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tion the people of Aberdeen may be spared from
barking upon undertaking that may run into
many millions, and involve the city in debt and tur-
MOL for generation to come
Our company, for many years. has been a citizen
and friend of this rapidly growing and prosperous
community. We have been in close partnership with
the public 1t has been privilege to do best to
help build and develop one of the most favored pOr
tiOns of the Pacific Northwest. We are with Aber-
deem and the HarbOr heart and soul. AS taxpayers
we among the largest in the county.
Therefore, we feel we may speak freely, and fully
and this purpose to do in series of straightfor
ward talks through the Harbor press, without re-
gard to what position the various newspapers may
have taken in the Wynooche project.
While our organization would, of course be vi
tally affected by the determination of Aberdeen to
build a competing and unnecessary duplication of
our facilities for serving them prefer to put the
subject on broader, more disinterested grounds
the welfare and prosperity of the whole community.
In succeeding articles will set forth facts worthy
of your most serious consideration.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
LEADERS CONFIDENT.
Stresemann Sees Policy Saving
Nation From Ruin.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 12.-With the out
come of tomorrow's vote on his au-
thorization bill for dictatorial eco
-nomicaI authority still in doubt. Chan
ceIlor Stresemann late last night de-
termined to eliminate the reichstag
from consideration for the present.
Equipped with the extraordinary man.
date conferred upon him by President
Ebert on the ground of the presidents
cellor Immediately proclaimed the
first of his dictatoriaf reform meas
ure.
This comprises an ordinance decree
ing the employment of the gold stand
ard for all taxes, in place of the ex-
on the paper mark basis and collect
ing them months afterward in fur
ther deprecated currency.
Sees First Step Taken.
With it's revenues from taxation
established on a gold basis, Chancellor
Stresemann believes the first step
will have been taken toward salvag-
Ing the nations finances.
Among further ordinances which
are expected shortly to be dictated
is one providing for drastic curtail-
ment of the governments expenses
and the pruning Of the official pay
rolls.
The governments initial procedure
is considered to indicate that. Chan
cellor Stresemann is determined to
put aside further active consideration
of the reichstag and to rest his au-
thority on President Eberts mandate.
SO far as the chancellor's emergency
measures are concerned.
An official statement quotes a tele-
gram from Essen to the effect that,
contrary to French reports, labor
leaders and the population generally
are deeply concerned about the sit
uation in the Ruhr. The opinion Is
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Evening star., 1923-10-12
FIGHT FOR ADDED
CITY FUNDS OPENS
Story of City Grown Out of
Proportion to Appropriation
UnfoIded.

The story of city that has grown
out of all proportion to its available
funds was unfolded to a committee of
budget bureau officials by the District
Commissioners today, when they went
to the Treasury Department in sup
port of next years estimates.
The Commissioners sought to show
the budget authorities with facts and
figures that if the limitation of s25,-
144.S82 placed on National Capital ex-
pendftures stands. there will be little
new work done in the District next
year. = =
| The aim of the Commissioners in
these hearings is to convince Gen.
Lord that the supplemental estimates.
amounting to s7,1oS,oSS. should be
approved.
Here are some of the salient points
the local officials will develop in the
course of the hearings, which are ex-
pected to last for two or three days:
Ihat the sum of approximately
100000 left in the regular estimates
for school construction work will only
allow for the completion of buildings
! already authorized. To offset this
condition the city heads have asked
| for 81, 100000 in the supp1ementals for
additional buildings.
That only a few hundred thousand
ooiioAo Ids DccH III tn6 regular
estimates for new street paving,
| which will not begin to take care of
the urgent work. If the supplemental
street item should be allowed the city
would have slightly more than $1,000
600 for that purpose.
That the sewer and water depart
, ments are far behind the demand for
| extension of mains to furnish sani-
tary facilities for new houses rapidly
being erected.
1t is expected that If the budget
| officials decide they cannot raise the
limit on the regular estimates they
| may endeavor to eliminate some of
| the items on the regular list in order
! to make place for urgent requests on
| the supplemental list.
| District officials point out how
| ever, that there are no non-essential
items in the regular estimates, and
that such revision would merely
mean the sacrificing of one important
! appropriation to authorize another.
| Commissioner Oyster, it is under
| stood, will appeal to the budget
authorities to allow items for more
| motor apparatus for the fire depart
| ment. additional men for the police
department and higher salaries for
! both services. This police and fire
| salary item is regarded by the Com
| missioner as imperative in view OF
| the fact that the uniformed forces
| will lose the bonus next year, with
( out receiving the benefits of reclassi-
1 ficatiOn in it's place.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
GRAVE CHARGE BY FORD
PUT BEFORE PRESIDENT
Weeks Goes to Coolidge With Accusations
That He Sold Farmers In .s.,,
Muscle Shoals Deal. 3s

