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Evening star., 1923-05-14
REPLY CONCILIAToRY.
Soviet Expresses Keen Desire to
Hold British Friendship.

BY the Associated Press
MOSCOW. May I4-Soyiet Russia 8
note to Great Britain, the text of
which was given out here today, is
couched in conciliatory terms. Ex-
pressing regretful surprise at the
ultimatum, ii proposes a conference
at time and place TO be arranged
with England. at which responsible
representatives of both governments
shall discuss not only the disputed
secondary questions raised in the
British: note. but shall also regularize
fully the relations between Russia
and Great Britain. The note sets
forth what 1t declares are certain
errors in the British charges with re-
gard to propaganda by Russia in the
east. While admitting that Russia
naturally sent money to the Russian
representative in Persia. it says the
British are ova-vvspicious in thinking
that Russia has no use for money II,
the east other than for propaganda.
The note 'disavows responsibility
for the third (MoScow) international
1t offers to settle by arbitration the
question raised by the Russian seiz-
ures of British .trawlers and COM
pensate the families of Charles f.
executed in Russia in 1920. and of
another British subject in whose case
! a claim was made. if the British will
agree to give compensation for the
long Imprisonment of several Rus
slams in England and India.
With regard to the two notes sent
to England signed by "Weinstein, .
which Mr.. Hodgson. the British agent
| in Moscow, returned. complaining
that they were couched in offensive
language. the reply says the first
note returned by MIR. HodEson was
never sent again to the British gov
ernment and therefore must be re-
garded as unsent, while the second
| letter did not contain anything often
i sive. These notes We're in reply To
Mr.. Hodgsons protest against the
| execution of Mgr. Butchkavitch.
| The note declares that despite mis-
! understandings Russia greatly appre-
ciates friendly relations with Great
Britain.
The document of about 5000 words
| is signed by Maxim Litvinof. assist
ant commissar for foreign affairs
| and addressed to Mr.. Hodgson.
Hostility a Surprise.
Although European reaction to en-
nifty toward the soviet republic has
been growing during the past few
months, the note begins, the British
| ultimatum nevertheless was a sur
| prise because of its sharp and un-
| justified hostility"
"Ultimatums and threats" it de-
! clares. ARE not the way to settle pri-
vate and relatively unimportant mis-
understandings between states, and
| in any case the establishment of cor
| rect relations with the soviet repub-
! lie is not attainable by this means
| While appreciation is expressed OF
| the value to Russia of the British
| agreement. nevertheless England has
| benefited also, the document points
% erowing. with conseuuent reduction
! in the prices of many comm ODDITIES
| throughout Europe.
Great Britain speaks of the nu-
merous challenges which Russia has
! thrown to Great Britain" says the
note, adding: THE soviet governmen,
permits itself to assert the complete
baselessness of such statement"
Evening star., 1923-05-14
Italy Demands the
Same Debt Terms
u. s. Gaue British

BY Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1923.
MILAN. May 14.-Sig. De Stefani,
the Italian finance minister. Sun
day delivered his long expected
speech on the financial situation
of the country. He enumerated
the graf economies realized in six
months by the fascist govern
ment and expressed the belief that
the revenue would be increased
by 442,0O0.000 lire. Six months
ago. he said. the deficit for 1928
1924 was estimated at 100000
600 lire ii could now be conf
IDENTIFY estimated at l.1s7,000.000
lire.
AS to Italy's debt to the United
States. De Stefani said that it
would be paid. but only if the
terms were proportionately the
same as those granted to Great
Britain.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
MISSING Man FOUND
HANDCUFfED IN PIT
Resort Owner Believed KIDNAPPED
by Gang Of Boot
leggers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PETERSBURG, Va, May Thames
F.. Griffin, owner Of a bathing resort
near here, who mysteriously disap-
peared last Monday night while driv-
ing along a road in his automobile,
was found today in a gravel pit.
handcuffed and unconscious. He was
taken to a hospital, where his condi.
ton. is safd to be serious. Physicians
said he was suffering from fear and
exposure.
Griffin, for several weeks prior to
his disappearance, had received
threats supposedly from a gang of
bootleggers whom he had forbidden
to enter his resort. He was on his
way home from the bathing beach
when he disappeared. His abandoned
automobile was found next morning
near a bridge, and since then every
availabre officer of this CITY,. aided by
Chesterfield county authorities. citi-
zens. and scores of members of the
Ku Klux Klan. have searched for him
almost constantly day and night.
Griffin is said to be a leader Of the
local khan.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 14.-One divorce
has been granted for every Ave mar
riage licenses issued in Chicago dur
ing the first three months of this
year, and in the last ten years the
ratio Of divorces to marriages has
nearly doubled.
Judges. who have heard from 1000
to 5000 divorce cases. ascribe the in
creasing number of marriage disso-
lutions to changing economic condi-
tions.
In January, February and March
1906 marriage licenses were issued
During the same period circuit and
superior court judges signed 1858
divorce DEGREES. In 1922, 1904 mar
riage licenses were issued and 1885
divorces granted. Divorces have
doubled in the last eight years, while
marriages have increased one-eighth
For every thousand marriages. the
Evening star., 1923-05-14
HAS HIGH REGARD FOR us.

