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Evening star., 1923-04-29
President Points
To Dead Senator
AS Noble Citizen

PRESIDENT Harding received the
news Of the sudden death of Sena-
Tor Nelson of Minnesota while at
lending the dinner last night of
the American Society of Newspa-
per Editors and Immediately is
sued a statement saying that the
minnesota senator was "a stalwart
american and performed a most
useful public service, With a rec
ord of great work accomplished.
Senator Nelson was an inspir-
ing example of American oppor-
tunity,' the Presidents statement,
written in his own hand at the
dinner table, said. HE came to
US In poverty from Norway, ac-
quired a competence. served in the
war for the Union and had a long
and honored career in the Senate.
held him in very high regard and
deeply regret his passing"
Evening star., 1923-04-29
PAINTING OF BERNHARDT
IN DEATH SUPPRESSED

PARIS, April 2s.-Copies of draw
ing by a Persian artist depicting
Sarah Bernhard as she lay on her
death bed almost buried In the mass
Of floral offerings, has been ordered
seauestrated by the courts pending
trial of suit filed today by Maurice
Bernhard against the publisher of
the picture, lie Captain.
Maurice. contends that as the son of
the tragedienne. he alone has the
right to authorize publication of such
a picture.
Evening star., 1923-04-29
GERMANS OUTLINE
PEACE OFFENSIVE
Hughes Plan, Thirty-Bi|Iion
Marks Payment, Guarantee
by Industry, Are Factors.

(By Cable to The Star and New York Tribune,
Copyright, 1921
BERLIN. April 2s.-Germany is
prepared to talk peace. but she will
not lay down her arms while talk
on this subject is in progress. Sup
ported by the signature Of German
industry in guarantee Of execution of
the obligations she is ready to as
sumo. Germany will next week launch
her big peace offensive on a wide
front. covering the entire stretch be-
tween Paris, Washington and London.
To Paris she will hold out prin-
cipally the offer of Franco-German
Industrial cooperation. coupled with
a promise of cash payments on the
basis of her late Paris proposals.
10000, 100000 gold marks, to be di-
vided among an initial payment of
10000, 100000 and two successive
5.0o0,o0O,ooO payments. the money to
be raised by a series of international
loans, but the final sum to be left
to the determination of a committee of
international experts
Hughes Proposal Involved.
At this point Germany's line will
connect with Washington in that 1t
will dovetail with the Hughes pro-
of the reparation problem.
While. however. the total that
Germany will thus hold out as the
limit of her paying capacity repre-
sents a reparations bill Of SO, ,000. 900. =
600 gold marks. 1t Is assumed in well
informed circles here that, as Gustaye
Stresemann put it in his last pub
wrangle about "a billion more or
less" for in indicating 30,o0o.o0o, 900
marks as her limit, Germany may be
assumed to have left herself a hand
some margin for bargaining-assum-
ing that her negotiation move will
lead to this.
BY thus combining Foreign Minis
ter Won Bosenberg's original offer of
acceptance Of the Hughes plan with
response to Marquis Curzon's recon-
that she take the initiative
in moving toward active negotiations.
Germany hopes to obtain London's
support of her move by provoking
British pressure on France, with the
idea Of inducing the latter to sit down
together with Germany and all the
allies at the conference table.
To strengthen the political impress
sion made by this proposed peace Of
fensive, a meeting Of all the presi-
dents Of the German states was
today summoned for Monday, when
the government will lay the German
offer before them for their approval.
With all the state governments, the
foremost reichstag parties and the
guarantee of German industry behind
him, Chancellor Cuno hopes to break
through Premier Poincare's front by
both a frontal and a flank attack
the flank attack being that part of
the German offer designed to impress
the committee Des Forges by holding
out to it a prospect of fruitful
Franco-German Industrial co-opera-
tion, with the idea Of breaking down
whatever inclination Premier Poin-
care may still have to accept nothing
but unconditional surrender from
Germany.
Evening star., 1923-04-29

from Washington
to Chicago, en-
route to his home
in Minnesota
Death was due
to heart disease.
The train crew
said as the train
W a s pa s S i n 6
through Timo-
MUM, Md, eleven
miles from Balti-
more, the senator
had an attack of
angina pectoriS
and died in a few
minutes.
Evening star., 1923-04-29
japan RECOGNITION.
SEEN BY SOVIET.
BY the Associa ted Press