Secretary Weeks carried into today's
cabinet meeting the statement issued
in Detroit last night by Henry Ford
assailirg the War Secretary for his
action in the sale of the Gorgas steam
power plant-a part of the Muscle
Shoals, Ala, properties-to the Ala
bama Power Company.
Mr.. Weeks, prior to the cabinet
meeting. refused all requests for COM
ment on the statement in (Which Mr..
Ford declared that political influence
working through the War Secretary
had prevented him from obtaining the
Muscle Shoals properties and would
continue to prevent his acquisition of
the Alabama plant 1t was under
stood, however, that he would issue a
statement later today.
Officials close to Mr.. Weeks indi-
Evening star., 1923-10-12
POSSES HUNT TRAIN
CREW MURDERERS
Four BrutalIy Slain in Vain
HoId-Up-Bandits HurI
Explosive in Car.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
REDDING, Calf, October IL
The wooded peaks of the Siskiyous.
on the border between Oregon and
California, are believed to shelter a
little group of men who late yester-
day held up Southern Pacific train
No. Is, slew three trainmen and the
mail clerk and caused injuries to
about a score of passengers through
an explosion whereby they forced
their way into the mail car. They
got no loot.
Posses from Oregon and California
counties are seeking them. Among
the possemen are Oregon national
-guardsmen.
- Shot I'm Cold Blood.
From all available indications, the
|trainmen were shot down in cold
blood because they recognised the
robbers. whom officials believe are
former railroad employees, or men
familiar with the operation of trains
and with the country around tunnel
13, seventeen miles south of Ash
land, Greg, where the hold-up took
place.
The mail clerk, Elvyn E. Dougherty,
thirty five, of Ashland, had no chance
for his life. He barricaded himself
in his car. and the robbers either
threw a fused explosive through a
window or set off blast at the door.
The car was wrecked and mail
pouches destroyed. Fire followed. The
mail clerks body was charred beyond
recognition.
Glass Cuts Passengers.
The concussion of the blast shat
tered windows in cars farther back,
and the flying glass was responsible
for the passengers injuries. The
train emerged from the tunnel run
ming slowly. Because bridge crew
wac at work nearby, trainmen felt
no apprehension when the train stop
ped. Then several shots were heard,
and in 2 moment the explosion. The
draft through the tunnel sucked the
fumes Of dynamite back into the
tunnel and into the cars, further ter
rifying the passengers.
Trainmen rushed to the engine and
found s. L. Bates, ffty-five, of Duns-
vim Seng, twenty three. of Ashland,
Greg, the fireman., lying alongside
the engine cab. each shot through
the head. Near their bodies lay Coyle
o. Johnson, forty. of Ashland, a brake
man not on duty, who had been rid
ing on the train. He died from four
bullet wounds in his stomach.
Four cars besides the mail car
were damaged so that they were
removed from the tunnel only with
difficulty.
Railroad employees said they saw
two men board the train just as 1t
entered the tunnel.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
Freed From, Jail
To Wear Chains
OF Matrin1ony

Dan Cupid unlocked the doors
of the District Jail last night and
substituted the golden chains of
wedlock for the handouts which
Nick Mangos. twenty-three years
old, had worn when he was
brought back from Chicago to an
swer an indictment procured
against him by Miss Alexandra
Pontiki, Stwenty-two years old.
The young woman visited Mangos
at the Jail and a reconciliation
was effected.
In company of Deputy Marshal
Ceremile. Mangos visited the office
of Col. w. A. Kroll, the license
clerk, and, armed with a marriage
license, met his sweetheart at the
altar of st. Sophia's Orthodox
Greek Church, at Sth and L streets.
Rev. Nikifores Pavlau, pastor of
the church, performed the cere-
mony.s
AS a wedding gift United States
Attorney Gordon nolle pressed the
charge against Mangos.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
Slemp Cuts Coolidge Dates
To ~ Hours to SAGE Energy

