain Kinsey
seems faster than ever.
Ez Williams. Hines, Stanley, Elan.
1agan, Holt. Duncan and Mathews
Of last years team are all showing
up well, and considering the mum
Der of first team men who are
back and the promising new ma
terial it looks as though Western
Maryland would have a fine basket
ball season.
Coach Shroyer has not as yet an
nounced his schedule as he has
some very important games yet to
be cinched. The first game of the
season viii be played in West.
minister on December Is with the
strong st. Andrews club of BaIti'
more.
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TEXAS GR|D|NAN
KICKS LONGEST
FIELD GOAL
Robertson Boots Placement
From the Forty-six-
Yard Line.

Robertson, of Texas, il credited
with the longest field goal kicked
in the South this year. Against Van
derbilt he booted a placement from
the 46-yard line. Rutherford, greai
Virginia Poly kicker, fell q yard
short of this mark with his best
ivan Williams, OF Tech, ranked
third, with placement from the
4O-yard line.
Field Goals.
Is yards-Baird (Sewanee) vs.. How
ard (won game).
Is yards-H. Reeves Tech) vs.
". NJ. I. (won game).
20 yards-Howe (Auburn) vs.
Howard.
46 yards-Robertson Texas) vs.
Vsndy.
20 yards-Lemon Center VS.
Oglethorpe.
46 yards-Rutherford V. p. t.
We. Maryland.
So yards-Rutherford ". p. T.
vs.. Maryland.
20 yards-Rutherford V. p. T.
vs.. Maryland.
20 yards-Given Chattanooga
VS.. Mercer.
IS yards-Lemon (Centre) VS.,
w. & L.
% yards-Parks CATiss. Collegs)
VS.. Mercer.
SO yards-Lemon CCentre) vs.
Auburn.
q yards-Howe (Auburn) VS.
Fort Benning.
% yards-Wakefield Wandy) vs.
Tulane.
81 yards-White ". M. H. VS.
N. G. State.
81 yards--Rutherrord ". P. L.
VS.. N. C. State.
rs yards-Saunders Rentucky
VS.. Alabama.
40 yards-I. Williams CTech) VS.
Kentucky.
10 yards-Saunders Kentucky
vs.. Tech.
Is yards-Bennett Georgia. VS.
Centre.
IS yards-Lenon (Centre) Va
Georgia.
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port any movement for the bet
terment Of the game.

Jack Haas then spoke, saying
that he knew he had been criticized
but that he also knew most every
official received his or her share of
that. He went ON to say that he
saw no value in forming a league,
for the weaker teams would have
no chance to win, especially when
one team has monopOlized the
victories for the past four or five
years.
The chairman then interrupted,
mr.. Haas, / believe you have
misunderstood why this meeting
was called. The win or loss should
be the smallest part of q game, but
we have met to determine how best
to proceed in order to improve the
conditions under which girls play"
After due consideration by all,
motion was made by Cecilia Martin.
secretary pro tenn, to the effect that
an official body, called q council,
be established, formed by repre-
sentative from every District team.
school or organization, that would
be effected by the councils rulings.
This motion was seconded by NIL
dFed Mackabee and passed.
Miss Keefe, Martin, and Miss
Fem were appointed by the chair
as temporary committee to ar
range for the parliamentary form
ing of the council.
Another issue which has been
percolating in many minds was
given frank expression. The Amer
lean Physical Education Associa-
ton, composed of the highest men
and women OF that profession, does
not approve or sanction men being
connected with women's athletics.
Men play their games always with
that element of roughness which is
all right for them. but should not
be part of women athletes, health
educators and doctors feel that 1t
is as unwise and unnecessary for
men to be connected with the fair
sex athletics as vice versa would
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-11
ALUMNI FAIL To
GIVE COACH
SUPPORT
''Shy" Huntington, Oregon
Head Coach, Resigns After
Six Years.

EUGENE, Ore, Dec. 11.-CharIes
''Shy" Huntington, head football
coach at the University Of Oregon
for the past six years, has re-
signed. He viii continue his work
at the University, however, until
the end Of the spring term, since
he is also a member of the faculty
Of the school of physical education.
Home town psychology" was
given by Huntington as the chief
reason for his act. This he de-
fined as opposition coming from
the alumni, who, he said, have
never helped him in his work dur
ing the service at the University.
In submitting his resignation,
the coach said: Each year my
teams have been with me, but the
alumni have not. During the sea.
son just passed the student body
has been with me, while the alumni
have carried on a sort of guerilla
warfare. Not for a minute did 1t
enter their heads that a "home
town boy" might possibly be a
good coach.
Huntington took over the coach
ing position the year following
Hugo Bezdek's departure in 1917,
and since that time has turned out
several good teams. Last season
the team tied with Washington for
Northwest honors, and in 1920 did
the same. Huntington's greatest
team was developed in 1919, when
it tied with Washington for the Pa.
cific coast title. 1t was that year
that Harvard was held to the score
of to 6 in the football classic at
Pasadena.
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GEORGES HOPES TO GET
INTO RING WITH TUNNE\

PARIS. Dec. 11.-when Georges
Carpenter was informed by Inter
national News Service of Gene
Tunney's victory over Harry Greb
in New York last night he said:
II think l am the best man in the
light-heaVy.weight class. chal.
lenged Tunney and hope to fight
him in America in February. I am
sure I will win"
Carpenter said that he had been
promised a bout with Tom Gibbons
perhaps in April.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-11
Paddock Easily Best
Candidate For
Furlong

Fear that Charley Paddock,
the. Los Angeles sensation, viii
not be able to compete on the
Olympic team was dispelled,
according to q recent report.
Paddock is q runner that does
not do as much training as
some Of his rivals. If Pad
docks injury does not leave any
mark on his phenomenal speed,
Uncle Sam will unquestionably
take the furlong dash.
At the present time no ath-
lete in this country or any for
eign one looks to have a chance
with the Los Angeles star at
the furlong distance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-11
Dicky Landon Again
To Try High Jump
Competition

Dicky Landon, the 1920 Olym-
pic champion, will be right in
the midst of high jumping things
again this winter. The former
Yale star who came from retire
ment last January to make an
astounding leap Of 6 feet 5 Ia
inches on the boards is going to
be just as dangerous in the COM
ing indoor meets. :.
Landon, though he failed to
place in the national champion
ships last summer, made several
corking jumps off the grass, and
is just the sort of an athlete to
turn off the big surprise. If
Dickey can get past the tryouts
in June he'll be a mighty dan
gerous contender at Paris.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-11
CHARLEY WHITE FACES
BOBBY BARRETT NEXT

Charley White. the Chicago light
weight, who was considered a con.
tender for Benny Leonards' title
until he was knocked out by Pal
Moran. the New Orleans boxer, will
start his new campaign to regain
his former high estate in a ten
round bout against Bobby Barrett,
the Philadelphia fighter, in a ten
round decision contest at the Adel-
phia Club in Philadelphia on De-
cember Is. White has met Barrett
twice before, knocking him out in
two rounds and gaining a decision
on the other occasion.