BY the Associa ted Press
MOSCOW, April 2S.-The soviet for
eign office announces that Japan,
through her representative at Vladi-
vostok. has proposed partial renewal
of relations with Russia, somewhat
along the lines of the Russo-British
trade agreement, which MOSCOW con-
siders tantamount to de facto recog-
nition.
1t is announced that the Russian
government now is considering the
proposals, which include the station
ing of Japanese commercial agents at
Moscow, vladivostok. Chita and the
principal Siberian commercial CEN
ters. and of soviet commercial agents
at Yokohama. Nagasaki and other
centers. but not at Toxic.
Adolp Joffe. representing soviet
government. has been in the far east
for several months carrying on ne
gotiations first at Peking and later
at Toxic.
Mark End Of Struggle.
If the two governments agree to
J
treaty is drafted it would. according
to the Moscow viewpoint mark the
end of the struggle in the far east
and the alleged Intervention carried
On by Japan. the first step in liquida-
ton. Of which was seen when the
'Japanese forces evacuated Vladi-
vostock.
The foreign Office statement says
the government on March 80 and April
"a received official proposals from the
Japanese government about the par
tial renewal of Russo-Japanese relations
preliminary to conclusion of definite
convention.
/ The commercial agents would have
the right to protect the interests Of
their citizens, to issue passports. and
generally, have consular privileges,
including the diplomatic right Of COM
munication by code and courier. The
agents would pledge themselves to
refrain from engaging in propaganda
The privilege Of ordering the recall
of agents for breaking such pledge
or for other cause would be recog-
nized.
The foreign Office announces that
the government postponed consid-
Grafton Of the Japanese proposals be-
cause NJ. Joffe, who is in Toxic, pre-
viously was denied the right to COM
7municate with Moscow in code, but
now that this right is recognized. the
government is considering acceptance
upon receipt of NJ. Joffe's recommen-
dations.
Evening star., 1923-04-29
IN SENATE 2S YEARS.
At Eighty Was Oldest Member in
Higher Branch of Congress.

Tho death last night Of Knute Nell
son. senior senator from Minnesota,
aboard a train enroute to Chicago,
removed from the Senate it's oldest
member and one of those with the
longest service: record. He was
eighty years old and had served
twenty-eight years
Senator. Nelson, although ill last
winter with influenza. was active
during the last session of Congress
and today when he left Washington
for his home he appeared in excel
lent health, although the death of his
pressed him. Those who were closest
to him said he never fully recovered
from that blow.
Senator Nelson was a civil war
veteran, and worked hard. especially
during the war; in pushing legisla-
ton dealing with Characterization
The espionage act was one Of the
man of the judiciary committee, and
member of the commerce commit
tee. He reported the Dyer anti
lynching bill, which failed Of passage
and the child labor constitutional
amendment
Under the rules of seniority, Sem
ator Dillingham;, republican, OF ver-
mont, would succeed to the chairm an
ship OF the judiciary committee.
Senator Nelson's present term
would have expired in 1925.
Called Grand Old Man.
Great strength-physical and men
tal-was the first thing that i'm
pressed one in meeting Knute Nelson,
long affectionately referred to as the
Grand Old Man" of Minnesota. His
physique was stocky and muscular,
his head larger than that Of the
average man, his features cast in a
strong mould. His whole personality
was suggestive of indebtedness,
breadth Of mind and decisiveness.
Nelson had a peculiar aptitude for
statecraft. evidenced by the fact that,
besides being a member Of the United
States Senate for more than twenty
years, he was for six years in the
House Of Representatives, and he
Evening star., 1923-04-29