PARIS. May 14.-Marshal Foch still
considers his trip to America as one
of his greatest experiences. Before
the marshal left for Poland recently
he gave some "reminiscences to Prince
Poniatowski, descendant of Napo-
lepn's marshal, whose statue Foch went
to Poland to unveil.
"If 1 had to start life over again."
said the Marshal to Poriatowski dur
ing his recital, IT would go to Los
Angeles. 1t is a magnificent country.
1t Is the Riviera-but greater"
Evening star., 1923-05-14
Incomplete Reports Indicate
Terrible Tragedy in Sections
Outside Colorado City.
RESCUERS FIND VICTIMS
AT NEARLY EVERY FARM
Killed and Wounded Discovered
Amid Wreckage of Home After
Home in Devastated Area.
Bv the Associated Press.


COLORADO CITY, Tex, May IA
Eight bodies of persons killed in a
tornado near here early this morning
have been brought to Colorado City
end 1t was reported that several more
Bodies are on the way here. Twelve
persons have been counted dead and
there is no official estimate of the
number of persons killed. it was stat
ed Persons doing relief work re-
ported dead and injured being found
at almost every scattered farm and
ranch dwelling for miles southeast of
here.
7. H. Green, chairman Of Red Cross
workers here, said the injured prob
ably will reach 100 and probably as
many as fifty are killed"
Doctors and nurses from dozen
nearby towns have been appealed to
and are searching in the devastated
area Only slight damage was done
to the town of Colorado itself.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
British Regard Soviet Reply
to UItimatum as Complete
Acquiescence.
CURZ0N TO ASK FULL
REDRESS AND APOLOGY
Bolshevik Leaders Express Will.
ingness to Make Redress for
Staying of English.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. May 14.-In British official
circles the reply Of the Russian soviet
government to the British note is con-
sldered as avoiding a rupture. Salts
faction is expressed at what the Brit
ish consider an about face on the part
OF Moscow in its attitude toward Great
Britain.
While the British government is ready
to discuss the disputed matters with
Leonid Krassin or another credited en-
Toy, Lord Curzon seems determined to
maintain all the points raised in the
British note and will not tolerate long
discursive explanations from Moscow, IT
is indicated.
He will also insist. it is declared. on
adequate redress and apologies for the
wrongs alleged by the British in their
note.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
BANDITS SLAY WOMAN.

tFy Wireless to The Star and the Chica gs
Daily News. Copyright, 1929
PEKING. May 14.-Manchurian BAN
dts who last Saturday captured the
fourth wife of Gen. Chang Tso-Lin.
war lord of Manchuria. have mur-
dered her after first demanding a
huge sum for ransom. The murder
followed rejection of the ransom de.
mands and the sending by Chang Tso.
Lin of troops to effect her rescue.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
SHOT, FATHER JAILED
Young Woman Killed, Other Sc.
riously Wounded, in "Little
Italy" Quarrel.

NEW YORK, May 14.-Mrs. Camilla
Favetta, twenty-nine, was shot and
killed and her mother. Cologara Mon
COVE, was seriously wounded on Chris
tie street, in Little Italy," this morn
ing. Pasquale Mongove. father Of the
dead woman, was arrested
The shooting followed a family
quarrel.
The neighborhood was thrown into
such turmoil that the police got two
sets Of names and addresses, making it
appear for a time that there had been
two murders of women living in ad-
joining houses.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
REPORT FIFTY KILLED.
Toll in Outlying Sections May
Raise Total Wires Are Down.