President Coolidge's daily work
ing schedule, which now after two
months in the White House, has
become routine, starts at $40
o'clock, when he arrives at his Of
flee He first. goes over his mail
and the morning papers, answering
as much of his mail as possible be-
fore the first callers having sched-
uled engagements arrive. about 10
O'Clock. From that time on until
1890 o'clock the Presidents time
Is taken up with ten to fifteen min
ute appointments and 1t has been
observed that rarely does he allow
himself to get behind his schedule.
The final half hour before lunch
con at 1 O'Clock is taken up with
the reception of delega tions and
the hundreds of individuals who
call daily merely to shake hands
with the President and pay their
respects, About three-quarters of
an hour is taken for lunch and
generally, by o'clock the Presi-
dent is back at his desk for a
quiet afternoon of study. some
times never broken into at all un-
til he leaves the executive Offices
shortly before. 6 o'clock.
Evening star., 1923-10-12

While public discussion contin-
ues as to why Presidents break
down under the strain of their <du.
ties and as to means of relieving
this strain, c. Bascom Slemp, sec
retary to President Coolidge, has
after a month in office( evolved one
plan for saving the strength of his
chief.
Secretary Slemp has instituted a
system whereby engagements for
conferences with the President are
limited to the forenoon. and the
whole afternoon is reserved for
use by the President, in the study
of reports and details OF the prob
lens before him and occasional
conferences with cabinet members.
The system SO far is said to, have
worked very well and to leave the
President much less fatigued at
the end of the day than under the.
old system whereby engagements
were scattered through the after
nOOIl,4 "a ss5s = - esS'-i..f
Evening star., 1923-10-12
WEALTHY MAN SHOT
AT ACTRESS HOME

BY the A Associated Press -
NEW YORK, October l.. - Milton A.
Mas. wealthy vice president -of a
chemical corporation and resident of
Asbury Park. N. J., is in Stamford.
Conn.,, hospital today, having been shot
r,vsteriously last night at the Sound
beach, Conn, home of Mrs. Ida M.
Leslie, a widow and former actress, who
says she is his fiancee.
Prosecutor White of Greenwich, Conn.,,
is making an inquiry.
81 went for walk on the beach with
two dogs. leaving Mr.. Mas in the liv-
ing room.'' said Mrs. Leslie. "As |
reached the porch two men sprang from
the shrubbery, 'throttled me and threw
me down..
81 struggled and screamed, and Mr.
Mas came rushing out. AS he reached
the porch a third man leaped from the
bushes, and fired twice. Mr. Mas COL
lapsed and almost tainted" .
After having been operated on at the
hospital Mas TOLD this version of the
shooting,
81 had just arrived and was entering
the hallway of Mrs. Leslie's home when
I heard her scream from one of the
rooms. Suddenly two men entered the
hallway from the living room and one
of them opened fire on me. / went down
member
Mr.. Mas is unmarried. Besides the
home at Asbury Park he maintained an
apartment at a Broadway Hotel in this
city. = i.s :
Evening star., 1923-10-12