escaped from the stalled bus by jump
ing through the window and swim
ming TO an isle Of safety about
twenty feet away.
Autos Float BY.
When the Hood waters were at
their heighth, three machines parked
near the Little Sunshine Meat
Market" in Capitol Heights were seen
to fioat pass the store. They were
found later about two blocks distant
Tracks of the Columbia division OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company running to Chesapeake
Junction ewere torn from their ties
for about quarter OF a mile be-
tween 46th and SD streets, and in
some places the roadbed was washed
away. AS a result a number of cars,
including two Baltimore and Annapo-
lis electric line trains bound for the
Monumental city, were left stranded,
surrounded by lake of water Some
of the passengers left the trains and
waded through the mud and water,
knee deep in spots The majority OF
them, however, obviously preferred
to remain aboard, and at midnight
were observed making themselves
comfortable, prepared to spend the
night on the coaches
All Traffic Dead.
The tearing up of these tracks re-
suited in a complete tie-up of ali
traffic on the Columbia line from 18th
and H streets to the District line, and
hundreds Of persons, many of them
burdened with baskets containing
their Sunday dinners, were seen
trudging wearily along the road to-
ward their homes. Others, in better
financial circumstances, however,
hired taxicabs, a long procession Of
which proceeded TO and fro almost
necessarily from about 10 o'clock
until after midnight.
The inundated territory lies at the
foot of numerous hills that dot the
land from Benning to Capital Heights
Apparently little damage was done
to the houses and bungalow colonies
On the adjacent highland.
An accurate estimate of the prop
erty damage in this territory was not
Forthcoming last night, but it is be-
lieved the figure will probably run
into the thousands. Except in few
isolated sections. this entire area is
a colored settlement and many of the
homes damaged by water are OF a
few years standing.
Water Six Feet Deep.
Although the water In this area
was estimated as being six feet deep
in some places when the storm was
at its height it quickly receded short
ly after the final downpour, passing
off through the run which passes
through this territory and empties
into the eastern branch Of the Poto-
mao near the Benning power plant.
The water that did not flow into
this run formd lakes around the several
hundred houses nearby, Narrowing the
occupants.
Mar0oned In Car.
Between thirty and forty men and
women en- route to their homes in
Deanwood and nearby were marooned
in a District line street car where
the waters overnowed the banks OF
the nearby creek and roadways, swept
across the car tracks and in short
space of time rose to the level OF
the windows The car was stalled
at the end of the old Benning race
track, near Chesapeake Junction.
The passengers frantically climbed
out of windows to the top of the car.
Firemen and policemen rushed to the
scene and stretched ladders from the
marshes to the top of the car. At the
same time several hundred persons
gathered around the scene, giving
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1923-04-29
BAR ENDORSES UNDERWOOD.

MOBILE. Ala, April 28.-The Ala
bama State Bar Association at its
closing session today indorsed United
States Senator Oscar w! Underwood
for President Of the United States.
The vote on the Endorsement was
Unanimous
Evening star., 1923-04-29
Automobiles Swept Away, Street
Cars MarOOned In Eastern
Section of City.
WOMAN is CARRIED OFF BY RUSH
OF TORRENT AT CAPITOL HEIGHTS
Man Loses Life When Automobile Is
Inundated in Twelve Feet of Water
In AnacOstia.

Flood waters resulting from last nights downpour with
terrific force through the lowands of the outlying sections
District drowning and woman inundated hundreds Of
of and did damage which probably will
thousands of dollars The rushing swept automobiles and
their occupants from the public highways
atop the roof until emen and police could
them and played general havoc to all property path
The dead Vivian H Tibbs colored, chauffeur, of
Sheridan avenue
southeast Anacosta and Mrs William Carter colored of 442S
Douglas northeast drowned the Kenworh
the Benning stock yards
Evening star., 1923-04-29
WHERE FLOOD CENTERED.

The flood centered its force the low lying portions
and that lying between the old Bennng
the and Capitol Heights the Hundreds of
these sections surrounded by and many
reported ranging from four six feet in depth
Der Of bridges also partly washed away
Sewers all parts the city off the water
the flooded the curb instances
gency department reported nine
choked Numerous reports OF flooded ceers made
To- the
Evening star., 1923-04-29
Expires in Pullman Near Bal
timore-Left Capital Last
Evening for Home.
HEART DISEASE CAUSE
OF DEATH, SAYS DOCTOR
Body Taken From Train at Har.
risburg, to Be Sent
West Today.
BY the .Associa ted Press.