By the Associ0 ted Press.
BIG SPRINGS, Tex, May 14.-Fifty
persons were killed and about 100
injured three miles from Colorado
City. Tex, when tornado swept this
section. according to reports tele-
phoned here this morning. Since this
news was received communication
has been cut off, due to damage to
telephone and telegraph lines. The
worst damage is forty miles from Big
Springs, it was reported.
II is believed damage to crops and
cattle is heavy and that the loss Of
life and property is heavier in the
country district than in Colorado City
according to the unconfirmed reports
Relief parties left here in automo-
biles this morning
Evening star., 1923-05-14
THREATEN CAPTIvEs.
Bandit Leader Sets Two-Day Limit
for Ransom Payment
By tie Associated Press.

by tIie -AsSOcIoted Fress.
PEkING. May IA conference
last Saturday night between repre-
sentatiyes of the railway bandits and
the Peking government resulted in
agreement by the brigands to re-
lease some of their captives imme.
diately and to free the remainder
when cheir terms-including the
withdrawal of the troops-were COM
piled with. the ministry of communi-
cations announced yesterday
The American, French and italian
legations have received word from
their respective consuls. now at
Lincheng, that the bandit chief early
Saturday morning informed the Of
ficials of his intention of killing every
captive in two days if his terms were
not met
Evening star., 1923-05-14
FranceAin1 BlouU
AtU. S. Exclusion
OF Liquor Ships
BY Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily
Seus CnnHriphf 1ao2

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright 1923.
PARIS, May 14.-Replying to a
protest from the Bordeaux Cham
ber of Commerce against the ex-
clusion of liquor-bearing ships
from American territorial waters.
Premier Poincare states that the
attention of the United States gov
ernment has been called to the
grave consequences that may en-
sue for the maritime relations be-
tween France and the United
States. He asserts that the meas
ures Of reciprocity" against Amer
lean ships visiting French ports
are being studied
Evening star., 1923-05-14
Terrorize Passengers After
Robbing Them of Money
and Personal Effects.
BANDITS THREATEN TO
SLAY FOREIGN CAPTIVES
Americans and Others Must Be
Ransomed or Killed, Lead.
ers of Band Say.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HONGKONG. May 14.-Europea1
passengers were among those terror
lied and robbed when the Chinese
steamer Taishun was seized near
Swatow Saturday by pirates, who.
disguised asspassengers. overpowered
the crew, sailed the ship for nearly
twenty-four hours. at night without
lights, and finally left her yesterday
at the mouth of small creek, trans
ferring loot valued at $4,000 to
junk.
The Taishun, bound from Hong
kong for Shanghai, returned to Hong
kong yesterday. The chief officer,
wounded in the forearm by a pirate,
was taken to a hospital. Most of the
passengers had lost all their money
and personal effects. The vessels
cargo; a valuable one. was not dis
turbed.
Pirates as Passengers.
tons, left Hongkong with more than
100 passengers. The pirate passer-
gers numbered about forty. When
point near Swatow was reached the
buccaneers had spread into small par
ties, as prearranged, worked sudden
ly and Systematically. Soon they
had the ship at their mercy.
| They rushed the armory, obtaining
all equipment there. The crew was
| taken by surprise. The captain and
the officers and the European pas
sengers were locked up together in
where
compelled to remain until the pirates
left the ship.
A large number Of Chinese passen-
gers. panic-stricken, were herded into
the hold after they had been searched
and their valuableS stolen.
|. The pirates had no difficulty in
handling the ship. Steaming all night
| in complete darkness, they reached
the small creek that was their rem
! devious. about 100 miles from Swa-
| tow. yesterday morning A junk
slipped alongside, the loot was low
cred into itsand the pirates vanished.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
6 DIE when FRENCH
AiRPLANE CRASHES
American Named Schwab Among
Those Killed Near
Amiens.
BY the Associated Pm IS.