By the Associated Press. g-
LONDON, October ,1a.-Ae rnmor that
Earl Beatty, first sealoard of the
admiralty. is to be offered the British
enthusiastically at Washington in
succession to SIR Auckland Geddes is
current in naval circles. The Daily
Mirrow says the story is that the
authorities want the earl. out of. the
way. because of his strong opposition
to the"propesal for a reduction in the
pay of the navy in 1924.
Another report that Sir Eustace
Fiennes, governor of the -Leeward
Islands, is likely to replace Sir !Auck-
land appears in the Daily Sketch,
which asserts, however, that the am
bassador's health has so much, i'm
proved that he probably will return
to Washington in December, although
the possibility that he will not gives
ground for speculation as to his sue
ceSSor. -
Evening star., 1923-10-12
Stresemann, Acting Upon
Order of Ebert, Puts Taxes
on GoId-Mark Basis.
GOES TO HEART OF ILLS
NOW RENDING GERMANY
Exhibits Tenacity in Face of Grave
Personal Risk-Food
Riots Recur.
by HIRAM X. MoDERWELL.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1923.
BERLIN, October 12.-Chancellor
Strcsemann has proceeded to dicta-
torial measures without awaiting the
reichstag's authorization. Thus he
reveals combination of tenacity and
resoureefulness not exhibited by any
other German statesman for many
years.
Taking his stand on the general
provision of the German constitution
permitting the president to authorize
exceptional measures in an emer-
gency, the chancellor goes directly TO
| the heart of~the nations troubles by
demanding the payment of taxes on
a gold mark basis, at the same time
simplifying Germany's topheayy tax
system.
He makes the necessary conces-
| sions to the powerful industrialists
by remitting the present Az per cent
coal tax, but at the same time ue-
mands a corresponding lowering OF
| internal coal prices.
Coal Mt $25 Ton.
The price of coal now is paralyzing
fGerman production and German
household life. Coal today costs s25
ton. On this basis Industry cannot
| operate. Hence, mass unemployment
| threatens to continue its inroads on
state funds indefinitely and delay the
| stabilization of the currency.
| Chancellor Stresemann has politely,
but effectively, declared Ais inde-
pendence Of parliament and said TO
| the German people:
I am determined to do. the neces-
sary things by any legal means IN
| order to save Germany from catas-
| trophe during the coming winter.
Do you dare not support me?.
Hence if the reichstag tomorrow re-
| fuses to grant his special dictatorship
| law Chancellor Stresemann Will de-
clare the reichstag's usefulness nm
| ished, and will continue TO dictate un-
| thority with President Eberts ap-
| prevail
Rebel Troops Freed.
An amazing sequel to Mondays trial
at Cottebus, where the troops which
made an armed attack against the
state at Kuestrin were liberated and
given money, was made known today,
when the fact was established that
their leader, Mai. Buchrucker, also
had been released and given posi-
| tion in the ministry Of national de-
| fense. All the other officers involved
either have been released or will be
| freed soon.
Democratic circles are asking.
| What is the mysterious explanation
| of the fact that the state rewards
with money or office those who at
| tempt high reason"
Evening star., 1923-10-12

Gated that he resented the statement
of the Detroit manufacturer and con-
sidered it sufficiently grave to take
up directly with the President.
Coolidge Backs Weeks.
Mr.. Coolidge is known to be thor
oughly in accord with the action
taken by the War Department in SELL
ing the Gorgas plant to the Alaba Re
Power Company for s3,472,4s7. IL
position of the President. as 1t has
been stated at the White House. is
that Mr.. Ford be given every oppor-
tunity to buy and lease the Muscle
Shoals properties and that his offer,
still before Congress, has not been
affected by the sale of the Gorgas
project.
Mr.. Coolidge, after the recent sale
of the Gorgas plant. told visitors that
the government did not regard the
: (Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
S,peep Seas for 80 Fighting
For Life after Tanker Sinks

By the Assoc.a ted Press.
KEY WEST, Fla, October r.
Thirty men. members Of the crew
of the City OF Everett, a tanker.
which sank stern-first early yes
terday on the Florida coast. who
are believed to be fighting for
their lives in open boats in
stormy sea, today were being
searched for by vessels who
answered the Everetts distress
call.
The tanker, owned by A. J. Kap-
Ian OF New York, foundered in a
heavy sea OF Tortugas. She was
reported to have displacement
OF 2,5s5 tons, and ship registers
give her measurements as 346 feet
in length and AZ feet at the beam.
Am lowering boats; will sink
{ soon: latitude. .z4.30 north: longi-
Evening star., 1923-10-12

tude, Sc west,". was a message re-
ceived from the ill-fated vessel
by the radio station at the navy
yard here. Twenty-Five minutes
later what is believed to be the
final chapter of the Everett was
received through the air:
Going down, stern f1rst; SOS,
SOS. Sos" ~
The Comal OF the Mallory line,
seventy-five miles away, buffeting
the high-running sea, shifted it's
course and headed for, the Everett,
while the Saukee, a revenue cut
ter, steamed out Of this harbos to
the reported position OF the
tanker, located on charts as being
100 miles west of Tortugas.
When the Comal and Saukee ar
rived at the position given by the
Everett, only small amount OF
debris covered the high-running
sea. The rescuers reported to the
navy yard that not . life boat was
in sight.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
WHEN WILL THE DOLLAR BE
WORTH ONE DOLLAR AGAIN?