HARRISBURG. Pa, April 2S.-
United States Senator Knute Nelson
died on a Pennsylvania train at 8:15
o'clock tonight, while on his way
Evening star., 1923-04-29

Continued on Page 2. Column 80
Evening star., 1923-04-29

Fair today and tomorrow; moder-
ate temperature.
Temperature for twenty-five hours
ended at 10 pm. last night: Highest,
14.6: lowest, 63.6.
Full report on page 5.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30
NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION.

day. the 3lst day of March. 1929 a snec-
~ bond election will be held In the West
Oxanogan Valley Irrigation District. stu.
atea ~ Okanogan County. State OF Wash.
"sIon' az which election there win be
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

Macmillan Harden, the 2 widely
known German writer. is more incIin-
ed to hold the present officials at
Berlin responsible for the trouble in
the Ruhr than the French, which is
certainly great concession for Ger
man.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, U. S. Land
OiIice at Waterville. Washington, Feb.
Notice Is hereby given that Florence C.
buckingham. OF Oroville, Washins IN
who on May Q. 1919. made an Additional
homestead Entry. No. O16373. for VIZ
SEH, NEANWA, NWHSEH, Lot /.
SecIion IL. Township 80 Norra. Range
~ e. w. NJ. has filed notice of Intention
TO make Three-Year proof, to establish
claim to the land abovedescribed. before
L. w. Barnes. United States Land Com
the 3rd day of April, 1928.
Claimant names as witnesses: Johnnie
Johnson, r. c. johnson, Fl. A. Petland
and Cam Sprowles. all of Oroviiis. Wash
Nj. e. X. FRITS. Register.
First publication March 2, 1928.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30
HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE

In some parts of the country, wom-
ems auxiliaries to the ku klux khan
nave been organized, and now comes
the imperial wizard of the ku kluxers
and says the khan does not recognize
women auxiliaries. The work of the
Khan is such that the volubility of
women and their natural tender heart
precludes them from participation in
secret outrages.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

The occupation of the Rineland
SINCE the war. which was part of the
agreement of the terms of peace. has
cost Germany some $500 600, 900 gold
marks. The upkeep Of armies of occu
patton is somewhat expensive.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

A press dispatci under a Seattle
date line contains the following that
will be OF special interest to ex-ser-
vice men: THE state service division
OF the American Legion, with head
quarters in Seattle has been enlarged
to handle claims under the Sweet bill,
which was signed by President Hard
ing March 4. Fred r. Mast, supervisor
of the division, said thousands of vet
Grams suffering from tuberculosis and
nervous diseases, are entitled, under
the new law to aid"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

Is from sections 26 and 27. IN said ton,n-
snip a,ilI %; and the polling place tberain
Worth ne Of at F the Peterson Packing House,
=, Election Precinct No q con,ru,s,.
tnat part OF the District lying souti, az az
1 Giiection Precinct No. q and The poli,n 90
me- Rce T tnerein Will be at Creamery Builds
Gaven under the order Of the Board q,
Warcb 1000 ana dated this 9th day Of
T.. RISTE,
E,rst r,h,, Secretary of Said District
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

Riley Coyle, who created a sensation
last fall by exhibiting lot Of coarse
gold that he had taken from a placer
claim on the Similkameen river
states that he will probably be able
to commence work at his claim within
week or two. II he can continue to
pick up gold like that he picked up
last fall before winter closes him
down Mr. Coyle will have large bal
ance to his credit in the bank.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

A federal forecast states that the
potato acreage this year is the light
est since 1919.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

! Inc murder wave continues all owe,
1.-THE land, and women are victims as
OFTEN as men A close-in case occurred
sunday when man at Standpoint
Idaho, shot and killed his wife and
mother-in-law and then committed
suicide. Domestic troubles were re-
| sponsible.
by an automobile collision at Spo-
kane early Sunday morning one wo-
man was instantly killed and five
other persons more or less seriously
injured. one Of wnom will probably
die Liquor was responsible for the
accident.
Sarah Bernhard, the great Frech
actress. died Sunday at the age of II
years. She was one of the best known
actresses or the stage, and with a
wonderful vitality continued giving
performances even up to a very ad-
vanced age.
An American aviator has beaten tba
world record for speedy flight by trav-
cling 233'Ol miles an hour. Some
speed.
The war damage in the devastated
regions OF France has been fixed at
S5.75O,OO0.O0O francs. War is ,xpen-
sive.
Senator Samuel d. Nicholson. of
Colorado, died at Denver Sunday. As
a democrat governor will appoint a
successor to fill the vacancy EXPIRES
ldent Wilson has requested Governor
sweet to appoint Huston Thompson
10 the office. That suggestion will
probably be followed.
Wenatchee Is making arrangements
for pulling off the fourth annual
Apple Blossom festival on May and |
}. 1t promises to be a gala affair at |
racting one of the largest crowds |
hat has eve rassembled in Wenatchee.
A company drilling for oil on
iangman creek, within the limits Of
spokane. struck gas last week with
Indications Of the presence of oil. The
trike created considerable excite
1ent in the big city.
Wenatchee is still working hard to
ecure southern line of railroad. A
ew rail outlet could be secured by t
he Wenatchee shippers if they con- I
their efforts in inducing the
anadian Pacific to extend the branch
ON PentictOn to Oliver down to con- 4
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