By the Associated Prss.
AMIENS, France. May 14.-Six per-
sons. including New Yorker named
Schwab, were killed in the, fall or
a passenger airplane at Comfy, tnir"
teen miles south of this city senasa
Evening star., 1923-05-14
WOULD CONTINUE
PEPC0 |MPOUND|NG

Chief Justice Mccoy this after
noon took under advisement the
application of the Public Utilities
CoMmission for the continued Inn
pounding by the Potomac Electric
Power Company Of the difference
between the IO-cent rate for elec-
sumers and the rate fixed by the
commission.
Evening star., 1923-05-14

Fair tonight: tomorrow increasing
cloudiness, followed ty showers to-
morrow afternoon or night.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Hoghest, 68.
at pm. yesterday: lowest. Al, at
$50 am. today. Full report on page z.
Evening star., 1923-05-14

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tiop is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-02-21
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Paid by Germany in 4 Years


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Evening star., 1923-02-21
SAYS PRESIDENT
FACES LIBEL SUIT

Continued from First Page,
fact. So l know that they were not
guilty OF ANY wr"ngdoing."
Discussing Director Hill ot the bu-
reau OF engraving. who was appoint
"d to succeed Mr.. Wilmeth senator
caraway called attention to the fact
that Mr.. Hill and his wife We're sep
arated and were living apart
Attacks Order for Auto.
Yet ! have here the order which
fe Mr. HID gave for All automobile
with certain equipment to which
wish to cali attention" said Senator
CarawaN Mr.. Hill was appointed
director of the bureau April l. 1922
'on June ., following he made this
reguisition for an automobile which
he wished the government to buy for
him. L four door. six-passenyer
sedan. equipped with cord tires mo-
tormeter and bar cap, smoking set
iady's vanity case
Il pause TO ask who the lady is
who is to use the vanity case" Hill
was separated from his wife: she was
not using the car with him. He had
! beate up his daughter as though
she We're a slave, and she would not
ride with him. and Yet he wanted his
automobile equipped with u lady's
vanity case,
'I do not know what representations
him to do this unthinkable thing Of
striking down the regulations of twenty
eight men and women who heretofore
have lived lives that entitled them to
the respect and confidence of thos., who
knew them." said Mr.. Caraway. "I do
not know what representations We're
made to him. but shall always believe
whatever the denjals may be. that IL
was political doing out of patronage
to which the President yielded. / have
lnf fhAn TN h.,
complain about that Let them have
the offices, but let them take them like
spoilsmen that they are. and let the
administration dole them out as the
spoils broker that II is and not take
them by robbing the men of their rep
utationS.
This afternoon the President gave
out an interview that I shall read. II
appears In The Evening Star of this
date, and Is headed: 'Ousted Bureau
Officials Will Be Denied Old Jobs Presi-
dent Harding Feels No Regret Over
Changes and Feels Matter Now Closed
Incident
DeplOres Presidents Action.
81 do not think he feels any re-
gret over the. incident. because he
belongs to that school Of politicians
who think, If a place is TO he had
his friends should get it, whatever
the means, and have no regret He
wanted those places for people, some
of them. I fear. here in the Senate,
who were demanding the jobs for
their henchmen, and he now says,
why, Of course. we got the Offices
What regret should / feel?'
Recently the President issued an
order restoring to the civil service
status the remaining people whom
he had stricken from the rolls, with
two exceptions, one, DR.. Beach,
who had been killed by this unjusti-
fable charge, the other. the former
director, Mr.. Wilmeth, whom he seeks
to punish because Wilmeth comes
from my state. He has such little
respect for other mems regulations
that he is willing to damn for all
time to come the reputation of Mr..
Wilmeth because he imagines thus
he is Furnishing me. oh, Mr.. Presi-
dent, If he wanted to strike me, why
did he not strike me and not attempt to
do so through a helpless individual
who can not strike back?"
Evening star., 1923-02-21