NEXT Sunday George Roberts, vice president of the
IN National City Bank, New York, and for IS years
director of the United States Mint will tell in the Edi-
toal Section of The Sunday Star what has happened to-
the Dollar and why. This will be the second article in
series of exclusive interviews with nationally known
leaders of American industry. sS
Mr.. Roberts is internationally known as one of the
Worlds greatest economists He will tell in simple Ian
guage which every one understand, just why the
Dollar only worth fraction of its prewar value and
how and when it will come into its own again. %
Every business man and every thoughtful American
will want to read every article in this series, each one of
which will discuss problem of vital concern to every
one of us.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
SALESWOMAN FOUND
STRANGLED TO DEATH
Missing Man Of Same Rooming
House, Described as Minister'S
Son, Sought.

NEW YORK, October 12.-The
almost nude body of Miss Estelle
Phillips, an attractive department
store saleswomarl. was found bound
and gagged early today In her West
97th street furnished room.
A man.. described to police as the
SON of Montreal minister, was
sought for Questioning after DR..
Benjamin Schwartz. acting chief
medical examiner, reported that
death was caused by stranguiation.
Parts Of the body were mutilated,
police said. A small towel was knot
ted around the throat.
The man sought by the police @@-
cupied an adjoining room for a. week.
He left the house early this morning
Evening star., 1923-10-12
COOLEY QUITS MICHIGAN

ROCHESTER,, N. ", October I12.-
Resignation of Mortimer E. Cooley,
dean of the College of Engineering and
Architecture Of the University IT Mich
igan, as president of the American En-
eineering council of the Federated
American Engineering Societies, was
announced at the opening session of a
two-day meeting of the executive board
of the council today.
Dean Cooley said he would retire be-
cause of i'll health. -s
Evening star., 1923-10-12
PROBE OF WALTON
ACTIVITIES OPENS
Impeachment Machinery Sci
in Motion in Oklahoma
= Lower House.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associst ted Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, October
12.-1mpeachment machinery of the
Oklahoma house of representatives
was set in motion today with the
speaker, of a committee of twenty
one house members to conduct in
vestigations upon which impeach-
ment charges would be based.
The state senate postponed con-
sideration of legislation affecting the
Ku Klux Klan, when it adjourned
after a fifteen minutes session until
Monday afternoon. An anti-klan
bill drawn by Senator c. B. Leedy,
which was to have been Identified,
was withheld.
From the size of the committee
1t was believed that the investigation
of several state departments might
be undertaken simultaneously. It
was indicated yesterday. the commit
tee would be composed of nine men,
bers. 1t is expected to be divided
into several subcommittees to expedite
it's work.
To Take Up Khan Bill.
The senate is expected TO turn it's
attention to anti-Ku, Klux. Klan leg
islation while waiting for the house
to act in the impeachment proceed
ings.
AS a. substitute to Cow Walton's
bill directed at 3the secret organiza-
ton, Senator c.. B. Leedy of Arnett
announced he would submit to the
upper house today a measure which
will be just as effective, but less ex-
pensive than the governors pro-
posal.
His bill, Senator Leedy declared, has
provisions similar to that of the gov
ernor, except that it would not COM
pei secret organizations to file their
rosters with county authorities, a
"burdensome and expensive feature" "
Senator Leedy's bill, like that OF
Gov. Walton's, would prohibit the
wearing of masks and exact severe
penalties against those who assemble
for purposes of intimidation or vio-
lence.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
GOMPERS REELECTED
PRESIDENT OF A. FL.

| By the Associated Press
| PORTLAND, Ore, October H.
Samuel Gompers today was unani-
mously reelected president of the
American Federation, Of Labor at the
convention here
Evening star., 1923-10-12
FORD Is NOT READY
TO DECIDE CANDIDACY
Auto Makers Secretary States Posi-
tion About Presidency in Reply
to Nebraska News.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mich, October IA
Henry Ford does not wish to make a
definite answer at present as to
whether or not he will be candidate
for President, El G. Liebold, his per-
sonal secretary, said today in COM
menting on news from Nebraska that
the Detroit manufacturers name will
go on the ballot in the presidential
primary election in that state -
Evening star., 1923-10-12
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; little
change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, IS,
at 3 pm. Yesterday; lowest, a., at
$50 am. today
Full report on page z.
Evening star., 1923-10-12

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