Complete abolition of divorce In
urged by Supreme Court Justice
Morschauser, of New York. This at
titude Is taken on account Of the enor-
nous number of divorces that are
constantly being>granted all over the
country Judging from the number of
separations that take place in this
state alone every year, marriage has
become a decided failure.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

The Penticton Herald states that
every indication points to a heavy
fruit crop in that locality this year. It
Is a trife early to draw conclusions
relative to what may be expected In
the way OF fruit yield in this locality
but as the winter has not been so Sc
we're as TO endanger the trees at least
normal crop can be expected, and a
normal crop means a lot of apples.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

Wenatchee is still working hard to
secure southern line of railroad. A
new rail outlet could be secured by
the Wenatchee shippers if they con-
centrated their efforts In inducing the
Pacific to extend the branch
from Penticton to Oliver down to con-
meet with the Great Northern at Orc
Vile. 4
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

A company drilling for oil on
Hangman creek. within the limits Of
Spokane. struck gas last week with
indications Of the presence of oil The
strike created considerable excite
ment in the big city.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30

A student at the University Of Ida
no has set new record as an egg
eater. having consumed 81 soft boiled
eggs at a single meal. The dispatch
does not state how the boy stands in
his studies, but boggjpg eggs brings
MIN more noteriety than u be were at
the head OF his class
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-07
DARWIN URGES ! 1
REF0RMERS TO-
CEASE UPLlFT
M More Harm Than Good,
Says Descendant of Great !,
Scientist
{,
HARM BEING DONE
Propigating the Inferior OF
Society Instead II
Superior

London, Aug. Social reformers
as a class do much more harm than
good, according to Professor Leonard
Darwin, and society would improve
much faster if they ceased to worry
about it and let it 60 it's own way.
Professor Darwin is son OF the
great Charles Darwin, and it is ma
tural that he should hold strong
views on the survival of the fittest
and how this best can be accomplish
ed. He says that the misguided eff
forts of many sincere and earnest
social reformers really result in en-
couraging the continuance of rage
inferiority and deterioration, which
is Just the reverse of what they arc
trying to do. In recent speech be-
fore the Eugenic Education Society,
of which he is president, he dwelt
upon the harm he thought social re-
formers we're doing.
"Mate Selection" was the title of
Professor Darwin's address. He was
not sure that mate selection, in the
present state of society, was good
for the future of the race, and argued
that when the fit married the fit they
tended to have smaller families,
while the inferior people continued
producing unfit types which became
more marked.
"To secure human. progress" he
said, "the inferior types must be
eliminated, and all that should be
demanded is that this process be
made as little painful as possible"
Pity for others and solicitude for
their liberty the speaker regarded as
among the things that constituted
obstacles in the way of racial i'm
provemcnt.
"The philanthropists of today, how
| ever, Professor Darwin said "Only
look on one side of the question, and
entirely ignore the racial effects of
the reforms they are advocating"
! Both out-of-work doles to those
constitutionally incapable of work,
and outdoor relief generally, if given
without regard to the probability of
parenthood in the future, would di-
| TeCtIy teHu W PIOHiOtc VIC AHAeiioIi'J
Of the race in the future.
Motherhood endowment to the ma
turally superior and unfit alike,
these and other methods of relieving
distress, would have the-same result,
he contendcd.
Altogether, as viewed by Professor
Darwin, there seemed to be a pretty
blue outlook for the world generally.
and even enlightened cugenists ap-
peared to be able to find little COM
fort in his views.
But Professor Darwin said his OBJ
lection to mate selection would disap-
pear if "by some method less cruel
than that of natural selection the in
ferior stocks could be made to null
tiply less quickly than the superior"