Mrs. Mary Dallas Quicksall, a long
time resident of Washington, died
at her home. 2029 F. street
st. Stephens Church tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock.
Mrs. Quicksall was the widow.
first, OF Chase M. Strong, and then
of William Francis Quicksall, a dis
tinguished lawyer and life dong resi-
dent of Washington. who died several
years ago. She was the daughter of
Alexander James Dallas,
U. 8. NJ. who, as young lieutenant,
fired the gun in the engagement
between the President and the
British frigate Little Belt that
helped precipitate the war of 1912.
She was a granddaughter of Alex
ander James Dallas. who was Secre-
tary of the Treasury and acting Sec
retary of War during the admins
tration of President Madison. and q
niece of George NJ Dallas, who was
to Russia and to Great Britain, and
was Vice President of the United
States with President Polk.
Washington Descendant.
Mrs. Quicksall's mother was Mary
Byrd Willis of Fredericksburg, Va
She was doubly related to President
Washington, one OF her great-great-
grandmothers being Mildred WASH
ington. known in Virginia as the
Widow Gregory. who was the third
wife Of Col. Henry Willis OF Freder-
icksburg and an aunt and godmother
of President Washington. Another
great-grandmother was Betty
Washington, President Washington 8
sister.
Another coincidence Of her family
relations was the marriage Of her
aunt. Mra Catherine .Datngerdeld
Gray (nee Willis) to the Prince
CHARLES Louis Napoleon .Achille Mu-
rat, son of Joachim Murat, King Of
Naples, and Caroline Bonaparte Murat,
sister of the great emperor.
Evening star., 1923-02-21
RAMS HEAD PLAYERS
OPEN PLAY CONTEST
Competition Starts Immediately
and Will Close on
March 10.

The Rams Head Players are to con-
duct a competitive contest for one
act plays. to begin Immediately and
close March 10.
The results will be announced by
the Judges about March II. following
which the successful ones will be
rehearsed for production, under the
direction Of Robert Bell, about April 1.
Following are the rules for the con-
test:
Only one-act plays will be accepted.
No propaganda manuscripts will be
considered.
Settings may be period. though
modern comedies and dramas are pre-
fArred.
All scripts must be adaptable to
production on the miniature stage,
which precludes any massive or mag
niffcent scenes.
No scripts will be accepted unless
typewriter, bound In flexible heavy
blue paper. with stage action prop
erly inclosed in brackets and under.
submitted, must be. clear enough to
facilitate reading.
Contestants are required to send
with their plays q sealed envelope
in which the name of the author and
his address are written.
Send manuscripts to the Rams Head
Players, care playwriting contest.
1894 18th street. before Saturday.
March 10.
Evening star., 1923-02-21
DEFINE ARTS HEAD
DESCR|BESPLANS
Tells Columbia Historical So
ciety of Development
Projects for City.
A. c. CLARK GIVES HISTORY
Pictures Ceremony at Laying of
Corner Stone of Capitol-New
Members Elected.

History Of the growth OF Washing
ton and plans for making this city
even more beautiful were related by
Charles Moore chairman OF the Com
mission OF Fine Arts, in an address
on The City of George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln" before the
Columbia Historical Society of the
District Of Columbia. at the Cosmos
Club. last night. He illustrated his
address with lantern slides of many
old views and drawings OF the plans
for the future.
Mr.. Moore told Of tentative plans
to erect a. huge Department of Justice
building on Pennsylvania avenue. be-
tween 14th and 18th streets. opposite
the Washington Hotel, also plans for
making Arlington a part OF the Dis
trict park system, and the proposed
making Of improvements in the
grounds OF the national cemetery. In
order TO make it fit better. with the
general future plans for the develop
ment OF the city. lie explained how
the Commission of Fine Arts, using
the White House and Lincoln Memo
rial and tentatively planned road
way and park connecting the two, as
a Capitalization mark, will max
other plans for the general scheme
balanced on this imaginary axis.
Allen G. Clark, president of the So
ciety, paid tribute TO the memory of
Washington and Lincoln. describing
the character OF these two as being
ideal In the minds Of Americans. !"
He also gave an interesting descrip-
ton OF the laying of the corner stone
of the Capitol, telling of the process
sion, which was led up Old Ferry
road by the Father of the Country"
and also related other events In con-
nection with that historic occasion.
The following new members were
elected: Judge William Hitz of the
District Supreme Court, Alexander
r. Shepherd, 9. Percy McGlue, John
f. I.askey, former United States attor-
ney for the District: James r. Archer,
president of the Bar Association; A.
NJ. Nevius, vice president of the Riggs
Bank; William 8. Torbert. author OF
Torberts Digest; William n. Payne.
Miss Josephine H. Croggon, Judge A. r.
Mullowny. J. L. Topper. John 5. Nc
I4achlen and John A. Massie.
1t was announced that the member
ship drive had brought In fifty in the
last two weeks. bringing the total
to nearly 450.
The next meeting will be devoted
to the life Of Lincoln.